Desensitized to these numbers. Imagine three boeing 747s crashing every single day. Thats what were looking at right now. Thats abc thats abc 7s special go ahead, ama. Please. Sorry, dan, go ahead. Thats abc 7 news special correspondent dr. Alok patel who just spoke on our 7 00 news getting answers. Good evening to you. Im dan ashley. And im ama daetz. Dr. Patel talked about 1,000 deaths a day. Experts say that could soon hit 2,000, matching or exceeding what we saw in the spring. Thats because just a little while ago we learned that a quarter of a million americans have died from the coronavirus, passing the number dr. Anthony fauci predicted in march. And tonight several counties are seeing the most Covid Patients admitted in a single day since the last wave hit in july. It raises the question will hospitals have to ration care . Abc 7 news iteam reporter stephanie sierra is digging into this question and leads us off tonight. I have not been in the military and i have not been in war. However, it sort of feels that way. Its you gear up, gearing up for battle. Reporter strong words coming from a strong sense of fear as parts of the bay area hit a grim new daily record of covid hospitalizations. Dr. Andra blomcas, stanfords department of emergency medicine chair, is preparing for the worst. Rationing care. At that point it becomes a prioritization based on morbidity. Reporter according to an abc 7 data analysis, 36 new Covid Patients were admitted into hospitals across the bay area yesterday. A majority in contra costa and santa clara county. While thats not the highest percentage in the state, it is one of the highest spikes reported since the latest july surge. Stanfords e. R. Department is already preparing triage centers. We would probably start having to open those up shortly after thanksgiving because i predict that some people would just not be able to resist the temptation to meet with family and thats when i expect that theyd spike. Reporter this video provided by stanford gives you an idea of what the centers will look like if needed. She says the e. R. Can open up portions of the parking garage like this and transform waiting rooms. Within the walls we have oxygen and suction and all those things we might need to if we had to line up beds in the waiting room. Reporter according to state data, both contra costa and santa clara counties have double the number of Covid Patients than icu beds available right now. Reporter did you dr. Blomcant says that likely wont become a problem. That is that spectrum, and in this most recent surge we noticed that a lot more people had covid, had the disease, but werent necessarily at that very sick stage. Reporter aside from stanford, John Muir Health in walnut creek is preparing to triage patients by adding mobile Treatment Centers similar to this one. As well as the presidio Field Hospital in San Francisco that can accommodate close to 100 patients. Both are not being used yet but will be ready if needed in the coming weeks. Stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. Along with coronavirus cases, San FranciscoMental Health professionals say that teen suicide, anxiety and depression are really on the rise. Abc 7 News Reporter kate larsen spoke with the experts about the Mental Health crisis and what parents can do to help. We know the need for help can be urgent. We are keeping the phone number for National Suicide lifeline on the screen for the duration of kates report. Kids have hit a wall. Reporter psychologist Christine Garcia says on halloween night eight teenagers ended up in a San Francisco emergency room after attempted suicides. Typical is usually i would say one or two at most. And eight is an insane number. Reporter garcia is the director of Edgewood Center for children and families in San Francisco. They run 28 different Mental Health programs and last year helped more than 11,000 bay area teens and young adults. The pandemic has led to an influx of referrals, particularly for their inpatient program. Weve had 65 to 70 referrals for just 20 beds. Reporter the reasons range from direct impacts of covid. His parents had died of covid. And then his grandparent got covid. And subsequently died. Reporter to loneliness and isolation from friends. Youre stuck with your family all the time. And of course all those family issues that come up during the teenage years become heightened. Theres a higher number of reports of child abuse and family violence. Since the start of the pandemic our number of patients whove been hospitalized for eating disorders has more than doubled. Reporter dr. Jason agada is a ucsf pediatrician specializing in adolescent and young adult health. A lot of people are fearful about experiencing weight gain, what they call the quarantine 15. Reporter he says being at home near the kitchen all the time presents opportunities for binge eating and that the excessive amount of time teens now spend on zoom and social media can be a trigger. Theres always cameras on you. And so people are a little more concerned about their body image. Reporter so what can parents do to help . Garcia says to be flexible when it comes to expectations for your teen. And if you can vet other families and ensure mask wearing and social distancing, allowing outdoor pods can be helpful. I think podding is important so that kids can actually have moments to see each other and be away from their families. Reporter kate larsen, abc 7 news. And