cindy chavez has 20 years experience. matt mayhem was just elected to san jose city council a couple of years ago. regardless of what happens, regardless of what happens, they are going to have to continue to work together. cindy chavez will be a santa clara county supervisor if she doesn't when the waste -- race. one of the questions i asked matt mayhem tonight was, how would the collaboration look moving forward regardless of the outcome? >> after elections, elected officials have responsibilities to come together, try to understand what the electorate was telling them, and working together to solve problems. i'm committed to focusing on the solutions that we need. reporter: you heard him say right there, he's focused on working to collaborate, focused on the solutions. that's what both sides are saying. it remains to be seen who the official winner will be. the registrar's office says this is the race they will be counting for a long time. they will continue that count tomorrow. we will continue to monitor what goes on

cindy chavez called matt mantis met to concede. devin fehely spoke with spoke of them about what is next. >> reporter: met met for the first time as mayor elect today with the press. both candidates urged patients and stressed the importance of counting all the votes. supervisor cindy chavez says she realized the deficit was simply too great and the remaining group votes too few to offer her a path to victory. >> i want to thank supervisor chavez, for the call, it was really nice to hear from her, it was a gracious concession and i think it is the best of our democracy. >> reporter: supervisor chavez called the mayor elect around 11:00 a.m., to concede, bringing an end to a hard-fought campaign and a long week of vote counting. supervisor chavez was gracious, but clearly disappointed in defeat. >> of course i am disappointed. i really , really believe, even today, that i would be the best person to be able to get that work done. you know, whether it is cleaning up san jose, making san jose safer, getting affordable housing built. >

quiero mencionarles que nos encontramos en la sede de campaña de la candidata chávez quien salió estache alrededor de las 8:30 a agradecerle su simpatizante por el apoyo que le han brindado y a decirles que no esperan resultados concluyentes esta noche y que hay que esperar los próximos resultados mañana o pasado mañana, llama la atención que sea tan reñida esta contienda porque los candidatos son diferentes chávez recordemos ha servido por más de dos décadas como función pública en el condado santa clara actualmente, es supervisora del condado y precisamente ese era parte de su fortalezaque ya mencionaba la experiencia que podría ayudar en la ciudad de san josé a combatir problemas como la indigencia, el problema de las viviendas asequibles y la criminalidad. le pregunté esta noche que si no es elegida podría considerar la posibilidad de volver a correr por la alcaldía de san josé en la próxima elección y contestó que es algo que debe platicar con su familia, con sus personas allegadas pero lo que está segura dijo es que seguirá sirviendo a la ciudad escuchen qué más mencionó >>> (ha

too few to offer her path to victory. >> i want to thank supervisor chavez first for the call. it was nice to hear from her and a gracious concession. i think it's the best of our democracy. >> reporter: supervisor chavez called the mayor elect around 11:00 a.m. to concede. bringing an end to a bruising hard fought campaign and a long week of vote counting. supervisor chavez was gracious, but clearly disappointed it in defeat. >> of course, i'm disappointed. i really, really believe even today that i would be the best person to be able to get that work done, you know, whether it is cleaning san jose up, making it safer, getting affordable housing built. >> reporter: the mayor elect and supervisor chavez says many of the same priorities, homelessness, affordable housing, and public safety. but the different approaches and the plans to tackling those issues. mahan says the challenges loom large as the state and possibly the country head into an economic downturn. >> my focus on accountability is born out of the sense that we're spending more than ever and not delivering the outco

matt mehan is in the lead with 52% of the vote to cindy chavez 48. ktvu is lamonica peters has been tracking both campaigns. she joins us now live in san jose with what they're saying lamonica. that's right. i'm here at the headquarters for cindy chavez, where she spoke to us about an hour ago and said that she would not be coming back out tonight to speak to her supporters because the race was just too close to call. the last we checked santa clara county's website. there was a difference of about 5000 votes between the two with as you mentioned matt mayhem, pulling out slightly above her, but that could change as the votes continue to come in, but earlier today, we did hear from chavez and she talked about coalition building that she had done in her long history of service here in san jose, and how grateful she was to the people who had voted for her. we also stopped by matt may hands watch party earlier today, and he talked about his grassroots campaign. you know, he's pretty new to politics here in san jose. he is a city council person, but he do

mahan with 51% of the vote, while cindy chavez has just under 49%. and, man, just sent out a statement saying in part, this has been a long and hard-fought campaign, but what unites us as a city is more powerful than visions from a political contest. he says the mission is to work together for common sense solutions to fight crime, make our city more affordable, clean up san jose, and hold ourselves accountable as elected officials for results. mahan is a relative newcomer to san jose politics, serving his first term on city council, while chavez has held elected office in the south bay, since 1998 pick chavez, conceding the race this afternoon. >> of course i am just a disappointed candidate . i thought i would be the best person to get that work done, whether it is cleaning san jose, making san jose safer, getting affordable housing going. >> all the members of san jose city council endorsed chavez, so it will be interesting to see how matt mahan is able to work with the moving forward , reed. >>> pg&e are working at this hour to restore power to m

