sfx: dog bark sfx: bubbles give thanks, no matter how you share it. right now at 5:00, our washington insider breaks down about what we need to know about president-elect joe biden's chief of staff. the growing concerns over president trump cleaning house at the pentagon. searching for a vaccine. the live report on the action bay area hospitals are already taking as they prepare for a potential rollout. plus, trying to serve up solutions to survive. the unique takeout spin some bay area restaurants are planning to offer this thanksgiving as they try to stay afloat amidst the pandemic. "today in the bay" continues right now. a lot of food on the table there. good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia.

>> i'm marcus washington. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the forecast. what can we expect today? >> it's going to be a chilly morning, but overall a really nice and comfortable afternoon. we are starting out a little bit cooler today. take some time to get out there and enjoy the fall colors because tomorrow we'll see the cold front arriving and some showers late tomorrow evening but the weekend is looking pretty nice once that rain moves out. so i'll detail that with the timeline coming up in a few minutes. mike, any issues for the early morning commute? >> you know, things changed, kari. i had an issue to report. i circled where the crash just was removed from northbound 101 at the old oakland off ramp and a live look shows you no problems through the area. very light traffic flow. the circled area now is not the problem, it's opposite the arrow. southbound and we now have reports of a disabled vehicle. i'll check that and a new crash

in san leandro, marcus. two things to update. back to you. a pivotal moment in president-elect's joe biden's transtigz the white house. he has selected ron klaain as chief of staff and voicing new concerns about president trump cleaning house at the pentagon. >> some fear his decisions may threaten national security. "today in the bay" tracie potts live in washington with a closer look at what is at stake. tracie? >> laura and marcus, some experts fear that those two things the changes at the pentagon and the president's refusal to accept the presidential results are linked. >> mark me down as alarmed. >> reporter: military and intelligence experts say they're concerned about president trump replacing defense secretary mark esper and other pentagon officials with loyalists. >> this is just a tantrum of a president trying to accommodate

himself to the outcome of the elections. this is some crazy thinking going on inside that white house. we are in a risky situation right now. >> they're doing russia and iran's work for them. >> reporter: on capitol hill one republican says he'll act to ensure president-elect joe biden starts getting confidential daily briefings. >> if that's not occurring by friday, i will step in. >> reporter: the trump campaign continues to pursue lawsuits and recounts. georgia is reviewing every ballot by hand. >> this will help build confidence. >> reporter: biden leads georgia by 14,000. in pennsylvania, the trump team is challenging 10,000 ballots that arrived after election day. biden is winning there by more than 50,000. meantime, the president-elect is filling his administration naming long-time aide ron klain

as white house chief of staff and considering rival bernie sanders as labor secretary. tracie potts, nbc news. in the meantime, some bay area trump supporters not quite ready to let go of their beliefs the president won this election. they rallied last night in danville. many gathering at the same spot since september. some neighbors hope they'd let up once biden won the race. >> when they were doing it before the election is fine, but it's over. >> a ton of mail-in fraudulent ballots and whether it's 3 million, 4 million, 5 million, i don't know what the number is. it's a huge number. >> again across the country, so far no evidence of widespread fraud has emerged. covid-19 spreading at an alarming rate across the united states with another single-day record set yesterday surpassing 144,000. the situation also worsening in california. recent case rates hold, we should top the 1 million mark today. right now it's at 996,000.

texas crossed that 1 million mark earlier this week. >> at the same time, new hope a vaccine will become available soon. teams are planning the best way to distribute and store the potential life-saving serum. see cierra johnson is live and talk about the role northern california can play if and when this vaccine is approved. >> this week that pfizer announced that they have created a vaccine that has a 90% effective rate against preventing covid-19 and local health officials right now are working to figure out their role in that and how they would and how and where they would store those drugs. now, the vaccine as it is right now requires it to be stored in specialized low temperature freezers to maintain its effectiveness. according to the sacramento bee, uc davis not only has compatible freezers but also looking to buy more. uc davis has been involved in

