. >> reporter: in their one and only face-to-face encounter before november elections, senator deleon and senator feinstein agreed on a wind -- wide range of issues like climate change and immigration reform. >> i agree with senator feinstein.>> reporter: daily on was discussing california's tight gun control legislation says they should've pushed harder to -- for the assault weapons ban. >> i don't disagree on this. >> reporter: the disagreement -- the differences are in approach. daily on feels it is time for democrats to lead. >> we cannot move california forward if the status quo keeps resisting the resistance and progress. it is time for a new approach and it is time for a new voice and it is time for a change. >> reporter: feinstein highlighted her record saying there is little democrats can do since republicans have a lock on power with control or the house, senate and presidency. >> if you break open that part, which is democratic party, you break that dynamic which is what i hope will happen in this election day. >> reporter: feinstein said she is working within the system fo

but kevin deleon is starting to represent a kind of growing wing of the party. this wing of the democratic party is not quite as large as the sort of bigger, more moderate of the liberals. this wing that deleon is representing at this point is more left wing than we seen before. things, these are the bernie-crats who supported bernie sanders in the last election. they want universal health care. they want really big ticket items. they are not afraid to tax and spend like other democrats may want to do. they don't mind more taxes for more government services. that is kind of a growing division within the party, although we haven't heard a lot about it was in this particular election. dianne feinstein is on her way to win one more term because she will be there for six more years. on is positioning himself for maybe the next go around as that wing possibly gains more ground. maybe he will be in a better position to win next time around. host: anderson, california is also in northern california. jerome is waiting there. good morning. caller: good morning. how are y

(vicki) that was gloria deleon reporting.dless to say, aaron is spending a lot of time at home with his mother learning from his mistake. (ken) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8. grant lodes is here with kron 4 news at 9. (grant) thanks vicki and ken. next at nine: an air quality advisory for tomorrow. why the bay area skies are compromised...how to prepare for tomorrow and how long the unhealthy air will stick around. also, people are finally back home tonight...after sleeping elsewhere last night. what may be to blame for that underground east bay fire... that threatened a natural gas pipeline. and with an eye to the weekend...we're dialing in the four zone forecast. keep it here.... kron4 news at nine... (grant) hazy skies across the bay area tonight-- especially in the east bay as yet áanother air quality advisory is in effect.(grant) thanks for joining us, im grant lodes...(vicki) and im vicki liviakis... a lot of the haze is caused by smoke coming from fires in southern oregon... and could be bad for your health...(grant)

. >> number four, senator dianne feinstein and kevin deleon will take part in a discussion at noon.y will answer questions from a moderator, who may allow the candidates to respond to each other's answers. >> number five, tracking thick fog along the coast and north bay, highway 101. that will be with us throughout the morning commute. >> number six, looking at your bay bridge commute, metering lights on at 5:22. you can see the fast trackers. cash paying folks are getting by pretty well. >> number seven, mega millions grows to $868 million friday after no one won the big prize. someone bought a ticket at marina bay safe way that matched all the numbers besides the mega number. that is worth $1.9 million. >> guess what, it was my best friend. >> no way. your new best friend. i believed you for a fraction of a second. think positive thoughts. >> the warriors celebration, the new dance team, the rings. >> now watch this moment that's going viral that happened after the game. draymond green's son steals the show. >> say baba. you don't want to say baba. say peace. >> oh, my gosh. he's

reporter gloria deleon has the story...nats: "pull over now")it's a moment that will live forever (give me the belt) but was a scary one for this mom.liza martinez, mother: "it's my son's well being, his livelihood, his best friend's well being, not to mention all of the people on the roadways." liza martinez says it all started last week when she was at work. she says her youngest, 14-year-old aaron called to tell her the internet at home was out.liza martinez, mother: "as soon at, a message wifi was down."she says she felt like something wasn't adding up.liza martinez, mother: "at that point, it blocks out my cameras, my home security. i don't see when the doors are being opened or closed."then another parent told martinez that aaron had gone to a friend's house to pick him up.liza martinez, mother: "i immediately called my daughter who lives next door to me, and i told her to go outside and see if my car is there and she said, it's not there."liza camper, daughter: "that's when she told me to grab the belt and i really j

