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 moved in overnight, it's leaving the rest of us

clean as you look from the east bay hills camera. check out what it does this afternoon. if you liked yesterday afternoon, i think you'll like this one more. as 70 in san francisco to 74 in san jose and santa rosa. 71 in napa and concord. and also in oakland. the cool spot, half moon bay at 66. we have healthy rain on the way. it comes as quickly as tomorrow in the accuweather 7-day forecast. here's reggie. >> thanks. >> we have some good news about a vaccine development. this is moderna revealing that its vaccine is 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. besides being so effective, the moderna vaccine has another big positive. it can be stored 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 azar says there are ongoing talks about distribution. >> this all goes through private distribution channels, goes to the cvs, walgreens, hospitals, and some of our governors, we'll have a call again with them and the vice president and we'll work to keep getting that understanding there but we'll get them whenever they need and make sure it is a good distribution process for these historic vaccines. >> just last week pfizer announced the vaccine is 90% effective. as we all know a covid-19 vaccine can't come soon enough. 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? >> hi, kumasi. a county supervisor here announced this county will move into the purple tier starting today that would impact stores like these here at this mall. here is a facebook post that the supervisor made in making the announcement. the supervisor said the state's public health officer told her they will move to the purple tier today and that they may be calling for a curfew later this week. this means movie theaters and gyms will be forced to close.

restaurants also won't be able to allow people indoors. they can only offer outdoor dining. places of worship would have to shut down. the supervisor who made the post said we all need to do our part to try and stop the spread of covid, staying home, staying six feet apart in our masks when we are out. stores can stay open. so this mall will be able to stay open but must cut down on the number of people allowed inside in half, from 50% to 25% capacity. the county must stay in this tier for at least three weeks before removing to a least restrictive tier. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. nearly a dozen college students are being quarantined because of attending 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, social safety net improvements and tackling

growing inequality in the u.s. meanwhile president trump is refusing to concede. his administration is considering new sanctions and trade restrictions on china potentially creating a foreign policy challenge for biden's team. on the coronavirus front dr. anthony fauci says it would be best for the public health of americans if trump administration health officials would start working 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. that's what transition is. it certainly would make things more smoothly if we could do that. >> biden's advisers are expected to meet with vaccine developers this week. despite efforts to keep election poll workers safe. dozens of workers in new york, iowa, indiana and virginia have tested positive for coronavirus. public health experts say they have not yet determined if in-person voting is partially to blame for this recent surge in

cases. they say poll workers could have become infected outside of voting sites. many poll workers were required to use masks and gloves and follow social distancing rules. much more on abc7 news, including an incredible story of survival. found over the weekend without a heartbeat. the dramatic action from doctors to save his life. and spacex giving us a whole lot of inspiration for a monday morning. the motivation the message from the international team of astronauts as they get ready to hit the international space station tonight. check out this weak atmospheric river out to our west. we'll tap into that and get healthy rain and scattered showers through tomorrow and lingering into wednesday. both are a 1

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>> new at 6:00, check out these damaging wind gusts in new york. a storm that swept through the tri-state area last night even triggered some tornado warnings. we had downed trees cut the power to thousands of people. at least 28,000 are left without power in new jersey. impressive storms right there. not supposed to get those in november in new york. climate change. here's a look at what's going on back here at home. clear conditions and mainly low to mid 40s across the south bay. some 50s around los gatos and lows altos hills. it's a good day for exercising for remote learning, the kids can go outside, get rid of some of that extra energy and clean the drains and the gutters as we have a healthier storm system coming in. tomorrow morning it's going to bring moderate rain to at least

the northern half through the morning commute. and then the rest of us by noon and then it turns over to scattered showers but still plenty of wetness on the roads for tomorrow evening's commute. you can see more scattered showers heading through wednesday. so we've got up to a third of an inch in the south bay to nearly an inch up in the north bay. pretty impressive storm. more on that coming up. how about today's dry commute, jobina? >> we have about a 6 1/2 mile long backup in sunol due to a crash involving four to five cars here. you can see speeds are down to 9 miles per hour in the area. this is on southbound 680 before the andrade road off-ramp. we have a fogged a v eadvisory people in sonoma county. showing off the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights came on at 5:39 this morning. lastly a live look in san rafael showing 101 which is very light. also this morning, a bus-only lane on a stretch of highway 101

