Another chilly start and its clear. Were not seeing the patchy dense fog throughout the week so we are starting out with a clear commute for you but look at these numbers. In the east bay were in the upper 30s in the next hour and then well see our temperatures gradually warming up, a lot of sunshine and it will be a nice day, our highs reaching into the mid to upper 60s this afternoon. There are some things im concerned about in the forecast. Ill talk about that coming up in a few minutes. Vianey, how are you looking what are you seeing right now as you look at the commute . Well, as we start to get into that heavy traffic hour of the day which is near the 6 00 a. M. Hour, we are getting reports of a new crash along highway 17, right after the alma bridge. The slow lane is blocked because of a crash. Anytime there is a crash that is blocking any of the delays it can cause heavy delays. If that is part of your morning commute drive times coming up in a few minute. The governor warning the statewide stayathome order is highly likely. Today in the bays bob redell is tracking that pending lockdown. Lets begin with tracie potts in washington. Vice president elect harris on the vaccines and schools. Talk to us about the plan. Reporter making sure everyone masks up starting with inauguration. He will keep dr. Anthony fauci onboard and getting the vaccine. President elect biden talked about why its important and why he plans to get that shot himself on camera to encourage other people to do the same. I think that my three predecessors have set the model as to what should be done saying once its declared to be safe and i think barack said once fauci says its clear, thats my measure. Obviously its important to communicate to the American People its safe. Its safe to do this. Reporter we also heard from Vice President elect harris. Because of the covid numbers fluctuating and now really going up, schools have opened and had to close again. She talked about how the Biden Harris Administration will approach that. Every parent wants their kid to go back to school, every teacher wants to educate those children, every Community Benefits from those children getting an education. So there is wide consensus about the priority and the goal, and then we have to bring everyone together around how to achieve that in a way that is smart. Smart is about prioritizing the safety of our children and their teachers and their families and their communities and prioritizing the education of our children. Reporter and in that interview she also talked about joe biden as president drawing distinctions with President Trump. The American People deserve in their president to have someone who is truly patriotic, who loves our country, who puts the people of the country first, not themselves. Thats joe biden. Reporter clearly the big issue that theyre having to deal with is covid19. Not only the Health Impact but the impacts on the economy. We saw the new jobs numbers come out. Biden will be talking about that later today. Very low jobs numbers coming out. 245,000. Tracie, lets talk about the status of relief here, the relief bill. Reporter so thats looking promising and thats about as far as i want to take it. President trump has said that he would be willing to sign the 908 billion compromise the democrats and republicans came up with. The question now will Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell put that up for a vote when he had said before he thought the president would sign off on the republican version and thats where he wanted to start. Well have to wait and see once again. So many people waiting to see. They need a lot of relief. Tracie potts live from washington, thank you. Relief is what we need because of the current surge. A number of icu beds is getting dangerously low and soon a new statewide stayathome order could take place. Bob redell is live for us downtown. Talk to us about what these restrictions would mean. Reporter if and when this threeweek stayathome order goes into effect, marcus, were going to be talking about no more outdoor or indoor dining, only takeout and delivery, and among other restrictions much reduced capacity inside retail stores. This new order will go into effect if our region goes below the 15 icu bed capacity. However, here in Alameda County the Health Department here is warning that they could go into this stayathome order before that happens because they want to preserve that capacity and save lives. Here is where it stands right now. Most counties including alameda hovering at 30 icu bed capacity. Santa clara county, 17 . Sonoma county, less than 1 . Only three icu beds remaining. Governor newsom broke the state into five regions when he made this announcement yesterday. You have the bay area, northern california, greater sacramento, San Joaquin Valley and southern california. The bay area includes monterey and santa cruz counties. The governor says some regions could get the shutdown in just a day or two. We have no choice, frankly. We tried to press lightly on the brake, on that emergency brake. I think theyre pressing a little bit hard now because we cannot keep up so far with what were preventing which is overflooding the capacity of the hospitals to care for patients. If thats the case ill probably have to lay off most of my people again, and its christmastime. Its no fun for them or anybody. Situations seem dire. These Small Businesses arent the problem. Outdoor dining isnt the issue. Its the people acting a fool out there that arent taking care of themselves and the people close to them. Reporter take a look at your tv screen. Here is what happens if and when a threeweek stayathome order goes into effect. Personal care services, hair salons, closed. As i mentioned, no indoor or Outdoor Dining. Delivery and takeout okay. Bars, wineries, zoos, movie theaters, playgrounds closed. Retail stores at 20 capacity. Outdoor religious services okay. Schools already open for inperson learning, they can stay open. Reporting live here in pleasanton, bob redell, today in the bay. Thanks so much, bob. Across the nation another new record high for both infections and deaths. At least 205,000 cases were reported yesterday narrowly topping the previous high. A new record 2,802 deaths reported. 