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what a bay area man has to say about his experience and side-effects in the covid pfizer vaccine trial and why he thinks he is now immune. >> tonight a passionate virtual crowd debrating fremont unifiedd schools. >> a fast-moving rain tomorrow. i will let you know if it will affect your weekend plans. abc 7 news at 11:00 starts right now. >> this is abc 7 news. if i do it and it works i can visit my 90-year-old parents in new york who i have not seen for eight months. if it does not work there is a lot of value in being a placebo.

>> we are hearing from a bay area man that volunteers for the covid vaccine trial. >> the man now believes he is immune. >> he believes he could be part of the data indicating pfizer's vaccine may be 90% effective keeping in mind there are a lot of questions like how long the vaccine lasts and if it is equally effective in the demographics. >> my arm was a little sore. >> reporter: that was in september after he received his forced infection. >> i met the criteria. >> reporter: trial is double blinded. neither he or the researchers know if he received the vaccine or placebo. >> i got a little achy in my muscles. it went away after that day. i think i had a real side-effect.

>> he decided to get an antibody test to check for immunity outside of the trial. >> you have a lot of antibodies. she was thrilled. i started crying. i said we are out of this. it is over. we are going to be okay. >> reporter: he is confident he received a vaccine and not a placebo. this doctor is not part of the pfizer trial. >> he could have had covid asymptomatic as well and been in the placebo group. >> reporter: pfizer said the initial results indicate the vaccine could be 90% effective and almost as effective as the measles vaccine. what do you say to people that don't believe in the safety of the vaccine? >> i am going to get it the first day i can get it. >> it has been proven safe in trial, take a little risk and be brave and save your neighbor. >> reporter: i have been in touch with pfizer in new york

and they are already manufacturing the vaccine so it is ready to ship if and when the fda grants emergency use authorization. i asked about the plans to distribute across the country and all of those details are posted on our website. thank you, kate. >> it is clear a vaccine can't come soon enough as the country reaches new highs in cases and hospitalizations. >> take a look at the time lapse. we started with the situation three mon ees the red in august september, moving up to the center of the country and then moving west. >> now tonight here in california, a new milestone. we surpassed 1 million total cases. this is video from dodger stadium in los angeles. families in their cars for hours, waiting to be tested. officials nationwide are now racing to roll out new

restrictions. >> reporter: as the coronavirus spreads across every state, the country is setting another record. more than 150,000 new cases thursday. the highest single day total so far. >> i said if we didn't get control of this we could reach 100,000 infections a day. people thought i was being hyp r r hyperbolic. >> reporter: one nurse said she treated a patient in a storage room. >> our high schools are rap-- -- hospitals are rapidly filling with covid patients. >> reporter: chicago imposing a stay at home advisory for the next 30 days. >> our goal is the same as it was during the early days of the pandemic. that is to bend the curve. we are back there.

>> reporter: now as we wait for a vaccine the fda giving emergency use authorization to lily. doctors say that they are optimistic. >> this is a treatment that keeps them out of the health care system. >> in the east bay alameda county is pressing pause on reopening plans as the infections surge, and is on the verge of slipping to the red or the purple tier. >> i am praying we can somehow survive to next year. >> still serving loyal customers outdoors in berkeley. rain and cold weather is moving in and she would like everyone to sit inside. >> going to buy a couple of

tables and now we are in the second wave. >> she can seat customers indoors at limited capacity but that could change soon. alameda county's interim health officer said covid case rates doubled since early october. >> we were down up to over 70 people hospitalized with covid. >> reporter: the county is pausing reopening for now but could force the closure of indoor dining if they move from red or purple tiers. >> with the rain coming, i would not be sitting here. > reporter: it may be the only holidays. >> i want to see crowds at my theaters and eat at restaurants. at this point it is await and see type of situation. >> reporter: the grand lake

theater will not reopen until it is safe. stop the spread, wash your hands. >> be safe and wear your masks. >> in the north bay test numbers have been improving but remains in the purple tier. the results of 20,000 tests might not have made it into the database and they are recounting two weeks of testing. >> there was a company doing a significant amount of tests that were not getting counted in sacramento. >> sonoma is the only bay area county in the purple tier. the hope is if they move into the next tier more businesses could reopen. >> new details about an ambitious plan by the golden state warriors to welcome fans back to the chase center for games. the plan wouldin h testing. now a doctor consulting with the team is explaining what it could

