authorization. this comes as hospitals hit capacity. many already running out of icu beds as the nation hits a new grim milestone. and a possible loophole in san francisco's stay-at-home order. why some people will still spotted eating outside. the question now, is it allowed? >> good morning. welcome to thursday, december 10th. >> before we get to those stories, we want to check in with meteorologist mike nicco. good morning. >> good morning kumasi, reggie, jobina. hi, everybody. thanks for joining us. let's look at live doppler 7. you can see increasing high clouds but a dry morning out there. as a cold front rolls through today, expect increasing breezes and you may have to dress warmer this afternoon. coolest along the coast and peninsula, mid to upper 50s. low to mid 60s for the east bay shore, south bay, north bay and east bay. rain is on the way for the weekend. we'll talk more about it coming up. reggie? >> happening now, a major moment in the effort to end the pandemic.

the fda advisory committee is meeting to decide if pfizer's coronavirus vaccine should be approved. jobina is tracking that from the live desk. >> good morning. the advisory committee meeting just began minutes ago. this is a live picture of that meeting. the panel expected to vote on emergency use authorization this morning and the fda will give final approval shortly after that. before that approval, there's that side effect that is likely to be the topic of discussion. we told you about this yesterday morning. out of thousands in the uk who received the shot, two people, both health care workers, had allergic reactions and recovered. research shows that the vaccine is 95% effective. when the fda signs off, 2.9 million doses will be sent out across the country within 24 hours. >> there's much more to learn here, we're operating under difficult circumstances, but under the conditions we should feel good about where we are

right now. >> even with the vaccine, the latest report from the covid task force paints a grim picture. it warns that the vaccine will not prevent viral spread, hospitalizations or deaths until late spring. >> all right. thank you. we're learning how many doses california and bay area counties will be getting. the state says it expects the first batch of about 327,000 doses from pfizer next week. governor newsom tweeted the state can expect another 672,000 doses of moderna's vaccine by the end of the year. now, here's a look at how many of the initial batch of the pfizer vaccine will be going to each bay area county. santa clara county will get the most with more than 17,000. in the north bay, public school teachers may be among the first essential workers to get the shots after health care workers and residents and staff at skilled nursing facilities. the county public health officer says teachers will be prioritized for this vaccine

because schools are essential functions. the timeline is unclear but it could be late january or early february when teachers get the shots. >> if my taking the vaccine makes parents feel more comfortable about sending their kids to school, then i'm all about it. >> in a statement marin educators for safe schools said we can't wait to be back in the classroom once we ensure the safety for everyone on campus. abc7 news is devoting next week to bringing you all the major updates in vaccine development. our team of reporters and medical experts will be answering the big questions from safety to distribution to side effects and much more. then on monday night, a special edition of "2020" it's called "the shot: race for the vaccine." it will coffer cover safety, access and timing of the vaccine. that is monday night at 10:00 here on abc7. a vaccine can't come soon

enough. the u.s. saw its deadliest day since the pandemic began. there are more than 3,000 deaths in 24 hours. that is more than the number of people killed in the 9/11 attacks. this morning we're hearing from a doctor in southern california who has now worked 11 days straight. >> when you have patients being treated in tents, in the parking lot, in trailers in the parking lot, how long is this sustainable? >> it's already not sustainable. we're running out of emergency room beds, running out of icu beds. we're running out of ppes. like i said, nursing staff, we're short in nursing staff and respiratory staff. >> california saw more than 30,000 new cases for a third straight day yesterday. health officials say these numbers don't reflect the impact of thanksgiving travel and gatherings. three santa clara county hospitals hit capacity in the icu. all 37 beds at regional medical center are full. icus at o'connor hospital in san jose and saint louise regional are at their maximum. at regional medical the plan is to get patients out of the hospital as soon as possible and

double up rooms when it's safe to do so. >> that means opening up beds in units that had not been opened before. utilizing space in creative ways such as post-procedural areas, we can use those areas as icus. >> at last count there are only 31 icu beds left in all of santa clara county. the greater sacramento region is under the state's strict stay-at-home order. the region fell under the 15% icu capacity threshold. so now it's joining southern california and san joaquin valley regions. the bay area region is still under that threshold. more than half of the counties here have voluntarily adopted that stay-at-home order and then monterey county will join those counties on sunday. we know outdoor dining is not allowed in san francisco right now, that's not stopping

