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well, you might look at these packed parking lots, if i can get it out, on black friday and ask what pandemic? look deeper and the signs are easy to spot. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dion lim. local businesses hoped black friday would be the silver lining of the pandemic but purple tier revistrictions are getting in the way. that's the most restrictive tier and that's what most of the bay area is categorized. san francisco is warning it's teetering on the brink of purple. the restrictions are a dis'point for retailers like all of us have a find a new way to holiday. leslie brinkley took a look at the shopping scene in walnut creek today. >> reporter: it was a merry masked up day to kick off holiday shopping while there was some who didn't wear a mask while walking around downtown walnut creek. lines to get inside some popular
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stores with reduced capacity could mean a 40-minute wait. the national retail federation on its website predicts online sales will be capturing 20 to 30% of the holiday market, up from last year. there are no corporate parties and reduced inventory and fewer employees are in many stores according to consumer expert and san francisco state university marketing professor. >> the projections are that because the consumer demand has been suppressed so far, starting with today, which is black friday and the start of the holiday shopping season, there is some kind of penalty up demand that people, you know, they want to give gifts to family and friends to uplift their spirits in a very challenging year. >> reporter: walnut creek downtown there is a 20% vacancy rate right now but property owners say they are getting inquiries about renting the vacant sites according to the
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walnut creek downtown business association. >> what's missing is probably, you know, the ice rink. we're unable to host the ice rink this year in civic park. that's the first time in 15 years. broadway plaza cancelled the holiday of lights parade. >> reporter: in the end, what is helping out is the magnificent weather. merchants feel gifuilty they kn there is a drought but hope sustained mild temperatures and sunshine could help the bottom line in december. i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> now, los angeles county just put out a new stay-at-home order banning people from gathering with anyone not in their household in public or private. l.a. has more than 378,000 coronavirus cases, more than any county in california. today we topped 150,000 cases. remember, totals include recover patients and bear in mind, not all county public health departments are reporting data because of the holiday so the
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numbers may be higher. the food and drug administration may be just weeks away from approving the first covid-19 vaccine. on december 10th, the fda will meet to discuss an emergency use authorization of pfizer's vaccine. rushing it to market may not be a good thing. >> the single biggest risk of rushing an approval would be the american people do not trust the vaccine and it's essential people feel this is a safe and effective vaccine. >> a different potential vaccine is being delayed. the drug by astrazeneca will undergo another trial to ensure effectiveness. public health departments across the state are bracing for a post thanksgiving covid-19 surge that will likely come with a wave of people wanting to take tests and as matt boon found out, it's best to wait awhile. >> reporter: in san francisco, the constant stream of cars flowed through for drive by testing. one of three city run test sites
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open today. >> it was in the neighborhood so it's convenient to get tested. >> reporter: jason came without an appointment unsure if he'd come into contact with the virus. >> it was important because we have to be safe and i've been, i don't know who i'm exposed to so i think it's safe to get tested today. >> reporter: he was able to walk in all told. he says it only took him about five minutes. now he'll have to self-quarantine as he awaits results. >> i don't want to transmit it and i don't want to spread it. >> reporter: infectious disease doctors say if you are worried you may have been exposed on thanksgiving day, now is not the time to get a test. >> it takes some time for the virus to start replicating. a process which we call incubation. >> reporter: the director of the infectious disease program at ucsf says it takes three to four days after exposure for the virus to be detected in a test. though, if possible, he recommends waiting longer. >> the most certainty you actually quarantine yourself seven days and get tested on day
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seven. >> reporter: for people traveling this weekend, he says a negative test won't mean much for people that may have been exposed on thanksgiving day and any thanksgiving related surges won't be known until mid december. >> we're starting at a high start point. we'll likely have startling two weeks after thanksgiving ic increase in numbers. >> reporter: in san francisco, matt boon, abc 7 news. >> santa clara county says it's focussing closely on businesses this weekend to ensure they compile with rules to protect employees and customers from covid-19. >> we also want to ensure that our businesses are following our social distancing guidelines such as adhering to the social distancing, enforcing face coverings while inside the business and also following our purple tier guidelines for retail. >> reporter: so far county inspectors issued notices and the county ended the grace period for penalties. businesses cannot escape fines for correcting violations.
