i won't stand for it. we won't stand for it. it's bs and it stops now. >> anger over this ad, and now the ceo of silicon valley's largest chamber of commerce has lost his job over it. that's next. plus the controversy over this cough and the criminal investigation now under way. >> also ahead, ballot box, mystery officials in richmond have no idea what happened to dozens of ballots put into a richmond drop box and why a san francisco supervisor is pleading for voters to do something to help ensure a peaceful election. [ cough ]. >> that cough, as well as another incident are now investigated by pittsburg police

as a racially charged incident. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashby. the victim in the video is trying to set an example to all people of color to use your voice. it's a story you'll see only on 7. >> it's very disturbing to note that these men are still free. >> reporter: this disturbing close range open-mouth cough is a small fraction of the horror nicole terrell and her 6-year-old daughter experienced friday evening at this dog park. >> can you send out a unit -- >> here we go -- >> it began when the 6-month-old therapy dock was at talkd by another dog. the incident seemed to resolve itself. they apologized. they are saying we are leaving. >> before they were able to leave. >> out of nowhere, a man just started stating things saying, you know, vulgar, racist slurs towards the african-american family which prompted me to

start recording. >> nicole then became a victim as well, claiming this man began a tirade of slurs including the n word and a phrase we won't repeat. >> you called me a [ bleep ]. >> she said the man claimed to be a federal agent and called 911. that's when a second man jumped in and caused in nicole's face. feeling unheard by pittsburg police -- >> he did not take me serious. >> reporter: -- nicole reached out to city council and got the ear of the vice mayor. >> this is not who we are, not what we want to represent us. we need to look at being more kinder. >> reporter: pittsburg police tell me they're taking the case very seriously and the case will be passed on to the district attorney. an i understand dent review is being done on the officer who responded to the scene. as nicole and her daughter continue to heal -- >> i'm shaking right now. we're extremely traumatized. >> she has this message to all people of color.

>> don't back down. you have to fight. you have to fight. i felt very weak. you have to realize it will take you ten times stronger. i'm growing from this and this is just the beginning. >> reporter: in pittsburg dion lim, abc 7 news. >> a short time ago dion spoke to the man in the video. he says he regrets what he said and didn't realize the terms were racist. he says he acted the way he did because he felt attacked and was assaulted first. there's this. the ceo of the bay area's largest chamber of commerce has stepped down over intense backlash over a racist attack ad that was posted online by the organization. a number of prominent non-profits are also cutting ties with the group. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen is in san jose with the story. >> outside the silicon valley organization headquarters in downtown san jose, board members are promising prompt action after a racist attack ad earlier this week. >> we have to acknowledge this

isn't a one-event thing. it's many things that have happened. maybe they were small. but they add up and add up and add up and they hurt our community. >> reporter: a law firm will investigate who was responsible for approving this image which features a group of black men rioting in the street with text saying "do you really want to sign on to this?" this morning claim ber ceo matt mahood announced his resignation and released a statement accepting responsibility but maintaining he didn't have prior knowledge of the posting saying, quote, that image and messaging does not represent who i am as a man, a father, a husband or community leader. he went on to say, and i also know that the image and messaging does not represent the values of our members or the svo board of directors. community leaders were appalled by the ad. >> they're going through a process of reflection and action and showing the leadership that is needed to restore the

reputation and legitimacy of the organization. >> young people are watching us, so we need to teach them, when you make an error in leadership, you should be able to own the error and fix the error. >> reporter: a number of non-profit groups are reconsidering their membership with the chamber. >> it's not just about sensitivity. it's about a fundamental cultural shift to be of and with the community, not thinking that we have all the answers from our own perspectives. >> reporter: the svo is putting together a diversity and inclusion review board and will soon launch cultural sensitivity training for all of its employees. they hope to have the results of the investigation within the next couple of weeks. >> now the question is going to be what will svo do as far as continually to straighten up not only the i78 madge, but clean up the climate or the culture that is within the company. >> reporter: in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. the city of san jose is celebrating the black lives

matter movement with a new banner. it was unveiled in front of city hall this morning. the blm letters are made up of 575 black americans who have been killed. a local activist had a message she said must be delivered to the youth of silicon valley. >> we have to really educate them on what it means to be humanistic, what it means to treat someone with kindness, what it means to be empathetic, what it means to stand up in the face of injustice regardless on who is on the other side. >> words and symbols are not enough. if we're going to make meaningful change, it's going to take time. it's going to take talent, and most importantly, it's going to take money to make that happen. >> mayor liccardo said the city decided on this instead of a

