it's frustrating and terrifying. it's frustrating because we've been speaking about this for months. >> we're at capacity. we don't have any free beds in the hospital. >> right now at 6:00, california in crisis. the covid-19 emergency exploding. hospitalizations breaking records and the bay area beginning to feel its dangerous effects. >> we're live from one local hospital hitting its max capacity. could hope be on the horizon? good morning. it's wednesday, december 9th. we will get to those important stories. first we get to the forecast and meteorologist mike nicco. thank you. nice to see you. the threat is real at the coast. i know a lot of us don't give it a second thought. three people yesterday and a dog swept into the ocean, two didn't make it back out. high surf advisory continues while the swells won't be as big

as yesterday, they're almost as dangerous and the sneaker wave got the lady and her dog and swept them into the ocean. so, you never turn your back on that water. a little bit of fog along the coast, otherwise high clouds, sunshine, temperatures above average, but no records. mid to upper 60s. reggie? >> thank you. this morning california health officials are once again asking you to cancel any holiday plans you may have when it comes to the holidays as covid-19 cases are skyrocketing across the state. the numbers are grim. california just reported more than 10,500 people are in the hospital. more than 2,400 in icu. both are single-day records. the 14-day positivity rate has jumped to 8.7%. just two weeks ago it was 5.6%. >> we are worried about a rapidly accelerating increase and pressure on our hospitals. if we thought we were sort of peaking at this level, some of the regional stay-at-home orders may not have been necessary. >> health and human services

secretary dr. mark galley said the increase in transmission from thanksgiving is just starting to show up in the case rates. in the bay area one hospital in the south bay is seeing the effects of those rising case numbers firsthand. regional medical center has no beds left in its icu. that's where abc7 news reporter julian glover is joining us live with more on the situation. >> good morning. the situation dire here at regional medical center in san jose is in dire limits. as you mentioned, they are now out of beds. the hospital staff here now in talks to set up tents outside of the hospital to be able to treat patients that are now coming in. more than 200 beds with 40% of icu capacity now filled with covid-19 patients. this is the first time regional medical center in san jose has reached capacity during the pandemic. showing just how bad this latest surge of covid-19 cases is. a hospital spokeswoman said gatherings and mixing of households for thanksgiving is to blame.

>> we are at capacity. we don't have any free beds in the hospital. we are talking about putting up tents and transferring patients out. we have not had to do that yet. that's because we are treating patients more quickly. the mood on the ground is just focused. we know how to do this. >> the spokeswoman also saying regional medical center is often the first in the bay area to reach capacity because of their specialized emergency room. there are 15 hospitals in santa clara county and each one is getting dangerously close to running out of beds like they are here at regional medical center. i checked the county's public health website this morning to check their hospital capacity, there are a total of 52 icu beds currently available in a county with a population of nearly 2 million people. the situation here is getting rough. for now reporting live in san jose, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you. that is why we cannot get this

vaccine fast enough. and happening today a santa clara county supervisor is expected to be briefed on the county's plan to distribute covid-19 vaccines once available. the health and hospital community will meet virtually at 2:00 this afternoon. dr. sarah cody and other health officials will be at that meeting. in contra costa county they're revealing some of their plans about vaccine distribution. front line health care workers and residents of senior care homes may be vaccinated first in the next few weeks. the county health officer is warning that it may be months before the general public gets the vaccine because the shipments will be quite small. the first shipment is only expected to have 10,000 doses of pfizer's vaccine which covers 5,000 people because you need two doses each with the shots about a month apart. contra costa county secured freezers to store that vaccine. this morning the fbi is investigating a cybersecurity attack at fireeye based in

milpitas. officials are concerned about how this may affect the rollout of the vaccine. ibm recently uncovered a global phishing cyberattack targeting companies involved in the covid-19 supply chain, a big deal. j.r. stone spoke to an expert about this. >> the health sector in the industry in the economy is the weakest when it comes to any kind of protection against hacking or cyberattacks. >> cybersecurity attacks could get information about storage locations and medical companies. they're avowarning people to av clicking on suspicious emails and posts. coming up on monday, a special edition of 2020. it's called "the shot: race for the vaccine." it will cover the safety, access and timing of the vaccine and that's monday night at 10:00 here on abc7. happening today, san francisco-based doordash is the latest tech company to go public. it's the first of two highly

anticipated public offerings of bay area companies. doordash will begin trading on the new york stock exchange under the ticker symbol dash. doordash priced its ipo at $102 per share yesterday. valuing the food delivery app at about $39 billion once trading openings. tomorrow airbnb will begin trading with a target range of about $60 a share. that would give airbnb a valuation of $42 billion. this morning forevers on f on the scene battling two brush fires. and a power plant explosion rocking a west virginia neighborhood. we have the latest overnight as now several people are hurt. and taking contra costa county to court. a group of restaurant and bar owners saying they are now suing the county. why they may find some success in being allowed to reopen.