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owners of small businesses say they are struggling to survive. not just the pandemic but fierce competition from online sales. online spending for thanksgiving day hit a new record 5 .1 billion up more than 20% from last yearaadobeobeobeobeobeobeoe analytics. th today black friday is projected to generate 10 billion in online sales up 20% from a year ago. david louie visited with two local shopkeepers who have taken out loans to stay in business but the outlook is still uncertain. we are right there, david. we're at the edge. >> reporter: he and his wife have owned peninsula party rentals for 15 years. after that many years they find it difficult to be in survival mode. this weekend with the small business saturday push will be crucial. >> there is only so long we can stay in business at a loss. we've been at a loss since
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march. if this keeps going, i don't know. >> reporter: they had to take out a loan from opportunity fund after traditional lenders turned them down. the non-profit micro lender specializes in small businesses. some will survive while others may not. >> we have to come to the realization there will be unfortunately small businesses that will not survive, but we need to do as much as we can. >> reporter: small business owners rely on support from local customers. that's true for a women's boutique. >> when you own a small business, you never sleep at night. you always worry about the future because you need every single sale you can at the end of the day. >> reporter: she also has taken loans from the and opportunity fund to stock for winter. she wants to buy next season's clothing and pay the loans. her customers don't have to dress for parties or work. still, the door is open and she remains optimistic. the sa va
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be in this situation. they don't know what to do if they do close. they get up and go to work every day and count on a turning point. >> what will happen tomorrow? it puts me on a very, very tough situation. sometimes to be honest, we don't know, i don't know what i'm going to do. >> reporter: david louie, abc 7 news. there was no shortage of shoppers at the san francisco premium outlets early today. sky 7 was overhead as black friday bargain hunters waited for the doors to open at 6:00 a.m. they stood in line for designer stores to open including michael kors, tory birch and gucci. we spoke to some black business owners who explained the extra significance of doing so during this holiday season. >> here are just stamps some edges. this is a traditional arm band. >> reporter: if you stop by
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amber washington's store, free bird of california, you can buy some customized leather goods that are locally sourced and hand made right here in oakland. >> with shopping local, you're getting a lot more custo that you don't get elsewhere. >> reporter: the price point? >> the price point is fair for what you're getting but it's pricey. >> do you want me to pull it and get it shipped today? >> reporter: the store has been open a year but like many, she's relied on online sales due to the pandemic. washington worked and lived around the world but set up shop in east oakland where she grew up. >> focussing on small local businesses and black owned businesses is to build generational wealth within your community. those are small bracelets, tote bags, passport cases. >> reporter: she's a vendor participating in the two-day virtual event for the culture market. >> it's going well. we want to hit $100,000 in sales. we'll blow that number out of
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the water. half of the businesses shutting down means black wealth is disappearing and being demolished and some communities, it's an extinction. >> reporter: hope is an organizer. the goal is to showcase various black women owned businesses here in oakland. she says buying from them this holiday season is crucial because she estimates about half of black owned businesses have closed due to the pandemic. >> now you can put your money where your values are. >> reporter: oakland mayor libby schaaf says there is an awakening following this summer's black lives matter protests. one way to heal is to shop at one of the city's black owned businesses, which they're promoting through the website visit oakland. >> you don't have to go to amazon to get your gifts delivered. you can shop local and get the convenience of online shopping. >> reporter: in oakland, ansar. the pandemic changed black
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friday but hard to tell from sites like these. hear why shop shoppers still camped out if line this year. he was the hot toy of 1996. we dug into the abc 7 news arkooa archives to see why shoppers had to have a tickle me elmo. this late dry november pattern will continue into december. i'll have the
