millions were turned in before the polls opened. >> while there are concerns about turnout, whether voters bothered to cast ballots on a single race, voters we talked to were not going to sit this one out. >> all the things we hold dear in this state are riding on this election. >> it is because t t is so important we have multiple dedicated reporters covering this from every angle up and down the state. >> we will start team coverage tonight with our reporters focused on the biggest names on the ballot. laura anthony is live in orange county covering larry elder. first let's go to sacramento. liz, what was the governor doing today? he was busy even at the last minute. >> he was. governor newsom and his team are confident going into tonight,

but it was interesting. he was campaigning until the last minute today in san francisco trying to get every last vote. we also spoke to the original founder of this recall, oren healy. he says regardless of the outcome, he hopes governor newsom learned something after going through this process. >> in the final hours of the recall election, gavin newsom made one last campaign stop in san francisco to thank his supporters and give his final pitch to last-minute voters. >> if we don't reject this recall, very elder is the next governor of the state of california. [boos] >> i'm going to sound like obama. don't boo, vote. reporter: that was echoed by president biden, comparing larry elder to former president donald trump. >> he is a clone of donald trump. can you imagine him being governor of this state?

reporter: democrats are feeling confident newsom will defeat the recall. they believe their strategy to cast the recall as a power grab by the extreme right will prove to be successful, and in large part thanks to larry elder. >> larry elder has been the gift that keeps giving. he is the perfect foil for what they need. somebody to be running against trump. larry elder personifies trump for them. >> the effort began well over a year ago when oren healy, a retired sheriff sergeant with the county sheriff's office, filed a petition. his effort seems like a longshot, but frustrations over the stay-at-home order and outrage over newsom's dinner at the french laundry helped bolster the campaign and seal the deal. 15 months later, he told us regardless of the outcome, he hopes newsom learned something from going through this process. >> regarding homelessness, regarding the spike in crime. our water supply issues.

things that are important, near and dear to the people of california and what we need. >> it seems you feel you have already won. >> the mere fact we generated the conversation in california has needed to take place for so long, that is a victory in and of itself. pass, he does concede that elder may have helped mobilize democrats. governor newsom will be here watching the returns with his family. he does not have an official campaign event planned. an aide says he may deliver remarks late tonight, but there is no guarantee. >> let's go now to southern california. laura anthony is live in orange county for us tonight. >> i am at the hilton in costa

mesa where larry elder will hold his election night party. that is set to begin about 7:00 tonight. the 69-year-old elder spent the last days leading up to the election here in southern california, where he reinforced his commitment to ending mask mandates and vaccine requirements as well as his strong belief california families should have a choice when it comes to what schools children attend. he has been a frequent critic of governor newsom on issues like climate change and solving the state's homeless crisis. today elder made no public appearances, choosing instead to post a message to voters on his facebook page. >> larry elder here. today is election day. be sure to vote before 8:00. turn your ballot into a voting -- go to get gavin out.com. we are going to change california. we are going to change the world.

>> while elder posted a link to a voter fraud website on his website, he also is appearing on a radio show, or just appeared shortly ago down here. he insists he will still win this election. he was asked if he might concede. he said i have not conceded the election. people ask over and over if i'm going to accept the results. that is the wrong question, said elder. is gavin newsom going to accept the results of the election when he loses, because, elder said, he's going to lose. obviously still very confident. >> it will be interesting as the night plays out. thank you. >> about 40% of ballots have been returned so far. this is the return rate for each county. the darker the color, the higher the rate.

solano county lags in last p with a return rate of about 36%. you can check how york county is doing on abc7news.com. we sent reporters across the bay area to check on turnout and monitor for any issues. kate larsen is in san francisco. we will begin in san jose. the bay area's biggest county, santa clara. >> as anticipated, it is a busy election day. at times, the line inside the registrar's office going to be a couple dozen people long. everyone we spoke with pointing to the sheer importance of this recall election, wanting to make sure they have a say. there are roughly one million registered voters in santa clara county, each receiving a recall

ballot in the mail. the registrar's office says nothing compares to a presidential election year, but as of an hour ago, officials say they were at 50% of county voters. few stopped to chat about today's election. >> everybody has up-and-down's. i don't believe that is enough to remove him from office. >> i have seen times people stood in longer lines to vote, under duress of gunfire. this is important. >> resident jack mccosh happy to stand in line, throwing his support behind governor newsom. of those we talked to, most adamant about keeping the governor is an office. officials expect and to 60% or more as election day continues. they say early on, people were confused. voters surprised to see just two questions on the ballot. that is voting yes or no on the

