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People trying to make certain their ballot is counted. The ballots first went out starting monday and already workers at the registrar of voters are processing return ballots. A far cry from previous elections. In the past we have had on the first day we had four people show up. To vote on the first day. We had 120 here. As of today 1,000 ballots have been put in drop boxes. 1,300 in mail. And 700 by fax. She didnt wait for her mail in ballot. She came into the office this afternoon because she says she believes there could be election fraud. Although there hasnt been evidence of issues so far. Your vote may not be counted. Maybe thrown away. Maybe some people in office one side or the other that would try to dissuade the votes from going where they should. That was also a concern who posted this picture of ballot envelopes thrown out along a highway onramp. The office determined they were extra empty ballot envelopes left at polling places for those who need them. Officials acknowledge someone might have been trying to generate pair noi ya about election fraud. But tactics have backfired sg. Its drawing people to vote in person. Just to make sure, the theyre asking people to tear ballots up before throwing them away. Thank you. Doctors say President Trump has cleared a big hurdle against the fight against coronavirus. He will be aloud to go out in public. Late today the doctor gave him the okay to return to public engagements starting saturday. Saturday marks ten days since the president was diagnosed. The president says he wants to return to holding rallies leading up to election day. And hes refusing to participate in the virtual debate with joe biden. Coming up. Well have more on why the president is making that choice. What exactly happened . Our investigation learned more about what may have caused the tragic death yesterday of a San Francisco firefighter. It may have been the combination of High Pressure hose and unsecure door. Thats the training tower where he plunged to his death wednesday. He was on the fire escape landing when he fell 30 feet. Sources with knowledge of the investigation say this door leading to the fire escape is now the focus of the accident probe. We know he had gone out onto the balcony. To hook up a hose to the nozzle on the building. You can see it still looping around the open door. In the training exercise, water would be pumped from an engine below to the wall mounted nozzle. Into the hose. Two other firefighters would use to douse a simulated fire. The question is was that door secure will propped open . And if not, why not . Sources tell us investigators are looking into whether the hose when hfs filled with water jerked to life. And slammed the door all the way open. Hitting cortez in the back and pushing him off. Protocol guard against an accident the Fire Department is not commenting. We have learned osha joined the San Francisco Police Department in the widening investigation. New development tonight in San Francisco growing public corruption probe. It came in a virtual federal Court Hearing when two city contractors admitted to bribing former public works director. Federal prosecutors want his help securing city contracts. The prosecutor say the ceo of the Construction Firm provided free material and labor to renovate his home. And florence gave him a row lex watch. And provided false statements to investigators. Racial tension in the bay area. Attacks are violent and disturbing. Assaults against Asian Americans continue. They have been targeted since the pandemic began. Yeah, hundreds of attacks reported in the bay area since the pandemic started. San francisco leader came together today to denounce the most recent attacks. Two more attacks in San Francisco. Both against elderly gathered i district today. Where the assaults happened last month. Both victims lost consciousness and suffered injuries. Want son of a victim posted pictures of the his 78 yearold mother. To draw attention to the issue. Today supervisor was joined by the District Attorney and community leaders. They pointed out the violence against seniors isnt new. But part of a pattern of abuse that seems to increase during the pandemic. I walk these streets every day. 40 years. In the morning and night. I feel okay. Now i dont feel safe. When i see a senior in broad daylight being attacked. We dont know what motivated the individual. We have seen a very deeply concerning rise in these type of attacks on asian people. Who have been defenseless. Police arrested 34 yearold Michael Turner for both attacks. Aggravated assault and elder abuse as well as a violation of stay away order from the area for a prior weapons offense. Today gathering to denoins the attacks and commitment for more support for the elderly, violence prevention and culturely competent services. Community groups spoke out and say the political divisiveness is leading to the attacks across the country. Its a big issue. Firefighters are gaining ground on the glass fire. The number of acres burned is steady at 67,000. Glass fire now 66 contained. More than 640 homes have been listed lost. Up next. Campaigning during covid19. What candidates are doing to get their names out given the restrictions. The local barber refusing to comply with covid19 safety measures. Even in the face of losing his license. Im chief meteorologist, tracking all the cool weather. Plus well have a brand new update on the drought new information today. Ill see you in nine minutes. In just a few months, weve learned a lot more about the covid19 virus. Its real. And its dangerous. So, on behalf of all of us working on the front lines, please take it seriously. And while we dont yet have a cure or a vaccine, we do know how to keep you and your loved ones safe. