then occasionally allowed to reopen with restrictions. then told they have to shut down all over again. >> small businesses have been hit the hardest. now one of the oldest lgbtq bars in the nation is in danger of closing for good. cornell bernard shows us how some are trying to save san francisco's twin peaks tavern. >> here we are. >> reporter: twin peaks tavern co-owner show us inside the bar. prepandemic it would be hopping with customers. >> we should be socializing. i miss those days. >> reporter: twin peaks is an institution on castro street. it provided a safe space for the lgbtq community since opening in 1972 but the past year say struggle to survive and the cost of keeping the doors closed is adding up. >> if we didn't have the money for our expenses, then, you know, what do you do? you go out of business.

>> it would be tragic to that kind of landmark. it a popular bar now. >> reporter: not only is twin peaks iconic but the first lgbtq bar in the country to have something unique, windows. back then the windows were revolutionary. >> at that time it was risky because if you were seen in a gay bar, you could lose your job. >> reporter: in an effort to save the bar, owners started this go fund me page to cover expenses and the community responded big time. so far donating more than $55,000 and growing. >> because we are an institution that people don't want to see us go away, and i just thank every one of them from the bottom of all of our hearts. >> reporter: the senator says twin peaks is part of history. >> the lgbtq community, the bars are part of our culture. it part of our dna and we need to make sure they survive. >> reporter: twin peaks owners hope donations will be enough to

get them through until the day they are allowed to reopen their doors and welcome customers back. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. a restaurant that has called lafayette home since 1947 says thursday will be the last day. abc 7 news went by el today. it was closed at the time known for gigantic burritosburritos can't keep going. it was limited to takeout and delivery service. i've been there a number of times. shame to see it go. it's been three weeks since outdoor dining shut down in most of the bay area as abc 7 news matt boon explains with few s service jobs left, many bartenders and servers are left without work. >> reporter: they had to go through the painful process of firing and rehiring workers twice now and while they have been able to maintain some of the staff, others had to take

matters into their hands including moving out of the state to find work. >> it's hard to find good people in the business. we found them. so to not have them around is really rough. >> reporter: tim nugent runs shake well in oakland as their outdoor dining setup is empty, they are surviving off takeout. while he brought some of the staff back, others made tough decisions of their own. >> i had this she was just a hoot and a hole l -- holer and couldn't make it and her parents were in thailand and said she has to go back because she can't afford to stay here. >> reporter: as bartenders struggle to pay rent, others headed to nevada or kentucky where restaurants and bars remained open. this under scores two issues, first, when restaurants in the bay area are able to reopen for in person service, there could be a shortage of workers. >> i feel like we will have lost a lot of the industry folks when

we come back and we're alive and we're open and we're ready. i think it's actually going to be tough to find the help. >> reporter: second, it emphasizes the broader impact lower wake work ge workers are hardest. the top 13 retail companies in the u.s. earned an extra $16.7 billion in profits compared to last year. up 40%. their stocks surged, as well an average of 33% over last year. meanwhile, average pay for their workers inched up just over a dollar per hour only a 10% increase. in oakland, matt boon, abc 7 news. >> well, while some struggle in the pandemic, others sore. stocks are just slightly off record highs set yesterday by all three. today they are down a fraction of a percent. the dow is above 30,000 a milestone it crossed just a

month ago. the nasdaq closed today at 12,850. the s&p is above 3700. investors had been in a buying mood with the recent passing of the stimulus bill. the treasury is already sending out $600 checks and the first of them could be arriving by direct depost knit tonight. it not clear if the 123459 wise increase the checks to $2,000. mcconnell blocked twice today to bump up the amount. he's working on three issues raised by the president, the checks, repealing liability protections and election integrity. >> those are the three important subjects the president has linked together. >> so leader mcconnell holds the key to unlocking this dilemma. >> the stimulus checks could come into play tomorrow when mcconnell wants to over ride president trump's veto of a

military spending bill. with the house and senate divided over a larger stimulus check payment, the agreed upon $600 benefit isn't going to e race the debt americans created after losing their job. the dilemma will face priorities. david louie consulted a credit counselor on how best to stretch your stimulus money. >> reporter: the stimulus checks will be welcome relief but won't solve the distress many families are dealing with. melinda is president of the non-profit counselling group credit.org. >> we seen debt loads that could be as high as $15,000 and higher with credit cards. >> reporter: while a low income family of four can expect $2400, that won't come close to erasing debt. how do you allocate the money when you're remind on the rent or mortgage. when you have a car payment, need to buy food and medicine and pay for utilities and addressed credit cards you tapped to get by. >> people need to be cautious as

