both candidates now head to a runoff election in november. 2, try to replace outgoing mayor sam liccardo who is terming out. we will continue to monitor the race there and bring you the latest for now. pam and ken, we'll send it back to you. all right, grant, thank you very much. you can follow the very latest election results on kron 4 dot com. you can scan that qr code on your screen. we'll take you straight to the results for every race on the ballot. 10 of tonight at 6.30. a scary morning for a resident in martinez who had a car driving to the side of her home. this happened on alhambra avenue just after 9 o'clock in the morning. police say the driver fled the scene on foot. kron four's rob nesbitt talked with the woman who lives there and has more on what she thinks need to be done to prevent another incident. >> the car has been removed in the hole. it left behind, boarded up a security camera next door captured the moments before impact. you first hear it coming and then you see the car speed across this front lawn before crashing into the side of zoe tokens. home next door heard

san jose mayor sam liccardo is defending the city's decision not to cut ties with its sister city in russia. this comes after the president of ukraine called out san jose in his speech urging the city to break its sister city relationship with catherine . excuse me, i can't orenburg in russia. mayor sam liccardo says he has condemned russia's actions and sent a letter to its sister city expressing outrage. but he says sister city relationships do not exist to connect government officials but rather global citizens. in a statement, mayor sam liccardo said, quote if we terminate a sister city relationship because of the evil actions of a national regime than the entire program has little purpose. one of the few ways ordinary americans can contribute to the diplomatic process lies in speaking honestly, with those russian citizens with whom they have any contact. court also in san jose tonight. police seized today huge arsenal illegal guns during a criminal investigation as ktvu evan sernoffsky reports , the investigation began to unfold following a road rage incident. taking those guns

. -- sam liccardo, his term is up. three of the candidates work here at city hall come on the city council. voters will be choosing from cindy chavez, santa clara county supervisor, or three city council members, dev davis, matt mahan, and raul peralez. and there is a retired police sergeant on the ballot, along with two students. to win the job of mayor today, the candidate must get more than half of the votes. if that does not happen, the top two candidates from today's election will face off in a runoff in the november. and the winner will become the mayor of the largest city in the bay area, the center of silicon valley, the 10th largest city in the country. candidates are hoping the importance of this job will bring people out to vote today. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. reggie: to wipe one of the biggest local races being monitored nationally is proposition h, the effort to recall the district attorney chesa boudin. his opponents criticize him for his effort to implement criminal justice reform. according to the mo

san jose outgoing mayor sam liccardo just passing through. so this really entire bay and so let me show the oakland and that's one thing about the warriors. no matter what side of the bay there on right, the entire bay area takes ownership and tears along with fact everybody seems to identify with the war while they're still in the bay area. james didn't go to i here we've always had 2 football teams will maybe not always. but now we're down to 1, 2, baseball teams hopefully won't be down to one. but there's always just been one nba one team that has spanned every bridge and every freeway in every pocket of the mayor. and what part of the bay are from, right? everybody is a warrior fan. well, i feel like it is very unique for up here. as in terms of california, just because being from southern california, you know, you have the lakers and the clippers, right? so you have that light above. yeah, of fans. but >> what for everyone to be able to just focus on this one team and give them all the love that they're getting today. it's can't somebody

wawaa cabinet member under president bill clinton and president george w bush, san jose mayor sam liccardotern from in washington, d.c., when he was 18 years old never and he had such a connection to the people said it was very and everybody had a story. there are a lot of first highlighted wednesday that it was the first asian american mayor of a major u.s. city and the first asian american cabinet member in day in the city soon a legacy in the bay area and country that reverend gerald second moto says everyone can learn from and be inspired by it was really which to proceed an sure work towards try find collaboration working together for remarkable man for not just what he did >> a public memorial service will be held from an eta tomorrow at the bill graham civic auditorium at 10:30am, several prominent figures are scheduled to attend, including former president bill clinton. >> in san jose, i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> we'll stay in the south bay for the first time in decades. san jose will soon be adding new foot patrols. the city council approved mayor liccardo's budget last night

kron four's rob nesbitt talks with current mayor sam liccardo and others who knew the politician. well, he has more on how minetta has been honored and remembered. >> in his 90 years, norman, that accomplished a lot here in san jose and in washington, d.c., it's how he made people feel that he'll be remembered for most. >> norman minute is ashes arrived at the airport that bears his name wednesday morning before they were carried to san jose where he served as mayor from 1971. to 1975. want always be broad. era dawns spoke at san jose city hall about minute as many accomplishments locally but says it's a long list that doesn't come close to what he'll remember most about his friend of 55 years. he's here. sincere can sear sincere concern about how i felt it was a member of the u.s. house of representatives and was a cabinet member under president bill clinton and president george w bush, san jose mayor sam liccardo was an intern from in washington, d.c., when he was 18 years old. man never and he had such a connection with the people said it was very and everybody had a there are

