Movie theaters will have to close again. Covid19 cases are on the rise across california but are particularly surging in 11 counties including contra costa and santa cruz. Today the States Health and Human Services secretary said people need to think twice about the risk theyre taking. One thing we know that activities where its difficult to mask the whole time, so for example eating and drinking create the higher risk covid transmission. Similarly, activities where you see people who you havent seen recently, so people outside of your household, also create a higher risk situation. Some people in danville today took the roll back in stride. If thats what the numbers dictate and thats what we need to do, im happy to comply with whatevers necessary. Reporter Contra Costa County may be the first but much of california may soon be following their lead. We anticipate if things stay the way they are, that between this week and next week over half of california counties will have moved into a more restrictive tier. Reporter tonight the doctor is urging californians to remain vigilant. He says the virus is not over just because were tired of it. In danville, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. We mentioned santa cruz county. Parts of the famed boardwalk may be forced to shut down yet again. Amusement parks cannot be opened into the red tier. Very upsetting for the park officials as some rides just reopened last weekend. As we mentioned, the city of San Francisco is also trying to get ahead of the covid surge by rolling back reopening plans, even though its still in the least restrictive yellow tier. And those changes will begin in just a matter of days. They include halting all indoor dining, reducing the capacity of Fitness Centers and movie theaters to 25 or 50 people, whichever is less. And hopes to reopen high schools. Contra costa has jumped 250 since the beginning of october. Public Health Officials warn if we dont do something now we could face a surge that is even larger than we saw this summer. Were asking for a lot to sacrifice so that we can get back to life as we know it. This is hard, yes. But its necessary. And i want to thank you again for your cooperation and understanding. The changes will officially begin friday night. After that, the city will monitor data and determine what can reopen as the infection rate stabilizes. This new model shows how the citys fall surge could be greater than the summer surge. These lines track the rise and fall of covid cases. Weve laid fall over summer. This yellow line is summer. You can see the sharp increase here before peaking and slowly declining. Now take a look at the blue line. This represents the number of new cases just in the past two weeks. You can see that its climbing at an even steeper rate. Thats why public Health Officials think San Francisco could see a greater surge which could completely overwhelm the health care system. This is a question weve been asking for the past seven or eight months, are counties being overly reactive, how restrictive will the restrictions be, and is this the nail in the coffin for hundreds if not hows of small businesses. Jessica aguirre with us. Jess. States going it alone, making their own decisions. Thats a huge concern to medical professionals who are seeing this spike in covid cases, especially because theyve been asking for a National Plan, begging, they say, for a National Plan for months now. Today we saw the state make a move, 11 counties, including contra costa and santa cruz, are going to be moving into a more restrictive tier, a move that nbc medical contributor supports. Having 50 states with no National Plan isnt working and puts us in dangerous territory, she says. She wants to see governors taking decisive action. The decisions need to be based on data. The higher rising infection rate and hospitalizations, they need to act aggressively. If that means shutting down and putting in a lockdown order, then thats what needs to be done to keep people safe. You cant run an economy with dead people, right . So, you have to keep society safe. And remember this is a really contagious virus that spreads very easily. We have very limited measures, but what we do have works. If the president , like you said, said day one when hes inaugurated in january that hes going to move forward aggressively with his own Coronavirus Task force and was implemented safeguards for the American People. But that still, you know, a full two months away. Were anticipating up to over 400,000 deaths by january or february. But, you know, heres the good news, jessica, it can be prevented. But it goes back to what i said earlier. We have to rely on each governor and local authorities to really make decisions because theyre not getting any kind of guidance from the top. Now, one of those decisions that shed like governors to make in every single state is a mask mandate. Shes in favor of that. The other thing she says, we all have some personal responsibility here. She says we shouldnt wait for federal leaders or state leaders to tell us what to do. She says we know what to do. We should be wearing our masks. We should be doing social distancing. We should be making sure were washing our hands and not mingling with people now that were especially coming into the winter. She says its up to us to keep ourselves alive. Thank you, jessica. Well see later on next hour as well. The safest place to be is outside. A new study which involves stanford researchers just came out in the medical journal nature. It blames crowded indoor places for eight in ten cases. The researchers used cell phone data to track people. They then compared that information to the outbreaks. Heres what they found. Indoor restaurants are the riskiest places to go, about four times riskier than going anywhere else. Gyms and coffee shops are second. Hotels there on the list came in third. The virus took a bigger hit on lower income communities, which have more essential workers within the population. People in affluent communities did a better job of social distancing. Now to decision 2020. President elect joe biden continues to move ahead with his transition into the white house, and hes doing it without the help of the federal government. Thats because President Trump refuses to concede, a move biden