in california, deleon and feinstein. in florida, scott and nelson. in texas, the race between ted oroarke. latinos could be the balance in shaping the outcome of that race. again, if these candidates than a parties reach out to these voters. latino voter impact in hot contests. there are a number of significant and competitive races in districts all over the country where latinos make up a significant share of the electorate in those states. , six congressional districts in california that are very close, where the balance of the majority party in the house of representatives may be decided. latino voters could make a difference there. moving on to other states around the country. two districts in florida arcs district in new mexico, in nevada, and four districts in exas where latinos make up such a significant share of the electorate that they could be the deciding factor in the outcome of those races. to summarize, latinos are enthusiastic about voting. their self-mobilizing because the parties and the candidates really aren't doing enough to engag

the week will carry the discussion between feinstein and deleon and you will see it live on "ktvu" plus beginning at noon. the discussion is being held at the public coliseum in san francisco. >> the senate race getting national attention is in texas between republican incumbent ted cruz and democratic republican challenger beto o'rourke. >> i am led the fight to secure the border building a wall and using technology increasing boots on the ground. we can keep our communities safe. congressman o'rourke not only opposes the wall but it is said we have too many fences and walls and the wall will solve legitimate security concerns. let me describe that. senator john cornyn, he's a republican and i'm a democrat. we worked on policy to invest in our ports of entry. >>> also during the debate o'rourke said the window to address climate change is closing fast crews criticized o'rourke for supporting the proposal that explored him -- that explored taxes. >>> both sides are spending millions of dollars on proposition eight. it would cap the revenues earned by dialysis clinics at 115%. if they go

state senate president kevin deleon looking to unseat long-time incumbent dianne feinstein says that'she problems. democrats in washington have been too polite for too long. >> i wish democrats in washington would fight like -- for dreamers, just the way donald j. trump and the republicans fight for their stupid wall. >> feinstein who has held the seat for a quarter century says it is not that easy. >> when you have both houses and the white house controlled by one party, it is extraordinarily difficult. i call it a lock on power. >> normally in a debate you are probing for a spot to land a haymaker. but since this was a conversation, it was more like shadow boxing. mostly about form. >> reporter: for example, when asked about priorities, %-p healthy and enabling people to earn a good living in this state becomes very important. >> reporter: deleon talked health care. >> i believe strongly health care is a human right. it is not the exclusive rights of those who are the privileged or the wealthy. so i believe in medicare for all. >> reporter: each candidate has had to deal with fall-ou

feinstein calls the debate, deleon says it's not a debate because the two candidates won't actually be addressing each other. they will be answering questions from a moderator, who may allow the candidates to respond to each other's answers. a discussion will only be available on i live stream. for details on the senate race and issues on the ballot are you live, go to abc7news.com/election. you will find a local voter guide to everything you're going to be voting on. >>> helping homeless people living in their cars. oakland city council approved a safe parking program that will create spaces for people living in their vehicles. in san jose, the city council approved a deal to allow homeless families with young children to park overnight at seven trees community center. the program will be run by life moves aches homeless advocacy group. >> our ultimate mission is to return people to sustainable housing. that can be done with people in our sherlts, people that we work with directly on the streets and now taking their vehicles into a safe environment. >> that program could begin as soon

senator dianne feinstein is vying for a fifth term and faces state senator kevin deleone. lead though that is shrunken to nine percentage points after leading by 22 points back in july. however, 19% of voters say they are undecided or will not vote in this race. in keep propositions starting with prop 6, a yes on 6 would repeal the state's new gas tax. a no vote would keep the tax in place. right now only 40% of likely voters are supporting prop 6. 56% are opposed. prop 10 would expand rent control around the state, and it's falling behind in this poll. 35%-60%. you can count on abc 7 for live election coverage. it's your voice, your vote. abc news will have coverage on some of the biggest races around the country beginning at 5:00 p.m., and we'll have live local election coverage from abc 7 news at 9:00 on cofy-tv 20 and right here at 7:00 and get updates at any time on abc7news.com/election. >>> today's forecast is a very important one as it is halloween. is it going to be a trick, mike, or a treat? >> i think mother nature is dishing out a lot of treats for us here in t

he and kevin delow on will -- deleon will discuss the policies. i'm still to come, six sea lions up and down the california coast. the infection that has sea mammal supports rescuing six or seven a day. severe flooding in texas washes a bring off the foundation. ism some dramatic video out of texas. this was in kings land 65 miles northwest of austin. the remains of one person have been found in a lake where the river flows into the colorado river. evacuations have been ordered. >>> the cherokee nation is criticizing senator warren's decision to release her dna test. they said it was a insult to nat have americans and that she's using indigenous communities to promote her 2020 presidential career. >> the test was performed by carlos bustamante. she has a minute amount of native american in her background. >>> two track stars will define a moment in sports. jon karls on and tommy smith put on black gloves and raised their hands on the podium at the 68 olympic games. they were later stripped of the medals in the 100-meter dash. the university is mar

