a major break, the 340 cybiphern uncoded message has been resolved. dan noyes spoke with members of the international team that finally cracked it. >> reporter: the zodiac killer is responsible for many deaths. the most compelling piece of evidence, this 340 character cipher sent, a puzzle unsolved for all that time until now. a programmer for belgium, mathematician and >> by saturday morning we had a good idea and contacted the fbi and within 30 minutes confirmed the solution. >> reporter: one of the first lines was a major clue. that wasn't me on the tv show.

someone claiming to be the so zodiac called into the kgo show in 1969. >> that's what really stood out and that's when that's when than be something real and my heart rate shotup. >> reporter: he said he's not afraid of the gas chamber and i hope you're having lots of fun trying to catch me. >> an early version of a troll trying to provoke a response from people by manipulating pers perso persona. >> reporter: he worries about the effect on the victims' families. >> the message that comes out, you don't want to see that however many years later after you're trying to process what's been done to your family members. >> yet, we still don't know what the zodiac killer is. but we are posting links to the video in which are on check

reveals how they went about cracking the cipher and that's at abc7news.com. >> wow, after all this time. well, we are still waiting for a decision from the fda an authorizing pfizer's covid-19 vaccine. mexico has become the fourth country to authorize the vacc e vaccine's use. the company began working on it months ago. the initial shipment of 6.4 million doses will leave warehouses within 24 hours after it gets the green light. marin county could start vaccinating health care workers as soon as next week. the next step for bay area counties. >> reporter: marin county could receive close to 2,000 doses of covid-19 vaccine in a matter of days. >> this is moving really quickly. i mean, i'm amazed we'll be able to start vaccinating people next week. >> reporter: marin county public health officer dr. matt willis

said the company will receive 1,950 doses and the company will receive moderna's vaccine a week later. bay area counties are receiving vaccines from state stockpiles on a per capita allocation with m modifications based on the number of hospitals and will arrive at local health departments first. in two to three weeks, local hospitals may start to receive vaccine doses in parallel to the health departments. >> we don't want to sit on these vaccines too long. >> reporter: lewis calls the pfizer vaccine high maintenance because it requires degrees sell scelsius. they will work on distributing the vaccine. kaiser permanente applied to be a vaccine provider in every

market it operates and will offer the vaccine to those who meet the criteria in each phase of the process. marin county will allocate doses for skilled nursing facility staff. >> 85% of the deaths in marin county are people in long-term care facilities. vaccinating staff is a critical step. >> reporter: second tier distribution will include hospital staff not on the front lines. health care wores in outpatient settings and the county's first responders. lea lewis says marin county recognizes different communities are differently affected by covid-19. >> we're working with our community clinics that serve low income communities to get vaccine doses to them. >> reporter: he says the county is working to get everyone vaccinated as timely as possible with march being realistic to think the vaccine could be offered to the community as a whole. melanie woodro, abc 7 news. >> the v.a. and palo alto says it has been selected as one of 37 veteran's administration sites nationwide to receive

initial doses of the vaccine. officials say the facility was selected for its ability to vaccinate large numbers of people and store the vaccines at the required extremely cold temperatures. now, with the lightning speed development of the coronavirus vaccine comes many questions. you've been sending yours to us and abc 7 news reporter kris reyes went digging for answers. first question, pfizer and moderna applied for emergency use authorization of the vaccine or an eua. what does that mean? an eua is a lower bar of scrutiny and evidence than fda aproval. the department of health and human services must first declare an emergency in the case of the covid-19 vaccine, phase three trials will continue after an eua is issued. next question, an independent panel voted to recommend an eua for pfizer's vaccine. was the vote unanimous? a panel made up of the leading scientists held a meeting on thursday. 17 said yes to the

