Forecast in just a bit. First check on this morning commute. We have some roadwork on the fdr drive. Two lanes blocked in one direction, one lane in the other. And today is the second gridlock alert day of the year. So you know its going to be quite congested in midtown. Well have more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. 4 31, breaking news. One communitys supermarket went up in flames. It is the food town on st. Nicolas avenue. Sheldon dutes is there. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. Firefighters got the fire under control not too long ago and some of the emergency vehicles have started clearing out. This is one of the busiest shopping weeks of the year for Grocery Stores and that is all thats left of the food town. Now families in Hamilton Heights have stopped and shopped at this Food Town Grocery for over two decades. It has been a neighborhood fixture for 26 years. But because of this overnight fire, residents will have an even harder time finding fresh food since there are so few Grocery Stores uptown. Now the fire started around 1 30 this morning and it quickly spread. It took more than 100 firefighters to knock it down. I spoke to owner and he told me shes grateful that no one got hurt but the fire is still devastating. I dont know any time of the year is good but the unfortunate part is the time of year it is. Us serving the community that were a part of for many years and obviously our team. Its a big loss. Weve also been here for a long time. God willing everything will turn out okay. Reporter and the fire chief tells me that it appears that the fire may have started in the but its unclear how it may have started or exactly where it may have started in the back of the grocery store. As for the cause of this fire, thats something investigators are going to be looking into later today. Were live many Hamilton Heights. Back to you. Thank you. Happening now the city of chicago is bracing for more protests after the release of video that shows the moment an officer shot a teenager 16 times killing him. Hundreds marched long into the night for 17yearold Laquan Mcdonald. The dash cam video was recorded 13 months ago. Prosecutors call it graphic, violent and chilling. It shows mcdonald being gunned down by a police officer. That officer Jason Van Dyke is now charged with first degree murder. Prosecutors say the case is highly complex and they wanted to get it right. The defendants actions in shot Laquan Mcdonald were not justified and were not a proper use of deadly force by this officer. Van dyke emptied his weapon and was preparing to reload. They say that mcdonald was holding a 3inch knife. Van dyke being held without bond. Fan duel and draft kings will square off with the state attorney general in court. Both are meeting for a hearing in manhattan. Fan duel has suspended its activities here pending the outcome of the hearing. Okay. 4 34 right now. Today 17 giant balloons will be pumped up for their appearance in the macys thanksgiving day parade. You can watch the inflation in person at 3 00 this afternoon, columbus avenue, 79th street right by the American Museum of national history. Yeah. Performers practicing their routines for tomorrows big parade. The nypd setting up their barricades and theyre going to map out where the extra officer wills be patrolling. You can watch the parade live tomorrow morning at 9 00. Its a holiday tradition right here on news4. The inflation is always cool, too, right . You see the local kids from the neighborhood and sit with their parents watching the balloons come to live. It starts a little early, and goes until 10 00. Thats a lot of hot air. Were dealing what to expect today, quiet travel day. Its cold and frosty in the suburbs. To 50 which is where it should be for this time of year. Were starting out this morning in the upper 30s. We have some 20s in the suburbs and there could be some frost on your windshields. 50 by 3 00. Only the beginning of a mild trend through thanksgiving. 4 36, i hope its easy so far on the commute. B 68 and m 66 delayed. We have delays many hoboken because of the water main break closures. If youre getting on the subways, some overnight work there. You can expect delays and Service Changes and at napt Street Parking rules are in effect today. New this morning, pope francis is on his way to africa right now for a visit that raises serious security concerns. Just hours ago he left rome for kenya. Hes also visit the Central African republic, a country thats considered an active war zone. The vatican will ride in an open pope mobile. Millions of americans are prepared to head out for this holiday. Katherine creag is at laguardia airport. So many people have been talking about flying and gathering in places and the security and how it will be stepped up. Were seeing security step up here. There is so much security here at the checkout line. This line incredible to see at this early hour. You see the security line there, incredibly long. It goes down the hallway past a couple of restaurants. We want to show you video we just fed in of this line, how it goes all the way down to the hallway. Hundreds of people in this line right now. It started forming a little before 4 30 in the morning and its building because so many people are showing up. The area airports and other transportation hubs said its police force is on heightened alerts and travels should expect more increased patrols and scrutinized checks of baggage. Travel is expected to be up this year because of lower gas prices. Aaa says there might be record breaking numbers for travelers this year. Aaa projects 46. 