we can't wait to share those stories with you. first we want to check in with mike for a look at the forecast. good morning, mike. >> good morning. hi, everybody. thanks for joining us. let's look at what's going on with our dense fog advisory. we've got really thick fog, less than a quarter-mile visibility up in the north bay through 9:00 this morning. there's other areas of fog also. i want to show you those now, especially the east bay and as we take a look at our east bay hills camera, it is definitely moving from the east bay valleys into the bay itself. that's where it will continue to spread heading through the morning commute. expect that fog to be around. now the visibility will increase after 9:00. that's why the national weather service has the dense fog advisory until 9:00. temperatures today under high clouds and sunshine. 5to 5706 57 to 62 along the coast.

we have some issues on the road. let's turn it over to jobina right now. >> in san francisco an intersection is closed after a crash involving a police car. we have new video right now. police tape surrounding fillmore and waller streets. the police are seeing that there's a damaged cruiser there on the scene and also it appears there's a muni bus involved. it is believed that this was a police pursuit that ended in a crash injuring the suspect and the officer. a call is in to sfpd to confirm that. we want to take a live picture of the scene. officers are still there investigating. the intersection of fillmore and waller is closed now. we'll bring you an update on this as soon as we hear back from police. now to the pandemic. can cases spiking across the country and bay area counties moving into more restrictive tee tiers, one east bay county is cracking down to make sure businesses not only know the

rules but are obeying them. amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with how this will work. >> you better watch out because the d.a.'s office is watching. the district attorney created a task force to watch out for violations happening in relation to the covid-19 virus. they will look into claims that come into the covid hotline. calls are increasing. people are noticing when business don't follow the rules. so far county officials say they have focused on educating not punishing but that may start to change as the stakes are higher at this point with the county now being in the purple tier. >> we focussed the first couple months of this on education and compliance to remind people of what the county ordinance is and why we need to follow it but because of the rising number of cases we have to shift in how we issue fines. we have not issued any fines yet

from our office. that's a tool that's available to us. >> they say they are taking all complaints very seriously. and that fines will range from $100 to $1,000. they will not be afraid to issue them if necessary. they will be watching capacity inside businesses. making sure that masks are worn and that people are keeping their distance. reporting live in walnut creek. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. in the north bay all of wine country is in the most restrictive tier of purple. daily covid cases per 100,000 people tripled in napa county since last month pushing it to plummet two tiers. napa county is particularly vulnerable because they are heavily dependent on visitors. under the purple tier restaurants cannot offer indoor dining and wineries are only allowed to operate outside.

as the situation with the virus changes so does the response. that's why we put together this tracker to see where your county stands. our team is always updating it as new information comes in. you can find it at abc7news.com. more cities and states are putting new restrictions in place as the country reaches a record of about 79,000 americans hospitalized with covid-19. the country's largest school district of new york city is going back to virtual learning in hopes of curbing the spread. oregon, michigan an minnesota are joining the growing list of those ordering new restrictions. governors are urging americans to rethink thanksgiving plans. >> you know what love is on thanksgiving? i love you so much and i'm so thankful for you that i'm not going to see you. >> tensions over the presidential transition continued to raise concerns about how quickly a vaccine could be distributed once it hits the market. the trump administration is still refusing to share critical

information about the pandemic response with president-elect biden. the fda may be weeks away from authorizing a covid-19 vaccine. jobina has more on how the vaccine will be distributed and whether people will be willing to take it. >> a dozen states told abc news they will need more funding to distribute a vaccine once approved. a letter to congressional leaders requests 8$8.4 billion. the white house says states will not be responsible for the majority of expenses. a doctor from stanford university said she's more concerned about the public's response to the vaccine. >> distribution and resources are actually not my concern at all. there's an easy way to get those resources and funding can happen. my biggest concern is is if there's no trust. if people will not trust the safety and effectiveness of this vaccine which is where public health officials and infectious disease experts have to review the data so they can strongly and publicly vouch for the

