"today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us live with the very latest details. kris?: hi there, laura. this is about two blocks away from grace baptist church where this happened. to give you some perspective we're not too far off the campus of san jose state and not too far from downtown. what we know at this point is the two people who were stabbed died there at grace baptist church last night. police have not described to us the circumstances of what happened but we did talk with the pastor of grace baptist church. he tells us there was no service going on in the 8:00 hour last night when the stabbing happened. he confirmed the church sometimes shelters people. at this point we cannot make the connection between the two. we were asked to stay away from the neighborhood for quite some time last night. several other people were injured in this attack that happened at the church this morning or last night. we don't know if the church itself had anything to do with that or whether that person who is the suspect was motivated by that. there is a suspect in custody. ther

in san jose, kris sanchez for "today in the bay"." >>> thank you, kris.hase three results from oxford university show astrazeneca's vaccine candidate is up to 90% effective in preventing covid-19 with a full dose. while it's less than both pfizer and moderna's vaccine results each company says it's 95% effective. astrazeneca says its vaccine can be kept at refrigeration temperatures and that could make it easier to store for many hospitals. both pfizer and moderna's vaccines must be stored in much cold are conditions. >>> a surprise announcement from governor newsom, his entire family quarantining for 14 days. he tweeted they all tested negative but will follow guidance after three of his children were exposed to a chp officer who tested positive. he and his wife had no direct interaction with that officer. >>> 6:58. let's take a quick peek outside overlooking the south bay. look at that. some cloud cover hanging on this morning. kari has a look at our forecast. >>> i like how you were like, oh, we're seeing low visibility in some spots and have to deal w

kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks, kris.gain, 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.

kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, kris.s will tighten restrictions tomorrow. you may want to make it four as solano says they will announce a move back into the purple tier. new restrictions start tomorrow halting indoor dining in both counties. bars and nightclubs will close. gyms will have to operate at 10% capacity. >>> talking a little sports this morning. the only good news about the niners they're entering their bye week. a chance to refresh and recharge. yesterday new orleans managed to get off to a decent start taking a 10-0 lead. the saints turned it up winning 27-13. head coach kyle shanahan summed it up afterwards. >> we had a chance to win that game and i think it really came down to turnovers. that was most disheartening. >> the saints won the turnover battle 4-3. they fall to 4-6 on the season. >>> and rader nation morning a death of an extended fan. the place to go is ricky's sports bar. over the weekend the bar's beloved owner ricky ricardo died. people left flowers outside as word spread. his dad first open

nbc bay area kris sanchez is live in that area now. talk to us about what happened here. >> this is really sad. this church is supposed to be a sanctuary is not yu just in the religious sense but sanctuary for unhoused people and something went terribly wrong last night. police say they arrested one man last night. last few showers the san jose police confirmed one man under arrest. a man died and established and a woman died at the hospital after stabbed and three other men who were stabbed are in serious but stable condition but expected to survive. the san jose police spokesman said the scene was total chaos. >> we had a very motivated individual that was able to stab five people. this isn't like a shooting. to stab somebody you have to get up close and personal. luckily, we got here quickly. that person was taken into custody. >> reporter: that suspect and all five of the victims and survivors were at that church as part of a homeless shelter there, not because of any religious service. at this point, it's not clear whether they kn

kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >>> before you go, kris, let's chat more.this vaccine, it's important to stress that personal choices matter when it comes to squashing the current surge we're in. >> reporter: you probably noticed i haven't been wearing a mask because we are out here so early in the morning and we are 6 feet apart, my cameraman and i, now that things have gotten so serious i think it's wise to do everything you possibly can. maybe it won't make a difference but maybe it will. and wouldn't it be nice to do everything you can do to keep you and people you know safe. >> we are in a surge. we have to do something. >> thanks, kris. >>> it is 5:49 right now. the nfl is adding new covid rules requiring all players to wear a mask on the sidelines unless they have their helmet on. strict limits will be placed on the number of players traveling to road games. espn is now confirm san francisco's trent william is infected. he's also a cancer survivor. he is feeling fine and expects to recover. the team placed him on the covid list once before but only f

