School holidays. If we look at the map, we talk about schools open or closed, we do know its a holiday because of lighter traffic. I have my eye on discovery bay. The rest of your commute looks fine. Maybe a factor for 680. Back to you, laura. Thank you very much, mike. 6 01. We begin with live pictures from arlington, virginia. This is Arlington National cemetery where President Trump and the first lady will visit in just a few hours to honor our Fallen Heroes on this veterans day. It is the president s first public appearance since the election. Joe biden will take part in veterans day events. Today in the bays tracie potts is with us live in washington. I know these events happen as the struggle between biden and the Trump Administration continues. Reporter it does, marcus and laura, and we are seeing where republicans are lining up in that power struggle. A few acknowledging and congratulating joe biden on his win. Some lining up with the president saying he has absolute right to challenge these results and some just not talking about it at all. President elect biden speaking out on President Trumps refusal to acknowledge his victory. I think its an embarrassment, quite frankly. Reporter biden is taking calls from foreign leaders, planning to expand health care. I will protect your Health Care Like i protect my own family. Reporter they are moving ahead with no help from the Trump Administration, not getting the classified briefing and the secretary of state insists there will be no turnover. There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump Administration. Reporter republicans backing President Trump arguing the transition is premature. We will allow the courts to do their work. We need to send big bird to some of these states to teach them how to count. Have you congratulate d bide yet . No. Reporter the firing of defense secretary mike esper. Threatening our Security Policy because hes having a temper tantrum am. Reporter the president has not spoken on camera five days but tweeting more claims of voter fraud disputed and flagged for lacking evidence. We do expect to see the president publicly for the First Time Since the Election Results came out. He is heading to Arlington National cemetery for the annual commemoration of veterans day. Well see if he speaks either before or after as he heads back. Oftentimes he will speak to the press. We have not seen him or heard from him on camera. Since those results were released. Tracie potts in washington, thank you. 6 04. Back at home in the bay area reopening schools is getting more complicated as covid cases spike. Parents are sounding off in an east Bay School District demanding students return to the classrooms. They dont have enough instructional time, theyre getting depressed. Now those parents taking their concerns to the district officials. And with covid cases increasing, Cierra Johnson is sorting through the problem Bay Area Schools are up against here. Reporter yes, good morning. When mayor london breed made the announcement about putting pause on reopening some of the big restrictions was halting reopening for high schools that have not already opened. They were shutting down because their students werent following covid19 protocols. Branson high school had been holding inperson learning for about three weeks until School Leaders learned that students were involved in a party that then shut down campus activities. The school is now asking students to get covid tests to determine when the school can reopen. Take a listen to one student reacting. For me zoom is its a lot harder for me to do everything with school and its nicer to be with my friends and see my teachers and be in classes. Reporter parents listened to a School Board Meeting that included a report on the reopening plan. Many parents are fed up with Distance Learning and ready for their students to get back in class. So far School Leaders have put together a task force with hopes of getting Elementary School students in class first. The time line for reopening has not been revealed and here in the city San Francisco schools looking to get their students back in the classroom similar to many other districts theyre looking to do it in phases. Yesterday the school board did approve a january 25th start date for pk through first grade and students with disabts. The next update will be on december 8th. Those cases continue to rise and, of course, all of those plans are contingent on the covid numbers. Were live in San Francisco, Cierra Johnson for today in the bay. The strongest guidance yet on mask wearing. It cites growing evidence a mask can help protect the person wearing it. The cdc says adopting universal mask wearing policies could help prevent future lockdowns. Back to veterans day this wednesday and despite the pandemic several bay area events planned. A drivethru parade that starts at 10 45 in martinez. In the meantime in lieu of gathering in person marins Veterans Service office and United Veterans Council plan to post tributes on their facebook pages. And to celebrate veterans day, veterans and gold star family members can now get free lifetime access to National Parks. This is part of a new program introduced by the National Park service. What you need is proof of service. It is required to get that access. In an effort to boost ridership the San Francisco ferry is offering a new deal for people who want to take a trip around the bay. 1 ferry rides out of vallejo. Due to the pandemic ridership is down more than 90 . The 1 ferry deal will last through the end of the year. All riders are required to wear those masks and follow those covid guidelines. Friday marks