has been sworn in as peruse, new prime minister chavez served previously as minister of culture and replaces annual doris, who resigned over around with the countries parliament. the country has been pleased by political instability. chavez is peruse, 5th prime minister in less than one and a half years. germany plans to make it easier for immigrants to become citizens. interior minister nancy phaser told reporters that under the draft law, foreigners will be able to apply to become german after living in the country legally for 5 years. currently, they have to wait 8 years. authorities in uganda have closed schools around the country and a bid to curb the spread of the a bowl of virus. although the number of confirmed cases has decreased in recent weeks. the government is also introduced and nightly curfew and a ban on personal travel. many markets bars and churches are also closed, the buyers has killed more than 50 people since the start of the outbreak in september, including several health care workers. so adding to the problem is the fact that there are still no proven vaccine

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 needed. and win or lose that that effort is going to continue. both chavez and mayhem will be at their campaign headquarters as votes are tallied tuesday night just after eight p.m. the latest polls show that there is no front runner and the race for san jose's next mayor is too close to call. er certainly fighting an uphill battle against an established career politician, but we've been offering new solutions and change in direction, and the community seems to be really responding to that. so even though we've been outspent significantly, i like our chances. chavez says the race has allowed her another chance to

millions of dollars being spent on the mayor's race between cindy chavez and matt mahan.antime, member of santa clara county board of supervisors. so both with you know, political experience under their belts. what will you be paying attention to in this race? >> well, i think what we've all been paying attention to the fact that this is this is very much a replay in some ways of a lot of what's happening in silicon valley between certain what's called all democrats, which is the labor you to the traditional back on the democratic party and new democrat, which is that, which is tech money and comes from a tech background someone i actually says it's going to be bring business principles to the governments of san jose to chavez who's been on the council. i know i know the board of supervisors to quite some time is bringing her depth experience and strength that clash. this is nothing new. we're actually going to see a little bit in oakland as well. but i think you know, we're just going to it's it's it's a toss up. the polls are very close. there's a lot of negatives ads a

the plan for chavez plans on permanent housing. she did make a good point, there are key issues that residents are paying attention to, and people want to see solutions. s.t.e.m. we have to come together to solve problems. whatever one of us is ultimately mayor will have to bring people together and put forward pragmatic solutions and be accountable for results. >>> i will sleep in tomorrow morning. i have not done that in about a year. >>> in the east bay, the race for mayor is a big one. there are 10 candidates on the ballot with ranked choice voting, making things interesting. let's look at the numbers now. taylor is in the lead. we spoke with taylor as the numbers came in, showing he was in the lead. >> numbers are rolling in the way we anticipated they would. i am eager to see them to continue to flow that way. i am optimistic about the future of oakland. we have a great opportunity right now. i am happy to be in a position to leave my town going forward. >> sheng thao is down, but not out . as a got later the night, she's til

the race is between cindy chavez and current san jose city councilman matt mahan. supervisor cindy chavez is a seasoned politician with two decades of government service under her built. >>> matt mahan is right in the middle of his first term on the city council. >>> the city of san jose is the tenth largest city in the country. and i am running for mayor because i won't be learning on the job. >> voters are looking for a change in direction. they want to know what we are going to do differently. >>> current mayor has endorsed mahan, while chavez has the support of love green. >>> we have you covered here on election night. national races and results on kpix 5. local races on kbcw and streaming. our coverage begins tomorrow at 5:00. >>> another weekend twitter is making headlines again. this time it is asking for some fired employees to come back to work. we'll explain why. >>> plus another major employer in the tech industry is care coalition, where are we on alaska airlines? we found that people are raving about their customer care. i mean, take a look at this! w

before the election, chavez talked about the tight race ahead. 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, has released a statement on wednesday, saying it was a spirit to campaign and it's critically important that every vote is counted. while we don't yet know the out of this race, my focusrs, so we don't know what the outcome is yet and we need to let the democratic process play out, but just it was. it was very validating to know that our message of greater focus greater accountability for results on issues like homelessness, crime and affordable housing really resonated, mehan says, because about half of the votes still need to be counted. he's cautiously waiting on the final results. i don't want to get ahead of myself, and we need to. we need to count all the ballots, but i can say that in whatever role i'm serving and whether it's mayor or continuing on as council member, i'm committed to working with all of my colleagues to move our

