>> dan, the backlog continues to get worse. right now more than 1.7 million doses have been allocated across the state but only 26% of that figure have actually been used. it's been though weeks since pfizer and modernmoderna's vacc started arriving in california but the rollout is far from on par. >> it's gone too slowly for many of us. >> reporter: according to the california department of health, 1.7 million covid-19 doses have been allocated and 1.2 million of those have been shipped even worse only around 454,000 doses have actually been used. that's 35%. >> not good enough. we recognize that. >> reporter: that leaves nearly 900,000 doses potentially waiting in warehouses or stuck in transit. but the reality is that number will likely be much higher in the coming weeks if the pace doesn't pick up. the state confirmed to abc 7

more than 600,000 additional doses aloe kalocated for califo have yet to be shipped. >> we don't want vaccine to be sitting in the freezer and the feds and state supply vaccine to local jurisdictions we get into as many arms as quickly as possible. >> reporter: dr. grant colfax says the san francisco department of public health received roughly 30,000 vaccines but only 6,000 have been delivered to front line health care workers. it's unclear how many of those have been used. >> we need to increase the rate we're able to deliver vaccine. >> reporter: dr. joshua adler says ucsf is stepping up to help the state with distribution. >> the delivery has come to ucsf from the vaccine manufacturers directly based on the allocation of the california department of public health. >> reporter: ucsf started receiving doses two and a half weeks ago and vaccinating 1100 health care workers per day. dr. adler says the supply of

vaccine from both manufacturers and the state has been able to keep up with the rate the hospital is able to vaccinate but it not even close to where we need to be to vaccinate around 2.4 million front line health care workers across the state. stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> let's talk for a minute about additional resources that would be available to help speed up the distribution process. what are you hearing? >> the governor is allowing dentists with proper training, pharmacy technicians and members of the national guard to step in to help but i asked the state why wasn't that decision made a month ago when we knew the vaccine was coming. >> thank you very much. here is a look at the latest numbers. 31,440 new cases were reported in california yesterday. there are now 32 confirmed cases of the new more contagious variant of coronavirus in san diego county. cases have been confirmed in five states. nearly 21,600 covid-19 patients

are in california hospitals. that number has increased by more than 450 over yesterday. >> in the north bay a hospital has a few precious hours to vaccinate because they had no choice. it happened at a hospital a north of santa rosa. how hospital staff have turned near disaster into a day of success. we'll get to that but first, liz kreutz. >> dan, yeah, you know, san francisco is now actually taking patients from outside of the region because of icu capacity is so limited around the state. there is a little bit of good news, though, we got today from the city a sign that maybe things could be turning around soon. >> in san francisco, a small glimmer of hope. the rate of spread of covid-19 appears to be slowing. >> our cases of covid-19 and

unfortunately our deaths due to covid-19 in san francisco continue to increase but the rate of increase seems to be slowing. >> currently the city is averaging 237 new cases a day. in mid december, the average was about 290. but that could change. san francisco public elt dhealt director says the full impact of a holiday surge won't be known until mid january. >> at this time, we do not know the full impact of the december holidays and it is plausible we could see a sharp increase in cases followed by hospitalizations in the next few weeks. >> right now 35% of icu beds in the city are available but those could quickly fill up in part if there is a rise in cases but also because of the dire situation akrolcross the state the central valley and southern california where there is zero icu capacity. dr. colfax says four patients from outside the city are being treated in san francisco icus.

