building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. but the big fear is that the public is not going to want to come out because of the curfew. as covid cases are spiking san francisco is on the verge of entering the purple tier, that would require the city to impose a curfew and reverse many reopenings. business owners are frustrated about these potential rollbacks. good morning, everybody, it's saturday, november 21st, i'm liz kreutz, and we are joining you right now, instead of "good morning america" because we are bringing you college football on abc at 9:00 # a.m. now, we will have much more on the potential curfew in san francisco, plus the bay area counties under a curfew starting tonight. but let's first start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> liz, good morning to you, hi,

everyone, yes, for california standards it's frosty out there with temperatures at freeding in some locations, live doppler 7 shows that we are mostly clear, a few high clouds in the view from our roof camera, strong northerly winds in the upper elevations, that's driving the milder air down to half moon bay at 57. 52 in oakland. low 40s in san jose. the exploratorium camera, and look at these numbers, you know the protected valleys of the north bay, our east bay valleys, low 30s to upper 30s, yes, you certainly are feeling that dry air in place. 41 in livermore. so we'll look for those offshore winds to warm us up again today with numbers in the upper 50s by noontime, some high clouds, partly cloudy in the afternoon, with upper 60s inland, mid-60s around the bay. and about 60 at the shoreline. increasing clouds, maybe a milder night out there but we'll talk about the holiday, and if we're going to see any rain at all for the upcoming week. liz? >> all right, lisa, thank you. california's new curfew

takes effect tonight. it applies to counties in the purple tier where the virus is widespread. and right now that includes the counties of sonoma, napa, solano, contra costa, alameda, sant ca clara and santa cruz. all non-essential work travel and gatherings between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. are banned. the curfew goes into effect at 10:00 tonight and lasts through 5:00 a.m. on december 21st. san francisco could enter the purple tier as soon as tomorrow if covid cases keep rising. the city would then join the statewide curfew. several business owners are frustrated and hope they can survive. >> reporter: on a typical day this view can take any worry away but it's not doing the trick for pete as he goes into the weekend knowing that san francisco could soon enter the purple tier. >> from a business owner standpoint it's like we're getting punched in the gut every single day. >> reporter: the city's health director dr. grant colfax says covid-19 cases are rapidly

increasing, the 14-day average of new cases has gone up to 152% since november 1st. placing us on the trajectory to be in the purple tier. potentially as early as sunday. at epic steak, they're putting a plan in place, knowing that a statewide curfew could be next. >> we're going to basically take reservations up to 8:30. >> reporter: in the purple tier san francisco would close indoor movie theaters, indoor places of worship, and museums, the conservatory of flowers is gearing up for this potential. >> we have people who have purchased tickets in advance. we've obviously reached out to those people to work with them. >> reporter: gyms would only be allowed to open outdoors, an option danielle says is not feasible for them. >> i have a 4,700 square foot facility, just the ground floor, to tell me that i can't do one on one training so that i can continue to make a living seems criminal. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news.

in the north bay solano county sheriff says his department will not respond to calls just about violations of the governor's covid curfew. the sheriff's office issued this statement that says in part we encourage every individual who conducts their business in public to do so in a lawful manner and celebrate the upcoming holidays, mindful of the collective need to adhere to public health guidelines. remember, tier changes could now happen any day of the week, it could happen more than once a week, keep track of where your county stands on reopening with our interactive tracker that's there on abc7news.com. now one of governor newsom's children is quarantining after possibly being exposed to covid at their private school. newsom's communications director tells politico the child and the rest of the newsom family have all tested negative. the governor received a rapid test this week and will get a nasal swab this weekend. the spokesperson adds that in compliance with state guidelines only the potentially exposed

child needs to quarantine. california set an unfortunate record with more than 13,000 diagnosed coronavirus cases yesterday. the previous high was in july. this surge is reflected in the positivity rate, which is a good indicator of the spread of the virus. the 14-day rate has jumped to 5.2%. and the number of newly admitted patients to hospitals has far exceeded the two-week hospitalization average of about 4,300. the state reported an additional 178 patients hospitalized with covid-19 for a total of nearly 5,500. now, in the south bay it's one of the most dire warnings that we've heard yet from local public health officials. if the surge in cases continues santa clara county could reach capacity at their hospitals in just a matter of weeks. abc 7 news reporter kris reyes got reaction >> i am concerned of the well-being of our community. >> reporter: she's been advocating for her latino community since the pandemic

