have ever delivered. trucks pulled out of pfizer's factory in michigan carrying a long awaited coronavirus vaccine. thank you for joining us. we begin our coverage with abc news reporter. >> distribution of pfizer's covid-19 vaccine has begun. the first shipments leaving pfizer's manufacturing facility in kalamazoo, michigan. >> today has been the most extraordinary experience of my career. this vaccine today gives us the promise and the light at the end of. tunnel. >> reporter: zpex ups handling the deliveries to 636 locations. those deliveries expected to arrive monday at 145 sites. 425 on tuesday and another 66 sites on wednesday. these sites all hospitals and other major hubs with ultra cold capabilities. >> monday would be a better first day for the launch because it is a regular business day so you can ensure all the

administration sites are staffed and opened. >> reporter: they will contain syringes, alcohol swabs, a solution the dilute the vaccine and vaccine reminder cards. these deliveries cannot come soon enough for overburdened health care systems. nationwide more than 108,000 americans now being treated for pthe virus in the hospital. a 10% increase since december 1st. health care workers will be among the first people vaccinated. >> so we'll have a priority two to the individuals that have been caring for covid on the front line. >> reporter: in houston, they've been preparing and practicing administering the vaccine. recent polls have found between 25 and 40% of americans are not willing to be vaccinated. >> we need to address their fears and concerns. we need to roll this out in a way that provides confidence to people. but we also need to be trans parent. >> reporter: health officials say it could take several noes

get everyone vaccinated and urge americans to continue wearing masks and practice social distancing. abc news, los angeles. >> here in the bay area, it is all hands on deck in the local hospitals as the countdown to get the first doses proexs. cornell, a plan is in place. >> yes, here we go. it is game on for hospitals in the bay area. the first shipments of the covid-19 vaccine could arrive here in the next 24 to 48 hours. health care officials have been planning for this moment for weeks. many are ready for the rollout. >> we're actually prepared as of today to receive just in case it comes early. >> reporter: she said stanford health care is early at the loading dock to take delivery of the covid vaccine as early as wednesday. we expect to get tlin00 doses which is great. it will help us vaccinate a large portion of our front line work force as providing care and

service every day. >> reporter: she said the team of 60 has been planning for the vaccine's arrival. getting ultra cold storage units ready, even running timed practice vaccine drills. >> so you literally get people in room simulating all of that and pretend go you're giving the vaccine at that time. >> reporter: the first will arrive via fedex and ups. possibly at the freight hubs. then shipped out to hospitals on refrigerated big rig trucks. the shipping companies would not disclose any transport details for security reasons. >> i'll be getting a vaccine as soon as they'll give me one. >> reporter: he said ucsf is on stand by to get its first doses. >> it's imminent. >> reporter: how soon? very soon says the pharmacy executive. >> we hope to receive vaccine at ucsf monday, tuesday at the latest, and we'll start vaccinate go on wednesday. >> reporter: marin county's vaccine shipment scheduled to arrive at the emergency operations center monday has

been pushed back until wednesday. >> we've been working with the hospitals, planning, making sure we're ready for this. we want to be ready to go as soon as the vaccine arrived. and those plans will be put in place this week. >> reporter: it could be months before the general public gets vaccinated. in the meantime governor newsom said we are calling on all californians to continue doing their part by following local and state guidance, wearing a mask and staying home. >> some are being notified to get the vaccine as soon as it arrives. both ucsf and stanford health say they believe in the vaccine but won't require their employees to get it. in the news will room. abc7 news. >> all right. many thanks. >> we are dedicating the incoming week to bringing you better bay area coverage. if you have questions, we'll try to answer they will. head to abc7news.com.

a special edition of 2020, the shot, race for the vaccine. it will cover the safety, access and timing of the vaccine. california continues to set records with the number of people hospitalized due to covid-19. the state topped 13,000 today. more than 2,800 are in the icu. both are single day highs. the bay area's icu capacity dipped to 16.7%. and the state's threshold is 15%. there were more than 30,000 newly diagnosed cases of coronavirus. a welcome sight in the bay area. some much needed rain. wet was the word no matter where you looked on our network of cameras. more rain could be on the way. let's get a check now with drew tuma. >> yes, what a rainy sunday we had. a half inch to close to an inch of rain out there.

