lots of time to get in there and get the deals. >> aimee cho live. folks need to talk about their plans beforehand. >>> 6:33 your time. activists calling for a shopping boycott on chicago's magnificent mile on what is the busiest of the year. the group is protesting the city's refusal to have an accountability council. some folks are choosing to spend it outdoors. rei closed and encouraging americans to #optoutside and enjoy the outdoors as family and people have joined in to make opting in more attractive. they're waiving entry fees today. >>> we're getting some new reaction from d.c. mayor muriel bowser on the potential new secretary of education. president-elect donald trump nominated betsy devos, a staunch advocate of charter schools. options and that's somewhat in line with devos's approach. >> so we already have a balanced three sector approach for washington, d.c. actually, we would be happy to share that with the new secretary. >> the national teacher's union does not support devos saying she pushed a corporate agenda to privatize schools. co

aimee cho. >> live at clarksburg, thank you. >> you sure are disregard molette's e-mail. she does not need another bag. >> boots. >> one of the big ticket black friday gifts, how about a new tv? i'll take it. before you go out to the store to score that new flat screen that you've been eyeing, you'll want to hear this report from news 4's consumer reporter susan hogan. >> reporter: "consumer reports" says black friday bargains have changed in recent years. >> probably the biggest trend black friday the day, it's black friday the week, the month. deals are creeping up earlier and earlier every year. >> reporter: unfortunately this shift in black friday shopping hasn't been all that good. >> one of the down sides is for consumers, it's a lot more work. because of all the online activity now you have to monitor all the different websites. >> reporter: don't think that just because something is advertised as a black friday bargain, that it's necessaril find. for example, "consumer reports" says there are sometimes better deals on tv like shopping closer to christmas or waitin

. >> reporter: aimee cho, news 4. >> thanks so much. bye-bye. >> when do you start playing christmas music on your ipod? the day after thanksgiving, early december, the week of christmas, never? here are the results so far. most of you say the day after thanksgiving. you can keep voting on our nbc washington facebook page. >>> this weather won't you of christmas. >> that may be changing soon. storm team 4 tracking another round of rain. some big temperature drops on the way. >>> i'm shomari stone here in upper marlboro, prince george's county police believe a man is barricaded inside a home. i'll show you wha sttronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... and restoring a father's faith. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is seeking answers we want them to grow up stronger. with your support, we can find more answers faster. >>> i'm shomari stone here in upper marlboro, prince george's county police believe a man is barricaded inside a single family home. you look right over there, you can see, i'm here at