Showing you the cloud free conditions where it is 37. Good morning to you in walnut creek, 35 in dublin, thats cold, 35 in livermore, 32 in novato. San francisco, 48, 40 in san jose. Compared to yesterday, were colder, three to seven degrees colder and this should be the coldest morning well cena while. Starting out with a lot of sunshine by 9 00, rebounding to the 40s and fichts, upper 50s by noontime. Pretty much for everyone, high clouds streaming in for a partly cloudy afternoon and temperatures will climb through the 60s by 3 00, and 4 00 will be around 60 and with increasing clouds tonight, maybe not as cold, well talk about and the prospect for thanksgiving weather and beyond, coming up. Liz . Lisa, thank you. Californias new curfew takes effect tonight, it applies to counties in the purple tier where the virus is widespread. Right now that includes the counties, as you can see here tonight map, napa, contra costa, alameda, santa clara, and santa cruz. The curfew goes into effect at 10 00 tonight and will last until at least 5 00 a. M. On december 21st, so just a few days before christmas. San francisco could enter the purple tier as soon as tomorrow if covid19 cases keep rising so that means the city would then join the statewide curfew. Abc 7 News Reporter luz pena spoke to several Business Owners who are frustrated and hope they can survive. Reporter on a typical day this view can take any worry away but its not doing the trick for pete as he goes into the weekend knowing that San Francisco could soon enter the purple tier. From a Business Owner standpoint its like were getting punched in the gut every single day. Reporter the citys Health Director dr. Grant col fax says covid19 cases are rapidly increasing, the 14day average of new cases has gone up to 152 since november 1st. Placing us on the trajectory to be in the purple tier. Potentially as early as sunday. An epic stake, putting a plan in place, knowing that a statewide curfew may be next. Were going to basically take reservations up to 8 30. Reporter San Francisco will close indoor movie theaters, indoor places of worship, and museums, the conservatory of flowers is gearing up for this potential. We have people who have purchased tickets in advance. Weve obviously reached out to those people to work with them. Reporter gyms would only be allowed to open outdoors, an option danielle says is not feasible for them. I have a 4,700 square foot facility, just the ground floor, to tell me that i cant do one on one training so that i can continue to make a living seems criminal. Reporter in San Francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. In the north bay, slaw know county sheriff says his department will not respond to calls just about violations of the governors covid curfew. The Sheriffs Office issued this statement that says in part we encourage every individual who conducts their business in public to do so in a lawful manner and celebrate the upcoming holidays, mindful of the collective need to adhere to Public Health guidelines. Remember, tier changes could now happen any day of the week, it could happen more than once a week, keep track of where your county stands on reopening with our interactive tracker thats there on abc7news. Com. Now, new this morning, one of governor newsoms children is quarantining after possibly being exposed to covid at their private school. Newsoms communication director tells politico the child and the rest of the family have tested negative. The governor received a rapid test this week and will get a nasal waub this weekend. In compliance with state guidelines only the potentially exposed child needs to quarantine. And california set an unfortunate record with more than 13,000 diagnosed coronavirus cases yesterday. The previous high was in july. This surge is reflected in the positivity rate, which is a pretty good indicator of the spread of the virus. The 14day rate has jumped to 5. 2 and the number of newly admitted patients to hospitals has far exceeded the twoweek hospitalization average of about 4,300. The state reported an additional 178 patients hospitalized with covid19 for a total right now of nearly 5,500. In the south bay. Its one of the most dire warnings that weve heard yet from local Public Health officials, if the surge cases counties could reach capacity at hospitals in a matter of weeks. Abc 7 News Reporter chris reyes got reaction. I am concerned of the wellbeing of our community. Reporter shes been advocating for her Latino Community since the pandemic began. Its a demographic thats gotten hit hard. Shes now even more worried. Hospitals in the county could reach its capacity in three weeks in the current surge continues. Cancel your Holiday Plans, dont travel. Reporter newly elected state Assembly Member from the south bay alex lee tweeted this plea soon after dr. Codys announcement. It becomes incredibly scary to hear that we might run out of capacity for hospitals where my mom works directly. If that becomes the case i do get increasingly worried. What contingency plans are with hospitals, bringing in staffing from outside entities, bringing in their own staffing from noncritical areas and redeploying them to inpatient care. Reporter to meet demand starting next week the Santa Clara County fairgrounds will expand testing to 3,000 p. In san jose, chris ray es, for abc news. Johnson johnson has begun clinical trial, enrolling 60,000 people for their trial. The fda says a committee will meet on december 10th to discuss the pfizer vaccine. Pfizer filed for emergency authorization yesterday and the company says its shot is 95 effective. Millions of doses could begin shipping next month. And pfizer is partnering with kaisers Vaccine Study Center in