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votes coming in tonight in the race that could give elected officials the power to fire an elected sheriff. we are live with the results. >> a bad crash, the driver miraculously making it out. and tonight, police are investigating whether an officer was pursuing the car. >> plus, a controversial plan to ban people sleeping on the streets and criminalize those trying to help them may land one east bay city in court. the pushback and possible changes tonight on abc seven news at 11. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> and we begin tonight with election night in san mateo county. a race that could determine the fate of the

embattled sheriff there. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. voters are deciding whether county supervisors should have the power to fire the elected sheriff, cristina corpus. the results so far an overwhelming yes. >> ballots are still being counted, but each update tonight has left the race the same. about 85% of votes in favor of measure a. >> abc seven news reporter j.r stone is live in san mateo county, with details on the next steps and reactions from both sides. j.r. >> yeah. on the ballots. continue to arrive here at election headquarters in san mateo county. literally in the last 30s. they just put up that gate after two truckloads of ballots came in here a little while ago. now, early on, the public has sided with union leaders who are in favor of measure a when they announced early results earlier at those headquarters, there were loud cheers from the union members that represent the deputies. >> not every ballot has been counted yet, but what we've seen so far from those first results

was incredible, and it really showed that we have the support of the community. i think this shows that the people of this county feel very strongly that sheriff corpus needs to go. >> ballots from at least 15 locations in san mateo county are arriving here tonight and will be counted. results started coming in at 8 p.m. and updates are being made every hour. sheriff cristina corpus, that is, is accused of fostering a culture of intimidation and retaliation. she's also accused of having an inappropriate, intimate relationship with her chief of staff. the sheriff has repeatedly denied those allegations and called the special election a political attack. if measure a passes, it would then allow the county supervisors to vote the sheriff out, something they currently can't do. four of five supervisors would have to vote in favor of removing her. i spoke with sheriff corpus attorney brad gates this evening. you'll hear from him, and then you'll hear what the sheriff said to abc seven's

monica madden yesterday. >> i think we should wait until we get all the results before we make a final decision. and then once we see them, we'll be able to decide the next course of action. >> i was not caught in a brothel in las vegas. i did not send a group of my detectives and lieutenant, you know, to indiana, to strong arm a preacher for a batmobile. i didn't do any of those things. what i'm being accused of is, you know, internal strife. >> and back out here live tonight. election workers inside this building are still busy at work. they just closed that gate just before we opened up tonight. you just heard the lawyer talk about the next course of action. he says depending on how this goes, there could be challenges made to the constitutionality of measure a. so. but at this point, they are waiting to see how this turns out going forward. mail in ballots

postmarked today's date will still be counted, and they'll be counting those for the next week or so. reporting live in san mateo county j.r stone, abc seven news. >> okay. thank you for that j.r. and we are keeping abc seven news.com updated with the latest results. as the county shares them. you can find the vote counts in this story on our website. >> at. usa. usa. usa. usa. >> a divided nation on full display tonight. for more than an hour and a half, republicans cheered and democrats often booed, barely clapping as president trump addressed lawmakers. it was the longest ever presidential address to congress. tense. from the very first moments, the president never explicitly brought up california, though he did criticize climate and electric vehicle policies embraced by the state. we have reaction from bay area lawmakers in a moment. but first, abc news reporter christiane cordero is at the capitol with the biggest moments.

>> tonight in front of a deeply divided congress and nation, president trump touted his administration's first six weeks back in office. >> america is back. >> the speech halted less than ten minutes in for this. house speaker mike johnson, standing alongside vice president jd vance, ordering the sergeant of arms to escort texas representative al green out of the chamber. republicans trying to drown democrats protest with chants of usa! >> usa. usa. >> hours before trump's address sweeping new tariffs kicked in against goods from mexico, canada and china, which combined account for almost half of the products shipped to the u.s. last year. the tariffs could drive costs up on things like gas, groceries and cars. trump tonight doubling down. >> other countries have used tariffs against us for decades. and now it's our turn to start using them against those other countries. april 2nd reciprocal

