additional body bags. we are not at the finish line yet. with that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. >> i'm dan ashley. this is what we've been waiting for all year, coronavirus vaccinations here in the bay area finally. health care workers francisco and contra costa were among the first. here is luz pena. >> reporter: after nine grueling months after covid, hope has arrived. >> literally gives me chills because medical science has never done anything like this. the human race has never done anything like this to identify a novel virus, sequence it, create a vaccine and have it be safe. >> reporter: a sigh of relief as they get the first doses of pfizer's cover coid-19 vaccine.

>> getting the covid-19 shot, tells me in 21 days i will get the second shot and i will be more protected. >> reporter: 9,750 dose the arrived today. the plan is to distribute them between eight medical facilities in the county. also making history at zuckerberg san francisco hospital, five were vaccinated today. dr. antonio gomez was the first in line. >> i trust the fda's evaluation process. i trust the experts that we have here at this hospital that seen the data and looked at it and we all, you know, believe that this is sa safe sack veinvaccine. >> reporter: he's the hospital medical director of critical care. on his mind, the critically ill covid-19 patients he's treated for months. >> we have suffered loss and we have seen patients who have had to go through this process alone

and that is a very difficult thing to deal with. >> reporter: san francisco is expects over 12,500 doses of pfizer's covid-19 vaccine this week. urging the public to not see this announcement as a reason to let our guard daown. >> we won't be able to fully get the amount of doses to cover everyone between next year of the spring maybe. we still have time where we got to go through this process and ask people to be patient but also continue to wear our mask. >> reporter: contra costa county has the equipment necessary to store 30,000 doses of the pfizer covid-19 vaccine. they're projecting to receive more doses in the weeks to come. luz pena, a bc 7 news. vaccinations begin tomorrow at the v.a. and palo alto. it was one of 37 nationwide to receive doses of the covid-19

vaccine. the facility received 2900 doses today. >> the first patch that bach we today is for the veterans that resie in our community living centers and the staff that work in those community centers first. >> it's not yet known when the facility will receive another bach of the vaccine for the rest of the em plo i yeahs and veterans. the v.a. in palo alto was selected for the ability to vaccinate large numbers of people and it has the freezers capable of storing the vaccine, which is critical. while people in the bay area started getting vaccinated today, the first person in the whole state to get a shot was a los angeles nurse. >> it's going to take a bit for my body to develop that immunity and get me safe, but it's definitely starting to ease a little more of those fears and anxiety as i go about my day.

>> she has not felt side fe effects, just arm soreness. moderna is next to be considered for emergency use authorization in the u.s. for people ages 18 and older. the fda released a briefing document ahead of the meeting thursday confirming the vaccine's effectiveness against covid-19 is 94.5%. that document also details the safety profile of the vaccine as favorable with no specific concerns. well, clearly, we need these vaccines, it's another record setting day for the coronavirus in california. this is the highest number we've ever seen of hospitalized patients and of icu patients. that number topped 3,000 for the first time today. let's put this in perspective for you visually. this charts the number of icu patients going back to march. you can see the current trend is nothing but up. icu availability is monitored in five separate regions statewide dropping under 15% means extra

restrictions, gyms and salon closings with any on sight restaurant dining. the bay area is within dropping under that threshold like three regions have. seven of the 11 counties making up our region chose to adopt the rules early. only san mateo, napa, solano and santa cruz have not actually. in the meantime, a church in marin county has been holding large indoor services despite the stay at home restrictions that require religious gatherings beheld outside. liz kreutz looked into what the church is doing and has their response. >> reporter: on the door of the spanish church, a sign says for your health and ours, enter with a mask. but it's a message that seemed to go unnoticed over the weekend when the church held large indoor services in direct violation of the county's stay-at-home order. this live stream of saturday night's service on the church's facebook page shows nearly 20

church goers singing together maskless and not social distanced. also during the service, a baptism and another photo posted on facebook, you can see 40 more attendees, most of them wearing masks and sitting apart. the state's current guidelines for covid-19 say all religious services must be held outdoors. was the town aware this was happening? >> not until you came calling. >> reporter: ford green says the town will issue the church a compliance order. >> it's the risk of having the potential of being a superspread superspreader. >> reporter: the pastor did not respond to questions but a spokesperson for the northern california conference tells abc 7 news they require all their chapters to abide by covid-19 restrictions. they say they have talked to the church and it will abide by the order. they believe church leaders may have been confused by the changing guidelines. that's something we address with the county. >> it's true that it's especially hard to reach some of the smaller, you know, businesses in every sector so

