but will it be kevin jensen or bob jonsen who takes the reins? dustin dorsey, abc7 news.- ama: stay with abc7 news for all things leading up to the election. we have a special section on our website, abc7news.com/election. there you can find information about the california general election and the proposition voter guide. dan: happening today, a lot of big dreams on the line. in hours someone may become a billionaire. tonight's powerball jackpot is estimated at $1.2 billion, the second highest prize in powerball history. there is one that has been higher. if no one wins tonight, the jackpot could become the largest ever. people stopped today in san leandro to buy their tickets. the store sold a lottery ticket worth $750,000 earlier this year. ama: if you want to know the powerball numbers, download the abc7 news bay area app. we will send a push alert as soon as the powerball numbers are picked. dan: we will take a look at the this is gloria. she hasn't worked this hard to only get this far with her cholesterol. taken with a statin, leqvio can lower bad cholesterol by ov

former palo alto police chief bob johnson with a slim lead over kevin jensen. a lot still unfolding. joining us, our political analyst larry gerston. i guess the simple question, whether will we actually know the results in san jose? >> we may not know until the last day. you're talking about a close race. there's still about 20% of the ballots out there. it looks more and more like matt mahan may win because the count has been rather consistent. there's only one time out of all the drops when his lead shrunk. other than that, every time a little bit, a little bit, and you begin to think maybe he's going to continue to gain a little bit. at the moment, he's the favorite, but you never know where that last batch of ballots may come from. so cindy chavez has to keep her hopes up too. >> i presume both candidates aren't going to offer any concession until the final vote is certified or at least announced by the county. >> absolutely. it's too close. maybe in the next drop if there's 5,000 or 6,000 votes at that time left and one candidate is up, sure. but right no

it's a narrow one. >> kevin jensen is. >> this i see how careful you're becomes just robert kevin. lose now we bob jensen. >> he was the police chief of palo alto, menlo park. some some experience. their top priority said our mental health. a response by pairing clinicians with police to respond to emergencies and he wants more transparency as well. he's endorsed by the san jose mercury news. and congressman, and as you kevin jensen, by the way, as you see with 49%, he has worked within the sheriff's department as captain overseeing county jails and the assistant chief of the department of correction. whoever wins has their work cut out for them, though, to restore faith in the sheriff's office after smith left seat behind amid a scandal. >> 6.36 is the time now. let's go to the peninsula and san mateo county, one of 2 candidates in the race to replace congresswoman jackie spear in the 15th district conceded. so we david can up an assembly men. kevin mullen running against each other. can napa conceded in a tweet congratulating mullen. so mullen, it is for the u.s. representative di

kevin jensen has just more than 48% again. the vote count continues .mistic last night. once the polls closed, both agreed changes are needed in the sheriff's department, with multiple in custody deaths and to jail escapes. former sheriff laurie smith retired right before being found guilty of corruption. bob johnson touted his experience as an outsider coming into the organization to create change. kevin jensen pointed out that he ran against former sheriff smith in the past. i think there are challenges, um, to both an insider and an outsider who's coming in and trying to create change. it can help as an insider to have the support of the staff, sometimes having someone who's more willing to, uh ruffles and feathers can also be more effective. ballots from drop boxes are being collected. now again, the counting is underway. we likely won't know the result in this election for several days. we're getting some early election results this morning. there's still a lot of work left to do by people counting those ballots. county election officials across th

kevin jensen with 48.5, but there are still plenty of votes to be counted.es told us they were optimistic yesterday evening after the polls closed. they both talked about how they wanted to make changes in the sheriff's department after several in custody deaths to jail escapes, and former sheriff laurie smith retiring after being found guilty of corruption casted a shadow over the department. bob johnson praised his experience as an outsider coming into organizations to create change, while kevin jensen pointed out, he ran against former sheriff smith in the past. i think there are challenges, um, to both an insider and an outsider who's coming in and trying to create change. it can help as an insider to have the support of the staff, sometimes having someone who's more willing to, uh ruffles and feathers can also be more effective. now the ballots from drop boxes are being collected and the voting is vote. counting is underway, but we probably won't know the results of the election for several days even before the final results are in one race in alameda c

right now, you can see the numbers bob jensen 53% to kevin jensen with 47% and bob johnson is a formeragain going up against a retired sheriff's captain in kevin jensen, ktvu jesse gary. live tonight at the santa clara county sheriff's office with the latest on this somewhat tight race here, jesse good evening. my julie. good evening to you and these two men whose last name separated by just one vowel , separated by a few 1000 votes . you just gave how close this race is 53 to 47% of those percentages are fluctuating as the evening goes along with all of that said both of these men decided to go home for the evening and watch the coverage. and the count on tv. both santa clara county sheriff's candidates were optimistic tuesday evening after the polls closed. bob johnson attended a gathering of like minded supporters at a downtown mountain view restaurant. he believed fresh blood from outside the sheriff's office is needed to reform the beleaguered agency. multiple in custody deaths to jail escapes and former sheriff laurie smith retiring under a cloud of suspicion and the grand jury g

