live, where you live this is abc7 news. >> the bay area thanksgiving get away is here. here is a look from our emeryville camera. traffic is building on interstate 80. specific it to be more jammed this afternoon as folks leave town after work. experts say this will be the busiest year for thanksgiving travel in 10 years. it is thanksgiving eve thanks for joining us. i am reggie aqui. >> i am kristen sze. it is slow already. in addition to larger clouds we have a shift in travel plans. you need to be aware of them. we have coverage with alexis smith keeping an eye on the roads. meteorologist mike nicco is track the next storm. we will start with amy

hollyfield along 580 in dublin. amy? >> good morning. now is a good time to leave. look at this get away escape route on interstate 580. it theres fine, the day before thanksgiving day illustrating a recent problem: it is hard to know when to go. >> what used to be a busy travel day is a busy week. many are changing their departure times to try and avoid the rush. >> usually we left in the afternoon but that will be chaos so we are leaving, don't tell anybody else, first thing in the morning. switch the push off time doesn't always work. a southern california man found out the hard way. >> we left on tuesday thinking we with avoid the traffic but...not so much. >> bad? >> pretty bad. usually takes six hours, it took 7 1/2. >> a shift at the airports, san

francisco officials say their busiest day of the thanksgiving day holiday is the friday before the break with people taking the whole week as a vacation. >> travelers were surprised when they saw the manageable line. >> light so far. we are early. i feel sorry for those coming an hour later. >> officials are worried concerned there will not be spots in the parking lots and advise finding another way to get to the airport. >> for matter what travel obstacles you have, remember what is waiting on the other end. >> gorgeous. really nice. big thanksgiving day with 70 people. >> happy thanksgiving to him and all of you. remember, travel officials believe it will be on the roads and in the air. from dublin i amy hollyfield.

>> i'm thankful for you have a good holiday. if you travel out of mineta san jose international airport, you could be in for a surprise if you thought you would beat the crowds there will be a 15% jump in travelers during the thanksgiving day travel period compared to last year running through tuesday. today is predicted the busiest travel day at san jose. how are the rest the freeways shaping up? >> we have alexis smith. what are you seeing? >> back to this morning, reggie, you knew about this, a look at northbound 880 from sky 7. at 6:30 this "good morning washington" allen has were shut down for three hours. unfortunately it was a deadly collision involving a pedestrian. all the lanes are back open. it created a big backup that cleared after 9:00. we will phelps over to the traffic maps to show you how the stretch is looking.

it is better. i'm not seeing any red long the corridor. it was around industrial north of there with heavy traffic, two crashes at high street southbound and northbound. but mostly the bay area is lit. give it a couple of hours. we will have an early afternoon rush. >> we are keeping a close eye on the sky if you are flying today conditions are clear. from the golden gate bridge and 280 in the south bay mother nature is driving drive as good day to get out of here. meteorologist mike nicco is here with a look at what to expect if you are leash town -- leaving town. >> live doppler hd is looking at lake tahoe with scattered snow showers and more snow is falling. after noon is the good time to leave but you need changes on 4, 80 and 88.

be careful. from 1:00 today until 4:00 on saturday it is dry but saturday morning another storm hanging around until noon on sunday. traveling anywhere south of us is from with 60s through the central valley and 70 in los angeles. traveling through the country, we saw snow moving through minneapolis and showers manufacturing through chicago and houston but the only delays are in newark. >> you can track the weather and traffic where you live, where you are going, with the newsup by monitoring live doppler hd and traffic maps on the app and enable push alert force protecting news updates on the phone or tablet. >> young leaders in san jose are calling for a new federal law to make targeting officers a hate cream. believes; release add video hoping people will protest the fiscal year time someone tries to kill an officer.

>> we have had a break down in society when a subject feels it is okay to point a firearm and try to kill a police officer. the video gets your attention and released this morning part after campaign to raise awareness and start a conversation following an am but shooting targeting two san jose officers a week and a half ago both officers survived. despite having name time to return fire. >> bart police are searching a message of safety for the holidays stepping up efforts to keep shops and tourists safe. we were at the powell street station near union square as bart police kicked off the public awareness campaign with officers watching nor panhandlers, pick pocketers and scammers manning this patrol desk at the powell and civic center stations.

>> make it more accessible and increase their comfort level with the station. if we have the officers to answer questions and be visible it goes a long way. the business improvement strict is alert hoping 100 charges installed will keep the crime stats down. >> four people are recovering after a crash on the bay bridge. a box truck overturned before 2:00 a.m. heading into oakland. a jeep clipped the truck mail an unsafe lane change the enjurisdiction are expected to recover. >> sketch of a sexual assault suspect and a reward is offered to track him down. the attack happened october 15 near ridgeway avenue and nation street. the victim was able to defend herself and get away. she called police from the cell phone. the suspect is described as slender hispanic man with several moles on his left upper

cheek. $2,500 reward is offered for information leading to arrest and conviction. >> uc berkeley police are searching for a sexual assault suspect. we were at the apartments at telegraph avenue yesterday. that is where the campus police say a man sexually assaulted a male student. the victim met the suspect on internet and the apartment complex is off campus university housing. >> developing news, a very public and unusual fight between the 49ers and the city of santa clara. we talked to the team of the mayor's ultimatum: threatening to take c stadium. our reporter is at levi stadium. matt? >> the 49ers say they are willing to work with the mayor and the city but they do not want this public fight to hurt their business at levi stadium. >> 49ers are fired up, not over something on the field but the battle with the city, the

