so far interim da suzy loftus is holding onto a narrow lead. she leads chesa boudin . suzy loftus has 51% compared to chesa boudin's 49 present thousands of folks still have to be counted. >> reporter: the department of elections it will be days before we will know who the winner will be, but they plan to provide updates every day. san francisco's election department still has $70,000 to count before voters will know who their next district attorney will be. wednesday afternoon, the day after election, five interim district attorney suzy loftus building on the slim lead she had late tuesday night over public defender chesa boudin. 2205 votes separate them. >> when you apply the ring choice voting method, when we brought it the votes from the ballots received in the mail yesterday, then suzy loftus at this point does have the most votes. >> reporter: department of elections director john arden says chesa boudin has the first first race votes, but ranks trace has suzy loftus in the lead. she said i am hopeful results in the following days will continue to back our vision

i don't think it's votes going to suzy loftus so right now, i'm nancy thinking hey i have a real shot at winning so we'll just see the night is young. but you everyone is doing the political tea leaves and doing the runoff mad in their mind is which way the second choice votes of whoever over jobs at first where they go for it and of course michael is talking about the fact that movement this is ranked choice voting where people making first second 3rd 43th choices, but it also could mean and we said this earlier michael we might not. >>or we might but we might not know for sure. tonight who so the new. >>do know it's a pretty it's a pretty intense is intensive way to way to deal with especially for dealing with more than one racing which are having to do the right choices for i think will be a lot smoother if it appears of london breed winds on the first ballot and the of say for example you the game president valley brown where to get a majority as well that makes it a lot easier technically, so. >>we're getting some our results for mayor. it's interesting are just saying again base

suzy loftus leads by just 2205 votes after the latest round of results. chesa boudin leads in first place boats but suzy loftus crept ahead. >> 16,000 votes our mail ballots we received yesterday. >> there are still 70,000 provisional and ballots to be counted. >> >> this is exactly why our margin is what it is right now. >> early numbers show them ahead of the pack and barely separated from each other. chesa boudin says he's confident . >> we are humbled that the most san franciscans put us as their first choice vote in this race and it speaks to the real desire for a different approach to law and order. >> money was pumped into this race. they ran ads attacking chesa boudin and the mayor appointed suzy loftus don't enter rome the eighth. she was unavailable for an interview but sent us a statement saying it's too close to call him regardless of the outcome there is a lot to be grateful for. she goes on to say we will look forward to seeing the final results no matter what i will work tirelessly to make san francisco the most safe and just city in americ

. >> reporter: nearly 70,000 votes to be counted but the 16,000 votes counted today pushed suzy loftus into a 2% lead in the san francisco district attorneys race this after three rounds of right to choice of earning voting. the candidate to receive the most first choice votes. >> people are hungry for change, a more effective approach to criminal justice that does more than just punish people. >> reporter: the public defender ran much as the establishment opponent, you will remember suzy loftus was appointed the job by mayor london breed just 17 days before the election. how might the two of them handle the job differently? >> i would just say that being the district attorney is a very specific skill set. it is not easy, it does not translate directly from any other job. >> reporter: 20 brass is a former san francisco prosecutor loftis has a more traditional background but a victory may not seem all that different for the past several years. >> i think that gas go and made his name of being a police reformer and i think that he wants to do the same, neither of them had ever been a pro

take a look at the latest results, suzy loftus is about 2200 votes ahead of chesa boudin. wilson walker is a following the neck and neck race. >> reporter: yet another lesson in every vote counts, suzy loftus now with a 2% lead over chesa boudin for district attorney of san francisco. still a lot of vote left account. >> with the ballots come through in the mail. 13-14,000. >> reporter: nearly 70,000 votes left to be counted but the 16,000 votes counted today pushed suzy loftus into a 2% lead at san francisco district attorney's race this after three rounds of ranked choice voting. now, the candidates who received the most first choice votes -- >> people are hungry for change people are hungry for a more humane effective approach to criminal justice that does more than just punish people in a revolving door. >> reporter: loftus declined to speak on camera today waiting for more detailed results. with the votes cast, the respective campaign headquarters sat deserted as the counting dragged on across town. >> there might be some final processing, but i think the bigger numbe