in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> well, kris, before you go.y tough decision. especially having to make the decision now not knowing what is going to happen in january. and there's really two sides to this issue, as well. this week we saw a lot of parents in livermore demanding schools reopen. they're very adamant about it. >> yeah, here's the thing is that there are students who are falling behind academically, even students who are not special needs students. and those are the students that parents say really need to be back in the classroom because they're going to have so much ground to make up. the problem is if the teachers and the staff don't have the adequate ppe and if they don't have the adequate training and if they can't socially distance, then they just don't feel safe doing that. i understand the parents that are rushing and pushing to get those schools back open and get their students back into the environment where they can learn and away from the kitchen table at home, but we also understand that this is very risky. i'll tell y

kris sanchez is joining us live from santa clara county. this is where the protest happened this morning. i saw some of the images you posted online. it's pretty bold. >> reporter: yeah, definitely trying to get the attention of the county office of education. that the state of california and our counties really have put children with special needs at the top of the priority list for getting back into the classroom and back to in-person learning. educators who work with them here in this county say they just can't do that job safely at this point. to drive that point home, special education teachers and occupational therapists protested outside the santa clara county office of education with body bags, calling on the office of education to provide more staffing and latitude from working at home when possible and more training and guidance on covid prevention and sanitation. they say at this point they've only gotten one hour. >> we firmly believe that our students need to be in school, in person if that's what their parents choose to do so.

but, kris, how about you, what are you picking up on out there?: yeah, i'm happy to be in bed by 9:30. i think that in my circle i have kids that are 12 years old and 14 years old so they're not in the super social drive mode at this point. so we're okay with it. in my circle folks are saying let's just get it over with then. we've been doing the right thing, trying to stay home, we've been wearing our mass ks d we're suffering the consequences of people who are not doing those things, that are very simple approaches. so they're saying, fine, let's get it done with and over with and maybe, maybe if we all do the right thing, we can have a christmas. if you think about that part, let's make christmas happen. >> that's what we're all hoping for, kris. sharon and kris, thanks so much. >>> we're continuing to track all of the updates about the pandemic. you can find the latest information on the new restrictions that we're talking about along with case numbers on our website. head to nbcbayarea.com, click on coronavirus updates. you'll find it in the

"today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live for us to explain what she's been able to find out. kris? >> reporter: hi there, marcus. not a lot going on right now. there is a broad crime scene. we're about a block away from grace baptist church where this crime happened last night. what we know at this point is that two people were stabbed to death. several other people were stabbed and injured. police have not described to us the circumstances of that crime, but we did talk with the pastor of grace baptist church who tells us there was no service going on at the time during that 8:00 hour last night when all of this happened. he also confirmed that the church sometimes shelters people who are homeless, but at this point we can't make a connection between those two things. people who live in this neighborhood were asked to stay away because this was a crime scene. we do know they were out of their homes for hours last night. we also know that san jose police are not saying much about the investigation at this point. there was an erroneous tweet sent out by the mayor of san jose saying

kris sanchez is live inside what looks like the bee hive. a lot of busy bees working there to make sure the votes are counted. >> this is only half the people because the other half are taking a little bit of a lunch break. with 1.1 million registered voters in this county, it is already a record breaking turnout. already 661,000 ballots have been turned back in. you see some of the election workers are flattening them out looking at signatures to make sure the ballots are good enough to go through the vote counting machines. we know this is not work that will be done by the end of election day tonight. this is going to continue for a few days as well. we know the workers will be at it for quite sometime and cranking through. they have already started counting ballots 29 days before today and more than half of california voters already returned their ballots across the state. part of that could be because the governor ordered that vote by mail ballots be sent to all registered voters in the interest of public health. voters also tell us they

let's get a look at some of the trees blowing where kris is. have a steady breeze coming through and maybe at times when the gusts pick up it's like knocking stuff over as this cold front starts to move in. let's get a look at the radar. we've seen the cold front moving in. back behind that some rain and spotty light showers moving through. as we go into this afternoon we'll start to see this rain coming in and we'll track it with the red scan there we have it parked on san bruno mountain. we are expecting the rain to move in in the north bay. it will be very spotty. the rest of the bay area dry until the evening at about 7:00. we're seeing it rolling down the peninsula into the south bay and into parts of the east bay and then going into tomorrow morning we're going to start to see those showers tapering off. tomorrow afternoon is pretty dry as we're in between the weather systems, a few passing clouds, but then by sunday another wave of some rain coming in. and it's going to be light and spotty as we go into sunday afternoon into the evening.

