senate race between boxer and fiorina?well, we had some new polling numbers come out this week, and if you average those in with the others that came out over the past month, you've got about a 4.4 percentage point lead for barbara boxer. and if you factor in the margins of error that those polls have, that's not much of a lead really at all. but it's early. we still have a lot of time before election day. barbara boxer and carly fiorina are both busily out there campaigning all over the state. the national republican senatorial committee bought up a big block of air time for those last few days before election day in november to blanket the l.a. media market with pro-fiorina, anti-boxer ads. so you know there's going to be a lot of spending in the last few days, on both sides of the aisle. but the battling remains relatively superficial in some regards. you know, you had this week carly fiorina's camp pushing the story that boxer had equated political service to military service, which she actually really didn't. you had

he actually thinks that carly fiorina's going to win. >> she's going to win -- carly fiorina's a greatdidate. barbara boxer -- >> we just had a poll today in california. the more people get to know carly fiorina the less they like her. >> run out of a company for driving it into the ground. >> they just did a poll and people like boxer's hair better than they like carly fiorina's hair. they forced her out. >> it always goes for the democrats. already 32% to 39% latino voters in california saying they're willing to vote for carly fiorina. that is a margin of victory. >> somebody who ran a company into the ground, outsourced thousands of jobs -- >> larry: can anything happen in the next few months to change something? >> i'd say, god forbid, a terrible terrorist incident to which obama responds strongly and powerfully. i'd say if there's evidence of a turning of the tide on inflation -- sorry, on unemployment, that would be an incredible miracle for mr. obama and for the very, very unfortunate unemployed. i'd say if he does something -- gives a heroic speech about something. there are ma

he thinks carly fiorina is going to win. >> barbara boxer -- >> the more people get to know fiorina,he less they like her. >> -- successful business person -- run out of the business -- >> they just did a poll and people like boxer's hair better than they like fiorina's hair. they forced her out. >> -- always goes for the democrats. already 32% to 39% latino voters in california saying they're willing to vote for fiorina. >> somebody who ran a company into the ground -- >> larry: can anything happen in the next few months to change -- >> i'd say, god forbid, a terrible terrorist incident to which obama responds powerfully. i think if there's evidence of a turning of the tide on unemployment, that would be an incredible miracle for mr. obama and for the very unfortunate unemployed. i'd say if he does something -- gives a heroic speech about something. he is a very resilient, adaptable guy. i think he can turn everything around. >> larry: republican can beat him? >> i know you scoffed at this. >> i love haley barbour -- >> -- smart effort guys i've ever met. he speaks like he's the red

involves the senate race in california between incumbent barbara boxer and republican candidate carly fiorina now early polls show that the two women wore locked in a very close race but boxer now has turned to pull away from her challenger in fact a new poll by public policy polling finds that boxer has a nine point lead but let me tell you this it was a question in that poll that helped us pick our schooltime winner tonight because the poll asked do you have a higher opinion of barbara boxer's hair or carly fiorina is here i'm sorry looks like only fourteen percent like carly fiorina is hair barbara boxer's hair was favored by a whopping nineteen percent and actually sixty seven percent of people weren't even sure but that with all the difficult issues facing this country facing california a polling company is actually asking people to vote about a candidate haircut now if this were two men would that ever be a question hell no because only women get judged on their hair and what year is it i think i'm back in one nine hundred fifty and public policy polling only asked this question after c

. >> and still ahead a smear campaign against karly fiorina. how comments have been taken out of context in a commercial. >> i'm dan noyes. coming up i team investigates complaints about patients care and a popular hmo. >> and there is a medical marijuana break through. new wayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayayay

carly fiorina and meg whitman both support all short drilling. ♪ >> support offshore drilling. >> and half has fog, one- half has a sunny skies, and inland is warmer about a 10 degrees and dan yesterday. also warmer in the north bay, 77 degrees in santa rosa. temperatures closer to the coastline are where there were yesterday or a few degrees cooler. it is cooler in san francisco. with that fog sticking around and our weather headlines, the fog is clinging along the coast and some sunshine along the san mateo coast and north bay. and that fog will stay and moved in earlier tomorrow and last night. qamar, less fog, mild conditions for tomorrow. temperatures are going to stay below normal. to take a look at the fog tracker tomorrow morning it is not going to be dead extensive fish. by 6:00 a.m., inland will be clear. half it is not going to be that extensive. so it is going to be nice and warm in napa, santa rosa, and oakland, hayward will press towards the coast line and short in the afternoon hours. and here it kron 4 7 day around the bay again, the fog out there tomorrow morning but

