right now at 4:30, the key deadline bay areas face to distribution plans. plus, bracing for more restrictions. we are on the verge of a stay-at-home order for the second time this year. the impact businesses say it will have on their already struggling chances of survival. and a live look outside in san jose. a chilly start this friday morning. meteorologist kari hall tracking when dangerous fire conditions return. "today in the bay" starts right now.

good friday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. of course vianey is in for mike but first let's get to the forecast. kari hall is tracking that. and we're starting out cold again this morning as we see mostly clear skies. taking a look at what to expect as you head out the door. we have some freezing temperatures again in ukiah and clear lake. most of the rest of the bay area in the upper 30s and lower 40s. and then after this chilly start once again we'll see the same weather we've seen all throughout the week where it warms up nicely for the rest of today and we'll enjoy some sunshine and light winds. we'll talk about the fire danger ahead in the forecast coming up. vianey, any issues for early morning commuters? it looks like overnight crashes have cleared up quite nicely leaving for pretty open space with the exception of a little bit of slowing along 280. aside from that, though, it

could be construction. i haven't seen any reports of clearing crashes in the area. take a look at the bay bridge. i just wanted to show this to you because it looks beautiful at night. you can see the traffic flowing along nicely. i'll have a closer look at how the rest of the bay area is doing. the drive times are up next. >> thank you very much, vianey. developments fast and furious on the vaccine front. today marks the critical deadline to order the initial rounds of vaccine. california will receive somewhere north of 300,000 doses in its first shipment. of course senior care centers and frontline health workers are getting first priority. pfizer, meantime, says it has a glitch in its global supply chain and only expects to deliver 50 million doses between now and new year's day worldwide. next year pfizer still hopes to ship more than 1 billion doses. well, there's no denying the latest covid surge is unprecedented. as you can see right here, well, the current spike in santa clara

county mirrors the state. cases are higher than they ever were over the summer and has led to some south bay facilities suffering their first ever outbreaks. amber wood gardens nursing home has more than 150 cases. the city's homeless shelter has seen a spike of 60 cases over the past week. residents have been moved to hotel rooms. due to those rising case as new stay-at-home order is likely and could start mid month and hinges on how many icu beds are available in each county. once the county dips below 15% capacity that triggers a stay-at-home order. santa clara county is at 17%. sonoma county in rough shape, less than 1% capacity. at last check it only had three icu beds remaining. the governor broke the state into five regions -- the bay area, northern california, greater sacramento, san joaquin volley, and southern california. the bay area includes monterey

and santa cruz counties. the governor says some regions could get shut down in just a day or two. business owners in the east bay are bracing for another round of closures. the shutdowns would include hair salons, bars and restaurants. frustration in the small business community there is mounting. >> if that's the case i probably have to lay off most of my people again and it's christmastime. no fun for them or anybody. but situations seem dire. >> these small businesses aren't the problem. outdoor dining isn't the issue. it's the people acting a fool out there that aren't taking care of themselves and the people close to them. >> the alameda county health department has put businesses and people who live there on notice. a victory for california churches. the supreme court has ordered a lower federal court to re-examine the state's covid restriction on church services. this comes in the wake of high

courts narrowly siding with churches and synagogues in new york. and it means attorneys here will seek an immediate court order to allow indoor worship to resume. some believe the reversal may happen here before christmas. others argue that new york's ruling sprang from a far different set of circumstances than those here in california. b.a.r.t. just finalized new deals with its three largest unions. it ensures no messy strikes for at least the next three and a half years, some critics question the timing of those new deals especially in light of b.a.r.t. hemorrhaging tens of millions of dollars talking about early retirement not to mention possible layoffs. b.a.r.t. does point out salary hikes are strictly tied to higher ridership numbers. rent is plummeting in the bay area. it looked at the biggest cities in the nation and found rent is dropping for both one and two-bedroom apartments. since the beginning of the

pandemic until now rent has dropped around 25% in san francisco. according to a report san francisco had the biggest plunge in the nation. in san jose rent dropped about 14% and in the east bay more than a 13% drop in oakland. okay, here we go, team. it is friday morning. obviously very early, but we're going to get through it this morning. a chilly start once again, kari. yeah, we've had these dry weather conditions. i wanted to show you what's coming down the line, something we're watching as we go into the weekend. we'll have a cold front coming in. it looks like the rain dries up before it gets here. there will be a slight chance we could see spotty sprinkles in parts of the north bay between saturday night and sunday and then back to dry weather as we go into early next week. now we're also watching out for the potential of some high winds especially going into sunday night and monday. and that is when we could see the winds picking up.

we'll be watching the north bay because there will be a high fire danger coming along with those winds. so i'll talk about the drought conditions that we're seeing right now. the time line and how we are going to really have to keep a close eye on the forecast going into early next week. vianey has been watching the roads this morning. any new issues popping up? no new issues which is something we like to hear in the traffic department because usually overnight we get a couple of fender benders and it looks like they have cleared out. aside from that, though, i'm noticing a little bit of that slowing from san jose heading to palo alto. i have not been able to pinpoint what it is. let's take a look at some of the bridge drive times. westbound 580 to the richmond bridge seven minutes. westbound 82 to the san mateo bridge only 12 minutes. so no major slowdowns at this hour. marcus, i'll send it over to you. >> thanks, vianey.

