susie loftus is shy had 28.9%. nancy tong has 20% and leif doubt is trailing with 15%. >> we have team covered from san francisco, ktvu's amberly is with da candidate jason boudin and let's go to our political reporter it with interim da susie loftus. >> reporter: talking to susie loftus's campaign anticipated quite a dogfight here. they knew the numbers would be close throughout the night. about a half hour ago susie loftus took the stage for the first time. a crowd of about 125 people who have been anxiously waiting to speak to her and a message throughout that message to the crowd was that she was cautiously optimistic about the numbers. she continually said that she knew it was early, but that she would be hopeful about what was to come next. a short time ago we also saw maryland and braid pay if short visit to susie loftus, who she has endorsed and was a source of controversy when she appointed her interim da over the last couple of weeks, which drew strong criticism from the other candidates running da, sayin

susie loftus is shy had 28.9%. >> we have team covered from san francisco, ktvu's amberly is with da candidate jason boudin and let's go to our political reporter it with interim da susie loftus. >> reporter: talking to susie loftus's campaign anticipated quite a dogfight here. they knew the numbers would be close througho

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susie loftus, interim district attorney. so when you put those regulations in place for more complicated cases, it could be a murder case, a rape case, some of those statutory complications that would have made them ineligible for release would now make them eligible for release. so what we have to do is have a system in place that we can work with the district attorney's office so -- that they can work with the district attorney's office to work with the police department and get the court the information they need about potential public safety considerations. >> supervisor stefani: okay. and one thing that i'm concerned about -- i am concerned with a timeline with the suggestion in the reduction in overtime, that it's so important that we get incident reports right, and it's so important that police officers are able to take the time necessary so that when it's taken to trial, that report is as great as it can be because it will be challenged in an adversarial system by a public defender. so we know that reports can be cha

susie loftus is running for a full term after being appointed to the position by the mayor. also running, nancy tung, and chrks -- there you see her family. she says voters have been telling her they're concerned with core issues ranging from serious crime in the city to quality of life in their neighborhoods. >> what's coming up the most is people are looking for someone who cares about san francisco, who's going to address the things how it feels to live here. car break-ins tripled in the past three years. they're looking for someone who cares about them and is committed to enforcing our laws and doing it in a way that's fair. >> loftus says one of her thrills is watching her mom and family getting to cast their voetss. >>> san francisco voters have four propositions to decide, proposition a would create $600 million in bonds for repairing and building affordable housing units. the measure would allow up to 2,800 new affordable housing units within existing buildings built within four years. prop b would make minor changes to the city's aging and adult services department.

. >>> and now, chase boudin took the lead over susie loftus. loftus conceded the race. yu on how they are tonigh at el rio. there was a huge crowd here to greet him here two hours ago. and there is still a sizable crowd inside and outside the bar. he was the most progressive candidate on the ballot and his campaign was largely focused on reform over. >>> incarceration. his agenda as san francisco da is clear. >> there's a lot of distrust between san francisco communities and law enforcement and my first job is to roll up my sleeves an work with everybody. and make sure we can rebuild the trust. >> reporter: the bar was bursting with supporters and big smiles. >> i'm in heaven. we got our city back. >> we will be focused on dealing with the root causes of crime and not gust locking people up. >> reporter: that was the premise of his campaign, diverting people away aljustice the former public defender has vowed to hold police more accountable in cases of brutality. just weeks before the election, major breed had appointed loftus as interim da. loftus said i didn't win the

susie loftus and chesaboudin. >> reporter: >>> it is the top pick. vapors love mint. but mint is out. the trump administration is expected to go after e-cigarette makers, as well. the results on vaping is coming from every direction. from voters in san francisco, to the eastbound, where they are pushing to halt all e-cigarette sales. cheryl hurd is live where the congressman held a meeting tonight. >> he did. he said he wants to follow in san francisco's footsteps. he thinks that e-cigarettes are dangerous. he thinks that the fda is going to do one. >> reporter: now, east bay congressman is introducing legislation to immediately stop the sale of e-cigarettes nationwide. >> it will ban e-cigarettes until the fda, the federal drug administration, does their due diligence and tells us whether they are safe or not. >> reporter: the congressman believes they are not safe. >> we have people dying and getting sick, permanent lung damage. >> reporter: according to the centers for disease control, there's been 2,000 vaping-related illnesses since it began keeping track. at lea

tonight susie loftus leads by 879 votes. you will recall her lead was more than 2000 votes yesterday. she now has 50.3% of the vote, of just over half a percent yesterday suzy loftus was leading two present the san francisco police offices association is expressing their anger over a controversial incident tied to the city's district attorney race. supervisor sandra lee fewer led a profanity laced chant against the poa during an election night party for district attorney candidate ches boudin thursday night. the supervisor clearly crossed the line and needs to issue a stronger policy than the one that she made earlier. >> she backpedaled and says she wasn't referring to the police officers and men and women of the police department but that's exactly who she is referring to when she used that vulgar language the other night at chesa boudin's campaign headquarters. were offended. she did not respond to ktvu's request response today. >>> supporters of democratic presidential candidate elizabeth warren are opening a campaign of

