>> she can't believe her eyes, the florida officer with the st. petersburg police department, face to face with her son, private second class davion oliver. the two have not seen each other since july when davion left for basic training, now reunited with the help of secret santas in blue. good for them. home is where the heart is. that is "nightline" for this evening. watch our full episodes on hulu, see you back here same time tomorrow, thank

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since the pandemic began. but in one bay area county the death rates are actually much lower than the statewide numbers. we'll explain coming up. may not be actual parties this new year's eve, or indoor dining, but businesses have gotten creative, details next. after a chilly night, tracking more showers on the way, details in accuweather forecast, abc7 news at 11:00 starts now. >> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> thank you for joining us, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. as we head into the final week of the year, keeping close eye on the coronavirus. california reported more than 33,000 more cases today, below the last two weeks daily average. hospitalizations nearing 20,000. both are single day records.

>> latest on the icu availability in california. bay area, 9.5%, drop of nearly 2% from the previous day. sacramento region saw a decline, 16.6%. san joaquin valley in southern california still at 0% capacity. stay-at-home orders for parts of california will likely be extended because of those numbers. word tonight from the governor who said it's due to lack of icu availability. >> doing everything to prepare the staffing and sites and be vigilant. >> state health officials are expecting a post holiday case surge. >> the cases we're seeing today, impact we anticipate coming from christmas, new year's, would be even worse. >> governor newsom saying the stay-at-home order in san joaquin valley and southern california are set to be

extended. sacramento could ease and bay area could exit on january 8th if icu capacity rebounds. also giving an update on the vaccinations. >> 900,000 moderna doses by end of the week arriving in california. >> 1.8 million doses in december, short of the 2.1 projected by the federal government. >> i think it's an extraordinary success story and want to think everybody associated with operation warp speed. thank you from the bottom of all our hearts. >> nearly 262,000 people have been vaccinated in california as of last friday. latest covid surge continues to disproportionately affect low income communities of color. but in at least one bay area county, infection rates in one latino community are much lower than the death rates. >> reporter: statewide, latinos,

56% of covid cases and 47% of the in sonoma a different story. counties essential workers, many of whom are latino explain the numbers. >> since the work force tends to be 18 to 49-year-old range, that's where we've even disproportionate number of cases. younger individuals have less underlying conditions that lead to complications from covid-19. >> reporter: only 4% that contract it are 65 and older. explained by demographics. >> residential care facility residents are white/non-hispanic. >> reporter: raises the question

of vaccine distribution. older californians can pay out of pocket. >> if you prioritize that over day programs, you're going to skew white. >> reporter: usf professor of geriatrics and member of the vaccine distribution advisory group says a good deal of work is going into making it equitable. >> we need to think about age, death, morbidity, occupations and living conditions that put particularly people of color in this state, particularly latinx people, at much higher risk. santa clara officials begging people to stay home and save lives. thousands of bay area residents participated in nonessential travel over the holidays and the county is asking them to get tested in the second half of the

mandatory ten-day quarantine. just 9% of the icu beds available in the county, health care providers are worried they're run out. >> if the number of people continues to rise, very soon all the hospitals will be out of beds and we'll no longer be able to support each other. >> medical professionals say they know many people are tired of staying home, many of us are, but it's critical to keep people safe. there was surge in travel, pandemic record yesterday for passengers through the airports. but half of what it was last year. day after christmas also was busy, more than 1.1 million passengers. that's one of the busiest pandemic days but way down compared to last year. new year's will look a lot different in the bay area with the stay-at-home order. businesses are adapting. restaurants cooking up special kits and there are virtual

celebrations. j.r. stone shows us options. >> very excited to be able to bring some joy and celebration to people. which i think is really well deserved. >> reporter: nick of the speakeasy in san francisco is talking about the virtual party they put together with truffle shuffle. first time in nine months he's been able to hire a staff. virtual party for $95. send you celebration kits and you watch the show online with a secret link. >> you get to explore the club. we have different actors and staged in different areas. magician, drag advice, you can talk to drag queens. gangster sal. >> reporter: if gangster sal doesn't do it for you, $15 onmand new year's eve musical celebration. >> evening of short vignettes

