future. this is abc 7 news. we are now moving backwards not forwards. >> the state pulls the emergency brake and sends more than two dozen counties back into the purple tier. this as local officials warn about the dangers of traveling over the holidays. >> these are not normal times. please do not travel. please do not travel. >> this as thanksgiving is coming up in a week and a half. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm kristen zee. here's a look at where the bay area stands in the state's color-coded reopening system. some counties moved back two tiers, alameda, contra-costa, napa, santa cruz, santa clara and solano counties join the most restricted tear. marin, san francisco and san mateo counties have moved to the red tier. >> abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz joins us with the latest on the changes all across the state, including the apology from the

governor today. liz? >> reporter: hi, larry and kristen. yes, there was a lot of news at this briefing today. we did get an apology from the governor for attending that dinner party at french laundry. the only one that didn't is sonoma county. that's because it's already in the most restrictive one. with just over a week until thanksgiving, not great news from governor nufz. covid-19 cases in california have doubled in just the last ten days and on sunday the state reported over 10,000 cases for the first time since august. >> this is simply the fastest increase california has seen since the beginning of this pandemic. >> reporter: because of that newsom says the state is pulling the emergency brake. today he announced 40 counties are moving backwards into a more restrictive tier. in the bay area, all counties are now in either red or purple. the most restrictive. >> every age group, every demographic, racial, ethnic, in

every part of the state we are seeing case rates increase and positivity rates increase as well. >> reporter: the statewide 14-day positivity rate is now 4.6%. still much lower than the nationwide average, but a significant increase from a week ago when it was 3.7%. the rapid rise in cases is illustrated on this map. 41 counties making up 94% of the state's population are now living in the purple tier. with widespread transmission. california health and human services secretary dr. mark galley says social gatherings remain a major cause, especially nearing the holidays. >> in red and purple tier counties, we are strongly urging do not gather indoors with other households. this is the type of gathering that is highest risk. >> reporter: at today's briefing governor newsom also apologized for his recent attendance at a friend's 50th birthday party, a

decision that went against his own state guidelines for limiting gatherings to three households. >> i made a bad mistake. instead of sitting down, i should have stood up and walked back, got in my car and drove back to my house. instead, i chose to sit there with my wife and a number of other couples that were outside the household. now, you can quibble about the guidelines, et cetera, et cetera, but the spirit of what i'm preaching all the time was contradictive, and i've got to own that. so i want to apologize to you. >> now, newsom said he is considering enacting a statewide curfew. nothing announced on that yet. he also said the state is changing how it will announce county tiers. they're no longer going to wait every two weeks, but instead assess it more on a weekly basis. he said there could even be more rollbacks this week. >> so, liz, how does this compare to the rest of the country and to other states at this point? >> right, larry. so when you look at the big picture, california is doing relatively well.

our seven-day positivity rate right now is 5%. the nationwide according to john hopkins is 9.8%. when you look at specific states in even bigger trouble, south dakota, for instance. south dakota has a positivity rate of 58.4%. so it does make our 5% seem pretty good, but it still is troubling that it's going up and pretty rapidly so larry. >> all right. liz, thank you. so here's a quick reminder of california's tier system. purple, the most restrictive, indicates the virus spread is wide spread in the community. nonessential businesses must close including churches, movie theaters and gyms. indoor dining not allowed in that purple tier. the red tier it's a little bit better. means cases are substantial. only 11 counties are now in that tier. indoor operations are allowed for most businesses but at a greatly reduced capacity. >> and san francisco is one of those counties that's now back in the red tier. abc 7 news reporter mel anie

woodrow has a look at the changes here and a warning for those considering holiday travel. >> reporter: san francisco is rolling back its reopening again. >> a number of things will need to come off the table. >> reporter: mayor london breed announced nonessential offices which had been opened to 25% capacity in late october will need to close. also fitness centers will need to reduce their capacity to 10%, down from 25%. the changes will go into effect tomorrow. >> this is me sounding the alarm. >> reporter: both the mayor and dr. grant colfax explain that san francisco is in the midst of a major surge. in order to avoid a citywide shutdown, dr. colfax urged san franciscans to not travel for the upcoming holiday. >> these are not normal times. next week is thanksgiving. and as hard as it is to say this, please do not travel.

