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area, have a happy and healthy holiday. [ applause ] right now on nbc bay area, a milestone moment in the battle against covid. the first vaccines on the road. >> it's an extraordinary day for science. it's an extraordinary day for humanity. >> the extraordinary effort now underway to get americans vaccinated. then a south bay man who spent more than a hundred days in the hospital battling the virus says he's ready to roll up his sleeve for that shot. we talk to him about the historic mission happening right now. and a last-minute change at the white house about who will be among the first in washington to be vaccinated. the announcement president trump just made. hope is on the way. the first shipments of pfizer's covid vaccine crisscrossing the country tonight with the first

shots expected tomorrow. >> this is a moment the world dreamed of. many prayed for. and it is here. fedex and ups facilities very busy today getting the doses where they need to go. each box containing lots of dry ice to keep the temperature at minus 94 degrees farenheit. also a gps tracker. ups says those trackers will give the packages priority when they arrive at shipping facilities. at least four hospitals here in the bay area are among those that will receive the first doses. you see them right there on the map. ucsf, zuckerberg general in san francisco, stanford and the palo alto va. >> reporter: ucsf will be one of the first bay area hospitals to receive doses of the pfizer vaccine. they tell me they could receive it tomorrow or they could receive it tuesday. a local cybersecurity expert tells me this uncertainty could be a good thing.

an unprecedented effort is underway with the pfizer vaccine being packed and shipped across the country. cameras rolling as historic shipments rolled out. nearly 2.9 million doses are expected to go out this week with more than 327,000 total doses on its way to california. california governor gavin newsom tweeting out this video today announcing the approval of the pfizer vaccine by a panel of medical professionals on the west coast. >> a 17-member panel ultimately assembled unanimously recommending the quick distribution of the pfizer vaccine. they reviewed the safety, they reviewed the efficacy. >> reporter: in the bay area, ucsf will be one of the first hospitals to get the first doses of the vaccine. hospital officials say the situation is fluid, and they could get it on monday or tuesday, with vaccinations on wednesday. shipping companies are staying mum on the routes or destinations. >> they don't want to give anybody an advanced knowledge

about where the shipment's going to go. he is a cybersecurity expert who believes this uncertainty comes down to safety. he said too much information on where shipments are going could potentially lead to physical theft of the vaccine. but cyber thefts loom, too. another reason, for the secrecy on where the shipments will be going. the biggest threat from cyber thieves could be disrupting the supply chain. but he says people shouldn't worry. >> i believe that fei and sisa which is the cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, they are aware of all the risk around the shipment so they have a plan. >> reporter: in san francisco, pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >> he was talking about ucsf being one of the first hospitals to get the vaccine. earlier i spoke to epidemiologist dr. rutherford about it. >> the doses are almost here. it's big buzz no matter who i talk to. what is the talk at ucsf among

the medical community? >> well, this is an historic moment in the history of medicine and the history of public health. we moved from identifying an outbreak on december 31st of 2019 to sequencing the organism within a week to a week and a half to having two phase three vaccine trials closed and finalized and on the cusp of being approved within 11 months. it's unprecedented. and so there's a ton of excitement about it as you might imagine. >> a lot of excitement. but when you're talking about moving so rapidly, some people say did we go too fast? you are an expert. what do you say? >> sure. i'd say in some ways we didn't go fast enough. and we have, you know, all the mortality to show for it.

