Our restaurant is so small, it used to be filled in there, but it was cozy. So, you know, the tables were too close to try to go in there and space it out. Outside here we have the tables, the chairs six to seven feet apart from each other. Reporter retail stores, indoor malls, libraries and offices can now open at full capacity. But with the holidays around the corner and people wanting to gather, San Mateo County supervisor david can he pa wants everyone to not let up. We need are he main vigilant. We need to make sure that people wear their damn mask. We need to make sure that people are socially distant. Reporter in the next tier down from orange is yellow. At this point the only place in that category is San Francisco. Reporting live in redwood city, anoushah rasta, nbc bay area news. Thanks, anoushah. High schools across Alameda County got the green light to open their doors to students. It can begin november 9th. The schools need to come up with a covid19 health and safety plan. They dont have to open. The decision will be left up to each school and school district. Schools must post thb reopening plans to their websites. Hurricane zeta made landfall in louisiana. The category 2 hurricane brought heavy rain, strong wind, but that didnt stop some people from heading outside. Look at this guy. You can see this man getting blown away by the wind somehow. Local News Reporter needed to hang on to a tree. Were going to show you that because the wind and the rain so strong. There you see the reporter. Heres a live look at new orleans right now. Meteorologists say the force of the storm could topple trees, damage buildings in parts of louisiana and alabama. The mississippi coast could also be swamped by a tenfoot storm surge. In the final stretch, we are now just six days away from election day. Tonight both president ial campaigns are in arizona, a state they believe is crucial to winning the election. Nbcs alice barr is live in washington, d. C. With the fight for every single vote across the country. Alice. Reporter it is going to come down to every single one, and arizona is one of a handful of states that could tip the election. To give you an idea of just how close the race is there, President Trump today rallied in a rural area. Hes hoping that maybe boosting some of the turnout there could offset potential losses in the suburbs. Battleground arizona in the spotlight today with President Trump and joe bidens running mate, kamala harris, each making two appearances there today. President trump won the state in 2016. Now polls show a tight race with a slight biden advantage, and the president is fighting for every vote. Whatever you do, you have to go out and vote. Who here is going to vote for Sleepy Joe Biden . [ crowd booing ] reporter senator harris meeting with Business Leaders before a drivein rally in tucson. We know that the real strength of any human being is not based on who you beat down. It is based on who you lift up. Reporter biden voting early back in delaware. Hes off the trail but on message, getting a covid briefing from Health Experts before laying out his plans to get the pandemic under control. Well let science drive our decisions. We will deal honestly with the american people, and well never, ever, ever quit. Reporter it comes as the White House Science Office is taking heat for a press release that listed ending the covid19 pandemic as one of the president s top accomplishments despite record surges now sweeping the country. A white house spokesperson calling the statement poorly worded. Were certainly not getting ahead of it. Were still in the midst of the pandemic. We do say were turning the corner. Reporter the grim reality of the virus contradicting the message the president wants to send six days before voting ends. And tomorrow the focus shifts to the countrys biggest battleground state, florida. President trump and joe biden both Holding Events there before the president carries on to an evening rally in north carolina. Jess, back to you. Thank you so much. Well, voter enthusiasm and the coronavirus have created a gamechanging event at the home of the oakland as. Alameda county is opening the coliseum to voters starting saturday. Instead of 800 tiny polling places open only on election day, voters can cast their ballots over four days at a place thats b. A. R. T. Adjacent and freeway close. But the fact that they are open all day saturday, all day sunday, all day monday, and then that whole long day on tuesday, on election day, makes it so much more convenient. Now, there will be curbside drop boxes and inperson voting. Mayor libby schaaf says who better than the coliseum staff to move crowds of people and cars around efficiently and safely. We want to help you with your questions about the election. We have resources on everything from whats on your ballot to how to make sure your ballot stays secure and gets counted all on our website. Just head to bay area. Com election guide. A rough day on wall street as surging coronavirus cases sent the u. S. Markets plunging. [ kbbell ringing ] that hard hat might have been the perfect accessory for todays free fall. The dow fell 943 points. Investors concerned the rising cases here in the u. S. As well as the surge in europe will impact our global economy, leading to a major selloff today. A face to face meeting. Thats what the family of oscar grant had with the los alamital District Attorney today. A jury convicted an officer. Another former b. A. R. T. Officer involved in that shooting needs to go before a judge as well. Melissa colorado has more. We have been denied the justice that we deserve for 11 years now. Reporter