Technical issue. Er with here. Temperatures in the low 30s in san ramon, a little frost in the valley there, as well as the delta, santa rosa is at 32, a little fog to the north bay, but low 40s in oakland. So these numbers are pretty typical with the clear sky, good radiational cooling and in fact, with two to seven degrees of cooling overnight in the south bay and the peninsula, its awfully cold out there. As we look towards the rest of the day, were looking at numbers rebounding quite nicely within a narrow range of low to mid60s for most of you, with high clouds increasing in the north bay. West winds will pick up as well along the coast, but otherwise its a quiet sunday afternoon. Well get into more sunshine for your monday, temperatures fluctuating a bit here and there, and well pinpoint that forecast for the holiday and beyond coming up. Liz . Lisa, thank you. We begin with the worsening coronavirus emergency the state and country setting new case records by the day. The u. S. Has now passed 12 million covid19 cases according to Johns Hopkins data. To give perspectives on how quickly the rate is rising there were 1 million cases reported in the u. S. In just six days, the very first million cases took 96 days. Now here in california, the percentage of tests come up over a 14day period, the transmission rate is 5. 4 , thats the Positivity Rate but last weekend the number was 4. 2 . The state recorded more than 15,400 new cases from friday, that appears to be the highest number of daily cases reported by any state since the outbreak began. Its what state leaders are citing for this new curfew in effect for the most restricted purple counties all nonessential work, travel and gatherings are banned between 10 00 p. M. And 35k 5 00 a. M. Here in the bay area it applies to sonoma, napa, solano, contra costa, alameda, santa clara and santa cruz. Although San Francisco could be close behind, well have more on that in just a moment. Meantime, most police and sheriffs departments said they will not enforce this curfew in order to prioritize responding to crime. Officials say the curfew is to protect Peoples Health as these cases surge, but it will certainly have an impact already struggling businesses especially restaurants, health and the economy are two things that we are focused on as we build a better bay area. Abc 7 News Reporter luz pena gives you a look at how some spent the final hours of night life in alameda county. Reporter as the 10 00 p. M. Curfew loomed, this clock served as a reminder. I dont see how that can keep happening like a rolling blackout. Its going to happen and stop, happen and stop. Reporter a sentiment several alameda residents shared. Jonathan gibbs made it in time. I decided to come out one to get here early to get my dinner and also just so i could watch and see whats going to happen. Reporter Business Owners like stanley ye, closing early is what theyve been doing even before the curfew. The town started shutting down on its own earlier in the evening. Nobody is open until midnight. Reporter ye is hoping the curfew brings in earlier clientele. If folks can spread out times and come earlier, they can have their fun and get home before curfew. Reporter from blocks from town tavern we found the alameda comy club, they opened in the middle of the pandemic and tonight they had a strict start time. Now its like nope, when the show starts, the show starts because we have a hard deadline to get off stage. Reporter you finish at 9 30 on the dot . No later than 9 40. Reporter Health Officials say the focus of this curfew is to keep people from social mixing and drinking. You dont have to call it a night but you cant do it here. We basically announce them out the door and we hustle. Reporter heres what will remain open. Takeout is still allowed after 10 00 p. M. , essential businesses can still remain open and if you want to go for a routine walk, you can still do that. The curfew will last until december 21st. In alameda, luz pena, abc 7 news. San francisco is currently exempt from this curfew as of right now, Health Experts say the county is likely to slip into the purple tier very soon, even as early as today. Our current case rate place us on the trajectory to be in the purple tier, potentially as early as sunday. At that point, we will need to abide by the states shelter in place order. The citys Health Director dr. Grant colfax gave that assessment friday. Three weeks ago, San Francisco was in the states least restrictive yellow tier new this morning, we saw some in Southern California breaking curfew, the first night it went into effect. These protesters organized this demonstration in Huntington Beach past 10 00 p. M. To boycott governor newsoms order. One person explained their frustration. I think weve tried a lot of tools throughout the past nine months and none have really worked, if you will, and this one is certainly less restrictive than the other ones which leads me to believe thats probably not going to do much. The Orange CountySheriffs Office and other Southern CaliforniaLaw Enforcement have said they would not be enforcing the curfew but were aware of last nights unlawful gathering. There were no citations handed out. Taking a live look at sfo as we expect more travelers to fill the airport taking off for thanksgiving, even though people have been advised to stay home during the pandemic, saturday was the busiest day for flying this year. Abc 7 news saw a steady stream of travelers moving through security going against that new cdc guidance to stay home. The travel app popper shows today is likely to be half as busy. It expects next sunday will be the busiest day to return for start of the work week. We are in the busier part of the thanksgiving travel week. However compared to prepandemic our loads remain down 75 