saying we need to double down on safety measures to avoid spreading covid-19. his optimistic message even with troubling trends across the country right now and his response about a national lockdown. president-elect joe biden not letting president trump slow down the transition process while a lot of eyes are still on georgia this morning. plus live converts and covid. tick ticketmaster has a plan to get events back up and running again. good morning, it's thursday, november 12th. >> let's see how our weather is doing this morning. hey, mike. >> good morning. hi, everybody. let's look at live doppler 7, much drier air mass, fewer clouds this morning. no need to worry about mist and drizzle like yesterday morning. you will have to dress warmer. you can see the clear conditions from our east bay hills camera, temperatures up to 18 degrees cooler than yesterday morning. a lot of 30s and 40s out there. heading into the afternoon

hours, even though we're starting cooler, the extra sunshine compared to yesterday and no threat of wet weather todayeans temperatures jump m back to the low to mid 60s in most neighborhoods. mid 50s along the coast. still expecting wet weather tomorrow. we'll talk about that coming up. could the u.s. be headed to a national lockdown? experts are split on the idea. we do have an answer from dr. fauci. jobina fortson has more on what he is saying this morning. >> thank you. as the u.s. faces a massive surge in cases, dr. anthony fauci says americans need to wear masks distancing to avoid another lockdown. he was talking to robin roberts this morning. the idea of a four to six-week nationwide lockdown has been floated to control the spread of the virus. dr. fauci says it doesn't seem likely to happen. >> there is no appetite for

locking down on the american public. but i believe we can do it without a lock john. i really do. help is really on the way. you know, if you think of it metaphorically, the cavalry is coming here. vaccines will have a major positive impact. >> dr. fauci says vacci start being distributed in december and will become more widely available to the public in the spring and early summer. he also stresses the importance of continuing to do things like outdoor activities as we head into the cold winter months. kumasi? >> thank you. the surge of cases could lead more bay area counties to crack down on businesses and how they operate. amy hollyfield is live in san jose with more on this. amy? >> hi, kumasi. the number of covid cases in santa clara county is on the rise so officials are watching businesses carefully to make sure they're following the rules and putting out a propaganda

campaign letting everyone know they need to be careful and they are being watched. they have a business compliance unit that monitors businesses. officials say they tried to educate violators rather than punish, but so far they have issued $600,000 in fines to businesses since august. one business owner we talked to is not focused on fines, she's just worried about being shut down. >> i do worry about it. i worry for, one, our community. we don't want anybody to be sick. but i also worry for us here and that means that we have to -- i have to lay off some of my staff again. >> if you see an orange checkmark in the window of a business in the south bay, that means the business is following the rules. taking this seriously. if you see a business that is not complying and not following the rules, you are encouraged to report that business to the

county as they try to slow down the spread of covid. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. tough news for napa county. they could drop two tiers next week from the orange level to purple on the state's covid-19 reopening system. so that would mean restaurants like this one in downtown napa would be forced to stop indoor dining. health officials say the case rate doubled over the weekend with 118 cases in just 72 hours. county contact tracers are working overtime but in some cases they're not getting any help. >> one recent example of that is we've had a covid positive individual and contact tracers spoke to them who said they went to a halloween party but declined to give additional information. >> the county says part of the problem is people experiencing pandemic fatigue but they continue to remind everyone to wear masks and socially distance. as we approach the holidays, you can weigh the risks of different activities with our

abc exclusive holiday risk calculator. medical risks weigh in on each scenario like sharing a holiday meal. you can find the tool at abc7news.com and our abc7 news app. this morning president-elect joe biden moving forward with his transition process despite new evidence that the trump administration is refusing to help or even acknowledge that he's won the election. alex presha reports that the biden team is not allowing the roadblocks to slow them down. >> good morning, president-elect joe biden has been fielding phone calls from foreign leaders all over the world congratulating him. abc news learned overnight that the state department led by mike pompeo has not received key guidance in this transition. as of this morning, joe biden leads donald trump by more than 5 million votes nationally. it's the largest popular vote victory since obama in '08. still president trump refuses to concede and continues to make baseless claims about election fraud. now eyes are on georgia. biden is up there by more than 14,000 votes.