kevin jensen has 49%. johnson is the former police chief.we have kevin jensen that was a former sheriff's captain. top of mind when it comes to these candidates is jail reform. they have been talking a lot about that issue here. we did hear from bob johnson as he was leaving last night. >> i am cautiously optimistic. i am happy with the with the direction is going. it is showing that voters are looking for change. that is good. there are a lots of votes to be counted. >> how much of a change would you be compared your opponent? >> it is a fresh perspective. being able to go in there and tell everyone in the organization, their career starts today and start moving forward, legitimately. it is important for more out. i think the relationship with the independent review , having that be more inclusive will be beneficial. and having less contention between us and the board of supervisors. >> with some key races there. we talked about the santa clara sheriff's office. we talk about the san francisco county district attorney race and alameda count

kevin jensen has just 47% in comparison.worked within the sheriff's department as a captain overseeing the county jail. and as assistant chief of the department of corrections, his own father was incarcerated and he was considered the front runner. he was endorsed by the santa clara county deputy sheriff's association as well as the san jose police association. but again, bob johnson is in the lead at this time. whoever wins has their work cut out for them to restore faith in the sheriff's office after smith leaves the sea behind with that scandal in the newsroom. ella sogomonian kron. 4 news. we're going to be right back after a short break. mom, we need to talk to you about yiorgos. don't you think it's a little odd he showed up in your life right when you became a gigillionaire?! he's a gig-digger, mom! he's using you for your at&t fiber. now that it has hyper-gig speeds. he spends half day shirtless, playing vr games. kids. why do you think i became a gigillionaire in the first place? yes, i am yiorgos. we know. live lik

former palo alto police chief bob johnson is up against retired sheriff's captain kevin jensen. johnson 48 a half percent jensen , but there are still more votes to count ktvu is jesse gary spoke to both candidates as they waited for the results. both santa clara county sheriff's candidates were optimistic tuesday evening after the polls closed, johnson attended a gathering of like minded supporters at a downtown mountain view restaurant. he believes fresh blood from outside the sheriff's office is needed to reform the legal agency multiple in custody deaths to jail escapes and former sheriff laurie smith retiring under a cloud of suspicion and the grand jury guilty verdict. have tarnished the office. johnson's house his decades of experience as an outsider coming into organizations to create change, first in minimal park and then palo alto. i'm aware of the complexity. i'm aware of the challenges and i know how to navigate through those challenges and again take an organization to where community wants and libby for them a place of service and that's what i plan to do. kevin je

it will be kevin jensen or bob johnson. >>> paul pelosi is back home after being discharged from the hospital six days after an intruder attacked him with a hammer. the 82-year-old husband of house speaker nancy pelosi is recovering from a fractured skull and arm injuries. this evening the speaker tweeted, paul remains under a doctor's care as he continues to progress on a long recovery process. he's now home surrounded by his family who request privacy. and new dock documents show the suspect might be in the country illegally: >>> the warriors got 66 points from the splash brothers tonight. that should be enough to beat the last place magic, right? the magic touch is back for klay thompson. the defense, however, more of the same. we had a thriller in orlando. went down to the final minute, final seconds. we have high lights later in sports. >>> thank you. plus, he was considered one of the greatest punters in nfl history. remembering the life of a raiders legend. >> mike: and the mystery of the buried car has been cracked. why a man buried a mercedes in the backyard of a home. >>> a

he leads kevin jensen by three points. the race for san jose mayor is too close to call. >> the county supervisor, cindy chavez is trailing matt meehan by 4600 votes. >>> you invited your friends to become part of the revolution of common sense. you fought for it. you fought with purpose and passion. >> chavez thanked her supporters as the boats began to roll in. >> democracy is so powerful. i am eternally grateful to all of you. if you could raise your hands, the campaign staff. [ applause ] wow. >>> more clarity in the mayor's race in oakland. loren taylor is leading by 6.5 points. the other eight candidates have been eliminated in the ranked choice voting. >> i am here to serve and deliver for all of oakland. one promise i can keep, and i will meet you, i will do everything in my power to ensure the oakland remains a beacon of hope and opportunity. >> sheng thao thanked her supporters and send a special shout out to her partner. >> my partner takes care of her kids. i am pretty sure that he will be happy that he gets a

while kevin jensen pointed out, he ran against former sheriff smith in the past. think there are challenges, um, to both an insider and an outsider who's coming in and trying to create change. it can help as an insider to have the support of the staff, sometimes having someone who's more willing to, uh ruffles and feathers can also be more effective. the tabulation is underway now, but we likely won't know the results in the election for several more days coming up california say no dice to measures that would have legalized sports betting in our state of the multimillion dollar campaigns against proposition 26 27 frame the debate. and a barrier weather a little bit more sunshine this afternoon. looks like a drive forecast as we head into your thursday, but maybe a shower chance by the weekend we'll have the update coming up. all gambling in california. both appear to have failed at the polls. despite them being the most expensive ballot questions in u. s history. half a billion dollars almost prop 26 would have legalized in person roulette, dice games and sports

