more than 2 dozen candidates are competing for a chance to fill the late senator dianne feinstein's seat tonight. >> kron four's just just in. waltman is in the newsroom with a closer look at that california senate race just seen grant well, there are 4 major candidates emerging in this race will start with democratic congressman adam schiff. he has been is considered the front runner through much of this campaign and he went to a voting center in his bourbon district this morning to cast his ballot. ship was a member of the first impeachment trial of donald trump and a member of the january 6 committee of the area's voting. congresswoman katie porter voting in orange county over the weekend. the single mom and former consumer advocate reiterated her campaign pitch that the people of california are frustrated with washington and career politicians and want to senator that will do things differently. we also have former dodgers star and republican steve garvey. he's had very few public events and is not paid for any tv ads. his campaign tells us that he voted by mail. a recent poll from u

to decide on who will fill that feinstein seat. so here's where we are in the ballot count right now. it is going to be a democrat versus a dodger. adam schiff 33.2%. keep in mind, he took on president donald trump in the first impeachment hearings but look there. closely behind him, steve garvey. the dodger at 32.4%. congresswoman katie porter and bay area congresswoman barbara lee faded to third and fourth. let's begin with katie nielsen reporting from los angeles and she was at adam schiff's election night party and has reaction from both men who are now moving on to the big contest in november. katie? >> reporter: definitely some tense moments for u.s. house representative adam schiff as he was supposed to be taking his victory lap at his watch party late on tuesday night. he is the frontrunner to take over the seat of late senator, dianne feinstein. schiff was introduced by congressman eric swalwell who represents part of contra costa county in the u.s. house of representatives. schiff was only few minutes into the victory spe

we officially know will be facing off in november to take over the late diane feinstein's senate seat, democrat adam schiff holding onto a lead followed closely by republican steve garvey. that you are looking to fill the late senator feinstein see, kitty porter and barbara lear out, the first time since the 90s that california will not be represented by a woman in the senate, because alex padilla took over harris prophecy. and it will decide who will take over the next full six- year term of dianne feinstein's term next january. >> it's very interesting, the ballot you might've seen to elections, one of them takes over the current term, which expires next january, and the other we just alluded, the full six-year term beginning next year, both adam schiff and garvey are the top two in both, the former baseball star, campaign headquarters in palm desert, about 15 minutes ago. >> the first game of a doubleheader. and november 5, keeping that open. as we will celebrate again. i congratulate congressman schiff for joining me in the general election, and recognize congresswomen porter and

who will fill the senate seat once held by the late senator dianne feinstein? we have the better picture of who it could be. >>> i just want to say propositions "e" and "f" right now are leading. [ cheering and applause ] >> you can say it was a good night for san francisco mayor london breed. what these propositions actually mean for you. >>> and could a rematch be in the works? super tuesday proved to be a big night for both president biden and former president trump. breaking news. cbs news reports that nikki haley is expected to suspend her presidential campaign. sources familiar with her plans say that the former south carolina governor is not planning to endorse former president donald trump just yet. instead, calling on him to earn the support of those who backed her. the news comes after trump's commanding victories across nearly all the states holding republican contests on super tuesday. but still, haley became the first republican woman to win two primary races in vermont and washington, d.c. good morning to all of you. i'm nicole zaloumis. so a lot

yes >> commissioner feinstein? >> yes. jot motion is unanimous >> item 6 resolution 2024-01 discussion and possible action. resolution recommending that the upon fire department expect in kinds gift consulting services for the community paramedicine commission 149, 7 sfikt from adobe ink in the kefktz civic bridge program. finance and planning here to speak on to request approval of an in kinds donation of service consulting services if adobe. valued 149, 760 in connection with the city's civic bridge program. chief tong mentioned that a bit but with civic bridge is a program throughout mayor's office that tries to connect city government and other sectors, universities and private companies to collaborateerate and try to find solutions or resolve problems or responded to challenges and find ways and solutions as a collaborative process and that's what this case is, too. private companies donate time and consulting services to the city. and w with the departments can provide deliverables and w assignments dependsoth projec