however, i think that we've gone about this carefully, we've gone about this prudently. some of the acceleration comes from skipping bureaucratic steps. some comes from doing the manufacturing in parallel with the trials, which you wouldn't normally do unless you had a major underwriter like the federal government helping us. that's how you're able to move from execution to implementation and dissemination of the vaccine so rapidly. >> speaking of dissemination, do you know when you're going to be getting the vaccine? >> my invitation must've been lost in the mail. [ laughter ] i'm going to get it because i'm old, not because i'm seeing patients in the icu. >> okay. all right. do you know when you're going to get it? would you guess a week, two weeks? >> january-ish or february. >> so the first dose i have read provides 50% immunity. the second 95%. when are we going to see an

impact at hospitals, specifically on those icu beds, which are filling up across the country? >> so the two reasons we're going to see impact and we're going to see it in the icu. first of all we're not going to have absenteeism either because of infection among health care workers or because they've been exposed and have to be quarantined. and i'm talking about exposure at home primarily. a couple of weeks ago the mayo clinic had 1,500 health care workers out either because of they were isolated or because they had to be in quarantine. we just can't tolerate that, given the surges in the icus. so that's the first thing you're going to see is a state more stable icu staffing arrangement. the second thing you're going to see is we're not going to have nursing homes sending patients because we'll manage to get those patients immunized and protected. those are two things we are going to see right off the back. and i think it will at least

stabilize and eventually ease the crush on icu beds. >> one thing i saw on a network story about the vaccine yesterday is that when they give the vaccine in england, same vaccine, they wait 15 minutes to see if there is some kind of adverse reaction. an adverse reaction can sound scary. but i don't think they're talking about people collapsing. i believe they're talking about -- well, what are they talking about? you tell me. >> you're vaccinating 90-year-olds. so people faint. they have, you know, pain. there were a couple of allergic reactions to what component of the vaccine we're not sure. it's just prudent practice to keep people around after vaccinating them or giving them a way to come back right away if they perceive anything has gone wrong. >> when your chance comes up, are you going to be rolling up your sleeve? >> oh, yeah.

i want to get moving. i want to get everything moving again in my world. >> fantastic. doctor, thank you so much for being with us this evening. >> my pleasure. take care. >> thank you. new tonight, president trump is reversing course on a plan to vaccinate white house staffers with some of the first doses available. that plan led to swift criticism with so many front line health care workers needing the vaccine desperately. the president now saying that the white house staffers will be vaccinated later in the program. he also said he looks forward to getting the vaccine himself at the appropriate time. well, not just hospitals, the coast guard base in alameda is one of the few military locations where the vaccine will first be administered. two other sites in california are in san diego county. the places chosen did have strict criteria, enough access

to cold storage, a population of at least a thousand, priority personnel and enough medical staff to administer those vaccines and then do follow-ups. well, this map here shows all of the military locations chosen as vaccine distribution sites. right now there are 16 total. every one of these dots, you see the one at alameda. a couple down in southern california. a couple other of note. fort hood in texas. fort bragg, north carolina. walter reed medical center just outside of washington d.c. and that is where the president received treatment during his battle with covid. these vaccines come as cases are soaring for a third straight day new cases in california topping 30,000 bringing our statewide total to more than 1.5 million cases. tonight the positivity rate 10.4%. that is up more than 4% in the last two weeks alone. 6% of the state's new cases today came from santa clara

county alone. more than 2,000 cases. that is a new record. this is the daily cases in santa clara county over the past two weeks alone. at the beginning fewer than 400 cases on the 9th. it jumps up to 1,700 cases. experts say that's no coincidence. that was about two weeks after thanksgiving. a lot of people getting together. it you can see the numbers are still surging and you see where we are today. more than 2,000 cases. hospitalizations in the south bay high but stable. right now only 45 icu beds are available. that's about 13% availability. let's show you where icu availability stands across the bay area. marin, san mateo, and santa clara counties, as terry mentioned, all have less than 5% of icu beds open. san francisco, contra costa county, and solano counties.

