and that breaking news is out of san francisco, where london breed has conceded to daniel lurie in the city's mayoral race. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm karina brea. just posted her full concession statement on x and you can see it here. this comes as the

latest batch of election result numbers were released in the past hour, and abc seven news reporter monica madden has been following the very latest on this. she joins us live from city hall, where breed is expected to speak any moment now. hi, monica. hey there ama. >> you know, really interesting with this latest set of numbers that we just got. it was only about 24,000 ballots that was processed and really barely moved the needle with daniel lurie. still, at around 56% and london breed at 43%. but that was enough for the san francisco chronicle to call the race and breed to officially concede. now this, of course, comes as a major blow to the incumbent mayor breed, as her message that san francisco was on the up and up clearly did not resonate with voters enough for her to win the race overall. she, of course, led the city through the pandemic and a lot of the major challenges that we have seen, whether it's downtown revitalization, the vacancy rate due to work from home and rising crime, retail theft, homelessness and a drug epidemic

really big challenges that the city has been facing. but the breed and breed in recent months has been focused on a message that the city is getting better, that these problems are improving. talking about all the latest numbers, but that was not enough for her. it really is on par with what we saw nationwide on election night of a rejection of incumbents in general across the board, from federal office, all the way down to local, as in our san francisco mayor. now, daniel lurie will be the first mayor in san francisco in more than a century to come in with no political experience in terms of having a previous office held. he is a nonprofit executive, started a nonprofit called tipping point that is focused on eradicating poverty and homelessness, and, of course, is one of the heirs to the levi strauss fortune. so lurie's message of, you know, he's a newcomer newcomer. and that is what the city needed rang true, with voters ranked clear. so we've got a new mayor. i mean, it's we're waiting to hear from mayor breed very

solemn mood right now around her staff as she conceded officially in this race. >> all right, monica, thank you. and we want to show you a live look inside mayor breed's office, where again, she is expected to speak any minute no. we will bring that to you when it begins. and we did get a statement just in from daniel lurie, and he says, quote, i am deeply grateful to my incredible family campaign team and every san franciscan who voted for accountability, service and change. no matter who you supported in the election, we stand united in the fight for san francisco's future and a safer and more affordable city for all. that's the end of that quote. lori will be making an announcement tomorrow at 11 a.m. we will, of course, bring it to you live on abc7 midday live. governor gavin newsom is calling for a special legislative session next month to focus on preserving, quote, california values following the election of donald trump. today in san francisco, california attorney general rob bonta announced that

he and his team have already started working on lawsuits to contest any action the trump administration could take to roll back environmental protections, go after lgbtq plus community, restrict access to reproductive care or attack the rights of immigrants in the south bay. advocates say the fear of mass deportation has been renewed in the local immigrant community. nonprofit leaders and government officials came together today in san jose to send a message. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes was there and has the story. >> dozens of people gathered in the driveway of one of east san jose's most historic sites, the former home of civil rights leader cesar chavez. >> the organizing that cesar chavez did that changed the world, started in this very community of mayfair and a coalition of organizations and local government leaders say they're continuing to organize to support the local immigrant community, a community they say is filled with fear. >> after the election, one local nonprofit sharing what a parent

was told by her child. >> he told her, i'm a citizen, mom, it's okay. i will hide you in the closet if i have to. our kids do not have to do that. >> santa clara county supervisor sylvia arana said fear of deportation isn't just felt among the undocumented immigrant community, but many in the immigrant community in general, something she knows from personal experience. >> you know, my parents had their papers. they were citizens. and, you know, they owned a home. but because of all that, you know, there's so much at risk. >> arenas, along with santa clara county board of supervisors president susan ellenberg, both sent a reminder to the community. >> we do not collaborate, partner, work together with ice to detain anybody. >> san jose police chief paul joseph was also on hand thursday delivering a similar message. >> our officers will not detain, question or arrest individuals solely for the purpose of determining whether they are

undocumented. >> the american immigration council found in a recent study that a one time mass deportation operation could cost at least $315 billion. the trump campaign has argued the cost of deportation pales in comparison to other costs associated with housing, and providing social services to recent migrants. arena says local immigrants contribute to the country and hopes that focus can be on the values that unite everyone. we all want a better future, that we want this american dream. >> that's why we're all here in san jose. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> well, not everyone is concerned about trump's second term across the state. you can see the shift from 2020 to now with more people appearing to vote for trump this year. even here in california today. abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke to some of those local supporters who are now celebrating the win on a recent trump campaign stop to the bay area. >> the self-proclaimed san francisco maga mama was out in full support. she is ecstatic trump will be president again. >> all i want to do is make

