as i have been saying this morning, we are celebrating his life. >> we can't wait to open up that abc newsault for you. >>> we begin with the new details about trebek as millions of jeopardy fans mourn his passing. >> his battle with pancreatic cancer ended sunday morning at his home in los angeles, but there will be new episodes with him until christmas. megan has more about the man who was born in canada who became an american icon. >> he was the man with all the answers. >> the host of jeopardy alex trebek! >> while contestants and viewers tried to come up with the questions. >> nancy? >> who is larry david? >> right. monica. >> what is gymnastics. >> yes. >> what is okay boomer? >> thank you. thank you. >> for 37 seasons as host of jeopardy, trebek wanted to make a show about its stars, the contestants. >> i learned english because of you. my grandfather, who raised me, i used to sit on my grandfather's lap and watch you every day. this is a pretty special moment for me. >> his personal bout with pancreatic cancer put him in a new spotlight. >> this week i was diagnosed with stage 4 pa

proceeds with the essential process of counting every vote. >> reporter: in san jose kris reyes for abc 7 news. >>> and as the vote count continues tonight, joe biden appeared confident, saying it was clear that he would ultimately win the presidency. abc 7 news anchor dion lim has been following the biden campaign. she's live in philadelphia tonight. dion? >> reporter: dan, it has been an eventful day to say the least. yes, we heard from joe biden, speak once again from wilmington, delaware and at the same time here in philadelphia all eyes are on the election results. and president trump is ready to contest those. as philadelphia election officials creep closer to counting returned ballots -- >> our in-person vote totals have also increased as we are at 97%. >> reporter: we heard from joe biden, maintaining the same confidence in the voting process we saw on election night at his watch party in wilmington. >> it's clear that we're winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. i'm not here to declare that we've won. but i am here to report that when the coun

right here on abc 7 news.fterwards it will be available on all of our connected apps, that's roku, amazon fire, android tv, and apple tv. you can see it live streaming at abc7news.com any time you want. >>> kamala harris is the first black and south asian woman to be elected at vice president. she represents the multiculturalism that defines america but is largely absent, as we know, from washington. >> finally, hbcus will get the kind of recognition for preparing people for leadership. finally, howard will be at the spotlight for something as positive as this. finally a black woman who is also of south asian descent has been elected to the vice presidency. >> president-elect biden and vice president elect harris will be sworn in on january 20 in washington, d.c. that's also the home of howard university. >>> much more ahead on this historic presidential victory. >> president-elect joe biden pledging to heal a divided california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing )

abc news reporter alex perez as more on the nationwide cases, and more records that are being broken. >> with the white house hanging in the balance, the coronavirus shattering another record, 140,000 new cases. at least 1,300 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours. >> every state is essentially getting worse right now. we need a national plan. >> reporter: a record number of americans hospitalized this week in 22 states. health care workers pushed to the limit. some dying. in utah a nurse's condition deteriorating in hours. >> it took from start to finish, probably six hours for us to find out our mother was dead. and we weren't allowed to see her the entire time. >> we couldn't even go in. she was alone. >> reporter: the air force now sending medical teams to help with a surge of patients in el paso. new mexico fears they could run out of hospital beds within days. >> we are in a dramatic crisis situation. this is and has been a public health emergency like no other. >> reporter: and the prognosis is not good. we could soon break another record for hospitalizations. we topped out

let's give them a break. >> reporter: trevor ault, abc news, new york. >>> and aaa estimates there willgiving travel due to the pandemic. roughly 50 million americans are expected to hit the roads for the holiday. that is down from 55 million last year. with the recent surge in cases, it is possible the number could drop even more. california, oregon, and washington issued a travel advisory urging residents to stay close to home and if they do travel out of state, to self-quarantine for 14 days when they return. >>> and tens of millions of americans rely on some form of federal employment insurance face a really uncertain future. the pandemic emergency unemployment compensation is set to expire in just weeks. and the pandemic unemployment assistance program will expire at the end of the year. some 21 million americans have claimed federal help through those programs. >> i've never been one to count on the government for help, but i've also never been one that's been in a pandemic and had a country shut down either. >> one of the problems is the normal social safety net in this country h

