building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. >> this is not working. no state has it right. >> making news right now, solving the vaccine shortfall. hurdles to the rollout have experts wondering about a new strategy. would a single dose be enough? as the area experiences its first effects from holiday gatherings. good morning, i'm liz kreutz. we'll get to the latest on the coronavirus battle but first we'll start with the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hey, liz. you can't see much out there, you have to be way above the clouds.

visibility is reduced because of all that fog. live doppler 7, we're dry but the clouds are low to the ground with a zero visibility in novato and a quarter mile in livermore. about a mile and a half by the delta with a half mile at the airport. half moon bay, just about nothing, you can't see in front of you. as we go through the next several hours, it's 1:2:00, 1:0, we're finally starting to see that fog lift. it will be replaced for more cloud cover for a mostly cloudy afternoon. the latter part of the day, a chance of showers. a mostly cloudy day on the way. level 2 system with wind and rain. we'll track it for you, when we see you next. we start with developing news on a covid-19 outbreak at a bay area hospital already stretched thin. kaiser permanente confirms 43 of its staff in the san jose emergency department have been

infected with covid-19. the positive tests came back between november 27 and friday. they're questioning whether a costume worn by a staff member may have been responsible for the outbreak. contact tracing is ongoing for people who might have been exposed. this all comes as california hits a new state record for the number of covid patients in the icu. with more than 4,500 people admitted on friday, here in the bay area, icu capacity has dropped to a record low, now just 5.1%. in southern california, funeral homes are turning away bereaved families because they're running out of space. keeping you informed on the covid-19 emergency and its impact on your health is one of the key pillars here at abc 7 and our efforts to build a better bay area. doctors are reporting the first coronavirus cases from christmas

gatherings. as abc 7 news reporter luz pena found out, it's prompting zuckerberg general hospital to activate its emergency plan. >> reporter: the thanksgiving surge has spilled over into 2021 and doctors are holding their before we g breaths to see what the new year's numbers will bring. three holidays at once could mean an extreme stress to the medical system. one doctor says they're still waiting on more data. >> that's because a lot of people are closed for the holidays in terms of labs so they're not reporting these numbers until people open back up next week. >> reporter: at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital, this week they're experienced the highest number of covid-19 cases in the last ten months, with 52 cases at the peak.

>> it was a predictable pattern of ten days to two weeks where you'll see people starting to get sick. >> reporter: the first covid-19 cases from christmas gatherings were reported this week. they implemented their covid-19 surge plan. >> we opened up a new floor that was just for covid patients. it meant that we are more limited in terms of any elective procedures and surgeries are going to be more limited. >> reporter: and the chief of the er has another concern as a possible surge approaches. what's your message to your staff who at this point are so tired and there could be a potential surge? >> as much of my time now is trying to address that issue with all of our staff who have been doing this for ten months. honestly, we're all exhausted. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. as the new coronavirus variant spreads in california, health officials are looking to

the uk where it was first confirmed for a treatment plan. doctors there have decided to extend the time between doses in order to vaccinate more people more quickly. american doctors are now discussing the idea but not everyone agrees. abc 7 news reporter matt boone look the into the strategy. >> reporter: as the first phase of the vaccine rollout continues, that question was answered by dr. bob wachtner in a tweet. he writes, far better to have 100 misdemeanor of people who are 80% protected than 50 million people who are 95% protected, particularly as we're facing a know that is getting smarter or nastier. in the uk, that theory has already been made into policy, especially as the country approved the objecti vaccine. >> we recognize the 12 weeks

allows us to get the vaccine to more people. >> reporter: in the united states, that recommendation to lengthen the time between the doses has not been made, even as more cases of the new variant appear amid fears of another post-holiday surge. >> the problem with vaccinating as many people as possible is you may not get to that second dose in a reasonable time frame. >> reporter: the deputy public health officer in marin county says deviating from the prescribed regimen would say risky. >> it's an interesting thought but the evidence is not there. >> reporter: he says more people could contract the disease, which would undermine trust. >> the important issue is having the trust of the community so they'll come back for their second dose. >> reporter: the oxford/astrazeneca trials in the u.s. were paused, causing a delay in the results. the fda isn't expected to take that up for approval until later this spring.

