This is abc7 news. [ chanting this is what democracy looks like] many of them ready to vote for the very first time and want to make sure their voices are heard at the ballot box. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im dion lim. Count them down, only two days left before the election, and the final push is on to get out the vote across the bay area. Youth voter turnout could be pivotal on tuesday. Abc7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard joins us live at San Francisco city hall where young people took to the streets today to make sure their voices are heard. Cornell . Reporter yeah, dion, they really did take to the streets of San Francisco. Many of them are firsttime voters, and they say that they know that they have the ability to make a change on tuesday. [ chanting ] reporter election day closing in fast, young voters are feeling empowered. This event called march for our future made its way through San Francisco sponsored by youth advocates for change. We are two days fro
Will likely affect what healthcare will look like for her and millions of others. This election is one of the most important in my lifetime. And sorry, a little emotional. But i really feel like this is the soul of our country. Im not done fighting. Reporter she dropped off her ballot at the warriors chase center. Its one of the busiest ballot dropoff spots in San Francisco. Workers told me they selected 1,400 ballots yesterday. Sometimes people decided to vote one way or the other, but weve had an honest and open dialogue. Reporter they say they divided the propositions to research and a zoom call would talk about how they plan to vote on each issue. They plan to make it feel more of a communal experience, this whole election season has felt some sort of alienating. No matter how people vote, democracy works when people speak up. He and his wife greeted voters, handing out stickers to those dropping off ballots. Speaking of the injustices that have gone on in this world and in order t
Those meter lights were turned on at 5 37 this morning. We are starting to see the crowding, the brake lights forming. It is starting to get slow from the east bay to San Francisco. We do have a trouble spot. Westbound 80 at magazine street. The ride into vallejo is pretty slow. We already have brake lights. A slow right into the Altamont Pass with a 38 minute drive time. We just got this new video in, the aftermath of a deadly siege that is now over. It happened in afghanistan. At least 19 people have died. 22 are injured. Three attackers stormed the schools campus. All of them were killed in the firefight which lasted for several hours. The taliban just issued a statement, denying they took part in this. This comes as they are continuing peace talks with the u. S. Backed government. Eventually the aim is to have the u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan completely but that is not helping matters. One more day until election day but for many voters actually going to the polls on the first
As it was way back then journalists not jealous not the world reaction is made of green cheese. Well you know look im officially reported to move to produce pure for. One week until election day 2020 pole sitter political consultant frank luntz is my guest on this is. The problem im larry king one week until election day early voting has hit record levels was so is the number of call the 19 cases polled certain food program and song a good friend frank luntz. Says the home stretch is a strong by. The ever seen anything like this. No i dont want to see anything like it again the truth is im heading tonight to see the game 6 the world series because i just need to clear my head and i know that thats not a great strategy with exactly one week to go before the election but just maybe a little bit of baseball would give me a way to get through the next 7 days when i havent as yet anything concrete debated the problem is that both candidates are being rewarded for not being specific both can
Back. I hope it all goes well for you. You are well social distanced. Thats nice to see. We have fog along the coast this morning. Visibility down less than a quarter mile at Half Moon Bay. Expect coastal valleys to get foggy. You can see it hasnt made its way into the bay, if it does, it wont last long. Im not worried about it except for you folks on the coast. 68 in Half Moon Bay, 76 in San Francisco. Near record warmth places like san jose, 83. Concord, 84. Oakland, 80. Napa, 84. A couple more days of this before finally some autumn chill and a chance of showers coming up in the accuweather sevenday forecast. Lets get back to you. Thanks. Less than 24 hours before the end of voting and more than 93 million americans have already cast their ballots. Today President Trump and former Vice President joe biden making their final plea to voters. Faith abubey is live for us in d. C. With the details. Reporter good morning. Despite what the polls are showing right now, both campaigns were o