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, 35 in concord as well as lafayette,

low 30s from dublin to pleasanton, and freezing in livermore, 31 in napa, 33 mountain view, upper degree, and 37 in san carlos. we reach our lowest temperatures about an hour after sunrise so they'll continue to go down for the next hour or so and we're already five degrees cooler than we were yesterday on the coast and up in napa. a lot of sunshine today, we'll recover but it's going to take towards the 1:00, 2:00 afternoon time where we get into the low to mid-60s, looking at another chilly night tonight, can you plan on a sunny sunday? well, stay tuned. i'll have the answers and look at the first look at our week of december in a few minutes. liz? >> lisa, thank you, as we mentioned, today is small business saturday. 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 play your of berkeley who says there are still more ways for the community to 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 arreguin announced the relief fund. >> the city provided initial $3 million contribution to the berkeley relief fund and 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: mayor arreguin 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 anser hassan 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 buy 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 pretty 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. washington has lived and worked around the world but 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 small bow bracelets. tote bags, passport cases. >> reporter: she's one of the vendors participating in the two-day virtual event for the culture market. >> it's going really well. our goal is to hit $100,000 in

sales by the end of tomorrow. i think we're going to blow that number out of the water. half of all our businesses shut down means that our black wealth is disappearing, it's being demolished. in some of the communities we're talking about it's in extinction. >> reporter: hope is one of the organizers. in its fifth year 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: the oakland mayor says there's been what she calls a reawakening around black racial injustice following this summer's black lives matter protests. she says one way to heal is to shop at 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, anser hassan, 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 to keep these lines spaced apart for social distancing. plenty of masks in sight. but hard to deny santana row in san jose was by and crowded as ever. we asked the shoppers to rate the stores and restaurants they visited when it comes to following safety guidelines. they 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 said they had a better experience. >> everyone was in their own areas. >> they have the plexiglasses up, and what i feel safe is that

they had enough personnel in there. >> reporter: santa clara public health will not say who they cited this weekend. only that 76 violations were handed out, mostly for failing to submit and post a revised social distancing protocol. 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. in san jose 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 for drive-by testing. >> it's right in the neighborhood so i think it's really convenient for folks in the neighborhood to go get tested. >> reporter: jason says he came without an appointment unsure if he came into contact with the virus. >> it's important because you've got to be safe. i've been -- 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: 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: this doctor is the director of the infectious disease program at ucsf, he says it takes three to four days after 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 bay area escapees, sacramento and las vegas. los angeles county issued a new stay at home order banning people from gathering with anyone not in their household, either in public or in private. l.a. has more than 378,000 coronavirus cases, more than any other country in california. county, excuse me, in california. fda approval of at least one coronavirus vaccine could happen within weeks, that is some good news. meantime the cdc announced it will hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss who will get the vaccines first.

and this comes as more than 13 million people have tested positive for covid-19, according to johns hopkins university, just six days ago the u.s. crossed 12 million cases. that's 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. all right, lisa, i hope you had a nice thanksgiving, though, and it was pretty nice out during the day. >> yeah, it was beautiful, and we had a little bit of wind. but all that sun made it feel better for sure as the winds died down. we're looking right now, how about 36 degrees in san jose? our site reads that. with the high of 64 today that's a 28 degree jump. so many cities will be warming up through the 60s today, i'll have yours, i hope, next when we come back. >> thanks, lisa. also ahead, the salvation army is also feeling the impact of the pandemic. the four main factors leading to

a drop in donation. and families are already shopping for christmas trees. why one farm on the peninsula is hoping for a steady stream of customers.

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shooting in sacramento has died. the shooting happened at the art and fair mall last night in sacramento. witnesses say they heard at least ten shots fired inside the mall. one victim died at the scene. the other was taken to the hospital where they then died. 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. in the point reyes national seashore. 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. very sad. a vigil took place to mark the 42nd anniversary of one of san francisco's darkest days, the assassinations of mayor george moscone and supervisor harvey milk.

this year's tribute to the fallen leaders went virtual due to covid. this video stream played on a building near harvey milk plaza at castro and market streets. one of moscone and milk's 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 moscone and milk in their city hall offices. and that night 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. but for the exact same reason the organization warns its famous red kettle campaign will likely see a drop in contributions. holiday shoppers will still hear the ringing bells like this one at union square in san francisco but it may be at fewer locations

the organization estimates the campaign will bring in about 50% less than last year, factors include a nationwide coin shortage, people being out of work, fewer retail locations and 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 will be a qr code on kettles to donate electronically via smart phone and you can make a donation through alexa. guiridelli 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.

doing 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. yes. while 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 year 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. tickets are available online. what does santa do to get ready for christmas? 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. who knew santa had such a talent for surfing, lisa. >> maybe some surf boards under the tree this year, i know in my house that's kind of a fun activity and why not, right, with the beach right here and the surf that builds over the wintertime months and all the sun we've been having with our dry weather.

as we look to live doppler 7 and our sweep on top of mount st. helena, down around mount umina, no precip in the forecast, not even a cloud to be found today. let's get a change a little bit tomorrow, monday, a weak weather sags to the south and to extreme northern california. but can we squeeze any precip out of that system? well, doesn't look likely. a live look outside here from east bay, mount diablo, temperatures running chilly. 46, balmy in san francisco, compared to the rest of you. 36 in san jose. 31 in gilroy with half moon bay only at 36 degrees. how beautiful is that in santa cruz? we're at 30 in santa rosa, freezing novato, below freezing in napa by the delta, it's 31, we're 33 in livermore, and right at freezing in livermore right now. here in san rafael, clear and cold this morning, and tomorrow.

for the week ahead looking at sunny conditions, mild afternoons, this dry pattern looks to hold, into the first week of december. even likely into the second week of december, and you know we're in a la nina year which means we are more likely than average to be dryer than what would be average for the bay area. unfortunately looks like that is holding true at least for the current forecast model trends that take us out about 16 days. this is going to take us out for the week ahead. this is the system tomorrow that will bring in a few high clouds. sending some rain, perhaps to extreme northwestern california but really it means maybe a slightly cooler day for us on monday. we get behind it. the ridge builds even stronger, pushing the storm track into british columbia, so now the whole western third of the nation is dry and we're even milder with temperatures perhaps in some of our warmest locations, near 70 degrees late for the upcoming workweek. as we look at our season deficit right now, santa rosa has had

about an inch, and not even a half of rain. so that brings us down almost five inches from where we should be this time of year. san francisco is seeing a half inch. the deficit 3.39, a third of an inch at the airport, and we should have over 2 1/3 more than that, san jose is seeing over about a tenth, and looking at the deficit over two inches for you, as well as livermore, and over three inches in oakland. so, yeah, it has not been a good year, as for today a lot of sunshining down on you, 64 in santa clara, 63 sunnyvale. 26 in palo alto, san francisco 63. it's going to take a while to get there so from the upper 20s to low 30s to the upper 60s in santa rosa, look for 63 in vallejo, 65 in oakland. 62 in fremont. east bay and walnut creek 64 there as well as san ramon.

the accuweather seven-day forecast very little change today. tomorrow a few high clouds. slightly cooler on monday, check it out, we're sunny, milder, as we get through the end of the workweek, this is december, where highs could reach about 70 in some spots, staying near 60 at our beaches. liz? >> lisa, thank you. just ahead, coping with stress this holiday season, how you can avoid conflict with family and friends. up next.

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the holidays can be a stressful time spaesespecially now in this pandemic. how to handle the holidays with christmas coming up. reporter denise dador from our sister station in los angeles has tips. >> reporter: many of us are familiar with hectic holiday

schedules and the stress that follows but we're also dealing with a worldwide pandemic. experts say this is already causing heightened tension, navigating family plans or even in many cases no plans can be a 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 dr. susan albers says a lot of her clients are 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 of everything going on is that this year you can forego some of your usual responsibilities, like traveling or cooking a big holiday dinner, instead she suggests you focus on your own health, your own well-being and relax this could be the best holiday ever. denise dador, abc 7 news. still to come on ibs 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 could as well.

