>>that's especially true for the north bay right along the court hurricane as as well as san pablo bay as where that fog has been the densest bay bridge starting to get a dose of it and you're also seeing it in our view from mount am right here over san francisco, their sales force our transamerica pyramid and the obvious fog that has pushed and that is blanketing both of those and san francisco itself novato unconquered visibility has fallen below a mile for you so do watch your travel on highway 4 as well as 80 and then routes right along the bay up in the north bay, including marine bayside sonoma county fog is going out for the north bay on into the early afternoon for some spots well areas right along the bay in hayward oakland, san jose in mountain view look at just the opposite a crystal clear start to the morning. so this is not coastal fog, we're looking at but rather some to leaf and having made its way in from the central valley temperatures are indeed quite chilly this morning dublin and livermore at 34 degrees. novato you're at 32 right now santa rosa and lead also really

>>that's especially true for the north bay right along the court hurricane as as well as san pablo bay as where that fog has been the densest bay bridge starting to get a dose of it and you're also seeing it in our view from mount am right here over san francisco, their sales force our transamerica pyramid and the obvious fog that has pushed and that is blanketing both of those and san francisco itself novato unconquered

slips on through the delta and the kirk ynez and does make for a foggy start for portions of the san pablo bay shoreline so keep your eye on that as we work our way through this monday morning commute as for temperatures we're off to a chilly start in the 30's and 40's with areas like pittsburgh at 35 livermore 33 in dublin at a cool 32. james. a check of the roads for you this morning. so far so good still light conditions here at the bay bridge approach. >>no westbound 80 as you head from oakland in the san francisco. so all is well there. let's also show you quickly the san mateo bridge where westbound 92 is looking all right. those are those taillights heading from hayward out towards foster city in oakland, there is an issue 5.80 eastbound right there at couple of lanes blocked from an earlier accident are still hoping to get that clear, but no estimate on when that will happen. let's jump over to the richmond sandra fell bridge toll plaza the other direction on 5.80 westbound heading into marion county are looking good here. no slowdowns whatsoever as you have no company at the toll

the delta into the car keen is with concord antioch and eventually as this fog slips further into san pablo bay out towards coastal marine and sonoma counties as well so do watch your visibility across the north bay and a power across portions of the east bay too we have dense fog advisories issued by the national weather service and that looks like we also do have some dense fog advisories issued by chp is conquered at points this morning seeing visibility dropping below a mile nevado i'm also expecting you to have some visibility issues know at the same time areas like our bayside cities like hayward oakland, san jose and then coastal spots all in the clear so this is definitely some inland fog we're going to be looking at that will burn off for the central valley and for delta in cortina side areas on towards the early afternoon now as far as skies go it is quiet on radar. there's no chances of rainfall today in fact will stay pretty calm and clear all the way through your work week ahead of us that is until friday afternoon into evening which is christmas day itself. i'm expecting our n

as well it's going to be staying with some of our spots further inland and even right along the san pablo bay side up and marine sonoma napa and solano counties into the early afternoon. that's why we do have a dense fog advisory force a county on through noon today that's from yesterday's 10:00am expiration of our dance fog advisory, so a foggy start inland but a clear one right by the bay and near the coastline, 30's and 40's for your current temps with morgan hill at 39 dublin at a cool but nice 38 degrees, nice as long as you're bundled up santa rosa you're down below freezing right at 30 degrees so you definitely want to be layering up on this christmas eve morning. clear conditions right along the coastline today we will be out on to a foggy start this morning. a cool and noticeably cloud your afternoon but staying dry christmas eve. no guarantee for christmas day in fact just the opposite i'm talking tomorrow's rainfall still to come james all right john. thank you quick check of the bridges this morning, we're expecting things to stay, nice and light today as most folks are sleepi

our biggest issue is the sigalert in san pablo.s is westbound 80 on the richmond parkway off-ramp. the richmond parkway off-ramp is blocked. i have the fire icon there because one of the vehicles is fully engulfed in flames. a live look showing you-week, 680, very clear commute there. also we look in the south bay here and see the same story. just really clear ride down there. no other issues to report aside from the two i than a holiday dinner table. gives you more options pick the speed that's right for you, with options faster than gig. and get reliable internet with top-notch coverage. plus, help keep your data safe and private with security included. no antlers on the table. how come you get to eat first? get started with this great offer, or ask about our fastest speed, 2 gig up and down. switch today. >>> new developments in the killing of oscar grant. his family is demanding another officer be charged with murder. the 22-year-old was shot and killed by a bar police officer in oakland in 2009. the officer was convicted of in

from the coast but rather from the central valley, it's been pulled a right to the carquinez on san pablo bay and ending up right mariah's like novato in concord where visibility is at its really clear for areas like oakland hayward san jose in mountain view to the contrary. so some of us nice and clear some of us pretty foggy and we do have dense fog advisories for portions us a marine sonoma napa and contra costa counties. so watch out for those foggy spots as for temperatures were in the 30's and 40's with dublin at 36 livermore unconquered in the upper 30's well novato at 34 right now so bundle up as well daria thank you john we're really watching any traffic but what we are watching are the trucks roll in. >>with the first shipments of moderna on board on their way to california so he can use that new vaccine. they're loading on planes and shipping them all around the country as well. this paves the way for more frontline workers to get vaccinated because it's another type of shot kron 4 sarah stinson is live at ucsf with the details good morning sara. >>daryn good morning. another v

