. >>> the california democratic party has snubbed diane feinstein by endorsing her challenger in the november election. they have decided to support kevin daley on. with that new endorsement, de leon can raise his profile. >> there is a lot of passion directed towards donald trump and de leon is trying to harness that passion to propel himself to the senate. >> he has raised $700,000, which is just a fraction of what diane feinstein has raised. >>> authorities are looking for radioactive soil. we tell you what this means for the company that may be responsible for that contamination. the state department of public health is doing ground surveys including gamma radiation scans to clear up questions about the safety of the soil. this land used to be a navy shipyard where radioactive material was dumped during world war ii. once it closed, the federal government hired contractors to clean it up. one of the companies former employees admitted to falsifying test results for radioactivity. it is now the subject of a lawsuit involving thousands of residents. >> you have no concerns? >> no.

something people should never do with diane feinstein because like her or dislike her she was extremely intelligent and imean , look at what she's done over her career, it's extraordinary but no, they did not like each other and diane was very proper and harvey was not. i think the best was when, only harvey would leave i take to a mayor directing who to appoint as his successor in the event of his assassination. i said harvey, you're not important enough to get shot. you're not doctor king, you're not bobby kennedy but you left instructions on not only who would be acceptable to replace him but who would be unacceptable and one of the names was the one most of us ralliedaround was and cronenberg . and feinstein, how did she delay that? weeks and weeks, it was at least six weeks everybody's getting more and more anxious and what leaks out finally was einstein paying something about an , a nice young woman but she would show up at aboard woman meeting in leather pants. no leather inchambers . >> we have one quick question over here. we're going to have to wrap up afterwards. do you want

today she became the second woman to serve as mayor following in the footsteps of now senator diane feinstein. we posted the mayor's speech on our website. >>> the state air resources board says pollution levels dropped 2.7% in 2016. the latest year available. that means greenhouse gas emissions have fallen below 1990 levels. california was hoping to reach that goal by 2020. the goal is to get pollution levels 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. >>> it's a beach out of reach for most people and a deal being discussed at the coastal commission this week could keep it that way. yesterday we showed you what it took to get the cuarta cana beach pristine lies within the boundaries of holister ranch. it's only accessible by kayak or boat. today we show you the second in our series of original reports. >> devin feeley tells us the back story on how wealthy landowners were able to cut off the public and what it could mean for other battles over beach access. >> reporter: it is as they say a killer beach. >> you better be a strong swimmer. >> people will die if they don't know what they're doing. >> report

the party passed on endorsing diane feinstein in her her her r a fifth senate term. >> two democrats facing off in the general election as you thhi iee aif terut campaign she's not getting her party support. we are months away from the november election and the race for u.s. senate is already heating up. the california democratic party opted to endorse kevin de leone over feinstein. >> they know the scenario senator, she's been the endu incumbent for a quarter century. >> feinstein asked the party to remain neutral in the race but they backed deleon with 65% on the their meeting in oakland. >> we want someone standing up for immigrants, the lgbtq community, in a forceful way. >> earlier both candidates failed to secure the party's backing by not capturing the 60% of votes needed. feinstein angered democrats when she urged patience with donald trump. a statement reads senator feinstein won by 2.1 million votes and earned 70% of the democratic vote in the california primary election. we're confident that a large majority of democrats will rerecollect senator feinstein in november. he s

last weekend he was endorsed by the state democratic party over diane feinstein. that came was a surprise to many give then feinstein beat him in the primaries by 30 points. >>> veteran berkeley city councilman chris worthington is leaving the council after 22 years. he said that he won't run to keep his seat in the november election. he represents a district that includes the main portion of the berkeley campus and the south side neighborhood. he is endorsing regional robinson who has served on the police review commission. the zoning board and the planning commission. berkeley city councilwoman who has been in office for 25 years will also not run again. >>> the monthly health insurance premium sold under former president obama's health care law are going up again next year but not as much as in the past two. premiums for covered california will go up by 8.7% in 2019. in each of the past two years they have increased 12%. covered california sells health plans to about 1.4 million people who do not get health coverage from employers or from medicare or medical. >