there is likely folks that have been missed. >> reporter: marin county says this is the first report they heard of a church violating covid-19 guidelines. the next service is scheduled for tomorrow night presumably now cancelled. liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >> many small businesses have been hanging on throughout 2020. despite the pandemic, smoky skies, protests and political unrest. as abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley tells us, for some the end of the year is the end of the road. >> 2020 has been one heck of a year. >> reporter: at anasa yoga, the mats, the furnishings, appliances are being liquidated after seven years. they tried offering online classes but attendance dwindled away. a go fund me effort in august raised $18,000. that helped but in november, vandals broke the front windows, there was a shootout in front,

that was the last straw. gnaw they can't even sell the business. >> who wants to lease or purchase a new business, a yoga studio for themselves, a new business for themselves in the middle of a pandemic? >> reporter: they are closing for good at the end of the week. >> it will be very sad for the bay area, the local and small businesses go out of business. i think the really critical variable is going to be is there going to be another ppp-like bill but a better one coming down from the federal government because that seems to be the need of the hour. >> reporter: but it wouldn't come in time to rescue tot tank, a baby and children's store in alameda. they will close shop in january after 11 years. >> the thing that people aren't keeping tabs on is that consumer behavior changed. so small business has suffered because people are relying on online shopping.

so it's really important if, you know, for people who are watching this, if they want specific businesses or services still around after covid, the important par act now to support them. they can't wait until the new year. >> reporter: in the east bay, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> so tough for so many. now you can show your support for our local businesses by giving them your business. and there are grants and loans available. if you know an entrepreneur that could use one, head to abc7news.com to find links. a lot more to come, travel is down because of the pandemic and that's a good thing when it comes to getting the vaccine distributed. how united airlines is making use of the empty space in the flight schedules. billions of dollars of funding through the paycheck protection program went to restaurants across the state. so who exactly got the money? french laundry did. i'll explain how much next.

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disproportionately affected by this and abc news reporter stephanie sierra is live tonight with those findings, stephanie? >> well, dan, more than 4 billion went to full and limited service restaurants across california. but the data is clearly showing some businesses ben fitted a lot more than others. at three-star michelin restaurant the french laundry, you can reserve an exclusive outdoor dining experience starting at $450 per person or a white truffle and caviar dinner for $1200 per person. the ocho 160 -- 1600 square foot building approached more than 60 investors to launch the business in 1994. according to abc 7 news analysis of newly released data, french laundry collectively received more than $2.4 million through the paycheck protection program. that's 17 times more than the

average loan full service restaurants received in the bay area. >> i'm beyond angry. what can i do about it? nothing. >> reporter: dennis struggled to get $318,000 to save his san mateo restaurant. the loan amount wasn't enough to sustain his business. he was forced to sell the restaurant in july. >> i was not happy. i had a 40-year run in the restaurant business. there is not many people that had that run so i consider myself fortunate. i really feel bad for the next generation of restaurant tours because they are screwed. >> reporter: according to data, the businesses affiliated with the french laundry received two ppp loans both approved on april 30th. the first loan was for more than $2.2 million to retain 163 employees. the second loan was for more than $194,000 to retain five employees. abc 7 a analysis found the

french laundry received five times more than others received. we reached out to french laundry for comment and confirm how many employees the company kept on payroll. french laundry is one of seven bay area restaurant three stars. he received around a $214,000 loan to retain ten to 14 people, mainly management. >> of course, still trying to figure out how to spend it correctly, which is cloudy. >> reporter: cantu says that's part of the sba's rules changing so frequently. he found it hard to keep up. >> so whether the ppp will be forgivable or not will be the final thing. we'll see. i'm not sure if it will be or

not. we have an accountant and he obviously helped us through the application. it was definitely a scary process. >> reporter: teresa passion agrees but like some other family-owned small businesses, she didn't have access to financial help. >> it was very intimidating, the application process. anything you fill out wrong and you sign on the dotted line, you know, you're liable for. >> reporter: laurie aaronson is a financial consult staant. >> clearly, those who had established banking relationships with banks that chose to participate at least in the early stages, those that had access to financial advisors, accountants, attorneys to make sense of the application received the loans. >> reporter: from your perspective, what needs to change to make access?