kris? >> reporter: yet is that operative word. while supreme court is hearing those arguments, we should know they are not expected to issue any sort of ruling until the spring so your 2021 coverage would not be affected because we would already be locked in at that point. the word is don't worry yet. there was a lively, but peaceful, demonstration outside of the u.s. supreme court as the justices began to hear those arguments. this is the third time that the aca has been before the supreme court. but with newly sworn justice amy coney barrett, this is the first time the court has a conservative majority. if the court were to strike down bill clinton, as many as 21 million americans could lose their health care coverage and that would include people with preexisting conditions potentially, low income adults who got medicaid through the affordable care act, and young adults covered under their parents' plan. 18 states challenging bill clintc -- the 20 blue states including california are asking the court to overturn lower court dec

kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> you know what it also helps with, kris? the cleanup.cleanup. >> reporter: that's true. fewer dishwashers. >> yes. thanks, kris. >>> and we want to remind you all a lot of families are struggling right now and we want to help as much as we can. nbc bay area is holding the annual food drive with safeway so the next time you head to safeway donate $10 to make a difference in many families lives. that $10 will go a long way and help the food banks in our area helping so many people. laura? >>> the pandemic certainly not slowing down the pace of home buyers trying to make it in the bay. in a report by the california association of realtors single family home prices hit a record high even though the home buying season is considered to be ending. prices for single family homes were up by 19% in october. the average price for a home in the bay area hit just over a million dollars which is up by 17% from last year. and condo sales are also up by more than 3%. >>> we've been looking at the rain. storm ranger busy looking at the skies and so is me

kris sanchez is joining us now with what health experts are saying about that testing strategy that a lot of people are doing right now, kris. >> reporter: you know, a lot of folks seem like maybe this is a little workaround here, but every single bit of information coming out seems to point in the other direction. we're here in campbell where there is one of 17 covid testing sites for santa clara county, but it is really hard to get an appointment here in this county or around the bay area because so many people are clamoring to get those tests. there are people who aren't feeling well who want to get tested, people who think they might have been exposed and now there are people who are trying to get tested so that they can maybe feel a little bit better about gathering with friends and family over the holidays. health experts say that could offer a false sense of security. rapid tests have a high rate of false negatives. you might think you're negative and you're not. people can test negative for about a week and be contagious before they see symptoms and people could be exposed bet

be sure to follow kris on instagram, facebook and twitter.her photos, as well as her updates. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> good morning, victoria and her fiance planned a beach vacation in the bahamas. flying from here to ft. lauderdale and then on to the sun and surf in the bahamas. like we said so many times since the pandemic began, they can no longer travel. no longer getting a refund from their first flight, but that flight from ft. lauderdale to nassau was a different story. the airline canceled the flight but never issued a refund. victoria kept calling and e-mailing and got zero response. then she saw our story about pandemic trouble over the summer. she told us she watched chris chumra's piece and had my credit card intervene based off his tip. kudos. here is that advice to get. when you pay with plastic and the seller refuses a refund, your credit card company should be able to help you with the dispute or a charge back refund. two finer points. go in armed with the detailed timeline and don't wait too long. some banks mi

in san jose, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> a lot of good information, kris, thank you. >>> someng for possible unrest once election results start to come in tonight. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live for us in walnut creek. i can see behind you already some businesses boarding up. >> reporter: correct, this is neiman marcus behind me, boarded up here in downtown walnut creek along with a number of smaller businesses. this area was looted during the george floyd protests in may. a lot of businesses don't want to see this again if there are people unhappy with the results of the election tonight and decide to protest in the streets. walnut creek police indicate they will have additional officers out to protect people and property and the rights of those to exercise their first amendment rights. not clear if that's part of the normal patrol or anticipation of possible civil unrest. chase bank installed plywood over its windows. those targeted boarded up their windows again. and it wasn't just big box stores like marshalls and ross but daughters diner in oakland, the owner say

kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> kris, before you go, this year is a little unusual, and we're hearing lot of people are having anxiety about what's to come tomorrow. you've been talking to a lot of voters. what do they have to say? >> reporter: yeah, with help from bob and cierra, you heard at the top of the newscast say they fear there could be rioting happening. other folks say they hope whatever the result is, it is accepted and we can start to move forward, whatever happens with the white house. a lot of our local issues happen here at home. you did hear bob redell talking about those business that is are starting to board up shops. hopefully that is an unnecessary precaution. >> and, scott, the same question to you, though, but more on the national level, the swing states. a lot of people there on edge over what's to come from the election. >> sure, and i think democrats in particular when you look back at 2016 the polls showed hillary clinton was going to win, but, remember, those polls were very close. a lot of numbers in, say, michigan show president trump behind by about ten

