Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news on just how soon americans may be able to get a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus. Tonight the drug maker moderna says it has applied for emergency approval from the f. D. A. For its vaccine, making it just the second company, after pfizer, to ask for emergency authorization. The company says its on track to have 20 million doses ready by the end of december. The army general in charge of distributing the shots in the u. S. Says that by june, 100 of americans who want to be vaccinated, will be. And the h. H. S. Secretary, alex azar, tells cbs news that many seniors in nursing homes, along with front line workers, will have already gotten their shots before the end of this year. But its what happens before then that has Public Health officials sounding alarms tonight. Dr. Anthony fauci the nations top Infectious Disease expert says the country is now facing a surge on top of a surge. The virus
Americans to actually get the vaccine. When they have the chance to do so and joining us now is doctor George Rutherford with ucsf thank you for being with us. Doctor rutherford. I have a friend a nurse. She says she would the first in line to get the pfizer or the moderna but not so much astrazeneca is that theory steeped in science or knowledge and well regular people who live here in the bay area be able to choose the manufacture of their covid vaccine. I think its i think the answer steeped in timing. The astors and a comeback see it is is couple of months off i would guess. I dont think side and i think youre either going to get youre going to get whats what but your provider has if youre a kaiser member for instance, its going to be what kaiser has well just have to go from there. Here in person you are first in line. I understand to get what would you be reticent at all to get the jab. No not i now believe it. Its 68 i i dont have that that much live in left, but i want to make
Down his restaurant to Outdoor Dining the owner of says that it is not fair to force restaurants to close when retail, especially large chains are allowed to operate. But for some reason was in danville tonight, she spoke with the owner of crimes and has more to reset. And good evening here in danville the owner of crum says that he is not a rule breaker and that this was not an easy step to take, but he said these are very uneasy times and they require a unique steps taken. On tuesday people sent crumbs restaurant in danville eating even though they were not supposed to and Contra Costa County Outdoor Dining is now not allowed anymore. The county making that decision along with other Bay Area Public Health departments to try and deal with they say the rapid rise in covid cases. But owner jimmy heliopolis says that he didnt feel that closing was the right step to take right now. No this is survival this is not. Or we can just handle this now we can get through no, i dont know when were
Massive Mainstream Media bias against the tapes of c. N. N. Briefings leaked. Ive been on these calls theres no diversity of opinion nobody objects nobody challenges. Oh good afternoon just gone for moscow you watching International Employees of russia affiliated news agencies. Have been released from interrogations on condition that they will not leave latvia that after the journalists were charged with violating the sanctions. That the. All we know at the moment is that theyve been accused of violating personal European Union sanctions against the c. E. O. Of russias a receipt a seaboard a news agency be tricky still for now the Russian Foreign ministry they have already reacted to whats happening in riga and they said that latvias crackdown on russian speaking journalists under the pretext of the violation of a huge sanctions is absolutely unacceptable the Foreign Ministry also said that the e. U. Restrictions are all of a personal nature against mr kissel off and they cannot apply
To be getting done. Now outside this morning temperatures not quite as cold as yesterday was at least for most of us as suppose looking pretty clear we do have low lying cloud cover thats pushing right above the bay shouldnt be interrupting your commute your errands whatever you may be doing today a look at radar shows a very quiet picture across the bay right now, but if we zoom out across the region. You do see some shower activity to our north. Its actually remain pretty minimal so far this morning but watch out for some wet spots if youre heading north towards the oregon border. Thats about the only problem areas weve got in the state right now so your region is looking calm and especially the bay temperatures are in the 40s and 50s for most of the bay the south bay bayside cities the east bay cities all that way while napa nevado in santa rosa are the exceptions to those 40s and 50s because youre actually down in the 30s this morning a lot like yesterday so keep the jackets on han