To fight covid so we can open our businesses safely resume our lives and put this pandemic behind us biden and Vice President elect Kamala Harris met virtually with ceos and president s of Top Companies like gm microsoft target and various labor unions biden said those Business Leaders agree we need a National Covid strategy to help the economy recover biden and harris also laid out the incoming administrations broader Economic Strategy were going to buy american. No government contract will be given to companies that dont make their products here in america bidens plans include raising the federal minimum wage to 15 an hour and creating jobs by investing in Clean Energy Infrastructure and high Speed Broadband access. The Biden Administration also wants to invest in historically black colleges and universities and communities of color hit especially hard by the pandemic now is when the real work begins. The necessary work. The good work. Of getting this virus under control biden said one of his first actions as president will be to focus on a covid relief bill like the heroes act that was passed months ago by the u. S. House in washington. Alexandra le mon. And joe biden and his team theyve been pushing forward with transition efforts in preparation of course for a taking over the white house in january. President trump meantime still refusing to concede the election calling it rigged. And Senate Republicans theyre now walking a very fine line of defending the president while not supporting fraud claims there will be apparently litigation. Those cases will be decided. And then Electoral College will made and they will have the inauguration at this stage its likely that the president will be inaugurated in january. Democrats say regardless of how many lawsuits the president is planning to file and even if he tries to file a lot more. They say he stole last and that he needs to accept the choice of the american people. All right time for weather check certainly going to be an active weather day tomorrow be prepared for that rain going to come down hard times right now beautiful evening outside after a very warm day with some of the temperatures 60s even some 70s outside but yeah things are going to begin to change in fact the winds will begin the whip in fact the models begin to show you right here look as we head tomorrow morning, those winds 36 mile an hour winds gusting higher than that you see the areas shaded in purple there those some gusts maybe over 40 Miles Per Hour along the Coastal Range is certainly that could bring down some trees and some power lines want to be prepared for that if youre without power. Those gusty winds expected to diminish a little bit as we head toward the afternoon. You see all those coming on the south so tomorrow, a big change in the weather pattern that cold front comes through the temperatures going to drop starting out a little bit on the warm side and thats because you get the southerly winds 50s 60s into the afternoon looking out in the next few days more showers likely going to continue into wednesday as well thursday we should start to dry things out theres a slight chance we might see lingering showers in the north bay and then friday saturday and sunday looking good next week it looks like we could be back more storms as we head toward thanksgiving. And tonight at 5. 30 kron 4 always tracking local stores and heres whats happening in going on in your neighborhood right now we start in the east bay tonight while mcree police are working to identify suspects involved in a protest in the downtown area over the weekend. Businesses were vandalized in city hall was tagged on saturday night and a number of phrases were spray painted on the sidewalk and on businesses it all started about 7 oclock at night on saturday police say nearly 80 people marched downtown some with anti Law Enforcement signs so far no arrests have been made. Also in Contra Costa County tomorrow. The board of supervisors will consider extending an order that stops evictions of business owners, this is for Small Businesses affected by the pandemic if supervisors do not extend that order. It will expire at the end of this month. And in the north bay crews working to recover a sunken boat it is in the petaluma river. They say was carrying hazardous materials. The Petaluma Fire Department says at one point was blocking about 3 fourths of the river this was a yesterday, diesel fuel had already been removed before it sank, but reportedly there are still Petroleum Products on board not clear yet how and why that boat sank well the last thing day on the water for one family quickly turned into a rescue operation over the weekend the San Francisco fire says a boat that the family was on started to take on water it capsized and then it sank. This happened sunday afternoon just west of alcatraz island. The the u. S. Coast guard and sfpd marine teams arrive to help 2 people were quickly rescued a 3rd person was found a short time later all 3 were checked by medics and are expected to be okay. All right time now for f and nfl the raiders had a nice win yesterday but things are going as well as the not yeah, not so good they lost a couple of a tough game in new orleans and they got some bad news on the covid19 front. And kron 4 reporter kate rooney, shes here with more on that kate. Yeah well last week was a roller coaster of positive and negative covid19 tests. This see you week seems like maybe its starting off on that on that foot as well all we know so far is that defensive lineman. Derek armstead the fortyniners highest paid defensive player is the latest 9 or to go to the reserve covid19 list after he played in yesterdays loss to the saints. Now a reminder. This list is for players who have either tested positive or had close contact with someone who tested positive. We dont know yet said himself had a positive test but either way the 49 ers are just tired of dealing with this after like i said all those tests from last week with Kendrick Bourne the team will find out. Soon hopefully the results of what is going on with armstead but in the meantime theyre dealing with yesterdays loss to new orleans theyve