a hand recount already authorized so the republican secretary of state telling cnn he thinks the ultimate results won't change. >> we believe that the ballots were counted accurately with the machine count. >> reporter: but the president's refusal to concede and allies backing him has frozen the transition process. two state department sources confirm that the department has given no guidance to all diplomatic posts about how to discuss the election results and was not assisting the biden transition with receiving calls and messages from foreign leaders. still president-elect joe biden is moving forward with transition activities. biden filling a key role in hiss administration tapping ron klain to be chief of staff. klain led the obama's response to the ebola virus. president trump was told closing out this election will be a hard but necessary step towards restoring unity and political

equilibrium. a sign of the season in the east bay today. the town of danville says drivers going through downtown should expect minor delays, there's a good reason it's happening. one lane of diablo road at the old oaktree will be closed so crews can install holiday lights on the tree. they'll be out there today and tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. one direction will be closed at a time. quite a tradition on the friday after thanksgiving to have those lights turned on at 5:00 and walk through downtown. it's fun. done it several times. wonderful chocolate shop down there. the owner i know, she what ish s great shop and great family. let's go into the east bay valleys first. frost is getting close in danville. 34 degrees. a lot of mid to upper 30s through the tri valley. a few 40s around pittsburg and antioch. that's about it.

elsewhere we're getting close to freezing fog up in the north bay. that's something wlle' kpee an us being me and jobina. we have the 40s around the bay and down into the south bay. it's 45 right now in san jose under a mostly clear sky. so for your activity planner, dry and brighter for outdoor exercising. a bit cooler this morning for remote learning. so the kids may be a little chilly. the great thing about working from home, you get to control the thermostat. so you may need to use the heater this morning. here we go. friday afternoon and evening, we have a couple rounds of showers on the way. still a 1 on the storm impact scale. looking at future radar today, you can see it will be sunny out there. a few high clouds in the north bay, clouds will increase overnight. it won't be quite as cold tomorrow morning. by noon showers moving into the north bay, heart of the bay in the evening hours. a secondary lighter push for midnight. we wake up saturday morning with clouds. that's just about it.

rainfall amounts, a third in the north bay and a couple hundredths in the south bay. let's switch gears and talk about what's going on with the commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. good morning. as we check out the map starting off this morning, really smooth ride around the bay area. pretty much green except coming out of tracy. live look showing off the san mateo bridge. west and eastbound looking good there. quiet on the golden gate bridge this morning as we take a live look there. starting tomorrow, caltrans will be temporarily shutting down the lower half of the manzanita park and ride lots in mill valley along with all of highway 1 parking. if you live in the area, this is prone to flooding. high tides are expected to flood the roadway. it will be closed tomorrow morning through next wednesday. >> thank you. coming up, ticketmaster's plan to bring up live events with live audiences. and you're not allowed to see your family in your own home

especially for the holidays, i begin to get depressed. >> the pandemic hitting some veterans especially hard. the restrictions that mean many who live here are not able to see friends and family right now. and also this morning, a mystery in santa cruz. what happened to big foot? before we get to that, let's take you outside as we are starting our day this morning. chilly out there. it's still beautiful. a little overcast

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class to get to or something? [ muffled scream ] stop living with at&t. xfinity can deliver gig to the most homes. okay. so this is what i was telling you about a few days ago in florida. you remember this? this guy in florida riding the jet ski on the street that was left flooded by tropical storm eta. he tweeted miami style. i had to bring my jet ski out. did you, sir? >> no. >> this was taken monday. tropical storm eta made landfall early this morning near cedar key.

