it was like a movie. you could not see down the hallway. the smoke was so thick. >> breaking news at 5:00, a scary wake-up call in san francisco. a fire in this high wise apartment forces people out of their homes overnight. amy hollyfield is joining us live. do the best we can with controlling this virus. we will have to keep our guard up, make some tough choices. >> those tough choices include a curfew in dozens of california counties. the impact to the bay area when it goes into effect tomorrow night. and the race to find a coronavirus vaccine. pfizer making a major move today that could mean the first shots would be available as early as next month. what we learned overnight. good morning. it's friday, november 20th. mike, you okay down there? >> christmas miracle if that happens is what i was thinking. why, did i say something? >> no. >> we heard an oh.

>> oh! i had to check on you, friend. >> oh, no, i was like, oh, that's great. >> yes. >> the faster we can get that. the faster we can get reggie inoculated and see what happens. >> thank you. first in line. >> first in line. absolutely. all right. i'll just take over. we'll talk about the weather out there. mother nature being kind to us this morning. no tule fog out there. there's a bit in the usual spots. a bit around novato and up towards ukiah. loo look from sutro tower how clean the air is but it's significantly cooler when you step outside. dress for 30s and 40s. we'll see increasing sunshine today and temperatures in the low to mid 60s. 62 to 65. we could hit 68 in fairfield. almost 60 along the coast. warm weather this weekend. i'll have your forecast through thanksgiving coming up. let's get back to kumasi for the news. >> thank you. breaking news we're following right now. this fire, it forced people

living in a san francisco high rise out of their homes overnight. you can see the flames in this video shooting from the middle of the building. this is at the gateway apartments. the fire broke out in the east tower near davis and washington. firefighters had to rescue and evacuate multiple people. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is joining us live there this morning. are people still outside there? >> no. it looks like they've been allowed to go back inside or found somewhere to go. look behind me, you don't really see people out here anymore but you see a pile of their burned belongings out here in front of the building that firefighters have pulled outside. this was a pretty big fire. take a look. firefighters say there are not any sprinklers in the building so the fire got a bit of a head start. when firefighters arrived at 1:30 this morning they worked on the fire but they also had to rescue several people, help them get out of this burning building. they say five people did suffer

some inuries but everyone did get out okay. >> the smoke detector went off and we were told to leave the building. at that point when i exited the building with my family i realized a big area of black smoke coming from the 11th floor. we live on the third floor. we thought it was a false alarm like usual. it happened to be real that time. frnls this >> this is video by vincent bates. this is the "gma" way apartment near washington and drum just off the embarcadero. three apartment units on the 11th floor have fire damage. there is also a lot of smoke damage throughout the building. they have evacuated several units but not the entire building. they let some people go back inside. the fire chief was here on the scene. she was very proud of her firefighters, how many of them had to hustle up to the 11th floor. some of them carrying 100-pounds

of equipment up all those stairs. she says they will be here for a while looking for the fire's cause and streets in this area will be closed for a while. so you'll want to avoid this area if you do make your way through here. just keep in mind the streets will be closed. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> all right. thank you. now abc7 news covered at least two fires at this same complex. this was the scene in october of 2018. just about two years ago. flames tore through floors 12 and 16 in the south tower. residents from 30 units were displaced. thankfully no one was physically hurt in that fire. a handful of people were treated for smoke inhalation and anxiety. this was the scene of a fire there last month. residents were asked to shelter in place, many people still evacuated. it's unclear what started this fire. abc7 news sent out this push alert about the fire overnight.

you can always count on breaking news updates on the abc7 news app. it's free to download, make shower sure enabling push alerts. breaking news on a coronavirus vaccine. pfizer will apply today for emergency use authorization from the fda. jobina, what does this mean as far as how soon we'll be able to get this shot? >> pfizer believes they could receive that approval as soon as next month and say they're ready to begin distribution within 24 hours of receiving it. front line workers and people at risk of becoming severely ill if they are diagnosed with the coronavirus will be the first to receive the vaccine. a top federal official revealed some specific plans on "good morning america." >> so we have about 40 million doses of vaccine give or take exactly when eua comes out. what we're going to do is we're going to execute fair and exquit table distribution based on the population of the jurisdictions. jurisdictions identified as the 50 states, eight territories.

