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it's game on as local hospitals get ready for the first doses of the covid-19 vaccine to arrive. after a rainy day today, we're tracking our next storm arriving. we'll have the details in the accuweather forecast. we are less than two weeks from christmas, and this year there's a christmas tree shortage. we'll tell you why. abc7 news starts right now. >> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. pfizer vaccines have arrived in california. take a look. the los angeles airport tweeted this photo just in the past hour of the fedex plane that landed there. it comes as the city has seen a terrible surge in covid cases. with that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. the government is remaining tight-lipped about vaccine transport plans due to security. vaccines are also expected in

the bay area within the next couple days. we reached out to the local airports about any arrivals tonight, but got no updates. the anticipation is building in cities across the country, all badly in need of relief and hope. the nationwide distribution of the first covid-19 vaccine is under way. inside pfizer's michigan facility, workers carefully packed coolers loaded with dry ice into refrigerated carts. 2.9 million doses will be sent to 636 locations across all 50 states and u.s. territories. >> the american public can be really assured of high-quality and effective vaccine. >> reporter: the faa giving priority to the ups and fedex flights carrying this precious cargo. ups vice president captain houston mills piloting the first flight. >> knowing that this is this moment of hope and change that everybody has been longing for. >> deliveries to final destinations will begin on monday. >> it's a regular business day, so you can ensure that all the administration sites were fully

staffed and all of them were open. >> once out of its shipping container, within 90 seconds, the vaccine needs to be moved into those special freezers or put in a standard refrigerator to thaw, where it can stay for up to five days. out of the refrigerator, a vial is quickly diluted into five doses that must be injected within two hours, or it spoils. the deliveries can't come soon enough. more than 108,000 americans are currently hospitalized with covid-19. last week, the deadliest so far. nearly 100 americans lost to the virus every hour. but recent surveys show more than a third of americans do not want the vaccine. >> we need to vaccinate a significant number of people in this country, including those who are hesitant. >> here in the bay area, it is all hands on deck at local hospitals as the countdown to take delivery of the first vaccine doses gets closer. abc7 news reporter cornell barnard has been tracking it all. >> we're actually prepared as of today to receive just in case it

comes early. >> reporter: nurse lisa shilling says stanford health care is ready at the loading dock to take delivery of pfizer's covid-19 vaccine as early as wednesday. >> we expect to get 3,900 doses, which is great because it will help us vaccinate a large portion of our frontline workforce that's providing care and service every day. >> reporter: shilling says a team of 60 has been planning for the vaccine's arrival, getting ultra cold storage units ready, even running timed practice vaccine drills. >> you literally get people in a room simulating all of that and pretending you're even giving the vaccine at that time. >> reporter: the first doses will arrive in the bay area via fedex and ups, possibly at their freight hubs at the oakland international airport, then shipped out to hospitals on big rig trucks. the shipping companies wouldn't disclose any transport detail for security reasons. dr. george rutherford says ucsf is on standby to get its first doses. >> it's imminent. >> reporter: how soon? very soon says ucsf pharmacy

executive desi >> we'll start vaccinating 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, you know, making sure we're ready for this. we wanted 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 gavin newsom issued this statement. we are calling on all californians to continue doing their part by following local and state guidance, wearing a mask, and staying home. the frontline health care workers will get priority. some are being notified about scheduling an appointment 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 newsroom, cornell

barnard, abc7 news. 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 icu. both are single-day highs. the bay area's icu capacity dipped to 16.7%. the state's threshold is 15%. there were more than 30,000 newly diagnosed cases of coronavirus. coming up in the next half hour, we'll break down the other categories of priority vaccine recipients and when you could get yours. and then all this week, we'll be bringing you in-depth coverage with our team of reporters and medical experts. if you have questions about the vaccine, we'll try to answer them. just head to abc7news.com/vaccine to submit your question. and tomorrow night at 10:00, a special edition of 20/20. the shot: race for the vaccine. it will cover safety, access, and timing. only on 7, a group of surfers is being credited with saving another surfer's

lafayette, rescuing him from a san francisco beach. abc7 was at ft. point never the presidio where it all happened this afternoon. witnesses say the surfer was riding a six to eight-foot wave when he gained too much speed and crashed head first into a rock. a surfer at the scene, who is also an emt, rushed to perform cpr on him after another group pulled him from the water. >> it looked like he had a gash on his head as well, so he probably hit the rock and became unconscious. someone obviously was calling 911 and we were just pumping on him, just trying to get his compressions in and the airway. >> glad for that quick thinking. the san francisco fire department says that the quick action of the surfers may have changed the outcome of the rescue. >> the cpr being administered right away is really a positive thing under incredibly adverse conditions, substantial swell out there, whitewater, rocks.

