horizon in the community where young people can see a better light, a better vision. >> and tonight robin roberts' "thrivership" fund announcing a donation of $10,000 to aaliyah's foundation to help provide more scholarships. that's "nightline." see you back here same time tomorrow. thanks for staying up with us. good night, america.

health care workers and then the sick and elderly. we will break down the different

groups vying to get on the next tier of the vaccine. >> one of the last nights of outdoor dining here in sonoma county as a stay at home order goes into effect in just over 24 hours. details in my story. >> the rain, i will have the forecast. abc 7 news at 11:00 begins right now. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. >> tonight we are one step closer to the relief as the pandemic surges on. >> an advisory panel endorsed pfizer's covid-19 vaccine today. now there is only one more hurdle. the recommendation was for use on people 16 and older. >> the final decision now lies with the fda in what could mark a critical turning point against the coronavirus.

an fda advisory committee urging to recommend emergency use authorize for the vaccine. >> this is a big day for the pandemic. i do believe the data is clear that the vaccine is safe and effective. >> next it goes to the full fda for authorization. if it gets the green light pfizer will send out the first 2.9 million doses within 24 hours. >> we understand the urgency of the situation. >> this comes after two of the darkest days since the pandemic started. more than 3,000 americans died from the virus in the past 24 hours and the same from the day before. >> unfortunately the way the numbers are going we don't see the end in sight. >> a first dose of optimism, especially for overwhelmed health care workers who will be the first to be offered the

immunization. >> i cannot roll up my sleeve fast enough to get the vaccination. an issue that came up a number of time, the two health care workers in the u.k. who had an allergic reaction after being injected. the fda says warnings should go out for people that might be allergic to the ingredients in the vaccine. >> if you have a history of severe reactions, new toed to t to your doctor. >> if approved the vaccines could arrive soon as next week. other groups are clamoring now to be next in line. >> i am hoping they make it available for us. we interact on a normal day 30 to 40 passengers per day. >> reporter: he says he started

to drive for uber before the pandemic began. recently he said work slowed dramatically. >> you have to go and search for the work. >> he supports uber in their quest to make sure that their workers are deemed essential. it can be modified by individual states. >> teachers, educators, rallied by the san francisco supervisor who urged the governor to prioritize educators in the next round of vaccines. groups like the institution of zoos and a nationwide that alone is more

than 23 million people. phase 1b hasn't been announced yet by the cdc or the california public health department. phase 1c likely will include people over 65 or with underlying conditions. healthy people under 65 who are not in any of the categories likely will be in phase two. >> the facebook ceo mark zuckerberg does not think it will be necessary for his employees to be vaccinated before their return. employees have the option to work remotely until at least july 2021. we are dedicating next week to bringing you in-depth coverage. if you have questions about the vaccine, we are going to try to answer them for you. go to abc7news.com/vaccine to

submit your question and we will do our very best to get it answered. monday night at 10:00, a special edition of 2020. the shot, race for the vaccine. it will cover the safety, access and timing of the vaccine. >> we are told waiting rooms there are designed to triage patients. the numbers are stark. >> icu availability is dropping, low across the state tonight. it is just 1.9%. here in the bay area it dropped to less than 18%. if it drops below 15% all of the 11 counties in the bay area region will have to enact the

state's new regional stay at home order. >> more than half have done so preemptively. monterey will start sunday. j.r. stone is in sonoma where business owners admit the next few weeks would be tough. many learned thursday evening the stay at home order will be coming to sonoma county 12:01 saturday morning. these outdoor locations will be closed come saturday. their icu capacity is now below 15% as cases surge. >> most recent data sonoma county is at 11.6%. >> reporter: restaurant owners say they already have laid off eight people. >> the reaction is kind of sad.

i don't know what we are going to do. >> at wineries they have avoided layoffs by shifting more of their business online. they will make it through this safely as well. >> this is the most challenging time that my generation, our generation faces. we will are your vive. we will continue to make great wine. >> j.r. stone, abc 7 news. new details on a story we first brought you last night. now, in a statement tonight, officials with the city's covid command center say no food or drink may be consumed on restaurant premises.

certainly it can be confusing trying to figure out what the rules are where we live. time magazine reveals the person of the year and that one wasn't enough. how the california academy of science has been able to continues it groundbreaking work. >> "star wars" marvel and much more. >> are you ready for cooler, wetter, more winter-like weather? you will probably like my accuweather forecast. >> thank you spencer. all of that is ahead. first, a lack at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" after abc 7 news at 11:00. >> tonight we are going for all of the lakas. this is just because of covid does not mean there will not be a frank this year. i am going to send jon some egg

