they made a decision, the boxer camp to wait until now. and obviously wait until after jerry brown made his remarks. again, we have been told here by the campaign that the senator is about to come out at any moment. right now we are looking at a video of the president. one thing unique about this campaign unlike many across the country is that barbara boxer was never reluctant to stand side by side, if you will, with the president when some of the other candidates stepped aside or tried to step away from the president. again we are expecting her to come out any moment here in the hollywood renaissance hotel. this crowd has been excited, but rather subdued throughout the evening. they have been waiting for a clear sign that this race is well on its way. sounds like we are about to have an introduction. [inaudible] >> to introduce senator boxer's partner in washington, d.c., a wonderful woman you have already heard from tonight. just want to let you know how important senator feinstein is to senator boxer. she has answered every call every t

let's start in hollywood at the boxer camp. laura? >> well, senator boxer spent the last hours and days traveling up and down the state. this morning starting the day in oakland at the oakland grill and is the race has been too close to call. boxer hammered away today, stimulating the economy. and there is boxer said for her and all democrats the key to success tonight will be getting people out to vote. >> interest tl is a last stretch across the finish line. you're that stretch. are you ready to keep on working until polls close? >> thank you. >> now, throughout this campaign, boxer maintained her voice is still the right one for california not that of her opponent boxer characterized as too far, quote in the right rain for california voters. and abc 7's amy hollyfield is live at the karly fiorina camp. amy? >> wuchbt songs they're going to play tonight for the crowd is "the heat is on". there is no sign giving and campaigners don't believe the poll that boxer is ahead of karly fiorina. they just don't buy. they believe here that re

we are able to project barbara boxer the winner. the numbers looking the same there but boxer is edgeling her out slightly right now and that's the projection being made. governor's race as well. simon perez is with the brown campaign in oakland tonight. simon? >> reporter: we are here at the fox theater in downtown oakland. cheers coming up anytime a democrat winning comes up onto the board. harry reid in nevada to barbara boxer here in california. but the louder cheer reserved for jerry brown. projected to be the winner. take video of him arriving here at the fox theater in oakland. lots of warm welcome for him. if he does go on to win, if he is confirmed, what a political fete for him. now into the 21st century as the oldest person ever elected to the governorship in california. now, it was a tough campaign all summer long. pretty much tied with his republican rival meg whitman throughout the summer but in the last few days he was able to stretch out a lead but jerry brown admits he has got a lot of tough work to do up in califor

not then and not now. [ boxer ] i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. you know it's bad when the press asks if you'd take a lie detector test. meg whitman didn't tell the truth about not voting or about how long she lived in california. she got caught in insider deals at goldman sachs. she changed her story about physically abusing an employee. she campaigned as tough as nails on immigration knowing her housekeeper of 9 years was undocumented. her tv ads have been condemned as false and misleading. and even her hometown newspaper said meg whitman has demonstrated "a loose relationship with the truth" >>> actor jesse eyesenburg played zuckerman, he doesn't even play on facebook. he says exploring his alienation were more interesting to explore than coding. >>> the world's youngest billionaire gave out full-sized candy bar last night, and each kid just took one. >>> nightly news is coming up next. >>> we leave you now with a shot from civic center, the big screen playing there, with all the giants fans hoping to watch victory. >> go, giants! y mr ,te bwas

democratic incumbent barbara boxer is barely hanging on to her lead over fiorina. 48% for boxer, 47% for fiorina. >>> randy shandobil joins us now to look at what all of this means. >> i've got some help. joining us now is uc berkeley political science professor brady. professor brady is also dean of the school of public policy. thank you for joining us tonight. all across america there seems to be a throw in the -- move. but here in california that's not the case. >> these are two candidates who just seemed never to get traction in this state. seemed never to really figure out what message to provide. and boxer of course is an incumbent and jerry brown is well known to people in california. >> se people worry that california is in such bad shape that it almost doesn't matter who the next governor is. can jerry brown really start turning things around or do you fear a close race. >> prop 25 if it passes, which changes the rule for budget to a majority. that might help and make it easier to pass budgets on time. governor arnold schwarzenegger started with things like districting. ther

if believe boxer will win the race. bruce is with us now to break down some of these california races. >> yes. let's start with the governor. of pishtion it was a very close race the through the summer and then jerry brown started spending money and started defining meg whitman and led to fairly negative campaign on both sides but paparrazi as you have to when you have a business person running you have to really talk about their approximately business life and personal life. can't really talk about the record because they have no record. >> don't have one. >>reporter: exactly. >> was the turning point when brown started going in with his ad campaign against whitman. >>reporter: no. 1. then i think no. 2 the him if diaz housekeeper event i think was really problematic for the whitman both with latino constituent and with women. you can track at the time sort of decline in her support about during the month of september when both the spending changed if. >> talk about the spending a minute. put tonight some context. whit

