stop the surge. and on the peninsula up to san francisco the news people there were hoping would never come. they are sliding back to the most restrictive tier. and all this coming as president-elect joe biden prepares to meet with key coronavirus task force members. we're covering all fronts of the escalating surge as we get back from the holidays and perhaps back to a new reality. the third hour of "today in the bay" starts right now. a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i hope you had a great weekend. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. it is cold out there. of course we'll talk about those roads coming up in a bit with mike. first we have to talk about those temperatures. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking that for us. i wanted to stay under the covers a little longer this morning. it makes it so hard to get out of bed especially on a monday morning when you know it is cold out there.

cold in the house and cold as you step out the door. we will warm up to highs in the mid-60s. we still don't have any rain in the forecast and at times will have gusty winds. i'm tracking that and we'll talk about what's ahead coming up in a few minutes. mike, any problems for the morning commute? there was an issue at the bay bridge toll plaza -- there is an issue. it's reported in lane one, one of the hov lanes at the bottom of our screen. a disabled vehicle just passed the metering lights. the slowing not a surprise. we look at the map, that tends to happen as the volume builds out of the maze and slowing, traditional pattern. most of the bay very light. in fact, all the bay very light. we do still have some slowing i'm tracking. back to you. all right, thank you very much. we're also tracking some new restrictions across the bay area from san jose up the peninsula to san francisco. millions are now under new covid restrictions. in santa clara county travelers

returning home were told to quarantine for two weeks. take a look. nearly all of the bay area is in the most restrictive tier. they slid back over the weekend. marin is the only county still in the less restrictive red tier. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live where new school reopenings are actually taking place despite the climb in cases, cierra. >> reporter: yes, good morning. marin county is in a category of its own. it is in the red tier and surrounded by those in the purple tier. they will be opening this morning am just to give you an idea how unique this county is we'll break down counties across the state right now 51 counties are currently in the purple category and just six including

marin county are in red and then there's one lone county in orange. it is important to note those counties in purple make up near ly 40 million people of the state's population. the majority of the state is unlike marin. so right now this county stands out because they have restrictions. mill valley school district is reopening all elementary schools and the middle school. in a letter to parents both the superintendent and the school principal at this particular school emphasize they are encouraged to quarantine when needed and aspects like the pick yum and the drop-off will be a little different. drivers are to meet at designated gates when it's their time to pick up and drivers are to remain inside of their cars. and while today is a big day for the district some of the parents feel the districtay have moved a bit too fast when going back in school while others feel social interaction and that in-person learning is necessary. take a listen.

>> i'm extremely worried. i think this is the worst time we could have started. >> increased depression, anxiety, all maladaptive behaviors. >> reporter: so the high school in this district is expected to reopen at some point in january. it is important to note that school districts that are currently in a purple tier county may not reopen because of the number of cases but we are coming off of thanksgiving so we'll be keeping a close eye on where those cases go for the next two or three weeks. typically a spike like we saw after fourth of july and some of the other holidays, so we will be sure to keep a close eye on what's happening after thanksgiving as we inch closer to the christmas holiday. cierra johnson for "today in the bay." >> you're right, it will be interesting to see where the numbers go from here. thank you, cierra. state health leaders fear the coming weeks may really overwhelm the hospital system. on saturday a record 7,415 covid

patients were hospitalized. that's about three times the number one month ago. >> president-elect joe biden could meet with key members of the house, the white house, the covid-19 task force today. he's recovering from a foot injury while playing with his dog over the weekend. "today in the bay's" tracie potts has more on this busy day for president-elect biden. >> reacertificating the historic role -- >> reporter: president-elect joe biden biden and vice president-elect kamala harris get their first briefing and the coronavirus meets with the white house task force as health experts worry about the impact of thanksgiving travel. >> we expect, unfortunately, as we go for the next couple of weeks into december that we might see a surge superimposed upon that surge that we're already in. >> three, four and ten times as much disease across the country.