9 million holiday travelers this thanksgiving. Thats the most since 2007. Reporter and port authority, the federal government saying whether youre driving or flying, travelers are reminded to be vigilant, report any suspicious actives k activities to authorities. You see the security line going all the way down in the hl way past a couple of restaurants and the lounge. For people who are packing their bags, you know you should be able to pac a frozen turkey. Thats what the people here at the airport tell us. You can pack a frozen turkey, just dont pack the carving items. Frozen turkey yes, butchers knife, no. Im shocked people really bring a frozen turkey through security . Reporter they do. It happens. Thank you so much. It sounds like she was speaking from experience. Its 4 39. Right now this morning president obama will get an update on the security measures in place for thanksgiving trafrs. That will happen when he sit down with his security advisers. Yesterday they told the president there is no specific Terror Threat in the united states. Lots of developments in the downing of the russian flight by they insist their forces were defending themselves against the border intrusion. They say that the jet was in their air space. Russian leaders are denying that. President obama urging calm for all in the region. I think its very important now for us to make sure that the russians and the turks are talking to each other to find out exactly what happened. This morning the russians say theyre putting their own hair craft Missile System in sery yria. The pilot was killed in the plane but then also a russian marine who apparently went in by a helicopter like this one on a rescue mission. Vladimir putin says a second pilot is safe. Police in queens are trying to track down these three people. The man on the left got into an argument early monday morning in and help. The shooting happened near roosevelt avenue in elmhurst. And in queens right now police are trying to find the mother who left her newborn baby at a Church Nativity scene. The baby was found by a Maintenance Worker in richmond hill. He heard the baby crying and found hiem where the baby jesus would be. First so responders say the boy is in good health. A woman did come into the church with some bag and left the kwhurj and the bag was sort of dangling in the wind. Under new york safe haven law, parents can abandon newborns at places like a church but someone does need to be noed notified. Hoboken residents have something to be thankful for. Who came to the rescue to get well take a lack at the all important holiday forecast and weather and traffic on the 4s. Follow us on facebook and twitter. Youre watching today in new its 4 43 this morning. Millions of americans are going to be traveling for the holiday. President obama will get an update on security measures that are in place. Costco issuing a warning for customers who recently purchased rotisserie chicken salad. Chain is pumg it from the shelves over e. Coli concerning. And another recall this morning. Hundreds of thousands of glass jar candles made by mvp are being recalled because the glass lid can break when its open. There are more than a dozen reports of injuries. On wnbc new york. Com. Today, the annual pard donning of the National Thanksgiving turkey. Takes place at the rose garden at the white house this afternoon. The first family will also take part in a Family Service product. He does this motion and hes not sure its vaguely paypal ly ly papal. Youre going to be okay. You shall live another day. Its 4 45. Ge. For folks escaping toward thanksgiving day, Road Conditions fine and air travel should be fine. Ill have the details straight ahead. Clear sky, temperature 39 degrees. Tree just days away from being lit. Colder in a lot of the suburbs, starting off in the 20s, a little frosty. But excellent travel day. Mild thanksgiving day parade, for the shoppers on friday as well. For today you can see up and down the eastern seaboard, pretty kwie. Could be some showers around miami, but chicago and atlanta quiet. Out to the west, not too bad yet but it will g downhill on thanksgiving. If youre traveling tomorrow, a little more difficult. The west coast looks good. Starting out this morning, quiet but sold. 38 in astoria, melville,y ear at 26. Down the shore below freezing, long branch is 30, same thing for the mid and up hudson valley. West hampton at 21 degrees. You can see the eastern twothirds of the country pretty quiet. No organized areas of rain or snow. Were in the clear. Thats the way its going to be today. A nice cold start but a decent afternoon up around 50. Normal temperatures for a change. Tonight, patch ya clouds rolling in. The winds turn off of the water the next couple of days bringing in the cloud cover. Tomorrow for thanksgiving itself well call it variable cloudy, patchy low clouds will build up, thin spots and intervals of sun. Temperatures in the upper 50s. If youre traveling for thanksgiving, watch out. Chicago gets wet, rain and delays there, snow in minneapolis, Stormy Weather in dallas, snow out in denver and Salt Lake City as well. The west coast stays relatively quiet. If you can travel today, thats the way to do it by air or ground. 59 tomorrow, thanksgiving day on the cloudy. Chilly weather sunday and monday, upper 40s abmaybe a few showers by tuesday. Lets get over to lauren. Roads look green on the maps. Well show you the roadwork. Well start with the brooklyn bridge. The manhattan side of the span is shut down until 6 00 a. M. We have a few lanes shut down on the gqe. Heading over to the lincoln tunnel, things moving nicely as well. Free and clear at your hudson river crossings. Over to the van wick express way things look good. Southbound youll see construction but were not seeing any problems. Today is the gridlock alert day, the second of the season. Leave plenty of extra time for you to get around town. So far so good there. 