there is a debate about that because deleon says it's not a debate because the two candidates won't actually be addressing each other. the candidates to respond to each other's answers. a discussion will only be available on live stream. for details on the senate race and issues on the ballot where you live, go to abc7news.com/election. you will find a local voter guide to everything you're going to be voting on. >>> two bay area communities are moving forward with new regulations for the recreational cannabis industry. sonoma county, recreational pot sales could begin as early as mid-november. that's when existing dispensaries can apply for permits. san francisco supervisors finally establshed the cannabis oversight committee. of it will consist of 16 members who will oversee the office of cannabis. >>> happening today, this is the 29th anniversary of the powerful loma prieta earthquake. the magnitude 6.9 quake hit just after 5:00 in the pple died an were injured. today's anniversary is a good reminder that an earthquake can hit any you will find guidelines for stocking an earthquake surviv

to the clinton email investigation and the state department providing clearly false statements to deleonuests for clinton documents, that is a quote from a shocked federal judge yesterday. >> there was a court hearing friday, we were asking judge lambert for discovery in our freedom of information act case about the benghazi scandal, that case had been compromised by the fact that the state department was misleading to us in the courts about this email issue and the court was upset, concerned about false statements given by the state department and excoriated the justice department for filing false affidavits of the hearing where the justice department's explain why it wasn't lying to the courts is quite extraordinary but even worse, this state department is opposing our efforts to bring her in and question her under oath and answer any additional questions on the clinton email issue. >> they moved to dismiss it in 2014 and the judge said he was glad he did not do that because now he has this information that they lied and withheld information including cheryl mills who said he was shock

senator dianne feinstein leads deleon by 16 points to retain her seat. one in four voters polled said they will not even vote for this race. and proposition 6, voting yes would repeal the 12 cent gas tax. 41% will vote yes. 48% do not want the gas tax repealed. abc7news.com is your home for the midterm elections. we posted a breakdown of all the propositions and local races. >>> police are hoping you can help with the search for a man missing in the east bay. hayward police are trying to track down 79-year-old mendoza. he was last seen hraoeufg his home on pulaski drive 9:30 yesterday morning. he was wearing a gray oakland baseball hat, green jacket and blue jeeps. he speaks limited english. he has dementia. police call oakland police if you have seen him. >>> one of the centers for the homeless will be torn down to build affordable housing. demolition is expected to begin in december. navigation center on mission between 15th and 16th streets will be closed next month and replaced with 157 new affordable rental homes. >>> building a better bay area isn'

kevin deleon: "i wish democrats in washington would fight like hell for dreamers...just the way donald. trump and the republicans fight for their stupid wall. i wish i could see that in washington, d.c. always backpedaling ,every single time, is not the type of leadership we need today."sen. dianne feinstein: "you can march, you can filibuster, you can talk all night. it doesn't change anything. what changes things are elections. and that's the that has to happen here.">(grant) he says california has had to take the lead on protecting immigrants because congress hasn't acted. (vicki) still ahead...fast food junkies listen up-- there is a new health concern about fast food burgers.... the one thing that just about all of them have in common-- that could potentially make you sick... (mabrisa bay area weather) (sports tease) just ahead in sports, the raiders are in a bye, but jon gruden...is dealing with much more than x's and o's. his response to a player's recent twitter rant. that's comin up. the 49ers. in most instances, teams will move on from losses, but when they happen like how th

senator dianne feinstein leads deleon by 16 points to retain her seat. one in four voters polled said they will not even vote for this race. and proposition 6, voting yes would repeal the 12 cent gas tank. 41% will vote yes. 48% do not want the gas tax repealed. we posted a breakdown of all the pop seu propositions and local races. >>> do you recognize the area where i'm standing in? traffic is part of our commitment to building a better bay area. new data by regional transportation officials found these are the top local congestion spots. and as you can see, a lot of them are in the east bay. number one is 101 northbound from cesar chavez in san francisco going across the western span of the bay bridge. if you drive that, you will not be surprised. so that story gave us an idea to try and find the fastest way to get from the city to the east bay. and there are four options. of course you can drive. there's parking lot. ac transit. and casual carpool. so pick your horse. the starting line to abc 7 studios. the finishing point, downtown berkeley's bart st

