Now. A very good now thursday morning to you, thanks so much for joining us. Im laura garcia. Im marcus washington. Were starting out with fog in some parts of the bay area. Kari hall is tracking that for us. Kari, i saw a little bit coming in this morning. The visibility cut down in some spots down to zero. Looking good here in downtown san jose and that fog will cause a lot of problems for the morning commute, especially in the north bay and then the sunshine returns this afternoon and there is no rain in the forecast. Lets get to that visibility right now as we look at livermore down to zero and only a quarter mile visibility in novato and half mile visibility in santa rosa. Well talk more about this coming up. Mike, how is it looking for the commute . Kari, that advisory those numbers well show with that camera. The Golden Gate Bridge an easy drive as far as the volume of traffic but the fog advisory from chp as we talk about fog impeding the view of the bridge itself. There goes a
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Not recommended but if you must get together there are things you can do trying to to protect you and your family. And were following breaking news. Officers open firing near a popular mall near San Francisco. And jeff ranieri has the latest on the rain thats soaked parts of the bay area. We begin with that at home covid testing. Tonight the fda has granted emergency approval to an east bay company. Its different, though. This is rapid test that you do at home. Results in 30 minutes. Theres no shipping it to a lab and waiting days for the results. The fda says this is important for getting people tested and to do it faster. All right, jessica, heres how it works. You swab your nose, swirl that swab in a vial, and then put it in a portable device that will tell you if you have covid or not, results within 30 minutes. Heres the catch. You need a prescription to get the test. Though word yet when these tests will be available or how much itll cost. So for now normal testing continues, and
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
Helping people prevent and fight the negative effects of diabetes and heart disease. I believe it will definitely get worse before it gets better. Reporter Solano Countys Health Officer says cases have doubled in the last several weeks. 80 to 100 new cases a day. The driver seems to continue to be family and social gatherings. The big group of gatherings that has caused this most recent surge has been halloween events. Reporter indoor dining, church services, and movie theaters are among the operations that must stop by tomorrow in five new bay area counties. Just pushed back into the purple tier. Some personnel care businesses like nail salons can stay open as long as they take precautions. Martinez bar and Restaurant Owner cory katz says hes upset that despite all his efforts to stay safe, he has to move things outside once again. My first thought is anger, frustration, sadness comes next, and were all trying to scramble to figure out what to do on how to make things work. Reporter w