North carolina, while trump made an appearance in grand rapids, michigan, to deliver one final message to voters. They are framing the election as a chance for the American People to decide the direction of this countrys future. We faced the test of our time. Remember, it is not just my name or Donald Trumps name on the ballot, but the kind of country, we want. It is every issue, everyone cares about. Real change also means restoring honesty to our government. So the first thing we should do, lets get rid of hillary, okay . College. Experts say trumps path to the white house would require polls show clinton with an advantage in the electoral white house. Trump with have to win in battleground states and one state that traditionally votes democrat. He has to flip places like florida for himself, like ohio, then also not just North Carolina but one of those reliable blue states. Both participants will watch the Election Night results in new york city. And the polls open in less than one hour. While you were sleeping officials were prepping for the busy day. Kpix 5 news jackie ward is at the Santa Clara County Registrars Office with everything you need to know. Good morning, jackie. Reporter michelle, officials and volunteers. This is no longer an eight hour operation but a 24hour operation. Some of these people have been here overnight. The polls open in a little less than ann hour now but the people here an hour now but people here have been here and seven last night, others around four. Vote counting machines were running through most of the night, as well, sorting the 300,000 vote by mail ballots sent in, a Record Number for the county and half of all registered voters here. With reexpecting record breaking numbers across the bay area today. Yes, it has been a Long Time Coming to today. Our workers have been working very hard, mostly seven days a week for some time, but we are ready and we are here for the residents and voters. Today will be a great day. Reporter our political expert, melissa cane, is expecting the results of all the votes that came in before today by around 8 00 tonight, including early voting and vote by mail ballots. The polls open at 7 00 a. M. How good does that sound . They will stay open until 8 00 tonight. Election day is finally here and these people are still counting. They want to be counting your votes so get out there. Jackie ward, kpix 5 news. Thank you, jackie. Latino voters in california will have more influence on this election than ever before. Bay area billionaire tom spire held a get out and vote rally yesterday targeting specifically latinos, raising millions for environmental and democratic causes and says his group has registered 800,000 New California voters, many of them latinos. There will be a new electorate showing up at the polls in california. It will be a much more inclusive electorate. We have the greatest number of californians ever registered. Today latinos account for 24 of the california electorate or 4. 7 million people. And in akron, california, people will people will be making their minds up on prop 64, whether to legalize Recreational Marijuana. To effect on jan. 1, 2018. The ballot measure is 62 pages long. The highlights you have to be at least 21 years old. You would need a license to grow the ballot measure is 62 pages long. The highlight, you have to be at least 21 years old, you would need a license to grow or sell pot. The state would create packaging and labeling standards and charge a 15 tax on retailer sales. It is expected to bring in about a billion dollars after the cost of regulations the money would go toward medical research, programs, public and state universities to research the affects of prop 64. The chp to deal with stoned drivers and local health departments. The rest would be divided among programs for kids and environmental damage control from illegal growers. People have asked me for years when do i think marijuana will be realized. I say when we are ready for it. When society as a whole is ready for it. Prop 64 allows local cities and counties to maintain control of marijuana businesses. This he with impose their own regulations and taxes or ban pot shops within their borders. The last time california voters weighed in on this issue was 2010. Prop 19 was lost but close, 46. 5 of voters said yes. Live in the newsroom, anne makovec, kpix 5 news. Make sure you join us again tomorrow morning for a complete wrap up of election day. Of course, we will have all the results and analysis of the big races. Time now is 6 06. Lets get another check of traffic with roqui. Thank you, kenny. If there is traffic outside, it doesnt matter. It is election day. It will make it worth it to get your vote in. In hayward there is a crash at southbound 880 before 8th street. The two car crash is blocking the number three lane and the pickup is past 238 there. There is traffic coming off 238 to 880. If you are headed through the traffic where you are moving at 11 Miles Per Hour to the san mateo bridge, here is a live look at that. Slow conditions from hayward to the peninsula right now. 880 to 101 will take you up to 20 to 25 minutes. Now moving over to the bay bridge toll plaza, that traffic is backing up toward the maze right