street mural. contra costa county has lost ballots. in this election year, any lost vote takes on added significance. >> reporter: they arrive all day long, ballots at contra costa county's registrar's office, as of today, 370,000 have come in from 700,000 registered voters. the registrar considers this a solemn duty. >> a servant of american democracy. we take it seriously and get corny anti it sometimes. >> reporter: which explains his concern about one batch of missing ballots. this is about what we're talking about. >> how many is that? >> about 40. >> reporter: voters dropped those ballots into this box at richmond city hall on october 12th. among them zachary adams who noticed the county website never registered receiving. >> i'm a little disappointed. >> same for daniel. >> when my ballot came in the mail, i held it sacred.

>> reporter: the county runs them through a sorting machine and looks at signatures and addresses and logs them into the system. other votes from that box did show up from october 12th. >> this is our status board. >> reporter: the total for that richmond drop box in kol let me 29, it was low that day. >> a ballot makes it on this board after it goes through the sorting machine on the other side. >> reporter: at this point the county has absolutely no idea what happened to those ballots. it's taking their loss very seriously. if there's a silver lining, consider this. it's the first time people who voted early have been able to track their ballot. the county will allow all of them to vote again. >> i want them to hear me and i want them to hear everyone else. >> reporter: the county insists it will find an explanation eventually. they say every vote is sacred around here. it's what they do. >> it's a calling. it's not really a job. >> reporter: in martinez, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> the registrar's office says if it finds those lost ballots before or after a voter casts a

replacement vote, the system will not allow a second vote to count. it remains one person, one vote. meanwhile a san francisco supervisor is urging voters to get their ballots in early. matt haney says he's concerned about president trump's threats to not count late arriving ballots. he's urging voters to drop off at official ballot drop-off sites. san francisco has committed to counting ballots that have been postmarked on or before election day even if they arrive late. he says why wait. >> there's a lot of noise nationally right now. the president of the united states has said he doesn't think we should be counting ballots at all post election day. so just get your ballot in. if you can, turn it in. >> people can also vote early in person at the city's voting site at civic center. more to come. is this the start of a twindemic? a pay area resident infected with the flu and covid at the

same time. feeling the pinch from covid-19. how the holiday tradition of volunteering is changing amid the ongoing effort to keep people safe. also ahead, the future of who's supporting prop 15? joe biden. biden says, "every kid deserves a quality education and every family deserves to live in a safe, healthy community. that's why i support prop. 15." vote yes. schools and communities first is responsible for the contents of this ad.

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harris says, "a corporate tax loophole has allowed billions to be drained from our public schools and local communities. no more. i'm proud to support prop 15." vote yes. schools and communities first is responsible for the content of this ad. new at 5:00, solano county say a resident has been infected with both covid-19 and the flu. the patient is under 65. doctors say the possibility of being co-infected is real. they're urging people get vaccinated for the flu as soon as possible. contracting covid-19 or the flu can weaken your immune system. >> this is the first we've identified. we've been testing all the samples that come in with respiratory symptoms, we're looking for both. next week we'll start looking

for covid and flu even with asymptomatic individuals. >> the health officer reminds us that the social distancing, mask wearing and hand washing that doctors are encouraging also protect us from the flu. meanwhile, dr. anthony fauci says many covid-19 infections happen in small family and friend gatherings. as you make your holiday plans, dr. fauci says consider this. >> six, eight, ten people come together in someone's home you get one person who is asymptomatic and infected and all of a sudden four or five people in that gathering are infected. to me, that's the exact scenario that you're going to see on thanksgiving. >> bottom line he says, don't risk it. >> on the subject of the holidays. for many families it's a time to give back by volunteers. that's harder to do than before. abc 7's queue ma'am si aaron tells us why as we look at the new way to holiday, how things are changing because of the

pandemic. >> reporter: san francisco has many holiday traditions. there are the big christmas tree lightings, but others gear more towards giving. every year thousands volunteer helping out at food banks or food kitchens. this year the pandemic is making those organizations change their approach. >> we traditionally do a turkey carve with the mayor and the police chief. we're not going to do that because of covid. >> reporter: st. anthony's has been handing out meals since march when it was forced to close the dining room. it used to serve 2200 meals a day. that's jumped to 2800. purchasing food containers is costing st. anthony's $50,000 extra a month. >> the budget is 40% higher than pre-covid due to the loss of volunteers. we usually have 100 volunteers a day. because of covid we've stopped that. >> volunteers are crucial. they prepare and serve meals. it isn't just a feel-good opportunity. st. anthony's depends on them.

