The congressional hispanic caucus, has said there is a lack of latinos in the incoming cabinet, if confirmed this air will face the daunting task of leading the department during a pandemic that has killed more than 281,000 people has disproportionately affected people of color. Our other big story this sunday night more than 30 million californians now facing stay at home orders and less than 2 hours at 10 00pm. Those orders will go into effect for 3 bay area counties that San Francisco contra costa and santa clara. The order is very similar to the lockdown that many of us all the way back in march. Those counties now taking an earlier approach to governor newsoms order that requires counties to go into lockdown when icu bed capacity has dropped below 15 . Right now icu bed capacity here in the bay area, no hovering around 24 . Number of Health Leaders across the bay area say right now they dont want to take any chances. Thats why theyre doing this early. Stay at home orders will also
Can see from our east bay hills camera. Expect this light wind to keep pulling that fog to the west as we head through the morning commute. It will turn to hazy conditions and high clouds this afternoon. Temperatures pretty close to average with upper 50s along the coast and about 60 to 63 degrees for the rest of us. Reggie . Thank you. This morning another major announcement about a covid19 vaccine. Oxford university and a astrazeneca revealing the vaccine theyre developing shows a strong immune response in older people. Jobina, this is important since these are the people so vulnerable to the virus. Older people are more likely to have Underlying Health conditions that make coronavirus more dangerous. Having a vaccine just as effective in older and younger patients is significant here. Participants also showed few side effects. The last steps of oxfords phase three trial are under way now so they could be seeking approval for the vaccine in a matter of weeks. This comes as americas d
Strategic plans across america to deliver those vaccines safely and these doses cannot come soon enough as covid19 continues to devastate the golden state California Health officials reporting more than 35,000 new cases of the virus and 225 deaths both numbers shattering daily records more than 13,000 people are currently in the hospital thats also an alltime record and the states icu capacity is now at just 7. 9 some good news though california is expecting some 327,000 doses of the pfizer covid19 vaccine as early as monday. As part of the initial vaccine rollout the move comes after the fda authorized emergency use of that vaccine late last night. The chief operating officer of operation warp speed now praising the effort today calling it historic. For 7 months we have realized the greatest Public Private partnership in modern times. Doctors scientists researchers factory workers low just asians and hundreds more have all come together for single or purpose. That purpose save lives a
Up with this. Were considering full disclosure, a little preview, the notion of a curfew. Reporter Nothing Official has been announced yesterday, Marin County Public Health director told kristen sze hes not surprised. Were aware this is on the table. Its something thats more co common back east in massachusetts, virginia. Reporter massachusetts statewide curfew requires residents stay home between 10 00 p. M. And 5 00 a. M. Daily unless going to work and most businesses, restaurants and bars must close by 9 30. George rutherford imagines thats what newsom is consideri considering. Its a lockdown less detrimental to business because they can be open some parts of the day. Reporter the point rutherford says is to limit late night socializing where alcohol is often involved and people might let guards down. Countries and cities in europe have tried it. In europe its closing bars. Its a big push. The closing between 10 00 p. M. And 5 00 a. M. Where i live in Alameda County, i dont see a lo
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