recall effort, then again choosing -- or voting on a potential replacement. we will keep an eye on this as we inch closer to 8:00. >> let's continue our live team coverage in the east bay. j.r. stone is live in oakland. reporter: there has been a steady flow of people out here in oakland. lots of energy, lots of excitement. one woman started dancing when she turned her ballot in. she was that excited to be out here. you can see one of the areas people can turn their ballot in. lots of opinions here. many of the folks we talked with our strong gavin newsom supporters. ! >> i am voting! i am making sure everybody's voice is heard. he is doing a great job. i don't think anybody else could have taken us through this.

we have been the first to lock cities down so people can be -- and also to wear their masks. >> you heard her talking about masks. several people i spoke with brought up masks in their belief of how important those are. that bodes well for newsom. here is an alameda county, we are talking about 950,000 possible voters. this vote is going to have a big impact. you see more people dropping off their ballots this evening. keep in mind, i'm told by officials we will start getting results around 8:30 this evening. more good news, we are talking about a possible turnout, looking like a possible turnout between 60% and 70%. they broke all sorts of records back in november in the presidential election when they were over 80%. doing well here in alameda county.

>> san francisco city hall serves as a polling place along with other functions like a wedding site. we met up with a couple of newlyweds today. . congratulations to them. did they vote as well as say i do? reporter: they tried to vote. i saw a woman in a wedding dress and amanda in a suit, i said did you just get married? they said yes and we forgot to vote. we realized it was election day while we were at city hall. they just moved to sacramento and they are registered to vote in sacramento, and you must vote in the county you are registered in. they were not able to vote but we hope they have a wonderful wedding dinner. this is the basement. we could not speak to people there on camera because that would be considered exit polling. but you can see there are people there, no lines.

if you need to go vote, you will not have to wait too long. you can still register down at the department of elections. you will just have to vote conditionally. i did also speak to people elsewhere in city hall about how they feel about this election. >> the timing of the pandemic and a lot of economic struggles have got a lot of people on edge . they want to take it out on a political adversary, maybe. >> i think this time has been very hard on most people. it has been tough on a lot of individuals. i feel that -- governor tries his best in these trying times and i feel that i can understand how some may feel different. i support that, too. >> back out here live, at 6:00, two hours left to vote. you see this tent outside city

hall. there are two of these and one in each district in sacramento. best to drop off your ballot at one of those locations because it is going to be tough to get that postal stamp at this late hour. you want that vote to count. as far as san francisco is concerned, almost half of the city's registered voters have voted and at 8:45, we expect to get an updated number. we will be updating you throughout the evening. >> for election results. when the polls close at 8:00, we will begin streaming live coverage of the results on our website. that is on abc 7.com as well as the bay area app for your phone or connected tv. you can use the app to sign up for breaking news alerts so you will be the first to know if the recall succeeds or fails. >> coming up next, we are going to talk live with an abc 7 news

insider volunteer to get his final thoughts. >> and later on, michael finney joins us live. he's helping music fans who want to go to concerts, but they keep getting canceled because of covid. >> a bit of a cooling trend. quite a bit colder. and we may get some rain. the forecast coming

>> we are counting down the hours until the polls close in california's recall election. less than two hours now and we are hoping to get the first returns very soon after that. immigrant rights nonprofit groups continue their last push

to get california's largest ethnic group to vote. community leaders are working overtime at the last to make sure this key group is heard. >> in cali in cali in cali in ci million latinos just are to vote , giving them the power to sway this recall election. >> you voted for change? >> yes. reporter: governor gavin newsom knows the power of the latino vote. latinos played a key role getting him elected in 2018 when 64% of california's latinos voted for him. but now things are different. latinos were disproportionately impacted by this pandemic and suffered losses as a result of the shutdown. some who historically voted democrat shifted republican during the presidential election. >> we wanted latino voices to be heard, for there to be a difference made. reporter: we met a voter who

preferred not to be on camera instead he was undecided. so the task force team are working overtime to target this group of latino voters just hours before the polls close. >> we are still calling those people who either were undecided or did not pick up to make sure we did that last ditch effort to make sure we get everybody to vote. >> accessibility is key. we came across this polling place. to the right you can vote. to the left you can get a haircut. >> the owner of this hair salon volunteered her business to make it easier for the community to vote. are you coming here to vote, or to get a haircut? >> to vote. reporter: on the left side of the hair salon, she waits for clients to do both. have any of your customers voted and also gotten their hair done?

