mike keeping an eye on the roads for us this morning but that veterans day forecast for us, meteorologist kari hall is taking a look at that. a nice day to get out if anyone wants to celebrate? we are going to see some milder temperatures to start. our afternoon will be much more of the same. a clear sky. we'll start to see more clouds moving in. and by friday that rain will be moving in. most of it looks like it will be ending by saturday. then as we go through the forecast today once again we're matching yesterday's temperatures only reaching into the upper 50s and lower sick. more about the rain coming up. mike, how does it look? you have to see this, folks at home, take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza where we have no backup right now, a little slowing but no problems getting there. lighter volume indicative of

school holidays. if we look at the map, we talk about schools open or closed, we do know it's a holiday because of lighter traffic. i have my eye on discovery bay. the rest of your commute looks fine. maybe a factor for 680. back to you, laura. >> thank you very much, mike. 6:01. we begin with live pictures from arlington, virginia. this is arlington national cemetery where president trump and the first lady will visit in just a few hours to honor our fallen heroes on this veterans day. it is the president's first public appearance since the election. joe biden will take part in veterans day events. >> "today in the bay's" tracie potts is with us live in washington. i know these events happen as the struggle between biden and the trump administration continues.

>> reporter: it does, marcus and laura, and we are seeing where republicans are lining up in that power struggle. a few acknowledging and congratulating joe biden on his win. some lining up with the president saying he has absolute right to challenge these results and some just not talking about it at all. president-elect biden speaking out on president trump's refusal to acknowledge his victory. >> i think it's an embarrassment, quite frankly. >> reporter: biden is taking calls from foreign leaders, planning to expand health care. >> i will protect your health care like i protect my own family. >> reporter: they are moving ahead with no help from the trump administration, not getting the classified briefing

and the secretary of state insists there will be no turnover. >> there will be a smooth transition to a second trump administration. >> reporter: republicans backing president trump arguing the transition is premature. >> we will allow the courts to do their work. >> we need to send big bird to some of these states to teach them how to count. >> have you congratulate d bide yet? >> no. >> reporter: the firing of defense secretary mike esper. >> threatening our security policy because he's having a temper tantrum am. >> reporter: the president has not spoken on camera five days but tweeting more claims of voter fraud disputed and flagged for lacking evidence. we do expect to see the president publicly for the first time since the election results came out. he is heading to arlington national cemetery for the annual

commemoration of veterans day. we'll see if he speaks either before or after as he heads back. oftentimes he will speak to the press. we have not seen him or heard from him on camera. since those results were released. >> tracie potts in washington, thank you. 6:04. back at home in the bay area reopening schools is getting more complicated as covid cases spike. parents are sounding off in an east bay school district demanding students return to the classrooms. >> they don't have enough instructional time, they're getting depressed. >> now those parents taking their concerns to the district officials. >> and with covid cases increasing, cierra johnson is sorting through the problem bay area schools are up against here. >> reporter: yes, good morning.

when mayor london breed made the announcement about putting pause on reopening some of the big restrictions was halting reopening for high schools that have not already opened. they were shutting down because their students weren't following covid-19 protocols. branson high school had been holding in-person learning for about three weeks until school leaders learned that students were involved in a party that then shut down campus activities. the school is now asking students to get covid tests to determine when the school can reopen. take a listen to one student reacting. >> for me zoom is -- it's a lot harder for me to do everything with school and it's nicer to be with my friends and see my teachers and be in classes.

>> reporter: parents listened to a school board meeting that included a report on the reopening plan. many parents are fed up with distance learning and ready for their students to get back in class. so far school leaders have put together a task force with hopes of getting elementary school students in class first. the time line for reopening has not been revealed and here in the city san francisco schools looking to get their students back in the classroom similar to many other districts they're looking to do it in phases. yesterday the school board did approve a january 25th start date for pk through first grade and students with disabts. the next update will be on december 8th. those cases continue to rise and, of course, all of those plans are contingent on the covid numbers. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay."