>> pfizer's vaccine needs to be transported and stored in ultra cold conditions. another company, moderna, is likely to request permission to distribute its vaccine in the coming weeks. tests have shown moderna's vaccine is 94.5% effective slightly less than the 95% for pfizer's in clinical trials. >> thank you. millions of californians will be under a month-long curfew starting tomorrow night. the stay-at-home order will affect 41 of the state's counts including most in the bay area. this is designed to slow the spread of covid-19 in counties in the purple tier. >> we know, we've seen in the past that covid goes from zero to 60 miles per hour very quickly. that we're in a place today but that can rapidly change. maybe not statewide, maybe just in a handful of counties, but further restrictions is what we hope to avoid. >> here's what it means. all nonessential work, travel

and gatherings between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. are banned in counties with high rates of virus transmission. it goes into effect 10:00 tomorrow night until 5:00 a.m. december 21st. most of the bay area counties apply because you're in the purple tier, that includes sonoma, napa, solano, santa cruz and santa clara counties in. in the red, marin, san francisco and san mateo don't apply to this. while some people understand why the curfew is needed, there is some backlash coming from east bay restaurant owners. j.r. stone spoke with people in pleasanton who say this is coming at the worst possible time. >> terrible. terrible. >> reporter: italian restaurant owner enzo risano is reacting to the governor's decision to enact a curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00

a.m. he will close his restaurant two hours early so his employees can get home on time. he calls this another shutdown. >> shutdown is not the solution. people, they need to work. there is a lot of blue collar people. they need to make money. >> due to the rising number of covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, governor newsom enacted the curfew, which will start on saturday for purple tier counties. many are defending the decision. >> all over the country, there is people who are getting sick and dying at an alarming rate. so as much as i don't like it, it does make sense. >> reporter: but others still pointing to the dinner that governor newsom attended earlier this month at an elite napa restaurant with a large group of maskless people. >> look at what newsom just did the other day. he was at a party, and he didn't have a -- you know people without masks on. and then for him to turn around and go have fun and we have to stay home, that's like a double standard. >> reporter: everyone we spoke with hoping for an end to the

covid crisis, wondering if closing places like this early is the solution. jr stone, abc7 news. a lot of questions about how this will be enforced. now sheriffs in several counties including sacramento, el dorado, fresno said they're not going to enforce the curfew. while san francisco is currently in the red tier. the city's covid command center released this statement saying if current local covid-19 case trends continue, it's likely san francisco will be assigned to the purple tier by the state within a week and we'll be required to abide by the state's order. you can check out the ever-changing tier statuses of your county any time. we made it easy with the interactive map available at abc7news.com. all right. we're going to talk about some chilly temperatures out there. i'm going to show you some neighborhood temperatures right now. we'll go down to the south bay, it's mildest this morning thanks to a canopy of high clouds.

you're about 3 degrees cooler than yesterday. you can see where it's clear across the north bay, we're double digits cooler. a lot of low to mid 40s in the south bay. 47 in morgan hill and sunnyvale. 50 in cupertino. 43 in. city proper. 50 right now in alameda and san francisco. look at the san ramon valley up to lafayette, we're in the upper 30s. 36 in fairfield. 35 in novato with that little bit of fog. almost frosty in sebastopol. 33 degrees. exploratorium pointing back towards salesforce tower, embarcadero center showing a lot of stars out there this morning. it will be cooler to warmer if you're out and about today. beautiful for breaks from remote learning and working from home where the heater will probably run more this morning. here's a look at the forecast for next week. you can see the pacific northwest and also in the eastern third, that's where the storm track is going to be.

in fact, i'll show you, here we are monday, you can see wave after wave on tuesday, wednesday, thursday moving into the pacific northwest and bypassing us completely. if you're going to be having thanksgiving dinner outside, look at this. at noon we're 57 to 60. by 2:00, it's going to be our warmest, mid 60s. then as we head towards 4:00 and 6:00, dropping into the low 60s and eventually the low to mid 50s. let's talk about the commute. how is it going out there? >> it's going great for our friday. good morning. definitely a much calmer commute than we've seen this week. looking at the map, hardly a slowdown even coming out of tracy. a live look breaking in our walnut creek camera, 680, brake lights making their way southbound. heading to the south bay, a live look at 87. very clear conditions. no major crashes to report. kumasi? >> thank you. still ahead on