matt boone, abc 7 news. nationally, the u.s. is far behind on its vaccination goals. according to the cdc, more than 4 million have received the first doses of the covid-19 vaccine. a majority of those are people in long term care facilities. but this is where the issue lies. that is only of the more than 13 million phase and her moderna doses that have been distributed so far. the vaccination count is 79% behind the trump administration's goal of 20 million by the new year. in texas, covid-19 vaccines are now being administered to their phase 1b, which includes people 65 and older and those 16 and older with a chronic medical condition. people lined up in their cars yesterday in houston for the city's first public vaccine clinic. but there were only enough doses for 750 people. hundreds of people called to try to get an appointment, causing their phone system to crash. one woman says she just wants to get her life back. >> we've got to get our country back. we've got to get this back.

it's not a hoax. people are dying. hundreds of thousands of people are gone. and this ignorance has got to stop. we've got to pull back together as all americans. we are united. >> houston officials say the goal is to administer 100,000 vaccines this month. if you want to know when it will be your turn to be vaccinated, we have a calculator on abc7news.com. by answering a few questions, you can see where you might fall in the line. lisa, you can see the clouds, really foggy this morning. >> it sure is. as we look live outside, this is 880 in oakland, visibility is about a mile. this is one of the better spots, and it doesn't look so hot, does it? we'll see more cloud cover towards the afternoon and those south winds keeping us on the mild side. the winds increase and the rain is on the way. my accuweather seven-day forecast is coming up. >> thanks, lisa. also ahead, one of san francisco's oldest restaurants is getting one last lifeline.

how a nonprofit is helping far east cafe stay open. and a growing campaign to remove california governor gavin newsom is gaining

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new details this morning about the iconic far east cafe in san francisco's chinatown. the 100-year-old restaurant will stay open until at least thursday. far east was set to close on new year's eve due to the pandemic. "the chronicle" reports the nonprofit placed orders until january 7 to feed residents. if nothing changes before then, the cafe will permanently close. they're asking for $2 million to help chinatown's restaurants survive. many restaurants during the

pandemic have dealt with break-ins, stolen money and equipment. burglaries in the city have gone up to 123 incidents in just the past year. restaurant owners say since people are staying at home, they see it as an opportunity to break into businesses. they say police reports rarely result in an arrest but police continue to encourage people to file a report when crimes happen. the faster we flatten the curve, the faster we can bounce back, including our housing market. real estate agents and landlords are speaking out about pandemic trends. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan has more. >> reporter: this real estate agent says right now might be the best time to rent in san francisco. this one-bedroom apartment with a remodelled kitchen and bathroom rents for $2,000 a month, that's 25% less than last year and the first month is free. >> 650 square feet, nice classic

san francisco apartment. in any other given time they would have been rented immediately. >> reporter: crystal chen is an analyst who says 2020 was a year of unprecedented decline for rents in the bay area. san francisco saw the biggest drop in the country, down 23% from last year. oakland was down 18%. 15% for san jose. >> the priority of renters have shifted away from big city amenities, night life, going out, and toward affordability. >> reporter: lower rents means people who were priced out before will start to move back. >> i've spent the last ten years, you know, having people move from here to oakland and just in the last eight months, people in oakland are moving back to san francisco. >> reporter: chen predicts a bigger shift this summer.

>> it won't be nearly as expensive and crazy as it was before the pandemic. >> reporter: on the flip side are the current landlords. this group held a rally in san francisco's chinatown to protest california's eviction moratorium. this landlord says with renters behind on payment, her family is suffering. >> we have to pay mortgage and maintain the building. so how do we survive? >> reporter: despite the difficulties on both sides, some remain optimistic. >> the city will be better in the long run because it needed a recalibration. >> reporter: in san francisco, anser hassan, abc 7 news. in the east bay, backers behind a petition to really governor gavin newsom held a signature collection drive. abc 7 news spoke to supporters of the recall in dublin. they say they're halfway to the 1.5 million signatures needed to trigger a recall vote. volunteers had many complaints

