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Using Curbside Pickup here in the bay area some stores did not see the large crowds that were anticipated, but that depends on where you did your shopping today kron fours gayle ong talked to shoppers in walnut creek. She joins us now live with more gayle. Vicki and can i actually spoke to a manager at lululemon where the wait time was about 45 minutes and part of the reason was because they were following Covid Protocols and up staying under the Maximum Capacity to avoid those lines Health Experts are encouraging people to stay home and shop online get your deals that way at least one person i spoke to got that message. Looking at the lines and thinking were glad that will be done most of our shopping online on black friday lines out the door at Broadway Plaza in walnut creek still stores doing their best to make sure everyone stay safe in the age of covid19 theyre doing a very good job with the social distancing a lot of people Wearing Masks out here a different story in the morning at Hacienda Crossings Shopping Center in dublin. Best buy didnt see the overnight lines as shoppers offer Curbside Pickup this year taking advantage of deals on electronics, the new 500 playstation 5 was sold out at the bay street shops in emeryville people lined up in the afternoon. But a spokesperson for the Shopping Center says its been very calm. Many stores started their black friday deals early to encourage Online Shopping to avoid crowds. Back at Broadway Plaza tradition was hard to discourage still people showing up definitely a concern of ours because the cases have risen quite a lot in the couple the past couple weeks. But we felt you we wear masks and do our part its definitely. Safer and most of the shops around here so requiring you to wear masks and do the proper coronavirus protocols i got a mosque you go to mosque. We are in the stores know this know some of those great retail experts say while sales at brick and Mortar Stores will be down Internet Sales will be up. Were you to car surfing right so thats why this to kind of keep social distancing. Trying to follow you know what they need to do. Well black friday is the unofficial start of the Holiday Season. Health experts are recommending people shop online do Curbside Pickup like that customer we just heard from many stores and Small Businesses they have been adjusting to curbside in Online Shopping early in the pandemic here in walnut creek gayle ong kron 4 news. Thank you gayle to the south bay now Santa Clara County Officials Say they warned dozens of businesses for failing to comply with countys covid19 safety protocols during the Holiday Shopping season. Officials say 76 businesses failed to submit and post a row by social distancing protocol to inform the public on the stores policies. The county Compliance Team will continue visiting high traffic shopping areas throughout the weekend. With a number of covid cases surging here in the bay area and beyond today, the San Francisco Health Department announced its rolling out a new tool to help with Contact Tracing the city now turning to a Virtual Assistant to help with the fight our kron fours dan dorn live for us in San Francisco tonight, he joins us. With more on this new tool to help combat. The virus. Thats right can the Health Department says that this new tool is actually a part of the states Contact Tracing platform which is already being used in other counties like santa clara, the Health Department has already had 200 people working 7 days a week as contact tracers. But as these numbers continue to go up theyre using everything at their disposal. As covid19 cases surge across the bay area, San Francisco Health Leaders are taking a new approach to identifying positive cases and stopping the spread. To supplement efforts through Contact Tracing the Health Department is deploying a Virtual Assistant we are utilizing all of our tools, including this ensure that we can still reach everyone so our goal and the way were operating as of now is to continue to reach everyone people who came into contact with someone who tested positive would receive a text from the Health Department alerting them of possible exposure and exposure in this case would be being within 6 feet of someone who tested positive for at least 10 minutes. Health Officials Say the information put into the system will help them better understand how the virus is spread from person to person answering these questions really shortens the time that we need to speak to on the phone so this is the most effective and efficient way to make sure using our resources overall in the best way to support San Francisco, although the tool has been getting used in other counties, San Francisco is now taking advantage of it. If someone tests positive for covid19 they can use this system to share results, including any symptoms. Health Officials Say engagement is crucial please pick up the phone when we reach out. Well if you are contacted by the Health Department over the whether thats a phone call or a text message they will not be asking for any Payment Information your immigration status or asking for your Social Security number reporting live in San Francisco. Dan thorn kron 4 news dan thank you coronavirus cases are also surging in Los Angeles County and today. Health officials issued a new stay at home order banning most gatherings this week the 3 week order which takes effect on monday bans all public and private gatherings with people not in your household, Church Services and protests are exempt because those are constitutionally protected rights the order comes as the county averages more than 4700 new covid cases over the past 5 days and almost 2000 people there are now hospitalized. There are now nearly 13 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus here in the u. S. In this new surge is spreading quickly. California reported a record high 12,000 new cases today. And across the country hospitalizations are spiraling out of control as well with more than 90,000 thats new record for the 16th day in a row. A nationwide more than 264,000 people have died from covid19 while here in california. The death toll topped 19,000 today. And there have been nearly 1. 