hosted by flutist and sparkling personality. >> reporter: restaurants have already sold out of new year's to go package, all the fun party items with lobster, duck, steak or veggie meal. >> thought people could use something nice this new year's, since we're sick of being home. thought would be nice to have something beautiful. >> reporter: j.r. stone, abc7 news. b.a.r.t. will stick to normal schedule new year's eve. no extended service after 9:00 p.m. new year's day, extended schedule, starting 8:00 a.m. if you need something to do to celebrate 2021's arrival, watch dick clark's "new year's rockin'

eve" right here. novavax announced start of stage three trial, fifth to begin phase three trials. novavax is preparing to deliver 100 million doses to the united states. another potential showdown looming in washington. president trump signed the covid relief bill finally. but the house moved to increase the stimulus checks to $2,000, something he had demanded. andrew tells us this puts the pressure squarely on the senate. >> reporter: the deal is done, president trump signing the sweeping covid relief measure and government spending bill, securing financial aid for millions of americans and supplemental unemployment benefits for those out of work, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown. lawmakers on both sides of the

aisle relieved that he agreed to the terms negotiated in congress. >> we're glad that the president finally signed the covid relief bill. >> reporter: shortly after democrats and republicans originally reached a compromise, the president shocked capitol hill when he indicated he would not sign. claimed the deal was filled with wasteful, non-covid related spending and abruptly demanded the checks be $2,000. >> if you want that, negotiate it from the beginning. >> reporter: but it was all or nothing, trump sign or congress would have to start over. >> motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> reporter: meanwhile the house just passed a measure to take up trump's demand for $2,000 stimulus checks but all but certain to fail in the republican-led senate if it's voted on at all. at the same time the house voting to override the president's veto of the defense

bill, setting up what could be the first override of his presidency. when the checks would hit accounts? treasury secretary steve mnuchin said would be taking a week once the president signed off. washington. dramatic new video of the nashville bombing taken by police officers as they responded to the scene. also contactless delivery about to be taken to new level in bay area. driverless vehicles rolling out next year. i'm meteorologist drew tuma, it's chilly, how low we go in the accuweather forecast ahead. first what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live." >> we're going to remember this night forever. what is post malone's number one favorite christmas song of all

time? >> that's tough. >> rough. >> chestnuts. >> "roasting on

he's faced world leaders but this might be his greatest challenge. the ten-year-old chess prodigy, george. >> bring it on, george. good morning america, check mate. >> investigators are trying to determine the motive of the christmas day explosion that damaged dozens of buildings in downtown nashville. just incredible blast. nashville police released body cam video showing officer who had just walked by the rv that exploded moments before. minutes after the explosion, police helping people escape the devastation. investigators say a 63-year-old

man named anthony warner was the only casualty, exploring whether he was motivated by paranoia over 5g technology. next step in home delivery rolling out with driverless vehicles. it's sure to change the workplace and economy, both among our pillars of building a better bay area. david louie shows us how and where it will operate. >> there's nobody driving this car. >> nobody in that. >> reporter: potential game-changer as demand grows for home delivery during and after the pandemic. mountain view's nuro. developed a prius and the r-2. >> there is no space for human inside, smaller and narrower

than a standard vehicle but road legal. >> reporter: customers will be notified to be curbside to take delivery. nuro has been testing for two years in phoenix and houston. here initially will be san mateo county and santa clara counties, in and around palo alto. top speed limited to 12 miles an hour. >> that was process with the dmv, review the safety and reliability. >> reporter: and requirement for $5 million in insurance. nuro is lining up restaurants, grosse grocers and retail stores for

