Theres the tend to look at data that have provided by the manufacturers and analyze principally by the manufacturers and dont do a lot of reanalysis of data so its culturally a little different than the way our fda doesnt. Britain as part of the eu has as part of year to the end of the month. Has the ability to pull away from the eus regulatory. Agency and authorize things on its own. For Emergency Public Health reasons so vast that lawn under which this. This falls. So they were able to authorize review unauthorized quickly, the european unions. A European Agency has been or review it next. Tuesday and were going to review it next thursday. So in the grand scheme of things were talking ever difference of about 8 or 9 days. Doctor weatherford as you know a lot of people here say all i want to be first to take the vaccine. So now weve got the people in the uk taking. The vaccine with that kind of a test run for us here in the u. S. To see what the side effects are what happens with them. I you know ali is sort of the i whats the problem right we get what we wanted which is somebody else to go first. I think you know it the did the chances of them accumulating any meaningful data in terms of adverse events and 9 or 10 days as is pretty slim. There are potentials to go to school on distribution problems to figure out what the problems theyve had and what successes they fat terms of getting people in and out not having them congregate where they might be transmitting. I remember this is the first of 2 doses protected until you get the second dose. So you dont have a lot of transmission and the lions are a lot of things that we can learn from them and i hope that we have people over there observing the processes. Frustrated and tired of the restrictions living under in the lifestyle that we have or dont have because of this but this is a big light at the end of this tunnel and is not that far away so people can just hold on. For a little while longer until the american vaccine starts being distributed. We should be turning the corner on this right. We should be and we will start turning the corner i think as soon as we can get enough people vaccinated remember is that to paraphrase the president elects chief of staff. The vaccines are going to save us vaccination is so its not just having a vaccine available but its getting it it into arms and youre right were holding on until the end the vaccine comes in. Im reminded of the picture yesterday, the guys whose boat was sinking. Off the coast of florida got picked up by the tanker, i mean thats kind of where we are hanging on to the bow of the boat. So of course distributions and became isnt do you see one of the Distribution Sites for the bay area. We are yeah the ucsf is Zuckerberg San Francisco general is in stanford isnt there maybe a few others believe their 11th statewide. Doctor George Rutherford from ucsf thank you for your time we appreciate it and were just trying to hang on hopefully will be over soon thank thank tonight at 5. 30 kron 4 always tracking local stories, heres a look at whats going on in your neighborhood. Right now on the peninsula, the San Mateo County Sheriffs Department has launched a Homicide Investigation after a mans body was found yesterday along skyline boulevard it was near quail court. Detectives say the unidentified man had been deceased for some time and theyre treating it as a homicide because of the quote specific nature of how the body was found skyline boulevard was shut down for several hours between highway 92 in quell coat court rather but has since reopened a warning now from the States Environmental Protection Agency Officials Say there are several bodies of water in Santa Clara County that you should not eat fish from due to high levels of mercury there. There are 8 to lakes and waterways that are contaminated weve listed them on the screen take a look. These water, the bodies of located in the west loop a river watershed which has a history of mercury mining mercury as you may know is a highly toxic metal that can cause Serious Health problems if it is consumed in the a santa rosa man had to be treated for burns after a house fire broke out on tuesday. Crews were called to the single story home on spassky abul road shortly before 6 oclock last night. The man suffered burns on his arms and upper body firefighters also found a dog inside the home who was unresponsive, but crews were able to revive it. Officials say the fire did about a 100,000 damage to the home. They also say the cause is still under investigation. But it does not appear to be suspicious. The Marin County Fire Department may soon begin burning piles of vegetation around the county to reduce fuel for wildfires. Crews are working with the bay area air Quality Management district to e the best time to do those burns. Burns are planned for 3 locations in nevada one in mill valley and one in fairfax. County Officials Say they plan to use social media to let people know when the burning will begin in the east bay 9 people have been charged in connection with the looting and Property Damage that took place in downtown walnut creek last summer. Walnut creek police have released these images from the scene with the hope of identifying even more suspects police say altogether 39 businesses were targeted suffering more than 3 Million Dollars in Property Damage and stolen merchandise. This happened 6 days after george floyd was killed by Minneapolis Police officers as they were taking him into custody. His death sparked protests and unrest all across the nation including here in the bay area. A construction worker at Freedom High School in oakley suffered serious injuries in a fall this morning and had to be airlifted to John Muir Medical Center police say that the call came in shortly after 8 oclock this morning. The man was part of a crew performing Building Work on the campus when he somehow fell from a 2 story scaffold medical crews arrived to find him unconscious, but breathing police are now investigating how or why he may have fallen. Well when students at one Elementary School in open returned from their Distance Learning they will be greeted by a brand new playground pretty cool a famous bay area sports families helping to make it happen for the students. Zeke tells us kron 4 actually help play a small part in getting the ball rolling. One