the strongest guidance yet on mask wearing. it cites growing evidence a mask can help protect the person wearing it. the cdc says adopting universal mask wearing policies could help prevent future lockdowns. back to veterans day this wednesday and despite the pandemic several bay area events planned. a drive-thru parade that starts at 10:45 in martinez. in the meantime in lieu of gathering in person marin's veterans service office and united veterans council plan to post tributes on their facebook pages. and to celebrate veterans day, veterans and gold star family members can now get free lifetime access to national parks. this is part of a new program introduced by the national park service. what you need is proof of service. it is required to get that access. in an effort to boost ridership

the san francisco ferry is offering a new deal for people who want to take a trip around the bay. $1 ferry rides out of vallejo. due to the pandemic ridership is down more than 90%. the $1 ferry deal will last through the end of the year. all riders are required to wear those masks and follow those covid guidelines. friday marks the return of king tides to the bay area. this is video from a previous king tide event in the north bay, but, as always, flooding is possible in parts of marin county as well as the embarcadero and ocean beach in san francisco. the low lying coastal areas along the peninsula as well and never turn your back to the water. forward facing today, kari hall. a look at continued coverage of these king tides. they can get pretty big. >> yes, they can. it's because of the

gravitational pull due to the alignment of the moon and the sun. that's why we see the coastal flooding and that will be a possibility along the coastline. starting on friday. it just basically means we have extremely high tides due to that gravitational pull. we're seeing clouds today. we'll be tracking the storm system moving in and bringing us some rain by the end of the week. i'll talk about the time line and how much rain you can expect coming up. mike, any issues popping up? one that's a surprise in the south bay. first of all unexpectedly clear for the highway speed sensors. highlighted 680 southbound to get you to capitol avenue. a tree that caught fire. colder days often see encampments off the freeway with

fires overnight. the rest of the bay shows a nice, smooth easy drive. the bay bridge toll plaza has no backup. flashing lights just past the toll plaza in the service lane. traffic flows smoothly. we'll check on what details i can find. back to you. thank you very much, mike. 6:10 right now. before you order lunch another recall of lettuce from salinas valley. the giant retailer where those products were sold. and itching to go on a cruise? up next cruise lines are looking for volunteers to take some trips. you may want to hear why before you pack those bags. where you're most likely to find a super spreading event. let's take you out to the futures this morning. we are on our third day of a possible rally over -- a real rally over a possible vaccine.

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through the tri-valley looking live in dublin. well, it's not as busy as we normally see at this time due post likely to the veterans day holiday and it's going to be a little bit milder. still jacket weather. we'll see more clouds moving in today. we'll talk about when the rain arrives in the forecast coming up in a few minimum. and, kari, some folks who don't take 580 mike take it this morning. the crash just east, highway 4 blocked into discovery bay. a problem out of the area and one of your alternates is out of the altamont. the bay bridge toll plaza, no backup. a few more cars lighter for veterans day. let's remember those veterans and thank them. good morning and indeed a happy veterans day. and to my father serving on the "uss shangri la" in the pacific fleet.

ridership is nowhere near what it was pro-pandemic but the company says about twice as high as the lockdowns in the spring. lyft looking to get into the food delivery business. that's really helped uber with its uber eats. lyft's decision comes at a time there's more concern about eating at restaurants particularly indoors. a new study by researchers from stanford university and northwestern university found indoor dining counted for much of the transmission from stranger to stranger. >> a relatively small number of destination places, call them super spreader places, account for very large proportion of the infections. the stock market will open. banks and other institutions are mostly closed. we'll continue to see that pivot out of tech stocks. the dow goes up, nasdaq down. i put apple's stock price up there.

the company showing off new laptops yesterday. other news the parent company of tiktok says it will ask a court to suspend president trump's deadline to sell the company by later this month. and the nation's largest beauty supply chain, ulta, will open up mini stores inside target. ulta drew upartist's rendering. target has thrived during the pandemic. ulta has not. target doing very well because it's one of the stores you can get so many different things and as people ration out how often they go out of their house and into a store you want a store that will give you a lot of things. and now a new selection as well. >> there you have it. cheers to lip gloss. thanks a lot. maybe not you guys. 6:15 right now. hey, another e. coli outbreak involving romaine

lettuce. it's linked to the brand that is sold at walmart. the contaminated let us from the salin salinas-based company. a dozen people have reported getting sick. another recall involving ring and hundreds of thousands of smart doorbells. this comes after the company received several reports of the devices catching fire. the recall affects about 350,000 second generation ring doorbells sold in the united states. calling all cruisers, royal caribbean says that it needs -- it's in need of volunteers to take simulated mock voyage. so this is what it's doing. the company can test covid-19 protocols before it fully resumes service on the water. royal caribbean is conducting those tests due to new guidance from the cdc when it comes to cruise lines. trending this morning for

