it is heading to reagan national airport. i want to talk to both of you as we look forward about the new transition that we might see as we watch trump's plane get closer to washington, dc. let's talk about some of the names that we're hearing, gentlemen. rudy giuliani, chris christie, newt gingrich, michael flynn, ben carson, potentially. weigh in on some of the names. you know there are some concerns among minority communities that this cabinet won't be diverse enough. when you hear those names, what do you think? >> i think danger. i think danger will robinson. we've got a problem here. donald trump doesn't know anything. there is a huge vacuum now, will be a huge vacuum in the oval office. we will go from one of the most cerebral intellectual presidents we've had to somebody who really appears to not have an attention span. again, we watched him during debates when policy issues would be brought up. he clearly could not engage. >> what do you make of some of the names? >> i'm getting there. >> these are serious people. je

this comes after a recent incident near reagan national airport where two workers were almost hit by a fast-moving train. transportation reporter adam tuss shows how it works. >> reporter: on the tracks, things can go from a normal workday to a dangerous situation ve approaches too fast. and that's why metro's frontline workers are saying to metro, make things safer. can technology help prevent a disaster? metro hopes so. the transit agency will test a system where track workers wear a band that alerts them when a train is approaching a work zone too fast. it's a system that should give workers on the tracks enough time to clear the way. do you feel like you're safe when you're working out there? >> not all the time. time. >> reporter: ray manned jackson is with the largest union and says on the tracks it's more than just a job, and he's put out a challenge to managers to experience the tracks firsthand. >> rain, sleet, snow, i mean, if you recall, in the summer we had 18 days that were above 90 degrees. and them guys worked 12-hour shifts. >> reporter: frontline workers say the real

brianne: many of the workers here at the reagan national airport, those that help yo tarmac say they aren't making enough to live. tonight saying that breaking something they are keeping on the table. >> workers rights -- >> brian: fighting for $15. airport workers marched alongside union organizers and the faith-based leaders at the reagan national airport demanding the airport >> it is about the money but it's about better living for us. >> he is living paycheck and paycheck. >> i have to get a second job to help out. >> some employees are working two or three airport jobs. >> if i made $15 an hour i would only have one job. they join the fight for 20 airports where strike. it will consider hearing views of the stagedholders -- airport authority. this includes job at the airport. unarmed security and the custodians. jonathan: in a week they will vote on paid family leave plan. if it is passed it could be the most generous in the country. today mayor bowser is not ready to support this yet saying most people using the benefit live outside d.c. maureen: still ahead at "abc7 news at 6:

president-elect trump arriving any minute at reagan national airport just outside of washington. you're looking at live pictures there. trump will then be whisked to the white house in a motorcade similar to this one that whisked him from his new york home just last hour. you can see there, you are going to see it shortly, trump waving to onlookers in new york city. once he arrives in washington, trump and president obama will meet privately inside the oval office. it's a long-held tradition to assure americans that even the most bitter foes will work together on a peaceful transition. but few presidential races have been this bitter, this polarized. we are covering all the angles for you this morning as our government shifts to a trump presidency. let's begin with that trump/obama meeting. athena jones live at the white house. >> reporter: this is not the meeting president obama was hoping to have or expecting to have. we heard him say for months he didn't expect that trump would ever be president. well, donald trump is going to be president. we know his plane took off not too l

we continue our coverage right now with john gonzalez who was at reagan national airport as a group of veterans left on a special trip. john: for many of them their injuries are new, wounds still fresh and lives this is a chance to remember they can still have fun while dealing with the new reality. >> it shows the support for the troops. that they care and they want to show they care. >> 70 service members and families going to las vegas on salute to the troops. filled with pomp and circumstances at reagan national accessible. john: volunteers greeted them with smiles and applause and gratitude. this will be the eighth time the u.s.o. partnered with american airlines and the m.g.m. to make the trip a reality. for many of these wounded and recovering service members, it will be the first trip since leaving the hospital. >> i was in afghanistan. investigating, looking i.e.d.'s and stepped on it and was blown up. >> you meet old friends and new warriors. john: leslie smith who is legally blind and amputee is thrilled to be traveling with her four-legged war buddies. he is my service doug

they're set to depart from reagan national airport at showing nazi salutes is sparking outrage. this video is posted on "the atlantic's" website. it show a white nationalist group, the national policy insitute, at the reagan building over the weekend. the group's president, richard spencer, had his twitter account suspended last week for hate speech. during the meeting, he used hitler era references, including one for "lying press." maggiano's in hosted the group friday, when a nazi salute photo was taken of former mtv star tila tequila. the restaurant has apologized, and is donating proceeds from the meal to the anti-defamation league. trump's campaign responded to the video, saying, quote: "president-elect trump has continued to denounce racism of any kind, and he was elected because an investigation is underway in montgomery county, after a trump supporter found a swastika painted on the door of his home in silver spring! the homeowner says someone also stole his american flag. he claims a trump sign was also taken from his yard last month -- and eggs were thrown at his home.

