Just wanted to get started as mayor to repair relations with groups such as the police union who he fought with over pension reform. Im going to sit down with them as soon as theyre ready to sit down and look forward the finding ways to Work Together on issues of common concern. Reporter the police union is skeptical. Politics is rough and tumble. We all know that. And its the day after the election. And what happens is you try to leave that behind you. The adults come out, meet in a room and try to ork through the issues. Reporter San Jose State University political analyst Melinda Jackson is optimistic. Once we do have a final result, i think everybody will dust themselves off and get back to work. And i think that if liccardo is the new mayor of san jose, the police union will have to work with him. Reporter sot at this point, the citys direction remains uncertain, just like before the election. Live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. Also too close to call, the congressional race in the silicon valley. Mike honda and ro khanna still waiting, along with the rest of us for the ballots to be counted. Here is the latest. Honda holds a slim lead. This is Getting National attention. Scott budman is in san jose. Scott, youre in the heart of the silicon valley, the heart of technology. Were still reviewing the ballots the oldfashioned way. Very old school, raj. It could take a while. The registrar of voter here is in san jose say it could be several days before we have a final count. I spoke earlier today with the honda and khanna campaigns. They will not speak out until we get closer to a final count. Here is why its taking so long. With the 17th district race still too close to call, candidates and voters are frustrated. But hang tight. There is still a lot of counting to be done. Voters, candidates, the public should just be patient, because we have a process that we need to follow step by step, including that we must process the vote by mail ballots first. And those have to be completed before we can begin the process of the provisional ballots. Reporter and the Santa Clara County registrar of voters says as many as 150,000 vote by mail ballots still have to be counted. Then they can move on to the provisional ballot. Its slow, because while we live in a hightech immediate results oriented world, ballot counting is still largely done by hand before it reaches the hightech machines. Well open those ballots. And we call it opening and flattening, literally taking the ballots out, removing stubbs, looking for take, rips, tape that might be on there. Reporter its an old school process that even in the heart of the tech world, will take a while. Keeping everyone waiting. And as for how long well wait, the registrar says it will likely be deep into the weekend before they finish counting all the mailin ballots. And only then can they start on the provisional ballots. Reporting live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. Scott, thank you. As predicted now, voter turnout was low. Current estimates show less than 30 of californias registered voters actually cast ballots. Here in the bay area, take a look at the numbers. Napa and Alameda County saw the lowest turnout, about 28 . Nearly 41 in marin county. And voter turnout was even higher in Sonoma County at about 45 . Oakland City Council Woman libby schaaf declared victory today as well. But its not official yet. Schaaf thanked the public for its support. She said its clear that voters are looking for a new direction for oakland, and she vowed to make Public Safety her top priority. We need more police. But we also need better policing. We need to invest in successful intervention and prevention program, and also go after the root causes of crime. Thats jobs, better wages, which im very excited about the measure of ff. So oaklanders are getting a raise this year. Schaaf also says better schools is part of that Public Safety equation. Outgoing mayor jean quan congratulated schaaf and said well do everything we can to ensure a seamless transition as we dedicate ourselves to making oakland a safer, more prosperous home for everybody. Voters in San Francisco and oakland overwhelmingly approved the pay raise. But this wasnt an easy decision for many people. Nbc bay areas Mark Matthews talked with workers, employers, and customers about what this is going to cost. He joins us from San Francisco in the marina district. Mark . Reporter well, raj, its in San Francisco going to go from 10. 74 an hour up to 15 an hour over the next four years. In oakland, its going to rise up from 9 an hour to 12. 25. And that will happen in march. And here in the maisch that district, its pretty easy to find people supporting it. Among the lunch time crowd we talked to, Sarah Remington is pretty typical. I think its absolutely necessary in a city like this. Reporter remington is all for raising the minimum wage for workers like yessica gomez. But behind the counter, she isnt so sure. Yes, i understand its more money for us. But too much for gas and food and rent that we have to afford. Reporter gomez is already working two minimum wage jobs. If prices rise, she is going to be desperate. Its going to make everybody else triple what theyre already working to succeed in life. Reporter in the less affluent mission district, Elizabeth Cornejo is working 12 hours a day, seven days a week. She welcomes the raise. I know that life is very hard. Everything is expensive. Reporter