more than 2le 2,000 in san francisco county.

abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard has a look at how some are casting balance lotses where the warriors once called home. >> my son got me up this morning and said it's time to vote and i said oh my goodness, well, let's go. >> reporter: rosa vaughn made a trip to the oakland arena saturday to vote. the former home of the warriors has been transformed into a voting. >> we the people have the voice and if we have the voice, we need to speak. >> reporter: alameda county registrar of voters says you can still vote here if you don't feel comfortable going inside. >> we want our voters to know they have curbside voting, we can bring their ballot out to them and they can vote in their car in this parking lot or they can drive through if they have their ballot already that we mailed to them. >> reporter: josie mooney just voted in her halloween costume. >> i lost my absentee ballot, i think i threw it out with a bunch of newspapers. i've never not voted so i wanted

to come early. >> reporter: cars were lined up dropping off ballots at the alameda county courthouse. 20-year-old kitani franklin is voting for the first time. >> it's my civic duty, excited to participate for the first time. >> reporter: early voting is outdoors on the courthouse steps, a record number of people already voted. >> we are at about 520,000 votes as of this morning received so far, which is 54% of our registered voters. >> here in marin county, 19 locations open for in-person voting. 60% of the county has already voted by mail. volunteers are helping out at this voting center, at the novato library. >> feels like this year is the most important time i've ever voted and i've voted in every election since i was eligible. >> reporter: the bay area making sure their vote and voice is heard. cornell barnard, abc 7 news. >> in san francisco, a ballot -- >> trying to make it as easy as

possible to exercise your vote and it's important for everybody to have that right and to have easy access. >> that was warriors head coach steve kerr, he was there at the chase center to greet fans casting their ballots. there is a drop-off location there, and that drop-off location will be open through election day. a warriors facility in oakland and the arena of the santa cruz warriors are also being used as polling sites and drop-off locations. in the south bay, nearly 100 voting stations opened in santa clara county. abc 7 news stopped by one at levi's stadium in santa clara. the stadium was chosing as a way to make it exciting and easy to fans to vote. centers will be open 9:00 to 5:00 until election day when hours will expand from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the north bay marin transit are offering freo encourage voter turnout and

fares waived for riders. this will cost the agency about $25,000 based on current ridership levels, 60% of normal because of the pandemic. it will consider offering similar promotions for future elections. and we'd like to know how voting is going for you. you can share your experience voting by mail, dropping off your ballot or voting in person at abc7news.com/election. we've also, we're also interested in knowing if you have any concerns this year about the process of voting. let's get to the pandemic now. covid-19 cases are on an upswing. in california and in more than 40 other states across the country, the u.s. has set a new global record for the number of cases reported in a single day. nearly 99,000 cases were reported friday, surpassing a previous record set by india in september. california reported more than 5,000 new cases and that is well above the state's daily average

of nearly 4,200. experts say this is only the start of this wave of infections. i know after months of rushing to get homeless people in san francisco off the streets and into hotels because of the pandemic, they will start to be moved out. starting tomorrow, more than 500 homeless people are going to be relocated but there's no clear plan on where they're going to go. case managers will work with individuals to figure out their best option. this first phase of relocation is set to finish by the year's end. an estimated 2,400 homeless people are currently housed in hotels throughout the city. in the east bay, parents are planning a rally today to reopen contra costa public schools. it will take place outside the county's office of education in pleasant hill. the rally is an extension of the reopen california schools movement started as a facebook group and grown to 10,000 members. the group is calling on contra costa county to resume in-person classes. they say distance learning isn't working and schools have had

