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from one generation to the next and from seed to slice. tonight we interviewed the ucsf doctor who found the california variant. >> anxiety building about who can get the vaccine and when. we look at one of the mass vaccination sides as people desperately try to get their spot in line. >> showers tomorrow and heavier rain later this week. we'll have details with the forecast. abc7news at 11:00 starts right now. confusion around how you actually do that. >> a san francisco supervisor voices what many are thinking as anxiety and frustration grow over how to get the vaccine.

today some who were told they were eligible couldn't shot and why. with that, we say good evening. questions are swirling about how effective it will be goeps a new variant of covid-19 that's spreading in california. the strain is making up more than a third of the cases in los angeles. it was a bay area doctor who discovered the mutation and he said more retch is needed to find out what comes next. it was december 31st, 2020 when inside this lab dr. charles chu and his colleagues found what they're calling the l >> specifically looking for the variant that's now circulating and that emerged from the united kingdom. >> immediately after his

discovery, dr. chu alerted the state's health department. by then multiple cases had been spotted across california. >> from the end of november to the end of the year we saw that the cases, at least in northern california, of the variant has increased less than 5% to more than 25%. more than a quarter of cases. >> the variants countdown in the uk is spreading 70% faster than the others. dr. chu says they're tracking the transmission rate of the california variant. he hopes his findings push for more scientific collaboration. to catch these varians faster. >> we do not have an organized, systemic and robust genomic detection system where we can figure out who have these variants of concern. >> do you project as the virus continues to mutate, those vaccines will also have to change? >> there will potentially be the

emergence of variants that would require to vaccine to be modified. >> he said at least 10 counties in california have reported this variant. he says the best way to stop it is to vaccinate adds many people as possible and fast. in san francisco, abc7news. >> now for some did news. new numbers from california are encouraging and could be a sign the state is h moving past the winter surge. nearly 23,000 newly diagnosed cases were added today, below the average. the number of hospitalizations also went p down and the seven-day positivity rate has dropped to 8.5%. the positivity rate is a good indicator to measure the spread of the virus. pro-life activists filled the streets today for the west coast walk for live. the day began with a morning

prayer village imat planned parenthood on valencia street. they want to send the message that the church is a resource for women who are considering abortion. >> we would encourage them to choose life. life is precious. there's nothing more wonderful than parenthood. even in troubled times. >> later in the afternoon demonstrators marched down market street. this year's walk was scaled back because of the pandemic and didn't include a rally. before that march, a special catholic mass was held at st. mary's today. hundreds of worshippers were gathering despite the ban. cornell bernard spoke exclusively with the archbishop said a threat of violence prompted the move. >> a strange sight in the midst of our pandemic.

hundreds of worshippers inside the cathedral for a saturday mass. >> we're praying for the unborn. >> the order allows small outdoor services but has band all indoor worship. >> it's actually wonderful. i know we're not allowed to but we were very safe. >> we had ever plan, every intention to have mass outdoors. >> san francisco catholic amp bishop salvatore says a security threat prompted him to move inside. possible violence due to a protest and a councillor protest next door at the chinese bahamas. embassy. >> dozens of officers were stationed around st. mary's. in a statement to abc7news, the sfpd said there were no specific threats directed at the church.

it was precautionary. >> it was a tradeoff. >> did anyone show up to accuse trouble? >> not that i saw. >> he's been an outspoken critic of the indoor ban. he says he hopes to hold smaller up door services later. cornell bernard, abc7news. >> get ready for a rainy week ahead. you can see things pretty calm out there but that is about to change. showers move in dome before stronger storms. let's get to the accuweather forecast. drew. >> hi, deon. it was a dry start to the weekend. tomorrow, it is a different story. showers make a comeback to finish out the weekend. the storm impact scale gets you to level one light system we're

trauking tomorrow. showers, even some scattered downpours as well. tomorrow as the front moves through, it does turn windy. we'll have a wind advisory on the coast tomorrow night. there's a chance in the highest peaks that we could see a dusting of snow. so that's so light rain we're tracking tomorrow, but an even stronger storm is said to move in on wednesday. we'll talk about b the details, the timing of tomorrow's rain and more on the midweek soaker in a few minutes. >> looking forward to it. thanks. the lights are back on for thousands in santa cruz county. in this pg&e emergency outages map you can see 50 homes or fewer without power. pg&e says the storage was the

