and thank you to the citizens advisory committee. community advisory committee. and really just want to appreciate everybody's continued support. please keep asking for projects like this. please keep demanding safety and bus transit reliability and rapid transit projects. it's our pleasure to support the city and we hope to keep it going to benefit generations to come. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, director chang. we have three members of the sfmta board here. sharon lai, steve hemminger, and our final speaker, mta board member amanda eacon. >> good afternoon, san francisco. on behalf of the entire mta board of directors i'm exciteded about the completion of the rapid geary project which is so important in accomplishing some of our key goals improving transit service and also improving traffic safety as mayor breed mentioned. it was noted my colleagues director lai and hemminger are here today and i want to thank them for their services. the geary bus lines are not just among the busiest in san francisco, they are among the busiest in the entire country

advisory committee met and reviewed data from pfizer that describes covid-19 vaccine efficacy in 4,500 children ages 5 to 11. the trial showed a vaccine efficacy rate of nearly 91% in preventing covid-19 infection in children who did not have covid-19 infection previously. as we anticipate authorization for vaccine for children, i want to emphasize ways we can continue to protect our children today. surrounded children with people who are vaccinated protects them against covid-19. it's important we continue to vaccinate as many adults as possible to provide protection to children in the community, especially those who may not be eligible for vaccination themselves. we must continue to help our children follow the prevention measures we know will keep them safe, continuing to wear masks in schools and other indoor settings, choosing outdoor settings, avoiding crowds and in poorly vent rate lated space -- ventilated spaces and wash hands often. those unvaccinated are leaving themselves and children vulnerable. if you have not been vaccinated against covid-19, i urge you to consider the m

an fda advisory committee is set to meet tomorrow to determine whether the shot should be cleared for use. laura podesta is in new york with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the biden administration says it already has enough supply for the millions of children in that age range, so if and when the vaccine's approved the rollout can begin quickly. 28 million kids in the u.s. may be just days away from being eleligible for a covid-19 vacci. >> it's entirely possible if not very likely that vaccines will be available for children from 5 to 11 within the first week or two of november. >> reporter: an fda advisory committee will vote tomorrow on whether to recommend an emergency authorization for pfizer's vaccine. the cdc would then hold its own vote next week. >> the data look good as to the efficacy and the safety. >> reporter: pfizer reported its vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing symptomatic covid in kids 5 to 11. >> vaccinating children will be important for us to be able to return to normal life. >> reporter: children will need two shots to be fully prot

the first committee to meet is the fda's vaccine and related biological products advisory committee. it holds a public meeting were scientific experts weigh in on the data and discuss key scientific questions. the fda synthesizes the committee's proceedings and then makes an official decision that can be implemented by our health care system. a similar process has been conducted by the cdc. the cdc advisory committee on immunization practices holds a public meeting were scientific experts weigh in on the data and answer key questions. and following that meeting, the cdc takes their input into account and makes a clinical recommendation for health care providers. to summarize, advice is offered and then the fda makes a decision. and this cdc makes a decision off of the other meeting's advice. helpful guidance is provided to the fda and cdc as the agencies themselves make their ultimate decision. this process is not new. it has been around long before covid-19. during the pandemic, this same process has been implemented for major decisions, from the initial vaccine authorizations for pf

tomorrow an fda advisory committee is meeting on whether to green light pfizer's lower dose vaccine for kids 5 to 11 years old. there is also some news tonight about another possible vaccine for young children. and here is cbs' meg oliver. >> it feels good. >> woo! >> reporter: tonight as anticipation builds for younger children to get covid shots, moderna says its vaccine is safe and triggers a strong immune response in children ages 6 to

just a month ago, the advisory committee on the immunization practice the key adviser for the ttc, says that maybe you should space out vaccines by at least two weeks. because we don't know the answer of whether it combining is safe. well now we have our answer. it is good, it's good for efficiency, it's good to save peoples times, it's good for doctors offices. it is good to say their time as well. and we will go ahead and say whether doctors have been warning folks to say the second or third shot especially combined with the flu shot. your arm is going to hurt. you may become briefly symptomatic. but both of those outcomes sure beat seeing a doctor as nice as doctor vin gupta is. in the middle of the icu, we have too much of that already. and again we are losing just north of 2000 souls a day.

