workers and people in long-term care facilities to be the first ones to get it. the covid-19 tracking project found the u.s. hit a record number of new cases in hospitalizations. more than 210,000 new cases reported just yesterday and more than 100,000 people are in the hospital with covid-19. abc news reporter faith in washington with the president-elect biden's plan to slow the spread. >> reporter: more americans yesterday died from covid than we've ever seen, and now

president-elect biden is promising a new plan. thursday the darkest day more than 210,000 new infections. president-elect biden promises a different approach. >> on the first day i'm inaugurated to say i'm going to ask the public for 100 days to mask. >> he plans to keep dr. anthony fauci on board. >> i asked him to be a chief medical adviser for me as well and be part of the medical team. >> the covid task force anxiously waiting for a vaccination as cases rage across the country. and hospitals moving in mobile morgues. >> we became completely filled out here at the morgue. >> reporter: california bracing for a lockdown as restrictions

tighten in states like delaware and new york. new york governor andrew cuomo unpacking a sample box of the vaccine. >> this is the weapon that is going to win the war. >> reporter: and as for that coronavirus aid package, signs of progress here in washington. house speaker nancy pelosi and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell are discussing a nearly trillion-dollar aid plan for the first time since the election. faith abube, abc news, washington. pg&e increasing the utility bill. the argument for the raise in rates and what the money will be going toward. moderna's latest trial targeting one key demographic. and if you're thinking about going to our beaches and soaking in some of that mid to upper 60 sunshine, you have to be careful. if you're beachcombing, don't turn your back on the water. we have a beach hazard statement until 3:00 this afternoon. currents and rip

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your way to stay closer together. click, call, or visit an xfinity store today. welcome back. about 6:11 on this friday. it's rather chilly in yplaces like fremont and castro. heading up the hills, you saw 51 in lorendo. 43 in san jose and 48 in san francisco. winds are blowing offshore east-northeast at 12 miles an hour. that's pulling a little smoke from the central valley and that's why it's going to be hazy today. a little more sunshine and a little more warmth as you can see in your planner. near 60 at noon to low to mid-60s a tt 4:00 after meeting

low to mid-60s this afternoon. a great afternoon unless you're near the coast. don't forget about those dangerous waves through 3:00. it's friday. let's see what jobina has. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike. thank you. no meter lights on the bay bridge toll plaza yet, but it is beginning to slowly fill in. as you see there, people just riding on by. if you're thinking about, i should go to san francisco this morning, maybe for work, maybe not, you just want to ride around a little bit, now is the time. the san mateo bridge, definitely busier here as you make your way westbound, but still no blockages or major issues to report, but we have a crash that came in from castro valley. i want to point it out on the map here. there is no slowdown probably because it's in the other direction.

we have at least one car involved here, two lanes shut st down. still ahead, expect to pay more next year for your pg&e bill. how much the utility is raising rates in an effort to prevent more wildfires. >> this is a huge event that will change hollywood. change of the times. the change warner brothers is making and hin how it releases s

developing news in southern california. 20,000 people are under evacuation orders. firefighters are fighting a brush fire in silverado canyon. the bonfire is just 60% contained. it started with a house fire

monday night. it started new embers and the cause of the house fire is under investigation. your pg&e bill is going up. the utility is raising rates to help find improvements to curb the risk of wildfires. customers will see an 8% rate increase starting in march. that's about $13 a month on an average residential bill. the money will go to new pg&e power grids and putting new safety measures in place. the fda could review it in less than two weeks. now moderna is planning to test it on kids. here's jobina with more on that. >> reporter: thank you, kumasi. they are eagerly awaiting data on a study involving children. moderna said it will start its clinical trial on children ages 12 to 16. jennifer ashton says it's important to study children because you can't utilize data from adults on kids.

she talked to dr. anthony fauci and dr. steven hahn of the fda about the realistic timeline for kids to get the vaccine. >> they both have said that clinical trials involving the pediatric age group should start imminently, january-february 2021, and you need at least two months of safety data in that age group, so by the summer, which is when the phase 5/phase 4 groups will be rolled out, kids will be in that group, and we should have good safety data. >> dr. ashton says kids do have a more active immune response, so it's possible they will have more symptoms after the vaccine. that includes things like fever, muscle and joint aches and fatigue. you can see dr. ashton's entire interview with george stephanopolous on gma. abc7 news has assembled a vaccine team to track cases.