and more could come, something that could further delay the bay area's chance of reopening. >> while we have care available and people need care, it's a moral and ethical right to provide that care when asked and we need it. >> in the meantime, the vaccination rollout is continuing across the city. so far 90% of residents at laguna received the first dose and tomorrow that process should be complete. london breed showed these photos. >> each one of these people in laguna honda being vaccinated will continue to have birthdays with familis and visits with friends. they will have more time. they will have months and years ahead that so many across this country sadly have lost to this virus. >> now, dr. colfax said most front line staff at zuckerberg and la gguna honda have receive

the vaccine. liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >> thanks. again, in the north bay a hospital really had very little time, a few hours to administer all of the covid-19 vaccines because there was no choice. here is what happened at the ukiah valley medical center an hour forth of santa rosa. wayne freedman explains how hospital staff turned what could have been a disaster actually into a real success story. >> reporter: in ukiah, some 830 people breathed easier and worried less about covid-19 today. math teacher leslie happened to be one of them. her word for it. >> elated. that's not an understatement. >> reporter: because as this card proves, leslie received her first vaccination yesterday. that is weeks, maybe months ahead of schedule and a victoy y snatched from what may have been a disaster. it was an emergency of a different kind. early monday morning a freezer inside failed. that freezer contained vaccine.

by the time staff learned about it, that vaccine had roughly two hours before it expired. can you imagine the consequences of such a loss? >> our main focus was on getting, making sure nov vaccin went to waste. >> reporter: they bypassed priority lists, set up four clinics and began making calls and lines formed via word of mouth. >> i got a call shortly after 1:00. i got my vaccine at 1:30. and the vaccine expired at 2:00. >> reporter: could this have happened anywhere else? >> we're a community that sticks together and thinks of each other and that is a good example of that. >> reporter: one-tenth of the population has been vaccinated that is way ahead of the curve for much of this nation. >> it's amazing how a time constraint can really demy resources. >> reporter: what is the lesson for the rest of the country? >> it can be done. >> reporter: they didn't go to waste? >> nothing went to west.

>> reporter: in the midst of a pandemic, that means everything. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. the number of covid infected emergency room staffers at kizer san jose medical continues to grow. the number stands at 60 now. one person died. officials belief a staffer dancing around the e.r. on christmas day wearing an air powered costume like this possibly and unknowingly spread the virus. a nurse told our media partner the bay area news group the staffer was simply trying to lightening the mood in the e.r. >> a skilled nursing facility has begun vaccinating patients and staff. abc 7 news was at east bay post acute in castro valley this morning. the short term rehabilitation and skilled nursing has 91 beds. the rehab director says patients and about 22, maybe 40% of staff were vaccinated today. the pandemic is hitting marin county hard when it comes to the need for foster families.

luz pena looks that the problem and one family that made the decision to help out. >> reporter: after being placed in 13 homes in the last four years, this 16-year-old finally found a family. >> we met her and we loved her and she is here now. she came to us october 29th. >> reporter: marlin and o'neil heard about the need and decided to foster. >> that's an opportunity and it's a time to share and we say we'll open the house because it gets kind of lonely as an empty fester. >> reporter: the latest data from marin county services shows 42% of foster children are leaving this county. they say covid is making it harder to find homes for these children. >> families have been very afraid to take an unknown child into their home for care because they don't know the amount of covid exposure that child has had and we haven't been able to assure them that children are covid free due to the challenges with testings.

>> reporter: the longer the stay-at-home order goes, the less visibility social workers have for at risk children. >> having schools reopen in marin has been helpful in terms of we're hearing about more kids than we were in april and may but that's a constant fear in the back of my mind. >> reporter: the marine foster care association says they are ready with resources to equip new families to foster, a process that can take a month in some cases. >> an online application, there is some background checks that need to be done, doctthere is a class that involves around 18 hours. it's very easy to take and right now it virtual. >> reporter: what they really need. >> we need more people to say yes to these kids. >> reporter: in marin county, luz pena, abc 7 news. virtual learning resumed today for students at san francisco unified schools. they're back from winter break but still don't have a target date to get back into the classroom. the district says it won't be

until after january 25th. it failed to reach a deal with the teacher's union. according to data. there zero outbreaks at any of the private schools that are open for in person learning. california family is sharing its personal pandemic story just ahead, heart felt emotion. >> she's the reason i'm here today. >> a mother of five, a pregnant nurse, tests positive. her family is now grieving. just ahead, they share their memories. >> owners of the bay area distillery got a big bill they didn't expect. and they've arrived, hard to miss. an update on some cranes that mean big things are in store for the port of oakland. i'm spencer christian. a light storm will be pushing through the bay area tomorro

