Their kids with the real lives, but no homes. And the story is not unique. Many of the families in this shelter, they are victims of the Domestic Violence as they would face there. They could only stay in this shelter for 45 more days, that it has been tough on her kids. And it will be all that stuff. And it will be helpful. And that it is the stuff that we would need like food and shelter. Whats the hardest part of leaving your house . It is just the fact that you never know like whats going to happen. Reporter they say that she would like to rent that three bedroom house, where they would rent for that housing at 1,900 a month in fairfax county, unlikely. Youve got to remember as youre sitting home there tonight with a lovely turkey dinner, watching that football, youve got to realize that we would have our fellow citizens that will be desperate and in need of help today and weve got to give back. They say it is rare to be there. Wusa9. And while they were preparing for that feast, others spent the morning in prayers, giving thanks. Its a special inner face service on this thanksgiving, which has been going on for decades. This is such a joyful experience. And it is just this wonderful coming together of the different cultures, that we would share, right . We would share one set of the books of the bibles. It is just beautiful. Thankful for my family and my friends and my health. And im thankful for my family and they are not hurt. Im thankful that i have a bed to sleep in and that i have kids to play with. Im thankful for all the gifts weve been given in the united states. We could share the gifts with the whole world and hopefully attend some piece to enjoy for everybody. Im thankful for my family. And my friends. And my home. In alexandria, surae chinn, wusa9. It might be thanksgiving, but they will be expecting a huge Holiday Shopping season, despite their slow economic recovery that the National Retail federation would predict they would spend up to 616 billion. Thats up more than 4 from last year. The Online Shopping is expected to grow to just over 100 billion. Meanwhile the latest shopping trend of the gray thursday, that it will be well underway. Well take a look at what it looks like live in front of the best buy in college park, maryland, opening up their doors at 5 00 as a way to beat black friday to the punch. And many people there, they were waiting in line for deals since 5 00 a. M. , making thanksgiving day more of a shopping event than in that past. And im scott broom. Where the shoppers, they would come out for what will be called gray thursday to get some shopping in on thanksgiving day before the crowds would need to come out for it all for black friday tomorrow. And the National Retail federation would estimate about 25. 6 Million People chose to shop this thanksgiving day, a lot less than the 95 million expected to come out for tomorrow. There was plenty of parking and enough people to provide a buzz indoors. Did you see anything on sale that you we interested in . I got a lot of stuff for my daughter. And a lot of stuff and toys, the bean bags, chairs, stuff like that. Reporter and the industry experts, they would say that they will be particularly big with the younger shoppers. They love the idea of shopping on thanksgiving night that they could leave their parents and to dip that night and to escape doing the dishes to head out with their friends to go and see what kinds of deals that they will be offering. Reporter that they would have a lot of employees, being resentful to call out to work on thanksgiving day and scattered protests by the unions across the country and none here in our region. Scott broom, wusa9. Next thursday tom hanks and his wife, the actress will be hosting this Years NationalChristmas Tree lighting on the park near that white house. And the tradition for them in their family that they would help light up the tree with this years performers, including neo, steve miller, the groups fifth harmony. And in recent months, the secret Service Agents have become face to face with the fence jumping intruders at the white house. Tonight at 11 00, they would take a behindthescenes look at some of the greatest heroics by the secret services and their canine units. Here is a preview. Im very proud to see them patrolling the white house. [ laughter ] i think that and it has become one of the key weapons for choice of the secret service. That they are just doing their job, d anto them its a game. Reporter the images from the white house and elsewhere, they will be striking. Oh boy, move up. Reporter as the highly trained working dogs, they use their speed and strength to take down the intruders. Itll be super fast because of their smaller size that they would have an incredible amount of speed to hit somebody pretty hard to knock them off their feet. Reporter that you could see more of their story tonight coming up on wusa9 news at 11 00. And coming up, the thousands of the terminally illed patients able to seek thanks giving in their home. And tonight a big call to ferguson, but the outrage continues to spread around that world following their grand jurys decision not to indict their officer who Cleveland Police say that two officers told the 12year old boy with the pellet gun three times to show his hands before they shot and killed him. This is from that night where they have identified the officers involved in the shooting, as they would say that he was asked to raise his hands three times. And police say that this video is being released at the request of his family. It appears that the writing in fergus the rioting in ferguson has stopped for the shooting death of the unarmed teen. However the demonstrations around the in this case, they have not stopped. The outrage over this case has spread