. >>> out to the south bay in the race for san jose mayor, sam liccardo has a commanding lead for most of the night. we will show you the latest number -- numbers. if we have the board? 74% for sam liccardo, followed by steve brown with 15% and -- 16% of the precincts reporting. >>> let's move on to the santa clara county sheriff's office with lori smith seeking her sixth term, she is in a close race with her former undersheriff. smith needs to capture 50% of the vote +1 t avoid a ff elec november. right now you can see she doesn't have that. she has 46% of the vote and her undersheriff has 30%. >>> in the south bay voters cast ballots in support of recalling suaaron perss short sentence fo r who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman sparked worldwide outrage. voters said recalling the judge at 59% to 41%, this is with 39% of those reporting. voters are being asked to decide who should replace the judge. >> two candidates on the ballot, angela and cindy hendrickson. we are here with more on the recall and the reaction. eporte the recall committee chairwoman said the

you can see the signs up for sam liccardo where he plans the victory party tonight. there are four people in this race, for mayor of san jose. less known candidates are steven brown, tyrone kwad and quan minimum fom and sam liccardo who is proud of accomplishments while in office. >> we have more police officers on the streets. and also just a huge focus on affordable housing and making sure that we're tackling this housing crisis and really making sure that everybody has a place to live. >> reporter: liccardo was first elected in 2014 after serving on the city council for years. incumbent mayors in san jose do have historically a good track record of being re-elected. back here live now, this event here at mescale is expected to start at 8:00 tonight. live in downtown san jose. lee say amen. >>> thanks. >>> voters in san mateo and will pioneering a new experiece expanding to other counties. people are going to vote centers instead of presingts and getting ma i will-in ballots to boost participation. millions are voting by absentee and the votes can ariff up to three

antonio sam liccardo liccardo lo there. >> and just minutes ago sam liccardo gave a victory speech toaith in me. but i'm even more grateful that the residents of san jose have faith in our future. >> less than three hours ago lio was knocking on the door and making cold calls reminding people to vote. he says he's ready to get back to work at city hall tomorrow. >> we want to go back to recall on judge persky. david? >> reporter: we are with retired superior court gordel. what do you think of the results so far? >> it appears about 40% of the vote is in, and there's still a 17% or 18% gap. so it is unlikely we'll be able to close that gap. it appears that the recall has succeeded. >> reporter: have you talked to judge persky this evening? >> i have seen him and talked to him, yes. >> reporter: how's he handling this? >> he's handling it fine. he's a good person, and it saddens me. it's not like he lost his job. his job was taken away from him for people who feel there's no need to have an independent judiciary. >> reporter: do you see this as a dangerous precedent? >> absolutely. we s

in fact, sam liccardo not spending much money on advertising around town. had this apparently well in hand. sa liccardo with 23% of the precincts reporting with an overwhelming lead against steve brown with 74% liccardohas. >> let's talk about the super bowl champs being disinvited from the white house. the winningea of the n finals be next? lebron james and steph curry get political. we're going to share what they had to say when we come back. wlt ♪ the kenya tea development agency is an organion that is owned by tea farmers. every week we sell this tea, we get paid in multiple accounts. we were looking for a bank topd a safe and efficient technology platform to pay our farmers. citi was the only one a that was able to ensure thaty plthis was done seamlessly.. alfaare le to gethe touch of a their money, pay school fees and improve their standard of living. with citi, we see a bright future for our farmers and their families. ♪ >>> welcome back to our election coverage in just a moment. among our other headlines tonight, the super bowl cmpion philadelphia ea

possibly delays the count for days. >>> in san jose, sam liccardo expected to remain mayor. ng steve brown. taking a look at his numbers. 74% to 15%. last night liccardo thanked everyone for their unwavering support. >>> also in the south bay, voters have spoken in the recall of judge aaron persky. this was decisive. 60% to 40%. >>> let's turn to regional measure 3 which would raise tolls on every bay area bridge except the golden gate bridge by $3.00 over the next six years. over the ballot in nine bay area counties. you can take a look, the way voters answered this question, whether they wanted to remain stuck in traffic or pay the eventual $9.00 toll. 54% of voters responding yes. 81% of precincts reporting. if passed, the measure will increase tolls by $3.0 0. the toll increase will happen $1.00 at a time spanning several years. it's estimated to raise $4.5 billion to fund traffic projects. a large pours of the funds would go to mass transit. voters we spoke with have mixed feelings. people don't want to pay more but traffic is just awful. >> certainly i would like to see

