some hostages taken by hamas are coming home now. a of the deal struck between militants and israel in exchange for a moment cease fire in gaza and about face that open eye. >> the ousted ceo, sam altman, now reclaiming his title just days after being forced out. how employees threatening to leave the company made it happen. >> after three decades in congress, representative anna eschew is calling it quits. we hear from some of the potential

candidates looking to fill her seat. >> thanksgiving is just a day away. we are keeping an eye on the roads this morning as holiday travelers get moving. >> good morning. welcome to wednesday, november 22nd. yes. >> and lisa is here with us. so i'm understanding that tomorrow will be really nice for the holiday. yes we've been inundated with some of the high clouds and that's going to be with us again today. >> a weak little system heading our way later on tonight, kicking up the winds. but you can see the high clouds there, not doing much to enhance orbit. the mild temperatures, but certainly the solar radiation. so we're not getting a whole lot of sun, but we are looking at still temperatures on the mild side. you can see the partly to mostly cloudy skies to start out. it is 41 in oakland, 38. santa rosa, 39. in nevada with 46. in san jose. so a 24 hour temperature change. you can see the cooler air up in the north bay. those 39 degrees cooler in novato and that blanket of clouds allowing for just a couple of degrees warmer around the south bay and east bay. so we'll stay in the 40s for most

of us inland through 9:00 and then 50 elsewhere by noontime. we're already in the 60s, but we have those high clouds throughout the afternoon, maybe some 70s there in parts of the south bay. we'll talk about thanksgiving. a bright one coming up. jobina >> thank you, lisa. good morning, everybody. so checking in on traffic here. we're starting with the drive times and you can tell a lot of people have the day off or at least staying home because tracy to dublin is only 30 minutes. and overall view of the map and you can see the sensors are hardly lit up in red. but we do have one issue that we're following right now is a brush fire on eastbound 580 at foothill boulevard. so right around dublin. and just be aware that you're seeing some minor delays in that spot. we also want to give you a look at some of the best and worst times to hit the road, though. if you are traveling for the holiday, you're advised to get out the door before two this afternoon and avoid the roads until after 6 p.m. then tomorrow on thanksgiving day, your best bet will be to hit the road before 10 a.m. or after 5 p.m. the worst time to travel will be 11

a.m. to 3 p.m. and bringing you a live look this morning from sfo, tsa is preparing to screen 2.7 million people today. and that would break a thanksgiving day holiday record. sunday is expected to be the busiest day to return israel and hamas have announced a temporary cease fire in order to release hostages. >> abc news reporter liz landers explains the stipulate of that deal this morning, a breakthrough for the hundreds of hostages being held in gaza as israel and hamas strike a deal for a truce agreement that will bring a temporary ceasefire to the conflict. >> qatar, the small nation that helped broker the deal, announced in a statement. the start of the humanitarian truce will begin within 24 hours and will continue for four days. subject to extension 50 women and children. prisoners in gaza will be released in exchange for 150 palestinian prisoners, according to us and israeli officials. the deal could also account for later hostages released as well and will also

include the passage of humanitarian convoys and fuel into gaza after the israeli war cabinet met to approve the deal, prime minister netanyahu's office said their government will continue to fight for the elimination of hamas. and president biden saying in a statement he welcomes the deal and is grateful that hostages who, quote, endured weeks of captivity and an unspeakable ordeal will be reunited with their families once this deal is fully implemented. and the war has claimed the lives of more than 14,000 palestinians, according to the hamas run gaza health ministry, around 240 hostages have been held in gaza since october 7th, including a handful of americans and the youngest american hostage, three year old abigail adan is expected to be among those release. but one of her relatives, noah naftali, told me last week of abigail. abigail is a spunky little girl. >> i want abigail to know that her brother, her sister, her aunts and uncles and her

grandparents are waiting for her at home. some of the families of those hostages were in washington, dc last week for that rally for israel. >> they also met with lawmakers and the biden administration. iran's top hostage negotiator, for as they've been advocating for the release of their loved ones in washington, liz landers, abc news in new york city, law enforcement say they are on high alert ahead of the upcoming macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> a new report from the fbi shows the israel-hamas war has created a heightened threat environment that makes the parade an attractive target. the assessment, obtained by abc news , expressed concern about, quote, lone actors using online platforms to express threats of violence against jewish, muslim and arab communities. the nypd's deputy commissioner says there are currently no specific threats, but the police department will continue partnering with state and federal colleagues to ensure a safe holiday season. >> it's like a new hit soap opera. okay and this one we're going to call open sky. last friday, the company fired ceo

sam altman, but this morning, altman is back as ceo and it's the board that's being shaken up, all while more than 700 employees threaten to quit if this didn't happen. on abc seven news reporter ryan curry is live at our headquarters this morning with all the drama for us. ryan had jobina. >> good morning. the company posting on x saying they have reached an agreement to have altman return as ceo as well as a an almost entirely new board. a lot of shakeups going on with one of the companies based here in san francisco open the eyes. previous board of directors had refused to give specific reasons for why it fired altman in the first place. there were disputes between the two sides about the safety risks of artificial intelligence as it gets more advanced. microsoft that invested billions into openai and once altman was originally fired, they moved quickly to hire him for their ai project at around 700 employees, has threatened to leave the company if altman was not reinstated.

and microsoft ceo satya nadella said those employees, they would be hired as microsoft, he said in a statement on xt. we are encouraged by the changes to open ai to the open ai board. we believe this is a first essential step on a path to more stable, well informed and effective governance, he went on to mention he is excited about building on the partnership between two sides, but a very long saga over the last couple of days that resulted in altman now being back as ceo for openai . we're live in san francisco. ryan curry, abc seven news as the first woman and the first democrat to ever represent our district. >> i'm very proud of the body of bypass design work i've been able to achieve on your behalf. >> and with that, representative anna announces her upcoming retirement. after more than three decades in congress. that announcement sets off a hotly contested race to become the next us representative for a portion of silicon valley. a

powerful part of the bay area, california's 16th congressional district seat has not been open since 1992. abc seven news reporter tim john spoke with some potential candidates about their plans with some pretty big shoes to fill after serving her district for over three decades. >> south bay congresswoman anna eshoo announcing tuesday she'll be retiring next year. >> i have commuted across the country every single week for 31 years, immediately following the announcement, messages of support from around the bay area came flooding in for seiu, who's known for her work in areas including technology and health care. >> she's been a mentor to many young people in the bay area, and i probably wouldn't have been in congress if it weren't for her mentorship as she retired is part of a growing wave of long serving bay area politicians who are either stepping down or moving on from their positions for one reason or another. >> that's allowing for fresh new faces to fill these roles. for the first time in years.

traditionally, opportunities to replace local members of congress don't come around often. it's been about 20 years since the south bay seat was last up for grabs. >> everyone says, let's bring in younger people. new blood, keep it flowing. but in washington, the rules are the longer you're there, the higher you go up the staircase to power. >> state assembly member evan low says he'll consider the possibility of running for a seat over the thanksgiving holiday. he tells me it's important for whoever the new representative is to understand the day to day lives of local families, to understand the struggles of what it's like not being able to afford a home in the community that we live and represent. >> what it's like to have the challenges of food insecurity. >> state senator josh becker is another person who says he'd think about running for issues position. becker believes that although losing long serving people like hsu can be difficult for the state, having new people replace her also has its benefits. >> i think you look at the caliber of people that were elected and they're very high caliber for they've had

tremendous experience. >> daetz as for issue, she says, although she's got a lot to accomplish before she retires, she's looking forward to what that time will bring. >> and my life is filled with half dues. i have to do this. i have to do that. i have to set up appointments so i can make sure i can have dinner sometimes with my family, voters will choose xiao's replacement next fall in silicon valley. >> tim johns, abc seven news. all right. >> good morning to you. wednesday morning, mid and high level clouds today. live doppler seven. the storm track well to the north though. so if you're traveling some showers throughout seattle, portland, otherwise high pressure to the south of us keeping us dry but this is what we call a dirty ridge of high pressure. the clouds going up and over the ridge. so we will look to clear skies out as soon as tomorrow for thanksgiving. but as for right now, partly to mostly cloudy skies and temperatures are chilly. how about 38

degrees? san ramon in dublin, as well as walnut creek. closer to the bay, a cool 41 in oakland, 50 san francisco in the 30s here up to the north, 50 in pacifica. so we are looking at sun and high clouds today. brighter for thanksgiving and beyond. but then winds get quite breezy throughout the later day on thursday and friday and then looking at some pretty chilly nights. in fact, it looks like saturday morning could be the coldest morning as we go through the next several hours. there are all those high clouds once again and then they get just swept out of town throughout the day tomorrow. and that's going to allow for one of the warmest days of the week to be the holiday on thanksgiving highs today, 67. san francisco, the high clouds all around the bay, upper 60s in fremont, 72, in san jose. so despite that, pretty mild conditions and then in particular for thanksgiving, waking up to the cool readings in the 40s upper 40s, bay and coast upper 60s to low 70s with mostly sunny skies and the

