On the road. Well be out in force making sure our roadways are safe. We want to look for distracted drivers, speed if anyone is moving fast. Which is highly unlikely given the backups. And they reindiana moo people to check to they remind people to check their headlights. If you havent left yet, you may want to wait. Leaving until after 9 00 when it kind of mellows out. Otherwise, turkey day is a good time to travel in the morning. And of course, drinking and driving is a big nono. Not only can it cost you your license but kit cost someone near and dear to you their life. Heres a visual reminder from the highway patrol. None of this. You have to like that. None of this. If you like to compare this to earlier years, aaa says this is the busiest getaway wednesday since 2005. They credit a growing economy, even though gas prices are so much more this november than they were last november. Live in berkeley. Eric thomas. All right. Thank you. When is the worst time to hit the road this thanksgiving holiday . Abc7 news takes a closer look. The bay area residents. Kit always be worse. This is traffic in los angeles last night. Drivers trying to escape town the forholiday. The backups can be severe. Add in the holiday traffic. Grs this had Navigation App is offering tips. According to ways, what is the worst time on drive today. Thanksgiving eve. Is it 1 00 to 3 00. 3 00 to 5 00 people or 5 00 to 7 00 p. M. . I say three to 5 00. He says dont be a turkey. Avoid the roads this afternoon from 3 00 to 5 00 p. M. What about the return trip home on sunday . When is the worst . 1 to 3 00. Thats correct. Leave early or leave late. Just dont get stuffed in your car from 1 00 to 3 00 p. M. So more advice. Youll see 29 more than normal in retail. If youre shopping on black friday, maybe at the livermore outlets, keep in mind traffic peaks from 11 00 a. M. To 3 00 p. M. He says navigations to the supermarket are up 49 . The peak time, 3 00 p. M. You dont want to go anywhere. The airport says it expects 6. 7 million travellers from january 1st. Thats a 3. 6 increase from last year. And take a look at the crowds outside the airport in los angeles. This could be a normal day at l. A. X. , to be honest with you. They are heading to the departure level as they try to head out. Down led to abc7 news app and get the greatest news when it happens. An intense manhunt continues to recapture one of two inmates at a palo alto courthouse two weeks ago. The other was arrested last night but john is still at large. Reporter we just spoke with the Sheriffs Office where investigators are working with multiple agencies from throughout the state trying to track down the suspect who they say poess as huge threat. The search continues for an inmate on the run. He once again made a daring escape. There was an officerinvolved shooting so we do take it very seriously. Last night, he was the passenger in an suv with 46yearold treatmentell when the two led the Police Officers on a chase on interstate 5, ending at a Walmart Super center. The driver got out of the suv and ran into the store but was captured by authorities. Bibbins took off after jumping into the drivers seat. A ceo opened fire at a nearby intersection. He was able to get away. Were still actively searching. He was last seen at this gas station, with california license plate 7 tty 505. A surveillance camera shows him buying some gas after he fled from the chp. Anyone who has gone through these measures, it is an act of desperation to be fleeing like that. They escaped from the courthouse as they were being led to a Court Hearing after an armed robbery. It was called an orchestrated escape involving multiple vehicles. Two others have been arrested in connection to that getaway. Investigators are moping as we head into this busy travel weekend for the holiday, that people will be on alert for the suspect. They believe that he is still in Northern California and are asking, if you see him, to please call 911 immediately. Were live in san jose. Abc7 news. Thank you. Day two of jury deliberations in the kate steinle trial ended this afternoon without a verdict. The jury deliberated a half day before for the half day. They must defend if it was a deliberate, calculated act as prosecutors claim, or a freak accident which the defense claims. Deliberations continue monday morning and you can be the first to get the news with the app. We will bring it on air and online at abc7 news. Com. Uber is facing a criminal investigation into the massive data breach that it kept secret for more than a year. New yorks attorney general is looking into the ride hailing companys failure to notify consumers about the breach. It is required by state law. Yesterday, they acknowledged they covered up a year old hacking attack that stole personal information with more than 57 million of the Ride Hailing Service customers. Theres no evidence that it has been misused. New details on federal funds for wildfire relief. Southern california getting more money. Presidnt trump amended his october proclamation announcing wildfire relief. At that time it covered 75 . Damage estimates have been as high as 3 billion. Weve had a very mild, call it warm, we had record high temperatures. Notice santa clara tied its record for this date. 71 up in clover dale. Well see if we hit another record. Meanwhile, lets look at the flights. On we go taking you into the evening hours. We will see the clouds continue to linger. No precipitation likely. Mild into the late night hours with temperatures after 9 00 p. M. And the low to mid 60s. Well see lows not dropping below 58 degrees. Tomorrow, thanksgiving day gets off to a sunny start. So lets look at our rain chances over the next seven days after a dry day. Look for an increase in the chances of rain over the weekend. Ill give you a look at the