. >> reporter: vicky was a good friend of sandi's. they bonded in the hospital after their sons ethiboth premature, were -- sons, both pre- mar mature, were borne on the same day. sandi was younger than vicky, a tiny woman with a huge zest for life. >> i loved being around sandi. seemed like she really cared about people. >> reporter: no one knew that better than her cousins, gina and nancy. they grew up together. >> sandi is action, action, move, go, do, do, talkative, laugh, always. she's a mile a minute. >> reporter: and beautiful. >> gorgeous. >> reporter: >> tiny little thing. >> she wore like a 00. >> reporter: she modeled each? >> she did some modeling. i remember she did some kind of a bridal thing at one time. >> reporter: that friday, sandi took the day off from her job at a car dealership to prepare for the party. her husband said she was always a mom first. >> everything was about the kids. you know, so everything revolved around the kids. >> reporter: how excited was she to be a mom? >> i think she was really excited. i t

grant and vicki it is the. this bill the first of its kind in the country the governor signed it before a virtual audience including some of the sponsors it creates a 9 member task force to study ways the state. >>might provide reparations for slavery. it was introduced by assemblywoman shirley weber she says it is not clear yet what kind of compensation might be provided. >>given extensive midst of this issue of 400 years the question some would say any really compensate with money. some may believe you can somebody say the other things in terms of opportunities in resources that should go into those communities ever see affected in long-term impacts a little bit of our goal is to try to have a comprehensive discussion and analysis of the impact of slavery in california. it may also talk about what did across the nation for states to look at but what would happen in california and how has it impacted the lives of african americans in california. >>yeah, it will be interesting to see what the task force comes u

vicki young, bbc news.r health correspondent, dominic hughes, who's in salford, which is in greater manchester. what do the figures there tell us of what's going on? the question i think many people in greater manchester might be asking themselves tonight is whether the situation here is grave and worsening, with cases doubling every nine days, which is how the prime minister described the situation on friday, or whether the mayor of greater manchester andy burnham is right to describe that as an exaggeration. since the ist of september we can see the infection rate in the city of man on this chart, the blue line, rose sharply for the first few weeks. around the same time that thousands of students returned to the city at the start of the university year. but in the days leading up to the 10th of october it has since declined. now, over the same period, the wider region of greater manchester, the line in red, which includes nine other boroughs, again sawa which includes nine other boroughs, again saw a stea

vicki young, thank you.restrictions are in place where you live, do go to our website — bbc. co. uk/news and search using your post code. the latest government figures show there were 15,650 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week, week, is now 16,228. 773 people are being admitted to hospital on average each day over the past week. this number doesn't include scotland. 136 deaths were reported, that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—i9 test. that means on average in the past week, 107 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 43,1129. the prime minister says until a vaccine has been found "mass testing" for coronavirus will be the solution to reopening the economy and society. borisjohnson says several kinds of rapid tests are being looked at, some that can provide results injust 15 minutes. it comes as a new survey shows that the number of infecti

vicki young, bbc news, westminster. to suspend him. one of the most powerful, the unite general secretary len mccluskey, said the decision was a "grave injustice", and warned it would "create chaos within the party". some of mr corbyn‘s supporters on the party's national executive committee have also been highly critical, suggesting that legal action could be taken. there's concern among some mps that the party is heading for another damaging confrontation between the left and the leadership, as has happened in the past. a warning — there are some flashing images in chris mason's report. crowd chants. there aren't many politicians who get treated like rock stars. but at glastonbury, jeremy corbyn did. another world is possible if we come together. but to understand the central tension at the heart of the labour party for more than a0 years, compare this — with this. no words required. a smile free zone. a sense of doom for many labour mps as mr corbyn became their leader five years ago. jeremy corbyn elected as leader o

vicki young reporting., vaughan gething, has said that he and his colleagues are "not blind" to the impact another lockdown across wales would have on the economy, but he said covid—19 would continue to grow if they did nothing. the welsh government is considering a possible lockdown that could be announced tomorrow. leaked documents suggest the measures — a so—called "fire break" — will be similar to those imposed in march. 0ur wales political correspondent james williams is in cardiff. james, why has an agreement been reached on the so—called firebrick? after days of negotiations and a two and of ourcabinet after days of negotiations and a two and of our cabinet meeting this afternoon, the welsh government ministers decided they wanted more data and more information about this potential short firebrick, circuit breaker lockdown for a period of maybe two or three weeks, so they have asked officials to go back overnight, present them with fresh data, first thing in the morning and the cabinet will meet once