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one in san pablo, which nobody is talking about. it was 2.6. one on the tsarnasan fault, it was a 3.9. they rarely cause damage, i would be surprised if this one did. the only reason it might is because the soil is softer around san francisco. things may shake a bit more. speaking of san francisco, it will not look like this tonight. no fireworks, if you're going to be out, dress warmer. temperatures in the 40s if not a few 30s by midnight. enjoy and be safe. >> thank you. >>> new at 6:00, the mesmerizing sight in the north bay that has a lot of people bird watching. >>> and that contagious covid-19 variant has spread to california. dr. anthony fauci explains why this is no surprise. >>> and an iconic san francisco restaurant is closing for good today. >>> now at 6:00, take a good look at this video. last year's fireworks in san francisco, it will not look like this tonight. the safety precautions in place because of covid-19. >> there's a lot of trepidation, we recognize that. a lot of anxiety about going back into the classroom. >> gom lverno

. >>> to a christmas surprise for some kids in richmond and san pablo. because of distance learning that wasn't possible. the district wanted to keep this tradition alive so they sent santa with mask firmly in place to each kids' home. >> we have three different buses with three different santas with santa's helps, obviously, elf here to make sure we can give them the experience in person and let our students know just how proud we are for all the things they are continuing to do during this difficult time. >> getting creative, right? the santas and his helpers volunteer their time and gifts. this year's kids were from downer elementary in san pablo. >> all right. pretty warm weather coming up for santa, spencer? at least dry. >> that's true. warm for this time of the year but dry. last night's clouds and rain didn't permit much cooling. tonight, as we have mainly clear skies, it's going to be chilly especially in the inland valleys where low temperatures will drop into the mid 30s in some locations. low 40s just about everywhere else. here is the accuwe

this couple drove from san pablo to support crumbs restaurant. >> to get a meal so we can make a statement with them. >> we want to stand in support, small businesses are really getting hit hard by the shutdown. >> we can't let the cure be worse than the virus. in a small group of local residents also rallied to downtown to pressure elected officials to lift the ban on outdoor dining. >> every single business is 100% essential, it does not matter what some appointed official may claim. >> reporter: he says the police issued a warning yesterday to his business for allowing customers to eat to go orders outside. how do you cook a medium rare steak, do you undercook it? he plans to start outdoor dining next week. >> if there is 40 people sitting and we have a $20 fine it will not be so big. >> reporter: chemistry police gave a $20 ticket to kicking no. >> i would have been able to pay my own friends or bills. >> the town manager says he understands how hard it is for the restaurants and workers what he says danville has seen a big surge in covid cases. they went from about 25 cases every two

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. >> some children in richmond and san pablo receiving a special visit from santa claus today.ense and his helpers wrote on school buses to deliver presents to kindergartners from three classes and down her elementary school in san pablo. usually sent to visits the children in school but because of the pandemic the annual visit was changed so he can meet them at their homes. but being with the distance learning environments. nothing able to socialize with a lot of friends, this is one of their highlights, coming up to christmas. i think a lot of these kids will have a very good christmas. >> this is part of the west contra costa unified school district 25 year tradition of delivering toys from santa. >>> some stores trying to lighten the mood during the pandemic filled holiday season. a christmas store in the state of florida was closed for time because of since on retail. when it reopens, the store managers make sure the place was decked out more than ever before. this includes special ornaments dedicated to the year 2020. >> binge-watch in, riding bicycles, getting fresh air.

