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next at 5:00, another bay area company hitting the road. this time it is oracle moving to texas. why so many local businesses are leaving california. the man known as the zodiac killer and the mystery message he wrote five decades ago has squlu been solved. we'll have the story. >> dry ice becomes a hot commodity. it's critical in the delivery of a covid-19 vaccine. you'll meet the bay area company ready to save lives. plus viewers tell us what they need to know about the vaccine. for those questions, we have the answers. >> with that, we say good
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evening. >> we begin with one of silicon valley's largest tech companies leaving the bay air as leslie brinkley explains, it is the latest company to relocate to texas and beyond. >> fore cal's stunning announcement that it was pulling up stakes in silicon valley and is moving to austin, texas. >> certainly the pandemic has had an effect on convincing companies that it's time to make a move. >> oracle released a statement saying we movie these moves best position oracle for both are and provide our personnel with more flexibility about where and how they work. >> have the tech skills, they'll keep working whether they live in the way area or another part of the country. the people whee manage the
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facility, they're going to suffer permanent job loss and it's just heartbreaking. >> oracle is one of many bay area companies to move out of the state. ilan musk musk musk musk muskk factor in even as they keep offices in san jose. this summer, data company palantir announced they're moving to colorado. they're relocating its headquarters in oakland. many site the high cost of living and hefty state taxes. they believe there will be more companies to follow suit and exit california in 2021 unless the governor and the legislature
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can intercede. outside oracle's offices in pleasanton, i'm lessry brinkley, abc7news. >> a major break tonight in the zodiac case. the killer terrorized the bare area more than 50 kbleers ago and the murder remain unsolved. now an uncoded message that the victim send has be found. it's a huge break through. >> it is a huge step to solve this puzzle, deon. you know that it's very -- it's just a huge step. we had hoped for some information on the identity of the zodiac. >> the zodiac murderer is responsible for murder. and the most compelling piece of evidence, this 340-character
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cypher, a puzzle ensold for all that time. they cracked the code last weekend. i spoke with david. >> by saturday morning, we had a pretty good idea what the full message was and then i contacted the fbi and within minutes they confirmed the solution to me. >> one of the first lines that appeared was a major clue. that wasn't me on the tv show. somebody claiming to be the zoed zach called in. >> i want to kill those kids. >> that's what really stood out. that's when i knew ok this is something real. that's when my heart rate just really shot up, you know. >> the cipher does not give obvious collude about the identity of the zodiac. up next, i'll explain why the
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release of this information was delayed for several days. >> see you at 6:00. the fda could issue emergency use. there are reports that the white house is pressuring fda chief steven hahn to grant it today or face possible firing. mark meadows sped to hahn today. he said the fda was working rapidly. yesterday a panel of outside advisors signed off on the vaccine. also news this afternoon regarding moderna's vaccine. the company said the u.s. government will receive an additional 100 million doses by next spring. that doubles the organization's or the. a meeting will
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regarding moderna. >> it will be shipped out immediately and that has prompted a human demand for dry ice to pack vaccine doses for shipments around the world. cornell bernard toured the bay area company ready for the challenge. >> you can see here these are the pelts here. >> there's a big chill here at pacific dry ice where thousands of frozen pelt and blocks are all hands on deck. >> film jint says his crew and manufacturing plant are gearing up to manufacture enough dry ice to distribute. the pfizer advantage seen must be kept at 94 degrees below zero fahrenheit. >> 109, which is why it's such a great product to use to keep the product cold.
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>> they're getting a lot of calls. >> i just got a call today looking for ice. >> dry ice was a fun prop for halloween is now playing a critical role in the pandemic. >> it's solid co 2, carbon dioxide. it's constantly fogging itself back into gas. ten pounds can disappear within 24 hours. the more dry ice, the better to keep vaccine safe during transport. >> it's going up in smoke as we speak. >> but they may not keep up with demand. >> there is a finite supply of co 2 which equates to. >> this company like others across the country are ready to roll and help a country in need. >> it's great to be a part of the solution and play our part in getting it from manufacturer
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to distribution to you know, the folks that need it. >> cornell bernard, abc7news. >> with lightning speed development comes many quells. you've been sending yours to us. chris reyes went digging for the answers. first question what does that mean? a uae. the department of health and human services must declare an emergency. in the case of the covid 1 vaccine, phase three trials will continue even after an eua is recommended. was the vote unanimous? the panel made up of the world's leading scientists held a marathon meeting on thursday. 17 said yes to the recommendation. here are four who said no. one of those nos.