but we are also watching the race for san jose mayor sam liccardo, by the way, has turned out so six others would like to be the next leader of the most populated city in the bay area. here are the results, including santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez, with 39% of the vote. a few members of the san jose city councilor vying to become the next mayor as well, including matt mehan, a relative newcomer to the political scene. at this point, he has 32% of the vote. now let's move on to some statewide races. governor gavin newsom cruising to an easy victory in today's primary. here's a look at the numbers. 59% to 15% newsom will meet republican challenger state senator brian dally in the general election, and three republicans in a green party candidate were up against attorney general rob bandit tonight among the republicans attorney eric early, who served as lead counsel for the effort to recall governor newsom, one of the candidates can see bonta at this 10.58% of the vote close race for second with nathan hochman and eric early. and there are six candidates by the way, vying to

and that's according to current mayor sam liccardo. that san jose calls them the favorite son at this particular place and he is back home now. he are actually arrived yesterday. just a king's return because before he served for president bush and president clinton. >> he served as san jose mayor from 1971. to 1975. norman mineta. but if you met him, he wanted to be called he died on may 3rd at the age of 90, he arrived at the airport named after him in at a san jose international, which was named back in 2001, the procession went through the streets of san jose went back to his childhood home, made a stop in japan town because he was a prominent japanese american and ultimately made its way to san jose city hall with the public at a chance to say goodbye. mayor sam liccardo was there. here's what he had to say about him. and he's known for decades. >> and then never and he had such a connection to the people said it was very important to and everybody had a story. just incredible breaking barriers, not friend self, but for so many oth

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and according to mayor sam liccardo, who will be the speaker. he's known him for decades. once again, he said that no matter who comes along. and san jose norman mineta will always be san jose's favorite son. back to you. >> all right. thanks a lot. 7, 0, 9, is the time. we're also following this story to a student group from birmingham, alabama, visiting the bay area has become the latest victims now of a smash-and-grab robbery. you can see the damage. it happened while we were eating at a san leandro in and out last week, the nonprofit that they were traveling with says the thieves made off with about $18,000 worth of equipment. the group's leaders say that it happened on the very first day of their trip. witnesses saw it all happen. >> not only did they feel safe enough to do that, but they also felt secure enough to go ahead and do it to a second car and then go ahead and pull out of the parking lot and then go drive from our understanding all the way south of san jose and hit multiple more cars. >> and leaders of the trip say that what happened to them as a lesson to

mayor sam liccardo says that this will help build relationships between the officers and the communityhe budget will also add for officers to the department's mobile crisis assessment team and those 4 officers are going to be paired with mental health professionals to help them better respond to mental health situations. now, according to look he and other city council members never defunded its police department, but he says that san jose pd continues to be the most thinly staffed police department compared to other big cities like heart of projdcts at san jose's police force will grow another 95 officers over the next 5 years. and we've reached out to look to see when these funds will be distributed and we're still waiting to hear back. but stephanie, daria, as of this morning, his budget proposal has been approved and people in san jose within about the next year can expect to see more police officers patrolling on foot. back to you guys. all right. thanks, camilla. >> 6.33 is the time. and it's been 500 days since an 84 year-old asian american man died after he was pushed to the gr

and we do expect mayor sam liccardo, of course, to be here as well. >> back to you. all right. thanks a lot. we'll 9, 0, 7, is the time right now in the south bay, a man who ran an after-school program at an elementary school now faces multiple charges related to child assault. san jose police say he met the victim at the after school program and officers are worried there could be more kron. four's amanda hari has reaction. >> i've spoken to several people as they walk by trayce elementary school behind me here and told them about the man arrested for assault of a minor and his connection with the school. and they said the story was disturbing. shocking and awful. >> fortunate. you know >> that happened. the san jose police department has arrested earnest from near as for multiple charges related to aggravated assault of a minor. an incident like this is a very traumatic experience for young person. police say ramirez met the victim an after-school program at trace elementary, the victim attended the after school program between august 2020 and june 2021. police say that's whe

norman mineta, family members and dignitaries, including former president bill clinton, mayor sam liccardo and former san francisco mayor willie brown are among those paying their respects. mr. mineta was the first person of color elected mayor in san jose. he went on to serve in congress and as a cabinet secretary under two presidents. norman era. exhibited. the greatest of all those qualities. because norman era quality about him. which calls people to believe him. they didn't believe me. i didn't believe bill clinton. they didn't believe a whole lot. but no manetta, for whatever reason. had an affinity that allowed him to be able. to be persuasive and convinced him. president clinton is also set to speak at the service, norman mineta served as his secretary of commerce before serving his transportation secretary under president george w. bush mr. manero was 90 years old when he died may 3rd know what dune east bay congressman eric swalwell met with the alameda county sheriff's office and community members about an incident at the san lorenzo library will hold up solidarity meeting just

