It is winding down in the south bay, and over the santa cruz mountains. Whats left of the storm ranks one on the abc 7 storm impact scale. So more scattered showers are possible this evening. Its already a wet commute and thats continuing, and there will be at times gusty winds. Here is the forecast animation. You can see after about 8 30 or so tonight, this will be just about over except for some spotty sprinkles and then well have skies clearing or partially clearing overnight giving way to a sunny weekend. Meanwhile in the sierra, it is still snowing. Winter weather advisory in effect until 10 00 tonight. We expect one to five inches of snow and higher peaks and travel will be difficult there. Meanwhile, ill have the sevenday forecast for sunnier skies and warmer weather coming up a little bit later, dan and ama . Very good. You can see the same live doppler 7 spencer uses by downloading the app. You see spencers smiling face there. It will come in handy. Well, if it feels like coronavirus isnt such a Health Threat anymore, here is a reality check. In the bay area, the rolling average of cases is going up that tracks data back to march, the start of pandemic. If we continue this trajectory, well eclipse the record high set back in august. Statewide, we are teetering on the brink of a million total cases according to the states data. More than 6800 people were diagnosed with coronavirus in the past day. Thats above average. Another key metric to keep an eye on is the positivity rate. The 14day average is now 4 . We set a record low just a month ago after 2. 5 . Todays message is really about how we keep our guard up, how we make additional decisions to not just keep ourselves and families safe but our overall community. To that end, more than half the bay areas counties will ban Indoor Dining. Sonoma never reopened. San francisco wont allow customers to eat in restaurants after tonight. Santa clara and many will follow suit. No Indoor Dining in napa, solano. The shutdown in santa clara could be a hint of whats to come. Chris nguyen has the story from san jose. Reporter more sobering news as covid19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise, Santa Clara County, which reported 362 new cases on friday is expected to move back into the red tier as soon as next tuesday and as a result, Indoor Dining will be suspended on the same day. It is absolutely imperative that we take action now each and every one of us in order to get through this. Reporter with rain and colder temperatures on the way, many Restaurant Owners throughout the region are trying to decide if it will be worth it to operate outside. Randy from sushi confidential has been busy adding outdoor patio seating and heating in preparation for winter. Three purge las las las together. We have a nice warm environment that will be Outdoor Dining safe for our customers and employees. Reporter at santa row, the traditional sitdown favorite messo mer tditerranean isnt ju relying on Outdoor Dining. They are offering virtual only brands with special offer menus. We found new ways to get our food into peoples homes and we want to continue to allow that Dining Experience to actually happen. Reporter as part of the red tier, Indoor Fitness Centers can only operate at 10 capacity. Wineries and cardrooms will have to head outside and indoor family activities such as bowling alleys will be shut down. Well need everybodys help. These numbers are going in the wrong direction, when i say numbers, peep. Reporter Santa Clara CountyOfficials Say they could end up in the purple tier by the end of the month if the current surge isnt quickly brought under control. Chris nguyen, abc 7 news. And to check your county ease status and see the rules, use this map on abc7news. Com. Governor gavin newsom is responding to criticism he dined at French Laundry with more than a dozen people despite advising californians not to gather in large groups to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Abc 7 News Reporter melanie woodro has the controversy. Reporter as california finds itself in the middle of a covid19 surge, californias governor finds himself in the middle of criticism. The Governors Office has confirmed Governor Newsom attended a Birthday Dinner party for one of his advisors last week. The party had 12 or more people from different households. Its the type of gathering Governor Newsom has been asking californians to avoid. Ph phil. He wasnt practicing what he preached when he went into a restaurant patio with people from more than 12 different families. The second one was the restaurant patio was the French Laundry, one of the most expensive restaurants in the bay area, not an act afternoon at applebees. The governor said quote while our family followed the restaura restaurants Health Protocols and took safety precautions, we should have modelled better behavior and not joined the dinner. Reporters asked California Health and Human Services about the governors recent outing. My focus is on ensuring that we deal with the reality of surging cases, that the guidance that i provided today and that weve been working on with local Health Partners around activities where you might gather indoors to reduce risk is really the message that we want to get out. Reporter republicans took the opportunity to point out the governors hypocrisy including california rnc Committee Woman and civil rights attorney dhillon. She retweeted the report that broke the story oh, but no thanksgiving for you. By phone she said the governors decision was poor judgment and a slap in the face to californians suffering. Melanie woodro, abc 7 news. California along with oregon and washington have issued a travel advisory before the holidays. Here is a ive loo look at San Francisco international airport. If people leave the state, they are being advised to selfquarantine for 14 days when they return. Now to be clear, its not a ban. But officials are urging people to stay as close to home as possible and avoid any sort of large gathering and if they do get together, keep it short. Abc 7 news special correspondent dr. Patel had this take on that measure. Whatever advice is from national leaders, public policies, people will do a little less than that. They will be more lenient than what they are advised to do. Very strict stay at home measure might be what people need to hear. The governors of three states put out a joint statement in which Oregon Governor kate brown said quote, if you do not need to travel, you shouldnt. Well, this thanksgiving could be harder than usual for a lot of families. They might not be able to afford a turkey dinner. A local food bank is doing what it can to deliver. Its one way they are helping to build a better bay area. Cornell bernard got a firsthand look. Thank you so much. Reporter volunteers are braving the rain collecting all the food they can. Have a happy holiday. Reporter at this drivethrough donation event at Redwood Empire Food Bank in santa rosa. Feel so grateful. Im happy to share. Reporter janice dropped off several bags of groceries. This time of year and of course, whats going on with the pandemic, its more important. Reporter in fact, the need has never been greater. Its almost 200 doubled. Reporter Food Insecurity more than doubled in Sonoma County. During a normal year, they would serve 11 million years. This time this year were over 22 million meals so its incredible how much the need has increased. Reporter its one reason volunteers are working extra shifts outdoors, under a tent, boxing up meals for those in need. Today alone, they almost broke a record. 