icu beds continue to be in short supply across the state of california. tonight the bay area region is inching closer to being forced to shut down under the state's stay-at-home order. our regional icu availability is 16%. the situation is extremely dire in the central valley and in southern california. the san joaquin region has 1.5% of intensive care beds available. another sunday filled with services at a cierra johnssan j. the calvalry church in san jose held indoor services again today despite covid cases hitting record-breaking cases in santa clara county. a judge recently fined that church $2,500 for every day that it holds services. you may remember last tuesday the church's pastor was in court

on a contempt charge. hundreds of people rallied outside while mcclure faced a judge. afterward he says that he follows god's word which is a, quote, bigger law. the case moves to federal court on thursday where the church's attorneys will try to get the feds to take over that case. up next, ready to roll up his sleeve. a south bay man who survived covid says he's ready for the vaccine. his message to everyone on the eve of history. also, saying no to a ball game. the reason stanford football will be sticking to the sidelines this postseason. and after a soggy weekend, things starting to wind down in terms of the rain. but those wave heights starting to build on the coast. we'll talk about this high surf advisory and the return of king tides into your monday forecast when we come right back. ernest hemingway wrote the old man and the sea at 52

satchel paige was still dominating batters at 59. celia cruz was still winning grammys at 77 john wheeler illuminated our ideas of the universe at 70 and roger crouch was 56 when he first went into space your best is yet to come even before today's game,

the 49ers were dealing with a serious situation at a positive covid-19 test. offensive line coach john benton tested positive for the virus. he did not attend today's game in arizona. 49ers say benton immediately went into self-quarantine, and the league's contact tracing protocols went into effect. we're going to have much more on today's 49ers game. they played washington. that's later in this newscast. the team announced on twitter tonight that saturday's game against arizona is not going to be played. cal had to cancel their game at washington state just two hours before kickoff after finding positive covid cases within the team. arizona fired its head coach yesterday and is low on scholarship players. it's just kind of a mess. cal finishes the season with a 1-4 record after having four games canceled because of covid. stanford football team says no thanks when it comes to playing in a bowl game this year. the cardinal declined any post-season opportunity because

of covid concerns. stanford has been on the road since december 1st because santa clara county deemed contact sports too risky during this time. tomorrow the team's heading to santa barbara. they're going to stay in practice for saturday's game against ucla. they're 3-2 on this abbreviated season. they won't be going to postseason. protesters upset about covid restrictions in san francisco took their fight to the mayor's front steps. the group gathered in front of mayor london breed's home this afternoon asking for more transparency when the city makes decisions about the restrictions. people with safe san francisco say they have momentum. they've protested at city hall. they did that last week to have playgrounds reopened, and playgrounds have since reopened. now they're asking for outdoor dining to be restored immediately. we've reached out to the mayor's office for comment but have not yet heard back. he was a healthy and a fit triathlete, but covid landed him

in the hospital fighting for his life for nearly four months. we told you his emotional story. now he's reflecting on that fight and providing a clear message about the vaccine. nbc bay area's marianne favro reports. >> reporter: 112 days after he first went into the hospital with covid, tom of san jose was wheeled out in july. while in the hospital he spent 79 days in a coma. and his family feared he wouldn't make it. months later tom still has lingering health problems caused by covid. >> yeah. i have difficulty with breathing. i can't read a full sentence without having to stop and take a breath. i have neuropathy. >> reporter: with the new covid vaccine on its way to the bay area, we asked the 67-year-old if he would get it when it's available to him. >> as soon as they tell me i can get it, i will be down there to

get the shot. i don't want to do this again. >> reporter: when he got sick, tom was healthy, fit, and training for a 70-mile triathlon. now he wants people reluctant to get the vaccine to know that being in good shape doesn't offer you protection. >> i was in very good health. and yet one week later i was in the hospital, and five days later in a coma. too risky. get the shot. >> reporter: he says even if you don't get the vaccine for yourself, at least think about your family. >> anybody who wants to take a chance on it, look at your family, and do you really want to put them through that? i don't think you do. >> reporter: in san jose, marianne favro, nbc bay area news. new tonight, the pandemic has hit restaurants hard. it's also created an opportunity for entrepreneurs.

