To make tackling the pandemic is very First Priority when he hits office. Tonight we now know that former fda commissioner David Kessler and former u. S. Surgeon general doctor vivek murthy will lead that team kessler who once served as the head of the u. S. C f medical school from 2003 to 2007. Today the biden team also unveiling its official transition website. Build back better dot com and lays out the executive actions that president elect biden is set to take on day one of his term many of them aimed at reversing many of President Trumps policies. Oakland native and Vice President elect Kamala Harris is now set to become the most powerful woman in washington. But question of what a biden presidency presidency will mean for the bay area. Kron fours dan thorn talked with some congressional leaders from the bay area about what theyre hoping to see with this new administration, yeah well one of the good things is having somebody like Kamala Harris is from the bay area. Having the ear
Supporters 2 thumbs up one day after losing the election to joe biden president elect biden attending mass in visiting the grave of his late son beau biden in wilmington, delaware, former president George W Bush congratulated mister biden in a phone call sunday and acknowledge that President Trump has the right to pursue legal challenges while also saying in a statement the American People can have confidence that this election was fundamentally fair its integrity will be upheld and its outcome is clear. Well President Trump is refusing to concede the election. Mister biden is making it clear hes ready to get to work before his january inauguration. Team biden announcing plans to name a new Coronavirus Taskforce monday on monday. I will name a group of leading scientists and experts as transition advice. College planning. Converter and no actual blueprint that will start on january the 20th 2021. It will be built on bedrock science. And unveiling his official transition website, which
In the midst of some frost advisories and that light blue that youre seeing on the screen for portions of marine sonoma and napa counties these will remain through 09 00am this morning with temperatures falling as low as the upper 20s to low 30s below freezing in the darker purple issue well thats up in lake in northern Solano County some freeze warnings are in effect as for current temperatures, this is the all important numbers this morning 30s 40s for most of our bayside inland east bay and south bay areas but look at the north bay and thats where youre below freezing petaluma at right at freezing at 32 santa rose at 31 degrees and i do anticipate to the course of this morning to see a few upper 20s in the mix, im going to keep you updated with these temperatures as we make our way through the day. Robin. Thank you john all right, lets check in on the traffic i was saying earlier when i left home had to sit in the car little bit. Take a little bit of extra time to warm the car up be
Now at 11, we can be just 19 days away from the first coronavirus vaccines hitting the bay area. Tonight, how two hospitals are getting ready. There are a lot of moving pieces as far as education and safety. Lots of finger pointing following a deadly stabbing at a san jose church. Why city leaders say could have been invented. We are less than an hour away from thanksgiving. I will have your hour by hour forecast. Despite the warnings, millions of americans are traveling for thanksgiving. We will show you the bay area holiday rush. Now at 11 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a live look at San Francisco where healthcare workers could become some of the first to get coronavirus vaccines. And it could happen in just a few weeks. Reporter because the Pfizer Vaccine has to be kept so called it is unlikely he could be transported in the air instead it will likely have to be shipped around the country via truck. The first dose of the pfizers coronavirus vaccines could reach ucsf and zuckerberg
Beethoven is for. Beethoven is for. Beethoven is for everyone. Beethoven 2020. 5th anniversary here. Is covered 9000. 00 cases spike in some countries its clear that the pandemic isnt slowing down thats why many of pinning their hopes on a vaccine. Were pretty cautiously optimistic that at the end of the year beginning of this coming 2021 we will have one in maybe more. More than one vaccine that would be available. Thousands of scientists are now working on more than 150 vaccines but none is approved for use so just how close are we to getting an effective coronavirus vaccine. Past the big question welcome to your coverage 19 special into w. News i want to jones and berlin good to have you with us the fight against the pandemic is gaining momentum the u. S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track Designation to get 9000 vaccine candidates under development by pfizer and its german partner biotech now this is an important step towards getting approval for a vaccine in the w