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. >> reporter: you said that you remember when diane feinstein was the mayor of san francisco. and you said that this is the next step in politics? >> yes i was in elementary school. it's been 40 years since we've had a woman in office. and now we have a african-american woman. and i am beaming with pride. >> as we heard from allie rasmus, it looks like we lost her signal. everyone showing up for this a historic moment. >>> that brings us to the question the day. what is the biggest issue facing san francisco and the new mayor? >> most people saying homelessness, some say in public safety, something affordable housing, and some saying transportation. we have continued team coverage and frank is out at the ferry building. >> reporter: the number one issue is homelessness followed by a portable housing. i met a woman who is moving here from vermont. she commutes and i got her opinion on the rent prices in san francisco. what is too much? >> expensive for one-bedroom apartment where i am from is $1000. >> welcome to san francisco. >> i don't think i could get a parking spot for th

>> she got into a well publicized conversation about being a religious catholic with senator diane feinstein. her name is amy coney barrett. >> we have an understanding in opposition to roe. amy barnett is -- she went to notre dame. she is very catholic. >> and is a member of the small religious group. that swears a loyalty oath, held accountable. >> laura: sounds somnus. -- so ominous. als. joining us now to discuss, bill donohue, president of the catholic league. wall street journalist journalist kimberley strassel. let's start with you, i am watching this play out about amy coney barrett, and i'm thinking to myself, the left is really at desperation point. devcon won for them on the desperation scale. they won't be able to start trump's nice, neat from being on the record, they take these glancing blows about her faith and now a days -- oh, she's a member of a cult. why is she unqualified to sit in the supreme court? >> i would first look at her record. she's only been an appellate court judge for five months. before that, she was a law professor. there is no more people -- people know mo

jillian: out flashback from diane feinstein on the catholic faith. >> when you read your speeches theusion one draws is the dogma lives loudly within you and that is of concern. jillian: she should be able to separate personal life versus the job she is able to do. >> those who seek to glorify god, i read excerpts for the 2006, and all you do is do your utmost to fulfill your duties responsibly. justice barrett would seek to make constitutional decisions, the catholic faith per se. jillian: the republicans are eager to make this a fight over a religious test, they want to make democrats look intolerant. is that fair? >> not necessarily. the way sen. feinstein, does suggest she was speaking to apply a religious test and democrats should tread carefully in that regard. that is a baseless attack on judge barrett. jillian: you think the argument of religious belief could end up being something to alienate people from both sides of the aisle. >> something quite divisive, and democrats or people of deep faith, should find that kind of argument against potential supreme court nominee. jillia

> the democratic party is moving on here in california and it has gotten more progressive and diane feinstein is viewed by some people as being more a progressive center. -- progressive senator. >> a 28-year-old ran on the liberal platform and one against >> i am interested in how young people can move this nation forward historically. it has been the young people that have done it. >> political aspects state winning the endorsement does not mean the candidate will when the election. feinstein is an institution in california politics. >> i think this country is going through a period of more polarization and that might happen in california. i just prefer feinstein. >> they also voted to support proposition 10. it would return the power to regulate local communities. the current law prenrent control to single-family rental units including condos. it also bans local rent control on any apartment built in the last supporters say this will help people who are struggling to pay rent the critics say the spread of local rent control will discourage developers from building new apartment complexes. >

during her confirmation hearing, senator diane feinstein talked about her religion a little bit f you she said something like the dogma lives loudly in you. and that really angered conservatives. the social conservatives really like her. they think she might be a vote to overturn roe v. wade. that's the short list right now. >> okay. so of these, thomas hardiman was the front runner they called the runner-up this time but not necessarily the runner-up this time. >> it's a very interesting thing that's been going on behind the scenes. the conservatives haven't had a lot of time. the president really wanted to move closely -- or quickly. on one side, you have the social conservatives. they care about roe v. wade. they really like judge barrett. on the other side, you have the more traditional conservatives. they care about issues like separation of power, the administrative state. so what's been going on behind the scenes is this sort of struggle of which candidate they might pick. >> interesting question here, too, because i think the conventional wisdom, if you will, is that if the pr

senator diane feinstein tweeted this.how can republicans possibly argue that brett kavanaugh record from the white house are not relative to supreme court nomination. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell warning if democrats don't back down, he will delay the kavanaugh vote right before democrat election. let's bring in republican congressman andy biggs of the house judiciary committee. >> the stake is a generation or two of u.s. supreme court rulings. but moreover, the stakes include how you get there. you remember when robert bork was vilified and highly qualified judge set the standing how the demonic the opposition can be. the democrats, they would have opposed anybody. they want to expand it. i think it's overreaching on their part. i don't think it's relevant to this highly qualified judicial nominee. >> the example you give now is a verb. don't get borked. is the goal to find a perfect candidate a nominee perfection? >> well, there was only one perfect individual in the history of the world, you you're not going

