The cost already off the charts. More than the gdp of some entire countries. And the dramatic rescue of a 52yearold israeli hostage grabbed from a tunnel in southern gaza, raising new hopes for the 108 people still being held by hamas. What were learning about how the idf pulled it off. So much to get to but we start in georgia where democrats are suing the State Election Board over new rules they say will sow chaos and uncertainty election day. The rules allow Election Boards in 159 counties to make what they call reasonable inquiries about the vote count before certifying the results, but the rules dont explain what reasonable actually means. The lawsuit alleges that even individual Board Members can have the power to delay certification while they hunt for Election Irregularities and then a Battleground State like georgia that could mean holding up not just the state results, but potentially, then, National Results as well. All of it coming as trump keeps fueling the idea that the o
September retail sales, nice beat there, the srt up 102 from march lows, thats a new high, Dick Sporting goods, best buy, dollar general, costcos and lowes, bed, bath and beyond on its best pace ever is it time to buy retail there are still select names you can buy at retail and some names that have absolutely exploded the up side you just went through a list some of these are at alltime highs. The consumer is strong, the consumer return, the consumer has gotten out there the september numbers were well above what the expectations were these numbers are very, very impressive it does go to show you just how strong these guys are in terms of everybody getting out and about and getting into different retail its not just about the essentials anymore you just went through the laundry list the reality is, it is about people going out and getting clothing, shoes, yoga material whatever it is we might be, we are seeing an absolute run towards that area and a nice spring board were seeing a lot
Days. So my advice stay indoors and stay away. Wow okay so from here lets go to the north bay Sarah Stinson standing by up in santa rosa with her all of this sarah, you ickes. En getting wo d worse as morning. Progrsethe sun ev morning instead it was just blanketed bthis thick smy. Haziness its an orange yellow filter my cameras finally able to show you more of what it looks like at first to kind of look clear but really its not clear at all a loof people coming up to me heying what is in the truth is this is the repercussions from all the fires across our state and now its impacting pg e crews that are trying to put the power ba onmore about that coming up in a live reto wi tran whose in San Francisco and go giants orange there. Well, yeah. Weon planet and woke u s darker since the 8 oclock hour look at the sky james and area its gotten darker headlights are on ashes following all e i gues silver lining. It is not smelling very smoky at this time, but definitely looks surreal the sky
Nice weather. Good weather. We have a mix of clouds right now and some cooler temperatures. A fantastic morning run. If youre watching, if you have plans to go outside, 50s and 60s. That is ideal. However, if you will be out and about today, take that allergy medicine. Grass pollen will be high. Weeds will be moderate. Definitely something to keep in mine. Well get some clearing and have 60s and 70s for the bay and the coast and then 80s and 90s for inland areas. Mike . Looking great as far as the commute goes. A mild build and no metering lights yet. Youre looking at the top of the screen. Highway 37 westbound has been slow for a while. Typical spot is really the only area where youre going to hit the brakes for a while. Bay bridge metering lights another 15 minutes. A smooth drive has cleared 680 and through fremont. Thank you very much. We want to get right to today in the bays Cierra Johnson with that breaking news we told you about. The city there approved taking traffic stops out
Thanks for joining us tonight, im ken wayne, im pale more the county of a lee. Those new measures just in the last hour as well as revealing the growing number of cases in the south bay, including those contracted by communities spread. Well for sale of a second ins us live now from san jose but what we learned about the Santa Clara County outbreak taylor. And ken this is a huge deal this is actually the first such order made in the u s so far and again as weve mentioned it bans large events with more than 1000 people so things like concerts sporting events and of course the San Jose Sharks a did come up now, they said that the San Jose Sharks still can play, but that means with limited or no attendants now this order is enforceable by the Sheriffs Office and the Police Departments i also want to mention though that it does not include airports, shopping malls and it doesnt include schools now Public Health Department Says that they are going to look at it on a case by case basis when