United states while the announcement has sparked celebrations across the country large crowds have gathered in washington d. C. As well as new york city and philadelphia well lets go live now to alan fischer in washington d. C. Yes so allan we know that the Trump Campaign is contesting this vote but it has been called so joe biden is now finally i guess after days since the election president elect of the United States. Well here is when the states can from the Election Results of the still a few steps but the convention is that when the media call and the data points in that direction then there is a call on who is the president elect in this time of the United States theyve decided that joe biden is well enough states enough elect a College Coach that would mean that he cannot be defeated therefore he is the president elect and will be sworn in on january the 20th 2021 it was saturday the day after the last inauguration that hundreds of thousands of people gathered in washington d. C
We begin with three big headlines. Trending in the wrong direction is the coronavirus. Counties may see opening plans curtailed. Officials in Santa Clara County are finding an up tick in cases. The vaccine took a big step forward. Pfizer says its trial drug is more than 90 effective but it needs more study to use it in the atrisk population. The vaccine could be available as early as next summer. As the development of a vaccine moves closer to approval, medical experts are helping california to decide who gets priority. Health is a critical part of building a better bay area. David louis had access to three members of a Task Force Working on that challenge. California is one of three western states prioritizing who gets the vaccine once approved by the fda. The process, by rich, those decisions are made is really important if people are going to trust that the process is fair. Hes one of three members of governor newsomes task force who talked about planning on a webinar. Theyll look a
Abc 7 News Reporter stephanie sierra is live with some battleground on each of those doctors. And stephanie what they bring to the table. Reporter yes, dan, its a big deal to see not one but three highly respected doctors from ucsf represented on this board. All of them bring a wide range of expertise to this team, highlighting the bay areas success responding to the pandemic. The Biden Administration making a strong first step to building a National Strategy to fight the pandemic. Appointing a 13member covid19 Advisory Board comprised of Public Health experts across the country. Theres so much good work happening at state and local levels across the country, governors, mayors, theyre stepping up. The Advisory Board will listen and learn lessons from their experience. Reporter the experience coming from the bay area, includes ucsf david kessler, dr. Robert rodriguez and eric goosby. Bob wachter has worked with each of them personally. The three people that have been chosen bring very d
Time zones, 202 7488000. If you are in the mountain or pacific time zones, 202 7488001, and you can also send us a text this morning, 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. Catch up with us on social media. N twitter, facebook good sunday morning. You can start calling in now as we have a civil discussion about civility in politics. Having this discussion in a week that saw another residential battlescongressional over coronavirus really funding, and it also saw this, a series of Public Service announcements released by the candidates for governor in utah. Here is one headline, the straight noting that two candidates, the lieutenant governor, and his democratic opponent, appear together in a Public Service announcement on tuesday promoting civility in politics saying you talk and set an example for the rest of the country. Here is one of those announcements released by the candidates. We are currently in the final days of campaigning against each other
Org, or listen. Ceo of the American Psychological association. We know we are feeling more stress and the apa is trying to qualify the scope of the problem. Dr. Evans our stress in America Survey tries to measure the stress level of the nation to understand what the sources of those stresses are, what coping strategies people are employing, and really to draw attention to the fact that stress is highly related to physical and Mental Health challenges we face. Thatwe are seeing now is stress related to the pandemic is very high in the United States. Almost 80 of americans are reporting significant stress related to the pandemic. The stressors of that people have already been reporting precovid and in addition to that there are unique characteristics of this pandemic that are adding more stress to what americans are experiencing. Many americans are experiencing more economic stresses because of the loss of a job or a closing of a business. Concernsme significant about Racial Justice and