Coronavirus spreads. Last week the cdc updated its website to say its possible that covid19 may be spread through droplets and airborne particles that are formed when a person infected with the virus coughs sneezes scenes talks are even just breeds. Well now the cdc says that update was a mistake. They released a Statement Today reading a draft version of proposed changes to these recommendations was posted in error to the agencys official website. The cdc is currently updating its recommendations regarding airborne transmission of the virus that causes covid19. Once this process has been completed the updated language will be posted. And quote we just checked the cdcs website. The new language has not yet been posted. They all this back and forth with the cdc has doctors really concerned and theyre issuing their own clarification is tonight can force theresa is in Alameda County tonight. Shes live to explain what Infectious Disease experts locally are saying about the latest cdc statement, theresa. Grant vicki im here me to county because there are a lot of residents here are very concerned about covid19 because theyre still in tier one they want to move up to tear 2 and they say that to all of this back and forth of the cdc that just has to more confusion but we talked to an Infectious Disease expert he said that there is no need to have all this confusion and that he says its actually pretty clear if you look at the science. I think you know, im a big cdc find in general until recently. Doctor chan, hong is an Infectious Disease physician at ucsf he says that the recent information coming out of the cdc stating that aerosol clouds of covid19 can travel far and can spread the virus the been the retraction of that statement its confusing and convoluted what is known in the scientific community. This is not new information that the cdc was i actually but on its website on friday. It what it was seeing was not that it was necessary only on droplets which i have the in fall within 3 feet that you can give these droplets superpowers which recall harris all and by shouting and screaming you can make the drop us a little bit smaller so they can travel for there. But its not new information we already knew that stuff before its just that so the fact that they which are its air rework the language i think comes in you know off a string of since july and then in august we had the retraction you know not testing people who are close contacts of those with covid19 which is again. Not doctor chan hong and said what he believes is happening is unfortunately a sign of the times where politics is playing a hand in science i think. You know variance in because we dont know what impacts somebody else has on the messaging that this group of like super smart. You know saying it is hard to keep track of it. Dublin resident, billy duncan and his son riley route relaxing on monday evening. But duncan says it certainly makes it more difficult to deal with the virus when there are questions surrounding the science. I a lot of his to do with the confusion from our president which is frustrating because him back and forth from the get go. The frustration is there for everybody because its unknown. So many unknowns but again the doctor says that knowledge is power and then therefore if you know better than you can make better educated decisions so grant vicki. He says to just lean into the science make sure you wear a mask to protect yourself and your loved ones. When you are out and about. Theresa kron 4 news. The reset tonight, the nation creeps towards a grim milestone 200,000 covid related deaths but here in california governor Gavin Newsome says statewide covid numbers continue to improve on average the state records about 3400 cases over a sevenday period, 3300 new cases were reported yesterday. Despite rising cases though the governor says the Positivity Rate is going down. The governor says the state is committed to increasing testing all across the state. We are of the firm opinion that that we are able to move forward to increase the availability and the timeliness of tests here in the state of california we will have more clarity and more assurance in our capacity to move more swiftly to that not only reopen different sectors of our economy more fully, but also reopen our in a more Sustainable Way as well. And here the bay area counties continue to make some progress on the states tier last week ran county moved out of the states most restrictive tear and into the red to substantial tier joining San Francisco santa clara and napa counties and the rest of the bay area however remains in the purple, widespread tier. And feel like schools are very easy targets for covid in the bathroom doors in Public School doors are be very. Com topics students the catch. Students returning to school today, San FranciscoElementary Schools said been given the green light to resume in Person Learning. And the schools around the bay have been given waivers to begin in Person Learning but the big fear is keeping students safe one San Francisco teenager may have the solution kron fours michelle kingston shows us his new invention. Here to put it your youre down hear my son Ruben Tompkins has made thousands of handheld safety shields and has delivered them across the globe hoping to keep people safe during the coronavirus pandemic. The 13 yearold makes