san francisco general hospital just hours away from giving away the first doses in the bay area. governor newsom promising safe and fair distribution of the vaccine. his plan to make sure that happens. and we are taking you inside san francisco's historic cliffhouse restaurant. a final look inside as it prepares to close its doors. good morning, everybody. it is tuesday, december 14th. >> we will get to that. obviously, another big day on the vaccine front. we'll start with meteorologist mike nicco. good morning, mike. >> good morning, kumasi, jobina, everybody. santa rosa one mile visibility and you can see from our sutro camera everybody else pretty clear this morning and slightly cooler than this time yesterday. by about three or four degrees. you may notice that when you step outside. winds are calm drifting to the south so that fog will mainly stay around santa rosa and the

usual spots. high clouds will increase and not as much sunshine as yesterday and upper 50s around the bay to even a 60 possible in the south bay, east bay and north bay. we'll give you an updated timetable on tomorrow's rain coming up. back to you for news. this morning a new milestone in the pandemic. the bay area has passed 200,000 covid-19 cases. the surge is coming as the roll out of the vaccine gets under way in california. now, the state is planning to distribute 300,000 doses of pfiz pfizer's vaccine in the coming days. so far 33,000 doses have been delivered to four locations around the state. they include san francisco general hospital, st. joseph hospital in eureka and the naval medical center in san diego and kaiser medical center. governor newsom as health care workers were vaccinated yesterday. a nurse had this message of encouragement for the public.

>> i also want people to know that the vaccine is safe and when it's made widely available, i encourage everyone to take it so we can get rid of this pandemic and get back to normal life. >> the governor says in addition to the pfizer vaccine, california also anticipates getting 672,000 doses of mmu moderna's vaccine once it's authorized by the fda. that could happen later this week. the first round of vaccinations will start right here in the bay area. health care workers at san francisco general hospital will be getting the first doses and that's one of the four locations in california that received the vaccine. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield live outside the hospital on vaccine watch. part of our effort to build a better bay area. and, amy, i know you have more on the timeline. >> hi, kumasi. yeah, they'll start giving the shots today. they've got 2,000 doses and san francisco general will start today. this is one of four locations in california to receive the vaccine.

they got it yesterday. people who have volunteered to go first will receive it today. and they will have the mayor and the health director here for the big event. front line providers will start getting it tomorrow. employees will have a choice. they don't have to get the vaccine. but doctors hope they will take it. >> and i do honestly believe and really want to emphasize that the risks of the vaccine are lower than the risk of this virus. all the information we have so far. >> these are doses from pfizer. the moderna vaccine is expected to start arriving next week. so, a lot of shipments expected for the bay area. doctors say it is important to remember this comes as we're seeing a surge in cases. icu bed capacity in the bay area has gone down from 26% to 17% in under a week. they emphasize that people still need to do their part while we

wait for these vaccines to reach everyone and to take effect everyone still needs to be vigilant. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. in the north bay, marin county forced to delay its vaccination plan. expected to receive its first doses yesterday and now they won't arrive until tomorrow. immunizations won't begin until thursday. matt willis tells abc7 news that marin was at the top of the list to get the vaccine because of its ultracold storage availability. >> 48 hours over the long term doesn't make a big difference and it might give the teams a little bit longer to really be even more prepared. >> marin county is expecting to receive more than 2,000 doses of the pfizer vaccine in this first round and then another 2,000 next week. governor newsom is promising safe and equitable distribution calling it vaccinate all 58 referring to all the counties in california. jobina fortson at the live desk

with more on what local leaders think is the best way to accomplish that goal. jobina? >> launched a newly branded campaign with fairness and equity at the heart of it. serve communities hardest hit by covid-19 say they've learned a lot from setting up covid-19 testing sites. we asked those leaders about their ideas on how to deliver on the governor's promise. >> consider people who are forced to go out every day for different circumstances to be some of the first people in line to receive the vaccination. >> we have to make sure, same thing, that we figure out where is the density of folks that we're trying to serve. and we have to be able to set up shop right then and there. >> some ideas being tossed around include flexible vaccination hours serving workers in fields and door knocking. hard to reach families as they hope the governor will listen to their advice and understand what

