chasm news -- gavin newsom? of that is the tulsa hair. then there's the question of issue progressive enough as the bernie sanders and the progressives moves on these things, to be pushed hard on immigration. >> de leon is 51 years old, latino . that carry significance. >> he has someone has to campaign statewide. it takes one hour to go across his district and now has to campaign all over california to reach the voters where as we know senator feinstein's names recognition is high. can she raise resources and get out there and do the hospital -- hustle. de leon will try to outgun her but he will have his work cut out for him. >> his ideas to get into the top two and if he does that it is a new race.>> what you are doing is setting up your name recognition and building that into and beyond the system. who knows what happens when you get those no party preference voters. does de leon have to shift back to the middleware feinstein has held the position? that is key. >> does is exemplify bigger split in the democratic party is able we have t

diane feinstein, jerry brown, now gavin newsom. what does that say about how politics in california has changed? >> there's more money up here, and there's more voters up here. >> actual voters. >> people who turn out and cast ballots. >> so it's not a huge surprise. and there's a level of insurgency for southern california that they wanted some of that back. i know a lot of people who are not fans of gavin newsom that would still support him because he is northern california and he will bring the bacon back to northern california opposed to southern california. >> just about a minute left, but we talked to the governor in his office a couple of weeks ago, and he was talking about making ol hiv oive oil on the ranch. but criminal justice is also going to be a big part of his legacy. >> yeah, part of his speech yesterday was pleading with lawmakers that i know realignment has been tough, but don't roll it back. bail reform, does the governor back that and do they find the money? >> and the gas tax repeal, he's promising to fight tha

ilia: la siguiente pregunta es para el seÑor newsom.rio y todo este fanatismo. es casi racismo. tenemos que defender a las personas. tenemos que protegerlas. tenemos que asegurarnos de proteger a las personas en su lugar de empleo. tenemos que asegurarnos de defender los principios. la polÍtica de santuario tiene tanta importancia desde el punto de vista sustantivo para atender este tema. [ aplausos] jorge:ahora quisiera presentar en el estrado a guillermo mayer. [aplausos] [habla en inglÉs] >> el 65% de los empleados de california requerirÁn un tÍtulo universitario. nos puede decir quÉ harÁ para asegurarse de que los latinos paran transferirse de universidades comunitarias a universidades de cuatro aÑos. [aplausos] >> somos los primerosen el nÚmero de emisiones. [ aplausos] tambiÉn necesitamos construir mÁs universidades. hay que construir mÁs universidades y que sea gratis la colegiatura. [aplausos] y si podemos hacer esto para los chicos que vengan... hay chicos que ni siquiera hablan inglÉs. hay que ser mucho mÁs. la gente, cuando y

. >> gavin newsom's campaign for governor gets national attention.he endorsement he just received. stay with us. ktvu fox 2 news at 6:30 is next. :30 is next. sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. open enrollment ends january 31st, so don't miss out. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. >>> now to our top stories. president trump returned to the white house from switzerland tonight. during the speech at the world economic forum in davos, mr. trump said the u.s. is roaring back. the president also pushed back on reports that say he tried to fire special counsel robert mueller last summer. sources tell fox news the president did say he could fire mueller if he wanted to. >>> investigators are hoping that survei

newsom is trying to grab the mantle of front-runner here and in recent weeks newsom has gathered endorsementsfighters, nurses and even teachers. two other democrats are also in the running here, state treasurer john chiang and former state superintendent easton, two republicans travis allen and john cox are also in the race. >> andre senior in the newsroom, thank you for the report. >> we'll hear more from the gubernatorial on a special edition on tuesday on the "four on 2" before the president's state of the union. we're going to focus on bay area issues that matter including the governor's race and mayoral races in a number of local cities. ♪[ music ] >>> a union city man whose blind was approaching this intersection as he does normally looking for the button to cross the street on this pole. but it's missing. and no one told him that it was moved over here. why is that? what's going on? i'll tell you next. >> it can be tough to find a parking spot at bart stations. would you be willing to pay more to park? >> i chased them through the parking lot. >> and a woman working out at a martial ar

