the date when this virus hit our shore and we have a second 90% effective mvaccine for the american people. breaking news in the race to find a coronavirus ail laxlex azar is talking abou distribution would work. this as numbers skyrocket in the country. and look outside, it will be one nice day before the rain moves in again. mike is here tracking our forecast. good morning, everybody. welcome to monday. happy monday. it is november 16th. >> yeah. >> good to see everyone. mike, i'm looking forward to today, i think it's the warmest day of the week. am i right about that? >> that is correct. yes. warmest day of the week as we reach the low to mid 70s away from the coast. we'll have to contend with some fog up in the north bay. this milder air mass brought

more humidity. you can see the visibility dangerously low around petaluma and your neighbors heading up towards santa rosa. that will be there throughout the morning commute. you can see in emeryville, it's quieter as we look northbound there. how about let's look at these temperatures, there you go. 70 to 74, except for mid to upper 60s along the coast. we have rain on the way, even healthier than our last storm. i'll map that out coming up. some major news about a potential covid-19. mo tederna revealing its vaccins nearly 95% effective. what is the health and human services secretary saying about this. >> he says this is something to celebrate. with today's announcement moderna says they're on track to ask for fda authorization in the coming weeks. the moderna vaccine can be scored at normal refrigeration temperatures making it easier to store and transport than pfizer's vaccine. this morning on "gma," health

and human services secretary alex aszar says there are ongoig talks about distribution.n.n.n.. >> just last week pfizer announced the vaccine is 90% effective. the u.s. hit more than 11 million cases, 1 million of them were reported last week. >> thank you. as we get new information about the vaccines, the number of cases across the u.s. continues to skyrocket. so here is the latest look at california. the state recorded 11,000 new cases on saturday. that is the highest since early august. the positivity rate continues to rise with the 14-day rate jumping to 4.4%.

on friday it was 4%. nearly 3,700 people are in the hospital in california being treated for covid-19 and about 1,000 of those people are in the icu. health and the economy are two things we're focused on in our effort to building a better bay area. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in solano county which could be moving back into the most restrictive tier soon. amy? >> looks like they're going to have a purple tier in solano county. purple is not a complete shutdown. the stores at this mall would be allowed to stay open but they would have to cut down on the number of people allowed inside in half. this was announced in a facebook post. this was post ed by s by s by sy supervisor saying that the state's public health officer told her they will move to the purple tier today and they may be calling for a curfew later this week. the purple tier means gyms cannot allow people inside

anymore, same with restaurants. indoor dining would be shut down. the purple tier has changed a bit. nail salons and hair salons can still stay open. originally when this was created this reopening plan, they were not allowed to reopen in the purple tier. the supervisor who made the facebook post said private parties and gatherings where masks are not worn is the cause for the increase in covid cases. she said religious gatherings are the second largest cause. she says she knows people are tired of this but that we all need to do our part so the community can stay healthy and so businesses can stay open. she's pulling for everyone to do their part and stay home. reporting live from fairfield, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. several bay area counties are adding restrictions to combat rising cases. starting tomorrow, marin, santa clara and contra costa county will stop indoor dining.

contra costa will stop indoor operations at fitness centers. santa clara county, which is in the orange tier expects to be bumped to the red tier. it is keeping gyms open but at 10% capacity. nearly a dozen uc davis returning members are being quarantined because of coronavirus. officials think this is due to a party. ten people got infected, some on campus say students should be more responsible. >> partying in these times is selfish. i don't understand why people are doing it, if we all stayed inside, quarantined, didn't party right now we could all get you the of this quicker. >> uc davis has been doing a great job maintaining the case numbers down. it's crazy to hear. >> nine of the infected students are in designated quarantine apartments on campus. one is staying in the fraternity house. as we approach the holidays, you can weigh the risks of

different activities with our holiday risk calculator. medical experts weigh in on scenarios like sharing a meal or gathering during a holiday. you can find this toll at abc7news.com and our app. today president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect kamala harris will talk about their plans for the economy. biden has campaigned for increasing the number of american jobs and growing tackling inequality in the u.s. elizabeth schulze has more on the challenges the biden transition team is facing. >> reporter: this morning president trump is abandoning a big part of his legal challenge in pennsylvania. his campaign is dropping a claim that accuses officials of unlawfully blocking observe earns from watching ballot counting in philadelphia and pittsburg. the setback comes after the president appeared to acknowledge biden's victory in a tweet on sunday and walked it back saying i concede nothing and i won the election. in a 60 minutes interview, former president barack obama urged the president to concede.

