building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> and we are less than 24 hours into the latest lockdown for most of the bay area. and the latest numbers show just why local counties took action now. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. just about every number you see here is a record. more than 10,000 californians hospitalized. more than 2,300 in the icu. there were more than 24,000 newly diagnosed cases of coronavirus reported statewide. that's shy of a record of the third highest single-day total. more than 2,800 people were hospitalized so that number has nearly quadrupled in just a month. the number of people in icu was just over 800.

it has nearly tripled in a month's time. those rising numbers are why a new stay-at-home order is in effect for most of the bay area right now. four bay area counties have imposed new restrictions. san francisco, alameda, contra costa and santa clara. marin county will do the same tomorrow. all are trying to slow the spread and preserve icu hospital capacity. and today governor newsom announced a new app that he hopes will help. abc7 news anchor liz explains. >> reporter: just hours after the new order went into effect, governor newsom laid out these dismaying numbers. california's seven-day positivity rate is now 10.5%. the 14-day rate is 8.4%. up from 3.4% just one month ago. >> it's the highest we've seen over a 14-day period since we started recording. >> reporter: icu admissions also continued to rise with more than 2,000 people now in the icu.

a 69% increase in two weeks. by region right now the bay area has an icu capacity of 25.7%. northern california is at 28.2%. the greater sacramento region 20.3%. the most dire regions are southern and san joaquin valley. he's requested additional help from a staffing agency that will be sending in more than 800 medical workers. >> most will be here in a week which is encouraging. 435 specifically to support our icu strike teams. >> reporter: meantime governor newsom also announced california notify, a new app in partnership with google and apple that allows users with the smartphone to opt in for push notifications if you've been exposed to covid-19. >> this is notification technology. you can choose to participate in leveraging this technology to

allow people that you have been in contact with or have been in contact with you to be notified of potential exposure related to the transmission of this disease. >> reporter: the app started as a pilot program with ucsf and recently expanded to seven uc campuses with roughly 250,000 users. the governor said in the last eight weeks there have been 60 notifications of positie cases. he's hoping more people will now sign up and that it could help slow the spread. >> it's 100% private, 100% secure, 100% voluntary. you opt in or you choose not to. >> reporter: and this app launches this thursday december 10th. if you have a google android phone you need to go into the google play store on thursday to download the california notify app. if you have an iphone like i do, you can go into your settings, scroll down and click on exposure notifications and sign up that way. if you don't see that there you might need to update your ios. we have directions on abc7news.com. in the newsroom liz kreutz, abc7

news. california public schools could be just months from re-opening if state legislation is approved. but is this safe? abc7 news reporter luz pena spoke to medical experts about the pros and cons of re-opening schools. >> reporter: this is pe class in 2020 for 7-year-old ben. after eight months of this, he says every day is getting harder to learn. >> it's really hard for me to understand some of the stuff such as things like tests. >> reporter: his mom is not only worried about his academics but his mental health. >> i've noticed an increased sense of frustration. >> she is a mom of four who also wants her children to go back to school. >> i have a high school senior who's missed every major milestone and i have a kindergarten who's never seen the inside of a classroom. >> reporter: today san francisco assembly member proposed legislation that would force california public schools to reopen when case counts go down.

but is it safe? >> the schools are safer than we had feared particularly with young kids ages 5 to 12. they don't carry the virus or spread it as much. >> reporter: this pediatrician and doctor agree the main concern is not students but staff, which is why they propose frequent testing. >> the haighest risk group is actually adult staff to a staff is, is where transmission has been seen the most. >> reporter: in san mateo the board president of the jefferson union high school district is not comfortable with the idea of re-opening schools so soon. >> health officials have told us this is a safe way to do school to have students in small pods that kind of are in groups and they stick together. we don't have the staffing to do that. we don't have the space. >> reporter: if approved the bill will go into effect march 1st. in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news.