we all know it was the bullet from a former b. A. R. T. Police officer that killed oscar grant. Mehserle who was convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter isnt the only one who deserves to spend time behind bars according to oscar grants family. Cephus johnson believes his 22yearold nephew could have died the same way george floyd died, with an officers need to his neck. Very painful for us to see george floyd go through that same thing. Reporter the family points to the viral video of the shooting and this internal Affairs Investigation commissioned by b. A. R. T. That blasts former b. A. R. T. Police officer Anthony Peroni for punching grant in the head and using the n word. Earlier this month, Alameda CountyDistrict AttorneyNancy Omalley announced shes handpicked a team of lawyers to reopen the case. Were cautiously optimistic. Reporter this afternoon, the family met face to face with District AttorneyNancy Omalley to discuss the future of the investigation. The family said they couldnt disclose much except that the death of george floyd was brought up. If it is done correctly and fairly, the officer will be charged. Reporter the question is what charge could peroni face . We asked bay area attorney and legal analyst dean johnson. Based on the evidence that ive seen, i think that the statute of limitations has expired on most of the likely charges. Reporter i asked the family if District AttorneyNancy Omalley provided a timeframe as to when exactly this investigation will wrap up. The family says no time frame was given, but they did say that they stressed they want this investigation to be as transparent as possible. In oakland, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. Thanks, melissa. Back up and running. Pg e says nearly all customers now have their power back on. The utility shut off power to more than 300,000 customers starting on sunday because of strong gusty winds. An allclear for the weather came yesterday. That gave pg e the green light to go out and inspect the power lines. After that inspection, pg e was able to restore service to everyone. Well, something to celebrate tonight. A beloved Neighborhood Park look at this is back open for the First Time Since the north bay fires three years ago. What youre looking at now, which looks pretty incredible, is the new coffey Neighborhood Park in santa rosa. What a difference from what that park looked like right after the tubbs fire. Remember this . I remember standing there and thinking and saying it, actually saying this is what hell looks like if it really is. Nearly every single home around this park was destroyed. The fire also claimed five lives in this neighborhood alone. But today it was really about celebrating how far the area has come. Todays grand reopening not held in person because of Covid Concerns obviously, but the city of santa rosa did put this video together to mark the milestone, to share it with the people of coffey park and really the people of california. The new parks design is based on feedback from the neighborhood. The ideas came from students at schaffer charter school. Coming up, she was known as the mother of chinese food in america. Were going to look back on the life of Cecilia Chiang and the impact she had on other famous chefs from the bay area. Im raj mathai. This might be the most creative ballot dropoff in the country. Its happening tomorrow in oakland, and it involves horses. Even if you dont have a horse, youre invited to be part of it. Well show you next. Im chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. Beautiful weather today but what about the rainfall . Ill talk about the problem were seeing with the rainfall pattern and the link to la nina. Ill see you back here in about eight minutes. When were joined by our viewers in the west, well have the latest from battleground pennsylvania. Were in willings bury for the broadcast today talking to voters about why this state is so pivotal and why loyalties are being tested here like never before all when we see you tonight on next nightly news. A true giant of our Culinary Community has passed away. Cecilia chiang, often referred to as the mother of chinese food in america died today at the age of 100. She revolutionized chinese cuisine in america, bringing items such as potstickers and hot and sour soup to the menu. Her restaurant, the mandarin, was a mainstay in San Francisco for decades, bringing the flavors of northern china to the bay area. We spoke with celebrity chef michael mena, who says her impact will live on for generations to come. She introduced, you know, San Francisco and a lot of the United States to that level of chinese, you know, of that style of cooking that really, i think, opened everyones eyes. Like what julia childs did with french food. The mandarin moved from its original polk street location to Ghirardelli Square before it was sold in 1996. Her son continued the family tradition, creating the successful restaurant chain p. F. Changs. We interviewed cecilia back in 2018. You can watch the full interview on our website. Silicon valley in the hot seat as tech leaders took what sometimes was pointed questions from senators. The hearing pressured the ceo of google, Mark Zuckerberg of facebook, and jack dorsey of twitter to defend how they police their own content. Republicans accusing them of deliberately suppressing conservative views, which the executives deny. Zuckerberg pointed out that his platform alerted the fbi to the plot to kidnap michigans governor. I think it was about six months ago when we started seeing some suspicious activity on our platform, and thats part of our routine in how