Boarded up due to worries about postelection civil unrest and are ready for holiday shoppers. Its been a challenging time for our retailers to say the least. Many have adapted, though. The stores are all open, and there certainly is curbside pickup, theres instore shopping. Reporter with the Christmas Tree up, the need for an instaworthy photo op is back. Im all for christmas. Reporter and drawing in shoppers. Got this at macys, 40 off. Want to be out with the people. I want to i dont feel as much anxiety as i did before in the grocery store. Reporter now, of course, things became more complicated yesterday when the mayor announced that Indoor Dining would sho shut down here in restaurants in San Francisco. They say thats a problem with the holiday season, people wanting to take a break from shopping to seat and drink. Nevertheless, the Tree Lighting ceremony for the tree behind me in the middle of union square happens a week from today. They hope it will draw people back into the area and stores to keep them alive. Live in union square tonight, andria borba, kpix 5. Now to the latest on the coronavirus. A tracking group now puts california among those states where the virus is seeing, quote, uncontrolled spread. In fact, the only states not falling under that category are hawaii, maine and vermont. Thats according to covid exit strategy, a project tracking state data. The u. S. Surpassing 10 million cases on monday and hospitalization rates are on the rise. And in just 24 hours, california saw more than 7,400 new cases and 69 more deaths. The Positivity Rate is up 3. 8 from two weeks ago. In Sonoma County, Health Officials are asking the state to recalculate its covid cases, taking into account thousands of unreported negative test results. Its in an effort for the county to move up on the states reopening tier. Right now Sonoma County is the only bay area county still in the purple category. Meanwhile, in santa clara county, Health Officials are asking businesses to follow Health Guidelines so they dont have to roll back reopenings. A Business Compliance team has been following up on complaints from the public, especially in the hard hit areas of East San Jose and gilroy. When we have repeat offenders, when we have willful violation, when we have businesses that are just simply refusing to comply and putting our community at risk, we take it very seriously. This week contra costa and santa cruz counties slid back into the more restrictive red tier. Developing now, Benicia Police are investigating after one of their onduty Police Officers hit and killed a pedestrian earlier this morning. Kpix 5s Wilson Walker live in benicia with some new information on the collision, wilson . Reporter yeah, allen, just in the last hour and a half or so, we have learned the identity of the man himself. It is 48yearold scott hamers, struck here behind me by an onduty Police Officer around 2 00 this morning. I just hit a pedestrian. Im on east second and i225. Hes hurt real bad. I need an ambulance immediately. I need a response. Reporter that is the voice of the Benicia Police officer calling for help moments after striking a man not far from the 870 onramp. 48yearold scott hamers was pronounced dead at the scene. We turn over all the uthe california Highway Patrol and the Solano County district attorneys office. And we are not part of the collision investigation. Reporter the officer was not responding to a call and was immediately removed from the scene. Tonight the Highway Patrol has not commented on the investigation, but the Benicia Police department is extending its condolences to hamers family. I mean, obviously, it is a very tragic event for everyone involved, and you know, our deepest, deepest condolences go to the pedestrians loved ones and friends and family. Reporter all right, the scene of the accident here is really only about a half a mile from the Benicia Police station. I am also told that investigators, the Highway Patrol, are looking into video collected from the gas station here just over my left shoulder. Live near benicia, Wilson Walker, kpix 5. Breaking news right now on the incoming biden administration. We are just getting word the president elect has named his longtime advisor to a key position. Ron claim will be tapped to serve as white house chief of staff, he was also chief of staff for biden when he was Vice President. He was also a key campaign advisor. Meanwhile, the president and president elect took time on this veterans day to honor those who have served. It is the first public appearance weve seen from the president in nearly a week. Cbs reporter natalie brand reports from wilmington, delaware, natalie . Reporter good evening, liz. Both the president and president elect honored our nations veterans today but did not speak publicly. President elect biden was also expected to meet with his Transition Advisors as the Trump Campaign files yet another lawsuit in a battleground state. On a rainy veterans day, the president and first lady visited articlington National Cemetery to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier along with the Vice President and secretary