Denver Mayor Travels Out of State for Thanksgiving after Warnings Against Holiday Travel

The mayor of Denver, Colo. is traveling out-of-state to celebrate Thanksgiving, after issuing warnings that people should stay at home and only spend the holiday with people living in their household, if possible.

A spokeswoman for Mayor Michael Hancock confirmed to 9News that he had boarded a flight to Houston on Wednesday to visit his daughter in Mississippi, and that his wife is already there. An email obtained by the news station revealed the mayor would be out of the office from Wednesday to Friday.