>> a president is a public servant. they are temporary occupants of the office by design. and when your time is up, then it is your job to put the country first and think beyond your own ego and your own interests and your own disappointments. >> reporter: over the weekend thousands of trump supporters rallied behind the president in washington, d.c. clashes with counter protesters led to at least 20 arrests. the trump administration is continuing to block president-elect biden from receiving sensitive information and from coordinating with federal agencies. axios reports that the trump administration is considering new sanctions and trade restrictions on china potentially creating a foreign policy challenge for biden's ee team. as the country battles with coronavirus cases, dr. anthony

fauci called for the trump administration to work with the biden team. >> it's almost like passing a baton in a race. you don't want to stop and then give it to somebody. you want to just essentially keep going. >> reporter: and joe biden's advisers are expected to meet with vaccinemakers this week, but first biden will be speaking about the economy alongside vice president-elect kamala harris in delaware. all right. it's 5:08 on this monday. let's jump in and show you what's going on with our temperatures. you can see they're up to 13 degrees milder than this time yesterday. mild air mass kind of snuck into our sky while we were sleeping. it's still cool in some places. fremont, 45. union city, 46. up in richmond, 57 degrees right now. the thickest fog will remain across the north bay with mid 40s. even a few low 40s like in napa. we have 42 in pleasanton. 45 in livermore. 46 in san jose.

so some cool spots out there. for your activity planner today, a great day to be outside. it will be our last mild day and our last dry one for a couple of days. clean those drains around your house. get the leaves out of there so the rain can get into the drain tomorrow when it's going to rain. showers, brief downpours. this storm has more moisture with it than our last storm. coming in during the morning commute especially outside of the south bay and inland east bay. that's where we expect light green to yellow and orange. moderate. then it moves across all of our neighborhoods by noon. it turns over to scattered light showers for the evening hours. again, more scattered light showers for wednesday. now, some of these rain totals you will see are pushing a 2 on our storm impact scale. there's not a lot of wind and other things that come with it, so we'll keep it a 1 for now. going to be dicey tomorrow out on the roads. let's find out about right now with jobina. >> thank you.

good morning. happy monday to you. for our super commuters out of tracy, it will be slower than yush urg usual. we had an earlier morning crash that is now cleared. we have a fog advisory issued by the chp for sonoma county. this will impact people on the 101. in emeryville, things are 23 ss filling in westbound. as i head out here, i want to give you a quick reminder from the san francisco bay ferry. starting today the midday ferry service connecting alameda, oakland and san francisco will resume. >> all right. thank you very much. local, state and federal agencies are working together on a serious hazmat situation unfolding on the petaluma river. photos show a marine construction barge partially under water. this was stuck in the mud saturday night. when high tide rolled in sunday morning the barge took on water.

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. check out this shot from our east bay hills camera showing the lack of fog anywhere outside of the north bay valleys. let's use this as the backdrop for the activity planner. mid 60s by noon with the fog turning to high clouds and sunshine. mid 60s to near 70 at 4:00. our mildest afternoon this week. and then we're back into the 50s and 60s still at 7:00. we have a coastal flood advisory until 2:00 because our king tides today at 11:26 at the

golden gate bridge, and about 31 minutes later is when it gets to mill valley. you can see around 12:01 today, about 12:41 tomorrow, our last king tide for this cycle. quiet across most of the state today with 60s and 70s, even 80s and 90 in southern california. starting tomorrow heavy wet snow could cause power outages and downed trees and nasty travel in the sierra starting tomorrow. kumasi? >> thank you. all costco companies will be required to cover their faces starting today. that includes people who have medical conditions. costco says if you can't wear a face mask you can wear a face shield. you need to. costco was one of the first companies to implement the mask mandate at the start of the pandemic as people rushed there. if you can't cover your face with a mask or a shield, costco is encouraging you to use its delivery service. in today's "gma" first look there are growing concerns about the accuracy of covid testing

