he always would say, i'm for you. and i want him to know, i'm for him today. >> being thankful is a powerful thing. it was maya angelou who said, be a rainbow in someone else's cloud. that's "nightline" for this evening. watch our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here same time tomorrow. thanks for the company, america. happy thanksgiving. you're constantly on the go, on the clock, and on your way. hang on a second. what's the rush? know the speed limit, go the speed limit, and slow the fast down. go safely, california.

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the patterns they've noticed in cases and when cooperation gets complicated. >> love is in the air and you can see the tents are up as we approach thanksgiving. >> i'll let you know the best time for dining outdoors. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts right now. >> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. the range of reactions are they're really sick. others are just, oh, i got it, and i'm still going to go back to that all-inclusive place in mexico. >> tonight the explosion in covid cases has made it nearly impossible for contact tracers to keep up. >> abc 7 news reporter kate larson spoke to a bay area contact tracing team about the unprecedented challenges they're facing on a daily basis. >> in the last few weeks we've been slammed.

>> reporter: pre-pandemic was a library. now she leads a team of contact tracers in the city who's work load has increased to nine or ten calls a day. some of which cause hours of counseling. >> talked to a mother of a newborn who was a positive case. she was having a hard time figuring out how to isolate and take care of her newborn baby. we got emotional on the call. >> it was halloween day and i was chatting with people. i was like oh my gosh, you feel a surge is going to happen. >> it's clear that christina was right. christina, another library turned contact tracer, calls people who tested positive for covid and investigates who they may have infected. >> during that infectious period that people are maybe like, oh, i went to a party and there were like ten people and then i went to a bar. >> when you do talk to someone who's positive, are they always forthcoming about people they've been in contact with? >> i want to say yes, but not

always. some people don't want to modify their behavior. >> san francisco's covid cases are now more evenly distributed across the city and are impacting a higher percentage of white people than previous surges. >> doing all the things like having lunch with friends or going to the nail salon or the gym. >> her advice? >> what i tell my 24-year-old daughter is just keep your contact list short. >> reporter: kate larson abc 7 news. in the south bay, tough talk tonight from santa clara county officials who are urging people to help slow the spread of covid-19. >> do not have gatherings and do not travel, period. >> santa clara county says it hit a new high for daily cases, with 512 yesterday. tomorrow, the county steps up enforcement of safety regulations at businesses and will no longer be giving

violators a grace period. tonight millions of americans are on the move despite dire warnings from health experts. even before families gather around the table for thanksgiving, the rate of new covid cases is skyrocketing. >> reporter: ahead of thanksgiving as the number of coronavirus cases surges across the country, a final plea from health officials to stay home and keep holiday celebrations small. >> you let your guard down, you obviously have to take a mask off if you're eating or drinking. try to avoid that as much as possible. a sacrifice now could save lives. >> the covid tracking project reporting 90,000 americans are now hospitalized with covid-19, setting a record for a 16th straight day. chicago 911 dispatcher lupe lopez is one of the more than 261,000 americans to die so far from covid-19. his widow, maria, now on a ventilator fighting for her life. >> my mom's going to be in the icu for a while.

we're going to be planning a funeral for my pops. >> her son urging others to take the virus seriously and take precautions to avoid heartbreak like his. >> there's going to be more thanksgiving. there's going to be more holidays, more celebrations, more birthdays in the future. don't make this the last one. >> still millions are traveling for the holiday. >> i was negative before flying. i wasn't going to fly if i was positive. i'm going to test when you get home to keep everyone safe. >> health officials warn testing can create a false sense of security. and they're worried about a rise in cases just in time for christmas. >> given we have massively uncontrolled outbreaks already and health systems on the brink of collapse, this addition of cases is not something we can sustain. we are in a humanitarian crisis right now. >> and with those concerns additional measures are in place

coast to coast. there are check points at bridges warning travellers about quarantine rules there. and here in los angeles county there is a ban at all dining at restaurants including outdoors that just went into effect tonight. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> president-elect joe biden delivered a thanksgiving mess sang today trying to rally the country. >> i know the country's grown weary of the fight. we need to remember we're at war with the virus, not with one another, not with each other. >> on monday the president-elect and vice president-elect kamala harris are expected to receive their first high level intelligence briefing. new details in the race to create a covid-19 vaccine. a leader in that effort is admitting to a testing mistake. astrazeneca and oxford university have acknowledged a manufacturing error. some viles didn't have the right concentration of vaccine. the group of vol fears unexpectedly got a lower dose and seem to be better protected than volunteers who got two full