of veterans affairs. In philadelphia, president elect joe biden and his wife jill laid a wreath at the korean war memorial. Bidens trip to philadelphia, a city that helped him win pennsylvania, came as President Trump has continued to lob unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud at that state and several others. So far, the president s legal team has not given up its Court Challenge over late arriving ballots in the keystone state. But bidens margin of victory is on pace to keep pennsylvania even if those ballots are tossed out. Meanwhile, the Trump Campaign has also filed a new lawsuit in michigan with over 230 pages of affidavits claiming voting irregularities. None of these accounts are first person. None of these accounts were brought in a timely fashion. Reporter georgias secretary of state announced a full hand recount at every vote to ensure the validity of the results. It will be a heavy lift, but we will work with counties to get this done in time. Reporter georgias two senate races will determine balance of power. Both are headed for runoffs in january. Republican incumbents in alaska and North Carolina have won their races. Cbs news also projects that President Trump won alaska. As the transition standoff continues in washington, d. C. , four former secretaries of Homeland Security who served in the bush and obama administrations weighed in, saying the president s legal claims must not prevent the official transition process from beginning. And they note federal law allows for the transition to happen alongside legal challenges. In wilmington, delaware, im natalie brand, kpix 5. Vice president elect Kamala Harris also took some time today to honor veterans. She and her husband stopped by dog tag bakery in washington, d. C. , a bakery that empowers veterans, military families and their caregivers. On this veterans day, the Uss Hornet Museum was open to honor those who have served our country, but theyre need of help. Closed for five months and open with restrictions, the uss hornet has lost out on 80 of its revenue. Thats why theyre asking for donations via gofundme or a monthly gift to help that museum stay afloat. The intrepid in new york shut down. The missouri in hawaii. The new jersey shut down. So theyve already shut down trying to conserve their cache. Were an aircraft carrier. We fight. I mean, thats what we do. Now, if it doesnt hit the fundraising goal, the museum could be forced to take a winter shutdown. Still ahead on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. We have one aircraft upside down. We are checking for injuries. A Third Generation air force captain killed in a tragic plane crash in the sierra foothills. How his family is remembering him. And a shift from the cdc. What its now saying about the protection offered by face masks. And the race to find two french bulldogs snatched right from a peninsula backyard. We saw clouds for most of the day, but at least a little bit of partial clearing this afternoon. And now the clouds taking back over as the sun dips below the horizon. More sunshine tomorrow, that means slightly warmer temperatures. Well talk about that and our rain chances on friday coming up in the forecast. Heartbreak this evening for a military family. An air force captain killed in a plane crash in nevada county. That plane went down near grass valley. Reporter Marissa Perlman is at that air field where he learned to fly. Reporter 30yearold ron cooper from cameron park pulled from this single engine piper. We have one aircraft upside down. Well be out checking for injuries. Reporter he later died at the hospital. The faa says ron reported engine problems before crashing into trees near grass valley. The Sheriffs Office says witnesses saw the plane lose power. We knew, you know, there was something that happened. And when we found out, of course, we were in shock. Reporter rons brotherinlaw, david williams, says ron was getting in practice hours flying over yolo and nevada counties. He was training on different planes to become a commercial pilot. David, emotional, remembering their last exchange. When i dropped him off at the airport, i was like, hey, man, see you later. Have a safe flight. Reporter ron, his sister victoria and david all served at Travis Air Force base together. Ron started flying helicopters for the navy and transitioned to the air force reserve. David says aviation was in his blood. Ron, known as a born leader with a bright smile. Just kind of warmed your heart. It made me and im sure many others aspire to be a lot better. Well, that was Marissa Perlman reporting. Both the faa and ntsb are investigating. To the fight against coronavirus now. More americans are hospitalized than ever before, and states are taking aggressive steps to stop the spread. Texas marked a milestone, becoming the first state with more than 1 million cases. California has the second highest count followed by florida. Now, in ohio, admissions and cases are rising so fast that hospitals may have to start postponing nonemergency procedures. And in wisconsin, the governor has issued a new stayathome order unless it is essential to go