in the mission, the price of housing has shot through the roof, forcing out those who cant afford the stay. And at la mission market, the new tech money has been bad for business. So i lost family that used to shop here weekly, spent 300 or 400. And i gained customers that come in for starbucks or a red bull once a week. Reporter for this grocer, the techies arent his customers. Its the families that are moving out. He tells me he really cant afford another hit. If i raise the prices to cover the minimum wage increase, and i lose 10 or 15 of my customers, thats it. Im done. Reporter he says it could actually put him out of business. The minimum wage increases will not happen in a vacuum. As you can see, there are other forces at work in the communities we went to. You talk to the people involved, it gets complicated. Reporting from the mission, actually from the marina, Mark Matthews, nebc bay area news. Our coverage continues online, decision 2014. We show our Election Results for all nine bay area counties and throughout the state. Water wasted in the south bay. It may be the case of another aging pipe. Thousands of gallons of water gushing out of a broken water main today. All that water just gone. The map shows where its happening at villages parkway east of highway 101. Thats in san jose. Nbc bay areas Michelle Roberts is live at the scene with the latest and have they been able to shut that water off yet . It happened about an hour ago they were able to shut the water off. Now theyre making repairs. Take a look behind me. They have to fix the broken pipe. And the fire hydrant that actually fell through the sidewalk because of the water damage, this water was flowing for about four hours this afternoon. In total, an estimated 90,000 gallons of water were wasted. It looks like a waste. But they just said the thing broke. No one hit it. Reporter the concrete supporting a fire hydrant on villages parkway caved due to gushing water today. For hours thousands of gallons of water poured into the road in southeast san jose. It probably just was an older pipe. But we will follow up on that in the coming days. Reporter carrie romanow is the director of very services in san jose. She says the pipe that feeds the fire hydrant burst just before 1 00 this afternoon. Its a waste. We ought to be out here with buckets i guess picking it up so that we can use it. Reporter as crews spent hours trying to find the source of the leak, water continued to pool in the middle of the intersection. A troubling sight in the middle of a drought. It also had an impact on nearby businesses. And completely dead. So its eating up our money. Reporter he works at the caspian village. He said the restaurant had to send a chef home early after crews blocked off the entrance to their parking lot. Its been dead. We were lucky to get three or four tables in before they started blocking off the plaza. But other than that its been completely slow. Reporter business was slow, but the surrounding homes and businesses stayed dry. The storm drains have adequately collected all of the runoff. Were happy that no water made its way into a residence or business. Reporter homes and businesses in the area had normal Water Service throughout this issue. But the intersection of Village Parkway and Highlands Estate is still blocked off. Drivers are being diverted around the corner into the parking lot to get around this. It could be a long night of repairs here. Michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. It wasnt an act of mercy or something sinister. An east bay man has admitted to killing his wife. He says it was a mercy killing. 72yearold Jerry Canfield confessed to Alameda Police that he shot his 72yearold wife in the head. She had been ill. He allegedly told investigators last week the two had previously agreed he would end her life if illness left her in constant pain. Canfield has been charged with murder. Its helped many victims of the south napa earthquake deliberately need. New numbers show state and federal Disaster Assistance now adds up to more than 2. 4 million. The numbers come a week after a federal disaster declaration was included to include homeowners in sonoma and napa county. The center opened last weekend and many people are still rebuilding after the earthquake hit in august. Nearly 1900 homeowners and renters have applied for fema assistance. The money covers everything from home repairs to medical expenses. Im Jodi Hernandez in lafayette, where the Acalanes School District Sex Education program is raising eyebrows should. Planned parenthood be teaching students the birds and the bees . Ill have details, straight ahead. Also, rare creatures turning up along our coast. What is among the unusual sights and why it might be a troubling sign. Good evening. Im jeff ranieri. Areas of high clouds moving across san jose and San Francisco. Its ahead of a storm system were tracking for tomorrow. Well let you know about the thursday changes and how much temperatures will cool in a few minutes. Who is in charge of teaching your kids sex ed . In the east bay, a battle is brewing. Should planned parenthood continue to teach the freshman course for the alcanes high School District . Nbc bay areas Jodi Hernandez is in lafayette tonight before tonights big meeting. Jodi . Reporter raj, this school board will likely get an earful at its meeting here tonight. Both sides of the sex ed debate are expected to sound off. Its definitely a sensitive