people from eating outside of one north beach restaurant. amy hollyfield is live at original joe's. it looks like a loophole in this order? are we still trying to figure that out? >> we are. the issue is that some restaurants here say they don't think this is fair. they say they closed up but they don't feel like original joe's has. what's happening is that customers are getting their takeout and sitting down in this area to eat it. the heat lamps are still on. the tables are still set out. the manager of original joe's in north beach says it is not outdoor dining. they do not have servers, that these people chose to sit here with their takeout. whether this is allowed or not, customers say they understand if restaurants are offering outdoor dining because they're trying to survive. >> it's up to the individual. if the government decides to enforce it, let them do their

job. other than that, they should be able to open, make their money because again, you know, peoples livelihoods -- people could lose their life, yes, to the virus, but at the same time people could lose their livelihoods by going out of business. >> we reached out to the city to get clarification to see if this is allowed? can other restaurants do this, too? we have not heard back. we don't have an answer yet for other restaurants who are wondering if they could do this. the supervisor who represents this area says a complaint has been filed with the city about what's happening here at this restaurant. and inspectors will be looking at this case. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. making flexible travel plans a reality in the new year. we'll talk about delta's plan to give passengers more peace of mind. and vallejo police are investigating their own union. the email to a local reporter

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all right. high clouds have kept us cooler or milder i should say. we still have some upper 30s in the tri valley. mid to upper 40s along highway 4. 34 in santa rosa and novato. 45 right now in san jose. as far as your activity planner, everything is good today. it will be safer at the beaches.

cooler if you're exercising outside. it will be dry. if you're working from home or learning remotely, you can go outside and not have to worry about getting wet. that will change friday night as rain moves in as we head into the evening hours. sliding from the north bay into the rest of the neighborhoods. heading into saturday morning, it tapers. with a southwest wind the closer you are to the coastal mountains in the north bay you'll have a steady rain most of saturday while the rest of us will be cloudy. saturday night into sunday morning, the cold front rolls through. that's going to bring us another chance of rain. right now the models have backed off on the rains from up to a tenth of an inch in the south bay, a quarter inch in the bay area, two-thirds of an inch of rain in the north bay. let's get over to jobina and find out about that dry commute. >> thank you very much. good morning, everyone. we have two crashes to get to quickly. first starting in oakland. this is on southbound 880 before high street. speeds are down to about 11 and 15 miles per hour. that crash there is involving injuries. we do not have an update from the chp as to when all lanes

will be clear. bouncing down to the south bay here. we're looking in san jose right now on northbound 101 before alum rock, a crash here as well. one lane is blocked. live picture showing off walnut creek, 680 here. smooth traffic. no problems to report in the east bay there. and then at the bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights on right now. looking clear and good there. a sluggish ride making your way into san francisco once you're on the bridge. >> all right. thank you. a fresh look for the new nba season. what will be different on the sidelines and how warriors head coach steve kerr feels about it. and a frosty the snowman fit for 2020. the national campaig

the vallejo police department is investigating an email that the vallejo police association sent to a journalist. otis taylor announced he's

moving to go work for the "atlanta journal constitution." monday afternoon he got an email from the vallejo police association's email account. it says looks like 2021 will be better not having your biased and uninformed articles printed in the newspaper that only inflame the public. we have never looked for truth in any of your writings. we will warn our georgia colleagues of your impending arrival. >> the email that they sent to me was a reply to an email that they ignored in september. so, while they're saying that, hey, you never look for the truth, they're replying to an email when i was asking for comment. the chief said he was disturbed by the statement and said the union's views do not represent those of the police department saying we do not condone any form of disrespect, discourteous behavior or act of intimidation towards our media

partners. a san jose family is getting national attention for their christmas light display. they're being featured on the abc show "the great christmas light fight." the mattos family decorated their orchard for 35 years. but this one is the biggest yet. everything from the lights to the circuit boards are custom made. >> the last 12 to 13 years, my husband has gone bigger and bigger every year. he would go with his grandpa or his dad or all of us after christmas and buy out everything the hardware stores had left. >> so her husband, j.r. mattos is an exhibit engineer for san jose's christmas in the park. you can check out the mattos light display every night from 5:00 to 10:00. they'll be featured on "the great christmas night fight" here on abc7 wednesday night at 8:00. coors light is introducing a holiday mascot for our troubled teams. meet beer man. he's hailed as a frosty the snowman only 2020.