one of the ones for newsom, this guy has been running for governor for nine years.was going to run against jerry brown. he is only 26%. should he be higher than that? he has more money than everybody combined. several points out in front. is that enough? should he be dominating even more. >> we know how polls are wrong. they were wrong for the presidential election. is 26 a real number? >> even more important number is about 30% to 33% of the people are undecided. so they haven't picked a voice yet. except the political nerds here are not paying attention. >> it is a race for second. whoever gets second in the june primary. >> privately these guys will be saying. it is a race for second for the most part. newsom has to do something horrible not to be first. 41% of the voters expected to turn out in the june primary will be republicans. now, are they all going to go behind one candidate or are they going to divide? if they divide, it is more unlikely that there will be a republican in the november election. but if they -- if they all go behind one person, there will

gavin newsom, antonia villaraigosa, they are the top democratic contenders in the race. two other democrats running, john chiang and former state superintendent delaine eastin. republican businessman john cox and assemblyman travis allen are also vying for the seat. yesterday they debated immigration to the border while universal healthcare. >> we delivered on the promise of universal healthcare. regardless of pre-existing conditions. we don't need walls we need bridges. i have been fighting for immigrants my entire life. >> we will secure borders and make sure we enforce federal law and for the safety of all californians we will never be a sanctuary state. >> the open primary means the top two candidates with the most votes on the primary will win a spot on the ballot regardless of party. >>> governor jerry brown delivered his 16th and last state of the state address yesterday. >> the spirit of democracy never dies. it is alive in this chamber, and the hearts of californians and people throughout the world. >> governor brown took time to reflect on how the state has cha

servant to the public, and a tireless bearer of equality's torch, says lieutenant governor gavin newsom. his contagious love for san francisco elevated the city, and he will be missed and loved by all of us. thank you. now, we will entertain public comment before closed session item by mr. alan yiaung. please to the podium, and we'll allow three minutes. >> hello. good evening again. i'm not sure what to say, but as i said -- mentioned before, i'm really sorry about what happened this school year, but please consider what happened throughout my whole 16 years of teaching at washington high school. and the students that came in earlier, they're not -- i didn't ask them to come. i mean, i just posted a couple of things to a couple of parents, and then they were the ones that said, you should show up, you should show up, and i really appreciate the students for coming today. but -- and i know there's enough e-mails that were sent, and i've got copies of them. please read them, because they're the only ones that i think that can speak mostly about who i am and that you can consider. and i k

these students have the support of uc regent lieutenant governor gavin newsom behind them. newsom wrote: >> reporter: the regents are expected to vote on this potential tuition hike by 4 p.m. today. they one available for comment due to the meeting's agenda. in san francisco, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> if approved this raise in tuition would generate about $137 million that uc would be used for things like financial aid and faculty salaries. >>> voters will have the final say on whether drivers will pay more to cross bay area bridges. just minutes ago, we learned that the metropolitan transportation commission voted unanimously in favor of a plan that would raise bridge tolls to $8. the one exception is the bay bridge where the toll would increase to $9 during the peak commute hours. the measure now heads to the june ballot when the voters will have the final say. >>> another shuffle at city hall in san francisco. a new mayor, the third in six weeks, has emerged after a contentious heated vote. kpix 5's anne makovec is live in the newsroom with more on interim mayor mark farre

gavin newsom, antonia villaraigosa are the two top democratic favorites in the race for governor. two other democrats running our state treasurer john chiang and former superintendent delaine eastin. john cox and assemblyman travis allen are vying for the seat. yesterday they debated everything from immigration to a border wall to universal healthcare. >> we delivered on the promise of universal healthcare. regardless of pre-existing condition. >> we don't need walls, we need bridges. i have been fighting for immigrants my entire life. >> we will secure borders and make sure california enforces federal immigration law. for the safety of all californians we will never be a sanctuary state.>>> california's open primary means the two candidates with the most votes on the june 5 ballot will make it to the november ballot. >>> jerry brown delivered his last state of the state address yesterday in sacramento. >> the spirit of democracy never dies. it is alive in this chamber and in the hearts of californians and people throughout the world. >> during the address he took time to reflect

the group said newsom will stand up for public safety. newsom called himself a disrupter despite his long career in politics. >> i'm not going to fall into the warm embrace of the status quo. i think we need to make investments in higher education and elsewhere and get the state moving again and infrastructure investment and those areas i want to shake things up in sacramento. >> other democrats in the june primary include former l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa, state treasurer john chiang and others. the top two finishers move to the general election in november. >>> the army corps of engineers are looking at recovery operation in montecito for the mudslides. the top general says the main focus is clearing the basins that are designed to pick up debris. they need to be emptied before rain hits the area. 20 people were killed, three still missing after the mudslides hit on january 9th. more than 430 homes were also destroyed or damaged. >>> a welcome sight in the sierra, the big snow last night with some getting a foot of new snow. it's b