this is the fourth time the storm made landfall, the second time making landfall in florida. this storm will not quit. this man is -- it looks like he's having a good time, but the storm is serious, mike. >> yeah. it definitely has its serious side. i guess its fun side. the only thing i'm thinking is why don't you share? >> un-huh. i don't want to get on. >> you have never done that? >> un-huh. >> no? >> i have done that. i don't recommend ever doing that. >> you really shouldn't, you have no idea what debris is in the road. if you hit it and then you fall off, you know -- yeah. it could be a whole domino of bad things. >> i didn't ride a jet ski in water like that. i mean you should never do duo jet ski. >> oh. okay. >> it's a fight. it's a fight that will never end. >> we trust you, friend. >> thanks. >> wow. still have some issues about

that, huh? all right. let's look at eta. it's sitting over gainesville right now. so that's going to -- university of florida, right? let's look at what's going on. 45-mile-per-hour winds, gusting up to 65. it's moving to the northeast at 13, which is good. that means it will cause flooding in florida, the georgia coast and south carolina coast the next 24 hours. you can see by 48 hours it's well out over the ocean and may be causing just some rough surf by the time we get to saturday afternoon. all right. let's talk about what's going on back here at home. we're definitely cooler. mid to upper 50s by noon. 60s away from the coast. 49 to 52 at 7:00. here's what jobina was talking about. the king tides at 10:00 saturday, 10:37 monday, 11:15, by tuesday at noon. that's when the best chance of flooding is. >> thank you. look at this. how gorgeous.

san francisco lit up saluting our nation's veterans with these lights. this is city hall illuminated in red, white and blue as a way of honoring those who served our country. i saw this last night. the pandemic has hit many vet van erans especially hard. many living in supportive housing are unable to have visitors, including those living at the edwin lee apartments in san francisco. the non-profit that runs the supportive housing says they are following city guidelines. they feel the veterans need to be safe so they're protecting them. all of them were either formerly homeless or came from another supportive housing location. >> we had our share of positive cases in some of our properties. so we had to take extra precautions in keeping people safe. >> family is important. you're not allowed to see your family in your own home especially for the holidays. i begin to get depressed. >> supportive housing residents are hopeful the city will change

its policy to allow family members to visit. we have learned that california's property tax makeover, prop 19, has passed. so this let's home owners 55 and older, people with disabilities and wildfire victims carry their property tax assessments with them when they buy a new home which gives them a tax break. prop 19 also strips tax breaks from people who inherit homes but don't live in them. a bunch of artists had to pull out of the 2020 cma awards last minute because of positive covid tests. absent from the show last night, lady a, rascal flatts and florida georgia line. we have a look at how the show adapted for the pandemic. >> eric church. ♪ >> reporter: after several past nominations in this category, eric church took home the 2020 entertainer of the year prize. on stage he acknowledged what a tough year it's been but firmly believes we can all be united with music's help.

>> it's going to be music that brings us out of this. i promise. it's not going to be politics. it's not going to be sports. it's going to be music. it's going to be people that can gather their people whether it's vaccines or masks or how ever we do this thing, that's how we're going to leave covid in the dust bin of history. >> reporter: what a night for marin morris, she took home single and song of the year for "the bones" and came back to win female vocalist of the year as well. >> i felt like tonight i really am thankful and grateful for those women that have pioneered the way for me to get to do this. ♪ >> reporter: luke comes also scored. he snagged album of the year honors for "what you see is what you get" and won the male vocalist of the year award. >> just to feel that sense of community, feel like we're kind of turning a corner maybe a bit on this thing. just making progress to figuring

out how to all be together was incredible. and to get to play with my band was amazing. and obviously getting to win some awards is always incredible. ticketmaster is working on a plan to bring audiences back safely to live events. the company is developing this program, it would require fans to provide proof of a vaccination or negative covid test within 24 to 72 hours before a concert. once you obtain that proof, the information will go on a digital health pass. ticketmaster would then be notified and then you would get your concert credentials. what do you think? are you going? >> i like this enmemememememe think who would i like to see? lady gaga. she has the best album of the year. someone fight me about this. no fights? >> no. we were supposed to see luke

combs last month. kind of disappointed we didn't get to see that, especially after his night last night. congratulations to him. all right. i would like to see lady gaga, . 48 degrees in the east bay hills. cooler this morning. brighter and a little bit warmer this afternoon. we have that 1 on the storm impact scale for light to moderate showers tomorrow. then some 70s are back in the forecast sunday, monday, tuesday before our next chance of wet weather next wednesday. for today, 55 inhalf moon bay is the cool spot. pretty much everywhere else at 56. we'll be around 60 to 65 possibly 66 degrees in fairfield and morgan hill. 65 in livermore and concord. 64 in san jose. oakland, 63. 62 in san rafael and napa. lows today will be milder but it will remain dry other than some

