Sonoma and san mateo tapping 50 turnout while alameda has over 54 . San francisco at 52, santa clara at 50 and solano has 46 turnout. Devin fehely takes us behind the scenes inside newly opened Voting Centers in Santa Clara County. Reporter with just three days left for tuesdays election, the registrar in Santa Clara County said they already more than doubled and nearly tripled their voting from 2016. The san jose mayor join more than a halfmillion voters dropping off their ballot early at the institute of contemporary art in downtown san jose. If there is any Silver Lining that all that has been dreadful and that has happened to us in 2020 is the fact that he will are deeply engaged, thank goodness we had 600,000 voters who already said this Community Matters in a to me for me to get out and vote. Voting centers from San Francisco to san mateo to santa clara have seen recordbreaking turnout this election. In Santa Clara County more than 575,000 people have already mailed in or dropped
To sipriani boulevard. Well update this two situation as it develops. It doesnt appear that the fire is completely out, but based on the amount of smoke, it certainly looks like they are making good progress. As we get more information, well bring it to you. Back now to the problems with the edd. If you need to file for new unemployment payments, youll have to wait two weeks. Thats because the state says the two week shut down should help speed up problems with the system and help get your payments. Tom evacuation joins us now live with a look at some of the big problems facing the systems and how they plan to fix it. Tom . Well, advised that given the States History of making changes, the edd is making plans in this plan goes awry. The backlog has been grow big 10,000 applications every day, is over the weekend, the edd announced it will not accept new Unemployment Insurance applications for two weeks, so it can install a new system to speed up the whole process. This will process abo
Moves in. Melissa colorado has more on the demand for heat lamps and fire pits and whether it will be enough to encourage foodies to dine out in the cold. Reporter downtown walnut creek transferred into rows and rows of restaurant patios. Take main street. On some weekends, theres more tables and chairs set out than parked cars. How will the restaurants adjust in the winter . Theyll be bracing for rain, wind and hail. So right now its beautiful weather. We enjoy the weather. But the rainy season reporter the owner, eric zang knows his restaurant in walnut creek, cant rely on sunny skies forever. Everybody worry about the winter, our rainy season. How can we do it . How can we survive . Reporter many restaurants, especially along the bay are already stocking up on electric and gas heaters says the owner of alfresco heating in novato. Theres been this before. Eric can says propane heaters are flying off the shelves because theyre portable and dont need to be plugged in. Alfrescos outdoor
In aerosols. The personalized or airborne transmission would be a big deal but then this morning, the cdc retracted it, saying it was a draft and posted in error. The spokesperson said it is poorly written, the bottom line is, aerosol transmission is possible but not the main way that it writes. So we are retracting it. All of these things together, they paint a very bad picture of what is going on. Reporter dr. John swarts burke has been reading the cdc bulletins and reports for 50 years. He says this is the has top notch scientist to vet everything and the stakes like this are rare. But lay in august the cdc website was also quietly updated to say you did not need to get tested if you have been exposed but were asymptomatic. That caused an uproar which again made them aboutface. They said the scientists were not to blame. The fact that it is being damaged so by federal government, by the executive branch of the federal government, in particular, is a true tragedy. Reporter they have
A nominee friday or saturday. Senator majority leader mitch mccolonel elhas already vowed to hold a vote. Elections have consequences. Its called you pick people for the Supreme Court. Reporter the president previously said hell pick a woman. The choice has become a central focus of the election and could give the president a boost, especially with conservatives. I think that there is a potential advantage this gives the president , maybe even those running for senate. It is going to be, you know, buckle up. Speaking to those republicans out there, senate republicans, who know deep down what is right for the country and consistent with the constitution. Reporter democratic president ial nominee joe biden spoke directly to those gop senators, pleading with them not to follow mcconnell. Biden centered his argument arout round the issue of healthcare and the Affordable Care act. When a vacancy occurs if the last year of the first term, you can see Lindsey Graham said lets let the next pre