It narrows the republican majority in washington. This is how the special election ended up, it was close right to the very end. The democrat took in 50 of the vote. This election was held to fill the seat that was vacant when Jeff Sessions became attorney general. Here now with what candidates had to say tonight. All night, the results were going back and forth, too close to call, doug jones cleared declared victory. Both sides said that the people of alabama and not outsiders should decide the race. And for the first time, they chose a democrat, doug jones. We want to make sure that that it was about finding Common Ground and getting things done. Shortly after roy moore addressed his followers refusing to concede. And the secretary of state has explained it to us. The senate race became a national drama. Roy moore, his campaign revealed a dilemma for the alabama republicans. Donald trump took alabama by such a large margin over hillary clinton, it was his race to lose until these all
Into the east bay valleys. Not the case for the next several days. In fact, we will bring the temperatures up not only into the upper 80s but the triple digits. 70s and 80s from the coast of San Francisco. 80s and 90s around the bay. We will detail how long the heat wave will last coming up. Thanks, lisa. A handful of High School Seniors with diplomas in hand, despite not passing the exam. School officials in San Francisco decided to ignore the state and let those kids move on with their lives. We have the story. Eric morales is from guatemala. He didnt speak any english when he enrolled at San Francisco International High school. Its tough learning english. Ite kind of hard. But he did it. He met all the requirements needed to graduate, except he didnt pass the california exit exam by five points. He should have had a chance to retake it, but the state cancelled the july offering because lawmakers are considering no longer requiring the test at all. For students to be told that you ju
mark breaking news we are following. Federal prosecutors announce charges against several assistant College Basketball coaches for alleged corruption. There are reports that the schools involved include usc. Oklahoma state. Auburn. And arizona. The details of the charges have not been released but the wall street journal is reporting that the charges stem from an investigation into bribery and kickback schemes. A total of 10 people have been charged including representatives from a major sportswear company. The us attorney in new york is set to hold a News Conference at 9 00 this morning. We will follow that News Conference when it happens and bring you updates through out the morning. A San Jose Police officer is recovering this morning after his patrol car was rear ended. It happened early this morning near Camden Avenue and union avenue. The officer was stopped in his patrol car when the driver of the other car crashed into him. That driver was arrested for dui. The officer was take
Thousands mobilized peacefully across the city. It was an effort to voice opposition to a planned right wing demonstration that was cancelled at the last minute. The mayor is calling this a victory against hate. Sergio . Reporter the organizer of the Patriot Prayer event did eventually make his way here to San Francisco city hall this evening. He actually debated a few counterprotesters, but that was a whole lot smaller scale than what a lot of people had braced for. They rallied in alamo square. They marched and sang in the castro. And they had a die in in the mission. This was San Franciscos response to the Patriot Prayer right wing protests that were planned. They marched throughout the city with that basic theme that were going to resist hate were going to make sure our city is safe. Reporter several converged at civic center for more of a street fair than a political rally. First for their overall message and for their effort to take it to the other parts of the city. They wanted
We are seeing a heat advisory for the highlighted areas until 9 00 p. M. Monday and thats because of the high 90s, possibly even 105 in the peninsula, east bay, shoreline and all valley areas. Then the heat warnings will be in effect until 9 00 p. M. Friday including the east bay and of course the trivalley bringing enhanced fire danger through the weekend. We are expecting triple digit heat not just for today but the start of the workweek. Take a look at some of these temperatures. 98 degrees for san jose. A closer look at what we can expect in the upcoming workweek in 15 minutes. Shocking to see that 40degree difference between the hottest and coolest spots. Micro climate. Thank you. Also happening today we are hours away from several protests and rallies scheduled in berkeley and a lot of neighbors are concerned things could get out of hand. About 1 00 today an antimarxism rally and counterprotest are set. The Event Organizer on your screen says she wants to speak out against any te