of open hospital beds. chris nguyen has a look at what they're doing to keep residents safe and healthy. >> reporter: as the coronavirus crisis rages on, a grim announcement from officials this afternoon, hospitals in the areas of the county hit hardest by covid-19 are nearing capacity as administrators scramble to ensure they have enough beds. more specifically, the hospital serving east san jose and south county collectively have less than a dozen icu beds available. >> our hospitals throughout the county are working together engaging in phone calls, at least daily to redistribute patients as needed to ensure we're continuing to provide safe and high quality care. >> reporter: with a growing number of patients being admitted to hospitals each day, county leaders are urging the public to follow covid-19 related restrictions. all travel is strongly discouraged and a mandatory 14-day quarantine remains in place for those returning or coming from more than 150 miles

away. >> most laws in our society rely on us to do the right thing and do our part on a daily basis. that's true of every law that we have out there. >> reporter: as tough as this may be, there are signs of encouragement. this week the county submitted its covid-19 vaccination plan to the state detailing its plans for community engagement and vaccine distribution and management. facility haves been constructed throughout the county to properly store the vaccines upon arrival that will be made available to health care workers on the front lines with a high risk of contracting the disease. >> the decision doesn't begin and end with the first decision, we will continue to review the data on the effectiveness and safety of all vaccines coming through. >> reporter: dr. grace lee from stanford school of medicine serves on the cdc advisory committee responsible for making vaccine recrecommendations. >> we'll continue to reevaluate the vaccines in the population to ensure we're protecting everybody. >> reporter: steps being taken

uncertainty. in santa clara county, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. marin county could soon join the rest of the bay area in the purple tier. marin remains the only county in the less restrictive red tier. dr. matt willis says infection rates are going up in his county but not as badly as other parts of the bay area. san may day oteo health off under purple many businesses are still open but the san mateo county manager said instead of warnings, any businesses violating rules will get citations. >> the message we're sending to everyone right now is that this is the time to be extremely careful, to really be vigilant and to make sure that you compile with all the regulations and requirements to operate businesses that are out there now. >> reporter: also, in the update today san mateo county's board of supervisors approved the

purchase of two hotels to be converted to housing for low income and homeless individuals during the panpandemic. we know covid-19 cases are on the rise but we have not surpassed the summer surge. this week that changed. so how does this holiday surge compare to the summer? abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz has a look at the numbers. >> reporter: this is a graph showing daily covid-19 cases in the bay area going back to march. it clear where we had the summer surge but the sobering reality is we surpassed it but by how much? take a look at the numbers. during the summer surge the bay area as a whole hit a peak on august 17th with 1,419 new cases per day. currently the bay area's rolling seven-day average is 1,731 new cases per day and growing. so what about specific counties? let's first look at santa clara county, a hot spot here in the bay area. over the summer santa clara hit

a peak with 288 new cases a day. the new average is 456. now head up north to napa county. their summer surge peak was on september 2nd with new daily cases at 25. the current average is nearly 40. but not all bay area counties sure pass surpassed the summer surge. marin isn't close yet. san francisco is essentially tied. the city had its summer surge peak on august 25th with a 14-day average of 132 new daily cases. right now the daily average is 131. so almost exactly the same. the problem there is no sign it's turning around and of course, the increase in cases means more hospitalizations and more people in the icu. >> we do have a couple of thousand icu beds unoccupied but that's, you know, it will catch up pretty quickly. >> reporter: in almost every bay area county, hospital sailizati

are on the rise again like the summer surge. liz kreutz, abc 7 news. a major announcement from overseas encouraging news today. the united kingdom became the first country to approve pfizer's covid-19 vaccine. britain's health secretary says the first 800,000 doses will be ready for use starting next week. seniors and health care workers will have top priority. that developed with a german company biontech is 95% effective. kris reyes talked exclusively to the chair of ucsf department of medicine dr. robert about his list of concerns when it comes to vaccine distribution. >> the doctor has been outspoken about the confidence in the vaccines coming our way and feeling positive about it but expects there will be plenty of bumps on the road. he wants to point them out now before the first shipment gets