. >> kron four's rob nesbitt talked with mayor sam liccardo and others who knew the politician well,e has more from downtown san jose on how was honored and remembered. >> in his 90 years, norman mineta accomplished a lot here in san jose and in washington, d.c., it's how he made people feel that he'll be remembered for most. >> norman minute is ashes arrived at the airport that bears his name wednesday morning before they were carried through san jose where he served as mayor from 1971. to 1975. want always be broad. era dawns spoke at san jose city hall about minute as many accomplishments locally but says it's a long list that doesn't come close to what he'll remember most about his friend of 55 years is here. sincere can sear sincere concern about how i felt it was a member of the u.s. house of representatives and was a cabinet member under president bill clinton and president george w bush, san jose mayor sam liccardo was an intern from in washington, d.c., when he was 18 years old never and he had such a connection to the people said it was very important and everybody had a st

but we are also watching the race for san jose mayor sam liccardo, by the way, has turned out so sixhe next leader of the most populated city in the bay area. here are the results, including santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez, with 39% of the vote. a few members of the san jose city councilor vying to become the

and that is according to current mayor sam liccardo. >> and then never and he had such a connection to the people said it was very important to and everybody had a story. just incredible breaking barriers, not for himself, but for so many others who could then follow. >> breaking barriers is exactly right. obviously he is a famous son of san jose, but he is just cherished in the asian american community. and i told this yesterday i had a chance to interview mister mandetta back in 2002 at the airport. like i said, there was named after him and told him how much he meant to me. he was very gracious in that. >> there was a long line throughout the streets of san jose yesterday with young and old holding up signs and again, they will have this private memorial coming up at 5. that skews me about 5 and a half hours now at 10, 30 and hoping actually to talk to president clinton as he arrives because he served with president clinton as the commerce secretary during his time in the white house. back to you. >> all right. thanks a lot. we'll 5.11, is the time students from birmingham, alabama,

. >> a president that doesn't sit right with san jose mayor sam liccardo. >> the reality is or take away the standard that essentially makes it easier to get a gun and possess a gun in this country and is to get and possess baby formula. we can do far better. governor gavin newsom joining the criticism saying, quote, this is a radical decision. today's court things that gun regulation should be frozen in time. >> and that there wasn't a similar law in existence in the 17, 100's or 1800's. state can't pass it now, no matter how important it is to protect people from the modern for of gun violence. the governor promising to sign 16 new gun safety bills next week including a bill that will allow people to sue gun makers and distributors. attorney general rob bonta says he's committed to preventing gun violence by advocating for common sense gun laws season guns from those who are prohibited from having them ending the sale of illegal firearms to litigation against ghost gun retailers in improving transparency by expanding gun violence related data. according to the attorney general's office

the mayor sam liccardo says it was allowed officers to give better community through foot patrols, downtown and in other neighborhoods. >> we want to reinitiate the era of community policing where officers it will be building relationships of trust in the community. talk to residents and business owners rather than having them drive around. >> they would operate five days a week butk expanded next year. san jose remains one of the most thinly staffed big city departments in the country. >>> oakland police are investigating a violent cant sacred this video. you can see the victim get out of his vehicle and walk into the market. that's when another man gets inside the car and drives away. the victim tries to stop the suspect but is pushed away and then dragged several feet. this happened just before 1:00 yesterday on alice street. the victim suffered several scratches and cuts. >>> the search on for two people who attacked a milbury councilman. a man was walking with his family near land's end when two young men threw a concrete block at him and hit him in the head. he says he reported the ca

. >>> seven candidates vying for mayor of san jose, not including the current mayor, sam liccardo, because he is termed out. taking a look at the city where the top two vote-getters will go head-to-head in november. four currently tt mahan tweeted out this picture saying let's close this race out for accountability, efficiency and innovation. cindy chavez invited camera crews to watch her vote this morning. she is currently a santa clara county supervisor, ready to zero in on san jose. >> the only way we're going to get through this, the only way we're going to be able to deal with all of what's facing us is to get engaged. one of those things is voting. of course i would love it if people would vote for me. >> and then there's raul perellas, a former san jose police officer and still serves as a police officer. and deb davis is a san jose city councilmember for district 6. before that she worked for 12 years as an education researcher at stanford university. the three other candidates include james spence, a retired police sergeant, and two students, marshall allen woodmanski and travis h

at tomorrow's service, as san jose's civic auditorium, former president bill clinton alongside sam liccardond many others. ama: the third hearing from the january 6 committee is set to take place tomorrow in the nation's p once again, the findings will be broadcast to the american public. tomorrow's focus, the pressure on former vice president mike pence block certification of the 2020 election. abc news has exclusive images of pens as he was -- pence as he was rushed away. they had to be taken to a loading dock until the mob was cleared. you can watch the testimony in tomorrow's hearing on abc 7 and streaming. our coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. dan: president biden marked pride month by signing an executive order to protect lgbt plus americans. as reporter rob mcmillan without sister station in los angeles explains, advocates explain this is only another step. >> president joe biden signing an executive order in the white house today. his administration saying it will advance equality for the lgbtq community. pres. biden: right now, there are young people sitting in their bedroom, doors clo

people that were on the streets now have a place to stay as mayor sam liccardo said today on that, you look these tiny homes pretty much what they are. >> it will help people that fell on hard times. get back up on their feet and find permanent housing. that's what they are doing. look at the video. you can see a mayor liccardo today toured each one of these not each one, but he toured a lot of these units. you can see they have basic amenities for beds inside a bathroom tv air conditioning. the mayor says they are housing roughly 4 100 people in the city in building more interim housing as we speak. >> but as a result of these efforts, we have seen for the first time in many years, our and sheltered. homeless population drop slightly.