accuweather seven day forecast you can see the cooling trend into the weekend and next week. back to you guys. thanks, lisa. >> another shakeup in the world of cryptocurrency is still ahead. the ceo now pleading guilty to serious charges, including processing transactions by child abusers, cyber criminals and even terrorists first targeted by vandals, then by an arsonist. >> how an oakland business owner plans to move forward after one of his shops is destroyed. >> and we're following up on that basketball brawl caught on camera. what police are now saying about the mom seen in this video who apparently tackled to the next. did they even send my lab work...? wait, was i supposed to bring that? then there's the forms. the bills. the 'not a bills.' the.... ”press 4 to repeat these options.” [chaotic music] [inspirational music] healthcare can get a whole lot easier when your medical records, care and coverage are in one place. at kaiser permanente, all of us work together

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she ends up on top of this kid and, um, that that looks troubling to me. it's up to the district attorney's office. they are the lawyers. they ultimately make the decision on the contra costa county da's office is likely to receive the case next week. >> if a charge is filed, officers say it would likely be misdemeanor. misdemeanor battery and oakland restaurant owner first expressing his anger to us about being targeted by vandals is now apparently experienced. >> this experience seeing this issue. but with an arsonist. this was an awful situation yesterday. and barbecue on mandela parkway was up in flames when firefighters arrived early yesterday morning. the kitchen destroyed or i should say the kitchen is destroyed. and it happened just one day after the owner took to instagram and blasted people who tagged the building. understandably frustrated. matt horne spoke with abc seven news saying he and other local businesses are fed up with being victimized.

>> i hear a lot of people say, well, you know, welcome to oakland. this is oakland. no business owners should have to deal with having their business and having their property destroyed. this breaks my heart. it really does. and it's tough. yeah >> investigators are looking at surveillance footage for leads. horne says his employees will keep working full time hours at his two other restaurants in oakland. >> i hate to see that a popular san francisco ice cream shop that was vandalized in what police are investigating is a hate crime is now back open and the owner is hoping to spread love to men. smashed the windows of jewish owned smitten in the mission district last month. they spray painted free palestine and out the mission on the building. with help from the community. the owner raised more than $100,000 for repairs. new security measures and to continue paying staff. while the shop was closed for a month for the reopening, the owner rolled out a new flavor. and it's called i choose love. >> this story opening is a

symbol of us coming together in a symbol of the strength of the love in this community. >> the store is also selling special t shirts and sweatshirts that say in the spirit of ice cream, i choose love. proceeds will benefit the courage museum. um, few details this morning about the flooded san francisco high rise that displaced residents at 33 tahoma. >> they'll have to wait even longer to return. now according to the san francisco chronicle, the building's owner sent a message to residents saying they can't return this year due to unfinished repairs. more than 400 tenants were displaced when the 35 unit building flooded back in june of 2022. they were first promised to return by the fall of last year, but that was pushed back to the second half of this year. >> san jose is kicking off its christmas celebrations this week with a forest of lights enchant christmas is returning for a second year at paypal park. it's ten acres of holiday lights, which include some pretty amazing light sculptures and

even a maze we install over 4 million lights to create our one of a kind holiday maze. >> and this year, santas magic timepiece will be the story for the san jose area. you wander through the maze, finding the staff fragments to help save christmas and reassemble the magical watch that santa uses to travel around the world. each year. we are going to save christmas. >> okay? okay. and look at this trail. >> the. yeah. for the ice skating. that's cool. >> i have a question. >> okay. what's what's one of your questions? >> is this actually from san jose? because they haven't enchant christmas in other places because i'm looking at this back ground. >> yep. >> and it's las vegas. >> that's las vegas. >> my spidey sense, you tingling. it was tingling. >> there's also a marketplace. carolers and magicians to

entertain visitors for tickets go to enchant christmas .com. it opens friday and runs through december 31st. i peep that last year too. for some reason they always use the vegas video. >> they probably send their best video and for that i'm not mad at but but don't bamboozle us. >> thank you. >> it's a long ride for some of us to that area. yeah. >> and let us know what we're getting. yeah. >> and you can thank reggie for that. i'm telling you, his spidey senses are always going. >> i'm on top of the case. yes >> dang! yeah. all right. you made me pay attention. all right, good morning, everybody. we are looking at live doppler seven. you can see the green that represents the rain up towards the pacific northwest. and they're looking at some shower activity a little bit through today. and the rest of the state, high and dry. and it'll be very mild to warm as you get into southern california . san diego, how about 80 back home? we're above average, but we are looking at the high cloud cover throughout the day today. once again. and a quick check of

