november 9 is the day middle and high schoolers could go back to the classroom under alameda county's new covid-19 framework. the emphasis is on could. while plans must be approved by the health department in the county, questions must be answered on the district level. >> there are district school board to have to make these decisions. they have to look at reopening plans, consider all the stakeholders in their particular districts, for example. >> reporter: public high schools have had that's decision -- private schools have had the decision whether to open but only one has. elementary school students will get to go back to the classroom only on four campuses on november 9 but on all schools and not the older kids. >> meanwhile using january 13 as our target date to reopen elementary schools and we will start by opening pre-k transitional kindergarten grades kindergarten through 2 on january 13. >> reporter: the problem of middle and high school is constantly moving from classroom to classroom is the challenge in getting students back to berkeley high. >> we have early thinking abou

coliseum. >> over 10,000 spaces there totally underutilized at this time. >> basically with the alameda county administrator suggested in the letter sent back to the city yesterday, find a site jointly owned by the county and city. that a council member says the site needs to be kept open for future business opportunities like a new professional sports team. >> we've got to create jobs so many of us won't wind up being unhoused. residence are not in trouble with the idea of moving oakland's homeless into their community partly due to concerns about social issues and addiction. >> drugs everywhere but i don't want to see more coming to pendleton because we are a peaceful community at the moment. >>reporter: what happens next? basically the letter from alameda county administrator puts issue to rest. they basically said thanks but no thanks. i spoke with oakland city council members. they say they don't want to take any option off the table unfortunately at this point the alameda county fairgrounds is not in their jurisdiction so they don't have any leverage. >>> the family of oscar grant is pus

>>> and turning the alameda county fairgrounds into a giant winter homeless shelter. the idea is not getting a warm reception. >> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. >>> it's now just six days until the november election, and we're getting a new look tonight at one possible snag. the signature test. it's something all ballots must go through, especially right now as mail-in ballots pour in by the millions to election offices. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. in the 2018 general election nearly 23,000 mail-in ballots were rejected across the bay area. the big three mistakes, no signature on the ballot or envelope, signature doesn't match voter registration card, or ballot isn't returned in time. as president trump erroneously claims that mail-in ballots are not reliable, we wanted to look at the verification process, especially the signatures. abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman is on the story. >> reporter: you're looking at the largest early voter turnout in marin county hist

alameda county getting back into the gym and they open up and 5:00. people were chomping atth bit,ready go. it starts to feel like things are slowly getting back to normal in the bay area so before you come to the gym, there are some things you need to know. they are asking you to use the app to check in ahead of time and then there is a temperature check as you walk in the door and they are asking for everyone to clean their own equipment. they are not using reservations . instead, they are using a capacity model and that means they will keep count of those. once they hit 112, they will be asking people to wait outside. as for the cardio, spaced out at 12 feet but the 6 foot rule still remains in effect. we did speak to a member by the name of simon who is excited to be back. >> honestly, we are probably the cleanest place in town. i would have to argue that we are cleaning constantly. people are wiping down their own staff. i believe people are more cautious now. >> reporter: alameda county moving into the red tier. libraries are at 25% capacity. da

the state cleared the county to make this move more than a week ago when it moved alameda county into the orange tier, but the state's color coded system allows for a county to move at its own pace and make the final decisions. alameda county has chosen to be more careful and take it slow, but today they are clearing the way for this new orange tier restrictions. reporting live in pleasanton, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> a big day for kids of all ages in san jose. the city is reopening nearly 300 playgrounds. they've been closed for seven months because of covid-19. so amenities like basketball courts, picnic areas will reopen in the coming weeks. you have to wear a mask, that's required. the city is also asking everyone to an tsanitize equipment beford after use. to make sure everybody gets a chance to play, officials ask that you limit your visits to 30 minutes. >>> we made it easy for you to keep tabs on the rules and what's open where you live. this interactive reopening tracker is on abc7news.com. >>> in the east bay, some tense moments in oakland when a grass fir

>>both curbside for vehicles or place completed ballot ballots at drop boxes alameda county registrarf voters, tim dupuis has information on other voting options throughout the county they can use one of the 66 drop boxes that we don't stall throughout the county. so at 66 drop boxes. >>and then starting this we have 100 accessible hole locations that are opening up the 4 days leading up to the election the oakland a's will be covering the $30,000 cost for use of the coliseum team president dave kabel talked about why it is important to all of the sporting venue for those voting in this election during the covid-19 pandemic it's a great opportunity to give our community a chance to exercise their right to vote and to do it in a safe way especially during the global and think this is something a stir in a new era of voting and probably will be something we have every 2 years which would be a great change and you don't have to be an oakland resident to vote at the coliseum starting saturday at the coliseum sabal voting location will follow cdc and public health guidelines regarding soci