sam liccardo expected to remain mayor. there. 74% to 15% over second place competitor steve brown. at his acceptance speech, liccardo thanked everyone for their unwavering support. also in the south bay, voters have spoken in the recall of judge aaron persky. this was so controversial, but as you can see, it didn't seem all that controversial with voters. they were decisive. 60% to 40% with 76% of the precincts reporting. that means judge aaron persky is recalled and will be replaced immediately by a woman. we'll talk about that in just a few minutes. >>> 5:36. let's turn to regional measure 3 which would essentially raise tolls on every bay area bridge except the golden gate by $3.00 over the next six years. it's on the ballot in nine counties. the question for voters, remain stuck in traffic or pay an eventually $9.00 toll. take a look what happened here. yes at 54%. if passed, it will increase tolls by $3.00 on seven bridges in the bay area. the toll increase happening a dollar at a time. estimated to raise $4.5 billion

though there are four candidates in the running for the mayor's position, democrat sam liccardo and less known candidates are steven brown, tyrone wade and quan minimum pmom both wade and pmhom are pushing for affordable housing. the other served on the city dow jones for years. and incumbent usually win in san jose. liccardo has had the largest campaign war chess of all the candidates of more than half a million dollars. now the event starts at 8:00 tonight here in downtown san jose. reporting live i'm lisa amen gleejen, abc 7 news. >>> thoung now to the statewide races and the race for governor. >> the top two vote getters move to the general election in november. kristen sze is here with a closer look at the race. >> yes, kristen. >> hello larry and ama with governor jerry brown. >> hang on one second, kristen because. >> trying to get to you. >> getting the camera in the right location and there you are. >> you just need to hear me what is it about visual. it's television. >> viewers want to see. >> you they wat to see. here we go. with jerry brown 27 candidates are vying to replace

. >>> meanwhile in san jose, sam liccardo is expected to remain mayor. comfortably leading steve brown, 74% to 15% with 56% of precincts reporting. last night lick car dough thanking everyone for their unwavering support. >>> senator dianne feinstein easily advanced to the november ballot. the u.s. senate race is the most crowded on the ballot with 32 candidates. the we is who she's going to face. let's take a look at the results right now. you can see she has that comfortable lead, 44%, and that is with 94% of the precincts reporting. last night feinstein released a video statement from washington shortly after the polls closed. >> thank you so much for your support and your faith in me. i'm not going to let you down. now it's on to november. >> feinstein has been serving in the senate since 1992. more election results posted on our website right now, abc7news.com. it's where you can keep up to date as more votes are still being counted. >> breaking news from the abc 7 live desk. >> we have breaking news coming in out of san jose. a car slamming into a

. >> sam liccardo was hoping these less restrictive rules would lead to between 300 and 500 new units of housing per year all built in the backyards of existing homes. for homeowners, all kinds of possibilities for their property. brian thorn owns a home in the nagly part neighborhood of san jose. >> we're going to have a one bedroom and a kitchen and a bath and have a washer and dryer. >> reporter: the city council's decision could turn this old garage into a gold mine. >> i could probably rent out my garage for $2,200 or $2,300 a month, and that would financially for me actually more than cov means a bit of a dent of e way of the red tape and regulations, and so we're waiving a lot of requirements around setbacks and parking and height requirements. >> reporter: now lot sizes can be smaller. the backyard homes can be larger. the city is hoping for several hundred new units each year. >> that's the equivalent of a couple of development projects. >> reporter: mr. torn may also give true meaning to his new in-law unit. >> my mother-in-law recently sold her house and she's getting a lit

. >>> well, in san jose, sam liccardo is expected to remain mayor. as you see there, 74% of the vote with 15% going to steve brown. >>> now, one ballot decision here in the bay area that will receive a lot of attention nationwide, that's the recall of judge aaron persky. >> he sentenced former stanford student brock turner to a six-month jail sentence for the sex assault of an unconscious woman. the results tonight show that yes on recall is winning. you see with 59% of the vote to 41% no. >> in the race to replace aaron persky voters have put cindy sealy hendrickson in the lead with 71% over angela storey. that because the decision to recall judge persky has apparently won, if you will. or yes on the recall effort. so now the second part of this question tonight is who should replace him. cindy hendrickson, a good night with 71%. >>> and it was an important measure that is being watched very closely by everyone in the south bay. like you said, across the nation. our david lui is live with the latest. david. >> reporter: ama, truly very historic beca

