this is abc 7 news. today is perhaps the most important shopping day of the year, it is small business saturday. business owners are asking customers to shop at their stores today to help them stay afloat during this pandemic. this comes as one east bay city is helping its small businesses with a relief fund. good morning, everybody, it is saturday, november 28th, i'm liz kreutz, thank you for joining us and hope you had a good thanksgiving and black friday. we'll have much more on how businesses are getting ready for today's small business saturday. but first let's get a quick look at the weather with lisa argen. >> hi, everyone, welcome to the weekend, a cold start to the weekend, once again live doppler 7, we have clear conditions, and

with that light wind overnight, look at the temperatures, dropping into the low 30s in the north bay, 31 in santa rosa, 32 in novato, 33 in livermore with freezing conditions in the san ramon valley. 39 in oakland, cold for oakland, anywhere from two to seven degrees colder this morning, along the shoreline and your forecast calls for plenty of sunshine, upper 50s by noontime. by the afternoon we've got low 60s around the bay and looking at another clear and cold night tonight. temperatures are going to stay on the mild side. we'll tell you how mild and talk about the rest of the weekend, the week ahead, coming up. liz? >> lisa, thank you. today is small business saturday as we mentioned, but no matter the turnout, some berkeley shops are getting some extra help. the city of berkeley raised millions of dollars for a relief fund. abc 7 news reporter luz pena spoke to the mayor of berkeley who says there are still more ways for the community to now chip in. >> reporter: may 2020 marked ten

years in berkeley for revival bar and kitchen. instead of celebrating the owner amy murray is fighting to keep the doors open. >> i didn't want to turn the stoves off. i wanted to keep going as much as possible through takeout, and then service work to stay alive. >> reporter: as 2021 approaches murray says her bills are piling up. her biggest concern is rent. >> the only thing certain is the uncertainty. we just -- we still don't have resolution with our landlord. >> reporter: there are over 5,000 small businesses in berkeley. some have had to close. >> the bulk of berkeley's tax base are small businesses. we want to get them through this pandemic. >> reporter: hoping to rescue these businesses and the economy berkeley's mayor jesse atigeen announced the relief fund. >> the city -- we've raised, i think, over $1.4 million in private donations in the berkeley community. >> reporter: the fund will allocate over a million dollars to help 700 small businesses,

over $900,000 to help 63 art organizations. and over a million dollars to help tenants. 214 households will receive financial assistance. small businesses were chosen based on these factors. >> we're looking at loss of business income, you know, economic hardship. >> reporter: the mayor is also urging community members and companies to donate to the fund and to shop local on small business saturday. >> we are a very small family owned business and in times like this we need the support of the local as much. >> reporter: in berkeley, luz pena, abc 7 news. there's a big push to encourage people to shop at black-owned businesses this weekend. abc 7 news reporter -- spoke to black business owners to extra significance of doing to during this holiday season. >> here i'll just stamp some edges. this is a traditional arm band.

>> reporter: if you stop by amber washington's store free bird of california you can by customized leather goods that are locally sourced and handmade here in oakland. >> with shopping local you're getting a lot more customization that you don't get elsewhere. >> reporter: what about the price point? >> the price point is fair for what you're getting but it's pricey. >> you want me to pull it and get it shipped out today? >> reporter: the store has been open a year but like many she's relied on online sales due to the pandemic. she decided to set up shop in east oakland where she grew up. >> focusing on small local businesses and black-owned businesses is to build generational wealth within your community. those are smol bow bracelets. tote bags, passport cases. >> reporter: she's one of the vendors participating in the two-day virtual event for the culture market. >> our goal is $100,000 in

sales. half of all our businesses shut down means that our black wealth is disappearing, it's being demolished, we're talking about extinct. >> reporter: hope is one of the organizers. 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. >> reporter: the oakland mayor says there's been what she calls a reawakening around black justice following this summer's black lives matter ways to heal shop at the city's black owns businesses. >> 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, abc 7 news. and with the holiday shopping weekend in full swing

