HEADS UP: America Votes, Slow Siony Tracks Batanes (Nov. 4)

Good morning. Here are the stories you need to know today, Wednesday (Nov. 4)

• The U.S. votes under the cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic. Democratic Nominee Joe Biden leads pre-election polls while President Donald Trump hopes to pull off another upset.
• Tropical Storm Siony is moving slowly towards the Batanes-Babuyan area off extreme Northern Luzon, PAGASA said. The storm comes on the heels of Super Typhoon Rolly, which devastated the Bicol Region.
• Various relief drives are in place for victims of Rolly. Check this link to find out your options.

News you can use:

• Check your common medicine, for body aches, colds and diarrhea. They could be fakes, the FDA said.
• Here's a refresher on two-factor authentication to guard against hackers.
• You can now get full body massages in GCQ and MGCQ areas.
• Here's a guide on how to report a power interruption to Meralco during typhoon season.
• Here are the UV Express routes that will be serviced by some 2,500 vans that will be allowed back on Metro Manila roads.

In case you missed it:

• ABS-CBN News' YouTube channel was hacked and was down for several hours on Tuesday after it was restored in the late afternoon.
• Army Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade was grilled at a Senate hearing Tuesday where he denied red-tagging actresses Liza Soberano and Angel Locsin and 2018 Miss Universe Catriona Gray.

Here's an update on COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. Nov. 3: