we opening rollbacks happening around the bay area today as we work to curb the spike in covid-19 businesses are adjusting. alameda county pressing pause on reopening plans. the new restrictions and what could happen next if we don't stop the spread. and tracking the storm. live doppler 7 looks quiet now, but that will change as some of this wet weather from the north coming in to our area. >> we want to get to mike because i have lunch plans. i was going to eat outside. >> take your umbrella. is it covered? it's going to be a light rain.

you can still sit outside and you won't get wet. don't let me discourage y if i you don't want to beouide when it' inin g, yeah, you might want to change those plans. san francisco right around noon is when the rain moves in. hi, everybody, here's a look at our storm. i nicknamed it jason since it's friday 13th. here's what it's doing around here. a few sprinkles in the north bay during the morning commute. the steadier light to moderate rain will move in after 9:00 and slide south and weaken as it hento the early i eveningad hours. in fact, it's just mainly cloudy right now or increasing clouds if you're in the sbaouth bay. you can see in the afternoon hours, there's the rain rolling on in. temperatures that could reach the 60s will fall into the 50s once the rain begins. definitely going to be cooler today. let's get over to reggie for today's first story. >> thanks. this morning, health experts are worried about a lack of response from president trump about the growing nationwide

surge in coronavirus cases. so look at this time lapse. it shows the concentration of covid cases. we started this graphic with the situation three months ago. you can see the red. it shows the most cases across the sunbelt states in august. in september, moving up to the center of the country. and then moving west. jobina is tracking the response from president trump and president-elect joe biden. >> thank you. president trump fresh off his re-election loss to president-elect joe biden has publicly disengaged from the battle against coronavirus. aides say the president has shown little interest in the growing crisis. public health experts worry that trump's refusal to take aggressive action will only worsen the effects of the virus. dr. vivek murthy, the co-chair of president-elect biden's task force on covid-19. he spoke exclusively with "gma" this morning about what biden plans to do differently. >> there will be a focus on stopping the spread, on ensuring alat we can reopen safely and

on the hardest hit populations. right now the way we should be thinking about this is more like a series of restrictions that w specific region. >> dr. murthey added that a nationwide shutdown is not they will further ndlilyke a expand testing so they can focus on surveillance testing at high-risk locations like universities and prisons. >> thanks. happening today, california health and human services secretary dr. mark galley will update the covid-19 situation in our state. yesterday california became the second state in the nation to have 1 million infections since the pandemic began. more than 5,000 new cases and 18 deaths were reported just yesterday. health officials say the state's numbers are trending in the wrong direction. we've been tracking the

pandemic every step of the way as part of our building a better bay area. some counties are sliding back on the reopening contra costa county is sliding back to the red tier. stricter safety restrictions will be kicking in. amy hollyfield is live at the 24-hour fitness in walnut creek. >> this gym today can only allow in 87 people. yesterday they could have let in 214. it's a big cut for gyms. they can only hold 10% of their capacity because of the new restrictions. these new rules mostly impact the number of people allowed inside businesses. so movie theaters must limit ci. restaurants also 25%. ed a as of yesterday they could have 50%. religious services must scale down to 25% capacity. people say this is tough but they understand. >> i understand we need to be

safe, take care of each other and look out for each other. for me personally the gym is something i don't want to give up. i'm willing to take that risk personally to be here and work out because it helps me out physically and mentally. for the public and well-being, i get 10% is necessary considering the infection rate is going up. >> indoor pools and bowling alleys will need to close again. this county was in the orange tier for two weeks. now they're being pulled back to red. officials are seeing cases connected to social gatherings and being indoors and they think pandemic fatigue is settling in. they want people now more than ever to remember their masks, stay six feet apart, maybe trade in long walks for those indoor social gatherings. they say everyone needs to be diligent now before this county is pushed into the purple tier, which is the most restrictive zone.

reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. tonight san francisco will begin rolling back certain activities even though the city is still in the least restrictive yellow tier. at midnight indoor dining at restaurants will no longer be allowed. and gyms and movie theater also have to reduce capac the mayor london breed says there has been a 250% increase in covid cases since early october. ala county is pressing ed the pauseam on reopening as cas surge there. they are on the verge of slipping from the orange tier to the more restrictive red or purple tier. daily new cases per 100,000 people are up to 4.9 from the county's low of 3.4. there's also been a steady increase in hospitalizations. officials say if current trends continue, the county may be put back to that most restrictive purple tier. it could force the closure of indoor dining. the outdoor restaurant parklets

may be the only option heading into the holidays. oakland's grand lake theater won't open until it's safe. >> i want to see crowds at my theaters and eat at restaurants. but at this point it's a wait and see type of situation. >> so you know what we need to do, right? health officials say to stop the spread you need to wash your hands, wear your masks and stay physically distant from each other. you can see where your county stands with our reopening tracker at abc7news.com. a vaccine trial volunteer right here in the bay area. coming up at 6:00, why he believes pfizer is on the track to success. and a controversial comment from elon musk has the twitterverse buzzing this morning. why he says covid testing may not be legit. and good news for the morning commute. no frost to contend with, but for the evening commute, yep, pockets of light to moderate rain, low visibility and slick

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let's take a live look outside over san francisco as mike has been telling us rain is headed our way. and the city's public works department wants us to be prepared for rainy season. so you're urged to clean leaves and litter from the sidewalk to prevent them from clogging storm drains and causing flooding. crews are working on clearing drains before the storm. public works is providing residents with up to ten free sandbags at its operations yard. >> that's great advice. thank you. it's quiet out there. increasing clouds and a few sprinkles across the north b

steady rain around sacramento which is moving away from us on live doppler 7. temperatures, a few 30s out there in redwood city and menlo park. the 50 in san bruno, that is cloud-aided as are the milder temperatures just about everywhere else. so let's talk about what's going to happen today. everything is caution due to the wet weather whether you will stay inside because you can't go out if you're working from home or learning from home but if you do go out and want to exercise or need to get out of the house, make sure you have the rain gear with you. 7:00 to 9:00, a few sprinkles possible in the north bay. the steadier light to moderate rain moves in after 9:00. it's fully entrenched around noon. spreading into the rest of the neighborhoods during the afternoon and evening hours. notice the yellow, which is the moderate rain tapers and becomes very light t to atlm time we he midnight. we wake up tomorrow morning, you can see some tule fog forming,

have a dry and warmer weekend on the way. i'll show you that in the accuweather 7-day forecast along with rain you a mounamounts to looking live at our 880 at the coliseum camera in oakland. if you see on the northbound side where the brake lights are, especially as you go further north it gets slow. that's because roadwork wrapped up at 6:00 a.m. traffic was brought down to one lane. things should be picking up and moving again. live look at emeryville, all those headlights making their way westbound. really crowded there. once you make it over to the bay bridge toll plaza, very clear. this i thought was pretty nice. the san francisco bay ferry wants to thank essential workers. they have started something they called dollar days on the bay which is now through the end of december. $1 ferry rides for essential workers on weekdays. you can get those tickets on the hop through app. all right. thank you. a bay area man says he is immune after taking part in a

covid vaccine trial. while he's sure of its success. and frida officials issued a warning ahead of the spacex launch tomorrow. it has nothing to do with the astronauts. it has to do with covid. and as we head to break, a live look outside. we've been seeing nice views this morning. oh. this is my favorite thus far. look at this. see, friday the 13th is not all bad. we'll be right back.