dismissed today as embarrassing. Alex barr is live in washington, d. C. With more on the back and forth. Alice. Reporter janelle, president elect biden responding for the first time today to President Trumps refusal to concede. He called it an embarrassment. He says he thought it would hurt trumps legacy. Biden also vowing to pull us out of these bitter politics. The Trump Administration today putting up more road blocks to the normal transition of power, while for the second day in a row, president elect biden addressed a divided nation. My hope and expectation is that the American People do know, do understand, that there has been a transition. Reporter biden is not receiving the daily intelligence briefing, traditionally given to an incoming president , while President Trump is refusing to concede. I just think its an embarrassment, quite frankly. Reporter the president elect insisting the transition is still on track. President trump again off camera but on twitter making baseless allegations of widespread fraud. Biden suggesting today republicans are, quote, mildly intimidated, as gop leaders largely stand behind the president. Until the Electoral College votes, anyone whos running for office can exhaust concerns. Reporter and as World Leaders congratulate president elect biden, the nations top diplomat making this surprising remark. There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump Administration. Reporter at the trump justice department, a shake up. The director of the Elections Crimes Branch quit immediately after attorney general william barr authorized federal prosecutors to investigate. If they find substantial allegations of fraud. Unlike the president , the attorney general did not suggest any such evidence has been uncovered. And while republicans tried again today to overturn obamacare at the Supreme Court, president elect biden spoke extensively about his Health Care Plans and said he wants to build on that landmark law. Janelle, back to you. Thanks so much, alice. Speaking of obamacare, the Supreme Court appeared to signal theyll leave most of it intact. It is before the high court. At the center of the argument was the individual mandate. It requires americans to buy Health Insurance or pay a penalty. The court seemed heading for a ruling saying if part of the law is no longer valid, the rest of it can be left intact. I think its hard for you to argue that congress intended the entire act to fall if the mandate were struck down when the same congress that lowered the penalty to zero did not even try to repeal the rest of the act. Justice kavanaugh also echoed a similar sentiment. Now, if the entire law though is overturned, more than 20 million americans could lose Health Insurance amid this pandemic. The court will deliver an opinion by next spring. Up next at 5 00, coyotes repeatedly attacking pets in the south bay. What the neighborhood is doing to try to keep them out with only a limited amount of outside help. Plus apple showing off its new laptop with one big change on the inside. Well tell you about it. Im chief meteorologist jeff raniere. Clouds are starting to roll in right now. Ill show you the updated forecast and timeline for some rainfall ahead, much needed rain coming up in about seven minutes. A coyote problem in the south bay. Residents of a gated community in san jose say the animals have been attacking their pets. Its happening at the villages in east san jose. As nbc bay areas Damion Trujillo says some people worry people could be next. Reporter their daily walks in the community used to be peaceful and uncomplicated. But now thats changed. Weve got the dogs on a short leash in this hand and the bat in this hand and just hope for a good walk. Reporter residents say coyotes are taking over, and theyre preying on their neighborhood pets. I just came out to take my dog for a walk this morning. And, you know, i turned around and there were two coyotes coming out between a couple of the condos. I picked him up and went in the house. Reporter marley had a recent close encounter. Got him by the neck, and my wife charged the coyote and the coyote backed off, so our dog survived. Reporter the village tells me they monitor the incidents weekly, they survey perimeter fencing and seal access points. They say only the authority of fish and game has the ability to trap the coyotes. So, they warn the residents to be on guard and make sure theyre making a lot of noise to keep the coyotes away. Thats a loud one. We do everything that we can to scare off the coyotes. Theyre very aggressive. Theres no question in my mind that they would take a bite out of one of us if we got too close or intimidate them. Reporter the locals feel theyre on their own, arming themselves for the next encounter with wild life. In san jose, Damion Trujillo nbc bay area news. They are not messing around. The embattled Silicon ValleyOrganization Says it does not intend to disband. Theyre trying to explain how a controversial ad ended up on the front page of the website. The ad created by the Political Action committee attacked a City Council Candidate to supported calls to defund police. It shows black men rioting with the caption, do you really want to sign on to this . S vo says it is a lack of oversight and communication and the Political Action community has been dissolved. Local officials outline what they say is the packed history of racism, including publishing fliers in which the group darkened the skin tones of minorities. We are uncomfortable with what happened regardless of whether it was a technical error or glitch or problem or whatever. It makes us all uncomfortable. We just want to put that behind us. Its unacceptable. At some points, mistakes were made and weve got to bury them and move on. Several Community Groups that had originally cut ties with the organization in protest have now agreed to stay on and help create a better organization. A troubling sign of the times, the hightech stable has closed its doors in the east bay. Theyve gone out of business. The iconic building was once a landmark. It will repurpose the space in the near future. There are still three stores in the area. Apple is joining amazon and peloton in setting sales records. Today apple rolled out they look pretty fancy the new line of macs. All thats