Workers and people in longterm care facilities to be the first ones to get it. The covid19 tracking project found the u. S. Hit a Record Number of new cases in hospitalizations. More than 210,000 new cases reported just yesterday and more than 100,000 people are in the hospital with covid19. Abc News Reporter faith in washington with the president elect bidens plan to slow the spread. Reporter more americans yesterday died from covid than weve ever seen, and now president elect biden is promising a new plan. Thursday the darkest day more than 210,000 new infections. President elect biden promises a different approach. On the first day im inaugurated to say im going to ask the public for 100 days to mask. He plans to keep dr. Anthony fauci on board. I asked him to be a chief medical adviser for me as well and be part of the medical team. The Covid Task Force anxiously waiting for a vaccination as cases rage across the country. And hospitals moving in mobile morgues. We became completely
We have some issues on the road. Lets turn it over to jobina right now. In San Francisco an intersection is closed after a crash involving a police car. We have new video right now. Police tape surrounding fillmore and waller streets. The police are seeing that theres a damaged cruiser there on the scene and also it appears theres a muni bus involved. It is believed that this was a Police Pursuit that ended in a crash injuring the suspect and the officer. A call is in to sfpd to confirm that. We want to take a live picture of the scene. Officers are still there investigating. The intersection of fillmore and waller is closed now. Well bring you an update on this as soon as we hear back from police. Now to the pandemic. Can cases spiking across the country and bay area counties moving into more restrictive tee tiers, one east bay county is cracking down to make sure businesses not only know the rules but are obeying them. Amy hollyfield is live in walnut creek with how this will work. Y
Thats according to data from the covid tracking project. There is hope. Of course a vaccine is on the horizon. The fda could approve pfizers vaccine next week. Dr. Anthony fauci says life may be close to normal by summer if 70 of the public gets vaccinated. This morning bay area counties are working to make sure they have the specialized freezers to hold the covid19 vaccines once they arrive. Amy hollyfield is live in novato where one group is helping out with that process. Amy . Theres like a freezerererer Scavenger Hunt going on in the bay area. Counties across the bay area are looking around trying to secure freezer space wherever they can find it as they wait for vaccine shipments. Counties are doing what they can to find them now that the governor announced the state will be receiving the Pfizer Vaccine in a couple weeks. Alameda countys website said theyre still in the protest of purchasing freezers and dry ice for the vaccine. In Santa Clara County theyre still in the gathering
Clean as you look from the east bay hills camera. Check out what it does this afternoon. If you liked yesterday afternoon, i think youll like this one more. As 70 in San Francisco to 74 in san jose and santa rosa. 71 in napa and concord. And also in oakland. The cool spot, Half Moon Bay at 66. We have healthy rain on the way. It comes as quickly as tomorrow in the accuweather 7day forecast. Heres reggie. Thanks. We have some good news about a vaccine development. This is moderna revealing that its vaccine is nearly 95 effective. What is the health and Human Services secretary saying about this. He says this is something to celebrate. With todays announcement moderna says theyre on track to ask for fda authorization in the coming weeks. Besides being so effective, the Moderna Vaccine has another big positive. It can be stored at normal refrigeration temperatures making it easier to store and transport than pfizers vaccine. This morning on gma, health and Human Services secretary alex az
You can still sit outside and you wont get wet. Dont let me discourage y if i you dont want to beouide when it inin g, yeah, you might want to change those plans. San francisco right around noon is when the rain moves in. Hi, everybody, heres a look at our storm. I nicknamed it jason since its friday 13th. Heres what its doing around here. A few sprinkles in the north bay during the morning commute. The steadier light to moderate rain will move in after 9 00 and slide south and weaken as it hento the early i eveningad hours. In fact, its just mainly cloudy right now or increasing clouds if youre in the sbaouth bay. You can see in the afternoon hours, theres the rain rolling on in. Temperatures that could reach the 60s will fall into the 50s once the rain begins. Definitely going to be cooler today. Lets get over to reggie for todays first story. Thanks. This morning, Health Experts are worried about a lack of response from President Trump about the growing nationwide surge in coronavir