Leon the e. P. A. Has been sounding the alert for years. Second leading cause of lung cancer. For every 1,000 people exposed 15 who have never smoked could get lung cancer. It is more than tripled the average risk compared to minor exposure of radon. We have resources for those with questions about radon. We have it online now at wjla. Com. Alison now to a Significant Development in belgium in the war on terror. Steps toward returning to normal are on display in brussels. Students return to school for the First Time Since the attack in paris november 13. It was followed by the police raids throughout brussels where dozens were taken to custody. A thousand soldiers were stationed throughout the city as a precaution. Meanwhile here at home, security is high around public transit. As we enter the busiest transit time of the year. President obama is offering assurances that there is no signs of eminent threat. President obama its understandable that people worry. Something similar could happen here. Watching events in paris made the threat feel closer to home. As we go to thanksgiving weekend i want the American People to know that we are taking every possible step to keep the homeland safe. Brianne carter is live at Union Station where the Homeland Security secretary jasonon spoke a short time ago. What did he have to say . The president and the secretary meeting earlier today. President getting a briefing. Echoing what the president there just said. That there is no known credible threat. But he says that everyone should be vigilant. We are telling the travelers if you see something, say something. Or go about your thanksgiving tradition. We know of this significant credible threat of the terrorist threat to the homeland. As you move about this Holiday Weekend you will notice a heightened presence of security. At the Union Station, the t. S. A. Police stand guard outside. K9 teams move throughout the terminal. About track police are reportedly riding trains. Eva is taking the train to get home to richmond. It will make me feel better. I was concerned about coming to Union Station. They say avoid the crowds. Billy stewart arrived in the capitol from new york. Take care of it. Homeland security secretary jeh johnson says they are working overtime to protect people as they gather this season. We want to encourage the public as the Holiday Season begins. To travel, be with the family. Celebrate the holidays, go to public event and the public gathering and be vigilant and be aware. Coming up hear more about president obama and what he says about getting together in thanksgiving. Brianne carter, abc7 news. Leon thank you. After the paris attack there were fears that any public place is a place that could be attacked. That is increased with the black friday. Its super day of retail. This woman is here a day early to make sure she knows the day of the store even though walmart is putting the deals online earlier. I bought a sofa for 300. Two days later it was 800. They plan to open the doors on thanksgiving day to start black prid deal in scores at 6 00 p. M. I will be here. According to american express, they plan to spend more than they did last year. You can get deals. I dont have the patience to stand in the lines. But after the recent paris attacks and a Worldwide Travel alert issued by the state department advising people to use caution in the Holiday Season and at the holiday vents. The shoppers we talk to say it wont keep them at home. If anything has changed, they now Pay Attention to the surroundings while they are out. Diane cho, abc7 news. Leon thank you, diane. Workers are inflating 17 giant balloons for the macys thanksgiving day parade in new york. Security there is going to be tighter than at any time since the parade than after 9 11, 14 years ago. The warmer than usual temperatures are expected to draw crowds along the parade route tomorrow. Of course, plenty of people are making the lastminute dash to get out of town for the holiday. The mobile track 7 is out patrolling the streets. They are headed north on the beltway. This is around route 50. What can those of us in town expect from Mother Nature . Lets check in with doug hill. Thanksgiving day is spectacular. This is getting dark in a hurry. 51 at the Reagan National airport. The story tonight is well stay clear. 5 44 is when the moon is full. Its referred to as the beaver moon. With the clear skies you will get a gorgeous view of that. Light winds. We are watching the clouds to the center of the country. The snow in the perfect mountain west. Look at the advisory. The texas panhandle, the ice storm and the winter storm warning for snow in effect there. There is a blizzard system over wyoming. That wont affect us until sunday at the earliest and it will be rain around here. The rain will continue monday and tuesday. The holiday weather is beautiful. Thanksgiving, sunshine. Highs of 60 degrees. That is the latest. Back to you. Leon all right. You got it, doug. New information now in the case of a local University Student take down by police on a controversial video. You may have seen this. Police chief released the result of an internal investigation in the case involving Jason Goolsby. He is the one on the ground there. The report found the officers who detained him did use force reasonably necessary to bring the situation under control. After goolsby tried to run away from police. Police were called to the scene after a white couple reported two black teens acting suspiciously around a bank a. T. M. Alison meanwhile, more protest and growing outrage in chicago over a video that is showing the Police Shooting a block teenager 16 times. The shooting of 17yearold Laquan Mcdonald happened in october of last year. But some Angry Community members want to know why it took so long to release the dash cam video and bring the charges against the officer