University. Just six days ago, the u. S. Crossed 12 million. Thats one million new cases in less than a week. Experts warn data may be spotty due to the thanksgiving holiday. In fact, scientists at the cdc predict the amount of cases in the u. S. Is about eight times higher than what the states are reporting. Experts say roughly 84 of the u. S. Population has not yet been infected and still remain at risk. The race is on to get a vaccine to the public quickly, perhaps as early as the next few weeks, but there have been setbacks. Cornell has the latest. Cornell. The cdc holding a meeting next week to discuss who will get the vaccines first. Meantime, fda approval of one vaccine could happen in weeks. The fda could be authorizing a Coronavirus Vaccine in a few weeks. The federal Drug Administration is holding an emergency use authorization meeting about pfizers vaccine on december 10th. The fdas center for buy logisticsist and research, he says within weeks, possibly days. But the covid advisor board of voefd warns against rushing a vaccine to market. Rushing to approval would be that the American People do not trust the vaccine. Its essential that people feel this is safe and effective. Mean time astrazenecas vaccine appears its headed for a global trial as the drug maker tries to clear up confusion around supporting results. One of the fastest moving shots after the Company Announced a lower dosage level resulted from a manufacturing discrepancies. We still need to figure out exactly what is happening in this data. One speculation is that a smaller dose is more similar to the actual infection. Reporter as the virus reaches record highs, it seems americans ig nord warnings not to go out. We dont want to see another surge super imposed on the surge that you just described, which will realize, three, three and a half weeks from now if we dont do the Public Health things. Coronavirus cases may actually be eight times higher than reported here in the u. S. , some say. United airlines said it started operating charter flights for quick distribution. The initial flights are one way in a vase Global Supply chain tackling the logisticsist aik challenge. In the news room, im cornell bernard. Still a lot to work through. Abc 7 is committed to keeping you fully informed about ever vaccine development. Our vaccine team will answer every question you have. Even though today is a holiday for many people, santa clara family officials are introducing rules businesses must follow. So far inspectors have issued 76 notices of violation. They say the most common violation committed. Retailers must also comply are the states overnight 10 00 a. M. To 5 00 a. M. Grace period. Public Health Departments say theyre bracing for a post thanksgiving covid19 surge. That will likely come with a surge in people wanting to be tested. If you believe you were exposed on thanksgiving, you should wait. At the Farmers Market in San Francisco, a constant stream of cars flowed through for driveby testing. It was only one of three city run test sites open today. Its really convenient for folks in the neighborhood to get tested. He said he came without an appointment, unsure if hed come in contact with the virus. Youve got to be safe. I dont know who im exposed to so i think its safe to get tested today. He was able to walk in. Automatic told he said it took him about five minutes. Now hell have to selfquarantine as he awaits results. Reporter doctors say if you are worried about being exposed on thanksgiving day, now is not time to get the test. It takes time for the virus to start incubating. Dr. Peter hong says it takes three to four days after exposure for the virus to be detected in a test. Though if possible, he recommends waiting longer. The most you actually quarantine yourself seven days and get tested on the seventh. For people traveling on this weekend, he says a negative test wont mean much for people who may have been exposed on thanksgiving day and any surges wont be known until mid december. Were starting at the high set point. We likely will have starting two weeks after thanksgiving in large numbers. Matt boone, abc7news. We post the latest coronavirus updates on our website. Go to abc 78 news. Com coronavirus. Hitting the premium outlets today sky 7 took these photos early this morning as shoppers waited for stores to open at 6 00 a. M. The idea sd to discourage people from crowding the stores this weekend. Because of the recent surge in covid 1 cases most bay area counties are under strict restrictions to limit occupancy to 25 . Still some shoppers got outside including one residents who had never shopped on black friday until today. This is my First Time Ever coming out and shopping. I never usually do this after thefg just because i like to sleep in, but my friend asked me to come and i said why not. I hear you on the sheepg leen late. We want to know how youre shopping. It online . Local Small Businesses or at Large Chain Stores and malls. Head to abc7news. Com vote. So far an overwhelming 81 of you are indeed shopping online, 8 at local Small Businesses and 11 at Big Box Stores and malls. There is a big push to urge shoppers to shop in black businesses. Theres extra significance of doing so this holiday season. Ill just stamp some edges. This is a traditional arm band j if you stop by ambers store free bird of california, buy some customize local goods locally sourced and hand made. Youre getting a lot more customization that you dont get elsewhere. What about the price . Price point is pretty fair for what youre getting, but its pricing. You want me to pull it and get it shipped out today . The stores