following reports of conflicting reports. here's mona. long lines across the city are back. a covid testing crush in l.a., new york and chicago as the u.s. hits a grim milestone, 11 million covid cases. every state in the country seeing an increase. november on track to be the worst month on record for covid cases. some cities facing a supply shortage. in detroit hospitals struggling to get enough reagent. crucial chemical substances needed to run the more accurate pcr covid test. >> we will run out of reagent and it will be difficult. >>at 7:00 a.m., jen ashton will answer your questions about testing and george stephanopoulos will go one-on-one with alex azar in a live interview.

listen to this, a family of three is okay after their boat capsized near alcatraz island. only abc7 news was there when san francisco firefighters brought the family safely back to shore at the hyde street pier. strangers called 911 because they saw it happen. the family seemed to be in good spirits once they got back on shore. >> a nice sunday afternoon and then my dad, he's not very good with boating. so he kind of tipped the boat over, the thing filled with water. then we got out of the boat. >> edward is very calm to have gone through what he went through. we're happy he is okay and his family. luckily everybody was wearing life vests. the worst part of the ordeal he said is they lost their car keys in the bay. >> wow. okay. an international crew of astronauts on their way to the international space station. >> and resilience rises, not even gravity contains humanity

when we explore as one for all. >> spacex ushered in a new era launching its first regularly scheduled commercial voyage into space yesterday. it was aptly named resilience. the team on board delivered an inspirational message ahead of the launch. >> 2020 is a tough year for everyone. we'd like to bring a positive image for the people who are watching our mission. >> once the crew arrives at the space station tonight they'll conduct transformational research with hopes for medical breakthroughs. the crew is going to spend six months at the iss and that is a new record. you know what? >> what? >> we all kind of want 2020 to be over. can we go to space? >> you're always trying to get out of this earth's atmosphere. >> i'm with you.

you'll be my space buddy. we'll go hand in hand. skip up to that capsule, jump in. >> you feel me. >> i do. i do. something good does come out of florida once in a while. how about that? >> i'll receive it. i'm not mad. >> your state is very active. we appreciate that. let's check your accuweather highlights. welcome to monday. it will be our warmest day this week. with high clouds and filtered sunshine. we'll still reach the mid to upper 60s at the coast. low to mid 70s elsewhere. moderate rain and showers tomorrow. then a secondary push of scattered lighter showers for wednesday, both storms are a 1, but when you see those rain totals up around a half inch to an inch, that's pretty impressive. a lot of us will be able to turn off our irrigation systems after today and the rain will be light enough we don't have to worry about the burn scars letting go

of debris. that's a good sign. so modest this week, 66 at half moon bay. look at that. 70 to 76, morgan hill, 76. 71 today in places like oakland, san mateo, concord, 70 in richmond and san francisco. 71 in napa. late tonight there is a chance of light rain in the north bay, especially with the southwest wind. you can see it there. marin county, the usual spots, mill valley probably getting wet. everyone else increasing clouds and mild once again. here's our storm. notice it's coming at us from the west. that's why it will have more moisture with it. and that's why it's not going to get super cold with this system. sure, we'll drop nearly 10 degrees, but low to mid 60s is where we should be on tuesday and wednesday. lingering clouds thursday. enjoy sunshine and a few cloughs friday, saturday, sunday with 50s at the coast, mid 60s for the rest of us. the big deal is tomorrow and wednesday. >> all right. thank you. coming up next, the 7 things to know this morning. and a health alert for

parents. the new research revealing ou ants could impact infants later in life. and one final tribute. sports fans pay their re

