ballots today all over the bay area ... from china basin in san francisco to alameda and san ramon in the east bay. voter turnout has been on the decline since 1978... 2014 saw a historic lowfor california voting turnout... at just 25 percent.but this election's turnout is predicted to be about 32 percent.good evening, i'm vicki liviakis.(catherine)and i'm catherine heenan in for grant lodes. here in san francisco... voters are deciding who will be the new mayor of their city. supervor jane kim visited golden gate park over the weekend... talking with voters about tenant protection and minimum wage. london breed held a meet and greet with voters in the richmond district... focusing on homelessness, housing and public safety. voters also have a chance to elect the first openly gay mayor of san francisco... mark leno. kron4's ella sogomonian is standing by now... to talk more about the local races in the city. ...

(ella)there 9 propositions on the san francisco ballot in the hands of voters tonight...let's highlight a few... (ella) prop e - ban the sale of flavored tobacco and if a retailer is caught even selling packaging that shows characteristics of flavor their sales permit can be banned for 90 days for a first violation, 6 months for a second, and a year for a third. those in favor want to curb kids from getting hooked on tobacco while opponents point to history saying prohibition has never worked and this will only hurt businesses. prop h - arming sfpd with tasers by the end of this year-the police commission approved this last november and the police association has been asking for this added tool saying it will help avoid deadly situations by having a less lethal use of force, while opponents say the tasers would deviate from the focus of deescalation and would cost the city $4.5 million dollars for equipping and training officers prop f - would provide legal representation for tenants

facing eviction. it would require a landlord to warn the resident in writing of a possible eviction that way they can take it to court and file a lawsuit. this prop would help the tenant pay those legal fees. (ella)coming up at 6 we ill review a few more ballot measures live at san francisco city hall ella sogomonian kron 4 news (vikki) also on the ballot today in all 9 bay area counties is measure 3... which would raise the toll on every bay area bridge except the golden gate. the tolls would increase by 3 dollars gradually between 2019 and 2025. the money will pay

for about 3 dozen transportation and public transit improvements throughout all regions of the bay area. sponsers of the bill say those projects are meant to reduce trafic congestion but... some bay area drivers are skepitcal. (catherine)in the south bay. if the recall of aaron persky succeeds, he would be the first judge in the state to be recalled in nearly 86 years. that's just one of the many hot button ballot measures facing the south bay today. kron4's rob fladeboe is tracking the races from san jose tonight. (rob live) im here at the santa clara county registrar's office in san jose.it's a beehive of activity as ballots are arriving from all across the county for processing. people are also coming here to vote. let's take a look at a handfull of the most-watched contests to be decided tonight here in the south bay. (rob live) voters are also being asked to vote for a replacement for judge persky,

should the recall be successful. they'll choose betweencivil trial lawyer angela storey and prosecutor cindy hendrickson. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news

(vicki) lieutenant governor gavin newsom cast his ballot today... bringing along his wife and four children.he met with reporters and said he was being careful to not get overconfident about the governor's race.polls show newsom as the clear frontrunner...but of course... that all depends on voter turnout.kron4's jr stone is live now from newsom's election headquarters in san

francisco.jr... what's the vibe there? (vikki) (vikki) kron-4 is your

álocal election headquarters. we have a special election section on our website -- with

information on all the important races and propositions. we will also have complete coverage tonight -- when the returns start coming in at 8 o'clock. it's all on kron-4 -- your local election headquarters. (catherine) san francisco police are asking the public's help in finding a person who pushed a mother carrying her baby... an incident that left the woman badly injured. it happened sunday night in noe valley. kron4's maureen kelly went to the neighborhood -- where police are looking for witnesses and surveillance video. it was just after 6 pm sunday evening here near the corner of 28th and sanchez streets. officers responded to a call of a woman bleeding from the head. the vicitm....a 37 year old woman who was carrying her six month old stapped to the front of her body in way similar to what you see in this video. luckily the baby girl was uninjured. the woman, who suffered a deep laceration didn't remember much about what happened.she did not see what happened she felt a bump or push which caused her to fall which grade the injurythis sand on the sidewalk is where she

fell.....near where the cement is buckling.police say the victim's injury was life threatening.she had a brain hemmorage so they had to do surgery.police say it wasn't a robbery.....the victim still had her purse, her wallet and her phone police are now looking for anyone who saw what happened or any surveillance video to show who could have done this.noe valley is a neighborhood with lots of familes....many with small children. those who live here say they are shocked. it's kind of unheard of we do live in a city so city stuff happens but this is a pretty quiet sleeping neighborhood full of families babies and dogs it's scaryat 6 o'clock this street is popular and people walk up and down the street all the time at 6 o'clock it would still be outa friend of the victim who didn't want to go on camera says the victim is recovering....and that her doctors say fracture she suffered isn't just from the fall. she says it's scary to thing someone would attack a mother with her baby.anyone with information on this incidnet can call to san francisco pd's anonymous tip line, which we've posted to our website, kron4-dot-com.

