Prevent a double vote. Jeffrey says he doesnt think every registered voter should automatically get a ballot in the mail. The system we have now where you can ask for a mailin ballot makes sense because you ask for it. They send it to you. But to just send out ballots to everyone, especially in the middle of a pandemic where people have moved, people have lost their houses, people are in different locations. Reporter another issue were hearing, voters receiving a ballot in the mail that belongs to someone else, usually someone whos moved the secretary of States Office says you should mark the ballot envelope as return to sender, voter no longer lives there and put it back in the mail to the county elections office. This will notify the official to deactivate the previous registration. That was Anoushah Rasta reporting. Also tonight there are a lot of back room discussions and changing being made with the president ial debates. Next thursdays town hall is now canceled. President trump refused to participate in an online event. The commission that oversees the debates mandated that the candidates not appear in person since the president is infected with the coronavirus. Now, while backing out of next weeks debate, the president did announce a new event. Tomorrow hes going to host a rally at the white house. Hell stand at that same balcony where he stood on monday after returning from the hospital. There he was. Today he told conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh he fought off the virus with an antibody cocktail regeneron, which is still experimental and available to very few patients. More than just a therapeutic. We have a cure. But the vaccines are very important, rush. But this is more important because we can go into hospitals and clean out the hospitals. Joe biden campaigning today in las vegas, urging supporters to vote early. Nevada voters start going to the polls next week. Well, questions raised by president trumps recent hospitalization have moved House Speaker nancy pelosi to propose changes to the 25th amendment. That amendment clarifies the process of replacing a president with the vice president. It was created after the kennedy assassination. But if a president is sick, like when Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, the process is murky. Pelosi says she wants clarity by creating a team of doctors and former Administration Officials that would evaluate the president s fitness. We have to give some comfort to people that there is a way to do this, very respectful of not making a judgment on the basis of a comment or behavior that we dont like, but based on a medical decision. Pelosi clarified that the change would only apply to future president s, not president trump. Now, our website is a good resource for helping you cast your ballot. Weve got a voter guide that goes beyond the president ial election. It highlights issues in every county. You can also find information about voting by mail or where you can drop off your ballot. Check it out, nbcbayarea. Com electionguide. Our other headlines this evening, we have an update about pg es possible role in a deadly fire. Pg e confirming tonight cal fire seized some of its equipment as part of an investigation into the zogg fire. That zogg fire is up in shasta county. Its killed four people and destroyed more than 200 homes. Its now 95 contained. In a filing, pg e made to state regulators today, the company said cal fire seized unspecified equipment and was allowed to the area in question. Pg e says it is cooperating with this ongoing probe. A multiagency Investigation Continues in San Francisco looking for the cause of that training accident that killed a San Francisco firefighter. Jason cortez fell about 30 feet on wednesday from the top of a platform. Fire officials tell us investigators are looking into many scenarios, only one of which is about what we told you last night, that an unsecured door swung open and hit cortez. You see the door and the balcony there. There are three different investigations happening right now by San Francisco fire, sfpd, and cal osha. A Fire Department spokesman told us today the top priority is finding out exactly what happened. They wont talk about any potential cause but instead theyre waiting for a final determination. Get ready to go outside. San franciscos about to give kids a new place to play. In just a matter of days, the city set to reopen its playgrounds. In concord, this Community Park is already open to kids. The ones we saw playing today were wearing masks. The questions some have is will park goers be able to stick to the rules. Nbc bay areas Christie Smith spoke to some parents. Reporter some parents said they were eager for their kids to get back on the playground because its been a long time. Others said they werent sure about it, at least for now. Dolores park is a popular spot in San Francisco. For a while now, people can sit outside in social distancing circles, but since the pandemic began, the childrens playground has been off limits. I would say were ready for that. Reporter anna stopped with her kids and found out outdoor playgrounds in the city are expected to reopen next week. My number one rule is the common sense. If we see that its not ridiculously busy and they can maintain their distance between the kids, why not . We are thrilled to open our 179 playgrounds on wednesday, october 14th. Reporter Phil Ginsburg is g. M. Of the recreation and parks department. Theyve been working with local and state Health Leaders making sure they can reopen safely with covid protocols. There will be signage, capacity limits at playgrounds and on pieces of equipment. Markings about distance, hand washing stations, and there are things families should know. If your child is over 2, they do need to wear a mask. That is important. One adult per