in response to boxer-fiorina response -- fiorina's campaign also said more focus needs to be put on efforts to create jobs. >>> our economy grew last spring, but at a slower pace. according to the commerce department, the gross domestic product, the output of all goods and services grew about 2.4% between april and june. that's compared to 3.7% growth in the first part of the year. many economic analysts expected modest growth in the spring quarter and are predicting a slow down. >>> after a choppy day of trading and a dip of 120 points. the dow managed to ease down with a modest drop. the dow fell a little more than one point, the nasdaq was up a little more than three points. for more financial and consumer news, go to ktvu.com and click on the business tab. >> i heard a big explosion. like an atomic bomb looking thing with black smoke. >>> we'll tell you what happened in one neighborhood that shook residents. >>> the oakland police crisis first led to the lay off of 80 officers. now the police canine squad will be cut. >>> traffic on the east freeway in oakland came to standstill after a

. >> karly fiorina called it a job killer, barbara boxer claims the law is creating jobs.ch is it? how about a fact check? mark matthews puts claims to the test. >> it's a good time, to do it, too. talking about how overregulation is driving businesses out of the state. and yesterday, boxer at a solar installation plant saying the state's change regulations are responsible for bringing jobs in. today, fiorina repeated a story about an entrepreneur she met. >> he told me he'd built a factory in the yu crane. in six months. and was three years into a permitting process here in california. >> she cites the story as an example of california regulations driving job frtz state. >> now... we're making it harder that. is what every piece of data says. >> the few chairitable trust, an independent foundation,. >> yesterday, boxer told a company in foster city the trust found green jobs sector in california added 10,000 new companies and 125,000 new jobs over a 10 tr-year period. >> that was a 15% quicker job generation than the california economy as a whole. >> is she write? the dir

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carly fiorina has $953,000 left despite loaning $5.35 million back in april. >> box abouter did not have primary challenge and had help from president obama. >> more than one thousand members of the california nurses association descended on ater ton yesterday to rally outside meg whitman's home. they are trying to court its members after supporters dumped jerry brown. they important trade queen meg, they say is buying the governor's race. >> we work in a corporate environment in the hospitals. we know what the corporate agenda does to health care and we don't want to see that happen to our patients. >> they want to protect the status quo in sacramento. they don't want government to run more efficiently. they agree on jerry brown on so many things and that is why they are doing this. >> she was in southern california touring a flashlight company. >> the san francisco mayor opposes a ballot measure aimed at derailing a law that goes before voters. the law if approved would ban people from sitting or lying on sidewalks during certain hours of the day. it will appear on the november ballot

a spokeswoman for fiorina says it's ironic because it's not like boxer is living off food stamps. >>>. the california democratic party now says it will stay neutral on proposition 19 which would legalize marijuana in california. now, the proposition if voters approve it in november would allow adults to possess up to one ounce of marijuana for personal use and allow governments to regulate and tax it. california already allows medical marijuana use. tomorrow oakland city council will take up the issue of licensing for marijuana production plants which would grow, package and process pot for several purse posses, from body oil to baked -- purposes, from body oil to baked goods. if approved, the marijuana protection plants would have to pay more than $00,000 in -- $200,000 in annual permit fees, carry $2 million in liability insurance and set aside up to 8% of their gross sales for taxes. the richmond city council is expected to take up the issue of dispensaries this week. the contra costa county times says they are writing the number and ordinance. richmond may have as many as ten. but

