entertaining former democratic mayor of san francisco he also serves as a speaker of the california state assembly and now he delivers a wildly popular weekly column for the san francisco chronicle it's always a pleasure to welcome him who we know each other a long time he joins us from. really how goes it it's gone extremely well larry although the smoke from the far up in the butte county is creating a problem for us here we're all out we're in mask right it's killed it's the deadliest in california history so she it impresses the seventy six deaths thirteen hundred missing the president has said this was poor management of the forests what do you make of that well at shows you how uninformed this particular president happens to be after all larry some sixty to seventy percent of the land involved is under the control of the federal government and only the state when it asked permissions can do something about that particular land certainly obviously there are some things that should and could have been done and should in the future be done but it is not just mismanagement it is a law nature to

from 2008 to she was a member of 2014, the california state assembly, and prior to that served as mayorf dana point in orange county. once again, thank you for joining us. let's get to our discussion tonight, beginning with the headline-driven topic, emigration. we are all aware of the migrant caravan headed to the border with thousands of hopeful immigrants. ms. harkey, how should the u.s. deal with this approaching group, and what needs to be done about illegal immigration? ms. harkey: it is criminal that these people were sent out to trek thousands of miles. with no guarantee of anything. i can't believe a government agency or anybody with able horn would take desperate people and ask them to trek a couple of thousand miles. it's why we need immigration reform and border security. we had a bill with no democrats on board, absolutely zero, it it did not pass, it took care of all these problems at the border. it allowed for the children and the families and daca and just about everything you can imagine, plus extra border security for those who would harm our nation and our people, the

right on the floor of the formerly served as speaker of the california state assembly was the forty first mayor of that city by the bay san francisco is there any republican party left in california well or. there certainly is a republican party left in california and frankly it's an important you wouldn't of our state and believe me what they need to do however laurie is they need to re address the issue they need to shed themselves of everything having to do with the tea party they need to shed themselves within difference as a relates to that caravan of people who come in from the southern part of this hemisphere and ordered to somehow enjoy the freedoms and the kind of opportunities exist in this state and in this country they need to reach out and be a part because to the extent that they do they will force democrats to keep raising the bar they'll force democrats to keep addressing the issue of the maldistribution of wealth in this state and in this nation they will force democrats to have to respect and advocate on behalf of therapy employment practices for everybody equal opportun

entertaining former democratic mayor of san francisco he also serves as a speaker of the california state assembly and now he delivers a wildly popular weekly column for the san francisco chronicle it's always a pleasure to welcome him to we know each other a long time he joins us. really how goes it it's gone extremely well larry although the smoke from the fire up in the butte county is creating a problem for us here we're all out we're in mass all right it's killed it's the deadliest in california history so she it impresses the seventy six deaths thirteen hundred missing the president has said this was poor management of the forests.

i am running to represent you in the california state assembly. i am a business woman, a mom, a community leader. i am running against someone who is fundamentally out of touch with our community and fundamentally failing to deliver. i'm just going to spend a couple minutes so we know what we're up against here. my opponent matt harper doesn't believe in women's rights or equal pay for equal work. we deserve better. he doesn't believe in common sense gun safety or that it should be required at all to own a fire arm. we deserve better. and my opponent does not believe in climate change or in protecting our coast from offshore drilling. we deserve better. really and truly. we deserve better. we deserve better. we deserve better. we deserve representatives to put people before party and put their constituents before campaign contributions. and that is what this election is about. so this is it, orange county. we are in the homestretch. .e are just three days away every single vote in this election is going to count, going to matter. these races are g

entertaining former democratic mayor of san francisco he also serves as a speaker of the california state assembly and now he delivers a wildly popular weekly column for the san francisco chronicle it's always a pleasure to welcome him who we know each other a long time he joins us from the shapeshifter really how goes it it's gone extremely well larry although the smoke from the fire up in the butte county is creating a problem for us here we are all out we're in mass. all right it's killed it's the deadliest in california history so she it impresses the seventy six deaths thirteen hundred missing the president has said this was poor management of the forests for jamaica that well at shows you how uninformed this particular president happens to be after all larry some sixty to seventy percent of the land involved is under the control of the federal government and only the state when it asked permissions can do something about that particular land certainly obviously there are some things that should and could have been done and should in the future be done but it is not just mismanagement it is a

