the entire bay area just hours away from the state-issued stay-at-home order as icu capacity drops dangerously low. >> a second dose of hope. the fda meets today to decide on authorization for moderna's vaccine. and we are waking up to some wet roads this morning. looking live right now at the bay bridge. mike is tracking the forecast and some of those showers are still hanging on. >> it's raining hard right now. in san francisco at least. >> right over san francisco and into the bay bridge, that's where we're seeing the heaviest rain. hopefully you guys made it in safely, didn't have any issues. we've got some wet weather out there for the morning commute. i dialed down live doppler 7 down to street level, you can see heading over towards oakland and alameda, some of our heavier rounds of showers. that's what we'll have the next couple of hours. you can see the bay bridge, the

golden gate bridge, the carquinez bridge, this will be the last push of organized wet weather. a few scattered lighter showers moving through the north bay. these will rotate from northwest to southeast. we have a 1 on the storm impact scale this morning for scattered showers and isolated moderate rainfall. it will become breezy this afternoon. drier air will bring us a partly cloudy day and cooler with temperatures in the mid 50s to around 60 degrees. more on that rain coming up in the weekend forecast, too. >> thank you. by this time tomorrow the entire bay area will be under this new stay-at-home order as icu capacity is dropping dangerously low. let's look at the latest data here. the bay area is now at 12.9%. san joaquin valley is back to zero percent. southern california just 0.5%. and now the northern california region is the only one in the state that is not under a stay-at-home order. this map shows the situation

here in the bay area. the solid blue that you're seeing there, those counties already issued a stay-at-home order. the rules may change in those counties. san francisco, where dating or meeting one person from another household is okay, that is no longer the case. the counties with the blue and the black lines that you see there, those are the ones that will join the stay-at-home order tonight. abc7 news reporter jr stone is in vallejo where he found support for the new lockdown. >> reporter: you're looking at some of the last outdoor dining we'll see in the entire bay area as the region will go into a stay-at-home order late thursday night. >> for me i understand the order. i really do. it is icu bed capacity. >> reporter: the owner, ken, isn't alone in the acceptance of the order. this salon owner agrees, but admits people will have to think outside the box when it comes to making enough money to get by.

>> it will be house calls. the one-on-ones. we've had to do that last closure. we've had to make a few house calls. >> reporter: solano county has 13% icu capacity, just over the region limit of 12.9. they don't regret staying open longer saying their findings show that the numbers are not being seen at businesses. >> cases are occurring at peoples homes as a result of personal and social gathgatheri so it made no sense to prematurely punish business when's it wouldn't do anything to reduce it. >> reporter: he believes the county has done a good job allowing them to stay open. while he is okay with the stay-at-home order, he does question the state's guidance on outdoor dining. in solano county, jr stone, abc7 news. >> as we countdown to that new stay-at-home order, we're on vaccine watch. just an hour from now the fda will meet to consider granting moderna an emergency use authorization for the vaccine. jobina is tracking that and how

quickly the drug could ship across the country. >> moderna's vaccine hearing comes one week after the fda advisory panel met to recommend authorizing pfizer's vaccine. that authorization could come by the end of the week. moderna is ready to begin shipping immediately after getting the green light sending millions of doses across the country. >> if moderna's vaccine is authorized by the fda in the coming days, we allocated nearly 5.9 million doses of that product. >> those doses represent a fraction of the 20 million doses the federal government has already purchased. remember, today's meeting is not the final step. once the panel recommends the vaccine receive authorization, the fda has to officially give its stamp of approval. >> thanks. more shipments of the pfizer vaccine arriving in local counties. health care workers getting their initial injections. abc7 was in marin county as two

health care workers at kaiser permanente received their first doses. marin county received 1,900 doses yesterday. two sub zero freezers arrived to store the fax at 94 degrees below zero. santa clara county will give out its first doses of the vaccine today. this round will focus on staff at skilled nursing facilities, which account for 45% of covid-19 related deaths in the county. abc7 news reporter july july is live at the santa clara fairgrounds. that's where the vaccinations will start in a few hours. >> exactly. they'll start at 9:00 this morning. there's 6,000 workers who work at long-term care facilities here in santa clara county. this morning the first group of them will be receiving that pfizer vaccine. we're learning from county