and now it's what mayor sam liccardo wants to see more of. >> where officers will be building relationshipsnd trust in the community. they will have talked to residents and business owners rather than having them drive around and patrol cars. >> reporter: the budget includes funding to add 20 officers to the sjpd, many of which will be deployed throughout the city on foot patrols. it also adds four officers to the department's mobile crisis assessment team which pairs officers with mental health professionals to better respond to those emergencies, unlike many cities san jose never de-funded the police, which led to protests and graffiti vandalism at liccardo's downtown home. >> we are going to continue to invest in our police because we know it's important to our community. but we're also going to be pushing for a lot of reforms, as we already there, and we're going to continue to push. >> reporter: san jose police had no official comment on the mayor's plans, but neighbors said foot patrols could help increase their own patrol and help rebuild trust. >> we go to school sometimes till 7:00

. >>> now to san jose, where a crowded field is fighting to replace mayor sam liccardo. we caught up with two of the candidates, santa clara county supervisor cindy chavez and councilmember raul peralez as they cast their votes today. >> getting pictures, text messages of people who have vote for me. it's been very surreal but very exciting. >> the only way we're going get through this, the only way we're going to be able to deal with all of what's facing us is we have to get engaged. one of those things is voting, and of course i would love it if people voted for me. >> santa clara county will be getting a new sheriff for the first time in more than two decades following laurie smith's decision to not run for a seventh term. four candidates vying for smith's seat. one of the front-runners being kevin jensen, a retired santa clara county sheriff's captain. >> we are supposed to be protectors and servers. >> i think we are to reestablish trust. >> now to a live look at a polling site in martinez. the contra costa registrar of voter says 7300 people have voted already. her

sam liccardo has been in the position since 2015. he's terming out. tonight's primary will determine who will replace him. and if nobody gets that 50% plus of the votes, then there will be a runoff in november. kron four's justin campbell live for us in san jose with a look at tonight's big race. justin. >> yeah, that's right. we're here at this county building building the manager with the county register. voters basically tells me that not a lot of people are coming inside this santa clara county is a mail in ballot. 90 1% of the people here mail in their ballot. but so far today, they have roughly over 200,000 ballots have so far been counted. those numbers will come later. she says that is 19% of the registered voters of 1 million. he says that's not enough. he would like to see more. take a listen. >> it's disappointing because elections are important primary and general, but it has stored plea in california gubernatorial primary elections have always been %% low. so i mean, we always want people the more the more the merrier to come out and vote

mayor sam liccardo said today that this interim housing is meant to help families in people that havehard times. will let you get a look. you can see we'll have our photographer pan, but this community, if that people have fallen on hard times, the interim housing then moved into permanent housing. look at the video you can take see today. mayor liccardo toured the facility. >> each unit has basic amenities for bands inside a bathroom tv and air conditioning. the mayor says they are housing roughly 400 people here in the city and building more interim housing as we speak. >> but as a result of these efforts, we have seen for the first time in many years. our and sheltered. homeless population drop slightly. >> now the mayor goes on to say they've already moved 10 family from this interim housing to permanent housing, but he says a part of solving the homelessness and housing crisis is making sure that state legislators continue to push for more dollars to build communities like this right behind me. so this will help it's to make sure that people are not living on the streets. reporti

at tomorrow's service, as san jose's civic auditorium, former president bill clinton alongside sam liccardo and many others. ama: the third hearing from the january 6 committee is set to take place tomorrow in the nation's p once again, the findings will be broadcast to the american public. tomorrow's focus, the pressure on former vice president mike pence block certification of the 2020 election. abc news has exclusive images of pens as he was -- pence as he was rushed away. they had to be taken to a loading dock until the mob was cleared. you can watch the testimony in tomorrow's hearing on abc 7 and streaming. our coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. dan: president biden marked pride month by signing an executive order to protect lgbt plus americans. as reporter rob mcmillan without sister station in los angeles explains, advocates explain this is only another step. >> president joe biden signing an executive order in the white house today. his administration saying it will advance equality for the lgbtq community. pres. biden: right now, there are young people sitting in their bedroom, doors c

