62 to 67 around the bay and inland. Warmer weather tomorrow. Ill have that coming up. Here is kumasi. Thank you. Developing news right now a high rise fire forces San Francisco residents out of their homes overnight. Look at this video. You can see the flames shooting from the middle of the building at the Gateway Apartments. Now the fire broke out in the East Building on davis and washington and firefighters had to rescue and evacuate several people. Abc7 News ReporterAmy Hollyfield is joining us live there this morning. How many apartments are we talking about . Two dozen apartments damaged here . Yeah. Thats right. 23 apartments with damage. Three had fire damage. The others had smoke and water. They just cannot be lived in. Those people not in their homes. The fire started on the 11th floor. Thats a long way to go when youre trying to evacuate and escape a fire. Also a long way to get up to that fire when you have to fight it. Firefighters had to help people evacuate and haul that equipment up to the 11th floor. This is the east side of the Gateway Apartments off the embarcadero on davis circle. Firefighters say they got the call before 1 30 this morning. One resident described just the franticness of trying to evacuate. The fire alarm went off this morning after 1 00. For my unit, it sounded and then it stopped. I was going to go back to bed. But i could hear people going down the fire escape. The smoke was like a movie. You could not see down the hallway the smoke was so thick. Whats amazing, the majority of people im seeing, they all remembered to grab their masks. Even in an emergency situation everyone thinking about the coronavirus and being, you know, mindful of what our requirements are. Five people suffered from minor injuries. Firefighters have allowed everyone to return home except for those on the 11th floor and then one unit on the 12th floor. 23 units in total have damage and cannot be lived in. Firefighters say they are still investigating the cause. They say they will be out here for a while. Reporting live in San Francisco, Amy Hollyfield, abc7 news. All right. Thank you. Now abc7 news covered at least two fires at this same complex. This was the scene in october of 2018. Just about two years ago. Flames tore through floors 12 and 16 in the south tower. Residents from 30 units were displaced. Thankfully no one was physically hurt in that fire. A handful of people were treated for smoke inhalation and anxiety. Abc7 news sent out this push alert about the fire overnight. You can always count on breaking news updates on the abc7 news app. Its free to download, make sure youre enabling push alerts. Breaking news on a coronavirus vaccine. Pfizer will apply today for emergency use authorization from the fda. Jobina has a look at when this vaccine could be administered. Pfizer believes they could receive that approval as soon as next month and say theyre ready to begin distribution within 24 hours of receiving it. Front line workers and people at risk of becoming severely ill if they are diagnosed with the coronavirus will be the first to receive the vaccine. A top federal official revealed some specific plans on good morning america. So we have about 40 million doses of vaccine give or take exactly when eua comes out. What were going to do is were going to execute fair and exquit table distribution based on the population of the jurisdictions. Jurisdictions identified as the 50 states, eight territories. Pfizers vaccine needs to be transported and stored in ultra cold conditions. Another company, moderna, is likely to request permission to distribute its vaccine in the coming weeks. Tests have shown modernas vaccine is 94. 5 effective slightly less than the 95 for pfizers in Clinical Trials. Reggie . Thank you. As the virus spreads uncontrolled across the country, california is taking action. Starting tomorrow night counties in the purple tier will have to face a curfew, thats 41 counties including most in the bay area. We know, weve seen in the past that covid goes from zero to 60 Miles Per Hour very quickly. That were in a place today but that can rapidly change. Maybe not statewide, maybe just in a handful of counties, but further restrictions is what we hope to avoid. Heres what it means. All nonessential work, travel and gatherings between 10 00 p. M. And 5 00 a. M. Are banned in counties with high rates of virus transmission. It goes into effect 10 00 tomorrow night until 5 00 a. M. December 21st. Most of the bay area counties are in the purple tier that includes sonoma, napa, solano, santa cruz and santa clara counties. In the red, marin, San Francisco and san mateo dont apply to this. In the east bay some Restaurant Owners oppose the curfew because it impacts how late they can stay open. Shut down is not the answer. They need to work. So as much as i dont like it, it does make sense. The mayor of one county says he asked to do. We think its good for those across the region to take a cautious approach to covid with this surge. Dr. Nicholas moss says the steps are needed to flatten the curve and to protect our Health Care System and most vulnerable residents. While San Francisco is in the red tier, meaning the curfew doesnt apply to them, the Covid Command Center said if current local covid19 case trends continue, its likely San Francisco will be assigned to the purple tier by the state within a week and well be required to abide by the states order. You can check out the tier status of every county every time. We made it easy with this exclusive interactive map. Check it out at abc7news. Com. Still ahead, a new ruling on remdesivir. The drug used to treat people with severe cases of covid19. The recommendations from the World Health Organization. Plus the effort to give boarded up businesses a facelift in San Francisco. The open call for artists. And heres a live look from the exploratorium showing the