in palo alto, sandra osborne, kpix 5. >> public prosecutor cindy hendrickson is set to replace aaron persky. she got 70% of the vote in santa clara county. >>> bay area voters appear to be okay with shelling out more money for bridge tolls. regional measure three passed with 60% support in the nine county region. over the next 6 years, the toll increases will look like this. a one dollar increase in january 2019, a one dollar increase in january 2022, and a final one dollar increase in 2025. an east bay congressman released a statement regarding measure three saying, bay area traffic is a serious challenge to the economy and quality of life, and the passage of regional major three -- regional measure three shows how desperate people are for solutions. while i'm skeptical about what it will deliver, my hope now is that local and regional officials adhere to high standards of accountability voin both contra costa and solano counties voted against regional measure three toll hikes. >>> president trump has granted clemency to alice johnson, the great-grandmother serving a life sentence f

santa clara county da cindy hendrickson will replace him once the election results are finalized. we will ring in ktvu tvs form on this coming about 1230 pit >>> the regional measure of three -- it will raise bridge tolls bthree dollars over the next seven years, inexchange for transportation funding. the yes votes, 54%, the no votes, -- all county voters had a chance to decide on this. after all those votes are counted, the first increase in bridge tolls will occur next year. >> a costs money to do it, that's part of the solution, is the financing, infrastructure, and, you know, we have to -- we washington, you know, is probably not coming to our rescue. >> so far voters and -- counties are voting down the measure, the other bay area counters are supporting it. Ãmy counties are supporting it. you can head or to our website at ktvu.com pit >> -- >>> at 1230, how a car and the innate carport and then into a tree. investigators -- why the driver did not even try to break pit >>> another nice spring day, our meteorologist tells us wh we can expect another big warmup. >>> another look

. >> in the race to replace aaron persky voters have put cindy sealy hendrickson in the lead with 71% over angela storey. that because the decision to recall judge persky has apparently won, if you will. or yes on the recall effort. so now the second part of this question tonight is who should replace him. cindy hendrickson, a good night with 71%. >>> and it was an important measure that is being watched very closely by everyone in the south bay. like you said, across the nation. our david lui is live with the latest. david. >> reporter: ama, truly very historic because this is the first california judge to be removed from the bench in nearly 86 years by voters who apparently think that they agreed with critics who said that judge persky was too lenient in giving out that sentence to brock turner. now, in this area where victims and their supporters demand justice and sentences in line with the crime, voters at least here in santa clara county have said they believe judges need to be held accountable for the decisions that they make. first we hear from how judge persky is handling the

the latest tally shows cindy hendrickson getting support from 70% of the voters and she will serve with the other superior court judges who std with persky and against that reese call. sney world facing criticism. why they are not happy with the bathrooms. >>> plus, another bo scoved at san francisco general hospital. we have details on the investigation coming up. >>> good morning. right now traffic moving along pretty well if you are driving on freeway's. it looks good right here in front oracle. >>> inweher looks good if you like 60s and 70s with a breeze off the ocean. 49 santa rosa 254 in san jose. >>> will tongs on 2. california voters approved almost every promise vision of the state ballot except one measure. >> it involves how many is allocated to combat climate change we want to the rundown all of there on ition 68 -- $4.1 billion in bonds, water infrastructure, and flood protection. >> proposition 691. it makes sure that a 12% tax gas can only be used for transportation projects. the yes vote, 80.4%. the no, 19.6 percent. >> and proposition 70, the only initiative went down t

once the recall vote and election replacement, judge cindy hendrickson, are certified and hendrickson is sworn in, aaron persky will be removed from office . >>> we have a new dramatic rescue video to show you from the first night of the wildfire that tore through neighborhoods around santa rosa. six bus drivers turned into heroes that night, driving around rescuing people trapped by the fire, saving more than 100 of them. gabe slate talked to some of s who lived through what they describe as a bus drive rough hell. >> you do what you have to do in the moment. that's what happens. a couple days later, i had time to digest it, i got's -- i got scared. >> reporter: steve boris cary steve roraus was one of 6 santa rosa citybus employees who answered the 2am call to come in, jump in a bus, head out into t firestorm to rescue people. citybus just released was one of six employees who answered the 2 am call to come in, jump in a bus and head out into the firestorm to rescue people. the city bus just released pictures and videos from onboard cameras of the dramatic rescue missions ou faces a