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

and suzy loftus she was in the downtown area today. just one of the many areas where she was talking with potential voters asking them to get out and vote now keep in mind suzy loftus she's been the interim district attorney ernie last 2 and a half weeks and there was some controversy. all across town because of that decision that was made by the mayor. a number of candidates saying how can you make a decision like that 2 and a half weeks before the election. but she had the power to do that and she put her in that interim role so there's a feeling that she has on a lot of strong backing out there one of them being from mayor london breed i spoke with there. thbs is what she had to say about the last 24 hours. >>really focused on what they want the next district attorneys we're getting a tremendous response. i'm so excited to be out here with some of my great supporters including and so my greatest friends my family, this is really a moment where people are coming together to say our city can be safe in our systems can be just so it's

suzy loftus leading by more than 2000 votes. but it is still too close to call with tens of thousands of male and an provisional ballot mail in an provisional ballots still being processed. it could take days before the winner is determined. >> we need to bring in 50,000 thousand mail ballots. chesa boudin has the most first votes with more second and third choice votes for suzy loftus. suzy loftus said i'm hopeful that results in the following days will continue to back our vision for making san francisco the safest city in the country. money could be used for possible recount if needed and other campaign fees. >> the race is close and i expect it will continue to be close. there is always a possibility of a recount but it is premature. i hope that by the time all the votes are counted that we will be in a lead. if either candidate asked for a recount it would be the first in san francisco elections in more than 20 years. the candidate would have to fund that process themselves. >> i have never done a recount. they have never g

suzy loftus, who was picked to be the interim d.a. by mayor breed is narrowly in the lead, that's after rank choice voting kicked in. ches boudin is less than 250 votes behind. he was ahead before rank choice results were calculated. voters in san francisco are saying yes to proposition a. it calls for a $600 million bond to pay for construction for affordable housing in the city. the measure is leading 69% to 30%. it's still too close to call because the measure needs two thirds of approval to pass. there are mail-in and provisional ballots to count. >>> turning to election results across the nation overnight that could be clues to the 2020 presidential race. there's been a major upset in kentucky. democratic attorney general andy bashir narrowly beat republican governor matt bevin by 5,000 votes. bevin refused to concede last night saying the race is too close to call. he will likely ask the recanv recanvass or recount votes. >>> today president trump is looking to rebound from the republican loss in kentucky. the president will tra

too suzy loftus and in the car costing her the race. >>i mean in retrospect i think it did because here's what happened. it may be a the other candidates all turn on her is she just been one oh 4. i'm here in her line on the political spectrum. but a much more towards. nancy tone at least out there change the bleeding. but the fact that shtried to separate are by becoming the incumbent. there are there d they and their supporters turned out there. i reflected in the ranked choice voting york. >>jason's talk so much about the changes that he wants t see insilled in the district attorney's office how ng do see some of those changes.ight >>well i really that he's going to train goes straight out of the te and go and certainly that the board of supervisors which is now more progressi than it was a few days ago. it's probably going tbe much more supportive of it. the issue is going to be how the mayor and the chief executive and who has that and control over the police department and others. how that's going to react and i think that's going

in the district attorney's race interim da suzy loftus has 50.33% of the vote. so close, just 879 votes separate the two. ranked choice voting will also determine the winner to represent district 5 on san francisco's board of supervisors. dean preston leads incumbent valley brown. ballot counting will likely continue through the middle of the week. you can look up all the local election results on our website. just go to abc7news.com. >>> in the east bay oakland is ramping up safety improvements after a deadly hit-and-run. kate larson was at the scene of a crash where a local business dedicated a space to the victims. ♪ how do i say good-bye >> reporter: a community in oakland is still grieving for one of their families ripped apart by a hit-and-run driver

suzy loftus is cautiously optimistic she'll win this race. loftus has a background in law enforcement and promises to crack down on crime. mail-in ballots still

here are the latest numbers between suzy loftus and chese boudin. second and third place votes pushed suzy loftus into the lead overnight by a razor thin margin of 240 votes. loftus is the former police commission president whom the mayor appointed as acting district a tone and boudin is a defender. we hope to get the results later today. jackie ward, kpix 5. a a top stories. >> a 1 p- year-old girl is dead after a shooting at an interception sex. officers showed up while two 17- year-olds with gunshot wounds turned up at the hospital. the girl died there. the boy is expected to survive. police say there is a suspect, but that man is not in custody. >> a in mexico, a suspect is now in custody with connection with the horrific attack on an american family that rest that left three women and six children dead. they did not reveal how that person was linked but the drug cartel may be responsible. >>> the city council unanimously supports taking up an emergency or nance for short- term rentals but that final vote won't happen for another two weeks. they

