he's optimistic for a rematch, two years ago ro khanna, a virtual unknown democratic challenger, wasoints down during the primary. then in the general election, that here, he came within four percentage points of unseating the 74-year-old after an expensive and at times bitter race. he tells us tonight losing has helped him grow the candidates -- to grow as a candidate. >> we're in a very good position. i will let the pundits talk about how close but i think anyone looking at these results, exceeded so far, my expectations by far. >> there's going to have to be a lot more work done regardless of the outcome right here. we are fighting tooth and nail for every vote and we're going to continue to fight every vote until november. >> reporter: that is mike honda 's campaign manager. the congressman is on a plane to washington, dc for a legislative session. at honda's campaign headquarters, they tell us they are focused on winning the general election. khanna has been hitting honda hard with mailers. in the middle of an ethics investigation for using office funds to support his campaign.

ro khanna says his campaign has momentum on its side. two years ago he lost but now he has support including from sam liccardo. honda bogged down by an ethics investigation. khanna promises not to take money from lobbyist, pacs or corporations. >> the results exceeded my expectizations so far by far and i think it just shows that people want change. they want new energy. it's not, you know, it's a sense that we need to move forward in this country. >> i think we'll be fine. you know, when people come out to vote our base you see is very supportive. i think in spite of the money and brochures my opponent is spending we should be good. >> reporter: as for congressman honda, it was business as usual yesterday since he did not hold a special celebration. he said he needed to get back to washington, dc to go back to work for several votes. he said he was not hiding on election night. the ro khanna campaign is saving $2 million to flood the airwaves on radio and tv with commercials come november. live in san jose, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> as for h

we caught up with ro khanna yesterday who has momentum on his side.st but now he is back with a big name endorsement like san jose mayor sam liccardo. khanna says honda is bogged down by an ethics investigation and honda promised not to take money from lobbyists, pacs or corporations. >> anyone looking at these results, they are exceeded so far my expectations by far and i think it shows that people want change. they want new energy. it's not, you know -- it's a sense that we need to move forward. >> i think we'll be fine. when people come out to vote, our base will be very supportive. i think in spite of the brochures that went out and the amount of money into my opponent is spending, i think that we should be good. >> reporter: as for congressman honda, it was business as usual yesterday since he did not hold a special celebration. he said he needed to get back to work in washington, dc for several votes and said he was not hiding on election night. the khanna campaign changed its strategy this time around saying they are spending less in the days l

many voted well for ro khanna. men ments. >>> new this morning, an unexpected hazard put chp to a test. >> it happened in the form of a large herd of 50 goats that somehow ended up on and near busy eha 24 early this morning on the oakland side of the tunnel. chp says the driver called to report the problem. officers herded the goats over to where they continued to graze. they believe no goats were seriously injured in the return to the herd. chp says the owner was contacted because of the climate we're in. the goats have also been cleared. >> they're a part of the goat party. >> what do have you for us? >> we have a lot of sunshine in the forecast. we will have sunshine later on today, looking at what we're feeling. temperatures in the 60s. we will see it dropping a couple more degrees. highs reaching 85 in los gatos. 75 in fremont. widespread 70s and '80s. >> it is clearing north of michigan boulevard t. fast lane was closed. 880, 680 is fine, there is a crash. >> all right. mike, thank you very much. >>> coming u

of the most hotly contested races is between incumbent congressman mike honda and his challenger, ro khanna. we know it's like neck and neck. we still don't have the exact results. i think the last time i checked it was 38% to 38%. we'll check back in with you in the next hour. >> sounds good. tight race there. thank you very much. >>> another big race in california is the race for the u.s. senate seat vacated by barbara boxer. kamala harris in first place. because this is an open primary, the top two vote getters will face each other in a runoff in november. >> tonight california spoke. tonight california spoke. and it said that we are a state that is union nighed, we have a clear purpose, our unity is our strength and diversity is our power. >> lairs has been the front- runner since starting her campaign. if she wins in november, she would become the second african- american woman to serve in the u.s. senate. her opponent has a lot of backing in southern california, that is 10-term u.s. congresswoman loretta sanchez who will be facing off against harris in the runoff. sanchez says her rec

