>> bueno, con eso concluimos la >> yeah. that's the room where it happened. the final debate of the 2020 campaign. now the race is on to election day. some the election just 12 days away. a sprint to the finish for both candidates. >> we'll have a lot more bright and early tomorrow morning on the "today" show on nbc and nbc news.com. and this is my favorite show, nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >> not bright and early. for all of us here at nbc news, thank you for joining us. so i'd like to terminate obamacare, come up with a brand new beautiful health care. >> he's been talking about this for a long time. there is no -- he's never come up with a plan. >> president trump and joe biden head to head for the last time before election day. the two candidates delivering

their closing arguments to the american people. this as their best chance to reach tens of millions of people who were watching tonight. our special post-debate newscast starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. race, covid-19, immigration, climate, health care and china among the topics tonight. the exchanges, though, much more substantial and civil than their first debate. we were actually able to hear some clear answers tonight from both candidates. now, the debate also had a very different feel. more measured, more controlled, with less interruptions. now, that's partly due to new debate rules where microphones were muted at times. >> what we saw tonight, something valuable. their differences. their different approaches to the coronavirus, for example, taxes and health care. but one topic continued to be a theme and that's attacks on character. >> i ran because of you. i ran because of barack obama. because you did a poor job. if i thought you did a good job

i would have never run. >> i'm anxious to have this race. i'm anxious to see this take place. i am -- the character of the country is on the ballot. our character is on the ballot. look at us closely. >> the gloves did come off but in a civilized manner. let's bring in nbc news's alice barr, who joins us in nashville, the site of this debate. >> reporter: in their final debate and last chance to reach tens of millions of voters at once, president trump and democrat joe biden waging a war of words and ideals. >> if he's elected, the stock market will crash. >> the idea that the stock market is booming is his only measure of what's happening. >> reporter: biden tried to prosecute the case that president trump has failed to protect the country from the covid pandemic that's claimed more than 220,000 american lives and sickened the president himself. >> this is the same fellow who told you this is going to end by easter last time. this is the same fellow who told you that don't worry, we're going to end this by the summer. we're about to go into a dark

winter. >> we're learning to live with it. we have no choice. we can't lock ourselves up in a basement like joe does. >> learning to live with it. come on. we're dying with it. >> it's not my fault that it came here. it's china's fault. >> hanging over the debate tonight, new reports that iran and russia are trying to influence the election. >> they will pay a price if i'm elected. they're interfering with american sovereignty. >> there has been nobody tougher on russia than donald trump. >> the president tried to shift attention to biden's son hunter and unverified claims about his business dealings. >> his son, his brother and his other brother are getting rich. >> there's a reason why he's bringing up all this malarkey. there's a reason for it. he doesn't want to talk about the substantive issues. it's not about his family and my family. it's about your family. >> reporter: a climactic showdown between the president and the man seeking to unseat him in less than two weeks. in nashville, tennessee alice

barr, nbc news. >> all right. let's bring it back howe home now. let's bring in our political analyst larry gersten. your initial thoughts here. obviously a very measured and civil president trump. by design. did that help him get some undecided voters here? >> look, there were two debates in a sense. one debate was what have you done. what has trump done, what has biden done when he was vice president. the second debate is what are you going to do? if you look at the first debate, well, you know, you can -- each had something to say about what they've done. but the real difference, raj, was what are you going to do? what are you going to do? how are you going to cope with covid? well, you know what? we have to live with it. the president asked the question. the president, we have to live with it. i don't think most people are happy with that. so that's a future type of thing. what are you going to do about health care? biden went on ad gnaws yam, some might say with a very detailed plan. the president said i'm going to come up with a wonderful plan that people will like.

so if you like the idea of leaving the door open, okay. but if you're looking for substance i think you have to give that to biden. and as far as the what have you done thing we can call that a draw i think. they both had things to say about what they've done and what the other hasn't done. >> let's take a closer look at some of that substance and some of the things that were said tonight. i want you to listen to this exchange between mr. biden and the president where the president makes the assertion that he has done more for the black community than any other president with the exception of abraham lincoln. >> i am the least racist person -- i can't even see the audience because it's so dark. but i don't care who's in the audience. i'm the least racist person in this room. >> okay. vice president biden, let me ask you very quickly and then i have a follow-up for you. >> abraham lincoln here is one of the most racist presidents we've had in modern history. he pours fuel on every single racist fire. every single one.