suzy loftus, who was picked to be the interim d.a. by mayor breed is narrowly in the lead, that's after rank choice voting kicked in. ches boudin is less than 250 votes behind. he was ahead before rank choice results were calculated. voters in sprae s is in san fra saying yes to proposition a. it calls for a 6$600 million bod to pay for construction for affordable housing in the city. the measure is leading 69% to 30%. >>> turning to a major upset in kentucky. a democrat has claimed victory in the governor's race. andy bashir narrowly beat republican governor matt bevin by 5,000 votes. bevin refused to concede last night saying the race is too close to call. >>> today president trump is looking to rebound from the republican loss in kentucky. the president will travel to louisiana to support the state's republican candidate for governor. his name is eddie rispone and he is facing john bel edwards. louisiana will hold a runoff election next week. you can find complete election coverage on our website, abc7news.co abc7news.com. >> at th

suzy loftus just pulled ahead of tracy boudin through ranks ranks. last night, these top two candidates sounded off. >> i think that's something that matters to a lot of voters. >> we all deserve safety, and we all deserve justice. and that's what we are going to deliver for san francisco. >> this is the first time in more than 100 years that the race for d.a. had no incumbent after george gascone resigned last month. the other candidates said the appointment gave loftus an unfair advantage. >>> mayor london breed easily won election to her first full term. the next closest challenger had less than 15%. the mayor got a warm welcome from seniors at the lady shaw center around noon today. she said she was appreciative that voters passed proposition a, the bond measure to create more affordable housing. >> where we are being responsible, where we retire old debt, and we bring forth something responsible that does not increase property taxes. we've seen in most cases, a voter provides us with support, and it usually is close. >> the mayor also pledged to

suzy loftus conceded the tight race to former public defender chessa boudine. sergio quintana was at a celebration party. >> reporter: the district attorney-elect of san francisco stroeld over to cheering supporters and thad suzy loftus on a tough race. >> tremendous respect for the work she's done and career she's led and i'm sure we'll continue to work together as stakeholders. >> reporter: the round of tabulations that sealed his election, chesa boudin led by 2,439 votes. loftus issued a concession tweet recognizing she wouldn't be able to overcome his lead. "i didn't win the race but we won the support of so many san franciscans who are demanding that our city work more effective together to build safety. i will work to ensure a smooth and immediate transition." vermont senator and presidential candidate bernie sanders congratulating the newly elected d.a. boudin will enter immediately at odds with the san francisco police department. the police officers association spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to run attack ads against him. during his election ni

a week later mayor london breed appointed suzy loftus as interim da. the candidate said the appointment give loftus a platform and an unfair advantage. the controversy continued with boudin who recently dealt with issues with the city's police officers association. city leaders say the poa was trying to by the race by spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads that attacked boudin. the poa president stood by the ads and say they educate voters but boudin said the association was spreading lies. as for who will take the city's top prosecutor spot, it could take the next day or longer to have that final winner. sara zendehnam, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> in the race for mayor, incumbent london breed won the election to her first four-year term receiving 68% of the vote. the next closest challenger, ellen zhou, have less than 50% support. >>> san francisco, proposition a past with close to 70% of the votes. the city can now sell $600 million in bonds to pay for affordable housing. voters gave proposition e the green light. it calls for more affordable hous

a week later mayor london breed appointed suzy loftus as interim da. the other candidates that the appointment gave loftus a platform and an ontario vantage. the controversy continued with boudin's who dealt with issues with the city's police officers association. city leaders say that doa was trying to by the race by finding hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads that attacked boudin. the president stood by the ads and say they educate voters but boudin said the association was spreading lies. as to who will take the top spot? it could take days before the official winner is announced. in san francisco, sara zendehnam, ktvu fox 2 news. i francisco mayor, incumbent london breed easily won the election. her first four-year term. she received 68% of the vote. the next close challenger, ellen zhou , had less than 15%. >>> more election results for you from san francisco. proposition a was overwhelming past with almost 70% of the vote . it lets the city cell $600 million in bonds to pay for affordable housing. also proposition e past and focused on housin

one week later mayor london breed appointed suzy loftus as interim da. the other candidates that the appointment give loftus a platform and an unfair advantage. as for who will take the top prosecutor spot? it could take days before an official winner is announced. in san francisco, sara zendehnam, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> in the meantime san francisco mayor london breed was easily reelected to her first four-year term getting 68.5% of the vote the closest challenger, ellen lee zhou come had less than 15% of the vote. >>> more election results from san francisco proposition eight was overwhelmingly passed, almost 70% of the vote. it lets the city sell $600 million in bonds to pay for affordable housing. >>> proposition p past and focuses on housing allowing for affordable housing as well as housing for teachers to be built on public property which right now is the end. the yes vote received 75% of the vote. >> the most expensive election was proposition c. it would overturn a citywide ban on the sale of e-cigarettes starting next year. even though tobacco gr