seven months to prepare to bring students back. and this halloween due to the pandemic, people were urged not to gather at party hot spots in san francisco like the castro. luz pena has a look at the scaled down ways that people got into the spooky spirit. >> reporter: if we could scare off covid this mask would do the trick. not even halloween can we let our guard down. mike and wendy opted for this. >> a party of two, since we can't really have a big party. >> reporter: i briefly turned their party into a party of three. they shared their covid recovery story influencing this small halloween celebration. >> to avoid, you know, contact in spreading the super spreader events, everyone should be conscious of that. >> reporter: this group of friends turned a halloween party into a zoom costume party. >> basically all of the holiday l celebrations at once and i'm also a christmas ornament. >> reporter: in a sea of humans

i spotted two fins headed home. >> walk around in the costume and go home and watch a horror movie. >> reporter: these two four-legged immates had plans from the crowd. >> no going to parties or restaurants or bars like we usually do so we're headed to the dog park. >> reporter: some businesses closed early to avoid large gatherings. >> try not to have big parties at your bars and restaurants. you know, try to be responsible. and it looks like we're doing it. >> reporter: san francisco police officers have been urging residents to not only celebrate responsibly by wearing a mask but also by announcing a d papa patrol. >> happy halloween! >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. now to the kids, trick-or-treating was mostly canceled, abc 7 news reporter matt boone met a family in walnut creek determined to

safely show the halloween spirit. >> there is a witch projecting right there. >> reporter: raquel powell and her husband robert had been lookeded forward to this halloween for several years. >> originally there was going to be a big to-do because of saturday the fullercourse covid put the kibosh on that. with all the lock down, there's not a lot of decorations and trick-or-treating, fun thing for them to walk through and see. >> reporter: these children came by to take a look. >> i'm not scared easily. i can be, if anything pops up. >> reporter: the virus scary enough. >> i like it when it's not more trick-or-treating, get candy. >> reporter: she had a secret about the candy. >> i have a stash. >> reporter: but the real fun didn't start until the sun went down and the moon came out. over in san francisco --

>> step right up. >> reporter: trick-or-treating looks like this, dropping candy with tongs or other creative ways for a no touch transfer. >> trick-or-treat. >> reporter: in berkeley gone this year are big street parties with elaborate decorations and candy for hundreds of kids. costume families enjoyed a quiet stroll down fourth street. >> it's important to celebrate a holiday but still being safe and wearing a mask. >> reporter: kathleen and valerie rodriguez came with their family making the most of halloween 2020. >> it's a good time to spend with your family. >> did your kids have a good halloween? >> it was mellow and completely different but i rather enjoyed it as a parent, much safer for sure. here is a live look as we check out the outside shot there of the bay bridge and the ferry building. we are waking up under mostly clear skies. we have a gorgeous day ahead for the first day of november, and temperatures warming up. i'll let you know, coming up.

>> thanks, frances. a peninsula bowling alley says thank you for saving them from closing. one thing that hasn't changed, a popular fall art display in livermore, trees cove

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welcome back. tributes are pouring in around the world for sean connery. >> mister? >> bond. james bond. >> of all the roles the actor played over his five-decade career, he is best known for being the first face of ian fleming's james bond. connery played the role in seven films. he was born to a working class family in ed inbrough, dropping

out of school in world war ii at the age of 18. he discovered his calling after a stint in a musical. >> i was in "south pacific" at the theater in london. i was like in the chorus and i never seriously considered being an actor. it was two hours of an evening and i had a terrific time. >> connery was knighted by queen elizabeth ii in 2000. he died at his home in the bahamas. he was 90 years old. connery was no stranger to san francisco. he was actually a big fan of the city. >> oh, yes, it's very nice. favorable town, fresh air, good restaurants. >> he spent a lot of time here in 1996 thrilling "the rock." the movie was set on alcatraz and around san francisco. connery played the role of a former prison escapee who helps the fbi defeat a nerve gas attack. a peninsula bowling alley