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behind the numbers we often hear about in this pandemic are the people. the story of one of those people, a nurse in l.a. county who died from covid-19. ashley gomez tested positive while pregnant and her baby had to be delivered via c-section and she leaves behind five other children. tony cabrera has her story. >> reporter: 30-year-old ashley gomez was working on the front lines as a nurse in van nuys. at the same time, she was pregnant raising five boys. out of the blue with no known exposure, her first symptom, shortness of beth. >> she started having a small cough and fever kicked in. >> reporter: family convinced her to go to the hospital and

the next day she was admitted to kizer woodland hills. when things got worse, she had an emergency c-section bringing little corey into the world. it led to better breathing but because of her covid status, she had to stay isolated. >> she didn't get a chance to hold him or kiss him or anything. >> reporter: the next day, her health declined again and despite her efforts to avoid it, her aunt says they had no choice but to put her on a ventilator. >> it's confusing. how she's been progressing and in a matter of hours, hours it turned. it was hard. as soon as they turned off the machine, that was it. >> sometimes when i'm doing homework, mama always comes in to help me. she's the reason i'm here today. going to school on monday. >> she tried to give us everything she could. she got someone to give us the

best presents for christmas. >> reporter: two of the boys are from another father that died a year and a half ago. will bert considers them all his own grateful ashley's legacy lives on six fold. >> i see her in him. i see all that in each of the kids. >> reporter: relatives want to be sure the family doesn't have to worry about finances during this difficult time so they created a go fund me account but most importantly, they need prayer. tony cabrera, a bbc 7 news. >> we will be thinking of that family. the health of bay area businesses is vital to our economy, one of the areas we're focused on. tonight, we're looking at a craft distillery stunned over fees for producing hand sanitizer in a crisis to help with the national shortage during the pandemic. as chris nguyen explains, that fee is rescinded. >> reporter: after stepping up to produce thousands of gallons of hand sanitizer since the start of the covid-19 pandemic,

the distillery can no longer afford to do so because of a surprise announcement from the fda. >> i thought no good deed goes unfinished. >> reporter: the whisky making operation was among hundreds that were hit with a surprise $14,000 fee that the fda said it was authorized to collect as part of the cares act. an outcry from distillers reached the upper echelon of the department of health and human services that suspended the fee for 2020 yet questions remain on whether businesses will be on the hook moving forward, that's why many are choosing to halt production. >> there is a fee schedule that tells you what the fee is and at that point of time, a business can decide and make a business decision saying hey, i can pay the fees and i want to do this or i cannot pay the fee and do this. >> reporter: small distilleries made hand sanitizer for businesses, non-profits and government aagain sees at a fraction of what major companies are selling for.

council member raul helped cut through the red tape to pivot and now he's in talks with members of california's congressional delegation to make sure small businesses aren't penalized because of government bureaucracy. >> we'll need hand sanitizer all year long and potentially more than we needed last year as we get more people out in the community and so to take a supply chain a local sup my chain like this out of the equation is detrimental. >> reporter: the american craft spirit association is having on going talks. >> we think there is real value having american small business provide ppe for american needs. and i think that if we can find a way through this, our country is going to be more secure in the long run. >> reporter: for now, tenth street distillery is pushing forward with the rerere sanitizing kit. >> this whole year is a roller coaster for reasons beyond our control. >> reporter: chris nguyen, abc 7

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macy's shutting down dozens of stores according to reports, this will impact 45 locations in the coming months. a list of stores that will shut down will be available tomorrow. these shut downs are part of a

plan announced before the pandemic to close 125 stores by 2023. november macy's reported more than 20% decline in in store sales. >> amazon made a big purchase to help speed up deliveries. the company said today it bought 11 boeing 767s from west jet and delta. amazon has been leasing planes and this is the first time it purchased planes. the planes will join amazon air cargo network between this year and next. in the east bay a special delivery was made today at the part of oakland. long awaited container cranes arrived. there are three of them as you can see and they are gigantic. when fully raised, they will sore 400 feet above the the cranes arrived last week slipping under the bay bridge but so tall the ship carrying them had to lower the booms to make sure they could clear the golden gate and the bay bridges, as well. 400 feet.

