Start off cold this morning. But very sunny skies outside right now mostly Clear Conditions in fact our live camera showing east bay zone right now this are camera on top the east bay hills on berkeley and we can actually see a street to the bay, so its a nice clear morning. But it is very cold check out these that chilly temperatures 40s and 50s right now that im tracking but things are going to change into the afternoon because were going to start to heat up and actually get 70s on the board if you can believe that were going to be well above seasonal averages but then tomorrow, big changes are on the way because look at all that rain all that green on your screen that storm system is headed straight or direction in fact we could start seeing raindrops early tomorrow morning so your commute into work might be a little bit of a wet one so make sure that you grab the umbrellas get those ready tonight and your rain coats because were going to need those for a couple of days, ill let you know just how long the rain is going to last. Coming up in just a bit robin. All right. Thank you. Rebecca, were checking in on the traffic which is heavier by the way so a lot more folks hitting the road right now if thats you if youre getting ready to pack up and roll out youre going to have to sit in some crowding out the richmond sandra fell bridge, definitely heavier right now were looking at 10 minutes and growing to make it into the north bay here at the bay bridge were recovering from an accident. Its sending out a little bit right down the middle i dont know if thats going to stick because we have waves of traffic so itll thin out it will back up again it will happen throughout the morning commute so far is still slow off and on from the bottom of the maze but looking at 10 minutes. Thats not bad at all to make it into San Francisco highway for not so fun for my friends leading pittsburg bay point in antioch we have this crash near west for at san marco thats still active. And its really going to jam you up all the way through pittsburgh now spilling back into antioch a whopping 37 minutes and growing for your cheat on highway 4 so get out there early well check more slow downs coming up back to you. 72 right now and breaking news is great news. There is another vaccine on the way yeah company a manufacturer moderna says that its covid19 vaccine is actually 94 affective making it the second vaccine here in the u. S. To have an efficacy rate of over 90 and according to Infectious Disease expert doctor Anthony Fauci these results are promising. And fact vaccines he says could be available at least in small quantities beginning perhaps by maybe the end of december modernas the second one member pfizer last week said they have a vaccine. Thats 90 effective. Now both of these vaccines need to get that emergency use author authorization from the fda before they can be distributed and that could come by the end of this month, the approval, not the distribution the shot in the arm is just a little bit away. Yeah, but a great news and it comes on the heels of word that the pandemic of course exploding in some parts of the country with the numbers of infections climbing rapidly and more and more people are winding up in the emergency room as well. 11 million cases plus have now been reported in the u. S. And we have lost more than 240,000 people to covid and the rising cases and hospitalizations here in the bay area are forcing local Health Officials to rethink some of their reopening plans. We talked last week about solano and Contra Costa County being dropped down into read more severe level but thats not as bad as its going to get here theyre going into the widespread purple level and that means big restrictions will tran is in Solano County now with the details well. Doria it is the most restrictive tier that the state can slap on any particular county because they have seen an increase in covid19 cases. Not just a little bit an explosion at any point in time over the past several weeks theyve seen it go up to 50 and one day it was 80 cases of covid19 and Solano County which is why they are not even waiting for the state which usually decides on tuesday which here theyre going to go ahead this morning, waking up to the purple tier because they want to get a handle on this sooner than later so what that means is no dying in at restaurants, no gyms no movie theaters. They believe over the past several weeks that they have seen an increase of private gatherings that that has increased the number of covid19 cases not to mention halloween. Theyre not blaming anybody they did say that it would yoyo with covid19 but even they say this is getting a little out of hand which is why they want to jump all over it Solano County isnt the only one 41 other california counties also waking up in that here and that means for the next 3 weeks the state. Well look at the situation will monitor it to see if the cases go down and even if it goes down slowly, but surely it moves back to the red tier which is also very restrictive. They want to make sure that people wear their mask they want to make sure that people are not indoor and that kind of eliminates some social distance and because people cannot be inside at the gyms and the restaurants and we talked about this last week where they believe restaurant servers possibly could carry a lot of the covid19 cases that they want to make sure that people. Dine. Dine at home by take out and thats why they are going with the most restrictive tier possible. The purple tier back to you. All right, thank you very