here. >> neither the cdc nor the state of california are likely to get more granular than to say health care workers and people over 65 in long term care facilities are the first two groups. >> reporter: the question then becomes which health care worker goes first? take ucsf unlikely to get enough vaccines in the first shipment to cover the entire staff of 30,000. the very complicated task of deciding when employee gets the vaccine first then falls on the hospital's management team. >> we then have to internally say okay, who goes first? who goes second? what we will say is the group that will go first are people front line clinicians, nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists, transporters. >> reporter: in a series of 24 tweets, he outlined concerns about the distribution of vaccines, the one that really keeps him up at night, misinformation. >> there will be thousands of people that get a vaccine and in a month or two have a heart attack or month or two have a

stroke or in a monday or two they come down with cancer. has zero to do with the vaccines. that has to be absolutely clear. >> reporter: he says he worries these stories will be used to discredit vaccines even after they have been approved by the fda and despite undergoing clinical trials. he says the messaging has to be clear and consistent from the president to local health officials. >> we have to have a really, really vigorous effective anti misinformation campaign and judging but how we blew it on masks, that makes me very worried. >> reporter: the u.k. is the first country to approve a fully tested covid-19 vaccine. their expected to start giving out shots starting next week. >> what we learned from the u.k. is about the same scale of california in terms of size and does not have the complexity of trying to figure out how to do this across 50 states and 330 million people but there is certainly lessons from the u.k. we should learn from. >> reporter: the doctor added that community leaders should help with communication of

vaccine information and that health officials need to reach out to influencers to help spread their message. kris reyes, for abc 7 news. >> kris, thank you. his twitter feed is must read material every day. abc 7 coal mitted brks krrks b informed. we have our team to stay on top of everything. count on them for updates. the surge in covid cases is challenging for front line health care workers, especially one northern california emergency room doctor. dr. taylor nickles spoke with abc news report eer linsey davi about his encounter with a covid patient with a swastika on his chest. he had a black nurse and asian respiratory therapist. >> in that moment, i questioned how i felt about it because

being jewish, seeing that symbol of hate, knowing that, you know, that same compassion may not otherwise have been extended towards me if the roles were reversed really made me double down and look into myself and extend that compassion towards him, do everything i could to save his life. >> nickles is a bay area native and works part time at us ev su. he says this wasn't the first time he dealt with the issue but took a bigger toll on him due to the strain of the pandemic. >> a hawaii couple that traveled from san francisco international airport to kauai is arrested for boarding the flight when they knew they were positive for covid-19. the mayor announced the arrest. the man and woman are residents of kauai tested positive for pretravel screenings. they have been charged with

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>> we are together. we're together digitally, we're coming together spiritually. we're coming together in new ways and that's what this dream force is about. it's a dream force we'll never forget. it's defer anytimedefinitely a force. >> he thanked health care and essential workers and called business the greatest platform for change toting his company's $120 million donation to schools in san francisco and oakland. on to consumer news, you need the family photos done in time for the holidays. michael finney has his selfie light ready joining us with tips. hey, michael? [ laughter ] >> that's what we're all doing these days, right? you can always hire a professional photographer but how about snapping the photos yourself? with just a little practice and the right gear, you could

capture beautiful portraits just about any time of the year. when david morgan isn't managing social media accounts, he uses photography as a powerful tool. >> i was 15 or 16 when i bought my first second hand camera. i was using it to explore blackness looked like and meant for me. >> before picking up his camera, david says to capture beautiful portraits, he tries to built a relationship with the subjects. >> the most important tool is getting to know your subject and having this sort of pandora's box that can be conveyed on camera. >> with the sense of trust, consider lighting to make your subject shine. >> if you're photographing someone with a deep erskier ski, think about the ways the light is refliecting on their skin. pay attention to if someone has dark hair. think about where the light hits

their hair and what you want to capture in the frame. >> you need proper camera gear. if you look for portability and swift photo sharing options, smart phone cameras are the way to go. the samsung galaxy note 20 ultra 5 g and apple iphone 12 proa ar at the top of the smart phone camera ratings. look to see if your smart phone has a portrait mode. it will create a shallower depth of field by blurring the background of your image helping your subject pop more. if you want to take your photography to the next level, consumer reports says digital slr cameras that take interchangeable lenses have the most features, the cannon eos 60 and nicon d 750 are top rated. for david, his holiday photographer advice is to embrace the holiday time. >> this week all the things that make the holidays because it can

make a really great photo. >> consuzoosumer reports says w photographing someone, practice social distancing and aim for over cast days or the golden hour when the sunlight is most flattering after sunrise and before sunset and you guys back there in the studio, we know when we were all general assignment reporters, you lived for over cast days because everybody that you interviewed looked better and you looked better, too. back to you guys. >> absolutely. i've been told my golden hour is when the sun has gone down and there is no lighting. that's optimal for me. [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> the national weather service is warning of big sneaker waves hitting this week. waves as high as 18 feet could sweep beach goers off their feet and carry into the ocean.