tomorrow an fda advisory committee is meeting on whether to green light pfizer's lower dose vaccine for kids 5 to 11 years old. there is also some news tonight about another possible vaccine for young children. and here is cbs' meg oliver. >> it feels good. >> woo! >> reporter: tonight as anticipation builds for younger children to get covid shots, moderna says its vaccine is safe and triggers a strong immune response in children ages 6 to 11. moderna said it used half the adult dose in its trial. some participants in the moderna trial reported mild to moderate side effects. but the company did not address the possible rare side effect of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle found in a small number of teenagers and young men who received the other mrna vaccine pfizer. fifth grader injarren monroe wa in the trial. >> it will make it easier for me to go outside and play all the sports i play and have fun with my friends and family. >> reporter: the fda advisory committee is scheduled to review the results of that trial tomorrow. did you feel like you were taking a risk by havi

let's start by talking about the role that the advisory committees often play for the important public health agencies. the first committee is the vaccine related biological products advisory committee that pholds a public meeting. then there's the decision that can be implemented by the s healthcare system and a similar process s has been conducted by the cdc that the advisory committee holds a public meeting were scientific experts weigh in on the data and questions then following the meeting the cdc takes their input into account and may seem clinical recommendation for f healthcare providers. to summarize if it makes their advice and decision if it's part of the process and they provide for the fda and cdc and make their ultimate decision the process is not new. it's been around long before covert 19. during the pandemic the process has been implemented for major decisions from initial vaccine authorization for pfizer, mothen a and j andpf j to the authorization of the vaccine for children 12 to 16 and most recently the booster shot recommendation. it's worth reviewing the process

and thank you to the citizens advisory committee. community advisory committee. and really just want to appreciate everybody's continued support. please keep asking for projects like this. please keep demanding safety and bus transit reliability and rapid transit projects. it's our pleasure to support the city and we hope to keep it going to benefit generations to come. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, director chang. we have three members of the sfmta board here. sharon lai, steve hemminger, and our final speaker, mta board member amanda eacon. >> good afternoon, san francisco. on behalf of the entire mta board of directors i'm exciteded about the completion of the rapid geary project which is so important in accomplishing some of our key goals improving transit service and also improving traffic safety as mayor breed mentioned. it was noted my colleagues director lai and hemminger are here today and i want to thank them for their services. the geary bus lines are not just among the busiest in san francisco, they are among the busiest in the entire country

the advisory committee will meet to discuss emergency approval for pfizer shot for kids ages 5 to 11. laura, this is a decision parents across the country have been waiting for. >> they sure have. the decision comes as some adults continue to push back against the vaccine including here this new york city where police officers are suing the mayor for being forced to be inoculated by friday. >> the panel could give a green light for the vaccine for children as soon as today. >> it will make it a lot safer for me to go outside and have fun with my friends and family. >> jarren monroe is already vaccinated as a trial participant. if the cdc endorses the lower dose vaccine, about 28 million children would be eligible. those shots could go into the arms of 5 to 11-year-olds as soon as next week. scores of adults continue to push back. >> we apparently live in the land of the free, home of the brave. so how free are we? >> new york city has filed a lawsuit against the mandate which would require all officers and city workers to get at least one shot by 5:00 p.m. friday or take an unpaid lea

advisory committee and shared with us and we grewed with. the threshold would be upon passage immediately effective for this threshold for the other elements of what is proposed operative july 1, 2020 so they can promulgate rules necessary for the programs. next page. second major element of change has to do with setting and increasing minimum competitive threshold amounts. currently for chapter 21 the minimum amount which the competitive process has to occur is $129,000. we propose to increase that to $200,000. chapter six or construction type projects amount the currently $706,000. we propose to increase to $1 million. why is this important for l.b.e. community? if you have an amount or contract or work that is underneath these minimum threshold amounts, they can set aside or create micro or small business set asides. local l.b.e. set asides for additional opportunities to participate without rigorous r.f.p. process which tends to be time consuming and very, very difficult for very, very small type businesses. >> next element that this pac

when i realized i didn't have any comments, it was for the citizen advisory committee. i was going to ask somebody, if they're there, from the citizens advisory committee, to speak to that now. is it too late to do that now? >> no. after public comment, we have additional comments by the commission. >> clerk: mr. president, the chair of the c.a.c. is available to discuss this further. >> and i believe, also, we have one of the following items, i guess item 8, is a report from the c.a.c., as well. >> okay. then maybe that's it, and we can just do that one because i think it's the same person, so that's perfect. so i don't need to go any further. item 8. thank you. >> thank you. commissioners, any additional thoughts or comments? i do have -- steve, if you're around, the question was raised about the global warming report. do you have any information about that? >> it's still in the hands of the foundation. we are in contact with them. we expected the report to be available this month. it sounds like they are actually, due to workload, going to release the actual, actual