topic. And i believe parents should be fully informed what theyre going to be taught. Reporter robin chance is not happy at all with what she calls a lack of information surrounding alcanes high schools Sex Education class. When she found out her 15yearold daughter would be taught the birds and the bees by planned parenthood, she started asking questions. I was never given the planned parenthood material. I was not given their outline. Again, i asked nine times. Reporter when Community Member Camille Julio got wind of it, she started sounding the alarms, forming a group called no to irresponsible Sex Education. We want them to take planned parenthood out of the picture. Well want them to tear up the contract. We want them to say we do not need you in the schools. Its been happening for well over a decade. Reporter havent says he doesnt understand the commotion. He says planned parenthood has been providing a biasfree High Quality Program for years. Theyre an agency that provides educators who have an expertise who receive an awful lot of training and are very comfortable facilitating a conversation with students. Reporter but while a few parents have expressed concern, the district says most have no complaints. Rika piercy is one of them. If planned parenthood is willing to do it, if the school can do it, they can probably do it better than me, because my kids, when they hit about 13, theyre not listening to a whole lot that i say. Reporter now we want to apologize for that brief outburst at the beginning of our story. Again, the meeting will get under way in about an hour from now. Both sides are expected to sound off about this debate. Planned parenthood tells me they will be here tonight. They actually run Sex Education programs at numerous districts across northern california. Reporting live in lafayette, im Jodi Hernandez, nbc bay area news. And kudos to you, jodi for your composure. The first suspect to go on trial for murder in a south bay millionaire has been guilty. A jury has found marcellus guilty of murder with a gang enhancement. That carries a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. They staged the gagged him with duct tape while they took money and valuables. Kumra suffocated while his exwife yelled at the men to free him because he suffered from breathing problems. Seeing couple of storm petrols probably wouldnt make your day. But scientists are excited. The birds were spotted off the west coast where they dont belong. Pygmy killer whales and loggerhead turtles have also been seen frolicking in the waters from california to alaska. Its not necessarily good news. These visiting species are here because the water is warmer than it should be. Experts blame the absence of seasonal winds. Scientists say the temperatures change could have a negative impact on next years salmon season. Well, always watching what is going on outside. Break out the ice skates, because the holiday is in the air when the rink at San Franciscos union square opens. People dusted off the skates this morning. Portions of the ticket proceeds benefit the boys and girls club and the rec and park department. Look how cute she looks. The ice rink is open through midjanuary. And i love going to skate there with the kids. Its 75 degrees and were in ice skating weather. Not quite, but thats how we do it in california. Jeff ranieri joins us now that. Is really a great time. If youre in San Francisco at all, you got to make the beeline right there and get your tickets. Get a look today, and we talked about the animals coming a little bit closer to shore here due to the seasonal winds that are shifting. Today was another one of those days where the classic onshore wind were not with us. We had dry, hot offshore areas of easterly winds fuelled by this area of High Pressure. And that produced temperatures that were not only at 78 degrees in walnut creek, but yes, 78 in San Francisco. 79 in pacifica as well. And as we head throughout tomorrow, were going to see the winds shift a little bit. But the thing to remember is this area of High Pressure that has been producing the heat, and also the above average weather at least through parts of october. Its going to be staying with us. Its called an omega block. It resembles the greek letter omega with the shape that curves way up into canada and back down across the midwest. Well take you outside of the Sky Camera Network right now. Temperatures currently in the 60s. We have clouds increasing all across the bay. Assume some changes for tomorrow. We dont have any rainfall coming. We know we need that but it is going to be dropping our temperatures as were tracking a little disturbance in the upperlevels of the atmosphere. Temperatures instead of the 80s like we had today will be dropping to 76 in the north bay. San francisco from the upper 70s down to 68. Trivalley 77. And a cooler day as well for the south bay. So lets get you into the weather trend. While were going to go down for tomorrow, were going to go back up through sunday. Sunny skies in the south bay. Well also see this down and back up again pattern for the peninsula. If youre headed to San Francisco, well, well have the 60s tomorrow. Well be back into the 70s for saturday and also sunday. Well get you to the north bay, east shore and trivalley. Its not going get extremely hot when we get in that warmer end of things. By sundays forecast, were expecting some low 80s and sunny skies. Some rather tranquil weather was all the way