Upstate University Hospital say working this Holiday Season isnt an option. Part of their care now includes connecting patients with loved ones hoping with phone calls and video chats and their families. I also like to read a little message on a whiteboard which is not the way towards our for but i dont care on thanksgiving. All right happy thanksgiving on and try and draw that turkey, theyre feeling the same pain of missing family time even when given the opportunity to go home. Rachel nolan is working christmas but had thanksgiving off, im personally not seeing any of my family members unfortunately thats just how it i do have high risk family members of my own and for these nurses at odessa, Regional Medical center. They say the hardest part of the job is being honest with families. When you wants to see their family. You have to be the one to during their next place that them the reason to buy we can allow visitors up here as their hospital hit capacity, this month employees are in desperate need of kindness from outsiders. As they battle fatigue internally or a player out as she sits down right now everyone is really. Exhausted their burned out and. The last thing that they want to see it in a day is these negative comments and their Community Members and so its been very hard for them. Tough job that was mark martin reporting for us tonight. I lets go ahead and go outside without a live shot right now of downtown San Francisco this friday evening, vicki that is one of the prettiest shots in clear night listening out there in the darkness Lawrence Karnow is here to tell us what its all about warrants are tonights it looks just like a painting doesnt but certainly a gorgeous night out there tonight cold out there as we see these temperatures dropping off in a hurry, the air is very dry now so well see these numbers really start to plummet as we head throughout the evening hours so be prepared be one of those cold nights get those like its ready to go maybe fire in the fireplace these temperatures really going to be coming down looking from the east bay back out west you can see the clear skies, no fog to speak of the high clouds. And the other winds calming down so here we go get ready for a very cold night outside likely to see some patchy across the valley is down to the freezing mark in santa rosa, 3233 in the bottle for a low 34 in napa about 34 and 34 degrees in concord live morning even inside the bay look at that 30s in the san jose Hayward Fremont also redwood city so cold night, a head. Heres the good news start out your weekend. Weve got some sunshine. Its a pretty nice weather outside staying dry tomorrow 50 the 60s into San Francisco, a few there about along the coastline and you can see those numbers generally in the 50s and 60s a little cool up toward the beaches but not much in the way of wind just a light breeze 59 south San Francisco about 61. In millbrae 61 in redwood city about 63 amount new the south bay waking up on the cold side by the afternoon mid 60s to warming up nicely about 64 degrees in cupertino east bay also look at those temperatures running up in the mid 60s, maybe zy 6 to 6 in little more about 66 in berkeley and also in richmond. Numbers running up in the mid 60s in the napa valley with some mild temperatures in the afternoon along the coastline will keep it little bit cooler but dry in the 50s and a lot of 60s in the valley, so the next few days few more clouds roll in as we head in towards sunday. Theres even a slight chance we can get clipped by this next storm system late sunday into monday, maybe northern snowmen northern run counts maybe a couple sprinkles but thats about as close as its going to get and know, im still looking pretty dry well into december right now so a warrant. President. Legal team suffered yet another defeat in court today as a federal Appeals Court in philadelphia. Rejected the latest effort to challenge the States Election results. Trumps lawyers vowed to appeal to the supreme court. Despite the judges assessment that the quote campaigns claims have no merit. Fridays ruling comes 4 days after pennsylvania officials certified there vote count for president elect joe biden who defeated trump by more than 80,000 votes in that state nationally biden and running mate Kamala Harris garnered nearly 80 million votes are recorded us president ial elections. A Record Number of women are expected to serve in congress this upcoming year almost a 140 women will be working across both chambers. This year the gop could have as many as 35 women thats an increase of 13 from 2018 and democrats could have more than a 100. Those numbers are not set in stone as some races are still too close to call joe khaleel takes a look at some policy changes we could see this year as a result. 100 decide to one based on her gender these one round because theyre bad if 2018 was the year of the woman 2020 may be the year of the republican woman on the story starts and i approve this message. Some races are still outstanding but today the gop added 13 women to its ranks at least 35 republican women will serve in the next congress we all have lived experiences, second more voices who have at the table. The more reflective you are of our growing society beth van dyne won her seat in texas is 24th Congressional District show replace a retiring male congressman and it was precisely candidates like van died at Republican House leader Kevin Mccarthy hoped to recruit they were very successful. I think a lot of that had to do with their conservative views. Mccarthy says the women candidates who won their seats did so because their ideals aligned with their districts and he acknowledges House Republicans had a diversity problem but i said i watch state of the union that there was no doubt that we were not reflective of the size of a party in who supported us out of 197 republicans in the current house of representatives just 22. Are women when people look at congress they wanted to be representative of what our nation looks like congresswomanelect actually hinson will represent iowas First District he says republican women bring an important perspective to washington for no nonsense people we sit down we get things done theres a lot less harsh ring i feel like amongst the women in our in our group, but all the women newsnation spoke to for this story