as the bay area gets ready to go to the polls. coming up, what the bay area's largest county is doing to keep the public and its poll workers safe on election day. is the election stressing you out? mental health experts explain the psychological impact of this election and what your plan should be. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. tomorrow is an election unlke any other. we are voting in record-setting numbers despite coronavirus pandemic restrictions. and amidst concerns that the election results might not be known or accepted. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. nearly 12 million californians have already cast their ballots either through the mail or by early in-person voting. that's more than half of active registered voters in the state. according to the california secretary of state's office. the motivator might be excitement, a reflection of the

weightiness of this election. it could also be fear, whether warranted or not. >> it's really, really hard to steal a statewide election. it's 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 in-person on election day into poll workers across the bay area know they're 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, covid-19 has been on the minds of many. kathleen nelson has served as an election aide in santa clara county for 25 years and can't recall a time when it's been this stressful. >> i don't want to get sick.

and even more so, i don't want to get anybody else sick. and everybody else here feels that way, too. >> reporter: in addition to mandatory social distancing and face coverings, county officials have put in extra safeguards to ensure the safety of their staff as well as the general public. abc 7 news was at the central park library in santa clara on monday afternoon as some people took advantage of early voting. >> we have someone going to the touch screens, going to the polling booths. everything gets a wipe down. the front line where they're entering the pad information. it's all cleaned in between every single use. >> reporter: many will still show up to a county vote center on election day for a number of reasons, ranging from language assistance to requesting a conditional ballot or simply peace of mind. >> just drop it to the blue back or the drop box. they actually want to feed it into the machine to see their vote is counted. >> reporter: so far santa clara counted received more than

16,000 mail-in ballots of the more than 1 million registered to vote. >> people are going to cast their vote in a free and fair manner. this is going to be safe. the process is going to be solid. >> reporter: a community coming together for a pivotal moment unlike any we've ever seen. >> anybody who hasn't voted yet, what are you waiting for? get over here. vote. it's important. >> reporter: all of santa clara county's the 9 vote centers will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on election day. we're in santa clara tonight. i'm chris nguyen, abc 7 news. california may swing blue, but supporters of president trump in the north bay tell us they are as excited and energized as ever and they tell abc 7 news anchor liz kreutz they will be heeding the president's call to watch the polls. >> will i show up here at about 5:15 right after the polls close. >> reporter: jeanette burman is a longtime san rafael resident and registered republican. >> i plan to vote for trump. >> reporter: over the last few nights she's been standing right

here outside the marin civic center to watch and observe as ballots from all over the county get dropped off at the registrar of voters office. >> you just stand here and wait? >> i just sit here and watch them and i didn't see any improprieties. >> reporter: jeanette says it's her first time observing polls. she decided to do it after this call to action from president trump. >> i'm urging my supporters to go into the polls and watch very carefully. >> reporter: linda roberts, the registrar of voters says it is legal, but the county's process of counting votes is safe and secure. >> i haven't seen fraud here in marin county. >> reporter: melanie morgan says she's seen an unprecedented number of people volunteer to sign up as poll observers. >> we've got poll watchers at almost every single polling place. we are keeping a close eye on the ballots that come in from the different precincts. >> reporter: here in fairfax we spoke to one longtime resident, a trump supporter who says they sat outside this polling place

last night to monitor it. the person declined to go on camera, citing incidents like this one over the weekend when a couple participating in a pro-trump caravan said they were egged while driving through marin city. >> we've been threatened, doxed, bullied, harassed, we've had our businesses threatened. >> reporter: morgan believes it's led to a silent majority and despite polls showing otherwise people will be shocked by the enthusiasm on tuesday for president trump. >> that's why republicans are not going to be talking to a lot of people in the media. they are going to be talking with their feet when they go to the poll. >> reporter: in marin county, liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >> early voting is wrapping up with a trickle, not a surge in the east bay. in oakland, a steady stream of voters dropped off mail-in ballots today, but there were no lines for in-person voting. same story in pleasanton. poll workers at this middle school say about 3/5 of those stopped by today where dropping off their mail-in ballots. voters say they didn't want to take any chances. >> i wanted to make sure my vote