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and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program visit right now or call during business hours. welcome back. this morning we're hearing from a bay area man who volunteered for pfizer's covid vaccine trial and now he believes he's immune. daniel horowitz received his first injection back in september. the drill is double blinded to neither horowitz or the researchers know whether he got the vaccine or the placebo. after his second injection, he said he felt a little soreness so he decided to get an antibody

test to check for immunity outside of the trial which was positive. >> you have a lot of antibodies. she was thrilled. i started crying. i said we are out of this. it's going to be over. it's going to be okay. >> on monday pfizer said initial results indicate its vaccine may be 90% effective. if that data holds that means it would be just as effective as a measles vaccine. san francisco's public schools will get help from 20 city workers to ensure the campuses are safe for in-person classes to resume in january. that includes making sure windows can open and furniture can be spaced properly to ensure social distancing. school district workers have evaluated 20 campuses and they need to check another 65. the district plans to bring its youngest students back to campus starting january 25th. there are some questions about whether tomorrow's spacex launch could turn into an event that is not approved during our covid times. emergency officials in florida say they are expecting up to

250,000 people to show up at cape canaveral to watch this launch. so this is the first fully operational mission for the crew of the dragon spacecraft. the four astronauts on board will spend six months on the international space station. nasa is encouraging spectators to socially distance. >> but it's florida. so i will just say when i've gone down there to visit my family, things are different than they are here. >> all the restrictions have been basically rolled back in florida, right? >> yeah. they're not mandated to wear masks from my understanding and people don't all the time. they look at you strangely when you have one on. >> what i've learned the last two days about florida is either you can take a jet ski through the streets or ride a giant ail gate their looks like a dinosaur. >> also can. >> my goodness. you guys, i know you're in san

francisco, but you are such a world away from what i deal with out here. nothing looks different where i live now. it looks like everybody has gone back to normal life. and i know san francisco is still like a ghost town. there's a reason contra costa county, we're going back into the red. all right. here's what's going on, the exploratorium. yeah. look at that gorgeous sunrise this morning. that's the beginning of our storm. i nicknamed is jason because it's friday the 13th. moderate and then light rain north to south today. warming trend monday and tuesday. for today, a 1 on the storm impact scale. less than a quarter inch. it is going to make the evening commute wet. that's the scariest part of this storm. temperatures will warm into the 60s before the rain hits. we'll drop into the 50s during the afternoon hours. on our way into 30s and 40s. cooler tomorrow morning, look at that tule fog forming. watch out for that. here's the rainfall estimates. less than a quarter inch for most of us.

you can see the rain shadow picked up in san mateo, redwood city and mountain view. going to get lesser amounts there. here's my accuweather 7-day forecast seven-day forecast. coolest today. warming tomorrow into a partly cloudy sky. 70s for sunday. they reach the bay monday, they old on barely tuesday with the rain moving in. it gets cooler with a chance of rain wednesday and thursday, back into the 50s and 60s. fall is here. have a good weekend. >> thank you. "good morning america" coming up at 7:00 on abc . >> whit johnson is in new york city with a look at what's ahead. >> hey. good morning to you both. it's good to be with you this morning. coming up on "gma," the latest on the coronavirus crisis. cases and hospitalizations in the u.s. shattering records. states cracking down as cases rise. this morning former surgeon general and co-chair of president-elect biden's covid advisory board joins us live. and with temperatures dropping, how safe is outdoor dining?

an exclusive look at how covid can travel from table to table. expert advice for reducing your risk. and also ahead, that blockbuster "grey's anatomy" moment that has everyone talking. ellen pompeo joining us on "gma," she's telling us everything about that stunning reunion. plus tory johnson has amazing deals and steals for everyone on your holiday shopping list. it's all ahead on "gma." >> thank you. >> now i have to go home and watch "grey's anatomy." >> the drama. >> always. helping kids cope with covid. doctors say it's really taking a toll on children's mental health. the warning signs that parents should be looking out for. and does covid testing work? tesla's ceo, elon musk, says maybe not. the concern he's raising that is lighting up twitter this morning. as you get your day started, here's a live look outside at 6:20. show me something pretty. and we're getting the red warning light on the left.