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Stay six feet apart. Do your best to stay out of crowded spaces. And get a flu shot, its even more important this year. We can do this. If we do it together. The nation top Infectious Disease specialist dr. Fauci chatted with students today. It was virtual. The students pepered him about the pandemic and questioned about the role social media is playing when it comes to spreading information and misinformation about the virus. The social media as you know as well as anyone else is an extraordinary way to spread information quickly and widely. When disinformation gets in there it has a way of selfpropagating to the point you dont know whats true and not true. Over all some of the disinformation out there the conspiracy theories, are really ridiculous. He says it is going to be slow and will happen gradually after a vaccine is developed and distributed. Not just the president ial race there are a lot of local races and candidates desperately trying to get their names out. Because of this pandemic, the Traditional Campaign tactics are off the table. So what now . For many candidates and poll tises one of the favorite strategies is the grip and grin. Meet a voter, shake their hand and smile. Covid19 has taken all of that away. I was hoping i could count on you for your vote. She works the phones when ever she can. Trying to garner sz much support as possible. Shes a candidate for school board in san jose. A newcomer to politics. When campaigning took on a whole new feel. She personalizes her letters to voters and hops on social media. Since the pandemic prevents her from meeting face to face. The frietrends we have seen people are online more. We make lemonade out of lemons. Hes trying to unseat a political stall work. Who has name recognition in the bay area. During the pandemic, his campaign also turned to social media. Primarily tiktok. This clip went viral. Its the engagement platform for young generation. Its a fun tool. We dont have very long attention spans. 15 second video. The Old School Lawn signs are out. Voters are Getting Campaign leaflets at their door. But tiktok and other platforms are helping fill the political void caused by the pandemic. Unusual sight in San Francisco. A funeral procession to mourn what organizers are calling the death of the live events industry. Save our shows the two block procession and march ended with a rally near city hall. The industry employs 1 and a half Million People in california has been shut down. Since march. Organizers say if the government doesnt step in provide funding soon. 70 of the Small Businesses in this industry could be gone by january. We really need additional funding. Everybody is loans in the beginning are starting to run out. People are on unemployment dont have money to support themselves and dipping into savings. And were all holding on for dear life. Large scale live events might not be coming back any time soon. There was a similar march in sacramento. A north bay barber who defied the order to close up shop. Could be paying the price. Its a story we have been covering for months. You recognize him. The owner welcomed customers inside even though they hadnt given the okay. Now that owner may lose his license. Hes vowing to keep fighting it. His shop received National Attention for refusing to close during the shut down order. Now the owner faces serious consequences. Theyre not able to take away my skill as a barber. I can still cut hair. Im a person of the trade. You cant take that. But he faces the real possibility the state may take his license to operate. He received multiple letters from the state owner general. Ordering him to court. As the state considers suspending his license and his business license. Theyre taking steps to make people hard work lg American Business owners sp making us the bad guys. Nothing surprises me anymore. He reopened despite the shut down order at the beginning of may. He and his team never hiding their decision. To keep working. I took a stand for a reason. The number one reason is show were americans. We are rebelous in nature. In a statement a spokesperson for the state said the board understands the covid19 pandemic has greatly effected businesses and we are sensitive to that. However the board purpose is to protect consumers. When guidelines are not followed to the extent they place consumers at risk. We must take action. I standby it. Regardless of the consequences. The owner pledges to keep fighting. He just learned the readers of the local newspaper voted his best barbershop. School kids are getting hep from the 49ers. All about closing the digital divide. The School District handed out mobile hot spots like this to vulnerable families. Some are still having internet issues because they are using up all the data. The 49ers will provide unlimited data for more than 280 students. While flies maybe trending after last nights debate the buzz in san jose neighborhoods is about wasps. The small wasps there are being used to eat smaller bugs carrying a deadly citrus disease. That has been found in trees in southern california. It hasnt been detected in san jose yet. They can carry the disease have been found here. Those are little guys. That fly was big. Two minutes and three seconds on the Vice President s head. Talk about the weekend forecast coming up. And we have comfortable temperatures coming our way. Folks got outside and really enjoyed the big changes it has been months. 123 days since we have seen a weather trend like this. This cool. So lets bring you outside in the left side of the screen, close to the fire lines. We are right now in the 60s. Excellent news for the firefighters to continue to get increased containment on the fire. We have some smoke across the area. Over all also high clouds mixing in. With moderate air quality. Not quite as bad on the air quality. San francisco good to moderate air and 63. You can see the fog rolling in. What about the temperatures. Look at my weather board. We gt down to 69 for the high in santa rose. 10 below average. Concord 72. Liver more 73. Some parts of San Francisco were in the mid60s other parts in the low 60s. Well keep the fog rolling through tomorrow morning. Chance here spotty drizzle. Through the peninsula. And close to the san jose. As we roll through the afternoon well keep the high cloud cover in place. A really beautiful fall day. My temperatures dont warm at all. Well stay very similar. 68 in martinez. San jose at 70. San francisco we are going to 65. And then right here through the north bay upper 60s and low 70s. I updated on the drought yesterday. We get the official update today. And we have seen things stay about the same. 12 of california in extreme drought. You can see in the red area starting to move back into the bay area. Due to the horrible rain season. Coming up. Well talk about the cooling Pacific Waters that will have an impact on the storm track. Were already starting to see in the pacific that water starting to cool. Which is our sign lanina is developing. Well talk about the history and what it meant in the past. All right. See you then. Up next stanford is making a name change to a campus landmark. Well tell you why. In the bay area, we believe in science. Traffic and air pollution will be even worse after the pandemic. Thats why we support measure rr to keep caltrain running. Which is at risk of shutdown because of the crisis. To keep millions of cars off our roads, to reduce air pollution and fight climate change. And measure rr helps essential workers like me get to work and keep our communities healthy. Relieve traffic. Reduce pollution. Rescue caltrain. [all] yes on measure rr. You make my heart sing wild thing i. Think i. You know what i think . I think you owe us 48. 