started off his campaign coming down the escalator saying he's going to gret rid of those mexican rapists. he's banned muslims because they're muslims. he has moved around and made everything worse across the board. he says about the poor boys, last time we were on stage here, he said i told them to stand down and stand ready. come on. this guy is a dog whistle about as big as a foghorn. >> president trump, i'm going to give you ten seconds to respond and then i have a follow-up. >> he made a reference to abraham lincoln. where did that come in? >> you said you're abraham lincoln. >> no-. no. i said not since abraham lincoln has anybody done what i've done for the black community. >> and i'm saying -- >> i didn't say i'm abraham lincoln. i said not since abraham lincoln has anybody done what i've done for the black community. now, you have done nothing other than the crime bill. which zbloirk-- >> oh, god. >> -- tens of thousands of black men mostly in jail. >> all right.

let me -- >> you know what? they remember it because if you look at what's happening with the voting right now -- >> let me ask you, vice president biden -- >> they remember you treated them very, very badly. >> larry, come in here. biden conceded some issues with that crime bill. but then when it comes to the president talking about he's done more for the black community, well, historians might argue with that when you talk about the voting rights act, the fair housing act, the civil rights act. >> yeah. look, the president has a point or two to make when he talked about giving more money to black colleges and things like that. okay. let's give him his due there. but on the other hand the vice president pointed out really a series of behaviors by the president going all the way back to the central park five. in other words, what the vice president was saying is it's endemic. i think that was a tough one for the president to win on, especially if he's hanging it all on a bill from 35 years ago that the president said frankly looking back at it there were some mistakes. i don't think that's going to wash too well in the left-wing run for the president. >> a big point was how we're

dealing with the coronavirus in terms of the economy. let's listen in on this exchange regarding covid-19. >> who i wa say is i'm going to shut down the virus, not the country. it's his ineptitude that caused the country to have to shut down in large part. why businesses have gone under, why schools are closed, why so many people have lost their living. and why they're concerned. >> his democrat governors, cuomo in new york, you look at what's going on in california, you look at pennsylvania, north carolina. democrats. democrats all. they're shut down so tight. and they're dying. they're dying. and he supports all these people. all he talks about is shutdowns. no, we're not going to shut down. >> larry, this was interesting because it really gave people watching a clear path here, i want to go this way or that way regarding both candidates here. that was valuable. >> yeah. two things here. the first is whether this covid-19 is behind us or we're still dealing with it. the president says we're dealing with it, it's over. the vice president said no, it's very much a part of us, you

know, 1,000 people dying a day now. 70,000 new cases. so people have to decide is it behind us or is it in the present? the other part of it is dealing with the economy. the president said we can't shut down. and i think that's a very valid point. people don't want to shut down anymore. that's part of the fatigue out of this whole thing. the vice president saying we don't have to shut down, we just have to understand and deal with the virus first so that the economy can return. one is saying let's do it now. the other is saying we've got to pick the order. again, the voters have a choice here. >> larry, health care always plays a pivotal role in every election but none more than in this election when we're in the midst of this pandemic. let's hear what the candidates had to say about that. >> he's already cost the american people because of his terrible handling of the covid virus and economic spillover. 10 million people have lost their private insurance. and he wants to take away 22 million more people who have it under obamacare and over 110 million people with pre-existing conditions and all the people

from covid are going to have pre-existing conditions. what are they going to do? >> he wants socialized medicine. and it's not that he wants it. his vice president -- i mean, she is more liberal than bernie sanders and wants it even more. bernie sanders wants it. the democrats want it. you're going to have socialized medicine. >> obviously a reference there to california's kamala harris, the president saying he's going to have socialized medicine. biden has said he's not in favor of medicare for all but for a public option. what did you hear in that exchange that will resonate with the american people? >> you know, i think to me the most important aspect of this whole thing other than covid was on health care. biden laid out that plan. his plan. you may not like it. you may like it. i don't know. but the point is he has planned out what he would do about health care. which is critical to so many americans. because it overlaps with covid, actually. the president said i'm going to come up with the best health care plan you could ever imagine, i got rid of the

mandate, we got rid of that and i'm going to come up with everything else. everything else will be protected, pre-existing conditions. again, you've got somebody who said here's what i'm going to do and the other person who says, well, trust me. trust me. and the question is after four years whether the public trusts this president or whether the public does not. and in that sense, in that sense the debate was a referendum on what one promises in detail and the other says i'll make it better. >> larry, final 15 seconds. who gained the most tonight? >> actually, i think the debate was fairly even. if i had to gauge, i would say the vice president had the edge. vice president biden. he had his weak moments. no doubt about that. i thought the president was much better tonight in terms of dealing with substance. but i'm not so sure by fostering all the blame that he did, much of it just without merit, that that's going to win him points. i don't think so. but yes, it was a much better debate and kudos goes to the moderator as well as the two