officials are trying to figure out how to balance people's health with the economy. we're also focused on both those issues as part of our efforts to build a better bay area. santa clara county has lived up to its promise to strictly enforce covid-19 public health guidelines, dozens of violations were handed out to retailers in the last three days. abc 7 news reporter kris reyes found out what rules were being broken. >> reporter: x marks the spot for social distancing. plenty of masks in sight. but it was busy and crowded as ever. we asked the shoppers to rate the stores and restaurants they visited when it comes to following safety guidelines. thoi told us six out of ten. >> i could still see people a lot without a mask. >> even though they're letting a certain amount of people in it's still cluttered. >> reporter: this mother and son had a better experience. >> everyone was in their own areas. >> they have the plexiglasses up, i feel safe because they had

enough personnel in there. >> reporter: santa health will not say who they cited this weekend. earlier this week officials announced violators would not get warnings or a grace period, only fines on the spot. on a much quieter street in san jose, no worries about breaking covid-19 rules. these two stores swear by them. limited capacities, constant cleaning, plenty of hand sanitizers. >> we ask that our customers sanitize their hands before coming in. >> we only allow about four to five customers at a time. >> reporter: fines range from $250 to more than $1,000, violators will have a chance to appeal the fine or pay within 30 days. kris reyes, abc 7 news. holiday shopping comes as both california and the bay area report an increase of covid cases. here in the bay area we topped 150,000 total cases since the pandemic began. but not all county public health

departments are reporting new data because of the holiday so the number may actually be even higher. and public health departments across the state say that they are bracing for a post-thanksgiving covid-19 surge that will likely come with a wave of people wanting to take tests to find out if they were exposed during thanksgiving. but as abc 7 news reporter matt boone found out, it's best to wait a little while. >> reporter: at the farmers market in san francisco a constant stream of cars flowed through were drive--through testing. >> it's good to get folks tested. >> reporter: jason says he came without an appointment unsure if he came into contact with the virus sbl it's important because you've got to be safe. i don't know who i'm exposed to so i think it's just 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 chance transmit it and i don't want to

like spread rate. >> reporter: in 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: this doctor is the director of the infectious disease program at ucsf, he says it takes three to four days after the exposure for the virus to be detected in a test. he recommends waiting longer if possible. >> reporter: for most you quarantine yourself seven days and get tested on the seventh. >> reporter: for people traveling this weekend he says a negative test won't mean much for people who 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 set point where likely we'll have, starting two weeks after thanksgiving. increase in numbers. >> reporter: in san francisco, matt boone, abc 7 news. and coronavirus is continuing to fuel an exodus from the bay area, red fin

reports that the number of home buyers looking for property in small towns, more than tripled in october. compared to last year. realtors say the trend is fueled by big city residents who are looking for more space and less expensive options now that so many are working remotely. red fin also reports an upswing in people resettling in two cities that are popular with area escapees, sacramento and las vegas. a new stay at home order banning people not anywhere within their household either in public or private. l.a. has more than 378,000 coronavirus cases, more than any other county in california. fda approval of at least one coronavirus vaccine could happen in weeks so that is some good news but meantime the cdc announced that it will hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss who will get the vaccine first. so this comes as more than 13

million people have been tested for covid and tested positive for covid, according to johns hopkins university, just six days ago the u.s. crossed 12 million cases. that is 1 million new cases in less than a week. experts now fear another wave of the virus is coming after millions ignored cdc advice and traveled for the thanksgiving holiday. >> what we don't want to see is yet another surge, superposed upon the surge that you just described. >> reporter: experts also warn that data may be spotty nationwide due to the thanksgiving holiday. now a researcher at the cdc predicts the amount of cases in the u.s. is actually about eight times higher than what states might be reporting. all right, lisa, hope you had a nice thanksgiving. >> yeah, sure did, thank you, liz, hope you all did too, maybe ate a little too much. as we look at emeryville, a lot of nice weather to enjoy, to maybe walk some of that pie and turkey off. it is 39 in oakland, going to 65

yesterday. about the same today so that brings us up a little above averages but you probably all want to know if we're going to see a change in this weather pattern. my seven-day outlook is next. stay tuned, i have the answers. >> thanks, lisa. also ahead theal vision army is feeling the impact, the four main factors leading to a drop in donations. and families are already shopping for christmas trees, why one farm on the peninsula is hoping for a steady stream of customers. no one sees you need help. no one knows you're not okay.