kevin jensen with 49.ut there's still a number of votes left to count because only 89% have been tallied. so this lead could very well shrink, possibly even change. so keep it tuned. we'll let you know, bob jensen, by the way, was the police chief of the palo alto menlo park police departments. they both have experience in law enforcement. 35 the time now let's go to the peninsula and take a look at some of the results there that we want to report this morning in san mateo county. one. >> 2 candidates to replace congresswoman jackie spear in the 15th district conceded. >> which leaves kevin mullin as the winner. david canepa the his concession speech basically and just gave the nod to mala new. as you can see, has 56% of the vote with 41% in. so he ends up winning that seat for district 15. you can keep up with all the seats. the races in california that want to see the propositions. if you want to relook them, if you want to see the numbers which were continuing to update, all you have to do is go to kron

so the 2 candidates vying to replace or include bob johnson and kevin jensen.they went head to head. let's take a look at the results and where they stand this morning. you can see bob jensen is currently holding at 51% of the vote. but not far behind is kevin jensen with 49%. 89% of the votes counted so far. so still too close to call. we'll have to see how the rest of the votes check out. and here we can see on the peninsula. yes, i will take us there in san mateo county, one of 2 candidates in the race to replace. >> congresswoman jackie spear in the 15th district conceded. so we do have a winner. david can napa and assembly member kevin mullin were running against each other and can appa conceded in a tweet congratulating mullen for his victory. a show that looks like that race is sealed in district 15. you can keep up with all of the races that you want to you can read is the numbers. take a look at the ones that are too close to call because we'll keep it updated if you go to our website at kron 4 dot com and go to the 2022 term elect results. and that el

reporter: gel reform is one of the key issues, putting , palo alto police chief, bob johnson against kevin jensen. management of the jails was rocked by scandal and tragedy under outgoing sheriff, laurie smith, after in-custody death of mentally ill inmate michael toglia 2018. the murder incidents were overturned by an appeals court after a change in state law this year. >> we have to make sure we have the account ability measures in. we have to make sure we have appropriate response protocols in place. >> reporter: johnson says he has a multipoint plan that also includes getting more mental health services to the inmates. >> one of the things i have spoken about many times throughout the campaign is really enhancing the intern program. i think by having maybe a 5-1 ratio of interns to clinicians, he will dramatically increase an excess of care. >> my father is in our threaded.'s father was incarcerated. >> reporter: kevin jennings says he will hold a correction officers in general. >> i want to bring back the credibility. employees want accountability. if i haven't run on transparency, i didn't

remains for the county to rebuild the trouble department and the leading candidate for her job, kevin jensen told me it is the right decision made two or three terms too late. abuse power and trust may give temporary gain. but eventually lead to gain -- pain and abettor and. the jury wrapped up today without reaching a verdict. the court is back wednesday with the two sides arguing whether the charger should be dismissed now that lori smith is no longer sheriff. for the i-team in san jose, dan noyes, abc7news. dan: elected officials safety is taking center stage after nancy pelosi's husband was brutally attacked inside their san francisco home last week. leslie brinkley spoke with the three members of congress about their concerns of safety. >> the incidences of hate has increased 900% on festa lives of members of congress in the last four years -- on the lives of members of congress in the last four years. reporter: the congressman was in a meeting on supply chain issues. but and everyone's mine, their safety. >> i drove myself here. i suspect other members of drove themselves. no, we do no

voters will be asked to choose between bob and kevin jensen.ensen said he wants to bring more accountability to the department. jonson is pushing for more mental health help to deal with crisis. >>> s a j pd says they could have used help. to separate deadly shooting than a double stabbing at a downtown nightclub. they say it stretched the understaffed ranks to the limit. it also caused a delayed response to many non-life- threatening 911 calls, sometimes for hours. they blame city hall for failing to request a mutual aid from a neighboring city or the sheriff. >> today, we are calling for an investigation into why city leaders did not request mutual aid from outside law enforcement agencies so san jose emergency 911 calls for service could be answered. >> mayor's office said it is up to the police chief to make the request. sj pd says mutual aid is usually reserved for large- scale situations such as riots and violent protests's. >>> let us talk twitter. elon musk is starting to fill twitter with familiar faces from another company he owns. he

you have bob johnson and kevin jensen. they went head to head as top choices to replace smith. let's take a look at those results as they stand this morning. you've got bob jensen is winning with 52% of the vote to this time. now he was police chief of palo alto and menlo parks. police department. his top priorities are mental health response by pairing clinicians with police to respond to emergencies as well as transparency. he's endorsed by the san jose mercury news. and congresswoman anna eshoo, kevin ginseng has a 48% of the vote and he's worked with in the sheriff's department is captain overseeing the county jail. and as an assistant chief of the department of correction. now whoever wins has their work cut out for them to restore faith in the sheriff's office. after smith leaves the seat behind with a scandal. a kron 4 is your local election headquarters. let's take a look at some of those statewide propositions. california proposition 28 is leading with 62% of the vote in favor of the measure. that's with 38% reporting in prof 28 guarantees funding for arts and music ed

