and who are we responsible for the negative consequences of tampering with mother nature? the more than 50 countries in bards on whether control programs in 2017 as artificial rainfall has the potential to mitigate drought that cause famine and political instability. now as a number of natural disasters per year continue to rise economic losses from these events have averaged about a $170000000000.00 per year over the past decades with emerging countries in asia, africa, and south america and bearing the brunt of the damage. what used to be out of the control of humans is now possible. we can now boost rainfall prevents hailstorm even enhanced snowfall, anticipate unwanted rain. the most common practice is called cloud seating. this concept is very simple, but the technology involved is quite complicated. the idea is to just shoot thoughts and silver iodine crystals into the atmosphere, and this creates heavy clouds and expedite condensation that leads to rainfall. it is literally like planting seeds in the clouds to make them heavy enough to form rain. now, there are a few

the there can be many unintended consequences from metal a with mother nature. in 2018 china is ching dial city experience a pro long spell of heavy rain that many has linked to the government's use of chemicals. shortly before to disperse clouds for summit conference and well, cloud seating is practiced in many regions. it can still be difficult to steer in the desired direction when china announces whether modification plans over the depending plateau media and india called it a serious threat that could lead to international conflict. to bet is a source of issues most important rivers, including the in this dangers from up to her and more slowing through china louse, me and martin a paul, india, pakistan, and bangladesh. the rivers are the lifeline for nearly 3400000000 people. since a plateau could be considered a shared ecological frontier, a change over the fragile egos system would have severe ramifications, not just in india, but in neighboring south and south east asian countries as well. do engineering, experts have also cautioned that the artificial m

and it has been a monumental step for humans to be able to control mother nature. but perhaps control is too strong of a word metal and tweak mother nature for the time being. countries that need to boost agricultural production or improve the living standards of the people would absolutely benefit from cause eating. it could improve food security, we do sprouts and even potentially stave off natural disasters. but on the other hand, mother nature is a tricky base to team and she could retaliate with unintended consequences. long term the chemicals produced during cloud seating will be present in the water and sol deposits getting into the eco systems through the animals and plants. mostly this applies to the plants which depend on the contaminated brain to produce food. so we still need extensive long term research in order to fully understand the implications that come with clouds eating. i'm christy. i thanks for watching and we'll see you right back here next time on the cost of everything. the, [000:00:00;00] the the you got the loved one, the all those 200 ki

and who are we responsible for the negative consequences of tampering with mother nature? more than 50 countries in bards on weather control programs in 2017 as artificial rainfall has the potential to mitigate drought that cause famine and political instability. now as a number of natural disasters per year continue to rise economic losses from these events have average about a $170000000000.00 per year over the past decade with emerging countries in asia, africa, and south america bearing the brunt of the damage. what used to be out of the control of humans is now possible. we can now boost rainfall prevents hailstorm even enhanced snowfall, anticipate unwanted rain. the most common practice is called cloud seating. this concept is very simple, but the technology involved is quite complicated. the idea is to just shoot thoughts and silver iodine crystals into the atmosphere, and this creates heavy clouds and expedite condensation that leads to rainfall. it is literally like planting seeds in the clouds to make them heavy enough to form rain. now, there are a few differen

we're looking at mother nature's natural return to the sierra, the western slope coming up here in the next few weeks. >> there is going to be a snowstorm coming up. that's -- what are you expecting? do we know how much snow we might get out of the storm coming up? >> i'll tell you what, at the beginning of the year, we get all fired up. we start watching it happening. so literally, i think tahoe is going to get. we're going to get brushed. this storm is centered more towards central california as it starts to roll in. we're looking kind of like the western slope, and that's going to be bear valley, dodge ridge, trying to peak. they're going to be the ones seeing the snow. kirkwood, the north shore resorts not necessarily as much, but every resort in the basin in the state of california is getting ready to go. but i'll tell you what, those western slopes, you know you're looking at bear, china, and dodge. they're probably going to see the lion's share of it, but tahoe, don't worry, we're going to get some snow as well. >> what are these resorts going to do in the meantime? they're maki

