The past two weeks, and the average test Positivity Rate now stands at 8. 4 . This is across the state. We have Live Team Coverage for you. As for more orders that will go into orders soon, bob riddell, a lot of people talking about that now and it will an app that wil on thursday. Good morning to you, marcus. Governor newsom Just Announced that california notify will be available thursday for download on your apple and android smartphones. This will allow users to anonymously alert other people if they tested positive for the coronavirus. Take a look at your tv screen. This would be something that would be voluntary. You must opt in for it. It would be private, secure, it would not be tracking your location. Imaginary people have downloaded california notify as examples. The phones were also being used by phones with bluetooth. Alice received a text from the California Department of Public Health so she can alert other users on that app that they might have been exposed. If alice consents for california notify to anonymously alert other users that she has likely been exposed in the last 14 days, then bob gets notified and is directed to information with an alert that looks a little bit like the one you see upon the screen. Youve recently been exposed to someone who tested positive for covid19, tap this prompt for more information. Governor newsom has said the state has requested more medical providers. This is to help the hospitals stay staffed during a surge in cases. More than half those people would be used to support the icus. That app, again, is available thursday for download. You must opt in. Its voluntary. They really stress that point. A quarter of a Million People have already used it in the system. A lot of people have to sign up. Governor newsom was asked about that this morning. He says this is california. People here are early adapters to technology. Hes hopeful that will be the case with this new app, again, available for download on thursday. Reporting live, bob riddell, n b c bay area news. California surpassing texas once again with its overall number of covid19 cases. The state has now more than 1. 34 million confirmed infections with more than 30,000 added just yesterday. About a third of the total is from l. A. County which added more than 10,000 new infections, a new record there. Now the big changes are here, or theyre coming to those of us here in the bay area. Five counties have either started or are ready to start that new more restrictive covid guideline rules. Well hear reaction by those Small Businesses communities already hit hard by all of us here. Reporter good morning, marcus. I had a chance to Business Owners saying this really adds insult to injury, this next round of restrictions, hurting an already damaged industry for restaurants and salons and a lot of other industries. Just to give you an idea of how widespread these restrictions are and impacts, five bay area counties, the order went into effect at 10 00 p. M. Sunday in contra costa, sants a clara counties. And marin and alameda and San Francisco counties will enact the order on tuesday. Bars and restaurants at this point are limited to carryout and delivery only. Museums, zoos, theaters, Family Entertainment centers all closed. Retailers are allowed to operate indoor but must operate at a 20 capacity. Hair, nail and personal Services Also another industry that is now required to close their doors, and the owners of two oakland salons, weve been following them since the end of the summer when they were allowed to open their salons outdoors. Theyre now once again being told they need to close their doors. Were speaking with corrina, the owner of two salons here in oakland. I guess initially, how does it feel to have another round of restrictions . Its really hard on us Small Businesses, so its something im trying to remain positive through and hoping that its only the four weeks that were closed this time, and really just, you know, doing our duty and hoping that the government will also do their duty and take care of us and make sure that were going to be okay and were not going to have to close our doors permanently. You do have two salons which means you have a good number of employees. What were you able to do when you cant open but also to support your techs who are laid off during restrictions . Were trying to stay in contact with them, motivate them, keep their spirits high, try to remind them were here for them. Ultimately theyre missing out on one of the busiest times, which is the holidays for ha hairdressers. Its going to be hard, and were hoping unemployment comes through and we just stay as a strong Team Together and help each other. Thank you very much. Youre welcome. Reporter weve spoken with small Business Owners in the last couple weeks as stories have fluctuated and its a story you hear from so many different industries. Business owners just hoping restrictions will be lifted where they say theyre going to be lifted, but right now its a tossup given the number of cases we have. Were live in oakland, Cierra Johnson for nbc bay area news. For those struggling most to make it in the bay, a new shelter at home order may provide what many need most. Were talking about more time here. Thats because more bay area agencies are pulling back on the eviction enforcement. A lot of those cases a lot of times may be shortlived. As soon as the end of january, the eviction moratoriums will be lapsing. Catholic charities are holding online forums to help people stay in their homes and know their rights. Many of these families are facing serious challenges. These are families that are barely able to eke by a living, barely able to put food on their table and to pay their rent. La last nights meeting