supervisor cindy chavez facing off with city council man matt mahan. here's a look at the latest results with matt mahan leading 52% to chavez's 48%. and 91 precincts reporting, it is a tight race and a lot of votes are still being counted as well. >>> you know, his pac and a couple of other pacs spent a million dollars telling people, really distorting my record. that is something, as a community, we need to discuss. what we don't want to do is discourage people from running for office. >>> when it comes to homelessness, chavez's plan focuses more on permanent housing, mahan's on emergency shelters. arson, mahan made a good point yesterday. there are key issues residents are paying attention to. people want to see solutions. >> where going to have to come towing after this election to solve problems. whichever one of us is ultimately mayor is going to have to bring people together and put forward pragmatic solutions and be accountable for results. i'm going to sleep in tomorrow morning. i haven't done that in about a year. >>> and you can tell he is h

this is cindy chavez and i am running for mayor of san jose. and i was calling to talk to you about the election with about 24 hours to go before finding out who the next mayor will be. cindy chavez , a mat mayhem are reflecting on what last year has been like during the campaign. i feel 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. i think we've started a movement for common sense policy change that much needed and win or lose that that effort is going to continue, chavez and mayhem will be at their campaign headquarters as votes are tallied tuesday night just after eight p.m. the latest polls show that there is no front runner and the race for san jose's next mayor is too close to call. we are certainly fighting an uphill battle against an established career politician, but we've been offering new solutions, a change in direction, and the community seems to be really responding to that. so even though we've been outs

matt may hab is leading cindy chavez. chavez, a long time political force in the south bay. mahan, a relative newcomer. >> there are a lot of ballots to be counted. we want to make sure the democratic process plays out. i'm really proud of the grassroots campaign we ran. we had thousands across the city step up and get involved. a lot of people for the first time. i think what united them was this desire for change. that we need to acknowledge when our current policies aren't working. >> we know what we can do together. we can make this city healthy again. we can tom the divide between people. we can build affordable housing. we can build san jose up and i'm committed to doing that. >> many see this race in san jose as a battle between the city's labor interests and business interests. cindy chavez is endorsed by the major unions. >>> to oakland where the race for mayor will be determined by rank choice voting. voters rank candidates in order of preference. after nine rounds of counting, loren taylor is still in the lead. these results are not final. there are still some 70,

you see matt mahan and cindy chavez. again, these are mail-in votes. so it's 50 50, but the precinct numbers have not come in. so we still have a ways to go on that. yeah, there's more than a million people who live in san jose. we have only about 100,000 votes right there. so you can tell. >> many more votes to count. let's check in with what's going on at the matt mahan headquarters. kron four's amanda hari standing by with that. he spoke just a couple of minutes ago. amanda, what he have to say. >> you just spoke to us and people are very excited to hear from him because here's our high here. things are going well. he is currently ahead in the polls. you can see there's a lot of people behind me here right now. >> everyone just very happy said we likely won't know the results for days, but he started behind in the race. he says he told the truth about homelessness and at san jose needs to change its approach. change policing as well and many more housing and need to improve how they handle mental illness in the city. >> he says he was outspent by ne

chavez is down, but not out. we know the outgoing mayor has supported matt meehan. chavez had words when it came to the mayor last night. >> the mayor, you know his pack, and others spent $1 million telling people, really distorting my record. that is something, as a community, we need to discuss the way don't want to discourage people from running for office. >> the plan of chavez focuses on permanent housing. man did make a good point last night. there are key issues that folks are paying attention to. people want to see solutions. >> we will have to come together to solve problems. whatever one of us is mayor will have to bring people together. we want to look for pragmatic solutions. i will sleep in tomorrow morning. i am not done that in about a year. >>> let's go to the east bay. the race for oakland mayor is another big one. there are attend . sheng thao has 29% of the vote. ingacio de la fuente has 13% of the vote. we did speak with loren taylor , showing he was in the lead. >> the numbers are rolling in the way we anticipated they would. i am eager to see t

for chavez, that included the city council. the muslim margin of votes separated the two, chavez called him wednesday to concede. >> she was very gracious and i thanked her for her years of service. >> at think voters make choices based upon what is best for them and their families. chavez says she has concerns over what she says is mischaracterization of her record. >> i think it is really important that in elections that we are fair and. >> both of us in the runoff were on the receiving end of a lot of unfair attacks and mail from outside interest groups. if it was up to me, those interest groups would not be able to spend that kind of money. >> for now, chavez has two years and collaboration will be inevitable. >> my job is to do what is right for the community and that will continue to make me support those who are in elected office. >> asked for another try for the mayor's office go? >> i would not ruling out. there are many people i would talk to. my family and the community as well. ama: most of the three dozen ballots f