cindy hendrickson a prosecutor so far hasreceived nearly 70% of the vote to become persky's successor. >>> it's been exciting to me in this race to, um, to encounter people who see what they perceive to see as injustice and they're willing p d out and work to bring about change and thatn inspi >> reporter: now, people defending persky said the recall will undermine judicial independence leading to longer sentences for, quote, far less privileged felons in the future. ce w19. , no commeet from persky. live in palo alto, sandra osborne, kpix 5. our campaign 20-18 primary coverage continues i than ten minutes right here on kpix 5 news. now to a live look outside from >>> our campaign 2018 primary coverage continues in less than 10 minutes right here on kpix 5 news. >> right now, let's take a live look outside. a look from our exclusive "salesforce tower" cameras. another sunny summertime start to this morning. but a little bit chilly out there and neda says that's good because a lot of people are sweating over these election results. >> step outside, cool down a little. it is a le cod cl

. >> cindy hendrickson was a much morendr juwas.at is quite respe given her record and a long sto >> as somebody o sported the i know that recall. isconcile a bench. rticularly on a opposing the recall. >> as for the now former judge he has declined to speak publicly today in response to last night vote. in palo alto, ktvu fox2 >>> taking a look at the e s yeatures from today. may be a warmer in some places. we are under a pattern is keeping things going from average. i would expect mid 80s or even low 90s and some of the spots. we are talking today inland. 77 degrees. at least degrees below where you d expect. -- 5-8 degrees below where you would expect. with that system we can establi stronds and things that are typical with heat in the valley. we are seeing is a brush of temperatures. these cloudsshing inland tonigh another day tomorrow with sler highs. re sunshine. you get the idea. we are justkind of in this pattern. it will warm little this weekend, but not a lot. it is not going to be as hot as the last couple of weekends. in many cases you do not even have a fog bank because

persky will be replaced by cindy hendrickson. opponents are disaoint reporter: judge aaron rg persky was said to be saddened but not disrespondent about the lopsided results that will remove hit from the superior court bench. >> he put up a good fight. he is going to move on and do whatever he needs to do to continue to take care of his family. >> reporter: judge persky is the first judge to be recalled in california in 86 years a decision sending shock waves through the california legal community. >> if a good judge has lost his job for doing his job, think it's a very sad day for the judiciary in california. >> reporter: persky is a lawyer and could seek employment in private practice or as a prosecutor in the district attorney's office. in palo alto, len ramirez, kpix 5. >>> we will have continuing coverage of the elections on air and online at cbssf.com. >>> so many exciting things happening in the last 24 hours. >> yes. >> my daughter voted for the first time yesterday. >> awww. >> that was kind of fun. >> that's very exciti

. >> two candidates on the ballot, angela and cindy hendrickson. we are here with more on the recall and the reaction. eporte the recall committee chairwoman said there was a lot of relief at the successful conclusion of the campaign to get the judge off the bench. let's take a look at video. the issue galvanized voters in the brock turner case in 2016. turner, a former stanford swimmer was sentenced to six months in jail for sexual assault. e judge id listened to the recommendation of the probation department and followed legal guidelines. but they call it too lenient and a reflection of bias towards wealthy defendants and against victims of sex crimes. in a ll fo -- with a sitting judge for the first time since 1932. >>women will never achieve full equality as long as we are subject to the kinds of racist sexual violence and harassment we experience. that is why what is happening in society right now of which this campaign is a part is so important. this is part of the movement for full equality. >> reporter: the assistant district attorney looks