vicky is self—employed. efforts to get the best deal but cannot see how many people will now make ends meet. your bills aren't going to stop being paid, are they? you know, if we could live on 80% then we would work 80% but we can't, and it's going lower now so that's another worry, isn't it? being able to afford everything. because nothing is going to change, the economy is still going, you've still got things to pay so, yeah, it's just a worry. it's taken a long time to get to the point of restrictions being imposed. there's a weariness, though. you don't feel the measures so far this year have worked at all? obviously not, no. we're not getting any closer to an end result so far, are we? seems to be getting further and further away from an end result at the moment. once more into tougher restrictions goes greater manchester, to the relief of some... so follow the rules, wear a face covering. ..and the annoyance of others. keep your two metre distance. danny savage, bbc news, bolton. 0ur deputy political e

lester >> all right vicki, thank you. >>> up next, a critical thing to know when you vote by mail. >>> just in tonight, nick saban, the head football coach for alabama, the number 2 ranked team in the nation, has tested positive for covid-1 along with the university's athletic director both say they're in isolation. >>> in tonight's "vote watch," one of the top issues when you're voting by mail like so many are in this election is the importance of verifying your signature. cynthia mcfadden now on how it's done and what you need to know before you send in your ballot >> reporter: tonight, something most states do but few voters understand the process of verifying signatures on mail-in ballots. >> 100% of the signatures are verified on the mail ballots that are coming through this office. >> reporter: in maricopa county, arizona, these election officials are learning how to do it. >> do not talk yourself into accepting it if you're not comfortable. >> reporter: at least 31 states and the district of columbia require election officials to compare the signature on the security envelope v

for tech savvy shoppers, many websites alert you when hard to find products are restocked. >> so, vicky, what can we do to get what we need >> reporter: lester, experts say the key to getting what you need is to make a list now, don't hoard and shop early. demand for holiday groceries is expected to peak in the two weeks ahead of thanksgiving lester >> all right vicky nguyen tonight, thank you. >>> up next, how to make it a safe halloween. >>> in washington state, scientists have captured two huge murder hornet queens just days after they discovered and destroyed a nest in the same tree. >>> the covid crisis has many parents concerned as they ge ready for halloween on saturday kristen dahlgren with some tips to stay safe >> reporter: this year halloween may be scarier than ever. >> trick or treat. >> reporter: amid fears that holiday traditions could turn into a superspreader event. thumbs up or down, halloween house parties? >> thumbs down too many people, too close together. >> reporter: that big bowl of halloween candy? >> thumbs down too many hands in one area and you can get contam

vicki and grant thank you hear it on for we've been asking you to send in your. >>election questions in there, quite a few common questions that we've received including this one from tisha nichols. she wants to know what you should do if you haven't received your mail in ballot. yet even if the ballot tracker online says is on the way. elections officials say if you still haven't received your ballot. contact your local registrar office immediately. >>we don't want through the different options for you. we have programs where we will still mail a ballot so in the day today to voters you can pick up about our office in person we have ballot runners that are delivering palace out certain circumstances and depending on what the situation so we're doing everything we can to try to get outs out to folks we also have saturday hours this weekend. our office will be open for just cases like this. >>which now officials say that if you're planning to send your ballot in through the usps will actually today was the last day to guarantee ballot arrival by november, 3rd par

grant and vicki. >>wanted take right. well we always like to know how many days there are too lech shun him to write 34 if you're. >>scoring at home boy oh boy buckle up it is going to be. active is that the word next 5 weeks or so to the presidential election kron 4 of course, vicki is your local election headquarters this election season. >>coming up the look to get even and extend their season in the wild-card playoffs. jason has your highlights coming up in a pitches that are you. >>and you still the chance to file a claim with apple and its settlement about slowing down older iphones will tell yo right now, we could all use some comforting words, so here it goes: melty, melty, tasty, grilly, juicy, sizzle. mmm, that should feel better. the sourdough patty melt is back. make it a combo meal for just $5.99... melty, melty. and packed with my toasted sourdough bread... ...freshly grilled onions, 100% beef. and two slices of melted cheese. all that with fries and a drink for only $5.99! ...woah, is there an echo in here?

grant and vicki. thank you catherine by the way here kron 4 we're committed to helping make sure your vote counts if you experience a problem trying to cast your ballot. let us know. >>and we'll look into it you can e-mail us at voting problems at kron 4 dot com. democratic vice presidential nominee kamala harris is suspending in person event after 2 people tied to the campaign tested positive for covid today officials announced harris's communications director and a flight crew member tested positive after a recent campaign trip. joe biden's campaign says that biden was not exposed to although in harris to campaign together in arizona last week since then both biden and harris have had multiple negative covid test or you want to return now our top story tonight, thousands of people all across the bay area still without power. >>after pg move forward with its public safety power shutoff that's what they call it want to take a look at the power outage map right now showing which areas are experiencing