from what wed normally be seeing at this time. Sfo was taking a number of precautions to protect passengers against clf including plexiglass screens and baggage wipes dispensers. In phoenix, arizona, this video is getting plenty of attention online, you can see a large crowd of passengers packed in one terminal area, waiting to board their flights. Doesnt look any different than any normal holiday year, does it . Most appear to be Wearing Masks though. Airports across the country have been busy with Holiday Travel as well, despite the pandemic, this was the scene at Chicago Ohare International airport on friday. Illinois officials have imposed tighter restrictions on businesses, and some have criticized the cdc for giving its official guidance too late in avoiding thanksgiving travel past the point when families booked tickets and made their plans. And do you know what the riskiest holiday activities are . We have a risk calculator testing the safest and most Dangerous Things to do this holiday season. You can test your knowledge and weigh the risks on abc7news. Com or your abc 7 news app. New guidance from the cdc this weekend now saying most covid19 infections are spread by people who dont have symptoms. More than 50 of all infections are transmitted from people who are asymptomatic. About a quart every of people who transmit the virus to others never actually develop symptoms, a quarter of people and another 35 were presymptomatic. 41 is from people experiencing symptoms. The cdc says this is why wearing that mask is so important. Okay, now to the south bay, one of the many places across the country with families struggling to put food on the table. Youre seeing yesterdays drivethrough Food Distribution event by Second Harvest of Silicon Valley to provide meals for hundreds of households in san jose. Second harvest is serving more people than ever before. But they say it comes at a cost. The Food Supplies are coming in pretty good. The problem is that we need more of them than we ever have before. Were serving about 500,000 people every month. Thats double what we were prior to the pandemic, so that just means we need more. Second harvest says many people who came to the giveaway are seeking help for the first time. They have run out of savings or lost their jobs due to the pandemic. And you can give where you live and help those in need this holiday season. We have a list of food banks that can use donations or volunteers in partnership with feeding america on our home page right now at abc7news. Com. All right lisa, grab the jacket, whatever you do today. Unfortunately were going to have to get used to these cold overnight temperatures, that will stay with us not only throughout the next couple of nights but going to get chillier beyond thanksgiving. Ill explain that and talk about the second half of your weekend and see how sunny were going to get throughout the day today, next. Thank you, lisa. You got to evacuate. Thats it. Check the window and all you see is flames up. Neighbors need to evacuate in the blink of an eye as an Apartment Building in Downtown Berkeley goes up in flames. What we know about the building and if anyone was inside. Plus neighbors helping neighbors, what we saw at the march for an east bay family after being a victim of the latest viral racist attack. The u. S. With College Debt Crisis on its hands, the new report shows how much the everyday taxpayer will have to pay to pick up the bill. Im szasz. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. We do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; its important. We walk three to five times a week, a couple miles at a time. Weve both been taking prevagen for a little more than 11 years now. After about 30 days of taking it, we noticed clarity that we didnt notice before. Its still helping me. I still notice a difference. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Whats going on, check the window and you see flames up. Watched it literally go up. This morning, firefighters are investigating the cause of a sixalarm fire at an Apartment Building at a construction in berkeley. Flames forced nearby residents and businesses to evacuate. Firefighters say no one was living inside the building when the fire broke out but the scaffolding and height of the structure did great some challenges. May not be safe to enter if the fire has been going for a while and trying to get in through the netting and were assuming theres no sprinkling systems active in there. Firefighters say no other structures were building but a nearby Apartment Building suffered water damage. Its unclear how manys redebts residents may be displaced. Exploring issues of race and social justice. Neighbors in the east bay rallied behind a family caught in a viral racist incident, a neighbor accusing them of acting black in a white neighborhood. Love, not hate love, not hate a member of the jones family led that rally along Discovery Bay boulevard yesterday very close to where the family lives, surveillance and cell phone video from back on monday shows a neighbor at their door with a poodle in one hand and a stun gun in the other, that neighbor was upset over the jones 2yearold pit bull named dice saying she didnt want to see dice outside. You are a black person in a white neighborhood, and youre acting like one. Why dont you act like a white person in a white neighborhood . Just awful. The jones family want this to be a lesson showing this cannot be tolerated. As the bay area comes to face these issues of race and social justice, we want to let you know that we are right here to help you, just ahead, you can just head to our website, abc7news. Com takeaction for a list of local resources. And new this morning, an alarming report out thats shedding light on the state of student debt in the United