cindy chavez: oh, i'm so excited to be here. damian: now, i have no reason to get stuck to you, cindy, you're leaving us, but i honestly wanna say that whenever we're in the same room together, i feel like no matter who else is in that room, you're gonna end up being the smartest person out of everybody there because i think that that's what you bring to the table every single time you're at an event. cindy: that is so kind. that is so kind, and i'll just say to you how much i appreciate seeing you out in the community. you represent nbc seriously, and the community sees you out there, and it has great meaning. there's a lot of pride in you. damian: i appreciate you, thank you, cindy. well, say it ain't so, you're leaving us in a couple of weeks, but is it time? cindy: well, so i should say that this has been incredible to be able to have the opportunity to serve the public the way we have and you have too, but i'm moving to new mexico. i'm going to be the county executive of bernalillo county, which is in albuquerque, new mexico

cindy chavez: it's a great question.or one that i really believe in local government and i believe that public service is still an incredibly noble thing to do and what i hope is that, through hard work and what i've accomplished for the community, that i encourage other people to run and that also, at a local level, that we encourage more and more people to engage. not just run for office but really to deeply engage in their communities because that is the only way they will get better. damian: and i know that election day is only two days away and so we'll talk about that also in just a bit, but i remember, cindy, before i was a news reporter, i was a campaign manager for someone running for city council, and you--they brought you in because i wasn't running, as a campaign manager, the things the way that it should be run and you came in and kind of rolled your eyes and said, "here is what you need to do." so you're going back a ways in your organizing efforts. cindy: no kidding, and you know, i graduated from san jose

santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez was among volunteers at a phone bank to specifically get support for female politicians. i really want to see new, fresh energy in these seats and i, for one, am very excited about the future as i look at these candidates. chavez says 150 people were expected to volunteer throughout the day at the phone bank. on friday, the fbi confirmed they're investigating two fake videos related to the 2024 election investigators. they say they appear to be the work of foreign actors, particularly russia, china and iran, aiming to raise tensions ahead of the election. this morning we talked with a chief risk management strategist at knowbe4, a security focused software company. >> they are attacks. they're not things that are just benign in nature. these are state, foreign actors seeking to destabilize the u.s. and so the best thing that we can do is, number one, raise our awareness. number two, realize that these are trying to sow a narrative. there's a story behind these, and they're playing on our emotions. they're trying to sow division and they're trying t

santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez was among volunteers at a phone bank to specifically get support for female politicians. >> really wanting to see new, fresh energy in these seats and i, for one, am very excited about the future. as i look at these candidates. >> chavez says 150 people were expected to volunteer throughout the day at the phone bank. abc seven news is here to help you navigate through all of the races and measures on the ballot. we have a voter guide at abc7 news.com where you can look up races in your county. you can find it under the elections section. new developments. now an attorney representing east bay, congressman eric swalwell, plans to file a defamation lawsuit tomorrow against alameda county district attorney pamela price. it all comes after price made what swalwell calls defamatory comments about him in a facebook post last month. swalwell says price made those comments while criticizing his decision to endorse her recall. swalwell's attorneys gave price an october 26th deadline to retract the statements, and she said say she did not respond or comply.

and first up, the santa clara county board of supervisors district 2 seat to replace cindy chavez. taken a new job to lead byrna bernalillo county in new mexico. so she's leaving and it looks like chavez is chief of staff benny, the young is in the lead so far. as for district 5 mount view, councilmember margaret, a koga is the in the lead right now to replace current supervisor joe, some indian who has turned out. >> now, as we head to the break, we're going to take a look at some of the results that are coming in from the measures and solano counties to take a look at those. and we'll be right back. >> all right. we are back at 8.26. with a quick look at the electoral college map as it stands this morning. we still have a few states that haven't been called. but at this point, it doesn't matter. donald trump has gained more than the 270 electoral votes needed to secure the white house. his current count stands at 277, as you can see, kamala harris is at the moment at 224 so former president donald trump will be the next president. the united states come january of next year. >> a

santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez was among the volunteers really wanting to see new, fresh energy in these seats and i, for one, am very excited about the future as i look at these candidates. hi there, chavez says 150 people are expected to volunteer throughout the day at the phone bank tomorrow. the santa clara valley transportation authority is offering free rides to polling places for election day. you can hop on any vta bus, light rail or paratransit between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. those are the hours the polls are open. i guess if you vote at 8 p.m, you need to pay for your ride home. good luck. so plan accordingly. >> in the last presidential election, almost 87% of voters in california voted by mail. california automatically mails ballot to each active registered voter. of course you fill out your ballot, then sign and seal the envelope. the postage is prepaid, so there's no need to add any stamps. you can return it to an election office, dropbox, or polling place. if you're mailing it, just be sure it's postmarked no later than election day. of course, tomorrow, november