these gentlemen all did a great thing tonight. >> the victim is in critical condition. a witness says he was wearing a helmet when he crashed. all right. shifting now to the weather, undoubtedly those waves that we're seeing playing a role in that instance, drew, we had those king tides earlier along the emembarcadero >> all associated with that storm system that brought us a nice soaking today. live doppler 7 along with satellite, the past 12 hours showing you that cold front moving in from north to south, brought all that rain today. tonight, though, that storm has moved out. the skies have cleared. it's a quiet night on the way. we are tracking snow in the sierra. still a winter storm warning in effect until early tomorrow morning as the snow does continue. now, the wider picture showing you our current symptom systtor pushing off to the east. we've got another one waiting in the wings.

our next storm arrives on wednesday and rolling into part of your thursday as well. we'll time out this next storm for you in the full accuweather forecast in just a few minutes. new at 11:00, san francisco's historic cliff house restaurant sieerving customers shutting down. the announcement was posted today on the restaurant's website. while the pandemic hasn't helped, the owner says the closure comes as a result of delays by the national park service to reach an operating contract. cliff house has been running on short term contracts since the last long-term contract expired in 2018. we reached out to the national park service for comment and haven't heard back. it will close permanently december 31st. still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, san francisco's health order now says you can hang out with one person from outside your household. the cheeky reply from one supervisor about what this means for dating. and new tonight, the cleveland indians are reportedly changing their name.

the decision has been a long time coming. and christmas is less than two weeks away, believe it or not. the pandemic impacting the demand for everything from

san francisco has updates to their stay-at-home order. now you're allowed to see one other person from another household outdoors only. this means you can take a walk, hang out in a park, and even play low-contact sports all as long as you don't share equipment. san francisco supervisor matt haney pointed out something else you can do -- date. he tweeted kind of jokingly that this means dating is again allowed in san francisco, but you can only date outdoors and no double dates.

"san francisco chronicle" insider and abc7 news contributor phil matier reports san francisco has seen a spike in car thefts this year. they're up 33%, and he says 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 staying at home, crooks have a wider variety of cars to choose from. you can read phil matier's columns in the "san francisco chronicle" every wednesday and sunday. the new name for sir francis drake high school could be decided in a march madness-style tournament. the 16th century explorer's name has already been removed, as you can see, from san anselmo high school because of his ties to slavery. the marin independent journal reports that students and the community are planning to vote on the top eight names in a sudden-death tournament. the school board would then make the final decision. all right. new developments now.

earlier tonight it was revealed that the cleveland indians baseball team will indeed drop that nickname after more than a century. abc7 news sports anchor chris alvarez joining us with details. chris, this has been in discussion for a little while now. >> yeah, dion. there have been pushes for cleveland to change their name for quite some time. but after the washington football team dropped their nickname earlier this year, it felt like it was a matter of when, not if for cleveland. tonight espn confirms a "new york times" report that the team will officially drop the indians nickname sometime this week. cleveland has used this nickname since 1915 but in recent years the team has slowly begun de-emphasizing the name. the chief wahoo mascot has not been used on the uniform for a number of years and this season the team mostly used word cleveland across t new nickname ideas are already a hot topic. an old cleveland team called

themselves the spiders and there's a push to call them the cleveland rocks for that old drew carey tv show. later in sports we have niners high lights. a little trivia for you on the way out. stanford was actually one of the first teams to change their name. they're now the cardinal. that happened back in the 70s. >> chris, looking forward to the rest of your sportscast. right now san francisco city hall lit up in red and green for the holidays. this is one tradition that looks the same this year but many others have changed. abc7 news reporter luz pena found that more people celebrating at home has changed demand for many traditional christmas items. >> reporter: they come in all sizes and picking the perfect christmas tree for the family is a tough job. 1 1/2-year-old miri would agree. >> last year we did it. >> last year we got one of those. >> last year she was 7 months

old. >> reporter: for the anderson family, there is one professional christmas tree picker, and she's humble. >> all of us. >> she did. >> you did. we approved. >> reporter: but this year they almost didn't get to choose their favorite tree. more people staying at home means more demand for trees. christmas tree farms are reporting a tree shortage. at the guardsman tree lot in san francisco's fort mason, they are running out fast. >> normally we go through about 7,500 trees. this year we're down to about 6,000. >> last year, two weeks from christmas, they had close to 1,000 trees in this lot. this year they have 300 christmas trees left. and as some businesses reap the benefits of more families staying at home during the holidays, others who used to thrive during this season are experiencing the opposite. >> this is what we use to make

