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blag better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. with covid-19 cases growing, millions of people here in the bay area will see indoor operations at restaurants and several other businesses come to an end. and with the holidays coming up, some are getting creative and expanding their services in ways we've never seen before. good morning, everybody. it's sunday, november 15th. i'm liz kreutz. thank you for joining us. we will avery much more on the changes and restrictions, many counties are facing this week but first as always let's start with another quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> hey liz, good morning to you. it is chilly out there, we have clear skies, not the fog problem we had yesterday, and our warming trend continues. it felt pretty good yesterday in the sun. with all the sun today most of
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us will enjoy the warming trend but part of that system is going to sag to the south, bringing a few clouds to the north bay. maybe even a sprinkle. it's 35 right now in santa rosa, 43 in oakland, 42 in santa rosa and a check of the fog you'll notice livermore just one mile visibility, five miles in santa rosa. so the deal for your sunday starting out with partly cloudy conditions, lots of sunshine, low 60s around noontime, bay side and inland in the 50s at the coast and later on this afternoon in the upper 60s in parts of the south bay and east bay valleys. clouds in the north bay and chance of a sonoma sprinkle. we'll talk about that and the next rain chance for the entire bay area in a beau minutes. we begin way look at the surge in covid-19 cases. california officially topped 1 million diagnosed coronavirus cases, the state reported more than 9,800 new cases yesterday, one of the largest single day
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counts we have seen since august. the 14-day positivity rate is 4.2%, 4% friday and 3.7% earlier in the week. the transmission of the virus is going up. since the pandemic started, the bay area has seen more than 133,000 confirmed cases. because of this growth in cases, much the bay area as we've been talking about is pivoting again when it comes to eating out. health and the economy are key to our efforts to building a better bay area. indoor dine something shut down in san francisco and more cities will follow suit in just a few days. abc 7 news reporter cornell barnard shows us while some restaurants are adjusting, others think they will not survive another round of restricti restrictions. >> reporter: there's an echo construction in san francisco's hayes valley where pierre pegeron is busy building this parklet, the same type of structure he's been building for months.
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>> we intend to get it done by the end of the day. a lot of people are struggling. we need to get this thing up and running. >> reporter: the parklet is for david bass owner of sugar lounge who plans to reopen outdoors after a nine-month closure. >> hopefully that will give us a little bit what have we used to have. >> reporter: up an hayes street chefs at amano restaurant are cooking you have kasey dishes for outdoor diners. the indoor dining room is off limits. >> as as hard to good-bye to indoor dining. >> reporter: at a time when covid rates are surging statewide. >> we need our people to be safe and healthy out there so i think they're smart for closing things up. >> reporter: marin county health officials say covid cases have almost doubled in the last ten days and still rising and because of that, new restrictions start tuesday. gyms must reduce capacity to 10%, a 50% limit at malls and
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restaurants must stop serving customers indoors. the marin county health director says we're seeing more people getting sick with covid-19 and needing hospitalization. with flu season and potential impacts from holiday gatherings and travel, it's time to act to prevent a much larger surge." >> we got a lot of people. >> reporter: his tam commons tap room and kitchen in san rafael cannot survive more restrictions. >> we have to shut down. we don't have any to go, only outside seating and the weather is not going to help out. >> reporter: he's hopeful he can reopen someday. in san rafael, cornell barnard, abc 7 news. santa clara county and contra costa county are also bringing an end to indoor dining starting tuesday. contra costa is ordering fitness centers to stop indoor operations as well and santa clara county currently in the orange tier expects to be bumped to the more restrictive red tier. it is keeping gyms open by at
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10% capacity. san francisco gyms have new limitations because of a spike in coronavirus cases. all health and fitness studios in the city are limited to 25% capacity or to 50 people. many gym vs have shut down. other studios switched to online streaming but many say they've lost customers and can't afford to pay rent. the co-founder and ceo of san francisco gym tribe says their membership reduced by two-thirds. he says his gym is fine for now but he's not sure a lot of gyms will make it. >> i think next year we're looking at least 50% of the health and fitness studios brick and mortars will be gone and if they're not gone already, they're headed that way. >> coronavirus cases in san francisco have jumped 250% since october 2nd. san francisco crossfit is