. >> reporter: and we reached out to the candidate susie loftus if she was available and she was not available today but acknowledged that the race was still too close to call and looks forward to the final results. we're told it could take days before this race is finalized. live in san francisco, ali wolf, nbc bay area news. >>> we're following other big races in san francisco and across the bay area. we just saw the mayor london breed overwhelmingly winning the election. she got 68% of the vote last night. mayor breed tweeting today that it is an incredible honor to be re-elected and that it is time to get back to work. now one of the most watched races was prop prop c. and the no vote mines the san francisco ban on e-cigarettes remained in place and in brisbane measure e cruised to an easy victory. 80% of voters okay a 6% tax on all marijuana businesses within city limits. to see the latest numbers in all of the races, head over to our website, nbcbayarea.com and we're pushing out results on the free nbc bay area app. >>> caught at the border. two escaped inmates are back in cust

interim district attorney susie loftus introduced operation tangled web, a task force comprised of peopler office and law enforcement to deal with the crisis. >> it will target residential hot spots and small commercial corridors. >> law enforcement will also focus on those areas where stolen property is being sold in the black market. here is an example of why san franciscans are fed up with car break-ins. in this video, the windows of not one, but five cars were smashed. according to city data, there are approximately 70 auto burglaries a day in san francisco. but why introduce her plan now. >> you could have waited after the election to announce this. why announce it today? is it because you want the start it on november 1? >> how many days happened? so that's six days, six times 70. 360 people's cars getting broken into. >> it's actually 420. we gave the other three candidates running for the d.a.'s office an opportunity to present their plan of action. doubt. >> we're going have a five-person ought doe burglary task force working with the aret sheriff's department to go after the org

now leading susie loftus but the race is still too close to call. >>> today marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. three decades of ago. the secretary of state unveiled a statue of the former president, ronald ragan, who famously called for the wall to be torn down. >>> unprecedented brushfires in australia. >> crews struggling to get the flames under control. >>> the campfire. coming up, how the community is rising from the ashes one year later. >>> right now, brushfires continued to burn out of control in australia turning this guy orange. at least 100 homes have been destroyed and three people have died. seven others are missing. one fire commissioners saidree i >>> it has been a year since the campfire tore through butte county. >> we have a touching tribute to the 85 lives lost. >> reporter: this could be as filled with a lot of emotions. >> reporter: from the voices of paradise smallest residents, music of remembrance. >> if you personally knew someone who lost their life because of the fire, can you please stand. >> reporter: it is a gathering of the people o

that breaking news in the san francisco district attorney's race just over an hour interim da susie loftus conceded the race to chaseateyin thpublic defenders office who ran on a platform of reducing prison populations and promoting restorative justice and rehabilitation programs. loftus is currently the interim da appointed by london breed last monthment she tweeted i didn't win the race, but we won the support of so many in san francisco demanding our city work more effectively together to build safety congratulations to chase. i will work to ensure a smooth transition. as for the district attorney- elect. he tells kpix5 the people of san francisco have sent a clear message to how we envision justice. i'm humbled to be a part of this movement. >>> and in san francisco, a construction worker is in the hospital tonight. after falling 40 feet from a platform. happened just after 3:00 this afternoon on 11th street. between mission and market. the workers listed in serious >>> demandto bring a hospital to an underserved part of the bay area. >> wterncontra costa county has been without an eme

district attorney susie loftus are focusing on contrasting their positions on criminal justice. other candidates in the race as well. >>> london breed is running for a full term as mayor of san francisco and you will remember she won a special election to serve out the term of the late mayor.>>> it is night time, now time for open enrollment. this is business analyst with some timely advice. >> reporter: it is that time of year when you are confronted by open enrollment nudges from your employer and in some cases from the government. for the 153 million americans who get healthcare through the workplace, annual premiums for coverage has risen by 4% to 5% from last year, workers are paying over $6000 towards the cost of family coverage which is a whopping 25% jump since 2014. on top of that the average deductible is $1655 up 36% over the past five years. to help defray some of the increases, shop around. review your current plan and what you spent this past year try to project what your healthcare costs will be in the year ahead. compare plans and determine what they cover. how m

