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it's cheap, simple to store, and now it appears to be effective. the excitement over the new data from astrazeneca's covid vaccine trials. officers get strict with businesses ahead of a busy shopping weekend. we're hearing from the brentwood man who w racist for hanging a dummy by a off the roof of his another battleground round coming your way. news.ilding a better bay area. i was highly encouraged. i think this is most promising vaccine of all. >> real excitement tonight from bay area astrazeneca vaccineacce

trials. it's highly effective at preventing disease. as you well know, abc 7 is committed to keeping you fully informed about every development with the covid-19 vaccine. >> kate larsen is live in the newsroom to explain why the data on this third potential vaccine is so encouraging. >> i have to admit when i got the e-mail from astrazeneca and the trial date, my heart skipped a beat. because the astrazeneca vaccine could be more accessible to a lot moore people around the world. that's because early data indicates that its vaccine is highly effective. the executive says that when trial volunteers got half a dose of vaccine, followed by a full dose a month later, it was 90% infective. whereas two full doses one month apart was 62% effective.

>> if can you start with half a dose we will have more vaccine available, and we can start vaccinating a larger group of people around the world. >> but why would less vaccine product produce a stron immune response? figure out what exactly is happening within the data. but one speculation is that the smaller dose is more similar to the actual infection. >> no serious safety issues turned up in the analysis based on trials in the uk and brazil. astrazeneca trials were paused when a participant became ill. i was there as volunteers got injected in san francisco, including san jose residents. we don't know if you got placebo or the actual product. but ten days after the injection, how are you feeling? >> we haven't felt any side

effects. >> jongs have a message. >> if we can buy more time by wearing a mask, it will help everyone in the end. >> got to hang in there for a few more months. at $3 to $5 a dose, it's a fraction of the price of the moderna and pfizer vaccines which cost between $20 and $37 per dose. it can also be stored in a regular old refrigerator for up to six months whereas moderna and pfizer's require colder temperatures. >> another bit of good news today. three vaccines now. the other two very encouraging, but this one has unique elements that i think have a lot of advantages. for hothose wondering who will t vaccinated and when, goevernor

newsom is providing a rough timeline. >> it may not b same efficacy of the pfizer and moderna but it is encouraging. >> california is ramping up how it will obtain and distribute vaccine. >> we're anticipating fda approval in early december. >> the state is already building on the infrastructure it has, and there's a framework as to who will get vaccinated first. >> it shouldn't surprise anyone that the phase one distribution plan is focussing first and foremost on our health care workers, these truly essential workers. >> there are roughly 2.2. health care workers statewide. but the governor had this to say about the general public getting its turn. >> at mass vaccination and the distribution, mass vaccinations is unlikely to occur anytime

soon. >> now, when it comes to the mass vaccinations, the governor is talking about spring, maybe summer of next year as the likely time frame for that. to stay on top of the latest vaccine news we have assembled the team, reporters and 7 on your side's michael finney. they will bring you complete coverage and answer critical questions about when the vaccine will be available and who will get it first. the reality is, a vaccine can't come ssee record numbers nationwide and here in california. fwoec governor newsom said the state's hospitalization rate has risen alarmingly. intensive care units had a 55% increase over the same time. and the seven-day positive rate rose to 5.8%. the governor underscored that

18-49-year-olds comprise 60% of cases in california. >> a vast majority of the cases or those who we test who are infected are in >> you can check out the tier status of your county anytime. we've made it easy with this exclusive interactive map on abc 7 news.com. santa clara county is cra cracking down on businesses on restrictions. >> while scenes from past black fridays will not repeat itself this year, public health officials are sill going on the offensive to make sure businesses don't get careless with covid-19 rules. >> because the risk is so high,

with so many people looking forward to black friday deals and for many people, this is a part of their holiday tradition. we're not getting in the way of that. we just want to make sure you get to take nart part in it saf. >> in the past, businesses got a chance to correct their behavior and have fines waived. that's not going to happen this time. >> we pwill be deploying officers. >> they'll cover the entire county, visiting prlazas, malls and big box stores. >> they will never demand payment on site. they will never demand your credit card or personal information. they will provide their information to you, show you their badge and move on to the next inspection. >> they will be checking on social distancing, masks.