overseas. Even with protesters at times shouting in ferguson, missouri that it will be calmer here than the last several days. Tense, but calmer. In the aftermath of the rioting after their announcement that the grand jury, they would find no probable cause to indict that Police Officer on their criminal charges. The shooting of the unarmed teenager. After the damage done that the business owners, they have asked why the National Guard and some 500 Police Officers were not able to protect their stores. The officers, they were overwhelmed by the passion of the people who are out there in ferguson, but that also the tremendous amount of the gunfire that at many times they would force them to retreat. Reporter earlier on wednesday they would arrest three people after the group of the demonstrators that would storm their city hall, shouting the shame, shame. And the protesters, they spread overseas. A group of people would join, raising their hands in the air. And the majority of the protest on wednesday would seem to be peaceful, the people marching, chanting, calling for justice. Im andrew speaner report spencer reporting. Coming up next, erica will be back with that greater day black friday forecast in just it is all thanks to the organization and the food and the friends. The nonprofit has been serving meals to the sick people for 26 years and our reporter spent the morning with a team of volunteers, bringing us this look at their operation. Yeah, we did. Really we started to get mentally prepared for it. It is a big thing. This thanksgiving tradition that, it is just so much a part of how we would start my thanksgiving. But that the volunteers of the food and friends, they would be here every day. What do you get out of it . In giving back. A sense of community and in helping those who could not do that for themselves. We give friendship and the dignity to their lives, the most important thing that you could do. There is a moment when the drivers, they would finish their orientation and they would walk down here. And all the volunteers, they just break out in applause and they thank them for the work they are doing. Thats definitely a good part and the goosebumps. Reporter and even from the orientation, yeah, we heard quotes from some of the comments about how thankful that they were and that we would get choked up right now. Its a good start to the day that it makes everyone feel good. After this, we will stuff ourselves and feel good about it. Happy thanksgiving. Food and friends, they serve meals year round, depending on the volunteers. If you want to help, give them a call. Well, its a little chilly out there right now. Not that ill be going out shopping. But if you are. But if you are, bundle up as it will be blustery tonight. Showing up on radar right now with that radar that might come in handy. But what they would show you, we dont have a lot of rain or any snow that will be causing any slick spots or the travel troubles here tonight that everything for the most part will be evaporating before they hit that ground. Well start off with a look at the weather and michael son cam with no rain falling here in downtown dc or at the kennedy center. 42 degrees, partly cloudy as they have come up just a little bit from the last hour, on up to 28 right now, so you could tell that the rain that will be falling up, that it will be evaporating before they hit that ground. The winds, they have briefly subsided, but well see the winds gusting on out of the northwest for a good part of the overnight hours. The current temperature is 39 degrees in manassas. 37 in frederick and hagerstown. 37 here as well. But when you factor in the breezes that it would feel like its 30 degrees in gaithersburg and leesburg and hagerstown as well when you factor in the winds, feeling like 36 degrees. Those temperatures onto the west down in the teens and the 20s and it will be because of the cold front that will be sweeping on through with that rain and snow mix line, pretty much in line for them on satellite and radar and that they will be making their way across the mountains, but its ringing out some of the moisture here too, so were not expecting any kind of rain or snow showers that will be impacting your travels if youre heading out for any of the holiday deals. However it will be breezy as youll definitely want that heavier winter jacket if you need to wait in line for the store to open up that youll want the mittens with all your warm weather gear and a warm front on the way though, moving through on saturday evening, bringing us a nice turnaround for the temperatures as we would head in to sunday and something to look forward to that they will be getting back above their averages. Now overnight tonight as we mentioned before that they would need to clear out, but they would be turning breezy. 26 to 34 for your overnight lows when you factor in the winds out of the northwest at 10 to 15 miles per hour. That it will feel like in the upper teens to the lower 20s for most of the overnight hours. Then on friday morning the temperatures are in the 30s with the mostly sunny skies, blustery still in the afternoon where they would settle down just a little bit. Temperatures remaining below average, a high of 48 and 44 degrees on friday afternoon. But things get better as we head in through the weekend. They would stay with us, milder on saturday with the high of 48 degrees and then on sunday they will be looking good with a partly to mostly sunny afternoon. Here is the first alert forecast where the weather will be nice for both those football games. Of course it will still be chilly, but on monday a chance for a few showers, a high of 58 degrees. That will be with another frontal system similar to the one we have right now that they would drop back in for the 40s on tuesday. And then the other system arrives on wednesday as it looks more substantial and that it will bring us a better chance for rain showers all day long with the high temperatures remaining close to average around 50 degrees on both wednesday and thursday. All right, happy thanksgiving to everybody. What is thanksgiving without a little football . And she will be here for us. Now, when they take that field it will be looking very different. 