attorney is tightening up as the city counts thousands of provisional and mail-in ballots pick susie loftus leans the race compared to jason bodine. loftus is ahead of 879 votes, or half a%. yesterday she had a two-person lead. the race for supervisor in san francisco is down to three dozen votes. yesterday incumbent valerie brown was ahead with 50.3 come election department says there is a difference of 35 votes between them. >>> the san francisco's police officers association is calling for a stronger apologies from tristan mueller. she said no seen chant during a party for jason bodine. >> reporter: both sides are crying foul. supervision means union saying unfair allegations for a candidate running for district attorney. the union leaders saying the supervisor cost online leaving the chant and tonight the leader is demanding the supervisor make an apology. >> she said she wasn't referring to the police officer , but that's exactly who she is referring to when she used that vulgar language the other night at the campaign headquarters. >> reporter: a camera captured video of the superviso

bhoudin took the lead on susie loftus by more than 2400 votes. with only 1200 left to be counted, the numbers prompted lo if, tus it concede the race. here's more on how bhoudin and supporters celebrated the victory. >> reporter: supporters welcomed him to rio with cheers and applause. his agenda as san francisco's da is clear. >> know there is a lot of distrust between san francisco communities and law enforcement. my first job is going to be to roll-up my sleeves to work with everybody. all stakeholders and all communities, make sure we can we're build the trust so we're all safer. >> reporter: the bar was bursting with supporters and big smiles. >> oh, my god. i am in heaven. i'm in heaven. we took our city back. >> i think that he will bring a whole new attitude to the district attorney's office. focus on dealing with the root causes of crime and not just locking people up. >> reporter: that was the premise of the campaign, diverting people away from the criminologist justice system and toward rehabilitation. the former public defender vowed

chessa boudin az overtaken susie loftus and now leads by 156 votes. we're going to get the next update on the new numbers tomorrow afternoon. >>> last night our exclusive interview and tonight the reaction and still a lot of tension and uncertainty when it comes to that teacher at milpitas high school. his name david carter. he was suspended after this video surfaced showing him teach his engineering class on campus in blackface. he did apologize but the naacp isn't quite buying it. robert handa joins us in milpitas with the very latest. robert? >> reporter: well the apology did seem to make an impact on the community and here at city hall the mayor said his office was flooded with calls after our story aired last night but it is still hard to tell if it will make an impact on the public and the school district. >> because i tried to do something and it didn't end up working out the way i planned. >> reporter: teacher david carter made an emotional apology in our interview and some were watching. the 48-year-old engineering structure was paying tribut

close to call in the race for san francisco district attorney, chesa bowden has inchtd ahead of susie loftus. the latest count has him holding a 156 vote lead that's not the closest believe it or not when it comes to the supervisor spot for district five. dean preston has a 35 vote lead on valley brown. brown is the incumbent and this race has been going back and forth since the polls closed. a reminder san francisco uses rank choice voting to choose a winner. >>> and you can check out results for all lol local races on the website. abc7news.com. okay new this morning a longtime east bay politician is accused of spending campaign money on a home remodel. joe camilla resigned suddenly he is now agreeing to pay $150,000 fine for 30 counts of illegal spending for his time as a california assembly member between 2011 and 2015. state regulators said ken camilla cooperated and paid the fine in full. >>> okay. heavyweights from hollywood and washington, d.c. came together in san francisco to talk about human rights. richard gere joined by house speaker nancy pelosi and the dalai lama sister. chris

district attorneys will be here are the current numbers as they stand in terms district attorney's susie loftuss a very slight lead right now over bowden you see it's 51% to 49% and they're still a lot of ballots have to be counted. facts, 70,000 of them are still outstanding 57,000 of them are mail in ballots. >>as far as the vote by mail ballots are concerned the the majority would that will be done by friday. e remainder on saturday that will start the provisional ballots going count on on saturday will probably finish up with most the provisionals by next wednesday. >>both candates have released statements saying that they're optimistic about their chances loftus on the left there says she's glad that her wrecked choice voting lead has been increasing while boating on the right says he's pleased that the majority of san franciscans so far been selecting him as their first choice. >>and he's neighborhood is on edge because about a dozen fires, suspicious fires have all had happened in newell park in concord in an area with a lot of trees and dry brush which makes everybody a and firefighters