>>the oakland alameda county coliseum accessible voting location will be open to alameda county residents starting this saturday october 31st to election day november, 3rd voters choosing this location will be able to register and vote in person in the oakland arena. >>both curbside for vehicles or place completed ballot ballots drop boxes alameda county registrar of voters, tim dupuis has information on other voting options throughout the county patient is one of the 66 drop boxes that we've installed throughout the county so we've got 66 drop boxes. and then starting this we have 100 accessible hole locations that are opening up the 4 days leading up to the election the oakland a's will be covering the $30,000 cost for use of the coliseum team president dave kabel talked about why it is important to all of the sporting venue for those voting in this election during the covid-19 pandemic it's a great opportunity to give our community a chance to exercise their right to vote and to do it in a safe way especially during the global and think this is something that oscar in new era of voting

any reopening plans must be approved by alameda county and public health. so far the only public school district in alameda county to bring back elementary school students his tiny mountain house school district. the superintendent says with middle and high schoolers up next, tough decisions must be made. >> third district school board have to make these decisions, look at these reopening plans, consider all the the release today from alameda county as a framework for school districts to work off of. coming up, at 7:00, we take a closer look at one school district is handling all of this. we look at berkeley unified and see what their timeline is and how it compares to the county's. >>> when it comes to covid, the bay area in california rest best. >> in ingenious high-tech solution is gearing up to help dozens of hospitals you may have to cope with overload. inside this building in downtown san francisco, a team of men and women sit behind rows of computers scanning video monitors. part of an expert team of doctors and nurses trained to save lives of patien

>>to 66 we've been preparing for the psi comparison alameda county had 2824 hour of a crime mail drop boxes for the midterm election. county registrar of voters, tim dupuis says his department has doubled the availability to match the record number of registered voters this time around. depuy says nearly 940,000 people have registered and he believes that number could exceed 1 million when it's all said and done in 2016 would have been lower than that closer to the low 800,000 so. >>the selection has a lot of interest and we're seeing people come out want to register to vote this election every registered voter in the state will receive a vote by mail ballot. in alameda county to police as they were mailed out this week add that if anyone wants to vote early right now even if they don't have their ballot. they can come to our main office in downtown oakland and the courthouse. they they can come to and get their ballot and voted think of our health think of our education think of our future think of our planet. >>think about people you know everything that everybody's been going throu

alameda county has been in the orange tier of this state's reopening plan for two weeks. allows for schools to reopen. the county had not given the go-ahead until now. ultimately it is up to the school districts not the county. alameda county says so far only one public school, one charter, and 56 private schools have either reopened or announced that they plan to reopen. reporting live in dublin, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> san francisco unified is also preparing for a return to in-person learning but it won't happen until at least january. it could be longer before the doors are actually ready to reopen. according to the examiner, district has completed assessments of about 36 schools so far for the first phase of hybrid learning. the hope is to have all 72 elementary schools and 12 early education sites assessed by early december so improvements can be made for the spring semester. >>> a celebration in the east bay for the michelle obama school in richmond. officials will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new remodeled campus. the school was formerly called woo

out of a lot of the businesses and establishments in the bay area and especially in alameda county. just thankful to be back and ready to get going. >> it has been a long time. >> reporter: in alameda county, hit, kpix 5. >> to check out what is open near you go to kpix.com. >>> in a few hours, hurricane delta is expected to make landfall along the gulf coast. the storm weakened to a category two, but it is still packing winds of 105 miles per hour. heavy rain is already pelting parts of louisiana. in texas, the storm brought big waves to this beach in galveston, the u.s. coast guard closed ports, ahead of the storm. meteorologist, mary, is tracking delta for us. mary? >>> this is a big concern, because hurricane delta is taking almost the exact same path as hurricane laura. so you can see in the gulf of mexico, and just how close it s, to the louisiana coast, and it has weakened since this morning. earlier this morning it was a category three storm and now a category two, packing maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour. it will likely make landfall along the louisiana coast,

students, how they can keep them six feet apart, not crowded, you know, not clustered and stuff. >> alameda county says one public school, one charter and 56 private schools have either reopened or announced they plan to reopen. it is up to each school district. it's not up to the county or the health department. so parents should contact their district to find out if their school plans to reopen. live in dublin, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> san francisco unified is also preparng for a return to in-person learning but it won't happen until at least january. in fact it could be longer before the doors are actually ready to reopen. according to the examiner, the district has completed assessments of about 36 schools so far for the first phase of hybrid learning. the hope is to have all 72 elementary schools and 12 early education sites assessed by early decembero improvements can be made for the spring semester. >>> tony thurmond is holding a virtual news conference today in support of proposition 15, that would change commercial and industrial property tax to be based on market valu

