Going back and forth, there will be plexiglass tonight and social distancing tonight. We have more from what we can expect from utah. Were hours away from the first and only president ial debate. It will be an exciting night and one highly and faced. During a election year, it wouldnt draw a big audience. This year, all eyes are on Vice President mike pence and senator Kamala Harris. The president has covid19 and joe biden is 77 years old. Topics could include the economy, health care and the supreme court. A big focus will be on covid 19. Not only will the stage be different with plexiglass and 12 feet of space between the two. The pressure is on for the Vice President mike pence will have to talk about the handling of the pandemic. He will put harris in the hot seat too. He could push her on changing her stance on the green new deal. He may try to separate her from joe biden. Dont expect this to be as chaotic as the first debate. He said given the temperament it will be different. Mi
Francisco. We want to get more now, though, on that accident that happened today during a Training Exercise. Lets bring in henry lee with more on what we know. As you said, this is an outpouring of respect honoring a firefighter who gave his life protecting the city that he loved. Reporter a somer gathering at San Francisco General Hospital. Firefighter jason cortez died during a training incident a few blocks away. We can confirm this was at training incident. Reporter it happened at 10 00 in the morning in the initialen district. He was treated there and taken to the hospital. Unfortunately shortly before 11 00 this morning, jason succumbed to his injuries. Reporter the Fire Department would not discuss what led to his death. The circumstances under investigation. Immediately after the incident, firefighters converged on the hospital. There they stood at attention and saluted during a somber procession. Cortez was 42 and leaves behind his wife and two young children. She the son of a
He leaves behind his wife and two young children. He is the son of a retired firefighter. He started the Fire Department since 2007. He was most recently assigned to station three in the tenderloin the busiest in San Francisco. This is a very trying time as jason was wellliked in our department. Reporter the San Francisco Firefighters Union said our hearts go out to his family and loved ones especially his two young children. Firefighters mourn the loss of our brother and we are committed to doing everything in our power to support the cortez family in the days months and years to come. This is the first onduty depth of the San Francisco Fire Department since 2017 when the battalion chief died in his office after returning from a call. In 2011 two firefighters died after a house fire. Todays death will be investigated by cal osha. Was this the kind of training that just happens every year for firefighters . Cortez was obviously an experience firefighter. Is this something they train in
This wednesday and we will begin in kentucky were grand jury has chosen not to charge the 3 Louisville Police officers for their role in the death of brianna taylor. Taylor was shot multiple times by officers who burst into her home on march 13th while conducting a no knock warrant in a narcotics investigation. Prosecutors say 2 of the officers who fired their weapons were justified in using force because they were protecting themselves. However, former officer seen here Brett Hankinson who was fired earlier this year for his role in the shooting was charged with 3 counts of wanton endangerment which means extreme indifference to the value of human life. But this was for firing into the apartments of taylors neighbors. These long awaited charges were immediately met with frustration and disappointment. As for months protesters have pressured kentuckys attorney general Daniel Cameron to arrest the 3 officers and now none of them are facing criminal charges in taylors death. And this tea
Election day. Pledge to deliver election ballot on time as the controversial head of the u. S. Postal service has questioned over male inverting. Class an economy on the badge of collapse we need the people in proof who are struggling to even put food on the table. Now russian Opposition Leader alexina valley has just landed in berlin to receive imagines he treatment for suspected poisoning doctors had initially said he was too sick to be moved from a hospital in the siberian city of homs but they changed their position late on friday the balinese wife junia believes the delay in releasing him was intentional making it harder to detect any poisons remaining in his system but well have reaction from moscow with alexander story and all that in a moment but 1st lets speak to dominic kane whos and balin for us dominic i believe youre at the hospital when a valley will be treated and it is one of europes best. Yeah the point about the hospital over my right shoulder is that it is leading a