. >> as for who will replace judge persky, cindy hendrickson kernly in the lead overwhelmingly with 71% of the vote and angela story 29% with 31% of the precincts reporting. >> one of the nastiest races has been the race for alameda county d.a. right now with 47% of the precincts reporting. nancy o'malley leads pamela price with 62% of the vote. price with 38%. juliette goodrich on the mood at nancy o'malley's campaign headquarters. >> reporter: we're at pier 29 restaurant in alameda. this is district attorney nancy o'malley's campaign election party. all of her supporters directly behind me, hoping for a big win. >> thank you, thank you, thank you. >> reporter: this is the first time in nearly a decade the d.a. is running against an opponent. she was appointed alameda county d.a. in 2009 and ran unopposed in 2010 and also 2014. she's been endorsed by governor jerry brown and senator pamela harris and both oakland and oakley mayors. she said you bet i'm nervous. >> well, i think the campaign has been interesting with the outside money changing the game quite a bit. but you know we had a

once the recall vote and election of replacement judge cindy hendrickson are certified and hendricksonsworn in persky will be removed from office. margaret russell "...judge persky will be moving ahead with his life and i think history will be verykind to him because he is very well respected...." in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (catherine) voters in san francisco have approved a ban on flavored tobacco products.. supporters of proposition e argued that flavoredtobacco is specifically marketed for children.. with candy flavors among the big sellers. the prop upholds the board of supervisors' unanimous vote to ban the products. critics argued - unsuccessfully - that a ban would hurt immigrant-owned businesses. and regional measure 3 has passed.it will raise tolls on most bay area bridges - the golden gate bridge 'not' included. the tolls would gradually increase by 3 dollars -- between 2019 and 2025. the money would pay for about 3 dozen transportation and public transit improvements. (catherine) the president of the bart board issued a statement...thanking bay area voters... sayin

cindy hendrickson was getting 70% of the voters. other santa clara county superior court judges who, by the way, all stood with judge persky and against that recall. >>> time is 7:25. a big decision on whether or not to flan flavored tobacco. how the san mateo county board of supervise ors voted last night. >>> another body found in san francisco general hospital. we'll bring you the very latest developments this morning. >>> on the roads, northbound 101 traffic is moving along okay as you drive into san francisco. take a look at what it's like getting into the peninsula. >> higher clouds and lower clouds. by later this morning, they will be gone. temps staying below average for this time of the year. if yyou need to stay downeaway from it. call 911. let our first responders come out and handle it. police and fire will respond as well as pg&e. pg&e will make the scene safe. ♪ and you smell gas, your first step is to get out, travel to a safe distance until you can't smell the gas anymore, and then call 911. the first responders will

candidates who are running to replace him, the clear front-runner at this point appears to be cindy hendrickson. did we expect to hear from both parties, we're hearing they might well be, and we're live in palo alto, david, louie. >>> up next, the u.s. senate race. diane feinstein has been in the senate for 26 years. >> a lot of candidates want her job, but can any of them stop her from winning a sixth term? >>> a meteorologist drewtumy here with the forecast. >> those winds bringing cooler air tomorrow. something incredible is coming to disney california adventure park. it must be epic! thrilling!...daring! come ride the incredicoaster. it's going to be simply exhilarating dahling! ♪ ♪ legendary jockey vÍctor espinoza is insatiable when it comes to competing. ♪ ♪ so is his horse. ♪ ♪ when it comes to snacking. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that's why he uses the chase mobile app, to pay practically anyone, at any bank. life, lived victor's way. chase. make more of what's yours. hey, want thedone.est internet? and now, xfinity mobile's included. you could get up to five lines. you could save 400 bucks or more a year

. >> the voters elected cindy hendrickson to replace him. >>> look at the bay bridge, symbolic of yesterday's measure three which said, it will go higher in the coming years. it will pay for transit projects. contra costa and solana counties voted against it. flavored tobacco will soon be barred. voters did approve it last night. now proposition upholds the board of supervisors vote to ban the products. they say they're used to target kids. those against it say could it hurt businesses. tobacco companies fought the proposition but lost. in all sides, both sides spent some $17 million in that race. >>> election day has come and gone but the final vote is still coming in. workers busy tallying tens of thousands of ballots that rolled in last night. there are almost 800,000 registered voters in the county and 75% voted by mail. the registrar says her office will be counting ballots 24 hours a day until they're done. >> i got in at 5:30. i haven't gone home but i will tonight. >> the county estimates 125,000 votes still need to be counted. california requires a final count to be completed by frid