the temperature was despite some of the clouds, we are still chilly out there with some upper 30s from san ramon in dublin and walnut creek 42 though in martinez. as you get closer to the water here and we've got those low 40s with 46 in san jose it's 50 downtown town and once those clouds clear on out it's going to be a couple of chilly mornings if you are traveling or have people traveling the northeast is rainy this morning around boston, but those rain showers will be pushing on out and left with 40s and 50s for today. a little bit of rain up to the pacific northwest with those chilly temperatures and closer to home, we're looking at the high clouds for the northern and central part of the state here. yosemite, though, 71 degrees. looking at the warmth in southern california, sunnier there. and we certainly will see not only the mild weather hold on, but as a system moves on through, we'll get brighter here as well behind that system moving through, we've got winds to contend with by the afternoon

tomorrow. so upper elevations and the hills will be looking at those gusty winds and then even into the over the late hours thursday evening, taking a walk out there. you'll notice that if you're anywhere above 1000ft, it gets quite gusty, 37 miles an hour. geyserville calistoga and then into for the overnight hours into friday. we're still holding on to those breezy to gusty winds north and east bay hills and breezy as well at the coast. so looking at lighter winds and then those colder mornings come our way into the upcoming holiday weekend. so 70 for you in the south bay. cupertino santa clara. and then notice the cooling trend as we go through the weekend into next week. we're still dry, though, 69 in fremont, 67 in vallejo and looking at the accuweather seven day forecast the warmest day we're holding that for tomorrow and then the cooler days but dry days ahead back to you guys. >> thank you lisa. good morning, everybody. we're starting here with a live picture from the richmond-san rafael bridge where we are in week seven of this

sigalert where we have three lanes blocked in the westbound direction and no wide load vehicles allowed in that spot. and we have no estimate from the chp when that will wrap up in emeryville showing you a live picture of 8-80 those headlights traveling in the westbound direction and beginning to pick up there for thanksgiving travel . in terms of mass transit, we do have some changes. so bart will be running at sunday service on thursday and friday. muni will be using their sunday service only on thursday. back to normal friday and then on thursday and friday. no service for ace train. and there are a number of other mass transit changes if you rely on that for thanksgiving day or black friday. and coming up, we have the seven things you need to know this morning. >> banded together to give back. look at some of the most charitable groups and organizations making

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replaced the board that fired altman. >> number three, congresswoman, an issue says she will not run for office in 2024 as she's political career spans over three decades. 66 of her bills passed and were signed into law by five different presidents. >> the number for financial assistance is on the way for salmon fishers hit hard by a string of poor seasons. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration has declared a federal fishery disaster for the 2023 chinook salmon season. it qualifies impacted fisheries, tribes, businesses and more for federal funds. >> number five, starting out with cool 30s and 40s, some high clouds today with upper 60s to low 70s as number six. >> bringing you a live picture from the bay bridge toll plaza we have on no metering lights and clear traffic for you as you descend into san francisco. and number seven, americans are on the move for the holidays, which is why you saw all that clear

traffic. tsa is preparing to screen 2.7 million people today and if you're driving, your advice to get out the door before two this afternoon on some of the bay area's most charitable organizations are helping cities get into the holiday spirit of giving. >> saint anthony foundation hosted its second annual giving thanks on golden gate block party hot chocolate holiday cookies, balloon animals were all handed out to the hundreds who came out to enjoy the celebration. the event doubled as a holiday giveaway, with volunteers passing out warm winter gear and hygiene kits to those who need it. >> we really wanted to do something where we could connect one on one with those in need, with guests. so we came up with the giving things on golden gate block party long time former house speaker in san francisco represented nancy pelosi and the giants mascot got lucille. >> we're both out there. where is lucy? there he is. during yesterday's celebration, lucille will find a camera. >> absolutely. and give you some moves to lucille, said get out of the way. >> turkey. i'm the only mascot

at this celebration. >> i love how the shades are on, like the bridge of the nose. isn't that great? >> lucille honestly is the best. >> giving us a look. thank you, lucille. in the east bay. the bay area rescue mission hosted its annual box of hope turkey dinner giveaway in richmond. volunteers helped distribute free holiday dinners to 500 families in need of food assistance in the bay area. rescue mission has served or has been serving impoverished families in the bay area for 58 years. on the peninsula, samaritan house had its holiday food held its holiday food distribution, many in need. >> in san mateo county were able to get a free turkey dinner, the addition to in addition to what was handed out. samaritan house also serves more than 1000 thanksgiving meals to community centers, senior centers and people who are homebound. they'll do another meal distribution before christmas. and this is all possible because of community donations. this thanksgiving, the san francisco 40 niners hope to be feasting on a bird but it isn't a turkey coming up at 530. a look ahead at their thanksgiving day

