Icu admissions up more than 27 . He suggested some counties are poised to move backward in the states fourtiered reopening system. Take seriously how deadly this disease continues to be. Averaging 44 deaths every single day in the state of california over a sevenday period. This disease continues to be deadly. And a vaccine will come, but its not going to come soon enough. Health and Human Services secretary dr. Mark galley says that private household gatherings are a major source of spread. Health officials urging the public not to let their guard down at this point. Businesses that dont follow the proper safety protocols to help reduce the spread could also be in for a rather rude awakening. Abc 7 News Reporter chris nguyen with the story from the south bay. Reporter with the holidays fast approaching, Santa Clara CountyHealth Officials are on high alert after seeing a sharp uptick in covid19 cases. The rate of change has been very steep, and that is a certain. Weve seen this before and it got us into trouble. Reporter more than 350 new cases were reported on sunday just shy of the daily peak from back in july. Health officer dr. Sara cody says the public should do their part to help avoid a potential surge. The earlier that we act the safer we will keep everyone. Reporter this comes as more cases are being reported across california. Which could have Devastating Health and economic ramifications. Well see some counties moving backwards not forwards. And this is exactly why we designed the tier status the way we did. It was about being more and less restrictive, not based upon political whim, but based upon the data. Based upon the epidemiology, based upon the facts on the ground. Reporter although the majority of businesses countywide have followed covid19 prevention mandates a small number have willfully ignored educational outreach. The county has responded to more than 1,800 complaints of noncompliance, resulting in nearly 600,000 worth of fines since late august. The last thing anybody wants to do when businesses are struggling is continue to have to pay. But the reality is we have to have a mechansm in place that encourages good behavior. Reporter ten bay area counties are now asking the public to avoid traveling during the holidays. If you leave officials are strongly recommending that you selfquarantine for 14 days after your return. If your activities put you at higher risk of getting the virus. Science is important, right . That we know how to limit the spread of coronavirus and we all have to do our part together. We cant just think of ourselves. We have to think of the whole community and those who are vulnerable. Reporter but with pandemic fatigue setting in for many, Health Officials say theyll continue to hammer home their point as much as it takes to resonate. This virus is not going to stay in one community. This virus is going to spread. Thats what this virus does. Reporter in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. Drugmaker pfizer announced today that its Coronavirus Vaccine is more than 90 effective in preventing covid19. The Company Plans to ask the fda for emergency authorization later this month. Even if all goes well, Authorities Say its unlikely the vaccine will arrive much before the end of the year. The limited initial supplies will be rationed. The companys ceo is calling it a gamechanger. I think the vaccine will be available for free. To all american citizens. I believe most countries will do the same. We are giving it to the government at quite a low price. So i think every american will have access to it. Pfizer is under contract to supply the u. S. With 100 million doses. President elect joe biden and Vice President elect Kamala Harris announced a covid19 Advisory Board today, and 3 of the 13 members are doctors from ucsf. Abc 7 News Reporter stephanie sierra joining us more with each on those doctors. Stephanie . Larry, its a big deal to see not one but three highly respected doctors from ucsf on this board. Dr. David kessler, dr. Robert rodriguez and dr. Eric gooseby bring a wide range of experience to this team. Their work here for the past seven months will highlight the bay areas success responding to the pandemic. The Biden Administration making a strong first step to building a National Strategy to fight the pandemic. Appointing a 13member covid19 Advisory Board comprised of Public Health experts across the country. Theres so much good work happening at state and local levels across the country, governors, mayors, theyre stepping up. The Advisory Board will listen and learn lessons from their experience. Reporter the experience coming from the bay area, including ucsf david kessler, dr. Robert rodriguez and eric goosby. Bob wachter has worked with each of them personally. The three people that have been chosen bring very different lenses to the pandemic. Theyre all remarkable leader. Reporter dr. Kessler is a leader in academia. The former dean of ucsf served as fda commissioner under president george h. W. Bush and was repinted by president bill clinton. He understands the way the fda works. The way the federal regulatory process works. Reporter dr. Rodriguez is an emergency medicine professor at ucsf school of medicine. Hes currently working in the e. R. Department and icu of two Major Trauma Centers including Zuckerberg San Francisco general hospital. Hes also written about the Mental Health of caregivers of doctors and nurses and others on the front lines of covid. Reporter abc 7 spoke to him in july when he