cindy chavez admitted mahanest a lead is insurmountable. she called him today to concede. >> i want to thank supervisor chavez for the call. it was really nice to hear from her. it was a very gracious concession. it's the best of our democracy. >> of course, i'm disappointed. i really, really believe even today that i would be the best person to be able to get that work done, you know, whether it is cleaning san jose up, making san jose safer, getting affordable housing built. >> mahan is a newcomer to san jose politics, serving his first term on the city council. while chavez has held elected office in the south bay since 1998. mahan says he knows he faces some big challenges. >> my focus on accountability is really born out of the sense that we're spending more than ever and not delivering the outcomes we need. so as we head into what is quite likely an economic downturn, we'll need to get more creative. >> mahan will remace mayor sam liccardo who is termed out. >>> onto oakland now, it could be several more days before we know oakland's

matt mahan has 52% compared to chavez's 48%. no word on a possible concession. katie nelson is live of the county registrar's office to show us how the process takes over, now. katie? >> reporter: workers here are just wrapping up for the night. i want to show you what they are dealing with. these are still all of the uncounted ballots, they worked 17 hours yesterday, 12 hours today, and they are going to be working 12 hour shifts for the next few weeks. trying to get through all of these ballots. today, they are trying to process 61,000 ballots from across the county, 7000 of those cast in the san jose mayor's race where matt mahan widened his lead by only about 100 votes with the release of today's numbers. last night, as his lead was increasing, opponent cindy chavez blasted current mayor sam accardo , who endorsed mayhem. >> i hold meryl accardo responsible for two things, number one for trying to damage my reputation in the community, but second, for bringing the discourse to an incredible new low in san jose, his pack and a couple of others spent $1 millio

cindy chavez has 66,728. the total votes right now are 138,000 more than that 138,000 votes, but the registrar's office tells me they have a lot of votes a lot of ballots in the back that are still yet to be counted in this very tight race between two very different candidates. we spend some time back there this morning take a look. the polls closed at eight tuesday, but the counting process in santa clara county is far from over the ballots keep piling in we were there just as around 2,000 volt by mail ballots were brought in from the us postal service filling up a portion of this warehouse things are going pretty fast. we have a lot of ballots to process because a lot of vote by mail ballots that got dropped off at the vote centers all the mail coming from the post office. we're expecting a lot of vote by mail ballots coming from them and then all of the people that voted at the vote center, it was a really high amount of people that went in and voted in person yesterday many of those ballots adding to the

and chavez at 48.2%. chavez is a member of the santa clara county board of supervisors and mahan is a san jose city council member. we caught up with both candidates last night. >> we'll find out the days ahead. i'm trying not expectations either way, but just the fact that we were outspent by nearly 2 million dollars didn't have all the big name elected indoor smits. and yet here we are. i mean, we're we're in a dead heat and we'll see how it plays out. but nonetheless, the campaign that all these hundreds of people behind me ran, it's something that we're going to always be proud of. and we're going to continue that work forward either for it's not so much just about the outcome of the election. it's about the coalition. we brought together the vision for santa and in spite of literally having a million dollars >> i tapping the very things i and attacking me personally we're still in this race. that's pretty >> and 90% of precincts have reported their results. the next update is expected to come down an

chavez would like to address affordable housing by straightening out the building permit process. we're going to restructure the general plan. so makes it possible for people who want to build housing in our community to build housing in to do it along. the affordability continue. both candidates agree san jose needs to be cleaned up but disagree on how. yet. now the race is also been a very costly one. mahan and chavez have both spent more than 8 and a half. >> million dollars on their campaigns reporting live here in downtown san jose. justin campbell kron. 4 news. >> this could be a long haul, but he will be well. and it's just so tragic. happened happened. but nonetheless. we have to be optimistic surrounded by. >> house speaker nancy pelosi made her first on-camera public address since the brutal attack on her husband saying that he's recovering at home, surrounded by family and that he will be well, tonight marks one week now since that break-in at the pelosi's home in san francisco in the attack on her. 82 year-old husband, paul pelosi, who had to undergo surgery for a frac

chavez has conceded the race after more than a week of ballot counting. in a statement, chavez said that she has called mehan to wish him luck. brooks jarocz is sitting down with the mayor elect right now we'll have a live report coming up at five you hear from both mayor now mayor elect mehan as well as chavez about the future of san jose. we're learning more now about the moments leading up to a deadly police shooting in redwood city . the san mateo county coroner has identified the man who was shot and killed yesterday afternoon as 36 year old abran. gutierrez ktvu southwood reporter jesse gary on this story once again today he joins us now live to the scene of that shooting. with the latest information, jesse alexa mateo county district attorney says gutierrez had no prior contact with law enforcement at least as an adult, he says an argument between the suspect and the woman who was the mother of one of his children. prompted a witness to call 911 the call for help set in motion a series of events, culminating with tuesday's officer involved shooting