the huge demand for takeout encouraged one restaurant in san francisco to switch to reusable takeout containers only. the owners of zuni cafe on market street say they're the first restaurant the city to completely commit to reusable packaging. they're serving up orders in glass or stainless steel boxes and bowls through a partnership with a startup. >> we saw the opportunity to move to a reusable container and partnering with dispatched goods. and it seemed like a really great opportunity for us to make some progress in very challenging times. >> customers are responsible for returning the containers either to the restaurant or at a dispatch goods bin scattered throughout the city. you can also arrange for curbside pickup. some people braved the rainy morning to visit the farmers' market in martinez. shoppers looking for fresh food and all kinds of stuff. business owners say despite the pandemic and the rain, the

farmers' market has very loyal customers. >> the farmers' market customers always come out. doesn't matter if it's rain, shine, hot or cold. they always come out to support the local farmers, the local companies. >> it's a good thing to do and get some fresh air and get some fruits and vegetables. that's what we're doing. but as of now we only got pastries so we kind of failed on that front. >> farmers' markets are open because they're deemed an essential service during the shutdown, just like grocery stores. strong, powerful waves are intriguing to look at. but it can be very dangerous. and that's why the national weather service is issuing a high surf advisory until 7:00 tomorrow night that. covers all coastal areas of northern california. we've had a couple people swept out in the last couple weeks during these very big waves. the largest waves along the coast expected to break up to 25 feet with rip currents and sneaker waves a major concern. rob mayeda joining us now to talk maybe not so much about the

wild surf but maybe some wet weather coming our way. it is nice to know that it can still rain around here. >> it's very true. it was just last weekend we were talking about red flag warnings, wind advisories. this weekend the rain making a big comeback. for now we're seeing decreasing showers outside. the headline for tomorrow will be the high surf. but more rain is ahead. so the extended forecast will keep those rain chances ongoing over the next seven to ten days. some satisfy the rain that fell in just the last 24 hours, some of the wetter locations including oakland close to an inch of rain. when you add the two-day totals, places like mount tam and the santa cruz mountains have seen 1 to 2 inches of rain, some of the most rain we have seen since january. not much wind to talk about around san francisco, also 50 currently in walnut creek. and in san jose still mostly cloudy skies currently.

another thing that the active weather is helping to do, good air quality. the rain-rinsed skies certainly have helped out. though storm ranger is probably as quiet as it's been all weekend. the last showers passing through around 5:00 and 6:00. and there is still a chance we might see an isolated shower or two between san jose and morgan hill and near the coast. you can see the clouds thinning out and a little bit of patchy fog inland for the morning. so morning temperatures start off mostly in the 40s. upper 30s around santa rosa. with the clear skies tomorrow, it's going to be a cooler afternoon. on the topic of the high surf advisory continues through 7:00 tomorrow. look at the wave heights offshore, already 12 to 14 feet. but at the same time we also have the king tides. so these are higher than average high tides in addition to the high surf. so that's a little bit different with this particular surf

pattern this week. the coastal flood advisory due to the king tides actually continues till midday on tuesday. the next best chance of rain should come in wednesday and thursday. second half of the weekend as we head towards next weekend for now looks dry. then by the time next sunday, more welcomed rain chances making a bit of a comeback. right now we're tracking the surf for tomorrow. and then the rain making a comeback as we get into wednesday and thursday. and our temperatures should stay fairly cool, a little breezy on wednesday with those rain chances. and by the end of next weekend, more rain. coming up at around 9:45, we'll take a look at the ten-day outlook which is finally looking a lot more like december. could it be that we finally shut down fire season? we'll share some of that good news coming up in about 20 minutes. back to you. >> we are looking forward to it, rob. thanks so much. still ahead, president-elect biden moving a step closer to

the white house. the key vote happening tomorrow that will secure him the presidency. plus, it's an incredible operation, and it's underway right now. boxes of the pfizer vaccine on trucks and planes headed to hospitals across the country, coming to hospitals near us. continuing coverage in just moments.

