schedule vaccination. >> i really want my parents to get vaccinated. i don't want them to die from covid. >> now at 5:00, the bay area's vaccine waiting game. seniors struggling to get the appointments they need. local counties reveal the real issue. >> reporter: president elect biden's p plan. security at capitol, the place to protect inauguration day and the new abc news poll on president trump. >> and one problematic pigeon. the alleged pigeon found abroad that is now creating international controversy. >> that story is interesting. we'll get to that soon. good morning everybody, friday, january 15th. >> i've been doing this a long time. i've never said "the alleged pigeon" in a newscast before.

breakering new ground. mike and our friday forecast. hey mike. >> reggie, thank you very much. hi sue, hi jobina. and hello to you too. thanks for joining us this friday. we don't have a as much fog but where it is it is a lot thicker than yesterday. vanderbilt less than a quarter mile up until 11:00. so highway speeds, it is going to be hard to see folks in front of you and stop. and spilling into the napa and santa rosa. so far those are some of our foggy spotlights as you would expect and the winds are drifting to the pablo bay and a as the golden gate bridge like yesterday morning. the story this afternoon, mild once again but high clouds dimming sunshine just enough we get near report warmth. but we won't make it today. we will this weekend. this morning there are some encouraging signs that california's overwhelming covid surge could be subsiding.

we are far from being out of the woods. so let's get to the good news first. the state's seven-day positivity rate. the percentage of coronavirus tests that have a positive result dropped from last week. and the number of hospitalizations and icu patients are declining. slightly. but yesterday alone the state still reported 552 deaths that. means someone in california is dying from coronavirus just about every two and a half minutes. sclar county also the first bay area county to top more than a thousand covid related deaths. tracking the bay area as the whole every day and you see the rolling average.related deaths. tracking the bay area as the whole every day and you see the rolling average. it continues to go up. that means that not out of the woods yet. >> it means there is no time to waste in delivering covid vaccines to the masses. healthcare websites are slammed. phone lines are seeing serious wait times and local counties

say they don't even have enough doses right now. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live with more on frustrated area seniors who are trying to make appointments, amy. >> reporter: good morning, jobina. yeah its been tough. the city of asphyxiatisan franc working on setting up a site at oracle pardon me park. and it can't come soon enough. we are hearing story after story of seniors trying to get the vaccine with no luck. sutter health and kaiser permanente set up vaccine phone lines but they were overloaded with calls. governor gavin newsom says california is can now start vaccinating over the age of 65 but bay area counties say they aren't ready for that. they are still struggling to vaccinate the 75 and older crowd. >> my father has been trying to get to an appointment to get vaccinated and he's been on hold for two hours and still hasn't spoken to anyone. but yaw i'm pretty worried.

i really want my parents to get vaccinated. i don't want them the die from covid. >> well, we have heard success stories though. those exist too. one marin couple got a call from their healthcare provider to sign up with a sutter clinic in berkeley. they did. they went and they got the shot. but they crossed county lines for it. and the marin county health officer says he can see why people would county hop. he say marin doesn't have enough doses. but it bums him out too. he would love to see more uniform statewide approach so people wouldn't have to do that so there wouldn't be disparities between counties. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield. president elect biden plans to get his more specific plan today for administering covid-19 vaccines nation wooitd. comes just a day after he released his administration's full nearly 2 trillion dollar pandemic rescue plan. >> the crisis of deep human

suffering is in plain sight. and there is no time to waste. we have to act. and we have to act now. >> so here are some of the key items the proposal would provide an additional $1400 in direct payments to most americans. that is on top of the $600 checks many just received. $170 billion would go to reopening schools safely. and $160 billion would create a national vaccine program and boost testing. president elect joe biden is set to speak around 12:45 this afternoon. >> and the president elect is tasking ucsf doctor david kessler with leading operation warp speed t white house in addition to speed up covid-19 treatments and vaccines. kesler served as fda commissioner under presidents george h.w. bush and bill clinton. during that time he helped speed up the development and approval of aids drugs in the nineties. abc7 has put together a helpful