began. it's a demographic that's gotten hit hard by the virus in santa clara county and now she's even more worried. with dr. sarah cody sounding this alarm. hospitals in the county could reach its capacity in three weeks in the current surge continues. >> cancel your holiday plans, don't travel. >> reporter: newly elected state assembly member from the south bay alex lee tweeted this plea soon after dr. cody's announcement. >> it becomes incredibly scary to hear that we might run out of capacity for hospitals where my mom works directly. if that becomes the case i do get increasingly worried. >> we have liaison calls talking about search planning, what contingency plans are with hospitals, bringing in staffing from outside entities, bringing in their own staffing from non-critical areas and redeploying them to inpatient care. >> reporter: to meet demand starting next week the santa clara county fairgrounds will expand testing to 3,000 appointments a day, 5,000 by mid-december. in san jose, kris reyes, for

abc 7 news. johnson & johnson has begun the final stage of clinical trials for its vaccine, with researchers in the bay area taking a key role, it's enrolling 60,000 people globally for their trial. researchers expect efficacy data by march. the fda says a committee will meet on december 10th to discuss the pfizer vaccine. pfizer filed for emergency authorization yesterday and the company says its shot is 95% effective. millions of doses could begin shipping out next month. and pfizer is partnering with kaiser's vaccine study center in the south bay to expand trials to younger teenagers. abc 7 news anchor dion lim speak to a teen who participated in the trial about why she wanted to be a part of the pandemic solution. >> reporter: on the heels of news pfizer's covid vaccine trials are 95% effective in adults the study is expanding, already one of the first manufacturers to test those 18 and under, 12 to 15-year-olds will soon participate in the coming weeks. >> teenagers and younger

children are not thought to get as much disease, especially younger children, in terms of disease severity, but they do get disease and they do transmit it. >> reporter: researchers at kaiser permanente in santa clara and sacramento hope to enroll 2,000 young people in the double blind study where two doses are administered 21 days apart. 17-year-old allison eisenman, a student at brandon high school in san jose participated in the trial for 16 and 17-year-olds. there's always been talk of young people gathering, and you see news stories about people gathering and transmitting the virus, superspreader events, did any of this news coverage influence you in your decision to want to participate in this trial? >> especially halloween, i knew of a lot of parties going on with a lot of people not social distancing and not wearing masks and that -- it's -- i don't know, i know that's like probably the worst possible thing you could do right now, it's so selfish. >> reporter: allison's mother is a nurse at kaiser who participated along with her father jeff. in the adult portion of the trial.

>> i felt poor. felt lethargic, didn't change my routine or whatever but i did feel lethargic. >> reporter: allison didn't experience any symptoms but continues to check in. with kaiser daily. >> it's an app on my phone. it takes like 30 seconds. i take my temperature to make sure i don't have a fever every week. >> reporter: in san francisco, dion lim, abc 7 news. >> the study will continue for two years. if you'd like to participate you have to be part of the kaiser system, more information on our website at abc7news.com. and of course the big question is who is going to get the vaccine once it's available? according to the national academy of medicine priority goes to frontline health care workers, and first responders, and people with high risk health conditions. phase 2 would go to people over 65. critical workers like teachers. and people who are in prisons or detention centers. phase 3 would include young adults and people who work in industries like hotels, banks and factories. and then after that everyone

else can get the vaccine. >> all right, lisa, it's cold out there this morning. >> it is, but liz, in the upper elevations, 2,300 feet, it's 48. in the rest of the valleys town below, the north bay, near freezing. north winds are mixing the atmosphere in the upper elevations and the cold air descending into the valleys with no wind. we'll talk about the mild afternoon for everyone and the look ahead including thanksgiving next. >> thanks, lisa. also ahead, saving endangered sea otters off ore coastline, the one thing that could be done to triple their population. >> reporter: it's the first weekend of the ski season up in tahoe, here locally businesses are also benefiting coming up how skiers and snowboarders are making the most of this pandemic ski season.