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this morning we're learning more about the untimely death of former zappos ceo tony shae. he died from injuries suffered in a house fire. zappos is known around the world as an innovative shoe and fashion company. hsieh sold it to amazon in 2009. he grew up in the bay area and started his career in san francisco building the internet

advertising network link exchange which sold to most of the in 1998 during the first dotcom rush. hsieh was 46. a black friday mall shooting in sacramento left one person dead and another person fighting for their life. it happened at the art and fair mall last night and witnesses say they heard at least ten shots fired inside the mall. one victim died at the scene. the other is hospitalized with life threatening injuries. sacramento police are searching for the shooter. they have not given any information on a possible motive. and more sad news this morning, a little girl drowned after a wave swept her into the pacific ocean in marin county. the map shows where it happened at mcclures beach. the 4-year-old's father went into the water after her on thanksgiving day. he is now recovering from hypothermia. rescuers from several agencies pulled them from the water, but the child died after being flown to a pediatric trauma center.

and a vigil took place to mark the 42nd anniversary of one of san francisco's darkest days, the assassinations of mayor george masconi and supervisor harvey melk. it was virtual due to covid. this video stream played on a building at castro and market streets. one of the political allies spoke during a formal zoom. >> it's hard now to recapture the sense of just amazement that this could happen. >> former supervisor dan white murdered musconi and melk in this their city hall offices. thousands joined a candle light march from the castro to city hall. >> the salvation army says it's in great need of donations because of the pandemic. its famous red kettle campaign

will likely see a drop in combinations. holiday shoppers will still hear the ringing bells like this one at union square in san francisco but it may be at fewer locations t organization estimates the campaign will bring in about 50% less than last year, nationwide coin shortage, people being out of work, fewer retail locations and just less foot traffic. >> there are some retail chains nationally that are not allowing the salvation army to set up our kettles like we have in the past. >> the salvation army is offering contactless donations, there's a qr code on kettles to donate electronically via smart phone and you can make a donation through alexa. gear deli square in san francisco looks different. instead of one large christmas tree art students got to design and compete for the best tree design. 16 trees were decorated by students from academy of art

university and they were judged on their creative take on the classic holiday tradition, the winning entry came from the photography department. as you can see there a cam are on the tree. during multiple trees allowed for a safe and socially distanced experience. >> this is a great opportunity to come see, you know, individual trees spread out between the square. >> the trees will be part of a special christmas tree stroll through the square until december 31st. families are already out shopping for christmas trees, oh yeah, they are, well some people like to cut their own tree down. others like to get one pre-cut. at cozzolino's farm in half moon bay they put the trees in water to keep them from drying out. the owner says people have been getting in the holiday spirit earlier than normal this year. >> the day after thanksgiving this year seemed a little busier than normal. i think a lot of people are home and they want to get their tree early and just kind of enjoy it

and get some normalcy. >> reporter: tony cozzolino hopes for a steady stream of customers, his pumpkin patch did not do well this we're because of the pandemic so he's hoping to make it up with the sale of christmas trees. christmas in the park is back in san jose but with a twist. the event has been moved from downtown to history park, now a drive-through to avoid crowds. expect to see the traditional animated displays and hundreds of decorated christmas trees, also new attractions like a 432 foot tunnel of lights with a musical show that plays through your car's radio, equipments are available online. what does santa do to get ready for christmas? oh, yes, some people spotted santa surfing off the coast of florida, spreading holiday cheer from the waves. looks like he's healthy, happy and well rested, and ready for the big day. blowing off a little steam, lisa, before all those gifts

