Skies right over San Francisco. You can see out to the bay bridge that hurts our no cloud cover no fog evident out there. What we are seeing across the region though is the sliding cold front that is moving its way to our north so all things are quiet here in the bay but lets zoom out across the region and look at what we have to our north that there that you see right along the oregon border is some rain snow mix mostly isolated to areas like modoc county and then some rain up in del norte and humboldt counties but if youre traveling i 5 up to the oregon border at some point today, especially north of redding getting closer and closer to that border itself watch out for some slick conditions. This morning. Thats about the only problem area that were going to have the state before thanksgiving the bay area itself well be cooperative nice and dry and pretty nice to be stepping outside yet again. Temperatures this morning, not quite as chilly as they were yesterday morning only looking at to 30s on the map right now thats for you in santa rosa as well as a nap at 3937 degrees. Alameda oakland and concord back to those low 50s to start the day pittsburgh at 54 degrees. This is a big warm up from 24 hours ago really across the entirety of the region. Half moon bay, most noticeably so up 13 degrees from this point yesterday, lets get a look ahead at tomorrow the all important day were going to be looking at daytime highs in a range of 60s down most of us will be low 60s a couple of us rising into the mid 60s towards the afternoon for your thanksgiving. If you want to do something outside maybe a backyard lunch, it will be between the hours of one and 03 00pm that you have your warmest temperatures for doing so. Robin hey thank you for that update jonathan you for giving us a specific times. We are off to the bridges checking in on the traffic it shouldnt be that heavy this morning, tomorrows thanksgiving. So a lot of folks have already started taking time off were taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. Were topic continues to move well this morning into San Franciscos to come on and if you do have some work to do 92 is fine a live look at the san mateo bridge your connection between foster city san mateo and hayward its doing fine a great time to get on out there early not everybody has the day off right but at least its 130 minutes to the peninsula with no big trouble spots there between the east bay and the peninsula. We have one more the golden gate we are checking in on one on one where traffic continues to move well so far were hot spot free with no problems into or out of San Francisco. Well of course the mad dash to get covid19 test ahead of thanksgiving comes as the state reports more than 15,000 new cases hospitalizations in california are up 81 over the last 2 weeks with icu admissions also increasing by 57 californias Top Health Official doctor mark galli is warning californias to brace for a covid surge. Well were the lighter color at the moment that these numbers are really going up and going up quickly and then we are truly in the midst of a cern here in california. With the latest data and in an attempt to maintain the States Health care delivery system. State leaders ordered 7 more counties to take a step back in reopening will not a single california county is left in the states yellow minimum tear kelly says that there are few counties that have stabilizer covid19 numbers that may have a chance to move forward in the tears system next week. Well coronavirus testing tessa foes day of travel testing site are officially sold out yeah a little too late. There werent any available reservations for the rapid test at least until next tuesday december 1st travelers who were planning to get tested at the airport can consider the drivethru testing site at United Maintenance center. So thats an option for you test their costs a 105 and results are available within 48 hours. To the east bay now coronavirus testing sites in Contra Costa County are booked with appointments kron fours phillipe djegal report. Its better to be safe than sorry and know if youre sick or not especially for asymptomatic carriers of covid19 contributing to the spread of the virus without their knowledge. Nancy katz scheduled a Novel Coronavirus test at the Contra Costa HealthServices Site on bates avenue, even though she is not traveling for thanksgiving, im not but my kids have come in so im going to be with a larger group as well Health Services says people should refrain from large groups for the holidays, but if you do gather getting tested is a good idea to do it. Handle on things more than 584,000 tests have been reported county wide during the pandemic Health Services says the daily average has been around 5,000 but in recent days that has increased to nearly 7,000 tests per day you want to spread it to a baby or someone with the weak immune system anyway, Public Health officer doctor Chris Farnitano says covid19 case counts test positivity rates. And hospitalizations are spiking thats why the county has temporarily suspended its flu shot clinics so that its staff can focus on providing covid19 tests and its 10 sites throughout the county. Tests are offered by appointment only and right now they are all booked here holding back a few test spots each day for people with symptoms so they can get the same day test with results expected