helped people learn about how the eviction process works. Some fear by march there may be anie ficti an eviction tsunami. Thats what en landlords can ta tenants to court. In danville this morning, this by strong wind. This is a Christmas Tree farm, and you can see that wind knocking down many of those trees right there on top of the fence as well. Lets look at meteorologist kari halls take on what were seeing with all this. Kari, you said these winds were blowing early this morning, especially in those High Mountain areas . Yes, were watching those wind gusts and were still dealing with a red flag warning that continues until 5 00 this evening. As far as the wind advisory, it has been allowed to expire mostly in the bay area, except for Solano County, and thats where it continues at 5 00 this evening. Its breezy today and those high winds with some pretty big breakers along the coastline. Were looking at the possibility of 25foot waves along the coast, and they can sneak up on you so you do need to be careful. I want to quickly show you some of the wind gusts weve seen in our mountains reaching 70 miles per hour, and weve seen mt. Diablo getting 60mileanhour gusts. We saw a wind gust in the Santa Cruz Mountains at 47 miles an hour and the Oakland Hills at 48. Its gradually going to calm down as our temperatures warm up. Its going to be a warm afternoon and well talk about whats happening in the forecast. Thats coming up in a few minutes, marcus. Its time to turn to the transition for you this morning. Georgia has once again finished counting the votes and once again has certified joe biden the winner in that state. Scott mcgrew, i know the republicanled state Election Office there getting impatient with President Trumps claim that theyre not doing their job. Thats right, it does sound like they have had enough, and by tomorrow, the argument, which really has been over for several weeks now will really be over, because tomorrow there is a deadline for congress to accept the electoral count. If this scene of georgias Elections Officials holding a press conference at the bottom of the staircase looks familiar to you, its because youve seen it several times before. Georgia once again recounting votes, georgia once again proclaiming joe biden the winner. There are a series of threats making their way around the internet. The secret suitcase with magic ballots were packed into those absentee ballot carriers by the workers in plain view of the monitors and the press. Im frustrated that we continue to see people who are put in a position of responsibility sending out disinformation and undermining the electoral system. Reporter President Trump was in georgia over the weekend. Hes both urging his supporters to get out and vote for two senate seats that will determine the future of what Party Controls the senate, while at the same time telling those same supporters they should not trust the results of the elections. Also over the weekend there were two debates for those two seats. One debate featured current senator republican Kelly Loeffler and rher opponent reverend warnock. He refused to accept that biden won the election. The podium was empty as his challenger, jon ossoff, answered the moderators questions. Trump said if the two republican senators lost their seats, the democrats would control the senate, and that is true because it would be split 5050, 50 republicans, 50 democrats, with the president breaking the tie. That is the only position in the government to spans two roles. So, marcus, even as the president stood before that crowd telling them he won the election, he knows mike pence is not going to be the Vice President , and in turn, hes not going to be the president , either. All right, scott. Thank you. Well, you know what . A major win for a transgender student to cross the nation. The reason the Supreme Court wont review a certain case. Plus, many questions are now surfacing as there is a race for a vaccine. Many questions you may have about the vaccine. John legend, serena williams, why speaking up on this is not just herself. Coming up for you at 3 00. 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 did you know prilosec otc can stop frequent heartburn before it begins . 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We need it but i think they need a little more research. Reporter it could be summer before most of us in the general population are eligible to get a covid19 vaccine and by then there could be two more options. Pfizer and moderna require two doses two weeks apart and it could take a month. You might experience coronavirus symptoms like muscle aches and fever but Scientists Say no worse than what you experience with a flu shot or a shot for pneumonia. Symptoms that mimic covid some may need to stay home until they are gone but most people say the protection will be worth it. Ideally, yes. We want to get rid of this on our face and go around freely. I will be cautious. In this stress, i would like to understand exactly what im putting in my body. Im not one who typically jumps on every vaccine nor do i typically get my flu shot annually. Not my style but a lot of elderly people in my life and i work with people so i want to protect myself. More importantly, my family. Reporter at this point, its not clear whether we need a Covid Vaccine every year or those of you who recovered from covid, how long youre protected from getting it again which is why a ucf epidemiologist say getting vaccinated is the only way to get out. Vaccines will not save anybody. Vaccinations does. Vaccines mean nothing unless people get it. We will to get well in excess of 75 of people vaccinated in order to stop transmission. Reporter that could take a while. By the time most of us are eligible to get the vaccine we will likely do it at our Doctors Office and maybe the county health department. Eventually at our local pharmacy. All this week we are answering questions and going indep on the un upcoming vaccines. Reporter students across the country are celebrating a win today. The u. S. Supreme court today will not review and Oregon School district transgender bathroom policy that allows transgender students to use locker rooms and bathrooms of the gender with which they identify rather than their sex assigned at birth. A group of oregon parents sued saying the policy caused embarrassment and stress to students. Similar lawsuits have been dismissed by courts in other parts of the country. 