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why is it happening, is that mother nature doing all of these things, no. mankind doing all of these things. mankind, what does that mean. it is this party, the democrat party, the democrat party that defended slavery that is responsible for the civil war, the party of the confederacy, the party opposed to reconstruction. the party that pushed segregation for 100 years after the civil war. the party of eugenics. the party of racism, segregation, the party that re-segregated the military after republicans desegregated. as a party that we segregated the part under bureaucracy after the republicans desegregated. i explained the history of the party and who is responsible for these things. woodward wilson was out of the closet racist to the clan. i can give you a few examples right away so people have a taste. the book is too involved for anyone willing to explain it. but woodward wilson required for the first time that people apply for federal jobs in their photos so he can make sure blacks were not kidding federal jobs. he also, when he was president of princ

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yes, mother nature's definitely going to help >> as roll into this week and next week. so today, above average temperatures, you probably enjoy the temperatures. that's coming at for us tomorrow. one thing i like with micro-climate says we have a lot of different stories to tell you in terms of weather. so i love this camera shows you around the region. everything happening now. so despite the fact that it is dark, people still see francisco. and the coroner. san jose looking great. even golden gate bridge traffic is slowly picking up. but it shows you it's not too foggiest. not too cloudy those are the good things. temperatures right now. we're way above average of for the majority of the area. all things that high pressure system bring us warmer temperatures tomorrow as well. right now for the entire region. with the exception of places like of allay we are the 50's and 60's as we roll into the evening hours. what will watch and we're always watching your fog cast. and i was like, all right. let's see. what are going to be dealing with that 5 to 2 in the morning. you

will mother nature be nice? >>> nothing artificial about the drama in the bay area tech world. sam altman is back at openai and we will break it down. >>> we begin with a check in on the busy trouble. we look at the airports. we see the plans. >>> today is expected to be one of the busiest days of the entire week. sfo is expecting about 87% of pre-pandemic traffic for the holiday season. shawn chitnis has the latest from inside sfo this morning. >> reporter: we have been here all morning at sfo and we are watching the lines pick up by tsa inside terminal three. you can see they are doing their best to keep the line moving and make sure people don't have to wait too long and can get to their gate and on their flight in a decent amount of time. this is an interesting trend we see going into the holiday travel weekend . we are closer to what we remember before the pandemic. there will be 43 carriers at sfo by the end of november and that is because of the return of some international carriers. we are expecting 6.3 million passengers to go through the airport from thanksgiving unti

aziz is our own child, it is our own sister, brother, and mother. naturallyery human being is affected in any way. not only iranian athletes, but the great sports community around the world raised a cry for freedom in support of the oppressed people of palestine. in the continuation of these supports, the professional basketball star of the american league with chafieh appeared in a press conference and announced his position. yassin buono, the goalkeeper of the moroccan national football team , expressed his sympathy with the injured palestinian child through a video link. and now the sports people of the country together with the international sports community have demanded the expulsion of the zionist regime from international sports competitions and conferences. i hope that the actions that are taking place in the sports communities of the world will remove the dirty and corrupt regime occupying jerusalem from the international sports fields , god willing, seyyed mehdi. porhini khabari sedav sima yes, you have seen this report, but the second round of the

. >> no problems for mother nature, travel, or small business saturday shopping, something like that,e are going to be just fine, gusty winds earlier today, higher elevations were most of us live our lives, at sea level, the wind did not get that strong but noticeably breezy at some higher elevations tonight. let's take a look at wind speeds as we head through the rest of the night. highest gusts in the highest elevations in the mountains and the diablo range. not nearly as gusty is 40-50+ gus that we had early this morning. the winds will gradually calm down as we head to the first half of the day tomorrow and by tomorrow afternoon the wind would not be that noticeable, it takes a tomorrow night into early sunday morning, overnight is the gusty is conditions in the highest elevations around the bay area. not going to have a major impact. wind is still going to be offshore in the development, anything more than a couple passing clouds today. dry weather pattern continuing into early next week. storm system entering the picture by the beginning of next week, doesn't get close to the co

with mother nature get in the way of it all? let's bring in paul heggen with more on that. >> there a storm system coming our way in the next 12 hours or so. rain to start the day in new york city, washington, d.c., it exits quickly and they will see a mix of clouds and sunshine. the rain hangs on longer in boston. if you are making that really long cross country flight that might be a spot there will be delays getting into the airport area. the temperatures of course, cool across the country. we will be pleasant. why go anywhere? traveling around california things are looking good. the temperatures are above average for the entire state. near 80 degrees in san diego and los angeles a few clouds to begin the day. the wind will pick up late in the day. we will track the wind gusts hour by hour. >> thanks so much, now, to oakland. the city is still without a permanent police chief. nine months after the mayor fired the previous chief over handling of a misconduct case. the hiring process has been stalled as members of the police c