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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. temperatures are below freezing still in many locations, san francisco, though, leading the pack at a mild 46 comparatively speaking, 42 in oakland, down to 39 earlier, 35 in mountain view with 36 san jose, low 30s gilroy, half moon bay is at 36. here's a view of the east bay where numbers are in the low 30s from santa rosa, novato, napa. livermore is at freezing, the delta below freezing, 35 in concord, so, yes, we're colder with the light winds. 11 degrees colder along the coast but by this afternoon warming up once again through the low to mid-60s, plenty of sunshine, the big question is, liz, can we break down this ridge of high pressure and bring any rain? i'll let you know coming up. >> all right, lisa, thank you. this morning researchers at the cdc say covid-19 cases in the u.s. may actually be eight times

higher than current data shows. abc news reporter christine sloan tells us the new milestone reached just 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 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 win 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, 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 to 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. former san francisco mayor willie brown is urging his

former mentee 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 not 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. but at newsom's press briefing he gave few hints on his choice or timeline. >> that determination 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. >> lots to consider. and something else even to think about is if he chooses someone like alex padilla.

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. online spending for thanksgiving day hit a new record this year. $5.1 billion, that's up more than 20% last year according to adobe analytics, measuring sales at 80 of the top 100 u.s. online retailers. black friday was projected to generate $10 billion in online sales, up 39% from a year ago. abc 7 news reporter 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: mr. zavala and his wife have owned peninsula party rental for 15 years. after that many years they find 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. so if this keeps going, i don't know. >> reporter: they had to take a loan from opportunity fund after traditional lenders turned them down. the nonprofit microlender specializes in helping small businesses. some will survive while others may not. >> 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 vivo o sol. a women's boutique in los gatos. >> when you own a small business 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 sba 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.

still, the door is open and she remains optimistic. the zavalas never anticipated they'd be in this situation. they don't even know what they'll do if they do close. they just get up every day, go to work and count on a turning point. >> what is going to happen tomorrow? you know, 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. and here is a live look from our exploratorium camera this morning. sun's coming up this morning, saturday morning. i hope you all had a nice thanksgiving. maybe you're wearing your stretchy pants this morning, lots of in just a few months, we've learned a lot more about the covid-19 virus. it's real. and it's dangerous. so, on behalf of all of us

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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. including the reading of a christmas carroll, singers and even recipes. now content released every weekend. along with the dickens fair we have a list of covid safe holiday activities on our website, abc7news.com. here's something to do, six flags disofry kingdom is ready for families to safely enjoy the holidays, the theme park is hosting its annual holidays 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, sounds like something nice to do. anything these days and it's going to be pretty nice out.

>> we're seeing a lot of sunshine as we look at mt. tam this morning, plenty valleys below in the mid-30s. mid-40s in san francisco. once again the extreme swings from the subzero readings to the mild upper 60s for some of you today. we will bring in a few more clouds for the second half of the weekend but will that lead to any rain? i'll have the answers next. >> lisa, thank you. 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 home the axe businesses today are looking to tomorrsetting the course.ating. but new ways of working demand a new type of network.

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become wac, let's talk sports. cal and stanford gave bay area college football fans great post-thanksgiving dessert, an excellent showdown in the 113th playing of the big game. this year's battle for the axe came right down to the wire. chris alvarez takes you through

the highlights. morning, the 123rd edition of big game, unlike any in the history of this great rivalry, no fans, no band, no cheerleaders, no mascots but two big football teams were looking for their first win. of the season. a year unlike any other we've seen. no fans as i mentioned in the stands. the axe is up for grabs, good artists there at cal. here's a look at the real thing, there it is. cal's nikko remigio, punt in stanford, all over it. 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. marcel dancy hit hard, ball pops out, fumble. thomas booker comes up with it for stanford, that set up this, austin jones punches 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, omari porter ends up with the football. the cardinals take back the axe 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, dons looking to beat first top five opponents since 1981. baseline, lays it in, dons go up one, two minutes to go, taavi jurkatamm, the triple is true, the bench loves that.