if you're just joining us, here's the 7 things to know this morning. number one, moderna says it's covid-19 vaccine is nearly 95% effective. the drugmaker plans to get fda authorization in the coming weeks. solano county may be moving to the most restrictive tier because of a surge in covid-19 cases. restaurants, churches, gyms and theaters would no longer be able to operate indoors. all right. here's a look at our next storm system, it's just off the coast. it will bring rain to the pacific northwest today and bring us a chance of moderate rain and showers before that. how about some 70s for this afternoon. number four, president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect kamala harris will reveal their plans for the economy. you can watch their joint speech at 10:45 this morning on our website, abc7news.com and our free abc7 news app. number five, president trump has admitted joe biden won the presidential election. he made the admission in a tweet

over the weekend but quickly backed off that statement saying the election was rigged. number six, as we take a live look outside showing off 680 in walnut creek. no major blocking yuissues or traffic jams to report this morning. number seven, today is the deadline for survivors of sexual abuse to file a claim against the boy scouts of america. the scouts filed for bankruptcy protection in february and set up a compensation fund for those sexually abused as kids. tributes are pouring in for the long-time owner of ricky's sports theater and grille in san leandro. sports fans dropped off bouquets of flowers and shared fond memories of rickry ricardo. he died over the weekend from complications from alzheimer's disease. ricky's was a favorite hangout for all sports fans especially for the raider nation. >> the raiders love this year for vegas and always felt

comfort knowing we still got ricky's, this is our spot and to see ricky. so it's hard. >> this is like my second home so he's treated me with nothing but open arms. he's pretty much accepted all fans from all different teams. . the bar is closed right now because of covid-19 restrictions and it is in danger of shutting permanently. a gofundme page has been set up to raise money so it could survive. a health alert this morning for parents. new research finds that antibiotic use in babies could lead to asthma, eczema, hey fever, celiac disease, adhd and even problems with weight and obesity. the study was published in mayo clinic proceedings this morning. scientists say more research is needed to determine if the antibiotics are the cause or if there are safer approaches to diming, dosing and the types of antibiotics for children under the age of 2.

a young boy is getting a new bike and helmet. neighbors came together to help after his was stolen. 9-year-old sal says his bike was taken from the front of his family's garage. it kind of looks like this one. his parents posted about the theft online and find out that others in nearby communities have been victims of the same crime. >> a little wire popped off from one of the handles. >> i was blown away with how many people are dealing with the same thing especially recently during the pandemic. whoever did this, think about the kids before you do this again. it's not fair. >> so even though sal can get a new bike, he said he was really fond of his old bike. he would love to get that one back. people now, in the pandemic. >> come on. >> we hope he gets it back. we're coming back with a full 90 minutes of news including a new look for barbie. what you'll see on store shelves

this season sgloo. and a call for more testing sites to open in san francisco. >> and united airlines kicking off a new program which means all passengers on certain flights will get covid-19 tests. and people are making their way across the golden gate bridge. we'll be right back.

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the crackdown as cases surge across the u.s. are you aware you're now being advised to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival? >> i was not. >> a new travel advisory but will people know about it and follow it? >> and san jose-based zoom wants to help you celebrate the holidays virtually. the restriction it's lifting for thanksgiving. >> fun. [ laughter ] sorry. >> for thanksgiving. >> i have a negative attitude about these virtual meetings now. good morning on this monday, november 16th. >> we'll check in with mike for a look at our forecast. >> thanksgiving! >> yeah! it's monday! you wouldn't know it by this show, that's great. all right. let's keep it rolling by talking about how today is our warmest day this week. we'll have high clouds, sunshine, a lot of 70s. our next system right now is an atmospheric river that will pummel the pacific northwest.

