Steadily as more and more councilman coming in President Trump has been eating into that margin. And at last there was only about 47,000 vote difference between President Trump and Vice President biden so well see what the new update reveals lets go to David Mckeown because he is a Political Science expert we are watching. The votes come in a lot of people have a lot of questions about how this is all being conducted good morning. Pleasure to be here with and to you so that im sure you heard the president yesterday as he was saying that there are all these irregularities and shenanigans as he said not not pointing to any concrete examples but just kind of a blanket statement. You can say that but when it comes to actually launching some kind of an appeal. You have to have more than just a general acts like a chanel. Yeah, i mean if you think about this what the president and his team of put forward his Political Team and his legal team and hes joining those 2 operations they want votes vote counting to continue in arizona nevada because i think that helps them they wanted to stop or not happen in michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania and georgia because that hurts them and theres a certain irony in poetry to today and that poetry is that look one that county georgia it and Clayton County georgia Clayton County georgia, the home of john lewis. It is they deliver the presidency to joe biden still adelphia will go to joe biden pennsylvania, joe bidens birthplace, well go to the Biden Campaign that will put him well over 2. 70 put some up and probably in a 303 06 somewhere in there that will happen later today. This is the day that lincoln was elected president so if youre the Biden Campaign today has that poetry and symmetry that kind of irony that you want to turn the page on america but look lets be clear so Trump Campaign and the Trump White House are not going to go gently into that fair when not at all so theyre going through the legal playbook at everything thats going on the start of the state level and then theyll go to the federal level and when none of that works theyll continue to push forward with their political points and they wont they wont going over the slight like they wont roll over so does that if and when biden were to see enough votes that he could claim victory. That if you have the president not conceding defeat. Then everything is frozen until all this stuff goes to the courts. Right so the president would make the argument that he has to go to the Supreme Court but he doesnt have standing he doesnt have a case its a very narrow set and if he doesnt like the results and the Supreme Court number the members of the Supreme Court that dont like the result thats not a reason to upset or change Election Results based on votes. What democracy runs on one currency that currency is legitimacy that is the legitimacy of the court the law the recognition of with legitimate votes being cast that is not going to work in the president s favor unfortunately lot of people that voted for donald trump and the republicans had a good day democrats did not have a good day on tuesday. But the legitimate votes have been cast are going to move to joe biden and then the president and his team are going to have to decide what to do and the president has the power of twitter he can you know lose the presidency and still be relevant for several years so just be on the side show and republicans are going to want move forward, but joe biden will end up being the president elect by the end of the day the question is how thats called and if its called one of the networks to and what is the president to the president elect will become joe biden and his team on the have to push forward and that could get a bit ugly. And one of the things you want to haul marks of american democracy is that we have that peaceful transition of power, its something recognize admired the world over weve seen examples in the past of very contentious. Political battles in 2000 bush, the bush v gore and how in the end Vice President gore conceded and we had that peaceful transition of power in 2016 we had a course Hillary Clinton and donald trump and that course very contentious but in the end peaceful transition of power and we have this time around President Trump talking about how hes not going to concede is going to fight this all the way do you think at the end of all of that. President trump will peacefully. Transition power if it comes down to joe biden winning. Yes, yes, i do because there are some pretty prominent co sway over today in this election. Thats the ghost of john lewis thats the ghost of john mccain and thats the ghost of abraham lincoln. You also have prominent republicans who are kind of standing back from this and seen the long. You know the big winner on tuesday as Mitch Mcconnell that georgia, those Georgia Senate races are going to be huge for mcconnell a neighbor, im Stacey Abrams are going to go out so if republicans are playing the long game using trumpism as a rallying cry from 2021 and on work is not a bad place to be for that that means donald trump moves off to out of the limelight and off to the side and it means that joe biden becomes the next president of the United States that peaceful transition is absolutely critical. Its bigger than joe biden its bigger than donald trump and therefore it will happen. It seems like with every election were seeing more and more difference between the popular vote. And the Electoral College and you wonder if this is going to be the election. Thats something its done about that because while its a close election. You look at the numbers popularly its 4 millionplus votes that separate them. The joe biden got more votes for president than barack obama he got more votes for president than anyone ever has and if you think about it republicans have won the popular vote once in the last 30 years wants and that was in 2004 that was an important election it was the first president ial election after 9. 