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by air and by car, the rush is on. what to expect as you head out the door. and for those turkey trots and premier walks , see what weather lies ahead. good afternoon, everyone, i'm reed cowan. two bay area cities are cracking down to keep you safe while you are out on the holiday season. anne makovec joins us now. >> black friday, just a couple days away. we will start in oakland where the day season. if they apoved they wiimdiatelart funng moto ecpeople shopnging downtown. >>pay fobassad it's g to pay f physical safety improvements, and there will be a mini grant program that will allow the different districts to do what they know is going to enhance safety. expect the mayor there

joined today by the chamber of commerce, local business leaders and representatives from oakland police. city council will vote on this program for increased funding, next week. we found police present on nearly every corner last night private security, and the ambassador , to try to make popular destinations more safe. the palace of fine arts also getting more security. more police will be deployed along the park and chestnut street seven days a week, that is following the daytime robbery of a wedding photographer earlier this month . the city is also now marking $3000 to pay for police ambassadors, reed. >> of what everybody stays safe out there, and a prime, thank you. the san mateo bridge is over my shoulder. aaa says this year is projected to be the third busiest year for thanksgiving since 2001 for

travel. many are expected the veh the woods pick officials recommend leaving early thursday morning to avoid getting stuck during peak drivetime hours. they also suggest don't hit the road between 4:00-8:00 on saturday , friday, and sunday. we are expecting an uptick in travel, the tsa, sang about 2 1/2 million people are expected to fly today alone, zigzagging across the map of the u.s. our jocelyn moran spoke to passengers headed out of oakland airport, today. >> we are here at the oakland international airport, and it's busy. these days, ahead of thanksgiving, are expected to be some of the busiest. people are lining up here. it is busy. be sure to be prepared. people are very excited to see loved ones, including here, this uc

berkeley student says she is excited to see family and gets to enjoy a break from school. >> i am taking precautions by wearing a mask, i think that's as much as i can do as a college student right now who wants to have fun and enjoy the college experience, but it's mostly because i have immuno compromised grandparents that i'm going home to pick whenever i travel back home i want to stay masked up. >> she said she was a surprised to see this long line, but she came about two hours ahead of her flight. check those airline apps for delays pick here at oakland international airport they are getting closer to pre-pandemic levels . they pecting 17pass wille airport between wednesday and sunday. to put that into perspective, that is 10% higher than last year, and 90% of the 2019 pre-pandemic traffic benchmark . all that to

say people are feeling more comfortable traveling since the beginning of the pandemic. so that is definitely good news for the airport here and for airlines. but also important to talk about the health experts are continuing to tell us to take precautions as we travel, because viruses are spreading in our communities, including rsv, covid-19, and the flu. they recommend you wear masks as you travel this holiday season. from oakland international, jocelyn moran, kpix 5. >> let's look at our top national headlines now. police are still trying to figure out why a guy would walk into a walmart, manager, and open fire inside the store location in chesapeake, virginia pick six people lost their lives just before the holidays, four others, wounded. police then think the manager shot and killed himself. the company is offering full support to workers in the entire chesapeake community. another act of violence, following up on that one. the suspect , 22-year-old lee

ann-aldrich , is accused of opening fire inside club q. they face multiple charges. the white house received 16 million applicants and have approved the debt for millions of borrowers, but many other debts have been halted. the economic impact has really been hard on nursing a population pick food insecurity for seniors has gone up, 50%. kpix 5's juliette goodrich shows you how some are getting critical help from the food bank of contra costa and solano.

>> thank you. have a nice evening. expect chris and karen are recently retired. they've been working their entire lives. but they've also been coming to the san pablo senior food library program for the past two years. they heard about it online and said it's been a lifesaver. and like so many who have been impacted by the increased cost of living, particularly for food -- >> i'm a retired floor installer. i did that for about 30 years. schoolteacher, 25 years. it just got to be too much. >> they say they are thankful the senior food bank with the food bank of contra costa and solano provides these free groceries to them and other people of the age of 50 five twice a month. in this trunk is

part of thanksgiving dinner, to bring home and be able to cook on thanksgiving day in their san pablo home. karen says the prices in the grocery stores are just crazy now. some local stores, now selling one gallon of milk for what used it to buy them two. and she says eggs are another item where she has seen prices jump. >> it's been rough, and at least when we were working it was different, but this year, now we are retired, karen went through surgery , social security, you know. >> it's less than it's ever been. so we are just trying to make ends meet. and this truly helps. >> and like so many, they are so thankful. >> so thankful. and look, we got a turkey. we got a turkey.