interactive tool to let you see how california and the country is doing in its vaccine rollout. you can see where you fall in line to get vaccinated and tips for when it is your turn. new this morning an abc news "washington post" poll is looking into how americans feel about last week's insurrection on the capitol. 9 in 10 oppose it. nearly 7 in 10 say president trump bears some responsibility. 56% hope to bar him from holding elected office again. the survey also fines 54% say trump should be charged criminally for inciting the rout. 43% said he should not be charged. this poll asurntcutyps at the u capitol kick into high gear for the inauguration on wednesday. fence with wire surrounding the0

national guard members. there are more american troops in washington right now than in iraq and afghanistan combined. the national mall will be shut down on inauguration day. >> ensure that we have a safe inauguration, that president elect joe biden, vice president elect kamala harris are sworn in as the new president and vice president of the united states. and a manner consistent with our history, with our traditions. >> fbi director christopher wra extensive online chatter about potentialpretties. -- inauguration day preps o called "getting answers." he said it will take more than troops to bridge the political divide. >> people of good will. republicans and democrats who believe in civil discourse and believe in the constitution of the united states that served us so well and has respect for other human beings that don't

always agree with them, then we'll be fine. >> 20,000 national guard troops are right now in washington, d.c. to protect the continues live coverage begins on wednesday as early as 6:00 a.m. here. there is no rain in the forecast but rain is exactly what we need right now. our drought is getting slightly worse. take a look at thursday's drought map. that is the latest data released by the us drought monitor on the left. last week is on the right. now let's put last year's map on the right, comparatively our drought is way worse on these maps. the darker the color. the worse the drought. we hardly had any drought this time last year. so we have come a long way. unfortunately that is not in the good sense because i do not have rain in the forecast. at least not significant rain for a couple of weeks. let's talk about what's going on right now. and you can see things are

significantly cooler outside, except for in movado. some even double digits cooler. pacifica, 61. a lot of low to upper-40s out there. still some 50s around san rafael and san francisco. and that's about it. today here is a look from the east bay hills camera where it is 61 up in the hills. so there is definitely warmth lurking out there. a pleasant day to be outside. so take frequent breaks if you are at home. bay kind of calm and hazy as the fog fades. issues mgh 7 tomorr a high surf advisory. the breakers won't be as big ort breakers at mavericks. that won't happen this time. so here is a look at the way the

day breaks down. we're 39-49. little cooler this morning. low- to mid-60s at noon but low- to mid-60s alsot 4:00 and wonderful evening on tap. mid- to upper 50s if you are hanging out. >> pretty quiet out there on this early friday morning. it is the 15th of january. we'll take a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza which is pretty much crickets right now. there are a few cars coming into the san francisco but no metering lights obviously. and no fog here. let's go over to the san mateo bridge where traffic is moving nicely. the utilities, few breaks along we'll check on that. about 18 minutes from hayward to foster city and san mateo.

we have road work in tett petaluma. and a fog advisory. northbound 101 and the 116 and the corona overpass. long-term construction and that is due to pick up at 6:00. and farther north i want to show where the fog is really effecting your traffic. pretty much down on the road level. give yourself extra time and be extra careful on your drive through the north bay this morning. >> new overnight. one bay area county has a starting date set for inperson learning but it comes with a big hitch. and our own julian glover is taking a look at race and culture in the bay area. >> and how some are healing from trauma. an experience that is not the same for everyone.

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schools for next month for students in tk through 2nd grade. disney ending its popular annual pass program because of the uncertainty of the pandemic and limbs around the reopening of disneyland and disney california adventure. if you have one of these annual passes you will get a refund. the company says it is alsoeure. s aid asasve covid-19 vaccination site. here is that wild saga involving a pigeon. >> a pigeon named joe biden may be getting a stay of execution in australia after u.s. officials claim his identity is a fake. we're going break this down for everybody. joe biden is a racing pigeon believed to have flown 8,000

miles from the u.s. to the land down under. a man in melbourne found him and said he was registered to a man in alabama based on his identification tag. the morning the american racing pigeon union has spoken and said the bird band is count fit. not american. bird racing experts say pigeons generally don't cross large bodies of water. >> pigeons don't like to travel across water. and a pacific ocean is pretty much of a barrier. >> so the initial belief that joe was american put his life at risk because aussies believed he could carry diseases from the u.s. to other birds and poultry. many organizations are now calling for the bird to be spared. please. >> the drama. >> too much. . >> what would the motivation be? >> i don't know? >> behind faking it. just be in the headlines? >> i guess.