nervous thanksgiving cooks, whole foods wants to make sure you're covered if your holiday meal goes up in smoke. the retailer is partnering up with progressive insurance for the first ever turkey protection plan. to qualify you need to buy your bird from whole foods by november 22nd. and if you burn, undercook or even overcook the turkey between thanksgiving and black friday you can submit a claim online. the first 1,000 eligible claims qualify for a $35 whole foods gift card. kind of embarrassing, though. >> do you need proof, testimony from those at dinner? >> you bring a raw turkey leg. >> i heard the story of this one woman, she left the plastic on the turkey and put it in the oven. >> oh, no. >> yeah. i don't know how true that is but someone told me that story. >> i know another story someone put it in but put the clean latch on and you know that fires up that oven.

>> oh, wow! >> talk about a burnt bird. and then she couldn't open it. she couldn't open it to get it out. >> yeah, because it locks it in. >> it wasn't me. >> a cajun turkey. a little burn never hurt anyone. let's take a look at the forecast for you. if it's too hot in the oven, step outside. meteorologist kari hall has been telling us about the cooler temperatures out there. yeah, we're just a couple weeks away from thanksgiving. here we are and starting out with cool temperatures this morning but not as cold as it was the past couple of mornings. in fact it probably feels much more normal as you step out the door. i want to show you the comparison now compared to 24 hours ago. we're 22 degrees warmer in napa than yesterday morning. you're definitely feeling those temperatures. it's going to be more of the

same. we're still looking at highs that will only reach into the low 60s today, cooler than normal. we're up to 60 degrees, rechlg 61 and mid-50s along the coastline reaching up to 55 degrees in daly city. and our north bay highs will be in the upper 50s to low 60s. it's nice and quiet. a few more clouds moving in. we'll see some peeks of sunshine but the rain is set to arrive on friday. when it gets here now the models are showing the storm system weakening. rain for far northern california but then just kind of falling apart as it moves through. at least we have more rain chances in the forecast for early next week. it looks like the rain will be one and done as it moves in and we're looking at the possibility of getting a tenth to a quarter

inch of rain for the sierra and looking lighter up to about 4 to 8 inches and reaching near a foot in the upper elevations. once again staying cool. the rain moving in between late friday into early saturday. we'll be watching out for more rain on next tuesday. mike, how is it looking with our commute? >> folks, we're looking at colder weather. a tree caught fire just off the ber berryessa exit. loop back on surface streets, shouldn't be much of an issue. a smooth drive away from the bay

bridge. interstate 580 has a small crash around 35th. keep that in mine. no backup at the toll plaza. we still have activity on the service lane. no slowing past the scene. use caution am back to you. >> thanks, mike. 6:22 for you that morning. the courts have spoken. up next, will britney sporears d her father part ways? >> will lori loughlin spend time outside the jail. new details we're learning about her possible release. a lot more news ahead. you're watching "today in the bay." come experience floor and decor's

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the conservativor ship began when she was having struggles and often public meltdowns. 6:25 right now. it looks like lori loughlin will spend christmas with her family. she is in a dublin prison serving out her sentence in the college admissions scandal. she is scheduled to leave prison but her release date falls on a sunday so she could be eligible to be released christmas eve. her husband is expected to begin his five-month prison sentence one week from tomorrow. amidst the pandemic one idea catching on in more movie theaters across the country. amc now renting out some theaters to private groups to make more money. and now that idea has become so popular that amc is expanding it nationally. during a four-week trial the chain received, get this, 110,000 requests. and trending for you beyonce,

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moving in. we'll see the clouds hanging out all day but not much of a rise in our temperatures today. we're not going to see any rain until friday when the next system comes in and it'll be a quick in and out of here rain as it ends by saturday morning. as we look at our high temperatures for today expect it to reach into the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. we'll see more temperatures like this in the forecast even as the rain arrives. we'll talk more about that in a few minimum. what's going on for the commute? across the bay bridge it's 6:31 now and we have no backup at the toll plaza. a very easy drive. we're looking at the map, no problem getting to the toll plaza on our speed sensors, getting away from the bay bridge slowing for eastbound 580. a crash at 35th had all lanes blocked for a couple of minutes. now we have two of the four

lanes blocked away from the bridge because of the crash there. the rest of the bay looks good. back to you, laura. >> we begin with the biden team versus facebook. the social media site under fire for not stopping the spread of misinformation following the election. >> bob redell, i know facebook isn't taking this criticism lightly. >> reporter: president-elect biden supports the communications decency act which protects social media platforms like facebook from being sued over the content posted by its users. what happened earlier over the last several days doesn't help facebook's case to keep section 230 intact when president-elect biden takes office.

