you missed it... the democrats have won control of the house of representatives. gavin newsom has been elected the next governor of california. and voters have decided ánot to repeal the state's gas tax. the state's gas tax.( darya ) we will have much more on those stories and more coming up in just a minute. but first we want to get a check of weather and traffic. . much like yesterday temperatures will continue just above average with most highs now well into the 70's with the exception of a few spots on the coast in the 60's and a couple of inland areas

barely into the 80's. like yesterday skies will be crystal clear with comfortable conditions to spend some more time outside for your wednesday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) gavin newsom will be california's next governor... that was one of the big state wide elections last night.( james ) kron 4's j-r stone is live in los angeles this morning where newsom delivered his victory speech.

(jr)what a night it was here in los angeles. gavin newsoom addressed the crowd just after 10 pm last night and it was shoulder to shoulder. inside the nightclub venue which was the former los angeles stock exchange building.now this is what it looked at that moment. newsom's wife took the stage first addressing the crowd and then she introduced gavin. he spoke and the couples kids met them on stage. newsom didn't hold back. he said we are living in the richest and poorest state in america. asking how that can that possibly be in an economy as robust as ours. he hit some of the big issues hard talking immigration and acceptingness of people. he talked homelessness and he talked school safety as he recounted a story of an 8 year old girl

who asked him recently how she and her friends can be safe. he spoke saying that the work starts today. here is newsom. (j.r.)during newsom's campaign he made it known that he was the resistance to.....

( darya ) thanks j-r. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james )( james ) ( james ) millions of people went

to the polls in california to cast their votes - this morning those ballots are still being counted in several bay area counties.( darya ) kron 4's sara stinson is live in san mateo county where they will be working all day long on counting ballots. sara? ( sara )that's right it going to be a long day as workers will be counting 24 hours a day until all votes are counted.not only are they county last minute votes from last night - they are also counting mail in ballots. counting these midterm votes could take longer than previous years as this year california has seen a record number of registered voters.as nearly four out of five californians registered to vote.and just shy of four hunred thousand of them are

registered right here in san mateo county.coming up in the next hour we will get to go inside the county offices to get a live look of the ballot count and see where they are at.live in san mateo, sara stinson, kron 4 news.### news.### ( darya ) thanks sara. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) with democrats taking

control of the house of representatives... nancy pelosi is set to make history for a second time. ( james ) she was the first woman to be elected speaker of the house... now it looks like she might assume that roll again. will tran is live at her office in san francisco office.

( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning.( james )and this just in ... president trump is responding to the possibility of nancy pelosi becoming speaker of the house again.he tweeted out ... quote "in all fairness, nancy pelosi deserves to be chosen speaker of the house by the democrats. if they give her a hard time, perhaps we will add some republican votes. she has earned this great honor!" ( james ) to the u-s sentate race in california where incumbent senator dianne feinstein faced a challenge from state senator kevin de leon. feinstein has been re-elected for a fifth term. she was first elected in 1992. ( darya ) voters in california have decided against prop-10. that's the measure that would have allowed cities to expand rent control. it was defeated despite widespread concern about the high cost of rent in california. prop 10 would have repealed an existing law which prohibits rent control on single-family homes and only allows rent control for

buildings built before 19-95. though the measure did not pass... supporters believe there is still support for some type of rent control in our state.

( james ) we are going to take a quick break. here's a look at how some other state propositions are doing this morning. (ácommercialá) morning.are doing this propositions are doing this mornin ( darya ) welcome back to

the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast.

much like yesterday temperatures will continue just above average with most highs now well into the 70's with the exception of a few spots on the coast in the 60's and a couple of inland areas barely into the 80's. like yesterday skies will be crystal clear with comfortable

conditions to spend some more time outside for your wednesday. wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza.

richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) ( james ) california ( james ) ( james ) california voters have spoken and the gas tax is here to stay. ( darya ) voters overwhelmingly rejected a gas tax repeal measure. kron 4 lydia pantazes is live in san

francisco with details.