the trials of the vaccine. they have a team of more than 200 volunteers that are all part of a larger pfizer trial. that article reveals that sutter health has acquired 15 fwrereez that can store 15 to 30,000 doses and some are portable for those pop-up vaccination clinics. kaiser is also involved in trials. the hospital is involved in trials for pfizer and moderna. making progress in an address to the nation the other day, yesterday rather. dr. anthony fauci said moderna will have phase three results in a week. now, in regard to moderna's vaccine, when that data on its effectiveness is available, he believes moderna's effectiveness is that of pfizer. some good news there. also coming up this morning on "today" show gabe gutierrez will

take us to johnson & johnson where they're doing some really innovative things with their vaccine. that's coming up after this on "today" show. we're live in san francisco, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> okay. thank you. a follow up for you this morning one week after reopening the santa cruz beach boardwalk has, once again, closed. those rides and attractions were only open for the locals and this week the county went back into the red tier meaning restrictions have tightened. some of those outdoor games and food and shopping areas will remain open. some bay area restaurants are hoping people decide to preorder their meals to help provide a boost during the pandemic. pedros is one of them. for the first time it is offering a nine course takeout dinner to try to make up for lost sales. >> this should help basically the business to help our people that need jobs and to helping

everybody. >> many restaurants are pivoting like top of the mark in san francisco, which had to cancel reservations for thanksgiving night because indoor dining is now off limits. instead, it will offer takeout. happening today, two different food give aways in san francisco. the salvation army will hand out food and masks to the homeless at the light center and glide memorial church will hand out food, disaster ready guides and both events start at 11:00 a.m. and we all can help those in need right now. we're actually keeping and really a tradition alive. we're kicking off our annual food drive with safeway so the next time you're at safeway, donate $10. this is to make a difference in our community. that $10 really goes a long way for local food banks. >> they certainly could need the help. certainly your heart goes out to the homeless right now because we're experiencing these cold temperatures.

>> absolutely. and we are starting out in some spots down into the 30s this morning. so, we are going to have more of these chilly mornings ahead and then some rain. we're watching out for that, as well, as we head out to work this morning around the east bay. temperatures at 37 degrees in the next hour, but it gradually warms up today. we'll have a much more comfortable afternoon with the sunshine and temperatures at 59 degrees in the east bay at noon and looking at our highs today in oakland reaching 62 and we'll see some low 60s for the south bay and expect a high of 60 today in clear lake. we'll talk more about that weekend rain coming up in a few minutes. mike, how is it looking for the commute right now? >> yeah, kari, we'll look at the bottom of the screen. if you're driving through san jose specifically, i'll note the crash left some debris. the sensors not showing any slowing and no problems there. that was earlier crash you mentioned. one of two. now, the second crash is going on in san leandro. actually affecting folks from

oakland through san leandro and south 880 to connect you to south 238 may be affected by a crash there. no slowing shows up but be careful if that's your route heading into the trivalley against that direction of 580. no backup at the toll plaza and little fog in the north bay and no problems there in novato. back to you. >> all right, sounds good, mike. thanks. 5:10 right now. rolling out a return plan for a concert comeback. next on "today in the bay" the big changes you could expect from ticketmaster when live performances resume again with crowds. today was supposed to be the last day of tiktok. doesn't seem like time is running out. we'll explain why. plus. ♪ >> talk about bad. when i say bad, i mean good. billie eilish breaking records. the big milestone and the most

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we are going to have some rain moving in, but this may not spoil your weekend outdoor plans. we'll talk about that coming up in a few minutes. kari, just like you, i watch things develop and/or clear. we'll take a look at the san mateo bridge where i saw something was developing with flashing lights just after the toll plaza. those flashing lights stop flashing and good news for 92 heading over towards the peninsula. those tail lights. look at the headlights coming southbound through fremont. no problem. easy drive through here and calm conditions. there will be some road work and patches throughout the nimtiz but no slowing. well, good morning and very happy thursday to you, as well. you know, today was supposed to be the deadline for tiktok to sell itself to an american company or face shutdown. now, we know that won't happen today because one judge has already blocked it but bytedance

