monday. before the meeting the former vice president released the names of his picks for several key posts. mr. biden has chosen tony blink and for secretary of state. jake sullivan as national security advisor. and linda thomas greenfield to become the next u.s. ambassador to the united nations. he is the first latino american and immigrant nominated as secretary of the department of homeland security. while she has become the first woman nominated for director of national intelligence. after a standoff of more than two weeks the general services administration has given the go- ahead to begin the formal transition process. on twitter president trump says his case strongly continues, but he is now telling the gsa administrator to do what needs to be done. michigan s board of canvassers voted monday to certify former vice president joe biden won the state. it also passed a motion calling on the state legislature to update the election. there preparing for the holidays. monday
the vaccine developed by oxford university doesn t have to be stored at ultra cold temperatures as some others, which makes is easier to distribute. the subfreeze by pfizer and partner biontech is one downside. the fda says a committee will meet december 10th to discuss an emergency use authorization which could start the distribution process immediately. moderna is expected to file for an emergency use authorization by the end of the month. its vaccine is 95% effective and can be stored at regular refrigeration temperatures, developed thanks in part to funding from dolly parton. while the u.s. military is gearing up for what it calls operation warp speed to distribute one or more vaccines once approved, others are scrambling at the local level to give the series of shots. abc 7 david louie spoke with a logisti logisti logistics sker logistics expert. it was pretty amazing to see how fast the testing ramped up, but vaccinating millions of americans once supplies become
what he s preaching was not a positive, it was not a positive, i hear that from a lot of people coming through. a weekly average of 9900 cases per day, double the average from two weeks ago. a national community woman. where is the math showing abruptly credit changing criteria from 4 tiers, forcing counties to jump 2 tiers abruptly, it seems forced and not scientific. reporter: gatherings a restaurant seven order to stop at 10 pm starting saturday, takeout and delivery will still be allowed. it has been a really tough year, yes, we are in the same boat, but i guess the restaurant business is getting more affected than any other businesses. reporter: people can go grocery shopping and walks without other households, but not to do nonessential work or gathering from 10 pm until 5 am until the morning of december 21. to be clear, there are some bay area counties that are not under the restriction, but that could change this weekend? reporter: that s right, there ar
capacity in three weeks. good evening. thank you for joining us. a lot to get to tonight. officials say the hospital capacity could be maxed out in a matter of weeks. tonight an urgent call to action ahead of thanksgiving. cancel your holiday plans. don t travel. over the past week, covid-19 hospitalizations in the santa clara county have gone up by 50%. health officials say at this rate, hospitals county wide could exceed capacity in just three weeks. other if you re going to have people from outside your household, limit to it two other households, wear just face covering and keep your distance. today 407 new cases were reported county wide. the highest daily number since the start of the pandemic. the county is in talks with hospitals. they ve also stocked up on ppe. we re talking about surge planning, what contingency plans are with hos, bringing in staffing from outside entities, bringing in their own staffing from noncritical are areas. to in-patient care.
adult male, no description yet of the suspect, right now, the covid-19 numbers keep going from bad to worse in california, tonight, hitting a new all-time high, more than 13,000 new cases. that surge now prompting curfew orders that will take effect tomorrow night, impacting all counties in the purple tear, and as kpix kenny choi reports, there is already a lot of blowback tonight. reporter: one business owner said it is deflating when orders are issued but not necessarily followed. there were multiple households, discursive applies for counties that are in purple. gatherings at restaurants have been ordered to stop by 10:00 p.m. under the new orders starting saturday, take out and deliveries will still be allowed. it has been a really tough year, we are all in here, but i guess the restaurant business is getting more affected than any other process. reporter: people can go grocery shopping and for walks without other household, but the coffee prohibits residents from