Im going to eliminate the trump tax cuts, eliminate those tax cuts. Okay. Make sure we invest in the people who in fact need the help you people out there need help. Why didnt you do it in the last 25 years . Why doesnt he do it in the last 25 years . Because you are the president messing things up. Despite you were a senator one of the worst ones america has ever had. Let me tell you, joe, ive done more in 47 month and you havent 47 years. It was a debate like no other, filled with interruptions, accusations, and namecalling. Good evening, everyone, im trent sommer. Im juli haener, with just 34 days left until the election, the candidates lashed out at each other , on the supreme court, the pandemic, and the economy. The ktvu political reporter greg leigh begins her coverage. Julia frank good evening, you said it, a train wreck of the first debate going into tonight, pulls showed 86 of voters have already made their minds, but if you are one of those few undecided voters, tonight was very ugly. Reporter the much anticipated first debate between President Trump and former Vice President joe biden marred by interruptions, personal attacks, and name calling between the two nominees for president. Will you shut up . Who is on your list, joe . Gentlemen, i think this is youre the worst president america has ever had, come on. Let me tell you, joe, ive done more in 47 months, i have done more than you have done in 47 years. Reporter both men went on the attack early as Chris Wallace tried to rein them back onto topics like covid19, biden pivoted back to criticism of the president Pandemic Response several times. You cant fix the economy until you fix the covid19 crisis and he has no intention of doing anything about making it better for you while at home, in terms of your health and your safety. He will shut it down again, he will destroy this country. Reporter the chaotic debate that the men against each other when it came to filling Ruth Bader Ginsburg seat on the supreme court. The elections have consequence, we have the senate, we have the white house, and we have a phenomenal nominee. We should wait. We should wait and see what the outcome of this election is. That is the only way the American People get to express their view. Biden would not answer a question about the idea of packing the court, President Trump pivoted to business deals with ukraine and called biden a tool of the radical left. There is nothing we cannot do until we do it together. We can take rate that racism on and defeated as americans. During the Obama Biden Administration there was tremendous division, hatred, you look at ferguson, many places, look at oakland. Very different issues on social justice, biden asked trump to condemn my dependency. Stand back and stand by, i will tell you what, i will tell you what, somebody has got to do something about antifa and the left point antifa is an idea not an organization. Your fbi director said. The topic was not initially included, climate change. Both men weighed in as scientist say it is exacerbating wildfires in the state. To an extent i think yes but i also think we have to do better management of our forest. Despite having a new infra structure that is in fact green, the first thing i will do, i will rejoin the paris accord. Next up the Vice President ial debate on october 7, and two more of these president ial debates on october 15 and 22nd. Reporting live, greg leigh, ktvu f0x2 news. Thanks. It was a very different look for the audience, at Case Western University due to the coronavirus pandemic. Members of the crowd of about 100 people including family members of the two candidates wore masks as they entered the auditorium, all of them were tested for the coronavirus, two candidates did not shake hands as a health measure. Joining us now is our political analyst brian soul, what a night, we had heard words like train wreck, waste of time, circus, at the end of the day, what was gained from the debate tonight especially with the way President Trump behaved, i honestly found myself wondering at one point, what is the point of even having two more debates if this is the kind of thing that we are going to get . Well, frank, it was out of control. At the end of the day, it reminded me of one of these World Wrestling foundation prelims or the fighters are going at each other, and yelling and calling each other names and in the middle this one guy trying to have some order on the stage. That was Chris Wallace, the moderator, and i think it was a very tough night for Chris Wallace. Brian, i think everyone would agree tonight it was painful to watch, you can describe it as tumultuous, there was so much arguing, talking over one another, interrupting, name calling, but the big question, did it change any minds . Its a good question, and the question is for people who support joe biden, no change. For people who support donald trump, no change. For any number of people, and its a very small margin, julie, in the middle. Perhaps because of joe bidens good performance tonight, much better than people addicted, maybe he can see an advantage there. President trump was asked specifically as would joe biden if they would condemn White Supremacists. Instead, President Trump said, they should stand down and stand by, why would he not take the opportunity there, to condemn White Supremacy . For the same reason, frank, that i think joe biden would not talk about court packing. They both went into this debate with two or three things they werent going to answer, and its inextricable, why you would