you can take action and find your ally at abc7news. Com takeaction. We have links to local bay area resources on suicide and other issues like eating disorders. Theres . Promising news today on the vaccine front. Pfizers vaccine is moving along. New data shows its more than 95 effective. The vaccine, made in conjunction with biontech, is getting good results across all ages and ethnicities. The companys plan to request fda emergency authorization by the end of the week. The ceo says between this vaccine and others he hopes a majority of the u. S. Will be vaccinated by next fall. Also hopeful news for testing today. An emeryville Biotech Company started by four cal grad students is releasing a home test kits under emergency fda approval. Luciger health developed the kit to diagnose flu but was able to modify it for covid. Abc 7 News Reporter david louie talked to the Principal Investigator about how it works. Reporter the palmsize test kit produces results in 30 minutes or less. The optimum time to test according to its developer luchlt Lucera Health is a couple days after symptoms develop. The primary investigator explained the timing. Because were really testing for the virus within the nose itself, and if its too early in the incubation period you can have negative results when patients do have virus, just not enough quantity. Reporter the mucus sample on the swab then goes into a vial with a reagent that starts the diagnostic process. A positive covid result takes 11 minutes while a negative one takes longer, 30 minutes. More than 100 patients participated in the Clinical Trial to obtain fda emergency authorization with a 94. 1 accuracy rate. Patients, especially children, find the lucera device less invasive because the swab is inserted only about an inch to inch and a half. The swab is rotated five times in each nostril. This differs from the nasopharyngeal test done in the field. Original swabs had to be high because we were looking for actual genetic material from the virus itself and the antigen. This is a molecularbased test. So its much easier for to us do it from a shallow swab. Reporter the covid19 allinone test kit will be available soon through Sutter Health in the bay area for about 50. The unit is single use. Lucera says it can be disposed in the trash. It hopes hope testing will address concern about transmission of symptomatic patients. This is going to be a giant step forward for them because this negates the need for them to have to go outside and therefore expose other people and particularly if theyre feeling unwell. Reporter david louie, abc 7 news. In oakland a local nonprofit is trying to help make that citys homeless encampments a little bit cleaner and safer amid this deepening pandemic. But as abc 7 News ReporterLaura Anthony explains its an invaluable program that may soon come to an end. Sweep it up. Tighten it all up. And then pick up the little stuff reporter these are the people who clean up what Oakland Public Works crews leave behind. Serving a growing Homeless Community that often feels left behind. I havent been working in over almost four years. Reporter until recently jerome senegal lived right here, part of a sprawling encampment underneath the freeway, one of dozens like it in oakland. Now hes part of the team doing their part to make it a little cleaner, a little safer. It makes me feel like somebody cares and also gives me a chance to have pride in my own area, to have pride in my own community. This is called operation covid19 mitigation. Were supplying them with resources. Were supplying them with dignity. And theyre helping clean up their own area. Reporter once the city crews come through and take away the large items, this area looks relatively clean. But on closer examination its definitely not. Once all the debris is gone, these crews spray the entire area with covidkilling hydrogen peroxide, a process that plays out daily at nearly 50 other Illegal Dumping sites around the city. The workers, mostly from the camps themselves, are paid a stipend loaded onto a mastercard. Right now the Pilot Program is funded with a 175,000 grant from the federal cares act. But that money is set to run out on december 30th. So im hoping that, you know, the new president , kamala, the d. A. , anybody that can help advance this program because its working. Were killing the covid virus. Were helping the community. Were cleaning up. Reporter in oakland Laura Anthony, abc 7 news. Next at 5 00, Small Businesses are now in survival mode. What happens in the next few weeks could mean the difference between weathering the crisis or closing their doors. And apple gets fined over batterygate. Has this happened to you . The Company Settlement after slowing down its my psorii had enough s pain . 