efforts boost latino turnout. >> if this recall were to pass, we would be one of the populations most affected. latino population and its power in elections. what about other groups? are we seeing strong influence from black or asian voters? what about women voters? >> the polls show 60%, 70% of the asian american, african-american voters are for newsom. women voters, traditionally they vote democratic, and that is -- seems to be the case as well. it is interesting to note, geographically could be the key. we in northern california have the highest turnout. watch how our votes come in early on.

contra costa county, san francisco, alameda county, between monterey and sacramento, that is the basket of democratic support. los angeles, not so much. republicans are going to be depending on the central valley. we will see how it goes. >> the last time we did this, when governor schwarzenegger became governor in 2003, the results came fairly quickly. do you think this election will be cold tonight? >> it depends how close it is. it is going to take a while to certify, but yes, this is a vote by mail election. a preponderance of the ballots are already in. they just have to count them out real quick. i think we are going to see the trend tonight if it is a big margin, we will be able to call it tonight. if not, it's going to take time. i'm going to give the big caveat.

it all depends on whether the computers work. remember, we have had times when the system has gone down. we don't get results. it all depends on the computers. >> it will be interesting. thanks. >> phil is part of our our election results coverage which starts as soon as the polls closed. you can watch or download the app on your streaming device. >> a bigger battery and the brighter screen.

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now. the fog and the low clouds are getting more prominent. it is breezy. 66 degrees in santa rosa. 87 at fairfield. 84 at concord. on the expanding marine layer, it is pushing over the bay, these are forecast features that will continue expanding overnight. expect hazy and cooler weather the next few days and a chance of showers this weekend. don't get too excited. we are not talking about rainfall that is going to relieve the drought, but it may be rainfall nonetheless. on the coast and locally across the bay, as the commute gets underway, there could be damp spots on the roadways. we are not expecting widespread drizzle but it could be patchy. tomorrow, temperatures far below today's highs. lows in the mid 50's, highs from

63 at half moon bay to 65 in san francisco. mid to upper 70's generally, a little further off north a gets warmer. inland east bay, there were upper 90's today. mid and upper 80's tomorrow. southbay, high of 80 in san jose. 84 in morgan hill. to the weekend, our forecast animation indicating a line of showers moving into northern california, swinging down almost into the main portion of the bay area. the north bay make it showers saturday and sunday. at the moment that is what we are calling for. the cooling continues through the end of the week. high temperatures inland around 82 as clouds increase, bringing that chance of north bay showers. it starts to warm up next week. >> it is estimated this recall election is costing california close to $300 million.

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the 12% of the voters in the last statewide election to 25%. >> mark dicamillo is the director of the poll. he says another reform voters support is raising the threshold people need to meet to qualify as replacement candidates. >> currently the filing fee is just $4000. all a candidate needs to do is get 7000 signatures to put their name on the ballot. reporter: eric sickler says another idea raised is requiring signatures to come from different parts of the state. >> in five different counties, you need to have x number of signatures. . so it is not enough to send signature gatherers to your hometown. reporter: making it too easy for people to buy their way onto the ballot. but it is not just the cost of raising eyebrows, but flaws in the process. >> governor newsom could lose and we could end up with a person who did not have more

than 20% of the votes, which means the majority of californians would be rejecting that person. reporter: secretary of state weber told us she is in talk with state legislators on both sides of the aisle to discuss how to implement changes to improve future recall elections. experts believe these reforms will in turn reduce costs. >> as soon as the polls close, at 8:00 we should begin streaming live coverage of the election results with a team of abc 7 news talent. you can watch on abc7news.com or download the bay area app on your streaming device. >> hopes for a return to normal have been slowed by the coronavirus delta variant. as michael finney is finding out come of the situation is causing uncertainty for concertgoers. concerts have finally got back on the books, then off the books. reporter: unfortunately, the realities of a pandemic -- one