child. There will be no eating and drinking within the playgrounds. It wouldnt be worth the hassle for me. Reporter care wririe mccorm has a 2yearold and has questions about having to ensure that little ones follow along no matter which playground and how others will handle it. Shes cautious and prefers open space. To kind of return to normal activities, its tough because its at what point do i feel comfortable . I think wednesday for me, its too soon. I probably wont go to playgrounds like this. Reporter she says for now she may pick a smaller playground thats off the beaten path. Officials say because of capacity limits and expected popularity, its a good idea to have a couple of backup locations in mind. In San Francisco, Christie Smith, nbc bay area news. As more families head outdoors, a reminder were not only dealing with the pandemic but also flu season. We get our nbc flu shots next week apparently. Yeah, on wednesday. So what are the differences . How do you know you have the flu and you dont panic that you have the coronavirus instead or vice versa. Janelle wang joins us with more. We talk about this all the time, janelle. Do i have the flu . Do i have the coronavirus . Theres a little bit of paranoia. Well, its hard to tell the difference. Covid and the flu are very similar, so similar doctors say people with covid have flulike symptoms. Both are respiratory illnesses. Both have symptoms including cough, fever, fatigue, muscle pain. But one clear distinction, covid patients, some of them experience loss of taste and smell before they feel sick. Usually doctors can easily diagnose if you have the flu, but with the two illnesses so similar, you most likely have to take a test now to confirm if its just the flu and not covid. Both are deadly, but covid is deadlier, killing more than 200,000 people in the u. S. So far compared to the flu last year, which killed 22,000. Now, taking this test and finding out which virus you have is important, so doctors can take the appropriate measures to treat you and protect others. There are new tests coming on the market which can rapidly distinguish between the two. Flu diagnostics are not something that we think about a lot, but its not something thats terribly common. Usually when you have the flu and if youre sick enough to go to a doctor with the flu, he or she is going to diagnose you mostly clinically. Its not necessarily going to be done in a laboratory because flu is very easily to recognize normally. That being said, with the onset of covid19 and the similarities between the two, we really want to distinguish who has covid because theyre much more infectious and in much more trouble than someone that normally has flu. And then also get the flu patients away from anyone that might have covid. So we dont want to mix those two patients or populations and get the people with covid isolated and treated appropriately. The coronavirus is deadlier and more contagious, and the effects of covid can linger for much longer than the flu. Now, janmark diagnostics located in Southern California received fda emergency authorization this week for its rapid test. It tests for 20 different viruses, including the coronavirus and influenza. Similar tests are expected to hit the market very soon. One way to help reduce the spread of this twindemic, get a flu shot. Doctors say, jessica, its more important than ever. Thats for sure. Thank you, janelle. Heres some good news as we head into the weekend. Jimmy g is back. This afternoon 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said garoppolo will start on sunday at levis stadium against the dolphins. Jimmy g as you might know has missed the last two games with a sprained ankle. The coach said he practiced today as you can see, and he feels good. C. J. Beathard is now the backup quarterback. San Francisco Chronicle calls it the most anticipated barbecue restaurant in america. Up next, well show you hoops the owner had to jump through to put the open sign out. Its cool with some clouds, but its not going to stay for the weekend. We do have more cloud cover on the way and cooler temperatures. Ill detail that for you coming up in about eight minutes. When we welcome our west coast viewers, following the breakup of a plot to kidnap michigans governor, we take a closer look at radical antigovernment groups now ready to instigate civil war. Also, is it covid or the flu . The symptoms to know when we see you back here tonight. 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. When was the last time your property tawhat . L went down . Never. Are you kidding me . For years, the residential burden has gone up. While the corporate burden has gone down. Prop 15 reverses that. It closes corporate loopholes and invests in schools, small business, and firefighters. And when the big corporations pay more, your tax bill goes down. Thats right. A savings of a hundred twentyone dollars a year for the average home. Give homeowners a break. Vote yes on 15. A santa rosa man is back in the bay area tonight after surviving a shark attack. Mark bow den returned this afternoon. The shark attacked him while he was body surfing in miami on wednesday. Bowden says it wasnt until he was in the ambulance that he learned about a warning sign that might have tipped him off to the shark. So i wasnt i wasnt aware of the flags. I was never warned that it want a good time to go in the water, that it was a feeding season. I was never warned about any of that. Im just a tourist from california. And later in the ambulance, i heard my paramedic saying, oh, yeah, i wont go in the water when theres a lot of fish. Bowdens surgery went well. Hes expected to make a full recovery. But going in the water, well see what happens with that. The oakland home that made National Headlines last year is now in the hands of the Oakland Community land