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just too extreme for california. [ boxer ] i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. >>> we have a couple of new injury crashes coming into the newsroom. westbound 84 in menlo park approaching university avenue, car versus a basically. emergency crews are heading to the scene now. may start to cause delays off the dumbarton bridge. speaking of bridges, turns out we have a new direction for this crash on the carquinez bridge near the toll plaza. it is eastbound 80 right there at the toll plaza where two left lanes are blocked. it looks like like our caltrans camera just died but eastbound 82 of the left lanes are blockedded to due to an overturned wreck there. all right, out to the bay bridge toll plaza, traffic is still okay at the bay bridge toll plaza. still 10 minutes to get on the bridge. it looks like it's backing up just beyond the west grand overcrossing. not too bad for this time of the morning. metering lights are on. once you get past the tunnel you're cruising into san francisco. no delays in the upper deck. westbound 237 in milpitas, so far, so good. not too bad there

41% to boxer's 49. for much of this campaign, it has been focussed on jobs. today fiorina spoke about reining in government. there's no denying the point of this in walnut creek with the mobilizer gop base to get them to show up at the polls come tuesday. abc 7 news. >> thanks. california voters will start going to the polls in a little more than 36 hours to decide who will be the next governor of the golden state. the polls showed democrat jerry brown with a ten point lead over meg whitman. his eight years of governor from 1975 to '83 he believes give him the edge. brown supporters rallied for him in pa choke coand sacramento today. >> i know all the bodies buried over there under the capital. i know who all the skeletons are as a matter of fact. >> wittman campaigned in burbank today after visiting phone bank volunteers in cupertino yesterday. the former e-bay ceo hope voters value her success in the private sector in a state where public employ unions put their political muscle behind brown. >> i am

barbara boxer fought to keep. boxer wound up winning but carly fiorina refused to concede defeat until today. in claiming victory, barbara boxer acknowledged a fierce contest was the toughest of boxer's long career. >> this is my 11th straight election victory. and what a sweet one sit. -- it s. >> boxer celebrated, fiorina refused to concede, until nearly 12 hours later in, irvine. >> we won with independents. in the end, we dmot overcome the registration advantage that democrats have, and in particular, in l.a. county. >> in the end in, california long-time incumbent managed to turn back the tide that swept colleague as way in other parts of the country. boxer may have won the election but is well affair there are many struggle as head, especially when it comes to reviving the economy, restoring american faith that she's one who can help get it done. >> that means making sure small businesses can grow and stimulate the economy without add together did he have site business leaders say boxer needs to make sure to

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democratic incumbent barbara boxer is barely hanging on to her lead over fiorina. 48% for boxer, 47% for fiorina. >>> randy shandobil joins us now to look at what all of this means. >> i've got some help. joining us now is uc berkeley political science professor brady. professor brady is also dean of the school of public policy. thank you for joining us tonight. all across america there seems to be a throw in the -- move. but here in california that's not the case. >> these are two candidates who just seemed never to get traction in this state. seemed never to really figure out what message to provide. and boxer of course is an incumbent and jerry brown is well known to people in california. >> some people worry that california is in such bad shape that it almost doesn't matter who the next governor is. can jerry brown really start turning things around or do you fear a close race. >> prop 25 if it passes, which changes the rule for budget to a majority. that might help and make it easier to pass budgets on time. governor arnold schwarzenegger started with things like districting. th

it left barbara boxer the defacto. >> you heard in speeches made by boxer that it was all adversity, it was all about representing everyone in this state. you heard john burtman say concession ish there is the way there is a difference by her, and this may have been the perception as they went to the polls. >> it really gets to the whole idea about government, the republican canned galts, is something that gelts in the way of people, the -- both dogs. and with 12 poi.5% and those it maybe a obomanu. >> we'll have more results on measures in the special 2010 division, bay area. [ male announcer ] welcome to the far reaches of the internet. when you go faster, you're free to go farther. at&t. rethink possible. get high-speed internet from at&t for only $14.95 a month. at&t. rethink possible. ["knock on wood" playing] every five minutes, chase pays for someone's eligible credit or debit card purchase. [beep] chase picks up the tab. it could be you. chase picks up the tab. it's another great reason to bank with chase. chase what matters. sign up at a branch today. >>> what the governor's