fog and a little mist hanging in the air along the coast and up into the north bay where we'll hve upper 30s while the rest of us are in the lower to middle 40s. here's our storm system. you can see as it comes down from the gulf of alaska, they usually don't have a ton of moisture with them. it is going to squeeze out a bit of snow in the sierra, possibly up to 10 inches in donner and four inches around the lake level. we have that 1 for tomorrow, 50s and 60s with increasing sunshine saturday. 70s away from the coast sunday, monday, tuesday. back into the 50s and 60s wednesday. a chance of wet weather, but such a small chance we didn't put a storm impact scale on it. the santa cruz county sheriff's office needs your help to find big foot. follow me here. it was last seen guarding the big foot museum in felton. it weighs 150 to 200 pounds.

the sheriff's office says it was taken sometime monday in the middle of the day. if you see the statue, call the sheriff's office. >> big foot is shooter than i remember. >> he is. >> kumasi, what do you call a short man? >> friend, don't start with me. friend -- >> see, that's the answer. that's still the funniest joke i've heard in the past two years. i repeat it every time. >> so rude, though. >> as a tall man i understand i have tall privilege. >> okay. >> just acknowledging that. coming up next, the 7 things to know this morning. a case of covid-19 on one of the first ships to resume sailing in the caribbean even

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it's 5:23. if you're just joining us, here's the 7 things to know this morning. number one, santa clara county urging residents and businesses to follow local health guidance to prevent the spread of covid-19 after a recent surge in new cases. the county already issued some

$600,000 in fines to businesses for failing to comply. napa county could drop two tiers next week from orange to purple on the state's covid-19 reopening system. that would mean restaurants and other businesses may be forced to stop indoor dining. number three, moderna will be releasing data on its vaccine in the coming days or weeks. there's optimism about this vaccine because it targets the same part of the coronavirus as the pfizer vaccine that has been shown to be 90% effective. president-elect joe biden moving forward with his transition process. biden has selected ron klain to be his chief of staff. president trump still refuses to concede and continues to claim voter fraud. number five, we still have wet weather on the way tomorrow afternoon and evening with some scattered light showers. if you're heading out, take an umbrella, we could receive a quarter inch in the heavier spots. number six, a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's been overall pretty clear around the bay area.

number seven, tower records is back as a digital store. the company planned to relaunch at this year's south by southwest but those plans were stopped because of the pandemic. in today's "gma" first look a passenger on the first cruise ship to go to the caribbean has tested positive for the coronavirus. here's geo benitez. covid scare at sea. a passenger on board the first cruise to set sail in the caribbean since march reportedly testing positive for the coronavirus. >> if it had gone well it would have proved that cruising could come back in the caribbean. >> reporter: the sea dream one returning to barbados last night after leaving the island for a seven-night caribbean cruise on saturday. all passengers were tested before boarding, on tuesday one felt sick and test the positive. he says all guests are now quarantining in their rooming.

while the cdc does not regulate smaller ships like these, this setback gives us a look at the struggle bigger cruise lines culd face and we'll tell you more about the state of the cruise industry coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your "gma" first look, i'm geo benitez, abc news, new york. well, this is united airlines new plan to disinfect airplane terminals nationwide including the terminal at sfo. clorox developed these disinfecting sprayers. they will spray the terminals, lobbies, ticket areas, employee spaces at nearly three dozen airports starting next week which is just in time for the holiday weekend. they going to spray team, too? >> you know that's what i was wondering. >> come on. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including one city's pitch to get bay area workers to move out

of state. and the ads you won't be seeing on facebook for at least another month. what will happen with tiktok today? wil it be banned? the deadline the popular social media app is dealing with right now. here's a live look

i worry for, one, our community. we don't want anybody to be sick. >> now at 5:30, business owners concerned as covid cases rise. the system santa clara county has in place. a north bay business owner reversing course. the difficult decision she just made because of the pandemic. and more optimism about another vaccine. a breakdown of how moderna's shot could be distributed in california. good morning. it's thursday, november 12th. >> we'll check in with mike for a look at our forecast. good morning. good morning. hi, everybody. thanks for joining us this