we'll get the tail end of it, but it does mean we'll have healthier rain than on friday. i'll get to that in the next weather. let's focus on getting you out the door. if you have to leave now, we have dangerously low visibilities up in the north bay valleys. but as you can see from our east bay hills camera that's where the fog resides now. mid 60s along the coast. santa cruz at 74. 70s forantioch, 72 in livermore. more on that storm coming up. here is kumasi. >> all right. thank you. now to the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. overnight moderna released new information about its vaccine saying it's nearly 95% effective. this news comes as cities across the u.s. face new restrictions. jobina is at the live desk with this alarming rise in cases. >> yes. a half dozen cities and states are considering or implementing new restrictions that includes los angeles where officials will

consider a curfew this week. philadelphia plans to announce new restrictions on movie theaters, gyms and indoor dining. washington state is joining philadelphia in banning indoor dining. michigan is canceling in-person classes, shutting down group workout classes and closing casinos and movie theaters on wednesday. new york city faces testing challenges and delays as travelers rush to get results before thanksgiving. >> we agreed everybody would be tested in order to be able to go. my father is somewhat compromised at 80 years old and my mother is getting up there as well, so we want to make sure that they're safe. >> just because you test negative doesn't mean that you might not be incubating and might have been exposed in the time that it took to get the test result back. every social interaction carries a little bit of risk with it. >> more than 1 million new coronavirus cases have been reported in the past week. and the number of people hospitalized due to covid-19 has increased by 24%.

reggie? >> thank you. go out of california for thanksgiving and then come back home to quarantine. that's what the state would like us to do. but are we actually going to do it? we asked some of you and julian glover is live at oaklan international with some of your answers. >> good morning. yeah. that advisory that was released friday was exactly that, an advisory, not a warning, not travel restrictions, but many people that we spoke to yesterday at sfo said they had not heard about them. so the bottom line is state health officials are urging you to cut down on nonessential travel and that you quarantine for 14 days upon returning. that same advisory also going into effect in states in washington and oregon friday as well. the advisories going into effect with thanksgiving right around the corner next week. college students planning their return trips home. the number of covid-19 cases surging all across the country. so we asked a dozen anonymous

travelers at sfo yesterday if they plan on following that advisory. we promised not to show faces to get honest answers. here's what we heard. >> do yyou plan to quarantine? >> i do. >> are you aware you're being advised to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival? >> i was not aware of that. >> nobody told you? >> no. >> are you aware you're being advised to quarantine for 14 days? >> yes. >> do you plan to do that? >> i will not be. >> so the guy you just heard from tell kris reyes flat out no say he cannot quarantine because he will travel again in five days. unless he's on essential travel that's the travel activity state health officials are asking you to try to avoid. other people said they just had not heard of the advisory yet. it was just released friday. we were speaking to people sunday evening. that's unfortunate because several of them were traveling

from covid-19 hot spots. talking about places like phoenix, houston, and also colorado. something to keep in mind as we all get ready if you're thinking about traveling this holiday season. reporting live just outside of oakland international airport, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you. united airlines will start testing more passengers for covid-19 today. united calls it the first free transatlantic covid-19 testing pilot program. the airline is offering free tests for every passenger on select flights from newark to london. the anyone who does not want to be tested will be put on another flight. the airline says this ensures that everyone on the flight will have tested negative before takeoff. the pilot program will run through december 11th. you get to london and you have to quarantine and nothing is open, so -- >> friend. >> i don't know why you would do that. the spike in coronavirus cases is increasing the demand for testing here in the bay area. some testing sites in san francisco are now reaching

capacity. the abc7 news reporter cornell barnard with what officials are doing about it. >> reporter: across california the need for covid testing is in high demand. in l.a. hundreds waited for hours in their cars for a covid test. the lines grew longer into the night. likewise in the bay area, where you could wait days to get an appointment. there are 19 city-run testing sites in san francisco like this one here at pier 30 on the embarcadero. with the surge in covid cases many are reaching capacity. >> the lines are getting longer and longer. >> reporter: the health committee chairman from the latino task force says demand is unbelievably high at this test site in the mission. recently 500 people are getting tested every day. >> we are here to service the latino community but not exclusive to and so we take care of the folks that show up that need that test. >> reporter: he believes the city needs more testing sites. >> we need a vast amount of low barrier testing sites throughout san francisco, easy access, same-day walkup in all the