out. Please, cancel the happy hours, the dinner parties, sleepovers, the play dates. New yorks governor said that restaurants and bars as well as gyms will be ordered to close at 10 00 p. M. Starting on friday. The state will also ban gatherings of more than ten people in a private home. And with thanksgiving just around the corner, the cdc now says wearing a mask protects both wearers and those around them, a shift from earlier guidance. As for a vaccine, dr. Anthony fauci says pfizer will likely receive emergency authorization for its drug by the end of the month. Meanwhile, hospital beds across europe are full as coronavirus cases spike there. Hospitals in italy are overwhelmed with the country on the brink of reaching 1 million cases. In france, the icus are so packed coronavirus patients are being airlifted to hospitals in germany. But beds are filling up fast there as well. The uk is doing mass testing to try to identify hidden cases and stop the spread. The Pacific Island nation of vanuatu reported its first covid19 case today. Until now, it was one of the few virusfree countries in the entire world. The 23yearold man had recently returned from the united states. Two small earthquakes rattled parts of Northern California this afternoon. The first measured at 3. 4 magnitude. It struck near san juan bautista, a few minutes later, a second slightly smaller quake near salinas. Tropical storm eta is battering parts of floridas gulf coast. This is what it looks like across the tampa bay area. Heavy rain, damaging winds and some choppy waves. Theres even a threat of possible tornados. 70 mile per hour winds were reported. The Hurricane Center says eta could make landfall later this evening north of tampa. There are also dangerous conditions further south near fort myers. Take a look at this new video a sailor tried to get control of his boat after it broke loose from the dock, but it got caught in those waves and ended up crashing into the bridge. Pretty dangerous. All right, pauls with us now, watching this storm is like watching a pinball machine. Its been unbelievable. Made landfall in nicaragua, honduras, went over cuba, the south coast of florida, made another turn and now its up the west coast of florida. Its crazy. Its been weird in an already weird atlantic hurricane season. This is the recordbreaking 12th named storm to make landfall. It was already that when it made landfall over the weekend, now it makes landfall to the north of tampa. Plenty of rain on the east side of circulation. Flooding rains likely around the tampa and st. Petersburg area. Lets switch to the forecast path and show you where it goes from here. There it is off the coast of tampa. It makes landfall north of tampa and then weaken as it makes its way farther and farther inland. The heavy rain and storm surge are the primary threats. Wind 65 to 70 miles an hour. That wind threat will diminish as it goes farther inland, and then itll reemerge over the atlantic ocean, not forecast at this point to restrengthen once it makes its way over the gulf stream, because the upper level winds arent going to be favorable, but with this storm, never say never. Still a tropical depression by thursday night. Well let you know how it behaves. Fortunately, it doesnt have a direct impact on our weather, which has been okay today. Occasionally sunshine peeking through. Temperatures on the cool side. 53 degrees in livermore. 54 downtown. 58 degrees is the warm location on the east side of the bay in oakland. Temperatures drop back as we head through the rest of tonight. As the skies continually clear out, well lose that blanket of clouds and warmth near ground level today, which wasnt much, its going to escape into space. Most temperatures around the bay in the low to mid40s with 30s farther inlad. Upper 30s for the trivalley and mid30s for the north by a. As we head to tomorrow, temperatures should return to loes to whats normal for this year. Low to mid60s is what we expect this time of year, and thats what most of us get. Mid, even a few upper 60s into the santa clara valley. Up to 67 degrees for morgan hill. Temperatures mostly in the mid60s for the trivalley with slightly warmer conditions east of mt. Diablo. Mostly low 60s around the bay itself. A few spots stuck in the upper 50s. A few degrees below average and farther into the north bay, low to mid60s with temperatures in lake and mendocino counties struggling more. A bit on the cool side for this time of year. Good rain chance on the way by the end of the workweek. Weve bumped it up to a 70 chance of rain by the time friday rolls around. The specific timing is still a bit up in the air. The afternoon and evening hours look to be the wettest timeframe. Well break that down with a look at futurecast at 5 30. Another chance of rain could head our way as early as tuesday. Some of the forecast data holds that off until wednesday or thursday. That first round of rain is likely to bring rain to most of the bay area. Its why its a 70 chance. This isnt going to be enough to cause any problems on those burn scars. No debris flows in the forecast. Some spots in the north bay and the