counted. i wanted to put it in so i knew that it got to the right place. hopefully my vote will do what i need it to do. >> in all, alameda county officials say about 60% of the electorate has already voted. that's a new record. now, we'd like to know how voting is going for you. you can share your experience of voting by mail, dropping off your ballot or voting in person through a forum that we've posted on our website. just go to abc7news.com/election. for many people the experience of this election can be summed up in one word. on "midday live" today we asked what is your strongest feeling one day before the election? the overwhelming majority, 82%, answered anxious. the stress is real as abc 7 news reporter luz pena found out. >> reporter: a newly published ucsf study says millions of americans may expect a decline in their mental health if they live in states that favor the losing candidate. >> to be honest, i have a lot of

anxiety. >> staying home more and avoiding public places. >> why is that? >> if there is civil unrest, i don't want to be -- i don't want to participate. and i do not want to become collateral. >> reporter: to understand the mental health impact of the 2020 election, dr. shaw says we need to look back to the last presidential election. >> we looked at that survey for six months before the november 2016 election. and six months after. and we were able to see using every month to see -- look at people's depressive symptom. >> reporter: her results pointed to an increase of depression. >> wla >> what are you projecting this time around? >> i think that given this political climate would be considered perhaps even more polarizing than the one in november 2016, it's possible that if people's candidate doesn't win that they could be experiencing mental health effects and that we should perhaps be prepared for that as a health care system. >> reporter: that anxiety has a name.

election stress syndrome or ess. i asked many of you if this election is stressing you out. on twitter, over 73% said yes. 27% said no. clinical psychologist has seen an uptick of these cases. >> they've talked about panic attacks, feeling very depressed. >> what do you recommend? >> so that can look like, what's my plan for election night? how can i take care of myself. >> reporter: in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. and if you need some help handling stress, anxiety or other feelings and don't know where to start, try abc7news.com/takeaction. we've put together a list of local and national resources, including crisis hotlines to help you find your ally in this stressful time. >> needless to say, we will go all-in on this election to make sure that you have complete coverage of the races that matter to you. we're sending abc 7 news anchor dion lim to the east coast. >> greetings from sfo,

everybody, where i am about to board my flight to philadelphia, pennsylvania. this battleground state where both presidential candidates have been barnstorming the past couple of days. president trump will be making an appearance there today, and then joe biden and oakland's very own kamala harris will be in pittsburgh at a star-studded rally, which i hear will feature lady gaga. then i'll be following the biden campaign down to wilmington, delaware, where they will be watching the returns come in on election day and election night. should be a pretty exciting experience. not sure what to expect because this will be, of course, socially distanced, but we will find out. i will see you when i land. >> dion will be live throughout election night, and she'll bring us reports on wednesday as the election outcome continues to unfold. tomorrow our election day coverage begins with abc's network news at 4:00. a special edition of abc 7 news airs at 8:00 p.m. with a check on all the bay area races. ama and i will anchor that for you. we'll have a special digital election night program starting at 8:35, anchored by liz kreutz,

kristen zee and abc 7 news contributor phil matier. you can watch at that abc7news.com as well as our connected tv apps, roku, amazon fire tv, apple tv as well. stay with us. ama and i will be back with you for a full wrap up on abc 7 news at 11:00. phil matier actually joins us live next to talk about election night issues. early voting has set records. is that a hint of whether the presidential race will swing democrat -- to democrats or republicans? i'm spencer christian. we can expect mild weather on election day and for the next couple of days, but big changes are coming at the end of the where can a healthier heart lead you? for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto is a heart failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital.

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developing news in san francisco. a firefighter is in critical condition tonight after getting knocked unconscious while responding to a high-rise fire. it happened about 3:30 this afternoon on spear street near the embarcadero. a short time ago the fire department provided more details on what happened, saying it started with a muni bus driving through the scene. >> the firefighter, who was near a hose line, was inadvertently struck by that hose line, dropped to the ground, hitting his head. >> the injured firefighter was taken to san francisco general hospital and his family has been notified. the fire department says life-saving measures were taken at the hospital. we'll continue to wish that firefighter the best and keep you posted. >> certainly will. well, election day is tomorrow, and right now we're bringing in "san francisco chronicle" insider and abc 7 news contributor phil matier. >> yeah, phil, a record number of early ballots have already been cast in this election.