neighborhoods, where we know that there is an increase in cases. >> san francisco currently does more testing than any other city in the nation. >> deputy health director dr. navina baba says the city is doing more than 5,000 tests per day. many who are lining up are not high priority. >> people exposed or have symptoms or essential workers. if people have other reasons to get tested they could go to your primary doctor. >> reporter: other reasons include traveling for the holidays. >> it's strongly discouraged the use of city resources for travel purposes. >> reporter: in san francisco, cornell barnard, abc7 news. >> if you want to see what activities put you most at risk for covid-19 exposure go to abc7 news to find our risk calculator. happening today select joe biden and vice president-elect are moving forward with their transition to the white house and they will be revealing new plans for the economy. the joint speech is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. this morning in

wil wilmington, delaware.delaware today's revised plans are exp t expected to focus heavily on responding to the pandemic. for the first time president trump acknowledged that joe biden won the presidential election. it came in a tweet which included false claims about the election being rigged. he's also refusing to concede the election. his own homeland security agency says there's no evidence of wrong doing saying that this past election was the most secure in american history. coming up, new details on a late-night protest in walnut creek this weekend. now police are asking for your help. >> plus a very early start to black friday. two stores are already launching sales this morning. but first, absolutely free, your weather forecast. hi, mike. >> yeah. let's do it. all right. let's talk temperatures first. good morning.

welcome to monday. i think will you like today. unfortunately it's one of those days where the sun sets at 4:56. if you have to work all day, maybe kick off at lunch and take a bit longer and enjoy the nice weather. right now we're a little chilly in the east bay valleys. 40 in danville to about 49 degrees heading into pittsburg. did you see mount diablo's temperature, 65. there is warm weather lurking just above our neighborhoods. that will translate into such a mild afternoon. thick fog up in the north bay. 40s there. 40s and 50s throughout the south bay and around the bay. other than that fog in the north bay for the morning, your commute ought to be good. coat this morning. sunglasses and no coat heading into the afternoon hours. let's talk about tuesday and wednesday. two parts to this storm. cold front comes through bringing us moderate rain and downpours on tuesday. on the colder side of that, unstable air on wednesday. scattered lighter showers. it will be breezy both days.

4:00 tomorrow morning, a little drizzle in the north bay. then it turns into moderate rain by the end of the commute. so you can see the commute in the north bay is going to be taxing during the morning. during lunch all of us receiving light to moderate rain. for the evening commute it tapers over to scattered showers. waking up wednesday morning, still some slick spots, leftover rain, fog is possible. you can see heading into lunch scattered showers. heading into the evening commute those showers are over. rainfall amounts will be impressive with this storm. as you can see, a third of an inch to nearly an inch of rain. tomorrow not going to be easy on the roads. how about this morning? here is jobina. good morning. >> good morning. thank you. hi, everyone. a couple quick things to note. the chp issued a fog advisory for sonoma counties. this will impact people moving along 101 in and out of the north bay. a live look showing off san jose. 101, very clear in the sbra rouy and really overall.

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at ross. yes for less! let's look at iota gaining strength, what we did not want to see. as this goes from a 4 to a 5 today. it will make landfall in the same areas ravaged by the rains from just a week ago from hurricane eta. iota could be more devastating. you're looking at some of that flooding left behind from the storm in honduras, there's not a chance that they were able to dry out in time for the flooding rains that will come from this. it will be even more devastating, iota is, than eta. i don't want to see those pictures when they come in. here's what's going on back here at home. completely the opposite. quiet from the east bay hills

camera. high clouds and sunshine. 45 to 50 at 7:00. 63 to 66 at noon. 65 to 70 at 4:00. that includes the coast. 56 to 61, a nice evening for a stroll. be careful near the coast and also in san francisco and in mill valley. we have a king tide today. you can see it's usually about 30 minutes later in mill valley than the golden gate bridge. so 12:01 and 12:41 tomorrow is our last of the king tides. 60s and 70s for most of california. look at the 80s to near 90 in southern california. let's bring it back up to our neighborhoods. you can see heavy wet snow that could cause tree and power line damage starting at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon through 6:00 wednesday. do not travel up there if you have to take the chains and expect delays. the number of s.e.c.ex abus cases against the boy scouts of america could rise before today's deadline to file a claim. tens of thousands came forward with allegations of abuse dating back decades.

