His first classified briefing and his historic picks as he staffs up his administration the injury over the weekend hes recovering from and the two battlegrounds delivering a new blow today to President Trumps legal fight. Severe storms barrel through several states, tornadoes, strong winds, heavy rain al roker is here. Cyber monday expected to be the biggest ever how to score deals all week long. Plus, the shipping alert you need to know about. The man clinging to a capsized boat 86 miles off the coast. Tonight how he survived messages to santa in the pandemic. What kids are really asking for this year this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, everyone the specter of a covid surge on top of a surge is almost too much to imagine. But its exactly what Public Health officials believe we may be in for as millions of americans return to their lives today, some likely bringing home from thanksgiving gatherings more than just family memories officials urging travelers to take
More than 19,000 californians have lost their lives to coronavirus and in the south bay there are new fears that hospitals in areas hit hardest by the virus are running low on icu beds and could reach capacity by mid december at same time officials reported some progress in planning for the arrival in distribution of the vaccine. Kron fours rob fladeboe has more on this live from san jose rob. And thats right ken and pam a county Health Officials at a briefing here at the Government Center today offered very few specifics, but they did say that they now have submitted their a vaccination protocol, the Distribution Plan to the state of california has required at the same time though they say they are quote extremely worried about the rising tide of hospitalizations and they are encouraging people to more fully cooperate with the new restrictions imposed this last weekend. Heres more. The answer i have for you today is that that that number is evolving Santa Clara County Health Officials
From suture tower at San Francisco. Didnt show you this he very much yesterday at least not early on because you couldnt see any of it that cloud cover was really blocking it out that is obviously not the case this morning visibility is just fine low clouds all but gone for most areas and thats the way were going to stay now theres some truly fog out towards the Central Valley. If you happen to be heading that way but not something were really looking at much here in the bay area aside from some patches of fog so do watch for those isolated patches closer to the coastline, 30s and 40s for most of our current temperatures oakland you are in the midfifties that much of this time yesterday now were at 46 degrees so noticeable cool down the at 43 while Napa Petaluma nevado same in and santa rosa. All our cities in the 30s this morning you can see how big of a drop in temperatures that is for some of these areas novato down 20 degrees from the same time yesterday thats definitely a differen
Secretary Kayleigh Mcenany insist the sudden meeting with michigan speaker of the house Lee Chatfield and Senate Majority leader mike shirkey is an he routinely needs with lawmakers from all across the country but democrats dont see it that way to seduce of office. Its an open attempt to intimidate election is absolutely appalled bob our Legal Advisor to the Biden Campaign says the president wants Michigan State leaders took north pole result, instead give him the states electoral votes. Its also the fact goal on assault on the democracy at all should berman a law professor at George Washington University Says while the maneuver may be legal if the longshot federal law. Allows for lets just lay teachers of the state to create the rules under which an election will proceed. But it does not clearly give the legislatures the ability. To overturn the will of the electorate still republican senator pat roberts says if theres credible fraud in the idea should be ruled out. Let it play out in
Santa clara counties are in the most restrictive widespread purple tier. Sonoma county was the only county not to move thats because it was already in the purple tier counties in the purple tier must close many non essential indoor businesses and that includes Indoor Dining. And tonight kron fours terisa stasio picks up our coverage in Santa Clara County where some businesses there are trying their hardest to stay afloat. Couple months ago when we got these parklets and campbell i wanted to get some nice park with says you can see behind me now so over the last week. I actually then i had plastic covering here because i spent so much money on these beautiful park with so when it rains everyone was getting wet side just finished this last night the sushi confidential owner randy showing me the rooftops he quickly installed to beat back the rain but he is still facing some other hefty challenges. As he runs his restaurant in these covid times like come dine out. I will bring heaters out