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closing its doors permanently today. membership is down around 70% and overhead costs in the city are too tie hoo. first began in 2005 and led to the creation of 20 other bay area coaching businesses. it drew in serious athletes, physical therapists and patients and people just looking to get in a good workout. sad to hear that. we first told but this story yesterday on "abc 7 mornings," one grocery store in san francisco is offering late night shopping by reservation only. j.r. stone explains why shoppers feel this is safer. >> it's the holidays. it's been a crazy year for everybody so we're think being staying safe and staying home. >> reporter: that at a time when covid cases are soaring, and indoor dining is ending in some cities like san francisco. reed harrington says he doesn't want to deal with supermarket crowds, especially now. that's why his main shopping is done. >> we picked up our turkey and
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ham and we're just putting things together. >> reporter: but quieter shopping with empty aisles like this are still out there, because at least one store, san francisco's rainbow grocery, in this case, is offering a reservation only half capacity late night shop after closing time. >> we decided to offer this, and a lot of what we heard from people last week was that they thought a lot safer, safety was their main concerns and one of their main motivators for coming in during the reservation time. >> reporter: and while it is only on certain nights, it's something that will likely help those families who are doing all they can to still make some good old holiday memories. >> no visiting families, so it's pretty sad, but we try to, you know, like save us and save other people as well. >> i know there's a lot of restrictions but i think the community or the people are going to make an extra effort to make sure that is meaningful this time. >> reporter: you're looking at
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the special senior and high risk hours here at rainbow grocery in san francisco. those special safe hours that we talked about are only on certain nights, and you can go to our website for details there, abc7news.com. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >> and if you want to see what kinds of activities put you most at risk for covid-19 exposure, test your knowledge at abc7news.com. choose answers to various situations and then see what the experts have to say. all right, lisa, just a week and a half away now so i'm sure people are making their grocery store list forever the holidays. >> yes, and boy, it feels like it. it's cold in the city, it's 48 at the airport. it's only 44, the winds are calm and look at the visibility, sparkling out there, in the mid-60s today for a warmer afternoon out there, beautiful day on the way. my accuweather seven-day forecast is next. also ahead, a trump rally in
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the long time owner of ricky's sports theater and grill in san leandro has died. the sports bar is a favorite hangout for fans in the east bay particularly on sundays when the raiders were playing. it first opened in 1946 and then moved to its recent location in 1960. this summer it appeared the bar was in danger of closing because of the pandemic. "the chronicle" reports ricky ricardo died from complications to a stroke and alzheimer's disease, he was 75 years old. laura anthony tweeted this "so
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sore troy hear this news. i was fortunate to interview ricky several times over the years. always gracious and welcoming. a true icon of the east bay. rest easy, ricky." you can share your memories on our facebook page, in a post online, the bar also asks fans to say a prayer and light a candle. also in the east bay, a protest in walnut creek in downtown walnut creek turned violent with protesters clashing with counter protesters. organizers called it a no justice, no peace protest, several downtown businesses were left vandalized with anti-police graffiti. there were several physical confrontations. the crowd of a few dozen marched through downtown walnut creek streets at times interrupting outdoor dining happening at some restaurants. we've reached out to walnut creek police to see if any arrests have been made. supporters of president trump rallied in washington, d.c., yesterday. protesting the results of the election and falsely claiming it had been stolen from the
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president. [ chants of "usa" ] cheers and chants accompanied the president answer motorcade as he drove down pennsylvania avenue, headed to another golf outing. president trump waved and smiled at his supporters, estimated to be in the thousands. he has not conceded the election. the mostly maskless crowd descended on the steps of the u.s. supreme court where many feel the election would somehow be overturned. there was counter protesterance a few scuffles between groups an at least ten people were arrested. while the so-called million maga march, a group of california trump supporters rallied in sacramento to stop the steal in their words, that's the name of the campaign, echoing the president's claims of voter fraud. dan noyes was there to see the rally break out in violence. >> antifah! >> reporter: this is what happened when the talking
