it's all nice and quiet. cold temperatures this morning. some spots in the north bay into the 30s but it will be a touch warmer for the afternoon compared to yesterday. we have lots of sunshine in our weekend forecast and even through thanksgiving we are looking at some dry weather as we take a look at our highs today, mid-60s for the inland valleys and we're going to see some low 60s near the coastline. we'll take a look ahead to what we can expect coming up. mike, what can we expect just driving to work? well, a lot better view of the roadway than yesterday, kari. a few patches of fog but not like yesterday. these are the usual north bay suspects here. a look at your map, a smooth drive for the green sensors. it is cold so that will be an issue for folks on the freeway. zoom in over to highway 4 through concord this is where we see slowing and this crew for westbound highway 4 is scheduled to be picking up right now. looks like that's what they're doing. that's usually the cause of some

slowing just before everything clears up. getting to the bay bridge, send it right back to you, laura. all right, thank you very much, mike. breaking news we're following for you that morning firefighters at the scene of a san francisco high-rise fire, the crews now say injured five people. this started a little bit before 2:00 a.m. on davis court just off the embarcadero near the plaza. this is video that was posted online on citizen app. we know that flames burned several units on the 11th floor and the building was evacuated. some residents, we understand, have been allowed back inside. the fire has been knocked down. we know at least two people hurt will be okay. our cierra johnson is gathering more information. she will join us with a live report at the bottom of the hour. to our top story in less than 24 hours a new nighttime curfew starts for all counties in california's purple tier which includes all bay area counties except san francisco, san mateo and marin. this also covers about 95% of the population.

>> so the curfew goes into effect until tomorrow night. everyone will be told to stay home between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. with a few exceptions. the curfew will remain in place for the next month. bay area restaurants this morning are scrambling a lot more than just eggs. they're scrambling to find ways to adjust to the curfew. >> "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda is live for us in downtown walnut creek. how are the struggling business owners coping with all of this? >> reporter: yes, marcus and laura -- what timing, the street cleaner is behind us. you can see just behind me there's a lot of outdoor dining areas. this weekend it was packed with people getting indoors that had to shut down because we're in the purple tier now and starting tomorrow night there is a curfew this is, of course, in response to covid numbers and struggled to maintain something of a nightlife and the curfew will

make it even tougher, theaters, bars and restaurants, businesses and customers will have to adapt. >> on the weekends we were allowed to extend until midnight and we were busy right up until that time. we were happy with that extension while we had it. >> about to curb some type of spread from the nightlife. i believe so. >> reporter: they are trying to survive with no indoor seating and a curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. starting tomorrow night to december 21st. those in the red tier don't have to follow the purple tier curfew yet but some of the areas are complaining saying the curfew isn't fair to those areas with smaller populations.

now the few remaining bay area counties that are still in the red tier say they, of course, will comply and as far as law enforcement, law enforcement says they will focus more on education than citations. reporting live, i'm sharon katsuda, "today in the bay." >> all right, thanks so much, sharon. the u.s. and parts of california seeing record numbers of covid cases. nationwide yesterday more than 185,000 new cases were confirmed. that in itself is a single day record. california recorded its fourth highest numbers more than 11,000 new cases. the highest one-day total since august. >> president-elect joe biden's transition to power focuses on delaware today where he plans to sit down with house speaker nancy pelosi and senate minority leader chuck schumer. meanwhile president trump has a meeting of his own with republican legislative leaders from michigan. as "today in the bay's" alex

barr reports the president is still fully focused on challenging the election results. >> reporter: president-elect biden and president trump both holding meetings today with very different missions. the president-elect hosting congressional democratic leaders nancy pelosi and chuck schumer to talk covid relief with cases hitting another record high and hospitals reaching capacity. the white house coronavirus task force yesterday holding its first briefing since july. meanwhile, the president has invited michigan's republican legislative leaders to the white house as his campaign tries to overturn election results in that state where biden leads by more than 150,000 votes. biden warning of a dangerous message to the american people. >> i think they're witnessing incredible irresponsibility, incredibly damaging messages being sent to the rest of the world about how democracy functions. >> reporter: president trump's legal advisers including rudy