is happening in these hard hp hit communities. reggie? >> thank you. all this week in-depth coverage with our team of reporters and medical experts. if you have questions, please, send them. we'll try to answer them. head to nbc7news.com/vaccine. we're hearing from the new york nurse that was the first to receive the covid-19 vaccine here in the united states. sandra lindsay talked about the historic moment on "gma" this morning. she was injected yesterday. linday lives in queens, one of the hardest hit counties in the whole country. she wants to instill trust in the vaccine. >> i think it was incredibly important for me to lead by example like i do every day. and to send the message to people might be on the fence that they should trust the science. they should trust the science and listen to the experts. >> we will hear more from

lindsay later this morning but take a look at this. the vaccinations are already under way today. this is at the university of pittsburgh medical center where health care workers lined up to get the shot. remember, if a region hits 15%, it striggers a stay-at-home order and right now the bay area i, i u capacity is almost there. 17.8%. most of our counties have started the stay-at-home order before the hospitals reached the 15. northern california is in the best shape. 29% capacity and things are really dire in san joaquin valley. you see that. zero percent. they have run out of icu beds for the second time in just three days. santa clara county is reducing the quarantine time for people who have traveled or been exposed to coronavirus but not showing any symptoms. it was two weeks but now it's going to be ten days. this aligns with the same guidelines put out yesterday by the california department of public health. new developments in oakland

where in-person classes will not be resuming as soon as expected. the oakland unified school district said that it will push back the start date which was set for january 25th. that's because of this recent surge in covid-19 cases we've been seeing. the district hasn't given a new date, but said that it is planning to reopen schools in phases when alameda county is in the orange reopening tier. even with a blanket of high clouds covering us, temperatures a couple degrees cooler this morning. hi, again. let's take a look at what is going on in our neighborhoods in san francisco. 46 in the sunset to 49 and in park prusidio and other neighborhoods fog around novado and temperatures there running around 40. 39 in american canyon and walnut creek and 38 in palo alto and pleasanton and santa clara some of our cooler spots at 37 degrees. dress warmly this morning. at least there is no ice to scrape. that's later in the forecast.

high clouds a main stay as will 50s whether it's 55 across the board at noon or 53 to 57 at 4:00. and back around 47 to 50 where it will be dry this evening, but not tomorrow evening. here's a look at san jose. mostly cloudy and 41. a nice day if you're at home working or learning. it's going to be dry. king tides around 11:04. some flooding is possible and we have some dangerous surf to deal with at our beaches through tomorrow. so, tomorrow we'll have areas of light rain before the real deal or the main event i'll say comes in during the evening eband overnight hours with light to moderate rain. future radar and you can see a few showers across northern sonoma, mendocino, lake counties. tomorrow during the morning, the rest of us may be a shower or two, but there you go. by the evening hours, especially up to midnight. tons of yellow and orange out there. moderate rain. notice by about 7:00 thursday morning, it's gone. so, it's a fast moving system.

i'll show you how much rain it is going to bring us coming up but i know it will affect our morning commute thursday and this morning is dry. how's it going out there, jobina? >> actually, really nicely, mike. good morning, everybody. we'll start off with the biggest issue on our roads this morning which is only road work in sausalito right now. taking a look here. northbound 101 entering at spencer avenue. that ramp will be closed until 8:00 a.m. and speeds down to 36 miles per hour. moving over to a live picture here showing off the san mateo bridge. no crashes or blocking issues to report. looking good. very light in san rafael right now. live picture showing off 101. reggie and kumasi. >> all right, thong, jobina. coming up, a potential hurdle in getting the covid vaccine to seniors. our week long special coverage is continuing with a closer look at why it might not be so easy to get the vaccine to people who need it the most. the electoral college makes

president-elect joe biden's win official. some republicans aren't done yet. why many are calling it a long shot. and packing up more than a century of memories. we're going inside inside the historic cliff house restaurant as it prepares to say so long to san francisco. before we get to those stories, we want to take you live outside