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new overnight fire crews monitoring flair ups after battling a small fire in ventura county. investigators are trying to determine what sparked the flames. extremely windy, dry conditions have caused southern california edison to cut power to tens of thousands of residents as a precaution. otherwise, today, mike, how are we looking wind-wise? >> good news down there. the critical fire conditions are

over. the raed flag warning expired last night and they should have better conditions to fight the fires there now and hopefully none will spark or be spread by the quieter conditions. some good news. let's look at home. we have partly cloudy to mostly clear across san francisco. 47 to 53 degrees is our spread. 36 in palo alto and santa clara. walnut creek and also healdsburg, some of our cooler neighborhoods. maybe a bit of frost in the deepest valleys today. by the time we get to 9:00, 43 in antioch to 53 in fremont and san jose. temperatures right around 55 to 60 at 11:00. we'll be around 59 to 64. definitely warmer by 1:00. by 3:00, our warmest time as most of us are in the low to mid 60s. 61 to 66 degrees. if you're heading out this evening, we'll fall back to the 53 to 57 degree range. your activity planner, at least three people swept out into the ocean, two still missing because of the high surf.

at home, definitely need the heaters this morning, but enjoy some time outside in this warmer than average weather. it's not going to hang around. cooler conditions and wet weather on the way. here is jobina with your morning commute. >> hi, mike. thank you very much. we have a sigalert right now in san jose that i want to get to. we're going to bring in the maps for you now. speeds are tracking here around 17 miles per hour according to the sensors. this is on northbound 85 to northbound 87. we know that injuries have been reported. but we don't have any other details except for that emergency responders are on the scene right now. our live cameras here bringing in the bay bridge toll plaza, we do not have metering lights on yet at the toll plaza. you can see it's not very crowded. we are wondering if this will be a trend that we'll start to see as the shelter in place order remains. moving over to a live picture here of walnut creek. very clear, no other major blocking issues outside of that

sigalert we're following in san jose. all right. thank you. just ahead, the new celebrity now joining new year's rocking eve on abc this year. and closed now but preparing to reopen

we know a lot of you are searching for information on this explosion in west virginia. this happened overnight at a chemical plant in belle. a shelter in place order has been lifted. at least four people were hurt and two plant workers according to officials. we don't know what their condition is. this video is showing huge flames coming from the plant after the blast. the explosion shook nearby homes prompting a warning to neighbors within a two-mile radius. the plant says that fire is under control. now to the shakeup at ft. hood. more than a dozen officers and enlisted solders at the texas army base have been either fired

or suspended following a rash of violent incidents. jobina is tracking that at the live desk. >> yes. this is a really disturbing situation and that military shakeup comes after an investigation into the climate and culture at army hood after the death of vanessa guillen. 14 officers will be punished as a result of the investigation. the officials were directly related to leadership failures. >> the tragic death of vanessa guillen and other incidents at ft.hood forced us to look at our systems, our policies and ourselves. the panel released a number of findings determining that serious crimes on and off ft. hood were neither identified nor addressed by leadership. they found the system in place designed to report and prevent

sexual harassment and assault is effective. coming up at 7:00 a.m., the reaction from guillen's family and their fight for justice. >> thank you. we want to remind you we are here to help for resources to deal with veterans issues, work issues, abuse and assault issues. go to abc7news.com/takeaction and find your ally. a martinez bar owner is planning to file a class action lawsuit against contra costa county to reopen outdoor dining. cory katz owns bar cava. he says he spent his savings to comply with covid-19 health orders. >> first we could open inside. i bought dividers. spent thousands of dollars on dividers. we've been at the breaking point. i wake undeprep depressed. >> indoor and outdoor dining is not allowed. katz says he understands covid-19 cases are rising but the health department has not shown convincing data that

