Debate prep for days, holding mock debates. In a new interview, the Vice President saying former President Trump is, quote, not burdened by telling the truth. Tonight, how Donald Trump is preparing in these final hours. And the new poll just out tonight, showing this president ial race is a dead heat. Mary bruce, rachel scott, and Rick Klein on this new poll just in, all here in philadelphia tonight. The news breaking late today. Legendary actor james Earl Jones has died. One of americas most distinguished performers. A powerful presence on stage and screen. No. I am your father. D David Steve Osunsami with the tributes coming in. Also tonight, tropical Storm Francine gaining strength. The storm expected to become a hurricane tonight, as it now takes aim at the u. S. Ginger zee with the new track. The Wildfire Emergency at this hour. Thousands of evacuations outside logs angeles. Flames burning across more than 20,000 acres. Dozens of large fires burning in the west. Tonight, the urgen
The much talked about surge in covid19 cases appears to be happening in california. New numbers show a shocking rise in infections hitting numbers not seen in months. With that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us. Im dion lim. Certainly not a good day at all for california with the coronavirus. The state reported nearly 11,000 diagnosed cases today, the highest since early august. The Positivity Rate continues to rise with the 14day rate jumping to 4. 4 . It was 4 on friday. That number is a strong indicator of the transmission rate of the virus. Nearly 3700 people are in the hospital getting treated for covid19 and about 1000 of them are in the icu. Now, the spike in covid cases is increasing the demand for testing right here in the bay area. But some testing sites are reaching capacity. According to abc 7 News Reporter cornell bernard, some advocates are calling for more testing sites to handle the load. Reporter across california, the need for covid testing is in high
Decision to take her off life support. Kron fours dan thorn talking with her family this afternoon. Hes live tonight. In the newsroom with their story and obviously dan heartbreak that no family has to experience absolutely jonathan this has been an extremely difficult time for this family, they have no idea why someone would do Something Like this. The victim leaving behind a young son and a grieving family looking for answers. 21 yearold ivana or resolve ul celebrating her sons first birthday a joyful memory just weeks before tragedy struck the young mother and richmond native was killed after being shot in the head in valais how mean i know in the new. Justice is done. The thing that everyone is going through his son. So im going to be healed. For his novels cousin, cuba that remember sir is friendly to everyone and always had a smile. He says the family was heartbroken she couldnt pull through in we were given the up short so that we would have to because pretty much. Her brain can
Lead. He leads 51 of the vote. You see donald trump here with 47 of the how many votes have been counted that is a key of course right here, 84 as i get turned around, but you still have quite a few votes to count in arizona and those 11 Electoral College votes at stake. That is the state that the Trump Campaign is hopeful that it can flip essentially from what the a p called as a biden state to make it a trump state and then if they can get arizona and they can turn these from pink to red meaning there trump states theres a path team trump is still hopeful, obviously the pennsylvania ends up in its favor been a lot of votes that are still outstanding mail in ballots in pennsylvania and georgia that have yet to be counted again getting some votes tonight some vote updates in arizona and georgia so that should go a long way towards determining what the outcome of this could be but with 264 electoral votes, joe biden if he just got nevada and the 6 Electoral College votes nevada has that
Thanks so much for joining us. Im Jonathan Mccall justine is enjoying the night off today the United States passing yet another mild grim milestone in the fight against covid19. The country now topping more 11 million cases just 6 days ago the United States had 10 million cases. The death toll from the virus dealt sits at more than 246,000. The rising case counts along with hospitalizations in the bay area now forcing local Health Officials to once again in force restrictions in order to limit the spread on tuesday alameda and warren counties are expected to move back into the red tier meaning that Indoor Dining will be banned. Currently both counties said in the orange here which is the moderate here also on tuesday napa county is expected to move back into the purple tier which is the most restrictive on the reopening map currently that county is in the orange here. Health officials in north bexar also urging the community to take proper steps in order to prevent further spread of th