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video on abc7news.com this week, garrett jones had a white neighbor come over holding a stun gun. she said she was upset about the jones' dog and told the family to stop, quote, acting black. jones joined us on abc 7's getting answers and says the neighborhood response has been largely positive. >> we received outpour from, you know, the country club community here in discovery bay, from our neighbors, even from people outside of discovery bay who have been showing their support, love and, you know, just, you know, unfortunately incidents like this are all too common across this country. and so for some it even resonated with them. >> jones says another neighbor this week reached out to him on behalf of the neighbor in the video but he says he did not feel that it was genuine. the woman also declined to speak to us. new developments after

after months of debate a panel has voted to change the name of sir frances drake high school. the school will remove any reference to the 16th century english explorer with ties to slave trading. in the meantime it will be known as high school 1327, and a new name will be considered on december 10th. more than 300 suggestions have been submitted. and in the east bay the big people statues on either end of the pedestrian bridge crossing interstate 80 in berkeley, are coming down. according to berkeley's side contractors hired by the city started to prepare the statues for removal. they should be gone by tuesday. the civic arts commission voted last year to remove the statues because upkeep was too expensive they'll be returned to their creator. interestingly there is hope for the endangered sea otter population, a new study finds that in order to save the fuzzy creatures they may have to be relocated into the san francisco bay. the otters have been stuck in monterey bay for years. they can't swim north because the area is filled with sharks.

research suggests that moving some of these otters up under the golden gate bridge where it may be safer could allow for them to thrive. the concept is in early stages but has been backed by the monterey bay aquarium. >> being hungry as they are and eating lots of food they impact the rest of the ecosystem and improve the health and the growth of the sea grass beds. >> the relocation would need the approval of the u.s. fish and wildlife service. happening today, a chance to do some good for the needy during the holidays and thank a frontline worker at the same time. the santa rosa rec and parks department and redwood empire food bank are putting together the thank a hero, be a hero food drive. starting at 11:00 a.m. nurses, teachers, police and other essential workers will be at the finley community park's back parking lot in santa rosa, they'll collect any food dropoffs to keep families fed for the holidays.

a similar food event in the south bay today, handing out food to families in need, the second harvest of silicon valley hopes to distribute enough food for 1,200 households, starting at 9:00 a.m. at the cathedral of faith in san jose. spanish speakers will be there starting at 10:00 and by the way second harvest is asking for volunteers. the group provides food to almost 500,000 people every month but they only have half the volunteers right now, no food donations are being accepted. and second harvest is asking for money donations to its fund raising campaign instead. we're getting into winter and ski resorts are back open around lake tahoe for the first time this season. the resorts have implemented many covid precautions, but as abc 7 news reporter matt boone shows us from berkeley, that hasn't stopped bay area residents from gearing up to hit the slopes. >> these also have all mountain shape to them. >> reporter: for the past month sports assistant manager says their ski and board business has been brisk. >> it's pretty good. it's definitely not down from

past years. >> reporter: on a friday night the rental line was the most crowded place in the store. >> it's a way of getting a little bit of fun and going out. >> reporter: adriana came with her son edgar to rent some gear though originally holiday plans were looking a little warmer, visiting family in brazil. >> because of the pandemic and things are really hard, we said let's stay. so what are we going to do? >> reporter: with covid-19 cases surging and many new restrictions at the ski resorts, skiing seems safer than flying. >> grateful i'm able to travel with them and do a sport and do something family. >> reporter: with a storm that brought a foot of snow this week, northstar opened friday, requiring reservations to limit capacity and don't expect to sit inside a warm lodge. as for statewide regulations there is still a bit of a gray area for ski resorts. >> when it comes to the actual specific guidance for ski areas there's nothing that specifically talks about ski areas. >> reporter: michael is the president of ski california, which represents dozens of ski

resorts, he says the industry has worked together to create their own safety protocols with guidance from county health departments. >> we feel confident skiing is one of the most low-risk activities people can do. >> reporter: matt boone, abc 7 news. do you know what the risk is holiday activities are? test your knowledge and weigh the risk with abc 7's exclusive holiday risk calculator. you can find it on the abc 7 news app. >> all right, lisa, fun to see the snow and it means we're heading into the winter. >> that last system on tuesday was a big snow maker, we did fairly well in the rain department but we need several more of those as you know, and temperatures are cold enough to make snow, even here locally, close to the bay, we're looking at numbers in the 30s, even saw some upper 20s for our friends up in novato earlier this morning while half moon bay was sitting at 57 for most of the morning. so winds above the coast there were pretty strong, out of the