threw a big outdoor party for locals who saved them from closure. they raised $65,000 from community members to cover vital expenses during the closure, back open for business with capacity limited to 25% and as a gesture to thank the community for their generosity, the bowling alley held a socially distanced outdoor party. pretty nice to see. if you take a walk around downtown livermore this time of year you'll probably notice a number of trees covered in sweaters. it's the effort by a group of fiber artists hoping to bring joy and art into the town. melissa pixcar has the story. >> they call it the tree sweater forest to beautify livermore. when i'm putting them up, people are like they're back? this is great. some people are like why are you putting a sweater on the tree? they don't get cold. >> it is created to the art

appreciation and an opportunity to share back some joy with our community. >> the tree sweaters coming up, fall is coming. because of what's going on, at least this got to go up this year so it helps people realize everything is going to be okay. >> after the sweaters are taken down, we make sure it goes to local animal shelters where pups and kittens waiting for homes will have something cushy to lay on, something comfortable while they wait for their new family. >> right now is a really good time for this. people are happy when they see the trees go up. it's supposed to represent the love we have for our arts. when we're recognized it makes us want to do it again next year. which we will. no whoas what we'll come one next year. >> that's what all of these tree sweaters help us do in our community.

>> that's beautiful. i love that. downtown livermore two sweater forest will be up until november 15th before the sweaters are donated to a local animal shelt shelter. >> you ma i have seen it last night if you looked up, you would have seen this rare blue moon. the phenomenon happens whenever there are two full moons in the same month, hence the saying once in a blue moon. this was the first blue moon of halloween since 1944. and here is a look from over the bay bridge, how beautiful is that? in case you're wondering the term blue moon has nothing to do with color. the moon can sometimes appear blue because of dust or smoke particles in the earth's atmosphere. and plenty of people got their own photos and video of this, i hope you can see, here you can see people gathering there in the city in alamo square to film the moon's rising, in the distance, you can see the top of city hall lit up orange for halloween and there is the moon right there above it.

so beautiful, frances, did you stay up past your bedtime to get a glimpse? >> i did, liz. i stayed up way past my bedtime even though we got the extra hour of sleep. today the man rises at 6:10 and sun sets at 5:10 so you'll be able to see almost a full moon at 9.2%. let's take to you live doppler 7. mostly clear skies with a shallow marine layer. there is some fog though in half moon bay reduced visibility down to a half a mile. in santa rosa, temperatures are cooling down. we could get close enough to the dew point, the air is saturated and we could see more fog develop there. also a live shot from sutro hanging out downtown san francisco and the bay bridge it's gorgeous out there right now and mild in san francisco, where it's currently 57 dealings. oakland is at 52. mountain view at 45 and san jose

at 50 degrees and this time a live camera shot in san rafael, so in santa rosa, that's where temperatures are cool, 43 degrees. we've got mid-40s as well through novato, napa, fairfield, concord up to 48 degrees right now. and check out the golden gate bridge, what you'll notice is the flag is kind of blowing in the offshore direction. when we have the offshore land breeze things will warm up. temperatures well above average. sunrise at 6:35, sunset at 5:10, that's a big change. of course we set our clocks back an hour and a chance of rain by the end of the week. so we're tracking that for you, and it's looking like it will cool down temperatures but we'll see how the chance of rain plays out. notice the forecast animation with the clouds clearing so plenty of sunshine, even tonight, to some clouds off the coast. highs today will be really comfortable, especially even at the beaches, upper 60s to near 70. 68 in half moon bay, santa cruz

80 degrees. san francisco 75 so it's going to be great to go outdoors, you'll need a lot of sunscreen and sunglasses. oakland 80. san jose 83 and our warmest spots will be in the mid 80s like fairfield 86 degrees. now, if you do head to the beaches later on today a beach hazard statement at 3:00 until tomorrow evening at 5:00 so huge breaking waves possible, six to nine feet, up to 12 feet and this is for the favored areas in the west-northwest facing beaches. be careful if you're headed out there this afternoon because there's the danger of strong rip currents and sneaker waves. current waves at about five feet. overnight lows dropping into the 50s around san francisco, 54, low 50s in oak lland and san francisco and north bay areas drop into the 40s tonight. here is a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, so i hope you enjoyed that extra hour of sleep. then tomorrow we have another gorgeous and warm day, sunny for voters on tuesday. things will still be above

average but notice temperatures cool down a little bit, but overall pleasant weather through thursday, and then friday is when things change into saturday, temperature also cool down as the system drops in from the gulf of alaska, so we're looking for a chance of rain, liz. exactly. >> thanks, frances. just ahead, 7 on your side's michael finney has a look at black friday and what changes retailers are making this year.

