building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. making news at 6:00 a.m., covid curfew affecting nearly every corner of california and bay area and san francisco may be right behind. questions linger over whether the silent streets do enough to stop the spread of covid-19. good morning, everybody. it is sunday, november 22nd. i'm liz kreutz. thank you for joining us and we will get right to those curfews taking effect overnight but first let's get over to meteorologist lisa argen with a check of the forecast. i think we may be having a

technical issue. >>er with' here. temperatures in the low 30s in san ramon, a little frost in the valley there, as well as the delta, santa rosa is at 32, a little fog to the north bay, but low 40s in oakland. so these numbers are pretty typical with the clear sky, good radiational cooling and in fact, with two to seven degrees of cooling overnight in the south bay and the peninsula, it's awfully cold out there. as we look towards the rest of the day, we're looking at numbers rebounding quite nicely within a narrow range of low to mid-60s for most of you, with high clouds increasing in the north bay. west winds will pick up as well along the coast, but otherwise it's a quiet sunday afternoon. we'll get into more sunshine for your monday, temperatures fluctuating a bit here and there, and we'll pinpoint that forecast for the holiday and beyond coming up. liz? >> lisa, thank you. we begin with the worsening coronavirus emergency the state and country setting new case records by the day.

the u.s. has now passed 12 million covid-19 cases according to johns hopkins data. to give perspectives on how quickly the rate is rising there were 1 million cases reported in the u.s. in just six days, the very first million cases took 96 days. now here in california, the percentage of tests come up over a 14-day period, the transmission rate is 5.4%, that's the positivity rate but last weekend the number was 4.2%. the state recorded more than 15,400 new cases from friday, that appears to be the highest number of daily cases reported by any state since the outbreak began. it's what state leaders are citing for this new curfew in effect for the most restricted purple counties all nonessential work, travel and gatherings are banned between 10:00 p.m. and 35k 5:00 a.m. here in the bay area it applies to sonoma, napa, solano, contra costa, alameda, santa clara and santa cruz.

although san francisco could be close behind, we'll have more on that in just a moment. meantime, most police and sheriffs departments said they will not enforce this curfew in order to prioritize responding to crime. officials say the curfew is to protect people's health as these cases surge, but it will certainly have an impact already struggling businesses especially restaurants, health and the economy are two things that we are focused on as we build a better bay area. abc 7 news reporter luz pena gives you a look at how some spent the final hours of night life in alameda county. >> reporter: as the 10:00 p.m. curfew loomed, this clock served as a reminder. >> i don't see how that can keep happening like a rolling blackout. it's going to happen and stop, happen and stop. >> reporter: a sentiment several alameda residents shared. jonathan gibbs made it in time. >> i decided to come out one to get here early to get my dinner and also just so i could watch and see what's going to happen. >> reporter: business owners

like stanley ye, closing early is what they've been doing even before the curfew. >> the town started shutting down on its own earlier in the evening. nobody is open until midnight. >> reporter: ye is hoping the curfew brings in earlier clientele. >> if folks can spread out times and come earlier, they can have their fun and get home before curfew. >> reporter: from blocks from town tavern we found the alameda comy club, they opened in the middle of the pandemic and tonight they had a strict start time. >> now it's like nope, when the show starts, the show starts because we have a hard deadline to get off stage. >> reporter: you finish at 9:30 on the dot? >> no later than 9:40. >> reporter: health officials say the focus of this curfew is to keep people from social mixing and drinking. >> you don't have to call it a night but you can't do it here. we basically announce them out the door and we hustle. >> reporter: here's what will remain open. takeout is still allowed after 10:00 p.m., essential businesses can still remain open and if you want to go for a routine walk, you can still do that. the curfew will last until december 21st.