trust. This was that vacant home that four homeless moms moved into without approval. It will now serve as transitional housing for other homeless moms. Today the moms 4 Housing Group celebrated the victory at that house in west oakland. Its on magnolia street. Back in may, the Oakland Community land trust purchased the home from its corporate owner, wedgwood, for a little more than 587,000. As you can j ma, the house is in really poor condition, so well be starting rehab in the next month or so and looking forward to putting it back into productive use for the moms. This is officially moms house. [ applause ] once the makeover is complete, the transitional house will help homeless moms have a place to stay while they get their credit in order and find permanent housing. Foodies in the bay area counting the days until a much talked about barbecue joint opens in oakland. The owner of horn barbecue tells us that red tape from the county not only delayed the restaurants opening, but also cost him nearly half a million dollars. Nbc bay areas melissa colorado takes us inside the restaurant that the San Francisco chronicle calls the future of bay area barbecue. Reporter you cant tell, but behind that mask, eds mouth is watering for a thick slab of brisket. We usually cook these for 14, 16 hours. Reporter but he and countless other bay area foodies are going to have to wait another week. Pitmaster and owner matt horn is tired of turning loyal customers away. We also had a family come out, they drove from arizona. Reporter horn was supposed to open his first brick and mortar restaurant last october at this west oakland space, which used to be brown sugar kitchen. But then came the red tape. Horn says Alameda County required the restaurant to install an indoor smoker. This sort of cooking is done outside. This is a wood burning pit. Its supposed to be outside. Reporter horn complied. Then he had to get it certified, which required flying out an inspector from texas. Were in maybe over a few hundred thousand dollars in this whole project. Reporter then the pandemic hit. In a sick twist, horn says the outdoor smokers he wanted to use all along were given the green light. Theres nothing here other than warehouses, so i think there should have been some flexibility. If it wasnt for the people in the community, i dont think wed be here. Reporter we reached out to the Alameda CountyPublic Health department for comment and did not hear back. Horn says his restaurant is now just one inspection away from opening its doors next weekend. We are now here one year later, and finally to the finish line of seeing that light at the end of the tunnel. Reporter in oakland, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. Thats a lot to go through. Yeah, that is a lot. Lets pencil in we go to horns barbecue at some point soon. It is friday night. We have made it to the weekend. Heres a look at our live traffic cams. Jessica, look. No smoke, no orange. Just some classic fall weather. Hallelujah is what i have to say. It is the weekend. Chief meteorologist jeff ranieri joins us now. Okay. No matter what you say now, the weekend is here, so it doesnt matter. But give it to us. Hey, i dont have much bad news today, so that is a good thing. Weve had a lot of smoke to talk about. Weve had the fires. Weve had the triple digit heat, but we are in this nice fall stride, so youll definitely be happy with this forecast coming our way as we head at least through the next few days. Lets bring you outside to that live highdefinition sky camera network. If youve been stuck inside a lot of the day like i have doing work, sitting at the desk, hunkered down, youll want to take a look at this view. Its from walnut creek. We have some cirrus clouds passing on by. A little bit of blue sky. A glorious shot from north alamo looking towards walnut creek where we did get up into the 70s. 74 degrees. Not super warm but not too cold either. Then as we move through the next couple of hours, well be drop be into the 60s. Let me show you what we are dealing with. We are sandwiched between two different systems. Its frustrating because wed like to get the rainfall but its not going to happen here. We have a storm system moving off towards the south. Then theres also another storm system to the north. Now, its this one off to the north as we head through tomorrow thats going to bring some cloud cover back, very extensive with a chance here of some spotty drizzle near the coast, maybe the bay. And then as we move through tomorrow, well hang on to this cloud cover and a slight chance of some spotty drizzle. Its going to be a good day to just enjoy these temperatures and that air quality. Tonight through saturday, we are looking good across the entire bay area. So as we move through tomorrow mornings forecast, weve got the same as weve been dealing with. 50s. So if youre up early, you do need some sort of jacket. Be ready for that. 56 in the east bay and the north bay at 52. My temperatures tomorrow really dont adjust a whole lot as that storm moves off to the north. Its going to keep us below average, so a few 60s here in the south bay. Right over san jose, have you at 69 degrees. And then a little bit warmer here for morgan hill and gilroy in low 70s. For the east bay, not too hot. You can deal with that. 71 in concord. And closer to the bay i have you at 67 in oakland. Peninsula, plenty of 60s here from san mateo to redwood city. San francisco, 50s and 60s tomorrow. A little bit of a wind out of the west at 13 miles per hour. Chilliest spot in the marina at 58. Across the north bay, we have continued good weather for the firefighting effort. Upper 60s from santa rosa right through clearlake. My extended forecast is going to show that once we hit sunday, well start to see the cloud cover beginning to leave, and that should set us up with a lot