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Warnings from those Health Experts people are still packing airports. Kron fours terisa stasio has been monitoring the scene and open airports, tonights joins us now now. Whats going on out there theresa. Why cant am so travel here at Oakland International airport down about 60 but that still meant about 7,008 1000 people came in and out of this airport and Health Officials are now saying that we could see a fallout from that. Im going to virginia were going to land in seattle for thanksgiving, choosing to fly this thanksgiving, travelers heading off for the upcoming holiday. Despite recommendations from the cdc to stay home to slow the spread with covid cases also taking off flying past levels set in the spring when the pandemic first hit Health Experts warn about a turbulent future would expect seeing increased cases and continue to increase and haas lies asians Infectious Disease expert doctor, peter, chinhong with ucsf says if cases soar. We could be looking at more austere measures. You know it may be that close. Its like the end of that all is looking at what happened in europe and when needs to do that us air partial lockdown that really full lockdowns so mattel could view were seeing decline in cases in france in spain and the uk so there is potential light at the end of the top the doctor says promising news about vaccines on the horizon will help steer the country away from this dark period in time. But that is still months away. He has hopefully more assistance from the federal government will make a difference to get us through all this. So that is going to accelerate the timeline for which most americans will be able to get the vaccine just by numbers. In the meantime the doctor saying that there is a lot of pandemic fatigue out there and thats kind of why were seeing so many people travel even know all of the warnings are out reporting live here at Oakland International airport. Theresa back to you guys theresa, thank you very much summer stories across the country. The urge for Holiday Travel in the nationwide surge in. Covid cases of combined to increase the demand for covid testing its overwhelming testing sites around the country. One laboratory says demand for tests has increased almost 50 . Since the last week of september. Officials with the Cleveland Clinic say the current testing strategy was done on a which is done on a state by state basis. Simply is not different things. I mean kidney experts together and lets do there are best practices. So lets get the experts to charles with the best practices suggesting followed. Some lawmakers say the house approved heroes act would have helped a lot by providing millions more for testing but. That bill remains stalled in the senate today, the United States reported more than 2000 covid19 deaths for the First Time Since may and california is seeing the biggest singleday increase in cases and deaths in months more than 18,000 new cases and 106 deaths in the last 24 hours total statewide cases more than 1 million and more than 18,000 californians have lost their lives to the virus. In the bay area there are more than 140,000 cases and more than 1900 people have lost their lives in the south bay Santa Clara County is seeing the highest number of reported covid cases since march and Health Officials there are worried that things will only get worse this holiday weekend. Well 4 Sanaz Tahernia has more on the warning officials are sending residents and Business Owners. He says are hitting record highs in Santa Clara County with more than 500 newly reported cases a day and county Health Officials are expecting things to get worse if we look back in july when we were were really worried about an increase then we saw. 385 cases has a maximum and as we have seen our numbers around much higher we were at 512 cases today. Tomorrow may be higher and we expect that to be the case Officials Say they understand the pandemic fatigue but we have to continue on. Adding that while those around you may seem healthy that doesnt necessarily mean theyre covid free to 60 of the times when people are infecting others are in or are infectious themselves. They have absolutely no symptoms. So if youre worried about staying away from somebody because they have a cough. Are they look sick. Be more worried about the people that are new that are close to you that have no symptoms. With this recent surge in numbers Health Officials are urging residents to stay home and avoid gathering in large groups or traveling ahead of the thanksgiving holiday. They also want Business Owners to know theyre ramping up enforcement or officers will be looking at a variety of things but in particular. Well be looking at capacity limitations on making sure the stores overcrowded. Making sure that those social distancing protocols that orange check mark has been posted. Well also be looking face coverings and enforcing face coverings at the business locations businesses that fail to comply with the safety orders will be fined the enforcement officers will be wearing special clothing. Making them easily identifiable and officials believe that if the proper steps are taken the county can flatten the curve once again. We know that we can do this together as a community. Weve done it before. We will do it again. At the time to act is now seen as turning a reporting kron 4 news. Tonight, a california lawmaker is calling on governor Gavin Newsome to provide the specific data hes used to make recent decisions in restricting parts of the economy comes after the Governors Office installed a socalled emergency brake last week forcing the majority of the state to halt indoor dining. Recent data from Los Angeles County suggested restaurants and bars accounted for 3. 