in the north bay could be coming. the marin ij reports transit officials will study using the southbound 101 shoulder between novato and san rafael for buses when there is heavy traffic. it would cost $350,000 to look at how it much it would cost, the benefits and obstacles of creating the exclusive 12-mile long bus lane. you can weigh in on the yes, i did. by emailing the transportation authority of marin. we are back with the amazing feat just accomplished by a father and daughter that kind of looks like something out of the 1800s. and costco's covid-19 changes take effect today. face masks for everyone, w

welcome back. all costco customers 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 need to wear a face shield. costco was one of the first companies to implement the mask mandate as people rushed to stock up. if you can't cover your face with a mask or a shield, costco is encouraging you to use its delivery service. 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 orbit 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. 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. >> everybody had life vests. the worst part of the ordeal he said is they lost their car keys in the bay. >> wow. this morning we're hearing from a rescued hiker who was

brought back to life. michael knapinski was lifeless when authorities found him in whi whiteout conditions. he was flown to seattle when his pulse stopped. doctors jumped into action, they used cpr and used a machine to keep him alive by pumping blood o outside of his body. after 45 minutes, they were able to jump start his heart. >> i woke up, i didn't comprehend what happened. >> you're rebooting the most complicated computer, in the world, the brain. it shut down. it got cooled on rainier, and it was completely offline. his heart wasn't working. >> extremely grateful. everybody here at the hospital for not giving up on me. >> doctors are hopeful he will make a full recovery. >> 45 minutes? >> yeah. >> what? >> those doctors need -- that is

a lot. >> heroes. >> they are. they didn't give up on him. >> un-huh. i'm stunned. 45 minutes, you're supposed to be, you know -- you're not supposed to come back from that. congratulations to him and his family. thank you, doctors. let's talk about the weather. what we're seeing with our accuweather highlights is clear conditions from the east bay hills camera. it's about 50 right now. warm air continues to pump in. our mildest day this week with a lot of 70s out there. moderate rain, showers tomorrow. a 1 on the storm impact scale. scattered lighter showers for wednesday, also a 1 on our storm impact scale. pretty healthy rain out of this system. there you go. 70 in san francisco to about 74 in san jose and then fairfield and santa rosa. 66 the cool spot in half moon bay. tonight, mild once again. upper 40s to mid 50s. look at the clouds increasing, even a chance of light rain in

marin county and in sonoma county. the heaviest of the rain will be in mendocino county. our system is a small weak atmospheric river. it is not coming at us due west to east, it's coming more from the southwest to the northeast it won't be around very long. it will pump out healthy amounts of rain. even the chance of thunderstorms on the sonoma county coast tomorrow. the mendocino county coast on wednesday. here's a look at your rain potential. the through tomorrow's morning commute. if you live north of san mateo, san francisco, oakland, there's a good likelihood you'll be wet by the end of the commute. everybody is wet for the evening commute tomorrow. look at that, anywhere from 0.2 inches of rain to a half inch of rain. we throw in the scattered showers for wednesday. you're starting to see an inch in some of the mountains like the santa cruz mountains and the north bay mountains. the rest of us will be a third of an inch to two-thirds of an inch. it will come down gradual enough that we shouldn't have debris

flows from the burn scars. it will be close but also help aid the healing. once we get past this, we'll see a mix of clouds and sunshine. temperatures in the mid 50s to upper 50s at the coast. low to mid 60s around our bay and inland from thursday all the way through sunday. the big deal is tomorrow and wednesday. kumasi, reggie? >> all right. thank you. new this morning, how about this for a pandemic project. the father/daughter duo randy and amy just finished a 2,000 mile bike ride on these antique high wheel bicycles. they started last month. don't laugh. they started last month in the town of salt sault st. marie over the weekend they pedalled into key west. they say they hope they inspired others to find enjoyable moments

and challenges. why were you laughing? >> well, look, i'm trying to figure out something nice to say. i love key west. >> yes. me too. >> i love adventure. >> yes. >> i like regular bicycles. >> those are cute. you didn't think those bikes are cute? different. you're up high. >> i'm tall enough. >> okay. >> i have a good view. >> i get it. coming up next, why you hold off on giving young children antibiotics. new research revealing what might happen to them later in life. and as we get our day started, let's take a live look outside. this is always so nice to watch the sun come up. it is 6:21. we'll be right back. ♪

