On the road. Well be out in force making sure our roadways are safe. We want to look for distracted drivers, speed if anyone is moving fast. Which is highly unlikely given the backups. And they reindiana moo people to check to they remind people to check their headlights. If you havent left yet, you may want to wait. Leaving until after 9 00 when it kind of mellows out. Otherwise, turkey day is a good time to travel in the morning. And of course, drinking and driving is a big nono. Not only can it cost you your license but kit cost someone near and dear to you their life. Heres a visual reminder from the highway patrol. None of this. You have to like that. None of this. If you like to compare this to earlier years, aaa says this is the busiest getaway wednesday since 2005. They credit a growing economy, even though gas prices are so much more this november than they were last november. Live in berkeley. Eric thomas. All right. Thank you. When is the worst time to hit the road this than
For drivers headed into sierra today. Take a look at the road along highway 80, 89 and 50. No change required and no snow on the road. Happening now the chp goes all out to people people save on the road for the holiday. This is a maximum enforcism period which runs through saturday night. 20 people died in car crashes over the thanksgiving weekend last year. We are going to be out enforced making sure our road ways are safe. Well will looking for distracted drivers, pique travel time will be between 5 00 to act a. M. Triple a says if you havent left yet wait until 9 00 p. M. , to avoid the residual travel or wait until tomorrow. A prisoner after being detained by i. C. E. Is happy to spend thanksgiving at home. His wife and children ran into his arms. I. C. E. Agents detained the undocumented immigrant in may when he showed up at Travis Air Force base to work a construction job. Today he reflected how one day at work changed his in spite of life. One minute, your kids, your wife, all
87 of travellers close to driver. Were keeping an eye on both the traffic and weather and how much of an impact it can have on your holiday plans. Heres a look at todays high temperatures. Can you believe how warm it is going into the thanksgiving holiday. A high of 76 today, all around the bay highs. Take a look at flight delays, we have none to report in the bay area so thats good news. Looking nationally there was a delay earlier in dallas but thats location okay. All major airports look good except newark which has 51minute delays. Back to the bay area, over night look for clouds lingering a bit. Well have bright skies by partly cloudy, mild overnight lows mainly in the upper 50 days to lower 60s. Well start the day with bright skies. Chances of rain in our future. A closer look at that in a few minutes. Well know whether issues for drivers headed into sierra today. Take a look at the road along highway 80, 89 and 50. No change required and no snow on the road. Happening now the ch
Up around altima, from 20 to 25 miles an hour. This is a 2 on the storm impact scale. We have a couple of waves of energy that will be moving through the bay area. This first one this morning and another one later on tonight. With it, the brief heavy downpours, the gusty winds and the rainy conditions. In fact, were going to add in a chance of thunderstorms to your afternoon forecast. 50s and 60s right now. Low 60s around noontime. By the afternoon, with a few peeks of sun that could fuel the atmosphere for a thunderstorm and still showers around for the evening hours. Ill time it out for you in a few minutes. Carolyn . Thank you, lisa. You can keep track of the changing weather conditions where you live with the abc 7 accuweath accuweather app. You can monday tort forecast on the go. We have breaking news this morning. Oakland police say theyre responding to several sideshows in west and east oakland right now. And here is a look at one of the active scenes at high street and coliseum
Anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees. Thats compliments of the southwesterly gusty wind. Were in the low 60s from oakland to concord. 64 in san jose. The wind gusts primarily above 1,000 feet near the Oakland Hills, mt. Tam. A wind gust of 36 miles an hour spring valley. As we go through the Morning Hours. You notice 8 00, 9 00, the line of showers from vallejo through San Francisco and along the peninsula. The core of the system later on tonight that will continue to bring gusty winds, heavy downpours and in between we could see an isolated thunderstorm. Your planner throughout the next 12 hours shows the rain and wind developing through the 8 00, 9 00 hour with 50s and 60s. By noontime, were still looking at some rain. By the later afternoon, were mild. Still ahead of the main system with a possibility of a thunderstorm and then tonight showers. Well talk about the week ahead, coming up. Carolyn . Lisa has been updating all morning long. So you want to keep track of the changing weather con