outdoor dining contributes to the spread. he will file a class action lawsuit similar to the one filed in l.a. in that case the judge ruled in favor of allowing outdoor dining. outdoor dining still is not allowed in l.a. because the southern california region is under a mandatory stay-at-home order but there's chance that outdoor dining may return in contra costa county since the county voluntarily entered that more restrictive shutdown. abc7 is committed to building a better bay area, that includes celebrating and preserving our arts and culture. those institutions have been forced to shutdown, cutting off the public, you can still help them out. the asian art museum is one museum that had to close, open and then close again. here's my look at the state of arts there and how the museum is preparing to be better than ever once we can all go back. >> our museum holds a very rich tradition of asian art and culture. and we know the people of asian

descent is about 60% of the world's population. asia has to much to offer. >> reporter: the museum wrapped up a massive new expansion project adding an outdoor courtyard and several huge new murals, but that art just teases people of what's inside. the official opening of the expansion on hold as the coronavirus limits museum operations. >> i think we're creating something that is very much appreciated by our community. >> reporter: the museum couldn't provide exact numbers of what they lost so far, but it says the losses are in the millions of dollars. the asian art museum is not buckling under the pressure of the current health crisis. they see the future reflected in their ageless collection. after all, many of the pieces on display here have already seen governments come and go, survived wars, famine and, yes, pandemics, too. >> no great art was created without a struggle, without transcending our limits and

circumstances and finding beauty out of hardship. >> tsee that report on the asia art museum today at 4:00. though the museum is closed to visitors, you can still donate directly to the asian art museum or become a member. we have more information at abc7news.com/betterbayarea. click on state-of-the-arts. you can see details on all of the organizations that we're featuring this week. it's nice to get a glimpse, right? >> yeah. you get us excited about what's to come. >> hopefully, mike, reminding people that these things are out there, right in our backyard and we don't take the opportunity to visit. we need to. >> there used to be a joke, i grew up in st. louis, 90% of the people in st. louis have never been up in the arch. we just go on with day-to-day life and we forget about all the

beauty and all of the culture around us. hopefully after we've been home for nine, ten months that will change. here's the east bay hills. significantly quieter this morning. winds will pick up with a dry cold front tomorrow. we'll stay below hazardous conditions or critical fire conditions. the only hazard today is the surf, like it was yesterday. it will be mild today. above average with no records. highs will keep cooling all the way through the weekend. our coldest morning will be friday morning. the clouds this week will keep our mornings from being as cold. they'll also finally yield a chance or two of rain. so for today, about 63 to 69 degrees for most of us. some upper 50s along the north bay coasts. morgan hill at 70. tonight, 34 in santa rosa the cool spot. most of us in the mid to upper 30s in our inland valleys. low to mid 40s around the bay and the coast. look for more fog and low clouds tomorrow morning. you can see an active eastern pacific satellite and the

systems are starting to slide southward in latitude which means the storm track is getting closer to us. so as we cool back to average levels the next couple of days, the pacific is going to be sending us a storm first saturday mainly a warm front which will bring light gradual rain to the north bay and sunday the second part of that storm will be a cold frond that will bring all of us rain, heaviest in the north bay, tapering as it slides south into the south bay. possible couple hundredths of an inch to a quarter of an inch. that's what we need until the burn scars heal. we'll get heavier rain possible on tuesday. >> thank you. we'll turn to ginger zee with a look at what's happening on "gma" this morning at 7:00 a.m. hi, ginger. >> hi, reggie and kumasi. great to be with everyone this morning. we'll have the latest on the coronavirus in your state.

it prompted that emergency -- i know you all got those alerts on your phones. the rest of the country will be wowing at what's happening there. big question about the vaccine. they're emerging still and new details about how well the pfizer vaccine works and the possible side effects that may be with it. and the retired general part of operation warp speed who is in charge of getting the hundreds of millions of doses across this country. he'll join us live. also ahead, we'll get into new details from lori loughlin's daughter about the varsity blues college admissions scandal. what exactly did she learn from the entire ordeal? we'll get into that and as we all hunt for the perfect holiday gift, we have a little handy round up of some salvvy apps tht will help you save cash. and kari washington will join us to talk about "the prom." i remember seeing that trailer and thinking, good, something to look forward to.

