families in need this thanksgiving. >> news 4's pat lawson muse has been leading our annual food for e families campaign for man 20 years and she is doing it again today outside of capital one arena. pa good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. and what aorning it has been. take a look at some of what we've collected. all of this food for families, it's been coming in by th pabag and the boxes. people just coming and dropping off foodhi since 6:00 morning. it's been a banner morning and we still need donations. food,checks, cash, and of course, you can donate by credit card. and our phone bank is up rig now. you can call and donate at 202-885-4949. it takes a whole lot of partners to do this every year. one of our long-standing partners is from georgetown university, the magnet nurses of medstar georgetown, barbara clep is the nursecruit errecruiter. and every year you wage a campaign to collect 7,200 cans of food in 72 hours. how did you do this year >> we exceeded our goal of 7,200 and we have donations of $2,600. >> you've done this fort least a decade. why is it so important

i'm pat lawson muse. care giving, an estimated 44 million americans are now doing it. helping family, friends or neighbors with daily health care needs or disabilities. november is national family caregivers month when we salute caregivers, my of whom juggle the demands of family life, work and care giving. our guestsay t are juggling it all. patricia morris is ceo and found are of hands of hope. steve morris is her husband and co-founder of hands of hope. also joing us is erica williams who is a caregiver. welcome all of you. tell us how you founded hands of hope and what hands of hops all about? >> hands of hope is all about care giving, taking care of our loved ones or friend or neighbor. any timeng you're taare of someone, you're a caregiver. i started maybe five y rsago. the reason i got started is because i brought my mother up from alabama. i'm from alabama and my mother calls me one daynd says, pat, i think i'm losing my sight. i said, mom, you're goingo have to come live with me because i need to take care of you. i'm the only child, and so we made the arrange

. >> hello, i'm pat lawson muse. thanksgiving i less than two weeks away now and many of us are planning our big turkey nunner but for many of our neighbors here in the dmv, thanksgivingjus another day. for many, a day without enough food on the table and fome a day of hunger. we have the power to help change that scenario for thousands, and today we are talking about our annual food for famngies thanksgiood drive. and how you can help the more than 85 organizations with whom work. churches, community centers, social service agencies and other on the ground organizations to provide the turkeys and the side dishes the the people serve. joining us right now is shaza anderson who is preside of the washington first youth foundation. she is one of food 4 family's most generous sup through the years. it's always good to see you. >> thank you so much for having od here. >> so grateful for your support. you're a long-timeer suppo for food 4 families. where does your passion for this project come from? >>well, i've always adm

i'll send it back to pat lawson right down there at capital one arena where we're taking the donations, pat. >> that's right. you don't even have to get out of the car. drive up and open the window or pop the trunk and we have volunteers that can take your donation. you can als donate by check or cash or donate online with your uredit or debit card. it's s and it's tax deductible. we know that we can count on so many here in th washington area. as we speak, this is what happens, people drive up and they're ready to drop off what they brought. we're going to unload the car and we'll be here to take your donations as well. let's make it a happy thanksgiving. back to you. >> thank you so much. thanks in advance to everyone that comes to donate today.y >> it's v chilly indeed. i'll be dropping off our donation to the food for families around 4:00 or 5:00 this afternoon. maybe you can see me making our donation. >> right now a dry start. a pretty quite weather week all the way around. everybody carrying 20 to 25 inca fall surpluses today. here's the big picture. no big storms anywhere. but

news 4's pat lawson muse is there. you can drop off canned and boxed food with her. on november 19. your $2 donation, just to 20-bucks buys a thanksgiving turkey and sides for a family veteran, senior or other neighbors in need.ou goal is 4,000 turkey baskets. >> we can do it. we can do it. 10:13 right now. another cold day to start as we round out our weekend. what's in store for the rest of us for the rest o waiting for a liver transplant.. will die waiting. don't wait. find out about living-donor liver transplants at upmc today. living-donor liver transplants mean less waiting and better outcomes. upmc is the nation's leader in living-donor liver transplants. so, why wait for a liver transplant? call upmc today. upmc. life changing medicine so you went online... prescriptions... and got so lost in a mumbo-jumbo of co-pays, coupons and codes that your brain went offline. next time ask your cvs pharmacist. our proprietary search tool analyzes ways to help lower your prescription costs. just drop in.... before you conk out... see what you might save at cvs pharmacy.