recommendation. here are four who said no. one of those noes, dr. fuller from the university of michigan had this to say. i've learned in research studies over and over again and want us to apply wisdom. the longer way around is the shorter route to effectively reach the goal. instead of an eua, she was in favor of expanding access in a continuing phase three study. this is probably the most common question, who decides if i'm at risk and eligible to be first in line to get the vaccine. the first shipment will be limited. california is expecting enough to vaccinate 1 million people this month. that's why the governor released extensive guidelines on distribution. broken down by priorities and tiers. top of the list, health care workers most at risk and residents of nursing homes in similar settings. the logistics of distribution will be complicated. >> there is room for screwups and speed bumps so it will be interesting. >> reporter:. >> two more questions that get

into the nitty gritty. what will law enforcement get the vaccine? when will kids get it? there are three tiers of priority all in health care. police not included. neither are other essential workers. for kids, the vaccine is for 16 years and older only. that could change when covid-19 vaccines are more widely available with full fda appro l approval. we got a lot of questions about the vaccine'sfe effectiveness a possible side effects. pfizer tested 40,000 people and reported the vaccine is 95% effective and the safety over a two-month period was similar to other viral vaccines. in the u.k. they are investigating two cases of severe allergic reaction to the pfizer shot. that concern was also raised b the fda's advisory panel. those are your top vaccine questions. we have extensive coverage on our website. kris reyes, for abc 7 news. >> when the vaccine is authorized, it will be shipped out immediately. that's prompted a huge demand

for dry ice because it's got to be kept super cold. that is needed to pack millions of covid-19 doses to be shipped around the world. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard toured the bay area company ready for this challenge. >> you can see here these are the pelts here. >> there is a big chill inside the warehouse at pacific dry ice where thousands of frozen pellets and blocks are standing by. >> obviously, it's all hands on deck with the covid-19 vaccine. >> operations manager tim gentry says his crew and manufacturing plant are gearing up to produce enough dry ice needed to pack covid-19 doses for shipment across the bay area and west coast. the pfizer vaccine must be kept at 94 degrees below zero fahrenheit. >> dry minus 109, which is the main reason why dry ice is a great product to use to keep the vaccine cold. >> reporter: depot manager tom

ram moes ramos is helping out. >> i got a call from napa county looking for dry ice. >> reporter: dry ice a fun property for halloween is playing a critical role in the pandemic. >> dry ice is solid co 2r carb n dioxide. the shelf life is short. it's constantly fogging itself back into gas. 10 pounds can disappear in 24 hours, the more dry ice, the better to keep vaccines safe during transport. >> it's going up in smoke as we speak. >> reporter: supplies may not keep up with demand. >> there is a finite supply of co 2 that equates to a finite supply of dry ice. >> reporter: destinations are unknown but this company like others are ready to roll and freeze to help a country in need. >> it's great to be part of the solution and to play our part in getting it from, you know, manufacturer to distribution to, you know, the folks that need

it. >> cornell bernard abc 7 news. >> abc 7 news is your source for the latest on the vaccine watch. you can find updates on our app enable the push alerts to make sure you get exclusive content and developments just as soon as they happen. sonoma county stay-at-home order is about to go into effect. you'll see how the county is responding. >> oracle is moving headquarters but will the company's bay area employees be moving out, too?

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saw the icu capacity drop to 6.7% today. if it hits 15%, that would trigger a stay-at-home order. california set more records today. the number of people hospitalized topped 12,000 with 2700 in icu. both are single day highs. more than 35,000 people were diagnosed with covid-19 also a record. los angeles county alone had nearly 14,000 cases. in sonoma county intensive care capacity remains above 15% at it three hospitals but still a shelter in place order begins there tonight at midnight. as abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman tells us, the order is similar to other co-untunties a the predictable mix of reactions. >> reporter: the sign reads you belong here but in these covid times what we read and believe don't always match. with sonoma county closing down again, exasperation rings.