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right now at 4:40 as you head out the door in the east bay we're starting out with some mostly clear conditions, but take a look at how cold it's going to be as you're driving to work, upper 30s. turn on the heater in the car. we won't need the heater later today as the sun warms us up. we'll talk about what we're watching for the weekend coming up. if you're driving in from the tri-valley, let's take a look at the drive times for you that morning, westbound 580 to 680 looking at 18 minutes. southbound 680 only about a ten-minute commute. westbound 84 to 680 about eight minutes. a full traffic report coming up in a few minutes. frank? good morning. i'm frank holland from cnbc. the markets are set for a positive open as investors await the november jobs report. key engaging the recovery of the labor market as we see rising cases of covid-19. major averages cut gains the final hour of trading after

reports saying pfir is dialing back its covid-19 vaccine rollout plan for this year due to supply chain issues. important to note cnbc and other outlets are pushing back on that report. following a nearly two-year investigation the department of justice at facebook, the social media giant discriminated against u.s. workers by reserving positions for temporary visa holders between 2018 and september of 2019. the suit alleges that facebook did not consider qualified and available u.s. workers for more than 2,600 positions with an average salary of $156,000. a facebook spokesperson says the company has been cooperating with the review but disputes the allegations in the complaint. retail remembers seeing a spike in christmas tree sales as americans are forced to stay closer to home this holiday season. christmas tree sales are up 29% so far in 2020 according to a survey. evercorp found consumers are

spending on larger, more expensive trees. the impact on businesses and the economy overall. marcus and laura, over to you. i hope your trees are up and decorated already. >> laura's is. >> mine is right behind me. >> i'm living through laura. >> through the window. >> not the kind of vicarious living we do. if you need somebody to put the star on top of the tree, marcus can just grab it and put it. >> i'm always here to help. >> i can only decorate the tree so high. thanks so much. >> thanks, frank. >> have a great one. >> you, too. all right, well, it doesn't look like december just yet. coming up next on "today in the bay" the flames that had firefighters scrambling amid the ongoing pandemic. >> the extra charges that will

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meteorologist kari hall with a look at all that forecast for you today. well, we have a lot we're watching even though the weather has been quiet and we've had the pattern that's just been repeating every day. we're going to see that continue today with a chilly morning and overall a nice and sunny afternoon. by tomorrow we'll start to see more clouds moving in and the chance we could see some spotty light rain moving in for the north bay. after that we'll have to watch out for a high fire danger and that increases as we get gusty winds and dry conditions continuing. let's get you through today. i know you're just trying to make it through home schooling on this friday in the south bay. san jose is going to see those temperatures in the 50s and by about 10:00 this morning we're at 54 degrees and reaching into the mid-60s. let the kids run around in the backyard and play and enjoy this nice day.

we are once again looking at some changes as we start to see this weather system coming in that will bring in more clouds tomorrow and then the models are putting down just a little bit of light rain. doesn't look like a big weather maker here but it is good to at least see the increase in humidity and moisture for parts of the north bay that's been critically dry dealing with an extreme drought at this point and the models are only showing a very light amount of rain, the potential of a few hundredths of an inch up to a tenth around ukiah. we do see the extreme drought conditions for all of these areas shaded in red and that includes much of the north bay and then it gets a little bit less dry as you head down to the central coast and southern california. now that we are seeing the moderate drought conditions, the fire danger will increase with the breezy winds, warm temperatures and looking at still the fire danger continuing into next week. that's what we'll be watching as we go into monday, possibly a

red flag warning issued in the month of december. of course we'll have more updates on that. you'll be watching that over the week, vianey. what are you watching on the roads? i will. definitely something to look out for there. i was going to say we're all clear on the road, but this map does update live and a new crash just popped up near the milpitas area. i'll check out the chp reports and see what that's about. you can see the little icon near milpitas. i'll check in on that and given you an update as soon as i know more information. i have a look at your south bay drive times, northbound 101 from highway 85. 18 minutes. and northbound 85 from higayhw 101 in san jose you're oy looking at 19 minutes. i will check in on that crash and have an update in just a few minutes. laura? developing this morning strong winds are fueling an out-of-control wildfire in southern california.