was volunteering at a hospital in his hometown, brownsville, texas. Were trying everything, but these patients are extremely, extremely sick. Reporter dr. Eric goosby is internationally recognized as an Infectious Disease expert and his prominent role fighting hiv and aids under the clinton administrations. He has been the u. S. Aids coordinator. Has run the International Program to fund aids research, run the Global Program on tuberculosis. Reporter abc 7 profiled him in august to get his perspective on Covid Vaccine priorities. It should be done in a way that allows for a prioritization of need. The sicker people should get it first. Reporter president elect biden says this Advisory Board will call on governors to enforce mask mandates, create a special task force to look at Racial Disparities and double testing sites as well as boost contact tracing. Live in the newsroom, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. Stephanie, thank you. Meanwhile, two more officials in the Trump Administration have tested positive for covid19. Ben carson is the hud secretary. And david bossie is an adviser overseeing the campaigns legal challenges. Carson tested positive this morning at Walter Reed Medical Center after he experienced symptoms. He says they started yesterday, but tells the Washington Post he is, quote, feeling terrific. Come january 20th, 2021, Vice President elect Kamala Harris will formally vacant her seat in the senate. So the question is who will Governor Newsom choose to fill it . A big task. Reporter Governor Newsom isnt giving too many hints about who he may choose to replace Kamala Harris in the u. S. Senate. No timelines been established. Process is just beginning to unfold. We are working through the cattle call of considerations. Reporter that is no exaggeration. The democratic bench in california runs deep and theres a long list of possible replacements. One part of that decisionmaking process. Who is perhaps the more challenging part of that decisionmaking process. I want to make sure its inclusive. I want to make sure that we are consider a considerate of peoples points of view. Reporter Vice President elect harris is currently the only black woman in the senate and diversity is expected to be a large factor for newsom as he makes this decision. The Latino Community foundation already wrote an open letter to the governor urging him to choose a latino. Congresswoman Jackie Speier tells us thats a likely scenario. Theres been lots of speculation that the governor will appoint one of the statewide officeholders, particularly a latino member, who would then join the senate and be one of the few latinos in the senate. Reporter contenders include california secretary of state alex padilla, attorney general xavier becerra. Others hope for a woman. Los angeles congresswoman karen bass and bay area congresswoman barbara lee are also names that are in the mix. Lee remained coy when asked about it over the weekend. I dont have time. Im not going to tell you to think about much except how were going to transform this country and move forward. This has been my priority. Reporter whoever newsom choose it is will likely create a Ripple Effect across the state. For example, if he takes attorney general xavier becerra, former congressman, no, i think it would be better for you to go to the senate. Hed have openings for the attorney generals he could put in. So let the chess game begin. Reporter liz kreutz, abc 7 news. A fresh perspective in Public Office. Two women talk about their wins in San Francisco. Back to class in berkeley. Some students have their first day of inperson learning since march. And introducing the mcplant. Mcdonalds takes another step toward offering more vegetarian options. Im spencer christian. Not only will it be cold tonight. There will be a freeze warning in effect for much of the bay area. Ill have the accuweather beeping sound i felt gross. It was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. Four years clear. Real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. Dont use if youre allergic to cosentyx. Before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. An increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. Tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if youve had a vaccine or plan to. Serious allergic reactions may occur. Learn more at cosentyx. Com. Breaking news in oakland now. A woman and her daughter were wounded just after 2 00 p. M. When someone shot at their car. The mother is in Critical Condition right now. The girl has an injured foot. Sky 7 was over the scene on santa clara avenue right next to interstate 580. This is just north of lake merit. The mom told police the shooting happened several blocks away at mcarthur boulevard and beacon street. No arrests have been made. Defense secretary mark esper is out. Fired today by President Trump. The president made the announcement on twitter, writing that hes replacing esper with counterterrorism head christopher miller. The president s relationship with esper began to fracture last june after the defense secretary tried to distance himself from mr. Trump over the president s decision to break up a black lives matter protest to stage a photo op at a church outside the white house. Reports emerged last week that esper had prepared a resignation letter, which the pentagon denied. Back in the bay area. San francisco women of color ran for Public Office and they won. Abc 7 News Reporter luz pena spoke to two new supervisors focused on bringing