( james ) thanks lydia. ( darya ) for your money this morning... christmas holiday retail sales are expected to climb above the $1 trillion mark for the first time this year. and there is a problem with some epipens and epipen juniors. jane king is live at the nasdaq with those stories and more ( jane )good morningpfizer and mylan are warning that some epipen and epipen jr. auto-injectors may not quickly slide out of carrier tubes due to labels that aren't fully adhered.the labels on some epipen and epipen jr. auto-injectors and generics could stick, not allowing people who need them in emergencies to access them easily.mylan says one in 14-thousand epipens is impacted.if you have a question, take the pen to a pharmacist and have them look at it.apple's ipad pro hits stores today.it's the first ipad to break the 1-thousand dollar barrier.however, it doesn't work with any external storage devices.apple's latest

macbook air, which also goes on sale today, will physically disconnect their own microphones when you close the lid, preventing eavesdropping hackers. southwest may have hit hurdles in its quest to fly to hawaii. biz journals reports it still hasn't reached a deal with its mechanics and the government is still investigating a fatal accident on one of its planes earlier this year.holiday shopping could top 1 trillion for the first time ever this year.e-marketer says online shoppers should expect lots of promotions and perks.ecommerce sales are expected to grow 16 percent to $123.73 billion this holiday shopping season. live from the nasdaq marketsite, i'm jane king back to you ( darya ) thanks jane( darya ) ( darya ) thanks jane

( james ) we are going to take a quick break. here's a look at how some of the local housing measures are doing. and here's a live look (ácommercialá) doing. to you

( darya ) thanks jane ( james ) we are going to take a quick break. here's a look at how some of the local housing measures are doing. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) much like yesterday temperatures will continue just above average with most highs now well into the 70's with the exception of a few spots on the coast in the 60's and a couple of inland areas barely into the 80's. like yesterday skies will be

crystal clear with comfortable conditions to (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) oakland imcumbent mayor libby schaaf has won re-election. schaaf ran against nine other candidates. schaaf said for her re-election she wasn't going to take anything for granted and that up until the last minute volunteers were

busy on the phones urging people to vote. one of her biggest platforms was addressing the homless issues in oakland head on. ( darya ) ( darya ) schaaf is also heading the campaign on measure a-a an early childhood and preschool initiative aimed at expanding preschool education and for programs to improve high school graduation and college readiness. ( james ) we are going to take a quick break. here's a look at how some other local measures are doing.

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news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... much like yesterday temperatures will continue just above average with most highs now well into the 70's with the exception of a few spots on the coast in the 60's and a couple of inland areas barely into the 80's. like

yesterday skies will be crystal no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) and it was a and it was a big night for democrats who took control of the house of representatives. democrats also picking up some big

governor's races. but republicans made big gains in the senate... extending their majority. and joining us to break it all down is university of san francisco politics professor james taylor. good morning proffessor. . a record number of women are projected to win seats in the house in a massive night for female candidates across the political spectrum.as of early wednesday morning, cnn projected 96 women would win house races, with 31 women newly elected to the house and 65 female incumbents. that bests the previous record of 85 representatives, according to the congressional research service.first native american womendemocrats sharice davids and deb haaland will become

the first native american women elected to congress, cnn projected. davids' win in kansas against gop rep. kevin yoder was a pickup for democrats, who cnn projects to gain control of the house. haaland will replace new mexico democratic rep. michelle lujan grisham, who vacated the seat to run for governor.davids is a member of the ho-chunk nation, and haaland is an enrolled member of the pueblo of laguna, according to their respective campaigns. davids identifies as a lesbian, making her the first openly lgbt member of congress from kansas as well. she will enter congress having previously worked as a lawyer and a former mixed martial arts fighter.first muslim women

cnn projected michigan democrat rashida tlaib and ilhan omar of the minnesota democratic-farmer-labor party will become the first muslim women in congress.victories for both were expected following primary victories earlier this year.tlaib will fill the seat formerly occupied by michigan democratic rep. john conyers, who left office last year amid accusations of sexual misconduct. omar will take the seat vacated by minnesota rep. keith ellison, the first muslim elected to congress. ellison opted to run for minnesota attorney general this year.omar, in addition to being one of the first muslim women in congress, will also be the first somali-american member. she came to the us