25 more than the record set one day prior. California reported more than 18,000 new cases yesterday and, sadly, an additional 113 people died. San jose businesses are now pleading with city leaders to help them keep afloat in the pandemic. Businesses are asking for a relief plan. Theyve proposed new recommendations they say would help save downtown san jose, including more city back grants and tax relief programs. The city council will have to review those recommendations. Families in the south bay can enjoy a christmas tradition that may look a little different due to the pandemic. The fantasy of lights opens tonight in lake county park in los gatos. This is video from last years event. This year is a drivethru experience everyone can enjoy, completely drivethru experience. No walking around. Tickets, if youre interested in going, theyre already sold out. So, sorry. Enjoy that video. New this morning, san bruno First Responders becoming holiday heroes this year. The citys Police Department tweeting out this video of officers and fire crews spreading some Holiday Cheer while helping santa deliver gifts around the city. Thats nice to see. Weve got to look for the cheer. Christmas in the park is whats new this year in regards to it all being drivethru. I shot a promo for a Little Christmas cheer, and its simply beautiful. Something fun for the family to do. Got to look for those activities, kari . Yeah. And im going to have to check on that and see if its all sold out, too. Because theyre grabbing these Outdoor Activities and events to try to celebrate the season. And it feels like christmas outside. Its almost cold enough to snow in some spots. Take a look at our temperatures we have in the north bay. We have some upper 20s as you head out in ukiah and clear lake. Mostly in the 30s and 40s and were going to see sunshine for today and a nice afternoon as we reach into the mid60s. Well talk more about this and whats ahead coming up. Vianey, how is it looking right now for the commute . Not too bad as we head into the 6 00 a. M. Hour. There is, though, the slow lane blocked along highway 17 because of an earlier crash. As you know that can really cause delays along highway 17. A live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. Things are moving along but the traffic is starting to build. Another update in just a few minutes. Back to you. Thanks so much. 2020 certainly left a mark on hollywood. Up next, the blockbuster announcement from one moviemaker about film releases in 2021. You may be surprised by it. Plus are uber drivers essential workers . Uber says they are. Lets take you out to the futures. Things are up despite a disappointing jobs report. Those numbers coming up. Good friday morning. 6 13. Take a live look outside in san jose. As we await the suns arrival it is all clear and were going to have another chilly morning so make sure you have on a heavier jacket, but you wont need it later on today. Take a look at our temperature trend as we reach into the mid60s. A great one for spending some time outdoors. Whats ahead in the weekend forecast as i track changes. Thats coming up in a few minutes. And time to head out the door because the commute is building. A live look along 880 near the oakland area. It is friday but people are on their way to work so ill have a closer look at your drive times coming up in just a few minutes. And good morning and a very happy friday to you as well. We just got the last jobs report of the year and it isnt great. 245,000 jobs added to the economy last month. Unemployment rate does fall to 6. 7 . These are always very important bits of data but its getting harder and harder to predict where the economy is going because these numbers look backwards. Looking forward were looking at new economic shutdowns because america has not come close to mastering coronavirus safety. 9,667 americans have died so far this week. Youll recall when pfizer announced it had a successful vaccine. 33,422 americans have died since that announcement. Uber is asking the cdc to classify its drivers as essential workers, so they can get the Coronavirus Vaccine sooner. In a letter the company said its drivers provide critical transportation for other essential workers and allow people to stay home to order food. The department of justice is suing facebook saying the Menlo Park Company sets aside hundreds of jobs for foreigners, visa holders, jobs that should have gone to americans, and makes those job openings hard for americans to discover by not advertising them on its website. The suit says the government found many cases where no americans applied for a job opening even though the job requirements were easily within reach. Facebook is one of the highest in tech. The senate has approved Christopher Waller to join the Federal Reserve board of governors. He squeaked by a single vote. Fed historians think this is the first time a lame duck president has ever seated a fed governor. Six of the seven seats on the board were filled by donald trump. And airbnb says it will crack down on those planning to rent a house with the plan to have a new years eve party. Only renters with qualified reviews and if many cases the company will require you to sign up for two nights and sign an agreement that says you understand you can and will be sued if you have a party. They tried to crack down on the very dangerous parties. Not just because of some of the things that happened at the party but obviously the transmission of covid. Certainly a different time. Thanks so much, scott. Southwest airlines say they may furlough 6,800 employees. American airlines and united furloughed more than 30,000 workers combined after federal payroll support expired. Trending this morning grab your popcorn and have a seat on your couc Warner Brothers announcing that all of