>> reporter: scientists warn travelers to isolate and get tested. drug makers are expected to apply for emergency vaccine approval. sources tell nbc the first doses have already arrived in chicago. the cdc advisers vote tomorrow on who gets it first. >> i'm a doctor, and when they tell me i can get a vaccine, i will be first in line. >> reporter: congress returns this week with little progress on a coronavirus stimulus. >> it has the money that's needed to distribute the vaccine. >> reporter: and as president trump continues to complain about failed lawsuits. >> we're trying to put the evidence in and the judges won't allow to us do it. >> reporter: president-elect biden has named a historic all-female communications team and is expected to announce his economic team this week. and another first, our sources are telling that's janet yellen, the former federal reserve chair, could be nominated this week as the first female

treasury secretary. tracie potts, nbc news. >> tracie, thank you. the struggle between landlords and renters trying to make it in the bay really heats up in san francisco. that's where supervisors tomorrow are going to make a controversial plan to better track housing inventory, asking landlords for rental information each year on the city's 230,000 rental units including rent rates and vacancies. supporters say that it will provide crucial information and housing affordability. property managers call it an invasion of privacy and despite the argument it will create a new level of bureaucracy. that measure is expected to pass. happening tomorrow san jose city councilmembers will discuss expanding natural gas. the city wants to move to a renewable energy future. there are some exemptions from the ban if it goes into effect. a manson family member

serving life in prison will not be going anywhere anytime soob. governor newsom blocked the release for the fourth time. the parole board had earlier approved the release of leslie. governor newsom reversed the decision saying she still poses a danger. she helped manson and other family members kill an l.a. grocer and his wife. governor brown and newsom have now each blocked her release twice. high school students trying to get into uc have more time to get those applications in. after there were technical problems administrators extended the deadline to the end of the week. uc admissions tweeted out yesterday it had an outage throughout its system. the new deadline applies to all nine uc campuses. >> the los altos festival of lights has a new way to keep the holiday tradition alive. this year it will have a drive-by festival of lights with

those floats out there packed. the festival goes through january. >> bundle up if you're headed out the door on this monday morning. it's a cool start. a chilly start to our morning, kari. yes, and some of us are below freezing. i wanted to show you the temperatures we're seeing right now all around the bay area. 27 degrees in ukiah and 28 in clear lake. we're below freezing in some of those spots and we are very close elsewhere with the tri-valley, just one degree above freezing and seeing the same in the south county. make sure that you are wearing some extra layers as you head out for the commute this morning. most likely the heater on in the car. we're going to see our temperatures going from the 30s to the 60s today. so a nice warm-up ahead. we'll talk about what's ahead for the rest of the week coming up. mike, what's going on as a lot of people head out the door? yeah, kari. some folks will be glad they're going now because there's a slower drive for them.

let's look at the map. overall it's green. a smooth drive. the bit of slowing for san jose cleared up really nicely. we do still have slowing out of the altamont and highway 84 cutting through livermore and into sunol. no surprises for the pattern. a lighter volume overall. the bay bridge, look at this. the sensors across the span, you see the arrow and the slowing towards the san francisco side, so let's get a live look at the toll plaza, once that slowing happens over to the city we do have the meet terg lights turned on. out of oakland and on to the span. a little more traffic. back to you. laura? thanks so much. take a look at this, mike. way too close to a natural disaster. this is video from indonesia. thousands of people fleeing from an erupting volcano. the eruption sent a column of ash two and a half miles into the sky. it forced the local airport to close as ash then rained down on the area.