we'll get you on to san pablo and to surface streets and should be an easy workaround.of the approach to the bay bridge, no problems. as we zoom out, a nice, smooth flow of traffic. overall a couple of spots. let me show you the rest of the map. right back to you. >> thanks, mike. >>> 5:23 for you this morning. coming up next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> reporter: two bank complaints worth more than $40,000 on the line. i'm chris chmura nbc bay area responds and telemundo next. >>> plus, you know our people is always on social media. did you catch the show yesterday? yeah, that little sneaky elf on the shelf made an appearance, trying to who hog up my tv scre. a reminder someone is always watching. hopefully you every morning. be sure to share your elf on the shelf pictures and follow me on facebook, twitter and instagram. got to find out where that little guy is in my house this morning. you're watching "today in the bay." the usual gifts are just not going to cut it. we have to find something else. good luck! what does that mean? we are doomed. [la

so watch the travel up around here even right along san pablo bay in bayside marin and sonoma counties we are seeing some dense fog too the rest of the bay area will just be noticing cloud cover sticking around even into the afternoon so a dry christmas eve. but a bit of a cloudy one for sure for southern california a few light showers that will be drifting up our direction. so a dry one for us showers arrive for us tomorrow for christmas day in the meantime a cloudy but nice one a good one to get take care of everything you need to get done outside ahead of tomorrow's forecast when you want to stay inside for much of the day futurecast shows you just that showers arrive, mostly middle of the day tomorrow. so we should have a dry start to christmas more widespread rainfall the later in the day we're talking on christmas day. showers hanging out into early saturday morning before we dry out into saturday afternoon come sunday, a dry start. rainy finish to your sunday and then after that monday we will be looking at drying skies all over again before tuesday a chance of showers to our no

and also you can see parts of the san pablo bay all the way through 1:00 tomorrow. we'll have another king tide tomorrow around 11:00. fog is a little bit of an issue around santa rosa and down into the monterey bay. looking from sutro tower, a little bit of a light north to south flow of winds. some of that may slip down towards petaluma. for the most part a mostly sunny afternoon. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s where we should be for this time of year. here is kumasi. >> thank you. this morning more than a half million doses of pfizer's covid-19 have been shipped out. more will be leaving today. the first americans are expected to be vaccinated within just a few hours. jopz jobina is at the live desk. >> thank you. surgeon general jerome adams is reassuring americans that the vaccine is safe. on "gma" this morning he said he will get the vaccine when it's available to him. new video overnight from fedex shows workers making their first delivery of the vaccine, 2.9 million doses will be shipped nationwide this week. the initial supply will go to front line he

san pablo bay to concord visibility below a mile right now so do watch your travel on routes such as 80 and highway 4 on through those regions of the bay rest of us are fog free a dense fog advisory through noon for solano county now as far as temperatures go. we're currently in the midst of some 30's and 40's with livermore in san jose at 39 degrees. some of our cooler spots further south. well in the north bay santa rosa at 31 degrees. so definitely want to bundle up get into that warm christmas spirit by stepping outside with all the layers on this morning oakland and alameda each at 45 degrees for your current temperatures, i'm talking the rest of your forecast. what exactly tomorrow is going to be bringing us for christmas day. still to come back to you daryn thanks a lot john. well i wish we were all about the holiday spirit. but we have a lot of news to get to you know that covid. >>has been the grinch this season and here we are on christmas eve and california has reached a grim milestone health care officials are warning things could get worse in the next couple of weeks, le

this year's gifts were all from downer elementary in san pablo. what a sweet thing to do.ids loved it ama, so nice. >> yes. and the rain cleared out just in time for santa to make all of the deliveries, sandhya. >> yeah. it was just perfect timing for those kids, ama and dan. let's take a electric at our rainfall percent of normal. we are actually doing better, even though we still need a lot more. since we got rain in the last 24 hours, 27% of average, 26 oakland, santa rosa and san francisco just over 30. about a week or two ago we were talking about 4% of average. now we just need to see the storms continuing as we head through winter. in terms of rainfall, we got about 3/4 of an inch. in san francisco, just under a half inch in oakland. .23 of an inch in concord. 53% average in the northern portion of sierra, snopack is 48% of average. ways to go but this is going in the right direction as they got three to eight inches of show. this is what the sun looked like setting at 4:52. tonight visibility is terrific. you can clearly see back there and you will notice the camer

this year's gifts were all from downer elementary in san pablo. what a sweet thing to do., so nice. >> yes. and the rain cleared out just in time for santa to make all of the deliveries, sandhya. >> yeah. it was just perfect timing for those kids, ama and dan. let's take a electric at our rainfall percent of normal. we are actually doing better, even though we still need a lot more. since we got rain in the last 24 hours, 27% of average, 26 oakland, santa rosa and san francisco just over 30. about a week or two ago we were talking about 4% of average. now we just need to see the storms continuing as we head through winter. in terms of rainfall, we got about 3/4 of an inch. in san francisco, just under a half inch in oakland. .23 of an inch in concord. 53% average in the northern portion of sierra, snopack is 48% of average. ways to go but this is going in the right direction as they got three to eight inches of show. this is what the sun looked like setting at 4:52. tonight visibility is terrific. you can clearly see back there and you will notice the camera is shaking. we