its films scheduled for launch in 2021 will be released on the streaming service hbo max at the same time they a avareable in movie theaters including an upcoming film. Youve proven you can rule yourself. Now you must learn to rule others. The latest in the attempt to adapt. Amc movie chain calls the move blind side. Theyre trying to renegotiate their deal. Probably want to pull out the christmas favorites for your friday fun night or maybe the weekend with the kids. The chilly start to our morning, kari. Yeah, and i love the idea of having movies streamed at home because it really is a lot to get a whole family out to the theaters. You know what, were going to maybe do that this weekend. Watching not only the movies but Something Else going on in the forecast. Lets talk about what to expect because were starting out chilly this morning and this is the same weather that shapes up to be a pleasant day but then well start to see more clouds moving in tomorrow and there may be spotty light sprinkles moving in for the north bay between tomorrow night and sunday morning. After that we have a high fire danger that will be increasing due to some high winds and we know its been so dry out there, but weve gotten a lot of sunshine. If you have solar panels around the bay area you should be able to generate all of your home energy with your solar panels and the amount of Carbon Dioxide were not putting in the atmosphere like planting 21,000 trees across the state. Tomorrow more clouds coming in. Youll get about 87 of your Home Energy Savings and sunday about 89 . So as we look at our temperatures today, its going to be very nice and comfortable. After a cold morning temperatures will reach into the upper 60s for today. Then going into tomorrow we talk about the clouds moving in. There will be a cold front approaching. It doesnt look to bring us a lot of rain but spotty showers late saturday night and then it moves through. A lot of that rain just dries up. Something that comes ahead of some high winds that we may see between sunday night and monday. Taking a look at our wind speed forecast it does show especially in the north bay we could see the winds kicking up over 30 miles an hour and then calming down shortly thereafter. It will be a time well have to watch because we are in an extreme drought right now here in the north bay and so the vegetation is very dry. You add in a high wind and low humidity, and we will have the concern of the red flag warning possible early next week and then maybe even again on thursday. So a couple of things to watch for even though our weather is mostly dry. Vianey, how is it looking right now for the commute . The overall bay area is doing okay. However, if you have to take highway 17, you may want to head out now in both directions because there is a crash that is starting to cause some heavy delays right after alma bridge, the slow lane is blocked. And as you know when one side of the road slows down the other one does as well. So definitely want to head out now. As far as your drive times through the south bay, northbound 101 from highway 85 looking at 19 minutes. Northbound 280 from highway 101 to highway 85 only about eight minutes. Ill send it back to you. Thanks, vianey in for mike this morning. We appreciate it. Coming up next on today in the bay, this story a lot of people are talking about, the tiger attack at a sanctuary. Sam brock is in florida where the attack hammed. Were going to check in with him next. But first, our team always on social media. So get caught up on the latest stories on the go. Be sure to watch our series on instagram. Follow us nbcbay area. 6 24. Youre watching today in the bay. On Capitol Hill Congress is set to hold a historic vote on marijuana. Representatives are set to decide today on a bill to remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances. That move would wipe away some drugrelated convictions. The bill is likely to pass in the house the republic kwanled senate is unlikely to take up the legislation during the current session. In the meantime the house has passed a bill first launched after the docu series tiger king. It would outlaw future private ownership of big cats like lions and tigers. The measure would allow current big cat owners to keep their animals but would prohibit most public contact. Tiger king star and her husband howard both spent years lobbying for the bill. It will move on to the senate. Were learning new details about a tiger attack at baskins big cat facility in florida. Today show correspondent sam brock has the latest on what happened. Reporter laura and marcus, good morning. Carol baskin is a household name at this point because of netflix, known for her advocacy in promoting Safety Practices around the animals. All the more ironic and a cruel twist that her own employee who has been with the organization big cat rescue for five years was involved in a gruesome attack. The group says she did something you are never supposed to do, put part of her body into a cage with a cat in it. Kiba was rescued in 2018 and employees say it looked like at one point the womans arm appeared to be detached. Thankfully she is recovering. After surgery, it was broken in three different places. Its important to note there are hundreds of big cat facilities all across the country, a disproportionate number of which are in florida. Carol bass kikins trying to selr profit. Its a sanctuary. She has inspired congressional action. Last night a big cat Public Safety act was voted on and passed overwhelmingly to stop the private ownership of big cats and the practice of cub petting. The fate remains up in the air. Theres only a couple weeks left in the session. Lawmakers are trying to figure out if they can pass the covid relief package. This bill is now on the horizon. Thats the latest in miami. Back to you and my friends in the bay. You are certainly asking questions. We have the answers on what may be close to falling under the largescale stayathome order. All the details for you straight ahead. Plus, yo