. i don't think anything is going awry. >> counting continues in states that are too close to call. some are wondering how to address tension and divides after a winner is declared. passing on the cost of personal protective equipment. where you may see new fees on your bill. are we concerned about another surge in covid-19 cases? what bay area health officials are considering that could affect your holiday plans. enjoy the mild weather while it lasts. get ready for a drop in temperatures and maybe even some showers. >> we have no doubt when the count is finished, senator harris and i will be declared the winners. >> if you count the legal votes, i easily win. if you count the illegal votes,

they can try to steal the election from us. >> the vote counting continues tonight. we heard from both presidential candidates this afternoon. former vice president joe biden is confident of a win, while president trump claims fraud, though no votes have yet found to be illegal. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. thank you for joining us. there are six states abc news has not called. alaska, arizona, georgia, nevada, north carolina, and pennsylvania. former vice president joe biden has 253 electoral votes. president trump has 214. remember, it takes 270 electoral votes to win. let's zero in on what's happening in some of those key states, battleground states that have yet to be called. in georgia, president trump's lead continues to slip. it's now just under 35,000 votes -- i should say, 3,500 votes. in nevada, the candidates are split by about 11,000 votes with a current tally favoring biden by less than 1 percentage point.

clark county which includes las vegas is expected to release results from 51,000 votes tomorrow afternoon. in arizona, officials in maricopa county are expected to release updated numbers at 6:00 p.m. the latest count favors biden by 2 percentage points. in pennsylvania, allegheny county, which includes pittsburgh, won't tally any more votes until tomorrow because of an issue with a misprint on 29,000 ballots. >> this is in some respects because of the mail-ins. one of the most unusual elections in american history. because of the mail-ins and the number of lawsuits that are certainly going to follow. >> pennsylvania's deadline to accept mail-in ballots is tomorrow. the state supreme court extended it because of covid. the keystone state has 20 electoral votes at stake, which could be crucial for either candidate. while we still don't have a winner, there are calls for americans to come together under whoever wins. as kris reyes found out, for many that's easier said than

done. >> reporter: a contentious election, a summer of protests. four polarizing years. many are not ready to move on, she had calling for lessons to be learned, conversations to continue. >> there has been clear racial division and racism sowed by this administration. that's really undeniable. >> we've got a lot of work to do, frankly, to promote dialogue across racial lines. >> reporter: holding dialogue sessions to help people heal divides and process post-election. >> there can't be healing if the oppression faced by black and brown communities is the extension of intentional harm that has never been undone and has never been addressed fully. >> reporter: in daly city, the vice mayor got a troubling call, a resident who felt uncomfortable about displaying an american flag. >> she felt worrisome that there

would be some backlash with her putting up a flag. for me to hear that was disheartening. we need to ensure there's respect for one another and remember our humanity. >> reporter: this went viral on facebook of a brentwood resident hanging an apparent biden mannequin. neighbors were so disturbed they called police. stanford university fellow larry diamond says it will take more than election results to heal divides. >> each side should listen with an open mind and not try and persuade the other, at this point. let's talk to one another and find out what motivates us. >> i don't know that it should be about changing hearts and minds. i think it's maybe about, where can we find commonality? >> that was kris reyes reporting. we've been updating election results on our website for all the races, including state and local ones. for the latest,

abc7news.com/election. abc news will have a one-hour special on election 2020 airing at 7:00 and 10:00. it will include the latest vote developments and the legal battle. 'tis the season. our storm impact scale is making a return. abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the weather we can expect, sandhya? >> dan and ama, i'm happy to bring back that scale. take a look at live doppler 7, a cold storm originating in siberia heading in our direction. when it arrives, you will notice that it is here. it's a 1 on our storm impact scale for tomorrow. scattered showers. it is going to be chilly. thunder chance, rough surf, wind gusts 25 to 50 miles an hour, especially for the higher elevations. hour by hour we go. tomorrow, isolated showers in the morning. by the afternoon, the showers about into pick up, light to moderate in intensity at 3:00 going into 7:00 p.m., scattered

showers making for slippery roadways. i'll be back with a complete look at the forecast coming right up hour by hour. now to the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. nationwide there are more than 9.5 million cases, including people who have recovered. at least 234,300 people have died. in california the state has 944,576 cases. 63 people died today. a 4% daily increase. the rate of positive tests over 14 days up to 3.3% after staying below 3% for most of last month. today oakland unified school district announced it expectations students will stay in distance learning at least until january of next year. health officials across the bay area are looking at the possibility of asking residents to self-quarantine awful returning from their holiday travels. abc 7 news reporter chris winn tells us with coronavirus fatigue setting in, compliance could become an issue. >> reporter: as we get closer to the holiday season, concern is growing about a potential surge