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president-elect joe biden is heading to georgia today to campaign for democrats in that state's senate runoff race and that will determine who controls the senate. and this comes as the electoral college voted to formalize biden's win yesterday but not everyone is accepting those results. jobina is at the live desk now with how republicans are responding. >> thank you, kumasi. the electorate confirms biden's wins but president trump and many of his allies are still refusing to accept that he lost. a group of house republicans plan to challenge the results when congress meets on january 6th to count the electoral

college's votes. it is a long shot and any objections are unlikely to work. >> the integrity of our elections remains in tact and now it's time to turn the page as we've done throughout our history to unite and to heal. >> the court sent a clear signal to president trump that they would be no part of an unprecedented part on our democracy. >> senior republicans have now acknowledged biden's victory. paul mitchell says he's leaving the party and becoming an independent because of the party's ongoing denial. vice president mike pence will oversee that final count in a few weeks and likely have to declare publicly that trump lost the election. back to you. >> thanks, jobina. attorney general bill barr is in the last days. he was leaving with a tweet yesterday. the move came after tensions

flared. barr contradicted the president saying there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud. barr's last day will be december 23rd. the deputy attorney general jeff rosen will become acting attorney general. all i can say is look at this video. two kangaroos captured on video fighting on a golf course in australia. what was going on, we don't know. but you can see both of them balancing on there. they're punching, they're kicking each other and apparently the other kangaroo is just watching. the woman who took this video said it looked like a turf battle. we do know that female kangaroos can become aggressive if they feel like their joeys are being threatened and male kangaroos often fight for status. what? >> look, to me this is just kangaroos being kangaroos and

joanne vander holm needed to mind their her own business at home. >> it's paused. >> she finally realized there was a tree to be decorated. netflix to watch. she had to go home. leave the kangaroos alone. is that a bad take? >> yes. why are they fighting? >> kangaroos do. >> that's their business. >> they box. >> that's nature. >> thank you. nature is healing. >> survival of the fittest. looked like a really bad ufc or mma fight to start with the way they were kicking and holding each other. let's hope you don't have to run into any of that type of stuff. at least with more of us shopping from home, we haven't had those stories about the people fighting in stores. that's a good sign. here's a look at some of the king tide surge we had around the bay area. this is from yesterday. you can expect the same today.

we have dangerous surf and the potential for flooding along the coast and into the san francisco bay and the san pablo bay due to king tides and also due to the storm that is coming and bring dangerous surf that will get even higher and more thunderous as we head through tomorrow. so don't turn your back on the water. enjoy it from afar and listening to the thundering waves from a distance that is safe. let's look at what is going on. sutro tower high clouds and mixing with our stars and it will mix with our sunshine after the 7:1 today. seasonal temperatures. we'll have patchy fog and drizzle and best chance along the coast and up in the north bay tonight and then we'll get our better chance of moderate rain tomorrow night through thursday morning. weekend, partly cloudy, dry and little bit warmer than average. today we're pretty close with upper 50s to around 60 degrees and tonight you can see the thickest cloud cover across the north bay and even see some green and mendocino possible

during the overnight hours. temperatures in the upper 30s to mid 40s. here's a look at satellite and radar. you can see some of the high clouds out there. that's because we have a cold front passing to our north. it will not bring us any rain but it will as far south as possibly eureka and that's dpoeg to open the door for our next storm. here's a look at how much rain to expect. remember during the day it is going to be light. once the sun sets it will move from north to south and lose a lot of moisture up in the north bay where we could have a third to nearly three-quarters of an inch of rain and the rest of us a third of an inch of rain and down in the south bay up to 0.2. the rain will be gone easily by thursday afternoon. and you can see temperatures starting to push into the low to mid 60s this weekend. even out to the coast and that's going to be about three to eight degrees warmer than average. that's your forecast for now. >> thank you. new details from the state on youth sports and adult

recreation sports during the pandemic. the department of public health says competition will not be allowed in california until at least january 25th. competitions have been associated with multiple outbreaks. the date will be reassessed by january 4th based on disease transmission trends. new developments this morning about san francisco's iconic cliff house restaurant. the long-time proprietors blame the national park service for not choosing a long-term operator when their contract expired. abc7 news was there when the general manager you see there started packing up. >> somebody didn't get their job done in a timely manner and get the lease out when it should have been. i'm angry about how it's been handled and very sad that it ends like this. >> well national park service said in a statement, quote, we, too, are disappointed by the