on a happier note, we have senator deleon's sp100 that would accelerate the state's current renewable portfolio program to 50% by 2025 and 6 # o% by 2030 and sets a 100% clean, zero carbon, and renewable energy file for california's electric system by 2045. again, this is where san francisco's goals are faster. we would be meeting these goals 15 years earlier by 2030. we supported the bill and it included existing large hydro power as counting toward the mandate, so that's good. this bill passed the senate and was signed by governor brown. and then the wildfire response bill, senator dodd's 901. this allows california-owned investor utilities to issue cost recovery bonds repaid by charges on customers' electric bills once they get approval from the california p.u.c. it requires the utilities to adopt wildfire mitigation plans and creates a commission to examine catastrophic wildfires associated with utility infrastructure and would levy fines on utilities that fail to adhere to fire prevention plans. the p.u.c. opposed the original plan to completely rewrite inverse condemnation, the

. >>> today state senator kevin deleon and u.s. senator dianne feinstein will come face to face in the race for u.s. senate. the state senator is trying to unseat senator feinstein in next month's election. as of this morning, senator feinstein is maintaining the lead in the race. meantime, we asked de leon about how he is preparing for today's big debate. >> it's a contrast of values, our accomplishments and our vision. these are very dangerous and consequential times in our nation's history so it's a wonderful opportunity for the voters whoever they may vote for to hear from both of us and to hear the contrasts. >> today's discussion between the two candidates will be under way at 11:45 this morning. it is expected to last 90 minutes. >>> the archdiocese of san jose will be holding a final listening session today on abuse within the catholic church. the church has also hired an outside firm to review all records of sexual abuse of minors, investigate the church's handling of past abuse claims, and make recommendations to improve

kevin deleon: "i wish democrats in washington would fight like hell for dreamers...just the way donald. trump and the republicans fight for their stupid wall. i wish i could see that in washington, d.c. always backpedaling ,every single time, is not the type of leadership we need today."sen. dianne feinstein: "you can march, you can filibuster, you can talk all night. it doesn't change anything. what changes things are elections. and that's the important thing that has to happen here.">(ken) (ken) de leon tried to contrast his leadership with feinstein's. he says california has had to take the lead on protecting immigrants because congress hasn't acted. (vicki) president trump says he's not to blame if republicans lose the house in november. he says he think he is "helping people" in the mid-term elections. and that he thinks republicans are going to do well. still he noted...he's not on the ballot. and some voters have told hiim they won't vote in the mid-terms because he's not running. heading into november...democrats are hopeful about their chances to recapture the house...while re

deleon said he would like to see more debate at senator. feinstein said she would like to see more as well the busy schedule makes it all but a possible. in recent polling shows at senator. feinstein currently holds a double-digit lead in the race and many republican voters in california are likely to sit out the contest between democrats. and several cisco, bart -- christien kafton, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> reports of from washington suggested the other senator. , pamela harris is mapping out a strategy 20 2020 aquatic presidential nomination. a new site, political side of visors are focused on the state of iowa as well as nevada, south carolina, and california. senator. harris has not announced a run for president and political reports about she is visiting california this weekend will speak in iowa next monday and tuesday. i/o holds a diverse contest of the political primary season and senator. harris advisor political. we are confident in her ability to appeal to the iowa progressives because she did it successfully in the 2016 senate race

but kevin deleon is starting to represent a kind of growing wing of the party.ng of the democratic party is not quite as large as the sort of bigger, more moderate of the liberals. this wing that deleon is representing at this point is more left wing than we seen before. things, these are the bernie-crats who supported bernie sanders in the last election. they want universal health care. they want really big ticket items. they are not afraid to tax and spend like other democrats may want to do. they don't mind more taxes for more government services. that is kind of a growing division within the party, although we haven't heard a lot about it was in this particular election. dianne feinstein is on her way to win one more term because she will be there for six more years. on is positioning himself for maybe the next go around as that wing possibly gains more ground. maybe he will be in a better position to win next time around. host: anderson, california is also in northern california. jerome is waiting there. good morning. caller: good morning. how are you today

senator deleon carried sb 100 this last year and that requires 100% renewable energy implemented by 2030. and there was also a major, major effort on privacy that was started by an initiative and in the legislature wanting to make some changes to that. they negotiated a settlement and put that in a bill, sb 375 and that privacy law is now on the books. moving onto kind of a forecast for the future, if i can turn my page. i think this next year we will see tax reform dealt with. senator hertzberg has made this a long-term goal of his. he and his staff have been working studiously in the background and they will be coming forward, i believe, with a major service-type sales tax. if former mayor newsom is elected to the governor ship i would expect more return to homelessness issues and guaranteed healthcare. and i would close by indicating that senator wiener has indicated in the press he intends to bring back a vehicle congestion fee and work with assembly member bloom who also introduced the bill last year, but they were retained in committee out of difference for the initiative process.

