only one candidate for governor when students were stuck in failing schools, led the fight to turn them around. as mayor of l.a., antonio villaraigosa invested in classrooms and security. graduation rates soared. antonio for governor. speaks in front of cameras for the first time... judge aaron persky is trying to avoid becoming the first judge to be recalled in california -- in nearly 90 years. the judge in the stamford rape case speaks in front of cameras for the first time. he is trying to avoid becoming the first judge to be recalled in california, in nearly 90 years. good afternoon, i'm kenny choi.

>> i michelle gray go. -- when he gave -- a six-month sentence for sexual assault. len ramirez was at this monthã mike this mornings lengthy news conference. >> reporter: he spoke for almost an hour here in palo alto, it was a news conference inside a palo alto home. during that news conference, he made the point several times that we as judges rule on the facts, not public opinion. he said that judges apply the law, they don't created. he called the recall effort against him misguided. we also got a glimpse into how the backlash against him has affected him personally. >> how many judges drive down the streets of their neighborhood with their two children in the car and see a lawn sign, their fathers picture, next to a mug shot? how many judges want to come home one day and find this

political mailer addressed to their wife? and this mailer accuses the judge of failing to protect his community. >> the sentencing of stamford swimmer brock turner for six months for raping a firestorm of criticism that led to the recall effort. he said he was surprised at the amount of backlash. he also said that it was his first instinct to remain silent in the face of criticism. he said judges should zip it and take the heat. he said he is only speaking out now because he is afraid such a recall effort will hurt the judicial process in california in the long run. he says the last recall effort or the last successful recall of a sitting judge in california happened 86 years ago, so this would be a first in a very long time. reporting live, len ramirez. back to you.

san francisco 49ers linebacker ruben foster just pleaded not guilty to felony domestic violence charges. he was back in a san jose courtroom this morning, in a case related to his february arrest for allegedly beating up his former girlfriend. a woman has since recanted her claims but the case continues to move forward. foster is also charged with forcefully attempting to prevent a victim from reporting a crime and possession an assault weapon. both our families and he is due back in court on may 17 at within the last hour presidential delivered his much- anticipated decision, saying the u.s. will walk away from the ironic nuclear deal. we have more from the white house. >> reporter: president trump is making good on a campaign promise, announcing tuesday he is tearing up the deal restricting iran's nuclear program. >> the fact is, this was a horrible, one-sided deal that you have never, ever been made.

>> reporter: he laid out some of the reasons he is walking away from the 2015 agreement. the u.s. and other rural powers brokered with iran. >> not only does the deal fail to halt iran's nuclear ambitions, but it also fails to address the regimes development of ballistic missiles that could deliver nuclear warheads. >> reporter: the u.s. is re- imposing punishing sanctions, that were waived because iran had been complying with the deal. >> if the regime continues its nuclear aspirations, it will have bigger problems than it has ever had before. >> reporter: british, french and german leaders try to persuade the u.s. to stay in the deal. with recent trips to the white house to lobby president trump. former secretary of state john kerry, who led the effort to reach the agreement, set the world is safer with it. >> why on earth would you voluntarily, by choice, decide we are going to pull out. >> reporter: iran could restart

its nuclear program, but the iranian president has indicated he may stay in and continue to work with the other nations. >> president trump also announced that his new secretary of state, mike pompeo, is on his way to north korea of a planned summit with that country's leader. more uc workers have joined the picket lines over a struggle for wages and benefits enters its second day. jessica florez looks at the growing impact. >> reporter: folks are energized out here with a strike gaining momentum. senator -- and also nurses joining on the picket line. uc berkeley workers here sending a message to speakers invited to campus. don't cross the picket line. senator palmer harris was scheduled as the commencement speaker this saturday. but she is now boycotting in support of the strike. harris tweeted in part, if we

are going to live up to our ideals as a nation, it is critical we focus on economic equality and economic justice. >> this is affecting students. >> we banked on that heavily. we give her much praise for that. definitely. >> reporter: though some seniors are expressing disappointment, workers say senator harris's move is an important step in their fight. service workers, such as custodians and cooks, asking for higher wages, and are protesting what they cite as racial and gender disparities. >> she is supporting woman of color, and that is really motivating us, more, to keep fighting for equality. >> reporter: universe of california says its offer is fair. a 3% raise. but the union representing service workers once more. >> the folks house here -- out here to be here tomorrow, this continues through wednesday.

