The huge deals. And the warning signs before you buy. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im byron pitts, in for david tonight. And we begin with the tran tick thanksgiving getaway. This year, one of the busiest travel days on record. Millions already battling traffic, long lines and dangerous weather. Tonight, two storms are sweeping across the country. Heavy snow in stretching towards the northeast. At reagan airport, long lines stretching across the terminal. And look at l. A. s famous 405 freeway. Travel at a standstill in both directions 24 hours ago. The weather set to cause even more trouble on the return home. The forecast in a moment. But we begin with abcs alex perez at chicagos ohare airport. Reporter tonight, the thanksgiving holiday starting with an extra helping of long lines. And chicago this morning. Terminals already bustling at the crack of dawn. We had to wake up at like 3 00 this morning because we knew the traffic was going to be pretty rough. You can get here two hours before, two and a half hours before and you could still end up being late for your flight. Reporter in minneapolis, crews racing to deice planes and clear snow. At d. C. s reagan airport, lines as far as the eye can see. Police directing traffic outside bostons logan airport. Before. Reporter air travel demand so high, airlines adding 74,000 seat as day, just to keep up. Amtrak trains packed with holiday passengers, too. Philadelphias station seeing its busiest day yet this year. But the most popular mode of transportation to get to that turkey . The roads. An expected 43. 5 million of us will drive more than 50 miles. Drivers on the lookout for more icy and wet conditions, already so many motorists getting on the road at once, complete gridlock seen from the sky in l. A. And with the busiest travel day, sunday, still yet to come. And byron, here at ohare, and at airports across the country, the tsa has added 1,400 agents and made many part time agents full time, hoping to alleviate congestion. Byron . Alex, thank you. Lets go right now to meteorologist rob marciano along the west side highway tonight, tracking the storms. Rob . Reporter hey, byron. Traffic is heavy here, but its dry across the east coast. Not going to last, though. Weve got a large system that stretches from canada all the way to mexico. Look at the radar. Some wet snow across the noern great lakes. Heavy rain from detroit back to chicago, south to i70. And thunderstorms this morning across texas have weakened along interstate 10. Tomorrow, that front moves off to the east, but kind of weakens. Winter precip into western safe travels to everyone on this holiday. Byron . Rob, thank you so much. Next, president elect donald trump and his family have already made their holiday getaway. Arriving last night at the airport in palm beach, florida. Theyre spending thanksgiving at their maralago resort. For mr. Trump, it is also a working holiday. Hes named two new members of his cabinet. Abcs mary bruce is in palm beach tonight. Reporter tonight, Donald Trumps luxury maralago resort, now a secure florida fortre the president elect releasing a thanksgiving video message. Its my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward as one country, strengthened by shared purpose and very, very common resolve. Reporter after announcing five white men as his first round of hires, today, a jolt of diversity. Trump nominating two women to join his cabinet. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to be his ambassador choice activist betsy devoss for secretary of education. Both women deeply critical of trump during the campaign. Donald trump is everything we hear and teach our kids not to do in kindergarten. Reporter but haley ultimately came around. While i wont pretend to have always been the president elects biggest cheerleader, i did vote for him. And i was absolutely thrilled to see him win. Reporter at 44 years old, shes the youngest governor in the country. Immigrants, she led the charge to remove the Confederate Flag from the South Carolina capitol. Still, haley has virtually no Foreign Policy experience. And trump has been openly hostile towards the u. N. The United Nations is not a friend of democracy. Its not a friend to freedom. Its not a friend even to the United States of america. Reporter today, trump praised haleys track record of replaced by South Carolinas lieutenant governor, henry mcmaster, one of trumps first prominent supporters. The new picks come with trump softening on a host of campaign promises, including his pledges to repeal obamacare. Promise kus hillary clinton. Pull out of the paris Climate Change deal. And reinstate torture. Hes also hedging on his vow to separate himself from his business empire. Nothing is written. In other words, in theory, i can be president of the United States and run my business business. I could run my business perfectly, and then run the country perfectly. Reporter trump still insists hell focus on the presidency while his children run the family business. Mary bruce joins now from florida. And mary, were hearing tonight, there may also be a role for dr. Ben carson in the administration. Reporter thats right. Ben carson, the former neurosurgeon says hes been offered multiple positions, including the secretary of now, last week carson said taking a role in government would make him a fish out of water. But today, he tweeted that an announcement is forthcoming. Byron . Mary, thank you. Of course, president elect trump has yet to name a secretary of state. The most prominent member of the cabinet. Abcs jon karl joins us now. And jon, theres a real split in the trump team about who should get this job. Reporter there sure is, byron. Im