it will be intruding into san pablo bay this morning much of the rest of the bay will remain nice and clear but with some cloud cover overhead a noticeable increase in cloud cover all across the state today as we see a low to our south that will result in just a few scattered showers for southern california should result in anything for us here in the bay we're saving our rainfall potential for tomorrow so today, a cloudy and dry won our dry once solidly, at least in this forecast, let's talk about the rest of these days because you all want to know about the rain that is pushing in starting tomorrow. it will be definitely a drier start to your morning a few scattered sprinkles right in the middle of your day and then into the afternoon is when more widespread rain pushes that snowfall will arrive in the sierra nevada in a pretty similar time frame to were rainfall will be in the bay saturday morning a few showers hanging on but saturday dries out pretty nicely after that sunday later on in the day another push of rain that will hang out into monday morning. the rest of monday dries b

there is some fog to note from san pablo bay through the car came as an out into the central valley where dense fog advisories are in effect watch your travel along highway for an 80 this morning. these are some of our fog year areas up in portions of contra costa and solano counties. the rest of the bay is nice and clear and we're all staying dry again today much as we did this weekend with high pressure in place it continues to send any chance of rain to our north. but also creates a capping inversion so any sort of a smoker pollutants that we released as we're driving a warming upper house's gets trapped right here in the bay, so we are under a spare the air alert yet again this morning as for conditions through the course of the week today, we're dry tomorrow couple sprinkles possible for portions of northern sonoma and then lake and mendocino counties rest of the bay area dry for your tuesday, wednesday and thursday will keep the dry weather around. but as we work our way into friday which is christmas day. we do see the return of some showers 07:15am opening presents with the kids w

and last thursday 2 shootings near west grand in san pablo avenue is one around 04:30pm in the afternoon. the other about 8 thursday night all victims were taken to hospitals. no reported deaths, it is unclear. if the shootings are connected. >>to the south bay now starting new year's day the minimum wage in the city of santa clara's going up on monday city officials announced that companies that pay the business license tax or have a facility in santa clara must pay each employee who works at least 2 hours a week in the city at least $15.65 an hour. the current rate is $15.40 per hour city officials say that the minimum wages adjusted each year based on the region's consumer price index which measures inflation. >>the north bay, the multicultural center of marine needs volunteers to help distribute food to people in need the organization hosts community food distribution every saturday in the canal neighborhood of sandra fell and with christmas right around the corner, they also are looking for volunteers to donate and wrap christmas presents that will be handed out to kids their goal i

employees it robbins neighborhood sold on san pablo avenue in emeryville gave out food boxes hot meals you see it all happened in there. this event is one of many community benefits that lynch a graduate of oakland tech has hosted over the years. just an all around good guy who loves to help people out yeah that fried chicken sure look good sure, i agree a lot of people happy because of that folks really starting to island there. their christmas day and a lot of people staying home with just their family but still you want to get outside maybe take a walk, yeah, if you want to just stay in or at least bring your umbrella right warrant. yeah, the little bit of everything that certainly if you get on the morning you may be able to get out there before the raindrops move in but the winds will already be started to kick up. >>and then by the afternoon you're probably need that umbrella and a good part of the bay area so looks like some big changes ahead now as the clouds mostly just some high clouds moving in overhead tonight otherwise not too bad, but you see there coming up from the sout

still some light showers hanging on especially for the north bay you are seeing those right across san pablo bay up 80 into solano county and even some off and on sprinkles in san francisco. the peninsula at the east bay in the south bay has dried out pretty nicely from where we were earlier this evening. but these showers will continue to move across the region during early morning hours so still definitely a wet start to this day, heaviest of rainfall now out in the central valley in the sierra foothills with snowfall still coming down pretty good in the sierra to so these regions over there are definitely off to a rocky start for commuters and that side of the state bay area just gets quieter and quieter through the day and by the time we work towards lunchtime in the afternoon. we're actually sitting under some really nice sunny skies so quite the change ahead of us over these next few hours as this rush of cooler air passes on through the state you will notice a slightly cooler feel to that sunshine as you venture out there, but shower activity really all said and done for the rest of t

we zoom to the upper part of the screen as we're looking to westbound 80 at san pablo. an earlier crash that cleared from lanes. a new one popped up on highway 4, another in contra costa county. we'll talk about both of those. a little slowing north of the golden gate bridge. marcus, typically you have a crew there. >>> breaking news this morning, mike, bullets flying on 101 in san francisco overnight leaving one person dead. "today in the bay's" cierra johnson is live with the latest on that investigation. cierra, what happened here? >> reporter: yes, good morning, marcus. as you mentioned chp is investigating this situation as a fatality, reaching out to chp for more information, but this is what we know right now. we can confirm one person is dead in what is being described as a shooting on the off ramp of cesar chavez. this is what you may have seen, our crews were on the ground and captured investigators combing that crime scene late last night. two cars with damage near the shoulder of that ramp . there's also damage to the barrier there on that exit. traffic real

