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david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> president obama was on the campaign trail today, his last day after four-state swing this weekend. the president is trying to fight off a run can surgeon election day this tuesday. karen traverse has more. >> president obama went to cleveland, ohio today to make one final plea to voters. >> in two days you have the chance to set the direction in this country and this state for many years to come. >> the rally was the last stop on the president's weekend campaign swing wishes had him stumping for several democrats who were trailing in the polls. mr. obama was emphatic. if democratic voters show up on tuesday, democratic candidates can win. >> you can defy the conventional wisdom. >> the final abc news washington post poll before el

david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. as an unhappy choice between a longtime politician with no plan for the future and a billionaire with no government experience. well, let me tell you my story. my husband and i came here as newlyweds. we raised our family here and the california dream came true for me in ways i could never have imagined. now i'm running for governor to restore the california dream for everyone. i'm not a career politician or a hollywood star. i'm from silicon valley, where i created thousands of jobs at ebay. as governor, i'll do something that's been missing from california politics for far too long. i'll treat you like grownups, tell it to you straight, and offer a practical plan forward. these are scary times and i know that cleaning up sacramento won't be easy. our problems are tough, but so am i. if you

as the ballot counting continues, jerry mcnerney leads by 421 votes over republican david harmer. publicans supporting harmer prompted today's superior court hearing. they have concerns about the signature verification process on vote-by-mail envelopes in contra costa county. >>> 6:56. let's go back to elizabeth and tracy one last look at traffic and weather before you step out the door. >>> pleasanton, chp cleared the scene of this multi-vehicle crash on westbound 580 in pleasanton before the dublin interchange. all lanes are open. unfortunately we're left with a good sized backup for this stretch westbound 580 in pleasanton and really we are seeing brake lights as far back as the altamont pass. only minor injuries are reported with the crash so it didn't take a long investigation. they were able to clear it. again, just before 7:00 this morning. let's go to our maps show you what it looks like from our live traffic sensors. your drive time is going to take a while to get this number down, right now more than an hour from westbound 580 from the altamont pass out to 680. quick chec

david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. >>> good morning, 6:12 on the morning news. orange and black colors, here is the ferry building as the giants try to wrap-up the world series. they could do it with a win in texas. >>> san francisco public school kids will stay home in the first of four furlough days. they agreed on today on four furlough days. district is facing a $113 million shortage the next couple of years because of state budget cuts. the furlough days include schools, child development centers and will save more than nine million dollars. >> one day before voters go to the polls, candidates are making a final push in hopes of reaching a critical undecided voter. this weekend, carly fiorina reached out to east bay seniors, she hopes nationwide anti-incumbent wave deny barbara boxer a fourth term. >> we have to put 2.3

david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. you know it's bad when the press asks if you'd take a lie detector test. meg whitman didn't tell the truth about not voting or about how long she lived in california. she got caught in insider deals at goldman sachs. she changed her story about physically abusing an employee. she campaigned as tough as nails on immigration knowing her housekeeper of 9 years was undocumented. her tv ads have been condemned as false and misleading. and even her hometown newspaper said meg whitman has demonstrated "a loose relationship with the truth" halloween party in oakland early this morning. the gunman... still on the loose. the shootings >>> nine people wounded at a shooting in oakland early this morning. the gunman is still on the loose. the shootings happened after midnight at the historic suites ballr

the latest count shows him about 2,000 votes more than republican challenger david harmer. the incumbent called the lead insurmountable. >> i'm truly honored. i'm truly humbled and honored to accept that choice and to do my best to serving this community for the next two years. >> however, harmer has not conceded. the four counties involved don't expect to certify the results until november 24 at the earliest. >>> this veterans day, parades all over the bay area honoring the millions of men and women who have served or are serving in our military. in san jose, it's one of the biggest veterans day parades in the country. it began with a memorial ceremony at plaza de cesar chavez. this year's grand marshal the former mayor of milpitas who was a marine and served in

david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney.rotecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. @@@@ state budgets cuts are crippling my classroom. they can't believe the sacramento politicians will give our state's wealthiest corporations a new billion dollar tax giveaway. lobbyists have the ear of people who are just thinking about wealth. when you cut the budget, then you cut these students' opportunities. passing prop 24 can change all that. prop 24 repeals the unfair corporate giveaway and puts our priorities first. vote yes on prop 24 because it's time to give our schools a break. >>> sair gentleman showered is revealing details about her capture in iran. showered was arrested along with their friend. she was released in bail on september. telling the nork times the three were hiking when an armed guard gestured for them to aprof afterward indicating they had crossed into iran. she