bob johnson has retained his slight lead over kevin jensen. >>> california has weighed in on a variety of propositions. >> let's look at some of the results. proposition one would codify reproductive rights, and the right to an abortion in california. californians approving this up by about a 2 to 1 margin. as for the hugely expensive gamble on sports betting, it was a big bust. proposition 26 would have allowed in-person sports betting, only 30% of voters said yes to that, and it was a larger defeat for proposition 27. this would have allowed a sports betting online at a local devices. >> and income tax on the wealthy to find election cards, voters joining governor newsom to vote no and voting in favor of proposition 31 which upholds the ban on sales of flavored tobacco products. >>> we still don't know who will control congress for the next two years. >> natalie brand joins us live from washington, natalie, republican have made gains, expected to cool off that red wave. >> reporter: that's right, ryan and sarah, they did not have the sweeping victories they expected. president biden,

voters will elect the county's next sheriff, a race between longtime santa clara county the deputy kevin jensen and former paolo alto police chief bob johnson. this is an opportunity for our community and for the sheriff's office to turn the page and to welcome i welcome the next sheriff, whoever that is and look forward to working with him , says three other people have already admitted to bribery involving concealed weapons permits to other bribery trials for under share of rick song and captain james jensen will start in january, although smith has already resigned, rosen says he expects that the judge will still formally remove her from office. november, 16th. lamonica peters, ktvu, fox two news. new at 11, a volunteer for an alameda county district attorney's political campaign has been named as suspect in an oakland bar shooting. police say sean martin is a suspect in an injury shooting and robbery at club 21 oh one at macarthur and diamond last weekend, martin has been a volunteer for the pamela price cares. campaign prices civil rights attorney is running for alameda county district att

the races between former palo alto police chief kevin jensen and former l. a county sheriff bob johnson. election comes less than a week after former santa clara county sheriff laurie smith was found guilty in a civil corruption trial. another important race on the ballot tomorrow. the next mayor of san jose, longtime politicians cindy chavez, and newcomer matt mehan , both vying to be the next leader of the city, ktvu, south bay reporter lamonica peters has more on the campaigns. with about 24 hours to go before finding out who the next mayor will be. please remember to vote . hope you have a plan to get your ballot in. hi this is cindy chavez and i am running for mayor of san jose. and i was calling to talk to you about the election. cindy chavez amat mayhem are reflecting on what last year has been like during the campaign, like, you know, being mayor of san jose and running should be hard right? it's an important job and the community should put us through our paces as they make their choice started a movement for common sense policy change that much nee

kevin jensen has 49% of the vote. jill reform has been top of mind. we did hear from johnson as early results showed he was leading. >>> i am cautiously optimistic. i am happy with how it is going. it is showing that voters are looking for change. there are a lot of votes to be counted. >>> lori smith was found guilty of corruption charges in her civil trial. many people are paying attention to this race. we know a lot of people, when they were voting, going to the vote centers, they did so in the rain. >> it was a very active day yesterday. the cold front could not have picked a worse day to make its way into the bay area. let's look at what we can expect as we wrap up this week and go into a beautiful weekend. we do have lingering showers in the forecast. hype usher will come in. that will dry us up. we are still left with chilly, cold temperatures. keep your jacket handy . you will want to have your windbreaker ready if you live along the coast. we have windy conditions with scattered showers formulating offshore. this could impact us near the peni

bob johnson's lead is nearly 6900 votes over kevin jensen. this reflects 95 percent of returned ballots. in a statement obtained by mercury news, johnson says "i'm humbled and grateful for voters and their support. i am proud of the campaign as we stay focused on the most pressing issue -- most precious -- most pressing issues. i am ready to step up and lead the department." jensen has not hit conceded the race. he says no matter the outcome, i will be fighting for the agency and community against a lack of transparency and mismanagement like i have been the past 12 years. ." elizabeth holmes has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for defrauding investors in her company. it was despite more than 130 personal letters in support of homes. -- in support of elizabeth holmes. >> how are you feeling today? reporter: once the face of promise and potential, lives with homes was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison. not the maximum, but far from the minimum. holmes was convicted on four counts of defrauding investors while runn

ant the sheriff's race the latest numbers show bob johnson ahead to kevin jensen's 48%. and for the san francisco district attorney race the city released the latest totals late friday afternoon. brook jenkins in the lead. however there will be a runoff if no one hits 50%. as for oakland we're expecting an update on the mayor's race on monday. now to the race for control of congress. democrat mark kelly is projected to win the senate race in arizona. it's a big win overnight for democrats who are just one seat away from keeping control of the u.s. senate. all eyes on nevada where the senate race is still too close to call. mark kelly a former astrou naught. beat republican candidate blake masters who was backed by former president trump. president joe biden reportedly called kelly to congratulate him. developing news on hurricane nicole. recorded a category 1 that hit the coast of florida. people are starting to work to clean up what they can after major flooding and widespread damage. >> along the east coast people cleaning up after the remnants of hurricane nicole. the