>> who is the cook? >> we both are, but this is my baby, i will make this turkey. >> we hope you will consider donating or volunteering your time for our food for bay area families drive. scan the qr code on the bottom of your screen, or go right to our website. we have all the information on our websites, kpix.com/give . giving gifts for your loved ones can be stressful during the holidays. up , next, we will get tips on navigating this black friday and saturday and cyber monday deals. all of this snow is a really good sign. could this winter be the difference maker in terms of beating the drought? it's a tough question to answer, but we'll introduce you to a passionate expert who's going to be watching closely. today, obviously a very busy traveler, but many travel on thanksgiving. if you are flying, couple trouble spots across the country, denver,

dallas, some snow, and showers

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we know a lot of you are shopping online for the holidays, so we looked at the

amazon warehouse in richmond e rush pick the 200,000 square foot warehouse launched just a couple months ago, still hiring for full-time and part-time positions. chances are your email inbox has been full of offers for black friday and cyber monday offers. we ask a host and producer for some tips to get the best deals without having a lot of stress. >> cyber monday is a sickly black friday with a different label on it. so a lot of these deals are the same. a lot of these deals have already rolled out. if you want to look at stores already you will find a lot of those same deals throughout the week pick one thing that gets people excited to go to stores are certain things, but if you think let me snag that tv at best buy, you might have to line up at 4:00 a.m. to get a for ease of

shopping, it could be easier. a lot of those deals are similar online and in-store. if you don't to deal with shipping, you can just pop in, if it's on the shelf you can have it. than having something shipped to you is one of the benefits of shopping online. it's really what you are looking for, but don't be fooled by door busters. it's going to be a headache to get those. many of you are headed to the mountains this week to enjoy the snow. a number of ski resorts are already open. sugar bowl, scheduled to fire up their lifts this friday. more snow could put a dent in our drought, we love that. expectations about it are kind of changing. >> the sierra is off to a good start this year. so the big question is will this momentum continue and give california what it needs to make a dent in the drought? or will we see a repeat of last year? tucked away, deep in the woods in the

sierra, i'm always excited about snow. someone has a theory of how this winter will play out. his name is andrew schwartz. he is the lead scientist at the uc berkeley central sierra snow lab. and he hopes mother nature proves his production wrong. expect this winter is looking a lot like last winter. we are warmer than average conditions, more dry than average. >> schwartz keeps an eye on weather trends. here he measures the depth of the snow and how much water is holding. >> california needs an extra year of precipitation to get us out of this drought. >> a steady winter to build a strong snowpack would be a great place to start, but schwartz says it's hard to know what to expect when average conditions are no longer the norm . >> we've been seeing these weather whiplash events throughout snowfall seasons, where we are going from one extreme to the next. last year

was a perfect example. we went from record-breaking october, one of snthowe llmo st we've ever seen, and the driest period ever from january through march. >> that makes managing the drought even more difficult than it already is. >> we base our water condition on current conditions. it makes our jobs a lot harder. >> the lack of average conditions makes other realms of life hard, too. many businesses and towns throughout the sea area and sierra have relied on it. lizzie hopes schwartz office prediction is wrong, too. >> places like this coffee shop and other places in town sort of rely on the tourism aspect of people coming in. so when we don't have any snow, we

drive to a smaller town like this, it's not as intense. >> right now there is plenty of snow in the sierra. some ski resorts are even opening early. >> we've had a lot of snow so far early in the season. >> schwartz says there is a nice race in place for the snow impact. so now we wait . only time will tell if winter decides to prove him wrong. and he sure hopes that is the case. >> it's really important we do have a good winter. >> he is grateful he will have a front row seat as it all unfolds. >> given the chance, i don't know what i would do different. >> reporting for kpix 5. bringing in first alert chief meteorologist, paul heggen. it looks beautiful up there. >> it was beautiful in yosemite, tramping through the snow. be very careful. skiers want to see that snow on the ground, it's going to have a

