with the kidnapping and murder of 9-year-old michaela garrett, she was snatched in 1988, dragged in a car near a grocery store. >> the crime shocked the local community and the entire bay area and the nation. it was so brazen, so ruthless, but clearly planned. >> earlier this year, investigators received new leads, a partial palm print led them to misch who was awaiting trial for a double murder committed in 1986. tomorrow, he will be arraigned on murder charges, and two sirn circumstances because of the d kidnapping and his prior conviction. >> abc 7 spoke with family

today. and wayne joining us live. >> reporter: good evening, the michaela garrett case has been a sore spot here. because people have been dying for information about it. finally, we got solid information. the question, how has it landed on the people most affected? a gather of reporters, a photograph on an easel and a murder their has haunted hayward for years. >> it's bittersweet. >> reporter: today, a reminder they did not turn out. rod garrett hardly needed it. his 9-year-old daughter would have been a middle aged woman right now. >> it would have been easier to share 20 years ago. and right now, i'm still numb over it. >> reporter: the details we heard today, new to him as well. a suspect he never heard of. nofr had retired police

lieutenant ken gross, and he worked the case. >> it was devastation for many, many people, and hard to believe that something like that could happen. let alone in your own stinchts but city. >> you did a crime, and a mystery that became synonymous with hayward. detective gross brought along his wife linda. he said the case always bothered him. >> he never said a lot but you can tell in the back of his mind, something would come up and he would mention it. >> reporter: from michaela's mother, these words. >> i'm glad that the kidnapper hag identified. i am glad there are answers. >> reporter: as for closure, that will take awhile. >> it will be close sure when test dead. >> rod garrett says he may by gain the process of closure

tomorrow as he watches the arraignment on youtube. live abc 7 news. >> what about the fact there has never been a trace of michaela's body? did police or family say something about that? >> there is hope they may find and it they will not rest until they do. they are hoping that information would come from the suspect. no matter how the trial goes, they're not going to find out and they may never find out. the interesting words today from her mother. not directly. she wasn't hear but she did read a statement. i feel as if i'm still looking for michaela but i don't know where. i honestly feel lost in the dark. so we do have answers, we don't have all the answer. this is going to continue for a while, and a new, fresh wound on an old one. >> always will be heart breaking. thank you, wayne. we sent out an alert this

afternoon so you could watch the arrest anounnouncement live. now to the building a better bay area. the focus is on our health because of the coronavirus pandemic. california continues to set records for the highest number of hospitalized and critical care patients. statewide, icu remains precariously low. southern california and san joaquin valley areas are zero. here in bay area, 13.7%. and san mateo county is bringing in more staff to expand its cui bed capacity. >> we are concerned that the increase in cases across california and in the bay area and in san mateo county is putting a huge strain on our hospitals. >> hospital staff from around the country are coming in to create ten more icu beds in redwood city and will be here

for at least 30 days. the $3.5 million investment by the county strengthens the ability to provide urgent hospital care. the beds can be made from people outside the county. rye now, the county has seven icu beds left. and the largest skilled nursing home in the state continues to report the lowest death rate for a facility its side. we learn what the hospital did differently in the beginning stages of the pandemic. >> reporter: an aggressive approach to protect the 700 residents of laguna honda hospital. the largest skilled nursing home that is run by the san francisco department of public health and serves the most vulnerable residents who can't provide private nursing care was hit with an outbreak in march. the facility was placed on quarantine. within a couple weeks, nurses,

physicians and epidemiologists from the cdc arrived to help. >> so critical asking for that help and receiving it. >> reporter: ceo michael phillips said in the height of the ladies and gentlemene the latest surge, they report 209 active cases. >> the staff cases rising in the surges, we have not seen associated in resident cases. >> reporter: of the 715 residents of laguna honda, 33 residents, or 5%, have tested positive for the virus since march. there are more nthan 1700 healt care workers, 6%. 103 staff tested positive for covid-19. >> one of the responses from the nursing home industry is that it's just not possible for facilities to defend themselves

from the virus. we know from experience that is not true. >> reporter: cal hospital compare working in conjunction with ucsf found the number of california nursing home parents sick or dying of covid-19 has more than doubled between may and august. analysis of 800 nursing homes found the size and number of patients played a role. that didn't happen in laguna honda. the only death on december 11th. that is one out of the roughly 100 nursing home deaths reported across san francisco county. >> it is possible to get in early like la gun nada did. to do lots of hand washing so they understand how to prevent the spread of the virus. >> reporter: he says the trust in his staff played a huge role in their success, taking extra precautioning outside the hospital to ensure everyone's