there's dianne feinstein and then there's her left-wing challenger, kevin deleon.'t have someone to vote for, but now given the confirmation hearing, perhaps they have someone to vote against, and de leon has been very critical of senator feinstein's allegations against kavanaugh as well. jon: and there are some who suggest that her behavior through all of this -- holding on to the blasey ford letter for several months before it somehow leaked out -- that all of this was part of an attempt to appeal to left in california and perhaps burnish her left-wing bonafides. >> well, if that was the idea, it's been complicated by the fact that her left-wing challenger has been very critical of her decision to not share the allegation with fellow members of the judiciary committee earlier which, of course, resulted in the rather rushed fbi investigation after the allegation was made public when the confirmation hearings were over. so i'm not sure that it necessarily burnishes her credentials for the left. but, of course, the election will tell us for sure. certainly, her chal

ktv you will carry the discussion between senator feinstein and the state senator deleon live on ktvu plus beginning at noon. the discussion will be held at the policy institute of california and san francisco. >>> an initiative that could raise property taxes for california businesses will be on the 2020 ballot and would attack -- would attach commercial properties at their value and supporters of the initiative say it could raise as much as $10 billion annually in new tax revenue and critics say compression -- it could pressure businesses to leave california. >>> 6:16 a.m. and the warriors hit the road later this week playing the utah jazz. last night they raised another championship banner to the rafters at oracle arena when they opened their season against the oklahoma city content -- thunder and the thunder is playing with this guy. all-star russell westbrook. the thunder kept the games close exchanging baskets throughout the game and in the end the warriors 1108-100. about 20,000 people packed into oracle last night for the regular season opener along with the pregame ceremony c

dianne feinstein and kevin deleon will debate later this morning, event hosted by the public policy institute in san francisco. recent polls show senator fein stein in the lead. >>> nancy pelosi outlined some of the party's top agenda items including a speech last night at harvard. it includes lowering health care costs, rebuilding infrastructure, more transparency, prioritizing legal status for dreamers and tightening gun restrictions. one item not on the list, impeaching president trump. democrats need to retake 23 seats to regain house control. >>> a facility aimed at helping kids in crisis close to home is getting the green light. santa clara board of supervisors voted to approve building a $222 million behavioral health facility, located on santa clara valley medical center camp news san jose. the two-story building will include 24 beds for kids in need of care. >> a new development is making shape in san jose. you might have noticed construction under way at north first and headquarter drive. today the mayor will help cut the ribbon for the opening. the campus is made up of four buildin

kevin de leon/d-los angeles while the two are not far apart on most issues, deleon wants a change in tonesotbut ever the pramitist feinstein refused to promise progress without a democrat majority in at least one house.sot141/in the senate (catherine) thanks dan. a recent thanks dan. (catherine) senate (catherine) thanks dan. a recent election poll by "survey u-s-a" has incumbent feinstein with a 14 percent lead over challenger de leon. 40 percent of voters say they'd elect her to a 5th term. however -- a startling 35 percent say they're undecided... with less than 3 weeks to go until the votes are tallied.. (ken) new tonight at 6. the general contractor that managed the construction of the 2.2 billion dollar transbay transit terminal has filed a lawsuit against the agency in charge of the project. the suit... filed in san francisco against the transbay joint powers authority -- alleges faulty design and mismanagement led to planning mistakes and overruns to the tune of 150 million dollars. the contractor alleges it sent 12-thousand requests for information and 16-hundred change orde

we will carry the discussion between feinstein and deleon live starting at noon. the event is being held at the public policy institute of california in san francisco. >>> initiative that could raise property taxes on california businesses will be on the 2020 ballot. this would tax commercial and industrial properties at their market values. right now all properties are taxed based on a value that is tied to the purchase price. supporters of the initiative say that it could raise as much as $10 billion a year in new tax revenue. critics say that it could pressure the businesses to leave california. >>> in a highly contested california ballot measure, for and against proposition a are flooding the airways with both sides spending millions. proposition eight would cap revenues earned by dialysis clinics at 115%. if they go over, they must issue refunds to insurance companies and patients that pay out-of-pocket. the union that represents the workers is the sponsor of proposition eight. that two largest companies are making huge profits. there needs to be more oversig