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. i have some sad news from central america. hurricane iota is gaining strength. barely a 4, it's knocking on the

door of a 5. it will make landfall as a 5 later tonight. parts of the region, that being nicaragua and honduras still not recovered from the effects of eta as you can see here which was just a week ago. you're looking at some of that flooding. this will be even more devastating because look at this storm. i have it here on live doppler 7. winds 155. so it's only one degree or one mile per hour from a category 5. 175-mile-per-hour wind gusts. let me show you what happens as we get deeper into the forecast. watch this. it just rolls across there and stalls the next 60 hours. so rainfall amounts are going to run up more than a foot on that already saturated area. thankfully it's sparsely populated, but those that are there, it will be devastating, life changing and also earth altering with all the mud slides it will cause. just sad, sad situation developing there. >> all right. thanks for the update. this morning a serious

hazmat situation unfolding on the petaluma river. these photos from the petaluma fire department show a ma ryrin 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. here's the problem, the owner drained diesel fuel tanks but there are petroleum products on board which are leaking into the water. a health alert this morning for parents. new research finds that antibiotic use in babies could lead to health conditions later in life like asthma, eczema, hay 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 timing, dosing and the types of antibiotics for children under the age of 2. president trump's alleys are reportedly finding ways to

compete with fx nox news channe. they're inquiring about investing in the pro trump news channel newsmax tv. at least one private equity company is trying to raise 2$20 million in the pursuit of newsmax. next at 6:30, covid-19 testing struggles in san francisco. what some are wanting to see happen to keep everybody safe for the holidays. plus -- >> that covid-19 travel advisory going into effect on friday. meaning if you leave the state of california you have to quarantine upon returning for 14 days but will people actually do that? i'm julian glover outside of oakland international airport with what we're hearing from some travelers. san jose-based zoom helping families stay connected for thanksgiving. what they're doing to make this holiday a tiny bit easier. it's 6:26. we'll be right back.

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coming from phoenix, arizona. >> i'm coming back from college from denver airport. >> i didn't know it was a covid-19 hot spot. >> now at 6:30, travelers put to the quarantine test.

people flying in from all over for thanksgiving but how many are isolating for the two weeks like the state is suggesting? >> it's strongly discouraged the use of city resources for travel purposes. >> the lines are getting longer and longer. >> holiday testing crunch. cities across the country coming up short in dealing with spikes in testing demand. the same goes for right here in san francisco. i'm at the live desk with what experts say need to be done. and thanksgiving meal kits coming to your table. with more people turning to those easy dinner ide ide ide ie thanksgiving, we'll show you which ones are best. >> and one town for sale. see if you want to be king or queen of this town. >> a live look from our exploratorium camera. i'll tell you when we'll see rain in our neighborhoods coming up soon. >> good morning, everybody, it's

monday, november 16th. we want to get a check of that forecast with mike and the talk of rain. good morning. >> good morning. hi, everybody. yeah. a little milder air mass moved in during the overnight hours. that's created some fog up around healdsburg and also in santa rosa and some of that has spread through places like petaluma and over towards napa and american canyon and vallejo. that will be around through the morning commute. dangerously low visibility there. less than a quarter mile. we can see from the east bay hills camera, it looks clear around the bay. a bit of fog possible along the coast. we'll have sunshine this afternoon, a few high clouds. we'll call it partly cloudy, mildest temperatures this week. low to mid 70s for our bay and inland neighborhoods, mid to upper 60s along the coast. rain comes in tonight. i'll give you an hour-by-hour look at this soaker next. >> all right. thank you. this morning the u.s. continues to grapple with spikes of covid-19 at a rate like we have never seen before.