>>vicki grant back to you worry. >>that's incentive. to the east right now it is a voting booth on wheels that will be used to alleviate voters waiting in those long lines mobile a polling stations will also be used as backup on election day. our kron four's haaziq madyun explains. >>they are rolling out a pair of election mobile trailers in contra costa county as preparation for election day 2020 continues with all of voters will >>but it's a trend that we're going to bounce it to support our our polling places. >>the clerk recorder registrar of contra costa county debbie cooper says these red white and blue vulnerable bills will be used as backup resources just in case something happens that impacts voting that is stationary polling location in case of an emergency can one of the reasons we got them is because of the issues we can have you with psps power shut-offs and so we're able to. >>either bring it in if there was something so dramatic that happened we could take it to an evacuation site we can take it to a place that didn't hav

thanks for joining us at 5 o'clock everybody i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis that first fire that sparked on sign hill. >>is now contained that's the good news although fire crews are still on scene working on full extinguishment force maureen kelly joins us now live from the scene of the second fire which is just about a mile from where the grass fire started this afternoon maureen what's the status. >>i can tell you it's a lot better than it was just about 3 o'clock this afternoon when this fire behind me that happen in a where a wholesale bakery on starlite road. a rough day at around 3 o'clock today you can see right now they have their firefighters here they're wrapping up their hoses so obviously this is becoming under control here at this hour. it's been a crazy afternoon 9 alarms have been wrong in the city of south san francisco. >>this fire only about a mile away from another grass fire that broke out around noon. >>a massive column of smoke could be seen pouring out of sine hill in south san francisco today blowing over the 2.80 freeway burning the grass around the icon

>>and vicki good evening. and despite the opposition that we heard from democratic senators like senator feinstein there, the interactions between those senators and judge barrett were still pretty amicable all week long but today lawmakers did lose their patients with each other. >>points. >>in the final day of hearings democratic senators continued to push against the nomination of judge amy coney barrett to the supreme court this is as sham democrats say republicans previously vowed not to move forward with filling supreme court seats in an election year louisiana senator john kennedy says he made no such promise you just accused me breaking my word i can. >>name some names the record will confirm that the chairman. in effect made that. >>commitment democrats pointed to statements made by senator lindsey graham and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell when republicans blocked the nomination of merrick garland in 2016, he said the american people should have a voice in the selection of their next supreme c

michael yaki saying no way grant and vicki. >>all right katherine, thank you very much and thank you to all of our analysts vicki you you tell me if i to fly on my head i would tell you if you had a finer had pretty good at that. apparently not everybody would do that. yeah if you watched the debate, no doubt you saw at the vice president mike pence's senator kamala harris of course where you know social distancing about 12 feet apart on the stage tonight, but not everyone follow the guidelines about an hour into the debate, a fly landed on the vice president's head and given his hair color you you can see it stay there for several minutes to pence's credit or maybe he had no idea he wasn't distracted. kept making his point about the president supporting. police officers in america, but as you can imagine if you're ever on social media and it is 2020 so everything's a little weird this people went off and started creating all kinds of memes and twitter handles there's a twitter handle actually that has already 9,000 followers.

vicki, what did you learn they are?” listening to all of that. vicki, what did you learn they are?it means, but broadly those areas that already have extra restrictions on top of the rule of six if you like, so lots of places for months in some cases have had restrictions on households mixing for example, they will go into tier two, and at the moment it isjust will go into tier two, and at the moment it is just that one area of liverpool that is going into tier three with the most restrictions, which will include some further closures. but it is obvious that is going to change over time and more places will go into the air, and actually the measures that might be taken could go even further, but you could hear there from the criticism coming at the prime minister from all sides, including his coming at the prime minister from allsides, including his own, coming at the prime minister from all sides, including his own, the range of opinion there. some people do not think he is acting quickly enough and should go much further with more national restrictions right now, and there are ot

thank you for joining us on kron 4 news at 5 everybody i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis the push to make everyone's voice is heard is leading to record setting numbers. >>more than 8 million votes have already been cast here in california and across the u.s. more than a 3rd of america's registered voters have already cast their ballot and the south bay in fact the sorting verifying and counting of ballots has begun. >>and almost half of the ballots that were mailed out to voters have already been returned. offers rob fladeboe joins us now live from the register voters in san jose with the latest numbers, rob >>that's right vicki and grant else and again 5 days to go in election is already into record territory as you say a million people registered to vote here in santa clara county almost half of those ballots have already been returned i'm here outside the registrar's office in san jose been watching and talking with people as they come by to drop off their ballots and so has the registrar of voters here who says it's all systems go for this record breaking historic voter turno

