what are you doing now projected winner gavin newsom? >> i feel spectacular. long time coming. not just for me but for gavin who has been in the race for 3.5 years but we know the hard work is still to come starting tomorrow. >> reporter: to talk about hard work and that's the case. i thought with numerous voters over the past couple of days and months, homelessness comes up. is there a plan in place. i know he talked about 3.5 million housing units, is that really going to happen? >> if gavin had anything to say about it it was why he ran for mayor of san francisco in 2003 to address the homelessness issue. he feels in a core, one of the reasons why he is in politics. having affordable housing is a strategy to get people off the streets. making the california dream real for people that means increasing wages and lowering the -- >> reporter: gavin made headlines when he came to san francisco with same-sex marriage echo will he make national headlines will be the housing crisis right now or will it be another area that he will be focused on? >> i think he's goin

so obviously i am very proud to call gavin newsom my partner in life. and i truly believe that gavin is the leader that we need in california now more than ever. but i also believe in all of you. and what all of us can do together. so thank you. thank you for believing in gavin and standing by his side. thank you for being a part of our extended families. [ speaking spanish ] >> you're listening to gavin newsom's wife jennifer. we wanted to take this opportunity to switch to a better camera and give you a clearer picture and cleaner feed of her remarks of she is apparently getting ready to introduce her husband who has been declared the winner of the election tonight and will be california's next governor. >> no matter the circumstances of your birth or your life you are all welcome in our california family. [ speaking spanish ] >> so without further adieu, please welcome my husband, the father to our four incredible young children, and the next governor of the great state of california, gavin newsom. ♪ [ music ] ♪ >>> i'm glad you're all still awake. an

he does know gavin newsom is in the lead and of course gavin newsom as well hoping to pull off the win tonight. for more on that we go to heather holmes in los angeles. heather? >> reporter: look, they are indeed preparing for a big party here at exchange l.a., a club here in downtown los angeles. now, i'm told that actor and rapper common is going to be reporting. in fact, they were testing some of the images on the screen there earlier. as you mentioned, newsom comes into today with a comfortable double-digit lead. still, the current lieutenant governor and former mayor of san francisco is not taking anything for granted. earlier today, he was in marin county back in the bay area. he and his wife cast their ballots at a masonic loft in larkspur, bringing along their four children with them. now, throughout this campaign, newsom has largely ignored his rival john cox, focusing his attacks instead on president trump. saying quote, a bully calls you out, you've got to push back. we don't have to be navelgazing, we are not a small, isolated state. this is california. indeed, this is cali

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gavin newsom supports wicks.been a very interesting matchup in this district. >> and there's a deep, rich history or organizing the bay area and california, and leading the resistance movement. and that is exactly what we're going to do, and we're going to do it with a good, sound progressive policy here in california. that is how we take on donald trump. is this is is a coalition that can build and fight and win in years to come. and guess what? we are going to continue to fight. are you with me? >> reporter: you saw the numbers, but make no mistake about it, beckels still has hope tonight. she is supported by a number of unions. wicks is backed by well-known democrats, who are here tonight in oakland. both candidates are hoping for the final results tomorrow. reporting live, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. let's show you another race we've been following, district number 16 in the east bay. right now, you see it as a close race between catherine baker, who is a republican, a moderate,

we watched gavin newsom with his acceptance speech. your thoughts on the victory. he has to put together a budget, release the budget in early january. he has to decide if he wants it to be about the forward looking things that he promised in the campaign or the reality check. that is much more like jerry brown. he's going to have to build a lot of allegiances and alliances. can he get things done or do the democrats scatter? a lot of his initiatives or moves are going to be about a california economy that's doing well. can he deliver that? does he do anything with the other side? does he even talk to republicans. >> before we get brian's take on that. we saw him speak. your thoughts on how he addressed his supporters. >> he seems to speak in broad plitit up with steak. he's trying to sell the sizzle and the steak. >> brian your thoughts ons the speech and the impact for california. >> i watch a lot of speeches. this one struck me as filled with pltitudes, taking of bits and pieces of a lot of other high minded speeches. when you listen to it careful ily didn't hea