so, we'll have that. >> i was just going to say that i'm looking forward to this, but the caveat is i'm looking forward to anything that's new. you could tell me there's a grass growing competition, i would watch it. >> oh. >> i wonder what kinds of grass. all right. looking forward to that. thank you very much. see you at 7:00. new details on what our new year's eve celebrations will be looking like this year. billy porter is going to be joining rijoi joining dick clark's new year's rocking eve. porter, seacrest and lucy hale will count down the new year in times square but without the crowds because of the pandemic. seacrest says he's making sure it's a night for everyone to remember. >> i'm ready for billy porter. >> me, too. this was a good add. we're all going to be watching it because we're all just going to be at home. >> mm-hmm. >> are you still going to dress

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common side effects are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, making news now at 6:30, the covid-19 vaccine countdown is on. the major fda meeting happening here tomorrow in the u.s. what we're learning about a potential slip-up with pfizer's rollout abroad. the new side effect warning this morning. plus back to school for san francisco. we h

hi, everybody. let's talk about what's going on weather-wise. starting down in the south bay, we have just a cloud or two, mainly clear conditions and 37 to 41 until you get up into the hills, los altos hills, 51. los gatos, 59. 50 in alameda and san francisco. mid 30s in the tri valley and up around novato. so there could be frost in some neighborhoods there. any time we hit the mid 30s at the reporting stations, usually gets cooler in those neighborhoods. let's look at your planner for today. high clouds and sunshine will be a dominant feature. around 52 to 59 degrees by 11:00. and we get a bit closer, 59 to about 65 degrees as we head through 1:00. at 4:00, everybody is in the low to mid 60s. then if you're heading out this evening for a walk at 7:00, dress for temperatures in the low to mid 50s. here's a look from sutro tower, there's haze out there. not a spare the air day. by noon, temperatures already at

average levels. but this afternoon we'll be warmer than average, just no records like yesterday. by 7:00, you can see some of the cloud cover out there. so let's talk about your commute planner. other than that patchy fog really along the coast, grab the sunglasses, dress warmly this morning. don't forget the coat later today. at midnight friday, look at that next system rounding that area of high pressure with this clockwise flow. we have a warm front that will be moving across the north bay, introducing us to some light rain. it could make it as far south as possibly the south bay. i'm betting more than likely not. i think this storm -- this model is more aggressive. the cold front comes in, you can see saturday night with some rain as we head into sunday morning in the north bay. and then it tapers as we head to the south. as you would expect, rainfall amounts are going to taper from north to south across the bay area. nearly a half inch in the north bay to a couple hundredths in san jose. sorry about that.

my light had an issue. let's bring jobina in here, hopefully you're not having an issue nor our commuters. tell us what you got. >> thank you very much. so good morning, everyone. i do want to bring you down to san jose with the map here because we have a sigalert still in effect this morning. we know at least major injuries have been reported here. this is northbound 85 to northbound 87. emergency responders are on the scene. that's about all the information we have right now. at least one lane is blocked. bringing in a live picture of the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights came on at 6:21 this morning. so they are now officially on. once you pass treasure island, it's going to slow down as you make your way into san francisco. and now the san mateo bridge here, just seeing a pretty clear picture when you travel east. as you see going west, loads of brake lights to report. that's what we have going

now a story a lot of you are

clicking on abc7news.com. the abc7 i-team revealed companies founded by governor newsom collectively received nearly $3 million in funding through the paycheck protection program. that's the federal program established to keep small businesses afloat during the pandemic. abc7 analyzed data from the small business administration. the i-team found 9 entities of the plump jack group received ppp money. the group founded by newsom has big-time investors like gordon getty. aside from the dollar amounts, the i-team flagged discrepancies after digging into the loan data. it appears to raise questions about how much money some of these businesses were entitled to based on the number of employees they have. you can watch the full report on our app and at abc7news.com. california's covid-19 emergency is exploding and there are no signs that it is slowing down. bay area health leaders continue to urge the public to hunker