much well and held officials in napa county are urging everybody to take steps to prevent the further spread of covid they are offering testing now hoping that they can get a handle on things theres mobile covid test that she can get by appointment today and tomorrow at the calistoga fairgrounds you can also get tested in napa at the napa county expo center and we all this information on our website at kron 4 dot com. Rising cases of coronavirus has been complicated by flu season. Doctors say a lot of people are having a difficult time telling the difference to have the flu or covid so their recommendation is you can actually get tested for both the sites in Santa Clara County with the free testing they are providing flu testing as well at the Santa Clara County fairgrounds as i just said also the santa clara valley. Medical center clinics. Theres an appointment that you can make up to 5 days in advance james happening tomorrow Contra Costa County will be hosting a testing before Turkey Campaign theyre hoping this campaign will help a lot of folks are going to help a hold of between 11. In the morning and noon in the parking lot in front of the contra costa, a Public HealthClinic Services building. The campaigns goal is to trying to create families that are planning to gather on thanksgiving to get tested beforehand and limit the spread of the virus organizers are hoping theyll see caravans of families and friends. Getting tested before they get together. Also happening tomorrow in Contra Costa County, the board of supervisors will consider extending an order that stops evictions for business owners. This is for Small Businesses impacted by the pandemic if supervisors dont extend that order will expire at the end of this month. Time now is 7 07 and today cost co has a new policy that takes effect because too many people were looking for exceptions to the face mask most notably the medical exception. But now thats no longer available to you walmart to also get a start counting. The number of people allowed in its stores at any one time so kron 4 Sarah Stinson is following both of those stories for us this morning. Keeping us updated on what we need to know now is more people are going to be heading to the stores for the holidays, sarah sarah. Thats right. Im live costcos Business Center in south San Francisco street from the other costs goes that earlier. This one opened just moments ago and i saw every Single Person in line with the mask on no one with the shield and youre going to need to wear a face shield if you have an Underlying Health condition that has prevented you from being able to wear a mask during the pandemic this is taking a step further and further than any other store that ive heard of except for children under 2 you must cover your face now theyve been making people wear Face Coverings here during this entire pandemic, but again now taking it step further with those with medical conditions and this is because were seeing a rise in coronavirus cases across our country. And the cdc doe does not recommend face shields as a substitute for a mask, but if you cant wear a mask because of those medical reasons and is your best option make sure the face shield covers your entire face and chin. Doctors applaud costco for taking these extra measures. There is absolutely no doubt that Wearing Masks prevent the spread im sympathetic to the folks who have those underlying medical but the other thing that we found is you know they may be the people who are at risk for having the worst complications from so i would say those folks more than anybody really need to protect themselves thats either by wearing a mask or staying at home. Another big retailers also changing its policies walmart is starting to limit capacity to 20 walmart started doing that back in may and then as cases starting to decline. This starts stopped counting customers at the door but as the second begins they will start doing it again this as we head into the Holiday Shopping season. And the winter months people start stocking up walmart says this will help them control the crowds and make sure that they limit the spread of the coronavirus again if youre heading to costco this new policy starts today, this one here at 7. So far everybody is following the mask policy that ive seen reporting live in south San FranciscoSarah Stinson kron 4 news all right and well see if with the socially distance rules like walmart was saying if costcos going to do the same. And theyre really limit the people were going to see if those lines buildup to sarah. Well check in with you later. Time now is 7. 10 still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, we have one bay area county with a new tool several new tools to help fight wildfires in the future. President trump also acknowledging that he lost the election, but still refuses to concede and then lastly we have the stress caused by the election it could cause Serious Health problems down the road. Well explore that and more coming up. All right bundle up this morning as you make your way out of the house because im tracking a 40s and 50s for now but 70s and a lot of sunshine are on the way on more details just ahead. And im tracking a very slow commute into San Francisco pack up and roll out early because youre going to have to sit in this back up with spills through the bottom of the maze and were recovering from a crash will have more bridges and drive times coming up. I wanted my hepatitis c gone. I put off treating mine. Epclusa treats all main types of chronic hep c. Whatever your type, epclusa could be your kind of cure. I just found out about mine. I knew for years. Epclusa has a 98 overall cure rate. I had no symptoms of hepatitis c mine caused liver damage. Epclusa is only one pill, once a day, taken with or without food for 12 weeks. Before starting epclusa, your doctor will test if you have had hepatitis b, which may flare up, and could cause serious liver problems during and after treatment. 