Administered this week outnumbers new cases of covid 101. But thats not to say that serious struggles do not remain. Getting schools reopened remains a significant logistical and political challenge. Vaccinations still need to ramp up. The spread is not yet under control, and more as cnns lucy kavanaugh reports. Reporter the fight against covid19 progressing on three fronts today, more shots, more sites and more vaccines heading towards approval. New yorks mega Vaccination Site opening up at Yankee Stadium this morning. I was in and out, two seconds. In maryland, the Back Parking Lot at six flags now a mass vaccination center. The idea eventually is to build an infrastructure that can handle millions of vaccines. Reporter and in northern california, oaklands coliseum and levi stadium now vaccination hubs. American troops joining the fight against covid, the Biden Administration announced it will deploy 1,000 Service Members across the country to help with vaccination efforts. This, as
Reporter the man behind the coal plan, a prominent local developer. Were not building a coal distribution turn. Were building a multibody terminal. Reporter it will have coal coming through it. Thats not been determined. Reporter but his Company California capital and Investment Group still needs to build the new terminal, still needs cash and the coal deal would bring in 53 million. We have environmentalists coming through saying west oakland is already exposed to high rates of pollution. West oakland children have high rates of asthma. They dont want coal to be coming through here next and having them exposed to that. What do you say to that . I say we have a squa document. We went through a very long process. Reporter thats the California Environmental quality act this requires state and local authorities to identify significant environmental impacts. The document clearly articulates 660 mitigations that have to be met to support the bulk multi commodity terminal. Thats what we have
Slice of what america is will be spent with tight knit bunch guy sorensen is one of many who are helping those forced from their homes because of this massive fire last week in the four alarm fire in norfolk. Went to several buildings leading nearly forty people without shelter. Many had their homes destroyed. Now several businesses like sunset grill in Willoughby Spit and residents are doing a fundraiser to how the fire victims. We pull together strong as community we really rallied to help those friends and neighbors and folks we dont even know until that whatever is raise will be split evenly among those affected by the fire but along with their help the American Red Cross has been providing temporary housing and assistance to victims but with several fires breaking out of quasi empty rows. This has been an unusually busy week for them they had this to share please greet and to just you know make sure that you your family know if a fire hits you how youre gonna get out and get out w
Water main break marked by this sink hole. Sgt matt bond Hampton Police division 15 22 37 there was a good amount of water coming out initially, so much so that as you can see from the roadway a lot of mud and debris was pushed out of the median and into the roadway. Hampton police say an officer was driving on mercury boulevard shortly before 6, when he noticed the water main break on Cunningham Drive and saville road. Crews with newport news water works were called to the scene quickly cleaning up the mess left behind. Fortunately bond 23 55 weve received no calls of vehicular accidents or damage to vehicles meantime about a dozen businesses are without water. The nearby dennys and mcdonalds were forced to close early. A spokesman for newport news water works says water may not be restored until the Early Morning hours. A spokesman for newport news water works says this was caused by cold water temperatures. Outside here, certainly frigid for these workers expected meantime, again, t