lew the upcoming weekend. We do have a chance of showers still in the forecast. Well tell you when that is in about 20 minutes. Well see you soon. Thanks, jeff. Still ahead at 6 00, another delay for tesla. But the Company Rolls on. Why the news isnt bothering investors. Plus voters in berkeley operatoringly approve a soda tax, while many other cities failed. Im Christie Smith. Ill tell you how they did it, plus what is next to implement it. I was a little bit concerned about my health. I was very happy to make my first doctors appointment. I love my doctor. Im in for the first time ever. Over one Million People found Health Insurance through covered california. Join them starting november 15th. World trade center cant get enough of tesla. Shares for the electric carmaker jumped after released better than expected quarterly results. Investors are also excited by a prediction from ceo elon musk. He says there may be a 50 jump in model s orders and deliveries next year alone. The palo altobased company hit a milestone last quarter with almost with more than 7700 model s said dance. The Company Announcing the release date for its suv is being pushed back from the First Quarter of next year to the third quarter. Four terms. Jerry brown has made california history with his reelection to the governors office. And while he says he is happy with the passage of prop 1 and 2, in his final term he says he wants to make Climate Change his priority. This is real. Weve seen what the drought does. Weve seen the extreme weather events. Our fire budget is way overspent. This is serious stuff. And the fact that there is some politicians who put their head in the sand will not stop the growing awareness that the world has to do something. Well, the governor says hell travel to washington as part of that effort. He also wants to advance more Sustainable Energy projects here in the golden state. These are indeed good times for governor brown. He says california is working better than washington is. Political analyst larry ge t gerson is here. What do you see . Good news. Lots of it for jerry brown. He continues government that is just in a way unique. Almost perfect for him, yeah. He is going to be termed out. And therefore without concern of any of the tradeoffs that might be affecting his future there is another thing. He also has himself in a very favorable position with Public Opinion. And finally something else. What were seeing is he is working with an overwhelming democratic legislature, many whom have worked with him. Theyve had a productive four years together. Yes, this is a Good Environment for jerry brown. Combined all these things together put him in a very enviable situation that will allow brown hopefully from his point of view to cement his legacy as yes, the states only fourterm dorm. Indeed. He has public support. He has this political confidence. What is on his plate . Some Bold Initiative news that he could pursue. I think so. Lets start with high speed rail. We know weve got opposition with republicans in congress. We know some in the legislature as well. Brown is going to keep that train moving. He wants to keep it moving so that four years down the track, it will be pretty hard to stop it. And then were talking about infrastructure. Thats been this the news with proposition 1. Yes, in terms of water particularly, brown and browns father pat brown, he secured water approval of the states massive Water Project in 1960. But you know what . That was built for 23 Million People. Weve got 38 Million People in california today. With the same water capacity. So, yeah, proposition 1 was a start. But brown sees bigger things. And for him it may be Something Like the peripheral canal or some other big way of moving vast amounts of water that will be a big event, particularly for the delta. And then finally, the third rail, tax reform in the states highly progressive income tax system. You know what . Right now that system takes half of the tax, the progressive income tax from the top 1 of the population. Thats not so good longterm. And meanwhile, you have proposition 13. Yes, that mega proposition thats been around for so long. It starves local governments of so much badly needed revenue. So brown, he may take that big step forward and try to solve both these problems. Thats a biggie. But listen, hes got the time. Hes got the public in his back. And prop 13 has always been a political career killer. But he doesnt have anything to lose at this point. So can he get through . Well, thats always the question. You know, sometimes governors create legacies for themselves and they dont even know what is going on. Other times it hits them in the face. You know, there is the example for Arnold Schwarzenegger with ab 32. He didnt really have any idea what this would do in terms of Climate Change, the cap and trade idea. And yet its the forefront of the environmental movement. And then you had someone like pete wilds with his efforts at immigration reform. From his point of view, which meant no immigration reform, and with that wilson said, you know, were going to stop it all. That came to hit him back in the face. So now you have jerry brown. He has Public Opinion on his side. He has the legislature on his side. And he intends really to build something bold. And he is going to take those steps. You know what . He just may be the guy to do it. All right, larry, thank you. It could be an exciting four years for this state. Still ahead, a