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Many of these resources are available to be deployed to the california mutual aid system to any community that is in need. The new equipment will also be used to help plan evacuations during a disaster. All right lets check forecast now at 7. 15 find out what kind of weather is in store another couple fires that are still being battled. This morning maybe the out yeah rain would help rebecca ones that come in. Your wish is my command were going to see possibly tomorrow morning guys thats what were expecting this storm system that weve been to the far north of us now some places are already getting at, but were definitely going to see a to tomorrow for the bay area so get the umbrellas handy and the raincoats but today youre not going to need any of that outside right now our sutro tower camera showing us a whole lot of sunshine really Clear Conditions of downtown San Francisco. Its just beautiful out there, however, it is cold as a matter of fact you can see the sunshine. Its a nice shot. But say you wouldnt tell it says so cold out there until you start to walk outside because were definitely seeing some of temperatures in the 40s and 50s and so bundle up this morning that youre not going to need those layers as we get into the afternoon were going to well above seasonal averages. Later on today, ill get to that in just a moment, but for now were tracking. This storm system coming out of the Pacific Northwest already bringing some rainfall areas in oregon and also in washington the bay areas going to see it more than likely tomorrow morning so that morning commute could be a little bit slick and wet. So make sure that you have all the rain gear handy toss it in the car because youre going to need it pretty much on and off all day tomorrow because were going to see a the rains really pick up for tuesday and even into wednesday, were going to have some lingering scattered showers for the middle of your weekend then it looks like once we get into thursday. Its going to be mostly a dry day for you there. The winds are also going to be a factor. Were going to see a wind speeds the gusts of up to 30 maybe 35 Miles Per Hour in some spots and in fact the really going to start to amp up as we get into late tonight, especially along the coast part of our south zone you can see that there were already in the 20s in some spots by 10 oclock tomorrow morning when were going to start to see that cold front push through as well and then bringing us some of that rainfall so breezy windy tomorrow, and its going to be wet and were going to see that through wednesday before finally fizzling out until we get into thursday. So one how is it going to be as far as to how much rainfall one of the totals that were looking at well its going to be the best so far that weve seen all season so we will take it a little over an inch expected for a sam the santa rosa area parts of the were looking at about a half an inch in San Francisco. And even a little bit over a half an along the east bay shoreline like in hayward and downtown oakland, so definitely good just enough to get the pavement wet. But today were not going to see any of that were actually going to see 70s around the bay area 72 in concord 73 in oakland, were looking at low 70s along the coast and then upper 70s in your south a zone. Whats the rest of the week going to look like well have those answers coming up in my sevenday around the bay forecast robin. What is the traffic looking like a little slow out there right now we still have a crowd of 70 over is a live look at west 92 you folks are leaving hayward heading off to the a little busy traffic on both sides but if you connect from the nimitz freeway just keep in mind that the nimitz rolling south through hayward recovering from a crash. So its going to be a little slow connecting to 9213 minutes to make it across not bad but crowded here at the bay bridge toll plaza recovering from an accident which was minor the traffic was there the backup was there before the crash popped up so it didnt help 13 minutes is a decent average tried to make it into San Francisco. If you come in from the east shore, heres a look at one of those approa hes there 80 west through richmond, Albany Berkeley a little crowded, but not so bad at 19 minutes from crockett down to the maze keep in mind i told you about this crash earlier highway 4 westbound at the san marco exit. Thats on the pittsburgh side still wrapping up at last check it was blocking about 2 lanes so youre backed up all the way through pittsburgh, the on railroad thats why were at 36 minutes now for west for any aacta conquered, heres the slow traffic on the nimitz that i mentioned which is 80 south from 2. 38 to 92 and then through union city and fremont and milpitas the rest of the trip looks really good. We also have a crash in the clearing stages, 5. 80 wesson all cha wrote lots of heavy traffic from the altamonte back to you, thanks a lot 7. 19 and for your money this morning will lift its 40 minute limit on free meetings. For thanksgiving. So you can chat for hours and grocery chains nationwide are running sales and specials for the