Dry right now this is a live look outside looking out over downtown San Francisco in the bay but thats going to be changing pretty soon trump for chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow here with the details be prepared he out on the road tomorrow roadways probably going to be slick as the storm system comes by and well slick as they usually are on the first rain of the season bringing up some of the oils from the ground and certainly. It looks like the first significant rain the first fall rain of the season rolling on in now were seeing some partly cloudy skies outside some high clouds coming up above that is from that cold front that will soon bring a few raindrops the bay area see the very latest here with the begin to make its way in the pacific northwest. Some showers showing up there and you see some of those clouds already entering into california and how about that weve got a couple raindrops beginning to show up to just to the north most that is very light, but you almost blue mix some snow begin to show up a part of mountains in Northern California as well taking closer look. So the band just about to make its way in the parts northern Sonoma County think overnight tonight that is going to slowly drag its way further south so most the bay area staying dry tonight. We will see increasing clouds and then as we head into the day tomorrow that rain picks up specially in toward the afternoon so that being said, heres what were expecting computer models picking up on it now you see the clouds begin to thicken up as we head in toward tomorrow morning most of rain still well to the north and then as we head toward the middle of the day, its just a little further to the south beginning to pick up and then by the middle of the afternoon. I think look how the whole front line across the entire bay area bringing with it not a huge amount of rain light amounts of rain around the bay area but this will be the most significant rain weve seen so far this season probably since last april that mine by the afternoon, the showers begin to taper off late in the day. But just be some lingering showers even about 7 oclock or so and then things begin to settle down after that rainfall totals. Yeah were finally going to be like out some rainfall totals around the bay area maybe as much as a quarter of an inch of rain in some of the weather spots maybe some of the coastal Mountain Range as you can see as much as half an inch in parts of the north bay, the urban areas, lesser amounts. But certainly nice to see the rain coming back and there are more storms to come well talk more about that it just a couple of minutes all right lawrence, thank you for that another big story were following tonight, Public Health officials in Alameda County of decided to temporarily pause further openings after an increase in the covid19 case rate as you can see. There are a 132 new cases reported yesterday. Thats a jump of 23 cases from the previous day since reaching a 2 week low average of 63. 1 cases a day on october 17th. The county has seen a steady rise. Each day for the past month for more on the countys decision we want to head out to the city of alameda kron fours terisa stasio standing by live teresa. I can why spoke with Alameda CountyHealth Officer today and he did talk about that pause button but more importantly theyre also looking for because this looks like just the beginning. With the daily Positivity Rate jumping from 3. 4 to 4. 9 along with the steady increases in covid19 hospitalizations Alameda County hit the pause button thursday, restricting further opening according to the states blueprint for a safer economy. And now this the countys top Health Officer looking for to what is next and all eyes are on sliding back. Yeah. Were definitely looking at and we think its important for residents to know that theres a strong possibility were going to have to go back in fact i think its only a matter of of when and not doctor Nicholas Maass ads with the upcoming thanksgiving holiday and cold weather. There is a growing concern cases, well just keep rising pushing the need to take additional actions to slow the spread. The big concern right now is that we over day increases in our reported cases for. The last few weeks just this week, San Francisco announcing it was scaling back slashing the percentage of Indoor Dining. Contra costa county taking similar steps as enormously grateful for what the people he to county have done too. Really limit the spread here but going the Colder Weather in the holidays, particularly with whats happening around the region around the country. Now is not the time for us to let our guard down managing all of this in business difficult. Incredibly yet incredibly difficult for local businesses such as the Alameda Island Brewing Company news of what could be around the corner is daunting but i took on this position a year ago. Up until i was the Office Manager for 4 years. One thing that ive learned is. Although you want to be prepared for everything you will never be prepared for everything. Really a case in being number. Yeah, you have to be able to turn on a dime. These so again what were hearing is that next tuesday the county will find out from the state whats going to happen next whether actually we do more than just hit the