>> and there's a push from the state capitol to allow outdoor playgrounds to stay open during shelter in place orders. an infectious disease specialist told abc7 news that the science shows it is safe. >> the data has never shown increased risk from outdoor playgrounds. why? because they're ventilated, they're outside, and we have mask rules. >> a number of state lawmakers signed a letter that was sent to the governor asking for flexibility to allow parents to take their children to the playground. with this new stay-at-home order in the east bay crowded stores have given way to an uneasy quiet. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley explains that it is reminiscent of the shelter-in-place order we had last spring. >> reporter: the sounds of silence in parts of downtown walnut creek were punctuated by flurry. >> it's as close as doomsday that we're going to get. look at these businesses. it's sad. >> reporter: people passing by chimed in. >> there are so many businesses

here that are just hanging on by a thread. >> here are the empty restaurant stalls set up at a more hopeful time. they're empty now. the owners telling me they've been told by the city to take down the canopies, the heaters and the lighting. others called it eerie. even when you get to the usually bustling broadway plaza shopping district. >> there was really no one in the store. a lot of people, a lot of the sales reps were coming up and asking if i needed help. i just zoomed right through it. >> reporter: across the street at this grocery store, no line despite diminished capacity inside essential businesses. >> i think people are afraid to come out because of the pandemic. >> reporter: no lines at banks or pharmacies. the owner of this hair salon in pleasanton is hoping to stage a protest and convince the governor to roll back the closure. >> we're all scared. it's extremely unfair. we feel like we are being

targeted. >> it's been an emotional rollercoaster. >> reporter: this walnut creek salon owner closed up shop still staying hopeful the new year will be better. >> my clients have become really resilient to pivoting and being rescheduled over time and time again. it's really unfortunate that i can't bring them the gift of good hair for christmas. but i think we'll get through this together. >> reporter: in walnut creek, i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. strong attitude. now there's a similar scene in the south bay of course. eerie quiet in places that would usually be busy this time of year. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen spoke with restaurant owner who's might get a bit of relief from the county. >> reporter: at san pedro market square in san jose, an eerie scene on the first full day of the regional shutdown. >> last year we had the sharks games and the concerts. >> reporter: she is looking ahead to a stark season, one

made even more concerning with the elimination of outdoor dining for the time being. >> we're all struggling during this pandemic. and delivery services hold the power. they can charge pretty much whatever they want. >> reporter: a life line for restaurants could soon come as the city considers an ordinance to cap commissions and fees from third-party platforms such as uber eats and doordash. restaurants can be charged upwards of 30% of the purchase price for delivery and as much as 15% commission for customer pickup when purchases are made through an app. >> by the time you look at a delivery fee, a pickup fee, a marketing fee, a listing fee and stack those one on top of the other, it can be quite burdensome. >> reporter: approved by the board, the ordinance would direct county staff to come up with a plan to be implemented by mid-january. a spokesperson for uber which owns uber eats wrote, in part, regulating the commissions that fund our marketplace forces us to radically alter the way we do business and ultimately hurt those that we're trying to help the most, customers, small

businesses, and delivery people. a spokesperson for doordash echoed a similar message saying, quote, pricing regulations could cause us to increase cost for customers which could lead to fewer orders for local restaurants and fewer earning opportunities for dashers. supporters say the ordinance as proposed would only be temporary. >> we feel at this time it is their civic duty to work with us and help us during this time. and then when things look up we can look at a fair market rate for them as well. >> i just try to go into the actual place if i have the time to just order. it takes a few minutes, but it means a lot to these small businesses. >> reporter: little decisions that could make all the difference as businesses fight to survive. in san jose, chris nguyen, abc7 news. this could be a pivotal week for a coronavirus vaccine for americans, just three days from now on thursday an fda committee could approve pfizer's request for emergency use authorization which could start the distribution of the vaccine by the end of the week.

tomorrow president trump holds a vaccine summit at the white house in which he plans to sign an executive order to prioritize americans' access to the vaccine before the u.s. helps other countries. now sources tell abc news that trump administration officials passed when pfizer offered in late summer to sell the u.s. government additional doses of its covid-19 vaccine. the white house denies the report. pfizer may not be able to provide more of its vaccine to the united states until next june because of its commitments to other countries. and tomorrow vaccine distribution begins in the uk, which approved pfizer's vaccine last week. and in one week a special edition of 2020 called "the shot: race for the vaccine" airs right here on abc. it explores the questions many people are asking, arguing over, and worrying about. it airs next monday at 10:00 p.m. right here on abc7 news. a lot more to come here however when it comes to the rules for our latest stay-at-home order, the devil is