49ers face a make or break moment tonight at their home away from home. They take on the afc east leading Buffalo Bills on monday night football. So they are hosting, not at levi, but at state farm stadium in phoenix where they relocated. The niners got some big help yesterday with losses by the teams ranking above them. A win tonight and they would be tied for the last nfc playoff spot with minnesota and arizona. Lets get a look at the forecast beautiful but need to be mindful what is happening. We need to be mindful of the high winds in our mountains. It is so beautiful outside. We can get outside and get fresh air and sunshine, as our temperatures continue to warm up. A live view in San Francisco. It doesnt look as hazy as it has the past few days. Some of these winds kicking up today coming in is also helping to clear our skies. As we get a look at our wind gusts and our speeds that we are seeing right now with that northerly wind that is once again very dry as it rushes over the land and take a look at mt. St. Helena. 32mileperhour winds and seen higher gusts and windy and the reason why the wind advisory continues for Solano County we get a strong delta breeze rushing through San Francisco. We look at our temperatures, we have had warming and some significant warming for this time of year, when we are normally in the low 60s. We are heading into the low 70s today. Its going to be a nice one with oakland today reaching near 70 degrees and we will see some 70s in the south bay and then dropping back to the mid60s in time for a sunset so you might want to wear light long sleeves but really not needed, especially when you compare it to the weather we have had recently. Its going to feel much more comfortable and cooling off tonight. With the warm temperatures that we will see along the coastline, a lot of people want to head to the coast and enjoy the sunset at ocean beach with the highs reaching into the upper 60s today. I want to give you the headsup you need to be really careful out there because we are under this hazardous surf advisory and the conditions we are seeing out there because of those big breakers that have been piling up, up to 25 feet. A long period swell. In some spots, there are several times you see the high waves coming up and it takes a long time for the next big wave to come in, so if youre out in the water, it draws yare farther ou into the ocean before the next wave sweeps in. Headsup for that if youre in the water near the coastline today. Weather systems are coming in and may kick up high winds Late Wednesday night into thursday. But still no rain here so as we go through the forecast through the end of the week, we are looking all dry but possibly seeing things changing for next week. Im so looking forward to that. For San Francisco see the temperatures in the mid60s and morning starts in the 40s. Notice that on sunday we will start to put in rain chances there maybe late in the evening but we are mostly watching out for the chance of rain for next week. All dry for now. We do have to monitor for the potential of any fire spreading quickly because of vegetation has really dried out. Thank you. Coming up for you, a touching tribute to the late actress chadwick boseman. The heartfelt message from his fellow avengers calling him a real life hero. 79 years since the attack on pearl harbor. Japanese bombers attacked pearl harbor and drove the United States into world war ii. This ceremony will be streamed online and only a small number of veterans in attendance. A moment of silence was observed at 7 55 this morning hawaiian, the moment that attack began. Our team is always on social media. Nbc bay area kris sanchez shared this time lapse video of her and her husband putting up the lights on their Christmas Tree. They had mishaps there which is funny but they put it altogether together. Make sure you follow kris on facebook, twitter and instagram. Share with us your decorations for christmas. We would love to see them. Tag us at nbc bay area. You can help those in need right now. If youre looking for a way to give back this Holiday Season our nourishing neighbors food drive is going on right now. Next time youre at safeway make a 10 dollar location and it will to local food bankers across the area to help families in need and runs through december 29th so you still have time. Robert downey jr. And don c cc had a tribute to chadwick bosem boseman. The avengers portray character thats are meaningful and hopefully memorable. Mr. Bozeman truly embodied what it meant to be a super hero. Reporter he certainly was. Bozeman was named hero of the ages. Mtv says the award honors a star heroism on the screen was truly what they were off the screen. A final look at your forecast with kari. A fire danger but the winds will calm down as we have had dry conditions. We will be watching for the possibility of more high winds Late Wednesday into early thursday. Other than that, you can see our forecast is pretty quiet. 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