>> cities across the country are doing everything they can to try to get the virus under control again. today a new stock market eday a advisory takes place in philadelphia and chicago. there will be a ban on indoor dining and the closure of movie theet theaters and gyms. 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. >> yesterday the u.s. hit 11 million total covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. but 1 million were reported just

in the past week. 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 oakland international with some of your answers. >> good morning. yeah. people we spoke to were split and that's okay because that advisory that went into effect is an advisory, not a ban or a restriction. bottom line if you leave california, when you come back you have to quarantine for 14 days, or at least state health officials are asking you to do so. that same advisory also going into effect in states in washington and oregon friday as well. the number of covid-19 cases surging across the country. so we asked a dozen anonymous travelers at sfo yesterday if they plan on following that advisory.

quarantining after just getting back from outside of the state. we promised not to show faces to get honest answers. here's what we heard. >> do you plan to quarantine? >> i do. >> all 14 days? >> i will get a test on tuesday. if that's negative i'll base it on that. >> tell me your quarantines planned. >> it's already been arranged for me through my job. i work in health and safety so i'm aware of what's going on. >> do you feel an advisory is a strong enough message? >> yes. >> there's too much gray area. >> what's forcing you to do it? >> my mom is elderly. i don't want to risk her health. >> some people with elderly parents or young children saying they don't want to risk it so they're quarantining. the majority of people we spoke to said they plan on quarantining or getting a covid test to make sure they're negative before seeing others. one person flat out said no and that's because they had to

travel in another five days. that advisory asking you to quarantine for 14 days after you leave the state of california. but many people we spoke to say they plan on getting a test when they get back to know they're not positive and spreading covid here. reporting live just outside of oakland international airport, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you. there is a scramble to get tested before holiday gatherings, and now many test sites in san francisco are reaching capacity. jobina is at the live desk with the situation in the bay area. >> thank you. there are 19 city-run testing sites in san francisco but with the surge in cases some testing sites are reaching capacity. the city's public health director says not everyone in line is a high priority. >> it's for people exposed or that have symptoms or essential workers. if people have other reasons to get tested, they should go to their primary care doctor. >> other reasons include plans to travel. the city does not want travelers at the city-run sites to help

cut the wait times. this morning on "gma," dr. jennifer ashton answered a viewer's question from pook jfa just about this thing. >> how long does it take to get the results back from the test? i've now been waiting ten days and still anything. >> ten-day turnaround time does no one any good. it should be ideally 24 to 48 hours. as you heard me say before you shouldn't do a test in medicine unless you know what you're going to do with the results of that test. >> doctor ashton is answering more questions coming up on "gma." you can watch that starting at 7:00 after abc7 mornings. as for testing in san francisco, the city recently closed a testing site in soma but a new one will open this week. >> thank you. the bay area bracing for what it is seeing play out across the country. there's an inside tip telling us that one local county may order

new closures today. you're looking live at the big board of the new york stock exchange. we're up. we'll talk more about that in a moment. plus paying how much for a pigeon? someone just paid quite a bit making this bird worth more than most houses. we'll tell you why just ahead. >> first we bring in mike with a look at your weather today. >> good morning. hi, everybody. thanks for joining us on a monday. let's talk about how much milder it is outside right now than this time yesterday. double digits in places like concord and novato and 7 to 6 in oakland and in san francisco. we'll go up to the north bay, we're seeing the biggest change there. a lot of fog up there in the napa valley and up towards santa rosa and rohnert park. and that area. temperatures all over the map. mainly 40s there. you can see we have 39 in san ramon. most of us in the 40s until you get around alameda, san francisco and daly city.

let's talk about your commute as we look at clear skies from san jose. we're looking at a few high clouds to the north. gorgeous as they're being uplit by the impending nre. other than that a quiet commute. let's talk about tomorrow. here we are at 4:00, drizzle in the north bay, it quickly becomes light to moderate rain by 9:00. northern half of the bay area will be wet by the end of the commute. all of us are wet by noon. by the evening commute leftover slick spots and wetness on the roads as we turn to scattered light showers. that will continue heading through wednesday into wednesday afternoon. and then it starts to taper quickly wednesday evening. we'll look at those rainfall amounts because this is a pretty healthy storm coming up. we want to get over to jobina and talk about a dry commute this morning. >> thank you, mike. a couple crashes to get to in the east bay starting in sunol. we have about a 6 1/2 mile long backup due to a crash involving multiple cars.

speeds are down around 9 miles per hour on southbound 680 before the andrade road off-ramp. in pleasanton, another crash on westbound 580 at el charro road. two lanes are blocked now. moving up to the north bay, we have a fog advisory for sonoma county. that will impact people moving along 101. a live look outside right now showing off the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights came on at 35:39 this morning. crowded into the maze and coming out of emeryville. this is a live look there.