participants. >> we could actually hear everyone tonight. larry, thank you for your insight. so how did the debate play at the drive-in? with no indoor watch parties allowed, voters in san francisco actually listened to tonight's debate in their cars. nbc bay area's lilly tan is live. lili, did they hear what they wanted to tonight? >> reporter: they heard a lot of things but mostly honking. there's usually regular applause, virtual applause, and then there's drive-in applause. [ honking ] manny's, who hosted this event tonight, asked drivers to honk if they liked what joe biden was saying and to honk if they didn't like what president trump was saying. it's a liberal crowd here. so at times all the honking made it sound more like a traffic jam than a watch party. about 40 cars rolled into fort mason to watch the final presidential debate as president trump and former vice president biden went head to head on the global pandemic, the president's

taxes, national security and the affordable care act. >> i actually think the most riveting moment is when donald trump just listed our misery. you know, it's suicides are up, depression is up, alcoholism is up. domestic violence is up. he listed what happened on his watch. i'm hoping it's a civilized debate. that's good. i mean, hats off to kristen welker for running this the way it ought to be run. [ honking ] >> reporter: now, the most honking came when president trump talked about releasing his taxes as soon as a deal was completed. again, not a lot of undecided voters here tonight. just a whole lot of people who felt they needed to be part of the political conversation. we're live in san francisco. lili tan, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much, lili. if you missed the debate, if you want to see a recap, we've broken down the top moments on

our website. go to nbcbayarea.com, click on trump biden square off in debate. as we head into friday, we have good news when it comes to our weather and fire danger. pg&e has canceled those planned power outages for tonight. the conditions much safer outside. however, a red flag warning is still in effect for parts of the bay area. let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri with the very latest. jeff. >> we are seeing a little bit of wind up across the higher elevations but we're really on the last couple of hours of this fire warning. i wouldn't be surprised if it was actually canceled earlier than 8:00 in the morning. right now only seeing winds of 20 at mount st. helena and currently 21 at mount diablo. overnight i've lowered the wind gusts to 15 to 30. there's? good news there. sustained winds of 5 to 15. but as i've been saying all week long you've really got to go up high to get all those wind gusts. 2,000 to 3,000 feet. a lot of us not getting impacted by the wind. you'll see tonight at 11:00,

look for that bright color up here, that red and orange color. that's wind of around 30 miles per hour. i still think we'll be close to the north bay mountains. but as you roll through tomorrow watch that color leave. those are the wind gusts exiting the higher elevations and once again that is some good news. i'll talk about these two different systems and where the rain chances are going with it and the big change in our temperatures. i'll see you back here in a couple minutes. >> okay. we'll see you then. thank you, jeff. well, strike teams are already positioned all over the bay area and northern california in case the fire does spark. the fir-fighting teams are staged in 11 counties include santa clara, contra costa, napa, sonoma and alameda. they are local fire crews that have been mobilized by the state office of emergency services to stay ahead of that fire threat. ahead, he was once one of the highest-paid nfl players, and now he's heading to prison. dana stubblefield's wife talks to us exclusively this evening.

a former football star could

spend the rest of his life in prison. dana stubblefield, a standout defensive lineman for the 49ers and raiders, was sentenced today for raping a prospective babysitter. tonight in an exclusive interview nbc bay area's robert handa spoke with stubblefield's wife, about the verdict and the sentence. >> well, just one day at a time for us. >> reporter: terry stubblefield says she is still stunned by today's sentencing. her husband of 12 years, former 49er dana stubblefield, was convicted of rape with the threat of a gun in july. when the judge sentenced him today, terry wasn't in court because she says as far as she knew the hearing was to consider a request for a new trial. >> i'm pretty upset about it. and disappointed. and i just feel bad that nobody was there for dana today. >> reporter: terri says she spoke to her husband this evening. >> it's really heartbreaking to see your husband, you know, in jail and hear his voice. he's not doing very well.

