Happy thanksgiving to you. It may be early in the morning but the rush on one of the busiest travel days is already under way. Hard to believe this early. Winterlike weather will impact the 50 million traveling by road or air. This is just one of the systems. Its bringing snow, rain and ice across several states. Your travel forecast in just a moment. First, take a look at this video. A lot of roads will look like this today. A scene in los angeles, the 405 bumper to bumper doing as ive mannequin challenge. Abcs janai nman has a look at the packed highways and airports. Reporter Winter Weather advisories and weekend travel woes. Thats what millions of americans can look forward to as travel for the thanksgiving holiday is expected to hit a nineyear high. As usual whether youre preparing for takeoff or taking to the roads, experts expect today to be one of the worst for travel. Prepared for packed terminals converting 2,000 others to full time and adding more canine teams. Were running a daily operation that focuses specifically on screening operations hour by hour at the top 30 airports. Reporter faster security lanes rolled out at airports in new jersey, atlanta, chicago and l. A. X. Just in time for the holiday. Were seeing very happy faces and people coming through much more efficiently. Reporter but that could be fset by the weather set to take the middle of the country by storm. Parts of minnesota and wisconsin through this morning that could bring inches of snow. That same system packing a line of heavy rain and storms through arkansas and tennessee. That could mean delays or cancellations at airports from chicago to new orleans and slippery roads as millions prepare to travel. This picture from l. A. Showing jampacked traffic as the Holiday Weekend gets under way. Some parts of the country have snow such as here in washington state. Others seeing rain. Lets get the forecast from accuweathers cam tran. Cam, good morning. Good morning, diane and kendis. For those heading out on this busy wednesday, if youre heading into the Pacific Northwest you could see delays thanks to rain and looking at major delays in the midwest as well thanks to a storm system moving on through that is going to bring in low clouds as well as rainfall from chicago all the way to cleveland. Down to louisville. We could see major delays and snow could mean slow going roadways across minneapolis and duluth. As for your thanksgiving holiday itself it is looking nice except for the northeast and Pacific Northwest. Back to you. Thank you. After days of nonstop meetings president elect donald trump is taking a thanksgiving break at his maralago estate in palm beach. Before leaving new york city he moderated some of his more controversial views. Hes no longer calling Climate Change a hoax. And hes backing away from his threat to pursue criminal more now from abcs stephanie ramos. Reporter today as president elect donald trump spends time with his family in florida for the thanksgiving holiday, questions over his business ties, campaign pledges and open cabinet positions loom. Dr. Ben carson one of many visitors spotted leaving trump tower tuesday just last week said he had no interest in a trump cabinet position but now back in the mix and up for the housing and urban Development Secretary job. Trump tower but declining to talk about his desire to be a part of the administration. I was really here more in my capacity as vice chairman of the transition commite. Reporter some of the big issues mr. Trump pledged to tackle once he became president he appears to be backing away from now softening his stance on prosecuting Hillary Clinton telling the new york times, my inclination would be for whatever pow i have on the matter is to say lets go forward. If donald trump can help her heal then perhaps thats a good thing. I think hes thinking of many Different Things as he prepares to become the president of the United States and things that sound like the campaign arent among them. Reporter trump also dealing with questions about his Business Ventures in 18 Different Countries around the world. Begging the question even from his own advisers, is there a conflict . Democratic senator Richard Blumenthal seems to think so. There is a clear conflict of interest personal business interests and his public duties. Reporter Something Else donald trump is not saying much about these days is the wall. He promised to build a wall along the southern u. S. mexico border, instead hes mentioned an executive action to investigate visa abuse. Kendis, diane, back over to you. Stephanie ramos, 57 days until inauguration. Lots happening and in North Carolina nikki haley has haley has been chosen to become the next u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations according to the paper there. She had been a contender for secretary of state. She has very little diplomatic experience. A Police Officer in detroit is fighting for his life after being shot in the head. Wayne State University officer colin rose was patrolling an area when he radioed to say he was investigating possible thefts of Navigation Systems from cars and suvs. A person questioned. Rose is at least the fifth officer shot on duty across the country since sunday. A suspect in the ambushstyle Fatal Shooting of a san antonio Police Officer apparently got married the day after the attack according to documents which indicate otis mckane may have been trying to keep his wife from having to testify against him but the d. A. Says any conversations they had before the wedding would be admissib admissible. Funeral services will be held week. Stocks have been rallies and major u. S. Stork markets open at record highs this morning. The dow closed above 19,000 on tuesday. Its on a postelection rally being led by manufacturing and banks. Now, one factor we learned that home sales in october were the highest since before the recession. It was a very personal message that president obama delivered to 21 recipients of the nations highest civilian honor. Michael jordan was among those receiving the of freedom. President obama said every recipient had touched his