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>> new at 11:00, time magazine has named president-elect joe biden and vice president-elect

kamala harris 2020 persons of the year. the publication named the democratic ticket to show the forces of empathy are greater than the fury of division beating out president trump and dr. anthony fauci. some of the bay area's most cherished institutions. many face opportunities challenges because of the pandemic. the california academy of sciences in san francisco's golden gate park is adapting. now after closing once again, weeks after reopening to the public you can say that the academy is evolving. the chief of science

albright has made discoveries that could help them survive climate change. >> so, we are eventually going to use the lessons to help corals in the wild. >> potentially restoring habitat for the sea life that thrilled visitors to the academy's stein hart aquarium. others were as much psychological as physical. scheduling field trips facing the same shelter in place isolation as the rest of us. >> sometimes you would be in the gardens and then visit places like the coral reaves or amazon tunnel. >> later entertaining the penguins with organized yoga sessions. >> they got exercise and mindfulness practice. it was really stimulating for the penguins as well. >> reporter: now with a permanent reopening schedule in

limbo and minus the normal school field trips, the academy is pivoting again. there are new exhibits, exploring the life forms that bite and sting to survive. others are now virtual. >> we believe in accessibility and diversity and inclusion and science. >> they estimate it will take up to two years to make up the revenue they lost to covid but the mission is continuing with the donors who are contributing to the academy resilience fund. >> if you would like to learn more about the academy resilience fund we have more news. click on state of the arts.

speaking of the arts, disney is going all-in on streaming. executives revealed plans for dozens of movies and shows that will head straight to disney plus. >> i'm joe. i teach middle school brand. >> 15 new disney or pixar movies and live action or animated series. ten new marvel series. >> everything that i do, i did for the rebellion. >> reporter: 10 more "star wars" series, all coming to disney plus in the coming years. many are sequels, prequells and spin-offs. a fraction are still on track to debut in theaters. one of those is black panther 2, expected to be released in july 2022. marvel will not be recasting chadwick bozeman's lead character after the actor died this year from cancer.

>> in all 100 new titles were announced today. 80% are going straight to disney plus. >> surely spectacular. the monthly price will rise a dollar in march to $8. disney is the parent company of abc 7. we are not quite ready to stream the weather tonight, but we are moving in that direction. >> yes. we will get to spencer christian for the latest. >> okay. there may be streams of rainfall coming our way, finally. now a live view checking out the city of san francisco. and a nice, clear view. mostly clear looking westward. we have temperatures in the lower to middle 40s. 50 degrees in concord and looking across for our roof top,

this is the view and these are the forecast features. we have increasing clouds overnight. cooler tomorrow. rain at night in the north bay and across the entire region over the weekend. forecast overnight shows the development of the increasing clouds that i talked about. they will be around and will continue to increase throughout the day. but before that, a look at this overnight low temperatures will be mainly in the upper 30s. it will bring us two, two and a half days more rain.

no burn scar flooding is expected. you will see the rain from the north bay and south and eastward. a little bit of a break on saturday before the second wave of steadier, more widespread rain comes in on sunday. rainfall totals probably will be under a quarter of an inch for most of the bay area. wetter there in some spots between a quarter inch and a half inch. i am going to go to the accuweather seven-day forecast. cooler tomorrow and remaining relatively cool compared with recent weather through the weekend.

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tonight is the first night of hachanukkah, the decades old tradition turned into a socially distanced celebration. >> there were no crowds, dan. this year organizers are asking those observing chanukkah to watch the lighting ceremony online from the pandemic of

their home. >> this pandemic caused us to dig deeper and further into ourselves to find that light and to find that positivity within us and within the world. >> the giant menorah is known as the mama menorah. it went up in 1975 with bill graham. >> and san francisco's official holiday tree in golden gate park was illuminated. 550 lights draped over the monterey cypress, flipped on after sunset. the annual tree lighting dates back to 1929, if you can believe it. >> yeah. still fun to see. larry is here with sports. >> dan, ama, from savior to survivor. alex smith returning to face his old team, the

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>> alex smith, he has been through it all in the nfl. sunday he will face the 49ers.

to then almost losing his leg after a gruesome injury and 17 7 surgeries is back leading the washington football team against the niners. a journey smith wouldn't wish on anybody. >> it was hard. really hard. i don't wish it on anybody. i think that is part of why you know, trying to help young qbs from me. i don't want anybody to go through that. it was a hard road. it does not have to be that way. especially on quarterbacks, i think it can be handled differently. >> rams/patriots, rematch of the super bowl from a couple of years ago. third straight game the rams have a defensive touchdown.

here to cooper kupp to make it 24-3. check out frank gore jr. taking it to the house tonight for mis. he has to be beaming seeing this. nba, rookie got shots up today but it looks like he and draymond green will miss all three preseason games for the warriors. >> normally you can do the opposite and play the crowd noise in if you are getting ready for a loud arena. >> amazing video from the mavericks. look at the size of this wave. they had sets of 40 to 50 feet.

he was so pumped that he surfed for 12 straight hours. un

>> that is going to wrap it up for tonight. we thank you so much for watching. >> for all of us, we appreciate your time and we hope you enjoy the rest of the evening or what is rest of it. stay tuned now on jimmy kimmel

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