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[birds chirping] [chimes] ♪ >> building a better bay are moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. gov. newsom: democracy is not a football. you don't throw it around. mr. elder: so we have lost a battle but we are absolutely going to win the war, absolutely. >> voters reject the recall of governor gavin newsom tonight. the governor declares victory but his opponents are not giving up. good evening. thank you for joining us. ama: here's a look at the results. with 66% voting to reject the recall. we have live team coverage, beginning with liz kreutz live in sacramento. liz? liz: hi. governor gavin newsom was quick to come out and declare victory tonight. in his brief remarks to reporters, he said californians

did not only vote no on the recall, but that they voted yes, yes for vaccines, yes for science, yes for racial and environmental justice. he also went after former president trump in his comments. he went after him for comments he made about potential voter fraud in this election. the governor warned that democracy is at risk. gov. newsom: democracy is not a football. you don't throw it around. it's more like a, i don't know, antique vase. you can drop it and smash it into a million different pieces and that's what we are capable of doing if we don't stand up to meet the moment. an pushback. liz: this newsom is not a surprise but it comes after a tense 2.5 month campaign where at times, it seemed that newsom was at risk of losing his job. ultimately, two things helped governor newsom defeat this recall, the delta variant, and

all of the republican candidates looking to replace newsom said they would repeal mask mandates. and larry elder helped the governor. he became the face of the so-called republican recall. so really those two things combined helped mobilize democratic voters in these final weeks. tonight, governor newsom did not only defeat this recall, but he did so resoundingly. he will keep his job. tonight, he tweeted, "now let's get to work. >> it's time to look ahead. what does this mean for newsom's reelection campaign for governor next year? liz: exactly. because we are turning around and now he is going to be running for governor next year. the answer to that question the pens on who you ask and how they feel about governor newsom. one democratic strategist i spoke to said he believes that if governor newsom defeats this recall by double digits, which it appears he has done, that he

will be in a much better position going into next year, that having this wide margin will make it much less likely another democrat in the state would jump in to challenge him. ama: thank you so much. >> let's get to laura anthony in orange county live, where larry elder, the top candidate challenging the governor in this recall election, spoke not long ago. laura? laura: larry elder is still out here. he finished talking about 15-20 minutes ago. he is spending time talking to supporters. it has been thinking supporters, signing autographs -- he has been thinking supporters, signing autographs. the party continued long after the race was called for gavin newsom. in fact, there was zero reaction or announcement in the room when all the major networks called the race for the city governor. the large tv monitors were simply switched off and the band played on.

elder himself came out a little before 10:00 and his speech was less a concession than a campaign speech. mr. elder: so, we have lost a battle but we are absolutely going to win the war, absolutely. >> i don't think he went in it just as a means of something to do for the summer. i think he really believes in all the things that he has been talking about on the news media and all the interviews he's done. i've seen many of them and i've been at most of his events and i think he's in it for the long haul for the people of california. laura: as you can see, we are back live in orange county. it looks like he might finally be walking off the stage. even with this loss in the recall, elder will come out a winner in some respects, the clear front runner among dozens of contenders after a campaign that lasted barely two months. the 69-year-old radio talk show host may have been well-known in

conservative talk radio circles, but he is now -- he now has a much higher profile, and a large base of support. there were hundreds of people in this room. he did not come out and explicitly say that he was going to run for governor next year, but he did at the end of his speech here refer to himself as a former radio talk coast, and he said -- host, and he said stay tuned. >> he also said, earlier referred to himself as a contender in politics. he did say that he lost the battle, but not necessarily the war. did he officially concede, however? laura: no, he really never did. he said he lost the battle, but we haven't lost the work. he must have said that two or three times during this speech that probably went for about 30 minutes. he never used the word concession.

he never said that he was going to or had called the governor. but he thanked a a lot of folks and it was pretty clear that he realizes at least this phase is over. >> he raised his profile considerably beyond just his base. we will likely hear from him in the coming election. thank you very much. ama: abc 7 news insider film a tear joins us with his -- phil joins us with his perspective. where does governor newsom go from here? >> that remains to be seen. in his speech, he was very clear that this was a choice between forces in favor of diversity versus the trumpites. he has said that is what this battle was about. toy certain extent, he was able to make it that battle. for example, you know, exit polls by abc show that six out of 10 voters in california that the cost of living here is unmanageable. that, you would think, would be