temporary disruption of services. we do not have any further information to provide at this time. it's not clear at this point what is going to happen with the building. well, coming up next. the seven things to know this morning. plus, once you get the vaccine, what about wearing a mask? well, don't toss them just yet. why experts say we'll still be wearing them for a while. now more than ever it's important to keep yourself and your community safe. stay at home and if you must go out, with the kids at home and less money coming in, there'd be no way we could afford health insurance. my kids think i'm a superhero. but even superheroes need help sometimes.

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it's 5:22. if you're just joining us, seven things to know. number one, vaccinations in the bay area will start today. zuckerberg general hospital received 2,000 doses of pfizer's covid vaccine and will distribute first shots this morning. santa clara county will get vaccine today. 3,900 go to stanford health care which will start vaccinating saturday. marin county is delaying its vaccination plan. it was expecting to receive vaccine doses yesterday but now they won't get there until tomorrow. immunizations won't start until

thursday. number four. today governor newsom will provide an update on the state's response to covid-19. that happens this morning right here on abc7 at 10:00 a.m. and also streaming on abc7news.com and our free app. number five. oakland. go ahead, mike, tell us. >> no, that was my fault. go ahead. i'm six. >> number five, oakland unified is delaying the return to in-person learning because of this pandemic. they haven't set a new date just yet, but they say they're hoping to open up campuses when the county enters the orange tier. i'm so sorry, i read the script wrong. here's a look at the storm impact scale. best chance of moderate rain tomorrow night through thursday morning. a one on the storm impact scale. the timetable is much shorter than the weekend rain we dealt with. and number seven. we have some fabulous news on the traffic front. check it out. live picture here showing off

the bay bridge toll plaza. very clear out there, everybody. well, the timing really could not be worse for this massive snow storm that is descending on the northeast. threatening to disrupt an already overworked shipping industry that is racing to get out the covid vaccine during christmas rush. >> first look, christmas crunch time. the trifecta of challenges of shipping companies from coast to coast. an unprecedented vaccine distribution effort and now that massive winter storm hitting the northeast. >> do you ever think we've seen a shipping season this busy? >> not in my lifetime. >> reporter: today is the last day to get your ground shipments out in time for a christmas delivery, but supply chain expert tim craft says even that may not happen. the pandemic creating a massive surge in online shopping. >> so, you're looking at more than 40% increase just in online sales. >> this year with the 40%

growth, i mean, no one could prepare for that. >> so which carrier is best for you? coming up at 7:00 a.m., becky worley puts it to the test. i'm gio benitez, abc york. more than 100 cats and they're dressed in santa costumes. some of them are. all the cats were rescued off the street or were in shelters but weren't adopted. the owner says she hopes she can boost everyone's spirits especially during the holidays. on christmas day the owners will let the cats feast on chicken. >> that's nice. look at them. >> you know i'm a dog person. >> i know. but the cats need love, too. >> they do need love but just a little overwhelming for me to see all of them in one spot. >> that's true. we are coming back with another full 90 minutes of news

including breaking news on moderna's vaccine. what the fda just revealed. dr. anthony fauci weighed in on the vaccine rollout and why he is calling it bittersweet. we are live at san francisco general hospital which is one of four locations in california getting the first shipment. and a push to prioritize. the effort to bump school employees to the top of the vaccine list and a way to get kids back to the classroom. but, first a live look outside at 5:26 this morning and we will be right back. i want us all to reframe the way that we look at nonviolence and protests. >> on this phone call had been fighting for decades. >> real conversations with you about equality. >> peopledisparity. >> we're trying to create change. >> this matters to me. this is important. >> we can't afford to be silent. >> please, be a part of this conversation with us. >> abc7 listens. watch the ongoing