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hartman is back at openai, just days after being forced out as ceo. now, at 530, the changes to the company's board as requested by hundreds of employees who are threatening to walk guilty as charged. >> the cryptocurrency ceo now answering to the department of justice for a number of serious violations, including helping criminals and terrorist organizations. cook the turkey, don't cook your home. >> always good advice. the yearly reminder from firefighters everywhere about safety in the kitchen when preparing your thanksgiving feast and don't forget about the dogs. >> we have some tips on what

holiday foods are. okay for your pets. now now we know. good morning, everybody. it's wednesday, november 22nd. i got to get into that real quick because i missed the rooster. >> the king, reggie's dog is a thickness that we absolutely love. we do. but lisa, the vet told me that he's a little too chubby. >> uh. >> now what? well >> well, he is a well, yeah, i could see that. he's got short legs, let's just say. well, he's short legs. >> not on thanksgiving week. lisa. >> how much you love him. i get it. i get it. he doesn't get any treats from me. >> i like we feed no food to him from humans. he is a natural body. >> thank you. and we celebrate natural body as we do. >> we do. and is good. you know, i think so. but. okay yes. certainly no human treats. i knew you knew that. good morning, everybody. take a look at the numbers. here we are certainly chilly with 39 in redwood city. some 40s elsewhere closer to the bay. but notice more of those 30s in the inland

valleys, 35 and livermore, that's 60. no that's not livermore, 38in napa it is 44. in livermore 24 hour temperature change, 7 to 11 degrees. cooler here up in the north bay. a little bit of clearing and the calm winds allowing for the chillier start throughout the day today. we'll be climbing through the 50s and 60s, but we will have the high and mid-level clouds once again. so looking at the mid 60s as we get through the afternoon, even some lower 70s in san jose and then we're going to talk about a brighter, warmer thanksgiving jobina. >> thank you, lisa. good morning, everybody. let's check in on our traffic here. we're going to start with san jose, looking live at 101. we have clear conditions in the south bay. no problems to report there . same thing goes at the san mateo bridge. the good news is no wind advisories either for our major bridges around the bay area at this point. and our drive times are for the most part, clear. we're starting to see a little slowdown for our super commuters. so tracy to dublin will rest around 50

minutes, reggie. >> oh, it has been a dramatic week at openai. so on friday, the company fired their ceo and founder sam altman. this morning he's back and it's the board that is being thrown out. abc seven news reporter ryan curry live this morning with these major developments. ryan yeah, it's a pretty wild story if you think about it. >> he leaves on friday, comes back today after a big fallout at openai where hundreds of employees were threatening to leave the company unless he was reinstated as ceo. and now that is exactly what is going to happen. altman and the board reportedly had disputes over the safety of ai as it became more advanced, though it wasn't exactly clear what was the specific reason they fired altman the board was never going to reveal that reason. following his firing microsoft, who invested billions into openai, was ready to hire altman for their ai project. about 700 employees were ready to follow him if the board did not resign and reinstate altman. microsoft ceo satya nadella was ready to

hire all of them. now a new board is ready to take charge and altman is back as the company's chief executive. he posted on x saying he was ready to move to microsoft, saying it was clear that this was the best path for me and the team with the new board with satya support, i'm looking forward to returning to openai and build on our strong partnership and partnership with microsoft. altman did go on to mention that he was very excited about what the future of openai could be. a lot of that future was in doubt just days ago, but now he is returning to the company's us office as their chief executive just another chapter in what was been a wild saga the last few days. live in san francisco, ryan curry, abc seven news. >> fascinating. ryan thank you. this morning, there's another major scandal in the world of digital currency. the ceo of cryptocurrency giant binance is accused of helping criminals, rogue nations, even middle east terrorists. abc news reporter andrea fujii has more on these stunning allegations this

morning. >> another major blow to the cryptocurrency industry as the leader of the world's largest crypto exchange pleads guilty to multiple us violations, including money laundering. >> you see the ceo step down and the company and the ceo charged criminally is a very big deal. >> crypto is digital currency exchange through computer networks without relying on banks. in this case, the feds accused binance and its ceo changpeng zhao, of processing more than 100,000 transactions by child abusers, cyber criminals and even terrorists, including hamas. >> it's very likely that you know, crypto was used and funded hamas and they use some of that money to perpetrate the attacks by nance is also accused of profiting off transactions with sanctioned countries, including iran. >> these laws ensure that our financial institutions are not available to designated terrorist organizations, as zhao has agreed to pay more than $4 million in fines and stepped

