Nbc bay area news. Thank you, scott. We are now just four days away from election day, and that means both President Trump and his challenger, joe biden, have less than 100 hours to campaign. Both are spending that time battling for votes across the midwest. The contrast striking between the two campaigns as they stump in a region where the accelerating covid19 pandemic is dealing its sharpest blow. President trump continues with packed rallies. Joe bidens fans stay in their cars. Honk if you want america to be united again. Were doing better now than we ever did. Theres more enthusiasm. The crowds the crowds are much bigger. Nationwide, covid cases have now crossed the 9 million mark with a record 90,000 reported cases just yesterday. That breaks down to one new case every single second. Well, days ahead of election day, businesses are preparing for the possibility of protests or demonstrations with some even boarding up their windows. Christie smith is live in union square with more
Like where is yet . Is he hiding in someones backyard . One bay area county already started in person voting. What to expect for the big rush tomorrow. Streaming on cbsn bay area, a live look at San Francisco, the city slamming the brakes on reopenings, after it was just praised for avoiding a new surge in covid cases. That evening, i am was with cook. Im ken bastida. Lets get right to andria borba who is live in San Francisco with that story tonight. Reporter this is not the first time San Francisco has paused reopening plans in the middle of this pandemic. Dr. Grant colfax says this latest pause is not unexpected. The city of San Francisco celebrated nationally for getting a handle on the coronavirus and the only urban county in the state to move into the yellow zone is hitting the pause on reopening today. Our case rate has gone from about three per 100,000 population 24. That is a 25 increase. That might not sound like a lot, but when this virus starts taking off, it takes off quic
Heavy bombardment since facing between armenia and azerbaijan class these subway falso gallery transporting commuters far beyond slums and sandals to get a new perspective on the world. And sport Le Bron James leads the l. A. Lakers to victory in game 4 of the n. B. A. Finals the lakers are now just one win away from securing the chance. But we begin in kenya where record stands convicted 2 men for their role in a Shopping Center attack 7 years ago a 3rd was acquitted know the men were charged with helping al shabaab fighters stormed Nairobis Westgate mall back in 2013 killing 67 people during a sea. That lasted for 4 days the attack came 2 years after kenya sent troops into neighboring somalia 5 nights Catherine Sawyer who is in nairobi catherine its been 7 years but this verdict will finally give some crucial for the victims. Yes finally and. The chief magistrate chief magistrate francis and i really summarize 70 is all of that trial that started right after the attack on Westgate Ma
In 1968, Many Americans thought they were voting to bring our sons home from vietnam in peace. And since then, 20,000 of our sons have come home and coffins. I have no secret plan for peace, i have a public plan. As one whose heart has eight for the past ten years over the agony of vietnam, i will halt the senseless bombing of indochina on inaugural day. It was 1972, 2 30 in the morning, and then president ial nominee George Mcgovern delivered his acceptance speech. A few weeks later he would lose badly to president nixon. Tonight, the candidacy and legacy of mcgovern. Joining us from there is president ial author scott faris. Scott, it is 2 30 in the morning when mcgovern delivers his acceptance speech in miami. Why . Well, the reason i think it was sort of emblematic of the whole distrust of the Mcgovern Campaign was, it was an insurgent campaign run against the establishment. What had happened was, as you heard senator mcgovern there, he was very strong on the issue of vietnam. I th
Tribune, tom brokaw of nbc, and brit hume of abc news. The importance of tonights debate is underscored by two facts. Both george bush and Michael Dukakis said their selections of a running mate would reveal a lot about themselves. And based on the history since world war ii, there is almost a 5050 chance that one of the two men here tonight will become president of the United States. The candidates are senator dan quayle, the republican nominee, and senator Lloyd Bentsen, the democratic nominee. [applause] Judy Woodruff for the next 90 minutes, we will be questioning the candidates following a format designed and agreed to by representatives of the two campaigns. However, there are no restrictions on the questions that my colleagues and i may ask this evening. By prior agreement between the two candidates, the first question goes to senator quayle, and you have two minutes to respond. Senator, you have been criticized, as we all know, for your decision to stay out of the vietnam war,