the tamales. >> reporter: every year at least two weeks before christmas, sergio gomez would sell over 5,000 tamales for family gatherings and parties. this year he's seen an 86% decrease. >> this year i have only like 20 orders. >> reporter: many counting down the days to 2021, searching for normalcy during the holidays. this family found it at union square. >> we have to get out, get a breather, get a break, get some fresh air, enjoy the holidays. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc7 news. >> certainly feeling more like the holidays this coming week as opposed to last week, drew. yeah, dion. we finally got a good soaking over the weekend of rainfall. temperatures in the 50s where we should be this time of year. tomorrow, though, we'll get a brief break in the rain before we track our next storm arriving. in fact, tonight live doppler 7 along with satellite, any rain and cloud cover has moved out of here. so we have clearing skies, and

that will set the stage for a sunny day on the way tomorrow. look at the rainfall totals since friday. a lot of cities either met or exceeded an inch of rainfall, including san francisco, fairfield, santa rosa, ukiah, half moon day, danville coming in close to 1.2 inches of rain. so finally that storm door is open, and we'll track several chances in the week ahead for more wet weather. we still have that winter storm warning in effect in the sierra. we're talking about a couple of inches of additional snowfall as that winter storm warning cotinues till 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. and our highest peaks, we could see up to 14 inches of additional snowfall, so of course tonight travel not recommended. wait until tomorrow after the storm has exited. a coastal flood advisory effect through 1:00 p.m. tuesday because of the king tides. during times of high tide, we could see some localized flooding along the coast and around the bay shoreline.

a high surf advisory is also in effect until 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. you can see wave heights are pretty high right now, anywhere from 12 to 15 feet high. and with this long period swell out of the northwest, we could see breakers as high as 20 feet underneath that high surf advisory. numbers right now under clear skies, they're cooling off pretty rapidly. in fact, san francisco down to 49 degrees already. 43 in santa rosa. 47 in san ramon. so tonight it's going to feel a lot colder than last night felt. in fact, numbers continues to fall overnight tonight. our coldest spots in the north bay will drop into the 30s. and there will likely be some patchy fog in the north bay developing after midnight tonight, so just be aware of that first thing in the morning. low to mid-40s along the bay shoreline. tomorrow it's a dramatically different day than today. we're expecting a lot of sunshine, dry conditions and temperatures very seasonable for this time of year in the mid and upper 50s. things, though, change once again on wednesday. our next storm will move into

the west coast. in fact, it looks like by wednesday evening, we'll track more rain moving into the bay area, continuing overnight into thursday morning. so the early call on this next bout of rain midweek, a pretty decent soaking again across the bay area. i think a really good bet again, anywhere from a quarter to three-quarters of an inch of rainfall with this next storm we'll track moving in here on wednesday. so the accuweather seven-day forecast, morning fog to sun tomorrow. clouds return on tuesday, and in advance of that storm we'll track here, wednesday evening to thursday t is a level one light storm on the storm impact scale. drier skies on friday, but another chance of wet weather moves in next weekend, saturday and into sunday. >> all right, drew. thanks. still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, it is the picture that had bay area social media buzzing over the weekend. it looks like a proposal at san

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not all things are what they seem. san francisco photographer denise cotan 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 for a proposal. now, the fact that it appeared before a breathtaking backdrop at sunset with even a heart-shaped opening in a nearby rock made it all the more captivating. i spoke to denise last night, and she was hoping to find the lucky couple to share the photo with them. after the image was shared thousands of time online, she later learned that another photographer had staged the scene with a couple of friends. once again, chris alvarez joining us with a preview of sports. >> coming up in sports, it's the women's basketball versio of big game. stanford caking taking on cal. the 49ers