in >> numbers are just coming in, check out how close this race is between suzy loftus and chesapeake dean. she leads by 2200 votes this evening with tens of thousands of ballots still left account. >> reporter: nearly 70,000 votes to be counted but the 16,000 votes counted today pushed suzy loftus into a 2% lead in the san francisco district attorneys race this after three rounds r

they are chess a bodene lift suzy loftus and nancy tongue. the position became available a couple of weeks ago after a long time district attorney terry george guests cone just abruptly left he was there for years and before that position this cone was the chief of police for san francisco. a lot of people speaking of police officers a lot of police officers and their association they have come out over the past couple of weeks against bodene here's his reaction about their claims about him being soft on crime. >>there are statements and their mailers or hate mail their lives their dishonest and they're classic your mongering designed you know blow dog whistles and get people scared rather than focusing on the real issues, the police officers association has fought every single effort to reform police conduct and the criminal justice system for decades there on the wrong side of this issue just like they have been for years. >>we will continue to hear from all all the other candidates who are running for district attorneys throughout the morn

it is between suzy loftus and chese boudin. right now loftus is the former commission president and acting district attorney. boudin represents four people in criminal cases. while boudin has more than 2,000 raw votes than loftus, after multiple rounds, loftus is holding onto the lead bay only 240 votes. we spoke to boudin around 11:30 last night. >> we're ahead by a couple thousand votes and in a race like this it will make the difference. that is what we're hearing from the political consultants and i hope they are right. >> reporter: moments ago we got this statement from loftus' campaign saying there is a lot that can change so we're not in a position to call the race for anyone. there is a lot to be grateful for. we live in the greatest city on earth. with more than 69% of the vote, london breed with keep her title and be able to serve a full four-year term. she said she has cleaned up homeless tent cities but she needs more time to work on the city ahomelessness issue. of course, we'll be updating you wilt the up to date

>> reporter: suzie loftus has built up her lead. but, remember, there's still lots of votes to be counted. in the meantime, as you said, there's a controversial election night party video that surfaced and that is causing all of the buzz. >> i was on the street up until the polls closed talking to people or making their decisions. >> the last-minute campaigning helped suzie loftus take the lead. even though it was only 240 votes more than her closest opponent, deputy public defender, chess a bow down. former chief -- declined our request for an interview but sent a statement saying regardless of the outcome of this election there's a lot to be grateful for. we live in the greatest city on earth. it's a city i grew up where i'm raising my children. boud inwas leading. loftus edged him out. still, he was optimistic he would be elected because they were hungry for his message. >> for a message of reform, for a more humane approach. >> on a day after the elections, this cell phone video was going viral. a video taken at boudin's electio

suzy loftus leading chesa boudin. could be days before a winner emerges. >>> in the meantime mayor breed is cruising to another four years in office. she is leading with 68% of the vote and already claiming victory. >> i'm excited, but i'm also anxious to continue to get the work done because i want them to be proud of the decision that they made. i want them to see a difference and be happy about the conditions of san francisco. and that will take a lot of work. >> san francisco voters also decided keep prop positions. voters approving prop "a" which allows the city to sell $600 millio an ordable housing. voters said no to prop "c" which would have overturned the recent ban on the sale of ecigarettes. it is too close to call for proposition "d" which would add a tax to every rideshare trip. and we're updating our website throughout the day with the latest local numbers, that is at nbcbayarea.com. and we're also pushing through the results on our free nbc bay area app. >>> oakland says that it will a city's half of th

>>the district attorney's san francisco, this is still too close to call suzy loftus is now in the lead but followed very closely by chase thanks for joining us tonight, i'm catherine human and for can wait and i'm pam moore, it is a tight race and it may be another week before a winner is officially announced in fact. >>of the vote still has not been counted. kron four's dan kerman live at san francisco city hall tonight with the latest on the telly and dan a lot of people are incredulous that it's going to take this long to get the votes in. >>absolutely we heard from the director of the department of elections today. he says today they counted an additional 16,000 ballots. that's why the numbers right now are a little bit different than they were last night suzy loftus is increased her lead in terms of the ranked choice voting. however, chase of the dean still has more votes if you count those who chose him first but again this is a ranked choice voting election and she is up now more than a 2200 votes ahead of him but does that really mean anything it's hard to say and that's becaus