. >> and portraying karly fiorina as citing with the party of no.woman says fiorina does oppose the unemployment extension. >> there is a $33 million bill there. is no offset for this. >> and there is republican that's want cuts to prevent it from increasing the deficit. but in california a politicallan lift believes boxer and democrats have a slight advantage. >> i think it's going to be a winning argument. >> and saying the strategy may not be aimed on california voters. all of those red meat issues for the republican party are fi burden of proof to mobilize the base and to keep the base energized. >> and it's her strategy in the 2004 presidential election. and senator boxer responded "as you'd expect". >> my base is energized. very to tell you. >> and boxer later admitted there is a huge amount of energy on the right, particularly among tea party member autos thank you. >> and the gulf of mexico now oil, gas leaking from the ruptured oil well. the cap will be staying in place for now. the federal government agreed to leave that in place and offic

many californians are out of work and that's why job creation remains my top priority. >> fiorina'samps says the jobs under the stimulus has resulted in -- >> now the vote is set for tomorrow. democrats think they can finally block a republican filibuster when robert byrd's replacement is needed, giving them the 66 votes they need. >> and that vote can't come soon enough. for those who lost their jobs, they say that unemployment job is vital when it come to putting food on the table and paying paying their bills. jim vargas is live with one particular county that's been very hit. >> solano county's unemployment rate is the highest in the bay area. many people there are waiting for their uninsures benefits to be -- uninsurance benefits to be extended. this man is a heavy equipment operate out of work for a year. >> yeah. any kind of -- i don't know. i owe people and they are looking for their money. i can't help them because my extenses have been cut. >> he was part of a steady stream of people looking in vallejo. they live in a town in such bad shape that police officers have been l

carly fiorina has $953,000 left, that is despite loaning her campaign $35.5 million late last year. former head of hp spent big to win her primary race. pox boxer didn't have to face a primary and had help from president obama. >> more than thousand members descended on atherton yesterday to rally outside of meg whitman's home. republican candidate for governor is trying to court its members, even after cna supported jerry brown. so-called clean meg, someone they say is trying to buy the position. >> we know what corporate agenda does to health care and how it affects that. we don't want to see it happen to our patients. >> they want to endorse jerry brown and protect the stat is quo. they agree with jerry brown on so many things. i think that is why they are doing this. >> whitman was in southern california during the protest touring a flashlight company. she questions whether rank and file nurses agree with union tactics. >> a poll released this morning shows a slight majority of californians favor arizona's new immigration law. it allows police to question immigration status base

carly fiorina has $953,000 left despite loaning her campaign $35 million since late last year.er did not have to face a primary challenge and had fund-raising help from president obama. >>> more than one thousand members of the california nurses association descended on ater ton to rally outside of meg whitman's home. they say the candidate is trying to court members, even after cna supported jerry brown. they brought in an actress to portray queen meg. >> we work in a corporate environment in hospitals and we know what the corporate agenda does it to health care and we don't want that to happen to our patients. >> they want to endorse jerry brown and they don't necessarily want government to run more efficiently. they agree with jerry brown on so many things. i think that is why they are doing this. >> whitman was in southern california during the protests touring a flashlight company. >>> investigators in san jose now believe someone deliberately set afire that destroyed most of the school in the rose garden district. you may remember flames raced through the elementary campu

fiorina spent $5.5 million of her own money before the june primaries.nce then she's not given more er money to her campaign and her fund-raising has been lagging that have boxer's. >>> the president is support willing an effort by senate democrats to require a more detaedof disclosure of campaign contributions and the democrat said republicans should not hold up the issue j in should not be a democratic or republican issue. this is an issue of whether or not we'll have a government that works for ordinary americans, a government of, by and for the people. that's why these reforms are so important and that's why i urge the senate to pass the disclose act. >> during a news conference in the white house rose garden today the president explained that by standing in the way of the bill the gop would be allowing special interests groups to have more clout in washington. >>> first there was the oil spill and then the response by bp ceo tony hayward, both of them disasters. tonight word that hayward will soon step down, part of a company cleanup after public ga

for instance, 55% of voters who plan to vote for carly fiorina say they are pro-choice even though fiorinas pro-life. overall, 71% of state voters say they are pro-choice. >>> another new poll out this morning finds that most b.a.r.t. riders do not support temporary fare rollbacks. roughly 20% support the cutbacks. others say they would prefer more service hours, cleaner cars instead. b.a.r.t. will start the fiscal year with $4.5 million budget surplus. how often do we say that? b.a.r.t. directors are going to vote tomorrow on how to use that money. >>> meantime, a late-night vote will decide if oakland will get its cut of the pot business. >> a large lesson in caring. parents throwing an emergency meeting tonight trying to save their preschools and keep them open. >>> and that's the bay area's own cheer sf. we'll learn tonight if that performance is enough to move them towards the $1 million prize on "america's got talent." they're in the final 48 teams. the group raises money for people suffering from hiv/aids and breast cancer. cheer them on tonight on nbc bay area. the show starts at 9

