Live from the Cbs Bay area studios this is kpix 5 news. Right now on kpix 5 News And Streaming on cbsn Bay Area , looking east over the Bay Area. Good morning. Its friday, september 17th. Thats get over to mary lee. Its a cool morning. Happy friday. We are looking at temperatures below average. We are looking at daytime highs a degree or two warmer than yesterday but still below average and we should see that clearing through the afternoon. Highs into the 70s and 80s inland. 83 in concord. Around the bay mid to upper 60s. 74 the peninsula. Low 60s at the coast. As we look to our weekend, tracking this low Pressure System that could bring showers late saturday into sunday. I will show you futurecast taking you hour by hour and what to expect this weekend coming up. Lets check in with anne for look at traffic. For the super commuters on west 580 it was a 25 Minute Drive to tracy. Looking at the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza Traffic is light. A seven Minute Drive from the maze into San Francisco.
The Registrars Office says that they have already received 60 of the ballots from registered voters, and of those 97 were sent in via mail. If you have not voted yet, you can still do so at the polls until 8 00 p. M. Voters i spoke with told me they chose to turn in their ballot in person, because they wanted the assurance that it would be counted correctly. Because im an american, and i believe that it is the safest way to vote. San Mateo County voters traditionally have been very engaged. You will see our Voter Turnout are high. As you can compare with the rest of the state right now, we are 10 to 15 points ahead of the state return. It really depends on the engagement of the voter. Reporter if you cannot get to the polls by 8 00 p. M. , you can still mail in your ballot, aS Long as it is postmarked by today, and also the registrar says the Safety And Security of your vote is their highest priority, and they do have the finest technology to ensure it. Governor newsom made a last Minu
And enough people were unhappy with his performance to trigger only the 4th gubernatorial recall in united States History more than 22 million people have a say in whether or not newsom will keep his job each of those voters received a ballot in the mail asking whether or not Governor Newsome should be recalled if more than 50 vote no. Then hell remain the governor as you can see, were waiting for polling numbers to come in. We will bring those to you as soon as we get them. We have live Team Coverage of the gubernatorial Recall Election all across the state of california from San Diego and Kosta Mesa in southern california to placer County And Sacramento and northern california plus, of course, our own team of cloud for reporters here in the Bay Area. They have been following how the final day of voting fair and how Election Watch parties will be unfolding tonight. We begin tonight with how the final day of voting went in the Bay Area kron fours, Dan Kerman starts are off our Team Cov
Results breaking down the vote and one surprise finish. The story of a woman who drove hundreds of miles and squeaked under the deadline to cast her last minute vote. Lets start with the huge headline from tonight, california voters soundly rejecting the recall in a clear voice, voters showing their support for governor gavin newsom. Lets get right to the numbers. Recall failing by a 2 1 margin. Was not even close. Cbs news was able to make the rejection just about 30 minutes after the polls closed. I am humbled and grateful to the millions and millions of californians that exercised their fundamental right to vote and express themselves so overwhelmingly by rejecting the division, by rejecting the cynicism, the negativity that has defined our politics in the country over so many years. Here is where the challengers ended up. Larry elder getting the most votes followed by a bit of a surprise, second Place Finish Kevin pathrath. Here is how it went down in contra costa, 74 voted no. Her
Recall a website paid for Elders Campaign blaming unsubstantiated fraud claims. Elder refused to say whether or not he would accept the results of the election. In a speech to supporters in orange county, elder didnt congratulate newsom for his victory but did concede the race and told his voters to be, quote, gracious in defeat. My opponent, Governor Gavin Newsom come on. Lets be gracious in defeat. By the way, we may have lost the battle, but we are going to win the war. We said yes, yes, to all those things that we hold dear as californians and americans. Economic justice, social justice, racial justice, environment justice. Reporter in his speech to supporters last night, the governor also said that his victory in the recall is a rejection of trumpism. Reporting live here in pleasanton, Bob Redell, today in the bay. Is it too easy to try to recall californias governor. Good morning to you. When you look at the numbers your first reaction may be its too easy to try. Its not easy to