san jose mayor sam liccardo says the court's 63 ruling will create nightmares for urban police departments already struggling to keep city safe. and the last week, several by gunshots. and we know. >> that if we could do more to be able to prevent guns from getting in the hands of criminals. and be able to regulate how those guns has asked. we would be able to keep our community safer. california stance on gun legislation seems to be working when compared to other states. according to the cdc, california's gun death rate is the 44th lowest in the nation. reporting live in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron 4 news. thank you, rob. >> coming up, a tragic story out of oakland. a driver speeding into an intersection hits a father riding his bike with his children right behind him. the reward for anyone him. the reward for anyone with information ahead. it's started. somewhere between a cuddle and a struggle, it's...the side hug. tween milestones like this may start at age 9. hpv vaccination - a type of cancer prevention against certain hpv-related cancers, can start then too. for most, hpv cle

mayor sam liccardo says that these products were meant to target kids and anybody caught selling these items could be fined up to $2500 per day and have their tobacco license revoked. premium cigars are not included in these latest restrictions. several other bay area cities have already banned the sale of flavored tobacco, including san francisco clinton and walnut creek. a federal court put a temporary hold on the fda's order to stop jewel from selling their e-cigarette. joy, san francisco company filed a motion to appeal a sales ban from the fda on thursday. you may recall the fda, rick ordered juul to stop selling its products in the u.s. saying jewel did not give enough information to evaluate the potential health risks of its products. the company disagreed in its court filing san francisco supervisor shamann walton introduce legislation banning e-cigarettes in the city. i spoke with him on the latest developments in this case. i'm excited about the fact that the fda decided to toe. >> due to remove the products from the shelf. we obviously knew how harmful they were. they were a

mayor sam liccardo's plan would pay for increasing foot patrols and in downtown and in neighborhoods,ll to help build relationships and trust in the community. the new budget also includes money to add 24 officers with four of them working in a mental health crisis unit. >>> meanwhile, in just a couple of hours, the warriors board the team plane as they make their way to boston for game six of the nba finals. >> now they're one win away from securing the franchise's seventh nba championship. no question this has become the biggest game of the series. >> after spending the past couple of days in enemy territory, kpix 5 sports reporter charlie walter is back in the bay. >> he is here in one piece, though it was a close call. he has a lot more on last night's much needed win. charlie? >> when you said my name it kind of sounded like charlie walter, the best accent there. it's the old catch 22. you want to win a championship at home in front of the faithful. but you definitely do not want a game seven with the celtics coming off a win, regardless of whether it's at chase. so this trip to

. >> reporter: sam liccardo started his political life as an intern in mineta's office. rod dared on, who heads the mineta transportation institute, and former councilwoman in county superwoman, blanco alvarado. >> it is such an amazing homecoming for dad. you know, you can take the boy out, but you can't ever take the valley out of the boy. this welcome home today was everything to our family. i know it would have been for him today. >> reporter: norman mineta's homecoming will, not in an official memorial tomorrow when president clinton will add his voice to those who expressed theirs today. in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> 10 years ago, andre, an immigration program paved the way for undocumented students to remain in the u.s. the deferred action for childhood arrivals, or daca, was operated on june 15th, 2012. today's anniversary comes during an appeals court, to determine the program's future. president biden on twitter this morning urging congress to make the program permanent. >> to dreamers and the organizers who have been in this fight for so lo

sam liccardo is terming out.ght's primary will determine who is going to replace him, at least to perhaps the top to it. if no one gets more than 50% of the vote. if no single person gets more than 50%, there will be a runoff in november between the top 2 kron four's justin campbell live in san jose tonight with a look at his big raise, justin. >> biggest city in the bay area. this is a big deal. >> it's a big deal. that's right. grant. and those numbers will come in after 8 o'clock tonight. but i want to talk to you a little bit about what manager with the office of basically records said here today that talking a little bit about the numbers, what she said as of 4 o'clock, the register's office said there's roughly 199,000 ballots that have been returned. and that is 19% of the eligible voters so far of a million people here in the county. they're expecting 35 to 45% voter turnout today in had around 35%. so one of the things the manager of the register's office also told me today is that this is a vote by mail

san jose mayor sam liccardo says the court's 63 ruling will create nightmares for urban police departments already struggling to keep city safe. and the last week several by gunshots. and we know. >> that if we could do more to be able to prevent guns from getting in the hands of criminals. and be able to regulate how those guns has asked. we would be able to keep our community safe or california stance on gun legislation seems to be working when compared to other states. according to the cdc, california's gun death rate is the 44th lowest in the nation. reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> package of gun safety reforms is on the brink of becoming law after a late night vote in the senate legislation is now on its way to the house. hannah brandt joins us live with the very latest. good morning, anna. >> reyna, good morning. that's right. just before midnight last night, 65 senators voted to pass this gun reforms package. and today we're expecting the house to vote to pass it as well. in a major breakthrough moment, congress is pushing forward a package of gun legisla