more than two decades ago as a refugee.first openly gay man elected governorcolorado democratic rep. jared polis' bid for governor will be successful, cnn projected, meaning the openly gay member of congress will become the first openly gay man elected governor.polis will succeed democratic gov. john hickenlooper, who is term- limited from seeking the office again, and will defeat republican gubernatorial nominee walker stapleton. oregon democratic gov. kate brown, who identifies as bisexual, is already the first openly lgbt person to be elected governor. former new jersey gov. jim mcgreevey came out as gay before he stepped down from office in the early 2000s.polis was one of several

lgbt candidates who ran for governor this cycle, along with brown in oregon, vermont democrat christine hallquist and texas democrat lupe valdez. first female senator from tennesseerep. marsha blackburn became the first female senator to represent tennessee when she outlasted a challenge from former gov. phil bredesen, a democrat who looked to run against his party to win in a state president donald trump won by 26 percentage points in 2016. blackburn, a conservative lawmaker closely tied to the president, looked to nationalize the senate race as much as possible, hoping to tap into the same conservatism that elected trump in order to blunt some goodwill bredesen had built up during his two

terms as governor. trump visited the state three times. blackburn has served in the us house since 2003.first female senator from arizona guaranteed, if not yet known arizona is guaranteed to elect its first female senator. following gop sen. jeff flake's decision last year not to seek re-election, democratic rep. kyrsten sinema is facing off against gop rep. martha mcsally.sinema and mcsally are locked in a tight race as of just after midnight et wednesday and it was unclear when a projection in the race may come.texas sends first hispanic women to congresstexas voters elected the state's first two hispanic women to congress as veronica escobar won the seat to replace rep. beto o'rourke in the congressional district

near el paso. o'rourke gave up his seat in order to unsuccessfully run for senate. cnn projects escobar would defeat rick seeberger.state sen. sylvia garcia won a houston-area district thawas relinquished by the retiring democratic rep. gene green. cnn projects garcia will defeat phillip aronoff.south dakota elects its first woman governorrepublican kristi noem will become south dakota's first female governor after defeating democrat billie sutton, cnn projects. noem had previously been serving as south dakota's at-large member of congress.some firsts out of reachwhile tuesday marked a series of first steps for the nation, many other candidates fell short in their own groundbreaking bids.

tallahassee democratic mayor andrew gillum would have become florida's first black governor, and tuesday night saw him losing to florida republican ron desantis. and in vermont, democratic nominee christine hallquist already made history as the first transgender major party nominee for governor, but she was unable to defeat gop gov. phil scott, cnn projected.but as with hallquist's nomination being a first of its own, so were contests across the nation. the 2018 midterm elections saw a diverse field and a record high number of women running -- and with votes cast, it remained to be seen as of tuesday night how the full picture will shake out.

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so we've got this wildland urban interface area. we all love our parks and the best way to keep them healthy is to come in and manage them. hi my name is eileen theile. i'm acting fire chief for east bay regional park district's fire department. what keeps me up at night is that people have a short memory. they'll forget the oakland hills firestorm that happened in 1991. we lost well over 2000 homes, 26 people lost their lives, we really need to stay vigilant especially with climate change.

this area, california, is a fire prone landscape. the one thing that we can control is the fuels. east bay regional regional park district partners with pg&e to annually thin or remove more than 1000 acres of hazardous vegetation. pg&e is accelerating its wildfire risk reduction program, pruning around overhead electrical lines, reducing the fuel loads underneath those electrical lines to help reduce the spread of wildfire. what we're really doing is making the property that's adjacent to their homes safer. pg&e, east bay regional park district,and our communities, we're all in this together to keep people safe. ( james ) new this