she gave up that seat so she could run for diane feinstein's u.s. senate saber she did not advance to the general election. we can show you that simon got 43% of the vote. barbara lee was at the watch party, passing the baton onto simon. jennifer tran, 17%. >> she was so excited with the proposition that she will go to washington, d.c. >>> is only one statewide proposition and it was prop 1. it will authorize more than $6 million in bonds to build mental health facilities and housing for the homeless. let's bring chris for a breakdown on this low. an update on key san francisco ballot measures that really will be instrumental for the reelection chances for the mayor. we're talking about prop d and prop f. >> san francisco appears to be locked up. prop one, it looks like one we have to watch the resident. a county by county breakdown to figure out who is voting yes and no? the green means yes and orange means no. the valley is saying thumbs down. folks on the coaster saying if a 42% of votes are counted. a lot of votes are still out there. the circle

diane feinstein held for 30 years. >> and this live look outside.epared for brief downpours today. drew is here with the forecast for what to expect as you get ready. it is a rain jacket kind of day. >> good morning everybody. it is wednesday march 6th. yeah. >> so don't get caught in that rain. hi drew. >> yeah. good morning. it's a busy day on live doppler seven. we have showers moving through the south bay up into the peninsula. the showers that work through half moon bay are on their way into the city. but we're focusing on the south bay because this is where we've seen some of the heaviest rain so far this morning on live doppler seven. the brighter colors, the yellows, the reds indicating those quick moving downpours, another one about to move into willow glen, milpitas is getting soaked and we have seen some quick moving showers around this area, so a flood advisory is in effect. just be aware there may be some standing water on our roads like 82 even 680 this morning. just take a little bit slower out there. it's a level one today for these

save and preserve the cable cars for people like us to enjoy today and in 1984 stood with mayor feinstein to commemorate to raise the resources and doing the work to get our cable cars back on track so great we're all here today but his generosity didn't stop he was a great patient and when the hearts of san francisco came to be in san francisco in 2004 painted a heart so san francisco general hospital has used the hearts as a way to raise money for the foundation to help people who are in need of healthcare and support and pained one of those heart and in effect if you want to see that same heart it is right in the lobby of the fairmd hotel for all to enjoy. (clapping.) we all fell in love are him and his music so many so three mayor ed lee when he was alive declared tony bennett we recognize to commemorate his extraordinary work in the city and county of san francisco he was a try desirable leader of fulfill pistil and so of us love and admired we can only think about san francisco without thinking about tony bennett and vaedz and celebrate this dedication my honor to be here to recogni

. >> right, let's talk about the california senate seat previously held by the late dianne feinstein. there are actually two senate races for the same seat, one to fill feinstein's turm, the other for the full six year terms. let's take a look at a berkeley institute of governmental studies poll on where the four candidates stand, if we can take a look at that there. so you can see steve garvey at the top with 27, then adam schiff, representative katie porter, then barbara lee. so you can see there, republican steve garvey is in the lead in a very democratic state. what are you watching for here? >> well, first off, like you said, there are actually two elections for the us senate. one is to fulfill the remainder of the terms for dianne feinstein, the one that is currently being held by senator laphonza butler, she decided not to run for the full time or the partial. so there's going to be elections for both of those, and so, like you showed on the screen right now, steve garvey is in the lead there. this is just a math problem essentially for steve garvey. and it's a pretty easy one

even dianne feinstein who unfortunately past away long before the bill was written has an earmark from the grave. half a million dollars for a de i zoo. the san diego zoo is getting half a million dollars for an antiracist nature appreciation program where high school kids from diverse backgrounds can observe wildlife. why do they need a half million dollars to go to the zoo?

previously held by the late dianne feinstein. this is, of course, the big battle with three well known democrats and a republican former baseball star. lots of ads, lots of money being spent. is there any mystery here? what are you watching? >> i think this is all coming down to whether adam schiff, the democratic frontrunner, is going to face that republican former mlb player steve garvey, or if it's going to be fellow democrat and congresswoman katie porter. for a while there, it looked like uh, garvey and porter were fighting for second place. recent polling has shown more separation where it looks like steve garvey has consolidated that republican vote, which would put him into the top two. this is adam schiff versus steve garvey. the election is effectively over after tomorrow. barring something in extremely unlikely a democrat is going to win this seat. how ever. if it's adam schiff versus katie porter, then you have a drawn out likely very expensive race between two prominent democrats. and so really like i said, i think t