bad for a governor. on the issue of covid-19, you saw the polls, what did they say about his handling of the covid resurgence? >> phil, just three and 10 california voters say that governor's pandemic control measures are too strict. seven out of 10 apparently agree with the decisions made around the pandemic. >> basically, it was the pandemic and his shutdown of the state that started the recall. it was his going to the french laundry at the height of the pandemic without a mask that sort of ignited the recall. in the last weeks, it was the pandemic and his handling of it and his call for vaccines and mask mandates that turned the race around and put it on that. it was an interesting political jiu-jitsu that they pulled off with the aid of about $80 million in campaign money. >> money helps. this was viewed nationally, made a lot of national news and seen

as a precursor to the midterms and possibly the next presidential election. what did we see? >> a replay of the last presidential election. we had the democrats saying it's a choice between trumpism or progressive democratic politics. that's how it was defined nationally, that's how it got defined in the state. it was sort of a stalemate. in the end, california voters split 66%-30 4%, which is pretty much -- 66%-34%. there is that trump faction, republican faction, the democrats, the independents, and there is a ceiling on both sides. ama: thank you so much for your insight. >> we had reporters at registrar's offices around the bay area. we will start with kate larsen live in san francisco.ka:l, thef francisco's department of elections is very pleased with voter turnout. there were about 1500, 15,000 registered voters in san francisco.

of the votes counted so far, there is 53% turnout but that number is expected to come up in the coming days. >> only 7% shy of last november's election. that election was the biggest election in the city's history. the context for this election is, this is actually a very strong turnout for this election. kate: john has been with the department of elections for 20 years and is very pleased with voters. voters are not used to september elections here are the recall ballot performance. so far, 87% of counted ballots are a note for the recall of -- a no for the recall of governor newsom. live at city hall, i am kate larsen. we will send it to amanda live in santa clara county. amanda? amanda: a busy election day in the south bay. for some voters, there was confusion. prisedo ust tw for others, confidence, wanting

to make sure they had a say. >> i've seen countries where people stood in the longer lines to vote under duress of gunfire. >> this is important. >> this is important. >> of course, everybody has up and downs, but i don't believe that's enough to remove him from his office. >> the santa clara county registrar's office says they were expecting 60% of ballots to be returned. turnout right now is about 54%. back live, it is quiet now. all of busywork from the volunteers and the workers at the santa clara county registrar's office wrapping up at about 10:15 tonight. we have been following developments from the south bay. my colleague, j.r. stone, has been following election day developments from oakland. >> and alameda county, the ballots are in.

now it's a matter of counting them. that is happening right now in oakland. the majority of those that we talked with our against this recall. >> i am voting! >> the turnout is really good for us for an off cycle election like this. >> i think it kind of scared me about kids not wearing masks in schools. >> this recall of the governor is an attempted coup, as far as i'm concerned, the way it's structured. >> 100 different polling locations turning in their ballots this tuesday evening. officials estimate a 60% to 70% voter turnout. more than 80% of the voters in the county against the recall. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. ama: let's get to abc 7 news anchor kristen sze with a closer look at the voting breakdown. >> with our abc 7 news inclusive election map, we can show you exactly which regions voted for yes on recall, which regions voted no. no is in yellow. it is all the coastal areas,

including southern california. no is yellow, but yes is angry. that's mainly -- in green. that's mainly central california. governor newsom really needed to keep those areas that he won in 2018. the ones that were blue, he needs to have them be yellow, and he managed to do that. he kept the population centers like san francisco, l.a. and san diego. now, i am going to take into the bay area. take a look. san francisco here, no, 87%, yes, 13%. marin county is next, no, 85% of the vote. you can see with numbers like that, that is really leading the no effort. tonight, it really delivered for him. ama: thank you so much. we do have a complete recall coverage on our website. you can see election results and more at abc7news.com.

dan: new details tonight on the woman killed by a bart train in san francisco as we continue. we are learning how she was pulled onto the track. >> another bare area county set to adopt an indoor vaccine mandate, but not all businesses are on board with it. that story coming up. ama: first, a look at coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> let's do this together as a family tonight. >> i have 11 laker rings, a world series ring, and a wnba ring. >> have you ever put any of them on your toes? [laughter] ♪ you know when you're at ross, ooh!