giuliani continuing to push an unproven conspiracy of voter fraud. >> they made significant mistakes, like all crooks do, and we caught them. >> reporter: giuliani refusing to give reporters evidence to back up his claims that have been falling flat in the courts. the campaign withdrawing a lawsuit in michigan just yesterday. republican senators now weighing in. ben sass saying, quote, wild press conferences erode public trust, adding we are a nation of laws not tweets. senator mitt romney accusing the president of resorting to, quote, overt pressure on state and local officials to subvert the will of the people. in washington, alice barr, nbc news. happening today georgia plans to officially certify its elections results two and a half weeks after election day. and mere hours after the state last night confirmed joe biden won the election there. that's confirmed by a complete hand count which gave biden 12,000 vote margin.

a statement saying georgia included the legal in its counts and plans to pursue all legal options. new details as more people are working from home. federal immigration officers are apparently making home visits to h 1b visa holders as they adjust to the pandemic. homeland security agents have been emailing h1b visa holders to set up meetings. at least two people were not contacted before immigration officers showed up at their homes with questions. as part of its deal to emerge from bankruptcy pg&e agreed to regionalize its territories, and that, of course, is a complicated process. the state utilities commission will hold a virtual work shshop how the process is going to work.

breaking up into five regions, before fire season ramps up next year. and a harsh assessment from state auditors office may hit home for people trying to make it in the bay as the state's housing crisis five years ago that's when it was happening. one agency allowed nearly $3 billion in affordable housing money to slip through its fingers. the new audit finds california's debt limits allocation committee and the treasury department mismanaged $2.7 billion of bond capacity. eventually the bonds expired. that money could have been used to develop to build thousands of affordable housing unlts statewide. the report cites a lack of comprehensive plans to most effectively use affordable housing resources. the new audit finds -- >> hold on, one second. i think this is a story on the dam because new this morning it's now getting close to empty.

the santa clara county water district gave us the video saying it is now 7% full. the dam is being drained at a rate of about 200 acre feet per day. could be 3% full by mid-december if there's no significant rain. teams are getting ready it to do a massive earthquake retrofit on that. that's quite a lot of progress that they've made up there at anderson dam. in the meantime talking about no significant ran in the forecast there isn't for the next, what, seven days or so, kari? at least and we've been watching our reservoir levels drop as well. let me show you what it looks like at the rest of our reservoirs though that one has been drained on purpose. the other ones are very low because of the lack of rainfall. right now our south bay reservoir is only at 33% of historical average so very low water levels and no rain headed our way.

let's go around the bay as we are seeing temperatures and sunshine that will reach into the low 60s for today. mike, how is it looking right now for the commute? it looks like folks are going about 65, the limit, around much of the bay. we look at the green sensors, no major problems. the area where you expect and find the only nongreen is over here coming out of the altamont. your drive typical until you get to north flynn and then it's all clear. now it's a smooth drive getting down the east shore freeway. yesterday there were a lot of delays in the morning because of lower visibility this morning. to the bay bridge toll plaza where the roadway or the lanes are clear and actually so is the view. we can see emeryville where we couldn't yesterday. back to you. >> thank you very much. work to go stay open and protect customers. still ahead at 5:25 on "today in the bay" the extreme measures one new york city restaurant is now taking before allowing customers to dine in.