we operate. The goal of our labeling is to provide more context, to connect the dots so that people can have more information so they can make decisions for themselves. Let me be clear. We approach our work without political bias, full stop. Last week the Justice Department sued google in the governments biggest antitrust lawsuit since suing microsoft back in the 90s. One of the bay areas most visible Political Activities doesnt have a long history in politics. Her background is riding horses and tomorrow thats her plan for getting people out to vote. Lets bring in raj mathai with her story and her mission. Raj. Reporter janelle, think back in the day. It wasnt that uncommon for people to ride in on horses like the pony express, but now you dont see that. People dont take a horse to drop off their ballot. But its happening again in oakland as of tomorrow. Its called ride out and vote. Thats the program. This is led by brianna noble. Shes the one that got National Attention a few months ago when she rode her horse into the black lives matter rally in oakland. She was even featured on a National Verizon commercial. Well, noble and her horse named dapper are now inviting everyone to ride with them tomorrow afternoon. In fact, you dont have to have a horse. You can ride, walk, skateboard, whatever. Shell even drop your ballot off for you. They just released this video to help unite Northern California equestrians of color and really to remind people to vote early. I just feel like getting out and vote is really important right now. So if i can use my horse to help inspire some people that werent going to vote before to get out and vote, then thats what i want to do. Every vote matters, so i want any and everyone that can to make sure they get out and just vote. Brianna, as you look back at these last several months, youre not a political activist. You dont have a deep history in politics. Now youre on the forefront or at least very visible. How does that make you feel . You know, its an interesting thing because for me, what my focus is, is the kids. Im a big person with staying in your own lane and making sure you can just do the best that you can. But my lane is horses, and so theres certain things that i feel strongly about, and voting is one of them. So im going to try to make the biggest difference i can using the horses to do just that. She is remarkable. Heres the bottom line. It doesnt matter who youre voting for. Youre invited to join the ride. Theyre meeting tomorrow afternoon, 3 00 p. M. At Laney College right there in the students parking lot. Theyre going to head down oak street right toward the Alameda County courthouse to drop off the ballots. Should be an interesting thing to watch and unfold right in our own background. Janelle, i know if jessica dp t doesnt show up to work tomorrow, i think shes going to join the ride. That is so my style of transportation right there. Way to get out the vote. Thank you, raj. Lets bring in meteorologist jeff ranieri. We have some nice horseback riding weather outside. Chilly in the morning but then the sun was just out today. Just a spectacular day. So if youre on a horse, on a bike, walking, car with the windows down, sunroof opened up, weve got excellent weather continuing through the next couple of days, which has been really nice after that windstorm on sunday and monday. I know a lot of you are thinking about, okay, rainfall, we need it. We need it desperately. I was one of the first people to start reporting on this issue were seeing, and its with our developing la nina right now that does have a tiein to this dry pattern were dealing with. So lets get a look at the weather maps. I can show you the setup here. With la nina developing right now, we get the cooling of the pacific waters. When that happens, we tend to see a strong ridge of High Pressure develop. Thats important because that moves the storm track well off to the north, keeping the best rain chances over towards seattle. During a la nina phase, which were currently in, we can get the storm track, eventually lowering near the bay area. But we still have to see some monumental changes over the next four to eight weeks for that to happen. Again, dry the next seven days because of that High Pressure and our tiein with la nina. So no rain but we do have some bright weather moving on in and some pretty comfortable skies as well. You can count on me to continue to update you on that la nina as we head through the next couple of months. For tomorrow morning, mostly sunny, and were starting off chilly. 47 in the trivalley. South bay at 49. East bay, San Francisco and the north bay, more widespread 40s, down to 47 here in the east bay and 46 in the north bay. Temperatures tomorrow dont adjust a whole lot. In fact, were pretty temperate across the entire bay area. Not too many fluctuations. 