transition beginning from stars to sunshine about 48 degrees. Your activity planner for today. Everything is good. If youre out and about, its colder this morning, warmer this afternoon. So your heater may run more if youre working from home or remote learning. It will also be beautiful outside to take some breaks. Well show you those chilly temperatures and next [whats this . ] oh, are we kicking karly out . We live with at t. It was a lapse in judgment. At t, we called this house meeting because you advertise gigspeed internet, but we cant sign up for that here. Yeah, but im just like warming up to those speeds. Youve lived here two years. The personal attacks arent helping, karly. Dont you have like a hot pilates class to get to or something . [ muffled scream ] stop living with at t. Xfinity can deliver gig to the most homes. Welcome back. You may have noticed the heater running more, especially in the east bay valleys. Upper 30s in the tri valley. Fog trying to form around livermore and 42. Mild weather out by highway 4. Lets look at other neighborhoods, a bit of fog in the usual spots up around novato and petaluma. Temperatures in the mid 30s to upper 30s in the north bay and mainly 40s around the bay into the south bay. Heres a look from our exploratorium camera. Its quiet out there. Temperatures will be in the upper 50s with increasing sunshine by noon. Mid 50s by the coast, mid 60s at 4 00. If youre heading out this evening, grab a coat, 50s by 7 00, 40s by 9 00. You can see the storm track, typical la nina pattern. Wet weather staying to the north of us. Next week an average to a 33 chance of below average precipitation. Thats coming up in the accuweather 7day forecast. Time for traffic. Good morning. Happy friday to you. Starting off with a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. No metering lights on yet. It is beginning to get slower. And a live look in the south bay here checking out san jose, 101, very clear this morning. We are having a couple alerts come in from b. A. R. T. A major one here. A 20minute delay at the el cerrito station. Buses are providing assistance there to get you in and out of richmond and in and out of berkeley. If thats a part of your commute heads up to you. The slowdown here in concord on westbound 4 before the port chicago highway. A crash here involving multiple vehicles, injuries involved. Speeds down to 14 Miles Per Hour. All right. Thank you. A panel with the World Health Organization is advising doctors not to use remdesivir for covid19 patients. The group of International Experts say theres no evidence that the antiviral drug improves survival or recovery. Remdesivir is made by gilead sciences. Gilead disputes this move saying that the nih and others recognize this drug as a treatment. Youve heard thanksgiving gatherings could increase your risk of covid19 by how much though exactly . A ucsf doctor breaks down the numbers. Plus a south bay holiday tradition reimagined. The changes youll see at christmas in the park when it opens next week. This morning a dire warning from the cdc about thanksgiving. If you dont stay home thanksgiving could develop in a suture spreader event. Abc7 news spoke with dr. George rutherford and he said the math based on californias Positivity Rate, which is about 5 right now. So if you have a gathering with three total people, it increases to a 9. 5 chance, six people from mixed households, there is a 22 that someone is infected. With 12 people, youre looking at a 43 chance. You can weigh the risks of different holiday traditions. Abc7 ha s an exclusive holiday risk calculatocalculator, find abc7news. Com or abc7 news app. Artists can earn cash by painting murals on boards that cover up the windows of businesses. Why are we doing this . What are we hoping to gain . Its to avoid further restrictions. We know and weve seen in the past that covid goes from zero to 60 Miles Per Hour very quickly. Okay. Many businesses have covered their windows because of the pandemic to deter looters during the protest. A group called paint the void will sponsor 30 murals. This is the wrong video. Every artist who receives a grant will get 1,250. Creation of the murals will likely take place in february and march. A popular East Bay Park reopening today. The bay point regional shoreline has been closed for 14 months to restore habitats and upgrade amenities. This morning at 10 00 officials will celebrate the reopening with an online celebration. For the first time in 41 years, christmas in the park will make its home at history park reimagined as a drivethrough experience. I think people are going to still really be happy that they get a chance to get out of the house and experience something with their friends and family. Theres so much to see. Its almost like sensory overload. The event includes a choreographed light show and 300 Christmas Trees that have been decorated by community groups. Reservations are available for a small entry fee to help the nonprofit to cover some costs that are involved in putting on the event. It opens the day after thanksgiving. Thats good to see. Yeah. That would be fun to drive through. Mmhmm. Yes. That will help lift the spirits a little bit. Can use it. Let me tell you about thanksgiving. Well have some of the nicest weather across the country for Outdoor Dining. I cant wait to show you the end of the sevenday forecast. Before we get there, high clouds and the sun will uplight those. Expect a colorful sunrise this morning. If you capture is, i would love to see it. This is the way it looks from sutro tower. A few high clouds hanging around. Increasing sunshine and warmth this afternoon. Tomorrow will be our coldest and warmest day all in one. Sunday some clouds and slightly cooler weather. Then thanksgiving week trending dry and mild. We have a little area of low pressure offshore. This will stay offshore. You can see