vaccine so everybody will get it. >> pfizer and moderna say their vaccines are about 95% effective. both companies expect to apply for emergency authorization in the coming weeks. in the next half hour, more good news about a vaccine from oxford university and astrazeneca. new at 6:00, two bay area cities are among nine in california at high risk for serious financial problems in the next several years. richmond and el cerrito are considered code red cities. according to the "san francisco chronicle." richmond ranks fifth and el cerrito sixth on the most troubled cities. the ratings are based on ten factors including city debt, rainy day funds, pension obligations and expected revenue. two north bay parents are heading to prison for paying $250,000 to get their daughter into usc. diane and todd blake live in

ross, marin county. is judge sentenced her to six weeks, he got four months. the couple pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges as part of a plea agreement. they each also agreed to pay a $125,000 fine plus perform 100 hours of community service. the blakes were accused of pretending their daughter was a volleyball recruit to get her into usc. lori loughlin's husband, massimo giannulli is expected to report to prison today. the 57-year-old fashion designer has pled guilty in the college admissions scandal. he and loughlin admitted to payipa paying $500,000 to get their daughter into usc as rowing recruits even though their daughters never played the sport. still ahead, expert advice to people planning to meet with family members this thanksgiving. the preventive measures you can take to avoid getting sick with

covid-19. >> most people are shocked. you did what? >> a california cancer survivor volunteering in pfizer's vaccine trial. he explains why he and his daughter felt compelled to take the shot. and here's a look at your activity planner for today. the fog will be a big issue for our and about activities but only through the morning hours. it will be a much quieter pattern and a drier pattern. if you need to get away from the desk, if you're remote learning or if you're working from home, grab the sunglasses and maybe a light jacket. we

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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. all right. welcome back. let's look at what's going on with our temperatures especially in our inland east bay

neighborhoods. we're significantly cooler. 40s out there. and also for or super commuters descending into the tri valley there's fog around dublin, livermore extending down to the sunol grade. temperatures in the 40s until you get to oakland and san francisco, low 50s there. you can see the win winds are l and offshore. the fog will continue spreading to the west throughout the morning commute. let's look at what to expect as you look at the east bay hills. temperatures are running in the 40s through 7:00. 57 to 59 at noon transitioning into hazy conditions. high clouds and sunshine this afternoon, 55 to 60. if you're heading out this evening, dropping down into the low to mid 50s but no need to worry about fog after this morning. i'll explain why and a warmer weekend coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. more on that accident, here's jobina. >> thank you. good morning. so i want to bring you this live

picture right now from the intersection of fillmore and waller in san francisco. you can clearly see there that there's a police cruiser involved. it looks like another vehicle and a muni bus. it is believed that this was a police per suite that ended in a crash injuring the suspect and the officer. we have a call in to sfpd to confirm that information. we're waiting to hear back from them. moving over now, we want to bring you a live picture showing off the bay bridge, which you can hardly see. the chp issued a fog advisory for the bay bridge, the golden gate bridge and the richmond-san rafael bridge this morning. please be aware of that low visibility and if you're headed to the bay bridge, metering lights came on at 5:48. also i want to point out the fog in the north bay along 101. really going to be running into low visibility and in the east bay as you make your way out of tracy and through the altamont pass. >> thank you. d discouraging getting together with friends and family this thanksgiving but if you do there are some tips to stay safe.

first try to have your dinners outdoors. if you can't do that, experts recommend having people eat in separate rooms of the house so no one is together for too long. it's also a good idea to bring your own plates and utensils and wear a mask. >> this thing looks like a mask, it's actually a medical device that can be life saving. think of it that way. you wouldn't hold back on that if you thought you could help somebody. keep those distances where they need to be, six feet or more. >> experts say if you gather for the holiday keep that group very small, no more than five or six people preferably those already in your bubble or household. you can weigh the risk of different holiday traditions. abc7 has an exclusive holiday risk calculator. you can find that at abc7news.com and on the abc7 news app. coming up, the warriors are holding out hope that klay thompson is okay. the serious injury he may have suffered. and protests in thailand.