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

norah. >> o'donnell: kris van cleave, thank you.ospitalizations nationwide are up more than 100% in the last month. rural hospitals in particular are at a tipping point. nearly 20% of americans rely on them. and tonight, cbs' carter evans takes us inside a hospital in rupert, idaho, that is bracing for an onslaught of covid patients. >> reporter: covid is now ravaging rural america. today we got a firsthand look inside a small idaho hospital, minidoka memorial, with just 17 beds and a staff overwhelmed. >> super exhausting. you know, you leave here tired. you might even start your shift out tired. >> reporter: this hospital doesn't have an i.c.u., but there are three beds now for covid patients. this 85-year-old man is infected and struggling to speak. >> he's pretty weak, and that's one of the common symptoms for a lot of people. >> reporter: large cities initially bore the brunt of the pandemic, and while covid cases are increasing again, nowhere are they rising faster than rural areas. in idaho, one out of every four covid tests

cbs' kris van cleave is going to lead us off tonight from here in washington.d evening, kris. >> reporter: chip, this is a day where americans come together, but this year, we're being asked to stay apart. it is truly a thanksgiving like none of us have ever experienced before. before. this very different thanksgiving morning started in a food line for thousands, snaking through an anaheim, california, parking lot. >> it's been tough, you know. like, there's not enough money sometimes to eat and things. >> reporter: it's a scene playing out in cities coast to coast, as millions struggle with the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus. d evewas houston today. >> i need everything. i've been out of work since november of last year. i have nothing at home. hariously, nothing. >> i'm thankful to have you... >> reporter: samantha halpern is having her first zooms-giving. the philadelphia transplant nurse told her parents to stay in st. louis. >> we canceled two hours before their flight, just did not feel safe whatsoever. >> reporter: they're not alone. 72%

kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thanks, kris. >>> 6:49 for you. a live look.ful shot of san francisco, the golden gate bridge. just makes you want to go outside and just stand and look. off into the sunset -- the sunrise, i should say. some of us have been up -- >> yes. >> meteorologist kari hall, you've been talking about some beach going if you can. >>> yes, we have a couple days left of mile weather and sunshine. today high temperatures along the coast mostly in the mid-60s. you do still need a jacket. inland temperatures will reach into the upper 70s and a few low 80s. we'll see more clouds, the approach of a storm system will bring in spotty showers near the coastline and more clouds but we are going to see it off and on throughout the weekend high temperatures in the 50s. at times light rain moving in. a few hundredths of an inch of rain, maybe up to a tenth for the santa cruz mountains over to san jose. we could see possibly close to a quarter inch of rain. we've been so dry. we're going to go straight from fall to winter over the next few days. bundle

cbs's kris van cleave is going to lead us off tonight from reagan national airport.d evening, kris. >> reporter: margaret, those record-setting cases are causing cspike in cancellations at airlines and amtrak but let's be clear. millions of people are traveling for this holiday and that has doctors worried about the potential of a deadly covid surge just in time for christmas. tonight images of like this crowded terminal in phoenix have public health experts on alert. as covid cases soar, millions are sticking to their thanksgiving travel plans despite the c.d.c. urging them to stay home. karyn bryan was met by long lines in l.a. >> there is a lot more people here than i thought would be here. >> reporter: more than three million have been screened at t.s.a. checkpoints since friday, sunday was the busiest day at airports since march 16th. >> both of us have been quarantining for the last few weeks and we wanted to see family. >> reporter: a.a.a. expects up to 50 million americans to travel. >> i'm very concerned about the number of people who are traveling. number o

"today in the bay" kris sanchez is live in san jose as we still wait for those results. kris?rcus and laura. i think a lot of us are feeling a little extra sleepy staying up a little past our bedtimes. change in the results regardless of who you voted for. but we know that a lot of californians were very motivated to vote in this election. in fact, here in the bay area 3.5 million people in the nine counties requested ballots to vote. at this point, almost 56% of those ballots have been counted. but we know ballots mailed on election day are still trickling in keeping election workers b y busy. so we asked voters how they're feeling about waiting for those results in the presidential election. we found that they are feeling stressed but also hopeful. >> a little anxious, nervous. you know, all of what everyone is feeling. so a little scared. >> a lot of uncertainty but even though we don't know what the results are, all i can do is be hopeful. >> it is kind of frustrating, but, you know, every vote has got to be counted to make sure, right? >> i'd say that's right. on twitter