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right now at 9:30, the electoral college is poised to vote tomorrow, officially electing joe biden as the next president. this as the current president still refuses to concede. the u.s. supreme court rejected the trump campaign's fight to overturn election results last week. >> this as congress struggles to agree on a coronavirus aid package that could help millions of people who desperately need it. nbc bay's jennifer johnson has the latest on the presidential

transition. >> reporter: president-elect joe biden will be one step closer to the white house monday when the electoral college makes results in every state official, ensuring biden becomes america's 46th president. but in an interview with fox news, president trump says he still won't concede. >> they say we lost an election. we didn't lose it. >> reporter: the president remaining defiant even after the u.s. supreme court rejected a lawsuit filed by the state of texas challenging results in four battleground states that biden won. >> this is the constitution and this is the law, and this is how it breaks out, and the courts have ruled that president-elect biden is going to be our next president. >> reporter: both sides in congress are still clashing over that $900 billion coronavirus aid package. time is running out before lawmakers leave for the holiday break. >> the plan is alive and well, and there is no way that we're going to leave washington without taking care of the emergency needs of our people. >> reporter: as the covid-19

pandemic forces more shutdowns, layoffs and evictions, millions of struggling americans are desperate for the bickering to end and an agreement to be reached. jennifer johnson, nbc bay news, washington. yet another defeat for president trump and his legal team today after an election lawsuit in wisconsin was dismissed. a federal judge who was appointed by mr. trump wrote, quote, this court has allowed the plaintiff the chance to make his case, and he has lost on the merits. the judge dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice since his belief was mr. trump had no valid claim. this latest loss is one of almost 60 in the past month. former bay area congressman pete mccloskey is one of the delegates going to sacramento tomorrow to vote. >> sit around in a circle and raise our hands?

but the electoral college is a pretty historical place. and i'm honored to be there. >> reporter: he says he will probably be the oldest living elector. he is 93 years old. we're following a developing story out of washington tonight where hackers have pulled off a major attack. the national security council says hackers got into computers at the u.s. treasury department and possibly other federal agencies as well. the government's cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency is now investigating the case. the breach comes after president trump fired the head of that agency after the director vouched for the security of the election. it appears the hackers were after information related to certain government customers, many in the cybersecurity community suspect russia. the first shipment of vaccines is just part of the monumental mission to get the

vaccine to all 50 states as soon as possible. nbc bay's morgan chesky shows us how it's happening in the ups world port hub in louisville, kentucky. >> reporter: this boeing 757 making a perfect landing at louisville's ups world port. on board christmas gifts and life-saving covid-19 vaccines. nearly 5,000 doses. >> everything's on time. no disruptions. and we're very, very excited. >> reporter: the ups president watching over the historic moment. each massive box packed with 50 pounds of dry ice. >> we will offload the aircraft here in louisville, put it into the sort facility, and it'll be taking off this afternoon on destinations throughout the country. >> reporter: one of those helping, high school senior hannah, whose part-time ups job became personal.

>> a lot of my teachers have been diagnosed with the virus. it just pushes me to keep working and keep coming in every single day. >> reporter: by monday ups and rival fedex delivering vaccines to 145 sites nationwide. back in louisville we met the man behind the mission marine turned ups pilot. >> when you went wheels down with a smooth landing, how did that feel? >> i was an f-18 guy and told him i needed an air force landing, not a perrier landing. >> this flight in particular is just phenomenal. it was an honor to be part of this flight because we know the hope that it's going to bring to so many. >> reporter: free covid testing coming to san francisco's ferry building this week on thursday. it's free self-testing.