80 here for downtown san jose. Well take you to the east bay and more of those 80s for walnut creek, concord, livermore, danville. Go closer to the bay, in the 70s, oakland at 76. Those 70s continue as we head over to the peninsula. You can see high forecast here in redwood city at 76. San francisco a mix of 60s and 70s. 73 in the mission. Ingleside, 67. And for the north bay, a mix of 70s and 80s. 77 in novato and 80 in sonoma. My extended forecast, Pretty Simple in San Francisco. We keep with some 60s and then eventually more 70s as we roll into next week. And across the inland valleys, dry the next seven days, and we are looking at a mix of some 70s and also some low and mid80s. Now, sunday as the time changes, check this out. Our new sunrise will be 6 36, and that sunset one hour earlier at 5 10 at night. Heres the good news, in theory we get an extra hour of sleep on sunday, and i think after everything weve been through in 2020, an extra hour of sleep might do us all a little bit of good, right . Multiple hours of sleep would do us all really, really good, but well take that one. Yes. It means my toddler is getting up an hour earlier, which is hard for me. But, hey, we could all use another extra hour of relaxing. Thanks, jeff. Well, it is sad. Officially coming down. Crews dismantling San Franciscos cocacola sign. As a nurse, ive faced the fear of being stretched too thin to do my job right. And its not Just Health Care workers. Our teachers and school staff are going the extra mile for our kids. Our firefighters are taking on unthinkable missions to keep us safe. How can we keep giving billions in tax breaks to rich corporations when our communities need that money . Prop 15 closes corporate loopholes and invests in our schools, health care, and public safety. Help us do our jobs. Vote yes on 15. 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. Im szasz. Rescue caltrain. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. We do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; its important. We walk three to five times a week, a couple miles at a time. Weve both been taking prevagen for a little more than 11 years now. After about 30 days of taking it, we noticed clarity that we didnt notice before. Its still helping me. I still notice a difference. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Piece by piece, workers dismantled the cocacola sign in San Francisco today. As we told you on monday, the sign is being taken down after 83 years. Since 1937 the double sided sign has soared over fifth and bryant streets. Its not clear if high rent or a planned new taller building is prompting coke to dismantle the sign. The czu complex fire may be out but were still seeing smoke rising from that burn zone. This is on old hall road in San Mateo County. Crews are working to put it out still but firefighters say you shouldnt be worried. Hot spots are going to continue until we get some rain. The czu fire broke out in august and burned almost 90,000 acres in san mateo and santa cruz counties. Now, after the fire obviously comes the cleanup. Contra costa county fire crews are cleaning up brush, trimming trees to decrease the chances of another fire starting. They say its super important they do this kind of work. Right now its happening on iron horse trail in danville. By the way, crews will be out there again tomorrow. Well, San Franciscos legion of honor museum is open again and welcoming guests. Well show you next. [ whispering ] whats this . Oh, are we kicking karly out . We live with at t. It was a lapse in judgment. At t, we called this house meeting because you advertise gigspeed internet, but we cant sign up for that here. Yeah, but im just like warming up to those speeds. Youve lived here two years. The personal attacks arent helping, karly. Dont you have like a hot pilates class to get to or something . [ muffled scream ] stop living with at t. Xfinity can deliver gig to the most homes. 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 official ballot drop box near need to fiyou . He closest just visit vote. Ca. Gov to find your nearest location. Then drop off your ballot. Your vote will be secure and counted. There are other ways to vote too. Just return your votebymail ballot at your voting location or mail it back. Or you can vote safely inperson during early voting or on election day. Vote the way youre most comfortable but vote by 8pm on november 3rd. Woman after covid, my hours got so we cant pay our bills. And now our Family Budget is gonna be hit hard with prop 15. The yes on 15 ads say it only raises taxes on big corporations. Thats not true were all going to pay. 11 billion in new property taxes will get passed on to Small Businesses and farms. Theyll raise prices. Higher gas, health care, food. Even day care. We cant make ends meet now. Families cant afford 15. No on prop 15. Coming up tonight at 6 00, concerns over mailin ballots. The message from the Registrars Office tonight. Plus the new way social Media Companies are preparing to crack down on election misinformation. Were going to have that for you coming up tonight at 6 00. Well, another landmark reopening. This time it is San Franciscos legion of honor museum. I love this museum. Yeah, its great. Today and tomorrow the museum is opening its doors just for members, but on friday the museum will open to the public. People Must Wear Masks at all times and capacity will be limited. But it looks like people are just enjoying a reason to get out of the house and head to the museum. It lifts my spirits to be here during such a tedious time right now. The museum will also offer free admission every saturday to people who live right here in the bay area. I think rodan would think thats a good idea. Very nice, jess. Thats going to do it for us. Nightly news is next. Well be back at 6 00. Byebye. Tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. Hurricane zeta slamming into the u. S. And just days to go until the election zeta making landfall a short time ago after strengthening into a powerful category 2. 110mileperhour winds. Life threatening storm surge. New orleans in the potential bulls eye many could be without power for days al roker is tracking it. The race for 2020, both campaigns today in arizona joe biden casting his vote joining over 75 million americans in record early turnout. And the message from the white house in these final days. President trump ending the pandemic even as it surges to new records