Will likely affect what healthcare will look like for her and millions of others. This election is one of the most important in my lifetime. And sorry, a little emotional. But i really feel like this is the soul of our country. Im not done fighting. Reporter she dropped off her ballot at the warriors chase center. Its one of the busiest ballot dropoff spots in San Francisco. Workers told me they selected 1,400 ballots yesterday. Sometimes people decided to vote one way or the other, but weve had an honest and open dialogue. Reporter they say they divided the propositions to research and a zoom call would talk about how they plan to vote on each issue. They plan to make it feel more of a communal experience, this whole election season has felt some sort of alienating. No matter how people vote, democracy works when people speak up. He and his wife greeted voters, handing out stickers to those dropping off ballots. Speaking of the injustices that have gone on in this world and in order t
Voting early at much higher rates than republicans and so we can expect to see that the early vote will look a lot more democratic than republican and that the in person vote on election day will look a lot more republican than democratic which balance things out in ohio speed. Host what are the productions for voter turnout overall . Guest ohio traditionally has a higher rate of voter turnout then other states in the country because it is a swing state and because our elections are so competitive. In the past it is been upwards of 60 and i think we can see even higher percentageses of vor turnout rates this election season. Host walk us through the history of how ohio has voted in previous president ial elections . Guest sure. There is a saying that so goes ohio, so goes the nation and it is a saying that has the virtue of being true and no republican has ever won the white house without winning the presidency and since 1964 ohio has voted for the winning candidate in every single pre
Those meter lights were turned on at 5 37 this morning. We are starting to see the crowding, the brake lights forming. It is starting to get slow from the east bay to San Francisco. We do have a trouble spot. Westbound 80 at magazine street. The ride into vallejo is pretty slow. We already have brake lights. A slow right into the Altamont Pass with a 38 minute drive time. We just got this new video in, the aftermath of a deadly siege that is now over. It happened in afghanistan. At least 19 people have died. 22 are injured. Three attackers stormed the schools campus. All of them were killed in the firefight which lasted for several hours. The taliban just issued a statement, denying they took part in this. This comes as they are continuing peace talks with the u. S. Backed government. Eventually the aim is to have the u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan completely but that is not helping matters. One more day until election day but for many voters actually going to the polls on the first
Credible threats of violence on election day. Given the emotions surrounding this years election they are overly cautious. An unsetting sight on union square. Windows covered with play wood as concerns grow of civil unrest on elect night. Stores, its unusual, i wouldnt expect this in this neighborhood. Were hoping for the best but were preparing for every cob tin jenny. Union square falls in the supervisors district. Police have not said to board up many dont want to take chances to protect their property and merchandise. Its easier to put up plywood than loose a window. Reporter on Mission Street the ground floor windows on the sales force are boarded up. Back in may and june, 37 businesses had broken windows and San Franciscos downtown areas during protests over George Floyds death. Every Police Officer in San Francisco will be on duty. Canceling all vacation thats for the next two weeks. I dont necessarily expect too much to happen, were brand new, it like insurance for us. Reporter
Institute of Health Director doctor Francis Collins gave an update on, 19 vaccine trials in the current increase of coronavirus cases across the country, this is oneli hour. Welcome to the National Press, the leading professional organization for journalists, i michael freedman, 113 president of the National Press club and the former general manager of Radio Network and journalists and residents at university of maryland global campus and executive producer of the public broadcasting series moderated bl journalist marvin, we thank you for joining us for our virtual newsmaker event with doctor Francis Collins director of the National Institute of health, we are pleased to accept questions from her audience especially our journalist tuning in today ill ask as many as time permits, to submit a question please email headliners at press. Org, the National Institute of health or nih a part of the u. S. Department of health and Human Services is our nations medical research agency, the larges