abc news reporter alex perez has more on the nationwide cases, and more records that are being broken. >> reporter: with the white house hanging in the balance, the coronavirus shattering another record, 140,000 new cases. at least 1,300 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours. >> every state is essentially getting worse right now. we need a national plan. >> reporter: a record number of americans hospitalized this week in 22 states. health care workers pushed to the limit. some dying. in utah a nurse's condition deteriorating in hours. >> it took from start to finish, probably six hours for us to find out our mother was dead. and we weren't allowed to see her the entire time. >> we couldn't even go in. she was alone. >> reporter: the air force now sending medical teams to help with a surge of patients in el paso. new mexico fears they could run out of hospital beds within days. >> we are in a dramatic crisis situation. this is and has been a public health emergency like no other. >> reporter: and the prognosis is not good. we could soon break another record for hospitalizations. we

in napa, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> got to keep it up. to see what's open and closed, check out the reopening tracker at abc 7 news.com. the map shows you which tier your county is in and where else coronavirus transmission is wide spread. >>> united airlines plans to use specially designed sprayers made by oakland based clorox to disinfectant airport terminals nationwide including sfo. the plan calls for the spraying of material nterminals, lobbies areas, gates and employee spaces in time for the thanksgiving holiday. according to clorox, the electro static system shoots charged disinfectant particles and a germ prone surface is killing the covid-19 virus similar to a system united uses on board the aircraft. >>> ceremonies took place around the bay area and the nation today in honor of veterans day. a flyover by a vintage military aircraft highlighted the festivities in san francisco while the annual observance was held virtually because of the pandemic. the head of the counsel says it's important veterans know how much they're appreciat

just minutes away after abc 7 news at 6:00. that is it for this edition of abc 7 news.e news any time on the abc 7 news app. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. so spencer christian, larry beil, all of us here, wee appreciate you joining us and hope to see you again at 11:00. enjoy your evening. >>> i asked the edd what's goings on? why can't our viewers get their money? >> there's a number of different things that could impact someone's eligible. >> 7 on your side got your emails, hundreds of emails, all about the edd. and you deserve better. that's why i promise to keep asking the tough questions and getting answers. who is usaa made for? it's made for this guy a veteran who honorably served and it's made for her she's serving now we made it for all branches and all ranks whether they served one tour or made a career of it. we also made usaa for military spouses and their kids usaa is easy to work with and can save you money on auto, home and renters insurance. become a member today. get an insurance quote at usaa.com/quote usaa. what you're made

the new health order goes into effect today. abc 7 news reporter luz pena starts us off to show us what's now changing. >> reporter: after weeks of holding on by a thread, san francisco is officially in the purple tier. mayor london breed describing the spike in covid-19 cases as, quote, the most aggressive surge san francisco has seen to date, pointing to an average of 118 new cases per day, compared to 73 a day in the first week of november. >> it's a further setback. it's a reminder that this pandemic is going to be a long haul for san francisco. >> reporter: starting sunday at noon, san francisco will roll back or reduce capacity for indoor businesses. retail stores including shopping centers will have to reduce capacity from 50% capacity to 25%. cynthia huang enjoyed the last hours of shopping before the new restrictions. >> i think it's unfortunate that that's the case. >> reporter: houses of worship must close for indoor gatherings but outdoor services are still allowed. the san francisco diocese said in part, the government

abc news reporter ty hernandez has more on new restrictions to get the surging numbers in cases under reporter: this morning the country is setting a new record for coronavirus cases, 193,000 in just the past day. in that same period a thousand americans have died from covid-19. the cdc now warning that daily number of virus-related deaths could double by december 5th. meanwhile, hospitals and health care workers are struggling to keep up. >> it bothers me that people don't believe how quickly people can get severely sick and be intubated or die because the numbers are real. i see this every day. >> reporter: multiple states imposing new restrictions to slow the virus's spread. new mexico ordering all non-essential businesses to shut down for two weeks. the same in oregon. the state joining with california and washington, issuing an advisory, discouraging non-special travel and urging anyone coming in to quarantine. and in new york city, where they're desperate to avoid a repeat of last spring, restaurants and bars now under a 10:00 p.m. curfew, with cases climbing, the mayor warning

