Health secretary says if everything goes to plan the federal approval for vaccines is just weeks away. With pfizer, we have the f. D. A. Announced an Advisory Committee for december the 10th. And if everything is on track, everything proves out what, what it appears to be. We could be looking at approval within days after that. Madonnas basically one week behind that and general per his from operation work speed that will ship within 24 hours of f. D. A. Authorization. So we could be seeing both of these vaccines out and getting into peoples arms before christmas. Us president elect joe biden receives this 1st of daily security briefing on monday, and he has unveiled his picks for 5 key economic positions. Its being described as the most diverse White House Economic Team in history. Biden has nominated former Federal Reserve chair janet yellen to the post of treasury secretary and wiley and the yaml, who will be the 1st black deputy treasury secretary, if he of his Prime Minister has t
The boards on the windows have come down. The holiday lights and the Christmas Tree are up. And stores are now hoping for the holiday rush they desperately need to survive. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. And im ken bastida. Lets go to kpix 5s andria borba. Andria, despite the shutdowns, despite the pandemic, businesses are still hopeful . Reporter businesses are still open. Of course, on friday here in San Francisco, indoor restaurant dining will come to a halt per the mayors orders, but brick and mortar retailers and the large stores and small stores supported by them say they need this Holiday Season to be good in order to survive. Its kind of make or break. Reporter union square retailers say they need a big Holiday Season to survive after months of nearly empty streets and few shoppers. Some large chains have already filed for bankruptcy protection and the Small Businesses who feed on foot traffic from Bigger Stores say they are fighting to stay alive. We would really need them t
You can see clear skies. We are 30s and 40s. Santa rosa is down to freezing. 38 in concorde. 38, livermore. 45 in oakland and 44 four san jose with clear skies. 36 in napa. 38, vallejo. 39 in Mountain View. As we head through the date a little more sunshine. Cool and below average. 61 in San Francisco pick 63 in oakland. And 65 for concorde this afternoon. We will talk about the storm system bringing rain. I will see you future cast in just a bit. Lets check in with gianna and the babe bridge commute is stacking up. I am on my second cup of coffee and you are all good. Hopefully you have your copy lets go coffee. We are seeing brake lights from 880 as you head into San Francisco. Sluggish conditions are forming at the bay bridge toll plaza commute. We are getting first reports near mid span involving one vehicle that hit the center divide. Chp and emergency crews are heading out. A slow and go right into altamont pass. I 39 minute drive time for the westbound commute along 580. The cor
To sunday. Today, looking at 64 in San Francisco, 70 oakland, 76 in san jose, 79 concord. So it is cooler compared to yesterday. Fire weather watch will be back into effect as we look to 11 00 am sunday to 11 00 am tuesday for the areas in yellow. That will likely be upgraded to a red flag warning. Well talk about that and high wind watch for the bay area sunday into monday with the strong offshore winds returning for us. Details in a few minutes. Lets check with gianna for the latest on a crash through the altamont. West bound 580 at north flynn, its one of our busy spots. With the folks making the ride out of tracy to 580, we have a crash. It doesnt seem like it is blocking lanes. It is to the right shoulder. We have brake lights in the area and chp is on scene. Expect a busy ride for your friday morning at least to where this trouble spot is. Once you pass that, things look better. Drive times are in the yellow, slow speeds, 29 minutes 205 to 680. I am getting first reports of a new
We will see gusts as high especially up in the Higher Elevations above a thousand feet. 35 to 55 miles an hour. Ly show you on future cast taking you hour by hour when we will see the peak winds with this wind event. Its also going to be a hot day today. We will be in the 80s to 90s across the bay area. 83 in San Francisco for a high, 92 in san jose and looking at 95 for concord. 13 to 17 degrees above average for this time of year. It gets hotter as we look to the rest of the week. I will show you future cast wind gusts taking you through the next few days in just a few minutes. Thank you. Thousands of pg e customers in seven bay area count yips could start to loose power around six this evening because of wildfire risks. The only counties not on the watch list are San Francisco and marin. Going dark isnt the only concern for many communities in the north bay. Many residents just returned to their homes after evacuating because of the glass fire. Now there is a feeling of here we go a