thursday. the day before we get a chance of rain is a cool one. mostly clear out there. i'm concerned, look at the visibility in petaluma. more moisture in the air up there. temperatures are running near freezing. so we could have thsome thick frost on our windshields to scrape this morning. the extra sunshine this afternoon means warmer temperatures from 60 to 66 degrees for the bay and inland neighborhoods. cooler along the coast, mid to upper 50s. a timetable on the rain is coming up next. developing news this morning, the united states facing a record breaking surge of coronavirus cases. more than 144,000 cases were reported just yesterday which is the biggest increase yet. every state is seeing increases and many are also seeing spikes in hospitalizations. texas alone has surpassed 1 million total cases. the white house task force has alerted states to increase testing. experts had long warned of a fall and winter surge as the

cold weather is forcing people indoors where the virus can spread more easily. there is a push to make sure businesses help stop the spread. santa clara county has a system for compliance. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live to explain that. >> good morning. health officials here are watching businesses to make sure they're following the health rules to try to stop the spread of this virus. so, if you see an orange checkmark in the window of a business, that means the business is following the rules. taking this seriously. the business compliance unit is watching and making sure that businesses are doing what they can to stop the spread of the virus and issue those checkmarks. they are putting the word out right now to remind businesses they will also be issued fines if they don't follow the rules. >> these fees with add up. they range from $250 to $5,000 depending on the risk, depending on willful violation. they could also double if they

continue to be in violation. >> so far they have issued $600,000 in fines to businesses. that's since august. if you see a business that is not following the rules, you are encouraged to report it to the county. the number of covid cases here is on the rise, so expect to see this compliance unit out in the community in force right now watching and enforcing. live in san jose, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. just to show you the tough choices businesses are facing right now in the north bay, the owner of bistro vs just spent $15,000 to outfit this patio with a tent for the winter months, now she decided she has to close it because of rising covid-19 cases. in-person dining is considered one of the highest risks for transmission. restaurants may be four times riskier than going to a gym or coffee shop because masks are off for a longer period of time.

>> it took me seconds to come to the realization that we couldn't do this. with this patio enclosed, there wouldn't be enough air flow to make this an outdoor space, and i couldn't risk my health, eric's, my customers, the staff. we just decided to close. >> she says she'll continue to be driven by the data and she hopes to reopen in march if cases go down. some positive news in the race to find a coronavirus vaccine. moderna will be releasing data on its vaccine in the coming days or weeks, this comes on the heels of pfizer reporting progress earlier this week. kate larsen spoke with bay area health experts who are feeling optimistic. >> you hope for a back to back home run. >> reporter: dr. george rutherford said the optimism about moderna's pending results are because both the pfizer and moderna vaccines use rna.

the pfizer and moderna vaccines use messenger rna and pfizer's official results indicate 90% efficacy. >> it's the exact same technology and i would assume they're going to be very close in efficacy. and if you have a chance to get it, get it. >> seattle area resident neil browning did get it. he was the second person to receive moderna's covid vaccine during a phase one trial earlier this year. >> my family and i have not encountered covid. we've had no issues at all so far. the more vaccines we get out there the better because it's going to be a limited run in how fast they can manufacture this. and one company can't do it alone. >> if multiple vaccines are available at the same time, will people get a choice? >> i think it's unlikely. i think what will probably happen is they'll be allocated regionally, so, in california we'll have one vaccine. >> the pfizer, moderna and astrazeneca vaccines require two doses. dr. rutherford said it is possible people could get one product for their first shot and another for the second, especially if they use the same mrna platform.