50. Wild thing. If you ride, you get it. Geico motorcycle. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. If yto wear a mask out in public around other people. Sure itll keep you healthy. But more importantly, i wont have to see your happy smiling face. Ugh. And if you dont want to wear a mask, ive just got one thing to tell you. Scram, go away. Ugh. Caring for each other because we are all in this together. So wear a mask and have a rotten day, will ya . Ugh. Next monday San Jose City hall will be closed not for columbus day but Indigenous Peoples day. They dropped the phrase columbus day a couple years ago. The same day the statue was moved to the heritage foundation. This week the counsel members joined hundreds of other u. S. Cities when they changed the name of the city recognized holiday. Name change stanford as well. In response to the controversial past of the founding president. Jordan hall. Named after the former stanford president. Will be renamed as will other parts of the campus named after him. He was a leader of the movement which promoted controlled reproduction based on heritage. We have a follow up. To a story we have been following for months making National Head loins. The street in front of the courthouse in martinez has been repaved covering up a sensitive mural. This is what it looked like today. The large black lives matter mural now gone. The repaving actually happened last week. The mayor says the approval process for a new mural is under way. Back in july a couple who didnt like the mural was caught on camera trying to paint over it. They were charged with a hate crime and vandalism. Up next at 6 30. Will there be another president ial debate . Theres supposed to be one next week. The back and forth between the campaigns. Will the pandemic change the landscape of downtown san jose . We check in on the google village to see how much really is going to take place. When you take a look at her record, it all begins to unravel. Ann ravels no reformer, shes backed by big corporations whove poured hundreds of thousands into her campaign. And she opposes ballot measures to make the economy more fair for working people. Only dave cortese is endorsed by the California Democratic party. Hes helping us battle the pandemic with a sciencebased approach. And expanding Health Services and child care to those in need. For state senate, Democrat Dave cortese. Right now at 6 30. President trump is skipping next weeks debate. With joe biden. The president says he doesnt want to do a virtual debate. It was ruled it must be virtual to protect health. Now the biden camp says it will hold a solo town hall instead. Were tracking it all from washington. They cut you off when ever they want. In his first televised interview since testing positive for coronavirus. President trump today refusing to participate in a virtual debate against joe biden. Next week. The Debate Commission announced today it was shifting to the formatt in the wake of the covid19 diagnosis. I wont waste my time. You never know what will come out of his mouth. The two campaigns debating over the debate schedule. With the trump team proposing a one week pause. Pushing the final match up to the end of the month. Biden campaign saying the president s erratic behavior doesnt allow him to rewrite the calendar. In a free wheeling interview with fox Business News he down played the illness that required three nights in the hospital. Two rounds of supplemental oxygen and combination of experimental drugs. I didnt even have to go in. It would have gone away. Speculating on where he caught it. Naming a rose garden ceremony. And seeming to blame an event with families of fallen soldiers. They come within an inch of my face. They want to hug me and kiss me. And they do. Frankly, im not telling them to back up. Finally the president weighing in on last nights debate. Between Vice President pence and senator Kamala Harris. Referring to the democratic rival as a communist and a monster. To beneath the office of the presidency. Its obvious he cannot he has great difficulty dealing with strong women. Campaigning together in arizona today. As President Trump prepares for his own President Trump<\/a> has cleared a big hurdle against the fight against coronavirus. He will be aloud to go out in public. Late today the doctor gave him the okay to return to public engagements starting saturday. Saturday marks ten days since the president was diagnosed. The president says he wants to return to holding rallies leading up to election day. And hes refusing to participate in the virtual debate with joe biden. Coming up. Well have more on why the president is making that choice. What exactly happened . Our investigation learned more about what may have caused the tragic death yesterday of a San Francisco<\/a> firefighter. It may have been the combination of High Pressure<\/a> hose and unsecure door. Thats the training tower where he plunged to his death wednesday. He was on the fire escape landing when he fell 30 feet. Sources with knowledge of the investigation say this door leading to the fire escape is now the focus of the accident probe. We know he had gone out onto the balcony. To hook up a hose to the nozzle on the building. You can see it still looping around the open door. In the training exercise, water would be pumped from an engine below to the wall mounted nozzle. Into the hose. Two other firefighters would use to douse a simulated fire. The question is was that door secure will propped open . And if not, why not . Sources tell us investigators are looking into whether the hose when hfs filled with water jerked to life. And slammed the door all the way open. Hitting cortez in the back and pushing him off. Protocol guard against an accident the Fire Department<\/a> is not commenting. We have learned osha joined the San Francisco<\/a> Police Department<\/a> in the widening investigation. New development tonight in San Francisco<\/a> growing