health officials that two current outbreaks at those long-term care facilities is the reason those front line workers will be first to get vaccinated here in the south bay. today at 9:00 app, the coun.m., will begin vaccinating. residents will be offered at the vaccine later in the month through a separate state program according to the santa clara county public health department. this group is ahead of hospitals due to two outbreaks at facilities in san jose. skyline health care center reported 212 cases since the outset of the pandemic and amberwood gardens reporting 195 cases. >> i'm so thankful we have this vaccine coming. i hope it means i can visit my dad again soon and see him and give him a hug. >> hospitals are expected to receive their vaccine allocat n allocations directly from pfizer at the end of the week. the first vaccinations again in the south bay start today at the

fairgrounds at 9:00 a.m. afterwards, we expect to hear from county health officer dr. sarah cody, the public health officer who issued the first stay-at-home order in the country, now talking about the first vaccinations to go out here in the south bay. reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. california's vaccine advisory committee is working on a plan to decide who will be next to get the shot. after the front line health care workers, there's still 11 million essential workers who should get priority. on the list, teachers, farm workers, grocery workers, there's firefighters, police officers, utility workers, transportation and communication and technology employees, and so far there are no firm decisions. but the committee plans to meet on wednesday to take into consideration a cdc advisory committee's vote which is supposed to be happening sunday. do you want to know where you are in the vaccine line? check out our vaccine planner tool on abc7news.com. just answer the questions like

where you live what you do for a living and you'll find out approximately how many people are in front of you as well as the percentage of those who will get the vaccine before you. it just takes a few seconds. all right. want to show you some video of antioch early this morning. the rain was coming down at a steady clip. a light to moderate rain there falling. some puddles on the roadways, that's what our earliest commuters, those of you joining us right now before you head out the door will run into. some puddles on the roadways. that's a nice soaking rain for most of us. that's what we need. i wouldn't be surprised if in a couple of weeks the hills finally start turning green. staying in the east bay, we had that moderate shower move over pleasant hill and 680, also 242. that is sliding into walnut creek and also concord. that will continue sliding south over mount diablo and probably if it holds together get to the

altamont pass in about 45 minutes. we can see around orinda, lafayette, la moraga, a moderate shower there moving over 24. look for standing water possible there. the heavier shower moving over the bay bridge will slide down the east bay shoreline, san leandro at 5:16, san leandro at 5:20. hayward at 5:24. you can see an uptick in the intensity of the steady rain. here's future radar, by 6:00, showers are starting to move down into the southern parts of the peninsula and the east bay. by 9:00, we're left with partly cloudy mainly dry conditions. the breezes will pick up and come out of the northeast. you can see the clouds developing along the north bay mountains, the east bay hills and the diablo range. that's why it will be partly cloudy this afternoon, a rogue showers is possible. as you can see on future radar,

unlikely. it's possible there could be a shower late this afternoon, but the likelihood of that is small. we're dealing with the wettest of the weather this morning and then mainly improving conditions this afternoon. the roads are wet. let's get over to jobina and find out what's going on with the morning commute. >> hi, mike. thank you very much. good morning, everybody. it's already starting, the issues, because of the weather. the chp issued a high wind advisory for the bay bridge and there's roadway flooding reported from the. chp. i want to bring in our live camera from emeryville to see what we can make out. it looks like a slowdown there. those headlights as they approach. also just slow down, everybody. it's so slick out there. let's check out the south bay. live look here showing you san jose, 101, much clearer ride there. not as slow. definitely slick. take it easy.

