. >> whether its been plane, trainor vehicle aaa estimates about 50 million will travel this holiday season. here at sfo, it's a very different picture. the busiest travel day looks a lot different. you will notice the change upon arriving where there is plenty of room at the curb. >> there was no traffic. i skated right through tsa. no problem. >> inside ticketing kiosks have barriers and agents in ppe. even the security line used to be snaking out the door, now a breeze. doug with sfo said a third of the stores inside are still shut. >> different. a lot less passenger activity. we are down about 75% from this time last year and you can really see it in the terminals. >> while sfo felt like a ghost town it's not indicating the rest of the country. only about 40% of the usual flights are running out of sfo but many are adding flights. aaa said this year's travel numbers are only 10% lower than precoronavirus travel days painting a very different picture than the one we see here. >> it was like bombs had gone off. i took pictures of the inside of the airport because it was just incred

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this as aaa says more people plan to drive rather than fly to their destinations this thanksgiving. >>> well, the cdc is urging people not to travel for thanksgiving, but 4 million people have already taken to the skies this week. and the tsa's expecting another 1 million to pass through its checkpoints today alone. but here at home seems a lot less crowded than usual at sfo. emily turner reports from the airport, which is being described by some as a ghost town. >> reporter: whether it's by plane, train or automobile, aaa estimates 50 million americans are going to be travelling this holiday season. here at sfo, it's a very different picture. the busiest travel day of the year looks a lot different in 2020. you'll notice the change right upon arrival where there's plenty of room at the curb. >> there was no traffic. no lines. i walked, skated right through tsa. no problem. >> reporter: inside, ticketing kiosks are buttressed by plexiglas and agents decked out in ppe. even the security line used to be snaking out the door in years past, now a breeze. doug with sfo says even a third of

aaa thinks the number could be even lower as coronavirus cases surge. just last week the cdc said to cancel your holiday travel but this past weekend was the busiest three days at airports since travel took a big decline. major airlines are gearing up for more passengers and adding new flights for the first time since march. the airline industry group said they are not encouraging travel but they are not discouraging it either. >> i think it's ethical. he we wouldn't fly people if it wasn't safe. >> everybody has to make a decision about their own personal risk. it's a very personal decision. >> we have seen a lot of people out here with face shields, face masks making sure they are taking the precautions they need. however, with that in mind health experts concerned that because of the 14 day incubation period for coronavirus that because of holiday travel there will be a christmas time spike in cases but when it comes to that only time will tell. reporting live at sfo. >>> new this morning, some air traffic controllers at john wayne airport in la are

in fact, that's what's expected to a majority according to aaa. there's that guidance that you talked about coming from the cdc. very direct guidance recommending americans simply skip out on thanksgiving turkey. it's a broader and some fear longer lasting wave of covid-19 infections and deaths. you can see it in the latest covid trend map showing a virtual sea of orange and red ten months after the first u.s. covid-19 case was confirmed. just over 13,000 new infections, the state of california shattered its own record friday. then there's the reality of the fights on the front lines to save patients from the virus's suffocating rip. it's a struggle compounded by staff shortages in some of the nation's rural medical facilities. >> we're seeing these surges on intensive care units, and that's when the mortality rate, the death rate goes like this to this vertical because nurses, other staff, doctors get overwhelmed and it's not just a matter of the beds, it's having trained staff in order to take care of them. >> reporter: on friday the american ho

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according to aaa they expect to still see at least a 13% drop in travel statewide. that's compared to 2019. what does that mean for people who decide to travel? we could still see some busy roadways despite the recent health recommendations to stay home. i >> the number one thing you can do is if you haven't been driving your vehicle, as much as you used to make sure it's serviced. make sure you have a mechanic or someone look over your vehicle to make sure it's ready for a long drive. the other thing we are advising travelers to do if they feel comfortable traveling is to really research your destination. depending on if that's a hotel or maybe visiting family. there are different restrictions across state lines, different things are happening. we encourage travelers to do their research, find out what is going on in their destination. that way they can prepare for that situation. >> it's also a good idea to limit your stop when is traveling by car to pack food and snacks or go through a drive through instead of sitting down at i restaurant to eat to help limit you