now lost 3 straight games and are in last place in the division at 4, 6, now much sunnier skies for the raiders they hosted the broncos allegiance stadium yesterday offense and defense were both firing the raiders d was punishing they picked off. Denver quarterback drew lock 4 times then on the other side you see here. Josh jacobs and avant a book or each scored a pair of touchdowns leading las vegas to a 3712 route. Heres what jon gruden had to say today. I thought we played with great energy and passion those kind of the word we are for the game, you know go out there cut it loose play where hearts out. And thats feed off each others energy, we have no fans we had nobody there but us and bob street, your and so we tried to play with as much effort emotion as john a broom. Really came to play was nick tomorrows best football game. I thought the front play hard. All 3 levels of our defense. Play with great effort it was contagious throughout the day as good see. So the raiders are in a pretty good spot now there are 3, second in the afc west the chiefs lead that division and that is the raiders next opponent. Its going to be a tough test. The game is next sunday night but till then pam kathryn i think were kind of just hoping that everyone on both teams can stay healthy. Yeah, right. Well coming up election stress affecting the heart health of a lot of americans. Why one cardiol 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. 2 weeks after election day one cardiologist is saying that he expects to see an increase in people having heart attacks and strokes because of the stress surrounding the elections, you know this is a doctor in austin texas. He says he has noticed a real pattern over the last decade. And up tech an uptick in heart attacks even strokes happening during election years, its something that weve become aware of in the last 5 to 10 years particularly off to the election 2016 that there was an uptick in cutting edge particularly heart attack stroke. But also people notice, sometimes Blood Pressure and kayak of pros get a little worse than we think its probably related to increased stress too related to this stressful event. You cli Health Experts they say they are seeing a similar trend and theyre recommending some basic things are more exercise spending more time with family and friends to help reduce stress still ahead moderna says its Covid Vaccine is more than 94 there is potentially lifesaving news today as we get closer to federal approval of to coronavirus vaccines, something that could happen by the end of the month kron fours Ella Sogomonian has the story. Both drugmakers moderna and pfizer have reported their vaccine trials receiving more than 90 effectiveness rate in combat in coronavirus california governor gavin, newsome applauded their work. While announcing another dramatic spike in covid19 cases monday is now more than 1 Million People are infected across the golden state now with the vaccine. Bottom line is were moving from a marathon to a sprint. And i think this is important. This is a point of some optimism in the midst of all of this overwhelming data not only coming from this presentation in the state of california newsom went on to say once approved and made available. Those most in need will be prioritized to receive it like medical professionals and First Responders both will still need to be granted. Emergency use authorization by the fda before they can be distributed that authorization could come by the end of this month, according to doctor Anthony Fauci these results are promising in vaccinations could begin in the United States by the end of this year. But a vaccine is not effective unless people use it Infectious Disease specialist doctor, peter chin, hong with ucsf believes that skeptics have nothing to fear we have at least in these 2 companies so far. They havent had to pause the trials. They havent had concerning safety signals. And you know as an Infectious Disease doctor i really think that i see is all really you know one of the most powerful things we have a Community Benefits i hope that over time you know everyone comes on board you know embraces these prevention methods in the meantime Governor Newsom put together a Safety Committee who is working with the cdc. And department of defense to help establish protocols for socialized program that he calls a safe equitable and transparent distribution plan. Once a vaccine is out for kron 4 news, im Ella Sogomonian. Tonight the World Health Organization has recorded 65 cases of the coronavirus among its staff based at its headquarters in switzerland, that is including at least one cluster of infections, according to an internal email obtained by the associated press. And this comes despite the agencys public assertions that there have been no transmission rates at the geneva site. The email also said about half of the infections were in people who have been working from home. Well people connecting on apps like zoom of course thats been a huge social outlet. This past year now zumas making some changes with the holidays coming up for thanksgiving, it is lifting its usual 40 minute limit on free video checks so beginning at midnight november, 26 through 03 00am the next day. You will be able to chat on zoom for as long as you want. Soon popularity has skyrocketed because of the pandemic of course its user base increased from 10 million last december to 300 million in april. Pretty spectacular a space x rocket is on way to rendezvous with the International Space station the space craft took off from Nasas Kennedy Space Center in florida yesterday, reaching this new goal was not easy. The company had to get certified by nasa to be able to carry astronauts into outer space. The 3 americans and one japanese astronaut on board will remain at the lab orbiting until next spring, one of the astronauts on board is from california commander, Victor J Glover junior, he is from pomona in Los Angeles County and he will be the first black astronaut to move into the space station for a long haul. Well that was amazing to it was we want to check in on whats happening here on the ground. And our kron 4 meteorologist