right now at 6:00, a thanksgiving triple threat. snow, rain and flooding on the move across the u.s. it's already causing travel chaos for millions. and look, the sierra covered in snow this morning. the warning is still out there if you're planning a thanksgiving in lake tahoe, you're too late. do not go. it's too dangerous. i know some of you are still not going to listen to me. you've been warned. good morning on this wednesday, november 27th. >> live doppler 7 is behind us. it's showing showers are across the bay area. we have live team coverage of the weather issues, it starts with meteorologist mike nicco. good morning. this time yesterday i said go now because look what happened. the storm impact scale for today and tomorrow is a 1. light. we have showers and thunderstorms on the way. we have high surf until 3:00.

the wind advisory is gone and the flooding potential is gone on the kincade fire burn scar. moving over pacifica and hayward and union city, we have downpours. we also have thunderstorms off the coast. we'll have some isolated heavy downpours, locally gusty winds, even hail, graupel and snow. this is future radar over the next several hours, this takes us up to the launch hour, plenty of oranges and reds in there, which are the locally heavy showers and thunderstorms. this day where we have a light day. locally it could be just as intense yesterday during dinner time and the commute, just not as widespread. we have issues on the roads, here is jobina. >> good morning. we have issues with our mass transit here. there's some flooding on the muni train right now. so there will be delays from

church to van o switch back at church. this is important to know. that will impact several people as they start their morning commute. a live look at the san mateo bridge, definitely backed up as people head in towards the peninsula. lots of brake lights and slick conditions there. we can see that rain coming down. now i want to get to the big talker, it's this sigalert. you can see the map. speeds down to about 4 miles per hour on the dumbarton bridge. three cars are involved in this crash. emergency crews are on the way there blocking two lanes at this point. the backup extends more than 2 miles right now. >> okay. thanks. we told you not to go to the sierra today. we're still telling you not to go to the sierra today as we deal with a level one storm. >> snow and ice are causing dangerous conditons along 80, but some people are still out there trying to brave it. amy hollyfield pole th all those

good morning. >> good morning. we're watching interstate right now it looks good. filling in a little bit but traffic is moving fine in both directions but it's not a great time to head to the sierra. the first big snowstorm of the season is causing drivers all kinds of problems. at one point the chp closed 80 in both directions up there yesterday because of the conditions. drives who tried it had to surrenderment >> i was fishtailing everywhere. sliding. i'm going to a hotel. regroup. get four chains, and then try to make it to see my girlfriend. he just gave up. the chp says it was a horrible day. they responded to crashes and spinouts all day long. they're begging people to cancel or at least delay their trips. today is the busy travel day for cars.

aaa says nothing worse than wednesday before thanksgiving. they say the worst time to be on the road out of san francisco or out of this area is from 2:00 to 4:00 this afternoon. they're predicting this will be the second busie busie busie bue the road since 2000. be prepared. know what you're getting into as you push off today. the reporting live in pinole, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> here's a look at conditions that prompted flight delays in san francisco. rain came down in sheets in south san francisco near the airport last night. some drivers on 101 in the area say at one point the rain was so heavy they had to pull over to let the downpour pass. and it looks like the south bay is expecting more rain today. this time more people say they will be prepared. abc7 news was in san jose last night when people ran to get out of the rain. those who bundled up in heavy waterproof jackets were still

shocked at how cold it got. temperatures dipped below 50 degrees. >> i didn't expect it to be this cold. i know everyone was saying the temperatures will drop, we'll get wet, but this took me by surprise. >> drivers say the roads in san jose are slick with oil. they're warning others to slow down and stay safe. the rain that drenched the bay area caused some real issues in the north bay. >> reporter: in santa rosa, the rain came down and the lights went out. the same people who lost power during recent planned outages were left in the dark again for about an hour. >> i don't think anybody thought we would get shut off so soon after the other inconvenience, so i think everybody's getting a little frustrated. >> people on the road in the north bay got a quick lesson on driving in the rain. they were taking it slow. it was like rush hour traffic in the morning but going south.