as of the latest results from the santa clara county registrar of voters, mahan lead chavez by about 6,000 votes mahan, a former tech executive takes the place of current mayor sam liccardo, who a hand in this race. they had was first elected to the san jose city council in 2020. and coming up tonight on kron, 4 news at 8, matt mahan will join us live to talk about the race. what's next for him? and how he plans to leave the bay area's biggest city again, that interview tonight on kron. 4 news at 8 o'clock. you won't want to miss it for now. we're still waiting on results of several other big races in the east bay. the alameda county registrar's office tells us there are still 170,000 votes to be tallied and they hope to be finished with the count by next monday. but here's where things stand currently you see. after 9 rounds of ranked choice voting, lauren taylor is still leading with 33 1000 votes. good for a little more than 51% of the vote. but his lead has been shrinking a bit shanked out right behind with 31,000 votes, about 48 and a half percent of the overall vote. the alamed

chavez called mehan and conceded the race. ktvu is brooks jarocz joins us live tonight, just minutes after sitting down with the mayor elect brooks well, you know, for more than a week. this race has just been too close to call. and that ended just a few hours ago when supervisor cindy chavez called mayhem on the phone and wished him congratulations. and as you mentioned just minutes ago, i was speaking with the now new mayor, mr mehan, and i asked him what he would do on day one, and here's what he had to say. i'm very focused on the budget process and san jose the primary power, the mayor has his driving budget priorities and putting out a message about 10 weeks into the year that is meant to prioritize. and one of the things that i ran on was the idea of greater focus, setting public goals, posting them on the city website measuring our performance and tying our pay raises to progress, and i really think that if we're going to rebuild trust in the public sector because eroded at kind of all levels of government. we're gonna

it is matt mahan and cindy chavez running to replace mayor sam liccardo. we've got kron four's will tran standing by for us with the what everybody's expecting, which is some sort of final answer here. well. >> it's not going to happen today or probably in the next few days because only a few 1000 votes, separate one candidate from the other, the registrar of voters just open for the day. we see a new shift coming in. watch me. at 8 o'clock. i'll try to get the very latest results. but they still have thousands of ballots, james and that they have to go through not to mention that the precincts, not 100%. billy reported as of last night about 90%. here are the numbers. san jose, you are waking up without a new mayor because it's still a photo finish as far as the numbers. matt mahan sitting at 51.7% of the votes, cindy chavez, and she's been in politics since 1996. she's sitting at 48 point to just simply too close to call and like. >> the race for governor, right? this one is just a nail-biter. here are the 2 candidates talking about the slugfest right do

chavez is the current supervisor. cbs-5 reports that the race for san jose mayor is one of the biggest contests in the south bay and the info that you need on getting your vote counted today. >> reporter: inside the registrar of voters' office in santa clara county. this year, workers are coming in and are business. and this is after the ballots have been verified. and i want to show you over here this is where they will escort your ballots before they are counted. and there was early voting underway in santa clara county. there are more than 100 vote centers to vote in person located throughout the campus and more than 100 ballot drop boxes that you can drop off your ballots here and throughout the county as well. to find out where the locations are you can go to sccvote.org. and we are told that third% of registered voters have already voted through the mail-in ballots. they are expecting around 55 to 65% voter turn out for santa clara county. and that is higher. so we'll have to wait and see. but for now, i'll send

santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez. she's one of the 2 people running for san jose mayor kron four's. justin campbell is live at her headquarters tonight with more house ago. yeah, can basically in excitement is building here at the campaign headquarters here in willow, glen. but there is still work for them to do there in the back. there's about 25 to 30 people that are making calls. they're still reaching out to people, potential voters before. >> those polls close. so i did get the chance last week friday to speak to both candidates. kind of a sit-down speaking to matt mahan and cindy chavez about some of the issues that they would like to address here in the city. what is the number one issue i spoke to cindy chavez. he told me the number one issue for her would be addressing public safety. we know the police department, the san jose police department has a lack of officers that are there that they've routinely talk about and she would like to improve the response time for 9-1-1, calls by getting more officers. and

before the election, chavez talked about the tight race ahead. 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, has released a statement on wednesday, saying it was a spirit to campaign and it's critically important that every vote is counted. while we don't yet know the outcome of this race, my focus remains on representing my community on the board of supervisors, so we don't know what the outcome is yet and we need to let the democratic process play out, but just it was. it was very validating to know that our message of greater focus greater accountability for results on issues like homelessness, crime and affordable housing really resonated, mehan says, because about half of the votes still need to be counted. he's cautiously waiting on the final results. i don't want to get ahead of myself, and we need to. we need to count all the ballots, but i can say that in whatever role i'm serving and whether it's mayor or continuing on his council m