those recommendations coming outside of that advisory committee will go to the cdc director.be ready to receive those and if they're consistent with what the fda advisory committee discussed, then we will immediately sign off and you can literally the next day see pfizer which is prepared to send out the smaller package vials prepares for that smaller dose, jonathan. you could theoretically see shots next friday. but you're right, maybe the next week. my is preparing for the next week. >> what wore your recommendation, doctor, for physicians, parents to prepare for the covid-19 vaccine? do you have any hesitation at all saying, look, your kids if in the right age group should get the shot? >> looking at the data and following the discussion yesterday i do not have any hesitation that the benefits outweigh the risks, especially in this group. jonathan, there's an interesting discussion and will be on next wednesday's calendar for the cdc advisory group are the children who have had previous infections, especially recent infections because there was a spirited debate about how

coming up, a fda advisory committee meeting on vaccines voting to recommend the booster shot for j&jh the fda advisory committee first barbara duran is with us and larry adam joins the conversation welcome. but first, mike, rounding out a solid week where it feels like people calmed down about the tapering and then inflation story and looked to better growth. >> yeah. one of the conclusions is that all the issues to name pressuring the market, the policy dysfunction and then the coming of the fed taper co coexisting with them and then the economic numbers getting momentum behind them and all those things together sentiment gotten a little bit overnegative coming into the week i think the things are constructive and the market acted well off the low it's done fine i do think it's positive finally short term treasury yield's the big story because they shot higher 2-year note highest since march of 2020 and shows you that market's pricing fed rate hike in september seems it's a long way away and for the right reasons and the markets can live with it >> we had a question whether earnings

, actually, the cdc will take a look at it with their independent advisory committee.is recommended for children. >> and shots begin? >> well -- >> for 5 to 11 you think? >> absolutely. >> when in. >> assuming all goes well and all goes as we encourage -- or all go as we expect, then next week, after the meeting on november 2nd and 3rd, the vaccine should be ready to go. now, i think one thing that i've been sharing with parents and really talking to folks about is that this vaccine is a lower dose. it does come in a different vile because it is a lower dose. it is not going to be as quite as simple as using the supply that's already there. folks are working really hard to make sure that everything is teed up, so that if and when the vaccine is authorized, it will be available. but there may be a few days after the -- you know, after the vaccine is recommended before it's really fully in use and available. >> so do you go to the pediatrician to get it, or, for instance, i got my shot in a gym, right, in a basketball gym. will there be large events like that for childre

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the senior advisory committee would meet a day or two after.eed two shots to be fully immunized. it hopefully does not mean that parents interpret a shot in the arm means to g out and not take precautions. it's significant for two reasons. the obvious one is the children that fall into that age group. more importantly it signifies, here you are. once you've got a vaccine for 5 and up, it really is kind of the -- we have the ability now to kind of beat back all of the things that have kept us really, really hampered for the last 20 months, and now it's really up to us. we have failed on many of those occasions, but this is where the mandates have become critical. you've seen schools with anticipation setting the stage for this to be an expectation of almost all school students in certain states and cities. >> obviously for years, if not decades, there have been vaccine reese required for children to attend school. look, we've seen how politicized the covid vaccine has been. there are certainly going to be parents reluctant or concerned about giv

it usually follows the advice of the advisory committee. must give one final seal of approval before more boosters roll out. it could happen been days. the cdc, of course, has its own advisory committee that will meet next week as part of this approval process. we have one of the doctors that advises that committee. the medical director of the national foundation for infectious diseases. he joins me now. doctor, i'm going to -- word the issue this week. the johnson & johnson data looks like this to us in our nonscientific minds. it looks like a lot of people agree a booster shot is needed but it looks like johnson & johnson's data isn't very good, and so if that's the issue, what do you do? >> well, actually, i think the concept of mixing and matching, chuck, looks very attractive to many of us. namely, al al though you've started with johnson & johnson, your second dose, which would be your booster could be either pfizer or moderna. and i think that study you just alluded to that they're going to be looking at this afternoon actually reinf

