Of a former ceo of online retailer zappos. What the medical examiner is saying. Felicity huffmans comeback. The new acting gig shes landed after the College Admissions scandal. And for the first time we hear from this man rescued after clinging onto the top of his boat in the open atlantic for hours. What he did to survive. Good tuesday morning, everyone. Today is a crucial day in the coronavirus emergency. Cdc advisers will vote on who should get the vaccine first. Today could also be the first day we see more than 100,000 people in the hospital with this virus. More states are setting up field hospitals to handle patients and more cities are considering wider lockdowns. A new study finds a onemonth shutdown in england helped reduce the number of covid cases by 30 which doctors say is encouraging as we wait for a vaccine. This morning a major step forward in getting americans vaccinated. A panel advising the cdc will give its recommendation today on who should get the vaccine first, l
To 15 , yet they are still opting to shut down. On the other hand, Santa Clara County is down to 15 , which equals 31 empty icu beds remaining in the south bay. Marianne favro is in san jose to see how hospitals are handling the covid surge. Reporter Regional Medical center of san jose is now at capacity, but it continues to accept new patients here in the emergency department. There are at least 66 Covid Patients at Regional Medical center, and the surge is straining hospital resources. We are at capacity. Theres essentially no more beds in the hospital to rapidly put the patients into their inpatient unit. Reporter the hospital continues to perform surgery and accept emergency patients. But elective surgeries have been put on hold. The Medical Center is also using beds in the postacute care unit to accommodate additional patients. But it wont be using the pandemic tents set up in the parking lot back in april. We think its going to be better to circle the wagon, have our Team Togethe
Will it really work . The states top doctor is feeling the pressure and the resentment from many people in the community. Today he defended his decision. He said california needs to stay home. Because cases are continuing to hit record highs almost daily. He pointed to the success rate of shut downs in europe. Belgium put in a three week stay at home order. Its positive ratd fell from 21 to 8 in that time. England had a four week order. Cases dropped by 30 . He says he understands the restrictions are inconvenient. But its what the state has to do at this time as hospitals become over crowded. The goal of saving lives become threatened when the system isnt as robust and strong as it can be. To deliver care to as many californiaens as needed. Reminding everyone there is light at the end of tunnel. The first doses of vaccines expected to arrive one week from today. Hundreds of people crowded outside the courthouse today very few of them Wearing Masks to support the pastor who landed in f
Plus, the mysterious death of a former ceo of online retailer zappos. What the medical examiner is saying. Felicity huffmans comeback. The new acting gig shes landed after the College Admissions scandal. And for the first time we hear from this man rescued after clinging onto the top of his boat in the open atlantic for hours. What he did to survive. Good tuesday morning, everyone. Today is a crucial day in the coronavirus emergency. Cdc advisers will vote on who should get the vaccine first. Today could also be the first day we see more than 100,000 people in the hospital with this virus. More states are setting up field hospitals to handle patients and more cities are considering wider lockdowns. A new study finds a onemonth shutdown in england helped reduce the number of covid cases by 30 which doctors say is encouraging as we wait for a vaccine. This morning a major step forward in getting americans vaccinated. A panel advising the cdc will give its recommendation today on who shou
Mid60s for San Francisco and oakland. Upper 60s for san jose and concord. Highs about 5 to 11 degrees above average. Well talk about the changes in detail coming up. Lets check in with gi an na. Youre tracking two crashes. Reported by chp. One report of a trouble spot in the right lane. The other in the left lane. This is near the alma bridge. I do know lanes are blocked at some point. We wouldnt see these delays otherwise. Well keep a close eye on that. Were monitoring a minor fender bender. Traffic is getting a little slow anyway near the incline. Anne . Tracking the coronavirus, the u. S. Has passed the 14 million mark. It took 248 to reach the first 7 million cases and 69 days for the other 7 million. In california more than 18,000 new cases and 113 people died. The test Positivity Rate is also rising. Governor newsom will have new orders if the rate falls. Kiet. Reporter this is the new metric. Icu bed capacity down to 17 . Looks like we are weeks or days away from the new order.