Inches. That means that roads, especially secondary roads, could become slippery. Heres the storm system, folks. Cloud cover across our area today. Theres the front, low pressure developing right along that front, and that really is the culprit. So we go from the 50s to the 30s. After 2 00 a. M. , its rain for us. Meanwhile, snow or snow and rain by sunrise. And, again, that means some messy roads. Standing by nbc washington facebook, meteorologist Doug Kammerer to answer all of your questions, and ill be back again to show you the road impacts throughout the area. All right. As you can imagine, the weather is playing a big role in the rush to get on the highways into the airports. Transportation reporter adam tuss joins us live along the southeastsouthwest freeway. Adam . Reporter jim, we dont get too worried about weather around here, do we . I think a lot of people are starting to adjust their travel plans. Lets look at tonight. This is the southeastsouthwest freeway loaded up. You know, most people are going to be trying to get out of town by hopping in the car. In fact, aaa says nine out of ten will be in the car. But take a look at what we found at the airport today. Yeah, long lines, and there are some saying because of the weather predicted for tomorrow, they did book an earlier flight. I originally had the last flight out tomorrow. So i wanted to make sure that i was in time for thanksgiving, so i took an extra vacation day from work, and im going home today. And back out here now live along the southeastsouthwest freeway, you see everyone trying to get home tonight. We want to remind you, stay ahead of all of the weather with our storm team 4 app. You download it, put it on your smartphone. That way you know before you go. Send it back into you guys. Rts all right, adam, thanks. Now to the fallout from ferguson. The citys mayor just criticized missouris governor jay nixon, saying the National Guard was deployed too late to save several businesses last night. That were burned. Fiery protests broke out after a grand jury decided not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown. A body that had been shot and burned was found this morning. Several buildings were looted. Others torched. And more than 80 people were arrested. Earlier today, lawyers for Michael Browns family criticized the grand jury process. We object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of Michael Brown jr. s family that this process is broken. Students at Morgan State University in baltimore hit the streets today in response to the announcement in ferguson. Demonstrators blocked streets and held up signs, demanding justice. No word of any arrests or injuries. Here in washington, there was a powerful protest at police headquarters. Take a look. With barely a word said, demonstrators lay on the ground like they had been shot, spending one minute for each hour that Michael Browns body lay in the street. And is there a big rally planned for tonight at mt. Vernon square in northwest. Thats where we find news4s mark segraves. Mark . Reporter thats right. Were right across from the Convention Center here, and as you said, about 7 00 tonight, this is where all of the protesters will meet. What they have been protesting across the district, all day long in several different locations, staging what they call dieins, simulating the death of Michael Brown. And they have been distributing these letters to district officials, asking them to meet with them. We know that the protesters have been going across town. First they were at mpd adquarters, then went to department of justice. Later they went to the office of d. C. Police complaints, and then to the john Wilson Building, better known as city hall here in the district. At each place, they had what they again are calling dieins. The protest in d. C. Started last night here at the white house. This morning, protesters were back at it. First at police headquarters, and then outside deptment of justice. This afternoon, they went to the office of Police Complaints before heading to the john Wilson Building to confront d. C. Council members. The message they want to send today is that the Ferguson Police shooting of Michael Brown and the profiling of young blacks is not an isolated problem. These things happen to particularly black youth a lot and its the kind of thing that were not going to tolerate anymore. Reporter now, the protesters have one more stop. Theyre headed over to mayor elect muriel bowsers Transition Office hoping to meet with mayorelect about how sooner and then here at 7 00 at mt. Vernon square. At 5 00, youll hear directly from some people who delivered the letters to public officials. Reporting live, mark segraves, news4. Well talk in depth about the feelings this case has generated in the black community with whurs troy johnson coming up in our next half hour. First at 4 00, now a former nfl player charged with Domestic Abuse. And this time its a former redskin. News4s Dianna Russini joins us in the studio with these latebreaking details. Jim, pat, fred smoot is currently a football analyst on tv and radio here in washington but his appearances have been suspended indefinitely after his arrest on charges of Domestic Abuse. Smoot played seven seasons with the washington redskins. On sunday morning, he was charged in Loudoun County with a misdemeanor Domestic Assault charge after allegations he grabbed a woman during an altercation. This is a copy of the protective order the woman filed. Smoot was booked and released from jail and appeared sunday on comcast sport net talking about the skins game. You see him there. According to a spokesperson, the network didnt learn of smoots arrest until this morning. Comcast sports net is owned by the same company as nbc 4. Smoots attorney tells our chris gordon that