him using his 9, 3 d printers one of the printers he actually made himself this one adult from scratch. He calls his invention, the safe touch pro its used to open doors touch handles and as you check out its stores. He says its germs resistant and since the shelterinplace eyes on has been busy making dozens of these every what i did was theres many designed their what i did was i made a specific design better. He says it takes less than 30 minutes for him to make one safe touch pro and while you can buy them on his website. His focus right now is donating them to schools so teachers and students can feel safe back in the classroom hes started a fundraiser called operation student shield stem schools are beginning to reopen week by more students are getting through eyes on his home schooled and able to focus on his studies as well as his invention from his house and sell San Francisco where he hopes to continue working hard to keep you safe. Michelle kingston kron 4 news the Supreme Court vacancy left by the late Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg is creating a real political showdown on capitol hill today, President Trump said we could hear his pick to replace ginsburg by friday or saturday this week. The president has already announced his pick will be a woman, potential nominees include judges, Amy Coney Barrett and by really go. Amy Coney Barrett is a federal appellate judge who has established herself as a reliable conservative on hot button issues like abortion and gun control, a devout Catholic Barrett is hailed by religious conservatives. She is a former the clerk for the late justice antonin scalia, President Trump met with her this afternoon. The other top contender is Barbara Lagoa a daughter of cuban exiles, its believed that her selection. Could benefit trump in the november, 3rd election swinging the latino vote in florida. In his favor if selected lagoa would be the youngest member on the high court. The goal is currently a judge on the atlantabased 11th. Us Circuit Court of appeals regardless of who mr. Trumps pick is his first stop will be the Senate Judiciary committee which is chaired by South Carolina republican senator lindsey graham. This morning demonstrators gathered outside the Supreme Court urging graham to delay filling the vacancy until after the election which was ginsburgs dying wish according to nprs reporting demonstrators say it is hypocritical for republicans to quickly fill the vacancy since in 2016. They stalled too call for a hearing for mister obamas replacement for the late Justice ScaliaMerrick Garland was obamas pick its important to note here senator Kamala Harris also sits on the Senate Judiciary committee. Well today Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell reiterated his vow to hold a vote on trumps nominee before the election this despite 2 senators from his own party who have already voiced opposition to that idea as our alexandra le mon reports filling the late justice his seat has impacts on the Affordable Care act abortion laws and even possibly the president ial election. Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell is promising the senate will vote on President Trumps choice to replace Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg possibly before election day the senate has more than california congresswoman judy chu says that would put a new conservative justice on the bench in time to consider whether to strike down the Affordable Care act. And its all that will mean millions of americans will be left out healthcare arkansas republican senator tom cotton says its too early to know not clear to me yet whether we will have a new justice confirmed so i cant speculate on how the courts going to rule but nevada congresswoman dina titus says republicans have shown theyll do whatever they can to eliminate the a they know that calendar and im sure they will rush to have a justice to make a ruling on that case, its also possible a more conservative Supreme Court could hear a new challenge to abortion laws and congresswoman chu says its not just rules about when and how they are also other cases that out right. Ban abortion. Totally that are also actually in the eye and democrats say the Supreme Court could also play a role in the upcoming president ial election was so many justices they were conservative and a poignant by Donald Trumps very likely hes going to be the one contesting the results in the election so who knows what they might do both campaigns are hiring lawyers to prepare for challenges of the election results. That was alexandra le mon reporting for us tonight, Justice Ginsburg will lie in repose at the u. S. Supreme court. This wednesday and thursday to allow for social distancing her casket will lie under the portico at the top of the front steps of the Supreme Court building thats to allow for outdoor viewing. Still to come on the they will talk more about the rush to replace Justice Ginsburg at 8. 45 well hear from a democratic bay area congressman who is calling for this gop colleagues ruthless for moving so quickly. And the nation inches towards another grim milestone 200,000 covid related deaths at 8. 