woman facing a year in jail because of a brawl. Its caught on tape. How Surveillance Video ended up clearing her name. Who is telling the truth . Its the nfl commissioner against ray rice as they both head to court. Well tell you what is at stake, next. And im janelle wang. The balance of power has shifted in the senate. Republicans now in full control of congress. Both the president and gop vowing to Work Together. But tough talk today painting a different picture. The politics on capitol hill, next. helicopter whirring roars siren wails pop music playing when youre ready ready, ready, ready come and get it get it, get it when youre ready, come and get it na na na na na na na na na na na when youre ready, come and get it na na na na. Female announcer its a great big world and it can all be yours. Here and only here. Come and get it. With sleep number, now theres an adjustment for that. Give the gift of amazing sleep, only at a sleep number store. Where youll find our lowest price ever on the c4 queen mattressjust 1499. 98. Know better sleep with sleep number. As president , i have a unique responsibility to try and make this town work. So to everyone who voted, i want you to know that i hear you. President obama addressing the Seismic Shift on capitol hill. But some say he sent mixed messages today. Republicans now control both the house and senate for the first time in eight years. The president s low Approval Rating was largely blamed for last nights democratic defeat. But the commander in chief is wasting no time getting down to business. Janelle wang joins us with more. Some interesting comments today. Definitely, raj. Both sides held news conferences today, promising to Work Together. But both sides are asking the other to come across the aisle. The thrill of victory. This was all about a direct rejection of the obama agenda. Reporter and the agony of defeat. Well, it wasnt a great night. In fact, it was a pretty ugly night to be blunt about it. Reporter after last nights midterm elections, House Republicans now hold the most seats since world war ii. Republicans now control the u. S. Senate. The gop picked up seven new senate seats. Kentuckys Mitch Mcconnell expected to be the new majority leader. Well see whether we can work with the president. I hope so. Thats what he says. Well find out. Maybe there are some things we can agree on to make progress in the country. The American People sent a message. They expect the people they elect to work as hard as they do. They expect us to focus on their ambitions and not ours. They want us to get the job done. Reporter republicans will push the keystone xl pipeline and changes to obamacare. President obama will continue to push immigration and may still issue an executive order to have undocumented children stay in the u. S. The election doesnt really change anything. Latino voters expect that the president will now use that power. Reporter but republican lawmakers warn any president ial order on immigration could mean war. Americans waiting to see what the president can get done with republicans now in charge of congress. The next step, a meeting at the white house. President obama has invited republican and Democratic Leaders from both houses to meet facetoface on friday. Raj . Thank you, janelle. Its a capitol hill milestone that goes beyond party lines. Alma adams won a special election in north carolina. The democrat will become the 100th female member of congress. The highest number in history. Before election day, there were 20 women senators and 79 congresswomen. Those numbers can change, though, after all of tuesdays races are officially called. And still ahead, well take a look at just how much republicans may be able to accomplish with their new power, coming up on our reality check at 6 45. Well, is it a new trend or it is just another only in berkeley story . After dozens of failed attempts across the nation, berkeley is now first place in the u. S. With the soda tax. Nbc bay areas Christie Smith is live in berkeley with what both sides are saying about this fist of a kind tax and what it would mean for other cities efforts moving forward. Christie . Reporter supporters here in berkeley, as you can imagine, are absolutely thrilled that this soda tax passed. And by an overwhelming majority. But what theyre saying here in berkeley is moving forward they want to be very careful with the details in case other communities want to use what happened here as a template. Berkeley is always doing things that you never really count on, right . Reporter now the east Bay Community is the first city in the u. S. To pass a soda tax. David kaiser says the reasoning adds up. Weve got an obesity problem in this country that is getting worse. I think you see more and more kids that are prediabetic in junior high and high school. Reporter opponents were outspent. Opponents spent an estimated 2. 