with 23% of the vote in, mike honda has 38% of the vote and ro khanna even with 38% as well.ery close race between the two. >> two well known city leaders from san jose are vying for a spot in the state assembly. they work together for years but now are locked in a fierce battle. this is the district 27 race, council kalra in his watch party in a san jose restaurant right now, he has 20% of the vote, which should be good enough to advance. madis madison nguyen has 40% of the vote. they will square off in november if the numbers holdup. >> it's a first measure aa, the first ever nine county ballot initiative is headed for victory. right now, it has 69% of the vote by yes, and opposed by 31%. it's intended to preserve wetlands all across the nine counties. >> people think it makes sense, they want to contribute to the health of the bay, we are feeling good about the reception we are getting out there. >> measure aa proposes a 20 year parcel tax of $12 a year, that would raise $500 million for marsh restoration and improved public access on the shore line. >> inspired by sanders

. >>> back to campaign 2016, in the south bay, the rivalry between ro khanna and mike honda is boundo heat up. that's because both democrats locked in 38% of votes. khanna and honda were expected to come out on top in a six-candidat showdown. khanna is expected to make a comeback after losing two years ago. he has the support of san jose mayor sam liccardo who stopped by the congressional hopeful's party last night. he accused honda of being allied by special interests but honda denies that. >> anyone looking at these results, they exceeded my expectations by far and it shows that people want change. they want new energy. it's not, you know, it's a sense that we need to move forward in this country. >> in the primary two years ago, khanna didn't come as close to honda. he was 20% behind but almost closed that gap in the november general election. for incumbent mike honda a not so festive watch party. only 45 people showed up and honda skipped it for a flight to washington, where he plans to be in congressional meetings this morning. congressman honda is in the middle of a house metic

the battle between mike honda and challenger ro khanna. e votell of the precincts reporting, they both got 38% of our elte. nbc her got 4% and the rest went to voters of lesser known candidates. >> our coverage continues online at nbcbayarea.com. just click on "local election results" at the top of our home page and you can find reaction from the leading candidates as well. >>> it was raining this morning as trees caught fire in the worst possible spots right next to a gas station in sunnyvale. flames spread to a couple of cars and the fire was only 50 ts alwrom the gas pump when fire thats were able to put those oames out. >> that's always a concern. so when we get here, the initial units, we're careful for exposure risks. red, t something we keep our eye on. >> reporter: investigators are of fng to figure out why this ot e started. inere were several homes nearby and also thanks to the quick work of firefighters, they were saved. >>> santa clara county is looking at who is in charge of surveillance. what it means for the parent company.

south bay there will be a rematch of the congressional race from two years ago, honda and challenger ro khannaneck to neck battle in yesterday's vote. the difference, less than 200 votes. khanna has a razor thin lead. the two will scare off again in november's general election. >>> the only state-wide proposition is on the ballot is winning approval. it would amend the state constitution to allow lawmakers to suspend members without pay if they are being criminally investigated. the measure is a reaction to several scandals in the state legislature, including the corruption investigation of former san francisco state senator leyland gee. 75% of the voters voting yes. 25% no. >>> time, 5:37. some san mateo county voters had a problem in the booth. about 10% of the voting machines didn't work properly. election officials say the machines were not coded correctly so they didn't produce ballots. that meant voters had to use paper ballots. election officials say the problem was quickly fixed. >> yes it was a relatively easy fix and we handled it in been an hour, hour and a half. >> the voting machi

mike honda and challenger ro khanna were in a neck and neck battle. difference, less than 200 votes. 38.1% for honda, 38.3% for khanna. khanna has a razor thin lead. they'll square off again in november's general election. >>> been a long night and morning for election workers in the south bay as they continue to count ballots. they've been working around the clock. reporter janine de la vega is inside the santa clara registrar's office. how far along are they in getting the ballots counted? it still sounds busy. >> reporter: it is. they did finish counting the ballots that were cast at the polls. now they are onto counting the vote by mail ballot. now there's a little bit of a lull in the registrar's office. it's because there was a shift change and those workers had been working since 4:00 p.m. yesterday. now these next workers have just started coming in. they worked 20 hours the day before. some of them won't come in until 8:00 a.m. the ones that decided to show up early, they're flattening and sorting ballots. the majority of ballots here in sant