2 million infections. Doctor Anthony Fauci says this could be the start of a dark Holiday Season is the surge in coronavirus cases is likely to persist or even get worse through december, january and february fauci says the country is in a vulnerable position heading into the Holiday Season because of factions are too high to control surges when they arise. Doctor fauci celebrated thanksgiving with his daughters over zoom and says he plans to do the same thing over christmas. Happening now the highway patrols maximum enforcement period is officially underway. All traffic may be a lot lighter these days as a result of the pandemic as you can see in this live picture the bay bridge toll plaza officers say some drivers are taking advantage of the open space on the roads by putting the pedal to the metal speeders and drunk drivers are on the chp is radar this weekend as kron fours rob fladeboe reports for us tonight officers hope the increase patrol presence will be enough to get drivers to follow the rules of the road. Urged to stay close to home amid the still surging pandemic there was some beach traffic here on highway 17 today, lots of people shopping for Christmas Trees and black friday deals as well since its thanksgiving holiday maximum enforcement period began wednesday evening. The south bay chp has made 5 arrests for driving under the influence. But even one the lie is one too many says the chp is officer ross led if we have anybody is out then. Then in make that choice and decision to drink and drive and put their lives and the lives of of. The general public, the passengers. Anybody on the line. It is too much for us, its not just drug driving that has the chp stepping up patrols statewide. Theyre also watching for distracted driving and speeding traffic across the region has generally been relatively lighter than usual in recent days as a result of the pandemic between that and the recently imposed curfew in some places less traffic led to a tendency to drive a little faster says officer lee with less traffic cars moving faster so we want to really remind people and be a visual presence out there my people slow down. Just because theres less volume of traffic and not many cars on the road does not mean that the speed limit his change or the becomes any safer to drive a highspeed anecdotal evidence suggests more room on the road is also led to an uptick in reckless driving. The chp is looking for that too. Well helping motorists in need the maximum e forcement period ends at 1159 sunday night there were 42 fatalities during the enforcement period statewide last year. 27 of which were in the chp jurisdiction along with 867 arrest for dui the overall numbers regionally and statewide so far this year were not immediately available. Along highway 17 rob fladeboe kron 4 news. And now to the east bay where the chp is investigating a deadly crash overnight Authorities Say just before 1 oclock this morning. A toyota got hit by a big rig in the middle of interstate 80 at Market Street in oakland. The chp officers say they found the driver dead outside his car. Officers dont know whether the driver was inside the car with a big hit it or if he was outside the car. The driver of the truck was not i jured and stayed on scene after the crash. Also in the east bay Oakland Police say 2 people are hospitalized after a car crash late last night it happened around 9 oclock along east cypress road and nights in avenue when First Responders arrived on the scene they say they found one of the victim suffering from major injuries had to be airlifted to John Muir Medical Center in walnut creek. The other victim suffered minor injuries was also taken to the hospital. Police say both vehicles suffered major damage in the crash which is now under investigation. All right, lets switch gears now to our 4 zone forecast as we get a live look outside at downtown San Francisco, beautiful night and warrants a little chilly in some spots. Oh my goodness it is going to be cold the freezing mark in some parts of the bay area even inside the bay tonight. Theres a chance we could see a little frost so bundle up get that fire going chilly temperatures ahead as we look toward the weekend unfortunately, no rain right now to speak of and since were and that cold air is already in place very dry. Temperatures going to drop off in a hurry. Storm clouds moving well to the north you see the jet stream taking that cloud line all the way up to the Pacific Northwest and that is as close as it gets to us High Pressure just too strong right now on that ridge only weaken a little bit over the weekend so still a lot of sunshine coming your way maybe a few more clouds in the latter half of sunday. Winds not a big deal in fact yesterday we were howling some winds over 60 miles an hour over the mountain tops. Now we are calming down around the bay area that is going to lead to some very cold temperatures