People just before 9 00, so customers would have time to dine and leave. Contra costa county are in the states purple or most restrictive coronavirus here. One Restaurant Owner said he closed his place earlier, because there were no customers. He figured the curfew kept people home. We closed last night at 8 30, which is unheard of for us on saturday night. Normally, we would be open until 10 00. There was a drop in customers all weekend. His business will get by as best as it can. But the tight restrictions have peared down his staff. Only four wait staff was going. Usually they have more than a dozen. The coronavirus curfew will be in effect every night from 10 00 p. M. To 5 00 a. M. , and will extend until december 21st. And could be extended further if needed. Im sergio quintana, nbc bay area news. Were following breaking news out of san jose. A san jose p. D. Saying officers are at Grace Baptist Church where theres roort reports of a stabbing. We have a crew on the way. Well have it updated as soon as information becomes available. In southern california, more restrictions are going into place as cases soar. Dining of any kind outdoor or indoor, is prohibited in l. A. County. That goes for bars and wineries. Restaurants can offer takeout, drivethrough and delivery under the new order. Look at the scene that played out on the first night of californias new scurfew. Dozens of protesters gathering to defy the curfew. They wont enforce the curfew, but if the gatherings get crazy, they will intervene. To the east, more restrictions. Nevadas governor had an emergency conference today, outlining the situation in stark terms. Cases at annu alltime high. Nevada having a Positivity Rate of 18 . According to johns hopkins, californias current rate is 5. 5 . That includes mask mandates fwr everyone inside or out. When coming into contact outside of the household. Restaurants and bars go down to 25 capacity. No more than four people allowed at one table. Our restrictions are meant to help our Health Care System from getting overwhelmed. Look at this. This weeks state Positivity Rate has gone from 4. 4 to 5. 5 . In the last week, hospitalizations statewide jumped by nearly 1,500 patients. Lets look at the hospitalizations tonight. There are 5,918 people hospitalized with the virus. Its the first time weve seen numbers this high since last august. 14,000 new cases is a drop since the report was set on friday. As the surge goes up, so does the demand for testing before thanksgiving. Ucsf and the Latino Task Force teamed up to provide the site at the b. A. R. T. Straight. The Mission District has been hit hard by this pandemic. The site is open through tuesday, between 9 00 a. M. And 4 00 p. M. The Latino Task Force is three dozen organizations helping the community in the pandemic. Nearly 24 hours later, fire crews remain at the scene of a massive fire in berkeley. An Apartment Building is continuing to smolder. Reporter a steady stream of water poured on to the building, a day after flames tore through the apartment that were under construction. It was scary. This neighbor shot cell phone video of the fire last night. She smelled the smoke. It was huge flames coming out. And they tried to water and let eat go down. And ten minutes, it goes up and down. Reporter she says her power went off. It took hours to get at the flames. Theres active fires deep in the middle of that building. Reporter bruce may is with the berkeley fire department. He says that investigators are coming to assess the damage. Theres water building to the apartment complex. We want to make sure its safe. Reporter 21 people were at hotels, including an Affordable Housing project were not impacted. At this point, its not known how the fire started. Lets look outside. San francisco tonight, it is beautiful. We are four days out from thanksgiving. The holiday forecast, huge this week. So many of us stay at home and eating outdoors. Going for a walk. And maybe get some exercise, too. Everybody is wondering about the weather. Rob is tracking it all. If you liked the weather today, you will like it for the rest of the week. Mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 60s. Comfortable conditions in San Francisco. 60 degrees and similar temperatures in the north bay. And notice walnut creek, mid 60s in the forecast, with winds up to 20 miles per hour. Instead of rain drops, it could be the wind, especially around the hills. Thats something well have to watch. But for tomorrow morning, stay tuned. Coming up in ten minutes, well talk about this particular weather system passing by to the north. A closer look in about eight minutes. Ski resorts continue to open. Heavenly and north star opened last friday. Squaw valley, alpine welcomed skiers and snowboarders all week. Now, we just need more snow to pack the mountains. President trump has hit another roadblock in his effort to get the results of the election overturned. Preside president elect joe bidens team says their efforts are still being blocked. Jennifer johnson has the story. Reporter President Trump went golfing as he attended the g20 summit. The president s legal team lost another lawsuit in pennsylvania. Donald trump lost. This Republican Party has been very reluctant to stand up and tell the emperor that he wears no clothes. Reporter president elect bidens team is anxious to get going. There will be a vaccine rollout plan that is critical to the early days of a biden presidency. Reporter a vaccine could be given to Health Care Workers by middecember. But hes been told not to disclose information to anyone outside of the present administration. The train is running. One administration or the other, doesnt make a difference. Reporter close to 200,000 americans a day have been testing positive for covid19. The cdc is urging people to stay home this thanksgiving to slow the spread. Youre in a crowded airport. Youre lining up. Not everyone is wearing masks. That puts yourself at risk. Reporter up to 50 million americans will travel to see loved