if you see anyone breaking the rules, you can report them. in san jose, chris reyes for abc7 news. in the north bay, sonoma county is putting school reopening waiver applications on hold because of the surge in cases. the county has been stuck in the purple tier. schools need a waiver from health officials to open their campuses. so far, only a few schools in ve been able to resume in-person learning. a brentwood man is speaking for the first time. president-elect biden revealing more of his cabinet picks. his history-making choices. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures are dropping tonight. they're going to rise tomorrow. i'll let you know what the holiday forecast is looking like coming up. first a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live.

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new at 11:00. tonight, for the first time, we're hearing from a brentwood a man who hung a joe biden dummy from his roof with a noose.

we are in brentwood with how the homeowner is explaining his actions. >> i want to make sure everybody knows i'm not a racist. >> that from eric harvey who hung this dummy off his roof with a sign that said "sleepy joe cheate to two nights of protest outside harvey's home. since that time, harvey has received death threats and lost his job. >> i've apologized to the right people, but i'm not going to apologize to anybody out here telling me, you know, yelling and screaming and smashing my house, my car and everything else calling me a racist when they had no idea what they were talking about. >> he blames one neighbor for calling him a racist online. those we talked to said the picture of the hanging dummy was enough to get them. >> this is about respecting the community, respecting the people going for a walk who doesn't want to see theme of someone hanging from a roof.

>> would you hang that again? >> no. >> he said the night he put the dummy up he had a lot of things on his mind, including a bad situation his daughter was in and the election. while some in this neighborhood aren't at all supportive of him, some also say he isn't that bad of a person and made a mistake. >> i believe him. i think it was, like i said, in very bad taste, and i don't think he thought about the ramifications. so hopefully he won't do it again. >> jr stone, abc 7 news. as the bay area comes to face these issues of race and social justice we want to let you know we are here to help. go to our web seisite for a lis resources. president trump did not concede but tweeted today that he's asked his administration to begin the transfer of power, saying it is, quote, in the best interest of our country. abc news reporter faith abu bay

has a look at how joe biden is already building his inner circle. >> reporter: more than $6 million in taxpayer money now available to president-elect joe biden to begin his formal transition into the white house. and with that, access to classified briefings from federal agencies, critical information the biden transition team has pleaded with president trump's administration to provide since biden became president-elect more than two weeks ago. the general service administration putting the biden team behind 20 days. >> we've seen a daily assault on democracy under this administration, which has tarnished our own ability to lead. >> monday biden named tony blinken his secretary of state. he joins several historic appointments on his federal policy team. janet yellen expected to be named the first female treasury

secretary, the president-elect tapping the first latino for homeland security. and linda thomas greenfield named u.n. ambassa john kerry as client czar. [ inaudible question ] >> are you kidding me? >> there's been some damage done that is going to take some time to, to dig ourselves out of. but there's no doubt that joe's got the right people to do it. >> meanwhile, president trump asking for a third count of the ballot in georgia, though michigan, certifying its votes today effectively shuts down trump's ivefforts to overturn t election. judge after judge, including one in pennsylvania, tossing out the allegations for lack of proof of

rampant corruption. who was new york city's first black mayor first defeated ed koch in the democratic primary ban beat rudy giuliani to be mayor. he lost to rudy giuliani four years later in a rematch. dinkins famously referred to the city as a quote, gorgeous mosaic. senator dianne feinstein says she will not seek a leadership position in the committees next year. this comes as some progressives have criticized the 87-year-old for not being aggressive enough at the confirmation hearings for justice amy coney barrett. let's move on to the forecast. ama, all systems go toward thanksgiving. >> yes, the week is fin us. let's get to meteorologist latest. hi, sandhya.