in fact youre down to 41 degrees in nevada right now 42 napa 45 in santa rosa. You get the idea some chilly temperatures now overnight lows. Theyre probably take a big dip all the way down to freezing in some parts of the north bay even some patchy frost inside the big guys. Thank you lawrence coming up tonight on kron 4 news at a going to the Supreme Court to be able to worship during the pandemic the request from some. State churches for the nations highest court to weigh in on californias pandemic rules plus another setback in President Trumps failing attempts to overturn the election. The new legal developments from a key battleground state and thousands of people in Southern California theyre without their power toni 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. Tonight powerful winds are posing a fire danger across Southern California putting utility crews and residents on high alert the santa ana winds are whipping up this weekend, a red flag warnings are in place as the conditions are extremely dry. The fire danger forcing Utility Companies to shut off power to thousands of people something were familiar with all about and weve done that a lot here in the bay area reporter Christina Pascucci has the very latest. We are pre deploying. Strike teams. Crews water tenders aircraft throughout the county. And fire station 89 in a gore hills to Santa Clarita as one 50 la county fire has deployed strike teams in response to gusty winds whipping through los angeles elevating fire danger were seeing ones in the sustained between 1015 miles per hour. But we see gusts up to 25 miles per hour. Its pretty rough out a lot of debris blown out trees and branches in one going across the road on cars back and forth and freeway the conditions are very similar to what we saw in the woolsey about but there was even hotter. A wind event that was more of a truce and the elevated temperatures as well la county fire strategically deploying units to one of the biggest wild land urban interface areas in la county and were a malibu interface all the way up through Ventura County and then over in the Santa Clarita up through lancaster and palmdale areas. It is there are areas where we think we might have the most of having the first round we have more fire trucks out here. More stations that here so i know theyre on it they have a plan. So cal edison wants to proactively mitigate fire danger so as of 04 00pm today, 12,000 of its 5 million customers are without power mostly in current in la countys making every effort to reduce the number and needed shocks. We actually have crews on the ground who are inspecting weather conditions up to 50,000 more customers could be impacted through tonight, mostly in la and San Bernardino counties visit s iii dot com forward slash psps for more information on that. Power is expected to be to these customers within 24 hours after the wind event ends and after the crews inspect the mind to determine if its safe to re energize. That was Christina Pascucci reporting for us tonight, check this out strong winds in Orange County toppled an outdoor set up at an anaheim church it. The winds blew away a massive tent in the parking lot there. Yeah, the church has been holding out or services him because the pandemic chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow is tracking the strong winds and fire danger down there i joins us now with more lawrence yeah we have the strong gusty offshore winds here Southern California seeing the santa ana Winds Continuing there tonight. And theyre talk some very blustery conditions its not ended yet there are some places in Los Angeles County where some of the warnings have come down, but still you get a little further to the north you get into ventura up towards Santa Barbara you can see the red here you see the conditions up there not good as were seeing some 40 in some 50 mile an hour that red flag warning extended all the way until 6 oclock in the evening on saturday and humidity dropping down into the Single Digits in some spots not only there but also as you head down into Southern California towards san diego. They are looking at those offshore winds continue to howl tonight maybe 40 miles an hour over some of the higher peaks dangerous fire conditions and remember they havent had much rain either now back to the bay area we go and you see the storm systems off the coastline. Unfortunately so far this season most of these have been tracking well to the north of the bay area. High pressure camping out along the coastline in those red those systems just cant get through that ridge show thats keeping us dry around california so slow start to the wet season. Well see how things turn out right now on not too promising out there it is dry here in the bay area thats the way it is going to stay tonight. Temperatures getting chilly 45 right now the more 43 in dublin look at the north bay what were getting close to the 30s now as we head in 41 in sensible 41 in nevada on 41 degrees in petaluma so certainly some cold temperatures ahead around the bay area tonight by day going to be a Beautiful Day plan on lots of sunshine temperatures tomorrow, most spots public move in the 60s tomorrow, but well have some very cold nights ahead, not only tonight, but i think in the next week these temperatures so well down to the 30s youre feeling it. Yeah. Thank you federal Appeals Court has denied the trump campaigns effort to revive a federal lawsuit challenging the Election Results in pennsylvania. A panel of 3 judges ruled that the claims have no merit writing that charges of