live doppler 7, we do have clearing skies in the north bay but still some wet weather in the south bay. we'll zoom into street level. you can see, 80 from sunnyvale, santa clara approaching san jose. the storm impact scale will keep it around the next couple hours but showers are ending from north to south. so additional rainfall will be very minimal. but once our skies clear out, a dense fog developing. we're starting with fog. storm a dry day but already tracking another storm on the way. we'll have the details when we'll get our next bout of rain in the forecast. >> all right. thanks. king tides, the highest tides of the year, splashed on the sidewalk along the embarcadero. a naturalist with the el horn preserve explains what happens when sea level is driven by forces high in the sky. >> from roughly november to

roughly february, we are closer to the sun than usual. and that means that that pull that the sun is going to exert is maximized just a little bit. >> a very handy diagram there. a little of that force went a long way in submerging part of this bridge in monterey county. and while rain has fallen in the bay area, meantime, snow has fallen in the sierra. you are looking at several cameras on our caltrans camera showing the impact on major highways. drivers must use chains on interstate 80 between king vail and truckee. chains are not required on u.s. highway 50 in and out of along t lake tahoe. this election's vote is

especially contentious because president trump has repeatedly tried to sway states whether he lost to get their electors to vote for him. in 32 states and the district of columbia, laws require electors to vote for the popular vote winner. abc7 spoke with 93-year-old pete mccloskey who is now a biden elector. he told us that georgia and pennsylvania could pose a threat to biden's win. >> they're not required by law, pennsylvania or georgia, to vote in any way. so we're hoping that the electors in pennsylvania and georgia, 36 votes, will vote for biden. >> tomorrow's vote takes place at 2:00 p.m. local time. california's vote could secure president-elect joe biden's presidency. eddie garcia's days of

policing might not be over. the job he is reportedly in the running for. and a north bay high school that dumped sir francis drake as its name is getting

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in the south bay, the former san jose police chief eddie garcia may be retired but he's not done with law enforcement. he is now a finalist for the top job in dallas along with six other candidates. yesterday was garcia's last day after almost 29 years with the san jose police department. four years as chief. he tweeted, it is a wrap and thanked the city. he had a men for the men and women in the department saying it was an honor. say the course. san francisco contributor phil matier said the san francisco has seen a spark in car thefts. they're up 33% and he said in many cases, the steal is just the beginning of the story. san francisco police tell phil the thieves will commit robberies and even shootings with more people at home, a variety of cars to steal from to blend in when they commit another crime. you can read the comments in the

chronicle every wednesday and sunday. a new name for sir francis drake high school could happen in a tournament. the name has been removed as you can see because of the ties to slavery. the marin independent journal reports that students and community are planning to vote on the top eight names in a sudden death tournament. the school board then could make the final decision. it is the picture had bay area social media buzzing over the weekend. it looks like a proposal at san francisco sutro baths but we've learned it's not quite what it looks like. and get ready for rain. coming up in sports, sap jose state is sporting the best record of any football game in the bay. we have more good news ahead with the playoff hopes by

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choppers in pacifica got the chance to check out different kinds of christmas goodies. they put on a holiday market event in eureka square. they put out shopping booths for people to check out while they walk by.

hot buttered rum and hot coffee and hot chocolate available. not all things are what they seem. san francisco photographer denise thought she had captured an intimate moment in a stunning photo at sutro baths yesterday. it shows a man on bended knee in the traditional pose of a proposal. the fact that it appeared before a breath taking back drop with a heart shape opening in the rock on the right made it all that more captivating. i spoke to denise last night. she was hoping to find the lucky couple and share it with them. she later learned that another photographer had staged the scene with a couple of friends. no matter what happened, it is a gorgeous picture. and good thing she got that in yesterday as opposed to today. >> right. today was a total washout.

the showers are coming to an end over the next couple hours. live doppler 7 showing you a couple things. first the clouds are breaking down. we are turning to clear skies in some parts. there are some light showers. the showers are only a few hours away from exiting the entire region. you see by about 9:00, later this evening, the rain is out of here. the clouds are breaking down and we will find mainly clear skies overnight with some fog developing. but rainfall since friday has been wonderful. many cities exceeding an inch of rainfall including danville, san francisco, half moon bay, santa rosa, ukiah, clear lake, and we are tracking more rain on the way this week so we'll just add on to our rainfall numbers. tracking snow in the sierra. the winter storm warning in effect until 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. an additional four to seven inches is expected.