gotta go out. >> i hear the waves are pretty good, why not, big swells out there. and we are looking at some pretty sunny weather, all up and down the coastline so as we look at live doppler 7, can't find a cloud out there. and reason being, big ridge of high pressure has been with us for the past several days, look at california, now not only is the cloud cover in the pacific northwest, this ridge is going to be pushing the storm track even further into british columbia. so we are looking at an extended period of dry weather and we're going to play out your weekend for you, starting with the very chilly numbers, take a look at the south bay. how about 39 in san jose? it's 36 in santa clara, freezing in mountain view, 36 there as we get closer to the water. around newark, 30 in danville and low 30s in lafayette. reason being we've got clear sky and light wind so the winds are much lighter than they have been since yesterday. look at 30 in novato, 36 -- half

moon bay at 36 degrees. our exploratorium camera, the city decked all the in the lights here, cold mornings this weekend followed by sunny and mild afternoons. in fact, that pattern will allow for us to continue this trend into the week ahead with dry conditions, mild afternoons and we'll just have very subtle changes with almost no chances of rain. as we look at the rest of the day today you can see not even any clouds there. by sunday we may bring in a few high clouds but overnight lows certainly have been on the cold side, north bay valleys overnight, once again, freezing for sunday, and then as we get into the week ahead very little change, maybe hovering just above the freezing mark all throughout the week ahead. as we look at the big pattern you'll notice that as we get into late sunday here comes a system, right, well, it does miss us, it goes into the pacific northwest, we could get frost out of this, this is your monday afternoon, looking at the showers in oregon, and then the rest of the week, tuesday,

wednesday, thursday, and we're taking it into next friday, yes, we are dry. so in the south bay today looking at 64 in santa clara, mid-60s, morgan hill in the 70s today, winds light, temperatures from about 63 in san mateo, 62 palo alto and in the city here about 63 downtown so should feel pretty good but, boy, it's going to take a while to thaw out, especially in the north bay here, where highs will -- from the low 30s to the upper 60s today in santa rosa, 62 in napa, looking at about 65 oakland. san le and row 64, 3:00 this afternoon with low 60s from union city, fremont and newark, head inland, low to mid-60s from pittsburg to san ramon and pleasanton. accuweather seven-day forecast featuring a string of sunny and mild afternoons with cold and clear mornings, especially this morning and into your sunday morning and then after that, the

only discernible change would be a few high clouds on sunday. other than that we are looking at this pattern, locked in place, liz, as we start december. >> all right, lisa, yup, look at all that sun, thank you. just ahead, coping with stress this holiday season, how you can avoid conflict with family and friends. up next. make your holidays happen... at ross! surprise! ahhh! yes! i love it! you don't have to spend a lot to give a lot to the ones who mean the most. you've got the holidays, and we've got you, with the best bargains ever... ...at ross. yes for less!

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minefield. >> we're seeing a lot of conflict and tension between family members about how to handle the upcoming holidays. what's really important is for families to clearly communicate ahead of time, way ahead of the holidays, what kind of expectations they have, their limits, their boundaries and what they need to feel safe. >> reporter: cleveland clinic psychologist says a lot of her -- feeling guilt about skipping family parties this year. she says there's nothing wrong with wanting to protect your personal health. the same goes for those hosting a family gathering, don't be afraid to set boundaries for guests. if you prefer they wear a mask, just politely let them know it's for everybody's safety. >> we create a lot of scenarios in our minds how to holidays are going to play out and sometimes we create the worst-case scenarios. remind yourself that they are possible but not probable. and focus on the positive things that the holidays can bring to

you. >> reporter: dr. albers says the upside is that this year you can forgo your usual responsibilities, like traveling or cooking a big holiday kinner, instead she suggests you focus on your own health, your own well-being and relax this could be the best holiday ever. still to come on abc 7 mornings, airlines are trying to make it easier to travel. more on a digital health passport to jump start worldwide travel. plus, americans have picked the next president, which now leaves governor newsom the task of picking a new california senator. kamala harris is going to make history in her new role and her senate replacement c