11,66 2 meals. Weve got covid where people have lost jobs and they need help with food. We have the fires. We still have fire victims. Reporter but collecting food donations has been challenging. Normally all of these food donation barrels would be out in the community but covid restrictions not allowing it this year. Instead, the barrels are here and sadly, theyre totally empty. Somehow this food bank is making it work with donation drives and financial help. We wouldnt be able to keep up with that demand if it hadnt been for the generous support of our community, so we thank them whole heartily. If you look around for the true spirit of thanksgiving, you just might find it here. In santa rosa, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. The need for food donations and volunteers still very high for many bay area nonprofits. This south bay program is hoping to serve 12,000 families just this month. Its sponsored by local businesses and catholic charities. We have a tremendous amount of volunteer fatigue all throughout the Community Base organizations and so, you know, in addition to providing financial assistance, lets get people out. Lets replenish volunteers. The Charities Annual tournament was cancelled because of the pandemic. The businesses pivoted with their donation to this months food distributions. You can give where you live and make a difference this Holiday Season. You really can. Just go to abc7news. Com and youll get a donation link right there on our home page. Artificial intelligence is providing a boost to an industry you might not expect. Construction. See how its helping save money and speeding up the building process. Im Wayne Freedman with a story of a High School District with financial problems. Its taking two high schools and combining them into one and neither is happy california phones offers free specialized phones. Like cordless phones. phone ringing big button, and volumeenhanced phones. 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If we do it together. And accessoriesphonesis. For your mobile phone. Like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. phone ringing get details on this state Program Visit right now or call during business hours. As you know, were seeing Artificial Intelligence used in a growing number of fields from medicine to engineering. The latest is a field that admits its old school, construction. The changing economy is a very big part of our effort to build a better bay area and abc 7 News Reporter david louie takes you atop a 22 Story Building where a. I. Is making a big impact. Reporter the pandemic has done little to stop the construction boom across the state. A subcontractor working on this 22story residential tower going up at fifth and mission streets, however, has Something Special in its tool kit. Artificial intelligence. Algorithms running millions of ways to save money and speed up construction. Not only was i unable to break it but find improvements in our approach to the project. Reporter he says its hard to break an Old School Mentality saying they can do it all from experience and brain power. Artificial intelligence developed by alice technologies can realize 30 million on savings on a 500 million project by reducing the cost of equipment and manpower. Today people are guesstimating or using their gut sense to do, alice does using science and mathematics and a. I. Reporter that has other contractors looking over their shoulder to see if it delivers. Alice says its been successfully used on a wide range of Major Projects across the globe. We can quickly evaluate a whole bunch of different scenarios in a much more timely fashion than our old school way, if you will, pen and paper. Reporter large scale Construction Projects can yield low Profit Margins in the 3 range so unexpected cost over runs can be a serious set back. People start to realize that doing things manually in your head by hand will be substantial. Reporter still, in a growing number of fields, its people who choose the best solution a. I. Offers. It often validates when they thought was the best approach. David louie, abc 7 news. Another Bay Area Museum is reopening. Employees at the California Historical society in San Francisco were busy setting up displays for its opening next wednesday. Guests will be limited to ensure social distancing and masks will be required. The museum is open today and tomorrow so members can preview the new exhibit. Its a collection of photographs of everyday life in San Francisco. Something many of us may be longing for. The white show of San Francisco photographs takes people on a walking tour, actually, of the city and thats something a lot of people can relate to right now as weve all been walking in our own neigh r neighborhoo neighborhoods. Tickets to the exhibits are Available Online and at the door if there is space available. In Sonoma County a School District is being torn in two directions of up to three high schools that may be forced to merge. Laguna high school and annalee high school and el molino high school. Funding is the issue and passions are the poison. Reporter its hardly the hardly the ideal campus. A few seconds inside its not a high school at all. Your classroom is your bedroom . Unfortunately. Reporter she would have spent her senior year with her friends and thats not the worst of it for her. Next year, the west sonoma unified School District is looking hard at closing this campus and moving its 500 students to larger annalee high seven miles away. Were rivals. Why . Its honestly astonishing that the fact that the schools coming together is even an option because the cultures are so different. Reporter the irony is this used to be a one High School Community when the two high schools split off in 1965, people were upset. It was about population then, d essentially its about population now and money and saving programs. Band, art, dance, chairs the board. She said it will save 2 million and keep the district in the black. For our state to be 4 41s1st the nation with dollars spent on children in school is ludicrous. Reporter there are more issues. El molino said the board began discussing this issue three weeks ago and appears to be faded. Brooklyns mother says el molino has not had a say. It went way too fast. Three weeks notice on this size of a decision is absolutely insanity. This has been discussed for over ten years. We understand people feel like they havent been involved. Theyve chosen to not be involved. Reporter the county supervisor who hopes to raise money with the transit occupancy tax. I wish the board would slow down and look at more creative options. 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