Monitoring events throughout the week. The San FranciscoPolice Department has canceled the case days, so that means all officers will will be on duty over the next two weeks. California has already shattered its early voting record, more than 11 million mailin ballots have been returned so far. Thats more than half of the states registered voters, and according to state records, nearly 6 million of those early months are fund from registered democrats. Maureen naylor joins us live with the records already being broken in this election and also some stories about some first time voters, as well. Reporter like other residence, Santa Clara County has already reported record voter registration. Now south bay Election Officials say they are on track to also see record voter turnout, as well. On the day before election day my your votes count. Your idea needs to be respected, whatever it is. Reporter south bay residents were casting ballots early in san jose, including many first time voters with this simple action, siblings and san jose students voted in their first time election. This is my first time doing my active part as an american citizen and ive always been pay tree quote pick and proud of my country and to do that means a lot to me. I feel im doing a part in our democracy, being active and doing my part. Reporter santa clara is posting the hundreds of thousands of ballots already returned, but the tally wont be returned until Election Night. Turnout is expected to break new ground, as well. More than 617,000 south bay voters have already voted this election as of sunday. The last president ial election had 724,000 voters total, and Election Officials say they are on track to beat the record turnout seen in 2008. The Elections Office said this man is one of many newly sworn in citizens that came into the Registrars Office to register and vote right after two swearing in ceremonies last week, adding anyone who is not registered can still register and vote. So if you come to our office or go to one of the vote center, as long as you are in by 8 00, you will get to vote on election day. And that rich from the Registrars Office said the Biggest Issue theyre seeing for votes by ballot not being counted is lack of a signature. They say in a signature doesnt match or is missing, they will reach out to that registered voter. I believe theyll take three attempts to try to reach that voter to make shoot ballot is counted. Heather . Yeah, that was my experience when i voted here in San Francisco, maureen, they asked me twice did you seen it. So always a good reminder. Maureen naylor, thank you. All across the bay area are serving as early vote something ballot dropoff locations. We caught up with some who said it was a convenient and quick way to vote. They said it took just about 30 minutes from start to finish. You can drop off your ballot at the oakland coliseum, chase center, and the warriors facilities in oakland and santa cruz. Pollsters are showing very close races in the swing states that are set to decide the president ial election with slim leads for joe biden in all of them. Lets go ahead now and take a look at some of the polling. In pennsylvania, biden is up by 3 points in wisconsin, his lead is more than 6 points. In florida, biden is up by 2 points. Biten also has a threepoint edge in nevada, and just half a point in arizona. A federal judge today threw out a lawsuit by republicans excuse me, filed by republicans to sky too invalidate about 127,000 ballots in houston. Conservative activists said the votes should be thrown out because they were cast at drive through Polling Centers set unduring the pandemic. The judge, though, said the opponents did not have standing to bring the lawsuit. The Texas Supreme Court rejected a similar challenge over the weekend. A record 1. 4 million early votes have already been cast there in harrison county, as democrats have hopes of flipping texas. . After a busy weekend on the campaign trail, both President Trump and joe biden made their final push today, trying to reach any voters still on the fence as they head to the polls. Add siders and strategists say this race continues to tighten, even in the 11th hour folks, ohio, one more day reporter the 2020 election is almost here. We are going to win this state, and we are going to win four more years in our great white house. Reporter the president ial candidates and their running mates have grueling schedules on their final fulldy of campaigning. President Trump Holding five rallies in four states. And former Vice President joe biden is focusing on ohio and pennsylvania. Tomorrow we have the opportunity to put an end to a presidency that has divide this nation tomorrow we can put an end to a president who has failed to protect this Nation Reporter a real clear politics average of National Polls has biden leave trump, but his leads has narrowed over the last month. Analysts say there are a handful of states to watch for, and an indication of who will win the white house, including pennsylvania, and florida. Trump scan lose to the sunbelt, but to win the presidency, he needs to hold all of the sunbelt, as well as pick off pennsylvania or a michigan up north. Reporter but they say also keep an eye on states that the candidates have been trying to flip. If georgia goes blue, i think thats the final nail in the coffin. Reporter businesses across the city are bracing for unrest following the election. Analyst says people need to be patient for a result, because it could take days, each weeks for a clear winner. In washington, lauren blanchard, fox news. Okay. Lets take a closer look now at the road to 270 with david mcewen, Political Science pro if it fesser at sonoma state. Thank you for being here on such a big day. Does either candidate have a wider path to that 270 electoral votes . Yeah. I mean, if you think about it, donald trump won pennsylvania, he won michigan and won wisconsin in 2016 by 