2 15 p. M. Eastern and we have live coverag here on cspan2. Earlier sators john thune and dick durbin talkn the ongoing coronavirus pandemic the governments response. Madam president , yesterday drugmaker madonna fired for emergency youth authorization from the fda for the Covid Vaccine and the fdas Vaccine Advisory Committee is scheduled to discuss pfizers Covid Vaccine next week and is excited to review maternals shortly thereafter. That it is entirely possible that by the end of december the fda will have authorized, not one, but two Covid Vaccines that are so far shown more than 90 effectiveness in preventing the disease. This is very hopeful news. It is a tribute to the innovative power of the private sector and the efforts of congress and the Trump Administration to expedite the development of Covid Vaccines. The light at the end of the tunnel looks like it is on the way and at the same time, madam president , it is essential would not minimize with happening with covid right now
Procedural vote for the nominee for the Credit Administration board. Now live coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore t senate will co to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will the chaplain let us pray. Eternal master, continue to be our shelter from lifes storms and winds. You have provided us with your presence and a reminder in hebrews 13 5 that you will never leave or forsake us. May this knowledge of your watchcare sustain our senators through this challenging season. Grant that their work will become more meaningful and effective as they cultivate a greater awareness of your divine companionship. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united stat of america, and to the republic fowhich it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president . The presiding officer t senator from iowa. Mr. Graley one minute for morni
Danger is something that should be concerning to us all day long today, sonoma calistoga fairfield danville in Half Moon Bay, some of your more remarkable and consistently windy spots throughout the evening into this morning and some of our warmer areas to now working their way through the morning youre gradually going to see these wind speeds calming down and by the time we work towards 03 30pm as youre seeing on the map right here a noticeably less windy day but were still under red flag warnings with temperatures hot enough humidity low enough. And winds still present enough for fire danger to remain high 60s 70s, and yes, a couple of 80 still on the map alameda at 80 degrees right now say only know youre right there as well. Some of our wind your spots are also some of those warmer areas and thus well we are looking at still high fire danger this morning as it will remain into the afternoon by the afternoon ahead of us some record breakers likely upper 90s inland, mid 90s by the ba
Schools and communities first is responsible for the content of this ad. Good lord not 11 00, half 1 million pg e customers could lose the power, what you need to know to prepare. The most dangerous combinations so far this season beginning on sunday. Members of an east Bay Community are taking a stand in response to a recent string of violent crime. We want to see the Community Members thrive and survive. A dire prediction tonight, the u. S. Thats a single day record for coronavirus cases. Good evening. I am ken bastida. Im elizabeth cook, on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, pg nd could cut the power to nearly half 1 million customers this weekend, including nearly 150,000 the bay area, the areas in orange are notice tonight, that they could be impacted. The dangerous conditions stirring up memories of the wine country wildfires. Crews are getting a handle on a wildfire that broke out in napa county, 50 acres near lower Childs Valley road. Team coverage from the extreme fire dan
Elevations, gusty winds, the high wind watch in effect as well, northeasterly winds, gusts up to 50 miles per hour. The fire danger index, ranking the index, 010, zero is when we want to be, and the north bay, what shall the color spread out now the numbers go up as we head through sunday evening. Especially late sunday night into early monday morning, towards the top of the scale for parts of the bay area, you can see how widespread it is, not just the north bay mountains and the east bay hills and the diablo range, but widespread conditions throughout the day on monday, even once the winds start to relax. We will take a look at the humidity and wind speeds we expect beginning just a few minutes. The wind warning is so widespread, so lots of neighborhoods that dont usually face the threat of extreme fire danger are buckling up tonight. Betty yu is in san jose for how to prepare for the worst. Parts of the bay area have been in and out of red flag warnings all month, this sundays wind