Did the time go . Hes forever third in my mind. So time flies. Welcome to mornings on 2 will be the 9, along with gasia, im sale, and claudine wong. Good to have you here. Its a busy day, election day. Weve got a huge election, so its important to hear your voice and be heard on election day across the country. Here in california, polls will stay open until 8 00 p. M. Tonight. El cerito, and piedmont are deciding on whether to extend a park tax in order to have a paid Fire Fighting force relies on volunteers. San francisco has some major races including opposition seats that would overturn the ecigarette sales ban beginning next year. The highly contested battle for District Attorney is getting a lot of attention. We are live now from San Francisco city hall. Whats happening so far, sarah . Reporter good morning. Weve seen a handful, people come to this tent behind us at city hall in front of the steps here to drop off their ballots. They make it pretty easy for people registered to vote in San Francisco. You can drive by, you can drop off your ballot there and your vote is in. This district is one a lot of people are watching very carefully, after District Attorney resigned last month, and a week later, the mayor appointed interim District Attorney. That caused frustration among other candidates. The former prosecutor in San Franciscos das office up against deputys public defender,ers, and they say its an unfair advantage. They responded to the backlash, the mayor responded someone other than loftus is reported, theyll work on a transition plan. We reached out to all four candidates to speak with them and we met up this morning and asked what happens if hes elected . Reporter after the homelessness crisis, making sure Law Enforcement has held accountable, accountability has really been the theme for us. Reporter we also spoke to boudin who has been in the spotlight for a number of reasons. The Police Officers association is trying to buy the District Attorneys race, the association is accused of spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads. The Police OfficersAssociation President says they stand by the ads. This is boudins response. They spent over 650,000 in a ten day period spreading lies, and hatred and it really makes clear the voice for this race. Im the one candidate who stands for reform and who will hold Police Accountable when they break the law and the p. O. A. Is scared of that. Reporter as for the other candidates who are planning to speak to tung this morning and we know suzy loftus will vote are her family the everyone 11 30. If you havent already get out here and register in San Francisco to vote. Polls close at 8 00 p. M. Reporting from San Francisco, ktvu fox 2 news. Thank you, sarah. San mateo voters are seeing a new Voting System and have the option of a paper or punching in their selection on a touch screen tablet. They dont share the information and say the ballots will come out of a printer. San mateo county elections officer says the system provides voters with a faster, more intuitive, accessible experience. This is the first update who has voted the Technology Since 2006. A bay area political tradition continues in San Francisco starting at 11 30 a. M. Former San Francisco mayor lilly brown will host a launch at johns grill on ellis street and everyone is welcome, including voters, candidates, and Campaign Workers to connect people connected so they can take a break after getting up early and encouraging everyone to get out and vote. Tonight city leaders in orinda will may consider restrictions for an out right ban on shortterm rentals. There will be a Public Comment period. The city manager is expecting a large turnout. That meeting starts at 7 00 p. M. At the orinda library. And a father says this morning says hes struggling do cope with the shooting death of one of five People Killed in orinda at that halloween party. Raymond hills, jr. Is the third son killed by violence. He wanted to know why calls were not responded to immediately. If the police would have came when the calls started at 9 00, the party would have been shut down. The Sheriffs Office says on halloween night, police were helping with a Home Invasion robbery and that did lead officers to oakland. It is unclear on any impact of the Response Time and the father is trying to get justice for his son. And the contra conta county Sheriffs Office is looking for one of the robbers who knocked on the door of a home in the lafayette area. Two others were hiding. According to police, they force said their way inside when a homeowner answered the door and one of those Police Robbers carried a gun special spent the next hour ransacking the place and took off in the victims bmw. Two people were hurt, including one who needed to be hospitalized. Should expect to see yourself today in the bay area. Smoke caused from the ranch fire burned about 180 miles up in tehaym accounty. The air quality is not expected to be bad enough to call a spare the air alert, but there is an air quality alert. The people who smell smoke should stay inside to avoid exposures to particles in the air. Talk about the changing weather, our first morning around the 8 00 hour, rosemary, there was a blanket of fog behind us. Now i can see the estuary and alameda. Yesterday, the