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stopped, when the far right proud boys squared off against antifah and other counter protesters. this is how the day started, just over 30% of californians voted for president trump in this election and hundreds of them rallied at the state capitol. they believe trump's still claims the election was marked by widespread voter fraud and calling for a national recount. [ chants of "four more years." >> we have had people trying to steal our nation out from under us for decades. california used to be a nice place. >> reporter: the rally drew a large asian-american contingent and people from across the state. this trump supporter was very critical of the media and declined to give his name. >> i'm here to support my president. i'm here to support the constitution. i'm here to support every american's right to vote. >> reporter: on stage and scattered in the crowd i found members of the proud boys, a far-right hate group according
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to the southern law center. people faces covered and wearing all black arrived, antifah twitter accounts called for a counter to the rally. sacramento police and chp on horses in and riot gear kept the opposite sides apart for most of the day. >> this is really a phase, setup right here, you have the rally over there, still going on, but then back this way, you've got antifah and other counter protesters in a standoff with some of the trump supporters. >> look at you. you're the one that has no pride in what you're standing for. >> i do. >> you are not taking off your helmet, your glasses and your mask. you're scared. >> has the recount changed anything? >> it will this time? >> because of trump? >> it's what i feel in my heart it will happen. >> reporter: the proud boys came around the block to confront the counter protesters, unleashing a
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cloud of bear spray. >> antifah! [ bleep ] >> reporter: despite the scuffle, no serious injuries were reported. several suffered the effects of the bear spray. police made at least two arrests. for the i-team in sacramento, dan noyes, abc 7 news. >> as president trump's refusal to concede impedes the biden transition, john bolton and former obama homeland security secretary jeh johnson will discuss the national security implications of this delay and you can watch those full interviews on "this week with george stephanopolous" at 8:00 this morning, right here on abc 7. mean tile, dewali celebrations are looking a little bit different because of the coronavirus. these are pictures of what the holiday looked like in india. kris reyes is in fremont with how temples in the bay area made the fest i have of lights safe. ♪
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>> reporter: in many ways this diwali follows tradition, this hindu temple illuminated with temples burning in clay lamps, the theme as always the triumph of good versus evil. >> in the front you can see a lotus so the pictures are drawn and then the lighting was put around the picture so that's the low tess of the goddess lackshmin. >> reporter: this sun like any other year. the xs on the floor, mask, hand sanitizers and the room a limited capacity. on any other year, this temple would be overflowing. >> it's really that idea of the fact that how do we come together, and hope for prosperity of everybody. when will this pandemic end? >> it's humbling. it's somber, but it's a hope for the future. >> reporter: diwalacy one of the
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most important traditions in the hindu faith, celebrated during the holiest month in the hindu lunar calendar. in the bay area tens of thousands attend events during the five-day celebration. this year, that's just not possible. >> we're having a small intimate get-together with people that have been in our covid bubble. >> reporter: dr. bala with the hindu-american foundation, a nonpartisan organization. this year, they sent out a diwali tool kit to spread awa awareness about the celebration. it was welcome news that vice president--elect kamala harris tweeted this greeting. >> it's always exciting to see representation and the last couple of years i don't think they've added diwali at the white house, so it will be great to have it back. >> reporter: at this hindu temple in fremont, prayers for better days ahead and gratefulness for the opportunity to celebrate at all. >> very important for us to keep going, because otherwise if you see that people get depression,
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drinking problems. >> my hope and prayer tonight is that everyone should stay healthy, be safe and no one gets affected by this pandemic really. >> reporter: in fremont, kris reyes for abc 7 news. >> beautiful celebrations. all right, let's get over to lisa for another look outside as we get a check of the weather. >> hey there, liz. we are looking at a pretty nice day. we had some weak weather system that will move to the north late other than today. other than that, we will be enjoying a lot of sunshine. so that system could bring a sprinkle or two through sonoma but otherwise we're on a roll for the milder weather not only for your sunday but into monday as well. we have that going for us but also possibility of more showers, in fact looks likely as we get into tuesday and wednesday. that's our next chance of rain. there's live doppler 7 looking pretty quiet this morning, 43 in oakland. it is 51 in richmond, so some areas are kind of mild but as you see when we get up to the