4 48 now. In just a few hours jury deliberations resume in the construction trial of sheldon silver. Less than two hours after jury deliberations began a juror asked to be excused saying her heart was pounding. The judge denied the request. If convicted he faces up to 20 years in prison. An nfl player is in the hospital after he was shot in the head. Nbc sports con firnls through suspended rams receiver Stedman Bailey was shot in the car while in miami. He will have surgery this morning. A relative was also shot. That person is in critical condition. Bailey is from myanmar florida. Police are trying to find the person who shot two women inside a moving car in new jersey. The shooting taking place about 7 15 last night on middlesex street in lyndon. The two women inside the vehicle were shot several times. The car then rolling two blocks people who live in this area say they just dont feel safe. I think about my kids. I think about myself, too. Its not even safe around here no more in lyndon. Everybody used to come here and live in lyndon. You didnt come here and live no more and its too close to home. The two victims are in serious condition. Theyre in the hospital. Its not clear whether this was a random shooting or if the two women were targeted. A teenager is in the hospital after he was shot outside of a store. It happened after 9 00 p. M. Last night. Police saying the teen was shot in the arm and rushed to the hospital. Hes in serious by stable condition. Not clear who shot him or why. So far no arrests have been made. This morning a brooklyn postal worker is accused of a disturbing hate crime. Tanton cole harassed two muslim women, spit at them. He was caught on camera yelling slurs and swearing at the women on the sidewalk before following them into a deli, threatening to burn down their place of worship. Hes charged with harassment, menacing and child endangerment. Police say the man in this photo was wanted for the questioning of the murder of one of governor cuomos aides. Police say he was caught in the cross fire of a gang shootout. Authorities offering a 22,000 reward for tips leading to the killer. In Westchester CountyYonkers Police are investigating whether their pursuit policies were violated before a fatal crash. The video shows a patrol car chasing a van. The van driven by a 16yearold boy slammed head on into another car. The driver of that car died. Now spernl affairs is investigating if the pursuit should have happened at all. They were both going well over 90 miles an hour. Definitely speeding. Beyond speeding. I drive and they were going at least 90 miles an hour. The teens inside the stolen van have not been charged. Theyre many the hospital with critical injuries. According to the mayor of hoboken, the city is open for business. Repair is ongoing to fix the major water main break but its not going to be finished until after the thanksgiving holiday. Theres a backup water system thats bring in the water. The boil advisory is now lifted. Concern about peoples thanksgiving. Plans are already in place. Its 4 52, something thats never happened before in the history of the nba. Unfortunately its not happening to our local teams. Its out west. But ahead this morning, mayor de blasio softening his stance on the horse drawn carriages. Well tell you about the new plan hes putting forward. Welcome back. 4 54 wednesday morning. I already feel better about the temperature because i know we are sort of moving in the right direction at some point. Its not quite here. Yesterday we were at the freezing mark in the city. 39 today. Thats already a little up from yesterday. Thats going to be the trend. North and west of the city still chilly. 27 hope well junction, 28 in white plains, down to 38 now in the city and 20s out across portions of long island. We have a day filled with lots of sunshine. Around 50 before the day is through. Good tafl conditions into tonight. Patchy clouds forming overnight. Temperature of 44. Even milder for thanksgiving. Well talk more about that in the 5 00 hour. How is the commute this morning. Right now youre going to have a nice ride. Youre going to get there quickly. We dont have any problems out there on the roads. Heres a look at the tappan zee bridge. Things are moving along nicely. Route 3 in east rutherford, similar there. Really no accidents on the roads. Its still very early. Lets hope it stays this way. After scores of complaints amazon is now pulling its controversial subway ad. You see it there. The seats on the 48th street shuttle were covered in the nazi insignia to promote their new show the man in the high castle. Well as the mayor found them offensive. In new jersey, some grand plans are being proposed for liberty state park. A new report from the state department of Environmental Protection suggests building a hotel or Amusement Park at the site. This park could become a world class destination. But critics say the park should remain an open space and be kept as is. Suffolk county getting a new police commissioner. Steve ba loan is a deputy county executive approved by county executives, hell replace the outgoing commissioner edward weber who is retiring in january. Willie ka long held his third annual turkey drive at the bronx works center. All ahanded out 150 turkeys donated by stop and shop. I never wanted to leave here and felt like i was disconnected. This keeps me connected to the community. A lot of these women that came in and got turkeys today, they raised me, watched me grow up. I want to be a lending hand and show them im still here for them. Colon played six games this season before being sidelined be an injury. New this morning, history being made in the nba. The defending champions accomplished something thats never been done. The warriors beat the lakers for their 16th straight win to start the season. Theyve now 160. Now they have a new record in their sites. The nba record of consecutive wins is 33. Everybody talked how bad colby played. Coming up on 5 00 a. M. If youre about to head out the door, take us with you. Our next hour starts right now. Breaking news overnight, flames rip through a local supermarket. Leaving some people with few options as theyre trying to plan their thanksgiving meals. An historic trip for pope francis. Drawing up a new plan, the mayor softening his stance on banning the horse drawn carriages. Today in new york starts now. 5 00 a. M. On this wednesday, november 25th. Im michael gargiulo. Im darlene rodriguez. Chris is here with the forecast. Its a chilly start out in the suburbs where the temperatures are down in the lower to mid 20s. Little better at point pleasant, a little below the freezing point. Up towards the north and west, lower 20s, sussex is 21, danbury at 20