i'm on it, along with dr. you can also follow it on our website. happening today, the u.s. postal service is launching the first ever nationwide operation santa program. it helps fulfill wishes for children who send letters to santa claus. the program has been happening in san francisco since 1912, but it's now expanding to the national level. because of the pandemic, there are no in-person letter adoptions. instead secret santas can go to the postal website to read letters and choose one that touches their heart. i want to mention there is a documentary filmmaker who lives right here in the bay area, and she has done a whole documentary about this program. we're talking to her today at 11:00 a.m. on "midday live." i encourage you to tune in and support the film. >> can you send me the trailer because i want to look at it and cry. >> it's so good. yeah, so -- the premise, obviously, is that people write in to santa claus and santa has

helpers all over the country who try and fulfill some of these special wishes. as i told kumasi, the trailer will make you cry, mike. >> yeah, i love that emotion, as long as it's in a good way. yes, let's make sure we see that. i think kumasi has been asking to cry a couple times today. >> it's about that time. >> oh, my goodness. as long as it's a good cry. i want to make sure everybody is okay. let's take a look at what's going on. in san jose, we've got clear conditions. hazy sky at about 34 degrees. we'll use 87 as a backdrop. hazy sunshine and highs today. minor cooling tonight, some patchy fog. the weekend will be cooler and we have a chance of sprinkles saturday during the evening hours. let's take a look at what's going on with our highs today. our average highs are around 58 to 59. we'll be around 64 to 70 degrees

this afternoon. tonight low to mid-40s around the bay and out to the coast, mid to upper 30s in our inland neighborhoods. you can see another atmospheric river bearing down on alaska and canada, flooding rain up there, people are missing, homes are sliding off hills because they're getting wave after wave of atmospheric rivers that should be coming our way. they're completely missing us, except for this tail end of this cold, mature system that will be weakening as it moves through our neighborhoods. here we are at 3:00 saturday afternoon. you can see mendocino county along the coast. some steady showers moving in, but the air underneath these showers going to be very dry, so they'll turn into sprinkles as they head south into the north bay through the evening hours, and then just become drizzle as we head into the overnight hours, and by sunday morning they're gone, and that dry air pushes in and sets us up for that heightened fire danger sunday night and into monday. so temperatures will drop about four to six degrees this

weekend. we'll jump back up to the same type of temperatures monday but those winds will be the dominant feature in the fire danger. tuesday we back off those winds, keep to the mild temperatures, and we slowly cool a little bit and get to average by thursday. other than the weekend, a pretty quiet forecast. reggie, kumasi? >> and rob is here with a look at what's ahead. >> reporter: hey, good morning, kumasi, reggie. great to be with you both on this friday. we have lots coming up on "gma" and of course the lead story is the push to draw those vaccines across the country, potentially saving so many lives in america in what's being called the mission of the century as cases and hospitalizations shatter records across america. plus an exclusive. it's been nearly three decades now since the passing of singer salina. now her family is speaking out

about how she touched so many lives 30 years later. the extravaganza continues. who doesn't like a good bargain when you're doing your christmas shopping? reginald, kumasi? i know you're into that. you'll be watching for on "gma." >> rob rolling his r when he says my name is going to be my new outgoing message. >> i'm here for it. coming up, two brothers who really have gone through the