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fell to the pan dell d-- pandemic. it is people that dress up as santa and make their way to local drinking establishments. it bricks money to charities and toys that can be donated. it was a black friday like no other this year with fewer people than usual heading to the malls amid the pandemic. but some people did brave the cold some for as long as 36 hours to snatch up some of the most popular items. abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz was in dublin early this morning when the store doors opened. >> reporter: when the doors of the best buy in dublin opened at 5:00 a.m., no running, no pushing, no shoving. >> i was happy it was peaceful. there wasn't any rushing. there wasn't any craziness. >> reporter: like so much else this year, this black friday felt different, much calmer and more subdued. still, some people did brave the cold to wait in line. sky 7 got this video from the livermore outlets and here is the doors opening at the target in dublin. friends jaden and mossy got to
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best buy at 4:00 a.m. on the hunt for a tv. >> 287 for a 50-inch. great deal. >> reporter: initially wanted a playstation 5 and weren't the only ones. the game stop was only selling two ps 5s and the line was down the block. tyler lopez was first to get one. first in line, what time did you get here? >> wednesday night at 8:00. >> reporter: wait, what? >> yeah. >> reporter: he waited 36 hours to get the game. dedication recognized by dublin p.d. officers that overnight brought muffins and hot chocolate to those waiting outside. was it worth the 46-hour wait in the cold? >> i would believe so. the console itself is good enough and now i get to be on the news. >> reporter: the other hot item, the xbox. this game stop had four. >> two people in front of me, their cards declined. >> reporter: mason snatched up the last one. >> just got the xbox. not planning on playing it but
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selling it. making a quick $300. >> reporter: you're not ashamed to say that? >> no, i don't care. >> reporter: for those who got here at 7:00 a.m. when the doors opened, they were out of luck but many stuck around anyway. >> i'm grieving right now, i'm within the first stage of grief, which is denial and i'm convincing myself there is something inside the store i want so it doesn't feel like a waste of time. >> reporter: why is it so hard to get the ps 5? waiting, he had lots of time to perfect his theory. >> they give each store two. there is a huge craze. people are fighting and murdering each other. everyone is going crazy. all of a sudden, media, press, free advertise mtd fment for th console, right? >> reporter: i'm part of the problem, right? >> you're a symptom of the problem that will be solved with time. >> reporter: in dublin, liz kreu kreutz, abc 7 news. >> those are robust responses. one challenge of holiday shopping is picking just the right toy. chris burn known as the toy guy gave us advice for choosing the right gift for your kid as well as a look at some of this year's
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popular toys. >> one of the things we always say is the hot toys is only hot if it's hot for your kid. you want to compete but not nasty compete. they want fun. so this is called pizza party throw down from hog wild. we have the spinning pizza and then we got this little character and we're going to fling pieces on, try to fling pieces onto the pizza. >> i think that looks like a lot of fun. another option is this present pet. it's a gift that unwraps itself and reveals a cute interactive pet or a go go bird that's been popular in asia. the radio controlled bird will fly up to 200 feet and it allows it to avoid walls when used inside. >> those look pretty cool. speaking of hot toys. remember this one? tickle me elmo? right? we actually had no problem getting him last year. the furry vibrating laughing sesame street character that was the hottest thing in 1996. in honor of black friday, we
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went back into the kgo archive and found this piece. >> reporter: in real life, it's tickle me elmo. perhaps you're wondering what does elmo do? [ laughter ] >> oh, boy, that tickles. >> reporter: this may very well be the last tickle me elmo to be found in the bay area but he's old sold and when we brought him out into the store, we caused a near riot. >> i've been looking everywhere for this. >> reporter: you can't have this. it's the last one. let go. let go. >> we'll fight over elmo. >> reporter: we placed this elmo on this toy shelf as bait. within 30 seconds, someone would notice and try to snatch him up. >> my wife is due in three weeks and i have to find a tickle me elmo and it's not everyone born yet. >> reporter: hard to find? >> you can't mind it find it in or san francisco. >> reporter: what are your odds of finding a tickle me elmo in the bay air right you?