. >> reporter: mayor sam liccardo announced agreements with verizon, tate and mobility to begin a fivement -- at&t and mobility to begin a five year deployment of small cell sites that are more powerful but have a shorter range of the big towers, so there will have to be more of them. they promise broadband speeds up to 100 times faster than big cell towers without all the ugly wires and will handle the expected crush of traffic in the >> we're able to accommodate -- future. >> we're able

. >> reporter: mayor sam liccardo was among those. >> i think the criticism is fair. i think the use of statistics rather than or percentages rather than numbers, i can see now that was misleading. >> reporter: he has appeared a revision. >> he violated the code of ethics, the city charter, if there is a police officer that had those sort of allegations, he would be put on administrative lead until it is sorted out. >> reporter: in a phone interview, he said he could have done better. >> do i think i could have presented that data in a way that would have been in a way that was more careful, sure. >> reporter: ziser has made a revision. in san jose, david louie abc7 news. >>> time to turn to our weather as we kick off this week. >> it is going to get hot once again. that is a big concern on the fire lines in lake county. spencer christian is here with more. >> sunny skies across most of the bay area. and it will be expanding a bit. from our rooftop camera, we are looking at blue skies over the bay. 60 degrees in san francisco. 64 in oakland. 57 at half moon bay. lovel

((ken))san jose mayor ((ken)) san jose mayor sam liccardo released a statement congratulating london breed on her victory((fsc))he released this statement"i'd like to congratulate mayor-elect breed and look forward to working with her to tackle the many common challenges facing our communities, from the region's growing homelessness crisis to the need for critical transit improvements that will get the bay area moving again." ((ken/fsc))oakland mayor libby schaaf also offer her congratulations...she tweeted this...excited and ready to partner with you to make our region stronger, healthier, and more resilient for all. ((ken/fsc))and supervisor jane kim, who was also in the race for mayor tweeted...i want to offer my congratulations to london breed who has prevailed in this election and will soon be declared the winner. i'm proud to live in the largest city in america with a woman as mayor. its a farely quiet neighborhood but alot of new people are coming so you really dont know all the neighbors. (pam) (pam) now at ten: a south bay neighborhood rocked by violence. this man is behind

"> (grant)san jose mayor sam liccardo released a statement congratulating london breed.e statement read:"i'd like to congratulate mayor-elect breed and look forward to working with her to tackle the many common challenges facing our communities, from the region's growing homelessness crisis...to the need for critical transit improvements that will get the bay area moving again." (vicki)oakland mayor libby schaaf also offers her congratulations...she tweeted this...excited and ready to partner with you to make our region stronger, healthier, and more resilient for all. (vicki)and supervisor jane kim, who was also in the race for mayor tweeted...i want to offer my congratulations to london breed who has prevailed in this election and will soon be declared the winner. i'm proud to live in the largest city in america with a woman as mayor. (grant) coming up on kron4 news at nine... two dogs find themselves in a prickly situation after they were attacked by a porcupine... and they were left full of quills, more than one local vet has ever seen before... (vicki) plus...a numbe

((ken))san jose mayor ((ken)) san jose mayor ((ken))san jose mayor sam liccardo released a statementngratulating london breed on her victory ((fsc))the statement read:"i'd like to congratulate mayor-elect breed and look forwartoworking with h to tackle the many common communities, from the region's growing homelessness crisis to the need for critical transit improvements that will get the bay area moving again." ((ken/fsc))oakland mayor libby schaaf also offer her congratulations...she tweeted this...excited and ready to partner with you to make our region stronger, healthier, and more resilient for all. ((ken/fsc))and supervisor jane kim, who was also in the race for mayor tweeted...i want to offer my congratulations to london breed who has prevailed in this election and will soon be declared the winner. i'm proud to live in the largest city in america with a woman asmayor. (pam) tonight, a tragic accident in the diamond heights district of san francisco. a utilities worker was hit by a car.. which rolled off of a tow truck. that worker later died at the hospital. it happened on 28t