it's operated by curative. they're open to anyone. every year a lot of us get a flu shot. and that's because the flu virus changes every year. all viruses mutate and covid-19 is no exception. nbc bay area digital reporter jonathan bloom spoke to some of the world's experts about the science of virus mutation and how it could affect the race for a vaccine. >> because a vaccination rollout might take several months, even a year, there's a worry that during that time the virus will actually start to evolve potentially faster in response to the vaccine. >> you can check out jonathan's full piece on virus mutation on our website. that's nbcbayarea.com. make sure you click on race for a vaccine at the top of our home page. or you can always use your phone to scan the qr code at the

bottom of your screen. and we will show you this code again in just a few minutes. we've also created a special race for a vaccine section on our website. we're posting all our stories there. nbcbayarea.com/vaccine. now to making it in the bay. a vallejo couple out of work during the pandemic is now making tables to help make money. it began as a hobby. but when they lost their jobs they decided to go all in. nbc bay area's kristy smith explains. >> i do all the sanding and she's the designer. so we kind of make a good team. >> reporter: chris and shelly made some gorgeous tables. she got into this hobby during the beginning of the pandemic. >> it didn't feel like work to me because i love doing it so much. and then i lost my job. so that's when we both looked at each other and said, okay, we're going to dive into this 100% and see what happens.

>> reporter: chris was already laid off and they decided the tables could be much more. they had positive feedback online and listened as people encouraged them. >> and i thought, okay. and then we started doing that. and then a restaurant in petaluma asked us if we could make tables for them. and that was nine tables. we looked at each other and went nine tables? but we did it. and pretty soon we started getting more and more attention. >> reporter: they can be used indoors or outdoors and made custom. the material stands out. >> these are industrial wire spools. >> they started out going to reno and tracy, buying them from people. and i basically have made relationships with some of these electrical places finding spools. and once we find out they're going to landfall, we grab them and save them.

they're called industrial chic designs. >> we try to keep it as reasonable as possible. a small coffee table, for instance, is about $150. we have a large table that's 72 inches, seats ten people. that's 795. >> reporter: they recently moved from their backyard to a warehouse thanks to a venetia business owner. >> someone gave me a leg up and said i'd love to help you guys. and we were just so touched by his generosity. >> reporter: they appreciate all the support they've received during uncertain times that they're making the best of. kristy smith, nbc bay area news. take a live look at san francisco international airport tonight. that is where southwest is planning to furlough hundreds of employees. the company says nearly 1,200 bay area employees are going to be impacted not just sfo but oakland and san jose international airports as well. the furloughs are part of nationwide reductions for

southwest. travel demand is just low. not a lot of people flying. union negotiations have also stalled. other airlines made similar moves in october after federal aid expired. ready to open for everyone. still ahead, when a peninsula park will open to the public for the first time in decades. also, a major announcement from cleveland's baseball team. why the club is changing its name after 105 years. and here's another look at that qr code we talked about a moment ago. just use your phone to scan that code on the bottom of your screen. it's going to take you straight to our website to see jonathan's full piece on virus mutation and how vaccines will keep up as covid evolves. nbc bay area and telemundo 48 along with safeway know that this year has been hard on everyone. [ speaking spanish ] and you can help by donating just $10.

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a bird-eye view of a daring rescue in sonoma from a camera on a sheriff's helicopter. you see a tactical flight officer rescuing a mountain biker. this happened on saturday.

the biker fell. he had a severe knee surgery. the officer was lowered down to reach the victim. he then loaded the biker onto a rescue device and both of them were lifted back up into that chopper. >> nice work. four days and counting on thursday. foothills park in palo alto is going to be open to the general public for the first time in decades. for more than 50 years that park's been off limits to just about everyone, everyone except city residents and their guests. that changed in november when the palo alto city council voted to end the park's residence-only restriction. that move came after a lawsuit from civil rights activists which argued that the policy discriminates. they will limit the number of guests to 750 at a time followed by 1,000 people at a time. there is no charge for admission. up next, a hand-written plea from a preschooler to help find his favorite toy.

workers at a wastewater treatment plant ban together to track it down. and a reminder. the holidays are a tough time for a lot of bay area families. we can all do something to help. the next time you're at safeway, make a $10 donation. you do it right there at checkout. the money goes right to local food banks. our drive run throughs december 29th. monday on "california live." stocking stuffers for everyone on your shopping list. >> plus, a brave teenager with a big heart. she's on a mission to help others just like her monday morning on nbc bay area. with pfizer's covid injections scheduled to start next week, we're breaking down how it all works. plus, a college plans to officially name president-elect biden the winner. we're tracking the vote. folks everywhere are closely watching, monday morning 4:30 to 7:00.