despite how close it got to people no deaths or injuries reported. well, a brightly burning meteor was seen plunging from the skies across japan, capturing the attention of television and social media. see if you can see it here. that meteor gross stronger as it rapidly descended to the earth's atmosphere. this was last night. some experts say the small fragments of the meteor might have reached the ground. >> on that one you make a really big wish when you see it. >> i wish, i wish, i wish. 6:11 for you this morning. a union city group of volunteers delivered tokens of appreciation to police officers. >> yeah, ten young adults from the world mission society church of god dropped off 90 care packages to the police department, one for every single officer on the force. volunteers say they've been doing similar campaigns to honor frontline workers all summer and fall. here is one of those volunteers. >> our ultimate goal is to share

love with the community especially in a time people are going through a hard time. we're in uncertain times so we want everyone to be encouraged with love. >> between covid and everything in the world we really appreciate the small things that people do for one another. they really go a long way to improving the overall morale of our department. >> that's really nice. loving and caring. officers were impressed. the care packages all had a handwritten letter in them as well. >> nice to see that giving spirit. the holidays are tough for a lot of people in the bay area. you can help out, make the holidays brighter. the next time you're at safeway you can make a $10 donation. it goes to local food banks to help so many of those families in need right now. go to your safeway, donate that $10 and you can do that through

december 29th. i know all of us miss doing that in person. good morning to you. a very happy monday as well. business world still reacting with surprise and shock after the death of entrepreneur tony hsieh over the weekend. he apparently had been in a house fire weeks earlier, died in the hospital on friday. hsieh created zappos and later used his riches to rebuild distressed parts of las vegas. he was 46 years old. tony had a very unusual management style but one of the most unusual things was pay employees to quit. if they took him up on the offer they made money and his company got rid of somebody who clearly didn't want to be there. amazon has published a lengthy explanation as to why its web services had so much trouble last week. few people realize until the service went down how many things depend on aws. so when it ran into trouble just before thanksgiving ring doorbells stopped working. people had trouble logging into their capital one accounts.

netflix suffered some outages. people couldn't get their roombas to start. it's back up and running now. wall street pleased to hear moderna will file for emergency use of its vaccine today. on friday markets saw a mild gain. the big jobs number tomorrow. and this is the week that tiktok is supposed to shut down if it does not sell itself to an american company. the company said it's having trouble contacting regulators. the regulators seem to have lost interest and "the croods" was the number one movie at the box office. there are some movie theaters open and the movie set a record for the biggest hit of the pandemic bringing in around $10 million over the weekend. now i should point out the movie was distributed by universal, part of our parent company. $10 million to put it in

context, marcus and laura, not a lot of money. "frozen 2" brought in $181 million this time last year, the same weekend. but $10 million now so far as far as the number one movie of the pandemic. >> there you go. >> so many changes. thanks so much. well, business booming for san jose zoom. sales growth expected to more than triple for a second straight quarter when the results are announced today. distance learning and working from home is translating into huge profits. but investors are starting to look past the pandemic as well. positive vaccine news earlier this month actually sparked an initial sell-off. trending for you this morning some armchair book detectives have an interesting case on their hands. so an author hid a short story in 1,000 copies of his book. last month the writer will maclean released his debut novel

"the apparition phase" and rather than just signing 1,000 copies he left a single word in each one. so together all 1,000 of those books form a short story so people are now coming together on twitter to try to solve that puzzle. you can see right there the number 344 so you find all of those and put them together. i can't wait to find out what the short story is all about. >> that's pretty brilliant. it gets people to buy the book. a good little marketing try there. so many of us working from ho home. you've been holding down the studio. what if you take that studio to hawaii. they are hoping higher paid workers will relocate and choose to work from home. it's the cubicle versus hawaii, hawaiian leaders are throwing in round-trip tickets to the first

50 people who get approved. hawaii's economy relies largely on tourism which is way down, and they have those strict testing requirements as well from travelers arriving there plus quarantine. workers there can earn extra income. it can hopefully bolster their economy. so what do you think? "today in the bay" hawaii edition? >> i think we should do it. >> you could get the tropical shirts. kari with a grass skirt. >> truly taking the show on the road. you have to get the test before you go, get the test while you're there. we should do the whole month of december there. let's call the managers and see what they have to say. >> what's that? this just in. okay, get on with the forecast now. i mean, with these cold temperatures we probably wish we were in hawaii this morning. it's been so cold, and we are starting out clear. take a live look outside in san jose as we await the sun's