morning...sentencing is set next month for the man who raped a 12-year-old napa county girl multiple times. jurors in sonoma county convicted 52-year-old timothy marble of several felony sex offenses monday afternoon. that trial lasted about two weeks. marble met the child at a gas station and invited her to take a ride with him. she says he injected her with drugs, and then repeatedly beat and sexually assaulted her. the victim was able to get away by jumping out of the moving car. marble is now facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. ( james ) a ban on flavored tobacco including vaping products will soon go into effect in marin county. the board of supervisors has voted to prohibit specialty tobacco stores from selling flavored tobacco products, vaping liquids, and menthol cigarettes starting in january 2020. all other retailers will have to stop selling the

products july 1st of next year. experts say kids using e- cigarettes has doubled in the past two years. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning buzz... the athletes who got votes in the election.. the one that are for sale on the internet.. and why is my tv is squeaking so much.. (ácommercialá) america. land of blue jeans. and burgers. and while blue jeans got all skinny on us... i can't feel my legs. ...no way are we giving up on burgers. that's why i created the all-american ribeye burger, made with 100% ribeye beef, ribeye burgers are back, america.

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just above average with most highs now well into the 70's with the exception of a few spots on the coast in the 60's and a couple of inland areas barely into the 80's. like yesterday skies will be crystal clear with comfortable conditions to spend some more time outside for your wednesday.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) if there wasn't enough squeak squeak on tv from all the nba games.. college basketball started last night.. great. the only thing that annoys me more is the din of soccer fans woah-oh.. all the noise

right now is over duke and zion williamson!!i think they should call him mount zion cuz he is a mountain: 6 foot 6.. a moving mountain.. so athletic.. look at him dunk. impressive.. and duke is stacked with nba caliber freshmen.. rj barrett is another: the blue devils looked like the harlem globetrotters running circles around the wildcats- like kentucky was nothin.. and they're not nothin: they're number 2! but number 4 duke left kentucy in the dust: 118-84. ( darya )number two may have gotten destroyed, but number one kansas didn't disappoint: the jayhawks dominated michigan state.. 92 to 87. i didn't watch.. just as i didn't watch when i was goiing to k-u and they won the national championship.. i went to college to study. oh an you know who's studying kansas

basketball: the feds.. remember they're under the microscope for offering money to athletes.. infact.. one of the players they tried to get was zion williamson who we just saw tearin it up for duke. ( darya ) because i love sports so much... i had my eye on athletes running in the midterm elections.. miami voted for david beckham.. not to put him in office... but to build him a new stadium. as they say in soccer.. goal!!!! and a couple of football players made touchdowns in politics: former colts wide reciever anthony gonzalez won a seat in the house for ohio.he's a republican. and former titans linebacker colin allred defeated an 11 term congressman in texas. ( darya )and then there are the football players who can be bought..athletes.. and other "stars" (and i use the air quotes cuz you might not know most of them).. are for sale on cameo.. it's a website where you pick an athlete, actor, musician.. to make you

a custom video message... for example.. if i paid 1 thousand bucks i could get caitlin jenner to motivate my mom to take her daily walk.. a thousand bucks! .. but there are more reasonable celebs.. in fact look who i found: 49er linebacker cassius shaw!! look here's a video message he made for someone! i think he was like 25 bucks yesterday.. but today it says he's temporarily unavailable. remember he's one of the 49ers who broke in to dance moves when they beat the raiders last week.. he was doing roundhouse kicks after they sacked derek carr. ( darya )that was only their second win so who knows if we'll ever see the 49ers dance again.. but you can make them dance in fortnight! the nfl and fortnite are joining forces to take uniforms for all 32 teams out of the gridiron and into the storm.