employees it robbins neighborhood sold on san pablo avenue in emeryville gave out food boxes and hotf many community benefits that lynch, a graduate of oakland tech high school has hosted over the years. 2 years ago you might remember lynch was nominated as the raiders walter payton nfl man of the year in large part because of fizz pham first family foundation that he launched back in 2011 this year kron 4 is teaming up with the super bowl of caring to raise 1 million meals for families in need. >>if you'd like to donate you can use your phone to scan the qr code on your screen right now or text the words and y e donate to 2, 6, 9, 8, 9, can also visit to tackle hunger dot org and pick a local charity to help out. >>christmas just 2 days away been talking about are you done with all your sure. it sounds like you're you got yours still need to buy a gift for someone a quality that's probably a good eye morning give it and then use it you know that is going to be a good gift press a little bit of rain on christmas when proved too i mean this is going to be a blustery storm heading our

are good to go it is our inland spots like conquered on out towards the delta and even out toward san pablo bay and up through a county that are looking at that dense fog that is settled in this morning while denser than yesterday's was so watch your travel up there in parts of the north bay out into the interior of the bay area. what the rest of us are going to notice is an increase in cloud cover all across the region you're going to notice a layer of clouds pushing across the bay today. some showers for southern california. but these won't be drifting their way our direction there's a low center to our south and we're just a bit too far north to be tapping into that moisture but we will be tapping into what tomorrow has to offer system pushing in from the north and west will be giving much needed dose of rain and only the first in a series of storms ahead of us so futurecast shows you that today we will see our dry skies for the bay today. this advancing frontal boundary right here pushes into the bay area leaving us with some light sprinkles that first come midday tomorrow, rain becomes

the delta into the car keen is with concord antioch and eventually as this fog slips further into san pablo bay out towards coastal marine and sonoma counties as well so do watch your visibility across the north bay and a power across portions of the

this san pablo test site had a line pretty much all day on sunday right until they closed. with christmas just a couple of days away, health experts are worried that the test will provide a false sense of safety. they say people could get a negative result if the covid virus is still incubating in their system. >> i will be seeing my mom and grand mother for christmas so i just want to make sure i am negative. my grandmother is 90. >> my daughter was exposed to covid. after she was okay, i started having a sore throat. >> i had a fever so i had to get tested. >> reporter: contra costa health officials say most sites will test people without an appointment if they are feeling sick. >>> a live look at the white house now were a coronavirus relief package may reach the president's desk today after months of gridlock. lawmakers on capitol hill have come to an agreement on a $900 billion coronavirus relief package. the house and senate are expected to vote on it today. >>> coming up, we will break down the latest relief package and why the legislation does not go as far as what

there was also one in san pablo about five hours earlier. it was a 2.6. the 3.6 will shake places like san francisco a bit more because of our softer soil there. this is not unusual. there's about 100,000 minor earthquakes every year. it's a good-bye parting shot by 2020 and the san andreas fault saying i'm still here. the rain moved through quickly. look for sunshine and a few high clouds today. temperatures in the mid 50s at noon. upper 50s at 4:00. i'll have your new year's eve forecast and a stormy pattern for 2021 coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast. >> thanks. >>> >> don't start none, won't be none. that's basically what bay area cities are saying when it comes to new year's eve celebrations. officials will make it crystal clear that now is not the time to gather or set off fireworks. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live along the embarcadero where nothing will be happening. hi, amy. >> that's right. absolutely nothing. do not come down here to the embarcadero, there's nothing to see. they will not be putting on a show. that's the messag

boxes of food and hot meals were distributed at the neighborhood -- on san pablo. distribution was special because of the holidays. the restaurant also said they give out 1100 meals per week. >> there is a lot of people suffering. especially with covid hitting. we try to provide as much as possible as we can. we provide meals daily. >> is one of several benefits hosted over the years. >>> children in the intensive care unit received twice today. the sheriff's office delivered barbie dolls and legos to about 20 sick children. sergeant catalano collected donations from other detectives to purchase the toys. she donated toys in the past. this year, the kids in the pediatric unit are more isolated since they can't have visitors. >> it is tough to be in the hospital. especially during the holidays. >> is a bright spot to get gifts from the community. >> the gifts were well-received with smiles all around. >>> coming up, the former chief, eddie garcia, now heading to dallas. the significance of that role. >>> a heartbroken mother speaks out about the recent murder of her