>> university says that carol chris, the first female chancellor in uc berkeley history, will speak instead of senator harris. it's a site that is becoming all-too-familiar on public transit. this time, a man with a syringe in his lap on -- in san francisco. you can see in uncapped syringe filled with liquid, sitting on this man's lap as he was writing the m train saturday afternoon. a staffer took these photos and says the three men all appeared high, city leaders said this behavior has to stop so people can feel safe taking public transportation. he had this to say about the photos, quote this is a tragic site that no one wants to see or experience while writing. we are continue to work with the police department to ensure that everyone has a safe and comfortable ride on public transit. pg&e is kicking up wildfire awareness week with the opening of a new center. it will help experts monitor wildfire threats across the state. and markovic got in behind the scenes. this

>> reporter: we are inside their new wildfire safety operations center. we had to go through two layers of security to get to this point, and this is where they are monitoring wildfire threats in northern and central california. this 15th floor room is the coordination hub for all of its wildfire prevention efforts. has been evolving as the fire risks increase. >> -- really is recognizing that conditions have changed. >> reporter: the hub is staffed with private firefighters, many who used to work for cal fire. >> fire prevention, because that is where we need to start from, is the fire prevention side. that is the positive side to mitigate any anticipated fires as we go into this year's fire season. >> reporter: while there is no official word, they have been

suspected as the root cause of the wind driven wine country filed fires that swept across napa, sonoma, and mendocino county's last october. the center will help monitor real-time conditions, so that pg&e can shut off its equipment as a last resort. >> with conditions on the ground, so severe, that the risk of a fire starting or the risk of it spreading is so severe, that as a last or distort, shutting down the power make sense. >> reporter: in san francisco, and markovic. -- up to being accused of physically and emotionally abusing for women. eric schneiderman has been a big supporter of the me to movement, advocating for women's rights. as nikki batiste shows us, he is now fighting his own abuse allegations. >> reporter: eric schneiderman -- in the new york -- in the new yorker related allegations from him and he dated claiming that he was physically and emotionally abusive. one accuser, michelle manning farris, told the magazine one time he just slapped me openhanded and with great force

across the face. he then used his body weight to hold me down and he began to choke me. >> i thought it was a very powerful and damning set of facts. >> reporter: another women claims he would slap her, choker, and spit at her. >> these stories are tragic, horrific, and we see the hypocrisy involved. >> reporter: the 63-year-old democrat has been a champion of the #metoo movement and filed a civil rights lawsuit against harvey weinstein and his company. after the hollywood mogul was accused of sexual misconduct. >> we have begun and long- overdue reckoning of our culture of violence in silence. >> reporter: in a statement, he denied any wrongdoing but he says he is stepping down because the allegations will prevent him from doing his job. he also stated, in the privacy of intimate relationships, i've

engaged in role-playing and other consensual sexual activity. the district attorney -- has launched an investigation. >> the woman denied the violence was sexual role- playing or consensual. the legislature will vote on a new attorney general. the governor of hawaii is requesting emergency assistance to deal with the disaster unfolded on the big island. the slow-motion crisis caused by the eruption of the kilauea volcano continues, but there are signs the eruption have eased and some evacuees were allowed to return to their homes to pick up some essentials. so far, 35 structures have been destroyed. still ahead, walmart fighting the u.s. opioid epidemic. how it's changing its policy on prescription drugs. plus, -- unveils its plan for flying taxis. a look at the designs and why this could be a risky move for uber get we are checking at the skies, finally seeing a break in the clouds but at least over san francisco. and yes, temperatures inland are starting to feel pretty comfortable out there.

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a fleet of autonomous flying taxis by 2020. the models are on display at day's "uber el about its -- autonomous flying taxis by the year 2020. the models are on display at today's uber summit in los angeles. cbs reporter looks at why uber air could be risky for the company. >> cities are going to go vertical in terms of transportation, and we want to make that a reality. >> reporter: uber ceo said this model of an air taxi shows the company's vision for the future of transportation. it's a world where passengers request and uber air on the phone and had to these rooftop skype was with ef crack ã aircraft takes off. >> we want to create a network so that regular people can take these taxis in the air, for longer distances, when they want to avoid traffic at

affordable prices. >> it's going to be really, really community friendly. >> reporter: -- chief product officer. >> using these, with stacked rotors, to create vertical lifts , it lifts off like a helicopter but then when it gets to the right altitude, this rotor here kicks on and that -- it creates forward thrust and uses the wings for lift. >> reporter: he says they are still in the design phase, unlike a helicopter, this aircraft will have clusters of small propellers that run on electricity, making it quieter, more efficient and more affordable. although piloted at first, the goal is for the flying taxis to become autonomous. but questions remain about how they will guarantee safety. uber air also says for to become profitable, it would need to move beyond a market. >> one of the key tenets of this technology is for us to have for writers in each vehicle so that essentially the cost per ride goes down, the combination of mass market and sharing, which is what uber is