in alameda, luz pena, abc 7 news. san francisco is currently exempt from this curfew as of right now, health experts say the county is likely to slip into the purple tier very soon, even as early as today. >> our current case rate place us on the trajectory to be in the purple tier, potentially as early as sunday. at that point, we will need to abide by the state's shelter in place order. >> the city's health director dr. grant colfax gave that assessment friday. three weeks ago, san francisco was in the state's least restrictive yellow tier new this morning, we saw some in southern california breaking curfew, the first night it went into effect. these protesters organized this demonstration in huntington beach past 10:00 p.m. to boycott governor newsom's order. one person explained their frustration. >> i think we've tried a lot of tools throughout the past nine

months and none have really worked, if you will, and this one is certainly less restrictive than the other ones which leads me to believe that's probably not going to do much. >> the orange county sheriff's office and other southern california law enforcement have said they would not be enforcing the curfew but were aware of last night's unlawful gathering. there were no citations handed out. taking a live look at sfo as we expect more travelers to fill the airport taking off for thanksgiving, even though people have been advised to stay home during the pandemic, saturday was the busiest day for flying this year. abc 7 news saw a steady stream of travelers moving through security going against that new cdc guidance to stay home. the travel app popper shows today is likely to be half as busy. it expects next sunday will be the busiest day to return for

start of the work week. >> we are in the busier part of the thanksgiving travel week. however compared to pre-pandemic our loads remain down 75% from what we'd normally be seeing at this time. >> sfo was taking a number of precautions to protect passengers against clf including plexiglass screens and baggage wipes dispensers. in phoenix, arizona, this video is getting plenty of attention online, you can see a large crowd of passengers packed in one terminal area, waiting to board their flights. doesn't look any different than any normal holiday year, does it? most appear to be wearing masks though. airports across the country have been busy with holiday travel as well, despite the pandemic, this was the scene at chicago o'hare international airport on friday. illinois officials have imposed tighter restrictions on

businesses, and some have criticized the cdc for giving its official guidance too late in avoiding thanksgiving travel past the point when families booked tickets and made their plans. and do you know what the riskiest holiday activities are? we have a risk calculator testing the safest and most dangerous things to do this holiday season. you can test your knowledge and weigh the risks on abc7news.com or your abc 7 news app. new guidance from the cdc this weekend now saying most covid-19 infections are spread by people who don't have symptoms. more than 50% of all infections are transmitted from people who are asymptomatic. about a quart every of people who transmit the virus to others never actually develop symptoms, a quarter of people and another 35% were pre-symptomatic. 41% is from people experiencing symptoms. the cdc says this is why wearing that mask is so important.

okay, now to the south bay, one of the many places across the country with families struggling to put food on the table. you're seeing yesterday's drive-through food distribution event by second harvest of silicon valley to provide meals for hundreds of households in san jose. second harvest is serving more people than ever before. but they say it comes at a cost. >> the food supplies are coming in pretty good. the problem is that we need more of them than we ever have before. we're serving about 500,000 people every month. that's double what we were prior to the pandemic, so that just means we need more. >> second harvest says many people who came to the giveaway are seeking help for the first time. they have run out of savings or lost their jobs due to the pandemic. and you can give where you live and help those in need this holiday season. we have a list of food banks that can use donations or volunteers in partnership with feeding america on our home page right now at abc7news.com. all right lisa, grab the

jacket, whatever you do today. >> unfortunately we're going to have to get used to these cold overnight temperatures, that will stay with us not only throughout the next couple of nights but going to get chillier beyond thanksgiving. i'll explain that and talk about the second half of your weekend and see how sunny we're going to get throughout the day today, next. >> thank you, lisa. >> you got to evacuate. that's it. check the window and all you see is flames up. >> neighbors need to evacuate in the blink of an eye as an apartment building in downtown berkeley goes up in flames. what we know about the building and if anyone was inside. plus neighbors helping neighbors, what we saw at the march for an east bay family after being a victim of the latest viral racist attack. the u.s. with college debt crisis on its hands, the new report shows how much the everyday taxpayer will have to pay to pick up the bill.

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what's going on, check the window and you see flames up. watched it literally go up. >> this morning, firefighters are investigating the cause of a six-alarm fire at an apartment building at a construction in berkeley. flames forced nearby residents and businesses to evacuate. firefighters say no one was living inside the building when the fire broke out but the scaffolding and height of the structure did great some challenges. >> may not be safe to enter if the fire has been going for a while and trying to get in through the netting and we're assuming there's no sprinkling systems active in there. >> firefighters say no other structures were building but a nearby apartment building suffered water damage. it's unclear how manys redebts residents may be displaced. exploring issues of race and social justice. neighbors in the east bay rallied behind a family caught in a viral racist incident, a