1 of its covid19 cases, but state senator andreas for gas notes, not all counties in california have access to that kind of data. If california counties are reporting. A certain level and then Public Policy being made at the state level is using that i think it should be transparently provided to the public. The republican lawmakers sent a letter to newsom this week requesting numbers methodology and findings in the state linking indoor Restaurant Operations to covid cases as of tonight, the administration has not responded to that request tonight the centers for Disease Control says it may soon shorten its recommendation for how long people should quarantine after possibly being exposed to covid19. The current recommended quarantine is 14 days but that could be reduced to 7 to 10 days. The cdc says the period could be shortened if patients are tested for the virus during that quarantine the decision to change the guidance is not final yet and experts are still reviewing data to make sure changes would not put people at risk. Stay with kron 4 for our continuing coverage on the pandemic you can download the crown for and kron on mobile apps to get the latest updates in the bay area and beyond they are free in the apple and google play stores. Another big story tonight police have identified the man arrested in connection with that bloodied mass a stabbing on sunday at a church in San Jose Police say the suspect 32 yearold fernando hey sue slope as. Is a homeless man with a long criminal history. Hes accused of stabbing 5 people sunday night at Grace Baptist Church which serves as a temporary homeless shelter on cold nights, a man and a woman were killed 3 other people were hospitalized. Today city officials said the stabbings were preventable pointing to Santa Clara Countys sanctuary policy which prevents police from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. I point to a single thing. But rather of multitude of tools anddtiopportunities that were not utilize or faile. Im not arguing that the county should have held him for ice and simply arguing that we ship complied with the tenants of the values act which would enable notification of ice. So that before he is released out into the street. Ice can pick him up. Police say they believe lopez was under the influence of drugs at the time of the attack he was set to be arraigned this afternoon but the hearing was postponed at the last minute. No explanation has been given as to why. In National News tonight President Trump has pardoned former National Security adviser Michael Flynn he made that announcement today calling it is quote great honor. Flynn is the second trump associate convicted in the russia probe to be granted clemency by the president. Trump commuted the sentence of longtime confidant roger stone just days before he was set to report to prison. Its part of a broader effort to undo the results of an investigation that has shadowed his administration and yielded criminal charges against a half dozen of his associates. Over at San Francisco airport travel is down 75 compared to this time last year this was the scene this morning at the airport still a steady flow of last minute travelers are looking to try to get to their destinations. Officials with sfo are attributing the lower numbers to coronavirus and warnings by local Health Officials not to travel coronavirus tests at sfo same day travel testing site are officially sold out and there are not any available reservations for those tests until next month. Well were talking about sfo, lets take a live look outside their tonight things are pretty clear for any flights that are going in and out chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow joins us with our first check of the weather lawrence yeah guys looking good out there around the bay area will be windy in spots overnight tonight weve seen the breeze kind of picking up outside a more of that to come in fact that will be a factor into our thanksgiving day as well so out there right now weve got mostly clear nice look out over San Francisco in across the bay beautiful conditions out there right now the winds see how they will pick up and no delays being reported any airport locally things open and clear right now now speaking of those winds here we go 80 mile an hour winds of mill valley to 22 at Stinson Beach now 16 into San Francisco. You notice the direction more of a north northeasterly direction in some parts the bay area now and so winds of the kind of a big deal overnight tonight youre going to see these winds kind of how as we get in toward your thanksgiving day, especially starting out tomorrow morning 08 00am youre looking at some gusty winds. You see the red begin to fill in across some of the mountain tops those are gusts over 30 miles an hour. Then maybe even some 40 plus mile an hour gusts as we head toward tomorrow afternoon. So yeah plan on being a bit breezy any of the urban areas. Gusty at times but you see plenty of sunshine all day long temperatures will be a little bit warmer to most highs mainly in the 60s. Thank you lawrence coming up bay area, food banks need extra help this year, how you can donate your time to make a difference over the Holiday Season. Im alexandra le mon in washington the official transition process to a Biden Administration is now underway. And President Trumps Campaign Continues to fight the Election Results. Well have the latest coming up. And new details tonight in the shocking fraud case involving prisoners in california collecting millions of dollars in unemployment. Were learning about the extent of the scam here in the bay area. Next. A big story tonight, the investigation