safety. abc 7 news. there are concerns about a potentially more contagious coronavirus variant that has showned in you united kingdom. it led to countries banning travelers from the uk, the version will be 70% more contagious and believed to be the sauce of a surge of new cases in london. so far there is no evidence that it's deadlier. it's common for viruss to mutate over time and change their structure. and abc 74:00. dr. patel explained the variant and what is alarming. >> the reason it's getting headline, it has mutation, over a dozen, and it has everybody corned and paying attention, potential mutations in the spike proteens or parts of the virus that make it able to infect people, jump frarnd person to person and potentially evade our immune systems. >> dr. patel adds that covid-19

is estimated to mutate once or twice a month. in his update today, governor newsom said the stay at home orders will be in place well into january. >> as it relates to stay at home, we are likely going to need to extend the original dates. you may recall that expiration of san joaquin county was the 28th of this month and southern california, the 30th of this month. >> he did not mention the bay area which enacted the stay at home order before it fell behind 15% icu capacity. president-elect joe biden received his first dose of the pfizer vaccine in delaware today. he wanted to receive it on live television to encourage public confidence in the vaccine.

he is at greater risk of becoming ill if he is infected. police agencies around the country believe one or more of the vaccines will be available for the members next month. that is according to a survey of nearly 200 departments. firefighters in san francisco are wondering when they will get vaccinated. abc 7 talked to a union representative. >> reporter: on a daily basis, firefighters are seeing an increase in covid-19 response calls. >> 16 members that are positive with covid. 29 in quarantine and one in the hospital. >> reporter: a daunting reality that the san francisco 798 is concerned about 1700 firefighters. according to the san francisco firefighters union this year, they responded to 145,000 emergency calls.

alameda county is one of the first vac nate the firefighters. the san francisco covid command center confirmed they began sending vaccination invitations to emts and paramedics and added we have more than 80,000 health care workers in san francisco. we are doing our best to ensure that the health care workers who are most at risk of contacting covid-19 are prioritized. today, marin county, santa cruz and contra costas county said they received the vax seen and will begin covering first responders. marin county's public health officer says receiving the first batch of the vaccine made it faster and the moderna vaccine doesn't need a special freezer. >> we are able to take advantage

of and it use it for vaccinating the first responders. >> reporter: abc 7 news. if you have questions go to abc 7 news.com/vaccine to get them answered. you will find this form on most of your stories to send questions to us at abc 7 news. 2020 is a year of historic experiences and there is one more tonight. something in the night sky that hasn't been seen for 800 years. we're live with the story next. >> i'm meteorologist sandy patel. if you're lucky enough, you will get a great view i just lost my job. 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. we found help at covered california. and not just us. 9 out of 10 people who enrolled got financial help.

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a rare celestial event tonight. sat tern and jupiter look like they emerged in a sing the source of light. chris reyes is live with what scientists call the great conjunction. so cool, chris. >> i have been on the look out. i tell you, i can see mars. it's up there. you're supposed to look this way. this is a star gazing app. southwest to look for saturn and jupiter lining up together. you probably want to be a little bit darker. watch the story, take some notes, go outside and enjoy. >> the only thing that saves the year 2020 is the comet we had last spring and the conjunction we have tonight. >> what is a conjunction.

it's when objects line up in the sky. sat tern and jupiter passing so close to each other, their alignment will appear like a bright star. >> you will see what looks like a funny star. a star that is slightly elongated. if you're looking with your naked eye. i it it will be about 20 degrees. and the brightest by far and that is what you see, and as you look an it will more, you will see saturn. maybe it's fainter. >> you will share the ex350er7bs with achin chant times, it's prayerly on the winter solstice. >> the last time i remember was 1226 when gengis khan was

concurring asia. >> people are calls it a christmas star. it's unusual. the last time it was close to christmas in the year 1166. >> this close of course still means about 450 million miles apart. each planet in the lane. >> do you need a telescope to see it in. >> it's plenty bright enough to see with the naked eye. if you want to see there are two objects there, you can see a small telescope or binoculars. >> you and when they pull apart, you can find tips on our website. >> you know, we will be running outside when the show is over to catch a glimpse. >> i did between shows but i didn't have time to movie around. sandy, are we going to be able to see it?