the team outfits will be available in the fortnite shop starting this friday. the way it works is simple: you buy the "nfl outfit" item from the shop, and from there you can choose which team you want and the number that'll show on the back. you'll be able to buy up to 8 outfits in all, so if you have love for more than one nfl team you can show it for them, too. ♪

welcome to monowi, nebraska, population one. me. i'm mayor, secretary, treasurer. every decision you have to make yourself. four out of five women will become solely responsible for their finances. i like the independence and every woman should have that, you know? i make my decisions, and if they're wrong, i live with them. if they're right, then i'm very proud of myself. plan your financial life with prudential. bring your challenges. ( james ) happening tomorrow... the san francisco giants will hold a public ceremony honoring baseball legend, willie mccovey. mccovey's celebration of life event will take place at 11:30 a-m at at&t park... and will include members of mccovey's

family. mccovey died last wednesday of ongoing health issues. guests are urged to take public transportation because stadium parking will not be available. public parking will be available at piers 30 and 32, and other places around the park. (james) james adlib big board. ( james ) coming up in the next hour ... we are continuing to break down the results from last night's midterm electoin... including the governor's race. ( james ) plus we'll take a

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darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... much like yesterday

temperatures will continue just above average with most highs now well into the 70's with the exception of a few spots on the coast in the 60's and a couple of inland areas barely into the 80's. like yesterday skies will be crystal clear with comfortable conditions to spend some more time outside for your wednesday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge

drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) gavin newsom will be california's next governor... that was one of the big state wide elections last night.( james ) kron 4's j-r stone is live in los angeles this morning where newsom delivered his victory speech. (jr)what a night it was here in los angeles. gavin newsoom addressed the crowd just after 10 pm last night and it was shoulder to shoulder. inside

the nightclub venue which was the former los angeles stock exchange building.now this is what it looked at that moment. newsom's wife took the stage first addressing the crowd and then she introduced gavin. he spoke and the couples kids met them on stage. newsom didn't hold back. he said we are living in the richest and poorest state in america. asking how that can that possibly be in an economy as robust as ours. he hit some of the big issues hard talking immigration and acceptingness of people. he talked homelessness and he talked school safety as he recounted

a story of an 8 year old girl who asked him recently how she and her friends can be safe. he spoke saying that the work starts today. here is newsom. (j.r.) during newsom's campaign he made it known that he was the resistance to..... ( darya ) thanks j-r.

we will check back with you through out the morning.

( darya ) with democrats taking control of the house of representatives... nancy pelosi is set to make history for a second time. ( james ) she was the first woman to be elected speaker of the house... now it looks like she might assume that roll again. will tran is live at her office in san francisco office.

they can weigh in with the members of congress and the president of the united states. we will have accountability and strive for bipartisanship.">

( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) millions of people went to the polls in california to cast their votes - this morning those ballots are still being counted in several bay area counties.( darya ) kron 4's sara stinson is live in san mateo county where they will be working all day long on counting ballots. sara? ( sara )that's right it's going to be a long day as workers will be counting 24 hours a day until all votes are counted.not only are they county last minute votes from last night - they are also counting mail in ballots. counting these midterm votes could take longer than previous years as this year california has seen a record

number of registered voters.as nearly four out of five californians registered to vote.and just shy of four hunred thousand of them are registered right here in san mateo county.coming up in the next hour we will get to go inside the county offices to get a live look of the ballot count and see where they are at.live in san mateo, sara stinson, kron 4 news.### ( darya ) thanks sara. we will check back

with you through out the morning. ( james ) we have continuing coverage of the midterm elections on kron4.com ... your local election headquarters. there you will find a link that will give you all of the election results for the measures on the ballot. ( james ) still ahead ...we bring you the results of a controversial measure on the ballot ... that aims to help solve the homeless crisis in san francisco. you know when you're at ross

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yes for less. ( darya )san francisco voters voted in favor of proposition c. the measure won by 60- percent... and promises to tackle the city's homeless crisis... by raising atleast 300-million dollars annually from some of san francisco's wealthiest businesses. prop-c plans to put about 4- thousand homeless people in homes... eliminate shelter wait list... and provide help to those with mental health and substance abuse issues. the new measure plans to tax companies who make over 50- million dollars in profit each year in order to make these initiatives happen. business who are ánot in favor of prop-c... could fight back in court and challenge this victory. ( james ) we are going to take a quick break. here's a look at how measures and races in alameda county are doing.