dent put into it by temperatures in lake tahoe over the weekend. temperatures topping out in the 50s, warmer than we anticipated, also , low 50s on friday, and temperatures head back down to the weekend. it's that direct sunlight that eats away at the snowpack. overnight temperatures are cold enough to make man-made snow, and i hopes to alleviate the effect. around the bay, it's a cold night in-store, but some patchy clouds floating through, especially along the coast. sunny and warm in store for us. dry conditions through the weekend with passing coats, friday, saturday, sunday, and an unsettled pattern return after that. rain chances don't look as impressive as they did 12 hours ago. a chance of showers on monday, but they look to be brief and less substantial than they were in the previous week's forecast data. a better chance may be shaping up wednesday night into thursday, next week. one of the branches of know what is on the same page. they were anticipating an inch to a quarter inch for the bay area,

now we are showing a little less than 10th avenue an inch. we will keep you updated . we can hope for some rain to finish off november. right now, not a cloud in the sky, temperatures are mostly in the 60s, 70 in concord, 73 in santa rosa, close to 70 in san jose in livermore. these temperatures should be a little warmer tomorrow. tonight we drop down to the most chilly spots in the 30s, inland, north bay and east bay. valley collections of cold air there. then we will warm to above 5 degrees above average. was along the coast will reach the 60s, almost 70 around the south end of the bay. the 70s in the santa clara valley. a few upper 60s in the inland and east bay, most spots reaching lower 70s. san francisco at 68

, and north of the golden gate, look to even mid-70s. and the farther north you go it gets even warmer. 76 degrees, tomorrow afternoon, in windsor. if you are heading to christmas in the park this weekend, downtown san jose looks mild, not as warm as tomorrow, but mid to upper 60s with passing clouds, saturday and sunday. and if you're headed out to the 49ers game against the new orleans saints on sunday, kickoff should be mid 60s, with passing clouds. temperatures will back off next week , slightly below average, monday, tuesday, and wednesday, for the last three days of november. we still have a chance of showers, but don't get your hopes up for soaking rain fall we need across the bay, hopefully to december as we get back into active weather pattern, reed. the 49ers are back from being on the road. as charlie walters shows you, they felt

pretty at home on monday night, in mexico city. >> this is the red and gold report . >> the 49ers enjoyed the trip to mexico. why wouldn't they? they blew out the cardinals in a smashing victory. >> you got to see please, man. okay. see you. >> george kittle and his teammates give plenty to cheer about as they roll through a straight win. >> i haven't played in anything like this. the fans were nuts. they were cheering to the whole game, which it seemed like a soccer game , the press much passion to it. >> we had a bunch of players and coaches show up about 40 minutes later than usual, but once they got here, it was all good. >> i'm charlie walter with the red and gold report. finding joy at work and spreading some joy, too.

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time for our community bridge older segment. more people are out there building bridges to their neighbors and our community. today, san jose, prepping dozens of turkeys , so they can feed as many as 600 people, this thanksgiving. for the last two years they've had to serve meals outside in containers. tomorrow they are inviting and housed individuals back into their dining room for a full service meal, because they matter . right? they will provide coats, socks, shoes, and hygiene kits . the city team has been serving the great san jose community for more than 50 years. my producer's favorite story of the day. a police officer, spreading joy outside the cleveland clinic, and we want you to in lcomto

completeraers. look y at, walking throssthe crosswalk there. they give him high-fives, hugs, and some join in. hudson is a police supervisor, he volunteered for crossing guard duty, because he was feeling down himself and wanted a change. >> it feels like people need and want a little positivity lately. >> people are like thank you, i needed this, and just to see the caregivers walking to work, energetic, there's nothing like it. >> nothing like it to help each other, hudson let's his mood pick the music for the day, a lot of it from the '80s. i cosigned there. bon jovi, earth, wind, and fire, and cyndi lauper. when you want positive news stories, this

bridge older segment will be yours , every day at 3:00. coming up, it's what a lot of kids and adults look forward to on thanksgiving day, this

giant balloons are already lined up for tomorrow's annual macy's thanksgiving day parade, tomorrow. >> that is tomorrow? >> where is your turkey and stuffing and fixings? >> i'm getting the stake, this

year. >> you can watch coverage of the parade right here on kpix 5 s mass shooting in america, this time at a virginia walmart. six people are dead and seven others injured. the alleged gunman was the overnight store manager. police are searching for a motive after he opens fire inside the store before killing himself. cbs' jeff pegues is on the cene >> t can't even describe. >> duncan: new requests from the department of justice. cbs news has learning for investigators want to talk to former vice president mike pence. we have the late-breaking details. millions of americans travel in a last-minute dash to their holiday destination. .>> reporter: were you worried the drive was going to be apocalyptic? >> yes, very worried. >> duncan: c