responsible. Officer Jason Van Dyke charged with firstdegree murder yesterday. They settled a lawsuit with mcdonalds family for 5 million. Meanwhile, 93 of the businesses damaged in the baltimore riots in april have reopened. The Baltimore DevelopmentCorporation Says more than 400 businesses were impacted in all. The rioting and the looting followed the death of freddie gray in police custody. Six officers have been charged in grays death. Leon 30 years. That is the sentence for the man admitted to killing a father who was trying to break up a fight. Deon warren pleaded guilty to seconddegree murder for the 2014 murder of Mitchell White. As Maryland Bureau chief brad bell reports tonight, the confrontation was caught on video. Brad an emotional scene in and out of court as the family of 39yearold Mitchell White saw the man who pleaded guilty to killing white last september sentenced to 35 years behind bars. It was september 30, last year when Mitchell White went to the belair swim club next to Bowie High School break up a fight. What happened next was caught on camera. Suddenly in the scene runs 19yearold deon warren. You can see them wave a gun. You can see him pop the gun. He was killed. In court, he told the family it was an accident. This is what his mother had to say. He was a good man. He loved his children. A grandfather of warrens spoke and said he was not a bad person and this was a terrible mistake. The judge was unimpressed. Brad bell, abc7 news. Alison thank you. Coming up on abc7 news at 5 00 a crime alert. Ahead of the holidays what to do to keep yourself safe while you are out celebrating. Another reason to get a pet. The benefit that scientists discovered fido can provide for your children. One thing to make a thanksgiving dinner and another to make something that tastes good. What seasoning should you use on the meal tomorrow. Coming up we get the chance from the executive chef. Alison next, a Police Helicopter discovery credited with saving a fairfax count alison fair county Police Released a video that is captivating. A flight crew of fairfax one a Police Helicopter helped save the live of the family of four. Three were children. This is what happened. The crew spotted the fire near the family home this month in the 34400 of altura court. The infa red camera used by the crew to pip point the blaze. No one was injured. Right place at the right time. Leon amazing stuff. Unfortunately we see more this time of the year than we do normally. A 7 on your side consumer alert. More fires are reported on thanksgiving day in the u. S. Than they are on any other day of te year. There are 1,300 kitchen fires on the big day. The best way to stay safe is keep an eye on what you are cooking. Dont watch the game while you are cooking. If you are frying a turkey follow the fryers direction and keep the setup away from your home. Alison this is more than safety. Leon it comes with how to get it tooked just right. You mike carterconneen has an expert to answer your questions. He is live to help us have the perfect thanksgiving dinner. Hey, mike. Mike i have answers to your burning question. A woman that you met outside a short time ago recently immigrated to the u. S. She finds it bland. We have a question from her. Im asking what advice, what does the advice mean to make it more salty flavor. Is more flavorful . More seasoning . Yes. Mike executive chef anderson joins us. For thanksgiving what would you recommend . You can infuse it in your turkey dinner. There is no rule book. I was born in scotland where there is not a lot of flare. What we do is use dry rub. You can do a barbecue dry rub. You can make awesome chorio pepper sauce. You can make a coconut curry sauce. This is not what the turkey tastes like. Too spicy for folks, you want feedback from your family before you go too spicy. Have everybody on board. I wouldnt invite somebody over that doesnt like spicy food. It could be a rough ride for them. Make your own tradition. Mike chef, thanks so much. We will back in a half hour with an important topic. Dessert. Reporting live in georgetown, mike carterconneen, abc7 news. I cant wait for that. He has great advice. Thank you. Leon got your attention. Alison its my favorite part. We will check in with more answers. Send us in on a facebook or twitter page and he can ask about your question. Leon no question about the weather. For sure. Everything we are seeing hear so far is the weather is great. Alison take a long walk after we eat. Doug absolutely. Lets start with the time lapse. Weather bug camera. 51 degrees right now. With the jet route change from yesterday, not even con trails to talk about today in the sky. 55 in eastern maryland. Tomorrow it will fall. Its warmer for the bay. A couple of things are changing. Bringing the shower closer to the coast. There will be showers in north florida and South Carolina coast. There is snow over the intermountain west. In green, there is ice and winter storm warning for texas. Southwest of omaha nebraska. Blizzard snow. We are in good shape. Future cast with the rain on shore tomorrow along the southeast coast. There you see it. Developing storm system and the cold front from omaha southwest. Plenty of rain. Thunderstorms developing in the day. This is tomorrow morning. Thick this through friday morning. There is a chance if low pressure moves right way along if cold front we could get more than light rain. I could be light rain at times. That is much later on sunday is the concern. We have time to update that. The heaviest rain is northwest and denger through the eastern rockies. In the afternoon the temperatures are around 60. Otherwise this is what we have. Going forward on black friday. Partly cloudy skies. Temperatures in the 40s in the morning. Through the weekend the clouds roll in. Saturday is upper 50s. Chance of rain on sunday. More rain tuesday and