america great again. like the only black girl who's very big on trump, nancy bargetto is a san francisco resident born in kenya, now a u.s. citizen. >> she says that support stems from social policies that she believes president trump will deliver on. >> i live in san francisco. there's nothing you can be able to do here if you do not embrace the lgbt narrative policies. he will also be able to protect and keep women out of men, out of women's sports, which is very, very big for us as women. >> as president elect trump prepares to return to office, many petchenik, an oakland resident says trump's growing support in california sends a strong message with donald trump. >> you saw, first of all, a man who is committed to the development of the working people of america, and he's committed to world peace despite some of president trump's comments that have been criticized for being racist and misogynistic, petchenik doesn't

believe that's who trump really is, she says. >> look to his america first policies for real evidence to create and discover new scientific principles. >> and trump's commitment to the space program. you know, that's why his collaboration with elon musk is so important. >> i think there's a general feeling in the country that that folks want change. joe biden was not it. and as a reason harris was not it. and a lot of folks have put their faith in trump shaking things up in a new direction for them. >> professor nolan higdon says california fits into the national trend where the big issues are still crime, housing and immigration. because it's a blue state, it's easy to blame democrats. he even points out how president biden started to turn some of trump's rhetoric into actual policy. >> the democrats shifted from like, you know, basically advocating for open borders to some closure. they shifted from saying that critiques of china were racist to saying, you know, china is a competitor and enemy. >> harmeet dhillon is an rnc committeewoman for california and a lawyer for the trump campaign. she says it's

important to note trump outperformed expectations even in california, picking up more votes than the prior election cycles. >> he increased his vote with african americans, latinos, women, including white women in the suburbs, you name it. we did better in that demographic. voters are unhappy, and when they're unhappy, the incumbents lose. >> in the east bay, anser hassan abc7 news president elect donald trump has selected siouxsie wiles to be his white house chief of staff, while served as the trump campaign senior adviser, and was also part of his 2016 and 2020 campaigns. >> she'll be the first woman to ever hold the title of white house chief of staff. for more election results for races all across the bay area, just stay with abc7 news and you can go to abc7 news.com to look up specific contests for the areas where you live. also making news today. the search continues this evening for four people whose boat capsized on saturday in bodega bay. abc seven news reporter luz pena spoke to the wife of one of the fishermen, who is still missing.

>> for the last five days, tiffany palma has been holding on to hope. >> maybe they're out there, landed somewhere, and they just can't get help. that's something i like to hold on to. >> today, rescue teams found the first items that belonged to her husband and two sons. after their fishing boat capsized on saturday. >> that's just the item that they found. that's my husband's lunch cooler. >> that's his shoes on the boat. six people. her husband johnny. her 14 year old son, jake. 17 year old johnny junior. and three others, including their cousin and 11 year old boy who survived and said water got into the boat's electrical system. four miles from shore. >> he said that that they were together at one point and everyone put him on top of the cooler because he was the youngest. and then at one another, you know, at a certain time, everybody just separated. and him and his dad were on. his dad was holding on to the cooler. why? he was on top of the cooler. they were drifting.

and he said after about a couple hours, his dad let go and disappeared. >> the 11 year old made it to shore and the next morning walked to a nearby highway in bodega bay, where he was rescued. hours later, 17 year old johnny junior's body was found. >> i can't stop thinking about what the last moment was like, how you know what their thoughts were and how scared they were, and you know what been through. >> tiffany is having flashbacks of everything her sons have endured. >> i'm thinking about how much they've been through because in november 2017, we were in a mass shooting and him and jake, they both got shot. i got shot. we survived that. and just for them to come here and die this way, it's hurts me. >> tiffany is praying for strength as her three other kids at home are wondering where is

their dad? an air force veteran, skilled fisherman and brothers will come home. >> it just feels like a dream. a really bad dream. >> sonoma county sheriff's rescue team confirmed they will continue their search throughout this region to bring closure to these families. in bodega bay, luz pena abc seven news. oh yeah >> and right now we are continuing breaking news out of san francisco, where mayor london breed is expected to give a concession speech any moment now. we are going to bring it to