please do not travel. >> reporter: dr. colfax also urged residents not to use testing to determine whether or not they can travel. he explained a negative test does not mean you're not harboring the virus. >> the safest way to celebrate thanksgiving is to stay home with members of your own household. >> reporter: if you are going to gather, which dr. colfax strongly recommended against doing, he suggested no more than six people. outdoors and with masks on. emphasizing the best way to celebrate this year is virtually. he said anyone exposed to the virus should quarantine for 14 days. another change coming tomorrow. the soma covid-19 testing site is being relocated to theal the farmer's market to serve the neighborhood more impacted by covid-19. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. a law firm representing restaurants in several california counties says the blue light in san francisco's cal hollow neighborhood has filed a claim against the state

seeking refunds for fees, including liquor licenses and health permits. the law firm says authorities are restricting operations but still requires full payment of fees. now we all know the dramatic impact that covid-19 is having on businesses. many have been forced to close permanently. as abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman found out, now some used car dealers are just giving up. >> reporter: sitting around waiting. they're the exact opposite of how alameda koufax has led his life. yet here we see him in his sonoma used car business alone. >> we used to have salesmen seven days a week. right now this is the inventory i have. >> reporter: it's another economic symptom from covid-19. the virus is killing off small used car dealerships everywhere. >> i'm actually at this point done. so i have to consolidate. meaning we'll be moving out.

>> it's just a case of trickle down economics. people aren't driving cars these days nearly as much and they don't trust the economy. when they do sell, dealers are keeping those cars. >> the covid, you know, factor has really lowered the supply of cars. >> reporter: henry owns 12 new car dealerships in northern california. covid has changed his business model. he now keeps many of the trade-in cars that he used to sell at auctions just to keep his inventory high. >> the small independents are probably in the biggest hurt because that car would come from us before. because we wouldn't want to sell it. now we do sell it. >> reporter: that's covid making times tough all around, and even worse for alamedam, who also ow three gyms in sonoma county. they remain closed. >> it's hard to watch them suffer like this. it's tough. >> does he sleep at night? >> no. he doesn't. >> do you? >> no. >> reporter: nor would many of us after laying off 100 people

with a third wave of covid on the rise. there is no vaccine for hard times. in sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. now, officials have talked a lot about the thanksgiving holiday, and you can weigh the risks of different holiday activities. use our abc 7's exclusive holiday risk calculator. medical experts weigh in on each common scenario like gathering or maybe sharing a meal. you can find this tool now at abc7news.com as well as our abc 7 news app. turning now to weather. take a live look outside for you right now from our mount tam, east bay hills and exploratorium cameras. it's sunny out there right now, but some rain is on the way. spencer christian is here with the forecast. spencer? >> okay, kristen. it certainly does look like a storm is approaching if you look at the clear skies out there, but let me give you a look of what's coming our way. a storm just offshore already producing stormy weather in the pacific northwest. that's going to be our storm on

the next two days. it ranks 1 on the abc 7 storm impact scale. we can expect the heaviest rain tomorrow, followed by gusty conditions or accompanied by gusty conditions in the morning and followed by scattered showers on wednesday. just a quick look at the forecast animation. you can see that by 8:00 tomorrow morning, rain will be falling rather vigorously over much of the north bay. and it's going to pred pretty quickly southward and eastward by midday. we'll all be feeling the impact of the storm. i'll show you how much rain we can expect and a look at snow in the sierra a little bit later. kristen? >> all right. spencer, thank you. some san jose council members are calling on santa clara advisers to shut down reed hill airport because of the risk the leaded fuel used in the planes poses to the neighborhood. lead concentrations exceed national air quality standards. supervisors voted two years ago to stop accepting federal grants for the airport in anticipation

of closing it some time after 2031. >> our message is simple, stop lead poisoning east san jose kids and families and don't wait until official closure. reduce activity now. shut down this airport and commit to a new future. >> tomorrow supervisors are scheduled to talk about the next steps toward repurposing the airport. some community members want housing built on the nearly 200 acres of land. covid-19 closing in on a vaccine, but just who is going to get it first? a basketball bubble. the ncaa offering up a fix for march madness that is not good news for one south bay city. and black friday sales, you