>> announcer: sports on abc7 is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. entering the game with a 5-7 record, san francisco knew there was little margin for error. the niners needed to win out and get some help to have any shot at a playoff berth. the final four-game stretch began with a game against washington. technically a 49ers home game. alex smith and washington riding a three-game winning streak. bad start for the niners. deebo samuel re-injured his hamstring on the first play. the ball is loose and there is chase young picking it up. 47 yard scoop and score. it is 13-7 washington. mullens frustrated on the sideline. smith left the game before halftime with a right calf injury, didn't return. last play of the third, mullens

picked off by cameron curl. he's got some room down the sideline, and he is gone. washington's second defensive touchdown of the day as he flipped into the end zone. kyle shanahan cannot believe it. niners did show fight, though. here's mullens. play action and then roll left. he dives in the end zone. eight point game after the two-point conversion but that would be it. george kittle, jimmy garoppolo can only watch from the stands. niners lose 23-15. they're now 5-8 overall, ending those playoff hopes. >> extremely disappointing, you know, and the way our defense is playing versus that offense, you know, you have a very good chance to win as long as you just don't turn the ball over. for us, turning the ball over three times, them getting 17 points off it, was borderline the backbreaker. >> as the offense, we didn't make routine plays. they kept us on the field. once you're not making routine plays, you're behind the sticks and it creates unfortunate

situations. it's playing smart football and executing at a high level and that's what i didn't and we didn't do today. >> it could be a very memorable week for stanford head coach tara vand veer. she could break the record tuesday at pacific there in stockton. first things first. the number one cardinal against the bears. all stanford right from the jump. cardinals scoring the first 14 points. lexi hall with a steal. cal only had one field goal in the first quarter. how about some history? fran ba leeby. dunks it. vand veer said she didn't remember a stanford player ever dunking before. saving it for a special occasion and there it was. 83-38. the bench celebrating career win number 1,098 for vanderveer. not as excited as she might be in a normal season but extremely

appreciative nevertheless. >> this is a very challenging, challenging season right now, and it would feel different, you know, if you're playing in front of a crowd and like my mom was there or just, yeah, it probably would feel different. but there's probably a side of me that, you know, kind of this just allows me to fly under the radar a little bit, and it doesn't -- that's okay. >> abc7 sports sponsored by our local toyota dealers. tuesday a chance at history. dion. much more to come on abc7 news at 11:00. continuing coverage of the incoming vaccine shipments. we take you month by month to explain who gets vaccinated when. the electoral college goes to work come tomorrow, but can we expect anything explosive to

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>> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. shipments of the pfizer vaccine are now en route to cities across the country. fedex and ups have been tasked with the deliveries. ups workers in michigan were loading up boxes today. now, the race for a vaccine affects all of us, and those being vaccinated will help us all build a better bay area. this week we're looking for answers about the vaccinations. when will you be able to get your shot? abc7 morning's kumasi aaron has more on the likely timeline. >> reporter: since the

coronavirus started spreading across the globe in late 2019, scientists have been looking for a vaccine. now that vaccines are proven, when will you be able to get the vaccine? it will ultimately be up to each state to determine who will get the vaccine and when. but federal guidance from the centers for disease control gives us an idea of the timeline. who goes first? well, the first doses of a vaccine were made available in december 2020. those first shots are earmarked for those who are at highest risk of infection -- health care workers and nursing home residents. because the vaccines require two separate shots 21 days apart, the second batch of vaccines delivered in january 2021 will likely go to those same people. by february, the next round of vaccinations are expected. the cdc recommends these shots be given to the next highest risk people. that includes people over the age of 65, people with medical conditions that put them at risk of death if infected, essential workers like those employed in

education, food, transportation, and law enforcement. again, because it will take two doses, it will likely take two months to vaccinate that round of people. one thing to keep in mind, if you've been infected with the coronavirus, you'll likely need to wait until the next round of vaccinations. that's because people who already had the virus likely already have some immunity. by april, the next round of vaccinations will be distributed to everyone else. over the next three months, healthy, nonessential workers younger than 65 will begin receiving the vaccine by the spring. at that rate, most americans could be vaccinated by early summer. but that doesn't mean life will immediately go back to normal or that the virus will go away. but we will be one step closer. until then, keep your distance, keep washing your hands, and keep safe. kumasi aaron, abc7 news.