news. abcuickly now, 7 on your side's michael finney sat down with one of america's foremost shopping experts. michael is live now to count down what he calls the three rules of shopping this holiday season. michael? >> hey, dan. if you can keep track of just these three things, you will have a successful shop season. so let's get to it. we know the holiday shopping season is going to be different this year. fewer and socially distanced door-buster specials. and a holiday shopping season that has already begun. so how do you play the shopping game this year? i sat down with consumer reports deal editor samantha gordon. rule number one, start shopping now. >> the best way to get the best deals is to shop all month long. so you don't want to wait and buy everything at once. if you buy a few things here and there, you can take advantage of these different sales. >> this year the deals will be pretty much the same in stores and online, so there's no reason to venture out if you would rather not. wh

stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >>> along with coronavirus cases, san francisco mental health professionals say that teen suicide, anxiety and depression are really on the rise. abc 7 news reporter kate larsen spoke with the experts about the mental health crisis and what parents can do to help. we know the need for help can be urgent. we are keeping the phone number for national suicide lifeline on the screen for the duration of kate's report. >> kids have hit a wall. >> reporter: psychologist christine garcia says on halloween night eight teenagers ended up in a san francisco emergency room after attempted suicides. >> typical is usually i would say one or two at most. and eight is an insane number. >> reporter: garcia is the director of edgewood center for children and families in san francisco. they run 28 different mental health programs and last year helped more than 11,000 bay area teens and young adults. the pandemic has led to an influx of referrals, particularly for their inpatient program. >> we've had 65 to 70 referrals for just 20 beds. >> reporter: the reasons range from direc

abc 7 news meteorolo >>> we're learning new details about the suspect in a deadly stabbing at a san jose church serving as a homeless shelter. police say the man has a long criminal history and was deported three times. abc 7 news reporter kris reyes tells us the mayor and police chief say this was a failure of the system. >> the suspect is fernando jesus lopez. he is homeless and has been a frequent guest at grace and has taken shelter there in the past. >> reporter: the 32-year-old suspect is accused of stabbing five people at grace baptist church sunday night. two were killed. three remain in the hospital in critical condition. chief eddie garcia and mayor sam liccardo held a joint press conference to voice their extreme disappointment that lopez was out on the streets in the first place. >> on three prior occasions lopez had been deported and then ultimately returned to the united states. i cannot understand why a defendant with multiple prior convictions for domestic violence was released without bail on a new domestic violence arrest this june. over the strong objections of our dis

>> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> now to the kids, trick-or-treating was mostly canceled, abc 7 news reporter matt boone met a family in walnut creek determined to safely show the halloween spirit. >> there is a witch projecting right there. >> reporter: raquel powell and her husband robert had been look forward to this halloween for several years. >> originally there was going to be a big to-do because of saturday the full moon everything and of course covid put the kibosh on that. >> reporter: but they figured they could still do something spooky but safe in their backyard. >> with all the lock down, there's not a lot of decorations and trick-or-treating, fun thing for them to walk through and see. >> oh, look! >> reporter: ari and jaden came by to take a look. >> i'm not scared easily. i can be, if anything pops up. >> reporter: the virus scary enough. >> i like it when it's not more trick-or-treating, get candy. >> reporter: she had a secret to share about the candy. >> i have a stash. >> reporter: but the real fun didn't start until the sun went down and the

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in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> now, to the kids. while trick or treating mostly was cancelled, abc 7 news reporter matt boone met a family in walnut creek, determined to safely share the halloween spirit. >> there's a witch projecting there. >> reporter: raquel and her husband robert had been looking forward to this halloween for several years. >> originally, there was going to be a big to-do this weekend because of saturday, the full moon. of course, covid kind of put the kibosh on that. railro >> reporter: but they still figured they could do something safe but spooky in their backyard. >> not a lot of decorations going on and not a lot of trick or treating so just kind of a fun thing for them to walk through and see. >> i'm not really scared easily. i mean, i can be, if anything pops up. >> reporter: the virus, scary enough. >> i like it when it's not covid-19, more. you go trick or treating and you get a bunch of candy. >> though, she had a secret to share about the candy. >> i have a stash. >> reporter: but the real fun didn't s

