And this has never happened before. The charges. A former San Francisco cop is facing tonight. And a live look at a bay area neighborhood that is sinking right now. Why repairs may make it even worse. The fix and the amount of money that we have available to make the fix is just probably not going to add up. The newest retail store on University Avenue in palo alto is now open for business selling luxury secondhand items. Its happening at a time when more people looking for holiday deals. Good evening, im ken bastida. And im elizabeth cook. Now at 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, troubling new coronavirus numbers days before thanksgiving. The numbers of new cases statewide tripling in just the past month. And hospitalizations are up almost 80 compared to two weeks ago. But there is some good news. Three experimental vaccines could get fda approval next month. But who will get it . Which one will they get . And when are some of the questions being asked right now. Kpix 5 reporter Andrea Nakano talked to an immunologist for some answers. Reporter theres no easy answer to those questions because all of the data hasnt been released dwroet figure out which vaccine works best for which segment of the population. One doctor told me this is a good sign that the end of the pandemic is closer than ever. Thats remarkable. Thats never happened before in the history of vaccines. Typically it takes, you know, five years, ten years, sometimes 15 years before you can go from a concept to testing in humans. Reporter this doctor, a professor of immunology at tan ford university, says some vaccines began Clinical Trials in march. The three viable vaccines have an efficacy rate of potentially 90 or higher. Before you ask how do they decide which vaccine goes where, you have to ask one question prior to that, which is how do they decide who gets the vaccine . Reporter according to Governor Newsom the vaccine will first go to health care workers. The three vaccines work in different ways but all have one goal. Theyve gone through three rigorous phases of Clinical Trials. These trials are designed to analyze not only effective how vaccines are but how safe they are. Reporter the astrazeneca vaccine differs from the previous two in one unique way, it does not need to be refrigerated at minus 70 degrees celsius. Doctors, though, have questions about the reported efficacy, the populations they are most effective in and the length of immune responses. The doctor says one thing is clear the world can learn a valuable lesson from this pandemic. How is it that under crisis we were able to do what would normally have taken a decade or longer, what lessons can we learn from this as we go forward into the postcorona era. Reporter Governor Newsom delaying the timeline for the general public a little bit, saying that mass vaccinations will not happen until early next summer. Andrea nakano, kpix 5. Tonight the u. S. Has seen 13 consecutive days of record hospitalizations. More than 80,000 patients right now. And despite the cdcs warning not to travel for thanksgiving, u. S. Airports are the busiest they have been since the start of the pandemic back in march. More than 3 Million People passed through Airport Security checkpoints between friday and sunday. Back in the bay area tonight, for the First Time Ever the San Francisco d. A. Filed manslaughter charges against a former Police Officer who shot and killed a man while on duty. As kpix 5s joe vazquez reports, the victims family hopes it sets a new standard. Reporter San FranciscoDistrict Attorney chase says the decision to file criminal charges against a former officer for a Police Shooting send a message. A message that i hope will be loud and clear. No one is above the law. Reporter the officer, chris, back in december of 2017, the officer was in the front passenger seat of a patrol car. Body camera video shows him firing through the window, shattering the glass and fatally wounding an unarmed person. The officer was immediately fired. Now three years later, the d. A. Is charging the officer with several crimes, including voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, assault by an executive officer and negligent discharge of a firearm. April green is oneils aunt. The times have changed. People are videoing and recording now, holding to accountability these officers, which is great. And im really hoping that this case will set a standard. Is there an imminent threat of serious Bodily Injury to me or somebody else . And if there isnt that there should be that hesitation of why am i pulling this trigger. Reporter we asked frederick, a retired San Jose Police sergeant for his perspective. The vast majority of cops are out there doing the right thing. And to hear a District Attorney say were going to send a message to you guys, that may feel terrifying. However, there should be no message sent. If im going to take someones life, it better be justified. There should have been no other way to resolve this conflict. Reporter the officer is expected to surrender sometime this week. Joe vazquez, kpix 5. The San FranciscoPolice Officers association had this to say, quote, the criminal Justice System will allow for the facts surrounding this case to be dis closed. We are committed to ensuring christopher and his family are supported during this difficult time and that he is accorded his due process, rights and provided with a vigorous defense against these charges. Meanwhile, police in san jose are trying to figure out the motive behind a deadly attack at a local church. Detectives say