270 are needed to win the electoral college. Six states, alaska, arizona, georgia, nevada, North Carolina and pennsylvania rth onare the states that have not been called and will determine who wins the white house. Thanks for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. Lets get to liz kreutz. Dan and ama, patience is the word of the week here, anxiously were awaiting results in five Battle Ground states including pennsylvania. This morning there was hope that we know the outcome of the race by tonight, but as the day has gone on, its looking more and more unlikely and now the president is claiming fraud. As the coup tntry waits on pinsd needles, all eyes are on five states, arizona, nevada, nk ort carolina North Carolina, pennsylvania and georgia. Vice President Biden needs two of the states and President Trump needs four and the final ballot counts that will make the difference are very, very slowly trickling in. Biden today said he has no doubt hell win once the votes are counted and called for patience. I ask everyone to stay calm. All the people to stay calm. The process is working. The count is being completed. And well know very soon. Reporter President Trump in the meantime continues to make unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. Earlier tonight he addressed the nation and claims he was cheated out of the win. If you count the legal votes, i easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us. If you count the votes that came in late, were looking to them very strongly but a lot of votes came in late. Reporter the president has shown absolutely no evidence of this, but his supporters are backing him up. Bay area conservative activist Melanie Morgan says they wont go down without a fight. We will not be the ones with pitch forks in the streets if we lose this election. We will absolutely honor the Election Results, were not going to result to violence but that doesnt mean anything short of that we are going to be involved. Reporter the results right now are razor thin. For instance, in georgia the president s lead has dropped to less than 4,000 votes. For herini who spent the past few months calling and door knocking for biden, show how the efforts pull off. When youre on a phone bank in the zoom screen, you think the phone call doesnt make a difference but it does because when it comes down to nevada is 8,000 votes. Razor thin. It appears democrats will likely retain control of the house but republicans did gain some seat there is. The control of the senate is still too close to call and it could come down to two possible senate run offs in georgia this january. A very, very close race all around and we continue to wait, guys. We sure do, liz. What is happening in georgia as you mentioned, the senate race besides the president ial race is fa fascinating and crucial for the future. We knew pennsylvania would take a long time to count votes because of the laws there sure runound surrounding counting ma in ballots. What is going on in other states . I hear why is it taking so long to count the ballots . It always takes awhile. Only 74 of ballots here in california have been counted and 86 have been coupled. The difference is coming down to specific counties and specific state states. It takes time. Thank you, liz. Immediately following abc 7 news at 6 00, the abc network will have a onehour election and a special at 10 00 and stay with us for abc 7 news at 11 00. A top bay area doctor has consulted joe bidens team on anfective respobs to the p tivi pandemic. They led a discussion today digging into key policies that could change post election. Could we see a National Lockdown . Stephanie sierra has the story new at 6 00. Reporter an hourlong zoom discussions merging the minds of Health Policy shared a strong message, you cant separate science and politics. How do you create a sense of unity and a sense of trust on everything from mask wearing to taking a vaccine . And thats probably the most destructive thing weve seen in the last ten months. Reporter ucsf doctor consulted advisors close to joe bidens campaign specifically explaining the success San Francisco has had responding to the pandemic and how that could play into Bidens National strategy if elected. What we need is clear national standers about in this community or this state or this region, your cases are above a certain number, your test positivity is above a certain number. Keep these things open and close thi these things. Reporter he says the biggest hurdle is rebuilding trust and strengthening communication when it comes to masking, testing and vaccines. Does that mean a National Lockdown or even a National Mask mandate . What is the most effective way to make that happen . Is it a federal mandate . Is it pushing all the governors to do that . Is it reclaiming the normal role of the cdc and legal issues about, you know, can the president issue a National Mask mandate. What does that mean . Reporter andy served as the director for the centers of medicare and medicaid services. If elected, he expects biden to work with governors to set guidelines that follow the data. Weve done analysis that