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. good morning, everybody, thank you again for joining us, and as always we are going to start this half hour with another quick look at the weather with lisa argen. hey, lisa. >> hey, liz.

we're always talking about can it get any colder? it's certainly chilly out there, you have to have the heat on there, an extra blanket or two with.thes.droing off into the low 30s this morning. east bay, castro valley is at 38. 39 in oakland. union city 36 for you and 35 in fremont with san jose in the upper 30s, 30 in novato, below freezing in santa rosa. because of the light winds we certainly have cooled off, four to seven degrees around the bay, and looking at noontime temperatures in the -- that's midnight, last night, as we get into the 58, 40s and 50s, but here we go until 3:00 in the afternoon, mid-60s out there, the warmest locations, about 67 gilroy but low 60s in the city. lots of sunshine to warm us up, we will be adding clouds into your sunday afternoon, monday is looking perhaps even cooler, we'll detail the rest of the week coming up. liz? >> lisa, thank you. this morning researchers at the cdc say covid-19 cases in

the u.s. may be eight times higher than current data shows, abc news reporter christine sloan tells us the new milestone the country reached as the holiday season kicks into high gear. >> reporter: this morning the u.s. surpassing 13 million confirmed coronavirus cases with 1.1 million of those patients added in just the past seven days according to the covid tracking project. that means every single minute 114 americans now testing positive for the virus. >> we've seen an increase in the number of people, more symptomatic people coming to all our sites requesting testing so that's a change from several months before. >> reporter: on friday more than 90,000 americans hospitalized with covid, breaking the record for the 17th day in a row. health officials in indiana say the number of patients there has 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 are completely full up here.

>> reporter: the situation also dire in minnesota, where the number of patients with covid has jumped 145% since november 1st. >> so many are dealing with the impact of isolation. that they're finding it really difficult to be alone and often to be alone without somebody that they love or the person who supported them most. >> reporter: nationwide more than 264,000 people succumbing to the virus, leaving empty chairs at dinner tables this thanksgiving. and fears of another wave after millions ignored cdc advice and traveled for the holiday weekend. now those same people heading home, experts warning this could cause a surge on top of the surge already under way. yet, in the midst of the pandemic, black friday lacking most of its traditional chaos as shoppers headed to stores across the country. >> the crowds are definitely a lot smaller. everyone's wearing a mask. >> reporter: many instead opting to do their shopping online. the national retail federation saying this year non-store sales

could top $218 billion. christine sloan, abc news, new york. airlines are developing a digital health passport in an effort to try and jump start worldwide travel. the international air transport association says the project is in its final stages. the app will let users store their coronavirus related health information so it can be shared with airlines and government officials as required. the association anticipates that once a vaccine is widely available proof of vaccination will replace the current proof of a negative test. and president trump is suffering yet another legal setback. a federal appeals court tossed out his election challenge in pennsylvania. a judge that the president put on the bench delivered the harshly worded opinion. white house correspondent rachel scott has the details. >> reporter: a judge president trump appointed himself handing him a searing defeat in pennsylvania even as the president insists the race is not over.

>> you're going to see things happening over the next week or two that are going to be shocking to people. >> reporter: after weeks of trying to overturn the results of the election his legal team has come up with nothing, no credible evidence whatsoever of widespread voter fraud. in pennsylvania the federal appeals courts ruling his claims have no merit. in a blistering opinion, calling an election unfair does not make it so. charges require specific allegations and then proof. we have neither here. the judge is rejecting the president's efforts to win in the courts what he couldn't pin at the polls, saying voters, not lawyers, choose the president and voters chose joe biden. trump lost the election by more than 6 million votes. still, he is refusing to concede. though he did say he would leave the white house if the electoral college voted for biden. >> so if the electoral college does elect president-elect joe biden, are you not going to leave this building? >> just so -- certainly i will,