people that were on the streets now have a place to stay as mayor sam liccardo said today on that, you look these tiny homes pretty much what they are. >> it will help people that fell on hard times. get back up on their feet and find permanent housing. that's what they are doing. look at the video. you can see a mayor liccardo today toured each one of these not each one, but he toured a lot of these units. you can see they have basic amenities for beds inside a bathroom tv air conditioning. the mayor says they are housing roughly 4 100 people in the city in building more interim housing as we speak. >> but as a result of these efforts, we have seen for the first time in many years, our and sheltered. homeless population drop slightly. >> now the mayor goes on to say they've already moved 10 families from this location. this interim housing to permanent housing now, but he says a part of solving the homelessness crisis that we're having is making sure that state legislators continue to fight for state dollars to make sure that communities like here in san jose are able to build these c

san jose is voting for a new mayor sent sam liccardo is being termed out. santa clara, alameda and contra costa counties are all voting for new sheriffs and alameda, contra costa and santa clara counties are voting for new district attorneys and we have live team coverage across the bay area. ktvu political reporter greg lee is monitoring how the outcome will determine the balance of power. christien kafton is covering the biggest battle in san francisco , but we begin with ktvu s brooks jarocz live at the registrar of voters in contra costa county. brooks. how's it going there? well one of the most things i learned julius in contra costa county over the last several election cycles 95% of voters vote by mail and they have been coming in here is steady stream. we've seen people dropping off votes into one of these boxes. there are 37 across the county of contra costa, and i'm told there's actually one box in concord. that has had to be emptied more than four times today. they had to keep going back, and there's a long line of vans all ready to go and pick u

a mayor sam liccardo, is leaving office and several candidates with hopes of succeeding him spent much of today trying to appeal directly to voters and we are following a number of other stories outside the election tonight, including a string of crashes near the bay bridge that killed the motorcyclist. what investigators know so far about what exactly happened. is a nice day today a little warmer tomorrow and then significant warming on thursday and friday with the heat advisory in some of our inland bay valleys. we'll talk all about that. the five day forecast. see you back here after the break. we'll see you then. bill, thank you and burying power lines in fire prone areas has often been an expensive undertaking that pg and e says it hopes to change that in the coming years. cresco we know you took on many projects to improve your home the last two years, and you still have a bunch more to do, whether you're tearing out the whole backyard or just sanding the kitchen floor. cresco is still here, and we still have all the home improvement tools and equipment you need for big projects

san jose is voting for a new mayors and sam liccardo is turned down. santa clara, alameda and contra costa counties or all voting on new sheriff's contra costa in alameda county is also voting for new district attorneys and san francisco is considering proposition h which will determine whether or not district attorney jason bodeen will be recalled. leaders in the latino community say they want to see action on gun control from lawmakers as they head to the polls, one of the most basic things that latino communities would want to see it just simple background checks, right? you know, this is not a conversation about taking away people's guns is actually having a conversation about creating guardrails and safety measures that to make sure that tragedies like never happened again. the latino community foundation says it's polling shows that inflation, housing and the environment are also key issues that voters want to see addressed and be sure to stay with ktvu for extensive coverage of tomorrow's election coverage will begin at four in the afternoon on

. >> sam liccardo attended the conference.n president took direct aim. >> some of the deadliest rockets -- which still remain the sister city of san jose. >> this sentence a three consul number enough is enough. >> to note that we are remaining sister cities with cities committing genocide is tragedy. >> the councilmember that he charge back in march, but the council and mayor instead voted to send a strongly worded letter. >> it was in the earliest daysw. now we cannot ignore that. >> the mayor says peace will only come when there is a regime change, which requires doing all we can to urge russian citizen to set up for peace. that requires that we keep lines of communication open. >> the tally up is the cofounder of a bay area-based ukrainian not profit. -- natalia is the cofounder she says it's one thing to keep an open but another to keep a tight. >> it means an affinity with people producing rockets, murdering ukrainians. >> the councilmembers says that she will put her foot forward again this week and hopes her colleagues

mayor sam liccardo believes there needs to be changed following two high profile incidents involving misconduct by city employees. community block party in the south bay was held to remind people to vote in next tuesday's statewide primary election organizers were out yesterday in the final rally to get more people to cast their ballots. i feel like a lot of people, especially in my generation don't vote and they don't get involved in community events like this, and i think it's really important for san jose as a whole to be represented by their entire community, not just a small portion san jose voters will cast ballots for measure be. that measure will allow voters in san jose to choose a mayor at the same time they vote for us president. if passed, the mayor would serve a four year term starting in 2024. voters on tuesday will also choose a new district attorney, a new sheriff and a new mayor. well so far fewer than 10% of voters statewide have returned their ballots for tuesday's primary, according to the chronicle, just about two million ballots have been returned out of nearly