chesa bowden ifrmgd ahead of susie loftus. the latest count at a 156 vote lead.s not the closest race. when it comes to supervisor spot for district five. preston mass pennsylvania 35-vote lead on brown. this race has been going back and forth since the polls closed. san francisco uses ranked choice voting to choose a winner. check out the results for the local races on the website. abc 7 news.com. >>> okay new this morning a longtime east bay politician is accused of spending campaign money upon a remodel to his hawaii vacation home. joe camilla resigned suddenry as contra county clerk and election recorder he now dwrees to pay $150,000 fine for 30 counts of illegal spending for his time as a california assembly member between 2011 and 2015. state regulator said ken samlea cooperated and paid in full. >>> heavyweights in hollywood. heavyweights from hollywood and washington, d.c. came together in san francisco to talk about human rights. richard gere was joining by house speaker nancy pelosi and the dalai lama sister to discuss why tibet matters. abc 7 news repo

in the race for san francisco district attorney chase bowden inched maid of susie loftus. the latest count at at 156-vote lead but that's not the closest. when it comes to the supervisor spot for district 5 dean preston has a 35-vote lead on valley brown. valley are brown is the incumbent and this race going back and forth since the police closed. a remind he were san francisco uses ranked choice voting to choose a winner. you can check out all results for all local races on the website. abc7news.com. now new this morning a long time east bayician accused of spending campaign money upon a remodel to his hawaii vacation home. joe cans mila resigned suddenly as the contra koot county clerk ad election recorder. he is spaying $150,000 fine for 30 counts of illegal spending for his time as an assembly member between 2011 and 150u7. they say he cooperated and paid the fine in full. >>> heavyweights from hollywood and washington, d.c. came together in san francisco to talk about human rights. richard gere joined by nancy pelosi and the dalai lama's sister to discuss why tibet ma

under ranked choice voting, it turned susie suzy loftus higher.e is more with reaction from both sides. jackie. >> reporter: kenny, that slim margin is exactly why a winner has not been declared yet. neither candidate is declaring victory nor defeat. the battle continues this morning. loftus is a former police commission president whom the mayor appointed as acting district attorney. boudin has more than 2,000 raw votes than loftus, after multiple rounds of ranked choices, he is holding onto the lead bay only 240 votes. we spoke to him around 11:30 last night. >> i'm declaring victory in the broad spence. we have spent a powerful message. whether the out come changes in terms of ranked choice voting or not, we won. >>> about an hour agoway got this statement from his campaign. there is a lot that continues between now and tomorrow morning, so we're not in a position to call the race for every one regardless of the election. there is a lot to be grateful for. way live in the great fest city on earth. >> >> the mayor will de keeping her title and wi

. >>> london breed announced that attorney susie loftus will serve the term vacated by the former district attorney until january 8. they say that this was at the request of the district attorney elect, chesa boudin. he had called for the office to be filled immediately by whoever is elected. >>> and iconic 49er statue was damaged during the football game against the seattle seahawks. what a fan did to the statue and the charges he is facing. >>> they get the new transit director. >>> we do have slowing and we have a couple of commutes that are wearing -- that will be wearing you down as you drive to work this is not one of them. it looks moderate so far. and temperatures are coming down. it is not so bad but it is way above average. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ blow a kiss, into the sun ♪ we need someone to lean on ♪ blow a kiss, into the sun ♪ all we need is somebody to lean on ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> mike pence will be in the bay area. he will tour today in a protest that will follow after. >>> another open school board meeting ended early last night. protesting parents and teachers interrupting the school board forcin

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that's where suzy loftus as a watch party in jr against susie supporters. our liking where the numbers are heading right now. >>you know it's almost like watching a football game. we talk about somebody and i want to go to the video because there's been a busy day. which is somebody who's back by the bay that was actually a that is. she has made cleaning up this. >>i've been running this campaign for over a year and built a coalition of 8 members of the board of supervisors, everybody san francisco elected to send a sacramento, everyone from the firefighters to the janitors so i've run a really tough campaign to make the case to san francisco that on the right on tuesday today. they're going make that choice and i hope on their choice for san francisco's d a. >>and jason to the who. the police officers association there's a catch. suzy loftus tell me why you support well, the city is at crossroads right now the district attorney's office plays a role parties, it's we're suffering from the creation of our living standards i came home the other day to my home

>>at the churchill bar in the upper market part of the city where suzy loftus is hosting a watch party. jr any sign of susieikely that she'll take the stage. get to the district attorney's position. different constituents out there. but so is europe opponents as well. about the numbers. >>and they want to get into really represents a break from failed tough on crime policies. and a commitment to look at root cause of crime to focus resources on prevention and healing instead of only on punishment and so i really do represent a unique vision in this race and it's one that voters have gravitated towards it's why we've got the most active volunteer bays that's why we've got the most press attention and it's why i think ultimately we're going to get the most votes. >>and talk about that system. as well so while we wait for her to speak. her supporters right here. brian steele he joins me. >>and i feel like is usually competencies their experience at the position. i have 3 children here in the city that i'm trying to raise safely. and i want this city to be more safe. it is now and i think the right person to he