aaa estimates about 48 million people drove to their holiday destination this year. that's a drop of about 4%. also airports across the country were packed with holiday travelers making their way back home. the tsa said they have screened more than 1 million passengers ahead of thanksgiving. while that is a big drop him a typical year, it is not the number that public health officials wanted to see.>> reporter: holiday travelers setting up endemic error record despite calls to stay home. the number of passengers passing through airports this weekend reaching the highest level since mid-march. as travelers headed home from their busy thanksgiving trips, it is expected to be a busy day around the country. this past week marks the busiest travel we can since the pandemic started. the tsa had more than 1 million travelers over this holiday. >> normally as we gear up over thanksgiving we are talking about how we will handle all the extra activity. this year the main messages follow the health orders. >> aaa predicted that 95% of travelers would travel this year despite be

aaa is estimating that some 95 persz percent of all travel this season will be done by car >> traveling right along with us >>> president-elect joe biden is filling out his cabinet this week last night anthony blinken is the president's top choice for secretary of state he served as deputy national security advisor in the obama administration and deputy secretary of state citing three sources biden is expecting to nominate linda greenfield as a.m. bass so door to the united nations. tracie potts joins us with the latest >> it is going to be a big week. we expect that biden will make those announcements and maybe even some more tomorrow, but those individuals and the rest of his cabinet won't be able to get fbi background checks or security clearances until the trump administration signs off and that has not happened yet. meantime, the president's legal options to challenge the election results seem to be running out. he has now lost cases in pennsylvania, in michigan. both of those states beginning to certify their results today the trump team is asking georgia to do another recount. th

aaa predicts gas prices will stay low through the holiday season. >> right now driver dear sir find gas for $1.99 or less at 55% of gas station across the country. last year it was 1% of gas stations had gas for $1.99 or less. >> the national average for a gallon of unleaded is down about 48-cents from this time last year. while many americans are still planning to travel despite warnings to stay home, there will be fewer people on the roads and you spoke to aaa about what we can expect. >> i did. this holiday travel season is going to look very difficult this year with public health officials urging people to stay home and according to aaa they expect to see at least a 13% drop in travel statewide. that's compared to 2019. what does that mean for people who decide to travel? we could see busy roadways this week despite the recent health recommendations to stay home. i spoke to sergio and he said that travelers will opt to drive since it offers more flexibility. >> there's a sort of wait and see approach, you know as people kind of gau ge what's going on. look at their level of risk. th

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aaa says that number could drop even further as we get closer to the holiday. >>> snow in the sierra. didn't stop people from heading up to tahoe this weekend. this is highway 80 earlier this evening. not much snow on the road but you can see it along the side. >>> another look at that historic launch from kennedy space center earlier this evening. nasa posted this view of the launch on twitter. a lot of people tuning in. this is really popular. it was historic. people loved it. >> the lights, the power, the energy. the force to get that up. you know who really understands that stuff? >> rob mayeda. >> rob mayeda, who happens to be joining us right now. it was a beautiful night for a liftoff. >> yeah, and florida weather is always really challenging. we'll talk about the interesting aspects of some orbital speed and velocity coming up. but let's keep you down to earth with some rain chances, starting on tuesday. before we get there, another warm day tomorrow. so we'll talk a little bit more about the rain making a comeback. but first, let's keep our eyes a little higher up, above the

and travel not that much lower according to aaa. they say that their estimation is that it will be down about 4.3% nationwide. but they don't have those final numbers yet and they made those estimations in october before the numbers got really bad. so they say travel could be down a little lower, but not much to be honest. i mean, we've got a busy scene here behind us, like you said, one of the busiest travel stops in the nation, right on the illinois/wisconsin border. the slight dip in car travel is nothing compared to what aaa told me the airline industry sustained. listen in. >> this year 2.5 million people were going to be traveling by plane. and that is different from last year which was 4.5. that is a 47% drop. >> reporter: so road trips vastly outweigh air travel, 95% of people preferring to drive, understandably so. and when i talk to travelers out here, they were kind of split 50/50 with changes in plans. one woman i talked to said that they did change their plans eating outside and wearing masks versus other people. listen