david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney.ocal schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. i'm among 30,000 employees who used to work for hp. i was supposed to retire there. carly fiorina changed all that. fiorina laid off 30,000 people and she shipped our jobs to china and india. i had to pack my bags and i was out the door that night. we even had to train our replacements. she didn't need 5 corporate jets. one hundred million for herself. fiorina never cared about our jobs. not then and not now. i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepwor >> u.s. officials are on their way to yemen to investigate a main suspect. officials say he disguised his bombs inside hewlett-packard desk top printers packing the cartridges with a pound of the explosive petn. a cellphone was added as a detonator. >> the device would be safe and totally the circui

leads david harmer by 134 votes. unless, you ask jerry mcnerny. >> up by 238 votes sox we've gained in the last couple day autos and the number comes from calling election offices at individual counties that makeup the 11th congressional district. and david harmer believes he'll retake the lead. >> the number are in the areas where performance was strong. >> neither knows where the bulk is coming from. election offices don't break out ballots by congressional district. contra costa county clerk gave us a guess in his county the number of uncounted ballots is somewhere around 20,000. >> we're not going know results for this until at least wednesday of next week. if it's close werns of next week, after thanksgiving. >> so both candidates under limbo. >> this is frustrating. you've got to stay strong and have faith. and this comes through. >> it's uncomfortable. our view is that we will gratefully accept the verdict of the voter autos yesterday, david harmer sent this e mail, saying as a 4:09 a.m. pacific time, we led b

representative jerry mcnurny trying to fend off david harmer. these are the latest results. it looks like at this point with 98% reporting in, david harmer is looking to upset jerry mcnurny. that would be in line with the national trend in the congress right now. republicans taking seats away from the democrats. but it is too close to officially call. he does have the lead but it's too close to call. >>> just a few dozen votes separate these candidates. now we're on to alameda county superior court judge. >> in the race for alameda county superior court judge it appears victoria kolakowski is leading john creighton by 1.5 percentage points, 51% to 49%. with this she'll become the first transgender woman to become superior court judge. >>> the race for attorney general is still too close to call. 89% reporting in and there you see it, virtually a dead heat between san francisco district attorney kamala harris and gop candidate steve cooley. but look at that, a dead heat with 89% in at this point but we will still watch out and keep you posted all morning long as that goes awa

jerry mcnerney leads david harmer by just 121 votes. l some absentee ballots to be counted, but expect to see harmer ask for a recount there. >>> and in the race for attorney general, it looks like kamala harris pulling away. we checked the secretary of state website and the latest numbers show harris leading republican steve cooley by just over 40,000 votes. about 96% of the precincts are in there. >>> and don't forget about the parade. if you want more information, you can check out the parade route before you go. mike also put some routes in and out of there so you can go to nbcbayarea.com, check the route and how to get around it if you want to avoid the traffic and congestion. >> also remember the parade is live right here at 11:00 and we'll streak it on our website, nbcbayarea.com. [ male announcer ] the turn changes everything. ♪ the turn will make you think. ♪ make you re-examine your approach. change your line. innovate. and create one of the world's fastest-reacting suspensions, reading the road 1,000 times per second. it's the

david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney.rotecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. ♪ >>> san francisco officials are reminding residents there will be no halloween party in the castro district tonight. this is the fourth straight year people are being discouraged from partying in the castro. now, the move came after several years of violence and vandalism, including the stabbings of five people in 2004 and 2005 and nine people shot in 2006. there will be no city-sponsored event tonight and no street closures in the castro. move on to lee glasser and see what forecast lurks around the corner for us. >> listen, we cleared out so nicely today. temperatures now still very, very mild. we have some readings near 70 degrees right now. here's a live shot from our san jose cam. clear sky there in just about an hour or so although the little ones will be out knocking on the door doing