margaret. >> brennan: kris van cleave. we'll see if it works. advice for the millions of americans who are still planning to travel this thanksgiving, let's bring in cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook, and cbs' lonnie quinn. so, dr. lapook, what can people do to stay safe if they've chosen to gathering with friends and family? >> reporter: margaret, i think the safest thing is for people nfected andhey're infected and infectious but they just don't know it, even if they recently have tested negative. so when you're at that thanksgiving dinner and you're with people who are not in your protective pod or bubble, and you lower down that mask, now you're risking infecting them or perhaps getting infected yourself. so we need to disassociate eating with socializing. the two people, the two pods that are not together, should be outside, or inside and in different rooms. and then once you do come indoors and you're in the same room, remember that you all have to wear masks. you have to wear a mask the entire time, even if you are more

kris, what have you been learning about all of this?reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. there's a saying in public health that vaccines don't save lives. vaccinations do. that's why it's so important to get that distribution channel in place. a vaccine could be coming in just a few weeks. here is what governor newsom said. 2.4 million health care workers will be at the front of the line followed by vulnerable populations like people who live in care facilities, people who are medically vulnerable. newsom says the state has existing infrastructure. remember, the state does distribute millions of doses of routine vaccinations like flu shots every year. even though widespread distribution for most of us is still months away, the clock is ticking. the fda will consider emergency approval for the pfizer vaccine. as you likely novak seens by moderna and astrazeneca are close behind. the astrazeneca seems the most shelf stable and least expensive. perhaps that's the one the rest of us will get. having a vaccine and getting a vacci

let's check in with "today in the bay's" kris sanchez.people to come out but they'd better bundle up. >> reporter: they're, they're doing what they can to convince customers to continue buying into the outdoor experience even as the weather starts to turn a little bit colder. restaurants we talked with a adding heaters if they can find them. they are in short supply. they're reinforcing outdoor dining tents against the wind so that they don't fly away when we get the gusty winds like we saw over the weekend. kari did tell us to expect the change. our temperature swings are still pretty remarkable. >> it's definitely a big switch. i was in shorts a few days ago. >> reporter: salons and gyms dealing with the same challenges as restaurants with that limited indoor capacity and trying to make that outdoor experience comfortable but we do have to weigh the benefits of going indoors because we know that as we move indoors we lose some of the social distancing so folks will have to decide for themselves and businesses will have to hope they can

biden is up by 52% and, kris, i know you've been watching as well. >> reporter: florida is always fun election night and it is very right. at this point if donald trump will win the presidency again he has to win florida. if he does not win florida then that is not going to work for him. much more circuitous to get to the 270 electoral votes. >>> both states up for grabs for the first time in a very long time, texas is seeing a huge turnout with voters. scott mcgrew, we've all decided that you're tracking wisconsin, michigan and most importantly, pennsylvania. >> i get three of them. and we were just talking about how we have to be so very patient about what's happening in pennsylvania. but you're entirely right. if florida gets called early, that is going to be a game changer in this race. again, we are going to have patience and unlike a lot of these elections you will not see projected winners right away. >> we have you covered. >> or later. >> we'll have to see what happens. >>> you know what, we have our election dream team, kris and scott, thank you for your hard work keeping us

kris?ks might be worried about their health care especially if open enrollment is under way right now. what does it mean if this case is going before the supreme court again and we are in the middle of a pandemic. you should know that the supreme court with that newly sworn in conservative constituent amy coney barrett is not expected to rule on the obamacare challenge until next year. and any decision would not impact your 2021 health care coverage because it would already be locked in because of open enrollment. set that aside for just a minute. next, you might be thinking we've been here before and you are right this is the third challenge to end up before the supreme court which upheld the law in 2012. now 20 million americans are covered through the affordable care act which includes 1.5 million californians who are covered under the california one. now the 18 states challenging the aca say the individual mandate is unconstitutional. that is the requirement that everybody buy health in

