i can feel the energy throughout san francisco and a huge thank you to our volunteers kathy bar, who really helped to put this together, on behalf of the league as well. my name is alison go. i'm the president of the league of women voters of san francisco. we're a nonpartisan, volunteer-run organization focused on non-partisan voter education and advocacy efforts here in san francisco. you know, this election is unlike any election before and unprecedented challenges. every single time we hear this is the most important election yet. actually it's true this time. and with covid-19, the state of california has naile -- mailed y single voter a battle. this is really, really great. many of our fellow san franciscans may not be used to the voting process and there's a lot of misinformation out there on how to get the ballot, how to transmit the ballot and election security. first step, making sure you're registered to vote. if you're already registered, you'll automatically receive your ballot during the first two weeks of october. and if you're not registered or if you've moved recentl

coronavirus the new measure is a blow to bars and restaurants which have had night time curfews for months that are struggling to keep afloat. 3 hours then the kathy kicks and the bombs to close for the night 11 o'clock that's usually when this place would fill up now while the dogs have to close it before people start to pour in compulsory masks social distancing and now the calf you never have had to face so many restrictions in the cost of capital. money on them all off someone would have to social distance in a room where previously 50 people would sit and now it's and we tend to 20 and it becomes very difficult from an economic point of view it's merely a question of time until you run out of money you're practically bleeding this i am as good as good as a migrant it's almost always as a business the new measures are pushing him to the brink of what's economically viable for him but as a family father vargas can sympathize. to pick up on my mother's daughter who is at high risk she has a heart defect and was hospitalized 5 times and his 1st 3 years on this i'm going to see your child suffer like that and then see how the situation is getting

kathy, good morning. >> craig, good morning to you. just four months ago, chicago began loosening the restrictions on the indoor dining, and starting today, indoor dining is going to be banned at restaurants and bars. the positivity rate is nearing 7%, and covid infections are spreading faster than near the beginning of the crisis. >> reporter: this morning, covid infections are climbing at an alarming rate in the u.s. and now crossing the 9 million mark with cases rising in nearly every case. the spread is unrelenting especially in the western half of the country and in the midwest. >> we have to do something different and we can't just let this happen. we will have many more hospitalizations and that is going to lead to more deaths. >> reporter: from montana where st. vincent hospital is taking in patients from across the state. >> it is shocking how much it has accelerated from across the state. >> reporter: to illinois shattering a single is day record with 63 new cases. >> and since october alone, the new cases are up nearly 150%. >> reporter: those troubling numbers are triggering new restrictions in chicago. starting today, indoor dining and bar service will be shut down. the rollback forci