.>> reporter: vice president mike pence says he will be meeting with chuck grassley and diane feinsteinrom the senate judiciary committee, part of a big push to get brett kavanaugh confirmed before the supreme court's next term starts in october.>> judge brett kavanaugh has impeccable credentials and character. >> the bottom line is that one individual on this court makes a difference.>> reporter: the battle over the next supreme court nominee is already underway. president trump's pick for the bench, brett kavanaugh, was personally escorted by vice president mike pence. he use the day to rally support for brett kavanaugh, in a closely divided senate. >> he is quite simply the most qualified and the most deserving nominee to the supreme court. >> reporter: democrats are already putting up a fight, saying he poses a threat to women's rights, lgbt rights, and voting rights. >> anyone who gets the good housekeeping seal of approval, from leonard leo and the federalist society, and the heritage foundation, is not moderate, is not mainstream.>> reporter: promising they will vote no on his no

last weekend he won the endorsement of the state democratic party over diane feinstein, that was a surprise give then she beat him in the primary by 30 points. >>> veteran berkeley city councilman chris worthington said he will leave the council after 22 years. he represents the district that includes the main portion of the uc berkeley campus and the south side neighborhood. he is endorsing regal robinson who has served on the police review commission and the zoning board and planning commission. >>> linda mayo who has been in office for 25 years will also not run again. >>> a child found dead an a daycare bus. coming up in 25 minutes what police say about the conditions as that 3-year-old sat on the bus. >> and coming up a man robbed at police in their search for t suspect. >> we do have some problems with some of the morning commutes. on this highway, 92 if you are going out to not be able to get through. we will tell you more about what is happening. . >>> several tornadoes injured 17 people yesterday in iowa. the hardest hit town is marshall town which is about 50 miles northeast of de

>> rapidly heading towards a vote, diane feinstein is leading a democratic plan to delay the vote after elections. >>> minneapolis police officers who shot and killed a black man will not be criminally charged. they said it was justified to them using deadly voice -- deadly force, fleeing police and turned toward him with a loaded gun before he was shot, the decision came after the city released to the body cam video says that it shows that thurman blevins was clearly a danger to the community. the friends and family members argue that he was no threat to anyone, just sitting with a woman and his child. >>> the search for a missing college student who grew up in oakland, she was last seen more than we could go jogging near her boyfriend's home in iowa, where she was staying while he was out of town, her family now says that information from social media suggests that she might have finished her jog and returned to the home. over the weekend, she logged onto her computer that night and sent her boyfriend a step chat video that appeared to be taken inside the home, the boyfriend is not a

. >> reporter: senator diane feinstein rallied around planned parenthood friday as her concerns over v. wade surface. >> i refuse to be gagged. that's why i continue to work at planned parenthood. >> the issues most relevant at the political moment always work their way in. if you ask me what is this confirmation nomination going to be about, of course they are going to talking about roe v. wade. >> reporter: adam is with the hoover institution. the supreme court and administrative law experts doubts roe's how-year precedent is going to be overturned. >> i don't think there is going to be a direct challenge of roe v. wade on the supreme court any time soon. >> reporter: he cites the path and stickiness of overturning established law. feinstein says her experience with high court judges makes her believe otherwise. >> yes we are going to follow precedent. and then they get to the court and they don't necessarily do that. >> reporter: sam brock, nbc bay area news. >> gloria allred was in the bay area and spoke out about the pending supreme court nomination. she told a san jose audience