down as ceo, and binance will no longer do business within the us. it comes just months after the collapse of binance. former rival ftx, whose founder sam bankman-fried, was convicted of fraud and stealing $10 billion. the scandals rocking the crypto world. but many experts believe the industry will get back on its feet. >> there's also a lot of good people in the industry who are trying to turn the page and move on. >> us customers who had money in binance will have to wait for a lawsuit to be resolved to see what happens to their assets. the former ceo will be sentenced in february, facing up to 18 months in prison. andrea fujii, abc news, new york. >> a former san jose police officer who sent racist text messages has been decertified, according to the california commission on peace officer standards and training website it mark mcnamara certification is under temporary suspension. when mcnamara resigned earlier this month after an internal investigation uncovered the

messages. the santa clara county da is also reviewing cases involving mcnamara. that includes the controversial shooting in downtown san jose. when he shot keegan green. green had disarmed a gunman inside a restaurant and was backing out of it when he was shot. suffering major injuries in the south bay. >> health officials say they are seeing a rapid surge in rsv cases and flu like illnesses. santa clara county is using wastewater data to track illnesses. it's similar to how many health departments kept tabs on covid. so no, we're definitely noting that this is pretty dramatic rise in rsv. >> and what we're seeing is that rsv wastewater has doubled in the last week in the palo alto, sunnyvale, and gilroy sewer sheds and it doubled in the san jose sewer shed over the last month. >> young children and adults aged 60 and over are being urged to get vaccinated. and there's a shortage of vaccines for infants. if the vaccine is

administered during pregnancy, babies will have some protection when they're born. >> the travel rush is already underway on what's set to be a thanksgiving travel season for the books. triple a expects a record breaking 55 million americans to trek more than 50 miles to their destinations. abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us in the newsroom with the best and worst times to travel. gloria >> good morning, jobina. if you are driving, today is the busiest day to hit the road for the thanksgiving holiday. triple a estimates that 49 million commuters will be driving over the holiday and the airports will also be packed today. now, this is how it looked at san jose, minetta international airport yesterday afternoon. soon, tsa says that today will be one of the busiest days. they're expecting to screen more than 2.7 million people across the country with more than 50,000 flights taking off tuesday and wednesday before thanksgiving are very busy. >> the busiest day usually is

the sunday following. and so the sunday following thanksgiving this year, we expect about 3 million passengers going through our screening checkpoints. if so, that will be an all time record. >> i am so excited and i'm traveling to new jersey. we. the midwest, to the east, bringing heavy rain and up to two feet of snow. >> possible in parts of new england and parts of the west. forecasters are also expecting storms to impact some of the 49 million commuters that triple a estimates will be driving over the holiday. so here's a look at some of the best and worst times to hit the road. your advice to get out the door before two this afternoon and avoid the roads until after 6 p.m. and then on thursday, thanksgiving day, your best bet will be to hit the road before 10 a.m. or after 5 p.m. the worst time to travel tomorrow will be between 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and some good news. you will be paying less for gas and also flight delays and cancellations are looking pretty

good so far today for one of the busiest travel days of the year. the faa says that the military is even opening up restricted airspace from the east coast to the gulf coast to help keep flights moving. and lessen delays and triple a is encouraging everyone to anticipate delays. also leave early. if you are traveling live in the newsroom, gloria rodriguez, abc seven news jobina. thank you, gloria. >> great advice there. and we see this every year. fire officials putting out a major warning about cooking turkeys. so sacramento fire officials led their annual demonstrated in showing what could happen if you don't use safe methods. experts say cooking fires are the leading cause of house fires. officials recommend frying your turkey out inside and avoid overfilling your pot with oil no matter the holiday dogs love table scraps, but vets warn some of the most popular thanksgiving dishes could really make them sick. >> the american kennel club created a list of foods toxic

