together the sequence of events here. now it's about 8:00 this morning when police got a call for service. they were brought here to byer street in the bradbury heights section of prince george's county. when they came, they encountered two armed men. police say that shots were fired, and one of the suspects was hit. now officers performed cpr, but the man did die. now a second suspect tried to run away, but was caught and is now in custody. police did recover weapons from the scene. no officers were injured in this incident. but certainly early in their investigation they're going to be here for a while. for the time being the road is closed and we are expecting to hear from the chief at some point this morning. back to you in the studio. >> i'm molette green with breaking news out of germany. new evidence linking a christmas market attack to the prime suspect we just heard from germany's minister, saying investigators found suspect's fingerprints inside the cab of the truck. there's a manhunt across europe for this tunisian man, anis amri, suspected of mowing down those people at the crowded marketplace. new video also shows some of the police raids happening in neighborhoods there. some in immigrant communities. the marketplace reopened today without party music or bright lights in tribute to the 12 people killed and 48 others injured just days ago. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, molette. take a live look over the nation's capital as many of you are getting ready to head out for your holiday shopping or prepare to travel. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is standing by with a check on the forecast. how is it looking? >> nice-looking day to be outside. temperatures are climbing up nicely. here's a look at the tower camera the national shrine of the immaculate conception in northeast washington. a partly cloudy sky, with time move out. temperatures have responded nicely. after a milder start this morning than we've had in quite some time. we're up to 47 in washington, 52, lorton, virginia, 56 in lorenton, so quite a nice day to be outside. hourly temperatures, most neighborhoods in the low 50s between now and 2:00, 3:00 this afternoon. northwest winds coming back this afternoon mean a quick drop in temperatures, down to 34 degrees by 11:00 tonight. look at tomorrow and the weekend coming up in a few. well a lot of you, thousands and thousands are getting out of town for the holidays. >> starting today, travel is really going to start picking up. let's check in with news4's justin finch who is live for us at reagan national airport. hi, justin. >> hey there melissa. the rush is getting under way here. you know and the d.c. area, aaa says some six million people are set to travel somewhere for the holidays. more than 100 million nationwide. and if those numbers hold, aaa says this holiday travel record-breaking year. >> all packed up, this family is westward bound for a warm holiday with loved ones. and with two small kids, a travel plan is critical. >> planning the meals. planning the snacks. planning for the tantrums. planning for to get things to keep the kids occupied. >> the 143,000-plus flyers aaa expects to fly from washington-area airports this holiday season. >> i'm checking all boarding passes. >> crowds were converging early at reagan national. and in those ever-ebbing and flowing tsa lines, we found an unbothered britney mays. >> my flight boards in 25 minutes. >> you're cutting it close. >> i like tsa pre-check and i believe in it. >> patience along with your a must for tsa lines any time of year. but especially this year. >> it's a lot more packed. i get overbooked. >> by aaa's count, roughly a third of all americans, 103 million people are traveling 50 miles or more over the next 11 days. driving is most popular, but to beat crowds, today may have been your best option to fly. >> i try to travel a day or so earlier than i think the crowds are going to be. >> and looking live at those big bags being dropped off or processing, experts say expect more of that to be coming tomorrow. when the holiday rush in essence really picks up. that starts tomorrow, friday, and it will stretch until the first monday in january. january 2nd. barbara and melissa, back to you. 93 million people will get to grandma's house this christmas by car. that's a 1.5% increase over last year. most drivers will pay the second cheapest new back then the national average was 1.62 per gallon. be sure to download the nbc washington app for your holiday travel needs, we'll be updating you with everything you need to know as you travel to and from. protect donald trump has appointed kellyanne conway to serve as counselor to the president in his administration. conway will continue her role as close adviser to trump and will work with senior leadership in the white house. the 49-year-old mother of four was a pollster and media analyst before becoming president-elect trump's campaign manager. nbc's edward lawrence has the latest on muslims and the u.s. >> president-elect donald trump called the attacks on germany and turkey, an attack on all humanity. he used the search for an attacker on a christmas market in berlin to reaffirm his plan for a muslim registry or a temporary ban coming into t and it's, i've been proven to be right 100% correct. >> mr. trump also took aim at the aerospace industry. he met with lockheed martin and boeing executives to talk about the rising pricetag on some of their government contracts. >> we got to