Heal the soul of this country so that we can effectively address this crisis as one country. Were hardworking americans have each others backs. And now to our top story at 3 and may be months before president elect Joe Biden Takes Office but hes already getting the ball rolling with a new Coronavirus Task force on the heels of pfizer announcing early data its covid19 vaccine is 90 effective. President elect joe biden says a lot of work still remains which is why Biden Announces New covid19 Task Force Washington correspondent alexandra le mon has the details. I will spare no effort to turn this pandemic around president elect joe biden says a lot of work remains to be done to battle the coronavirus pandemic nearly 240,000 deaths so far. Protecting the projections still it okay we can lose. 200,000 more lives in the coming months thats what biden announced his new covid19 task force which includes a former Surgeon General former food and Drug Administration or and a yale professor biden said the new task force will advise his Transition Team and ensure theres a new National Strategy ready to be rolled out when hes sworn in as president making Rapid Testing widely available. More widely available which more widely available in building a core contact tracers who were tracking curb this disease biden also urged americans to do their part we know the single most effective thing we can do to stop the spread of covid. Wear a mask president elect biden is recognizing the need for science professor you nearby young of the new England Complex Systems Institute says the pandemic will likely get worse over the next couple of months and it is really important to task force well be blunt and direct with the president and should not be afraid to advocate even for unpopular positions by young says we cant wait for new president to be sworn in and swift action must be taken now to stop the spread of covid19 in washington. Alexandra le known might. At least 3 of the doctors added to that task force have big ties to the bay area specifically with ucsf. Kron fours noelle bellow joins us now for more on who those doctors are well. Thats right. It is 3 ucsf doctors that are joining that 13 person Advisory Board one of them has even been named a cochair, doctor David Kessler is one of 3 cochairs on the task force not only is he the former dean of the school of medicine at ucsf he also served as commissioner for the food and Drug Administration under president George Hw Bush and bill clinton so a wealth of experience is coming from him also on the team doctor Robert Rodriguez whos not only a professor of emergency medicine at ucsf he has also led National Research teams. Examining different topics like the impact of the pandemic on the mental health, the front line workers and finally doctor eric goosby a professor of medicine at ucsf who implemented the emergency plan for aids relief during the Obama Administration fellow ucsf doctor bob wachter says creating this team is essential in shaping the biden administrations approach to managing and eventually defeating coronavirus. These 3 people provide very very different perspectives. The pandemic and i these are 3 out of 13 members of the this Important Committee that come from ucsf so were all very proud and this task force is really set up with a broad group of people very diverse in every dimension, including Patient Advocates policy experts act practicing clinicians epidemiologist for allah just to the president elect the best possible advice about how to go forward. And you know for those of us have been watching the last 10 months and seeing the relative lack of expertise and the devaluing of expertise and the fact that the president has not chosen to listen to experts this is incredibly reassuring. Ill be diving a little bit more into their history and all of the different work that theyve done throughout their careers thats going to be coming up on kron 4 news at 5 as well as on our streaming service kronon thats where you can also find that interview in full for now back to you new today, the u. S. Has confirmed more than 10 million coronavirus cases this as infections continue to rise in nearly every state, new daily confirmed cases are up more than 60 over the past 2 weeks, the average daily cases are on the rise in 48 states, including right here in california, the virus has now killed more than 237,000 americans and pfizer says its Coronavirus Vaccine maybe 90 effective at preventing covid19 todays announcement doesnt mean a vaccine is imminent. But rather puts the company on track to apply for emergency use approval later on this month from the fda. The company says but out of 44,000 people enrolled in the study in only saw 94 infections doctor Robert Wachter with ucsf says the news is incredibly hopeful, but recognizes there are several steps still to come. We need to be a 100 sure that its safe its going to take another several weeks the fda has to approve it few more weeks. Then the vaccine has to be manufactured rolled out of frozen because its a tricky vaccine to handle. There are not a nowhere near enough doses to go around by the end of this year so were probably talking about spring and summer of 2021 when you start having enough people vaccinated to make a material difference in in the course of covid