here's our deputy political editor, vicki young.ting for work and waiting to find out what's coming next for greater manchester. taxi driverjohn says, for months, the tighter rules here compared to many other parts of the country have meant fewer passengers. he's worried about the possibility of even more restrictions. we need help up in the north. if you want to bring these things in, you know, we need financial backing otherwise it is going to be even worse again. this has been going on for a long time now and nothing seems to be resolved. i know covid is not going to disappear overnight but people who work, whether it be in pay—as—you—go unemployment, self—employed, businesses, they'll need help, otherwise... they still have bills to pay. for days, politicians here and in london have been trying to reach an agreement, and the region's labour mayor, andy burnham, has accused the government of exaggerating manchester's rise in covid cases there is more restrictions must mean more financial support. what we need is a fair financial

grant vicki fingers crossed on the rain. thank you for back another big story. we're following tonight alameda county's district attorney ernie has agreed to reopen the investigation into the high profile 2009. >>bart police killing of oscar grant as kron four's dan kerman reports for us tonight, the decision comes following a call from grant's family to charge a second officer with murder. >>family stands here today along with the community of opening. they can get them and that the murder of oscar grant case be reopened. >>at a news conference monday outside the fruitvale bart station family and supporters of oscar grant call them the district attorney to file charges against another officer who was on that platform new year's day morning 2009, former bart officer tony perrone. >>do not drown we was informed that officer tony tony, it would be charged at a later date. it has been 11 years. and the deal. we >>that grant's family says well it was bart police officer johannes mehserle lee who fired the shot into grants back that killed him it was peroni who creat

vicki young, bbc news, westminster. level of restrictions this weekend. our correspondentjudith moritz has been talking to residents and businesses in lancaster. lancashire woke up to uncertainty and rumour. mid—morning, confirmation came. the county's soaring infection rates causing it to move up from the middle to the highest covid alert level. it means that today you could have a lunchtime drink in this lancaster bar. tomorrow, you won't be able to. along with other non—food pubs, when the doors close tonight, is not certain when they will reopen. the doors close tonight, is not certain when they will reopenm the doors close tonight, is not certain when they will reopen. is it two weeks, three weeks, three months? the information is passed so poorly. we've just not understood where we stand, really. and of course, our staff are asking us questions and we can't answer them. for lauren behind the bar, it means real worry about finances in the future. the 8096, i was in the red already. you know what i mean? i was havin

vicki and grant. >>thank you catherine, so what sort of power does the 25th amendment authorize should the president become incapacitated well political science professor william, howell explains. >>section 4 of the 25th amendment dictates is that the vice president and a majority of the cabinet can. come forward to say no we're going to. the president has to relinquish his powers and they will instead be given to the to the vice president gore to the next in line of succession. >>again it will be highly unlikely for the president's cabinet members to. remove him from office highly likely we are now just 26 days from the november election by the way crown for of course your local election headquarters this election season. it does not look like next week's presidential debate is going to happen no doesn't that president trump has said that he refuses to participate in a virtual debate. and tonight the debate commission is saying that it will not let the candidates face off in person next week due to t

to be minor good evening, thanks for being with us at 9 o'clock everybody i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis took more than 50 firefighters to answer the call and although the fire is contained tonight, it's still a very active scene for us taylor sackey joins us now she's. >>live in oakland where crews are still working to make sure hot spots still flare up. >>taylor this was really scary. >>earlier today, gran, yes again lot of these neighbors, a large scale scare because the fire was getting close. but thankfully, we know now that that fire is contained and you can actually see behind me that many of these firefighters are packing up in this intersection is now cleared it's good to go. but earlier they were clearing the debris looking for those hot spots at a homeless encampment site near the gas station where the fire first started again though no injuries and only minor damage so that is great news. now firefighters tell me that the call came in around 05:00pm then they got a good handle on this fire in a couple of hours as a huge relief because this fire was dangerously close

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis yeah, it is heartbreaking to watch that in the last hour. >>cal fire said that the next few days are going to be crucial for their containment efforts as the winds are expected to really pick up tomorrow afternoon. tonight the glass fire has burned more than 48,000 acres,