the other one on the stage is fiorina against boxer. fiorina voted this morning after months of trying to convince voters that boxer's record contributed to a high unemployment and unemployment. coming up, we get live reports from where both camps are celebrating their campaigns tonight. >>> are voters seeing green? if prop 19 passes it legalizes marijuana for people over 21 and allow local governments to tax the production and distribution of weed. even though it could be the new cash crop, the idea is generating lots of controversy. we're live in oakland where the people behind prop 19 are waiting for those results. jean. >> reporter: the ideas behind prop 19 started here in oakland, and right now they are setting up for an election-night results watch party. they say legalizing marijuana makes good economic sense for the state. if it's legalized, taxed and regulated it will generate millions of tax dollars and let police focus on other crimes. opponents say there are too many unanswered questions about how legalization would work. >>

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in the senate, barbara boxer is in the lead and again ap is projecting the boxer is the winner of a fourth term. now to proposition 19, that is the measure that would legalize the recreational use of in nev. fox election coverage of the 2010 midterm. another key race this evening. battle for the senate seat in the state of washington. analyst said the incumbent patti murray was nearly untouchable. she is neck in neck with a republican challenger. despite the president's high approval rating in the state of washington, it is an expensive race. supporters shelled out 12 million in advertising. they are live in senator murray's headquarters. >> this race flew under the radar because it is in the pacific northwest. because it did not appear the 18 year incumbent. patti murray appeared vulnerable . in the last week. challenger dina rossy has closed the gap. >> there is breaking news now on fox news channel. results from the state of nevada. senate majority leader harry reid retained his seat. he will be the senator from the state of nevada again. sharron angles, the tea party candidate who made

the main contenders, democrat barbara boxer and carly fiorina. we have crews at both campaigns. >> reporter: i'm at the hyatt hotel in irvine county where republicans have having a victory party. she will be staying up in her hotel room watching the returns through the evening then scheduled to come down here after 10:00. she will be flanked by signs, they are orange in color. they are sort of a black curtain background. carly fiorina i'm told is a giants fan. and that she tried to catch some of the game last night. fiorina is hoping to emulate the giant's surprise win. she did vote earlier today near her home in los altos hill. then she flew down here to rally the troops at a phone bank and came now i guess where she's at the hotel here. polls have heard trailing senator boxer by as much as eight points. but fiorina's camp says the vote is going to be much closer than projected. and a winner may not be declared until tomorrow. that is from her camp. i'm sure the boxer camp has a different take and that's where my colleague rita williams is to th

just too extreme for california. [ boxer ] i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. "so what is my grand total? your total is ou pay me cash >>> i'm dana king. here is something we're working on for the 6:00 news. >>> what is my grand total? >> your total is $638.60 but if you pay me cash it's going to be $44 less. >> moves taking customers for a ride. the bay area company some call an organized crime ring. and the stripping of unhappy customers including the name on the truck. that and much more at 6:00 allan. >> we'll being looking for that and joining you then. 30 minutes away. cbs evening news, katie couric is next. as we say good night we put the chopper up over the civic center where giants fans -- look at that, that's a pretty big screen. >> i was there earlier, i want to check it out. 67 degrees, where else can you do that in america, watch jumbotron, baseball outside, yes. >> all we need is a win? we need a perfect outcome, yes we do. >> okay. we'll see you back here in 30 minutes. katie is next. >> go giants. [ male announcer ] welcome to the far reaches of

polls show she's trailing barbara boxer. the republican candidate voted this morning in her los altos neighborhood. her stance on social issues such as abortion made it tough for her to win over moderate california yinz. she's tried to keep the focus on jobs and labeling barbara boxer as a career politician. >> we have 2.3 million people out of work in california and have to focus on getting government spending under control. barbara boxer had 28 years to do it and hadn't done it. it's time to make a change. >> fiorina has been a for midable opponent. the race considered too los to call until recently. now democrats feeling like they've got this one, no problem. joining with us that part of the story as abc 7 is live for us tonight in hollywood. >> i won't say they feel they've got knit the bag just yet there. is a fair amount of nervous energy here in this room. they're optimistic boxer will claim her fourth term. but not overly so. as for barbara boxer she's spent the last couple days going up and down the state. this morn