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schedule a video visit with your doctor. kaiser permanente. thrive. welcome back. our moderate to extreme drought continues from the south bay all the way up to the north bay, progressively gets worse. we do have a chance of some sprinkles, and this is our most aggressive model showing a couple hundredths of an inch is

possible if you're going to be out and about saturday evening. have our app handy, it will have live doppler and will show you where the sprinkles are. reggie? two brothers had unthinkable tragedies in just about a year. they got one of the hottest g t gifgif gifts of the season to try to make this a better year. the boys lost their dad to cancer and lost their home in a fire. >> it took enough items to get us by, but i just was not thinking that our house would be gone, honestly. >> i have a confession to make. we are not actually here to do the story you think we are. a brand new xbox series x! the folks from microsoft about your story and they were so touched and so moved and wanted to provide this for all

of you. >> it's so nice to see them have a moment of joy there. the family in shock and so thankful saying they believe things will get better and it just must for them. we invite you to join bay area project thanks to make things better for our communities. show how you are saying thank you. new at 6:00, not all wear kacapes. marvel will feature real life stories of nurses working in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. the project was unveiled yesterday to the surprise of all the nurses. now to a game changer in the movie business. it could mean we'll be watching the biggest blockbusters right from the couch. warner brothers have announced that all 17 of its films slated for release next year will be on hbo max at the same time they hit theaters. maybe the best part, subscribers

won't be charged any extra. the pandemic pushed studios like warner brothers to rethink how they'll get their product in front of audiences. one film industry analyst says this is a game changer. >> this is a seismic event. this is akin to the hollywood sign falling down and sliding all the way down the mountain. this is a huge event that will change hollywood probably forever. >> some big box office companies have frustration about this, but warner brothers responded with a statement calling this, quote, a unique one-year plan. the studio says it had to act knowing that most u.s. movie theaters will be operating at a reduced capacity well into next year. we'll see. next at 6:30, the mounting pressure on congress to pass a new covid relief bill before the benefits expire. >> as we are in the middle of another surge in covid-19 cases in the state of california, we're learning more about the governor's latest stay-at-home

order, what businesses will be affected, how long this will last and what will happen with counties that don't follow suit. i'm julian levin with those details, coming up. time is

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help is on the way. there is light at the end of this tunnel. >> at 6:30, governor newsom promises hope on the horizon, but not before tightening restrictions to curb the spread of covid. when a new stay-at-home order could take effect here. the area businesses prepare for another potential hit during the holiday season. the impact a stay-at-home order could have on the local economy. ♪ oh, ho, the

where you can see ♪ >> how a little boy's wish to become santa's little helper came true. his outfit. >> how cute. good morning, everybody. it is friday, december 4th. mike, i'm still on how cute he was. >> so many stories pulling at our heartstrings today. what a show we're having. wow. most of them have been good, which is nice. let's talk about what's going on weatherwise and we'll get back to that. visibility is down to about three-quarters of a mile around nevada this morning, our lone spot out there, and if you look at the broader pictures, it's not pristine. we had some haze in the air, even some unhealthy air in the south bay early this morning, but now it's back to moderate as you see from our camera looking from the shark tank to san jose international. check out these temperatures.

average highs this time of year about 58, 59. record highs at 75. we will top out from 64 to 70 this afternoon. changes coming this afternoon. a chance of sprinkles and we'll talk more about the fire danger coming up. here's reggie. after nine months of rules and restrictions, more could be on the way. governor newsom is ramping up stay at home orders. they include northern california, greater sacramento, the bay area, san joaquin valley and southern california. the bay area includes primary counties and adds in santa cruz and monterey. the order is not immediate. it could go into effect, though, any day. a focus on health is part of building a better bay area, and abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with what we can expect to see soon. julian? >> reporter: reggie, here we go again. this is the most aggressive order from governor newsom since

the original one in march. there could be a lockdown through christmas as hospitals prepare for another major surge, the biggest one yet. the major change here is that this order is only triggered when available icu beds in the region drops below 15%. as reggie mentioned, the bay area could hit that threshold in weeks. other parts of the state could be there in just a matter of days. let's walk you through what happens when this does kick in. that means bars, wineries, personal care services, hair salons and barber shops will all be forced to close. restaurants would go back to takeout only. retail will be cut to 20% capacity, churches would have to move outdoors and critical infrastructure of schools with a waiver, those would all be allowed to stay open. this order lasts three weeks. governor gavin newsom saying it's critical we take action now. >> the effects of thanksgiving, they have not yet been felt. they will be felt in a number of

weeks. dr. fauci, i think, said it best. he says we should anticipate a surge on top of a surge. the bottom line is if we don't act now, our hospital system will be overwhelmed. if we don't act now, we'll continue to see a death rate climb, more lives lost. >> reporter: the governor said in just the last two weeks, close to 1,000 californians have died from covid-19. he's now asking for everyone to double down and follow what he hopes will be his final lockdown order as a vaccine nears distribution. meanwhile, that first shipment, the 123,000 dose between december 15 and december 18. they will withhold counties who do not enforce this latest stay-at-home order. julian glover, abc7 news.