fog developed along the coast, inside the bay, a little bit more widespread this morning, and patchy and dense in some areas. A beautiful view of the golden gate and you can see the low clouds and the fog just kind of moving on through. Weve got the stand there and you can also see the tower so it is lowlying fog. There is a look at sfo where San Francisco is checking in at a cool 50 degrees, as well as santa rosa. Low 50s in oakland, livermore at 55, and san jose at this hour, 56. The winds are generally light and calm. How about we check in on that fog there . You can see here is a three hour time lapse and you can see how it is slowly eroding but as we get to areas of the central bay, we still have it from San Francisco, across over towards oakland, across the san mateo bridge. The dumbarton along the peninsula and some lingering areas of the north bay. The visibility is a lot better at this hour, areas around the oakland and along the east bay shore, you could have visibility down to about a quarter mile or so. That oakland reading is out of the oakland airport. Into the afternoon, were going to be mostly sunny away from the coastline, but notice the coast. We do have some afternoon clearing in the same areas that we typically get, those south facing beaches, areas like stinson beach, and half moon bay, could remain partly to mostly cloudy for the entire day. Upper 60s expected for San Francisco today. Well go 70 in oakland. Our inland communities, still either enjoying or at least dealing with the temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above the seasonal average depending on how you like your numbers. Upper 70s in santa rosa. Not much change between now and the weekend. I will detail that in the extended forecast coming up. Thank you, rosemary. Now to the kincaid fire. Cal fire reports has not grown in the last two days and has burned more than 121 square miles in sonoma county. Its now 84 contained. 174 homes have burned, another 350 are still threatened. All evacuation orders have been lifted, although there are still some evacuation warnings near the fire line. The cause of the kincaid fire has still not been determined but a federal judge wants to know if pg es equipment could have been started by a broken power line that was found on a transition starter, called a jumper cable and it connects to highvoltage lines. The judge wants to know if a break in an energized buffer cable was sparked and wants to know the date of the last inspection that broke. Pg e has until the end of the month to answer the questions. Sat mom a county brewery that boosted spirits and raised money for the club fire, came within a mile of the rust in river brewery and the owners say that was way too close for comfort. Now the natural gas is back on, they are working on a brew thatll help the firefighters. This is an ipa, available at pubs in about a month. Coming up in mornings on 2, the 9 00, a family almost lost everything in the camp fire. Well let you know about their push to move forward after losing so much. Also, in the bay area, voters are heading to the polls across country. Well let you know where the impeachment in areay has become a Divisive Campaign topic. Kerrygold has a taste so rich it can take you to irelands lush, green pastures. Where grassfed cows produce rich, creamy milk for a truly delicious taste. 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Uc says the unions wage band is unreasonable. And the 5,000 reward is being offered in two suspects who escaped from the monterrey county jail. 21yearold penesca and 21yearold salazar were awaiting trial on murder charges in separate cases. Authorities say they got out through a plumbing staff in a july bathroom. There is apparently a surveillance camera blind spot and they escaped through a hole less than two feet wide. It goes into the ceiling where there is pipes. There is a little bit of room for maintenance purposes, plumbing, pipes all run through there for various reasons and this is the area they were able to exploit. The inmates were able to escape from the jail through a hatch that led to a Construction Zone where there was no bashed wire and investigators are trying to determine if other inmates helped them escape. And test money is expect imony is expected on capitol hill today. Reporter another white house official, a snow show on capitol hill, one Energy Expert is refusing to testify before house impeachment investigators before despite being deposed this morning, one day after four other Trump Administration officials found subpoenas to testify. The bottom line is they are trying to remove a sitting president for something President Trump did in a conversation with the ukrainian president. Reporter democrats say they are making progress. The tript have re transcript that was released told the president she would quote go through some things. The president had the right to remove her. Everyone worked at the leisure of the president. Reporter an associate of Rudy Giuliani said hes ready to comply with the investigation and the president continues to call for the whistleblower to be revealed. I think the whistleblower gave a lot of false information and you have to see who the whistleblower is. I dont think the whistleblower is social at this point. Its