now coors light wants to see if you can build a better version. everyone in america invited to submit their own beer man on the brewer's social mplatforms. one winner will have their backyard transformed into a winter wonderland. coors light says they open biermann wibeer man will become a new local tradition to keep your suds cold. >> beer man looks like he's been through it. >> will they decorate your house like that or normal? >> he looks like 2020. >> they did get that part right. i don't know what the backyard would look like. if you create something happy, they'll come back there and make your backyard vibrant. >> right. i would like that more than that particular beer man. that's for sure. i'll pass on that tradition. let's look what's going on from

the exploratorium. high clouds, thickest early. more sunshine this afternoon as a dry cold front kicks up some breezes and keeps our cooling trend moving forward. seasonally cool highs, a 1 on the storm impact scale. heavier rain possible in the middle parts of next week. for temperatures today, the coast and the peninsula around 56 to 59. the rest of us around 60 to 64 degrees. it is going to be breezy on our bridges for the evening commute. we'll have a northwest wind up to 30, 35 miles per hour. watch out for that cross wind and if you're on the water, it will be choppy. now, bringing in some drier air tonight, some cooler temperatures. he would could have some frost possible up in the north bay valleys, places like santa rosa at 32, ukiah. mid to upper 30s in the tri valley, the east bay and low to mid 40s around the bay and out towards the coast. i want to show you the rainfall again. it's significantly lighter than yesterday with the medium range models. the high resolution models have not grasped this entire system.

but i think you'll see the rainfall amounts rebound a little bit as we get closer to the event. right now a light gradual rain and it's a 1, which is good. we still have burn scars out there that would flood if we had too heavy of a rain. we do have that heavier rain possible wednesday. we have not put a storm impact scale on it quite yet. after today, temperatures will be pretty close to average, mid to upper 50s at the coast. upper 50s to low 60s for the rest of us. see if you can find the umbrella before friday night. back to you. we'll turn to ginger zee live with a look at what's happening at 7:00 a.m. on "gma." hi, ginger. >> hi, reggie. hi, kumasi. nice to be with everybody. we have a big show coming up on "gma." a historic day ahead. the fda panel gearing up for that critical coronavirus vaccine meeting. that is where they decide whether or not to give the green light to the potentially life saving vaccine for all of us. millions of doses are ready to be shipped as soon as the fda

grants that emergency use authorization. what's the timeline look like after that if it dose down? when will you be able to get it? we'll answer those questions as the country is seeing record high numbers of deaths, cases and hospitalizations. a new warning, holiday shopping scams. it's involving some of the hottest toys and websites like amazon prime and apple. now we've got it caught on tape. it's a hoax. the fake calls to look out for and how to spot the scams. plus we are kicking off friday eve with two great guests. emily blunt and jamie dornan dishing on their rom com called wild mountain time from the director who brought us moonstruck. a lot of fun. we hope you will join us. >> we near a little rom com in our lives right now, don't we? >> yes. >> bring it on. >> that's why you have all the hallmark and lifetime movies. sit home, get comfortable and ready. >> kumasi, if you have not

noticed yet, ginger, is a huge lifetime fan. this is her pandemic thing. >> and hallmark. >> sorry. >> thank you. >> lifetime has turned their programming up. so i agree. they've made some good choices. >> and christmas is the best time. >> i trust both of you. i need to get on this. it's my new thing. thank you both. we'll see you, ginger, at 7:00. want to tell you about delta air lines. it's changing its policies to allow more flexible travel plans. it's extending its no-change fees for all tickets through march 30th and for travel originating in north america the change-fee has been permanently eliminated. to ensure safety, middle seats will continue to be blocked through the end of march. >> yes. a tiktok takeover at chipotle. how the app inspired a new menu item that will have you chowing down like a celebrity. and the future of facebook. why the world's biggest socia

help the world believe in holiday magic. and this year was harder than ever. and yet, somehow, you all found a way to pull it off. it's not about the toys or the ornaments but about coming together. santa, santa, you're on mute! just wanted to say thanks. thanks for believing.