about the governor and his handling of the covid crisis. >> kids should be in school and they're not except for his kids because they go to a private school. he's doing things that he says we can't do like going to the french laundry. we can't go to a restaurant. he can. >> of course newsom did go when it was allowed for all of us to have outdoor dining. a spokesperson for the governor's office says newsom was the first u.s. governor to act boldly on the pandemic. the spokesperson added, quote, californians appreciate his decisive act and support his current focus on distributing vaccines. school resumes tomorrow from winter break for many students across the bay area. in plans to return to in-person classes for five north bay high schools have been put on hold. one district is delaying plans for its hybrid schedule of distance and in-person learning because of the latest surge in covid-19 cases.

officials say when marin county is back in the red tier they will reevaluate the hybrid schedule. lisa, we need some good news. i think it's coming in the for me of some rain. >> it is, liz. in fact, tomorrow will be our strongest systems throughout the week ahead. the first full week of 2021. and as we look at live doppler 7, the cloud cover is certainly with us. and offshore is what we're watching. this element here will move in late tonight, by midnight, and spread some rain until sunrise tomorrow. we have a lot of fog right now with mild visibility. in oakland, sfo, novato very foggy. a quarter mile for our friends in livermore. concord looking better. hayward, 2 1/2 miles, as well as san carlos, half moon bay, and foggy in santa rosa. very little wind, we're not mixing up the atmosphere. mt. tam looks kind of neat. 49 in san francisco, 53 in

oakland, low 50s in san jose. milder with a blanket of clouds. looking at our east bay hills camera on top of vollmer peak, we'll see clouds linger throughout the day today. the low sun angle in january and the winds are not helping out. we'll get gusty winds later out ahead of the front. but things will stay rather gray out there. 48 santa rosa, novato 46. upper 40s for you in livermore. bringing in our storm impact scale, we haven't seen this in a while. it's a level 2 system. we'll see gusty winds accompany some moderate rain. we are looking at this system to bring pockets of heavy rain with the ponding on the roadways a possibility. forecast models are trending not as strong with this system. but we are looking at a quick maneuver, that's good news. we're not looking at any problems. you can see all the cloud cover at 5:00. here we are after midnight getting some light rain.

here comes the front as we get towards sunrise. pockets of heavier rain in the north bay. as we go through the mid-morning hours, we're definitely seeing pockets from the city to the east bay, the peninsula, the santa cruz mountains. towards mid-afternoon, things shift into the sierra nevada and we're looking at drier conditions. so highest amounts in the north bay. coastal hills still looking at a half inch, maybe an inch there. a third of an inch for san mateo and perhaps a tenth of an inch for san jose. ben lomond looking at a decent amount, over an inch. winds will pick up after midnight. gusty south winds, 20 to 30 miles an hour, 6:00. then look what happens as the front approaches, we're looking at the winds perhaps at 40 miles an hour. as we get through the afternoon, still breezy. the winds switch direction and finally, 8:00, things quiet down. winter weather advisory for the tahoe basin, looking at that heavy, wet snow above 7,000

feet, 10 to 18 inches. looking at some of the amounts here in the greater lake tahoe area, seven inches in south lake. plenty of clouds in the accuweather seven-day forecast forecast. we're looking at rain first thing in the morning. by the afternoon, things will get quieter. we'll dry out, the winds will subside. next weaker system arrives on wednesday. a break on thursday. and perhaps every other day, looking at a weak system that will take us into next friday, liz. so it's something, it's not anything huge, but we definitely need it. >> we certainly do, thanks, lisa. ahead, the new year is bringing an extension on the paycheck protection program. the stricter rules to make sure actual small businesses get the money. but first, coming up this week, the airing of the final new episodes of "jeopardy" hosted by alex trebek.