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>> i'm not sure i would have waited a long time in line for this guy. i mean, he's cool. he laughs. but baby girl is a little scared of him at first. it took her awhile to warm up. we had to hug him and squeeze him until she thought he's safe. >> the laugh, if you aren't familiar with it, it's a little high pitched. i can see that. i can see the apprehension. >> now he's going to laugh at me while i do the news here. he's going to sit. you're funny, tickle me, elmo. thank you. i'll turn him off. >> i have to say, i thought this was a vintage one. i was like why does ama have this from 1996. >> no, no, no, vintage 2019. [ laughter ] >> even better. all right. well, if you want to watch the whole piece and more from the archive content on demand, download the abc 7 news bay area connected tv app on roku, apple android tv and go to the from the archives section to find it
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creative take on the classic holiday tradition. it will be part of a special christmas tree stroll until december 31st. then it's always nice to go and see the christmas trees. i saw somebody walking home with a christmas tree today. it was a tiny one. >> they weren't like pulling it on the ground dragging it? >> no, just a guy holding it. >> definitely not feeling like christmas, spencer. i saw 70s in the forecast at some point. >> you're right. at some point in my switch-day forecast, temperatures will approach 70 degrees in early december, which is where we'll be when we get to that point in my forecast. right now looking at a very calm and light wind around the bay area under clear skies. this is the view from the camera looking back at a portion of the san francisco skyline. current temperatures 56 in city, a cool 49 in mountain view. 54 san jose and 50 at half moon bay and the view looking back towards san francisco from
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emeryville. more temperature readings santa rosa and 52 concord and 50 livermore and the view from the east bay hills camera looking across the bay on this beautiful clear evening, cold mornings next weekend -- next weekend, cold mornings this weekend. that will be tomorrow and sunday. mild in the afternoon, however and this dry mild pattern will continue for the week ahead. for tonight, clear skies will be with us all night overnight except for a few passing high clouds near the coast. chilly overnight with low temperatures mainly in the mid to upper 30s although around the bay shoreline, one or two places will bottom out at 40, 4 1 and up in the north bay, down to 30 at santa rosa. that will probably be the coldest spot. tomorrow, sunny skies, mild conditions once again in the south bay look for highs in the mid to upper 60s, 64 at san jose and 68 gilroy. on the peninsula, low to mid 60s. 64 the high in redwood city.
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on the coast, we'll see 60 degrees pacificia and half moon bay and downtown san francisco 63. in the north bay, we'll see mid 60s almost every location except napa, which will be a little cooler. low 60s, 62. on the east bay shoreline, mainly low to mid 60s and inland east bay will have mainly low to mid 60s. let's take a look at the drought monitor updated this morning. as you can see from the central coast, southward down to san diego, that area is just dry but not in a drought the remainder of the state is at some level of drought. here in the bay area, we're at, well, moderate drought way down in the southern part and move up to the peninsula, east bay south bay at areas in moderate, severe drought and move up north to the lake county area, over into solano county, knapp napa , those areas are in exceptional
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drought. it's quite dry but quite plea pleasa pleasant. once again, cold mornings the next two days but mild afternoons and on monday, we won't have a very cold morning starting on monday all the way through the end of the next week. sunny skies with highs in the mid to upper 60s. mid 60s around the bay shoreline and possibly up to 70 inland next friday. dion and ama? >> thanks. in the bay area there are more coronavirus cases in santa clara county than any other county. what's being done in the south bay to stop the spread of the pandemic. >> we would have hoped we have in the next 24 months, 36 max a physical break in the structure that will represent george floyd. >> that's george floyd's uncle talking about his plans for a
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six months ago, the actions of several minnesota police officers drew national attention. those actions took the life of
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george floyd sparking protests across the country and right here in the bay area. tonight floyd's uncle reveals his plans to build a memorial center in his nephew's honor. >> that center located in north carolina will not only honor george floyd's life but help us continue those difficult conversations about race, social justice and police reform, which are all parts of building a better bay area. gloria rodriguez from our sister station in raleigh has the exclusive interview with floyd's uncle. >> roger floyd wears a shirt honoring his nephew, george floyd exactly six months after his death. on the shirt, i and 8:46 representing eight minutes, 46 seconds. >> that's how long the officer was on his neck, which subsequently caused his death. >> reporter: roger floyd announcing his family's plan to