neighbor accusing them of acting black in a white neighborhood. >> love, not hate! love, not hate! >> a member of the jones family led that rally along discovery bay boulevard yesterday very close to where the family lives, surveillance and cell phone video from back on monday shows a neighbor at their door with a poodle in one hand and a stun gun in the other, that neighbor was upset over the jones' 2-year-old pit bull named dice saying she didn't want to see dice outside. >> you are a black person in a white neighborhood, and you're acting like one. why don't you act like a white person in a white neighborhood? >> just awful. the jones family want this to be a lesson showing this cannot be tolerated. as the bay area comes to face these issues of race and social justice, we want to let you know that we are right here to help you, just ahead, you can just head to our website, abc7news.com/takeaction for a list of local resources. and new this morning, an alarming report out that's

shedding light on the state of student debt in the united states. according to the "wall street journal," the u.s. stands to lose $435 billion from its federal student loan program, compared to the net loss of banks in the 2008 housing crisis. the $435 billion unable to be paid by student borrowers could fall on taxpayers. it's far steeper than the $32 billion number the u.s. government was expecting last year. santa has to make some creative adjustments this year. the pandemic is forcing kris kringle to go virtual. abc reporter rachel brown spoke to santa and one of his elves how they're adapting and you can tell them what they're wishing for under the tree. >> hello there. i know, it's so good to see you. you are get so long much bigger now. >> reporter: christmas bells are ringing in his workshop. >> something special we've been working on all year. >> reporter: the pandemic forced a few changes to his jam-packed schedule but santa's mission

remains the same to spread christmas to every little girl and boy. this year kids can talk to santa claus virtually and take virtual pictures. >> we can ask them what they'd like for christmas and what's wonderful about that portal is that they'll be able to zoom in and see santa's north pole. >> reporter: yep, it is 2020 and even santa claus is using zoom. he says the christmas list this year are a sign of the times, the most popular requests are board games, new computers, and -- >> some of them asked me for can they have a little bit more speedier wifi. >> reporter: santa is also accepting limited in-person visits by appointment only at his workshop. family also notice this large plexiglass barrier to keep everyone healthy this holiday. >> now, i think there's a

stronger need for more love and sharing and santa is here to offer that, but i've also noticed that people are a lot more giving this year, too. are you ready for something top secret? come on in. >> reporter: as he loads his sleigh with donated presents and prepares to make the long journey, santa reminds children everywhere that christmas is not and will never be canceled so make sure you're on his nice list. >> listen to your adults, clean up after yourself, brush your teeth, go to bed when you're asked, wash your hands, and be very kind to your siblings. >> reporter: to chat with santa, go to redsledsanta.com or go to hiresanta.com. >> you'll still be able to tell santa your christmas hopes and dreams but generally social distancing standpoint or having a physical barrier between santa and the children. >> ho, ho, ho, merry christmas to you all. >> reporter: reporting at santa's workshop, rachel brown, abc 7 news. >> and covid-19 won't stop norad from tracking santa's christmas eve flight around the world. the north american aerospace defense command says norad will follow santa all christmas eve just as it has for 65 years.

normally hundreds of volunteers staff a special call center at peterson air force base in colorado springs to update the kids who call in from all around the world. this year, there will be a smaller staff to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. but at least that is happening. and today a north bay nonprofit is assembling thanksgiving food baskets for hundreds of families. performing stars provides music opportunities for low income and at-risk children. today in marin city, they'll be putting together food baskets for 500 families. you can still make financial donations to buy items to add to the baskets, just visit their website, performingstars.org, they will be handing out the meals on tuesday. and a grandmother in arizona and a teenager now grown up have carried on a thanksgiving tradition for years now, all because of a text that was sent to the wrong person. this year the celebration is going to be bittersweet. >> this year is definitely different than all the years in the past. it was five minutes later, and

he passed away, so. it's -- sorry. >> that's wanda, whose husband lonnie passed away from covid-19 in april. five years ago wanda thought she was texting her grandson to invite him to thanksgiving but accidentally texted jamal. she ended up inviting him over for dinner anyway and the two celebrated the holiday every year since. jamal and his girlfriend knew wanda's first thanksgiving without her husband would be hard they had an early mini thanksgiving with her and her family. >> i would like to say hi, say thank you for opening, welcoming me to your home with open arms from day one. >> thank you so much for having loni in my life. i miss him, but i know he's in a good place. >> jamal and his girlfriend quarantined for two weeks so they could visit wanda. such a lovely story. that's the way to do it if you