. >> on the hotly contested race for the late senator dianne feinstein's seat.ongresswoman barbara lee, congressman adam schiff, republican candidate steve garvey and congresswoman katie porter have all been hitting the campaign trail for several months now vying for votes all across the state. volunteers are at least campaign headquarters tonight, phone banking to get out the vote before the polls close. that's where we find kron four's. dan thorn. live in oakland tonight. i am >> yeah. hey. noel were outside about congresswoman barbara lee's campaign headquarters here in oakland. the congresswoman is going to be joining her volunteers here within the next hour or so. hopefully a celebration is she's vying for that. a primary victory in the united states senate as for her spot in the race right now, she's been polling at or near the bottom. so it's been a little bit of a difficulty getting her name out there, but she believes he's the right person to win this primary. eventually go on to being california's next senator with dianne feinstein's seat open. and tha

seat for left vacant the late to dianne feinstein. adam schiff has been called as one of the opponents here for november. he has 37% of the vote right now with 38% of the precincts reporting tonight. but the top 2 in this race will head to the general election in november. so we're waiting to see who will be called for that second spot. of course, steve garvey has been and second all night and the only statewide, a proposition on the ballot on this super tuesday in california is proposition one. >> the issue dealing with homelessness and mental health being pushed hard by governor gavin newsom. and it has actually taken a a majority it was trailing just a short time ago, but there's only 31% of the vote in and prop one is leading. yes, 51% to know 49%. that has already volleyed once. now this evening since we've started checking. so we'll continue to bring you updates. their our grant lotus has been tracking the results from the presidential election tonight. he joins us now with a little bit more detail. grant. >> all right. how's it

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for hard work and volunteerism and so my second message is that we purview past years since dianne feinstein and the lord mayor john signed agreements and joan in crocker and send him our best wishes and always remember dianne feinstein and for her work and for international democracy but still much to do we need to continue our journal today and many roads and my third message my dear friends to ask the festivities in preparation for the anniversary a song has been stuck in my head but the lyrics to the beautiful scenery and bringing san francisco indeed a song for several years on the chart in ireland since 1984 so this is dedicated to you and i have no doubt other mayors so the people in the audience who are from ireland if you know this walking. were falcons build their nests and they fly they know the call of firemen in any breasts and against the sky where twisted rock they run down to the sea and living on the western shore for the sunset ask for anymore he stood by there is a lot to see and sank. >> song for ireland and talking along the day try to make you stay. and joe how have new

we all remember that iconic moment when the late diane feinstein came out and made that announcement.> both mayor miss coney and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. the suspect is supervisor dan white. >> reporter: you know, ryan, just to go from that moment, such a dark time in our city's history, to now, this moment of having this massive naval ship named after such an icon to the city, it is just remarkable. seems like so long ago that happened. now, decades later, you heard dianne feinstein there , another icon of the city now gone and nancy pelosi, of course, an icon of the city. all of these people coming together, making such an impact on the city. harvey milk is a huge part of that. to have that ship now parked here in our city is just amazing and we have gotten a front - [narrator] at kpix, we're taking weather to the next level. - we can show not just what's happening at ground level, but we can show what's happening in the upper levels of the atmosphere. let's lift the clouds off of ground level and talk... - it really spotlights how unique the geography is he

for hard work and volunteerism and so my second message is that we purview past years since dianne feinstein and the lord mayor john signed agreements and joan in crocker and send him our best wishes and always remember dianne feinstein and for her work and for international democracy but still much to do we need to continue our journal today and many roads and my third message my dear friends to ask the festivities in preparation for the anniversary a song has been stuck in my head but the lyrics to the beautiful scenery and bringing san francisco indeed a song for several years on the chart in ireland since 1984 so this is dedicated to you and i have no doubt other mayors so the people in the audience who are from ireland if you know this walking. were falcons build their nests and they fly they know the call of firemen in any breasts and against the sky where twisted rock they run down to the sea and living on the western shore for the sunset ask for anymore he stood by there is a lot to see and sank. >> song for ireland and talking along the day try to make you stay. and joe how have new