>> get it all. >> you know what? that red light is the friday the 13th part. >> i'm still here. it's pretty, i'm still here. >> that's covid on the left. the right is the hope. that's the vaccine. >> okay. >> all of 2020 is in this one shot. good morning.

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shows an increase in children going to hospitals for mental health related emergencies since the pandemic began. the study from the cdc found an increase in hospital visits of about 44% compared with last year. teens have been deprived of social interaction since schools were shut down and experts say that that plus the possible added stress of family or final issues could be causing anxiety and depression. >> you really have a perfect storm to have a negative impact on their mental health and well-being. >> so parents should watch out for the following warning signs. significant weight loss, drastic change in mood, a change in academic performance, as well as any drug or alcohol use. new at 6:00, tesla's ceo elon musk is trending on twitter after a tweet that is raising questions about the validity of covid-19 testing. musk tweeted late last night saying something extremely bogus

is going on. was tested for covid four times today. two tests came back negative. two came back positive. same machine, same test, same nurse. musk says he took a rapid antigen test after experiencing cold-like symptoms. he predicted back in march that there would be zero new cases in the u.s. by the end of april. that prediction was horribly wrong as the number of positive cases in the u.s. continues to shatter records. we learned that disneyland will like loi remaly remain clo through the end of the year. on an earnings call the cfo said that's what she planning for the ceo expressed frustration with california leadership said they should look at disney's specific reopening plan instead of an arbitrary standard. melania trump plans to move ahead for decorations for christmas at the white house. the white house says it will mark the final holiday season

for the trump family. volunteers will start later this month to get the white house ready for its holiday tours. tickets for the event are usually distributed by lottery in advance because of the ongoing covid-19 crisis, the national tris machristmas tree g ceremony will be held online on november 23rd. the san francisco opera's online costume sale starts today. costumes range in price from $75 to $1,000. the sale goes until sunday. you can go to abc7news.com right now for a link to the sale and hopefully kumasi halloween next year -- is that kate larsen wearing a fancy hat? yes. if you wanted to be a saloon girl, it looks like there's one there. halloween next year? >> i want an outfit.

>> right? >> i'm serious. i will have to go online and look. i will be twirling around the studio singing and you will be upset. i want to go back to working from home. >> i won't be upset. i'll watch and applaud you. i'll have my opera glasses on. like this. coming up next at 6:30, just how safe is outdoor dining. in the experiment that shows how we can all reduce our risk if we choose to go out. plus -- >> contra costa county starts life in the red tier today. i'm amy hollyfield. i'm tell you what that means coming up. driving during busy hours in san francisco could soon cost you. the city lays out its plan to ease traffic congestion. and the biggest black friday ever? why retailers say we could see record sales thiea yswithrout the rush of midnigh shoppers at stores.

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we weren't getting the proportionate benefit that we thought we should have for the actions that we were taking. one bay area county fighting to move forward as many others are sliding back to contain cases. why sonoma county leaders insist their numbers are better than they seem. ten days after the election, finally we have official results from arizona. joe biden expected to pull further ahead from president trump. and let's take aook at doppler 7. we're tracking a storm this morning. it's not lit up now but in a few hours it will look different with some wet weather that's on the way as we start our weekend. good morning. it is friday. what day, friend? >> the 13t i have to say that so far we had

a beautiful start to the day. let's keep it going. >> yes. okay. okay. for the morning hours we can do that. for the afternoon hours, if rain is your thing, it will be beautiful. here's what's going on outside. and you can see some of the beautiful colors showing up on our roof camera looking back towards the increasing clouds as they head to the south. let me show you our storm impact scale. our exclusive way of rachking the ranking these storms. it's a 1, light. it will become lighter as it slides down through the bay and into the south bay this afternoon and evening. it will make for a wet evening commute. the breezes will kick up just aa little bit. doesn't look like there will be damage or a wind advisory out. here's the brunt of the storm and the strongest winds up to 70 miles per hour around seattle. you can see some heavy snow and heavy rain up in the cascades. for us, temperatures reaching the 60s before it rains.

