AJC Photos of the Week, November 19-25, 2016

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AJC Photos of the Week, November 19-25, 2016

In this photo provided by the Chattanooga Fire Department via Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga Fire Department personnel work the scene of a fatal elementary school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tenn., Monday, Nov. 21, 2016. In a news conference Monday, Assistant Chief Tracy Arnold said there were multiple fatalities in the crash. (Bruce Garner/Chattanooga Fire Department via Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)

November 24, 2016 Atlanta - Volunteers including former Atlanta Hawks Dikembe Mutombo (center) work the food line, filling trays with individual meals during the annual Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless Thanksgiving dinner at the Georgia World Congress Center on Thursday, November 24, 2016. Free services included cooked meals, barbers and hair stylists, medical screenings and care, clothing, legal aid, live music performances, prayer and counseling. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

November 21, 2016, Clayton: At first glance the weathervane on the top of a barn appears to be a bear fleeing the Rock Mountain Fire as it burns across the top of ridge pole above Betty's Creek Road where home owners are under a pre-evacuation order as the fire approaches the area on Monday night, Nov. 21, 2016, just north of Clayton. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

November 21, 2016, Clayton: Albert Neimann, Rabun Gap, reacts as he finds out the Rock Mountain Fire is approaching Betty's Creek Road during a community meeting with fire officials at the Rabun County Courthouse on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, in Clayton. Neimann has an elderly friend that lives on the road he is concerned for. The area is under a pre-evacuation order. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Fireworks go off behind the Christmas tree during the Macy's 69th Annual Great Tree Lighting at Lenox Square Mall, Sunday, November 20, 2016, in Atlanta, GA. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

November 22, 2016, Tate City: ” BUMPING CREWS” A incoming California fire crew (right) walks in after working over night on the northern head of the Rock Mountain Fire along the Appalachian Trail at Deep Gap while a outgoing Oregon fire crew (far left) bumps them heading out for their long shift on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, north of Tate City and the North Carolina border. The area is deep in the Natahala National Forest. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

November 19, 2016, Athens: Georgia tailback Nick Chubb goes over the top of the pile and Louisiana-LaFayette defender Trey Granier reaching the ball over the goal line to break the plane for a touchdown and a 28-7 lead during the fourth quarter in an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, in Athens. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

A Delta airplane approaches Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in Atlanta. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport expects to handle more than 2.9 million passengers over the Thanksgiving travel period. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

November 19, 2016 - Atlanta, Ga: Georgia State Panthers players celebrate with the Rivalry Series trophy after their win against the Georgia Southern Eagles at the Georgia Dome Saturday November 19, 2016, in Atlanta, Ga. Georgia State won 30-24. PHOTO / JASON GETZ

November 21, 2016, McDonough - Attorney Jennifer Lewis lays her hand on Jacob Kosky in McDonough, Georgia, on Monday, November 21, 2016. Kosky is one of the two charged with murder in a quaduple shooting in Henry County. The judge ruled there was enough evidence for the case to move past the preliminary stages. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

A traveler sleeps in the atrium at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in Atlanta. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport expects to handle more than 2.9 million passengers over the Thanksgiving travel period. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

November 15, 2016 - Atlanta - Dwan Bosman performs in the Atrium. Hartsfield-Jackson uses live musicians to calm and entertain travelers in the terminal and on the concourses. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

November 22, 2016 - Chattanooga - Michelle Hutto, who said her son was a friend of one of the victims and one of the injured, placed flowers at Woodmore Elementary School. Two teddy bears were placed at the base of the school flag which stood at half mast. At least five children died days before Thanksgiving in a horrific crash in Chattanooga. Bus driver Johnthony Walker, 24, has been charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving, the Chattanooga Police Department said. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

November 22, 2016 - Chattanooga - Some students get hugs as school let out today as school let out. At least five children died days before Thanksgiving in a horrific crash in Chattanooga. Bus driver Johnthony Walker, 24, has been charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving, the Chattanooga Police Department said. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

Enid firefighter, Harley Long, gives oxygen to a small dog pulled from a house fire on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, in Enid, Oklahoma. The dog responded to the oxygen and was recovering. (Billy Hefton/The Enid News & Eagle via AP)

November 22, 2016, Tate City: California firefighter Zane Roberts is barely visable through heavy smoke while working to hold the northern head of the Rock Mountain Fire on the Appalachian Trail at Deep Gap on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, north of Tate City and the North Carolina border. The area is deep in the Natahala National Forest. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 24: Revellers take part during the 90th Macy's Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24, 2016 in New York City. Security was tight in New York City on Thursday for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade after ISIS called supporters in the West to use rented trucks in attacks as similar as the ones operated in France this summer where at least 86 people were killed.(Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

A large crowd enjoys the fireworks show after the lighting of the Christmas tree Saturday, at Atlantic Station, November 19, 2016, in Atlanta. GA. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

November 23, 2016 DECATUR Nearly 100 volunteers prepare the 47th annual Hosea Feed the Hungry Thanksgiving meal at the DeKalb County Jail Wednesday, November 23, 2016. The volunteers prepared a traditional meal of turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing and vegetables for distribution on Thanksgiving Day. KENT D. JOHNSON/ AJC

Trader Peter Tuchman wears his "Dow 19,000" cap on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Nov. 21, 2016. U.S. stocks are rising in early trading as the price of oil jumps and energy companies move higher, keeping indexes at record highs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

A school bus that crashed a day earlier is removed from the accident site in Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 22, 2016. A school bus driver was speeding and swerving when he crashed the bus on Monday, killing at least five students, the authorities said, in one of the deadliest school bus accidents in recent years. (Kevin D. Liles/The New York Times)

November 23, 2016 DECATUR Nearly 100 volunteers prepare the 47th annual Hosea Feed the Hungry Thanksgiving meal at the DeKalb County Jail Wednesday, November 23, 2016. The volunteers prepared a traditional meal of turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing and vegetables for distribution on Thanksgiving Day. KENT D. JOHNSON/ AJC

November 24, 2016 Kennesaw - Stephanie Rowell and her daughter Sydney, 5, shop at Toys R Us - Town Center in Kennesaw on Thanksgiving night Thursday, November 24, 2016. Toysâ€œRâ€Us is decking the halls, preparing to welcome Atlanta-area shoppers this Thanksgiving evening to kick-off a weekend of holiday doorbusters and savings. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

A parade participant tosses confetti on, from center left, Annie Quinn, Lauren Quinn, Mark Rossman and Abby Quinn, all of Albany, New York, during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. The Quinns are sisters and Rossman is their cousin. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Power Springs, Ga. -- Junior RB Demtrius West makes a catch for the Parkview Panthers during the first half of their game against McEachern Friday, November 18, 2016. SPECIAL/Daniel Varnado

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In this photo provided by the Chattanooga Fire Department via Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga Fire Department personnel work the scene of a fatal elementary school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tenn., Monday, Nov. 21, 2016. In a news conference Monday, Assistant Chief Tracy Arnold said there were multiple fatalities in the crash. (Bruce Garner/Chattanooga Fire Department via Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)

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