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different because of the pandemic and here at abc 7 we are exploring the new way to holiday. 7 on your side's michael finney has a look at a radically changed black friday. >> reporter: remember black friday lines on thanksgiving day? >> the crowd was terrible but i came in, the parking was also terrible. >> reporter: squeezing through the store doors and the mad dash through the aisles. then loading up on great deals. that was then. and this is now. pandemic now. this year will be a little more mellow than in the past, starting the day before black friday. >> the biggest difference is that major retailers are not opening on thanksgiving this year. >> reporter: few know more about black friday than christian mcgrath, editor of blackfriday.com. she says there will be as many deals online as in stores so there is less of a reason to go

out. carla martin with deloitte consulting, listen to what she has to say. >> i think this year in our survey we're seeing that cyber money is going to surpass black friday. black friday is an event. right? >> reporter: right, an event that may have less appeal during a pandemic. >> with covid doing that six feet apart, the way they have to throttle you in and out of the store, it kind of is a wet blanket on the whole event. >> reporter: so a lot of this year's retailing efforts will swing away from events and towards online sales. either way, gift card expert shelly hunter says shoppers are ready for a good time and shopping. >> people are just ready for the holidays so they're out there looking for deals now and stores are responding. >> reporter: with deals that not with much information so far about what to expect from black friday. an exception is walmart, the retail giant is releasing information and walmart is all in but in a much different way.

>> outside the store, people are lining up, single file, social distancing. they're going to limit the number of people who are allowed in stores at one time. and what i find interesting is they said they're going to have the items that are in the sale available on the right side of the aisles. >> reporter: from mad dash to pass to the left, shop to the right, because now black friday is a season more than a day, so start shopping now and those sales price also come and go. the deals will be there. the question is, will the fun? >> people that normally would have gone out of town for the holidays know they're going to be at home so they're staying home, how could we make this year special without going to visit the people or the places we usually go? >> reporter: karla martin says we'll be decorating and buying ourselves gifts as we assess how much we will spend this year. >> people will still be crying

christmas gifts but we'll hold off a little later because of economic uncertainties, coming to a period of election season, winter spikes, covid spikes, many people are going to wait a little bit before they decide what they're going to spend. >> reporter: our blackfriday.com editor says shopping online is different but no less fun. >> i think it's just as exciting, because the things are still in limited supply. you have to refresh the site, add stuff to your cart quickly, know what you're buying. >> reporter: i'm michael finney 7 on your side. an asteroid floating in space worth more than the world's entire economy. nasa released pictures of 16 seihi, valued at $10 quinn qui tillon.

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning again everybody. we're going to start this half hour with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist frances dinglasan. hey, franfrances. >> we're off to a mild start around the bay, current temperatures in the 50s.

san jose 150 but cooler in some areas like the north bay valley, santa rosa at 43 degrees. check out this pretty live shot as we look over coyte tower and what is left of the blue moon. it sets at 7:29 this morning so here is a nice glimpse again as liz showed us earlier. here it our day planner for today. patchy fog during the 9:00 hour off the coast but the marine layer is shallow. temperatures are near 60 degrees around 9:00 for most everyone. around noon, sunshine, widespread, by this afternoon, really warm temperatures, well above average. inland mid 80s around the bay upper 70s and at the coast near 70. liz? >> all right, frances, thank you. in the final hours of the presidential campaign, president trump and former vice president joe biden are making their closing arguments to voters. a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows that in florida president trump has 50% support compared to 48% for joe biden. in pennsylvania, the race stands to 51% to 44% in favor of biden.