into thousands of fraudulent unemployment claims totally millions of dollars made by california inmates is ongoing. And so is the outrage over the fact that it even happened the Employment Development department is now weighing in as kron fours noelle bellow tells us. San mateo county was the first to sound the alarm on this scam an investigator here in San Mateo County was listening to a recorded jail phone call related to a drug case. Thats when he heard the inmates talking about a scam he wanted to get in on and unlike investigators would just say it has nothing to do in my case all ignore it. He did. Jordan boyd is a man with curiosity and he followed up and thats what broke it for the entire state San Mateo County District Attorneys Steve Wagstaffe says the scam was like a quickly spreading virus after the county notified other jails and the state department of corrections in july. It became clear this wasnt just a few cases so its quite a variety of some people very low level to where we have for people who. We have charged 2 of whom have pled guilty who charged with murder in all 22 people have been charged in San Mateo County with conspiracy to commit a td fraud. 16 were current inmates, 6 others were former inmates helping from the outside. Every one of them had been receiving payments our county it was always done by idi during a direct deposit of money into an account set up. The penalty is 3 years in state prison but that punishment could vary those who are sent to prison will be ordered to pay restitution out of the funds theyre paid through their work program edd sent out a statement saying its now been working on cross matches with inmate populations to identify suspect claims the department is also pursuing how to integrate such cross match is moving forward as part of enhanced prevention, the investigation is still ongoing the District Attorney hear does believe at least 3 dozen more people may be involved here in San Mateo County noelle bellow kron 4 news. Hundreds of thousands of americans continue to file for unemployment. Last weeks numbers are higher than what was expected 778,000 americans filled first time unemployment claims last week thats up 30,000 from the previous week and about 4 times the pre pandemic level as states begin to implement lockdown measures once again jobless numbers are expected to continue to increase. Many families in the bay area are struggling to put food on the table right now that they are turning to food banks for help in the past 4 days the Sacred Heart Food Bank in the south bay has given away more than 3,000 meals to people in need each meal includes either a turkey or ham and several side dishes for a family thanksgiving tables. The goal distribute more than 4,000 meals by the end of the day. Everybody weve been trying to pivot and make sure we can provide this essential service so were doing all the things social distancing we have less volunteers than we used to but were still getting the work done if folks want to support us they can bring down a turkey or ham to our location here at 1381 south first street. Sacred heart is also started to prepare for is various christmas programs, which of course is coming up in a few weeks. And happening tomorrow, San Franciscos historic glide Memorial Church will hold its annual thanksgiving celebration. But with covid safety in mind, thanksgiving morning, those in need can pick up a meal to go or dine outside under 3 tense. Glide also plans to deliver 200 meals to encampments across the city clive plans to serve a couple 1000 meals in front of the church the church is located on the 300 block of ellis between taylor and joan streets meals will be served between 9 in the morning and one in the afternoon adding to the list of changes this year many major retailers and other businesses are staying closed on thanksgiving. Heres a list of some of the businesses that are going to open their doors set includes costco target walmart and all to. For a full list you can head to our web site kron 4 dot com. Well lets check in on our 4 zone thanksgiving forecast were going to find out just how cold its going to be out there. Lawrence yeah its going to be chilly tonight probably some spots getting down near freezing overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning now i know you have a big meal tomorrow likely so a lot of folks like to get out there go for a little walk if youre headed out toward the beach be careful got some bigtime swells moving in along the coastline, some northwesterly swell is now coming in from storms off the coast and that is going to generate as well as maybe as high as 20 plus feet along some of the coastline there so. Be careful out toward the beaches stay away from the rocks that surface can last until at least thursday, but still probably pretty big even into the afternoon. Skies, mostly clear out there right now thats the way it is going to stay tonight as were going to see the chilly conditions little windy in spots that when maybe just enough to keep the temperatures up somewhat you forecast traveled about you look at the 60s into much of the monterey bay, Southern California looking at 70 degrees Downtown Los Angeles about 67 anaheim and 65 in san diego, headed up the high country of thanksgiving. Youve got a lot of sunshine but look at the temperatures boy just above freezing there truckee at 33 south lake tahoe, 35 degrees of course theyve got the snow from last weeks storm on the ground across the higher peaks, were looking cold air kind of settling in now youve got a weak cold front that moved through the day behind that a few scattered light showers some snow flurries over the mountain top but really the bay area just kind