>>to go into effect within the next hour of good evening, everybody, i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus says volatile weather here has prompted pg need to notify about 37,000 customers. >>across 15 northern california counties that they could be losing power. of the 15 counties 5 hour here in the bay, they are alameda contra costa napa santa clara and sonoma. more than 4,000 customers in the bay area could be affected here. napa county appears to be hit the hardest the most customers in the bay area affected are in napa some of the outages have already started but most of them are expected as we move through the overnight hours pg and e says the hot and dry weather combined with really high wind gusts pose an increased risk for damage to their electrical system that has the potential to start fires can you want to be on guard. we have team coverage for you tonight, lawrence karnow is in the weather center. >>monitoring the red flag warning that goes into effect in about an hour but first we turn to kron four's gayle ong who is live tonight in where people are preparing for another

>>yeah grant vicki good evening. you know republicans knew they go going into this night they had the votes they needed to confirm. judge amy coney barrett to become the next justice on the supreme court. but they are celebrating tonight as they head to. the white house president trump has just made it official that they will be doing is swearing in at the white house at 09:00pm eastern here so we're preparing for that they just wrapped up counting the votes on capitol hill as you said 52 yes to 48 no. all democrats opposing this confirmation and one republican maine's senator susan collins also breaking ranks and voting with democrats and saying no on this confirmation process and she's been opposed to it all along alaska, sen lisa murkowski was opposed to the process but did end up voting with other in confirming judge barrett but like you said it was expected to happen this way democrats tried to derail the process tried to debate through the night last night to stall this process and wait until after the election

that's look at sports vicki back to you. >>all right jason thank from some of music's biggest names to hollywood legends manuel cuevas says that it was lock love and a calling that got him designing clothes for the most famous people in the world now at the age of 87. boise, look good he's still stitching away at his boutique in nashville stephanie like stunned takes us there. >>for more than half a century man wells found his home behind a sewing machine i went inside funding issue. >>and i was to sit there born in mexico that quote cullman me truck on one of 12 children he started making his own close by the time he was 7. >>and prom dresses at the age of 12 i think the first sickly you was 125 and from there on one his success paid well the 19 he graduated from the university of mexico. his journey soon leading him to california. we started working with side of war. taylor to the rat pack perfecting fits for names like frank sinatra and while flourished in america, finding himself working alongside new t known for his rhi

vicki. >>thank you catherine and we here at kron 4 are committed to helping make sure that your vote counts if you have experience a problem casting your ballot. let us know and we'll investigate you can e-mail us at voting problems at kron 4 dot com with election day right around the corner, some republicans and democrats are determined they say to pass a covid relief deal another one before every vote is counted. raquel martin reports as the white house has returned. >>to the negotiating table with a more generous one 0.8 trillion dollar offer but democrats were holding out for a 2.2 trillion deal say the plan still fall short. >>suffering men and women weeping into the phone as the pandemic surges on democrats jan schakowsky robin kelly and debbie dingell are demanding republicans come up with a stronger plan to really millions of americans and businesses hanging on by a thread. my colleagues on the other side are picking and choosing who they want to help house democrats will not start f

reactions to the presidential debate inside california politics airs sunday 06:30am here on kron 4 vicki and grant back to you. >>all right, thank you catherine and as you know do are now 33 days until the 2020 presidential election crowd for of course your local election headquarters this election season. coming up lawmakers from the democratic women's caucus are sounding the alarm over the president's supreme court nominee amy coney barrett why some democrats say her nomination could be a direct threat to millions of americans health care and. >>women's reproductive rights plus the a's do something they haven't done since 1973 jason we'll break down there do or die game 3 of the american league wild-card series coming up. >>and you can breathe a sigh of relief at least in some senses tonight if you still not renewed your expired license >>the california department of motor vehicles is announcing that they're extending the deadline for expiring licenses amid the covid-19 pandemic that new deadline is december 31st 2020. the change impacts those who have an expiring license between march

vicki young, there.rage over the beheading of a teacher in a suspected islamist attack. samuel paty was killed near paris on friday, after showing pupils cartoons of the prophet muhammad during a lesson on freedom of speech. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. applause once again around the figure of marianne, a sea of defiance. this statue, this square, a homing point for a nation whose values have come under attack. since his death on friday, samuel paty, like others before him, has become a symbol of france itself. translation: it's important to be here today to show our collective strength because that's what can help us follow our principles during tough times. the prime minister, jean castex arrived in place de la republique with a mask printed with the french flag. his message on twitter today read, you won't scare us, we are france. the newest slogan on posters here, "i am samuel" or simply, "i am a teacher", an echo of the rallying cry sparked by the attacks on charlie hebdo five ye