>> you could imagine some stocking problems or they're running out of one and they might have to bridge with some scheme like that. it's not going to be -- that's not an ideal solution. you start with one, you finish with it. >> so, here's how it would work. the federal government buys the vaccines and distributes at a state level. then a california task force will decide on more local distributions. the first groups will be health care workers, people at risk of severe covid disease and elderly living in congregate settings. i'm kate larsen, abc7 news. this morning president-elect joe biden named his chief of staff. the move comes as president trump is still refusing to concede. jobina, we know at least one republican is promising to step in. >> biden has topp edtapped long aide ron klain to be chief of staff. so now gop senator james langford is saying he'll step in if biden is not allowed to

receive key intelligence briefings by tomorrow. right now biden is leading president trump by more than 5 million votes nationally. in georgia, a hand recount has been ordered. though the republican secretary of state told cnn he thinks the results won't change. >> we believe the ballots were counted accurately with the machine count. >> in arizona, another state where trump has challenged vote counts, the attorney general told a local paper "if indeed there was some great conspiracy it apparently didn't work." and former george w. bush chief of staff karl rove wrote an op-ed saying the election results won't be overturned. >> thank you. coming up, a new pitch to relocate to las vegas. the big things the city says bay area tech workers would enjoy there. and we want get enough with robots here. this robotic wolf has a very specific purpose. what it's doing in the countryside. oh, my.

>> i got a sneak peek of that one. that's interesting. let's look at what's going on. let's go up to the north bay, we have some fog, so more moisture in the air, that could be consolidating on elevated surfaces in the form of frost especially around rohnert park where it's 30 and petaluma at 32. so you may have to scrape some ices off the windshield. hopefully no black ice develops. elsewhere we have 30s in the deepest inland east bay valleys, 40s around the bay and to the south bay and out towards the coast. here's your commute in the south bay. it looks dry out there. no mist hanging in the air. the frost is back. that's your biggest issue. it will be dry all day. it's colder this morning. need a heaviier coat. this afternoon will be milder. tomorrow afternoon into the evening hours, waves of light to moderate showers rolling in. today, not much in the way of

cloud cover. there will be a few passing high clouds, but a day with sunglasses needed unlike yesterday. here we are tomorrow morning, waking up to mostly cloudy conditions, a little fog in the air. you can see by noon the showers light green to yellow, moderate moving into the north bay and through the heart of the bay as we head into hours and then by tomorrow or saturday morning it's already over. rainfall amounts about a quarter inch in the north bay to a couple hundredths of an inch in the south bay. about the only game in town, i'll show you warmer weather coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. here's jobina. >> good morning. good morning to you. looking in the north bay right now, i want to point out some of the visibility issues that you may run into especially if you're riding along 101 through petaluma, penngrove and rohnert park. a live look at walnut creek, 680 here, a good amount of people making their way southbound. traffic is flowing. this is oakland, 880 at the

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all right. welcome back at 5:41 on this thursday morning. this is the way it looks from the east bay hills camera. it's clear out there. temperatures in the 40s. milder than those of us living in the lower elevations. 54 to 59 at noon. mostly sunny. we'll stay in 50s at the coast. the rest of us hit the 60s. at 4:00, back to around 50 with partly cloudy conditions. 50s and 60s around most of the state today. we have 76 in palm springs. 47 in tahoe. look at this. while we're getting showers, they're getting snow, anywhere from a couple of inches to ten inches. if you're traveling through the

sierra friday into saturday morning there could be icy spots. the men charged in the shooting death of ahmaud arbery will ask a georgia judge to set them free on bail. the father and son have been on arrest since may. they were seen chasing and shooting ahmaud arbery during a struggle. they want two counts against them rejected including malice murder saying they were charged in a legally flawed indictment. just minutes ago the u.s. labor department released the weekly jobless claims report which continues to improve. >> for the 11th straight week, new jobless claims are under 1 million. the u.s. labor department reports 709,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week. the economists had forecast 734,000 new claims. there are nearly 6.8 million people continuing to receive state unemployment benefits. it's the first time continuing claims have dropped below 7

million since the pandemic shut down the economy in mid-march. we'll see how wall street investors respond to the new numbers when the markets open in 45 minutes. tiktok is asking a federal court to put off the trump administration deadline today that requires the company to be spun off from its chinese parent. today's deadline comes from an executive order that the president signed in august. the order doesn't specify penalties or consequences if the deadline is not met. the president approved a tentative deal in september that would plastic tock under the oversight of walmart and oracle. facebook is extending its ban on political ads for another month this as president trump continued to succeed to joe biden. google is also extending its ban on political ads. another city trying to convince bay area tech workers to move. las vegas thinks remote workers