right now there are about 25% icu capacity across the bay area region. as you can see from this map, it really varies county by county. most counties are hovering around 30% this week, but in sonoma county there are only three beds currently available. we reached out to marin county for its numbers but we haven't heard back yet. some bay area counties may not be waiting for the icu threshold in order to move forward with shutdowns. in san francisco, the owner of john's grill said he got a phone call telling him the city will enact a ban on outdoor dining as soon as tomorrow. the restaurant recently put up holiday decorations along ellis street. john constan jr. had to break the news to his restaurant staff. >> it's quite exhausting, and i see when i told them today, i could just see all of their fac faces. their demeanor has completely changed and they're quite sad. >> reporter: san francisco

officials haven't responded to our questions whether or not outdoor dining is going to be restricted. the city suspended indoor dining last month. >> and they said if the situation continues to worsen, they could enact restrictions before the state even requires them to. businesses in costa contra county is also preparing to close if and when the state order is issued. amy hollyfield has the response from business owners. amy? >> reporter: you can't help but look at these elaborate outdoor dining areas and think about how sad it is that they will once again sit empty if this order goes into place. they worked so hard on these areas with the plants and the heaters and just the design. but outdoor seating would not be allowed, so it would only be takeout and delivery that restaurants could do. hair and nail salons would also have to close. several business owners say they're not sure they could

handle this, with many telling us they're already a few months behind in paying their rent. some of their customers are freaking out, too. >> i'm getting, you know, calls, people are calling saying, hey, you're going to close, you may close. gavin spoke, so i'm just getting the news from people urgently wanting their hair cut sooner. >> reporter: a stay-at-home order has not been put into place for the bay area, but officials say if our hospitalization rates continue at this pace, we will likely see this go into effect by the end of the month. it's expected to last three weeks, at least, but it can be expanded, and that's what makes business owners feel nervous, many of them saying they remembered in march hearing that shutdown would only last two weeks, and of course it extended for many of them for months. reporting live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc7 news.

there is a positive staff member at the state capital. governor newsom has not been exposed to either staff member. it wuc has extended their deadline to 11:59 tonight. many could not get on the website. students, do not wait until the last minute to submit. the monumental effort underway from coast to coast, and the key role one major u.s. airline is playing. you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. we're up this morning about 111 points. another update on how the markets are doing, next. get your holiday shopping done now. two bay area businesses in the national spotlight with some great deals this morning. but first a look at our weather and mike nico.

hey, mike. >> hey, reggie, kumasi, hi, everybody. hope you're having a good friday morning. let's see if the weather will put you in a good mood. the air is hazy and a little bit cleaner than it was this morning. temperatures running about san jose. you can see we have 47 right now, 35 with that fog in you can see that flag blowing near the ocean. 59 to 62 and 59 to 63 at 4:00. of course, you need a jacket this evening. temperatures down in the 70s by 7:00, 40s by 8:00. here's a look at the haze at sutra tower. long-sleeved shirt, that's

probably all you need to wear. take some breaks if you're working at home or learning from home. remember, we still have those beach hazards. it is reissued until 3:00 this afternoon, for good reason. we have rip currents and high tide. don't turn your back on that water. here we are on monday and it's mainly in the north bay. kind of tapers monday evening back to the east bay, and by tuesday it's over. so a very small window of moderate to high fire concern. we'll talk more about that coming up. let's get to jobina and talk about the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> hi, mike, thank you. hi, everyone, good morning. i hope your friday is off to a nice start. we are going to begin with a live look showing 80 in oakland. for reference those headlights are making their way south, so you can see there traffic is

moving nicely. i want to move to the bay bridge toll plaza because we do not have metering lights on right now. you can see it's a really clear ride there. once you get around, i would say, treasure island, it starts to slow down making your way to san francisco, but not bad for this morning's commute. and lastly, before we go, i just want to give you an overall picture of the bay area which is mostly green. you see that red line there as you make your way westbound to san francisco on the bay bridge, but i want to point out some fog we're seeing on the north bay, health insurance shouldn't be one of them. covered california is making health insurance more affordable for millions of us. even if you've looked before, you should look again. enroll by december 15th.