after the year we just had, what if less gives us more? time with loved ones. or simply a chance to kick back and relax, recharge, and refill.

let's look at your day planner for today. mid 40s to 50 with the fog across the north bay. you can see increasing high clouds. 63 to 65 at noon. 65 to 70, it's going to be mild everywhere. unfortunately the sunsets at about 4:47. still a nice evening. mid 50s to low 60s by 7:00. coastal flood advisory because

of the king tides today. we're finished with the king tides after tomorrow. around the state, calm conditions with 60s and 70s until you get down to southern california, 80s to near 90. we will flip the switch tomorrow. a heavy wet snow that will bring down trees and power lines. travel not recommended up in the sierra from 2:00 tomorrow afternoon through 6:00 wednesday evening. kumasi? >> thank you. the record rise in coronavirus cases across the country and the bay area means tighter restrictions could soon be coming. really as soon as today. we want to break don't reason why. california recorded 11,000 new cases on saturday. that's the highest since early august. the positivity rate continues to rise with the 14-day rate jumping to 4.4%. we want to know who in the bay area is in the most danger.

amy hollyfield is live in snoem th sonoma county with word on some negative news coming their way. >> this area will be moving into the purple tier, so stores like this can remain open but they'll have to limit how many people are allowed inside. this is how the announcement came out. it was a facebook post from a county supervisor. the supervisor said the state's public health officer told her they will move to the purple tier today and that they may be calling for a curfew later this week. this means movie theaters and gyms will be forced to close. restaurants also won't be able to allow people indoors. they can only offer outdoor dining. the purple tier has changed a bit. nail salons and hair salons can still stay open. originally they were not allowed to open in the purple tier. that's a change. the supervisor who made the facebook post said private parties and gatherings where masks are not worn and social distancing is not practiced is

the main cause for the increase in covid cases. she says religious gatherings is the second one. she's calling on people to stay home, do what they can to try and stop the spread of this disease so the community can stay healthy and so businesses can stay open. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. several bay area counties are adding restrictions to combat the rising cases. tomorrow marin, santa clara and contra costa county will all stop indoor dining. contra costa will also stop indoor operations at fitness centers. santa clara county in the orange tier expects to be the more restrictive red tier. it is keeping gyms open but only at 10% capacity. both president trump and president-elect joe biden are commenting on moderna's covid-19

vaccine. >> both are celebrating this morning. president trump wants this noted as his success under his administration. he said another vaccine just announ announced. this time by moderna. please remember all these discoveries took place on my watch. joe biden expressed caution. he said today's news of a second vaccine is further reason to feel hopeful. what was true with the first vaccine remains true with the second. we are still months away. until then americans need to practice social distancing and mask wearing to get the virus under control. >> thank you. now to your morning money report. those black friday sales are here and they're off to an early start because of the pandemic. today shoppers can find deals at macy's and best buy. cashmere sweaters at macy's are more than 70% off. shoppers can get a roomba vacuum

for 300 bucks at best buy. now a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way. we are up about 346 points. likely because of that new announcement of a vaccine from moderna. plenty of deals for national fast food day. jimmy john's giving out a free sandwich if you sign up for the rewards program. mcdonald's doing a sausage mcmuffin, chicken sandwich or cheeseburger if you download their app. subway is offering a free foot line if you buy two yours online or through its app. baskin robbins with serving a free scoop of ice cream for downloading their app. you can really buy anything and everything at costco including this. 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.

i say access because that's just your foot in the door. you still have to pay for each individual flight separately. costco is throwing in a $4,000 flight credit and a $3,500 cash card to sweeten the deal. tempted? tempted? >> maybe. >> give me money. new at 6:00, this is probably the most expensive pigeon ever sold. a pigeon racing fan from china bid 1$1.9 million at an auction for a bird from belgium. let's see this bird. this is new kim, a female pigeon, two years old. her owner is said to be the same person who paid $406,000 for a male pigeon last year which would allow these two expensive birds to breed. what if she does not like him? pigeon racing is gaining popularity as a form of gambling in china.