>> reporter: during the trial stubblefield claimed this was a case of consensual sex for money. prosecutors told the jury it was rape, that the victim, identified as jane doe, is developmentally disabled and was unable to grant consent. terri says she feels much of the defense evidence was not allowed and hopes it will come out in an appeal. meanwhile, she's dealing with the reality of now. >> we've got two little kids that are being affected and now they're going to have to go through counseling. and you know, i'm having a hard time. >> reporter: terri says the 49ers organization has reached out and helped pay for family counseling. at this point she says the family's next step is to work on an appeal. in san jose robert handa, nbc bay area news. tomorrow marks the anniversary of the kincade fire, the largest single wildfire in the history of sonoma county. our investigative unit has obtained cal fire's report on the cause, and it blames a pg&e power line, a line that was supposed to be shut down because it was no longer needed.

here's nbc bay area's jackson van derbeken with the inside story. >> so what you're describing here with the kincade fire is not an accident. it is a product of a long-standing pattern. >> reporter: that's former public utilities commissioner catherine sandoval after we told her of cal fire's report on the kincade fire which blamed a pg&e power line for sparking it. >> there needs to be a serious look at the organization and why this organization keeps producing the same types of problems over and over again. >> reporter: according to the report, the 230,000-volt power line that started the fire had once provided power to a geothermal plant northeast of geyserville. but the plant was shut down more than a decade ago. but rather than deenergize or remove the line cal fire says pg&e left it up.

and making things worse disconnected it from this clamp, designed to secure the power line to the tower and keep it taut. so over the next two decades the loose line swung around, twisting in high wind until it finally snapped on the night of october 23rd, 2019, striking the tower at least a dozen times. showering sparks and molten metal on the dry brush below. >> it's not just -- it's wrong. the question of -- the question becomes like in legal terms is it actually criminally negligent? is it actually reckless? >> reporter: cal fire says it was. in its report it recommends prosecutors charge pg&e with multiple felonies. for recklessly causing a fire that burned 77,000 acres, leveled 300 buildings, and injured four firefighters. pg&e said today it has yet to see cal fire's findings and hasn't completed its own investigation into the cause. jackson van derbeken, nbc bay

area news. >> all right. let's bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. let's talk about we're not going to have -- the pg&e is not going to be doing the power shutoff this weekend. but you still say there's a possibility of some fire danger. >> yeah, i think over the next couple of hours we're seeing a little bit of wind gusts and then looking ahead into sunday and monday we could see a little bit more wind develop as well. so we're really going to be on this on and off fire danger until we get? rainfall in here. live high definition sky camera network. in san jose it is very calm on the wind front. beautiful view right now. and as we take a look at my microclimate forecast we are still under the fire warning for the next couple of hours. i wouldn't be surprised if this was canceled sooner. i'm only seeing wind gusts of about 20 miles per hour at some of our highest peaks right now. as we move through tomorrow the big headline is temperatures will cool off even more. no 80s, no 90s. down to 78 in concord. 74 in san jose.

that's going to feel real good. 73 in palo alto. and you get your 60s back in san francisco and half moon bay. and up to santa rosa 75, mostly sunny and excellent air quality. we can all really use that lately. the big change is coming as we move into friday night, saturday and sunday. there's going to be rain moving close. we have a storm to the north, one to the south, but unfortunately they will both miss us. we'll get some rain over southern california, even some snow right there over tahoe. but we will be missed by it. both of those rain chances all coming from two different systems. we'll talk about the colder temperatures with that include the weekend and also the chance of maybe a little bit more winds. i'm back in about 25 minutes. >> thank god it's friday. almost. >> it almost is. >> thank you, jeff. >> yeah. up next here on our special 8:00 p.m. newscast. the most famous doctor in america, and he's heading here to the bay area. we'll tell you why dr. fauci is coming to town and who he's here to see. who's supporting prop 15?

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well, the world and the bay area continues to react to the pope's comments endorsing same-sex unions. this comes as the vatican is providing more details about those words. a close aide to the pope says the pope's specific quote contained in a new documentary film is actually from an interview conducted last year with a mexican broadcaster. the vatican calls the comment, "old news." but the comment was never aired pl now. santa cara county officials held a news conference to discuss the pope's stance. >> it is good to know that lgbtq people around the globe are one step closer to full acceptance from faith communities. for many in our community religion can be a great source of comfort or a source of injury. we applaud pope francis for standing up for lgbtq communities. >> in 2016 santa clara county became the first in the nation to open an office of lgbtq

affairs. its goal is to better serve the community by addressing their needs at a county level. well, the most famous doctor in the country is heading to the bay area. dr. anthony fauci will be in the south bay next friday. he's going to meet with bay area leaders and discuss the logistics for lowering case numbers while allowing for safe reopening plans. joining dr. fauci on the panel, santa clara county's public health officer dr. sarah cody. the silicon valley leadership group is hosting that event. up next here at 8:30, protecting the vote. the bay area company right in the silicon valley that's now tracking those election attacks from iran and russia. and the final face-off between joe biden and president trump. tonight's debate. check in with people here in the bay area to see what they thought.