north, that kept the temperatures up by the coast, while the winds at the surface in the protected valleys of the north bay were absent, and that dry air allowing for 20s and 30s. here's a look at our water va pop imagery, a few high clouds throughout the day and high pressure is building in, sending the storm track tots north. weak system providing a wind shift for tomorrow. there's a look at the city, 48 downtown, 52 in oakland, 49234 mountain view with 42, chilly start for you in san jose, 44 in gilroy, with 57, pretty mild half moon bay, emeryville nice and sunny out there, but certainly cooler this morning than it was the past couple mornings, had to have the furnace on, the extra blanket there and wait ago few hours to get out and enjoy the day. 33 in santa rosa, 36 in novato, upper 30s by the delta. good morning in concord. 41 degrees.

at the beach we are near 50 degrees, you can see some high clouds in santa cruz, it was 65 yesterday. also 65 at half moon bay and today, how about 67 in santa cruz? so certainly a cold start out there for everyone with mild afternoons throughout the upcoming workweek and then for thanksgiving, nice and sunny, a weak system out ahead of that, the holiday on thursday will bring the numbers down a bit on wednesday but this is sunday. another weak system allowing for high clouds, wind shift, slightly cooler for sunday afternoon, monday we rebound to upper 60s, warmest locations, and same deal on tuesday. very mild out there. still some upper 50s at the coast but let's look at the bigger picture and see where the storm track is, riding to the north tomorrow, but that will bring in a few clouds, bring the temperatures down, we rebound tuesday, wednesday here comes the next system allowing for slight cooling but by thursday we're back to sunny conditions and friday, for maybe that shopping, or not, we're looking

dry. so looking at highs today in san jose, about 66 degrees, 68 in morgan hill, 63 in sunnyvale, the high clouds with mid-60s for you in redwood city. san francisco, 63, similar to yesterday, up in the north bay, well into the upper 60s, 64 in san le and row. 67 in brentwood. the accuweather seven-day forecast increasing clouds should allow for hopefully not the 20s tonight, but more mid-30s to mid and upper 40s and then we wake up to partly cloudy conditions for your sunday. mid to upper 60s common for most of us next week. and if you're at the coast just about 60 degrees in really no rain looks like, liz, we could be dry into early december. >> oh, we do need that rain, keep our fingers crossed, thanks, lisa. just ahead the deadline to file for your stimulus check is today at noon. so michael finney has more on how you can still apply if you do make your holidays happen... at ross! surprise!

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the irs is closing its registration site with a deadline to file to receive a stimulus check being today. that e.d.d. fraud investigation has caused californians to lose out on their $600 federal unemployment boost. and concern that some may miss out on the $1,200 stimulus check. "7 on your side," michael finney, has the details. >> reporter: our reporting has found plenty of workers who e.d.d. payments like these two. >> betrayed by the e.d.d. >> beyond frustrated right now, not even funny. >> reporter: new concerns are surfacing, the federal unemployment payments of $600 a week have ended. does that mean that e.d.d. has caused some workers to miss out on that money. good question but there is nothing to worry about.

michelle evermore is with the national employment law project. >> if you are due an unemployment insurance benefit you should get it. >> reporter: what if the money runs out? again, no problem. >> but it doesn't matter if the state of california runs out of its ui trust fund, which it did early on in the recession, they are required to borrow money from the federal government to pay all due benefits. so whenever they sort out your benefit you will get it. >> reporter: if you have an issue with these payments, let me know and i'll sort things out. now, what about that $1,200 stimulus check? most who qualify have been paid, but some like susan hawkins have not, that's why she reached out to me. >> i was worried that the deadline would pass and i'd lose the opportunity to receive it. >> reporter: most americans were automatically sent payments but some have to let the irs know they qualify. raphael talino is a spokesperson for the irs. >> reporter: if you're eligible for one of these payments