the state cleared the county to make this move more than a week ago when it moved alameda county into the orange tier, but the state's color coded system allows for a county to move at its own pace and make the final decisions. alameda county has chosen to be more careful and take it slow, but today they are clearing the way for opening up a little more. reporting live in pleasanton, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> we made it easy for you to keep tabs on what's open where you live. this interactive reopening tracker is on our website, abc7news.com. >>> still ahead, rideshare ruling. a california court's decision about uber and lyft and how the upcoming election might change it. >>> as more people are allowed to go back to the office in san francisco, the city is considering a plan to charge drivers downtown. the impact it could have on city traffic. >>> and enjoy our brief break from the fire threat. we have that today, tomorrow and early sunday to prepare for the strongest wind event of the season. one reminiscent of some of our past strong wind events with gusts up to 7

and also we will have a live report on church is finally reopening indoors in alameda county. how it will be different >>we go now to the east bay and another county is set to allow indoor church services to resume alameda county gave the green light to indoor worship and religious ceremonies, but there are some restrictions kron four's charles clifford joins us now live he has all the details good afternoon, jack. >>either this week alameda county and its updated health order is going to allow indoor church services and religious ceremonies there are some restrictions including you can only have 25% capacity or 100 people whichever is last also you're going to social distancing requirements in place including wearing masks and staying about 6 feet apart and this comes after alameda county's neighbor contra costa county made a similar move several weeks ago. across contra costa county indoor church services resumed on october first offering a preview of what churchgoers in alameda county can expect here at saint mary church in walnut creek mass is now being held in the gym with

people and cars lined up to receive bags of groceries from the alameda county food bank. they need more volunteers to sort and pack food. the need for food has a doubled since the coronavirus crisis began back in march. >> we are out here volunteering at the alameda county food bank because this is an all hands on deck moment. there's been a drastic increase in food insecurity. and we are calling on every california resident that is able to come out and help us volunteer. they need your support. but the bay area is not alone , they said there is a dire need for food bank volunteers across the state. >>> a mild day around the bay area , temperatures continue to cool getting into the bay area weaken. alive look in san francisco, a beautiful day overhead. partly cloudy skies around the bay area , a little bit of fog along the coastline. by the afternoon they had pulled back and left us with plenty of sunshine. you can see it's partly cloudy over san francisco. the 24-hour temperature change will be cooler, down by 2 degrees in concord and in the bay down by 4 degrees. temper

anthony fauci. >>> some businesses in alameda county are reopening.we are live at the gym that just reopened an hour ago. >>> good morning, everyone. it is friday, october 9. >>> let's have a look at our cooler forecast. good morning! >> good morning to you, happy friday! we have your friday motivation and we are looking at a sea breeze kick in. here is a live look with our live camera. with those clouds in the sky and also tracking a little bit of drizzle and patchy fog with that onshore flow. temperures i. upper 50s-lower 60s. mid to upper 50s along the bay and low to mid 70s inland. with that hayes, still looking at that an air quality alert that has been extended today into tomorrow. i will take you through futurecast coming up in a few minutes. let's talk to gianna. >>> we have troubles southbound. opening right at seventh street. a couple of cars and traffic is beginning to slow down just a bit. speeds loe under 25 miles an hour so

>>that's right gyms and fitness centers across alameda county are opening back up at 10% capacity and i'm joined right now with narrative she is the regional vice president here the 24 hour fitness how does it feel to be that we're so excited to be back we've been closed here in alameda county for almost 7 months. so to reopen our 11 clubs here in alameda county is a huge win, not only for our company but also for members, we're thrilled to welcome them back. you have made a lot of changes, you know trying to keep people safe as they're coming back to the gym, one of those things yeah we've implemented a lot of things to really put the health and safety of our members at the forefront. we're using our touchless check into the 24 go app so that members can have a safe and frictionless entry to the club. we are cleaning throughout the day. we're also having stringent cleaning press processes overnight during the time that the club is closed. we put additional cleaning stations throughout the club as well as sanitization stations and we're really encouraging members not only to wear thei

>>election day why fast approaching this week, the alameda county. >>registrar of voters office sent out all of the mail or the vote by mail ballots as kron four's phillipe djegal reports for us tonight, the county is already seeing a record number of registered voters. >>shauna harrison did not want to take any chances with her vote she lives in oakland received her ballot wednesday filled it out and turned it into the nearest 24 hour dropbox location which happens to be emeryville city hall first thing i did this morning was sit down and go through it and make sure i was picking who i wanted to pick for all of the measures and all the everything this year in order to accommodate for the large expected turnout for the november, 3rd general election the alameda county registrar of voters. >>has actually increased the number of official ballot drop-off locations. >>to 66 we've been preparing for the psi comparison alameda county had 2824 hour of a crime mail drop boxes for the midterm election. county registrar of voters, tim dupuis says his department