i have brought the certificate of honor from the california state of assembly because we do not wantday to go unrecognized by our state. this has been an incredible institution for six years. remembering the legacy of someone who was an amazing, not just baseball player, but a community service member. i will say for a cultural note, he was an ambassador of baseball to asia. when i was trying out, my dad said, will you grow up to play baseball? and i said no. but because of him, he has brought so many people together and i very much appreciate what you are doing here. on behalf of the city and behalf of the state, thank you for everything you are doing or the community. we want to thank you and declared today to be, from the california state of assembly, lefty oh, dual's ballpark baseball buffet and cafÉ. congratulations for the grand opening. [cheering] >> thank you i would like to accept this on behalf of my dad who passed away and our mayor who passed away too. i would like to accept this on their honor and on the honor of our great city of san francisco. because this is the reaso

one of those lobbyists is mike ruse who previously served with waters in the california state assembly9 he was representing a client which has significant business interests in the mortgage industry. waters, his friend of 30 years, was then in congress and chairman of the financial services housing subcommittee. so they worked together to push legislation that just happened to benefit his clients yes bottom line. but this turned out to be much more than a favor for a friend. a close look revealed that waters' lobbyist friend paid her husband 15,000 dollars as a consultant at the same time she was sponsoring the legislation. maxine waters is up to her neck in the swamp. she's used her public offers to protect her investments, benefit her friends and enrich her family all while taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in conflict donations from members of the industries that she regulates. if you see her at a restaurant or in a department store or a gasoline station, do tell her we're not impressed politely, of course. tell me what you think of that. >>> we know the democrats are best at

this is from the california state assembly.republican party isn't salvageable at this time. the grand old party is dead because they can't separate themselves from the toxic brand of politics. the republican party has been a mess for a long time, but he seems to accelerate the trends that are playing out. the democrats were making gains in the suburbs and the california republican party was in trouble, boom. >> a long time political reporter covered the evolution in orange county. yes, that is a state where the republican party has not been strong, but they had pockets of support in other places around the country. those voters, they just do not want to be aligned with donald trump. the question that the party has to ask themselves going into the next election, trump at the top of the ticket, but more competitive senate races in territory that is not as friendly as this senate map was. how do they align themselves with the president when he is back on the ballot. >> he is. that's a challenge for the president as well. let's go

i represented them in the california state assembly. i brought results of substance to this district. >> both candidates are telling me because of how diverse this district now is, it is now more important than ever to do door knocks, to get out the votes, to canvass as hard as they can. because it is neck and neck in this race, back to you. >> an interesting story, thank you so much. honestly, if i hadn't heard that story from steve, i'm not sure my long-standing image of orange county as this conservative place would have evolved. this is interesting. happening across the country. >> is that because of -- just checking. next, president trump is stoking fear in the midterm campaigns, especially on immigration which is not even a top three issue for voters. we're going to look at how he is using tired poor asylum seekers to mislead and distract voters. and how presidents have used fear as a campaign tactic in the past. i remind you, he is using fear. he's in office. people who wanted to vote for something else before, i got that two yea

california.. know the name willie brown. speaker of the state assembly for 15- years..sco mayor.. he is a columnist, a power broker .. a man about town.. (jrstone) he has ruffled a lot of feathers.. and made a lot of friends .. kron 4's pam moore found out about a private side to this icon.. from his four children - willie brown the father .. "hi..this is the weekly dinner gathering of the brown family - california clan at the oakland home of wife blanche brown.when the family patriarch is someone like willie brown.... even when he's not there... he's there.. another week, another underwhelming performance by the oakland raiders.....>the offense hasn't scored a touchdown hasn't scored the offense raiders.....>by the oakland performance underwhelminganother another week, he's there.. not there... even when he's willie brown.... even when he's not there... he's there.. another week, another underwhelming performance by the oakland raiders.....>the offense hasn't scored a touchdown in over nine quarters.....>in fact, since the raiders last got into the endzone....you've bo