now. The carquinez bridge to the maze will take you 28 minute, then expect a 20 minute drive through the toll plaza to downtown San Francisco. Moving to the altamonte pass traffic, 8 Miles Per Hour. That is not good coming off of 205. You are inching your way toward northland road where speeds come up to 30 Miles Per Hour. 580 westbound to altamonte middle class take you up to 44 minutes right now. And the altamonte pass to 680 will take you 15 to 20 minutes. Dont go away. Stop what you are doing. This is our live weather camera. Good morning, everybody. Looking at the official sunrise over the city of San Francisco. At least we are beginning to see the beginnings of what will pan out to be a good looking day. We will see a little more sunshine than yesterday. We will see filtered sunshine with high, thin, cirrus clouds drifting across the horizon, roughly 20,000 feet in elevation. Mild temperatures out the door this morning. Later today, sun and clouds mixed. A terrific sunset with the clouds boy, it will really be bright and beautiful. A High Surf Advisory goes into affect for the beaches today of the some swells building to 20 feet. Be mindful of that. Along the coast today temperatures averaging below normal, in fact i am giving pacifica a temperature of 66. Rockaway beach nearly 70 degrees. 70s around the peninsula today. San mateo to us the can a cancer row to la junta, sunny and 74 degrees. Nearly 80 in morgan hill. The east bay number, Discovery Bay, brentwood, antioch, mid and high 70s. The same around the trivalley. 76 in fairfield. A gentle westerly breeze picking up late day to 15. 37 in petaluma. Mid 70s upstream and rain and its return. We will talk about that at 18 after the hour. Roberta, thank you. New information about a candidate running for berkeley city council. She will not face any criminal charges we know now. Nancy temple was arrested during a raid. Officers claimed she got in the way when they were trying to arrest another activist. The officers used an excessive use or force she is saying but prosecutors are not filing charges quote in interest of the justice. New details about the death of a Alameda County sheriffs deputy. Court documents show the suspects reportedly planned her murder for days and even rehearsed it. Laura rodgers and Curtys Entoine Taylor faced a judge yesterday, accused of killing karla ramirez, beaten and stabbed to death in the east Oakland Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center park last week. And in another story, investigators believe durst killed susan berman in 2000 to keep her from talking to the fbi about the disappearance of his wife. Want to say here and now, though, i am not guilty. I did not kill susan berman. He will remain in a Los Angeles County jail facility until his next Court Appearance set for february. The time is 6 10. At the stroke of midnight voter in a small New Hampshire town cast the first ballots of the election. Who will they pick for the white house . And in the south bay, an up skate twist on a traditional goodwill store. More on the first of its kind shopping experience. Proposition 61 is a very, important step forward. The time is long overdue. Pharmaceutical industry. Passes the ballot. Announcer here at airbnb, we want to work with the city on new commonsense home sharing rules. To help protect affordable housing, weve launched a one host, one home policy. So hosts may now only rent space at one address in San Francisco. And we want to Work Together to improve the citys permit system so that its simple, fair and effective. Together, we can make the new rules work it is time for the pharmaceutical industry to stop the entire nation is looking at california. Lets go forward together. Thank you all very much. But polls have already been open for a few hours on the east coast and the midwest. This is a live look in parma, ohio. Meanwhile, people in one tiny New Hampshire town have already made up their minds, welcome back. Here is a live look at parma, ohio, where the polls are already open. And one tiny New Hampshire town made up their minds who should be president. Hillary clinton won with the residents of dixville by a 42 margin. Because the town has fewer has been 100 voters its polls opened after midnight and closed once everybody voted. While most people supported the top contender, someone in dixville cost their ballot for mitsubishi romney. All right. With new mitt romney. All right, with new voting laws in many state, california Election Officials want to remind you the only thing you need to bring to the polls today is yourself. California does not require i. D. To vote. You sign that you have not voted anywhere else and you are eligible to vote and you will be able to cast that ballot. In arizona it is a felony for anyone other than a care giver or Family Member to drop off another voters absentee ballot. Seven states now require photo i. D. At the polls. A gun buy back event is planned for next month in san jose. The public will be able to trade in weapons, no questions asked, in exchange for gift card, handgun, rifles and shotgun, each worth 100 gift card. Assault weapons are worth 200. If approved today by the city council, the event will take place december 3rd. Later today officials