♪ 100% beef and hearty chili. try my $5.99 chili cheeseburger combo. it's pretty delicious. final presidential debate. mr. trump and joe biden wrapping up that last debate before the

election now in 12 days. although the candidates clashed on some of the issues, the new mute button made it more like a debate than an actual argument, raj. each candidate got two minutes uninterrupted to actually talk about the topic. >> and we could hear them. it was civilized. it was focused. it gave all of us watching, the millions of people watching really a clear difference between the two men. covid-19 and how we're responding to the pandemic was a big part of tonight. the president said his administration beat projections that showed up to 2 million people could have died from the pandemic. he also blamed china for the virus, as he's done for several months. joe biden said, "he wanted to shut down the virus not the country." president trump maintained the country needs to reopen in order to revive the economy. let's bring in our nbc bay area political analyst larry gerson who says those opposing views and voters have a choice to make. >> the president said we can't shut down and i think that's a valid point. people don't want to sthut down anymore. that's part of the fatigue out of this whole thing.

the vice president saying we don't have to shut down, we just have to understand and deal with the virus first so that the economy can return. one is saying let's do it now. the other is saying we've got to pick the order. again, the voters have a choice here. >> the final debate might be in the books but the campaigns continue these last couple of weeks will be intense. president trump now will head to florida tomorrow for two more rallies. that's also plans to vote. joe bide lenn return to delaware in his home state to deliver his plan to beat covid-19. the question now, did tonight's debate change any minds of undecided voters? nbc bay area's melissa colorado joins us now from the sunshine saloon in pleasanton where a lot of al fresco diners gathered to watch. what were their thoughts? what were you thinking there, melissa? >> reporter: well, raj, i think you guys mentioned this earlier but the winner tonight was that mute button. voters we spoke to said immediately from the get-go you could notice that major difference tonight versus that

first debate between president trump and former vice president joe biden where they were constantly cutting each other off and interrupting one another. people were socially distanced. here at the sunshine saloon in pleasanton. about 40 people. now, even though the candidates touched on more topics during their final debate tonight, most voters here told us their minds were made up a long time ago and they've already mailed in their ballot. >> they dance around it seems like to me and they want to argue with each other more than actually answer the question. so i don't -- i'm personally not getting much out of this. >> i don't know that there was any point in this debate taking place to begin with because i think everybody for the most part has made up their mind as to which of these two gentlemen they're going vote for. >> reporter: overall, a much more insightful and substantive debate for voters who might still be on the fence. only problem is it's getting really, really hard to find voters who haven't made up their minds just yet. that's the latest here in

pleasanton. i'm melissa colorado. nbc bay area news. >> thank you, melissa. now, millions of californians have already dropped off their or mailed in their ballots. here's a breakdown of five bay area counties. about a third or more of registered voters have already returned their ballots. more than 30% of voters have already returned their ballots in alameda county, contra costa, san mateo and san francisco. santa clara county sits at 28%. now, one of the hotly debated topics during tonight's debate had to do with the theft of personal data. the fbi says iran and russia stole voter registration and that foreign operatives then used it to send e-mails full of disinformation to try and confuse and scare voters. a silicon valley cybersecurity company is now on that case. business and tech reporter scott budman explains it for us. >> to ensure that the 2020 elections are the safest -- >> reporter: barely 24 hours after the fbi warned about it, a cyberthreat to our election was among the topics at tonight's

debate. foreign countries accused of posing as far right extremists sending e-mails to democrats threatening to hurt them if they didn't vote for the president. >> if any country, no matter who it is, interferes in american elections, they will pay a price. >> they both want you to lose. >> they pose as someone else. they're some kind of impostor. and they try to get people to take an action. >> reporter: here in silicon valley cybersecurity company proof point is already tracking the threat which it calls an attempt to sway your vote with disinformation. >> they'll leverage anything in the news, anything that's top of mind. they'll really look to get into the minds of people and lever social engineering to get them to take some kind of action. >> reporter: similar to what we saw leading up to the 2016 election, this time targeting your e-mail as opposed to your social media feed. at least for now. and the advice from experts? don't trust a social media post

or e-mail from a person or news organization you don't recognize and trust. they say do your own research and then vote. in sunnyvale scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> scott, thank you. layoffs could be coming to bart. the chronicle's reporting that bart's board approved a cost-cutting plan today that includes continuing a hiring freeze and a package to incentivize employees to retire. bart faces a $33 million deficit in the fourth quarter alone after the pandemic triggered a massive drop in ridership. as of yesterday ridership on bart was still down by nearly 90%. and bart says it does not expect those numbers to fully bounce back until the summer of 2022. well, a peaceful ending for a six-hour standoff with a murder suspect and hostage in east oakland. police say a man wanted in connection with a double homicide stormed into a wsf athletic shoe store this evening briefly taking an employee