for dogs that includes turkey. sorry turkey bones. okay turkey skin and really turkey skin. >> yeah. >> i feel like you see that a lot, don't you? >> oh, yeah. great >> tsay ham stuffing thing. well, pumpkin pie we're all allergic to. we sure are. >> potato pie. here's safe for your dogs to eat so they can eat the turkey meat without the skin or the bones, they can eat sweet potatoes. there we go. >> and they can eat plain pumpkin. but who is serving plain pumpkin? >> that's the thanksgiving i'm not trying to attend. >> yeah, i'm out the door while these are considered safe, vets say be mindful of how much your pet may eat in today's gma first look, a mysterious illness among dogs is spreading and in some cases turning deadly. here's abc news reporter will reeve in this morning's gma first look, new details on the mystery dog

illness spreading across the country and leaving owners like lauren celaya worried about their four legged family members over the course of about two days. >> she continued to have that like dry hacking cough. and it just kind of progressed from there. >> six weeks ago, celia from north carolina noticed her german shepherd maddie, showing signs of what she and her vet initially believed was typical kennel cough until it didn't go away. >> and fortunately it is extremely contagious and our french bulldog got it as well. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, with so many people boarding their dogs or traveling with them this holiday weekend, and we'll have the expert advice you need to know with your gma first, look, i'm will reeve, abc news, new york. >> bad behavior caught on camera . how american airlines is responding to a video showing a wheelchair being mishandled by baggage workers.

>> it'll cost you more to have a drink on a flight. the airline upping its prices. but first to check on the weather with lisa. okay >> all right. good morning to you. it is wednesday, the day before the big holiday, getting set with probably a lot to do. and the weather here is going to be dry. you can see some showers from the pacific northwest. seattle and portland. we're getting closer these are partly cloudy skies, high clouds once again today. and we'll see them allow for a mostly cloudy afternoon, although the temperatures will be quite mild. it is 55 in pacifica as we look out closer into our inland valleys, upper 30s here in napa, 38 in livermore and here's a look at that system that will bring the clouds. it's going to be to the north and keep the rain there as it sweeps on through. we're going to clear out for thanksgiving. but then low pressure sets up to the east of us that will kick up the winds for thanksgiving into friday. so a burst of gusty offshore winds, but we will

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it's disrespectful. oh, goodness. >> all right. so you saw the wheelchair go down the jet bridge, shoot and then it crashes onto the tarmac. the woman who shared this video says she saw the workers laughing airlines spokesperson says the video is disturbing and the company is gathering more information. the airline says it will work to improve training for employees who handle wheelchairs and other mobility devices. southwest airlines has

increased alcohol prices on its flights. so beer was $6. now it's seven. wine is now $8. that's up from six. liquor went from $7 to $9. whether you get it straight or in a mixed drink, water, coffee, tea and sodas are free, but only on flights longer than 175 miles. it'll be a tough thanksgiving day game for the 49 ers after a short week off the niners. take on the seattle seahawks. and this will be in seattle. and it's another full circle moment for brock purdy last december, purdy went into the game with seattle and threw two touchdowns in a win over the seahawks. purdy had injured his ribs in the prior game and there were questions about how healthy he was for many in the 40 niners front office, that was the game they truly realized how special their young quarterback was and

they're hoping for a repeat. of course, it's real valuable. >> i mean, he's been to some loud places too, but seattle is always right there as the loudest if not tied for it. and you can always tell people how loud it is, but they don't know until they go there. and he went there. so he knows what we're talking about. so i don't have to stress the importance of it to him. he's going to be doing it to our guys for these two days. they have guys that we haven't faced so there's all that in to play. so i think it's different for sure. and so that's how i'm looking at it and i think that's really the reality of it. and so they're a good team. so, you know, we're not going in thinking, oh, we beat these guys however many times before it isn't like that. >> go ahead. brock. the game kicks off in seattle tomorrow night at 520. >> another ski resort is open for those looking to maybe hit the sierra slopes over the holiday. heavenly mountain opened up after a four day delay, much to the delight of skiers and snowboarders. >> smooth travels, obviously, no

chain controls, no traffic. this morning i woke up around six and got here, around 930 and i spent the whole day here. so i wrote bell to bell. >> and so you're going to get up tomorrow and be on the slopes again. >> it's going to ski it all, as we say. and so they call me all day. anthony oh, is that what they call you, really? >> oh, so you're confident all right. >> anthony okay. >> they call him all day. anthony he goes bell to bell. what a character. more resorts are expected to open in the coming days, including palisades, tahoe star, sugar bowl and soda springs. >> all right. he wins for soundbite of the day. >> he did it. i'm trying to i'm going to call you. read you for filth. reggie and lay on the forecast for us. so lay it on us. lisa >> lay it on us. >> you know what i was going to say? we are looking at a cold front that's going to really drop the temperatures there. so it's a mild in the 50s. it's going to be only in the 20s