keat tep the costs down. the f-35, trying to keep the costs down. that program is very, very expensive. >> boeing's ceo admits there may be wiggle room for the $4 billion pricetag on the new air force one. a plane mr. trump said he would cancel because the cost was too high. >> we're going to get it done for less than that. and we're committed to working together to make sure that happens. >> the president-elect is holding on to one of his main campaign promises, renegotiating. nbc news, washington. you won't see donald trump's picture on metro's inauguration day smart trip card. instead they have graphics of the white house, and american flag to presidential inauguration. metro released a statement saying quote they requested permission to use a photo, but didn't receive a response from the campaign in time. the cards are designed before the election. a new home renovation show shedding to our nation's capital. a preview before the big premiere is next. stay with us. a local couple's success in the d.c. housing market landed them a reality show. >> ossie and rob williams had so much fun renovating their own home they made a career out of . their real estate company flips homes in d.c. just like the flippers on tv. now they have their own show on hgtv. it premieres today at noon. now the couple has only taped the pilot episode if it goes well, we understand this will be a weekly show. tune in to news4 tonight starting at 4:00 to hear more about their success. i love these couples that can do these things together. i try to boss my husband around and he's like, stop it. >> they say it's a lot harder to flip houses than it looks like on television. ? it looks like they're picking tile and that's it that's not it. in other news, if maryland officials have their way, driverless cars could be coming to i-95, the maryland department of transportation has asked the federal transportation department to use the i-95 corridor to test those cars. federal offic across the country. the first group of testing areas will be announced in early 2017. if maryland is picked, the easiest, the earliest we could see driverless cars on i-95 would be the year 2018. well starting today, there's finally some relief for montgomery county commuters. it's opening day for the new tacoma/langley crossroad transit center. 60 buses will go through that station every rush hour. helping to provide bus service to 12,000 people every day. that makes it the largest nonmetro rail station in the region. holiday travel nationwide -- how it looks for where you're headed. your last chance for stronger is blasting without risking her bones. stronger is less pain, new hope, more fight. it's doing everything in your power, and everything in ours. because we don't just want kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. and with your support, they will. make a gift today at childrensnational.org/givenow quilted northern works their bathroom experience. but these birds see all and forget nothing. except this one, who has an outlet for a face. i'm molette green at the live desk. looking over a brand-new declassified report on edward snowden that concludes he is still in touch with russian intelligence services. this comes from a house committee on intelligence. in the new documents the pentagon points to 13 unnamed high-risk security issues. it says the former national security agency contractor caused and concern about another massive unauthorized disclosure. snowden, who took 1.5 million classified documents and left the country is believed to be still back to you, melissa. all right. thank you, molette. in the age of uber and lyft, cab companies are losing money. that's part of the reason montgomery county staple barwood cab is filing for bankruptcy. ride-sharing services are severely limiting the business. ceo lee barnes says the company is reorganizing and prepreparing to compete. barnes says the cabs will be painted black and tablets will replace the old way of paying. >> it's quick, affordable and seamless, there's no exchange of your credit card. >> barnes tells news4 he is determined to keep his business alive. the company has been? inn service for 50 years. the arlington woman who made hundreds of thousands of dollars in counterfeit handbag scheme is going to prison she was sentenced to 30 months for running a scheme to rip off department stores around the country. as the i-team first reported in june, she bought expensive bags and returned che ones online. she must repay the department stores the same amount of money she stole from them. coverin prince george's county now, a vigil is plan ford today in the park where rayshand cotton's body. a woman found cotton shot and burned behind the rec center at the brook road park. police say robbery was a possible motive. two teens are behind bars for the crime. police found 17-year-old demkeo aiken and a 16-year-old in the victim's car. not far from that park. also, just days before christmas, the american red cross is having to help more than 30 people in prince george's county after their apartment building went up in flames. fire investigators are working to learn what caused this fire early yesterday morning it happened on hanover parkway in greenbelt. we broke the story for you and showed you the family's forced to stand outside in the cold. and the lower levels are waterlogged at this time. take a look at something else that happened in prince george's county, a dump truck crashed into homes on owens road in oxon hill. two kids