many veterans groups have spoken out against president trump's push to privatize the va. >>> gavin newsom will not take part in any other debates until -- he will participate in a televised debate may 8. democratic rivals including former ellie mayor antonio says newsom is trying to avoid talking about his record. but a spokesperson for newsom says the lieutenant governor has participated in eight debates and countless forms and he is now looking forward to the san jose debate. >>> our time is 6:18. let's get you out the door. sal can take care of that. everybody behaving? >> that's right, dave and pam. we do have a commute that's beginning. you will see plenty of company for you at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is backed up for about a 10- 50 minute delay. nothing out of the ordinary. it's not a light commute either. here's a look at interstate 880, where right now at -- it's light. both those events are likely to put a lot of traffic on 880. if it were me, i would still use bart to get there. this is a look at was bent 92 at the san mateo bridge. it is pretty loud crowded -- pretty crow

gavin newsom is in first place. 28% of likely voters surveyed support gavin newsom. cox 14%.vil are a goinga 12 -- vil rue ragoesa 12% and -- villaraigosa 12% and allen 10%. diane finestein has 42% support over fellow democrat and former state senate leader kevin de leon who came in at 16%. >>> 300 cows have been dead at a ranch in humboldt county 15 minute from the city of eureka. the rancher raymond frank cysty was arrested on animal cruelty charges. they found hundreds of dead cows left near water wears. authorities found cattle -- waterways. authorities found cattle malnourished and dogs kept in unsanitary condition. >>> we have a update on a scare at a east bay community college. classes canceled today in diablo pleasant college of the we will tell you about an alert and what officials are describing as a potentially service threat. >>> good morningch the weather is not great for driving out there. if you are driving on the freeways, it is a windshieldwipers in several areas leave early. >> that plume of substrop cal moisture arrived and has it ever. there's really good

>> i remember this office. >> reporter: lieutenant governor gavin newsom officially filed for the governor's race today, submitting the paperwork in san francisco, the city he once led as mayor. if his rival in november is fellow democrat and former los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa, joe matthews of the media nonprofit zokalos says how californians feel about the candidates' hometowns could have an impact. an article he wrote is getting attention. >> in the entire history of the state, no los angeles mayor's been elected to statewide office. that's because people don't like los angeles. >> reporter: matthews believes san francisco may now be the one people love to hate. >> it's strikingly rich. it's powerful now. it has companies that, with little remorse, reach intimately into our lives. >> reporter: according to matthews, critics feel the candidates match the stereotypical images of their hometowns. >> so much of their record are tied up in what they did in their cities. you're going to hear as negative, as much negative spin as possible about those two cities. >> reporter: usf politi

gavin newsom is running for governor of california. there when the lieutenant governor went to the department of elections at san francisco's city hall to file paperwork. he announced his intention to run 3 years ago in february 2015. >> in california, we've got an important decision to make in june. the ballots will drop in may. a little over 60 days, quite literally. a little over 60 days. the ballots will appear in mailboxes and people will make a profoundly important decision. >> he will be running against at least eight other candidates including state treasurer john chung, former l.a. mayor, the former state school chief, and businessman john cox. >>> the san francisco arts commission voted to remove a statue that many consider demeaning to native americans. the statue entitled early days is located in the civic center area near city hall. it depicts a native american man at the feet of a conquering spanish cowboy and catholic missionary. the statue will be put into storage and could possibly end up in a museum at some point. the

(vicki) lieutenant governor gavin newsom filed the paperwork today - to become a gubernatorial candidatene primary. (grant) kron4's maureen kelly was there, and talked to newsom about what's suddenly becoming a much tighter race. (pkg)the lieut governor came back san francisco's city hall with his wife, the youngest of his 4 children and a gaggle or supporters and media. but for all the fanfare, submitting his paperwork to officially become a candidate to lead california as governor was over quickly.that's it? that's too easy.and that might be the case getting past the june primary, since he is a frontrunner..but clinching the job in november may not be such a slam dunk. a poll last month by the public policy institute of california puts newsom in a virtual tie with the former mayor of los angeles antonio villaraigosa, newsome is slightly ahead with 23-percent of voters. villaraigosa has 21%. today newsom says what puts him apart is leadership and standing tall on the issues.. i think the issues are on climate change, healthcare issues around immigration policy. i was just watching fox n