unfairness require specific allegations and proof they say the lawsuit has neither the president s motion to undo pennsylvania certification of votes was also rejected President Trump will travel to georgia next week the campaign for Kelly Loeffler and david perdue the republicans state is holding off runoff elections. On january 5th for both of its Us Senate Seat if either of the incumbent republicans hold on to their seats will the party will maintain its majority control. Of the senate the white house says that his visit is scheduled for next saturday december 5th. President trump appears to be walking back his claim that he will leave the white house in january. If the Electoral College votes for joe biden yesterday the president took questions from reporters for the First Time Since election day. He said hes not ready to concede, but well leave the white house if the Electoral College formalizes joe bidens victory, however this morning. He tweeted that biden can quote only enter the white house as president. If he can prove that his ridiculous 80 million votes were not fraudulent lee or illegally obtained in quote to be clear that decision is not up to the president theres nothing standing in the way of Biden Taking Office on january 20th with a clear margin of electoral votes. President trump has also said if he will he has not said rather if you will attend. President elect bidens inauguration in january. Still ahead tonight after several College Campuses saw covid19 outbreaks within weeks of reopening. Details on the new restrictions in place for the rest of the school year plus some local businesses are taking a different approach to black friday this year why they did not open their doors today. Its all in an effort to reclaim the shopping holiday. A low today is black friday here in San Francisco, 3 women organized a campaign this weekend to reclaim today for black and indigenous groups we talked to one Business Owner who tells us said she never felt great about the capitalism of black friday in the first place even though it is a time where businesses make a majority of sales. She says the markups the markdowns often com at the cost of cheaper labor this year she is joining a dozen other businesses and forgoing black friday sales and instead redistributing a percentage of sales to black and indigenous organizations. We cant just treat like another. Shopping season, even though as a business its been a very hard year first were white owned businesses to take the redistribution which is essentially this idea that we recognize that there have years of oppression and privilege that many by on businesses have benefited from second part of the campaign is education so throughout reclaimed by friday. We are dedicating to century places of black activists and educators. The reclaimed black friday campaign will redistribute minimum 10 of sales from thursday through sunday. Tomorrow is Small Business saturday, it falls between black friday and cyber monday and serves as the kickoff to the Holiday Season for independent retailers. Many Small Businesses are struggling to survive this pandemic and this year theres an extra offices to shop small. A study by American Express found that 88 of shoppers say they feel an obligation to support local businesses because of the many difficulties theyve had during this pandemic. And a warning tonight paula de shoppers before you click buy make sure that its not a scam experts say that right now californias really seeing a spike in these online scams in 2019 the number was about 26 this year it is at 43 . This comes as nerd wallet reports that 7 out of 10 people plan to buy most of their gifts online the Better Business bureau has a few tips for you avoid impulse buys on social media. Research a company before making a purchase and if theres no Contact Information dont buy it. Next today, 30 with the race to develop a Covid Vaccine approaching the finish line. Researchers are now tackling the next problem, how to get it to the American People safely plus in the shadows of the the power of kindness on display. In la pd detective helping the family heal through unimaginable heartbreak and the Supreme Court siding with faith leaders in its latest ruling on covid restrictions and places of big stories arise in california churches are asking the u. S. Supreme court to weigh in on the states pandemic related restrictions for places of worship. As our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala explains the demand comes after the high court blocked similar restrictions in new york earlier this week. Some california religious leaders are hoping the United States Supreme Court will once again weigh in on the states restrictions on places of worship, but this time for the rules in the newer tiered economic reopening system attorneys representing the south Bay United Pentecostal Church in san diego this week filed the request asking them to settle the Circuit Court split on the constitutional standard for reviewing free exercise challenges to pandemic restrictions. Californias tiered economic reopening system prohibits indoor in person worship in the purple widespread tier which currently encompasses 95 of the states population, religious leaders take issue with this along with the 50 capacity limit in the states least restrictive economic tear in guidelines that discourage singing during service religious leaders say governor Gavin Newsoms administration is violating religious freedom with their handling of the pandemic in a statement that charles le monde rewrote quote, well millions