it's really remarkable to see. does that usually mean good things for democrats or republicans? >> well, traditionally, dan, it has meant good things for republicans because they vote by mail in the past. but it's also meant good things for democrats in recent years because more people are voting by mail. now, dan, it's as you pointed out earlier in the show, some 12 million people have already voted. i've talked with registrars around northern california and there question is, is this a surge early that's going to taper off early or is this a trend that is going to continue and give us record turnouts? so who has the upper hand on this? like i said, traditionally we would say on one hand it's republicans who vote in absentees in large numbers. on the other hand, it could be democrats or independents who are leaning that way. the occasional voter that are needed in order to get the democratic vote up. at least that's the hope. we won't know until tomorrow night. if then. >> and, of course, everyone is talking about the presidential

race. it's a big deal on the ballot, but we also have a lot of state propositions that could really impact our lives. you've been seeing all the commercials about it. so walk us through some of the main ones, phil. >> ama, are you right. how many commercials have you seen every day or every time you turn around? it's amazing. we have 12 ballot initiatives on the state ballot, and it is everything from the continuation of work rules for uber and lyft drivers to commercial real estate tax changes, affirmative action, will we bring it back to the state or not? things that really can affect us. right down to, you know, funding for cal train on the peninsula. and it's interesting because as you're absolutely right, the presidential sun is just blinding out everything else, but this high turnout could make for a lot of differences in our lives in california after this election. and how much will it cost to get an uber and lyft? will you get one? affirmative action. what does that mean for contracting, admissions to uc? things that are pretty much nuts and bolts here, so, yes, we're

going to be watching those tomorrow. everyone, like i said, may be emotionally invested in the presidency, our day-to-day lives are going to be just as affected by these measures both on the state level and locally. we have all these county and city measures as well. >> that's a great point, phil. there is a lot to consider here beyond the presidential race. it's all really fascinating. this is going to be one for the history books tomorrow. personally, what are you going to be watching most closely in tomorrow's results? >> well, first thing everybody's going to be watching is florida. okay? which way does florida go? they have a good counting system and we should have the results in. pennsylvania, the other swing state where everybody looks at to see how it's going to go for the rest of the night. that could probably be a lot slower. they are a slow counting state. we might not know the results. but, dan and ama, what i'm going to be looking for are not the traditional battleground states of let's say michigan and wisconsin and florida. i'm going to be looking to see if states actually flip. does georgia, for example, go

from the republican to the democratic side? what about arizona? that's in play. if we have flip states go one way or the other, that could, you know, make the battleground states a little less weighty, and so we'll be watching that as well. >> all right. those states that you mentioned, florida, georgia, arizona, just fascinating, texas, of course. >> yeah. >> thank you, phil, very much. you can read phil's column in "the san francisco chronicle" on sundays and on wednesdays. focussing on race and social justice now in our effort to help build a better bay area. a business association in silicon valley is getting out of politics following a political ad many called racist. the silicon valley organization or svo dissolved its political action committee today. just days ago the group's ceo resigned. a photo of black south africans in the streets with the words "do you really want to sign on to this?" it targeted a san jose city council candidate who took part in protests following the death of george floyd. today politicians joined

community leaders to condemn the ad. >> they're using the same old racism that's existed since the inception of this nation to try to push an agenda and really try to push fear. >> the svo has called it an unacceptable political campaign image and apologized and admitted it was racist. warm and sunny days ahead before the weather starts to change and feels more like the for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto is a heart failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital.

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still fairly nice weather out there, dan. >> oh, ama, just gorgeous. i'm sure it was where you live. it was where i live. just beautiful out there. but, spencer, that's going to change a little bit more toward late fall, isn't it? >> it is, indeed. in a few days. a few more days of this rather warm for november weather to enjoy, so let's take a look at live dopplar 7. mainly clear skies right now, although some little mild to moderate marine layer may form later tonight. right know, though, looking at clear skies across the skyline of san francisco across the embarcadero from our studio. 64 degrees here in the city right now. also mid-60s at oakland and mountain view. 69 at san jose, gilroy, 68 and 52 at half moon bay. and a lovely view from the east bay hills camera looking across the way westward. 68 degrees up in santa rosa. cooling down up north.