wanted to show you another reflection of our dry rain or winter season if you will, because it's not raining here, it's snow. we're 35% of average, that is at least better than most of us are doing in the bay area as far as the rain goes. but we're going to get around 6 to 12 inches of snow in the sierra, but notice the snow elevation will be very high, about 7,600 feet as we head into sunday. there's the possibility wednesday of the heavier storm that will hit us of even more snow. it's something we need and we'll keep an eye on it for you. the stage is set for a possible breakup of facebook and the apps it owns. the menlo park based company is facing two antitrust lawsuits. the federal government and

dozens of states claim the company is an illegal monopoly. they believe they used a systematic strategy to eliminate competition, including buying smaller rivals. facebook could be forced to spin off its services like instagram and whatsapp. >> facebook argued for a while they face a number of competitors out there, whether it's tiktok or twitter. the reality is it's in a league of its own. facebook is massive. the most likely outcome of this lawsuit is a settlement of some sort. >> facebook is vowing to fight these legal challenges. the nba is relaxing coaches clothing regulations for the upcoming season. for the first time they won't have to wear suits or a sport coat on the sideline. they can wear polo shirts instead. steve kerr joked he's not happy about the change. >> first of all i'm devastated at the news. i had my brand-new line of suits that is coming out actually this fall. so my marketing team is going to be disappointed that we won't be able to put those on display during games.

it's a shame. >> the warriors play their first preseason game saturday night against the denver nuggets. the dubs open the regular season against the brooklyn nets on december 22nd. new this morning, chipotle has a new burrito named after miley cyrus, it's all thanks to tiktok. the chain posted a video with the caption if miley cyrus comments, we'll make a miley burrito in our app. she said, only if you name it the guac is extra but so is miley burrito. and they did it. the burrito is vegetarian, it comes with white rice, black beans, veggieveggies, salsa, le and guacamole, which is what? extra. >> the world we live in. >> miley is having a minute.

she's having a good time right now. next at 6:30, moderna is giving out the very first doses of its vaccine to kids under 18. the information that is just coming out this morning about the latest study. this morning we have the numbers when it comes to how many doses of the pfizer and moderna vaccines santa clara county will receive in the coming days, welcome news as three hospitals in the county are maxed out with icu beds. and airbnb prepares to go public. the price it's valued at as the company is

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first doses of moderna's vaccine. and the dmv launches a new push to help some californians considered to be most at risk for covid. the move aimed at keeping them save. and san francisco-based airbnb making its trading debut on wall street. where the company is valued as it goes public on the nasdaq. good morning, everybody. it's thursday, december 10th. >> we'll start with a look at your forecast, hi, mike. >> hi, everybody. i want to start off with our one advisory for today up in the north bay mountains. it's a wind advisory. there's the potential for tree limbs to come down. maybe a small chance of power outages there. the winds are 18 in knoxville. we a couple hours to get everything secured. as far as temperatures today, mid to upper 50s along the coast into the peninsula. low to mid 60s for the rest of us with high clouds and

sunshine. cooler today. kumasi? today could be the day that a coronavirus vaccine is approved to be used in america. the fda advisory committee is meeting right now to decide if pfizer's vaccine should be approved. jobina is tracking the meeting. >> thank you. the fda advisory committee is discussing the findings for the pfizer vaccine and will eventually vote on emergency authorization. this is a live picture right now of that meeting. we're streaming this on our app. stephen hahn spoke to george stephanopoulos this morning on "gma." he said the fda will not give approval until the panel gives their vote. if they give the approval, the fda will act immediately for emergency use authorization. one area of concern is the two

instances of allergic reaction in the uk. >> there's much more to learn here, we're operating under difficult circumstances, but under the conditions we should feel good about where we are right now. >> pfizer says they will deliver 2.9 million doses across the country within 24 hours of approval. the company will use u.p fedex to ship the containers. each shipment will include a tracker allowing a team of pfizer employees to track the location and temperature of the vaccine doses. kumasi? >> thank you. new at 6:00, moderna says they have injected the first minors in their coronavirus vaccine trial. the participants are between the ages of 12 to 18 years old. they expect to enroll about 3,000 adolescents. this is the second and third phase of the trial. it's the same vaccine being used in adults. the fda is scheduled to vote on emergency approval of the vaccine next thursday.