not say that White Supremacists are a problem. On the other hand, you had joe biden talking about antifa being an idea. Antifa is a very organized thing here in the united states. Both of these things came in with very specific things they wanted to accomplish, but in the middle of it was a circus that broke out. Yeah, theres a lot at stake in this election, there are so many important issues to talk about, not a lot of substance tonight but brian, looking back over that very chaotic 90 minutes, what would you say is the high point for each candidate, and what was the most uncomfortable, or lowest point for each candidate . I think for donald trump, his discussion of Law Enforcement was on point for what donald trump leaves, anything for dough for joe biden, he went in having to prove that he looks president ial, and that he was competent. And, i think that was his main goal tonight, the specifics are a little lacking, for both of them quite frankly but i think they both had their own perspectives probably okay. They were had some very uncomfortable moments. I think when the president went after joe biden on his son, that was very uncomfortable, moments in the debate, i think the white supremacist piece of it, the issues that biden was able to lay on donald trump are uncomfortable for donald trump, at the end of the day they had a couple of highlights and some low lights, i think the structure of the debate, there was not a real debacle. Rebuttal. , they were attacking each other and would not allow the other person to really say something. And by the way, trump was more egregious in his department he was on the attack from the minute he walked out on stage, and i dont think to be perfectly honest he was quite as prepared as joe biden was buddhist but lets just hope that the Vice President ial debate between mike pence and Kamala Harris next week is a bit more civil, and hopefully we can get more out of that. It will be. Brian, thank you as always we will leave it there. Absolutely. We spoke with California Republican and Democratic Leaders tonight to get there thoughts about this evenings debate, a discussion of race came to the forefront. He was really personally attacking, told the president to shut up and called him a liar and a racist and i think that is not the joe biden we are used to so that was quite different. We have a president who says, stand back and stand by which is now being used as a hashtag for White Supremacists, White Nationalist groups across this country, its an embarrassment. It makes it clear, that we cannot double down on the last four years. A student at San Jose State University held a virtual president ial Debate Watch Party this evening, the journalism and masking education students gathered on zoom after the debate to talk about what they had seen tonight. Many said their classroom debates were more civil than the one they watched this evening. The division and lack of respect, and unwillingness to listen to each other, its just , basically a smaller version of what is going on right now. I feel like in my classes, when someone does bring up an opinion that differs from most of the class we all still give them a chance to listen, and dont bash on them directly. Some students said they didnt feel that either man did a good job of demonstrating why they should be the president of the united states. Following the debate, President Trump tweeted that quote joe biden could not name a single lawenforcement group that supports his candidacy. Joe biden posted this tonight, quote, you heard a lot come out of President Trumps mouth, can you name one thing he said to actually make your life better . The next debate as we mentioned will be between the Vice President ial contenders, Vice President mike pence, and california senator Kamala Harris who will face off one week from tomorrow, october 7. Its a 90 minute debate, it will be held at the university of utah in salt lake city, with a small audience of students. Coming up, criminal charges for a Bay Area Police officer the case stemming from this arrest caught on video. And, like pictures from the napa valley tonight, next a live update on the grass fire some Evacuation Orders being lifted, and what residents are finding when they return home. A new fire weather watch in place for that area in the north bay mountains, starting on wednesday into thursday. We will talk about it when i come back. I got it all from you im always pushing through i know well make it to the finish line i know youre waiting on the other side im like you ondemand glucose monitoring. Because theyre always on. Another lifechanging technology from abbott. So you dont wait for life. You live it. Live pictures tonight from the napa valley as the glass fire continues to burn out of control. This is the scene near highway 29 and silverado trail, light wind today gave firefighters a bit of a break, but this fire has grown to more than 46,000 acres. Tonight, cal fire says containment is just at 2 . The number of structures destroyed stands at 113. In sonoma county, Evacuation Orders were lifted today allowing some residents to return home for the first time in days. Ktvus amberly joins us now lives she is near highway 12 in santa rosa with what homeowners found when they return home. Amber . Reporter a julie, we are in the skyhawk neighborhood where some homes such as this one have been destroyed, but nearby and Evacuation Order has been lifted, allowing people to go home and tonight, fire crews are busy in sonoma and napa counties, fighting to get the upper hand. This