Everybody thanks for being here on kron 4 news at 9 im grant lotus and im justine waltman in for vicki tonight. Now Assemblymember Phil ting and other members of a San Francisco delegation are calling on superintendents in their districts. To reopen schools as soon as possible this is new coronavirus cases reach new heights in the last 24 hours. The country has reported more than 195,000 new covid cases and close to a 100,000 patients are currently in the hospital because of covid this is according to the covid tracking project in california nearly 21,000 new cases were reported in a single day. This is the most new cases recorded in a single day in the state since the pandemic started california has recorded more than a million total cases so far. In the bay area more than 153,000 cases have been recorded and nearly 2000 people have died. And despite a surge in infections, a San Francisco delegation has now sent letters to several School Districts in the bay area demanding that school
The vaccine developed by Oxford University doesnt have to be stored at ultra cold temperatures as some others, which makes is easier to distribute. The subfreeze by pfizer and partner biontech is one downside. The fda says a committee will meet december 10th to discuss an emergency use authorization which could start the Distribution Process immediately. Moderna is expected to file for an emergency use authorization by the end of the month. Its vaccine is 95 effective and can be stored at regular refrigeration temperatures, developed thanks in part to funding from dolly parton. While the u. S. Military is gearing up for what it calls operation warp speed to distribute one or more vaccines once approved, others are scrambling at the local level to give the series of shots. Abc 7 david louie spoke with a logisti logisti logistics sker logistics expert. It was Pretty Amazing to see how fast the testing ramped up, but vaccinating millions of americans once supplies become available will be
Holding on to the 30s. Areas like santa rosa nevado petaluma and napa were down there this morning. Now youre back to the mid to upper 40s. Im talking more about what to expect today as well as thanksgiving still to come all right. Thank you john were checking in on the traffic which is looking really got a huge improvement compared to the Early Morning hours were off to the golden gate where we never had any problems are major issues and it looks really good here well get a little bit of fog coming from the north bay but. Across the span refined so 20 minutes novato to the toll plaza were checking on the bay bridge with the traffic is thinning out nicely it was solid about 30 minutes ago, so its breaking up we could see a little more space between the cars, its very quiet heading into San Francisco. So were at 13 minutes for your drive to make it in and slow traffic on the nimitz northbound from to 38 today this after a fatal accident at the davis street overcrossing at 8. 80 back to
Going to last for long though, and we are in for ample sunshine later on today and a pretty pleasant afternoon with some of our warmest temperatures of your forecast, nothing more about it right now though dublin youre at 39 nap at 38 santa rosa and san anselmo also at 38 degrees currently berkeley and oakland down from yesterdays 50s at this time to the 40s so noticeable cool down from the same time yesterday but a nice warm afternoon to look for too. Robin all right, thank you john are heading back to the east bay were tracking a. They caught spot here on the nimitz freeway all take that back its not the nimitz its at the davis street overcrossing at 8. 18 not on the freeway itself so earlier this morning, there was a fatal accident involving a bicyclist which is still under investigation. So the westbound lanes of davis at the overcrossing to 8. 80 remain closed for this investigation. So youre getting through on the eastbound side, not the westbound side that traffic is stocked up
Now at 11 00, Pfizer Vaccines on their way to a bay area distribution center, how soon the first shots could be administered. We really want to treat this vaccine as the liquid gold it is. It is the only tool we have now in our tool box. Steph curry hits the three. Well, it sounded like any other warriors preseason game but sure didnt look like one at chase center during this stay at home order. And today was a day off in between rain days. Tomorrow, we do it again. Look at the live highdef doppler. We will time out the arrival of this coming up in the forecast. Now at 11 00, streaming on cbsn bay area, a live look across the bay area. Where tonight, hospitals are waiting for shipments of pfizers covid19 vaccine. And good evening, im juliette goodrich. Im brian hackney. The vaccines cant come soon enough. California confirms more than 35,000 new covid cases in the last day alone. And 225 more deaths. More than 10 pecuniary of people who have been tested in the past two weeks came back