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look at this. in bangkok, thailand pro democracy demonstrators are using inflatable duck shields to shield themselves from water cannons during protests. now according to reuters, the ducks first started appearing on tuesday. demonstrators say the ducks have become a mascot for them now. they've been demonstrating since july calling for the resignation of the thai prime minister. today cal osha is set to vote on new workplace standards to protect employees from covid-19. if this gets passed employers would have to identify and notify all workers with positive cases within one workday.

mandate and enforce mask wearing at work, implement safety measures and employer provided housing and transportation and provide free testing in the event of positive cases at work. >> this is a standard and it would be a legally enforced standard, not just a guideline. guidelines are sort of suggestions. >> if this is approved it could go into effect as early as november 30th. a father/daughter duo in southern california are participating in pfizer's covid-19 vaccine trial. they don't know whether they received the actual vaccine or placebo. dan and kirsten stefanoski will be monitored for 26 months. the father is a school district superintendent, and a colon cancer survivor. >> you have to lead from the front. it's not comfortable. you may or may not want to be there, but that's where you have to lead from. i want kids in the schools and communities to be safe. >> the opportunity to participate in this little medical moment in the small way i could was inspiring and worth while. >> kirsten is a high school junior and said seeing her father's cancer treatment firsthand inspired her to

volunteer. san francisco's annual tree lighting in union square was a covid-style affair. because of the pandemic the ceremony was private, just a few invited guests which is much different than the usual thousands of people that are there. this is the 31st year that the macy's tree has been on display. people who were able to attend were socially distanced, they had chairs spread out on the square. and to keep people from crowding the tree for pictures, it's fenced off. >> not the same. >> it's bitter sweet we thought it was important to move forward. >> even without the pomp and circumstance the tree is still plenty festive. 83 feet tall and it has 33,000 lights, 1,100 ornaments and it will be in union scare until january 2nd. >> it's nice to see. >> why are you all so sad? >> i don't know. there's something depressing

about it. >> that tree is beautiful. you can walk by and see it but you have to keep moving. >> i think because it's my favorite time in san francisco. it is so beautiful usually. i love usually seeing all the people fill the streets. >> yeah. >> shopping and all the visitors, the ice skating rink. >> i know. i was hoping we could do ice skating this year. >> and it's a no. we had that big party last year. all the things are coming back to me. >> my mind is working. >> okay. >> make it work. >> do have a vaccine? >> merry christmas. >> look what's in our stocking. it's a syringe. >> i'm with reggie. that's one thing my family looks forward to. coming into town, ice skating, seeing the tree, going shopping around there. looking at the pets up for adoption from the san francisco

spca. it's -- yeah. all right. let's look at what's going on in san jose. you can see some of the fog creeping into the south bay also. and we'll have fog to hazy conditions and high clouds and sunshine with seasonal temperatures moving into the afternoon hours. dry air rolls in this afternoon through tomorrow. that's going to take away our chance of fog. it will bring us cooler nights and a slight possibility of some frost in the valleys. saturday will be our coldest morning but also our warmest afternoon as a dry pattern will settle for the rest of the accuweather 7-day forecast. you can see our water vapor imagery that's the amount of moisture in the air. this moisture is well up into the higher parts of the atmosphere, not like that low level moisture that brought us showers and small ail yesterdha yesterday. for the coast, 47 to 52. bay area neighborhoods, 60 to 64. here's the fog forecast. we'll start at 7:00 this morning. you can see everybody getting

covered by fog. and then watch that dry air work from north to south and chase away those clouds as we head into the evening hours. then overnight completely gone. but that's going to open us up to cooler temperatures tomorrow with 30s in the deepest valleys and low to upper 40s elsewhere. my accuweather 7-day forecast, temperatures hover around the mid 50s to near 60 at the coast. low to upper 60s around the bay and inland as we head from friday into wednesday. >> thank you. now we bring in ginger zee are a look at what's happening at 7:00 a.m. on "gma." hey, ginger. >> hi, reggie, hi, kumasi. coming up on a thursday edition of "gma," our country now reporting more than 250,000 lives lost to the virus. and now a big setback for the nation's largest school district. new york city shut its doors to students again. there's some big concerns with thanksgiving a week away, but also some hope on the horizon.

breaking vaccine news overnight that we'll get into. reporting some encouraging results for the most vulnerable. then also this morning, we have three great live guests. sarah paulson, billie jean king and garth brooks, that's coming up on "gma." >> that made me wonder, does garth brooks have a christmas album? he has multiple and i somehow have not been involved in them. >> i'm sure he does. well, you know what? take amy grant and you'll be busy. >> i announced this morning that amy grant is my favorite christmas album. does anyone else agree with this? kumasi, why are you silent? support me. >> i'll have to do an assessment. >> it's good. >> maybe i was going through a weird time in high school and that's what happened.