gavin newsom tonight saying the best is yet to come. live from downtown los angeles, dion him, abc7 news. >> thank you. >>> republican businessman john cox ran on a plan to fix the state's high home prices and rent and called out special interests in sacramento and had a message for his opponent gavin newsom. >> i hope the lieutenant governor has a success but you know what? he's not going to have that much success unless he deals with the influence peddlers and the people that would bend policy for their own profit. >> john koch tonight. senator dianne feinstein has won her race against kevin deleon. the numbers coming in tonight, 57% for her. she is the projected winner. abc news projected that. 43% for deleon. >> let's go to abc7 news reporter kate larsson live at p feinstein tonight. kate in. >> dan, am marks apologies for my voice. we are at the fers club in the presidio. senator feinstein was here tonight, extremely humbled saying she was surprised after so many elections how many people showed up to her event. the crowd treated h

gavin newsom fully aware of the challenges that lie ahead.ing to strike an optimistic tone and continuing with what he started on the campaign trail and that's that he's not going to be bullied by president trump. reporting here in downtown los angeles, heather holmes, ktvu. >>> john cox says he see ace time when california will not be a blue state. >> i consider myself very proud that we highlighted the incredible struggle that the people of this state have had for years. he said the republican party will be back in california. >>> it seems like voters in california are looking for a change at least when it comes today light saving time. we'll get to results in just a minute. first we're starting with proposition six. this was aimd to repeal the gas tax of 2017. transportation law designated taxes and fees for road repaurs and public transportation. a yes vote would get rid of taxes and ultimately reduce funding for highway and road maintenance repairs. a no vote would mean the taxes would stay in effect. these show the majority of voters re

just talk with gavin newsom's campaign manager and he told me gavin newsom will likely talk and address this crowd no later than 10:00 tonight. this has been a very busy day for him, a very busy week for him, months for him, your for him and all comes down to tonight. the campaign manager said he had so many plans to address different things like homelessness, universal healthcare and universal preschool for all different kids go but as i speak you can see this is an all-out party. i want to go into the distance to show you what it looks like. you can see the performers out here. many people came to this party tonight with the idea that they would be celebrating and it appears they are doing just that. we have heard some loud cheers but when he is officially named and when he does come to the stage in a little while, this place will likely get that much louder. i can barely hear myself so i'm going to get back to you in the studio. >>> we will checking back and hopefully we will get better sound. there is a lot going up up here at the moment. >>> dan kerman has -- is life for us. folks

. >> gavin newsom is elected as next governor. we'll tell you about the victory problem and the swipe he took at president trump. >> and the democrats have taken back the house and lets salute all of our candidates. >> nancy pelosi will most likely become the speaker of the house once again, the big wednesday and losses for both parties. parties. >>> good morning, thanks for waking up with us wednesday morning, november 7th. i'm pam cook. >> here are some of the headlines, democrats have a chance to win control, nancy pelosi is in line to become house speaker again after 8 years as minority leader. and they've elected gavin newsom to be the next governor of california and libby schaaf was re-elected to a second term. >>> and they rejected the prop 6 which would have an increase in the state gas tax. we'll go in-depth into all of the races and local and state, key races across the country. you can see the election result totals going across the screen and we have you covered. >>> there's a lot to talk about it and we'll have fun ta

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and for those folks who are big supporters of gavin newsom this was a very big night. it was shoulder to shoulder out here at one point. back to you. >> jr, apparently we do have some sound from newsom during his speech. so let's go to that right now. >> that's what this campaign is all about. it's about advancing all californians on their journey by making this a place of equality, making california a place of opportunity, safety, and affordability for everyone. we can make their dream real. but only if we have the courage of our convictions, the courage to dream bigger and demand more. the courage to be a state of results and a state of refuge. i've listened and i've learned from californians of every walk of life. because i know that starting tomorrow the hard work truly begins. but tonight i'm just overwhelmed with gratitude. and i'm humble, i'm humble to accept this awesome responsibility. because i know what we can accomplish working together, transforming the politically impossible into the practically inevitable. >> there you have it. that was governor elect no

lieutenant governor gavin newsom and businessman john cox cast their votes today. ox turn in his ballot in san diego, newsom in the north bay before heading to los angeles for his election night watch party. good evening. >> it has been a contentious battle for control of the state's top spot with a clear front runner. >> reporter: california lieutenant governor gavin newsom started election day 2018 with his wife and their four children. >> i think we have the opportunity to compare and contrast. it's a pretty easy choice. triage the state, got us out of $27 billion budget deficit. now the lowest unemployment in our state's history. we want to maintain that status. i have no interest in going back to the old ways of tax and spend and i'm committed to making sure we build on governor brown's legacy. at the same time, start investing in the little guys. >> this race for governor is about the quality of life and the future of california. >> republican gubernatorial candidate tom cox voted early. here he is casting his ballot on november 2nd. his closing argument for c