and you know that. >> reporter: in washington, rachel scott, abc news. we are 53 days away from the inauguration of joe biden as the country's next president. that also means kamala harris will become the first black woman to hold the office of vice president. she'll vacate her u.s. senate seat representing california, and it is up to governor gavin newsom to name a successor. inside the san francisco chronicle a full page ad addressed the governor newsom urging him to appoint a woman of color to vice president-elect kamala harris's u.s. senate seat. the open letter signed by roughly 150 of california's biggest women donors, who write that with the departure of harris there will only be three women of color in the entire senate. and representation matters. >> they proceed to indicate how much women of color contributed to the success of the biden-harris ticket. >> reporter: this open letter simply adds to the public pressure newsom is making as he makes his senate pick.

willy brown is urging his former men tee to commit to a woman of color, but to a black woman. >> in the first history of this nation had two black women in the u.s. senate. tara brawn and kamala harris. and to fill that with someone other than a black woman, i think, would be inconsistent with really good judgment. >> reporter: of course in the everyone agrees. latino leaders from across the state came together to urge newsom to appoint california's first ever latino senator. they say it's time the state's 40 million latinos are better represented. >> since california joined the union in 1850 we have had 44 u.s. senators. not one of them, not one has been latino. >> our hard working agricultural and service workers have helped keep this country afloat. they deserve a leader who can speak directly to their needs. >> why would you replace the

only black woman with somebody other than a black person? racial minorities should be wise enough to know they should not try to fill each other's vacancies. >> reporter: secretary of state alex padilla, a latino, is rumored to be a front runner. he gave few hints on his choice or timeline. >> that termination has not yet been made but progress has been made in terms of getting closer to that determination. there's no timeline that we have advanced or considered. >> reporter: until then the lobbying continues. >> it's like a three-level game of chess. you have gavin newsom in his personal political interests, then you have the state's various groups moving in. but in this case, and this is rather unique, you have national attention as well. everybody has a little chip in this mosaic. it's up to gavin to figure out how he wants to play it. >> it certainly is, and something else to consider about someone like alex padilla.

if he chooses someone from a statewide position newsom will get to appoint their replacement as well. it's a two-fer then, which might be appealing to him. owners of small businesses say they're struggling to survive not only the pandemic but fierce competition from online sales. hitting a new record this year, $5.1 billion, up more than 20% last year according to adobe analytics, measuring sales at 80 of the top u.s. online retailers. black friday was projected to general race $10 billion in online sales, up 39% from a year ago. david louie, abc 7 news reporter, visited with two local shopkeepers who have taken out loans to stay in business but the outlook is uncertain. >> we are right there, david, we're at the edge. >> reporter: mr. zavala and his wife have owned peninsula party rental r for 15 years, they final it difficult to be in

survival mode. this weekend with the small business saturday push is crucial. >> only so long we can stay in business at a loss. we've been at a loss since march. this this keeps going, i don't know. >> reporter: they had to take a loan after traditional lenders turned them down. the nonprofit microlender essentializes in helping small businesses. >> we have to come to that 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 vivoosol. >> you never sleep at night, you always worry about the future because you need every single sale that you can at the end of the day. >> reporter: claudia denise has taken out loans from the spa and the opportunity fund to stock for winter. to buy next season's clothing and to pay her loans, her customers don't have to dress

for parties or work since they're staying home. the door is open and she remains optimistic. the zavalas never anticipated they'd be in this situation. they don't know what they'll do if they do close. they get up every day, go to work and count on a turning point. >> what is going to happen tomorrow? >> it does put me on a very, very tough situation. sometimes, to be honest with you, i don't know what i'm going to do. >> reporter: david louie, abc 7 news. still ahead on abc 7 mornings, a brand new attraction is coming to disney world. we'll give you a sneak peek inside the new ratatouille ride at epcot. the bay bridge, the ferry building. it's chilly out there as it has been. we'll check in with lisa when