we just cannot seem to shake off, lead to the cancellation of a bunch of concerts, and that is causing angst for ticket buyers. >> alright, the first song is awesome. reporter: and is excited to play her cd. the alt rock band scheduled a north american tour, ann likes it so much, the oakland resident bought tickets to see them in chicago. unfortunately, travel restrictions forced the band meyer to cancel its tour. -- the band from ireland to cancel its tour. linda was all set for memorial day weekend, but the coronavirus pushed the concert to labor day. linda and her husband had been excited about seeing one of their favorite bands, the red-hot chile peppers. ♪ but by time, the chili

had been replaced by chris stapleton. >> he is country, neither one of us like country music. reporter: linda brought her tickets -- bought her tickets through a market place that connects buyers with third-party sellers. they refused to give her a refund. >> it was a bait and switch type of situation. i wanted my money back. reporter: they told us if an event has been rescheduled and tickets are still valid, customers are not entitled to a refund. it encouraged linda to reach sale -- resell her tickets, but she was unsuccessful. and by her tickets to see the frames through ticketmaster. ticketmaster offered her a 120% credit for a future event, but the band's own cancellation announcement said refunds for new york and chicago can be had at the original point-of-purchase. >> why am i being offered credit when the band said they would

issue a refund? reporter: she contacted 7 on your side. we reached out ticketmaster, which decided to give ann her money back. ticketmaster has now decided to give buyers an offer of a refund or 120% credit. linda says her experience will make her rethink buying tickets. >> especially now, everything is so uncertain. it is not a good idea. reporter: chris stapleton ended up canceling his appearance at bottlerock the day of the show, citing a non-covid reason. >> thanks very much. contra costa county is launching its own proof of vaccination or test requirement to enter certain indoor businesses. the health order goes into effect next wednesday, september 22. >> the rate of new cases of

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the stand telling jurors she quit after six months over concerns about the accuracy of the company's blood testing device. daily quality control tests would sometimes fail and is in an email, another employee acknowledged on another occasion, failed results were ignored to pass the quality control process. the witness also testified that during her time at theranos, a blood analyzer could perform only one test at a time while another device made by another company could run multiple tests at the same time. this could help with the government's case that the theranos technology was not delivering what holmes was promoting to investors, doctors, and others. >> clearly not something that was ready for prime time. but at some point, she started to represent that this technology works. i think that is when she should have made sure it would actually work. >> defense attorneys are likely to discredit the witness as a

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>> we are counting down until the polls close, about an hour and 15 minutes until results begin to come in from california's recall election. we will start streaming live coverage starting 8:00 p.m.. you can watch that on abc7news.com and through the abc 7 bay area news app for your phone or connected tv device.

>> as abc 7 news prepares to celebrate hispanic and latino heritage month, we are highlighting the importance of the community in the bay area. the percentage of people identifying as has panic or latino it -- hispanic or latino is the largest ethnic group in the state of california. julian glover breaks down the numbers. reporter: remember those census surveys you filled out last year? the results are in and more than one in three californians now identify as hispanic or latino, the largest racial or ethnic group in the state, 39.4% of the population. in the bay area, seven out of nine counties saw an increase in the hispanic latino population when compared to 2010 and 2020 census numbers. solano in sonoma county the largest gain. vallejo had one of the largest increases for bay area cities, adding nearly 7000 more hispanic or latino people in 10 years. san francisco and alameda county

saw small increases in the population identifying as hispanic or latino. keep in mind they have larger total populations than the north bay counties. richmond and antioch saw increases in the number of residents identifying as hispanic or latino. contra costa and napa join withh a larger growth than the state average. largest bay area county. in santa clara county there were almost 2% fewer hispanic latino people in 2010, but this community still makes one is and four people in the county. it is also our most populated county in the bay. across the board, the number of people identifying as either hispanic or latino and asian group in the majority of bay area counties well the number of black-and-white residents declined in virtually all bay

area counties. experts predict we could see a continuation of these trends in the bay area and across the state by the time the next census rolls around in 2030. >> in honor of hispanic heritage month, we have compiled a list of organizations working to support the hispanic, latino, and latinx communities. you can find it at abc7news.com. >> let's turn our attention to the cooling forecast. >> may be that four letter word? >> let's look at cooling. we have a nice onshore breeze. we have 30 mile-per-hour winds right now. about 15 to 20 mile-per-hour surface winds in many other locations. although we had high temperatures today in the mid to upper 90's in inland areas, you see how quickly it has cooled down with 80's in warmer inland

spots. 60's around the bay shoreline, 50's on the coast. cooling is on the way. we have an advanced marine layer getting deeper and deeper. this is one of our forecast features. the marine layer will continue expanding. it will be hazy and much cooler the next few days with a chance of showers and rain this weekend. overnight, look for low temperatures mainly in the mid-50's. the north bay will see upper 40's to low 50's. tomorrow's highs, 60's at the coast. mainly upper 60's to low 70's by the bay shoreline and mid to upper 80's in the inland areas. let's look at the forecast animation. rain coming our way this weekend. by 9:00 saturday morning we see the rain down into areas just north of the bay and along the coastline. by 11:00 saturday night we see rain pushing into the north bay.