>> i think they level the playing fields a lot in the late stage of the ppp. >> reporter: online banking companies like cabbage, more than 9 0% of the applicants have ten or fewer employees. cabbage prioritized community banks. their average loan size was around $28,000. nearly four times less than the national average loan size at $107,000. >> in the late stages of the second round of ppp, many banks shut their doors and fin tech companies stepped in and provided a lot of loans. >> reporter: out of all the approved loans in california, 91% of larger restaurants with 300 or more employees got their loaned approved in april and 52% of smaller restaurants with 100 or fewer employees.

for the i-team, receistephanie sierra. >> great work, as always. she's been doing a lot of work tracking down where these paycheck protection programs went. you can find what she found at abc7news.com/i-team. today marks the first day a commercial airline has joined ups and fedex in transporting the covid-19 vaccine to medical centers across the country. united confirms it put a shipment of the vaccine on a regularly scheduled passenger jet. david louie takes a behind the scenes look at how the airline geared up. >> reporter: the prospect of needing to move more vaccines across the country has airlines prepa prepared. united held charter flights from a european lab to chicago late last month and earlier this month. because of that vaccine's extreme cold storage needs, the airline was given faa permission to carry 15,000 pounds of dry ice, that's five times more than

normal. >> it's about keeping everyone safe, whether it's the pilots flying the aircraft or the ramp personnel who have to open up the belly of the aircraft to remove the product. so dry ice is essentially frozen carbon dioxide and when it submates, it's giving off the gas so we have to be careful. >> reporter: the need for dry ice won't be as critical for other vaccines that don't require the extreme storage temperatures. with flight schedules reduced, united has aircraft to allocate. a 777 can carry 1 million doses. regular passenger planes have space as needed to transport vaccines. united has 80 facilities in the global network certified to handle temperature controlled products. all cargo personnel are trained to handle dangerous goods. the airline routinely carries other vaccines. >> there is the yearly flu vaccine campaigns. we're involved in that. it's not anything new. higher profile.

>> reporter: david louie, abc 7 news. cooler temperatures and clouds today. a storm on the way tomorrow. spencer christian joins us and explains it all in the seven-day forecast next. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (beeping sound) ♪ ♪ visit your volvo retailer for special offers during our holiday safely sales event. ♪ ♪ digital transformation has failed to take off. because it hasn't removed the endless mundane work we all hate. ♪ ♪

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nice to see the sun today but we need the changes dion is talking about. >> we do. the rain is on the way. before we look up at the clouds, let's look at rough surf conditions along bay area beaches. we have a beach hazard statement until 3:00 a.m. tomorrow. the risk of sneaker waves. let's move to the atmosphere. a nice view of part of the skyline from san francisco the explorery camera. 55 in oakland and mountain view 49 and 50 san jose. a lovely view looking westward from emeryville or toward the west, southwest towards san francisco and we have most of the temperature readings in the upper 40s to low 50s. fairly uniform range of temperatures. here is a view from the rooftop camera looking across the embarcadero. next storm arrives late tomorrow. we're talking basically evening into late night. brief downpours will occur into thursday morning so the heaviest

rain will be late at night and overnight and then a dry pattern develops and friday continues into early next week. the approaching storm ranks one on the abc 7 storm impact scale. rain will spread from north to south as it often does with our storms like this. heaviest rain overnight, large and dangerous surf will remain with us for awhile. this is a satellite radar out at sea generating the energy toward the pacific northwest but we'll get some of the effects of it, as well. here is our forecast animation starting at midnight tonight and during the day tomorrow, we may see a little trickle of light rain developing in the north bay but the rain won't be well organized or wide spread until tomorrow night when waves of steadier rain start to swing through the north bay and then push southward and eastward during the late night and overnight hours. by the time the morning commute gets underway, the heaviest will have left the bay area and there will be wet roadways so morning commuters will bear that in mind. we'll get partial clearing later

