Weightiness of this election. It could also be fear, whether warranted or not. Its really, really hard to steal a statewide election. Its next to impossible to steal a national one, which is why it does not happen. Tomorrow polling places statewide will be open from 7 00 a. M. Until 8 00 p. M. Most people vote by mail but Election Officials in Santa Clara County are still preparing for a big turnout at the polls. Abc 7 reporter chris nguyen begins with our Team Coverage of a guide of what to expect if voting inperson on election day into poll workers across the bay area know theyre part of something special. People here have been for the most part just really excited to vote. Which makes it exciting for us to work. Reporter but as exciting as it may be, covid19 has been on the minds of many. Kathleen nelson has served as an election aide in Santa Clara County for 25 years and cant recall a time when its been this stressful. I dont want to get sick. And even more so, i dont want to get
From Community Meeting to Community Meeting, evergreen rose garden, willow glen, everybody was getting hid by residential burglars. Things are slowing down. In the last four years, the Department Reports that residential burglaries dropped by 40 . The chief credits his officers for remaining proactive in leaner staffing years. Nobody wants to do more than the men and women that wear this uniform. As we grow, we will be able to do more. Reporter home burglaries dropped. Violent crime has been increasing city wide. Robberies, assaults, all have risen steadily over the last six years. And the chief says all those numbers should realistically be worse given the size of his force. The fact that aggravated assault hasnt gone up as much as it could is because of the proactive work those officers do. Reporter the chief says san jose remains the biggest u. S. City with the knfewest number o officers on the street. The department is slowly rebuilding, and the more officers join the force, the ch
Announcer now from abc7, live breaking news. Breaking news. There are currently no reports of casualties following missiles attacking today u. S. Bases in iraq. An assessment of the impact of the strike is currently underway. Iran says its in retaliation for an american airstrike that killed a top iranian general last week. More than a dozen Ballistic Missiles were launched at two military bases. Iran says it has concluded its attacks on American Forces in iraq and did not seek escalation or war. President trump tweeted that he will address the nation about it tomorrow morning. Abc7 News Reporter Mona Kosar Abdi has the latest. Reporter new video from Iranian State Television Shows iran striking back against the u. S. Teheran firing round after round of Ballistic Missiles into iraq targeting American Forces stationed at a military base in western iraq. The Iranian Revolutionary guard now calling tuesday nights rocket attack, quote, operation martyr soleimani. After the top command gene
Announcer now from abc7, live breaking news. Breaking news. There are currently no reports of casualties following missiles attacking today u. S. Bases in iraq. An assessment of the impact of the strike is currently underway. Iran says its in retaliation for an american airstrike that killed a top iranian general last week. More than a dozen Ballistic Missiles were launched at two military bases. Iran says it has concluded its attacks on American Forces in iraq and did not seek escalation or war. President trump tweeted that he will address the nation about it tomorrow morning. Abc7 News Reporter Mona Kosar Abdi has the latest. Reporter new video from Iranian State Television Shows iran striking back against the u. S. Teheran firing round after round of Ballistic Missiles into iraq targeting American Forces stationed at a military base in western iraq. The Iranian Revolutionary guard now calling tuesday nights rocket attack, quote, operation martyr soleimani. After the top command gene
Kreutz abc 7 news. Liz, can you talk about the mood there . Are people excited about this race . Reporter yeah, i think enthusiasm it kind of varies. Theres a poll out that shows that only a third of San Franciscoen approve of the work shes doingment ev. In terms of the election overall, right now its a little quiet. There was a huge rush just a few minutes ago of people dropping off their ballots after work. People excited to be part of the process, make their voice heard. I think its safe to say were not going to see the turnout that were probably going to see next year in the 2020 election. Back to you guys. Thank you so much. The race for San Franciscos District Attorney is between four candidates. Susie loftus is running for a full term after being appointed to the position by the mayor. Also running, nancy tung, and chrks there you see her family. She says voters have been telling her theyre concerned with core issues ranging from serious crime in the city to quality of life in t