public corruption probe. It came in a virtual federal Court Hearing<\/a> when two city contractors admitted to bribing former public works director. Federal prosecutors want his help securing city contracts. The prosecutor say the ceo of the Construction Firm<\/a> provided free material and labor to renovate his home. And florence gave him a row lex watch. And provided false statements to investigators. Racial tension in the bay area. Attacks are violent and disturbing. Assaults against Asian Americans<\/a> continue. They have been targeted since the pandemic began. Yeah, hundreds of attacks reported in the bay area since the pandemic started. San francisco leader came together today to denounce the most recent attacks. Two more attacks in San Francisco<\/a>. Both against elderly gathered i district today. Where the assaults happened last month. Both victims lost consciousness and suffered injuries. Want son of a victim posted pictures of the his 78 yearold mother. To draw attention to the issue. Today supervisor was joined by the District Attorney<\/a> and community leaders. They pointed out the violence against seniors isnt new. But part of a pattern of abuse that seems to increase during the pandemic. I walk these streets every day. 40 years. In the morning and night. I feel okay. Now i dont feel safe. When i see a senior in broad daylight being attacked. We dont know what motivated the individual. We have seen a very deeply concerning rise in these type of attacks on asian people. Who have been defenseless. Police arrested 34 yearold Michael Turner<\/a> for both attacks. Aggravated assault and elder abuse as well as a violation of stay away order from the area for a prior weapons offense. Today gathering to denoins the attacks and commitment for more support for the elderly, violence prevention and culturely competent services. Community groups spoke out and say the political divisiveness is leading to the attacks across the country. Its a big issue. Firefighters are gaining ground on the glass fire. The number of acres burned is steady at 67,000. Glass fire now 66 contained. More than 640 homes have been listed lost. Up next. Campaigning during covid19. What candidates are doing to get their names out given the restrictions. The local barber refusing to comply with covid19 safety measures. Even in the face of losing his license. Im chief meteorologist, tracking all the cool weather. Plus well have a brand new update on the drought new information today. Ill see you in nine minutes. In just a few months, weve learned a lot more about the covid19 virus. Its real. And its dangerous. So, on behalf of all of us working on the front lines, please take it seriously. And while we dont yet have a cure or a vaccine, we do know how to keep you and your loved ones safe. Wear a mask. Wash your hands. Stay six feet apart. Do your best to stay out of crowded spaces. And get a flu shot, its even more important this year. We can do this. If we do it together. The nation top Infectious Disease<\/a> specialist dr. Fauci chatted with students today. It was virtual. The students pepered him about the pandemic and questioned about the role social media is playing when it comes to spreading information and misinformation about the virus. The social media as you know as well as anyone else is an extraordinary way to spread information quickly and widely. When disinformation gets in there it has a way of selfpropagating to the point you dont know whats true and not true. Over all some of the disinformation out there the conspiracy theories, are really ridiculous. He says it is going to be slow and will happen gradually after a vaccine is developed and distributed. Not just the president ial race there are a lot of local races and candidates desperately trying to get their names out. Because of this pandemic, the Traditional Campaign<\/a> tactics are off the table. So what now . For many candidates and poll tises one of the favorite strategies is the grip and grin. Meet a voter, shake their hand and smile. Covid19 has taken all of that away. I was hoping i could count on you for your vote. She works the phones when ever she can. Trying to garner sz much support as possible. Shes a candidate for school board in san jose. A newcomer to politics. When campaigning took on a whole new feel. She personalizes her letters to voters and hops on social media. Since the pandemic prevents her from meeting face to face. The frietrends we have seen people are online more. We make lemonade out of lemons. Hes trying to unseat a political stall work. Who has name recognition in the bay area. During the pandemic, his campaign also turned to social media. Primarily tiktok. This clip went viral. Its the engagement platform for young generation. Its a fun tool. We dont have very long attention spans. 15 second video. The Old School Lawn<\/a> signs are out. Voters are Getting Campaign<\/a> leaflets at their door. But tiktok and other platforms are helping fill the political void caused by the pandemic. Unusual sight in San Francisco<\/a>. A funeral procession to mourn what organizers are calling the death of the live events industry. Save our shows the two block procession and march ended with a rally near city hall. The industry employs 1 and a half Million People<\/a> in california has been shut down. Since march. Organizers say if the government doesnt step in provide funding soon. 70 of the Small Businesses<\/a> in this industry could be gone by january. We really need additional funding. Everybody is loans in the beginning are starting to run out. People are on unemployment dont have money to support themselves and dipping into savings. And were all holding on for dear life. Large scale live events might not be coming back any time soon. There was a similar march in sacramento. A north bay barber who defied the order to close up shop. Could be paying the price. Its a story we have been covering for months. You recognize him. The owner welcomed customers inside even though they hadnt given the okay. Now that owner may lose his license. Hes vowing to keep fighting it. His shop received National Attention<\/a> for refusing to close during the shut down order. Now the owner faces serious consequences. Theyre not able to take away my skill as a barber. I can still cut hair. Im a person of the trade. You cant take that. But he faces the real possibility the state may take his license to operate. He received multiple letters from the state owner general. Ordering him to court. As the