of the most hazardous School Playground in oakland franklin Elementary School is about to undergo a major makeover. So it is a massive project we one of the biggest playgrounds in the hole opening at 5 school districts. And it is getting ugly acted for over 30 years i came here check it out for myself. I have to say first that i do agree. These improvements that we can do better than this Golden State Warriors point guard steph curry and his wife are lending their star power to help fuel the project among others involved in the collaborative effort or you learn play foundation. Is teaming up with carmax Oakland Unified School district and frankly around entry to ensure that when youre back in school and you have an amazing new playground in the schoolyard to return to i mean we want to ensure that were limiting injuries on the player and we know that those are very common when theres maintenance issues on site. And so with a new safe playground we hope to limit those franklin Elementary School students will also play a role in designing their own playground, they actually get to. Write out different designs color Different Things that they think would be fine. He told me i have to be because he was bleeding so bad i had to be next us church back in 2019 concerned parents from franklin Elementary School contacted kron 4 about the hazardous playground for jill doe really its an ongoing problem, you scratches bruises the kron 4 about hour on the safe playground was huge it got the word out there as you can see these photos the playground has since been paid that is just the beginning just asked death. Franklin Elementary School is getting a brand new Playground Court and school guard. School officials estimate the new playground will be completed during the 2021 school year has it made you kron 4 news. Coming up, good news for with the 7. 37 max jets will be back in the sky and the government is changing its definition of Service Animals which animals are no longer included on flights plus a warning sign our economy may be in some danger how Many Americans are now using credit cards to pay their rent. By harnessing californias abundant wind and solar energy, we have the power to take on climate change. Use less from 4 to 9 pm to keep california golden. Or your money tonight, economists say more americans are using their credit cards to pay Living Expenses experts say this is a warning sign our economy may be in danger, according to the Federal Reserve bank of philadelphia. Theres been a 70 increase in tenants putting their rent payments on credit cards. Housing advocates say thats an indicator that evictions may soon surge again. Not surprisingly people resort to what theyve done in the past is that they will put down on credit card fully understanding is that they wont be able to pay off. But it buys them time in some senses time is important so time will bring us a vaccine the time kind of inoculate families from the consequences of burdensome debt. Federal order from the cdc is supposed to prohibit evictions until the end of the year, but many tenants dont know that exists and apparently some landlords know how to work their way around the restrictions because its not an outright ban. Still ahead at 5 it has been 4 years since the ghost ship warehouse fire tragedy. Why is the deadliest fire in the history of oakland on december the second of 2016 36 people who were attending an electronic music event at the ghost ship warehouse lost their lives trying to escape a fastmoving fire inside the building. The lights went out thick smoke fill that 2 Story Building making it virtually impossible to find an exit kron fours madyun takes us back. The ghost ship warehouse and illegally converted home for oakland artists. The site of a horrific fire killing 36 people attending a party back december second 2016 4 years later there are concerns the city has not done enough to prevent another tragedy. Are you concerned Something Like this could happen again. Absolutely the mast attended of the ghost ship Derick Almena and goshen resident matt harris stood trial for the incident. Curtis briggs was the lead defense attorney for max harris. So im very the leadership allowed this condition term just 4. Almost 2 decades. And i dont think that same leadership absent being public we accountable. Can affect any type of meaningful change oakland paid them millions in terms of legal suits, although the converted warehouse was considered artists collective by those who lived there during the trial prosecutors described it as a death trap filled with flammable materials. A hazard as mays powered by dangerous electric wiring with no we little bit dated at sits city Councilmember Noel guile talks about what oakland has done in the wake of the tragedy to strengthen the citys ability to spot and permitted uses of warehouses, well, you know for what done. Additional at the Fire Department of fire marshal. So what inspect their validate your permit. If theres more visitation of the sites. You may have taken further steps i think theres more to be done Mary Alexander is one of the attorneys representing 13 families among the 36 victims. Is just like yesterday his parents home. Some of young people still lived at home thanksgiving is always hard because that is one last time some of the parents saw their child in september 2019 max harris was acquitted on all 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. The jury was deadlocked on the same counts for Derick Almena. He is facing a retrial the oakland Fire Department official investigation classified the cause of the fire and determined. 4 years later as we reflect on the 36 people who lost their lives. We see the tragedy has led to some changes but most agree. There is more to be done. Has made kron 4 news. Oakland mayor libby schaff released a statement about the anniversary saying quote the 4th anniversary of the go ship tragedy is a moment of profound grief and reflection for oaklanders our hearts are with the families friends and loved ones of those who lost their lives. Our city will never stop working for the safety and security of our beloved Creative Community who calls oakland home. Other news tonight, good news for boeing American Airlines is taking its long grounded boeing 7. 