kumasi? >> thank you. new developments in the fight over public access to a south bay park. starting today nonresidents will be allowed to use the foothills park in palo alto. a 1965 rule was a referendum to overturn that decision failed to get the signatures needed. coming up, congress inching closer to a new stimulus deal and it could mean another round of checks for americans. a growing need where it hasn't been before. silicon valley families struggling during the pandemic. the effort under way to help them survive. and a health care worker in alaska had a serious allergic reaction after getting pfizer's vaccine. we're talking to a bay area doctor to find out if you need to be concerned. we're taking a live look outside. you can see the r

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the trump administration has moved to restrict abortion

access starting in january. the health and human services will cut 2$200 million in federl funding to california. this is all over the state's requirement that insurance cover abortions. the first cuts will happen in january. the hhs secretary alex azar says his department will move to cut another 200,000 per quarter if the state doesn't comply. that's unlikely to happen because joe biden once he takes office probably will not enforce this. help may finally be on the way for millions of americans struggling to make ends meet during this pandemic. congressional leaders say they're close to a deal on the relief bill. jobina is at the live desk with how this could put cash into the pockets of millions of people. >> the 9$900 billion compromise includes $300 weekly unemployment benefits and $600 stimulus checks to most americans. it would extend protection

against evictions and provide billions for vaccine development. >> it's an important down payment on what will have to be done beginning at the end of january into february. >> we continue these urgent discussions until we have an agreement. we agreed we will not leave town until we made law. >> more than 19 million americans are currently collecting unemployment benefits. lawmakers hope to get the covid aid bill done before the holiday break. once the president signs it, it's expected to take two to three weeks before the first checks start going out. the pandemic is forcing some people who never needed assistance before to get help now. an example, west valley community services in cupertino says demand for rent assistance has tripled from 5$540,000 last year to 1$1.4 million this year. west valley has seen a 50% increase in clients since the

pandemic started. it's part of a network of partners that's given out $23 million in help this year. >> pov erty does not know a zip code. i've cried more in the last nine months then i have i think in my entire life. to see the desperation and the sadness and worry on the faces of the folks that line up every day to get food. >> social service age ji agencies believe the program would have to continue a year after the pandemic end. this couple transformed their van into a personal takeout spot for two. the whites are also using their social media accounts to pay it

forward. >> they have servers. >> they're sharing photos of the food and their outings hoping they can drum up support for some of the restaurants they're visiting and ordering from. is this the move? is this where we're going? >> no. >> no? >> no. >> they got the whole setup. it's cozy. >> but why wouldn't you just go home with it? >> because you want to be out. >> and they're getting served. >> i don't know if we can do that here. that might be a violation. >> oh, no, no, no. you know the officials around here are thinking we have to stop that. >> and the other restaurants will call and tattle like we have seen. >> we just ripped their fun night apart. >> glad they're having a good

time and figured out a way to do it. let's talk about what's going on. i want to talk about showers. we're look lookiing over the peninsula. a few spots receiving moderate downpours right now according to live doppler 7. some of that is spilling as far south as los altos. it's about to move into the south bay. heading up the peninsula, you can see the heavier showers around foster city, san mateo as you exit or enter the san mateo bridge. if you go to the east side, waiting for you is a moderate shower around san leandro, hayward and castro valley. in san jose, all that rain is heading to the south bay where we already had some rain. sfo, nearing a half inch of rain. showers taper to partly cloudy and breezy conditions. much cooler tonight, isolated fog. mostly sunny and mild afternoons this weekend. for today, 56 to about 60 degrees. with that breeze it's going to feel much cooler. tonight, from 30 in santa rosa to 44 degrees in san francisco

and half moon bay. it's going to be almost 15 degrees cooler tonight than this morning. my accuweather 7-day forecast, you can see monday which is the beginning of astronomical winter, one of our warmest days with low to mid 60s. a cold front will bring temperatures down a bit. we look dry through wednesday. a sneak peek at christmas. it could be wet. let's get back to kumasi. all week long we're following every update about the covid-19 vaccine as we work to build a better bay area. now we're learning that a second health care worker in alaska had an alelergic reaction after getting the vaccine. kate larsen explains what happened and why doctors say the vaccine is still safe. >> reporter: ucsf received 975 doses of the vaccine wednesday. er dr. tomas diaz received one of the first. >> i don't know that i realized