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look at san jose, from highway 87, it is 39 degrees in san jose. chilly, chilly, chilly. grab your jackets if you're going out for that morning walk. all right, the annual dickens fair will still go on this year, sort of. instead of the extravaganza at the cow palace fans can enjoy it virtually. the dickens fair at home includes the reading of a christmas carol, singers, and new recipes, new content released every weekend. along with the dickens fair we have a list of covid safe holiday activities and events on our website, abc7news.com. six flags discovery kingdom is ready for families to safely enjoy the holidays. the theme park is hosting its annual holiday in the park lights. you're looking at video from last year's event. shops throughout the park are offering plush toys, if you buy one six flags will donate one to a local children's hospital and a nonprofit. this weekend the park is also accepting canned food donations in exchange for an admission ticket. you must make a reservation to

visit the park. all right, lisa, certainly has been cold lately. >> yeah, and, you know, the best time of the day is just a small window, a couple hours where where he warm up. and once again today starting out with temperatures below freezing in many of our valleys, as we look live from our sutro tower camera, beautiful views in san francisco, low 60s today with light winds and it's been crowded at the coast. we'll tell you if another, say, late november beach day is on the way next. thanks, lisa. also next, big game back and forth, both cal and stanford searching for their first win of the shortened season and it was a finish that came right down to the wire. see who is taking

let's talk sports. cal and stanford gave a great -- for dessert. this year's battle for the ax came right down to the wire.

abc 7 sports anchor chris alvarez takes you through the highlights in this morning's sports. morning, the 123rd edition of big game, unlike any in the history of this great rivalry, no fans, no band, no cheer leelders, no mascots but two big football teams were looking for their first win. the ax is up for grabs, good artists there at cal. here's a look at the real thing, there it is. cal's nico ramijo, punt in stanford, great field position, game tying touchdown comes here, davis mills to michael wilson, that's perfection. all tied up at 10. miscues would cost cal in this game. mar sell dancy hit hard, thomas booker comes up with it for stanford, that set up this, austin jones pufrmgs it in, giving the cardinal a 17-10 lead. one minute to go in the fourth.

winning time christopher brown jr., he scores the touchdown. cal, everyone's so pumped up on the sidelines. and why not? just need the extra point. but it's blocked. are you kidding me? stanford recovers, and, wow, omar reporter ends up with the football. the cardinals take back the ax in a wild one, 24-23, costly in the big edition of big game. >> we put a lot into this, a lot of people do, players, coaches, people in the program. so and the fans. put a lot into it. and it doesn't feel good. >> we knew we had an opportunity, and our guys were juiced up. you heard the guys on the sidelines saying hey, we can block it, go block it. >> yeah, i can't lie i was a little nervous, they were telling us we weren't going to be able to touch it because of covid, one way or another we found a way. >> college hoops, san francisco taking on virginia, dawns looking to beat first top five opponents since late 1981. baseline, lays it in, dons go up

one, two minutes to go, jerkatam, the triple is true, the bench loves that. 54 dons, virginia down one, they miss the three, and san francisco huge upset 61-60, everyone goes crazy afterwards. why not, that is just awesome. switch fweers to kbofl for the match three event raising over $5.4 milli $5.4 million for historically black colleges and universities. stephen curry taking on phil mickelson and charles barkley. someone fix barkley's crazy golf swing he has, not today, a long day for curry and manning when barkley does that. this one skips right over the hole, what a great shot from peyton. here comes his teammate, curry with a chance to birdie the hole. he misses, steph struggled at times on friday. nice tee shot on the par 3. that is just pretty. both teams would have the hole.