>> because of the name? i'm so confused. >> i don't know where the name came from actually now that you mentioned it. why is it named joe biden? >> although it does kind of look like the president elect. and that is not shade. i just really think there is a certain resemblance. >> reggie? >> no, it's a perfectly nice looking >> come on. someone at home agrees with me. tweet. >> i'm sure somebody on social media will. all right. hi everybody. welcome to friday. i'm glad joe biden will live for another day. here is a look at sue trio tower. and you can see it is pretty clear out there as far as fog but we do have a canopy of high clouds that will continue and get thic d.we'll ostoecut notak today. dangerous surf starts at 11:00.

and chances return tomorrow and crescendo monday and gusty winds, mondayng. cooling tuesday. 67 in sunnyvale and cupertino. morgan hill and gilroy, 71. up the peninsula about 65-68 degrees. over the coast, mid-60s today. few low-60s around sunset and daly city. north bay coast mid 60s. 70 in cloverdale in the north bay. 64 to about 66 on the east bay shore. and as you head into the valleys, 65-69 degrees. tonight temperature wills drop back into the 40s. fog along the coast and up in the north bay. we have a high wind watch above a thousand feet starting at 10:00 sunday night through 5:00 monday. sustained wind, 40-45 miles per hour with combusts 50-55.

bring anything in or tie it down before you go to bed sunday night if you live near a thousand feet or higher. because it definitely will get blown over. could be some trash cans blown over in the east bay hills, so you can see the big change coming monday into tuesday. finally back to average after warm weather this weekend. reggie? >> mike, thank you. facing challenges of racial and social justice is something we are committed to here at abc7 as we work to build a better bay area. helping people heal over zoom. >> reporter: through song and poetry. the mental health association o education resource center offer the community a safe place to

begin healing thursdy. >> healing is very, very, very important. you know it is nothing to be a shaped of. and we need to tear down the stigma. >> reporter: danielle is referring to the stigma surrounding mental health and seeking help in the black community and other marginalized groups. that is why the focus of today's event is healing racial trauma. >> there was 1127,127 deaths ine past year due to --. if you are feeling like you are in a dark space that is racial trauma. >> reporter: the free event one of several outreach efforts led by mental health outreach of alameda county in recent >> i hope that people do take away a greater understanding of

the relationship between racism mentally. therapy is like the best thing i've ever did for myself. and i always tell people that. but before i went to therapy, i had to like convince myself that it was okay. and that's a problem. >> if you are looking for help there are resources available. i've posted several of them. you can find it by clicking on the story on our website abc7news.com. covering race, culture and social justice, i'm julian glover. if you have a story for julian he'd love to hear from you on twitter, facebook or instagram. julian g abc7. and on instagram he's julian glover tv. >> up next the seven things you need to know this morning. >> the big drop on disney

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capitol building. behind it are some of the 21,000 national guard members deployed for the inauguration. >> two, just a day after releasing his pandemic rescue plan, president elect biden plans to re vice president mike pence is set to visit central california tomorrow to speak. adminiraon foreign policy with achievement. >> working to make the oakland coliseum a super vaccination site. the plan would open up the coliseum parking lot for hospitals and healthcare providers. the authority will discuss this morning. >> five t chance of record highs. it returns tomorrow. low- to mid-70s inland and the 70 resume going to try to make it even into the bay by sunday. and into monday.

some mid-70s in the bay. it is going to be warm. >> andda mning lk at our maps to where you can really see if you are traveling through sonoma county and napa county. just use extra caution. there is a fog advisory issued by the chp. >> seven, many hope to get filth rich this weekend. the second largest mega millions drawing ever is tonight. the jackpot swelled to $750 million. and tomorrow's powerball jackpot is $640 million. >> today's gma first look, a group of healthcare workers in alaska is racing to deliver the covid-19 vaccine in the way they know how. snow mobile. here is abc news reporter. >> reporter: this morning's gma first look we're taking you up close and personal wan all female team delivering covid-19 vaccines by snow mobile through the harsh conditions of rural alaska. if the teams didn't make these