safe on the roads mean eve is considered one of the busiest travel days of the year on the road and aaa is expecting to seh a higher turnout on the roads despite the pandemic kron four's gayle ong has more from oakland with people's holiday travel plans. >>i'm staying here in berkeley, i'm lucky. my daughter lives 3 blocks away so we're going there we're doing and outside nobody inside. >>kind of keep a lot of space these berkeley residents are staying put to mitigate their risk of contracting covid-19 one even had to turn away family and friends who wanted to visit on thanksgiving, they were out of town and looking for a place to stay and. >>i work with children so you can be around to meet people i guess it's what public health officials have been pleading for people to stay home and take precautions this holiday season record number of air travelers already took to the skies calculating their risk area, san miguel of concord is not planning to travel by air or cause any of them it's scary, i think everybody to be safe. >>but i'm looking forward to seeing family we've been getting say

now aaa is recommending you plan your route.ure that everything is good, minimize the number of stops and pack your own meals and drinks. don't forget those hand wipes and sanitizers and of course pack an emergency roadside kit complete with extra phone chargers. now one positive for hitting the road this year, gas prices are a whole lot cheaper. in fact they are about $0.50 cheaper than they were at this time last year. and isn't that the extra gravy on the turkey right there, charles? happy thanksgiving. back to you. >> charles: some states walking down to vaccinations looking up, the market is trading on every move how you can make money every time. and who wants to take a flight to nowhere? on the crazy travel trends taking hold as normal life takes a backseat. thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer, which is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for postmenopausal women or for men with hr+/her2- metastatic breas

but the aaa travel insurance agencies, estimating more than 50000000, people will travel in the coming week as only a 10 percent drop compared to last year. canada's largest city toronto is going back into lockdown. the prime minister says a normal holiday is out of the question. in order to get through this winter without overwhelming our health system, without losing too many more of our loved ones, we need to do one last big effort these coming months and it starts with the coming weeks of really tightening up, which is why i'm back here in front of my house telling you it's time. it's time to tighten up. poland's prime minister is also urging families to cancel travel plans, schools, bars, restaurants, and theatres will remain closed until after christmas. singapore and hong kong are postponing the launch of their quarantine free travel bottle after a spike in infections in hong kong. iran meanwhile, is struggling to contain a 3rd wave of infections. authorities are closing most businesses and clamping down on travel between major cities to try and slow the spread assad bakery for

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aaa newly released travel forecast expects up to 50 million will travel down at least ten percent fromyear. 95 percent will drive as people opt for last-minute trips and stay closer to home. >> right now it's really determining the factor if people decide to go or stay. the number of covid cases as they increase and looking at state restrictions. >> aaa believe flyers will drop 48 percent but airlines gearing up for biggest stretch since the pandemic. and cdc warning household gatherings will be reason for concern. >> it's a big concern because again when people mix from higher prevalence of covid to lower you raise the level at low covid places. >> former cdc director freeman. >> unfortunately because so many people may get together during thanksgiving at a time when covid rates are so high we might see explosive spread through the month of december and december holidays would become a very un-merry christmas. >> we know millions of people are going to gather for thanksgiving and cdc urges people to keep it small to small group of close contacts ideally who live in the same area you d

the most significant new deal policy to address that was the aaa. the agricultural adjustment administration established in 1933. what it did was to establish what it called a parity price for various farm products. parity was an amount of money that would provide purchasing power equal to what it had been in earlier days. i forgot exactly what the years were that it was based on. it was earlier in the 20th century. when farm prices were such that farmers were making a reasonable -- the period was 1909 to 1940. -- to 1914. how are you going to do it? the only way to do it or the way they tried to do it and did do it and still do it is by establishing quotas for farm products. farmers can only produce or only sell a certain amount of the -- there produce. -- their produce. in other words, agricultural surpluses had to be reduced to bring the supply and demand more into line. this meant that farmers had to cut down on production. to farmers, this did not make sense. how could they make more money if they did not make as much? some crops had already be

aaa is predicting that thanksgiving travel will decrease by at least 10% from a year ago.tor club says bus, train, and cruise travel will see the sharpest hit, down 76% from a year ago. aaa expects road trips to dip just slightly. >> speaking of travel, costco is offering the opportunity to travel like the rich and famous. i want to know about this. >> reporter: here is the deal. the retailer is offering a year- long subscription to the private jet service, wheels up. it will cost you $17,500. it includes a $3500 costco shop card, a $4000 flight credit, and guaranteed nationwide aircraft availability up to 365 days a year. they did not say whether toilet paper will be included. >> lovably not since you can't find it anymore. traveling like that would be -- yeah. it would be awesome but you still have to shell out to the $17,000. good luck with that. >> reporter: right? where can we go anyway? whatever. i will take the toilet paper. thank you. >> maybe they will throw in the costco snacks, though. >>> jetblue will start filling flights after new year's. the airline is the l