reporting live at reagan national airport, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. jummy: one of the busiest airports this thanksgiving weekend will be chicago's o'hare international airport, a huge hub there is so far the lines have been moving along. snowy weather in parts of the midwest is expected to create some delays. decided to wait until after the holiday to go on strike. let's go to chief meteorologist doug hill for a look at the holiday forecast. doug: plenty of sunshine, with a live look over the potomac river. gorgeous out there. sunshine, but this afternoon we will see increasing cloudiness. it should be over class -- it should be overcast by 6:00, 7:00 this evening. it will drop mostly in the 40's overnight. eastern side of things. high-pressure, sunshine with clouds advancing. this next system will make a move on us tomorrow, given his periods of showers at times -- given us -- giving us periods of showers at times. clouds over spreading the region, mostly high level. as we get to the early morning hours, that is when the front gets closer. by 6:30, 7:

the airport, busy roads, and delays ((kirsten joyce)) >> dianne gallagher is live from reagan national airport with some advice before you start your thanksgiving jouy >> it's that time of year again! long lines at the airport, roads backed up for miles, delays everywhere. as millions of americans get ready to hit the road to visit their families and friends this thanksgiving weekend, you can be certain that it will be a travel nightmare for many yeah, turkey too. a-a-a predicts 2016 will be the busiest thanksgiving travel week in nine years, with 48.7 million americans choosing to get out of town for turkey day, 89-percent of them hitting the highways. and while those road-trippers will, on average, be paying a little more at the pump than last year, gas prices for this week are a lowest since thanksgiving 2008. flying, however, will likely not be cheaper this time around. a-a-a project fares will be more than 20-percent higher than in 2015. but that doesn't mean people are skipping the skies... peter neffenger, t.s.a. administrator: it's predicted to be one of the biggest thanksgiving travel

. >>> we'll catch up with newt gingrich at reagan national airport. he's answering questions about the trump transition and social >>> let's talk about kanye west. he's in the hospital being treated reportedly for exhaustion. the latest in a string of incidents for the rapper. >> entertainment tonight's nancy o'dell joins us live with more on what's going on sounds like it could be serious, nancy. >> yeah, we have team coverage on this story. we're going to begin with michelle turner on the scene at the hospital. >> the question today, what caused kanye's break down. source tells e.t. there were several factors. a combination of issues could inning stress, anxiety and paranoia. quote, he just broke. before he was admitted to ucla medical center he was at the friend. he was asked about the incident last night. >> is kanye west okay. >> you can reach his publicist. >> west remains hospitalized and is reportedly under a psychiatric evaluation. meanwhile there have been signs of trouble over the last few days that this just wasn't kanye being kanye. he pe

brianne: it's not too bad right now at the reagan national airport. what happens after you go to the security and board the flight? how do airlines keep get us to the destination mostly on time. there are crews, four manage the flights coming in. in just 35 minutes they are able to refuel, reset, get it turned around to the next destination. a big key for the airlines everything out when it is supposed to. it's especially key during this time of year as the number of the travelers picks up. >> between the washington airport and jetblue. we are looking at 53,000 customers through the short period. it's big numbers as far as the d.c. itself. reagan national is looking f brianne: the holiday get-away. look at the number of cars lined up here outside reagan national airport. we have seen this all afternoon. another thing we are learning, what are the key factors that the ground crews look at. when they see the uptick. we have more coming up at 5:00. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. michelle: gobble up all the then the turkeys that are pardoned b

cnn's dianne gallagher joins us live from reagan national airport in virginia. good morning dianne, and happy holidays from all your friends here at fox5. ((ad-lib)) <

wusa9 transportation reporter pete muntean joins us live from national airport, pete, protests are they affecting air traffic yet? travelers yet but it could soon. we're talking about 4,000 airport workers region-wide. they are threatening to strike if they don't get what they want. possibly some time this holiday season. they're fighting for $15 an hour. some are only making 6 dollars 75 an hour dollars -- $6.75 an hour right now. we're talking sky caps and baggage handlers, their message for the authority that oversees power to make the companies it contracts with pay their people more. >> see what we're trying to do and while we'll see that you know we're not going to give up. these workers we don't play. we're going to fight to the end until we get the $15 and a union. >> reporter: the service employees' international union organized this rally. this movement has already had some success in san francisco. this one just getting tarted here -- started here as similar rallies are going on across the live at reagan national airport, pete muntean, wusa9. >>> and we have some new informat