>> it like an evolving door. >> reporter: sam williamson and hiss ph his family own a winery. as of midnight they must stop tastings until january. >> that's why we're here. >> reporter: said betty rose who came here with >> i al fm for saving lives. >> reporter: that's one opinion. >> three and a half months of being open. >> reporter: those are hardly enough for emma moore and her salon that will be closing. >> i had an idea it could happen but i certainly didn't want it to happen and i didn't expect it to be at this very moment. >> reporter: sonoma county explains this south down is about maintaining a balance between intensive care unit capacity and staffing but even some of the people who signed off on it had issues with the execution. >> i agree with portions of it and i agree i would have liked to see middle ground.

>> reporter: he represents petaluma. >> the biggest problem is they choose thursday at closing to tell us we have 24 hours, so we just prepped our kitchen. bought $1,000 worth of food. >> reporter: several weeks of takeout only in a region where covid-19 has taken so much else already. >> honestly, i ask myself over and over how it makes sense. doesn't make sense. >> reporter: wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> everybody wants to know how long might the surge in covid cases last? we asked abc 7 news special correspondent dr. patel that question in our 3:00 p.m. getting answers show. patel is part of our abc 7 news vaccine team. >> when would we see the numbers reverse from these measures? >> good question. there is a delay in kind of reporting. we might see numbers go up and that could be reflective of a

behavior last week, two weeks before and so forth and so we're all hoping and i think we are optimistic that with new measures and new behavioral changes because at the end of the day it's about our behavior, we could see changes from that towards the end of december, which is why we tentatively think this lockdown will last until january 4th. >> talking about other changes, lake tahoe is closed to visitors for at least three weeks because of the rise in covid hospitalizations there. the state's stay at home mechanism was triggered wednesday for the greater sack moan t -- sacramento region. it's painful for reports and businesses that rely on the holidays to make ends meet. if they can get things under control in the next three weeks, they could open in time for new years. in addition, u.s. forest service has closed an additional four national forests.

eldorado national forest, tahoe and plumas. bay area catholics are being urged to rollback plans for lady of guadalupe day tomorrow. local church leaders and health officials are asking the faithful not to gather with others to celebrate the feast day which marks an appearance of the virgin mary to a young indigenous man on december 12th, 1531. it's a national holiday in mexico. officials say drastic measures are needed to protect the latino community. >> sacrificing today ensures the celebration of many, many more years to come. so we sacrifice thanksgiving in order to have many more thanksgivings. we sacrifice how we do our celebration to our beautiful beloved lady in order to be able to celebrate. >> 56% of covid cases in santa clara county are in the latino community. volunteers helped 1,000 families today by loading boxes

of donated food into cars in san francisco. and you're being urged to donate your time to help at other events like it. the marin food bank organized the give away. it is one of many charities facing an increased need for volunteers while seeing fewer people donating their time. many non-profits say it is safe to volunteer because many steps are taken to protect people from covid-19. up next, the rain is back finally and this is just the beginning but how much will we for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto is a heart failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists.

it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. heart failure can change the structure of your heart so it may not work as well. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. and with a healthier heart, there's no telling where life may take you. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto for heart failure. entrust your heart to entresto. ask your doctor about entresto for heart failure. ♪ do you recall, not long ago ♪ we would walk on the sidewalk ♪ ♪ all around the wind blows ♪ we would only hold on to let go ♪ ♪ blow a kiss into the sun

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well, it is hard to go wrong when you combine pajamas, preschoolers and helping a good cause. abc 7 news was at action day primary plus this morning. the lesson today in school was the power of giving back. all ten of the action day primary bay area locations are collecting pjs to donate to life moves. that is a silicon valley non-profit that helps the homeless. >> when you have something you need to share your things. >> right now they're aware of the crazy times with covid and everything so teaching them during the crazy times, we're all here for each other still and can still give back. >> the campbell locations has collected more than 70 pairs of pajamas already, more than meeting the challenge of making the box overflow. well, it has been awhile but we finally saw some rain in the bay area today.