in covid-19 cases. that's why a number of bay area health officers are considering a regional advisory, asking out-of-state travelers to quarantine for two weeks upon returning home. >> you just need one person who's infected and could potentially infect everyone else. particularly if you're going to be in a room, like normally you would be, indoors, having thanksgiving or christmas dipper. >> reporter: dr. winslow with stanford school of medicine says the plan could help keep coronavirus patient care at manageable levels. >> the more we can do to reduce the frequency of people getting infected, that's going to reduce the burden on our emergency room. >> reporter: how effective would a recommendation be, as opposed to a mandatory order, especially with fatigue setting in? more than seven months into the pandemic. >> a lot of people are going to want to find a way to have their holiday traditions. >> reporter: santa clara university psychology professor dr. plant says compliance may be a challenge and any success will

be contingent on residents doing their part for the greater good. >> people are going to want to be inside, connected with one another. it's going to be very easy for people to let their guard down. at a time when they need to be vigilant. >> reporter: in san francisco, health officials have already issued guidance asking its residents to quarantine after traveling and coming into contact with members outside of their household if a face covering isn't worn. now as the bay area evaluates whether a regional approach is the way to go, a reminder to the public to not reverse the progress that's been made thus far. >> the last thing that we need is another spike in cases that's driven by holiday get-togethers. >> reporter: chris winn, abc 7 news. there may be a new covid-related surcharge the next time you visit the dentist, doctor, maybe even the veterinarian. kate larsen spoke with bay area dentists and patients about these new fees. >> it's so expensive to run a dental office. >> reporter: palo alto dentist,

hasn't taken a paycheck since june. >> i've been using my savings and credit, because it is so expensive. we had to pour in so much money into the dental office. >> reporter: new covid-safe tools, extra cleaning supplies, a huge increase in the cost of personal protective equipment. >> if a box of gloves costs $20 before covid, now it costs $60. >> reporter: who pays? "the new york times" reported that surprise covid and ppe fees have turned up across the country. i've received numerous messages from people in the bay area and beyond who have been charged for ppe by doctors, dentists, and veterinarians. this practice charged an extra $20 for ppe. in colorado, a dental patient with thousands of dollars in charges paid an extra 10 for covid-19 ppe. an east bay vet bill shows they've increased exam fees by $20 to make up for increased cleaning and ppe costs.

>> they're doing what they have to do. i don't blame them. >> reporter: that being said -- >> i don't feel it's right to charge our patients this extra cost, because they're already under so much stress. >> reporter: she and several dozen bay area dentists are now dropping delta dental, a major insurer. >> when we send a claim to delta dental saying that we have incurreded ppe costs, they are refusing to pay that. >> reporter: delta dental says they do have a ppe reimbursement program in place for dentists and billing patients for ppe expenses is not contractually allowed. the california dental association sent me a statement that says, in part, the high cost of this new ppe is exacerbated by scarcity due to extraordinary supply chain disruptions that have in some cases led to price gouging from suppliers. dental benefit plans which continue to collect millions in premiums from patients during the pandemic have a responsibility to share the cost

of additional personal protective equipment without which dental care is not currently possible. kate larsen, abc 7 news. more to come. stanford engineers are working to make covid testing cheaper and faster. coming up next, a look at a new chip that's smaller than a credit card. the pandemic has caused plenty of financial stress. i'm michael finney.

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microfluidx. >> eventually a home test that you can do from saliva, that anyone can do. >> reporter: instead of sending nasal swabs to laboratories for testing, the sample can be analyzed in the chip like this, containing micro channels smaller than a human hair. >> we'd need a few drops of liquid to get into our chip, to load it into an input port in our chip. once you do that, we put the chip inside the device, close the lid, and the rest would be automated. >> reporter: by doing this on a portable device in the field, results could be ready in 30 minutes. the concept has been tested using samples from 32 patients confirmed with covid. it's a three-step process that first extracts dna, then amplifies the molecules, then detects and confirms presence of the virus. the second step, amplification, currently has to be done externally. but with two months' more work,

the entire process can be integrated inside the chip. >> the current chip that we have is about a finger's width of size. we want to now bring all of these steps onto a device that's no larger than maybe a hand, a palm. >> reporter: all done with a budget under $500,000. work will continue to build a durable case for field use and to add tiny electrodes inside the chip to heat small areas for short periods to process the sample. researchers say the same system can be used to detect other organisms that cause disease. david louie, abc 7 news. the pandemic has, of course, forced millions of americans to make very difficult financial decisions this year. maybe you. "7 on your side's" michael finney is here with money management tips. >> this pandemic, economic recovery, has been so uneven. many people can't buy groceries. others have money left over at the end of the month.