commercial against karly fiorina. some say it takes comments out of context. dáñ >>> new research suggests drinking artificially sweetened beverages may increase risk of premature births. the study of 60,000 pregnant women showed those with one serving of diet soda a day were 38% more likely to deliver preterm and four diet sodas a day were 80% more likely to deliver early. the american college of obstetrics and gynecologists says artificial sweeteners are okay in moderation. >> and there is a new study warning students with attention deficit hyper activity disorder may have a difficult time finishing high school on time if they graduate. researchers at uc davis found a third of the students with adhd drop out ordeal yeah graduation compared to 15% of unaffected teens who drop out. experts say it's important not to let it go untreated in order to improve performances and achievements. >> up next, kanye west comes to san francisco to tweet. >> tweeting gold digger? you will not believe kanye west's following. next. )ñ)

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non-hispanic whites are actually supporting meg whitman and carly fiorina at the top of the ticket, buts the ethnic voters that are making the race kind of competitive right now. on the flip side, for example, on prop 19, michael, non-hispanic whites actually support legalizing marijuana by about 52%, 53%. but it is -- but if people who are pushing for legalization are listening, they'd better really work on latinos, asians, and blacks because in some of those communities the disapproval of prop 19 is around the 60% range. so they could tip the balance. and right now it's kind of 48%, 43%, but they could make all the difference in november. >> any other election issues that the ethnic vote could really play a crucial, you know, role? >> i think that prop 23, the one about repealing the climate change regulations in california, that one is not doing so well right now. it looks like it might go down to defeat. but the support for prop 23 is somewhat higher in some of these ethnic communities, again, where the rhetoric of jobs might carry more -- you know, more credibility or at the same t

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senate, barbara boxer has a big lead over her republican candidate fiorina in cash. boxer reports she has more than a million dollars at hand. much of that came by fundraisers by president obama and vice president biden. >> it's a free for all. it's the wild west. >>> coming up, ktvu investigates a little known loophole about electronic medical records and why they can be bought and sold. >>> apple plans a rare news conference as the company's imagine takes a bruising over the new iphone 4. >>> very warm to hot inland today. the fog is returned to ocean beach, it's returned to mere beach. look at the inland heat. these temperatures are going to start to move back toward the coast tomorrow. it's going to be another hot one, triple digits possible, i'll see you back here. >>> the federal government is pushing doctors and other health care providers to put your medical records on electronic data bases. in tonight's special report, health and science editor john fowler investigating a loophole in the law that allows for others to get your medical records. >> reporter: da

we're seeing it with carly fiorina also on the republican side. but certainly not to this level.nd i think it's going to be an unprecedented campaign -- >> there's a story today about her position on immigration, that she's saying she's very much like jerry brown in terms of the arizona law. how is that going to affect her with her conservative base this fall? >> you know, i think this is another place we're seeing some interesting issues with meg whitman. prior to the june primary meg whitman was saying she was tough as nails on illegal immigration, which is a very important issue to that conservative republican base. she was talking about not allowing undocumented students to go to california universities. just a number of different issues. this week she wrote an op-ed piece in a spanish-language paper saying she is really virtually undistinguishable from jerry brown on the issue of illegal immigration. jerry brown, who's kind of like satan to the republican base. that alarmed some of them. >> it alarmed jerry brown. >> it alarmed jerry brown. he said no, she's not like me on a

senate, barbara boxer has a big lead over her republican candidate fiorina in cash. boxer reports she has more than a million dollars at hand. much of that came by fundraisers by president obama and vice president biden. >> it's a free for all. it's the wild west. >>> coming up, ktvu investigates a little known loophole about electronic medical records and why they can be bought and presenting the cadillac "summer's best" sales event. a fantastic opportunity to get a great offer on a new cadillac cts sport sedan... ..the most acclaimed vehicle in its class and a car and driver 10 best third year in a row. summer brings out the best in all of us, so now's the perfect time to get behind the wheel of a brand new cadillac. now during cadillac's summer's best sales event... get zero percent apr financing for 72 months or this attractive lease offer on a cts sport sedan. >>> very warm to hot inland today. the fog is returned to ocean beach, it's returned to mere beach. look at the inland heat. these temperatures are going to start to move back toward the coast tomorrow. it