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all right. welcome back at 5:14. here's a look from sutro tower at how clear it is. it's about 46 degrees outside. a bit of fog in the north bay. that's it. then you can see cooler temperatures as you step outside. near 60 by noon with a few high clough clouds, total sunshine by 4:00. mid 60s. temperatures will fall quickly into the low 50s by 7:00, 40s by 9:00. across the state today it will be quiet with mainly 50s and 60s. >> thank you. this morning a dire warning from the cdc about thanksgiving. >> amid this critical phase of the covid-19 pandemic cdc is recommending against travel during the thanksgiving period.

>> officials are warning that if people do not stay home the holiday could become a super spreader event. abc7 news reporter kate larsen explains why staying home is so important this year. >> every time you start to bring people in from the outside, you increase the chances there will be somebody there who has covid-19. >> reporter: but just how much will it increase the chances? ucf epidemiologist dr. george rutherford explained the math based on california's positivity rate, which is about 5% right now. >> that means if you pick someone at random to spend thanksgiving with, there would be a 5% chance that one person was infected. >> reporter: so if you have a gathering with three total people, it increases to a 9.5% chance, six people from mixed households, there is a 22% that someone is infected. with 12 people, you're looking at a 43% chance someone at your party has covid. is there any number of people

you can gather with inside that would be safe? >> no, the safest way to have thanksgiving is have it within your household. >> reporter: positivity rates vary by state and county since san francisco for example is 1.8% but fresno county is 7% and san bernardino county is 10.5%. >> if relatives in los angeles, relatives in san jose, relatives in the city, everybody stay where they are. we especially don't want people coming in from highly endemicenc areas. >> reporter: there's a warning from the neighbors to the north that celebrated thanksgiving in mid october. >> if you look what happened after canadian thanksgiving, the cases were going up like this but then after canadian's thanksgiving, the slope changed and went up very rapidly. >> that's cause for concern because if thanksgiving gathering cause a sharp spike in covid outbreaks, it's likely hospitals will fill up and death rates will increase not just for covid patients but other emergencies like someone having a heart attack that might not

get help as fast with an over burdened medical system. so don't do it. stay at home. kate larsen, abc7 news. you can weigh the risks of different holiday traditions. abc 7 has an exclusive holiday risk calculator. you can find it on abc7news.com and the abc7 news app. as the cold weather comes in some of you are getting boots, and not just for humans. >> why is she bothering him? >> i know. >> this is 6-year-old nala the chihuahua. she lives in canada. she is learning how to walk in her winter boots for the first time of the season. she sort of trips around kicking. seems to be asking why are you doing this to me? >> what are you doing? why do i need these? >> why do i need these indoors? >> because you're in canada. >> it's not that cold. >> anybody would slip on a wood floor with booties on.

>> don't do this to woodstock. >> this is how we exercise in my house. we put socks on. we don't have those sliders -- you know the sliders? you can do the core exercises? we put socks on. so i know what that chihuahua is going through. you can develop a nice core. >> mm-hmm. >> no. >> i remember the first time my parents visited us in minnesota for the had that. they got used to it eventually. hopefully they appreciated it. that was interesting. >> let's look from our exploratorium camera. welcome to friday. hope you're in a good mood. maybe the forecast will help out. it's chilly this morning.

46 under the clear sky. it will become sunny. a few high clouds across the southern half of the bay. colder this morning. a bit warmer this afternoon. less fog tonight. our coldest night. and we're seeing some frost develop in the north bay valleys. we could have some in the east bay valleys tonight. it will be warmer sat. cloudy and cooler sunday. definitely dry through the weekend. 59 at half moon bay. everyone else makes the 60s. 67 for the warm spot in santa rosa. san francisco 62. oakland, 64 along with san jose. san mateo at 63 along with richmond, concord at 65. now, here's a look at the fog forecast. there isn't any, even as we head through the afternoon hours, it will be sunny just about everywhere. a bit of fog tries to form at the coast. the offshore breeze that develops overnight pushes it away. that's why it's going to be cooler tomorrow morning. look at that. 31 at santa rosa. 36 at livermore. upper 30s to low 40s around the bay. my accuweather seven-day