were injured. the driver said moments before the crash a box truck clipped him, which made him lose control. but police are investigating that story because it doesn't match with what some witnesses say happened. some witnesses claim that he was driving erratically before the crash. and they say he never saw the truck that hit him. well if you are still waiting for a package today might be the day it arrives. today is expected to be the busiest delivery day for the postal service, it anticipates more than 13 million packages and letters will be dropped off today. if you still have things to mail, you ship priority express through tomorrow and it should be there by christmas. today is your last day for amazon's two-day delivery service. we'll have details you need last-minute shipping dates on the nbc washington app. just search shipping dates. last-minute online shoppers beware. take a minute to make sure your info is safe online. >> four things you can do, a lot of us use our phones, first thing, make sure you downloaded all the latest updates for your phone. to put the newest security on there. >> second -- >> enable multifactor authentfy indication. passwords, fingerprints and p.i.n.s, the more you have, the less likely somebody will be able to break in while using public wi-fi. don't use your credit card. that's a big risk. another thing, always update your passwords regularly. well bad news, if buying a new car or new home is on your to do list in 2017. u.s. home affordability has hit an eight-year low. a new report just released by adam data solution s housing markets are now less an fordable than in the past. due in part to low wage growth and an uptick in mortgage rates. the prospect of who interest rates hikes in the new year will likely make it less affordable for folks to buy. queen elizabeth is feeling better there were big concerns about her health earlier this week. she had a heavy cold as they describe it in england. and didn't have her annual christmas vacation on time. but buckingham palace said this morning that the queen and the duke of edinburgh are now on their way for their vacation. they will spend the next couple of months in the village of sandringham. >> beautiful there. the numbers are staggering, you and more than 100 million of your friends are leaving to go see your loved ones for the holidays. nbc's chris stallone tells us why there's so many people traveling this year. >> the nation's largest auto club, aaa says they expect about 103 million americans, the most at any time in history, to be in holidays. now the vast majority of those people will be driving some 93 million people hitting the road over the course of the next week or so. that's about a 1.5% increase over last year. and if you're hoping to find some relief at the airports, no such luck. aaa says they expect about six million people to fly this week. and that's an increase offer in from 2.5% to 3.5% over last year. so the friendly skies might be quite crowded this year. what's driving this? aaa says the economy, gas prices remain low and consumer confidence is continuing to grow. and so more people are feeling the ability to pay for holiday travel. what are some of the most popular destinations? >> according to aaa, warm weather is certainly a draw this time of year. some of their most popular trips being booked for this week include las vegas, orlando, anaheim and san diego. in atlanta, i'm chris pollone, nbc news. >> we've got warmer-than-usual weather this time of year. >> iti i want a white christmas, but i'm told by mr. bell that's probably not going to happen. true? >> no way, huh? >> i'm not the only mr. bell in this town. >> you're the only one that counts when it comes to weather, i would contend. >> fair enough. i wish i had better news for a white christmas, but unfortunately you're going to to have to do some traveling if you want a white christmas. as much as we were in the deep freeze last week, we couldn't stay cold enough long enough to get any snow to accumulate. and though i know a lot of snow lovers like myself are not happy about that, there are plenty of people who are trying to drive long distance up i-95 who are just as happy to have no snow around. compare this to last year, wow, a year ago today, we made 62. so ten degrees even warmer than we're probably going to be today. that was the first of seven consecutive days that were all 60 or higher. keep in mind for reference, our average high temperature now is only 45 degrees. so 15 or more degrees above average every day for a straight week. including a 71 on christmas and a 70 on the 27th of december. so last year? number one warmest december on record. this december is technically exactly even. it's 47 in washington, a light south wind, a fair amount of sunshine. enough sunshine to cast a shadow. temperatures will peak out in the low 50s around the city and drift down to the 40s for the evening. tomorrow another nice day, a little cooler. northwest winds arrive later this afternoon and bring the colder air in. we'll be 30 in the morning and highs mid to upper 40s. increasing clouds late in the day, leads to our next chance for inclement weather as we get towards saturday. weather impacts today and tomorrow, nothing to worry about, breezy and cool. may be some slowdowns along the i-95 corridor coming up on saturday. could have flight delays in the midwest. the worst of the travel conditions for the big holiday weekend will be on sunday. christmas day, big trouble, across the west coast.idwest we'll be back in thesu with no travel troubles locally. give you the extended forecast coming up. well it's a story many of you have been following. >> new age progression photos of two missing montgomery county kids. when we come ba c fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg internet for the holidays. so in the 3.7 seconds it takes gary watson to beat the local sled jump record, fly, gary, fly. ...his friend can download 13 versions of the perfect song... ...while his mom downloads how to set a dislocated shoulder. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone for just $79.99 per month online for the first year. cable can't offer that. only fios can. i'm molette green at the three suicide car bombs went off in iraq. a warning this video we're about to show you is a bit upsetting. 25 civilians among the dead. in those attacks in the city of mosul. and the video shows what it looks like as the ambulances ru those wounded to a hospital. just yesterday. human rights watch said isis fighters are deliberately targeting civilians in areas they lost to government forces. iraq recently launched a major offensive to retake that city. barbara, back to you now. thanks, molette. we have new photos released of the haggle, children new information on the two missing kids, we've talked about for many months from montgomery county. a 2-year-old, jacob is his name, a 3-year-old, sarah. haven't been seen since september 2014. their ot charged in their disappearance, but mental health professionals repeatedly found her not competent to stand trial. she remains held without bond. in loudoun county, a woman could be facing years in jail and thousands of dollars in fines for animal cruelty and neglect. loudoun animal services says kaitlyn ledger turn herself in. they say they rescued 96 chickens, two dogs, three rabbits and a number of geese, ducks and pigs from her place outside leesburg. many of those animals are up for adoption. ledger will be in court next month. right now, another recall for chocolate chips. happy holidays. giant food is recalling the nine-ounce bags of sunspire organic chocolate chips. saying the chips may contain milk, not listed on the bags. they have a best buy dates of february 24, 2017 through september 19th, 2018. at this point giant has received no reports of any primary doctor in d.c., you might have a tough time. new study from the district's department of health reveals the number of family doctors in the city has dropped nearly 15% in recent years. there are 6,000 people for every one primary care doctor in washington. and in other parts of the country, there are fewer than 3,000 people per doctor. the study found there's an increase in the number of specialty care physicians in d.c. your favorite lipstick may have lead in it the fda is urging makeup manufacturers to kraelt products that fall below their recommended amount of lead. it tested nearly 700 products, nearly all fell at or below the recommended standards for lead. the fda says those products do not pose a health risk, though. this christmas eve, little ones will be able to keep tabs on jolly saint nick by using norad's santa tracker for 61 years the north american aerospace defense command has had eyes i so they can follow every stop on kriss kringle's magical journey. norad's website answers the age-old question about santa. says he's alive and well in the hearts of children throughout the world and that is true. this is a mission for people with big hearts here right now there are dozens letters from kids waiting at the post office in northeast washington. they're addressed to santa claus. they need to be fulfilled because santa needs a little help this year. by 5:00 tonight. some of the letters take up an entire page. others do not ask for much. and one of the letters a little girl tells santa it's okay to bring just one gift from the three on her wish list this year. the postal service is keeper of the letters at the brentwood post office explains how they do their magic. >> so here in d.c. when they address them to santa claus, they'll come here to 900 brentwood road. we'll take them and sort them and go through them and organize them for families to adopt. >> one way to help make this one person go pick up the letter today, have the other person buy the gift and then mail this off. i have done this before, it is a really cool thing. barbara? >> well you may not know that a tony award-winning play about the sinking of the "titanic" actually was came before the 1997 movie. but it was a big hit. and now it's back on the stage at the signature theater and joining us to tell us all about the show and their roles are florence lacy and john leslie wolf. and we're so happy to have you here. i didn't realize that. i guess i should have, because it did win a lot of awards. and we're thrilled it's back here at the signature theater. tell us about the show. it's a musical. >> it's a musical and it's got the most lush, gorgeous score. i think the broadway production was maybe a little overshadowed by the technicality of the big boat. and the score was maybe not as appreciated as it should have been. at the signature you're really going to hear the score sung beautifully. played magnificently by a 17-piece orchestra. it's a lush, gorgeous musical about the sinking of the "titanic," yes, but it's about other things, too. about the immigrants in third class on the ship. searching for a new life in america. it's about the people in second