tariffs kick in and whatever they tariff us other countries we will tariff them. >> trump also zeroing in on the war in ukraine after that contentious oval office meeting last week. >> it's time to stop this madness. it's time to halt the killing. it's time to end this senseless war. >> invited in the house chamber, elon musk, whose department of government efficiency has been slashing the federal workforce. trump called musk out by name, prompting a standing ovation from republicans. >> he didn't need this. >> responding on behalf of the democrats former national security official and michigan's first term senator elissa slotkin. >> change doesn't need to be chaotic or make us less safe. >> republicans control both chambers of congress right now. they're tasked with fulfilling trump's legislative agenda and averting a government shutdown just days away on march 14th. christiane cordero abc news, capitol hill.

>> new at 11. abc news has learned new details about one of the president's announcements and arrest in a deadly attack in afghanistan. it happened in 2021 at what's known as abbey gate. occurring as the united states was withdrawing from the country. 13 u.s. service members were killed, along with 160 civilians. abc news has learned the suspect was arrested last month in pakistan and recently handed over to american officials. a criminal complaint describes the suspect as an isis k operative. isis k being a regional part of the organization, claimed the taliban released him from prison just weeks before the attack. all right, now to reaction to the president's speech. a handful of democratic lawmakers walked out mid-speech cameras, capturing some in resistant t-shirts, leaving freshman east bay congresswoman lateefah simon says she was among those who left early, and she said in a statement that she did not need to, quote, listen to more of the president's lies or blatant

celebration of racism and transphobia. end quote. >> house speaker nancy pelosi was among many wearing pink in protest. tonight, the democratic women's caucus called on women to wear pink because, quote, it is the color of power and protest. pelosi stayed for all of trump's speech shortly after she released a statement calling the speech, quote, a manifesto of mistruths. she writes, democrats will continue to lead the fight against president trump's bait and switch assault on america, while republicans stand and applaud it. >> all right, moving on. we are heading into a wet few days for the bay area. scattered showers starting up in time for the morning commute. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking this level. one storm moving in san diego. >> yeah. dan, tomorrow morning, as you wake up or as you head out the door, make sure you have the umbrella. because we do have showers coming in on live doppler seven. some of those radar returns just southwest of the bay area, all in association with this level one system that will move in in just a matter of hours. we go hour by hour, 5:00

in the morning. notice the rain starting to come in from the southwest. it's going to start to lift northward by 8 a.m, so slippery roadways for the commute could be slow going at noontime. we're still looking at those showers. the breeze will be picking up, especially as we head towards the afternoon hours along the coastline 2527 miles an hour. there's even a possibility of thunderstorms on thursday as you look at the thunderstorm risk. i'll be back with a full look at the forecast coming right up. dan. >> thanks, sandy, very much. >> new details tonight on a crash in oakland that left a car nearly split in half after it slammed into a traffic light pole monday morning. the driver survived. it was at 54th avenue and international boulevard. late today, the police chief announced the department is looking into whether an officer was chasing the vehicle. >> this investigation is meant to determine whether or not a pursuit actually occurred. the officer observed the vehicle turned around, turned on its light, and it struck the pole. so because of the proximity and the sequence of events, we want

to on the side of caution to make sure we are looking at everything from a factual basis. >> if there was a chase in, the next step would be for the police department to look into whether the officer followed protocol. oakland city council members say four fire stations will not be closing, and three others that had been shuttered will be reopening tonight. the city council passed a resolution that will provide all the necessary funding. faced with a massive budget late last year, the city moved to do brown outs to try to save money. that resulted in the closure of two stations in january. a third was already closed because of renovations. city council says all of the stations should open by the end of june. >> police in the north bay are investigating the second incident of a weapon on a high school campus in just a week. after lunch today, santa rosa police arrested an allen high school student with a gun and a folding knife after receiving a tip from another student. now, this is video from a week ago, when a fight in an elsie allen classroom ended with 115 year