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and dianne feinstein held on to win another term in the senate. ( james ) now more on gavin newsom .. downtown los angeles last night. he took the stage just after 10 last night to give his acceptance speech joined by his wife and kids. during his speech newsom lashed at president trump and his immigration policy. <"this is a state where, you know, we don't criminalize diversity, we celebrate diversity. we don't reject, we protect the most vulnerable. we don't put profit and loss ahead of clean air. we don't put profit and loss ahead of clean water and clean coastlines. we don't regulate a woman's body more than we regulate assault weapons on our streets. we don't demean, we don't discriminate, and we don't demoralize. we don't separate families and we don't lock kids in cages."> ( darya ) oakland imcumbent mayor libby schaaf has won re-election. schaaf ran against nine other candidates. schaaf said for her re-election she wasn't going to take anything for granted and that up until the last minute volunteers were busy on the phones urging people to vote. one of her biggest platforms w

. >>> and gavin newsom is the next governor of california and libby schaaf won overnight for a second term. >>> and california rejected prop 6, coming up we'll go in- depth into all of the races and local states and key races across the country. you can see election result totals scrolling at the bottom we'lto steve and the out the beautiful weather predicted. >> it's a quiet pattern here. if you enjoyed yesterday, it's probably not as warm, it will still be in the 70s, almost for everyone here. if there could be patchy fog. we have a slight onshore breeze. sabrina says i'm in the mood for rain, and i'm in the mood for love, none of them are happening right now. at this stage of the game we'll take it day-to-day or week to week and right now it's a quiet week. it's mainly 30s to the north. it's a cold morning for some. 30s for many, wood acre is at 1500 feet sitting at 60 degrees, high pressure large and in charge will give you sunshine and warm temperatures for everybody. sal? >> we're coming in hot, i like it. >>> westbound 580, we have slow traffic out there on the altamont pass ap

it's the site of kamala harris' watch party, lieutenant gavin newsom hoping he will be able to call himself governor newsom. earlier today he cast his ballot in larkspur, took his family to the polls with him. in the last few weeks he's actually campaigned less for himself and more for those critical house and legislative seats to the democratic party in california, also passing along some of his funds. those races he says are as important as his race. >> winning the governor's race, which i hope we're successful tonight, wouldn't mean as much if we don't take back the house. i don't think it's a gross exaggeration to say trump's declared war on california. we're going to need all the seat holders we can get. >> reporter: there are several big issues for the governor's race, homelessness, the high poverty rate, but especially homelessness. this video i shot this morning in an alley right behind gavin newsom's watch party location right in between the live trucks. you can see a man who is shooting up in the back alley. this is something that the future governor whomever that may be will have

. >>> back here at home, gavin newsom, the government governor for california and his wife will vote in cox will campaign in southern california. and we go to san francisco where gavin newsom was joined by political heavy weights at the final campaign rally. >> reporter: a long line of supporters waited outside of valencia outside the chapel where there was the final get out the vote rally. his courage for a change arrived at the event following a day of campaign stops in modesto. he spoke to pee as he headed into the late rally in san francisco. >> seven days on the bus tour, it could have been three years campaigning, it's exciting. >> i want to thank you for believing in gavin from the start and everything you've done to make sure that tomorrow brings the biggest blue wave this nation has ever seen. >> he warmed up the crowd following by two democratic heavy hitters. >> things are screwed up, it's all the more reason why you need an education visionary young governor, what's gavin newsom is. >> we need our strongest soldiers on the field. we need gavin newsom in that office. >> he