4 million compared to just over 1 million. Measure d needed a simple majority to pass, largely because of how it was written. It is a tax on distributors and not on consumers. Whether they pass it on is a choice that they make. But we think over time, there will be a drop in diabetes amongs children. Reporter the tax is a penny on ounce of a sugary drink. Berkeleys measure marks the first time a soda tax has been approved after more than two dozen failed efforts across the country. Dr. Vicky alexander is with yes on d, and says it makes sense that berkeley is out front. Apartheid, boycotting south africa to tobacco, to all that stuff weve mentioned before. I see that where berkeley might be the first in something, theyre leading the nation in it. We think its foolhardy to think what happened in berkeley could happen anywhere else. Its kind of a little bit of an anomaly. Reporter now they still have to have a number of people, including experts weigh in on how best to implement this. But its expected to take effect the first of the year. Reporting live in berkeley, Christie Smith, nbc bay area news. Thank you. Passed in berkeley but not so in San Francisco. No soda tax in that city. Proposition e needed a 2 3 majority vote to pass, but it lost 55 to 45 . A bay area drug company is on the cutting edge in the fight against ebola. South San Franciscobased vaxart is starting development on a vaccine. It started Development Two years ago but it was shelved, the project was. Today representative Jackie Speier toured the company. They hope to start human trials next year. Meanwhile, president obama is asking for 6 billion to fight the deadly virus. A dallas nurse caused a health scare after flying with ebola. Now amber vinson is speaking to matt lauer about her ordeal. Did you call anyone as a precaution and say look, nina pham has come down with ebola. Im about to travel to dallas on a commercial plane, is that okay . Yeah. So once nina came down with it, my contact at the Health Department caught me and gave me a list of things to look out for, symptoms to look out for. And numbers to call if i showed any symptoms. Its been a big debate. The procedure of what has happened with her. More on that interview tomorrow morning on the today show right here on nbc. He asked photographers to give his wife some space that request from ray rice. The couple attended a hearing today. Rice is appealing his indefinite ban from the nfl. At first a running back was suspended for two games after the league found out that he hit his fiancee inside a casino elevator. But after the video was made public, the nfl banned him. He was also cut by his team. The judge has forced nfl commissioner Roger Goodell to take part in todays arbitration hearing. Is she going to believe ray rice or the nfl commissioner . Because at this point, the two have different stories. Hearing will continue tomorrow and the decision is expected in two to three weeks. Just ahead, dont count them out just yet. Taxis in San Francisco get hired for a new job. Delivery drivers. Well explain the wellknown Company Behind the move. Also and im sam brock. Youve heard it in News Headlines everywhere. The republicans right now in charge in washington. But do democrats really not have any power . Thats the subject of a reality check coming up next. Well, this bar brawl caught on camera ended up being the key to an acquittal in San Francisco. Now jurors yesterday found joy jeffreys not guilty of battery and violating a restraining order after seeing this video. It shows jeffreys wasnt the attacker, instead was defending herself. She was trying to leave the jazz room in San Franciscos Bayview District when a woman blocked and punched her. Thats when jeffreys fought back. Jeffreys was facing a year in jail. A south bay landmark will continue its outoftheworld research. The Lick Observatory was informed the university of california was cutting off funding. That despite licks headline making discovery of more than 500 new planets in the past 15 years. This week uc announced it will fund the legendary telescopes after all, partly because of enthusiastic donors who came forward. The century old observatory is funded for another five years. The budget is described as being minimal. Amazon is test out a new way to speed up its deliver rays. The wall street journal reporting that amazon is using taxis. And its happening right where we are in San Francisco and l. A. Amazon is moving flywheel to summon cabs totes distribution centers. From there the drivers pick up as many as ten packages bound for the same location. Amazon wouldnt comment on this test program, but it did say its always experimenting with new and innovative ways to deliver packages to customers. Needed now during the upcoming holiday season. Of course. I just got a package from amazon. From a taxi . No. Regular old mail. Was a parent i needed to install a thermostat. Oh. How fitting. Bragging today. Doing a lot of hard work. The heat turns on. Take a live look outside at the Sky Camera Network. And you see mainly clear skies across the bay bridge. Well talk more about a cooler thursday in just a few minutes. And then under the sea, the decades old mystery uncovered when scientists map underwater fault lines. A live look at the capitol, where the power shift is under way. Republicans won big last night. By the way, the capitol dome is being renovated during this congressional break. Republicans now have the majority in both houses of congress. But what does that mean to you and me . In tonights reality check, nbc bay areas sam brock digs into the power shift. Reporter its a tidal change in washington, a new party with complete control of congress, assuming new powers, new responsibilities and new expectations. So what can and cant the republicans do now that they run both chambers of commerce . That is the subject of our reality check. And it has taken all night long to see the story line and realize just what it is we have witnessed. Reporter and what we have witnessed is a victory heard around the country, from