you have bob johnson, the former police chief and kevin jensen, a former sheriff's captain.e have been covering the local races . we have more on the plans that they have outlined on www.kpix.com. many voters have already voted through mail-in ballots. you still have many options today if you have not voted yet. you have the vote centers. you can vote at the main office. they will be open from 7:00 and through 8:00 pm. the drop boxes located throughout the county. we have 100 drop boxes and 100 centers. there are many ways that you can still blow. >>> as californians, we will have the final say in a drawnout battle between lawmakers and the tobacco industry. prop 31 would uphold the 2020 law, banning the sale of flavored tobacco products. supporters say it will protect kids from the harms of addiction. opponents claim it will harm small businesses in the process. we have both sides of that debate. >> reporter: this is a premed student at uc berkeley from the east bay. she is short on free time as exams approach. she uses an hour here and there to spread the vote yes on prop

the two candidates are kevin jensen and bob johnson. smith was found guilty on six corruption and misconduct counts in a civil corruption file and announced she was not running for reelection and announced her resignation last week, before being found guilty in the trial, so that is what is making the sheriffs raised the one to watch closely this evening, among everything else happening in santa clara county. the voting imbalance will be coming through the registrar's office. the registrar is here with me. what have we been seeing so far with the turnout? >> a great, wonderful turnout for election day. we are just over 30% turnout for the election. we are expecting 55% to 65% turnout when they finish coming in by the end of today with all the ballots in the next few days with the postmark. an exciting day. the rain has slowed down. everything is going well. >> we are seeing more people coming through and just some final words of advice for voters coming out, getting out here at last minute throughout the bay area. >> it is not too late

we have the former police chief and kevin jensen, a former sheriff's captain.ve been covering these races for several weeks to find out more about their plans. you can go to www.kpix.com. in santa clara county, if you have not voted already ahead of today , few options still. you have the vote centers and the drop boxes. we will talk about that all morning long. >>> california voters have the final say for a race we have been following, prop 31. the tobacco industry versus lawmakers. this is a big one. if this is approved , this would uphold a 2022 law, excuse me, 2020 law, the banning of the sale of flavored tobacco products. support essay protects kids from the harms of addiction. opponents claim it will harm small businesses in the process. we are looking at both sides of this debate. >> reporter: this is a premed student at uc berkeley from the east bay. she is short on free time as exams approach, but she is using an hour here or there to spread the word on voting yes on prop 31. >> we will help prevent cancer in kids. remake the college sophomore has been

choose the successor on tuesday, it will either be the former santa clara county sheriff captain kevin jensen for former palo alto police chief bob johnson. we have you covered on election night with results on kpix 5, your local races and streaming on cbs news bay area. >>> new data from san francisco mta shows that muni ridership is looming. this is using this two-mile stretch of express lanes with ridership on the 49 line increasing 60% since the new dedicated lanes opened up in april. >>> i tried to get on the bus at 4:45 on a weekday and it was nuts. standing room only. 4:45 p.m. i can tell you firsthand from anecdotal experience , the buses are packed. now let's get caught up on these numbers. going to be cold out the door. santa rosa 39, petaluma 40, 39 in napa . we do not have any frost advisories but celano county does. everybody else in the 40s. grab the jacket to start the day. the afternoon looking and feeling like the the last few days with mid to upper 60s. you will notice some high clouds coming from this next system bringing some rain tomorrow. we will look at that in detail a

santa clara county sheriff's race, the latest numbers continue to show bob johnson ahead 51% to kevin jensen'sre a winner is declared in the race for oakland mayor after nine rounds of counting and redistributing rank-choice voting. loren taylor is in the lead with 3%. the alameda county registrar of voters says the next update will not come until monday evening. with many races still outstanding, you can check results as they come in by going to abc7news.com/election. dan: a law that would require businesses to accept cash along with credit and debit cards is so working its way through congress. ama: michael finney has been keeping track of the legislation and says it is a bipartisan push to widen the usability of our legal tender. >> are you finally going to pay me what you owe me? >> a dollar bill -- you don't see a lot of these anymore. it is, however, u.s. legal tender. most don't know it, but there are no laws that require businesses to accept this for payment. san francisco and a handful of other cities around the country have laws requiring source to accept cash, but like in most of th

bob jensen in the lead right now with 51% of the vote. kevin janson with 49% only points. but still about letter, one letter and one hunter became so we'll see where that goes. we know that both candidates come with pretty long resumes. they both have plenty of experience in law enforcement and various endorsements to that. they could boast about. so we'll see what happens when the final count comes in then on the peninsula and san mateo county, 2 candidates in the race to replace congresswoman jackie spear. >> in the 15th district and one comes out on top because of an automatic concession. david canepa conceded too. kevin mullin. so he said congratulations giving mall in the victory with 56% still counting. but it looks like kevin mullin wins that seat. and we've got lots more and you can peruse the numbers. actually, these are and we do update them. so as they come in our kron 4 site, you can depend on for the very latest election results. there's a drop-down tab and you can pull up anything that you're interested in right there. all right. on to some other headlines th