the fda advisory committee will reconvene at the end of this month. hopefully those doses, after the fda review, can start rolling out to our kids. so i think with those things, those increased requirements, boosts getting kids vaccinated, we can make real, real progress. >> doctor david kessler, chief science officer for the white house's covid-19 response. sir, thank you as always for your time and for your clarity. thank you. >> thank, you. rachel >> we have much more to get here tonight. stay with us. more to geonight stay with us ♪ ♪ ♪ hey google. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ nicorette knows, quitting smoking is freaking hard. you get advice like: try hypnosis... or... quit cold turkey. kidding me?! instead, start small. with nicorette. which can lead to something big. start stopping with nicorette qunol is the number one cardiologist recommended form of coq10. qunol has 3 times better absorption than regular coq10. the brand i trust is qunol. as a dj, i know all about customization. that's why i love liberty mutual. they customize my car insurance, so i only pay

item no. 3, appointing six members, terms ending 2022, advisory committee. >> thank you, mr. young. colleagues and welcome supervisepreston. as a threshold i was going through 13 applicants for six seats. i was rather startled that there was only one tenant applicant for the tenant seat. i found that would be rather odd and took it upon myself to call supervisor preston over the weekend and found out how that could be. i think a lot of the folks interested go to the panning department's website. as they ought to in so far as the planning department is staffed for this advisory committee under the law. if you go to that web page, it actually did not list seat one as being open. it listed other seats but not seat one. what i would like to do is a threshold matter is continue seat one so that we can have a better public process relative to making that available to interested parties and proceed with seats two through six having said that, i will turn it over to supervisor preston for some opening remarks. if you want to do it now or later and go to the applicants in the order they appe

advisory committee, and we're wauthorization. and next week, i'm really looking forward to the conversations and deliberations of the advisory committee at the c.d.c., after which i'll make my recommendations. and i'll make my recommendations based on those deliberations. i don't want to get ahead of the process. but what i do want to say is after we hear those deliberations and should all of this move forward, we have work to do, the same work that we have done with the general public about how we educate the public, deliver information, communicate, and make sure that parents have all of the information that they need as their children move forward to roll up their sleeves to get vaccinated. and that is the work that we are doing, absolutely, right now. we're working with our professional organizations, the american academy the pediatrics, and making sure we get trusted messengers to those parents, making sure these vaccines are delivered to pediatricians' offices, children's hospitals, federally authorized healthcare centers a

the cdc advisory committee is expected to meet on this topic the week after. so the white house is expecting a decision potentially in the next couple of weeks. i checked in with the california department of public health. they say in and when the vaccine is authorized, they are prepared, ready to go, with a heavy emphasis on doctors offices and schools. the want to make sure there is enough vaccine to distribute at an array of locations, and they also said that many school clinics are being planned, both local health districts and the california department of public health will be supporting school-based events for students, family, and staff, brian. >> all right, they're getting ready to roll it out. natalie, thank you. >> sonoma county health officials have announced plans to deliver free covid vaccines to children. their goal is to get vaccine, to about 37,000 children between the ages of five and 11. the county plans to do so as soon as the are approved by the fda. >>> still ahead on kpix 5, and streaming on cbsn bay area. breaking news in the gabby petit

the fda's vaccine advisory committee will discuss pfizer's request on october 26th.ts could be available by next month. >>> flu season is here, but a new survey shows many americans do not plan on getting the flu shot. naomi ruchham explains why. >> reporter: with covid-19 still infecting people across the country, medical experts are warning about the next wave of illness from the flu. >> flu will come back this year, no doubt about it. mild, moderate, or severe, we will have flu. >> reporter: and as health leaders urge the public to start getting flu shots, a new survey from the national foundation of infectious diseases shows many americans won't. 61% of those surveyed believe the flu shot offers the best protection against severe illness. 44% say they are either unsure or won't get the vaccine. and they cite reasons, like not believing the flu shot works very well. concern about possible side effects, or say they never get the flu. >> for both flu and covid-19, vaccination is critically important to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities. >> reporte