. >>> government leaders are trying to make sure california's emergency alert systems are efficient and helpful. tomorrow, members of the state assembly will meet near santa barbara to discuss emergency alerts. the hearing will discuss lessons learned from recent fires, as well as trying to figure out ways to improve the system. >>> if you want to help camp fire victims, tune in tomorrow as well, where we're hosting an all-day telethon a long with telemundo 48 and the united way. we'll be answering your calls from 6:00 in the morning until 7:00 at night. the money will go to fire victims to help them find housing and cover other costs. for more information, head to nbcbayarea.com. >>> on a lighter note, new video showing an intruder entering the chp facility in butte county. here is your suspect. bear. >> easily opening the door. >> the bear appears to take a peek inside and then opens the door to go inside. the animal gave officers quite a scare. eventually he walks out the same way he came in, although he was followed somewhat distantly out, forever.armed ferz to make >> he didn't find any food? >> i think h hav the right change. >>

california.. know the name willie brown. speaker of the state assembly for 15- years..san francisco mayor.. he is a columnist, a power broker .. a man about town.. he has ruffled a lot of feathers.. and made a lot of friends .. in my special profile .. i found out about a private side to this icon.. from his four children - willie brown the father .. "hi..this is the weekly dinner gathering of the brown family - california clan at the oakland home of wife blanche brown.when the family patriarch is someone like willie brown.... even when he's not there... he's there.. tomorrow night at ten .. i look at the willie brown legacy .. every nba season, there's a new young team that makes a serious jump...and starts to establish itself on a consistent basis. this year, the bucks are the early surprise as they started the year 7-and-0.. if you didn't think they were a legit team, check out what happened tonight at oracle. --bucks-warriors... champs on an 8-game winning streak. no draymond green..because of a foot injury --first half, meet the greek freak. giannis antetokounmpo..

california, someone who served at the state level in ohio, constitutional modernization commission back in the buckeye state, we looked at california because it is an example of what not to do. the general assembly in california advocates their governing rights to the people entirely with initiative petitions and this is what we are seeing, folks getting paid with cigarettes and whatever else to go and collect signatures because they are trying to get something on the ballot rather than going through the process of having deliberation in the general assembly and that is what california does but it is not effective and that is why. shannon: let's talk about georgia on the other side of the country, the democratic candidate for governor, stacy abrams, didn't concede but she legally recognizes brian kemp is going to be the next governor, here's what she has to say. >> it was not a free and fair election. we had thousands of georgians purged from the rolls. brian kemp oversaw for eight years systematic and systemic dismantling of our democracy and that means there could not be free and fair elections in georgia this year. >> this woman discussed me, to be perfectly blunt about it. what she has done

california.. know the name willie brown. speaker of the state assembly for 15- years..t and power broker.. but how is he as a dad? kron 4's pam moore talked to his four children. "hi..this is the weekly dinner gathering of the brown family - california clan at the oakland home of wife blanche when the family patriarch is someone like willie brown.... even when he's not there... he's there.. 4's pam moore reporting. coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news we will take a look at the legacy of willie brown in part three. make kohl's... black friday your first stop!... with incredible black friday doorbusters! stores open thursday at 5pm... plus - get $15 kohl's cash for every $50 spent! get a $69.99 diamond bracelet... and a fitbit versa - only $149.99! kohl's. ( darya ) at almost 850 years old -- the leaning tower of pisa has baffled visitors for centuries. but new data shows the famous italian monument is actually straightening... just a little bit. the tower lost four centimeters of its tilt over the past 17 years. but this wasn't by chance... engineers ac

reported, governments are trying to make sure that california's emergency alert systems are efficient and helpful. on tuesday, members of the state assembly are meeting near santa barbara to discuss the emergency alerts. >>> in san hoe jose a hit and r driver has been arrested thanks to good samaritans. police say a 50-year-old woman was crossing the street near capital expressway and silver creek road when ronaldo nunez hit her. police arrested her after good samaritans followed him and blocked him in. >> i would like to thank them from the bottom of my heart for being there when someone is in need. it shows that there is still good people out there. >> it marks 19th deadliest pedestrian crash this year. >>> the golden gate ferry will operate on the following friday's crash. two of the 53 people on board were hurt. the boat was damaged, as you can see there. the investigation continues to figure out what caused that accident. >>> just ahead, must musings. tesla's former crow is opening up about the company. how close it came to shutting down and where he would like to live eventually. here's a hint. it's not on earth. >> i'm going to gue