of settling in for looks like a pretty cold night outside tonight temperatures already beginning to drop off in fact down to 42. Its leader right now 48 in petaluma on 51 in santa rosa. Tonight were going to see mostly clear skies and thats gonna lead to some of those cold temperatures winds going to be picking up though throughout the night tonight, but tomorrow looking pretty good High Pressure the slide in just right as that ridge builds overhead going to see more of that northerly wind thats that offshore wind keeping us nice and dry. So weve got some outdoor plans tomorrow to celebrate little social distancing. Well its going to be nice out there but do plan on being a little breezy some of those winds will be blowing over 20 miles an hour. Thank you lawrence. Could be honestly written on the wall thats of one of our kids bedrooms i felt like violated and you know unsafe. Still ahead tonight at 8 a pastor and his family share their pain after their home was targeted by vandals less than 24 hours after they moved in also heartless crime hundreds of donated try sickles stolen before they could be delivered to children for the holidays. Our story tonight out of San Francisco just days before firefighters were set to begin distributing toys for the holidays. Weve learned that someone stole 200 donated try sickles from one of their storage unit and this crime is just is just awful kron fours dan kerman explains how this will affect the families that depend on the San Francisco Firefighters Toy Program. This story. This friday but the san theyre monday burglars are believed have the pass line should link fences barbed wire is like a location of the law collide on made off icicles similar said it obviously there was a problem with the audio on this story well get that back for you meantime also coming up in a covid19 nearly took this mans life his story of survival and how he is celebrating the thanksgiving. He was not sure he would say plus the day before thanksgiving president elect joe biden urging americans not to give in to the pandemic 14. Why President Trump is making more false claims of Election Fraud and after weeks of delays and stonewalling by the Trump Administration by the same sa all right, were just telling you about a toy drive in San Francisco, the was disrupted because somebody stole 200 try sickles meant for children. Dan kerman has the story. Last friday, the storage container was filled with bikes but over the weekend or monday. The San Francisco Firefighters Toy Program says burglars are believed to have gotten past the chainlink fence and barbed wire at this bayview location cut the lock and made off with 200 brandnew donated try sickles similar to this one. Disappointed. Just just disappointed in you know human mankind that you know what the good outdoes the bad usually thieves left behind plenty of other bikes, but none for the little ones. They took all the things for the younger children, so its really a big impact on the families that were going to start serving on monday. Not everyone will get a tricycle this year unless theyre miraculously returned or you know we get additional donations, the San Francisco Firefighters Toy Program has been up and running since 1949 and just last year served 31,000 families most with more than one child. Theyre now reviewing security video but are hopeful whoever took the bikes will have a change of heart. If you took down and theres a safe place youd like us to send some of our firefighters to pick them up in only more than willing to do that San Francisco police just launching their investigation into this crime again. The toy Program Starts giving out the toys to families on monday. In San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 news. The less you self surrender to the fatigue which i understand it is real fatigue. I know we can and we will beat this virus. Americas not going to lose this war. Well get our lives back. Life is going to return to normal i promise you this will happen. This will not last forever. With the coronavirus surging in millions of americans traveling this thanksgiving, president elect joe biden addressed the nation the day before thanksgiving praising americans for their resilience during the pandemic and urging people not to lose hope biden pleaded with the public to be sparks this holiday and do their part not to help spread the virus. Its also calling for americans to be united which our political analysts say is easier said than done, theres a lot of folks given coat but given the recession given being at home from work. They feel disconnected so getting people together in community and ceiling that connectedness is both something we have to measure better because it deals with this kind of polling debacle that we had in 2016 and again in 2020, but it also measures with that connectedness what were where were going with our politics, especially in the midst of social and political upheaval, massive demographic change all of these kinds of a broader things that are affecting American Society how we work how we play how we list. Professor mckeown says that bidens number one challenge in the one facing all of government is handling the pandemic he says finding common ground. Wont be easy. President trump still refusing to publicly can see the 2020 election and insisting without any evidence that he won today on a phone call during an event organized by Pennsylvania Republicans the president made several false claims about the voting process. The president was supposed to appear in person at this event, but he canceled the trip after a member of his legal team tested positive for covid19 state Election Officials across the nation and international. Observers have