Reporter john towson of aaa midatlantic says theres proof behind the theory. Right now is the busiest time to be driving. The second busiest . Tomorrow starting at 11 00. Then it gets worse at 3 00. Reporter what makes tomorrow extra tricky is rain and snow making roads slippery. I want to avoid the rain and snow tomorrow if it comes. Reporter john isnt the only one thinking that way on this line to pick up honey baked hams in Silver Spring. The line must have been a mile down the way. Reporter this giant is packed. Tell me what its like in there. Crazy. Reporter the best day to drive is the actual holiday. Leave on thursday anyway. Just wait it out. Let the storm pass over, pass through. And then its better to be safe than to be sorry. Reporter or just do what jen mercer of potomac does. Stay local. We dont leave town on thanksgiving ever. Reporter not a bad idea. Im not going to leave town either. I know it looks like this traffic is moving behind me. They actually are but when they get to the other side, thats when youre seeing a lot of brake lights. Maryland state Highway Administration is telling Truck Drivers to think about staying off the road tomorrow and actually pull over. Weve got one over here thats pulled over. And basically its because what happens is if a truck has any issue, it causes an avalanche of problems like that we had on westbound i70 earlier today. That was stretching about 20 miles. That took hours and hours to clean up. Were live looking at the beltway, debra alfarone, wusa9. Traffic moving smoothly. I still think thanksgiving is the best day to travel. Mola lenghi is tracking the situation at national. Hell have a live report coming up at 6 00. The st. Louis area is bracing for the possibility of more violence after the grand jury decision clearing a Ferguson Police officer. Danielle nottingham is in ferguson. She brings us the latest. Reporter jan and lesli, as police scramble to restore order, the city of ferguson looks for ways to heal. Michael browns family and supporters push for change. More than a dozen businesses are in ruins and burned out cars line a parking lot following a night of violent demonstrations against the grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson for the deadly shooting of Michael Brown. The National Guard was not deployed in enough time to save all of our businesses. In order to protect lives and property, we are bringing more resources to ferguson and other parts of the region. [ no audio ] reporter browns father wearing a no justice, no peace tshirt appeared at a press conference with reverend al sharpton. Brown had no comment as his attorneys criticized the grand jury process that cleared wilson. Nine whites and three African Americans were on the panel. We object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of Michael Brown, jr. s family that this process is broken. Reporter Law Enforcement officials want to head off another night of violence here in ferguson. Police say theyll closely watch the crowds expected to gather again. In a statement from his lawyers, officer wilson thanked his supporters. Wilson told the jury he opened fire on brown moments after the unarmed teen attacked him in his patrol car. The makeshift memorial where brown was killed was untouched during last nights chaos. There were more than 80 arrests around the area last night. In ferguson, missouri, danielle nottingham. Now back to you. Danielle, thank you. Demonstrators took to the streets of d. C. Today and they staged dieins at 28 minutes after the hour to signify an alarming statistic. They claim that every 28 hours, a young black man is killed by a Police Officer in this country. Andrea mccarren is live at the location of the next protest in northwest washington. Andrea . Reporter at 5 28, demonstrators will lie down on the sidewalk here at 4th andeanian Avenue Northwest and indiana Avenue Northwest. They will be posefully protesting the grand jury decision in ferguson and also asking our Police Department for more accountability. The looting, gunfire and torched Police Cruisers in ferguson poured salt on an open wound. It makes me like just weakened inside. I feel like justice was not served. Reporter but 800 miles away in d. C. , a different demonstration. It makes me feel kind of better about the whole situation. Its a good life experience. Reporter davis along with his potomac preparatory classmates and teachers came upon this demonstration by accident. Theyd been helping the homeless across the street. And we had to represent because this is an issue that is very pertinent, especially for young black men like ourselves. Just imagine somebody in your family getting shot for no reason just because of your race. Its just like really sad and it makes me like just weakened inside. I just want to give him a life changing experience, something they can really feel hands on instead of just watching it on the tv screen. I wanted them to actually come together in unity and see what it feels like to support something. Reporter demonstrators staged several dieins across the city lasting four minutes. A symbolic nod to the four hours Michael Browns body lay in the streets of ferguson. Were going to get our justice. Were going to get our justice. Reporter peacefully . Peacefully, definitely. Reporter demonstrators delivered a letter like this to the police chief. The city council, the mayor elect. Theyre asking for some specifics to help improve relationships between blacks and the Police Department asking for specifics including body cameras for all officers and more community oversight. Coming up at 6 00, as those protests progress, as the day went on, they became larger and more diverse. Well have a live report on that at 6 00. Back to you. See you in a bit, andrea. Anger over the decision by the grand jury in ferguson spilled over into other parts of the country as well. In Seattle Police used pepper spray on protesters on a highway ramp monday night. At least one officer was slightly hurt. And in denver the protest was less intense. People lay downin the streets to block traffic, and this was the scene in new york city. As you can see, hundreds blocking traffic as they marched from union square to times square. Plus, somebody splashed red paint on the citys police commissioner. Thousands of people turped out today for marion turned out today for Marion Barrys annual turkey give away. Many had personal stories about the mayor for life. For the First Time Since his death, we see barrys widow. Bruce johnson joins us live from anacostia with more. Reporter Union Temple Baptist church just off of Martin Luther king avenue southeast, this is one of the citys poorest neighborhoods and once again for marian barrys turk Marion Barrys turkey give away, the demand outweighed the supply. Still 3,000 turkeys given away and 50,000 pounds of vegetables. They lined up before dawn for free turkeys and vegetables. Once everybody get their food, thanking him. Hes still here. Reporter for the first time marion barry, the mayor for life, was not here. Its because of him that the city is where it is today. And i thank god for him. I love him. He showed us how to serve. And he showed us how to care for everyone. This event just embodies who he was. A great man who helped the community. We miss him. We love him. Im just happy to be here for the people [ inaudible ] good to be home here at Union Temple Baptist church where we received my husband when cea home from prison. This is where he came. Were comfortable here. I love the people of ward 8. I certainly wish if there was anything that i could have right now, that i would be sitting home watching television and marion would be sitting here giving out turkeys. Reporter marion barry had been presiding over the turkey giveaway since 2004 since he was first elected as ward 8 councilman. At least 20,000 families need turkeys. Reporter 20,000 . 20,000 in ward 8 alone. Reporter thats tray white, a barry political protege. He might have gotten barrys last voice mess allege. Message. Certain certain. His spirit lives on. To see 3,000 people come out, you see the need and theres more work to be done. Reporter hes only 30 years old but already lining up to replace marion barry in the special election ward 8 council seat. Its going to be a very crowded seat of candidates. Thanks so much, bruce. People who want to pay their respects to marion barry are signing condolence books at the wilson building. The body of the pour fourtime the body of the fourtime mayor is expected to lie in state there next week. Sources say the funeral will probably happen next week at the convention center. A convention worker spent three hours trapped all the way to his waist in a trench. It o and a half hours for them to shore up the trench and free the manual. He was in serious condition as medics rushed him to the hospital. Fred smoot used to play for the burgundy and gold. Hes in hot water tonight accused of assaulting his girlfriend. Deputies responded to a home in ashburn sunday morning after a woman complained that her boyfriend grabbed her arm. Smoot is charged with misdemeanor domestic assault. He was booked and released from the Loudoun County adult detention center. He has been an on air contributor for local media outlets, including cbs radio affiliate 1306. 7 the 106. 7 the fan. Were just Getting Started on wusa9 news at 5 00. Reporter uva takes a stand against Sexual Violence. Im peggy fox live in charlottesville. Coming up what the cool is doing in the aftermath of that Rolling Stone article about a gang rape on campus. Im meteorologist topper shutt we. Had to go to a red alert tomorrow for rain changing to snow. Where is the storm now . You feel the rain along the southeast, through georgia, south care kay, north carolina. South carolina, north carolina. Thats the noreaster coming up the coast. Well give you a timetable and accumulations again. For some the ferguson decision comes with painful conversations about the value of their son. I talked with some local moms about how their sons matter, at 5 30. A secure retirement. A new home. Earning your diploma. Providing for your family. Real associates, using walmarts benefits to build better lives for their families. Opportunity. Thats the real walmart. The university of virginias governing body has held an emergency meeting today to address the issue of Sexual Assault on campus in the wake after story in Rolling Stone magazine that detailed a gang rape at a Uva Fraternity house. Peggy fox attended todays meeting and joins us live. Was any