monterey bay aquarium has become an unlikely hero in the distribution of the pfizer covid-19 vaccine. besides tanks filled with fish, it also has an ultracold freezer capable of storing the vaccine. justin dorsey shows us how the community came together to fight the pandemic. >> reporter: after months of struggles fighting the covid-19 pandemic, hospitals are finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. >> we have started to see vaccines arrive and we really see that as really our only pathway out of the pandemic. so there's a lot of hope and

excitement at the hospital with the arrival of these vaccines. >> reporter: but even with such good news, an issue presented itself. >> we had placed an order for the ultracold freezer months ago. it is not due to arrive until sometime in january. >> reporter: the pfizer vaccine must be held safely at minus 94 degrees fahrenheit in special industrial freezers, something the hospital didn't have on hand when vaccines arrived in december. so an unusual entity stepped up to help. >> we are one community in monterey county so this is a concrete way that we can contribute to getting our county healthy again. >> reporter: a freezer normally used in the animal husbandry clinic in the monterey aquarium was transported to the hospital and now can store the lifesaving void vaccine. >> the aquarium really wanted to help us out and figure out a way

in which they could put their mark on being able to move forward with our only pathway out of the pandemic. >> reporter: a community that comes together is stronger together. that's true in marin county. justin dorsey, abc 7 news. $285 billion will be available to small businesses in the next extension of the paycheck protection program. there are stricter rules this time to make sure actual small businesses get the money. but will that happen? here is abc news reporter stephany sierra. >> reporter: san francisco's century-old cafe is in a world of hurt. >> right now we're just in survival mode. >> reporter: after furloughing 45 employees, manager larry silva says the restaurant's only saving grace is another ppp

loan. according to the sba, in order to apply and qualify for a second ppp loan, business owners have to prove you were in business before february of last year. you must have fewer than 300 employees. and your income must have dipped 25% or more from any quarter in 2019 to 2020. like most struggling restaurants, silva more than qualifies. >> we've had an 80% drop. >> reporter: keith osley has spent weeks studying the legislation. he explains borrowers will now benefit from choosing the time period the funds need to be used by. >> they may not need the cash right now but they might see a slow period coming up, they might be a seasonal business and need the funds in a month or two. >> reporter: previously loans were capped at 10 million. now the most a business can receive is $2 million. loan money can be used for safety upgrades at businesses or

to fix property damage not covered by insurance. >> any sort of disaster that they have themselves, whether that was, you know, from violence or from different protests that they might have had. >> reporter: lastly, publicly traded companies are not eligible for ppp loans this time. with hopes that comic bookstore owner joe fields won't have to wait three months to get a $40,000 loan. >> banks tend to favor those customers that have power behind them. i'm really hoping it actually gets to those people who are on main street. >> reporter: main street and hyde street. >> it feels like, you know, we're the last lighthouse. >> reporter: stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. still to come on "abc 7 mornings," presidential pushback. the latest on the attempt by some senate republicans to stop joe biden's inauguration. plus today is expected to be the busiest travel day since the start of the pandemic. how many people are projected to be screened at airports. i'm made to move. but these days,

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. this morning, california in crisis. some hospitals having ambulances line up to drop patients off. local health leaders are out withdraw new plea to keep the health emergency under control with perhaps a new development bubbling up. good morning, everyone. i'm liz kreutz. first let's get another look at the weather with lisa argen. hey, lisa. >> hey, liz. it's certainly foggy out there, it's been there all morning long and is taking its time in lifting. the next few hours will continue to see pockets of very dense fog. in novato, zero visibility. livermore at a quarter mile. just a mile in oakland, sfo, and two miles for you along the coast and over in san carlos. certainly a gray start.

