Nbc bay area news. Thank you, scott. We are now just four days away from election day, and that means both President Trump and his challenger, joe biden, have less than 100 hours to campaign. Both are spending that time battling for votes across the midwest. The contrast striking between the two campaigns as they stump in a region where the accelerating covid19 pandemic is dealing its sharpest blow. President trump continues with packed rallies. Joe bidens fans stay in their cars. Honk if you want america to be united again. Were doing better now than we ever did. Theres more enthusiasm. The crowds the crowds are much bigger. Nationwide, covid cases have now crossed the 9 million mark with a record 90,000 reported cases just yesterday. That breaks down to one new case every single second. Well, days ahead of election day, businesses are preparing for the possibility of protests or demonstrations with some even boarding up their windows. Christie smith is live in union square with more
The outcome bay area businesses are either boarding up again or simply staying boarded up kron fours dan thorn is live in berkeley tonight, he joins us with more on what police have plan and what the residents are expecting to dan. Well ken and pam some Bay Area Police departments say they are increasing staffing on election day and the following days and theyre also canceling any discretionary time off its been said before that this is likely going to be an election unlike any other and police are not taking any chances. Businesses throughout the bay area are boarding up or are continuing to stay that way as election day nears depending on which way the elections go police in Berkeley Oakland and San Francisco are also preparing for potential unrest by increasing staffing to help keep the peace open residents tell us if the presidency doesnt change hands. Theyre expecting protests. I think youll see more. Rebellion, you know i think youll see more revolutionary movement i hope bay. Th
And indoors the pastor says. The inside of the chapel in san jose is for many, a place to find peace. One reason 700 parishioners keep attending even as the church defies the Public Health order. It breaks my heart, frankly. There are a lot of people who need church. The pas tore says thats why hes continued unrestricted Indoor Services since may. Despite ten county violation notices and 350,000 in fines. The county currently allows places of worship to operate at 25 capacity or up to 100 people tot total. People are hurting. People are really hurting. We see it every week. Our job, my job, im called to help those people that are hurting. Flanked shoulder to shoulder by churches statewide. Only one wearing a mask. The group denounced the plans to seek a restraining order on Indoor Services there. That restraining order will, if it succeeds, place this church in a position where they have to decide are we going to bow down to cesar or obey god. The group is not against masks, social dis
Meteorologist Steve Paulsen is monitoring the conditions in the area. Reporter firefighters have been showing up throughout the morning. This is the command base, where they will have a briefing this morning before heading back out to the fire line. One thing we did learn is that one of the Evacuation Centers yesterday was full and now has space at the fieldsburg Community Center. The Sonoma County fairgrounds also a place that you can bring livestock. About 2,000 people remain under the mandatory evacuation orders. There are three main Evacuation Centers, the hillsburg Community Center, the Veterans Memorial building in santa rosa, and the fairgrounds where horses and livestock can be sheltered. Evacuees say they are nervous. So far 49 structures with have burned. Its nature, right . Reporter firefighters have been able to contain about 800 acres. As for those evacuated neighborhoods, the Sheriffs Office has put deputies in those neighborhoods to watch for any suspicious activity or p
Fun thing. Do you still have your nintendo . Yes, for my kids, yeah. Yes did you ever play them . No. Not really. When when they were little. Yes, i did the Nintendo Store announcement is a big deal for union square over the last couple of years, the premier shopping district has seen retailer after retailer close its doors. We talked to tim walsh, who lives in menlo park and is touring around a couple friends who are visiting from germany. Its a ghost town near the financial district. Its a little unsettling if you havent been here in a while. Yeah, but its great if youre looking for a parking spot. According to data compiled by a Research Firm called coresight, 40 retailers have closed in union square since 2020. The city has been trying to attract other companies to replace them, and a few new high end retailers and restaurants have opened in the union square area. Nintendo has not announced exactly where in union square it will be, but according to the citys office of economic and