one person i know is not excited about that, but is excited about today, pat lawson muse dow food 4 families. and pat, i got to tell you, some nice weather finally for f you this event. >> reporter: the best weather ever. thank you so much. it has been a -- [ inaudible ] >> the weather was so good that she just wants to enjoy it. pat is down there, we are collecting reod, w collecting checks. and collecting hugs in. so go down in chinatown. so please go down and help us make thanksgiving a wonderful thing for families in need. >> and youan also call into the phone bank as well. just go to the nbc washington app and you will get all the in many different ways that you can help other families. >> and we'll be check back in with p throughout the hour. >>> in the meantime, coming up next an early look at black friday. >> susan hogan will tell you ho to finthe best deals and hw f you are actually getting the best price. >>> and we have another meat recall to warn you about just in time for the thanksgiving holiday. and this is a bigone. >>> and an update on that midterm mess in prince george's co

you can meet news 4's pat lawson-muse and drop off nations from 6: this morning until 7:00 tonight. you can also donate. >> a promising new treatment for people that suffer from peanut allergies. >> get ready. get set. shop. black friday is days away. , we're here wa for you with the deals you should be looking out for this week. today's school bus forecast it will be cold this morning. t nice day to be outside. you'll need t winter coat this morning but temperatures well up into the 50s today so we're gning today a plus. nothing to worry about today. more about the chill that >> thanks tona a generous on, some students that will attend johns hopkins in baltimore will not be swidled th a massive student loan debt. michael bloomberg gave the school a $1.8 billion donation. that's the largest contribution ever to any u.s. he'll get rid of student loans and financial aidacges next fall and instead offers scholarships that don't have to be repaid. >> this is life changing for the students b w the colleges do admissions. to have these donations is incredible. >> that will be nice. >> one

on monday, come out, meet pat lawson and drop off canned and boxed food, cash or checks at capital one arena. you can donate on our website if that is more convenient for you. >>> it was one of the best college football games you will ever see. but the terps came up just ali ttle short. we will relive the thriller between maryland and ohio chd hear from the head coa >> this is the xfinity sportsdesk. >> harry joining us to talk bittereet day for the maryland terps. it was a good game. but the way they. >> a bitrsweet symphony circa the '90s. >> i like that. well said. >> you probably heard the famous quote bylfred lord tenison, 'tis better to have loved ander lost than n to have loved at all. today's thriller betlaen ma and number ten ohio state put that to the test for the terps. a most physically and emotionally draining game and most physically and emotionally draining season. n the end it came down to one play. anthony mcfarland had a huge day setting a freshman school record, 29 yards and two touchdowns. really good at shaking hands. buckeyes tied it up after being down 14. tyrel

. >>> good morning, i'm pat lawson muse. >>> big races and big wins.marylans back to work for governor larry hogan who beat back a challenge by ben jealous, becoming the first republican governor to win reflection more than 60 years. in iavirg democrat jennifer, we wexton's win denied barbara comstock a third term. joining us, julie carey and news 4's chris gordon. chris, it was a blowout for larry hogan. he won 56% of thean vote survived a heavy democratic turnout. his win didn't translat down ballot but what were voters trying to say to larry hogan? t >> well,ey were trying to say basically they're comfortable with him,hey like him, the way he handled cancer, the way he aches across theaisle, the way he represents himself as being bipartisan, talking to anyby of any party, being the person that speaks common sense. he jok after the election saying -- the baltimore sun said he surfed the big blue wave. he said i was looking for a purple surf board on election day. he said there were no coattails, there was a repudiation of president trump wh put himse

boxed food, cash or checkst capital one arena and donate by our website and please say hello to pat lawsone. >> get a picture with her, too. help folks out. >>> lauryn ricketts, it's oldhi out there morning. >> sit chilly. temperatures in the 30s and 40s on our way to 50 degrees. we'll have more sunshine this afternoon. keep your fingers crossed. temperatures we'll be dry this weekend. more clouds around tomorrow, low 50 and rain late on monday. >> all right. thanks so much. and thank you so much for joining us here and online. we'll be back tomorro morning. hey, batter, batter, batter, batter. [ crowd cheers ] like everyone, i lead a busy life. but i know the importance of having time to do what you love. at comcast we know our customers' time is valuable. that's why we have 2-hour appointment windows, including nights and weekends. so you can do more of what you love. my name is tito, and i'm a tech ops manager at comcast. we're working to make things simple, easy and awesome. >>> what's up redskins nation, the redskins are finding ways to get the job done, and last week was no different