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> this is historic. this is a historic moment in the history of public health and medicine. now at 5:30, that history making moment coming as the bay area's first doses of the covid-19 vaccine will be given out today. from who will be first in line to the movement by several groups to get on the short list and the vaccine timeline across several local counties. we have it all covered for you right here on abc7. good morning on this tuesday, december 15th. >> good morning, kumasi, reggie. thank you for joining us, everybody. let's look at what is going on from sutro tower. no need for the umbrella today. high clouds as the storm system passes to our north and about 48 degrees right now. a little bit of fog around santa

rosa. three quarter mile visibility. there's been reports around novato of some fog and watch out on 101. fog along the coast, not too bad. at least in half moon bay the visibility is seven miles and the fog is pretty much going to stay in those areas. all right this afternoon even with high clouds dimming oursontiourson ti sunshine just a little bit. 56 at half moon bay and the rest of us around 57 to 59 around the bay and about 57 to 60 inland. we'll give you a timetable for tomorrow's rain coming up next. here's kumasi. >> thank you, mike. breaking news this morning, data released by the fda shows the moderna's vaccine is highly protective and prevents severe cases of covid-19. jobina is at the live desk with more on how soon this could be authorized. jobi jobina. >> this new data will ensure the fda grants emergency authorization by this friday. a panel of experts will meet

thursday to hear from moderna and fda scientists before recommending authorization. that means americans could have access to a second vaccine as soon as next week. the fda says some side effects like fever, headache and fatigue, but it is not dangerous. about 6 million doses could be distributed across the country by next week. reggie. >> thanks, jobina. health care workers across california ready to roll up their sleeves today to receive the covid-19 vaccine. the first doses distribted and already we're learning 400,000 more are coming to our state next week. the rollout is under way in the bay area. san francisco general hospital will start vaccinating workers this morning. it was one of four facilities statewide to receive the first batch of doses yesterday. contra costa and san mateo counties all expected to receive their shipments today. their first doses will also go to health care workers and those

working in long-term care facilities. tracking the roll out as part of our vaccine watch here at abc7 news as we work to build a better bay area, a few hours away from the first doses given out at san francisco general and amy hollyfield is live there this morning. amy, do we have any idea how many people actually get the shot today? >> i don't know about today, reggie. san francisco general received 2,000 doses. hard to imagine they administered that many today. but they're going to start this morning and start with people who volunteered to go first. and they're going to make a big deal about it. this morning they'll have the mayor here and the director of the health department. and then on wednesday they'll start really giving it out to those front line workers. those first line providers who want it. doctors say they are thankful for this life-saving vaccine. they are trying to spread the word, though, that people should feel good about taking it. employees do have a choice. they don't have to get the vaccine, but doctors really hope that they will.

>> i understand concerned about the vaccine particularly given the isis the most rapidly a vaccine has been developed really in history and it is a new type of vaccine, a new approach to vaccines. i understand some trepidation about this. but all of the science, all of the data would suggest that the risk of the vaccines are far, far less than the risk of this disease. >> doctors are saying this is something to celebrate, but no reason to get complacent. pointing out this comes as we're seeing a surge in cases. in san francisco, there are 148 people hospitalized with covid-19. 37 of them in the icu. so, they emphasize that people still need to do their part while we wait for these vaccines to reach everyone and take effect and we all still need to be vigilant. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you, amy. in the south bay the vaccine is set to arrive later today in

santa clara county and that's the bay area county hardest hit by covid. about 13% of the icu beds are available right now in santa clara county and it expects to receive more than 17,000 doses of the pfizer vaccine. about 3,900 of those will go to stanford health care which plans to start vaccinating its workers on saturday. >> i trust the science says the vaccine is safe and sign me up, i'm ready for it. i'm ready for this to end. a lot of suffering for many people. >> county fl ay officials say t expect to receive 39,000 doses of the moderna vaccine once the fda approves it. in the east bay, we're hearing from seniors in nursing homes. besides front line health care workers they're among the first to get the vaccine. >> i'm anxious to have it. and whenever they bring it, i'll take it. >> that is 89-year-old gardner she lives at byron park, a