it took me a long time to get there. we couldn't see well. >> i prefer this than the fires so i think we should count our blessings. >> our meteorologists tracked the storm using live doppler 7. you can do the same thing with our abc7 news app. developing news out of the east bay, the contra costa county sheriff's office is investigating the murder of a 17-year-old boy. he was killed in a shooting yesterday in richmond. deputies found the teen just lying on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds on market avenue near 5th street. so far no arrests have been made. there is now a $4,000 reward on the line to help figure out who is sending projectiles into vehicles. it's been happening along 101 in monterey county. at least 40 vehicles have been hit since february. that includes a school bus. the chp says it is not sure what the projectiles are. this is a sad start to the red kettle campaign. thieves in contra costa county stole two kettles in three days.

this map shows where the thefts happened. the salvation army says two men sprayed a bell ringer with some kind of substance and stole the kettle outside the hobby lobby in concord yesterday. the other theft happened at the lucky supermarket in martinez on saturday. in this case the thief pretended that he was a volunteer and convinced the real volunteer to hand over the kettle. check your romaine. new information on the recall out salinas. what the cdc is saying today. a holiday tradition returns today, and you are invited to check it out. >> you can see a heavy downpour moving over sfo, sliding south towards san mateo, 101 and 280.

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you have that winter wet weather gear? temperatures are in the low to mid 40s. oakland, 47. los gatos, 39 the cool spot. more than an inch of rain and about a tenth of that has fallen within the last hour or so. there will be more ponding on the roadways. gusty for your morning commute. same thing for mass transit. in fact, we have got the small craft advisory until 9:00. you can see it takes over all of our bay water and even into the

delta. bridges that cross this will be just as breezy and dicey because it's wet. here's our downpour near sfo, it will hit san mateo at 6:14, 6:25 for redwood city. union city, san mateo bridge, downpours there. hamilton is getting hammered with more snow. here's your planner for today. 39 to 46 this morning. barely 50 at noon. barely 50 at 4:00. mid 40s with locally heavy showers, thunderstorms, snow and hail possible all through 7:00. jobina? >> thank you. for anyone headed on the richmond-san rafael bridge in the westbound direction, i want to draw your attention to this. you can see from our cameras here, emergency crews are on the scene of a two-car crash. what we do understand is that one woman is seriously hurt.

they are requesting extra help so she can get to a hospital. very slick conditions. we've been seeing these crashes all morning long. let's bring you to the dumbarton bridge, we have a high wind advisory and a sigalert involving three cars there. serious injuries reported. the speeds are so low you can see down to 2 and 4 miles per hour, almost at a standstill. the backup extends about three miles. once you head a little further into east palo alto, this is southbound 101 at university avenue. a car -- excuse me, we have flooding in that

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celebrate the holidays. >> it's an annual tradition in union square. this is video from previous years. we'll have to wait until 11:00 this morning to see the newcastles. there will be free hot chocolate and cookies for everyone who shows up for the unveiling. the castles will be on display until january 2nd. >> mike said he had gone to see this before. where are the castles that you can eat? >> kumasi asked me, wait, can you touch it and eat it? i would like to see you try. security? >> ma'am. >> make sure i have my camera ready. post that on instagram. they're beautiful. they're roped off. >> i wasn't the only one thinking this. >> so do a lot of kids. >> i know you wouldn't see this beautiful 12-foot castle, you know what? do you think it's charlie and the chocolate factory? >> could be is.

>> give me that drawbridge, it looks yummy. let's see what's going on at 6:18. here's a look at walnut creek. more than an inch of rain. right now it looks to be letting up as we look south on 680. a look at san rafael, an inch and a third of rain looking south on 101. it looks to be letting up also. everything is damp and wet this morning. if not, it will get wet again, periods of showers and thunderstorms possible. that will slowly taper tonight and tomorrow. friday is our driest day. light to moderate rain is coming in saturday and sunday. let's jump ahead to temperatures tonight. we'll have a really thick frost up in the north bay valleys. temperatures in the 20s and possible in the tri valley. the rest of us in the 30s to near 40. that's san francisco and san mateo. even colder tomorrow morning. 12 hours ago, look at the bomb cyclone. set a record low pressure in crescent city. it rapidly deepened as we thought it would. 24 millibars to be considered a

bomb cyclone. rain and snow up in the north bay, the northwest corner of sonoma county. heavier rain moving across san mateo bridge again. you can see a lot of yellow, oranges and reds. those are the showers with isolated thunderstorms which will have isolated gusty winds. heavy rain, hail, graupel, snow in the higher elevations. tomorrow it really starts to wane in coverage. it will be a 1 tomorrow. for the most part, completely dry. 1s on the storm impact scale for saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday. we'll be in the 60s by then. good morning. we are starting off with a live look in the sierra. the snow is coming down, almost completely covering the camera there. the whole point of showing you that is because 80 is closed.