yo can see the wipers were on in emeryville and much of the bay area this afternoon. certainly a welcome sight of a long dry summer and fall. with that, let's get to spencer christian with more on this much needed rain and if we'll see any more, spencer? >> it certainly is much needed and we are going to see more. over the last hour, we had a little bit of a quiet break but looking at live doppler 7, you can see another wave of rain in the north bay moving on shore. it pretty far inland right now all across parts of sonoma counties and moving down towards marin and napa, as well. this is a view from the explo explorery camera looking at part of the san francisco skyline. it 51 in the city with low to mid 50s, as well. oakland 54 and low to mid 50s mountain view and san jose morgan hill and half moon bay. here is a view at the golden gate where it has been a little dry the last half hour or so but

rain is headed that way. 48 fairfield and 49 livermore and 50 napa and concord. and the view from emeryville looking along the bay bridge looking westward back towards san francisco. these are the forecast features. we'll continue to have periods of light to moderate rain tonight and tomorrow and another wave of rain will come in tomorrow night into sunday and a drier pattern. let's bring in the storm impact scale. the current storm ranks one of light intensity and with us elements of the storm through sunday. light to moderate rain but heavier in the hills and mountains and this will be helpful. so here is the forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening the wave you're looking at there is pushing in as you know and it will produce rain in the morning hours and rain eases up midday tomorrow but another wave of heavy rain will continue

making the bay area wet until sunday morning and winds down late sunday. over in the sierra, winter weather advisory until 10:00 tomorrow morning above 6,000 feet we expect four to eight inches of snow and higher over the passes and the overnight lows will be a little milder than they have been of late, mainly upper 40s to around 50. it not going to be chilly tonight but wet. tomorrow's highs upper 50s at the costa about 60, 61 right around the bay shoreline and up to about 60 or 61 in the mildest inland locations and here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. once we get through this weekend of periods of wet weather, it will start to dry out on monday and tuesday. it will not warm up. still pretty cool. wednesday, clouds increase and either late wednesday or early thursday looks like we have a pretty good chance of another wet weather system coming in. a little bit hard to be more specific than that right now but

we'll keep watching it for you. meanwhile, enjoy the weakened rain. larry and dion? >> we'll take it.eed rain. larry and dion? >> we'll take it.ked rain. larry and dion? >> we'll take it.ed rain. larry and dion? >> we'll take it.ned rain. larry and dion? >> we'll take it.d rain. larry and dion? >> we'll take it. how the bay area muslim community is stepping small restaurants in bridging gaps between communities. >> nearly a million californians will lose unemployment benefits unless congress acts quickly. i'm michael finney ahead on 7 on

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though. abc 7 news leslie brinkley looks what is driving companies to uproot operations. >> reporter: oracle's stunning announcement after decades in silicon valley it moving headquarters to austin, texas is rooted in 2020 business realities. >> certainly the pandemic has had a steroid effect on convincing companies this is the time to make a move. >> reporter: oracle released a statement saying we believe these moves best position oracle for growth and provide personnel with more flexibility about where and how they work. >> a lot of the workers who have the tech skills who work for oracle will keep working whether they live in the bay area or another part of the country but the folks who manage the facility, the folks who provide services to those workers, they're going to suffer permanent job loss and it's just heartbreaking. >> reporter: oracle is one of many to move out of state.

elon musk said he's moving from california to texas because quote california takes innovators for granted end quote. tesla is building a new factory in austin and hp one of two companies created by the split of hp is moving headquarters to houston, texas even as they keep offices in san jose. and this summer, data company palantir are moving to denver, colorado and credit karma is moving from san francisco and relocating to oakland. many site the high cost of living and hefty state taxes. the bay area counsel believes there will be more companies to follow suit, that is companies willing to pull the plug and deploy their plan to exit california in 2021 unless the governor and the legislature can in in interceed. we have breaking news now. this is the news we've been