david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. >> sunshine expected, san francisco, 72 degrees. 72 alameda, san ramon and 75 degrees in pleasanton. today's high warm temperature coming up. >>> tracy thanks very much. as you know the giants can win the world series tonight they are up 3 games to 1 on the texas rangers. people celebrating last night's win any way they could mayor new some making it a family affair he brought his daughter to the balboa cafe to catch the game with a couple friends. >>> and one man if san francisco wanted to take part in halloween festivities but didn't want to miss game four so he set up a big screen tv in his garage to watch the game and hand out halloween candy for the kids and have a little home made beer on the side for parents. he was very popular. >> he had the right idea. >>> 6:24 a.m. don't plan on c

now, a way to speed that process up with sound. ,,,, david harmer wrote an education plan titled "abolish the public schools." he even called our schools "insidious" and "socialism." as families struggle to raise their kids, to provide a good education, harmer bragged, "we can design a plan to dismantle them." david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. state budgets cuts are crippling my classroom. they can't believe the sacramento politicians will give our state's wealthiest corporations a new billion dollar tax giveaway. lobbyists have the ear of people who are just thinking about wealth. when you cut the budget, then you cut these students' opportunities. passing prop 24 can change all that. prop 24 repeals the unfair corporate giveaway and puts our priorities first. vote yes on prop 24 because it's time to give our schools a break. phone tower on top of a local >>> the palo al

he has a mere 121-vote lead over republican challenger david harmer.usands of mail-in and provisional ballots still need to be counted. both sides predict an outcome so close, a recount will be necessary. >>> and the former bart police officer who killed an unarmed passenger will be sentenced tomorrow. johannes mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of oscar grant. this evening, a day of hope event for grant is planned in oakland. >>> time now 5:23. a berkeley hiker recently detained in iran is making a new plea. sarah shourd is asking country to release her fiance and friend. she says both deserve a compassionate release without trial. back in july of 2009, all three were detained near the iran- iraq border accused of illegally crossing into iran and spying. >>> there is new hope this morning for an 80-year-old alameda woman robbed of her dog. police say two men snatched the woman's purse along with her 6- year-old yorkie. the dog does have a microchip implant. the police still need your help. they have released new i

right now jerry mcnerney has 421-vote leaved republican challenger david harmer. republicans supporting harmer prompted today's superior court hearing. they have concerns about the signature verification process on vote-by-mail envelopes in contra costa county. it is one of four counties with voters in the 11th district. >>> all right. time now 5:05. another check of weather and traffic. >> and tracy is in the weather center. >> hey, good morning. yeah, today our forecast, we are expecting things to start to dry out a little bit today. mostly clear conditions inland as well as for the bay and the coastline and chilly in spots. take a look at the temperatures. 39 to 50 degrees? yeah, the 30s well inland. that's chilly. 47 and 53 around the bay and 50 to 55 along the coast. this afternoon mostly sunny and cool and we'll need it after yesterday. today's highs up to the lower 60s well below average. sunshine, cool and breezy around the bay and cool and breezy at the coast. temperatures mid-50s to the lower 60s. so today plenty of sunshine, cool and a little breezy. mo

. >>> reporter: david harmer said he wasn't sure what time he was going to find out for certain whetheras going to be going to washington. but he knew all along that this was going to be a tough fought race. this is the third time has run for congress. the first time in utah, twice here in california. but oddly he says it's a job he doesn't really want. >> i had to be talked into this. i was recruited. but i want it because my kids and everybody else's are bearing an unstainable debt. we're' running for two reasons. the first is to get control of federal spending. the second is to reinvigorate a stagnant economy. >> reporter: the harmer campaign got a big boost from tea party members who spent thousands to help him. they liked his conservative stance and his slogan, you grow the economy, not the government. but it was a tough sell to get a majority of people to agree on any one opinion. in danville, ann notarangelo, cbs 5. >>> mcnerney is now in his second term. he first won the seat in 2006 as democrats across the country swept control of the house. >>> all other house members represen

david harmer is already asking his supporters for do anythings for a possible recount.litical analyst believes today's victory announcement by jerry mcnerny may be an effort to discourage contributions to that cause. in dublin, abc 7 news. >> that disabled cruise ship returned to san diego today end ago nightmare voyage for 4500 passengers and crew. the ship lost the engine when a fire knocked out power monday morning setting it adrift 200 miles south of san diego. passengers were left in the dark many of them for days. >> the people are on the outside of the ship. great because they had daylight. but for those on the init was total darkness. no bathroom for 18 hours. >> going on the cruise again. >> yes. >>reporter: why. >> because i like it. they are fun. this was one time experience and i doubt it will ever happen again. >>reporter: there was no hot what the. no hair conditioning. and no hot food. the pool was off limit because the pump didn't work and casino was closed. the bars did remain open. passengers say that the crew did a great job during this time. >>> as w