vicky nguyen explains. >> reporter: how many of you had to leave or cut back on the work hours because of concerns related to your children? ask any working woman with children in this pandemic and her story is supported by the data show of hands if you are the primary caregiver for your children of the 1.1 million workers over age 20 who left the workforce in september, 80% were women. >> we were having to choose between family and your career like never before. >> my husband just simply makes more money and gets the health insurance. >> reporter: we talked with married and single working moms across the country, some self-employed, all navigating a radical strike to their careers. allison robinson founded the mom project, a network of 300,000 members. the group is giving $500,000 in grants t help keep women employed. >> when women leave the workplace, we are losing their creativity, their compassion, they intellectual capital that drives business performance. >> reporter: some companies are trying to retain women by offering more paid time off, caregiver leave and free child care but

>>that's right vicki and grant reducing the positivity rate in these hard-hit communities is very important because this will be a key factor in any further reopening of the economy, here's more. >>like this one posted that story and king roads in east, san jose remind residents that their community has been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus after reaching a high of roughly 60% the percentage of coronavirus cases here and in gilroy is now at 57.1% that continues to trend downward. the failure to meet with the state says are health equity benchmarks could be a problem for the county as it works toward further reopenings has led the aisle. betty is always a problem when you know the impacted segments and members your community. >>or are not are not making the same progress as the rest of our commute we're not going to thrive and let everybody drives a multicultural populist language barriers in early lack of testing and contact tracing. >>contributed to the higher numbers, a door to door educational campaign, another outreach efforts are credited with helping to reinforce the nee

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carrying the debate live assuming it happens and you can see all of our interview on kron on grant and vicki. >>thank you catherine, the state attorney general and secretary of state say the investigation continues tonight into california gop on authorize use of ballot boxes today. the democratic leaders said subpoenas have been issued in discussions with the party are ongoing. earlier this week sent a cease and desist order for boxes, they say violate state law california republican party said it made no concessions to the state's democratic leaders claiming they only requested information. >>you want to do anything because voters and our supporters. despite our efforts to criminal. >>while the democratic leaders say they'll continue collecting info republicans say they'll continue using the boxes. >>and we here at kron 4 committed to helping make sure that your vote counts if you experience a problem, casting your ballot. let us know and we'll investigate you can e-mail us at voting problems at kron 4 dot com. republican lawmakers are going after bay area based company twitter for blocking

yeah, vicki and smiles, we know that the judge is going to take pains not to say how she would rule. >>and potential cases for example abortion. the pending case on the affordable care act. but she was also asked whether she thinks the president should be able to delay the election and political analyst michael yaki says that's one question she should not have dumped you know that's interesting because of all the questions that she's asked the one question where. >>there's probably no dispute among any legal scholars on either side of the spectrum is can the president unilaterally change the election day and the answer is affirmatively know the constitution gives him no power. it's a legislative act by congress and nothing he can do short of its short of congress change in the day. you do that again. she pointed out that she said well i would have to consult my clerks and my colleagues and that to me was that was sort of a mistake it's sort of belie the whole theory of of do no harm in the debate to the point is. you know it's like it's like a defense plane you prevent defense in him

vicki young, bbc news, westminster.id until a vaccine has been found "mass testing" for coronavirus will be the solution to reopening the economy and society. borisjohnson says several kinds of rapid tests are being looked at — some that can provide results injust 15 minutes. it comes as a new survey shows that the number of infections in england rose by more than 60% last week. the bbc‘s health editor hugh pym reports. getting test results can take time. boris johnson said new technology would allow faster turna rounds and more frequent testing, starting with nhs and care staff. right now, the virus is spreading. the office for national statistics does random testing, including those without symptoms who aren't reported in the daily case figures. the latest ons survey covered community infections in the week to october the 8th, though not including scotland. it showed in england there were nearly 28,000 new cases each day, up more than 60% on the previous week. that's about one in 160 of the population with the virus.

lester >> all right vicki, thank you. >>> up next, a critical thing to know when you vote by mail. i didn't choose this job because it was easy. but i can't say i expected this. to fight these fires, we need funding - plain and simple. for this crisis, and for the next one. prop 15 closes tax loopholes so rich corporations pay their fair share of taxes. so firefighters like me, have what we need to do the job, and to do it right. the big corporations want to keep their tax loopholes. it's what they do. well, i do what i do. if you'ld like to help, join me and vote yes on prop 15. >>> just in tonight, nick saban, the head football coach for alabama, the number 2 ranked team in the nation, has tested positive for covid-1 along with the university's athletic director both say they're in isolation. >>> in tonight's "vote watch," one of the top issues when you're voting by mail like so many are in this election is the importance of verifying your signature. cynthia mcfadden now on how it's done and what you need to know before you send in your ballot >> reporter: tonight, something most

