who died as a result of the virus. >> this is a very important signal to us that we have to lean in and do a lot more investigating. >> reporter: county health officer dr. sarah cody says that investigation will be key as they pair the findings with what researchers are learning in the lab. >> was there some change in ventilation or some change in how personal protective equipment was used or some staff turnover or some other condition present? >> reporter: the news about the variant comes as california appears to be making progress in leveling the spread of covid-19. however -- >> we have to be extra careful when we go out into the community. >> reporter: dr. peter chen hong from ucsf school of medicine is urging the public to not let their guard down. >> something that's stickier like this new variant potentially is can cause us to have setbacks in all of the hard work that we've done so far. >> reporter: a reminder about the continued importance of staying vigilant. in the south bay chris nguyen, abc 7 news. several bay your counties say local health providers received covid-19 doses from one particular moderna lot that is now being paused because of possible allergic reactions. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has that story. >> reporter: a higher than usual number of possible allergic reactions were reported with a specific lot of the moderna covid-19 vaccine. the california state epidemiologist says the vaccine was administered at a community clinic in san diego. fewer than ten individuals required medical attention over the span of 24 hours. but out of an extreme abundance of caution the state is recommending that providers vaccine from the lot until an investigation by the cdc, fda, moderna and the state is complete. dr. george rutherford is a professor of epidemiology at uc san francisco. >> we know that there are allergies associated with this. it's odd that it would cluster that way. >> reporter: the individuals appeared to be experiencing a possible severe allergic reaction during the standard observation period. the vaccine sites which drew another lot of moderna vaccine after closing for a few hours. more than 330,000 doses from the lot have been distributed to 287 providers across the state. >> a lot is about a tenth of the whole state's supply. so to hold that back as they're doing this investigation is not an inconsequential problem. >> reporter: alameda county tweeted that local providers did receive doses and that no alameda county providers have reported unusual vaccine responses to the public health department at this time. contra costa county says it received 3,700 doses of the lot. 3,100 have not been administered. the other 600 were distributed to a community health care provider. the county says it's not clear whether that provider administered any doses from the lot before the state's warning. santa clara county received 21,800 doses from the lot. to the county's knowledge no doses from the lot have been administered to anyone in santa clara county. san francisco received 8,000 doses from the lot. they were distributed to zuckerberg san francisco general hospital, laguna honda hospital, health care providers, community and non-profit clinics. marin county received 1,200 doses of the lot. all were distributed through marin county's vaccine clinic. there were no reported allergic reactions. san mateo county said none of the moderna vaccine distributed there was part of the lot number identified by the state. dr. rutherford said he wouldn't let the news stop anyone from getting vaccinated. >> tough a chance to get vaccinated get vaccinated. >> the state has not been notified of any other cluster or individual events related to the lot. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> governor newsom tweeted today that california has administered more vaccines than any other state, with 40% of doses out. but that tweet is getting? criticism. we'll explain why that number may be a bit misleading coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 and 6:00. we're posting updates on california's vaccine rollout on our website, abc7news.com. you can also see where you fall in line to get vaccinated. moving on to other news, this afternoon we saw one of the worst back-ups on the bay bridge since the pandemic started. look at this. this is a virtual parking lot right there. there wasn't an accident. it was just that the metering lights at the toll plaza were turned on and kept on for several hours. the chp says it had patrol units on the bridge to keep traffic flowing and to make sure there was not a repeat of what some of the events that occurred yesterday, which you see right here, when dozens of riders on dirt bikes were seen riding in the opposite direction going the wrong way on the top deck. we are hearing for the very first time a mother's pain and confusion over her daughter's death at the hands of a parolee. i had the privilege of sitting down exclusively with hiroko abe, the mother of hana abe, one of the two women killed in a new year's eve hit and run. here is her message to the community of what she wants to see changed in san francisco. >> translator: i got a call on my cell phone from hanako's friend's mom, who is a friend of mine. when she called me, she was crying and she couldn't talk. and in that moment i knew something serious had happened. >> reporter: speaking through tears and with her daughter hanako's photo looking over her hiroko abe talks about the moment she found out about her daughter new year's eve. >> i wanted to find out the truth. >> reporter: that's when han sxachlt a woman named elizabeth platt were hit and killed. police say the suspect troy mcallister, a