. >>> fiorina is get ago boost from the republican party in her attempt to unseat barbara boxer.he senatorial committee confirms that $1.7 million has been reserved for ads in the last week of the race. in the past the committee has been reluctant to spend, where democrats have an advantage. >>> sales in june increased by almost 24% when compared to may to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 330,000. however may set a record for the lowest number since the commerce department began keeping records. june comes in as the second lowest sale pace ever. however it beat economists expectations. >>> analysts say housing numbers were better than investors expected. and shipping giant fedex released an upbeat projection. >>> the company has 62 offices and more than 200 employees in silican valley already. now it's looking to add bankers and tellers but they don't know if this is for new offices. >>> 7,000 extras and one of the most famous movie stars all in oakland to start filming a new movie. >>> >>> cool weather stays in the forecast. we go to the livermore valley tomorrow. your tomor

you get senators from the larger states i mean look at what's happening in california where carly fiorina is going to come in you know with tens of millions of dollars of her own money and lots of lots of other corporate money and there's no way that barbara boxer can beat all those people in that state and so increasingly as a result of this awful misbehavior by or supreme court increasingly money rules in d.c. and it's not a good thing for democracy or for america do you think that in some sense that might give politicians a a false sense of security because they're surrounded by all these people here that are also doing well that have jobs in washington that are looking up to a new gallup poll says that eighty five percent of d.c. residents improve the job the barack obama is doing i think it's pretty obvious across america that that's not the case on and in fact all we see is this anti of incumbent anger we see a tea party candidates rising up so do they do they get a false sense security here yeah i think so if if we were seeing the same kind of jobs creation all across america like

. >> reporter: an election year issue, meg whitman and fiorina are open to more drilling. barbara boxer and jerry brown oppose it. >> i think at some point we have to drill for oil off the coast of california if we want to keep driving pigs like this. just that simple. >> reporter: californians are more divided about another energy source, nuclear power. even in berkeley's nuclear free zone, we found people open to new plans plans. >> there's been a substantial history of success, i'm willing to take that chance on that basis. >> reporter: so you've gotten comfortable with the idea of nuclear energy. >> yes. >> reporter: 59% favored the building of more nuclear power plants, now pretty much an even split. 48% in favor, 44% against. >> until we figure out what to do with the plutonium, that's a real concern. >> reporter: we still don't know what we're going to do with the waste, hiding in a cave is not the answer in my mind. >> reporter: headlines and prices affecting public opinion. randy shandobil. >>> a federal appeals court in san francisco upheld the conviction of tamm

. >>> fiorina is get ago boost from the republican party in her attempt to unseat barbara boxer.e senatorial committee confirms that $1.7 million has been reserved for ads in the last week of the race. in the past the committee has been reluctant to spend, where democrats have an advantage. >>> sales in june increased by almost 24% when compared to may to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 330,000. however may set a record for the lowest number since the commerce department began keeping records. june comes in as the second lowest sale pace ever. however it beat economists expectations. >>> analysts say housing numbers were better than investors expected. and shipping giant fedex released an upbeat projection. >>> the company has 62 offices and more than 200 employees in silican valley already. now it's looking to add bankers and tellers but they don't know if this is for new offices. >>> 7,000 extras and one of the most famous movie stars all in oakland to start filming a new movie. >>> concerns about crime at california state parks. new numbers reveal a troubling trend. >>> c

. >> saying the difference is that she's promoting job training and fiorina is talking it down.was talking down 10 days ago. >> when this question is at what worst koft? >> as we've reported, the trust studied green tech job creations found it's growing in a faster rate than the economy. this problem for democrats is that unemployment is still high skpunless this improves republican krdz goring to pushing that all the way to november. >> and a family spends $2000 on a lumber yard before it burns down. they don't have their stuff whachl are they going to do? 7 on your side is coming up. [ male announcer ] whoa, the new ultimate turkey & bacon avocado. get ready for the ride of your life. wipeout in waves of tender turkey and crispy bacon. gaze upon the rad rainbow of voluminous veggies and cool, sea-green avocado all on freshly baked bread. are you up for the ultimate? ♪ then you've got to try the totally new subway ultimate turkey & bacon avocado. carve one up today. crank up the flavor at subway. yeah. you must really care about him. what? no, no. you gave him fiber. no she did