overwhelmingly insisted that there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud and that the president s legal team has repeatedly lost its cases in the courts. More states continue to certify Election Results in fact at this point the president s false claims are not impeding the transfer of power at the white house to the by the Administration Biden is set to receive his first president ial daily brief on monday our washington correspondent alexander le mon has more on the transition. Weve been very encouraged by the progress that has been made over the last few days after weeks of delays and stonewalling by the Trump Administration bidens team says the transition process is now moving full speed ahead the career Civil Servants have been incredibly forthcoming at the same time the trump Campaign Continues its fight to overturn the Election Results. The president s lawyer Rudy Giuliani tried again wednesday at a meeting hosted by Pennsylvania State republicans the state legislature that controls this process. Its your power. Meanwhile, joe biden said he would meet with President Trump if the president asked but bidens team says a meeting isnt necessary in the coming weeks biden will announce more cabinet positions, including secretary of defense cia director and secretary of health and Human Services given how health team will moving forward but certainly as we work to get the pandemic under control democratic california congressman lou correa address speculation that biden could appoint a republican to his cabinet if. President elect biden hines a republican whose expertise is needed in his cabinet. Then by all means we should move republican nominee could build goodwill in the u. S. Senate where bidens nominees could face tough hearings if republicans maintain their majority. In washington alexandra le mon. Well we want to check the forecast and take a live look outside looking out over San Francisco on a clear night before thanksgiving clear and cold lets check in chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow lawrence, yes when those nice to hear what she had electric blanket is going to chile in a good part of the bay or even inside the bay we could see a couple lows, dropping down into the 30s now as we head through the day tomorrow looks like its going to be a nice day mostly clear out there right now the one things happening. Those the winds begin to pick up outside well see more blustery winds and those winds are strong enough. Well hold up the temperature a little bit still youre talking. 33 degrees in santa rosa tonight for low 38 and that 36 in about a 34 in concord and limb or even inside the bay are looking 39 Mountain View to 37 degrees in san jose and 40s elsewhere so a chilly night around the bay area but by day tomorrow, youre looking good just find some sunshine in the San Francisco about 63 to be 65 in the mission as you head along the coastline will be cool to be breezy, especially over the mountain top so little windy at times as you go over some of the mountains locally dry inside the bay and everywhere you go around the bay area tomorrow on a thanksgiving day, 65 in mount view about 64 degrees in san carlos, some mild temperatures and sunny skies in the south bay to temperatures may be moving up in the mid 60s inland to about 66 in livermore 64 in dublin about 63 in san leandro 64 in orinda 66 in concord north bay thats where well see some of the strong gusty winds, especially in toward tomorrow afternoon. Maybe over the mountain saying only that you could be looking to maybe 40 maybe 50 mile an hour certainly good news that we have the rains already so we dont worry about fire danger. But the winds are going to blow looks like out in the next couple days, those temperatures going to start to come down a little bit over the weekend right now looks like were going to be staying dry a little chilly at night for the next 7 days guys back to you all right lawrence, thank you well, the bay area air Quality Management district is asking people not to burn wood this thanksgiving to help keep air pollution from rising to unhealthy levels theres no spare the air alert in effect but officials caution that woodburning fireplaces or wood stoves can significantly affect pollution in specific neighborhoods and also affect indoor air quality. The agency says with smoke is the major source of air pollution in the region during the winter and can be especially harmful to children the elderly and those who have respiratory conditions. Still ahead tonight the countrys first athome coronavirus test developed here in the bay area is now ready for marketing but not everybody will be able to get it right away plus after facing a possible cancellation because of covid an annual events honoring fallen veterans is back on. Now organizers are continuing the tradition safely. And vandals strike the family home of an east bay minister just hours after the family moved and how that community is helping this family heal through this pain. And east bay pastor and his family are sharing a message of love and gratitude tonight on this Holiday Season as after being victimized by vandals colonel hammock is a pastor at New Life Community Church in oakland. He and his family just moved into their brand new home in rodale only to find profane graffiti spray painted on their wall not even 24 hours later. The couple says their new neighbors have been extremely supportive. But they were still tasked with explaining this painful situation to their 3 young children. Several questions run through our mind when we saw that war we targeted because we are a black family moved into this neighborhood. When we targeted because someone may have recognized my work