made one point very clear they didnt run or when simply because theyre women we need to be able to show our next generation what its like to be a strong city said no matter what your perspective is in no matter what your gender is not there, you im going to check a box mentality congresswomanelect to kat cammack from a district in florida says she and other newly elected female republicans are now focused on issues first getting her constituents access to good Broadband Internet and from the connection during our interview with her access to high speed lot is incredibly important you can tell they need it but mack says she and her freshman colleagues wont dwell identity questions. She says the fact that her party looks a little more like the broader population. Is significant i hope that that kind of starts changing the narrative in washington dc and across the country about. Really what does the gop look like. That was joe khalil reporting for us tonight. Coming up next the government is investigating tesla after dozens of complaints learn how the investigation could lead to a recall. Plus a busy day and bury college sports. The annual big game between stanford and cow and a big upset by the usf Mens Basketball Team kylen mills has the highlights next and facebook may be launching its new cr come experience floor and decors grand opening in san leandro safely shop our wide aisles and be amazed with our even wider selection. Discover the perfect floor at the perfect price in whatever way is perfect for you. Floor and decors newest location is now open. Also open in milpitas and burlingame. About the covid19 virus. Its real. And its dangerous. So, on behalf of all of us working on the front lines, please take it seriously. And while we dont yet have a cure or a vaccine, we do know how to keep you and your loved ones safe. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Stay six feet apart. Do your best to stay out of crowded spaces. And get a flu shot, its even more important this year. We can do this. If we do it together. For your money tonight facebooks crypto currency libra may launch as early as january. According to the Financial Times the release been scaled back. The Labor Association will launch a single coin backed by the dollar the Facebook Group plan to release several coins bankrolled by traditional currencies. The group says that they limited the release after Global Regulators warned that an influx of libra coins could threaten financial stability. The federal government is investigating possible suspension problems with teslas electric cars after dozens of complaints. The national Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it is received 43 complaints and cover the 2015 through 2017 model s sedans and the 2016 through 17 model x suvs the front suspensions could fail on almost a 115,000 vehicles. The investigation could lead to a recall. Still ahead the pandemic is forcing a lot of businesses to get creative this year. Learn how a pair of podcasters hit the road to see mc is forcing a lot of businesses to get creative give a pair of podcasters the opportunity to hit the road they set off to learn more about how Small Businesses surviving while meeting with fans and adding a smile along the way. Aaron nola has more on live from blake. These 2 have been miked up together for 2 years. Storm chasers. Adventure here in me and what better way to test this relationship then a 16 state logging more than 9,000 miles across america. All during a Global Pandemic dont hang around the wall show. We had planned in 2020 to do a tour anyway and then everything not cancel we set up the dash cam and we filmed theyre calling this venture live from blank. Digital episodes will be released on youtube starting next month. But this was more than a joyride these miles had a we wanted to highlight all of the different places that were doing it right so they were still trying to make it work the Small Businesses. They have found a way to re imagine what they knew and found a way to commit to that so that they could move forward allison lulu were in a different city every couple of days and as the cameras kept rolling so did the safety precautions in fact, lou called herself the covid Compliance Officer every time it was a decision every single time we pulled into a place we kind of did check in. How many people are outside how many people are inside. Do we feel safe, lets go somebody came up to us in sedona and asked us for a free hug. And i was like you are so strange or. Yeah i love your mindset keep our philosophy of life. And i do stranger right now, but i wish you the best as this quest hit the finish line live from blank had plenty of laughs, 0 confirmed covid cases and a new appreciation for Small Businesses and families battling the year. Like none other its about finding connection the ways that we can right now safely and intelligently and honestly and sincerely we travel to salt lake city, utah and its happening there and the people are wearing the masks and everyones going through it together. So it was really inspiring for me to then feel a sense of community with people that regardless of where we drove up to everyone is feeling the exact same way to women on the road taking on a pandemic with a podcast all while looking for smiles and inspiration with every mile its a love letter my from lake. Aaron nolan chicago. Time for sports. Covid19 has thrown all sorts of traditions out of whack this fall and that includes the 100 23rd big game. Usually cal and stanford football would face off the saturday before tha ksgiving in front of 10s of thousands of fans. This year though the 2 teams meet in an empty california memorial stadium, you see all the empty seats on black friday. But the intensity was still there in the oldest rivalry game in the west. A lot of back and this one to the cardinal golden bears tied up at 10 heading into halftime after this blocked field goal attempt kept cal from taking the lead david shaw all about the effort on to the 2nd half in berkeley tied at 17 davis mills hands it off to austin jones he muscles his way into the end zone for the 8 yard score. His second of the game extra point is good and stanford goes out in front. Finally just over a minute remaining, stanford. On top 2417 the bears Christopher Brown junior runs in that touchdown