>> hi there, the weather looks fantastic for thanksgiving. i want to show you where we stand in terms of rainfall percent of normal. oakland, 6% of average. santa rosa, 26%. and san francisco 15%. so fire season is not over yet. as you take a look at live doppler7, part of the problem is all these systems are going up and over, well away from the bay area. here's a look at live doppler7, a choslose up view. right now those temperatures, they're falling. it's actually getting very cold. 40s, 50s, long nights, good radiational cooling means ng to be a chill in the air. mid-30s for coldest inland valleys like napa, santa rosa. 43 in san jose. 49 in san francisco. make sure you have a jacket before you leave home, because you will need it. here's a view from our

emeryville camera as we look back towards san francisco and visibility is good right now. chilly in the morning. milder tomorrow afternoon. we are looking at drizzle or an isolated shower wednesday morning. not a game changer but certainly welcome. bright and sunny on thanksgiving morning. in case you have to run to the super market, 8:00, it's going to be cold. bundle up. 40s, 50s. by the lunch hour it starts to get comfortable in the 50s, 60s. if you're eating outside at it 2:00 p.m., temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s. as we get toward 6:00 p.m. that's when it gets colder. here's the hour by hour planner, bright skies, sunshine. the mildest part of your day will be at 2:00 p.m. low to mid-60s. the temperatures will fall when the sun goes down so you will need a heater or sweater if you're dining out with your family and friends.

it is going to be a sunny day and milder than today. fast forward to tuesday night. mind s mendocino county has the biggest chance of rain. amounting to maybe a couple hundreds of an inch, a lot like this morning when we had .03. the winds are going to kick up wednesday. that's what we're going to be watching, gusting to 30, 40 miles per hour. colder morning, milder day tomorrow. little bit of drizzle. and the gusty winds on wednesday. look at this. thanksgiving is nice and bright and mild. and then cold, frosty mornings will follow as we head into the weekend but still very comfortable and dry days ahead. ama and dan? >> all right, that's good. thanks, sandhya. it's hard to explain what depression feels like. but i can tell you what it feels like when someone offers to help.

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good evening. from devastation to salvation. the klay thompson achilles tear was like a gut punch to the warriors, but the acquisition of kelly oubre may help save the season. thisfy c this guy can fry fly up and down the court. he's thrilled to play for an organization that is committed to winning. >> i definitely see myself being able to fit in and make this place a home, but at the end of the day, it's a business, and i can't control anything but going out there and showing the organization, the fans and the team and the nba that, you know, i'm a solidified play ner ther league. so this is a great opportunity for me to come in with the guys that are established. >> steph curry knew he was just a few weeks away from seeing his fellow splash brother on the court. he was moved to tears when he

got the news about thompson's injury. >> a gut punch for sure. a lot of it tears, a lot of, you don't know what to say, because a guy like that having to go through two pretty serious rehabs now. but at the end of the day we have to have his back. we hope he's around and a part of what we're going to do this year through his rehab and staying connected with us. >> the 49ers host the rams, it's unclear whether trent williams will be out there. williams has tested positive. it's unclear when he tested positive. so the timing is going to be key here. williams is a cancer survivor, so he's at higher risk than most but reportedly is feeling okay. speaking about the rams playing the bucs, an all blackfi black officiating crew. showing off grown man strength. we're tied at 17.

jared goff had a big night. three touchdowns for the ex-cal quarterback. bucs down three, time for another patented time-winning drive. rams win 27-24. they're 7-3 and tied with seattle. ab

that will do it for us tonight. thank you so much for watching, i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. we appreciate your time. we hope to see you again

tomorrow. right now on jimmy kimmel, >> announcer: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight, amy adams, jack huston, and music from jewel. and now, jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: hello. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for joining us on week three of our election night coverage. it is now day 20 of squattergate. and we still haven't seen the president concede. we've barely even seen the president. on saturday, they had a virtual g-20 summit with leaders from 19 other countries. instead of participating, trump was busy tweeting. thirteen minutes into the summit, he took a break to write, "the fake news is not talking about the fact that 'covid,' in quotes for no reason, is running wild all over