trying to engineer an upset over boxer. the latest field poll shows the senator with an edge 49% to 41%. boxer trying to make sure polls translate into votes. there, just as today she's hammering home the differences between the candidates. >> we're going to say yes. yes. cal cat the hub of clean energy fiorina told supporters to quote, vote for a better future. >> and everything is about taxing more and spending more and borrowing more and regulating more. >> president obama will be staying home on election day, but working radio talk shows. and he'll try to turn out the vote. that as a new l.a. times usc poll shows republicans are more enthused than democrats heading into tomorrow. in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >> two local politicians seeking office are locked into races too close to call tonight. and running a pint behind los angeles da. weeksing aknow he was four points head and gavin newsom had a slim leefrd the lieutenant governor. and the hottest political contestant in contest, rather in the east bay is the race for

. >> barbara boxer acknowledged the fierce contest was the toughest of boxer's career. >> this is my 11th straight election victory. [ cheers and applause ] >> and what is sweet one it is! cause chough. >> reporter: while boxer celebrated fiorina refused to concede. >> in the end we could not overcome the registration advantage that democrats have in particular in l.a. county. >> we are california! that is what our state is about! >> reporter: in the end, in california the long-time in couplincumbent actually manageo turn back the tide that swept so many of her colleagues away in other parts of the country. boxer may have won the election but she is well aware there are many struggles ahead, especially when it comes to reviving the economy and restoring american's faith that she is one that can help get it done. >> that means making sure small businesses can grow. it means making sure that we stimulate the economy without adding to the deficit. >> business leaders say boxer needs to make sure she channels her efforts in ways that truly help, california, and the bay area. >> it is ver

she is trying to topple the four term senate barbara boxer. she is focused on economic issues, labeling boxer as a tax and spending democrat. fiorina voted this morning in los altos hill. she will be watching returns at her hotel room, her granddaughters are spending the night and she smilingly said they are going to have a sleep other. polls have her behind boxer by as much as four points, but her campaigns says her republican wins in the east gives her home that the trend will continue toward the west. as of now, fiorina is not expected to take the podium till well after 10:00 tonight. we will be here for that and report to you live. lloyd lacuesta. >>> and along with the boxer and fiorina campaign, meg whitman has also set up her election night headquarters in southern california. we see a couple of news repoers and a couple of staffers running back. but the night is young. we'll hear about the over all mood of her campaign. we're also going to be checking in with the jerry brown campaign. please visit our website ktvu.com for the latest in

that suggests maybe not. >> we're hearing that barbara boxer is now speaking. let's cut to her live. >> so i am thrilled. i want you to listen up. i want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this victory after the toughest and roughest campaign of my life. this is my 11th straight election victory. [ cheering and applause ] >> and what a sweet one it is. [ cheering and applause ] >> and from the time i was elected to that first office way back, you've got to listen up, i only had one reason, one reason that i went into politics, and that was to make life better for the people i represent, that's who i am, that's all i'm about, there's no other agenda, but to make life better for you and the people of california. now, listen, listen, listen. everything was thrown at us, including the kitchen sink. and the stove, and the oven and everything. millions of dollars of negative ads from known and unknown opponents, millions and millions of dollars. but because of the people of california, we matched those secret, undisclosed dollars from the special interests,

just too extreme for california. [ boxer ] i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. stories: the giants returned home >>> accident on the nimitz northbound 880 approaching whipple one lane blocked. we are starting to see slow traffic on a couple of sensors here. so expect delays as you head through hayward. elsewhere this is the only thing going on right now. quiet cross the bay area. we are recovering after last night. here's live look at 101 traffic heading into san francisco. southbound traffic out of san francisco. highway 4 we are seeing slow traffic on our sensors here. speeds under 25 miles per hour especially as you pass 8th street towards somersville road. speeds improve closer to pittsburg and concord. no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza and no metering lights. looks good on the upper deck. no issues heading into san francisco. roadwork on the lower anchorage so some lanes blocked until 6 a.m. should wrap up shortly heading into oakland. 880/237 no delay to silicon valley. westbound 237 stretch, you can see it is in the clear right now. 880 to 101 light