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north bay, wow is that chilly with 35 in santa rosa, 36 in novato and we're in the upper 40s for san francisco and pacifica. here is a look at our 24-hour temperature change, 11 degrees cooler on the coast, with 9 degrees cooler in livermore. exploratorium looking pretty nice, sparkling this morning, in fact we're looking at the high clouds well to the north, so we'll be enjoying a lot of sunshine out there. so looks pretty good for today, for most of us, if you want to head out and enjoy that november sun, possible showers in the north bay. we're talking sonoma north but we will have high clouds down through marin county, and then that rain moves in, as early as tuesday. here is a look at air quality from the north bay to the santa clara region, moderate side so maybe a little hazy at times as hb builds in and a coastal flood advisory. it's that time of year for the king tides. the low-lying areas, mancanita
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parking lot overflows, high tide 10:44 a.m., and monday 11:25 a.m. flooding with low-lying areas possible. here is a look at the rest of the day today. notice the clouds moving in 12:30 and the rain staying to the north. other wiles it's sunny and the clouds pull back for your monday. another mild afternoon, in fact the mildest one, and then we'll see increasing clouds ahead of that next system, and this is the one that could bring us anywhere from half inch to maybe an inch from san francisco and oakland up through the north bay, and then looking at lesser amounts in the south bay. hoping for more but unfortunately that's a really isolated one chance of rain coming in tuesday and wednesday. 67 in richmond today. looking at 68 in oakland. numbers will be milder today, with low 70s in morgan hill. so a nice day there with 71 in san rafael, mid-60s with increasing clouds up in the north bay, from santa rosa to lakeport, and your accuweather
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seven-day forecast. we have more 70s arriving for your monday, so pretty mild, a level one system for tuesday. a little bit soggy there, when we get it late morning to early afternoon commute on tuesday, should be ending on wednesday, mountain snow is good and as we get into the rest of the work week, it's quiet. we'll call it a zonal flow with numbers in the 60s, clouds around on thursday, so not too exciting out there, liz, except for the fact that boy t felt good out there yesterday with the sun. another nice one ahead today. >> it really, really did. starting to feel like winter. just ahead, a north bay restaurant made the difficult decision to close because of an increase in covid cases. why the owner says staying so strong. so... not ripped.
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a lot of restaurant owners face a dlilemma. stay open to benefit the economy and stay home to protect the health. >> reporter: it hasn't even been two weeks since bistro v's installed this $15,000 tent, an investment for the winter months. >> we knew that cold would be coming and we planned on building something to protect the patio from wind and rain. >> reporter: but as perfectly planned as it was, even that cannot protect from covid-19. owner su young kim spent the
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past few weeks obsessing over election results and didn't look at covid-19 cases until a few days ago. cases rising around the world and here in the u.s. >> it took me seconds to come to the realization we couldn't do this. >> reporter: she made the difficult decision to temporarily close her restaurant entirely. the tent and matching outdoor curtains she ordered will no longer be put to use. >> with this patio enclosed t wouldn't be enough air flow to make this an outdoor space and i count rcouldn't risk my health, eric, the customers and staff and we decided to close. >> reporter: in-person dine something considered one of the highest risk places for transmissi transmission. a study from stanford shows restaurants may be four time riskier than gyms and coffee shops. the reason has to do with this, at restaurants once you sit down you take your mask off and stays
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off for an extended prft. su young's partner eric is concerned about the number of diners from outside marin county. one customer brought along a relative visiting from florida. >> i just thought, you know, really? it's great that you think it's worth seeing your relative but you made me see them. >> reporter: soo young and eric know closing may seem extreme and might not work for everyone, but for them, staying open is just not worth it. >> soo young says she's continue to be driven by the data. she hopes to reopen bistro v's in march if cases go down. definitely some tough decisions. still to come on "abc 7 mornings," some unemployment benefits are coming to an end soon. many americans reliant on the aid saying they don't know how they'll make ends meet. plus for astronauts, four astronauts are preparing for an historic spacex launch today.