smoot denies he committed any Domestic Abuse and his arrest was the result of a vindictive act of an exgirlfriend, he says. Chris will have more on that coming up on news4 at 5 00. A team effort saved the life of a construction worker trapped by a trench collapse this afternoon. It happened in myersville in Frederick County on the site of a new home under construction. The worker was buried up to his chest in dirt. Chopper 4 was over the scene. Very carefully, the rescue workers removed the dirt surrounding the worker and lifted him out of that trench. Once the man was freed, he was taken to the hospital. A heads up before you answer the door. A new warning from a major Utility Company in our area, and how you can protect yourself and your home. Can a major decision this afternoon change the culture of rape at a major school in our region . Your home up in flames because of your thanksgiving tush tur key. The big warning that could save your holiday and your family. First at 4 00. A local utility wants to make sure your house is safe and secure. This holiday season. The Washington SuburbanSanitary Commission reminds you to ask for i. D. Before letting any utility worker in. Wsse says all employees are required to carry and display their i. D. Badges. Any worker coming to your house will be driving a vehicle thats clearly marked, and if any work is being done on your street, there should be letters or signs that are posted. An emotionally charged meeting at uva today to discuss what to do about disturbing rape allegations. The universitys board of visitors met with students in Charlottesville Police today. The school suspended greek life for the rest of the semester off a Rolling Stone article graphically described an alleged gang rape at a frat house. The school has appointed an independent council to investigate those claims. During todays emergency meeting, the board also addressed allegations that incidents like this have been going on for decades. Uv as president said this is the generation to stop sex assaults on campus. I want to make it perfectly clear to you and to the watching world that nothing is more important to me than the safety of our students. Not our reputation. Not our success. And not our history or our tradition. Charlottesvilles police chief gave an impassioned plea for someone to come forward with information about the 2012 incident. Northern Virginia Bureau reporter david culver will have more on that coming up right here at 5 00 and 6 00 tonight. The big day is almost here. But before you gobble up your thanksgiving dinner, well tell you why many of those calories could hit you before you even sit down at the table. Travel trouble. With snow on the way, were going to tell you how to save your money, even if you have to change those Holiday Travel plans at the last minute. And storm team 4 chief meteorologist Doug Kammerer is taking your questions right now on the weather thats headed our way. Join the chat now over on our nbc washington facebook page. A thumbs up. Does that mean like snow or no youre watching news4 at 4 00. First at 4 00, we are staying on top of a winter storm that is expected to impact much of the area on the busiest travel day of the year. Storm team 4 meteorologist Veronica Johnson tracking what youll see in your neighborhood. First, a serious warning today about kitchen fire safety. Before you Start Cooking your thanksgiving dinner. Consumer reporter Erika Gonzales joins us now with some dramatic new video that serves as a timely reminder. Yeah, it is very, very dramatic. I have a friend that always compliments his wife by saying lisa can burn some food. This is not what theyre talking about here. Okay . The threat of kitchen fires more than triples, as a matter of fact, on thanksgiving day. That is according to the Consumer Products safety commission. The big reason for fires, cooks leaving food unattended. The cpsc demonstration shows exactly what can happen if you arent paying attention while youre cooking on thanksgiving dinner. Theyve got the right idea as far as frying the turkey outside. Thats just way too close to the house that. Fire started in a fryer. But fires also happen on unattended stovetops and inside o ovens as well. Some reminders if you use a turkey fryer, use it outside of your home, and just like your stove and oven, never, never, never leave a fryer unattended. Taking to the skies tomorrow, this wild weather is expected to cause flight delays, cancellations and some pretty Hazardous Conditions on the roads. So you want to plan ahead today to avoid getting stuck at the airport or in traffic. So if youre supposed to fly tomorrow, united, delta, southwest, jetblue are all waiving the change fees, allowing you to change your flight to thursday or friday at no cost if youre willing to do that. American airlines and usairways are waiving change fees only if your change your flight and fly thursday. That is thanksgiving day. If youre driving, aaa recommends leaving in the wee hours of the morning or super late to avoid traffic. And the nasty weather that we are expected to get. And coming up on news4 at 5 00 tonight, where exactly does your luggage go after you drop it off when you check a bag . Well, we are going behind the scenes, following the journey of your luggage. Thats coming up tonight at 5 00. If youve got a story idea for the consumer watch, wed love to hear from you. Our email address is there on the screen, as well as our phone number. Send us your ideas. All right. Thanks a lot, erika. Thanks, jim, pat. If youre planning to travel for thanksgiving, you need to change those plans, veronica . For thanksgiving day, you do not. But tomorrow some roads will be impacted more than others. So depends on where you are. Where youre going to be traveling. Areas like i81, 66, 70, 270 for tomorrow