arrival that will help warm us up today. here is a look at where we're starting. we're at 37 degrees in fair field. compare that to santa rosa, napa, one degree above freezing right now and it's also near freezing in the tri-valley and morgan hill. after this cold start get outside but wait until later this morning because if you go jogging this morning, you do need to wear some extra layers as our temperatures will be in the mid-30s in the tri-valley and then going into the rest of the day it's going to feel much nicer. i think around noon it's going to be much more comfortable. in fact, as we look at our microclimates we're going to our noontime temperatures as well as 2:00 in the afternoon when we reach the warmest part of the day. we're in the mid-60s for much of the bay area. but then if you're heading out for a walk later this evening after dinner it's going to be already starting to cool off. we're back in the upper 50s heading down into the upper 30s

and lower 40s as we go into tonight as well as tomorrow. but it may be a little bit more gusty tomorrow. we're going to see the approach of a weather system that will weaken before it gets here. this has been the trend that we're stuck in as high pressure builds across the region. all of those cold fronts that near are drying up and we're not expecting any rain between now and at least the next ten days, unfortunately. and we really do need a lot of this rain to move in because we're in an extreme drought across parts of the north bay. gusty winds, dry vegetation, still talking about the risk of high fire danger and we're once again not seeing anything that's going to help us out there. so we'll have to keimep a close eye on the winds the next few days. mike, you're watching the morning commute. what's going on right now? well, kari, we're not able to commute yet on a bridge to hawaii from that story we just

talked about but at least from oakland to san francisco this commute is moving pretty predictably. the metering lights have been on for just about 15 minutes and so this is what we see filling in all lanes now as we look at the map. you see no problems for the maze or the east shore freeway. it's a smooth drive. the arrow shows you the toll plaza with a little slowing on the decline from treasure island into san francisco. widening out a little slowing for highway 84. i did catch a glimpse of a little blip westbound 92 heading across the san mateo bridge. let's get a look with our camera. we see the volume there. not a problem. the taillights heading away from us would be where we saw some slowing, perhaps right around the toll plaza, maybe tapping brakes because of a few more cars. back to you. >> all right, thanks, mike. 6:20 right now and i'm not afraid to say this, it is girl power monday around here. up next for you meet sarah fuller who went toe to toe with the best of them in college football.

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welcome back. 6:23 for you this morning and the search continues for a gunman in northern california who shot and killed two teens at a mall. this happened on black friday at the arden fair mall in sacramento. police say the shooter shot the two teen brothers in what they say was a targeted attack. police are looking for the

killer of a rapper. 26-year-old alexander antonio jr. who was shot early saturday morning. he later died at the hospital. no suspect has been identified. a fire at a paper packing plant. a building in livermore. firefighters say burning cardboard was difficult to control but that fire is now out. luckily no one was injured. and even though you may not be able to go to san francisco symphony in person there's a way to listen from home. ♪ >> very cool. this is just a sneak peek of the concert tonight. the san francisco symphony from hall to home. the symphony partnered with several artists around the world to create music for a digital

concert. you can watch the entire show tonight at 7:00 p.m. here on nbc bay area following our newscast at 6:00 p.m. i love it. get dressed up for the occasion. trending this morning one woman making history one yard at a time. sarah fuller became the first wm to play in a major college football game when she kicked saturday for vanderbilt university against missouri. she stepped in to help fill in for the loss of fume runumerouss due to covid-19. she only got on the field once but she says now that she's on the team she plans to stay there. good for her. it's 6:25 right now. covid cases continue to surge which means a new round of restrictions. we have complete coverage of what you need to know including -- >> reporter: what happens at the airport in san jose. you're going to have to stay at home if you travel beyond a

certain number of miles. we'll tell what you that means for you and i'll tell you who it applies to. and the 49ers are left without a home to play. up next the race against the clock to find a new venue. you're watching "today in the bay."