repeat offender, was on parole at the time and used a stolen car. >> there was this turmoil in my heart that i just couldn't let it settle. >> reporter: that turmoil began much earlier in december of 2019 during her first visit to the u.s. and to san francisco where behind the smiles of sightseeing a dire warning from her daughter. >> she said the san francisco we all dreamed of isn't the kind of city you might expect, so please don't be disappointed. i stayed at the hotel and she warned me, even if i went outside to take a walk, there were blocks we can't walk, so please be careful. >> reporter: many have criticized san francisco district attorney chessa budine for his lenient handling of repeat offenders. after a live interview with me shortly after the tragedy 'nounsed he had reached out and spoken at length to mrs. abe. >> can you tell me about your conversation with the district attorn attorney? >> translator: i didn't know the whole picture of what exactly happened, so i wasn't sure why i had to talk to him. >> reporter: but now she grieves and puts together the pieces of what happened. hiroko has a better grasp of what led up to hana's death. but still so many questions. >> translator: it makes me question why this happened, and i hope this incident gets revealed and investigated. for example, was it right for the suspect to be released? was it right for him to be on parole? was there any kind of support while he was on parole? did the suspect have enough time to think about what he's done and change his ways? did he have support that he needs to change himself? these are the kinds of questions i'm thinking about right now. >> reporter: i asked her about her feelings toward troy mcallister. she admitted she felt hatred but knows hana is watching over her from heaven and it's not what she would have wanted. >> translator: hanako was a very compassionate and kind person. >> reporter: mrs. abe has one message for the community, along with a mission of her own. >> translator: although her life was short, she was very enriched by those she met in her life. it's hard to understand why she had to die this way. making the city safe and more beautiful again i'm sure is what my daughter also believes and hopes for. i hope this incident becomes a turning point in changing the current situation. >> i am so heartbroken for her. i had tears in my eyes the entire time. troy mcallister's next court appearance is on wednesday, which hiroko will be present for on friday a memorial will be held in the area of 2nd and mission. then hiroko and her son will return to japan and wait to receive hana's body. >> so sad. and this is just scary. an it clown mask and an illegal ar-15 were among the items found on a man who was arrested by san leandro police. they made a traffic stop around noon yesterday on 150th avenue. an officer found a fully loaded ar-15 in a bag in the back seat. it had a 50-round drum magazine, one bullet in the chamber. that suspect was booked on multiple drug and weapons charges. okay. in lighter news, getting to the weather now, it was so warm out there, spencer, i saw actually chris alvarez running along the embarcadero today without a shirt on. >> it was quite warm. but it was also quite windy, dion. in fact, we had wind gusts over 60 miles per hour in many of the higher elevations. peak wind gusts today 82 miles per hour at mount diablo and even down at the surface we had wind gusts from 25 to 45 miles per hour. right now we still have a high wind warning in effect for our higher elevations above 1,000 feet until 7:00 tomorrow morning. those are the areas in orange there. winds gusting 60 to 80 miles per hour possibly in those areas. down in the yellow areas there the remainder of the bay area is under a wind advisory until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. and we still have a high surf advisory in effect until 6:00 this evening. so we've got the strong gusty winds and the dangerous surf. but we still have the warmth. and that won't last much longer either. i'll have the forecast a little bit later. larry? >> all right, spencer, thank you. catch you in a few minutes. life and legacy. remembering martin luther king jr. inauguration security. the preparations that are under way right now in washington, d.c. and a new start. north bay chefs giving it a go thanks to it is a very different celebration of the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. today. there were services held virtually all across the country and some socially distanced caravans all to remember the civil rights leader. now to somebody who knows a lot about the legacy of dr. king. abc 7 news race and culture reporter jewel why not glover caught up with dr. king's daughter, bernice king. and julian joins us live now with a look at her thoughts on dr. king's legacy and the state of the union right now. hi, julian. >> hi, larry. yeah, we spoke about just about everything in our conversation including what dr. martin luther king jr. might think about the current movement for black lives. what dr. bernice a. king thinks about her father's teachings and words being cherry-picked and what she's most hopeful for. >> i think we're in the thick of it. >> reporter: dr. bernice a. king, the yingest child of the late dr. martin luther king jr., was only 5 years old when her father was assassinated in 1968. she believes today's fight to improve the lives of marginalized people has awakened the same violent acts of white supremacy that led to her father's killing five decades ago. >> the white race is on fire. but i don't want us just to label it. because daddy would encourage us to still do the hard work of seeking to penetrate hearts while we are addressing policy. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of people across the country protested in the streets in the summer of 2020 to fight for changes in policy and policing in response to the police killings of george floyd, breonna taylor and countless others. the daughter of the late civil rights icon said her father would encourage today's activists to further coordinate and collaborate in the push for change. >> we have a collective power, and when we stand in it we can move mountains. >> i saw you tweeted this morning, "dear politicians and political influencers, when you tweet about my father's birthday remember he was resolute about eradicating racism, poverty and militarism." do you feel as though your father's teachings are often cherry-picked? >> they are cherry-picked to people's convenience and comfort. >> across the country we've seen examples of police protecting protesters and protesters embracing police and it's been beautiful to watch, and i just want to leave with you a quote from martin luther king jr. that we must learn to live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools. >> reporter: misquoting dr. king's words and weaponizing his legacy has become a popular political faux pas over the last several years from the white house briefing room to the house floor. >> the great leader in this country dr. martin luther king, who once said the time is always right to do what is right. >> i was listening to a commentator a few years ago who said that dr. king has been turned into santa clause, kind of this jovial happy person who said -- >> i have a dream. that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. >> when i was a freshman in college when he was assassinated and remember that he was not well loved. his whole history has been revised and sanitized. >> i feel the need to continue to invoke my fathers because if i don't invoke them and invoke them in the right context then people will be misled and they will whitewash and misappropriate his words. >> reporter: she reminds us although her father is revered today mlk was one of the most disliked men in the country, according to a harris poll from the year he was killed. >> he's not a figure to be flattened into a cardboard cutout. you know, this was a full spectrum thinker who had a radical critique of racism, war and poverty. >> i submit this afternoon that we can end poverty in the united states. our nation has the resources to do it. the question is whether our nation has the will. >> reporter: which of your father's teachings, his words, his messages do you think would most resonate with the people of today? >> remember what daddy said, that power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice and justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love. >> reporter: such a beautiful quote right there. our entire conversation was so rich. it ran about 25 minutes. and i invite you to watch the entire conversation. it's up on our abc 7 news bay area app, where you there can learn how you can take action. reporting live, julian glover, abc 7 news. >> so well done. julian, much appreciated. now, while many of the celebrations are virtual today, in el cerrito people took to the streets in their cars for a caravan honoring the legacy of dr. king. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield was there. >> reporter: it looked a little different this year. the 32nd annual martin luther king jr. parade in el cerrito had people in their cars instead of on foot because of the pandemic. participants said after the year we had it also felt different. >> we've seen so many episodes of police brutality, institutional racism, discrimination. it's important for us not to remain silent as these events occur. we must come out. >> reporter: but covid may have impacted the turnout, with some people choosing to stay home out of concern for the virus. >> i tried to get my husband to come, but he's too afraid of covid. he's got too many underlying conditions. and i told my husband, look, i wasn't going to go but if i don't go i won't be able to live with myself. especially after what happened on the 6th. >> reporter: there was still an upbeat mood even after the heaviness of recent events as organizers kept the focus on martin luther king jr.'s legacy. >> you want this to be a better world for everybody, for generation to generaton, to come in the world and everybody to stand side by side and enjoy life. >> i took a vacation, took eight hours of vacation today to be here, to be out in the community, to be present and also hopefully to be an inspiration for others. we all must be out here. we all must do our part. >> reporter: after the parade they gathered for a socially distanced spread out rally here in the el cerrito bart parking lot with participants saying watching the community come together today gives them hope about the future. in el zreetdo amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. -- took place virtually this year. former san francisco mayor willie brown served as featured speaker for the 29th annual keeping the dream alive multicultural rally. brown addressed how disappointed dr. king would be about the ongoing systemic racism in the u.s. but he expressed how proud the civil rights leader would have been to see kamala harris sworn in as vice president on wednesday. usually on mlk day we see large service projects across the country to honor the civil rights leader. this year it obviously looks different because of the pandemic. but the overall mission, that is still the same. abc 7 news anchor jobina fortson with more from oakland. >> reporter: marcus van new represents the organization service for peace. they