Says the transition process is now moving full speed ahead the career Civil Servants have been incredibly forthcoming at the same time the Trump Campaign continues its fight to overturn the election results. The president s lawyer Rudy Giuliani tried again wednesday at a meeting hosted by Pennsylvania State republicans the state legislature that controls this process. Its your power. Meanwhile, joe biden said he would meet with President Trump if the president asked but bidens team says a meeting isnt necessary in the coming weeks biden will announce more cabinet positions, including secretary of defense cia director and secretary of health and Human Services given how health team will moving forward but certainly as we work to get the pandemic under control democratic california congressman lou correa address speculation that biden could appoint a republican to his cabinet if. President elect biden hines a republican whose expertise is needed in his cabinet. Then by all means we should move republican nominee could build goodwill in the u. S. Senate where bidens nominees could face tough hearings if republicans maintain their majority. In washington alexandra le mon. President elect biden gave a thanksgiving address today which was a plea for unity Catherine Heenan host of inside bay area politics as our political analyst calls that a tough ask. Catherine yeah, he really does out one of the important trends the president ial election showed us according to. Professor David Mckeown it is a lot harder these days to measure Public Opinion public attitudes. This is not a random detail. He says in fact that affects pretty much everything. If we look closely at donald trump and trumpism man and the Trump Movement we see that a lot of his voters are socially disconnected or a lack what we call social networks theyre not as connected to society and so when we go to measure their voting preferences when we go to a poll done for example theyre much less likely to answer polls and its much more difficult to some sense of the level of support he has this social disconnected kind of component or the lack of networking is an important barometer then of measuring Public Opinion and attitudes theres a lot of folks given coat but given the recession given being at home from work. They feel disconnected so getting people together in community and ceiling that connectedness is both something we have to measure better because it deals with this kind of polling debacle that we had in 2016 and again in 2020, but it also measures with that connectedness what were where were going with our politics, especially in the midst of social and political upheaval, massive demographic change all of these kinds of a broader things that are affecting American Society how we work how we play how we list. Mckeown says that bidens number one challenge and the one facing all of government is handling the pandemic and he thinks finding Common Ground will not be easy. Grant and vicki. Thank you catherine well today is typically one of the busiest travel days of the year right and thats still the case in of people or boarding planes s and disregarding police from Health Officials to stay home and not mix households. However triple a says most of the people who travel will be taking road trips, 95 of travel will be by car about 2 and a half Million People still plan to travel by plane but it will be about half of what last year saw in the skies overall Holiday Travel is expected to be down 10 this year. The cdc says airports bus stations train stations and rest stops are all places where travelers can be exposed to the virus even though many people are driving hundreds of thousands of people are still heading out to the airport today to head out to their up thanksgiving destinations. If you are planning to take a covid test of this unfold before boarding a youre out of luck as there is a real shortage of those tests Sarah Stinson reports. Travel at sfo is down 75 compared to last years thanksgiving travel but thats not to say that people arent here flying out last minute, im seeing a steady flow of people flying out trying to get to their destination. Im going to virginia. For thanksgiving. But this chip thats why folks to couple months ago so were going to plan. Seattle for thanksgiving sfo officials attribute the low travel numbers to local Health OfficialsHealth Warnings and travel advisories recommending against travel this year Health Orders that see that really the safest thing to do this year is to stay home thats the biggest difference current flight schedules for airlines or 40 of what they had planned to do this time of year before the pandemic hit the domestic terminal looks very ghostlike while the International Terminal looks a bit livelier people came pretty prepared though to fly as safe as possible mask and social distance to be the best and sfo has done a lot to try and keep people safe as well we also have that patrol all of our terminals to ensure that masking is happening and then also weve installed hundreds of clear plastic barriers in places where a face to face interaction might be necessary. Information be tsa checkpoints and then lastly on the ground youll see physical distancing markers installed about 15,000 of them around the airport traveling to another area and seeing family members puts everyone at a higher risk of contracting coronavirus would you say that traveling. During this pandemic is worth the risk to see your family. Well weve taken all the precautions necessary and. We feel pretty safe about it and its worse seen the people that you havent seen in the whole year. Theres also a recommended Quarantine Bay area wide something to consider before you get on a plane and travel also sfo has sold out of rapid test so you dont want to depend on that before flying out, reporting at sfo Sarah Stinson kron 4 news. And tonight. The cdc says it may soon shorten its recommendation for how long people should quarantine after possibly being exposed to covid its currently 14 days, but it could be reduced down to 7 to 10 days. The cdc says the period could be shortened if patients are tested for