action taken . Reporter yes, jan, the board voted on a zero tolerance policy for Sexual Assault. The 17member board pledged to come up with some real changes, but for now appointed a subgroup to come up with the specifics. A small number of protesters greeted the Board Members as they arrived from all over the state. Inside the board heard from student leaders, the Charlottesville Police chief and a student leader of Sexual Assault awareness organizations. They discussed better ways to help victims, whats needed to prosecute the rapist and whether alcohol and fraternities themselves are to blame for what they call what some of them called anyway a culte of rape. I deeply believe that Sexual Violence is a cultural problem in fraternities that necessitates deep attitudal shifts. I want to make it clear to you and 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. Reporter there was a lot of talk about excessive drinking and the conthex between alcohol and connection between alcohol and Sexual Violence. One board member, a Technology Leader from northern virginia, proposed banning alcohol for underage students at fraternity parties and suggested sending in police if they serve underage students. So will alcohol be banned at uva fraternities . Ill have that answer and how the board received her suggestion coming up at 6 00. Reporting live in charlottesville, peggy fox, wusa9. We just night get some snow . We havent had a white thanksgiving since 1979. That year we had a white thanksgiving and a white christmas, the first time in a hundred years. You know what happened after that . It was a very disappointing winter. For you. Yes, for me. You know, im kind of in between here. I might have to break out the breadometer later tonight. Oh, no. Im really in between here. Lets start with a live look outside with our weather cam. We have some hours to do some errands. Im sure everybody and their brother is in the grocery store. Temperatures still in the 50s, 55. Winds still out of the south at 5. Humidity 40 . Pretty low. So were looking at a slow changeover to colder air as we go through the rest of the evening and also tonight and tomorrow. So red alert wednesday for snow. Bus stop temperatures 38 to 44. This is important because it will be wet at the bus stop. Well have to have an umbrella walking the kids to the bus stop. Stay off the roads between 10 00 a. M. And 4 00 p. M. I think that will be the critical hours in the immediate metro area, fairfax county, the district. Well see the rain changing to snow. Well see periods of heavy snow, low visibility. I think its going to describe familiaric enough to be dynamic enough to snow faster than it will melt. That will have to happen to get 4 inches in the metro. 4 to in the mountains. You have elevation, colder air, you have more snow. Okay. We just sent this out. Just tweeted this out. Heres our second call. Pretty close to what we had at noon really. Trace to an inch east of i95. I95 west 1 to 2 inks. That includes 2 inches. That includes manassas and fairfax and Silver Spring and wheatton. 2 to 4 inches through Loudoun County, back through upper Montgomery County. Frederick and points north and west, 4 to 8 inches. Hagerstown and smithsburg, westminster, probably in the order of 6 inches for you folks. So heres our futurecast. 6 a. M. In the morning. This is not changed. Its going to be raining in the morning. A dreary morning. But just rain with snow in the mountains. Watch what happens. By 9 00 watch this blue line and this ma general today line magenta line start to sink. It moves at the surface and aloft. Eventually the atmosphere will be able to support snow, even though the surface temperatures are going to be above freezing. Thats what makes the accumulation so tough for us. Its going to have to snow pretty hard faster than it melts tomorrow. I think it will. By noon all snow upper Montgomery County, Loudoun County, points to the north and west and a mixture already on either side of i95. Then by 2 00, pretty much all snow in the north and western suburbs of d. C. And also wet snow flakes flying into charles county. I think even by 5 00, well see wet snow flakes into st. Marys county. You wont see any accumulation down there but you are going to see wet snow flakes before all is said and done tomorrow. So the day planner, rain at 9 00, 38. Rain and snow at 11 00, 37. Probably all snow and 36 by 1 00. Its going to have to snow faster than it can melt. Now, the next three days, once we get through tomorrow, were in pretty good shame. Cold turkey day, yes. Low 40s. Maybe a flurry. Bright but brisk on friday, about 41. Next seven days, getting milder just in time for the terps and just in time for the ravens. You can see this game on channel 9. 58 on sunday. 55 on mondaymaybe a shower. Low 50s on tuesday and also maybe a shower. All right, top. A warning tonight about utility workers. What wssc says you need to do before letting employees into your home. Plus, black friday shopping made simple with our main money man mike matt granite. Its not mike. I dont know why i confuse that so many times. His secret strategy youll be able to follow right after the break. Taking a look the at the gas prices not driving us quite so crazy. 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