>>election day is fast approaching this week, the alameda county registrar of voters office sent out all of its vote by mail ballots. this as we are now 26 days from the november election as kron four's phillipe djegal tells us the county is already seeing a record number of registered voters. >>interest in the presidential election is at an all-time high in alameda county. registrar of voters, tim dupuis says the current number of registered voters already far exceeds what was recorded in 2016 we're almost at 940,000 registered voters. >>which is as great growth over our last elections we were in the 800 thousands. and we may hit a million voters by the time we get to november 3rd if we says the county has increased the number of 24 hour vote by mail drop box locations to accommodate the big turnout. more than doubling the boxes from 28 to 66 having a high registration for alameda county. it just it really shows people's wanting to get involved in and the selection. >>we're definitely prepared for it and looking forward to getting everybody's vote. all registered voters will receive

. >> alameda county gets a november date for when middle and high schools can open back up, districtse thought would say it's not going to happen that quickly. >>> checking the autumn chill and warmth. we'll have the halloween forecast coming up. >>> the port of oakland had the busiest in history. what this means for the holiday shopping season. abc 7 news starts now. >> announcer: building a better way area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> i was disgusted, disappointed and almost angered immediately. >> tonight, new fallout from what's being called a blatantly racist attack ad by a prominent silicon valley business group. >> amanda dell castillo has the details. >> reporter: this attack ad, since removed from the silicon valley organization website being called racist by the organization itself. the svo is the region's largest chamber of commerce. the photo showed a group of black men rioting in the street, saying do you really want to sign on to this. seemingly to sway voters away from jake to thinkal. >> it was an attack on me in this race. but at the end of the

. >> alameda county gets a november date for when middle and high schools can open back up, districtse thought would say it's not going to happen that quickly. >>> checking the autumn chill and warmth. we'll have the halloween forecast coming up. >>> the port of oakland had the busiest in history. what this means for the holiday shopping season. abc 7 news starts now. >> announcer: building a better way area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> i was disgusted, disappointed and almost angered immediately. >> tonight, new fallout from what's being called a blatantly racist attack ad by a prominent silicon valley business group. >> amanda dell castillo has the details. >> reporter: this attack ad, since removed from the silicon valley organization website being called racist by the organization itself. the svo is the region's largest chamber of commerce. the photo showed a group of black men rioting in the street, saying do you really want to sign on to this. seemingly to sway voters away from jake to thinkal. >> it was an attack on me in this race. but at the end of the

this is a chance for everyone in alameda county to express their values by going to the polls and voting. >> the warriors also helping to get out the vote. chased center as well as warrior facilities in oakland and santa cruz will also be transforming into voting center. >>> we are getting a new look at numbers for early mailing voting across the bay area. right now contra costa, san mateo, sonoma counties have seen more than 50% turnout of registered voters, san francisco, napa and alameda county say more than 44% of voters have turned to ballots already. >>> many coming in have to work their way through the mail system earlier today i spoke with roosevelt sergeant postmaster of the san francisco district. >> starting tomorrow through monday and early tuesday we are going to touch every mailbox, every receptacle door-to-door if you have mail or not to check and make sure you have the ballot in place. usually are looking for red flags that lets us know you have something for us, but this year we want to go extra the extra mile. we are going to go to the door, check that check the box if

. >> elections officials and alameda county tell us that today, 25 days out feels more like a week or two out from the election with voters pouring and with ballot the questions, and a focus on getting everything right. >> i bought my registration with me just to make sure come you know, i had all of the letter eyes, and j's, and t's crossed. >> reporter: they crossed the bay area, expecting the search to build which is another reason some are active right now. election officials are seen as early surge. they say no, they are, or they were expecting big numbers is probably good for them, has gotten up to speed. all these votes that came in early, getting dropped off, they get cuter. those numbers we might have sort of a larger batch of initial ballots early voting might mean early indications of of those numbers are going to look like. >> don't forget you have until october 19 to register to vote, for more information on how to register online, go to kpix.com/campaign 2020. >>> today, and effort to build bridges. andria borba in san francisco with the police coming together with the c

kay diak says she has yet to receive her ballot or alameda county voter information guide. >> if early voting started monday, we should already have had all our material. we shouldn't be having to wait for it. >> we want to make sure that everybody has a ballot in hand, that they feel that they have all the options available to them to vote safely. >> reporter: but the alameda county registrar of voters says the material is on the way. he says the county wasn't allowed to start mailing out ballots until this week. under state mandate, he says the county had to order an additional 38 ballot drop boxes. >> they are arriving this week, and we're going to be installing them as rapidly as we can. >> reporter: the county will be updating their map of drop box locations as each box is installed. with the pandemic under way, the registrar says this is an extraordinary election and residents need to be patient. frustrated voters say they're anxious to ensure their vote is counted. >> this is the united states of america. people expect to be able to participate in the democratic process. >> repo