a nonprofit organization announced its support for newsom and the group says newsom stood out among allhe candidates for his push for social justice and lgbgt quality >>> 6:25. a russian fighter jet was flying too close to a navy plane. look at this video. a russian jet -- did you see that, pam? buzzing flying over the black sea. according to the pentagon, both planes were flying in international airspace. the state department says this was violating existing agreement and international law. >>> a region flight was forced to turnaround because toilets were broken. even though they had 85 plumbers on the plane. i'm not kidding. according to the business times, the regence airline took off. someone noticed a problem with the toilets and the boeing 7 -- and the 737 had to turnaround. the plane was filled with plumbers and they wanted to fix the problem, but they couldn't because the problem was on the outside of the plane. the problem was fixed and it arrived 3 and a half hours late. >>> it's crazy they were onboard. >>> 6:26 is the time. miss mixed reaction -- mixed reaction following the

they are endorsing newsom because of his history of action of progressive causes. notably proposition 60 three which requires background checks for purchases of ammunition. >>> all six candidates hoping to replace governor brown took part in any forum at ucla. gavin newsom, antonio villaraigosa are considered the top democratic contenders in the race. two other democrats also running is john chiang and delaine eastion. republican inn, john cox and orange county is some lisman, travis allen are also -- vying for the city. yesterday they debated many topics. >> we delivered on the promise of universal healthcare regardless of pre-existing conditions or the ability to pay. >> we do not need laws, we need bridges. i have been fighting for immigrants my entire life. >> we will secure our borders and make sure that california enforces federal immigration law and also make sure for the safety of all californians that we will never be a sanctuary state. >> the open primary means two candidates with the most votes will win a spot on the november ballot regardless of party.

is leadingn newsom all the polls. we have a screwy system where it is the top to people regardless of party who move on. polls, the former mayor of los angeles antonio via agosa has comear into second. others could not break into the top two. i would submit to you that it is not quite gelled. i would not be surprised if other names jump in this race. there is no high profile female candidate. there is some chatter in palm springs that this weekend congresswoman jackie spear -- spier is meeting with advisers. if she does run she is viable. meg whitman, the former ceo of hewlett-packard recently stepped down. she could jump in. i could easily see that deck getting shuffled. i want to ask you about state, one ofur them is marijuana. what happened? guest: that remains to be seen. we have seen colorado and other states deal with legal hot with some degree of success and failure. here in california, voters have spoken clearly on. in the puddingbe to see if they can roll this out in a rational way. , i am in favor of legaliz

before that, gonzalez ran against newsom. that was the most heated campaign i've seen inside this city. they were both really, really nice men and they supported gavin newsom and won. very close friend of mine and then after that, we ran against medgar naldo. we had no problems. and we going again now for the state of california. you are qualified to be the mayor of san francisco. we don't have to build any underground railroad to get away, okay? saw a ceremony and there was only a handful of people. that's not the situation right now. right now, we are going to make history. you're going to be the mayor of san francisco. we're volunteers. volunteers run the whole united states, believe it or not. so we're here. we'll volunteer for you to be the next mayor of san francisco. thank you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. and i just want to say thank you to the audience who are using your supportive hands and fingers. i appreciate that. next speaker, please? >> good afternoon. i'm angela mcmahon. i'm here to -- i was here to

the top six candidates running for governor of california include gavin newsom, john chung , delaineton and travis allen. gavin newsom is leading in the polls. >> i am not running to be the head of the resistance i want to be the positive alternative to the trump agenda. to build on the successes of governor brown and the leadership in this state. i think they have done an admirable job. >> candidates took part in a form last week at ucla. the top two candidates in the june primary will support -- secure a spot in the november election. that is coming up at 4:00 and then again at 9:00. >>> trustees for the cal state university system our meeting to discuss the possibility of a tuition hike. the vote is not expected to happen. trustees say that current funding levels are not enough to keep operations going. they say there is a $171 million gap between the amount requested and what the governor is offering. last week the uc system postponed a vote after students and lawmakers urged them to hold off. tuition at cal state right now is $5700 per year. >>> concern over an uptick in people

newsom's in a b. and b. a court will lead the negotiations in a constructive and inclusive way here. let's go but i believe we can do it we're committed to working together very rapidly and intensively. but migration in europe divide the two sides the social democrats want the families of refugees to be able to join them here right when conservatives are against that plan on the e.u. martin short says big idea is for a united states of europe key conservatives remain skeptical. the social democrats hosted the first day of talks at the party's headquarters day like angle america's conservatives achieved their worst electoral showing in post-war german history and after september's election they said they would go into opposition but now they say what the country needs is a stable government. partly because it's to survive misses given the results of the elections in egypt it clear that things can't go on as they were very fully tish's it to its own does it its own in the international political situation. and