30 why local doctors say getting covid and the flu at the same time is a death sentence. But first the governor says there will be no new unemployment claims for the next 2 weeks with being updated to cause this pause say new claims. And it may be hard to believe but fall is just hours aw the more than 2 Million People out of work californians who have had to battle with the states antiquated system to get Unemployment Benefits well theres some hopeful news tonight. Today governor newsome confirmed improvements that are already under way at the Employment Development department, the changes are designed to among other things where the backlog of applications what is kron fours dan kerman reports tonight the one downside is system will be available for 2 weeks. A new study in the states unemployment system finds the Employment Development department has a backlog of nearly 600,000 californians whove applied for Unemployment Insurance more than 21 days ago, and yet their claims have not been processed. Theres also an estimated 1 million cases where individuals receive payments but subsequently modified their claim and thus are awaiting resolution we can plot along. In the short run we can plot along in the medium run we can have a Long Term Strategy or we can come up with new ideas from a different angle. The governor has opted for new ideas and with that has implemented 2 week reset. During that time the state will not accept any new unemployment applications as staff has reconfigured the new technology is deployed to create a faster and better experience for those using the system those people in the next 2 weeks will actually really benefit from this implementation where we make sure they go through an automated process versus having to kick out annual one. That will allow them to get even sooner if theyre eligible dealing with the backlog is not something that will happen overnight in fact it wont be completed until the end of january but the governor says hes committed to making things better. The reset started this weekend. I didnt want to wait another day to start this reset period to get system back on its feet and get us to a position where we can address this significant number backlog cases. Now that backlog doesnt just go away with the flip of a switch on january 31st, in fact its a gradual process day by day by day leading up to that point. The governor says the key here is not adding to the backlog along the way. And e d in San Francisco. Dan kerman kron 4 news. Meantime on capitol hill, a congressional Problem Solver caucus is pushing for a compromise covid stimulus package to help out americans. The package would include another round of direct payments to taxpayers and enhanced Unemployment Benefits, new york congressman Anthony Brindisi says that its wrong to make the American People wait any longer for relief. There are folks who are still out of work that in addition unemployment assistance, there are Small Businesses that are still hurting and need additional ppp loans. So far congressional leadership on both sides of the aisle are rejecting the plan. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the proposed one and a half trillion dollar plan is not big enough, but the white house has signaled support for the bill. With no deal in sight, stocks fell on wall street today, the s and p saying close to one 0. 2 wall street has struggled for months to the pandemic today, the job started in asia as soon as trading opened and they accelerated in europe on worries about the possibility of to for covid restrictions there because of rising case counts in a healthy economy oil prices would be higher but today they continued to be below average. As watched back guidance on how the coronavirus is the u. S. Is creeping closer to 200,000 covid related here are the latest numbers worldwide there are more than 30 million cases. The u. S. Has close to 7 million cases, california continues to lead the country in the number of cases with 790,000 here in the bay area more than 96,000 cases and more than 1300 deaths have been reported the doctors are saying because of this pandemic. This might be the most important year ever to get a flu shot, you know this because simultaneously being infected with covid19 in the flu. Without the flu vaccine could be deadly kron fours Haaziq Madyun has details. That cohen faction of flu and is it concerning those in health care which is why were really emphasizing the need for. Flu vaccination because that is what we have now coming down with influenza in the midst of the covid19 pandemic could have dire consequences can be occur together. They certainly can occur together it can happen but Center HealthInfectious Disease specialist doctor Anthony Kelly on says just how bad it will be for the person who comes down with both is yet to be seen we havent seen a case of flu and covid just yet but we have seen many viruses that have occurred and on top of that they can end up with getting him back secondary bacterial infection which is. Really what were trying to avoid on top of the flu and covid infection. What i see are the patients that actually get influenza and come into the intensive care unit. Doing very poorly Southern Health pulmonary Critical Care who have not so even if you do get the flu. With the vaccine that youre going to have a little bit better chance of not getting so severely sick and if you didnt get it all getting the flu vaccine at this time is imperative that lees reducing the duration of illness or the severity of illness will at least help us differentia