to find that out while we're getting on the plane and no one tell us was extremely

disapointing. right now at 6:30 blind sided and looking to find a home. the new south bay restrictions. it's a new week with new covid rules. "today in the bay" continues right now. and a good monday morning to you. thank you for making us a part of that morning. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. i hope you all had a great week. we'll check the monday morning commute back to work after kind of an extended holiday weekend for a lot of folks and waking up to some cold temperatures. but it's sunny and warming up later. that will be nice. that will be nice especially when you consider how cold it is again this morning. we're starting out near freezing in a lot of our inland valleys. we'll head to the mid-60s today and our dry weather continues at times with the winds picking up. still no rain in the forecast this week and the big story is how cold we're starting again as our temperatures are below freezing in parts of the north

bay. we're just one degree above freezing in morgan hill and in livermore. mike, what are you watching for the commute? this will be an alert, metering lights are on. we have the backup here, the slowest drive getting into san francisco. but look at the map. the arrow at the bottom shows that slowing. no problem on the span. just above it, though, sudden slowing at the richmond to san rafael bridge, the second toll plaza with a backup. i'm going to scan the reports and see what we can find. nothing big reported right now. the rest of the bay shows a smooth drive. we'll check on the drive from richmond over to north bay coming up. breaking news for you that morning moderna is filing today for emergency use operation of its covid-19 vaccine. the drug maker says its candidate is 94% effective with

no serious safety concerns. the fda vaccine committee is expected to review the data. here is the moderna ceo on the "today" show talking about how soon that vaccine may roll out. >> we've been told by warp speed they plan to have trucks rolling within a day, maybe 24 hours of that approval. it's really a question for them. >> provided it gets approval, moderna hopes to have 20 million doses available by the end of this month. moderna joins pfizer as the only drug maker to file so far for emergency use authorization. live now to san francisco where a surge in covid cases has pushed the city back into the purple tier, the most restrictive. that means a curfew is now in place. that goes for san mateo county as well. i want to check in live to san jose's airport this morning where we find "today in the bay's" kris sanchez this morning. kris, santa clara county is adding even more restrictions especially for people that are coming into our county and this just as we're approaching the

christmas holiday. >> reporter: and don't forget the folks who traveled for thanksgiving and are coming home do have to quarantine. it sounds like there's going to be a lot of them. we got new numbers from the tsa and they screened almost 1.2 million travelers nationwide over the thanksgiving holiday. that is not the highest level but it is the highest level since march when we first started our shelter at home order. so let's talk about the specifics of that travel quarantine order. if you travel 150 miles or more by plane, train, automobile, you will be required to quarantine for 14 days upon return to this county or re-entry into the county. that is travel for work or pleasure, anywhere south of san luis obispo, north of clear lake, east of sacramento. the order is now in effect until at least christmas week and does accept health care and essential

government workers who are traveling for work. hotels will be open to those essential travelers. with covid numbers spiking across the country and here in the state the reaction is still mixed. >> for most people that doesn't really -- that won't really fly with their lifestyle. i can work from home but some people may not be able to work from home. i don't know if they'll miss out on income or what. >> i think it's a good idea but with the numbers picking up. >> reporter: now with santa clara county might be the most strict but, as you mentioned, laura, san francisco, san mateo counties went into the purple tier over the weekend. that means no more outdoor dining, fewer people in stores in what should be one of the busiest times of the year for retailers. we can also report that county health officials are cracking down on violators. we've had about eight months

worth of education so now they say they're writing citations for people not complying, prarl, though, businesses. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> i've had a friend who stopped on thanksgiving. the positivity rate is heading in the wrong direction. >> so overall everybody who gets tested goes into a database and then we find out how many tests are positive. a lot of people got tested ahead. it is now 6.1%. it is lower here in the bay area but perhaps that's the reason, the motivation for the county public health official in santa clara county to impose that travel restriction because the people are coming from beyond the bay area where the positivity rate is higher

perhaps protect that positivity rate of 3.something here in santa clara county. >> that's right. anybody coming in with over 150 miles which could be a lot of people. we'll see how we do in the coming weeks. >> reporter: that's a lot of people. >> thanks a lot, kris. and speaking of restrictions, a live look for you right now. this is where the 49ers are scrambling. contact sports banned for three weeks. this means the next two home games at levi's are off the table as are the practices. running back mostert talked about trying to roll with the punches. >> it's been a struggle not having my little family -- sorry if i get emotional.