novato only 59. 66 in napa. 65, fairfield. the view from our rooftop camera looking across the bank of america, our forecast features, great weather for election day, not only here but basically across the entire country. cooler pattern develops with gusty conditions at the end of the week and that may also bring us a slight chance of showers friday through sunday. overnight, look for that little bit of a marine layer i talked about developing and pushing locally out across the bay. maybe a few patches move inland. 5:00 tomorrow morning. it will be with us, but probably will not pose any sort of visibility problem for morning commuters and pull back to the coastline and give us a mostly sunny day and a mild one again tomorrow. overnight, look for low temperatures ranging from upper 40s on the coast and low and mid-40s in the north bay valleys to low 50s right around the bay shoreline. also some upper 40s in the inland east may. down in the south bay tomorrow, sunny skies and really mild weather for election day. look for highs of 78 in san

jose. 83 in morgan hill. 84, gilroy, up in the peninsula. 76 in redwood city. 74, palo alto. low 60s on the coast from half moon bay up to pacifica. downtown san francisco, 70 degrees tomorrow. 72 in south san francisco. north bay high, 76. sonoma 79 and santa rosa 77 at napa. the east bay shoreline, 73. heyward, 74. inland east bay will have highs in the upper 70s to mainly low 80s, actually. 81 in concord, livermore. 80 at pleasanton and walnut creek. the national map, the 48 continuous states. not all of the nation. a little showery in the pacific northwest. parts of washington state and oregon will see some rainfall, but the rest of the country will have unusually sunny, mild, dry conditions for this time of the year all the way across the country. so no weather excuses for not voting if you haven't already. then on here back in the bay area, looking ahead wednesday, still mild weather with some low

80s inland. thursday, low 80s. and friday temperatures take a sharp drop, about 20 degrees or so in many locations. it will start to feel much more like what we expect fall to feel like. that takes us into the weekend. forecast animation showing a little system dropping down out of the pacific northwest out of the gulf of alaska, actually, that will produce some rain in some areas north of us. even up in ukiah, though, getting down to the bay area and some light rain and snow in the higher elevations. a little bit of a break on saturday, into late saturday and early sunday, another chance of precipitation moving into the bay area. it will start to get a little bit more fall-like. through thursday, remember, mild weather stays with us as much warmer than average for this time of year. then that sharp drop accompanied by windy, gusty conditions through the weekend with a slight chance of some showers. and then into monday, brighter skies and a cold morning making it feel almost winter-like. dan and ama? >> okay. spencer, thanks very much.

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building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. president trump and former vice president joe biden are in the final hours of their 2020 campaigns. it's been a frantic day for both of them. both candidates are focussing on some of the critical battleground states that we've been discussing here tonight. here's a live look at president trump. he's in kenosha, wisconsin, one of the five rallies he scheduled for this last day before election day. >> the president is also focused on another midwest state, michigan. he held a rally in travers city this afternoon with vice president mike pence, and after his event in wisconsin is heading back to michigan for a rally in grand rapids later tonight. >> this is a big, important place. we -- if we win michigan, it's

over. it's over. we win the whole thing. four more years. and then we can finish the job we started so well. >> former vice president joe biden started his day campaigning in ohio. he then moved to pennsylvania for several events to end the night a couple of appearances in pittsburgh with lady gaga. >> i chose western pennsyvania for my first stop as a candidate. and now it's my last stop before election day because you represent the backbone of this country. >> biden will also hold two events in pennsylvania tomorrow. one in scranton. the other in philadelphia. his running mate senator kamala harris will campaign in detroit, michigan. a bay area man made four attempts through u.s.p.s. to get his mail-in ballot forwarded to illinois. yet to see it, dan. >> ama, if it was not for a new statewide voting tool, his ballot may have never made it. abc 7 news reporter stephanie sierra has the story. >> this has my new address on

it. >> reporter: jim feeny is struggling to get his ballot. he's temporarily living in illinois, caring for his father who is battling stage iv lung cancer. usps confirmed his mail would be forwarded to his new address. on october 2nd, the san mateo county elections division notified him his ballot was sent but he never got it. >> they sent me another ballot on october 15th. i never received that one either. >> reporter: feeny then got a letter from usps. the postmaster in illinois told him there was a mail delivery backlog at the location in san francisco. referring to it as a flag in the system. >> the flag is this detail, something in their internal system wasn't forwarding my mail properly, and that still isn't resolved, actually. again, i've only received 15 pieces of mail since i've been here. >> reporter: abc 7 reached out for comment and the agency did not clarify whether there was a flag or a glitch in their

