Day. Ktvus Jana Katsuyama is here with the pfizer results in the race to get vaccines to people. Reporter one interesting point is pfizer says their data showed basically the vaccine was 94 effective with older adults and had no serious side effects. Now the fda has an Advisory Panel on standby to review and publicly debate the data in early december. As president elect joe biden held a briefing with healthcare workers wednesday, the nations ninemonth battle with the coronavirus show the emotional toll. One nurse tearing up along with the president elect. The hardship and heartbreak on the front lines, now seeing some hope. On wednesday pfizer announced new test results from their vaccine candidate shows a 95 efficacy rate overall, despite the rest timeline. The nations top Infectious Disease expert said in a call this week that he is confident the vaccines will be safe. The data then goes to the fda , to career scientists who have no political obligation to anyone. Then they go to an
Man who spent almost half his life with the fire department. Oakland firefighters saluting one of their own wednesday may. To sean lafons flag draped casket left senate medical center. Dozens of Police Motorcycles and fire engines hopping escort his body. The procession passing city hall and several fire stations, ending in a chapel of the chimes, funeral home and oakland am aware an American Flag was hoisted by trucks. Laughing, just 42 years old. They died as if it was cardiac arrest. I was hopeful in getting the news five hours later that he passed away when the cardiologist came back to speak to the family and myself, it was pretty knee buckling. We are struggling, coping, grieving. Reporter intern fire chief Melinda Drayton new sean lafons entire 20 year career with oakland fire. He turned to me early in his career when he made the decision to promote. Reporter a decision made out of love and passion for the fire service and oakland. Last year he was promoted to interim assistant
Bay that all means weve got more to come as we go more see more showers throughout the night tonight and certainly we see the rain out there and the wind too as the front moved by look at the winds gusting over 20 miles an hour almost 30 miles an hour in some urban areas reports of gusts higher than that as high as 50 across some of the mountain top so a blustery day out there continue to see the showers around the bay area now most that just some light activity in the San Francisco see the raindrops there. Then becoming a little bit more broken as that front has moved into the south bay in toward Woodside Palo alto youre getting some rain in the san jose got a couple raindrops fremont yeah youre seeing some rain to all around the bay area a lot of rain coming down more on the way to how much more can we expect to see and thats a lot of folks want to know now well talk about that coming up when we just side when it starts with a lot of folks are like lets get this over with thank you a
Santa clara counties are in the most restrictive widespread purple tier. Sonoma county was the only county not to move thats because it was already in the purple tier counties in the purple tier must close many non essential indoor businesses and that includes Indoor Dining. And tonight kron fours terisa stasio picks up our coverage in Santa Clara County where some businesses there are trying their hardest to stay afloat. Couple months ago when we got these parklets and campbell i wanted to get some nice park with says you can see behind me now so over the last week. I actually then i had plastic covering here because i spent so much money on these beautiful park with so when it rains everyone was getting wet side just finished this last night the sushi confidential owner randy showing me the rooftops he quickly installed to beat back the rain but he is still facing some other hefty challenges. As he runs his restaurant in these covid times like come dine out. I will bring heaters out
Testing sites and case numbers on our website nbcbayarea. Com and click on coronavirus updates in the top stories bar. Lets take you outside. Beautiful and warm fall weather. This is a live look in bawalnut creek. We hit the high 80s. Hotter in the north bay where a red flag warning has been issued. Lets bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. How widespread do you think this fire danger is . Well, its going to be to the northeast and the south bay hills. It will be an event where its on again off again. We will see gusty winds, things calm down and it will ramp back up again. The fire danger overall isnt until 8 00 a. M. On friday. A red flag fire warning in the north bay, its a little more critical and a fire weather watch for the east and south bay hills. I want to be clear on this. 2,000 to 3,000 feet is the top risk. You have to go way up in elevation for those 15 to 35mileperhour wind gusts. Sustained 5 to 15 and also that low humidity. Now, Something Else we have been followi