and you don't file a tax return the irs needs the information by november 21st to get you a payment this calendar year. >> reporter: if you missed this saturday's noon deadline you can still apply for the payment by filing a 2020 tax return. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side." with smaller turkeys harder to find this year, as we talk about thanksgiving a few days away, many people scaling down are searching for alternatives. one option, a compact boneless plant based turkey. prime roots is seeing last-minute orders from those who are alone or only serving a small group due to the pandemic. the co-founder of prime roots says they hope customers will be surprised by the good flavor and the ease of cooking. >> it takes less time to cook, you don't have to worry about undercooking or overcooking it. and it is -- our turkey even has the skin on it so it has a nice crispy texture that you know and love. >> home delivered kits come with

side dishes, one featuring prime roots plant-based bacon, it will run you $90 to feed two to three people. and traffic was beyond double-double for the opening of a new in and out in a denver, colorado suburb. the restaurant is the first one in the state and police said the wait to get served reached 14 hours. a line of cars as you can see stretched around the mall where the in and out is located and it got to the point where they told people to go home. the last car was served around 2:00 a.m. this morning denver time. police say they're expecting lines for many days to come. no surprise to any of us here in california. still to come, transition tension. president trump meets with republican lawmakers from michigan as he continues to contest election results and as georgia certifies joe biden's victory. and officials have been encouraging everyone to wear a mask. but, what if you can't afford a mask? ahead, helping everyone stay

protected during the pandemic.

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. we'll have much more in the race against coronavirus in a moment and everything happening with the transition at the white house. but first, as always, if you are just joining us we're going to get another look at the weather with lisa argen. starting off the weekend, pretty cold out there. and temperatures are still in the 30s in many north bay valley locations. here is the shark tank, though, in the south bay, just a few high clouds where it is 42 degrees in san jose, 52 in oakland with 48 in san francisco. half moon bay remains the mildest place at 57, with some upper elevation wind, mixing in the atmosphere but, boy, no wind at all in santa rosa at 33, 36 in napa, upper 30s for you in concord, we will continue to climb, and erase that frost in the north bay with temperatures in the upper 40s, within the

next hour, low 50s in hayward, and 1:00, well into the 60s, that dry air mass and that offshore flow warms us up quickly, a few high clouds and by 5:00, getting dark out there and the numbers are dropping quickly. more clouds will increase tonight, that's going to influence our morning lows for your sunday, and with those high clouds leading to any rain? i'll have the answers coming up. liz? >> lisa, thank you. developing news this morning as we learn more about that mass shooting inside a wisconsin mall. we are learning that police have been saying that they believe it was the result of an altercation. investigators were searching into the night for evidence left at the mayfair mall friday afternoon in the suburbs of milwaukee. but this morning the gunman is still on the loose. seven adults and one teenager are in the hospital with gunshot wounds. and police do not think it is a random act. they believe the shooter is a white male in his 20s or 30s. the fbi is now joining in to

determine motive and to find the gunman. and now let's get to the transition turbulence at the white house, putting a freeze on president-elect joe biden's ability to get his administration ready for office. current president trump is still disputing the election results, but now some republican lawmakers are accepting this defeat. abc news reporter rachel scott has more on how the biden team is pushing ahead this morning. >> reporter: overnight, yet another blow to president trump's failed attempts to overturn the 2020 election. after georgia's election workers tallied every vote by hand the republican secretary of state certified joe biden's victory. >> the numbers that we have presented today are correct. the numbers reflect the verdict of the people. >> reporter: but the president is still falsely insisting he won a second term. >> the campaign, which i won by the way, but, you know -- >> reporter: it was a rare public appearance by president trump since election day, and he

left without taking any questions from reporters. >> mr. president, are you being a sore loser? >> reporter: his press secretary held her first briefing in 50 days. and gave no indication the president is any closer to bowing out. >> there's ongoing litigation. there are what we know, 74 million americans that voted for this president, that's more votes than any president has gotten in history. >> reporter: but nearly 6 million more americans voted for biden than voted for president trump. and 16 of those post-election lawsuits have been tossed out or withdrawn. no widespread voter fraud found. and some republicans are starting to recognize biden as the president-elect. >> i have not spoken with the president-elect but i will say now is the time for the trump campaign, if they have their information, that they need to present in court, now is the time they need to be taking that evidence to court.