san rf yell to san francisco, in the green at 15 minutes. >>> a victory for lieutenant governor gavin newsom come january, he will be sworn in as governor of california. let's take a look at the election resulteds. the former san francisco mayor beat republican john cox with 59% of the vote. overtphaoeultd, newsom tweeted he's honored and privileged to serve as california's next governor. newsom took the stage in los angeles last night saying the hard work actually begins today, wednesday. as for last night, he was really celebrating. he called his wife jennifer a wonder woman. he thanked his campaign. he didn't use president trump's name touting the california dream and the importance of inclusiveness. >> we don't demean. we don't discriminate. and we don't demoralize. we don't separate families. and we don't lock kids in cages. [ applause ]. >>> meanwhile, his opponent wished newsom success but said that would not come unless he deals with special interests in sacramento. >>> now to the u.s. senate. this was a democrat versus a democrat contest. as you can see, senator dianne feinstein aga

gavin newsom elected the state's next governor.ok. full coverage of election night 2018. we're joined by political reporters phil, melissa, and there is a lot to talk about tonight. let's start with the governor's race. just in the last hour, gavin newsom declared a decisive victory against republican john cox. looking at the numbers there, 56% of the vote. and moving on to the proposition. >> yeah, prop 6 would repeal the state's gas tax. right now it is trailing by quite a bit. at least ten percentage points. and prop 10 would allow cities to expand rent control tonight. it appears that it's headed for defeat. and with a 64% no vote over 36% yes. >> a split for control of congress. democrats win control of house while republicans hold on to the senate. a team of reporters up and down the state from the bay area clear down to san diego. kpix 5's emily turner where the governor spoke just a short time ago, emily? >> it was a very happy, excited crowd this evening though i will say very few people were surprised bri the outcome of t

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. >>> and gavin newsom will be the next governor of california. oakland mayor libby schaaf was re-elected overnight to a second term. and california voters rejected prop 6 in the increase of the state gasoline tax. we'll go in depth on all of these races as well as the local, state and key races around the country. you can see election result totals that are scrolling across the bottom of the tv screen, and california's weather has been warm and sunny, if we could vote i think most of us would vote for rain, though, i keep hearing from people. >> we need some rain. >> we do. it will turn, first of all, another nice day, all foe, you know some times you're not up at 4:00 a.m. and some of you are up at 4:00 a.m. >> get up. >> i'm barely up myself. >>> i woke up from a text of 89- year-old mother that your tweet was on steve's at 4:00 a.m. >> bless your heart, mom. thank you for being there at 4:00 a.m. and for texting. that's like -- i think my father was 82 at the time and i almost drove off road, it was my dad. >>> pope valley 33 and scott's valle

gavin newsom and john cox.here's a lot off line in terms of our candidates and our proposition. >> polls close in about 30 minutes. there's still time to vote. we've seen a wave of voters, including at the santa clara county registrar's office. >> people are energized. terry mcsweenie is in san jose. the final, what, 34 minutes, what are you seeing? >> reporter: i'm seeing a mob seen. look at the people in line. all you have to be is in line at 8:00, and you will be allowed to vote. if you look off to the right, rafael, you can't seat the end of the line. there's a bunch of people, 200 maybe waiting out on the lawn. they're waiting for 8:00, when nobody else -- the doors will close pretty much, and they're going to go in and help count the votes, get the work done. there's another line over there. people are registering to vote. yes, registering to vote, putting in a ballot. there's satellite lines out here. it's absolutely crazy. people are still coming in. back to you. >> pretty interesting. you do still have

gavin newsom elected the state's next governor.ts flip the house. i'm ken bastida. >> and i'm elizabeth cook. full coverage of election night 2018. we're joined by political reporters phil, melissa, and there is a lot to talk about tonight. let's start with the governor's race. just in the last hour, gavin newsom declared a decisive victory against republican john cox. looking at the numbers there, 56% of the vote. and moving on to the proposition. >> yeah, prop 6 would repeal the state's gas tax. right now it is trailing by quite a bit. at least ten percentage points. and prop 10 would allow cities to expand rent control tonight. it appears that it's headed for defeat. and with a 64% no vote over 36% yes. >> a split for control of congress. democrats win control of house while republicans hold on to the senate. a team of reporters up and down the state from the bay area clear down to san diego. kpix 5's emily turner where the governor spoke just a short time ago, emily? >> it was a very happy, excited crowd this evening though i w