facebook allowed for those who think the election was stolen. there's no evidence such a thing has happened. facebook has taken down the groups after they were pressured to do so. biden's deputy press secretary bill russo tweeted yesterday if you thought disinformation on facebook was a problem during our election just wait until you see how it is shredding the fabric of our democracy in the days after. we knew this would happen. we've pleaded for a year to be serious. they have not. our democracy is on the line. we need answers. it's not clear if president-elect biden would have the votes to make that happen. as the "san francisco chronicle" reports facebook has said it has enacted measures to reduce the spread of misinformation, has put in place the largest third-party fact checking and

made sure fewer see false information and are alerted to it when they do. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> interesting, thanks, bob. the city of oakland has finally closed its legal chapter resulting from the deadly ghostship warehouse fire. yesterday they signed off with 12 former tenants without admitting fault providing $400,000 to tenants who lost property and suffered emotional distress. the city previously settled with the families of 32 of 36 people who died in the fire and one person severely injured. a new coast guard directive reportedly tells inspectors to look closer at the storage and the use of lithium ion batteries and chargers onboard those small vessels according to the "l.a. times" which adds that the new directive comes in the wake of ntsb releasing finds on last year's deadly dive boat fire in southern california. investigators never pinpointed

exactly what the cause was for the fire charging they have been suspected. a controversial black lives matter mural is no more. city crews removed it from the front of city hall yesterday. city leaders say the mural was always intended to be temporary. palo alto is planning a more permanent black lives matter display. that mural ignited controversy as it showed a radical who once helped kill a state trooper. they believe she was wrongly convicted. we've been watching and listening to the changes happening around us. jessica aguirre and i. we continue to host conversations about race in america. you can watch all of our previous specials on our website. to nbcbayarea.com/raceinamerica. new details palo alto leaders have agreed to, that

area around university and california avenues. according to palo alto online the pandemic having a huge impact on businesses there as it is in other places of the bay area. at least 50 retail sites in that area alone have closed over the past eight months. despite the pandemic there are multiple events happening honoring those who served our country. a veterans day ceremony is planned to remember submariners who never returned from battle. it will take place onboard the uss pampanito. it will be streamed virtually at 11:00 this morning. at byron park an honorary veterans roll call and happy hour at 2:00 p.m. it will be streamed virtually. a local group in the south bay using man's best friend to

help men and women who serve our country. operation freedom paws out of san martin pairs rescue dogs with those who suffer from ptsd or other injuries. that man or woman learn how to train the dog into a personal service animal that can help guide them out of memories. >> i'll tell you right now honestly they saved my life. i had a really rough year. this program has kept me on an even kiel and reminded me of the important things it life. >> now the woman who trained dogs during her service in the army actually found operation freedom paws in 2010 and since then the nonprofit helped more than 350 veterans but they could use your help right now. if you like to donate log on to operation freedom paws.org. >> it would be a nice thing to

do this veterans day. they're a really great group. it's 6:37 right now. we've been talking about there's already snow in tahoe but if you're planning a ski trip, you might want to hold off as covid restrictions kick into place. other short day trips that may now be in limbo. plus -- >> reporter: bay area wide cases are surging by more than 60%. i'll show you the map so you can see what your county looks like and what this says about thanksgiving. plus, breaking news. nbc now projects president trump will win alaska. it doesn't change the overall outcome. we'll take a look at what's happening in the pentagon and out to the big board as well where it's not up by much but we're continuing to see up arrows. and a shot that made it over the river, through the hills and

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right now at 6:41 we honor our current and past military heroes and we're going to have some great weather for some of those celebrations going on today in the east bay but it will be cloudy. some peeks of sunshine and we only reach into the upper 50s today.