vicki young, bbc news, westminster.ill main voting day in the us election. this week, the bbc is looking at how president trump's "america first" strategy has changed the world. over the course of our series, we will be talking to correspondents based across the world to find out more about the situation in their region. part of that process is to bring us troops back home from countries like afghanistan, where they've been embroiled for nearly 20 years. that comes as the afghan government and taliban insurgents attempt to broker a peace deal. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, has been speaking exclusively to the top us commander in afghanistan, general scott miller. from kabul, she sent this report. 0ut out of the heavily fortified covid quarters to an intensified fight in the province is beyond. today, the us‘s top soldier is heading west, dropping in on afghan forces in the province. general miller knows the details of every district, but afg ha ns details of every district, but afghans in charge he

everybody, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis pg shut off the power 2 days ago. >>in an effort to prevent a wildfire during these high winds here in the bay area they say the majority of power is expected to be restored by this evening. that's the good news. here's a look at pg e's current public safety power outage map and see all this purple areas, those are spots where the electricity is currently turned off. far fewer of them than this time last night but still a lot of outages in the north bay. now we go live to calistoga where many of those customers remain in the dark red cross for is dan kerman is there live with us dan we heard from that gentleman. >>it's been windy for many many years said all the sudden the past couple years people lose their power preemptively they're not happy. well, i'll tell you something really interesting and that's the fact that when i talk to people in marine yesterday, they were a little less willing to go with the power shut off but here in calistoga where you've seen lots of fires, they are more willing role with the tide. n

thanks for joining us at 5 o'clock everybody i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis at this hour the glass fire has burned more than 48,000 acres. it is 2% contained. parts of napa and sonoma counties remain under evacuation orders and more than 68,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. so far the fire has destroyed at least 97 structures and damaged some 17 others right now more than 22,000 other buildings remain threatened cal fire's expected to hold a press conference any minute now to bring us the latest when that starts we'll bring it to you live in the meantime though it has now been almost 48 hours since the entire town of calistoga had to be evacuated while winds were calm today. there is renewed concern about what could happen to that town as the weather gets worse tonight. four's dan dan live for us in the napa valley with more dan. >>we're live along one 28 this is the road in the calistoga and again talk about threats real threat is downtown calistoga that is tonight as those winds pick up and push right towards the town. downtown calistoga is a ghost town sinc

everybody, i'm vicki liviakis and i'm sanaz tahernia and 4 grant lotus this evening that red flag warning going into effect tomorrow at 05:00am and through 11:00am on friday. >>for the east bay valleys and hills the santa cruz mountains and the north bay valleys and mountains. >>our kron four's dan kerman live for us tonight in santa rosa where firefighters and residents are getting ready for high. heat and gusty winds stand. >>that's right those 2 things a bad combination, especially when you look at this very dry brush you see behind me you know typically october is when we get the big fires. well we still might get a big one this month but we've already had 2 of them people have already evacuated that might have to do it again. tuesday afternoon temperatures in santa rosa were already in the 90's but by wednesday, a red flag warning kicks in with even warmer temperatures wind gusts to 55 miles per hour and bone dry grass and brush just ready to go up in flames. >>that is exactly why we're of staffing again under these red flag warnings will have at least 12 if not more engine locally a

vicki young, bbc news, westminster. >> the u.k.me minister said that until a vaccine is found, mass testing for coronavirus will be the solution for reopening the economy and society. >> boris johnson says rapid tests are being looked at, some can provide results in 15 minutes. this comes as a survey shows infections in england rose by 60% last week. our health editor report. >> getting test results back can take time. the prime minister said new technology would allow faster turnaround and more frequent testing, to pick up those without symptoms. using random testing the office for national statistics works out how many have got it each week, with and without symptoms. the latest ons survey covered community infections in the week to october 8 not including scotland. in england there were 28,000 new cases each day, up 60% on the previous week. that is one in 160 of the population with the virus. in wales infections also went up, with one in390 with the virus -- one in 390 with the virus. in northern ireland, one in 250. >> the sit

indeed every body thanks for being with us tonight on kron 4 news at 8 o'clock i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis this then an hour ago. we learned that the president is ready to sign the stimulus checks for americans. this didn't just the latest back and forth today when it came to financial relief for americans. >>what went on in the white house, you know i don't want him every time i say something that's an issue i wind up spending a lot of time answering phone calls and should say it was not done according to what i would have recommended. >>doct us virus expert and a member of the coronavirus task force today saying that president trump has not handled his covid recovery the way that fauci would have recommended that includes driving around walter reed medical center to wave to supporters and leaving the medical center after just 3 days tonight, trump remains under quarantine isolated in the white house residence and he remains under treatment. >>this morning, the president posted on social media downplaying the virus said he's currently battling. he said covid is far less lethal th