waiting for for the past 24 hours, at least. the fda has authorized the first covid-19 vaccine launching the nationwide vaccination campaign needed to defeat the pandemic and as you know, the wait has been on and the fda had a panel of experts convene. they gave the thumbs up and now form formal authorization. moving on, the supreme court rejected a lawsuit by texas that sought to throw out millions of votes in four other states, the court said texas had no interest in how pennsylvania, michigan, wisconsin and georgia conduct their elections. the electoral college meets on monday to finalize the presidential selection of joe biden. two astronauts with bay area ties are candidates to walk on the moon in four years. one of them could be the first woman to do so. abc 7 news reporter david louie got to explore how their time here prepared them for a space

mission we earth lings can only dream about. >> reporter: marine lieutenant nicole mann was named to the team with the mission of the goal of putting the first woman and next man on the moon in 2024. why should you be the first woman on the moon? [ laughter ] >> because i'll be trained and ready to go. i tell you. honestly, i think that any of the astronauts selected will do an incredible job in executing that mission. >> reporter: she's a fighter pilot and mechanical engineer by training but spent seven years learning a wide range of skills needed for lunar missions. her passion traces back to growing up in the bay area. >> i love to get outdoors and explore. i think the bay area is a great place for that but never did i realize i'd have the opportunity to go to space and even one day go to the moon. >> reporter: the love of outdoors is a common trait in woody who received his phd at u.c. berkeley.

he did volunteer search and rescue missions in yosemite but his fascination with records started when he was growing up. >> i got interested in building large rockets in my parents' garage and it became a passion of minerally on. >> reporter: who among the 18 will walk on the moon will be decided later. others may do low tasks. like many, the moon is mysterious and fascinating from earth. >> i thought we'll go there now and explore. i think i'll probably be really excited to go outside and see what it really feels like to walk around in one sixth g. >> reporter: they give the bay area bragging rights. david louie, abc 7 news. to the east bay now and the first ever restaurant week in the u.s., it's the bay area muslim community's effort to help local restaurants. abc 7 news reporter anser with the story. >> reporter: in the midst of a

pandemic, the owner is expecting a lot of phone orders. his el halal food >> our nacho burrito is big, massive and delicious. >> reporter: some of the customers made the trip as part of the halal fest. it's seimilar to jewish kosher food but following muslim guidelines. >> most halal is antibiotic free and has to be grass fed. >> reporter: these two came from concord. >> we don't have many options for halal mexican food in concord. for me, it's worth it. >> reporter: leading the charge, he says it's critical to rally the community to support restaurants in the pandemic. >> getting a lot of exposure and

new customers as welcoming in that haven't heard of them before. they're happy about that. >> it is the first halal restaurant week in the united states. that's incredible. >> reporter: she's been blogging about the event. she says many restaurants are seeing big crowds for take away orders. >> by people outside the restaurant, i'm sure they will wonder what is going on. >> reporter: that's another big draw for him. he proudly displays his halal sign and hopes it breaks down stereo type and opens dialogue between communities. >> bridge the gap and explain to people who don't know what halal is through tacos and it's a great avenue to take. who doesn't like a great taco? up next, millions of americans could lose a big chunk of their unemployment benefits unless congress

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the race for a covid-19 vaccine is reaching the finish line but so are unemployment benefit for the millions of americans. unless congress acts fast, nearly 1 million californians will suddenly lose their unemployment benefits on the day

after christmas. 7 on your side michael finney joins us live now with more on this story and michael, really this is another bleak spot in an already bleak holiday season. >> it sure is. we're not talking about a long time from now as you just pointed out. congressional leaders are still bickers over a possible relief package. that means thousands of gig workers, contractors, self-employed and part timers could lose the one lifeline they have left. >> that is actually my official last color and haircut for the year. >> reporter: she is closing her oakland hair salon. >> i'm bummed and scared. >> reporter: with the latest shutdown, alisha is counting on unemployment to kick in. >> with unemployment, that's really scary. >> reporter: without quick action from washington that lifeline will suddenly drop off. >> the benefits will actually end the day after christmas. it's a hard cut off.