it appears that senator barbara boxer will keep her senate seat. she is fending off her republican challenger, carly fiorina, but so far fiorina is unwilling to concede defeat. >> kris sanchez joins us now from the election desk. a loss by fiorina would keep afternoon out of the red in terms of political power. >> reporter: that's exactly why so many folks across the country have been watching this race here in california. voters bucked the trend of dumping their incumbent lawmakers and the trend of republican womens. take a look. barbara boxer is declaring victory over republican challenger fiorina, though fiorina is slow to concede defeat. democrats will retain control of the senate but control of the house goes to the republican party. a race we're also watching as a first is the one for alameda county superior court judge. it appears that victoria kolakowski has won that race with 51% of the vote. with all of the precincts reporting, kolakowski leads john creighton by 1.5 percentage points and with this kolakowski becomes the first transgendere

here are the latest numbers 52% of the votes for boxer, 42% for fiorina. >> senator boxer declared victory at an election party in los angeles last night. she told her supporters it was the toughest and roughest campaign of her life. >> this is my eleventh straight election victory. [ cheering and applause ] and what a sweet one it is. [ cheering and applause ] >> thebarbara boxer projected win helps democrats keep control of the senate but has a smaller majority. and the republicans have won control of the house. senator boxer talked about all the changes. >> i would hope that most of the people in the united states senate and the house regardless of the changes want to get our economy back on track. and want to make sure our kids are educated well so they can get the good jobs. >> senator boxer says her number one priority will be creating jobs. >>> well, boxer's opponent carly fiorina has not yet conceded the race. she watched election returns with her family last night inner vine. the former ceo says the race is too close to call. she told supporters that she promised to run a tireless

and in california, barbara boxer will return to the u.s. senate for a fourth term. boxer defeated former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina after a hard-fought, multi-million dollar campaign. president and mrs. obama were among the high-profile democrats who campaigned for boxer's re-election. >>> it could be weeks before we know who has won the alaska senate race. write-in ballots hold the early lead, which is considered a good sign for incumbent republican lisa murkowski. she lost the primary to republican joe miller. all the write-in ballots must be counted by hand. >>> several minority candidates rode the republican wave to victory. tim scott will be the first black gop congressman from south carolina since reconstruction. scott had been backed by both the tea party and by sarah palin. >>> republicans also swept to power in many of the 37 governors' races around the country. the gop gained control in at least ten state houses that were previously held by the democrats. voters in south carolina elected republican nikki haley as that state's first female governor.

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she's trailing barbara boxer in the polls, the most recent one shows her trailing with 41% to boxer's 49%. reporting in walnut creek, abc7 news. >> thank you. and california voters will start going to the polls in a little more than 48 hours to decide who will be the next governor. polls show democrat jerry brown with a ten-point lead over republican meg whitman. he believes his 8 years of governor and experience as attorney general give him the edge. supporters rallied for him today. >> i'm ready. one thing i know, i know where all the bodies are buried over there under the capital. i know where all the skeletons are, as a matter of fact. in fact, i created some of them. >> whitman campaigned in burbank today after visiting phone bank volunteers yesterday. former ebay ceo hope voters value their success in the private sector where unions put their political muscle behind brown. >> i'm a proven job creator. jerry brown has been part of the war on jobs in sacramento and it's going to end on tuesday! >> whitman's camp hopes the same energy sweeps her to victory in her first-ever run for

boxer with 52% of the vote. carly fiorina with 42% of the vote. >>> well, senator boxer declared victory at an election party in los angeles last night. she told her supporters it was the toughest and roughest campaign of her life. >> this is my eleventh straight election victory. [ cheering and applause ] and what a sweet one it is. >> boxer's projected win helped democrats keep control of the senate but with a smaller majority. but the republicans have won control of the house. senator boxer talked about the changes. >> i would hope that most of the people in the united states senate and house regardless of the changes want to get our economy back on track and want to make sure our kids where educated well so they can get the good jobs. >> boxer says her number one priority will be creating jobs. >>> barbara boxer's opponent, carly fiorina has not yet conceded the race. she watched the election results with her family last night. the former ceo says the race is too close to call. and she told supporters she pr

boxer is seeking her fourth term. this is widely regarded as one of the small number of races around the country that could determine whether democrats can hang on to power in the senate tonight. this morning, boxer was in oakland rallying voters and campaigning down to the very last minute. her campaign manager tells me they are in an optimistic mood tonight. in recent weeks, boxer has surged in the polls, which now show her leading from 4 to 8 points. she is one of the most liberal voices in the senate. but her campaign strategy hasn't really focused on that. since september, her tv ads have relentlessly portrayed her opponent carly fiorina as a heartless ceo and it's a message that they have kept up tonight. >> carly fiorina did lay off 30,000 workers shipped american jobs overseas and that's not the answer we need now with the economy and the need for job creation right here at home. >> reporter: boxer a arrived here at the hotel from oakland earlier this evening. she is now in a hotel room, i'm told, with her fam