abc7 news on vaccine watch as part of our effort to building a better bay area. this morning we're learning how the limited first supply of the pfizer vaccine will be distributed. it comes as three santa clara hospitals are out of icu beds. abc7 news reporter julian glover is live for us in san jose. julian? >> good morning. we're learning santa clara county will have the largest share of the vaccine here in the bay area given the county's population and size. we're talking some 56,000 doses of the pfizer and moderna va va vacs vaccines here in santa clara county by the end of next month. santa clara county expected to get 17,550 doses of the pfizer vaccine by next tuesday the 15th. that's again if the fda approves it today. county health leaders announcing the south bay will receive 39,000 doses of the moderna

vaccine. those could arrive the week of christmas if approved on schedule. the county releasing its distribution plans starting with tier 1. so acute care workers and those working at psychiatric and correctional facility hospitals will be first followed by employees at assisted living facilities and nursing homes. then paramedics and emts then dialysis center workers. but the limited doses will only go so far. >> the first bit of vaccine coming to our county will not even be enough to get us through the first two bullets in tier one. >> another point on the distribution front. the pfizer vaccine has to be stored at sub zero temperatures, a challenge for getting the vaccine out there. we're learning that the santa clara county fairgrounds and nine valley health center clinics will be distribution sites. less than a week from those first doses of the vaccine arriving here in santa clara

county. welcomed news as three south bay hospitals are maxed out of icu beds including here at regional medical center. reporting live here in san jose, julian glover, abc7 news. abc7 news is devoting next week to bring you the major updates in vaccine development. our team of reporters and medical experts will answer the big questions from safety to distribution to side effects. on monday night a special edition of "20/20," "the shot: race for the vaccine." that's monday night at 10:00 on abc7. happening today, sonoma county is opening a new free covid-19 testing site. it will be located at the petaluma fairgrounds. the center will provide 330 tests a day. today it's open from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. but then starting tomorrow it will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. monday through friday. appointments can be made on logistics health incorporated's covid testing website,

lhi.care/covidtesting. starting today a new way to find out if you were exposed to covid-19 as cases and hospitalizations rise across the state. this is a new app called canotify. governor newsom announced it on monday. he says the more people use it, the more effective the program can be. we're told there is no tracking and here's how it works. if you opt in, you'll get an alert if you are in close contact with someone who tested positive for covid-19. officials say the app uses bluetooth wireless signals to detect when two phones are within six feet of each other for 15 minutes. we're getting a lot of reaction to an abc7 news i-team report. it revealed nine companies part of the plumpjack group founded by governor newsom received millions of dollars in funding through the paycheck protection program. the federal program was intended to keep small businesses afloat during the pandemic. over the past 24 hours, we've been hearing from hundreds of

viewers, many of them are small business owners struggling to get access to this money. abc7 released new data. plumpjack businesses like wineries, bars and restaurants received nearly $3 million in ppp loans. newsom partially owned eight. he places ownership interest in the plumpjack group into a blind trust in 2018. but he is still profiting from those businesses. according to newsom's 2019 statement of economic interest, he received more than $100,000 from villa eincinal partners. this company is traced back to the plumpjack winery in napa received more than $918,000 to retain 14 employees. lodi winery owner joan calitz received $1.3 million, but that was to retain 141 employees. she says what plumpjack got is not fair. >> it doesn't balance out. the point of the loans were to retain as many as possible and

help businesses get through this tough time. >> the plumpjack management group says the funds have been critical in keeping the staff employed and continuing operations. for a closer look at this analysis and other discrepancies flagged with another company, check out the full report on our website, click the i-team. this morning the u.s. labor department released the latest weekly jobless claim reports. it shows the effect of the coronavirus and the surge. jobina is tracking those numbers. >> new jobless claims increased last week by 137,000 from the prior week. the u.s. labor department reports another 853,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week. economists had forecasted 725,000 new claims. 5.75 million people are continuing to receive state unemployment benefits. that is an increase from the prior week. >> thank you. we're awaiting airbnb's