mayor sam liccardo says that these products were meant to target kids.ing these items could be fined up to $2500 per day and have their tobacco license revoked who premium cigars are not included in these latest restrictions. several other bay area cities have already banned the sale of flavored tobacco, including san francisco, oakland and walnut creek. also happening next week, it's going to cost you more to cross the golden gate bridge. this is a live look at the bridge this morning. looking quite foggy out there. the upcoming toll increases part of a 5 year program that went into effect in 2019. now the revenue from these new tolls will pay for golden gate transit and golden gate ferry transit services as well as bridge maintenance. here's a look at what the new tolls will be for fast track users. the amount goes up. $0.35 to $8 and $0.40. that hold will be $8.80 for pay as you go. that's for those of you who register your license plate in the system. the toll invoice rate goes up to $9.40 and the carpool rate is also going up. that toll will be $6 a

mahan chavez are now headed for a runoff in november to replace outgoing mayor sam liccardo, who is terming out? >> you can catch up on all the election results on kron 4 dot com to scan this qr code and it will take you to the results for every race on the ballot. >> but whether time now as we get a check of 4 zone forecast taking a live look outside and it 9.16. well, it's not pitch black approaching the solstice and it's been beautiful out beautiful and warming up. yeah, we're going to really see some hot temperatures hottest of the season so far as high pressure really takes over head. >> supports the bay area. along the coastline, you may not be that hot. all the right now. national weather service issuing some heat advisories inside the bay. the santa cruz mountains into the santa clara valley. as we look toward friday as the hottest day of the week. that's when temperatures are going to be hovering in the 90's and the overnight lows. so really i could get all that cold from the previous night. some 60's and some 70's in spots. in fact, an excessive heat warning going up and slow coun

thank a hand and chavez are now headed to a runoff election in november to replace outgoing mayor sam liccardo, who termed out another race catching the eye of voters is a runoff or san matteo as congressional seat in district 15 california assembly speaker kevin mullen and san mateo county supervisor david canepa lead in the polls last night. they are buying for congresswoman jackie spear seat. what she's held since 2008 mullen who's endorsed by spear brought in just over 40% of the vote last night can up ahead about 25% other candidates included on mall and emily beach county for about 18 14% of votes respectively. melanson can upon are expected to face each other in a runoff election this november. the primary election did show that governor newsom and his democratic allies have a stronghold in most of the statewide races except for one. our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains. >> governor gavin newsom and his appointees for attorney general u.s. senator and secretary of state swept their races tuesday night. the results showing each will face a republican opponent in november an

the speakers at the civic auditorium will be former president bill clinton and sam was a mayor sam liccardone win away from becoming the 2022 nba champs. if they win in boston, it will be their fourth championship in eight years. coverage of game six starts at 5:00 p.m. drew: today is a cooler day, a windier day. partly cloudy skies throughout the day. slow to warm this morning. later today, 60's and 70's around the bayshore. 80 in warm spots. when skin gusts to 30 mph at times this afternoon. sue: your commute is looking good overall, but we have a problem on the peninsula, first reported as a stall and an accident near peninsula avenue, just at the shoulder. you are backed up to highway 92. lisa: number seven -- join us in wishing drew a happy birthday. it is actually tomorrow, but he is off, and we did not want to miss out on recognizing drew and how amazing he is. drew: having a day off. the family is coming into town. sue: are you going to sugar cookies? drew: delicious, which i will be eating. they are in multiple flavors. they are so good. even during the seven on seven. love you guy

mayor sam liccardo says that these products were meant to target kids in anybody caught selling these products could be fined up to $2500 per day. and have their tobacco license revoked. who can premium cigars are not included in these latest restrictions. several other bay area cities have already banned the sale of tobacco that is flavored, including san francisco, oakland and walnut creek. also happening on friday, it's going to cost you more to cross the golden gate bridge. this is a live look at the bridge tonight. getting gobbled up by karl. the fog out there. this upcoming upcoming toll increases part of a 5, your program that went into effect in 2019. the revenue from the new toll will pay for golden gate transit golden gate ferry, transit services as well as for maintenance for the bridge. here's a look at how much those new tolls will cost you for the fast track users. the toll increase will be $0.35 up to 8.40. that hold will be 8. 84 pay as you go. and then the toll invoice rate will go up to 9.40. the car pool rate is also going up and that will be $6 and $0.40. coming up

. >>> today, the san jose city council will vote on mayor sam liccardo's recommendations for his budget. he wants to add more police officers to that city ranks including 20 more officers for foot patrol downtown also for officers to expand the mobile crisis assessment team which pairs police with mental health professionals when responding to people having a mental health crisis. this is part of the ongoing efforts to expand the police force . >>> san jose police are investigating three pelican attacks. over the weekend we told you about a 15 year old girl hit in the back while walking with a friend on monroe street near valley fair mall. she was hospitalized and suffered extensive injuries including a fractured rib but has now been sent home. police now confirm there were two more pelican attacks the same day. a nine-year-old girl was hit near westgate mall and a woman was also shot near sevens creek boulevard. police are still searching for those responsible . >>> elon musk will attend and all hands meeting at twitter later this week. the social media site has confirmed musk will spe