---en tanto, la candidata republicana al escaÑo del senado que ocupa boxer... carly fiorina tambien ejercio el voto en el colegio electoral de la peninsula cerca a su residencia en los altos hills...---despues de votar se reunio con reporteros a quienes les dijo que su campaÑa politica se habia enfocado en brindarle trabajos a las personas...---fiorina estar esperando los resultados tambien en la casa de campaÑa republicana al sur del estado en el condado de orange. --- y no es exageracion decir que una de las propuestas estatales que hoy se vota ... atrajo la atencion del pais y del mundo ... ...---se trata de la propuesta 19 que busca legalizar la marihuana en el estado .... --- uno de los autores de esta proposicion es el dueÑo de la llamada "oak-sterdam university", de oakland.... ---- quienes la apoyan, dicen que la produccion y comercializacion de la hierba dejarian al estado miles de millones de dolares ... ---y mire usted la extrema derecha republicana...conocida como "tea party" se ha adjudicado ya tres simbolicas victorias...---hablamos de los sena

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just too extreme for california. [ boxer ] i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. oters. >>> welcome back, everyone. a big push to get out the vote today. some cabs in oakland are even giving free rides to voters. friendly cab is offering free rides to and from the polls tonight. from 6:00 until 8:00. service is first come, first served. >>> today, voters across the nation will decide the political fate of candidates for congress. 37 governorships and many local races. we have more from washington, d.c. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, sidney. the fight for congress will be decided today. voters are already weighing in. and their decision could impact president obama's ability to get things done. voters in all 50 states have the last word today on whether it is time for change in washington. >> i have a pretty good idea who is going to be winning. >> people don't have jobs. and we need a change. >> reporter: with 37 senate seats and all 435 in the house of representatives on the line, most polls are predicting a republican come back, especially in the h

senate race, barbara boxer withstood a fierce challenge from carly fiorina. so far she received 52% of the votes while carly fiorina has 42%. the seat had been targeted by republicans who saw boxer as a vulnerable incumbent that was loyal to president obama. >> we stood up to every special interest in this country who didn't want fight for consumerism in the senate who didn't want of environmental in the senate who didn't want to fight for the middle-class in the senate and we won. >> carly fiorina didn't want to concede last night. she thought it was too close to call but no matter what is, it was a big night for republicans all across the country. >> we've had a fantastic sweep across the destination. as you all well know, we have a new majority leader, john boehner, just a wonderful, wonderful night. yes, exactly. message has been sent loud and clear. >> the republicans did have a huge night retaking the control of the house of representatives last night and picking up several seats in the senate. >> voters rejected proposition 19. that is the initiative t

thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: boxer wasn't here today, but some of lee's supporters met with her staff. they say in general boxer doesn't introduce individual bills like the one she would have to use in order to intervene in lee's situation. that means that this deferred action request may be the last hope. live in san francisco, traci grant, nbc bay area news. >>> the man accused of beatin-- today's court hearing for 43-year-old will lynch was postponed until next month. during his brief appearance today he did say he will plead not guilty and tells the associated press he wants to use his trial to publicly shame james limner and call attention to clergy abuse. >>> the man suspected of killing a russian hill woman after posing as a utility worker to get into his building pleaded not guilty today in court. gary hollet is accused of xually assaulting and killing the woman. prosecutors say hollet killed the woman with a pry bar and a knife. they claim he made admissions in the case and is linked to the crime scene by dna. >>> a sad day for the happy meal in san francisco. mayor

boxer 52%, fiorina, 42. rick low zahn know is at -- rick lozano is in irvine with more. >> reporter: good morning. we have yet to hear from a carly fiorina spokesperson as to whether she intends to make any kind of an announcement. she's saying it's not over until it's over, although most experts say it is. she spent most of the night crunching numbers and telling her supporters it's not over. >> it is too close to call. it's a long night. we will be watching returns all night. but all of those people who have already declared this mistake, maybe that was not a smart thing to do. >> reporter: so instead of conceding, fiorina spent the late-night and early-morning hours monitoring the returns despite several news organizations declaring barbara boxer. fiorina left what was supposed to be a victory party and returned to her hotel room. this, while the incumbent had had no trouble at all, declaring victory at a celebration in hollywood. >> this is my 11th straight election victory. [ cheers ] >> and what a swee

