Cbs news projects former Vice President joe biden winning michigan. Cbs news also projects biden as the presumptive winner in wisconsin. Now after a long night of counting its clear that were winning enough states to reach 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. Reporter in pennsylvania, more than a million mailin ballots still have to be counted. Officials say it could take days before the winner is known. Well be done as soon as were done. We want to make sure that every vote that is legitimately cast and is good. Reporter the former Vice President gave his perspective on the state of the race here in delaware as President Trump continues to undermine confidence in the integrity of the election. The president tweeted this afternoon, theyre working hard to make the 500,000 vote advantage in pennsylvania disappear, likewise michigan and others. His campaign challenged the vote count in pennsylvania and asked the u. S. Supreme court to get involved. This is absolute fraud. Wev
Now at 11 00 just one hour until election day. Tonight an update on the unprecedented turnout so far and how bay area voters are feeling as they head to the polls. Im nervous, im prepared for anything. The president ial candidates campaigning into the night. The lastminute push for votes. Their closing arguments to the american people. New details tonight on a freak accident that left a San Francisco firefighter with critical injuries. A judge issues a restraining order against a south bay church racking up six figures in fines. The response from that congregation tonight. They go to the church to find refuge u and that is what he has provided. Good evening im ken bastida. Im elizabeth cook. Now at 11 00 on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. An unprecedented early Voting Period wrapping up tonight. And in a matter of just hours, polls open here in the bay area. That happened just after midnight eastern time in the small town of dicksville notch. Here in the bay area some new early
Is limited to 25 capacity just in time for the holidays. Owner Jennifer Smith is strictly adhering to all health guidelines, but she does have one question. Yeah, i havent heard anything about, you know, any particular retail establishments here being, you know, traced back to an outbreak. Knowing that people are getting sick because theyre gathering at home, theyre gathering with their families, going to house parties, so why are businesses closing . Because theres no way to control whats going on in homes and whats going on in private gatherings. Reporter the pandemic fatigue in our community is completely understandable. Weve been at it for months. Reporter the supervisor is also frustrated. He says the states approach to virus control may be unfairly punishing businesses and creating skeptics. The data being utilized contributing to these decisions, they take into account the local conditions to make sure communities can stand behind those decisions being made. Reporter the decisio
High sierra. Around the bay area, starting to see a few cracks in the cloud cover. Well talk about whats next in the forecast coming up. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. And im ken bastida. Also right now on the kpix 5 news at 7 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, thanksgiving is a week from tomorrow and right now some people are rushing to get tested before their big family gatherings. Kpix 5s Juliette Goodrich is in pleasanton where people are having a hard time getting a test. There are many testing options, but getting a test seems to be the hard part these days. And when you do get your test and you get the results, doctors say that doesnt mean youre in the free and clear come next week. Karma chang and her two sons got their covid test today in the cv s drivethru line. No, we just wanted to before the holidays just make sure we were healthy. And we plan to just stay with our own family. Reporter but securing appointments meant booking them at the strike of midnight, and even then
About any confusion about this. How can voters report . Do they call. That is where your mail is going, they are the ones were going to be tracking your ballot. We are getting down to crunch time here, he did not have a lot of time left, especially if you dropping it in the mail, at what is staring waste mail in going to this dropbox is, the turnaround right now from when you should be hearing about your ballot once it goes in there. That will crunch down a little bit. But as you can tell people following those things online and when something goes wrong, they are following up. There seeing it. All right, thank you. He dates to keep in mind, your mail ballots must be postmarked november 3. November 20 is the final day mail ballots can arrive at county registrars to be counted. And december 14 is when the Electoral College will vote. For guide to help you vote smart, visit kpix. Com. Following breaking news in san jose tonight, fire crews responding to a blaze that is blowing traffic, a