we are live at reagan national airport this morning. already out there? >> reporter: yeah, nikki. for sure, things are moving smoothly here, and i want to you take a look. you can see people at the american airlines counter checking in, and no real problems to speak of. over here you have the big board as far as arrivals and departures are concerned. no real problems, either. some of the planes are coming in early million people will fly globally during the thanksgiving holiday, up 3% from last year thanks to the economy improving. and i want to bring in ron. he is traveling to memphis. thank you for joining me. what do you think about the airport situation? >> i think it's going well, and they have enough starve on -- >> reporter: how did it work for you? >> smoothly in and out, and like i said, they have enough staff on hand. >> reporter: ron, are you looking forward to the holiday, a little time off? >> i am. time for family and friends and headed back to memphis, tennessee to see family. >> reporter: thank you so much, and safe travel to you. >> thank you. >> reporter: take ca

trump arrived around 10:40 this morning at reagan national airport. that is where his plane touched down with the trump logo emblazoned on the side. he and milani a -- he and his wife, melania, arrived at his they arrived at 11:00 and entered the building. they are meeting right now in the oval office. this is an interesting meeting because you will remember this is a traditional meeting and happens every time a president is elected, the an office president welcomes the president-elect. this is a unique situation because president obama has been so outspoken about to donald trump, saying he is "unfit for for office," but obama said they had to put that aside. he said it is important for all of us to get behind the new president in order to ensure his success for our country and to heal the wounds from this very divisive election. we are expecting when this meeting will be over, cameras will be allowed into the oval office, and that is where both mr. trump and the president will make it meant -- a statement. it is unclear at this moment whether they wi

reporting at hangar number 6 at reagan national airport, i am sam sweeney. back to you in the studio. jummy: we want to get to an update on the deadly bus crash in baltimore. baltimore city schools terminated the contract of the company operating that bus. the company faced scrutiny when one of its buses slammed into an mta bus in november, killing six people and injuring 11 others. it is unclear whether the driver suffered a medical emergency behi in critical condition after police say she was accidentally burned. it happened in a trinidad neighborhood in northeast d.c. john gonzalez has the latest. john: the d.c. fire department and police -- the violent crimes bureau -- has been out here all day long investigating this very strange, rare situation. they are using the cameras. holbrook and neil street, there is a crime-fighting camera. it appears a woman at around 3:30 this morning, accidentally set herself on fire. that is the word from d.c. police. they were spending a lot of time going through the scorched remains. her clothing -- you can see it is laid

live at reagan national airport, jackie bensen, news 4. >> it's rough out there. buried neighborhoods in west is headed our way to the rockies to the northeast, snow on the ground at thanks giving. parts of upstate new york got 40 inches of snow in the past two days. in colorado the ski resorts are happy after getting more than half a foot of fresh powder as they gear up for a big holiday weekend. doug says the same system is headed our way. is this going to be a travel mess, doug? >> i don't think so. the p the time this rain gets here is going to -- most of us will be at our destinations on thursday, that being thanksgiving. the travel days today and tomorrow fine weather wise. look at our radar right now. you can see there is nothing across our region. we're not seeing any rain in the area tonight. it would be snow if it was sfaling because temperatures in the 20s. here's a big storm system. this brought colorado snow chicago, st. louis rainfall back toward minneapolis snowfall. there could be delays there tomorrow morning if you're traveling toward chicago or

and we should mention that donald trump is -- has just arrived at washington reagan national airport-- and is on his way to see president obama. live pictures of this plane landing and he will be in the white house in about 30 minutes. you measured in the bond market anticipating the school action, perhaps -- fiscal action, perhaps a traditional republican type agenda but nothing announced. do we get more of a selloff as soon as something is announced and what kind of numbers are you anticipating? james: that is the interesting thing here we have few details. if the tax plan is as initially proposed, it could have an impact of $5 trillion to make the trillion dollars in fiscal stimulus, very big numbers and after 2017 would have a meaningful impact on growth. what we do not know is trump the president, we know the candidate but what actually he goes through with it is difficult to speculate on. i feel the clean sweep we saw through the senate and the congress does mean that some comprehensive tax reform here is quite likely. vonnie: do you think it is possible for a president trump t

there's a beautiful golden sky over reagan national airport right now. a long line of headlights there at the drop off zone. so leave early. the best thing you can do to make your day before of extra time. it will be a good day to trot away today. quiet weather up and down the i-95 corridor. clouds come back in this afternoon into this evening. looks like we'll be drizzling on thanksgiving around here. nothing heavy. no heavy rain tomorrow, no washout, but drizzle drops are a possibility both tomorrow and friday. i'll give you details on the timing of the rain drops coming up in a bit. the weekend will be a little bit on the chilly side. for today, sunshine for now after a cold and dry start. it will be a pleasant enough day to get in the car and geton of here. that's unless melissa mollet says there will be a snag on the roads. you wouldn't do that to us, would you? >>> i wouldn't. i am the problem around here. chopper 4 over georgia avenue with a disabled vehicle. they pushed it into the median area at the ramp. you can see inner loop and outer loop ok