this happened at about 9:00 last night east of san pablo avenue.a 25-year-old woman was driving eastbound on the freeway when she was shot several times. she was hit in the right arm and the neck according to authorities. her boyfriend was also in the car. they ran from the scene through the oakland police department for help. the woman was then transported to the hospital, anyone who has information on this shooting should put in a call to oakland police. >>> gun violence has dramatically increased in san francisco in just seven days the city shot spotter system has detected 73 gunfire incidents. with nearly 250 rounds fired. that include a shooting yesterday afternoon of a 17- year-old in the bernal heights. we tell you about an event this weekend to try to take some guns off the streets. >> reporter: for nine years, the united play has been holding a gun buy back and this year they were not going to allow covid-19 to keep them from holding their event. >> no questioned asked. pull up, have your gun in the trunk. and depending on what kind of gun

we've cleared them all now over in san pablo.ichmond parkway exit has just been reopened as vianey was making her report. the earlier crash and car fire cleared. there's still a little slowing through richmond. alearlier crash and some paperwork likely done. no backup and a great flow of traffic there. still very slow in one key spot. most of the bay not a problem but in fremont south bay 880. the no-no was at thornton, i believe it was, reports of someone darting across from the center divide. don't run especially across the nimitz, very fast vehicles going there even though it looks like you have enough space, you do not have time to cross. back to you, marcus. >> thanks, mike. happening now the search is under way off the coast of southern california for a possible sailor overboard. the navy says it happened on the "uss theodore roosevelt" conducting that search and has since discovered one sailor missing. three welcomhelicopters assists the effort. >>> up next on "today in the bay" a quick look at our top stories including ic

assistance to eligible home buyers in alameda, contra costa, san francisco, san pablo, santa clara, andties. >>> we are tracking that forecast as we move towards thursday. when is the next chance of rain? i'll have the five-day forecast when i see you next. >> right now we go to heather holmes with a look at some of the stories we're looking at for the 7:00 hour on ktvu plus. >>> well, frank, he is one of ucsf's top doctors and she making a prediction about the vaccine rollout. in tonight's covid conferences, we'll take about dr. bob walker about when we could reach herd immunity and the biggest challenges in the coming months. we'll have those stories and a lot more coming up live on the 7 in a few minutes over on ktvu plus. >> but first after the break, a come infected with the coronavirus knowingly boards a plane from san francisco to hawaii. so could the airline be held fly we'll hear from an arrive situation attorney. businesses today are looking to tomorrow. adapting. innovating. setting the course. but new ways of working demand a new type of network. one that's more than just fa

the san pablo test site had a line pretty much all day sunday right up until they closed. with christmas just days away, health experts worry that test will provide a false sense of safety. they say people can get a negative result if the virus is incubating in their system. >> i will be seeing my mom and grandmother for christmas. i just want to make sure i am negative. my grandmother is 90. >> my daughter was exposed to covid. then after she was okay i started having a little bit of sore throat. >> i had a fever so had to get tested. >> most county run sites will test people without an appointment if they are feeling sick. >>> kpix 5 was the first to report on an epidemic of hacks on california unemployment cards , costing people thousands of dollars. now we are uncovering another plan to look out for. dozens of doordash delivery charges on edd cards miles away from the victims. >> what does that money mean to you? >> that is my internet. that is lunch for the whole week. >> tune in for a special report tonight, edd debit card hacks. that is coming up at 11:00 p.m. >>> t

albany bowl on san pablo avenue has been closed since march due to the pandemic, and the owner said they can't afford to pay their bills and stay in business any longer. the bowling alley had been open for 71 years. they prided themselves for being family friendly and active in the community. in fact, they booked more than 800 picture day parties a year. >>> a state employee said she frustrated by fraudulent unemployment claims and ofs and is now blowing the whistle as thousands of californians wait to get their unemployment money. brooks jarosz, our investigative reporter, has more details. >> it's hard to stand idly by and watch so much chaos go through. >> reporter: fed up with fraud, this state employee who fears retaliation and doesn't want to be identified said something has got to give. >> it's frustrating. it's really frustrating. >> reporter: because as he processes unemployment claims for california's employment development department, he constantly finds red flags. >> there are plenty of legitimate claims. i don't want to characterize it as being 100% fraudulent. however, some

the joined the san francisco sheriff's office in 2001, following his graduation from the san pablo policecademy. he leaves behind a wife and several children. his oldest son currently serves as a san francisco sheriff's deputy. >>> a couple from hawaii flying home from the bay area over the weekend was arrested as soon as they arrived. police say they boarded their flight knowing that they had tested positive for the coronavirus. tom vacar here now with more. tom, the tourism industry wants visitors to fly to hawaii, but want to avoid the spread of the coronavirus, and the liability that it might bring. >> just thing about this. hawaii is a tropical paradie dice, accessible, welcoming, but only if you follow strict rules. not only on the islands, but in the air getting to. airlines are not responsible for things that are easily not within their direct control. covid is something far different from such things as a crash, where the airline is indeed liable. >> the passengers know they're getting into a kind space during this pandemic, so they assume there is a risk that they could catch co