alameda county is opening the coliseum to voters starting saturday.nstead of 800 tiny polling places open only on election day, voters can cast their ballots over four days at a place that's b.a.r.t. adjacent and freeway close. >> but the fact that they are open all day saturday, all day sunday, all day monday, and then that whole long day on tuesday, on election day, makes it so much more convenient. >> now, there will be curbside drop boxes and in-person voting. mayor libby schaaf says who better than the coliseum staff to move crowds of people and cars around efficiently and safely. we want to help you with your questions about the election. we have resources on everything from what's on your ballot to how to make sure your ballot stays secure and gets counted all on our website. just head to bay area.com/election guide. >>> a rough day on wall street as surging coronavirus cases sent the u.s. markets plunging. [ kbbell ringing ] >> that hard hat might have been the perfect accessory for today's free fall. the dow fell 943 points. investors concern

horn says alameda county required the restaurant to install an indoor smoker. >> this sort of cooking is done outside. this is a wood burning pit. it's supposed to be outside. >> reporter: horn complied. then he had to get it certified, which required flying out an inspector from texas. >> we're in maybe over a few hundred thousand dollars in this whole project. >> reporter: then the pandemic hit. in a sick twist, horn says the outdoor smokers he wanted to use all along were given the green light. >> there's nothing here other than warehouses, so i think there should have been some flexibility. >> if it wasn't for the people in the community, i don't think we'd be here. >> reporter: we reached out to the alameda county public health department for comment and did not hear back. horn says his restaurant is now just one inspection away from opening its doors next weekend. >> we are now here one year later, and finally to the finish line of seeing that light at the end of the tunnel. >> reporter: in oakland, melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> that's a lot to go through. >> yeah, tha

alameda county has the second most registered voters with 950,000. that's an 87% voter registration. 90% of voters in contra costa county are currently registered. in san francisco, the number is at 77%. in san mateo, it is at 86%. >>> also today, governor newsom announced new plans to fight climate change. the 30 by 30 by 2030 is the name of a new initiative to pre serve land and coastal waters within ten years. it includes planting more trees and creating more parks and urban areas, active forest management as well as protecting and restoring wetlands in coastal areas. >> we can't forget about our lands. our working lands. we can't forget about our deserts. our wetlands west can't forget about our coasts. we can't forget about our ranchers, our farmers, agriculture in the state of california. >> reporter: a lot only list. the governor says this effort is a daring but achievable goal is will lower the>>> let's talk abf the week and how the cooldown will affect us. >> our rain chances, those do keep decreasing. at least for our fire danger, we are get

those represent community resource centers of those 24 counties. alameda contra costa napa san mateo santa clara. santa cruz solano and sonoma counties are expected to be affected in the bay area alone more than 24,000 customers could potentially be affected by power shut offs. a news conference is expected to begin any minute and we will take it live for you once it starts you know these outages come as another red flag warning is being issued now for parts of the bay area that red flag warning goes into effect tomorrow at 05:00am and will last through 11:00am on friday for the east bay valleys and the hills, the santa cruz mountains and the north bay valleys and mountains. kron four's dan kerman spent the day in santa rosa were firefighters and residents are getting ready for high heat and gusty winds. >>i temps and high winds a bad combination when you couple it with this very dry brush 90 degree temperatures were already bearing down on santa rosa tuesday afternoon. but by wednesday, a red flag warning kicks in with even warmer temps wind gusts to 55 m

keep our masks on and keep doing what we've been doing. >> reporter: alameda county has entered into the red tier status, still spread in the county but they can loosen restrictions. you see gyms, fitness centers, dance studio can reopen at 10% capacity. libraries, museums, zoos at 25%. more personal hair services can operate. this will be nonmedical massages, skin care, waxing, tattoos, piercings. and starting tuesday elementary schools with restrictions. middle and high schools within 4 to 12 weeks. four to six weeks the county might allow stores, restaurants, movie theaters to expand their capacity to allow more people. reporting live here in livermore, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. restaurants in downtown santa rosa are getting an extension on outdoor dining. "the press democrat" three blocks of fourth street near old courthouse square will remain closed through the end of january. provide restaurants and bars more space. >>> in wine country firefighters gain ground on the glass fire 70% contained. the number of acres burned is holding steady at 67,000 acres a

plus more businesses can now resume indoor services in alameda county. and kids can now go to playgrounds in san jose after nearly 7 months, the 7 month high as we're live with the reopening coming up in a report stay with us we'll be right back. >>happening today, scott peterson's case will be back in court as a judge decides who will represent him in a new hearing we're live at the courtroom. in alameda county is making progress in the coronavirus fight as a result of that orange or businesses are opening. >>hundreds of playgrounds in san jose will finally reopened after months of being close i live with all the guidelines coming up. news station you're watching >>ari a pulse and i'm james fletcher and yes. it is friday. feels good like was enjoying the wheel longest week of the really was probably felt like it, i know weather wise. we've had a rollercoaster week with red flag warnings and power shut offs all because of the temperatures in the when hopefully things will calm down this weekend. john yeah, least temporarily coming down and my roommate ye