is back in court asking the deadline be thrown out entirely. the company claims it's having trouble talking to government regulators saying it seems like they have lost interest in the whole thing. originally, the trump white house had ordered the sale of tiktok saying it was worried the social network was sharing user data with the chinese intelligence agencies, that's something that bytedance denies. sony playstation 5 goes on sale today. unlikely you'll walk into a store and buy one. pretty much sold out. the new x-box went on sale earlier this week. i know laura has an upicadate o that coming up. the markets may take a pause today after a long string of runups. it moved higher after move of several successes in the race for vaccines. this morning a top biden adviser is talking about another shutdown to beat the virus. president trump used to say we would know we done had a good job holding the virus in check

if we keep the number of americans dead between 100,000 and 240,000. we just passed 240,000 and the situation is getting much worse. 8,049 americans have died from coronavirus since election day. we get first-time jobless claims today. that's not unrelated. we get those at 5:30 this morning our time. google says unlimited storage on google photos will end next summer. if you go over 15 gigabytes starting next june. you can store about 33,000 normal pictures that way. marks and laura, they have been promising this since the jets jetson's. builders got the go ahead to build an airport ride share aircraft to take off and land nearly vertically. the car airplane has not been perfected yet.

remember when we were kids the flying taxi and the jetpack and video phone calls. now, we did get video phone calls. we have those now. kind of doing one right now. >> yeah. jetson's right here. >> meet george jetson. thanks. >> i'll be judy. 5:17 right now. scott mentioned x-box. here's the news. they're issuing an alert to customers as a way to get ahead of a series of memes posted by people using the newest gaming console. it shows the console billowing out smoke but microsoft issued a post saying not to blow smoke into their new consoles. no reports of fires. >> wow. you know what, ticketmaster is working right now on plans to keep concertgoers safe once the vaccine arrives. fans will have to prove they have been vaccinated or tested

negative 24 hours prior to that event. the customer's status would then appear on the ticketmaster app to show when to enter the venue. trending this morning, billie eilish's chart topping hit "bad guy" the song just reached 1 billion views on youtube. the first track to join the list of music videos to hit that billion mark. i love that song. >> i do, too. >> i remember when i didn't know the song. who is this billie girl? who is she? >> like written at home with her brother. amazing. they still live in this little house. it's great. also trending from mad man and music videos. >> jon hamm stars in a new video for we are all right again.

♪ i think we're all right >> it looks like hamm is so into the song he doesn't even realize that there's some mad men behind him. kind of cool. >> stealing his painting. >> i like that album cover right there. what album is that? probably like a classic album and i don't know what it is. >> what album? i'm just looking at jon hamm. can we just keep that up all morning. >> well, okay. >> to be honest, laura, we're all just looking at jon hamm. >> well, you know what, kari is keeping her eye on that forecast this morning. how is it looking, kari? >> it is cold this morning. you guys are probably feeling it right now. and we're much cooler this morning compared to yesterday morning with our temperatures starting out in the upper 30s and low 40s.

so, we're dropping back, once again. and then as we go into today here we are at noontime going into the lunch hour and we'll feel those temperatures mostly in the upper 50s and low 60s. it is going to be very much like yesterday and a lot more sunshine and it will be slightly warmer in a few spots as we reach into the low 60s for the south bay and then if you're planning to head out for a walk around sunset, it's going to be starting to cool off once again. so, you'll need a jacket as we come back to the 40s by late tonight. so, we're going to have another cool morning tomorrow but then we get ready for some rain to move in. now, this rain will start to move from north to south and by tomorrow afternoon. now, the system has kind of slowed down a bit and we're watching that, as well as what is going on with eta making its landfall for the fourth time in florida and parts of the gulf and caribbean. this is still a very active system. we'll be watching filling up