voters will elect the county's next sheriff, a race between longtime santa clara county the deputy kevin jensenormer paolo alto police chief bob johnson. this is an opportunity for our community and for the sheriff's office to turn the page. and to welcome i welcome the next sheriff, whoever that is and look forward to working with him . three other people have already admitted to bribery involving concealed weapons permits to other bribery trials for undersheriff rick sung and captain james jensen will start in january. although smith has already resigned, rosen says he expects that the judge will still f lamonica peters, ktvu, fox two news. governor newsom is halted state funding to communities that he says aren't doing enough about the homeless crisis. the governor wants city and county leaders to do more, implementing new strategies and be more aggressive about getting more people off the streets. ktvu brooks jarocz looks at how cities are failing to fix the problem. it's a california problem that's growing as cities and counties submitted plans to address homelessness. the states around $1

has taken the edge here with more than 51% of the votes here against retired sheriff's captain kevin jensen, who has 48% of the vote. will midterm uncertainty weighing on wall street today, the dow tumbled 646 points. the nasdaq was down about 2 63 and the s and p fell 79, the major averages all finishing lower for the first time now in three days , investors reacting to the midterm election results as well as the to the difficult crypto currency markets. more inflation data comes out tomorrow. that's when the government reports figures on consumer prices. salesforce which is san francisco's biggest private employer is laying off workers. salesforce has confirmed it led hundreds of workers go this week. the exact number has not yet been released. but salesforce says it's fewer than 1000 salesforce has more than 73,000. workers worldwide. these layoffs come on the heels of reports that this year's earnings and revenue projections for salesforce are below expectations. the astro spaceflight company in alameda is laying off more than 60 employees or about 16% of its workforce. earlier this yea

former palo alto police chief bob johnson has the edge right now against retired sheriff's captain kevin jensen are the latest numbers you can see bob johnson with 51.5% over jensen with 48.5% and another race that's just too close to call is for the mayor of santa clara right now incumbent lisa gilmore has a slight lead. over challenger councilman anthony becker. the two are separated by just 166 votes. and in this election, the san francisco 40 niners have been very active in supporting and opposing the two candidates . ktvu is marc serre reports. afternoon everyone and welcome to santa clara mayor lisa gilmore and some members of the city council have been at odds with the 49ers since levi stadium opened back in 2014 disputes over revenues, weekday event, curfews, accounting practices and the non football uses of the stadium have generated plenty of bad blood between the team and the city in 2019 mayor gilmore held a news conference to announce the city was terminating its agreement with the 49ers to operate the stadium. it's clear the 49ers performance off the field. it's terrible. we canno

former palo alto police chief bob johnson has the edge right now against retired sheriff's captain kevin jensenrs. it's a very close race with johnson with 51.5% jensen coming in at 48.5. and at this hour, another race that is still too close to call is for mayor in the city of santa clara. but in this matchup the san francisco 40 niners have been active in supporting and opposing the two main candidates . ktvu is mark sayer live now in santa clara, with the details. good evening, mark. well good evening, julie with the latest update, just within the hour only 166 votes separate the top two candidates, of course. the city the home of levi stadium, the 49ers and the city have had sort of a cantankerous relationship over the years. so the 49ers have a dog in the fight in the terms of plenty of money. good afternoon, everyone and welcome to santa clara mayor lisa gilmore and some members of the city council have been at odds with the 49ers since levi stadium opened back in 2014 disputes over revenues, weekday event, curfews, accounting practices and the non football uses of the stadium have genera

police chief bob johnson is ahead by about 7500 votes, retired santa clara county sheriff's captain kevin jensen trails by 2.6% of the vote and we receive new numbers from alameda county in the past two hours, and some of those races still too close to call. city council members lauren taylor and xiang tao are now running neck and neck. taylor is still ahead of tau in the ninth round of ranked choice voting, but his lead has narrowed now to about 1300 votes in the alameda county district attorney's race. civil rights attorney pamela prices now in the lead by 6200 votes, price took the lead over prosecutor terry wiley yesterday. congresswoman karen bass is now the projected to be the projected winner in the los angeles mayor's race. the associated press projects basses enough votes to be real estate developer rick caruso. she will become the first woman and the second black mayor in los angeles history. caruso outspent bass 11 to 1. but bass received a number of key endorsements from president biden, governor newsom and other leading democrats. the results are due to be certified on december 5th.

sheriff bob johnson leads kevin jensen and in the race for santa clara mayor lisa gilmore is slightly ahead of anthony becker. democrat malia cohen will become california's next state comptroller, republican lonnie chen conceded the race. cohen, who served on a state tax board and as the former head of the san francisco board of supervisors, budget and finance committee, will be the first black official to serve in that role. the u. s senate voted to start debate on legislation that would codify same sex marriage protections. paving the way for it to pass. by the end of the week. senators voted 62 to 37 to advance the measure, with 12 republicans joining with every democrat in support a vote on the original bill in late september was delayed until after the midterms due to the lack of goc gop support prior to election day. just a reminder for you. you can use our website to get the latest details on the midterm elections, you'll find an interactive tool designed to help you track all the races just head off to ktvu .com. a driver plowing into nearly two dozen sheriff's academy recruit