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right now at 5:13 as you get ready to head out the door in parts of the east bay we are starting out at 40 degrees, a very chilly morning but it's all clear, no fog for you as you drive to work and we'll be in the mid-50s by 10:00, a nice warm-up for the afternoon. a look at our microclimates in the forecast coming up. kari, you're in the east bay the other side north bay into san francisco. the peninsula side, a quick look at the golden gate bridge shows what kari just said, no fog, at least not like yesterday here. we do have a little patchy fog north of san rafael but not a problem for drivers on that portion of 101. we're used to that. good morning and very happy friday to you as well. president trump today will sign orders to order lower prescription prices, the final piece of the effort he started

back in july. now there are going to be two new rules, one limiting the amount ofon m when negotiangti deals and another that will peg the price the government is willing to pay for some drugs to what other countries pay. meanwhile, his secretary of the treasury, steven mnuchin, is ending two programs to lend money to businesses to support them during the covid crisis. the emergency funds were designed to help prop up the economy and make the credit markets run more smoothly. the fed supplies the money, the white house handles the loans. now the white house says the system did its job and should be shut down. the fed absolutely disagrees and says it's the wrong move but can't do anything about it. talking about people's activities while cooped up at home translating into some profits for companies. williams sonoma says revenues rose 22% compared to this time last year as people took up

cooking as a new hobby perhaps. speaking of food, this came up on my iphone. it's kari and me back at the safeway when you could walk around without a mask. we were taking part in the annual food drive for bay area food banks stopping shoppers, asking them for a donation. we've been doing this for years. we tried to find some video of me doing this and were able to find six seconds of me. if i talk long enough you'll see this video loop, sure enough. we have six seconds. oodles of video of kris sanchez and the same for mike inouye. my favorite part the food drive which you took part in, too, and i know there's lots of video for you. johnson and johnson, the safeway i was working at, and handed over an envelope -- i mean a thick envelope full of cash they had raised at johnson and johnson. hand it had over as their donation. i'm sure they're doing it again this year. you have to do it yourself. you've been telling folks we're still doing this.

you have to go to the safeway yourself. hand the ticket to the cashier, she'll ring you up or he'll ring you up and get that money to where it needs to go. >> great service, too. really helping so many families in our area, too, scott. >> i know, and after so many years -- after so many years of doing it, it is hard not to be out there and say hi to people in person. >> thanks, scott. well, we are in the holiday season. here we go and ahead of black friday and cyber monday. a new survey by lending tree is singling out those most likely to go into debt from holiday spending. they are generation x shoppers, those who have been laid off or furloughed and parents of kids under 18. hmm. meantime, given the pandemic many stores are already offering some deep discounts. jcpenney's, macy's and kohl's offering over 50% off for black friday shoppers.

you can get a live tree delivered right to your front door this year and they will hang the lights for you. walmart, the latest company to offer this service. the setup costs just under $200 and the team will come back and take it down for you for $159. home depot, lowe's and williams sonoma are offering similar services so you don't have to do anything. >> that's interesting, though, especially in the time of covid. you don't want people coming in your house. >> they probably leave the tree at your door and you have to bring it in. >> and then i have to drag it in. i'm little. trending for you this morning sean mendez and justin bieber have collaborated on a new track. >> this is the first time they worked together and just released a new video. take a look. ♪

it's called "monster." just let me know. it's on mendes' upcoming "wonder" album that dropped overnight. it has more than 1 million views on youtube. >> wow. maybe elmo. elmo is close, his pitch. >> i wondered where were you going with elmo. >> the friendly monster. >> thank you mike. >> i'm always amazed that marcus can hit the high notes. >> a little training here and there. >> he's lucky we're not there or we would tickle him. >> kari, take it over from here. okay. let's start out with our temperatures this morning.

we are going to be very chilly as we are starting out with some 30s in parts of the north bay. make sure you're all bundled up for the start of the day and it's going to feel a lot more comfortable for the afternoon. let's head to the time line at 2:00, in dublin 63 degrees. 63 in mill valley and free mon at 62 degrees. mid-60s for the south bay. take it in. it's going to be beautiful as we enjoy some seasonable weather for this time in november and it's also going to be dry as we get a look at our forecast. tonight it's going to cool off. we're going to be in this dry pattern for the next several days. in fact, even as we start to see these storm systems moving into the pacific northwest, they dry out before they make it to the bay area. so we are going to stay very dry. nice to get some rain but, of course, this is also the time that some people will be going to visit family. of course they're not encouraging the large gatherings. we are going to see some