would enjoy the sunny weather and more affordable housing. amanda looks at a closer look at the city's pitch. >> reporter: are you ready to move? the city of las vegas is asking that question of remote tech workers in both the bay area and seattle. pointing to 300 plus sunny days, a lack of state income tax, affordable housing and more. the city's business development manager for its department of economic and urban development details strategy. >> when we're trying to attract different and new workers, we ask what are you looking for? >> reporter: las vegas was seeing a wave of new residents from the golden state. >> the homes that you can get in las vegas and other markets compared to what you can get in california is like astronomically different. from a quality of life perspective i think vegas has a competitive advantage. >> reporter: this is not the first time a city outside of

california attempted to capitalize on the cost of living and flexibility of remote work. we told you about tull havesa r back in september. but some expect this trend not to last. >> you cannot replace the regional silicon valley period. >> reporter: he says the allure of bay area innovation is enough to keep tech workers put. >> every three years we have a new thing coming. it reignites the whole interest in the silicon valley. we will have challenges from time to time, but the silicon valley is the silicon valley. >> reporter: state some think many will settle in sin city. >> some japanese towns have now resorted to using a robot wolf to scare away bears that have become a real problem in the countryside. look at this. [ laughter ] >> okay. they left.

they're calling this the monster wolf. it's eyes are made with flashing lights. it appears to be working as you saw that bear ran. as i probably would if i saw this monster wolf. the robot, which is programmed with more than 60 different types of sounds will move its head, make noise and then beam those lights. i guess we didn't see those. it will beam lights when it detects animals nearby. >> i noticed there were not a lot of homes in that area. that sound, oh. >> that sounds like what was in ginger's backyard. >> she might have a robot wolf. >> who stuck that robot wolf in the back of her yard? that thing -- yeah. >> it is really obnoxiously loud as it's supposed to be. that's a good point. thankfully nobody is around there. my grandma, what sharp fangs you

have. my goodness. that thing was ugly. here's a look at what's going on from the east bay hills camera. looks clear out there. temperatures milder up in the hills in the upper 40s there. the chill is back this morning and you have to dress warmer. heaters will work harder to get the house warm if you turn it down at night. brighter and milder this afternoon. open those windows and get some of that free warmth. more clouds, almost as chilly tonight and then we have some showers for friday and then warm temperatures, some 70s as we build through the weekend. let's look at today's highs, we have 56 up there around lake port and 55 in half moon bay. everybody else from 60 in san francisco, san jose 64. we have 62 in laces like free upon the, palo alto, san mateo, san rafael, 65 in livermore and concord. and vallejo at 63 degrees today. tonight you can see the cloud cover encroaching from the north keeping us in the upper 30s to

uner 40s. upper 40s. a little fog is possible. our low is sliding down to the coast and trying to grab a little bit of moisture but not a lot. that's why it's still a 1 on the storm impact scale. as we head into saturday, temperatures about the same with some extra sunshine. look at the 70s for sunday, monday, tuesday. then our next chance of rain will roll in wednesday. we'll look at that coming up next. >> all right. thank you. happening today, sony has launched its play station 5 good luck if you don't have one already. the new console is just about sold out online. the ps5 features cutting edge graphics, faster load times and new controller design. sales are limited to preorder and pick-up because of the pandemic. however if you weren't able to get one from the online retailers, you still have some hope. walmart is making its consoles available online throughout the day starting at 9:00 our time. 9:00 a.m. then every three hours until

6:00 p.m. but before you get ready, it's $500. >> oh. >> that part. >> okay. so from the tech of the future to the past. tower records is back and it's reimagined this time because of the pandemic. so the plan was to relaunch during south by southwest as pop-up shops. tower records new ceo says because of covid-19 it is now an online store. they sell vinyl, cds and even cassettes. >> that has been met with tremendous success, feedback, a lot of people are so happy taking pictures of when they receive an order from tower records posting it on instagram. >> tower records also hosts interviews on instagram live with up-and-coming artists and has future plans to collaborate with musicians. tower first opened in sacramento in 1960 and grew to 200 stores across the globe. all of them closed down by 2006.