>> so good evening, i don't hear air from you. but i will tell you this much. some areas have to battle the fog. the rare conjunction is once in a lifetime. you want to the look 15 degrees above the horizon and it's nicknamed the christmas star. bundle up. look at the temperatures, look to the southwest, jupiter is the brighter planet and saturn is harder to see. you want to look above jupiter. visibility is low in concord, and dense fog, quarter mile. we do have a dense fog advisory for solano county. and hazardous driving conditions. and san francisco looking good. high clouds and patchy fog, and dry pattern through christmas

eve and rain returns on christmas day, and off and on through next week. you can see the high clouds in the north bay, and fog in the central valley. temperatures right now in the 40s, 50s, the first day of winter, well, it felt like it especially places like concord and fair field. in the 40s for highs. and spare the air alert is extended. moderate to poor air quality is expected. wood burning is banned. tomorrow morning, mid 30s to 40s. watch out for the fog. it is thick and it will be first thing in the morning, low 50s to 60s. plenty of sun for tuesday and as you check out the seven-day forecast, we have fog and higher clouds followed by sunshine. a chilly wednesday and thursday, we street see increasing clouds on christmas eve leading up to the level one storm on christmas. rain is expected, a chance on

saturday. another system comes in sunday and going to monday, and also a level one. the first week of winder does include entrain we are glad to see it. until then, a little touch and go, and we do have fog. it shouldn't interfere with others. >> very nice. the weather is cooperating for us. >> we have been so focused on coronavirus this year, it's easy to overlook other health issues. help in the f make your holidays happen...at ross! surprise! ahhh! yes! i love it! you don't have to spend a lot to give a lot to the ones who mean the most. you've got the holidays, and we've got you, with the best bargains ever... ...at ross. yes for less!

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apartment in san francisco. >> it's easy to go in and out. and it's a quiet neighborhood. >> reporter: the 9-year-old recently had a bone marrow transplant and is under going treatment. housing a family like the shaws with a child who is and more challenging for ronald mcdonald independent the bay area. >> we have to lower capacity, and what it meant is we had to think about resources differently. >> reporter: enter bay area companies, an apartment list that increase capacity. >> about three months ago, we donated 10 furnished apartment homes to the ronald mcdonald house for their use, and the use of families like this one who

need a safe place to stay while the churn are getting treatment. >> reporter: it has worked so well for families like the shaws, the hope is it's an arrangement that will live on. it's all about the here and now. >> thank you for helping me with an apartment. i really like it. thank you. >> reporter: in oakland, abc 7 news. i know there are a lot of viewers throughout who want to help. you can find a link on abc 7 news.com. coronavirus vaccinations are under way but clinical trials will continue for two years. what they are hoping to learn. unemployment is likely to increase in the current shutdown. i'm michael finny. we are going to follow one man's

just in, the house has just passed a $900 billion coronavirus relief package and 359 petitions. a $1.4 prl trillion spending bill that must pass to avoid a government shutdown. a round of $600 stimulus cheblgs for more than 130 million americans that could arrive next week. the bill includes a fwhoos weekly unemployment benefits through march. bay area congresswoman jackie pears say it's not enough. >> there are 17 million children that are food insecure in the country. it's like we're a third world country. >> it includes $300 billion in aid to small businesses. the measure now heads to the senate. the latest numbers show

california's job els rate at 8.2%. the number that will increase with the state at home order. >> michael finny has followed the journey of one oakland man for month. michael? >> look, an injury forced this guy to switch careers due to the physical demands of his former job. after nine long months, he finally had good news to share. >> oh, my gosh. is that mama? >> this is 9-year-old dorian with his father, sam black. sam has been unemployed last year, and an injury made immunotherapy possible to carry around heavy video camera. >> the surgeon is telling me i'm not going to be labl to go to work without restrictions and my union will not allow me to work if i have restrictions. >> reporter: he decided to go

back to school to train. this is him when we met him in may. the state gave him a $6,000 voucher for education. that covers half the cost. the 15-week program is demanding. >> i'm doing 90 hour week that is just every week. 90 hour weeks, and that is what is expected. >> reporter: sam graduated the following month and we caught up with him again in august. the job search that began in may is now in the fourth month. frustration is setting in for him and dorian. >> i had a couple bites here be there but nothing solid. it's been rough for someone starting out. >> reporter: the ceo of coating dojo says the demand for coding jobs is still high and says they will find a job in 6 to 8 months. >> i think that companies will pause on hiring but the

companies are in demand. >> now will the job be there? we may see wage growth in those sectors coming back. >> reporter: this month, dorian is now a year old, growing fast and turning into a track star. dad passed a few milestones of his own. after nearly two years of being out of work, he has accepted a job of a developer of online games. >> i probably cried a little bit. my wife cried. it was amazing. >> reporter: sam says the greatest feeling is to be able to provide for his family. times are tough for a lot of people. but sam shows there is still hope out there, and as we get covid under control, there should be more hope. back to you guys. >> michael, thank you. the long awaited roll out of coronavirus vaccines has heightened anticipation of slowing the pandemic.