is that winter is now our snowiest on record with over 56 inches at national airport. if you hate the white stuff, then you're pulling for a strong el nino or a weak la nina. >> very slippery outside. >> reporter: in the winter of '# 7 ''87 with a strong el nino we recordedless than .1 downtown. ninas average less than 1 inches of snow -- 10 inches of snow a season. this winter we're looking at a weak la nina. >> love it. >> reporter: weak la ninas usually mean colder than average temperatures but no big storms or blizzards because there are so few coastal storms. >> i think we're going to have a lot more snow. >> reporter: can there be exceptions? of course. all it takes is one good system to throw the numbers off. there was the winter of 95/'96 also a national airport recorded 467 inches of snow -- 46 inches of snow. on average they get a bit over 15 inches of snow at national. when it comes to snow stowals, we're forecasting -- totals, we're forecastings more clip- like systems. overall, this season southern maryland will get 0 inches of snow -- 10 inches of snow or

and we still there is wind gusting to -- have the winds gusting to 24 right now at national airport out of the north-northwest. and now we're in the 50s near 60 in fact it is 60 in culpeper and mid 50s in hagerstown look at the mountains in the higher elevations. 30s and 40s once you get on the other side of the coen and they're going to get even colder than that. 59 manassas and 56 andrews and 55 across the bay our friends in easton and pax river right now at 57. with national temps, again you don't see anything horribly cold. yeah a little cold up across new england. with forecast highs today only in the low 40s if caribou -- in caribou but even l. a. with the offshore freeze going to -- breeze going to be 80s and low 90s in southern california. the storm system -- on. the the storm system is driving the gusty winds today but as that pulls away and the high builds in, the winds will go lighter as we get into tonight and tomorrow. and until that front gets here, that front is going to move very quickly. in the morning we'll be okay. we'll start friday morning some clouds in the mountai

down at national airport there. a lot of folks starting to get ready umbrella and really such little amount of rain today. if you had a nice wide brim hat you might be able to get away without the umbrella. on the hole your thanksgiving day daily grade below average. temperatures today mid to low 50s. might see a little glimmer or two of sunshine today. next best chance for sunshine, forecast coming up in ten minutes. >> how about you burn some turkey day calories early this morning? >> right now on news 4 today, happy thanksgiving to you. the holiday is here now and we are here for you as you start your holiday. >> and good morning, everybody. it's going to be a cloudy day today. make it a little bit of sunshine later. i'll let you know what the likelihood of that is coming up. today. if you're doing turkey day trachling, new york city, boston, or northwest seattle and portland, all those places are likely to have some potential slow downs due to rain drops. we'll talk about that coming up. >> are you heading out t

. > this was the scene outside of reagan national airport today. hundreds of airport employees walked off the job demand aing their minimum wage be raised to sean hour. it was just one of several protests at more than airports across the country. >>reporter: he fight for 15 hits one of the nation's busiest airports. service workers at owe hair walking off the job. improve workplace safe time we are tired of the way we are being treated at the companies throughout the airport. we have our wages stolen. we get injured on the job. care. > the scene being repeated at 19 other airports across the country. thousands of january torse, baggage handlers and wheelchair attendants participating in a 4-hour day of disruption. airport authorities now working with airlines to keep travel delays to a minimum. the strike is not designed to shutdown the airports. hopefully that will not have to happen. that may come at some point, buts that he's not what it was designed to do. the powers to be. > others in low wage jobs also staying off the job on tuesday. a huge ra

he is my hero. >> at reagan national airport, john gonzalez, abc news. michelle: we want to thank this moment to thank you all. thank all of those who are shared their pictures with us of veterans with us today. you can still upload pictures at burst.com/wjla. lindsey mastis joins us lindsey: we have gotten so many heartwarming photos of the veterans. these are a few. we have christina pearson who took a selfie. wendy jacob is showing photos of her and her father in uniform. she said her father is a world war ii vet. this is a picture of 100-year-old frank a navy vet. rank tarkenton. a navy vet. he witnessed the atomic bomb this is jack. he is a world war ii vet and here he is visiting his parent which are world war i vets. this is a picture of irene england, a world war ii female air force service pilot. i wanted to show this photo. this is me and my pop who is turning 85 left month. he learned carpentry in the air force my entire family, everyone except me, of course, went into construction and real estate. so we want to thank all the veterans today fo

that's the snowiest winter on record with 56 inches at national airport. if you hate the white stuff, nino or weak la nina. in '97 had '98 with a strong el nino we recorded less than a tenth of an inch in downtown. this winter we are looking at a weak la nina. >> i love it! >> reporter: that usually means colder than average temperatures but no big storms or blizzards because there's so few coastal storms. >> i think we will get a lot more . can there be exceptions? of course. >> reporter: all it takes is one good system to throw the numbers off, and there was the winter of '95-'96, also a weak la nina year, and national airport recorded 46 inches of snow. on average national gets a bit over 15 inches of snow. when it comes to snow totals, we are forecasting more clipper- like systems, meaning 1-4 inches of snow at a time. overall, this season, southern snow or less. 10-15inches falling in the immediate metro area, and 15-25- inches in our far northern and western suburbs, but in the mountains, near the pennsylvania border, we are thinking 25 to 35 plus. >