grant vicki back to you. >>all right, thank you rob fladeboe reporting live for us of the south bay meantime, a big story we're following for you at 5 concerns of fire dangers this week that has pge warning of yet another possible power shut off. pg warning it may start turning off the power in the north bay mountains and pockets of the santa cruz mountains. by wednesday afternoon, the utility company still monitoring the wind event that's expected to last through thursday evening or even to friday at pg is urging people to have their emergency ready to go. over 12,000 firefighters continue to work towards containment on 14 major wildfires across the state in the bay area the glass fire. it is 95% contained and full containment is expected by october 20th, the largest wildfire in the state is the august complex fire which is burning in mendocino county that fire of 75%. contained all right looks like it's we've got some dicey weather now for the days, yes, so strange, you know this is that beautiful weather w

>>vicki that she was visibly shaken she personally knew. >>and this firefighter and tonight she says that the department is trying to remain strong during this very sad time. >>young man named jason cortez who has a wife. and 2 little kids as a father. retired from the san francisco fire department. all of them are grieving. as is. this fire department family. >>a somber san francisco fire chief janine nicholson reflecting on losing one of their own. in a horrible accident. it was around 10:00am wednesday at the training facility on 19th and fulsome fire officials say the court has got injured he was rushed to the sucker berg san francisco general hospital, a short distance away where they were unable to save him, we cannot give you any further details about that accident right now as it is under investigation. jason came into the fire department in 2007. >>and worked on an ambulance until 2015. when he joined the fire side of the fire department. for the past 2 years. he has worked at station 3. engine 3 which is the busiest fire engine in

is so good thank you. >> thank you >> thank you, vicky nguyen. >> bopis. >> do you what bopis standsgot skills. we are -- we had the latest in from the national hurricane center, on zeta, 175 miles southeast of cozumel 70-mile-per-hour winds, moving northwest at 9 and it is going to make landfall sometime late wednesday. and by friday morning, it is in the mid-atlantic it is going to bring a lot of rain throughout much of the mid-atlantic to the gulf coast what we're watching right now out west, 33 million people under red flag warnings. san francisco to 11:00 a.m and los angeles until tuesday at 6:00 p.m and look at the fire weather outlook, especially from santa barbara to north of san diego. wind gusts in the mountains of up to 80 miles per hour. yet you move to the west, and look at how cold it is chicago today, 41 degrees for a high, that's 16 degrees below normal denver, you're at 14 that's 46 degrees below average by the time we move into tuesday, dallas is only at 46. kansas city at 36. detroit, 9 degrees cooler at 48 degrees. then as we get into the latter part of the week,

vicky nguyen, thank you as well.al. >> all right, guys we're talking holidays and yet it is still hurricane season it's kind of hard to believe, but we have had at least one u.s. landfall of a system each month since may, from bertha all the way down to delta in october. and as we look at the tropics right now, we've got two areas of development we're watching. a 30% chance of formation in one area out in the atlanta, the other down in the caribbean. we watch the development zones, fairly wide in the atlantic. the other is hanging out down to the caribbean, that will remain to be seen we also look at what's happening today. cold front bringing heavy rain from the mid-atlantic all the way to the northeast behind that front, we've got a fall feel from the plains all the way on up into the great lakes, some showers in the pacific northwest. record highs continuing in the southwest all the way into northern california. that's what's going on around >> and we are still under a red flag warning but just a few hours away fr

here's vicki nguyen. >> i bet over 1,000 emails. >> reporter: nick faroni struck a nerve when he posted a simple tweet, how many teachers are close to breaking down? launching a conversation about how teachers are really doing. >> exhausted and burnt out but need to keep providing the best education they can. >> reporter: it feels like we're building an airplane while we're already in the air flying. >> it's my 15th yearhing is i e teaching, i feel like a first-year teacher all over again. >> reporter: we sat down with three educators for candid conversation. do you feel like in some ways the kids' stress and anxiety is something that the teachers take on >> absolutely. those are my babies! my babies. >> reporter: nick is teaching history remotely kelly gallagher is a high school science teacher and nicole mancini teaches fifth grade. >> what is the toughest part about teaching during a pandemic >> when we think of our kids, some of them are taking care of a sibling, some of them may have lost a family member due to this horrible virus >> reporter: trauma that's even harder to heal remo