look like and that fans could take rapid tests at the center before games. holders could get test kits sent to their homes but the plan goes beyond fans. >> everyone. i mean everyone. the fans. thence lay ancstaff, ushers, se before you even get to the team mbers and stuff. by testing all of the fans, the thought is that there could be a ryig level of security theyre a dssis the nba season begins december 22. >> disneyland will likely remain closed throughout the rest of the year. disney's cfo said that is what she is planning for and expressed frustration with california leadership saying they should look at disney's specific reopening plan instead

of using an arbitrary >> a news biden has won arizona. the wins another sign of democrats' increasing influence in the state. it gives b eenidlectoral votes for 290 total now, 20 more than the 270 required to take the white house. georgia and north carolina have not yet been called. all right. get the umbrellas ready. we have rain in the forecast for tomorrow ama. >> sandhya. >> we will be seeing our first raindrops in the bay by morning. spreading by the evening commute. live doppler 7 showing you the clouds gathering ahead of the storm system which is coming out of the gulf ofnd producing precipitation across the northwest.

expect light to moderate rain, wet evening commute and it will be breezy to gusty. here is the hour-by-hour forecast. you can see the afternoon and the evening. it definitely looks wet. i will let you know if it will impact your weekend plans coming up. >> sandhya, thank you. >> in fremont, a heated discussion surrounding school research officers. >> plus, a sink hole swallows cars near levi stadium. hear what caused the massive mess. >> driving during busy hours in san francisco could soon cost you. the city lays out their plan to ease traffic congestion. >> here is a look at what is coming up on "jimmy kimmel live" after abc 7 news. >> something weird happened at the end of the episode. >> it did. >> something shocking.

happening now, a heated debate over the future of campus police officers at fremont unified schools. amanda, does it sound like we are close to a vote? >> we should be moments away at this point. the discussion started after 7:00 tonight and it is close to 11:15 now. the expectation is that the school board will decide tonight. >> we have 99 people robber robe passionate virtual crowd debate. discontinuing the long time

school officer program and find other alternatives to law enforcement. >> it wasn't tied to student outcomes. the district does not have oversight over the program. that belongs to the police department. we found the foundation of trust but not assessment of verification. >> reporter: he says the group's research uncovered the need for mental health support and restorative justice but it shouldn't be an either/or proposition. >> safety has to be the number one priority, always. what good will the clinician be when a principal finds a gun on a student? >> while we await the critical decision, one thing is for sure. the community is divided.

we will be following the development and a vote is expected at any moment. >> all right amanda, thank you. in san francisco, a construction crew sparked a fire forcing evacuations. police evacuated several others from their homes. >> sky 7 flew above santa clara after a sink hole opened up in a parking lot. a broken water man caused the sink hole and the 25-foot wide hole damaged at least two cars. the ground rupture d as traffic returns to the streets of san francisco so does the debate over congestion pricing.

part of the plan -->> reporter: all of this would work if we had a transit system that functioned. >> if we don't have a transit system that can take the extra riders. >> reporter: they plan to ask for more public input before implementing any plan. let's talk about the commute for friday. will it be a wet one? >> sandhya is here with the forecast for here and beyond. >> the morning commute is fine. afternoon commute, that is a different story.

live doppler 7 is tracking the system here coming in from the gulf of alaska. wet, breezy to gusty continues are expected. use caution if you need to hit the roads. slippery roads, low visibility. clouds are moving in. holding the temperatures up. not quite as cold tomorrow as it was this morning. you will notice around 11:00 a.m. most of the activity slides south and eastward. by 3:00 p.m. you are seeing moderate rain. we go into the evening commute. 5:00 it will be wet.

the focus of the showers there will be in the south and the east bay. it will produce snow in the mountains. that is welcome news as well. in terms of rainfall totals, most areas are between .05 to .4. some of the wetter spots will pick up more rain and turns to mountain snow tomorrow and tomorrow night. winter weather advisory above 6,000 feet. travel will be difficult and windy as well. up to nine inches over the higher peaks, 3-6 at the low are parts of the mountain range there. just a reminder.

sand, sunday, monday, tuesday. level one for tomorrow. rain, breezy conditions. 7:00 a.m. tracking that. dry and warmer for the weekend. next week, another level one for tuesday, wednesday, possibly in to thursday. get ready. it is november. we will be reminded of that. >> sandhya, thank you. >> will you accept this rental and find out

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>> all right. get ready for the rain but for tonight that's all. thanks for watching. >> we appreciate your time. stay tuned now for jimmy kimmel up next. we will see you tomorrow.