11 a very difficult time for the country. But nonetheless the Electoral College is what is believed republicans kind of moving forward this isnt a partisan argument. The founders were about limiting popular sovereignty about limiting the input of the public. So democrats win or lose are going to talk about changing Electoral College because of that popular vote kind of differential but nonetheless more people ultimately will have voted for joe biden then for the president s Electoral College matters to 70 matters that will unfold today that will lead to that peaceful transition, but it will be kicking and screaming into that fair when that donald trump i find this obviously the outcome of this current election cycle still unknown, but we know. Whats happened over the last 4 years and a professor what do you talk with your students about when you reflect on this era of politics that were in right now and what do you think is going to be discussed Going Forward and candidly think we know about Political Science becomes wrong. Thats estimate of whats going on in the race is wrong. I start with them with failure because starting with failure is a great learning tool quite frankly, and its a great learning tool for democracy just tell them look thats where were starting as a place where the demographics are changing so rapidly the sentiment is changing so rapidly the country is so divided and polarized you can still have conversations as adults with people you dont agree bus. Its ability grace and class that will be the test of donald trump if and when the Electoral College to 70 votes come in for joe biden d of grace class and whats your exit look like thats very important for democracy. Well, definitely thats not whats been going on the selection now as far as i mean and when you talk your your students who probably see that right there a lot of. Families kids the talk about well and so different my parents or i you know ive alienated my friends or relatives over this election. Yeah, i mean this president has been the best get out the vote tool for both parties hes been the best get out the vote tool for for students from urging voters. For that rapidly kind of changing demographic thats going on on the other hand the division and polarization is important to address and to deal with that means that divide and a if they if biden becomes president they have some challenges there and those challenges mean they cant lurch too far to the left they cant go to the right they have to find some Common Ground and that makes Mitch Mcconnell really relevant. And governing is about consensus and cooperation its about the group hug. Its about coombe iaas running for office and election area has about directly the office and division difference, im better than you, heres why donald trump is really good. At difference division and electioneering is not very good at governing thats the challenge moving forward as a member of the president says ok mister chair and thank you so much for being with us today to help us understand this and who knows how much longer this will take that hopefully will be around to help Going Forward. Ill be holding my thank you very much. Well take a quick break here at 8 09. Well be right back. 12 the time right now. Surprising is the behind behind right so weve obviously the first rain of the winter season here for people just waking up and say whoa is this a big brain or what kind of were talking about us a good starter rain for sure okay, definitely not a washout by any Means Nothing that should result in any flooding or anything like my lines up in the burn areas which we dont want exactly in fact are north bay rainfall is expected to be a little bit lighter than the rest of the bay area so all in all this is exactly the kind of shower activity that we do need to be talking about definitely looking at a light introduction back to you know Winter Weather after such that sunshine and warm conditions weve had lately looking outside this morning still 24 who plan to fully sunny above sfo in fact it was a record breaking warm one for you at sfo yesterday up to 80 degrees. Today youll barely squeak out a 60 degree day time high. As for a future cast here 11 30pm showers tonight. Im expecting shower activity boost and potential after 04 00pm today from that point onward into the evening, you look at some off and on shower activity, snow up in the Sierra Nevada and blew out their winter storm warnings in the first of the season taking effect today lasting through the weekend for the sierra tomorrow morning showers spread further southward, we catch a breather from the rain here in the bay area you still got the snow in the Sierra Nevada through saturday into sunday early sunday, a couple of sprinkles possible, but clearing late in the day on sunday. Heres a look ahead at how much rain we could see across the bay area as i mentioned at the start of the forecast severe lighter totals up in the north bay this is definitely good news because we do have fresh burn scars up across areas of napa solano and sonoma counties so light rainfall all you really need at this point. Moderate