(vicki) happening now in sonoma county. crews just got a handle on a fire at a pallet factory...that has prompted an evacuation order for residents in the area. authorities says the flames erupted this afternoon at the factory in schellville. no word on what sparked the fire. but back in 2013...you may remember when kron four reported that the same pallet factory burned in a massive fire. those flames were started in nearby grass by sparks from a tow truck pulling a car dolly. that fire caused an estimated $million dollars in damages. (catherine) coming up... these elections could see the beginning of a power shift in washington... we'll talk to our washington correspondent aboutwhy california's primary elections are key (vicki)and the warriors and

cavs responded today to the president's disinvitation of the world champion eagles to the white house...why neither team is likely to make the trip to 1600 pennslyvania this year... (catherine) and in the wake of the death of kate spade...we'll talk about her lasting impact on the world of fashion and design. they'd tell you to go to ross. because there's so much to choose from. listen to your pets. they're your best friends, so they don't want you to spend more than you have to. if you want to save big on pet accessories, you gotta go to ross.

if you're looking for anon for incredible selection of the brands you love, this season's newest trends for a fraction of what you'd pay at department stores, ♪ you gotta go to ross (vicki) the fashion world is mourning the death today of kate spade, whose iconic handbags became "the" fashion accessory in the 1990s.the

55=year old spade was found hanging by a scarf in her new york apartment,police say she apparently took her own life. (vicki)

(vicki) spa's death a study by the centers for disease control found that the suicide rate for white women has incrsed by 60 percent since 1999. housekeepers spade's death

(vicki)the results of the midterms here in california will have a big impact on national politics. particularly which party controls congress.(catherine) alexandra limon joins us live from washington with more on what's at stake alexandra?? in other states' recent elections indicate what democrats are calling a blue wave. democrats winning in swing or even conservative areas.but one challenge for democrats in california is just too many candidates ((ááápkgááá)) trt 1:32the result of the midterms will determine which party gains control of congress. and california will play a crucial role.it's essentially the jungle primary system...that system means the top two candidates move on to the general election... regardless of party affiliation.but the sheer number of democratic candidates could be a problem for the party.with ásoá many candidates - votes could split - meaning two republicans could end up with the most votes in key races.but michael

cohen the director of the graduate school of political management at george washington university thinks democrats have a good change of gaining control of one chamber.the most likely scenario is that the house flips and the reason why is that most of the districts that the democrats would have to pick up, they essentially have to pick up 25 seats, most of them do reside in clinton won districts. many congressional seats around the country are open seats because of republican retirements and that makes it easier for democrats to flip a seat compared to running against an incumbent.the national republican congressional committee is working particularly in california to prevent that. especially the four in orange county, the nrcc on get out the vote efforts, we've done six figure get out the vote ads in three of the most competitive districts.the communications director of the nrcc says voters care about issues, not party.the gas tax referendum which is going to be repealled hopefully this fall. gas is approaching 5 dollars a gallon and that's

really what's hitting people's pocket books.both parties are counting on issues to motivate california votersand in some cases they could be the same issues for example - immigration and sanctuary cities and the ongoing battle over obamacare. live in washington alexandra limon. (catherine) harvey weinstein has pleaded not guily to rape and criminal sex act charges in new york city.. the disgraced movie producer arrived at a manhattan courthouse this morning... a grd jury charged him last week...after hearing theallegations of two women. weinstein's defense attorney says they're set to begintheir fight against the charges.... he made it clear he'll be filing a string of motions aimed at derailing the case. benjamin brafman - defense

lawyer - and if we are successful, there may not be a trial.and if there is a trial, we will proceed expeditiously and vigorously to try and clear mr. weinstein's name. charges are in my opinion eminently defendable based on what we've learned. (catherine) brafman (catherine) brafman said that as bad as the crime of rape is - it's equally reprehensible to be falsely accused. weinstein's bail was earlier set a million-dollars - allowing him to remain free while he awaits trial. he's scheduled to return to court september 20th. (vikki) auto burglars are targeting vehicles parked at a pair of starbucks locations in an east bay city. it's a story we first brought you on friday. today police investigators took a longer view and found smash and grab burglaries are an emerging trend in other locations as well... kron4's haaziq madyun shows us where leaving personal items in

plain sight in your vehicle is just the thing auto burglars are looking for in the city of hercules, where there has been a spike in smash and grab break-ins says hercules police spokesperson connie vanputten sot twenty cases with the following common threadssot sotthat is good advice for members of franklin canyon golf course. it is another location targeted during this wave of smash and grab burglariessot

police department: "we've had at least five over the last two months at the golf course"> police have limited descriptions of any auto these cases. investigators are reviewing the strip mall course surveillance videos for any leads...in hercules haaziq madyun kron4news (vicki)a fire breaks out at a car dealership on stephens creek boulevard. what investigators are saying may have been the cause. (catherine) and miss america is saying "goodbye" to the bikini competiton.... we'll talk about what's behind the pageant's changes. baby boomers, here's something you should know. there's a serious virus out there that 1 in 30 boomers has, yet most don't even know it. a virus that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. hep c can hide in the body for years without symptoms. left untreated it can lead to liver damage, even liver cancer. the only way to know if you have hep c is to ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us, it's time to get tested. it's the only way to know for sure. (vikki) with a mind

towards change and the cultural hurricane spawned by the #metoo movement, the miss america organization announced tuesday that it will no longer feature a swimsuit competition. the organization is looking to focus on the contestants' integrity and its scholarship foundation. camila bernal has more on the changes to the century old beauty pageant. the miss america pageant is making some big changes... gretchen carlson/ miss america board of directors chairwoman: "we are no longer a pageant.

