For those not voting this year you can call us at 202 . 488003 we begin with a story from the Associated Press this morning about early voting. A record avalanche of early votes has transformed the 2020 election. You can see pictures of folks voting in durham, North Carolina for the beginning goes like this. More than 22 million americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election. A record shattering avalanche of early votes. The pandemic has transformed the way the nation votes. 22. 2 million, thats as a friday night, ballots submitted, representing 15 of all votes cast in the 2016 election. Even as eight states are not yet reporting their totals and voters still have more than two weeks to cast ballots. Americans rushed to vote, leading that a record of 150 million votes may be cast and turnout rates could be higher than any president ial election since 1908. The story goes on to say that so far, the turnout has been lopsided with democrats out in 42 republicans by 21 states. Re
Probably not soon enough, but coming soon, if you consider the weekend soon. I do. Im already thinking about it. It is friday morning. Good morning to you julian and kumasi and jobina. Hi, everybody. I do have the news of a fire danger length extending until 6 00 this evening. National Weather Service brought that up this morning. Thats the difference between when you went to bed last night and whats happening now. 90s possible everywhere, even along the coast, just like we had yesterday at Half Moon Bay. All those records going to be warmer than it was yesterday. Ill show you that relief coming up in the accuweather sevenday forecast. Pg e is expected to restore power by 10 00 tonight depending on the weather. This morning thousands of people in Northern California are still in the dark from the Public Safety power shutoff that started on wednesday. So the pink triangles that you see on the map, those indicate the outages. Anser hassan is live in sonoma with more on this. Good morning
See on the map, those indicate the outages. Abc7 News Reporter anser hassan is live in sonoma with more on this. Good morning, kumasi. This neighborhood in sonoma is without power. If you look up, you can see the power lines and trees are part of the reason why pg e is so concerned about neighborhoods like this one. The Utility Company cut power throughout the state due to the threat of wildfires. In the north bay, close to 7,000 customers have been left in the dark. Though the strongest winds of the week have passed, temperatures are expected to reechl treach the upper 90s today. The north bay still faces dangerous fire weather conditions. Many are trying to coast the best way they can. If it prevents fires, anything will help. Were still not in a safe zone yet at all. We have not been getting rains, its still hot. The winds are high. Its still a risk, if they shut off the power to prevent fires, i guess i would wait another day or two if it gets us out of the red zone. Pg e says the
President ial candidate tax plans. At 8 45, pennsylvania senator bob casey on the Upcoming Senate vote on Amy Coney Barretts confirmation to the Supreme Court. Host good morning. This is the washington journal for october 22. The fbi and the director of National Intelligence have accused two countries of attempting to influence this years election. Russia and iran, who according to officials not only gave voter info, but also according to officials sent emails aimed to intimidate voters and damage the president. Well see what officials have to say and get reaction from capitol hill and get your thoughts on this first hour of the program. Heres how you can call us pure 202 7488001 if you support President Trump and mike pence. 202 7488000 if you support joe biden and kamala harris. If you an undecided voter or support another candidate and want to give your thoughts on this latest, 202 7488002. You can text us at 202 7488003 and also post on twitter. Our Facebook Page is also available
If you are confident in the u. S. Postal service, we want to hear from you at 202 7488000. If you are not confident in the Postal Service, we want to hear from you at 202 7488001. And we are going to open special lines this morning. Postal workers, we want to know what you are seeing and what people are saying to you. We want to know what is going on in your post office. Postal workers, your line is 202 7488002. Keep in mind, you can always wet us at 202 7488003 and are always reading on social anda, at cspanwj facebook. Com cspan. Dejoyster general louis has been on capitol hill all week long, talking to senators about the u. S. Postal service. Lets start by reading a little bit from the wall street journal;s story on the congressional hearing s storyon journal on the congressional hearing. Louis dejoy said the post office could handle mailin ballots this fall, amid concerns from democrats particularly that his actions will interfere with the election. Dejoy has been at the center of