Received emergency authorization from the fda. This is a treatment President Trump received during his bout with the virus in october. Again, this is a treatment, not a vaccine. Three companies as tra sevtr pfizer and moderna have vaccines developed. Moderna expects to file before december that starts a week from today. Pfizer filed and on december 10th, the fda Vaccine Advisory Committee will discuss. If approved, distribution could begin almost immediately. We believe we can distribute to all 64 jurisdictions within 24 hours of fda authorization. One private sector, c havs heal expects to be vaccinate residents of Nursing Homes within 48 hours. When a vaccine is approved by the fda, it will be the most reliable way to beat coronavirus and build a better bay area. Weve assembled the abc 7 vaccine team. Kate larson, luz pena and Michael Finney and more. Today abc 7 News Reporter luz pena talked with vaccine trial participants what they experienced of getting injected with moderna and p
Cloudy, a little foggy especially across the north bay as we expected. Thankfully this cold front has been quiet. The winds are starting to pick up in the north bay and the hills, the fog wont last nearly as long as it usually would. That wind will shove it out of the way heading through the morning commute. It will be breezy and cooler this afternoon. Yesterday, a lot of us were in the mid to upper mid to upper 50s along the coast. Well look at your thanksgiving forecast coming up. Now to the deadly toll the coronavirus is taking on the u. S. More than 2,000 people died from covid19 yesterday. That marks the deadliest day in more than six months. Right now more than 88,000 americans are hospitalized. For the 22nd day in a row, the u. S. Has reported more than 100,000 new cases. As those numbers rise, the cdc is considering shortening the quarantine period for people who have been potentially exposed. Currently it recommends two weeks, but they could change guidelines to 7 to 10 days.
Francisco is using the california app. San francisco has a team of 200 contact tracers tracking the coronavirus progress. Weve been proud to say at host times we reach 80 of those who test positive. Were working hard to keep that going, were seeing it slip. Were in a surge. Now the city is using the california connected system. Using phones to help in the tracking efforts. Today San Francisco is rolling out a tool that other counties are using. Rather than replacing the team of contact tracers they will stretch their reach. How to quarantine properly and who that patient may have come in contact with recently. This is porsche. Were asking important. Were asking people to share the nams and mobile number of the close contacts. This allows us to reach out to those people and support them. Just as with the center tracers this will be confident. The aim is making sure they get the information about who may have been exposed. This is someone that people need to opt in to . When you get your
We will get insight from the director of of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe at 8 00 a. M. This morning. Take a look at tripledigit move, dow industrials up 218, nasdaq up 29 and s p up by 29. Friday industrials were up 112 points, nasdaq lower by 42 and white house trade adviser Peter Navarro on focus on swing states. Out with a report on swing state economy and we will look at michigan. Online outrage. Twitter executives online posts revealing deepseated hatred for President Trump. We are following the accusations of Technology One sideness this morning. Real november surprise. Neil degrass one day before the election making a buzz. Mornings with maria is live right now. Maria lets take a look at european markets this morning on the heels of strong performances in the u. S. Ftse 100 down 2 points but cac quarante is down 40 and dax index is higher by 15 and a half. China out with some important Economic Data reporting 4. 9 expansion in Third Quarter gdp, from a year earlier. Sale
Thank you for giving us your time today. Thank you for the Economic Club for paying attention to me. If those dont know your background the 75th postmaster general the first one is behind you, Benjamin Franklin the inventor of the Postal Service. And who are native of new york went to college in florida and then went back to your familys business and bolted up North Carolina one of the larger logistics and you have been very involved in philanthropic activities at Duke University among other places and thank you for giving us your time today. So at the outset, when you agree to become postmaster general is not normally the most famous position i doubt many can name your media processors you are well known did you thank you get this much attention . If i may, when i accepted the role of the situation the Postal Service was in at that time and then to have significant financial consequences at the time. And the issues of running out of cash in september 2020 and having no help insight. B