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for a regional event and what kind of a loss would this represent in term office dollars? >> well, the loss is huge, larry. normally for this event you have the eight teams here, you know, a number of games, six games. there is over 3,500 or 4,000 hotel rooms booked just to attend the first and second-round basketball games. so $10 to $20 million is the economic impact of an event of this size for san jose. >> has the ncaa indicated that they'll make it up to host cities in future years? >> you know, unfortunately, they just announced the championship sites for the years '22 through '26, and luckily we're going to host the ncaa men's basketball regionals in 2026. this event we won't be able to get back. that means another five, six years for our basketball fans in the south bay. >> 2026 is a long way off. san jose was also supposed to hold the u.s. figure skating championships in january. that was moved to vegas, so it's kind of like a double whammy here.

>> yes. that one hurt. you know, we spent three years in preparation for the figure skating championships. and you know northern california, our alumni from peggy flemming, brian christie ya christie yamagucci, we have a great figure skating community. the s.a.p. center was ready to go to make a safe and memorable event for the south bay. >> there is an incredible amount of planning that goes on behind the scenes. let me move on covid for a second and touch on another south bay topics. what's your take on the sharks and their concerns about the big construction projects right across from the s.a.p. center? >> yeah, that's a tough one. they're our partners for every event we do, and i understand their concerns. and to me the concern is let's bring everyone together, the sharks and the s.a.p. management

with the city and the developers and let them plan these activities together and how they can happen where it doesn't impact our folks and fans being able to get in and out of the s.a.p. center and throughout downtown. >> all right. i want to finish up on a positive note. how about the san jose state football team, 4-0 under brent brennan? how long did you have that hat sitting there? >> well, larry, i know you're a great hawaii rainbow warrior, and you've always done nice stories for the spartans when hawaii has played. brent brennan is just a great individual and you cannot help but root for somebody who does things the right way. i'm a spartan alum and thrilled the way the program has gone. >> brent brennan is a fantastic coach and a friend. it's good to see he's turned the program around. i root for the spartans every game, unless they play hawaii, which you understand, and so does he, actually. >> oh, yes. >> all right. john, thanks so much for your

time. >> any time, larry. love what you're doing. appreciate it. >> all right. thanks so much. john poach from the san jose sports authority. >> all right. well, larry, college basketball makes a lot of people happy, but playing video games may also make you happy. that's according to new research from the university of oxford, which found that time spent playing games was associated with players reporting that they felt happier. the study was limited to two titles, "animal crossing: new horizons" and "plant versus zombies." researchers said the experience of social competition and interaction with others may have contributed to the results. and, of course, "among us," that's the one we got to try all all together, right, spencer? >> that's exactly right. let's try that. let's try out our umbrellas tomorrow because rain is on the way. here's a look at what's coming our way. here's a look at what's happening right now. you can't really tell from this view what's coming our way. this is the view from sutro tower over san francisco, bright

skies right now. 67 degrees in the city. 75 in oakland. nice and mild afternoon we have. 71 in mountain view. san jose, 73. 73 also in gilroy and 63 at half moon bay. and we have a bright western sky also looking toward the golden gate from emeryville. 71 right now in santa rosa. we have upper 60s at novato, napa and fairfield. 67 in concord, 65 in livermore. these are the forecast features. rainy and gusty day tomorrow. the rain will start early in the north bay. showers will linger into wednesday and a dryer pattern will be with us for the remainder of the week. let's talk about the wet weather coming our way. this storm ranks 1 on the abc 7 news storm impact scale. tuesday and wednesday we'll get wet weather from the system. heaviest rain comes tomorrow with gusty wind tomorrow morning, scattered showers on wednesday, and here is the forecast animation. starting midnight tonight, notice by 5:00 tomorrow morning as the commute gets under way,

rain will already be arriving in parts of the north bay, but it will be steadier and heavier and more widespread by 9:00 a.m. then it's going to swing southward and eastward by early afternoon. we'll have rain falling in virtually all regions of the bay area. that will continue into the late afternoon. so it's going to be a wet morning commute for some parts of the bay area and probably a wet evening commute for virtually all of the bay area. the first wave of the storm swings through, but early wednesday morning a second wave comes through. by the way, the first wave is going to start producing snow is in the sierra, so it's going to be wet for at least part of the day on wednesday as well. rainfall totals will range very widely, but it will be wet. we expect nearly 0.4 of an inch by tomorrow night. over half an inch in hayward. 0.2 in san jose. closer to an inch in parts of the north bay. meanwhile, winter storm warning is in effect or will by from

