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halloween in san francisco. city officials are saying please don't cop. >> a school is letting students back on to campus for the first time since march. how they are keeping students safe and letting them sing. >> the lengths many are going to ensure safe viewing in the south bay. no tricks, just treats. i will have your forecast coming up. abc news at let11:00, starts ri now. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. >> yes, it hurts. yes, it sucks. but please, stay home. we don't want to be sick, we want to see an end to this. >> a desperate plea from san francisco business owners and city lead ers tonight the castro district is not the place to be this halloween. >> the push as they pause reopenings due to increasing covid-19 cases. we are in the castro district with a look at tomorrow's scaled

down celebration. >> reporter: in san francisco, the castro district is a place to be in halloween, but this year, the message is different. >> stay away, if you are coming to have a meal or shopping in the day, that's okay. >> reporter: that's not is a i they are not celebrating. this year, the hope is it will be small. here's the map of several businesses that will safely give out candy to kids and those that dress up. one of the businesses is ready with a hundred goody bags. halloween with the time change the next day was supposeed to be the biggest halloween ever. i would rather for go the biggest halloween ever, than the rest of the halloweens completely. >> reporter: at least 20 businesses closed because of covid, so asking people to not come is not an easy announce. to make. but a necessary one. the goal is for san francisco to

remain in the yellow tier. >> gathering in large group right now, it's not a good >> reporter: they are hoping that people come, in small groups. >> we want people to come, we need to bring more foot traffic to the neighborhood as long as it's safe. >> meantime, an about face by the city of san francisco, just last week, the city loosened restrictions. places of worships and museums were expanding to 50% capacity. more people were going back to the office. well, that all changed. >> we are tired of covid-19. the covid-19 is not tired of us just because we are tired of it. >> reporter: the city is rolling back some of the reopening efforts because of slight increases in covid cases. hospitalizations and positivity rates. businesses that were set to reopen next week, will now have to wait. >> so there's a hardship in

dealing with that. but there will be more hardship if we have to shut everyone down who is open right now. >> many san francisco restaurants are allowed to operate at 25% in doors. they were getting ready to move to 50% next week. >> my heart goes out to everybody that needs to be open. have their doors open. paying rent. and for all the employees had that are counting on work. >> over the past two weeks, hospitalizations in san francisco, went from 23 patients to 37 patients. dr. brandt colefaxcolefaxcolefax admissions remain good. >> we want to pause on risky activity so the virus does not get too far ahead of us. as we have seen across the country and around the world, when the virus gets too far ahead, you cannot catch up. >> and that's what they are trying to avoid, they want to

stay ahead of it as best they can. in addition, nonessential office spees, theaters and zoos will have to remain at 25% capacity. education is an important part of building a better bay area, especially during the pandemic. in the east bay, one high school is starting to slowly welcome students back to campus. abc7 news is in lafayette, where today, was the first day a group of choir students were a i believe to sing together. >> reporter: as we have know, the students have been at home since march, confined to devices and bedrooms doing distance learning. for the first time since march, they have been able to come back to high school in small groups. ♪ even with masks on, and plenty of social distance. >> good. sgr >> reporter: it's the closest the choir students have been inn

mont months. this senior said she was waiting for this day. >> it was exciting. it was great to come back and hear music. >> reporter: it's not a full reopening but it's a start. >> we went in to a phase in model. >> reporter: she said they learned from other high schools that opened too rl early. they are eyeing the surge in cases in other parts of the country. >> safety interest and health that has to be a priority. we are looking at the numbers. >> reporter: contra costa county numbers are still looking good. in alameda some schools are planning reopening next week as well. >> with masks on and socially distanced outside. we can sing for 30 minutes. and then we just need to clear the area for five minutes and we can cot back. >> reporter: students eagler to let the music play can despite the virus. >> the risk is worth it for me. >> reporter: abc7 news. students, faculty and staff, who are learning, live willing or working on a university of california campus have until sunday to get a flew shot.

uc's chancellor has made a flu shot mandatory this year because of the pandemic. the university is trying to stem the spread of the flu so resources can be focused on fighting covid-19. people can apply for an exemption, but you will need to do it before sunday. they are not messing around apparently, so how close is your area? find out with our reopening tracker. >> four day on to go, president trump and zoe biden are criss-crossing must he >> symbolic of how the pandemic has transformed the election, joe biden started campaigning in iowa. it now has one of the highest covid rates in the country.