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his challenger republican david harmer is in the lead. a tea party favorite t district they are battling for stretches from stockton through a bye section of the east and south bay, allen is there with the dam pain, let's check in with a len. >> reporter: we saw jerry mcnerney in the room here here at the sheraton a few fours hours ago. these are the folks behind him, the mcinerney faithful. they are hanging in here. the food is all done but i'm told the bar is open and because this race is too close to call, the numbers are very tight, these folk aren't going anywhere. about 40% of the precinct have reported in this 11th congressional district, he is holding onto that 3% lead. it's not lost on the people in this district and political analyst that mcinerney road that democratic wave of popularity into office in 2006, that's when he upset the incumbent richard p0ombo and helped democrats take control of congress. he rode that waive again in 2008 but this time it looks like the tide has shifted and david harmer is riding the wave of conser

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. >> some local politics again, republican david harmer is refusing to concede defeat tonight. he trails by just under 1700 votes. and with thousands of ballots yet to be counted abc 7's mark matthews explains why mcnerny is eager to claim victory. when results were handed in, mcnerny supporters shared a group hug. republican david harmer got more votes, and not enough to overcome mcnerny's lead. >> the votes are in. the results are clear. voters of the district have chosen me to be the congressman for the next session he told reporters there is an insurmountable lead it would take a big, big change in the trim to get another votes to overcome that 1600 vote lead. >> still, the campaign isn't conceding. the manager saying thousands of ballots remain to be counted. this is not over. we'll see the process through until the end. >> i think mr. harmer is within his rights and makes sense to wait and see before he can concede. >> they've got to finish the vote count anyway that. will happen next week and perhaps the week after. and harmer is asking for donations for a possible recou

david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> good morning, money scope report, big move from the federal reserve expected this week. fed is expected to announce that it is buying u.s. treasury securities. idea would be to loosen up credit. pontiac has reached the end of the road. brand was officially closed on sunday when gm's contract with pontiac dealers expired. the last car was made a year ago. more gm news, there is clue why the cadillac escalade is the most stolen vehicle in the u.s. they report that it has a security flaw with the steering wheel and thieves can steal them in 14 seconds. they were in the halloween mood. that is money scope report. i'm rob nelson. >> it is 5:13. >> after transit will have to wait longer for their bus. they begin cutting 7% and in march

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he is 121 votes ahead of the republican candidate of david harmer.e talked about the race from stockton last night. >> this election is fundamentally about two things. the first is that people want to stop the speg. they sigh an explosion of federal spending in washington and they are very concerned about it. they understand that there is no free money. that we're piling debt onto our kids. >> if he wins, he will be the only republican representative in the bay area. >> across the nation, voters sent a message that they are ready for a change in congress. gop is backing control of the house of representatives. >> and that means nancy pelosi is out as speaker of the house and congressman john bain ser the incoming speaker. he called bainer to congratulate him on his win and to talk about working together in the future. during his victory speech he echoed themes of getting americans back to work and rolling back the landmark health care reform bill. the results of the election end pelosi's reign as the first female speak are of the house. pelosi has no

david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney.otecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. >>> welcome back. a look at the fog that moved out of north bay and into san francisco. should be out of here and causing no problems as far as flight delays. upper 40s to low 50s. we'll be in the upper 60s to mid-70s with total sunshine today and warmer than average through thursday. >>> mike, thank you. the news continues now with "good morning america." "good morning america." we'l hi! welcome to progressive. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> just keeps coming every day. there's always some other problem, some -- something else just keeps cropping up. and you just wounder where it's going to end. >> they fled california for vancouver. now the exclusive interview with randy and evi quaid is comin

republican challenger david harmer has seen his lead shrink all morning. the district includes parts of alameda, contra costa and santa clara counties. >>> also the race for attorney general is too close to call. republican steve cooley the district attorney in los angeles county has been in the lead all last night. but democrat kamala harris has pulled ahead by less than 1 point. she is the d.a. in san francisco. >>> san francisco mayor gavin newsom is the state's next lieutenant governor. he defeated the incumbent, republican maldonado 50 to 39%. that's with more than 92% of precincts reporting. linda yee reports on what newsom promises to do. >>> reporter: i'm linda yee in san francisco with the gavin newsom campaign for lieutenant governor. all night, newsom held a slim lead over the incumbent but he felt confident he will win the office. he listed some priorities. >> what i want to do is reinvent the office. i have no interest in it being sort of that also ran office. i think people know me, love me or hate me, know that i'm willing to take some risks