chavez would like to address affordable housing by straightening out the building permit process. we're going to restructure the general plan to makes it possible for people who want to build housing in our community to build housing into, doing along the affordability continue. both candidates agree san jose needs to be cleaned up but disagree on how the race is also been a very costly one. both mahan and chavez have spent more than 8 and a half million dollars on their campaigns. >> reporting here in san jose, justin campbell kron. 4 news >> in the east bay contra costa county election officials are urging voters to return their mail-in ballots as soon as possible. they're also issuing reminders said mail-in voting is safe. they say the ballots go through an extensive security check. once ballots reach the elections office. the envelopes are processed twice through machine. he also go through a signature verification process. the ballots are then sent to a warehouse. workers removed the ballots from their envelopes. finally, the ballots are sent to the tabulation room workers so

only about 4600 votes separate matt mahan and cindy chavez, matt mahan, he sits at 51.7 cindy chavez at 48.2, they have been going at it for quite some time. and right now it's going to be a photo finish. here's the reason why. they have thousands of ballots that they still have to count. we were just inside and look at this. they are sitting to the side of the workers because they still have to deal with what's in front of them. so far they've received about 300,000 ballots and they're not even to give a number on how many outstanding ballots are coming in today and over the next several days. so simply too close to call, here's the registrar of voters talking about what lies ahead for them. we have so many ballots that came in yesterday. so many ballots that were. >> they came in the mail vote by mail that people have voted in-person. those are not processed at all that they just got here late last night. >> needless to say, it's more than 4600 votes. definitely definitely. so they have thousands left to go. yes, more than 4600 votes could swing this election one way or the other.

in venezuela, he served as a socialist congressman during the tenure of hugo chavez. his nomination is both an example of and, if confirmed he would fuel, the biden administration's ongoing effort to drag latin america to the far left, to empower anti-american marxists throughout the region. i just listened to the words of my friend and colleague, the senator from virginia, claiming that in actuality mr. martinez was not the kind of venezuelan socialist who supported chavez, he was a different kind of venezuelan socialist. he doesn't dispute he's a venezuelan socialist former congressman, but he says no, he wasn't exactly of the same flavor of chavez. i'm not particularly interested in advising and dicing the varieties of socialists in latin america operating in chavez's venezuela. i'm opposed to former socialist congressmen of foreign nations representing the united states of america in any context, let alone an international bank's. i will say my colleague from virginia spoke movingly about the importance of the idb. i agree. we should have an american representativ

they have been tracking the races since primaries and spoke with chavez this afternoon. >> it's been this summer since shop as has one the -- kim competition for mayor this morning. -- this year. may hand won the support of current mayor sam liccardo. a sim arjun of vote separated the both since election day. and chavez called it wednesday to concede. >> they finally finished with their account and there is no statistical way i could win the race. >> this is her second time running unsuccessfully for mayor. >> people made choices based on what is best for their family i will honor that voice. >> chavez says the -- misinformation by supporters may have impacted it. -- may hand and his campaign also argued the shop as campaign mischaracterized his record. i asked her about the claims. >> anything that came from my campaign i stand by. i think campaigns are about contrast and ideas. we stay focused on that. >>

for chavez, that included the city council. of votes separated the two, chavez called him wednesday to concede. >> she was very gracious and i thanked her for her years of

. >> 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 break from taking care of the kids. not just that, it is nice. i can visit with family again. >> in san francisco, brooke jenkins is looking like she

this is cindy chavez and i am running for mayor of san jose. was calling to talk to you about the election. cindy chavez, a mat mayhem are reflecting on what last year has been like during the campaign. i feel 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. think we've started a movement for common sense policy change that much needed and win or lose that that effort is going to continue. both chavez and mayhem will be at their campaign headquarters as votes are tallied tuesday night just after eight p.m. the latest polls show that there is no front runner and the race for san jose's next mayor is too close to call. we are certainly fighting an uphill battle against an established career politician, but we've been offering new solutions, a change in direction, and the community seems to be really responding to that. so even though we've been outspent significantly, i like our chances. chavez says the race has allowed her

and justin campbell is with cindy chavez. justin. >> yeah, can. the chavez just about 20 minutes ago and she told me this is not exactly how she expected it to go tonight. he was very transparent and upfront about that. mahan has a little bit more of a lead. it is neck to neck. she knew it would be a tight race. he told his supporters that are here and i want you to get a good look. step to the side so you can see all of her supporters that are here. she said there there are he wanted them to hunker down because she knew that the race would be very tight into time here as the results come in tonight. now take a listen to what she said just a little while ago about the honor. and i still feel very positive. for it's not so much just about the outcome of the election. it's about the coalition. we brought together the vision for santa and in spite of literally having a million dollars attacking the very things i and attacking me personally we're still in this race. that's pretty >> so far to talk a little bit about the numbers, the ballot counting pr