temperatures reaching into the mid-60s into early next week, so we'll be slightly cooler on wednesday. and if you're planning to have thanksgiving dinner outside 61 degrees for a high. morning temperatures will be very chilly with some low to mid-30s in our inland valleys. looking at san francisco expect those highs to reach into the low 60s and we're going to continue on this weather pattern. very quiet conditions. we'll see if we can get some rain. so it's dry and it's also clear, mike, for the morning commute. and it's also cold, kari. sometimes we see that, unfortunately, some folks don't have housing and keeping warm. that's often the case like over here on the map. northbound right around tully and story road reports of fire. i've marked that with a circle, the incident. we sometimes see some slowing. not this morning. even during the quarantine where we don't have as much of a

commute we have even less during the friday before thanksgiving. a quick look at the sensor shows you green. you can see the high rise. better visibility than they had yesterday. back to you. so far this year we've helped more than $600,000 back in people's pockets a. few wins to share plus the pulse of the people and frustration with customer service. i'm investigator chris chmura, nbc bay area responds next.

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>> reporter: good morning. we'll start with patti and steve in san francisco. we helped return $5,003 to them. a tour group company wouldn't refund them for a canceled trip. that is until our team made contact. and chris in south san jose got $220 back after contacting us about a utility dig that went wrong. the company wasn't responding to her request but took action after we spoke up. speaking of lackluster customer service let's talk about our recent survey. we just posted the results of our nationwide customer service survey showing, among other things, that 75% of people who responded feel customer service has declined during covid-19. you can see all the results on our website, nbcbayarea.com. just click the responds option from the main menu. that's also where you can share your consumer complaints or give

us a call 888-996-tips. have a great weekend. back to the pandemic, san diego county sheriff is now cracking down on businesses, not following covid restrictions. the department has a simple group of deputies dedicated to following up on complaints. violators first receive a warning and then moves to citations. san diego county has issued more than 50 cease and desist orders to businesses violating the health orders. new this morning instead of making a reservation to get food you have to get a covid test. that's a new strategy for one new york restaurant. starting next week the city winery will conduct a rapid test on every customer before they sit down to eat indoors. they say it's the first in the nation to do so but there is one catch, customers will have to pay $50 for the test. and then i guess wait for the results. this morning a grocery chain is apologizing after some poor phrasing in its latest

thanksgiving ad. it's a full-page ad in the food magazine "savory" says hosting? plan a super spread next to a photo of several appetizers. of course the term now super spread, super spreader, now brings to mind covid outbreak. the grocery chain is apologizing and reminding everyone to social distance this holiday season. but talk about the publicity there. not too bad. >> mask up. next for you that morning we're following top stories and breaking news this morning. evacuated in the middle of the cold night during the pandemic. a live report on that fire that swept through a high-rise in san francisco. plus, testing teens. the research under way right here in the bay area that may provide a big boost in the race for a vaccine and the calls for more volunteers. today's ways of working may work differently tomorrow.

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later today and the big changes you can expect. "today in the bay" continues right now. look at all that powder. good friday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. mike is watching the roads. he's going to have more for us in a bit. first let's talk about the forecast for you today. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that. kari? and it's good to not see any fog this morning. it was so foggy in parts of the tri-valley and the north bay. we have a clear start and it's chilly. this afternoon will be a touch warmer and that's the kind of weather we'll see as our weather stays dry into thanksgiving week. a look at our microclimates coming up. how are the roads looking? kari, you and marcus talked about what you can't see on the road, fog and snow. what you can see are the roads and so that's great for the travel times and speeds around the bay green. sensors show up. we do have slowing in concord, westbound highway 4. i've circled it on the right

side, a crash that cleared within the last five minutes approaching 242 so there's a recovery there. construction there cleared as well. we're looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, also clear. back to you. >> thanks, mike. breaking news to tell you about this morning, flames forcing people from their apartments overnight in downtown san francisco in a high rise. cierra johnson is live in the financial district to tell us about what happened there. cierra, what's going on now? >> reporter: good morning, marcus. right now i can tell you several of those engines have left. only one remains. you saw all of those engines and the engine lights. if we pan up this is what i showed you, that smoke, that charred ash on the front of the building, the gateway apartment. five people have been injured and two of those injuries were treated on scene by paramedics.