100,000 combined votes. That means he has a narrow path. Florida is a must win for donald trump, and pennsylvania is going to be absolutely key. We might see some movement back and forth in pennsylvania proper. Joe biden was born in pennsylvania, obviously lives near there, in terms of delaware, so pennsylvania is critical for biden. Democrats have a wider map. Thats evidence of the early vote and the big numbers that were seeing, but donald trump is putting up a fight, and they believe, the Trump Campaign believes, that with those shy trump voters that theyll pull it out here at the last minute. Yeah, we mentioned just how close it is as some of those key battleground states. Talk a little more about what you will be watching for come tomorrow night. Right. So we want to Pay Attention to a couple of things, pinch county, florida, thats absolutely going to be key. Democrats should win miami dade, northern florida should be an area for donald trump. So pinellas will be key. And in pennsylvania, since it is crucial to both parties. Pay close attention to bucks county pennsylvania, new home, and also no North Hampton county, pennsylvania. Move over to the western side of pennsylvania. Eary county will be absolutely important, and then wayky shaw county, wisconsin. As that county goes so goes wisconsin. Joe biden doesnt have to win that county. He has to get 35, 38 if he wants to have a chance to win statewide in that state. And what do you make of sort of this final push by the candidates, and when you take a look at just where they are focusing in these final few hours . Right. If you think about those working class trump voters, the growth of those voters within pennsylvania, thats why the president has spent so much time there the last 48 hours there, and over the last month. Joe biden, favorite son of pennsylvania, he needs those voters, as well, because those particular set of voters voters that have flocked away from the Democratic Party for 40 or 50 years. So this is a battle or the heart and soul of winning, but what youre Party Looks Like on november 4th. The stakes here are huge, and where these parties are going to 2024, with these demographic shifts. That is going to be a huge component of all future campaigns. Yeah, it certainly is. Obviously we are not expecting a big surprise here in california when it comes to the president race, but before we let you go, i wanted to talk with you have about the propositions. Three are the most contentious, 15, 19, and 22. 15 and 19 having to do with property taxes, 22 asking if app based drivers should be considered independent contractors. What are you sort of seeing in regards to those three propositions . Well, thank you for letting us talk about these ballot measures, because theyre hugely expensive. 22 is going to be close. This is the most expensive ballot proposition in the history of california. It will be in that 51, 52, 53, it will be very narrow if it passes. 19 is right behind. 15 is right on the cusp. It will be close as well. While most go down, its very expensive to get a yes vote, and thats what youre seeing, because when you add in 15, 19, you add in 21, 22, those are pout of every 4 dollars that have been spent. Three out of every four dollars. And not a lot of attention paid to those propositions, but, boy, a lot of money thrown at them. An an awful lot of money. Yeah. Thank you so much. Well be on all the way through 11 30 tomorrow night with the latest results, and remember that you can also check the local elections right there on our website at ktvu. Com. Up next, a positive milestone for one bay area county in the fight against coronavirus. The number of tests that santa clara has now run. Plus. Not so much about me, but hopefully my story or my experience can encourage others to try to go out there and engage in this process, or, you know, just generally. Hes the first volunteer to be injected in a trial of a potential covid19 vaccine at stanford, and hes calling on others to join him. A pleasant day over the bay area with only slightly cooler weather expected for your election day tuesday. Well have a your folk coming up. Asof being stretched too thinar to do my job right. And its not Just Health Care workers. Our teachers and school staff are going the extra mile for our kids. Our firefighters are taking on unthinkable missions to keep us safe. How can we keep giving billions in tax breaks to rich corporations when our communities need that money . Prop 15 closes corporate loopholes and invests in our schools, health care, and public safety. Help us do our jobs. Vote yes on 15. Santa clara has now conduct more than 1 million covid19 tests since the outbreak began. Were now doing anywhere from 7,000 to 8,000 tests a day. Its been a communitywide effort. No one individual or facility has done it all themselves. The county system, however, has done the bulk of the testing in our community. And that system is providing testing in san jose, mountain view, campbell, palo alto, and gilroy, with private parenters and the state also conducting tests in the county. The fair grounds have been one of the most popular sites with more than 2500 people tested there each day. Californias 14day Positivity Rate is now at 3. 2 . The state is see morgue than 930 case,000 cases of coronavirus. More than 17,000 people with the coronavirus have died in our state, including five be deaths reported in the last 24 hours. 