>> reporter: in the last stand push the trump campaign even considered trying to pressure republican state legislators to override the will of the people and choose electors who would declare trump the winner instead but after the president invited gop leaders in michigan to the white house -- they released a statement saying they have not yet been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the election in michigan. as the president refuses to concede, biden is moving forward with the transition process. promising to tackle the raging pandemic, meeting with the speaker of house nancy pelosi. >> my oval office, mi casa, you casa, i'm going to need you. i hope we're going to spend a lot of time together. >> reporter: president trump has been silent on the rise in coronavirus cases, overnight news that his eldest son donald trump jr. who consistently downplayed the virus tested positive for covid-19, and is now in self-isolation. >> i parentally i got the rona out of an abundance of

precaution, i'll quarantine and follow the regular protocols, take it seriously. >> reporter: rachel scott, abc news, washington. earlier this morning president trump said this about the condition of his eldest son, saying, quote, my son donald is doing very well. trump jr. says he's asymptomatic. this morning we may be one step closer to a vaccine. pfizer is asking for emergency use authorization for the vaccine that it has developed. this as the virus is surging across the nation draining medical workers. >> a major step in the race for a vaccine. friday afternoon pfizer officially requesting emergency use authorization from the fda for its vaccine. the federal agency says the vaccine advisory board will need to discuss the drug on december 10th which pfizer and its german partner bio ntech is saying the 95% effective. the government is stockpiling 40 million doses for pfizer and

moderna, officials saying they're ready to go within hours of approval. >> we've developed a very extensive plan. we're going to get it down to the states, the states are going to tell us exactly where they want it to be. >> reporter: this as the demand for testing skyrockets coast-to-coast, many waiting hours at dodger stadium in l.a. the cdc recommending against travel for thanksgiving, urging americans to spend the holiday only with those in their immediate household. >> i really do think people need to stay home. things are very bad across the country. and the main reason to do it is you want to be able to see your family in 2021. >> reporter: hospitals buckling under the strain with 82,000 americans hospitalized, half of all states reporting massive staffing shortages, tiffany hughes, a registered nurse in southern california has been working in the covid icu since march. >> i have never seen people so sick in all my time. >> reporter: hughes pleading with others to take the virus seriously. >> we have to come together as a community. as a world, as humans, to think about others. and not just ourselves.

and i just beg them to please -- to carry -- to help be a part of that team, and to carry us through this pandemic and do what they can and it's such a small thing. >> reporter: and in an effort to stop the spread multiple states like california and big cities like newark, new jersey cracking down on virus-related restrictions as we head into the holiday season. our parent company disney is giving fans a way to celebrate their favorite disney characters while protecting themselves during the pandemic. disney has donated 1 million face masks to children and families in underserved and vulnerable communities right here in the bay area. take a look. >> right now we are just passing out masks to families in need. >> there's a huge need and a big disparity in access for just basic protective equipment like the masks. >> none of our people have these -- the chance to even own a mask. some people are walking across the streets with their shirts on and everything.

>> youth alliance is based in the rural region of south santa clara county and san benito county on the central coast. we'll be serving and providing masks to the farm worker population, immigrant community, latin x community and children specifically. >> this is for everybody. >> we've partnered with medshare to provide masks to the community. >> we collect medical supplies and equipment to distribute to underserved communities in the u.s. and around the world. this year we've partnered with disney, and they gave us a million masks, and they are so cute. they're branded with mickey micy minnie.

>> not only is it meeting a need, it will actually put a smile on a kid's face because it's a disney character. those little gestures make a big difference in times like this, it's a nice gesture and an opportunity to meet an extreme need in a community that's very vulnerable for covid-19. it's difficult to get the additional resources like sanitizer, like masks, because they're still just struggling to pay the rent and feed their families but we are an organization that is primarily latin x led and serving. so the majority of our work is done with children and youth, and we primarily work with very underserved, underresourced communities, vulnerable children, low income children. the need is great because families like the ones that youth alliance is serving often are not eligible for government assistance because of public charge, or they're living kind of on the cusp of poverty, or in

poverty. >> when they see that they're minnie and mickey and they see they're free, they're very excited. >> which would you like? two of each, okay. >> how much they appreciate this act, how much it is benefiting them. pretty greet to see that. still ahead on abc 7 mornings, a new way to holiday this year because of the pandemic. see how one of san jose's biggest christmas traditions is making adjustments to make it safe to celebrate. and as we head to break, let's take a live look outside looking out over the embarcadero and the bay bridge, beautiful morning but quite