>> donald trump has waved the white flag and surrendered to the virus. america doesn't give up. >> reporter: the two candidates stumped across midwest balth battlegrounds. no social distancing and little ma mask wearing in many rallies. >> do you feel it's dangerous to hold the rallies? >> no, not at all, they are all outdoor rallies. anything else? >> the president instead focusing on the economy while making light of the virus. >> we opened it up, and now, we are in in a level had, we use today to talk about the v, this is a super v,if you get it, you are going to get better. and then you are going to be immune and it's a whole thing and it goes away. >> reporter: the country has hate new record. hospitalizations and deaths are going up. now, like iowa, polls show there's once reliablely red states that are all purpose lpu.

vice president mike pence was in arizona trying to hold ground. four days out from election day, worries that we may not have final results tuesday night. this year, there's a massive increase in mail-in and absentee voting. in eight states, they don't start looking at the mail-in ballots until election day. abc news, washington. >> and as alex just mentioned, senator harris made three last minute campaign stops in texas today, such an important state. while there she spoke in an skpl exclusive one on one interview with our sister station. >> now we are looking for the need for everyone to societvote on election day, don't let anybody take your power from

you. texans have so much at stake. >> senator harris addressed vot voter intimidation. >> there's been concerted efforts around the country to try and make it difficult or confusing for people to vote. and i say, don't you ever let anybody take your power from you. >> more than nine million texans have already voted. that is more than all of the votes cast there in 2016. >> new at 11 clo:00, we are hea from the owner of corner store. that witnessed a thief breaking in to a mailbox early this morning. cameras captured what was happening. the man appears to fish for items in the mailbox. they saw the looter drop one ballot and he fears other

ballots were stolen and discarded. >> i get really upset when i see this, and it's happening. you know, we really need a fair election. >> yeah, you can understand his frustration. >> the store owner found one ballot and gave it to a postal carrier. if you know anything about the crime. the postal inspect ers want to hear from you. >> in person early voting began, any registered contra costa county resident and vote at any center in which they live. you can see if somebody has voted or if they returned the vote by mail ballot and they have counted it and i will prevent fraud and it will allow us to reduce the number of provisional ballots. >> in person voting continues tomorrow between 9:00 in the

morning and 5:00 at night. and it resumes the next morning until 7:00 in the evening. >> conjoined twins successfully separated thanks to doctors at uc davis, next, hear from the parents about the land mark surgery. >> whether you are driving by, walking or biking by. covid-19 is changing how we enjoy celebrations. >> there's nothing frightening about my weekend forecast. i will tell you all about the weather and the changes ahead coming up. >> thank you. first here's a look at what is coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> jimmy? >> we made a show tonight. >> my dad said boo to my mom and had her water broke. >> what? >> i swear to god. i'm pretty sure that's the story. >> i didn't know you were a boo baby. >> i'm a boo baby.

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while tw2020 feels like it provided enough scares already, because of the pandemic, people are being forced to celebrate halloween a little differently. >> we show you how south bay haunted houses have found a new way to safely frighten their guests. >> over a typical halloween weekend, the boo crew on church drive in san jose, could see up to 35 will -- up to night. >> there would be extension cords, people everywhere, a mile a minute getting things done. a lot of people driving by. >> the usual four months of preparation not needed in the pandemic. this year, they are crafting a covid safe pumpkin patch for the public to enjoy in a distance. >> we wanted to have something that we can feel good about and have the spirit of halloween and what we do as a team, on a scale that is more of a drive-by, walk

by. >> further south, people biking by. this family shifting their annual harry potter house sdis play closer to the street with proclamations. >> all muggles must wear masks and stand six feet apart. let willing everyone to know that we are serious that we want it to be safe. we thought it was something that we can do safely and provide the opportunity to still have a little feeling of normalcy. >> both displays he radio mind us that halloween is not cancelled because of covid. rather, reimagined. in san jose, abc7 news. that is a great way to put it re-imagined. well, doctors at uc davis children's hospital successfully separated a rare set of conjoined twins during surgery that lasted 24 hours. ten month old conjoined twins, were born fused at the head from a condition that occurs in one

out of every 2.5 million births. a team of 30 people performed the surgery in a specifically designed operating room. the doctors spent months preparing for the procedure and the parents were confident it would be successful. >> it's one step at a time. it's hard enough. but it's just one step at a time. >> it's all in fwod's hands. it's not even if can doctors hands, that's what i believe. >> the twins will recover at the pediatric icu for the coming weeks. >> boy, it's amazing what they can do now. we will keep you posted on their progress. for the moment, let's turn to the weather forecast. deon, we have a lot going on. halloween coming up and the election day, and the weather will cooperate. >> that is the good news, it's hard to keep track of it all. >> i'm keeping track of it all and i will tell you all about it. first, i want to show you the moon rising tonight. i don't know if you had a chance to look at it, but i saw it out

of my hope here outside and it was just amazing. this is from san francisco. our exploretorium camera, capturing the nearly full moon. you know it's a full moon tomorrow and the blue moon. the second full moon this month. just in time for halloween, for trick or treaters, if you are going out to safely trick or treat with your parents, spook-tacular weather at 5:00. darkness at 6:11, low to mid 60s and still comfortable and creepy clouds, just a few showing up at 9:00. upper 50s to low 60s. so dress in layers. live doppler 7 showing a few patches of fog near the coast. temperatures, you will notice anywhere from the 40s to 50s. the nights have been chilly and tonight will be no exception. here is a lovely view from the san jose camera, no tricks all treats for halloween. sunny and warmer this weekend. and just a friendsly reminder. set your clocks back one hour sunday morning. we will see that time changing. so we fall back one hour.