pause button but again the doctor said the best thing we can do is to make sure you need to wear that gator or wear a mask, so that you can participate and help and slow the spread that were seeing rapidly go across the bay area reporting live here now meantime Theresa Stasi back to you guys, thanks well, while Alameda County remains in runs tier here is with the rest of the bay area stands tonight. You can see on this map San Francisco county is in the yellow or minimal tear where its been for quite a while. Joining Alameda County in the orange here or san Mateo Santa Clara moran and napa counties contra costa has a counties remain in the red or substantial category and Sonoma County is still in the most restrictive purple category. Solano county is actually a risk of joining Sonoma County in the states most restrictive purple covid to year thats because of the rate of new infections there and they have nearly doubled what is needed to remain in the red tier Solano County needs to report fewer than about 31 cases per day to avoid the move to Loudoun County average more than 50 new cases per day over the last week including 6 days with more than 60 new covid cases per day if it can remain out of the purple tier it would allow the county to continue allowing businesses such as restaurants and gyms and movie theaters to operate indoors at reduced capacity. Ease want to remind you that tomorrow night at midnight San Francisco county will temporarily rollback the reopening of Indoor Dining as well as reduce the capacity of Fitness Centers and movie theaters, San Francisco also paused the reopening of indoor instruction at high schools that have not already opened. And in the north bay marin county is now strongly recommending that restaurants cut their indoor capacity from 50 to 25 . The county Health Officer doctor matt willis says Indoor Dining is one of the easiest ways for the virus to spread. In fact we had a margin or sending multiple people crossed households. Were not covering their faces are often getting together for an hour an hour and half of the time and thats one of the reasons why risk so much higher for Indoor Dining and thats why taking this step. Shows in marin county are only recommending restaurants reduced their capacity, but it could soon become mandatory if cases continue to rise and tonight california has eclipsed 1 million covid infections becoming the second state in the country to do so following texas this comes nearly 10 months after the first cases were confirmed in the nations most populous state more than 18,000 people in california have succumbed to the virus. The top Health Adviser to president elect biden is suggesting the idea of a national 4 to 6 week lockdown it would be aimed at driving down the number of covid19 cases of hospitalizations while a vaccine remains in the works this comes as chicagos mayor announced new stay at home orders ahead of the thanksgiving holiday kron fours dan kerman reports could the nation be returning to the kind of lockdown that resulted in the empty streets we saw in march. A number of president elect joe bidens Coronavirus Taskforce thinks it might be a good idea. During an interview this week doctor Michael Osterholm said we could lock down for 4 to 6 weeks and if we did that we could drive the numbers down like theyve done in asia like they did in new zealand and australia. I think one size fits all will not work at at this time. Doctor Robert Wachter chairs you see San Franciscos department of medicine. There are clearly areas it mostly in the midwest that need to have something thats pretty close to a full on lockdown but when you look at the bay area for example, were definitely going in the wrong direction. But were nowhere near the kinds of numbers of hospitalizations or test Positivity Rate that would merit Closing Everything the back down to where we were in march. So its got to or regionally determined. If there was to be a lockdown Business Leaders say the federal government must provide wages for out of work employees and provide greater support for Small Business owners than just a ppp loan. Rent thats still going to be do want to start still going to be do inventory. Overhead thats still going. Accumulate a cost and so we need to be bill provides that kind of support to those small to survive this kind of shut down were talking about replacing an entire economy again medical experts here in San Francisco favoring a more regional approach not this universal lockdown idea the only thing. They think should be universal is in San Francisco dan kerman kron 4 news. Make sure to download our kron 4 mobile app as well as our 24 7 streaming news service kronon to stay up to date on all covid19 restrictions across the bay area much more ahead here on kron 4 news today, how resistance from the Trump Administration to accept the election result is complicating president elect joe bidens efforts to lead a smooth transition. Im Justine Waldman ill have that story tonight at 8. 30. If you want a construction worker accidentally hits a natural gas line this afternoon. Plus businesses in downtown San Francisco put apply work as a precaution to election unrest by more than a week later those boards are sti more than 2 weeks since plywood started going up over doors and windows of commercial buildings around the bay area, particularly in downtown San Francisco. All because of concerns surrounding the president ial election more than a week after election day, many businesses are still barricaded from force marine kelly went to union square where she found all of the boarded up shops putting a damper on the Holiday Shopping season. Some shops in union square have their holiday merchandise on display, but youd hardly know it because of all the plywood covering their plate glass windows, its a intimidating some barricades are covering businesses that have gone under because of coronavirus but many are merchants who put up the wood or sometimes even metal because of concerns about rioting and looting erupted in the wake of the president ial election now more than a week past election day with President Trump so far refusing to concede to president elect joe biden some businesses are hesitant to take their protective plywood back down there could be some uncertainty you know if the president contest the election so. We just try to protect ourselves do have people know that the stores are open down here karen flood with the Union Square BusinessImprovement District says. About 10 to 15 merchants have already taken down their barricades and more are expected to follow suit soon but some may say brace for trouble into january. Just in case those i talked to downtown dont like it, but they get it theres no way to predict what will happen. Probably nothing. Probably is not good enough if your with a plate glass window, i think thats a commentary of all is that. Whether an election goes one way or another way we should be able to accept. With the decision was in people think differently than we do. Because of the pandemic union square already wont have ice skating this year. But the tree will be lit up starting next week. Theyll also still be lighting the menorah and soon it will start projecting a light show at night to help inject a little bit of holiday magic. In a year that really needs it Maureen Kelly kron 4 news. Chances are you will likely experience a shipping delays this Holiday Season because Online Shopping sales are expected to reach unprecedented levels thats according to several retailers and carriers such as target and fedex. They are encouraging shoppers to start early amazon, which uses its own Delivery Network is also expecting delays analysts predict this year online holiday sales alone will reach close to 200 billion dollars thats about a 33 increase from last year. Some bay area food banks find themselves struggling to assist those at risk of Food Insecurity this Holiday Season. According to the Alameda County food banks director of community engagement. The number of people needing food has doubled from this time last year. We have never seen numbers like we have seen. You know this year and we expect as we head deeper into november and december close to the holidays. Were probably going to see the longest lines weve ever right now we estimate that at least one for county residents is experiencing or at risk of hunger. And collectively around the bay at least 1. 5 million bay area residents right now are in need of food bank assistance. Michael office says with no recent coronavirus stimulus or relief package, the Usda Coronavirus Food Assistance Program has been unable to can contracts Northern California vendors to help the food banks if youre interested in donating money or time and to our website for details kron 4 dot com. Were now exactly 2 weeks away from thanksgiving believe in them the California Grocers Association has issued guidance for a safe holiday meal during the pandemic the group says you should plan your holiday meals 2 weeks ahead of time and by non perishable items as soon as possible. If possible you should avoid visiting the Grocery Store during thanksgiving week, keep a distance of 2 shopping carts between you and the other shoppers. This is all to help reduce crowding in the stores as the nations gets closer to the Holiday Season. The association also says you should avoid mine buy only what you need to help make sure there was enough for everybody right now for our 4 zone forecast starting to feel a little bit like winter finally starting to feel like fall winter crop force chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow joins us with the board of the storm door opening yeah finally looks like were going to see not just one but maybe a series of storms affecting the bay area in the coming outside right now kind of quiet out there thats the way its going to be through most of the evening, the clouds start to move into our skies now and were going to bring with it. At least a chance of rain as we get in toward tomorrow out of that kind of a quiet night out there right now but they are going to see some whipping winds. I think by tomorrow about the middle of the day as this cold front comes in some moisture running out ahead of the main front as you can see up to our north in the north bay, their northern Sonoma County trying to pick up a couple raindrops right now most of this is very light at this time near point arena, but nonetheless this just the beginning to see more than on the way all right lets talk about some of the winds expected with this storm system as it comes through tomorrow right now f