reporter: aaa says a lot of people are taking a wait and see approach when it comes to travel. lot of people are not sure what new restrictions or lockdowns will be in place that could impact their trips. here in california and overnight curfew went into effect this weekend and the governor says between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. all nonessential work and gatherings must stop. that will impact much of california and that curfew is set to last for one month. arthel. arthel: christina coleman, thank you very much for that live report. eric. eric: arthel, upper midwest under siege, especially hit hard by the threatening spread of coronavirus paid ahead, we talked to o'mara one of the cities and what is being done there to try to control the rapid spread and save lives before moore died. ♪ 's andy listening to my goals and making plans. this is us talking tax-smart investing, managing risk, and all the ways schwab can help me invest. this is andy reminding me how i can keep my investing costs low and that there's no fee to work with him. here's me learning about schwab's satisfaction

aaa thinks the level could be lower as coronavirus cases surge. last week the centers for disease control say the numbers soar zb soar. >> i understand the risk but i want to see my family. >> a new record was set on sunday. this past weekend was the busiest three days of the year since travel crater. they're gearing up for more passengers and adding new flights. airline industry groups say they are not encouraging travel but they're not discouraging it either. >> i think it's perfectly ethical. we would not fly people if it were not safe. >> they say cleaning like this plus heavily filtered air and everyone wearing a mask keeps virus transmission rates low. >> it's a layered approach. >> dr. leonard says they studied the air inside airliners. they're finding being in a passenger cabin is maybe safer than a grocery store. marcus urges people to plan every step of the way to reduce risk door to door. >> everyone has to make a decision about their own personal risk. it's a very personal decision. >> reporter: airlines are testing passengers for coro

. >> reporter: it is the rationale of 50 million americans according to aaa who will travel by plane,rain or car this week. the new forecast is only a 10% decrease from last year's pre-pandemic levels, but aaa thinks the actual number could be even lower, as coronavirus cases surge. last week the centers for disease control said to cancel holiday travel. >> i understand the risk that i'm taking, but i want to see my family. >> reporter: passenger levels are already starting to rise again and set a new record of the pandemic on sunday. this past weekend was the busiest three days at airports since travel cratered. major airlines are gearing up for more passengers and adding new flights for the first time since march. airline industry groups say they are not encouraging travel, but they are not discouraging it, either. >> i think it's perfectly ethical. we would not fly people if it were not safe. >> reporter: airlines feel empowered by research that says cleaning like this plus heavily filtered air on board an airplane and everyone wearing masks keeps virus transmission rates low. dr.

analyst at aaa say overall air travel will actually be half.ill means 2.6 million people are projected to fly and it created long lines, los angeles international airport boston as well. it has many infectious disease experts worried as so call covid fatigue could be the driving force be signed so many people not heeding the warnings. >> i know this is a lot to ask but he virtual giving will potentially prevent icu christmas. please make no mistake, people will die because of thanksgiving gatherings. >> aaa says the vast majority of americans will drive to their destination. they make up about 95% of all the thanksgiving holiday travelers. 48 million americans expected to hit the road if they haven't already done so, tomorrow or the coming days. sunday after thanksgiving will be the busiest of all the days. a lot of people are going forward with the plans despite cdc warnings guidelines from infectious disease experts. >> the covid fatigue, that seems to be the case. thank you, casey. roger, the president ceo travel association, you hear these

reporter: more people are choosing to stay home this thanksgiving, aaa anticipates a largest single yearrease in travel since the great recession in 2008. the agency expects 50 million americans will travel this holiday compared to 55 million last year end considering how fast this is spreading public health officials say being careful this holiday is key. >> if you are going to travel to someone else's home for thanksgiving, if possible you should spend as much time outdoors when you are together in some places that may be possible with the weather, we should keep meals short and spend more time with masks on and the smaller the gatherings, the better. in general i recommend against it. reporter: aaa adds that 95% of the people traveling this thanksgiving will do so by car, if you are hitting the road, keep in mind that health experts recommend that you keep your stops to a minimum. arthel: good point christina coleman. thank you. eric: of fox news alerts, good news the incoming white house chief of staff ron klain for the biden administration he is set to announce his cabinet picks thi