here is a live look at reagan national airport. we are expecting a pretty smooth >> nationally 49 million people went out of town for the holiday weekend. >>> all right. this morning you might want to call up any friends or relatives that you have in tennessee. do you know anyone? i have no one in tennessee. when you do ask if by chance they bought a powerball ticket. they just might be the newest powerball multi-millionaire. on saturday night someone in the volunteer state won jackpot that jackpot, by the way, is the ninth largest powerball grand prize ever. if only -- >> i'm telling you. i don't know anybody in tennessee. >>> do you want to go to super bowl li? how about the next 51 super bowls? all you need is the golden ticket. chuck, we are not ready for you yet. >> i didn't do nothing. >> we want to tell folks about this golden ticket or in this case the golden that it's packed 37,000 gold cans into its 18, 24 and 30 packs. six people who find them will be selected to win a pair of nfl season tickets and then one lucky grand

reporting busy conditions, travelers making their way in >> tom fitzgerald has been at reagan national airport most of the day. you seen a steady flow and increase of security i understand. >> reporter: you want good news. >> reporter: there was absolutely no line here, we've been here most of the afternoon. at one point, this line behind it snaked all the way down the concourse of this terminal. right now, at 5:00, you can see for yourself, hardly anybody but that could change as we cross past this 5:00 hour right now because anybody who has not left dc at this point and left work, is probably headed here right now. we can take you on the roadway outside this building. there are serious traffic delays people are circling around to just pick up people. take a look at what we saw today from a security standpoint. components of both federal and local law enforcement who have jurisdiction over this airport rammed up their profile to deal with terrorism threats the country may face arbitration agreement this busy season, that will last until sunday november 27th. psa tells us their, you want to le

sam sweeney is live at reagan national airport to continue our team coverage. and happening today-- president obama will continue his to fill out his white house transition team. the president-elect landed in palm beach last night to begin his thanksgiving holiday wi meeting yesterday with the new york times, where reporters say he tempered some of his most extreme campaign promises, dropping his vow to jail hillary clinton, and pledging to have an open mind about climate change. but before the president-elect may have made a big decision. south carolina governer nikki haley has reportedly been tapped to be the next u-s ambassador to the united nations. that's according to the the post and courier newspaper, which cites several sources close to the matter. haley, who would succeed samantha power, would still need approval from president elect trump is also denouncing white nationalists after this shocking video was recorded over the weekend by "the atlantic". during a convention in d-c, a white nationalist group praised trump with nazi salutes. the anti-defamat

david kerley, abc news, reagan national airport. >>> coming up, a bit of comic relief from the campaign trail. >> just what does it take to make it as a political impersonator? we'll show you, next. >>> "world news now" continues ? ? who are you who, who, who, who ? >> i know the words to one song. >> we are a week away from the presidential election. and both campaigns are now kicking it into overdrive. as america decides who gets the country's top job. >> off the campaign trail, you'll find the political impersonators. many of whom, after election day, will also be out of a job. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: every flub, flip or flop in modern politics has made live.? >> i can see russia from my house. >> reporter: tina fey's sarah palin, one of the most iconic examples. alec baldwin's trump, high on the list, too. >> he's either not that rich. >> wrong. >> not that charitable. >> wrong. >> or has never paid taxes in his life. >> warmer. >> reporter: and there are many hillary clintons. >> not enough to work hard. we have to be cool but tough. soft but strong. sweet old lady

workers at reagan national airport and dulles are staging a rally of their own today. they also are calling for 15 dollars an hour and have decided to strike. some earn as little workers at nearly 20 of the nations busest airports are also calling for union rights. new this morning -- more world leaders, arriving to cuba as the country memorializes fidel castro. while you were sleeping, venezuelan president nicolas maduro touched down in havana. thousands waited in lines for hours last night to pay their final respects in the cuban capital. mourners said they were bringing their thanks for what they say was quote "years of service" and to ensure they kept castro's visitors are expected at the memorial today. new this morning.. residents of the east end mobile home park in manassas are being evicted, because of a sewage issue.. and it's not their fault. the problem is so bad, raw sewage sometimes comes up in yards. the owner can't afford to fix the problem. so manassas is buying the property for nearly two-million dollars. the city says it can't be a landlord, and won't

naval the national ash receipt yum and snow fall from the airport in virginia do not accurately reflect what happens in d.c. so far no response yet from the national weather service. i 1987. >> we had a snow storm them. >> 11.5-inches reported at national airport. 11 at dueles. it did take us by surprise. >> we do better now. not that we don't have some of those humbling mote moments as meteorologists. >> i remember it just kept sliding with my car. >> we don't want any of that. if you want to see a bigger story i did speak to the you can find that story on wusa 9.com. no snow today. a bit of a breeze and a cold front coming but a very mild start to autumn. let's show you our day planner for friday afternoon veterans day and we salute all of our veterans who have served so proudly. temperatures top out mid 60s much warmer than that. breezy at times gusting 25 to 30 miles per hour. you go out this evening i know we still got football going on. hey it is going to there and with the wind the 50s might even feel like 40s out there. drought conditions we know they are bad in california and a