your social media feeds and also talking about this rain moving in by tomorrow. starting to see those showers moving in during the afternoon. here we are at 2:30, 3:00. we're starting to see the rain moving in, but this will not be a big weathermaker. it brings in a quick round of some showers late tomorrow night and then it clears out for the rest of the weekend as we are getting ready for some more nice weather. in terms of how much rain we could see, a lot of our rainfall totals will be very light. mostly at about a tenth or quarter of an inch and then next week we have another shot of heavier rain and looking forward to that all next tuesday and wednesday that could bring a pretty good soaker. so, we'll of course have more updates on that. mike, what is the update on the morning commute? >> kari, we'll take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza because at 5:21, we should be seeing more volume of traffic and nothing major and no brakes tapping. just for safety sake as you travel through the more narrow toll plaza there. no problems on the incline. as we look at the map, the slowing doesn't show up yet and

the incline getting across towards san francisco and contra costa county looks great and the earlier crash cleared from 580 through oakland and we still have this one off the 880 connected at southbound 238 heading in towards the castro valley. no problems but watch that connecter and still crash activity there with major damage to one vehicle and not major injuries and nothing else major going on for your morning commute. back to you. two airlines, one refund and zero success getting it. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. a fewer takes it into her own hands. that's next. first our team always on social media. check this out of kris sanchez sharing a picture of her at home with her little co-worker there, cole. we all love cole. be sure to follow kris on instagram, facebook and twitter. see all of her photos, as well as her updates. you're watching "today in the bay."

good morning, victoria and her fiance planned a beach vacation in the bahamas. flying from here to ft. lauderdale and then on to the sun and surf in the bahamas. like we said so many times since the pandemic began, they can no longer travel. no longer getting a refund from their first flight, but that

flight from ft. lauderdale to nassau was a different story. the airline canceled the flight but never issued a refund. victoria kept calling and e-mailing and got zero response. then she saw our story about pandemic trouble over the summer. she told us she watched chris chumra's piece and had my credit card intervene based off his tip. kudos. here is that advice to get. when you pay with plastic and the seller refuses a refund, your credit card company should be able to help you with the dispute or a charge back refund. two finer points. go in armed with the detailed timeline and don't wait too long. some banks might close the window to dispute after a month or two. you could file a suit with us, too. click the response tab or give us a call. 888-996-tips. moving on to decision 2020.

republican election leader in philadelphia now says there is no evidence dead people voted in last week's election. he says he checked the list of dead voters and confirmed it. city election workers still have 18,000 mail-in ballots to count and 18,000 provisional ballots. happening now, tropical storm eta continues to reek hwr havoc in florida. this time near cedar key. this is video near tampa we want to show you right here. one area of the gulf coast getting pounded. much of the western and central part of florida expected to receive two to six inches of rainfall today. the widow of alex trebek is responding to all the love and well wishes they've received. jean trebek shared a photo from the couple's wedding 30 years ago. the two were married 60 years after trebek began hosting

jeopardy in 1984. next, bay area hospitals prepare for a rush of patients as covid-19 cases start to spike. the steps being taken right now. plus, some answers coming for one bay area school district and brewing debate over having cops patrol campuses.

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together and very high risk of transmission. right now at 5:30, coronavirus crisis. the steps bay area hospitals are taking right now as cases begin to spike, again. this is ahead of the winter months. plus, classroom concerns as those cases spike, the debate over students returning to schools is heating up. the outrage now boiling over in the south bay. plus, calm before the storm. a live look for you outside in san jose. another cold start. meteorologist kari hall is tracking with a chance of rain to return to the bay area. "today in the bay" continues right now. and a very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. before you head out the door, mike is keeping an eye on what the roads look like but before we get to that let's turn to meteorologist kari hall for what the forecast looks like. >> another chilly morning. we drop back into the 30s and low 40s and overall today we will have some nice weather for enjoying some time outside and