state considers suspending his license and his business license. Theyre taking steps to make people hard work lg American Business<\/a> owners sp making us the bad guys. Nothing surprises me anymore. He reopened despite the shut down order at the beginning of may. He and his team never hiding their decision. To keep working. I took a stand for a reason. The number one reason is show were americans. We are rebelous in nature. In a statement a spokesperson for the state said the board understands the covid19 pandemic has greatly effected businesses and we are sensitive to that. However the board purpose is to protect consumers. When guidelines are not followed to the extent they place consumers at risk. We must take action. I standby it. Regardless of the consequences. The owner pledges to keep fighting. He just learned the readers of the local newspaper voted his best barbershop. School kids are getting hep from the 49ers. All about closing the digital divide. The School District<\/a> handed out mobile hot spots like this to vulnerable families. Some are still having internet issues because they are using up all the data. The 49ers will provide unlimited data for more than 280 students. While flies maybe trending after last nights debate the buzz in san jose neighborhoods is about wasps. The small wasps there are being used to eat smaller bugs carrying a deadly citrus disease. That has been found in trees in southern california. It hasnt been detected in san jose yet. They can carry the disease have been found here. Those are little guys. That fly was big. Two minutes and three seconds on the Vice President<\/a> s head. Talk about the weekend forecast coming up. And we have comfortable temperatures coming our way. Folks got outside and really enjoyed the big changes it has been months. 123 days since we have seen a weather trend like this. This cool. So lets bring you outside in the left side of the screen, close to the fire lines. We are right now in the 60s. Excellent news for the firefighters to continue to get increased containment on the fire. We have some smoke across the area. Over all also high clouds mixing in. With moderate air quality. Not quite as bad on the air quality. San francisco good to moderate air and 63. You can see the fog rolling in. What about the temperatures. Look at my weather board. We gt down to 69 for the high in santa rose. 10 below average. Concord 72. Liver more 73. Some parts of San Francisco<\/a> were in the mid60s other parts in the low 60s. Well keep the fog rolling through tomorrow morning. Chance here spotty drizzle. Through the peninsula. And close to the san jose. As we roll through the afternoon well keep the high cloud cover in place. A really beautiful fall day. My temperatures dont warm at all. Well stay very similar. 68 in martinez. San jose at 70. San francisco we are going to 65. And then right here through the north bay upper 60s and low 70s. I updated on the drought yesterday. We get the official update today. And we have seen things stay about the same. 12 of california in extreme drought. You can see in the red area starting to move back into the bay area. Due to the horrible rain season. Coming up. Well talk about the cooling Pacific Waters<\/a> that will have an impact on the storm track. Were already starting to see in the pacific that water starting to cool. Which is our sign lanina is developing. Well talk about the history and what it meant in the past. All right. See you then. Up next stanford is making a name change to a campus landmark. Well tell you why. In the bay area, we believe in science. Traffic and air pollution will be even worse after the pandemic. Thats why we support measure rr to keep caltrain running. Which is at risk of shutdown because of the crisis. To keep millions of cars off our roads, to reduce air pollution and fight climate change. And measure rr helps essential workers like me get to work and keep our communities healthy. Relieve traffic. Reduce pollution. Rescue caltrain. [all] yes on measure rr. You make my heart sing wild thing i. Think i. You know what i think . I think you owe us 48. 50. Wild thing. If you ride, you get it. Geico motorcycle. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. If yto wear a mask out in public around other people. Sure itll keep you healthy. But more importantly, i wont have to see your happy smiling face. Ugh. And if you dont want to wear a mask, ive just got one thing to tell you. Scram, go away. Ugh. Caring for each other because we are all in this together. So wear a mask and have a rotten day, will ya . Ugh. Next monday San Jose City<\/a> hall will be closed not for columbus day but Indigenous Peoples<\/a> day. They dropped the phrase columbus day a couple years ago. The same day the statue was moved to the heritage foundation. This week the counsel members joined hundreds of other u. S. Cities when they changed the name of the city recognized holiday. Name change stanford as well. In response to the controversial past of the founding president. Jordan hall. Named after the former stanford president. Will be renamed as will other parts of the campus named after him. He was a leader of the movement which promoted controlled reproduction based on heritage. We have a follow up. To a story we have been following for months making National Head<\/a> loins. The street in front of the courthouse in martinez has been repaved covering up a sensitive mural. This is what it looked like today. The large black lives matter mural now gone. The repaving actually happened last week. The mayor says the approval process for a new mural is under way. Back in july a couple who didnt like the mural was caught on camera trying to paint over it. They were charged with a hate crime and vandalism. Up next at 6 30. Will there be another president ial debate . Theres supposed to be one next week. The back and forth between the campaigns. Will the pandemic change the landscape of downtown san jose . We check in on the google village to see how much really is going to take place. When you take a look at her record, it all begins to unravel. Ann ravels no reformer, shes backed by big corporations whove poured hundreds of thousands into her campaign. And she opposes ballot measures to make the economy more fair for working people. Only dave cortese is endorsed by the California Democratic<\/a> party. Hes helping us battle the pandemic with a sciencebased approach. And expanding Health Services<\/a> and child care to those in need. For state senate, Democrat