Jacket weather is back. 53 to 63. Good morning to alexis. All right. Good morning, mike. A nice start on the roads here today. We did have one issue, or briefly had all lanes blocked, northbound 680 north of highway 4 towards martinez bridge. That is blocking the far right lane. Solo vehicle caught fire. Thats the counter commute direction. Not causing any significant delays in the area. Southbound 680, walnut creek, looking good. Thats north ofighway 24. No significant issues. Not seeing many brake lights either. Not traffic update in just about 10 minutes. The balance of power is shifting in congress after the election. Republicans are keeping control of the senate but democrats have gained control of the house. All seats in the house of representatives were up for election this year. Here are the latest results. Democrats are projected to gain 28 seats, bringing their total to 223 seats in the house. The gop dropped down to 201 seats. The results are still a tossup in a few hotly co
Choose prosperity. Reporter its a race to the finish for democrats and republicans with everything on the line when the polls close. Up for grabs tonight, control of the house, the senate, and several key governorships. For both sides, its a numbers game. Democrats are turning out far beyond typical midterm turnout. So, are republicans. If they feel like there has been overreach too far to the right or too far to the left, theyd like to rebalance the equation. Many of us believe thats what will take place tonight. Reporter the x factor could be early votes. Reports say more than 30 Million People cast their ballots before election day. And, voter turnout could hit levels that have not been seen in a Midterm Election since the 1960s. Voters waiting in lines for hours at polling places around the country wanting to make their voices heard. Theres a lot of divisiveness in the country right now and i think people need to get out and vote. Im hoping that even my little boat can help make so
Were engaged in a battle for the soul of our nation. This is the single most important offyear election. I realize how much of a waste it was for me not to vote. People ask me is it a wave or tsunami. All these are drops of water. These races are very close. The polls are open for four more hours in an election are high stakes. Control of congress is up for grabs and dozens of states are electing governors. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us. Im ama daetz. Im dan ashley. Long lines in some areas as people waited to vote. Here youre looking at spots in the bay area. Firsttime voters had support as they walked to the polls. It was a busy day at San Francisco city hall. Inside it was a lot busier. At the time we were there, every booth was occupied. San mateo county is one of 35 in the country being monitored by federal officials to ensure Voting Rights are protected. Here is a live look at one of the voting centers. Everyone votes by mail in san mateo county. Voters centers are
2000. Of course, both of these men are nearly front and Center Following the parkland shooting, where the governor there took on the National Rifle association. So, this is really going back and neck here. We are also looking at texas, where ted cruz is at 49 . He is trailing beto orourke, the venture capitalist, at 51 right now. This is the key race to watch, because this could in fact turn that state purple. We want to take a look at the balance of power right now, both in the house and senate. Heres a look at the house but we are going to focus on the senate where there are 39 democrats, 46 republicans. They need a majority of 51. So, the chances of democrats being able to take the senate is becoming harder and harder. We are also monitoring house races and as we get more results, we will bring them to you right away tonight. For more on all of this, ktvus political analyst brian sobel joins us now. So much at stake here. Democrats need two seats to take the senate. They need 23 to
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