received a grant to support and promote oakland's mlk 40 days of service initiative. rather than honoring dr. king on just one day, this will continue through the end of black history month. he's participated like this for decades and hopes you'll start doing it too. >> 40 days is not a new idea. but this year more than ever it's become a great opportunity because we're going to avoid big gatherings. >> reporter: so hires how you can participate safely. go to oaklandca.gov. you'll eventually be directed to an area where you can select where you'd like to volunteer. you can report how many hours you work, what you do, and see what others have done. >> dr. king said life's most precious and urgent question is what are you doing for others. and i think in this time once we're facing so many challenges, so many situations that we can feel hopeless, i think it's even more important that we think about others. >> reporter: von euw knows in that climate many of us are stressed and worried but believes getting outside and doing some safe socially distanced service in the name of someone like dr. king can only make you feel at least a little bit better. >> when you think about doing things for others i think we're creating hope, we're creating peace and really fulfilling the dream of dr. king by service to create a beloved community. >> reporter: jobina fortson, abc 7 news. volunteers spruced up san tomas mark in campbell as part of a dave service honoring are dr king. about a dozen folks of all ages did some pruning, some weeding and trash cleanup. the effort an annual event that rotates from park to park all around the greater san jose area. moving on, breaking up is apparently easy to do during the pandemic. so what can be done to save your relationship? we'll have some help. i'm spencer christian. it's warm and windy now but cooler, calmer, and 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are blowing at 70 miles an hour. >> actually, in some places, larry, they were. in some of the higher elevations we had gusts over 70 hielz per hour. it's a weird weather pattern. beautiful view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco where it's currently 74 degrees and windy. oakland 81 right now. 74 mountain view, san jose. 77 morgan hill. 74, 64 in half moon bay and it's january 128th. here's a look toward the golden gate wrij from emeryville. 74 fairfield, concord and livermore. and the view from our rooftop camera looking out over the embarcadero these are all forecast features strong gusty winds will continue overnight and tomorrow and of course there's the elevated fire danger because of the warmth and the dryness and the winds through tomorrow. calmer winds and cooler weather will settle in later this week beginning on wednesday. okay. the high wind warning remains in effect until 7:00 tomorrow morning for higher elevations, all the hills and mountains of the bay area. wind gusts will rain frj 60 to about 80 miles per hour. there's a possibility of downed trees and power lines. on to our wind gust animation check this out. we'll see wind gusts very strong during the overnight, early morning hours between 45 and 50 miles per hour in many locations. not necessarily just the higher elevations at the start of the morning commute tomorrow. bear that in mind. these are difficult driving conditions. especially on overpasses and bridges. going into the afternoon tomorrow we'll see the wind gusts diminish just slightly. we'll still have 40 to 45-mile-per-hour gusts during the midday hours tomorrow. not until tomorrow evening after 6:00 where we'll see winds beginning to taper off to a much calmer level. here's our forecast animation. 6:00 tomorrow morning we'll see the clouds, what few clouds there are disappearing giving way to another sunny day tomorrow, going into clear skies tomorrow evening. and on we go. overnight tonight windy. not very cool. it will be pretty mild with high temperatures -- low temperatures, i beg your pardon, they look like high temperatures, low temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s and highs tomorrow will range from about 70 at the coast to about 70 around the bay shoreline to upper 60s and some low 70s inland. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. wednesday is it starts to get a little bit cooler and a lot calmer with highs ranging from low 60s at the coast to mid 60s inland. thursday cooling continues. then our friday gets sharply cooler with inland highs only in the upper 50s and there's a chance of some showers on friday. over the weekend mainly sunny skies until sunday night. looks like another light storm will be moving in that will produce rainfall for us on monday. and it's going to be a much, much cooler pattern beginning on friday, continuing all the way into early next week. it will finally start to look and feel like winter. larry and dion? >> all right. thank you, spencer. just ahead, on 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reporter: some removing items from lawmakers' offices or taking pictures of congressional documents. >> there's got to be something in here we can [ bleep ] use against [ bleep ]. >> reporter: hunting vice president mike pence and speaker nancy pelosi. and ignoring orders from capitol police. >> you are outnumbers. there's a [ bleep ] million of us out there and we are listening to trump, your boss. >> reporter: the fbi has now arrested dozens of trump supporters who stormed the capitol, including several with ties to law enforcement, the military, and extremist groups. well-known new mexico county commissioner and founder of cowboys for trump coy griffin also arrested. investigators still looking for 22-year-old riley june