by the afternoon, the clouds will linger, the higher clouds. so we're talking 40s and 50s now, upper 50s to near 60 towards the afternoons. towards 9:00 tonight we'll see maybe a few showers out there. there's a chance, but it's after midnight when we'll see the beginning of the rain, which is ahead of a front that's going to bring us gusty winds and some moderate precip. we'll talk about details, timing, and intensity coming up in a few minutes, liz. >> all right, lisa, thank you. it seems to be new records every day now, the country is losing the battle against the coronavirus. the death toll this morning surpassing 350,000. abc news reporter christine sloan has the latest. >> reporter: the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to ravage the united states into the new year. california's health care system is buckling. many hospitals at or nearing capacity. ambulances waiting hours to offload patients. los angeles county is arguably the nation's current epicenter

of the pandemic. the director of the county department of public health pleading with residents. >> we're not asking people to forego getting together with people for the rest of their lives. we're asking people to forego it for the next few weeks while we ramp up our vaccination. >> reporter: officials in north carolina are building a field hospital to help handle a surge in cases. central massachusetts seeing a 60% increase in hospitalizations since thanksgiving. >> just over the past three days, we've surpassed the number of patients in the hospital that we saw in the spring. >> reporter: four states have still not vaccinated 0.5% their populations. in knocks county, half of the health department and 60% of health care workers opted to forego vaccination for now. >> we wish we had higher compliance. >> reporter: but many are eager

four the shots. houston's first public vaccines clinic got 250,000 calls. christine sloan, abc news, new york. developing news in washington, d.c. as the 117th session of congress begins today. there are still two key races this week to determine which party will have its control on politics in the new year. here is abc news. >> reporter: overnight vice president mike pence signaled he supports an effort from republican senators and republicans to reject the will of the voters when congress meets to certify the election this week. he says he supports lawmakers to use the authority they have under the law to raise objections. >> this is my opportunity to stand up and say something. >> reporter: the effort, led by missouri republican josh hawley and others, is seen as a last

ditch attempt to prevent joe biden's victory. president trump has falsely claimed the election is illegitimate, pushing for members of his party to obstruct the certification. but this latest effort and unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud is threatening comity among republicans. the unprecedented effort also infuriating democrats. >> to bring this challenge at this date, it's democracy versus trump at this point. i mean, that's really what we're talking about. >> reporter: but in a call with his caucus, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell called the january 6 vote the most consequential of his life, but

still telling senators to vote their conscience. abc news, washington. now to the crucial runoff elections in georgia. two u.s. senate seats currently held by republicans are at stake. the outcome could change the balance of power in washington as well. both president-elect biden and president trump will campaign there tomorrow. abc news white house correspondent rachel scott has more. >> reporter: this morning in georgia, the final push. the special election that will decide control of the senate now just 48 hours away. more than 3 million voters have already cast their ballot, a record for runoff races in the state. >> tremendous turnout. everyone is engaged in this race. >> reporter: republican senators kelly loeffler and david perdue is fighting to hang on to their seats. but in the final stretch, perdue is sidelined, still in self-quarantine after coming into close contact with a campaign staffer who tested positive for covid-19. >> it's terrible timing. but we're not going to miss a step, we're going to participate in all these events as if i were there. >> i'm ready to be your next

united states senator. >> reporter: democrats raphael warnock and jon ossoff would need to win both their races for the chamber to tilt to the left. but if they lose just one, republicans keep control of the senate. both parties are going all in. president-elect joe biden and president trump will be here campaigning tomorrow. but some republicans are worried this message from the president falsely claiming the runoffs are illegal and invalid will do more harm than good. >> i'm concerned that it continues to be a distraction for the ever-so-important election on january 5 for republicans in georgia but also republicans all over the country. >> reporter: the president is still pushing to overturn an election he overwhelmingly lost. as that group of gop senators and house republicans say they will reject the will of the voters when congress meets to formally certify the election, citing unfounded allegations of voter fraud. rachel scott, abc news, washington. vandals have now hit a second leader of congress' home

with graffiti. the words "where's my money" were sprayed on mitch mcconnell's door in louisville, kentucky on early saturday. the graffiti is presumably a reference to mcconnell's gop-led senate blocking the attempt at a $2,000 relief check. mcconnell released a statement saying vandalism has no place in our society. and house speaker nancy pelosi's home in san francisco had graffiti with a pig's head demanding bigger checks. a special investigations unit is looking into the case. new details into police shooting of an unarmed black man that sparked nationwide protest. the district attorney in kenosha, wisconsin is expected to announce this month whether he'll charge the officer who shot jacob blake.

kenosha police officer rusten chesky is accused of shooting blake in august, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. the city council is meeting today to vote on addressing any unrest. despite warnings from health officials, today is expected to be a very, very busy travel day. it could mean yet another spike in cases a week from now. a live look at sfo, it is foggy this morning and quiet right now, it appears. the tsa has screened 15 million people nationwide this holiday season. officials expect 1.3 million people to return home today. many travelers experienced delays or cancellations yesterday because of the weather in the south and northeast. of course that also means more people packed into airports, waiting around. and more flights could be packed today. air travel has been decreasing since christmas day. but the tsa has been screening more than 800,000 people a day since then.