it's very humbling, no question about it and i've been around mining long enough to know that mother naturery tricky. so i think one can take nothing for granted although this is extremely promising and it's promising not only for this company, but it's potentially promising for the united states and frankly, for the entire coal industry because this might be something that will awaken the thought that there might be more different uses for coal and indeed one of our one-liners is coal is too valuable to burn would certainly be the case in this instance. >> it's the most incredible marriage of those who both want coal to go away and want new energy to subplant it and people with investments all up and down that infrastructure could benefit and to turn this whole thing on its head and not to be a grinch about it, but what would bring the story to a quicker halt than expected? would it be if you have difficult difficulty extracting the minerals and great point, as i said and everything about mother nature needs to be taken with a certain level of caution. so when you're basically dealing with

john the mother nature meets the memo. it you november's in orange month but we are looking at some cooler weather just around the corner. so >> mother nature will eventually anyways catch up with the season. for now, though, today, tomorrow and friday, going to be especially warm and comfortable really enjoyable field to start the month. looking out there, you can see all those colors in the sky. really nice clear morning. any rain is being sent well to our north out of the region. so that's the bay area continues to strike, trying to weather that we've had for quite a few days now, 30's for only a few spots. double in redwood city in some of the north bay. while the rest of us are holding on to 40's and 50's right now. absolutely. still get the jacket on this morning afternoon. a whole lot like yesterday. just get out there and enjoy this mild feel of daytime highs in the 70's. i will talk our next chance of rainfall in your full forecast, all right, john, thank you what you need to know drive times are starting to pick

but as far as any mother nature, snow kind of happening, not seeing that over the next week. see what happens after that. meanwhile, back in the bay, beautiful blue skies we take a live look at the golden gate bridge. notice the wind is relatively calm. you know, i saw by the flag right there, whether it is kind of blowing in the breeze are not pretty calm right now. we're going to see some really nice weather as we head across the next 4 or 5 days. so anyone who is going playing travel may be hitting the road in a car drive to see relatives. you should have no problems with that. we do have those mentioned a few clouds coming in tuesday into wednesday, but that is about and our thanksgiving looking pretty good as well. i'll be back. we'll talk a little bit more about travel travel issues, right? if you're going to the airport, i'm going to talk about airport possibilities back to sounds good. thank you. >> some national news now as texas governor greg abbott has endorsed donald trump for president. this endorsement came sunday as the governor and former president. we're hand

as far as mother nature goes. so get out there.those travel plans, whether it's the sierra down to southern california, west coast is looking nice. today-an is crystal clear. as yesterday we do have a few passing clouds but nothing much. it is a cold morning. double in redwood city. you're down to 38 degrees. oakland at 44 while santa rosa and sonoma sitting right at 40 degrees right now, definitely layer up this morning for errands, maybe that commute to work that you're still making for another day. we will be seeing daytime highs today, a little bit warmer than yesterday. so colder morning, but a mild get some more of those details leading to thanksgiving ahead for the roads. right now we are seeing easy conditions. you know, it's going to be different this week as far as traffic goes probably less during your morning hours and a little bit more during your afternoons. there's so much get away traffic on the week of thanksgiving, richmond center fell about 7 minutes to make your crossing there and the golden gate bridge at 21 ra

. >>> mother nature of course is "the x-factor" in all of this. >> catching a flight?ad soon. the thanksgiving holiday travel rush has started. but the weather might interfere with makiit

researchers at nyu say mother nature did the initial sketch.created a protruding rock, roughly shaped like the sphinx. egyptian lines then carved it into it to create a human head on the body of a lion. yeah oh, okay. >> maybe. >> but, you know, look at the pyramid right behind it. they did that? >> yes, that's true. >> that's true. or maybe the aliens. >> we're not sure. >> i have a theory on this. when professors get bored, they come up with a theory like this and then watch it on tv. that's what i think. >> oh, yeah, yeah, i bet. >> i bet that makes a lot of sense, though. i mean, you see, mother nature carved things into, like, caves and the side of the mountain, and then you start to see it, and then, you know, pretty soon you go, i'll just make it look even more so. >> cleaned it up a bit. >> i have actually never seen the sphinx or the pyramids. it's on my bucket list. spencer you have? >> yes. and it's fascinating when you're standing there. you know, you just have this. well, at least i was overwhelmed by this feeling of being so close