more sunshine on sundays forecast. Youll see in my sevenday here, saturday we get the clouds, chance of spotty drizzle. Then sunday, sun starts to return. Then things do start to warm up next week. San francisco, some 70s tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and friday. For the inland valleys, the same deal here. Clouds on saturday. Sun starts to return on sunday. Then were back up to the upper 80s on wednesday. A few low 90s by next thursday and also on friday. So, raj and jessica, a really nice forecast next few days, and no 100s, so i think this will hopefully make everybody happy on this friday, and tgif to everyone. We have finally made it to the weekend. Its been a long week on many fronts. I havent heard tgif in months. Thats great, jeff. All good news. Im bringing it back. Yes. Thanks a lot, jeff. Coming up, a new warning on yelp lenkinked to the Racial Justice movement but could it also be hurting some businesses . That story is coming up next. The unfair money bail system. He, accused of rape. While he, accused of stealing 5. The stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. The Senior Citizen could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. Voting yes on prop 25 ends this failed system, replacing it with one based on public safety. Because the size of your wallet shouldnt determine whether or not youre in jail. Vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. Vote yes on prop 25 in the bay area, we believe in science. R e pandem. 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. Yelp is taking on racism. The San Franciscobased company says if you feel you were treated poorly because of your race, you can now file a racist behavior alert. Thats what its called. It will appear in the businesss review. Some diners say its a good idea but Small Businesses known to have a love hate relationship with yelp say they worry people will abuse this alert. Peer reviews matter, and right now as Small Businesses are struggling in the midst of this pandemic, a label that says that they are racist might mean the end of that business. Yelp says to prevent false claims, it will investigate before issuing that alert. After being closed for almost seven months, gyms in Alameda County are finally reopening. Get ready for changes, though, inside the 24hour fitness. This is the one in pleasanton. Capacity capped at 10 to meet state health requirements. Members check in doing touchfree by using an app. And, yes, youre going to have to wear that mask the entire time youre in the club. Social distancing a must, and some of the areas will be closed. A new campus, but of course theres no kids on campus. After years of rebuilding, an Elementary School in oakland is ready to reopen. Glenview elementary. The building was almost entirely torn down in 2016. Since then, the district has dealt with delays in building and a bidrigging scandal. Now, though, students are in distance learning, but the schools principal says shes ready for a fresh start. Like what is there not to be excited about . This is an amazing building. At least half of our teachers are actually coming to their classrooms and teaching from their classrooms while were in distance learning, and we cant wait to get our kids back. Like so many schools, waiting for those kids to come back. Koifn protocols will be enforced including masks worn at all times once the students do return. Kids will be happy to see each other, even if its from far away. Were back in a moment. Stay with us. Give you my world how can i, when you wont take it from me you can go your own way go your own way your wireless. Your rules. Only with xfinity mobile. When was the last time your property tawhat . L went down . Never. Are you kidding me . For years, the residential burden has gone up. While the corporate burden has gone down. Prop 15 reverses that. It closes corporate loopholes and invests in schools, small business, and firefighters. And when the big corporations pay more, your tax bill goes down. Thats right. A savings of a hundred twentyone dollars a year for the average home. Give homeowners a break. Vote yes on 15. Your shoulder seems to be healing nicely. Im sorry baby. I dont want you to play with that. singing twinkle, twinkle little star. How i wonder what you are. How are you doing . Schedule a video visit with your doctor. Kaiser permanente. Thrive. When you take ar. 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. The unfair money bail system. He, accused of rape. While he, accused of stealing 5. The stanford rapist could afford bail; got out the same day. The Senior Citizen could not; forced to wait in jail nearly a year. Voting yes on prop 25 ends this failed system, replacing it with one based on public safety. Because the size of your wallet shouldnt determine whether or not youre in jail. Vote yes on prop 25 to end money bail. Tonight at 6 00, struggling during the pandemic and then hit with another blow. A san jose family reeling after their popular taco truck was stolen, but theyre not down and out. What theyre doing to not quit on their dream of sending their boys to college. Well have that for you coming up right here at 6 00. Up next, were going to send it over to lester holt with nightly news. Then well see you back at 6 00. Tonight breaking news hurricane delta slamming into the stormweary gulf coast. A large and powerful category2 storm. Destructive winds and rains. Dangerous storm surge and wide spreading flooding expected in a region crippled by hurricane laura. Why so many chose not to evacuate our teams in the gulf and al roker is tracking it all. The president declaring a cure for covid19. Eyeing a Campaign Comeback about to hold his first inperson event since his diagnosis. Dr. Fauci saying the white house hosted a super spreader event plus, what the president now says about a covi