have thanksgiving with family, quarantine. >> absolutely. a lot of that going on. my house as well. good morning, everyone. we're starting out with a clear sky and unfortunately, storm track still is to the north and so we're talking about cold temperatures, a couple of systems visiting us way to the north allowing for increasing clouds today, then again on wednesday, for parts of the bay area, then behind it we have the cold numbers and it starts all over again with the rewind repeat and as we look at santa cruz right now, it's 40 degrees. it's cold out there. 46 san francisco, 42 in oakland with mid-30s on the peninsula, 37 for you in san jose, with 34 in gilroy, and 48 in half moon bay so it's colder there and from mt. tam, the sun coming up just before 7:00. freezing with some fog in santa rosa, 34 in novato. it is 33 by the delta, and notice our inland valleys, mid to upper 30s. so awfully chilly out there due to the clear sky, the radiational cooling, the light winds and the dew points, right

in and around the current air temperature, so san rafael is clear, so frosty morning in some valleys. mild afternoons throughout the week ahead, with bright and sunny weather as we get into thanksgiving, and that's going to be a very cold morning as well. also friday morning pretty chilly, as we look at the rest of the day today, here come the clouds in the north bay. it's 2:00, so we're having a sunny and pretty nice afternoon, but partly cloudy skies as we get towards the latter part of the day, and then by tonight, we'll have some clouds, they clear on out and waking up to more brisk conditions on your monday morning, and the weather pattern continues to remain really unchanged as high pressure pushes that storm track to the north. a couple areas with the lows for the week ahead in livermore, upper 30s is the average. we'll get a few clouds tonight but as we go through the rest of the work week, notice as we get to thanksgiving and beyond, it gets even colder with lows a little bit above freezing for thursday, friday and saturday.

but look at oakland, closer to the bay you're milder, temperatures will be pretty much in the 40s waking up each and every morning, but a little cooler after thanksgiving into friday and saturday, as that second system passes by to the north of us. so as we look at our highs today, looking at a steadier onshore flow keeping numbers in the upper 50s, half moon bay. 60 in san francisco. mid-60s, partly to mostly cloudy in the north bay with low to mid-60s from fremont to livermore. 66 today in morgan hill, and the accuweather seven-day forecast looking at highs today ranging from the upper 50s to mid-60s, the cold start, breezy onshore winds late in the day, starting out partly cloudy, but more sun for your monday, sunny skies on tuesday. wednesday we see that other pattern with the other weak system allowing for a few more clouds, but trying to discern some differences here, liz, is pretty tough. overall, we're about 20 to 25% of normal for rainfall this time of year. we had no rain in october, so

definitely falling way behind. >> oh, goodness, we need to cross our fingers we get some more. lisa, thank you. when we get back, the big stars of music today are taking the stage for tonight's american music awards. we'll have a preview of the artist who could make history an still hard to find a spot. just easier to park. still the big move. just more moving. still singing. just more in tune. still the gangs all here. just less "are we there yet?" the chevy family of suvs. making life's journey just better. now during the chevy cyber sales event, use $500 cyber cash on most suv models... to get $5,250 total cash allowance on most 2020 equinox models. visit chevycybersalesevent.com today.

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tonight americans have the final say son who wins at this year's 20 american music awards. actress taraji p. henson is broadcasting. ramina pooga is in hollywood for more on what you can expect. >> reporter: america's favorite musicians are hitting the stage for this year's american music awards. the biggest awards show in the country, where the winners are determined by the fans. ♪ >> reporter: host taraji p. henson is promising a night of fun. >> we need this right now. we need this show. i don't want to deal with no politics. we just gonna have fun.