thanks, kris. >>> as you make the weekend plans for this weekend plan ahead.racker is certainly being put to work tracking incoming rain. a live look outside in san jose. very clear. kari hall is timing out when we could see the rainfall and where. kari? >>> we're starting out with some of the rain moving into parts of the north bay. we're tracking it on storm ranger. we are looking at some of the showers passing from north to south and we expect the storm to weaken. check out the red scan there, that's storm ranger and we have it parked on san bruno mountain. a high level of detail. this rain will not be pouring very hard. we're looking at light showers moving through parts of the north bay, hit or miss. as we go into late morning we're going to start to see more coverage of this rain in parts of the north bay. we see the yellows and reds indicates slightly heavier rain at 1:00 this afternoon. the rest of the bay area still dry. up until about time for the evening compute we'll see that rain moving up into parts of the east bay, the peninsula and moving past

in san mateo, kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >>> definitely so, thanks so much, kris.ally boarding up their windows in case there are protests in the hours or days after the election. >> bob redell is live for us. there is a new survey showing growing anxiety among voters. >> correct, marcus and laura, as voter turnout seems to be breaking records not only here in the bay area but across the country. americans are all reporting high levels of stress over this election. according to a survey conducteded by the association almost 70% reported election stress, specifically voters are concerned about the divisiveness in the country, the integrity and what may happen tomorrow night and in the days following the election. you compare that 70% back to 2016 when the number was 52%. add to that voters are reminded in this election 24/7 by cable news and social media. one psychologist says people should begin setting boundaries about the flood of information they're getting over the next few days. >> boundaries around how much of the conversations you're having with friends and

the details are from kris van cleave. >> reporter: starting november 16, a united club at newark airport will become a covid testing center, where some flyers to london will be required to get a free rapid test before departure. the four-week trial program for passengers taking the medicine, wednesday, friday departures of flight 14 is the first of its kind. united hopes to convince the u.s. and u.k. governments an airline can run a robust testing program in the hopes mandatory two-week quarantines can be relaxed or eliminated with proofave negative test. >> we firmly believe doing predeparture test signature best way to start to open up travel again, especially in these international markets. >> reporter: unite's aaron mcmillian: >> a predeparture testing program adds another level of safety. >> reporter: researchers are increasingly pointing to layers of safety as a key to reducing risk of covid spreading on an airplane. this week, a new harvard university study found flying to be low risk, noting the combination of the plane's air filtration and circulation systems with social distanc

"today's in the bay" kris sanchez digging deep into the possible strategy. kris?, hi, marcus. this testing site here in campbell is one of 17 testing sites today alone in santa clara county. you'll have to have an appointment and good luck getting one of those. people have been clamoring to get tests as the cases have gone up. either because they don't feel well or they were exposed to someone who was sick or they want a negative test to feel better about getting together with family or friends for thanksgiving. but thanksgiving is a week away from today and doctors say that negative could give you a false sense of security. >> there's a lot of lag between testing and resulting and there will be presumably a lag when you get the test and when you meet with your family members. >> now, doctors remind us that with testing, timing is everything. the incubation period for coronavirus, covid-19, is 14 days. so someone who is infected today could feel fine and test negative for almost a week and be contagious the whole time. now, some rapid tests have higher false negat

nbc bay area news kris sanchez is joining us for this mid-day live. what does this mean for all of us? >> reporter: it means we might not have to go outside of our home to get a covid test. i know it makes people nervous to go somewhere where there might have been covid to find out if they have covid. the test should be widely available next spring and cost less than $50. the first fully at-home rapid test got emergency fda approval. it is a molecular test is more sensitive than the antigen test you can get at home right now. a patient can administer that test within two minutes the company says and results within on 30 minutes and no need to send that sample for a lab. the test is available to patients here first. it will roll out widely spring of 2021. the testing is one part of the fight and vaccine is the other. pfizer will ask for fda approval for their vaccine the company says is 95% effective with no serious side effects and effective for older people too who we know have been so vulnerable. the company says it can make 50 million doses to star

kris sanchez is live in san mateo with a lot of activity behind you. >> yeah. you heard the line outside of the chase center in san francisco? this is what happened after the votes arrive. they are opened up and flattened out and put into those machines. any ballot needs a little extra signature like a signature verification that goes to the human beings on the other side of the room and they do that kind of work. this is a lot of work. right now, they are running two shifts because of covid precautions but working hard to make sure they can count as many votes as quickly as possible so we can get results starting election night. as of sunday, san mateo county election office got 286,000 ballots back by mail and vote center. twice as many as they got in 2016. nearly 618,000 ballots were returned in santa clara county yesterday. 55% of all ballots issued to eligible voters in that county. around the bay area all weekend long vote centers and ballot boxes saw steady streams of voters dropping off their boxes. we spoke with voters who had dueling positions from st