looking at the richmond-san rafael bridge, you can see on our camera, there's an ambulance in the parking lot. there was a crash involving two cars, a woman was seriously hurt. it seems like they have her. the fastrak lane was blocked. that's back open. things are moving. you can see the conditions are slick. moving to one of the biggest issues we've been watching this morning, the sigalert on the dumbarton bridge. there's a high wind advisory there. look at the speeds, 2 and 4 miles per hour. the backup extends well past that 3 mile marker there. almost five miles back. we do not have an eta as to when the two lanes blocked will reopen. >> thanks. "good morning america" is coming up at 7:00 on abc7. >> ginger zee has a look at what's on the show this morning. >> congrats on your bomb cyclone, if you're going to be that windy you might as well set a record for all-time lowest pressure.

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here's how much rain we can expect. up to a quarter inch. if you get caught under one of these locally intense thunderstorms, it will come down rapidly and it will cause some ponding on the roadways. be careful for that. tonight be surprised if hail and graupel falling out of these thunderstorms. >> this story is crazy. a new jersey hospital has to apologize after a transplant mix-up. >> it is unbelievable. officials say a priority transplant patient was supposed to get a new kidney on november 18th. but then doctors accidentally gave it to another transplant patient with the same name and similar age. luckily the priority patient was able to get a new kidney just a few days later. the hospital says this mix-up is the first in 40 years that they've made. and they also made immediate changes to make sure it doesn't

happen again. >> like a middle name? what? putting the whole name, date of birth on your forehead? my gosh. i'm glad that kidneys. >> i know. that could have been rough. >> yeah. next at 6:30, live team coverage of the storms causing trouble across the country. passengers affected by last night's power outage are flying out of the oakland airport this morning. i'm lauren martinez, i'll have more on that coming up next. plus an abc news exclusive. a san francisco man paralyzed from the neck down told that he would never walk again, but check him out. now he is walking. and

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right now at 6:30, lightning, rain, snow, the first storm in six months slams into

california. >> look at our sprawling area of low pressure, yanking in that colder air. we have one dry day coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. the bad weather stretching to michigan as tens of millions hit the road for thanksgiving. >> you have to be careful out there. >> oh, yeah. there's a lot of cuckoo birds out there. chaos at the oakland airport. the power going out in the middle of the rush. >> the lights have come on and off about four times so far. >> many left stranded. what you can expect today. >> and a dramatic rescue on el captain. a champion devastating fall. and toys "r" us is making a comeback. where you can visit the store today. expect downpours if you're heading out the door. this is brand-new video from this morning as the wet commute

drivers are facing, the downpours on highw101 near sfo. the rain is not easing up for the holiday travel rush. it will later, but this morning still issues like this to deal with. i'll show you more of that on live doppler 7. >> just sit back, relax, watch us. get that cup of coffee, that mocha choca latte, whatever it is. >> what is that? >> before thanksgiving, you need to put something special in there. >> i see you. >> mike, you're tracking this on the storm impact scale? don't be a cuckoo bird. don't be a cuckoo bird. >> cuckoo bird. >> yes, as we've been talking about, slowing down helps out a lot. you will need to drive with patience this morning. we have a 1 on the storm impact scale. tomorrow we have showers,

locally heavy wind, gusty rain, snow, hail, graupel, it's all possible. we haveadvisory. that's it as far as the advisories, watches and warnings is a big storm and some lightning bolts off the coast. you can see a couple thunderstorms heading towards the peninsula. by 7:10, 7:20, they should be moving down towards half moon bay. eventually hitting the santa cruz mountains. we have a heavy shower that moved across foster city, bridge parkway. that will hug the bay shoreline all the way down across the dumbarton bridge. this is what i'm waiting for the sun to come up. that is moderate snow falling on mount hamiltohamilton. more about the storm and how it effects your travel plans coming up. here is jobina. >> thank you, mike. good morning. we have an update on the sigalert on the dumbarton bridge. so the left two lanes have reopened. now the right lane is closed. the chp has been able to