♪ >> reporter: the show will be jam packed with live performances, including from first time nominee meghan the stallion, who is headed into the night with five nominations. >> i love her. she's having such a big year. and she's so excited. it's just so beautiful to see. ♪ feels so holy >> reporter: a special performance by justin bieber on the tenth anniversary of his ama debut. the global superstar will deliver a multisong performance including "holy" and "lonely." ♪ lonely >> reporter: bieber is up for the coveted artist of the year award along with post malone. ♪ i'm waiting on you >> reporter: roddy rich. ♪ i'm put my whole arm in the rim ♪ >> reporter: the weekend. ♪ i'm blinded by the light >> reporter: and taylor swift. ♪ we could leave the -- >> reporter: it's taylor swift who is primed to break records. if she wins any one of her four

nominations she'll beat her own record for most ama wins ever. romina pooga, abc news, hollywood. >> here is what to expect. coverage starts at 7:00 p.m. on abc 7 with "on the red carpet." and at 8:00, the 2020 american music awards and stay tuned after for "abc7 news at 11." we have the next half hour of "abc 7 mornings" ahead. more on california's purple tier curfew now in effect. plus covid-19 cocktail approved, who the fda says now gets to try the experimental mix of treatment the same one president trump used when he was sick. and the latest on the white house's transmission turmoil. house's transition turmoil. the brand new move from the trump campaign this morning to

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> no shortage of emotions as the state's covid-19 curfew is in effect for nearly every californian. will bay area police forces be cracking down or backing off? the overnight order promised to prevent the rapid rise of covid-19 as we hit the thanksgiving week. good morning again, everybody. it's sunday, november 22nd. i'm liz kreutz. we are going to get to everything surrounding the state's new curfew in a moment. we are going to start this half hour, let's start with another look at the weather with lisa argen. >> hey, liz, good morning to you. hi, everyone. pretty views but numbers are hovering around freezing in plenty of valleys out there. 30s and 40s but right here it is 40 in santa cruz. 46 in the city, 42 in oakland, with 34 in gilroy. 35 on the peninsula, 37 in san jose. mt. tam, well, it's even colder in parts of the north bay with freezing in santa rosa, a little

fog, with 34, novato and livermore, 36 in napa so very cold with the clear sky, even colder than yesterday morning for you in oakland, and palo alto, and on the coast. so upper level winds help to keep us a little milder in some spots yesterday. today we'll look for some clouds in the north bay, starting out with a lot of sunshine, and then by about 2:00, we're in the low 60s for some, a narrow range of highs with low to mid-60s increasing clouds the second half of the day, we'll talk about overnight lows, afternoon sun and the extended outlook for the rest of november in a few minutes. liz? >> lisa, thank you. as you wake up, the new controversial curfew is in effect in the state. california state health officials say it's to curb the spread of covid-19 spikes so here is what it means for the most restrictive purple tier counties. take a look at the map. all nonessential work, travel and gatherings banned between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. for the purple tier counties here in the

bay area and that's everyone really except for san francisco, san mateo counties in marin. the 41 of 58 california counties where this applies make up 94% of california's population. many police departments in the bay area say they won't be patrolling for curfew violations or actively stopping cars. north bay neighbors we talked to had mixed opinions about it. >> don't believe thaw are more susceptible to covid between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. >> i think that's when people tend to drink more at night, and they let their guards down more. >> state health leaders say you can still go to the grocery or drugstore, walk your dog or get takeout from a restaurant but large gatherings should be completely avoided. for now, the curfew will last until december 21st. in the south bay, santa clara county is expanding free testing starting this week because of the increase in covid-19 cases.

the testing facility at the santa clara fairgrounds will be expanded to accommodate 3,000 appointments a day. expansion won't stop there. the goal is to make room for 5,000 appointments a day by mid-december. the facility will be testing for the flu while testing for covid-19 and anybody can get a flu shot. >> you also continue to have our flu shot clinic and people can come in and get a free flu shot regardless of immigration status, regardless of medical insurance. they can definitely come here and get a flu shot. >> the facility accepts drive-through, bike, walk-up and scheduled appointments. clinics will be closed on thanksgiving. the united states reached another grim milestone today. 12 million confirmed coronavirus cases since the virus began, that's according to data by johns hopkins university. 178,000 people tested positive for the virus yesterday. 83,000 people are currently in

the hospital. now people are lining up to get tested before thanksgiving to be able to spend it with loved ones, but the cdc is urging everyone to avoid traveling for the holiday and celebrate with their immediate household only. >> we definitely do not want to see thanksgiving family get-togethers be christmas family funerals. >>son&johnson researchers in the bay area taking a key role and the fda says a committee will meet september 10th to discuss the pfizer vaccine which says its shot is 95% effective. this morning, the fda is giving the green light for regeneron's antibody cocktail for certain patients who test positive for covid-19. it's the same mix that president trump was treated with, when he was battling covid. the fda says it's now okay to give the regeneron therapy to high-risk patients with mild or moderate symptoms. the cocktail contains two