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detective are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries. u.s. airlines are preparing to ship vaccines around the country. abc news got a behind-the-scenes look at extraordinary measures underway right now to make sure the vaccines are getting to the american people. jobina fortson is here with the details on that. jobina? >> reporter: good morning. united airlines says 1 million doses can actually fit in the belly of a 777 passenger jet. what we're also hearing this morning is the challenge will be keeping the vaccine cold enough. we got a tour of a cold storage facility in chicago. united will be using the facility to sort the vaccines. they'll be transported in refrigerated shipping containers at up to minus 94 degrees fahrenheit. when the vaccines are in the belly of the plane, no passengers will be on board. united says they transport pharmaceuticals a ultra cold temperatures all the time. the difference will be the scale with millions of vaccine being

transported. you can see geo has this entire report on "gma" at 7:00 hereere after our news this morning. they could get covid-19 vaccines by december 17. high-risk health care workers are the top priority. the state has split them into three tiers. tier one is workers in acute care facilities and dialysis facilities. tier two, intermediate health care facilities, in-home workers and lab workers, and tier three, lab workers and dental offices. new vaccines will arrive in february and march for non-essential workers and the general public. abc7 has put together a vaccine team. you can follow the latest

vaccine news on our website, abc7news.com/coronavirus. the clock is ticking for congress to act on a new covid relief bill before the benefits expire after the christmas holiday. house speaker nancy pelosi and majority leader mitch mcconnell spoke about the legislation for the first time in weeks. democrats have signaled they'll back a $900 billion covid relief package. some democrats are opposing it. they want to have a much smaller bill. >> president trump, mitch mcconnell says a covid bill is almost in sight. will you support this bill? >> we're very close. i want it to happen and i believe they're getting very close to a deal. >> you will support it? >> i will, absolutely. >> reporter: democratic leadership tells abc news that there is a mutual understanding that the goal is to have a combined covid spending deal done by the end of the weekend. they want to pass it by next wednesday or thursday. the u.s. labor department just released the november jobs

report, and it shows the u.s. labor recovery is slowing down as coronavirus surges across the country. the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 6.7%. it was 6.9% in october. more than 10.5 million people are still unemployed. the u.s. economy added just 245,000 jobs last month. that is the smallest increase in seven months and it's down from 638,000 in october. now let's take a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway. we can see we're up right now about 136 points. a stockton five-year-old is waiting for his make a wish dream to come true. in the meantime, he has a very important job getting letters to santa. matteo is one of many make a wish kid whose wish can't be granted now because of the pandemic. his dream is to be one of his personal heroes -- the mailman. >> i look out the window and

watch him and he's nice to us. >> reporter: over the past four years, matteo has battled leukemia. santa particularly picked matteo to help out at the holidays this year. ♪ and then i don't feel so bad >> oh. >> let him sing, let him sing! >> wow. oh, my goodness. more? more? more. we want more. oh, that was great. that was really nice. all right. so we'll move on to weather and i'll try to put a smile on your face here, too. i'm definitely not going to sing, we'll leave that to reggie. exploratory camera, 70 degrees right now, but it also is a little hazy, so hazy sunshine. milder temperatures today. sprinkles to drizzle saturday night, and moderate to high fire concern sunday night into monday on the back side of that. temperatures today, the 70s really stand out. they're easy to see in morgan