in times like this we need the support of the local as much. >> reporter: in berkeley, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> there's a big push to encourage people to shop at black-owned businesses this weekend. abc 7 news reporter -- spoke to black business owners to extra significance of doing to during this holiday season. >> here i'll just stamp some edges. this is a traditional arm band. >> reporter: if you stop by amber washington's store free bird of california you can by customized leather goods that are locally sourced and handmade here in oakland. >> with shopping local you're getting a lot more customization that you don't get elsewhere. >> reporter: what about the price point? >> the price point is fair for what you're getting but it's pricey. >> you want me to pull it and get it shipped out today? >> reporter: the store has been open a year but like many she's relied on online sales due to the pandemic. she decided to set up shop in east oakland where she grew up. >> focusing on small local businesses and black-owned businesses is to build generational wealth within your community. those a

like this we need the support of the local people as much. >> reporter: in berkeley, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> there's a big push to encourage people to shop at black-owned businesses this weekend. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan spoke to black business owners to explain the extra significance of doing so during this holiday season. >> here i'll just stamp some edges. this is a traditional arm band. >> reporter: if you stop by amber washington's store free bird of california you can buy customized leather goods that are locally sourced and handmade here in oakland. >> with shopping local you're getting a lot more customization that you don't get elsewhere. >> reporter: what about the price point? >> the price point is pretty fair for what you're getting but it's pricey. >> you want me to pull it and get it shipped out today? >> reporter: the store has been open a year but like many she's relied on online sales due to the pandemic. washington has lived and worked around the world but decided to set up shop in east oakland where she grew up. >> focusing on small local businesses and black-

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in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> do you know what the riskiest holiday activities are? test your knowledge and weigh the risks with abc 7's exclusive holiday risk calculator. medical experts weigh in on each common scenario. find the tool on the abc 7 news app. >>> the world's biggest online retailer is starting to deliver prescription drugs. how will this affect you and smaller neighborhood pharmacies? answers for you when abc 7 news at 6:00 continues. >>> feeling cramped in your work from home setup? if your home could work for you? with a bed, storage or even a desk and office that came out of the ceiling or the wall? i'm dion lim in san francisco with the space saving technology that's really taken off since the pandemic began. >>> i'm spencer christian with a look at chilly mornings, mild afternoons and a thanksgiving forecast. i just lost my job. with the kids at home and less money coming in, there'd be no way we could afford health insurance. my kids think i'm a superhero. but even superheroes need help sometimes. we found help at covered california. and not just

and stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. you can catch tonight's episode of "wheel of fortune" at 7:30 tomorrow. >>> now, coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, you go to napa county where the coronavirus situation is going beyond bad to worse. and we'll put this into context, not just in terms of california but the entire country. and as the pandemic shreds the employment rate, 7 on your side's michael finney steps in to get people who should be getting unemployment benefits but find the funds frozen then wiped out entirely. all coming up and a lot more in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> before we go this evening, two wheels took to the road for a socially distanced veterans day celebration in the east bay. it's a motorcycle run through alameda and contra costa counties. drone view 7 captured as well in walnut creek. here's a look at observations across the bay area in honor of all service members. >> thank you for your service! ♪ for the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ >> "taps" is so powerful every time. a

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in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> abc 7 also reached out to the san francisco police department to see how they would be enforcing the limited stay-at-home order and curfew. according to the department, they have four steps of progressive enforcement. first they educate individuals and businesses. next, they ask for voluntary compliance. third, they warn violators that could be cited for non-compliance, and finally if that doesn't work, they issue a citation. >>> happening today -- a critical push to get covid-19 tests for some of san francisco's most vulnerable communities. three pop-up sites are going up this morning in four different neighborhoods on behalf of ucsf volunteers and the latino task force. for the next three days in the excelsior doctorate crocker amazon at mendell plaza, the tenderloin at 100 golden gate and here at the mission and 24th street b.a.r.t., all hoping to issue 500 tests a day for the area's predominantly minority residents which are suffering from the virus at far higher rates. >>> it was a fear of hospitals being overwhelmed by new covid cases. tha