lab-produced antibodies. regeneron says it will have 80,000 doses by the end of this month and half a million more by the end of january. lucera health developed a kit to diagnose flu but was able to modify it for covid. dav david lui talked about how it works. >> reporter: it produces results in 30 minutes or less. the optimum time to test according to its developer lucera health is a couple days after symptoms develop. los gatos family practice doctor kochar explained the timing. >> testing for the virus within the nose itself and if it's too early in the incubation period you can have negative results when patients do have virus, not enough quantity. >> reporter: the mucus sample goes into a vial with a reagent that starts a diagnostic process. a positive result takes 11 minutes and a negative one takes

30 minutes. more than 100 patients participated in the clinical trial to obtain fda emergency authorization with a 94.1% accuracy rate. patients especially children found the lucira device less invasive, it is inserted an inch to inch and a half, rotated five times in each nostril, this differs from the nasal pharyngeal tests done in the field. >> they had to be high because we're looking for genetic material from the virus and the antigen. this is a molecular based test so it's easier to do it sfr a shallow swab. >> reporter: the covid-19 all-in-one test kit will be available soon through sutter health in the bay area for about $350. the unit is single use. lucira says it can be disposed in the trash and hopes home test leyla gulen address concern of transmission of symptomatic patients >> this is a giant step forward, it negates the need to go

outside and expose other people if they're feeling unwell. the end of january. and new this morning, georgia's senator kelly loeffler in the mid of a heated senate runoff election tested positive for covid-19. the republican incumbent tested positive for the virus friday night but a follow-up test yesterday came back inconclusive. she is self-isolating as a precaution. senator loeffler is racing against democrat rafael warnoch in one of the runoff elections that could tilt the balance of power in the u.s. senate. also new out of georgia a recount of its ballots after certifying the results on friday. the trump campaign is requesting a second recount. the secretary of state says the trump campaign is allowed to ask, since the margin is still less than 0.5%. the results from friday show president-elect joe biden beat

the president by more than 12,000 votes. michigan and pennsylvania will also certify their election results for biden tomorrow, and a federal judge has dismissed the trump campaign's pennsylvania ballot lawsuit. the judge said that disjointed lawsuit lacked factual proof to support it. coming up on "this week" chief anchor george stephanopolous on on with president-elect biden's chief of staff, ron klain to discuss the biden team's transition, then dr. moncef slaoui of the trump administration's warp speed to talk about the optimism of a vaccine deploying by mid-september. watch the full interviews on "this week" at 8:00 this morning on abc 7. we're back with a brand new ropes course in san francisco that might help or hurt your fear of heights. plus, we've seen these spring up throughout the pandemic, these hug it out inventions, the perfect story to start your sunday as one daughter finally gets the chance to hug her dad. and as we head to break,

a live look outside this morning as the sun comes up. it is cold outside so get your jacket. so cold. we'll talk to lisa about it.

here is one way to overcome a fear of heights and any other qualms a person may have about being up in the air, in the treetops at mclaren park. bravery is put to the test through a variety of challenges by a new ropes course including a sent pede ladder, a ladder made of rope and wood suspended in the air and meant to be climbed as it sways in the wind. for those worried about the coronavirus, a maximum of ten people are allowed on this course at one time. there are also helmets and harnesses for safety purposes. all right, lisa, i said it seems like a good socially distanced activity but maybe a too high. >> i'm with you no, thanks. nice to view that. good morning everyone. we're starting out awfully cold,

a mixture of 30s and 40s, mainly clear out there. clouds are going to increase today in the north bay, and we'll get set for another pretty nice afternoon, but it's going to take a while to warm up. stay tuned. my accuweather seven-day forecast is next. >> thanks, lisa. the cal bears the only bay area college football team in action because of covid. looking to shine all on their own but next we'll show you how things went from good to bad to worse. morning sports is next.