arizona and montana still too close to call this morning. >> number four, victory this morning for gavin newsom dianne feinstein. newsom will serve as california's next governor, feinstein heading to washington for a fifth term in the senate. >> number five, weather-wise, high fire danger. 60s at the coast. rest of us in the 70s with totaled sunshine. >> number six, really long delay due to a vehicle hitting a mattress and getting stuck on the mattress before coyote creek. that got cleared but nine miles worth of backup. >> the team hired farhan zaidi. the team hired the dodgers general manager far shorthand zaidi. he helped the dodgers to two straight world series appearances. >> we got it all in. >> busy day. that's right. >> we will hear from the president a little later on this morning. thanks for joining ♪ ♪ ♪ the holidays begin here at the disneyland resort. on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and now, the queen sleep number 360 c4 smart bed is only $1299. plus 24-month financing on all beds. only for a lim

gavin newsom had been leading in the polls on average by about 16 points in the weeks leading into the election, and lo and behold he ended up winning roughly by about 19 points. you might be asking, why is he in l.a.? that would be a very good question, and the answer is simple, for symbolism. his campaign wanted to send a message that though newsom served in san francisco's government for years and of course san francisco's mayor for years where he trailblazed on issues look gay marriage and universal health care, he's here to represent everybody in california and on election night newsom made that clear before a crowd of about 1,000 people taking on trumpism and what he called agents of anger meant to divide us. >> america's biggest state is making the biggest statement in america. we're saying unmistakably, and in unison, it's time to roll the credits on the politics of chaos and the politics of cruelty. now it's time for going far and going together. >> reporter: and it was interesting to see how newsom, who has had his eye on this office for almost a decade, describe the results

and before that we sauce governor jerry brown and governor-elect gavin newsom, both democrats and bothl of the president, especially in light of his declaration of the california wildfires being this disastrous and devastating was because of the poor forest management. it's going to be a very interesting photo op that we see as these three men stand together. just your comment on that, what this looks like. >> i think it's gavin newsom, a very smart politically astute democrat who is a new generation of democrats taking over from jerry brown, and trump which i don't -- he's the complete polar opposite of both of them politically, let alone generationally. so i think that will be an interesting photo op, but i want to go back and agree with rick's comments on definitely where trump is after this election and the gop is in journal, to the point of the maps, they were designed very much for certainly not a lot of house pick .. here we are at flip, on maps where it was hard to pick up some of the seats we have, honestly because of the bleeding of the suburbs and among folks who are probabl

how do we see governor gavin newsom leading the resistance? >> we'll be the principal architect in that. spend a lot of time in washington, d.c. and flying back and forth. he likes the joining politics and continue to do that and a lot of them are centers around contracts president trump. he's going to have to tackle some critical issues here in our state. what do you see as his priorities here? we know we have an incredible housing crisis and a growing number of people experiencings homelessness. help wants to build a lot of homes and free up units. it's a lot of money and a big plan. he wants to have universal preschool paid for. you don't implement these things overtime. it takes time and you need a good economy. >> there are contrasting stylings between governor brown and governor newsom. we know there is. governor brown wo one or two is would just lock in and get things done. gavin newsom has a tendency to maybe spread himself thin? >> he does. he likes to talk about policy and he's going to be different in terms of style. one of the thin

during the campaign gavin newsom took every opportunity to attack donald trump, but now he needs to lead the state. what issues will he tackle rig away? >> he knows that in his acceptance speech he saida califor is not just about resistance, it's about results. uring his campaign he said addressing child poverty is going to be one of his number one issues. he's going to have to address the housing affordable care act d homelessness. >> gavin newsom campaigned on grooufrl preschool and medicare for all do you think he'll face a lot of tensions bween the liberal and more moderate wings of the democratic party in the state? it's interesting. it's looking like the democrats will have a two-thirds majority in the house. jerry brown was saying it's harder when you have a super majority because there's so many people to keep in line. newsom is going to come in and the first thing he's going to find to do is propose a budget. he doesn't want to blow up that $9 billion rainy day fund jerry brown built. we've seen the speaker of the assembly make overtures. they disagreed publicly in the past. i t