senior community that includes both assisted and independent living. >> we are excited relief is on the way. distributed with our annual flu clinics. we partnered with cvs and make sure everything is set up in advance. >> pleasant choice in aging and adult health care serve a different senior population. many of them live alone. they're working on a massive public media campaign to make sure those who need it the most have access to the vaccine as soon as it is available. teachers could move to the front of the line for the covid-19 vaccine. county supervisors say advance resolution urging the state for employees. failed to provide enough resources to allow schools to reopen. >> it is time for governor newsom to prioritize public education in a real substantial way for the first time during

this public health crisis. >> city flofficials say it is still unclear where the state will fall in the ranking for vaccinations that is to be decided in the coming weeks. today governor newsom is expected to give another update on the state's response to the pandemic and you can watch it at 10:00 this morning right here on abc7 and streaming on the abc7 news app. the new york nurse who was the first american to receive the covid-19 vaccine, you watched it right here yesterday on abc7 mornings says she's feeling great. jobina at the live desk with more on how she's easing people's national concerns on tv. hi, jobina. >> she is a brave woman. sandra lindsay on "gma" talking about the historic moment across the nation. she volunteered to get the injection. she is one of 2.9 million front line workers and nursing home

residents receiving the pfizer vaccine. lindsay lives in queens one of the hardest hit counties in the entire country. how she eases the fears of those who are skeptical. >> come to share my experience and share what inspired me to take the vaccine. to share what i have seen on the front lines. what my team and i have been through for the past, since march. the vaccine is safe. what is not safe is covid-19. >> lindsay says she has no fever and experiencing no side effects. she said on a scale of one to ten her pain is at a one. happy to hear that, kumasi. >> good to hear. thank you, jobina. we're also hearing from dr. anthony fauci and he's seeing the moments of the first health care workers getting vaccinated as bitter sweet. >> we're really now starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel that is going to ultimately get us through this.

we know we're going to be able to put this behind us, but in the meantime, we is it ilhavest struggle ahead of us. we have to get people vaccinated as quickly and expeditiously as we can. >> dr. fauci says he believes getting the u.s. to herd immunity will require at least 75% of the population to get vaccinated. you can see his entire interview coming up at 7:00 on "gma." for the very latest updates on the coronavirus vaccine, you can download the abc7 news app and enable push alerts so you can get exclusive content and developments as they're happening. evecthomeless residents out of covid hotels. at risk of contracting the virus living in hotel rooms. if passed, the ban would not be indefinite. only last until fema stops funding the program or until the

county's shelter-in-place order ends. coming up an often overlooked and essential workforce is fighting for early access to the vaccine. the workers significantly impacted by coronavirus who now want protection. hollywood and the pandemic. george clooney reveals how the pandemic affected his work. we'll get to that. first, a check in with our own george clooney, it's mike nicco. >> oh, you shouldn't insult george clooney like that. but thanks. if i could be in his company in any way, shape or form, i'm all for that. what an icon. 39 in castro valley. that's the cool spot along the east bay. we have 40 at fremont to 46 in alameda. that's the range for the rest of us under a partly cloudy sky. little bit of fog up in the north bay as you would expect. upper 30s there and mid 30s to mid 40s and 42 in mountain view

and san francisco at about 48 degrees. let's take a look at your planner for today. 37 to 45 at 7:00. 55 across the board at noon. we get nine hours and 34 minutes of sunshine, one of our shortest days of the year as the winter solstice is monday, our shortest day of the year. temperatures mid 50s to upper 50s and dropping to the 40s by 7:00. everything is pretty good on your commute planner except for the patchy fog up in the north bay. here's a look at our storm impact scale for wednesday into thursday morning. areas of light rain until the evening hours and that's when the push of steady, moderate rain is going to move through. move through rather quickly. rainfall amounts on the lighter side. a few showers there overnight through tomorrow morning and mainly northern sonoma and mendocino counties and here it comes. look at the yellows and oranges marching southward at 10:00 into the north bay and look at that by 5:00 thursday morning, we're left with some drizzle and little bit of light rain and by 9:00 thursday, it's already

gone. so, a fast mover. i'll shoa'll show you those amo coming up. we'll turn it over to jobina and talk about the morning commute. >> good morning, everyone. a new crash in oakland coming up and three lanes are blocked. injuries have been reported, as well. westbound 580 before keller avenue. so, we will let you know what happens here but speeds are currently down to about 29 miles per hour. moving over now to a live picture showing off emeryville. this is 80. headlights making their way westbound and definitely getting busier there and metering lights came on at the bay bridge toll plaza at 5:36 if you're heading that way. send it here to break with a live pictu

