Alex savidge. Lets look at the numbers here. Throughout the day, joe biden has been widening the lead in the undecided states that could get him to 270 electoral votes. In georgia, he is up by 4400 votes. In nevada, the margin is more than 22,000. In pennsylvania, the lead is up to 29,000 votes. As more votes are trickling in, the map has not budged. Joe biden leads the president ial race with 264 electoral votes. President trump has 214. High turnout, and a huge number of mailin ballots, and slim margins have contributed to the delay in naming a winner in this race. We get more from our political reporter, greg lee. You are tracking where each state dance tonight. Reporter good evening. The nation is continuing to wait to see who will win the election. The campaigns are anxiously awaiting a final call. Joe biden and Kamala Harris were hoping for a call tonight. They land the campaign thought would be a victory speech. With remaining states too close to call, they adjusted the message.
Ahead of election day 2020. At 9 00 a. M. , dr. Howard editorinchief of the journal of the American Medical Association discusses the u. S. Response to covid19. Good morning and welcome to washington journal. Camera shootings of africanamericans at the hands of police has caused unrest in the United States for the past few years and has turned into a Major Campaign issue in this years president ial race. Whether it is black lives matter, defund the police or other slogans and movements, how Law Enforcement relates to the communities they protect is on everyones minds these days. Morning,ion to this what is your view of Law Enforcement in your community . We are going to open up regional lines. That means if you are in the eastern or central time zone, you have a telephone number. You are in the mountain and , you have a zones number. And if you are Law Enforcement watching this morning, we want to know what you are seeing and hearing. We have a special line for you. Keep in mind, you c
The break in the cold case murder of a music legend, after 18 years the arrest just announ announced. Early today starts right now good Tuesday Morning im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. The Democratic National convention has begun with much of the first night focused on Racial Justice in america. Now more than ever we need a president who will unite this country. We need a president who in George Floyds memory, instead of using the bible as a prop, will heed its words, to act justly george should be alive today. It is up to us to carry on the fight for justice. He was always finding ourselves in what john louis called good trouble. Together we must build a nation that is more equitable, more compassionate, and more inclusive. I know that joe biden will begin that fight. The major theme for the evening seemed to be unity our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joins us withmore of the nights big moments for a democratic event, we heard from a whole lot of republicans. Reporter yes
Warmer for the weekend. Ill have that updated forecast coming up. We know parents all over the bay area are struggling to make school plans for the fall. Education is a critical part of building a better bay area. And this morning, marin countys Public Health department is recommending distanced learning for students and that may make it not as critical a planned proes. Amy hollyfield is live with the details. Reporter the district was getting a lot of pressure from parents not reopen and just last night, district officials announced that they had changed their mind. The announcement just coming from marin countyffialshat shou to start the school year distance learning, the kids should not plan on being in the class room. Marins Public Health officer said with the current spike in covid19 cases, they need more time before bringing kids back to school. Officials say that they still hope that they can eventually bring students back, but now is not the time. It was looking like marin was
Made worse by those who disregarded social distancing guidelines. The states included arizona, arkansas, mississippi, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, texas and utah. A, a has a 74 increase in average hospitalizations since memorial day. Here in the bay area, all counties saw an increase in covid19 cases over the past 14 days. You can see this graph. The uptick in cases. For example, marin countys numbers have gone up. One. Highest per cam at a just pass county announced its plans to move deep entire phase ii. Reporter we are seeing the second wave of covid19 cases building as restrictions have been loosening up, right . It is not only in marin county but throughout the entire state. You heard Governor Newsom say, there is no turning back. Beginning tomorrow, marin county will allow for all indoor retail sales, including auto dealerships. Businesses must limit the number of customers inside an establishment, while also enforcing facial covering requirements, and physical. Pro