in the details from outdoor dining to dog grooming. next we visit marin county, where it's a gray zone. did you know that east bay regional parks shoots cats? it's part of their policy. i investigate why. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. we are wrapping up a warm and windy day today. and that warm weather sticking

it's the first full day of the new stay-at-home order in

san francisco. but we saw plenty of people out while driving through china town today. most were wearing masks, you'll be glad to know. well, things are not looking good in the south bay as santa clara county reported another single-day record with more than 1,400. health officials are sounding the alarm. >> we are very concerned about our health care system's capacity in particular when it comes to icu beds. as of today we have 50 empty icu beds remaining in our county. that's 50 beds for a county of 2 million people. >> san thea clara county expects to get more than 17 doses of pfizer's vaccine next week. health care workers would be the first to be immunized. one business is breaking the rules and is ready to pay the consequences. diablo crossfit in pleasant hill is still open today, even though gyms are officially closed now in contra costa county.

they have 20-foot high ceilings, negative pressure ventilation, commercial fans and extensive cleaning protocols. he believes staying fit is key to staying healthy. >> our members want to come work out. and they do it for their physical fitness and for their mental fitness. we believe that we can operate safely. we've had more than 10,000 unique customer visits since september 15th since being indoors, and zero cases of coronavirus reported here. >> his members are raising money to help pay any of the fines that they expect the health department to issue. so far they've raised more than $20,000. now to the north bay, the stay-at-home order starts tomorrow. but there's still some confusion in marin county. >> reporter: in marin county the countdown has begun at 12 noon tomorrow, marin's self-impoetzed

stay-at-home order takes effect with all that applies. that made this the last outdoor week for several weeks. at least here though they could see it coming. other businesses remain in a gray limbo. what does gray feel like? [ laughter ] >> uh, pretty uninformed. >> reporter: he runs this tire and automotive shop where they flew the flag at half staff today in honor of pearl harbor. >> we have not received any notice the county as of yet. >> right now we're doing our best to try to interpret some of these gray areas. >> reporter: marin county's in an unusual position because it's closing down voluntarily which means it may not need to follow state guidelines to the letter. this applies especially to companies they call limited services where customers don't necessarily interact with people who work there. we're talking about auto repair

shops, drycleaners, dog groomers. ziggy's pet grooming for instance, alana does not know her status for tomorrow, but she can ill afford to not work. covid-19 shut her down last spring. it made no sense to her then or now. doyle here needed his nails trimmed. his owner deemed that to be essential. >> stuff like this i feel like it doesn't interfere, people can keep their space. >> reporter: but can they keep working? tomorrow will tell. in marin county, wayne wayne freedman abc7 news. the east bay regional park district has a little known policy that is the center of controversy. park staff shoot and kill cats that may pose a danger to wildlife. dan noyes has been investigating

what else can be done to protect both the cats and endangered birds. >> reporter: it's 7:30 at night in an east oakland office park. cecilia is trying to trap what's left of the colony of cats she's cared for over the past year. >> i really want to get them out of here. >> reporter: after cecilia came here to work for the county training poll workers, she began he helping others feel the feral cats. the little one who climbed on her her waiting for food. >> each one of them had a personality. >> reporter: she found homes for their kittens, got the kittens spade and neutered. but most have disappeared. their staff shot and killed several of the cats that had wandered into a nearby marsh.

her heartbreak spilled out on social media. >> it's not okay to shoot these beings -- some of them were pets that were abandoned. >> reporter: cecilia had a hard time finding out exactly what happened until i started pushing and it was even worse than she thought. i filed a california public records act request for each incident of park staff killing cats. but the district has not supplied the documents. they did confirm shooting 12 cats in the marsh near the office park and six more in other parts of the district this year. >> we feel horrible about this. this is one thing that's just really sad and we really don't want to ever have to take this step. we are compassionate and love all wildlife and many of our staff have cats as pets. >> reporter: staff was able to trap three of the cats in marshland that's part of the pacific flyway. thousands of birds will be feeding here over the winter including the endangered clapper rail. but matt confirms the district failed to give cecilia a chance to trap and move the cats before they shot and killed them.