in the north bay you will stay in the 50s all day as the rain will come in this morning. we'll give you an hour-by-hour look at that and a warmer weekend coming up. the coronavirus pandemic is reaching crisis levels from coast to coast with more than 150,000 new cases reported on thursday, which is the highest single day total so far. new york city is now preparing to potentially close its schools again. in ohio, republican governor mike dewine has imposed a statewide mask mandate. the mayor of milwaukee is supporting a plan to fine businesses up to $20,000 if they do not comply with restrictions. >> i know we're all tired. i'm tired. you're tired. but we must remain vigilant and do what's necessary. >> the cdc is now predicting by the end of thanksgiving weekend at least a quarter of a million americans will have died from covid. we are tracking how california is taking some action as cases continue to spike here.

our state has now pushed past 1 million cases and starting today some bay area counties are moving into more restrictive reopening tiers. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with what we can expect there. amy? >> contra costa county is now in the red zone. for an example on how that impacts a business, this 24 hour fitness yesterday could allow 214 people inside at a time. today they can allow in 87. so gyms have had to cut back their capacity to 10% starting today. restaurants, movie theaters and religious services have to go from 50% capacity down to 25%. health officials say they have tracing all of these cases back to people being inside businesses and social gatherings. people we talked to this morning don't think gyms are to blame, but people socializing is the problem. >> you walk in here, everybody

is well separated. they have sanitizer stations everywhere. what i am seeing, because i'm a resident in walnut creek, you know, people are out like there's not a pandemic. >> the new restrictions mostly impact the number of people allowed inside, though indoor swimming pools and bowling alleys need to close entirely. officials are worried that the cold weather will push everyone inside and there's going to be large gatherings for thanksgiving and they're worried that is just going to further the spread. they're saying everybody needs to pull together, fight hard now, wear your mask, stay six feet apart to try to prevent this county from going backwards another tier into the purple tier, which is the most restrictive one in the state's reopening plan. live in walnut creek. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. in the north bay, test

numbers have been improving in sonoma county but the county remained in the most restrictive purple tier. now county officials say there may have been a counting error. the results of as many as 20,000 tests may not have made it into the state health department's database. so now they are recounting two weeks of testing. >> we discovered there was a company doing a significant amount of tests in sonoma county and those were not getting counted in sacramento. >> sonoma is the only bay area county that is still in the purple tier. the hope is that if they move on to the next tier, businesses there can reopen. with guidelines changing pretty much all the time, we have the latest information on every bay area county. go to abc7news.com to find our reopening tracker. this morning china has become the latest government to congratulate joe biden on winning the presidency. overnight abc news predicted joe biden won arizona. that gives him 290 electoral votes. president trump is still refusing to concede or even

offer biden key transition resources like classified intelligence briefings something normally given to a president-elect. in a new 60 minutes interview, former president obama slammed republicans who are not calling trump out. >> i'm troubled by republican officials who clearly know better are going along with this, humoring him in this fashion. >> there are new signs gop support for the president's position is eroding. at least ten republican senators are calling on the trump administration to start giving biden those intel briefings including trump loyalists like lindsey graham and chuck grassley. new this morning, hillary clinton may soon be back in the white house. the "washington post" reports that flekt jpresident-elect joe is considering her for the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. clinton previously served as secretary of state under president obama. there will soon be no more

police police officers on fremont ju unified school campuses. just after midnight the school board voted 3-2 to discontinue its school resource officer program. the vote followed a recommendation from a special task force that found the need for better health support and restorative justice programs. fremont police chief kimberly peterson argued it shouldn't be an either/or proposition that campuses and kids need safety and support. >> safety has to be the number one priority always. what good will that clinician be when you have a big fight break out or a principal finds a gun on a student? >> the fremont police department and the school district have had this partnership since 1998. the city of san jose hopes a new incentive program will reduce trash around homeless encampments and they're calling it cash for trash. here's how it works. san jose homeless residents who sign up for the program will receive $4 for every bag of trash collected and they can