maybe keeping the fall leaves and all the bright colors. tomorrow the cold front moves through and it will bring in a chance of showers late tomorrow evening. but that all clears out in time for a nice weekend as our temperatures rebound back into the 60s. we'll talk more about this and what's ahead coming up in a few minutes. mike, any issues right now for the commute? >> kari, really just one. for the folks in the east bay. folks, if you're traveling specifically at oakland, san leandro in towards castro valley, look at your map. the connector there getting on the south 238. that does have a crash. there's three squad cars there. a big distraction with all those flashing lights. major damage to a car or a vehicle, i should say, but no damage to the people reported. that's better news. a smooth drive for the remainder of your drive including getting towards the bay bridge. here's looking at your travel time to the span and show you the travel time coming up, marcus. back to you. coronavirus concerns are growing fast this morning as california approaches the 1

million case mark. i want you to take a look at this graph. this right here show will show you the average number of infections in the bay area. gone up over time but, again, going up again. bay area health leaders are warning about the spike and it may surge. that overwhelmed hospitals. one ucsf hospital said it stockpiled drugs for patients and safety equipment for staff. but with cases going up across the country, those can dwindle. >> stockpile on ppe even though we could run out if the national supply gets low, which i'm afraid of. >> in the south bay, santa clara county transformed the convention center into a hospital back in the spring. they are prepared to do that, again. and it is possible president-elect biden could order a nationwide shut down of businesses to limit the spread of covid-19. "today in the bay" bob redell joins us live in san ramon this morning.

how long the possible shutdown like this could last really business owners' biggest fear. >> right, laura. possibly four to six weeks. dr. michael is a coronavirus adviser to president-elect joe biden said our country is getting ready to enter and i'm quoting here, a covid hell. right now over 110,000 americans are becoming infected with covid-19 each day. the rates of infection have increased here in contra costa county. this county has now moved back into the red tier of reopening and tomorrow will be enacting more restrictions. in an interview with cnbc, dr. olsterholm who is the director of the infectious disease at the university of minnesota suggested the country go into another lockdown and that the government could pass a relief package that would cover lost income for people and local government. he believes cases are rising in part because people have pandemic fatigue and are tired of wearing masks and staying six

feet apart. the social distancing measures we're supposed to be following. the cold weather is also driving people inside where the virus can spread more easily. incidentally ucla school of public health suggested the country doesn't have to do a full lockdown to get control of the rate of infections. instead, a model of staggered public activity. so, let's say you have a group of people who want to go shopping. they would be divided into sub gro groups. one in the a.m. and one in the p.m. back here in san ramon not only seeing the rates increase and so is san francisco and that's why tomorrow that city will stop indoor dining and reduce capacity in places like gyms and movie theaters. reporting live here in san ramon, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> that's the consequence as those numbers go up. meanwhile, school districts and families are trying to figure out what next semester will look like and how long they

will have to distance learn after the holidays. kris sanchez live in san jose and this is a snapshot on what some of those districts are deciding. kris? >> hi, marcus. this is a tough decision for families, including mine. we have to decide whether we want to send our daughters back to school for in-person instruction back in january. we have to make that decision by monday. we know the santa clara county office of education provides guidance for the31. these are for students with special needs or falling behind with distance learning. a very different experience for students and staff who will have assigned seats. the franklin mckinley district in san jose, which is a covid hot spot, will continue distance learning through the end of the school year. that's june. all of this is dependent, of course, on the county's new cases, hospitalizations and

transition rates. in marin, suspended in-person classes because of reports of off-campus parties where students were not observing social distancing or mask requirements. test students starting today in order to decide whether to resume on-campus instruction. the state allows schools in the most restrictive tiers even to request wavers to reopen. up to this point, mostly private schools that have gotten the waivers because they can afford the testing requirements that the state has laid out. 61% spike in covid cases in our nine counties. parents and staff told us they would be here outside santa clara county office of education protesting the reopenings this morning. if or when that happens, we'll bring that to you. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you. the trial of the accused norcal rapist is wrapping up. he's scheduled to be back on the

witness stand again today. accused of a string of sexual attacks across three counties including hothree in the bay ar. according to a source in the courtroom, waller is supposed to be the final witness. closing arguments may begin monday. well, it started with an east bay high school student expressing his commitment to social justice and then an online threat and hate mail. this morning a truce between the two sides. a high school senior and a senior citizen. it all started when dublin high school student denel mcmahon organized the trivalley for black lives matter rally on sunday. he was stunned when he heard of a facebook post threatening the rally. online mike grant called on nra members and other groups to show up with helmets and invest in case, quote, these blm people start trouble, unquote.