until getting the vaccine just how much of a relief it would be to feel a little bit safer. >> reporter: thousands of health care workers across the country continue to receive the vaccine successfully. but two days into the u.s. rollout, the first reports of serious adverse reactions. a health care worker in juno, alaska, with no history of allergies, had an anaphylactic reaction during the 15-minute observation period after the shot. the woman was hospitalized and given epineferin by i.v. the doctor in juno described her symptoms. >> short of breath. her heart rate was elevated. and she had a red flushed rash over her face and torso. >> reporter: the patient is now stable and being monitored. >> she was still enthusiastic that she got the vaccine. >> reporter: a second vaccine recipient in alaska had a less serious reaction. eye puffiness and scratchy throat. he was treated with benadryl and pepcid. both incidents have been reported to the cdc. >> the data would say that we can have every confidence in this vaccine.

if you're going to have a severe reaction, it is generally fairly quickly after getting the shot. >> reporter: the chief of emergency medicine at zuckerberg general hospital points out severe reactions are rare. there have been two other cases. both reported in the u.k. in people with a history of allergies. >> but it is extremely uncommon and still represents a far lower risk than this virus. >> reporter: kate larsen, abc7 news. abc7 is working to answer your questions about the vaccine. just go to our website, abc7news.com/vaccine and tell us what you want to know. just fill out the form and it sends your questions directly to us. coming up next, the 7 things to know this morning. plus jailed in paradise. the scandal that has two

here's the 7 things to know this morning. number one, san mateo county is getting ready to join the state's stay-at-home order at midnight. this means no more outdoor dining and a 10:00 p.m. curfew because of the surge of covid-19 cases we're seeing and a shortage of icu beds. number two, an fda panel

will meet within the hour to consider moderna emergency use authorization for its covid-19 vaccine. the same panel obtained similar requests from pfizer last week. number three, santa clara county will give out its first doses of the covid-19 vaccine today. the county will vaccinate front line workers and long-term care facilities who opt. >> california officials will be deciding who next will get the vaccine. some of the possibilities, teachers, farm workers, grocery workers, firefighters and police officers. our overnight rain is not over. here's a look at number five, it is our radar showing waves of scattered showers, light to moderate. it's going to produce some ponding on the roadways and keep things slippery through the morning commute. that commute is slippery. we just have a new update coming in of a sigalert in los gatos on

northbound 17. i want to also take you to a live picture showing you the bay bridge toll plaza, if you are approaching this area, the chp issued a high wind advisory. and number seven, congressional leaders will continue negotiations on a covid-19 relief pill. they say they are close to a 0 $900 billion deal that includes $300 weekly federal unemployment benefits and a $600 still plus check. another person has been bitten by a coyote in the east bay. a grocery worker reported an attack tuesday at this diablo foods in lafayette. it's the fourth coyote attack in the east bay this year. on december 7th a man was bitten while doing push-ups in moraga. a 2-year-old boy was bitten on the leg at moraga commons park in july. in april, a 5-year-old girl was bitten on the neck and ear at dublin hills regional park. an american teenager and her boyfriend are facing jail time in the cayman islands after breaking quarantine there.

they've been sentenced to serve four months. debra roberts has a closer look at what led up to this in today's "gma first look." >> in this morning's "gma first look," jailed in paradise. >> she was taken to court. she pled guilty to a single charge of failing to comply with regulation 3 of the covid-19 regulations. >> reporter: according to officials skylar mack traveled to the cayman islands on november 27th and was required to quarantine for 14 days. but just two days later, officials say, she joined her boyfriend, professional jet ski racer, 24-year-old vanjae ramgeet to compete.