aaa estimates of the 50 million americans will travel for thanksgiving down from last year. for some, that means getting covid-19 test before spending time with their loved ones. experts warned that testing could provide a false sense of security because of the 14 day incubation. 2 to 3 days after a negative test, you can become contagious, even before showing symptoms. >> the potential risk i posted them would be were i could not live with myself if i brought covid-19 into their home. >> health experts are very concerned about the potential for a deadly surge just in time for christmas. >>> all right. it is time for a check of our weather. >> let's switch back over to the camera, because the views go for miles. it was cloudy all morning until about 9 am, and then we finally got rid of it but that did us a huge favor. it kept the temperatures really warm this morning. we were down into the low 50s this morning. that's it. here is an even better perspective on how much we are clear the skies out. that is looking east. here is one in san jose. it still looks a bit hazy perhaps

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>> reporter: victor, the aaa says get into your vehicles and drive because of the pandemic. that will likely be the majority. that's why the situation might be slower at airports across the country. the other, authorities are hoping people will heed the warning and guidance issued by the cdc to skip thanksgiving travel altogether. it's a broader and some fear longer lasting wait for covid-19 infections and deaths. you can see it on the latest covid deaths. ten months after the first u.s. covid-19 case was confirmed. just over 13 thousand new infections. the state of california shattered its own record friday. and there's the reality of the fights on the front lines to save patients from the virus's suffocating rip. it's compounded by staff shortages and some of the nation's rural medical facilities. >> you're seeing the surges on intensive care units. that's where the mortality rate, the death rate goes from this to this, vertical. doctors get overwhelmed and it's not just a matter of the beds, it's having trained staff members take care of them. >> on friday the american ho

initially, aaa predicted 50 million americans would travel this holiday season. the group now says that number is going to be lower after that guidance from the cdc caused a lot of people to make last-minute cancellations. that is still not going to stop millions of people from traveling and gathering with extended family and all of this leaving health officials worried about a spike. the holiday is giving way to the inevitable holiday travel. with the cdc sounding the alarm, urging all americans to stay at home, crowded airports show that many are not listening. >> nothing is stopping me. nothing. >> no one is six feet apart. everyone is three feet apart or two feet apart. it's horrible. >> reporter: the tsa processed more than a million passengers friday. the second time hitting that since the pandemic. aaa says across the board, travel is down this year. >> when we look at air travel, that's down nearly 50%. the vast majority will go by car. >> reporter: julia is one of them. >> it's comforting my test from this past week was negative. >> reporter: like thousa

aaa says roughly 50 million people expected to travel that way. you're just north of chicago, one of this country's busiest rest stops. how is it looking there? >> reporter: good morning, craig. things are actually pretty quiet here this morning. we're here along this stretch of i-94 between chicago and milwaukee. you can see the roadway, the traffic is still pretty light at this hour. aaa says they expect travel to be down by 10% overall this year. but 95% of people traveling are expected to drive. we spoke to a woman earlier this morning traveling with her family. she said they're headed to their family cabin in wisconsin. she said their gathering will be smaller than in years past and that their christmas plans are still up in the air. take a listen. >> we want to stay safe. that's why we're absolutely staying within our inner circles and going to our cabin. my parents always have christmas with my brothers and their families and everything. one is in the medical profession. one is in the restaurant. so you kind of have all that exposure. as we

yet aaa says some 2.4 million people still plan to fly. >> we are heading home for thanksgiving, we areang out with her family. it's going to be really fun. >> i'm not letting this hamper my lifestyle and life. a family and friends are really important to me at this time of the year. >> almost 95% of all holiday travelers are expected to drive to their destinations with aaa projecting nearly 48 million people hitting the road. overall, travel numbers are anticipated to be down about 10% compared to last thanksgiving, millions of other americans are heeding the warnings and staying put. >> it's just not worth the risk right now with the amount of people that have it across the country at this moment. >> we miss not being able to see the grandchildren. all of them together. >> doctors insist if more people followed the guidelines, it will pay off in the long run. >> i know that this is a lot to ask, but a virtual safe thanksgiving will potentially prevent an icu christmas. >> and live here at dfw international airport tonight, the nation's fourth busiest when it comes to overall passenger