deliveries. no tip expected. david louie, abc7 news. christmas may be over but kwanzaa celebrations are under way. village held a virtual celebration. african culture, seven key principles, tonight, collective work and responsibility. events held nightly through january 1st. still plenty to celebrate. weather forecast. drew, looks like we're getting another bout of rain which we desperately need. >> and will come on new year's eve, especially in the morning. tonight is all about the chilly temperatures and clear skies. live doppler 7 showing any showers we had earlier this morning are out of here. storm has pushed off well to the east. but brought a little bit of rain across the bay area. low side totals, most areas less

than a tenth of an inch of rain, even lower in south bay. live doppler 7 with satellite, bigger picture. you can see the storm that brought soaking rains to southern california, l.a. picked up more than inch of wet weather and foot of snow in the san gabriel mountains. that's clearing out. we're down to 36 in santa rosa and novato, 37 in the city, 49 in livermore, 39 in half moon bay. so overnight with light winds and mainly clear skies, recipe to continue to clear off next several hours. tonight is much colder than last night, well into the 30s across much of the bay area. 38 the low in oakland. 39 in san jose. follow the freezing mark in santa rosa. it is a cold start but a sunny

day tomorrow. brightest day all week. if you can get out and enjoy the sunshine for a little bit. 59 in the city for a high. 60 in oakland. this is where we should be this time of year. 64 in santa rosa, 60 the high in concord. fast forward into wednesday, a day of transition. start out with clear skies, clouds move in throughout the afternoon and around midnight early thursday morning we'll track those showers working across the bay area. this is another level one light storm on the impact scale. not a lot of rain but measurable precip across the region. rainfall estimates similar to the previous storm this morning. amounts generally less than a tenth of an inch across the region on new year's eve morning.

accuweather forecast, new year's eve showers. new year's day looks dry, but set up the weekend and early next week, showers. >> enjoy the breaks before the storm. thanks drew. this is one tradition that survived the pandemic and we're glad for

happy good riddance day. really, it's a thing. people marked good riddance day in times square. >> every year on december 28th, offers the opportunity to discard bad memories from the past year. organizers say it's inspired by latin-american tradition. those who mark the day, say it's

therapeutic, begin the new year with hope. any reason we should be glad to be rid of 2020. >> just so fabulous, wasn't it? >> can't wait to move on. sports, steph curry reacts to his brother-in-law's shot against

>> announcer: sports on abc7 is sponsored by your local toyota dealers. 49ers head coach kyle shanahan held his regular monday meeting with the media and about half the questions surrounded the future of quarterback jimmy garoppolo. shanahan says he believes jimmy g. will be the quarter next season. injuries an issue, missed 2018 and this season, but when healthy, proved to be a winner, leading san francisco to the super bowl just last year. >> look at jimmy's record when he's been here, you can win with him. he's proven he's a starting quarterback in this league. we better have very good answer if we're going to find something better than that. jimmy has shown in one year he can take us to the super bowl and i think he's going to get better more he plays. >> jared goff had thumb surgery and is out for the season.

broke it hitting helmet follow-through against the seahawks. kyler murray also injured against the 49ers. washington football team released dwayne haskins. he was recently photographed maskless at a crowded football party. haskins tweeting he will become a better man and player because of this experience. "monday night football," cam newton has been up and down but mvp form here, spinning and winning and what a great effort. and superman pose after the score. all bills after that. josh allen to stefon diggs, boun bouncing off this hit. bills win 38-9. patriots' first losing season in

20 years. warriors got first win of the season when damion lee hit with seconds to go. married to steph curry's sister. asked what he thought. can you tell us what you said to damion running down the court? >> i don't know even, i lost my mind. first thought was we won the game, second was that's my brother-in-law, let's go. so kind of a cool moment for him to be ready, step up, knock it down, huge for us.

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this year has been one of the hardest years of my life. >> time has taught us a lot. >> stressful. >> health care workers day in, day out. >> anybody who has lost a lot can find something from the experience. >> thankful to be here. >> 2020, resetting for a lot of us. >> this year has tested, we've come out resilient. all right. that is going to wrap it up for tonight. thank you so much for watching. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. for

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