be careful. the warning extends from the sonoma coast south to big sir with monterrey county expected to see some of the biggest waves. the warning in effect through 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. especially spencer christian with it's going to be nice and sunny outside. a lot of people want to head on down to the beach to take a look but you have to be careful. >> you're right about that, larry. you have to be really careful and watchful because these waves can be dangerous. here is a look at the statement from the national weather service as you pointed out. it's in effect until 4:ocho 00 p.m. tomorrow. there is a high to extreme risk of the dangerous sneaker waves and a risk of rip currents, as well. bare that in mind if you'll be down along the coastline. looking at our fair and milder weather, here is a lovely view from the sutro tower. it's 62 here in the city. 65 oakland and low 60s at mountain view, san jose and gilroy and 55 half moon bay.

looking for the, searching for the setting sun as we look toward the golden gate from emeryville. it is 64 santa rosa, napa 63, fairfield and livermore, concord 65. pretty mild in many inland areas and here is a nice view from the rooftop camera looking across the embarcadero. chilly in many inland areas overnight with passing high clouds and some low clouds near the coast, as well. dry mild days continue into next week and with an increase in wind over the weekend, sunday into monday, actually, there may also come increased fire danger and we'll keep monitoring that situation for you. the overnight conditions will look this way, 9:00 tonight increasing clouds at the coast, high clouds sweeping over 5:00 tomorrow morning into the morning commute some clouds will still be there. in the afternoon mainly sunny with a few high clouds tomorrow. overnight low temperatures from mid to upper 30s in most inland areas to low 40s around the bay

shoreline and on the coast. then tomorrow, look for highs ranging from about 61 at half moon bay to 62 san francisco, oakland 64, 63 fremont, san jose 65. inland east bay mainly 64, 65 degrees, up in the north bay 66 santa rosa 65 napa so still pretty mild and most inland areas looking ahead a bit this forecast animation will take us through the weekend. you can see numerous disturbances moving into the pacific northwest to produce rain and in some cases snow up in that area and some of those systems may skirt the northern most part of california over the weekend but doesn't look like any of that moisture will make it's way down into the bay area. we may get an increase in clouds from time to time but no rain is likely so our dry mild pattern continues as you can see here on the accuweather seven-day forecast. going to be quite mild at various pointing during the forecast period. friday near 70 and next tuesday also near 70 degrees inland but

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newsom, sam liccardo, breed and gavin newsom were caught in the similar situation. we asked about her reaction to the actions of her political colleagues. >> one of the most important tools we have during a pandemic is public trust in the government. every day we are asking people to make tremendous sacrifices and to believe that they are necessary according to science and so that trust, that belief is incredibly important and it is on us to continue to reearn that trust every day. >> the mayor complimented the overall leadership her colleagues have shown adding she wants to show grace to them and everyone in the public because these are difficult times. well, this has become such an issue that restaurant in l.a. is poking fun at governor gavinn

kn newsom and mayor breed for attending meals at the french laundry. this is called eat at joes that posted a sign outside that says the french laundry patio dining. san francisco chronicle insider and abc 7 news contributor phil joins me now. i want to get this out of the way, have you eaten at french laundry recently with a large unmasked crowd, yes or no? >> no. no. and as a matter of fact, i haven't eaten at the french laundry and that's one of the issues. we're talking about a proverbial story, do as i say not necessarily do as i do and in this case dine with more than people that is appropriate but also where i did it, which is the french laundry, one of the most exclusive and rants in cal. it would be one thing if everyone got together at denny's and had a grand slam but we're talking like i said, thousands of dollars for dinners at french laundry.