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start him, sit him, trade him. simple, easy, awesome. get started with xfinity internet for $19.99 a month for 12 months. plus, learn about gig-speeds from xfinity. click, call, or visit a store today. in sports on friday, cal will try to beat stanford at memorial stadium for the first time since 2008. the golden bears beat the cardinals last year to snap a nine-game losing streak. yesterday cal faced oregon state looking for their first win of the season. here's abc 7 sports anchor chris alvarez with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. in a week of covid cancellations that caused san jose state and

stanford to lose their games this week, cal is the only bay area football team that took the field. golden bears are no stranger to this. their season opener against washington was canceled two weeks ago. cal at oregon state on saturday, marcel dancy, remember him, a friend with the authority podcast, beavers score and we're tied at 7-7. cal down late second quarter and put it in the end zone, crawford, 21 yards and in, cal led 20-14 at the break. early fourth, oregon state opens up the playbook, reverse toss pass, lindsay finds his quarterback jebyah. osu retakes the lead. cal finds a wide open tungess in the end zone. cal up three. 5:30 to go. big play here. the punt is blocked and oregon state recovers with great field position. cal recovered it but doesn't matter. three plays later, it's snuck in for the score, 34-27.

cal needs to score and pass is tipped way in the air and john mccarten comes down with it, seals the deal. cal dpaulz 31-27, will host the 123rd edition of the big game stanford friday afternoon in berkeley. elsewhere around the pac-12, ucla/oregon, chip kelly making his return to eugene. ucla making a play, scoop and score, tied at 14-14. final seconds of the first half, chase griffin your quarterback on this play trying to air it out for a hail mary but he was hit and jordan happel has it and going the other way, all the way to the house. oregon wins 38-35, the ducks are 3-0 this season. battle of unbeatens in the big ten, number nine indiana, number three ohio. justin fields probably a high pick in the nfl draft this year because of plays like that. 28-7 buckeyes. indiana down 14. michael pennicks, jr., picked up by david ellison, he has reservations for six. ohio state wins 42-35. you saw it here on abc 7, top 20

battle in the big ten, number 19 northwestern hosting number ten wisconsin. wildcats strike on this two-yard pass to 7-0, northwestern, nice play back of the end zone. tied at 7-7. late first half, ramsey perfect pass and catch, 25 yards, northwestern takes the lead and it's purple power on saturday for northwestern, they win 17-7, they're now 5-0 this year. that's your look at sports. send it back to you. skiers and snowboarders are enjoying a snowy weekend in tahoe this weekend. heavenly and north store and truckee are the first of the 11 major ski areas that are opening for the season. the rest are scheduled to start welcoming guests back in the next few weeks. visitors are excited to be on the slopes. >> for the most part everyone is respectful, staff something doing a great job of reminding people to pull their mask up. >> good to do that of course. ski resorts implemented protocols like limiting day tickets, lowering the capacity inside shops, putting up partitions between the sinks in

the bathrooms. installing automatic faucets and paper towel dispensers. a lot of people will be eating inside. >> the cooler day comes before and we should get into a warmup thanksgiving and the rest of the work week but with that warmer weather we're going to have cold overnight lows in and out of the high clouds from time to time over the next seven days, as we look at live lop ddoppler 7, ma clear conditions, and out in the pacific, we have clouds, but no rain to talk about. right now the golden gate bridge where we're looking at the clear sky and really quiet out there, 46 in the city, 42 in oakland. it is 35 on the peninsula, good morning to you, mountain view at 37 in san jose. gilroy half moon bay about nine degrees cooler at 48 this morning. and another vantage point out there in our east bay, mt. diablo with temperatures all in

this panel in the 30s. 32 santa rosa. down to 30 novato. add in a puff of wind and a windchill factor in napa and east bay and south bay making it feel even a little bit colder than that 34 in livermore. and finally, walnut creek out there with the clear sky, pretty conditions with the frost this morning, mild afternoons throughout the week ahead. looks like after wednesday, getting into a slight warming trend, and we'll look for bright and sunny conditions for thanksgiving, but a weak weather system today, lingering into your monday, and then another one wednesday. so as we look at the rest of the day today, 2:00 we have the increasing clouds, not only in the north bay, but they'll slip to the south and east, so we'll get some cloud cover by the evening hours. this is 6:30 but then as we go through the overnight hours, monday is looking pretty nice. maybe a little wind on the back side of that system, but