reported, government leaders trying to make sure california's emergency alert systems are efficient and helpful. tomorrow, members of the state assemblynta barbara to discuss emergency alerts. the hearing will discuss lessons learned from recent fires, as well as figure out ways of improving the system. >>> if you want to help camp fire victims, tune in tomorrow. we're hosting an all-day telethon, along with telemundo 48 and the united way. we'll be answering your calls from 6:00 in the morning to 7:00 at night. the money will go to fire victims to help them find housing and cover other costs. for more information, head to nbcbayarea.com. >> it's 5:47. >>> a new report indicates nearly 70 san francisco high-rises may be vulnerable in the event of a major earthquake. according to "the chronicle" the list includes 68 of the city's tallest structures, all were completed before 1989, all have so-called structural skeletons assembled with what are now considered outdated welding techniques. inspections are still being done to determine the potential danger. >>> new video shows an intruder entering a california highway patrol facility in bu

california school superintendent. political newcomer running against fellow democrat state assembly man tony thur man. 90% of presenths reporting marshall tuck with 41%. >>> democratic attorney general defeated republican steven bailey. he's been attorney general since governor jerry brown appointed him last year to replace pamela harris who is now a u.s. senator. here are the latest numbers. be-sara with 61% of the vote and bailey with 39%. the race for secretary of state, democrat alex podea won his bid over republican mark mosuler. he focuses huz campaign on how he fought against president trump. . >>> senator dianne feinstein is going back to the u.s. senate. the former san francisco mayor defeated fellow democrat state senator kevin de-leon to keep the seat she's held since 1992. she has a 54% to 46% lead. senator feinstein says she doesn't like neg tiff campaigning and how the nation is deeply divided. >> this is such a great country. we must come together as the great power that we are for the good of the nation and i think of man kind. thank you for your support. >> california senator dianne feinstein will ret

state assembly. when the polls close on tuesday look for the results of these important california races.>>> you can nd local races by going to kpix.com . we have you covered from all angles on election night and bringing your live results and analysis all evening starting at 8 pm with a special live stream on kpix.com and we will be right back. s to paramedics while we're on break. second, it ensures the closest ambulance can respond if you call 9-1-1. vote yes on 11. recently, more than $20 million has been spent in the race for superintendent of public instruction to attack my friend tony thurmond's record. well, i've worked with tony, and no one is more qualified to lead our state's schools. that's why tony thurmond is the only candidate endorsed by classroom teachers and the california democratic party. because tony will stand up to the donald trump-betsy devos agenda and has always protected our local public schools. join me in voting for tony thurmond. let's put our kids first. four years ago, we rejected marshall tuck and his billionaire backers for superintendent of public instruction. but t

reported, government leaders tried to make sure california's emergency alert systems are efficient and helpful. happening today, members of the state assembly will meet close to santa barbara to discuss emergency alerts. the hearing will discuss lessons learned from recent fires as well as figure out ways to improve the system. >>> 6:02 right now. painstaking process it seems to get more difficult by the hour for butte county search teams looking for human remains. the number of confirmed dead from the camp fire is now 88. the number of miss something 203. as notes accumulate on message boards from families looking for loved ones, authorities say the task of identifying the dead has become terribly difficult. >> the remains that we are now recovering oftentimes are remains that have been almost completely consumed by the fire, leaving just bone and bone fragment. >> butte county sheriffs say there's a strong possibility some fire victims may never be found because the fire completely consumed their bodies. imagine what people are dealing with. >>> so nbc bay area is teaming up with telemundo 48. we have a fund-raiser set up all day today fo

the government leaders are trying to make sure california's emergency alert system actually gets that job done. happening today, members of the state assembly will meet near santa barbara to discuss those emergency alerts. the hearing will look at lessons learned from recent fires as well as try to figure out ways to improve that system. >>> you might be getting some relief on south bay roads. land swap is in the work today and involves a very popular roadway. >> "today in the bay's" sharon katsuda is live in san jose to show us what's taken place. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, laura and scott. well, this is the area you're talking about, the san jose city council will be deciding whether to expand this area and this is known as a major bottleneck, where two lanes to g down to one lane and back to two lanes. here is a map of the project area on branham lane, there's a safeway and mcdonald's nearby. the idea is for san jose to do a land swap with the county to expand a stretch of roadway along branham lane at snell avenue. because of the congestion, drivers have seen major accidents, including fatalities. drivers in this area are