mayor gavin newsom was there and 20 other people that caught fire and london breed walked into it a couple days later when she attended a birthday party much smaller, six or seven people, possibly eight at the same restaurant k, di restaurant, dining in, dining out, following the rules of the county but not necessarily the state or the city but the bottom line is, larry, you know it and i know it we wouldn't be here if they had gone someplace else but it's where they did it, too. >> in my mind, this is one of the many reasons people lost faith in politics and politicians in particular. you can't go on tv every day and say stay home, stay home, stay home and then you're out at a five-star restaurant or, you know, one of the other politicians vacationing in mexico but you have to stay home. >> right. >> come on. >> we had lawmakers from california, members of the state legislature fly to maui for a

four-day conference in the middle of it. it does undermine the entire idea of political leadership, not just because of the breaking of the rules but there is more here. let's get honest. if you're going to a swank vacation or exclusive restaurant, you're also telling us about how we need to care for money done this and the rich needs to be taxed. you're there and the public says wait a minute, there is a difference between you and me. i don't get to go there. how do you do it and by the way, i'm paying your salary. >> right. it's elite at it's worst. let me project forward a little bit here. what's the long term political fallout, if there is any, for somebody like gavin newsom who many believe has higher aspirations? >> it's tough on him because it kr crystallizes a lot.

if you're a gavin supporter, you might be ticked saying it sets a bad example. if you're an opponent, you say this is just a reflection of this guy with hollywood looks. he's got a hollywood style family who lives in a mansion and has all this money and he's telling me how to live my life and he's out there doing something different. that is not a place you want to be. larry, in politics there is a couple things you don't want to be in the position of doing. one is apologizing. the next thing to that is saying yes but. you need to say yes i was at the french laundry but i was following the rules. if you have to say them together, you have a problem with the average voter because they're going what? what? and you don't want to be saying that. london breed has to say yes but gavin newsom had to say i blew it. >> opponents certainly will not forget when the next election comes around. phil, i don't want to see a shot of you on twitter at french laundry. i better not find that, phil. >> hey, larry, we said up until now i haven't been there but

maybe you and i could go up, all right? >> oh, we'll see. might be out of our price range. >> tab on you. >> expensive. a little expensive. read phil's column in the "chronic "chronicle" every sunday and wednesday. take care. not sure any of us could get a table there. a big change at airports satchel paige was still dominating batters at 59.at 52 celia cruz was still winning grammys at 77 john wheeler illuminated our ideas of the universe at 70 and roger crouch was 56 when he first went into space

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of hospitals continuing to fill up with patients. the county is one of three this weekend announced new restrictions. san mateo and san francisco did as well as they moved into the purple tier. monday governor gavin newsomwsom warned a new lockdown order could be coming soon. he's get to make the call what the order could entail so we're left to wonder. but liz, he usually floats an idea out there and then follows up a few days later so i think we'll see more surgical tightenin tightenin tightens. >> i think it could come at some point this week. we saw it were curfew. in my opinion, i think if we can hunker down the next few weeks and stay inside and emerge for the christmas holiday, i don't think that's a bad idea. we care more about the christmas holiday than the next week or two. >> that's a good point. spencer, what do you think? >> i totally agree with liz. if we could all just, you know,

tighten up a little bit for the next three weeks and do what we need to do to protect ourselves and those around us, we can all, you know, maybe have more freedom of movement at christmas and be with our families, have dinners, just sacrifice three weeks and make healthier environment for all of us. >> we can do it. >> we'll see. people are pretty tired of, you know, eight or nine months of this. i'm not sure they're going to get geared up. hopefully things will get better. >> yeah. >> the days of seeing emotional support animals like peacocks and ducks on your flight are over. the department of transportation revising the rules to only allow service animals on commercial airlines. the new rules define a service animal as a dog, one that is trained to work or perform tasks for the benefit of somebody who is disabled. the change comes after vets and disability groups endorsed banning untrained emotional support animals in airline

cabins. the flight attendants' union backs this move. the president told the days of noah's ark in the air are hopefully coming to an end. you know, you go on some flights and it almost looks like you're at the vet's office. for some, it's out of control. the key here is like liz, you can bring your dog on but you'd have to pay $125. you can't just waltz on anymore. >> right. i'm torn on this one because when you see those images of a peacock, you're like okay, come on. i know some people that i think probably are taking advantage of this but that said, i don't know sweet little dog having to go in a little carrier with the luggage, that breaks my heart. so i'm torn. >> okay. you know people with peacocks? >> no, not with peacocks -- >> there was a story about one, right? >> the video. yeah. there is someone with a peacock. i don't conon with a peacock but dogs that are animal support.