doses. that could put the test results in question. astrazeneca says the contractor was responsible for the dosage error. abc 7 is committed to keeping you fully informed about every development with the covid-19 vaccine. we've assembled the abc 7 vaccine team to bring you the most complete coverage. and we are now just hours away from the annual thanksgiving meal at glide in san francisco. >> it makes such a huge difference. usually thousands are served inside but because of the pandemic things are different this year of course. abc 7 news reporter j.r. stone has a look at the changes. >> bet the turkey ready. i mean, get the tent ready and then the turkey. glide memorial church in san francisco is doing a whole new kind of thanksgiving meal due to the pandemic. >> totally different. god it's raining. >> usually glide serves turkey

and ham dinner inside where it looks like this. but due to covid-19, they'll now serve the mooel outside and those who come can sit under these tents. worgers say some of their past regulars are now in hotels, but there's a different crowd. >> more people from the neighborhood who just can't make ends meet. >> and those like troy who say 2020 has been his hardest year so far. >> i've got a condition called copd. if i catch the covid, i don't know if i'll make it or not. >> he'll be eating under one of these tents. so will a.j., who is a vietnam vet. >> i look forward to the ham. they said they're going to have ham. i look forward to that. >> this year glide will serve their thanksgiving meal from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and say there is likely to be a line but everyone will get some tasty fixings. >> anybody can come, anybody. >> our first holiday meal served outside. >> usually we're all downstairs packed in one dining room. i think this is going to make it

a little more lively and fun. >> reporter: j.r. stone, abc 7 news. >> they are just doing such incredible work. there are awe a lot of people needing help this season, some for the first time because of the impact of the pandemic. you can give where you live and make a difference this season. going to abc7news.com and you'll find a donation link on the home page. we can all make a difference. it's turned gusty and cooler tonight, but what can we expect tomorrow for thanksgiving? >> that is the question. let's check in with news meteorologist sandhya patel for the answer, sandhya. >> yeah dan and ama. it's going to be fabulous weather tomorrow, but you're going to have to pick wisely because the winds will be gusty at times. i'll show you in a moment. we have a dry pattern in place even though we need the rain. as you take a look at those temperatures, tomorrow morning they fall to the 30s, 40s. it's going to be chilly. by noontime when some of you may be sitting outside eating, 50s,

60s. 2:00 p.m. will be mild. in the evening it gets gusty again with temperatures dropping. breezy and sunny at noontime. mildest weather at 2:00 p.m. the sun goes down, temperatures other fall. and in the evening gusty and cooler with temperatures in the 50s so make sure you have your jackets and perhaps even a heater outside. dan and ama, i'll be back with a full look at the accuweather 7 day forecast for the holidays. >> thanks very much. new details in the deadly stabbing in a san jose church, multiple systems failures led up to the attack. it's been a challenging few months for small businesses so one art show got creative. a talented south bay teenager who paints amazing portraits is at it again. and tonight he gets a surprise phone call that leaves him speechless. first a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> thanks dan and ama. put your phone down for a second

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which often served as a they say he had been deported three times before and had a criminal record. >> i cannot understand why a defendant with multiple prior convictions for domestic violence was released without bail on a new domestic violence arrest this june. >> lopez remains in police custody. in the north bay, miller creek school district has suspended in person classes through the end of the year. marin county health officials are not recommending school closures, but the district does say it's being proactive because of a spike in the county's covid cases. students in the district's four schools will return to remote learning. covid concerns are forcing closure of parking lots other near the end of golden gate bridge. the lots will be closed from thursday to sunday. in the east bay, there is a new way that you could support