class, looking for their dreams and us in first class, surviving, not surviving because we give up our seats to the younger people. >> well tell me about your characters. these were real-life characters that were on the "titanic." >> very highly respected. he's known to be one of the originators of one of the founders of macy company. macy's. it was interesting we found out after, when they had their memorial, 20,000 people attended his memorial, their memorial. at carnegie hall in new york. and if you think back to new york how many people lived in new york, then 20,000 people would be a lot of people today. but that's how many people came to honor them after they had died. t very philanthropic. >> i understand that they actually, for anybody who saw the movie, they were actually characters in the the movie. >> they were. in the movie you see an older couple in their room, in bed together as the boat sinks. that's not exactly what happened. the last time they were ever seen on the ship they were sitting in deck chairs on the upper deck. holding hands and that's how they died together. gave up their lives so that younger people could survive. >> do we actually see the ship sink? i understand the signature theater has a big 360-degree -- >> in the round. >> view. >> in the round our director eric schaeffer has a wonderful way of focusing on the people of the story. i think he does that with every show. part of it is the confines of the theater. by doing it in the round, we don't have the ship on stage. so he has found a very unique way to tell that story. to tell the story of the sinking if it just amazing to see and so we won't give that away. >> it sounds like it is amazing. >> you two have starred together before. >> we have. >> we have. >> tell me about that. >> we played juan and eva peron, on the road for a long time. >> we played washington two or three times. we were out for three years together, maybe three, four years together. we went to switzerland. we both worked for hal prince before. i had done the broadway company of "evita." they gave me a promotion to juan peron. and i met this beautiful woman at the rehearsals for the detroit company. >> i did the broadway version of "evita" after i worked with john. >> do you sing in "titanic"? >> yes, we have a beautiful duet. >> any seats left? you're there through january what? >> january 29th. >> and there are seats. better hurry. we've gotten wonderful reviews so we're excited. >> go to signature's website to get tickets. sig.org. >> we thank you so much for taking the time to come to see us. the show is already opened, so i know you're busy. thanks again for coming. and we will be right back. stay with u s. stronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... and restoring a father's faith. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is seeking answers and not giving up until you find them. because we don't just want kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. with your support, we can find more answers faster. all this week we've been looking back at some of our favorite segments of christmas on embassy row, today we take you to the residence of the ambassador of spain. >> the flags of spain and the european union fly high above the residence of the spanish ambassador to the united states. the giant iron gates will open often during this as ambassador ramon casarez welcomes many guests for christmas. >> welcome to the embassy, great to have you here. >> thank you. >> just inside, a wreath with silk poinsettias sets the tone for the elegant interior. >> as i tell you, it's in 2004, it's only ten years old. >> there are signs of the holiday season everywhere. inside the spacious living room, beneath the chandeliers on the vaulted ceiling, a christmas tree takes center stage. amid the colorful carpets of arabesque design. on the walls are beautiful tapestry and paintings from the famed prado museum in madrid. most treasured in this room in this season -- >> it is the beautiful hand-carved nativity scene. the ambassador recently brought back with him from spain. important symbol for many for this very special season. >> so this is the time of the year where those people that live separated in different cities, from spain or in different parts of the world go back to spain and get together and celebrate the birth of jesus christ and christmas in general. >> the christmas tree is another traditional holiday symbol throughout the country. but with 15 different regions on the spanish mainland, 17 including the islands, each area will have some of its own unique ways of celebrating. and while customs vary even family to family, one thing the spanish all look forward to, the many wonderful foods they will feast on. >> in the kitchen, chef ribe perez continues to make more of the >> this is the more popular in spain. than for the first month. >> what he's making now is a cake for january the 6th. the day of the three kings. he says it's made with sweet bread dough. >> sugar and butter. >> inside there will be a a special surprise that someone will be the winner for finding. but the big christmas winners in spain are chosen on the day that kicks off the christmas season all over the country. it's the world-famous spanish christmas lottery. >> there's a big lottery, the christmas lottery. everybody buys all families play a number. >> everybody will be watching tv that day. a big tv program every single channel is at the place where the lottery is taking place. they interview the kids, the kids come out with a big prize and say, i don't know is. >> and that's to kick off for the holidays? >> yes. >> the 22nd of december. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and of course, there's always the music. embassy staff members and their children celebrate the holidays here at the ambassador's residence by singing some of the traditional christmas songs. throughout spain, christmas is celebrated with the singing of these songs called villa secos. villa meaning the city where they were first heard. many of the tunes originated in middle ages. originally sung only at religious settings, but are now considered simple carols sung throughout the holidays. outside the windows as the sun began to set, the ambassador noted the colors reminded him of the flag of spain. with its yellow stripe between ribbons of bright red. the current flag datesck a few centuries. but through its history, spain has seen many flags. as it was settled, conquered and settled again by many civilizations. leaving it with many varied customs and traditions that have lasted. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> this music has its beginning in the traditions of the jewish communities of medievel spain. >> the trio was invited by the ambassador who also asked the director, angel gill ordonez to join us to talk about the history of the music. >> we just heard a hanukkah song. extraordinary. ♪ feliz navidad >> the sounds and symbols old and new, make christmas in spain a memorable time. a time they often toast with a glass of spanish wine. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you. >> thank you. ♪ feliz navidad >> and of course, we're working on our big one that comes up this weekend. >> which other embassies are we going to get to visit? >> panama, indonesia, norway and russia and we interview the ambassadors of all four of those countries and they take us for christmas and the holidays, because they're not all christian countries, to see how they celebrate. >> and you can't have a favorite, because they're all so different and beautiful. >> wait until you see this one this weekend. saturday at 1:30 in the afternoon and sunday at 9:00 a.m. christmas on embassy row. thank you, barbara. time to talk about weather, no white christmas on any embassy row around here. >> not unless -- i guess you could sprinkle snow out there on your own. >> snow from mother nature. it's the one day of year that snow lovers and snow haters agree on, it would be nice to have a little snow on christmas morning. we can proceed to fight about how much snow and how long it will last. most everybody appreciates a little snow on christmas. today's forecast looks nice, no snower in in sight. 20 degrees, too warm for snow around here today. clouds earlier this morning have lingered up to about now. will gradually clear out with time later today. northwest winds will bring cooler air in. tomorrow it will be sunny but not quite as nice as today. if you're traveling over the holiday weekend. have your nbc washington app ready to go to help you with interactive nationwide radar. stay away from travel trouble spots. the desert southwest, from l.a. to las vegas to phoenix and tucson, a lot of rain out here across the desert. not such a bad thing because they've got the drought. but the rainy weather will slow travel for sure. snow into parts of texas. a couple of showers in south florida, miami is enjoying their warmest december on record. like what we had last year. and meanwhile up across parts of upstate new york and northern new england, a little light snow. but pretty quiet weather in around our fair realm. it will stay that way for the next couple of days. future weather, clear sky over the course of the next couple of hours. clear skies early tomorrow. whiff give way to clouds tomorrow afternoon. rain chances hold off until just before you wake up on saturday morning. off and on showers much of the day saturday. should be over by 6:00, 7:00 saturday evening. leaving it dry for santa and dry for christmas day and the beginning of hanukkah. ten-day forecast before the end of the show. while many of us are braving chilly temperatures this holiday season. >> we're going to check out how the president is spending his. we're already green with envy. there's more "news4 midday" i just a mon me well most americans will have a redo of thanksgiving dinner this weekend. maybe some of you want to try something different for the holidays. we've got chef edward revis here with all set restaurant. good to have you with us. are you cooking turkey this weekend for yourself? >> i am not. >> you say we ought to think out of the box. >> yes, ma'am. absolutely. >> what, first of all, you are well trained, you've cooked a little bit of everything all you've got your training at the institute of -- >> institute of -- and you also were the steak man capital grill. >> that's where i met my partner, jennifer, that's how we started the promg of coming up with this concept. >> edward, tell us what we're having here for thanksgiving, not thanksgiving, christmas dinner. >> christmas, yes. we have our jumbo lump melon crabcakes, serve it with a potato corn hash. i'll show you how to make the crab cakes and how you can dinner or for a party. we have the crab, awesome, the mayonnaise, we're going to add in the mayonnaise. >> how hard is it to find crab this time of year? >> it's kind of hard because maryland crab is not readily available but i'm able to source it from local areas, alabama, the