he's at reagan national airport. tom, there seems to be some renewed talk about possibly long security lines. we all talked about that backn the summer. what's the status? >> yeah. so far, so good. here at reagan national airport, if you go all the way down to where that american flag is hanging, that is on the end of the line. on precheck today, we're looking at about 10, 15 minutes or so. the best way to get this infoion realtime is othe tsa app. you type in your actual airport you want. it gives you aealtime status update. what you can't control is the weathe of course, but the tsa l of chepointhoke points we saw lt sing with les running one and two hours,f o're, dfw and them t be jfk. we're expecting nationwide volu systemwide, 2.3 million people per day, but 2.5 to?t 2. million today and sunday. these will be the busiest days. and the ha opened up aew command center at its headquarters office where they track the status of the 30 busiest airports down to the so they can tell you how long the lines are at a speci

. >> he said we're going to be flying steermans into national airport, would you like to be on one. i said yes, even though i didn't know what a steerman was. >> the steerman, he learns, is a treasured world war ii biplane. >> it was used to train first-time pilots. a lot of them are flown by barnstorming pilots. they are revered by those pilots the way some people love a model t or the little deuce coupe. they're restored, they're cared for. >> the steerman ashley is to ride in is owned by michael trushell, who performs with the flying circus in northern virginia. >> we're going to simulate a strafing and bombing run. >> we replicated an act that was done in the '30s and '40s. >> six shots, down comes the bomb. yes! >> i fly there just for fun. it's my excuse to go out on sundays and fly in circles. the beginning of the show, we do formation flying. we'll do comedy acts. i did what's called a balloon shoot. >> he is to fly the steerman in an event promoting a 3-d film on flying. ashley halsey decides this is the perfect time to try out a camera he's just bought. >> the camera was n

kris van cleave, cbs news, reagan national airport, virginia. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," >> this election to me is just another extension of the long argument that we have had from our founding, which is what are we? >> jon stewart talks with charlie in his first post-election interview. the series of a more perfect union brings us the story o a dad helps bring back the voice of his late wife. and william h. macy joins us in the studio. >>> before we go, cbs news correspondent bill plante is retiring after 52 years at the network. he will certainly be missed. we leave you now with some of his words. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. >> general assignment, writing, editing, reporting, air work. you name it, i'd like to do it. of all the activities in the past week in selma come to no? bill is not here? that is shocking. >> did you make a mistake in sending arms to tehran, sir? >> no. and i'm not taking any more questions. >> that was very impressive. s. before heading outside. because heavy winds are giving the valley a major cool down. ((kirsten

larry: sam sweeney is live for us at reagan national airport. sam? sam: of the nearly 50 million people, one million of them will be right here in the washington, d.c. area. you can see some of the lines here at american airlines, morning. the good news is that if we take a look at the boards, most of the flights are on time or just a few minutes behind schedule. not a lot of bad weather causing delays. we did some digging overnight to find some tips on how you can save money. if you park at a nearby hotel and get a shuttle to the airport , you can save 50% on parking, but you need to book ahead. you want to budget time. also getting to the air. there is a lot of traffic congestion around the airport. i want to bring you someone from "airline weekly" magazine. the age-old question, check the bag or bring it on? >> bags fly free on southwest, but other airlines it can make more chance -- more sense to check a bag. checking a bigger bag. the second question is -- do you want to love them to the airport? it can be a hassle, but when things go wrong and

with the transportation reporter brianne carter who is live at reagan national airport. brianne? that's tonight. look at reagan national airport. you can see the amount of heavy volume we have already lining up. this comes as many say the holiday get-away is wednesday through sunday. some are already getting out of town. >> the holiday travel rush. kicking into high gear. >> i figured the middle of the day in the week before the crowds would pay off. >> this year a.a.a. projects 1 milln to last year will be heading somewhere for the long holiday weekend. for many, that means taking the friendly skies. >> a lot of them may be the first time travelers or people traveling once or twice a year. brianne: today, abc7 got a look at how jetblue keeps it on track. >> thanksgiving holiday between the boston airport for jetblue, we are looking at putting 53,000 customers brianne: that is an increase. they have assigned team of four to each flight to manage everything from the refueling to resetting the cabin in as little as 35 minutes. >> around this time of the year you are seeing more che