over the weekend senator harris campaign alongside gavin newsom at churches in los angeles. >>>d the bus tour for john cox will be at the platinum autobody and collision shop on san pablo avenue in berkeley at 10 am today. john cox has spent the last five days visiting communities up and down the yesterday he campaigned in fresno, and modesto and he ended the day in sacramento. >>> the new polls are out and it shows gavin newsom leading by 20 points over john cox. newsom is supported by 58% of the voters while john cox is supported by 38% of the likely voters. >>> senator dianne feinstein has a campaign event today in san francisco one day after she canceled an event in orange county. she canceled her appearance at a gun control rally because her manager said she is getting over a cold. she was scheduled to speak alongside student activists of the florida high school were 17 were killed in february. she faces a challenge from state senator kevin daley on. according to the poll she leads 43-27%. >>> based on record-breaking registration numbers is clear californians are fired

porter: and our amazing lieutenant governor gavin newsom.cheering] let me tell you why today is so special. for me, it is personal. in 2012, i got a life changing phone call from our then attorney general kamala harris. she had just secured a settlement from the nation's five largest banks and the banks had promised to pay billions to homeowners who were wronged during the foreclosure crisis. when i say our hard-fought, i mean it. kamala didn't blink. she walked away from the negotiations when the banks try shehortchange us and fearlessly fought for a better deal. when the negotiating was over, she didn't even pause. she knew what matters are promises on paper, but what happens to real people. she asked me to be your watchdog, california's top what -- watchdog against the banks and to hold the banks' feet to the fire. i remember it clearly, she said to me, "you and i, we know these banks. they're going to try to get out of their responsibility to homeowners." she was right. when we caught a bank lying to a homeowner, we forced the bank to cu

gavin newsom is about looking forward. he's been a pioneer in terms of the civil rights of same-sex marriage. that is difficult as he wants to sell himself in the middle of the country. he is a national figure against the trump administration. can you get thing done and continue the momentum of california? a lead the state of that rests on continuing economic growth and power. that is key for him. >> david, brian, thank you for your comments. it's a lot to digest and take in. >> been a big day. the next few days the final results will roll out and we can look at one thing tonight and that is the voter turnout across california is strong. >> great news. >> tens of millions of dollars in campaign money went into the hotly contested state race to determine who would be the next school chief. marshall tuck, a former education executive will be the next state superintendent of public instruction. the political newcomer has a big lead over the democrat utony thurmond. >>> busting move on election night. oakland mayor, libby scha

lieutenant governor gavin newsom made a push in los angeles today. ers who support his plan to rk make the rights of working people and children a top priority. los angeles churches along with california senator general kamala harris. kamala harris and governor jerry brown will rally together in san francisco tomorrow. >>> new polls conducted shows gavin newsom leading by 20 points over cox. gavin newsom is supported by 58% of voters and cox is supported by 38%. coming up later a measure that aims to create more housing for those with mental illness. we will give you the arguments. >>> new details about an officer involved shooting that turned deadly in danville. authorities identified a man as the man police shot and killed. ktvu's azenith smith joins us now with more information about the man who died. >> reporter: i spoke to a neighbor of his that who told me -- of his who told me he is not surprised by what happened and he was know to police and he may have suffered from a mental illness. mental illness. >> every neighbor you talk to was scared.

probably an issue that gavin newsom will pick up next year. and the president downplaying that at best. so it will be interesting to see their body language and everything else. they jointly issued a statement yesterday that now is the time for everyone to pull together, they're grateful for the president's visit, and the issue is dealing with the missing people, the recovery here, it is still a desperate situation. even as we talk about that, there's always this issue, when you president comes into a disaster zone, of disrupting those kinds of efforts. we talked to an evacuee who was hoping to get to fema to get a new trailer for her property or help to somehow begin to rebuild, and she couldn't get there, because the bus isn't running because the president is in town. geoff bennett, you mentioned that the president with the forestry and like, do we know who the advisers are and what they are telling him about forestry? >> reporter: on that specific issue, no. one has to wonder what he's been seeing on some of the cable news stations he prefe

gavin newsom has a firm lead over john cox at the polls. they show him with a 17. lead going into election day. >>> control of congress is up for grabs. republicans control both houses but that could change tomorrow. gives democrats a seven out of eight probability of taking control of the house but i one the senate. lauren blanchard is following the run up to the election and is live in washington with details.>> reporter: it all comes down to tuesday. the entire house is up for grabs and a third of the senate. a majority of states could have a new governor after americans cast their ballots tomorrow.>> reporter: experts say tuesday's elections are on track to be the most expensive in history. voter turnout could rival president election year in some states. president trump tweeting and showing his support with after rally. >> everything we have achieved is at stakeverything because they can take it ar just as fast as we built it.>> reporter: president obama making the democrats closing argument. >> when election is not going to change everything. what it does mea

he was met on the runway by outgoing governor jerry brown, incoming governor gavin newsom, and fema administrator brock long. mr.r touring fire damage, trump made remarks in paradise, california.