strongest they've seen in the last ten years. several poles wires were damaged. that setup is now closed. a water main break may have caused water damage at several businesses in milbury this afternoon. the break was first reported just before 4:00 this afternoon at broadway and victoria avenue. an hour later, the water as still gushing down the street there. firefighters had to close the street. at least one building was flooded. new at 11:00, bart services back to normal tonight after a person was hit by a train in oakland. it happened just before 7:00. bart said first responders treated the victim on the platform before taking them to the hospital. that person is alive but there is no word yet on the extent of their injuries. it shut down the station and caused delays for about an hour. still ahead at you c forget spring break if you were hoping to set sail this year.

the cruise line extending its stay on dry land because of covid. plus it's been a are long road to recovery for fire survivors in the south bay. we'll show you how. spreading joy one care package at a tim

one issue we focus on in our commitment to help build a better bay area is your health and that includes the covid-19 advantage rollout. questions over how to get an appointment to get a shot have been impossible to answer for many in the bay area who are currently eligible under the face. some people are desperately

trying to secure a spot. one woman got one. she said it was just a fluke. >> a row of tents to administer drive through vaccinations. they're doing about five to 600 a day here. >> i was thinking might get the city college but i didn't get any answer. >> stella said she got a text that her 87-year-old mother is eligible for a vaccine. they came down to get one but were turned away without an appointment. >> you are eligible for my mom, still doesn't finish. >> but on friday a ucsf spokesperson said they ended up given out 70 walkups during the day. >> that's what he describes as the current state of the vaccine roleout.

>> we don't have our lodge isks worked out. >> adding more confusion, who is even eligible? >> when the governor came out with anybody over 65 could get the vaccine, i first started with kaiser. >> lafayette resident jennifer says she'd almost given up on kaiser when a friend sent her a link. >> a link you check you're over age 65. it went from there. gave me appointments, and i just picked one. >> the website has reverted back to 75 and older, but she says she was able to sneak in and got her vaccine on tuesday. i see it as a fluke that i got through. >> a system built on fluks, says the doctor, is one that's ripe for disappointment. >> we see this light and the light is the vaccine, and then we can't get to it. it's almost easier not to see the light.

>> matt boone, abc7news. >> really feel that frustration. now, abc7news is monitoring the covid vaccine roulout with our vaccine tracker at our website. it shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine in california. age abc7news.com. carnival cruise lines is stening its pause on all u.s. departures as coronavirus cases continue to rise. they announced canceling all of the cruises through april. they also canceled european trips set to begin in may. guests with receive a full refund or credit for a future cruise. the company lost billions of dollars in 2020. >> getting around san francisco using public transits got a little easier today thanks to an express line bus. the downtown bound buss will run

every ten minutes. this means for the first time people living in the hunter's point area will have a direct connection to downtown san francisco. neighbors in the bay view will also get better access to downtown via 3rd street. fire survivors got a free treat to plant on their property today. the lake county gifting a tree project collects living discriminates trees to be rehold in areas destroyed by they picked up a tree in fulton. anyone who lost trees in wildfires is eligible to receive a tree. take it out there is some fresh the snow on the ground in the sierra. tomorrow a winter weather advisory goes into effect.

expecting to get slammed by snow, up to seven inches. drives should prepare for difficult travel conditions. right here at home, all eyes watching the weather situation situation but more so for rain than anything else, drew. >> we're going to track showers tomorrow, deon. then a stronger storm will move in midweek. it's getting chilly. i've got 30s on the board in the north bay. it's down to 39 in live moore. elsewhere, mainly in the 40s. it will be a pretty cold night tonight for january standards. partly cloudy skies. it is a level one light storm we are trademarking for the second half of our weekend. tomorrow we'll find those showers and some scout youps as well. those become windy.