without volunteers, st. antho anthony's has had to hire temporary workers to prepare meals on a conveyor line spread out where the dining room was. people now eat their meals at home or on the street. st. anthony's set up chairs for them, but it doesn't have enough people to constantly sanitize tables. at glide nearby, the dining room that used to feed 2,000 people a day is also closed. >> this is our main dining room. this is where our community would eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. >> reporter: people line up to pick up package meals. glide stopped its volunteer program before 75 a day, that would jump to about 500 volunteers for thanksgiving and christmas. >> we're working on bringing volunteers back. we couldn't do what we do without them. >> reporter: marilyn is one of those volunteers, already helping out. before the pandemic she used to come in once a week. now she's at glide three times a week. >> right now it feels more

important because we know the people really need the food. i'm still able to come and there are less people. >> reporter: glide will try to replicate the thanksgiving luncheon by setting up tables outdoors. >> instead of clients going downstairs and getting it on a tray, they'll have a seat on a tent. we'll have bussers cleaning up and an tiesing. >> reporter: it's a service they can't afford to do every day. glide will sign up a limited number of volunteers on its website november 1st. san francisco marin food bank is also in dire need of volunteers. corporate volunteer programs dried up during the pandemic. so the food bank has been relying on individual volunteers. it used to have 1,200 volunteers a week. it now needs about 2,000. >> a lot of angst going into the holidays. what are the holidays going to be like? what are we going to be missing? we're not worried about what we can't do. we'll make them better. >> kumasi aaron, abc 7 news. of course education is an

important part of bidding a better bay area. the california state university system has found a high tech solution to replace hands-on lab experiments during this period of distance learning. abc 7's david louie explains how it works. >> i would give it an a for what it does. >> reporter: the dean at cal state east bay is talking about labster. about 500 students are doing virtual lab experience this way with regular labs closed. others are using it for chemistry and physics as well. it enlisted scientists and video game designers to make it realistic and engaging it's not a substitute for hands-on lab work but fills a need. >> i don't think i would want to be treated by a doctor who has never had his or her hands on a real thing. it's a very nice supplement. >> reporter: csu faculty made adjustments to give students an opportunity to do an experiment over if the outcome isn't

perfect the first time. some are supplemented with lab kits they can use at home. >> they're better at training pilots in many of the different skills. we believe we'll see virtual labs within science, also replace the supplement. physical labs to a large degree. >> learning safety protocols is an important part of lab work. a virtual lab can expand horizons. >> we may want to do a nuclear physics experiment. we can't do that here, but we can do it on labster. it opens up, i would say, a type of virtual experimentation that you can do. >> reporter: as faculty experiment with this platform they're finding students are asking more questions. >> we want these simulations to have them question everything they see. so it's been a very good experience so far. >> reporter: david louie, abc 7 news. all right. taking a live look outside. warmer than normal temperatures are headed our way this

traffic and air pollution will be even worse after the pandemic. that's why we support measure rr to keep caltrain running. which is at risk of shutdown because of the crisis. to keep millions of cars off our roads, to reduce air pollution and fight climate change. and measure rr helps essential workers like me get to work and keep our communities healthy. relieve traffic. reduce pollution. rescue caltrain. [all] yes on measure rr. uber and lyft are like every big guy i've ever brought down. prop 22 doesn't "help" their drivers-- it denies them benefits. 22 doesn't help women. it actually weakens sexual harassment laws, which are meant to protect them.

uber and lyft aren't even required to investigate sexual harassment claims. i agree with the la times: no on 22. uber and lyft want all the power. so, show them the real power is you. vote no on prop 22.

today the trump administration announced it's removing the gray wolf from the en dadangered species list. conservation groups blasted the move, vowing to challenge it in court. the decision comes on the same day wildlife officials announced a young male member of california's only known gray wolfpack has ventured into oregon. the pack was first spotted in 2017, only the second pack spotted in california since the species vanished from here in 1924. now let's get to our weather with abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. all-important halloween is coming up, sandhya. >> it is indeed, ama and dan. we have a fabulous forecast for halloween. i want to show you a live picture from the east bay hills

camera. creek fire in the central valley sending smoke in the upper layers of the atmosphere. we are starting to see impacts at the lower levels. sensitive groups in the north bay starting to see poor air quality, moderate air quality across the rest of the region. definitely close your windows so you don't breathe the unhealthy air. live doppler 7 showing a few patches of fog. that will be changing overnight tonight. from our sutro tower camera looking at san francisco, sunny, 64 degrees. low to mid 70s from san jose to oakland. 83 in gilroy. half moon bay is a cool 59 degrees. look at this, bright skies over san jose right now. nice looking day. 79 in santa rosa. barmest spots in the low 80s like fairfield. 77 in livermore. a hazy view from our roof camera, the breeze is beginning to blow along the embarcadero. fog expands over the coast. mild to warm fall days over the weekend.