. >> reporter: it is the rational of 50 million americans according to aaa who will travel by plane,ek. the new forecast is only a 10% decrease from last year's pre-pandemic levels but aaa thinks the actual number could be even lower as coronavirus cases surge. last week, the centers for disease control said to cancel holiday travel. >> i understand the risk i'm taking but i want to see my family. >> reporter: passenger levels are already starting to rise again and set a new record of the pandemic on sunday. this past weekend was the busiest three days at airports since travel cratered. major airlines are gearing up for more passengers and adding new flights for the first time since march. airline industry groups say they are not encouraging travel but not discouraging it either. >> i think it's perfectly ethical. we would not fly people if it were not safe. >> reporter: cleaning like this plus heavily filtered air on board an airplane and everyone wearing masks keeps virus transmission rates low. >> it's a layered approach. >> reporter: dr. leonard marcus is on team of harvard who s

aaa anticipates the largest single year decrease in travel sense of the great recession in 2008.he agency expects 50 million americans will travel this holiday compared to 55 million last year and considering how fast the virus is spreading public health officials say being careful this holiday is key. >> if you are going to travel to someone else's home for things giving then if possible, you should spend as much time outdoors when you are together prayed in some places that may be possible with the weather and we should probably keep meals short and spend more time with masks on and the smaller the gatherings of the better but in general i would recommend against it. reporter: at aaa also says people have a wait-and-see approach when it comes to deciding whether they should even travel this holiday. they say with the new restrictions and lockdowns a lot of people are unsure if those will impact their trip. jon. jon: christina coleman at lax. christina. thanks. >> the pressure on hospitals is the highest it has been since the beginning of the pandemic with about 1000 hospitals r

that's down 47% according to aaa. >> due to the pandemic, people are getting nervous about getting on a plane, and so that is why people have been choosing to travel by car this thanksgiving holiday. >> we went shopping. we went out to dinner and just walked around the town and really there weren't a lot of crowds. i felt there weren't a lot of crowds so i felt safe everywhere i went. >> reporter: yeah, so a lot of the car travelers that i talked to, alex, felt more comfortable with the fact that not as many people were out and so they felt like they could be a little safer in that regard. the problem is when everybody goes home, whether it's by error driving, only half the people surveyed expected to actually isolate or quarantine, and that has led states to either consider or to already enact new travel restrictions. the problem is trying to enforce that and trying to track all that, which doctors say we'll start to see the effects of in one to three weeks. >> thank you very much, cori coffin from illinois. let's go from there to the white house now where the president is sounding o

it is expected to be the busiest travel day although aaa is expecting a 10% drop this year. many people do make the trip will be driving. >> let's check in with paul right now to see what kind of weather they will be navigating through. >> no major problems around here. you will have to go pretty far north before you run into any rain. you have to make your way up into oregon and washington before you run into that. what the system will produce are some gusty nguyen around the bay area. but that is a whopping 10% chance prison arose in the very early hours of wednesday morning. not too much to worry about, a sprinkle or two is the extent of it. the winds will not be to gusty as you wake up tomorrow. that's when it will be moving through the bay area, and by mid days when we will start to see the wind really gusting up. some gusts along the coast up to 35 miles per hour. that's strong enough to move you around the road a little bit if you are driving higher profile vehicle. right now we just have some fog out there, the temperatures are a mix of mostly low 50s and some 40s. i

aaa estimates that travel will be down, the largest drop since the recession in 2008. according to the department of health. >> it's like little coronavirus bombs going off, the rate of increase is exponential. so that's what i'm worried about. again, if we try to mitigate risk as a community, we are going to prevent that search. >> reporter: oregon and washington also issued travel advisories and coronation with state health officials today. we know that nearly half of the states in this country have some type of travel restriction. some are more stringent than others like example, hawaii. you have to prove that you tested negative for covid-19 by submitting documents before traveling. they also point out that the cdc is advising all people to travel as little as possible. at san francisco international airport, kenny choi, kpix 5. >>> governor gavin newsom is catching some heat for attending a birthday party that went against his own covid safety advice . he attended a dinner at the famed french laundry in the outfield last week. we are told that it was a 12 person a