on the day on thursday. in the sierra there will be snow. a winter weather advisory from 9:00 tomorrow night to 10:00 thursday morning. we expect four to seven inches of snow and maybe a foot or more in some of the peaks and of course, travel conditions will be a bit hazardous. overnight look for increasing clouds. low temperatures mainly in the upper 30s in the inland valleys to low and mid 40s elsewhere. tomorrow's highs will range from upper 50s at the coast to 60 or 61. in the north bay, inland areas will be cool as the rain arrives only in the upper 50s there. most other inland locations will see62. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. partial clearing will develop on thursday after the morning rain and then from friday into early next week, mainly sunny days, dry conditions and milder monday, which will be the beginning of winter starts officially at 2:02 a.m. pacific

standard time on monday. it will be rather mild for the first day of winter and clouds will increase on the second day of winter. dan and dion? >> very precise timing, spencer, always appreciated. this is probably the most hopeful i have been since the beginning of the pandemic. >> it is a day of optimism to be sure but tempered by acre equal measure of realism. next, perspective from the bay area county hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. the federal government says it is picking up the tab for your vaccines so why can you end up being billed? i'm michael finney with the reading of

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. in today's top coronavirus headlines, the bay area took a monumental first step in putting an end to the pandemic. vaccinations started in san francisco and contra costa county. the surge in cases is not slowing down. the bay area passed the 200,000 mark today. it took about six months to

reach 100,000, that number doubled in half the time. the state set another record for hospitalizations due to covid-19 with more than 14,200. more than 3,000 are in icu. that's also a record. moderna's vaccine received a positive review today and all indications are it will receive emergency authorization from the fda by the end of the week. there was a somber reminder tday however of the toll the hi virus is taking in the united states. the bell at the national cathedral in washington rang 300 times to remember the 300,000 people that died in this country from covid-19. and we are at a crucial point in the covid-19 pandemic. now that a vaccine is finally in use and building a better bay area. abc 7 news is dedicating this entire week to what you need to

know right now about the vaccines. >> we are fully focused on this. our team of reporters and medical experts will answer your questions every day including 7 on your side michael finney. >> by now you have probably heard that the federal government will pay for the coronavirus vaccine for all of us but what does that really mean, dan? >> great question, dion. michael finney says maybe not what you think it does. he's live with the story tonight, michael? >> dan, let me explain this. you see, the federal government may be paying for the vaccine for each of us as you two both side but that doesn't mean you still won't get hit with a bill. there is a difference between paying for the vaccine, the medicine in the ser ring ayring syringe itself. the fact section says everyone gets a vaccine at no cost. but keep reading deeper and you'll find this. providers will be able to be charged for their services.

what? digging through government web pages, it seems health insurance companies will be required to pay for any out-of-pocket expenses that come with the coronavirus vaccination. covered california keeps close track of these things, here spokesperson james. >> there is still a lot being decided at the federal level but given what we've seen based on the decisions enacted at the federal level, we expected the vaccines will be covered for covered california consumers without cost. >> nothing is final but looks good. let's turn our attention towards seniors. a recent survey by a leading senior health wellness program found costs are seen as a major barrier to getting the vaccine. 6 in 10 seniors surveyed believe they will have to pay. richard ashworth is president and ceo. >> that's one of the insights that worried me the most is that

when we asked them what are som prevent you from maybe wanting to take the vaccine and cost was a big one. >> there is good news here. it appears medicare will cover this vaccine like any other and that brings us to this concern. >> i'm wondering about the homeless and other folks that just don't have insurance right now. >> the cdc says the department of health and human services will pick up the cost through the cares act provided relief fund but here is where you could get billed. some providers will not accept that rate or will decide against jumping through the hoops to get that money, which include enrolling in the program, checking patient eligibility, submitting patient information, submitting claims. so it is possible your provider will opt out and you will be billed not for the vaccine

itself most likely but for everything surrounding it. it is important you check with your provider and insurance company so you know exactly what will be covered. dan? >> okay. michael, excellent information as always. thank you very much. all this week again, we'll be bringing you in depth coverage on the vaccine with our team of reporters and medical experts tomorrow you'll hear about people who are he is tesio take the vaccine and distrust that has roots in racism. you'll find the story on abc7news.com/vaccine. if you have questions, that's where you can go to get them answered. you'll find this form on most of our stories. fill it out and send your questions to us here at abc 7 news and we will get you the answers you need. for the latest updates on the coronavirus vaccine, download the abc 7 news app and enable push alerts to get exclusive content and developments as they happen. well, at the south bay now where staff members at skilled nursing facilities will be among