soon as they get the money and not act impulsively because they may not be additional money around the corner. >> reporter: credit.org says to stretch it by continuing to take advantage of food pantries and rental assistance. be aware that making partial payments on debt could be dangerous. >> sometimes partial payments can backfire. in a sense that it's not enough money to necessarily prevent an eviction or collection activity. >> reporter: with each family's finances unique, turning to an independent non-profit credit counseling agency can help to create a plan tailored individually. such services are free. they will know your rights, options and the best solution. >> the counseling can take from 35 minutes up to 60 minutes. it is confidential, the more prepared you are, the more effective the counseling session can be. >> reporter: that means having a detailed list of your debt and keep in mind, the pandemic and the financial pain it's inflicting are likely to extend far into 2021.

david louie, abc 7 news. the $600 stimulus payment gets phased out if your income is above $75,000. to find out how much you're getting, look for this calculator on our website, abc 7 news.com. let's turn from our financial to our physical health. today is a record setting day for the coronavirus pandemic in california sad to say. the number of hospitalized patients statewide tops 20,000 for the very first time. coronavirus patients in the icu are also at record levels. that was the fear as the surge deepens. icu availability in southern california and san joaquin valley is zero percent and the stay-at-home orders there are being extent the indefinitely. in the bay area, the rules are set to expire next friday. we shall see. it depends on how this surge continues. they could be extent theed if we more cases from people getting together to celebrate the new year which is something experts are warning admittedly all of us

not to do. >> please, over these last few days before the new years and the celebrations planned, we hope some are cancelled, some are done differently so that we can maintain and bring down the spread. >> we cannot afford to have a christmas or new year's surge on top of the surge that we are already experiencing. >> and a new concern for the first time the more contagious covid-19 variant from the u.k. has been detected here in the united states in colorado. vice president elect kamala harris is calling on all americans to get the covid-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them. harris issued the plea after receiving the first dose of the moderna vaccine today also given to her husband. we should note here the fact that her husband like second lady karen pence received a vaccination is raising questions about special treatment. >> the spouses of essential

workers are not included in the cdc's rollout plan and for all my colleagues who are essential workers out there, whether they work in service industry or they're on the front lines in the hospitals, their spouses are uneligible to get the vaccine to i think there is a little disconnect, causing a lot of rightful frustration out there. >> on the other hand, dr. patel believes showing politicians getting the vaccine does boost confidence and trust among the general public that it is safe and a good idea. medical staff have been working so hard during this p pandemic and now one has to deal with extra challenges. an east bay nurse is facing a long recovery after a rock went through her windshield while she was driving to work. after multiple surgeries and broken bones, she's at home healing. kris reyes with her plea for support and inspiring words of survival. >> reporter: this was pam burnet's life before december 23rd. a hard working nurse, a busy

family with two young children. on that night on highway 242 in concord, tragedy out of nowhere. >> i was driving along, all of a sudden i had heard this loud bang and this intense pain in my face and then i couldn't see anything. >> reporter: this is what her windshield looked like after a rock the size of a grapefruit went right through it. it was dark. she was bleeding. she could barely see as she slowly drifted her car to the side of the road. >> i desperately tried to get siri to call 91 1 from my watch but nothing was happening. take for you to get help to get to the hospital? >> i actually have no idea. not a clue. it felt forever. i'll tell you that. >> reporter: when she finally got to the hospital, the damage was done. multiple broken bones, a damaged eye, three surgeries, one of them on christmas day. >> there is a good possibility

that i could lose my right eye. >> reporter: chp is investigating the case but still no suspects. police believe the rock may have been thrown from an overpass. pam's husband started this go fund me page because it could be months before she goes back to work as a labor and delivery nurse at contra cost ta regional medical. >> i've never been so sad in my life about anything, just terrible. i'm trying to stay strong and help her get through this and we're going to get through it. >> reporter: pam and steven draw their strength from their kids, sawyer was born this year. pam says despite the pain and long recovery ahead, she's grateful to be alive. >> we are so fortunate to have you in 2020 is the best year for sawyer. >> the cutest little baby in the whole world. >> cutest baby ever. this just really has been the best year and worst year at the same time. >> reporter: kris reyes, for abc 7 news. >> beautifl baby and we wish her all the best in her

recovery. police are asking for your help here especially if you travel highway 242 between aloe vera and highway 4. if you know anything about this case, please call the chp contra co costa. 925-646-4980. we'll also put it on our website, abc7news.com and you'll find a link to the family's go fund me site if you'd like to help them out and they could use it. still to come, they help those in need during the holidays and now, they're the ones that need help. the bay area food bank desperately asking for volunteers right now. i'm spencer christian. get ready for a wet weather pattern starting before the end of the year continuing into the new year. i'll have the acre cue weather forecast coming up. it's just a matter of time before something else happens. >> san bruno in 2010, paradise in 2018, a few of the places