but mickelson and barkley able to put things away on 15. phil sinks the winning putt. good fun there, and a ton of money raised for charity. that's your look at sports. send it back to you. >> all right, and let's go to another longer check of the forecast with lisa argen. good morning to you, liz. we have certainly started out some dry rainy seasons and made up for that in, say, january or february and we're kind of hoping for that because as we look at live doppler 7 it is clear, you know we are in need of rain, and as we look at the bigger picture oregon getting a little bit, even extreme northern california as we get into the end of the weekend and monday. but nothing is going to make it sway as far south as the bay area. in fact, it looks like into next week the ridge is going to be pushed up even further. looks like out of the united states all together, into canada. so it looks like dry for much of the western third of the nation as we go into the first week of december. as we look at the numbers here,

freezing in mountain view, 35 in sunnyvale, good morning, campbell, 36 in saratoga, with all these low to mid-30s in the south bay, certainly freezing, cold in morgan hill at 32. and looking at about 35 in sunnyvale. taking you across the bay, then, more 30s from newark, over to san carlos. but look at that 29 up in novato, and 36 in say pastable. this happens when the winds back off, they get light and any warmth that we had from yesterday quickly gets radiated into space. nice to have that blanket of clouds to hold into some of that heat but it looks like we're going to remain dry. and cold for the next several mornings. then with some sunny and slightly milder afternoons. eers our exploratorium camera, we're looking at the cold mornings this weekend. looks like that will be the trend as we get into the first week of december. and then this dry mild pattern unfortunately looks to hold, in fact, we might even be able to take it into the first two weeks

of december, really not looking at any moisture. so let's go hour by hour throughout your sunny saturday, where we're looking at temperatures slowly warming, the winds are light, and the clouds remain offshore. and our precip outlook throughout much of the country remains rather dry. as we get in closer to the bay area, got a drought going on, looks like 50% chance of below average precipitation right on through this first week of december. looks like we're even dryer for some of the counties up in the north bay here, and not doing quite as bad as we get further to the south. but, you know, we all could certainly use the rain out there. but with plenty of sunshine today we're looking at highs just a few degrees warmer than average, about 63 today in san francisco, across the bay, and mid-60s in oakland, fremont you'll warm up to about 62, 3:00 this afternoon, 64 for you in san jose, and up in the north bay you saw that upper 20s, how

about upper 60s today for the afternoon. so a lot of sunshine, another clear and cold night tonight with upper 20s to mid-30s here in the north bay. how about 37 in fremont as well as san jose tonight so looking at another chilly night. in the accuweather seven-day forecast, boy, day after day it looks like week after week we can't seem to budge this pattern with dry and sunny mild afternoons with the chilly mornings. looks like we may get some high clouds in here for your late day sunday into your monday afternoon. but otherwise temperatures look like they're going to warm a little bit, liz, as we get to the first part of december. >> oh, yeah, all right, lisa, thank you. disney is giving fans a sneak peek of a new themed attraction coming to disney world next year. disney imagine nears are in the final stages of rebuilding the ratatouille adventure at epcot in paris. fans follow chef remy, they'll

feel vibration effects, hear the sounds of rats running through the walls and smell food from the kitchen thanks to 4 d technology. designers call it a one of a kind experience. >> guests will feel like they've been shrunk down to the size of a rat. we play with the fun of scale and you'll experience this immersive ride from a rat's eye perspective. >> animators are helping bring the adventure to life. disney owns pixar, the parent company of abc 7. looks fun. next, a bay area mall is bringing all the fun this weekend where you can

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. today is perhaps the most important shopping day of the year, it is small business saturday. business owners are asking customers to shop at their stores today to help them stay afloat during this pandemic. this comes as one east bay city is helping its small businesses with a relief fund. good morning, everybody, it is saturday, november 28th, i'm liz kreutz, hope you're ul having a nice holiday weekend, we're going to have much more on how businesses are getting ready for small business saturday today. but first, as always, let's start with a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. good morning, lisa. >> hey, liz, good morning to you, hi, everyone, you certainly need the heat on, excuse me, and the heavy jacket this morning as temperatures have dipped below freezing, not only in our north bay valleys but our east bay valleys, looking at 31 degrees in walnut creek. good morning to you,