the return of king tides to the bay area. This is video from a previous king tide event in the north bay, but, as always, flooding is possible in parts of marin county as well as the embarcadero and ocean beach in San Francisco. The low lying coastal areas along the peninsula as well and never turn your back to the water. Forward facing today, kari hall. A look at continued coverage of these king tides. They can get pretty big. Yes, they can. Its because of the gravitational pull due to the alignment of the moon and the sun. Thats why we see the coastal flooding and that will be a possibility along the coastline. Starting on friday. It just basically means we have extremely high tides due to that gravitational pull. Were seeing clouds today. Well be tracking the storm system moving in and bringing us some rain by the end of the week. Ill talk about the time line and how much rain you can expect coming up. Mike, any issues popping up . One thats a surprise in the south bay. First of all unexpectedly clear for the highway speed sensors. Highlighted 680 southbound to get you to capitol avenue. A tree that caught fire. Colder days often see encampments off the freeway with fires overnight. The rest of the bay shows a nice, smooth easy drive. The bay bridge toll plaza has no backup. Flashing lights just past the toll plaza in the service lane. Traffic flows smoothly. Well check on what details i can find. Back to you. Thank you very much, mike. 6 10 right now. Before you order lunch another recall of lettuce from salinas valley. The giant retailer where those products were sold. And itching to go on a cruise . Up next cruise lines are looking for volunteers to take some trips. You may want to hear why before you pack those bags. Where youre most likely to find a super spreading event. Lets take you out to the futures this morning. We are on our third day of a possible rally over a real rally over a possible vaccine. And how about taking out insurance on that thanksgiving turkey. Up next the Grocery Store now offering a safety net to save your pride on turkey day. Well explain it all. garage door opening it is my fathers love. It is his passion it is his fault he didnt lock the garage. Dont even think about it been there, done that. With liftmaster® powered by myq®, know whats happening in your garage from anywhere. You can take a day off fromy worrying about your packages. Ohhh yeahhh just connect your myq® app to key. Ohhh yeahhh get free ingarage delivery with myq® and key by amazon. Right now at 6 13 as we get a live look out at the commute through the trivalley looking live in dublin. Well, its not as busy as we normally see at this time due post likely to the veterans day holiday and its going to be a little bit milder. Still jacket weather. Well see more clouds moving in today. Well talk about when the rain arrives in the forecast coming up in a few minimum. And, kari, some folks who dont take 580 mike take it this morning. The crash just east, highway 4 blocked into discovery bay. A problem out of the area and one of your alternates is out of the altamont. The bay bridge toll plaza, no backup. A few more cars lighter for veterans day. Lets remember those veterans and thank them. Good morning and indeed a happy veterans day. And to my father serving on the uss shangri la in the pacific fleet. Ridership is nowhere near what it was propandemic but the company says about twice as high as the lockdowns in the spring. Lyft looking to get into the food delivery business. Thats really helped uber with its uber eats. Lyfts decision comes at a time theres more concern about eating at restaurants particularly indoors. A new study by researchers from Stanford University and Northwestern University found Indoor Dining counted for much of the transmission from stranger to stranger. A relatively small number of destination places, call them super spreader places, account for very large proportion of the infections. The stock market will open. Banks and other institutions are mostly closed. Well continue to see that pivot out of tech stocks. The dow goes up, nasdaq down. I put apples stock price up there. The company showing off new laptops yesterday. Other news the Parent Company of tiktok says it will ask a court to suspend President Trumps deadline to sell the company by later this month. And the nations largest Beauty Supply chain, ulta, will open up mini stores inside target. Ulta drew upartists rendering. Target has thrived during the pandemic. Ulta has not. Target doing very well because its one of the stores you can get so many Different Things and as people ration out how often they go out of their house and into a store you want a store that will give you a lot of things. And now a new selection as well. There you have it. Cheers to lip gloss. Thanks a lot. Maybe not you guys. 6 15 right now. Hey, another e. Coli outbreak involving romaine lettuce. Its linked to the brand that is sold at walmart. The contaminated let us from the salin salinasbased company. A dozen people have reported getting sick. Another recall involving ring and hundreds of thousands of smart doorbells. This comes after the Company Received several reports of the devices catching fire. The recall affects about 350,000 Second Generation ring doorbells sold in the united states. Calling all cruisers, Royal Caribbean says that it needs its in need of volunteers to take simulated mock voyage. So this is what its doing. The company can test covid19 protocols before it fully resumes service on the water. Royal caribbean is conducting those tests due to new guidance from the cdc when it comes to cruise lines. Trending this morning for nervous