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Well, it is certainly not the news any warriors fan wants to hear, especially as they make the second pick in the nba draft tonight. Klay thompson suffering a new leg injury during a workout today. Espn reports thompson will undergo tests to determine the severity of the injury. This is a different leg than the one where he tore his acl in the 2019 nba finals, remember. Hes been rehabbing that for more than area now. The warriors were optimistic that klay would be at full strength and able to return for the upcoming season. So well see. It was a busy day at a testing site in san jose. Gardner Health Services and the school of arts and culture at mexican Heritage Plaza had been providing free covid tests for asymptomatic people every wednesday since august. Those tested today received a packet with masks and soap handmade by bank of america employees. The site will be testing on monday of next week. So people can get their results before thanksgiving. Meanwhile, on the peninsula a new plea from Small Businesses. Shop for the holidays now. Oobs 7 News Reporter chris reyes paid a visit to some local shops to find out why they need extra support and understanding from customers this year. Reporter it may look like the holidays inside these stores but theres a kind of quiet thats a little eerie, especially at this time of the year. Inside joey ray boutique in san carlos only five customers are allowed inside at a time. At gumps in downtown San Francisco ten customers. Were just trying to encourage everyone to shop early this year because of social distancing protocols and Different Things like that. Its not going to be your normal holiday season. Being a San Francisco icon for over 150plus years, we survived because of our local support from our Customer Base here in San Francisco and across the country. Normally snaul businesses would rely on foot traffic, word of mouth. But this year thats just not as effective. So we reached out to a strategist for some tips on how Small Businesses can pivot. Go digital if you havent already. Share some stories on social media about your customers that you have. Have a small contest maybe. Make them aware that youre struggling. Talk to them on a regular basis. You can really transform your business in days. Reporter a new American Express poll shows that 75 of customers plan to shop local for the holidays to support Small Businesses through the pandemic. From Online Stores to private shopping to fast deliveries, Small Businesses are trying to go above and beyond. Their only ask, shop early because their suppliers are also struggling. Theres going to be shortages of merchandise. Were already seeing it. In order to make sure that perfect present gets to the person on time, we definitely suggest you shop just as soon as possible. Reporter Small Business saturday this year is on november 28. In San Francisco kris reyes for abc 7 news. Hows a 19 flight out of oakland sound to you . And apple is paying again in its batterygate scandal. 7 on your sides Michael Finney is here with consumer news. Starting, michael, with apples latest lawsuit settlement. Im going to tell you, this scandal has cost the Cupertino Company a ton of money. This time 113 million to settle a suit. Let me explain whats going on because i know it probably sounds vaguely familiar. More than 30 states filed a lawsuit including california. The states accused the iphone maker of hiding issues with batries by slowing down iphone performances. Now, earlier this year apple agreed to pay up to 500 million to settle a private Class Action Lawsuit over the exact same issue. The company has apologized but it has not admitted any wrongdoing. Both writers and drivers oh, i should say lyft has a new safety feature for riders and drivers. If they feel unsafe during a ride. Its called emergency help. And it allows riders to use the lyft app to contact an agent from adt Security Company silently or through a phone call. Both riders and drivers can also call 911 silently with just one touch. The app will alert officers to the riders or drivers location. Youll soon have a new way to fly out of oakland international. This is what dan was just talking about. Discount Airline Frontier is set to Start Service there in february. Frontier will offer nonstop service to denver, phoenix, and las vegas. Flights will be available on a changing seasonal basis to help launch the service. Frontier is offering 19 flights between february and may of next year. If you think the vaccine you guys have been talking about for much of this newscast is actually going to get done, you might want to think about that frontier, dan. Good point. Michael, thank you. A lot of unsettled weather today. We should see a dryer, quieter day tomorrow. Abc 7 news m all otc pain relievers including volthave one thing in common none are proven stronger or more effective against pain than salonpas patch large theres surprising power in this patch salonpas dependable, powerful relief. Hisamitsu. In the east bay uc berkeley today removed the names of Le Conte Hall and barrows hall following a formal review process. Until more permanent flames chosen the two buildings will be called physics south and physics north. The former barrows hall will be called the social sciences building. Joseph le conte, seen here, and his brother john were members of the uc faculty. David prescott barrows was uc president from 1919 to 1923. The three had connections to slavery or white supremacist views. Cal says removing their names is in response to growing awareness of the mens controversial legacies. All right. Lets turn tower attention now to the forecast. Not quite as much rain as yesterday. And it wasnt bad outside today, sandhya. No. We had some showers around. We had some sunshine. A little bit of everything for everyone, ama and dan. Let me show you a gorgeous shot right now. This is just absolutely amazing. From our emeryville camera. Were just seeing a few clouds. I think we should frame this one. And plenty of color there. Areas of dense fog for the morning commute. Cold mornings and mild days through the weekend. And now its looking like a dry pattern through the middle of next week. Wasnt exactly dry. Today we did have scattered showers around. And this is just taking you back in time. Right now we only have a couple of sprinkles mainly over the higher terrain. Its all pretty much gone. So rainfall totals the last 48 hours, ben lohman picking oup over three inches of rain, two inches at kentfield, just over half an inch in San Francisco,. 