those surveyed said they support democratic senator barbara boxer. 34% said they would vote for carly fiorina. 22% are undecided in that race. >>> just how far oakland is when it comes to fixing the streets. >>> also some pricey policing. how much dualing police work costs. >> and a big fine . >>> we have an update tonight on a fire that damaged three homes in daly city this evening. 11 people were displaced by the three alarm fire that started at about 5:30 p.m. it started in the 100 block of santa cruz avenue. one resident was taken to the hospital with a burned hand and respiratory problems. the red cross says it is helping the nine adults and two children who have been displaced. the cause of the fire is being investigated. >>> a county judge is permanently out loud the notorious street gang. the ruling bars gang members from gathering within a four square mile area at the center of town. judge william c harrison had issued a temporary injunction last july. yesterday he made that injunction permanent. the gang members are also under a cure few from 10:00 at night to 5 in the morning. it n

those surveyed said they support democratic senator barbara boxer. 34% said they would vote for carly fiorina22% are undecided in that race. >>> just how far oakland is when it comes to fixing the streets. >>> also some pricey policing. how much dualing police work costs. >> and a big fine over footwear. the strange thing that giants pitcher brian wilson had to do today to his shoes. [ music ] . >>> we have an update tonight on a fire that damaged three homes in daly city this evening. 11 people were displaced by the three alarm fire that started at about 5:30 p.m. it started in the 100 block of santa cruz avenue. one resident was taken to the hospital with a burned hand and respiratory problems. the red cross says it is helping the nine adults and two children who have been displaced. the cause of the fire is being investigated. >>> a county judge is permanently out loud the notorious street gang. the ruling bars gang members from gathering within a four square mile area at the center of town. judge william c harrison had issued a temporary injunction last july. yesterday he made that injunc

. >>> carly fiorina is getting a boost from the republican party in her attempt to unseat barbara boxere national republican ?rawrt tomorrow committee congirls $1.75 million has been reserved for tv ads during the last week of the campaign. republicans plan to target the los angeles area, this is a shift because in the past they have been reluctant to spend on republican candidates here where democrats have an advantage in registration. this could be a dramatic day in court as closing arguments continue in the trial of rob blagojevich. yesterday defense attorney sam adam junior clashed with the judge over whether he could mention potential witnesses the prosecutors did not call during the trial. well, the judge denied the request and said if adam does bring up the witnesses during his closing arguments today he could be thrown in jail. rob blagojevich has pleaded not guilty for trying to sell president obama's senate seat and other charges as well. >>> today the santa cruz city council is due to vote on temporarily lifting a smoking ban for an upcoming medical marijuana festival. now th

republican candidate carly fiorina reported her campaign had just $953,000 in the bank as of june 30th. the former hewlett packard ceo gave her campaign $5.5 million for the june 8 primary but provided no personal money since then. boxer reported she has $11.3 million at the end of june. she is trying to win a fourth term as u.s. senator. >>> a third body was recovered from the surf near point ray after a boat capsized yesterday. authorities haven't released the name of the latest victim. we know if identities of the two men recovered yesterday. the coroner's office says the two men drown when their sportfishing boat was hit by a wave. one was from river bank california and the other from arkansas. neither man was wearing a life jacket. one man is still missing. >>> the golden state warriors do have new ownership, and it is not the person many were expecting to take the reigns. lauren scott is here. what a surprise this one. >> not happy about it either. >> not billionaire software tyco tycoons, but a venture capitalist and entertainment industry ceo. a record sales price for a nba fra

and the change of public sentiment to not change with meg whitman, and carly fiorina both explore offshoreling. ♪ >> a few different weather pictures with this mount pam cam. sunny skies over the bay but as we look toward the golden gate bridge km this fog is hanging on, all along the coast and much cooler along the coast. with that fog has been interrupted a and inland has more sunshine, and warmer air. 10 degrees warmer, inland, with 10 degrees in concord, antioch, and the north bay. 70's, and in the south bay. tonight and tomorrow, fog along the coastline. the fog will be coming in tonight with patchy fog to the morning and more typical areas. the coast, the bay, and in the afternoon, sunny skies and warm just a bit especially, inland. and first, let us take a look your fog tracker for tomorrow morning not quite as extensive as it has been. by 6:00 a.m., it is already going to be scaling back. as for moving to the leader areas, clearing in the north bay which will allow temperatures to return to the 70's. fanned fog in oakland, hayward, and the peninsula, pushing offshore. by 12 pm, the