. >>> alameda county announced an opening date for middle and high schools november 9th, as long as they complete a coronavirus reopening plan. the county says the final decision will be up to each school and school district. two weeks ago, elementary schools in the county were allowed to reopen after giving permission and as of today, 58 schools have opened or have made a plan to do so. >>> education is one of the key areas where we focus efforts to built a better bay area. tonight a collision of community groups will present a bold new plan that could prompt big changes in how oakland unified school district educates its black students. how it would work. >> for our district to create the kind of systems. >> reporter: she says for decades many black students have been stuck in a system that creates barriers to success. >> that is acceptable for black students to be suspended. that's acceptable for black students to be expelled. >> reporter: she's the executive director of bay area plan part of justice for oakland students community coalition. according to their numbers, based on the 20

>>and progress is being made on the coronavirus front here in alameda county we'll tell you which indoor businesses can open their doors. >>starting today, san jose parks and rec will start reopening playgrounds the big day for those kids all tell you what guidelines are going to put in place coming up. >>news station you're watching >>i smell, >>friday morning, his 4th looking at a cool weekend to come so that's good and thanks for joining yeah lots to talk about. we've got as daryn mentioned that nice weather on tap which i've been looking forward to because we've been dealing with the red flag warning fire weather for handful of days now john yeah, it's nice that we back off the heat's we're still in the midst of what we'll be some windy conditions at times into the weekend. but to start the weekend things are actually looking pretty good so we do get a nice breather here and it certainly actually starts to feel like fall for those of you that are stepping outside. >>little bit of a brisk feel this morning got the golden gate or bay bridge behind me there with the sun coming up and a

alameda county has been downgraded from a substantial to moderate spread of covid-19 infection. that's good news. starting today restaurants here in pleasanton and other parts of alameda county can start serving customers indoors, inside, for the first time since march. as long as they don't go above 25% capacity. last night business owners were preparing for what they hope could be a boost in their business. >> we're waiting for it, ready to open up, get our servers back in and get the business back and going. definitely a change but we'll get used to it. >> reporter: it's not just indoor dining that can resume but indoor worship services, movie theaters, indoor family entertainment centers like bowling alleys and climbing walls. again, they must be at 25% capacity, social distancing must be followed and masks need to be worn by everyone. gym and fitness centers which have been open can expand to 25% capacity. and tomorrow on a side note san jose state's football team will become the first d-1 bay area college team to get their covid shortened season under way. they'll be at ho

>>the oakland alameda county coliseum accessible voting location will be open to alameda county residents starting this saturday october 31st to election day november, 3rd voters choosing this location will be able to register and vote in person in the oakland arena. >>both curbside for vehicles or place completed ballot ballots drop boxes alameda county registrar of voters, tim dupuis has information on other voting options throughout the county they can use one of the 66 drop boxes that we just all throughout the county. so we've got 66 drop boxes. >>and then starting this we have 100 accessible hole locations that are opening up the 4 days leading up to the election the oakland a's will be covering the $30,000 cost for use of the coliseum team president dave kabel talked about why it is important to open sporting venue for those voting in this election during the covid-19 pandemic it's a great opportunity to give our community a chance to exercise their right to vote and to do it in a safe way especially during the global and i think this is something a stir in a new era of voting and

the horses were a curious sight as they walked up to the alameda county courthouse.hat was exactly the point. >> our voices are not going to be heard if we don't make the effort to go vote. and there's some folks out there who are making it really hard for people. and so, we want folks have that fight in them. >> reporter: nia is a volunteer with humble, a nonprofit, that uses horses for outreach in urban areas, founded by briana a noble. she went viral for riding her horse during the black lives matter protests. >> we have one. >> we're inspiring other people that may not have voted before to get out by any means necessary. that means by car, by bike, by skateboard, or for me, by horse. >> reporter: across oakland, efforts have been made to increase turnout in areas with historically low voter participation. >> in the last month or so, we've knocked on about 5,000 doors in district six specifically in oakland. we know that these efforts are really important to motivate people to vote. >> reporter: karen is an organizer with the martin luther king freedom center. alo

according to alameda county, it's safe as long as people social distance and wear a mask which is what they are requiring. they moved into the second least restrictive care because the county has seen covid decrease from a substantial to moderate rate of spread. it's not just indoor dining resume at 25% but indoor worship services and movie theaters and bowling alleys and climbing walls. a businesses must be at 25% capacity. starting today, gyms and fitness centers which are already allowing indoor service, they can now expand to 25% capacity. indoor retail in malls up to 50% capacity. reporting live in pleasanton, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >>> now to decision 2020. 11 days until election day. the second presidential debate is in the books. president trump and joe biden faced off last night in nashville. one final time before election day. nbc correspondent peter alexander says many agree this debate was more tamed than the first. >> reporter: the final face-off a far famer and more traditional debate. they spar s over the covid-19. >> it will go away and we are rounding the turn