as more immunizations continue, they are behind the effort. david with an inside look at the trials. >> reporter: bay area bay's headlands research was involved in the clinical trial but their work is far from over. >> we need three to four or more to succeed if we get across the global population. >> reporter: headlands is working with johnson & johnson and astrazeneca. they have large skills under way, with 30,000 people that will wrap up in january and early february. the map shows that most of the trial sites are in the south and that shows access to patients from diverse backgrounds. covid has affected and claimed the lives of people in minority groups. >> we had 90% latin x

population, and excess of 40% of african-american. that is really important for the trials we get the diversity enrollment rfr it could address the vaccine safety of efficacy. it will have details and reaction to which a patient receives and when. it will help a future vaccine development. each vaccines had a tracker. >> you can make sure who has the vaccine, and a follow-up. a lot is done electronically. and you can't really do it on a paper format. >> by the end of the trials, it's estimated that 164,000 americans will have participated. abc 7 news. all right, coming up next, santa comes early. you will meet some of the families picking up presents day. >> awesome. i got no friends.

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>> the node for meals given out by martha's kitchen has increased 100% this year because of the pandemic. however, while it has met that need, the soup kitchen wants to be more. dustin dorsey shows us how martha's kitsch season giving back in a new way. >> reporter: in one of the most difficult years for resident, martha's kitchen continues to give back. this season, they are left handing a helping hand to santa claus. >> we recognize with covid there are a lot of families struggling and a lot of other organizations have reduced or eliminated their toy give away programs. so we decided it was important that somebody step up and fill the void so we decided to do that. >> reporter: volunteers wrapped thousands of toys and handed out presents for every age group. after two day, 5,000 gifts for

given away. each wrap ready special care to make sure that children in the bay area this a gift on christmas morning. >> a lot of children will not get a single present. the wrapping was an important element to us because bewant the children to have a slice of a normal christmas. the ability to not on the get a toy, but to take it home and not know what it ises and wait until christmas day to open it. >> i love it. like, my hours have been cut at work and stuff. so thank you very much for everything they are doing. >> right now with all this going on, it's helpful. it's support for our family. we really appreciate this. just to get something from them is very importnt to us. >> there is a lot of love happening here. you know you brought a little happiness and normalcy to a family that has had a rotten year. >> reporter: just because the toy drive ends today, doesn't mean you can't still help

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it is four months since we started following students and teachers in oakland's high school. in the it least episode, we check in on a student athlete pondering his future and a freshman trying to connect with the school she has never stepped foot in. >> all right, good morning. this is finals week. can everybody hear me? good morning. sharay. >> my name is sharay edwards. i am a ninth grader at mcclemens. before the pandemic, i was looking forward to making friends. sometimes i feel lonely. mainly because i'm an only child. but also because i got no friends. >> we just moved here from down

south. so she is totally knew to oakland, 100%. she doesn't know any students here so she is trying her best to make connections through zoom or through the lunch meet. so that she could have friends for ninth grade. >> i think it would be better if i was at the school. so it would feel like i was a part of it. >> i have actually had a conversation with some ninth grade parents who are saying how tough it is for their students who haven't -- never stepped foot on campus. so it's a disconnect for them. there is a group who are doing well, and you have a group who are struggling. >> do you see them falling behind? >> honestly, yeah, i don't think we are reaching 100% of the students. but the question is, do you get them back to school and then risk having to shutdown the school because of covid?

so it's a no-win >> we need to put in -- >> summer school? >> yeah. >> my name is colby gibson. me and my son malik are in the process of preparing for colleges. getting ready for graduation in 2021. malik is a very intelligent young man. he is very dedicated to his sport. he's been playing since pop warner. he is now playing high school football. he is a senior so we was hoping there would have been college recruitment at this time. >> i wanted to play this year. i really do, to show what i can do. and try to really get a

scholarship. >> california scholastic federation does not expect school to resume until january 1st, 2021, at the earliest. all practice is on hold. the state championship, regional championships have been canceled but we haven't officially canceled now the whole season. so we are still remaining optimistic but it doesn't look like it's going to happen. >> oh, i want to hug all of them. it's such a hard time for so many right now. you can watch the complete episode of mack, a story on the streaming app on roku, apple tv, andre today and amazon fire. >> all right, we need good news. >> yeah, way of rain. that would be wonder, sandhya, can you make it happen?