decipher information. it looks like there were two separate crashes. one involving one car, another involving two cars. that's why they thought it was three-car crash. speeds, 2 to 4 miles per hour, still very slow. the backup is extending almost five miles back. so this will be a mess. the damage is done. the tow truck is there. it will be a while. also if you are heading into east palo alto, southbound 101 at university avenue, there's flooding in the area. muni is experiencing flooding. delays from church to van ness. inbound trains will switch back at church. and they are providing bus shuttles this morning. >> thank you, jobina. we'll have more on the storm in a second. first there's heavy police presence outside a home in lafayette. an ambulance was seen leaving this location with a police car trailing behind it. we're trying to confirm reports this is a possible home invasion and robbery. you can see officers around a

suitcase there in the middle of the street. we reached out to lafayette police for details, we'll let you know as soon as we get more information. >>heads up if your holiday travel takes you through oakland international airport. >> it feels like things have calmed down a bit, but last night it was chaos because a power outage left security down, flights were unable to arrive and depart on time. lauren martinez has more on what it looks like this morning. >> it looks busy, those that had canceled flights from last night are rebooked for this morning. it appears everything is running smoothly and on time but it's so busy. the tsa line out of the southwest terminal here stretches to the baggage claim area. it is very, very busy. last night power went out around 6:00. it affected terminals and security screenings. some tsa lines continued to work in the dark. passengers tweeted photos of them being in the dark. we talked to one woman from oakland traveling with her

90-year-old mother, they were caught in the tsa line last night during the outage for three hours. their flight to dallas was canceled, so they're flying out this morning. >> i think i probably got two hours of sleep last night. but it's the holidays, so it's -- you make the best of it. >> power was restored at 9:00. let's hope there's no power outages today. today is the second busiest day for the travel period with nearly 3 million people set to fly out the day before thanksgiving. reporting live at the oakland airport, lauren martinez, abc7 news. >> thank you. >> there's a look at oakland. here's a look at sfo. the airport is warning it expects a lot of people to be flying out today, traffic getting into the airport was backing up on to highway 101 past midnight. last night's storm forced sfo to delay more than 200 flights, some for up to 90 minutes.

we have good news right now at 6:35 in the morning, we're not seeing any delays. if your flight is taking off very soon, you're in luck. caltrans crews will be out cleaning up the mess left by the storm. abc was at 0 and ocean avenue where there was a backup because of flooding. the flooding was down by the time we got there but there was debris on the road. the storm produced lightning in some parts of the bay area. look in your lower left-hand corner. that's video of a lightning strike after 11:00 last night. we have looped this video. viewers tell us they saw lightning strikes as the storm clouds passed over. the powerful storms struck the u.s. during the busiest time of the year. more than 130 million americans and 32 states are under a weather alert.

the midwest is dealing with a weather alert, up to a foot of snow could fall. that same store dumped several feet of snow in colorado. >> woke up, thought i would take a chance. no dice. thank god they closed the roads. >> on the west coast a bomb cyclone is bringing high winds, rain and snow. the wild weather caused this 70-vehicle pile up in washington. our meteorologists track severe weather using live doppler 7. you can access it any time on abc7 news app or abc7news.com. new this morning, we're hearing from a pro climber who fell about 100 feet off el capitan. this is 33-year-old emily harrington. she's looking remarkably good out of the hospital and home for thanksgiving. they says she is thankful for all the support she's received since the accident. >> definitely could have been far worse. >> reporter: a world class

climber is recovering after a fall at yosemite. emily harrington has 23 years of climbing experience, but she was not prepared to climb el capitan on saturday. >> i couldn't feel my toes. that's one thing i should have thought about more. >> reporter: she was determined to ascend the cliff fshg s, she about 150 feet up when she lost her grip. >> i thought okay, this is happening, i'm falling. i don't remember the impact. >> reporter: she tumbled off the cliff. her rope stopped her fall just 50 feet off the ground. fellow climbers including alex hammel, the star of the oscar winning documentary "free solo" came to her rescue. >> the first thing i remember was my partner, alex, being next to me.

him reassuring me it would be okay. >> reporter: harrington survived with cuts and bruises. she said this setback will not stop her from trying again. >> it just started snowing here in california, so i think the season is over. i will rest, recover, and look forward to the spring. >> wow. an explosion at a chemical plant sends plumes of dangerous chemicals over homes. jobina is tracking this news at the live desk. and the story of a san francisco man paralyzed three years ago, now he's walking. his recovery could be a medical break through that will help many others. those stories are ahead. first a check of the forecast with mike nicco. >> that bomb cyclone set a record low pressure in crescent city, and a 106-mile-per-hour wind gust in oregon. >> whoa. they're getting snow up there, right? >> they are. >> unusual for the lower levels.