in morin county will consider upping the living wage. It could go up to 15 per hour for employees in the Inhome Supportive Services program. It would take after before the new state law that raises the minimum wage by the year 2022. In san jose a new good will has opened its doors and the secondhand goods stand out from the past. Because the loft is selling high end donations in Silicon Valley all under one roof. That is why many customers are calling this fashionable place a boutique. Some are quite surprised to find vintage records, stylish necklaces and designer dresses. Is Stores Manager says the best part is that people dont have to go searching for style. It is all around them. Downstairs we have a good selectionment up here you dont have to hunt for the treasures. The treasures are pick the out for you. The director of retailer at goodwill says Higher Quality jewelry and other items they arranged here really deserve a quote special atmosphere. The goodwill boutique. I am ready for that. I love it. It is good how is traffic . Is that wonderful . Is it ever in the bay area . First lets talk about massachusetts transit. Good new, mass transit, all on time. If you are headed out to catch one of those, you are all good. Hayward, southbound 880 before 8th street, the two car crash is off to the shoulder and clearing out but a lot of residual back ups. Cars moving in the area at 23 Miles Per Hour. That back up goes beyond 238. Slow from 238 on to 880 as well. If you are traveling this road to highway 92, the san mateo bridge, a live look at that commute from hayward to the peninsula. Not a good one. 880 to 101 will take you up to 20 to 25 minutes. Pretty slow conditions there. Also slow onbound 80 in the vallejo area. There was an earlier crash there but as you can see it is still causing delays. 19 Miles Per Hour in that area and slow on highway 37 in vallejo. If you are headed out to that area, if you are driving past highway 37 you will be in that traffic. Leave a little early. Here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. The carquinez bridge to the maze along the east shore freeway will take you 30 minutes but expect a 20 minute drive through the toll plaza to downtown San Francisco. Roberta, back to you. What a sunrise we have going right now. This is a live weather camera. We dont have as many clouds draped across the horizon but we will experience partly sunny skies today. Temperatures are mild as you get ready to head out the door and get the kids off to school later. 51 degrees for tacool spot in santa rosa. San jose is sporting 66 degrees. 53 in redwood city. We have an active weather pattern. This area of low pressure. The plume of moisture streams back to the Hawaiian Islands and a lot of sheer there is taking place which is why we are experiencing some of the clouds. With the power of this system it is still potent, generating high swells up to 20 feet. Those are almost as tall as mountains. If you are going for a walk along the seashore, be mindful of that with the sneaker weavers. This area of low pressure is the sneaker waves. We have a low pressure system here but it is not take it here. It is north of the bay area. Meanwhile on election day 80s at the State Capitol to fresno and modesto, 60s in the high sierra. But it is 32 degrees there this morning. Cold enough for heavenly valley to be making the snow. Many of the resorts opening up on the 18th of november, next week. 07 in monterey bay to carmel. The official sun 70 in monterey bay to carmel. The official temperature this morning right now is 53 degrees. We are balmy and muggy until we start to see the shift in the wind out of the west at 15 Miles Per Hour. The afternoon highs today 77, up from the average high of 74 degrees. That will be at Mineta International airport also. Levi stadium warmer than that as you drift to the south. 70s around the peninsula today and 78 in vallejo, martinez, american canyon. Good morning to you out there in Discovery Bay and brentwood. Veterans day a few increasing clouds, a light shower in the north baby the evening hour, oher there you have it. Enjoy your day. Sports coming up right after this. And in his last game, steph currys streak of 157 straight games with a 3pointer came to an end but you will never guess what the warriors guard did last night. ,,,,,,,,,,,, good morning, everyone. Steph curry made up for the over 10 3point shooting performance friday night against new orleans. In the 2nd quarter he dribbled past two defenders, with 6 3s in the first half alone. The pelicans come back. Anthony davis puts him in front, 7372. The next, golden state possession, knocks down the 10 3 in the 9th. Warriors back up in front. With under 3 minutes to play golden state is up 9. Curry gets the nba record, 13th 3 pointer of the evening and finishes with 46. The warriors win 116106. Was it 9 or 10 thinking record was possible, too . That was the first time i thought about it. I have been in that situation two other times where i had a shot of it down the stretch of the game, but this was a special night. I am headed to the voting booth myself. I dont know about you. I am voting for steph curry. See you tonight. It is 6 25. Two cities are going headto head over plans for a new shopping complex. Details on the dispute over the center of the war. And the vote counting machines are firing back up here in Santa Clara County. And the volunteers arent losing steam, either. We will take you right inside the belly of the beast, next. And i thank the people of california for putting it on the ballot. upbeat music [voiceover] you are San Francisco. Weve been with you from the beginning. Weve seen each other through good times and bad. Sickness and health. Were with you San Francisco, and you bring out the best in us. Care. Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and trauma center. ,, care. ,,, it is time for the pharmaceutical industry to stop the entire nation is looking at california. Lets go forward together. And it doesnt end there. Today, well find out if voters are willing to pay to fix bart. I the argume a driver intentionally plowed into a group of pedestrians outside a bay area courthouse and it doesnt end there. And i am with anne makovec on measure rr. And it is sunny today but i will be tracking a possibility of rain on your veterans day parade. And on the san mateo bridge traffic is still backed up. I am kenny choi. And i am michelle griego. After six months of mud slinging, election day has finally arrived. We have Craig Boswell live in sterling, virginia, where the polls are already open. Good morning. Reporter michelle, good morning to you. Polls have been opened here in virginia for threeandahalf hours and for threeandahalf hours there has been a steady stream of voters. Overnight donald trump and Hillary Clinton holding rallies well past midnight, well into the morning, trying to get their supporters fired up and ready to go and the candidates also casting their ballot this is morning. The polls are now open along the east coast. Democratic vicepresident ial nominee tim kaine cast his ballot in his home state of virginia this morning. We have done all we can do. Now it is in the hands of the voters, but we feel really comfortable about it. And overnight Hillary Clinton made her final Campaign Push in the critical state of North Carolina with the help of celebrity friends lady gaga and bon jovi. It is not just my name or trumps name on the ballot, it is the kind of country we want. Reporter voters in the small town of dixville, New Hampshire, gave clinton a 42 win over rival donald trump. Trump held his own midnight rally in the battleground state of michigan, a democratic leaning state eyeing to turn red today. Today we will win the great state of michigan and we will win back the white house. Reporter 42 million votes have already been cast, making today really the final day to vote at polls places like this one in Northern Virginia. Clinton goes into todays contest with more ways to win the white house. For trump to win he will have to take pennsylvania, florida and ohio to reach 270 electoral votes. Trump made a final trump here in Northern Virginia sunday night to monday morning. Michelle, back to you. What is the general mood among the voters where you are in sterling, virginia . Reporter ready to get the Business Done and ready to get it over with, seriously. They are excited to get here but they are tired of talking about it and thinking about it. They want to cast their ballot and keep it moving. I am sure a lot of people across the country feel the same. Thank you. Here at home the polls open in 30 minutes and people are already lining up. Kpix 5 news jackie ward is live at the Santa Clara County Registrars Office where officials have been prepping all night. Jackie . Reporter no kidding. Volunteers have been working tirelessly, counting the ballots and sorting them through. It is not just done during the Business Hours but a 24hour operation. Some of these people have been here since 7 00 last night. They are just about to finish up a 12 hour shift. They have been sorting through the 345,000 ballots that came in during early voting. That is almost half the amount of absentee ballots sent out in Santa Clara County. I spoke to the registrar earlier. She says the people of this county can trust their votes will stay safe. We test the machines before election day and do a mainly account of the votes manual count of the vote, as well, after so our voters have nothing to worry about here. Reporter the ballot counting here game a 24hour operation back in june for the primaries. The registrar says people want results as soon as possible so this is only way they can keep up with command. Polls opennality 7 00 a. M. And will stay that way until 8 00 tonight. If you show up at 7 55 and there is stilt a long line, dont worry, you will not be turned away. They will stay open for you. In san jose, jackie ward, kpix 5 news. Thank you, jackie. More than 13,000 ballots were cast in San Francisco and more than 8,000 in san mateo in early voting ballots. We caught up with some voters that just want the get the election over with. We are really tired of hearing about it there is a lot of negativity. People are fighting on the streets about it. That is not what this should be about. And one of the biggest calls bay area voters have to make today is a bond worth billions for significant repairs to bart. Reporter anne makovec is live in the newsroom with