again, there is a chance of a dusting of snow on our highest of peaks. some watch closely tomorrow night. we'll get you in 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. most areas are seeing cloud cover. rain is beginning to move in to the north bae. that front will slide south through the heart of the bay area bringing rain with it. then throughout the afternoon and early evening rain focused mainly in the south bay. was we get later in the evening, you can see the pop of pink around mount hamilton. there's a chance we could see a dugs of snow but we'll all feel a pickup in the winds tomorrow. we'll track some breezy conditions, especially starting tomorrow evening. you have a wind advisory going into effect at 7:00 p.m., along the klein. that includes the city of san francisco, where we could see gusts 40, if not over 40 miles per hour. the good news, this swipd nowhere near as widespread or as

strong as that wind wasn't had last week, but nonetheless, we could see some issues along our coastline. through the day tomorrow, i think most spots will end up with less than a third of an inch of rainfall. where we do see a down set up maybe for a little bit longer, close to a half an inch, but all in all, this is a pretty quick moving system. low to mid 50s. it's going to feel cool. the numbers are we low average for this team of year. we'll watch our sites on wednesday because that's when we see a stronger storm move through. how it looks for this midweek soak, i think the early call is for one to three inches likely in higher mountains or hills. this is the potential for mud or rock slides. very possible as the storm moves through, looping with gusty winds and power outages are

possible. so tomorrow, the accuweather seven-day for the, showers, windy in the evening. we get a brief break in rain on monday but the wet and windy weather moves back tuesday night. a level three storm, it looks like the worst of that storm will come wednesday morning. heavy rain coming our way later on this week. >> haven't seen that three in quite a while, drew. >> nope, uh-uh. >> all right. thanks. still ahead at 11:00, from the front lines to the football field. thousands of health care heroes are treated to

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some health care heroes who are treating code patients received the surprise of a lifetime. nfl commissioner roger goodell crashed a virtual meeting of

hospital workers yesterday and told them they are getting free super bowl tickets. >> be our guests at the super bowl. i don't know if that means you'll accept or not. >> yes, yes, yes. >> we accept. >> oh, my gosh. >> i was thinking, oh, my goodness, i can't wait to the call my dad and tell him i talked to roger goodell told. i was just so excited. >> oh, best zoom meeting ever. the medical employees work at a hospital in sarasota. that's not frar from tampa where the game will be played on feb 7th. health care workers will be among the 22,000 fans loud at the super bowl. probably my favorite story of the night. >> once we get back to normal, let's get some first responders to the super bowl every year. they want the buzzer. that was a great idea. finish against ucla.

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stephen curry is arguably the greatest three-point shooter in nba history. he entered tonight's game four threes away from taking over reggie miller for the second on the all-time list. steph was making putts with brother-in-law daymeon lee. i love that pregame celebration. curry hit his first three of the game, which makes him thee away from second place. next time down the court, the rookie. and stephen curry, the veteran,

a splash. late second quarter, this three ball right here ties miller at 2,560 threes. he knows it. donovan mitchell, his own three. splash just before the halftime buzzer gave utah a 30-point lead but just go back. curry on the move. this triple puts him automatic alone in second place. he passes miller. curry finishes with five threes and a game high 24. the warriors lost 107-98. congratulations to him. >> oh! wow. what up, reg. >> don't leave too much room, because i could be coming. >> all records are meant to be broken. >> he's your number one fan, so thank you so much for what you

have done, my friend. >> you and ray have been -- if i'm chazing any record, know guys have supported me like you. i appreciate you, man. thanks for all the support. >> don't forget about cannon curry. he'll be good, too. straight to overtime. stanford's defense turns to over. the alley-oop right there. jaden throws it down. winning time, under 10 seconds to go, uc down two. bruins up one. eight thenlt of a second to go, stanford inbounding owned scar desilva got by -- for the win, it was so good. what was that? unbelievable. deville va with 76. espn's adam schefter and others reporting the lions and stafford are agreeing to part ways. he'll start listening to trade

offers. now will the niners be in the mix? not in that camp. what's really going to maefrt is the head coach and gm, where they sit on this topic. real quick, u.s. 257, dustin provider, a second round two over. this report sponsored by your local toyota dealers. >> talk about an upset. thanks. coming up, explosive new allegations against forum president trump. why new information on his attempt to overturn the election is raising stakes even higher. a bay area teen's mission to make a

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once again, good evening. in tonight's headlines, the covid-19 vaccine rollout has come with many challenges, including how to get an appointment. the site at city college is administering five to 600 vaccinations a day. some received messages showing they're eligible but showed up and got no appointment while others got left over doses at the end of the day. the supply of vaccines has not been steady enough to create a plan. many questioning how effective the vaccine will be against the new variant of covid-19 spreadsing in california. it's making up more than a third of cases in los angeles.

