MORNING
MORNING BLEND STARTS RIGHT NOW. . >> 6:00 ON A FRIDAY MORNING.
HAPPY FRIDAY DAY AFTER
THANKSGIVING I AM KEIR ST STEN
HOLMES.
>> I AM WALT GRAY.
NATIONAL TOP STORIES IN FIVE
MINUTES.
>> WE HAVE TO CHECK OUT SNOW
RIGHT NOW IN TAHOE.
LET'S LOOK LIVE AT KINGS BEACH
RIGHT NOW.
OKAY.
THE SNOW WAS FALLING REALLY
HEAVY EARLIER THIS MORNING.
IT'S STICKING ON THE GROUND.
BRITTANY BEGLEY IS PULLING
DOUBLE DUTY THIS WEEKEND WHERE
TODAY.
HELP US OUT WEATHER AND TRAFFIC
THIS MORNING.
>> YOU KNOW I THINK A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE IN TO THE WEEKEND.
>>> I HAVE A WEATHER ALERT FOR
YOU SO YOU ARE PREPARED FOR THE
WEEKEND.
SO, 6:01 LET'S START OFF WITH A
LIVE LOOK AT GILMORE BACKYARD.
I FEEL LIKE TODAY'S WEATHER IS
A LOT BETTER THAN YESTERDAY HE
BECAUSE YESTERDAY'S WAS TOUGH
LOCALLY WITH THE RAIN AND IN
THE MOUNTAINS WITH THE SNOW.
SO LET'S GET RIGHT DOWN TO
BUSINESS.
AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR
WEATHER GRAPHIC.
LET'S PLAN YOUR FRIDAY REMADE
IT TO FRIDAY AT LEAST WE HAVE
THAT RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT.
SO AS WE LOOK, YOU CAN SEE
TAHOE THANKS SO MUCH FOR
SENDING IN THIS BEAUTIFUL
PICTURE OF THE SNOW.
OF COURSE IF YOU'VE PHOTO, SEND
IT TO US WEATHER FORCE@ABC10.
COM.
WE WANT TO BRAG ABOUT YOU IT IS
ABOUT YOU.
AS WE TALK ABOUT THE SNOW,
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
THAT HAS BEEN EXTEND UNTIL
TODAY UNTIL NOON.
SO WE COULD STILL SEE IN THE
MOUNTAINS 2 TO 5 MORE INCHES OF
SNOW.
SO, THAT ALSO MEANS TRAFFIC
DELAYS IN THE AREA AND COMING
UP IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES, I WILL
ACTUALLY BREAKDOWN YOUR TRAVEL
FORECAST FOR YOU.
BUT LET'S GET ONTO WHAT'S
HAPPENING NOW IF YOU ARE
WALKINGOUT THE DOOR SACRAMENTO
WE ARE LOOKING AT 34.
AND STOCKTON 39.
AND MODESTO 36.
MARYSVILLE 33 AND TAHOE WE ARE
LOOKING AT 17 THIS MORNING.
HOUR BY HOUR, YEAH, THIS
MORNING WE ARE LOOKING AT 30s.
AROUND 2 AND 3 WE WILL HIT THE
HIGH AT 5157 SLOWLY DIP DOWN
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
AS WE LOOK AROUND THE REGION,
BAY AREA, 51.
THE VALLEY 51.
THE HILLS 45.
AND SIERRA, WE ARE LOOKING AT
24 AND, OF COURSE, I WILL BREAK
DOWN THE 10-DAY COMING UP IN
ABOUT 20 MINUTE.
WE WILL MAKE SURE YOU ARE
PREPARED BUT I WILL TELL YOU,
THERE'S A LOT OF RAIN IN THE
FORECAST.
AS WE LOOK AT TRAFFIC AS WE GET
YOU TO WORK ON TIME AS WE HELP
SAVE YOU MONEY AS YOU GO
SHOPPING FOR BLACK FRIDAY, THIS
IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
TRAFFIC IS MOVING.
TRACY DO LIVERMORE 205 TO 580
LOOKING AT 20 MINUTES.
88 FOLSOM INTO SACRAMENTO, 20
MINUTES AT LEAST FOR RIGHT NOW.
.
>>> 6:03 IS THE TIME.
THIS MORNING A FAIRFIELD
GRANDMOTHER AND HER TWO GREAT
GRAND KIDS REPORTED MISSING ARE
SAFE.
A GAS STATION ATTENDANT IN
PINOLE RECOGNIZED THE THREE
FROM AN ENDANGERED MISSING
ADVISORY ALERT PUT OUT BY CHP.