. >>> democrat barbara boxer has won a fourth term in the u.s. senate. at last count she has a 52-42% lead over republican challenger carly fiorina. >> our victory tonight belongs to the people of california. >> whoo! >> democrats, republicans, yes, we got a bunch of republican votes and i'm proud of that. >> whoo! >> and independents! and we got their votes, too. >> when she spoke last night, fiorina said the race was too close to call. she focused on republican wins in congress. >> we have had a fantastic sweep across the nation. many senate seats have already fallen, and as you all well know, we have a new majority leader john boehner, just a wonderful, wonderful night. yes, exactly. the message has been sent loud and clear! >> exit polling indicated fiorina fared best with older voters while boxer did well among blacks and latino voters. >>> democrats may have done well in california, but republicans have swept the house of representatives. some races have yet to be called. but it's predicted republicans will gain at least 60 seats in the house. that

. >> polls show her traing behind boxer. boxer reached out to latino voters in southern califnia. both sides aee the race now boils town to who can turn out the most supports come tuesday especially since many already made up their minds, casting ballots in early voting. >> my concern is getting every working person out to vote. if we can do that, we will do fine in this election. >> we are inquiring about whether the pele are going to vote this tuesday. >> democrats took to thehones hoping that even in this traditionally low turnout midterm election they can quincy them to show as much enthusiasm this time around as when barack obama beca president. >> we have a lot of tight races in califoia. we are targeting the first time voters toome out. >> in alama county the labor unio headed out to knock on doors and meet voters face-to-face. pete stark facing a re-election challenge himself rallied volunteers with an anti-republican pep talk. >> the program tt they are out is to embarrs the president, to calls the democratic program to fail. wean't let that happen. >> now for carley fior

. >> and barbara boxer beats back the challenge. it ensures that democrats will retain a majority in the senate. we've got state election coverage coming up. >> here is a live look ferry building. we'll have a little parade under record near high temperatures. >> traffic is light this morning, if you are heading to the parade different ways to get there to avoid the big traffic jam. >> giants and the elections busy morning, i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. after a brief break california voters are sending jerry brown back to the governor's office. it's an office he left in the '70s. he leads meg whitman with 8% margin. janelle wang joins us with more. >> he was first elected back in 1974. he served two terms. this will be his third term and technically it's allowed because term limits did not pass until after term limits. mark matthews got an interview. >> these people gave me a vote of trust and confidence and i will live up to it. >> he has put in a transition team and one the first steps is working on a state budget and list

but here in california it's a different story as long-time senator barbara boxer won a fourth term. today her opponents conceded the defeat and made a few remarks while boxer did not appear in court. rita williams has our report. >> reporter: a national turn to the right did not include california's liberal lion, even though she was in the republican cross years. >> we stood up to every special interest in this country and we won. thank you. god bless you. god bless california. and god bless america. [ applause ] >> i love you. thank you. >> reporter: it took her republican opponent carly fiorina a little longer to see the light, until mid-morning today. [ applause ] >> this morning the outcome is clear. i have spoken with senator boxer, congratulated here and wished her well. >> reporter: the former hp ceo has said tearful guy byes to her supporters and staff took no questions after her brief remarks. she says the fight is not over. it's just beginning. but did not say what her future role might be. >> thank you everybody. >> reporter: political analysts say voters mistrust big bus

i want to give special thanks to veterans for boxer. who stood with me and were proud of what i've accomplished for our brave men and women who put everything on the line. and we need to bring them back from war. it's time. [ cheering and applause ] >> we need to rebuild america. [ applause ] and, tonight, we all came together, and we have a new governor, jerry brown. [ chanting "jerry" ] >> hi jerry. it's okay, it's okay, i'm not jealous, i love jerry brown. i wanted him to win so badly. listen, listen. i want to thank my beautiful family, my beautiful family, they are here behind me tonight, and they are behind me every single day. in the darkest moment of this campaign and the brightest moments of this campaign, and i want to thank the most incredible campaign manager known to humankind, rose k ape lchinski. where is she? where is rose? rose, i ask you to come up on this stage. she has never ever coming up -- she is -- she won't come up on the stage. >> all right. u.s. senator barbara boxer addressing the crowd crowd at her campaign