we are a competition. we will no longer judge our candidates on their outward physical appearance."so after 97 years, the organization is saying bye bye bikini, scrapping the swimsuit portion alltogether. instead, they will focus on the contestant's achievements and goals.the chairwoman of the board of directors says the group is aiming to be more inclusive to women of all shapes and sizes.gretchen carlson/ miss america board of directors chairwoman: "we've heard interest a lot of young women that way we want to be part of your program but don't want to be out in a swimsuit and high heels. you don't have to do it anymore." and that inclusiveness starts at the top. for the first time in it's history, miss america is being led entirely by women. former leaders of the organization stepped down last year during the rise of the #metoo movement, involving an internal email scandal. gretchen carlson/ miss america board of directors chairwoman: "we're experiencing this cultural revolution... where

women's voices are finally being heard and we knew that it evolve as an organization as well."so with this new crop of leaders in place, all former miss americas themselves, organization says they are ready to move into the 21st centurygretchen carlson/ miss america board of directors chairwoman: want to be empowered, learn leadership skills and pay for college and be able to show the world who you are as a person from the inside of your soul."camila bernal, kron4 news (catherine) history is being made in saudi arabia, as the kingdom issues its first driver's licenses to women. ten women received licenses today, but officials expect another two-thousand to become legal drivers in the next week. the world's only ban on women behind thwheel officially ends june 24th. (vicki) up next. the warriors are now weighing in on the latest white house controversy... involving another world champion team. (catherine) and... the oldest voter in san francisco heads to an election party to rub shoulders with the likes of willie brown... we'll take you there after the break.

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show up, it's an honor." former san francisco mayor willie brown hosted his annual free election day lunch at john's grill...willie brown/host- "(philippe) what's the most important issue for san francisco? (willie) electing london breed as its mayor. that's the most important issue." and, london breed, who currently serves as president of the city's board of supervisors... was one of a few candidates to join the party. london breed/mayoral candidate- "i think it is time for someone who is bold, someone who is fearless, someone whose willing to make the hard decisions to get our city back on track." angela alioto is also running for mayor and has served as president of the board of supervisors in the past says homelessness and housing are the city's most pressing issues.angela aliota/mayoral candidate- "we'll get through it. if i win, i win, if i don't win, i've got a great life, but i hope i win. i feel like i'm going to win." 111-year-old lucy mirigan was the guest of honor. she's the oldest voter in san francisco.lucy mirigan/111- years-old- "everybody go out to vote." sound advice from a woman who has excercised her right to vote in every election going back decades. in san francisco,

philippe djegal, kron four news. (vicki) tonight at (vicki) tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. (catherine) here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (catherine) in the east bay... the woman who was killed monday after driving the wrong way on i-680 near walnut creek has been identified/. the c-h-p says she's 32 year old crystal beauvais of oakland. she was headed north in the southbound lanes near livorna road when she crashed into a concrete center divider... she was pronounced dead at the scene. (catherine) and the teenager who died in a head-on crash yesterday in brentwood has been identified as 17 year old emily reyes of palo alto. it happened yesterday afternoon on vasco road... just south of walnut boulevard. a jeep veered into oncoming traffic and hit a tow truck. another passenger in the jeep suffered major injuries from the accident... the driver of the tow truck was not badly hurt. . (vicki)in the south bay. a fire broke out at the acura

dealership in santa clara this morning. according to dispatch, the three-alarm fire was first reported around 6-50 a-m. kron4's will tran has more. a fire broke out at the acura dealership in santa clara this morning. the dealership is located at 47-47 stevens creek blvd. according to dispatch, the three-alarm fire was first reported around 6-50 a-m. you can see the lot is flooded with water. officials say part of a roof collapsed. the cause of the fire is not yet known. (catherine) in the north bay. a woman is behind bars tonight....accused of breaking into a car. taysha barksdale was arrested at an apartment in suisun. that's after fremont police investigated a may 18th car break-inon gateway boulevard. officers tracked down the suspect's car using surveillancevideo from a nearby business..... police believe the 25-year-old suspect is tied to other car burglaries throughout the

north bay. (vikki) president (vikki) (vikki) (vikki) (vikki) president trump disinvited superbowl champions the philadelphia eagles for a visit to the white house scheduled for today. washington correspondent morgan wright reports the president said it was because the eagles disagreed with his

stance that nfl players should stand for the anthem. president donald trump rescinded the super bowl champion philadelphia eagles celebration at the white house in a statement - president trump says the eagles disagree with their president because he insists that they proudly stand for the national anthem...former eagles wide receiver- torrey smith tweeted - "it's cowardly to cancel the celebration" smith went on to tweet that "no one on the eagles took a knee last season" white house press secretary sarah sanders says the white house pulled the plug on the celebration after only a tiny handful of players planned to attend the event... she says the eagles are the ones who changed their committment if this wasn't a political stunt by the eagles franchise then they wouldnt have planned to attend the event and then back out at the last minute. the nfl players association says "our union is disappointed in thdecision by the white house to disinvite players from" other athletes weighed in including nba star lebron james who says nba teams don't want to go to the white house either. i mean i know no matter who wins this series, no one wants the invite anyways so it won't be golden state or cleveland going." members of the pennsylvania

congressional delegation weighed in on the cancelation senator bob casey even offered the eagles an alternative option -- a tour of the capitol. pennsylvania congressman lou barletta tweeted he would attend the alternate event - the celebration of america. saying he would represent proud pennsylvanians who stand for our flag.in washington, morgan wright (catherine) for their part --- most of the warriors seem to agree with lebron -- balking at the idea of going to the white house this year.... regardless of which team wins. here's last year's finals m-v-p kevin durant.

