Ballots directly to the registrars office. In Santa Clara County, more than 437,000 people have cast their ballots. About half, about 220,000, have put their ballots not in the mail but directly into drop boxes. Nbc bay areas Marianne Favro is live at the Santa Clara County registrar of voters in san jose with more on that. And marianne, people want to make sure they get in and their votes count. Reporter they are very concerned about that, janelle. If you look here, this is where people drop off their ballots at the registrar of Voters Office. Many people we talked with today felt that their vote would be secure if they dropped it off at this specific location. 13 miles, thats how far ted and carol bautista drove today to turn in their ballots at the drop box at the registrar Voters Office in san jose. I feel like it is safer to drop it on a place where you will be counted. Reporter but Evelyn Mendez with the Santa Clara County registrar of Voters Office says theres no need to make a
Thanks so much for making us a part of your morning. Im marcus washington. Im laura garcia. Breathe a sigh of relief. Well check that commute with mike who is back today. First, kari, tell us what is in store for us with the forecast. Why does it seem like the nice days are so few and far between. We are going to enjoy some great weather today making headlines for us as we are going to have a quiet weather pattern settling in across the bay area. It will be a little bit warmer than normal, but i think well take it and this weekend looks pretty nice as daylightsaving time ends. Well see our high temperatures reaching into the low 80s for some of our warmest spots in the inland valleys. Well talk more about that coming up. Mike, how is it looking for the commute . You said fall back, right . Thats good news. We get an extra hour. But well talk about that later. Looking over at the maps the bottom of your screen you have green and lets zoom down to southbound 17 just before you get to bea
We begin tonight with two major actions on the issue of race and social justice. Two subjects at the heart of our effort to build a better bay area. The first is the Fatal Shooting of oscar grant police. Oscar grant was lie ing was evidence that another officer is guilty. Abc7 is on the story. Justice delayed is justice denied. Reporter more than 11 years after her son, oscar grant was shot and killed by b. A. R. T. Police officerer at the fruitvale station, she wants the case reopened and new charges levied against one other officer. We will continue to be out here and remind the world of how our judicial system is continuing to fail people of color. Is grant was shot and grants family a now wants prosecutors to consider filing criminal charges against former b. A. R. T. Officer tony peroni, who was seen in cell phone video holding grant down in the seconds before he was shot. Oscars last wrds were, i cant breathe. Anthony peroni, the b. A. R. T. Officer that created the environment
Reporter doctors saying he continues to improve after a delayed acknowledgement that his oxygen levels had dropped twice in recent days and that hes now taking a steroid typically only recommended for seriously ill patients in the hospital. They may be thinking that they can turn the white house into a bit of a hospital for him. But if he needs intensive care unit, hes going to have to go someplace with a great team. Its a very, very serious disease. Reporter at the same time, questions remain about the scope of the outbreak inside the white house. Press secretary Kayleigh Mcenany and two top assistants today joining the list of several highlevel staffers testing positive. Even though President Trump is now back at home, you heard his doctors say that hes not out of the woods yet, and he is certainly going to need to be closely monitored because medical experts agree that the next few days in the course of any covid19 diagnosis are critical for recovery. Back to you, jessica and raj. T
Going out now. All vote by mail ballots in california come with prepaid postage and you can return your ballot at any time to and including election day. November 3rd. The envelope must be sealed, signed and dated. It can be turned into your county elections office, a ballot drop box, a vote center or any polling place. And if youre mailing it back, there is more time this year for it to arrive because of the concerns about the u. S. Postal service. Now, a ballot with a postmark no later than northern 3rd can be received as late as november 20th and it will still count. You can track your ballot online through the secretary of states website. And earlier today on abc 7 news at 4 00, we spoke live with the secretary of the state alex padilla about the benefits of voting by mail. Its convenient. You get to vote from the comfort and safety of your own home and it is proven to be secure. So any suggestion otherwise is, frankly, not true, and only seeks to undermine confidence in our electi