, government leaders are trying to make sure california's emergency alert systems are efficient and that they work. on tuesday, members of the state assembly will meet near santa barbara to discuss emergency alerts. the hearing will discuss lessons learned from recent fires as well as figure out ways to improve the system. >>> a clash at sea has tensions rising between russia and ukraine. ukraine claims russia opened fire on and seized three ukrainian vessels, wounding two crew members. the incident happened today in the waters off crimea. a ukrainian tugboat and two other ships were sailing through a strait which separates mainland russia from crimea. russia recently opened a bridge spanning that strait and blocked ships from passing. but cranian authorities say they gave advance notice to the russians. the united nations has scheduled an emergency counseling session for tomorrow morning to discuss the situation. >>> the so-called brexit has officially been ratified. it will be the first time a member country has left the 28-nation bloc. lucy cavanaugh reports from london. >> reporter: a sad moment and a tragedy. that's how the head of th

california.. know the name willie brown. speaker of the state assembly for 15- years.. columnist, a power broker... he has ruffled a lot of feathers.. and made a lot of friends. kron 4's pam moore found out about a private side to this icon... from his four children - willie brown the father. "hi..this is the weekly dinner gathering of the brown family - california clan at the oakland home of wife blanche brown.when the family patriarch is someone like willie brown.... even when he's not there... he's there.. ( james ) that was kron 4's pam moore reporting. coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news we will take a look at the legacy of willie brown in part three. ( james ) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. we'll be right back with another look at weather. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) some more rain today but not as much as was seen yesterday with scattered showers across the bay. air quality is much improved with highs in the upper 50's and low 60's. expect rain to increase again into black friday tomorrow. ( james ) at almost 850 years old -

sick in 11 states since october. 9 cases in california alsome te banded together today to provide a unique thanksgiving meal for the homeless. students from the oakland school of the arts assembleda formal dining room right next to a local homeless encampment, they went all out. they brought in fresh linens, china, stem wear and of course a delicious meal. the guests took time to gain trust and came out and tabling soon filled up. >> i was going to go to dennys but this beats dennys by a longshot. >> it is making my day, yeah, making my day. >> the students sang for the guests as they ate their meals, they got dinner and a show. >>> speaking of shows, an estimated 3.5 million people braved the brutal cold and winds in new york city to watch the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. [music] with the temperature dipping down to 19 degrees it was one of the city's coldest thanksgivings in decades. but, spectators were not detoured. balloons like charlie brown and first timer goku were clear to fly puat lower heights because of the gusty winds, even the grinch went too far down and the face going too close to the crowd. nypd kept security tight and explosive-sniffing k-9s were clos

california democrats have claimed a super majority. democrats won two republican held state senate seats in the fresno area. the victory gives democrats a 2/3 advantage in the senate. they also have that in the assembly. democrats can raise taxes to end legtive rules or override vetos. kirsten cinema won the state's open senate seat. here's tom hanson. >> i am so honored that arizonans chose our vision of a better arizona. >> three time arizona congresswoman kirsten cinema takes over the senate seat vacated by republican jeff flake. since dennis pico nsini was elected in 1998. cinema ran as a moderate willing to work with republicans to get things done. >> arizona rejected what has become far too common in our country. name calling. petty personal attacks and doing and saying whatever it takes just to get elected. >> the senate race cost more than $90 million and more than $58 million pumped from outside groups according to the federal election commission. the first female air force pilot elected to congress in 2018. >> i am convinced arizona is the best state in the country and our best days are still yet to come and i'm going to continue to pray for our success. >> cinema started her career as a so