ir don't kn i don't know. it a blurry line. >> actually, i think there is a network with the peacock nobody watches it anymore. [ laughter ] >> nice. >> i think it's good they are defining it a little more clearly. some good news for the bts army, bts doesn't have to join the army, at least not right now. the south korean parliament is helping keep the k pop stars out of the military for now. able body south korea men are required to join the army by the time they are 28. the oldest bts member turns 28 on friday so without this new bill, he would have had to enlist by the end of december. now he has two years to report for service and representatives of the ban said they all would fulfill their duty. wow. i mean, that's pretty say rid sd you know in south korea. they have to do the draft. for bts to be so big and so influential they are able to push that for two years, wow.

spencer? >> yeah. i guess celebrity has advantages. i mean, ask larry. [ laughter ] >> yeah, ask me. i'm just relieved for bts because i was worried about this for awhile. but i actually think the bigger story here, i mean, if you look in a larger context is that it's understood in south korea that if you can serve, you are going to and obviously, we don't have the draft in this country anymore which it's interesting the way different nations look at the situation and, you know, we're fortunate to have the freedoms that we have. >> can i say, as the u.s. if we can try to help tamp down the north korea situation and hostility than animosity between south and north korea the better chance getting the k pop music and bts music longer. incentive. >> whatever your incentive is.

lady gaga getting into the cookie business sort of. check out these colorful new oreos. vanilla flavored pink cookies with green frosting inspired by gaga's dance album. they will be available starting in january. fans can also get the full size packs by signing up for the lady gaga x oreo stand club. it's too bad ama is not here for this segment because she would buy anything lady gaga put out there, music, cookies, whatever. i don't know about the coloring and the flavor of this oreo, liz. what's your take on this? >> that's what i was going to say. i love lady gaga, whatever she does, i'm here for it and looks fun. she has fans to go for it. i'm not into the green. eating that doesn't excite me. i think what is interesting is you're seeing a lot of celebrities to find ways to

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holiday cheers has gone on raising millions of dollars and allowing kids to meet their favorite sports stars. this year it's going to be a virtual event coming up next tuesday december 8th. i had a chance to talk with three three-time champion how fans can get involved and be heroes at home. >> i think one of these things for holiday heroes is kind of like you can't come at a more perfect time, you know, in this country right now. it's all about giving back. some of these kids look up to heroes, some of these kids look up to athletes and different people in life and they get to, you know, a lot of time s obviously we're doing different this year where it will be streamed into your house but through your computer but, you know, being able to go hang out with these kids and see their eyes light up when they need to, you know, to be able to pass out gifts and kind of be around them and they just get a chance in the situation where they kind of are like any situation where it's not their fault, they have

no choice in a tough spot and they get to meet their heroes and they get to be part of something and for me, you know, when it comes to the holiday season, that's what it's about. it's called giving back. >> what are some events, surprises, opportunities that will be going on during this year's holiday heroes? i know you may not want to give up too much because there is always some fun where somebody suddenly i don't want to even name names but mystery guests will appear, that kind of thing. >> because we're having to do this in a situation where we all can't be there. it is what it is. so other people now can be heroes. one of the coolest things for me is that hero of like kids to love, that i've never met you or talked to you or been around you but i still have, i still want to be part of your life in the way of i want to give back. i want to give back because

you're a human being. you can donate. go to holiday heroes.org, follow directions. you can actually donate a hero box. and in reality, that's kind of cool because i know that there is heroes in athletes and stuff but to me, it's just the everyday hero, right? you can be a hero to some of these kids and it's about giving back. you're probably going to have a pablo sandoval sighting i'm sure. he's going to be rewarded with an awesome award for all the community goodwill he's done and he's awesome and he was such a big part of the giants' community in san francisco and in general the bay area. he deserves it. >> this year obviously has been a unique challenge for everybody. so i don't know what kind of messages will be shared during the virtual event but what do you want to communicate to people that do jump on? >> for a moment in time during this month, is a moment to just stop and reflect and say you