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Call the Verizon Center for customers with disabilities at 800. 974. 6006 tty v the redskins would get in a little practice this morning before breaking to celebrate with friends and family. The last player to lead the practice level this afternoon and they would speak for the First Time Since being benched for colt mccoy. Of course, he did not say too much as the interview lasted for 40 seconds as they would walk back across the parking lot to the locker room. Asking four questions. Without breaking strive, his response to each one was basically the same, saying, its coachs decision, im here to help this team win. When he was asked what their plan is now that he would say to be ready to play to be here to help this team win in any way that i can. Some good news from the offense, they would have their first full of practice today. He suffered a sprained ncl and sprained ankle in their loss to tampa bay. Saying that he is optimistic that he would play on sunday in indianapolis. And being healthy is something to be thankful for, of course, with a chance to relax to enjoy the holidays as we wanted to know about their plans and what their thanksgiving traditions are. This will be the first tradition as the married couple and that it should be fun to have a few other guys on the team, you know, to have some fun to watch the football. And i would hear that they could fry up a mean turkey, so im looking forward to that. Its one of those days that im looking to be thankful for it all. Its important. Reporter and that there was plenty of football action today as the Detroit Lions would host the bears. Getting off to a quick start on this one, finding them in the back of the end zone and that they would have two touchdowns in the Third Quarter for the bears. But the second, that it was all lions, thats all they needed to do to buy number 81. To Calvin Johnson for the incredible catch and then again a bit later in the corner of the end zone. 11 catches for them, 146 yards and that it will become the fastest player to reach 10,000 receiving yards. They win 3417. Making my cousin Kristen Berset a very happy lions fan this thanksgiving day. Our thanksgiving means time for the annual turkey bowl, in their 45th year, it will be the championship game between the two Public High School football programs for them in dc. And this year, they would be taking on the warriors to get on the board first. Cooper would score up on the keeper to give them a 70 lead. But that this was a competitive game for them today. Margin johnson, rushing up to the edge to brace the tackle and it will be gone for 38 yards to that house, taking a 127 lead. It was a last ditched effort, getting picked off by charles peeler. They would win that championship. What do you play for in the championships . At the end of the day they would have more by far as you want to keep winning these every year. We graduated with 21 seniors last year as it is a testament to how hard they work. There are some hoops, but they are down in the bahamas with their win taking on wisconsin. Itll be the late first half burying the game high. With a onepoint lead late. They have one last chance, the only miss from beyond it there as they could not get it to go, but they beat them 6865. I bet it will be nice and warm down there in atlanta. Oh yeah, the thanksgiving in the bahamas is not bad to win or lose. Yes, you should cover that. Yes, please. Could i go down there . Ill help you. Sure. Youll feel produced. Yes, absolutely. To put that job. But it will be feeling a whole lot different if youre going shopping here. Yes, were getting another cold blast overnight tonight with a weak cold front arriving that you might have seen a couple of quick sprinkles as they have started to make their way towards us. But overnight tonight the temperatures will be dipping below freezing. Itll feel like its in the upper teens to the lower 20s for you early tomorrow morning with a lot of those deals will start at 5 00 to 6 00 a. M. , tweeting out my feels like forecast for you and for tonight. Any of you ladies bracing the black friday tomorrow . Nope, well be here. Thats all for 9 news at 6 00. Stay with us for the cbs evening news next. Were back in 30 minutes for your only local news at 7 00. Happy thanksgiving everyone. Make us stronger. When a girl connects with a science mentor. Her confidence grows. When schools connect with technology. A 5th graders world opens up. And when a worker connects to online degrees. His opportunities multiply. The at t aspire initiative. Helping students and communities across america. Tonight, dinner by candlelight, not by choice. A storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power on thanksgiving. Its our first thanksgiving together, and im sure we wont forget this one. Reporter and there are still travel problems, too. Acts of kindness are ha helpingo heal a woundy city. People need to see this. This is beautiful. Mark strassman and Vladimir Duthiers are in ferguson. After dinner don dahler tells us its off to the stores. We know that parents are going to spend plenty of montheir kids between now and christmas. And Juliana Goldman with the queen of carving. Ive been doing this for a very long time because i just enjoy it. I have fun. Captioning sponsored by cbs