. >> cindy hendrickson one two thirds of the vote -- won 2/3 of the vote to replace them. >>> there willty sheriff's right -- race. in the race for alameda county district attorney, the incumbent, nancy o'malley seems to be headed for another term, 59% of the vote leading pamela price. o'malley needed the majority of the votes to avoid a runoff in november. napa county, a ballot initiative that will restrict video development and previously to preserve oak trees and water sources is too close to call. measure c is ahead by only a minimum number of votes. you can find all this information on our website. >>> firefighters are battling a brush fire that has spread into a junkyard. there is a huge cloud of lack smoke. this is happening along the pittsburgh antioch highway. the black smoke is visible for miles. >> chopper 5 is over it and the flames have been jumping from car to car. now with a brush fire. we can see where it is actually getting closer to some structures as well. there are reports of one minor injury in this. those cars are going to go up pretty fast. crews have shut down the

again, 39% of the vote is in, it looks like prosecutor cindy hendrickson is going to succeed persky overy, hand is a leading 70% to 30%, and the recall itself now with 39% of the votes counted, the recall leading 58% to 41%, looking like spirit court judge aaron persky is going to be recalled tonight. kron 4 news. >> thank you for that update. there is more ahead, including updates to other races across the country. >> here's a look now at the results coming in for our offices in california. >> kron 4 news. your local election headquarters. >> we want to turn now to mark leno, a major candidate in the race for the mayor of san francisco. >> the latest numbers have 41% of the vote coming in, he is in second place behind london breed, but trailing by 10 points. live at his election headquarters, i'm wondering after seeing those numbers as that change the demeanor of folks there at the campaign headquarters? >> reporter: to a certain extent, we have a small group behind us. the party seems to have been slowly fading, if you will, but i spoke with the candidate a short time ago, and he seeme

once the recall vote and election of replacement judge cindy hendrickson are certified and hendricksond from office. margaret russell "...judge persky will be moving ahead with his life and i think history will be verykind to him because he is very well respected...."rob fladeboe/san jose ",,,the registrar of voters has 30 days to certify the recall but judge persky could choose to step down beforethat. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (pam) coming up: dramatic rescues in the north bay wildfires .. caught on camera. why a bus driver says, there was no other way for elderly people get to safety. plus an african american student threatened by a teacher. one organization says the teacher made a noose. (pam) and next: a bumbling bandit in the east bay. more of this klutzy crime.. caught on camera. mabrisa teases ten at ten something incredible is coming to disney california adventure park. it must be epic! thrilling!...daring! come ride the incredicoaster. it's going to be simply exhilarating dahling! ...you discover paint bleed you under your tape...... not with frogtape! frogtape is

santa clara county, 60% removed to recall him and 70% elected santa clara county prosecutor cindy hendrickson to take his place. whap next? judge persky -- [ inaudible ] and she takes the oath of office. if for some reason she would not ath within t days of the certification, persky would still be removed and the office is vac assignment as night her a rally to save his job was recalled for sentencing stanford swimmer brock turner to just six months in jail after turner was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus two years ago. turner served half of the time, three months for good behavior. and persky faced backlash and recallmpaign. he is said he was following the law when he sentenced turner. those who support the judge are afraid that this recall will threaten the judicial independence of other judges who might worry about how the public perceived their sentencing decision. >> this recall campaign isne of the dishonest campaigns i have ever witnessed. it is this whole recall campaign based on dishonesty about who the judge is and his track record and it is very sad.