. >> we head to the south bay, san jose is overwhelmingly in support of sam liccardo to have a seconde brown is in second with 15%. and the race for santa clara county sheriff, lori smith is running for an unprecedented sixth term and now it looks like this race is headed for a and the retired undersheriff. the results torrey smith percent -- they worked side-by-side but now they are fierce political opponents. >>> one item on the ballot is getting national attention, the recall campaigagainst judge aaron persky that appears place to pass. it was in response to his short sentence for the former stanford swimmer who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. we want to show you the latest returns. here they are, people voting yes to remove the judge at 59%. the no votes 41%. this is with 39% of the precincts reporting. jesse gary live for estimate were supporters of the recall effort have gathered. >> reporter: good michelle dapper who is the committee chair to recall the judge just wrapped up a press conference out here. they say this came down to a returned with victi

. >>> in the race for san jose mayor, encumbered mayor sam liccardo has a commanding lead. he has 74% of the vote. the next closest candidate is steve brown. he has 15% of the vote. santa clara county sheriff, lori smith is seeking her sixth return. she is in a close race with the former undersheriff. smith has 46%, her opponent has 30%. smith needs to capture 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff in november. >>> with almost 2/3 of the votes counted, santa clara county voters are supporting the recall of superior court judge aaron persky. 59% of voters approved recalling judge persky with 41% opposing it. those numbers have been holding steady since the first results came out. >>> unless there is a big change as ballot counting continues, judge aaron persky will be the first california judge recalled since 1932. the recall effort was sparked by a decision he made in 2016. he sensed against -- he sentenced brock turner to six months in jail after being convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. judge persky said he followed legal guidelines in making his decision. s

and now it to san jose where sam liccardo is expected to remain mayor living with 75% of the vote. 100% of presingts reporting. >> the general election campaign for governor is already under way. exact gavin newsom came out on top in last night's primary with 33% of the vote. he will face republican john cox who finished second with 26%. former l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa received 17%. newsom greeted supporters he waist wasted little t rescind te gas tax increase. >> people in skroom i thought did the right thing. now we have to change public opinion. because i read the polls. obviously those that are looking for short term gains and obviously my opponent is making that a big issue. but he is offering nothing in terms of an alternative. >> as for cox he rode the endorsement of president trump to overwhelming support among state republicans. >> we put a businessman in the white house let's put a businessman in the governor mansion, huh. yes. and it wasn't donald trump that passed the sanctuary state. gavin, you did that. >> the president tweeted his congratulations to cox this mornin

. >>> it was a landslide victory for san jose mayor sam liccardo who has avoided a runoff in novemberwarded with another four years, his second. the next closest candidate was steve brown with 15%. a different story for santa clara county sheriff laurie smith. she is facing a runoff as she seeks her sixth term. smith took 44% of the vote. former undersheriff john hirokawa got 30%. three other candidates split the rest of the votes. smith needed to reach 50% to avoid the runoff election in november. >>> san francisco voters meantime have approved a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. more than two-thirds of voters approved the ordinance. it outlaws the sale of some flavored "vaping" and tobacco products including menthol cigarettes. supporters of proposition e argued those products are designed to get children and teenagers to start smoking. small businesses said the ban would cost them money. >>> tolls on all seven of the state-owned bridges here in the bay area are going up. voters passed regional measure 3 with 54% support. the no votes were 46%. the measure will raise tol

san jose mayor sam liccardo says the solution starts with education. >> en suring that young men understand what no means, that young women are very clear in communicating where the lines have so everybody understands what respect means. >> participants paid a $56 registration fee and that money goes to the ywca. >>> there's new concern this morning for a popular eaglet in milpitas. the bald eagle fell 70 feet from its nest at curtner elementary school. the wildlife rehab cared for it and released it back into the wall. they received a call that the eaglet wasn't doing well and they needed to come back. they'll update us again on what's going on at 9:00 this morning. >>> if you're a plas ser county sheriff's deputy, you need to free a bear trapped inside your car. >> this is in lake tahoe. the bear somehow locked himself into the car. the deputy used one of those tools to break open the window and made a run for it. the bear jumps out of the car and it goes in the exact direction the deputy ran. fortunately it made a turn and ran into the forest and decided it was done with humans for the m