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race. we are expecting to hear from her any moment now. as you can see, we have our camera set up ready to go, so as soon as she steps up to the podium and begins speaking, we will take that live for you so you can hear what she has to say. lori is scheduled to speak tomorrow at 11 a.m. >> in other news, a judge heard arguments in san francisco's lawsuit over the renaming of oakland airport. today, the city is suing the port of oakland after it renamed that city's airport to san francisco bay international airport. abc seven news reporter tim johns was in court and has the details. >> the battle over the renaming of oakland's airport made its way to federal court thursday

afternoon, court documents show. the city of san francisco believes the airport's recent name change to san francisco bay oakland international airport violates its longstanding trademark and causes confusion among travelers. inside court, attorneys for the port of oakland, which runs the airport, argued that that was untrue and that the name simply helps identify oakland airport with the bay area region. the debate has also gotten the attention of several airline analysts, including locally based henry heartfelt. >> a source at one airline has told me that his carrier routinely sees a couple of people a week showing up at sfo when they've booked flights out of oakland. >> harteveldt says the airport's renaming is an attempt by oakland leaders to attract more travelers and money to the east bay hub, but he questions whether or not it will actually work. >> we're not going to add or drop flights to okay based on its name, just as we wouldn't add flights to another airport based on its name. they add flights or delete flights based

on the financial performance at sfo. >> we spoke with several travelers thursday that included brad hurst, who tells us while he understands oakland airport's desire to attract more passengers, he doesn't think the name change is the way to do it. >> if anytime you change a name, i think it's kind of dumb because if you've been known for, you know what? how many years? why change it? >> after hearing arguments thursday, a judge said he would issue a written opinion at a later time in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> back now to our breaking news. we've been following out of san francisco, where mayor london breed is about to give a concession speech. we can see that the cameras are set up here. the microphones, and we're expected to hear from her any moment. we will bring that to you live as soon as she steps in front of those microphones. so stay with us. we're going to hear from mayor breed any moment now. >> in the meantime, we'll tell you that the state is increasing its requirements for reporting

car accidents and other stoppages involving autonomous vehicles. the california public utilities commission announced ave operators will now be required to report incidents where driverless vehicles get stuck during operations. they also must provide detailed reports on both collision and non collision incident incidents, and file reports to the cpuc and the national highway traffic safety administration within one day of any collision. >> and coming up, more than 40 monkeys on the loose. how they got out of a medical research facility and what authorities are telling the public

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i will still be serving as the mayor. still doing all the hard work that's necessary to move san francisco forward. and i look forward, as i said, to a smooth transition so that important work can continue. and with that, i'm happy to take any questions. >> mayor, is this the hardest speech you've had to give? >> no, it's not. but you know, there's been other harder speeches. i mean, i had to make a hard decision to close the city down during a global pandemic. i had to deal with the uprising of, you know, the racial reckoning that happened after the tragic death of george floyd. i had to go out in the middle of the night and tell people that mayor ed lee had passed away. i mean, there are numerous occasions. i mean, we lost our public defender, jeff adachi, and it goes on and on and on. and so there have been a lot of very challenging speeches, but ultimately, you know, what i have had as mayor

of san francisco is a real gift. and i appreciate that the people of this city have given me an opportunity to serve, and it's been the opportunity of my life. and so i'm grateful. but there have been other very challenging things that have occurred, and now is a time for us to really focus on moving our city forward. there's a lot of work that still needs to be done. i'm feeling very hopeful and optimistic because i laid the groundwork for this work to continue. and again, this this office is bigger than one person. >> mayor, you have a difference between you and daniel murray. and what do you plan to do next? >> well, i don't know what made the difference, but i do know that i have been the difference. i have been the difference in terms of my leadership, in terms of the fact that i have focused and aggressively invested in things that traditionally would

have never been supported in the city. the difference in how i've brought together diverse communities from all parts of san francisco, and how i have always tried to make sure that i put san francisco first. and i'm not sure what the what the difference was, but ultimately, this is an incredible city and what we want to make sure that we do in this transition is provide the level of support necessary to make sure that it's smooth, so that we don't miss a beat. >> mayor, you were you had you spoke often during the campaign about kind of critiquing daniel lurie and the amount of money he was spending personal money he was spending on his campaign. i think you even said something to the effect of he bought. he's trying to buy the mayorship. how do you feel now that he's won? >> well, i will just say that the campaign has to be behind us and we need to move forward as a city. we can't look backwards. the voters of san francisco have