>> once again, our vaccine coverage continues all week long. tomorrow an abc7 news mornings, we'll have the latest on where those vaccine shipments are. tune in at 5:00 a.m. and then tomorrow afternoon at 4:00, we dig into the progress other companies have made on covid vaccines. the vaccine comes as several california counties are seeing some troubling statistics. in san francisco yesterday, health officials reported 323 new cases. that is the highest number of new cases there so far. in los angeles, numbers today indicate more than 4,000 people are hospitalized with covid-19. in the san joaquin valley, there are zero icu beds available as of yesterday. today's numbers show icu capacity is at 1.5%. state health officials are continuing to encourage people to sign up for california notify. it's a smartphone feature that notifies you if you may have been exposed to someone with covid-19. the governor said today more than 5 million people have already signed up.

we have information on how to do it at our website, abc7news.com. well, we are on the eve of a tradition that has gone on for more than 200 years. the electoral college will come together tomorrow and electors will cast their ballot for president. now, it normally happens without much attention, but president trump has still refused to concede. abc7 news reporter j.r. stone talked to a local elector about how it could all play out. >> reporter: 538 members of the electoral college will be casting ballots within the next 24 hours. one of those electors, former california congressman who represented san mateo county, pete mccloskey. >> to be an elector is a great honor. >> reporter: but while there has been talk over what could happen, hastings law professor and former law clerk at the supreme court rory little says electors rarely ever go faithless, which would mean voting against the candidate that they have pledged to support. >> there are still these sort of

hail mary theories of how this could still be swung away from biden, but it seems almost impossible that that would happen. >> reporter: in recent days, we've seen pro-trump rallies in parts of the country and some have turned violent as those protesting have gone head to head with counter protesters. president trump has lost nearly 50 court cases since election day, including two big ones in the last week. >> when the supreme court dismissed the effort of texas to challenge the votes of five states -- and they dismissed it with one sentence basically -- that was probably the last straw. >> reporter: while little says we're seeing a system that is working here, john dennis, chairman of the san francisco republican party, disagrees. >> i think the process was tainted by the mail-in ballots. you go from zero to everybody gets a mail-in ballot without, you know, building integrity into that system. >> reporter: as for elector mckloss ski, who is a republican-turned-democrat, he is all praise for the candidate

he'll be voting for. >> i know joe biden. he's a decent, honest, compassionate man, which is something we haven't had in the white house. >> reporter: it's unlikely we'll see many surprises on monday. less than 200 electors have voted faithless in more than 200 years. j.r. stone, abc7 news. first lady elect jill biden is responding tonight to a controversial op-ed arguing she should drop the title of doctor. author joseph epstein wrote in "the wall street journal" that the use of the title doctor feels fraudulent because she is not a medical doctor. at one point even calling her kiddo. many have called the op-ed sexist and responded online, including jill biden herself. now, we should point out she didn't reference the article directly, but wrote tonight, together we will build a world where the accomplishments of our daughters will be celebrated rather than diminished. hillary clinton then tweeted, her name is dr. jill biden. get used to it.

and the second gentleman elect doug emhoff tweeting that this story would never have been written about a man. the editor of the "wall street journal" opinion section responded to the backlash tonight, defending epstein's piece and calling it the negative response to it as political strategy. still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, as the fall semester comes to a close for college students, some are getting creative to say thank you to their teachers. the videos now going viral. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. today's rain has moved out, but our next storm

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virtual classes have been hard for both students and teachers this year. so tonight abc's tom llamas shows us the viral surprise students created to say thanks. >> i don't know if it's an internet thing. does anyone have the video on. >> reporter: when college of new

jersey statistics professor adam schrager logged on for the last time this semester, he was met with blank screens from all 29 of his students. >> i log in right at 6:00, and every camera was off. >> reporter: at first he thought he was having internet issues, but then -- >> there we go. hi, guys. oh, wow. >> reporter: his screen lights up, not with faces but with signs that say "thank you". >> that's like the nicest thing ever. >> reporter: with 24 hours that video posted on tiktok and now getting almost 2 million likes, part of a movement by students to surprise their professors with a thank-you. in california -- >> is it my fault that you have your cameras off? >> reporter: this professor at chapman university -- >> oh, you guys, you're going to make me cry. oh. >> reporter: moved to tears by the gesture. and at abilene christian university in texas -- >> my goodness. you guys are so sweet. >> reporter: it's a moment resonating with teachers across

the globe. >> is that a thing, or was that just for me? i need to know. >> just for you. >> just for you. >> you guys totally made my night. no final. everybody gets 100. we're done. >> reporter: an act of kindness this teacher of 20 years will never forget. >> thanks, guys! >> reporter: tom llamas, abc news. >> can't help but smile at that one. all right, drew tuma with one last check of weather. hey, drew. >> hey. yeah, we're tracking more rain on the way this week. tonight, though, all of our showers, even the cloud cover has moved out of here as our storm is pushing off to the east. so tonight we have clear skies, and that's going to allow temperatures to cool off pretty quickly. so overnight we'll find our coldest spots dropping well into the 30s like santa rosa and napa, fairfield. 43 the overnight low in san jose. 45 at oakland. 46 in the city. we'll find some patchy fog developing before the sun gets up here tomorrow morning. likely we'll find that fog in the north bay. now, tomorrow after some patchy

morning fog, it's nothing but sunshine, really dry conditions for our monday. and temperatures pretty close to average for this time of the year. mid to upper 50s across the entire bay area. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. morning fog to sunshine tomorrow. clouds return here on tuesday in advance of our next storm. that will bring some evening rain wednesday, even into thursday morning as well. dry skies on friday and then more rain coming our