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for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. good morning again, everybody. we'll start this half hour with a look at the weather. let's get back over to meteorologist lisa argen. hey, lisa. >> hey, liz, good morning to you. it's cold out there. skies are clear. we have a little bit of fog in our inland east bay valley, otherwise temperatures that have dropped once again. cooler into the 30s in the north bay, but it's 40 in castro valley. 51 in san leandro. fremont at 40, a patch of fog in livermore 38 degrees, same deal in napa but clear. 36 in novato, 35 in santa rosa. increasing clouds north bay today otherwise we have sunny and milder conditions by noontime. low to mid-60s for most except at the coast and the clouds will keep temperatures a little bit cooler than you can see in livermore, upper 60s today. we could even see a sprinkle as far south as sonoma county.
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so we'll keep an eye on that but otherwise another milder day before the rain returns. we'll have a time line for that in a few minutes. liz? >> all right, lisa, thank you. covid-19 cases are exploding across the country, with infections and hospitalizations going up in nearly every state. officials are cracking down and acting tighter restrictions and in some cases lockdowns. ty hernandez has the details. >> reporter: cases of coronavirus continue to rise in all 50 states, 245,045 40 americans have died from the vary us since the pandemic began. many states imposing new restrictions. today washington state's governor is expected to announce sweeping new restrictions to curb the spread of covid-19, including a ban on indoor social gathering and indoor service at bars and restaurants. in north dakota, the governor changing course, issuing a statewide mask mandate. flint, michigan, has made progress reducing the disparity in deaths and infection rates
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among african-americans, in part through increased access to testing, but still, the state broke another daily case record on friday. >> so i do think we are going to have to go back into some period of modified operations. >> reporter: meantime the head of the trump administration's operation warp speed president-elect joe biden's team should be given access to the federal program so that nothing slows it down, warning thousands of lives are at stake. ty hernandez, abc news, new york. aaa estimates there will be a 10% drop in thanksgiving travel due to the pandemic. roughly 15 million americans are expected to hit the road for the holiday, down from 55 million last year, but that's still a lot of people, with the recent surge in cases, it's possible the number could drop even more. california, oregon and washington issued a travel advisory, urging residents to stay close to home, and if they travel out of state to self-quarantine for 14 days,
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when they return. and tens of millions of americans relying on some form of federal unemployment insurance face an uncertain future. the pandemic emergency employment, unemployment compensation is set to expire in weeks from now and the pandemic unemployment assistance program will expire at the end of the year. some 21 million americans have claimed federal help through the programs. >> never been one to count on the government for health, but i've also never been one that's been in a pandemic and half the country shut down either. >> one of the problems here is the normal social safety net in this country has a big hole in it, and usually the backup employment options are just not there. >> both republicans and democrats are at an impasse in washington on pandemic relief. this as surge in covid-19 infections sends many states back into lockdowns, leaving more people out of work. not great timing.