2:00 p.m. tomorrow to 6:00 a.m. wednesday. above 6,500 feet in the sierra, many areas will receive a foot to a foot and a half of snow. low 50s near the coast and way. higher 50s coast. low to mid-60s just about everywhere else. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. after two days of wet weather, we'll get partial clearing on thursday. a little bit brighter skies. on friday, sunny and 3450i8der on saturday and and clouds begin to increase again early next week. this storm is going to be a wetter, more vigorous storm than what we had last week, so be prepared. larry and kristen? >> target to feel like winter. spencer thank you. coming up, the

housing is one of the cornerstones of abc 7's efforts to build a better bay area, and today major progress in making housing more affordable for teachers. abc 7 news reporter julian glover has the details on a new program that aims to allow teachers to live where they teach. >> this is addressing housing insecurity, it's addressing the quality of teach oers for our child, and it's addressing the issue of teacher attraction and retention. >> reporter: that's the goal of a new affordable housing project unveiled at the paloma apartments in oakland. six student teachers now call the complex home, only paying a

small amount of rent to live here each month, allowing them to live in the city where they teach. >> for me, what this really represents is equity being operationalized. and really understanding the root of what it takes to have a long-term commitment around having teachers of color in this district. >> reporter: rental listing website zbumper puts the average price for a one-bedroom apartment in oakland at $2,020. even with covid rent drops. and that would eat up half of a first-year teacher's salary. malik, a teacher at roosevelt middle, is one of the teachers living here. >> when i was choosing where i wanted to teach, i could have chosen anywhere else, but this pilot really made it very economically feasible for me to teach in oakland. >> reporter: all of the teachers taking part in the program are in hard to recruit fields like special education or s.t.e.m. the program does not use any taxpayer dollars and is paid for by subsidy by the property owner and several charitable foundations. for teachers like malik, it's a

game-changer. >> to not have that financial burden to have to worry about how i'm going to pay for rent and to have my own space, to have this beautiful -- this beautiful apartment, this beautiful space, it's really given me the opportunity to, you know, spend more time planning lessons. to spend more time building rapport with student. >> reporter: along with the affordable housing options here, the city and also ousd, they're working on another program providing teachers who have completed their residency with what they're calling a guaranteed income stipend, anywhere from $500 to $1,500 a month to go towards rent to keep those teachers living in the districts where they teach. reporting in oakland, julian glover, abc 7 news. the quality of education in america was addressed today by former secretary of state george schultz. the now 99-year-old former statesman addressed the commonwealth club today, along with the co-authors of a new book called "hinge of history," which takes a look at the inflection point the world is at

right now. one of the key issues is dem graphics and the challenges future generations will face when it comes to a changing jobs market. >> people have a strong -- are much more effectively retrained than people who don't. that puts the spotlight on the quality of u.s. public education. in california. i'm afraid to say it's poor. >> schultz says that issue needs to be addressed right now since young people will have to change jobs three to four times during their work life, and by the way, mr. schultz will turn 100 on december 13th. closing in on a vaccine for the coronavirus. but just who will get it? and how will it be distributed? we check in with one hospital's plan. plus, black friday sales are starting right now. 7 on ♪ with triple cheese and bacon or chili cheese.

