The fda, it will be the most reliable way to beat the virus. Certainly, the vaccine representing both our hopes and our fears and abc 7 News Reporter kris reyes spoke with a doctor about the worries that keep him up at night and kris, im really interested to hear what he had to say. He had a lot to say. The doctor is very confident about the vaccine calling it a bright light in this long, dark tunnel that weve been traveling through but he says distribution is far from a trivial matter and we need to prepare for dealing with plenty of complications. Neither the cdc nor the state of california are likely to get more granular than to say Health Care Workers and people over 65 in Long Term Care facilities are the first two groups. Reporter the question then becomes which Health Care Worker goes first . Take ucsf that is unlikely to get enough vaccines in the first shipment to cover the 30,000 staff. The complicated task deciding which employee gets the vaccine first and then falls on the
Hopes of heading off the virus. Our trends are not headed in a favorable direction for us, and similar to in march when we had a rapid increase in cases, we may be needing to take additional restrictions quickly. Good evening. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Thank you for joining us. Well start off tonight in Santa Clara County where Health Officials announced plans to shut down Indoor Dining next week. This decision comes as the county expects to move back into the red tier, meaning other restrictions are on the way. Reporter more sobering news as covid19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise. Santa clara county, which reported 362 new cases on friday, is expected to move back into the red tier as soon as next tuesday. And as a result, Indoor Dining will be suspended on the same day. It is absolutely imperative that we take action now, each and every one of us, in order to get through this. Reporter with rain and colder temps on the way, many Restaurant Owners throughout the reg
Im larry beil. Im christian see. Were in a difficult situation and we got to keep pushing. The push to get people to wear masks and stay safe into the holiday season. This as california hits an unfortunate milestone in the fight against the pandemic. The state marked 1 million cases today according to data compiled by several news organizations. That includes people who have recovered, texas became the first state to hit a million cases yesterday. More than 18,000 californians are died. In the bay area, there are more than 130,700 cases. Alameda county is causing further reopenings as it anticipating moving to the red tier. Daily new cases for 100,000 people are up to 4. 9 from the countys low of 3. 4. There is also a steady increase in hospitalization. Officials say if Current Trends continue, the county may be put back into the most restrictive tier and that is purple. Spiking numbers have counties in the bay area hitting pause in their reopenings. The question is this going to be en
President trump is closing the gap in arizona, though, with bidens lead dropping to about 38,000 votes. Lets check in with stephanie sierra tracking both campaign. Votes continue to pour in from each of the remaining four Battle Ground states. Joe biden 17 votes from 270. As we heard from the president today, he wont be conceding without a fight. In the home stretch, joe biden leading in the pour Battle Ground states, arizona, nevada, georgia and pennsylvania. A declared win in pennsylvania alone with its 20 electoral votes would put him on a path to the presidency. His supporters anxiously waiting. Democracy is sometimes messy and requires patience, as well. Meanwhile, President Trump is leading in north carolina. Continuing to send false messages on twitter he won the presidency and toting unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. Democrat officials never believed they could win this election honestly. Thats why they did the mail in ballots where there is tremendous corruption and fraud
Near 80 at the beaches as well and the coast. Upper 60s to near 70. Sun sets at 5 10 this evening and mild days ahead before a chance of rain works its way into our sevenday forecast, which ill share with you in a little bit. Liz . Frances, thank you. Election exuberance is flooding offices with early mailin ballots. Out of 21 million registered voters in california, more than 10 million returned their vote by mail. More than 282,000 in San Francisco county. Abc 7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard has a look at how some are casting ballots where the warriors once called home. My son got me up this morning and said its time to vote and i said oh my goodness, well, lets go. Reporter rosa vaughn made a trip to the oakland arena saturday to vote. The former home of the warriors has been transformed into a voting. We the people have the voice and if we have the voice, we need to speak. Reporter Alameda County registrar of voters tim dupuis says you can still vote here if you dont feel comfortab