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spacex and tesla ceo elmusk says he likely has a moderate case of covid-19, getting different test results from different labs and in another tweet he added that his symptoms feel like a regular cold, but have been up and down. this disclosure comes ahead of a historic launch by spacex this afternoon. nasa did contact tracing and no one who is essential to today's mission was at risk of having been exposed. vice president mike pence and his wife karen will attend the launch. abc news transportation correspondent gio benitez has more. >> reporter: just hours from now, the historic launch, four astronauts headed to the international space station for six months. >> they get suited up, come across in teslas and get into dragon. >> reporter: florida the best location for the launch but its weather makes it tricky. >> the concern for flying both the rocket and the dragon
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capsule through any precipitation. >> reporter: weather needs to be good not just for the rocket to launch, but for the drone ship that catches the rocket when it comes back. >> we're going to reuse the first stage that we're flying on crew 1, so it's important to recover that boost sore we needed to get the drone ship in place. >> reporter: launching sunday also means the time to get to the space station takes longer, 27 hours, instead of 8. what makes this mission different from the one that launched in may? well, that was a test mission, this is an operational mission with a crew of four astronauts. they will stay at the international space station for six months. first time flyer victor glover telling us it will be the trip of a lifetime. >> i can't wait to go up above 100 kilometers and live on the space station and that fascination that i look forward to sharing with people, that i have it as well. it burns bright. >> reporter: the mission's name? resilience, which veteran astronaut soichi know gucci says it fitting for our times. >> you know that 2020 is a tough
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year for everyone, and we'd like to bring a positive image for the people who are watching our mission. >> reporter: how ready are the astronauts to get up in space? well, we're told that they've already set up their automatic out-of-office email replies. gio benitez, abc news at the kennedy space center in florida. >> it will be exciting to see. completion of san francisco's central subway project has been delayed again. this time muni is blaming the pandemic for the setback. construction will not be finished until spring of 2022 at the earliest. muni said the setback was caused by construction workers stricken with covid-19, quarantines and problems getting construction materials during the pandemic. the $1.6 billion subway project has seen delay after delay and tens of millions in cost overruns. the more than 1.5-mile extension to the t third muni metro line was originally supposed to open
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last year. all right, still ahead on "abc 7 mornings," the local mission to keep plants from going extinct and the financial threat that could undermine it. and let's take a live look outside as we head to break. it's 5:37 on this sunday morning. i hope you're waking up with a cup of coffee, cozy. it is chilly. a nice look at the bay bridge.
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today's memorial will be in front of city hall with flowers and packards with the names of 188 people who died in traffic crashes on san francisco streets since 2014. 188 pairs of shoes will represent each person. city hall and coyte tower will be lit up tonight in yellow as well to honor the victims. and a fund-raiser for police k9s has only 12 hours to g the sixth annual fund-raiser for sean's k-9s. this year all the bidding is done virtually. the luau benefits the sean m. walsh foundation a nonprofit that purchases dogs for police departments. walsh was a santa clara police explorer and military police soldier killed in action during "operation enduring freedom" which started after the september 11at tacks. items for bid, trips to italy, bali, mexico and europe, wine tasting in napa and jewelry and sports memorabilia. all right, lisa, it's cold out there. >> yes, it is cold.
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we have to stop saying that. it is november. i have to stop saying that, not you. we are going to warm up. yesterday we're in the low 60s, here in oakland. how about some mid and upper 60s, depending on where you are, so beautiful day on the way, clouds will increase for parts of the north bay, though, so we'll talk about how long this milder weather lasts before the rain returns, next. >> thanks, lisa. also next, after a slow start, stanford tries to rally late from 19th down in the fourth quarter against colorado, came down to the game's final play. chri - ( phone ringing )es offers - big button,alized phones... and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours.