forecast, sunday will be our last cold morning. notice saturdays that after one of our warmest days where we try to reach 70s. temperatures will fluctuate 2 to 4 degrees. it is definitely going to be dry through thanksgiving. have a good one. >> all right. thank you. in today's "gma" first look, it was a really stunning fall from grace for a popular pastor who admitted to infidelity. now the woman at the center of the story is talking about it. here's kenneth mouton. >> did he tell you he loved you? >> yes, he did. >> uh-huh. >> in this morning's "gma first look," an exclusive interview with the woman at the center of hill song pastor carl lintz sunning fall from grace. this morning she's telling her story to amy robach. >> is there anything you would like to know, say to her if she

would like to listen? >> i feel bad for her, you know, woman to woman i don't think she deserved to be hurt the way that she did and i never meant to hurt her. woman to woman, i don't think she deserved to be hurt the way she did. i never meant to hurt her. >> the exclusive interview can coming up at 7:00 a.m. i'm kenneth mouton, abc news, new york. warriors all-star guard klay thompson out for the season. such a devastating blow for the team. he suffered a tear to his right achilles tendon. an mri confirmed that injury. thompson will have surgery and miss his second consecutive season. he rehabbed a torn acl suffered in the 2019 finals. >> it's not news you want to break on the phone. that's how it was done. a lot of silence. i was with joe and steve,

and probably what you're hearing right now, nothing. >> the warriors are finalizing a trade to get kelly oubre for a first round draft pick. >> that's tough. coming up next, the 7 things to know this morning. and these robots are in the thanksgiving spirit. how they are helping others during an unusual holiday

it's 5:24, here's the 7 things to know this morning. number one, breaking news, pfizer announced this morning it will ask the fda today for an emergency use authorization for its covid-19 vaccine. that means millions of doses could start shipping next month. number two, starting tomorrow night california has issued another curfew to slow the spread of coronavirus. this applies to any county in the purple tier. you have to stay home from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. number three, the cdc is urban mey urging all americans to stay home this thanksgiving. they're warning the holiday could turn into a coronavirus super spreader event if people venture out. >> number four, crews are on the

screen of a san francisco high rise fire in the financial district. it broke outovout overnight on 11th floor displacing dozens. >> number five, a quiet weekend on tap for you. saturday features our coldest morning but also our warmest afternoon. >> number six, a new crash coming in that may slow down people coming out of concord. this will be on westbound 4 before the port of chicago highway. one lane is blocked. injuries have been reported. and number seven, ski season opens at northstar in lake tahoe today. skiers have to make reservations in advance in order to promote social distancing on the slopes and at several resorts. thanksgiving at glide memorial church is a tradition that even covid can't stop. the church just had their annual holiday jam. they did it virtually. ♪ the event featured some appearances from years past and this does serve as a

fund-raiser. they raised nearly 1$1.2 millio, so they're about $300,000 short of their goal. glide says it will serve thanksgiving dinner on thursday as it always does. this year it will be converted to an outdoor dining experience and add in some live music. robots who i'm told are immune from covid-19 because, well, they're robots, are packing thanksgiving food to spare elderly residents from doing the job. they're stuffing 3,000 boxes to feed 16,000 people this thanksgiving. artificial intelligence firm berkshire gray volunteered its robots to food banks in boston and new york and also donated 40,000 pounds of food. >> i can get behind these robots. that's because they don't really look like robots. they don't have the bodies. >> the face. the teeth. >> we're okay with these.

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a high rise fire forces san francisco residents from their homes. this scary situation overnight. the race to find a covid-19 vaccine could take a big step forward today. pfizer's announcement that could lead to vaccines going out as soon as next month. >> california curfew. reaction to the new restrictions that start tomorrow for 94% of californians. >> and a live look outside, mike is tracking a warmer than average weekend and looking ahead to that thanksgiving forecast. good morning to you. thanks for joining us on this

friday, november 20th. >> we'll get to those stories in a moment. first we want to check in with mike for our accuweather forecast. >> good morning. hi, everybody. thanks for joining us on a friday. we're featuring some fog but very limited compared to yesterday. the tule fog is not around. this is the usuals radiational fog we get this time of year. it's thick around novato and marin. visibility could be less than a quarter mile through the morning commute. through sutro tower tow youit l clear everywhere else. 59 is the cool spot at half moon bay. most of us in the low to mid 60s. the warm spot today, santa rosa, 67 degrees. even warmer tomorrow. i'll show you that coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. here's reggie. >> thank you. breaking news in san francisco where the red cross is helping people displaced by this high rise fire overnight. it broke out at the gateway apartment complex in the financial district. it hurt five people. now they are all expected to be okay.