suzy loftus by only a few a 1000 votes. but dean has 33% of the vote while loftus has 31%. mayor london breed appointed suzy loftus has enough da last month after george gas cohn's resignation, so this controversial decision was met with protests, critics of the move say breida pointing the candidates she endorsed gives loftus. over her rivals. now the other 2 candidates are longtime prosecutor nancy tong with 21% of the vote. and deputy state attorneys general lee foyt with 15% of the vote. now because of ranked choice voting for the bottom 2 candidates will be redistributed between but dean. after that a winner will likely be announced today for tomorrow and so we'll definitely keep you posted. san francisco mayor london breed she claimed victory on election night breed was reelected with 68% of the vote. now she's been in office since winning a special election last year following the sudden death of mayor london breed or seize we ed leaks his mind. she was seeking her first four-year term. well vaping products will remain banned in san francisco, 80% of voters rejected

his opponent suzy loftus had 31. boudin ran on a platform to end cash bail and dismantle the war on drugs. he was endorsed by democratic presidential candidate senator bernie sanders. his win sends a pointed message to the democratic establishment, which had mobilized in full force against his campaign. san francisco mayor london breed, california governor gavin newsom, and senators dianne feinstein and kamala harris all endorsed boudin's opponent suzy loftus. the mayor even named loftus interim district attorney just weeks before the election in a move condemned by the aclu as an unfair tilting of the scales. the police officers association had also spent up to $650,000 on ads attacking boudin. despite this, after four days of valid counting, he was declared the winner. amy: chesa boudin is the newest addition to a growing number of public defendeders around the country who have vowed to use the district attorney seat to end "tough on crime" tactics and restore civil rights, including district attorneys rachael roll

. >>> election, suzy loftus has conceded the district attorney's race to chesa boudin. a la up at el with a partyncisco rio in the mission for the victory party. been a contentious race, especially mayor london breed naming loftus as interim prior to the election. boudin's reform platform will be tested. >> interesting to see how he handles open drug dealing in san francisco. said wasn't going to prosecute life crimes like going to the bathroom on the street. big question about car break-ins, said one thing he was thinking of doing is having the city replace your window if you're broken into. >> made headlines after receiving endorsement of democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders. drew the ire of the police officer's association which paid for ads attacking him. much tighter race in supervisor district 5. preston has razor thin lead on brown and declared victory. waiting to know if 147 votes is enough. used ranked choice voting to determine the winner. the "san francisco chronicle"'s insider is big part of build a better bay area coverage, including upcoming se

>> reporter: suzie loftus has built up her lead. but, remember, there's still lots of votes to be counted. in the meantime, as you said, there's a controversial election night party video that surfaced and that is causing all of the buzz. >> i was on the street up until the polls closed talking to people or making their decisions. >> the last-minute

when you found out mayor breed appointed suzy loftus about 12 or 13 days ago, what was your reaction sir. i was very disappointed. >>for the mayor to try to put her thumb on the scale this close to an election. when there was a chief of staff in the office that could've run the office for the last 12 days. i thought is outrageous and in the weeks since me my volunteers have knocked on thousands of doors and voters in san francisco are outraged as well where freethinking people we do not want the political machine telling us who to vote for or to make up our own minds, you have a political machine, what to your experts say is it huge advantage. >>to be hand picked so close to an election. well it is an advantage, you know the point he has held daily press conferences, rolling out various policy initiatives, including some that are straight up stolen from other candidates weather is into town or myself things like an auto burglary taskforce focus on duis and so to be able to leverage in kind of milk the maximum political advantage from that appointment. i think was really disappointing

mayor london breed endorsed his opponent suzy loftus and the sfpd union has called his ideas dangerous. >> everyone wants it to be a safer city, wants it to be a more livable city. and we have disagreements about how we get there. my idea is to identify common ground, bring people together around common solutions. aut transition, which could take place when his term begins in january or sooner if mayor breed appoints an interim d.a.kate larsen, abc7 n >> we'll see if that happens. joining us now is long-time "san francisco chronicle" columnist phil matier. great to have you with us. what do you think boudin's victory could mean for san francisco ultimately? he has a lot of big talk about reform partying the system ultimately. >> he does. he is a child of the radical '60s. his parents were in fact members of the weather underground who participated in a bank robbery in 1981 that wound up putting them in prison. as a matter of fact, his father is still in prison, and he was there in prison with his father back in new york saturday when the election returns came in showing that he was ahe