the first to receive the pfizer vaccine. it was delivered to the santa clara county public health department this morning. this all comes as health care workers deal with the current surge in cases and hospitalizations. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen has the story now from san jose. >> reporter: as the first phase of the covid-19 vaccination plan begins to take shape in santa clara county, this picture shows the first delivery to san jose tuesday morning. more than 5600 doses that will initially go to staff members at skilled nursing facilities county wide. hospitals will get a separate allocation later in the week. >> this is probably the most hopeful i have been since the beginning of the pandemic. >> reporter: stanford disease expert says the vaccine is encouraging but the community should do its part to reduced ad the spread by way of mask wearing and social distancing especially with crist mhristmasg up. >> it's a small price to pay given that we think we'll have

real progress grelsz towatoward population herd immunity. >> reporter: as of tuesday morning, 558 people were in the hospital with covid-19 in santa clara county. stanford health care is stepping up by offering support to regional medical providers and ready to take an additional patient if needed. >> being a health care worker and seeing it firsthand, covid is real and it's like nothing i've ever seen before. >> reporter: county health officials believe that only one out of every eight covid-19 infections has actually been reported. meaning it's possible with 50,000 or so known cases county wide, the total infection rate could be closer to 400,000 in santa clara county alone since the start of the pandemic. >> i'm really concerned this surge is not going to get better. it's only going to get worse. >> reporter: in the south bay, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. coming up tonight, a story of nurses taking care of one of their own. when their co-worker got sick, they made sure she still got paid. >> next, an i-team update that you'll see only on 7 with

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towards his waist area revealing what appeared to be the butt of a handgun . it was a hammer. >> i'm always open to that but let me get the facts on the basis of what the investigation looks like. >> reporter: today the sisters have not heard from him. >> the pressure doesn't stop and this is a long fight. this is a fight we're committed to and it's a lifetime fight for us, your know, nothing will bring sean back. >> reporter: for the i-team, melanie woodro. >> abc 7 is committed to racial and social justice as part of the efforts to build a better bay area. to join the fight, go to abc7news.com/take action. a woman with bay area ties is president elect joe biden's pick for energy secretary. jennifer granold i i i i i i

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low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. inside these black trash bags are holiday wishing coming through during the holiday food and toy give away helping more than 550 families in contra costa county. many getting assistance for the first time. the salvation army says the need for the food boxes doubled since the pandemic started in march. >> the need is greater than ever and unfortunately, our donations have gone down so it's made it harder than ever to really help

the people we can. >> about 1400 children will get toys that were given out during this event today. and demand was higher than expected at a holiday food donation event by the hayward unified school district. the boxes were handed out today before the daily preschool meal give away. all all 1,000 boxes were gone in minutes. >> we ran out in 15 minutes and hear we poreports some other sc sites ran out in the same time frame. >> the boxes contain two pounds of chicken as well as vegetables and milk available on a first come, first serve basis to any family with a child in the school district. the need is so great this holiday season. if you are able to help out, head to the front page of abc7news.com to give where you live. it will make a big difference. we have donation links for several local vetted charity organizations. well, something else we have focused so much on this year on

the coronavirus pandemic is the importance of health care workers. tonight, what it's like to be a caregiver needing help yourself. reporter sid garcia from our sister station in los angeles brings us the story of nurses supporting one of their own. >> my first thought was how much time do i have? >> reporter: personal time off or pto is what co-workers of laurie fleming are giving to her so she can recover from leukemia treatments. laurie is a nurse and used to taking care of her patients but a few months ago, she became ill. her co-workers and friends urged her to see a doctor and she was given the cancer diagnosis. when word got out she was undergoing treatment and missing work, her co-workers rallied around her to help in a very generous way by giving her their hard earned personal time off or sick days. >> i'm unable to work so having the ability to still get paid is a blessing. and they really truly re a

blessing for me. >> reporter: the company she works for has come through after co-workers rallied around her. >> our company impact health care donated special arrangements for her for extra time, some different insurance coverage. they have been very generous, as well because they were just blown away with the outpour of love from the other nurses and co-workers at the company that donated their time. >> reporter: nurses are front line workers who take care of their patients morning, noon and night. it's in their dna to help those who are sick, especially those who they work with. >> the opportunity to take care of one of our team members that is -- it helps everybody because the sooner we get her back on her feet and up and running, then that helps all of us, as well take care of our patients. >> i'm very appreciative of the kindness and the team work that i work with. i'm very lucky. i'm a very lucky person. >> reporter: laurie says she hopes to be back to work helping