senator from california up against carly fiorina the former ceo of hewleltt-packard. you better believe that the economy is going to be part of that. i'm sure president obama will probably be back out here campaigning for senator boxer. and the governor's race as you talked about will be fascinating. most people in california feel as though what they want is leadership. they're looking for leadership. that explains why arnold schwarzenegger approval rating have been so low. they don't think he's been the right leader. in our race for governor you have a former ceo of ebay meg whitman against the former governor who wants to be governor again jerry browne who is a democrat. they are both preaching leadership. i think this is a fascinating time to watch the intersection of a really really struggling economy and these political dynamics about how you solve it. what you do and what it means to be a leader and get out. >> ifill: julie philip, do you see that same kind of intersection in new york state as well about to collide as we get toward the fall? >> it's interesting,

she is running against carly fiorina. what is the latest?, she spent close california is an incredibly expensive way to runç ads. it is difficult to campaign grass-roots style there. a new poll shows her approval rating continues to go down. this is a candidate that the administratimn is concerned about. she faces carly fiorina who is out ofç the mold from the peope that she has gone up against. the conventional wisdom is that senator boxer knows how to beat your typical maleç candidate, t she is facing something different now. >>ç thank you. we will be covering the president's event as well as other happenings. for more information, go to c- span.org. host: guestçlet me introduce yo our next guest. from new york city, stephen çspruiell, a staff writer for e "new york times." good morning to you. thank you for being with us. ças we begin, let's talk about the legislativeç head counting. what is scott brown so important in the process? >guest: as he said he might be, he is the 41st vote. depending on what happens in çwest virginia,

carli fear arena -- carly fiorina bids which herb position on this -- switched her position on this. you see the pressure already on the campaign trail. you will see some republicans and conservative areas -- don't know will use this as a key part of their argument or may be part of the argument that democrats are spending without finding ways to offset it. host: that moves to the house floor today. is the passage certain? guest: it should be a foregone conclusion. the president should be able to sign this quickly. each state has its own rules, the federal-state unemployment insurance program, so it will vary a little bit state-by-state how fast the benefits get out the door. they are retroactive, so people who have been waiting for seven or eight weeks will get payment for that. host: one other item that a specific -- the front page of the hartford courant, the talk about the legislation and what they say is a little known development. it fixes a "glitch" which strikes penalty for temporary and part-time workers. for people who took temporary or part-time positions while unemployed.

despite that, 5% of them plan to vote for carly fiorina who is pro choice.ner vehicles. the new fiscal year will begin with a budget surplus. plus, they will vote tomorrow on how to use that money. >>> a bay area man may see his nba dream come true and might be able to live it out in his home town. he is from palo alto but plays from harvard. he was not drafted but got a lot of attention after playing in the nba and summer league. he could be a warrior by the end of the day. the "today" show comes up next. have a great day. we'll see you then. >>> we're back on this wednesday with more of "today." it's time to play "who knew" our weekly quiz game. we're going to see if you can survive questions on the hottest, most dramatic reality tv shows over the years. kathie lee is across the street at nbc's digital.com cafe. those who win get a gift card and those who don't get a special personal gift from kathie lee herself, her cd. we have the author of a fun book, "my fair lady" general lancaster. how are you? >> i'm good, thank you for having me back. >> are you re

while it would be nice, you do not need carly fiorina note to win in november to affirm this.se jean martin in the senate. -- pro-life. with the best candidate when, man or woman. there is alleged more i would like to say to you, but that is what we have syndicated columnist for. please feel free to read and engage. please go for that and bring good sense to your campuses and communities and may even hear. many summer you will run for office. -- maybe some of you will forgo that and raise some sensible children. you do not have to compromise family for career to be happier successful. whatever you do, good luck, and know that you are not alone. thank you very much. [applause] but spot a great analysis, katherine, and what a great time we are living in to have great conservative leaders like katherine and some of the women she has talked about today, and many of you as well. thank you so much. that was a new, fresh look at where we are today. we have a little bit of time for questions. i would ask you to wait until the microphone comes to you, and give your name and affiliation