he posted a picture of the boy, as well. well denel tracked down grant and received an apology from him and now the mcmahan family plan to meet with them. >> 29 shares and that made me nervous because 30 people were feeling like this and that is 30 people that are potentially threatening me. >> i thought it was going to be a black lives matter that was not friendly style and we've seen it across the country. >> the two sides are expected to meet in person soon. grant now says to just let the protesters be. two months of debate should reach a conclusion tonight in fremont. that's when school board members will vote on whether the district should continue its campus police patrols. a 25-member task force earlier this week recommended removing school resource officers and using that money instead for what supporters call more proactive safety measures. take a look at this mammoth mountain ski resort getting a

head start on tahoe destinations thanks to a storm last weekend and more snow on the way. mammoth will open tomorrow. if you're thinking about going, though, you better have the lift tickets in hand because opening weekend is already sold out. from here it's a longer drive, but right now north star and heavenly are set to open on november 20th. a couple weeks to get into ski shape, kari. >> and it's nice to see all that snow coming down there. i want to show you some fall colors in some places where you can go see where we have the peak of the fall colors right now. and it's all around the bay area. so we'll talk about that, mike, what is the commute looking like? >> well, things are kind of stopping and starting, i guess. bay bridge toll plaza and looking at more cars coming through from time to time and this shot shows us more traffic flow and no problems and no

consistent problems. look at the map. this is what is developing. more traffic there and more slowing on the incline as the volume builds for slower lanes and no problems through contra costa county and typical slower spots and still following the crash in san leandro and the rest of the bay only a couple slower spots for the trivalley. laura, back to you. >> thanks so much, mike. 5:41 right now. colleges and covid. next on "today in the bay" the growing number of football teams being forced to cancel games. what's on the line for cal this morning. plus, the latest on the transition and the latest on the fight against coronavirus from washington. ♪ >> from performances to award winners. the break down of the top moments from country music's biggest night. downtherecare with cottonelle.

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5:44 for you this morning. breaking news to tell you about. we just got the job numbers and bright news on the economy. 710,000 americans applied for first-time jobless benefits. that's the lowest since march and lower than experts expected. 6.7 million americans continue to receive unemployment benefits and that's down from 7.2 million a week before. 5:24 right now. president-elect joe biden has chosen his white house chief of staff.

scott mcgrew, ron klain comes with a lot of experience. >> a lot. he's been biden's chief of staff, marcus, back when biden was vice president and al gore's chief of staff and he knows his way around the white house pretty well. biggest job will be helping the president-elect pick a cabinet member, all kinds of cabinet members and other tom officials and the primary focus on coronavirus. we are in our second or third wave depending on how you measure coronavirus infections. it's particularly bad in the midwest. now, nationally more than 8,000 americans have died since election day. more than 240,000 since the start of the pandemic. that 240,000 metric is significant because that was the upper reach of the trump administration's estimates. president trump and his coronavirus task force would often take credit for the low death count saying it could be in the millions, but a number

between 100,000 and 240,000 would indicate they're doing a good job. >> the 100,000 to 200,000 and we think that that is the range. we really believe and hope every day that we can do a lot better than that. >> of course, we've blown past that. president trump insisted on the campaign trail that all the talk about coronavirus was an intentional distraction by the democrats and that we wouldn't be talking about the coronavirus now after the election. >> turn on television. covid, covid, covid. a plane goes down 500 people dead, they don't talk about it. covid, covid, by the way, on november 4th you won't hear about it any more. >> the head of the republican party mcdaniel posted a tweet warning if the democrats add two senators from georgia, that would make the senate 50/50 and vice president harris would break the tie. he deleted that tweet and