hill, ukiah. the rest of us will be in the mid-60s. tonight a lot like this morning, middle to upper 30s inland, lower to mid-40s in the bay and the coast a little bit of haze in the usual spots around novato. atmospheric river after atmospheric river have been pounding alaska and canada. people are missing in alaska, they have landslide warnings. this atmospheric river is going to do the same thing. it's going to swap us wiipe us tail end of it. it quickly falls to sprinkles at 7:00 and then the possibility of a little drizzle as it moistens up the lower parts of the atmosphere, and then we wake up sunday morning and that dry air is already rushing in for a sunny and little bit cooler day on the way. this is the most aggressive forecast model for our drizzle or sprinkles, and you can see a couple hundredths of an inch are

possible. if you're heading out sunday evening, make sure you keep an eye out for doppler 7. i know you'll be dressed up and don't want you to get wet. it's going to be definitely cooler this weekend with temperatures from 78 to 54 degrees. slightly cooler weather as we head into wednesday and thursday. other than the weekend, a pretty quiet pattern. have a good one. here's kumasi. >> thank you, mike. in the south bay, santa clara will hold its 110th tree lighting tomorrow night. this year the tree in park will be lit virtually. the tree will have the ceremony at 6:00. tonight it's going to be on the city's and parks and recreations facebook pages as well is as one city website.

walmart is going to use a thousand drones to form 3-d shapes in the sky like snowflakes, reindeer and presents. a soundtrack will accompany this presentation. it kicks off in kansas city today and makes its way to sacramento next week. walmart will also broadcast the show live on its social media platforms in case you don't get to see it. two bay yarea businesses ar on the steals & deals based in san francisco. >> we're going to start with skin care products at perricone md. we have all the . >> we have all their best-selling products. all of these products you will find are at least 50% off. >> that's hair towels that can cut drying your hair time in half. >> yes, these are my favorite

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it is 6:55. if you're just joining us, here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, governor newsom has announced a new regional stay-at-home order in an effort to stop the spread of covid-19. it will go into order once the icu is at 7% of its capacity. >> businesses like salons will shut down and restaurants are only allowed to do takeout and delivery. many business owners are worried and tell us they are already a few months behind on rent. >> number 3, governor newsom says the first doses of covid-19 vaccines could get here in california in just weeks. with only 327,000 to start, we've learned that high-risk health care workers are top priority. number 4, firefighters battling a 600-acre brush fire in silverado canyon right now.

27,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders. >> number 5, after a quiet day today with temperatures well above average, we'll drop about 5 to 10 degrees this weekend with a chance of a sprinkle saturday night and a high fire danger starting sunday night. >> number 6, taking a live look showing the south beach camera here at the bay bridge. we do not have meter lights at the toll plaza. it is very clear there. you will start slowing after you make it to treasure island. >> and number 7, pet names inspired by the pandemic are now apparently a thing. covey and rona are trending. they are two of the most popular names of the year according to pet service's website rover.com. not the graphic with the dogs and the masks. >> that's cute, though. you still not liking covey?

>> no, you keep that dog for so long. don't remind him of 2020. >> i guess you're right about that. >> i do agree with kumasi, though, that you're trying to take ownership of the name and remind yourself of something cuter at this time. >> right. how about max? they said max was a top name. >> max? >> i thought you said mask at first, but you said max. >> let's not start that. >> can you smell th-- spell tha please? >> also, i have to >> how did your dog get named woodstock? >> oh, he came named. we got him in atlanta at the the humane society. were they hippies? they could have been. we don't really know. >> you have good stories. >> i do want to ask awfll of yo

because we have this looming shutdown happening, who appointment at the hair solalon? >> i'm slipping. i need to make it right now. >> same. i'm going sunday. >> i tried. good for you on a sunday, wow. i think barbara will be cutting my hair sunday, probably, because i couldn't get in until like next year. >> whoa. >> the lady i usually go to, the wonderful lady just had her first baby so she's out on maternity leave, so she asked another one of her stylists to help out so she's trying to double up, and now with this shutdown looming, she got really busy and i just dropped the ball. >> i got to go, apparently. i have to handle some thimngs. >> kumasi, why are you even talking to us right now? get on that phone call. in all seriousness, we're hearing from multiple counties saying they could start shutting down things earlier than the

state is going to require them to. do what you have to do, everybody out there. be safe. have a good day. good morning, america.

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