>> reporter: he studies unemployment policies at the century foundation in washington. he says many don't see what's coming. >> it is kind of a cliff that people were ignoring. they're starting to become aware of it but i thinki ist's going hit hard closer to the holidays. >> reporter: benefits will end abruptly on december 26th for workers getting pandemic unemployment assistance and a 13-week extension of benefits. the lifeline is known as pua and peuc. >> anyone on any program pua ora pecu, those will not be available after december 26th. >> reporter: that means benefits end for gig workers, contractors, self-employed, business owners, part timers and caregive caregivers. groups not covered under traditional unemployment and ends the special 13-week extension for those who ran out of the usual 26 weeks of benefits. that goes away even if you

didn't use all the extra weeks. >> so people are really going to be in a very negative position and we need to under score poverty will go up and children will be hurt. >> reporter: the california policy lab estimated 750,000 californians will lose benefits without a new relief package but that number could easily top 1 million due at the latest shutdown. however, those on regular state unemployment won't face these cut off, at least not yet. they can get a 13-week extension under a program that kicks in after periods of high unemployment. that will cover most californians until mid march but could leave millions with no income and leaders are still bickering. >> why are you fighting? you know? the rest of us are choking out here. >> advocates are urging all of these workers, including employees, as well as gig workers and those who own their own businesses to apply for

everything you have coming to you. we're talking about medicaid and food stamps and if you need some help, contact me here at the station. dion? >> oh, boy, it is so tough. choking is a good way to describe the situation. thank you. up next, the rain has returned and so will spencer christian with your weekend forecast next.

for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto is a heart failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. heart failure can change the structure of your heart so it may not work as well. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. and with a healthier heart, there's no telling where life may take you. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto for heart failure. entrust your heart to entresto.

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we're made for. we have the power to harness california's abundant solar and wind energy, but it's not available all day long. use less energy from 4 to 9 pm for a cleaner california. recapping tonight's breaking news, the fda authorizing the covid-19 vaccine and this clears the way for millions of doses to be shipped throughout the united states. the federal government has said distribution of the vaccine will start within 24 hours of an authorization so we have that now. california expects to receive more than 300,000 doses and plans to inoculate health care workers first. pfizer's vaccine is the first to receive such emergency authorization in the u.s. with moderna and their vaccine likely getting consideration next week. well, if you are looking for

something to do while hanging out at home this weekend, abc 7 news anchor kumasi >> i'm kumasi aaron, first of all, if you love history, documentaries and the beetles, you have to watch "eyewitness to the death of john lennon". >> former beetle john lennon is dead. >> our sister station produced this 42-minute documentary. it's really interesting and they also had a really crazy perspective because a producer from the station just happened to be inside the e.r. when they brought john lennon in and it's incredible stuff. something really cool to just sit back and watch. the opera is closed but not gone and we got a behind the scenes look how they retooled to sterem performances to fans.

this is part of building a better bay area state of the arts. >> our products are inspired by filipino flavors. >> is your mouth watering? mine is. this story is from the localish team about sweet contessa that's giving the bay area special ingredients. that and more is in the featured section right at the top of the app and if you don't have the app yet, please get it. all you have to do is fire up your roku, amazon fire, apple tv and search a brks krrkbc 7 bay download it today. happy streaming, friends. and you might be streamng a whole lot because it's going to be raining this weekend. spencer christian? >> the rain will be coming down in streams at times. you're right. here is a look at live doppler 7. an area of heavy rain is pushing into the north bay now. some of it is just offshore but there is going to be some

substantial rainfall in that massive moisture. the storm that's moving through tonight and through the weekend ranks one on the abc 7 storm impact scale. heavier rain at times in the hills and mountains and overnight as the rain continues to sweep through, we'll see low temperatures mainly in the upper 40s to around 50. it will be a little milder tonight in most areas than the last couple nights and tomorrow, periods of rain with a little break of sun here and there and highs from upper 50s at the cost to 60, 61 everywhere else and here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. similar picture on sunday to tomorrow and a little drier pattern develops early next week. by mid week next week we might be in for the next rainstorm. larry and dion? >> spencer, thanks. shifting gears to sports, chris alvarez is in and chris, hard to believe it's basketball season already. >> they just finished up in the bubble but the warriors 270, 80

days until they played. a look ahead to the first preseason game of the season and it is a sparty party. san jose state for a spot in the mountain west championship game.