standard time begins, and sunset tomorrow at 6:11, interest and you gain that extra hour of sleep. i know we lose the daylight, but tomorrow night you will want to selt t set the clocks back. upper 30s to the low 50s. we will have patches of fog around. it will be a cool start tomorrow afternoon. 67 in half moon bay. 77 oakland. upper 70s from san rafel to fremont, but low 80s. it will be warmer santa rosa and concord. watch out for risk of rip currents and sneaker waves west northwest facing beaches. now, i want to show you a rain chance. first couple of fronts next week, really fade. but then the last one that is come account through frid-- tha friday in to we ces election day, no excuse to not vote, polls open, it will be in

the 40s. dry for the voters at noon time and at 4:00 p.m., mild afternoon, low 60s to low 80s. polls close at 8:00 p.m. set your clocks back one hour sunday morning. dry conditions continue. with a little cooler weather. mid week, and then the possibility of rain is what we are watching for friday in to saturday, a week from today. >> all right will, n -- coming see the

the pandemic might make halloween feel a bit different this year. that is not dampening spirits for children undergoing life saving care. >> the children's hospital staff provided costumes and decorations for what they described as a spook-tacular celebration. the young patients received bags

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>> "localish bay area" is sponsored by northern california honda dealers. hey, bay area. it's time to share some amazing stories and feel good. we could all use some inspiration right now, and you've come to the right place. this show is all about good food, good people, and good living. ♪ on today's show, halloween

fun... >> playful, creepy, cool halloween experience. >> ...feeding the community... >> i would love to help everyone. i think that'd be amazing. >> ...cheers to charity. >> make world better one martini at a time. >> ...coffee art. >> they always question like, "is this oils? is this watercolors?" and when i say, "coffee," they, like, freak out. they're like, "what?!" >> but first, the ultimate halloween treat. >> how y'all doing? come on down. we got rats on a stick. >> the pirates of emerson haunted drive-thru here at the alameda county fairgrounds. i don't think there's anything quite like this out there. we have trick-or-treat town, hillbillies, pirates, clowns. >> definitely thought halloween was gonna be canceled, but this brings the great spooky season back to us. >> there's scares. there's laughs. >> [ laughing evilly ] >> especially when people start busting out real chain saws. [ chain saw whirring ]

it's fun. >> this year's really changed a lot. we have this piece of glass in between us now in a car, in a vehicle. before, you were able to get in people's faces, and it was really an in-your-face kind of a haunted house. we've all had to change in this covid time. we want everybody to be safe. we had to pivot. you know, we had to redesign it, so we had a couple of weeks to come down and put it together in our head how we could do a drive-through and make it successful. and there's something on every corner for you to see. ♪ that's what it's all about, right? screams and laughs. [ screaming ] >> yep, about like that. >> pirates of emerson started on emerson street in the city of fremont, you know. we started it in my parents' backyard. and after our seventh year in our yard, we had 3,000 people through in two nights. and the city shut us down, said, "you can't do it anymore." so we either had to quit doing it or go commercial. so we got ourselves a tent and we moved out, and the rest is history. here we are 29 years later,

taking up the pirates of emerson haunted drive-thru. you're actually driving through the houses. you're driving through the pirate ships, and you're driving through the hillbillies' house. >> with the whole pandemic going on and stuff, it's a good gig. >> [ laughing evilly ] >> i'm used to the walk-through ones, and halloween's my favorite time of the year, so to keep the tradition alive, why not try a drive-through one? >> we have over 45 people on staff this year. every one of them is enthusiastic about being out here. they were all afraid that maybe halloween was gonna be canceled this year, and we didn't let that happen, and we're not gonna let that happen to the bay area, so you guys make sure you come on out and see what we're all about. >> there's tunnels that are really scary. they follow your car. they jump out. it's fun. >> drive through and enjoy it. >> i knew that it would work. in my head and in my heart, i knew it would work. >> [ laughing ] >> just watching these cars drive through one after another and watching them enjoy themselves, it's a good feeling. really happy, and we're very proud of the event that we put together this year. >> here's another halloween treat.

♪ mind-blowing. walking through a kaleidoscope really is what it felt like to me. it was just magical. >> trick-or-treating for adults, trick-or-treating for the mind. playful, creepy, cool halloween experience. >> fear makes strangers of people who should be friends. >> really fun, unique, original. >> ♪ mummy in the morning got up and out of bed ♪ >> the name of our show is "phantasma: embrace your fear." it's a nighttime experience in the dark in the gardens that are around the house. it's not exactly a haunted house. it's an immersive experience, little bit more of a psychological level rather than a terror level. >> welcome to the land of stories. i'm glad to have you here. they call me scheherazade, and i can use your fear. >> it's a story line. it's a journey. >> you're getting to just wander