first public trade on the nasdaq. just a few minutes ago the cofounders took part of the bell ringing sermoceremony. airbnb priced its ipo shares at $68 a piece yesterday raising 3$3.7 billion in the initial public offering. that's a $47 billion valuation. it will trade under the symbol abnb. doordash is trading for the second day on the new york stock exchange. the san francisco-based company made about $3.5 billion during yesterday's ipo. shares were priced at $102 on tuesday but closed at $189 at the end of trading. this morning it's down more than 14 points to 175 bucks. it's been a year of explosive growth for the food delivery service with its fortunes spiking in this pandemic. the dmv is allowing people who are 70 and up the option to

renew driver's licenses online. licenses that have expired since march 1st are eligible. that includes real i.d. renewals. most drivers 69 and younger can renew online. >> everyone from the first-time renewals to people above 70 can actually do it online, assuming they have a safe driving record. anyone who has a clean driving record can renew online. the dmv previously provided year-long exftensions to senior drivers with non-commercial licenses that were expiring in march through december. those who receive the extensions can renew online. consumer experts sound the alarm on holiday shopping scams as millions of americans turn to online shopping. what you need to know so the grinch doesn't steel christmas. >> before we get to that, it's 6:40 and we're checking in with mike. all right. thank you, reggie. let's start with some

neighborhood temperatures. going down to the peninsula, 40 right now in redwood city for the cool spot. fog along the coast, you can see 50 half moon bay, pacifica, and also in daly city. we've got high clouds bisecting the bay area. i'll show you a beautiful picture in a second. where it's clear like in santa rosa, 34. more cloud cover trying to head over towards hayward, 50. 40 in san ramon. isn't that a spectacular shot. i need to capture that. we'll use that as the back drop for our day planner. a dry cold front. temperatures will warm into the mid 50s to low 60s by noon and hover there as the breezes pick up during the afternoon hours. that dry air will bring us more sunshine. so have those sunglasses handy. your commute planner is all about the breezy conditions for the afternoon commute. whether it's on our bridges or on the water where it's going to be choppy. this storm system coming in tomorrow, comes in in two waves. tomorrow night into saturday morning, saturday night into sunday morning with some waves of light rain, which will help

hopefully replenish some vegetation on our burn scars and not cause any flooding. you can see tomorrow night, especially in the north bay, have an umbrella handy as we head to bed. that rain will continue. it's a southerly jaunt and fall apart. now with a southwesterly wind during the day saturday, we have the best chance of steady rain in the north bay and you can see saturday night into sunday we'll have our next chance of wet weather to roll in. as far as what's going on with the precipitation, you can see the models have backed off from a tenth of an inch in the south bay to a quarter inch around the bay. possibly three quarters of an inch up in the north bay. that's the seven-day for tahoe which is super nice. they're getting some snow. we'll look at the seven-day forecast for us coming up. let's get jobina in here and look at the morning commute. hi, jobina. >> thank you. we say here sometimes the graphics don't want you to be great, but you're great any way. good morning. so want to note something here. prior to the shelter in place

order that we have right now. traffic at the bay bridge was around 85% of normal. if you look at it now, yes, while it does look packed, metering lights came on at 6:24, which as you know, if you take this as a part of your morning commute, that is much later than what we've been seeing. we are seeing the effects of this new stay-at-home order. a live look now at the san mateo bridge, a pretty smooth drive for people making their way westbound. seeing the lighter trends in the morning already. i do want to give you an update on the crash we were following in oakland. this is on southbound 880 before high street. that has cleared. i'll give you the thumbs up there. the damage has been done for the backups there. speeds down around 11

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abc7 is working to build a better bay area and that looks closer at how the new stay-at-home order is impacting businesses. it seems one san francisco restaurant may have found a possible loophole to the pause on outdoor dining.