we invite you to come out and meet pat lawson-muse. $20 will buy a turkey and sides for a family, veteransenior, or others in need. our goal is 4,000 turkey baskets. we appreciate your help. >> we do. we're thinking of thanksgiving and we want to know yourte favoamily recipes. e-mail them to us at working4you@ working4you@nbcuni.com and we may come to your home and cook up your favorite dishes. we like to taste test. >> yes, we are tasters. we come with our own spoons and we go. >>> live with a cool workout to counter the calories. we want to try to offset all the food that we're a to eat. >> yeah, we need to do it and we're looking at different ways. ax throwing is one option.k checut brad here. this is a great upper body workout. i'm going to try my hands at it. we'll talk to him later about this great way to get upper body exercise is all about. here we go. all that and more coming up6: a 00 on news 4 today. >>> ebay wants to help you set up the new flat screen tv it just bought. it's teaming up to allow customers to orderome installation or assembly for tvs, furniture, or anything els

. >> i'm pat lawson muse.in we're b with a weather alert. we're dealing with a wind advisory. we haveee already gusts of 40 miles per hour. the strong winds making it feel evr colhan it is. >> let's check in withn lau ricketts. how long do the winds stick around? paw do you c today to yesterday if. >> today it's a lot colder than it wasda yest today right around 40 degrees and we have stronger winds so that wind chill feel-like factor is going to be a little lower. it is absolutely gorgeous out there this morning. it's going to be gorgeous as we ntinue throu the day, although a few os saw snow showers out there. wind advisory until 4 p.m., gustso 40 50 miles per hour, we could have power outages. stained winds at 23 miles an hour, gusts up to 50 miles an hour. we'll talk about any more snow chances and when these winds finally die down. we'll give you that coming up in 15 minutes. >> thank you. the man charged with raping and killing a muslim entered a guilty plea in court. this was back in june of 2018. he allegedly caught the gi 17-year-old, raped, killed her and dumped her

. >> random people, pat lawson muse w out there for 13 hours yesterday. aking hands and taking pictures and thank you all for making donations. >> theogs and made our annual walk down there. >> did they behave? >> theydid. i have a feeling that whoever benefits from the bags we dropped off is going to like that stuff. the dogs were very excited a it. all it was was canned goods. i don't know how they could smell the green beans. perhaps a few up near the city. a little unsettled across parts of northern new england today and atlanta looks fine. dallas ft. worth fine, chicago, really no issues there. denver, even out to the west coast. if you're flying today, the weather is taking it easy on your travel plans. pack your patience. a lot of people will be out there with you. rain a snow across parts of new england. for us it's a cloudy sky with a couple of passing sprinkles. this is not going to be a high impact weather day at all. the only thing that you il noti lots of sprinkles are gone.es nort wind picks up speed at 15 to 20 mes per hour. cold front numb

tomorrow you can meet pat lawson muse and drop off canned and boxed food, cash or checks at o capita arena. and you can donate on our web site. >>>traight ahead, a local woman makes a huge difference in the lives of kids with developmental delays. leon harris shares her story in this sundaing's rris' herohaes at children's national, stronger is caring for a baby's heart in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. and a future when prenatal pediatrics leads to healthier children. it's being the number one newborn intensive care unit in the country. and giving parents peace of mind. it's less recovering in our bed, and more jumping on yours. stronger is standing out and standing proud. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. >>> right now we want to reintrode you to one of our harris' heroes who makes a difference in thesives of k with developmental delays. >> we introduced you to the great work kendra mcdonald does back in june a since the so many people have asked her to help their children she's had to hire help. >> this week kendra and the aurora

i'm pat lawson muse. voters go to thels pon tuesday after a busy and aggressive campaign season on the part of a lot of candidates. we start in virginia with tough races in the seventh a 10th congressional districts. in the 10th, polls show democrat jennifer wexton leading republican incumbent barbara omstock, but comstock has beaten tough odds before. joining us this morning are northern virginia bureau chief julie kerry and our own tom sherwood. >> reunited. >> this district was a tossup in 2016. comstock won bysix points. what determines whether or not this seat flips? >> this is the deocrats are most enthusiastic about and are mostconfident that they can flip but as you said, barbara comstock has won tough races before. this race the polls have shown jennifer wexton ahead. the comstock campaign says they have internal polls tha show this closer. this is about suburban women turnout. this is a district that stretches from mclean to winchendon. ifry suburban and rural pockets so what jenner wexton will