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mercedes-benz superdome. this morning, cal finally opens the season against ucla at the rose bowl. kickoff at 9:00 a.m. cal was supposed to play arizona state yesterday but the sun devils had a bunch of players and staff test positive for covid-19, including the head coach. ucla's game against utah was also canceled because the utes have an outbreak so on friday, the pac-12 decided to have golden bears play the bruins today. yesterday san jose state showed they may be the best college team in the bay area, when they took on unlv. here's sports anchor chris alvarez with the highlights in morning's sports. >> good morning at 3-0, san jose state has matched their best start to a season since 1982, sparty with a chance to improve to 4-0 against a winless unlv squad. first quarter, from the south bay, spartans down 3-0. nick starkle to bailey gaither and he does the rest. 41 yards to the house and it is 7-3 spartans. second quarter, tyler nevins,
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two yards in, 17-3. sparty party rolling, the home team again. starkle quick pass to gaither, another touchdown 24-10 at the break and fourth quarter, check out this run from kyrie robinson, cuts it back and dives in, that made it 31-7. spartans win 34-17, they're 4-0 and play at fresno state next saturday. what a wild week for the pac- pac-12, several cancellations. davis mills making a season debut, we a false positive that forced him to stay out last week at oregon. stanford hosting colorado, andrew luck, christian mccaffrey, john elway in the cardboard cutout form. third quarter, colorado up big. ric rice looked like his dad, jerry rice. davis mills scores the option keeper, 28-16. first play of the fourth, the bus, manghan punches it in.
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stanford handing it to austin jones, this touchdown gives the cardinal life but under three minutes to g stanford down, 35-24. dafz iz mills to scooter harrington for the short score. they get the two-point conversion, it's a 35-32 game. final chance for stanford they need a miracle here for the laterals, this ear note going to work out. colorado hangs on 35-32. stanford drops to 0-2. the cardinal will host washington state next week. as with everything in 2020, there's been plenty of change, including to the tradition like no other, the masters played in the fall without fans at augusta national but still a green jacket awaiting the winner sunday afternoon, a beautiful fall day in augusta, defending champion tiger woods shot an even 72 on moving day, gets the birdie to drop here on 12, he's 5 under, tied for 20th. sun-jae im on the 11th, lines it up perfectly and this thing is going to roll right into the cup, shot a 4 under 68, tied for second place at 12 under.
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so it's im, abe ram ancer and cameron smith tied for second. and dustin johnson a blistering 7 under 65, a long putt falls and the world's number one lankd player has one major win, the 2016 u.s. open but making a push for the green jacket with shots like this on 7, he's the leader at 16 under, a four-shot lead over three players tied for second, d.j. is the first player in masters history with multiple rounds of 65, or better in the same week. should be an interesting sunday there at the masters. that's your look at sports. send it back to you. >> i know we keep talking about how cold it is but it was so hot this summer so i just think it's a big adjustment for us. >> you know, it was until about actually it was cool until about august. it was one of those summers where are we going to get a summer, and then yes, it was unbearable august and september, and so now we're back into some really dry and cold conditions for the short term, because things are going to change.
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here is a look at sutro right now. a beautiful start to your sunday, but yes, 30s in parts of the bay area, as well as 40s out there, so we're looking at some changes arriving today in terms of higher clouds to the north. so we've got full sunshine from the peninsula inland to the south bay, so that's going to aid in our warm-up today. then the clouds increasing in the north bay, could lead to just a few sprinkles but then rain returns for everyone as we get into your tuesday morning, and then even into a portion of wednesday. there's a live look outside where temperatures are not too bad here in the city, but otherwise we're looking at those upper 30s for new castro valley. 42 in union city. it's 40 in fremont. good morning to you and then those 30s in the north bay. a little bit of fog here, 48 san francisco, 41 in san carlos, so that gives us anywhere from a 4 to 13-degree drop from hayward to half moon bay this morning as we look at the skies throughout the afternoon, moderate air quality, north bay and the south bay, in between pretty good out there and then you'll see high
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clouds mix in to the north bay as well from sonoma to napa, through marin. the king tide is back and that means that we should be looking at a little bit of coastal flooding here, as the astronomical high tide is at 6.9 feet, 10:22 this morning and 11:25 and then again into monday morning. here is a look at the next several hours, where the clouds by about 12:30/1:00 will be overspreading much of the north bay. the rain stays to the north but there is an outside chance that you could see a few sprinkles from sonoma there and it pulls back. we've got a milder monday on the way, the warmest day of the week, then increasing high clouds in advance of the next system that arrives tuesday morning for some of us, so here is a look at that system, pushing through throughout the day on tuesday. a little bit of mountain snow. it's a quick mover, few lingering showers in the morning on wednesday and we're dry again into the latter part of the work week. highs today underneath mostly sunny skies from the east bay to the south bay, from 66 in san mateo, 67 in fremont, palo alto and the increasing clouds,
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lakeport could see a shower there and the accuweather seven-day forecast featuring the 70s today for our far inland valleys as well as the south bay, that continues into your monday. level one system tuesday and wednesday we'll break out into partly cloudy skies late wednesday and as we get into the rest of the work week it's going to be mild inland but cool at our coast so enjoy that sun the next few days. liz? >> we certainly will, lisa. >> for more than half a century they protected exotic plants from the threat of extinction. but walking into the nursery at san francisco botanical garden you get the idea the buildings themselves should be on an endanger list. wooden tables once used to nurture seedlings from the far corners of the world are now barely standing, overcome by not so exotic weeds and damage to the shelter itself. >> you can see we've had issues with some vandalism people crashing through the ceiling. >> it's kind of held together with duct tape at this point.
