Boards like this going up all across San Francisco, as we get closer to the election. Ill tell you where and how Law Enforcement is preparing. Voters in oakland got a surprise today as a group of people on horseback came to drop off their ballots. The lastminute push to get out the vote. A local grandfather, putting his tools to good use. Building a better bay area for lowincome students. Bright and sunny today. Find out if there will be spooky surprises this halloween weekend. Abc news at 11, begins right now. Building a better bay area for a safe and security future. Were worried about the extreme elements that want to do violence and harm people. Tonight, the bay area is preparing for potential postelection unrest. Local Law Enforcement increasing staffing and coordinating with the fbi. Businesses, as you can see, are boarding up. Abc 7 news j. R. Stone is in San Francisco where nervous Business Owners are preparing. I never experienced Something Like this in my life. Reporter in th
Back to normal until 2022. So hang on to your hydroxy if you still have the. [ laughter ] remember when we were kids and we all thought wed have flying cars by 2022 . Now its like, maybe in the future well be able to go to a movie without killing our grandma. [ laughter ] cases are going up and up about. I think they had the thirdhighest report of infections so far today. Much of that is attributed to what they call pandemic fatigue. People are sick of being careful, so they relax, they start doing risky things. Which i get it. But thats not the way it works. You cant just stop because its annoying. Its a virus, not glee. [ laughter ] you know . Heres a map that might be of interest to you if youre curious as to whether this masking and lockdown works. You see all the red . Thats the United States. Those of the covid outbreaks here. Up above that, that is canada. Doesnt look too bad up there, does it . Even adjusted for population, theyve had onefifth as many infections as we have, but
You know, they held the world series at a neutral site in texas to protect the teams from covid19. And it almost worked. Dodgers third baseman, justin turner, was mysteriously pulled from the game after the seventh inning because his covid test results came back positive. Why they didnt find out until the game was almost over i have no idea. Major League Baseball might want to invest in some slightly more rapid tests for the players. Turner took all the necessary precautions, he left the field for 20 minutes, then came right back out on the field. [ laughter ] here he is after the game. Good news is he was wearing the masks, one of those n95 no, wait, no, i guess he wasnt. He had the mask on his ears. At least he wasnt holding the trophy that everyone touched oh, he was. Actually, the important thing is he wasnt hugging any of the guys oh, he was. So he did do some hugging, but he didnt kiss anyone on the mouth oh, wait a minute. Except for his wife. Who is now definitely positive too.
In 41 states doctors and nurses overwhelmed. And this is by far the highest number of patients that weve had since the pandemic began. And breaking news in the race for the vaccine, the controversial new challenge trials Just Announced this morning. Fire and ice. Firefighters swarm by red smoke and strong winds as they battle a recordbreaking wildfire outbreak in colorado. And the october snow now covering the midwest. Ginger tracking the latest. Jeff Bridges Health battle. Overnight the oscarwinning actor revealing hes been diagnosed with lymphoma. What hes saying about his condition and his message for fans this morning. Lucky to be alive. The couple surviving this terrifying crash careening into a canal saved by hero Good Samaritans. The gas station worker and offduty officer who raced in to help. Signed, sealed, delivered and Holiday Shopping surge. The new alert about ordering packages during the pandemic as experts predict Record Online shopping, when to order those gifts by to b
The better off well all be out there. Ikea. Make the dream yours. Red flag barnings will go into effect first thing tomorrow morning as winds developing, increasing our fire danger. Well have all the details in the forecast. A Public Safety power shut off is expected to happen in this oakland neighborhood tomorrow. You can see why there is concern out here. The longterm effects of covid on your brain. What patients say theyre experiencing when it comes to coronavirus and cognitive health. The push to reopen a beloved palo alto playground, why its popularity could be the reason why it remains closed. Abc7 news starts now. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc7 news. In the longterm, if its always on and off, on and off, it kills our business. Fear and frustration tonight. Critical fire conditions could keep power off to tens of thousands tomorrow. Take a look at the impact on bay area counties. More than 22,000 customers could face electricity cuts to prev