>> voy a empezar invitándolos para que ááá estén el próximo sábado a las ocho horas de puerto rico.bie porque regresamos en tan solo minutos. >> (música) >> comerciales) ♪ tenemos el poder de aprovechar la abundancia de energía solar y eólica de california. pero no está disponible todo el día. usa menos energía de 4 de la tarde a 9 de la noche para una california más limpia. hemipablo neruda obtuvo elstro nobel de literatura a los 67 celia cruz aun ganaba grammys a los 77 años y a los 56, roger crouch viajó por primera vez al espacio. tus mejores años te esperan. vive bien >> esta tarde habrá una vacuna contra el covid-19, sin embargo doctores advierten que no significa que la pandemia llegó a su fin. millones de estadounidenses podrían perder los beneficios de desempleo después de la navidad. esta tarde a partir de las cinco le tenemos la información. regresando al área de la bahía fíjese que uno de los eventos popular durante estas actividades se realizó al este. ayer prendieron las luces de navidad del viejo árbol de roble como un símbolo de la llegada de la navidad, pero este añ

pam moore the day before thanksgiving is always considered one of the busiest travel days of the year aaa is expecting to see a higher turnout on the roads best despite the pandemic four's gayle ong checked on people's holiday travel plans. >>the people i spoke with are heeding the cdc's advice staying home on thanksgiving, i'm staying here in berkeley, i'm lucky. my daughter lives 3 blocks away so we're going there we're doing and outside nobody inside kind of keep a lot of space these berkeley residents are staying put to mitigate their risk of contracting covid-19 one even had to turn away family and friends who wanted to visit on thanksgiving, they were out of town and looking for a place to stay >>and. >>i work with children so you can the around to meet people i guess it's what public health officials have been pleading for people to stay home and take precautions this holiday season record number of air travelers already took to the skies calculating their risk area, san miguel of concord is not planning to travel by air or cause any of them it's scary, i think everybody to be safe

distancing on a crowded flight sitting close 4 hours that may increase your risk of getting covid-19 aaa believes those flying will drop 48% but nationwide tsa saw a busy stretch on friday and saturday since before the pandemic including here at sfo but sunday afternoon we saw empty terminals, but airport officials say the crowds come in waves busier in the mornings and late afternoons, travelers could be seen taking extra precautions, this traveler says she's not leaving for the holidays, i'm going to seek it's not just the potential transmission in-flight health officials are worried about the cdc warns small household gatherings are an important contributor to the rise in covid cases travelers returning to the bay area from out of state are advised to self quarantine. and if you must fly airlines are doing the best that they can to keep passengers safe delta will keep blocking middle seats through march. >>masks are required on board. but keep in mind they can come up for meals. here at gayle ong kron 4 news. >>and at 6 '08. here's a look at the latest coronavirus numbers there are mo

. >> aaa anticipates a drop in travel. tourists are also expected to drive shorter distances and reduce the number of days that they are away.>>> bay area airports are expecting an uptick in passengers but nothing close to the crowds usually seen during this time of year. alyssa harrington has our report tonight.>>> sunday morning, san francisco international airport appeared free of the typical holiday crowds. typically this is where we see long lines and full flights.>> our overall traffic remains well below pre-pandemic levels. see mackey does expect to see things a little busier things giving week but nowhere near the the numbers in the past were 80,000 travelers would pass through the security checkpoint in just one day. this year, he expects to see around 20,000 travelers a day. >> we will still end up being about 75% below where we would normally be at this time of year. >> there urging americans to avoid traveling thing that it may increase your chance of getting covid-19 and spreading it. ryan was catching a fligh

roughly a million people flying each day since friday even as the cdc urges americans to stay home aaa projects 48 million people are hitting the roads. this family keeping a tight bubble driving to wisconsin. >> we want to stay safe and that's why we're absolutely staying within our inner circles. and just going to our cabin. >> reporter: while cars and planes may be lower risks, experts worry about airports, restaurants, trains, rental car shuttles, meals with family and friends. the nation's top docs warn we will likely pay a devastating price if hospitalizations soar as they did after memorial day, july fourth and labor day. >> this is clearly a superspreading event and we can see a surge of cases on top of the current surge in a couple of weeks. >> reporter: 18 states plus d.c. now require out of state arrivals to be tested or self quarantine but the cdc is now considering dropping the self quarantine time from two weeks down to seven to ten days. >> the accumulating data suggest that we don't have to wait 14 days we know that the average person will get sick about five days after