the latest tally shows cindy hendrickson getting support from 70% of the voters. she will serve with the other santa clara superior court judges who all stood with persky and against that recall. >>> california voters approved almost every proposition on the state ballot, except for one measure. it involves how money is allocated to combat climate change. let's look at the rundown of the state initiatives. proposition 68 allows california to sell $4.1 billion in bonds for state and local parks, environmental protection, water infrastructure and flood protection projects. the yes vote was 56%. the no vote, 44%. >> proposition 69 has 80.4% yes, 19% no. that is the lockbox amendment. it ensures a $0.12 st. tax on gas blaster can only be used for transportation projects. >> proposition 70 was the only initiative deleted -- defeated. it determines when the state can spend revenues from the auctioning or sale of greenhouse gas emissions in the states cap and trade program. if passed, the state could only get the money with two thirds approval from both chambers. the yes

cindy hendrickson is getting support from 70% of the voters. she will serve with the other santa clara superior court judges, who all stood with persky and against the recall. >>> still ahead, disney world is getting some criticism. why some parents are petitioning against the themepark and why they are not happy with the bathrooms. >>> another body was discovered at san francisco general hospital. we have details on that investigation coming up. ♪ ♪ legendary jockey vÍctor espinoza is insatiable when it comes to competing. ♪ ♪ so is his horse. ♪ ♪ when it comes to snacking. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that's why he uses the chase mobile app, to pay practically anyone, at any bank. life, lived victor's way. chase. make more of what's yours. with pg&e in the sierras. and i'm an arborist since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forest

. >> reporter: and now cindy hendrickson a prosecutor so far received nearly 70% of the vote to becomegela story has received about 30% of the vote. and persky does remain a lawyer. he can of course work in a private practice if he wants. he can also work to become a prosecutor for a district attorney's office in the future. so far, no comment from judge persky. live in palo alto, sandra osborne, kpix 5. >>> eight states held primaries for house, senator and gubernatorial races yesterday. democrats are hoping to flip least 23 house districts this november to take over the majority next year. 7 of those are republican- controlled house districts in california. >>> in san francisco, the special election for mayor could come down to uncounted mail-in ballots. jackie ward joins us live from san francisco with more. >> reporter: that's why we don't know who the next mayor of san francisco will be. we may not know more couple of days right now. we have waiting for all -- we may not know for a couple of days right knew. we are waiting for all the ballots to be counted. so board of supervisor

>>cindy hendrickson was a much more qualified candidate for judge dan aaron persky. i think that is irrespective of the case , i think given her record and long history of public service. >>somebody who supported the recall. we have somebody going on the bench who is opposed to judicial independence. i don't know how that person is going to reconcile being on a bench, particularly on a bench were all of the judges opposed the recall. >>reporter: as for the now former judge aaron persky, he has declined to speak publicly in response to last night's vote. >>> for the most up-to-date results on all of the races around the state and bay area had to our website, ktvu.com. >>> and out of control driver in oakland goes airborne landing on top of a carport. that was the beginning. >>it was moments after the crash that shocked neighbors and first responders arriving to help out. >>reporter: at this time police do not believe that any other vehicles were involved ago they said it was a single car that was speeding, never break, crashed through this greenery and was airborne an

. >> santa clara county assistant district attorney cindy hendrickson is set now to replace him. >>> race for california attorney general and the incumbent xavier becerra held on to a 20- point lead over his nearest challenger steven bailey a retired judge and republican. they will face off now in the november general election. ction. >>> san francisco police have arrested a 47-year-old woman for killing her roommate, dismembering her body and keeping it in her apartment the past two weeks. as paul chambers reports, the victim had been renting a room from the suspects. >>> reporter: this home is the scene of a brutal homicide according to the san francisco district attorney. >> this is a very concerning piece for us. we take it very seriously. we are disturbed with the allegations. >> reporter: court documents state lisa gonzalez lived here in the 200 block of 14th street in san francisco. in august of last year, gonzalez offered to rent a room for $400 a month to a 61- year-old woman. >> it appears that it was a roommate relationship, not necessarily a -- a -- an intimate relationsh

santa clara county assistant district attorney cindy hendrickson came out on top in that race and is are certified. >> thank you. >>> it was a landslide victory for san jose mayor sam liccardo who has avoided a runoff in november. liccardo got 74% of the vote and will be rewarded with another four years, his second. the next closest candidate was steve brown with 15%. a different story for santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. she is facing a runoff as she seeks her sixth term. smith took 44% of the vote. former undersheriff john hirokawa got 30%. three other candidates split the rest of the votes. smith needed to reach 50% to avoid the runoff election in november. >>> san francisco voters meantime have approved a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. more than two-thirds of voters approved the ordinance. it outlaws the sale of some flavored "vaping" and tobacco products including menthol cigarettes. supporters of proposition e argued those products are designed to get children and teenagers to start smoking. small businesses said the ban would cost them money. >>> tolls o