37 max jets out of storage in flying the planes in preparation for the first flight with paying passengers later this month last month the federal Aviation Administration approved changes mainly involving Flight Control software. That will allow airlines to resume flying that plane all max jets around the world were grounded back in march of 2019 that was after the second of 2 crashes that together killed 346 people. Today the u. S. Department of transportation announced its final rules on air travel with Service Animals the rules give airlines more authority to be stricter about the animals say allow on flights including the options for airlines to recognize emotional support animals as pets, not Service Animals which get more privileges. Service animals are now defined only as a dog that is individually trained to work or perform tasks for the benefit a qualified individual with a disability. People may also be required to submit a form to the airline attesting to the animals training behavior and good health. Well, it was a beautiful fall day today so lets check on our 4 zone forecast chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow with a look ahead its been pretty dry out there have very dry out here the good news is the roads are wide open and clear if you want to get up to the slopes of course theyre still making snow up there had snow. For quite some time but in the high country check out your kron 4 ski report tonight and we are seeing theyve got a lot of snow across the higher peaks, there of course you want to take maybe older skis if youre going up theres not a ton of snow so far but heavily snow conditions 25 inches for the base. No new snow but that machine grooming of course theyre making snow. Ive got one left open and 13 trails about if youre headed this yeah theyve got 18 inches of the summit there. Last known not to to 18 that was it 9 inches then at that time for lesser open machine groomed out there as well and if youre headed to the north star. Yeah, 25 inches for that base on the ground machine groom 8 lifts are open, 33 runs are open to if youre headed up to the back in the bay area beautiful shot looking out over alcatraz and San Francisco see the embarcadero haul it up to the holiday lights out there tonight. Skies, mostly clear out there weve got a couple high clouds moving overhead otherwise nice evening for him toward us a vote, yes, quite out there as well and a sparkling skies out there tonight as were going to see some cold temperatures again highs today still running above the average or back in the 60s again across the board here all around mid 60s in the inland these numbers very similar to yesterday but we do have a cold front off the coastline there it is looks impressive unfortunates run right there that ridge of High Pressure along the west coast over california that since most of energy up the pacific northwest. They may see some showers were just not going to see it here well see some passing clouds and that will be about it, well see the winds tonight moving more off shore were beginning to see that already more of a northerly component begin develop around the bay area so yeah were going to looks like another cold night patchy frost out there as well some spots inland tomorrow. It looks like another warm day out there and thats why its going to hold overnight lows going to be the 30s and the 40s by tomorrow afternoon, these temperatures probably going to be a little bit warmer i think getting some places closer to 70 degrees maybe about 68 degrees and conquered and also into san jose you get the idea some nice weather and its going hold true in the next few days into the weekend, maybe couple passing clouds saturday night into sunday. The storms keep common but they keep running in that region just are shredded apart so no rain right now in sight average cant stay there forever, though now thats right drew pointed moves and all of a sudden you get the trough along the west coast. And then we Start Talking about what is going to be sunny again so they can change in a hurry were never thank you and coming up next going viral for the wrong reasons, but one woman did when her tick tock video was interrupted by an i well this is not why you want your video to go viral know there was a terrifying ordeal for all marilyn she was making a tiktok video want to strange man broke into her apartment soon it was caught on camera. Hes know they get out. Yes. Here are you. Right now. Well the woman hannah river et you know that the man to leave and then she ran to a neighbors apartment for help. Video shows the suspect standing in the doorway before he eventually left. He had apparently climbed to the second floor balcony of her apartment and opened an unlocked door that man was arrested 2 days later. Thats terrifying for sure lock your doors even if youre up the air ground level thats it for us at 5 but coming up tonight at 6 on the brink of another shutdown people in california anxiously awaiting an announcement as covid cases surge out of control we have details on what another stay at home order would look like and whether it would actually help slow the spread time to pay up more than a 1000 in fines issued in the east bay details on who violated the health order. In california could experience a very dry winter were off to a dry start no rain in sight for the bay area. Chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow has your forecast the news at 6 is with triple cheese and bacon or chili cheese. Try my sauced and loaded fries. Its pretty delicious. Seasoned curly fries, with triple cheese and bacon or chili cheese. Try my sauced and loaded fries. Its pretty delicious. Try my sauced and loaded fries. Health professionals weighing in tonight on the effectiveness of another possible shutdown this is california wait an announcement of a stay at home order as cases and hospitalizations continue to search. Thanks for joining us tonight, im ken wayne and im pam moore today alone california reported more than 20,000 new covid19 cases. And in the last 24 hours there were more than 113 deaths state Officials Say that they will make a decision in the coming days on whether a stay at home order will be reinstated for counties in the purple tier, right now there are currently 51 counties out of the 58 in the state in the purple tier and that includes a bay area counties a
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