(catherine) (catherine) you might remember that the warriors celebrated last year's championship with a group of children in washington d-c... instead of visitng president trump at the white house. the team toured the national museum of african-american history, along with students from kevin durant's maryland hometown. the president backed off a team invitation after players made it clear they wouldn't show up....including durant and steff curry.. the warriors said they wanted to remove politics from the equation - and make a statement of unity. (vicki)google and facebook ... are headed to court. the latest reason behind a lawsuit... coming up (catherine) outside lands has released its daily line-ups... we'll tell you who's playing when... and when you can get tickets.

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decade... washington political committes gave more than 3- milliond dollars in payments to facebook and more thana million to google. (vikki) with just two months to go before 2018's outside lands in golden gate park -- organizers have put out the daily lineups of musical acts that attendees can expect to see.(catherine) friday -- beck, odesza, n- e-r-d are followed by headliner "the weeknd." saturday, boney-vair, future and churches will led up to florence and the machine. janet jackson headlines on sunday... after "portugal the man" and james blake..(vikki) tickets go on sale this thursday at 10 am... and cost around 150 dollars....plus fees. (catherine) still ahead... remembering 49er star dwight clark... with one of the people who knew him best.

(kki) the bay area suffered a tremendous loss yesterday with the passing of one of the most beloved figures in 49ers history. dwight clark touched the lives

of many -- from the fans who watched him to the people who worked with him. we spoke with former 49ers president carmen policy... who described how he learned about the sad news of clark's passing. (vikki) in a statement, former 49ers owner eddie debartolo said owner eddie

former 49ers in a statement, (vikki) (vikki)in a statement, former 49ers owner eddie debartolo said that he "lost my little brother and one of my best friends." (catherine) we've been honoring outstanding bay area teacherson kron four... this week - an oakland native

who recently returnedto her home turf from texas... our teacher of the week - tanya harris. a high school teacher at oakland's dewey academy. colleagues say she's known as "sunshine" - because she brightens everyone's day. tanya teaches english but adds a focus on health and fitness....infusing lessons with stories related to health careers. her students become motivated and keep reading - even after having her as a teacher. tanya also leads a literacy project at dewey.. if you know a special teacher you'd like to nominate - go to our website, kron-four-dot-com. click on 'features' -- then choose 'teacher of the week.' in the south bay.we want to take you back to a sto we mentioned earlier..... a fire broke out at the acura dealership in santa clara this morning. kron 4's will tran has more. a fire broke out at the acura dealership in santa clara this morning. the dealership is located at 47-47 stevens creek blvd. according to dispatch, the

three-alarm fire was first reported around 6-50 a-m. you can see the lot is flooded with water. officials say part of a roof collapsed. the cause of the fire is not yet known. (catherine)in the south (catherine) known.

((vicki))lava has covered nearly five-thousand acres on hawaii's big island as the kilauea volcano continues to erupt.the island is also coping with airborne threat - as lava hits ocean water, creating a deadly mix known as "laze," or lava haze.this, as earthquakes continue to rock the area - nearly 10-thousand of them in the last 30 days. scott mclean reports. helicopters search overhead looking for anyone stranded in the latest area in the path of lava from the kilauea volcano. three people had to be airlifted out over the weekend. while most people had evacuated the pokoho vacation land area already, there is a potential for nine other people to be stranded, without power, cell service, or basic services.from the water, it's easy to see where lava has started to hit the ocean. mclean: "that is unreal! can you see that?"violent explosions turn to pure white smoke called laze - a

potentially deadly mixture of gas, steam, and tiny bits of glass. the entire lava flow is a half mile wide - with hundreds of homes in it's path. caught between the lava and it's final destination - right here - in the pacific. from the air - video from the u-s geological survey shows the lava's path - as smoke billows overhead - cutting a path through homes and neighborhoodsthe darker smoke - burning homes that have already fallen prey -the lighter smoke is laze. scott mclean: "even from where we are - we are about 7 or 8 miles away, you can see that massive fissure in the distance that is created this massive flow of lava that is stretched for miles all the way down to the ocean."on land - the flames from the lava reducinghomes to charred remains - this video shows the power of the volcano felt by people like luana jones - who lost her home last week further inland. the unforgiving lava swallowing anything it touches. luana jones: "there was love there, and i kissed my house when i left, i really did, you could feel the love in the walls." the home where she used to entertain and raise her family - engulfed in flames - but jones says her faith and

community will survive.jones: "it's just a house, you can rebuild the house, but our home is puna."but the geography of this island paradise will be changed forever - as mother nature continues to run it's course. mclean: "you can't see it thru the smoke, but there is actually a bay in behind there, maybe a couple hundred yards deep as the lava enters the ocean, it builds up and before kilauea is all said and done - that bay may be entirely filled in." ((vicki))that was scott mclean reportingat least 117 homes have been destroyed since the lava began pouring last month. (catherine) up next... some southern california students give their lunch lady an amazing gift... for serving them for so many years.