in the Community Fighting against injustice. What we targeted because we took down an American Flag that has been on his property for 50 plus years. The say despite this violation they have no hate in their hearts and have a lot to be grateful for this thanksgiving holiday, the family did file a Police Report and has since installed a Security System to try and deter any future incidents on the peninsula, the San Mateo County Sheriffs Department arrested 2 men after a detective allegedly saw them breaking into mailboxes this happened Tuesday Morning at an apartment complex on the corner of El Camino Real and eaton avenue in San Carlos Police say deputies responded to the scene and arrested 36 yearold Joseph Robinson and 32 yearold paul mckinney. Investigators say they found several personal Identification Cards and pieces of mail in their vehicle that are presumed to be stolen. Anyone who has information is asked to contact San Mateo County sheriffs office. Next today, a Northern California man nearly lost his life to covid19 how he battled to beat the virus and now gets to enjoy that thanksgiving holiday plus some good news for warriors fans us Klay Thompson undergoes Successful Surgery and their biggest difference is not the i appreciate life of any much. I appreciate life very much new tonight at 8 utter lack man who nearly lost his life to covid is now sharing his story one of survival and a warning after his long fight that man is now recovering and hes ready for the holiday. Thats good news like so many others hes prepared to celebrate what he calls a very unique thanksgiving. Kay recede has his story. The tables will be set the decorations in place full full and just like years prior to this thanksgiving for not ari will be about gratitude. Been blessing the league but unlike morris guest list will be a bit more intimate doing this a small simple measures. Think the yourself your family members who are protecting the protecting others from what im ari had been through earlier this year as we first reported in ari battled covid19. After getting infected on a flight from italy in february he was admitted to the icu at Kaiser Modesto placed in a medically induced coma. But he was able to fight through and was wheeled out to a cheering medical staff the infection did affect his kidneys temporarily, but he says hes better now than we stop though that this didnt move the from my church. Well i am all right. This is great now. Im ari credits his we gained health to his new perspective and his new lifestyle thing looked healthy diet according to culmination of the doctors and as the holiday ari says he knows that it will be a different type of celebration. But one that is necessary to keep his family and so many other safe, i know it is unusual unique but it is with the help of people. Putting with each other. If we cant pass this state. That was kay recede reporting for us tonight tomorrow, plans to stay connected with his family over video chat on thanksgiving. Well tonight we are learning more about the first fda approved at home coronavirus tests it is developed by the Biotech Company lou sarah health in emeryville this all in one test kit can give patients a positive or negative diagnosis within 30 minutes and is expected to cost about 50. Experts say the new single use tests will keep sick people at home reduce the risk of exposure to Health Care Workers and save personal protective equipment. They have you both sides of the nose and then show you exactly how to do that but that in the 2 whirl around too. But the cap on and put it in little machine. The initial rollout of the take home test is on a limited basis in florida and california it will not be widely accessible until next spring as production ramps up though it will be available by prescription to people 14 and older who are showing symptoms of covid. An annual holiday event honoring our nations fallen veterans was at risk of being canceled due to the pandemic but after some negotiation Wreaths Across America is back on every december the organization places thousands of wreaths on veterans graves at Arlington National cemetery for weeks and look like the event will be canceled, but supporters including President Trump wouldnt give up. And organizers came up with a safe plan. Arlington National Cemetery will close for an entire week. So soldiers can place most of the race and a small group also place wreaths in a designated section of the cemetery. On 4 sports from the 18 t fiber sports desk. Happy first day of College Hoops its been a wild ride to get here to say the least a couple cancel games, a bunch of reorganize schedules but the season has officially tipped off and weve got scores coming up shortly, but first our big nba news of the day while we continue to recover from the news that Klay Thompson is out for the season with a torn achilles the warriors star himself is recovering from surgery. Yeah, the 5 time allstar went under the knife for that right achilles today and the surgery was a success so thompson is expected to make a full recovery he will miss the season and this is after he missed all of last season while rehabbing a torn acl so after 2 long clay seasons we will be ready to have him back in 2021. The fortyniners meanwhile were back on the field today prepping for their sunday game against the rams in la they were already shorthanded due to numerous injuries and now the niners are currently down 8 more players, thanks to Covid Concerns dt Eric Armstead an offensive lineman for onus grosse were activated from the reserve covid19 list today but offensive tackle Trent Williams tested positive last week sending several of his close contacts to the list now despite the challenges