07 in san jose. 16 oakland. Santa rosa over an inch. And places like concord and livermore quarter to. 27 of an inch. Not bad for this system. 50s, 60s right now in terms of your temperatures. As you take a look at the sierra, they are seeing thunderstorms and snow showers right now. Snow is expected to drop down to lake levels. So travel plans could be impacted. Probably best to hold off. Winter storm warning until 6 00 p. M. Above 6,500 feet. The heavy wet snow, additional eight to twelve inches is expected along with the gusty winds. I want to show you the hour by hour forecast for us. Were watching the fog. It will be developing tomorrow morning for the commute. Its going to be thick in spots. As we head into 8 00 a. M. Some high clouds start to come in over the fog. Well continue to see the high clouds filtering the sunshine while into the afternoon. So the morning commute, the biggest thing youre going to have to watch out for is that thick fog. Temperatures will be in the upper 30s to upper 40s. Bundle up. Its sweater weather when you get going tomorrow afternoon. Just a beautiful day. Yes, its not going to be completely clear. Theres going to be high cloudiness which will filter the sun but overall just a nice day. 64 in santa rosa. 62 san jose. 64 concord. 63 oakland. 62 San Francisco. And 57 degrees in half moon bay. Heres a look at the accuweather sevenday forecast. And we do have a foggy start for tomorrow followed by some very cold mornings friday, saturday, sunday. Near freezing in our inland valleys. Afternoons, though, will be very pleasant. Were looking at mild conditions for most of you away from the coast. Going into next week the temperatures will be upper 60s inland. Upper 50s along the coastline. Obviously we are watching the weather carefully as it gets closer to thanksgiving. Right now its looking like its going to be dry, at least through wednesday. Dan and ama . All right. That sounds great. Thank you, sandhya. Well, coming up here next, a my psorii had enough s pain . Its not getting in my way. Joint pain, swelling, tenderness. Much better. My psoriasis, clearer. Cosentyx works on all of this. Four years and counting. So watch out. I got this watch me. Real people with active Psoriatic Arthritis look and feel better with cosentyx. Cosentyx works fast for results that can last. It treats the multiple symptoms of Psoriatic Arthritis, like joint pain and tenderness, back pain, and helps stop further joint damage. Dont use if youre allergic to cosentyx. Before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. An increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. Tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if youve had a vaccine, or plan to. Serious allergic reactions may occur. I just look and feel better. I got real relief with cosentyx. Watch me feel real relief. Ask your rheumatologist about cosentyx. Coming up new on abc 7 news at 6 00, the coronavirus like youve never seen it before. Really fascinating. Were getting a better picture of what were fighting thanks to some super computing using chips from the bay area. Really amazing. And the pandemic means a lot of tourists in San Francisco are not here. But its residents who feel likely the longterm impact of that. And 7 on your side has told you about the thousands of people struggling to get the unemployment money that they deserve from the e. D. D. Tonight the opposite problem. Some people have been paid too much. All coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6 00. Hope you can join us then. But finally tonight, a rousing show of support for an injured San Francisco firefighter. [ cheers and applause ] that warms your heart. Firefighter matt vann received a lengthy ovation as he left the hospital bound for a rehabilitation center. Vann was critically injured on november 2nd when a muni bus driving by the scene hit a hose line, propelling it into the air, hitting the firefighter. The sixyear veteran fell to the ground, hit his head and was knocked unconscious. The department issued a statement saying vann is in good spirits and thanked the hospital staff who worked tirelessly to care for him. And we wish him well on his recovery. Absolutely. World news tonight with david muir is coming up next. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. For sandhya patel, Michael Finney, all of us here, we appreciate your time a california phones offers free specialized phones. Like cordless phones. phone ringing big button, and volumeenhanced phones. Get details on this state program. Visit right now or call during business hours. Still the big move. Just more moving. Still singing. Just more in tune. Still the gangs all here. Just less are we there yet . The chevy family of suvs. Making lifes journey just better. Now during the chevy cyber sales event, use 500 cyber cash on most suv models. To get 5,250 total cash allowance on most 2020 equinox models. Visit chevycybersalesevent. 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