we've got bob johnston and kevin jensen. they went head to head as top choices to replace smith.nd let's take a look at the results as they stand this morning. again, 89% of votes in. we've got robert johnson with 51% of the vote but not far behind kevin johnson with 49%. we'll keep you updated as more and more. the counts come in. that was confusing. a johnson and johnson. who's the ballot attention. so anyway, stay tuned. we'll have more on that coming up throughout the morning. 5.34 is the time right now and on the peninsula. and san mateo county, one of 2 candidates in the race to replace congresswoman. >> jackie spear in the 15th district has conceded david and assembly, kevin mullin. you can see the race there running against each other concede and posted a tweet congratulating mullen. so kevin mullen is the winner there for district 15 and san mateo county. >> you can keep up with all the latest races in california on our website. >> at kron 4 dot com. the page is called 2022. midterm election results pretty easy for you to use the drop-down tab and go to all of the result

he's still ahead of kevin jensen nearly 51 to 49 percent and with many races still outstanding you can check results essay come in find every race and measure now on abc 7 news com slash election. and up and down trading day ended in the red at the closing bell the dow dropped over 200 points the nasdaq lost 127 the s&p went down 35 and in the past few weeks there have been thousands of layoffs at big tech companies and this week even more are expected abc 7 news reporter loose peÑa has been covering tech layoffs and has the latest on what this means for silicon valley specifically and the economy as a whole loose. yes, danny seems like new week new tech layoffs. amazon's layoffs are set to impact 3% of corporate employees. these cuts would be the largest in the company's history. i spoke to an expert who explained why we have to keep a close eye on these layoffs. the wave of tech layoffs continues up next amazon planning to lay off approximately 10,000 employees according to the new york times. we haven't seen these kinds of trend simultaneously maybe ever certainly not in the last 20

voters will elect the county's next sheriff, a race between longtime santa clara county deputy kevin jensen and former paolo alto police chief bob johnson. this is an opportunity for our community and for the sheriff's office to turn the page. and to welcome i welcome the next sheriff, whoever that is and look forward to working with him . three other people have already admitted to bribery involving concealed weapons permits to other bribery trials for undersheriff rick sung and captain james jensen will start in january. now although smith has already resigned, rosen says he's still expects that the judge will formally remove her from office on november. 16th mike monica. two things here. this has been a civil case. are there possibilities of a criminal case or cases against the former sheriff? and what about her pension? i know she resigned on monday had the guilty verdict today is her pension in jeopardy at all. okay i'll start with your first question. she is not under criminal charges at the moment. that doesn't mean that can't happen in the future. there are two other cases coming up

in a statement sent to fox to kevin jensen says, i am grateful that we have consistently gained ground since the night of the election, and now we're over 49% with over 20% of the votes left to tally. we are very hopeful that i will finally get the chance to right the wrongs from the previous sheriff. bob johnson says. i am optimistic about the returns, but there are still thousands of votes to be counted. if the votes remain in my favor. i am ready to begin working with the amazing men and women of the sheriff's office. experts say the inability of some candidates to declare victory to the closeness of the race follows a national trend. polls show that the electorate is more and more divided. that is all voters are getting pushed more and more to the extreme. a lot of people can vote, you know, 34 weeks before the actual election day. um that's going to garner a lot more participation . it's going to prolong the election cycle. in a third close race, incumbent santa clara mayor lisa gilmore leads six district councilman anthony becker by 571 votes. updates on all of these races will b

bob johnson has the edge against kevin jensen.he next sheriff will be inheriting a department dealing with multiple recent in custody deaths to jail escapes, and former sheriff laurie smith retiring during a corruption trial in which she was found guilty. it may be the end of the week for people before people in los angeles know who will be there. next mayor billionaire developer rick caruso is holding a slim lead over representative karen bass. take a look at the results. caruso 51.2% caruso has promised to tackle crime by expanding the police force that's who was vastly outspent by her opponents as addressing homelessness would be her top priority in office. sending text messages writing postcards. i mean, you name it. we were involved, um and on the ground and some of these key states across the nation right to have an abortion was on the ballot in the midterm elections. we'll look at how that issue shape the way voters cast their ballots as the balance of power in washington is on the line and the start of this year's ski and

the races between kevin jensen and bob johnson. the election comes less than a week after former santa clara county sheriff laurie smith was found guilty in the civil corruption trial. the justice department is sending paul monitors to dozens of locations across the country, including here in the bay area. now the monitors will be made up of people from the doj civil rights division as well as members of the u. s attorney's office is their objective is to help protect people from potential voter intimidation or suppression and to ensure people with disabilities have equal opportunity to access the polling places. the poll monitors will be stationed in sonoma county, angeles and 62 other locations. now stay with us here at ktvu for complete and comprehensive election coverage all day long. we will have the results from around the country and your local results from here in the bay area, and you can always get up to date at ktvu .com. alright, time is 407 new this morning? we still don't know if you won the big $1.9 billion powerball