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happening today, warriors coach steve kerr and team trainers are going to l.a. to be with klay thompson as he gets an mri on his right leg. thompson suffered the injury during a workout yesterday. espn reports that thompson felt pain in the calf area when he landed on his leg. the warriors are worried it's possibly an achilles tendon injury. they're holding out hope it's not as serious. >> it's one of those deals where you don't know until you know it. hopeful, concerned, all those things combined. until we know more tomorrow i'll save my -- i'll hope for good news. >> thompson missed all of last season thompson. he missed all of last season after tearing the acl in his left knee during game six of the 2019 nba finals against the raptors. general motors has announced it's expanding its onstar brand to offer insurance. onstar is gm's communication

system embedded in its vehicles. the car manufacturer says the insurance will first be offered to arizona residents and gm employees by the end of 2020 and then it will expand to the general public in 2021. >> the world needs you. you know what you need to do. ♪ >> all right. new at 6:00, "wonder woman 1984" is heading to hbo max on the same day it's going to theaters. the sequel to the popular 2017 superhero blockbuster will debut on christmas day. hbo says you won't have to pay extra to watch it at home beyond the monthly subscription fee of $15 a month. >> i'm excited about that. we have "soul" premiering also. if you don't have family and friends you'll have content. >> we can all watch it together and text. >> separately.

up next at 6:30, hawaii's attorney general is talking about the san francisco woman who was arrested for violating the state's quarantine rules. school district across the bay area are scrambling to determine when and how they might send students back into the classroom. i'm julian glover with what we're learning about two local school districts and their latest decision. plus the latest on the presidential race as president trump still refuses to concede. the announcements we expect today from a

now at 6:30, could a third covid-19 vaccine seek fda approval in the near future? the encouraging results this morning from astrazeneca.

testing for all staff, pre-screening for students and staff. lots of logistical information. >> bay area school districts adjusting their plans for in-person learning while the country's biggest school district returns to learning online. if you're looking for a job a north bay company has hundreds of open positions with the promise of future growth opportunities. and here's a live look outside through our abc7 roof camera. i'm tracking fog really thick this morning and a nice stretch of dry days in your accuweather 7-day forecast. >> good morning. it's thursday, november 19th. we want to check mike's accuweather forecast this morning. >> all right. thank you. hi, jobina, reggie. thank you for joining us on this thursday morning. we talked about all that rain was going to leave behind some tule fog. right now the weather service has a dense fog advisory out for the north bay. they believe visibilities as i do will stay below a quarter

mile through the morning commute. this is not the only area dealing with that thick fog. look at livermore, a quarter mile also. so if you're coming through the altamont pass you will descend into thick fog through the tri valley. this is spreading through the bay. it's getting foggy along the east bay shore and also san francisco down into the peninsula. eventually this will turn over to haze with high cloughs and sunshine. upper 50s and low 60s at the coast. 60 to 64 for the rest of us. >> thank you. this morning the u.s. has crossed another unthinkable milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. more than 250,000 people have now died from covid-19. 11.5 million have contracted the virus. there were nearly 164,000 cases just yesterday. right now a record shattering 79,000 americans are in the hospital. the spike in cases forced the nation's largest school

system in new york city to go back to remote learning only. that starts today. getting answers on how schools will reopen and stay hope during the pandemic is a key part of our effort on building a better bay area. julian glover is looking at how local school districts are dealing with these plans. >> a lot of adjusting happening. many school districts scrambling to figure out what's next. that rollback of tiers that happened a few days ago threw school systems across the bay area for a loop when it comes to trying to figure out when they will bring students back to the classroom. some schools that had reopened, they'll be allowed to operate with in-person classes but others have to suspend plans altogether. districts like piedmont unified which planned to open the first week of december, their plans are up in the air now. piedmont superintendent randall booker says distanced learning has been wearing down their students. he wishes they could bring students back, but he said it is alameda county's decision to

keep the schools closed. >> this is 100% a county decision. we were slated to return, testing for all staff, pre-screening for students and staff, lots of logistical information about entrance and egress. also having many students struggling socially and emotionally. >> in contra costa county, month diablo's unified school district's plans are also up in the air. they were set to reopen january 11th with a hybrid model of virtual and classroom learning bringing back kindergarten, first grade, sixth grade and ninth grade at first, then four more grades the two following weeks. with this being a hybrid model families who did have safety concerns about sending their children back to school can opt and stick with virtual learning. it's unclear if that timetable will hold with contra costa county sliding back to the most restrictive purple tier.

reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> all right. thank you. in the east bay officials are taking a new approach to make sure people are following the rules during the pandemic. amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with the new task force that is ready to crack down on local businesses. >> we'll be watching these businesses. this county is in the purple tier and this is serious and people are taking it seriously. calls to the covid hotline are increasing so a task force has been formed to look into those complaints. they can issue fines to businesses that refuse to comply. though they consider that a last resort saying they don't want to pile on during this tough time. >> we know businesses are struggling now. we're not trying to be punitive. we're trying to ensure the public is protected and we're following our public health experts and our own health

officer to ensure that the public and businesses understand the rules and how we can educate them on the importance of following them. >> so far they say they have not issued any fines. those fines range from $100 to $1,000. officials are looking at capacity inside businesses like these stores that are allowed to still be open. whether people are wearing masks and whether people are staying six feet apart. reporting live in walnut creek. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. a san francisco woman who was arrested in hawaii for violating the state's quarantine order, that woman identified as colleen proppe. it started when they flew to honolulu and stayed a night there. according to hawaii's policy anyone who flies to honolulu has to stay there for two weeks before going to a different island. according to public documents she didn't do it. >> she left her quarantine site and then took a flight to maui

from honolulu. and at that point she didn't go to a designated quarantine site. so at that point she was flagged in some way, i don't know the full details of how she became known to law enforcement. once they investigated they determined she was not in compliance with the travel quarantine and she was arrested. >> hawaii's attorney general says she is one of hundreds of travelers who have been arrested in recent weeks for violating quarantine. for the third day in a row we're getting a major announcement about a coronavirus vaccine. and this is all good news. overnight oxford university and astrazeneca announced new details about how effective their vaccine is for people. jobina is at the live desk with more. >> older people are more likely to have underlying health conditions that make coronavirus more dangerous. trial participants have also shown few side effects. now they're waiting on results

from phase three which will prove how effective the vaccine is at warding off covid-19. once that phase is cleared astrazeneca could seek approval for the vaccine in a matter of weeks. dr. richard besser was on "good morning america" today. he says the vaccine news is encouraging but the american people need to do more to help. >> and i worry, robin, if we don't change what we're doing, we're going to be having a conversation before the end of the year about 300,000 people. >> you think that we will reach that by the end of the year in just a matter of six weeks or so, rich? you believe that? >> we're losing more than a thousand people a day and the numbers are rising. >> those are stunning numbers. coming up on "gma," dr. besser reveals why he thinks schools in new york city should be open despite surging cases in the city. kumasi? >> thank you. today vice president mike

pence will lead a white house coronavirus task force meeting. this comes as president-elect joe biden and kamala harris meet with several governors to discuss improving coordination between the federal government and state agencies. these meetings come as an arizona judge says he will rule on a case this morning that could delay arizona's certification of ballots in the presidential election. also today georgia will announce results of its statewide audit. so far uncounted votes have been found in four counties netting president trump 1,000 votes but that's not enough to overtake biden's lead. >> we have not had enough evidence to say they reach the level of 13,000 or so. >> as president trump refuses to concede, more republicans including senator lindsey graham are now calling for him to grant president-elect joe biden access to intelligence briefings. still ahead, a resort in the north bay looking to hire hundreds of people. the jobs open right now. and let's take a live look

at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we're down about 110 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. and disneyland is still closed but a part of california adventure is getting ready for something new this morning. the small taste of the happiest place on earth. and the time is 6:39. i know you guys are happy about that. we'll check in with you, mike, for a look at our forecast. >>. >> thank you. hi, everybody. let's talk temperatures first. look at this. outside of san francisco, everybody double digits cooler than yesterday. so you will want to dress warmer. we're 8 degrees cooler in san francisco. we're pretty close. let's head down to the south bay and you can see a lot of low to mid 40s here with increasing clouds as some of the fog is trying to slip in to the south bay and that will continue through 9:00. thickest fog still in the east bay valleys and up in the north bay. temperatures in the 40s just about everywhere except alameda and san francisco around 52 degrees. how about this view from the