ama, that will be a nice perch. we'll put spencer on one of those to see what is coming our way. >> so he can be up there with the fog. >> right, right and closer to the sky to see what is coming our way. in fact, we can see what is coming our way now. here is a live view looking back at a portion of san francisco's financial district. temperature readings now low 50s at san francisco and oakland. 50 san jose and morgan hill. and a lovely view under partly cloudy skies looking across the bay bridge. 50 right now at santa rosa, 51 concord and we have upper 40s at davato and looking across the embarcadero, these are forecast features. skies become cloudy overnight with patchy fog developing. spotty-like showers in the north bay first and sweeping southward before breaking up and the next storm system arrives late

thursday into early friday. we still have a high surf advisory in effect until 11:00 tonight. wave heights are well above average and still potential for a dangerous rip current and sneaker waves so stay away from the coastline for awhile. the approaching storm ranks only one on the abc 7 storm impact scale. scattered light showers as i said with north bay likely to be the wettest region in the bay area with up to .2 of an inch of rain. it will be much lower, the rainfall totals will be much lower and we expect wet pavement for the everyone commute tomorrow. here is a forecast animation at 8:00 tomorrow morning. we'll see the first wave of rain swinging down. by midday, it will be breaking up but scattered showers will follow to other parts of the bay area. a few showers in the east bay and peninsula and south bay, probably not measuring more than a couple of hundredths of an inch of rain. the estimate shows in the north bay more measurable rain and other locations again just a couple hundredths of an inch.

so not much of a storm coming our way but again, some wet pavement likely for the evening commute. overnight lows as the skies get cloudier will be mainly in the upper 30s inland, low 40s near the coast and bay and highs tomorrow mainly mid to upper 50s at the coast and mainly upper 50s just about everywhere else. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. showers develop thursday night into friday morning. partial clearing late in the day on friday. then we get a dry spell over the weekend and into early next week. in fact, speaking of early next week, it's going to be quite mild with high temperatures a few degrees above average on monday and tuesday. so enjoy that while it lasts but hope for more rain. we're just a bit too dry for this time of the year, dan and ama. >> thank you very much. a new lifeline for struggling businesses. up next, the state saystious pr nation to keep businesses open and save jobs.

>> we're here to make a difference:decision night in georgia as georgians decide two u.s. run off races. we'll have the latest count ahead. homeless people promised stimulus checks are left out waiting in the cold literally. i'm michael finney.

a man accused of killing two women in san francisco after speeding through a red light in a stolen car makes his first appearance in court. some are calling the case a conflict overinterest ff intere. the san francisco police officer's association told abc 7 news reporter melanie woodro the suspect should never have been on the streets. troy mccalister entered a not guilty plea on charges on new year's eve san francisco. the women were on a crosswalk at the time. san francisco police say mccalister on parole for a robbery was trying to make a get away after committing a burglary and hit and killed the women. >> i'm shaking still talking

about and thinking about what happened. >> reporter: the tragedy has sparked outrage as san francisco police officers association president tony montoya says mccalister should have been in custody. >> this just highlights the current climate of the district attorney's office where mr. bodene and his staff are having their criminals first agenda with a victim being an after thought. >> reporter: montoya is calling for a panel to review the district attorney's office conflict of interest after mccalister's court appearance today. scott grant said this. >> there have been a lot of quick comments, accusations and attempts to point fingers in a portion. >> reporter: the california department of corrections and rehabilitation tells abc 7 news none of mccalister's numerous arrests following the 2020 release result in criminal