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so you don't wait for life. you live it. not quite a christmas miracle, but it may feel that way for a 5-year-old boy in san mateo. he lost something that was really important to him, and he really wanted it back. >> well, thanks to some caring adults, he got his toy back. and the rest of us get a lesson in kindness. it is a classic bay area. >> it is the one time of year kids these days actually sit down to write letters. almost ul of course to the very

same place. this story though isn't about a letter to the north pole. it's to somewhere much closer to home. gina cooper is the city of san mateo wastewater treatment plant administrative assistant. she's the one who opens the mail and recently got a letter unlike any other. >> it was "dear wastewater treatment plant." >> it was a boy named kenzo who lost his lego down the bathtub drain and asked if they could get it back. >> it's just this crayon thing. and i thought this is the best day ever. we never get action like this. so, yeah, it was awesome. >> reporter: so, did the staff go to work scouring the treatment plant for kenzo's lost lego? of course not. >> no. it doesn't quite work that way. >> reporter: brad underwood is

san mateo's public works director. >> it's difficult to find things anyway. so it'd be like a needle in a haystack. we don't really search for things like that. rchdget what they did do though for a boy who brought a smile to their faces was to bring one to his. after some searching she tracked down kenzo's family and invited them to the treatment plant and to give kenzo some new legos. >> we all got a kick out of the letter because it's just something that brightened our day in this time where we're all struggling and dealing with different things. >> it just kind of transformed everything. it kind of gave us a reset button. >> reporter: now, the moral of the story is not that san mateo public works will replace what you lost down the drain. it's that in a year that seems dominated by the grinch, santa can show up in the most unexpected of places. garvin thomas, nbc bay area

news. >> an instant classic bay area proud. not only grateful for that. grateful for a december finally acting like december. >> yeah. adding a little more fresh water into the mix. as you can see over my shoulder, the long-range forecast looking a lot more like december. we'll talk more about when the next round of rain arrive when's we come right back. ernest hemingway wrote the old man and the sea at 52

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a flight instructor and a student are recovering from minor injuries after a small plane crashed in san diego earlier today. you see it right there. firefighters say that plane had taken off, got about 50 feet in the air, and the engine failed. the plane crashed through fencing. they made an emergency landing on a nearby road. no one on the ground was hurt. starting tomorrow, the caldecott tunnel will temporarily close. the closures will alternate. they will begin tomorrow night at 10:00 and continue through

wednesday morning at 5:00. signs will be boasted to direct drivers in that area. now people are expected to expect delays and allow for extra travel time. spacex did it again. the falcon 9 rocket launched this afternoon from cape canaveral. its mission was to deploy a satellite for radio provider sirius xm. most of us are familiar with that. nasa says it's the 25th flight for the rocket in 2020. the successful mission comes just a few days after spacex's steel rocket prototype crashed and exploded while making a test landing. not just rain. we also saw king tides in the bay area today. these pictures from along the embarcadero in san francisco. a few people just had to get down there and check out the power of nature. you see that there is some tape

up there. the port authority put that up along with some cones to make sure people stayed safe and stayed away from the edge there because the water jumping up trying to grab you. rob mayeda joining us now with more on what's coming now from the sky, not so much with what's coming up from the ocean right now. we're seeing some interesting changes on the coast. we see king tides obviously ongoing and a high surf advisory which kicked in today. some decreasing showers for tonight but more rain's ahead. in fact you may be surprised by some of the numbers coming up in the ten-day outlook. let's recap some of the rain we saw in just the last 24 hours. this is a good-producing storm. we had a bit of an atmospheric river. so higher than average moisture content. that's what helped power up some of the bigger rain areas north of san francisco. mount tam picked up more than 2 inches of rain.