States. According to the wall street journal, the u. S. Stands to lose 435 billion from its federal student loan program, compared to the net loss of banks in the 2008 housing crisis. The 435 billion unable to be paid by student borrowers could fall on taxpayers. Its far steeper than the 32 billion number the u. S. Government was expecting last year. Santa has to make some creative adjustments this year. The pandemic is forcing kris kringle to go virtual. Abc reporter rachel brown spoke to santa and one of his elves how theyre adapting and you can tell them what theyre wishing for under the tree. Hello there. I know, its so good to see you. You are get so long much bigger now. Reporter christmas bells are ringing in his workshop. Something special weve been working on all year. Reporter the pandemic forced a few changes to his jampacked schedule but santas Mission Remains the same to spread christmas to every little girl and boy. This year kids can talk to santa claus virtually and take virtual pictures. We can ask them what theyd like for christmas and whats wonderful about that portal is that theyll be able to zoom in and see santas north pole. Reporter yep, it is 2020 and even santa claus is using zoom. He says the christmas list this year are a sign of the times, the most popular requests are board games, new computers, and some of them asked me for can they have a little bit more speedier wifi. Reporter santa is also accepting limited inperson visits by appointment only at his workshop. Family also notice this large plexiglass barrier to keep everyone healthy this holiday. Now, i think theres a stronger need for more love and sharing and santa is here to offer that, but ive also noticed that people are a lot more giving this year, too. Are you ready for something top secret . Come on in. Reporter as he loads his sleigh with donated presents and prepares to make the long journey, santa reminds children everywhere that christmas is not and will never be canceled so make sure youre on his nice list. Listen to your adults, clean up after yourself, brush your teeth, go to bed when youre asked, wash your hands, and be very kind to your siblings. Reporter to chat with santa, go to redsledsanta. Com or go to hiresanta. Com. Youll still be able to tell santa your christmas hopes and dreams but generally social distancing standpoint or having a physical barrier between santa and the children. Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas to you all. Reporter reporting at santas workshop, rachel brown, abc 7 news. And covid19 wont stop norad from tracking Santas Christmas eve flight around the world. The north American AerospaceDefense Command says norad will follow santa all Christmas Eve just as it has for 65 years. Normally hundreds of volunteers staff a special call center at Peterson Air Force base in Colorado Springs to update the kids who call in from all around the world. This year, there will be a smaller staff to reduce the risk of spreading the virus. But at least that is happening. And today a north bay nonprofit is assembling thanksgiving food baskets for hundreds of families. Performing stars provides music opportunities for low income and atrisk children. Today in marin city, theyll be putting together food baskets for 500 families. You can still make financial donations to buy items to add to the baskets, just visit their website, performingstars. Org, they will be handing out the meals on tuesday. And a grandmother in arizona and a teenager now grown up have carried on a thanksgiving tradition for years now, all because of a text that was sent to the wrong person. This year the celebration is going to be bittersweet. This year is definitely different than all the years in the past. It was five minutes later, and he passed away, so. Its sorry. Thats wanda, whose husband lonnie passed away from covid19 in april. Five years ago wanda thought she was texting her grandson to invite him to thanksgiving but accidentally texted jamal. She ended up inviting him over for dinner anyway and the two celebrated the holiday every year since. Jamal and his girlfriend knew wandas first thanksgiving without her husband would be hard they had an early mini thanksgiving with her and her family. I would like to say hi, say thank you for opening, welcoming me to your home with open arms from day one. Thank you so much for having loni in my life. I miss him, but i know hes in a good place. Jamal and his girlfriend quarantined for two weeks so they could visit wanda. Such a lovely story. Thats the way to do it if you have thanksgiving with family, quarantine. Absolutely. A lot of that going on. My house as well. Good morning, everyone. Were starting out with a clear sky and unfortunately, storm track still is to the north and so were talking about cold temperatures, a couple of systems visiting us way to the north allowing for increasing clouds today, then again on wednesday, for parts of the bay area, then behind it we have the cold numbers and it starts all over again with the rewind repeat and as we look at santa cruz right now, its 40 degrees. Its cold out there. 46 San Francisco, 42 in oakland with mid30s on the peninsula, 37 for you in san jose, with 34 in gilroy, and 48 in Half Moon Bay so its colder there and from mt. Tam, the sun coming up just before 7 00. Freezing with some fog in santa rosa, 34 in novato. It is 33 by the delta, and notice our inland valleys, mid to upper 30s. So awfully chilly out there due to the clear sky, the radiational cooling, the light winds and the dew points, right in and around the current air temperature, so san rafael is clear, so frosty morning in some valleys. Mild afternoons throughout the week ahead, with bright and sunny weather as we get into thanksgiving, and thats going to be a very cold morning as well. Al