city chavez conceding defeat. >> she was very gracious.hard-fought and contentious race, we have to work together. amanda: more than 6000 votes is all that separates the two. chavez has run unsuccessfully for the second time this year. >> voters make choices based on what is best for their family. i am going to honor that. amanda: the native attended high school in san jose. >> i grew up in a working-class community. it was that scholarship they gave me my shot in life. i fell in love with our city back then as a commuter. amanda: as a college, he returned to the city as a seventh and eighth grade teacher. he is also worked in the tech center as an entrepreneur. he was elected to city council in 2020. the current mayor choice -- chose to back him. >> i fell confident he will do a great job in the next two years. he will be tough to beat. amanda: eight years in office. what is next for you? >> i will have to get a real job and work for a living. not such a horrible thing. amanda: no breaking news yet? >> no not yet. amanda: java still has t

his opponent, santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez conceded the race today. she released a statement saying that we were not victorious. our messenger will carry on and live within the work i take on over the next 2 years as county supervisor, i have called matt mahan to wish him the best of luck in his two-year term as mayor san jose faces numerous challenges and the months and years ahead requiring that everybody worked collaboratively with the entire city council to reach meaningful and equitable solution. and the current mayor of san jose, sam liccardo also commenting on the election results saying, quote, >> mayor mahan will be a collaborative dynamic and thoughtful leader who will ensure that our government works just as hard as the families we serve. it's no secret that i'm thrilled with mets election because san jose's future will be in good hands. so what will san jose look like under the mahan administration? only one person can really answer that. joining us now live the next mayor of san jose. >> matt mahan map to thank you so much for doing this.

another update on the race between cindy chavez is not expected until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow.orter connected with both campaigns on their hopes. reporter: too close to call, by wednesday evening, more than 4700 votes is all that separated the mayoral candidates. updated posts show relative newcomer, matt mahan, narrowly leading the race. >> however this plays out, i will be on the city council, and i want to be in the process to lead the city forward. reporter: i sat down with him on wednesday. he is optimistic but understands 50% of ballots have yet to be counted. it is a proces san jose state political professor says could take a week to complete. >> we are down to a few hundred or thousand votes to make the difference, we want to make sure every vote is counted. reporter: a sentiment echoed by both campaigns. chavez released a statement telling abc 7 news, while we do not know the outcome of the race, my focus remains on representing my community on the board of supervisors. with focus on the tight race, county election officials answered questions on what would trigger an

reporter: chavez is determined to carry on the struggle, come what may. one of my sons, and a lot of friends who'd fought alongside me. it's a pain that runs very deep. reporter: other farmers have already fled the violence, leaving behind tens of thousands of trees to wither away, with no one to harvest their fruit. and that gap in supply on the market is a further reason for the rise in prices. back in yucatan, the farmers at least don't have the cartels to worry about, just the petty lime thieves. local law enforcement provides support for the farmers' patrol squads. police chief nelson ava has been analyzing the thieves' tactics. chief avila: what do they do? they don't come in through the main entrance. they cut themselves a path through here to gain access to the premises. reporter: he hopes prices will come down a little soon and that calm will be restored to the community. he currently catches five lime thieves a week, together with their haul. chief avila: this batch here is stolen goods, and the thieves won't say where they're from. so that mean

another update on the race between cindy chavez is not expected until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. 7 reporter connected with both campaigns on their hopes. reporter: too close to call, by wednesday evening, more than 4700 votes is all that separated the mayoral candidates. updated posts show relative newcomer, matt mahan, narrowly leading the race. >> however this plays out, i will be on the city council, and i want to be in the process to lead the city forward. reporter: i sat down with him on wednesday. he is optimistic but understands 50% of ballots have yet to be counted. it is a proces san jose state political professor says could take a week to complete. >> we are down to a few hundred or thousand votes to make the difference, we want to make sure every vote is counted. reporter: a sentiment echoed by both campaigns. chavez released a statement telling abc 7 news, while we do not know the outcome of the race, my focus remains on representing my community on the board of supervisors. with focus on the tight race, county election officials answered questions on what would trigg

cindy chavez and matt man. top priorities include homelessness, affordable housing, public safety, and combating crime. >> the number one deterrent to crime is having police officers, making sure crimes get investigated and prosecuted is how you stop repeat offenders. >> we can continue to have this revolving door at the county jail where the police department is arresting the same people over and over again, largely for lack of intervention around addiction and mental illness. reporter: the candidates differ in their responses but also in the resumes. chavez has dedicated to decades to various public offices including surveying as the vice mayor. may hand is new to local leadership. a background in tech and teaching. >> making our case to the community for change. san jose needs a different direction. we keep electing the same people with the same policies, we are going to get the same outcomes. reporter: experience is needed to navigate the challenging times expected ahead. >> the economy is going to be chall