system, but did respond with the following statement, saying ballots cannot be forwarded if the intended recipient's address is out of date or if the mail piece is not properly addressed. in such instances, the ballots will be undeliverable. yet the agency confirmed to feeny his address was accurate. >> it's saying that, hey, everything is official. >> reporter: but still no ballot. lucky for him the state legislature approved a new program this year to help out of state voters fill out their ballot online. by signing up with their local county elections office. >> go to our website, sign up, they'll receive a link to their ballot and they can write the ballot on any computer and then print it and then return it to us by mail. >> reporter: 3,400 of the 5,000 out of state voters have returned their ballots so far in san mateo county. a majority like feeny using that new service. >> thank goodness they sent me a confirmation that they had received it and it had been counted. >> reporter: stephanie sierra,

abc 7 news. a district attorney is investigating what could be a case of voter suppression and intimidation. apparently a note was left on someone's door with the message "if you are not a citizen, you are not allowed to vote". complete a state voter registration cancellation form. the victim in the case is an eligible voter. now, we would like to know how your voting experience is. you can share your experience of voting by mail, dropping off your ballot or voting in person through a forum that we've posted on our website, abc7news.com/election. this is the first time we've had to experience voting in a pandemic. the landscape in the battle against covid-19 could soon shift dramatically from wait for a vaccine approval to the enormous challenge of getting americans to take it. abc 7 news anchor dion lim has a preview of what could lie ahead. >> reporter: the race to develop a covid vaccine has been a uniting force across the country. but what comes next could be trickier.

>> then the whole issue of how do you distribute these vaccines and who does get them? so that's a whole different issue. >> reporter: he is an immunology researcher at stanford. he says it is a stunning achievement. still questions remain about their effectiveness for specific individuals. >> not all vaccines may work equally well in immune owecompromised people, for example. >> reporter: the trump administration has tapped drug administration giant mckesson to hand the challenge. priority given to health care workers, first responders and the elderly along with other vulnerable populations. but fellow stanford immunology professor dr. david relman believes the priorities after that could be less clear. >> you then immediately have to ask, well, what is essential and how essential is essential? >> reporter: for the first time consideration will reportedly be

given to minority communities heavily affected by the virus. while the administration has promised to make the doses available free of charge, several state governors are already raising alarms about the broader costs of actually vaccinating millions of people. >> some insurers have said, well, um, yes, we will provide the vaccine if, you know, a whole variety of things are true. and it gets complicated quickly. >> reporter: plans call for the vaccine to be rolled out in phases, but doctors say which vaccine is available when could also be consideration for many. and dr. palendren believes some people could decide to wait or possibly mix and match. >> i think taking an initial vaccine at some point doesn't necessarily preclude one from taking a booster shot with something else later on. >> reporter: however the final distribution plays out, health experts say one goal is critical, getting a high enough percentage of americans to take some version to help reach a national tipping point for immunity against covid-19.

dion lim, abc 7 news. expanding supply chains could also be critical. some promising vaccines require a special supercold refrigeration during transportation and storage, potentially making them more difficult to distribute. if you've been feeling alone during the coronavirus pandemic, you're not alone with those feelings by any stretch. coming up, see what's helping seniors keep their cognitive and motor skills sharp. even with limited interaction. if there's a must-have toy on your holiday shopping list, you better get on it. i'm

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. you've heard of ticket scalpers, of course, guess what? there are toy scalpers. 7 on your side's michael finney is live with a consumer alert before the holiday. michael? >> dan, i can remember more than one christmas when you and i were helping each other get the hard to get toy that our kids wanted. well, it's going to happen again this year, but this year there's a bunch of third-party sellers. so what exactly does that mean? ♪

>> wherever i go he goes. >> baby yoda quickly became a pop culture favorite after being revealed in "the mandalorian." son kids and grown-ups alike couldn't wait to buy up baby yoda. >> one of the biggest toys of the year is this little guy. the animatronic version of the child. he likes to make a lot of noises. >> she says third-party sellers are buying up the child and jacking up the prices on resale. it retails for $59.99. we found it selling for $119.99 on walmart.com. >> yeah, i think people will be surprised to know that walmart also has a marketplace. so even when you're on walmart.com, it doesn't necessarily mean that you're buying from walmart. >> it's these third-party sellers you can find also on amazon and ebay who will sometimes inflate the prices.