david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. >>> as we pointed out earlier, the polls open up in 14 hours now. the most expensive campaign in california will come to a merciful end. and then if there is some republican tsunami, could it have impact here? could it have a baring? >> yes, it could. we know that a number of races will go republican and a number going democrat, and those are the races in doubt. if the republicans win virginia, or in illinois, and perhaps harry reid's seat, yes, it could be a big impact. >> could it be minimized that absentee and early voting? >> good point. many will vote tomorrow during the day, just hand in their b l ballot. in a close race, anything like that can change things. >> and then fee republicans see fiorina race. >> it's not so much republicans making a dash for the polls as much as the democra

. >>> jerry mcnerney is holding onto a lead in his bid to win a third term against david harmer. the state's office said today that harmer trailed by just 624 votes. 375,000 ballots have yet to be counted. the 11th congressional district which includes santa clara is at stake. >>> at least two major statewide races would have had different outcomes if not for the latino vote. >> reporter: if democrats have someone to thank for their razor thin victory, political experts say start with the latino vote is that showed up in california on election day. >> i think you have to state that the hispanic vote was what kept the senate into democratic hands. >> eight republican carly fiorina spends -- stands on. >> she has taken a very tough line on because of immigration law and citizenship for those without papers. >> reporter: meg whitman and never recovered from firing her longtime housekeeper who was the illegal immigrant. >> i think you saw something's happening in races that really almost guaranteed the hispanic guarantee -- were both with democrats. >> reporter: it is clear that lati

the pleasanton democrat now leads republican challenger david harmer by more than 2200 votes.rding to the latest vote count by the four counties involved but election official don't expect to certify the final count for at least another two weeks. >>> the top vote-getters in the oakland mayoral race also spent the most on their campaigns. according to the "san francisco chronicle," don perata was the biggest spender with his final total expected to clear $800,000. he is followed by city council members jean quan and rebecca kaplan. quan currently holds a slim lead over perata in the new ranked voting system. final results could be later this week. >>> santa clara county will soon have more areas declared smoke-free. here's mark sayre to explain the new laws and where they will take effect. good morning to you, mark. >>> reporter: juliette, good morning. this is actually making santa clara county one of the most restrictive smoking bans in the entire nation. now that it's been approved by the board of supervisors, the first phase of this ban goes into effect in 30 days. that fi

ann notarangelo reports and neither is ready to give up. >> reporter: david harmer says he thinks a recountevitable. mcnerney isn't owe sure. we are already seeing indication it's headed in that direction and here's the reason why. tens of thousands of people waited until the very last minute to return their vote by mail ballots and they haven't been counted yet. >> each confident that the votes are going to be counted from now on are going to be favorable so i'm -- so i'm very upbeat and confident and we'll see some good results in the next few weeks. >> i realize that the count is still very close but we are not done counting so nobody feels defeated. >>> reporter: after a long night it could be a long few weeks as the vote by mail ballots are tallied in the four counties that make up congressional district 11. in contra costa county they are still trying to verify signatures on ballots and across the district tens of thousands of ballots are still outstanding. both the campaigns have their eye on the traditionally conservative san joaquin valley. >> i am informed that 35,000 absentee and

with all precincts reporting he leads challenger republican david harmer by just 121 votes. we are told more than 12,000 ballots still have to be counted. both candidates are predicting an outcome so close, a recount will be necessary. the race for attorney general is in dead heat with 100% of the precincts reporting. democrat kamala harris is barely ahead of republican steve cooley. about 9,000 votes separated the two. provisional and absentee ballot counting could take weeks. >>> even more suspense in oakland where the race for this mayor has yet to be decided. among the 10 candidates for mayor, don perata is leading with 35%. city council member jean quan has 24%. another councilmember, rebecca kaplan, isn't far behind at 21%. professor joe tooman is fourth with 12%. now, we won't know the final result for days. when voters cast their ballots they also ranked their second and third choices. under the new system, those alternate choices will determine the winner. >>> let's get another check of traffic and weather. first elizabeth with the commute. >> chopper 5 is live over