. >>> the states largest firefighter organization is endorsing lieutenant governor gavin newsom for governor. the california professional firefighters made the announcement a short time ago. organizers said they made their decision after talking with all the candidates in reviewing their records. the group said he will stand up for public safety during tough times and fight for those on the frontlines. gavin newsom responded by saying he was grateful for the endorsement. >>> let's send things over to meteorologist mark tamayo with good news for the snowboarders and skiers. >>> finally. look at this time lapse from squaw valley. you can start with zero snow at the summit and quite a difference. this has been a productive storm, finally dropping snow levels. we have been talking about rainfall toward lake level but a different story now. this is what it should look like in the winter. you see the starcaps going up as well throughout that time lapse. very neat imagery. snowfall totals -- most areas picked up 9-10 up to 11 inches. as i mentioned, a winter storm warning is in place until 4 pm tha

so far newsome is the leader but only with about 25%. >> he doesn't seem to be able to get any higher at least so far. it was clear that he was the leader. in the debate everyone was beating up on him. that's how you can tell who the front runner is by who everyone is being mean to. >> it's interesting to see how many republicans get in the race. the more that do, the more they split up the vote. >> now we have the former congressman ose in the case and we have three bigger named republicans in the race. the other two republican candidates cannot be happy as they continue with the delusion of the already minority. >>> new, the message is loud and clear. oprah for president. check it out. this billboard went up friday off of highway 101. >> i want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon! >> this is days after winfrey made a passionate golden globes speech when she accepted a lifetime achievement award. it left many wondering whether she was eyeing a potential presidential run. president trump says he would beat oprah in a presidential contest but he

lieutenant government gavin newsom is one of many calling the president a racist and demanding he resign. >> the white house is not denying that he said it. here is how some bay area leaders are responding. >> the question he asked was very rhetorical, why are we taking people from countries that produce high instances of illness and in some cases violence? >> it's totally disgusting what he said. we think it's a reflection of his mind-set, his racism and his white supremacy. >> and as jessica mentioned there is response this morning from mr. trump, although it's not exactly clear what he's saying he said. here is what "the new york daily news" is saying. they put together this for their cover and maybe for the first time using the poop emoji as a full-page cover. that's a first even for them. even for them, that's a first. i don't know what size font that is. enormous? yeah. >>> rescue crews scrambling to find dozens of missing people following the mud slides. >> national guard members based at moffitt field returned from montecito. six members spent three long days flying above that de

lieutenant governor gavin newsom. today rival candidate for governor antonio villaraigosa released a statement calling on newsom to end the lawsuit. he wrote, "the state lands commission's legal argument the people of san francisco are too uneducated on ballot issues to make a decision about height limits is both elitist and condescending. i trust the voters of san francisco's decision to protect their own waterfront." and the legal dispute is pivotal to being blundered by big land developers and polluters. antonio villaraigosa has shown time and time even he's perfectly fine with developers." >> all you need to do is look at the projects of pier 70 and mission rock and because it was on court property, the projects had to be developed and designed to win voter approval and popular support. >> reporter: now according to the state of california, that's exactly the problem, that when developers like this try to appeal to voters by including more affordable housing or lowering their height, that those development project

i remember the years under mayor newsom, when we dealt with deficits budget year after budget year after budget year. i'm not going to say that i'm used to the process, but the budget process started with the our office and the mayor's office and instructions. so when i hear instructions of no more spending, i take that to heart. i understand the need of grant writers, and i understand the need of other areas within the department, but i also understand, and this is just me and my expression, other areas of need within the department haven't even come close to fully funding beyond trying to get us into a full professional working fire department, and i know that these are words, and i know that we're trying to protect ourselves to be a modern, effective department or, as in some ways, a department for the 21st century. i know that. it's just a matter of how do we get to that is my particular question. i only say that again because when the newsom administration and the deficit affected us, there's a tendency, depending on who it is, for us to take one side or the other side. i know that

