aimee cho has more on how you can help. >> reporter: wreaths as far as the eye can see. a beautiful tribute to those who have served our country. volunteers place those wreaths will say the names of the fallen to keep their memories alive. >> we say you die twice. you die once when your heart stops beating, and you take that last breath, but you die a final time when your name is said for the very last time and you're forgotten. >> reporter: they want to make sure that never happens and can't do it without help. every penny used to buy the $15 wreath comes from donations. the group normally on more than 245,000 graves. this year, only raised enough money to cover about a third. >> i hate to put that last wreath down and see that there's a stone that doesn't have one. >> reporter: it happened before in 2013. volunteers skitched entire sections of graves. >> and it killed me. it really did. i said -- we've got to do something to make sure that we cover all. how many people come to arlington after wreath day and your loved one, son, daughter, mother, father, is next? we're

aimee cho, news 4. >> love it. >> love that story. >>> tough day to fly today because that wind will be pushing you all over the place. >> we're seeing ghus gusts up miles an hour. 48 right now at reagan national. let's show you the maps. 48 miles per hour is the wind gust right now at and i began na reagan national. and it will stay upwards of 50 miles an hour at least through the lunch hour and then in the afternoon, they will settle down slightly. we'll see gusts up to about 35 miles per hour this afternoon. so the winds not lightening up tonight. but then we're still a little breezy tomorrow. but, man, those wind gusts are really are roaring out there. now, with all this being said, of course we do wtop at the same time that we're on air here, so i just got off the phone with wtop and they were talking about all the trees down around the bhelts way, looefs down, a lot of accidents out there because of the weather, because of the wind. so that is why we are in weather alert modes. so if you are headed out in your car, turn it on to wtop to get an update out there. my clickers aren

aimee cho, news 4. >> love 9 the helmets. good for them. >> love that story. >> pilot for a day.e it. >>> as you said, today is not the day to fly. >> wonder how the planes are fairing at reagan national. a 39-mile-per-hour wind gust? >> 48. i checked all three airports. baltimore, dulles and reag all fine right now. no delays. >> good to know. >> but again, that is something that could potentially be a problem because winds will keep gusting. >> no pressure here, but it is a busy travel week. >> it is. today let's show you what is going on. it is beautiful, it really is. gorgeous outside. we have a few clouds from this picture, but again, it is gorgeous outside. we'll have sunshine all day long. but also very strong winds. now, after 8:00 p.m. tonight, the winds will start settling down. so tomorrow while it will be breezy, it won't be windy. then we have a nice stretch of weather including the holiday. it looks like we will be pretty quiet around here. but not today. we have flying debris, trees down, scattered power outages. and we'll continue to have wind gusts up this advise

aimee cho is in ft. meade with the story. >> just a couple. here we go. >> reporter: those people dishing out this fancy feast -- they're in charge of ft. meade. but today they carved out the time to serve out some food and gratitude. >> we're part of a big team. the opportunity to serve our service members and families here today is a small token of appreciation. >> an effort that certainly sliced up the day for these soldiers. >> it was weird. it's kind of nice, though. >> it's an honor, really. it's always an honor to have a senior officer around, be in his presence. >> having the senior members of the military serve the holidays is a tradition. they also do it during christmas. >> you're serving them, you're helping them out. this time they're giving back in a sense. >> giving back to the soldiers who sacrificed to keep us safe. >> it is definitely hard being away from family. seeing everyone else be with their families. >> it's tough being away from home and we told each so it's good. >> a family that lets each other know they're apprecia

at arlington national cemetery, aimee cho, news 4. >>> black friday -- deals may have given you a reason to visit your local mall yesterday. retailers relying on mall owners to get customers in the door, but one day, it won't cut it. consumer reporter susan hogan shows us how an experience can be more valuable than a sale. >> reporter: we see a lot of malls stepping up their game, thinking outside of the box to get our attention and get us inside. what you're about to see is the latest trend to re-invent the way we shop. it's all about the experience. go to the mall. the westfield wheaton mall in montgomery county is banking on events just like this to bring us back, and the working. >> today this is what brought me in. >> reporter: the last time this man stepped inside a mall was four months ago. on this day she left d.c. to come to the suburbs not to shop but check out the events. >> i love art. >> we're at a renaissance. >> reporter: consulting with malls and major stores around the country helping them re-invent retail. >> we're really looking at attractions as opposed to anchors bei