the big race too, fill the seat left behind by the passing of dianne feinstein. adam schiff collected the most votes. 35% and steve garvey will challenge him in the november runoff election. he had 30% of the vote. a disappointing finish for katie porter and barr really. >> and the only statewide proposition on the ballot tonight was prop one pretty neck-and-neck in terms of results right now. 43% of precincts reporting. yes, coming in at just 51% with no votes not far behind at 49%. our catherine heenan does have our political analysts standing by. we've been discussing all of these races tonight. katherine, a reaction to that problem that keeps kind of all. everyone saying, oh, that's a dicey. so i mean, well, it's so close who knows? >> it should be passing. it should be passing at a stronger number. it doesn't have organized opposition. that is something with some of these late counts, especially in some of the rural counties as they come in because they'll be resistant to that measure. it's a proxy for governor newsome, his policy stances. what he wants to d

. >> who will take over the late senator's seat of diane feinstein? two of the competitors campaigned earlier this evening. the two are in a battle with the third leading democrat katie who was in the bay area yesterday and the republican front runner is stumped for votes as well after a recent surge in the polls. he is on track to take one of two slots in the general election. given that democrats are split between shift, quarter and lee. >> it sounds like a truism that this is the most important in our lifetime but it is the most important in our lifetime. >> sometimes it is against my own party but voters need to know i will do the right thing and look out for them and work to make their lives better every day. >> there are two u.s. senate races on the ballot, the first decide who will take over the remainder of feinstein's term, the second decides the full six- year term that begins in january. >> they area republicans are expressing something they have been missing for years, optimism. not only does garvey have a chance to advance to the november

died and she was in her 90s for the 90 she had secret often gavin newsom, replaced dianne feinstein she lives in maryland and he probably turned her at a dinner party hesitate with the seat difference so this and we got to this whenever 11 race, let's make the issue adam schiff see what okay there a couple of states charlie george's one of them, texas is one that they've made big headways on in this pro california, and virginia's one republicans on back you know a lot about that in his this a model that the republican should take up to him. charlie: well agree with kelly, that you have to fight these fights we cannot see the territory or evelyn and of course nothing says diversity like adam schiff especially with a history buff but the real problem here is still the same old terrible ideas and you have all the democrats and there's race believing in $20.1 of the blaze and $50 an hour minimum wage which is going to further destroy the economy there and they'll believe in free healthcare for illegal aliens see what we can leave it there the washington post, redefines the crime prices

. >> this is to replace the lite dianne feinstein. democrat adam schiff narrowly leads republican steve garvey. katie porter and barbara lee finishing far behind. this is the vote for the full-term starting next year. once the general election vote is certified, the winner will replace butler, who is holding feinstein's seat. >>> as we look to november, the results mean california will not be represented by at least one woman in the u.s. senate for the first time since the 1990s. >> joining us now to break it down is political analyst larry gerston. larry, thanks for joining us. let's talk first about these returns. there were three top democrats, one top republican on the ballot. a democrat and republican now we know facing off in november. given california's deep blue state status, what do you think really propelled garvey to the top over two congresswomen, katie porter and barbara lee? >> good morning. he can thank garvey and adam schiff, because he decided to make it a point to do whatever he could to run against garvey in novembe

ballots are being asked to vote twice, one left by feinstein from november to early january, starting next year. >> thank you so much. >>> another big bay area congressional race, replacing anna eshoo who has held that seat for more than three decades. and what was called the year of the woman. senators feinstein and barbara boxer were elected as well, and now there are 11 candidates vying for that position. that includes some familiar names. former san jose mayor sam liccardo. joe samiddian, rishi kumar, and evan lowe. >>> santa clara county is the last to certify their election results. shawn chitnis shows us how workers are racing to count all those ballots. >> reporter: i'm shawn chitnis in san jose. we are here at election headquarters for santa clara county. they have opened up their voting centers across town with over 100 locations, where they could vote in person or turn in their ballots. they have until 8:00 p.m., working hard for the last few weeks and the last several days to make sure they have all their operations in place including language aids to help those who are vo