lawrence, i know you love talking about rain boy weve got a lot of it on the way catherine were going to see nice storm rolling through tomorrow, its going to be gusty be careful out there on the road through season, the heaviest rain weve seen so far this season coming through the bay area. So talk more about that in a moment right now its just gorgeous out there looking from berkeley see couple high clouds above to see the moon. Out there as well kind of a quiet night on what was a fantastic day temperature wise for these numbers are Something Else how about oakland today checking that 75 degrees 74 in san jose 67 limb or 69 degrees in concord and 71 in santa rosa 68 degrees in San Francisco. All these temperatures running well above the average for this time of year with that is all about to change here comes our wintry weather again youre already beginning to see some of those clouds making their way in the state of course, the Pacific Northwest so far dry here but by tomorrow morning likely going to begin to see the beginning of some of that rain making its way in the north bay. Yeah, those winds are going to whip around the bay area 2 right now theyre moving offshore weve got that offshore wind that that low was continuing track its way slowly toward the coastline and that is going to bring with it those gusty winds for tomorrow as it comes on shore, increasing clouds tonight chance of showers to the north late tonight, cloudy windy wet the better part of the day tomorrow here comes that storm system rolling in toward the bay area. Its going to drive in bring with some gusty winds some periods of heavy rainfall will be a stormy day tomorrow, especially head toward the middle of the day around the bay area so be more storms on the way another cold front drops in on wednesday. I think back to some dry weather as we head in toward the weekend. But right now the pattern is wide open next week i think were looking at another storm possibly on wednesday, the busiest travel day of the year ok thank you thanks lawrence coming up next a small california town is up for sale again well tell you price it could be the ultimate farm of social distancing for somebody who enjoys isolation in the desert in the small town of nipped in california which is 65 miles south of las vegas is for sale that would be a little extreme. Been plans to turn it into a cannabis over treat didnt pan out. Now the owners looking for a buyer who can appreciate the historical and cultural by thats kept that tunnel live for. More than a century george knapp has the story. If the sound of a passing train is music to your ears if you appreciate joshua trees, the gnarly gargoyles of the mojave if you love wide open skies and a slower pace, the Little Railroad town of nipped in might be for you if you buy the whole town the accompanying vibe is free you can talk to the universe that here this is where i come to talk to the universe you cant do that everywhere. Shannon salter is a phd candidate at unlv who was bitten by the nipped in bug years ago and visits as often as she can like many who care about the little town shes hoping it falls into the hands of just the right like to see somebody here that love the place nipped in a 65 miles south of las vegas on the california side of the state line 10 miles from the interstate with a Railroad Line on one side and a massive forest of joshua trees on the other it feels like an old west brigadoon a place lost in time that occasionally appears out of the mist and dust thats life is out here just a little bit different, you know you step on sheeran arrived in 2017 as a consultant for American Green a large Cannabis Company that bought the town for 5 Million Dollars with ambitious plans to turn it into a cannabis retreat. The company sunk a pile of money into infrastructure built several ego cabins as well as comfy teepees for visitors installed Massive Public art pieces like this sculpture made from old shopping carts and did restoration work on some of the Historic Structures stefan fell in love and now is the unofficial town manager. So what does a buyer get what they get is 80 acres. Including the general store here the treatment the trading post. The whistle stop cafe ever hear. And then the hotel which scott 5 rooms theres also an rv park, a rustic schoolhouse turn public call a tiny cemetery and a lot of history. Nick dunn was the crossroads for 2 different wagon trails it was a mining camp then the railroad built it into a town in 19 o 5 and became a center for area cattle ranchers, including rex bell and clara bow, hollywood royalty you whos walking box ranch is just down the road thats the some guests of the hotel say theyve seen and felt clara bow in her namesake room. The town was purchased in the 80s by a cal tech geologist named Jerry Freeman and his wife roxanne lang they planted jojoba and grapes and the now giant eucalyptus trees upgraded the ample water supply made nipped in the rise town in america long before the nearby ivan paul solar plants existed and took steps to make nipped in selfsustaining respectful of its history and friendly to the earth freeman passed away a few years ago and now wife roxanne is put back on the market with an asking price of around 2. 7 Million Dollars but it might be negotiable if a buyers heart is in the right place. You know this isnt a suburb of vegas is its own little place i moved here to get away from you move here to get away from that george knapp reporting from mystery wire. An interesting and content and is not top of Everything Else thats it for us at 5 but coming up next on kron 4 news at 6 and emergency brake pulled in california as covid cases are surging out of control almost every bay area county is taking a step back and reopening well tell you what that means for business, also Governor Newsome apologizing for going to a fancy dinner party in napa county. Where he was breaking the very rules. He has preaching about the news of 6 is next. News at 6. The fastest increase. California has seen since the beginning of this pandemic in every part of this we are seeing case rates increase. And positivity rates increase as well. Now at 6 g