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. moderna announcing today its covid-19 vaccine candidate is 94.5% effective. this according to early data. pfizer's early results show a 90% vaccine effectiveness as well. both companies are expected to apply for what's known as emergency use authorization. by the end of the month. and if the fda grants it, a vaccine from one or both of those companies could be available for high-risk individuals by the end of december. three other companies expected to be involved in the u.s. distribution of a vaccine are in the final phase. that's phase iii of trials. but they have yet to release their early results. now, once those vaccines are given emergency use authorization by the fda, the top priority is obviously going to be getting it into hospitals so the front line workers can

get protected just as quickly as possible. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has that part of the story. >> reporter: bay area hospitals like walnut creek's john muir medical center will be ground zero when it comes to receiving the very first covid vaccines. once the fda grants emergency use authorization. dr. nick micas is in charge of vaccine logistics for john muir. >> icu nurses and staff caring for covid patients, e.r. staff caring for covid parrots or risk of exposure as they come into the emergency room. >> reporter: after the initial stage, the vaccine distribution inside john muir would move on to other employees in the hospital. and vulnerable patients like those over 65 or with other risk factors. the vaccine distribution plan here at john muir in many ways mirrors what's expected to happen at the state and local level. the big question, once a vaccine is available to the general public, how many people will feel comfortable getting it?

recent polls suggest that adds few as 30% of the public would definitely get it. >> it reputable people like tony fauci and others who are well-credentialed tell me the research is done and it's safe and we should try it, i will. >> reporter: others want more information. >> from the doctors, from nurses, people involved in the clinical trials. i'd like to see what information is out there, you know? how is it going to affect me in the long term. >> we're going to let the trials finish. we'll make sure that there are no increased incidents of adverse events and we'll, you know, then we'll see how it -- we'll have to see how it goes. i certainly plan to get the first dose that's available to me. >> reporter: hospitals here and across the country could begin receiving and dispensing the vaccines inside their facilities as soon as next month. laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> on getting answers earlier today on abc 7, i spoke with dr. peter chin huang about how the public would get the vaccine and

he explained how moderna vaccine works. >> the administration on the federal government level, they've put a lot of resources into developing the vaccine. but what about the distribution? that is, are the states and counties kind of read to roll? are those plans all set once the vaccine is produced? >> the devil is in the details, kristen, and those details are very opaque right now. part of the transition plan politically is for the current administration to give the blueprint to president biden. but there is no movement towards giving them that blueprint yet. we know some details. the military will be involved. there have been some test states, california is one of them, that have been instructed to design the system. the exact components of the system we don't really know yet. so the moderna vaccine is very similar in technology and platform to the pfizer vaccine

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gap president sonya single was among those on the call. >> it was really encouraging, quite frankly, to get people in business and labor together agreeing on the way forward. which i'm convinced the american people will like to do when they hear what we have in mind. >> according to mr. biden, everybody on the call agreed that the economy cannot just get moving again until this virus is under control. he outlined the need for a national strategy, which would include the safe, equitable and free distribution of a vaccine. mr. biden says the sooner his team has access to the trump administration's distribution plan, the smoother the transition will be. well, it's been 20 years. but believe it or not, who is usaa made for? it's made for this guy a veteran who honorably served and it's made for her she's serving now we made it for all branches and all ranks whether they served one tour or made a career of it. we also made usaa for military spouses and their kids

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zplnchlgt time now for the four at 4:00. all costco customers will be required to cover their faces, that includes those with medical conditions. costco says if you cannot wear a face mask, you need to wear a face shield. costco is one of the first company to the implement the mask mandate at the start of the pandemic as people rushed to stock up on bulk food and toilet paper. if you can't cover with a shield, costco encourages you to use its delivery service. spencer, does that make sense to you? >> yes, i'm surprised it's taken this long. i can go to my local costco's

here and i've been seeing everyone wearing masks for months. i'm surprised to find it's just becoming a mandate for all costco stores. >> and drew, what do you think? >> yeah, i mean, we've all known that masks not only protect you, it protects others, but i do give costco kudos saying, if, hey, you don't want to come in the store because you don't agree with our policy, we've got a second ops. you can use our app, order your stuff there and deliver it to your door. so they're giving customers both options. so i think it's a great way to do business in this pandemic. i totally approve of this. >> yeah. >> moving on. the ncaa considering kind of extraordinary measures in order to hold their men's division i basketball tournament next march. planning to hold the entire tournament, talking about 68 teams, in one location to try to stop the spread of covid-19. it's basically a mega bubble, kind of like what the nba and nhl did successfully, but much larger, given all these teams. officials are talking with