it's really tough and i miss them so much. >> head coach kyle shanahan says the niners are upset at how they found out about this ban. this is while flying to l.a. from that county news conference just like everyone else. and he says that it will cause added disruption to everyone as we are in the holiday season. the new county ban leaving san jose state football team scrambling. they're undefeated but they've had their last two games canceled and now their game this saturday against hawaii is in jeopardy. the school is in talks with the mountain west conference to come up with a backup plan. the nfl covid crisis getting more severe. yesterday no quarterback suited up for the denver broncos and 18 baltimore ravens are now on the covid list including star lamar jackson. 12 testing positive. their game has already been moved from thanksgiving to tomorrow night. the holiday season is contributing to the spike.

>> we know a lot of players, coaches and staff had family members in over the holidays, people not part of their households. we think that will create additional exposure and risk. >> that game, baltimore against the undefeated pittsburgh steelers, airs at a special time, 5:00 p.m. tomorrow right here on nbc bay area. it's not just the bay area seeing more restrictions, starting today l.a. county is urging people to stay home as much as possible over the next three weeks. the county reported more than 5,000 new cases and 16 additional deaths. the new restrictions mean all public and private gatherings with people not in a household are prohibited. businesses allowed to be open just at small percentages of their occupancy. health officials say putting a plug in the surge is paramount

as so many are testing positive. >> well enough and not overtaxed so they can continue to provide the very excellent care they're all providing right now. l.a. county banned all outdoor dining last week. with san francisco rolling back a tier, more closures. that includes the recently opened skystar ferris wheel. 150 observation had only been open for a few weekends. people who bought tickets online can reschedule. so far no reopening date. 6:38 for you that morning. coming up, the supreme court hearing happening today that may have a direct financial hit right here in california.

plus -- >> reporter: a steep drop in foot traffic. the record online sales today. president-elect biden appointing a lot of people to powerful positions, most of them women. out to the big board. looks ugly out there. chevron pulling the dow far lower but still on track to have the best month on the stocks in quite some time. you're watching "today in the bay." it's down to the wire, the team's been working around the clock.

we've had to rethink our whole approach. we're going to give togetherness. logistically, it's been a nightmare. i'm not sure it's going to work. it'll work. i didn't know you were listening.

let's take a live look outside in the tri-valley as we see a lot of people are already up and out the door. make sure you dress with a lot of layers because our temperatures are starting out in the 30s. it will feel nicer. a look ahead coming up in a few weeks. minutes. look at the picture. even though there's no official report of something going on, the richmond to san rafael bridge shows you something is slowing traffic down. we'll show you how things are shaping up and what else a couple minutes from now. san jose police say a victim in a stabbing has died. the man who died has not yet been identified and it's not clear if police know what led us to the stabbing.

they do plan to release more information later this morning. now to the white house transition, president-elect joe biden will name more top level staffers today. >> i know the president-elect has been hobbling around a bit. he has, good morning to you. he hurt his ankle. we'll get to that in a minute. official word president-elect biden has appointed several people including janet yellen. we're seeing a number of women placed in high posts. jen psaki will be press secretary. she's not a household name but i'm sure "saturday night live" is trying to figure out who will play her in the future. she was white house communications director under president obama. biden confirmed his pick of economic advisers and has a lot of experience. economist cecilia rouse and was

born in walnut creek. if confirmed by the senate the first person of color and the second woman to run the cea. as for the president-elect, he hurt his ankle. he has a hairline fracture sustained while playing with his dog. the bidens have another dog named champ. wisconsin will certify the vote today after finishing a recount demanded by the trump campaign and found that biden beat trump by more votes in wisconsin than originally announced. >> and now the president of the united states president trump on the telephone. thank you very much for being here. >> president trump did his first full interview over the weekend by phone with maria bartiromo on fox business. he continues to claim the election was fraudulent.