within 24 to 48 hours in concord phillipe djegal all kron 4 news. So heres a look at where the bay area counties currently stand in the states reopening tier Sonoma Napa Solano contra costa alameda and santa clearer in the most restrictive purple tier people theyre under a limited stay at home curfew until december, San Franciscos could soon move into the purple tier during an online briefing, San FranciscoHealth Director doctor grant colfax painted a grim picture he said cases are just continuing to search from an average of 73 a day to 9 to 5 a day and then up to a 118 per day hospitalizations have also double since the end of october and now with more than 50 people with more than 50 people being hospitalized. Well colfax also urge residents not to travel or gather with those outside of their households. He said the choices made this week will determine what the rest of the year will look like. It will determine whether the winter ahead of us will be sealed but more hospitalizations cases and unfortunately, gas. If were able to be back this 3rd search. Keep in mind that of San Francisco moves from red to purple little mean the curfew now in effect in other counties will also affect San Francisco. In addition indoor museums and Fitness Centers will be closed and then Retail Stores will see their capacity cut to just 25 . Well south Health Officials are cracking down on businesses that fail to comply with covid19 health guidelines. They say theres evidence that the recent spike of covid cases maybe because of whats happening at Grocery Stores and retail outlets. So yellow vests like you see here like this one well be worn by Business Compliance teams visiting malls, Big Box Stores and other retailers starting tomorrow, or those who were previously violators were given a 72 hour grace period. But thats coming to an end. It is absolutely critical given where we are in the midst of the pandemic. Every Single Person in Santa Clara County come together. To do your part to help keep us safe. We do not want. Thanksgiving or black friday shopping to turn into a time. When. People are transmitting unknowingly asymptomatic lee covid19 to friends to family to neighbors. The crackdown comes as Santa Clara County is seeing a higher number of covid19 cases and hospitalizations. Well check this out tents like this one are becoming the new norm for Outdoor Dining but doctors warn the fair not much safer than just dining inside experts say that the structure should be well ventilated a tent with 4 walls and a roof for example might not have better ventilation then and Indoor Dining room bubbles and individual tents or a creative solution, but should not be shared with people who are not in your household. Health experts also suggest that between parties those tents should be clean and left open for at least 20 minutes. Well check this out take a look at this a witness actually captured suspects right there look getting out of that black audi into several cars near the citys world famous lombard street, yeah, the smashandgrab happened near lumberton high street yesterday afternoon a person was recording the whole time. You can see the king thieves walking by and canvassing the cars once they see something they like yeah, they just break in the use a tool they break the window they get it out in a takeoff. Then they just moved to the next car in line. A witness says the victims who were visiting from china filed a Police Report and in most cases these thieves dont care if anyone is watching. I broken glass all up and down the street. So i know its happening in my cars and broken into several times i do find a little bit offensive that the city span is park smart instead doing something to attenuate the problem. Francisco police recorded more than 22,000 cases of larceny theft which includes breaking into cars of those more than 7,000 happened right in San Franciscos police is northern district. Coming up next on the kron 4 morning news president elect joe biden is expanding his list of diverse and historic nominees were taking a look. And another historic selection for key cabinet positions. 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Thank you for waking up with us early dark and early some of you may be up cooking right getting ready for thanksgiving, you know depending on your household you may have to cook a lot my mom started yesterday, the whole house smell like some potato pies so yes, some of you may be waking up to the smell of turkey and hammond pie before you head outside and a lot of folks have some last minute shopping to do i have to go to the Grocery Store today and i was thinking about why did you wait until the last minute, but i always forget something john for people packing up rolling out this morning whats the feeling like out there you know its a solid morning robin whether youre staying inside and doing some early Early Morning cooking the tape before thanksgiving or if youre getting out there for some those last minute errands if you are one of those people that dedicated to cook right now. Some email and i could i want to lot of people out there that really prepared and good for you guys for me im going to be sleeping in a little bit probably into tomorrow but enjoying hopefully some good food and some good weather too because were looking at some clear skies up above that is going to take us all the way through