two candidates are claiming is unfair lundin breed appointed suzy loftus as interim d.a. five weeks before the election. they now want mayor bree to formally appoint the election winter as soon as election results, and. >> we are calling on mayor bree to appoint the duly elected district attorney as soon as a winner is chosen next week. this is a call to respect the will of the voters today and every day as soon as possible. >> mayor breed named suzy loftus interim d.a. after that d.a. resigned. uesday san francisco voters will also vote on a mayor. the race features six candidates including incumbent lundin breed who split the field into two groups in alphabetical order. report gintroduces usfirst grou >> reporter: incumbent san francisco mayor london bridge is vying for a full term in the office. she won a special election in june to take the office after the death of the mayor. during the interview she said she is running on a platform of equity. >> a change that's going to deliver change and this is why we need to open where navigation centers, warehousing and footwea

so here's the numbers so far district attorney's suzy loftus maintains a slight lead over bodene 38% to 36%. election officials say that there are still about 70,000 ballots that have not been counted. an additional 13,000 provisional ballots. election officials say that it could be another week before week have a winner. >>as far as the vote by mail ballots are concerned the majority we that wille done by friday. the remainder on provisional ballots coming town on saturday will probably finish up with them. most the provisionals by next wednesday. >>both candidates have released statements saying that they are optimi

>>interim da suzy loftus is still in the lead, but it's still too close to call joins us now with a closer look at e race in this is painstakingly slow getting these umbers in low it's almost insanely close and ey're not bad has changed i'm afraid. >>and thidoes continue to be a very close 2 pern race suzy loftus and chase a bourdain the other 2 candidates, nancy time. a af doubts ty have not dropped out yet. the latest numbers and again ken is right this is moving so slowly. loftus is in the lead with about a 68,000 votes,but as you see chase abboud de he's only about 900 votes pot. wade was more than 2000otes. therare ill roughly 38,000 ballots t be counted. they say they're trying get through thisbut we're still hearing we might not ve a clear winner for the da's race until sometime next week and we will be talking about the local races as we as lee ongoing impeachment drama this weekend on inside bay area potics, it runs on kron on starting at 11 oh 5 saturday and sunday mornings. >>thank you catherine, the naonal rifle association has withdwn. it's a lawsuit against san francisco over

loftus did not win in both cases more progressive candidates. we'll have more on our website for dot com. now to another big story we are following for you tonighan officer-iolved shooting leaves one man dead in sa jose we do know hat no. >>officers were hurt in that shting kron four's gayle ong is on the scene this evening, gae. what is the latest out there, i knothe highway was shot at one point. >>yeah justine and jr the hiway is still shut down and half a mile away from 85 south over by saratoga avenue and this is on t saratoga side so it is started as a vehicle stoppe a passenger who is the man who died and he was the back when police got in contact with that vehicle. he had provide are produced a handgun according to police. so here's some video of the scene you see the vehicles over on the shlder of 85 this happened on nth of winchester boulevard so at this ti, north of winchester boulevard and saratoga avenue are closed off. what we do know is that the officer fired athe suspect and shot him once the suspect died at the scene. the driver

suzy loftus increased her lead with 51% of the vote. public defender chesa boudin has almost 49% of the vote. >>> number five, two twitter employees have been charged with spying for saudi arabia. according to federal prosecutors the two men looked up personal information of twitter users. >>> number six, a pothole on highway 101 in san jose near the oakland road exit is making for a dangerous drive it looks like a puddle because just below the surface there's a water table which makes the hole difficult to patch. caltrans has installed pumps to divert the water. >>> number seven, tonight the raiders will honor the b.a.r.t. employee who rescued a man who fell on the tracks. john o'connor pulled the man up to the platform just before the train arrived at the coliseum station on sunday. >>> las vegas has just approved what many call a controversial homeless ordinance. the ordinance makes it a misdemeanor to sleep or camp in the street in 1 downtown driks. districts, all residential areas and whin 500 feet within a food processing facility

. >> i suzy loftus do solemnly swear. . >> she says it's still an open seat and she's not an encumbent on the ballot. >> there wasn't a moment's hesitation. and i'm honored to do the job and i'm working really hard. i started as an intern there. so i can walk in. >> when asked if she has. >> to start addressing these neighborhood. loftus said she'll tackle that problem jointly. . >> and a campaign market loftus and volunteers worked the phones. >> for me, it's always about stepping in to serve the city i love. >> a recent poll with loftus and bodine. but loftus tells me the only poll that matters is tuesday, election day. in san francisco amber lee ktvu fox 2 news. >>> governor newsome and his family celebrated halloween. take a look. here are some of the democratic presidential candidates. three of the kids dressed up as bernie sanders, amy cloeb shar and pete buttigieg. >> kind of funny. >>> coming up next people vote their time and talent. >> we're really happy to provide some meals for people who have had a couple of rough weeks. >> plus a story of dedication in the midst of the ev