.>>> gavin newsom reacted to the president trip. by releasing a campaign video. the video called the border wall a monument to idiocy. it would be impossible to finish. he also accuses immigration officials of being personal armies of hate. who arrest people illegally and do not have criminal records. the video claims reporting illegal immigrants would eliminate five percent of the american work groups.>>> before the president left for california, he announced he had fired rex tillerson. rex tillerson learned of his firing via a tweet. have been at odds on a number of issues, including the iran deal, north korea and climate change. there is also the perception that rex tillerson was disloyal to the president.>> if you go back a little bit to the line that rex tillerson may have called to a moron, to takes names if you're disloyal, you will be eased out. >> the president has nominated mike pompeo, the cia chief, to replace rex tillerson. there is an open seat for the cia. a woman has been nominated to become the new cia director. she will be the first woman to lea

protect california's values. ( darya ) one of villaraigosa's challengers is lieutenant governor gavin newsompaperwork on monday. newsom is in a virtual tie with villaraigosa. according to a poll by the public policy institute of california... newsom is the frontrunner. but villaraigosa is just two percentage points behind. ( james ) happening today... senator kamala harris will be visiting the bay area today. she's set to speak at a luncheon for the y-m-c-a. the luncheon is to help raise awareness... and support the organization's programs around the city. ( james ) two west oakland gang members have been sentenced for a shooting that killed a toddler in 20-11. dionte houff and houston nathaniel were each sentenced to 43 years in prison on wednesday. both men admitted that they were afiliated with the "acorn gang."... and that they were targeting rival gang members during the shooting. they pleaded guilty to multiple charges including using a gun during a violent crime. the child was just one month short of his second birthday when he was killed. ( james ) the san mateo county district attor

. >>> the new poll shows gavin newsom retains his lead while villaraigosa has seen a sharp drop in supportd newsom still in the top place but john cox is now in second. villaraigosa stands at 12. in the previous poll he was in a virtual tie with newsom. you can watch the debate right here on nbc bay area. we're teaming one the silicon valley foundation to host a live event. it's here at 6:30. >>> some disappointed shoppers at toys "r" us. many thought it was a huge liquidation sale. it was supposed the start slashing prices at stores starting today but at the last minute, the sale was postponed and a lot of parents are frustrated. >> disappointed. i was looking to go get a bike for my daughter. >> very unfortunate. we came here thinking we would get great deals. >> they said they'll go back tomorrow. >>> a musician is thankful for the return of his stolen incident. last week his one of a kind violin was stolen from his car. luckily he had stashed a blue tooth tracer in the violin case. on monday, it tracked the violin to a convenience store in daly city. the store said she thought her husb

bilingual counselors and streamline transcript and transfer policies. >>> lieutenant governor gavin newsomr governor today. the. he already announced his candidacy for governor but today he will fine official paperwork in san francisco. newsom served as mayor of s. of from 2004 to 2011. >>> coming up next on the "today" show a live look at the ongoing problems from friday's powerful nor'easter that lashed the east coast from virginia to maine. >>> state department of water resources will conduct its third survey today. they are expected to see improvements after all the snowfall over the past few days. now, the last survey was about a month ago and the snow pack was just 14% of its historical average. >>> and we are live at sap center in j is this morning looking inside where big names are no town to raise a lot of cash for charity. roger federer, bill gates and the "today" show's savannah guthrie are competing. the fundraiser is called africa silicon valley exhibition match and will raise cash for children's education in africa. "today in the bay's" bob redell just spoke with savannah gut

