and so there are crews blocking a couple lanes at the great america parkway. you see a tiny bit of slowing. >>> thanks, mike. what a difference three weeks makes. most of you political watchers probably agree last night's second and final presidential debate was a huge improvement from the first. nbc's kristen welker navigated through several key issues allowing us to hear what each of the men had to say. first their take on covid shutdowns. >> 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, schools are closed, so many people lost their living and why they're concerned. >> his democrat governors, cuomo in new york, you look at what's going on in california, 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 are shutdowns. no, we're not going to shutdown. >> on health care biden points out the president is yet to share a plan, and

supersedes the state's i spoke with a local tourism expert who says eight businesses along great america parkway offered game day promotions before. artificial crowd noise heard at levi's stadium and santa clara during the 49ers' win over the rams, a sound that won't be going away. >> i think santa clara has been pretty strict on it. i'd like to see more open up. >> professional sporting events at outdoor stadiums to resume in tier 3 pilgrimage shortly after state leaders announced professional sporting events can reopen at a limited capacity, counties in the orange or yellow tiers, santa clara county remained cautious. >> no question, this is dangerous. this is the worst thing in the world to be doing, at a time period when california is beginning to see some light. this amounts to another step backwards. >> reporter: santa clara county is in the orange tier. the county executive called sporting events covid superspreaders that could bring out-of-towners with the virus into the county. the 49ers praised governor newsom and said our organization will continue to collaborate with local public hea