all about, can bring this to the masses, can make it affordable for normal people. >> reporter: -- took over a company in crisis when he replaced travis calico ceo in august. >> you are an eight-year-old company, still not profitable, must 4 1/2 billion dollars last year, why be so ambitious now? >> ambition is what has created his company from the very beginning. part of what made this company great is that we take big bets, that is part of the norms of the culture of this company and this is another big, bold bet that we think ultimately is something that the cities of the future are going to need. >> uber is still navigating a troubled past including a doubly much accident involving a self driving car. it is also working to rehabilitate its image after a blog post last year detailing a corporate culture of sexual harassment. walmart is tightening its

opioid prescription policy in an effort to fight the nationwide epidemic. the retail giant will fill first time restrictions for seven days or less, and limit the dosage, and then beginning in 2020, walmart will require prescriptions to be filed electronically which makes it more difficult to alter pit with the other financial markets are doing in this closing hour of trading. the dow is down about 38 points. let's get a check on whether with annette. >> i'm going to say clouds. we are getting a -- we also are seeing some more sunshine out there, even along the coast but also that wind, looks at those -- look at those flags. we do have a mix of sun and clouds, but this is the view over san francisco, our camera was deftly covered with a lot of thick cloud cover, pretty much all morning long, so this be the first of that break on the cloud cover. in near the coastline, so over the golden gate bridge, not getting a break, still a little

misty in the air as we deal with some of that moisture in there as well. the west wind, that is what is causing all of this and it is keeping things cool in san francisco, 52 degrees, compared to 275, 53 degrees in san jose, warming up nicely to 69 degrees and here's our doppler, showing green popping up here, off the coast of eureka, a couple of lightning strikes over the water but all of that is going to stay to the north of us. i was going to do for us is bring our temperatures down a little bit, especially right along the coastline and around the bay. temperatures will hover in the 60s, inland, it's going to feel pretty comfortable, we are in the 80s for places like concord for this afternoon, so ringing you five degrees above average if you are inland but around the bay, pretty normal for this time of year. 60s for the coast, 80s for -- 77, further out, also warmer air, low 80s with plenty of sunshine there. we are noticing that tomorrow, temperatures will drop off another couple degrees, so instead of the 80s tomorrow for inland areas, expect the 70s,

you may not notice a big change, though, and the temperature drop, let's take you to that seven-day forecast because after tomorrow, a slight little cooldown, thursday, friday, saturday, temperatures rising up to mid to upper 80s for the start of your weekend, and offshore wind means drier air. mother's day is looking good. tonight, the worries have a chance to eliminate the new orleans pelicans, and move on to the western conference finals for the fourth year in a row. aureus fans are hoping for a repeat of game for last saturday. the team dominated the pelicans. game five starts at 730 tonight at oracle arena. we will be right back. i'm dianne feinstein and i approve this message. i support the affordable care act, and voted against all trump's attempts to repeal it. but we need to do more. i believe in universal health care. in a public health option

to compete with private insurance companies. and expanding medicare to everyone over 55. and i believe medicare must be empowered to negotiate the price of drugs. california values senator dianne feinstein to negotiate the price of drugs. he's been called a rockstar lwinning pro bono battles for immigrants and the homeless. defending gay rights and gun control. democrat jeff bleich. after columbine, bleich led president clinton's youth violence initiative.

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stay healthy. it tastes like cotton candy. if you want to build a home in california in a few years, you could be required to go solar. how making this power shift could impact home prices in an already expensive market. we will have that store and much more coming up at five. >> is going to do it for us. hope you enjoy the rest of your afternoon, everybody. fire fighting is a very dangerous profession.

we have one to two fires a day and when you respond together and you put your lives on the line, you do have to surround yourself with experts. and for us the expert in gas and electric is pg&e. we run about 2,500/2,800 fire calls a year and on almost every one of those calls pg&e is responding to that call as well. and so when we show up to a fire and pg&e shows up with us it makes a tremendous team during a moment of crisis. i rely on them, the firefighters in this department rely on them, and so we have to practice safety everyday. utilizing pg&e's talent and expertise in that area trains our firefighters on the gas or electric aspect of a fire and when we have an emergency situation we are going to be much more skilled and prepared to mitigate that emergency for all concerned. the things we do every single day that puts ourselves in harm's way, and to have a partner that is so skilled at what they do is indispensable,

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