crews also rescued several others. here's a live look at the scene now. the fire is out, not everyone got to go back inside because the fire damaged 23 units. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield gathering new information about the investigation and she'll update us at 6:00 a.m. more breaking news, pfizer says it will apply for emergency approval of its covid-19 vaccine today. pfizer says the vaccine has shown to be 95% effective in clinical trials so far. this morning the dean of brown university school of public health shared a potential timeline for the drug to reach americans. >> it's probably going to take a couple weeks for the fda. the next meeting is december 8th. it might get reviewed by then. i'm expecting early december. >> pfizer says once it receives approval it could begin

distribution within 24 hours. the vaccine has to be frozen during storage and shipping and that could present challenges. moderna is close to requesting approval for its coronavirus vaccine. it does not require those extremely cold conditions. 94% of californians will be under a new curfew starting tomorrow night. the stay-at-home order impacts more than 40 counties including many in the bay area. as cornell bernard tells us, a top doctor says a curfew is needed to prevent rising cases. >> in many ways the days and weeks to come will be different than years past. >> reporter: dr. mark galley, california's health and human services director announcing a nighttime curfew for 41 purple tiered counties where covid cases are spiking. the limited stay-at-home order requires that nonessential work, movement and gatherings stop between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. for one month starting saturday.

>> why are we doing this and what are we hoping to gain? it's really to avoid further restrictions. >> he says new cases have more than doubled in california in recent days. >> covid can go from zero to 60 very quickly, and it has. >> reporter: with more than 11,000 new cases reported, the state's positivity rate has gone from 3.3% to 5% in two weeks, a 50% increase. hospitalizations have increased 63%, with more than 4,000 patients needing care. he says the rise can be blamed on factors like cold weather, more mixing, more openings and greater travel. >> all of those things create greater opportunities for the virus to spread. >> during regular hours you can still go to the grocery or walk your dog or get takeout, but large gatherings should be avoided. >> in order for us to have excellent, do the best we can with controlling this virus, we're going have to keep our guard up, make some tough

choices. >> and those tough choices are saying no to parties or gatherings where mask-wearing may be overlooked. cornell barnard, abc7 news. this curfew will have a district effect on restaurants and bars that are already struggling just to survive. julian glover is live in san jose in an area bracing for this impact. >> yeah, you got that right. they're waiting to see what happens, but the bottom line is that 10:00 p.m. curfew that goes into effect tomorrow night means a 9:00 p.m. last call for the bars and restaurants right behind me here on san pedro square. on a normal friday night they would be bustling with business. many students from neighboring san jose state. but during covid times the crowds coming out to bars and restaurants serving alcohol much smaller. now the party has to end early with the governor's new 10:00 p.m. curfew kicking in tomorrow.

the younger crowd is more likely to be out late at night and more reckless with distancing and mask wearing. the owner of o'flaherty's pub understands going after the gatherings. >> the more likely they're to be out the less cautious they are. >> we extended our hours and we have to backtrack again. it feels like the beginning of the lockdown. >> when we're talking about what's allowed and what isn't, we are. while business must comply with the curfew, law enforcement does not plan to enforce it for civilians coming and going. the santa clara county sheriff's office telling us they will not be patrolling for violators, and the san jose police department tell us they plan on focusing more on education, not using the curfew as an excuse or reason to detain people. reporting live in downtown san