they are seeing >> we have 40 in clear lake and cloverdale. 48 in oakland. los gatos at 38 degrees. here's san mateo bridge, an inch of rain so far. here's the bay bridge toll plaza, nearly an inch of rain. driving, more ponding on the roadways. we'll have gusty bay commute this morning. mass transit, just the wet weather gear handy. small craft advisory will go through 9:00. not only affects our bay ferries, but it also effects these bridges that cross them. you have to watch out for that. let's talk about that storm. it's a thunderstorm now. so we've got lightning to deal with on the peninsula. that storm is heading towards east palo alto in about a minute. sunnyvale at 6:56.

7:01 in santa clara, 7:06 for san jose, 7:16 for edenvale. good morning. we are starting off with the map here so that i can show you the sigalert. this is the dumbarton bridge. we know there are two separate crashes, three cars total involved here. the chp is on the scene along with the tow trucks. so it has not been moved out of the way yet. we know that at this point, just one lane is blocked. the right lane there. the speeds are really looking rough right now. 2 and 4 miles per hour. the backup extends about six miles back there. so we're going to be watching that throughout the morning. there's going to be problems. anyone traveling to southern california, there is no guarantee that interstate 50

will be open. also a warning for people heading to the grapevine. take highway 14 to 58 to avoid mountain passes or the scenic route on 101. also now speaking of snow, i was going to show you our camera here from the sierra. if you look just in the middle of the screen, you can see there's a ton of snow covering the camera. that's 80. the point of showing you this is because we do not want you to go there, neither does the

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live doppler 7 showing a rare thunderstorm moving down the peninsula. east palo alto, 6:46. sunnyvale, 6:59. when thunder roars go indoors for at least 30 minutes. let's look at across the state. waves of showers in the lower elevations, thunderstorms, heavy mountain snow. no matter where you go today, it will be tricky travel. today, saturday and sunday a no-go in the sierra unless it's an emergency. a bit better, but travel not advised thursday and friday. snow and ice are causing dangerous conditions along 80. >> amy hollyfield is live in pinole. good morning. >> good morning.

if you can load the family up and hit the road now, now is a good time to go. look behind me at interstate 80. looks fine. traffic is moving. it's a good time to go. it does pay off to get going early. but it's not a great time to head to the sierra. the first big snowstorm of the season is causing drivers all kinds of problems. at one point the chp closed 80 in both directions up there yesterday because of the conditions. >> crashes all over the place. traffic is not moving. so if you can avoid it, if you can delay it a day, day and a half, two days, please do. you just will come up here and get stuck with everyone else. >> he said they responded to crashes and spinouts all day long. today is the busy travel day for driving. aaa says there's nothing worse than wednesday. they are saying the worst time to be on the road out of san francisco today is from 2:00 to 4:00.

they are predicting this will be the second busiest thanksiving day on the road since 2000. get ready for a busy day on the roads today as everybody heads out today. reporting live in pinole, amy hollyfield.ak news from the liv desk, firefighters are battling flames at a texas chemical plant. look at these flames that burned from the tpc chemical plant. residents reported the explosion could be felt miles away from the plant. some said it broke windows. there were no reports of fatalities. three people are being treated for minor injuries right now. what some are considering a medical miracle. a bay area man paralyzed from the neck down is walking again thanks to a new medical innovation. it could bring help to more families. the mayo clinic is publishing

the results of ste cy. as lef palyzed after a co. neck injury during a surfing accident. he was told he would never walk again. now thanks to this walking. >> how soon did you see improvement from that procedure? >> it was fast. it was fast. i felt it going in. i felt it in my legs. >> can you raise this leg? >> we do all the testing, all the numbers just jumped off the charts. >> wow. i can't believe it. will reeve will have a full report on this new stem cell treatment and how it works coming up on "gma" at 7:00 after abc7 news. of course what happened to will's father, christopher, makes him the perfect correspondent to do that story. i'll be interested to see that. toys "r" us is back open with its first reopening in new jersey. and will geoffrey the mascot

be there? he will be. the iconic tore retailer is making a modest comeback under new ownership after filing for bankruptcy in 2017 and closing stores across the nation in 2018. the new store is nowhere near us. you would have to be spending your thanksgiving in new jersey, which maybe you are. if you are, you can say what's up to jeffrey. >> let us know how it is. >> farmers in russia, they are experimenting with these. these are virtual reality goggle force the cows. why? >> why does the cow need a patterned case? do you see that? he has a stylish case. >> it's textured. >> look, this is why. they want to make the cows feel more relaxed in hopes of increasing milk production. cows wearing the goggle also see a summer field. isn't that nice? >> huh.