gavin newsom, john chang and state assemblyman travis allen. i'm jessica castro, abc7 news. >> thank you for that. >>> for dozens of young people in the south bay, a piece of paper is making all the difference this midday. just in the last hour they received their official u.s. proof of citizenship. it's a ceremony that may be particularly meaningful in this particular climate. abc7 news reporter janine is live for us wrt rear just outside the martin luther king jr. library where the ceremony is wrapping up. a lot of happiness in the room. mostly young adults received their u.s. proof of citizenship. >> i hereby de clear -- >> i hereby declare -- >> reporter: the group was proudly sworn in as u.s. citizens. the youngest is 14 years old and the oldest is 65. the majority of them are children of immigrants who became u.s. citizens but for some reason or another never received their official proof of citizenship. congresswoman was on hand to talk to the group. the current political situation is worrying for young daca. those receiving their offici

. >>> california lieutenant governor gavin newsom is also responding tonight. he posted on facebook, you're a joke and a racist, president donald j. trump. resign. >>> republican congresswoman mia love of utah though says the president must apologize. only republican to tweet so publicly about it, she is the daughter of haitian immigrants. >>> hundreds of rescue workers continue to search for victims of the deadly mud slides in santa barbara county. the death toll remains at 17. there are still 43 people missing. abc news reporter marci gonzalez has the latest developments. >> reporter: from above, that incredible before and after. >> see this area with this home and pool as we made back to what's left, absolutely nothing. >> in the thick muck swamped mess surrounding the nearly 600 homes and businesses damaged or destroyed by this week's mud slides in southern california, an urgent search. >> she's looking for remain remains. >> hundreds of first responders and volunteers also holding onto the last shreds of hope that the missing may be found. >> i've lived th

algunos estados, el 'vice- gobernador de california "gavin newsom" dijo que tanto ''sessions'' y la administracinica de criminalizacin de la marihuana pasando por alto la voluntado de los votantes de california. ---una anciana de 89 aÑos fue errneamente declarada muerta a principios de octubre del aÑo pasado y desde ese entonces ella y su familia han vivido un verdadero viacrucis para tratar de arreglar la equivocacin. ---norma ribeiro convers con ella y nos dice como esto le afecto. banner carmen take pkg nat sound "que estoy muerta" carmen gonzalez/declarada muerta por error track quien tuvo la culpa de es algo que hasta ahora doña carmen y su familia desconocen, pero el servicio de seguro social registró su defunción irónicamente el mismo día en que fue dada de alta de york healthcare and wellness center en highland park, un asilo de ancianos sot quisiera saber track el pasado 5 de octubre. desde entonces ella ha tenido que ir al menos 3 veces a oficinas del seguro social para decirles que está viva y que corrijan el error. en un comunicado, el asilo de ancianos se lavó las manos confirmando "

shortly after sessions' announcement, lieutenant governor gavin newsom sent us a statement saying in part, quote, this position defies facts and logic, threatens the promise of a safe, stable and legal regulatory framework being pursued by 29 states and continues the trump administration's cynical war on america's largest state, and its people and progress through immigration crack youngs, tax increases, climate policy reversals, healthcare repeals and now marijuana policing. other states besides california are expected to protest this memo. colorado senator cory gardner already tweeted out that, quote, the justice department has trampled on the will of the voters in his state. jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> time now for a check on our forecast with neda iranpour who civilian storm watch. >> yeah. we are -- who is on storm watch. >> yeah. we're watching for the rain. right now we are looking at fog at the golden gate bridge. visibility is down, low in concord at 2.5. oakland visibility 10 miles. i want to show you a live camera view. look how gloomy and gray it is. there is the golden gate