let's bring in amy hollyfield, she's live outside original joe's in north beach. >> other restaurants are sounding the alarm. here's the issue. if the heat lamps are on at this outdoor dining area, if customers are sitting at these tables eating their takeout food, is that outdoor dining? the manager of outdoor joe's says it is not. there's no wait staff serving these people. they just decided to eat here. other restaurants say that's not fair. if they had to close up, original joe's should, too. one restaurant owner says they should be allowed to eat outside. >> my thoughts about it is, you know, sure the virus is real, okay, it's out there. but at the same time are our lives going to be controlled? when do we have our freedom back? >> we reached out to the city to

find out if this is allowed. if other restaurants can do this, but we did not hear back from city officials. we heard back from the supervisor who represents this area, north beach, he said a complaint has been filed with the city about what's happening here at this restaurant. and inspectors will be looking at this case. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. to your morning money report. there's a new consumer alert involving holiday shopping scams. one man is telling "good morning america" after he finished buying christmas presents for his grandkids he got a call from somebody claiming to be from amazon. he's not alone. the federal trade mission is warning about a rising number of fake calls pretending to be from amazon or either apple support. here's what they sound like. >> $749 is being order from your amazon account. to cancel, please press one. >> your icloud count has been breached. please contact apple support adviser. press one. >> it's a scammer.

the scammer is trying to get you to tell them your personal financial information. >> the federal trade commission says if you do get one of these calls, just hang up. don't press one, don't press any numbers, just hang up. at abc7 we're committing to building a better bay area, that includes impacking our community financially. in our weekly segment, job hunting with jobina, she's finding roles for you. this morning it's a san francisco-based company that seems like it was almost created to thrive during the pandemic. >> it's a virtual learning platform, but these are not your average classes. you can learn from math using art, systemic racism and how to make water color christmas cards and the platform needs more teaches. >> reporter: say the pandemic put you out of work but you have a great skill to teach kids remotely. well, outschool may be your answer to some cash. >> it can be a great option for a lot of people who are looking for a way to earn flexibly and

safely from home. >> reporter: this man is the ceo and co-founder of outschool, classes for kids 3 to 18. the platform is growing by the day offering more than 100,000 classes with over 500,000 learners attending. >> typically three to eight students a teacher joining from all over the country or all over the world. we've seen an incredible surge in demand. that's why we are looking for more teachers or more professionals. >> on average teachers are earning about $40 per class hour. but educators set their price, class size and subject matter. and in some cases the subject matter is kind of out there. >> dungeons and dragons, harry potter, cat anatomy through to core curriculum standard also as. >> see?

what's unique here is that you don't need to have formal teaching qualifications to be an outschool educator. >> what we look for are teachers who have some experience with working with kids, have some experience teaching the material, but overall have a passion and knowledge. >> reporter: there's an application, background check and outschool teacher training. the platform takes 30% of the funds taken in, so far this year, outschool paid out $55 million to teachers. >> all right. who doesn't want to take harry potter improved? background check, completed application and a passion to teach children remotely are some of the requirements. find the information on abc7news.com. if you're a parent wondering about outschool for your child, the classes start about $10, but there's a financial aid program so access is not a barrier to students. >> sounds good. thank you. time for a quick game of can

you spot the real doll? take a look at this. one of these things is not like the other. i think maybe you can tell. four rescued furry friends are just hiding out there in a pile of stuffed animals. and if you think they look familiar, you're right. they are from humboldt county. we've been following them since halloween when they got dressed up and were changing their halloween costumes, then following them when they ate too much for thanksgiving, the pie, they were laid out. now look at them. >> this is my favorite one. >> you think so? i like the pie. >> i'm so impressed they stay still. >> they have been practicing this. what else do they have to do? >> dogs can be trained. >> don't do woodstock like that. i felt shade. >> i was going to say, hello? what are you saying? >> you know what i'm saying.

>> i get it. i got a cat that's crazy at times, too. cats are known for that more than dogs. all right. i want to show you this beautiful picture. look at that boundary moving over top of us. what a delineation between the clear sky and the cloud cover. you don't see something that sharp very often. so very impressive. all right. cooling breezes today as the dry cold front moves through. high clouds and sunshine, definitely need the sunglasses. partly cloudy and cooler tomorrow morning. we have a 1 for a couple periods of rain this weekend. upper 50s along the peninsula, low to mid 60s for most of us. along the coast, mid to upper 50s. tonight, some frost possible up in the north bay valleys especially around santa rosa and ukiah. mid to upper 30s in the tri valley. low to mid 40s around the bay and the coast. here's our storm system, very impressive. the warm front comes through tomorrow night into saturday, that brings us the first chance of rain. the cold front comes through saturday night into sunday and