make up to $20 a day. the program is a partnership with mastercard and valley water. the agency committed $60,000 for each year for the next three years. money is also coming from the city budget. >> my intent as long as i'm in office to keep it going. it will be a high priority for me to fund it. >> participants will receive the money on a reloadible mastercard. there are restrictions on what you can buy with that card. next on abc7 news, an eye opening new experiment on outdoor dining. how the virus can still travel from table to table and the best ways to reduce your risk. and we are taking a live look at the big board at the new york stock exchange right now. we're up about 217 points. an update on how the markets are doing next. and counting down to black friday. why retailers are still expecting record sales even though many brick-and-mortar stores are closing for thanksgiving. the time is 6:38. checking in with mike for a look at our forecast.

>> all right. thank you. hi, everybody. thanks for sticking around, checking out the forecast here. our morning sea saw continues, frost, no frost, then frost. today is a from-frost kind of morning. in the north bay the clouds moved in fisrst. temperatures up to 21 degrees cooler there. 30s for morgan hill, campbell. everyone else in the low to mid 40s. temperatures in the mid to upper 40s elsewhere with a gorgeous sunrise. look at that from the exploratorium. isn't that nice? i'll have to capture that one and post it on social media. all that poor is for the evening commute. the morning commute will be dry. it will be fine and quiet. the wet weather is going to be around for the evening commute. let's look at it and go hour-by-hour. from 7:00 to 9:00, some sprinkles develop in the north bay. the steadier light to moderate rain takes off around noon. then it starts sliding south.

notice the moderate, which is the yellow. kind of fades away. we're stuck with green, which is lighter rain. and then as we head into the latter parts of the evening hours, it exits the south bay and the clouds open up overnight. that allows some tule fog to develop for tomorrow morning. here's a look at your rainfall totals. most of us less than a quarter inch. those rain shadowed areas like the peninsula, livermore, the south bay, couple of hundredths of an inch of rain. that's it out of this system. we have more coming next week. i'll show you that coming up along with the warming trend for the weekend. let's talk about the morning commute and get it over to jobina. how is our friday the 13th commute? >> not as scary as some other things we were talking about. >> good. >> thank you, mike. >> good morning. happy friday to you. looking live at our overall bay bridge cam. you can see it's a little sluggish. tracking speeds around 25 miles per hour going up to as fast as 39 miles per hour. you think the toll plaza is

full? check it out. no metering lights, completely clear as you make your way through into san francisco. so that's good news. so is this. i was happy to hear this. the san francisco bay area wants to thank essential workers. they have started something they called dollar days on the bay which is now through the end of december. $1 ferry rides for essential workers on weekdays. you can get those tickets on the hop through app.

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all right. let's look at what's going on first by our outside camera. roof camera, it's about 49 degrees in san francisco. we're going to use this as the back drop for our planner for today. you will see it's going to be mostly cloudy as we head through 7:00. a few sprinkles by 9:00 up in the north bay. then we have our rain. our moderate to light rain as we head through the afternoon and into the evening hours with temperatures in the 50s. don't forget about 9:30 this morning our first king tide, they get higher saturday,

sunday, monday and tuesday mornings after the 10:00 hour. so places like mill valley and also places around san francisco always flood during king tides. expected to happen again. the king tides will be higher in december and january. look at the state, northern half wet and frozen. let's talk about the frozen stuff. up no the mountains, a 12 hour timeframe from 10:00 this morning to 10:00 this evening, above 6,000 feet, three to six inches of snow, the peaks, nearly a foot. more snow on the way there next week along with our chance of rain. that's coming up next. no face covering, no entsry. they're tightening their mask rule. this has been the case for a while but it will apply to everyone including if you have a medical condition. so costco says if you can't wear a face mask you need to wear a face shield. costco was one of the first companies to implement the mask mandate at the start of the pandemic as people rushed to