thanksgiving cooks, whole foods wants to make sure youre covered if your holiday meal goes up in smoke. The retailer is partnering up with progressive insurance for the first ever turkey protection plan. To qualify you need to buy your bird from whole foods by november 22nd. And if you burn, undercook or even overcook the turkey between thanksgiving and black friday you can submit a claim online. The first 1,000 eligible claims qualify for a 35 whole foods gift card. Kind of embarrassing, though. Do you need proof, testimony from those at dinner . You bring a raw turkey leg. I heard the story of this one woman, she left the plastic on the turkey and put it in the oven. Oh, no. Yeah. I dont know how true that is but someone told me that story. I know another story someone put it in but put the clean latch on and you know that fires up that oven. Oh, wow talk about a burnt bird. And then she couldnt open it. She couldnt open it to get it out. Yeah, because it locks it in. It wasnt me. A cajun turkey. A little burn never hurt anyone. Lets take a look at the forecast for you. If its too hot in the oven, step outside. Meteorologist kari hall has been telling us about the cooler temperatures out there. Yeah, were just a couple weeks away from thanksgiving. Here we are and starting out with Cool Temperatures this morning but not as cold as it was the past couple of mornings. In fact it probably feels much more normal as you step out the door. I want to show you the comparison now compared to 24 hours ago. Were 22 degrees warmer in napa than yesterday morning. Youre definitely feeling those temperatures. Its going to be more of the same. Were still looking at highs that will only reach into the low 60s today, cooler than normal. Were up to 60 degrees, rechlg 61 and mid50s along the coastline reaching up to 55 degrees in daly city. And our north bay highs will be in the upper 50s to low 60s. Its nice and quiet. A few more clouds moving in. Well see some peeks of sunshine but the rain is set to arrive on friday. When it gets here now the models are showing the storm system weakening. Rain for far Northern California but then just kind of falling apart as it moves through. At least we have more rain chances in the forecast for early next week. It looks like the rain will be one and done as it moves in and were looking at the possibility of getting a tenth to a quarter inch of rain for the sierra and looking lighter up to about 4 to 8 inches and reaching near a foot in the upper elevations. Once again staying cool. The rain moving in between late friday into early saturday. Well be watching out for more rain on next tuesday. Mike, how is it looking with our commute . Folks, were looking at colder weather. A tree caught fire just off the ber berryessa exit. Loop back on surface streets, shouldnt be much of an issue. A smooth drive away from the bay bridge. Interstate 580 has a small crash around 35th. Keep that in mine. No backup at the toll plaza. We still have activity on the service lane. No slowing past the scene. Use caution am back to you. Thanks, mike. 6 22 for you that morning. The courts have spoken. Up next, will britney sporears d her father part ways . Will Lori Loughlin spend time outside the jail. New details were learning about her possible release. A lot more news ahead. Youre watching today in the bay. Come experience floor and decors grand opening in san leandro safely shop our wide aisles and be amazed with our even wider selection. Discover the perfect floor at the perfect price in whatever way is perfect for you. Floor and decors newest location is now open. Also open in milpitas and burlingame. Just in this morning trop eta just upgraded to hurricane status. That call made around 4 30 this morning as the storm picked up strength off the southwest coast of florida. Heavy flooding making it difficult for drivers there in the area. Deputies near miami have put out warning signs along some of the roadways. Crashes and flooding in farmland areas. Now to a followup on Britney Spears battle for independence. A judge upheld her fathers role in overseeing her finances. The pop star wanted her father removed from the role. But a judge appointed a Financial Company to help oversee britneys estate. The conservativor ship began when she was having struggles and often public meltdowns. 6 25 right now. It looks like Lori Loughlin will spend christmas with her family. She is in a dublin prison serving out her sentence in the College Admissions scandal. She is scheduled to leave prison but her release date falls on a sunday so she could be eligible to be released christmas eve. Her husband is expected to begin his fivemonth prison sentence one week from tomorrow. Amidst the pandemic one idea catching on in more movie theaters across the country. Amc now renting out some theaters to private groups to make more money. And now that idea has become so popular that amc is expanding it nationally. During a fourweek trial the chain received, get this, 110,000 requests. And trending for you beyonce, peloton announced a joint effort to provide peloton membership to students at ten historically black colleges. Bow yo beyonce is the most requested artist by its 3. 5 million. Facebook has found itself in the middle of postelection drama. Plus, its veterans day and we have just the story to celebrate our heroes with the help of mans best friend. Up next how vets and dogs are making the perfect team. Its a story that youre going to only see right here on nbc bay area. garage door opening it is my fathers love. It is his passion it is his fault he didnt lock the garage. Dont even think about it been there, done that. With liftm