here is abc news reporter karina mitchell. >> reporter: president trump hitting michigan, iowa, north carolina and georgia, all key to his relocation. former vice president joe biden in his native presence pence. on saturday in michigan biden was joined by former president obama for the first time. >> we choose. we choose hope over fear. we choose unity over division. we choose science over fiction. and yes, we choose truth after lie after lie after lie after lie. >> reporter: president trump holding four rallies in pennsylvania warning the economy will collapse under a biden administration. >> joe biden will shut down your economy, ship your jobs to china, where they pay him a lot

of money, raise your taxes $4 trillion and send your state into a deep and catastrophic depression. that's what's going to happen. >> reporter: donald tries to protect and support all of our people. we have a law and order president. [ cheers and applause ] a president who fully supports our men and women in uniform while others are calling to defund them. we have legal system >> reporter: 90 million americans have already cast their ballots, a record. >> no matter who you're voting for, everybody's vote counts. >> reporter: as officials in some states urge voters to drop off their mail-in ballots to ensure they arrive on time. karina mitchell, abc news, new

york. former president barack obama brought some serious game to the campaign trail in michigan. a well-known basketball fan he made a sinking three-pointer look easy. >> oh! >> walk off. >> that's what i do! that's what i do! >> finally got to shoot hoops inside a high school gymnasium in flint. he's helping rally voters in key battleground states. come up on "this week" jason miller and senior adviser anita dunn will discuss the final push for votes. watch the full interviews on "this week with george stephanopolous" at 8:00 this morning here on abc 7. and the pandemic has caused the cancellation of a lot of events in the bay area. don't expect the holiday season will be any different including ice rinks.

alma dates tells us how covid is affecting ice rinks. >> reporter: outdoor ice skating rinks have become a bay area holiday tradition. by the first week of november union square would look like a winter wonderland. this year these traditions are put on ice. >> during the winter i lot of people look forward to ice skating. this might be the first year they won't have the traditions. >> reporter: connor spence decided not to open. >> if somebody got sick or my staff i'd feel horrid. >> reporter: none of the usual outdoor ice skating rinks in the bay area are opening this year, that includes the rinks at embarcadero and union square in san francisco, san mateo, napa, marin and walnut creek. safety is one reason. money is the other. it cost norcal ice $200,000 to operate the rink. >> in years past i'd cycle

through 500 to 600 skaters on a busy day. cut that down by 25%, 30%, there's no way to afford the equipment and staffing required to operate a rink. >> reporter: the cancellations have been devastating to emery likens. >> normally we'd be doing maintenance getting ready for the season. >> reporter: he owns special ice which helps operate more than a dozen seasonal ice rinks in california. >> this whole tent is our ice rental skates. >> reporter: normally he'd have a team of employees working full time testing the equipment and loading them up on trailers. hundreds of seasonal employees would be ready to staff the ice rinks. instead, his storage yard is quiet this year. the zambonis are collecting dust. >> when i have to make phone calls to 150 people that have worked for us and say we don't have anything for you this year, those are tough phone calls to have. >> reporter: the money he got

from the paycheck protection program for his workers has run out. he worries not just about this year but next year too. >> we can probably get through this one season of downturn. if this goes another year without serious help we're all looking for something else to do. still ahead on "abc 7 mornings," there's no audience to admire these costumes in action, instead of seeing them on stage, you can see them in your own closet. we'll have the details coming up. the here sis a live look frm our exploratorium cam camera, the final remnants of the beautiful blue moon over coyte tower that is stunning to look at. we'll check in with frances,

