Good morning, everyone and thank you for waking up with us on the kron 00 00am morning news, its tuesday november 3rd election day today is the day weve all been waiting for. Im Robin Winston and well get to all the election coverage in just a bit but first lets start off with a check of your election day forecast lot of folks will be standing in line today this morning later on this afternoon. John hows forecast shaping up well robin good news for the forecast today if youre standing in a line for election day later on youre going to be doing so. With sunshine overhead after morning, fog burns off and also some really comfortable temperatures daytime highs a little cooler than they were yesterday a look outside this alcatraz camera showing you that we do have some low clouds and fog that a push right into the bay, if you look at this camera you see line right there at the bottom where you can see the lights thats because fog is sitting just right above the bay itself. So do watch for
Going to set a course its going to go one way or its going to go another and if it goes the other way its going to be a a terrible thing. Now at 10 the final countdown is on until our nation will find out just who is going to become the next president of the united states. Thanks for joining us everybody on this election eve. Im Vicki Liviakis and im grant lotus syria. We have a lot to get to as we get set for tomorrow but first. Were following a big story out of San Francisco where a firefighter is in Critical Condition tonight after a major accident involving a muni bus. This is video from the citizen app it shows the scene this is earlier today Officials Say a firefighter responding to an electrical fire near market and spear was knocked to the ground and hit his head yeah that firefighter is recovering tonight at San Francisco General Hospital. And thats we find kron fours Jonathan Mccall hes live at the latest on investigation jonathan. Thank grant that firefighter has been identi
To cut the castro out of their plans this halloween night. Thats where we begin this saturday here on kron 4 news at 9. Thanks so much for joining us. Im Jonathan Mccall justine enjoying some time off. This is what castro street look like today full of festive costumes as well as folks out trick or treating. But once again the city of San Francisco asking folks to stay away because of those climbing cases kron fours dan for longtime the castro looking into the issue with how folks are staying safe tonight jonathan there are obviously people that are still out here tonight a decent amount of people here that are celebrating halloween in the castro. But the key this year is to be doing it safely. The city is asking people to on avoid coming to this area here tonight apd is standing by and they would rather people which is stay home. People clad in costumes make their way along the sidewalks of the castros shops and restaurants covid19 has changed things this year. Halloween masks arent t
A job and so far so good out here tonight of course people are here in the castro celebrating halloween but the city is just asking people not to come together in crowds and also have a huge party out here tonight sfpd is standing by and they are suggesting that people should instead stay home. Halloween in the castro unlike any other covid19 forcing people to wear not just the fun, kinds of masks, but the safe ones. The city would rather people not be out at all definitely need to be safe. I need to be protected. I also got to live our lives. Castro resident l visible thinks his community is responsible enough to celebrate safely but understands there are risks we are in a pandemic you know its like the sfpd has been out in the neighborhood on foot keeping an eye on things summerly trick or treaters tell us they experienced a fun and safe time before the sun went down and kind of cool to see everyone right wearing mask develop still celebrating the 5 even though we couldnt go door to
Can still vote between now and election day we have 17 early voting sites that opened today and those will be open today saturday and monday. Yeah they will take this voting booth thats on wheels that will be used to alleviate waiting in those long lines, whatever helps these mobile polling stations will also be used as a backup resource on election day. Kron 4 says he could you explain tes. They are rolling out a pair of election mobile trailers in Contra Costa County as preparation for election day 2020 continues with low voter will but its a trend that were going to have outfitted to support our our polling places. The clerk recorder registrar of Contra Costa County Debbie Cooper says these red white and blue vulnerable bills will be used as backup resources just in case something happens that impacts voting that is stationary polling location in case of an emergency can one of the reasons we got them is because of the issues we can have you with p s p s power shutoffs and so were a