the suspect entered grace baptist Near San Jose State University and went on a stabbing spree. Shortly after dinner was served last night, the church is being used as a shelter. Two people were killed. Three others were hurt, but they are expected to survive. The suspect is in custody. The pastor said, quote, we at grace baptist are deeply saddened by the terrible incident that hand at our church and to our community. Our hearts hurt as we pray for the dead, injured and their families. He went on to say, as a church community, we will continue to be with those that suffer. We will continue to advocate for Better Mental Health and Substance Abuse services. We will continue to provide love, food, clothing and shelter to those in need. Tonight a warning from Santa Clara County officials business that is violate Health Orders on black friday will be fined. Enforcement officers plan to be at highly trafficked shopping areas as herbally as thursday. Businesses must post signs showing store capacity limits and signs reminding customers to practice social distancing. Citations start at 500. This Holiday Shopping season will be unlike any other despite the pandemics challenges. Forecast is bright. One bay area store just opened another space. Kpix 5s you you is in palo alto. Reporter University Avenues newest retail store, the real reel, has opened its doors just before the Holiday Shopping season. The consignment brand is banking on reaching more customers jaufr line. What we find with our customers, they love consigning in the brick and mortar stores, they love talking to experts. So we signed this lease in anticipation of next year and growth. The virus cant going to be with us forever. Reporter real reel did see startling trends emerge during covid a 27 increase in new consigners and a 36 increase in firsttime buyers. Investment pieces, which hold resale value, were the big winners. No surprise, apparel slipped. It was replaced by handbags, fine jewelry, watches, tops. We still sold a lot of tops, like other people. But you know, everythings coming back now. Reporter in fact, today the National RetailFederation Said holiday sales will likely bring cheer. The trade Group Expects sales through december to grow by as much as 5. 2 . The real reel says the line to get into the store during Opening Weekend was at least an hour long. So they do expect lines on black friday. Social distancing will be enforced. Once inside, customers wont find a crowded experience because the store will only be operating at 25 capacity. I dont like to do online. I think im because im an older citizen, i prefer like going out and touching it and feeling it. Reporter the Retail Federation said americans are spending less on travel and entertainment this season, which gives them more money to spend on other things. In palo alto, you you, kpix 5. San francisco already had a sinking tower, now its an entire neighborhood. Tonight what is going on. Either the sidewalks are sinking or the buildings are going up. When president elect joe biden enters the white house, two potential cabinet picks with bay area ties could make history. Plus, a tonight a bay area neighborhood is sinking faster than anyone expected, and we discovered that fixing the damage may make it even worse. Kpix 5s Susie Steimle is live in mission bay tonight, suzie . Reporter well, ken and liz, they have a nickname for this neighborhood. They call it Little Venice because so much of the sidewalk here is sinking. And the sinking sidewalks, you can see a couple inches at this cafe, its a problem weve known about for a while now. But during a tough year, Business Owners say its getting too expensive for them to maintain. In San Franciscos mission bay neighborhood, there is a place where the sidewalk ends. Definitely looks like theres something wrong, obviously, with the settling. Reporter and ends again. Somebody needs to fix it. Reporter and again. Either the sidewalks are sinking or the buildings are going up. Reporter the sidewalks here are sinking. You can see the gaps at just about every single street corner. These can be a little more complex than putting some cement on the sidewalk. Reporter Rachel Gordon is with San Franciscos public works department. She says this problem was predicted when the neighborhood was envisioned. Mission bay is built on landfill. We knew going in when this was being developed, these used to be old railyards. And its made on landfill. We knew that there was going to be some settlement. Reporter ultimately, its up to the Building Owner to foot the bill to shore up the sidewalk. I always joked, its like venice because it could just be water around these buildings. Reporter jennifer smithdolan is the Vice President of operations at mercy housing. She says long term, the nonprofit cannot afford to continue to pay for this. The fix and the amount of money we have available to make the fix is just probably not going to add up. Reporter she also worries the constant fixes could be detrimental to the cafe next door. Put all of this on our retail tenants who are already struggling in a really difficult market, and adding one other hurdle, its devastating to them. The street is pushing down and its pulling the sidewalk. Reporter larry carp is a geotechnical engineer who studied the now infamous sinking of San Franciscos millennium tower, which sunk 18 inches. He says the structures in mission bay are more secure. They were built to bedrock because its a liquefaction zone and still the main bay outlet for water from all the citys underground streams. So the ground is