stock up on bulk food and toilet paper. if you can't cover your face with a mask or a shield, costco says use the delivery service. we are seeing outdoor dining tents start to pop up all over as the colder weather is moving in. how safe are they? jobina, experts say there's a certain setup we need to look out for? >> absolutely. here's what we're learning here. experts say the safest tent is the one with no sides because it allows air flow. "gma" teamed up with virginia tech to show how the virus can travel from table to table depending on the type of dining structure you use. >> how and why is outdoor dining safer than indoor dining? >> it has to do with ventilation. if the ability of this virus to dissipate in the air. >> as you see more tents popping up, what are your concerns? >> tents don't have ventilation the way an indoor restaurant would. so these outdoor settings are not actually outdoors. >> if you're with someone who happens to be infected, there's really a high potential for

virus to build up in the air and for everyone in that little bubble to be exposed. i feel like it's only prudent to go in there with people in your own household or people in your own pod. >> all right. so here's another recommendation for restaurants. the infection disease expert "gma" spoke to says turn down the loud music. loud music means you have to speak more loudly which creates an opportunity to expel more virus particles. there will be much more on this at 7:00 on "gma." the irs is trying to reach out to people who still have not received their stimulus checks. most people got these way back, months ago. but 12 million people who don't normally file tax returns had to register online and there are still 4 million of them who haven't done that. there is a november 21st deadline to register or you will have to wait until you file your 2020 tax returns to get that 1,200 payment. now to your morning money report. black friday is just two weeks away and it's expected to be the biggest sales day ever, even in

the middle of a pandemic. the biggest difference this year is that most major retailers are closing back their brick-and-mortar locations on thanksgiving thursday. so analysts expect online sales to increase by nearly 50% on thanksgiving. online sales are expected to top $10 billion on black friday. this would be the first time ever. experts say americans have more money to buy things this year because they're not spending as much money at restaurants or on travel because of the pandemic. still two-thirds of all shopping will be in stores versus online this year. sales are expected to top $1 trillion. a bay area company is getting some love on "gma" this morning. get it right has a california location in novato. today tory johnson is featuring it in her deals and steals segment. you can get one of its suction lid sets for half off. the lids promise to turn any container instantly into a

storage container. you can check out the rest of the deals and steals at 7:00 on "gma." now let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way this morning. we're continuing to go up this morning, about 232 points. we learned this morning that san francisco-based doordash will soon be trading on the new york stock exchange. they filed for an ipo worth up to $10 mil$100 million overnigh super heroes went from fighting crime to fighting grime. look at batman here. the caped cleaner joined his super friends in a yearly tradition at the seal packer children's hospital. >> this is a great day because just a simple smile, a laughter has been brightening the days of our youngest patients. our staff, our family members, even our health care teams who are every day heroes here at stanford children's health. >> we have all gone through a hard year. i think all of us can use laughter and joy at this time. >> the super heroes appearance

is one of many events that take place year-round to brighten the spirits of children battling life threatening conditions at the hospital. >> i like how they're trying to -- they're selling it. >> they are. >> you got to do the moogtions. the faces. you got to wave. >> was that thor? >> yeah. i think that's thor. >> okay. yeah. >> had arms like thor, that's for sure. >> well, yeah. >> he was good. he was good. that's fun. so neat. let's talk about a beautiful picture right now. let me show it to you from our exploratorium camera at pier 15. it is the cliche, the calm before the storm. the waters on the bay quiet right now. we have moderate and light rain moving from north to south from morning to early evening hours. a warming trend sunday through tuesday. tuesday marks the beginning of an unsettled pattern that we've been talking about most of the week, that will bring us a chance of rain through at least thursday.