the bond fire started from a house fire on wednesday in orange county's silverado canyon. it's exploded burning some 6,500 acres. several communities have been evacuated and two firefighters were injured. they're now in the hospital. the fire is about 10% contained. power is also out for about 50,000 homes due to high fire danger. back here in the bay area get ready to pay a lot more money for your power bill, a new pg&e hike set to take effect in march. average monthly household bill will rise about 8% or more than $13. over the year that's an additional $150 or so. pg&e says that money will go to improvements to hel lower wildfire risk. new detailsn the quake storm going on in central nevada we've been telling y aboou. 150 miles southeast of reno. we did some digging and scientists believe a 6.5 quake

back in m.i.a. be the reason for all of this activity now. since that quake struck some 6,500 aftershocks and this is the same fault system that includes the ridge crest area in southern california. you may recall 7.1 quake there last year triggered a lot of aftershocks. peninsula voters came out stronger than they have in 50 years. the nine bay area counties this week's final election results. 380,000 people voted in san mateo county, a hair under 86% voter turnout which is its highest since 1968 and about five percentage points above its typical presidential turnout. nearly 4 million people voted in the election. "the chronicle" reporting a massive edd fraud ring busted in the south bay. this started last month with a burglary arrest at the larksburg hotel. stolen credit cards and personal data were discovered. more than 100 victims have been identified and thousands may have been targeted.

five suspects are accused of stealing more than $1 million in benefits. another staffer in the governor's office has tested positive, the second known case. governor newsom's case says it involves someone working remotely for several weeks who never came into contact with the governor. the first family is still in quarantine after three of the governor's quarantine came into contact with someone who later tested positive. after being kicked out due to covid the 49ers already seem comfy in their new home away from home practicing for the first time near cardinals home base in phoenix. they're right next to state farm dome this is where they're going to play three of the next four games. santa clara county gave the 49ers the boot when they banned contact sports for at least the next three weeks. the niners play buffalo monday night. looking for something to binge watch this holiday season? the show most californians searched for on christmas day. plus, helping children. you can help the big guy at the

north pole fulfill a children's special christmas wish. happening now for you the breaking news this morning. law enforcement sources confirm to our new york city affiliate three u.s. marshals were shot early this morning in the bronx. it happened as they tried to arrest a man wanted for the shooting of a massachusetts state trooper. during a traffic stop last month, who was actually shot in the hand. the marshals shot this morning were all expected to survive. they did shoot and critically injure the suspect. 4:53.

welcome back. one of the postal service's favorite holiday traditions returns today, operation santa. because, really, santa has a

tough time handling all those letters sent to the north pole. some families can probably use the help. usps customers can go online, adopt one of the many letters sent to santa and help fulfill some of the holiday wishes. all of the adoptions are online this year and lists must be submitted by december 15th. to find out more visit the usps website. trending for you this morning 21 days away from christmas. can you believe that? you know what, people, already starting to think about being together and watching some favorite tv shows. >> that's right. so can you guess what people in california watched when they hunker down for the holidays? take a look. ♪ the simpsons >> californians are big "simp n "simpsons" fans. it's the most searched show in all of the nation. >> really? >> take a look at this map.

people watch on christmas, the second most searched show is "the office" and coming in third is "dr. who." last night before i went to bed, jack, turn off "the simpsons." he watches it all the time. >> really? >> yes. >> there you go. >> for a while he was trying to talk like bart all the time. oh, my gosh, stop. >> or is it? remember he went through that phase? >> oh, yeah, that comes out, too. >> here we go for you that morning. 4:57. outlining plans to fight the virus. next here on "today in the bay," our washington insider breaks down president-elect joe biden's new covid proposal and the focus his team is placing on getting more children back into classrooms. plus, california at a crossroads. the state is getting ready to enact new stay-at-home orders as hospital beds quickly fill up. a live report of the growing confusion and backlash. colgate optic white renewal

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our educators, they are on the front lines. they are most knowledgeable about the educational needs of our children. >> right now at 5:00, responding to the covid crisis president-elect joe biden and kamala harris unveil plans to attack the virus. the action they're taking to get more young people back to school. bracing for new restrictions. california is set to adopt a new widespread stay-at-home order.

we'll break down what stays open and what must close. and a vaccine finally within reach, but what will children receive them? we explain what parents need to know. "today in the bay" continues right now. good friday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. a look at the commute in a bit with vianey. first, let's start with the forecast on this friday, a friday forecast for us, kari. looks pretty good. we do have another clear day as we take a live look outside at the golden gate bridge as you get ready to head out the door. no fog here. we've seen clear visibility. we'll see sunshine today, a light wind and temperatures reaching into the mid to upper 60s, but we will see some changes ahead in a weekend forecast. vianey, how is it looking right now for the commute? well, it's looking good, mostly green on our traffic map which means it's a smooth commute so far but we did see that little wrench pop up in the south bay and