we could see 14 inches of additional snow. back here at home, not only the wet weather but a coastal flood advisory continue tlus 1:00 p.m. tuesday. king tides are during over the next few days and they are the highest high tides we've seen. so likely during times of high tide, we will see localized flooding. not possible but a high surf advisory at the coastline until 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. wave heights, 10 to 15 feet high. we could see breakers exceeding 20 feet. the ocean is pretty angry right now. the numbers are pretty december-like. a lot of 50s on the board and this is where we should be this time of year. overnight we have the showers early on. as the skies clear out, we'll have dense zpog that will be in the north bay.

we'll fractitrack that over the few hours. tomorrow morning starts out with areas of fog. tomorrow afternoon, it's a different day compared to today. we're talking about a lot of sunshine. dry conditions in the mid to upper 50s. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll have the morning clouds to sun. we're clouding back up on tuesday and that's in advance of the next storm system. the rain will arrive first in the north bay, wednesday evening. and the showers will sink south overnight to thursday then another chance of rain next weekend. with a 5-7 record there is no room for error. san francisco needs to win out and get some help to have any shot at the playoffs. tomorrow with a game against washington, technically, a 49ers home game.

alex smith and washington riding it. nick mullins, having a rough go. lose go the ball. chase young picks it up and it is a 47-yard scoop and score. 13-7 washington. mullins, frustrating. trying to coach him up. he left the game before halftime. he did not return. the last play of the third, mullins, can't do that. picked up by cameron and what do you know? 76 yards the other way. washington's second defensive touchdown of the day. kyle shanahan, your thoughts. mullins' play action, roll left. and kyle gets in there for the touchdown. a 2-point conversion. that would be it. george kittle, jilly g. all they can do is watch from afar. they're 5-8. that should probably effectively end their hopes. >> i'm extremely disappointed.

you have a very good chance to win. as long as you don't turn the ball over. it was border line a back breaker. >> we didn't make routine plays. they kept us on the field. and you're behind the sticks and it creates unfortunate situations. that's just playing smart football. and executing at a high level. i didn't and we didn't do it today. >> how about the raiders hosting the colts? john gruden rocking it. derek carr. kenny moore with an amaze go interception. so nice we show it twice. one hand extension. it was all in the second half. raiders down 17 and it gets worse. cars pass, bounces off the receiver's hands. and 50 yards the other way. the raiders lose. they're 7-6 overall.

the 6-0 san hose state spartans for the first time since 2012. they're going to host boise state and the mountain west championship game at their new home in las vegas. 1:15 kickoff saturday. they will play a bowl game. those details will be released at a later date. the san francisco cardinals, they ended saturday at ucla. the cardinals have not practiced or played at home for a month because of the santa clara restrictions. and cal's game has been cancel dude to covid issues for both teams. usf at cal. cal got within one late. shabazz, up 4. here's matt bradley. dribble drive. to andre kelly. the layup. down just 1.

it is crunch time. here's bradley, usf will double him. get rid of the ball. the clock is running down. the buzzer, it's good. and cal wins it. 72-70. that was the only shot he made. and it was the one that counted the most. good stuff there for cal in the basketball court. >> that's all that matters. that one shot. thanks. pictures truly out of this world. how nasa

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tonight on abc7 news, continuing coverage of the incoming vaccine shipments. we take you month by month to explain who gets vaccinated and when. and the beloved cliff house restaurant is close go. why they say it's due to more than the pandemic. finally, nasa is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the hubble space telescope. and they are sharing 30 never before seen images captured by hubble. you are looking at some of the close-ups hubble has shot of galaxies and star clusters and nebula back to earth.

nasa will keep taking images for 10 to 20 years. it was built at lockheed martin's facility in sunnyvale. that's all we have for abc7 news at 6:00, everybody. for all of us here, thanks so much for watching us. make sure to find us on facebook, twitter, instagram and all that good stuff.

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