>>the safety measures one school is implementing >>every school district in alameda county has been given the green light to begin in person classes again, but not every district has those plans in place but that's not the case here at the child unique montessori school alameda, they're now one of 8 schools set to reopen to begin those in person classes for tomorrow starting tomorrow as well. >>officials here and say they've been working for months to try and get ready for this day they say that they've been talking with. officials across the country. they've been talking with officials across the country and even across the world as well trying to get ready for this event. the officials here say that classes will be limited to 11 students temperatures of students and staff will be checked 4 times a day. dividers will also be in place to help keep kids from gathering in a single location, and a person known as a disinfect or we'll go around each room collecting items used by students that are marked with yield size to lead. those folks know that those things need to be collected in claime

new this morning, an alameda county man is out of jail after waiting for a trial for nearly 14 years.hronicle" is reporting that the state's appeal's court ordered terrance butler released. this is the back story. in 1993, butler was convicted for raping two women and then served 18 years. at the time of his release in 2006, alameda county decided to hold a new trial to keep him locked up for good but then that trial never happened because of delays. >>> a nursing home is now dealing with a deadly outbreak. nine people have died at watsonville post acute center. more than 60 patients and staff have been infected since the start of the outbreak three weeks ago. state and county health workers are now helping. >>> all students at a small shasta county college are being ordered to quarantine after an outbreak that sickened does of students and teachers. 137 people were infected since classes resumed one month ago at the bethel school. bethel mega church in reading runs its own evangelical college. 68 out of their students have active cases most having occurred because of social interacti

with their offer limited inside dining, restaurant owners in pleasanton are none too happy that alameda county health officials won't

alameda county entered the orange tier of reopening, the second resistant tier. churches, movie theaters have been allowed to let more people inside. again, though, at a reduced capacity compared to what we were doing prepandemic. reporting live, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> bob, thank you. >>> we are five days out from election day. both presidential campaigns head to the crucial swing state of florida today. both joe biden and president trump continue to illustrate very different pictures of the pandemic on the campaign trail. nbc news peter alexander has the latest on decision 2020. >> reporter: with just days to go, the covid pandemic is still defining this race, joe biden blaming president trump for what he calls a failed response to the virus. >> seems like he just doesn't care much about it. and the longer he's in charge, the more reckless he gets. it's enough! >> reporter: president trump arguing biden would not be able to bring the country back. >> biden is the candidate of layoffs, lockdowns and misery. >> reporter: a pair of packed rallies in ariz

>>more businesses are now allowed to reopen in alameda county and this includes gyms and indoor malls, but there will be a limit about how many people can be inside. kron four's reyna harvey is in pleasanton and she has details. >>yes that's right gyms and fitness centers across alameda county are opening back up at 10% capacity and i'm joined right now with meredith she is the regional vice president here the 24 hour fitness how does it feel to be that we're so excited to be back we've been closed here in alameda county for almost 7 months. so to reopen our 11 clubs here in alameda county is a huge win, not only for our company but also for members, we're thrilled to welcome them back. you have made a lot of changes, you know trying to keep people safe as they're coming back to the gym, one of those things yeah we've implemented a lot of things to really put the health and safety of our members at the forefront. we're using our touchless check into the 24 go app so that members can have a safe and frictionless entry to the club. we are cleaning throughout the day, we're also having s

the horses were a curious sight as they walked up to the alameda county courthouse. that was exactly the point. >> our voices are not going to be heard if we don't make the effort to go vote. and there's some folks out there who are making it really hard for people. and so, we want folks to have that fight in them. >> reporter: nia is a volunteer with humble, a nonprofit, that uses horses for outreach in urban areas, founded by briana a noble. she went viral for riding her horse during the black lives matter protests. >> we have one. >> we're inspiring other people that may not have voted before to get out by any means necessary. that means by car, by bike, by skateboard, or for me, by horse. >> reporter: across oakland, efforts have been made to increase turnout in areas with historically low voter participation. >> in the last month or so, we've knocked on about 5,000 doors in district six specifically in oakland. we know that these efforts are really important to motivate people to vote. >> reporter: karen is an organizer with the martin luther king freedom center