idianapolis about hosting the event. the ncaa says having all the teams in one place would, quote, enhance the safety and well-being of the event. you know, spencer, if you're indianapolis, this is great, and i guess it would be great for all the kids and the teams and the coaches, just to have one place where you feel like you're going to be safe. >> yeah. that's true, larry. i think it's a great idea. you want to promote the feeling of safety as well as the reality of being safe. i think it's a good idea, yeah. >> yeah, and the hope, kristen, would be that once we get to march, april, we could actually be really rounding the corner in terms of vaccine distribution at that point. >> yeah. i mean, that could be at the early point of distribution, and maybe the players would get them first. i don't know, 68 teams is a lot. do you know if fans could actually be in the arena at all, like, even in limited numbers? >> unclear at this point, but we see that in various cities, nfl games, college games where there is a few thousand fans.

who knows. we're talking about four months away. the whole scenario could be different by then. >> fingers crossed. all right. more proof that the legacy of the tv show "seinfeld" will live on, not just in reruns, and we can thank george costanza. fans recall that george expressed a desire to name a child seven. get this, according to thes is administration, seven is one of the fastest rising baby names for boys in the u.s. >> oh, come on. >> yep. as a huffing post article points out, the name is now 998th on the list of 429 spots. that's fast rising? okay. in all, 209 boys were named seven in 2019. compared to 123 in 2018. okay, that's too many numbers here for me. it's important to note, as george pointed out, seven would make a fine girl's name. some 59 parents agreed, naming their daughter seven last year.

i can't imagine choosing "seven" our, say, like, larry or something. >> definitely not larry. but what about eight or nine or -- i've got some other names. is seven worse than blue ivy? beyonce and jay-z's kid. is it worse than x ash, elon musk's baby? is it worse than apple, gwyneth paltrow's child? >> it's worse than zero, though. >> well, it is worse than zero. >> no, i'm sorry, i take that back. zero's the worst or double zero, that's the worst worst. >> double zero. how about ed sheeran's kid called lrya antarctica. i don't know, seven might be better than that. >> i don't know. 11 from "stranger things" our wise producer suggested. >> i don't know. the number -- i don't think --

they cracked the top 1,000 with seven. i don't know how, but they did. >> our names are so mundane. >> well, i mean, i -- i don't know. this is different. >> okay. >> just like seven is. how about a breakfast companion that you've never even thought about being a companion before? >> eat your breakfast. >> that is a full-size bison that joined a family at the dining table on their ranch. look at him just stroll in. look at this. this is outside of dallas. is he like the family pet? footage of this was captured by kelvin pena, who was visiting the ranch. this is tremendous. this is the best video i've seen in a long, long time. eat your breakfast. what does a bison eat for breakfast? anything it wants. >> whatever it wants. >> right. >> my gosh.

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limit on free video chats on thanksgiving and into the early morning of black friday. th since many of us can't be with family this holiday season, zoom is offering up a deal for thanksgiving. the company is lifting its 40-minute limit on free video chats on thanksgiving day until 3:00 in the morning of black friday. that offer's meant to make it easier to spend time with your loved ones virtually, which may be the way you want them anyway, honestly. i didn't say that. >> all right. so with black friday just around the corner, what can we look forward to? >> 7 on your side's michael finney here now with some deals. what do you have, michael? >> you can look forward to some absolutely fabulous deals. this is going to be different

than in the past, but there will be some fabulous deals, and here's how to go about getting them. starting to think about black friday. because of the pandemic "consumer reports" says certain products are in short supply and delivery companies are already pushed to the max. so the time to start thinking about holiday shopping is now. >> getting a headstart is so important this year because some deals have already begun. you've got three main options for shopping. online with shipping, online with curbside pick-up and in-store. >> in fact, walmart has already announced its black friday deals for days. with contact-free curbside pick-up, something the store is offering for black friday if for the first time. target is also offering deals through the month and extending its price match guarantee through december 24th. target also offers curbside pick-up. and amazon's holiday sales have