shows for every 10 more of the population thats noncompliant, you have 100,000 more deaths roughly speaking. Reporter Ezekiel Emanuel search served as a Health Advisor under obama and as the country prepares for a Record Number of covid cases and hospitalizations during the holidays, the masking will come at the most critical time during the pandemic. If im not seeing a big increase now, i dont think its here. Its here, youre not seeing it. Youll see it in two, four, six weeks from now. Now, when a winner in this historic election is declared, the big question is how do we address the divisions exposed so starkly in the last four years . Thats not going to be easy. Kris reyes gathered the best insight she could find from those working hard on the ground to heal their communities. Reporter a contentious election a summer ocho protf pr. Many are not ready to move on, instead, they are calling for lessons to be learned and conversations to continue. There is Clear Division and racism sowed by this administration. Its undeniable. We have a lot of work to do, frankly, to promote dialogue across racial lines. Reporter at ucsfs office of diversity and out reach, they are Holding Dialogue sessions to help people heal divides and process post election. There cant really be healing if the oppression that is faced today by black and brown communities is the extension of intentional harm thats never been undone and has never been addressed fully. Reporter in daly city vice mayor got a troubling call. A resident who felt uncomfortable about displaying an american flag. She felt worrisome that there would be some backlash with her being putting up a flag and so for me to hear that is disheartening. We need to ensure respect for one another and remember our humanity. This went viral of a brentwood resident hanging an apparent biden mannequin. Neighbors were so disturbed, they called police. Larry diamond says it will take more than Election Results to heal divides. Each side should listen with an open mind and not try and persuade the other. Lets talk to one another and find out what motivates us. I dont know it should be about changing hearts and minds. I think its maybe about where can we find commonality. Reporter kris reyes for abc 7 news. That biden in been taken down but has drawn protesters. J. R. Stone was there a short time ago. Reporter im in bentwood. There is outrage in this community after a donald trump supporter hung a dummy from a noose off of his roof and then put a sign around that neck of that dummy that said sleepy joe cheater. There were pictures and video posted of that online and since that time, its really taken off. You can see all of the people outside of that mans house. He has taken that dummy down, but so many people upset over what they saw there are crowd of at least 100 out here right there and then across the street right over there as well are very angry. Officers are nearby. Its been a peaceful rally and protest outside of this mans house. A lot of people driving by honking on brentwood and a lot of blm supporters and trump support ers honking. A tense scene out here in brentwood. Back to you. All right. J. R. Stone keeping tabs on that. Still ahead, a restaurant struggles to survive the pandemic got worse when it fell victim to an alcohol Beverage Control sting. The iteam looks into it. Its not the only restaurant that could end up in this position. Only on abc 7 news tonight, surveillance cameras capture a brazen hours long looting of an oakland its rising. The pain is coming. beeping sound my psorii had enough s pain . Its not getting in my way. Joint pain, swelling, tenderness. Much better. My psoriasis, clearer. Cosentyx works on all of this. Four years and counting. So watch out. I got this watch me. Real people with active Psoriatic Arthritis look and feel better with cosentyx. Cosentyx works fast for results that can last. It treats the multiple symptoms of Psoriatic Arthritis, like joint pain and tenderness, back pain, and helps stop further joint damage. Dont use if youre allergic to cosentyx. Before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. An increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. Tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop sen, or if youve had a vaccine, or plan to. Serious allergic reactions may occur. I just look and feel better. I got real relief with cosentyx. Watch me feel real relief. Ask your rheumatologist about cosentyx. Police are investigating a homicide that h from the kizer hospital in richla richlaric richmo richmond. A man was shot and killed. Police say the hospital was initially put on lockdown. It is now open once again. A grown up of thieves broke into a big five Sporting Goods store in san lorenzo. Investigators say the group went after the firearms inside. There have been at least 11 separate incidents like this in recent days, the majority in oakland. The acting police chief says the groups are loosely organized but strategic as to when they attack. These roving caravans of robbers and looters have been at the same time police and other resources of the city are tied up with crowd control management. The