he had ties to terrorist groups throughout southwest asia. getting ready for a big day thanksgiving, now it's time to face one of the biggest travel days of the year. let's check in with meteorologist bill karins, how are we looking across the country, bill? >> it's a storm, i don't think it's a horrible storm. i don't think we have crazy delays out there. this is what the delays look. as far as airports go the areas of red, minneapolis, o'hare, detroit, possibly even seattle and port land a little later on today, light rain, p visibility. as far as the highways go and the road, interstate 94, interstate-80 will have some issue itself. in the west, most will be later today into this evening. as far as the interstate go, driving wise, there will be rain, low visibility. not icy from chicago to nashville. we will find areas of the most, too, tomorrow if you travel early on thanksgiving day, some of those light showers will be in the west, we will be dealing with more rain. i think travel thanksgiving day looks a lot easier than what people deal

he had ties to terrorist groups throughout southwest asia. thanksgiving, now it's time to face one of the biggest travel days of the year. let's check in with meteorologist bill karins, how are we looking across the country, bill? >> it's a storm, i don't think it's a horrible storm. i don't think we have crazy delays out there. this is what the delays look. as far as airports go the areas of red, minneapolis, o'hare, detroit, possibly even seattle and port land a little later on the road, interstate 94, interstate-80 will have some issue itself. in the west, most will be later today into this evening. as far as the interstate go, driving wise, there will be rain, low visibility. not icy from chicago to nashville. we will find areas of the most, too, tomorrow if you travel early on thanksgiving day, some of those light showers will be with more rain. i think travel thanksgiving day looks a lot easier than what people deal with today. here's a closer look at your day ahead. for today, you have a little wintry weather still left over. be carefu

he had ties throughout southwest asia including those that had attacked u.s. forces in afghanistan. >>> it is the day before thanksgiving so you've got your and the cars are loaded. >> nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with us to tell us more. >> it's all good. >> take each other's lines. it's not going to be a horrible travel day today. we are going to see things improving in some areas. very happy to report we had a chance for tornadoes yesterday. we didn't have any of those tornadoes in areas of texas. on the weather map areas are in minnesota, wisconsin. areas of light snow. this lht the ohio valley. look through the major cities, we're talking chicago, o'hare, light rain this morning. later on this afternoon indianapolis to detroit. then on the west coast we have the front moving on shore here with some rain. deal with maybe some minor issues on i-5. nothing horrible. tomorrow morning looks like a steadier, heavier day. louisiana and texas up here and minnesota and wisconsin looking between nevada and utah. sacramento to santa fe will be just fine. th

. >> reporter: the troops have been serving in southwest asia and no coincidence this is the day they get to come home. >> extreme efforts made to make sure that we got the entire unit home before greeters have been welcoming soldiers for years. for kate morgan and her daughter, it is a first. >> one of my friends did it, and i thought it was such a great thing to do, especially the day before thanksgiving, all the soldiers coming home. we want to say we appreciate them, you know, and give our love. >> reporter: mission accomplished says 21-year-old airman alex ander from michigan. >> s i was really surprised. never had that before. a little overwhelming by the amount of people and awesome to see so many >> reporter: the peace greeter also meet five flights this week. in the six years they have been doing this, they are too shy for meeting 1100 flights with u.s. soldiers. reporting in portsmouth, new hampshire, ted daniel, fox25 news. >> daniel: such a great story, ted, thank you. >>> a boston attorney accused of sexual assault again. still ahead, the reason his >>> now at 4:30, chaos

mussry originally joined damage in afghanistan and had ties to the terrorist groups throughout southwest asia, including those that had attacked forces in afghanistan. >>> we're all getting ready for a big day tomorrow, the day before tomorrow. i bet your car is packed, the menu is set and now it's time to face one of the busiest travel days of the year. let's check in with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> it's a storm but not a horrible storm. no crazy delays out there, and the this is what the radar looks like this afternoon. as far as airports go, the areas of red, concerned with minneapolis and o'hare and near detroit and possibly even seattle and portland a little later on today. chicago airport, lies visibility and some improvement late in the day. as far as the highways go, instate 94 and interstate 80 across the ohio valuey will have the issues. in the west most of this will be later today into this evening and as far as the interstates go driving-wise, rain, low visibility and not icy as we go from chicago to nashville. we're finding areas of the northeast, too, and a look tomorrow