the bay area doctor who discovered it says more mutat mutationre new vaccine to be created. people celebrating kamala harris's official title change curing the march for women. they honor the first female, black, and asian-american vice president. >> you got it, accept it. i know i got elected. >> organizers say they hope the oakland native keeps her promises to women and the black community. the other top zero we are tracking tonight is the return of way into the bay area as we look into the outside you can see the conditions there calm for the most part. that will all change tomorrow with the storm set to usher in several days of wet weather. here's a look at the forecast withdrew. hi, drew. >> hi. showers return and it becomes pretty windy tomorrow evening,

especially along the coastlines. summed, a level one light storm we have. showers, scattered, welcoming windy tomorrow night. late tomorrow night on the highest peaks, it could bring us a dusting of snow, say around mount diablo or mount hamilton. a wind advisory will go into effect along the coast and this includes san francisco as well. we could see northwest wind gusting close, if not over 40 miles per hour, so we're going to go hour by hour, time-out this rain tomorrow and show you a stronger storm in the days ahead when i see you at the full accuweather forecast in a few minutes. >> looking forward to it. thanks. on the peninsula, the sheriff's office is investigating after a woman's body washed up in half moon bay. officials are working to identify her. you may remember earlier this month a woman was swept into the ocean as nearby pes ka dero

state beach. the man she was with survived. the body of the woman has not been recovered. new developments coming out of washington. we're learning up to 7,000 national guard troops will remain at the capitol through mid march. law enforcement is working to address possible threats. the troops that remain are about a quarter of the 25,000 brought in to secure the city ahead of president biden's inauguration. tensions are running high. new reports that former president trump tried to involve the justice department in his attempt to overturn the election while still in office. here's more on this story. >> the date of former president trump's second impeachment trial february 8th, more that a month after the voiptd attack on capitol hill. >> we have to address that and make sure it never happens again. >> house speaker nancy pelosi will send over the article on impeachment on monday.

according to the constitution, the trial will begin at 1:00 p.m. the next day. both sides will have two weeks to prepare. >> during that period, the senate will continue to do other business for the american people such as cabinet nominations and the covid relief bill which would provide relief for millions of americans who are suffering during this pandemic. >> and now trump is reportedly being accused of discussing plans with justice department officials to overturn the election while he was still in office. in a stunning report by "the new york times," citing unnamed sources trump allegedly discussed removing acting attorney general rosen to pressure georgia officials to flip the state's presidential election results. the man who reportedly worked on the plan, at times said trump mulled over firing the a.g.

according to the times, trump decided against firing rosen, only after top justice department officials threatened mass resignations. clark saying their report contained inaccuracies and all communications were definite with the law. trump declined to comment according to the report. the latest report could have an impact on the president's upcoming impeople trial. they could both be called as witnesses. >> tributes are pouring in for broadcasting legend larry king. he died this morning at a los angeles hospital. he began his career as a disc jockey in the 50s and eventually game a fixture on cnn from 1985 to 2010. from world leaders to celebrities and countless others, king conducted an estimated 50,000 interviews. >> i'd like to be rebelled as someone who greatly contributed to the profession he chose to be

in, and if he made it a drop better by his being there. >> what a career. over the years king battled a number of health issues, including a heart attack, lung and prostate cancer and a near fatal stroke. an official cause of death has not be released but a spokesperson says he was hospitalized after christmas for covid-19. larry king was 87 years old. abc 7 sent out the alert about larry king's death this morning through our app. you, too, can be the first to know and look pack at the life of king. high school studee s h mak t wl kinder place one project at a time. she's a student and founder of a group of students looking to improve their commune. they raised ddddddddd

kits to be delivered next week. she has high praise for all the students. >> i'm so thankful for them. i've been blessed with this opportunity to have such an ape mazing team and the only reason i'm here is because of them. >> what an awesome effort. she said she started stomp to foster unity. the first project was delivering more than 3600 thank you cards for front line workers. still ahead on abc7news at 11:00, a will reopening during the pandemic. yes, that's correct. with safety and social distancing in mind, this playground is back open. as rain return to the bay area, track live doppler seven from your phone, download the

we've been hearing about so many public spaces shutting down because of the pandemic. in the south bay today a glimmer of hope. the rotary play garden at the river park reopened for the first time in several months. social distancing is in place so everyone can enjoy the playground zale. they provide children of all abilities a place to play. spacex engineers are keeping an eye on the skies in florida hoping for better weather tomorrow. today's laurmg was scrubbed because of bad conditions. spacex hopes to lauchlg a rocket carrying 143 satellites into space. successful, that would be the largest number of satellites ever flown on a single mission. speaking of the weather, here at home, drew with our forecast. looking pretty soggy next week.