kumasi: the cdc advisory committee will take up booster shots tomorrow.ll issue recommendations from attorney and johnson & johnson. reggie: netflix trans employees and outlying ash and allies are proposing a walkout over dave chapelle's new standup special. >> queen elizabeth canceling a trip to northern ireland this morning, taking a doctor's advice to rest. the 95-year-old says she is disappointed. reggie: procter & gamble says its raising prices on a wide range of everyday items. here's kaylee. >> in this morning's gma first look, grocery stores sticker shock. >> their shortages and inventories for things are very low. >> the strain on the supply chain continues to affect more companies. to severe backlogs at our ports. >> they are taking a bite out of our purchasing power. >> experts warning experts warnp prepare to spend more than what they are used to. >> they will have to shell out another $1500, maybe $2000 to buy the same goods and services they did a couple years ago. >> we will have more on what's causing this supermarket surge and have the la

an advisory committee now set to meet and make its recommendation on october 26th, less than three weeks from now regulators to review pfizer's plan to administer smaller doses of the vaccine to children as we get new snapshots today as much the pandemic is impacting kids the pediatric shots, if approved, could help narrow the vaccination gap. right now 56% of americans have been fully vaccinated. stephanie gosk has the latest >> reporter: just in time for holiday travel that's when nearly 30 million children between the ages of 5 and 11 could become eligible for the pfizer vaccine today the company officially asking the fda for an emergency use authorization. >> i think that is amazing. i have been waiting for that for a long, long, long time >> reporter: according to pfizer, a dose one-third the size of that given to adults is both safe and effective in young children. >> i do think it makes a difference in reducing sick days, missing school, potential for hospitalizations and other complications. >> reporter: this vaccine not only protects from the disease. it protects from disruption

paul off it a part of the fda's advisory committee and is also director of the vaccine education centere children's hospital of philadelphia. thank you for being with us. the cdc did not necessarily recommend mixing and matching, but left it open for people to decide. do you see any reason at all wife mixing and matching might be more beneficial? >> it was largely a matter of convenience. if you got two doses of the pfizer vaccine and are over 65 and you go to a site that only has moderna vaccine, get the third dose is moderna. that was largely at. there was data showing that if you got theohnson & johnson vaccine and got an mrna containing -- you had a higher response and if you got a second is the johnson & johnson. the two does johnson & johnson was tested in a trial of 30,000 people and was found to be highly effective. >> i wonder if people say if you're healthy and i'm taking precautions, i don't feel like i need a booster. do you think it is necessary at this point? >> no, i don't think we will boost our way of the pandemic. you can >> -- argue someone over 65 wld benefit or some

and really a community advisory committee has really created a model for other parent advisories in our district and i think nationwide. and i deeply appreciate the volunteer work that you do and this goes for teachers and parents, because i know you work, you know, many, many hours to put together these recommendations, to attend meetings and also even advocate at a state level. and so with that, i also just as a member of the african-american parent advisory council also appreciate you naming where you want to increase support and more inclusiveness for families that speak other languages in english and also for -- than english and the aapac and other parent groups. i wanted to put out the request for disability heritage really resonates and i appreciate your participation in equity task force. we were there last night. i saw alita fisher and other members from this special education c.a.c. i'm very interested in finding ways to support how we celebrate disability heritage throughout our district. and i think october is dis

ultimately this will be discussed at the advisory committee that the f.d.a. has on the 26th.a final recommendation about how long the trials need to be and the followup period needs to be will be determined at that point. the agency is moving cautiously but with speed. i think ultimately, if we can derive more information, it will put the c.d.c. in a better position to make a more confident recommendation, ultimately, the public health will be better served by that. so that might be the outcome here. >> brennan: you said previously on this program eventually you do think that the covid vaccine will be added to the list of requirements for kids to walk into the school rooms. the c.d.c. puts it you're children needrs to be vaccinated with. when do you expect it to be mandated for elementary school children? >> doctor: i think it is a very long way off. the c.d.c. is going to look at children ages 12 to 17 differently than five to 11. the older kids seem to get into covid more in involved morh covid. the c.d.c. is going to want to see the post-pandemic experience, how much virus

the october 26th is the advisory committee and the fda committee a week later will see who and how thest week, when the fda approval comes through and they are working out eligibility, 20 million of the doses are available in that first week and what we heard from the government is that this will be distributed on the population basis. not based on -- not demand. how many children are in each state in that age group. it is likely to have a big impact. kids will start traveling with adult parents for the holidays. this protection will help. >> so on that note, is it going to be a challenge convincing parents to get the younger kids vaccinated? do we think we will end up with school mandates? counties and school boards are struggling with mask mandates let alone vaccine mandates mandates. >> there is a long history of vaccine mandates for schools. from chickenpox and measles, mumps and ruebella vaccine. we live in a very political world. you are likely to see some states potentially have the requirements where others may struggle as you mentioned which is really tough because, listen, ch