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dr. full earl from university of michigan, said the longer way around is a shorter root to effectively reach the goal. instead of an eua she was going to control access through a phase three study. who decides if i'm at risk and eligible to be first in line. california's expecting enough to vaccinate about a million people this month. broken down by priorities and tiers. top of the lirks health care workers, most at risk and residents of nursing homes and similar settings. he warns the logistics of distribution will be complicated. >> there's room for speed bumps and politics and contentiousness. >> two more questions. when will last quarter get the vaccine. when will kids get it?
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there are three tiers of priority. all in health care. police not included. neither are other essential workers. as for kids, the vaccine is for 16 years and older only. full fda approval. here's what we know. in a ten-month period fires reported their vaccine as 95% effective and that the saichlt over a two-month period. they're investigating two cases of reaction to the fightser shot. that concern was raised by the advisory panel. those are your top vaccine questions. we have more on our website. chris reyes for abc7news. >> we'll post any new developments as they happen on our abc7news app. use push alerts to get content
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just as soon as it happens. >> the bay area is getting the much-needed rain. let's go to the can weather center. spencer, you called this weeks ago. >> i did indeed and here it is. accuracy in forecasting. you can see that at the moment, not much is going on in the bay area except for a few trickles of rain. that will be sweeping in tomorrow. the store ranks one. for tonight, tomorrow and sunday morning we'll see periods of light to moderate rain, heavier rain in the mountains. over in the sierra, a winter weather advisory is in effect as we expect about four to eight inches of snow. notice another wave will come in later tonight, bringing fairly steady rain at times. it will break up tomorrow morning. it will be followed by another wave of rain tomorrow night. it's going to be a wet weekend
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with little breaks here and there. larry? >> spencer, see you in a few minutes. they are stocking up in sonoma. the two items most in demand. an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. >> and the trek from all over the bay area just for this. why this might be the most popula people were afraid i was contagious. i felt gross. it was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. four years clear. real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if you've had a vaccine or plan to. serious allergic reactions may occur. learn more at cosentyx.com.
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but now, for the first time in our lives, i can do both. covered california was made by californians for californians. and it makes health insurance more affordable, with financial help for people who need it. covered california. this way to health insurance. enroll by december 15th. southwest airlines plans to temporarily play off employees nationwide including more than 1100 people here in the pay area. the fur lows will hit oakland international airport the hardest. hundreds of others will be laid off temporarily if san francisco and san jose, of course. they've crushed the entire travel industry.
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>> people living in sonoma coup spent their morning reading the fine print. how some folks are racing to get ready to stay at home. the shutdown order has been issued and for many that means a trip to the grocery store. >> i have toilet paper and i got my wine. >> there are limits on how many you can buy. >> my next stop is luckies. i'm going to go buy another roll. i have to stoung. we can always use toilet paper. >> paper products and abuse were big items. others decided to spend their last morning eating out of a restaurant. >> this is the last for who knows how long. we just had to treat ourselves. >> sonoma county has issued a stay-at-home order starting saturday. it bans outdoor dining and
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closes hair and nail salons. >> i thought it was jimts, too, but one of my members read closer and there's no gyms mentioned. great. hopefully not a typo. >> the owner of the cross fit is hoping he gets to stay open. he thinks exercise is crucial. >> clean fresh air. >> he's right. it says outdoor gyms can stay open. this order will last a little longer than the rest of the bay area's orders. this will be in effect until january 9th. abc7news. >> late today it was announced that for the first time covered california will extend its open enrollment deadline. this extension is for coverage that begins january 1st. the unprecedented convention
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comes. more that a million californians are uninsured right now. >> in the east base the first ever halal restaurant in the u.s. abc7news reporter has more on this story from fremont. >> in the midst of a pandemic, the owner is expecting a lot of phone orders. his el halal foot struck specializes on their take of mexican street food. >> nachos and a ba readeaux. it's big, it's massive, and it's delicious. >> the creative menu may attract some of the draw. it's similar to jewish kosher food but following islamic diet
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guidelines. >> most halal is free range. >> we don't have that many options, so it's worth it. >> leading the charge is this man who says it's critical to rally the community to support local restaurants during the pandemic. >> they're getting new exposure. >> it is the first halal restaurant fwheek the united states happening in the bay area. i think that's incredible. >> she's saying many restaurants are seeing big crowds for take-away orders. >> i'm sure even they'll wonder what's going on. >> that's another big draw for him. he proudly displays his halal sign. he hopes it opens dial log
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all eyes on the weekend. another check of your accuweather forecast with spencer. hi there. >> hey. owe, i'm going to start with a look at the travel weather, current weather is factoring into that. there will be periods of rain tomorrow. and it's going to be breezy. temperatures ranging from 58 to 61 degrees. as you look beyond the bay area, high of 82 in new york city and chicago. both will have showers tomorrow. new york, 42 in chicago.