we've been monitoring live images out of reagan national airport where we expect to see in an hour from now they are expected to have this meeting and they haven't been in the same space in some three years. >> exactly. sort of a brief meeting at an event. these are not two men that have a personal relationship at all but they've been at each other publicly. it will be interesting to see if that dynamic changes now that trump is about to take president obama's place in a matter of 10 weeks. washington and how things work at the white house, how do you transition and bring in a new administration. what are the resources and who are the people that he'll need to set in place? he'll need a chief of staff to oversee the white house, he'll need to select a cabinet. a big learning curve for donald trump who has never been in office before. he has run a billion dollar business but never been in government serviceor melania trump will sit down separately with first lady michelle obama likely to get tips on how to do the big dinners and her own brand of advocacy. social media is something she wa

david kerley, abc news, reagan national airport. >>> coming up, a bit of comic relief fro >> what does it take to make it as a political impersonator? ? ? who are you who, who, who, who, who ? >> i know the words to one song. >> we are a week away from the presidential election. and both campaigns are now kicking it into overdrive. as america decides who gets the country's top job. >> off the campaign trail, you'll find the political impersonators. many of whom, after election here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: every flub, flip or flop in modern politics has made its way on to "saturday night live." >> i can see russia from my house. >> reporter: tina fey's sarah palin, one of the most iconic examples. alex baldwin's trump, is close. and there's many hillary clintons. >> not enough to work hard. we have soft but strong. sweet old lady but a sweet old lady that says yes, queen. >> this is the jacket i wore last night. >> reporter: theresa barnwell has been hillary for the past 23 years. >> it started for me back in 1992. that was the first time somebody told me i resembled hillary

kris van cleave, cbs news, reagan national airport, virginia. >> that all sounds like good news. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," possible conflicts of >>> and a more perfect union. so-called pushy moms helping less privileged kids get into college. >>> and bill o'reilly and gauge patterson tell us about their new children's book. that is the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. sherry tells us how cool it's going to get. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus...several roads are blocked due to an officer involved shooting. we'll tell you where that shooting happend. ((brian loftus)) >> and... the man accused of killing two brothers in a deadly car wreck is due in court this morning ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader. i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) >> i'm brian loftus. metro is working an officer involved shooting on the south side of the valley. the shooting h

annual thanksgiving holiday weekend three weeks from now millions of travelers will head to the nation's airports and on its roadways... so it's important to know what you'll be facing on one of the busiest travel days of the year. triple-a's national travel forecast will include information on how much travelers spend... how far they travel... and how the cost of airline tickets, hotel rooms, and rental cars compared to last year. we're into the second day of november-- after getting denver without snow for the 19th time. it's time to start looking ahead to november 21st. that was the latest first snow on record in denver and that happened back in 1934. in recent years -- seeing the first denver snow in november hasn't been that unusual. it's happened four times in the last decade and in each of the last two years. keystone has pushed back friday's opening a week to november 11th because of the trouble getting loveland says temperatures finally dropped down far enough sunday night to fire up the snow guns. the good news there is a little snow fell at the eisenhower tunnel last night. it's your c

. >>> it has certainly been a busy few days at the nation's airports. people are traveling all over the place. sky harbor is the nation's top busy airport. i want to give you a look if you fly into phoenix. new york city no delays, dallas no delays at this point. lets go guysf that, i want to go to the ipad please because this is the live look at departure from sky harbor. note the right hand part of your screen, those are all scheduled departures. no delays showing right now. they're also asking drivers to use u.s. 60 to 24th street instead of 143, dan. >>> all right chris, thanks. >>> very quickly i forgot to tell you, you really need to watch out for yourself and because that's what police are doing right now. the number of drunk drivers is expected to spike. this is one of the many a do the cam reece we have access to. in mesa they will be out each weekend and then some through the new year's eve night cracking down on duis. >> did you see the marquis it said mash potatoes, not your head. it's serious folks. be safe on the roads. >>> caught on camera

on cam tag the record numbers traveling through the nation's airports this thanksgiving are benefiting not just from streamlined screening processes but also from relatively calm weather with no widespread delays expected at this stage.>> lower gas prices are being credited for the spike in travel plans this thanksgiving. and with more travelers on the road... get frustrated, fast! here are some tips to help you relax on the road. map your route in advance to avoid heavy traffic. listen to calming music. use your blinker and always be aware of your surroundings. slow down. better late than sorry. and no matter what you do, never drink and drive, a designated driver is the best policy. finding parking at the airport will be a bit of a hassel with all the extra traffic. but you have some other options this free park and ride locations around the valley. the spots are first come, first served. for a complete list of park and ride locations, head over to our website fox give vegas dot com and click on the links section. some people will be missing out on thanksgiving to take part in black

the airport, busy roads, and delays ((kirsten joyce)) >> dianne gallagher is live from reagan national airport with some advice before you start your thanksgiving jouy >> it's that time of year again! long lines at the airport, roads backed up for miles, delays everywhere. as millions of americans get ready to hit the road to visit their families and friends this thanksgiving weekend, you can be certain that it will be a travel nightmare for many