i want to know how jerry brown and gavin newsom getting off being george wallace and standing up andey are not going to allow federal law to take precedence. this is totally against the law. they are doing it to cover up their incredible mismanagement of the state of california. >> laura: we will have you both back on when it's not an election night. i'm sorry i can't give you another rebuttal, joe. we're up against the clock. >> so aim. >> laura: live analysis of still too close to call special election in pennsylvania's 18th. ♪ when heartburn hits fight back fast with tums chewy bites. fast relief in every bite. crunchy outside. chewy inside. tum tum tum tum tums chewy bites. at a comfort inn with a glow taround them, so people watching will be like, "wow, maybe i'll glow too if i book direct at choicehotels.com." who glows? just say, badda book. badda boom. book now at choicehotels.com. ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ ♪ the future is for the unafraid. so, howell...going? we had

lieutenant governor gavin newsom officially filed paperwork today. the city he once led as mayor could be as much of the campaign dynamic as he s if his rival in november is fellow democrat and former los angeles mayor antonio via ra gosa. one says how californians feel about the rival cities could impact the governor's race. >> in the entire history of the state, no los angeles mayors have been elected to state-wide office. that's because people don't like los angeles. but the question this year is maybe that's changed. san francisco has become so much, so powerful, so rich that maybe we hate it more. >> according to matthews, critics feel the candidates match the stereotypical images of their hometowns. >> newsom is sort of aloof and cold and rich. >> villa ra gosa. >> he's too latino. too warm. >> but usf political science professor james taylor believes the average voter will focus on bread and butter issues, not regional rivalries, though he says there is a political power struggle between north and south. >> i think it's important to note that

. >> and gavin newsom praised her for on instructing our law enforcement. >> you might as well accept it as one of the most inefficient attorney generals in american history. >> reporter: sessions' speech ws met with protest and with strong opposition inside the state capitol, where brown stood shoulder to shoulder to california's attorney general. >> here in california we respect the law and the constitution. we expect the federal government to do the same. >> reporter: governor brown also talked about the contributions undocumented immigrants have made to california. he said many of them have been here for 10 to 15 years, that they have vital to the california economy, which brown called the, quote, engine of the american economy. in sacramento, laura anthony, abc7 news. >>> and just over an hour ago, the justice department responded to governor brown's comments. here's part of the statement. quote, these are national problems that are exacerbated by states like california when they put federal law officers at risk by refusing to share even the release date of a criminal illegal ali

gavin newsom is leading the field. >> that's not the surprise. the surprise who is coming in second place. newsom has 28% support among likely voters. take a look at this. republican business john cox inched ahead of former l.a. mayor antonioville rah gose a. >> the top two finishers in the june 5th primary advance to the election in november. talk about a plot twist. dianne feinstein maintains a sizable lead. she has 42% support. former state senate president pro tem, kevin deleon support. >>> there's a new attempt to save the bankrupt store chain. toys "r" us is shutting down or selling all of its 735 stores. meanwhile the ceo of the company saying that makes the brats dolls is trying to raise $800 million to buy up 400 of the stores. the ceo of the brats doll company. the effort considered a long shot. toys "r" us hopes to sell most of it within 60 days. stores will honor gift cards only until april 20th and accept returns for the next month. >>> congress will begin voting on a $1.3 trillion budget deal giving a boost to military and domestic

. >>> gavin newsom back in san francisco city hall to file paperwork to run for governor. we were there when he went to the department of elections. he announced intention to run three years ago in february 2015. he is running against eight others cabinets putting state treasurer john chong and antonio.>>> five months since the devastating wildfires. many businesses in santa rosa are struggling to stay afloat. after the fires thousands of residents had to leave the area. there are fewer customers to patronize nearby businesses. hotels are seeing a big drop off.>>> 21% of inventory in santa rosa was reduced immediately. we hear from that everyday. that is why for us getting the message out we are open for business. it is a whole concentric circle.>>> business owners hope a new hotel plan for next year and increase in rebuilding crews to help bring more business to mom and pop establishments.>>> they have been left behind. debra visited the journeys in the mobile home park. we are going to take a break. will be back with more in a moment. and i am a senior public safety my n