hostage. but witnesses say it could have been much worse. >> thankfully he didn't come in here and, you know, to take us hostage because there was a bunch of people here and imagining being in that position it's scary. >> that's a man from a nearby store. during that standoff police evacuated the shopping center and asked dozens of people just like that man to shelter in place. a new twist in that alleged bribery case involving the santa clara county sheriff's office. nbc bay area has learned that a new grand jury is investigating one of the sheriff's highest-ranking members. it all started with allegations that someone was trading concealed gun permits for campaign donations to sheriff laurie smith. nbc bay area's damian trujillo broke this news on twitter and has the details of this exclusive story. >> reporter: this is the undersheriff rick sung. his lawyer confirmed to us that sung is in fact a target of the new grand jury. in a phone conversation with me attorney chuck smith said it's the beginning of a process, we don't know if he'll be indicted.

we hope he won't. we don't think he broke any laws or ethical rules. we know he is a target of the grand jury but there might be several targets." >> yes, it does look like they have -- they are working their way up. >> reporter: veteran defense lawyer jaime leanos says considering chuck smith's comments he believes it's possible the new grand jury might also be investigating the sheriff herself and if sung is indicted he says it could mean bombshells are coming. >> if they do cooperate they might get a benefit on their own case but that usually requires that they testify or offer evidence against another person-k and in this case it could be the higher-up. it could go as high as laurie smith. >> reporter: we asked the sheriff's office for comment but they referred our questions to the d.a., who does not comment on any grand jury activity. three people have already pled guilty in this pay to play case and are cooperating with the d.a. four others are facing trial in just over a week including the sheriff's captain and a prominent south bay attorney. >> right now i would say the prosecutors have the upper hand because they know and understand

the evidence they have. >> reporter: sung's lawyer says he was told the proceedings against the undersheriff would begin here in early november. but it appears the grand jury is already hard at work. outside superior court i'm damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, damian. up next, 49ers owner spending millions of dollars on the election. why jed york's political contributions now have santa clara's mayor and police chief crying foul.

the relationship between the frrnz and the city of santa clara is being further exposed during this election. the 49ers are backing four candidates running for city council in santa clara. this comes with a lot of money and some charges of racism. here's nbc bay area's anoushah rasta. >> reporter: the ceo of the san francisco 49ers has spent a record $3 million on supporting four candidates running for a seat on santa clara's city council. mayor lisa gilmore is now

accusing jed york of trying to buy a majority on the council so he can ask them for favors that'll make him more money. >> jed york is not going to spend $3 million on candidates that oppose him. he is going to spend $3 million on candidates that are friendly to him. >> reporter: santa clara's chief of police says he's worried the candidates that the 49ers are supporting will help push a 49ers agenda like getting rid of the stadium curfew. >> if they eliminate the curfew, that would lead to later nights, longer hours for my officers and potentially more problems. >> reporter: but the 49ers and the candidates they're supporting are firing back, denying accusations that they're buying seats on council and putting candidates in their pocket. a spokesperson for the 49ers tells us their support is only about having more diverse representation on city council and equal and fair voting rights for people in santa clara, saying "mayor gilmore is once

again supporting a slate of all white candidates while she spends millions of dollars in taxpayer money to upend voting rights to dilute minority representation." >> i'm going to treat the 49ers just as i treat the city. i'm going to treat every single entity the same way because it's about independent voice and actually standing up for the residents of santa clara. >> that's a reason why we're being such a threat to the current city council, because we're all independent thinkers. we're all very highly qualified. we have great connections in the community. and we have been door knocking left and right. so who's to say it's because of them we're going to win? >> reporter: in santa clara candidates cannot directly spend more than $25,000 on a campaign. but independent expenditures are unlimited. so the 49ers' spending is legal and unprecedented. anoushah rasta, nbc bay area news. well, that empty middle seat will soon be filled. southwest airlines says it will no longer limit the number of seats on its flights. the new policy means middle seats will be filled beginning december 1st. the covid pandemic prompted

southwest and all the other airlines to limit the number of passengers on its planes. it happened months ago. southwest, though, says passengers on four flights will be able to rebook to another flight if you're not comfortable with the amount of people. also today, southwest announced a third quarter loss of more than a billion dollars. there will be no miracle on 34th street this year because of the coronavirus. 34th street of course is the address of macy's flagship store in new york city and the setting for that famous movie. for the first time in 160 years macy's will not host visits from santa claus in new york or any other store. macy's is offering a free online experience with games, a virtual tour of santa's workshop and a selfie with santa. all of that will launch after thanksgiving. >> we're going to have to get used to this. there are so many holiday events that are right around the corner that will be changed in terms of parades and santas. >> that we haven't even thought about yet that now as we debt into the season we'll really start to see, raj. >> it starts with halloween. jeff is here to at least put us

in a good mood as we head toward the weekend. >> yeah. you know what, i can assure you santa's going to have some good weather to get flying through. we know his sleigh can make it through all kinds of conditions. we're talking about our weather back here at home and some cooler weather on the way. i'll have full details on that coming up in just a couple minutes. give you my world ♪