Dave<\/a> cortese. Right now at 6 30. President trump is skipping next weeks debate. With joe biden. The president says he doesnt want to do a virtual debate. It was ruled it must be virtual to protect health. Now the biden camp says it will hold a solo town hall instead. Were tracking it all from washington. They cut you off when ever they want. In his first televised interview since testing positive for coronavirus. President trump today refusing to participate in a virtual debate against joe biden. Next week. The Debate Commission<\/a> announced today it was shifting to the formatt in the wake of the covid19 diagnosis. I wont waste my time. You never know what will come out of his mouth. The two campaigns debating over the debate schedule. With the trump team proposing a one week pause. Pushing the final match up to the end of the month. Biden campaign saying the president s erratic behavior doesnt allow him to rewrite the calendar. In a free wheeling interview with fox Business News<\/a> he down played the illness that required three nights in the hospital. Two rounds of supplemental oxygen and combination of experimental drugs. I didnt even have to go in. It would have gone away. Speculating on where he caught it. Naming a rose garden ceremony. And seeming to blame an event with families of fallen soldiers. They come within an inch of my face. They want to hug me and kiss me. And they do. Frankly, im not telling them to back up. Finally the president weighing in on last nights debate. Between Vice President<\/a> pence and senator Kamala Harris<\/a>. Referring to the democratic rival as a communist and a monster. To beneath the office of the presidency. Its obvious he cannot he has great difficulty dealing with strong women. Campaigning together in arizona today. As President Trump<\/a> prepares for his own Campaign Events<\/a> for now forced to keep them online. A kidnapping plot targeting one of the highest profile governors in the country. Tonight six men are charged in connection with with the plan to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer. They planned to snatch her from her Vacation Home<\/a> and were close to executing the plan. Seven people are facing state charges accused of targeting Law Enforcement<\/a> and the Capitol Building<\/a> in michigan. The complaint further alleges that fox purchased a taser for use in the kidnapping and the Group Successfully<\/a> detonated an explosive device wrapped with shrapnel to test the antipersonnel. The governor faced sharp criticism for imposing strict coronavirus lock down measures. Authorities say there could be more charges. Developing at this hour hurricane delta is gaining strength approaching the gulf coast. Six weeks after hurricane laura battered the area. People are bracing for another strong storm. Delta now a category 2. Is expected to make land fall in louisiana in the next 24 hours. Southwest louisiana is going to get more of a punch from this. Than we would like to see. Because were trying to recover from hurricane laura. Flash flooding, deadly storm surge and downed trees and power lines are all possible from texas to mississippi. San francisco is ramping up fight against Health Crisis<\/a> and its not covid19. The yearlong drive to establish a safe injection site. Over dose deaths in 2020 could exceed last years record total of 4,000. Back in 2018, mayor breed showed off a mock up of a legal injection site. Proposing it could keep needles off the street and be a place to get help. Theyre not treated like a drug addict. They are treated like a human being. And they know when that one day comes, when they say i need help. That person in that safe injection site says i got you. That proposal will be reintroduced next were. Launching pilot programs in San Francisco<\/a> and oakland. Making it in the bay. This is our series of the challenges of living here. Tonight we focus on the much talked about google village. With so many employees working from home. Is it full speed ahead for google in downtown san jose . In the middle of the Global Pandemic<\/a> when millions of people are working from home in offices are empty. Google is moving forward with plans to build a massive new neighborhood in san jose. They are building this on the street net work. This isnt a walled off spaceship. Google plans to build an 80 acre combination of commercial and Residential Development<\/a> near the station in san jose including 7 million square feet of new office space. H he argues google should move forward. Because the uncertainty is isnt going to be around forever. And people will eventually come back to the office. Many of the companies are saying that productivity has been down. That their employees miss being together. The project will include parks, restaurants a hotel and perhaps most importantly thousands of acres of affordable housing. She says the Companies Plan<\/a> to build almost 6,000 units of new housing is a step in the right direction. There will be a lot of homes and retail. And everything looks like a small village where you can limit trips in cars and get people to work quickly and efficiently. Housing trust of Silicon Valley<\/a> has been working with google for a year to on building affordable housing. They lent the organization money at a low Interest Rate<\/a> to get it moving. I think the folks at google are really digging in to this work. And really enjoying being part of creating Affordable Homes<\/a> for those experiencing homelessness and work force workers. Up next. A Little Something<\/a> extra to go with the food bag. The Golden Ticket<\/a> buildieing gio students in need. They do one of the most difficult jobs there is, even in normal times. Our Frontline Health<\/a> care workers. And when these heroes lack the resources they need, that risky job gets ten times harder. Prop fifteen makes corporations pay their fair share. To invest in our communities, in our clinics, in the essential workers who treat everyone rich, poor, and inbetween. Whether its this pandemic or the next Health Crisis<\/a>, vote yes on prop fifteen. For all of us. All californians will be able to vote safely from home. Every active, registered voter will receive a votebymail ballot with a unique barcode. You can track it using wheres my ballot . And youll receive automatic notifications by text, email or voice call to let you know the status of your ballot once you mail it, drop it off at your polling place or at a drop box. Vote by mail ballots. Simple, safe, secure. Counted. Learn more at vote. Ca. Gov proposition 16 takes so on discrimination. 