suzy loftus is running for a full term. she was appointed by mayor breed after the resignation of george gascon. now that appointment led to pro-tuss because as incumbent d.a. some say it gives loftus an unfair advantage over the other three who are running. those candidates are chesa boudin, leif dautch, and nancy tung. aside from those races there are important ballot measures that have to do with vaping andax on fares. so if you haven't mailed in or dropped off your ballot, head to the polls. they open at 7:00. reporting live san francisco city hall, lauren martinez, abc 7. >>> at the live desk i'm following an urgent man hunt for two murder suspects who escaped from the monterey county jail. these are pictures showing how exactly they were able to get out. they cut a hole in the roof of the bathroom, look at that. incredible to see. investigators say these are the two men they're looking for. santos fonseca and jonathan salazar climbed into the ceiling space some time this weekend. >> they were identify a blind spot we

as of now, 2,000 votes separate the top two candidates, suzy loftus and deputy public defender chesa boudin. nbc bay area's ali wolf joins us with details. >> reporter: this already was a tough race to begin with. the ballots are still being processed here inside city hall, but that viral chant, as you mentioned, it is intensifying tensions, this time between the san francisco police union and a city leader. [ bleep ]. >> reporter: it was a different kind of election night drama. while on stage at an election night party for district attorney candidate chesa boudin, san francisco supervisor sandra fuhr is captured on video leading a vulgar chant against the city's police officers association. boudin says he was not involved. >> i understand where the frustration comes. from i didn't appreciate the poa's role in this race. i think it was really misleading and dishonest. >> reporter: during the race, the sfpoa released attack ads and flyers against boudin. today they delivered supervisor fuhr a letter along with two boxes of soap so she can clean up her language. tony montoya called fo

loftus conced conceded. and there's a tighter race for supervisor in district 5. dean preston picked up a few more votes in his thin lead over valley brown and declared victory yesterday afternoon. we're waiting from word from city election officials for an official winner. >>> did you know the slot machine got its beginnings in the bay area? coming up an effort in san francisco to ensure the liberty bell slot machine keeps its place in the city's history. >>> and a show of respect. we have highlights of a bay aa veterans day tradition. >> and i'm meteorologist drew tooma. live look from sutro tower showing you the fog. we're actually tracking a warmer >>> happening right now, commuters are dealing with delays on b.a.r.t. heading through san francisco. b.a.r.t. is single tracking between its embarcadero and 24th street stations because of work on its electrical systems. and trains headed to and from the east bay are using that same tack. >>> a san francisco monument to the first three machine has been repair

. >> interim district attorney suzy loftus leads by 2200 votes. san francisco's supervisor took the poe de yum. the crowd began to raise middle fingers and expressing their anger with the police officers association. >>> bleep. bleep. >>> supervisor can be seen here participating in the chance. several other super vie source are in the video but it is unclear how much they were involved. the police officers union funded ads against boudin and for susan loftus. >> i think it speaks to the real frustration that many voters and many elected officials have with the p.o. a. >>> sf p.o. a president says that inciting anger makes it harder for police to do an already dangerous job. >> she is an elected official. whether she got caught up in the moment or not, that is unbecoming of an elected official. >> in the aftermath she said this saying i would like to issue an apology to the 2,000 officers of the san francisco department. she different have any apologies for the pa. she said that san francisco politics has no room for bullying from the police offic

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suzy loftus increased her lead with 51% of the vote. public defender, chesa boudin, has almost 49% of the vote. more than 2,200 votes separate the two. we should get another update on the vote count later today. >>> cell phone video taken at boudin's election night ceremony is going fire. some shouted out derogatory chants at the police officer's association. i believe we're obscuring this because she's also doing hand gestures. boudin said he was not in the room at the time and that it was language that many san franciscans think. >> the p.o.a. is disconnected from where the average san franciscoen is on values and politics. >> supervisor fewer apologized to rank and file officers but refused to apologize to leadership. the president of the p.o.a. said the association includes all members and that she can keep her apology. >>> another close race is for district five supervisor. valley brown, a mayor breed appointee is now ahead. she now has 50.3% of the vote compared to dean preston's 49.7%. >>> prop "d," a tax on rideshare rides also