. >>> california lieutenant governor gavin newsom is also responding tonight. he posted on facebook, you're a joke and a racist, president donald j. trump. resign. >>> republican congresswoman mia love of utah though says the president must apologize. only republican to tweet so publicly about it, she is the daughter of haitian immigrants. >>> hundreds of rescue workers continue to search for victims of the deadly mud slides in santa barbara county. the death toll remains at 17. there are still 43 people missing. abc news reporter marci gonzalez has the latest developments. >> reporter: from above, that incredible before and after. >> see this area with this home and pool as we made back to what's left, absolutely nothing. >> in the thick muck swamped mess surrounding the nearly 600 homes and businesses damaged or destroyed by this week's mud slides in southern california, an urgent search. >> she's looking for remain remains. >> hundreds of first responders and volunteers also holding onto the last shreds of hope that the missing may be found. >> i've lived th

gavin newsom also has endorsements from key teachers and nurses unions.m not going to follow the warm embrace of the status quo. i think we need to start making some investments in higher education and elsewhere and get the state moving again on infrastructure investment. those are areas where i want to shake things up in sacramento. >> some of the other democrats include former los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa, state treasurer john chung, and former state school superintendent delaine eastin. three republicans have joined the race. the two finishers regardless of their party will move on to the general election in november. >>> let's get you caught up on your weather. >>> and drought years we cannot appreciate the strike, sunny days because we needed the rain so badly. but we can now. we are spacing things out nicely. we had rainfall earlier this week. a break for today but we are tracking more storms offshore. here's the live camera looking toward san francisco. in the clerk today. the frontal system from yesterday cleaned out the atmosphere. it's

. >> reporter: lieutenant governor gavin newsom, and the former mayor of los angeles are the top democrat contenders. also were two of the democrats, john chung and former state superintendent delaine eastin. republican businessman john cox in orange county is some lemon travis allen are also in the race. the candidates argue that the forum over california sanctuary state status for illegal immigrants and the border wall. >> we don't need walls, we need bridges. i have been fighting for immigrants my entire life. >> we will secure our borders and we will make sure that california forces -- enforces immigration law and we will make sure for the safety of all californians we will never be a sanctuary state. >> reporter: universal healthcare. >> when i was mayor of san francisco we delivered on the promise of universal healthcare regardless of pre-existing conditions and regardless of the ability to pay. >> reporter: the environment and california america water dose >> we need to make water a priority. we need to stop fracking in california and putting dirty water in the ground. this one of

lieutenant governor gavin newsom had 31% of support, antonio sri ra goes is a has 21%. travis allen has 15%, state treasurer john chang and john fox round out the candidates. >>> the recent purchase from the company's self driving car unit and the location of the launch city. >>> and still have that christmas tree? san jose wants people to know your time to recycle that tree is almost up. how much longer you have. >>> good morning, i'm landon dowdy live at cnbc world headquarters. wall street could be in for more losses at the open today, stocks fell yesterday, the dow suffering it's worst day in five months. concerns raising bond yields and interest rates could take care out of the market rally. look for data today on consumer confidence. the final meeting for janet yellen as fed chair. the dow dropping to 26,439, the nasdaq falling 39 to 7,466. >> google's self driving car unit is buying thousands more hybrid minivans from chrysler. they are launch the ride hailing service in phoenix this year. the additional driverless minivans will be used in other cities when the s

he is trailing in the polls behind gavin newsom. >>> time is running out to sign up for healthcare through covered california, that deadline is midnight tonight. now, despite the trump administration's attempts to weaken the affordable care act, sign up for healthcare here in california has been strong this year. as of ten days ago more than 340,000 new consumers signed up for insurance through covered california, outpacing last year's numbers. more than 1.2 million existing members renewed their coverage for this year. >>> coming up on "today in the bay," the stock market took a nasty dip yesterday, what does today look like? a live report from cnbc is next. >>> president trump touted a strong economy in his state of the union address, but are americans actually doing better? we look at wage increases, plus who the majority of americans say is benefiting from trump's economy. . >>> good morning, i'm landon dowdy and here are today's top business headlines. wall street is set to open higher this morning following yesterday's big selloff. the dow suffering its worst day since last may on he

lana zak, abc 7 [ no audio ] >>> gavin newsom was very blunt in his response to the president's comment. he posted on facebook, quote, you're a joke and a racist, president donald j. trump. resign. >>> jessica, thank you. president trump will have his first physical exam as president today. it does not include an evaluation of mental fitness. >> he is the oldest person ever to be elected president. the 71-year-old has pushed back on suggestions that he is mentally unfit for office declaring himself a very stable genius over the weekend. back here at home a woman is out of the hospital. recovering from the latest sea lion attack. >> a sea lion bit her on the knee. she was able to get back to shore where people including a retired paramedics tended to her injuries. this is the fourth such attack since december. officials are telling swimmers to stay near shore. ten miles of track between fremont and the new station won't begin until march. the extension won't be good to go until this fall. the $2.3 billion line is a vta project right now and they are still testing trains. >> there is a ph