east bay hills camera. you can see that blanket of low clouds and fog as we look off towards san francisco. trust me, it's there somewhere. for your commute planner, it's the fog this morning that's the biggest issue. and also dressing warmer. otherwise pretty good conditions out there at least it's dry and it's not going to be windy. let's look at your planner today. temperatures won't change much between now and 7:00. from 11:00 to 1:00, we'll go from mid 50s to near 60 to about 58 to 62 degrees. at 4:00, we're around 57 to 63. and then during the evening commute we'll drop down to 52 to 55 degrees. we'll talk about some freezing cold temperatures and a dry pattern in the accuweather 7-day forecast coming up. here's jobina. >> thank you. good morning, everyone. i want to bring you back to this developing news we're following in san francisco. this is a live picture right now of the scene at fillmore and waller streets in san francisco. you can see this crash here. what we have going on is a police cruiser, a muni bus and at least one other car involved

here. it's believed that this was a pursuit that ended in a crash. that hurt the suspect and plus the police officer. we have a call in to sfpd to confirm that information. a live picture showing off the bay bridge. you can hardly see anything except the headlights right now. the chp issued a fog advisory for the bay bridge, the golden gate bridge and richmond-san rafael bridge this morning. metering lights came on at the bay bridge at 5:48. an overall view of the map. look at the north bay right now. mike has been talking about this all morning long. low visibility especially for people going to be riding along 101 and also in the east bay here. coming through the altamont

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lunch. and then it will become mostly sunny this afternoon with high clouds being the dominant feature as the low clouds will go away. the drought monitor just updated. notice nothing changed. the reason why is even though we had healthy rain early this week we're still an inch and a half to nearly 3 1/3 inches behind where we should be and the rain season just started october 1st. as far as snow in the sierra, 10 inches in homewood, 16 inches in squaw and alpine. they continue to make snow at night. if we can get up there to ski they'll have know for us. we have new video showing the disruption at a fairfield city council meeting that ended with nine people being arrested.

>> one, two, three, four, let the people take the floor! >> this is body cam video from the meeting on tuesday night. the disruption was over a fairfield police officer who previously worked in vallejo and was involved in a deadly shooting. police say the group got increasingly disruptive. eventually the council members left the room and the group was asked to leave. nine people chose to stay and police arrested them. now to the unemployment numbers. the u.s. labor department reports another 742,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week, but economists forecasted 700,000 new claims. it snaps a four-week streak of declines. there are now more than 6.3 million people continuing to receive state unemployment benefits. let's look now at the new york stock exchange as trading gets under way. you can see we're still down, but by 90 points right now. at abc7 we're committing to building a better bay area and that includes the impact the pandemic is having on the economy. so we are going job hunting with jobina and this morning she's taking us to the north bay where one property is looking to hire hundreds of people.

>> thank you. so despite the pandemic forcing companies to pause opening plans, that's not the case for montage healdsburg. the resort is opening december 12th. they need a lot of help to make this is a safe and smooth opening. >> isn't this gorgeous? except you know i'm not at a resort in healdsburg. this is a virtual background but you could be at the real thing because they're hiring. >> the most important thing for us is that we're hiring the right individual. >> reporter: karen armstrong is the assistant director of people and learning for montage healdsburg a new resort spread out over 258 acres with bungalow style rooms opening in early december. the leisure and hospitality sector has been hit particularly hard since the pandemic. the sector added 4.8 million jobs since april but employment is 3.5 million lower than in february. >> we are excited to be opening and to have opportunities where individuals in that world and to

provide opportunities for those who may not have worked in hospitality before. >> there are full time, part-time and on-call positions available in culinary, housekeeping, engineering, security, guest services, spa and wellness. >> some of our values, our trust, learning, collaboration and we're looking for individuals that really want to be a part of that culture. >> montage has six hotels and plans to open more so there are growth opportunities and benefits for all employees. >> from the very first day all of our associates have access to medical, virtual care. it's a safety measure we have to make sure everyone that enters this building, every single day they are okay to do so. we want to protect them and protect the associate population. >> montage healdsburg will start with 150 associates and grow to 300. >> it is beautiful. here's a look at an opening right now with montage

healdsburg for a reservations agent. duties include taking guest reservations providing excellent customer service you need a high school diploma or the equivalent, two years in customer service and amazing telephone etiquette. >> happening today downtown disney expanding its shopping district to street. the area is decorated for the holidays and covid-19 safety measures are in place for guests to visit safely. it will be the first time since march when coronavirus restrictions were issues that buena vista street will be open to the public. guests can begin shopping and dining but there are no rides or shows available. this is opening at 10:00 this morning. disney is the parent company of abc7. you better believe if i were in los angeles i would be going there. >> we know.