in. Now the good news is doctor wachter says this is an unusually effective vaccine for reference the flu vaccine is usually between 4060 effective. To the south bay where officials are sounding the alarm about a concerning surge in covid19 cases kron fours rob fladeboe has more on the story now and joins us live from san jose rob. Hospitalizations are up to sanaas theyre up 10 . County with an urgent plea today to people to redouble our efforts to help stop prevent the spread of the covid19 virus ahead of the holidays, Colder Weather that will force them indoors increasing the risk. Heres more. But whats happened in the last week. It is no longer a draft. Our cases are surging up Santa Clara CountyPublic Health officer doctor sara cody and other officials calling on the community to stay on guard against the coronavirus. After seeing a sharp uptick in covid19 cases the 358 new covid19 cases reported sunday is the most is a record 385 cases reported back on july 15th, a sharp increase in hospitalizations to more than a 100 is another troubling sign the virus is spreading faster than earlier outbreaks. The newest infections are mostly in people between 1834 years old exactly why the surge is happening now is not clear says doctor cody. Its possible that we are about a week plus out from halloween. Its possible that we are all experiencing pandemic fatigue as weve been this for a very long time and theres a few other things that have been happening around us. In the world. But the key take home message that i really want to get across is that what each of us do every day really matters and an increase in cases is both a risk for the health of our community as well as for the health of our economy. The way. Now officials said that enforcement of the Health Orders also being stepped up so businesses have been warned about a possible violations and the county says it has received another 1000 complaints from people about possible violations. If these numbers dont get any better doctor cody says the county risks of being a push from the less orange tier back into the more restrictive read here live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. Thank you that report rahm. State leaders are already gearing up to work with the president elect and Vice President elect joe biden and Kamala Harris, our Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala joins us live in sacramento with details ashley. Yes, and as californias relationship with the federal government is expected to get a lot less tense with joe biden and Kamala Harris in Office Governor newsom says the state is not waiting to get to work with these 2. Yeah, i mean it goes from headwinds detail and other donald trump has yet to concede in the president ial race governor Gavin Newsome and they said the state is not waiting to prepare for the new Bidenharris Administration this is an exciting and lightning. Time and opportunity for the state of california and were going to were going to do everything we can do to maximize it and to do so very efficiently and effectively and we are not waiting. President trump to make an announcement saying hes walking work its way through the court system we are working very collaboratively now and engaging. All of our Department Heads working with the federal government he says will likely be completely different mending the relationship will start with working to californias 100 lawsuits against the Trump Administration which newsom says the state is already looking into. Adjudicate a figurative lee not literally. The process and protocols of round which lawsuits, maybe drop which losses can be addressed by executive order crosses could be agency the governor says he has yet to speak with president elect joe biden become verse asians have already started with his friend colleague and Vice President elect Kamala Harris. The governor praised their first move formulating the Pandemic Task force which includes 3 bay area doctors so would be shocked if you do not hear more announcements over the coming weeks and months. Of other highprofile californians getting picked to their advice or pick for formal roles. In the new administration. Another piece of planning for the Biden Harris Administration involves filling harriss Vacant Senate seat. Governor newsom says a timeline on this has not been established. But the process of selection is beginning reporting live in sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. Thank you, ashley and a welcome sight and this past weekend, the first snow of the season. These are pictures from heavenly kirkwood and northstar ski resorts, 7 inches of snow fell over the weekend and more snow is in the forecast. Opening day at several resorts is november 20th right ahead of the thanksgiving holiday most are requiring ski lift reservations in an effort to prevent crowding on the mountains. And closer to home now take a live look outside at our dan downtown, San Francisco camera thankfully in my case, theres no snow. Im not a fan of the snow but it was very cold for bay area residents this weekend after months long of warm weather. Kron fours dave spahr standing by with a look at our forecast hey davis freezing, i know we turn the page into winter and thats how its going to feel like for the week good evening, everybody or