modernization commission back in the buckeye state, we actually looked at california because it really is an example of what not to do. essentially, the general assemblyrnia advocates for their governing rights the people entirely with these initiative petitions, and this is what we are seeing here. these folks are getting paid with cigarettes and booze and whatever else to go collect signatures because they are trying to get something on the ballot. rather than actually going through the process of having deliberation in the general assembly, and that is what california does, but it is not necessarily effective, and that's exactly why. >> shannon: let's talk about georgia. i'm going to go across to the other side of the country. the democratic candidate therefore governor, stacy abrams, did not concede but she says legally she recognizes that brian kemp is going to be the next governor of the state. here's what she has to say. >> it was not a free and fair election. we have thousands of georgians who were purged from the rolls. brian kemp oversaw for eight years the systematic and systemic dismantling of our democracy and that means there cannot be f

states congress. i supported a candidate by the name of karen bass, a member out of california, former speaker of the assemblymber, a leader in the congressional black caucus. she sannounced she is not going to run. there is not an alternative right now. i believed i had to use the leverage at i had at the moment to advance my perspectives. finally after a decade and a half, doing a trillion dollar infrastructure work that will put america back to work and create demand in the steel industry and the construction trades and the supplying materials industry. so i'm a politician. my vote is my legislative tool, and i used that to advance two very, very important public policy objectives. we will have new leadership in congress. there will be a new speaker sooner rather than later. but the reality is you can't oppose somebody without an alternative candidate. and there is no alternative candidate. and while all of the members that had signed that letter with me, they're good principal members, the fact of the matter is you're going to seek and it is unlikely to work, you are seeking to deny the speaker ship to so

state senate. they will likely continue to keep their super majority in the assembly. what will all that mean when it comes to us here in california? >> democrats for example are not kind of all of one brush. there will be a number of democrats in the white majority, the super majority if you will, vetoproof majority, in really the assembly and the senate. what that means is, you are going to have a lot of negotiations and if gavin newsom is elected governor, he doesn't have a lot of deep allegiances within the legislature itself. so, he's going to have to build those alliances. if he doesn't come he is going to have to go to the ballot to allow someone like arnold schwarzenegger who could not get things through the legislature and went through the measure ballot process. we could see that develop not right away but over a period of 6 to 12 months. >> david mccuan talking to is live from sonoma state. we appreciate your time tonight, thank you. >> be sure to join us tomorrow numbers. lection coverage from then switch over to ktvu for the 10:00 and 11:00 news. and if you are not in front of the tv, we will have full coverage on our

state has wasted billions of dollars because of poor management. after a hearing on the audit, assembly transportation chairman jim frasier said the project's chairman dan richard should step down. >> the dream of the californialet train has become a nightmare of cost overruns and project delays. >> we need to make some major changes and we need to make them now. >> the high-speed rail project between the bay area and southern california was initially approved by california voters in 2008. >>> a big global company is laying off thousands and making other major moves. wendy gillette of "cbsmoneywatch" joining us this morning for the new york stock exchange. >> reporter: good morning. bayer says it's cutting 12,000 jobs and selling some businesses. that's about 10% of the german pharmaceutical company's worldwide workforce. it's also selling its animal health business along with coppertone sunscreen and dr. scholls food products. >>> marijuana businesses are booming in the u.s. most banks and credit card processors won't service cannabis companies. that's because of the federal law against marijuana. but now credit union one says it's launching a pilot program to work with marijuana businesses in alaska. it wil

california. and they are literally trying to buy the race. it's a con job of epic proportion. my opponent has the most left-wing record in the state assembly.he has a lot of rhetoric try to portray himself as a moderate. he is not. katie: we are down to the wire. good luck on tuesday. we have invited your opponent on. we have not heard back. thank you for coming on. >> appreciate. thank you. katie: andrew gillum now arrestenow arrested after.this t fascism is here? katie: lawrence jones says these attacks are nothing new from the left and he joins us live next. and the midterms already smashing some serious records. we have those numbers as well up ahead ♪ ♪ got a hold on me ♪ new sensation ♪ from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. and last year, i earned $36,000 in cash back. which i used to offer health insurance to my employees. what's in your wallet? >> don't pour your coffee on me. >> [bleep] i will. [bleep] >> do you understand that fascism is here? nazis are [bleep] shooting my people. >> you are throwing milk at people. pete: caught on camera intern for democratic gubernatorial candidate andrew gillum hu