Received emergency authorization from the fda. This is a treatment President Trump received during his bout with the virus in october. Again, this is a treatment, not a vaccine. Three companies as tra sevtr pfizer and moderna have vaccines developed. Moderna expects to file before december that starts a week from today. Pfizer filed and on december 10th, the fda Vaccine Advisory Committee will discuss. If approved, distribution could begin almost immediately. We believe we can distribute to all 64 jurisdictions within 24 hours of fda authorization. One private sector, c havs heal expects to be vaccinate residents of Nursing Homes within 48 hours. When a vaccine is approved by the fda, it will be the most reliable way to beat coronavirus and build a better bay area. Weve assembled the abc 7 vaccine team. Kate larson, luz pena and Michael Finney and more. Today abc 7 News Reporter luz pena talked with vaccine trial participants what they experienced of getting injected with moderna and p
I will take it from here. We look at the roadways. Its a quiet commute. If you are getting out early are you in luck. We have a lit of a hiccup. Just some slight crowding into the pass. Overall things are moving for the mast part seamlessly onto the dublin interchange. Taking a look at the other super commuters route. Thats the drive out of gilroy to morgan hill. We are be clocking in nice speeds. If you are going north into san jose toward the peninsula things quiet. Only 36 minutes for the travel time to go from there to sfo. Highway 4 checking in problem free and the east shore freeway see nothing delays or brake lights. Im getting reports of debris westbound 80 at carlson. The United States has reached another grim milestone. More than 2,000 deaths report from coronavirus on tuesday. According to data from johns hopkins. There have been 20 other days with more than 2,000 deaths were recorded. The last time we saw a toll this high was back in may. In california the state reported mo
Progress is being made on a coronavirus relief. So this has for a shorter period of time. Thats okay now because we have a new president. He takes in for a touchdown. Fall in love with me this Christmas Steve well, they officially lit the Christmas Tree last night on tv. You are looking at it live on 48th and sixth avenue it. Is freezing outside. 32 degrees here in New York City on this december 7th 2020, 70 years ago today the attack on pearl harbor. Ainsley yes, it was. Thank you to all of you who served our you great country. This weekend Saturday Night was the rally. President trump was in georgia and then last night was the debate. So lots of politics over the weekend, brian. Brian i taped it all and, again, length me his vcr. Steve its a beta max. Brian my bad. I feel really prepared for the show for a incorporate challenge. Jillian mele is live in atlanta as the Georgia Senate candidates take the stage ahead of georgias run off elections. Jillian, you dont look cold. Jillian im
Supporters 2 thumbs up one day after losing the election to joe biden president elect biden attending mass in visiting the grave of his late son beau biden in wilmington, delaware, former president George W Bush congratulated mister biden in a phone call sunday and acknowledge that President Trump has the right to pursue legal challenges while also saying in a statement the American People can have confidence that this election was fundamentally fair its integrity will be upheld and its outcome is clear. Well President Trump is refusing to concede the election. Mister biden is making it clear hes ready to get to work before his january inauguration. Team biden announcing plans to name a new Coronavirus Taskforce monday on monday. I will name a group of leading scientists and experts as transition advice. College planning. Converter and no actual blueprint that will start on january the 20th 2021. It will be built on bedrock science. And unveiling his official transition website, which
The much talked about surge in covid19 cases appears to be happening in california. New numbers show a shocking rise in infections hitting numbers not seen in months. With that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us. Im dion lim. Certainly not a good day at all for california with the coronavirus. The state reported nearly 11,000 diagnosed cases today, the highest since early august. The Positivity Rate continues to rise with the 14day rate jumping to 4. 4 . It was 4 on friday. That number is a strong indicator of the transmission rate of the virus. Nearly 3700 people are in the hospital getting treated for covid19 and about 1000 of them are in the icu. Now, the spike in covid cases is increasing the demand for testing right here in the bay area. But some testing sites are reaching capacity. According to abc 7 News Reporter cornell bernard, some advocates are calling for more testing sites to handle the load. Reporter across california, the need for covid testing is in high