nbc bay area kris sanchez is joining us live from san jose. what are the voters saying? they are still looking to get some sleep. >> yeah, aren't we all looking to get make sleep tonight. we know elections workers will continue to count ballots they have. mail-in ballots postmarked by election day but arriving later on, as scott mcgrew says, that is completely legal and that is to be expected. but we know there are a lot of ballots to be counted here. in the bay area alone, in the nine counties here, more than 3.5 million people requested ballots to vote in this election. statewide almost 56% of those ballots have been counted. we know ballots counted on election day will be trickling in. we're asking voters how they feel about waiting for results in the presidential election. some are feeling nervous, stressed, but they are also feeling hopeful. >> a little anxious, nervous, you know, what everyone is doing. a little scared. >> there's a lot of uncertainty. but even though we don't know what the results are, all i can do is be helpful. >> it is frustrating. you know, ev

kris reyes for abc7 news. >> it creative. another tradition, christmas in the park opens tomorrow.so been reimagined due to the pandemic. for the first time in 41 years, the event will be held at history park. and to avoid crowds, it will be a drive-through experience. at night, tens of thousands of pixels will be on display, along with a choreographed light show set to music that you'll be able to play through you're vehicle radio. and nearly 300 christmas trees will be decorated by community groups. reservations are now available online for a small entry fee to help cover costs. >>> anymore. -person black friday shopping is still hours away, but some people are already waiting in line. today many major retail stores stayed closed for the thanksgiving holiday. most black friday deals started earlier in the week or have been moved online because of covid restrictions. but many repetailers still plano open early tomorrow morning. one man in san jose has been in line outside of a gape stop since yesterday at 8:00 p.m. >> we're out here waiting for the ps5. it's the next generation co

kris reyes found out what rules were being broken. >> reporter: x marks the spot to keep these lines spaced apart for social distancing. plenty of masks in sight. but hard to deny it was as by and crowded as ever. we asked shoppers to rate the stores and restaurants they visited when it comes to safety guidelines. six out of ten. >> i could still see people a lot without a mask. >> even though they're only letting a certain amount of people in, it's still cluttered. >> reporter: this mother and son said they had a better experience. >> everyone was in their own areas. >> they have the plexiglass up. what i feel safe is they had enough personnel in there. >> reporter: santa clara county public health says they will not name the businesses that were cited in the last two dirks only that 76 violations were handed out mostly for failing to post a revised social distancing protocol. earlier this week officials announced violators would not get warnings or a grace period, only fines on the spot. on a much quieter spot in san jose, no worries about breaking covid-19 rules. these two stores

kris sanchez is joining us live from san jose with the voices of the people. >> reporter: we talked to a lot of people. let me tell you folks are feeling very weary and not waiting up late watching for the changes in the returns but show you where california stands right now. 55 electoral votes go to joe biden has 65% of the vote in the state and donald trump 33%. the votes are still counted here in california like in the battleground states. it looks like joe biden will likely secure 270 electoral votes necessary for election and the courts have not intervened in a meaningful way in the trump campaign favor as scott mgrew reported. even with that some folks think when this is over, it will really be over. >> if president trump loses, i don't think he'll go quietly, i really don't. and so that is going to be the tough part on, i think, biden would have been gracious if he lost and trying to unite the country. >> like to be honest like i'm past the over two elections because i feel like it's not fair and it's really not the people's voice. we all put a lot of votes in it and they all sa

check out kris sanchez sharing this important message giving back this holiday season.ho is that guy? i know him. that is marcus washington. next time you're at safeway, make sure you do your part and make a 10 dollar donation and the food goes a long way and helps our food banks and the drive runs through late december. >>> return of a bay area holiday tradition but a twist. check out this video. the spca holiday window exhibit at union square, back and virtual this year. . the monitors of the animals through the windows. this runs until january 3rd. that event usually finds home for some 300 dogs and cats each holiday season. >>> happening today. san jose happy hollow opens to the general public but you make some reservations . the first phase of the zoo's reopening. park says a safe experience has been created with all public safety health protocols in place and says it includes limiting capacity and requiring face coverings and closure of the indoor spaces. >>> a california man went viral with a video of him skateboarding in his video chair and he is on "ellen" toda