. >> reporter: santa clara university law professor was on the gavin newsome blue ribbon commission on law and policy. he says it's possible a u.s. attorney could go after a big dispensary or groer as a message. >> don't rule out california as being a site of some of that. remember melinda hague in oakland, you know was one of the -- went after harborside dispensary despite the fact that the city of oakland didn't want her to do that. >> reporter: but the target of the raid harborside owner told us he thinks the u.s. attorneys especially in california now have higher priorities. >> does it make sense to take our limited law enforcement dollars and go over cannabis at that time? i just don't see any reasonable u.s. attorney making that decision. >> reporter: well some issues are definitely still up in the air including the fact that the northern california u.s. attorney recently resigned to go in private practice. and be the president and attorney general pointing the new one. robert handa bay area news. >>> coming up a cal student detained by i.c.e. at the border what family and friend

lieutenant governor gavin newsom plans to be there. that march begins at 11:00 this morning. it will go from the san francisco cal train station to the yerba buena gardens. several streets will be closed. so expect heavy traffic. >>> and because of today's mlk federal holiday, some bay area transit agencies are changing their schedules. bart and muni will run on saturday schedules. while sam trans and cal train will be on their normal weekday schedule. and just a reminder, for you, banks, post offices, government buildings, will be closed, parking meters though in san francisco will still be enforced. >>> time is 4:04. over the weekend, dr. king's children talked about racial equality in america, in 2018. >> if my dad had lived, if robert kennedy had lived, we as a nation would be on a totally different trajectory. we would be so much further ahead than we are. >> here is what i would like president trump to do on the king holiday. use your twitter account to speak positive and uplifting things in the spirit of dr. king. don't let the king holiday find you using your twitter

in response, lieutenant governor gavin newsom tweeted: >> i think it's a waste of time. they are trying to get back at californians, jeff sessions, and i don't think that's fair. people voted. people want it. >> reporter: enthusiasm for the new law can be found throughout the city. a mexican restaurant is advertising ticketed special dungeness dinners paired with cannabis cocktails, with a cannabis compound not known to be psycho active. >> we are in a progressive city. we thought we would partner with some of our vendors that we have been close to and create a special event. >> reporter: betty yu, kpix 5. >>> the man who was acquitted in the murder of the death of kate steinle will be transferred to federal custody today. jose ines garcia zarate shot and killed steinle on pier 14 in july of 2015. he was recently convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. he is now charged with an identical federal offense. san francisco attorney tony serra will now be representing him. serra is expected to be at zarate's sentencing today. he is expected to be sentence to tim

. >>> governor newsom sent this. >>> 13 children found chained to their beds in riverside county. this is surveillance video the day the children were found in their home. and donations have come in all over the world. calls from people offering to adopt these kids. both have pleaded not guilty to torture and other charges. >>> new details on the 34-hour standoff in a san jose hotel that ended today of a san jose suspect. they tracked him to the wyndham garden hotel on sunday. when they tried to arrest him he refused to come out. finally he was taken into custody. >>> the traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. >> abc7 news was at the toll plaza just before noon. and this is what drivers were facing. >> jonathan bloom tells you why a simple technical problem was what it was. >> reporter: one of thousands of drivers stuck in this. >> much worse than usual. thinking there must be an accident or something. >> reporter: there was no accident. no lane closures. what was it? >> just a glitch. >> reporter: just a glitch in the 40-year-old computer system. metering lights was meant to preve

he came in in january, 2011, when the former mayor, gavin newsom, went to sacramento and became the state lieutenant governor. and at that point, there was a projected $380 million deficit. and the city budget was over $7 billion. and in his six years in office, the budget is up to $10 billion, which is more than many states. considering to his staff, 140,000 jobs have been created as a result of him being here in the job. and i distinctly recall that he didn't really want to be mayor. he didn't like the political spats and being in the limelight. but yet he took the job because he felt it was the right thing for him and the city to do. so from my perspective, what he provided was an ability for tech companies and real estate developers and agents to really thrive in this town. and that, i will always be appreciative for. that was his first term. his second term, i really remember his contributions in terms of humanitarian. he said on the second term, well, now that we've economically started to come back, let's focus on affordable housing and doing something about the homeless problem we