francisco values, a city he says has been run into the ground and a city that used to be run by gavin newsomwsom rarely mentions cox. he instead talks a lot about fighting president donald trump. and many are talking about. newsom running for president in eight years. reporting live in larkspur, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> some extra eyes will be on the election in san mateo county. election observers from the department of justice's civil rights division will be supervising there. san mateo county is one of five counties in the state that has no polling places for today's election. instead, voters are required to mail ballots or drop them off at an election office. the monitor's focus is making sure those ballots are handled properly and election material is available in english, chinese and spanish. >>> the polls open at 7:00 this morning and close at 8:00 tonight. if you have a vote by mail ballot, you can drop it off at any polling place by 8:00 p.m. you can still mail it as long as it's postmarked by today and received by friday. most mail-in ballots need extra postage. don't forget

from governor-elect gavin newsom down the ballot, democrats were big winners. as a matter of fact, it was hard to even see much opposition mounting here. as far as a blue wave goes, it was a blue tide in a blue state. donald trump was the issue. whether it was gavin newsom's television ads who said he had a message for the president or dianne feinstein's or kamala harris' resistance to the trump administration or most notably nancy pelosi's. what we have in california is that president trump was the issue even though he never stepped foot in the state. >>> other wins for republicans, mitt romney winning the open seat in utah. marsha blackburn winning in tennessee and ted cruz beat beto o'rourke in texas. arizona still too close to call. california senator dianne feinstein is celebrating a victory this morning. she defeated her opponent kevin de leon 54-46%. this will be her fifth full term in the senate. feinstein has represented california for 25 years. and in san jose, some last- minute voters got in line right at 8:00 to vote. they waited nearly 3 hours in l

newsom's wife took the stage first addressing the crowd and then she introduced gavin. e spoke and the couples kids met them on stage. newsom didn't hold back. he said we are living in the richest and poorest state in america. asking how that can that possibly be in an economy as robust as ours. he hit some of the big issues hard talking immigration and acceptingness of people. he talked homelessness and he talked school safety as he recounted a story of an 8 year old girl who asked him recently how she and her friends can be safe. he spoke saying that the work starts today. here is newsom. <"it's been a tough two years, but tonight america's biggest state is making the biggest statement in america. we are saying unmistakably and in unison that it's time to roll the credits on the politics of chaos and the politics of cruelty. now it's time for going far and going together."> (j.r.)during newsom's campaign he made it known that he was the resistance to..... ( darya ) thanks j-r. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james )( james ) ( james ) millions of

gavin newsom split the spoils. once said i will run for the senate and once it i will work for governor. tonight is the second part of the deal. >> they could be on opposite sides running for president next time. >> i think particularly the governor will be back. they will be competing with the senate for airtime for california. >> do you think dianne feinstein will hold her senate seat? >> yes. >> we thank you both for being here. we will continue to have these discussions. thank you so much. >>> this is election day whether. >> no excuses not to get to the pole. >> it is funny and roland -- warm. it is 81 degrees in some areas. san francisco 69 degrees. take a look at these numbers. we could be talking about some heavy rainfall but that is not the case this week. it has been very dry. the satellite is showing clear skies up and down the coastline. the storm track is here and it remains eight distant visitor. here is our live camera. this is looking towards the bay. we are in the clear. the hills are still dry and

gavin newsom. (grant) proposition 7 passes.ixty percent of california voters are sick their clocks. but this necessarily of daylight saving time.assemblymembeabout what's next... in just two and a half minutes. (grant) it was decided last night, gavin newsom will replace governor jerry brown in sacramento.(vicki) the former san francisco mayor and lieutenant governor will have four years to show what kind of leader he is. kron4's ryan o'donnell joins us with more on what governor brown has to say about his "second in command." governor brown says he's happy for newsom... and not surprised he went after and won the governor spot. speaking to reporters today... brown talked about what he plans on accomplishing during his last couple of months as california's governor. he hopes to spend a lot of time on the environment... focusing his efforts on water rights and the delta. he's happy about the correctional system... but says he needs to fill many open judge posistions. governor brown also wishing his replacement, good luck.gov. je