down a bit longer. >> we're all battling this pandemic, fatigue. some are feeling a sense of complacency and a desire to get on with our lives. but this virus doesn't care. and this vir wilus will win. >> so here's the latest. california reported a single day record monday for current covid-19 hospitalizations and for patients in the icu. the state's positivity rates are hovering around 10%. that means just about 1 in 10 californians being tested is turning up positive. the bay area's icu capacity fell to 24.5%, but we're now seeing signs that it's reaching a point that's critical. this morning abc7 news reporter julian glover is live at san jose's regional medical center that just hit full capacity. jewel julian? >> no more beds here at regional

medical center, that's why they're shifting for a plan "b" of sorts, working on a plan to put a tent in the parking lot here to treat patients as they come in. more than 200 beds with 40% of their icu capacity now filled with covid-19 patients. this is the first time regional medical center in san jose has reached capacity during the pandemic. showing just how bad this latest surge of cases is. a hospital spokeswoman for regional medical center says gatherings and mixings of households for thanksgiving is to blame for this spike. the spokeswoman said regional medical center is often the first in the bay area to reach capacity because of their specialized emergency room. there are 15 hospitals in scaan clara county, each one getting close to running out of beds. now i did check with the county's public health website this morning to check in on their hospital capacity, just 52 icu beds for all of santa clara county. the population here just under 2 million people. something to keep in mind as we

talk about icu beds and capacity, they can prop up more tents to treat more patients and bring them out here to make more space, but they can't magically create more nurse us as and doc the people needed to treat these covid-19 patients to make sure they have the best possible outcomes, that's what is so scary about this situation. reporting live outside of regional medical center in san jose, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you. happening today, the oakland unified school district will hold a second vote on a plan to eliminate the district's own police department. so-called george floyd resolution was spearheaded by community organizers. the police chief and superintendent gave their support at the first reading in june. the plan called for eliminating the oakland school police department by january 1st. today's meeting will be held on zoom. that starts at 4:00. happening today, it's a big day on wall street for one bay area company. san francisco-based doordash is the latest in tech to go public. we'll send it to jobina who is keeping an eye on its early

performance. jobina? >> thank you. good morning. so we are awaiting doordash's first public trade on the new york stock exchange. about 20 minutes ago executives virtually rang the opening bell on wall street. according to the "wall street journal," doordash priced its ipo at $102 a share yesterday. when the stock starts being publicly traded it is expected to be much higher, possibly $140 to $150 a share. doordash's valuation is at $39 billion. doordash stock will trade under the stock symbol dash. kumasi? >> thank you, jobina. now let's take a live look at the over all new york stock exchange as trading gets under way. you can see we're up right now about 83 points. facebook is expected to face a wave of lawsuits today.

more than 40 state attorneys generals and the federal government are uniting against the menlo park-based company. they're claiming that facebook used anti-competitive tactics to either buy or just take out its rivals. and they will be citing facebook's companies like instagram and whatsapp as proof. the argument is this deprives consumers who have fewer choices and privacy protections as a result. elon musk says that he has left california, he is now living in texas. musk revealed his move to the "wall street journal." he told the paper that while there's a lot of things that are great about california, he believes the state is taking its success for granted. musk has been hinting at leaving california for a while. in may may muusk tweeted that t would move its future plans to techs or texas or it can be a scramble to find the most popular things on holiday wish lists, but this year you may feel more frazzled because of a possible toy shortage.

shopping experts say that you can't find the play stations or x-boxes anywhere right now. frozen and "star wars" toys, they are also flying off store shelves. and roller skates, they made such a big comeback they might be hard to find, too. >> there is a shortage and we are having a bit of trouble getting the things that we want to get. but there's always something to find. >> it's really in your best interest, if you see a deal or a toy on the list, pick it up right away. >> now, some toy stores are also seeing a big uptick in sales of nostalgic toys, that's puzzles, board games. this year experts say americans are spending less money on things like travel and dining out because of the pandemic and spending more online which could be why so many toys are in high demand. tahoe is preparing for more tourists this winter. though ski resorts have to limit capaci capacity, ski shops are seeing more demand for back country recreation.