he says he understands it's unlikely his complaints about reach the u.s. supreme court. his top lawyer claims pennsylvania judges are part of an activist machine after the courts ruled against him there. the judge who delivered the opinion shutting down the lawsuit says is part of a cover-up was appointed by donald j. trump. we're watching everything happening in washington. the names are now confirmed as far as the new powerful positions in the white house. we're talking about them on twitter. i'm @scottmcgrew. happening today supreme court justices will hear a case that may shift political power and billions of dollars away from states with large immigrant populations. the trump administration wants to send congress a census report that excludes undocumented immigrants. at stake is anything douled out by population including congressional seats and federal

grants. happening today and maybe even right now for some of us, cyber monday holiday shopping. will it actually help t struggling mom and pop stores who need it most? bob redell is live for us this morning and looking at the impact, bob. >> reporter: and you can see what it was like if you went to the stores. i went to a couple. cnbc roaring foot traffic and the malls were down over 52% compared to last year. spending on line jumped almost 22% compared with last year. the online spending day and today cyber monday could be the largest. 10.8 million dollars in sales.

now the owner in san jose's willow glen neighborhood is hoping to catch a little bit of that action online. since the shelter in place, she has moved half her sales online. everything was in-person brick and mortar. small business saturday was better for her. black friday was close to last year's. she feels her online presence will help her business weather the new covid restrictions put into place in santa clara county. >> there's a bit of relief that this holiday weekend did go well. i'm hopeful the rest of the season goes well. every decision i make is met with trepidation. i'm not able to just relax and make business decisions before everything now is -- well, what

if it's the wrong thing that i did. >> reporter: the owner tells us she is spending a lot more time marketing on instagram specifically. bob, thank you. 6:48. trending this morning the word of the year is here. laura, can you guess it, a hint at home. it's a word we've said almost every single day since the beginning of the year. >> we've all been living with it. the word of the year is pandemic. the word started trending in january and then took off in march. the word dates back to the mid-1600s after deadly outbreak like bubonic plague. living through history. if you are looking for a sweet

treat this christmas, dwayne "the rock" johnson has you covered. the rock has a new holiday ice cream that is spiked eggnog, spiked with the star's own tequila and is being added to the holiday theme ice cream line he offers with the company. you can buy his five pack of ice cream online for $65. so that is definitely a christmas gift. >> that's a pretty penny. >> a christmas gift for myself. >> on a morning like today you need hot chocolate. something to keep you warm. >> absolutely. we've had these temperatures around the bay area starting out below freezing. to the east bay and it's only 37 degrees. that makes it so hard to get out of bed. at least when you walk out the

door you don't even need coffee. these temperatures will really wake you up. it's going to be much nicer. plan some time outside. going back to home schooling today after a nice break. we'll see our temperatures at about 1:00 in the upper 50s heading into the low 60s for today. we are going to see all of our high temperatures around the bay area reaching into the 60s, some of us in the upper 60s like santa rosa, some low 60s in san francisco. for the south bay a high of 65 degrees. we've seen these cold fronts approaching and the rain moves in for far northern california and then that rain fizzles out. we're stuck in this pattern. one thing to watch out for are the high winds as the fronts move in. with it being so dry and the wind not a good combination even

at this point. we still have the concern of a high fire danger in the forecast. very dry conditions, temperatures reaching into the mid to upper 60s as we go through the week. also chilly mornings because with the very dry air we have these extreme temperatures heat up very quickly and so that's what we're going to see with some of our mornings starting out near freezing and that continues through the rest of the week. >> you've been watching the commute, mike, any problems popping up? no, kari, we have folks expecting a light traffic flow this time of year. look at the maps. cold roadways. no frost problems yet. green sensors around the bay. look at that. look at the toll plaza at richmond. things are actually jammed up