>> yeah, it really is. you'll see that rain return tomorrow with some scattered downpours. heavier showers will move in later on in the week. tonight it's dry overnight but it is chilly. we're dropping into the 30s in our coldest spots first thing tomorrow morning. we'll track that rain tomorrow. future weather in the morning at 11:00 a.m. showers beginning to move in the south bay. earlier this afternoon it's sliding south. much of the rain focused in the south bay. then behind the front, it does turn pretty windy along the coastline. tomorrow it's a rainy day, especially in the afternoon. highs only in the low to mid 50s. a level one light storm tomorrow, a brief break in the rain on monday and more rain arrives for tuesday night. then a stronger system on wednesday. it's a level three strong storm on the storm impact scale. >> keep your umbrella, no matter what.

drew, thanks. >> coming up in sports, the sharks' road trip just got extended. where they're going to call crazy. you're going to want

st san jose sharks will open their home schedule in arizona. the team announcing today they're going to play their february 1st and 3rd in somewhere else. the team was forced to move and hold training camp in arizona. the sharks will now play their first two home games in the coyotes arena against las vegas. an opening road trip with one more in minnesota, two in colorado before returning to dplen dale to play in their

adopted home away from home. >> i'd be lying to say it wouldn't be nice to go home and sleep in our own beds. that's where i think immensely we're going to have to concentrate at the end of the road trip when we're socially supposed to be going hope. >> that's outside our realm. we're wasting our breath. >> eats reliving our dream plan. things are good. we've got to go out and perform. >> because you can nevada have enough good clay thochson video in your hief, a friendly reminder, clay went crazy. thompson scored 37 points against the kings. the dubs capped the with their first championship in years. where's steve kerr? he's seen a lot of basketball in his days. i asked coach this ranked on his all-time performance list? >> it wouthe oga incredible exp

i've felt. clay's performance was to dramatic and unbelievable, and i mean it in the real sense of the word, it was hard to believe it was happening. the fans were -- it felt like a religious experience, really. it was like nothing i've ever been a part of it. it was an amazing night. >> up on the hilltop, all gails in the first half. johnson, all sorts of movies. johnson, the mountain view gh o1 native cut into the rack. nice pass. two of his team high 20. mike fox and the bears hosting usc. late first half, tied.

joel brown the steal and the lay-up in route to 15 points for him. matt bradley missed the last five games with an ankle issue, looking good here. how about the fadeaway jumper. ties it with 59. he scored 11 in his return but the bears never led after that. the rebound and the easy put-back. 17 of his game high 25 after the game. cal falls to two and eight. it's a battle of bay area quarterbacks with a right to go to the super bowl tomorrow. two all time greats. can't make a bad pick. this will be rodgers's fifth conference title appearance but his only one won of them. brady will b making his nfl f 1 win.itappear

taech would bpl their stadium f super bowl, which is all brady is thinking about. >> put ourselves in a ke sent position and went to road playoff games and got a chance to get back home to a home super bowl, which would be a pretty cool thing. >> you've heard me say it authentically, i want it as gold as possible, so i don't feel like it's an issue the older you get, but i mean, we'll see if it gets county to minus 20 at some point. maybe i can give you a better answer. >> you heard him say about 30 degrees at game time. but it's not supposed to snow. abc sports sponsored by your local toyota dealers. >> suddenly the impending rain doesn't see so bad. the calendar may say january but it is looking a spring at the botanical garden.

take the first wave of this year's flowers can reach up to 80 feet and peak between january and march. entrance fees, there is none. it is free to all residents to enjoy. and with that, we say thank you so much for joining us. abc7news continues bright and early tomorrow morning at 5:00. for drew and chris and all of us here, thanks for watching. we'll see you tomorrow morning. ♪ ♪ oh, this is how it starts ♪ ♪ lightning strikes the heart ♪ ♪ the day has just begun ♪ ♪ brighter than the sun ♪

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