officials say they expect more newcomers to the back country this year but they're warning travelers to be safe. barton memorial hospital in south lake tahoe only has nine icu beds. tahoe forest hospital was at 80% capacity next week. from the mountains to the ocean. blue skies and big waves making for ideal conditions at maverick's beach. the waves were three stories tall at some point. you can see plenty of people wanting to watch. the better for us to watch, mike. >> right. they were watching from a safe distance, which was the key. we definitely had some issues yesterday. at least three people swept into the water. at least two of them have not returned. one of them was a lady with her dog and some bystanders were able to get her out of the water before she was swept away. the waves are not as big today. we have a high surf advisory up

to 20 feet. please don't turn your back on the water. admire it from a distance if you can. a bit of fog along the coast. some of it spilling across san francisco. it's having a hard time moving to the east as we have a light offshore breeze. that's going to help bring us temperatures above average once again. no records like we had the last couple of days. high clouds will be more pr prevalent in the afternoon hours. more low clouds tonight. light rains, confidence is growing higher that this will happen. we put a storm impact scale on it. i'll show you in a second. let's talk about the temperatures. around 63 to 69 degrees along the north bay coast around the upper 50s for the cool spot. morgan hill, gilroy, 70, 71 for the warm spots. 30s for the north bay valleys. the rest of us in the 40s tonight. here's my accuweather 7-day forecast, cooling frie ining tr today. cooler for the weekend. the coolest morning will be friday. frost will be out there. the clouds will keep us from being too cool this weekend

overnight. they'll yield a 1 on the storm impact scale, mainly for the north bay saturday. for the rest of us saturday. tuesday could even have more rain. it's a nice gradual rain that we need for the burn scars to heal before heavier rain sets in. here is kumasi. >> with so many people in need of help this holiday season, glide is stepping in with its annual grocery bag giveaway. a record 5,300 bags will be delivered starting today. abc7 was at glide yesterday when volunteers were packing hundreds of pounds of vegetables, chickens, turkeys, mac and cheese and other fixings. organizers saying they're seeing more families in need. there's bright news on the cuisine scene. this is a business actually opening during the pandemic and it looks good. >> this is ono's emma cake. my wife's birthday is today. we were hearing about this cake from all our friends.

>> this man drove from daly city to berkeley to get this cake. ta it's the first dedicated hawaiian bakery. the owner has been taking orders ahead of the official openings. >> very scary. opening and now just you don't know what will happen the next week, next month, next year. and really when you open a business you should probably know what's going to happen for the next five years before you open. >> she said on instagram she sold out of the preorders. so good for her. the shop is on martin luther king jr. way and it opens on friday. that layer cake is ours, because it has coconut, passion fruit, guava. i need that for christmas. >> friend, you have to wait until christmas. you could have told me before emailed des'ree and got my feelings hurt. she said we're not taking more orders this week. maybe i can get it for us for

christmas. >> i'm glad to hear she's sold out. that means she's doing well. look what we got in the mail. ding! new hand lotion. sister roma, thank you for sending this to us. she heard on the air we wanted christmas delights. she gave you your specific request, which is -- >> christmas cookies. creamy cookie dough, almond biscotti and carmel wood. >> i got winter candy apple. we'll tell you that the seven things you need to know are coming up.

if you're just joining us, here's the 7 things to know this morning. number one, hospitalizations are reaching a really critical point in santa clara county. regional medical center in san jose reached capacity for the first time during the pandemic. number two, the fda set to review pfizer's vaccine tomorrow. once it's approved trucks carrying the vaccine will roll out within 24 hours. the doses should arrive at their destination within two days. number three the san francisco unified school board

said partition shields and window ventilation are a few ideas had has in its plan to bring back elementary schools hopefully next month. number four, doordash executives rang the opening bell a few moments ago. the ipo price was set at $102 a share. that gives doordash a valuation of about $39 billion. >> number five. two consecutive days of record highs over, still warmer than average in the mid to upper 60s this afternoon. and number seven, for the first time ever, halal the bay area today. this is a chance for people to discover different halal food and learn about muslim culture. all this talk about food on this show. >> so much. >> i was thinking the same

thing. >> good morning, america. covid catastrophe. california in crisis, the emergency alert sent to millions telling them to stay home as cases explode in the state shattering the daily record. hospitalizations nationwide have climbed to more than 104,000 as dr. fauci warns we have not yet reached the peak of this massive thanksgiving surge. covid vaccine countdown. new details this morning about the pfizer vaccine. the stunning new data shows just how well it works, and the new questions out of the uk about possible rare side effects. all this as cvs and walgreens reveal their plans to administer it. the retired general, part of "operation warp speed," in charge of getting hundreds of millions of doses across the country is joining us live only