settling. The streets are settling. Everythings settling, but the buildings arent settling. Reporter so the buildings are okay . Yeah, the buildings are fine. Reporter the buildings are designed to withstand an earthquake, but the sidewalks and streets arent. The ground is sinking faster than originally predicted and every time a Building Owner fixes the problem, theyre likely making it worse. Repaving makes the ground heavier, causing sidewalks to sink faster. Its a difficult process to fix things because when you fix them it just starts all over again. Reporter city records obtained by kpix show calls for repairs are steadily increasing. Last year 259 sites were identified by the city as needing repairs. Compare that to around ten sites ten years ago. Most havent been completed. Its an expensive problem, one that isnt going away, and for the nonprofit, its a bit unsettling. Anything thats taking away from, you know, providing Affordable Housing is always a little disappointing. Reporter all these costs keep heading up, what does it cost for the average storefront to fix this problem, and how often are they really doing that . Reporter so liz, the sidewalks here are sinking about a quarter of an inch a year, which might not sound like much, but it can add up over the years. Every three by three foot, thats 217 if the city were to fix it. You see on a big block like this, it can get pricey. Yeah, and it seems its a bandaid to fix the problem. Thats not really going to stop it completely. Somewhere reporter exactly. Somewhere below all that, Mission Creek is still running, and thats the problem. Reporter exactly. Suzie, thank you for that. Keep sending your stories and ideas to projecthome cbs. Com and see all of suzies reporting on our website. A live look from washington right now where the formal transition process is finally underway. Today the General Services administration said it, quote, ascertained joe biden as the apparent winner of the 2020 election. That came just hours after michigan certified bidens victory and two days after a Trump Campaign lawsuit failed to stop pennsylvanias certification. The president elect bidens cabinet could have some strong ties to uc berkeley. If confirmed, Alejandro Mayorkas would be the first latino and the first immigrant to become Homeland Security secretary. He earned his undergraduate degree attica cal and janet yellen is in the running to become the first woman to become the u. S. Treasury secretary. The former Federal Reserve chair is a professor ameritas at berkeley. Bad news for beer lovers tonight, no pliny the younger this year. I hate that. Usually draws crowds like this, but given the pandemic, Rush River Brewing Company is pushing off the february release. But there is some hope. The brewery plans to sell a very limited number of bottles online some time around the end of january. And the next sound you hear is paul crying. I wanted to try it. Yeah. Yeah. Russian river makes some good stuff, im sure. This is one of my favorite times a year for that kind of stuff, christmas beers, winter ales. If anybody out there has suggestion that is are local, hit me up on social media. Use those platforms for some good. There you go. Lets take a look well also share Weather Information too. Rain chances miss us. Thats not such good news. Over the next couple days, the pacific northwest, theyre going to get more rain, but that system is going to graze Northern California with a few showers, and other than a sprinkle or two trying to run into the north bay before the sun comes up wednesday morning. Were going to be dry. Cooler on wednesday with extra clouds. Thats about the extent of the influence of this system on our weather. Right now its beautiful this evening. Still clear as we look out from sutra tower. Temperatures dropping off, mostly in the 40s farther away from the water. 51 degrees in San Francisco and oakland. Down to 42 degrees in santa rosa. And those temperatures are going to drop down into the 30s in a few spots by early tomorrow morning. Chilly to start the day tuesday. Upper 30s for santa rosa and livermore. Otherwise, mostly low 40s inland with mid to upper 40s around the bay. A great day for a dog walk. A fine looking pup from san carlos. Disney the bloodhounltd. They always look so sad, but im sure hes a happy dog. I dont think hell need the jacket tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures warm to the mid60s. Plenty of sunshine overhead throughout the day on tuesday and more great dog walking weather or anything else you want to get done outside, putting up holiday decorations, for instance, in store for the rest of the week, including for thanksgiving. Low to mid60s around the bay for high temperatures tomorrow. Upper 50s along the coast. Farther inland its mid to upper 60s, even up to around 70 degrees around fairfield. These temperatures running about 3 to 5 degrees above average for this time of year in most locations. Theres not going be a whole lot of change as we get closer to the holiday on thursday. Lets break it down hour by hour. Temperatures may not be quite as mild as theyre going to be tomorrow, but still a couple degrees above normal. Mid60s inland by thanksgiving afternoon, just above 60 degrees around the bay with mid50s along the coast. Temperatures will stay above average as we head into the last days of november. Dry weather all the way through thanksgiving weekend. Next even hint of rain in the forecast probably not until a week from thursday. Dennis. Hey, paul. Who is the newest warrior most excited to meet . Hint, its not a play