along that tectonic plate that is that valley there in southwest asia between the two countries that both of them claim. and the other thing is that interest is that india just signed a nuclear agreement -- charles: captain nash, i've got to leave it there, sir? >> all right. charles: lou dobbs next. lou: good evening, everybody. president-elect donald trump today making key cabinet choices naming south carolina governor nikki haley for the high-profile post of u.s. ambassador to the united nations. mr. trump praised haley despite her sharp criticism of trump during his campaign. trump released this statement -- trump's nomination of haley would elevate lieutenant governor henry mcmaster, he backed trump early becoming the first statewide official in the country to endorse him. haley's appointment would make mcmaster the next south carolina governor. >>> we're talking tonight with republican pollster lee carter, "washington times" columnist charlie hurt, and how are his appointments in comparison to his predecessors? well, we'll give you a hint. historic. also with us executive edito

. >> troops have been serving in southwest asia and no coincidence thathi they get to come home. >> there were extreme efforts made to make sure that we got entire unit home before thanksgiving. >> reporter: many of the peace greeters have been welcoming soldiers for years. for kate morgan and her daughter it is a first. >> it is such a great thing to do, especially date before thanksgiving all the soldiers coming home want to appreciate michigan. >> really surprised. >> a little overwhelming and see how people come out to come home. >> peace greeters will meet 5 flights this week in 6 years that they have been doing this they are too shy for meeting 1100 flights with u.s. soldiers. reporting in portsmouth, new hampshire, i'm ted daniel, fox25 news. >> daniel: great story, ted. big name here in massachusetts celebrate at thanksgiving a day early. governor cha marty walsh guest servers at good wills thanks for giving dinner yesterday in roxbury. many of the state's politicians join them to serve turkey and mashed potatoes and event reminds him of what he is thankful for. >> thankful i live

this is going to be the heat and friction along that tectonic plate that is that valley there in southwest asiantries that both of them claim. and the other thing is that interest is that india just signed a nuclear agreement -- charles: captain nash, i've got to leave it there, sir? >> all right. charles: lou dobbs next. lou: good evening, everybody. president-elect donald trump today making key cabinet choices naming south carolina governor nikki haley for the high-profile post of u.s. ambassador to the united nations. mr. trump praised haley despite her sharp criticism of trump during his campaign. trump released this statement -- trump's nomination of hale

. >> reporter: the troops have been serving in southwest asia, and it's no coincidence that this is the day they get to come home. >> there were extreme efforts made to make sure we have the entire unit home before thanksgiving. >> reporter: many of the peace greeters have been welcoming soldiers for and i thought it was such a great thing to do. especially the day before thanksgiving all the soldiers coming home. we want to say we appreciate them and give our love. >> reporter: mission accomplished says 21-year-old airman alexander from michigan. >> i was really surprised. a little overwhelming but the amount of people. >> reporter: the peace greeters will meet five flights this week in the six years that they've shy from meeting 1100 flights with u.s. soldiers. reporting in portsmouth, new hampshire, i'm ted daniel, fox 25 news. >> that is incredible. what a story. >> folks do a great job. can you imagine the home coming for them. finally sit down to a home cooked meal. >> it will be an awesome thing. thank you for your service. we appreciate all of you so much. >> on fox 25 an update