today 10:19, tomorrow 11:04 and that does extend into san francisco and the san pablo bay. coming in in two parts. light rain wednesday, heavier wednesday night into thursday morning. not nearly as much rain as over the weekend. and then the storm door clos people are saving hundreds on the most reliable in a land not so far away, network with xfinity mobile. they can choose from the latest phones or bring their own. and choose the data option that's right for them. they even get nationwide 5g at no extra cost. and since they are on the carrier rated #1 in customer satisfation, they live happily ever after. again, again! xfinity mobile. your wireless. your rules. your way to stay closer together. click, call, or visit an xfinity store today. >>> we'll have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. you can always find the latest on our news app and at ♪ do you remember the 21st night of september ♪ >>> love this song. welcome back to "gma." we are counting down to christmas. 11 days left, so many are getting into the holiday spirit with their decked out trees. >> we ask

you can see over the san pablo bay and moving into the northern parts of san francisco bay, it is a pretty healthy looking cell. some light rain. here's the area of low pressure now coming to shore around big sur. we're on the top end of that counterclockwise flow. you can see because it's coming over land, we're not going to have much more in the way of shower activity. if we were having the flow come off the ocean, then we would probably have a better chance of more wet weather after the morning. this thing is moving to the east. it's going to continue to move to the east. it will dump the heaviest rain and snow down in southern california. one to two feet of snow there. all right. so showers this morning, then becoming dry. clouds will open for sunshine this afternoon. coldest the next couple of nights with valley frost and fog. hopefully you don't have freezing fog. weak storms starting thursday through sunday to end 2020 and welcome in 2021. today's temperatures, 56 to about 58 degrees. tonight, look at that. 30s just about everywhere. the only 40s, low 40s, half moon bay, san mateo,

box of food and hot meals were distributed at the location on san pablo.d it gives out 1100 meals a week to people in need during the pandemic. >> there's a lot of people suffering right now, especially with the covid hitting. there's a lot of homelessness out here. we try to provide as much as possible as we can. we provide meals daily. >> this event is one of several community benefits that marshawn lynch has hosted over the years. >> a lot of good deeds happening across the bay area. in the south bay, families in need are getting help from a local nonprofit. hungered home kicked off its holiday distribution efforts in san jose. staff and volunteers were working this morning to provide holiday staples to families. >> the city tapped us to do 60,000 additional meals on top of what we're already doing, which was, you know, thousands every day already, so we definitely took the city up on that opportunity to help the community. >> organizers say they are still accepting donations. today's giveaway runs into noon, and will include toys, coats, and blankets.

. >>> the food distribution will go until 3:00 this afternoon at the restaurant on san pablo avenue. >>> a church set up a light show in the church parking lot. the pastors calling a safeway to bring people together during the pandemic. amber lee shows us this a free holiday display. >> reporter: in the shadow of the refinery, northgate church celebrates the holiday season with a light show for the community. >> it is good to have something that seems normal. >> reporter: the side of the building is a canvas for 20 minute display designed to bring light to this moment of darkness, brought on by the pandemic. >> it makes me feel really helping happy. i feel like i'm at the north pole. >> reporter: since december 9, there have been 10 shows per night with 40 vehicles per show. about 400 come through each evening. a respite from stay-at-home orders. >> is see you back here, it puts the smiles on their faces and get them out of the house to experience christmas like they have been told they would not this year, but, they found a way. >> reporter: northgate found a way with the help of vo

. >> a 1-year-old man is suing san pablo police saying that police mistook him for a crime subspect and put him in a chokehold. montoya said he suffered physical injury and emotional distress stemming from the incident back in february. he recorded the encounter on his cellphone. he repeatedly asked what he has done to be detained. officers said he was resisting their attempts to detain him. the victim said he was choked so hard by police that it left red marks on his neck. the police acknowledged today that the person they pulled over was determined not to be involved in a stolen carp incident that they were investigating. >> the trump administration said $600 stimulus payments are now on the way to the bank account obvious millions of americans, but as ray bogan tells us, republicans and temperatures in the senate can still not agree on whether relief payments should be keepsed to $2,000. . >> reporter: with just four days left in the congressional session, lawmakers are still hoping to approved 2,000 coronavirus relief checks. but the senate majority leader has not given his blessing