robbers often target a particular type of business, one group hit three separate cannabis businesses on tuesday night. Thieves also hit a longtime oakland neighborhood pharmacy. Looters had hours inside before the store in the store before the Police Actually arrived. Abc 7s Laura Anthony has response from police on a story youll only see on abc 7 news. Ever. Reporter it started with a blow torch at a longtime oakland pharmacy. Several men showed up after 10 30. Cut their way through a metal backdoor and the marathon begins. For hours, dozens of people running to the pharmacy smashing computers, wrecking displays, stealing drugs and other merchandise and ransacking a business that has served oakland for more than 70 years. We feel like we deserve a little better. Reporter the owner says shes heard from neighbors who called 911 almost as soon as the brazen break in began and an Alarm Company also apparently tried to call but police did not respond for five hours. Its just disturbing to think that there is nobody looking out for us in this community. Its an important store, an essential store in the community that helps people. Reporter the looting and destruction went on for several hours, all of it captured by the stores many security cameras. The video so clear you can potentially identify suspects but so far, police have yet to even ask for it. Once they get the video, police say they will see if there is a possible connection to this weeks rash of Armed Robbers at Oakland Cannabis businesses. For the late arrival with limited resources, a call like this doesnt always get top priority. So if we have priority calls where someones life is in danger, that will take priority over a business being burglar e burglarize. I dont know perhaps if they were spread too thin. It doesnt seem the communication or action taken that needs to be taken so that the community has the protection they need. Reporter in oakland, Laura Anthony, abc 7 news. Investors shrugged off the uncertainty of the Election Results. The dow ended with a gain of 542. The nasdaq rose 300 points and the s p is on track for the biggest gain since april. While millions of eyes are fixed on the returns of the tight president ial race, h legal many legal experts have their eyes on the courtroom. How likely they are to success remains to be seen but several scenarios could play out. Here is kristen sze. Reporter if there is one legal strategy driving the trump president ial campaign, it might be filerly, file often. The team now has active lawsuits in most of the remaining Battle Ground states and Golden Gate University law professor Kathleen Morris says there is a reason for the number. A lot of people dont realize were not a one constitution nation. Were a 51 constitution nation. Reporter she explais election powers rest heavily with the individual states and their specific er comedian al f waited months for a lawsuit to wind its way through the courts in minnesota. Its almost always state courts first because elections are run at the state and local level. Reporter john monominathan s been providing legal help to Voting Rights efforts. He says the issues sited from the trump team range from mail in ballots to voting deadlines to access to counting centers and while suits have been filed in the individual Battle Ground states themselves, miller believes the legal team tipped their hand toward a broader strategy. They will do whatever they can to get a case into federal court and try to get something that might affect the outcome of the election. Reporter historically, federal courts have been he is te hesitant to step in. One famous exception, bush versus gore. Thats when the Supreme Court halted a vote recount in floridafectively handing the election to george w. Bush. Since then legal scholars questioned whether the court had clear grounds to act. After bush versus gore, you cant say anythig with confidence because there was no jurisdictional base. Reporter with the 2020 vote so close a success in one key state could be significant. As for repeat of bush and gore. Whether there is a case that can go to the Supreme Court that can alter the outcome of the election, i think well know a little bit more about that in the coming hours and days. Reporter adding perhaps more drama and anxiety to a historically tense election. Christ kristen sze, abc 7 news. If a challenge were to reach the Supreme Court, there could be some deja vu. Three sitting justices were on the court for bush versus gore. You might want to find a sweater, maybe a jacket. The weather is going to change dramatically this weekend. Dramatically this weekend. Spencer christian has the great day on the lake it is. Lunch is cookin and i saved a bunch of money on my boat insurance with geico. Fellas, can it get any better than this . Whoa my old hairstyle grew back. 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Cold showers are likely and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. The approaching system ranks one on the abc 7 storm impact scale. So again, expect some shattered, shattered, scattered showers, rough surf tomorrow and wind will gust 25 to 50