they were said to have interacted with people for more than seven hours without masks leading to the quarantine of several families at the event. >> trying to do too much. >> what did they expect? >> we'll come back with another full 90 minutes of news including stopping the spread of vaccine misinformation. >> how silicon valley tech giants are stepping up. and officials say they know it will be tough on people and it will cause stress, but they have to do it. and the struggle to stay in business, a locally owned restaurant in san francisco pulling out all the stops to stay afloat. seems like the rain has calmed down in downtown san francisco. here's a live look outside.

now at 5:30, restaurants, dining, hair cuts, gym workouts the last day for all of that y anywhere in the bay area as our stay-at-home order exexpands. >> business owners weigh in on the looming closures. and vaccine decision day, this time for moderna. the fda just 30 minutes away from a hearing that could authorize emergency use. and we're waking up to rain in some parts of the bay area. mike will tell us when those showers move out. as some people know, i'm in the cafeteria of abc7. there's a glass ceiling. so for the first half hour of this program, it's been -- i've been hearing the rain coming down hard. it's lightened up a bit in the last few minutes. >> yeah. are you getting sleepy with all that rain hitting the windows? >> i was going to say, are you

soothed? >> i am. it's kind of nice actually. >> reggie is in zen mode right now. hopefully the rain has been nice to you. here's live doppler 7 and our storm impact scale. it's mainly this morning, light to moderate showers, a brief to downpour is possible which will keep things slick. the heaviest rain moving through the east bay valleys and down to fremont. it will hit san ramon, dublin, castro valley, sunol, livermore within the next half hour or so. the altamont pass maybe in the next half hour. look for 580 and 680 to get dicier for driving. behind that clearing conditions. that's what you will see on your day planner today. partly cloudy conditions this afternoon. breezy and temperatures in the mid 50s. as we work to build a better

bay area, abc7 is tracking new developments with the new stay-at-home order. by this time tomorrow the entire bay area will be under lockdown. this as icu capacity drops low. on this map the counties in blue already had that stay-at-home order. napa, solano, san mateo and santa cruz are now joining the rest of us at midnight tonight. that means all these businesses are being ordered to close, everything from hair salons, movie theaters, wineries and more. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with us. >> we just got some rain, reggie, sorry, i'm getting my rain jacket here. this is the last day you can eat outside here in san mateo county and it's your last day to get a manicure, pedicure or a hair cut. so this order is going into effect at 11:59 tonight. this is san mateo county ordering this stay-at-home order. the county officials say they

know this will be tough, this will cause stress, but they have to do it to slow the spread of covid saying the test positivity rates in november were at 2%, now they're at 8%. >> we're surging like you can't believe. my heartbreaks for those small business owners, but we're in life saving mode right now. >> we're sad to close outdoor dining but the safety of the city and the county are more important. we know it's a responsibility to make sure safety protocols are fulfilled. >> this is a little different than the stay-at-home order that we saw in the spring. but it's the same one other counties already have in effect. this time parks and beaches will stay open. retail will be open. they will limit how many people they're allowed to have inside. but they are making a push to everyone to do what they can to support local businesses who willing struggling throue ine g struggling through this.

the stay-at-home order goes into effect at 11:59 tonight and it will be in effect for at least three weeks. reporting live from san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. a stay-at-home order is also going into effect in napa county. that starts at 11:59 this evening. a lot of local business believe that it's going to deal another damaging blow to an economy already limping from the previous shutdowns. the new order means that napa county restaurants can no longer offer outdoor dining. other businesses like hair salons, breweries and the signature industry, wineries will also have to close. >> i think watching the counties around us, it became a matter of when not if. we have guests booking events up through christmas. >> we care about people. i care about my employees, but i don't see why there's covid-19 spreads because of the restaurants. >> we also spoke with run

restaurant owner who says he will have to lay off 30 workers due to the latest round of shutdowns. abc7 was in the north bay as two front line care providers received their first vaccine in the county. it in san rafael. ucf began administering doses yesterday. like kaiser the doses went to front line health care workers, one of those is dr. tomas diaz. >> i didn't know how much of a relief it would be to feel feel safer, feel like we're on the path to getting out of this pandemic, even though there's still a long way to go. >> dr. diaz says he is physically feeling fine after the vaccination. ucsf is expecting to administer about 11,900 doses by the end of december. in 30 minutes, an fda panel