told, it has come down to two prominent republicans. Mitt romney and Rudy Giuliani. You really couldnt have more of a stark one of trumps harshest critics during the campaign. But some transition aides are arguing that he would be a bridge to republicans and others who did not support trump. Im told that trump is warming to that idea. On the other hand, nobody was more loyal than Rudy Giuliani and some transition aides are arguing that his brash style makes him exactly the kind of dealmaker that trump says he wants. Im told that trump is genuinely ballots are still being counted. And Hillary Clintons lead in the popular vote continues to grow. Shes now more than 2 million ahead of donald trump. Thats prompting new calls for an audit of Voting Machines in some of the bat pl ground states. Next tonight, new details just coming in about that devastating School Bus Accident in chattanooga. A team from the ntsb is on the scene, looking for clues. But tonight, the results of the drivers toxicology test have been released, as we are have been on that road in the first place. Heres abcs david kerley. Reporter federal envisit gators tonight revealing the 24yearold driver of this crushed bus was on a road that was not part of his route. Johnthony walker had no trace of alcohol or drugs in his similar. Hes charged with five counts of vehicular manslaughter. Road when it swerved twice and flipped onto its side, sliding into a tree, killing those five children, between 6 and 10 years old. As the memorials grow and funerals are scheduled, investigators say they are looking not just at the driver, but the company he worked for, as well. Durham School Services operates more than 13,000 buses and vans, having about 350 accidents in the past two years. Our issue is not so much how many accidents they have, our issue is what is the rate of accidents in terms of how many accidents per bus and per driver. Reporter last year, the company was given a satisfactory rating, meaning it was in compliance. Struggling with the nearly unbearable loss. David kerley, abc news, chattanooga. Next, the surge in violence against Police Officers rising again tonight. A michigan officer losing his life after being shot point blank while on duty. A suspect is in custody, but this officer is the fifth to be shot around the country since sunday. A year thats seen a sharp spike in police killings. Heres abcs eva pilgrim. Reporter tonight, a detroit line of duty dying late today. His family and fiance by his side. This is a tragedy of immense proportions. Reporter 29yearold collin rose, k9 unit officer at wayne state university, was investigating a rash of car breakins offcampus last night when he stopped to question a man on a bike. When backup arrived, rose was found lying on the ground, shot in the head. I need all units that are possible. Reporter police arresting a suspect, 31yearold deangelo davis, on outstanding warrants a few blocks away. Assaulting an officer. Rose, the fifth Police Officer shot in the line of duty in the last five days. So far this year, 61 officers across the country have been fatally shot in the line of duty. More than any year since 2011. The suspect has not yet been charged. Police are still looking for the gun used in this shooting. Byron . Eva, thank you. And from charleston, West Virginia, an altercation on the tonight, the shooting is being investigated as a possible hate crime. Abcs linsey davis has the story. Reporter 15yearold james means killed on a West Virginia street. Tonight, federal authorities are investigating his shooting death as a possible hate crime. Im going to leave everything up to the court to take care of this man and to whatever they have to do. Reporter on monday night, police say 15yearold james means had an exchange with 62yearold William Pulliam admits to shooting means twice in the stomach, calling it selfdefense. I just shot him. I mean, i felt my life was in danger. Reporter pulliam told police means was with two other boys who were mocking him and says means approached him and flashed a gun. The Police Report made no mention of means having a gun, but police are still investigating. According to the criminal complaint, pulliam expressed no remorse, saying, the way i look at it thats another piece of kill anybody, but you know, theyre not going to kill me. Reporter pulliam faces firstdegree murder charges. If found guilty, it could mean life behind bars. Byron . Linsey, thank you. And here in new york city tonight, preparations for the thanksgiving day parade are kicking into high gear. And while the balloons are being inflated, the security is rolling in. Abcs gio benitez is along the parade route tonight. Happy thanksgiving reporter its the big apples moment to shine, and tonight, authorities arent taking any blocking traffic through the parades two and a half mile route. New york city now adding dozens of these sanitation trucks, filled with sand, to help prevent an attack like the one in nice, france. That driver of a speeding truck killing 86 in july. Just days ago, police in new york arresting this man, who prosecutors say talked of attacking times square. Police even visiting 135 truck suspicious. If somebody is just acting odd, tell someone. Reporter also standing ready, a battalionsized contingent of 3,000 officers many with heavy weapons to protect the millions along the route. And despite the increased security, so many people are still looking forward to this thanksgiving tradition. In fact, you can see all of these families already lining up to watch these balloons take shape. Byron . Gio, thank you. Theres still much more ahead on world news tonight this wednesday. 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