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create the george floyd center. >> this is his home state and birth state and we want it to be representative of that. >> reporter: the center's website mentions a skog lcholar education for justice and equality. >> we're hopeful to have in the next 24 months, 36 max, a physical brick and mortar structure that will represent george floyd, his legacy and what he was about and what we want to do in the lives of other individuals. >> reporter: george floyd protests inspiring murals like this one. that's why the center will have museum of urban art. >> our voices were heard. >> reporter: protests raising awareness about racial and social justice but roger floyd says there is still work to do when it comes to police reform. >> we're going to have to basically put legislation on the books that's going to turn into law that there are real c
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consequences involved when someone went over the line. >> reporter: president elect joe biden meeting with the floyd family before george floyd's funeral. hopeful the biden administration will support their efforts towards racial justice. >> it's more or less an opportunity for us to exhale and try to engage in those individuals willing to make changes engaging in one aspect of society with the george floyd memorial center. >> reporter: roger floyd says the center will cost millions of dollars. the non-profit will need to raise. in raleigh, gloria rodriguez, abc 7 news. >> for more information including a link to donate to help, you can head to our website at abc7news.com. right now nearly 90,000 covid-19 patients are hospitalized across the nation. that's a record high according to the covid tracking project. health experts worry we could see a surge in new infections
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after the thanksgiving holiday. the cdc predicts the u.s. death toll could top 32 1321,000. it claimed 264,000 american lives. rina roy has the latest. >> reporter: as covid-19 reaches record high levels across the board in the u.s., it seems many americans ignored advice from health officials to stay home and avoid travel this thanksgiving with more than 6 million people flying for the holiday. >> what we don't want to see is yet another surge super posed upon the surge that you just described. >> reporter: sunday also supposed to be busy as people return home with another million expected at airports. hospitals sounding the alarm as icus reach horde highs for the 16th day in a row according to the covid tracking project. the number of covid-19 patients increased by more than 100% the last month alone. >> all but one of these patients have covid on this unit. it's a 13-bed unit and we're
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completely fill up here. >> reporter: minnesota seeing a 145% rise in patients since november 1st. >> the weeks leading up to the surge have been difficult on their own. i think those that are grieving are really struggling with the duration of this pandemic. >> reporter: icu nurse kate thompson spent her thanksgiving in the hospital not working, instead, trying to recover from the virus herself. >> i've been that caregiver trying to give comfort and now i'm that patient where i'm now isolated. did i think i'd be depending on oxygen, short of breath every time i got up to go to the bathroom? no. it's been a fight. it's really been a fight. >> reporter: in a new report published in the "oxford academic" a cdc researcher says coronavirus cases may be eight times higher than reported here in the u.s. estimating nearly 53 million total infections from late february through september. in the race for a vaccine. state and local officials across
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the country have the tough task of figuring out how exactly they'll distribute a vaccine once available so there is a finish line in sight but it may be months before we see any real relief. here in the bay area, the santa clara county fairgrounds were packed with people taking advantage of free covid-19 testing. hospitals are prepared for a surge of patients. chris nguyen has a look at the situation in the south bay. >> reporter: at the santa clara county fairgrounds, a post thanksgiving rush to get tested for covid-19. >> people do want to get tested because all the appointment slots are full. >> reporter: 3,000 daily slots at this testing site are booked through the end of the weekend. a somewhat encouraging sign as more people seek out status. >> we've seen an increase in the number of people more symptomatic people coming to our sites requesting testing. so that's a change from several months before. >> reporter: the high interest in testing comes as cases and