right now it's on the lighter side. so they're all 1s. we kind of need lighter rain right now while the burn scars heal. if we got heavy rain we would have issues with flooding. the storm unleashing most of its energy up north. 70-mile-per-hour winds, heavy rain, heavyvancouver. you can see some yellow out there in the north bay going through the early afternoon hours. temperatures in the north bay never escape the 50s. 60s south of there but you'll drop into the 50s once the rain begins. tonight, partial clearing. where it clears out, look at all that tule fog forming. 30s in the north bay, the rest of us waking up into the 40s. here's a quick look at next tuesday. the u.s. model shows one storm coming through, a break wednesday, then another storm coming through thursday. rainfall amounts healthier over the three-day period. half an inch to possibly up to an inch. that's our model, the european model is not quite as robust.

before that happens, look at the warming trend, 70s. for everybody around the bay, monday and tuesday, 70s. then cooler with that rain getting heavier wednesday into thursday. have a good weekend. >> thank you. as traffic returns to the streets of san francisco, so does the debate over congestion pricing. the public just weighed in on a plan that would charge tolls for driving on streets downtown and south of market. so one option calls for charging inbound traffic. another would charge traffic going both ways. some drivers would get discounts. part of the plan aims to encourage people to take public transit instead of driving, but some accuse muni of being unreliable. >> all of this would work if we had a transit system that functioned, but the truth is we don't. >> we would not expect to implement congestion pricing if we don't have a transit system that can take those extra riders. >> sf mta plans to ask for more public input before implementing any plans.

happening today, we could find out if the price to cross the golden gate bridge will be going up again. the bridge's board of directors meets today to discuss a toll hike to help prevent laying off or furloughing workers. the agency that operates the golden gate says it will run out of federal emergency funds that it's been using to pay employees at the end of the month. it's facing a $48 million deaf tight from the pandemic. are you ready for my favorite video of the day? look at this bear. this bear was able to with its paws open up a door and climb inside. this video is from security camera and the other thing that is amazing is as the door opens a bit, the bear is smart enough to know, oh, i have to use my body to push this open and keep it open. now i will get behind the wheel and eventually learn how to drive this thing. >> just you wait. >> i like this bear. >> this bear -- >> i think i like this bear

until i see it coming down the highway. then i might not like it. >> or until it's trying to look for something you're driving then you don't like the bear. you go to get in the car and the bear is sitting there. >> that could be an issue. that is when you say this is now your car. congratulation congratulations. >> it's friday the 13th, we ward off the evil spirits with what? hand lotion. it works. >> you know what? hand lotion does it all, doesn't it? >> all the evil spirits know this. great day on the lake! it is. lunch is cookin'! and i saved a bunch of money on my boat insurance with geico. fellas, can it get any better than this?

whoa! my old hairstyle grew back. so did mine. [80's music] what? i was an 80's kid. it only gets better when you switch and save with geico.

all right. it's 6:55 on friday the 13th. i've nicknamed our storm jason. it's coming in this morning to the north bay with light to moderate rain. it will taper to light rain this afternoon and evening as it moves south and exits out the south bay by midnight. number two, contra costa

county is going from the orange reopening tier into the more restrictive red tier, that means starting today indoor dining will be restricted to 25% of capacity again. gyms have to operate at only 10%. at midnight san francisco will roll back some activities to stop a surge in cases. indoor dining at restaurants will no longer be allowed, gyms and movie theaters have to reduce their capacity. number five, abc news is projecting joe biden has won arizona. it gives biden 11 more electoral votes for a total of 290. that's 20 more than the 270 required to take the white house. number six, we're looking live outside showing off the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights and very clear for this friday. number seven, the san francisco opera's online costume sale starts today. money raised will help the artists who are out of work because of the pandemic. we have more information on that at abc7news.com. i have picked out my outfit. it has a headpiece. >> what were the prices? >> it's not open yet. so we don't know.

it starts today. i will be watching. >> it goes from $75 to

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