coastal mountains and Santa Cruz Mountains could pick up a little more than a quarter inch of rain friday into friday evening. We dry out for the weekend. We warm up over the weekend. Mid to upper 60s inland with low to mid60s around the bay. 70 degrees inland by monday and tuesday before that next chance of showers heads our way. Could be as early as tuesday, might hold off until wednesday. Also at 5 30, tomorrows hourbyhour temperatures. Thanks, paul. Coming up, a dognapping on the peninsula, i dont mean sleeping, the plea to find two bulldogs stolen from a backyard. And a dramatic chase with children along for the ride. How it all came to an end. And a reminder, kpix 5 has a new app. It gives you easy 24 7 garage door opening it is my fathers love. It is his passion it is his fault he didnt lock the garage. Dont even think about it been there, done that. With liftmaster® powered by myq®, know whats happening in your garage from anywhere. You can take a day off fromy worrying about your packages. Ohhh yeahhh just connect your myq® app to key. Ohhh yeahhh get free ingarage delivery with myq® and key by amazon. New at 5 00, Daly City Police trying to help the owner find these two french bulldogs. They were stolen out of the backyard of their home on east vista avenue on november 3rd. Anyone with information asked to call police. Southern california suspect is under arrest after leading chp officers on a wild chase, and there were two children inside that car. All started this morning in San Bernardino when authorities tried to pull over an suv for expired tags, but the driver refused to stop. Officers say the suspect was hitting speeds of more than 100 miles per hour. Well, he finally came to a stop 75 miles away in wilmington near long beach. Chp says thats when a couple of pedestrians appeared to help those children out of the suv. You see the driver jump out of the car and take off. He was later taken into custody. Palo alto mid and will high schools will be able to reopen for inperson learning next year. District officials voted to reopen five schools in january for students who choose to combine inperson and online learning. Only about 30 of students will be allowed inside the classroom. Parents have this week to choose between the hybrid model or full Distance Learning for the rest of the school year. And during a meeting last night, Livermore School board officials voted to move forward with its reopening plan. The east bay times reports the district is considering a hybrid model that could reopen Elementary Schools in midjanuary. Under the plan, students will have inperson learning four days a week and will be split into two groups one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Well, coming up at 5 30, were following some breaking news on an outage impacting youtube. Plus im john ramos on mayor island. On this veterans day, the naval cemetery where so many lie in death has been reborn. Well have that story coming up. And how money troubles are forcing San Francisco to scale back its longawaited makeover on market street. And a major recall involving those ring doorbell breaking news at 5 30, youtube seems to be having issues playing videos right now. Several users have reported having trouble getting their videos to load. We went on to youtube, were just getting a Spinning Wheel when we hit play. The problem is also affecting some other services, including youtube tv and movies and tv shows that youd purchase through google tv. Youtube says it is aware of the problem, and its working to fix it. Youre watching kpix 5 news at 5 30. Right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, San Francisco scaling back its longawaited makeover for market street. Why the city is forced to take some shortcuts. Still fighting. Election misinformation, facebook now extending a temporary policy change. And on this veterans day, a different kind of ceremony held in vallejo to honor those who served in the armed forces. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. Im allen martin. Kpix 5s john ramos reports from mare island on the cemetery reborn. Reporter each year at this time, we pay respects to those who fought for this country, but on mare island, just doing that has been a fight in itself. Todays ceremony marked the rebirth of a place long since left for dead. The Mare Island Naval cemetery is the oldest on the west coast and had fallen into a level of disrepair many considered disgraceful. After the old navy base cousin transferred to the city in 1996, the va refused to take responsibility for the burial grounds. But where it is today is a definite, definite change, and a respectful change. Reporter today the rotted trees and broken branches are gone. The white picket fence rebuilt. The darkened markers, some too weathered to read, have been scrubbed clean. Most of this was accomplished because of the persistence of one man retired colonel nester who considers saving this cemetery to be a matter of honor. Some of them, you know, bless their hearts, decided to go to heaven too soon. And so i am this honors all of them
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