they will choos between chavez and mayhem. i talked to the candidates about the issues focusing first on th problem of homelessness . >> it is a full-time job trying to figure out how to get yourself out of homelessness. you are just trying to survive. >> reporter: lisa marie lived here in the parking lot in the southside community center . sh spent long overnight hours huddled in the back seat of her car wondering, how did my life and up like this? >> it is embarrassing when you have worked all your life and you never thought you would fin yourself there. i don't do drug . i don't drink. >> reporter: there are more tha 10,000 homeless men and women and children living in the county. >> i believe that we can end homelessness . >> reporter: it is people like lisa at whom those claims are aimed. >> it is a monumental task that is in front of us. >> reporter: in 2015, there wer roughly 6500 homeless . that number jumped. >> we have to look at every available resource and not wait your >> reporter: cindy chavez says the three-part

councilmember raul peralez ran for mayor to and also indoor chavez. he says he cares deeply about the success of our city. and i've already reached out to matt offering my advice or assistance in helping him be successful during this transition council member deb davis also ran for mayor and did indoor chavez too. today, she says she looks forward to working together with the new mayor and the rest of the council to find cost-effective ways to improve san jose and the quality of life nor our residents. >> yeah, i also reached out to the fire and the police department but have not heard back from both of them on how they how mayhem plans to work with the chief of both of those departments. but one issue you heard routinely fund the police department is that they need more officers. but another issue that they're also having is they've had multiple on the job issues with officers that have resulted in disciplinary actions this year. that is something that mahan will have to address, but also mahan when i spoke to him said he would like to address what h

sidney chavez has conceded to met mayhem. in the race, he has just more than 51% to chavez 48%. we spoke with may hand shortly after the concession. >> people want to see us doing things. my intention is to be out in the community doing beautification projects and cleanup, engaging in an cam and send getting doors. we will have to be hands-on. people want to see the results. >> he told abc7 she wanted to thank everyone who worked on and supported her campaign. she will continue her work over the next two years as county supervisor. >> in the oakland mayor's race, lauren taylor's lead over shane cow has shrunk to about 200 votes. very tight with more counting left to do. in the race for alameda county district attorney, pamela prize has widened her lead over terri wiley, about 6200 votes separate them. the winner is going to make history as the first black da >> a change in place in alameda honoring the life and community service of a lake county supervisor. a stretch of constitution way is renamed wilma chan way, a tribute to who many call a trailblazer in alameda county. she di

the homeless in particular, chavez says she would consider a run for mayor again. in 2024 with a significant turnout for the election collaboration is what both say they want and what san jose needs. there was a lot of interest in the future of san jose and it just has one more reason. i'm in love with this place right that people care so much about this community really think that if we're going to rebuild trust in the public sector is eroded at kind of all levels of government. we're going to be much more transparent and focused and show people that the policies that were implemented in the programs were funding are actually moving the needle on things like homelessness and crime. in san jose brooks jarocz ktvu fox two news and the race for santa clara county sheriff remains closed. former palo alto 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 coun

only 4600 votes, separate mahan and chavez. and of course, there are still thousands of votes that still need to be counted. and that is why san jose, we were here 8 years ago. that race was simply too close to call as well. here we are 8 years later, same deal as sam liccardo. the current mayor has turned out so the race is hot. i want to add to what we're doing with the weather. it is whether? and sir. yeah. let's not forget about that. it is day out from the rain to the freezing temperatures this morning. thank you. will. >> okay. good point. now let's go to the east bay. more questions, hochul and deciding on their next mayor. >> 10 candidates running to replace mayor libby schaff and here's where it stands right now. and it's ranked choice voting. everybody has voted already. so that means the top 2 candidates face off because nobody got 50%. yeah. so there you can see the leaders, lauren taylor with 5th. 35 1% of the vote. >> and then change. how with 29%, we actually caught up with lauren taylor about how he's feeling ab

southbound 101, south cesar chavez street. we have an accident there. so you are seeing some delays, a little sluggish as you're heading into the city as well. meteor lights are on. but just about 21 just factor that into your morning. drive. san mateo bridge puts us at about 16 80 to 101, is down from 27 minutes. that's the high that we have for today. across the san mateo bridge because early traffic hazards, 11 minutes, richmond center fell bridge tolls to 101. there and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls about 30 minutes. traffic's, you know, in the middle whether join the cold. yeah, lot happening in the news. yeah. let's get to the headlines. thank you very much. 9, 32 and in the north bay, a multimillion dollar lawsuit has been settled over a 2017 police killing. yes, was in the city of vallejo. >> it's the other set to pay the family now more than 2 million dollars. the victim was an angel ramos. 21 years old killed during a fight with police. they say he was armed with a knife, but the family says that's not the case for us. dan thorn take