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welcome back. oakland's annual community thanksgiving dinner will look different because of the pandem pandemic. thousands of low income families and homeless people have been served a holiday feast at one location. this is video of last year's event at the oakland marriott. this year, that's where meals will be cooked and then they're going to be distributed to food pantries. several thousand will also be delivered directly to people who are homebound. oakland's day of banks will be held two days before the official holiday. a big day for the 49ers on this nfl sunday. flying north to seattle for the first time since this heartstopping victory last year and the seahawks are the ones on top of the division this time around. next, hear why this game is only just the first test in seeing if the niners can make it back to the playoffs. but first, before we get to that, let's get a check of the

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let's talk sports. the 49ers have a sunday afternoon showdown against a bitter division rival they've been waiting for all season to play. they take on the top team in the nfc west, the seattle seahawks who only have one loss this season. kickoff at 1:25 at centurylink field. last time the two teams met it ended in a classic goal line finish. abc 7 sports anchor chris al alvarez has this morning's sports. >> reporter: good morning. the 49ers return to seattle for the first time since their win in the 2019 regular season finale. off the ir. san francisco entering a huge three-game play three nfc playoff contending teams in a row, starts at seattle and host green bay on thursday at levi's and then travel to new orleans november 15th before finally reaching the bye in week 11. >> after our two games in six days i believe we have one game in 24 days so from one extreme to the other and both can sometimes be a negative but both sometimes can be a positive,

depends how you react to it and our guys have been through about everything but react well. >> due to covid-19 concerns near albuquerque, new mexico, the new mexico/san jose state game was shifted to the south bay early this week. saturday marked the season opener for the lobos, originally scheduled home opener or game was canceled because of covid state guidelines in new mexico. there's coach brennan. spartans strike first. trey walker and watch this play. what a grab, 37-yard touchdown, 7-0 sjsu. final play that's a great catch of the third quarter, spartans up three, starkel to gaither and it is a 69-yard touchdown, 31-21 san jose state after three. fourth quarter now, starkel to sam olsen for the score, spartans win 38-21, first 2-0

start since the 1987 year. right here on abc 7, boston college taking on number one clemson, look at this grab. one-handed and stays with it, bobbles it, 28-13, bc at the break. clemson without quarterback trevor lawrence, he has covid. d.j.uyugaleila, 30 yards to the house. clemson comes back 34-28, lawrence has been ruled out for clemson's next game at notre dame. last year, 100,000 fans watched ohio state take on penn state, this year really a lot different. no fans. first quarter, ohio state up 7-0, justin fields, chris olave, a touchdown, 26 yards, 14-0 ohio state. second quarter here, fields to jeremy rucker, 21-3 at that point. 318 yards, four scores for fields, 38-25 buckeyes. jim harbaugh and number 13 michigan on upset alert hosting michigan state, second quarter

tied at 7-7. lombardi finds hayward for the score, 14-7, spartans fourth quarter now, sparty up three, lombardi/hayward connection again a little screen that's going to find the end zone. michigan state wins in the big house 27-24. that is your look at sports. let's send it back to you. let's get another check of the weather with lisa -- excuse me, frances dinglasan in for lisa. so happy to have you here. >> yes, lisa is enjoying the day off. we have a thin marine layer off the coast but mostly under clear skies right now. we have a gorgeous day ahead. there is some fog though, quite a bit of fog in half moon bay with visibility down to a fourth of the mile and light fog starting to develop in santa rosa, visibility is good but it has dropped to nine miles. i want to show you this pretty shot again looking out towards coyte tower and what's left of the blue moon from last night looking full. it will set in a couple hours.