(vikki) some students in southern california went beyond giving a teacher an apple.(catherine) one educator is so beloved by her students - they gave her a new car. marcella lee has the story. as this shiny white mazda. wrapped with a bright red bow.. rolled out of the paint bay at morse high school... debra davis.. couldn't contain herself..the look of sheer joy, shock and surprise-- at

the sight of her new ride-- was absolutely priceless..nat sot: "put a praise on it!"once in the driver's seat... debra wasn't quite sure.. how to even start her new car..debra davis: "i'm not used to a new car ya'll , what do i do?" that's because this 1976 chevy malibu is what she's been driving for years to and from hoover high school where she works as a food service worker. debra davis: "i feed the kids, i prepare the food, i talk to them, i stop them from fighting. they don't cuss, they have to respect and they call me aunt debbie. hey hoover high school. it's aunt debbie."james babineau/principal, hoover high: "debbie comes to campus every single day with a smile on her face, ready to take on the day and serve our students, so to see this gift so many people have been a part of in making it happen is a wonderful thing."she also drives across san diego county to serve meals to homeless people and volunteer at nursing homes which is why the charities recycled rides and kids for peace decided to gift her a new set of wheels.debra also wants to thank students at morse high school's auto body shop, who volunteered

their time and talent to repair the dings and dents out of this 2014 recovered stolen vehicle, donated by state farm. debra davis: "thank y'all so much. thank y'all so much. i'm looking for my reward in heaven and y'all gave me a little bit here on earth. (vicki) take a look at this... an amazon delivery guy helps out a texas wife. the woman bought a doormat that reads -- "please hide packages from husband". so that's exactly what this amazon employee did.(catherine) the couple who lives at the home saw the attempt to hide the package ... as it was captured on their security camera. they say, they had a good laugh over the effort.... and hope to get in touch with the delivery person. the viral video has already been seen millions of times. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(catherine)

ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) thank you catherine and vicki -- coming up tonight at six. police are searching for the man who randomly attacked a mother holding a baby. tonight we have an update on the condition of the mom and child. (ken) then - - we're following reaction to the apparent suicide of fashion designer kate spade. and - it's election day in california - we're tracking all the big races and ballot measures in the bay area and the state - next at six. (pam) tonight at (pam) (pam) tonight at 6...

the votes are almost in ...... as the polls are set to close in just two- hours in

today's midterm elections. this is video as voters cast their ballots in the east bay today. there are a number of big races people are watching across the state-- and the country tonight. good evening i'm pam moore. (ken) and i'm ken wayne. one of the most watched decisions tonight is the recall election of santa clara county judge aaron persky. voters in the south bay are deciding whether to remove judge persky from office-- after he handed down a short jail sentence for stanford swimmer brock turner-- who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. (pam) kron 4's rob fladeboe is live at the santa clara county registrar's office tonight. and he has been closely following that recall effort. rob? (rob live) im here at the santa clara county registrar's office in san jose.it's a beehive of activity as ballots are arriving from all across the county for processing. people are also coming here to vote. let's take a look at a handfull of the most-watched contests to be decided tonight here in the south bay. among the most-watched contests on the ballot in

santa clara county are two seats on the city council. voters will choose a successor to out going councilman don rocha in district 9 while councilman tam nguyen is running for another term in district 7. on the county side, seven contenders are vying for the seat held by termed-out supervisor ken yeager in district four. sheriff laurie smith is running for an unprecedented 6th term against retired undersheriff john hirokawa. city hall is pushing measure c, what it says is a smart housing initiative to compete with measure b, an upscale, developer backed project in the evergreen district. center stage though is the effort to recall embattled superior court judge aaron persky over the relatively leniant sentence he gave to former stanford athlete brock turner who was convicted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated, unconsious woman. here's recall organizer michelle dauber followed by judge persky himself.michelle dauber/organized recall persky campaign aaron persky/superior court judge (rob live) voters are also being asked to vote for a replacement for judge persky, should the recall be successful. they'll choose betweencivil trial lawyer angela storey and prosecutor

newsjose rob fladeboe kron 4 (ken) in san francisco...

voters are deciding who will be the new mayor of the city. this comes after the unexpected death of mayor ed lee in december. candidates have been out working to get your votes... supervisor jane kim visited golden gate park over the weekend... talking with voters about tenant protection and minimum wage. london breed held a meet and greet with voters in the richmond district... focusing on homelessness, housing and public safety. voters also have a chance to elect the first openly gay mayor of san francisco... mark leno. it is the city's first competitive race for mayor in 15 years.(ken) there are also several propositions on the ballot in san francisco tonight. at 5:00 we told you about prop e concerning flavored tobacco, prop h which would arm san francisco police officers with tasers.. and prop f-- which would provide legal representation for tenants facing eviction. kron4's ella sogomonian is

live in san francisco tonight to talk about more about the propositions being voted on right now. ella? .. livethere 9 propositions on the san francisco ballot in the hands of voters tonight...we're highlighting a few more now...voprop i - brought up by the good neighbor coalition -if passed san francisco will discourage professional sports teams that have roots elsewhere dating back 20 years from relocating to san francisco...as we're seeing with the warriors for example buy land in the mission for a new stadium. in an impartial review by the city's controller they've said this wouldn't effect the government financially.prop d - would impose a 1.7% tax on the lease of commercial property owners with gross receipts of more an $1 million dollars. it would generate $70 million dollars a year with almost half going to rvices for the homeless and the rest to fund low to medium income housing and the general fund. and prop b would require board members and commissions outlined in the city charter to give up their seat if they want to run for local or state office - something we saw similarily happen with mayoral