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to hear excuses. they just want to get vaccinated so that we can end covid. making news at 5:30. the covid-19 vaccine rollout crumbling before it really gets off the ground. crashed websites, error messages and over lack of supply. the new development that could be coming today in the form of a sports stadium. securing the capitol. what several american companies are doing to thwart inauguration day threats both in d.c. and here on the west coast in sacramento. a brand new fire in so cal overnight. in january new video of this firefighter this morning. >> the near records highs where you live. welcome to friday, thank goodness, january 15th. >> yes we are going first check on that forecast with mike here. and we have maybe a nice weekend, mike? >> please. >> definitely.

warm weekend with some 70s filtering into the bay and possibly the coast. a touch of spring out there. shake off the cabin fever if you can. just remember your social distancing. i have to say that. here is a look at high clouds moving into the north bay. don't see much from sue trio tower but the clouds keep us from record highs today. close in the mid- to upper-60s. but the clouds keep us from record highs today. close in the mid- to upper-60s. slania know county solaolano co that weekend warmth coming up. happening today a new mass vaccination site could be coming to the east bay and one of the most recognized landmarks in the bay area and help speed up the vaccine rollout. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in san francisco with what is happening

today. >>. >> reporter: they need space and they need enough doses. san francisco county would love they need enough vaccinations. they are working to make the issues all come together looking at the oakland coliseum. one local hospital has already requested the space. others are expected to join. city council members say they are trying to speed up the vaccination process. >> right now in california the holdup is actually getting those vaccines out to people. so working to open large scale vaccination sites like the oakland coliseum is a crucial part of how we protect people's lives and protect public health. >> the giants have offered up their stadium and the city of san francisco is optimistic more doses will be headed this way

once joe biden is naughted next week. the san jose sharks, earthquake, san francisco 49ers all offering up their stadiums and arenas in the south bay as well. no word when all of those could open up and start vaccinating with officials saying this is all a very complex issue. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield. contra costa county health services provide an update today. expected to talk about how residents can make appointments in the coming weeks. the county recently opened up eligibility to people 65 and up. and that update starts at 11:00 this morning. >> another possible gettingou hote th tr group, american hotel and lodging send a letter to joe biden's transition team, saying more than 50,000 hotels have the ability. the letter points out the cleanliness of hotels, last year the organization made more than 2 million hotels

available for healthcare workers. >> a lot of you waited a long time yesterday to try get to vaccine appointment and that isn't the only issue. there is also supply. local counties are urging seniors and those next in line to be patient. that means being careful about scams and getting your vaccine information directly from trusted sources like your healthcare provider or local pharma full list of helpful tips for the best ways to sign up. and you can find county by county breakdowns of how vaccines are being distributed. >> san francisco mayor london will provide an update on the covid-19 pandemic today. hospitalizations have shown to be slightly decreasing around the bay area recently. on monday mayor breed and dr. colfax said it appeared the surge in cases has ngi ving west t mayor'sate a12:3 and we are counting down to

inauguration day. as you can see, joe biden will officially take the oath of office noon on wednesday. and this is of course a critical ime for our country. with last week's attack on the capitol still very fresh in everyone's minds, we now have warnings of armed protests plapd at every of our state capitols. and that includes sacramento. you are seeing this newly installed six foot chain link fence now up around the state capitol building. governor newsom authorized the deployment of a thousand national guard members. new this morning, airlines and travel companies taking steps to prevent potential violence on inauguration day. united, american, delta, alaskan and frontier are banning firearms from checked luggage on flights to and from washington, d.c. through inauguration day. american airlines is also going to stop serving alcohol on d.c. bound flights. the faa has established fe passengers. they could face a $35,000 find

or prison time. lodging cniikht canceling reservations in the d.c.rea. abc news will have continues live coverage of inauguration day wednesday beginning early as 6:00 a.m. here on abc7. >> roads in ventura county are closed while firefighters work to put out hotspots from a 50 acre brush fire. required evacuations last night in thousand observations. high winds fueled the fire. crews managed to stop all forward progress in just a few hours around 9:00. evacuations have been lifted the fire though is still burning. we have a heightened fire conditions starting this weekend. and once the graphics load you will seal it is mainly for above a thousand feet and starts at 10:00 p.m. sunday and goes through 6:00 monday. sustained winds of 40-45 miles per hour means it is going to be really noyes sunday night in our higher elevations and gusts up