of californians across the state in a wide range of industries have been able to resume working and shopping applying new mask wearing and social distancing protocols. Church Services Remain a disfavored activity in the eyes of governor newsome newsoms administration has defended the steps taken amid the pandemic in an effort to protect Public Health the request was filed just hours before the Court Temporarily blocked new yorks restrictions on houses of worship in covid19 hot spots in may californias capacity restrictions under its old reopening strategy prevailed in a Supreme Court decision 5 to 4 when Ruth Bader Ginsburg was still on the court. Its unclear when or even if the court will hear the latest request from californias religious leaders in sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. A new study finds people with covid19 who recovered at home are more likely to be suffering with longterm effects compared to those who are treated. At the hospital. Researchers in the netherlands, a assessed a 124 patients after they recovered and they found that the longterm impact on their health was more significant for people who initially experienced only mild symptoms and theyve been mostly left to recover at home. The most common longterm issues were things like fatigue. Shortness of breath and chest pains. Doctors say people with blood type o are less likely to catch covid the institute for clinical evaluation sciences. Studied blood from more than 200,000 people in toronto. Patients with type o blood were 12 less likely to catch the virus and 19 less likely to die to die from it. 36 of participants infected with the virus had type a blood. The study has similar findings from research in china which also shows differences between blood types in patients. Colleges universities across the country are adjusting their Covid Protocols to try to better protect students. Many schools are shifting to all Remote Learning for the rest of the year to prevent Coronavirus Infections is Holiday Season. Schools are also adjusting their testing protocols and introducing new screenings, some colleges and universities or even eliminating spring break next semester to try to discourage students from traveling. Doctors are still hoping a vaccine expected by the middle of next month will finally end the pandemic but one of the leading candidates astrazeneca is now facing likely delays in fda approval. After a reported a number of trial volunteers were given a lower dose of the vaccine than intended. As the race to get a Covid Vaccine continues researchers are now trying to combat potential roadblocks with. The distribution back scenes leading the charge they need to be stored and extremely cold temperatures with equipment that not everybody has access to so how they safely and be given out reporter emily akens 6 planes a possible solution. If really work and we really have a. A global effort to say we are going to get rid of this virus by vaccinating and by doing all of these things we can do with researchers across the country working tirelessly to get covid19 vaccines ready for distribution. One developed by pfizer or the other by moderna are the furthest along but both still await a stamp of approval from the fda. Theyre basically looking at it from every scientific angle but also from the angle when i give this to my sister when i give this to my wife when i give this to my child wouldnt give this to my dad, both vaccines must be stored at cold temperatures. One is super super super cold and the other is just really cold. To stay stable pfizers needs to be stored at 94 degrees. But during us at 4 what that means is that we cant just put it amazon box or put it take it to the post office and mail it out to walgreens or cvs or pharmacies to distribute right now only certain facilities are equipped with Proper Storage like hospitals or Research Facilities so keeping these vaccines extremely cold while transporting them to far away places like oklahomas rule communities poses a real challenge the last thing you would want to do is get all this effort to make vaccines and then have it be natured not working because something in shipping storage but doctor shocker of art he says other vaccines in the pipeline may not require such special storage and those could be promising for those rural areas there going to be other available hopefully that dont require this freezing for now state and federal leaders have a lot of details to work out identifying facilities that have the storage how much Storage Facility can make and then its going to be issue of how do we get this from those special freezers to actual people. Well that was emily akins reporting for us researchers say Companies Developing vaccines are also working on ways to make those special coolers available. 