candidatlondon breed who was voted out from her role as acting mayor because the board felt it would be an unfair advantage. many were up in arms about the move so this prop would put that into law. tagwe are your election station and will keep you updated throughout the night. live in san francisco elal sogomonian kron 4 news. kron 4 news. (pam) also on the ballot today .... in all, 9 bay area counties is regional measure 3... which would raise the toll on every bay area bridge, except the golden gate. the tolls would increase by 3- doars gradually between 2019 and 2025.ey thewould pay for about 3 dozen transportation and public transit improvements throughout all regions of the bay area. sponsors of the bill say, those projects are meant to reduce traffic congestion, but some bay

area drivers are skeptical. opponents say, the citizens who will pay the bridge toll hikes, are largely in counties which are not slated to get the bulk of the money for projects listed in measure 3 .. (ken) kron-4 is your álocal election headquarters. we have a special election section on our website -- with information on all the important races and propositions. we will also have complete coverage tonight -- when the returns start coming in at 8 o'clock. it's all on kron-4 -- your local election headquarters. (pam) police are (pam) police are hoping witnesses or surveillance video.... will help them find the person who pushed a mother carrying her baby in noe valley sunday. kron 4's maureen kelly reports, the attack left the victim with life - threatening injuries. it was just after 6 pm sunday evening here near the corner of 28th and sanchez streets. officers responded to a call of a woman bleeding from the head. upon their arrival they found a woman who had a deep laceration to the top of her

head and she had one of those wraparound body carriers baby carriers she had her six month old baby inside of that. the woman stated that she had been bumped or push and fellpolice say the a 37 year old woman suffered a brain hemmorage and needed surgery, but the baby girl was uninjured.this sand on the sidewalk is where she fell.....near where the cement is buckling.a friend of the victim who did not want to go on camera say the victim's sister happened to face time her at the moment of the attack, saw the phone drop, and heard the words i've been hit and the sound of a baby crying. she says it's scary to think someone would attack a mother carrying her baby. police aren't calling this a robbery since the victim still had her purse, her wallet and her phone they are now looking for anyone who saw what happed or any surveillance video to show who could have done this.noe valley is a neighborhood with lots of familes....many with small children. those who live here say they are shocked. i live near here i think of this neighborhood is been very safe, extremely family- friendly i just see something like this is really jolting it makes me even more cautious about walking around with my earbuds take them out so no one comes up behind me is very scaryit seems like the crime is getting worse seems like i'm not seeing the cops walking to beat the lot the way we used to see the cops walking the beach and no the

valley of all places is supposed to be one of the safest places we haven't ever just go so i don't know what to say other then i hope san francisco can come together and we can solve some of these big problemsanyone with information on this incidnet can call to san francisco pd's anonymous tip line, which we've posted to our website, kron4-dot-com.maureen kelly kron4 news (ken) (ken) back to our election coverage tonight... lieutenant governor gavin newsom cast his ballot today... bringing along his wife and four children. he met with reporters and said he was being careful to not get overconfident about the governor's race. polls show newsom as the clear front runner... but of course... that all depends on voter turnout. joining us now to talk about the gubernatorial candidates-- is our capitol reporter kody leibowitz. he is live in san diego tonight .... at the campaign headquarters for republican candidate for governor -john cox. kody?

(pam) coming up.. we told you about the increase in 'smash and grab' thefts in one east bay city... but now, an alert. police reveal the problem is broader than they first realized.. (ken) also... the stunning death of a top fashion designer... the latest on the apparent suicide of kate spade... (pam) our coverage of the issues on this primary election day continues .... the polls are open until 8- oclock tonight.. coming up... we'll talk with a correspondent in washington about why the california vote has national implications ..

continuing our election night coverage... a lot of people are watching the election results in california tonight. some of the races here could have a nationwide affect -- on who is in power on the capitol hill. (ken) joining us now via skype is philip bump-- political reporter for the washington post. philip-- thanks for joining us.

(pam) (pam) in san francisco.... former mayor willie brown playing host again .. to a popular local tradition for those who love and watch politics .. (ken) today, he hosted his

annual, free election day lunch at john's grill. kron four's philippe djegal also attended .... and shows us who else showed up. (philippe) it's been decades since 111-year-old lucy mirigan has missed an election. she's san francisco's oldest voter... and, was the guest of honor tuesday at former mayor willie brown's free annual election day lunch at john's grill. women didn't even get the right to vote until lucy was 13-years-old. she has only one piece of advice for those out there who have yet to cast their ballots.lucy mirigan/111- years-old- "everybody go out to vote." and, several people who are on the ballots showed up for the party... making a final push in the mayoral, state assembly and lieutenant governor's races.