patients within six to eight months. sid garcia, abc 7 news. >> that is so remarkable. that is not just the spirit of the season, dan, it's the spirit of others helping others through this entire pandemic. >> spirit of humanity. spencer christian is here to update the forecast. >> dan and dion, let's look at the approaching storm we've been talking a lot about the last couple days. it ranks one on the storm impact scale. it will move from north to south late tomorrow but won't be until tomorrow night we get the most intense activity from this storm. here is a forecast animation taking us into tomorrow evening about 8:00 tomorrow night we'll see a wave of steady well organized rain sweeping through the north bay and moving southward, eastward during the late night and overnight hours. by the time the morning commute begins on thursday, most of the rain will have ended but left with wet roadways and pooling and ponding on the roadways. here is the seven-day forecast.

by late thursday, partial clearing from the storm and friday begins a string of dry days into next week and winter begins next monday 2:02 a.m. >> winter is upon us. thanks. dion, couple interesting sports notes tonight. >> yeah, larry beil joining us now with a preview what to expect, hey, larry. >> hi, there. warriors dreaming about giannis in a golden state uniform not going to come true. he's staying put for gobs and gobs of money but buster posey will be back for the giants. i'll tell you about their plan for 2020 and 2021, actually. that's nex

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good evening. she doesn't like being the center of attention but that's impossible tonight with her about to break the all-time winning record in the women's college basketball history and the entire hoops world is watching. >> i've always loved her sort of under stated presence, you know, she's under stated but she's clearly in charge. when you're in the room with her, you feel like okay, yeah, she's the boss. >> so it's top-ranked stanford at pacific. 1,098 wins tied with pat summit. cameron brink inside as stanford is up 19-10 early. then it's hailey jones with a nice drive and reverse right

here. stanford by a dozen. and fran is a freshman that threw down a dunk in the last game. she scores inside here. right now, it is 43-32 stanford and they are at the half. at the nba askand warriors drea appear to be over. guyana agr a giannis agreed to a deal of five years, $228 million averaged over $45 million per year. giannis tweeting this is my home, this is my city. he wants to win a championship and they had some wins the offseason to satisfy him. the great freak was 29 last season. they fanaticize about building another miracle team but that will remain a dream. >> buster posey opted out of last baseball season but the catcher and face of the franchise really will be back in 2021. giants skipper discussed the upcoming season and says posey

will get the bulk of the starts behind home plate so that era is on hold for now. posey a three-time world series champ will turn 34 in march working on his body the past few months and cap lhe's ready to r >> i think everyone will notice he's added some muscle, usable lean tissue agile and strong and fresh and the time off gave him time to reasses where his body was and he's taken that opportunity to make improvements. everyone on this call knows he'll be a primary catcher and between the lines, we'll utilize his brain and body to the best of our ability. >> giants need buster and to get power in the lineup. the historic season continues for the san jose state football team. what a year. brent brennan named coach of the year and kate hall named the league's defensive player of the year. spartans at 6-0 after the best season since 1930. great video. sad they will play in the school's first mountain west

championship game against boise state. the players say they are enjoying this ride and excited to add to their story. >> it's a huge opportunity to make history and the history is a really cool part of it for us to have the opportunity to do that. but at the same time, it's another game we have to win. >> we established what we wanted early in the season and that's to play for a mountain west championship. >> you play college football to play meaningful games in the end of december and that's what we're doing and i'm really hoping the confetti falls. >> i tell ya, what a year it's been and brent brennan has done a great job building the program. dan, one day when we're back to normal, we'll carry you through the newsroom like they carried brent brennan and we'll crowd surf you up and down the hall. >> oh my. let's hope that doesn't happen any time soon. [ laughter ] >> we'll post it online if it does. >> we want clicks. we're out to get clicks. >> thank you. well, make sure to join us tonight for abc 7 news at 11:00.

>> sources say joe biden will nominate a u.c. berkeley professor and michigan jennifer granhoml. tonight in my story at 11:00. >> we answer your questions about the vaccine and get the answers from experts. thanks for joining us.

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