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launch is closer to us here at home. the rocket is taking off from vandenberg air force base on the central coast in santa barbara county. it will send a satellite into space to help scientists track rising sea levels. the launch is being live streamed on nasa's youtube at 9:17 this morning. and it's expected to bring a triple sonic boom that can be heard across the central coast. pretty cool, lisa. >> uh-huh, very cool, that is right up my alley, love that. and this, too, we've been watching the temperatures, i have anyway, on top of mt. tam and the drop down to 47, north wind at 22 miles an hour. that's 2,300 feet, go down to the valleys and we're still in the 30s. so that's dry air and no wind at the lower elevations, but very mild at the coast and we'll put it all together for you for a beautiful saturday on the way, what about sunday? and thanksgiving? stay with us, my accuweather seven-day forecast is next. >> thanks, lisa, also next, a setback for the stanford

football team because of covid-19, tonight's scheduled game against washington state has been

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use less energy from 4 to 9 pm for a cleaner california. let's talk sports, cal is the only bay area college football in action today. they battled the oregon state beavers at 12:30 and on thursday the mountain west conference cancelled san jose state's game against rival fresno state because of covid-19 protocols for contact tracing at fresno state. and stanford's game against washington state has been cancelled. larry beil has the details in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody, stanford didn't have their starting quarterback davis mills in the opener because of a false positive covid test and then mills wasn't allowed to practice for game two and then yesterday cardinals ready, with mills, and then they learned that delaware has been cancelled with washington state. the cougars had an outbreak this year and they do not have the required minimum number of

players, 53 scholarship players in order to compete. stanford, looked around, trying to find another opponent. couldn't get it done. that's not happening. stanford will move on. next game will be the big game, versus cal. mls cup playoffs this weekend, the quakes have to wait until sunday for their playoff game. against sporting kc. this year the mls postseason is bracket style like the ncaa tournament. you win or go home. quakes clicking at just the right time, having won six of their last ten matches. >> we love all the support, all the honking, make it super loud. yeah, it really, really puts a big smile on our face when we can hear them and see them. and, you know, we're playing our best for them. hope we can make it as far as we can and keep the dream going. the warriors work to finalize their their deal to acquire kelly oubre jr., they made another move, waiving ky bowman. the bright spots from last season, coming up from the g league, averaging seven points per game. but when they drafted nico

mannion, it made bowman expendable. the warriors introduced their new big man james wiseman on thursday, have to wait a while to see him in an actual game but chase center twitter shared his first bucket ever with the dubs, dunking pretty easy, 7'0", and you can't teach that. sacramento kings they open the vault to keep guard de'aaron fox, they gave him the max deal, five years, $163 million. fox averaged a career best 21 points, to go along with seven assists per game last season for sacramento. memphis grizzly star ja morant has the honor of having an animal named for him at the zoo, ja raff, a baby at the memphis zoo, the two met for the first time, this is fantastic. ja raff, he's a guard now, he'll grow to be a center. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil.

all right, and let's get a check now of the weather with lisa argen and time to bundle up with that warm, warm coat. >> for sure, liz, still 30s and 40s but we have coastal mild temperatures this morning but, you know, we should be in the lower 60s this time of year, so we are running above average today will be the warmest day out of the next seven but you woke up this morning, or maybe you didn't, it was 28 degrees in novato earlier. and numbers have rebounded nicely, but still, on the frosty side with plenty of locations still in the 30s in the north bay, look at santa rosa at 33, 52 in oakland, nice recovery for you, upper 30s by the delta, we have the light winds and looking at low 40s in san jose compared to yesterday, 24 hours ago, it is colder, anywhere from four to six degrees colder from our inland valleys, over to the east bay. so bundle up is right as we look outside now from our emeryville camera you can see that it looks

calm out there, and we'll continue to see the light winds at the surface, but upper elevation winds have been very, very breezy, breeze by that forecast highlight graphic, and that was to show you that we have a cold start, the mild afternoons, and even dry right on through thanksgiving. this is sunday, the second half of your weekend, where wee see a wind shift, winds out of the west and so that will allow for more high clouds, and a cooldown, so mid to upper 50s at the coast for your sunday, likely mid-60s in our inland valleys but then we rebound on monday. so once that little system moves by the ridge builds again and we're milder for monday and even tuesday. so trying to find some changes here, the changes will come tonight in the form of some high clouds so that could help bring our overnight lows up a little bit and here's that system tomorrow, that moves to the north of us, increases our clouds, provides that wind shift and then we get the dry tuesday/wednesday but then the next system coming in later on