in san pablo, i'm da lin, kpix 5. >>> california confirmed nearly 50,000 new cases of covid-19 yesterday alone. along with 161 new deaths. and of the nearly 17,000 patients in the hospital tonight. 3,600 are in intensive care. tonight the bay area is down to just 12.4% of their available icu capacity. sacramento region with a little less than that. in southern california and the san joaquin valley, there are no icu beds left at all. >> reporter: and more help is on the way as they expect to receive more than 672,000 doses of the new moderna vaccine this week along with the additional doses from pfizer. like it did with their vaccine,an expert panel from four western states officially gave their stamp of approval to the moderna vaccine today. >> the scientific safety review. >> well thousands of those initial doses, they could arrive for the bay area as soon as tomorrow. individual counties will receive different allotments, based on the population and need. >>> san francisco's union square will be packed the weekend christmas. but today, the holiday crowds, they were noticeably thin. pai

it's a restaurant located on san pablo avenue. distribution was special because of the holidays, but the restaurant says it also gives out 1100 meals a week to people in need, because of the pandemic. >> there's a lot of people suffering right now, especially with the covid hitting. there's a lot of homelessness out here. we try and provide as much as possible, as we can. we provide meals daily. >> the event is one of several community benefits that marshawn lynch has hosted over the years. >>> well, a church in have a niesha is giving a gift to the community this holiday season a spectacular light show in the church parking lot. the pastor calls it a safe way to bring people together during the pandemic. amber lee shows us this free holiday light show display. >> reporter: in the shadow of the valero refinery, north gate church celebrates the holiday season with a light show for the community. >> it's good to have, like, something that seems normal. reporter: the side of the building is the canvas for the display of 20 minutes. >

parts of contra costa county and alameda counties and the winds, there could be more fog along the san pablo bay and slip down the shoreline, excuse me, as we head through the morning commute. that's something we'll definitely keep an eye on. definitely not as widespread as yesterday. spare the air today and temperatures close to average. 56 to 62. as reggie mentioned, we have some rain coming up for santa and for you and i'll talk about it. first, let's get over to kumasi. >> thank you, mike. >>> new overnight, fire crews in san jose, they've put out this suspected gas fire at an office building. an engine returning from a call around 2:00 a.m. noticed smoke and flames coming from the building off of forest avenue. officials say it was a gas-fed fire but not sure what caused it. crews were able to contain it in 0 minutes. officials say moderate damage. >>> today after more than 30 years the man xhwho kidnapped a killed michaela garecht will appear in court to face charges. it appears they now have that answer but there is so much that they still don't know. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield

is interesting because the usgs reporting this morning there was a 2.6 magnitude earthquake near san pablo this morning. that one was at about 1:44 in the morning. probably while a lot of people were sleeping. no reports of damage or injuries for that one and so far this is just preliminary this 3.6 near muir beach just moments ago. we're checking to see if any reports of damage or injuries. rocking and rolling into the new year, marcus. >> i think i felt that, here, too, laura. >>> 5:48. and what a year it has been. as we wrap up 2020 hard to ignore how covid-19 changed the world, specifically with businesses and while some industries saw a spike in demand, some businesses both changed and local mom and pops couldn't keep up with the demand of the pandemic or even keep the door open. cierra johnson is live to break down the impact the pandemic has had on so many of these businesses here. we're talking about staples here in the bay area. >> good morning, marcus. yeah, there are some businesses that simply could not survive what we know now at 2020. one of those is being cliff house. today

or maybe even just driving up there and southern portions of sonoma and napa counties right along san pablo bay. >>be watching out for those high tides today of course we know it king tides can do just some of our lower roadways that are more exposed to the bay itself now as far as this weekend goes we're talking rainfall. obviously we saw some friday night and then these were your sunday totals and we sign coming down pretty good for a lot of areas. mount diablo look at this over an inch of rainfall just yesterday, san francisco in the oakland hills received upwards of 3 quarters of an inch while santa rosa conquered in hayward also checked in with some pretty good amounts that put us a little bit closer to where we should be for our water year as far as rainfall goes we're still sitting well behind but it did make a pretty good dents indeed. now skies are nice and clear today obviously all you got to do is look outside you see all that sunshine we're going to remain dry today on into tomorrow a little on the cool side though despite that sunshine a northwesterly flow into the bay area goi

dangerous surf and the potential for flooding along the coast and into the san francisco bay and the san pablo bay due to king tides and also due to the storm that is coming and bring dangerous surf that will get even higher and more thunderous as we head through tomorrow. so don't turn your back on the water. enjoy it from afar and listening to the thundering waves from a distance that is safe. let's look at what is going on. sutro tower high clouds and mixing with our stars and it will mix with our sunshine after the 7:1 today. seasonal temperatures. we'll have patchy fog and drizzle and best chance along the coast and up in the north bay tonight and then we'll get our better chance of moderate rain tomorrow night through thursday morning. weekend, partly cloudy, dry and little bit warmer than average. today we're pretty close with upper 50s to around 60 degrees and tonight you can see the thickest cloud cover across the north bay and even see some green and mendocino possible during the overnight hours. temperatures in the upper 30s to mid 40s. here's a look at satellite and radar. you can