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well, we've heard the calls to change the role of police departments in our cities. in november san francisco voters will get a chance to weigh in on police staffing in their city. nbc bay area's joe rosato jr. shows us how prop e could impact the number of police officers on city streets. >> defund the police! >> reporter: in the months after the death of george floyd calls to defund police were written on signs, shouted into megaphones. >> 200 police officers. >> reporter: but as san francisco seeks to reform its police department in the wake of those protests, some city leaders say they're the ones in handcuffs. that's because city voters in 1994 approved a charter

amendment requiring the city to keep a minimum of 1,971 full-time officers on its force. >> right now we couldn't reduce the police officer, the number of officers because in the charter that's what it says. >> reporter: san francisco supervisor norman yee says the city should have the ability to adjust the number of officers based on need. so he crafted prop e on the november ballot. it would require the department and city to review police staffing levels every two years with the police commission deciding the final number. >> it could be a real possibility that a better police department to keep our community safe may not require as many police officers. but we don't know that. >> reporter: the san francisco police department wouldn't make anyone available to talk about prop e. but in a statement chief of police bill scott applauded the effort, saying a methodology-based staffing approach supports efficiencies and recommends adequate staffing to effectively respond to crime. the statement also noted last year an independent consulting

group recommended the department actually increase its ranks by 200. the san francisco police officers union opposes prop e, fearing a reduction in officers would reduce their ability to protect the public. >> currently we cannot handle our 911 calls for service in a timely manner that the city wants. we're not able to invest in things like community policing, foot beats. >> reporter: p.o.a. president tony montoya says the department oz r has only met the required staffing minimum once since it was passed. >> since that number was established everything in san francisco has grown. population, traffic. >> reporter: but as the debate over policing spills out into the streets, some say now is the time to make change. joe rosato jr., nbc bay area news. >> now, our website has a complete voter guide on the state proposition ballot issues, also in every county. you can find information about voting by mail and official ballot drop-off locations. just check it out at

nbcbayarea.com/electionguide. now, in southern california a protest today by kaiser health care workers worried that they're going to be replaced by robots. you heard me right. robots. a 90-day pilot program is under way to test an autonomous vacuum sweeper to see if it can keep medical facilities cleaner and safer for patients and staff. workers with the facility's housekeeping staff say they're concerned the program will become permanent and ultimately eliminate jobs at kaiser facilities. kaiser, for its part, says it has no plan to replace any jobs at this time and that it will work with the health care workers labor union to evaluate the results of that pilot program. all right. jeff ranieri back with us. i guess we're going to have to enjoy this friday, saturday and sunday. it will be our last full weekend with the full daylight, right? because i think we turn our clocks back on halloween. >> days just seem to -- or the daylight just seems to be getting shorter and shorter. and tomorrow that's going to be a really nice day to get outside and enjoy it. we do have some isolated wind

occurring across some of the mountaintops, but really for a lot of us the wind is calm right now. we may even see the fire warning expire a little bit earlier. that's because we're only seeing wind gusts of 15 to 30 miles per hour. you've got to go up to 2,000 to 3,000 feet for those gusts we're getting on the maps right now. lower elevations much, much less in the way of wind. only 5 to 15 miles per hour. and we are looking at the chance of some wind sunday night into monday. i'll have more on that coming up in my seven-day forecast, but let's get a look at the larger changes happening over the next couple of days. and you can see in my weather map here we have a storm system moving off to the south for tomorrow. that's going to drop temperatures. but then we'll see another reinforcing shot of cold air from this larger storm sunday and monday and that's what could bring back some wind for us. so for tomorrow morning's forecast for most of us down here at the lower elevations below 2,000 feet we're starting off good. mostly clear, sunshine. it will be clear to start in the