showers in Oakland Hayward pacifica around a quarter of an inch in these spots while Mountain View livermore also checking in with some decent totals thats going to result in too many issues on roadways. Just a good amount of rainfall that start to get us moving in the right direction as Drought Conditions unfortunately have expanded up in the Sierra Nevada i mentioned our first winter storm warnings and watches of the season. Theyll take effect today lasting through sunday has upwards of the feet a foot of snowfall can be expected at some of our highest of elevations. Todays daytime highs big change from yesterday, its only 50s and 60s on your 4 zone forecast today compared to yesterday 70s and 80s we broke multiple records across the bay and it wasnt just at sfo, but also at oaklands airport. Each up into the low 80s today, youre not even seeing 70s in your forecast upper 50s in Livermore Fremont and hayward all these cities at 59 degrees. Oakland youll also be a 59 today with san ramon at 62 walnut creek also in the low 60s while sonoma napa antioch all in the low 60s as well, upper 50s and santa rosa. But low 60s in petaluma down to mill valley. Heres a look at your next 7 days right here temperatures in the low 60s consistently for inland areas bayside in coastal areas sharing a range of upper 50s to low 60s for daytime highs today and looking at some sunshine returning tomorrow as we drive back out from today showers back to you. And the buzz more Football Games are lost to covid but no such luck for the fortyniners they had to play the packers last night despite being hamstrung by everything but the kitchen sink. The game went down the drain fast. Both teams were missing players to covid an injury but green bay had Aaron Rodgers who threw for 305 yards and 4 touchdowns and the packers overwhelm the depleted 49 ers 34 to 17 she and he wasnt surprised but he was still disappointed. We know is going challenge new law. You know the start of the week is going to be a challenge and then you know being down like that and not being at our best and going against good team like that usually thats usually what happens but i know we could have done better. Gruden and the raiders could have done better their repeated covid violations have earned him the distinction of becoming the first team in the nfl to lose a draft pick as punishment plus the nfl is tacking on another 650 grand to their fines adding insult to the injuries they already suffered just by having to put the entire offensive line on the covid i our list at one point. Meantime covid continues to work its way through other teams in the nfl. This week players or staff have tested positive on the bears the texans the colts, the chiefs and for the broncos its their gm. John elway coronavirus has also gotten the best of the military and outbreak in the air force has forced the cancellation of tomorrows Football Game against the army. They dont know yet if its going to be rescheduled or just scrapped altogether and there will be no first game of the season for cal. They were supposed to play washington tomorrow and all it took was one asymptomatic al player testing positive to result in isolating so many other players that the bears couldnt feel the team. So the pac 12 has declared that a no contest but covid did not derail the comedy wildlife photo contest, and the winner is. This sea turtle james in south who is giving the photographer the fan, yes, its not the middle fan by the way so its not have seen it just looks. Which is the point of the contest, funny photos highway thats just the fan as a sort of waving in the water a look at this a parrot fish, the snow having it up in the Canary Islands looks neon like that neon smile little fish dont have lives. But it sure looks like hes smiling with big pearly white how about this for a funny for photo, a raccoon about to emerge from its tree house in virginia. He stretchable looks like hes did dived in a nice to clarify there. Yeah, its funny ok or how take a look at this picture a fox ready for breakfast. And the little mo saying shes a lousy me wow this is a queue or not or night. This is in the happier times either a final moment, this. Yes, the photo after this wasnt so nice that one was funny the foxes cuba, both que. And thats the buzz. My favorite has got the journal just a little ways. A well be right back. A 21 to breaking news overnight in Philadelphia Police investigating a tab an attack or a plot to attack the Pennsylvania Convention center where they are counting votes right now Robin Winston has the latest thank you darya yes, this news comes as Election Officials of course around the country are worried about the safety of their staff amid a stream of threats and protests that are going on so. Heres what we know so far. Philadelphia Police Received a tip overnight about individuals armed with firearms were driving up from virginia heading to the philadelphia Convention Center like you said where those votes are being counted. Well officers spotted the silver hammer truck they took at least 2 men into custody and they seize 2 weapons as well as the hammer in question. No one was hurt. Thank goodness. But protests in philadelphia continue last night from both biden and Trump Supporters and supporters of President Trump are protesting the Election Results so the Convention Center which was targeted in this particular plot is where the you know the staffers are and the votes currently being counted. Well pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes are crucial to the president s chanc