abc news reporter alex perez has more on the new guidance and pleas to keep you and your families safe reporter: dire new warnings about the dangers of thanksgiving gatherings as experts predict the highest level of travel since the beginning of the pandemic, all this as we learn about new outbreaks linked to halloween, one party in missouri leading to at least five infections and as many as 200 high school students exposed. chicago's mayor mincing no words. >> you must cancel the normal thanksgiving plans, particularly if they include guests that do not live in your immediate household. >> we tend to feel safe with the people that we know and we love. >> reporter: icu doctor john coleman has seen beds once again fill up at northwestern memorial, he's pleading with people not to let their guards down this thanksgiving. >> how do you space everybody out? who prepares the food? it gets very complicated and people tend to let down those defenses when they're with family. >> reporter: health experts say even if you are indoors wear a mask. >> we don't want this become another set of supers

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abc news reporter elizabeth schultz says it's going to get much worse unless we all take action. >> the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to surpass previous records across the country. the covid tracker reporting 144,000 new cases in the past day, the biggest increase yet. more than 55,000 americans are now hospitalized with covid-19, an all-time high. benjamin jensen's wife is on a ventilator days after giving birth to their little girl. >> after she comes home, i'm looking forward to her being able to hold her daughter again. >> reporter: every state in the nation seeing hospitalizations and ventilator use on the rise. workers on the frontlines yet again overwhelmed. >> it's just hard to see somebody passing in front of your eyes. you're gowned up and you can't see your face and can't feel the touch of skin to skin. it's just extremely sad. >> new york, the original epicenter of the virus in the u.s. announcing new restrictions as the positivity rate climbs to its highest level since june. starting friday a new curfew will force bars, restaurants and gyms to close at 10:00 p.m. whil

trevor ault, abc news, new york. >>> the new way to holiday, as we've been talking about, traditions that we typically enjoy this time of year will be different because of the pandemic. one of the biggest challenges for holiday shoppers this year could be getting gifts to their destinations on time. salesforce tells 7 on your side that online shopping will surge as much as 35% this holiday season, putting a strain on shipping. two big name companies are gearing up. fedex plans to hire an additional 70,000 seasonal employees. ups will hire 100,000. >> they have to scale it a little higher. i think it will be okay. i don't anticipate problems. >> the postal service has not announced how many seasonal employees it will be hiring. >>> to watch all of our stories on the new way to holiday from this week, there's plenty of ways to do it. you can watch these stories on air, on our website, and on our new tv app available on apple tv, android tv, fire tv, and roku. search for "abc 7 bay >>> a wildlife habitat at crissy field promises to be spectacular. this morning abc 7 news anchor dan ashl

to watch his full story check it out on the abc 7 news bay area app. bc 7 news. >>> when we get back, senator kamala harris now the first black and south asian woman to be serving as vice president of the vice president very soon. what do villagers from her ancestral home in india have to say about it? their fascinations reactions and >>> new this morning, overjoyed people on the vice president-elect's small ancestral indian village set off firecracker, held up pictures and offered prayer. >> happy and two or three days, we kept our fingers crossed. >> harris' late mother was born in india before moving to the united states at the age of 19. the prime minister of india described the vice president-elect's success as a matter of "immense pride for all indians and all indian-americans." >>> now a final check on the forecast. >> good morning to you. you noticed the wind the past several hours last night, and this morning. we've got winds anywhere from about 20 20 miles an hour to 35 miles an hour, common in hayward, and even on the peninsula, san mateo, al

he picks, picks someone clearly with progressive views. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> and others are also advocating for adam schiff. we will see what happens. it will be interesting as we wait for final results on the election, download the abc 7 news app, enable push alerts and that way when news breaks you'll get an alert right on your phone. you can also follow us on social media, we're on facebook, twitter and instagram. >>> all right, we are moments away now from those new vote totals out of arizona, we'll have those for you in just a bit but first, a check of the weather with lisa argen. very pretty out there this morning. >> the sun looks great behind you, liz. good morning, everyone, we started out with cloud cover and a few sprinkles fell in parts of the bay area but the bulk of the system well away from the bay area. the showers were mainly offshore, and headed into the san joaquin valley now in southern california but we do have some cloud cover here and we're looking at the south bay, it's 50 in the city. 52 in oakland with 50 in san jose. temperatures

