erika gonzalez has more from the participants and winner of this year's high-heeled race. >> it is 27ears of tradition in drag. >> i will not run in these. >> they are real. >> they are real from china. >> queens running down a short span of 17th street in northwest in their prettiest pumps. >> how high are had? >> they are from a website online. $20. >> it happens the tuesday before halloween. >> camaraderie is great. >> with every passing year theb >> heels are six inches high. size 14. >> and the costumes, more elaborate. >> spectators flock to the streets many looked out from the comfort of their own home. >> it is a celebration of everything that is d.c. >> with nearly 100 participants, only real runners should think they actually have a shot at the win. >> i ran up the university of north carolina wilmington. go seahawks! >> meet inertia. winner of the 17th street high heeled race two years in a row. >> defending champion, honey. >> she broke her heel, taped it back on and still won. the runners-up, better luck next year. >> look how far we have come. >> in northwest, erika gonz

i'm erika gonzalez. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. we have live team coverage with everything you need to know. >> we begin with chief meteorologist, doug kammerer live in ston. hi, doug. >> reporter: we are live for one important event. we are done with thanksgiving. that was during the day yesterday. today black friday. it's really the start of the holiday season as we head toward christmas. coming up at 6:00, they are lighting the tree here at reston town center. there's a ton of people. they are telling me they expect close to 5,000 people. it will be wall-to-wall people. you won't be able to move that much. we encourage you to come down. we have a lot of performances starting now. frosty the snowman is over there. rudolph is there. the next hour, angie is going to be here. the current temperature in

erika gonzalez, news 4. >>> the holiday shopping season is here and millions rush to take part in the black friday bargains. the shopping erupted into violence today. in southwest virginia, one person was stabbed in a walmart parking lot. a police officer was injured trying to break up a fight in california. the shopper was shot in the leg over a tv in las vegas. a suspected shoplifter was shot by police in a chicago suburb and a washington mart store was evacuated after a bomb threat. investors are closely watching what's happening in the stores to get a read on the health of retailers as well as the wider economy. stocks rose for most of the day today. peters out in the last half hour of trading. >>> we have team coverage as shoppers jam the stores. we are going to start with jay gray in the middle of it all, the center of the shopping universe, the mall of america. how you holding up there jay? >> reporter: hey there, wendy. i'm doing good. the crowds here have been building all day. nearly 200,000 have already come through the doors. that number is going to go up. everybody is loo

erika gonzalez braved the crowds to see why everyone is so excited. >> the tanger outlets at nationalopened with a bang. >> parking wasn't fun. >> things got so bad people were seen parking along 259 to avoid this. >> it was crazy. the traffic was terrible. >> reporter: ruth shelton can atest to the traffic tie up. >> i live in maryland and of course it takes me 15 or 20 minutes but today took more than an hour. >> reporter: is it worth it, though? >> tell me about the deals? are you saving money? >> i think we are. most places are 40 or 50% off. >> reporter: leslie and her daughter braved the crowds to add new things to their wardrobe. >> we arrived about 11:00 this morning. >> you're leaving? >> yes we didn't even stop to eat. >> reporter: they're pumping money into the local economy. >> you have to go online and get the coupons. >> yes but it's worth it because the savings are great. >> reporter: maryland could stand to gain an additional $6.5 million in annual sales tax revenue. meanwhile, other shoppers are thinking ahead. >> i'm scouting for black friday. i'll be back with my co

theÑy with erika gonzalez.e's live in arlington where it's already slow on the road and in the air. >> reporter: darlene, rain is coming down and the winds are whipping up. i tell you what, it is quite the difference than we saw just a few hours ago. and if you are going to take to the roads tomorrow, tonight, you better make sure that your windshield wipers are working because this is one road trip you are going to need them for. it's cold. it's wet. it's just two days before turkeys make their grand appearance on dining room tables and people are trying to get home. >> we're going to chatham, virginia. >> reporter: but this is what the roads are looking like as more than a million travelers in the dmv try to head out. a last-minute flight to miami was too expensive so this couple decided to drive. >> just really bad, extremely bad. >> reporter: hence, the visible backup on the gps. >> the traffic is the red line. >> reporter: we took this picture headed down 95 south. slow crawl. last night crews were prepari

erika gonzalez joins us live from the national harbor with more. hi, erika. >> reporter: hi, doreen. busy is an under statement for what things were looking like earlier today. look down this way. you see the walkways, nearly empty. this is the calm after the storm so to speak. the stores open tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. and they are expecting from 75,000 to 100,000 people this weekend alone. the tanger outlets at national harbor have opened with a bang. >> it is so wonderful to have this in prince george's county, in my neighborhood. this is just fabulous. >> reporteeen flooding the new shopping center since early this morning. >> parking wasn't very fun. >> reporter: things got so bad in fact people were seen parking along 295 to avoid this. >> it was crazy. the traffic was terrible. >> reporter: ruth shelton can attest to the traffic tieups. >> of course they said 15, 20 minutes but today it took more than an hour. >> reporter: is it really worth it? tell me about the deals. are you really saving a lot of money? >> yeah. i think we are. most places are

i'm erika gonzalez. >> i'm jim vance. we are witnessing a change for people in the post thanksgiving tradition. retail stores all over the area are open now. they don't wait for black friday anymore. this holiday has become officially a big day for retailers, has been for some time now. shomari stone is in fairfax where the doors of a big box store opened up. what's going on there? >> well, live television at its best. these folks are coming in now, as we speak. here they go. they have been waiting in line, bundled up like burritos. look at these folks. they are waming up as we speak. they are getting their carts. i'm at best buy in fair lakes shopping center. they are excited to get in here and get good deals. many of them tell me, this is what thanksgiving has become. they say they are here to buy gifts for their families and friends and for christmas time. just an hour ago, toys "r" us opened. let's roll video for you all on that. they opened in additionwide an hour ago. these folks rushed in to get the black friday de

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