takes place. thank you very much forjoining me. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. let s start with the astrazeneca vaccine. the european medicines agency has been examining its safety after more than a dozen eu members suspended it this week over health concerns. and today, we heard its verdict. the committee has come to a clear scientific conclusion. this is a safe and effective vaccine. its benefits in protecting people from covid i9 with the associated risks of death and hospitalisation outweigh the possible risks. the committee also concluded that the vaccine is not associated with an increase in the overall risk of thromboembolic events or blood clots. that press conference took place in amsterdam, and our correspondent jean mackenzie was there. what they ve been saying all along stands, that they think this is a vaccine in which the benefits massively outweigh the risks. it was striking, they pointed out there how many people have died in th
sunday. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in the past hour spain hasjoined france, germany and italy to become the latest countries to suspend use of the oxford astrazeneca jab. it s over concerns about blood clots. this is happening despite the who saying there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and blood clots. earlier, the republic of ireland and netherlands made a similar decision. it means eleven european nations in total have paused their rollout of the vaccination. some european countries have stopped using certain batches of the drug as a precautionary measure. the european medicines agency is carrying out a review into incidents of blood clots. it says the vaccine s benefits continue to outweigh its risks, and that it will hold an extraordinary meeting on the vaccine on thursday. around 17 million people in the european union and the uk have received a dose of the vaccine, with fewer than than a0 cases of blood clots reported.
She was not conscious when the paramedics took her to the hospital. The Oakland Police told us they do believe that alcohol may have been playing a part in this crash. They are still investigating at this time, and we are told that she is still in the hospital, alive but in Critical Condition. We are getting a sense from the officers that the condition is very great and there is a possibility she will not make it. Leigh martinez reporting in oakland. We take a look at the traffic, starting off with the look at the commutes, traffic is busy as you drive in to the san jose area, but not a bad commute. We are also looking at the other extreme, the other part of the bay area is the drive from vacaville, fairfield and vallejo heading down to hercules. That includes the 580 commute, not too bad right now. We will watch all of your long commutes for you. Taking a look at interstate interstate 880, traffic moving nicely past the colosseum. At the bay bridge, again, not a big back up, and thing
Storms. Flooding possible. Highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s thursday windy with highs in the middle 40s. Power outages possible due to strong wind. Light snow rain showers for the highest elevations in our western counties mainly west va counties and counties boarding west va friday breezy with highs in the lower 40s. Light snow rain showers for the highest elevations in our western counties mainly west va counties and counties boarding west va saturday mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s sunday sun clouds with highs new this morning. An Investigation Continues after a homicide in roanoke. It happened just before 5 block of westwood boulevard northwest. Roanoke city police say a man was killed. Officers are gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses. Police have not yet made an arrest. If you have any information, youre asked to call police. New overnight. Danville police are investigating a homicide. Just after midnight. Police we called to the 2hundred block of halifax st
Weather. We want you to stay move through the region last night into this morning, but by the afternoon, outside of some drizzle, we did dry things out a bit. Another round of heavy rain will likely impact the region later tonight into wednesday, as a powerful storm system from the southwest impacts us. Tonight rain again forms, milder with lows around 40. Fog is again possible. Pleas e be careful driving. Wednesday rain likely, even some storms are possible, with the winds picking up, highs in the midto upper 50s. A flood watch is in effect until 700p on wednesday. 12 of rain will fall tonight through wednesday, and you have to keep in mind that the ground is already saturated from all the precipitation we have seen over the last couple weeks. The rain may not have anywhere to go. In addition to that, the Storm Prediction Center has put areas near lynchburg and southside in a slight risk for severe weather. Flooding and damaging winds are no doubt the biggest threats we will have on w