pigeons are released hundreds of miles away from their coop. the owner of the first pigeon to make it home wins the jackpot. friend, did you know this already? >> i didn't know there was -- i didn't know there was like gambling involved in this. i'm not into it. i don't like betting on animals. people have their own feelings about that. i think -- can we just let the animals be? >> they release them hundreds of miles away, the first pigeon to make it back -- it just wants to make it back home. >> mm-hmm. it's a no for me. >> what if the other pigeon is like i am just going to go on a walkabout, enjoy my time, the scenery. >> un-huh. >> who bought this bird? bett berth a bert and ernie? do we have his name? i'm suspicious. >> all right. let's look at what's going on

weather-wise as we marinate on that one. high clouds are starting to take over the north bay and they'll slide south as we head through this warmer an average afternoon. warmest day this week. clouds increase tonight and eventually light rain in the north bay for tomorrow. back to average and dry by the weekend. all of our activity will be tomorrow and wednesday as far as wet weather this week. 70 to 76 bay and inland this afternoon. 66 at half moon bay. mid to upper 60s along the coast. tonight, upper 40s to mid 50s. clouds increasing. the steadiest of the rain in the north bay, drizzle along the coast in the high every elevations, even a little fog is possible. here's our weak atmospheric river. it's heading more southwest to northeast. not due west to east. we will get a tail end of it. it's going to be a fast mover. it won't be one of those three-day events. it will be several hours tomorrow. then turning to scattered showers on wednesday. our best chance of any

thunderstorms will be mainly the sonoma county coast and mendocino county coast with lightning tomorrow. lightning and hail in the mendocino county coast on wednesday. rainfall totals, the north bay, san francisco, the closer you are to the coast it will be wet. the evening, everybody will be wet. about a quarter to a half inch. about another quarter of an inch is possible to a tenth of an inch wednesday with those scattered lighter showers. it will be cooler. 6 to 10 degrees cooler tomorrow. we'll stay cool all the way through sunday. >> thank you. homeownership in california is one thing, but how about town ownership? for $2.75 million you can purchase nipton. the desert town is 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 bought it for 5 $5 million and planned to turn it into a pot-themed retreat. that didn't work out so the original owners took it back. there's the nipton hotel where you can open a bed and breakfast and have a good time. zoom is giving everyone a thanksgiving gift. many people won't be doing the usual friends and family gathering over the holiday, so the company is lifting its 40-minute limit on free video chats thanksgiving day until 3:00 in the morning on black friday. the offer is meant to make it easier to spend time with your loved ones virtually. new at 6:00, meal kit services are making holiday cooking and shopping so much easier for families this thanksgiving. companies are offering special packages for gatherings of all sizes. if you place an order all the items will be mailed right to your doorstep. blue apron and hello fresh are just a few of the companies offering a thanksgiving feast kit. >> they also offer a different meal with beef tenderloin that feeds 4 to 6 people. so if you're smaller and you can

do without the turkey or you prefer beef, that's a good option for you as well. >> and mailed meal kits are not the only option. coming up on "gma," find out which stores are offering pre-cooked meals that you can just pick up. new at 6:00, was wondering if they were going to go all out with decorations this year at rockefeller center, it looks like they are. a 75-foot norway spruce was delivered over the weekend. it will be decorated with more than 5 miles of lights. because of the pandemic they won't be doing the general public lighting ceremony but the tree will be there. it will be pretty. i'm guessing they're not going to be doing the ice rink. that seems like that would be a bad idea. >> it's outside. maybe with three people. >> yeah. three people. three olympic -- what would be cool if they just had a rotating olympic skater going out there and then you could -- well, then you would gather to watch them.

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both are 1s on the storm impact scale. 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, three american students are part of the crew on their way to the international space station right now. the spacex rocket is expected to arrive tonight and the crew will be there for six months. number six, taking a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights came on at 5:39. we have a disabled car just past the metering lights, so be aware of at least one blocked lane there. and number seven, you have to watch this. eat your brexiakfast. this techs ftexas family friend this is all they had to say to get their pet bison to the dinner table.

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good morning, america. breaking news. new hope in the fight against coronavirus. another breakthrough as biotech company moderna announces this morning its vaccine is nearly 95% effective. health and human services secretary alex azar joins us live with the very latest. all this as cases top 11 million nationwide with 1 million new cases in just the past week. hospitals reaching a breaking point and the cities on the brink facing a testing supply shortage. this morning, the new warnings and risks about getting those rapid results right before thanksgiving. transition turmoil. overnight, former president obama calls out president trump for refusing to concede. >> and when your time is up,