welcome back, everyone. new this morning, san jose firefighters are trying to get a house fire under control. it started just before 4:00 this

morning near goodyear street. the red cross is helping four people and one dog who are displaced. and crews are trying to find two other dogs and a cat. residents told firefighters there was some kind of electrical fire where their christmas tree was. one firefighter had to be taken to the hospital with minor injuries and one resident was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene. covid-19 vaccinations now under way across the u.s. in fact, again, as you see right here, the first person in the u.s. to get one we watched it happen nearly live yesterday on abc7 mornings. today the bay area joins the vaccination effort. that's why it's more important than ever to answer questions about the vaccine and all this week abc7 is devoting our resources to vaccine watch coverage, a crucial part of our building a better bay area. how the vaccine might affect you. we already know some people who received the shot. >> my stomach felt awful. my head was killing me.

the only thing that was not hurting was my hair follicles. >> i had a little discomfort in my shoulder for two or three days. other than that, it was really a no brainer. i was totally fine. >> i'm so glad that i got this vaccination. i can go to the grocery store now. i can go to restaurants. i can hug my grandkids. >> tonight on abc7 news at 5:00, hear from vaccine trial participants at 6:00 and then at 6:00, michael finey dives into the cost of the vaccine. and a town hall with our panel of national leaders. you can see all of our at abc7 nnews.com/vaccine. our team is ready to answer your questions. go to abc7news.com/vaccine and put your question in. an effort under way to give a higher for er priority to far

workers. farm workers tested positive for covid-19 at a rate nearly three times higher than the overall state population. the assembly agriculture committee and state lawmakers have made an appeal to governor newsom. they're asking that the group gets the same priority as teachers, police officers and firefighters. >> you look at the way farm workers live and intergenerational housing and critically overcrowded housing and this impacts their families. certainly threatens these communities. >> even if priority is given, farm workers told uc researchers only half of them would get vaccinated. the other half are worried about side effects or either don't trust the government. this holiday season, even the grinch is trying to stay safe. the infamous bad boy of christmas received a covid-19 test in iowa. the beuna vista shows the grinch sitting down to get a nasal

swab. oh. the police department says the grinch is a slow learner but now he gets it. please do your part to stop the spread of covid-19. why are his hands shaking? what is happening? okay. i don't know about that. >> me either. >> did you see another network had a grinch musical musical on. >> did you watch it? >> oh, no. >> no. >> i'm not into the grinch. >> no. >> that song. oh, it's terrible. >> i would say it's in our dvr, but it has not been watched and i don't know who set it up to record it. >> your cat. >> we'll see. we'll see what happens. you know. all right. we have some good video to show you of how dangerous along the

coast. speaking of grinch, you can't go near the surf today or tomorrow whether it's coastal tides that are swelling to larger than average or just this next storm bringing in nearly 25-foot breakers. so, you could see the spray there coming up from the surface. just going to continue to get more dangerous as we head through today and tomorrow. in fact, let me show you all the advisories out there. coastal flood advisory for king tide and specifically today at 11:04 in san francisco and another king tide tomorrow and it's low enough that right now the national weather service is stopping our coastal flood advisory with today's king tide cycle. let's move on and talk about the beach hazard statement. dangerous sneaker waves out ahead of our storm and once our storm gets here tomorrow, it's going to produce a high surf advisory with breakers up to 25 feet in favored areas. i can see the surfers getting excited about that.

it's dangerous for the rest of us. i would say watch from a distance if you're going to go out there. let's talk about our highlights. partly cloudy today. seasonal temperatures. that's pretty average and then look at all the hazardous surf and king tides through tomorrow and then we open the door to a one on the storm impact scale. our next storm will bring us a quick soaking with moderate rain and just be for a short duration tomorrow night and that's why rainfall totals no where near what we had over the weekend. but, still, anything we can get especially in the middle of this drought is great. there's your high clouds as the high pressure steers the storm system to our north. area of low pressure and notice not nearly as impressive as the last one. rainfall amount a little over a tenth in the south bay and quarter to a third for most of the bay and then a third to up to nearly three-quarters in the north bay. so, let's take a look at my accuweather seven-day fordast. temperatures close to average through friday and then we start to take off with a light offshore breeze and low to mid