made their decision and i, as a mayor of san francisco, have always respected the voters and honored the decisions that they made. and ultimately, you know, we have to no matter who the mayor is of san francisco, we all have to come together and make sure that they are successful. and that's all that matters in moving forward. >> mayor, it was a rough showing for incumbents nationwide up and down the ballot. do you think that your loss is more of a reflection of that sentiment or as to the specific issues the city continues to face going forward? >> well, i don't want to speculate on what it is, but ultimately, i know that i have done everything i can to always put this city first, and i'm really proud of where we are as a city, that we have one of the lowest crime rates in over a decade, that we help save lives during covid, and that finally, with all of the things that we've done, we've built up the infrastructure to move san francisco forward. and again, this office is bigger than just one person. we have to always

make sure that we're doing everything we can as as residents of this city, to support whoever the mayor is and to make sure that we are not concerning ourselves with what the local or national politics are. but at the end of the day, when the voters speak, we listen and we move forward and we do everything we can to make sure that this city is supported and protected and uplifted. and that's what i intend to do. what do you worry about? >> having a political amateur in office while the trump administration is in power? >> right now i am more concerned about making sure that i continue to do this job and more importantly, that there is a smooth transition. and providing that level of support is important. the campaign is over. it is time for us as a city to move forward. >> will you run for office in the six years? do you have is there somebody who did not answer that question? >> yes. me too. okay. yes.

>> so how do you feel as a woman not getting the support from the san franciscans and also in the national, you know, presidential election, but also a woman was not supported again. >> yeah. and i would just say, you know, we have to start again moving forward after the voters speak. it's important that we listen and that we move forward. and we do everything we can to support whatever the decision is. of course, it's disappointing, but nevertheless, the decision has been made. and what i have always respected are the decision of the voters. i've been afforded a tremendous opportunity from the people of san francisco. i've been elected to the board of supervisors, i've been elected as mayor, and i'm really proud of that. and i definitely appreciate that. i have been given that opportunity over the years, and i will never forget it. >> what's your best advice to mayor elect daniel lurie? >> well, i think ultimately, you know, put san franciscans first

and do everything you can to make sure that you're addressing a lot of the complex problems. and, you know, you got to understand, you know, how government works, how the city works and be willing to listen to people and make the right decisions to address these issues. they're very complicated. they're very challenging. but nevertheless, again, i go back to how proud i am that this city is finally on the rise, despite dealing with you know, problems that have impacted us on a national scale. this city is set to move forward and i'm looking forward to seeing that happen. and wondering what to concede at this stage. >> you've talked about how close a ranked choice election can be, and you know, there's still 143,000 votes that are ballots that are going to be counted. so tell us about your decision to concede today. >> well, you know, it looked like from the votes today that the votes, the ballots are going in a very similar direction. and it doesn't seem as if there's a

chance unless there's a miracle that happens. i don't see mathematically that anything will be different than other than what we saw. and so that was why i made my decision. i waited to have a clearer understanding of where things were in order to make a decision as to whether or not this would happen, i felt it was important not to make the people wait. if i thought that this was the case, i wanted to. as soon as i realized where things seem to be headed that i made it very clear that, you know, it's time for us to move forward and put the election behind us. and that's exactly what i plan to do. along with making sure that this is a smooth transition. because ultimately, you know, i love and i care about this city, and i care about the work that i've done, and i want to see a lot of the work that we put together continue to grow and prosper in san francisco. >> thank you so much, everybody. mayor, we're done here. can you tell us a little bit about the

confidence that you have in daniel lurie, who said that? he's told me that he wants to get rid of some department heads. and you've been listening in to san francisco mayor london breed, not mayor for much longer. she is conceding to daniel lurie taking this election. she says it has been the opportunity of her life to be san francisco's mayor. >> and we're going to continue our breaking news of this tonight here on the stream, the live stream at 530. we're going to bring in abc seven insider phil matier to weigh in on this and continue our coverage again of this breaking news. daniel lurie

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