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new this morning, two men are wanted for base jumping off the top of a nashville hotel. >> oh, my god! oh, my gosh! they're gone. oh, my god. >> quite a lot of panic it caused. officers arrived at the grant

hyatt hotel on new year's day after getting calls of b.a.s.e. jumping. when they got to the bar, the men jumped, scaring other guests. they parachuted into a parking lot, got into a parked car and drove away. they were banned from the hotel and it's unclear whether they will face charges. hmm, don't try that at home, liz. >> no, and in fact with all this fog, we have problems at the airport, livermore, sfo, visibility a quarter mile. golden gate bridge, you can see that you can barely see the tower there. a cool and cloudy afternoon. we'll stay dry today. that changes tomorrow. we'll talk about the wind and rain expected for your early morning monday, next. also next, warriors' reason to worry? the panic meter is rising for some.

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in sports the san francisco 49ers are wrapping up their disappointing injury plagued season. the team squares off against the seattle seahawks in the niners new temporary home state farm stadium in glendale, arizona. kickoff at 1:25. the golden state warriors face a formidable portland trailblazer, tip-off at 5:30 at chase center. the dubs have been struggling to find their way so far in the early season. abc 7 sports anchor chris alvarez shows you how the team is responding in this morning's sports. >> good morning. warriors center james weisman tweaked his ankle. steve kerr said he had no issues saturday and expects to play tonight against the blazers so they go again. golden state opened the seven-game home stand with a 25-point loss to portland, their

lowest margin of defeat. the other two losses were by 26 and 39. damon lillard, c.j. mccollum had 62 points. draymond green was held scoreless in his regular season debut and with the warriors off to a slow start, there's a lot of work to do. >> i think every team is a work in progress. if you are a team that don't think you need progress, you'll be looking in july where did you miss the work. if you're not a work in progress in six or seven games, good luck. >> we were embarrassed last night and the team is just starting to figure out each other and grow together and i'm very confident with our leadership that we have internally and the competitive level of guys, we're going to come out and bring plenty of energy tomorrow. usf taking on gonzaga, and nearly empty arena. jalen suggs crashes into one of the few places people can actually sit. watch out. nice lay-up,

16 points in the first half and final seconds corey kispert from steph curry range. bulldogs by ten at the break. the dons never got into the single digits. steal and game high 26. dons fall 85-62. san jose state basketball playing in the greater phoenix area calling grand canyon university home. lost by 50 to boise on thursday. this is a different game, richard washington on fire, sparty takes the lead with just over 90 to go, 40 seconds to go now, washington step-back triple is true, spartans go up one. boise state took the lead on a lay-up, final chance for the spartans. washington needs space, got a rise in fire and it is off the mark. he had 26, needed 29. spartans is a tough one, 87-86 pac-12, jared haas and the cardinal in eugene taking on the ducks.als, 8 early. spencer jones the steal and the showtime for two of his 12 second half stanford up two. oregon follows with a shot and what a play that was.