as he was about to declare victory in the senate race to fill the late dianne feinstein's u.s. senate seat. now, he was introduced to the stage by eric swalwell, who represents part of contra costa county in the u.s. house of representatives. schiff was only a few minutes into his victory speech when protesters interrupted, chanting ceasefire now. take a listen. >> ceasefire now. ceasefire now. ceasefire now. >> thank you. >> reporter: schiff stopped speaking, waiting for the protesters to stop. when they didn't, his supporters started chanting his name, adam, adam, to drown out those protesters. now, schiff was eventually able to finish his speech but continued to be interrupted. >> want to acknowledge again my great gratitude to all of my wonderful supporters. i want to acknowledge the right of our protesters, and i look forward to working with you all and onward to victory in november. thank you very much, everybody. thank you. and let's go on and win this thing. on to november, everybody. and thank you. >> reporter: republican steve garvey came in second in that senate race

yes >> commissioner feinstein? >> yes. jot motion is unanimous >> item 6 resolution 2024-01 discussion and possible action. resolution recommending that the upon fire department expect in kinds gift consulting services for the community paramedicine commission 149, 7 sfikt from adobe ink in the kefktz civic bridge program. finance and planning here to speak on to request approval of an in kinds donation of service consulting services if adobe. valued 149, 760 in connection with the city's civic bridge program. chief tong mentioned that a bit but with civic bridge is a program throughout mayor's office that tries to connect city government and other sectors, universities and private companies to collaborateerate and try to find solutions or resolve problems or responded to challenges and find ways and solutions as a collaborative process and that's what this case is, too. private companies donate time and consulting services to the city. and w with the departments can provide deliverables and w assignments dependsoth projec

adam schiff will compete in november to fill dianne feinstein's u.s.y ending the congressional careers of barbara lee and katie porter. >> it's such a shame that we will not be having a female as our senator for the state of california. i think that having a women's perspective is really important. >> samina usman is constituent campaign coordinator for barbara lee's senate campaign for the first time in more than three decades, california won't have a female senator, and of the bay area's 12 congressional districts, only

guest: yes, we had obviously the big break was the senate race to replace feinstein. i've endorsed adam schiff. and he had a really strong showing last night. so, they want to be premature but it does look like schiff will be our next senator. host: are you concerned about president biden's low approval rateings? it's looking from polls that former president trump is ahead in key swing states. guest: no, as you start to get to general elections, you willns of america. there's still a lot that we had to accomplish to get us where we need to be at the united states of america. host: if you would like to join the conversation, you can do so now on 202-748-8000, 202-748-8001 and 202-748-8002. let's turn to government funding. there's a deadline on friday and another deadline march 22 which would probably be even more challenging. what are the chances of the government's going to shut down? guest: yeah, i certainly think we're going to vote today on the first six packages of government funding. you will see the majority of republicans and the majority of democrats vote in

dianne feinstein, the late dianne feinstein held this seat since the early '90s. now it's a schiff/garvey campaign. schiff does have the upper hand, not just because he's a democrat, but also because of some key endorsements that he's already received, including from then speaker of the house nancy pelosi, which has allowed him to raise more money in terms of campaign contributions than any of the other candidates in this race. he is going into this general election with a war chest of more than $30 million, jules? >> katie, i might add, you know, you had a front row seat to this entire evening, and it really seemed like the schiff camp was taken off guard when these protesters came about, so what were your thoughts when you were sitting there watching that and how they just kind of overtook his speech and he looked like he was just caught off guard? >> reporter: it was interesting, because just a few minutes earlier when he came out on stage, this room was almost electric. you could feel a buzz. people were so excited to be here and feel like they had a front row