more. Yes. Measure rr is on the ballot in alameda, can trey costa and San Francisco counties. It need as 2 3 majority to pass, a bond to repair and upgrade bart paid for by property owners. The rest would go to crowd relief and better access to the bart station. Oo lot of local politicians have gotten on board the campaign. We are anticipating more than 2 million more residents by 2040 in a region that is desperate for comp remember sieve infrastructure and transit. We need a smart, thoughtful plan that is comprehensive and doesnt allow them to take the money and use it for salaries and benefits for the highest paid transit work force in america. Ths. Especially those in Contra Costa County, where the measure is doing the worst in the polls. In San Francisco and alameda counties, its likely to pass. Live in the newsroom, anne in Contra Costa County the measure is doing no, sir the polls. In San Francisco and alameda counties it is likely to pass. Live in the newsroom, anne makovec, kpix 5 news. Be sure to join us at again tomorrow morning for complete post election wrap ups and analysis of the big races. How is the weather shaping up on this election day . It is amazing. Yesterday we flirted with 80 degrees. Did you look at the sunset last night . Pretty it was spectacular. I was walking out of club sport and said wow it smacked me in the face. I took a picture. Lets see it. I have a photograph for you from pleasanton last night at sunset. Wow i didnt enhance those colors, either. Here is a look at the sunrise now this morning. From pleasanton to San Francisco we we have a few high, thin cirrus clouds draped across the sky. A mix of sun and cloud, similar to yesterday but not as cloudy. Another terrific sunset tonight. Temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Look how mild it is around the bay. Oakland and the estuary 60 degrees. 61 in San Francisco. We have a series of storms over the pacific ocean. There are high swells there, up to 20 feet from this afternoon to tomorrow evening. High surf advisory in place. If you are headed to the beaches today our temperatures are well above average, 68 in half moon bay, 70 at Rockaway Beach, low 70s from san mateo to redwood city. 78 degrees in campbell and the eastern portion of the bay area, mid to high 70s from discover are i bay to the tri valley. 70s around the carquinez straight. North bay numbers 60s and 70s. 75 in cloverdale and windsor. Rain back in the forecast. We will talk about that at 48 after the hour. Roqui, did you see the sunset . I did. I saw a picture of it. I was out walking. It was gorgeous. Lets take a look at the south bay. Slow downs on northbound 101 between the 286 80 split. Highway 237 will take you up to 20 minutes. Then if you are traveling in downtown san jose, northbound 0 through the 101 split looking good. Now lets move over to the bay bridge, the east bay here. The bay bridge toll plaza backing up pretty solid here. The carquinez bridge to the maze a heavy 39 minutes but expect a 20 minute drive through the toll plaza to downtown San Francisco. Moving on to highway 4 here, the antioch pittsburgh traffic has begun. Pittsburgh, you are driving at 15 Miles Per Hourment hillcrest avenue to highway 242 alongbound 4 will take you up to 20 minutes right now. And lets move down to the altamonte pass, up 205 at 8 Miles Per Hour, you are inching your way to northland road where speeds come up to 30 Miles Per Hour. North treys boulevard to the altamonte pass will take you up to 50 minutes right now. Thank you. In martinez three people are recovering from injuries after a driver crashed into them outside a family court. And Police Believe the hitand run collision was no mistake. It happened yesterday at court and main streets. Police say a female driver smashed into a car and then drove directly into her estranged husband walking with two women. Then police say the driver backed up to hit one of the women. A witness says it was startling to see outside a court building. There were at least two people i saw on the street, both bleeding, one lady and one gentlemen. 20 minutes later police found the driver, 60yearold Kimberly Goldman dead. She jumped off the venetia bridge. Goldman filed for divorce from her husband back in october. They were expected at a hearing yesterday. The cities of san jose and santa clara are locking horn in a legal battle. Santa clara filed suit against its bitter neighbor to block the project outside the Century Theater dome. Nearly a million square feet of office and retailer space are planned and the lawsuit accused san jose of not doing enough to study the environmental impact. Four months ago they filed a lawsuit against santa clara over a Massive Development called city place near the 49ers stadium. Not everyone can make it to the poll this is election day. So some bay area volunteers are stepping in to help. And the investors are keeping a close eye on todays Election Results. The market just opened up about 10 minutes alligator. Lets get a quick look at the big board here. The dow is down about 21 points. Coming up, we will get an update from the radio financial reporter. , good morning. Rise and shine filters sunshine this morning. It is election day. Take a look at the temperatures in the