ones. President elect joe biden is expected to announce his first cabinet picks early this week. Late tonight, multiple sources told nbc that Anthony Blinken is the top choice of secretary of state. Hes a diplomat and longtime policy adviser. Ron klain said americans will see the first of bidens momnies on tuesday. The picks are going to include treasury, as well. The public can expect scaleddown versions of traditions. Coming up, a record setting donation from a church. More than 1 million feels going to those in need. It takes me away. A distraction and some muchneeded holiday cheer. A look at how people are starting to celebrate. A look at changes under way tonight. More clouds rolling in. And maybe just a few sprinkles, as we get things started for tomorrow morning. Well show you what and what to expect in the next seven days. You can sleep through the game of the year. Tv this is the greatest play ive ever seen whatd i miss . But you cant sleep through my breakfast. Because its served all day, every day thanks, jack. Try my 4. 99 french toast sticks jumbo breakfast platter. Part of my all day, everyday breakfast. A local church raised more than 428,000, to provide more than 1. 7 million meals to families in santa cruz county. Today, the church announced to the congregation that their donations broke records. The donations went from 5 up to 60,000. One congregant sent a note along, saying her children wanted to send along with their allowance. We have set the fall goal for 1 million meals. This year, we hesitated because everybody is struggling in different ways. We thought, thats a big ask of a congregation. We decided to step out and see what happened. Twin lakes has participated for 14 years. Next time youre at a safeway, make a 10 donation. That money goes to food banks. As we begin thanksgiving week, many people are well in the holiday spirit. Some are picking up Christmas Trees and others going to annual attractions with new rules. Marianne favro has a closer look. During the holiday event, not only can you go outside and look at the gardens. But you can come inside this historic home and check out the incredible holiday decor. From tell gans of a ballroom, to more than a dozen stunning Christmas Trees. Holidays here is glistening with cheer. Thats just inside. Outside, you can wander through acres of gardens filled with lights. Breathtaking views and a spectrum of colors. I think its so beautiful. It breings me back to childhood. Reporter many visitors say its the perfect pandemic escape. Especially with San Mateo County poised to head into the purple tier. If that happens, the gardens will remain open but the mansion will close to visitors. Youll find changes at tree farms across the bay. Today was the grand opening at abc tree farms. Because of covid, were offering the curbside pickup, contactless. Theres daily reminders of covid. But whether its this tree or this one, people are embracing new days to enjoy the holidays. Thank you. Thanksgiving and christmas will look and feel a little different this year during the pandemic. But it doesnt have to miss out on the joy. A bay area man is making sure theres christmas cheer. He has been playing santa claudz for years. He built his own virtual santa shop. He has pivoted to social media. That is santa. He says, now more than ever, its important for kids to feel that Christmas Spirit. I enjoy children, to whisper in my ear what they want for christmas. Its a wonderful thing. I get to see children this year. I cant approach them close. We do ride alongs with Fire Departments and we do tree lightings. As long as theres social distancing, everything is fine. The Christmas Spirit is alive. Its different this year. He adds that santa claus has santa bodies that will protect him from the virus. Santabodies. I think dr. Anthony fauci said Something Different to that. I didnt hear about the santabodies. Were talking about thanksgiving. Talking about christmas. It doesnt really feel like that outside. This time of year, we usually have passing tomorrows. An isolated sprinkle here and there. But the story will be the winds around the hill tops as we see temperatures warming through the end of the week. No real signs of significant rain or sierra snow. 50 degrees currently. Well see wind at times, tomorrow and into thanksgiving day and friday. A nice finish to the weekend, with late day sunshine throughout the bay area. 52 in walnut creek. No location is seeing much in the way of fog. Lets look at the mobile radar. Scanning the skies, not seeing a lot. In the east, more accurately, if we look towards the sierra, we see some snowshowers there, as a system is going by to the north and east of us. You look closely, 6 00 to 7 00 a. M. This looks like an eye chart. You see los gatos and san jose, something before sunrise for the morning. Isolated showers, a slight chance. Notice the afternoon. Rebounding back into the 60s. And the clouds spin out as the breezes start to pick up. Youll see San Francisco is breezy at times. Might see showers to the north on wednesday. One thing you watch closely on thanksgiving day, similar tonight, as the storms pass by to the north, they typically bring more wind as opposed to more rain. Stay tuned to that thanksgiving day forecast. Nothing too strong in terms of the wind. It will be dry. And look at the storms are bypassing us to the north. That will take us into next weekend, as High Pressure builds strongly again. Coming up, well take our first look into the december forecast to see if the weather odds change. Thanks. Its an outstanding achievement. Coming up next, well talk oneonone with the u. C. Santa cruz grad that was named a rhodes scholar. A florida man dives into action to rescue that puppy from something scary. Its a prestigious honor. The 2021 rhodes collars has been announced. Its been remote this year. 32 scholars were chosen among 900 candidates. Among the group, she is from fremont, and graduated from u. C. Santa cruz in may. She now works as a transportation planner