slams it home. he had 13. 4 of 5 oregon starters in double figures. the cardinal scored five points in the final seven minutes. chris duarte had five by himself. oregon wins 73-65. cal at oregon state, matt bradley turned his ankle in the first half, did not return. early second, up double digits, joel brown cutting to the hoop and cal is up a dozen but they battle back. ethan thompson dribble drive and scoop to the hoop with the lead six minutes to go. straight to crunch time. bears still down two, and brown gets a good look at a three-ball off the mark, andre kelly has a chance to tip it, it is not good. beavers grab the rebound. kelly is clearly frustrated. bears fall 73-64 cal still winless in conference play. that is your look at sports. let's send things back to you. a soggy start to the first weekend of 2021 in the bay area. no matter where you were

yesterday, it probably looked something like this. dreary, rainy, gray, it certainly looked something like that in my area, lisa, a good day to snuggle up, bake, play cards, eat. >> all of the above, i agree. we've picked up a little bit of rain, maybe a third inch in the north bay. and more rain is coming. the pacific has storms lining up throughout the week ahead. we'll see, let's say, moderate systems, beginning with tomorrow, where the rain fall will be most intense in the morning hours in the north bay. and throughout the entire bay area it will accompany some very gusty winds. we'll get a pretty good amount,y factor in the south bay, in the coastal hills you get that lift. also as we go through the afternoon, it's a quick maneuver. all those things coming into play. the system is pretty juicy out here. and it has been trending weaker

in the past few model runs. we're still getting rain but not a big, big storm, but enough that will be pretty impressive for a time tomorrow morning. quarter mile visibility, livermore, novato, with just about zero visibility half moon bay. it's been kind of fickle, the fog, this morning, with changing amounts. you saw that in napa, three miles. two miles at san carlos airport. four to five miles in san jose. pretty gray every. but when we get up above the towers, our sutro tower camera is seeing a little sunlight there. 53 in oakland. mountain view, good morning, 50 for you. half moon bay was 39 this morning. usually you can see the bay bridge right here, obviously not the case this morning. 48 in santa rosa. 50 by the delta, very foggy there. our storm impact scale, we've got the gusty winds and light to mod the areerate rain at times. because we haven't seen rain in a while, we could see a little

ponding on the roadways. throughout the day today, a lot of cloud cover. 2:00 to 5:00, mostly cloudy skies. and late tonight, past midnight, we'll get some very light rain, perhaps in the north bay and the east bay. stopping this right around sunset, you can see the heavy rain from cloverdale to santa rosa down through marin county, getting into san francisco. and that 8:00, 9:00 people, you'll see some of the heaviest rain coming down at a moderate pace. we're stopping this at 10:00, we've got rain in the sacramento valley throughout the peninsula. a pretty good dose there in the santa cruz mountains. by 11:30, it continues its push into the east bay. 580 getting some heavy downpowedow downpours. after that, it quickly moves out of here. a half inch perhaps in oakland, a third to two tenths from mountain view to redwood city. san jose, you can see the rain shadow effect, maybe a tenth of an inch. here are our winds, pretty gusty

as we get into your monday morning, with wind gusts from 20 to 35 miles an hour. but even when the front passes by, it is still a breezy afternoon. looking at the winter weather advisory in the sierra nevada, it's that heavy wet cement sierra snow, ten inches near kirkwood. another system arrives, this is the early morning look. wednesday, a level 1 possible system. >> liz, thank you. a lot of you watch "general"general "generalar -- "jeopardy" and "wheel. fortune" right here on abc 7. our own david louie had a special moment. >> wheel of fortune! >> reporter: it's the tv game show fans have been watching for 45 years. only a few get to compete and spin the famous wheel for cash,

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taking glass and she needed to relieve the frustration. i feel like people would want to do that to a sign that said 2020, lisa. >> that's right. yesterday we had the drizzle and mist that lingered throughout the day. we'll have fog this morning that will linger throughout the rest of the morning with the quarter mile visibility in novato, on the coast. can't see a thing. give it a couple of hours. if you head out with the dog, it will be dry today. we'll look for the rain to arrive after midnight, before in the north bay. a level 2 system, light to moderate rain, gusty winds, throughout the early to mid-morning hours. we clear out in the afternoon. on tuesday, we're dry. next system comes in on wednesday with some more rain and wind. a break on thursday. another system looks likely on friday. kind of a nice way to do it, liz, every other day. and it will add up, so that's some good news. >> it really is. lisa, thank you. thank you all for joining us on "abc 7 mornings." i'm liz kreutz along with lisa

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