>> yes. >> i love california. i always see you at disneyland which is weird. every year i run into you there. >> really? >> yeah. it's true. >> i was about to say that. it won't be the first time. >> yes. all right. let's talk about what's going on back here at home. we've got an east bay hills camera that is full of low clouds and fog and cool conditions. that eventually will turn to hazy conditions by noon. some high clouds and seasonal temperatures. we'll be clear and colder the next couple of nights with frost possible in our deepest valleys. the extended period looks dry, possibly all the way through thanksgiving weekend. now we have some moisture on the water vapor imagery. it looks like yesterday however this is way up in the atmosphere. high clouds versus that low level moisture that brought us the rain and a bit of hail yesterday. so 57 to 62 along the coast where the low clouds will stay the longest. the rest of us will have high

clouds and sunshine and around 60 to 64 degrees. here's a look at your fog forecast starting this morning. look at that offshore breeze moving northwest to -- or northeast to southwest bringing fog into our neighborhoods through the morning commute. look at it switch to northwest to southeast and then that brings in drier air and cleans us out. that's why i'm not too worried about fog tomorrow. i am worried about frost in the deepest valleys. 30s up around santa rosa. we could drop into the 30s in the san ramon valley. the rest of us in the 40s. here's my accuweather 7-day forecast. even colder saturday morning, even warmer with more sunshine saturday, a dry cold front will taper off temperatures a little bit sunday, monday, tuesday before a minor warming trend debegd begins wednesday. an adorable san francisco holiday tradition will go on though it will be not exactly what you're used to. we're talking about those adoptable animals who are in the windows of macy's at union

square in san francisco. it's going to go virtual this year. the windows will be filled with videos of animals you can adopt at san francisco's spca. inside macy's they'll have giant cut-outs of cats and dogs set up so you can take a photo. this will run from november 24th to january 23rd. the queen of christmas is coming out with a new christmas special. ♪ >> mariah carey is teaming up with a bunch of stars for "mariah carey's magical christmas special." you can watch the special on apple tv plus. >> i'm looking forward to this. >> i would think it would be tomorrow, but friend, we have to wait until closer to christmas. >> here's my challenge to you as we apply our festive lotion this morning. what is your favorite christmas

album and what is the most cursed christmas album? >> i don't know, friend. >> okay. while you think about that, let me tell you. my favorite is not mariah carey it's amy grant home for christmas. most cursed christmas album is barbra streisand. my dad loved it and he played it when i was a kid. it has this siyncopated version of christmas bells. >> so you hear it -- >> haunts my house. have you come up with your favorite album? >> i haven't. >> you don't have one? >> i don't think i do. don't you judge me. i just like christmas music in general. it just makes me happy. >> i thought that you would have one that would top mine. not whitney, not destiny's child? >> i'm surprised you are not putting up a christmas tree in the house. >> now you're coming after me. >> since we're talking about

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guard cutter stratton was forced to return to alameda after 11 crew members tested positive for covid-19. that tule fog is out there. a dense fog advisory for the north bay, visibility less than a quarter mile through 9:00. we have dense fog in the east bay valleys and this is spreading into the bay and south bay as we head through the morning commute. >> number six, i'm tracking fog for our morning commute as we look live at the bay bridge. the chp issued fog advisories for the bay bridge, the golden gate bridge and richmond-san rafael bridge. number seven, charlie brown it coming back to broadcast tv. apple recently announced the beloved thanksgiving and christmas specials would only air on apple tv plus, but people were not happy about that so apple changed its mind. the specials will air ad-free on pbs november 22nd and december 13th. are you all watching? >> of course. >> i'll be there. >> yes. >> this can be our holiday

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