eleni kounalakis/lt. gov. candidate- "there has never been a woman ever elected lieutenant governor in california before. so, we are attempting to bring down the very high hard glass ceiling." willie brown/host- "(philippe) are you nervous on election day like you would be if you were mayor? (willie) no, not at all. i'm not running anymore. so, i don't have to be nervous. i can just sit around and predict with no liability for wrong." he says president of the board of supervisors, london breed has his support for his old job. london breed/mayoral candidate- "these are really challenging times. we know with homelessness, and the need to build more housing and so we have to have someone whose willing to push through the bureauacracy, the red tape and the craziness that get in the way." breed says she's the best leader for the position. former supervisors president and current mayoral candidate angela alioto -- says vote for her.angela alioto/mayoral candidate- "i'm in this race for homelessness, i'm in this race abuse. i'm in this race for people addictions that we can help and get off the streets of san francisco. our iconic city isn't the iconic city it's always been when you poverty."david chiu/assemblym race could set the stage for many with the passage of mayor lee."george gascon/district attorney- "they offer slightly different things, but i think

much for the city." the decision rests with voters. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( pam on cam) auto burglars are still targeting vehicles parked at a pair of starbucks locations in an east bay city. it is a story we first brought you on friday. today, police investigators took a longer view and found 'smash and grab' burglaries are an emerging trend in other locations as well... kron four's haaziq madyun show you where .. sot...with backpacks, laptops, cellphones and other personal items stolen during a wavef smash and grab auto burglaries in the city of herculessotin fact there has been five smash and

grab incidents recently here in the parking lot of franklin canyon golf course sot sot hercules police (ken) coming up.. a star players for the warriors and the cavaliers may be battling it out for the n- b-a- championship.. but today, they come together to agree on one thing about the president.. we'll tell you what that is ... ( pam ) her name was also her brand ... fashion designer kate spade found dead today in her new

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designer kate spade has died... she was found unresponsive in her new york city home today by a housekeeper..(ken) police have confirmed that they're investigating the death as an apparent suicide.. catherine heenan is here with the details.. (catherine) kate spade created an accessories empire...andher handbags became a status symbol. this is from a promotional video she did a few years ago... police say the 55-year-old was found in her park avenue apartment this morning - where she had hanged herself with a scarf, in her bedroom. a housekeeper found her and called 9-1-1. spade's husband was reportedly home at the time.. her note reportedly told her 13-year-old daughter that it 'wasn't her fault'. and there was reference to relationship problems. spade launched her iconic handbag

and accessory line in 1993 with her future husband andy. comedian david spade is his brother. the couple sold the brand in 2006 and recently launched an accessories company called frances valentine, named for spade's daughter. pam? ( pam ) coming up... president trump celebrates patroitism .. as he again, criticizes players in the n-f-l .. details ahead. n-f-l .. details ahead. (ken) deal talk. right now, you can get my spicy chicken club combo with fries and a drink in one delicious deal. that's amazing, jack! hey, thanks, stanley. ow. ...wait, what's happening? stanley! you're deflating! hold me, jack! try my new spicy chicken club combo today.

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at tonight's top local stories. in san francisco police are looking for any witnesses or surveillance video to help them find the person who pushed a mother carrying her 6 month old here in noe valley on sunday.the 37 year old victim suffered a g skull fract the baby who was strapped to her mother in a carrier is fine. they are not calling this a robbery, since the woman still had her wallet, purse and phone. maureen kelly kron4 news. sotleaving personal items in plain sight in your vehicle is just the thing auto burglars are looking for in the city of hercules,sot

5:30, 6 o'clock, 6:30 and windows are smashed out, suspect vehicles have been seen, usually described as a dark colored sedan with no plates or paper plates"> investigators are reviewing the strip mall and golf course surveillance videos for any possible leads...in hercules haaziq madyun kron4news fire crews in santa clara put out a three-alarm fire at the acura stevens creek in santa clara this morning. the fire was first reported at 6:45 this morning. . the parking lot looks like a lake after thousands of gallons of water was used to put out the fire. nobody was injured. measure a will impose a 30-measure a will impose a 30-year, half cent

jump in local sales tax.the increase would fund scholarships for families to get early education for their kids.backers of measure a say it would raise 140 million dollars each year, for the next 30 years.nearly half of the money would go to licensed preschool and daycare providers.the rest of the funds would pay for scholarships.parents who (ken) tonight-- san francisco voters are choosing their next mayor. but-- it could be days before we find out who wins. (pam) joining us now to talk about the race and ranked choice and top two voting... kron 4's political analyst michael yaki.

(pam) president trump called on americans to embrace patrioism during an unusual white house ceremony today. the president was scheduled to welcome this year's super bowl champions. but instead, the white house cancelled the ceremony to avoid what it called "a political stunt".. reporter mark mereditch has the latest. trt: 1:06out: in washington, i'm mark meredithpresident trump invited white house staff and ááguestsáá to the south lawn for what he called a celebration of america. "america is a great nation, a community of family and

america is our home, and we love our home"the president praised the coutry's economic growth and the american spirit. but the white house admits tuesday's ceremony was supposed to look very different.the administration says it scrubbed its plans to host a super bowl victory party over scheduling conflicts with the phialdelphia eagles."if it wasn't a political stunt, they wouldn't have attempted to reschedule the visit when the president was overseas"on the south lawn, instead of showing off nfl jersesysguests held on tightly to american flags. interior secretary ryan zinke says the ceremony had a deeper meaning "standing for our flag is important, flags are important"is the first amendment important? i love fighting for my country and fight i everyday" (ken) nba stars stephen curry and lebron james are speaking out in support of the philadelphia eagles. curry and james both say that regardless of who wins this cleveland- who wins this

cleveland- golden state matchup in the nba finals, neither team will be going to the white house to celebrate. (pam) coming up... 'me too' meets miss america .... wholesale changes coming to the decades old national contest .. national contest .. ♪ ♪ legendary jockey víctor espinoza is insatiable when it comes to competing. ♪ ♪ so is his horse. ♪ ♪ when it comes to snacking. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that's why he uses the chase mobile app, to pay practically anyone, at any bank. life, lived victor's way. chase. make more of what's yours. ♪ for the latest styles where you'll spend less. ♪ spring dress. ♪ ♪ you gotta go to ross.