the virus during the quarantine the decision to change the guidance is not final and experts are still reviewing data to make sure that changes would not put people at risk. Well tonight a federal judge says that california cannot ban vanity license plates that it considers offensive to good taste and decency. Because that violates freedom of speech see a lot of different ones out there tuesdays ruling in San Francisco took aim at the department of Motor Vehicles rule. The judge said personalized plates are a form of expression by Vehicle Owners and rules governing them must be viewpoint neutral. Even if the messages are deemed offensive by some. The ruling comes in a lawsuit filed on behalf of 5 people or deny permission for their plate messages, including a game in oakland who wanted to use the word on his plate. The bay area air Quality Management district is asking people to not burn would tonight or on thanksgiving to help keep air pollution from rising to unhealthy levels theres no spare the air alert in effect on either day. But air tells us that a woodburning fireplaces or wood stoves can significantly impact pollution in specific neighborhoods and also Indoor Air Quality wood smoke is the major source of air pollution in the region during the winter and can be especially harmful to kids the elderly and those with respiratory conditions. Snapchat is offering to pay its users sal you can get a paycheck from the social Media Company and good news for hot chocolate fans, why one study found the drink can actually make you smarter. And changes to one of thanksgivings most legendary traditions what to expect to the annual macys parade tomorrow morning. One of the biggest annual thanksgiving traditions will look a little bit different this year, but its not cancel know macys thanksgiving day parade in new york city will still floats performers balloons and a special appearance by. Santa but due to the pandemic there will not be a parade route for spectators to gather and watch in person instead the parade will be staged in the span of one city block in front of the macys store on 34th street, broadway stars will also get a chance to perform for the first time in a long time. The virus forcing broadway of course to go dark last march and it is not expected to resume until june of 2021 in order to prepare for the parade actors have been practicing outside while wearing masks, adding to the list of changes this year many major retailers and other businesses are staying closed on thanksgiving. So heres a list of businesses that are not opening their doors, including costco target walmart and all to for a complete list you can head to our web site on kron 4 dot com. They should make that a real thing every year still ahead fighting seasonal depression during the winter months when you ca for your health tonight. Depression can come in many forms but theres one type that occurs more often than most this time of year and they called Seasonal Affective Disorder also known as seasonal depression, it affects a large number of people as the days get shorter dark at 5 oclock but. There are tools you can use to combat the blues haley cossack reports. Seasonal affective disorder commonly called seasonal depression or simply the winter blues affects up to 3 of the worlds population according to the National Institute of mental health, 25 of those struggling with other disorders are also affected by the blues. Seasonal depression or Seasonal Affective Disorder could happen in the context of other Mental Illnesses so for instance, these there is a seasonal pattern of depression that might happen. During the course of bipolar disorder seasonal depression is simply brought on by lack of sunlight and vitamin d and rears its ugly head as the days grow shorter. Our brains have light receptors that transmit to our mood sensors and when that light stimulation isnt there are moves can change ultimately making us feel sad tired and unmotivated. If these feelings usually subside when the days grow longer. But there is one fda approved treatment on the market to get you through the winter months, so usually what we tell people is to use the sly you know. 20 30 minutes in the morning. Do not look directly into the life box but make sure that it is neck there in period for you while youre and drinking your coffee in the morning or reading your newspaper other forms of treatment include taking vitamin d supplements. Eating a wellbalanced diet and regularly exercising if this doesnt work its best to see your doctor if left untreated seasonal depression can impact your relationships work performance and even physical appearance. I think you know overall if people notice that they are struggling more with with depression, during this time. Its both dark and we require to i socially distance and you know be safe. There probably see help sooner remember you dont have to suffer alone until the sun returns. And that was haley cossack reporting for us tonight. Some good news for cocoa lovers, a new study finds a drinking hot chocolate can actually make you smarter. Yeah, researchers in the uk say its thanks to the presence of flavonols. Their chemicals that are abundant in cocoa beans. Participants who drank hot chocolate showed a greater increase in blood oxygenation in the frontal cortex and that help them complete certain tasks flavonols are antioxidants so you can find him also in tea redwine blueberries and nuts and all those connected to this free money tonight snapchat is now offering users. Part of a 1 Million Dollar daily payout for using its newest spotlight feature in an effort to try to compete with viral video apps like Tiktok Snapchat users will let people share videos on a public feed and use an algorithm to recommend things to them based on what a user is interested in videos payout eligibility depends on its views and engagement among other things. How the money is split was not revealed by the company, but the milliondollar daily pay out, well go on through the end of the year happy snapping they all right as we get a check on the 4 zone forecast has just been beautiful out there this week trying