forecast. You can add kirkwood Mountain Resort to the list of ski areas now open for the season. The resort provided this video of the first skiers heading down the slopes today. Kirkwood opened the chairs. It is now the fifth resort to open. It looks beautiful. The back way between moraga and oakland have reopened. It is the new 3 million road. The old bridge washed out last winter. Ill give you a live look now. A picture of the new onelane span which arrived last week. The crew has been busy prepping roadway and installing traffic signals, construction on a new twolane bridge is expected to begin in 2019. Get ready for the Holiday Shopping frenzy. No matter when you hit the stores, what you need to know stay safe this season. And the people are not taking any chances. Already lining up to get the best deals. Plus, the bizarre turn of events for actor lavar burton. Why he has been caught in the middle of a political fire storm. The the day before thanksgiving and traffic not much to be thankful for here. If youre stuck in that downtown sky way in San Francisco, it is basically about five miles an hour in both directions. Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. We continue to monitor the traffic on this thanksgiving eve. It looks like an accident here at the 580680 split. You can see emergency vehicles are on the scene. It looks like a motorcycle crew is there and some debris on the roadway. Thats in dublin. The 580 680 split. Multiple vehicles involved and we have paramedics and emergency kruss on the scene as well. The countdown for the Holiday Shopping season is on. Like it or not, thieves are not far behind. Reporter were at the vintage oaks shopping center. The calm before the storm. This is time of year when car breakins tend to spike. Police say dont be a victim. They say if youre hitting the mall after dark, park this well lit areas if you can and shop in groups. And always be aware of your surroundings. And dont sight. I keep my things in the trump and i keep my receipts so i can keep track of everything easily. Ipads. Things like that. Keep them out of sight and secured. Police have posted this. We found several cars with purchases inside. It appeared to be a brand new tv right in plain sight. Police say avoid carrying large amounts of cash and dont buy more than you can carry to your car. Good luck with the shopping. For those looking for the perfect pie, lining up early in the east bay today. Theyre cueing up well before the doors opened this morning. This place is legendary. It makes the holiday really special. So it is worth to it get here and stab in line. Look at all the boxes. It seems like home made pie, it is really good. We talked with people who had come from all over the the east bay. Many saying it was a traditional thanksgiving stop. If youre waiting to get groceries before the thanksgiving meal, get ready to wait in line. This was the view at whole foods this morning. Lots of people buying its lastminute lines. Look for the shorter line. Which one would that be . Chances are it could be worse. Helping out on this day before thanksgiving, some big names in the city. The police chief william scott. And fire chief joanne. They donned coats and help to give food to those who are hungry. Were First Responders and we try to make their lives better. They serve a good meal. They make us feel welcome and at home. That old saying. Home is where the heart is. It is also where the stomach is. This is one of the first places lloyd wilson came when he needed food. I came to San Francisco and tried to receive help. Get book my feet. On this day, glide will be sbevg 2,000 free meals. 750 for this lunch. The glide founder cecil williams. Nobody should go hungry on thanksgiving day. Nobody. We still have a big job to do. It has been a really rough year and it is just heart warming to be able to serve. Heart warming for these two sisters. 9yearold nellie and her 7yearold sister finley. Volunteering here for the first time. People need help. And they need food, too. And they dont have homes. So were here to help them. It makes me feel very good. On this thanksgiving message from mayor lee. Thank you for opening up your hearts to all the people in need. Happy thanksgiving. Abc7 news. Tomorrow on thanksgiving day, glide will be serving about 5,000 meals, turkey and all the trimmings. If youre able to give where you live, text word feed to the number 80077. Your 10 donation will benefit local food banks. If you cant donate money, you can donate your time as well. Look at that lovely sky. A few clouds. It is so mild. Hard to believe it is almost thanks thanks. You can see we have bright skies, mainly clear skies. The high clouds are on the thin high clouds why. The sky remains bright even in the presence of clouds. Lets give you a live view looking if San Francisco. These are some current temperature readings. We have 63. And heres a view from mt. Tam. The reading sare 64 in santa rosa the, napa, concord and liver view. Looking toward the sun. Maybe some north bay sprinkles. It will be dry and mild for shoppers on black friday and we have showers returning saturday night and sunday morning. I have monday morning there but it may shower monday morning as well. I meant sunday night into monday morning. Just about 50 degrees. We may see temperatures dropping into the mid to upper 40s. And then tomorrow, lets look up as we do the forecast animation. Some showers north of ft. Bragg. Into the north bay. The showers should be over. It looks like a mainly dry and mild day across the entire bay area. And later, well see the partial clearing. Lets give you a look at the day planner. Early in the day into the midday hours. Well see the high clouds i talked about. Theyll be bright. It warms up nicely to mid 70s inland. By late afternoon. And mild into the evening hours as well. Now, lets look ahead to specific highs. 