temperatures right now range from 40s to 50s. san francisco is 57. san jose is 50 degrees but mountain view and half moon bay are in the mid-40s right now and this is a view from our roof looking at a flaccid flag because winds sore calm right now. we will have an offshore flow develop and that brings us the warmer conditions. in santa rosa, it's 43. lots of mid-40s through novato, napa, fairfield and even livermore. this live shot in walnut creek shows some clear skies, a few little thin clouds out there, and the sunrise will be setting much later today at 6:35. this morning, sun sets much earlier at 5:10 this evening. warm and sunny days, above average the next couple of days and mild throughout the week but then a chance of rain comes in as temperatures drop by the end of the week. i'll show you that with the accuweather seven-day forecast. notice the clouds push off the coast and will be mostly under clear skies, even tonight, and

into tomorrow, highs today will be well above average. at the beaches, upper 60s to near 70. san francisco 75, and near 80 degrees around the bay in many spots like richmond 79, san mateo 78. oakland and palo alto at 80 degrees. san jose 83. so plenty of sunshine for everybody, but if you are heading to the beaches, be careful. there could be some huge breakers today, up to 12 feet in some favored areas, so this brings us a risk of rip currents and also some sneaker waves especially for the west-northwest facing beaches, currently wave heights are at five feet, and the beach hazards through tomorrow until 5:00. overnight lows will be mainly in the 50s around the bay, san francisco 54. san jose 53, but then in the north bay and some areas will be dropping into the 40s like santa rosa and ukiah at 43 degrees. here is a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, so enjoy that extra hour of

sleep today for the day of the dead. temperatures well above ample, inland areas into the mid 80s around the bay, upper 70s to near 80 and at the coast upper 60s to near 70. we'll hang onto the warmth through monday. tuesday sunny for voters that day and then mild until thursday, before a system drops in friday afternoon through saturday, temperatures will be much cooler and we are hoping for a chance of rain, liz. >> we really hope that comes and good to know about the beach hazard, thank you, frances. these costumes onced graced the stage of the san francisco opera and could go from the costume shop because of the pandemic. they'll make money selling costumes. abc 7 news reporter kate larsen was invited to the warehouse for a special first look. >> looking at a dress from deflator mouth. >> reporter: the san francisco opera is getting ready for a

costume sale. >> there's a skirt, a shawl, a necklace, a fan and an overdress. >> i feel like this could be mine. >> this is what the chorus man would be wearing. >> reporter: couples costume. 500 costumed created for and by the san francisco oprah for productions will go on sale for the first time in six years. >> last time we had a line like four blocks down. >> reporter: because of the pandemic, this year's sale will be online, manuel gutierrez is the opera's production coordinator. >> i'm really excited to share the artistry of the costume shop with the public. >> reporter: one-of-a-kind creations for everyone, kid's squire ropes, kenly ka chainmeal and hats. covid closed the opera house and left dark performing stages everywhere. >> it's painful to see the number of artists out of work.

>> reporter: matthew said the wardrobe fuss and fanfare is especially meaningful. >> san francisco is blessed to have a collection of some of the greatest arts organizations in the world and so the costume shop sale will be an important part of hoping this support those amazing, amazingly talented artists, artisans, technicians and administrators. >> i look at the opera house being empty, i look at it as this will pass and we'll soon have our audience again. >> reporter: before you buy your costumes, make sure to get your measurements. all of the outfits including this can-can dancy specifically for the performers. >> it's got beautiful painting, all this applique. >> reporter: costumes range from $75,000 to $1,000. the sale is from november 13th to 15th. kate larsen, abc 7 news. >> that is cool. all right next, the annual festival in oakland is going virtual.

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this is abc 7 news. >> with just two days to go until election day, more than 90 million americans have already cast their ballots, both president trump and former vice president joe biden are pulling out all the stops in the final hours to garner more votes. good morning, everybody. it's sunday, november 1st. i'm liz kreutz. thank you for joining us, and we're going to have much more on voting and how the candidates are stacking up in battleground states coming up, but first as always let's start with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist frances dinglasan in for lisa. >> hi, liz. we have a gorgeous day ahead. temperatures low 40s to near 60. it's going to be mild this afternoon, well above average temperatures. here say live shot in santa cruz, where it's currently 49 degrees. it's going to be a beautiful day at the beaches, so we are dealing with some very thin clouds there off the coast, temperatures will be near 60 by 7:00, plenty of sunshine for everyone this afternoon and warm temperatures inland,