Violence here in the United States, including at least nine Mass Shootings. More than 400 americans have been shot or killed in just the last 72 hours. Were following all the breaking news. A potential ly life saving vaccine chcleared for millions american. The fda expanded the Pfizer Vaccine to include young people ages 12 to 15. Lets go to our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. This is a critical victory in the u. S. Fight against the pandemic. Wolf, thats right. Its critical on a grand scale and i think also for many families in the u. S. On a personal scale. On a grand scale, it will bring, if these children do get vaccinated, the percent of people who can get vaccined in the u. S. Up to 85 . That is a huge number. As we know, children dont tend to get as sick with covid as adults do, but they can be carriers of the virus. We know from the Clinical Trials, the vaccine, the Clinical Trials that pfizer did for 12 to 15yearolds that it was 100 effective. In fact, the Antibo
Covid cases surge today. The task force launched a new testing and Research Campaign targeting this community. Arnold schwarzenegger boldly talked about what happened last week in washington, d. C. Tonight historians are calling him out for a comparison he useded and im tracking dense fog overnight tonight. Well have the latest in the accuweather forecast. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts now. Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Nancy pelosi is giving Vice President mike pence 24 hours to invoke the 25th amendment, and if he doesnt, she plans on moving forward with impeachment proceedings. With that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us. Im don lem im dion lim. They accuse the president of willfully inciting violence against the government. If this happens it will be the first time a president in American History has faced a second impeachment. It all comes as another republican senator is calling for the president to resign. Repor
Of course with the rainfall last night comes the impact on our roads and reyna harvey is joining me right yes, a look at what its like out there little breezy at langley, the things you got to know this morning, yes, very slick, im also seeing some reports of some spinouts so just telling people this morning to be cautious and careful as they commute as i was driving into the city on my commute across bay bridge here roadways were really wet and so i anticipate its going to be that way for the rest of the morning, but the commute looks great. Were in the green, less than 10 minutes as you head to the fremont street exit in San Francisco, san mateo bridge. You can see westbound traffic really starting to pour in here. Traffic is still commuting at a really nice pace less than 15 minutes as you head over to the peninsula and the Golden Gate Bridge always very slick and wet on the bridge across here you can still see the water. 19 minutes for your drive times there and a quick look at the
A new light. Welcome to tomorrow today. Medical professionals have various ways of looking inside the bodies of their patients an x. Ray machine passes radiation through the body to capture an image on film. Ultrasound and on the other hand works with sound waves. And Magnetic Resonance imaging or m. R. I. Uses Magnetic Fields but now there is a new method that allows doctors to see right through all of. This mouse can help researchers analyze all kinds of bodily functions from hell blood vessels and nerve tracks run turning organs are constructed. Its possible because. Mouses tissue has been made transparent up to now this hadnt been possible with human tissue. But now chemist john gel from the 1000000 university in munich has uncovered chemicals that can render a kidney transparent within 2 weeks. She works with genetic engineering. The gene wants to understand how human organs work specifically how blood vessels nerve cells and lymph channels interact making them visible is the 1st
San francisco generals Emergency Department chief says theyre at their peak of covid cases. Tonight he shows us inside. Call it defiance or desperation, why restaurants in pleasanton that opened last night say theyre staying home despite the extension of the stayathome order. Im tracking showers. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. Bracing for a covid19 surge, local intensive care units in a critical state. Icu capacity in the bay yaarea tonight at 3 . Hospitals are preparing for more patients than theyre equipped to handle. Im dion lim. One of the hardesthit hospitals in San Francisco is implementing its covid19 surge plan. Abc 7 News Reporter luz pena has some of the first images of what this plan looks like at one of the hardesthit hospitals in San Francisco. Reporter its the plan medical doctors were hoping they wouldnt have to implement. But tonight the chief of the medical department at zuckerberg Gene