jose, julian glover, abc7 news. >> all right. thank you. not everybody agrees with this curfew. we found some opposition from a san mateo county supervisor and an infectious disease expert. while they see the need to do something, they question whether the curfew makes the most sense. here's dan ashley. >> the virus doesn't care what time of day it is. it has to do with social interaction. >> reporter: dr. amesh is a senior scholar at johns hopkins hospital health security. >> instead of going to restaurant or bar to meet, they're going to meet in people's homes. and people are getting infected in each other's homes. >> reporter: san francisco county supervisor david canepa says a curfew amounts to government overreach. >> curfew means to a lot of people, including myself, it means it's a police state. and we don't want to become a police state. >> reporter: so is what the solution? >>is it the curfew? i'm afraid to say i don't think it is. i think what it is wear your

damn mask, wash your hands, and we have to be vigilant during the social gatherings. >> that was dan ashley reporting. you can check out the tier status of your county and find out the rules where you live with this interactive map. you'll find it on abc7 news news.com. president trump has remained mostly out of sight as the virus surges across the country but he's mounting an unprecedented attempt to overturn voters will and prevent joe biden from becoming president in january. today he's inviting michigan lawmakers to the white house. jobina has more on that. >> president-elect biden beat president trump by more than 100,000 votes in michigan, today the president will hope some top michigan republicans to try to get them to delay certifying the election and choose their own electors that would ignore the will of voters. this comes as georgia wrapped up its stayed whitewide audit. biden keeps pressing president trump to concede.

>> i think they're witnessing incredible irresponsibility. incredibly damaging messages being sent to the rest of the world about how democracy functions. >> but even with georgia's results helping cement biden's victory, president trump's legal team refuses to back down. >> there's not a singular voter fraud in one state. it repeats itself in multiple states. >> some of president trump's legal challenges focused on debunked theories about the software used to tabulate votes across several states. mr. trump is losing support from some fellow republicans like mitt romney. romney tweeted it is difficult to imagine a worse more undemocratic action by a sitting president. kumasi? >> thank you. coming up, outdoor dining trouble. the confusion for a business owner trying to make tents work. an east bay community group

gets the surprise of a lifetime. the star who gifted them a new delivery truck after theirs was stolen. we'll show you that, but first we will show you meteorologist mike nicco. >> let's look at what's going on. thanks for joining us. talking about traffic this morning. i want to show you some issues up in the north bay with fog. that's the usual spots. you can see from san rafael through novato possibly petaluma, temperatures in the mid 30s there. outlying neighborhoods could be dealing with some thick frost this morning like when you get towards sebastopol and the temperature in guerneville is 39. not 3,839. that would be quite geothermal. in the east bay, 30s and 40s. mainly 40s around the bay. let's look at sutro tower. you can see how clear it is. that limited fog is your only issue for the roadways weather-wise. dress warmer this morning. but you'll lose that jacket

later on. you won't need it this afternoon. here's a look, you can see high clouds across the south bay this morning. that's why your temperatures are milder than everybody else. those go away by 11:00. heading out for lunch, 55 to 61. by the end of lunch, possibly 1:00 if you're lucky enough to have that long of a lunch, 59 to 66 degrees. and even as the kids get out of school around 3:00, still around 59 to 66. they can burn off some energy outside. if you're heading out this evening, grab that coat. we'll drop into the low to mid 50s by 7:00. we'll look at that warm weekend coming up next. here is jobina with the traffic. >> thank you. good morning. happy friday to you. starting off with a live look at the bay bridge, flowing there. pretty light still at the toll plaza. no metering lights on yet. moving over to the map, i want to bring you to the hot spot we've been following. a crash out of concord that may slow some of you down. westbound 4 before the port of chicago highway.

speeds down around 14 miles per hour. injuries have been reported. as we head to brea

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enroll by december 15th. what a difference a day makes. look at this beautiful shot from our exploratorium camera looking back towards san francisco. you can see a whole lot of stars out there. here's a look at the cloud cover. we have a bit of fog in the north bay, high clouds across the south bay. those will linger through noon. we'll have total sunshine this afternoon heading into the evening hours. this is next week. most of the rain is going to be to our north. off to our east. if you look at the storm track, it's typical of la nina, which means it goes around us due to a blocking area of high pressure. so next week we're average precipitation to a 33% chance of below average. i'll have your day planner forecast for your dining outside