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-american made with 100% ribeye beef fresh spring mix, and provolone cheese on a potato bun. it's a burger as american as bald eagles. i get it, i'm bald. fast food's first and only ribeye burgers are back, america. try them today. (james)(darya) welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning... much like yesterday temperatures will continue just above average with most

highs now well into the 70's with the exception of a few spots on the coast in the 60's and a couple of inland areas barely into the 80's. like yesterday skies will be crystal clear with comfortable conditions to spend some more time outside for your wednesday.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) continuing with

our election coverage this morning...oakland imcumbent mayor libby schaaf has won re- election. ( darya ) schaaf ran against nine other candidates. here's kron 4's alecia reid with she plans to do in her new term. < schaaf said for her re- election she wasn't going to take anything for granted and that up until the last minute volunteers were busy on the phones urging people to vote. one of her biggest platforms was addressing the homless issues in oakland head on. and onto a path of self sufficiency> schaaf is also heading the campaign on

measure a-a an early childhood and preschool initiative aimed at expanding preschool education and for programs to improve high school graduation and college readiness.>

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proposition 7 which would pave the way for year-round daylight saving time in california. the issue still needs a the issue still needs a two-thirds vote from the legislature and a change in federal law. supporters of proposition seven say the seasonal time change is dated.

( darya ) we are going to take a quick break. here's a look at how measures and races in san francisco are doing. sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. for health insurance starting january 1st, enroll by december 15th. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

( james ) we're taking a live look inside the white house where we are waiting for a message from president donald trump. he is set to hold a news conference to discuss last night's midterm elections. we'll take you inside once the president

arrives. (james)(darya) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... much like yesterday temperatures will continue just above average with most highs now well into the 70's with the exception of a few spots on the coast in the 60's and a couple of inland areas 80's. like yesterday skies will be crystal clear with conditions to spend some more time outside for your wednesday.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) lieutenant governor gavin newsom has won the governors election. newsom held his victory party in downtown los angeles last night. he took the stage just after 10 last night to give his acceptance speech joined by his wife and kids. during his speech newsom diirected points back to president trump and his immigration policy.

( james ) republican john

cox conceded to gavin newsom about an hour and a half after the polls closed. cox says he called newsom and offered his help because he's quote gonna need it. cox told his supporters he's proud of awareness he has raised about the issues in the state. he told his supporters that republicans will be back in california and that he's not going anywhere.. he loves california and he wants to stay involved. ( darya ) to the u-s sentate race in california where incumbent senator dianne feinstein keeps her office. she beat her challenger ... state senator kevin de leon. she is re-elected to her fifth term. fienstein was first elected in 1992. during her acceptance speech talked about grateful she was for being re-elected and touched on politics and that running is to be when she elected. < ...i participated in>

(james) in national headlines ... after two years of republicans in complete control, president trump is going to have to get used to a split on capitol hill. the democrats are set to take control of the house.karin caifa has a look at where things stand. get ready for a new dynamic here in washington starting in

january.democrats, locked out of power after the 20-16 presidential election, set to take back one chamber on capitol hill.but republicans -- flipping some key seats, to keep the senate.democrats -- projected to take control of the house of representatives, for the first time in eight years.and they did it by winning in key suburban districts in states like pennsylvania -- and virginia. jennifer wexton/-d-va representative -elect/wjla: change is coming to america and change is coming to va 10 after focusing their final days less on president trump -- and more on health care, and the character of the country. rep. nancy pelosi/-d- minority leaderthanks to you we owned the ground, thanks to you tomorrow will be a new day in america.republicans -- holding

on to the u-s senate -- boosted by flipping three seats away from vulnerable democrats in red states -- indiana, missouri and north dakota.but it was a surprisingly close race in texas, that pushed republicans to that senate majority.ted cruz, besting democrat beto o'rourke.sen. ted cruz/ -r- texas: this election was a battle of ideas, a contest for who we are and what we believe. it was a contest and the people of texas decided this race."president trump's first reaction to the results -- a tweet...saying "tremendous success tonight. thank you to all!"trump adviser kellyanne conway telling reporters, the president had a successful midterm stretch.kellyanne conway/advisor to the president: i think one big lesson and you can't get around it is that he made a difference in so many of these races. he's pretty happy with the results.and the president called nancy pelosi and mitch