right now. a live look shows you the backup at the toll plaza. the east shore freeway. we'll track it. back to you. >> thanks, mike. happening now for you pfizer's first batch of the covid-19 vaccines have arrived at chicago's o'hare international airport. united airlines flew its first charted cargo flight to the u.s. from belgium with that vaccine onboard. it remains unclear how many doses were onboard or when exactlthaty hipment arrives. coming up next a quick look at our top stories this monday morning including the new bay area covid restrictions kicking in. some of them the most severe in months and extending beyond counties that sank into the purple tier. we have live team coverage ahead on the new closures as infections skyrocket. you're watching "today in the bay."

welcome back. here is a quick look at our top stories this monday morning we're following. >> we begin with san francisco and san mateo counties joining the purple tier meaning new nighttime curfews start tonight. santa clara county adding new restrictions. let's go to "today in the bay's" kris sanchez live at san jose airport with the latest. kris? >> reporter: anybody who travels here in santa clara county will be required to gaquarantine whether they travel for business or pleasure. that is a 14-day quarantine requirement upon return or arrival in the county. after travel for more than 150 miles. that's travel beyond san luis obispo to the south, clear lake to the north, sacramento to the east. the order is in effect through december 21st and except health care and essential government workers. santa clara county may be the most strict but san francisco

and san mateo counties also went into that purple tier over the weekend. no more outdoor dining -- rather, indoor dining, and fewer people indoors at one of the busiest times of the year. counties are cracking down on businesses that are not abiding by the rules at this point with eight months of education it's time for enforcement. kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks, kris. again, san francisco and san mateo county joining the rest of the bay area going under a nighttime curfew. marin county still managing to hold off and even more surprisingly reopening more schools. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson live in mill valley with the details on that. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. we've been out here for a couple hours now and have seen the first few teachers making their way inside the building. this is one of several to reopen. how many other counties are in the red county like this

particular one, 51 are in the purple county, just six are in the red and there's one county still in the orange. 99.1% of people in the state live in a purple county, but right now marin, mill valley moving forward. the principal and superintendent here urging folks to quarantine, talking about the students, and the day will look different, particularly drop-off and pickup. drivers are urged to meet at a designated spot and stay in their cars when dropping off their students. the high school is expected to open in january. we're keeping an eye on folks as they make their way in for the start of what's going to be a very different type of school day and later in the coming weeks keeping a close eye on those cases as we come off thanksgiving and approach december for christmas. we a live in mill valley, cierra johnson for "today in the bay." thank you, a live look at the san jose skyline as the sun comes up for us this morning.

let's get a look at meteorologist kari hall's forecast for the cold temperatures, a cold start to the day. yeah, we've had some 30s around the bay area. we're heading into the mid-60s so it will be at least a nice afternoon. we'll have more of these cold mornings through the week as the weather pattern continues. no rain headed our way. san francisco will have some low 60s as well with morning temperatures dipping back to the mid-40s. mike, how is it looking for the commute? it's looking like this at the richmond-san rafael bridge. a report of a disabled vehicle is what's causing the big jam mid span. that's the bridge across 580. here is i-80 your alternate. how light it is at the bay bridge. westbound highway 37. westbound richmond to san rafael bridge. that's the one to avoid because of a disabled vehicle. no injuries. that's what we care most about.

>> very much so. we want everybody to stay safe out there. that will do it for us. thank you for joining us this morning. >> a live look at san francisco and the bay bridge getting started with the morning. have a great monday. start it out right. the "today" show is next. good morni good morning breaking overnight, super surge. after a weekend blitz of thanksgiving travel, a warning from the nation's top doctors. >> if you're young and you gathered, you need to be tested. you need to assume you're positive >> and not a moment too soon a second vaccine to be submitted for fda approval today. the latest ahead.