otherwise it's another cold start to your monday with 40s in livermore. look how the numbers drop as we get into thanksgiving and afterwards. we've got more clear sky and a colder air mass on the way with temperatures hovering above freezing in livermore, and we'll bring you closer to the bay in oakland, and temperatures will be in the low to mid-40s each and every morning but once again, by the end of the week, thanksgiving and beyond, a little colder to start out. this afternoon, looking at highs anywhere from 60 in san francisco, 62 in oakland, with 63 in san jose, so slightly cooler today, the clouds increasing in the north, and a little bit more of a west wind for you, the accuweather seven-day forecast partly cloudy to start out, breezy in the hills tomorrow, otherwise another mild afternoon, tuesday is nice and sunny, wednesday is dry, we'll see maybe a few more high clouds, bright and sunny, with milder conditions for thanksgiving, cold mornings though, into friday, and saturday, and we'll just for now keep that pattern going, liz,

and even into early december, looking dry and chilly with sunshine on the way in the afternoons. >> absolutely. all right, lisa, thank you. developing news this morning on a coronavirus outbreak at golden gate fields in berkeley. more than 200 people living or working there have tested positive and that number is as of friday. every person who lives or works at the racetrack has now been tested and anyone with a positive test is self-isolating off site. so far, no jockeys have tested positive and the track has been closed from the pandemic. it's home to more than a thousand horses though and they are still being cared for. california's prison system is starting to roll out this new technology for its virtual visits for prisoners. all in-person visits have been canceled statewide during the pandemic. five pilot prisons are offering inmates a free 30-minute video visit starting next weekend. all others will be able to do the virtual visits in time for

the holidays. san quentin in marin county is one of the pilot prisons. something we haven't seen during the pandemic, loved ones separated by covid able to hug one another, until now. tom shows us the hug rooms and how it's bringing families together. >> reporter: it's the moment 97-year-old vince shrack and daughter carol braun have been waiting for, for eight months. vince a world war ii veteran is a father, grandfather and great grandfather and since the pandemic began has not been able to hug his family. >> last time i hugged him was probably before covid in february. >> reporter: but that's about to change. outside the katherine and charles hover greenhouses, a senior living facility in longmont, colorado, set up a tent with four millimeter plastic and arm holes so families can hug. >> looking forward to the hug. >> reporter: dad and daughter together again, you can see the

joy even through the masks. they did not let go for five minutes. >> i got to just hold my dad and give him a hug and it just felt really good. >> i couldn't hold her hard enough. she's so sweet. it's just wonderful. >> reporter: amanda myer came up with the idea and built it with the help of volunteers. >> the thought of my residents being alone is very heartbreaking to me. >> reporter: more than a dozen families got to come together, each visit allowed only for a few minutes, the tents sterilized with cdc approved cleaner between visits. dad and daughter telling us they're thankful. >> we had a good hug. sort of a dance. >> being able to give him that five-minute hug, after eight long months was such a gift. >> reporter: these hugs are happening around the world at this nursing home in italy, they're setting up tents for families as well, matteo hasn't had contact with his grandmother santa since march. >> she's very, very happy and

also for me it's a great emotion. >> reporter: back in colorado, carol is already looking forward to that next moment with her dad. >> our time with our loved ones is precious right now, and such an important moment to be able to be face to face and rubbing his back, just meant the world to me. >> reporter: tom llamas, abc news, new york. next, a display of festive holiday lights opening this weekend in the east bay. we'll have all the details on the second annual garden of delights. . . . i had hiv, it was difficult for . . . . . . me to accept. i decided . . . . . . hiv doesn't define me. my name's dimitri. and i'm on biktarvy.

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thousands of lights decorating the botanical sculptures. you must buy a ticket in advance, it costs $20 for nonmembers, $16 for members, only available fridays, saturdays and sundays until december 20th. before we go, let's get a final check of the forecast with lisa. >> it's really cold out there, 30s and 40s right now but this afternoon we'll see some increasing clouds in the north bay, so low 60s there, with mid-60s where you have more sun from the east bay to the south bay. kind of chilly at the coast, as our west winds increase, upper 50s to near 60 downtown. the accuweather seven-day forecast we are sunny and mild again tomorrow afternoon and then looking into tuesday, a little change. wednesday some high clouds and thanksgiving and beyond looking pretty nice and dry. liz? >> all right, lisa, thank you. thank you all for joining us here on "abc 7 mornings." i'm liz kreutz along with lisa argen. abc 7 news continues at 9:00 a.m. "good morning america" is next. thank you again for joining us and have a great rest of your weekend.

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