61-54 dons, final seconds of the game, 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 gears to golf for the match three event raising over $5.4 million for historically black colleges and universities. here we go. stephen curry taking on phil mickelson and charles barkley. manning and curry are the favorites but someone fix barkley's crazy golf swing he has, not today, a long day for curry and manning when barkley does that. fairway on 1. second hole, manning, the approach shot, and this is almost going to get in for eagle. 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. but looked hole. 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, let's get a check of the weather with lisa. lisa, did you have a good thanksgiving? >> i did, it's always good. we always eat too much but then, you know, you're so sick of it, right, the next day or two, then it's over. we are going to move into the first week of december, which promises some winter-like temperatures but what about winter-like precip. we have the feeling in the air but can't quite get in on the rain. we had an idea this was going to happen with a la nina year predicted for the bay area, live doppler 7, and look at the forecast, in terms of live doppler 7, the jet stream, allowing for the rain and the storm track to be pushed up into oregon and washington. and the good news is, is that a little piece of energy may drop down to really cool us off. so it's not going to bring us any rain but the even worse news is, storm track is going to go

up into canada for the week ahead. so we're certainly going to be cool, and i know some of the sunshine is helping our moods and making us feel pretty good as we can get outside and enjoy the weather. but we certainly are way, way too dry for this time of year. 46 in san francisco, 42 in oakland, 33 in mountain view, good morning to you, mid-30s in san jose, with 31 in gilroy, half moon bay, wow, 34 degrees so awfully cold out there with the light winds, perfect for radiational cooling and the air mass is dry. so we're looking at upper 20s for novato. 30 santa rosa, 31 napa, the delta, freezing in livermore, just one degree above freezing in concord. so gorgeous view here of the city. cold mornings this weekend, we knew that, right, followed by sunny afternoons, mild afternoons. and we're going to see that absence of wind, which allows for the cold mornings and those mild afternoons for the week ahead, that's the first week of december.

looks like we could make it into the second week of december, too, without any rain. so this is saturday. we are sunny and into sunday we're going to get into some high clouds. this is kind of hard to pick up the high clouds. but they're there. we will see them for sunday, that's from that system to the north and overnight lows, with some of the lightning cloud cover, maybe coming up a degree or two as we get into monday, but overall hovering in the low to mid-30s, some of the coldest readings, of course, in our north bay valleys but we'll be slightly above freezing. otherwise, for the rest of you, looking at a lot of sunshine and mild conditions with temperatures maybe a couple degrees above where we should be for the end of november. mid-60s in oakland today, very similar to yesterday, 63 in vallejo, 62 fremont, palo alto, light winds on the peninsula, you're so cold this morning from the beaches and pacifica and half moon bay, a high of just 60 but that sun should feel good in half moon bay, 66 in santa cruz,

upper 60s in santa rosa, another chilly night tonight, valleys getting awfully low in 30s in santa rosa, 40s in san mateo. cold, of course, the next couple of mornings, high clouds tomorrow and then as monday, that system passes to the north of us, maybe a few degrees cooler, overall, warming it up with the ridge building in after the system on monday, mid-60s around the bay, near 60 at the coast. so we're dry the first week of september, liz, possibly the second week. i should say of december. and that will really bring us down to our deficits, maybe even four inches below where we should be in the cities like santa rosa. >> thinking september because it's so dry. thank you. disney is giving fans a sneak peek at a new themed attraction coming to disney world next year. disney imagine nears are in the final stages of building remy's ratatouille adventure in paris.

they'll really feel the vibration effects, apparently, hearing sounds of rats running through the walls, smell food from the kitchen, all thanks to 4 d technology. designers call it a one of a kind experience. >> guests will feel as they've been shrunk down to the size of a rat. we play with the fun of scale and you'll get to experience the immersive ride from the rat's experience. >> disney owns pixar and is the parent company of abc 7. a bay area mall is bringing all the fun this weekend, where you can decorate gingerbread houses to get ready for the holidays.

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happening today, a holiday tradition gets under way at hillsdale mall in san mateo. the shopping center is hosting its annual gingerbread house decorating classes, these are in person but space is limited to

observe social distancing, the cost is $45 per person, which covers one gingerbread house and all the confections, parents are allowed to assist young children at no extra charge. classes run today through december 23rd. all right, holidays are here, lisa, you have a tree yet? >> no, but we are definitely thinking about it, we certainly should get on it and with the weather being so good and dry you can just like stick it in the bucket outside if you don't want to bring it in right away. 65 today in oakland, 62 in fro i'm not with upper 60s in san jose, awfully chilly to start, below freezing in some spots and then again tomorrow chilly morning, high clouds in the afternoon. questioner going to see slightly cooler temperatures monday, liz, but then even warmer throughout the first week of december. so weather's cooperating, i guess you would say unless you have a big ski vacation in tahoe. >> right, very true. lisa, thank you and thank you all for joining us here on abc 7

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