the scouts filed for bankruptcy protection in january saying the national organization intends to use the chapter 11 process to set up a victims compensation fund. abuse survivors have until 2:00 p.m. today pacific time to file a claim. any details on a rowdy l l l night protest in walnut creek over the weekend. police say that about 80 people started marching on saturday night. you can see some of the graffiti left behind. it included anti-police messages and calls for justice for the deadly 2019 police shooting of miles hall. now the video also shows the group converge on the bourbon highway bar where police say they got into a small fight. a black lives matter event in dublin that received online threats last week went on peacefully sunday. >> we can't have peace if we don't honor one another. honoring one another means we listen to one another. >> the city approved sign garden

for justice was hosted outside the dublin civic center. it received threats from mike grant a local gun business owner on facebook last week. the owner posted a picture of the 17-year-old organizer, danel mcmahon and a call for counter protesters. mcmahon says despite the slet s the turnout was larger than expected. >> it was shocking for me to drive up here right now. i knew there would be a lot of people there. i couldn't imagine it. it's great to see there's so many supporters of this movement. >> this is grant, mike grant who posted that. he has since apologized after receiving backlash. mcmahon says he is willing to meet and teach grant more about the black lives matter movement. the san francisco board of supervisor also meet tomorrow on a contract with the police officers association. demonstrators are urging them to reject it. this group marched from the

police officers association to city hall yesterday afternoon. organizers called a recent contract with the association racist. the examiner reports while the contract will reduce the department's budget it does not reduce the size of the force. thieves are targeting high-end stores in san francisco. there's been three grab and run robberies in union square in the last four weeks. the store hit in the most recent one lost $54,000 in merchandise. abc7 news contributor phil matier reports it was at the f yves st. laurent store last monday. they stole 20 pricey purses and escaped in a car waiting outside. police say the thefts are happening all over the bay area. they tell phil officers have leads in monday's heist. you can see phil's column sundays and wednesdays in the chronicle. black friday sales are off to an early start. today shoppers can find deals at

macy's and best buy. kashmir sweaters at macy's are more than 70% off. shoppers can get a roomba vacuum for 300 bucks at best buy. retailers are stretching black friday sales over several weeks this year to prevent people from crowding into the stores and to accommodate more online sales. coming for the holiday, a new look for barbie. mattel tells "usa today" it is releasing five new dolls today featuring a variety of body types, skin tones and hairstyles. the new line is called barbie extra. mattel says it is important to include a wide range of diversity so every child can find a doll that resonates with them. each of these dolls will cost about $25. zoom is giving everyone a thanksgiving gift. many people won't be doing the usual friends and family gathering this holiday so the company is lifting its 40 minute limit on free video chats on thanksgiving day until 3:00 in the morning of black friday. the offer is meant to make it

easier to spend time with your loved ones virtually. >> this is what we have to do. this is where we are. i will be on zoom or facetime or something. i feel like it's good. >> yeah. i think i'm not the only one having zoom fatigue. >> i'm with you. but it's thanksgiving. anything else i'm like we'll get to it next year. >> true. >> but it's thanksgiving. >> thankful -- >> you have to -- i guess part of it is that we're on camera all day, too. so are a lot of people at home. you have to hold face the whole time. >> un-huh. not with my family. >> you drop face. >> they get what they get. >> they get me and all my glory. the queen has come to zoom for you.

my mom doesn't like to be on camera or her picture taken, that's probably not happening. let's look at what's going on. today high clouds, warmer than average temperatures. clouds increase with some rain moving into the north bay late. that is the rain that's going to really soak us tomorrow. then showers wednesday and then by the weekend it will be partly cloudy, dry with temperatures back to average. today, 70 to 76 degrees away from the coast. some places along the coast, santa cruz 74. but cooler as you get towards half moon bay at about 66. tonight look at some of that rain up in the north bay and some of it will be moderate up in mendocino county. much lighter along the coast and into marin county. sonoma county coast and the marin county coast. most of us in the upper 40s to mid 50s. this storm is coming in from the west. it does have more moisture with it. so it also has a little bit of instability. we've got a chance tuesday of