i think what the advisory committee was saying maybe this should have really been a two-dose vaccine two doses of pfizer and moderna, maybe we ought to say everybody should get two doses of johnson & johnson regardless of their age or other risk factors. they were trying to be consistent there. but jim, pay attention. there's other stuff happening here. there was data presented yesterday from nih about the mix and match question and there was data that suggested if you're going to get a booster for jnj, maybe getting a moderna or pfizer booster would have advantages. >> is that what you would do? >> i would wait another week right now and see what cdc's advisory committee does with this next week. maybe a week from today, i'll tell my grand kids what i think they ought to do. >> i want to pressure you on the johnson & johnson issue. if it says in this new guidance if it's been two months, you should go out and get the booster, that suggests to me, correct me if i'm wrong, there are a lot of folks out there who are well past two months since getting the first dose of the johnson & joh

an fda advisory committee has recommended emergency use authorization of the doors. covid-19 vaccine booster shot final approval for the moderna shot could come any hour. anna wiernicki has more. >> on how panel is gearing up for another important meeting today to consider the johnson and johnson booster. >> we do have a unanimous 19 out of 19 a vote. the fda advisory committee voted unanimously thursday to greenlight the moderna booster shot the recommendation applies to people 65 and older and adults who are high risk because of underlying health conditions or where they work. we're going to continue protecting the vaccination. president joe biden says the white house is waiting for final approval from the fda and cdc to begin distributing the shots to states if they authorized the boosters. >> which would be strictly made based on the science. that decision will be based on the science me all 3 vaccines will be available for boosters. but after the vote on thursday, one of the committee members doctor patrick moore said the data submitted was not well explained. t

but the advisory committee from the cdc, who by the way, this is what they do. they review the venom -- vaccine to make sure they're safe and effective. they're going to meet on november 2 two review everything, give the final step of approval -- stamp of approval. and these vaccines will be available in something like 25,000 pediatrician health clinics, rural health centers, and places for parents to get their kids the vaccine with a note on equitable distribution, which is very important. kristen: so let's talk about booking appointments because there are many ways parents can go about it. there's the pediatrician's office. there's the school site. and then some counties are offering their own lennix -- clinics. so if you decided you want to get your kids vaccinated, which of those is the best way to go? dr. patel: honestly, whichever one is the most convenient and whichever one parents have access to. what we've seen so far is that in every community, there is a place parents can go. you bring up a good point, because next week, after vaccines approved by the

advisory committee is scheduled to review the results of that trial tomorrow. you were taking a risk by having him take part in this trial? >> i actually thought it was more of a risk for him not to get vaccinated at the first opportunity he had. >> reporter: this comes as the so-called "delta plus" variant begins to spread accounting for about 6% of all cases in england. it's been detected in four u.s. states and the district of columbia and the c.d.c. says it's watching it closely. >> it has several mutations on the spike protein that we have not yet seen implicated in increased transmissibility or in decreased ability of our vaccines or our therapeutics to work. >> reporter: if the c.d.c. grants emergency use authorization for pfizer's vaccine for kids 5 to 11, the earliest some children's hospitals like this one would start administering the two-dose shot is by the end of next week, norah. >> o'donnell: meg oliver, thank you so much. and tonight, updated numbers from the f.b.i. show an increase in hate crimes in the u.s., with more than 8,000 reported last

children, they're enlisting pediatricians schools and pharmacies to administer shots and fda advisory committeet next week to consider pfizer's emergency use authorization request a cdc advisory panel will meet the week after that new developments tonight involving a death at a fish concert in the chase center. san francisco will now conduct a safety review the department of building inspections is responding to a complaint claiming the guardrails are not high enough and that the steps are too steep in the upper arena. say a man from new york died during sunday's concert and may have jumped from a balcony. chase center says the venue is up to state code tonight cal fire announced the estrada fire in santa cruz. county present contained fire broke out friday when a prescribed 20 acre burn jumped after winds picked up near watsonville spread to 148 acres no structures were damaged in that fire more trouble for pg&e tonight. five northern california counties are suing the utility for damage done by the deadly dixie fire the dixie fire broke out in july and burned more than 963,000 acres plumas but