is due to meet to consider giving moderna an emergency use authorization for its vaccine. jobina fortson has more from the live desk on this. >> thank you. this is the same federal panel that gave the green light for a similar request from pfizer last week. people have started to receive that vaccine. pfizer began shipping it once it was given that government approval. moderna's vaccine is 94% effective in all age groups fighting covid-19. that compares to 95% for pfizer's vaccine. the similarities were talked about between the two drugs on "good morning america." n >> from an efficacy point of view, they're about the same

once they get into your arm. >> moderna says they will begin shipping the vaccine once it gains approval. moderna says they will be ready to ship 5.9 million doses of the vaccine. in the south bay, silicon valley social media giants are promising to crack down on vaccine misinformation amid the rollout. as matt boone explains, some activists are saying this is too late. >> reporter: twitter is the latest social media company to announce new measures to combat vaccine misinformation. according to a blog post they'll delete any tweets that claim vaccines are used to harm or control people.

>> i think it is very dangerous to do this and put this much power in the hands of tech companies. >> reporter: nolan is a lecturer at cal state east bay and studies misinformation. he said he understands the need for facebook and twitter to mnage fake claims but says his research shows, it often back fires. >> it has the side effect of creating a chilling effect. people are afraid to touch certain subjects that they know are being censored and i think we need to have a legitimate discussions about vaccines. >> reporter: one of those is sasha cutler, a registered nurse. >> they can have a group discussing why you shouldn't have a vaccine. and that's not responsible. >> reporter: facebook announced yesterday, it plans to notify users if they engaged with vaccine misinformation. cutler says, it may be too late to change some people's minds. >> now there are people, many people, including many nurses, who are afraid of the vaccine because of this misinformation that is going around out there. >> reporter: matt boone, abc7 ne news. all this week, we are bringing you in depth coverage of the vaccine. you'll find these stories

online at abc7news.com/vaccine. coming up, hesitaion about the covid-19 vaccine. doctors have noticed latinos reluctant to get in line but why? a sneak peek at our special report as our abc7 vaccine week continues. first a check on your weather. and it is a bit rainy for some of you. hi, mike. >> hi, everybody. let's talk about that wet weather and show you what's going on in san jose for your commute. as you look at the cars traveling northbound towards the airport, it's slippery out there thanks to the rain so far in the south bay. so everything commute-wise has to do with staying dry and staying safe during the morning commute. in the afternoon it will be breezy on some of the bridges, there's no watches or warnings, none issued for the afternoon commute from the national weather service. we'll see what jobina has for this morning from the chp. scattered all around the bay, green and red. that's light to moderate showers out there. one of the heaviest ones is

moving through fremont and towards 680. there could be some ponding there. that is heading all the way up through pleasanton and into san ramon and the eastern parts of san ramon and danville getting heavier showers. if you travel the cut through to livermore, it will be slippery as will vasco road where highway 4 will have some standing water. by 9:00, most of the showers have sunk to the south. we'll see a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon. a slight chance of a rogue shower, see where those clouds are lined up against the napa mountains and the diablo range. but for the most part we're just looking at breezy and cooler conditions this afternoon. if you get caught under one of these heavier showers you could get a tenth of an inch of rain. it should be over by 9:30. let's talk about the morning commute, jobina. what's going on? >> yes. thank you. good morning. i want to start out with new

video we got in. this was taken about 20 minutes ago at the rockridge b.a.r.t. station. you can see the rain is coming down there. also on 24 as the cars move past. even if you're not driving in, you can still be impacted by this weather. pack all the equipment you need, the jacket, umbrella because it's coming down out there off and on. i want to move in to a sigalert i'm following in los gatos. this is what we don't want to happen, everybody. so an overturned car here due to a solo spinout because of the slick conditions. this is on northbound 17 before idyllwild road. lanes are blocked there. speeds are down to 17 miles per hour. it is very slow coming out of tracy. i want to check in here on our live camera from the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights on yet. the chp issued a high wind

