To being extra cautious. But ultimately the president didnt want to put his vice poodle at additional risk. I want to thank the commission and the university of utah for hosting this event. And senator harris, its a privilege to be on the stage. Jimmy now if they could just get him to stop humping trumps leg, theyll be set. [ laughter ] the truth is a lampshade cone would have made more sense than what team pence was fighting for, which was nothing. They wanted no extra precaution. They initially said no to a divider made of plexiglass between them. Kamala wanted it. Pences team did not. Mike pence believes that if youre going to separate a man and a woman it should be from their children at the border of the united states. [ moans and applause ] this is my own staff booing me. Thank you, guillermo. [ laughter ] for just clapping at whatever i say. Guillermo youre the boss. Jimmy an aide for mike pence said the Vice President is looking forward to having a conversation about the marked
Energized for the election, early voting turnout nationwide is shattering records. Good evening and thank you so much for joining us. Im dion lim. Tomorrow is the last day you can register in california for the november election. If the early numbers are any indicator, voters are eager to have their say. The secretary of States Officer sent out this tweet on friday saying more than 2. 7 million ballots have already been returned. That is well ahead of 2016. Early voting continued today outside San Francisco city hall and so far, the numbers are pretty good. We have about a 23 turnout in San Francisco, which is really good for this point in time. This next week will tell us more on what the turnout will be. President trump was in Southern California this afternoon for a private fundraiser, and abc News Reporter alex tells us candidates are focussing on Battle Ground states. Reporter President Trump in nevada receiving a blessing as he attended Church Services in los vegas. I love going
Gretchen whitmer to chants, lock her up. Lock them all up. Reporter days after the fbi revealed it had uncovered a flot kidnap her. I guess they said she was threatened. Right . She was threatened. And she blamed me. Reporter Governor Whitmer responding, the president is at it again and inspiring and incentivizing and inciting this kind of domestic terrorism. It is wrong. Its got to end. Reporter the House Speaker nancy pelosi urging voters to head to the polls. The biggest antidote to his poison is the vote. Reporter rnc chair mcdaniels said it is inappropriate to blame the president. These were sick individuals. They were attacking the capitol as well. Reporter joe biden on the campaign trail in North Carolina this afternoon at another drivein rally. Supporters socially distance in their cars. Folks, as my coach used to say, its go time. The choice is as clear as its ever been and the stakes have never been higher. Reporter long lines forming as early voters flock to voting locations
Nbc bay area news. Thank you, scott. We are now just four days away from election day, and that means both President Trump and his challenger, joe biden, have less than 100 hours to campaign. Both are spending that time battling for votes across the midwest. The contrast striking between the two campaigns as they stump in a region where the accelerating covid19 pandemic is dealing its sharpest blow. President trump continues with packed rallies. Joe bidens fans stay in their cars. Honk if you want america to be united again. Were doing better now than we ever did. Theres more enthusiasm. The crowds the crowds are much bigger. Nationwide, covid cases have now crossed the 9 million mark with a record 90,000 reported cases just yesterday. That breaks down to one new case every single second. Well, days ahead of election day, businesses are preparing for the possibility of protests or demonstrations with some even boarding up their windows. Christie smith is live in union square with more
Tomorrow with a fire weather watch for the north bay mountains above 1,000 feet that includes in glass fire for tomorrow due to gusty winds and low relative humidity values. In the meantime this afternoon, looking at temperatures in the mid 60s for pacifica and mid 70s for San Francisco and mid 80s for oakland but still heating up looking at 89 for san jose and 99 for concord. 92 for napa. Well talk about what you can expect taking you through the rest of the week and also that smoke forecast in just a few minutes. Lets check in with gianna for a look at traffic for the latest on road closures. Thanks. Yeah, you know some things have shifted just a bit. We have a different road closure along 128 now. Kind of extended at least between the areas of Petrified Forest road and Sonoma County line. So 128 closed in both directions through there. Closures on 29 as well. Right at deer park and right at lake county line. All the way to tubbs lane and you will see directions both directions of th