importantes como la elección de un senador por california que deberá sustituir a la fallecida dianne feinsteinrte de la senadora demócrata dianne feinstein y que ocupa temporalmente laphonza butler, quien no se postuló para un mandato completo para el cargo contendían. este supermartes los miembros demócratas de la cámara de representantes de estados unidos que barbara lee y adam schiff, así como el ex jugador de los dodgers, steve garvey, por el partido republicano. estos 2 últimos obtuvieron más votos y llegarán a las elecciones generales. cabe mencionar que la campaña de adam schiff compró propaganda a favor de su rival republicano con el fin de bajar los números de sus contrincantes demócratas por eli , con el fin de dejarlas fuera en esta contienda. pero la fiesta de victoria de adam schiff se vio empañada por estridentes manifestantes que gritaban palestina libre y alto al fuego. ahora lo que obligó al congresista a intentar hablar por encima de ellos mientras seguían gritando. want to acknowledge again my great gratitude to all of my wonderful supporters i want to acknowledge the ride o

también fue el que dio la contienda electoral para sustituir el cargo del senado que dejó dianne feinsteinine del todo. a 16 horas del cierre de votación, las boletas siguen siendo procesadas para poder conocer los resultados de este supermartes, pero con las actualizaciones dadas a conocer por el registro de votantes, los 2 candidatos en la contienda de noviembre para el escaño que dejó la fallecida dianne feinstein son el republicano steve garvey y el demócrata adam schiff, con un porcentaje cerrado entre ambos, el recién involucrado a la política steve garvey, el ex primera base de los Ángeles dodgers, se considera un conservador y ha dicho que de llegar al senado solo cumpliría un periodo de 6 años. le preguntaron qué creía la gente hispana y dijo la gente hispana son trabajadores y somos trabajadores, luchadores. venimos de otros países para el sueño americano y el sueño americano ahorita está muy difícil. ya de a de de agarrarlo porque se le está yendo de las manos, por eso el mundo se está yendo para otros estados, mientras que adam schiff, quien se considera progresista a estado en

senator dianne feinstein's seat.n 10 years, lisa schneider will have an amazing second act. thanks to career reskilling courses from aarp. to help make sure her income lives as long as she does. the younger you are, the more you need aarp. stories in the bay area. first votes. >> are still being counted in the primary election, but we've got some major takeaways. coverage of the key races coming up. also, we're starting off with a rainy morning in a very wet commute, josh, every level. that will here in just a moment. >> from the area's local news station, you're watching the kron. 4 morning news at 6. >> good morning. and thanks for tuning in to the 4 morning news guard and a marina in for james this morning. >> we have a lot election results are and we also want to take a look at the weather how that's going a little bit of rain back. hi, john. yes, we've got a rainy

we're following the latest on the race to fill dianne feinstein's u.s.

for hard work and volunteerism and so my second message is that we purview past years since dianne feinstein and the lord mayor john signed agreements and joan in crocker and send him our best wishes and always remember dianne feinstein and for her work and for international democracy but still much to do we need to continue our journal today and many roads and my third message my dear friends to ask the festivities in preparation for the anniversary a song has been stuck in my head but the lyrics to the beautiful scenery and bringing san francisco indeed a song for several years on the chart in ireland since 1984 so this is dedicated to you and i have no doubt other mayors so the people in the audience who are from ireland if you know this walking. were falcons build their nests and they fly they know the call of firemen in any breasts and against the sky where twisted rock they run down to the sea and living on the western shore for the sunset ask for anymore he stood by there is a lot to see and sank. >> song for ireland and talking along the day try to make you stay. and joe how have new

four big names, all vying to win the seat, long held by the late senator from san francisco, dianne feinstein. >> abc seven news reporter josh haskell is on the campaign trail in southern california, with the final hours before votes are counted up. >> it's super tuesday eve and congressman adam schiff here in burbank behind me, hopes that the polls are right that show him moving on to the runoff, that we make sure that that, uh, that one time, first baseman, uh, who is now playing in deep, deep, deep, far, far right field never gets anywhere near the us senate. >> are you ready to win this thing? >> schiff, going after his opponent in the primary. republican steve garvey, who, according to the most recent poll released friday by the la times and the berkeley institute of governmental studies, leads schiff by two points. the top two finishers, regardless of party, will move on to the runoff election in november. this was garvey last week reacting to an ad schiff has run attacking the former dodger star. another democrat in the race, katie porter, says it's an effort to boost the republican. i