artists and get holiday shopping done too. oakland non-profit industrial arts school is holding its annual gifty craft show exclusively online. it's first in the show's 17-year history to be done this year. the virtual gifty features 80 local vendors. >> this is a really important opportunity for folks in the bay area to choose to shop local and choose to support artists when our community really needs that support right now. >> you can check out the virtual gifty at the cr they're also offering glass blowing and ceramics classes and say demand is just as high as before the pandemic. one of the east bay's most popular events was held virtually. the old oak tree in downtown danville was lit up. tonight's event was done online to avoid a large gatherings, but danville residents are

encouraged to come with their families to check out the tree next time they are downtown. a south bay teenager got the phone call of his life. >> tyler gore dan paint aid picture of vice president-elect kamala harris and launched a campaign to try to get her to see it. guess what. >> oh, my god. i'm overwhelmed with your -- just the magnificence of your artistry. you really have a gift! >> 14-year-old tyler gordon had been waiting for that call, but he didn't know if it would ever come. the teenager from san jose painted a portrait of vice president-elect kamala harris and wanted her to see it. >> she came from the bay area and i just felt really connected because she's working hard and her hard work did pay off. >> tyler's hard work paid off. she tweeted a time lapse video of himself painting. the retweet came from chelsea

clinton and any atweet today tyler thanked her. >> i hope to meet you in person. >> me too. >> i just wanted to call to say thank you. >> in a later tweet, chelsea clinton suggested the painting go up at the vice president's residence. tyler has similar dreams. >> my dream is to paint the white house official portrait. >> maybe it's not out of the question. one dream today already came true. >> thank you. >> bye. >> bye. that was a shock! >> it was a shock. how about tyler, ama? that's pretty cool. >> yeah, that is a good shock. and yes, so talented. >> he really is supertalented. let's turn our attention to the weather forecast for the long holiday weekend. s yes, sandhya, what's coming? >> really good looking weather. and that kid is talented indeed. dan and ama, i want to show you

a stunning view of our sutro camera tower. look at the colors. it is crystal clear. the buildings there are all decked out. it's starting to feel like the holidays. tomorrow morning if you have to do last minute shopping to get that meal ready, temperatures in the 40s, grab that jacket. sunny and comfortable at noontime. it should be nice through 4:00 p.m. before you need the jackets again. winds are picking up. it's been gusty, 28-miles-per-hour mount diablo. same winds churning up the surf. right now 20 footers. high surf add views ri going until noon tomorrow so watch out for large breakers if you're going to be at the coast. live doppler 7 showing clear skies. i know we can see that over the next 7 days. temperatures falling to the 30s around napa and fairfield, 40s, 50s, elsewhere by tomorrow morning. it's a winter like chill, temple

churs around freezing. fairfield down to 33. it is going to be clear. grab those jackets. even colder as you look at the temperature trends for santa rosa. you're looking at 31 for friday and saturday and then eventually temperatures for the second half of the weekend will come up a few degrees. as we go into tomorrow morning, those winds continuing to gust even at the lower elevations, 9:00 a.m., 29-miles-an-hour, noontime lighter winds, breezier in the solano county area. and tomorrow night around 6:00 p.m. is when those winds pick up again. they're going to be gusty and strong. so, just watch out. secure any loose objects you may have out there. tomorrow afternoon a nice day for thanksgiving in the south bay, 63, santa rosa 64. gilroy on the peninsula, sunshine mid 60s around san mateo. downtown san francisco 63 degrees. breezy at times.

64 in san rafael. sunny skies 64 in oakland in the east bay. head inland and it's going to be windy around solano county, not the rest of the area. 66 concord, 64 antioch. i want to show you the tahoe forecast. cold, slight chance of snow showers tomorrow morning. look at this. sunshine friday, saturday. getting a little milder. mornings will be very cold there. in the accuweather 7 day forecast, thanksgiving is looking fantastic. nice one. cold frosty mornings friday, saturday, sunday. little morning drizzle on monday. ama, dan, happy thanksgiving to both of you and everyone out there. >> and to you as well, sandhya. thank you. >> yeah, thanks sandhya. coming up michael jordan

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as we all fight the coronavirus pandemic, california is mandating face masks to stop the spread. that's why abc 7 wants to remind you to wear a mask for you, your loved ones and your kmoun community. please, wear because you care. and have a happy thanksgiving. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. from sandhya patel, larry biel, all of us, we appreciate