charges followed by boudene. he had a conflict because he represented mccalister in a 2015 armed robbery case. >> when they made the charging decision that ultimately ended up in mr. mechanical list r being released in march of last year, they should have looked who had involvement in that case to rule out conflicts of interest and they didn't do that. >> reporter: the public defender says boudin was standing in for another attorney and there was no conflict of interest. >> it's not a situation you develop a relationship with an individual or have confidential relationship with them. >> reporter: dion lim asked boudin why she was shifting attention to the law enforcement agencies that arrested mccalister since the release. >> this is not about blaming police for anything relateed to this case but the fact of the matter is my office cannot prosecute cases until and unless the misppresent us with evidenc >> reporter: with two women whose lives were cut short, the

san francisco public defender's office seem to have one thing in common. >> i think everyone can agree this should not have happened. >> reporter: in san francisco, melanie woodro, abc 7 news. to the economy and a new grant program for the state designed to keep small businesses in business. abc 7 news reporter david louie explains the half billion-dollar program is being billedtious of the nation. >> reporter: the toll the pandemic had on small businesses is visible all over the bay area. some have had to close while others are struggling to survive. ehs says one of those hoping to survive is facility very quiet with this 23 instructors and therapists unable to work under kecurrent regulations. in business for 30 years, they got by with a ppp loan last year. other programs carry risks she says she can't afford. >> the other loans that are

available come with it's almost like taking out a mortgage and i can't put myself in a position to have to pay off something for the next 35 years of my life. >> reporter: the state's covid relief grant program could be her lifeline. she's applying for a $25,000 grant to retain three employees. the studio is hampered with the therapy and treatments it offers. >> therapy and pre and post natal with the pa pilates program. we have not been able to operate. >> reporter: half of the private sector employees work for small businesses so jobs are tied to their survival. >> we can't have a situation where we have an economy that is dominated just by large corporations because you're leaving half the private sector labor force out in the cold. >> reporter: applications for the small business grant program have been extended for another week. david louie, abc 7 news.

>> certainly part of building a better bay area is helping the homeless. unfortunately, thousands of the unhoused people hoping a stimulus check would give them a boost this year, they will have to wait longer for that. a store you you'll see only on 7, michael? >> dan, there was a new company setup to help the homeless apply for pandemic relief. it advertised checks to be distributed this past sunday. for the second month in a row, it didn't happen. a small crowd began gathering before 9:00 sunday by a railroad track next to a hopeless shelter in san jose. many of these same people showed up last month after being told checks would be distributed then. >> nobody was here. i called the number and they called me that evening and said it would be here today. >> reporter: docuprep said it cancelled the december event after a mailbox company refuseded to release checks because they suspected fraud.

it also says u.s. bank declined to allow them to deposit the checks for the same reason. docuprep planned to convert the checks to debit cards distributing $800 to each applicant and keeping $400 to itself. three security guards showed up followed by docuprep representatives. a volunteer with the mountain view non-profit hopes corn ther that assists the homeless. the fee is high but the intent is good. >> those unhoused people may not have sign up for anything. at least now they have a chance. >> reporter: jared jones of d k docuprep held a list of 7200 applicants that applied for checksp of company. he said the irs rejected 60% of the applicants including rafael. >> it says the social security number didn't match. now most of the time when we see

that it's a typo. >> reporter: rafael is told to call the irs to correct his social security number. he isn't concerned. >> i'm just a happy man. that's all i am. >> reporter: jones said he had no checks to distribute even to those approved. he says the irs refused to release the checks to docuprep. >> because of the edd fraud. they want to make sure it's legit. >> she will call the irs to claim her check. >> reporter: i'm happy to receive the check and get myself out of the street.i'm happy to check and get myself out of the street. >> the company will waivi'm hap and get myself out of the street. >> the company will waiv all fees. >> very good news. they cannot be forgotten in the pandemic. michael, thank you very much. new developments now on an issue 7 on your side is investigating.