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once the recall vote and election of replacement judge cindy hendrickson are certified and hendricksons sworn in persky will be removed from office. margaret russell "...judge persky will be moving ahead with his life and i think history will be verykind to him because he is very well respected...." in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (ken) bay area voters passed regional measure 3. it will raise tolls on most bay area bridges - except the golden gate bridge. the tolls would gradually increase by 3 dollars -- between 2019 and 2025. the money would pay for about 3 dozen transportation and public transit improvements. the measure was on the ballot in all nine bay area counties. and earned a majority of support in all but two counties: contra costa and solano. (pam) kron-4 is your local election headquarters. on air and online.... we brought you complete coverage of tuesday's primary.. visit kron-4 dot com to follow races which are still undecided... and see results in all nine bay area counties. (pam) game 3 - the warriors against the cavaliers tonight.... the nba finals well underway a

cindy hendrickson and angela storey. now about measure 3, otherwise known as the bridge toll. this affects all nine bay area counties and every bridge except for the golden gate will raise its tolls. here are the numbers. with 51% of the precincts reporting, the toll hike measure is passing. 55 t45%. let's bring in nbc bay area's cheryl hurd who joins us in contra cos couy with howpele th it. cheryl? >> reporter: that's right. the richmond, san rafael bridges is one of the bridges that may see an increase next year. now, when i talked to voters tonight, they were a little apprehensive on telling me how they voted on this issue. but when they opened up, it was obvious they were passionate about this issue. >> i voted for it. it was puzzling because it talked about all these wonderful things that were going to be thy was going to come from. >> reporter: regional measure 3 money will come directly from the $3 toll increase. that increase will come in stages, starting next year and ending in 2025. >> i don't use the bridge every day, so it doesn't make that much difference to me p

they'll choose betweencivil trial lawyer angela storey and prosecutor cindy hendrickson. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) lieutenant governor gavin newsom cast his ballot today... bringing along his wife and four children.he met with reporters and said he was being careful to not get overconfident about the governor's race.polls show newsom as the clear frontrunner...but of course... that all depends on voter turnout.kron4's jr stone is live now from newsom's election headquarters in san francisco.jr... what's the vibe there? (vikki) (vikki) kron-4 is your álocal election headquarters. we have a special election section on our website -- with information on all the important races and propositions. we will also have complete coverage tonight -- when the returns start coming in at 8 o'clock. it's all on kron-4 -- your local election headquarters. (catherine) san francisco police are asking the public's help in finding a person who pushed a mother carrying her baby... an incident that left the woman badly injured. it happened sunday night in noe valley. kro

it will be down to four prosecutor -- prosecutor cindy henderson, and angela story, a civil attorney. right now, hendricksonth it 39% of precincts reporting. i just had a chance to speak with judge le doris cordell, who has been leading the charge to support persky. she and the recall camp is not quite conceding yet. she did acknowledge that it will be hard to make up any ground at this date. that's where we stand now. the yes on recall camp leading 58-41%. live in palo alto, kron 4 news. >> another sign of the wide variety of issues that voters are facing tonight. a judge recall, transportation issues, governors race, mayors race in san francisco. >> to try to make sense of all this, we will check back in with pam more in the newsroom with our political panel. what are you talking about right now? >> thank you, i'm with randy, tom, mike emma and scott, and we will start with what's happening with the governor's race. spew me! >> gavin newsom was declare the front runner, and it looks like republican john cox will finish second, and the questions going into tomorrow are going to be about the campaign of gav