frustrating part, it is public. it has been made public. last night a broach agreement was issued that will go out today so the 49s have 30 days to turn over financial documents showing the profits and losses nonnon-nfl events at leam stadium include concerts where leaders say other avenues will be pursued. if they delivered we do not have a problem. if they are not, we have a problem. >> the city and the auditors are welcome to look at the document at stadium but bringing the information to city hall and make them public could be disasterous for the stadium and city success. >> in a program motor want to city hall and collected the information and compare that information to with the stadium is charging other acts, they could essentially negotiate identity a profit margin racing revenues that go to the john fund. >> once you do live up to your

responsibility, then and only then can we have a very close working relationship. we have to set it straight. we have to set it right. >> the 49ers have yet to see that letter from the city but when they get it they will review it. they are scheduled to meet with the auditors on thursday. president-elect donald trump announced the newest member to the drop team we will show you who she is. >> how accurate is abc's hit show

>> president-elect donald trump is continuing to work up until the thanksgiving day holiday making more picks and in the last hour, mr. trump announced the nomination for secretary of education, a charter school advocate from michigan has accepted but of course still needs senate approve. at the same time, the president-elect donald trump faces more questions of who will run his business empire. here is the latest. all the president-elect has named south carolina governor nikki haley to the position of u.n. ambassador and two term governor has accepted. >> we strong. >> army wife mother of two the first female, the first minority, and the first critic of trump to be named to his administration. >> her republican response to

the state of the union was considered an indictment of his campaign rhetoric. >> some people thing you have to be the loud of the voice in the room to make a difference. that's just not true. following the election she called him a friend and released this statement today. "when the president movies you have a major contribution to make to the welfare of our nation and our standing in the world that is a calling that is important to heed." >> the question over mr. trump separate himself from business interests became murky after an interview with "new york times" where he said and i quote, "the president can not have a conflict of interest," indicate he can mix his public service and business rules. he is correct as far as federal statues he could run afoul of the constitution. here is our legal analyst. >> as a practical matter i would be worried about the possibility that if he stays involved in anyway, he is then subject to lawsuits, as well.

>> a public battle is playing out over secretary of state, with former general david petraeus indicate he would be interested and rudy giuliani and mitt romney are vying for the top post. >> still to come, kicking off thanksgiving with an annual tradition, the effort happening right new in san francisco to make sure no family goes hungry. >> a look from our golden gate bridge camera moving smoothly on thanksgiving eve and meteorologist mike nicco has the

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and emergency workers are kicking off the holiday season by serving others with an important job to do, carving 1,200 pounds of turkey. the salvation army's annual thanksgiving meal program. the fire chief has had plenty of practice after raising three boys. the mayor paid close attention to her technique. >> she has done this a lot she was in competition with the previous chief. >> bring on another! >> they are getting that competitive spirit of getting as man turkeys out as possible. all for the great cause. >> the salvation army will deliver 4,000 meals to seniors and home bound in san francisco tomorrow. >> from carving the turkey to trimming the tree, we were at jack london square in oakland as the city raised the christmas tree. beautiful, right? on friday, 55' mount shasta fur is abonded with 5,000 lights and 600 ornaments, we want to see

how you are celebrating the holidays where you live even if you have a smaller tree. share your pictures and votes with us on social media #abc7now. you need a sweater for sure. >> and the get away is more clear. >> clearer by the moment the we have a few showers. i will show you one that rolled through this morning across san francisco. the bay bridge to oakland and slid down the east bay shoreline and want through the sunol grade and it bumped into mount him ton and -- hamilton and gave us. 280, sandhim road to east brook avenue and mountain view we have sprinkles to light showers. same to the east of skyline boulevard over the reservoirs. this will head to castro valley, possibly to dublin grid. we have this moving over clayton and skirting mt. diablo to the

northeast. that means it will move over to the altamont pass. you can see the dry air is taking over. we will have a few clouds from mount tam you can see, with moisture but mostly, sunny and dry. thanksgiving and friday, dry, heavier rain likely this weekend and bringing heavier snow to the sierra. upper 50s half moon bay and santa rosa and the rest of us at 60 to 62 not a bad day to be outside. sutro tower is gorgeous. the air is clean. you can see up to mt. st. helena where live doppler hd is. this afternoon and evening, we will be in the upper 50s through 4:00, and mid-40s inland and everyone else is lagging behind in the upper 50s. quick coming this evening. take a jacket. lets are the coldest we will have moving failure, clear conditions, a lot of fog is

developing in our valleys, and mid-to-upper 30's and upper 30s around palo alto and redwood city and low 40s to the coast. at look on friday you can see the scattered showers, and mainly in the north bay and near the coast. heading overnight you can see the moderate to turning to light rain moving in through saturday morning. by 7:00, and waves of showers as we head through saturday into the evening and another push coming in, on sunday, and at least it looks that way right new. the sunday is more iffy than saturday. two-thirds of an inch in the south bay and three-quarters around the bay and more than 1 employee in the north bay. the storm is going to have more rain. it will not be so powerful as the one today so it is a "1". at the beaches, that is tradition for thanksgiving day for some people, watch out for dangerous surf through tomorrow evening. >> now, designated survivor, a lot of you are watching the show

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