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the u.s. labor department has just released the latest weekly jobless claims report and it seems to reflect the strain that the coronavirus surge is having on the labor market. jobina is tracking those numbers for us this morning. >> yes. another round of stay-at-home orders is definitely causing businesses to be affected across the country. so these are the numbers we're seeing this morning. the u.s. labor department reports another 885,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week. economists had forecast 815,000 new claims. the labor department also reports more than 5.5 million people are still continuing to receive state unemployment benefits. that's a decrease of 273,000 from the prior week. the lowest number since the pandemic shut down the economy in march. we'll see how wall street reacts to all of this when the markets

open in about 45 minutes. pets can be comforting to so many and even more so right now. the san rafael police department posted this picture on facebook of paul and blue. blue is the department's comfort dog. paul posted on next door that his beloved golden retriever had died and then he offer ed ed tok other peoples dogs. the police department's mental health outreach department responded offering a walk for blue. hundreds of others offered walks, a puppy to cuddle and a dog share. that picture. >> that's really adorable. i always wish i could have a dog like that. >> what? >> that would hug me. >> what? >> you know you can do a dog share. swap woodstock out for a week. >> oh, my goodness. >> i got a beautiful wook stooo

here. do you have a beautiful golden retriever? >> i would have to sleep with one eye open if i ever did that. >> i think you're right. he would not be good when he got back. >> i'm glad you thought this through. i really am. all right. let's look at the golden gate bridge. while the steady rain is over, it's plenty slick there. i want to show you live doppler 7 showing the steadiest rain is moving daly city, south san francisco, that will continue moving south. we have a slug, that yellow there will head for the san mateo bridge. as we continue heading down the bay, heavier rain around redwood city and mountain view and heading towards santa clara, sunnyvale and heavier rain right now passing through the sunol grade. 84 between sunol and livermore,

and the altamont pass and vasco road right now and highway 4 in eastern contra costa county and alameda county getting some rain. 0.12 inches so far. partly cloudy, breezy this afternoon. much colder tonight under clear conditions. the weekend is looking mostly sunny with mild temperatures. today with those breezes and partly cloudy conditions, 56 to 60 degrees. tonight, it could be freezing cold in our inland valleys. then upper 30s to low 40s around most of the bay until you get to san francisco and half moon bay and san mateo in the mid 40s. my accuweather 7-day forecast, one of the warmest days is the shortest day of the year, monday when astronomical winter begins. new this morning, emmanuel macron has tested positive for covid-19. he took a test as soon as he started to get symptoms of the virus. he plans to keep working while

isolating himself for at least seven days. he is the latest world leader to develop the disease. others include president trump and british prime minister boris johnson. in our commitment to building a better bay area through the coronavirus pandemic, perhaps the most immediate issue we face is making sure a vaccine is safe for the public. it's why abc7 is devoting all this week to our vaccine coverage. so here in the bay area doctors on the front line of the pandemic say it's been difficult to get latinos to be a part of vaccine trials. but why? >> today on abc7 news at 4:00, why many in the latino community

are reluctant to get the covid-19 vaccine and the data behind it. at 5:00, how the speedy development of the vaccine changed the development of drugmaking. and at 6:00, would you have to get vaccinated to travel or go back to work? michael finney looks at what your rights are. tomorrow our hour-long town hall with a national panel of medical leaders. all this week you can see this coverage on your own time on our website, it's where you can submit your vaccine questions to our team of reporters and medical experts. it's all there at abc7news.com/vaccine. new at 6:00, caught by the unexpected from the chp. what some highway patrolmen are hitting drivers with that comes as a total shock. first a teeth whitening technique made cool by celebrities and those on instagram, but is it nothing more than an instascam? and another bay area business on the brink of closing for good. but pat's cafe is not