today santa clara and alameda county entered the orange tier of theitate's monitoring system. that means restaurants can serve customers indoors at 50% capacity. santa clara county is capping it at 25% for now. indoor services at places of worship will also be allowed. members of one of san jose's churches say they've enjoyed outdoor services but inside. >> it was better to wait this long and now little by little open the doors. >> capacity will be kept at 25% or 100 people, whichever is fewer. alameda county also moving to the orange tier. october 26th indoor dining, movie theaters and places of worship will reopen at 25% capacity or 100 people whichever is fewer. indoor malls will be open at 50% capacity. >>> kids in san francisco can once again take to the swings and slides. playgrounds reopen tomorrow. of course there'll be changes to keep everyone safe. food and drinks not lowed. anyone over the age of 2 has to wear a mask. trick or treating and halloween parties officially frowned upon. today the state laid out guidelines for safer socially distant halloweens. costtume pa

we chose alameda county on purpose because it's the hardest hit county. as far as the heart of the bay area we're talking potentially about 3500 customers that could be in the dark if pg and e happens to pounce on it to prevent another round of wildfires in contra costa county which is obviously right next door to alameda county, not as bad even though it's next door at around 536 customers and then in santa clara county 236 customers in that particular county in the south bay. in the north bay. you are also going to be impacted by this perhaps even by wednesday night because that's when the expect the winds to pick up we're talking napa sonoma and solano counties, those particular areas of course have been devastated by wildfires and we got a chance to track down pg any a lot of people they have power shut off fatigue. they are tired of it, but they know the reason why it's happening. here's pg and e going into details about the power shut off. >>we are now out of psps watch which means that pg e has activated its emergency operations center and the like

today workers finished setting up voting stations and drop boxes for alameda county voters. like other local sports venues, it will be open to voters tomorrow through tuesday. oakland coliseum, there's

>>the oakland alameda county coliseum accessible voting location will be open to alameda county residentsg this saturday october 31st to election day november, 3rd voters choosing this location will be able to register and vote in person in the oakland arena. >>both curbside for vehicles or place completed ballot ballots drop boxes alameda county registrar of voters, tim dupuis has information on other voting options throughout the county patient is one of the 66 drop boxes that we must all throughout the county. so have 66 drop boxes. >>and then starting this we have 100 accessible hole locations that are opening up the 4 days leading up to the election the oakland a's will be covering the $30,000 cost for use of the coliseum team president dave kabel talked about why it is important to all of the sporting venue for those voting in this election during the covid-19 pandemic it's a great opportunity to give our community a chance to exercise their right to vote and to do it in a safe way especially during the global and think this is something a stir in a new era of voting and probably wi

santa clara is a go and alameda county is taking a much different approach. >> we are dealing with problems, we should be done by tonight. >> the owner of this restaurant in downtown san jose is configuring his setup complete with partitions and is providing complimentary bags for customers to put their masks on and cleaning the restaurants. it will be the first time in seven months patrons will be allowed inside. >> we want people to get the sense that we're becoming more normal now. >> on tuesday, california's health secretary announced both alameda and santa clara counties met the criteria to move into the orange tier or moderate level for coronavirus transmission. >> we're the largest county to move the state in the orange tier. >> starting wednesday, santa clara county is allowing indoor dining and gyms and family entertainment centers at places of worship, and the capacity is no more than 100 people. 200 people will be allowed for outdoor gatherings. all businesses must follow proper protocols. >> we'll be out there with enforcement teams insuring that this is compliance with that loc

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>>the entire bay area kron four's will tran live in alameda county with more on that good morning. well. >>good morning james good morning for everybody here for now, but the power could be out come wednesday night all the way until say friday morning because of the high winds that are expected to come through the bay area and high winds not only. just blow things out right can knock things down meaning power lines which is why pg and e they are prepared to turn off lights again take a look at your screen which shows alameda county because of all the. bay area counties, the heart of the bay area alameda county will be hit the hardest with around 3500 customers who potentially will be in the dark the north bay. they have been battered by wildfires over the past couple years so they are extra sensitive to it we're talking napa sonoma and solano counties altogether jean's story about 50,000 customers could be in the dark for this latest round of power shut offs for the safety of the public to prevent another wildfire and this spans 19 counties and to tribal communities here's pga nice

again i'll be out here we'll be talking to more people are coming back to alameda county or the 24 hour fitness workouts for the first time in several months james and darya send it back to you both in the >>time now is 5.34 the latest spa in contra costa county is now open for business, thanks to new relax covid restrictions. we talked with the owner of woodhouse day spa in walnut creek about the changes made to keep customers safe. >>it's huge we've been close for 7 and to be open again just feels like we've been given life staff our guest today they are beyond thrilled that were open but we require masks for all guests and staff at all us receiving official it's a lot to be removed. all of our missions wear face shields in addition to masks and gloves throughout the entire service. we have social distance markers throughout the spy. >>well the spas operating on modified times, however they were able to bring back half of their staff which they were thrilled to be able to do we are tracking the latest coronavirus cases and deaths as well, here's where the numbers stand californias as