williams, a pennsylvania woman accused of stealing a computer from speaker pelosi's office, allegedly with intentions to sell it to a russian spy agency. just two days from president-elect joe biden taking his oath of office, law enforcement officials leaving 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four at 4:00, country music star garth brooks has been announced as a performer at wednesday's inauguration of president-elect joe biden. brooks said this is not a political statement, this is a statement of unity. he joins previously announced performers lady gaga, who will sing the national anthem, and jennifer lopez. and one-hit wonders the new radicals, remember them, will reunite for the first time in more than two decades to perform their song "you get what you give." biden wrote in his autobiography that it was his late son beau's theme song as he battled cancer. certainly a star-studded line-up of musicians, quite a contrast from the last inauguration, dan. >> yeah, absolutely. great line-up of musicians. and what i love to see is a little bit of celebration and normalcy in this inauguration because so much of this year will be different because of what happened on january 6th and the tightened security. joe biden will be sworn in on the capitol steps. but there will be no big audience on the capitol mall, as you all know, because it's closed and there will be socially distanced seats there on the lawn out front. so it's going to have a very different feel. so at least that music will be uplifting. >> yeah. and i think it's a time we really need it, spencer. >> oh, we certainly do. dan is right. anything that can bring us some sense of normalcy is helpful. and i like garth brooks's statement that you know, it's not a political statement, it's about unity. and boy, could we use some of that right now. so i look forward to the entertainment on wednesday. >> yeah. i'm still a little bit nervous about the outdoor setting and security. so i don't know. i'm happy with people performing. but i'd be okay if they just went inside and did the whole thing and said okay, we're moving on. we'll see how it works out. hopefully. next story sounds like a movie. in fact, they did make a movie. with tom hanks about this. but it's not tom hanks related. 36-year-old aditya 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airport. it's hard to be at the airport for an hour. imagine being there for two months. >> i hadn't thought about that. but you're right. at least there's plenty of space -- but spencer, i mean, you fly a lot. or did before the pandemic hit. i mean, it's inconceivable to me that this could even happen. >> it is inconceivable. i wonder about just things like how did he clean himself and how did he eat? i mean, for three months did he have enough money to go to concession stands and buy himself some food? i mean, it's -- i don't know. it's very strange. >> yeah. i guess -- >> a lot going on. >> -- there's a level of admiration for his resilience. a little bit of empathy. but still a little disturbing at the same time. >> yeah. >> moving on, there is the apple watch of course and the fitbit, but an emerging smart wristband lets your employer track your emotional state. oh, no. it's called the mood beam. you see it here. it has two buttons. what you do is you press the yellow if you're happy and you press the blue when you're sad. the information goes to your manager in real time. mood beam is billing this as a way for bosses to be able to check in on the well-being of their staff working from home. where is the red button, dan, that stands for rage and anger? >> how many of us would have that emotion registering on that device. what a weird idea. i don't know if you want your employer knowing that much about you. unless they really are going to react in a positive way. it could be used against you, i suppose. but have we gone too far now? i don't know. >> yeah, spencer, this sounds a little dangerous. i know that your employer can track your key stroekz, things like that, on your devices. but having it on your wrist seems a little invasive. >> it does. but blue, blue, blue. that's all i'm saying. blue, blue, blue. that's the happy one, right? yeah, blue, blue, blue. >> it's like a corporate mood ring. >> you don't want to know what larry's color is. >> rage. >> dion, the red rage is my default setting. but anyway. you know what? they don't need a device if they've read my many manifestos, they know exactly what i'm thinking. >> just your face on a daily basis. >> i'm not hiding anything. okay? they know what i'm thinking. how would you like a cross-country road trip? go on one and get paid to do it. good news, you can. if you want to be a hot dogger. all you have to do is drive the famous oscar meyer wienermobile. who doesn't want to do that? craft heinz is assembling this elite team for the task right now. i wonder how that fits under overpasses and things. anyway, the hot doggers will attend more than 200 events in cities across the u.s. they'll create social media content and do news interviews. yeah. the company's looking for outgoing college graduates who love adventure. yes. my question, dion, is do you actually have to eat the hot dogs in order to qualify? >> that's the best part. >> i didn't know that was part of the package deal. i'm more concerned about not hitting anything because that wienermobile is rather long. i am not a very good driver. i'm more worried about denting it. >> yeah. with any luck they'd take out a big insurance policy. i would say first they're going to do news interviews. i would suspect one of us will end up doing one when they pass through town. you know, it's silly. it's good publicity. but