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a popular teeth whitening kid endorsed by celebrities is facing backlash this morning with a possible class action lawsuit. 1 million people purchased the snow teeth whitening kit. it promises to brighten your smile and protect against bacteria and viruses. now the company is accused of fraudulent, false, misleading advertising and marketing. legal experts tell "good morning america" that this type of lawsuit can be powerful if allowed to proceed as a class action. >> a class action lawsuit is essentially a lawsuit where rather than having one plaintiff, one person bringing

the lawsuit, there are hundreds. could be thousands of individuals typically in the class action lawsuit such as this. >> the teeth whitening kits sell for 200 bucks. the company is insisting the product works. so far there' been no comment from those celebrity sponsors. and look at this. a duke university graduate student invented a uv sanitation station for small items like your cell phone. he says he got the idea after a professor's speech about historical opportunities that come around with a major change like a pandemic. the grad student says sales have taken off for his doctor's choice uv sterilizer which uses ultraviolet light to remove germs from items inside the box. the owner of a neighborhood restaurant on the brink of closing for good is pleading for customers to help save it. pat's cafe is on taylor street in north beach near the cable car turnaround. 18 years ago pat darden moved

from omaha, nebraska and opened this restaurant. she stayed in business during the pandemic against all odds. pat says she's open on a part-time basis hoping to generate enough cash to keep the cafe going. >> should i be closed? probably. probably. but i don't want to be closed. i've been through several hard times, i always survived. i'll survive this as well. >> pat and her employees started a gofundme to get some help. so far they raised about $5,500. if you're able to help out local business and neighbors, head to the front page of abc7news.com to give where you live. we have donation links for several local vetted charity organizations. let's look at live doppler 7. it's wet out there. the heaviest of the rain is falling in the east bay. especially eastern contra costa county and alameda county.

it's moving from northwest to southeast. it's going to be around through the morning. that's why we have the storm impact scale for showers, light to moderate. it will be breezy and dry. this is the next six hours. you can see how quickly once the morning commute ends, we're going to dry out. unfortunately we're going to remain wet with up to a tenth of an inch of rain if you get caught under a heavier shower that will pulse up and make you have to use your high speed windshield wipers and make sure you have the wet weather gear when you head out. you won't need it for the afternoon and evening commute. back to you. in the south bay, a san jose school created a drive through fantasy of lights park. the school wanted to bring holiday cheer to the community so they decorated trees, set up light displays and threw in some whimsical characters. it's free and open to the public tomorrow. if you're coming and you've been watching this week, that's the third thing you can do in the

bay area. >> i think we have more than three. i'll come up with a list. >> please do. >> we're adding. there's an abundance. >> i can't wait to see it. new at 6:00, netflix's new idea to play with your senses. what the company is reportedly trying that gives you an interesting way to watch. and the entire bay area entering the stay-at-home order that starts at midnight but there's plenty of questions on specifics like what is still open, what's closing, and can you still hang with one other person outside of your household in san francisco? and the moderna vaccine is expected to start in a matter of moments. >> and people here will get the covid-19 vaccine, it will be people who work in long-term care facilities. i'm julian glover with what else we're learning this morning.

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stay-at-home order 2.0. the entire bay area is under its second shutdown that starts at midnight. hospitals push closer to their breaking point but with the new

guidelines, there's new confusion for many. and what could be a second dose of hope happening now. the fda meeting right now to decide on authorization for moderna's vaccine. we'll take you there live. good morning. it's thursday, december 17th. a lot going on this morning. first we want to check in with mike to see what's going on with the rain we're seeing. good morning. let's start with the storm impact scale showing a 1 for the morning hours. scattered showers out there, light to moderate rainfall. it becomes breezy once the showers end. that will aid the slipperiness of the streets until they're finally dry. for super commuters, highway 4 in the altamont pass, moderate showers. the heaviest of the rain is in the least populated areas in the mountains and