the l. A. Times swinging to the tune of a Republicanled Congress to the new york timess blunt assessment, gop takes senate. The Washington Post even calls it a new wave. But how much of a crash can that red wave really have . We enlisted the help of bill whalen, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution to sketch out the partys new parameters. Here are three key points he highlights. Republicans can now draft an honest to god budget and pass it and send to it the presidency. So they have the power of the purse string. Thats the first advantage. Power of the purse string. Secondly, they have complete power to investigate, not just power on the house side, but power on the senate side as well. All the investigationious have seen on the house side with darrell issa, you can now double down on that with the senate. Reporter another benefit, the power to investigate. Think about all of those benghazi hearings. And finally the third power they have is the power of nominations and appointments. All president ial nominations have to go through the senate. So now the republicans can decide how ms. Ble they want to make the president s life when it comes to judicial nominations. Raise your right hand to god reporter the power of nominations, which could include slamming the door on a Supreme Court prospect or two should anybody in the high court retire. All of these tools empower a newly minted Republicanled Congress. But lest those leaders get too comfortable. Here is two of the biggest mistakes the republicans can make. The president is a wounded beast, no question about that. But the president still contains formidable power. Its as simple as taking that big blue airplane and going wherever he wants to in america. The president is the last word when it comes to american politics because he has what . Executive authority and a veto pen. Reporter right now republicans already have a majority in the senate. They can add to their margin with three races still up for grabs. But even if they tack on all three, the party still will not be close to a 2 3 majority. Of course, thats what you need to override a president ial veto. Im sam brock. Thats your reality check. Back to you. Okay, thank you, sam. An unexpected discovery in the middle of monterey bay. Scientists with an underwater expedition to map earthquake faults discovered a shipwreck from oregon last week. The team spotted the barge with sonar data. Its part of a weeklong cruise to study the san gorgonio fault. It ran aground outside moss landing back in 1982. And it finally sank more than one mile beneath the ocean surface, some 12 miles south of santa cruz. Pretty cool to see that down there. Lets bring in jeff ranieri, our chief meteorologist. Sunny skies, jeff. It was incredible today. Temperatures surging to summertime levels. We have these dry northeasterly winds, pushing temperatures 5 to 15 degrees above our averages. Lets get a look. And the thing you want to focus in on here, yes, it was unusually hot in gilroy with 87 degrees. Morgan hill, 86. But pacifica and San Francisco also in the upper 70s. Thats when an offshore wind can do here across the area. Taking a lot of heat from the interior valleys and pushing it right towards the coast. We do have changes after the hotter day and sunny skies. Its no longer clear outside. Areas of clouds increasing. Temperatures in the 60s. Well certainly have changes in the atmosphere. Now you notice here in San Francisco, while we do have some clouds moving in, its not low clouds. Were not seeing any kind of thick fog. Its more of the high cloud deck. I still think were going to have a beautiful evening. Tomorrow much colder temperatures. Lets get a look at the microclimate weather forecast. The biggest change is the area of High Pressure that brought the heat is pushing way off towards the south. Thats going to make way for this cold front to speech across. Its rather weak. It is going to bring a temperature difference for tomorrow. Its only going to drop numbers 5 to 7 degrees. The coldest air is going to remain tucked up into the pacific northwest. The other key thing is westerly winds are going to be returning that should help out the air quality a little bit for tomorrow. It was pretty hazy out here for today. Tomorrow looks like were going to have moderate levels of air quality that will extend even into parts of the weekend. So hazy sunshine. Well keep a little clouds for tomorrow. Temperatures will also be cooler. I think its going to be comfortable too. San jose 74 degrees. We have 80 expected in morgan hill. For the coastline, largest changes again will be here in pacifica. After 70s today, going down to 66 tomorrow. Areas of fog. Palo alto, 72. San francisco dropping into the 60s. But still very comfortable if youre here visiting, 67, fantastic in downtown. We get you to the north bay, east bay and trivalley, heading up to wine country. 