A dutch court finds shells nigerian subsidiary responsible for multiple pipeline leaks and or does it to pay damages to farmers. And we look at why namibia is government is auctioning off 170. 00 elephants despite the pills by conservationists im 7 asked with sports event is that cage and perrier refuses to criticize christiane around his top scorer faces a Police Investigation for breaching coded 19 rules by going on a ski trip. Alone welcome to the news hour we begin with the race to vaccinate the world against 19 and fears the poorer nations are being left behind and richer countries are rushing to secure supplies johnson and johnson has become the 1st company to announce trial results for a single dose jab it says its vaccine is 66 percent effective in preventing moderate to severe symptoms of covert 19 and plans to seek emergency authorization in the United States next week thats just a day off the American Company novaks said its vaccine was 89 percent effective in u. K. Trials b
The new Lockdown Craze sweeping the globe. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Major trials of a new vaccine have shown its effective against some new variants of covid 19, helping to reduce fears that they might prove resistant. Novavax is an american jab but its being produced in the uk. Its also easier to roll out than some previous vaccines since it doesnt need to be kept at ultra low temperatures. The news came amid a deepening row between another vaccine maker, astrazeneca, and the European Union over shortages. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. Once again, science has triumphed in the fight against coronavirus. The Us Firm Novavax has released results of its british trial showing the first proven efficacy against the new, more contagious uk variant. There were more than 15,000 volunteers on the trail throughout the uk. Over half the cases of covid recorded were the result of the new variant. The results showed the vaccine was 95 effective agains
He believes his friends can be the change on tuesday. Im telling my friends. If you are eligible to vote, please get to the polls now. You do have the power to change the outcome of the election. Reporter the organizers from san ramon say so many things are motivating her to get out the vote. We need to speak on Climate Change west need to talk about black lives matter. Womens lights, lgbtq rights. Young people reporter the professor believes young voters could be a game changer on election night. They proved that by showing up for themileperhour elections in 2018. Were seeing the maturation of a young generation of young people who are determined to be heard. And i think part of the outcome of tuesday night is going to point to the effect of young people on voting. Reporter the march ended at the Federal Building with a rallying cry to make your voice heard. This fight does not end on november 3rd. A politician will not save us. We will save us. Reporter back live with a beautiful sho
This is abc7 news. [ chanting this is what democracy looks like] many of them ready to vote for the very first time and want to make sure their voices are heard at the ballot box. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im dion lim. Count them down, only two days left before the election, and the final push is on to get out the vote across the bay area. Youth voter turnout could be pivotal on tuesday. Abc7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard joins us live at San Francisco city hall where young people took to the streets today to make sure their voices are heard. Cornell . Reporter yeah, dion, they really did take to the streets of San Francisco. Many of them are firsttime voters, and they say that they know that they have the ability to make a change on tuesday. [ chanting ] reporter election day closing in fast, young voters are feeling empowered. This event called march for our future made its way through San Francisco sponsored by youth advocates for change. We are two days fro
Back. I hope it all goes well for you. You are well social distanced. Thats nice to see. We have fog along the coast this morning. Visibility down less than a quarter mile at Half Moon Bay. Expect coastal valleys to get foggy. You can see it hasnt made its way into the bay, if it does, it wont last long. Im not worried about it except for you folks on the coast. 68 in Half Moon Bay, 76 in San Francisco. Near record warmth places like san jose, 83. Concord, 84. Oakland, 80. Napa, 84. A couple more days of this before finally some autumn chill and a chance of showers coming up in the accuweather sevenday forecast. Lets get back to you. Thanks. Less than 24 hours before the end of voting and more than 93 million americans have already cast their ballots. Today President Trump and former Vice President joe biden making their final plea to voters. Faith abubey is live for us in d. C. With the details. Reporter good morning. Despite what the polls are showing right now, both campaigns were o