fresh perspectives to local governments. Reporter one is an immigrant from hong kong, cone connie chen. I am chinese american and also an immigrant. That really brings a different level of understanding. Reporter the other fled central america. I was born and raised in el salvador and my family came to San Francisco when i was 12 during the civil war, escaping the war. Reporter in 2021 theyll both enter city hall. She will be the first latino in 25 years to hold the San Francisco board of supervisors seat. I am just so grateful that my neighbors have entrusted me with this position and i cant wait to serve them. Reporter both women worked in local politics for decades. But always behind the scenes. As aides and policy managers. Next year their policies will be front and center. I will be focused on housing and child care. Thats really important to families. And also on senior services. When were talking about progressive policies, what specifically are we referring to . I think that those are the policies that really thinking about when we provide city services. We really want to put on an equity landscape reporter they were both inspired by other women of color to run. A movement theyre saying is growing. More women of color are running for office. Why do you think that is . I think there is a change, you know, in the air in the possibilities of women, people of color. We are paving a way in a way that how our city governments will serve immigrants. Reporter in San Francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. Dozens of berkeley children returned to inperson learning in Public School today. Those kids will go to School Every Day from 9 00 to 2 30, but as abc 7 News ReporterAmy Hollyfield shows us, that is where the normalcy ends. All right. Reporter there they go. The first children in berkeley to return to inperson learning in Public School. In the classroom they will be spaced apart, Wearing Masks and in very small groups. It feels really good to have kids coming back to school, evens if we only have two cohorts of eight right now because were trying to be very, very cautious about how we go about it. Reporter this is at rosa parks elementary, one of three campuses partially opening today. District wide a total of 72 kids returned. These students are the students who really need extra support accessing Distance Learning. And there may be different situations at home where there isnt the supervision thats needed or access to technology. Reporter relieved parents told stories of Distance Learning difficulties at home. Hes been really struggling to stay focused. Because hes been doing a lot of his Distance Learning by himself. And to have access to youtube any time he wants is really a temptation thats really hard to resist. Im a single parent, so he would stay with my brother, and its i couldnt support him as much as other parents that one stays and the other one goes to work. So it was pretty hard. Reporter protesters were also part of this first day. A caucus of activists within the Teachers Union held signs warning of the dangers of covid. So it doesnt matter how many temperature checks you do. That the virus is still going to spread. And we just think its unacceptable to be forcing specialed and english language len learners, some of our most vulnerable students, back to school during a pandemic. Reporter the protests made some parents feel uneasy. They said they dont feel forced to inperson learning. The possibility that there are adults opposed to them coming back to school is a confusing message and i dont think achieves much. He could have stayed home, but we wanted him to see how this was going to play out. He was just excited to just see everybody. Yeah. Reporter the plan in berkeley is to bring all Elementary School children back to school on a hybrid model in january. No word yet on when middle school and High School Students will return. In berkeley, amy holyfield, abc 7 news. Okay. This is something weve been waiting for, snow in the sierra. The storm that rolled through over the weekend brought several inches to the mountains, as you can see from this video from squaw valley. Up until now the resorts were counting on man made snow for the start of the season and now they finally have some of the real stuff. You know, will it stick . What do we get this coming week . Lets check in with spencer christian. Hey, spencer. Hey, kristen and larry. I guess you could say weve been chilling the last couple of days and there will be more chill coming our way tonight. Weve got clear skies mainly across the bay area right now. And temperature readings a little bit on the cool side. This is the view from sutro tower looking out over San Francisco under partly clear skies. 55 degrees in the city. 60 in oakland. San jose, 54 and gilroy and half moon bay. Westward toward the golden gate and emeryville. The readings right now, 58. Napa, 60. 56 at fairfield. 5 at livermore. 60 at concord. And looking down on to the bay under mainly clear skies from mount tam, these are our forecast features. Cold overnight with a freeze warning in effect for much of the north bay. Bright skies the next couple of days, but rain will return at the end of the week. Here is our overnight forecast animation showing mainly clear skies, although some clouds will arrive very late along the north coast in the midmorning hours. Here is our freeze warning in effect from 3 00 a. M. To 9 00 a. M. For vaul all of napa and sonoma counties, eastern marin county into the ukiah area, mendocino county. Lake county, freeze warnings in effect from 1 00 a. M. Until 8 00 a. M. During this time period of the freeze warning, temperatures drop into the mid20s to low 30s in the coldest sports. It will be important to protect pets, plants and sensitive pipes as well as sensitive people. Specifically, overnight lows drop to 31 degrees. 