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hospitalizations are rising at alarming rates. further more, concerns over a thanksgiving related spike have local hospitals reevaluating their surge plans. >> just because you test negative today doesn't mean that you won't turn positive next week. >> reporter: this doctor from stanford school of medicine says if you spent the holiday with people outside of your household, you should lay low and try to get tested next week. >> before you're symptomatic and before your test comes up positiv positive, you may still be infectious in the presymptomatic phase is when infections can occur, transmissions can occur. >> reporter: to encourage more people to get tested, the santa clara county health system including the team from valley medical center will be making more appointments available next week throughout various sites in the county including the center for performing arts. walkup spots will be open at emanuel baptist church in east san jose. by mid december, capacity at the
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fairgrounds will expand to up to 5,000 appointments a day all with the goal of making testing more accessible to the public. >> we're able to make a change for the community. we're able to help them by providing this service for the community. >> reporter: a forward thinking approach to testing that could make all the difference. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. you can check out details of the coronavirus situation in your county including how fast cases are rising and what business restrictions are in place. find this interactive map on abc7news.com. coming up, good deeds going viral. life is getting a little better for a homeless man in the central valley thanks to tiktok and you don't want any leftovers going to waste so up next, how we are the thrivers. women with metastatic breast cancer. our time... ...for more time... ...has come. living longer is possible- and proven in postmenopausal women taking kisqali plus fulvestrant. in a clinical trial, kisqali plus fulvestrant
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heavy smoke from an upstairs unit just after 7:00 p.m. they were able to put out the fire but it decembstroyed one u. a preliminary investigation suggested it started in the kimpen akimp kitchen area. thanksgiving dinner is done but i bet you have leftovers. here is advice to make sure they are safe to eat whenever you want them. ♪ ♪
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the salvation army is in great need because of the pandemic. the red kettle campaign a drop in continributions. you will still hear the bell but fewer locations. they estimate to bring in 50% less than last year. factors are a nationwide coin shortage, people being out of work and less foot traffic. >> because of covid there are retail chains nationally that will not allow the salvation army to set up kettles like we have in the past. >> the salvation army is offering contactless donations. there will be a qr code to donate electronically via smart phone. you can also make a donation from alexa. a gas station is gaining attention for popular videos on tiktok from customers. these aren't ordinary customers. we see these heart warming tales
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of the homeless. >> reporter: this gas station near the tower district is going viral after these heart warming videos shot by its store managers. phil is homeless and has been down on his luck for eight years. the store workers stepped up to help him out and share his story on tiktok. curious about phil, more and more people commented, shared and started sending clothes, blankets and even special notes. >> what made phil popular and what they loved so the fact he read every single note, gave it a kiss and tucked it away in his pocket. he saves them. >> reporter: they record everyday customers highlighting talents and struggles. now they have more than 2 million followers and more than 32 million views putting a positive spin on a group of people often forgotten. >> around the world, fresno is known to be a rough area but on
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my tiktok i'm not trying to exploit anything. i try to show the brighter side of it, you know, put a good rep out for fresno. >> reporter: a little gesture giving some a lot of hope. >> this is a friendly store. this is it. this is everybody's peace in here. it's all love in here. >> reporter: he is also homeless. he visits the store every day not only for food but also for friendship. >> there is somebody that love them and all i know is these people here, they are love. >> don't judge anybody because of the situation they're in now. these people have stories and just because of how you see them now, is not the people they were before and really take that into consideration next time you see somebody on the street. ♪ what i say to myself, what a wonderful world ♪ >> he's got a great voice. you know. >> what a wonderful voice. >> yeah, ama, this gives me hope
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tiktok has a greater purpose, not just people posing for pretty pictures. >> or doing dance moves. it's really great to see something good come out of social media, spencer. >> that was a pretty picture, all two minutes of it, just beautiful. let's take a look at beautiful weather, maybe not as touching or heart warming as that. in fact, there is nothing warming about this weather. overnight is going to be clear and chilly with low temperatures dropping into the 30s in many locations and low 30s in parts of the north bay like up at santa rosa and up at lake port. now, on we go to tomorrow. sunny skies, mild conditions once again look for high temperatures near 60 on the coast. low to mid 60s around the bay shoreline and mid 60s in our inland areas. here is the seven-day forecast. two cold mornings coming our way tomorrow and sunday but both days we can expect mild conditions in the afternoon and as we look at next week, the dry spell continues. sunny, mild with high temperatures in the upper 60s inland on tuesday and wednesday, mid 60s around the bay shoreline