in the santa clara county sheriff's race, bob jensen ahead 51 % to kevin johnson's 48%.he city released the latest totals for the district attorney's race. brooke jenkins is in the lead at 47%. however, there will be a runoff if no one hits 50%. as for oakland, we are expecting an update on the mayor's race on monday. the control of congress is still undecided. in arizona and nevada, the ballot counting continued friday night with those senate races. a big one called in arizona. we are waiting to see what happens in nevada. there is a reaction from election officials on efforts to count the ballots. >> with votes still encountered in arizona, some voters are angry and suspicious that the results are not in. >> i don't know why every other state except a handful can count everything by now except arizona. >> kari lake, the republican candidate for governor, is now spreading vague conspiracy theories, accusing election officials of trying to slow roll the vote counting but of for no proof. those officials fought back. >> it is offensive for kari lake to say that these peop

kevin johnson and i provided voters with two strong candidates. in the end, voters chose to go with a fresh set of eyes and i'm ready to step up and lead the department. jensen has not yet conceded. he said in a statement he will still be fighting for any lack of transparency like i have been for the last 12 years. disgrace their most -- theranos founder elizabeth holmes has been sentenced to 12 years. >> once the face of promise and potential, elizabeth holmes was sentenced friday to 11 years and three months in prison. not the max, but far from the minimum. holmes was convicted in january on four counts of different rotting -- defrauding investors. >> the only good thing that happened form her today in this case was that she left the courtroom not in handcuffs. >> witnesses report seeing her>> running from court hand-in-hand with her partner billy evans. executive director of the center for applied ethics at santa clarita university says the sentence sends a clear message to silicon valley. you can craft of the best pitch for your product but it better be true. >> i think she's going to suffer the consequences of many bad decisions. >> her sentence include

moore returns rolled in, kevin jensen steadily chipped away at the lead. today both candidates are watching and waiting as tens of thousands of votes still need to be counted. >> i am used to the adversity. i am looking forward for the opportunity to make the changes. >> i have been feeling pretty good about it. while the campaigns are over the campaign rhetoric is not. bob johnson stresses the need to bring more transparency to the department. >> i think there is an openness. that is my style, very open and engaging. that is something they will notice immediately. especially the relationship with the board of supervisors on the outside auditor. >> reporter: kevin jensen continues to scoff at the notion that johnson could bring that kind of transparency. the diabetes association and staff publicly supported him. >> i'm not perfect but i am striving for excellence. every day you are getting

that's the sheriff's race here in santa clara kouchbty. 51% goes to robert bob jonsen and 49% to kevin jensen. jensen is retired from the santa clara county sheriff's department. not yet. >> a lot of votes still to be counted. i i do this we ta they. i'm looker forward to the future. >> reporter: now with even all of these big races on the ballot. voter turnout really was not very good. as of last count, 29% of eligible voters in the county turned in ballots 678 if you think about it. it's one in play irv. that's very >> interpreter: until numb ufr there. >> i want to take a look at the hill this morning. it's a razor thin margin and could be days or weeks before we have the results. brie jackson has more. they've been embracing for the so-called possibility of a red wave. >> they have been embraing for what people predicted as the red wave. results continue to roll in. they say president biden, his moot was up beat. it's still unclear what's going to happen with control of congress. democrats say it was goo news. they remain up in the air as both parties pick up crushial wins. to seven the s

call, the race for sheriff, 51% of the vote goes to bob johnson, former chief of the pd. 49% to kevin jensen, that separation is about 8,000 votes. if after santa clara county election workers process votes, there are fewer than one quarter percent separating those candidates, there's a recount. >> they'll pull the ballots and there's four people that sit together. they don't tell them what the results are. they'll give -- those people will count one for you, one for you and someone will tally it. it has to match the other person and the results. >> reporter: recounts are extremely rare. back in 2014 the mayor was neck and neck with the supervisor and that went back and forth for eight days. there was not a recount necessary, but it took eight days to get final results. the separation was about 2,400 votes. i'm kris sanchez, nbc bay area. >> so close. thanks, kris. >>> to oakland and the race for mayor where ranked choice voting will decide the outcome. lauren taylor is still in the lead edging out shane powell. about 70,000 ballots still need counted. no one in the race is claiming victory.

after the key races, weole chie bob johnson, leads with 51% of the vote over kevin jensen.meantime, the race for santa clara mayor now a razor-thin margin, and don't forget, becker got an endorsement from the san francisco 49ers. >>> with a race that close many are starting to wonder if the recount could be on the horizon. we take a look at what still has to happen. >> it has been a 24-hour nail biting election battle, with races so close and more than 240,000 ballots to count in santa clara county, they may take days. >> in tight races with half of the votes, you better believe it, there could be changes. >> look at the mayoral race, and it's a virtual tie and a race where an automatic recount is possible. >> there are so many votes, and we don't know from where. a candidate can choose to pay for a recount, but it's quite expensive. >> the registrar are voters say automatic recounts only happen when the margin of victory is less than a quarter of 1%. >> it's rare, it's a tight race and it doesn't happen very often, but when it does, we are prepared for it. >> the recount c