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
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Progress on the lnu lightning complex. Sky 7 was over vacaville, earlier this evening. This is damage on oak canyon lane. At least 978 structures have been destroyed. More than 356,000, containment. Cal fire shifted a lot of its focus to lake countys middle town, Hidden Valley lake and lower lake. Its an area thats been hit multiple times in several years. And this report for us a short time ago. Flames shooting into the smoky air along the hillside of butts canyon road southeast of middletown. A site that is one of the main fire focuses for cal fire. I honestly expected cal fire to buckle and just get overwhelmed by it. They have held up, remarkably well. In fact, on tuesday, some firefighters sprayed the hillside with water. Others took to the air, dropping fire retardant. This is an area where homes have burned in the past. Theres now hope that wont happen, again. There is a little bit of deaa vu. But what are you going to do . The human condition is to power through. So you cant la
Front lines tomorrow. And, at the same time, the weather is cooperating, pitching in with cooler temperatures and higher humidity. The Better Weather is helping firefighters with containment. Right now, the scu lightning complex is 20 contained. The czu lightning complex in santa cruz and san mateo counties is 19 contained and the lnu lightning complex in the north bay is 27 contained. Firefighters made steady progress on the lnu lightning complex. Sky 7 was over vacaville, earlier this evening. This is damage on oak canyon lane. At least 978 structures have been destroyed. More than 356,000, containment. Cal fire shifted a lot of its focus to lake countys middle town, Hidden Valley lake and lower lake. Its an area thats been hit multiple times in several years. And this report for us a short time ago. Flames shooting into the smoky air along the hillside of butts canyon road southeast of middletown. A site that is one of the main fire focuses for cal fire. I honestly expected cal fire