>> it seems this kind of unorthodox test is working. according to officials, the vr glasses are decreasing anxiety and increasing the overall emotional mood of the herd. >> yeah. you guys remember the california dairy association, one of their promos or whatever you want to call it was california makes better milk and cheese because our cows are happier. you remember that? >> if they're virtually happier, i guess that works, too. >> i can't even get one of those. >> yeah. the cows have them. >> don't be jealous. >> i am very jealous. let's look at what's going on. i'm not jealous of you trying to get out whether it's by plane because delays were just announced at sfo. more than an inch of rain has fallen. or by road, nearly 0.8 inches of rain falling in the south bay. we have more showers andrms in the south bay today. they will taper tonight and

tomorrow. light to moderate weekend rain. enjoy a dry black friday. tonight, hard freezes are possible. all right. yes, with thick fog. a hard freeze, you have to get in the middle to upper 20s, that's possible, but there's so much moisture in the ground, it will be a hard freeze. if you walk on it, it will die. temperatures in the 30s everywhere. the only mild spot, 40 in san francisco and san mateo. here is our thunderstorm, east palo alto at the western side of the dumbarton bridge. so be careful, a downpour there, ponding on the roadways. heaviest rains from highway 4 southward now. we have scattered showers up to the north, more coming our way in future radar at 7:00. you can see by noon, still out there. and during the afternoon hours, maybe an uptick as we get more sunshine and that destabilizes the atmosphere. they'll be locally heavy. snow levels dropping to 2,000 feet tonight. and then freezing cold friday, dry in the afternoon. more rain next week with temperatures warming into the

upper 50s to low s. jobina? >> good morning. we will continue to hop into our sigalert that we are following on the dumbarton bridge. two separate crashes, three cars total involved here. the tow truck and the chp is on the scene. the backup extends about six miles now. look at those speeds, down to 4 and 7, 6 miles per hour. we want to let you know our mass transit alert for everybody, the cajon pass, there will be weather impacts. no guarantee that sper stainter will be open on thanksgiving day. as well as people headed to the grapevine, you can take highway 14 to 58 to avoid mountain passes or the scenic route on 101. also want to leave you with a live look in the sierra. this is 80, donner summit camera, a live look at all that snow up there. conditions are not safe. please do not go up there if you are not

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welcome back. it's 6:55, maybe you're heading out the door, 7 things to know before you go. >> grab your sun graglasses and umbrella. it's a confusing day. we have showers and thunderstorms not only today but tapering tomorrow. here is live doppler 7, thunderstorms moving down the peninsula to the south bay.

number two, power is restored at oakland international airport. here's a live look. there are no delays this morning for holiday travelers following last night's outage that effected terminals and security. number three, holiday travelers facing high winds and heavy snow in the sierra. here's a live look this morning. last night this area was closed for two hours. chains are required on 80 and 50. number four, the sigalert we were following on the dumbarton bridge has been all cleared. just expect residual delays. breaking news in the east bay, heavy police presence overnight outside a home in lafayette. we're trying to confirm reports that this is a possible home invasion and robbery. we reached out to police for details. number six, breaking news in texas, a shelter in place has expired in jefferson county after a chemical plant explosion. three people were treated for minor injuries. number seven, the grocery stores will be busy today. that's because tomorrow is thanksgiving. we're having a friends-giving at 11:00 a.m. on "midday live."

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good morning, america. and as we join you this wednesday morning, that weather triple threat is hitting right as a record thanksgiving rush gets under way. coast to coast chaos. 140 million facing turbulent travel as a record bomb cyclone, more than a foot of snow and tornadoes strike. whiteout conditions on the road causing accidents. two troopers hit. and power knocked out at a major airport overnight. this, as those dangerous storms gingerraing thve lt the question this morning, will those thanksgiving parade balloons fly? breaking overnight. multiple explosions rocking a chemical plant in texas. blowing doors off nearby homes forcing mandatory evacuations. caught on camera. the stunning video showing the school bus driver buying a beer

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