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bracing for a drop in volunteers. a potential reality they hope to reverse in the weeks to come. >> this is a time for us to step up, to be able to offer energy, time and our resources. >> reporter: san jose mayor is urging the public to continue the season of giving into the new year and at the heart of it all, a push for people to sign up to volunteer through silicon valley strong, a regional effort aimed at helping those who need it most. >> take advantage of this opportunity to be able to tell future generations where we all were at a time of need so we can say we're all part of the solution. >> reporter: each month second harvest serves half a misdemeanor people. t >> this is going to be a long road to recovery for so many low wage workers and low income families and individuals in the

community. >> reporter: second harvest works with 300 partner organizations to operate 130 drive-through food distribution sites mostly staffed by volunteers. in fact, they'll need 5200 volunteers in january alone but are nowhere close to filling all of those spots. >> we're really doing all we can to make it a safe experience and we're so grateful to those folks who do show up to volunteer because we literally cannot do this work without them. >> reporter: a reminder that there is still so much work to be done. >> with the kind of need we're seeing in food, if volunteers aren't showing up, we're simply not going to be able to get the food out. >> reporter: in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >> if you are able to help, please do. go to abc7news.com/take action to give where you live. we have a list of local, vetted organizations. monterrey bay aquarium is an unlikely hero in the covid-19 vaccine besides tanks filled with fish it has an ultra cold freezer capable of storing the

vaccine. dustin dorsey shows us how the community came together to fight the pandemic. >> reporter: after months of struggles finding the covid-19 pandemic, hospitals across the country are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel including a hospital in monterey county. >> we started to see the vaccines arrive and we really see that as our only pathway out of the pandemic so there is a lot of people and excitement at the hospital with the arrival of these vaccines. >> reporter: even with such good news an issue presented itself. >> we placed an order for the ultra cold freezer months ago. it not due to arrive until sometime in january. >> reporter: the pfizer vaccine must be held safely at minus 94 fahrenheit in special freezers, something the hospital didn't have on hand when vaccines arrived in mid december. so an ununsuspecting community member stepped up. >> we recognize we're one community here in monterrey

county, so this is a very concrete and tangible way that we can contribute to getting our county healthy again. >> reporter: a freezer normally used in the monterrey bay aquarium was transferreded to hospital and stores the life-saving covid-19 vaccine. the freezer comes by way of the covid-19 collaborative in which leaders from different sectors from within the county help the local community any way they can. >> the aquarium, they are not just a great attraction to visit. they really wanted to help us out and figure out a way in which they could put their mark on being able to kind of move us forward with our only pathway out of the pandemic. >> being part of the covid-19 collaborative, being able to loan this ultra cold freezer to the hospital is all part of getting our county healthy again so that our economy can reopen again and with that, the monterrey bay aquarium will be

able to reopen again. >> reporter: a community that comes together is stronger together. that's true in monterrey county. reporting dustin dorsey abc 7 news. we're not going to get through 2020 without a

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to give us something to smile about. ♪ ♪ >> okay. so we can only play you a small part of the song because of copyright rules but we'll let you keep watching the dancing robots because really, there is nothing better than this. i'm telling you they dance better than humans and dan, i was actually telling kate our producer that we should just air the whole thing. it a couple minutes and she said yes, because when they take over the world, we'll be less resistant because we'll think of the cute dancing robots. >> maybe they won't be as angry with us because we've been supportive. >> that's true. i think you're on to something. >> the movement is so human-like, it's -- you know, we've seen this progression of these robots for sometime now but this demonstrates, it seems to me a new level of life like movement. >> i know. when they say do the robot, you really got to bring a little more game than the usual.