gores chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow here to talk about that im still thinking about that hot chocolate boy im going load up old certainly. It looks like were going to see some chilly temperatures overnight tonight, the winds going start to be the issue more so today we saw breeze around the bay area bit its going to get a little rough. I think in spots maybe over the mountain tops we could see some 40 to 50 mile an hour gusts, but still looking at a nice evening out there look at the embarcadero all lit up for the holidays now on staying bright out there in the city of San Francisco and looks like clear skies going to continue tonight temperatures. Well were little bit below the average in San Francisco today a 59 degrees, a pleasant 65 and sunny in oakland 62 in san jose 63 degrees and live more 64 degrees and conquer and 63 degrees in santa rosa for the high today, so some thoughts a little bit above the average temperatures going to drop off tonight but with the wind maybe not dropping off as fast so right now a lot of 50s around the bay area, 54 breezy in the San Francisco 55 the napa valley and 50 in petaluma that when does subside and some of these urban areas, those temperatures are going to drop the air is very dry and you can see why do we have a cold front moved through not much energy do it behind that a few scattered showers lingering a far Northern California and up in the pacific northwest, even theyre starting to dry out that cold air beginning to mix in the california and the gusty winds going to start to a blow around and its been breezy out there continue to be that way 70 mile an hour winds now mill valley stinson beach, 18 and snow me notice the direction more of a northerly component that direction there snow and thats were going to see build throughout the night tonight, those winds are going to really start to kick up so this list when forecast throughout the night notice, the colors here see some of the stronger gusts along the coastline in the area but then as we head through the night tonight, those winds really good start rip early tomorrow morning beginning to see a lot of the orange and even some purple beginning to show up 2030 mile an hour gust. But certainly a possibility some 40 maybe some 50 mile an hour gusts over the mountain top so, hang on to that turkey tomorrow right should be a nice day. But it looks like lots of sunshine, but the winds are going to cut your target yeah okay, next up. A 14 yearold artist from san thursday gets a personal call from. Vice president we have the power to harness californias abundant wind and solar energy, but its not available all day long. Use less from 4 to 9 pm and we can protect california for generations to come. I Pay Attention great for a young artist from san jose is brilliant right here. This is a day he will never forget. Yeah thats because he had a personal call from Vice President elect. Kamala harris little earlier this week. 14 yearold tyler gordon here he posted this time lapse of him spinning pretty fast. Painting senator harris and its since gone viral on social media for good reason right looks exactly like a kron 4 Sanaz Tahernia spoke with him moments after he got off the phone with kamala today. Tyler says he still in shock she actually saw his painting. Joining us now to talk about what inspired his painting is the artist himself tyler gordon tyler thanks for joining us. I heard he just got off the phone with senator harris. Talk to me how does it feel to know that you just spoke to the soon to be very first female and person of color to the Vice President of the united states. Love. First of all i was shot because id calling right now so when my most fun right, she said highs leaders well. Its just like to what did she say i mean obviously she she caught wind of piece of art that you have sitting right behind you thats actually what you painted right the one that we see behind you right there. Yes so she obviously caught wind of this what did she say i mean what is what is the senators say to a 14 yearold boys, its got to be flattering for super exciting for you and also exciting for us to hear about it as well. Were still watching painting. And she also talked about her thanksgiving for family. And already were talking at time for actually went off so just to go to check on that but i was just really shocked and i was full. Really grateful. Tell me what your heartbeat at right now i feel highly elevated right now. Well. Well why dont know anything science but. My heart is right now beating really fast next thing you know still be stopped. Hes really enormously county theres a whole back story to that about having this dream about making this art done. Hadnt done it before and anyway, hes getting guidance and inspire other people obviously tiger says hes proud that senator harris is from the bay area and inspires him because shes broken through so many barriers as a woman in politics in a person of color and tyler says inspired him to break through zone. Barriers growing up he had a stutter. Like joe biden did and he lived with that deafness hes been living with deafness since he was 6 and spend a few years in a wheelchair. The kid is just overcome everything and has this enormous talent and that is inspiring. You know sunny disposition personality and radar you cannot love them. Is the bottom line so who does the have yeah and that was his mom there she was obviously thatll do it for kron 4 news at 5 keep it here though coming up at 6. This is like the opposite feeling that last story hundreds of little bike stolen from the toys for tots program, the heartless crime and the rush now to try to replace them. Before the Holiday Season really gets into full swing plus Health Officials concerns grow as some families prepare to gather for the thanksgiving holiday tomorrow. This is covid19 cases are exploding across some people for some children, its the only 2 they get during holders. Now its 6 a crushing blow tonight as a thief steals 200 try sickles that had been donated from the San Francisco firefighters 20 program. Thank you for joining us at 6 oclock evod