a crackdown on unemployment claims by jail inmates. the santa clara district attorney's office announced today it launchd a team to focus on the problem. organized rings involving inmates in the county are believed to be behind the biggest screhemes. in one case, someone is suspected of defrauding the edd of $12 million. to approximately ticpolitic news, all eyes on georgia tonight as eyes trickle in on one of the most consequential elections. both senate seats are up for grabs. control of the senate is in the balance. the latest numbers, kelly locklear is tied with her democratic opponent raphael warnock. earlier he had a 1% lead. and it's a tie between income bent republican senator david purdue and democrat jon ossoff. those results include 68% of the expected vote. it is a fascinating and razor thin night there in georgia. abc news reporter shaw is in

atlanta where she talked with voters. >> reporter: good evening, dan, polls closed just a bit ago. georgia voters had been buzzing with anticipation over 3 million voters already cost their ballot, that is 40% of registered voters. on tuesday georgia voters going to the polls one more time in a pair of run off elections to decide which party will control the u.s. senate and joe biden's presidency. >> it's empowering knowing that having a vote can really shape the rest of the year. >> we're here to make a difference. >> reporter: incoumbent republican senators making final pleas to voters after none of the candidates achieved the require 50% threshold. >> my name is on the ballot and the bus but this is a collective effort. >> are you ready to show america that georgia is a red state? >> reporter: more than 3 million georgians cast ballots in the

early voting period. a record for a special election. polls show both races as extremely tight. if both democrats win, they will be tied with republicans at 50 seats a piece with vice president elect kamala harris being tiebreaker. these are two of the most expensive senate races in american history, the four candidates spending over half a billion in ads since november 3rd and drawing big names to their state including major celebrities, president elect biden campaigned here yesterday and president trump in his second trip to the state just last night. the president's visit coming as he continues to falsely claim he won and that there was wide spread fraud in georgia. >> there is no way we lost georgia. there is no way. >> reporter: two days after this phone call was leaked where he is heard pressuring georgia secretary of state to change the results. >> all i want to do is this, i just want to find >> reporter: some gop leaders fearing the repeated claims of

voter fraud could suppress turnout. >> we can't trust any of these results. >> reporter: polls closed just a bit ago. state officials made changes since november but there is still a very slim chance that we could see the final results tonight. it could take up todays. reporting from atlanta, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. you can get the latest right here on abc 7 with an abc news e election night special. coverage begins at 7:30. a police chase near l.a. ends with officers taking over a freeway. look at this. see how they finally brought the pursuit to a stop. also, a pup in a tight spot. just when it took to free a stuck ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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a fairly big dog found itself trapped in a small space and needed firefighters to rescue it. a husky somehow got stuck in a storm drain in san bernardino. you can see the dog's head peering out poor thing. they needed backup and called in the urban search and rescue team using jackhammers and saws took two hours to cut an opening to free the dog. the husky was not hurt and reunited safely with owners. >> thank goodness. the 2021 grammy award show is on hold because of the covid-19 pandemic. the academy is postponing the show scheduled for january 31st at the staples center in los

angeles until march. l.a. county is the epicenter of the crisis with 40% of the state's 25,000 covid related deaths. tonight, two bay area contestants will be on jeopardy. they will compete. this is one of alex trebek's final episodes as host. last night's episode had a powerful message from alex about the season of giving. >> i'd like you to open your hands and heart to those who are still suffering because of covid-19. people who are suffering through no fault of their own. we're trying to built a gentler, kinder society and if we all pitch in a little bit, we're going to get there. >> trebek's last episodpisode ae friday. now if you ever competed on "jeopardy" and met alex trebek. we want to hear from you. we're looking to gather memories of the game show host.

log on abc7news.com and look for the story of alex trebek memories. there is a form to fill out to share memories. we'll share some with viewers this week. these final episodes are so moving that message last night, that was taped just a few weeks before his death, i believe. he just is a remarkable man of great dignity and grit during this crisis. >> absolutely. we're just going to keep hearing the front memories from people who did have a chance to meet him. all right. let get to our weather and find out if there is more fog for us, spencer. >> there will be, ama. a little fog and rain. we have a storm coming in ranking one on the abc 7 storm impact scale producing scattered light showers in the for for for we'll get clear skies early thursday but a second storm will develop, another light one thursday night into friday and a dry pattern through the weekend into early next week. dan and ama?