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the move is part of a broader change announced on "good morning america" today by miss america board of directors chairwoman gretchen carlson. carlson says the organization will no longer stage a beauty pageant, but rather a competition that will be more inclusive of women of all sizes. she said quote, "we will no longer judge our candidates on their outward physical appearance." changes were expected - for the first time in the event's 97-year history, the organization is now led entirely by women. in sports... we have more 49ers reaction to the death of niners legend dwight clark... and the warriors... hope their performances in games one and two of the n-b-a finals carry over to cleveland tomorrow night... gary has player reaction to game three... coming up

the warriors can take a commanding 3-0 lead in the nba finals tomorrow night in cleveland... the story of game 2... of course... steph curry's nba- finals-record nine three- pointers... the warrirs led 2-0 in the nba finals the last two seasons against the cavs... winning game 3 in cleveland last season... but losing game 4... they lost game 3 the year before... won game 4... but blew a 3-1 lead to lost the series in 7 games three seasons ago golden state lost game 3 in cleveland go down 2 ames to 1... but won the next three games to win the series in 6 games regardless of the history... the warriors know playing in won't be easy(sot: curry and durant)

more reaction coming in today on the death of 49ers legand dwight clark... a

victim of als... niners general manager john lynch... who has family history with that disease himself... talked about clark today... one of the big questions going into game 3... is andre iguodala closer to playing...

today iguodala... who is suffering from a knee contusion he sustained in the western conference finals... was upgraded from "doubtful" to "questionable" for tomorrow night's game... he has missed the last 6 games with the injury head coach steve kerr said iguodala is "doing better".. that he played some one-on-one yesterday and participated in full-court drills... kerr also said iguodala is being reassessed after practice today and will be monitored through tomorrow to see how he feels... the coach said iguodala is "getting closer" to playing and hopes that he'll be ready for tomorrow or game four friday night in cleveland among the fallout of resident trump "uninviting" the super bowl champion philadelhpia eagles to the white house tomorrow... lebron james made it clear that... regardless of who wins the title... neither the cavs or warriors plan to go... of course it's well-known the warriors didn't go after winning the title last season... in trump's first year as president... the team

was actually also "univited" by trump ruight before they were to make a team decision on whether to go... a decision that almost surely was going to be a "no" golden state instead went to washington d-c and took kids from kevin durant's hometown just outside of washington d-c to the national museum of african- american history here is lebron's response to the white house question... along with reaction from steh curry and steve kerr...(sot: james, curry, kerr)

two-time nl cy young winner tim lincecum is being granted his unconditional release by the texas rangers after the end of his 30-day rehab assignment.lincecum was activated from the 60-day disabled list tuesday, then given his release.general manager jon daniels said lincecum was throwing ok but still somewhat inconsistently with his command. the three-time world series champion with the san francisco giants hasn't pitched in the majors since august 2016 with the los angeles angels.the rangers added lincecum during spring training with the idea he could be a reliever. the right-hander developed a blister and started the season on the disabled list. his 30-day rehab assignment at triple-a round rock ended monday.lincecum had a 5.68 era in 10 appearances, with 10

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ever heard of nomophobia? it is a term coined recently which means - "no mobile phone phobia."(ken) with tech addiction on the rise ... device manufacturers are trying to implement features to help users disconnect. reid binion has details in today's health minute. craig federighi, senior vice pres., apple software engineering: "some apps demand more of our attention than we might even realize."apple debuted "screen time" at its worldwide developers conference -- a new iphone feature to help users keep track of their tech usage.tim cook, apple ceo: "i encourage everyone to look // and ask themselves if they're picking up their phone 10 times an hour, or 20 times an hour."and apple isn't the only developer looking to help people fight tech addiction.in may -- google announced a suite of "digital wellbeing" tools for the next version of android. and facebook has introduced changes to its news feed... which it claims causes users to spend less time on the site. there are serious ramifications to bad tech habits. a pew research study found that nearly half of adults in the u-s admit to sending or reading texts while driving -- and that number increases to 59-percent for millennials.a midtown manhattan pedestrian study

found that 42-percent of the people who entered traffic during a "don't walk" signal were interacting with their device.tech addiction can also cause poor posture -- affecting a person's neck... spine... respiratory functions... and even emotions. tim cook, apple ceo: "we want people to be incredibly satisfied and empowered by our devices that we ship, but we've never wanted people to spend a lot of time on them." for today's health minute, i'm reid binion. (ken) the outside lands music festival is a little more than two months away from taking over golden gate park in san francisco... and today organizers released the daily lineups. friday -- "the weeknd" is headlining... along with beck, odesza, and

n-e-r-d. saturday, bon iver, future and chvches will give way to florence and the machine. janet jackson will headline on sunday... but not before "portugal the man" and james blake take the stage. single day tickets go on sale this thursday at 10 am... and cost around 150 bucks... plus fees. three day tickets are already on sale for $375-- plus fees. (pam) kron-4 is your álocal kron-4 is your álocal election headquarters. we have a special election section on our website -- with information on all the important races and propositions. we will also have complete coverage tonight -- when the returns start coming in at 8 o'clock. it's all on kron-4 -- your it's all on kron-4 -- your local election headquarters. introducing jack's new $3 sauced & loaded fries.

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