he's already seeing the price for legos super-mario starter course almost double. >> the best part it comes with this interactive mario figure. he's got a little lcd face. he recognizes what type of brick he's on. if you put him on a blue wrik brick, you'll see water on his chest. red brick, he's got a fire animation. >> the starter course retails for $59.99. the super mushroom kit sold separately sells for $5. both together on amazon are selling for $99.99. annette gutierrez has three teenagers who are all big fans of super-mario. this christmas she's hoping to get them the nintendo switch with neon blue and neon red joycon. it retails for $299.99, but we've seen it being sold by a third party for $437. >> oh, wow. wow. i wasn't aware of that.

>> she says there's no way she'd pay that kind of premium. >> it's cruel. it's cruel to children. i mean, these are toys. i know they're expensive, but there comes a limit. >> a final thought, if you do decide to buy from a retailer, you need to check the return policy. it's doubtful they're going to have the exact same policy as a toy store or big box store down the street. ama? >> all good shopping points. got to get on it. thank you, michael. well, we are welcoming november with some warm weather. spencer has the seven-day forecast next. and abc 7 is your place to watch on election day. our continuous coverage begins with abc news at 4:00 p.m. special edition of abc 7 news airs at 8:00 p.m. with a check of all the bay area races. we'll have a special digital election night program starting at 8:35 at abc7news.com as well as our connected tv apps on roku, amazon fire who's supporting prop 15?

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starting at the beginning of january. this hinges on santa clara county remaining in the yellow or orange tier. asking governor newsom to allow large theme parks to reopen if their county is in the orange tier. president trump hinted at a rally last night in florida he might fire dr. anthony fauci. following the election. health is an important aspect of building a better bay area. patients are care facilities are dealing with prolonged social isolation with visits from families curtailed or even not allowed. abc 7 news reporter david louie found how caregivers are turning to multi-player-skilled games to -- >> reporter: bingo has always been a popular way to engage patients to use their hands, minds and arms. covid-19 has not only curtailed that but also visits from loved ones. >> if we don't have friends and peers to work with then, you know, we are -- unfortunately don't have the motivation to practice and to live longer. >> reporter: aaron arden is ceo

of restore skills, a cloud-based platform with 50 games that occupational therapists can use for rehabilitation and skills development. 51-year-old mike wilham has multiple sclerosis. >> it allows me to move my arm side to side and up and down and it builds up that strength in the left arm. >> reporter: the restore skills platform recently added remote play with family members so they can compete with a patient, provide some motivation and visit virtually to check on their progress. >> it's helping with cognition. it helps with fine motor, gross motor, coordination, strengthening. it's been helping with their endurance and activity tolerance. >> perhaps the most important benefit is addressing the isolation created by the pandemic. lack of social interaction can be detrimental. >> what they see is a very depressed person, somebody who

has lost weight, somebody who has lost -- stopped eating enough to sustain life. and even dying for things -- from things other than covid. >> reporter: this is a solution for a problem that is growing as covid-19 threatens to create long-term isolation for those who need socialization. david louie, abc 7 news. >> very effective. all right. let's turn our attention to the weather forecast. ama, just gorgeous weather, but as always, it's changing. >> yes, i mean, the nights have been just fabulous. >> haven't they? >> not too windy. >> good sleeping weather. >> spencer, we like it. >> not quite what we tend to expect in november, but we'll take it, right? tonight we'll see a little bit of a marine layer. not too widespread. overnight lows will range from 40s inland to low 50s along the bay shoreline. tomorrow, another bright, sunny not typical november day with highs ranging from the low 60s at the coast to low and mid-70s around the bay shoreline to some

low 80s inland. across the country tomorrow, across the 48 contiguous states, mainly sunny and mild to warm and dry. the one exception, the pacific northwest, a little bit wet. great weather to get out and vote if you haven't voted already. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. three more mild to warm days. then it turns windy and sharply cooler on friday and saturday and sunday with a chance of light rain friday through sunday and then a little bit dry and almost winter-like morning on monday. it's changing as we said it would. as it always does. dan and ama? >> thanks, spencer, very much. >> all right. all right. let's get to larry beil for sports. ooh, 49ers, tough times. >> pure pain, ama and dan, for the 49ers right now after they got blasted by seattle. this was a loss that raises a lot of questions about jimmy garoppolo