>> you bet i can. you have to wait a couple days. christmas, we are talking about rain and continuing through next week. here is live doppler seven. is a system that is approaching and high clouds in our direction. we have fog down low. the system is not going to bring us rain, and things will be changing. here is a look at high temperatures, clearing and sunshine, mid 50s to 60s, and level one storm for christmas. rain will spread north to south. light to moderate and little be breezy. wetter spots will pick up three quarters of an inch. 2:00, the rain is coming down, by 9:00 p.m., it's everywhere. the sierra will see snow out of this, and a system sunday to monday. you do have winter weather. and the accuweather seven day, spare the air for tomorrow. dry couple days followed by wet weather on christmas, and it's a

level one through monday. >> that is really good news, thank you. >> all right, let's go to sports, and larry beale who is live. i wufrs going say lonely at chase center but all your friends are behind you, larry. >> i make friends wherever i go, you know that. and i also carry a mask because masks are mandatory in this building. warriors have a big surprise for fans behind me. we will talk about that in a bit. the dubs open the season in brooklyn

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the warriors are on the road so we have the whole house to ourselves. working in the warriors home instead of my fireplace behind me. we are live at chase center as the warrios open a new season tomorrow in brooklyn against kevin durant and the nets. tags good news, bad news situation. james wiseman the rookie is in, draymond green is out. wiseman, the second pick in the draft, only played three games in college. missed much of training camp because of covid. draymond ols missed time, as you see the exterior of chase center, and all lit up, even though nobody is in this building except us and construction workers. let's get to the video of james wiseman. he missed a lot of training camp

because of covid issues and just working his way in shape. same story with draymond green who missed time with the coronavirus. he is not going tomorrow because of a sore foot that he quartered in practice. right now, steph occur write on facing his old teammate, kevin durant. >> it will be great coming back from injury. and we want to see everybody healthy, we want to see everybody able to play. and especially what he is capable of doing on the court. but all say it is just another game. it is our first regular season game. so there's a lot of excitement just being back in the action. it will be cool to see him out there, sbh al those pleasantries and just competing is what we expect. >> after four games on the road, the warriors home opener is january 1st against portland and they will unveil a new giant video board at court side like we saw in the nba bubble in

orlando. and fans will have a chance to be at the game virtually and see themselves on tv. >> you do it on your laptop. 120 fans per game. you see i think 90 of them there. we also have a great setup in the player tunnel. so when steph curry comes out on the court, we could have his wife and kids waving to him. it will be a combination of fans and community groups in here. all people have to do is go to warriors.com. we are not ready to sign people up yet but before the home opener on january 1. >> the team starts with four road games including a matchup with kevin durant tomorrow. which is interesting and you get a break again. giannis the next game. >> unbelievable start and a couple people important to the history of the franchise. kd. but steve nash has an interesting job this year too.

the new head coach of brooklyn. he has been a part of the organization for a while too. other than tomorrow night, we will be rooting for those guys. >> this has been a disappointing season for the 49ers but they did have three players selected as all pros. linebacker fred warner is regarded as the best in the league pat this point. fullback kyle yuscheck and williams named all pro. let's talk college football. what a season for san jose state. their coach is one of nine finalists for the 2020 coach of the year award presented by the football writers association of america. >> what a weekend. what a -- past ten months or whatever it's been. we were really, really excited to be playing in the arizona bowl. i think that is an incredible deal. this will be our fifth bowl game in 30 years, and that is something that is really

exciting around here. really exciting for the program and our players and university. >> all right, we want to thank the warriors and all the staff at chase center, especially whoever had the ideaed to lower the parkt right here. they are figuring this a height that even i can dunk on with authority! >> very nice. >> he just missed that one, larry. >> the first jam of the season. at chase center. >> i want to see you just -- come on. come on. >> over the shoulder, larry. >> you want it? >> over the shoulder. let's see it. >> no looking, over the shoulder. >> oh. >> no. >> oh. >> i gives the me so much joy. >> we will check in a late later. >> i will be working on my game. what else do i have to do?

all right. >> thanks, larry. >> be sure to join us tonight for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> a lot of joy to see him. >> i have come to a place accepting that michaela is probably no longer alive but some how that is more accepting than thinking of her walking streets of gold. >> just heart breaking, and tonight, raw emotion. really in her own words. michaela garrett's mother shares reaction to the afles our daughter's cold case. >> such a heard breaking story. we also have coming up, 8:00, it's the bachelorette, and fantasy suite and you can stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> all right, that is it for this edition of abc 7 news. look for the news any time on the abc 7 app. we don't have larry up trying to practice, do we? >> you know he is out there.

>> doing layups, trying to slam. he is like, i got this. >> he is having too much fun. >> all right, thanks so much for join ug us tonight. >> there, behind the back. he's got curry moves. oh, maybe not. >> oh.

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