area. Discovery bay is 80 degrees today. West winds up to 15 late day. Still sunshine in the mid 60s. We will top off through the 70s in sonoma and st. Helena. The full forecast is seven minutes away. We have 15 minutes until voting begins here in california. The polls have been opened for a few hours on the east coast. This is a live look in new york city where people are headed to the polls. In the east bay volunteers are making sure that people too sick to line up at the polls can still choose the next president. Yes. Workers will head to go hospitals collecting ballots. In more than arson hour rethe visiting campuses in oakland and berg leigh to collect sign berkeley to collect signed absentee belows and they will be dropped off at a polling place so the patients have a say in this election. It will be interesting to wait and see how the stock markets react today. Yes. We will be exercising a bit of caution after yesterday was the best day for the stock market in over a year. The dow gained and investors feel Hillary Clinton could win the white house over donald trump of the it is not as if investors love Hillary Clinton a lot more than donald trump. Marts like certainty over uncertainty if they can. They see a little more certainty in clintons economic policies and how they will affect the markets Going Forward as as opposed to what they see out of trump. That led to the big buying yesterday. Clinton win, we could get another rally tomorrow. If trump wins we could see like earlier this summer when the brexit surprisely decided to leave the eu and had a bill selloff for a couple of days after that. Overall the market pulling back a little bit. Lets go to the big boards and see how we are doing this morning. The dow dropping just over 30. The s p 500 is lower by 5 points in the early going. Michelle and kenny, back to you. All right. Thank you. Lets check the roads now. The time is 6 47. Here is long. Yes. Things are looking a bill busy in the south bay. Lets little busy in the south bay. There is a crash on 101 southbound and northbound. Lets start with the northbound side before blossom hill road, there is a two car crash. It is on the shoulder but cars driving in the area are just at 15 Miles Per Hour. Pretty slow if you are headed to the 28680 split. On the southbound side of 101, a solo car crash that is blocking the middle lane and cars are moving at 38 Miles Per Hour. So pretty busy in the south bay right now as you are headed out. Moving over to the san mateo bridge, a slow commute from hayward to the peninsula, 880 to 101 will take you 20 minutes. Keep in mind there is fog out there. The bay bridge toll plaza, that traffic is backed up to the maize. The carquinez bridge along the east shore freeway to the maze will take you up to 43 minutes. Expect a 20 minute drive through the toll plaza into downtown San Francisco. And pittsburg, you are driving at 10 Miles Per Hour. And highway 202 along westbound 4 will take you up to 25 minutes. The altamonte pass not getting any better as the morning goes, moving at just 7 Miles Per Hour off of 205. Roberta, it is so important to stop and look at the sunset sometimes. It is. It is gorgeous. We can see the sunrise now. The official sunrise over the mount back can a area. We have in addition to that high, thin, cirrus cloud, roughly 20,000 feet in elevation. We have a sheering taking place with the clouds heading away from the initial front to the bay area. This front is so powerful. It is churning up the high swells up to 20 feet. The High Surf Advisory is in affect later this afternoon to wednesday evening. Please be mindful if you are going for a walk on the beach, we have sneaker waves. Get out of the way. These are our weather watchers. I have never had so many weather watchers check in so early. It is election day. Everyone is up bright and early. Everybody is sporting temperatures in the 50s pretty much. Satellite and radar, we have this system right here. But behind it we have a series of storms. They are actually like stacked up. But they are taking a path of a very vigorous jet stream due to the blocking ridge of high pressure. All the beneficial rains are well to north of the bay area. The bottom line is we have sunshine at the State Capitol at 81 degrees. Nearly 70 in monterey. It was nearly 80 yesterday with 79 degrees in carmel. Temperatures 70s across the board from the coast to our inland areas. Here is the extended forecast. A degree warmer tomorrow. We have the benign weather pattern each day. With lecloud up on friday with a slight chance of a shower late night on veterans day in the north bay. Make it a great day. Get out and vote. Well, volunteers are working to restore the labyrinth at oaklands lake merritt. It was designed in 1992 by alex champion. People use it as a place for spiritual communion. Over the years it has gotten wear and tear so residents have recruited crews to help clean it up and the energy of the lip ruth is already coming back labyrinth is already coming back, some say. Well, we may be minutes away from the polls opening up, but these people have put in hours. They are finishing up a 12 hour shift that has started and sorted through all of your votes. ,,,, important step forward. The time is long