42 of what a man makes. Ti helps us fix that. Its supported by leaders like Kamala Harris<\/a> and opposed by those who have always opposed equality. We either fall from grace or we rise. Together. Proposition 16 provides equal opportunities, levelling the Playing Field<\/a> for all of us. Vote yes on prop 16. A demand for personal protective equipment. Today in San Francisco<\/a> hundreds of janitors took to the streets to bring attention to the risks they face on the job. Some even laying down in the middle of the roadblocking traffic. The message, they want more ppe protection in their new contract. They want to know if someone tests positive for covid19 at their job site. Organizers say in the last few months alone, ten janitors all from the same union in San Francisco<\/a> have died because of the coronavirus. The Fire Department<\/a> is getting a long over due upgrade thanks to fema. Awarding a grant of 1 million. It will be used to update the department selfcontained breathing apparatuses. Not only will the gear make the firefighters safer and easier to respond to neighboring communities. Jurisdictions around us also use the upgraded equipment. Which puts us in the line for a mutual aid is safety standpoint. All the departments rely on each other. Collaboration is necessary. The equipment is upgraded every five years. Its about ten years behind. Some willy won ka magic in oakland. Handing out 100 Golden Ticket<\/a>s. Next week is National School<\/a> lunch week. This week the district distributed the Golden Ticket<\/a> during the grab and go lunch program. They unlock prizes like school supplies, gift cards and frying pans. To show the parents as well as the students appreciation. Its for them too. They have been working hard. Winners will be able to pick up prizes next week. What was the deal . He put the tickets in the chocolate bars and great. Good story. All right. Lets talk about the day. A lot chillier. So much colder out there. And well talk about the dropping temperatures also this has started to develop. Well lock back at history and what it meant here. Should felons on parole be allowed to vote . The decision in front of california voters and the impact it could have on future elections. Im voting yes on prop 19. Nineteen limits taxes on seniors. It limits property tax on people like me. Nineteen limits taxes on wildfire victims. It says so right here. If 19 passes, seniors can move closer to family or medical care. I looked at moving but i cant afford the taxes. Will you help californias most vulnerable . Vote yes on prop 19. Your shoulder seems to be healing nicely. Well, dr. Farrell, it feels really good. Thats good. And. Im sorry. Baby, dont touch that. I dont want you to play with that. singing twinkle, twinkle little star. How i wonder what you are. still singing up above the world so high. Like a diamond in the sky. Im so glad that your shoulder is feeling better. But, how are you doing . Im hanging in there. Schedule a video visit with your doctor. And get quality care with no copay. Kaiser permanente. Thrive. Restoring the right it vote. An issue california gets to decide in a few weeks. If proposition 17 passes it will grant people convicted of felonies and on parole the right to vote again. An issue that effects 15,000 californiaens. She was 17 years old. As a san diego teenager, she was tried and convicted as an adult. For murder. She served 25 years in prison. Shes been a free woman for a year and a half. Spending her time fighting for felons on parole. To have the right to vote. Were considered less class citizens. Yet were not recognized for maybe the changes or the progress we are making. Shes working with the authors of proposition 17. A california constitutional amendment that would allow felons who completed prison terms but are still on parole. To vote. Those in county jails that have misdemeanors can vote. Those that have felonies that are in state prison cannot vote. Those people leaving state prison with felony charges that are in society cannot vote. Some people feel the law should stay that way. Theres no advantage to vote until they fulfill the obligation to society. The gop chairperson. Against the proposed amendment. Because he feels people who have committed serious crimes should follow the current rules. We dont feel like its too much to ask the folks to buy time. Be patient and get through the criminal justice system. Come out on the other side before the rights are granted to vote again. Not all states have a total ban on voting by former felons on parole. 18 states and the district of columbia allow the Voting Rights<\/a> to be restored after prison. Felons can have the Voting Rights<\/a> restored after prison and parole. In california and connecticut. Voting registration should take place once you serve your time in prison. Not after parole. Im paying taxes and going to school. Yet im completely voiceless. Im irrelevant. Im not even a citizen of the state that i was deemed suitable to return to. If this proposition passes. 50,000 california felons would have their Voting Rights<\/a> restored. Once they leave prison. Our web site is a great resource. Out to new york city. This is a look at the empire state building. This evening. Lit up in blue. To honor john lenen. The tribute comes the night before what would have been his 80th birthday. October 9. He was shot to Death Outside<\/a> of his apartment in 1980. His youngest son officially switched on the lights at sunset. The show will not go on at coach ella. After rescheduling from april to this month. Or organizers have called it off. It usually draws 250,000 people. It may return next october. Lets hope so. Lets turn it over and talk about the rest of the week. Were really feeling that fall weather. Look whos here. Lucy we missed her yesterday. Yeah, she missed you guys. Wanted to come on and say hi. Her wednesday we had election coverage. Today shes back. With the cooler weather and the expression on her face is kind of like i was all day today. Tongue hanging out. Superhappy about that chillier weather. Well talk about lucy here coming up. Lets get to the weather. I mention la nina. That has developed. The cooling of the Pacific Waters<\/a>. We tend to see the storm track more to the south. With southern california. Right now over the pacific, we are beginning to see the cooling waters. You can see the blue color here and thats the signature marker. That it has developed. When it comes to la nina what has it meant for the bay area. In the research we have an 85 chance this stays in to winter. Now looking back at the year we have had four moderate events since 1954. 