[ laughter ] >> crazy. pretty cool. again, spencer, once they turn on sky net, we won't be smiling as much about these robots. [ laughter ] >> yes. but can they forecast weather? maybe they can. let me show you what's in the bay area sky today. we have the full cold moon it derives that name from a native american society years ago that marked the december moon as marking the beginning of the cold season so tonight, the full cold moon and a clear sky looking out over san francisco right now where it 54 degrees and mid 50s oakland and san jose and morgan hills. in the 40s now. mid to upper 40s in mountain view. san francisco from emeryville, more temperature readings, low 50 it's santa rosa, napa, concord and livermore and temperatures in the mid 40s and th novato and fairfield and patchy valley frost likely. showers will arrive tomorrow evening, tomorrow night with a

series of storms moving through saturday through monday and we have a beach hazard statement in effect as wave heights are elevated and danger of erratic sneaker waves, a risk of rip currents, as well. the approaching storm ranks one on the storm impact scale. it will come in tomorrow night bringing scattered showers, rain f fall totalsless than .2. low temperatures tonight dropping into the 30s just about everywhere. low to mid 30s inland and mid to upper 30s in the coast and bay and tomorrow's highs under increasingly cloudy skies, mainly mid 50s at the coast, mid 50s around the bay, upper 50s inland. we get drying thursday and friday but a series of light storms saturday through tuesday. 2021 will get off to a rather wet start, dan and ama? >> good. we need it. thanks, spencer. well, coming up next, part two of "fire, power, money." the grid is literally the biggest machine in california and killing people.

tonight, we investigate whether pg&e is doing what it needs to do to keep it from

all this week we're shining a light on the deadly crimes by the pacific gas and electric. pg&e's energy grid killed about a dozen californians per year since 2010. pg&e insists it is changing its ways but we've heard that promise before. >> we have to keep in mind pg&e has power. tonight, we bring you a krcritil look whether pg&e is making thinking safer at all. pseries, "fire, power, money." here is investigative reporter. >> reporter: after pg&e admitted to killing 84 people by illegally sparking the campfire, it only took a few months before we would be asking if pg&e killed again. >> over two dozen major wildfires.

four people killed in shasta county. took the lives of four people. >> reporter: flames of that fire raced towards the home where the mcelderry cloud ph mcloud family lives. >> i lost everything in 45 minutes. >> reporter: zack mccloud was on a grocery run. his wife and 8-year-old daughter had to run for their lives. they got out of the house racing down the hill in a pickup truck. this pickup truck. >> my daughter just must have been so scared and my wife must have been so scared and they just -- they didn't make it off the road. >> reporter: mother and child along with two other people in the small community of igo died in the flames as their families started to grieve, they got another shock.

>> my mom was in tears when it happened. >> reporter: cal fire investigators seized parts of this pg&e power line where the zogg fire started. >> certainly, homicide is a potential given four individuals have died. >> reporter: the zogg fire became a criminal investigation with only one suspect named pg&e. >> we were supposed to be shutting off the power due to the high winds. >> reporter: but pg&e didn't shut it off. our daily interactions with electricity feel small but every flick, every tap, every plug like rain drops in a flood, they all add up. electricity is the world's largest machine. >> i wish every californian could sit here and look at this monstrosity. >> reporter: from massive substations like this one, pg&e's machine reaches across an area the size of oklahoma.

100,000 miles of power lines. the hard fact is, the biggest machine in california is owned by a two-time felon. this machine all exists for one basic job, transportation to move electricity which pg&e has shown time and time again it can't seem to do without killing people. in 2010 it was a gas pipeline carrying fuel to power plants. eight people died in the san bruno gas explosion. neighborhood power lines caused deaths during windstorms in 2015 and 2017. pg&e paid civil damages for wildfires that killed 46 people and then, the infamous hook broke on this high tension line sparking the campfire. the official death toll is 85. prosecutors only charged pg&e with 84 because one victim took their own life. >> it's just a matter of time before something else happens.

>> reporter: kathryn sandoval used to regulate pg&e as a state utility's commissioner. now she teaches utilities law at santa clara university. >> when you look at the repeated failures, it's not about a hook. >> reporter: instead, she says, it's about why pg&e didn't find the hook and replace it. >> they're hiding problems. >> reporter: from themselves and others? >> yes. i think that is the root of their problem. >> reporter: pg&e admits it doesn't have records. pg&e says it doesn't know how old the hook was. the company also lacked records on the gas pipeline that blew. sandoval says pg&e knows that can lead to disaster. >> this is why i have come to believe and be very concerned that they continue to engage in criminal thinking. >> reporter: she points to the fact that pg&e keeps resisting plans that would make it keep more detailed records of safety work. >> because the way that they behave makes no rational sense for people who are supposed to