72 in concord and free mont. 73. 69 here in San Francisco and across the bay. And on we go to the black friday forecast. Well start with tomorrow evening. Well have the thin high clouds. Dry skies early in the morning. 4 00 in the morning. Some shoppers will be lining up. By 7 00, well be looking at a mix of sun and clouds. Heres the accuweather sevenday forecast. Dry and mild thanksgiving except for the possibility some of north bay sprinkles. Dry and mild again on friday. Then saturday starts off as a dry and mild day. There may be showers by evening. The showers will continue into wet and breezy conditions. And then maybe some lingering showers. Then bright, sunny skies tuesday and wednesday. So it is looking a little bit soggy. But thanksgiving is great. And uncle fester is taking us shopping on friday. Got the credit card ready. How did you know . Speaking of which, let the shopping frenzy begin. With spencers credit card. The lines are forming across the nation. And the best places to take your out of town guests this weekend. Not here. 101 south san jose. avo when you have type 2 diabetes, you manage your a1c, but you also have a higher risk of heart attack or stroke. Noninsulin victoza® lowers a1c, and now reduces cardiovascular risk. Victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill. avo and for people with type 2 diabetes treating cardiovascular disease, victoza® is now approved to lower the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death. 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Side effects can lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney problems. Ask your doctor about victoza®. You can see traffic at a stand still. We dont have any injury reports at this time. Two lanes open. The traffic seems to go forever. Well keep you posted on what is for many, a getaway wednesday. Some people are skipping thanksgiving and heading straight to black friday. You can see four spots already reserved behind barricades at the front of the line. Come later tonight, you can bet, the chairs will be occupied and there will be a long line. Best buy opens at 5 00 p. M. For a list of all the stores opening, go to abc7 news. Com or our news app. Tonight you have a chance to learn some things you might not know about some classic movies. Peter billingsley, the actor who played ralphy in a christmas story, he is all grown up and interviewing some actors from the most iconic christmas movies. That includes tim allen. He said he found out that all was not so jolly on the set. I did learn that tim allen apparently does not like children at all. And had to work with about 1,000 of them on the film to his own admission. They were fans and looking up to him. And apparently he was this grinchy in that movie as he is in that first act of that movie in real life. Oh, my. Lights, cameras, christmas. It airs the tonight at 10 00 p. M. Followed by abc 7. News at 11 00. More Sexual Harassment claims rocking capitol hill. He denies it. The president stands by his man and the new allegations against the longest serving active member of the house of re im worried. I have this medical bill. Oll, huh . Dave, you have anthem and they have people to talk to who are empowered to help any question you. Is, is he okay . Real people . Living and breathing. Hopefully not breathing like that. For all the things that keep you up at night, Anthem Blue Cross has a solution. Here are the stories making headlines. . Youre heading out the door, expect to get stuck in traffic. Two million cars on bay area roads. Not all this afternoon but it might feel that the chp has extra officers to make sure that everybody drives safely. If youre flying somewhere today or tomorrow, clear weather greets most of the weather for thanksgiving travel. No verdict today in the kate steinle trial. The jury went home and will be back to continue deliberations on monday. President trump is defending Alabama Senate roy moore. Now other allegations of Sexual Harassment and assault are rocking capitol hill. Allegations against john conyers, the longest serving members member of the house and a civil rights icon. He reached a 27,000 settlement with a former employee who accused him of repeatedly asked for sexual favors. It came out of congressional budget. He expressly and vehemently denied the allegations. A second employee can has long time scheduler alleged in a lawsuit obtained by abc news, that he sexually harassed her with lingering touches, repeatedly rubbing her shoulders and blowing kisses at her. That case was dropped after a request to seal the case. Meanwhile, al franken remains on the defensive after a woman said she felt violated after taking this photo. I stood next to him. He pulls me in toward him and then he moved his hand to my butt. He said i feel badly that she came away from our interaction feeling disrespected. He was accused of forcibly kissing her in 2006. And President Trump who has been accused multiple times spoke for the first time about roy moore, encouraging people to support him. We dont need a liberal person in there. A democrat. Jones. Ive looked at his record. He is terrible on crime. He is an accused child molester. He denies it. He is using the president s words against his opponent doug jones. Meanwhile, the Jones Campaign is using first daughter ivankas support of the female accusers against roy moore. Reporting from washington. Abc news. Doctors in south korea say a person in north korea is doing great after he was shot up to five times while running for his life. First he drove a truck through several check points through a demilitarized zone, jumped out of his car. North korean troops that were right behind firing away. The defector was rescued by two soldiers seen here heat signature