thanksgiving just around the corner looking outside at berkeley just one of our areas that youre looking at any foggy impact, but what you are seeing is that noticeable low lying cloud cover sitting right above the bay itself. These low clouds have for the most part stayed out of your way as you making your way into work or just looking out the window at your horizon and thats why its going to stay today, minimal fog impact and we should have a pretty smooth drive into work for may be your last day this week before you do make your into thanksgiving tomorrow just around the corner now a very quiet picture on radar here in the bay area but once we take it back a step you do see those showers right along the oregon border. Now for the most part 5 has been dry so far weve seeing snow up in modoc county as well some showers right along the north coast of the state. But 5 isnt all that impacted just yet watch for some slick conditions there a little bit later on if you are heading that direction. Most of us, i know were staying a little bit more local this year in which case were kind of dodging that mix up to our north that rain snow mix that youre saying thats fizzling out before it reaches the bay so by 02 00pm today were still dry. You do have a few snow showers right around the Sierra Nevada these are mostly staying towards the crest of the sierra so those very upper elevations so travel not all that impacted in the sierra either this is definitely one of those storms that hardly leaves a trace as far as california is concerned just barely skirting the Northern Edge of the state as for tomorrow, nice sunshine for you were going to be looking at daytime highs still in the 60s still those comfortably Cool Conditions that weve seen up to this point so far this week friday saturday and sunday remaining dry as well as for temperatures today, youll notice a slight cool down as compared to yesterday. Yesterday we were in the mid to upper 60s that cold front that is pushing through is resulting in temperatures falling back into the low 60s today for hayward that will be 62 San Francisco oakland and concord each at 63 today while san jose fremont as well as livermore each are right at 60 degrees, lets get a look at your next 7 days of course thanksgiving being tomorrow and you can expect daytime highs to be just a touch warmer for thanksgiving day itself, expect Cool Temperatures during Morning Hours though mostly dropping into the 30s inland. So youll want to bundle up if you do happen to be stepping outside maybe for those errands during Early Morning hours as i mentioned we stay dry through this forecast and it looks to be holding steady. All the way through the middle of next week. Robin all right, thank you john. Now lets check in on the traffic we shouldnt have a whole lot today with that and you know it being hump day. Before thanksgiving a lot of folks are at home and out of town. Were checking in on the bay bridge toll plaza and havent spotted any hot spots so you know thats good coming into San Francisco. Well definitely be an easy drive and all of those connect around slick really get into leaving the oakland maze when you make it into San Francisco. I dont see any problems on the skyway the james lick or 2. 80, so all is well lets check in on 92 what about your trip between the peninsula and the east bay, a little busy as usual right, the to hayward over to the peninsula. Already picking up westbound thats on the right thats leaving hayward heading to foster city and san mateo and then on the left we have the eastbound commuters coming in a little busy there too but not bad. Both commutes east and west under 30 minutes between the nimitz and the bayshore well check more traffic and more bridges coming up a little bit later. Well now to a big story that were following for you this morning, a handful of state prosecutors detail a massive fraud involving thousands of inmates all across the state including convicted killer Scott Peterson. Well, theyre accused of scamming the States EmploymentDevelopment Department out of covid related Unemployment Benefits and thats to others kron fours well below has details. Honestly staggering. Entire city and is. With indignation in her voice Sacramento County district attorneys, Anne Marie Schubert detailed a massive scam on californias Employment Development department, jail and Prison Inmates, including serial killers rapists child molesters and murderers have been claiming and collecting covid related Unemployment Benefits since prisons. Hey its in prison all told between march and august at least 35,000 unemployment claims were made on behalf of Prison Inmates in local state and federal institutions across california. Of those claims 20,000 have been paid out totaling more than 140 Million Dollars being paid to inmates that includes convicted killer Scott Peterson and death row inmates like serial killer kerry stain or it is perhaps. And well be one of the biggest. The taxpayer dollars in california history, 22 inmates in the San Mateo County jail pulled off the scam investigators learned about it while reviewing recorded jail phone calls back in july. Where inmates were bragging about how they were gaming the system that where believe what i know you all prosecutors say the problem was compounded by dysfunction at california edd. Which they said currently does not cross check unemployment clai