mike honda and challenger ro khanna.wo well known city leaders from san jose -- are vying for a spot in the state assembly. madison nguyen and city counsilman ash kalra worked og >> two very well known leaders vying for a spot in the state assembly madison win and city councilmen worked together at the same table for years. right now madison nguyen got about 35% of the votes for the district 21 assembly race. they were looking on last fight in san jose. they are now going to square off in november. our election coverage continues online. click on local election results at the top of our home page, you will also find these results scrolling right at the bottom of your screen, either one has all the latest information. >>> four south bay men arrested outside last thursday's san jose rally for donald trump have now been identified. they're between 18 and 19-years-old, they face assault with a deadly weapon t. fourth is charged with misdemeanor, refusal to disperse. the violence made national news, raising questions about sa

democrat mike honda and ro khanna each locked in 38% of the votes for district 17. but as kpix 5's kiet do shows us, they are still counting ballots. >> reporter: and this is how the sausage is made in santa clara county, the tough work now begins counting the tsunami of vote by mail ballots coming in over the next couple of days. this is the future of elections here in this county. and that's why they are working 24 hours a day. fact is, the vast majority, three out of four voters in santa clara county, don't even bother to go to the polls anymore. they mail in their ballots. and so for the first time ever, the registrar of voters pulled an all-nighter to get them count quickly. kathleen rogers worked 17 hours straight from 4 p.m. yesterday to 7 a.m. today. >> your adrenaline flows. it's exciting, elections going on and -- and so you feel that excitement and wonder about the outcome. >> reporter: this is why they're now working around the clock. a quarter million vote by mail ballots are coming in over the next couple of days for this election cycle alone. in fact,

this time challenger ro khanna leads incumbent mike honda by fewer than 200 votes.wo will square off again in november. >>> two democrats will be on the november ballot. competing for barbara boxer's u.s. senate seat. as expected california attorney general kamala harris and commerce woman loretta sanchez were the top two vote getters. sanchez said she believes she can appeal to republicans and independent voters. harris met supporters in oakland and promised she would debate sanchez at least once. >>> foggy out there, cool too as it has been the past couple days. plenty of fog, low clouds are pushing into the east bay, into the livermore valley into san rafael into the santa clara valley. that starts us off tomorrow morning, thursday morning with plenty of fog and low clouds. the combination of both, some fog and some low clouds as we're seeing here out towards vacaville and fairfield. the winds are blowing pretty significantly earlier this evening. up to 25 miles an hour at sfo. there's how cool it is, fairfield down to 60, last week at this time, these sites, the

mike honda and ro khanna are locked up in an extremely tight race. khanna has a thin lead.ff in november's general election. >> our news camera caught up with khanna last night. two years he was a virtual unknown candidate. he ran a strong campaign and came within four percentage points of unseating honda. he looks forward to another chance to win the congressional seat. >> i think we are in a very good position. i will let the political pundits talk about how close. but i think anyone looking at the results -- i mean, they have exceeded so far my expectations by far. >> i think there will have to be more work done, you know, regardless of the outcome right here. we are fighting tooth and nail for every vote and we will continue to fight until november. >> as you saw there, we interviewed honda's campaign manager as he had to fly back to washington last night nor a legislative session. he has hit hard with political mailers. honda is a subject of a ethics investigation. honda says khanna has never served in elected office before and he has no record to stand on. honda has s

mike honda and ro khanna locked up in a battle. the difference here in votes fewer than 200. thin lead over the incumbent. they will square off again in november's general election.. we caught up with khanna last night. he lost to honda in a hard fought, expensive race in 2014. at one time he was a virtual unknown. he ran a fierce campaign and came within four percentage points of unseating honda. khanna looks forward to another chance against the eight-term congressman. >> i think we are in a very good position. i will let the political pundits talk about how close, but i think anyone looking at the results, i mean, they exceeded so far my expectations by far. >> i think there will be have to be more wore done regardless of the outcome right here. we are fighting tooth and nail for every vote and we will continue to fight tooth and nail every vote until november. >> we interviewed honda's campaign manager. khanna has hit honda hard with political mailers since honda is the subject of an investigation. honda says khanna has never serve inside elected office before and he has