is video of the glass fire burning in calistoga close to highway 29 near rattlesnake acres. A vineyard. Firefighters say cold temperatures and humidity help them in their fight to keep the flames from damaging the property. Right now this fire is manageable, and we are grateful for that. Still something over here that is a little nerveracking. Reporter in santa rosa, smoke billows into the sky making residence nervous even though some mandatory Evacuation Orders were lifted tuesday afternoon. People are allowed back home in certain areas. In the skyhawk neighborhood, scott got returned after heading back thursday night. His budget felt like a war zone, then its just the anxiety of wondering what you will come home to. Reporter attitude and relief for the homes still standing. We are so happy that we have our home, we didnt know that we would have one. Reporter miniature store owner Ramon Espinosa tells me he just learned the home he bought in december has some fire damage. It is a second blow he shared with me, this photo of his first home destroyed in the 2017 tubs fire. I dont even know its happening, because we cant even go back to our home right now, we are staying with a friend. Reporter the assistant fire marshal tells me a shift in wind and higher humidity overnight gave cruise the break they needed. There is still a lot of work that needs to be done, and people who are under the warning, we still need to make sure they are paying attention, that they are part of the situation they are still prepared to leave again if conditions change. Reporter this couple, but Castro Valley natives said they have had enough dealing with pg e power shut off antivirus. We love california, golden gate bridge, San Francisco, oakland. But again, over the years, we cant make it work. Reporter the couple tells me they are planning to move out of state. Still, they and others say they are grateful to firefighters for saving their homes. A julie . Another red flag warning possibly coming up tomorrow, bringing up dangerous conditions we will have an update on that in just a moment, amber, thank you. The coronavirus pandemic has crushed tourism in the napa valley, and now the wildfires have put businesses in even more jeopardy. The Hospitality Industry which covers hotels and restaurants and winetasting, survives and depends upon, this time of year especially but we really are a destination now. Smith says hotels and restaurants were operating at between 20 and 25 of capacity because of the pandemic, the hope was that the numbers would go up to 30 or 40 into october and november when there is decent weather for evening and outdoor dining. He also says that if the napa valley does not generate business, but some places will have to close permanently. Keeping an eye on our weather this evening, the National Weather service has issued a fire weather watch is for north bay mountains where the glass bit fire is in sonoma and also napa counties, and, it is thursday into friday. Further south in the big sur area they will see that wind coming in wednesday into thursday, the dolan fire. Lets take a look at Current Conditions right now where the glass fire is, we have had some pretty good firefighting weather, we did have the wind change direction and go from offshore to onshore which drove things closer to heading towards the east, as opposed to the west, but we have seen as you can see here, humidity levels rise and wind staying relatively calm, so that has been some good news but again obviously not good news is that we have a fire weather watch which will kick in for the north bay mountains, and again this glass fire area to get into thursday afternoon at friday, the expectation is that there is going to be some wind up at elevations and gusts possible that will come with it. So, not terrific news but at least for the next 24 hours or so in the north bay mountains we should be okay. Air quality is looking pretty good especially in areas hardest hit yesterday, we will have more on your extended forecast when i come back in just a bit. For now back to you. Thank you. New information tonight about a veteran Police Officer now facing an assault and Battery Charge for a Violent Arrest caught on camera. Prosecutors say the officer is seen on cell phone and body camera video kicking and dragging a woman during a traffic stop that happened back in july. Smith is here now, you have learned that the officer is going to plead not guilty . I spoke with the officers lawyer tonight who tells me officer Matthew Rodriguez is in the process of arranging a surrender he will then be given an arraignment date, the officer s exciting claims of excessive use of force. Reporter two months after a video surfaced on social media of the san jose Police Officer seen kicking a woman on her knees and then seen dragging her facedown, that officer is now facing criminal charges. Officer rodriguez used more force than necessary, to take the victim into custody. And, when he did that, he breached the trust of the community. Reporter the Santa Clara CountyDistrict Attorneys office, announcing 36yearold Matthew Rodriguez with 11 years on the force, charged with misdemeanor counts of assault and battery, under authority. Prosecutors say back on july 22, at a mcdonalds parking lot in san jose, the woman placed in handcuffs was compliant. In this situation, she was compliant with his commands, doing everything she could, to do what he said he wanted her to do. Reporter the arrest comes amid a National Debate over police reform, San Jose Police facing critic