34 vallejo. 37 in san rafael. Concord, 36. Livermore, 34. 38, san jose. 33, morgan hill and around 40 in the bay shoreline. Tomorrow under bright skies, but with a few high clouds, high temperatures will range from upper 50s at the coast to mainly low 60s right around the bay shoreline and low to mid60s in our inland areas. Now lets look ahead to friday when our next storm such as it is comes in. It will rank 1 on the abc 7 storm impact scale bringing showers that might be heavy at times. Lightning. A little hail. Here is a forecast animation going through thursday night into friday morning. You can see that it wont be a longlasting storm but therell be some wet spots. Lets move ahead and take a look at our accuweather sevenday forecast. Cold mornings coming your way the next two mornings. Frosty again on wednesday. Clouds increase thursday. Scattered showers friday. Maybe more substantial rainfall next monday. Its a bit far away for to us be very precise, but well keep watching that system for you. Kristen and larry . All right. Thank you, spencer. All right, spencer. Just ahead on abc 7 news at 4 00, United Airlines nailing who is usaa made for . 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Theyre adding flights and they say even larger aircraft to their thanksgiving holiday schedule. Theyre making room for an additional 10 more passengers. The airline says it is expecting its biggest week of travel since the pandemic began back in march. 1,400 flights will be added and larger aircraft will be, quote, swapped out, as needed. Last week, jetblue announced it would be adding flights as well. Stimulus payments stopped and now credit card balances are rising. Credit card debt had been shrinking for months and months, but grew by 4 billion in september. As stimulus payments came to an end and unemployment dragged on. The use of credit cards to get through the month has expanded. The average balance ballooned nearly 5 in september. This comes, as i said, after months of declining resolving debt. Mcdonalds is adding what it calls a plantbased platform. The company says by early next year it will have vegetarian burgers and breakfast sandwiches as well as chnchlg substitutes. Usa today is reporting the u. S. Chain is creating items called mcplant which will be exclusive to mcdonalds. So larry, christian, would you eat it . Would you go to mcdonalds and eat vegetarian . I think first you have to answer the first part. Yeah, go ahead, kristen. Thats all i got to say. Okay. All right. I think you have your answer there. Its a nonanswer. There you go. Thank you, michael. All right. Yeah. All right. There is shock and also anger from the community leading to the resignation of a Bay Area School board president. What his wife did on social media that upset so many for people with Heart Failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. Entresto helped people stay alive and out of the hospital. Dont take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. Dont take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if youve had angioedema with an ace or arb. 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I feel sorry for the lady, you know, more than anything else. Reporter meredith is the wife of a former google employee who until this week was the president of the loss lomidas school district. Some of merediths tweets in reference to Vice President elect Kamala Harris and the Lgbtq Community are so vulgar we cant repeat them. I was watching systemic racism in action on display in my own childrens school. Reporter after the tweets circulated on social media, parents called for john to resign, which he did late tuesday. The father of four sent me a statement saying he doesnt agree with his wifes comments. Merediths statement included an apology for her comments and explained that a medical condition was the reason behind her, quote, unquote, reduced judgement. The superintendent spoke to me on the phone, echoing an email she sent to parents condemning the racist statements and saying bigotry would not be tolerated. Ive forged a relationship and working on equity for a number of years in the district. This just illustrated that there is definitely a lot of work to be done. Reporter while the process to replace him has already started, mom brianna has started a petition for change going forward. Our Board Members have to be wellversed in equity and inclusivity and diversity. They have to be racially literate. Reporter in atherton, dion lim, abc 7 news. State Health Officials joined together again today to remind residents that the Enrollment Period for covered california is now open. Enrollment for the States HealthInsurance Program began november 1st. It runs through january 31st but people must be registered by december 15th for their Health Insurance to take effect at the begining of the new year. According to reports, a record 1. 5 million residents are now enrolled in covered california and are in the process of renewing their coverage. 