abc7 news reporter kris reyes looks at how officials plan to keep travellers accountable. >> we believe californians will do the right thing throughout not just these holidays but moving forward as we respond to the surge in cases. >> trust. that's what state health officials hope will power their new travel advisory, asking anyone coming into california to quarantine for 14 days. the other hope, that all travelers are as ideal as julie deck, who's coming in from michigan and staying in the bay area for two months with her daughter. >> i stayed home, and i take my temperature every morning, packed my clothes and came. >> we follow all the advisories and, you know, do everything -- all the recommendations. >> reporter: so there are no covid-19 checkpoints anywhere at sfo. as a traveler, you can pretty much come and go as you please. they do enforce masks, rely heavily on education. over the next few weeks, they plan to roll out a set of new strategies to keep everyone safe. >> we're very focused on launching what we call air bubbles or travel corridors. these are bilateral agreements bet

as kris reyes found out, for many that's easier said than done. >> reporter: a contentious election, a summer of protests. four polarizing years. many are not ready to move on, she had calling for lessons to be learned, conversations to continue. >> there has been clear racial division and racism sowed by this administration. that's really undeniable. >> we've got a lot of work to do, frankly, to promote dialogue across racial lines. >> reporter: holding dialogue sessions to help people heal divides and process post-election. >> there can't be healing if the oppression faced by black and brown communities is the extension of intentional harm that has never been undone and has never been addressed fully. >> reporter: in daly city, the vice mayor got a troubling call, a resident who felt uncomfortable about displaying an american flag. >> she felt worrisome that there would be some backlash with her putting up a flag. for me to hear that was disheartening. we need to ensure there's respect for one another and remember our humanity. >> reporter: this went viral on facebook of a brentwoo

kris sanchez, "today in the bay." >> thank you, kris. >>> 6:49 for you right now and it's time to get bay area and head out for the run or even outdoor fitness class. a live look for you in san francisco where, of course, that rain is coming. maybe you can hit the treadmill or around the block on the sidewalk before the rain comes. three bay area cities sit near the top of the list for the most physically active cities. >>> researchers analyze data to find the most physically active cities in the united states. san francisco number two. san jose is fifth on the list and oakland is number eight. keep on moving, whatever we can do. 6:50 right now. do it early this morning because it's going to rain. >>> yes, we do need to get out there within the next couple of hours as the storm system approaches from the north, we are mostly dry as we track the rain with storm ranger. it's already starting to rain along the coastline in mendocino county, approaching ukiah right now. take a look at the sun rise over fa fairfield. it is gorgeous. red sky morning, sailors take warning, the old saying. th

. >> kris sanchez joins us live this morning. kris, what are folks saying out there?: they are telling us they are listening to that advice of not gathering people outside their household, that they will stay home. they say they are going to keep that thanksgiving tradition of making that staple meal. >> i would say 25% of it. chicken rather than turkey. we have on standby squash and broccoli. >> we're going to stay home just the two of us and make all of the massive amounts of food that i usually do but eat it just the two of us. >> we're doing it responsible and we're going to try to distance from each other and if we're not eating we will wear a mask. yes, that's the rule. >> reporter: that is the rule. so when the governor moved several bay area counties into the most restrictive purple and red tiers he reiterated that and shut down a lot of indoor dining options folks were looking forward to. safeway tells us they are seeing more people shop early for the holiday meal at home but say they are ready for that. >> over the past few months we've been building up for

kris reyes found out what rules were being broken. >> reporter: x marks the spot to keep these lines spaced apart for social distancing. plenty of masks in sight. but hard to deny it was as by and crowded as ever. we asked shoppers to rate the stores and restaurants they visited when it comes to safety guidelines. six out of ten. >> i could still see people a lot without a mask. >> even though they're only letting a certain amount of people in, it's still cluttered. >> reporter: this mother and son said they had a better experience. >> everyone was in their own areas. >> they have the plexiglass up. what i feel safe is they had enough personnel in there. >> reporter: santa clara county public health says they will not name the businesses that were cited in the last two dirks only that 76 violations were handed out mostly for failing to post a revised social distancing protocol. earlier this week officials announced violators would not get warnings or a grace period, only fines on the spot. on a much quieter spot in san jose, no worries about breaking covid-19 rules. these two stores

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 district attorney. >> reporter: lopez's criminal history also includes disturbing the peace, providing false information to an officer, resisting arrest and assault with a deadly weapon. >> in this case i'm told that the c