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l.a. will be cloud with a high of 65. back to the bay area. you can see a little bit of a break right here to where it eased up. there is another wave of moef up off the mepd seeno coastline. right now as we look at the sky line of francisco, we see temperature readings in the low to mid 50s now. looking traffic on the bay bridge which is sort of damp right now but the traffic is flowing freely. fairfield, 48 at liver moore. on we go to a look at our forecast features. light to moderate rain will continue in waves tonight, tomorrow, and into sunday. looks like some of the heavier rain will occur tomorrow night into sunday morning. our current storms ranks one on the impact scale. once again we can expect light
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to moderate rainfall with breaks from time to time. heavier rainfall will be in the hills and in the mountains. here's our forest animation. taking us into the late night hours, steady rain tonight into about the wee hours of the morning. a little bit of a break -- at least the intensity of the rain will ease up and others wave of steadier, heavier rain will come in tomorrow night into sunday and that will probably wind down by the end of the day on sunday. most locations can expect between a quarter inch to half an inch, but a little heavier in the north way. a birnt weather advisory in effect for the sierra. highs tomorrow upper 50s to about 60, 61 degrees. after a weekend that will be wet off and on, we can expect a dryer pattern developing on monday. it looks like our next chance of
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coming up on abc7news at 6:00, the pfizer vaccine could get authorization tnt, any moment, actually. we'll dive into the next steps for one bay area county. plus plans to vaccinate veterans, which local facility will be the first to get the shots and we talked to the person who will become the first woman to walk on the moon. tonight a celebration of the hubble telescope. >> this is cool. nasa released dozens of newly processed images, showing galaxies, stars and nuclear weapon la. but they say his favorite is one taken of the sky from a small
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vantage point. >> the amount of sky is what you would see if you holds a seeing needle. we stared at that pause we thought there was nothing there for one million seconds or 11 days. we kept shining the light on it. at the end of the day, we found 10,000 galaxies in that portion of the sky. that one picture alone literally changed our understanding of a lot of things in the universe. >> that is fascinating. scientists say more dnts secrets are out there and they expect future missions to reveal them. deon, we are not alone. >> oh, i thought you said we do not have that kind of patience, because i don't think we do. >> world news with david mu every is next. >> for spencer and all of us
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learn more at factsonhand.com today. tonight, as we come on the air, all eyes on the fda. a decision could come at any time. set to give emergency use authorization for pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. today, the pressure from president trump. the white house suggesting the fda chief's job is on the line if the vaccine is not authorized by the end of the day today. tonight, how will this work across the u.s.? the rollout ready to begin. who will get it first and when? the trucks and planes set to help distribute doses within hours of the final green light. it all comes as america marks its most devastating and deadliest week yet. authorities say we could hit 300,000 american lives lost within days, pointing out the thanksgiving surge is here. the effects from gatherings from the holiday are now being seen in hospitals across the country. new york city banning indoor dining. mo
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