alyssa gordon shows us organizers are welcoming families back then they do have plans in case mother naturesn't cooperate. >> reporter: in san ramon, the holiday rink opened for its fourth year. >> to have this is really special and means a lot and it is something to expose a sport that i love in an activity i love to so many families out there. and it might inspire the next generation. >> reporter: these competitive skaters are certainly inspired. >> i feel happy because she's a great skater and i really look up to her. >> reporter: now through january 7th, visitors can enjoy the rink any outdoor fire pits it will all be open rain or shine unless downpours are severe. and at a different part of the east bay another holiday tradition taking place the oakland zoo takes off well coming in around 2500 people to the zoo grounds each night welcomes in families with dazzling displays and new lanterns this year and it opened through january 28th but if a storm rolls through you might have to rethink your plans. last year they had to shut down about one a sinkhole developed. >> we prepared this yea

they're not going to be looking at any of mother nature. snow for a while, though, we're actually staying pretty consistently dry up in the sierra for a while. that does mean good travel conditions. if you are heading up to the sierra today tomorrow, any time over the next 7 days, we're really going to be smooth sailing there as well as for the bay area. this high pressure ridge is now sitting in place pretty entrenched with us. let's get an any sort of rainfall chances to the north up to the pacific northwest. so we don't really have much in this forecast, which is good for those of you that are taking to the roads. you don't got a lot to worry about. as far as our winds go a lot calmer than yesterday was so no wind advisories this morning. futurecast shows a few passing clouds today. still plenty bright. just not as crystal clear as your monday was as we move through tomorrow, a few passing clouds to again. it's still going to be bright. not an overcast day. just not quite as crystal clear yesterday. as for thursday. that's going to be a

speaking of mother nature, you're probably wondering what's going on here. much more rain do we have to look out for between now and saturday between basically a 10th of an inch and a half of an inch depending on where you are. we are going continue to get this kind of light and variable shower action. but for today, at least the bulk of it has wrapped up. and if you're in the north bay, you've got over a quarter of an inch of rain about three-tenths. a live look from the east bay right now. you can see some of those clouds are out there. so it is still one of those days where a stray shower or 2 could happen. temperatures right now we are warmer and the spots are getting that sunshine in there from san carlos down to san jose in the 70's right now. >> in the 60's here in san francisco, you can see 72 in hayward, though, 61 in santa rosa. kind of still hanging on to some those clouds. >> santa rosa, one of the spots, it's likely to see another little shower or 2 kind of pop up as we work our way through the afternoon, but certainly very light and just kind o

of the skyline from treasure island as we check with paul heggen and we are getting ready for mother natureh a little gift here. >> the clouds are going to yield the chance of showers, but not tonight and probably not through the day tomorrow, you will have to wait until sunday. the pattern is shifting around a little bit. the rain is going to stay to the north on saturday, the storm systems traveling a little bit farther north. but, we do have better rain chances in the forecast by sunday and continuing into monday before a dry stretch of weather takes over tuesday, wednesday and thursday. a little something for everybody in the forecast for the next several days. let's check out the futurecast, we will see an increase of clouds for the rest of tonight, that'll keep temperatures above average. dense fog to begin the day on saturday, but at best we are looking at a mix of clouds and sunshine saturday afternoon. there's the rain staying to the north. sunday morning, the north they will see a chance of showers , then we will see a better chance of showers dropping farther to the south as we h

it is our own child, it is our own brother, sister, and mother. naturally, every human being is affected in any way. not only iranian athletes, but the great sports community around the world raised a cry for freedom in support of the oppressed people of palestine. in continuation of these supports, the basketball star the american professional league appeared in a press conference with chafieh and announced his position , or moroccan football, with a video communication with the injured palestinian child, i expressed my sympathy with him. and now the sports people of the country along with the international sports community he demanded the expulsion of the zionist regime from international sports meetings and competitions. i hope that the actions that are taking place in the sports communities of the world will remove the dirty and corrupt regime occupying quds from the international sports arenas. god willing, seyyed mehdi pourahini, the media reporter of the disciplinary committee of the football federation of khuzestan, criticized the head coach of este

and mother nature saying, look up. everybody. as we look up, you might know that one of the words of the day is rain. hopefully you have been busy clearing out the storm drains and rain gutters. you are like leaders in santa clara county if you are who have have been hard at work prepping their people. why? they're concerned about the risk of flooding. coyote creek. and fresh on their minds of course we know this we remember it. the creek flooded in 2017. there was millions of dollars in damage. so the response learn from hard things and right? these are interlocking panels that they put into place to keep that creek from overflowing. makes me grateful for contractors and engineers who work hard to help all of us. >> i'm so eager to see this winter as the atmospheric rivers come in to see all of those measures that were taken after last winter. how effective they are. >> you have to imagine that after 17 of those systems that swept their way through, the bay area is at least a little bit more prepared and seeing stuff like that,