50 brought above average rain. The last moderate event was 2011, 2012. We finished at 68 of normal. Its not always a big guarantee for rain. Theres a chance we could see some boosted rainfall totals through fall and also winter. Unfortunately right now we are getting missed by a storm system. The rain from the storm we have been tracking for ten days will move to the south. And miss us right near the coastline. It is going to help to get the fog going at the coastline and keep temperatures cool. So, that means tomorrow morning widespread cloud cover to start. Some viewers on twitter got a hold of me and are going on walk tomorrow morning. And wondering what it will be like. Cloudy and spotty drizzle. Bring a jacket. Youll see through the afternoon, well hold onto some of the cloud cover. Temperatures stay cool to start. 58 here in the south bay. Over to San Francisco<\/a>. Well be at 57. And for the north bay 53. And daytime highs four to eight degrees below average. That will put us in 70 san jose. No more 80s no more 90s. 72 dan ville. Hay ward 66. Right here through the peninsula 68 redwood city. San francisco stays cool and chilly 50s and 60s. North bay great news on the fire line. 68 here in santa rose. 55 chance of showers on saturday. And warm it up tuesday and wednesday thursday. And for the inland valleys we are looking at some 70s into saturday and sunday. Well be into 80s into next week. Back here to lucy on cam. Shes been happy with the cooler weather today. I put some chicken thighs in the slow cooker. And they have been going for three hours. I think she thinks shes getting some in dinner tonight. I think i am. That sound excellent. All right, you got it. Well do uber to the station. Ill hook you up. She has the life. So does jeff. We miss you. The stanford Football Team<\/a> is on the move. Where and so is san jose state. Practicing 300 miles away from home. In business you have to be able to shiftpivotadapt. Then do it all over again. Comcast business gives you fast, reliable internet on the nations largest gigspeed network. And now for a limited time, you can also get fast shipping with amazon business prime essentials. So no matter what comes next, youll always be ready to bounce forward. Get started with powerful internet and voice for 64. 90 a month, and ask how you can get one free year of amazon busines prime essentials on us. Call or go online today. Comcast business. It wasnt the way they wanted it to end. As season crashing end this afternoon. It was a bummer. The pitching never materialized in the may offs. The as had to win to force a game 5. Great start the guys arriving in the ballpark and got off to a great start. With the three run homer. Early in the game. That gave the as a lead. The astros kept hitting home runs. Not just today but all series long. Fourth we pick it up. Putting houston up for good with the three run shot. Astros win this 116. Houston moves onto face the yankees or rays. On the move beginning tomorrow theyll practice at wood side high school. In san matt county. As for san jose state they hit the road all the way in humboldt. Theyre far from san jose. They feel at home on the football field. The excitement and enthusiasm. The smiles. Its just awesome. Because of state and county covid19 restrictions, they havent been cleared to practice on campus. So they traveled more than 300 miles north. To set up football camp. This has been fantastic. This has been an awesome environment to prepare. The they are following strict safety protocol. From testing through times in the last seven days to daily temperature checks. And social distancing. Plus. Face mask wearing of course. Creating a bubble. Repeating the same steps every day. We have football in the morning. Class in the afternoon. And a little bit of football at night. And we wake up and do it the next day. Its like ground hog day. 140 people in the travel party. Since late july the Football Program<\/a> has had just two asymptomatic positive tests. I give them credit. It speaks about the discipline and the commitment to each other to do it right. It will be three weeks of practice time before they kick off an eight game season. What are you most looking forward to october 24 . I just cant wait to see us kick off the ball and play football. The question remains will the first game be on campus in san jose or on the road . A lot more fog in humboldt. Yeah. It will be a different thing. Everything is different. Thanks for joining us. Have a great evening. garage door opening it is my fathers love. It is his passion it is his fault he didnt lock the garage. Dont even think about it been there, done that. With liftmaster\u00ae powered by myq\u00ae, know whats happening in your garage from anywhere. Traffic and air pollution will be even worse after the pandemic. Thats why we support measure rr to keep caltrain running. Which is at risk of shutdown because of the crisis. To keep millions of cars off our roads, to reduce air pollution and fight climate change. And measure rr helps essential workers like me get to work and keep our communities healthy. Relieve traffic. Reduce pollution. Rescue caltrain. [all] yes on measure rr. When you take a it all begins to unravel. Ann ravels no reformer, shes backed by big corporations whove poured hundreds of thousands into her campaign. And she opposes ballot measures to make the economy more fair for working people. Only dave cortese is endorsed by the California Democratic<\/a> party. Hes helping us battle the pandemic with a sciencebased approach. And expanding Health Services<\/a> and child care to those in need. For state senate, Democrat Dave<\/a> cortese. You can take a day off fromy worrying about your packages. Ohhh yeahhh just connect your myq\u00ae app to key. Ohhh yeahhh get free ingarage delivery with myq\u00ae and key by amazon. Its what it takes. Did brittanys own lawyer just compare her to a comatose patient . That has to happen again. You wont believe what mel b. Shared about this feisty moment. Whatever it was, it was all kind of romance. Can you imagine almost dating somebody . His ups and downs and bachelor ret hannah. She mentioned two names. And the mom missing in california for over three months now. There is no way that she could have done that in her car. 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