in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> abc 7 also reached out to the san francisco police department to see how they would be enforcing the limited stay-at-home order and curfew. according to the department, they have four steps of progressive enforcement. first they educate individuals and businesses. next, they ask for voluntary compliance. third, they warn violators that could be cited for non-compliance, and finally if that doesn't work, they issue a citation. >>> a critical push to get covid-19 tests for some of san francisco's most vulnerable communities. three pop-up sites are going up this morning in four different neighborhoods on behalf of ucsf volunteers and the latino task force. for the next three days in the excelsior doctorate crocker amazon at mendell plaza, the tenderloin at 100 golden gate and here at the mission and 24th street b.a.r.t., all hoping to issue 500 tests a day for the area's predominantly minority residents which are suffering from the virus at far higher rates. >>> it was a fear of hospitals being overwhelmed by new covid cases. abc 7 news reporter ma

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abc 7 news continues at 11:00. nd chris and all of us here at abc 7, thanks so much for joining us. we leave you with a beautiful picture of outside of san francisco. you see it all lit up. things are looking pretty clear. the forecast is unseasonably warm. we'll have more from spencer coming up in just a few hours. stay with us. >> on this special episode, we reflect on how art uplifts communities in challenging times. >> with this whole pandemic going on, people weren't paying attention to what they should be paying attention to, so i thought i would do a little social-commentating, get people to think a little bit. >> colored pencils, markers, clay. >> when we drive up to the house and drop off supplies, they can be in the window, just clapping. >> from drawing inside the lines... >> so, the coloring book we created is "quarantine designs & pandemic times." >> ...to drawing outside the lines... >> it started when we had seen a few articles that were written about all the boarded storefronts. and we thought, "what

abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> announcer: your voice, your vote, this is abc 7 news. >>> we are a country on the edge. the vote counting continues here in the bay area and in states across the country because we still don't know who will win the white house. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. despite setting a record for receiving the most votes of any presidential candidate in american history, joe biden has not won the electoral college. in the popular vote, he has more than 71 million votes. that beats the record set in 2008 by barack obama. >>> but there is still a path to victory for both biden and president trump as battle ground states continue to tally votes. here is where we stand. vice president biden has 253 electoral votes. president trump has 214. 270 is needed to win. we're waiting on alaska, arizona, nevada, pennsylvania, north carolina and georgia. >> voter turnout is expected to be high in this unusual election year but how high in comparison to past presidential elections? abc 7 news leslie brinkley looked into that question today in contra costa county that

7 news. >>> all right, still ahead on abc 7 mornings, a new way to holiday this year because of the pandemic, see how one of san jose's biggest christmas traditions is making adjustments to make it safe to celebrate. >>> as we head to break let's take a live look outside right now as the sun comes up, the last saturday before than ♪ with triple cheese and bacon or chili cheese. try my sauced and loaded fries. it's pretty delicious. seasoned curly fries, with triple cheese and bacon or chili cheese. try my sauced and loaded fries. it's pretty delicious. >>> we know the pandemic is pushing our holidays to be virtual like so many other things this year that now includes one small treasure in san francisco tradition, the adoptable puppies and kittens won't be in the macy's holiday windows in union square, it's an expected move to limit any crowds. but instead the scpca will have digital screens of the cute animals up for adoption. the macy's christmas tree went up earlier this week and the windows will be up starting tuesday until january 3rd. >>> there is a pet

in times like this we need the support of the local as much. >> reporter: in berkeley, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> there's a big push to encourage people to shop at black-owned businesses this weekend. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan spoke to black business owners to extra significance of doing to during this holiday season. >> here i'll just stamp some edges. this is a traditional arm band. >> reporter: if you stop by amber washington's store free bird of california you can buy customized leather goods that are locally sourced and handmade here in oakland. >> with shopping local you're getting a lot more customization that you don't get elsewhere. >> reporter: what about the price point? >> the price point is pretty fair for what you're getting but it's pricey. >> you want me to pull it and get it shipped out today? >> reporter: the store has been open a year but like many she's relied on online sales due to the pandemic. washington has lived and worked around the world but decided to set up shop in east oakland where she grew up. >> focusing on small local businesses and black-owned busine