afternoon. Live shot coming from a half moon bay. You know some scattered clouds are kind of just drop across the bay right now this last hour or so as we spoke so we probably already came across our high temperatures are close theyre of mostly upper 50s to midfifties across the region. And take it because things will be a changing as we go forward in the forecast period. One of just look at stormtracker youll see that the cloud cover that school removing its way right across the bay area right now behind all of it will be clear skies thats an Important Note because thats going to plan to the forecast freeze warning going on tonight covering a lot of those a north bay valleys the time period is basically from 03 00am to 09 00am technically on tuesday, we could see some 20s at work there want to watch the Indoor Plants bring him on in there too and also any exposed plumbing. They have a problem if he died at 4 oclock at 7 4641 by 10 oclock coming up a little bit later on well be showing you are walking you through that chilly forecast in the chilly week ahead so knots day thank you for that. Coming up some schools in the east bay welcome students back to campus today. But how long will it be before the scene happens here in San Francisco. And Bay Area Health officials providing tips for safe for holidays and travel amid the coronavirus pandemic how you can and now to the east bay, 3 Elementary Schools in berkeley, welcome students back in small groups today for in Person Learning its groups of about 18 to 24 students per school at rosa parks, not the maxx and jefferson Elementary Schools, face masks are required and there are others covid safety guidelines in place. Staff before theyre coming to school each day will be filling out an online after asking for covid symptoms and if theyve been in contact with anyone has been positive and then as a secondary stuff were checking students and. And they also can hit this Health Screening table where we again can ask about symptoms and we take their temperature. So were so happy to have our students back were following all the protocols relative to safety around covid19 3, 2, 1, Berkeley Unified School district superintendent bretts brunt. Stevens says the other 8 Elementary Schools will reopen on january 13th and a hybrid learning model with alternating in person and online classes is targeted to start than. And with the some schools in the east bay bringing students back to the classroom. The question remains when will San Francisco schools reopen for in Person Learning kron fours Charles Clifford is live in San Francisco with the answer hey charles. Hey there. Yeah well here in San Francisco, some private schools have already reopened classrooms allowing kids to come back, but the San Francisco unified School District. The largest educator here in the city is not those kids are still using Distance Learning at this point its unclear when theyll be able to come back to the classroom. Across San Francisco, the School District has a bed in the middle of a major project to go to each individual school assess. The schools facilities also talk to staff there and come up with a plan for getting kids back into the classrooms, one of the big challenges right now is working on air circulation ventilation at the schools and making sure it complies with Health Requirements in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus at this point its unclear when school but there is some thinking that special needs kids and Young Children will be allowed to return to the classrooms first probably in some sort of hybrid model exactly what that is we do not know yet and while many parents are eager for their kids to return to school this could also have an impact on daycare workers i talked to one man today in San Francisco says that when kids go back to school it will have a big impact on his employment more of the uncertainty and stuff just comes from. Not knowing where like. Our role is child care workers and so the bigger uncertainties in school comes back what is that look like for the child care workers who maybe werent. Directly part of the the Actual School faculty and were may be part of a separate system of care. Now there is a School Board Meeting on tuesday and we know that at least one board member is going to submit a proposed plan for getting kids back into school. We dont know if that plan comes without a timeline it seems likely that students will not return to the classrooms at least for this calendar year. All right back live now and again we dont know when school or class might theres also been some conversations about possibly resuming classes in a limited capacity, maybe after the first of the year. But for now in San FranciscoCharles Clifford kron 4 news. About shot switching gears now to talk about the weather. This is a live look at highwiy 24 in walnut creek at this hour. We are tracking chilly temperatures around the bay area so lets turn things over to dave spahr was a look at our of us and as we have a deck of some cloud cover just coming across the bay right now and hopefully is actually move on out of thin out just a little bit. Give us some decent sun sets across the bay, but this is what it looks like right now you can see the golden gate off towards the distance that shot from timber on. But you