60s. up to five to ten degrees and monday when the winter solstice is. jobina, good morning. >> i'll take it from here, mike. thank you. the only thing better than one george is two. this morning, george st step stephanopoulos going one-on-one with george clooney. george clooney talked about how the movie relates to times during the pandemic. >> after we wrapped, the pandemic hit and it became clear and clearer as i was editing that the real heart of the story is that it's our inability to communicate with one another and inability to be next to each other and us doing an interview from here instead of shaking your hand and saying hi. >> take a deep breath. >> there are billions of stars. >> "the midnight sky" is about a scientist trying to stop a group of astronauts from returning to

earth after a global catastrophe. you can see the full interview coming up at 7:00 on "gma." intrigued. >> i would like to watch it. >> me, too. new at 6:00, breakfast bacon like you have never seen it before. how a new style at the supermarket could get just a bit controversial and why some say this is actually a scientific break through. but, first, don't ditch the mask. the reason experts say we won't get rid of them any time soon even after getting the vaccine. plus, mariah carey making history, once again. why her christmas song that we all know and love may truly be the greatest gift of all.

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planning to dish out hundreds of toys for the holidays. the team provided this video of members of the front office doing some serious sorting yesterday. they're going to be delivering these toys to nonprofit groups in low-income families in the next few days. they are collecting them at thrive city as a part of the team's season of giving initiative for the holidays. christmas favorite seems to get more popular every year. ♪ what more can i do baby all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> 26 years after its original release, mariah carey's "all i want for christmas is you" has officially returned to number one based on streaming and sales for more than 200 territories worldwide. the 1994 song also tops billboard's u.s. based hot 100 just like it did last december. can i please also let you know that her new song "oh, santa"

with arianna streamed it 20 times. >> what is the vibe of it? this song is just happy and free and joyful. what is the vibe of the new song? >> i think same. >> okay. >> plus, now you have these two other voices on it and the three of them sound great together. give it a shot. get back to me. >> usually have alexa play, i have alexa play christmas music when i sit down for lunch later and hopefully she can play that, too. because i'd love to hear it. let's talk about high clouds and seasonal temperatures today. here's a look. 56 at half moon bay the cool spot and 60 in places like santa rosa, fairfield and san jose and morgan hill. those are the warm spots. here are tonight's temperatures. you notice a little bit of green in northern sonoma and also in

mendocino county and soaking storm moves in tomorrow night. temperatures run from the upper 30s in our deepest inland valleys to fremont, morgan hill and low to mid 40s for the rest of us. kumasi. >> all right. i was looking at the video, excuse me. so, if you were thinking that you could stop wearing a mask after you get the vaccine, not happening. experts say that masks and social distancing will still be recommended for people well after everyone is vaccinated. and the reason is at least two of the three vaccines or excuse me, two of the vaccines require two shots and the effects are not immediate. and even once vaccine supplies start to ramp up, getting hundreds of millions of shots into people's arms is expected to take month. so, point is, we are keeping these masks for a while. which i'm okay with that. >> i got some new ones. >> i'm not surprised.

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>> the risk of the vaccines are lower than the risk of this virus from everything we have. >> we have more san franciscans suffering today from covid-19 than we ever had before. >> i encourage everyone to take it so that we can get rid of this pandemic and get back to normal. making news right now at 6:00, the bay area waking up to two major milestones this morning. one bringing hope and the other proving how far we have to go in fighting coronavirus. the region now surpassing 200,000 cases but the very first vaccination shots are set to be administered in just a few hours. >> that gives us hope. good morning on this tuesday, december 15th. we will get to the big vaccine news. first, we check in with meteorologist mike nicco. hi, mike. >> hey, reggie, kumasi, jobina. hi, everybody on this tuesday i'm watching fog up in the north bay as you would expeth. as you look from sutro tower everything is cl