pointed out she was acknowledging that biden and harris had won the election. the republican attorney general in arizona said it would appear there is no way trump can win arizona by the time the count ends. the republican secretary of state in georgia has called for a hand recount. biden is winning there. here he is talking to a reporter from "today" show. >> you're confident that this audit will remove any doubt and answer any questions about the validity of this election? >> yeah. i understand that some don't like the results and others will like it but at the end of the day we want them to have the confidence that these are the results. >> now the result of a few states but mathematically no way that president trump can win. we're talking about that on twitter. you can follow me there. i'm @scottmcgrew. >> thanks, scott. san francisco election leaders today begin a manual. it's an unusual process.

ten sided dice will be rolled to select the group of ballots amounting to 1% of the vote which is then manalually counte to ensure voting machines worked properly. watch the process streamed online and the selection of ballots takes place at 9:00 a.m. and the count begins tomorrow. covid-19 concerns are mounting in southern california. take a look at this. long line there of cars. this is last night outside of dodger stadium. nope. this is not a sporting event. people are actually lining up to get the coronavirus test. l.a. county in l.a. county, i should say, more than 900 covid patients are in the hospital. the county's highest number since september. >> you know the cal bears may be forced to cancel a second straight football game. a defensive lineman tested positive which led to teammates being placed on a 14-day quarantine where they remain. last week's season opener was cancled and no update whether this weekend's game will go on at arizona state but may be an

update later today. due to other outbreaks five games involving ranked teams are among the eight postponed this saturday. richard sherman is back on the practice field, but still considered a long shot that he will actually play this sunday in new orleans. also a limited number of fans are being allowed in there for the new orleans game making this the first time that the team this season will be playing in front of fans. and trending for you this morning, it wasn't all bisquets and gravy, but as they say, the show must go on especially when it comes to country music's biggest night. ♪ 10,000 hours or the rest of my life ♪ ♪ i want to love you >> justin bieber taking the stage with duo dan & shay at the cma awards. performances included tributes to the late charlie daniels and kenny rogers. take us to church eric church

winning cma of the year. something he was mindful of during his acceptance speech. >> this award this year, at least for me, has been about the loss of this year. the win as we're all in here tonight together as country music. in person. live. not on zoom. >> other big winners last night, luke combs won for male vocalist and album of the year. in the meantime, maren morris took home prizes for female vocalists and single of the year. nice to get the music going. very uplifting in a way. >> absolutely. winning that award i'm sure nothing like it. 5:50 for you this morning. nothing like a nice forecast. meteorologist kari hall has a look at what we can expect today and looking like it will be pretty good, kari. >> yeah, but we've had some very chilly temperatures at least for this afternoon.

it's going to warm up and be a nice day. here's a look at our highs reaching into the mid 60s and we're going to see those 60s around the bay area today with a lot of sunshine, once again. now, tomorrow we're getting ready for some rain that will be moving in. with this weather system that's just to the north of us and as it moves in, it will bring in mostly some afternoon showers starting in the north and making it into the rest of the bay area going into tomorrow evening. and by tomorrow night, we're seeing a lot of that rain moving into the south bay pushing out across the bay area by saturday morning. so, we are going to have not a whole lot of rain here as it moves in and out quickly. our rainfall totals look to be highest farthest to the north with spots like ukiah and possibly getting up to over a half inch of rain and the rest of the bay area not a whole lot here and we're going to see those rain chances continuing for saturday morning but then moving out for the afternoon. so, we're looking at a quick one

and done with this rain but it's this to see there's more rain in the forecast next week and bring us heavier amounts. that's something we'll be watching, especially in the time that we really do need these downpours. as far as sierra snow, most of the sierra will get anywhere from four to seven inches and possibly up to about 11 inches in some of our higher elevations. so, a lot of good weather in here but we have a chance to also enjoy our weekend as it clears out just in time for saturday and sunday. mike, how is it looking right now for the morning commute? >> well, kari, we're looking at the build over at the bay bridge toll plaza. brake tapping just started the last time we took a look and now the middle lanes with the back up here. the metering lights not registered but does cue the need for them likely as we look at your map. also not the middle lanes backing up at the toll plaza but a slower drive going up the incline. that has been there since we