we do have video captured early this morning by the citizens app. that's what crews saw when they arrived on scene. multiple residents were evacuated during this incident and some of the other residents were asked to shelter in place inside of the unit in the building. right now that fire we know has reached three alarms and has been knocked down but as you can imagine a very, very scary night for folks in this building. >> i was thinking it wasn't real until i realized it was real. and so we just have the minimum layers on top of us to not get too cold. everything seems to be under control now. >> reporter: we have learned from fire official there is were no sprinklers in the building but they're not required. the fire got a bit of a head start to spread into the other units. other than this this building is

up to code and all of the other safety features did work and back out here we're told the two injuries that were sustained by the residents that were treated on scene are in good condition. crews still working to determine which unit the fire started at and what the cause of the fire was. another engine just pulled up. i'm not sure if they will do more investigation but there is another engine on scene at the gateway apartments. we're live in san francisco. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." the covid crackdown is coming, affecting all bay area counties except san francisco, san mateo and marin. how are people feeling about it? "today in the bay's" kris sanchez has a look at the impact on everyday life for folks. hi, kris. >> reporter: i think i speak for everybody the lockdown, the

shutdown, the curfew order didn't come as a complete surprise but it is still shocking to find ourselves in this position eight months after living with covid in our midst. let's talk about what this means for you. the limited stay-at-home order asks people to stay home between 10:00 at night and 5:00 in the morning and will remain in place through december 21st. the curfew order allows you to go to work if you are an essential work certificate. you can go to the grocery store. you can go out and walk the dog, get a little bit of fresh air and takeout or food from a drive-thru. the order does not allow you to gather with people who don't live in your home and asks that you not work or travel unless you are an essential worker or unless that work or travel is essential like going out and seeking medical treatment. we did get mixed reaction this morning. >> yeah, it's a good idea. they have to do something about this pandemic situation until

they find a cure with a vaccine. >> it's going to affect the businesses but it's better to be safe and for people to have their lives than somebody be sick and maybe not see them anymore. >> i don't agree with it. we have rights as americans. i just -- we're being treated like little kids, being conditioned to listen, and i don't feel it's right. >> reporter: that being said, he said he is going to abide by the order in the interests of keeping everybody safe and healthy. we did ask law enforcement how they're going to hand this will and san jose police say they're going to focus on education and not enforcement. you're not going to get a ticket if you're out and about, they will not stop you just for that reason. if you get stopped for something else they will remind you you're not supposed to be out between 10:00 at night and 5:00 in the morning. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." thanks, kris. here is an update on where the bay area stands on infections.

more than 135,000 confirmed cases and more than 1,900 deaths. the numbers include a new outbreak in golden gate field. about 100 employees there tested positive. golden gate field says it is cooperating with the berkeley health department. the racetrack will remain closed for the rest of the month. pfizer today says that the fda, they're asking them for an emergency use authorization on the covid vaccine. earlier this week the company clarified its vaccine is nearly 9 95% in adults. it has focused on people over age of 18. kaiser in santa clara is one of the select group of hospitals testing it in young people, ages 16 and 17 and soon it will expand further to kids as young as 12. now they set the goal to test some 2,000 teens and tweens. kaiser plans to pro-individual an update on the testing later today. and new this morning for you