we're looking at boo-tiful weather for hall lean. 6 clock you'll see sunny skies, mid 60s to mid 70s. ghostly clear at 7:00 p.m. other than high wispy clouds, it will be spooktacular with a treat for anyone going out for halloween. dress in layers because it does cool off later at night. speaking of cooling, tomorrow morning upper 30s to low 50s. fog along the coast and near the bay. it will be chilliest in the live doppler 7s anyone /* inland valleys. 62 in half moon bay, 67 in the city. 76 san jose, 80 in livermore, 75 san rafael, 78 in santa rosa. standard time begins this sunday. 2:00 a.m. you want to turn your clocks back one hour and don't forget to change the batteries on your smoke detectors. the accuweather seven-day

forecast, mild fall weather through the weekend. halloween looking spooktacular as i mentioned. it will be warm by november standards. upper silkts coast side. drive for voters as the cold front comes through, it will cool us off as we head towards the end of next week. possibility of some precipitation, so stay tuned. dan and ama. >> sandhya, thanks very much. still ahead, getting out the vote. enthusiasm taking on many forms. you'll see how next.

asof being stretched too thinar to do my job right. and it's not just health care workers. our teachers and school staff are going the extra mile for our kids. our firefighters are taking on unthinkable missions to keep us safe. how can we keep giving billions in tax breaks to rich corporations when our communities need that money? prop 15 closes corporate loopholes and invests in our schools, health care, and public safety. help us do our jobs. vote yes on 15.

coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, testing and contact tracing critical ways to find coronavirus. uc berkeley just opened up a lab. the pandemic has changed a lot of holiday traditions like outdoor ice rinks. you'll hear from the people behind them who say their livelihood is now on thin ice. "7 on your side's" michael finney explains how black friday is changing this year, all

coming up in half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. finally tonight, the hardest working fish in sport was put to work today, thanking south bay residents for voting earlier. >> that's posing for people dropping off their ballots. >> the team sent shar i can out and about hoping to encourage everyone to get out vote. >> people are painting a street mural. the mural will read choose democracy. >> all right. looks need. that will do it for us for now. thank you so much for joining us. "world news tonight with david muir" is up next. >> i'm dan ashby, for sandhya patel, we appreciate your time. make time for us again. we'll see you in half an hour for abc 7 news at 6:00.

it provides property tax fairness for disabled homeowners like cynde, stuck living with a broken elevator. nineteen helps wildfire victims, like ellie, one of 24,000 who've lost their homes to fire. and seniors like pam who need to move closer to family or medical care, without a tax penalty. prop 19 limits taxes on our most vulnerable. yes on 19. asof being stretched too thinar to do my job right. and it's not just health care workers. our teachers and school staff are going the extra mile for our kids. our firefighters are taking on unthinkable missions

to keep us safe. how can we keep giving billions in tax breaks to rich corporations when our communities need that money? prop 15 closes corporate loopholes and invests in our schools, health care, and public safety. help us do our jobs. vote yes on 15. official ballot drop box near need to fiyou?he closest just visit vote.ca.gov to find your nearest location. then drop off your ballot. your vote will be secure and counted. there are other ways to vote too. just return your vote-by-mail ballot at your voting location or mail it back. or you can vote safely in-person during early voting or on election day. vote the way you're most comfortable - but vote by 8pm on november 3rd.

tonight, the race to the finish. five days until election day, and this evening president trump and joe biden both in florida. it comes as the u.s. sets a grim record -- more than 85,000 new cases of covid in just 24 hours. tonight the president with the first lady trying to appeal to suburban women. the president pointing to record growth in the third quarter. still more than 750,000 americans applying for unemployment in the last week. tonight joe biden arguing we must get the virus under control, telling florida voters, if biden wins florida, the night is over. and tonight the latest numbers, where this race stands in that all-important state. jon karl is live. that alarming new number tonight, more than 85,000 new cases, and tonight johns hopkins now reporting that another american tests positive for covid every 1.2 seconds in this