And President Trump 48 of the vote with 68 million american vot votes. Now what really counts is electoral counts. 270 magic number at 264. President trump having locked in 214 electoral votes. It is coming down to razor thin margins more than anyone expected if you watch the polls. Liz kreutz has a look at the current state of the race and the discrepancies we saw in polling. Liz . We did. Many of us expected this race to be close but not this close and depending on some results that were expected to get in the next few hours, 12 hours from arizona and nevada. There is a chance biden wins the white house by reaching 270 on the dot. But as we know, its not over until its over and the president is not going to go down without a fight. After a roller coaster 24 hours, the path to 270 are starting to come into clearer picture. Today abc news saying former Vice President joe biden is the apparent winner to win michigan. It a big victory for the biden camp but it not over yet. Were seeing s
Im larry beil. Im christian see. Were in a difficult situation and we got to keep pushing. The push to get people to wear masks and stay safe into the holiday season. This as california hits an unfortunate milestone in the fight against the pandemic. The state marked 1 million cases today according to data compiled by several news organizations. That includes people who have recovered, texas became the first state to hit a million cases yesterday. More than 18,000 californians are died. In the bay area, there are more than 130,700 cases. Alameda county is causing further reopenings as it anticipating moving to the red tier. Daily new cases for 100,000 people are up to 4. 9 from the countys low of 3. 4. There is also a steady increase in hospitalization. Officials say if Current Trends continue, the county may be put back into the most restrictive tier and that is purple. Spiking numbers have counties in the bay area hitting pause in their reopenings. The question is this going to be en
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
Come back to me, sir. Reporter u. S. Postal service mail carrier carl bracey was the driver. Police were looking for a stolen white chevy impala with tented windows. The Police Officer believed the suspect was armed. Bracey was driving a white chevy malibu. I never had a gun pulled out on me but to have several guns is devastating to me. Reporter San Rafael Police chief dianna bishop. He made a mistake. This kind of mistake is rare, but it happens. Reporter the person who reported the vehicle stolen didnt know his license plate. Attorney john burris is representing bracey in a lawsuit filed by the police department. He said the officers on dispatch should have found more information who they were looking for before stopping bracey. Very disturbing. All you really had is a black man in a car. Reporter the vehicles tented windows prevented police from seeing braceys ethnicity. We were three quarters of the way through getting you out of the car, it came out there was stickers on the side
President trump is closing the gap in arizona, though, with bidens lead dropping to about 38,000 votes. Lets check in with stephanie sierra tracking both campaign. Votes continue to pour in from each of the remaining four Battle Ground states. Joe biden 17 votes from 270. As we heard from the president today, he wont be conceding without a fight. In the home stretch, joe biden leading in the pour Battle Ground states, arizona, nevada, georgia and pennsylvania. A declared win in pennsylvania alone with its 20 electoral votes would put him on a path to the presidency. His supporters anxiously waiting. Democracy is sometimes messy and requires patience, as well. Meanwhile, President Trump is leading in north carolina. Continuing to send false messages on twitter he won the presidency and toting unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. Democrat officials never believed they could win this election honestly. Thats why they did the mail in ballots where there is tremendous corruption and fraud