mainly showers in the north bay. over to sunday we see other areas. the south bay and east bay. it will only be a couple hundredths of an inch of rain. with that, we have a steady panel of moderator quality through the weekend. -- moderate air quality through the weekend. next week we have a warm up. nothing like the 90's we had today. >> chris alvarez is here with sports. >> coming up, the curries shine at the met gala. plus the giants have been shining all

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>> last night, the giants became the first team in baseball to clinch a playoff spot, but there are bigger goals ahead starting with clinching the nl west. plenty of reasons to let loose in the clubhouse after securing their easiest playoff berth in franchise history. the dodgers just two and a half games back in the nl west, a lot to play for including the division title to avoid the one-game wildcard playoff. >> the playoffs, when you're younger, it is easier to take for granted. after the past five years or so, this is something we will not take for granted again.

this is one step in the direction we want to go, not the ultimate goal. >> we know what the end goal is. if we are able to accomplish that, i'm sure it will be celebration. >> crawford and kam have been named nominees for the award which recognizes work and impact on and off the field. the a's in kansas city tonight. the a's base hit up the middle. 3-0, oakland. next batter, josh harrison, rides the wave. base hit to right-center. 5-0 a's in the second. santana, wildsantana, wildsantal at last check it is 6-3 a's in the fourth inning. 49ers running back raheem mostert is out after announcing

his going to have season-ending surgery to fix his knee. he took to twitter and set after weighing his options, it was best to undergo season-ending surgery, adding he is far from done. he had just two carries before leaving sunday's game with shipped cartilage in his knee -- chipped cartilage in his knee. he played just eight games last season battling injuries. last night on abc 7, the las vegas raiders put on a show for their first game in front of fans in sophia stadium. a 31 yard walk-off winning touchdown giving the raiders a win in overtime over the raiders. afterwards, head coach john gruden explaining it in the way only chucky can. >> i felt like i died and woke up and died again -- i was like a cat, i had multiple lives tonight. i'm proud of the character. we were down 14-0 to the ravens and it did not look good.

when you can come back and find a way to win, that is impressive. like they say here, just wait. >> did you see this? the first couple of the bay area shining at last night's met gala. i might be biased but i would say this was the best look of the night. look at them rocking it. >> coordinating. >> do you expect anything less from the currys? sports on abc 7 sponsored by river rock casino. i'm no expert, but you talk about a good look right there, really good, and they are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. i finally met them in p p p that was really fun. they are doing great work in the community. we have a great story on our website.

>> remarkable what they are adding to this community, not just being a phenomenal sports star, and talk about a power couple. >> seven weeks from today the warriors kick off the season. it is all happening. >> as soon as the polls close at 8:00 we will begin streaming live coverage of the recall election results. you can watch that on abc7news.com and the abc 7 bay area news app for your phone or connected tv device. starting at 8:00 it is bachelor's and paradise, then the ultimate surfer at 10:00, followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. that is it for this edition of abc 7 news.

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♪ this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants-- a community theater artistic director from somerville, massachusetts... a tutor from ridgewood, new york... and our returning champion-- a ph.d. student from new haven, connecticut... whose 19-day cash winnings total... and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- mike richards! [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny gilbert. amazing work as always. welcome to "jeopardy!" you know, the power of this show has always been derived from the contestants,

and my pledge to "jeopardy!" fans everywhere is to continue to make this stage a place where our contestants can shine their absolute brightest. our returning champ matt amodio is certainly doing just that. with his 19th win yesterday, he is now tied in 4th place for the most consecutive games won on "jeopardy!" daniel and elizabeth, good luck to you. welcome to the proceedings. let's get into the game. here are the categories in the "jeopardy!" round. ♪ we'll start with... we'll look at... and... - matt, take it away. - fiction, $1,000. [beep] that novel, "normal people." - go again, matt. - wild west, $1,000.