1,000 bay area volunteers could represent the leading edge in the race to create a covid vaccine. Stanford university is using the group as part of its final stage trials for a potential vaccine. Jesse gary joining us now live with more on this work that is ongoing, jesse . Alex, the first two faces of this trial dealt with safety and dosage. Both were completed successfully with no side effects to people or animals. Now sanford researchers moving onto phase three, which they hope will produce more success and more importantly, a vaccine by as early as next year. Reporter walter, wearing orange, is the first of 1,000 local people who are signing up to be subjects in stanfords covid19 trials. Vaccines are going to be probably the best way moving forward, and then i have the possibility to kind of contribute to this effort of developing a vaccine. Its going to be kind of a small effort on my part to try to do what i can for a number of other people. Reporter stanford represents one of 180 global sites, testing a new global vaccine developed by johnson and johnson. The 23yearold is a recent College Graduate who does in person tutoring. You need to be able to show that it improves the continue youre studying, so for us, were looking to see that it reduces the number of coronavirus infections. A total of 60,000 subjects across the globe will be injected with other placebo or the vaccine. The body will provide the spike protein, and then the body will then make immune responses by that protein. Both groups will be studied for two years to judge effectives. What they want to see in the cases of what make see go is do more people get inconnected than on the vaccine. So they have to wait for that to be statistically significant. Its not so much about me, but hopefully my story or my experience can encourage other, to go out there and try to engage in this process, or, you know, just generally were all trying to play our part. Researchers hope to have all 1,000 people for this group selected by the end of this year. If all goes well, the fda could give approval for widespread use of this experimental vaccine sometime next year, about four months after that. Were live in san jose. Jesse gary, ktvu fox 2 news. Well head back to you. So jesse, the fda could give approval to this vaccine within a few months, but sound like these patients are going to continue to be monitored for a couple of years down the road. Why is that . Well, you want to make sure, alex. The fda can give early approval, but researchers want to make sure they have uncovered any and all possibilities with any type of side effectors reverse effects. You can continue to study this and find not only is it effective against covid19, but can also work for Something Else they didnt realize it worked on. So more is better than less, but the fda can give approval for for more months. San franciscos department of homelessens today offed the next steps to transition people out temporary housing that would set up a response to the pandemic. Back in april, the city first began using shelterinplace hotels as a temporary solution to help stem the spread of the coronavirus among homeless populations. City Officials Say the response was swift and has shown to be successful in keeping the coronavirus Positivity Rate at or below that of the greater San Francisco population, but Officials Say it was always planned as a temporary solution, and starting this month, the program will stop accepting residents to hotels and begin to focus on rehousing efforts. Housing is the only permanent solution to ending homelessness, and now more than ever, it is the best form of healthcare, which is why we are focused on housing people, and making an investment in that. Rather than in continuing to shelter them. Officials stress that the plan is not to return individuals back into shelters, or back on the streets, but to move them from those hotels into permanent housing programs. A nice day around the bear. Mostly sunny skies. Temperatures well above average. We will begin to cool down for your election day tuesday, and then as we get to the end of the week, even bigger changes. A live look here over San Francisco, and a beautiful shot there of the golden gate bridge. Again, just a little bit of haze and fog along the coast to start the day. And that looks pretty much it. San francisco a very warm 74. 84 in santa rosa, upper 70s in oakland. San jose at 77 at this hour. Here is a look at the 24hour temperature change. Most of us slipping a few degrees of where we were yesterday at this time. A little cooler sfo, a little warmer in hayward, and livermore up by 5. So some areas 7 to 8 degrees warmer. You may be feeling a little different today, but within a few degrees, much like yesterday. San jose is reporting a northwest wind at about 6. In our hills, generally light. We do have a 15 mile per hour breeze at mount st. Helena. A ridge of High Pressure is expected to break down just a little bit. Have a storm that will move through the pass ific midwest. But we are likely to have unseasonably warm weather with bigger changes coming friday and into the weekend. When i come back, a closer look at the numbers tomorrow and the rest of the week. Book to you. Election anxiety creeping over the country. Coming up next, if you feel nervous about the outcome of the election, you are not alone. And coming up tonight in prime time, here on ktvu, at 8 00, its a new episode of l. A. s finest, and then at 9 00, its fill the rich. And then you can stay tuned for the 10 00 and 11 00 news, off right here on ktvu. In the bay area, we believe in science. Traffic and air pollution will be even worse after the pandemic. Thats why we support measure rr to keep caltrain running. Which is at risk of shutdown because of the crisis. To keep millions of cars off our roads, to reduce air pollution and fight climate change. And measure rr helps essential workers like me get to work and keep our communities healthy. Relieve traffic. Reduce pollution. Rescue caltrain. [all] yes on measure rr. Tense of millions of americans have already in the election. Still nervous about the outcome. Anxiety has been building up and the closer were getting, its definitely increased. For some their jitters have spiked since the 2016 location. I almost feel like my anxiety wasnt real then prepared to how it is now, but im also preparing not to be devastated or relaxed, whatever happens. Reporter there are many concerns fueling this an