mcconnell on election night -- the first step toward a new dynamic with a new congress, starting in january.what will washington look like with democrats gaining some power back? ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. ( james ) we are going to take a quick break. here's a look at how measures in santa clara county are doing. juggling all the things we do is a challenge. but hey, it's a fun challenge. and our tempur-pedic helps us make it all work.

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much like yesterday temperatures will continue just above average with most highs now well into the (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

( darya ) coming up on kron 4 morning news...leaders in san rafael are banning the use of flavored tobacco...we'll tell you when the new law goes into effect.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( james ) we're taking a live look inside the white house where we are waiting for a message from president donald trump. he is set to

hold a news conference to discuss last night's midterm elections. we'll take you inside once the president arrives. much like yesterday temperatures will continue just above average with most highs now well into the 70's with the exception of a few spots on the coast in the 60's and a couple of inland areas barely into the 80's. like yesterday skies will be crystal clear with comfortable conditions to spend some more time outside for your wednesday.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

( james ) california voters have spoken and the gas tax is here to stay. ( darya ) voters overwhelmingly rejected a gas tax repeal measure. kron 4 lydia pantazes is live in san francisco with details.

expensive to fill up. so you would've like to see it go away? i would have like to see it go away, personally i think gas is way to expensive...its been rising the past few weeks and i like to see those prices dropping back down. > ( james ) thanks lydia. ( darya ) no criminal charges will be filed against the deputy who fired shots at the suspect in the deadly

shooting at the yountville veterans home in march. the napa county district attorney's office says it didn't find any criminal liability against deputy steven lombardi. back in march, authorities say lombardi fired shots through a door where he last saw the suspect, albert wong. authorities say wong shot the mental health professionals after he was recently expelled from the pathway home program. the d-a's office says none of the shots fired by lombardi hit wong, or the three women he was holding hostage. ( james ) new this morning... sentencing is set next month for the man who raped a 12-year-old napa county girl multiple times. jurors in sonoma county convicted 52-year-old timothy marble of several felony sex offenses monday afternoon. that trial lasted about two weeks. marble met the child at a gas station and invited her to take a ride with him. she says he

injected her with drugs, and then repeatedly beat and sexually assaulted her. the victim was able to get away by jumping out of the moving car. marble is now facing life in prison without the possibility of parole. ( james ) a ban on flavored tobacco including vaping products will soon go into effect in marin county. the board of supervisors has voted to prohibit specialty tobacco stores from selling flavored tobacco products, vaping liquids, and menthol cigarettes starting in january 2020. all other retailers will have to stop selling the products july 1st of next year. experts say kids using e- cigarettes has doubled in the past two years. ( darya ) police in walnut creek are looking for the man who robbed a maternity in the area this week. it happened at -destination maternity- on mount diablo boulevard. police say the man pointed a gun at an employee and then got away with money from the cash register. no one was hurt during the robbery. ( james )happening tomorrow... the san francisco giants will hold an open ceremony honoring baseball legend, willie

mccovey. mccovey's celebration of life event will take place at 11:30 a-m at at&t park... and will include members of mccovey's family. mccovey died last wednesday of ongoing health issues. guests are urged to take public transportation because stadium parking will not be available. public parking will be available at piers 30 and 32, and other places around the park. ( james ) we're taking a live look inside the white house where we are waiting for a message from president donald trump. he is set to hold a news conference to discuss last night's midterm elections. we'll take you inside once the president arrives.

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breaking news ... president trump is set to hold a press conference to discuss last midterm elections.( darya ) its going to begin at any moment.here is a live look at the white house.. ( james ) we have continuing coverage of the midterm elections on kron4.com ... your local election headquarters. there you will find a link that will give you all of the election results for the measures on the ballot.

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