akin to trying to identify who pulled the fire alarm. Reporter as transcripts of the closeddoor depositions are released, House Speaker nancy pelosi said public hearings could start this month. In washington, ktvu fox 2 news. Americans in two states are headed to the polls to decide governors races today. As president pence campaigns for the republican in mississippi and President Trump was in kentucky to support matt bevin, who is using supporters to guide and garnish that improvement within his favor. You will vote to reject the democratss extremism, socialism, and you will real estateelect will reelect the kentucky governor. Reporter President Trump was stumping in kentucky for the gubernatorial debate. Bevin is hoping he can harness the president s many supporters in the state and utilize their anger against the impeachment inquiry. Lets send a message to washington, to the other states, to the United States of america kentucky is leading the way and we support the president of the United States. Reporter he quoted a photo of bidens father, and accuses using impeachment as a distraction. Its about whats going on in your house, not the white house. Reporter the governors seat is up for grabs in mississippi and is hopeful to be the first democratic governor in nearly 20 years. Kay grieves is getting help from mike pence. It was supreme, not socialism, that ended slavery, won two world wars, and stands today as a beak only of hope for all the world. Reporter back in kentucky, this election could be an hunt kator of whats to come in november. Mitch mcconnell is making a serious challenge for the democrat, amy mcgrath. Coming up on mornings on 2, the 9 00, roads are getting a little bit better in some areas. Well tell you which areas are getting some improvements thanks to the gas tax increase. At hertz, we know that a change of scenery shouldnt mean a change in standards. Thats why thanks to you were rated number one in Customer Satisfaction by j. D. Power. The Dow Jones Industrial is up ever so slightly, so is the nasdaq. The s p has a dip that may be some profit taking after yesterdays very good day. More than 1. 5 billion worth of illegally grown marijuana has been seized in california as part of an annual eratification program. The city netted more than 950,000 plants and resulted in the arrest of nearly 150 people. Local, state, and federal agencies take part in the Eradication Program to protect the eco lands and systems. People who route waterways for there are illegal crops will be prosecuted. Individuals who damage our public land and weapononize the illegal cannibis black market must and will be brought to justice. More than 168 weapons were confiscated at suspected grow sites. And recalling more than 100 Vegetable Products over concerns they may be contaminated with listeria. Trader joes, and krogers, feature a best of enjoyed by detect of october of 2019 to november 16th of 2019. No illnesses have been reported so far, and is out of an a buddance of caution. Customers should throw away any recalled items. A new report says getting a little bit better for the gas tax increase approved by voters, Christina Rendon is reporting from one of the largest areas seeing improved growth. Reporter they are moving in the right direction, things are improving. Right behind us, you can see under construction, there is some fresh paving on the road as we seek, and overall, the quality of bay area roads studied last year with some here improvements with the gas tax. Take a look at the detailed conditions, dark green and green indicate good to very good, and the average score across the bay area was 68 out of 100, thats several points from 2017 to 2016. San francisco climbed higher into the good category, and san jose roads remain in the good quality and oakland roads are considered at risk and are concerned they are getting better. Were not going to be baby smooth overnight. The process of restoring streets and roads to a good level will take several years but that process has clearly begun and its very encouraging. Seeing the areas being repaved which is great, but all during my senior year, it a made getting to School Pretty hard. Reporter clayton, pal o, alto, and brentwood, and foster city. The lower for street quality in petaluma. From past years, they were mountain middle of a five year repaving plan and hope to have every single year fixed by road 5. As years pass, more money exactly in for the state gas tax and the roads will keep getting better. If youre curious about roads where you live, you can look at the condition of the pavement there, go to website, ktvu. Com and click on weblinks. Christina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. A push to help those suffering from mental illness, how leaders in Santa Clara County aimed to extend Mental Services especially for those living on the street. And a group of americans killed in whats to be a case of mistaken identity. Shouldnt they go to prison for as long as the law allows . Chesa boudin said he wouldnt seek maximum sentences as District Attorney, even for murder. We are a progressive city, but letting violent criminals off early endangers everyone. Ad paid for by San FranciscoPolice Officers association. Not authorized by a candidate or committee controlled by