Have been hitting record highs all week, as President Trump and former Vice President biden race across the battleground states this weekend, that will decide the election. Former president Obama Joining joe biden saturday with President Trump campaigning in pennsylvania and praising supporters who surrounded a Biden Campaign bus in texas with their pickup trucks before police intervened. We have the latest from the campaign trail and chuck todd will be at the big map looking at paths to victory for both candidates. Then our sunday focus on making sense of the vote you will see on tuesday night. An inside look at how officials count hailin ballot and how long it could be until all of them are counted. Harry smith looks at disinformation about the campaign and how lies about Coronavirus Spread quickly online. A new virtual sunday sitdown i promise you do not want to miss with oscar winner oscar mcconaughey. He turned from romantic comedies to an Academy Award and the origin s of the mov
The better off well all be out there. Ikea. Make the dream yours. Announcer from abc7 live, breaking news. Director of the California Department of public health, dr. Sonia angel reportedly announced she resigned her post effective immediately. In email to staff didnt give a reason for resignation. But departure comes a week after glitch was discovered in the data system that caused underreporting of the cases in the state. Governor thanked her for her service. Im eric thomas. Im dion lim. On the heels of that resignation, lets look where coronavirus stands in california right now. State reported more than 8,300 new cases of the coronavirus today, well above the sevenday average, may be due to clearing a backlog. Positivity rate is back up to 5. 7 . As the pandemic goes on, were focused on how to build a better bay area for all of us during this time. Health is part of that, another part is education. Were less than 24 hours away from the start of the school year for thousands of kids
Us. Im eric thomas. The scu complex is now the histthe czu complex and these fires have burned nearly here a wildfires burning in the state, many of them sparked by lightning. At least 965 structures have been destroyed, many of them are homes. Heres a quick look at where these fires are located. Te lnu complex is in the north bay primarily in napa and sonoma counties. The scu complex goes into santa clara, alameda and contra costa counties, and theres the czu in santa cruz and san mateo counties. The big concern for firefighters now, a red flag warning and the chance of more lightning tomorrow. Some communities arent taking any chances because of the weather the Alameda County sheriff today issued an evacuation warning for some unincorporated parts of the county. Where there are few exit routes. Abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma is here now with more on the red flag conditions. Drew . We are tracking the threat of not only thunderstorms with lightning thunderstorm but gusty winds. Tw
The problem with the yoyo effect is if you keep getting on the list and off the list and youre open for Indoor Dining and not open and to go and patio, you cant plan your business based on these ever changing variables. You need to know how many you need to hire, how much staff you need to hire. He is concerned about how much food to buy for six of his diners located across the bay area, several of which are in counties that have been circulating on and off the watch list. The yoyo effect creates so many different variables. Its just not a situation that is going to create a successful atmosphere for businesses in the longterm. Reporter but it will likely become the new reality for many as the number of covid cases and hospitalizations continue to rise. Now the governor also shared an update on enforcement today. Over the holiday weekend, alcohol Beverage Control conducted close to 6,000 inperson visits to both bars and restaurants, and while most were compliant, there were 52 citation
vo good feeds our connections. Good feeds us all. Hormel Natural Choice lunch meats. Kel inside a car, several businesses, gyms, salons and hotels are gearing up to reopen on monday. As Health Care Experts are keeping a close eye on covid19 cases in that county. After a rather hot weekend for many of us in the bay area, cooler weather is about to move in. Well have the detn the accuweather forecast. Abc7 news at 11 00 starts now. Announcer building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. Good evening, and thanks so much for joining us. Im dion lim. And im eric thomas. Hundreds of people gathered today in martinez for a protest over recent racist incidents in the city. There were concerns of potential classes with counter protesters, but this demonstration remained peaceful. It started at the black lives matter mural outside the courthouse and ended with a rally at the waterfront. Abc7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez was there and spoke to the organizer. Reporte