know how to operate utility. >> reporter: are you convinced, personally, pg&e can in fact make this shift and start putting safety above profit? >> i absolutely am. i absolutely am. >> reporter: it will happen? >> it will happen. >> reporter: we won't see you back at one of these? >> no, sir. >> reporter: zack can't happen help but wonder would his wife and child still be alive today if someone at pg&e had just flipped a switch? with pg&e already under a new homicide investigation for the four deaths in the zogg fire, we filmed this helicopter hired by pg&e hauling away parts of the tree suspected of hitting their power line. it also plucked power poles straight out of the ground. this is the pole that cal fire took parts from before releasing this crime scene.

pg&e told us by email that it did all this out of an abundance of caution but wouldn't share how much it's spending to collect the evidence. through the burn area, we notice the markings. we seen those before. >> the yellow x was to take the tree down, but it just didn't happen. >> reporter: 200 miles away and months earlier, richard morris gave us a tour of the trees that pg&e marked in his neighborhood. pg&e's contractors kept marking them again and again. crews never actually cut down the trees. he says they just changed the coal already of the spray paint each year like tags on a license plate. >> millions of excuses why they don't cut the trees marked with white, yellow, orange xs. only the red xs now. >> reporter: the morris' live in cam camino known as apple hill. a major tourist destination in the fall when fire danger runs

the highest. if she had to evacuate through this, judy morris worries she'd burn to death in her car. >> what can show they are contrite would be to come into a community like this and not set us up to be another paradise but there is in contrition. it all lip service. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: governor gavin news newsom's office declined or ignored every interview request over the past two years. pg&e was convicted of six federal felons after 2016 and you took more than $200,000 to get elected. how should people trust you to run the show to come up with a solution? >> i wish you luck with whatever you're working on but that's a strange question. >> reporter: today he's less accessible. >> i want to briefly shift topics to pg&e. >> ha. >> with pg&e. >> always the last question. that's a true wisdom. >> i don't break tradition.

>> reporter: we submitted a written question to the one reporter allowed at this event in san jose. >> with pg&e under a homicide investigation suspected of causing last month's zogg fire and killing four people in shasta county, why should pg&e be allowed to keep making life and death decisions where and when to shut off power. >> they have substantially improved efforts but not near where we expect they will be in a number of years. and they have a lot of work to do. >> reporter: newsom went on a couple minutes and he never acknowledged the people that died or criminal investigation but talked about his role leading negotiations to get pg&e out of bankruptcy and back to making a profit. he didn't take followups but if he had, we would have asked this, how is that not like giving somebody who repeatedly crashed in drunk driving the keys to a car? >> right. well, i think, again, two have

to prove the difference. >> reporter: newsom proved a reimagined pg&e but the experts we interviewed don't see pg&e making changes to how it behaves. >> it's not enough to fix whoever is at the top of this machine if you don't fix the machine, you can't fix the proble problem. >> reporter: the governor may think pg&e is improving but the fire chief isn't sold. >> my fear is the progress being made is still not fast enough to get us to where we need to be to really, truly protect the public in the timeline we have to work with. >> you don't want to end up a day late and a dollar short basically? >> i don't want to see another campfire. >> we will bring you the rest of the series this week. part three of four area here on abc 7 news at 6:00 tomorrow. the fbi was back on the scene today piecing together

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blew up his rv on christmas day. his father worked at at&t. investigators believe warner was interested in conspiracy theories and may have been motivated by paranoia over 5 g cellar technology. he told his girlfriend he had cancer and gave her his car. the neighbor says the only piece of the story that sounds like warner was the warning playing from the rv telling people to evacuate. >> he was trying to make a point about something, i don't know what, but i really don't think he wanted anybody to get hurt. >> the neighbor says days before christmas, warner told them quote, fanashville and the worl is never going to forget me. more to come, looks like we'll start the new year with rain. spencer has the forecast for the first few days of

welcome back with a live look at san francisco international airport in an ideal world it would be empty to start the spread of coronavirus in reality yesterday was another day when more than 1 million travelers passed through tsa check points. in fact, there have been 7 million plus days out of the

past 11 despite public health experts saying we should not travel or gather. today we talked live mcginnis who says now is the best time to book a trip for the future. >> for hawaii from the bay area you can book for $177 round trip. that is really cheap. i mean, it's rare to see anything below $200 but $177 is really cheap. >> good deal. many airlines removed penalties for changing. a refund isn't guaranteed. you might get a credit. back to the weather forecast, ama, looks like 2020 will go out with rain. >> and bringing 2021 with rain, drew, sorry, spencer. >> that's okay. all us weather guys look alike. >> you're both tall -- >> more than just --