head coach Kyle Shanahan says the team will soldier on and hope for the best. We do have a different issue this week with just 7 or whatever that number is of been down on the covid list. So we got to be smart well see if we have a chance to get back at the end of the leonore not so going to be smart with the practice squad guys that we use today for practice squad and formal reps kuz those guys dont come back. Those guys are going to be guys playing the game. Sad news today, some say hes the greatest Soccer Player of all time Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60 according to his lawyer, the argentinian footballer suffered a heart attack. Maradona famously led his country to a world cup title in 1986, and dazzled while playing for club teams barcelona and napoli today condolences poured in from soccer fans and players everywhere, including pele and lionel messi and christiane although called maradona and an paralleled magician. Well time for the College Hoops i promised you how about the cal bears they played fellow pac, 12 squad. Oregon state in corvallis today and the road was not so friendly for the golden bears not probably put up a teamhigh 21 points but cal just couldnt come up with enough offense after a strong start to the 2nd half for oregon state cal pulled within 5 with one 38 left on the clock but oregon state would use free throws in the final minutes to retake the lead and sealed the deal the final score 7163 oregon state fairs lose also on the mens side usf fell to u mass of lol by 8 points in a rough one st. Marys loss to memphis 73 to 56 and santa clara beat idaho state by 13 points as for womens hoops second ring stanford cruised to look at that score one 08 to 40 hayley jones had 16 points and 10 boards and her return from injury and a big win for san jose state over cow. Usf lost to u c davis 80 to 75 to score that one and then saint marys they lost to virginia commonwealth by 7. Now the stanford and san jose statement along with the santa clara women. All had their games canceled due to covid and the stanford womens game on sunday that was already scheduled has also been canceled for today so not the for bay area College Hoops hoping for better luck when they get to play next time it is their plan thats a good its a good thank you kate. Well coming up next the secrets no way that captured hearts all across the nation. Finally cleared for takeoff. The moment little rocky the owl was released into the wild. You might remember little guy the tiny stole away owl was found in the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree about 2 weeks ago. And now hes finally back home rockefeller or rocky for short was released back into the wild in upstate new york after receiving treatment at a wildlife center. After checking out the surroundings for a few seconds rocky eventually flew off into the trees, the little bird captured hearts all over the nation after she was discovered in the famous Christmas Tree in new york and thankfully had a successful recovery. One of the biggest annual thanksgiving traditions will look a bit different this year, but it will still be there the macys thanksgiving day parade in new york city will still have the float and the performers, the balloons and a special appearance by santa claus tomorrow, but because of the pandemic there will not be a parade route for spectators together and instead the parade will be staged in the span of a city block in front of the macys store on 34th street. Broadway stars will also get a chance to perform for the first time in many months with broadway shows shut down buyers force broadway to go dark last march and its not expected to resume until june of 2021. Actors have done all the rehearsing outdoors for tomorrows big appearance. A family in fresnos hoping to spread a little cheer during the pandemic with the Holiday Light shows scott davis began the show back in 2016 with just just 7800 lights. Well this year. There are more than 34,034 1000 well it certainly takes time just to hang all of these lights davis says that the real challenge here is programming the lights so they all blank in unison with the music. It takes me between 3 or 4 hours and for every minute of music. Actually program, the lights. So i probably have a 15260 hours for the programming in this year. That credible the light show mastermind says that although it might feel a bit different this year because of the virus. He has no doubt that he was going to continue this tradition. Davis and his family will light up the display every night through new years eve. Good for him dedication. It is a lot of wires and a love his community make feel better looking at that stuff that wraps up kron 4 news at 8 oclock this is what we are tracking for kron 4 news tonight at 9 thanksgiving the historically been a very busy travel day. Well, the message the chp has for travelers this Holiday Season as cases of coronavirus surge across the country one group is being disproportionately affected. A message Santa Clara County leaders have for them latin x community. Those stories and much more ahead after the break. From the bay areas local news station. Watching kron 4 news. Thanksgiving in the middle of a pandemic coronavirus cases surge before the holiday as Health Officials urge people not to travel and potentially invite the virus into their family gatherings. Good evening, everybody im pam moore and im ken wayne tonight, cdc is protecting that covid19 deaths will increase over the next 4 weeks and then by december 19th there will be between 10,000 to 20,000 new covid related deaths with more than 2000 covid deaths the country reported the highest one day coronavirus death toll since early may tonight more