O this summit, the future of america in america summit. Were published by good and upworthy and were with the Aspen Institute and Society Program for this event. Im aaron, and im the founding director of the Aspen Institute science and Society Program. Part of the Broader Health medicine. Science and society was established in 2019 with the mission to elevate public trust in science and to help fost ear more diverse scientific workforce. Next slide. The gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the rita allen foundation. We would like to thank the eneral supporters. This event accompanies a magazine that talks about the lection issue. It was very positively reviewed. It was positively reviewed in the washington post. Are a number of the articles that you can view online if you heck out the magazine. Next slide. We are thrilled to have a stellar lineup of experts to discuss the future so future of science in this country. The format is rotating pair conversations during which two experts wi
This year because of the covid pandemic do we have any real baseline to understand what is going on with the electorate going into this election . I think this election will be unlike anything we have seen in the past. Its hard to know if there is a good corollary. At this point we are seeing far more early and absentee voting then we saw in 2016. Its really off the charts. That looks atart early and in person voting and how it has trended over the past couple of years. People can see from watching it that the trend has been for more voting by absentee or mailin ballots then by in person on election day. What is happening in the thinking about conduct of elections that has led to this and celebrating this trend this year . Its been a trend about 20 years in the making. Ever since colorado and Washington State made it easy for their voters to vote by mail we have seen that once voters have that option they like that option. In a pandemic voting by mail is a good and safe option. In addi
The weather. Announcer todays weather is brought to you by the makers of nondrowsy 24 hour claritin. Live claritin clear. All right. Lets look ahead to your weekend. We start off with saturday weve got a much nicer day in the southeast after so much rain record heat continues in the rockies. A fire risk out west wet in the Pacific Northwest sunday, sunday autumnal warmth in the northeast. Much cooler in the plains. And the fire risk unfortunately continues out west thats whats going on across good morning. Im meteorologist kari hall. Lets take a look at our high temperatures for today. The last, very nice and comfortable day before some high heat comes in. Well see our temperatures in oakland reaching 73. 78 in palo alto. And 85 today in antioch. But then as we go into the weekend, there will be high fire danger for a lot of our bay area hills, especially in the north bay. And there will be a high concern as were going to also have some hot temperatures extending into early next week.
Removed, but why some say it should remain right where it is. But first, San Franciscos nightlife starting to come alive. Restaurants reopened with strict guidelines. Surreal. Absolutely surreal. Good evening, everyone. Nightlife in the city for the first time in three months. Al fresco dining in San Francisco. And customers couldnt wait to reserve a table. Nbc bay areas jean elle has more on what it looks like. Reporter outside is the place to be in San Francisco tonight. It was a big day, a big moment. So i feel emotional, yeah. Its great to see all these people out here on the street. Reporter from north beach to mission bay were happy to see our friends in the neighborhood back at mission rock. Reporter Restaurant Owners say its a relief to be able to serve customers outside. Patios are full of people hungry for the familiar experience of eating out. We actually had reservations for monday, but since they opened today, it was like, oh, no. Were going today. To be honest with you, w
Sanitizer available. Employees must have proper protective gear. Employees must be trained on how to curve the spread along with monitoring any symptoms. Only napa and the bay area say they will be ready to open retail tomorrow. As for restaurants those guidelines are still being developed. Were hoping to get more on tuesday is hinted at. Thank you so much for joining us and the owner of curry up now. You. They do have brick and mortar restaurants. Good to have you. What is your reaction to to im very appreciative of the cautious approach hes taking. Its a lot when youre starting to talk about a Dining Experience at a restaurant. Theres a lot more issues we need to take into account. I was happy with it. I like a lot of residents are really looking forward to getting back to the restaurants we love but we need to do it in a very major and cautious way. What do you think about it . Were you hoping to hear more or is this what you expected . Just as expected. I wasnt really expecting muc