been open a year. Like many shes relied on online sales due to the pandemic. She decided to set up shop in east oakland where she grew up. Focussing on small black opened businesses is to build generational wealth within your commute. Those are small blaselets, tote bags, passport cases. Shes participating in the culture market. Our goal is to hit a hundred thousand dollars of sales by tomorrow. I think were going to blow that number out. Black wealth is being demolished. Some of the communities, extinction. Now in its fifth year the goal is to showcase various black womenowned businesses in oakland. She says buying from them is crucial because she estimates about half of blackowned businesses have closed due to the pandemic. Now, you can put your money where your values are. She says theres been a reawakening around Racial Injustice following this summers black lives matter protest. She said one way to heal is to shop at one of the black owned businesses. You dont have to go to amazon to get your gift delivered. You can shop local and get the convenience of online shopping. In oakland, abc7news. Launched a fund raising effort to help Small Businesses, organizations and tenants because of covid19s effect on our economy. So far theyve provided more than 4 million since march. Shoppers are being urged to shop local businesses. More than 125 berkeley her chance are offering discounts. You heard her ask how you plan to do your shopping. Heres how the vote is looking now. Right now looks like 78 of you are saying youre going to do your shopping on line and its 10 and 10 for malls versus Small Businesses. Go to ax 7 news. Com vote if you want to get in on that voting. We have a black friday shopping guide on our website. Get links to deals on two dozen places on abc7news. Com. We continue after the break and proposal two owners who have taken out loans to help them stay afloat. Theyre now looking for your support. In nevada, neighbors rescue a man after his car crashed into an apartment. This woman could make history not because i didnt want it. I worried it was too expensive, and i was having a hard time paying our other bills. But now, for the first time in our lives, i can do both. Covered california was made by californians for californians. And it makes Health Insurance more affordable, with financial help for people who need it. Covered california. This way to Health Insurance. Enroll by december 15th. Twto treat acute, nonlow back stmuscle and joint pain doctors with topical nsaids first. A formulation they recommend can be found in salonpas. A formulation they recommend can be found in salonpas. Salonpas. Its good medicine. Hisamitsu. A car slammed into a garage at an eightunit condominium complex in nevada this morning causing a fire and a natural gas leak. Neighbors ran into action to rescue a man from a burning car before firefighters arrived on scene. Saved his life. Getting the gentleman out. Another lady wad there. And he got off and made sure she was fine. Residents of the complex had to be evacuated while crews worked to contain the gas leak. The area of almeida and james black circle were off limits while repairs were under way. People were forced out of their home after a thanksgiving day fire. It was an apartment pleks on franciscan courts. They put out the fire but it destroyed one unit and damaged eight others. The fire started in the kitchen area. Plaster county has issued a coronavirus alert. More than 30 people so far have tested positive for covid19. The tournament was held illegally at Courtside Basketball Center back on november 7th and 8th. Gloucester county health said people at the center on those days or after should quarantine and get tested. The owners of the facility have refused to stop indoor operations. Contact tracing is keeping some Football Players from vanderbilt out of their game tomorrow. So the team has called on sara fuller, you see her here. They tweeted out this photo today. Shes the goal keeper for the s. E. C. Championship soccer team. Shell be the first woman to suit up for a power five Conference Team tomorrow. Focussing on the new way to holiday is important to us here as we work to build a better bay area. Owners of Small Businesses say theyre struggling to survive not only because of the pandemic, but also because of the pandemic and cyber monday. Two shop keepers have taken out loengs. The outlook is uncertain. We are right there. Were at the edge. He and his wife have owned the party rental for 40 years. They find it difficult to be in survival mode. This weekend will be crucial. Theres only so long we can stay in business at a loss. Weve been at a loss since march, so if this keeps going, i dont know. Theyve had to take out a loan from Opportunity Fund after traditional lenders turned him down. The microlender specializes in Small Businesses. Some survive. Some will not. There will be unfortunately Small Businesses that will not survive. We need to do as much as we can. Reporter Small Business owners rely on support from rol customers. When you run a Small Business, you never sleep at might. You always worry about the future, because you need every single sell you can at the end of the day. Reporter claudia has taken out loans to stock for winner. The cash generated now is what shell needed to buy next seasons clothing and to pay her loans. Her customers dont have to dress for parties or dress for work. Still, the door remains open. The zavalas never anticipated this situation. They dont know what they will do if they do close. They just get up every day, go to work and count on a turning point. It does put me on a very, very tough