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. now abc 7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. so much changed yesterday for the 49ers from their playoff chances to who will be playing quarterback on thursday against the packers to the big one, who will be playing quarterback for them next year? start the injury report with jimmy garoppolo. aggravating his high ankle sprain. he left in the fourth quarter of that ugly loss to seattle. by the way, jimmy g. turned 29 today. not the birthday he had hoped for. he's out for up to six weeks. even worse for all-pro tight end

george kittle. suffered a broken bone in his foot. expected to miss up to eight weeks. abc 7 chris alvarez on a training room that is filled with players. >> tevin coleman didn't return. dante pettis, shoulder, didn't return, garoppolo, ankle, didn't return. kittle, foot, didn't return. >> reporter: in what's becoming an alarming weekly trend, kyle shanahan had a long list of injuries following sunday's game. 49ers did not practice today but the initial reports of jimmy garoppolo and george kittle's injuries have them out for a while. adding insult to injury, the 49ers host the packers on a short week thursday night at levi's. >> after a loss like this, you just want to get that taste out of your mouth. you want to go play football again. so, so happy we can turn around and get back on the field in just a few days. >> a short week and so you don't have enough time to do everything you're used to doing on a regular week, so we got to move on pretty quick. >> reporter: the packers connected meetings virtually today after running back a.j. dillon was placed on the reserve covid-19 list. green bay enters thursday's game

5-2 overall and atop the nfc north. >> i've been so immersed with what we're trying to get done with, you know, game-planning for the san francisco 49ers, but adds far as i know right now, we are full speed ahead. >> obviously had a couple of rough -- it helps both team -- i don't they'll be little if any fans there. so we have to handle the environment well. >> reporter: kickoff is scheduled for 5:20 on thursday night. chris alvarez, abc 7 sports. speaking of injuries, kwan alexander has had a bunch of them in his short time as a 49er. alexander signed $54 million deal last year, but been out three weeks with a sprained ankle and today traded to new orleans for kiko alonso and a fifth round pick. dre greenlaw will start alongside at running back. pulls out the mouth guard of

javon wims. wims responds by going all mike tyson here. the nfl has suspended wims for two games. you rarely see this. one, all guys know you're definitely getting suspended when you throw a punch in a game. there's a million cameras on you. and, two, you might break your hand when you punch another guy's helmet. that is ill-advised. all right. the warriors unveiled their new oakland forever jerseys that they'll wear on selected occasions next season whenever that begins. a design highlighting the we believe warriors and 47 years in oakland. timing a bit odd as it comes the same day the team is proceeding to the state supreme court over $47 million the coliseum authority says that the team owes, but nonetheless, the warriors are still using their old oakland practice facility for camps and right now, as you see steph modelling that new look, they're using that open location as a voting site heading to election day tomorrow. >> what's up, dub nation? we're down to the wire. if you haven't gone out and voted by mail or in person yet,

you still have time. if you're in alameda county, register, you can vote. this is a great place. so make sure your vote is counted. your voice is heard. >> this place has turned into a place where you guys can come register and vote and drop your ballots. it's very important the last two days until elections, today and tomorrow. hopefully you guys can come make it here. and make sure you guys vote. >> yeah, the warriors have been really active, steph curry in particular, in urging people to get out to vote. he's been doing a lot of podcasts and got a lot of celebrities involved with the effort. as well as discussing covid-19. one final thought, for all the people that are thinking, eh, jimmy garoppolo, no, no more. who do you have that's better and who is likely going to be available that's next season? quarterbacks, dan and ama, worth their weight in precious gems and gold right now. >> it's true.

they're hard to find. already. thanks, larry beil. >> yes. all right. join us tonight for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> san jose unified school district is preparing to start the new year with in-person instruction. at 11:00, reaction from teachers. plus, we know everyone will be logging on to facebook and twitter tomorrow. tonight what social media platforms are doing to combat disinformation on election day. and tonight on "jeopardy," you can watch a local contestant, a library manager from sunnyvale is seen here on set with alex trebek. just minutes away after abc 7 news at 6:00. that is it for this edition of abc 7 news. look for the news any time on the abc 7 news app. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. so spencer christian, larry beil, all of us here, wee appreciate you joining us and hope to see you again at 11:00. enjoy your evening.

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