in oakland. She joins us now. Thanks for taking time to speak with us. Congratulations on this outstanding accomplishment. Thank you so much. Its an honor to be here. Talk about the process. Youre nominated by your university. Whats the Selection Process like . The way it works, you have to apply to your university to get their endorsement. After that, you have to write an essay for the rhodes scholarship. That took up my whole summer. After that, a few people are invited to be a finalist. This year, we had 15 finalists in my cricket. District. And you found out youve been nominated. What was that like . My gosh. This year was verirtual. I was staring at a screen like this. When they were announcing the results, i couldnt look at my screen. I didnt want to see. I heard my name and i blanked out a little bit. I ran to my parents screaming. That was a moment i dont think i will forget. It has to be exciting to represent your school in this capacity. On behalf of him and everyone else thats gone to u. C. Santa cruz, thats nice what you did there. From the moment i applied, i knew i was carrying the weight of my school during the interview. I wanted to push everything forward. Tell us about what work you were doing . We looked at San Francisco below market rate. And we used this to provide randomization in a social environment experiment. Go ahead. You go ahead, continue on. And its used to provide randomization in a social experiment, where it affects peoples transportation forces. I will be presenting that paper at the Fourth Annual meeting in january. I dont want to put you on the spot and ask you what you think of muni. Well continue past that. Youre going to go to oxford. Youre going oxford for two to three years. Full ride. Thats fantastic. What are you going to study there the . My plan is to do two masters degrees. Its almost a continuation and extension of what i learned at u. C. Santa cruz. And i think you need to be wellversed to be a climate leader. Youre getting it done. Were also proud, not just u. C. Santa cruz, the whole bay area. This is fantastic. Representi ining us as a rhodes scholar. Thank you so much for being here. Continued success for you. Thank you so much. It was an honor. Thank you so much. Okay. Nothing will get the adrenaline pump i pumping more than having to save a puppy from the jaws of an alligator. He was enjoying the day, when he heard the puppy cry for help. An alligator had come into his backyard pond. Video shows the man saving his dog. The man walked away with only a few cuts. He and gunnar are doing great. Wildlife federation reseries ere video so people are cautious. The new timeline for the covid vaccine. And the pandemic isnt stopping the tradition. Now glide plans to get people a warm meal. Who is usaa made for . Its made for this guy a veteran who honorably served and its made for her shes serving now we made it for all branches and all ranks whether they served one tour or made a career of it. We also made usaa for military spouses and their kids usaa is easy to work with and can save you money on auto, home and renters insurance. Become a member today. Get an insurance quote at usaa. Com quote usaa. What youre made of were made for. Now at 9 30, as cases continue to surge, a new vaccine timeline emerges. The man tasked with distributing that vaccine, says the first doses could be distributed in a week. Heres kathy park. Reporter the First Americans will receive the Coronavirus Vaccine in three weeks. Its almost a full insurance against this pandemic. Reporter this news, arriving just days after pfizer and biontech, asked for emergency approval. Our plan is to ship vaccine to the immunization side. I expect after day two of approval, on the 11th or 12th of december. How realistic is that timetable . Each step will play out. Reporter and another breakthrough in the fight against the coronavirus. The fda cleared an antibody treatment for emergency use, giving patients with mild to moderate simms a boost. It works best in the patients who have not made their own response against the virus. This treatment is indicated for people early in their infection. Reporter President Trump received the treatment when he was diagnosed with covid19 last month. They gave me something. And a day later, i felt like superman. The experimental cocktail reduced hospitalizations and e. R. Visits. Nicole martinez was one of the first patients to enroll in the clinical study. Do you think it could have saved your life . Yes. I would have to say that 1,000 . Reporter signs of hope amid months of heartache. That was kathy park reporting. A certain number of doses of the antibody are expected to be coming in days. The goal is to produce 2 million deeses each year. Starting tomorrow, all of the smithsonians will be closed. The move so to protect visitors safety. No reopening date has been announced. A bill that would make National Parks free from wounded velt rans is one step away from reality. Its now passed the senate and the house. The changes would make veterans with a serviceconnected disability, with a free lifetime pass to u. S. National parks. Now, the bill needs the signature of the president. Tyler perry is giving back this holiday season. Workers handed out thanksgiving food baskets at his studios in atlanta. Traffic was backed up for miles, as the first 5,000 cars received food and gift cards. Theres so many families in need this holiday season. More families than normal. Partly because of covid19. I sat down with george to talk about how the church is adjusting its thanksgiving meal during the pandemic. So many families out there are struggling financially. Tell us about the event that glide hosts every year. This year, it will look different, i presume. Absolutely. Were seeing it every day. Folks are struggling. Folks living on the street are being hit hardest right now. Were going to do our best to maintain a decadelong tradition at glide. Have our celebration and meal. Well be serving outside. The street will be closed to traffi