wednesday. All Things Considered a fine forecast for the washington area. Leon thanks, doug. 7 on your side now with the health matters. If you are on the fence about getting your child a pet this Holiday Season a new Study Suggests a Hidden Health benefit for children with dogs. Get this. Researchers from new york Basset Medical Center perfect name. The basset center. Children living with a dog in their home are less likely to suffer from childhood anxiety. Look at 600 children between 4 and 10, surprising they found it didnt have a difference in physical activity. But usually the children want the dog and the parents walk and take care of the dog. Alison there are benefits to adults, too. Leon that is where the weight thing comes in. The parents walk the dog. Alison good for everybody. For many drivers around here, there are few things more loathed than speed cameras. Leon you got that wow, you changed my old bedroom. With a little help from a havertys designer. He helped us, uh. Reinvent the whole space. And it is perfect. Im sure it was perfect then too, because youre perfect. Yeah, i was perfect. No mom, youre grounded its uh. Its better now. Well, my design sense is everevolving, so. Get instore specials from eight to eleven a. M. Black friday. Plus, you could win up to twohundrered fifty dollars off your total purchas. Havertys. Discover something you. In the city, as the holidays approach the mugging season spikes as well. You would like to think that its cold and people will be indoors and not out mugging but that is not the case. Some we spoke to said they are aware of the tradition of the christmas crime in d. C. This year with a surge of street robbery in certain neighbors some will alter their behavior. You go two blocks over and be wary. This is how it goes down. People go to restaurant and parties. They see people on the street to ask for help. They go for their wallet and it could be the time for the mugger. Its christmastime. Can i have money . Give me everything. I was robbed at gunpoint before the holidays. Larry said he wont let crime cut into his time to enjoy the holidays in the capital. I choose to live without fear. Now here is device from the metropolitan police department. They advise that those who are out and about in the city keep the eyes open, be on the lookout for people walking toward you with purpose. And confidence. Dont get distracted by talking on a cell phone or listening to music or reading. Walk in groups along welltraveled and at night, welllit routes. Dont wave your pricy electronics around. Alison rule of etiquette. Leon dont call it p. G. A native son is violating the rule. Will kevin durant get a pass . Alison you probably saw the story when it went viral. How a newborn child is doing after being found in the manger of a nativity scene. Leon coming up next, community begging for speed camera. Why they say its life or discover the world animals, seen those before but sometimes they do it on their own mmm foot wow food for giants oooo no wonder no one has eaten this sandwich kids discover the world with their mouths detergent is harmful if swallowed, so keep laundry pacs up and away from children brought to you by tide alison new at 5 00, progress in a communitys push to have speed cameras installed. Some people in hyattsville say a stretch of road is too dangerous. As tom roussey reports the requests are being heard. Tom route one, aka baltimore avenue in hyattsville is a bustling place. With a problem. As we first told you two nights ago folks are worried not just by the number of accidents but by how many involve cars crashing into buildings. Our building has been hit twice. One from one direction. The fear is next time it will hit a person not a building. The folks express concern. Jake says there is an increase in crashes and the officials are looking for ways to make route one safer including changing the timing of light. The timing of the lights make it hard to get across the street. Before they run across the street when they shouldnt. See the bushes . They are talking about raising the bushes up. What they would put under is it a barrier that would serve to protect the pedestrians from the wayward cars. The thing they want is a camera. Hyattsville police say the state denied the town permission for cameras a few years ago. Since then they have seen a ton of places to live going up near route one. We have more pedestrians and marking. Tom city officials walked route one with a state official on monday. The hope is this time the state will not reject the request. In hyattsville in Prince Georges County im tom roussey, abc7 news. Leon the former Fairfax CountyPolice Officer charged in a 2013 murder wont go to trial next month. The judge agreed to postpone the trial for adam torres because a key witness for the defense wouldnt be available. It has been rescheduled for next april. He killed gear and gear was unarmed. The county paid 3 million to set a lawsuit with the family. Just in time for the holidays the miracle left at a church in new york. A newborn baby found inside a nativity scene. They discovered the infant after hearing the babys cries and said the baby was wrapped up in towels and still had his umbilical cord attached. No coincidence that the baby was left there. God has a way of working mysteriously. When a woman came in with the trial and saw the crash that will welcome jesus in a few short weeks. Found a home for her child. Leon the baby boy is healthy in the car of children services. The mother was captured on surveillance video. Alison still to come at 5 00 im frustrated. We shouldnt be punished for that. Every game. Call after call. Should have been made in our favor but goes to them. Alison you remember this . The redskins player making comment about the team name and the referee. But now he says what comment . Hear from him in the oneonone ahea