on thanksgiving coming up in just a bit. reggie? >> thank you. happening tonight, abc news and the courier journal is investigating the killing of breonna taylor in a new 2020 specia special. >> all hell breaks loose. >> 32 shots are fired into the departmen apartment. >> it was coming from every direction. down the hallway, in the living room. >> the apartment is riddled with bullet holes. >> bullets going through clocks in the walls. >> bullets through cabinets, bullets through pots. >> the two-hour "20/20" features new footage, rare interviews and never heard before details. you can watch that tonight at 9:00. golden gate fields is closed until next month because of a covid-19 outbreak. the track announced a one-week

closure and now it's been extended. berkeley city officials tell us there's been more than 130 new cases in the past two days due to a single outbreak but would not confirm where. the horses stabled at the track will continue to get care during the closure. in the north bay, rohnert park officials handed out their first fine for a business not following kcovid-19 regulations. >> i rolled out some of the sides of my back patio, i took the sides along here so i rolled them down so there was 18 inches of open air. >> cully williamson is the owner of mary's pizza shack. he thought he was complying with regulations to keep three sides of a tented area open. apparently the 18 inches of open space was not enough. merchants say the requirements are not nearly specific enough. >> it's not about the 1,000 bucks, it's about being fair with all of our restaurant owners throughout sonoma county.

>> in the north bay and across the state restaurant owners say rules and enforcement should be consistent. ski season starts today in the sierra. resorts like northstar are welcoming guests back. you have to wear a face covering and maintain social distancing, and a new reservation system will limit the number of people on the slopes. >> we're really confident we'll be able to accommodate guests when they would like to ski for the vast majority of days. >> i'm all for it. i like the reservation system in theory, it keeps the numbers down. i'm happy to socially distance and key really fast to keep the corona away from me. >> that's a new one. okay. nobody will have to share a lift with anyone who is not in their party. most dining will move outdoors. okay. because of restrictions on people gathering indoors. i hope they have a fire pit and ten heaters. >> i liked their masks. the one lady from the ski resort

had a bunch of skiers on her mask. that was cute. >> that's cute. that man said ski really fast to keep the corona away. >> everybody get out of my way. >> that's how it works. >> let's hope they get to stay open. last year we were 50% of our snow pack. we got a lot of snow from the system earlier this week. let me show you the seven-day forecast for tahoe. they'll be making snow at night. they have to because they're not getting any from mother nature. the average high is 49 at lake level. mid 40s to near 50s. looking at that at night freezing cold in the teens to barely the 20s. so, yeah, more and more snow making there. back here at home, we're cold by our standards. look at this from the exploratorium, 46 degrees in san francisco. at least near the embarcadero and pier 15. becoming sunny today. sunglasses definitely needed. colder this morning, milder this afternoon.

even less fog tonight. our coldest night more frost is possible in the north bay and in the east bay. so if you still have tender vegetation, make sure you cover them. and then we'll go cloudy and a little bit cooler sunday. so definitely the better day to be outside if you want warm sunshine is tomorrow. today is not bad. 62 in san francisco. 67 in santa rosa. 59 along the coast to 64 in santa cruz. here's a look at the lack of fog, you can see because of the offshore breeze and that drier air heading into the overnight hours, just nothing develops once again. that's why we'll feel these temperatures in our 30s in the deepest valleys, low to mid 40s elsewhere. here's my accuweather 7-day forecast, even with that frosty cold night, tomorrow promises to be our warmest day of the seven-day forecast. sunday, we'll drop about 2 to 4 degrees with more cloud cover. we'll hold steady all the way through thanksgiving. i'll have that planner forecast for you coming up next. >> right now more robots. robot dogs will soon be the

newest members of the security team at florida's tyndall air force base. a camera allows operators to see the area around the dog and they can use a speaker to talk to any intruders out there. officials say the robot canines will provide patrolling help allowing humans and military dogs to focus on security actions that require their physical presence. >> do these get a pass for you? >> no. it's so weird -- now i'm weirded out they don't have a face. >> kind of. if you look. you can kind of see a little nose. >> who is obsessed with dogs -- robots here? >> they just know that we have very spirited opinions. queen elizabeth and prince phillip are celebrating their 73rd wedding anniversary today. the palace released this new picture taken at windsor castle. it shows the couple opening a card from three of their great grandchildren, prince george, princess charlotte and prince

louie. >> good. how about the crown! i bet they won't be watching that. >> i don't think that's on the to-do list. new at 6:00, calling all artists in san francisco. what one non-profit is willing to pay for pop-up murals in the city. first pets in need during the pandemic. the food giveaway for furry family members tomorrow. and a little less pressure for punxsutawney phil in so strong. so... not ripped. what're we talkin about...

