Abc 7 News Reporter stephanie sierra is live with some battleground on each of those doctors. And stephanie what they bring to the table. Reporter yes, dan, its a big deal to see not one but three highly respected doctors from ucsf represented on this board. All of them bring a wide range of expertise to this team, highlighting 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, includes 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 leaders. 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 reappointed 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. So all really important perspectives. 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 is known for his prominent leadership roles fighting hiv and aids under the clinton and obama administrations. Eric goosby 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 goosby 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. Now, this Advisory Board will call on governors to enforce mask mandates, create a special task force to look at Racial Disparities and expand testing sites as well as boost contact tracing. In the newsroom, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. Now, stephanie, the Vice President elect reinforced his stance on masks again today. Does dr. Wachter see potential for a National Mask mandate . Yes, he does. He says its necessary and would not be surprised if we see a National Mask mandate under bidens administration. The only question he raised is, does the president have the authority to do so and what would be the implications for states that do not follow suit . Thats a big question, component of that. Stephanie sierra, thank you very much. With coronavirus cases surging, more than 60 daily over the past couple of weeks, the United States total case count today officially topped the 10 million mark. California is seeing a spike as well. The state reported more than 7,200 new cases today. Another bad sign is the positivity rate. The 14day rate is rising, now at 3. 7 . Every day were tracking the number of newly diagnosed cases in the bay area. The yellow line represents our rolling average, and you can see its starting to climb after several months of steady declines. In the south bay businesses that dont follow the proper safety protocols to help reduce the spread of coronavirus could be in for a rude awakening. Abc 7 News Reporter chris nguyen has the story from san jose. 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 mechanism 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. In the east bay today, a small number of Berkeley Public School students returned to inperson learning. However, as abc 7 News ReporterLaura Anthony found, dont expect many other local districts to follow suit any time soon. Reporter these Young Berkeley students are among the very few east bay Public School children returning to inperson learning. It feels really good to have kids coming back to school. Even if it is we only have two cohorts of eight right now because were trying to be very, very cautious about how we go about it. Im a single parent, so he would stay with my brother. 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 besides berkeley, the only other district here in Alameda County planning to offer at least some inperson classes before the end of the year is here in piedmont, which plans to offer a hybrid model starting the first week in december. As a county, we dont have authority to declare schools open and then everybody just opens the doors. Each district has to make a determination about their preparedness to open based on a number of factors. Scope and scale. The size of their facilities. Agreements with their labor partners, yes. Reporter today in berkeley, Union Activists greeted arriving families with signs warning of the dangers of reopening amid the ongoing pandemic. The Oakland Education Association also urged caution, pointing abc 7 news to a statement made by president keith brown a month ago. We stand by our safety criteria. Any return to inperson instruction must be negotiated and will be brought to members for a ratification vote. In short, most east Bay School Districts dont envision any return to inperson learning until january at the earliest. Laura anthony, abc 7 news. Today nearly all bay area counties banded together to release recommendations not requirements, recommendations on how to celebrate the holidays safely. Avoid nonessential travel. Thats obvious. Those who do travel out of the bay area are asked to selfquarantine for 14 days. Group gatherings should be held outdoors with a small number of people Wearing Masks and staying socially distant. No more than three households should gather together. Events should last no more than two hours. That sense that were safe because we know someone, its not the case with covid. It really matters whos been in your stable sort of cohort, who you live with in that household that matters. So its not a surprise that we see household gatherings as a major source of transmission, but at the same point, its a place where we can make important inroads. Our own choices can really reduce that transmission. Local Public Health officials recommend choosing Virtual Events over inperson gatherings. Well, it is certainly a feeling more like the season for thanksgiving. Noticeably cooler since the weekend, ama. Yeah, i feel like we went right to christmas, though, dan. Abc 7 news weather anchor Spencer Christian is here with a look ahead. Spencer . Yeah, ama and dan, i would say cooler is an understatement. Its getting colder, but at this very moment its cool. Here is a look at current temperature readings. Temps dropped into the 40s in many north bay locations already. 43 in novato, 42 in santa rosa. A whole lot colder, and as a result of that, a freeze warning will be in effect for much of the north bay from 3 00 a. M. To 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow. For Solano County, 1 00 a. M. Its certainly going to be quite a chill. So what can we do to prepare . Bring pets inside. Thats one thing we can do. Prevent pipes from bursting, if you can. Protect plants and people, i might add. Now, lets skip ahead beyond the cold. Later in the week were going to have an increase in clouds and rain approaching the bay area. Here is our forecast starting thursday night. We expect showers in friday morning. Theyll taper off quickly. Another system may swing in friday night into saturday. Wet weather coming our way at the end of the week. So first the cold then the wet. Ill have more details a little bit later. Ama . All right. Thank you, spencer. Thank you, sir. All right. Its been almost a week since election day. Tonight, a look at the women changing the face of bay area politics. The president of a Bay Area School board resigns over racist in just a few months, weve learned a lot more about the covid19 virus. Its real. And its dangerous. So, on behalf of all of us working on the front lines, please take it seriously. And while we dont yet have a cure or a vaccine, we do know how to keep you and your loved ones safe. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Stay six feet apart. Do your best to stay out of crowded spaces. And get a flu shot, its even more important this year. We can do this. If we do it together. We have the power to harness abundant wind and solar energy, but its not available all day long. Use less from 4 to 9 pm and we can protect california for generations to come. beeping sound i do motivational speakingld. In addition to the substitute teaching. I honestly feel that thats my calling to give back to younger people. I think most adults will start realizing that they dont recall things as quickly as they used to or they dont remember things as vividly as they once did. Ive been taking prevagen for about three years now. People say to me periodically, man, youve got a memory like an elephant. Its really, really helped me tremendously. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Wow. That was some greefl gaveling to close out the trading day on wall street. The dow jumped 438 points thanks to pfizers positive report on the covid19 vaccine. The s p jumped 41 points. However, the nasdaq donald trumped 141 points, dragged down in part by poor earnings reports from netflix and paypal. In San Francisco women of color ran for Public Office and won. Abc 7 News Reporter luz pena spoke with two new supervisors who are focused on bringing fresh perspectives to local government. 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 latina 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. Race and social justice is just one area we focus on as we help to build a better bay area. The president of a Bay Area School board has resigned after his wife made a series of tweets that parents say were sexist, racist and homophobic. Abc 7s dyiion lim spoke to parents about what happens next. I was so angry. Reporter the reaction mother of four Brianna Caldwell had to see the now deleted tweets by meredith venverloh isnt all that different from what her fellow parents are feeling. I was shocked. I fell sorry for the lady, you know, more than anything else. Meredith is the wife of Jon Venverloh, a former google employee, until last week was the president of the los school district. Watching systemic racism in action, on display in my own childrens school. Reporter parents called for jon 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 loss lomitas 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. Fortunately, ive already forged a relationship with the Stanford School of education and been working on an Equity Initiative for years. There is still a lot of work to be done. 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