>> all right. sounds good. thank you, spencer. >> on to abc 7 news sports director larry beil. we have nfl and nba news tonight, larry. >> good stuff here. the pro football hall of fame will be considering bay area names for induction this year plus, how can a guy who scored only five points

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good evening a strange and unpredictable college football season is coming to a close and the his meisman trophy is givin devonte smith like everything else, this was a virtual heisman ceremony, the wide receiver smith up against three quarterbacks, mack jones, trever lawrence. smith becomes the first receiver to win the heisman in 29 years. december band howard in '91 the last one. receiving yards, receiving t.d.s and 175 pounds but would not size stop him. >> to all the young kids out there, not the biggest, not the strongest, just keep pushing because i'm not the biggest. i've been doubted a lot because of my size and really it comes down to put your mind to it and you can do it. >> good words.

the pro football hall of fame should have significant bay area rep sresentation for the class of 2021. two raiders town locked to get in. charles woodson was so good. two stints with the silver and black started his career at corner and moved to safety and won a super bowl in green bay. the nine-time pro bowl selection is in his first year of eligibility and peyton manning who woodson picks off in this video so we get two inductees for the price of one. manning is definitely going to canton. john lynch started safety for tampa bay and tdenver and would take your head off against the middle. back in the day that was allowed and in fact, encouraged. no so much anymore. lynch is a finalist eight times and tom floor rres should have in the hall long ago. i've been on this rant for years but led the leaders to two super bowl titles.

he's the only candidate in the category so abc 7 sports is projecting he will be getting a gold jacket. new inductees will be announced before the super bowl. >> for the first time in ra llo, the warriors look like the championship vintage warriors with steph bombing away with thou threes and draymond green. the stats say he scored five points and five assists. that doesn't begin to demonstrate the impact or his high hops to get people in the right spot on the floor orchestrating, initiating offense, getting the ball into the hands of guys like steph curry. playing his way into shape and the warriors are a totally different team when he's on the court. >> having draymond to be the quarterback and get people moving in the right direction swinging the ball, it starts to look like it used to in the sense of the patterns that we have and guys are, you know, making shots and that's always helpful. >> steph is the flow.

he creates the flow. so, you know, when he's playing the way he's playing the last two nights, it allows everyone else to get into a flow. i disagree he needs the offense to be flowing for him. he creates the flow for us and the rest of us are able to fill in and do our jobs. three u.s. men's national team forward cade could, j.t. and midfielder jackson among 26 players called up. home grown grew up in alamo 17 the youngest called to the 23s. that's a wrap on sports. dan and ama? >> thank you. entering i cequity and vacc distribution. planning to find health care providers that don't follow guidelines. that story coming up at 11:00. darting through the skies in dazzling displays, wildlife and

perts experts explain what is behind the spectacles and stay tuned for jimmy kimmel live. that will do it for us. look for the news any time on the abc 7 news app. thank you for being here. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time and hope to see you again tonight at 11:00. have a nice evening.

♪ this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants-- an attorney from san francisco, california... a college student from berkeley, california... and our returning champion-- a policy intern from las vegas, nevada... ...whose 5-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- alex trebek! [ applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. over the years, las vegas has received hundreds and hundreds of thousands of visitors.

but in the last couple of years, it has exported a couple of very notable "jeopardy!" champions-- james holzhauer, i have mentioned before, and our current champion, brayden, winning over $115,000. all right, ladies, you've got your work cut out for you if you're going to replace him. but good luck. here we go into the "jeopardy!" round. and here are the categories... and finally--you'll love this. brayden, start. let's do maps for $1,000. - manisha. - what is oklahoma? you're on the board. uh, condiments for $200.