old boy stabbing another a number of times. the student is expected to make a full recovery. >> new developments with fremont's controversial camping ban. the plan, passed last month, bans camping on public property as well as aiding and abetting homeless encampments. the city finds itself facing a lawsuit over the ban. the suit was announced during public comment at tonight's city council meeting, and a person actually gave the paperwork to the city clerk. it came up since the city council was going to look into amending the ordinance to eliminate some confusion over who can provide help to the unhoused and other changes over enforcement. the council voted to move forward with amending the ordinance. >> we're to bring you a cereal sushi thief caught in the act. how a restaurant owner stopped a man accused of skipping out on a $1,000 bill. >> an international scheme to cash in on taylor swift's tour using stolen tickets. the stubhub bust leading to criminal charges. >> plus building a better bay area one father at a time, the

nonprofit helping people parent even behind bars. >> first, a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. >> jimmy tonight, danny mcbride. lisa from blackpink. music from wunderhorse. and we have all the latest on trump's bigly address latest on trump's bigly address to congress next ♪ it's time to say, “not so fast, chronic kidney disease.” because with a progressive disease like ckd, slow is good. and believe me, i know all about slow. that's why i'm here to tell you about jardiance - it's a little pill... proven to slow the progression of ckd... and reduce the risk of kidney failure, which can lead to dialysis. serious side effects include increased ketones in blood or urine, which can be fatal. stop jardiance and call your doctor right away... if you have nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, tiredness, trouble breathing, or increased ketones. jardiance may cause dehydration that can suddenly worsen kidney function and make you feel dizzy, lightheaded, or weak upon standing. genital yeast infections in men and women, urinary tract infections,... low blood sugar, or a rare life-threatening...

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the arrest serves as a lesson to the suspect and others. >> because it is harming small businesses, it's harming all of our employees. and there's security issues with all of this in general. so, you know, we just hope that no one wants to steal from others. >> in campbell, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> more than a month after this massive fire at the martinez refining company, we're learning more about how it started. in a new report to health officials, the refinery says two workers opened equipment for planned maintenance back on february 1st. that's when hydrocarbon materials, the chemicals used in oil and natural gas, started leaking out. the employees ran before the fire sparked. the refinery says more than 7000 gallons of hydrocarbon were released during the fire. most of it burned, sending cancer causing chemicals into the air and some concern the refinery is still shut down as the company assesses the damage. the company does expect to finish its

investigation next month. >> prosecutors say a cyber crime crew made more than half $1 million off stolen concert tickets, their target. taylor swift investigators out of new york say stubhub contractors stole the urls for hundreds of tickets to her eras tour. the jamaican group is accused of sending the tickets to people in new york who resold the tickets on stubhub at extreme markups. the group also targeted adele and ed sheeran concerts, nba games and the u.s. open. stubhub says it discovered the scheme, reported it to authorities and replaced or refunded all stolen tickets. >> an organization in the bay area is working every day to build a better bay area by improving our communities, one father at a time. it's called man to man, a nonprofit that works in the prison system and in the community to educate and support fathers. i spoke with the founder about the mission and the method. stuart, my friend, i'm so glad to see you. thanks for coming on.

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and then you can put them away for a few days. all right. and bring out the shades. use caution. here's a look at your weather alert tomorrow morning. you'll want to give yourself a little extra time. scattered showers will mean slippery roads, and there will be areas of low visibility. looking at live doppler seven, the system is just off the coastline. we're seeing the radar returns southwest of the bay area heading in our direction. so by the time many of you wake up in the morning, we'll be seeing a similar situation to what we saw this morning. we did have a few showers go through earlier in the day. mostly trace amounts to a few hundredths of an inch. temperatures right now 40s and 50s. here's a look at a live view from our emeryville camera. gorgeous view as we look back towards san francisco. another view from san jose. looking good as well the next two days. periods of showers friday and saturday. sunny and milder weather and then late sunday into monday it's going to be turning wet and windy once again. so this is a level one system tomorrow through thursday. those scattered showers, breezy conditions, a slight possibility of thunder on

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