to san jose the first new mayor in eight years sam liccardo termed out and the field of seven whittled down to two candidates. the votes are still being counted. it appears cindy chavez and matt mahan will move on to november. the voters who opted for the others will decide between the top two. >> we are going in a wrong direction. but we and our community have the power to go in the right direction. >> chavez is a season the politician and councilmember matt mahan a relatively newcomer in politics, he's only been in office 18 months before deciding to run more mayor. >> councilmember matt mahan will be joining us live in just a couple of minutes right here on kpix. >>> for now let's get a quick check on weather and traffic beginning with first alert meteorologist jessica burch and that heat wave fast approaching. >> yes, it is right around the corner, len. let's start off with something a little bit lighter, a live look just from the salesforce tower cam over the bay bridge, beautiful sunrise. we're dealing with passing clouds into the afternoon hours. high pressure starting to build

mayor sam liccardo says that these products were meant to target kids. anybody caught selling these items could be fined up to $2500 per day and have their tobacco license revoked. who couldn't premium cigars are not included in these restrictions. several other bay area cities have already banned the sale flavored tobacco, including san francisco, oakland and walnut creek. turning now to our coronavirus coverage, pfizer says its updated its booster shot showing increased immune response against the highly contagious omicron variant. pfizer says its new vaccine tested on 1200 adults appears to be safe. but those results still need to be peer reviewed. this week is the deadline for around 40,000 army national guard soldiers who have not yet gotten their covid-19 shot, which is mandated around 14,000 soldiers have said that they will refuse this shot, even though that could force them out of the service. the deadline is thursday guard leaders say they're still encouraging 6 soldiers to get vaccinated by the deadline and are working with 7,000 who have soug

mineta will be held at the san jose civic auditorium in the evening and president clinton and mayor sam liccardo are among the scheduled speakers. >>> at yellowstone national park, more than 10,000 visitors are being moved out after severe flooding washed out roads , destroyed bridges, and sent a home down the river. the flooding is blamed on three inches of rain over the weekend and snowmelt from warmer temperatures. it's not clear when the park will reopen, but there appears to be so much damage to the roads that it will likely be closed for the summer season lester holt spoke with the park county sheriff about the situation on the ground. >> the water levels that we are seeing and devastation coming from the floodwaters is not something we have experienced in parker county. we have communities that have been cut off by water. efforts have been opening those roads up to get resources to those folks cut off him as well as maybe getting folks out of those areas to move them to higher ground. >> next on today, hear from residents who have escaped the unprecedented flooding coming up at 7:00 after

mayor sam liccardo says police are trained to use the equipment as they fight crime. it is a necessity today in urban policing with active shooters. on the headlines every single day that officers need to be able to have the tools to keep themselves safe and keep the public safe. what's critical is for the public to know when those tools are not going to be used. the san jose police department is requesting to new military style pieces of equipment. one is called a bear, cat med vac. the other is a rook. there used to get officers in or out of a place that would be impossible to get into safely without those tools. the city council has not yet voted on improved buying. approval of buying either of those vehicles . 7 10 is the time let's get you out the door with the check on the traffic conditions out there in the railway here, south all right, ali and claudine. good morning to you both were taking a look at the mcarthur maze coming around to the bay bridge. it looks pretty good here, and i think that the general commute today has been uneventful. there have been a co

mayor sam liccardo says that these products were meant to target children and they're not going to have that anymore. anybody caught selling these items could be fined up to $2500 per day and have their tobacco license revoked. and premium cigars are not included in this restriction. several other bay area cities have also ban the sale of flavored tobacco to date. that includes san francisco, oakland and walnut creek. >> in a federal court put a temporary hold on the fda's order to stop jewels from selling their e-cigarettes jewell. a san francisco company filed a motion to appeal a sales ban from the fda on thursday. you may recall the fda ordered juul to stop selling its products in the u.s. saying that did not give enough information to evaluate the potential health risks of its products. well, the company disagreed to the fda's findings in its court filing san francisco supervisor shamann walton introduced legislation banning e-cigarettes in the city and i spoke with him on the latest developments in this case. >> i'm excited about the fact that the fda decided to toe due to remove

mayor sam liccardo says this will build relationships between officers and the community. money from the budget will also add 4 officers to the department's mobile crisis assessment team. those 4 officers are going to be paired with mental health professionals to help them better respond to mental health situations. the car project, san jose's police force will grow another. 95 officers over the next 5 years. and daria. stephanie, we're waiting to hear from a cargo on when these funds will be distributed. but this budget is for the fiscal year of 2022. to 2023 so people can expect to see officers patrolling on foot sometime within the next year. back to you. thanks so much us that live report. time now 7.32, it's been 500 days since an 84 year-old asian american man died after he was pushed to the ground in san francisco. >> his family and others in the community rallied on tuesday, demanding justice for all of the victims of anti-asian hate crimes. kron four's rob nesbitt has the story. these chance were called out on the steps outside the hall of justice in san francisco