working and learning from you know, the consumers here, all the working and learning from home has spurred businesses to buy a Record Number of the companys desktops and laptops in the past quarter. Apple is upgrading with laptops starting at about 1,000 bucks and a ministarting at about 700 bucks. It was consumers and businesses trying to buy every available machine they could just to get in the hands of people so they had what they needed to work from home or learn from home. Here you go. These computers also come with one more thing like apple likes to do. For the first time theyre equipped with apples own chips, a move that some say could alter the pc and laptop dramatically. It signals the beginning of the end of apples 15year relationship with intel. Lets get a check of the forecast. Boy, jack, going to bed last night, i couldnt get enough blankets on me. I had to turn on the heater which i never do overnight. Is it going to be another frosty evening. I think were going to get cold but not as cold as it was last night. I know you, the blanket situation and the heater and everyone out there will kind of enjoy that. So, well get chilly but not expecting a lot of places to go down near the freezing mark. Well get a live look outside the sky camera network, in walnut creek looking towards concord. You can see the cloud cover has started to increase at this hour. That cloud cover is going to act like a blanket and help to insulate it and help temperatures from getting too cold. Cloud cover acts like a blanket and that should help us out tonight. Take a look at those temperatures. It does drop off to colder 40s by 10 00 and 11 00. But were not going to be seeing those 30s quite as soon as we did the past couple of nights. We have the storm system off to the north and its primarily producing cloud cover. Its very weak, but there is a few spotty showers. We might see a hit and miss shower near the coastline. You can see scanning. Nothing here in the bay area. But we are watching that little return right there offshore for maybe a spotty shower near the coastline. I think the overall thing, it will be dry. Well have the clouds. And again not as cold. This will put us at 41 for the bought say, 42 for the peninsula. Were looking at an average of 36 in the north bay. And frost advisory, San Francisco at 45. Temperatures tomorrow with those clouds will cool off a couple of degrees. Puts coupe t pu puts cupertino. Temperatures dont adjust a lot. East bay to peninsula, were looking the same here. San francisco also. The clouds, light wind out of the north. 55 in the marina. Tomorrow we have the clouds hanging on. And then what about those chances of rain . Weve seen updated timing on this. Things really look to be condensing down for our best chance of rain. You can see by 5 00 in the morning on friday, we have rainfall off to the north and well likely see widespread rain as we move through fridays forecast. This will bring snow to the sierra. Looking at about a foot here as we head into friday with that storm at some of the highest levels. You can see kingville, 13 inches, kirkwood at 9. Weve kept a chance of a spotty shower thursday night, also into friday and saturday, even into tuesday. Temperatures in San Francisco, 50s to 60s for highs and were also looking at similar daytime highs here for the inland valleys. I think on friday we could be good for. 05 of an inch to. 035. Going out additional days to have additional chances of rainfall. Its a pretty good pattern were finding ourselves in. Janelle, i think youll be happier with my forecast tomorrow morning. Janelle, you have a cloud blanket now. I didnt know we had such a thing. You have two blankets. Thanks jeff. You got it. Coming up after nearly 8 months, happy hollow zoo is finally back open. But of course your visit will look different. Well show you what to expect next. We made usaa insurance for members like martin. An air force veteran made of doing whats right, not whats easy. So when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. Thats how you do it right. Usaa insurance is made just the way martins family needs it with hasslefree claims, he got paid before his neighbor even got started. Because doing right by our members, thats whats right. Usaa. What youre made of, were made for. Usaa were made for. 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. Head to b. A. R. T. Not for a ride but for a test. The warm springs b. A. R. T. Station in fremont is offering free covid testing. Its a drive through. You can see it here today. Its a drive through testing site. Appointments are preferred but walkups or driveups are welcomed. The first round just ended. More testing is available tomorrow. Something a mom of a 4yearold has been waiting for. Like the other bay area zoos you must reserve tickets in advance. It shows the symptom screening station that will be their first stop. And parents approve of the new oneway path. Its a lot different than what we had before, but what i did like is theyre able to pace everybody. So, when were going through the park we dont have to worry about socially distancing and stuff. She got to enjoy walking around. For now the cafe, rides and play areas are closed. But the zoo section is open and animals and staff are eager to see young fans again. Youre going to be there soon. Of course. Well be right back. 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And thats just another added ingredient to the risk you have with a respiratory infection. He had a lot to say in a one on one interview with andrea mitchell. Lester holt has that full interview next on nightly news. Well see you at 6 00 p. M. An inciteful interview. Thank for joining us. Tonight, dr. Anthony fauci on when we could get a vaccine. And the potential game changer on masks dr. Fauci one on one how soon he says pfizers vaccine could get emergency approval and the cdc making a significant change on mask guidance, now saying they not only protect others but also the person wearing one. Plus, dr. Faucis warning ahead of thanksgiving how he plans to celebrate with his family safely. The major challenge to obamacare. The most conservative Supreme Court in decades. Inside the room. How the justices including recently confirmed Amy Coney Barrett appear to be leaning. President elect joe biden call