gulf. so i try to keep blue crab no matter what. but maryland crab is not in season at this pepper, chives. salt. we get all that in the bowl. we begin to fold it in. >> you want me to do that for you? >> sure. >> what will you be making while i do this? should i leave it in lumps? >> yes, take the spatula and just turn it. >> is there enough mayonnaise in here now? >> you don't want too much. >> one thing i'm known for, my crab cake have no filler. >> i can see they have no filler. and this is when you, how do you get them to look like that from this? >> it's all about once we going to mold them together in this mold. you can make smaller ones, if you have a little house party for the holidays. but this is entree size. >> at one point i have to get my hands in here. >> you get them in here and how long do they have to cook? >> they cook for three minutes on each side to get the golden brown color. i flash them in the oven and put them over this beautiful seasonal succotash. potatoes, corn, squash, red peppers and scallions. >> it looks delicious. >> you cook up the vegetables. >> we cook it to order. >> if i'm cooking this at home do i put it in olive oil? >> you can use olive oil or canola. you start the potatoes, add in the peppers and onions. >> potatoes go first because they take longer. >> and what kind of seasoning for that? >> salt and pepper. >> i i finish this off with a little old bays to give the maryland twist. >> this is a dush dish, this is my favorite dish on the menu. we have confit duck and brandied cherries around. here's another great dish for the holidays. clam bake, half a lobster, shrimp, roasted corn. >> a lot of any time. >> any time. >> you've got experience with lobsters, you were cooking in nantucket. >> yes, my first year we used 26,000 pounds of lobster in nantucket. unbelievable. >> is that where you got your seafood addiction? >> yes, ma'am. >> this is where jennifer and i came up with this concept. i was spending time in nantucket and everything fell into place. >> now you've gotten rid of the steaks and you do all seafood. >> i still have a great steak on the menu, but seafood is the specialty. >> it looks delicious and i can't wait to taste it i guess people will feel very special, if you find crab meat to make crab cakes. >> i know can you get it from whole foods and local seafood markets. >> you want me to hold that. >> i'll hold it so folks can see it. >> and then on top of that you put this beautiful. >> beautiful golden brown crab cake. yes, ma'am. >> you know how to handle that. >> restaurant. >> yes and finish it with a dash of old bay. >> edward revis, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you so much for having me. >> back to you, melissa. it smells delicious. president obama is in hawaii, right now enjoying his two-week vacation. yesterday he and his friends took in a round of golf there. took him about five hours to finish 18 holes after his time on the course the first family then had dinner at a restaurant not far from their vacation home. now he's a mean one, that mr. grinch. check out what he's handing out this holiday season. weat's, when it may take a while longer for the dow to reach 20,000, stocks slipping from record levels yesterday. with the market trading in a very tight range amid volume ahead of the holidays. you want to look for data today on unemployment. durable goods, income and spending and the final report on third quarter gdp. the dow falling to 19,941. the nasdaq down 12 to 5471. honda in talks to add self-driving technology to its cars. just last week google spun off its self-driving business into a separate company with a mandate to strike partnerships with automakers, commercializing the research it's been developing for seven years now. and in may, google signed a deal with fiat chrysler. and amazon gets a countermeasures to protect drone deliveries from hackers. in a filing with the u.s. patent office amazon says the drones can be targets of a malicious person using a wireless signal jammer who could cause the device to crash. amazon which has dubbed its drone delivery service, prime air recently conducted its first actual delivery in the uk. with the cnbc business report, i'm landon downy. a police officer in florida is swapping speeding tickets with onions. officer lou caputo dressed up as the grinch and doled out about a dozen onions who driver who is weren't speeding more than five miles per hour over the limit. he usually offers drivers a choice between an onion or a ticket and you can guess which option the drivers took. >> i take an onion. i would definitely take an onion. right? >>cy agrees. that's it for "news4 midday." we're back on air is afternoon, first at 4:00. you can get your news and weather updates any time with the nbc washington app. we hope you have a great dha and we're looking forward to seeing >> welcome back, access hollywood live. we have mark foyer sitting in with us. >> in the house! >> dj marky mark. >> so happy to be here, natalie. i never co-hosted before. dream come true. >> i'm glad we could make your dreams come true. you deserve it. >> thank you. >> every year pretty much for the last five years, you come here with an annual tradition. i've been told about this. i hear you're incredible. you sing. you light the menorah. >> yes. there i am, doing it. actually, when -- oh, look at it. i don't know if i can achieve what i did that year. but i think -- >> you're good. >> i think it's going to happen again. it's the hanukka