the fda is granting emergency use of eli lilly's arthritis drug to combat the covid outbreak. the oral medication would be used in conjunction with remdesivir, this is to treat patients. the approval was based on a trial that showed a one-day reduction in recovery time for those treated with the combination. well, it's a big undertaking to help those struggling in the bay to make it amid a pandemic. sacred heart community service continues its series of thanksgiving food distribution events in san jose today. volunteers are expected to help out an estimated 4,000 people this holiday season. if you're able to help you can do it for all these families in need. the next time you're at a safeway store make a $10 donation. the money will go to local food banks. it runs through late december. 5:38 for you right now and today is the day skiers and snowboarders have been waiting for, heavenly and north star are

set to open today. and, kari, it looks like it's all systems go despite the pandemic. this week they actually got a lot of snow. yeah, i'm sure they'll be taking extra precautions to keep the skiers safe. i'm happy because once the resorts open i get snowfall reports. i don't get any until the resorts open and we're going to see a lot of that snow that's not only made but also the snow that we got from mother nature staying on the ground because it's been cold. a mostly sunny week, those high temperatures will be in the 40s and morning temperatures will dip back into the mid-20s. we are going to see cold weather there and some highs in the 60s here in the bay area. we'll get a look at all of our microclimates coming up. mike, how is the commute looking? a much better look at the commute as well, kari, because it's not like the fog we had yesterday. a clear view from our drivers and as we look the sensors show

a clear drive for most of our drivers. we do have one problem that popped up over the last ten minutes, though. southbound 880 approaching dakota. highway 84 continuing on to the dumbarton bridge. that is a slow drive. there may be a crash in the middle lanes. the bridge to the north, a smooth drive. the volume and brake tapping for the incline we may see at the toll plaza soon. back to you. thanks so much, mike. new warnings still ahead on "today in the bay", california's state auditor issuing strong words to the employment development department and the personal information for millions being put at risk. new claims this morning from the presidential campaign about tricks and strategies you have to see coming up. working to tackle covid outbreaks. the 49ers and raiders players now sidelined and the raiders' serious struggle ahead of a critical game.

plus, the powerful new message the late "jeopardy" host alex trebek shared. you're watching "today in the bay."

right now at 5:43 let's get a live look out there in the tri-valley. we can see there's no fog and we drive through dublin on 580. it is looking good and chilly.

may have to crank on the heater. later on today it will feel much more comfortable. a look at what's ahead going into thanksgiving coming up in a few minutes. right, kari, no fog this morning and that's not what is causing the slowing. the crash on the nimitz in free month. the nimitz in oakland looks just fine. those headlights heading down to that area. we'll track that but know what to expect. thanks so much, kari and mike. 5:44 right now. georgia has recounted the votes, and the outcome is the same. joe biden won the state. >> scott mcgrew, georgia, now a blue state, will certify those results today. that's right. pennsylvania and michigan on monday am good morning to you. the president, who lost the election is running out of options in his attempts to stop joe biden from coming into the white house. the latest and most controversial is he's invited republicans from michigan's

legislators to talk with him at the white house. now to be clear, we don't know why the invitation was made or what they're going to discuss, but it is the legislature that appoints the electors who then actually vote for the president. the president's lawyers have not given up on trying to block votes from being certified. in a very strange press conference at gop headquarters in washington they advanced a theory that communists, black lives matter and the long dead dictator hugo chavez were part of a plot to change trump votes into biden reports. reporters demanded even a scrap of proof and got this. >> your question is fundamentally flawed when you're asking where is the evidence. you clearly don't understand the legal process. what we have asked for in the court is to not have the certification of false results. and so to say, hold on a minute, we have evidence that we will present to the court, we haven't

had the opportunity yet to present that to the court. we're giving you an overview and a preview of what we've discovered but no court yet has had that opportunity. >> so to sum up, the new claim from the president's lawyers is shadowy group involving venezuelans rigged the election in big cities democrats controlled to make the vote lean democratic which is already does. they did this to elect biden but in the process lost democrat seats in the house and failed to gain a majority in the senate. i'm reluctant to use tucker carlson to make any sort of point but even tucker carlson is not buying this. >> but you never said any evidence despite a lot of requests, not a page. when we kept pressing she got angry and told us to stop contacting her. we checked with others around the trump campaign, people in positions of authority, they told us they were never given any evidence, either. >> the president meeting with

