Death toll from September 11th, 3,103 people in this country died yesterday. The gut punch comes when you realize that Many Americans have almost gotten used to Reading Numbers like that. Actually, four days in the past week have ranked among the deadliest days in this countrys history, ever. The pearl harbor attacks that killed 2,400 people will forever be remembered and described as a day that will live in infamy, as proclaimed by fdr, and in the aftermath of September 11th, president george w. Bush asked for prayers for all of those who grieve for the children whose worlds were shattered that day. Yet today, 3,000 families wake up wondering what life looks like now, today, without their loved one beside them. And we wait for the president or really anyone to acknowledge the somber occasion in any way. No reference to the death toll or to the virus, for that matter, on Donald Trumps twitter field. Instead, tweet after tweet after tweet about the election he lost in the most secure el
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Clerk madam chair, you have a quorum. Wonderful. Clerk item 3, announcement of prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting. Its clear were using sound producing devicing duries duri meeting, so we wont announce this. Item 4, approval of minutes of the november 3, 2020 meeting. Directors, is there anyone who wishes to make any comment . Okay. Seeing none, are there any members of the public who wish to make Public Comment this item on the agenda . You have zero questions remaining. Okay. With that, ill turn it back over to the directors. Directors, do i have a motion . Motion to approve. Second. Okay. Secretary silva, would you please call the roll. [roll call]. Clerk madam chair, you have five votes to approve the minutes. You are on item five, communications. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency, this meeting is being held virtually, and all members of the staff and the public are attending Via Teleconference. This will ensure the safety of the sfmta board of directors, t
And we can protect california for generations to come. Feel about protocols. Breezy and cool. Abc news at 11 00 starts right now. Building a better bay area. The individual decisions that we make and you all make together do add up and do make a difference. The bay area is seeing a third surge of coronavirus cases, and tonight were getting a clearer picture as to the cause. We are. Good evening to you. Kate larsen is in the newsroom. You spoke local Health Officers about whats really driving this latest spike. When San Francisco moved into the yellow tier last month, Health Officials knew cases would go up as the city opened, but they were surprised at how high cases have surged. Many groups are letting their guard down. San Francisco Deputy Health Officer dr. Susan phillips says the third surge is different. We have a higher proportion of people who are white testing positive. Latinos still account for the largest number of cases in San Francisco. But the overall percentage of cases i
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