Good morning. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Of course we begin with an election day unlike any other in u. S. History. After months of aggressive campaigning, President Trump and joe biden now leave it up to the voters. About 98 Million People have already cast a ballot. That is the biggest early vote total ever and more than 2 3 of all the ballots cast in 2016. So skyler henry is outside a polling location in alexandria, virginia. Skyler, what are the chances that we may see results from this hotly contested race, i dont know, by tonight . Reporter hey, annemarie. Good morning to you. Every indicator weve had up to this point essentially says patience will be a virtue as it will take some states days to get their final tallies in. We could see a few early indicators, especially as polls close in some key battleground states in the south. But as you mentioned, weve already seen historic voter turnout thus far with people in some cases waiting hours to cast their ballots as t
Protests and demonstrations that at times have gotten violent and destructive. Local Police Departments say theyre worried the violence might surface again on Election Night regardless of 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
Republican electors in wayne county who initially opposed certifying to towards vote. You said the only ones that are at fault the city of detroit where 80 of the people who reside there are africanamericans. Shame on you. Shame on you. You are a disgrace as it relates to the ability to have a free and impartial election in the statio amy hen weook at how pfizer cid19 exits privateeavily on funding. We will speak to rob weissman of Public Citizen. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The u. S. Soared past 12 million confirmed covid19 cases this weekend as the number of new cases quickly approaches 200,000 a day. Over a quarter of a Million People in the u. S. Have died from the coronavirus. Despite warnings from Public Health experts, including that centers for Disease Control and prevention, who are urging people to skip travel and indoor gatherings, a surge in Holiday Travel has already started ahead of thanksgiving. The department of h
The two candidates have to say on the final day of campaigning. At the marathon is now a sprint. The president and joe biden. You could say they are pecking two days into one with a number of rallies. The president is on day two of a seven state tents top tour of battleground states. Five today and another five events today. The president kicked it off in fayetteville, North Carolina this morning in front of a packed house. In 2016 by 20 hillary clinton. A 2020, trails biden six Percentage Points in that state. Next stop is wisconsin, and back to michigan. Trump talked about a number of topics from bolstering military to the Russian Investigation at brought it all home with the economy. A vote for me and the Republican Party is a vote for the american dream. And in conclusion, over the next four years, we will make america into the manufacturing superpower of the world. And we will end our reliance on china, which has already started. Lacto biden started this morning in ohio for an out
Ban and hes been with the department for 6 years. His girlfriend was notified, she went to the hospital. Nobody was on the bus the driver of the bus will be tested for drugs and alcohol will have more details coming up in a live report thats tonight at 9 oclock. It had concerns about the upcoming election. Prompting action in many parts of the bay area businesses gearing up and getting prepared to take safety precautions to win. Alltime new level we begin our coverage there in San Francisco kron fours terisa stasio has the latest on how people are getting ready to recess. Well here in San Franciscos really remarkable sight. You know we are here at union square grant and vicki and most the time this is just exploding with people. Lots of tourists here and enjoying themselves, but not right now not at this time and that is because there are so many businesses boarded up and its all about what could possibly happen in the next 24 hours. Take a look for yourself crews hard at work measurin