wednesday, looks to bring down the numbers just a little bit, otherwise it's a sunny thanksgiving and the day after, once again, dry with no weather problems. and we got some pretty good snow in the mountains from our last system, so overnight lows in the mountains, are in the teens, good for snow making, today 65 in oakland, above average for you, 67 in vallejo, 63 in fremont, mid-60s in san jose. tonight, 30s in the north bay, mid-40s in oakland. san jose could dip down to the upper 30s. the mildest afternoon looks to be today, another chilly morning tomorrow, slightly cooler, partly cloudy monday, bright and sunny tuesday, and wednesday, and then looks for thanksgiving, looking once again very mild and sunny through the end of the week, liz? >> lisa, thank you, despite the worsening pandemic a beloved holiday tradition in the south bay is back, but with a different look. reporter chris nguyen shows us how christmas in the park is

changing it up this year with the same festive spirit. >> for the first time in 41 years san jose's christmas in the park will make its home at history park for the holiday season. a silicon valley hallmark reimagined as a drive-through experience. >> there's so much to see. it's almost like sensory overload. >> jason minske is executive director of the nonprofit, but it is normally held downtown. with covid-19 his team knew they'd have to get creative to keep the tradition alive. >> i think people are going to still really be happy that they get a chance to get out of the house and experience something with their friends and family. >> reporter: in addition to the usual displays the nonprofit is embarking on its largest expansion in decades, at night, tens of thousands of pixels on display along with a choreographed light show set to music. that you'll be able to play through your vehicle radio. and nearly 300 christmas trees decorated by community groups, including staff at piedmont middle school who say their display is a tribute to the student body. >> we don't have sports or activities so this is a way to

keep something that the kids do know that we do a live even though times are different. >> reporter: there will be a section to honor essential workers. among the elements incorporated into the park's yester year setting. san jose native and christmas lights extraordinaire j.r. mattos is the event's new exhibit engineer. >> it's cool for me to be a part of christmas in the park, something i've been going to since i was a child. >> reporter: reservations will require an entry fee. helping the nonprofit offset the costs. >> there's never been a display like this, this size in the bay area at all. >> reporter: an attempt at bringing some joy and normalcy when the community needs it most. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. a free live stream today for california's state parks, just ahead we'll tell you why this special quarantine concert is a little different.

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happening today, a live stream concert to enjoy your weekend, but not just any concert. this one benefits the state parks impacted by this year's historic wildfires. tickets are on a pay what you can scale, all going to the parks wildfire relief fund. it will help places like big basin and the armstrong redwoods, caught in the czu lightning complex fire in august. several local artists and groups will get the party started on the stage it platform starting at 4:00 p.m. before we head out, a final check of the weather with lisa. >> liz, good morning, everyone, pretty nippy out there, but by this afternoon, san francisco, high clouds in 60, at the coast, downtown 63. about 65 today over in oakland. with 66 in walnut creek. mid-60s in antioch. you notice, it is going to be a mild one out there in the north bay. we should see upper 60s, and even down around morgan hill, could see about 70. tomorrow we're cooler, we have increasing clouds with a bit of a wind shift, but still, all in all, throughout the week ahead,

maybe a few high clouds, afternoon highs very mild mid to upper 60s bayside to inland valleys staying cool on the coast but not only is it going to be dry for the week ahead, looks to be dry into the weekend, liz, and our forecast models unfortunately go out to december 7th, still looking dry. >> all right, we'll see if there's any change, thank you, lisa, and thank you all for joining us here on abc 7 mornings, i'm liz kreutz along with lisa argen, a full slate of espn college football is ahead on abc. next at 9:00 a.m. florida faces vanderbilt after being switched from espn to abc. and then a few hours ago the acc announced the game between clemson and florida state has been postponed until december because of covid-19 concerns. at 10:30 wisconsin faces northwestern, and then 4:30, oklahoma state battles number 10 oklahoma in norman. abc 7 news continues at 8:00 p.m., thank you, again, for joining us, have a great saturday.

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