for those young people who do it, what a fun adventure. in their lives. you know, how often are you going to get -- none of us could stop down and do something like that for a year. we're too far into our careers and family life and stuff. but for those young people, spencer, i think it would be a blast. >> i think so too. for the young people. you probably wouldn't find my buns on that wienermobile. although i might relish the thought of it. i can't believe -- >> i hope i get to do a news interview with the wienermobile guy because i'm going to ask the hard questions. >> the i'm greg, i'm 68 years old. i do motivational speaking in addition to the substitute teaching. i honestly feel that that's my calling-- to give back to younger people. i think most adults will start realizing that they don't recall things as quickly as they used to or they don't remember things as vividly as they once did. i've been taking prevagen for about three years now. people say to me periodically, "man, you've got a memory like an elephant." it's really, really helped me tremendously. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. we're not seeing a whole lot of new restaurant openings these days but two chefs are giving it a go in the north bay and it's all thanks to stimulus money and tesla. listen to this. chefs stefan st. louis and steven vargas are co-owners of table culture provisions in petaluma. last spring they took the first round of stimulus money they received and bought tesla stock, believing they could double their money. turns out they turned their 2,400 bucks into $17,000 in just a matter of months. that money helped them buy a mobile kitchen at first, then use the success of that to take over a struggling restaurant in november. >> i said hey, dude, look, we got this money from tesla. what do you want to do? you want to try this thing out real quick and see how that comes out? he said let's go. if you want to do it i'll back you up. i said let's go do it. and here we are. >> inspirational. t.c. provisions is open thursday through sunday for takeout. >> that's actually brilliant that they were able to pull that off. good for them. employers are rolling out their vaccination program with a carrot rather than a stick. >> yeah, 7 on your side's michael finney has that story and a look at today's top consumer news. hey, michael. >> hey, dion. we love carrots. we love carrots. we don't like sticks so much. employers can mandate their workers get vaccinated against the coronavirus by law. but so far we're not really seeing that. what we are seeing is companies paying their employees to get the shots. dollar general, trader joe's and instacart are offering between $25 to half a day's pay to those workers willing to get vaccinated. cvs health says it has the capacity to administer 1 million shots a day once the government's coronavirus vaccine program is at full speed. the pharmacy says it has 10,000 locations and 90,000 workers to administer the vaccines. cvs says it has already administered 1 million shots at long-term care facilities. there is a social security gotcha this year that you may need to know about. or maybe a friend or relative. last year anyone who filed for benefits when they turned 66 got their full monthly benefit they are entitled to. but this year the full retirement age has been changed to 66 years and two months. now, if you filed at 66, you will get about 2 1/2% lower payment each month than if you wait the two extra months of 66 and two months. the full retirement age has been slowly creeping up. it will eventually top out at 67 years of age. this happens every few months, it goes up a couple of months till it hits that 67. this was all part of a bipartisan effort to save social security back in the 1980s. and that's where we are today, you two. >> interesting. thank you, michael. appreciate it. if you need a caffeine kick but regular soda simply will not do, coca-cola may have your answer. the company has a new drink combining coke with coffee. the beverage is available in three flavors -- dark, vanilla and caramel. comes in 12-ounce cans with 69 milligrams of caffeine per can. compare that to the 34 milligrams of caffeine in a 12-ounce can of regular coke or 46 milligrams in diet coke. i'm wondering what this tastes like. dion, spencer, any thoughts? i don't know about the coffee-coke nix there, what that's going to be. >> i applaud the creativity. but maybe those mash-ups of like coke and vanilla, going to stick to that, spencer. >> yeah, yeah. it doesn't sound appealing to me. plus i don't think i need that much caffeine. so let's move along. the winds are looking like they're on a caffeine fix today. we've got still some very, very high wind gusts. in fact, dangerous winds in some places. we have a high wind warning in effect for virtually all the hills and mountains of the bay area until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. and then we have a wind advisory in effect for the entire bay area until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. so let's take a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. at least we'll have sunny skies again tomorrow. even with the windy conditions. it will be mild. high temperatures up to about 70, 72 degrees again tomorrow. it starts to cool down a bit on wednesday, a bit more thursday and friday. it turns sharply cooler with a chance of showers, remains cooler over the weekend with another chance of rain developing next monday. winter weather's finally coming. dion? >> spencer, thanks. the pandemic is affecting more than just your health and work. it could be affecting your relationship. the 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