78 degrees. Mostly sunny for the east bay. Were going drop in oakland to 69. Heading back towards walnut creek expect some warmer weather. Temperatures in the mid to upper 70s for trivalley. Well get you into the next five days. You can see san jose, also San Francisco mainly sunny skies. And a huge string of 70degree temperatures thursday, friday, and saturday. Slightly warmer by sundays forecast. Some low 80s. And then well go back to the upper 70s there in san jose. And San Francisco once again looks fantastic this upcoming weekend. We know the holiday ice rink is open at union square. Could be a good weekend for that. A little on the mild side. But a good time to practice the skills on the ice. And one more thing here. Rain chance next week. Mainly looks like wednesday and thursday. Forecast models are all over the place on this one. So let us handle the finetuning on that. You just enjoy the next couple of day, because it looks pretty much perfect. We like that. Thanks, jeff. One of the best rivalries in the nba taking center court tonight in oakland. The warriors and the clippers. Might get a little dicey with a steve kerr twist. Well take you courtside next with geraud moncure. Hey john, check it out. 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Start your new orleans holiday at followyournola. Com. The warrior, clippers, who cares. And now its the big deal in the nba. Even with ballmer there maybe. How are you doing . Im doing good. It is a big deal. Its even better because the squads dont like each other. Just the fourth game of the season for, but most of the eyes will beam in on oracle arena tonight in round one between the warriors and clipper, tipping off in 40 minutes. Doug should have the services of doug lee off the bench. He has missed the opening three games due to a strained left hamstring. His return gives the warriors added rebounding strength underneath in what should add fouls to the buzzer. Its going to be a good test obviously to start out the season well. I feel that we obviously can get better and havent played the full 48 minutes yet. You got to protect your home court against the best in the west and set your divisional opponent. So looking forward to going out there and competing. Another big body is backup center festus ezeli. He has missed the showdowns previously because of injury. Warriors insider monte poole with more on what some believe is the leagues premier rivalry. Four times a year, the warriors and clippers meet. And when they meet, it means something. Neither team likes the other. So expect the emotions to fly. Tonight for the very first time in this season, the two teams see each other. And what its about is this. Steve kerr, the new warriors coach makes it a little bit different. So expect to see emotions toned down just a little bit. But at the same time, beth of the teams want the same thing. They want to be the western conference finalist. Theyll be fighting for that tonight for the very first time. Expect fireworks, but not too crazy. Monte, thank you. Well have your highlights tonight at 11 00. Yesterday jerry rice made his thoughts known on Jim Harbaughs future with the 49ers. Today joe montana offered his two cents on siriusxm radio. You know how those things go. Something happens and bang, somebody is gone. And sometimes not even for a good reason. I dont to i think everybody expected bill walsh to come back. But whether jim moves on for another reason, i dont know. If there is something going on, i would say he wouldnt be back that would be my guess. But if there isnt, i dont see any reason why. Hes got a great nucleus there. Im not sure why you would want to leave a team like that. The return of linebacker aldon smith will not help harbaugh in the defense in new orleans on sunday, but it will be the following week most lili against the new york giants. Smiths ninegame suspension will be fully served. He is expected to start practicing next week. And finally, not much of a shocker here. 49ers running back Marcus Lattimore announced his retirement from football today. The former collegiate star suffered devastating knee injuries on each knee while at the university of South Carolina. But the 49ers drafted him anyways in the fourth round of the 2013 draft. He spent the last two years rehabbing the knee, but was unable to strengthen the right knee to preinjury levels. Hell return to South Carolina and finish his degree. And a good ending to the story, steve spurrier, the gamecocks head coach said he and the Athletic Director will get together and find a job for lattimore in the Athletic Department at South Carolina if he chooses so. Good ending to a really heartbreak story. He is well liked by a lot of people. Thanks, geraud. For a full 30 minutes of local sports coverage, watch sportsnet central on comcast bay area. And tonight a whole new dining experience. There is a new app that can bring you a chef to your home and you dont have to do the dishes after. Thats tonight at 11 00 right after chicago pd. Did she say a chef would come to our home . To our home. Jeff is pretty much a chef already. Have him over. And he can do your thermostat. Baking. We do it all. Next five days and you can see temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. And also some low 70s in San Francisco. You need to have a Home Improvement show. I would like that. A little side job with the weather. Have a great night. Chers new medical emergency. Now on extra. Extra superstar cher and the breaking report she was hospitalized with a serious infection. The truth today, how serious was it really . Dean mcdermotts new public apology to tori. To my wife im putting the most vilified husband in america on the hot seat. Are you guys broke . Tori said your rumored mistress is ugly. Do you agree . Plus, dean takes on the meanest tweets about him. Do you look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself why youre such a nicki minajs baseball bat attack. What cops say she did to her
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