i'll be tracking this as well as rain moving into the forecast coming up in a few minimum. we have this ongoing issue for discovery bay. highway 4 is a crash just east of old river road. the best i can tell from the reports i'm getting, scattered information. problems coming in out of tracy or out to tracy down to 580 should be all right. a live look in dublin. >> thanks so much, kari and mike. 6:42. a deadly accident involving a benicia police officer who police say struck and killed a man at 2:00 in the morning. no word yet on how it happened. the man who died very vague description here. he's white, in his 30s or 40s. we hope to get more information there. the chp we know is investigating. it's been more than a week

since election day and proposition 15 now appears to be headed for defeat. the state's biggest real estate tax proposal in more than four decades is about 48% supported. the proposition would have re-assessed taxes on commercial properties. as of yesterday there's still about 1.5 million mail-in provisional ballots left to count and it would need about two-thirds yes votes to close the current gap. president trump today making his first public appearance since the election. >> and, scott mcgrew, they will be recognizing veterans today. >> president trump will be at arlington national cemetery today. president-elect biden will hold a separate event. we saw him yesterday as he reacted to what appears to be a win in the supreme court over the affordable care act. conservative judges indicating they did not agree obamacare had

to be struck down because of the removal of the individual mandate. and the shake-up at the pentagon. the secretary of defense is out, mark esper. he had differed with the president on many things. the true end came after esper voiced regret he had taken part in trump's walk across lafayette park for a photo op with a bible. esper not the only one out, though. the president installed former general anthony tata as acting undersecretary for defense policy. his earlier nomination for the very same job was scuttled by the senate after past statements about president obama were uncovered. he had called president obama a terrorist. he says he regrets the statement and no longer agreed with it. and president trump has replaced the secretary of defense for intelligence, a former navy admiral, with a former aide to michael flynn. other news the republican governor of massachusetts is the latest to say to president trump

it is time to concede. >> i believe if many of the things that the republican party i support stands for, which is why i've been one for 40 years. one of the things i don't believe people should stand for if you're any place in elective office is thisel elic elections are only legit if you win. >> alaska called for president trump. it is not enough to change the outcome. some states are still not done counting, but the data folks at nbc point out in 2016 donald trump won michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin by a combined 77,000 votes and hillary clinton conceded. joe biden won the same three states by a combined 214,000 votes and counting and no concession yet from president trump. we will talk about his public

appearance coming up on the midday news and will post to twitter as well. i'm @scottmcgrew. thank you very much, scott. it's 6:45 right now. california and the bay area starting to fall in line with the rest of the nation. our state may reach 1 million confirmed infections as soon as today. this morning we're going beyond the numbers to see what's really fueling this rise. >> "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live. another county has turn the tide before and we can do it again. >> reporter: right, but not within the next couple of weeks, it looks like. a surge of more than 61% bay area wide over the last two weeks. i want to show you a map so you can find your own county. santa clara went up by more than 50%. others spiked by more than 200%. san francisco, alameda, solano

county surged by 100%. san francisco, contra costa and santa cruz counties are restricting indoor dining and workouts once again and bay area wide health leaders are urging people to wear their mass bes. the cdc said increasing by 15% could prevent the need for lockdowns and cut economic losses of up to $1 trillion. bay area wide cases, the positivity rates, hospitalizations are all up. the only bright spot deaths are decreasing. people are getting sick but are surviving. governor newsom said yesterday some of the people sick now likely got sick at small gatherings two weeks ago. contact tracing indicates restaurants and houses of worship are sources of spread. the bay area had been a model

for stemming the spread. now we have let our guard down as the governor says. let's talk about the holidays. they're almost here. i have my nephew coming in, my future stepdaughters coming in from college. there are concerns with all this family traveling. >> reporter: this is concerning particularly because here in the bay area the biggest spikes are among people 18 to 34 years old so young adults. i reached out to the umbrella policy regarding travel. i do know uc berkeley is asking their students who are on campus to stay on campus, to stay in berkeley or to quarantine for two weeks, and if they choose to go home and travel, they're asking them to just stay home for the rest of the semester. a lot of colleges and universities have testing requirements, but it's just kind of a piecemeal policy at this point.

>> some of my friends -- >> that's what my nephew is doing, quarantining for two weeks before he can see any of us. >> play it safe, right? >> thanks, kris. >> i hope so. 6:49. lake tahoe is starting to look like a winter wonder land. look at that. you may want to wait and hold off on a visit because it's rolling back into the red tier which is tighter restrictions. many businesses will now be forced to move operations outside even after getting snow over the weekend. parts of the famed boardwalk may be forced to shut down again. amusement parks cannot remain open in the red tier where the county sits again as of yesterday. trending this morning a hole in one at the masters you have to see to believe. watch this ball hit by jon rahm

skip like a rock over the water on the 16th hole. epic crossing, rolled directly into the cup. no spoilers. the shot won't even count because it happened during a practice round. let's get a look at the forecast for you. kari, we need something warm to drink this morning. >> yeah. i think coffee does the trick or hot chocolate because a lot of the kids are not in school today and we're going to have some mild weather if they're trying to go outside and play. mostly 40s and 50s and that's a lot warmer than yesterday so if you want to go out today and enjoy some time outside going for a hike in the south bay we're looking at our cloud cover continuing through today.

