Host lets focus now on the Restaurant Industry amid the coronavirus pandemic trade our guest is tom colicchio, people know him from top chef and his several restaurants. He now from the Restaurant Industry talking about the coronavirus pandemic viewers know him from top chef on the bravo reality tv series and also president of the Restaurant Coalition when and why did you found the coalition . It was around march 15 a friend of mine had the foundation interested in helping out T Restaurants and we were looking at a major problem and i. C. E. To be part of an organization working with various lobbyists and a friend of mine was a lobbyist and said independentde restaurants with a lobbying firm so i called my friend back and it started off as a small group and then we found another group down south 100 restaurants strong and based kept popping up in seattle and chicago and San Francisco all over the country and very quickly we pulled together getting on zoomm calls twice a day with a sing
We are watching this closely as it continues to move through. Its good to see the rain returning. Well track whats ahead as we go into the rest of the afternoon. The chilly air settles in. More on that coming up in a few minutes. Mike, this is having a big impact on the morning commute. It is, kari. A word of caution, leave with plenty of time and the rain and karis green will show up as green on ours a few minutes afterwards. They say its 95 effective. Pfizer adds the vaccine is effective for older people and has no serious side effects. The Company Expects to make 50 million dose this is year and more than 1 billion doses by the end of 2021. Pfizer said it was 90 effective and then on monday moderna said nearly 95 effective. Pfizers vaccine does need to be stored in extremely cold temperatures. Now this Morning Live Team coverage on all the covid19 developments overnight. More word on curfews. Cierra, if this is true and it works, this could be revolutionary. Reporter good morning, y
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We need the rain. Good morning to you. Happy veterans day as well. Im laura garcia. And im marcus washington. Of course mike is keeping an eye on the roads for thus morning. Lets talk about it, kari, when is the rain coming back . Well, it looks like itll be here by friday. We do have longer of dry weather across the bay area. Also still very chilly as you head out the door. More clouds moving in today will keep the temperatures more steady. The rain coming in by friday and looks to wrap up earlier than we originally thought and moving out by saturday morning. Here is what youre feeling as you head out the door. Not as cold as the past couple of days. A lot more 50s across the bay area. A look at all of our microclimates coming up. Mike, how is it looking for the Early Morning commute . Looking great, kari. Its probably going to be cold out there. As we look at the maps the Contra Costa County down to Alameda County drive southbound 680 at diablo road reports of a crash blocking your f