members of the legislature from michigan today. we'll be monitoring that. here is reaction from president-elect biden. >> it's hard to fathom how this man thinks. it's hard to fathom -- i'm confident he knows he hasn't won and will not be able to win. >> we'll be monitoring everything that happens with that michigan meeting. by the way, it is joe biden's birthday. he will be the oldest president to ever enter the white house for the first time. >> thanks, scott. a new warning from a state uditor to the development department. they're saying stop putting people's social security numbers at risk. now that new report finds since the start of the pandemic the edd has sent out close to 40 million pieces of mail with full social security numbers after they were first advised to stop the practice last year. state auditors are still looking into evidence of widespread fraud at the edd, and it's possible at least some of it is

tied to social security lifted from unreceived items. the edd is not commenting. l.a. county business owners are extra nervous about a possible full shutdown beyond that statewide. the curfew taking effect this weekend. health leaders are warning that is what we can expect if cases in the county keep heading higher. now it would mean only essential workers will be allowed to leave their homes at all. l.a. county yesterday reported more than 5,000 new cases. covid once again affecting the 49ers. they have a bye this week but two backups placed on the covid list. joe walker and lineman. the raiders this weekend have some scrambling to do. 11 players are on the covid list, postally all on the defensive side of the ball. in a perfect world up to nine players could be cleared before sunday when the raiders are supposed to host the chiefs on nbc bay area sunday night

football. well this is interesting. a powerful message from the late "jeopardy" host alex trebek. it happened during the latest show that was taped shortly before his death two weeks ago. he talked about pancreatic cancer, the disease that eventually took his life. >> worry about today, today is world pancreatic cancer today. and if you or anyone you know has developed some of the symptoms that i have talked about in the past, then, by all means, get to a doctor. >> you notice he was wearing a purple tie. i did to bring awareness to pancreatic cancer. the twitter page included a touching message from trebek's wife. google is honoring him. a new search engine. when you now google alex trebek, the site will now reply with, did you mean who is alex trebek, which is kind of cute.

>> i love that. all right. it is 5:49 for you that morning. a look at that forecast before you step outside today, kari. waking up this morning, nice and cool. i've been looking at your forecast this week and i think i'm going to like today's weather. yeah, you should make some plans to get outside. it's going to be much nicer this afternoon and that's what we're doing in between home schooling. let's head to san mateo as we check out our backyard forecast. it's going to be a cool start but then as we go into the rest of the day starts to feel better. we're looking at sunshine, which will make us feel warmer. highs reaching into the low 60s. as we go to the south bay we're checking out our highs reaching up to 67 in gilroy. los gatos can expect a high of 64 degrees. we're also looking at about 64 today in walnut creek while oakland will see a high of 65 and then for the coastline we're in the low 60s here, too, with palo alto reaching 64. san francisco up to 64.

the north bay highs reaching up to 66 degrees today in napa. all of this sunshine we're enjoying it but, unfortunately, this dry weather just goes on and on in the forecast. now normally we like the dry weather for thanksgiving travel but a lot of us won't even be travel this year so it would be nice to get some rain but we will continue into next week with high pressure setting up and we are also now in an extreme drought for parts of the north bay where we have the orange. that's the severe drought and some of the lighter colors indicating a moderate drought for the south bay and parts of the peninsula. so just keeping that in back of mind as we go no a stretch of some dry weather, looking at mid-60s today. no changes in our high temperatures and morning temperatures that will dip back into the upper 30s for much of inland areas while san francisco looking at sunshine and highs in the low 60s. mike, how is it looking right now for the morning commute? well, kari, we don't like