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>> reporter: and with it, says director stephanie lind reis the garden's critical mission. over the decades the grounds inside golden gate park have become a sanctuary for plants threatened from climate change to clear-cutting. these wax palms from colombia are believed to be the first to bloom in north america and along with the plants come the life that they support. >> people get excited about saving endangered animals, but what they don't often realize is that saving those animals depends on saving their habitat. >> reporter: to do that, the garden is planning to break ground on a new $6 million nursery center. the state-of-the-art facility will allow the garden to become a worldwide effort with a partnership with conservation international. the curator returned from kenya and says much of the african connent faces severe challenges. >> the trees of high timber or medicinal value, tend to be cut the larger specimens.
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>> reporter: because san francisco's temperatures and fog mimic the climate of many milder ecosystems, the garden could become an epicenter for restoration. >> we can be a refuge for plants that are threatened in their natural habitat, they're threatened, we can be a backup population here. >> reporter: dan ashley, abc 7 news. >> and the botanical garden raised about 80% of the money they need for the nursery, in part through generous matching grants, but they're still in a final fund-raising push. we have links on our website abc7news.com. next, you'll get to sing with some of the biggest superstars in music once again in disney's third sing-along. ♪ tale as old as time ♪ song as old rhyme ♪ beauty and the beast >> chills already. disney's holiday sing-along is raising money for charities across the country. we'll have all the d
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'tis the season for another disney family sing-along. ♪ be our guest, be our guest, put our service to the test ♪ >> that was from a previous sing-along. abc is making the season bright with the disney holiday sing-along this month. ryan seacrest returns to host the festive special, the star-studded line-up includes bts, michael buble, katy perry, pink, derek houhh. the cast from the lion king, aladdin and froze listen reunite for a tribute to broadway. this special also raises awareness about disney's feed the love campaign, feeding america and toys for tots. we can't wait for the day that broadway can back up and running again but this is a great alternative for us. watch the disney holiday singalong monday november 30th at 8:00 p.m. here on abc 7.
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bay area will see indoor operations at restaurants and several other businesses come to an end. and with the holidays coming up, american are doing whatever they can to survive. some are getting creative and expanding their services in ways infer seen before. good morning again, everybody. it's sunday, november 15th. i'm liz kreutz. thank you for joining us. we will avery much more on the changes and restrictions, many counties are facing this week but first let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> hey liz, good morning to you. temperatures range from the 30s to 50 degrees underneath clear skies. live doppler 7 showing you a weak frontal system to the north, bringing increasing clouds to the north bay, maybe a sprinkle. otherwise it's all about warmer temperatures today. 45 in hayward right now. 43 in orinda. we have about 51 up towards the bay there, and looking at 35 santa rosa, 39 in los gatos. so a little fog there in the livermore valley, getting bet we are the
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