>> i'm sorry to hear she didn't have adequate notice. >> is that a mistake? >> there could have been better communication certainly. >> reporter: the district also did not contact local animal rescue groups. >> i was heartbroken. just knowing that there's no reason that that needed to happen. >> reporter: and tells me her staff at oakland animal services would have helped trap the cats and that the shelter would've had space for the entire colony until they find homes or placements as working cats. >> i trust that they just did not realize that we were a resource, and we certainly didn't realize they were doing what they were doing. otherwise we would have reached out sooner. >> reporter: since the shooting cecilia has been able to trap 12 cats with help from island cat rescue. they will be up for adoption soon. she's hoping something good can come out of the story, that the park district will do more to preserve all life including the wild cats she loves. >> i'm sure there's lots of other things i should be doing, and the outcome was not good.

so, i just hope that they shot them quickly, that they did know what they were doing and i hope that they didn't see each other get shot. >> that's our dan noyes reporting. park officials now tell dan they will work with these rescue groups and try to avoid having to shoot any more cats. but they will not pledge to stop shooting cats for good. if you'd like to help find homes for the survives we have livnks at abc7news.com. to your friends... your family... to your teachers. in that spirit of giving, chevy's proud to give our employee discount to everyone. the chevy price you pay,

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for the first time since 2017, the bay area had a red flag warning in december. we spotted the flags whipping in the wind this afternoon in berkeley. pg&e had planned power shutoffs for today but canceled them yesterday. but of course we are still keeping an eye on the windy conditions and what's to come. >> it's been breezy all day. drew tuma is here with the forecast. drew, as we wait for rain, are we going to have to put up with more wind? >> yeah. we're watching, dan and ama, later on this week, especially thursday morning for some more gusty winds, not nearly as strong as the winds today. but thankfully that red flag warning has expired, and the winds are really calming down. look at the winds across the region. earlier today some spots were gusting over 40 miles per hour. everywhere near the surface is less than 10 miles per hour. so that's great news. now tonight with clear skies and

light winds, it's going to feel cooler compared to last night. these spots dropping into the 30s if not mid-40s under plenty of stars. 47 in the city. as it gets into tuesday, we lose the wind but we keep some of that warm weather. you can see temperatures still above average. this time of year we should only be maxing out in the upper 50s. tomorrow we'll be in the 60s and 70s once again. so the accuweather seven-day forecast, cooler air moves in mid-week. we'll watch on thursday for those gusty winds in the morning. otherwise all eyes on the weekend for increased clouds and a slight chance of a shower. all of the risks we take that could lead to contracting coronavirus, is outdoor dining one of the biggest? you'll hear an epidemiologist lay out the dangers of dining. it looks like a simple key card, but it can do s

building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> from april to today, it barely looks any different. drone view 7 flew above 280 northbound where it drops into san francisco. the first time that shortly after the governor ordered california to stay home. nearly eight months later we're being asked to do the same thing again. and just as before there's barely any traffic on the road. in addition to bringing back the

stay-at-home order, more effort is going into contact tracing to alert others if they've been near someone who tests positive. >> the state's california notify system developed by apple and google is one approach. abc7 news reporter david louis gives us an inside look at another approach to keep people safe at work. >> reporter: it looks like a keyless access card commonly used at any offices. but inside is bluetooth chemical that keeps tabs on others wearing the same card. >> what we're doing is actually giving the business ability on who the person infected has been in proximity with so that they can take action and isolate only a handful of people and not the whole organization.

it allowed an employee to find out who had been in contact with the employee. >> having that confidence coming back into the office and having our employees feel confident that we're taking care of them, that we're doing everything we can to be safe. >> reporter: to address privacy concerns, the data stays on the card until a need arises. each tracing card costs $30. the law firm says it spent an additional $1,500 to acquire the software and an ipad to manage it. other contact tracing systems using mobile phones have to rely on users to keep bluetooth on and to have their phones with them at all times. the card and lanyards serve as a constant reminder to maintain social distancing. david louis, abc7 news. >> remarkable use of technology. the renewed stay-at-home order includes a closing dining at restaurants. but some are asking why. is outdoor dining really a risk factor for contracting covid-19? abc7 news reporter melanie