yes, it is the preseason but we're less than 24 hours from the first game since march 10th. draymond green worked out individually same goes for james

wi wiseman but no activity for both. the head coach said both will miss the entire slate. this will be quite the ramp up period. three preseason games and boom, the regular preseason opener in brooklyn on december 22nd. steve kerr expects to have stephon curry play in all three games including 20 minutes against denver tomorrow night. warriors basketball is back. that's a good thing. >> this year i'm really excited about because even though it's a big challenge, it's a challenge that is exciting. i'm excited to see how this team comes together over the course of the year. that's one of the most fun things to do as a coach and even as a fan to watch a team develop and grow. >> it will be fun. at the top of the hour, the sparty party continues. san jose state football is a simple task. win and they're in the mountain wo west championship game. 5-0 since 1939. it has been quite a ride for the

spartans. they had two games cancelled due to covid concerns with their opponents. they had restrictions in santa clara county. first, a trip to hawaii and flight to las vegas where the team has a temporary home setup. tonight, spartans taking on a very good 6-1 nevada team. no matter the ad versz adversitr opponent, one today. >> we need to play one this week. that's the -- i said it a couple weeks ago on one of these conversations. it's nice we've won games so far but no one cares what you did yesterday. all that matters is how we play friday night. >> they play good sound football and hard and it's impressive to they've competed hard. >> if the 49ers have any hope of making the playoffs, they need a win out and need some help. in the way this week former 49er quarterback alex smith undoubtedly will win comeback player of the year. head coach kyle shannon said he's been impressed.

>> he's a very good quarterback. he always has been. he knows where to go with the ball which to me is one of the biggest things for any quarterback. you read coverages and stuff and there is always a spot and hole in it. you want to get the ball there. alex is efficient in that as anybody. >> i feel like i'm still progressing in that sense but i think it would be uncomfortable now. the challenge changes week to week. >> should be a fun game in arizona this week. the number one team in all of women's college basketball, stanford plays at cal sunday. they also added a game this tuesday at pacific in stockton. the 6:00 tip off and history could be made on this night. two wins away from becoming the winningest coach in women's college basketball. she would pass pat summitt holding it at 1,098 wins.

back to the san jose state football team. crazy sequence of events. larry, you mentioned the video on twitter in ballrooms with weight room gym setup. they are doing everything they can to get this game underway and the chance of history, big game tonight. can't wait to show you highlights as they play for a chance in the mountain west championship game. >> it's incredible the setup. if they can pull off the victory with the adversity of moving around, more power to them. how about after nine months we'll see steph curry back on the basketball court. >> that will be exciting. that game on march 10th and i felt an eeriness we wouldn't have the games. to see steph running around the court will be more normalcy for the bay area. we miltssed the line. it will be fun to see them in 20 minutes. let's see if he can get through healthy and get shots up. less than two weeks away can take on kevin durant. >> think there will be hype around that? >> no, none.

>> yeah. >> not at all, right? thanks, chris. >> yeah. well, join us tonight for abc 7 news at 11:00. more on the breaking news we shared minutes ago. the pfizer covid vaccine was authorized by the fda. this means shipments will start going out. experts explain the ethics behind deciding who gets it after health care workers and if people should be able to pay for it. plus, new details about an outbreak in santa clara county tracked to a youth basketball tournament. be sure to join us tonight for abc 7 news at 11:00. join us in prime time. here is the lineup at 8:00 shark tank followed by "20/20" at 9:00 and abc 7 news at 11:00. that's it for us. look for news any time on our abc 7 news app. i'm larry beil. >> and i'm dion lim for spencer christian, chris alvarez and all of us at abc 7, thanks for joining us. we'll see you back here tonight at 11:00.

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