diane feinstein spoke at a plant -- planned re fnstehad to say.>> reporter: we are just days away from learning the name of the next nominee for the u.s. supreme court. during his campaign, president trump promised to appoint justices only and now that he has officials like senator feinstein concerned about the future of abortion-rights. >> in a 2016 debate, donald trump was asked will he appoint supreme court justices that will overturn roe v wade? >> do you want to see the court overturn it? >> if we put another two or perhaps three justices on, that will happen. that will happen automatically in my opinion because i am putting pro-life justices on the courts. >> as he contemplates his second nominee to the courts, senator dianne feinstein is nervous. >> based on the president's own promises and track record, we know that women's rights are in serious and grave danger. >> at a planned parenthood event in oakland, she said one problem with vetting judges for the u.s. supreme court is they do not always tell the truth. some say they will uphold the current law but then they change it.

during her recent confirmation hearings, the democrats, diane feinstein particularly kind of went aftergion and said something like the dogma lives loudly in you. and afterwards, conservatives were furious. they said, look, feinstein is looking for a litmus test here on religion, but they also think that she might be a vote to overturn roe v. wade. so that's sort of the top list. that's where we are. >> in politics, a lot of people outside the beltway think that if you have a clean slate and people haven't seen that many votes that you've taken, then that's good if you want to ascend to higher office. for example, barack obama, a lot of people didn't know much about him because he hadn't been in the senate very long. is this also true for people who are trying to ascend to the court? is it good to only have so much that you've actually gotten pinned down and had to write about? >> well, remember this. remember the republicans are still furious because they feel like george h.w. bush put justice souter on the bench. he was a relative unknown. he had no paper trail. he ended up being a ve

. >>> new at noon, california senator diane feinstein was in oakland meeting with planned parenthoodhlighting the work of the organization and making the argument to protect it. >> we were there and are live. the upcoming nomination process for the supreme court is on everybody's mind. >> reporter: yeah, a hot topic of discussion. the senator sits on the senate judiciary committee which will consider the nominee before the senate gets the vote. she held a round table to discuss it today. they are saying they are geared up for an assault on all front when is it comes to abortion, family planning and women's health. >> justice kennedy was the court's swing vote on protecting women and his replacement could destroy women's freedom for generations. >> still no word on who the president will select as his nominee for supreme court. she has said she has not talked to the two republican women senators about a nominee who may work to overturn roe verses wade. when asked what they could do to block a nomination she said as a minority party there is not much they can do. that's why she used to

democrat lawmakers expressed doubts she would uphold roe, and she got into a conflict with senator diane feinstein some of her religious writings. she could -- there could be a flash point there if she's the nominee. the other one that i will mention right off the bat is judge brett kavanaugh, 53 years odd, and on the u.s. court of appeals circuit. he was put on the appeals court here in washington by george w. bush, but he's a former law clerk to justice anthony kennedy, a nice passing of the baton from the man leaving the bench, and quickly, just so the audience knows the others, amulamul amul is already named to the 6th circuit court of appeals, a favorite of mitch mcconnell, from kentucky, 49, went to berkley law school, and, finally, raymond, 51, a president george w. bush appointee. >> in my understanding, correct me if i'm wrong, bringing the conversation to charlie now, is there's every wherein to believe the four judges with the other 21 on the list of 25 we've seen from the federal society and others, all oppose abortion rights and would, in herely, work to roll back parts of roe v. wade

but she got into this sort of tough exchange with senator diane feinstein about some of her religiousappens to be catholic. and senator feinstein said something along the lines the dogma lives loudly within you, and that's a concern. now, there was a lot of pushback to senator fieinstein for that line of questioning. but it gives you feel for the lines of questions that could come up if the nominee turns out to be judge amy coney barrett. the second individual you mentioned, judge brett kavanaugh, who is 53, he's currently on the d.c. circuit court of appeals. he has been there since 2006. he's former law clerk to justice anthony kennedy. so there would be a little bit of a succession to the man who is stepping down here. he is very much of an insider because he was part of ken starr's team that investigated bill clinton in the 1990s. and then he went to work for george w. bush. and if he ends up being the nominee, there could be a lot of questions about executive power. because what happened after he work for george w. bush is he suddenly became much more interested in shielding the

