carmella come i am going to start with you. the california hospital association represents more than 400 california hospital. has a variouonthe demand california hospitals right now? >> the numbers we are seeing right now are more than alarming. we have re than 30,000 californians who are becoming covid positive each and every da that is three times more than anything we saw at the peak of our last surge in the summer. 12% of those individu means our hospitals are l care stretched to their limits right now. statewide about 85% of our icu beds are filled. california is a big state what that means is in some places, san diego, imperial county, the los angeles area, san joaquin county we have hospitals whose icu capacity ght now is filled to its limit. >> bob, we spoke with you just g before thaing and you warned us of a post- thanksgiving this year. are we seeing the full effect of that surge in hosp als and as bad as you do? >> the time is such that the effects of thanksgiving are now being seen in terms of hospital it is intere

when we caught up on skype with giuseppe spina and his wife carmella they told us that they saw only one viable way forward. our family feels a little bit more serene and safe because we have developed a share of antibodies and this has allowed us to keep afloat so far but i truly believe that the vaccine is the only solution out there otherwise we will never overcome it. as news emerged that the new variant of corona virus had been discovered in italy the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine has helped many feel a renewed sense of hope like marco who when we checked in with him again said he was happy about all the prospects that came along with being vaccinated. it got back to our human interactions as they were before the idea that it can give us the chance to hug each other without any concerns the thought of being able finally to reopen our businesses and everything that comes with it a surge in the number of coronavirus cases meant the country returned to lockdown over the christmas and new year period at the vatican st peter's square usually packed with the faithful sat empty. e

alix: for more on the virus, joining us is carmella coyle, --ifornia hospitalization california hospital association ceo. where are we in terms of capacity? statewide,ght now, or intensive care units are at about 80% of capacity. about 20% left. california is of course a very large and diverse state. there are parts of the state and southern parts, san diego, imperial county, where it is even more challenging, and we got places in the north that still have quite a bit of i see icu capacity left -- of capacity left. guy: how far into the expected surge post thanksgiving are we now? do you think we will cac uptick in numbers as we get close to the end of a two week period after thanksgiving? armela: we are now seeing tremendous surge, and thanksgiving isn't even factored into that. what we are seeing right now is the outcome of halloween, the october 31 holiday, when there is quite a bit of gathering. our numbers we expect today will hit 20,000 more individuals turning covid positive in just a single day. saw far exceeds anything we in terms of our surge during the summer months. so the re

when we caught up on skype with giuseppe spina and his wife carmella they told us that they saw only one viable way forward. our family feels a little bit more serene and safe because we have developed a share of antibodies and this has allowed us to keep afloat so far but i truly believe that the vaccine is the only solution out there otherwise we will never overcome it. as news emerged that the new variant of corona virus had been discovered in italy the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine has helped many feel a renewed sense of hope like marco for a goalie who when we checked in with him again said he was happy about all the prospects that came along with being vaccinated. it got back to a human interactions as they were before the idea that it can give us the chance to hug each other without any concerns the thought of being able finally to reopen our businesses and everything that comes with it a surge in the number of coronavirus cases meant the country returned to lockdown over the christmas and new year period at the vatican st peter's square usually packed with the faithful s

when we caught up on skype with giuseppe spina and his wife carmella they told us that they saw only one viable way forward. our family feels a little bit more serene and safe because we have developed a share of antibodies and this has allowed us to keep afloat so far but i truly believe that the vaccine is the only solution out there otherwise we will never overcome it. as news emerged that the new variant of corona virus had been discovered in italy the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine has helped many feel a renewed sense of hope like marco who when we checked in with him again said he was happy about all the prospects that came along with being vaccinated. it got back to human interactions as they were before the idea that it can give us the chance to hug each other without any concern to us the thought of being able finally to reopen our businesses and everything that comes with it a surge in the number of coronavirus cases meant the country returned to lockdown over the christmas and new year period at the vatican st peter's square usually packed with the faithful sat empty.