Here in the bay area county registrars are busy processing ballots, but theres also a growing sense of anxiety from many voters. Nbc bay areas Sergio Quintana reports in San Francisco on voter turnout and voter stress. Reporter just two days till polls close on election 2020, and county registrars offices across the bay area are already busy processing ballots. But for some voters there is still a pretty high level of anxiety. I am anxious in the sense that in light of the new voting, you know, vote by mail, we wont know whats going to happen till much later than tuesday. It becomes contested, violence, unrest, things like that. Reporter however you decided to keep track of the election, whether watching the news around the clock or checking updates, psychologists agree on one this can. Voters from all parties have been reporting high stress levels because of the election. Its been at times divisive and at other times bizarre. There are boundaries around how much of the conversations y
Also struggling to make sense of what happened. Tonight what were learning about a deadly stabbing at a south bay church. And a significant step forward three weeks after election day. Tonight the president ial transition is a go. Good evening, everyone. First up, covid vaccinations in december. That is the trajectory for pfizer as it takes its vaccine to the fda asking for emergency use approval and then enter vaccine candidate number three. University of oxford along with Maker Astrazeneca saying it now too has a drug in play. How long before youre protected from covid19 . Nbc bay area cheryl hurd takes a look at wholl get it and when. Reporter the first round of vaccinations could be just weeks away. On december 10th the fda will consider granting pfizer emergency approval for its vaccine. If approved the vaccine could be given out just days later. But what would happen here in california . Today Governor Newsom talked about the distribution time line. It shouldnt surprise anyone th
Here in the bay area county registrars are busy processing ballots, but theres also a growing sense of anxiety from many voters. Nbc bay areas Sergio Quintana reports in San Francisco on voter turnout and voter stress. Reporter just two days till polls close on election 2020, and county registrars offices across the bay area are already busy processing ballots. But for some voters there is still a pretty high level of anxiety. I am anxious in the sense that in light of the new voting, you know, vote by mail, we wont know whats going to happen till much later than tuesday. It becomes contested, violence, unrest, things like that. Reporter however you decided to keep track of the election, whether watching the news around the clock or checking updates, psychologists agree on one this can. Voters from all parties have been reporting high stress levels because of the election. Its been at times divisive and at other times bizarre. There are boundaries around how much of the conversations y
Twhar the deadlines . We clear up confusion to make sure your vote counts. Outrage involving Silicon Valleys Largest Chamber of commerce. Some are calling them racist. This photo and the caption do you really want to sign on to this was posted on the homepage of the Silicon Valley organizations website and part of a Facebook Ad Campaign attacking a City Council Candidate that supports defund the police. But it struck a nerve for many people. I was disgusted, disappointed and angered immediately. The Controversial Photo is not in san jose. It is unclear where it was taken. Words and images are powerful. The last thing that i want is for people to be deceived thinking low income families will hurt them or that black people are dangerous. The Silicon Valley naacp called for the dismissal of the president. The entire staff page has been removed. The executive committee has issued an apology. We are horrified by the images. During an afternoon event at city hall, they called on candidates t
And not only is the community happy, but Santa Clara Countys registrar of voters say they believe this kind of turnout may have them hoping for a 90 turnout. The record here in Santa Clara County is 86 in 2008, boosted by a large early vote. And of course late turnouts like this one. Thats it from the mexican Heritage Plaza. Back to you. It is an Election Night tradition, watch parties across the bay area, across the country. A little different tonight. With covid not as many parties and people, but still a hot spot for democrats. Mannys in San Francisco, ian, what are we seeing . Reporter mannys is the spot to be if you are in San Francisco. The loudest cheers of the entire night. It has been anxious, it has been calm. But the loudest cheers of the night just happened when one of the networks called california for biden. A lot of people here say theyve been very nervous watching these returns come in, in states where they thought biden possibly could have done a little bit better. Thi