woodrow speak with a professor of epidemiology to get some answers for you. >> reporer: this was the scene this weekend as outdoor restaurantgoers enjoyed their final meals curb side. many not wearing a mask even while they weren't actively eating or drinking. >> it's essentially impossible to eat or drink while keeping a mask on. >> reporter: this doctor is a professor of epidemiology at uc san francisco. he says right now when california health officials are trying to put an emergency brake on everything to get a handle on covid-19, he believes it's appropriate to include banning outdoor dining for those counties in the purple tier. i asked dr. rutherford is outdoor dining is inherently dangerous as it relates to transmission. >> if you're sitting outside by yourself eating it, no. if you're sitting with people in your household, no. if you're sitting in a restaurant mixing people from four households together at the same table, yes, it's all about degrees. >> reporter: he says most of us aren't great about discerning higher risk from lower risk

situations. >> it's when people start to congregate. so you say, oh, let's meet our friends. well, oh, why don't they bring their friends? all of a sudden you have a party of six or eight people. that's when you might get into trouble. could it be done more selectively? yeah, but there's no guarantee it's going to work. >> reporter: for now at least the decision has been made. melanie woodrow, abc7 news. earlier today on abc7 news at 4:00 we spoke live with abc news contributor and chroniclehc insider phil matier. >> speaking with restaurant owes over the weekend. it watt last time they're going to probably see a decent dollar all through the holidays. and that's critical. we're talking about a devastating blow. not just for restaurants but for

a lot of businesses associated with what we call the hospitality industry, which ranges anywhere from theme parks to florists to cabbies to convention businesses to hotels across the board. all of that is continuing to be shut down after there was a brief look like there might be some light. >> you can read phil's columns every wednesday and sunday. an oakland-based startup called ohm connect is hoping to lead the way to california's energy future. the company announced a new investment today that will allow them to offer smart home devices like nest thermostats to millions of californians. those who receive them would get paid for allowing the company to change the temperature on a thermostat or turn an appliance on and off to help prevent power grid blackouts. this would create the world's first virtual power plant. > we integrate with smart thermostats, water heaters, car chargers, battery storage and a host of other devices.

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abc7 is committed to building a better bay area. and that includes celebrating and preserving our arts and our culture. all week we're looking at the state of the arts in the bay area to see how these cherished organizations are holding up and how you can help them out. one of the east bay's most popular museums has been closed for nearly nine long months. like many institutions, it is struggling to stay connected to the community and still pay all the bills. abc7 mornings anchor kumasu aaron checks in on the oakland museum of california. >> reporter: in a normal year the oakland museum of california would be bustling with children on field trips. this year time has stood still. >> we are often a kid's first museum experience, a family's first museum experience because the kid might be introduced to the museum through a field trip. >> reporter: lori is the museum's director and ceo. she says in a typical year, the museum welcomes nearly 30,000 school kids. >> that's a real difference for this museum than, for example,

museums in san francisco which are very tourist driven. >> reporter: the museum closed when the shelter in place restrictions went into place in march and planned to open before thanksgiving with limited capacity. but when al alameda county went back into a purple tear, the museum shelled those plans. even though it has lost an estimated $3 million in revenue, it is still continuing to work on a $20 million renovation project that will better connect the museum with nearby lake merritt. >> we have cut every other kind of nonpersonal expense, exhibition cost, program cost, marketing, everything we have controlled we have pulled way, way back. >> reporter: the museum has had to pivot to meet the needs of the community. >> and now where we are is actually really having to rethink what it means to be a museum that is almost all virtual. >> i'm drew johnson and i'm the

curator of photography and visual culture. and our collection holds a group of objects and photographs documenting the impact of the 1918 flu pandemic on the san francisc bay area. >> reporter: a series they call omca at home now introduces young people to the museum's collection. they moved their popular dia de los muertos celebration online and are also digitizing part of their collection including thousands of objects and photos from photographer dorothy lang. >> we're making accessible in digital form objects that haven't been seen in over 30 years. >> reporter: even though the museum is not open physically, it does still cost money to run. it is urging people to sustain memberships and donate money. if that's not possible, there may be something in that closet you're cleaning out that could help. the covid closure also means the popular white elephant sale, a huge fundraiser for the museum,