tri-valley at 50. and talk about cold. at least cold for our standards right now. 46 in the 2340rg9d bay. you need a jacket. maybe a layer or two in the north bay if you're up early doing any exercising. and with those two systems approaching my numbers tomorrow begin to drop off. that's why it's going to be a great day to get outside. it's going to feel real refreshing to you. these temperatures right about where we should be here for the afternoon. 74 in san jose. 76 los gatos. and 76 in gilroy. for the east bay no more 80s or 90s. have you at 78 in concord. 73 vallejo. and 71 in oakland. those 70s continue right on over to the peninsula with 73 in palo alto and 70 in san mateo. san francisco, we're in a lock here for 60s from the marina right through the mission with that cooler westerly wind, 13 miles per hour. and for the north bay we are also looking at numbers dropping. 75 in santa rosa and 69 in mill valley. so those two systems i mentioned earlier, there is rainfall

associated with them but i wanted to show you, we're going to get missed out on this. unfortunately it's the big tease. we have rain off to the north and then we've got the rain off to the south. we'll advance this right through the weekend. and you can see how that rain tries to move a little bit close to us. but l.a.'s got the best chance of some wet weather. even a dusting of some snow across the highest peaks of the sierra as well. again, that is on sunday night. so for us primarily temperatures dropping. we're down to 66 on saturday with some morning fog. 65 on sunday in san francisco. and a few 70s once we hit next wednesday and thursday. across the inland valleys we are dropping it down to 74 on saturday. my forecast is at 69 on sunday. and that's when we could see a little more wind pick up. 15 to about 30 miles per hour on sunday night. and some of that wind carry over into monday. we're going to have a lot more as we get a little bit closer to that. we'll warm up next week, but it doesn't look too hot. something kind of fun here. of course we are the home of the 49ers and you can count on us

for all that coverage. now, look at these temperatures. i'm glad it's not had cold for daytime highs right now. they're going to have 40s for that game on sunday. that 1:25 pacific kickoff. it's going to be chilly. raj, any guesses on what's going to happen with this? >> we're going niners all the way, jeff. we've got to go that way. >> of course. >> all right, jeff, nice game day forecast. the 49ers. we also have raiders news. say good-bye to primetime. the raiders just got bumped from sunday night football. we'll tell you about the drama that's unfolding right now in las vegas. i didn't choose this job because it was easy.

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okay. this is a mess, and the raiders right in the middle of it. they've been bumped from "sunday night football" because of a possible covid outbreak. the raiders' entire starting offensive line and their safety, jonathan abram, are in quarantine after lineman trent brown was placed on the covid list. the team is trying to determine how much contact brown had with

the other guys. brown reportedly didn't wear his tracking monitor at all times as required by the league. so far just brown has tested positive. the other players will get their tests sunday morning to see if they can play sunday afternoon. the raiders-buccaneers game has been moved to 1:00 p.m. on sunday, or the game could simply be postponed to a later date if more players test positive. the seahawks-cardinals game will replace the raiders-bucs on "sunday night football" on nbc. did you get all that, jessica? >> i did. an emotional reunion for jimmy garoppolo this weekend. he is returning to new england for the first time since the patriots traded him to the 49ers. >> is he nervous? excited? or just no big deal? here's nbc bay area's anthony flores. >> reporter: for three seasons jimmy garoppolo followed in the footsteps of one of the game's greatest quarterbacks, san mateo's own tom brady. he watched and learned as the patriots won two super bowls when he was there as a backup. >> yeah, it set me up for

everything here. made the transition a lot easier. >> reporter: this weekend garoppolo is returning to new england. this time as the starting qb of the 49ers. >> it's an exciting week. get to go back to where it all started for my nfl career. >> reporter: his nfl career started as a second-round draft pick in 2014. many were surprised when the patriots traded garoppolo to the 49ers three years ago. >> everything was different. the one consistency i would say is the locker room, it really stuck out to me just how together this team was. the connection, it was real, and guys weren't faking it. that's why i fell in love with this team. >> reporter: since taking over the offensive reins in san francisco he's 21-7 as a starter while leading the 49ers to a super bowl appearance. >> we all know jimmy's a quality player and can do all the things that a good quarterback needs to do. he'll be ready for his test. i'm sure we'll get it. >> reporter: despite having a losing record this late in the season for the first time in 18 years, jimmy g. expects the

patriots to be at their best on sunday. >> you've got to be on your toes. they do a great job mixing and matching their dbs. a lot of different personnel groups. but you know, at the end of the day you've just got to go play ball. exciting week and can't wait for sunday. >> reporter: and neither can football fans in the bay area and in boston. anthony flores, nbc bay area. >> remember that day three years ago when he was traded sneer remember how excited you were? >> it's emblazoned in my brain. >> you've been a big 49ers fan ever since. that's going to do it for us here at 8:00. we're going to teak a short break. we'll be back here at 11:00. >> bye-bye.

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