showedioathe yellow sensors and orange and red. we still have this crash in san leandro but chp clearing from south 880 to 238. that's okay countercommute and the arrow shows you where the commute starts to build a bit there and 880, as well as the trivalley and the rest of the bay, no problems. we have your typical slowing north 101 through san jose no problem. back to you. happening now for you the first passenger cruise ship to restart in the caribbean is off to a rough start. a passenger aboard sea dream one has tested positive for the coronavirus. now, all 53 passengers and 66 crew members need to isolate until further notice. passengers say that they have to receive a negative test result three days before the cruise and right before boarding. this was the first cruise in the caribbean by any vessel since march. >> it's a rough start. well, it's 5:53. much more ahead on "today in the bay" including all new the bay

area city named the most innovative. also coming up one of the last countries to not have a covid case until now. up next, we'll connect the dots for you on how it got there. you're watching "today in the bay." [ whispering ] what's this? oh, are we kicking karly out? we live with at&t. it was a lapse in judgment. at&t, we called this house meeting because you advertise gig-speed internet, but we can't sign up for that here. yeah, but i'm just like warming up to those speeds.

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you're watching "today in the bay" and even for southern california this is a pretty epic car chase. it spanned over 130 miles. get this started in joshua tree and then the driver took off running in l.a. county. he was eventually arrested and turns out a baby and teenager were in that suv. happy to say they're okay. the driver was being pulled over for an expired registration. a small pacific island until now untouched by the pandemic now has its first covid case. the case is on the island near australia. the government says the young man traveling back from the u.s. got infected but they had already been separated from other air travelers because he was considered high risk. health leaders say he arrived at the beginning of the month and so far asymptomatic and quarantined. we all know too well the dangers that wildfires pose and technology tracking the threat.

now more than 600 wildfire alert cameras and the most recent camera was installed in santa monica and one captured these flames right here north of santa cruz back in august. the goal is to spot the first outbreak of those flames and then increase the first crew's response time. a live look for you in san jose and new for you this morning, the largest city in the pay area is getting top honors by the center of digital government. being named the nation's most innovative local government. that achievement fulfill mayor sam liccardo's goal to obtain the title by 2020. san jose's effort to bridge the digital divide as a notable achievement. congratulations. >> nice to see there. it is approaching 6:00 this thursday morning and happening now presidential politics. president-elect joe biden continues to build his cabinet as the current president appears to thin his out. we're live in washington with

more firings that may be on the way from president trump. and this video says it all. hundreds lined up in southern california to take a covid test as cases spike. this morning a closer look at how hospitals are gearing up to vaccinate millions. plus. >> it is a nine-course meal for six to eight people. it is to help basically the business. as many bay area restaurants face the grim news of closing indoor dining, some are now rethinking their business plan to try to turn a profit by thanksgiving. we'll tell you what they are serving up. the third hour of "today in the bay" continues right now. a very good thursday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >>yism marcus washington. first, let's look at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall tracking the temperatures for you. another cool start to the day. >> it is cold out there this morning.

we started to see some 30s in some our of microclimates, especially in the north bay. but after this chilly start, it will be a nice afternoon for enjoying some time outside. by tomorrow the rain moving in mostly late in the evening and moving out in time for a great weekend across the bay area. as our temperatures come up just slightly in and the sunshine returns. we'll talk more about this and the forecast coming up. mike, any issues right now for the morning commute? >> not issues. i guess backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. we expect it four minutes ago the chp says they turned the metering lights on to meter the traffic across the span. the middle lane still the only ones that really show the backup, but the other lanes should start to fill in soon. we'll look at the map and we see no problems getting to the bay bridge and we should see recovery along the incline what happens when the metering lights are turned on and traffic is metered on the span. this shows a lighter volume because the build is a little slower over at the toll plaza. no other