know what? we might have disagreements and all these things. chaos, all this stuff going on but maybe for a moment in time, let's just stop and realize there are some important people that we want to give back to and it is the younger generation, it's bringing them and giving them hope. >> that is a great message right there. holiday heroes put on by the foundation. helped over 50,000 kids in need in the bay area and if you want to get involved, go to holiday heroes.org. it is truly the most magical event. we highly recommend. there is an over wheeling turnout at a gift card distribution today. a constant flow of cars streamed in and out of the sunnyvale community parking lot for today's in contact distribution. families that got donations this morning are preregistered with the nonprofit that serves low income sunnyvale residents. >> well, we're expecting 2500 families this year in total coming to us for the food and

the gift cards that we're going to be distributing. that's going to be a slight increase from last year. but what we know is that the need for these families is even deeper. >> the non-profit expects to serve 2500 families this holiday season. chilly in the mornings but then we get the sunshine. let's see if that pattern continues, spencer? >> well, that's the forecast right there. that pattern will continue the next week. tonight partly cloudy skies with the inland valley chill. lows will range from upper 30s inland to low 40s elsewhere and then tomorrow another sunny and mild day with highs from low 60s at the costa low 60s around the bay to upper 60s inland. here is the seven-day forecast. gets even milder on friday. a little cooldown on sunday as we get a windy pattern dry windy pattern that could increase fire danger and early next week, all sunny and mild all over again. larry, that's about as close as we'll get to hawaii-like weather but in december, that's pretty

warm. >> we'll take 70 and sunny. that's acceptable. thank you, spencer. >> yeah. all right. spencer has radar and so do these guys to track santa. the north american aerospace defense command launched the annual website tracking st. nick. this is a tradition that started in 1955 when the continental air defense air center received calls for kids askingsanta. turns out a newspaper ad listed the wrong number for the north pole. it worked out. a young san jose artist is getting more time to shine. he's met jennifer lopez and a-rod and more recently talked to vice president elect kamala harris. now another special honor for this teen. and dan is here with what is coming up at 5:00, dan? >> that young man is amazing. next at 5:00, hospitals running capacity because of the pandemic. you'll hear from a nurse what it's like inside those

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10:00 followed by abc 7 news 10 at 11:00. a teenager's picture of vice president-elect kamala harris caught national attention, the portrait debuted at an art gallery in l.a. abc 7 news reporter julian glover spoke to tyler as he took it all in. >> how does it feel to see your work in the gallery? >> i was really shocked still to be able to walk in and literally see my art featured with with wh these other people. >> reporter: 14-year-old tyler of san jose better get used to the spotlight. he's now sharing it with some of the most renowned artists of the past and present at the heirs to the throne exhibit debuting wednesday at the beverly scepter in los angeles, a dream for a teen who picked up the paint brush three short years ago. >> when i started painting i was pa painting for the fun of it. now that people seem to enjoy it, i just love art even more. >> reporter: vice

president-elect kamala harris definitely loves his art. she gave him a call to personally thank him after a pic of her portrait went viral last week. >> you really have a gift, my goodness. >> thank you. >> such a gift. >> reporter: for tyler there's a personal connection. harris for breaking barriers like he has. shaking a debilitating diagnosis that left him in a wheelchair for two years and biden for overcoming a stutter like tyler who was born deaf. >> he also stutters like me and he's not afraid to do public speeches and use his voice. so i'm really inspired by him. and he helps me accept my stutter. >> reporter: as the youngest artist featured, here's his advice to anyone doubting their own ability. >> if you have a talent, use it, don't be afraid to express yourself. >> reporter: tyler's portraits will be on display at the beverly center in los angeles until the end of the year. as far as what's next, he tells me he hopes to someday be able to paint the official white house portrait for the president

and first lady. i'm julian glover, abc 7 news. >> tyler is so talented.

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running out of hospital beds fast. the bay area county that says it's just a matter of days now before covid pushing its hospital system to the limit. with covid cases on the rise, what's it like inside bay area hospitals? i'm laura anthony, coming up, we'll hear from one nurse working on the front lines. also, the pandemic is dramatically increasing the demand for pets to help with loneliness and tension. why the better business bureau is urging extreme caution. and firefighters show how they're fighting fires even before they start. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. covid hospitalizations have hit a new record tonight in the bay area. and we've also just reached a new milestone for the