the south bay to expand trials to younger t t t t dion lim spoke to a participant in the trial. Reporter on the heels of news covid trials are 95 effective in adults the study is expanding, already one of the first manufacturers to test those 18 and under, 12 to 15yearolds will soon participate in the coming weeks. Teenagers and younger children are not thought to get as much disease, especially younger children, in terms of disease severity, but they do get disease and they do transmit it. Reporter researchers at Kaiser Permanente in santa clara and sacramento hope to enroll 2,000 young people in the double blind study where two doses are administered 20 days apart. A student at Brandon High School in san jose participated in the trial for 16 and 17yearolds. Theres always been talk of young people gathering, and you see news stories about people gathering and transmitting the virus, superspreader events, did any of this News Coverage influence you in your decision to want to participate in this trial . Especially halloween, i knew of a lot of parties going on with a lot of people not social distancing and not Wearing Masks and that its i dont know, i know thats like probably the worst possible thing you could do right now, its so reporter allisons mother is a nurse at kaiser who participated along with her father jeff. I felt poor. Felt le chargic, didnt change my routine or whatever but i did feel lethargic. Reporter allison didnt experience any symptoms but continues to check in. Its an app on my phone. I check my temperature every week. Reporter dion lim, abc 7 news. The study will continue for two years. If youd like to participate you have to be part of the kaiser system, more information on our website at abc7news. Com. The next question, of course, that a lot of people are talking about is who is going to get the vaccine once it is available . According to the National Academy of medicine priority goes to Frontline Health care workers and first responders, and people with High Risk Health conditions. Phase two would go to people over 65. Critical workers like teachers and people who are in prisons or detention centers, and then phase 3 would include young adults and people who work in Industries Like hotels, banks and factories. After that, everyone else can get the vaccine. Lisa, oh, its time to get that big warm jacket out. Yeah, for sure, liz, where temperatures have dropped into the 30s in our north bay valley. So were on our way to freezing in many locations while its a good ten degrees warmer closer to the bay so another mild and beautiful afternoon ahead. Well talk about thanksgiving, and whether or not we stay dry through the week ahead next. Thanks, lisa. Also ahead, saving endangerered sea otters off our coastline, the one thing that could be done to triple their population. Reporter the first weekend of the ski season in tahoe, here locally make your holidays happen. At ross surprise ahhh yes i love it you dont have to spend a lot to give a lot to the ones who mean the most. Youve got the holidays, and weve got you, with the best bargains ever. At ross. Yes for less we have the power to harness californias Abundant Solar and wind energy, but its not available all day long. Use less energy from 4 to 9 pm for a cleaner california. Yep get the gifts you love. Yesss . For everyone on your list. Youve got the holidays, and weve got you. With all the gift for less. At ross. Yes for less a Discovery Bay neighborhood is planning a march this afternoon to support a family that was victim of a racist incident this week. I know a lot of you watched this video on abc7news. Com this week, Garrett Jones had a white neighbor come over, holding a stun gun. She said she was upset about the jones dog and told the jones family to stop, quote, acting black. Jones joined us on abc 7s getting answers and said the neighborhood response has been largely positive. We received outpour from, you know, the Country Club Community here in Discovery Bay, from our neighbors, even from people outside of Discovery Bay who have been showing their support, love and, you know, just, you know, unfortunately incidents like this are all too common across this country. And so for some it even resonated with them. Jones says another neighbor this week reached out to him on behalf of the neighbor in the video but he says he did not feel that it was genuine. The woman also declined to speak to us. New developments after months of debate a panel has voted to change the name of sir Francis Drake high school. The school will remove any reference to the 16th century english explorer with ties to slave trading. In the meantime it will be known as high school 1327, and a new name will be considered on december 10th. More than 300 suggestions have been submitted. And in the east bay the big people statues on either end of the pedestrian bridge crossing interstate 80 in berkeley, theyre coming down, contractors hired by the city started to prepare the statues for removal. They should be gone by tuesday. The Civic Arts Commission voted last year to remove the statues because upkeep was too expensive and they will be returned to their creator. There is hope for the endangered sea otter population, a new study finds that in order to save the fuzzy creatures they may have to be located sot San Francisco bay. The otters have been stuck in monterey bay for years. They cant swim north because the area is filled with sharks. Moving the population under to the Golden Gate Bridge area where it may be safer could allow for home to thrive. The concept is in early stages but has been backed by the monterey bay aquarium. Being hungry as they are and eating lots of food they impact the rest of the ecosystem and improve the