[ laughter ] . i'm shrinking, though. 2021 may come in with a little rain. right now we have elevated wave heights, a beach hazard statement in effect until 8:00 tomorrow night and dangerous sneaker waves of rip currents. we have a full moon tonight, full cold moon. overnight lows under mainly clear skies will be generally in the 30s. very few locations will not drop below 40. tomorrow look for increasingly cloudy but bright spots during the day and temperatures high and mid 50s at the coast. pretty cool day as the storm approaches it ranks one on the storm impact scale that will come in tomorrow night bringing scattered light showers and rainfall totals less than .2 in most locations. here is the forecast animation showing movement throughout the bay area tomorrow night and early thursday morning but they will taper off just before the

sunrises on thursday morning. we'll have a bright day. rainfall totals again, generally under .10 for most of the bay area. some locations will see a higher total up to maybe .2 and half moon bay looks like .1 and san francisco .12. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast after morning rain on wednesday, actually, thursday, wednesday night into thursday mainly sunny skies, dry conditions on the afternoon on thursday. dry day friday, which is new year's day but the next four days of the new year will bring some rain. some could be rather steady and more than just light rain on monday or tuesday. so a wet start for the new year and we need it, dan and ama. >> spencer, thank you very much. all right. a lot of sports to talk about tonight. chris alvarez is here with it all. >> coming up in sports, it bowl week for the san jose state spartans and the warriors

finishing the road trip. we have highlights from a game

as bad as the war orriers started, the win in detroit would even the record at 2-2. there is kelly oubre junior and that had to feel good. everyone fired up about that

three-pointer, he's athletic. look at him, the lefty hammer. that was nice there. we know steph curry what he can do. pull up in transition. his range is limitless from way downtown in detroit splash. here is derrick rose. used to be a chicago bull. now he's a piston. he gets that up and in and dub nation, you like james wi wiseman? he's 19 and doing that. play three games in college. how about the warriors? andrew wiggins with 17 in the fourth. drains a triple there. the warriors needed this from damion lee. lee makes the eight-point game and the dubs win 116-106. more tonight at 11:00. college hoops, santa clara usc first half we pick things up off the miss. usc freshman the put back slam top rate player and his brother isaiah plays for the trojan. nice backdoor pass. easy for joseph. he had a team high or tied for

team high 13 but santa clara trailed and usc pulls away 86-63. broncos dropped two in a row after starting 6-0. number 22 san jose state spartans take on bull state in the arizona bowl new year's eve. kate hall was named a first team all american by sporting news. the first time the spartans had an all teamer on the first team in 13 years. last week the spartans signed the head coach to a contract extension. today the starting quarterback announced on twitter he'll be back for the 2021 season. it going to be a six-season in college football for the grad transfer. he's ready for another year. it is the cowboys going down and spencer sanders to brennan presley. nice catch 7-0. late first quarter. again, making some great moves on his way to the end zone. 21-0 after one. sanders threw four touchdowns,

three went to that guy and it's a cheez-it bath. cowboys win 37-34. soccer news and good news for san jose fans. earthquakes head coach is staying in the south bay. he's been pursued by numerous league cups but turned down an offer. he finished his second season in san jose where he lead the quakes to a play-off appearance and hockey season, it is around the corner. this is new york ranger winger probably got the name wrong but look, his pup is mr. r izzy. this is the off season and the ball and that is a good workout. sharks open thursday in arizona and the regular season starts around the corner january 14th. i like videos like that. bring your pup involved and play hockey and do training, right? >> yes. >> that is awesome. >> sharks fans can't wait for

the season to start. so they have a lot of road games and will train like the 49ers. their last game this week in arizona, guys? >> thanks, chris. >> all right. coming up tonight on abc 7 at 8:00 "to tell the truth" follow followed by "the year 2020" and robert roberts looks back at moments of 2020 and stay with us for the news at 11:00. >> a nurse given the covid-19 vaccine is diagnosed with the coronavirus six days later. what doctors have to say about this tonight at 11:0 0. the first case of a new coronavirus variant has been reported in the u.s. we're going to tell you about what bay area health experts say you need to know about this new strain. so that's coming up and then do stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00 and at 11:35 you can catch jimmy cakimmel live.

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