some thunderstorms with just lightning, no hail along the lake -- not lake, mendocino and sonoma county coasts. further north we have a chance of thunderstorms and hail. that's way up in mendocino county. here's a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast forecast. temperatures nearly 6 to 8 degrees cooler tomorrow with light to moderate rain. you're going to get soaked tomorrow. take the umbrella and the wet weather gear. scattered light showers for wednesday. that's definitely the lighter and drier part of the storm. and then you can see thursday through sunday a mixture of sun and clouds, upper 50s to mid 60s. >> thank you. a treasure island restaurant is partnering with local artists to build desks for kids in need. the owners of mersaille say they were inspired by a california father who is doing something similar. in total they made 20 desks for local treasure island kids who

are doing sool frochool from ho. homeownership in california is one thing how about town ownership? for 2.$2.75 million you can purchase nipton. it's near the nevada border off interstate 15, 15 miles from prim. it's a historic railroad town with about 20 people who live there full time. it made headlines in 2017 when a cannabis company bout it for $5 million and planned to turn it into a pot-themed retreat. those plans fell through and the original owners took it back. now the price is like half of what the cannabis company paid. get it while it's good. >> all right. new at 6:00, the crown's controversial return. the new season of the smash hit show is all over social media. why some are upset with how it's portraying princess diana. first breaking barriers. we are hearing from

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welcome back. this morning we're hearing from the first woman ever hired as general manager in professional sports. kim ng is talking to "good morning america" about her new job. the baseball trail blazer will run the miami marlins. she spoke with robin roberts about the moment she got word that she got the job after 30 years in the game. >> robin, it really was just so unbelievable. it actually took a couple seconds for it to soak in. it was, you know, honestly it was a relief. it felt like a 10,000 pound weight had been lifted off my shoulders. >> tell the story about all the smiles when you told your family. >> they started creaminscreamin. it was hard because my mom, i couldn't hug her at this time.

she got very emotional and all of us did. >> i'm sure. >> it was great. >> the miami marlins are set to hold a virtual news conference with ng this morning. congratulations. you can really buy everything and anything at costco. the wholesaler is offering one year subscriptions to the private jet service wheels up. it costs $17,500. it gives buyers access to a nationwide fleet of private jets for every day of the year. but you'll still need to pay for each flight. >> huh? >> yeah. >> costco is throwing in a $4,000 flight credit and a $3,500 cash card to sweeten the deal. that's just -- the 17,000 is just -- >> for access. >> to get in. >> and then you pay per. okay. >> i wonder how far -- we need to do some research. how far will $4,000 get you with the private set? is that one flight? >> that's like l.a.

i don't know. we have to ask, when we can't afford it. a popular restaurant chain is bringing together breakfast and beer. waffle house is deeming up with a georgia brewing company to make a bacon-infused ale. it's named bacon and kegs. it even smells like bacon. the company suggest s pairing i with breakfast foods. you're supposed to go to waffle house in order to how should i put this absorb the alcohol. not to have another round. you know what i'm saying? >> you want to mitigate the effects so to speak. >> thank you. this is going the opposite direction. >> yeah. i love waffle house. hash browns scattered with

cheese and chilli on top. iota, nicaragua and honduras, the devastating damage out of this storm will be incredible. >> i did not see how big that storm was. that storm is huge. we'll pray for them. >> mm-hmm. okay. new at 6:00, election transmission. with covid-19 cases starting to spiral in the u.s. we're finding out how much in-person voting may have played a part in this. and new news from moderna on how promising they think their new vaccine is. and transition turmoil at the white house.

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making news right now at 6:00, closed due to covid-19. cities across the country begin waves of closures today. one bay area county in particular holding their breath because they may suddenly be adding more restrictions today. could moderna's major vaccine announcement get us closer to the light at the end of the tunnel? >> good morning on this monday, november 16th. we'll check in first with mike and your accuweather forecast. >> hey, reggie. hi, everybody. thanks for joining us. let's look at fog up across the north bay. it's that time of the year, it will be around for the morning commute. in fact it's because of milder air that m