>> THEY WERE TRAVELING AND USE
REST ROOM AND DIDN'T SEEMED --
THE KID DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THEY
WERE BOTHERED OR NOTHING.
>> 90 MINUTE DRIVE FROM
FAIRFIELD TO VALLEJO EXTENDED
TO THREE DAYS.
SANDRA YOUNG'S NEPHEW SAID HE
HADN'T LOST HOPE BECAUSE CHP
KEPT TRACKING THE CAR.
.
>> AS LONG AS THEY KEEP
TRACKING HER LICENSE PLATE AND
SHE IS MOVING, WE KNOW SHE IS
OKAY.
>> THANKFULLY, THEY WERE ABLE
TO REUNITE WITH THE FAMILY FOUR
THANKSGIVING.
WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING MORE
ABOUT THE BACK STORY AS TO WHY
THEY WERE OUT OF TOUCH FOR
THREE DAYS.
.
>>> LET'S GET TO OTHER TOP
STORIES RIGHT NOW.
IN YOUR DALEY BLEND.
.
>> FAIRFIELD APARTMENT FIRE.
FOUR FAMILIES ARE NOT WAVING UP
INSIDE THEIR HOMES.
THEIR APARTMENTS WERE DAMAGED
WHEN THE FIRE BROKE OUT ON
THANKSGIVING.
AND FIREFIGHTERS SAY IT WAS AN
ACCIDENT.
FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT.
RED CROSS IS HELPING THE
FAMILIES FIND A TEMPORARY PLACE
TO STAY.
>>> SURPRISE TRIP TO
AFGHANISTAN THE PRESIDENT GAME
THANKS TO 13,000 U.S. TROOPS
STATIONED IN THE COUNTRY BY
SERVING THANKSGIVING DINNER.
>> YOU ARE VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE
AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW
MUCH THE PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY
LOVE AND RESPECT YOU.
>> HE ANNOUNCED PEACE TALKS
WITH THE TALIBAN ARE BACK ON
AND THEY WERE ORIGINALLY
CANCELED LESS THAN THREE MONTH
AGO AFTER A BOMB KILLED AN
AMERICAN SERVICE MEMBER.
.
>>> STEPPING UP PATROLS WITHIN
THE NEXT FEW DAYS BEING BUSY
WITH HOLIDAY SHOPPING.
YOU WILL NOTICE ELK GROVE
POLICE OFFICERS IN PARKING
LOTS.
THAT IS TIME WHERE MORE BREAK-
INS HAPPEN.
>> YOU WILL SEE WHAT WE ARE
DOING NOW.
YOU WILL SEE MARKED UNITS AND
UNMARKED UNITS DRIVING THROUGH
PARKING LOTS GOING UP AND DOWN
THE AISLES CHECK FOR SE
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY.
>> REMEMBER THE TIPS STAY ALERT
AND DOUBLE CHECK THE INSIDE OF
THE VEHICLE BEFORE LEAVING.
AND DON'T LEAVE YOUR PURCHASES
LAYING IN YOUR CAR WHERE
THIEVES CAN SEE THEM.
.
>>> AND, AT 6:05 TOMORROW IS
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY.
PLACES HIT HARD BY THE BG AND E
SHUTOFFS ARE SHOPPING YOU WILL
COME SUPPORT THEM.
PARTS OF GRASS VALLEY AND
NEVADA CITY HAD POWER TURNED
OFF FOUR TIMES.
COUNTY LEADERS SAY BUSINESSES
LOST $400,000 FOR EVERY DAY
THEY WERE IN THE DARK WHICH CAN
BE DEVASTATED TO SMALL
BUSINESSES.
>> WE HAD SEVEN DAYS IN THE
SHOP WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO OPEN
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
GENERATORS TO RUN THE LIGHTS.
AND THE REGISTERS.
IT FEELS DOUBLELY IMPORTANT AND
WE ARE REALLY FEELING DOUBLABLY
GREAT FOP FOR EVERYONE WHO
COMES IN TO SHOP BECAUSE WE
RECOGNIZE IT'S BEEN HARD ON
THEM, TOO.
.
>> THERE ARE SMALL BUSINESS
SATURDAY EVENTS HAPPENING ALL
OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
IN SACRAMENTO, FOR INSTANCE,
SACRT A SUFFERING A FREE
SHOPPING SHUTEL TO TAKE PEOPLE
THROUGH UP UNTIL THE SHOPPING
DESTINATION LOCATIONS.
AND WE HAVE DETAILS ABOUT THE
SHOVEL AND A LIST OF LOCAL
EVENTS AVAILABLE FOR YOU AT