after this cold front moves through. but we're not looking. we're not are you okay? we'll bundle up. >> okay. >> that's going to make it tough to go bell to bell. well all we're not expecting snow is the point. >> it's going to be just maybe a few flakes. and the cold air that rushes in behind the front. so aren't you glad you asked? oh, yeah, absolutely. we are looking at a pacific northwest rain here and a couple of weeks systems missing us. and then that one thanksgiving does come close enough to give the sierra nevada maybe a few flakes of snow back home. here we're talking about another day of some high and mid-level clouds before things clear out for thanksgiving giving. so it is right now in the upper 30s on the peninsula, redwood city, 49in san bruno. so, of course, much warmer closer to the bay with 47in hayward, except for that. oakland 41 is pretty chilly, right? 38in napa, 35 by the delta and looking at a very dark shot out there from our sutro tower camera sun and high clouds today. bright for your

holiday with sunshine and then looking at much cooler weather as we get behind the holiday. the breezy winds kick up and looking at those cooler days, here they are for friday just 60s into saturday. notice low to mid 60s, it'll be dry, but it will be much cooler than we experienced for tomorrow. the holiday jobina. >> thank you, lisa. good morning, everyone. checking in on traffic. we're starting with the golden gate bridge. nice and light for you for the most part, we know a lot of people will be traveling later today, but that means they're likely not going to work. and that's certainly reflected on the commute so far this morning as we show you our 8-80 at the coliseum camera in oakland coliseum. off to the right hand side and our drive times here, everything green across the board. so no major delays or advisories new at six. >> the increased patrols you can expect in some of san francisco's popular holiday shopping spots. >> but first, looking back on the jfk assassination, the special exhibit, remembering that infoumont 60 years ago today

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a satellite into orbit tuesday. in response, south korea will boost surveillance of north korea, suspending an inter-korean agreement that was signed in 2018, according to reuters. north korea vowed to launch more of these military reconnaissance satellites in the future. photos obtained by cnn show kim jong un selling stating the launch the us, its allies and the united nations are condemning that move. >> president biden has issued a proclamation calling for all flags to be flown at half staff for former first lady rosalynn carter. the proclamation covers flags on all federal and public buildings that will start saturday and then end on the 29th. the president issued a statement saying mrs. carter was, quote, a champion for equal rights and opportunities for

women and girls and advocate for mental health and wellness for all. and a supporter of the often unseen and uncompensated caregivers of our children, aging loved ones and people with disabilities. carter died sunday at the age of 96. >> today marks a somber anniversary in our nation's history. the assassination of president john f kennedy. it's been 60 years since he was fatally shot while riding in a motorcade through dallas. that was 1963. shots were fired from a sixth floor window from a building along the motorcade route. kennedy was shot twice. the accused gunman, lee harvey oswald, was shot and killed during a prison transfer. two days later. and today, events to mark the assassination of jfk are taking place across the country. in boston, some items rarely ever put on display will be showcased at the jfk presidential library. the director of the library hopes visitors can better understand the 35th president's life and legacy. >> it just in a very, very small capsule conveys the importance

of that occasion. i hope they'll take away a sense that they can make a difference, that they they have a voice, that they have a civic responsibility, and perhaps they will do something in terms of public service coming out of this exhibit. >> special items on display range from condolence mail to a shell casing from the last round fire during the military salute at his burial and the saber held by the riderless horse at his funeral procession. and a reminder of just how young jfk was when he was killed. he was only 46 years old and, you know, jackie went to the white house at 34. >> wow. >> i didn't remember that. >> yeah, amazing. all right. good morning, everybody. live doppler seven with the showers and the pacific northwest. that cold front there. it's not going to reach the bay area, just high in mid-level clouds for us today . once again, as high pressure weakens. it is 37in novato, 38 in santa rosa, san ramon livermore upper 40s closer to

the bay and we are looking at a pretty nice day today. temperatures upper 60s to low 70s. but if you want more of a bright sunshine we do have that on the way for your thursday. but winds are going to come into play in the upper elevations offshore winds north and easterly will be a little bit breezy. but look how the temperatures climb through the 70s for thanksgiving. so a beautiful day and a quick look at the accuweather seven day forecast. we're dropping off into the lower 60s as that front moves through over the weekend. and but notice no storm systems on the horizon. back to you. >> thank you lisa. new at six. the white house trying to make cutting the cord easier and cheaper for american families. >> then our political analyst weighs in on the retirement of a long time congress member from the south bay. >> plus, turkey stuffing or pie. americans weigh in on what food they're most excited about eating.

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