to bring cow within one. They go for the extra point to force overtime and you saw there blocked again by cardinal defensive end thomas booker, he blocked both kicks the stanford bench goes absolutely wild. David shaw, a happy man, but they actually got a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct for that celebration. Still it didnt matter stand for close as this one out 2423. The ax returns to the cardinals and on to some College Hoops todd golden the usf dons looking to upset the 4th ranked virginia cavaliers 2 minutes to go in the 2nd half dogs up by 4 topping your cut am that one is good for a deep 3 todd Golden Company was pretty happy about that their lead increased to 7. However, 6 seconds left dons leading by one the past that sam hauser he put that one up that wouldnt go and that would do it usf outlasts and upsets virginia, huge upset 6160 the final score. They will host the Rhode Island Rams on sunday, a good sign for usf basketball. Well, the cows, woMens Basketball Team is a couple more days to regroup after falling the san jose state for the first time in a decade. Its no surprise that he would experience some growing pains so early on with this very young roster in fact, the bears only have one senior and one junior they also are without starter and team captain jazlyn green who is dealing with an injury. But the golden bears they should be just fine their freshman class was ranked the 6th best in the country by espn w hoop girls, head coach Sherman Smith told me shes really impressed with how the freshman came in ready to compete. With 9 freshman and sophomores its its a lot of youth that its also a positive thing in that its a lot of enthusiasm a ton of energy and people who are just eager to play you know, and theres so much opportunity so so im excited about this we gel really well. The chemistry is amazing and i think its just going to you know take us a little bit of time to get things to come together. The bears host Csu Bakersfield on sunday at 02 00pm also the saint marys Mens Basketball Team cruises past south dakota state this evening 70 to 59 the final score theyre so excited and a lot of College Hoops and football going on yeah, you sure caliber like all im so sorry about that loves the dogs i want a tshirt and march i mean this is it right yeah, yeah, you hope all right. Thank you. Still ahead we share an update on the rescue not im being treated at the oakland zoo. Learn were captain cow and its rescue sisters are moving. And going to be a cold night ahead, some freezing temperatures around Ernest Hemingway wrote the old man and the sea at 52 Satchel Paige was still dominating batters at 59. Celia cruz was still winning grammys at 77 john wheeler illuminated our ideas of the universe at 70 and roger crouch was 56 when he first went into space your best is yet to come all right more leave you with this we have a happy update to share captain cal has found a new home the rescued Mountain Lion cub will be going so cute and 2 of his adopted sisters are going to be moving to the columbus zoo and aquarium in ohio in the next couple weeks, Mountain Lions in captain cal has been recovering at the oakland zoo after suffering severe burns to his paws that was. From his aug fire that happened in Shasta County back in september. Look at them together having a good time to 3 cubs were paired together weeks later and have been very close ever since the columbus zoo says it plans on introducing the cubs to their female Mountain Lion who just lost her brother earlier this year okay so see that shot with the tongue like the he just ate something mighty tasty. It will leave that for rest of the i lets talk about the weather we have a couple seconds left. Or the couple second im getting changes coming our way for the weekend like a lot of sunshine around the bay area certainly windy. Its spots overnight last night into early this morning. But those winds calming down this afternoon so. Yeah weve got the clear skies out there right now going to stick with us all night long be prepared go to one of those cold nights outside so plan on those temperatures dropping often are hurry tonight, those winds are calming down the air is very dry. Were looking to do points now into the 20s in some of the bay area so thats going mean the temperatures are going to be headed southward in a hurry outside though beautiful sight though weve Crystal Clear skies out there looking over San Francisco across the bay looking good little busy out there on the bridge but otherwise were looking at some nice conditions ahead. High pressure Still Holding on along the west coast and unfortunately its going to stick around for a while now start to get behind that some of the rainfall total so would like the rain goal right now the jet stream caring all that moisture up in the Pacific Northwest further all the way up into canada, not even close to the bay area for now theres one system going to clip us i think as we get into late sunday into monday bringing a slight chance of a couple sprinkles nor theres snow on counties thats about it. So as close as its going to get all right so that being its nice to the wind is calm down around the bay area fact look at compared to what we had 24 hours ago thats pretty nice still in place any breeze at all get 12 mile an hour winds at sfo. A little bit breezy there with all those winds calming down tonight the temperatures will be dropping off or planning for a low down to freezing in santa rosa about 30 to 34 degrees napa 33 hovering right about the freezing mark just above that in the bottle 34 of leyland conquered and even inside the bay you can see some of those temperatures down in the 30s even the san jose how about that 38 degrees that is a cold night in an urban area in san jose so that being said were going to see some temperatures tomorrow running up in the 60s outside should be a nice day, but it is going to be dry for tomorrow and the rest we can to all right lawrence. But during a little rain a little too early though to start complaining about a lack of rain so that we you know were behind a little bit we can catch up we have some significance will ship i just hope for that thank you lawrence and that wraps up kron 4 news at 6. Cn 8 oclock tonight. Announcer a wild, wild west. 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