4 other locations moderna says that their vaccine can be kept at Room Temperature for 12 hours. Now to our 4 zone forecast chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow joins us now to look ahead guys lot folks still traveling around for the good news, a clear skies around the bay area know Stormy Weather here kind of quiet across much of United States actually is were not seeing much in the way Stormy Weather except for the deep south so. Out there tonight, it looks like airports wide open no delays being reported sfo oakland or san jose right now if you do plan on traveling around the state monterey bay and look at 50s 60s going to be very similar to the bay area cool along the coastline and just a light breeze there Southern California have seen the winds not to be as windy tomorrow but the temperatures warm about 71 in san diego 72 long beach and 74 Downtown Los Angeles head of the tahoe beautiful conditions there. The roadways wide open and clear no threat of Stormy Weather. So you should be able to get up there pretty except for fighting some of the crowds and maybe there temperatures will be running in the low 50s for highs but overnight lows very chilly down into the 20s. All right, heres the longrange forecast you can see this the storms buckle over the top of that ridge sitting along the west coast that means we stay dry. There is one week system there comes clip in the bay area late sunday night into monday may bring a slight chance of a sprinkle in the north bay, maybe northern snowmen Northern Marine counties but thats about it. The High Pressure builds right back in settles in across the bay area couple storm systems try to get close but now were looking out as we had in december right now it looks like a dry start to december. So are those going to be chilly 30s and 40s tonight, some frosty places inland by day tomorrow youve got some temperatures running up in the 60s. But it looks like over the next few days here were going to keep things dry through the weekend. It looks like in the first part of next month guys back to you all right lauren still ahead tonight, researchers are studying the impact of living in space can have on your health. Why their findings could ground plans for future space travel. Fly literally after a brawl breaks out between lawmakers in taiwan. What triggered the incident and how the u. S. Is next. And this is taiwans parliament, it turns into an all are all as you can see there are over a new policy on meat imports. You know pigs got started flying during a session today in a dispute, the over the policy it would allow imports of us pork and beef. Opposition Party Lawmakers from the nationalist Party Started tossing the pig got. Just as taiwans premier was about to speak the government lifted a longstanding ban on us pork and beef imports back in august despite safety concerns, the new policy allows imports of pork with residue of a drug added into animal feed to promote the growth of the lean meat, some farmers use in pigs. A Top Iranian Nuclear scientist is believed to have been assassinated irans state run media shared these images from the scene reporting that. The scientist was killed in an attack outside the capital of tehran. He is said to be responsible for developing the countrys. Military nuclear program, the attackers reportedly targeted him using a car bomb and machine guns. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, irans foreign minister is calling the killing an act of quote state terror. Next today helping his Community Even in retirement how a former Police Detective made the holidays a bit brighter for a family. Still grieving after tragedy. Plus a busy day and Bay Area College sports see annual big game between stanford and cow by the for many families celebrate thanksgiving. This year was a lot more difficult than usual and more than a year after losing 2 young girls in a crash. The family los angeles is still morning so a former lapd detective asked our sister station in los angeles to help him. Help them out Christina Pascucci was there as he made their thanksgiving a little brighter. On this unconventional thanksgiving after a year like weve never we thought maybe theres a Silver Lining is no door buster deals are big gatherings allowed so why not focus on giving back. We asked viewers via social media as they want to surprise a family in need this man and his 3 sons answered the call his family is a very special to weve connected ever since the tragedy of their 2 daughters Moses Castillo was an lapd detective on the case when marlene and amy lorenzo were hit and killed by distracted drivers, they walked to school last year in south l a mayor bring back their their daughters and maybe. We just know that it softens blow little bit think theyll be excited well i think the be a very we are here to to show and support weve never forgotten your this knows how much time. Its from the heart through parents, Francisco Angeles said theyre happy to know theyre not alone. Of the staff and to thinks most espo what im what hes doing the extra help welcome at a time when the lorenzos have 5 of amy and marlene siblings at home for Distance Learning while they try to find work is very this effect is closed down. Like the largely have shut down thats my mum on mainly when my parents were cast. Ever since the pandemic is really hard to actually find jobs. Try their best the could they do what they can. To support of this gesture carrying more weight than the value of any gift for their one of them already said. And they want to be a Police Officer because of the example i think given to them. And its very helpful on during days days when we sit down that hey we have to empty empty seats it still hurts and always hurts. But when we see people like a steal and you guys coming to support and shows that love its very good for us. No it was Christina Pascucci reporting for us tonight during his time with the lapd Moses Castillo worked to help Abuse Victims and solve cold cases. One of the 2 compton deputies who was injured during an ambush in september has released a video. Thanking the community for their support. The video features signs that read to all those who have sent well wishes donated sent gifts and prayers. We want to say thank you and p s ill be back before revealing that the Person Holding the sign says 31 