the drought but do like the drive. b.a.r.t. riders will have a major delay, more than 20 minutes, because of a train problem, an equipment problem on a train. problems here in fremont southbound 880 at da toe at that over to the dumbarton bridge, the crash still in your middle lanes. waiting on a tow truck that is on its way there. you'll take the san mateo or dumbarton bridge. san mateo is still clear. dumbarton is the one where you'll have the delays. at the bay bridge toll plaza we do have the backup and those middle lanes just started right on schedule. it's lighter but still traffic on a friday. >> thanks, mike. happening now for you britain's queen elizabeth ii and prince philip are celebrating their 73rd wedding anniversary. they have released a photo of themselves opening cards from three of their great-great-grandchildren. she was only 21 years old when

she married on november 20, 1947. she's been queen since 1952 ruling longer than any other british monarch. there's a lot more ahead on "today in the bay" this friday morning including wondering how to safely shop for a christmas tree. a new option is all coming up next. you're watching "today in the bay." today's ways of working may work differently tomorrow.

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welcome back. it is 5:55. new for you this morning as more people are working from home, federal imgriggs officers are making home visits to h1b visa holders. homeland security agents have been emailing h1b holers to set up meetings. at least two were not contacted. pg&e agreed to regionalize its territories and that is a complicated process. so happening today the state public utilities commission will hold a virtual workshop on how the process is coming together. dividing into five regions before fire season ramps up next

year. a harsh assessment from the state auditor's office may hit home for people trying to make it in the bay. as the state's housing crisis worsened five years ago one agency allowed nearly $3 billion in affordable housing money to slip through its fingers. they mismanaged $2.7 billion of bond capacity. the bonds expired. that money could have been used to get developers to build thousands of affordable housing units statewide. that reports cites a lack of comprehensive plans to most effectively use affordable housing resources. are you thinking about decorating for the holidays? how do you do it during a pandemic? you can get a live christmas tree delivered to your front door and we'll even hang up the lights. walmart is the latest to offer the service. setup costs up to $199. they'll come back and take it down for $159. home depot, lowe's and williams

sonoma offer similar services. right now at 6:00 breaking news overnight. people forced to flee as fire rips through apartments in the san francisco high rise. what we're learning about injuries. plus, the covid-19 curfew is coming for most of us in the bay area and across california. the time line, the rules, and the impact. the third hour of "today in the bay" starts right now. and a good friday morning to you am thanks for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we'll get to that friday morning commute with mike in a moment. first let's check in with kari. she has a look at our day ahead and maybe a peek of the weekend. yeah, it's starting out very chilly this morning so as you step out the door you may run back in to get a jacket. it will be a touch warmer this after nn and this is the kind of weather we'll see into the week going into next week, thanksgiving week is looking pretty dry. let's check out high temperature

as you make plans for today. we're going to see temperatures reaching up to 65 in san jose and 66 today in napa. a look ahead to the rest of the forecast coming up. mike, any issues for the commute? yeah, i have breaking news in the traffic center, but the good kind. lanes clear. let's look at the map. we have a lot of slowing that just showed up in the last half hour through fremont and southbound 880. three-vehicle crash fenlly cleared from lanes, a couple tow trucks there. south down to the dumbarton bridge. the backup which is slowly building, which is the pattern on a friday. a lighter volume of traffic but you still will have delays getting over into san francisco out of observing. back to you. all right. speaking of san francisco, mike, breaking news we've been following overnight for you. firefighters still at the scene of a san francisco high-rise

fire. crews now say injured five people. it started a little before 2:00 a.m. on davis court just off the embarcadero near the plaza. this is video posted online on the citizens app. flames burned several units on the 11th floor. some people live there and have thousand been allowed back inside. we know at least two of the five people hurt will be okay. we'll have a live report at the bottom of the hour. in less than 24 hours a new nighttime curfew starts for all counties in california's purple tier, which includes all bay area counties except san francisco, san mateo and marin. the curfew covers nearly 95% of the state's population. >> laura, that clock is ticking. the curfew goes into effect tomorrow night. "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda is in walnut creek. sharon, w