to 55 miles per hour. and that will dislodge things if they are not locked down. bring them or in lock them down before you go to bed sunday. this morning and the east bay. 39 in dublin and san ramon. to 41 in brentwood and walnut creek. chilly in the valleys. check out the temperature in pacifica. little bit of an off shore breeze. 62 right now. a look at what is going on as far as your commute today. little bit of fog, otherwise it is going to be smoother on the bay and mild tore warm as you head off mass transit. are today.look at your 39-49. by noon, low- to mid-60s. a gorgeous evening if you are going out for aou are g to peak 7

we'll peak at 73 in the east bay monday when it is 56 your average high. look at the 70s in the north bay valleys. average high about 58 and we've got two more to go and they are both going to be about the same. low- to mid-70s in the east bay valley and through monday. wow it is going to be warm. let's get to sue the morning commute. >> good morning everyone. pretty quiet out there for this friday morning. we do havnoh y but i thought mo yes, monday is a holiday for most people. so let's take a look. if you are taking mass transit your options for monday. h trains will be modify. only trains one and three for the martin luther king holiday. bart --. cal train modified schedule. otherwise a look outside. we've got a live shot of san rafael right now. ooh look at that.

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welcome back. several rallies planned around the bay area the state as well. frustrated parent want to get their kids back to competing in high school sports. organizers have started a

private facebook group called let them play ca. schools are listed where simultaneous rallies will be held today for this afternoon. locations include de la salle and concord. say la high school in --. the state requires counties to be in at least the orange tier for many sports such as football to resume. new many this morning. president elect joe biden has announced five more picks for key posts. shah lan disagree young as deputy director for the office of management and budget. jason miller as deputy director for management of the office of --. david cohen, deputy directly of the cia and diane cruisewell as fema administrator. session a key part of building a better bay area here at abc7. teachers have been busier than

usual. how one teacher and his students are trying to tell this chapter in history. >> i'm also impacted by what's happening. >> reporter: he teaches government and economics in san francisco. >> the last couple of d have been incredibly jarring. >> reporter: the assault on the u.s. c recently made its way into his curriculum by necessity. to help his students understand this chapter in america's history. >> to help students recognize how we got here. and then also to get them to think about being sort of solution oriented both for their lives and for their communities. >> reporter: christopher is with the center for civic education. >> if you don't think about the weaknesses and if you don't talk about those, whether it is with your students or with other people in your community, you can't address them, you can't make sure that we find ways to strengthen our democracy.

>> i joseph r. biden jr. do solemnly swear. >> reporter: that was 2013 being sworn in privately for a second time as vice president. he says his students want to hear a different tone from the next administration. >> they are hoping to see that the conversation that finally was reignited around racial justice, addressing white supremacy gets addressed in ernest. >> reporter: teachers like him anticipate they will continue discussing whether america is able to turn the page on this era ee era of division. as kamala harris makes history as vice president elect. twitter seems to have made a second gentlemen count for her husband. @second gentlemen. he is already racking up some followers there. and this will all be a part of

the transition from the trump white house to the biden administration. something i didn't know because they also unveiled the president elect's handle. and i didn't know that on inauguration day the moment he's naug inaugurated twitter switches it over. >> right. and do you know if the followers go away? remember there was that discussion of starting this p.o.t.u.s. account fresh? >> and i don't know the answer to that either. i'll have to look that up. because i was wondering the same thing last night and forgot to google it. >> at least people know we do our research too. >> we'll get back to you on that one. while mike tells you about the warm weather. >> all right. i will do that. thank you, everybody. welcome to friday. and look from the east bay hills camera where it is 61 right now. little breezy and kept temperatures up down in our val valleys a little cooler this morning. partly cloudy. high clouds and mild

temperatures once again nearing records but probably won't set i think like yesterday. if you want tomorrow so you need to be careful there, please. for tonight, high clouds will hang aro hoday weekend, record highs through monday with windyhe mic 67 to about 71 degrees. santa cruz t boardwalk, 96 this afternoon. 65-68 degrees on the peninsula. san mateo around 66. 64 in half moon bay. low-60 it is north bay coast. and mid- to upper 60s throughout the valleys. east bay shore 64-66 degrees. narrower range there, smaller range, if you will. avenue-69 in the east bay valleys after starting in the 30s and 40s this morning.