it is a virtual dead heat in the 11th congressional district where jerry mcnerney is ahead of david harmer. a candidate cannot request a repeal until after the november 30th deadline. >>> jerry brown kept a campaign promise today weeks before he is sworn in as governor. ken pritchett reports. >> reporter: his first stop was a meeting with the governor's finance director then he talked to the press. >> a good meaning but a sobering meeting. the problems we face are certainly as bad as anyone could imagine. it's going to take a lot of very tough decisions. >> reporter: he had no specifics but said both parties must get out of their comfort zone and sacrifice. brown plans to spend a few hours at the capitol meeting with legislative leaders to discuss the budget. prior to his capital visited brown met with governor schwarzenegger this morning on the governor's plane as they returned from southern, california. this photo was tweeted. this will be brown's third term as governor. he is returning 20 years after his last term ended. >> it almost feels no different than when i left. 1190 is the same

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between republican david harmer and jerry mcmearny only about 100 votes separate the candidates" will not be decided until thousands of absentee ballots are counted. that may take several days and a recount is a distinct possibility. >>> republicans are celebrating the biggest political suite and sending out signals that they are ready for battle with president obama. the gop's gain means the bay area is losing some serious clout on capitol hill. >> reporter: yesterday's emotions -- >> chasing the american dream. >> -- dissolved into businesslike efficiency today laying out a no holds barred political agenda to do whatever it takes to kill the president's council legislative achievement health care reform. >> i believe the healthcare bill that was enacted by the current congress will kill jobs in america, ruined the best healthcare system in the world, and bankrupt our country. >> reporter: the president said of voters do not want, washington to rehash old fight but he sounded humbled by the republican sweep. >> reporter: there is no doubt that i have to look at the results of the ele

david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. and we're back, touching briefly on our top stories this first run three people getting a small child in hospital following a shooting in san francisco. there were three shots near the intersection of 25th street and connecticut. one includes a 20 road man multiple gunshot or ones, those are considered life threatening another man in his early-mid 50 suffered one gunshot around his injury is not life- threatening. final victim three world girl who was hit multiple times her wounds because their grades are considered life-threatening they're scrambling to save her life. police have no reformation of the suspects as soon as we hear more will you know. the giants, are one win away from winning their first world series. instead of this group. look to the debt, a crazy rat. but shares the effort

the latest count shows the pleasanton democrat leading republican david harmer by more than 2,000 votesor 1.3%. mcnerney's campaign manager calls that lead insurmountable. the four counties involved don't expect to certify the results until november 24 at the earliest. >>> people in oakland will march today to remember an unarmed man killed by police. autopsy results show derek jones was hit in the front of his body not in the back like his family said. on monday police say they chased him opening fire when he reached for his waistband. this afternoon, oscar grant supporters will join jones' family and friends and march from the site of the shooting to the fruitvale bart station. grant was unarmed when he was shot and killed by former bart police officer johannes mehserle at the bart station. >>> today's veterans day and there are a number of observances planned in the bay area. mark sayre is in san jose where one of the biggest parades in the country begins at noon. good morning to you, mark. >> reporter: good morning. it is certainly northern california's largest veterans day parade.

so far jerry -- leads republican david harmer by just 121 votes and we have obtained a memo that spells out what harmer plans to do. >> reporter: the vote clown is close. objectsers -- the vote count is close. they are monitoring the registrar, tens of thousands of ballots still need to be counted. >> everybody is looking for sort of akin in our armor so to speak --- >> i think it's in thible and i think considering in thible. all participants want to make sure he we know who won. >> reporter: late today, we got this internal e-mail to supporters asking for volunteers and more campaign dollars to monitor the vote count, i sing we have reason for serious concern about the integrity of the count and the security of the ballots in some areas. harmer's camp may bring in lawyers. the other campaign had no comment about the suspicions. the congressman does not believe a recount will be necessary. >> you know, when it's a close outcome like this, the state mandates a certain what necessity call a re-canvassing, it's a lot like a recount. >> reporter: they did not offer any specifics on what tr