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Ask your doctor about living longer with kisqali. As coronavirus cases surge, pfizer announced today its vaccine candidate has been shown to be 90 effective in its phase iii trial. Abc 7 news contributor joining us with more on that. Doc, this sounds really encouraging. What is next before we get to mass distribution . Well, whats next, first of all, larry, is we have to make sure that this trial the data actually holds up in terms of longterm safety and efficacy. So thats why, you know, pfizer, which this is great news, will submit their data to the fda for emergency use authorization. The fda takes a few weeks to approve it. If everything goes according to plan they start that mass distribution. And as you can tell based on our population and the fact that this requires two doses, theyre going to need millions and millions of doses. So people are projecting maybe late spring, early summer. Well, we got a ways to go then. But you bring up the question i wanted to ask is, weve got over 300 Million People in the u. S. There are billions worldwide. Everybody needs the vaccine. Some will take it. Some will not. How difficult is it going to be to try to supply enough doses for everybody that wants the vaccine, given that you do need two department osages . Larry, offhappennd you can de simple math and say it would be difficult to get that sheer amount of vaccines manufactured. Pfizer is only one company. Theyre saying theyll be able to get over a billion doses ready next year. Now, heres the things, heres a little optimism in the science. The type of technology being used for this specific vaccine for pfizer is an mrna vaccine. Its a genetic vaccine which basically gives your immune system a blueprint, if you will, for how to fight the coronavirus. Several other companies out there using a similar technology. What people are hoping is that pfizer has kind of set the standard and other companies will also be able to get vaccines ready for approval. Maybe that means more doses are around, but i think the really important thing, two things, number one, we can take a moment and celebrate the science, but number two, we still have a full winter to get through before we have widespread distribution. So we still have a lot of work to do. Yeah. I dont want to get too deep into the science because most of us havent gone to med school, but can this technology it sounds like yes is going to be the answer here, more or less replicated by others working on their own strategies and their own vaccines. Well, larry, i dont want anyone to downplay your scientific knowledge because youre pretty savvy, sir. Oh, please. Other vaccine manufacturers are using this is an mrna vaccine. There are other companies out there, moderna is one of them using an mrna vaccine. We even heard dr. Anthony fauci say this is not only a really good, positive step in terms of this specific trial, its a great sign for the other companies. Remember, earlier this summer the fda was saying that any vaccine that was shown to be 50 or more effective could qualify for emergency use authorization. This one is over 90 , roughly. Thats more than the seasonal flu vaccine, in line with some of our childhod vaccines. Thats an incredible number. Yeah. But on one side you have to have the effectiveness. The other side is the safety has to be approved. And thats what has been kind of a stumbling block for some of these other vaccine candidates. Where you have deviations in some patients having some other symptoms. The safety has to be established as well as the effectiveness, correct . Absolutely. The safety and the longterm effectiveness have to be established. And i really, really hope everyone out there who has possibly questioned vaccine safety or had, you know, some doubt about the process now sees how much work actually goes into making sure that vaccines are safe and they work. Because any time there is an adverse reaction or a hiccup, te process stops. These companies are openly saying that they dont care about politics. Theyre not trying to rush anything to some finish line. They want to make sure it works. So this Pfizer Vaccine could absolutely get halted by the fda at the end of november. We dont know. Or Something Else could come out later. All were saying right now is that if you compare in this group, compare the people who have gotten a victorious versus those who got placebo or didnt get the vaccine, there is a clear difference between who is getting covid and who is not. Okay. We only have a few seconds left, but we reported earlier on the Covid Task Force that president elect biden has put together. I saw you tweet earlier in the day. This is like a dream team of doctors. What makes you so excited about this group thats been assembled . Larry, its the 1992 basketball dream team. Im excited about it because they represent a huge range for people who understand immunology, vaccine science, Public Health, distribution. They represent people who have been working in this arena before. Youve got the exsurgeon general, marcella nunezsmith. You have zeke emanuel, one of the architects of obamacare. People who worked with leadership before. I encourage everyone watching right now to go read up on that task force and look to see who is out there making sure that we take the right steps under this next this next presidency. People will be pleasantly surprised. The dream team. Which one of those doctors is jordan . Which one is Michael Jordan . Just so i know which doctor to look for. You got the three chairs. You got the three chairs. Dr. David kessler and dr. Marcella nunezsmith. They can be the jordan, scottie pippen, mj, whoever you want from that dream