. >>> we'll see if we can steal a little moisture from mother nature -- how's that for a forced transition -- over the next couple days. i want to keep you updated on the air quality because of the refinery event in richmond. looking to the east-south east before 4:30 this afternoon the plume of black smoke blowing west and southwest in the general direction of san francisco and southern marin county. so far we haven't seen any real widespread deterioration of air quality readings. this is the latest update from the purple air sensors of which there are more than 100 just on this map. there are a couple indicating orange air quality, otherwise moderate across the board. hopefully we'll avoid any significant impact to air quality from the plume of smoke. we'll have to see how much of that settles down towards ground level. the rain chances are on the way. tonight we're clear, chilly by tomorrow morning, increasing cloud cover tuesday and then clouds dropping showers on us beginning tomorrow evening continuing into the first half of wednesday. it's still an unsettled pattern. hit-or-miss sho

it says it supports environmental activism but claims the group mother nature encourages social unrestine and she says the risks are worth it. i want to do something for positive change. i don't want to see this continue to happen to cambodia, to cambodian people, and to our next generation ever again. when i feel tired sometimes, once i meet people, young people from the community always encourage me and that motivates me to keep going. around 60 million tonnes of sand a year is dredged from the mekong, according to research by newcastle university. this is unsustainable, they add. where i'm standing was actually once the river but they've not just used this sand to create a new island, they've built office blocks, condos, skyscrapers. even the windows will need sand. but cambodia is not alone in its insatiable desire for sand. it is the world's most mined mineral. the problem here is they are dredging at an already fragile ecosystem that scientists fear is on the edge of irreversible collapse. the mekong is called "the mother of water" in the many languages spoken along its banks. fo

and we come right back after, before the crowds come >> reporter: what could slow things down >> mother nature of course is the x factor in all of this >> reporter: if you can fly in the slow season between thanksgiving and christmas, airlines have millions of empty seats to fill. now many are offering cut-rate deals as low as $29 one way on southwest so far this year only 1.3% of flights have been delayed, the lowest in a decade most blamed on weather and airline issues but amid record passenger levels pilot and controller errors have led to 23 high-profile near misses this year on runways and in the air. transportation secretary pete buttigieg. is the system right now really being stressed beyond its capacity >> well, demand is growing. it's going to continue to grow. so the system has to grow with it >> reporter: for this week the faa is opening 169 new fast lanes in the sky as departing commercial flights get priority over private planes. the faa also opening up closed military airspace on the east coast, in the gulf of mexico and curtailing rocket launches in florida to move things along.

they are expecting to be at 100% open around mlk day, maybe a little bit sooner depending on what mother naturee for us this season. and with that, you can see the first skiers and snowboarders down, some big smiles from folks. and when it comes to the dives, here is what some had to say about today. >> ideal conditions right now. get yourself out here, it's a great time, we've got the vibes going. the snow is at an all-time high right now. you can't beat it. >> reporter: for today, tickets are $25, with five of those going toward charity, so folks are going to be able to ski and snowboard knowing that it is for a good cause. they are going to be open until 8:00 pm, and from there on out, for the rest of the season, they will welcome you with open arms. >> in san francisco, macy's much loved puppy and kitten window display will officially return today, greeting holiday shoppers in union square. for 37 years, macy's has teamed up with the san francisco spca to put on the adoption displays, beginning today through the end of the year. they are so adorable. >>> up next, a's fans aren't giving up a

at least this weekend, a little help from mother nature. >> a little bit of rain which is the way things go in early november, as we see these light rain chances that swing through and that is pretty much what we are looking at my sunday and monday. take a look at the pattern, we are in for some changes as we head into this weekend. and the first of a parade of storm systems is mostly going to miss us to the north, but we are going to be on the southern fringe of those systems, and increase of cloud cover is going to be noticeable as we had through the weekend which is going to have an impact on the amount of electricity generated through across the area. basically from today and sunday, you can cut those numbers in half. let's look at the future track, locally dense fog around the bay and along the coast to begin the day on saturday. we will get through the day dry, the best rain chances going to stay up to the north. saturday night, that is when the rain chances are going to sneak into the north bay, and we are talking about scattered showers activity. this is not going to be an all-da

