Now at 11 00 just one hour until election day. Tonight an update on the unprecedented turnout so far and how bay area voters are feeling as they head to the polls. Im nervous, im prepared for anything. The president ial candidates campaigning into the night. The lastminute push for votes. Their closing arguments to the american people. New details tonight on a freak accident that left a San Francisco firefighter with critical injuries. A judge issues a restraining order against a south bay church racking up six figures in fines. The response from that congregation tonight. They go to the church to find refuge u and that is what he has provided. Good evening im ken bastida. Im elizabeth cook. Now at 11 00 on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area. An unprecedented early Voting Period wrapping up tonight. And in a matter of just hours, polls open here in the bay area. That happened just after midnight eastern time in the small town of dicksville notch. Here in the bay area some new early
Courteous and the debate more substantive. Reporter President Donald Trump with no mask and former Vice President joe biden removing his gave americans to different visions for the natures future and the top of the list was the pandemic. President trump claimed triumph vowing to keep the company and country open. We have a vaccine coming and ready and it will pull the announced within weeks. Reporter the Vice President accused the president of failure with more than 200,000 deaths so far and no plan. The expectation is we will have another 200,000 americans dead between now and the end of the year. Reporter on healthcare President Trumps accused biden of wanting socialized medicine and biden said he would protect private insurance while protecting obama care which protects people with pre existing conditions and trumps of the economy surged under his first term and would think under biden and biden called for raising the minimum wage and said Small Businesses could get bailouts and on
The final shutdown between President Trump and joe biden. Streaming on cbsn bay area, the president ial campaign is in a sprint to the finish line. Reporter it was certainly a much more measured approach from President Trump and the democratic president ial nominee, joe biden. Both men trading barbes over several hot button issues, including their response to the coronavirus. As well as allegations over controversial foreign interests. President trump and former Vice President , joe biden, squared off for their final debate before election day. The president defended his handling of the pandemic. We closed up the greatest economy in the world in order to fight this horrible disease that came from china. We have a vaccine thats coming. Its ready. Its going to be announced within weeks. 210,000 americans dead. If you hear nothing else i say tonight, hear this. Anyone responsible for that many deaths should not remain as president of the United States of america. Reporter the candidates a
It is going away. 220,000 americans dead. Anyone responsible for that many deaths should not remain as president of the United States of america. Critical night in the race for the white house. The president ial candidates went headtohead for the final debate before election day and we have Team Coverage for you. Yes. Lets begin with liz in the newsroom. Reporter tonight was in many ways a 180 from the debate we saw two weeks ago. The candidates were combative but allowed each other to speak leading to a healthy and informative debate. With joe biden wearing a mask as he walked on the president destage and President Trump without one, the two candidates clashed from the getgo. It started off with coronavirus and how best to open the country amid the pandemic. If you need to have a restaurant you need to have plexiglass dividers. You need to be in a position where you can take testing rapidly and know whether a person is infected. You need to be able to trace. These are businesses with
Ban and hes been with the department for 6 years. His girlfriend was notified, she went to the hospital. Nobody was on the bus the driver of the bus will be tested for drugs and alcohol will have more details coming up in a live report thats tonight at 9 oclock. It had concerns about the upcoming election. Prompting action in many parts of the bay area businesses gearing up and getting prepared to take safety precautions to win. Alltime new level we begin our coverage there in San Francisco kron fours terisa stasio has the latest on how people are getting ready to recess. Well here in San Franciscos really remarkable sight. You know we are here at union square grant and vicki and most the time this is just exploding with people. Lots of tourists here and enjoying themselves, but not right now not at this time and that is because there are so many businesses boarded up and its all about what could possibly happen in the next 24 hours. Take a look for yourself crews hard at work measurin