Coasttocoast. This is amazing. Im so happy. Hey, hey, hey, goodbye its pretty incredible. Biden already making plans for his first order of business. Our work begins with getting covid under control. But trump and his supporters vow its not over yet. Many cases are going to be filed. Some big, some small. And with that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us. It was pennsylvania that put biden and harris over the threshold today, surpassing the 270 Electoral College votes needed. Nevada was called shortly after, giving biden 279 over President Trumps 214. Biden also surpassed the record for popular votes with more than 74 million cast. And it will go beyond pennsylvania. Harris would be the first woman and first woman of color to serve in the secondhighest office in the United States. But President Trumps team is vowing to move forward with legal challenges disputing the results. The next chapter in u. S. History starting off with a bang. The crowd at the biden election headq
The much talked about surge in covid19 cases appears to be happening in california. New numbers show a shocking rise in infections hitting numbers not seen in months. With that, we say good evening and thank you for joining us. Im dion lim. Certainly not a good day at all for california with the coronavirus. The state reported nearly 11,000 diagnosed cases today, the highest since early august. The Positivity Rate continues to rise with the 14day rate jumping to 4. 4 . It was 4 on friday. That number is a strong indicator of the transmission rate of the virus. Nearly 3700 people are in the hospital getting treated for covid19 and about 1000 of them are in the icu. Now, the spike in covid cases is increasing the demand for testing right here in the bay area. But some testing sites are reaching capacity. According to abc 7 News Reporter cornell bernard, some advocates are calling for more testing sites to handle the load. Reporter across california, the need for covid testing is in high
This one, here at pier 30 on the embarcadero. With the surge in covid cases, many are reaching capacity. The lines are getting longer and longer. Reporter the Health Committee chairman from the Latino Task Force says demand is unbelievably high at this test site in the mission. Recently 500 people are getting tested every day. We are here to service the Latino Community but not exclusive to and so we take care of the folks that show up that need that test. Reporter he believes the city needs more testing sites. We need a vast amount of low barrier testing sites throughout San Francisco, easy access, sameday walkup in all the neighborhoods, where we know that there is an increase in cases. San francisco currently does more testing than any other city in the nation. Deputy Health Director dr. Navina baba says the city is doing more than 5,000 tests per day. Many who are lining up are not high priority. People exposed or have symptoms or essential workers. If people have other reasons to
But there is still a path to victory for both biden and President Trump as Battle Ground states continue to tally votes. Here is where we stand. Vice President Biden has 253 electoral votes. President trump has 214. 270 is needed to win. Were waiting on alaska, arizona, nevada, pennsylvania, North Carolina and georgia. Voter turnout is expected to be high in this unusual Election Year but how high in comparison to past president ial elections . Abc 7 news Leslie Brinkley looked into that question today in Contra Costa County that could be a micro cost m for the rest of the bay area. Reporter here in the east bay, there was a big push to register new voters. They received more on the roster than four years ago but no so much the sheer number of voters but the percent of those voters who actually vote. This machine takes pictures of signatures on ballots. First step in the process of counselling a vote. There are ballots dropped off at the polls and those that arrived in the mail today.
Heard there yet. Chair fewer okay. So are there plans to bring it to further Oversight Committee . I think wed be happy to. It has not been requested of this legislation yet. Chair fewer okay. So mr. Law is on the line, is that correct . Good morning, chair fewer. Thank you. Chair fewer hi. When is the next cannabis Oversight Committee meeting . It will be in the next two weeks. Chair fewer okay. Yeah. And on this piece of legislation, theyve been made aware of the committee member. However, it has not been formally discussed during the meeting. During our meeting for the last 12 months, we do plot out time to bring up all pending legislation to the committee members. As i mentioned, this item has not been formally discussed and recommendations from the Oversight Committee. Chair fewer okay. And then [indiscernible] on behalf of the office of cannabis, i can imagine that you are in agreement with this proposed ordinance, is that correct . Yes. And this is correct. Were continuing a Rac