democrat injuriy mcnirney appears to be holding on to a slim lead over david harmer. only 421 votes separate them. we're and hearing is underway right now on a lawsuit by harmer and other republicans that challenges the siling tour verification process in contra costa county. in question are signatures on vote by mail envelopes. >>> there is no declared winner in the race for state attorney general. the latest numbers show los angeles county district attorney steve coolly pulling ahead of san francisco district attorney camila harris. coolly has 46.1% to harris' 45.6%. state elections firms say this race may remain too close to call for several more weeks. >>> we'll post the latest election results as soon as we get them on ktvu.com. >>> the san francisco district attorney is holding a news conference right now to reveal new information in the killing of a woman ten days ago in her russian hill apartment. friday police announced they had arrested a 45-year-old parolee, gary scott holland, of san francisco who they say resembles this sketch based on witnessed descripti

david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. marijuana. >>> the latest poll on state propositions shows a dramatic change in support for decriminalizing marijuana. prop 19 is losing 49% to 42%. less than a month ago the poll showed prop 19 passing by the exact same margin. proposition 23 which would spend the crack -- suspend the crackdown on greenhouse gas emission is losing. and proposition 25 which would allow a simple majority vote in the legislature to pass the budget is leading. >>> republican senate candidate carly fiorina is wrapping up an event in walnut creek. yesterday she was courting senior voters and today's event in walnut creek is targeted at seniors at the retirement community of rossmoor. she met voters in palm desert and fresno. robert boxer as well as the candidates for governor all barn stormed in california today

democratic congressman injury any mcnerney last led david harmer by a 548 vote margin. republicans are challenging the application process by the contra costa county registrar of voters on vote by mail envelopes. >>> it's 4:34. oakland police say dirnl arrests could be on the way after reviewing video of the protests and vandalism following the sentencing of johannes mehserle. he arrested 152 people mostly for unlawful assembly. after several hours of monthly peaceful protests, police moved in when some protestors begin smashing car windows and causing property damage. they were angered by the two-year sentence given to mehserle. grant's family met with supporters and oakland baptist church to plan their next move. one supporter who was arrested on friday emerged from the meeting promising more protests. >> we're going to be holding another protest. we'll be in touch with you and let you know. >> some say they plan to try and have the judge in the case removed from the bench. others are calling for a citywide work stoppage in oakland, possibly sometime in this week. >>

. >>> republican congressional candidate david harmer is refusing to concede defeat. ap says mcnerney hold a lead of 2500 votes with fewer than 1900 ballots to count. harmer tells supporters he has waited three weeks for partial results and he can wait one more week. >>> pamela harris will be california's next attorney general. steve cooley's father says she too too far behind the vote count and he is conceding the vote. her campaign says harris won't declare victory until all the votes are counted. >> ski resorts in sierra, nevada say they are getting the biggest november snowfall in years. one in lake tahoe nearly got nine feet over the past five days. 105 inches fell from friday to tuesday at alpine meadows which is the biggest since 1970. director of the north lake tahoe association says all this snow has superior conditions for skiing. final preparations underway in new york city for the macy's parade which begins in a little more than an hour from now. tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of spectators got a look at a giant balloons that were being i

>>reporter: yesterday david harmer sent this e-mail to supporters saying as of 4:09 civic time with 99percent of the precinct reporting we led by 23 votes. then in the preliminary final count the incumbent suddenly jumped ahead. if that sounds suspicious, it is. we have wren for serious concerns about the integrity of the count and security of the ballot in some areas f.what have you snaerd what instances can you say that you are concerned about. >> we received numerous reports that malfunction voting machines and we asked people to forward those to the appropriate authority. >>reporter: beyond that harmer does not have an example. kind of saying we think that there was some banky banky. >> of course not. that's not what i said. i said i have concerns. of course i do. of course do i. >> i explainedp what the concerns were. now we are going to make sure that all the votes are properly counted. >> county clerk hasn't herd a single complaint to justify the fear for the integrity of the vote count. if he was attempting to raise fear about the issue it wouldn't be the first time to use as m

his lead over david harmer grew to 2200 votes according to the latest tally obtained by the democratscampaign staff last night. mcnearney's lead was just 632 votes the night before. but 30,000 absentee ballots need could be counted. state senator leland yee plans to run for mayor of san francisco. city supervisors are trying to figure out how to appoint an interim mayor to serve gavin newsom's term once he leaves for lieutenant governor. legislation was introduced to allow the board to choice a replacement as soon as next tuesday. a competing resolution calls on the city to come up with a process for choosing a replacement. time now 4:38. let's check in with mike about that rain. what's going on. yeah, not much left over but it's out there. put a track on it. heavy south east about 35 mph. so 4:45, pacifica, burlingame 4:55. let's talk about what else too expect. and that is some cooler -- not cooler conditions but cool, how about that. definitely warmer this morning than yesterday as we talked about it would be because of the clouds. most of us in the 50s. here's where you can really