it hurling a few high clouds our way. They will sink south heading into the afternoon hours. That will allow us to reach the low to mid 60s around the bay. About 63 to 67 inland. Even the coast, 59 at Half Moon Bay to 64 at santa cruz with sunshine today. Starting at noon, going into the afternoon hours, absolutely no low clouds. Going into the overnight hours, there may be a little bit of fog in the usual north bay valleys, no marine layer, no cloud cover. That will allow colder temperatures tonight. If you have some tender vegetation, make sure you cover it. Keep the pets in, even if theres not a frost or freeze warning. Well have some frost tonight. Santa rosa, 31. Parts of the San Ramon Valley will have frost. Even around stanford. We could have a little bit of frost. Most temperatures in the mid 30s to mid 40s tonight. My accuweather 7day forecast, sunday, almost as cold in the morning but definitely cooler in the afternoon by four degrees. Look at those temperatures average to a little bit above average with a mix of sun and clouds all the way through thanksgiving thursday. All right. Well turn to ginger zee shes live with a look at whats coming up on gma at 7 00. Hi, ginger. See, she didnt like the way i said her name. She said thats disrespectful. Yall been friends too long. She said not today. I thought for a second she was intentionally doing that. Then i realized, no, she cant hear us. Okay. Coming up, facebook employees fed up with their boss. Mark zuckerberg, the open letter they just published this week. And the edd is in trouble again. What the department has been doing that has been putting people at risk for identity theft. And a live look outside at 6 21. Well be right back. Oh, oh, announcer ® onceweekly ozempic® is helping many people with type 2 diabetes like emily lower their blood sugar. A majority of adults who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. Heres your a1c. Oh my a1c is under 7 announcer and you may lose weight. Adults who took ozempic® lost on average up to 12 pounds. I lost almost 12 pounds oh announcer for those also with known heart disease, ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death. It lowers the risk. Oh and i only have to take it once a week. Oh oh, oh, oh, ozempic® announcer ozempic® is not for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Do not share needles or pens. Dont reuse needles. Do not take ozempic® if you have a personal or Family History of medullary thyroid cancer, multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you are allergic to ozempic®. Stop taking ozempic® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, itching, rash, or trouble breathing. Serious side effects may include pancreatitis. Tell your doctor if you have Diabetic Retinopathy or vision changes. Taking ozempic® with a sulfonylurea or insulin may increase low blood sugar risk. Common side effects are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, all right. Were back. I want to show you the storm track. Weve heard a lot about la nina. It will be a moderate to borderline strong la nina. That usually means the storm track hits seattle and portland more than us. Monday, one storm. Another one for tuesday into wednesday. And then into thursday, even moves further north into canada. So what does that mean for us . Well have ideal weather for Outdoor Dining for thanksgiving. Heres my planner. I went from noon to 6 00. We tend to eat around 2 00, again at 8 00. At that time we probably wont do it outside. Any way, temperatures warmest from noon to 2 00. We hit the mid to upper 60s, near 60 at the coast. 55 to 62 at 4 00. 50s by 6 00. All right. Thank you. The Employment Development department continues to put millions of californians at risk of identity theft. Thats the accusation from the state auditors office. Elaine howl sent a letter to state officials yesterday alerting them that the edd is still sending mail with peoples full Social Security numbers. The letter comes a year and a half after auditors warned about this practice. The edd says they plan on discontinuing the practice by 2022 at the latest. 200 content moderators are accusing Mark Zuckerberg of hypocrisy and disregard for their health during the pandemic by requiring too many of them to come back to the office. They are detailing their grievances and demands in a published open letter. Heres part of it. The letter says if our work is so core to facebooks business that you will ask us to risk our lives in the name of facebooks community and profit, are we not in fact the heart of your company . Content moderators say facebook can make things right by allowing some to work from home or offer hazard pay. Warriors allstar guard Klay Thompson out for the season. Such a devastating blow for the team. He suffered a tear to his right achilles tendon. An mri confirmed that injury. Thompson will have surgery and miss his second consecutive season. He rehabbed a torn acl suffered in the 2019 finals. General manager problem meyers broke the news to steph curry and draymond green. Its not news you want to break on the phone. Thats how it was done. A lot of silence. I was with joe and steve, kirk and probably what youre hearing right now, nothing. Espn reports that the warriors are finalizing a trade to acquire forward kelly oubre jr. From Oklahoma City for a 2021 first round draft pick. Thats tough news but heres some fun news. As the cold weather moves in some people are getting their winter boots on if they live in a cold city, its not just people. This is 6yearold nala the chihuahua. She lives in canada. She is breaking in her boots you could say. She was tripping around kicking while she was trying to figure out why she was doing this. I want to see this lady who was laughing also put on the boots and see how she does. She is trying to get them off. Hes not here for it. Coming up next at 6 30, the m