abc news reporter elizabeth schultz says it's going to get much worse unless we all take action. >> the coronavirus pandemic is continuing to surpass previous records across the country. the covid tracker reporting 144,000 new cases in the past day, the biggest increase yet. more than 55,000 americans are now hospitalized with c an all-time high. benjamin jensen's wife is on a ventilator days after giving birth to their little girl. >> after she comes home, i'm looking forward to her being able to hold her daughter again. >> reporter: every state in the nation seeing hospitalizations and ventilator use on the rise. workers on the frontlines yet again overwhelmed. >> it's just hard to see somebody passing in front of your eyes. you're gowned up and you can't see your face and can't feel the touch of skin to skin. it's just extremely sad. >> new york, the original epicenter of the virus in the u.s. announcing new restrictions as the positivity rate climbs to its highest level since june. starting friday a new curfew will force bars, restaurants and gyms to close at 10:00 p.m. while gather

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melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> like major cities across the country oakland has seen an uptick in crime in the past six months especially when it comes to homicides. this comes amid reimagining of the police force. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony spoke with oakland's interim chief as well as those witnessing the fallout of that violence first hand. >> every funeral home got youngsters in it. >> reporter: todd walker has been a community activist, coach, and funeral director for decades. he is seeing a crisis especially among young people within a pandemic. >> if there ain't nothing for them to do it's easy to get misled and get involved in something you don't need to be in which is right now killing. >> reporter: oakland homicides have now topped 100 for the first time in seven years. on monday two men were shot and killed in separate incidents within 11 minutes. last week the city saw roving bands of looters and armed robbers. >> i would say that we're seeing some really, really unique circumstances that i would call a perfect storm right now. because of the pandemic, the anxiety, al

live in sonoma county, wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >>> definitely a mild day. this man took advantage of it. going rowing at lake meter. how fun does that look? abc 7 meteorologist will be h twto treat acute, non-low back stmuscle and joint pain doctors with topical nsaids first. a formulation they recommend can be found in salonpas. a formulation they recommend can be found in salonpas. salonpas. it's good medicine. hisamitsu. >>> in the south bay, the happy hallow zoo is back open to the public. reservations are required as are masks and health check. it's one way in and one way out. the zoo said it's been conservative with the reopening plan. >> i had to go through several permitations and a lot of adjustments and then we had a couple of days where we had city staff come through and give feedback and a couple of weeks shortened weeks where we had members come through and give us their feed bank so we can fine tune it and make it the best it can be. >> admission has been discounted. again, you have to make a reservation ahead of time. >>> but it looks like the

there are six states abc news has not called. alaska, arizona, georgia, nevada, north carolina, and pennsylvania. former vice president joe biden has 253 electoral votes. president trump has 214. remember, it takes 270 electoral votes to win. let's zero in on what's happening in some of those key states, battleground states that have yet to be called. in georgia, president trump's lead continues to slip. it's now just under 35,000 votes -- i should say, 3,500 votes. in nevada, the candidates are split by about 11,000 votes with a current tally favoring biden by less than 1 percentage point. clark county which includes las vegas is expected to release results from 51,000 votes tomorrow afternoon. in arizona, officials in maricopa county are expected to release updated numbers at 6:00 p.m. the latest count favors biden by 2 percentage points. in pennsylvania, allegheny county, which includes pittsburgh, won't tally any more votes until tomorrow because of an issue with a misprint on 29,000 ballots. >> this is in some respects becau

what prince william is now saying tonight. >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight" with david muir. >>> good evening. great to have you with us on a thursday night. we begin with the new warning from the cdc. they're urging americans not to travel this thanksgiving. with the nation having lost more than 250,000 american lives to this and given what they've seen in the last 24 hours, innerly 200,000 new cases, the numbers are accelerating too fast. we took note of this map from the "new york times" showing the nation's hot spots. this virus is all across the country. after passing the 250,000 america, the cdc projects we could see 298,000 lives lost by mid december. governors across the country saying this is dire. pleading for the public's help. louisiana's governor saying his state is in the third surge. ohio's governor reporting hospitalizations are at a critical state. new hampshire imposing a statewide mask mandate. california with a new overnight curfew. >>> there's also news coming in on a third vaccine showing promise. dr. maufau

look for the news any time on the abc 7 news app.or spencer christian, larry beil, we appreciate your time and hope to see you again tonight t 11:00. with triple cheese and bacon or chili cheese. try my sauced and loaded fries. it's pretty delicious. seasoned curly fries, with triple cheese and bacon or chili cheese. try my sauced and loaded fries. it's pretty delicious.