life in a very powerful way and helped make him who he is but while there were some tears in the room, the president lightened up the ceremony while talking about Ellen Degeneres. But its like ellen says, we all want a tortilla chip that can support the weight of guacamole, which really makes no sense to me. Of choked up. The tortilla chip and guacamole and it breaks. They participated in a mannequin challenge as well. But the question now is how did it stack up against the Cleveland Cavaliers challenge during their recent visit. With the first lady. This was Ellen Degeneres beforehand and tweeted this they havent let me into the white house yet because i forgot my notjoking. I like president ialmedal ofof freedom. She was obviously allowed inside but it seemed to get tricky there. Tom hanks was honored and there the med said we have some great actors here, the guy from space jam and airplane talking about Michael Jordan and video about the bus and the driver in this crash. The Aloe Vera Gel that contained zero percent of the astronomers say this fireball is actually a type of meteor. It was seen all over the state and recorded here on Police Dash Cams near ft. Myers. Pretty cool stuff. Four workers in Critical Condition after a fire at a giant exxon mobil refinery in baton rouge hurt as they tried to restart a main unit after it was repaired. This is the fourth incident at a gulf refinery in two days that investigators in philadelphia are searching for clues after a man was seriously injured by an explosive package. They say the 60yearold victim opened the large envelope which had been left at his door thinking it was medication. But when he opened it the package exploded injuring his hands and face. Officials say that the incident was not terror related but it appears the victim was targeted. Say it aint so. You may have to find a substitute for your thanksgiving dinner gravy. Heinz i pork gravy because its mislabeled. Its really a different flavor that contains milk and soy. Another consumer alert. Apparently no aloe vera in this the store brand sought in several chains. Bloomberg had it sold at walmart, target and cvs analyzed and found no trace of the plant. Tests on walgreens gel was inconclusive. Companies are on the honor a large house and a treasure trove of gold was found. Several gold bars were hidden throughout the house tucked away under furniture, even under piles of linen. The total weight 220 pounds worth. Thats 3. 7 million. Wow. 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The agency is looking into a number of factors including whether seat belts would have saved any of the five children who died. The driver remains behind bars facing multiple charges of vehicular homicide. Now, hours after the ntsb people filled a church to pray for those killed and the 12 children still in the hospital. Abcs david kerley has more from chattanooga. Reporter the wreckage of the school bus and the wreckage of families, 9yearold ka dhoore jones among the five lost children. One mother complained about the driver before the crash. Ive been calling the school since the first day. Reporter the 24yearold driver only received his license in apri in his bus hitting a car. These two boys survived the horrific crash. He was turning real fast around the corner. And it feel like the world was turning upside down. We hit a mailbox and a garbage can then thats when the tree went through the bus. Reporter hundreds turned out renewing the call for seat belts. 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Ask your healthcare professional ifriellix checking our top story, donald trump is spending the thanksgiving break in palm beach after backing away from his promise to prosecute Hillary Clinton. As he fills his cabinet ben carson says he was asked to be hud secretary. Person of interest is being questioned in the shooting of a campus Police Officer in detroit. The officer is recovering from surgery after being shot in the head while on patrol. And experts say right about now is the best tim for your thanksgiving trip. Aaa predicts more travelers this year and weather may be a problem. The northwest is one area with rain and snow in the mountains. Also snow in the upper midwest and rain for much of the midwest. Thunderstorms are possible in the south. 72 in chicago last week. 44 today. But you can finish watching the show first. Finally we mentioned president ial medals of freedom years class impressive. Heres why. Today we celebrate extraordinary americans who have lifted our spirits, strengthened our union, pushed us towards progress. He has introduced us to americas unassuming heroes. Tom says he just saw ordinary guys who did the right thing at the right time. Well, it takes one to know one and americas dad has stood up to cancer with his beloved wife veterans, supported Space Exploration and the truth is, tom has always saved his best roles for real life. He is a good man. Which is the best title you can have. Along with her voice, her soulful sensibility, diana exuded glamour and grace and filled stages that helped to shape the sound of motown. Journey consumed with the bargains between ambition and ink justice and pleasure and pain. The simple glories and scattered heartbreak of everyday life in america. Im the president , he is the boss. The game of baseball has a handful of signature sounds. You hear the crack of the bat. You got the crowd singing in the seventh Inning Stretch and youve got the voice of scully. In fact, i thought about him doing all these citations which would have been very cool but [ laughter ] i thought we shouldnt make him sing for his supper like that. Up next. [ laughter ] it was such a great ceremony. Its 4 30. We start with some breaking national news. This man is suspected of shooting a Police Officer in michigan and hes under arrest. The officer is in grave condition after being shot in the head yesterday. Is off campus. Well keep you updated as we learn more. A hostage situation in colorado springs. The deputies are responding to this area. This is in the secure wyfield area. I looked at it and it does appear to be a residential area