team. Okay. Jordan, magic, bird would be my choices. Done. Thank you so much, doc, for your time. Thank you. All right. Time now for the four at 4 00 as dan and spencer join us and today Governor Newsom announced some california counties are moving backward perhaps in the states covid19 tier system. Thats something obviously we didnt want to see. Officials blaming increased transmission rates on private household gatherings. People letting their guard down while getting together with family and friends. Really concerned as we get closer to thanksgiving. People welcoming loved ones traveling from out of state, kids coming back from college. Officials once again stressing the importance of Wearing Masks. You know, i was out this weekend very briefly was in a supermarket. Everybody had their masks on. So thats the good news. Spencer, i know you do a fair amount of traveling back to the east coast to see your grandkids. What are you seeing . Are people wearing their masks and how concerned are you about the spike . Well, looks like back in the northeast, in the new england area, from new jersey and new york up into new england, looks like almost everybodys Wearing Masks. So theres widespread compliance there. Here locally, you know, i go into the grocery store, i see almost everyone wearing a mask. Or if i go into a coffee shop to pick up a cappuccino. When my wife and i go out to dinner, we see lot os people on the street not in San Francisco but in the east bay where we live. Lots of people on the streets walking the streets, strolling along with no masks on, and thats kind of concerning. Yeah. Let me echo that, larry. I went out to dinner dont go tout dinner that often. Went out very safe. Felt very safe. Socially distanced dinner. Driving through in the east bay in downtown walnut creek, past a club, kind of a night spot, and it was packed. I mean, cheek by jowl with younger people. Most wearing a mask, but a foot apart. And no social distancing whatsoever. Yeah. Its not a surprise. Were going backwards. Everyone thought this might happen as Colder Weather kicks in and hasnt even really kicked in yet. Once there are no or few options to be outside, could be a big problem. Right. You know, its not just what we see at the grocery stores. Everyone masks up there, but you see on your own facebook feed. Sometimes gatherings of ten people of friends posing for pictures without masks and right next to each other. I see those and never know whether to like it or not. You want to like a friends post but then youre saying, wait with that behavior. Yeah. Health officials from every bay area county are urging people to avoid traveling during the holidays. If you do decide to leave the bay area, its recommended you selfquarantine for two weeks when you return. For those who are going to have some sort of gettogether, Health Officials have this advice, keep the gatherings small, short and try to hold them outdoors, if possible. You can celebrate virtually, which is another way to make sure traditions live on while staying safe. Another idea, you can do a drivein event. Dan, you got something planned out yet . Well have immediate family like our kids come over. We wear masks most of the time when they come over, but, you know, in truth, the kids have been tested quite regularly, and we still try to maintain some kind of social distance, even when were with family who dont live with us, but we will not be having friends over. We have not had friends over. We have nod gone to anyones house during this whole time. Weve been to dinner a handful of times, but, again, with very strict protocols. Its going to be hard. Listen, were all getting sick of this. Its eight months of being careful. Its easy to let the guard down, especially around the holidays. One last thing, with word of a vaccine, people get optimistic, hey, were almost out of the woods. Thats the light at the end of the tunnel, but thats a long tunnel before the vaccine helps us. So true. Spencer, what are your plans . Yeah, a scaleddown version of thanksgiving. A skinny thanksgiving were calling it. Just absolutely immediate family. People who have, you know, been in the house, been tested, who go by all the protocols. Small, small gathering. Yeah. Yep. I dont have any friends left. So its not really a concern. Thats easy for you, larry. Yeah, no, simple. Spencer mentioned skinny. Which flows right into this story. Earlier you heard Michael Finney talking about mcdonalds planning to launch a vegetarian option early next year. Theyre calling it mcplant. A burger could also be chicken substitutes, which i assume will taste like chicken. And meatless breakfast sandwiches. Beyond meat helped create the mcplant. Mcdonalds one of the few major chains that doesnt currently offer plantbased alternatives. I think burger king has the impossible whopper made from the company, the big rival of beyond meat. We established earlier that spencer and kristen and i dont eat fast food. Which takes us to dan. All right. You knew you could count on me. This is your this is in your wheelhouse. Yeah. So are you inclined to try the mcplant . No. To be honest. Now, listen, ill have a hamburger, but i never go to fast food places. Nothing wrong with them, its not just my cup of tea anymore. So i dont often do that. Listen, if i am going to mcdonalds, im going to get the fries and i probably want to me, its a treat, not a choice. But im glad theyre offering healthier options for people who do choose to eat more fast food, you know . Yeah. Thats great. I would