Announcer this is Washington Week. Corporate funding is provided by [music] for 25 years, Consumer Cellular has been offering no contract wireless plans designed to help people do more of what they like. Our u. S. Based Customer Service team can help find a plan that fits you. To learn more, visit consumercellular. Tv. [music] announcer additional funding is provided by the estate of arnold adams and koo and Patricia Yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities, the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Once again, from washington, moderator robert costa. Robert good evening. And welcome to Washington Week. President elect joe biden and Vice President elect Kamala Harris continue to face mounting challenges tonight with President Trump refusing to concede and blocking them from both transition funds and highlevel intelligence briefings. Now while some republicans
So, well call that partly cloudy right now. Temperatures today still a few 80s in our east bay valleys and most of us in the 70s and coast in the San Francisco in the 50s. Five to ten degrees cooler than yesterday. Still too warm for this time of year. Kumasi. Ill take it from there, thanks, mike. Happening now the polls are officially open and voting is under way in most of the continental u. S. Ill take it from here. Lets take a live look right now at voters. They are lining up as you can see. This is in anderson county, south carolina. Another very crucial state. Voters in swing states will likely be deciding this election and because many of these states are several time zones ahead of us, well start to see the Election Results this afternoon. So, heres a look at some of the big ones that we will be tracking. The following times are pacific times. Polls in georgia and parts of florida close at 4 00 p. M. Our time and the Florida Panhandle and parts of michigan and pennsylvania it w
Eta strikes again. The Tropical Storm making landfall in hardhit florida for the second time bringing dangerous flooding. We are live in the storm zone tracking the new threats this morning. Troubled waters. Covid scare at sea. A passenger on board the first cruise to set sail in the caribbean since march reportedly testing positive for coronavirus. Passengers quarantined in their cabins as big cruise lines gear up for test runs looking for Healthy Volunteers to help them get back on the high seas. Two weeks till turkey. How to play it safe this thanksgiving. What you need to know before traveling. The new rules and risks, and the ceo of kroger here live to answer questions about potential shortages at the Grocery Store. The devil will get your soul and countrys golden night kicking off with a powerhouse tribute. The starstudded cma awards unlike any youve seen before. Hey, in 2020, its great to be anywhere. Were taking you backstage with the biggest wingers. Eric Church Taking home th
We made history together four years ago and tomorrow were going to make history once again. Biden hammering the president on his handling of the crisis. Were going to beat this virus. Were going to get it under control and the first step, the first step to beating this virus is beating donald trump. And overnight, that blistering new warning about covid19 from Task Force Coordinator dr. Deborah birx. Just ahead of election day. [ crowd chanting ] as the final polls open anxiety elevating across the country over fears of postelection unrest and a potential battle over the ballots. This morning, how to make sure your vote counts. What it will take for each candidate to win. Our Powerhouse Political Team is spread out all across the country on this critical day for the united states. And good morning, america. We hope you are doing well on this decisive day for the future of our democracy. The final day of voting and the most consequential election of our lives. And one thing we know you
In 40 californians or about the population of san jose. State Officials Say we are at 991,000 cases. The virus has now killed more than 18,000 people in california. That is roughly the population of moraga. Good evening. Thank you for being with us tonight. Alameda county meanwhile is pausing further reopening as it anticipates having to move to the more restrictive red tier. Daily new cases per 100,000 people are up to 4. 9 from the countys low of 3. 4. There has also been a steady increase in hospitalizations. Officials say if Current Trends continue the county may be put back in the most restrictive tier. Thats purple. And in Sonoma County people are frustrated that theyre still in the most restrictive purple tier even though test numbers are improving. But as abc 7 News Reporter Wayne Freedman explains the county thinks it knows whats going on. Reporter another date another covid testing site in Sonoma County. Theyre still in the purple tier here highly restricted and residents are