already begun. another reason to shop early, you want to make sure there's enough time for shipping. >> with holiday shopping, on top of the widespread shift to online shopping during the pandemic, shipping companies are going to be totally overwhelmed. it's actually being called shipageddon. >> "consumer reports" advises you to shop around. some websites include bestblackfriday.com. theblackfriday.com and dealnews.com. now, here's a warning. shipping is not only going to take longer this year. it is often going to cost you more. you need to keep that in mind when you're out shopping if you have a budget for gifts, and hopefully you do, that you may be sending more -- spending more to ship them across country. so remember that and check the prices before you send things

because gift cards cost nothing to email. >> aha. right. >> good idea. >> thanks for the reminder. all right. santa is going digital this year. the today the u.s. post service launched operation santa, which helps fulfill wish lists for needy families and children. now for the first time in 108 years, gift-givers can adopt families online. the new system will allow more children in need across the country to be reached. for more information, go to uspsoperationsanta.com. >> that's awesome. >> all right. now how about operationspencer.com? what do you have for us weather wise? >> how about operationwetweather.com is what's coming our way. here's a look at our storm impact scale. we have a system approaching that is going to bring us wet weather two consecutive days. it ranks 1 on the abc 7 storm impact scale, but it's going to bring heavier rain than we had last week. the heaviest rain tomorrow

morning, gusty winds, scattered showers. by 8:00 tomorrow morning, wet across much of the north bay. early afternoon we'll see rain reaching the east bay, south bay, peninsula, all parts of the bay area. wet morning commute for some and evening for just about everyone who is commuting. a second wave of rain is going to come in early wednesday morning, so we're in for a bout of some pretty wet winter weather. it's that time of the year, overall. overnight lows as skies get cloudier, mainly upper 40s to low 50s. upper 50s coast to low to mid-50s elsewhere. partial clearing on thursday. sunnier days on friday and saturday. a little bit milder on saturday as well, but the clouds will start to increase again early next week. larry and kristen? >> spencer, thank you. >> all right. this is hard to believe, but a racing fan from china has shelled out nearly $2 million for a pigeon. the bird's new owner is said to be the same person who paid

$406,000 for a male pigeon last year. that was a bargain, apparently. pigeon racing is gaining popularity as a form of gambling in china. pigeons are released hundreds of miles away from their coop. the first one to make home wins the jackpot. >> is this like the studliest of the stud pigeons, is that what it is? >> apparently. >> okay. actor michael j. fox shares the moment that almost, almost broke his spirit. >> i found myself waiting for the ambulance to come with my broken arm. >> the actor shares his inspirational story with abc's george stephanopoulos. and dan is here with what's coming up at 5:00. more fallout from the governor's announcement on much of the state going backwards. we'll have that. new at 5:00, we'll look at the impact in alameda county where we hear from a restaurant operator now going back outdoors, and a retailer now worried about what's next. plus, the community groups

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intense physical therapy to relearn how to walk. what happened next, he says, nearly broke his spirit. >> i got careless and was walking into a hallway and i slid into the living room -- or into the kitchen, i went down and shattered my arm. of all things, that was the thing that really set me off. it's so avoidable. everything that had happened, that i couldn't say i didn't do anything to cause parkinson's, i didn't do anything to cause the tumor on my spine. but i did this. >> reporter: fox says it took a lot of work to mending his broken arm and his outlook. getting through those challenges motivated by these words from his father-in-law. >> it gets better, kiddo. it gets better. the last thing you run out of is the future. so he lived every day with gratitude. i realized if there's gratitude, then you can sustain optimism. >> reporter: the book will be out tuesday and we'll hear part two of george's interview with michael j. fox then on gma. marci gonzalez, abc news, los

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we are now moving backwards, not forwards. >> next at 5:00, the governor dramatically rolls back reopenings amid an unprecedented covid-19 surge. we will see the impact in alameda and santa clara counties where local business owners feel like they are being pushed to the brink. also ahead, no longer a shot in the dark. another vaccine breakthrough. why this one has an edge over the one announced last week. on that front, community groups in east san jose are mobilizing right now to make sure the vaccine is prioritized for those who need it the most. we'll begin with sobering news. governor newsom says he has to pull the emergency brake on reopening because new cases have just about doubled in the past ten days. >> this is simply the