just say one thing when you look at these substitutes, you got to check the sodium sometimes. Thats true. Sometimes the sodium can be really, really high. Not that much heather. Im no doctor, but i can read the sodium numbers. Sugars in a lot of the foods, too. I think spencers with me, you know, if were going to have it, have the real thing. Im not really into substitutes. Most of the time ill choose a salad. If i want a juicy burger, im going to go for the juiciburger. Its a treat, not a daily thing. Speed is no issue when it comes to Organ Transplants in italy. This is pretty amazing. State police in italy use a lamborghini with a refrigerator in its trunk to transport organs. In this instance they used the lambo to take a kidney to rome. The supercar that can hit 200 miles an hour made the sixhour trip in just two hours. So you know the italians arent the only ones who turn to supercars for lifesaving missions. Police in dubai use a buy whats your take on it . Well, i guess if anyone can do this, im not surprised that its the italians. Ive driven on those freeways there, and, you know, its miles and miles of straight highway. And people seem oblivious to any speed limits. So apparently they have the vehicles that can deliver in a short time. So italian. Delivering organs with a sense of style and speed. I love it. Yes. I think we should do that here. And i want to be the first to volunteer to drive the lamborghini or whatever it is. Not to donate an organ. Oh, thats what i thought, dan. I was like, larry, how kind. Im doing it for the people. I want to try to help. Just bring that car around right here. Youll see the blur in the neighborhood will be me. So, larry, you want to be in the car just not in the cooler . In the car. Id prefer not to be in the cooler, yes, thats correct. Yes, id prefer to be driving. I should make that clear. Probably the only time you can speed in a lamborghini and not be pulled over by a police officer. Exactly. 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Street sweeping is back in oakland. The city had stopped enforcing it when the shelter in place order was issued back in march, but now its back so Vehicle Owners will get a warning. If they fail to move their car on a street sweeping day. And after that, drivers will be ticketed. Kristen, back to reality. The reprieve is over. Thats right, larry. All right. Lets check in with spencer now and talk about this much cooler weather. Bundle up, everyone. Weve got a freeze warning in effect tonight for much of the north bay. Check it out here. Youll see here its in effect from 3 00 a. M. Until 9 00 a. M. Temperatures in the coldst spots drop down from the mid20s, low 20s, upper 30s. Lots of locations its pretty frosty until the sun starts to shine brightly in the midmorning sky. Low 60s around the bay. Up to mid60s inland. Here is the accuweather sevenday forecast. We have another cold morning coming our way wednesday. Clouds thicken, slight chance of showers on thursday. Better chance of scattered showers on friday. Ranking 1 on the storm impact scale. Tempering off on sunday. Its beginning to look and feel a lot like winter. Larry and kristen. All right. Thank you, spencer. Animal lovers excited about the return of dogs to the white house. Up next, how that could benefit bay area shelters. Right now dans here with a look at whats coming up on abc 7 news at 5 00. New at 5 00, a case the Santa Clara CountyDistrict Attorney says is tanment to slavery. A man forced to live and work inside a liquor store. Plus, why Sonoma County is breaking ground on a new airport terminal despite the decrease in air travel. The man who says Kamala Harris swung her powered hammered to all otc pain relievers including volthave one thing in common none are proven stronger or more effective against pain than salonpas patch large theres surprising power in this patch salonpas dependable, powerful relief. Hisamitsu. 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Two bay area rescue groups tell me facebook posts made over the weekend welcoming the firstever shelter dog to the white house were among their most popular posts ever. The aspca is hoping this translates into more adopting than shopping. Its a great example that adopting a dog could be a fantastic way to gain a family pet and they can make for amazing companions just as much as the one bought from breeders. She hopes americans seeing major and champ in the white house, theyre among the top three breeds that find themselves in shelters along with pit mixes and chihuahuas. Theyre very intelligent, very loving dogs, so a lot of people are interested in them. The east bay spca has two german shepherds, moglia and jamie up for adoption. Theyre 125 and include everything you need to welcome this furry friend into your family. Get the latest news anytime with the abc7news app. Enhanced features and permanentized push alerts to get the news you want delivered to your phone in real time. Thank you for joining next up, what some are calling a game changer. How the vaccine will be prioritized in california. And the rise in covid cases and concern over people letting their guard down just as temperatures drop and everyone heads indoors. And return to class for students in berkeley. The rest of the county will have to wait. The santa clara District Attorney says this case is tantamount to slavery. School in the spotlight. Kamala harris, alma mater, where many students its the first time theyre not illinois. And good afternoon. Im dan ashley. And im ama da