overdue. Pharmaceutical industry. Passes it is time for the pharmaceutical industry to stop ripping off the people of this country. The entire nation is looking at california. Lets go forward together. Thank you all very much. Country head to polls to decide who will be the next commander inchief. Hillary clinton and donald trump each made their final pitches to voters overnight. Clinton held a starstudded event in North Carolina. And donald trump addressed an welcome back. Well, today is election day. Hillary clinton and donald trump made their pitches overnight. Donald trump addressed an enduring crowd in michigan. The Justice Department is deploying 100 people in 28 states to monitor the polls today. The Civil Rights Division will enforce several Voting Rights laws. Trump urged his supporters to monitor the polls claiming the election may be rigged. The battle for control of the u. S. Senate is expected to come down to the wire. Republicans currently hold a 54 46 advantage. In california two democrats are going headtohead. State attorney general pamela heareries and u. S. Rep sen harris and u. S. Representative sanchez. The number of controversial issues up for votes here include legalizing Recreational Marijuana and a ban on the death penalty. The ballot measures have generated a record high 473 million in contributions. There are a host of local issues to decide. Among the issues in the bay area a 3. 5 billion bond to fix bart anders will also decide and voters will also decide on a soda drink tax. Well, residents here in Santa Clara County Registrars Office are finishing up a 12 hour shift. They have been sorting and counting votes from santa clara voters. The vote counting machines were running through the night, sorting the 345,000 vote by mail ballots sent in, a Record Number for the county and almost half of all registered voters. We are expecting record breaking numbers across the bay area today. Yes. It has been a Long Time Coming to today. Our workers have been working very hard, mostly seven days a week for some time but we are ready. We are here for the residents and voters. Today will be a great day. Reporter our political expert is expecting the results of the votes that came in before today by around 8 00 tonight, that includes early voting and all the vote by mail ballots. Polls open in just a couple of minutes and will stay that way until 8 00 tonight. Even if you show up at 7 55 or just before the polls close, your votes will be counted and they will stay open as long as you are in line ready to go. Thank you, jackie. The time is 6 57. Lets take a look at the roads. In berkeley westbound 80 before gilman street a motorcycle versus a car blocking the left lane that. Is the carpool lane. As you can imagine this is creating delays here with traffic backed up to crocket. It is slow through and to the maze. Take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. The carquinez bridge to the maze will take you up to 45 minutes. A 20 minute drive through the toll plaza to downtown San Francisco. Also very slow conditions in the south bay right now. Two crashes on 101. First northbound before blossom hill road and southbound 101 before tulley road. They are off the shoulder but cars are moving at just 12 and 11 Miles Per Hour. To you, roberta. We have patchy fog around santa rosa area and the peninsula, otherwise look at the visibility, unlimited as we take a birds eye view of the tower to the golden gate bridge. Temperatures are in the 70s and 50s in the inland areas. 57 in san jose. High surf advisory in play for later today to wednesday evening. Some of the swells are up to mountain size, 20 feet and sneaker waves certainly a possibility. On shore temperatures from 70 at Rockaway Beach to the 70s around the estuary of oakland, richmond and albany. 70s common from san mateo to the eastern portion of the bay area. Temperatures are bell well above average. Nervous sults to pour in all right. The San Francisco zoo is thinking many of us would be pretty nervous and stressed out waiting for Election Results to pour in. They teamed one firefox to give us the sweet east kind of distraction. The red pandas are living their lives. You can watch the three of them relaxing during the hour long live stream. They may likely play, eat or look at sticks of bamboo. The zoo believes this is exactly what we need to destress. A less stressful more stressful to watch this than the vipir. The viper. The viper makes me stressed out have a great day. Go out and vote good morning to our viewers in the west. It is election day, tuesday, november 8th, 2016. Welcome to cbs this morning. Who will lead america . Tens of millions head to the polls after Hillary Clinton and donald trump made their final pitch. Democratic running mate tim kaine and the republican nominees son, eric trump, will be with us. Turnout will decide the winner. Our correspondents across the country are watching the polls and our elections director will provide an inside look at how cbs news calls the winner in each state. Law enforcement is on alert for threats from terrorists and hackers. Well go inside a secret government Cyber Command center working to protect your vote. But we
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