brings us another chance of rain, a little breezier conditions on sunlday. after today, temperatures in the mid 50s to low 60s, which is closer to average. at least that is starting to turn more towards the winter. wednesday's storm could be heavier than this weekend's. something we'll keep an eye on. we need more rain than we'll get this weekend. have a good one. >> thank you. this week abc7 is celebrating some of the bay area's most cherished institutions, destinations devoting to the arts, sciences and much more. a lot of them are facing daunting challenges because of the covid lockdown. as dan ashley discovered, the california academy of sciences in san francisco's golden state park is adapting. >> science stops for no one. >> reporter: shannon bennett said the academy continued their groundbreaking work away from public view. in a kind of ocean incubator, this researcher has been able to coax living coral to reproduce, and making discoveries that could help them survive climate change.

>> we'll eventually use those lessons for how they are produce in captivity to help corals in the wild. >> reporter: potentially restoring habitat for the same sea life that thrill visitors to the aquarium. other covid-inspired innovations were as much psychological as physical. scheduling field trips for the south american macaws facing the same shelter in place isolation as the rest of us. >> they hung out with us at lunch, sometimes in the gardens, and we would visit places like the coral reef. >> reporter: later taking breaks themselves to entertain the penguins with organized yoga sessions. >> they got a little break. a little exercise, mindfulness practice. it turned out to be stimulating for the penguins as well. there were not people in front of their habitat during the day either. >> that was dan ashley reporting. you can see our complete report on the california academy of sciences today at 4:00.

we also have information on how you can help all of the organizations that we are featuring this week at abc7news.com/betterbayarea. click on state-of-the-arts. when they come back, penguin yoga should be a thing. >> it should. >> as long as we won't have the issues you brought up, which we probably won't. >> yeah. >> i feel like the penguins were doing it, too. >> the penguins are -- i love going to that penguin exhibit. i love that museum. i can't wait to go back into it. you have your christmas lotion? >> you know i do. this brings me so much joy. >> good. i need extra lotion today because taylor swift has a new album coming out. >> we did not need to bring that up. >> i need to heal. >> i'm done with you. >> i'm happy for all the swifties. i am. >> you may or may not be dragged. coming up ♪ ♪

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the fda will vote on whether to approve pfizer's coronavirus vaccine this morning. a public hearing is under way right now and streaming on abc7news.com. once approved, 2.9 million doses will be sent across the u.s. within 24 hours. number two, santa clara county expected to receive more than 17,000 pfizer vaccines by next tuesday if approved by the fda. the south bay will receive more than 39,000 of moderna's vaccine by christmas if it's approved. number three, a grim milestone in the pandemic. yesterday more than 3,100 people died across the country. that is more people than died in the september 11th attacks. number four, airbnb is going public. they rang the opening bell on the nasdaq a few moments ago. airbnb set its ipo at $68 a share yesterday. >> number five, a dry cold front brings us an eight-hour window of potentially damaging winds up

in the north bay, 8:00 this morning to 4:00 this afternoon. all eyes to the weekend as several rounds of light rain are on the way. it's a 1 on the storm impact scale. >> a live look showing you emeryville right now and 80. just want to let you know, if you're making your way westbound a towards the bay bridge, metering lights came on at 6:24. >> you want to read number seven? >> no. >> okay. >> number seven, swifties get ready. taylor swift announced this morning she's dropping a new album at midnight. in an instagram post she wrote that "evermore" is a sister album to her last hit record, "folklore." you can download the exposure notification on your phone that's available right now. >> it only works if a lot of people use it. y'all have to get on. >> yes. it's already on your iphone. you don't have to download anything if you have an android, you are to go to the google play store. super simple. i just did it.

good morning, america. decision day. counting down to that crucial meeting at the fda this morning. will they give the green light for the pfizer vaccine? a nation on edge as the u.s. reports a staggering 3,000 american lives lost to the virus in a single day. we're going inside the massive operation gearing up to deliver nearly 3 million doses across the country within 24 hours of the approval. the head of the fda joins us this morning on what could be the biggest day yet in our fight against the virus. also this morning, facebook accused of being an illegal monopoly. slammed with two major lawsuits calling for the social media giant to sell off instagram and whatsapp. facebook vowing to fight back this morning. what a breakup could mean for its billions of users. winter storm warning.