Greg. Reporter heather, good afternoon. Day four of the tense count, as the nation waits to find out who will win the election. The margens are slim and bottom line is the closer it is, the longer this could take as you said. We know former Vice President joe biden, california senator Kamala Harris give a prime time address exactly what they will say, thats to be determined. And thousands of votes are still being counted as we speak. Lets go straight to the numbers in critical battleground state pennsylvania. 20 Electoral College votes. A state the president flipped in 2016. Bideen took lead the lead and we are i want waiting from counts in Allegheny County biden ahead by 14,000 votes. In georgia it bears repeating a state that has not selected a democrat i go president since 1972 but the margin is thin. There will likely and recount. Official say whats left are provisional ballots. Right now, biden ahead by about 4,000 votes. Lets go to nevadan 6 Electoral College votes. Official also
Red flag warning has been issued as high winds and warm temperatures cause increased fire danger putting the bay area on high alert. Thank you for joining us at 3 im Sanaz Tahernia the genie is also ready to shut off power to try to prevent a major wildfire. The utility says the potential power shut off could happen as early as tomorrow afternoon affecting more than 22,000 customers take a look at what bay area counties could be affected by the power shut off. Those counties are alameda contra costa santa clara and san mateo napa sonoma and solano counties, the highest probability areas or the north bay mountains near mount saint helene small pockets in the east bay near mount diablo the Oakland Hills east of piedmont and portions of the santa cruz area. And the power shutoffs do need to happen in your area you will be notified in advance via text call or email. Again thanks for joining us here at kron 4 news weve got Maureen Kelly shes joining us live from napa high morning. Thats why
After being shot in the back 7 times by police while the protests continue across the u. S. Against racism in Police Brutality. Also in the news new me is accused of executing dozens of civilians during counter attacks against armed groups and with crunch briggs it talks resuming this week after little progress so far the u. K. Warns the e. U. We want to blink 1st. And only a hard time with all of your sports news server ina williams battles past Sloane Stephens at the u. S. Open shes still on course to equal the record 24 grand slam singles titles. Sunday afternoon in belarus with thousands of people are staging another huge march in the capital minsk trying to keep up the pressure on president Alexander Lukashenko whos choosing to respond with increasing force hes still refer. Using to quit weeks after disputed elections and is turning to russia for help to stay in power Bernard Smith with us to start things off he is in neighboring lithuania of course reporting restrictions keeping
All across the bay area. Just today. Last night, the sandbar note the afternoon hours. City canceled honor the lives many people waking up with of the eight people who got in vehicles covered in ash. The dark sky and oranges tent the chris moore neighborhood. And we are talking at 8 00 ort the pipeline explosion sent flames 1000 feet high and 9 00. Distorted 38 homes. A few minutes ago, governor and the smoke we butte gavin newsom signed a bill to help Small Businesses impacted county. While the ashes followed, many by the covid19 pandemic. People reporting not smelling the governor was joined by selena state senator who co the smoke. Authored the bill. It will give a new tax break for companys that rehired employees laid off by the getting a lot of calls into the newsroom from concerned viewers about this. I want to bring in our meteorologist. Companies could receive 1000 tax credits for each employee i will have you explain this, but it is my understanding it they rehire. A maximum o
The company indeed, is launching a virtual hiring tour. If anyone you know is having trouble finding a job, you stay tuned for this. Ceo chris hyams will sus that and much, much more. President trump is departing nevada to california. He is expecting to meet California Governor Gavin Newsom to survey the horrible damage taking place with some of the fires near sacramento. Fox busiest Edward Lawrence at the white house with the latest on all of this. Reporter david, the president leaves in the next hour. He will talk with fema to get an update as well as California Governor Gavin Newsom have been at odds. But the president steps when it relates to a Natural Disaster inside of california. Exactly what he will do today here. The white house says the president will receive briefings what is exactly happening with the fires, recognize the California National guard as well. Now this is part of a west coast swing that also had the president campaigning over the weekend out west. The president