7 news. >>> all right, still ahead on abc 7 mornings, a new way to holidayhis year because of the pandemic, see how one of san jose's biggest christmas traditions is making adjustments to make it safer to celebrate. >>> here's a live look outside as we head to break, looking at the golden gate bridge this morning. it is cold out there. you will know it if you've been up and at it. get your jackets out. we'll check in with lisa a fan-favorite venue ever since they got gig-speed internet. xfinity gives them the ultimate home field advantage. it's their 12th man. protector... hey, amy? want to grab a seat? julie, we're live. it's game on with gig-speed internet from xfinity. start him, sit him, trade him. simple, easy, awesome. get started with xfinity internet for $19.99 a month for 12 months. plus, learn about gig-speeds from xfinity. click, call, or visit a store today. >>> we know the pandemic is pushing our holidays to be virtual like so many other things this year that now includes one small treasure in san francisco tradition, the adoptable puppies and k

>> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> now to the kids, trick-or-treating was mostly canceled, abc 7 news reporter matt boone met a family in walnut creek determined to safely show the halloween spirit. >> there is a witch projecting right there. >> reporter: raquel powell and her husband robert had been lookeded forward to this halloween for several years. >> originally there was going to be a big to-do because of saturday the fullercourse covid put the kibosh on that. with all the lock down, there's not a lot of decorations and trick-or-treating, fun thing for them to walk through and see. >> reporter: these children came by to take a look. >> i'm not scared easily. i can be, if anything pops up. >> reporter: the virus scary enough. >> i like it when it's not more trick-or-treating, get candy. >> reporter: she had a secret about the candy. >> i have a stash. >> reporter: but the real fun didn't start until the sun went down and the moon came out. over in san francisco -- >> step right up. >> reporter: trick-or-treating looks like this, dropping candy with tongs or o

melanie woodro, abc 7 news. >>> coming up next here tonight, abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christianhich includes the thanksgiving holiday. for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto is a heart failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. heart failure can change the structure of your heart so it may not work as well. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. and with a healthier heart, there's no telling where life may take you. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto for heart failure. entrust your heart to entresto. >>> sad news from the san francisco zoo. zura a 39-year-olderinary treating her for digestive issues. she was known for her toug

xeljanz. >>> we are back at abc news headquarters in new york coming up on 5:00 a.m. we just saw this move in wisconsin over the last 20 minutes when a big dump of votes came in from milwaukee. looking ahead to michigan as similar perhaps in detroit because there is an awful lot of vote outstanding. >> i wanted to make this point, detroit, where the most vote also come in the state of michigan. you can see right now donald trump has a 200,000-vote advantage over joe biden. but in wayne county in detroit, there's only 43% of the vote in. there's still a lot of vote to count there. especially around the counties also around detroit, joe biden can hopefully run up the score there if he wants to win michigan, it's still unclear. still a lot of time. they have to count the votes but 43%, a lot of votes still out. >> 225 for joe biden, 213 for donald trump. i'll take home and take a shower before "good morning america." i know many of you are going to doing the same thing but our coverage will continue here on abc news. we'll joined by mona kosar abdi and kenneth moton >>>

that is it for this edition of abc 7 news. you can find the news any time on the abc 7 news app.s, i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. for all of us, we appreciate your time. hope you have a nice evening and we'll see you again tonight at 11:00. ♪ this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants-- a game play engineer from belmont, california... a marine aviator originally from ringoes, new jersey... and our returning champion, an assistant athletics director from menlo park, california... ...whose 1 day cash winnings total $16,800. and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. hi, everyone. information for you and for our champion kate. on yesterday's program, you weren't able to tell me how much your mother won as a contestant on "jeopardy!" in our third season. i had our researchers look into it. she won $29,000, which means you have to win $58,000 in order to match her because, remember, we doubled the dollar amounts. john and mary, good to have you here. welcome aboard. here we go into the jeopardy! round. ♪ and here are the categories the three