here at reagan national airport we're looking at about a 35-minute line. if you go all the way down to line on the regular line. over on precheck today we're looking at about 10, 15 minutes or so. listen, the best way to get this information realtime is on the tsa app. you type in your actual airport you want, it gives you a realtime status update. what you can't control for is the weather, of course, but the tsa says we should not see the kind of checkpoint choke points we saw last spring with lines running one and two hours, if you will. the busiest airports nationwide today, expect them to be, o'hare, dfw and jfk. we're expecting record passenger volume. systemwide over the thanksgiving period 2.3 million people per day but 2.5 to 2.8 million today and sunday. these will be the busiest days. the tsa has opened up a new command center at its headquarters office where they track the status of the 30 busiest airports down to the actual checkpoint, so they can at each specific check point at a particular airport. they're looking at hot spots, those problem

a milder 45 at national airport and 51 now in annapolis. as you are planning out your day. 30s and 40s for the morning but you'll be able to shed that jacket for this afternoon, afternoon temperatures today, low to perhaps mid-60s in and around the city and a nice, cool, dry evening. here is our next big weather maker though. yesterday, denver, 80 degrees. the warmest november temperature ever recorded in denver. they have snow falling today. so you know that it is a big change if denver can go from 80 to snow in less than 24 hours and the warm air here now gets shoved out during the day on saturday. especially saturday night and behind that front comes wind and d.c., metro area. the i-95 corridor, very windy and cold for sunday and monday. a little bit of a rebound. cloudy on the big day before thanksgiving and thanksgiving itself may be dodging a shower or two. now it is time for first 4 traffic. melissa mollet has been dealing with huge problems all morning in northern virginia. >> breaking news in great falls. georgetown pike shut down

. >>> and right now this is a live look toward reagan national airport where workers are waking up in the lobby. the workers are participating in a sleep-in protest. they say it's what they have to end up doing regularly because they can't afford to go home. many of them make as little as $6.75 an hour plus tips. the group is calling for a pay >>> today the national capital regent transportation board will discuss several ongoing products and announce changes to the express project on i-95. it will take the 395 express lanes from duke street roughly to etzell road in arlington. they and will discuss the line from manassas to gainesville and heymarket and look intoed aing bus only >>> it's hard to believe that thanksgiving is just one week from tomorrow. a look at how the forecast could impact your holiday travel plans when we check back in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and first-alert traffic melissa mollet. >>> and it's bad enough to pretend to be a doctor, but wait until you hear about the kind of exam a man allegedly gave patients. >>> and it could have a big impact on

the deputy was on fresno's yosemite's national airport. no other information is being released at this time. >>> today we could get a verdict in the george washington bridge lane closing trial. jurors began deliberating last week. you'll recall in 2013, two lanes on the george washington bridge were shut down causing a major traffic jam between new jersey and new york. prosecutors say the lane closures were arranged by two associates of new jersey governor chris christie as pay refused to back the governor for reelection. the associates face federal conspiracy and fraud charges and could get up to 20 years in prison. >>> turning now to decision 2016, arizona congressman will be in working on behalf of the clinton campaign. he will show support for the democratic ticket. he will take part in two events today in harrison burg. >>> while election day is one week away, more than 23 million press, the number is far higher than in 2012. in critical battleground states such as florida, nevada and colorado, one-third or more of the expected voters

instead of reagan national airport she wants the measurement to come from the white house or the naval museum. she said the snowfall does not accurately reflect what happens in dc. no word yet on the response from the national weather service and we have cleared the next 15 minutes for topper to discuss it. >> we're asked this question for years and years and years because it's not in dc. >> she has a point when she's applying for national funds. more on this coming up at 6:00 p.m. and i think it's -- i think it's a good idea. now, remember in the storm of 2003 we actually had the observer on from the national airport and he explained how he did it. i think it's just not a great place with the winds and the water to observe snow. >> and also it's not in dc. >> that too. >> does it take a huge act of one guy check a box and say let's change it? >> it will take a look over from congress. >>> let's talk about the 3 degree guarantee. i think we will be okay today. we went for a high of 63. it was a pretty nice day. the average high is now dipping down to 61 or 60. we are 79 of the last 86

but we are still mild. 52 is that temperature right now at reagan national airport. and as we continue into the evening, those temperatures are going to fall into the 40s and by 7:00 a.m., going to be a little breezy out there. we've got windchills by the time we head into tomorrow. so we are talking about how -- what it is going to feel like tomorrow, coming up. guys. >> thanks. mrs. obama. the first lady helped kick off a holiday tradition at the white house. >>> plus her career spanned more than 50 years. but she'll always be remembered as america's mom. we remember tv icon florence henderson. >>> plus police arrest several >>> live picture of the white house this evening. the obama administration is giving more power to the elite organization that helped kill osama bin laden back in 2011. according to the washington post, the joint special operations command will have more flexibility to track, plan and potentially launch attacks on terror cells all over the world. the missions could take place far from the battlefields of iraq, syria and libya. the enhanced powe