. >>> good morning, i'm pat lawson muse. >> amon's new headquarters in arlington, virginia, means not only 25,000 new jobs and an conomic infusion for t washington region, it comes after a hefty price, more $800 million in incentives. the announcement created excitement and concern, generated a lot of controvey. northern virginia bureau chief jue car are here and chris lawrenceo talk about our residents. th infrastructure, investment in higher education, spinoff businessge. this is it's a huge win for virginia and crystal city. >> it is. 's hard to know where to start because there are so many aspects to talk abou t first of all, for virginia, h they've wf of the grand prize and they don't mind splitting half of it with new york. they put a lot on the f table this, so not nearly as much as new york so they have to feeld pretty gbout the deal they've made but to be abl t land this and t sort of change the whole dynamickf the w force. virginia has been so dependent federal litary, the government. this starts to shift the diversity and that was a real goal in getting amazon to come to no

pat lawson muse has been there aly. how is it going this hour?> reporter: we are so thankful for alls of thiod for families. this has all been collected since 6:00 this morning, all of this food we're about it load up and pack up and put into that truck to take to the boys and girls club in northeast washingtonhere it will be boxed up, the turkeys will be added and that food will beli dered to needy families. we couldn't do it without partners like radio one. theresa marie, you'veeen in the trenches with us all day. >> and it is going well. so we have hadod a really outpouring of cash donations today. we've also hade peome out jumping out of their car off of herk and donating canned goods. >> and t giving spirit is so alive and well here. thank you so much for helping us again this year. >> it is always a pleasure to work with you. >> and as doreen mentioned earlier,he phone bank is still open, still time to call in until 7:00 tonight. and you can also donate after the phone bank closes, the online donations can be made through thend of the week.

pat lawson muse will be there. y can drop off canned and boxed food.ash or check at cital one arena. your donation buys a thanksgiving turkey and for a family, veteran, senior other other neighbors in need. only 20 bucks. our goal is 004, turkey baskets. >> let's do it. let's do it. >>> 9:27 right now.' looking at a cold 38 degrees to kick off our sunday ut the sun is shining. it's going to be a pretty day. more on the rain that lauryn n' insurance that replace the full value of your new car? you'd be better off throwing your money right into the harbor. i'm gonna regret that. with liberty mutual new car replacement, we'll replace thr.full value of your ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >>> at 9:30 on this chilly sunday morn i want to welcome you in. thanks for being with us. >> i'm angie goff, lauryn ricketts standing by with our forecast. it looks like summer is done with us. >> definitely. i think summer is a good time to say that smmer might be over, absolutely. not to say we can'tee warmer temperatures intoovember and december, but not the n

i'm pat lawson muse. >> and i'm eun yang. let's start with the weather. it has been a messy morning, chilly, rainy with a chilly breeze, too. >> lauren joins us now with a look at how much more rain we're going to get today. lauren? >> oh, we're seeing a lot of rain out there. we've already picked up over an inch here in e d.c. area and we have some flood warnings out there right now. but the good news is, theain is pushing out. dge of itee, the back already pushing through virginia right now. we're clearing out in d.c. this doesn't mean that we'reot going to have some drizzle out there, throughout the afternoon. we are. and we're going to continue to see some cloud cover, as well. ng it's not g to be the prettiest of afternoons, but at least that steady rain is starting to push to the north and east. but we still have some modere rain just around the annapolis area. i want to talk about a flood warning that s just issue by the national weather service. this is for the immiate d.c. area and just surrounding the beltway. we've got a lot of road closur, esp

lawson museears, pat t has been the face of it all.d you have some company there. >> reporter: yes, anothernd fr face, moises from telemundo 44, isn't it wonderful to see turnout? >> it is amazing. all the times that you see, all the people trying to contribute, simply bringing a small bag to say hey, i want to be a part of this. and it is initiative for us to help. it is thanksgiving, we need thee >> and so many people who do need, you know, the hunger isob m in our region and of course in the world. andt we ca solve the whole problem, but this is our way of saying we care andur doing little piece to try to save our piece of the world. >> and when we were a talki coupleing a go and you said we were trying to help out 4,000. that number sounds small, but that is a lot of people heren the dmv, a lot of people who can say hey, we have a dinr on thanksgiving day. and you can help. we have s gottenmany donations. but we need cash. we are going to feed them whether we get donated food or the cash or not. we'll pay for it. so we need to ask