. >> the reporter: the troops have been serving in southwest asia for the last eight months and it's no coincidence that this is the day they get to come home. >> there were extreme efforts made to make sure that we got the entire unit home before thanksgiving. >> the reporter: this is the fifth flight the pease greeters have met this week. they've welcomed more than 35,000 soldiers home. >> these people are here, rain, snow, whatever, sleet, hail, they're better than the post office, and they're so dedicated to these troops, we've had four flights come in, in a night. >> the reporter: so this was a quick stop, soldiers are already back in the air, heading to north carolina where they will well-deserved time off for the holidays. we certainly wish them well. reporting live in portsmouth, new hampshire, ted daniel, fox 25 news. >> mark: appreciate their service as always. ted loves to cover that story. >> vanessa: well. could home. >> kevin: seven-day forecast includes a couple chances of some stormy weather through the weekend, tracking one coming ?? ?? ?? >>> kanye's breakdown. new

they've been deployed for the last eight months in southwest asia, and they are excited to be back on u.s. soil. all the people that you see cheering them on are volunteers. they meet every military flight that lands here at pease, and there are a lot of them. 182 already this year. some of the greeters doing this for years, and also, some new ones today, who came out just this afternoon. >> to greet them home, to say, like, welcome home. like, because they did all their hard work. >> i thought it was a great thing to do especially the day before thanksgiving, all the soldiers coming home, we want to say we appreciate them and give our love. >> the reporter: so the soldiers just finished up a ceremony. the pease greeters do this for every plane that comes in, it's really neat. they all gather and once again, in a couple hours or so, they'll get back on that aircraft that landed here and head to their base in north carolina. i spoke with several, they are super excited to be back for thanksgiving. there was a lot of wheeling and dealing that had to go on to get them back home in time,

in some cases, the general he who lost his son in southwest the asia. so these revery serious men who will do their best. they're not politicians. they're going to stand up and be kounth and they'll do their part. it is a good thing to have a sprinkling of men of this caliber at high levels in government. and honestly, i wish the democrats had done a little more of that. it is very challenging. some will go in and discover, where you have to blends politics with policy, it is very, very he difficult mix. but we want the president of the united states to succeed. we want the very best people this there. providing advice and hoping the execute the policies. then it is up to the opposition to shape those policies. >> earlier this year general be flynn who will be the national security adviser to the president, he said fear of muslims is rational. please forward this to others, that truth fears no questions. not do you think he will steer the president-elect as national the security adviser in the right direction when he thinks this about muslims? >> i thin

asia. i am now standing on the southwest coast of okinawa, and this beside me here is the east china sea. if we take the drone up that off west there is the giant dena airbase. on top of the hill to the north is the futenma marine corps base. the marine corps presence in okinawa is enormous. as donald trump reminds us, it is extremely expensive. there are nearly 50,000 u.s. personnel based in japan, and another 25,000 japanese working on these u.s. bases. in the first presidential debate, mr. trump said they should be paying us because we are providing tremendous service and we are losing a fortune. is that true? this man is chairman of the okinawa garrison forces labor union. does he think that his members are getting a free ride on the u.s. taxpayer? has no clue. the japanese government is u.s.g for these areas the military uses. they also pay the salary of all of the japanese working on u.s. bases in okinawa, even electricity and water bills. japan pays 2 billion u.s. dollars per year to keep an american forces here. a lot of okinawans want that to stop. these protesters are blocking a

asia. hypertension puts extra strain on the heart brain and kidneys. >>> southwest philadelphia school principal and her students are taking steps to get new computers. the principal is raising money for the computers by running the philadelphia marathon. the students took part in a fun run. donations are helping toward the $94,000 for the 240 computers they need. >> there needs to be equity and resources when you are not given something in life that you deserve you have to fight positively to get it. >> we hope they get the computers. online fundraiser is taking donations. >> coming up next, meteorologist karen rogers will take a final look at the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, as we take a live look over the philadelphia international airport. we're back after this ♪ >> that is 11-year-old child prodigy is about to premier at her first full opera, a exoters and pianist and concert violinist. she said she is just a normal kid and likes to climb trees and swims and plays at the playground with her other buddies. she reminds me when i was only 6. that is not true. >> you don't believe