One possible snag. The signature test. Its something all ballots must go through, especially right now as mailin ballots pour in by the millions to election offices. Good evening. Im ama daetz. And im dan ashley. Thanks for joining us. In the 2018 general election nearly 23,000 mailin ballots were rejected across the bay area. The big three mistakes, no signature on the ballot or envelope, signature doesnt match Voter Registration card, or ballot isnt returned in time. As President Trump erroneously claims that mailin ballots are not reliable, we wanted to look at the verification process, especially the signatures. Abc 7 News Reporter Wayne Friedman is on the story. Reporter youre looking at the largest early voter turnout in marin county history with more than 100,000 ballots cast already. Thats more than half the registered voters. Panner lowe was one of them today but after talking with us she did have some questions. Are you worried . Well, now i am. Reporter and all because of he
Hey, mike. Hey, reggie. Good morning to you. Jobina, and also frances joining us this morning. Well get back to them in a second. Lets show you whats going on. A calm and cool night out there. There are a few clouds developing near the coast. Well keep an eye on those. For the most part as you can see from our exploratorium camera, its a clear and quiet morning. That will lead to a tranquil afternoon with warmer than average temperatures from 67 in Half Moon Bay with low to mid 70s around the bay. Even a 77 in fremont. Some 80s showing up around morgan hill, livermore, concord, fairfield, santa rosa, lake port and ukiah. Well look at your weekend forecast, nothing too scary there coming up and the latest on zeta as well. We know one of the biggest questions for parents right now is when can your kids go back to class . Alameda county says middle and high schools can reopen as soon as november 9th if they have a plan. Education is one key area were focusing on in our effort to building
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Reporter and carol fife, whos running for a council seat. Black women, this is a painful day for us. Reporter an unforgettable lesson for others. Everyone has to be awear are whats going on in black lives matter. Reporter out here live, you are looking at one of the portraits. Thats al san leandro man shot and killed by the Police Demonstration is happening here in oakland. They are creating safe spaces for demonstrations to happen tchlt th. They are warning drivers to drive carefully, demonstrators did make their way onto freeways and blocking drivers. Drivers, make sure you drive very carefully. I am melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. A busy day of clean up in san jose. City workers Power Washing and painting over graffiti. Last nights demonstration wrote various messages on the walls and sidewalks. Last night protesters lighting the fallon statue on fire. Activists say mayor fallon oppressed the mexican community. That statue was cleaned up this morning. Two Police Officers were s
Through. Thanks for joining us. Im laura garcia. And im kris sanchez in for marcus washington. Mike, i was in a gaggle of cars this morning which feels so unusual. I think it was a fluke. Well see. Lets check in with vianey for the forecast. It sounds scorching hot. This is in anticipation or ahead of the heat wave were set to experience. We want to make sure our viewers are prepared for whats to come. A live view over San Francisco. That marine layer right now hugging the coastline. You could see it keeping the coastline nice and cool for now. This is probably going to be the coolest part of our morning because this is what i will be monitoring heading into the weekend. Unhealthy air quality. Much hotter weekend. Potentially record highs above 100 degrees. Ill have complete details, but first lets check in with mike. Vianey, we have our typical construction through oakland. As we look at your map and also the transition to the bay bridge. Thats expected heading through the area. As yo