if you're one of the fortunate ones and have extra cash, should you save it or spend it? let's ask that question and talk about it with "consumer reports." andrea bloom has devised a whole system so she can zero her credit card bills and plan for her future at the same time. >> my best plan is to take the money before i ever see it, so that i don't even know it exists. >> money experts at "consumer reports" agree with her strategy and say it's important to find the right balance. >> it's difficult to tackle two financial goals at once. but if you take a two-pronged approach, you can save for retirement and pay down your debt at the same time. >> start by taking a good, hard look at where your money is going. several online tools can help you track your spending, including mint.com, which is free, and ynab, short for "you

need a budget," $84 a year. look for ways to free up cash. you'll have the biggest impact with i big-ticket items like house organize transportation. small fixes, like making coffee yourself or cooking at home, can add up over time. next, prioritize your debt. high-interest credit cards should go first, then lower-interest debt like student loans. setting up automatic payments like andrea has can help make it mindless. >> it makes it much easier, because that way you don't have to remember each month to send in the month, and you know that your debt is being paid down regularly. >> reporter: at the same time, slide even a small amount of money into a rainy day fund for unexpected medical bills or car repairs. and continue to feed a retirement plan. if you have access to a plan at work, opt in. people who do have access can be 12 times more likely to save for retirement. it isn't always easy, but

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in. >> yeah, we're going to go from record summer-like warmth today to a winter-like chill and even some showers. let's take a look at the high temperatures for today. sfo, oakland airport both 80, breaking the previous record set in 2012 of 79 degrees. santa rosa, 85 today. also breaking a record of 82 set back in the same year. it's going to be a weather whiplash. the storm on live doppler 7, a cold storm originating from siberia. as it makes its way into the bay area, those temperatures are going to plunge tomorrow. enjoy this while it lasts. some fog coming in along the golden gate bridge. san francisco 67. oakland 69. currently mid-70s in san jose. the chill is settling in in half moon bay, 55. a beautiful post-sunset view from our emeryville camera, low to mid 70s from santa rosa to napa, 81 in concord.

level 1 storm tomorrow. scattered showers, thunder chance, rough surf, wind gusts 25 to 35 at lower elevations, higher elevations could see gusts as high as 50 miles an hour. tomorrow morning a couple of isolated showers at 5:00 a.m. watch that clock, 3:00 in the afternoon. you start to see the activity picking up. scattered heat to moderate showers, at 9:00 p.m. shifting into san francisco, the east bay, the south bay. don't be surprised if you get caught under one of these showers if it's coming down, although the accumulations will not be very high. it is going to be wet around parts of the bay area tomorrow into saturday morning around the south bay. 4:00 a.m. you get a breather most of saturday. going into sunday, the second wave comes in, reinforces that cold area. sierras getting snow over the weekend. scattered showers in the south bay sunday morning going into early afternoon. and then it do isn. it it is done. rainfall totals, a couple

hundredths of an inch to perhaps .25 inches. as you take a look at the sierra nevada, winter weather advisory 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. tomorrow above 5,000 feet. expecting several inches of snow. travel will be difficult. it becomes a warning for -- a winter storm for the sierra, expecting several more inches of snow there. up to a foot for the higher elevations. first thing tomorrow morning, you're looking at 40s, 50s. watch out for that fog. for the afternoon it's going to be a windy, chilly one. mid 50s to mid 60s with scattered showers. make sure you have those umbrellas. a high surf advisory. tomorrow, 2:00 p.m. to midnight, the surf will be rough. large breakers, 18 to 22 feet. strong winds will follow. the seven-day forecast, it's a 1 on our storm impact scale. showers, gusty winds, followed by a morning chance saturday. d on chance on sunday.

windy pattern then temperatures plunging. it's going to be frosty cold monday, tuesday, wednesday with cool afternoons during that time period. we're going to really switch it from summer-like to winter-like, get ready, it's going to be a dramatic change tomorrow. >> who needs fall? >> exactly, go right to winter. the oakland zoo has been caring for an orphaned mountain lion cub. captain cal has now had the bandages removed from his burn injuries.

as we all fight the coronavirus pandemic, california is mandating face masks to stop the spread. that's why abc 7 wants to remind you to wear a mask, for you, your loved ones, and your community. please wear because you care. coming up new at 6:00, hear from the ucsf doctor who could help create a nationwide response to the coronavirus pandemic. that's only if joe biden wins the white house. only on abc 7 news, surveillance cameras capture outrageous hours-long looting of a long-time oakland pharmacy. why did it take police so long to respond? a restaurant who struggles

to survive the pandemic, just got worse, all for selling drinks with dinner. we'll explain in a half hour. finally tonight, another update on captain cal, a mountain lion rescued from the fire in shasta county. >> the mountain lion that's captured our hearts. the oakland zoo posted this tweet. their take on the popular "how's it going" meme. on the left, captain cal when he was rescued with burned paws. on the right, the cub today. yesterday he had the bandages on his paws removed. captain cal was rescued on september 27th and has been at the zoo's veterinary hospital ever since. we're so glad he's doing well, look at that face. >> cute little face. >> for now, until he grows big and strong. ""world news tonight" with david muir" is next. >> we appreciate your time and hope to see you again in half an hour.

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