new at 6:00, rushing to reopen. parents and educators accuse santa clara of moving too fast to reopen schools. the protests set to get under way this morning. first something very frustrating happening to people currently unemployed. why they're having such a hard time spending their unemployment benefits. plus are you looking for work? macy's is holding a big seasonal hiring event today. the

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california's employment development department is fighting rampant fraud and in that process many unemployed workers say their accounts have been frozen and their money is suddenly gone. bank of america tells michael finney it's removing funds from some edd accounts due to suspicious activity on the

cards. one person talked to said edd was pulling his benefits out of the account one transaction at a time until all $16,000 were gone. >> you guys took $16,000 from the account, where did it go? they say they don't even know what i'm talking about. >> bank of america said customers have to contact the bank and try to claim the money back. happening today, if you're looking for a seasonal job, you might want to reach out to macy's. it's holding a hiring event from 11:00 to 7:00 p.m. today. this year macy's is doing things differently because of the pandemic. stores will be conducting all the interviews for in-store opportunities over the phone. of course you can still apply online on macy's website. okay. we have to show you this. an amazon delivery truck ran into, we'll say, some trouble on a golf course in the detroit area. the driver says he was just following his navigation system when he got stuck trying to go into that tunnel. the truck was able to get out with the help of a tow truck.

they do make it on time. you know, they make the effort. >> how could he not see that wasn't going to work? >> because the gps told him. >> he forgot how tall he was? okay. never will live that one down when he gets back to work, will he? let's talk about king tides, we have some flooding in marin county, specifically the manzanita park and ride which jobina will be following. there's also the areas around san francisco bay shoreline that will flood or see high water like they normally do. it starts friday, but the highest tides will be saturday at 10:00, sunday at 10:30, monday around 11:15, tuesday around noon. these are the lower of the king tides. they'll be higher come december and also january. as is typical with a la nina pattern, the pacific northwest gets much more rain than we get.

we're barely in the above average precipitation. that comes through wednesday into wednesday evening and then it turns into snow thursday as it heads into the sierra. >> thank you. happening now, round one of the masters under way at augusta national golf club. this year the tournament referred to as a tradition unlike any other is certainly unlike any other previous masters. for the first time it's being played in november instead of april because of the pandemic. no spectators are allowed on this course. defending champ tiger woods already playing his first round after teeing off about an hour ago. you can follow tiger's round streaming on espn plus. first round coverage begins on espn at 10:00 a.m. next at 6:00, cracking down on covid-19. the message santa clara county is sending to business owners as case numbers spike once again and the safe way to holiday as we count down to thanksgiving there's questions about food, family and travel. the ceo of a major national

grocery chain weighs in on how to celebrate during a pandemic. and if your travel plans are taking you through sfo, getting there may be harder. the court battle brewing for taxi drivers. 5:56, a live look at the embarcadero this morning. we'll be back. hi, everyone. i know many of you are waiting for your unemployment or covid 19 payments. so i asked the edd what's going on? why can't our viewers get their money? >> there's a number of different things that could impact someone's eligibility. >> 7 on your side got your emails. hundreds of emails all about the edd and you deserve better. that's why i promise to keep asking the tough questions and getting answers.

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are we headed for a national lockdown? dr. fauci's response to that question as he was asked this morning as coronavirus cases soar across the country. bay area businesses at risk of back sliding amid new covid concerns. how some are adjusting to the po possibility of more restrictions. and how you can be a part of the effort to help cruise ships set sail once again. >> oh.

>> i didn't want to go there. it's thursday, november 12th. >> i mean, i know we'll get to this, but there's a big asterisk next to that. >> mm-hmm. >> you may contract coronavirus. >> yes. >> you may be stranded for days, weeks. >> months. >> all right, mike. >> yeah. you guys remember that when the ship was stranded here in the bay area? >> yeah. >> can't wait to hear about that. let's look at what's going on weather-wise. there's no mist, no drizzle to worry about. look at live doppler 7, it is quiet this morning. that means it's significantly cooler this morning. temperatures back in the 30s and 40s. there's some frost and fog up in the north bay, something to keep an eye on. don't want to see freezing fog, but it is a