And officials expect the turnoff to soar in the next couple days. Early voting is underway with polling places open for people who would like to vote in person. This is uncharted territory for us. Because typically we are only open on election day. It will be interesting to see how well utilized this option is and if we will continue to offer this in future election cycles. She expects to seek record turnout this year. So far 122,000 vote by mail ballots have been project collected in marin. Sunday, a steady stream of cars was seen at the dropbox. This Election Year is more important than anything that has happened in our lifetimes. And so it was really important to make sure our voice counted. Reporter representative barbara lee is making sure every vote is cast and counted. This includes staying in contact with the post office to make sure there are no delays. Having similar senator Kamala Harris brings excitement. With senator harris on this is a remarkable historical moment here to
This is abc7 news. [ chanting this is what democracy looks like] many of them ready to vote for the very first time and want to make sure their voices are heard at the ballot box. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im dion lim. Count them down, only two days left before the election, and the final push is on to get out the vote across the bay area. Youth voter turnout could be pivotal on tuesday. Abc7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard joins us live at San Francisco city hall where young people took to the streets today to make sure their voices are heard. Cornell . Reporter yeah, dion, they really did take to the streets of San Francisco. Many of them are firsttime voters, and they say that they know that they have the ability to make a change on tuesday. [ chanting ] reporter election day closing in fast, young voters are feeling empowered. This event called march for our future made its way through San Francisco sponsored by youth advocates for change. We are two days fro
Looking live from our Salesforce Tower camera as we look out east at the sparkling bay bridge this morning. Good morning. It is monday, november 2. Im michelle griego. Im len kiese. Hope you had a wonderful weekend. It went by pretty fast. Lets check on your forecast. The weekend went by like that. Hopefully you had a great halloween weekend. We are looking at temperatures on the mild side. A Beautiful Day ahead across the bay area. Looking at temperatures in the 40s and the fifth these as we start off our day. A little chilly in santa rosa. 47 in livermore. Mid50s in oakland. Upper 50s in San Francisco as we head through our afternoon looking at daytime highs and low to mid 80s inland, 83 in san jose. Around the bay, mid to upper 70s. Upper 60s to low 70s along the coast. We will talk about the rest of the week ahead with a cool down and store for us. Details coming up. Good morning. It is monday. If you are headed out the door, it is good on the roadways. Just a little foggy on the g
Empty store shelves and covid cases on the rise, but one doctor tells us it is not all bad news here in the bay area. A day ahead of dia de los muertos altars like this one adorn San Franciscos Mission district to remember those who have died from covid. Record warmth to kick off november today, and that warm weather, its going to be sticking around. Well have all the details in the accuweather forecast. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. The pandemic tightening its grip. At least 31 states reported at least one record high day of new coronavirus cases in the past month. That is according to Johns Hopkins university data. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im dion lim. Our nation hit a singleday record of coronavirus cases. More than 99,200. Cases rising in 48 states, every one but nebraska and delaware. Several countries are seeing a case spike with england expected to enter a new N
Weightiness of this election. It could also be fear, whether warranted or not. Its really, really hard to steal a statewide election. Its next to impossible to steal a national one, which is why it does not happen. Tomorrow polling places statewide will be open from 7 00 a. M. Until 8 00 p. M. Most people vote by mail but Election Officials in Santa Clara County are still preparing for a big turnout at the polls. Abc 7 reporter chris nguyen begins with our Team Coverage of a guide of what to expect if voting inperson on election day into poll workers across the bay area know theyre part of something special. People here have been for the most part just really excited to vote. Which makes it exciting for us to work. Reporter but as exciting as it may be, covid19 has been on the minds of many. Kathleen nelson has served as an election aide in Santa Clara County for 25 years and cant recall a time when its been this stressful. I dont want to get sick. And even more so, i dont want to get