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and by friday of next week, if the trend we're looking at holds up, we may see temperatures up to 70 inland next friday, which is, what, december 4th? yeah. amazing. 70 degrees on december 4th. it's beginning to feel not so much like christmas. >> yeah, definitely. all right. thank you so much, spencer. all right. let's kick it over to chris alvarez who i cannot believe we're saying this, you're live covering a sporting event. >> reporter: don't act so surprised, dion. i am live covering a sporting event and what an event it was. the 123rd edition of big game didn't disappoint. this game came down to an extra point. what happened
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welcome to berkeley, the site of the big game and you know what? this is how it was the whole game, empty stands. for the first time in the 123 years of this rivalry, no fans, no cheerleader, no ban. the ambience wasn't there but we had a good football game between two teams looking for the first win of the season. no fans in the stands but the ax is up for grabs, some good artists. here is a look at the real thing. cal would strike first rolling right and finds crawford
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seven-yard touchdown. 7-0 golden bears after trading field goals, nicco muffs the punt and the cardinal get a huge break as they recover deep in their own end earning cal's end. davis mills perfect pass to michael wilson and we're at ten. a great game. continue to cost cal. look at marcell with the fumble early in the third quarter. thomas booker comes up with it for the cardinal and austin jones punches it in to give the cardinal a 17-10 lead. 14 points off turnovers for stanford but cal would answer. chase garbers makes up for the punt with a three-yard downtown 17-all. still in the third, jones another touchdown run powers his way eight yards into the end zone. 24 24-17 stanford. christopher brown junior the touchdown. justin will sox acox and compan up.
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it's blocked. are you kidding me? omari porter ends up with the football. the cardinal will take back the action in a wild one 24-23. very costly in this edition of big game. >> unacceptable. special teams. literally a simple technique that we have to execute with great effort and we are having issues there. so we got -- i got to help give them answers and coach better and perform better on special teams. >> we knew we had an opportunity and our guys said hey, we can block it. go block it. go block it. we're going to block this. that's huge. >> all right. let's go to hoops. todd golden and san francisco taking on virginia looking to defeat the top opponents since 1981. jamarry baseline in. up one with four minutes to play. two minutes remaining now. he hits a big three pinch. up 61-54.
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final seconds of the game virginia down one. sam houser misses a three and usf 61-60 and the dons go crazy in the locker room after the game. that was just an awesome winnerwinner early in the season. golf, this event raising $5.4 million for historically black colleges and universities. stephon curry teaming up with peyton manning. manning and curry, out right favorites but someone fixed sir charles' swing. he has that crazy hitch usually. it will be a long day. look at barclay on the fairway number one second hole manning the approach shot and almost holds out for eagle. skips over the hole. great shot right there. here comes teammate curry for a birdie to win the hole but he misses. struggled at times today but looked great on the sixth hole. a nice tee shot on par three. both teams would have the hole.
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mickelson and barkley were able to 16. a ton of money raised for charity. it was fun. unfortunately we missed everyone here. 63,000 plus packed into this place. last year down to the farm, the fans and just the energy that it brings, it was different. these football teams didn't play like it was different. that game went down to the fire and proves cal and stanford, they say meet me in the parking lot and do it there, too. it was empty and hopefully next year it will be back to normal with fans backipacking the stan. there were a couple people up there checking out from distance in besh lrkeley. >> good to see you out there, thanks. join us tonight for abc 7 news at 11:00. santa clara health officials said they were getting serious about enforcing covid restrictions and they were not kidding. today they handed out dozens of citations to retailers to break down the biggest infractions.
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the somber san francisco tradition takes on a new form, how the castro is remembering on the 42nd anniversary of their assassination. that is it for this edition of abc 7 news. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dion lim. for all of us here, thanks for joining us. i'll see you back here tonight at 11:00.
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