the unofficial results show boxer with 52% of the boats. fiorina had 42%. senator boxer has admitted this is one of the toughest campaigns of her political career. >>> at 36 jerry brown was the youngest governor of california and now at age 72 he is heading back to sacramento as the oldest governor to take office. today the governor elect is flying into saying he has both won and lost himself and knows the pain of losing. he says he plans to meet with republican and democratic leaders tomorrow to discuss many issues notably the states $12 billion budget deficit. >> i am very aware of the deficit. i am very aware of how long it has been around. despite the best efforts of several governors on the can tell you is i did not create this mess. i am going to be straight and tell it like it is. i will do everything i can to make it work. >> brown took 54% of the votes to meg whitman's 41%. whitman spent $142 million of her own money on her political campaign. >>> it was a mixed night. prop 19 went down to defeat 54% to 46%. they also rejected proposition 23. howev

barbara boxer against carly fiorina. and again, this was a hard- fought one. >> it was hard fought contest with national implications. harry reid or barbara boxer, if they had lost, it would have been a real sort of, uhm, effect on the democratic party in the way that nancy pelosi no longer being speaker of the house is. >> what does it tell you about voting, barbara boxer back in? were people not ready for the change? >> i think people wanted to send her a message as they did the national democrats and i think she got it and she is here on the ground trying to fight for people again. she found a formidable opponent, carly fiorina, but she found a way to win. >> okay. thank you. stick around we have a lot more with propositions and other races. we'll see you in the next hour. >> 5:56. coming up a problem at the polls in one bay area city. we'll tell you who is accused of stealing ballots. >> plus, $160 million wasn't enough to defeat jerry brown. more on that race, as well. >>> jerry brown again elected governor. what th

just too extreme for california. [ boxer ] i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. a getaway car. it happened in capitola. witnesses say after pulling-off the heist -- the robb >>> bank robber ready to make his getaway forgot one thing. his getaway car. the robber offered $1,000 to anyone willing to help him. they are looking for the suspect. they have not found him. >> the only thing wrong with killing, i could only do it once. >> just in time for halloween, the psycho killer jigsaw brought it $4.3. para normal activity 2, horror movie franchise, taking in nearly 41 million. finishing the top five. >>> and next the end of the era for the u.s. automotive industry. we'll be right back what did you lie about when you were governor? it's all a lie. what did you lie about? you run for office and the assumption is, oh, i know what to do. you don't. i didn't have a plan for california. you say you are going to lower taxes. you're gonna put people to work. you're gonna improve the schools. you're gonna stop crime. crime is up. schools are worse. taxes are higher. i mean be

just too extreme for california. [ boxer ] i'm barbara boxer and i approve this message. countryside was what the doctor ordered for the 49ers whose offense looked rejuvenated with former heisman trophy winner troy smith under center against the bronco >>> a week isolated on the countryside was what the doctor ordered for 49ers. jerry rice and john elway representing their former teams in london. brandon lloyd is open for a 71- yard completion. they score the next play. smith scores since 2008. smith scans the middle to michael crabtree. 28-yard touchdown. 17-10 niners. later in the fourth, orton out of the pocket. out comes the ball. recover of the fumble and the niners looking to pour it on. frank gore powers it in from the three. gore 118 yards on 29 carries, 24-10 niners. 21 points in the fourth. broncos not done. 2:22 left, orton finds lloyd. they missed the extra point and cut the lead to 8.24-16 niners win kim coyle was on the field after the game. >> your thoughts on troy smith? did a remarkable job tonight. >> really stepped up and helped the offense out and help

¿porqÉ creen que la senadora democrata "barbara boxer" gano la reeleccion?... mas adelante en noticias univision 14....tendremos los ultimos resultados de los candidatos a gobernador y vice- gobernador. ---en california los votantes prefirieron a los democratas. --"jerry brown" parece haber recuperado la gobernacion de california que el partido democrata perdio con la destitucion de gray davis en el 2003.--hasta el momento, "brown" tiene el de los votos, mientras que su mas cercana oponente "meg whitman" ostenta el . el todavia alcalde de san francisco, el democrata "gavin newsom" mantuvo una lucha cerrada con el republicano "abel maldonado" por el puesto de vice-gobernador de california.---al final, parece haberse impuesto "newsom" con el de los votos hasta el momento contabilizados, mientras que "maldonado" tiene de sufragios a su favor.