meanwhile in the wake of the mass shooting in thousandoaks, gavin newsom is calling for gun control. >> the national rifle association is bankrupt morally. and they need to be held to account to their rhetoric and to their actions. >> here now with michelle election results, i'm joined by kqed politics and government team, senior editor sco schafer, marisa lagos, reporter guy marzorati and joining via skype, reporter katie orr. let's begin with nancy pelosi. she made it a point to put forward a more modest agenda, health care, improving theab affo care act. now that the democrats have a hajority in the house, do you expect thoroursue a more liberal agenda? >> no, in a word. there will be elements of the caucus that will push for that for impeachment, but i think he's going to be want to bring up issues that are going to bring people together, things like universal gun control which is broadly popular in the country, things like taking care of dreamers, daca. there will be more overscht. adamff is going to take over from devin nunes on the house intelligence committee. >> more subpoen

so if gavin newsom wins we have another bay area. >> certainly relying on that. but people say this has worked well so far. >> at least in this region. >> yes. >> so thank you pam. good to hear from them directly. we will have your complete coverage of election night starting at 7:00 tomorrow night. then stay with us for mornings on two the next day as we bring you the latest overnight developments and up to the minute results. >>> coming up on mornings on two the nine, establishing change in the ballet. the shoe company that is hoping to make a difference and encourage a new generation of dancers by introducing new shoe colors. >>> the movie made $50 million in its debut following queen of course and the band's lead singer freddie mercury. the nutcracker finished second with 20 million, a disappointing ing opening when it costs 120 $120 million to make. . >>> downtown san jose getting new trendy apartment building offering a lot of luxury amenities and below market rent. room with at least a dozen three blocks from the caltrain station on bass set street accord

. >>> and gavin newsom is now the governor elect. he defeated businessman john cox winning more than 50% of the vote and his acceptance speech focused not on john cox but another opponent in office. >> there was a frequent topic on the campaign trail for gavin newsom and it was the running theme of his victory speech. >> it's time to roll the credits on the politics of chaos and the politics of cruelty. now, it's time to go far and go together. now, is the time for decency, for facts, for trust and now is the time for truth. >>> he declared victory in the race for california governor after the polls closed last night. he won nearly 60% of the vote, he benefited from california voters dissatisfaction of president trump and republicans in congress. the survey conducted with fox news, they believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. a majority of california voters 7 in 10 had a negative view of president trump, and they tapped into it. >> we don't criticize diversity we celebrate diversity. we don't reject, we protect the most

gavin newsom might not be in for such a smooth ride when he takes the role. and by the way, he's not sworn in until january. we have a few months. i know he's eager to go but we have a few months. >> definitely going to have to earn his stripes. a live look at the u.s. capital where for the first time in eight years the democrats are in control of the house of representatives. a lot of people doubted it. it is real tonight. kpix 5's veronica de la cruz is here with the breakdown. >> democrats will hold at least 220 seat, two more than they need. they flipped at least 24 seats held by republicans. about three dozen races around the country are still undecided. so we're going to have to wait to find out the exact margin between the two parties. house minority leader nancy pelosi who represents san francisco cruised to victory tonight. the question is will she retake her position as house speaker? in a victory address she sounded like she does anticipate holding that job again. >> in stark contrast to the gop congress, a democratic congress will be led with tran

gavin newsom (d) candidate for ca gov. (dan)newsom also took some shots a president what he calls spreading fear before these midterm elections. san francisco mayor london breed also made an appearance at tonight's event but did not speak. the latest poll numbers from real clear politics show newsom has a 20 point lead over republican john cox. that's the latest live in sf dan thorn kron4 news. (vicki)(vicki) california's senior senator was amoungst those voting early today...dropping off her vote by mail ballot at a drop off spot in front of city hall. senator diane feinstein is maintaining a healthly lead in the most recent polls against her oppoent democratic california state senator kevin de leon. senator feinstein says whatever your party affilation....getting out and excercising the right to vote is paramount. former east bay congresswoman ellen tauscher who now heads the super pac fight back california is hopeful that we will see the youth vote come out tomorrow.