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welcome back. h & m closed its flagship powell street store in san francisco's union square. the swedish retailer confirmed the closure is permanent. two other san francisco locations are still open in

westfield san francisco center and stones town galleria. last month h & m announced they would be closing 250 stores in 2021. >> that is disappointing. this is pretty great. golden state warriors star steph kerry had quite the surprise for an oakland community group. we told you last month about the homey's empowerment program truck being stolen and it was damaged. it is used to transport food donations for families. >> we want to hand you this. we wanted to get you a new truck. >> oh, man, my goodness. >> the co-founder of homeys say they don't do this for the recognition but this was pretty amazing. >> all of a sudden stuff pulls out of his pocket keys. he says, dr. cruz, first of all, i didn't know he knew my name. dr. cruz, we heard about your work, not my work but the work

of homies empowerment. we're proud of the work you do. that felt special. >> it is. curry with help from a corporate partner also gave a selected volunteer a signed jersey and 10,000 bucks. >> that's beautiful. there's a pet food giveaway tomorrow at the animal care center because the need is so big right now. 300 people showed up at a previous giveaway. the center gave away 6,000 pounds of food. now the giveaway is set for tomorrow starting at 10:00 and going until 1:00 p.m. the center will also be happily taking donations and staff members say they are especially in need of dry cat food. coronavirus is forcing another american tradition to go virtual now the big question looms, will punxsutawney phil see his virtual shadow?

>> there is no shadow to be cast. and early spring is my forecast! >> okay. instead of being crowds like this one, people will have to cheer or boo at home on groundhog day 2021. this follows a decision by the punxsutawney groundhog club to promote social distancing at gobblers knob and ban the crowd. >> i'm glad. does phil look stressed? >> you know -- maybe you don't. i feel a certain kind of way about groundhog day. this is a tradition i don't like. i know some viewers like it because they're vocal every time i say i don't like it. i say let covid put it away for good. >> oh. >> do you like it? i can't remember. >> it's fun. >> okay. >> as long as phil is on board with it. the okay. >> exactly. >> just as long as he doesn't try to take my job, i'm all

right with that. i'm okay with that. my gosh, you know ever since march we've been living the movie groundhog day. seems like it. let's look at what's going on with our rain season which started october 1st. we are still anywhere from an inch and a half to nearly 3 1/3 inches behind already. let's look at next week. here's future radar, monday storm system passing to the north. tuesday, storm system passing to the north. wednesday, storm system passing to the north. the thursday, absolutely no storm system to the north. it's going to be one of the nicer days this week. as you take that food outside and sit down, it's going to be warmest from noon to 2:00 as we reach near 60 at the coast and mid to upper 60s elsewhere. if you stay laout later than th, temperatures will drop into the lower 60s. next at 6:00, many families will still be getting together on thanksgiving. a ucsf doctor explains how much your covid risk goes up as more

people are invited to the party. fire broke out on the 11th floor of an apartment building in san francisco overnight. i'm amy hollyfield, the story coming up. >> and edd under fire again. how they

now at 6:00, smoke and flames at a san francisco high rise apartment building. we are live at the scene where

several people were hurt and many units are damaged. breaking news in the race for a vaccine. pfizer applied for fda authorization early this morning. the timeline for approval and distribution. good morning. we made it to friday, november 20th. we'll check in with mike for a check of the forecast. >> good morning. hi, everybody. thanks for joining us. let's look at what's going on with your forecast. we'll start with the fog. it was a big issue yesterday. we knew there would be limited fog out there this morning. that's what we're seeing around petaluma, novato, up near ukiah, possibly a bit right now trying to develop around livermore. that's it. the tule fog from yesterday not an issue. how about sutro tower showing just how clean that commute is as we look down market street and 80. the bay bridge over towards oakland and emeryville. this afternoon, increasing sunshine. fog will fade away. high clouds that are across the south bay will move out.