that could get a little dicey at times. Lets head over to the weather wall. And talk just that. Road conditions. Driving impacts. This is from the evening to the morning. So were just fine, this evening. That road temperature just checked on it, its 58 degrees. Averages out to most locations throughout the areas as our temperatures today have been in the 50s. So 52 your air temperature. By morning, could be a slick spot or two around the area, north and west of d. C. The air temp by then at 37 degrees. So the temperatures are going to drop pretty rapidly after midnight. Well go from rain to snow tomorrow. A lot of roads will be just wet in the beginning. But weve got a chance for snow mixing in with that rain between 7 00 a. M. And 3 00 p. M. Tomorrow. Most of the accumulation that were talking about on grass he ooh surfaces and on area roads, especially secondary roads north and west of d. C. That for tomorrow. So let me show you the weather unfold. This is your future weather. The rain down south coming up towards southern maryland. Areas of the northern neck. This is at 2 00 a. M. Look at this. All this green, that is just that. Rain at 6 00 a. M. Heres that pocket of snow in the blue, a rain mix in the pink. And watch how quickly that unfolds and blossoms out as we hit the late midmorning hours. Then by early afternoon, its still with us. 1 00 p. M. , this is a look at 1 00 p. M. , frederick, leesburg, even in d. C. Down toward areas of warrenton, winchester, a chance for some snow. And then by 5 00, 6 00, it all moves out. Temperatures get a chance to warm a little bit. So the way its looking right now, your forecast for wednesday, ooh, lets go ahead and take it back a bit. I think we can stop it there and advance it to the graphic here to show just how much. Its not going to stop. So right now the higher amounts of snow, leesburg, damascus and gaithersburg, between 1 and 3 inches of snow. The higher amounts will be here, areas of i81, 70, 270, as i reported. Even out 66 with that 3 to 6inch pocket of snow mainly on grassy areas. A little bit on area roads, secondary roads. But again, they are going to be out treating them tomorrow. Temperature tomorrow going up to a high of 40 degrees. But that will be early in the day. Our temperatures tomorrow fall from 40 into the 30s and then for thursday, 39. But look what happens thursday morning. Were at 33. And that means that anything that falls if still left on area roads could be icy as we get into thursday morning, yes, i know, thanksgiving day. For friday right now, its a cold start for us at 28 degrees. The weekend looking better. Just a couple minutes when i return, what will the weather be like outside of our area . You plan on driving up to pennsylvania or down south toward areas of virginia, ill show you that coming up. Loudoun county sheriff mike chapman is running for a second term next year, and now theres a new challenger from his own party who is no stranger to the sheriffs office. According to e loudoun times, eric noble announced his candidacy yesterday. Its a 27year veteran of the sheriffs office. He was the Senior Commander in charge of connections and Court Services before retiring recently. If elected, noble promises more transparency and fiscal responsibility. He also says hell increase Staffing Levels in field operations. Honda may have to pay a 35 million fine. The automaker admits to not reporting more than 1,700 injury and deaths claims. Those claims happened over the course of 11 years. Honda blames the mistake on Computer Program errors, and data entry mistakes. Executives say they are working to fix the problem now. The case is still under review by the national highway Traffic Safety administration. It could be one of the biggest violations in history. Staying in and renting a movie is about to get more expensive. Were going to tell you about the price hike thats about to impact your family movie night. The smithsonian breaks its silence in the growing sex assault controversy involving comedian bill cosby. We want to hear from you about that story and the stories that get you going. First at 4 00. The stories youre talking about. Like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. Were coming right back. Move over, barbie. She has been de throned by queen elsa in the holiday toy wars. Its t first time in 11 years barbie hasnt been at the top of the toy giving for girls. Instead queen elsa, anna and the rest of the frozen characters are dominating the national survey. 20 of parents plan to buy frozen gear for their girls. Nearly 17 plan to make a barbie purchase. The numberone toy for boys, still legos. You can rent a frozen dvd from red box but starting next week it will cost more. The rental increases 30 cents to 1. 50. Bluray to 2 a day. Gamers get hit harder a month later in january. Video game rental fees will jump from 2 a day to 3. Red box is facing tougher competition as more americans turn to online video delivery. New calls today for a full review of voting equipment across virginia after issues surfaced on election day. Voting machine malfunctions were reported in almost a dozen localities. Virginias election commissioner told the Richmond Times dispatch the problems appear to be the result of aging equipment and not foul play. There is hope a full review will remove any questions about that. In todays news4 your health, disturbing new evidence just released shows a lot of people with hiv are skipping treatment. 1. 2 million americans are living with hiv right now. But only 30 of them are taking drugs to keep the virus under control, according to a new cdc report. Researchers say people with untreated hiv are more likely, much more likely, to spread the virus to others. And young people are the most likely group to skip treatment. It will soon be a lot easier