As timing who gets it and when, that is all still to be decided. There is a bit of a protocal for this. Well get into that with a prominent doctor as well. The left and right view on this battle, but first to blake burman on this latest news and this efficacy rate which was higher than both companies originally said, right . Reporter exactly, neil. We knew this Pfizer Vaccine candidate was effective. Pfizer though reiterating that today, in fact raising the effective rate on their covid19 vaccine candidate but just as important pfizer today also reported that they believe their vaccine candidate is safe which is why they say they are going to be applying for the eua. That is the emergency use authorization that the fda gives out. They will apply for that in the coming days. Here is what pfizer said earlier today as part of their news release they put out this morning. To date the Data Monitoring Committee for the study has not reported any serious safety concerns related to the vaccine
Us will enjoy the warming trend but part of that system is going to sag to the south, bringing a few clouds to the north bay. Maybe even a sprinkle. Its 35 right now in santa rosa, 43 in oakland, 42 in santa rosa and a check of the fog youll notice livermore just one mile visibility, five miles in santa rosa. So the deal for your sunday starting out with partly cloudy conditions, lots of sunshine, low 60s around noontime, bay side and inland in the 50s at the coast and later on this afternoon in the upper 60s in parts of the south bay and east bay valleys. Clouds in the north bay and chance of a sonoma sprinkle. Well talk about that and the next rain chance for the entire bay area in a beau minutes. We begin way look at the surge in covid19 cases. California officially topped 1 million diagnosed coronavirus cases, the state reported more than 9,800 new cases yesterday, one of the largest single day counts we have seen since august. The 14day Positivity Rate is 4. 2 , 4 friday and 3. 7
Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. With covid19 cases growing, millions of people here in the bay area will see indoor operations at restaurants and several other businesses come to an end. And with the holidays coming up, many are doing what they can to survive. Some are getting creative in expanding services in ways never seen before. Good morning, everybody, thanks for joining us. It is sunday, november 15. Im liz kreutz. Well have much more on the changes and restrictions many counties are facing this week. First, as always, a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. Hey, liz. Good morning, everyone. Its a beautiful start to the day although its pretty chilly out there. We have low dew points and a dry north wind. Thats also going to warm us up pretty quickly. As we look at the visible picture, check out the clouds in northern california. The top of mt. St. Helena shows you where that line is. East bay, 49 in San Francisco,
And as we go through the afternoon, youll notice it will be a warmer day with full sunshine for most, as we get into the noon 1 00 hour and increasing clouds in the north bay but well see highs in the upper 70s and 60s in our warmest locations. Mid60s around the bay but 70s are on the horizon, liz, for many of us on monday, then welcome rain returns for tuesday, well plot that out for you when we see you next. Certainly welcome. Lisa, thank you. Were going to begin with a look at the surge in covid19 cases. California officially topped 1 million diagnosed coronavirus cases. The state reported more than 9,800 new cases yesterday, one of the largest single day case counts that we have seen since august. Almost 10,000. The 1 rchb day pa4day positive 4. 2 . It was 3. 7 a few days before that, indicator of the virus going up. Since the pandemic started, the bay area has seen more than 133,000 confirmed cases. Because of this growth in cases, much of the bay area is pivoting once again, when
President and his refusal to concede. Calls for justice growing following the death of 15yearold Quawan Charles, the mystery surrounding his death and what his family is saying about the preliminary autopsy report. Hurricane iota rapidly intensifying. The catastrophic rainfall forecast for a region just hit hard by hurricane eta earlier this month. Our weather team tracking the storm. And ready for launch. The Spacex Crew Dragon Team making final preps for their historic mission. The experiments on board they hope will lead to medical breakthroughs and the vips Just Announced for the liftoff. Good morning. This morning there is basically no part of this country not feeling the surge of this pandemic. Cases are going up in almost every state. In 47 states, plus d. C. , puerto rico and guam cases are higher and staying high. The death toll in this country now surpassing 245,000 people with cases nearing 11 million. Thats according to Johns Hopkins university. This week the biggest Public