mayor sam liccardo says they have reached agreements with verizon at&t mobile tie and to install technologyn light poles. liccardo says the installation also improve the quality of wireless service and speed up the deployment of 5 gtology. he added up grating the broad band infrastructure is key to building a smarter city, advancing the long time economic competitiveness. >>> apple signed oprah to a multiyear deal. in a statement released today the cupertino based company says it will create original program with oprah who is expected to have an on screen role as a host and interviewer. that deal will not effect her contract with her new york she launched in 2007. >> some dmv offices will be open tomorrow, saturday to ease the lng lines brought on by people applying for new licenses used at airport security checkpoints lid saturday from june 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. beginning in july the offices will be open the first and third saturdays of the month. driving tests will not be offered during the hours. in the bay area, concord, hayward, claimant avenue office in oklahoma, pleasanton he hadwoo

. >> reporter: mayor sam liccardo announced agreements with verizon, tate and mobility to begin a five year deployment -- at&t and mobility to begin a five year deployment of small cell sites that are more powerful but have a shorter range of the big towers, so there will have to be more of them. they promise broadband speeds up to 100 times faster than big cell towers without all the ugly wires and will handle the expected crush of traffic in the >> we're able to accommodate -- future. >> we're able to accommodate. >> reporter: san jose's agreement includes a $24 million investment into a digital inclusion fund to make sure lower income neighborhoods are not left behind in a digital divide. >> thousands and thousands of our students lack internet access even though seven of 10 of their teachers are, in fact, demanding that they do their homework over the internet. >> we applaud the city's efforts to look at a digital inclusion strategy. >> reporter: one community group in east san jose is working with the city to make sure high speed broadband is affordable and safe with its potential

out the past and the present today to campaign for support of a multi billion dollar measure >> sam liccardog out information for measure 3, which if approved by voters will bring nearly $4.5 billion in intfrastructure and traffic relief funding. opponents say the measure is flawed because the increased tolls won't see the benefit. >> regional measure 3 one of many items on the ballot. if you need a guide, look no further than our website, abc7news.com. you can meet the candidates and find your polling place. >>> 5:47. this is not what we wanted to hear. get ready to pay more to fly. the ceo of american airlines tells reuters a surge in oil prices may force ticket fares up. the prize of crude is up 53% so far this year alone. that's making jut fuel more expensive which is cutting into airline profits. carriers are absorbing the increases for now. they may be forced to start cutting flights if fuel prices don't come down. fewer flights will mean higher ticket prices for all of us. >>> if you recently bought a ticket from ticket fly, watch out. a data breach at that san francisco-based company

. >> sam liccardo skated into victory. it was a packed house downtown surrounded by his supporters, he says the re-election is rewarding. he was first elected in 2014 after serving on the city council. >> back to other news this morning. this might affect your next flight. jetblue is laying out new restrictions for passengers flying with emotional support animals. starting july 1st, the airline will require you to notify the airline about your pet 48 hours in advance. they will only allow dogs, cats and miniature horses. that's right. miniature horses. you must however provide documentation about the animal's health and behavior and get a health form from the doctor's office prescribing that animal. other airlines are also issuing stricter rules for emotional support animals. >>> imagine getting off of a flight and being greeted by this. take a look at your screen there. that's exactly what a woman saw as she came home. her suitcase shredded and her belongings there destroyed. the woman says she never got an explanation ab

. >> sam liccardo skated into victory last night. it was a packed house downtown. surrounded by his supporters he says that the re-election is rewarding. he first was elected in 2014 after serving on the city council. >> and developing in hawaii, lava is still flowing freely on the big island. kilauea started erupting morning a month ago. destroyed hundreds of homes and thankfully in one was hurt. everyone was evacuated as well. authorities say there are still some stubborn people refusing to loaf those dangerous areas. >>> as for guatemala's volcano, evacuation and rising death toll. this is new drone video we're showing you right now of what used to be a town, houses and trees there covered with thick coat of gray soot. officials say at least 75 people are dead, almost 200 still unaccounted for. >> 6:18, this might affect your flight flight. jetblue is laying out restrictions for passengers with emotional support animals, starting july 1 stt, the airline will require you to notify them about your pet 24 hours in advance. only allowing dogs and cats and miniature