instead of endorsing four-term senator diane feinstein the party opted to endorse state senator kevinon and it could be a major political shift within the party. >> de leon got 65% of the votes saturday during the party's meeting in oakland. >> we want someone who is going to be in the united states senate standing up for immigrants, standing up for the lbgt community, standing up for people of color, in a very strident, very forceful way. >> the endorsement means the party will spend more money to help de leon in november's election. he still faces an uphill battle. ste feinstein's camp points out she had 70% of the vote in the primary carrying every county by double digits. >>> the dmv expanding the operating hours at some of its offices. >> trying to relieve the nightmare waiting times people have to endure when waiting at the dmv. matt keller live in san jose with one of the offices opening earlier today. hi, matt. >> good morning, jessica and reggie. since i last saw you 45 minutes ago, a line started here at the dmv and what a line. you got it going all the way around the corner

we should note, as we're having this conversation, senator diane feinstein, democrats are talking on hill about this, as we get to where the battle lines are. you heard just kavanaugh had to say about roe back about a decade ago. you've written that the future of roe is not a matter of if but how. you talk about a possible scenario of a halfway step. you say a halfway step, like announcing a new legal standard that would rubber stamp any legal restrictions, except a ban, could motivate conservatives to ensure that donald trump gets a second term to finish the job. based on what you know about kavanaugh, is that likely to happen? what's your assessment now this morning of that? >> well, hallie, now that president trump has chosen brett kav kavanaugh, i think we have a road map of how we get to gutting roe v. wade. that's because judge kavanaugh has ruled on a couple of abortion and contraceptive cases and provided some insight into his thinking. we just took a look at his nomination hearing for the d.c. circuit. there's a big difference between sitting on the d.c. circuit and the supr

but when two senators were elected. ,nd to be women from california they were dianne feinstein and barbara boxer. diane is still there. in 1993, she authored the assault weapons ban. which was a bill to ban civilian ownership of assault weapons. for 10 years. it passed the house. i don't know whether any republicans voted for it. i don't remember that. the results of that vote plus one other vote for a budget that president clinton proposed was that the democrats lost the house. last the majority. tom fully, who was the speaker of the house, and came from a rural district, and supported this assault weapons ban, lost his own personal election. it was a big deal. for people on the other side of the issue. hisn't know whether district was overwhelmingly democrat where it wasn't, but anyway, he lost. newt gingrich became those speaker. 10 years later when this bill expired, it was not renewed. the assault weapons ban no longer existed. let me make one other comment and we will go to these questions. this is really good. i was remembering for some of 1960's. not just the activism around civil rights but th

an issue in confirmation earlier diane fine stain says dogma rallying cry by pro-life catholics, what feinsteinays reflective of the democratic party view toward catholics. this shows more than anything how threatened the democratic party feels about current abortion law depend hog is appointed to the seat. there is pressure on lisa murkowski and susan collins, more pro-choice than the rest of their party. this could become a huge, huge thing if amy comey barrett is nominated. a lot of pressure on row v. wade, putting pressure on murkowski and collins on their votes. this will not go away. this will be huge issue surrounding her nomination. neil: emily, it will be a tough battle. that is probably an understatement on my part. getting all the republican votes would be uphill battle as you said with susan collins and lisa murkowski. then you have to get some democratic support. maybe you have a chance with those up for re-election in trump-won states like joe manchin of west virginia, what have you, heidi heitkamp of north dakota, but what do you make of that? >> yeah, there is two reasons. there

we have a tweet from dianne feinstein and a strong supporter of the tax cuts military cash and champion a right to life policies. great candidates running, but diane has been my friend for years. we served in the house. am i right? >> i certainly understand. i on the other hand have always kept my focus on the great state of tennessee. if we are going to solve our problems come our domestic problems come up on top in washington d.c. it will happen in tennessee mlb ready to be the right person to serve in the governorship. >> been in the lead there. that being said, your state has never seen a female governor. and i say about with the utmost respect for your campaign. >> absolutely without a doubt. where indicated in her post better numbers are going out and to be honest with you, i don't think people should vote for because i'm a woman. i qualify with an understanding, but it doesn't go unnoticed. in the year 2020 we will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of tennessee getting women across the nation the right to vote. >> will they have a minute left. very popular. what you wanted do differently if you want to be a replacement? >> a lot of the ac