but mother nature is changing the game starting tomorrow. so if you enjoy the next past couple days. >> that's great. although we've had poor air quality. so some people really struggled. what we're looking at right now is moderate air quality for some. but that's going to clear out for this is as temperatures are going to go down with that chance of rain just clearing out the area. so here's a live look you can see from 6 different cameras with those microclimates telling you different stories in general. i have to say today is better compared to yesterday in terms air quality and temperatures still a little warmer. if you like warm temperatures like you can see right here in antioch. 76 livermore. 79, you should be around 70 higher 60's. so just showcases those warmer temperatures. even down south san jose. 79 on the coast, upper 60's and up to the north santa rosa. napa, so the majority of region right there in the 70's and even 80's in november tonight, we're going to see a balmy night increasing clouds, maybe some coastal fog to those l

mother nature is giving us a nice soft introduction to the cooler months today, tomorrow and friday areing to be actually fairly mild. and for the most part, really dry today, certainly. so you can see this nice clear view down at san francisco in the bay itself. not a lot of cloud cover going on this morning. the jets still set well to the north and in chances of rainfall along with it, we will see a couple of sprinkles reaching the north bay thursday night. not going to focus on that too much because most of us aren't going to see a thing really until the weekend. that's when we'll start to see some showers arriving. looks to be a little bit later in the day on saturday into sunday and then intermittent showers. well, through next week, all of cooler weather cool enough that we do see snowfall making its return to the sierra nevada. great for the ski resorts planning openings in the next few weeks. thursday night. sprinkles. you can see it here. nothing much. just a couple drops in the north bay. after that this weekend we could see half an inch of rain in some spots in the bay and ad

. >> no storms coming from mother nature. there is a little bit of rain, but unfortunately, that's not what we need. we need snow. as we take a look at our live camera that we have at palisades tahoe, you can see in the distance in those upper elevations there's a little bit of snow there, but, yeah, they're having to make it. at least we have our overnight temperatures in the 20s for early tomorrow morning, and then in the teens for the weekend. so it will get cooler, but the weather is also staying pretty dry. here at home, we are seeing our temperatures still feeling cool. jacket weather as you head out in oakland. it is 57 degrees. 61 in dublin. and it is 59 in san francisco. we are going to see an increase in cloud cover as we go throughout the day. this system coming in not bringing a lot of rain. and this is what we were talking about with that slight chance of rain and then the sierra snow for those very high elevations. it's not going to be anything significant here. and our temperatures are in the mid to upper 60s f

we're almost at war with mother nature yet again in iceland. the anxious wait has hit tourism too.re empty. as iceland readies for another violent recreation from the earth. jessica parker, bbc news, the reykjanes peninsula. nearly 20,000 men have fled ukraine since the beginning of the war to avoid being drafted. a further 21,000 have tried to leave but were caught by the ukrainian authorities — that's according to a bbc eye investigation. since russia's invasion, ukraine has banned men of fighting age from leaving the country, unless they have a valid exemption. zhanna bezpiatchuk has more on how some men are managing to escape with the help of corrupt officials. stopped by border police, the men are ordered onto their knees. for ukrainians without a military exemption, crossing the border illegally is the most popular way of escaping the draft. some get caught, but for much of this war, dozens of men have managed to flee this way every day. using freedom of information requests, bbc eye has established that the most common route out is over ukraine's border with moldova. in a re

. >> it mother nature, of course, is the x factor in all of this for casters. >> also expecting storms to hamper plans for some of the 49 million commuters. triple a estimates will be driving over the holiday wednesday. they expected to see the heaviest traffic, though. motorists are seeing some lower prices at the pump. >> gas prices are lower than this time last year in many states, significantly lower. so there is going to be a bit of relief when you fill up at the pump. >> triple a is encouraging all travelers to anticipate delays and leave early. justin finch, abc news, washington. >> all right. here's a look at some of the best and worst times to hit the road tomorrow. the best time to drive is before 11 a.m. and you'd be wise to avoid the roads from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. then on thursday, thanksgiving day, your best bet will be to hit the road before 10 a.m. or after five. the worst time to travel will be 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. because that's when so many people are trying to get to their destinations. >> yeah, good to know. well, from travelers to those turkey trotters that will be ou