i'm scott shafer. thanks so much for joining us.obert: impeachment testimony goes public and a blue wave sweeps the suburbs. >> we will begin our open hearings in the impeachment inquiry next week. robert: ahead of public testimony, transcripts reveal new details about the president and his advisers and democratshe make case. >> we have not heard a single witness come in and proviy testimhat would suggest this was anything other than defense dollars for dirt. robert: republicans balk at the process, dismissing suggestions of quid pro quo. president trump:otverything he in that report was a lie. my phone call was a perfect. the whistleblower, because of robert: plus, eleion results show suburban challenges for the g.o.p.

kqed newsroom i'm scott shafer. we begin tonight with a look at the results from san francisco's election earlier this week. on tuesday voters in san francisco headed to the polls. they decided the fate of several ballot measures including proposition c, which would overturn the ban selling or distributing e- cigarettes. two housing measures including a $600 million affordable housing bond that mayor london breed supported appears to be headed for victory. still no winner in the close contest to elect san francisco's next district nd attorney. thouof ballots are left to be counted. for most of the week interim has climbed to a slim lead over chase houboudine. >>> and editor, columnist joe esconozzi, welcome to both of you. let's start with the to the topic, breezing to the easy reelection, getting almost 70% of the vote. did she get joa mandate, >> i don't know if i could use the term mandate, but i thin she got enough votes. you would have to be splitting hairs to say that's not a good enough percentage. what i wou

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on second 2nd, victoria shafer was out taking senior pictures for a group of high school students atio. that's when the photographer and mother of four was struck by a six-foot-long, 74-pound log that fell from above without warning. it killed her instantly. students and other witnesses immediately called 911. >> a tree has fallen -- >> slow down. i can't understand you. what happened? >> a tree branch fell on her. >> i think she's dead. there's no -- >> is her chest rising and falling? >> no. there's no movement. >> reporter: at the time, authorities began investigating whether the tree section was dislodged on purpose. 16-year-old boys did, in fact, - push the log intentionally. >> this is not an accident. this was not something that, oh, just happened. >> reporter: one of the boys' attorneys argues his client had no idea the log would kill someone. >> the prosecution cannot prove murder when is the most serious of the charges, unless they can prove that this log was pushed over the edge knowing that it would kill somebody. and i -- i do not think they can do that. >> reporter: ohi

good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom i'm scott shafer.t with a look at the reanlts from san frcisco's election earlier this week. on tuesday voters in san francisco headed to the polls. they decided the