situation. Sometimes to be honest with you, i dont know what im going to do. Reporter david louis, abc7news. Taking a live look outside as the sun sets from our pier 39 camera. You can see the sea lyons out there 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. On the peninsula today some folks enjoyed a beach outing. There were clear skies in half moon bay. You can see surfers and families taking advantage of the nice weather. Spencer christian joins us now. It looks like the sunny skies are going to continue. They are indeed. Theyre going to be with us about another week or so. The marvelous dry pattern will go on and on. Remember how gusty it was yesterday . Its pretty calm at the moment with the few places recording a wind speed alall, just single digits. Lets look at live pictures. Looking back at a portion of the San Francisco skyline. 59 in the city. Oakland at 61. Soldier down to 48. Clear skies over the golden gate bridge. 57 up north at santa rosa. Know votto, 52. Napa, 53. 46 at live well have cold warnings this weekend followed by sunny and mild conditions in the afternoon hours. That will continue for about another week or longer. Overnight look for mainly clear skies. Near the coast, might see a few passing high clouds. It will be chilly. Temperatures in most locations in the mid to upper 30s. Even colder up in parts of the north bay where lows will drop to 28 degrees at santa rosa and 31 at lake port. Tomorrow, bright and sunny saturday with mild conditions. High temperatures from about 60 on the klein to low and mid 60s along the way. 65 in oakland. Pretty mild tomorrow. Most of our inland locations will not beat that 65 degree reading. Now, heres a look at our travel forecast. Bay area forecast will be operating under sunny and mild conditions with very light wind. The high temperatures around the way area airport about 62 to 66 degrees. Good takeoff and landing weather. If youre traveling to honolulu, mostly sunny skies. It will be warm in honolulu, a high of 83 tomorrow. New york city, a high of 57. L. A. Sunny and mild with a high of 74. The accuweather sevenday forecast. Cold mornings this weekend followed by mild conditions under sunny skies. Sunday well see a few passing high clouds. Cooler in some areas on monday, mainly between the coast and bay. For the remainder of next week, look for sunny and mild conditions with temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70 in the inland location. Thank you, spencer. Theres one more tradition on black friday that has nothing toe do with the maults. Ahead where shoppers are heading to try to escape concerns about women with metastatic we breast cancer. Rs. Our time. For more time. Has come. Living longer is possible and proven in postmenopausal women taking kisqali plus fulvestrant. In a clinical trial, kisqali plus fulvestrant helped women live longer with hr , her2 metastatic breast cancer. And it significantly delayed disease progression. Kisqali can cause lung problems or an abnormal heartbeat, which can lead to death. It can cause serious skin reactions, liver problems, and low white blood cell counts that may result in severe infections. Tell your doctor right away if you have new or worsening symptoms, including breathing problems, cough, chest pain, a change in your heartbeat, dizziness, yellowing of the skin or eyes, dark urine, tiredness, loss of appetite, abdomen pain, bleeding, bruising, fever, chills, or other symptoms of an infection, a severe or worsening rash, are or plan to become pregnant, or breastfeeding. Avoid grapefruit during treatment. Ask your doctor about living longer with kisqali. Coming up on abc7news at 6 00 its been six months since Police Caused the death of george floyd. Tonight his upg el creating a Memorial Center in honor of him. Plus braving shopping in a pandemic. Some found longer lines. Some found none at all. [ laughter ] that tickles we dug into the abc7news archives to see why shoppers in 1996 had to have a tickle me el elmo. Thats coming up at 6 00. Finally tonight, shopping isnt the only bay area tradition on black friday, deon. No its not. Getting a Christmas Tree is always a good activity. While some like to cut their own tree, others like to get one cut. Here they put the trees in water to keep them from drying out. The owners say people have been getting in the holiday speert more than normal. Seems busier than normal. I think a lot of people are home and want to get their tree early and get some normalcy. Makes a lot of sense to remind you of prepandemic days. He hopes the steady stream of customers will help keep him up and running. The Pumpkin Patch did not do so well this year so hes hoping to make up for it with Christmas Trees. And youre invited to drop into boutique shops. Tonight marks the start of the 21st annual nights of lights. Stores will stay open until 8 00 until the holiday. Not to mention i was going to say sometimes its nice to socially distance and do some window shopping. Somewhere outside of your normal stomping grounds, something to do. Thats all we need these days. Thanks for joining us. For tonight, as we come on the air in the west, the dire warning. America bracing for a new surge in the coronavirus, as los angeles issues strict new orders. More than 13 million c c nationwide. Images of black friday in the pandemic. Customers in dallas lining up before 5 00 a. M. One of the businessest shopping days in the year forcing new precautions. Millions of people going against cdc recommendations. Sunday expected to be the busiest travel day yet. Hospitalizations hitting a record high for the 17th day in a row. And the doctor predicting