maybe a few peeks of sunshine. we are getting ready for some changes after seeing temperatures reach 62 in los gatos. postally upper 50s and more clouds today in parts of the east bay, concord reaching 60 degrees. we'll see mid-50s along the coastline and parts of the peninsula. san francisco reaching into the upper 50s today. our north bay highs will reach into the upper 50s and low 60s as well. so not a big spread in temperatures for today from the coastal area to the inland valleys all because of this cloud cover and the cooler air we've been witnessing the past few days. so this is the clouds. by friday tracking some rain moving in. it looks like it's moving a little bit slower than we expected and looks to weaken as it arrives. that rain moves in, here we are friday morning, no rain. and then as we go into the afternoon, some more clouds moving in. a few spotty showers but most of

it coming late friday night and then it moves through and is out of here by saturday afternoon and dry weather for the rest of the week soap not a lot out of this as it moves in and out quickly, most of us getting a tenth to a quarter inch of rain. it may be higher further to the north. there is more rain further down the line. mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? >> i've been tracking a lighter xhu. as we look outside the sensors on the bay bridge, no backup. no backup at the toll plaza and no metering heights getting away. getting away from the bridge. a lot of slowing to 35th. i think the tow truck arrives, we should see progress. highway 4, a problem on highway 4 because of the trash just on

the east side of old river and careful there. >> thanks, mike. happening now hotels in washington, d.c., are getting a big bump in business thanks to joe biden's election victory. according to "usa today" several hotels already selling out. plans are still up in the air due to the pandemic but some rooms are going for up to $1,500 per night around that time. the trump hotel in washington shows no availability during inauguration week. 6:53. a quick look at the top stories we're covering including the mounting confusion and frustration surrounding bay area school reopening plans. the new concerns from parents and students about shifting time lines. a lot more news ahead. you're watching "today in the bay." (garage door opening) it is my father's love...

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revoking section 230 of the communications act which gives a platform like facebook protection from lawsuits over the contend posted by its users. his deputy press secretary talking about president-elect biden posted this, if you thought disinformation on facebook was a problem during our election, just wait until you see how it is shredding the fabric of our democracy in the days after. look what has happened the past week, alluding to the fact facebook allowed stop the steal groups on its platform for conspiracy theorists the election was stolen. there's no evidence such a thing happened. bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. reopening schools is getting more complicated. frustration is growing for some parents. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is sorting through some of the problems bay area schools are up against. >> reporter: yes, good morning. mayor london breed announced she

was putting a pause on the reopening for high schools who have not done so. that announcement came around the same time as branson high school in marin county announced they were ending temporarily indoor learning because students held a party and they were not following proper covid-19 protoco protocols. they will be required to take covid tests to determine when the school can reopen. parents in livermore listened in to a school board meeting that included a report on the district's reopening plan. so far school leaders have put together a task force with hopes of getting students back in class. so far the district sent out surveys to parents but the time line for reopening have not been revealed. san francisco unified schools have release add time line. they say by january 25th students in pre-k through first grade as well as students with special needs would be able to re-enter the school. they plan to provide an update

of plans for other grades reopening. a lot happening with the school there as those numbers continue to climb. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." a live look for you that morning right now at the san francisco skyline. looking nice and cold out there on this veterans day. it is cold outside but warmer than in the past. well, the morning is starting out warmer but temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s and we'll have milder morning, more clouds today. now, mike, as you head out on the roads it seems like it's been a lighter commute. >> it is. this morning a holiday for commuters right now. fremont shows light traffic. a few more cars there. we thank those veterans who

defended the flag. >> very much so. thank you for joining us this morning. a live look for you that morning. this is outside of arlington national cemetery, the tomb of the unknown soldier where we're expected to see the president honor our fallen heroes. happy veterans day. good morning, the virus surges. covid-19 cases skyrocket from coast to coast. hospitals packed, long lines for testing once again. records shattered. with the race for vaccine more urgent than ever, dr. anthony fauci -- >> help is coming and it is coming soon. we will likely be able to start dispensing vaccines in december and then progressively over the next few months. >> hope nor sprifor the springt encouraging news from the doctor and what the cdc is saying about