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ama: building a better bay area includes a focus on health and covid-19. another bay area county will start requiring proof of vaccination for most indoor settings, like restaurants. there is already pushback. >> a matter of finding my card now. >> kimberly from walnut creek was dining outside in danville. she's got no problem showing her vaccination card the next timesheets inside -- the next time she eats inside. >> i would completely supported. >> copper acosta county issuing the mandate. still high. >> we are still concerned about the prevalence of the delta variant. >> inconvenience to pull out your phone and show a vaccine card picture whatever, but

inconvenience doesn't matter if you are saving lives. >> similar mandates are happening in san francisco and berkeley. >> owners say checking vaccine cards will be another challenge for staff. >> we are trying to stay on top of it and make sure that everybody stays safe so that we can stay open. >> i will comply to the best of my ability. i can't say i cannot hundred percent do. >> this restaurant owner says some of her customers are not vaccinated out of choice or have underlying health conditions. >> how do i turn them away? they are regulars? several of them are regulars. >> the county is focusing on education for now but will consider fines for businesses which don't comply. the order takes effect september 22. >> we are learning more about a woman who was dragged and killed by a train at the palo street bart station yesterday afternoon in a horrifying accident. the medical examiner's office

has identified her as 41-year-old amy adams of san francisco. she was trying to get off a train as the doors were closing, but her dog was still inside. adams was dragged and pulled onto the truck. the national transportation safety board is now investigating. >> they will be gathering any types of sources of recorded data, so this could be video surveillance, there could be recorded data at the train control center. >> ntsb preliminary report could take 30 days to complete, while a final report could take up to two years. some very scary moments for drivers today as a vehicle went on the wrong way on highway 4 in the antioch area. the chp followed the storm truck as the driver fled on the freeway. the truck weaved through. oncoming traffic. . the driver eventually got off the freeway and got stuck on railroad tracks. three people fled on foot. at least one was arrested hiding in a backyard. ama: we switch now and talk about the weather.

>> it is going to cool off, it sounds like. sandhya patel is here with the forecast. sandhya: it's definitely going to cool off. we will be talking about the possibility of september rain. the weekend will feature changes. san francisco and oakland's average rainfall is about 1/10 of an inch. summer, september, we don't see rain. we actually do. live doppler 7 showing you fog along the coast already pushing in towards the east bay as a check out the visibility right now. it is a combination of fog and haze dropping visibility down to seven miles in santa rosa, 8 miles in concorde. you can see the bay bridge, visibility here is just fine. quality, not so great -- air quality, not so great. you will notice the next four days, we have moderate air quality in the bay area. temperatures in the 50's to the 70's as we look at a life sure from our camera.

this is what's going to help to cool us off, it's the marine layer. morning fog and patchy drizzle, hazy, much colder than i few days with a chance of showers this weekend. tomorrow morning, we start off with the fog. there will be missed and drizzle to start off. in the afternoon, the afternoon is going to sit near the coast as we typically experience around this time of year. morning temperatures, upper 40's to the mid-60's. you might need a light extra layer when you get going. tomorrow afternoon, low 60's around half moon bay to the upper 80's inland. today, we had upper 90's to low 100s, so it was certainly hot one inland. tomorrow, we are going to cool off. hazy skies are expected. saturday, here's the system that's going to bring the pacific northwest rain. we have a chance saturday going into sunday, northern california certainly getting much needed to help firefighters battling blazes. if this materializes, we could

pickup up to about 11/100 of an inch. stay tuned. the better likelihood is rainfall in northern california from fort bragg to crescent city. we certainly need it. the accuweather 7 day forecast showing you the cooling begins tomorrow morning. drizzle, cooling continues thursday. a minor warm up before numbers come back down again, especially around the bay and inland. you may need those on brothers, so be ready -- those umbrellas, so be ready for the upcoming weekend. ama: all right, thank you. >> a grim ran into --

>> alameda county firefighters posed for this picture after rescuing a groom and his groomsmen on their way to the wedding. you cannot make this up. ama: they were already late when they got trapped in an elevator in emeryville. firefighters were able to get them out. they made it to the church and left them with an unbelievable story they will be able to tell future generations. >> that is a good story. chris alvarez is here with sports. >> coming up, the 49ers lose one of their top players for the season while the a's look to keep pace in the wild-card race.

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dan: we appreciate your time, as always. for sandhya patel, chris >> dicky: from hollywood -- it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- earvin "magic" johnson, kevin heffernan and steve lemme, and music from the marias. and now -- jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: thank you. very nice. thanks. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. pthank you for watching. thanks for coming. thanks for joining us on election day here in the great state of california. it is a recall election, as in, i can't recall why we spent almost $300 million on this.