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>> announcer: sports on abc7 is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. hopes were high for the 49ers entering the legendary revenge tour, but this season it's been anything but. injuries and a sudden in season move to arizona all seem to be taking a toll on the team. the game got off to a bad start when deebo samuel injured his hamstring on the first play of the game and did not return. from there the offense struggled

most of the day. washington took advantage with two defensive touchdowns. in the end, the 49ers fought hard but the 23-15 loss drops them to 5-8 overall, essentially ending any shot at a playoff berth. >> it's unfortunate, you know. you can't control injuries. all you can control is your attitude and your effort. you're disappointed because you had high expectations but at the end of the day you appreciate the opportunity we get too play with the men we're playing with. >> frustrating when we go out here and try to do our best but we don't get the end result which is a "w." >> you've got to go back and look at yourself in the mirror and be critical. >> the combination of things has been a little unusual but i also know when you have no chance. we can play a lot better than we did today. i'm not taking anything away from washington, but i know we could have done better today. raiders hosting the colts in las vegas. jon gruden, hey, rocking the specs right there. second quarter, raiders down three. derek carr looking for darren

waller. the colts kenny moore says, i'll have that. an incredible one handed interception. raiders down six at the break. all independeny in the second h. carr's pass passes into the hand of willis. 50 yards the other way. raiders lose 44-27. they're now 7-6 overall. they've lost three of their last four. afterwards, the raiders fired defensive coordinator paul guenther. the 6-0 spartans are ranked for the first time since 2012. they're ranked 25th in both the a.p. and coaches polls. they'll host boise state in the mountain west championship game at their new home in las vegas. 1:15 kickoff saturday. san jose state will also play in a bowl game. those details will be released at a later date. a disappointing season for the cal bears ended quietly today with the cancellation of saturday's game against arizona. both teams have covid issues and would have not had the minimum amount of players to play for that game. the bears only played four games

this season. meanwhile stanford announce they will not play in any bowl games this year, becoming the fourth team to take themselves out of consideration. stanford has not practiced or played at home all of december due to santa clara county's restrictions. the cardinal are scheduled to finish the season saturday at ucla. in just nine days, the warriors lace them up for real. golden state opens the season at brooklyn on tuesday, december 22nd. but before then, two more preseason games this week, tuesday and thursday night. did i mention their playing brooklyn? former warrior kevin durant making his brooklyn preseason debut. check out his first points. here's number 7 driving and dunking right there. he looked pretty good. a little later, durant in the high screen game. dribble, drive, and then that patented one-leg fadeaway. i mean k.d. looks like k.d. right there. his new running mate, kyrie irving, then ahead. outlet. yeah, that's nice. 15 points for k.d. he said he felt nervous and it was a good first step. nets beat the wizards 119-114.

a "new york times" report the cleveland indians will officially drop the indians nickname sometime this week. cleveland has used that nickname since 1915. in recent years the team has slowly begun de-emphasizing that name. the chief wahoo cartoon mascot has not been used on the uniform for a number of years. this season the team mostly used uniforms with the word cleveland across the chest. as of now, there is no timeline on when a new nickname could be announced. college hoops, usf at cal. the dons led by a dozen in the first half but cal got within one late. under 2:00 to go, the triple is good. dons go up four. 20 seconds to go. cal's matt bradley dribble drive, dish. andre kelly. the bears now down just one. eight sects to go. shabazz at the free-throw line. cal gets the rebound. bradley dribbling down the court. he's going to get doubled right there. time winding down. swing it, swing it, and it's mchale foreman at the buzzer and

it's good. that was his only basket of the game and it was a big one. cal wins it in dramatic fashion 72-70. abc7 sports sponsored by your local toyota dealers. that's it for tonight, everybody. i'm dion lim. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. for drew tuma and chris alvarez and all of us here at abc7 news, thank you so much for joining us. taking you out on a live look outside at the bay bridge.

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