almost an inch of rain. right now san jose a bit more quiet, not as much rain in the santa clara valley. closer to a quarter inch of rain at the airport. livermore some downpours at times this afternoon currently at 50. 50 also in walnut creek and fog free for now. not much wind with some overcast skies and 50 degrees. storm ranger not showing a whole lot as the main rain band has pushed off to the east. but in behind it might see an isolated shower or two. look closely here to the south and east of san jose around the coyote valley near morgan hill. might see a few sprinkles at times. patchy fog might be a little bit of a concern. but that's really the only concern for the morning would be the patchy fog and as you're about to see the high surf out on the coasts. mostly 40s to start the morning. it's going to be a cool afternoon with highs mostly in the mid- to upper 50s. high surf at times.

11 to 14 feet, breakers to 25 feet during the day tomorrow. that continues to about 7:00. but through midday tuesday these king tides, these higher than average high tides which happen this time of year, that's going to be an ongoing situation in addition to the high surf. so the two combining could lead to some localized coastal flooding. next round of rain could be as early as tuesday around mendocino county. but for the bay area looks like wednesday into thursday. this is the timing. it looks like wednesday night into about 4:00 a.m. thursday. should be the next main event. that may have some wind with it. but that thing does clear out pretty quickly. should stay dry for the beginning of next weekend. and things change with another storm coming in. and that's what's really powering up these ten-day rain totals. we haven't seen a map like this in a while. the long-range projection is about two to maybe four or 5 inches of rain. if that can verify, that would go a long way to shutting down

this never-ending fire season. that's how things are trending in the ten-day forecast. but for the next seven days, main event's probably wednesday into thursday with some wind, mostly rain at times. by the time next weekend more typical a december, more rain should be making a comeback. so finally some good news coming from the weather department. more sierra snow too. >> thanks very much. good news there. not such good news for anthony flores in sports. >> that's right. you know what? well, there was some good news. the defense didn't give us a touchdown. the offense, on the other hand, a much different story. we'll have reaction from head coach kyle shanahan after a disappointing performance against washington. stick around. sports is next. since we first started our conversation about race in america, a lot has happened. together we've shared our

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john benson missed a game after testing positive for covid-19. the niners taking on the washington football team in arizona. former niner qb alex smith only played a little bit before hurting his calf. nick mullens puts it on the lawn. chase young returns at 47 yards for the touchdown. it was 13-7 washington at the breakdown. the last play was third quarter. mullens is picked off by kamren curl. he take it's back to the house. washington scored 17 points off three 49ers' turnovers. that is not good. the niners fight back in the fourth quarter. mullens with a pass. the comeback falls short. washington beats san francisco 23-15. >> we have a very good chance to win as long as you just don't turn the ball over.

i'm not taking anything away from washington. and i really respect that football team right now what ron's doing and how hard they're playing. but i know we could have done better today. >> in las vegas, the colts hitting all the right moves against the raiders. it's a three-point game in the second quarter. derek carr going are for the end cone. check out the nice one-handed interception. then rookie jonathan taylor makes a 62-yard touchdown run. after the game the raiders fired defensive coordinator paul gunther. well, history on the hardwood. tara vanderveer is now tied for the most womens win in basketball. turning defense into offense. throwing it down. just the eighth woman to dunk in a college game.

the number one cardinal beat the golden bears 83-38. it's win number 1,098 for the coach tieing her with pat summit for most wins all time in women's college basketball. i don't really know how to put it in perspective. i've just been really fortunate the places i've been. i've had great, great assistant coaches. i've had great players. and it's been fun. i just hope that the players that i coach improve but also know how special they are to me. >> congratulations, the cleveland indians are going to have a new nickname. >> and we'll be back in one hour. hope you can join us then.

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