yearold injured deputy who helped save her partners life. Both deputies had surgery for their injuries and the gunman is now in custody. And then begins in syria just causing Serious Health issues. Its also being blamed for numerous social ills among them efforts to reach gender equality. Those have been set back years that is according to a new report from the united nations. Researchers say women all over the world have been taking on whats being described as the lions share of extra domestic chores, they say that well both men and women have been doing extra unpaid. Housework household work throughout the pandemic women are dealing with more of it. The un has also blamed the pandemic for an uptick in violence against displaced women and girls. On 4 sports from the 18 t fiber sports desk. It is the oldest rivalry game in the west 100 23rd big game featured a much anticipated battle between cal and stanford football. But this year, sure looked a lot different instead of a game packed with fans. California Memorial Stadium you saw just a minute ago was empty during the showdown on this black friday. But it turns out these 2 teams didnt need a roaring crowd to get fired up thats for sure a lot of back and forth action this one, the cardinal golden bears tied up at 10 heading into halftime after this blocked field goal attempt kept cow from taking the lead. David shaw loving the effort there on to the 2nd half and 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 in 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. The cardinal defense defensive end. Thomas booker specifically blocs the kick again he did the first time to the stanford bench going wild. They actually would receive a penalty for celebration for unsportsmanlike conduct. But it didnt matter stanford close this one out 2423. The ax goes home with the cardinal. And to some College Hoops todd golden the usf dons looking to upset the fourthranked virginia cavaliers 2 minutes to go in the 2nd half dons up by 4 ta being your kit for 3 and that ones good. Todd Golden Company loving it their lead increases to 7 however 6 seconds left here dons up by one the pass to sam hauser his 3 is no good and that will do it usf house outlasts and upsets virginia 6160. The final score a huge win for the dawn still host the Rhode Island Rams on sunday. And the cow Womens Basketball team is looking to bounce back after dropping their Season Opener to san jose state the first time they lost to them in over a decade. And this very young squad still has some growing to do but they are loaded with potential, the golden bears freshman class was ranked the 6th best in the country by espnw hoop girls and the bears only have one senior and one junior also on wednesday, they were without sophomore starter and team captain jessalyn green who is dealing with an injury. Head coach Sherman Smith said what her team lacks in experience that makes up for in tenacity and talent. With 9 freshman and sophomores its its a lot of youth that its also a positive thing in that its a lot of doozy 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 cruised past south dakota state this evening 70 to 59 how about your know so close so close where you watching at yes, yes, yes, and that like good a lot we open up an extra bottle of wine and thanks go coming up the raccoon on the hunt for a bargain on this black friday. Causing a little problem at a best buy but at least he was wearing a mask. Reckons dont listen very well, humans arent the only ones apparently looking for discount on this black friday raccoons seem to be doing it to at least this one was. He was found wandering a best buy in toronto, it was soaking wet from all the rain outside and apparently just wanted to find a nice place to warm up. Its hard for the workers to get the bargain hunting banned it out of the store but eventually they were able to get him out safely. Video just doesnt do it justice do is pretty it is pretty nasa astronaut Victor Glover shared his first video since reaching the International Space station and as you can see its quite a sight yet nothing obstructing your view it great glover recorded as part of the a crew one mission that launched aboard the space xs crew dragon capsule back on november 15th, the is the first black astronaut at the station for an extended stay hes going to be living there for the next 6 months for him thats awesome. One of the many experiments being conducted on the International Space station involves the study of gravity on your dna and researchers at the university of exeter theyre studying earth warms to see if the low gravity of space changes are genes they found that while most that they could look at where subtle to most of the genes the nervous system cells or neurons were especially impacted and while it gets could stall possibly future plans for interplanetary travel. Researchers say the results could help target treatments that would make space travel less dangerous. Were guessing they got covid tested thats why theyre hugging each other in space. Thanks or maybe covid doesnt live in safe hands face well, we need to research that that wraps up kron 4 news at ongoing where kron 4 news at 9 from the bay areas local news station. Watching kron 4 news. Now on im a begin with developing news out of sacramento manhunt is underway tonight after a shooter opened fire inside the Arden Fair Mall killing one person. And injuring another good evening, thanks for joining us tonight, im ken wayne and im Vicki Liviakis the Sacramento Police Department Says the shooter fled the area before