health and the growth of the sea grass beds. The relocation would need the approval of the u. S. Fish and wildlife service. Happening today, a chance to do good for the needy during the holidays and thank a Frontline Worker at the same time. Theosa rec and Parks Department are putting together the thank a hero, be a hero food drive. Starting at 11 00 a. M. Nurses, teachers, police and other essential workers will be at the Finley Community parks back parking lot in santa rosa, theyll collect any food dropoffs to keep families fed for the holidays. A similar food event in the south bay today, handing out food to families in need, the Second Harvest of Silicon Valley hopes to distribute enough food for 1,200 households, starting at 9 00 a. M. At the cathedral of faith in san jose. Spanish speakers will be there starting at 10 00 and by the way Second Harvest is asking for volunteers. The Group Provides food to almost 500,000 people every month but they only have half the volunteers right now, no food donations are being accepted. And Second Harvest is asking for money doe neighs to its Fund Raising Campaign instead. Ski resorts are back open around lake tahoe. Reporter for the past month sports their ski and board business that be brisk. Its pretty good. Its definitely not down from past years. Reporter on a friday night the rental line was the most crowded place in the store. Its a way of getting a little bit of fun and going out. Reporter adriana came with her son edgar to rent some gear though originally Holiday Plans were looking warmer visiting family in brazil. Because of the pandemic and things are hard, we said what are we going to do . Reporter with covid19 cases surging and many new restrictions at the ski resorts, skiing seems safer than flying. Grateful im able to travel with them and do a sport and do something family. Reporter with a storm that brought a foot of snow this week, northstar opened friday, requiring reservations to limit capacity and dont expect to sit inside a warm lodge. As for statewide regulations there is a gray area for ski resorts. When it comes to the actual specific guidance for ski areas thats nothing that specifically talks about ski areas. Reporter michael is the president of the ski authority, saying the industry that has worked together to create their own safety protocols with guidance from county health departments. We feel confident skiing is one of the most lowrisk activities people can do. Reporter matt boone, abc 7 news. Do you know what the risk is holiday activities are . Test your knowledge and weigh the risk with abc 7s exclusive holiday risk calculator. You can find it on the abc 7 news app. All right, that snow looks nice, doesnt it, lisa . Yeah, with all that sun by the afternoon it gets nice and mild, temperatures in the upper 60s, average highs low 60s so really what a rebound from the frosty start to the mild afternoons, in fact, today, looks like the coldest morning, the mildest afternoon, so a big swing there from the 30s to nearly 70 in parts of the bay area so we have that to look forward to. As we look at live doppler 7 youll notice that no clouds here, we will see a few high clouds moving in from the west and as we widen the view here, storm track is well up into canada. So as long as we go through the next several days and as far as the forecast models can take us out it looks like we will remain dry unfortunately. So as we look at the current numbers, pretty amazing, 28 right here in novato. And you go down the road here with the strong north wind, about a thousand feet and were at 54 degrees Half Moon Bay. So big temperature spread, where numbers are widespread in the 30s from the north bay here to 37 in concord. Looking at 39 in livermore, with 40 right here in san mateo, also 40 in san jose, certainly a frosty start if many of us, a live look outside, beautiful building here with the calling for a cold morning with mild afternoons in the weekend, high temperatures, five degrees above afrmg, a few high clouds around invading the area tomorrow, dropping the temperatures a bit, and then as we get into thanksgiving, looking at bright and sunny conditions, just want to show you how breezy it is in the upper elevations, looking at anywhere from 20 to 33 mile an hour winds but notice theyre offshore, out of the north here so that is allowing for the dry air and with the dry air the temperatures drop quickly to the dew points. Thats why were seeing the frost, or we will be once the sun comes up, right before 7 00. Take you through the next several days, how about the week ahead, stopping this tomorrow where a system to the north, riding to the north allowing for a few high clouds, bringing the temperatures down and then into wednesday and thanksgiving, another system, but all to the north, not bringing us any precip, no snow, not allowing for sunny conditions into the holiday and beyond. So it looks like a dry week ahead, and we will have the mild temperatures today. Tomorrow you see a few more clouds but still managing the mid and upper 60s here, 50s at the coast, getting into monday, a little change on tuesday as well where the temperatures will stay little bit above average and those cold mornings. The highs today in the south bay, how about 68 in morgan hill, 63 in milpitas. Nice day in redwood city. Downtown San Francisco 63. We had mid60s in Half Moon Bay yesterday. Today, pretty much the same, 69 up in santa rosa, on the east bay, 65 in oakland, and another mild day for you inland with numbers from the mid60s in san ramon to 68, 66 in livermore. The accuweather sevenday forecast then, weve got the frost this morning, highs in the mid60s to near 70 around the bay and our inland valleys, a little bit cooler for tom