david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney.ecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'm jerry mcnerney, and i approved this message. @@ >>> well, it began with sarah palin helping tea party candidate joe miller knock out establishment favor lisa murkowski in the republican primary. but then murkowski jumped back into the alaska senate race as a write-in candidate. and now bill clinton is making robo calls for democrat scott mcadams in a last-ditch attempt to pull out a win. neal karlinsky reports with the latest from alaska. >> reporter: alaskans like to brag this rugged state is the last untamed territory in the nation. they have the biggest mountains, the coldest weather, and this year -- >> lisa murkowski, she's changed. >> joe is a one-man economic disaster for alaska. >> scott mcadams has only been a registered voter in alaska for ten years. >> reporter: an electoral process that's turned just as renegade as many who live

call congressional race an east bay superior court rejected a request by republican challenger david harmer for a temporary restraining order on the countving mail-in votes. he trails jerry mcnerney by 624 votes for the 11th congressional district. harmer had concerns about signature verifications on the mail-in ballots. >>> she ultimately opened her door for her killer and the san bruno explosion may explain why. 46-year-old kate horan was found dead in her russian hill apartment a little morning a week ago. san francisco police arrested gary holland over the weekend. they believe he killed her after going door to door dressed as a utility worker pretending to check for a natural gas leak. in the wake of the san bruno blast, d.a. says horan let her guard down. >> this defendant was a true predator and put himself out in a position of trust to this victim so she wanted that door. any one of us would have done what she did that day. and in the end what we know is that this predator is going to pay the price for his crime. >> the d.a. says that there is dna evidence linking holland to the mur

. >>> and in the 11th congressional district race, jerry mcnerney is declaring victory over david harmer with an edge before 2,000 votes. but harmer is not conceding yet. the four counties involved do not expect to certify those results until november 24 at the earliest. >>> california could face annual budget deficits topping $20 billion through the year 2016. the state's nonpartisan legislative analyst says this year's deficit is grown to $25.4 billion. that includes a $6 billion shortfall in the spending plan that was just approved last month. >>> budget cuts are leading to a 15% increase for cal state students. to protest, students camped out overnight at san jose state university. the added costs will be tough for many, who already work their way through college. >> the bottom line is students are going to have to take on more hours to pay for this so that means less time studying. it's not like they are paying more and getting a better product. they are getting less of a product. >> and we are told that the uc board could also raise tuition next week. it is considering an additiona

today's updated totals give mcnerney the lead of 685 votes over david harmer. but harmer said there are too many votes to know the true outcome. there may not be a final tally in this race until after thanksgiving. >>> in san jose, several chirp had to be taken to the -- several children had to be taken to the hospital because of a chlorine leak in a swim center. abc7's lisa amin gulezian is there live with the story. lisa? >> dan, staffers were here trying to air this place out. that's where the youngest learned to swim and where the investigation is now focused. >> one by one, the line of ambulances left cupertino aquatics. they rush to hospitals with precious cargo. 16 people including several children were exposed to chlorine minutes after a pump mall malfunctioned. >> a back up of chlorine mixed with acid that is usually poured into the pool, but with the back up that once that pump was turned on, it created a high concentration that met that water. >> but the problem wasn't in the water. it was the chlorine in the air. >> people are getting heavy breathin

democratic incumbent leading the republican david harmer in the 11th congressional district. but only by about 400 votes. harmer has asked that election observers verify signatures on more than 375,000 mail in and provisional ballots. the contra costa judicial commissioner says a superior court will have to decide. >>> the president's new $10 billion idea to put people to work. how india plays a part in that. >>> a new commandser in the u.s. marines. what he said today about gays in the military. >>> wedding bells could soon be ringing for 28-year-old prince william. the sign that is the next best thing to getting an engagement ring. here in the u-s. but as >>> president obama is in india tonight touting a new trade deal that he says will create thousands of jobs here in the u.s. as katherine brown reports, he could have a hard time convincing many americans who see india as a cheap labor rival that outsources opportunity from the united states. >>> president obama says his three-day visit to india is a job strategy. >> i'm here because i believe that in our inter connected w