In los angeles. Thanks so much for joining us. Pleasure to be with you. Talk about going to the polls tomorrow, first and foremost, President Trump has solicited for people to sign up to be poll watchers. What are their roles . Its not a new thing. Its not. And done right, very boring. Allows people to come to the polls and watch and make sure everything is going according to the rules and how it should be. There are very strict rules on interferi interfering with or intimidating voters in the election process. And officials have a lot of tools to make sure those there to watch are there to just watch, look, not touch. Where is that line between poll watching, legal, and intimidation, illegal . I think people expect boisterous activity in and around election day. Weve had that quite a while and more than 100 feet from the polls can include calling out candidates and measures and encouraging people to vote for specific things. Once you get inside that window though, its much different p
To speak at saturdays rally, but the event was stopped soon after it began. Police say three officers were sprayed with pepper spray and several people participating in the rally were injured, including the organizer who was punched in the face and lost his front teeth. Abc 7 news iteam reporter dan noyes was there this weekend and has been speaking with both sides in whats turned into a national controversy. He joins us live. Dan . Reporter ama, the march on saturday was supposed to be an event at twitter headquarters. To protest the company banning some altright accounts but police had to shut it down just after it started. I interviewed Phillip Anderson at the daily city airbnb where he was staying just hours after a sucker punch knocked out his two front teeth at the rally he organized for this past saturday. What are we becoming that people are going to knock the teeth out of my mouth and punch me in the face and yell black lives matter at me. White people, okay . It doesnt make a
Votes, and tonight, theres a reason joe biden and President Trump are visiting pennsylvania. Why that state is so crucial this time. Also tonight, well take you through the scenarios. What happens if President Trump wins florida, whats his path from there . And what happens if joe biden wins florida . What we could know early and what could spell a very long Election Night, a very long election week ahead. The backdrop of this election, the coronavirus here in the u. S. Tonight, cases surging in 47 states, including battlegrounds. The president will land in wisconsin tonight, where just today, they hit a sevenday high in cases. The president repeatedly saying, were rounding the corner. But tonight, dr. Faucis blunt warning, quote, were in for a whole lot of hurt. The possible terror attack overseas. Images coming in at this hour. Gunmen opening fire at six locations. And back here at home tonight, the volunteers across america, guiding voters at the polls in this pandemic, in this hist
Bob wachter shared his thoughts monday saying each member provides very different perspectives to the pandemic and this task force is really set up with a broad group of people very diverse in every dimension, including Patient Advocates policy experts act practicing clinicians epidemiologist for allah just doctor David Kessler has been named one of 3 cochairs on the task force he served as commissioner of the fda under president s George H W Bush and bill clinton doctor wachter says cassler knows how to make the washington machine move any move the ball way down the field in terms of in terms of nutrition in terms drug use his dog good, he gets things done he understands how the federal Government Works understands research and i think hell do a terrific job at this doctor eric goosby also brings previous washington dc experience he worked with the Obama Administration to implement the emergency plan for aids relief yeah erica is a legend is an expert in global health. Hes an expert a
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