the other big race, district attorney suzy loftus is the interim da. a move that has been somewhat controversial. there are three other challengers. boudin, lee, and nancy chung. the last poll had as many as 40% undecided in that race. we will watch that race very closely. voters also deciding on affordable housing bonds as well as proposition c mac. and the fda. these are some of the issues and races that we will be keeping our eye on here in san francisco. they are saying it will be a while before they can count all those votes and certify the election in san francisco. i spoke with the director of elections and he is expecting the election in san francisco must be certified before december 5 so we will have a final answer on all of these races well before then. we will continue to monitor developments here at city hall. >> the das race is certainly driving a lot of people to the polls. thank you. >>> later tonight we will get early results and have those in our later newscast. you can also get the latest on all of the top races in the bay area on ou

he pulled off an upset and beat interim district attorney candidate suzy loftus by more that 2800 votes e urged. urged the mayor to appoint winner days before his victory. the mayor appointed loftus to fill out the remainder of the term. she told the examiner the details of the transition still need to be worked out. boudin is a former deputy will you be public defender and worked to overhaul the cash bail system and created the officers pretrial release unit which reviews case before arraignment. if he is not named interim da, he will have to wait until january. we will talk about all this later on this morning when he joins us live from san francisco coming up on the 9. >>> time is 6:07. san francisco police office airs social spent more than a half million dollars on ads opposing boudin as district attorney. james taylor a professor of politics at the university of san francisco says the new da and the police have to get over the election results and put the city of san francisco first. . >> there's an mossity. it's public. and so how they reckon size sile is the game of politics. wh

chesa buo dye n has overtaken suzy loftus. it's razor thin. next update tomorrow afternoon. >>> frightening moments for woman in south bay, robber broke into her home when she was there alone. cupertino, called 911 from upstairs bathroom when heard somebody breaking in. deputies arrived, saw a man running toward the boulevard. w thought the neighborhood was safe. >> hoping he'se can make it safer as a community. >> deputies say last seen in dark colored long sleeve shirt and dark pants. >>> search continuing for thieves who broke into dozen cars in laurelwood shopping center. took whatever they found. urging the community to install security cameras. >>> entire school could move in serious earthquake, scary reality for berkeley elementary school. voted unanimously to move the campus next fall. parents say they're worried but can't live in fear. >> happen. we don't know when. >> eight families have pulled their children frometro fit the >>> scary night near gilroy, throwing things a cars. 10 at least 38 times since beginning of the year. five p

interim district attorney suzy loftus leads chesa boudin by votes. >> reporter: the video we're about to show you required us to bleep out some curse words and blurt out some rude finger gestures, all directed at the union for san francisco police officers. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: it happened at last night's election party for chesa boudin. sandra fewer took the podium. the crowd began to raise middle fingers and chant middle fingers at the police union, the san francisco poa. several other progressive supervises past and present are also seen in the video, although it's not clear the degree which they participated in the chanting. the poa funded attack ads against boudin . >> i wasn't in the room and that chanting was happening. i was not involved in that chanting. neither was my campaign team. but it speaks to the frustrations voters have and many elected officials have with the poa. >> ms. fewer's attack was repugnant. >> reporter: as president, tony montoya says the provide remarks make it difficult for police officers who already have a dangerous job. >> she's an elected offic

. >> interum district attorney suzy loftus has announced a task force. san francisco sheriff's office and police all targeting geographic hot spots and those with stolen goods. the numbers for auto burglaries are strending down but not fast enough. >> it's not enough. >> these crimes hunt our city. >> many cases of auto burglary are related to organized crimes. >> we will be able to assist them with these organizations that aren't coming from outside the city not just the bay area but from throughout the state of california and maybe even throughout the nation. >> only about 2% of those responsible are caught and prosecuted. the focus for investigators and prosecutors needs to be on resolve. >> a lot of folks are coming here because they think they're gong to get away with it. today is about this unified message that we're going to work together to hold people accountable. >> this will be a 60-day targeted enforcement right before the holidays. they will look at the data and figure out what worked and what didn't. and speaking of timing this announcement

interim district attorney's suzy loftus walking side by side monday. >>was san francisco mayor london breed who is backing loftus and was the one who swore her and in her current role loftus saying that she is ready to bring change to the city we know that some folks need help that we've got to get them help. >>but we also know that some folks need to be prosecuted and we need to arrpst people who are breaking into our cars that's why i was proud to announce a task force with the chp the police department. >>you know the sheriff's department we have to work together to hold people accountable, but arguably the candidate who has garnered the most attention for wanting to bring change is chase >>a public defender who has been endorsed by bernie sanders and featured in both the washington post in mother jones someone who the san francisco police officers association is against in fact the peel away says they are neutral with other candidates but against >>just dean said he would seek maximum sentence is this district attorneys. >>teen who grew up visiting