won't happen in its traditional form. it too will be going virtual. >> the only way we will be able to sustain ourselves through this period is through the generosity of our community. >> abc7 news. >> it's a remarkable place. and if you'd like to donate directly to the oakland museum of california or contribute to their white elephant sale, head to abc7news.com and click on state of the arts. a freshman in college has a group of prisoners to thank for getting him there. his family was having trouble paying for his catholic high school tuition. that's when greene with the school's prison ministry group met jason bryant at a prison. bryant and other prisoners raised $30,000 so greene could finish high school. greene says he learned a lot from the prisoners. >> it's not something you can get from your parents or your teachers out of a textbook. it's just so raw and authentic. i'm just so grateful for that

opportunity. >> it was just such an incredible experience when these young men would come in here from the free world and spend time with us and share their thoughts and give us an opportunity to share ours. it was definitely a liberating and a mumizing experience. >> reporter: he now attends the category of art in san francisco. he says they plan to continue the scholarship program. coming up next, a final check on the weather. we'll see another red flag

a former u.s. air force pilot chuck yaeger has died, awarded the presidential medal of freedom. his career sent him flying faster than the speed of sound and into the record books. his wife announced his death today on twitter calling him, quote, america's greatest pilot. chuck yaeger was 97. it is the 79th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. that's the event that pulled the united states into world war ii. events are taking place virtually including a video. >> it caught fire so it had flames all around us. because oil and water don't mix. >> the beacon was first illuminated in 1964 at the request of admiral chester ninitz.

and the tradition has carried on every year. all right. let's focus on our weather and whether or not we're going to have to be worried about the winds anymore this week. >> yeah, ama, it was so gusty today. although, drew, it was pretty mild and kind of warm out there today. >> yeah, it did not feel like december at all, dan and ama. this afternoon everybody made it into the 70s today, well above average for this time of the year. the winds that had that red flag warning in effect that expired at 5:00 p.m. this evening have really calmed down. look right now at the surface winds. most areas are pretty light with a little exception. half moon bay right along the coast, still a little breezy. the current gust is about 20 miles per hour. let's take you into our hills. earlier today we had winds gusting 60 to 70 miles per hour in our strongest gusts. you can see winds now certainly nowhere near as strong but still breezy in the oakland hills gusting to 20, 25 at st. helena.

dab lo gusting to 36. everybody into the 70s today. record numbers. all tieing or breaking the record. look at the normal temperatures this time of the year. we should only max out in the upper 50s from san francisco, oakland, to san jose. some spots exceeding that by about 20 degrees. so nowhere near typical today. right now i mean half moon bay just refuses to acknowledge it's december right now. it is still 70 degrees in half moon bay along the coast thanks to those downsloping winds coming off of the santa cruz mountains. everywhere else you can see we're cooling off into the 40s in our coolest spots. 48 in santa rosa. 45 in san ramon. but it's in the mid-50s to mid-60s along the shoreline. not only the mild weather

currently overhead, but notice the air. it is so dry. we look at dew points. and this measures how much moisture is in the atmosphere. and when we get these numbers into the 20s and into the 30s like we have right now, this dry air just robs your skin of moisture. so you probably notice your skin is cracking, your lips are chapped, and it will remain this dry tomorrow as well. so expect a pretty dry but warm afternoon on the way. yu look at satellite and radar. our storm track still well to the north. it's right on the border of u.s. and canada. that's where we're finding the rain. tonight clear skies. numbers in the 30s in our coolest spots. a lot of 40s on the map especially from oakland, san francisco, fremont to san mateo. now tomorrow again it's another mild day. expect a lot of sunshine out there, low humidity, and temperatures in the upper 60s to lower 70s. so again nowhere near average for this time of the year. 70 in oakland. same in san jose.

67 in san francisco. 73 in santa rosa. 70 the high in concord. we do have a high surf warning in effect along our entire coast line, and for good reason. current wave heights are anywhere from 11 to 18 feet. we have a west/northwesterly swell building and we could see breakers up to 25 feet. so the surf is very dangerous. stay out of the ocean. besides the strong waves, the ocean water temperature is 53 degrees. you don't want to go in there at all anyway. cooler weather moves in here mid-week. we'll track some gusty winds. and if you're yearning for winterlike weather, friday's your day. temperatures closer to where we should be in the upper 50s to lower 60s by the end of the week. >> just need some rain. thanks,

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