a look at the high surf. it starts 11:00 tonight through 7:00 tomorrow evening. risk of sneaker waves, rip currents. the hottest day is go be monday. it is going to be our windiest day and tuesday, wednesday and thursday it will be cooler. jobina. >> thank you, mike. barts wl and the push for faireiled an unupdated plan to position 20 unarmed crisis intervention personnel throughout the system. six walnut creek. bay month -- police interactions in 2020 related to well-being and medical assistance. that as key data point driving this program. bart directors say it is a way

to make passengers feel safe without feeling threatened. >> we know that some of our riders are unhappy about the experience on bart and what we've been doing hasn't been working. >> not everyone is on board with the plan saying it is $8.5 million price tag is too costly. the full program isn't expected to be in place until next year. we're celebrating a las vegas icon this morning. tributes pouring in for siegfried of a super star duo siegfried and roy. siegfried fischbacher passed away from cancer. a larger than life showman and architect behind the sct morning we're hearing from fellow magician chris angel. >> i would show them my vhs tapes of what i was working on.

and they would always encourage me. and they really believed in my ability and my vision. i wasn't famous. i wasn't known. they just did it out of the goodness of their heart to try to help me. >> that is really cool tohear pe h memories of the vegas icon coming up on good morning america at 7:00 right after "abc7 mornings." i never got a chance to see them and i regret it. >> me too. i remember this episode youing up of rug rats they had the cartoon versions of them when they all went to vegas. >> close as you got. >> dwrep. right there in my living room. hollywood scandal exploding overnight. one award winning actor now embroiled in controversial online claims. and one waitress's service secretly saving a young boy from danger. the story behind what happened in an orlando restaurant. and new at 6:00 the announcement from taco bell's ceo by way of virtual potato. that is getting a lot of

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new this morning. hollywood star army hammer under fire for some controversial messages. the golden globe nominated actor was the number one google century overnight. this morning he's stepping a way from the film shotgun wedding starring jennifer lopez. days after unverified messages he reportedly sent to an ex involving sexual assault were made public. >> probably expect him to disappear and then come out and try to discuss what happened. and meanwhile i think we'll also still be watching and waiting to see what happens with these other accounts from women coming forward. >> lions gate says it supports hammer's decision to leave the film. >> this story is absolutely incredible and one of the top ones you are clicking on abc7news.com right now. a waitress in orlando florida being hailed a hero. discreetly saved a little boy

after noticing signs of child abuse. she said the 11-year-old boy who was sitting in the restaurnt with his family was not allowed to eat. the child also had bruises on his arms and face. carvalho was able to get the boy's attention through handwritten signs. >> i wrote another sign asking him if he needs help. and when he nodded yes. >> that's when she called police she says and the boys stepfather and mother are now facing charges of child abuse and neglec waitress for her courage. >> thank goodness for her. bay area entrepreneurs will be on shark tank tonight here on abc7. the love is project from left lafayette will be featured on the episode. they sell love brake lightcelet.

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building a better bay area, for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> your provider is not able to schedule a vaccination or provide a vaccination at this time. >> now at 6:00, many people

getting this message when trying to set a date to get the covid vaccine. it led to gon with the vaccine rollout. >> a heightened state of security in the nation's capitol ahead of joe biden's inauguration. details coming up. >> and the taco bell announcement that is getting a lot of buzz this morning. the fan favorites returning to the menu. what is happening. >> good morning, everybody. it is january 15th, also friday. happy you're with all of us and hopefully doing well and we're going to start with mike and a look at that forecast. hi, mike. >> hi, jobina, reggie, sue. hi, everybody. let's talk about a little bit of fog out there right now. it is mainly up in the north bay, especially in napa and solano chiantis, you see from sutro tower there, clear everywhere else. we do have a dense fog advisory, meaning visibility