democrats including gavin newsom and antonio veer goes is a had their own ideas. that includes tax credits or bringing back redevelopment agencies. >> we want to increase the tax credit and significantly increase our affordable housing. >> the state needs to butt our bonds in a trust fund that leverages cities and counties who are putting up their own money. >> one study minds 185,000 new units are needed each year. the state has fallen short in recent years by about 80,000 per year. >>> now to a story all new this morning. this weekend we spring forward an hour for daylight saving and the world of smart technology, like our smart phones, our clocks really adjust automatically, but at stanford there's one clock that still runs like it's 1899. here is the story from bob redell. >> reporter: at his young age michael hazard has already realized father time can be a crank. sensitive to moisture and humidity and occasionally imprecise. >> what do you guys do now? >> it was five seconds early. >> reporter: sometimes off by a minute over the period of four days. >> i don

gavin newsom has announced his candidacy but he sits to file paperwork this afternoon at city hall. knewsome served as mayor of san francisco from 2004 to 2011. >>> a recent legal decision put that date on the back burner, march 5th was president trump's original deadline to end daca, the deferred action for childhood arrivals program but the supreme court last week refused to hear white house requests to hear the current injunction. justices called for the case to play itself out first in the lower courts. some daca recipients may still be at risk of deportation if they have not yet received their renewals. >>> immigrants living in the u.s. illegally will not automatically be registered to vote in california come april. that dispute online -- that disputes online stories claiming that case. the issue is a california law that takes effect next month, it will automatically register people to vote when they get a driver's license or id card. undocumented immigrants in california are allowed to get driver's license but election officials say that does not mean that they will automatica

community foundation will host a live debate featuring the top gubernatorial candidates that including gavin newsom and antonio villaraigosa. nbc news political director and "meet the press" moderator chuck todd will be here to moderate that debate. we will broadcast it live on nbc bay area and telemundo 48. >>> controversial conservative speaker ann coulter returned to the bay area last night. it was her first speech since the talk she was planning to do was canceled at uc berkeley last year. there was a much calmer turnout in mountain view last night. organizers hired private security and police stepped up its presence as a precaution. in the end, there was only one protester as you see right there. a much different feel from last year, her appearance at cal was canceled after protesters showed up. we asked if she plans to ever speak at cal again. >> but i do need to speak at berkeley because it was shut down and to prove the point, to redeem the first amendment. this is crazy. >> in her speech coulter praised president trump for not backing down on his controversial comments or policies, but she

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in the world and the most prosperous state in america #facts" and this from lieutenant governor gavin newsom. "so donald trump has finally worked up the nerve to come to california and visit his precious wall, a monument to idiocy which is impossible to complete." >>> secretary of state rex tillerson is out. he's the 42nd member of the trump administration to quit or be fired in just the past 14 months. weigia jiang reports the president broke the news to tillerson this morning via twitter after months of speculation that he would lose his job. >> reporter: rex tillerson said president trump called him hours after he'd been fired as secretary of state. >> what is most important is to insure an orderly and smooth transition during a time the country continues to face significant policy and national security challenges. >> reporter: departing the white house tuesday, the president called tillerson a good man but said they didn't always see eye to eye. >> we disagreed on things. when you look at the iran deal, i think it's terrible. i guess he felt it was okay. >> reporter: the president used a

gavin newsom started fund raisiur within hafter being called out by sessions. this was an appeal t the base, but as we saw in pennsylvania, the base may not be enough. the president did lose that race in western pennsylvania, a district that he had -- was up y 22 points in the election. and those are his base vots, the democrats won that seat. that's a warning for so he's appealing to the base, but he has toroaden his appeal if he hopes to be re-elected. >> let's ta about conor lamb, the democrat who won in pennsylvania. it a runoff, or t point, is thi huhe him it hurt counts with the base? >> i think it's both. conor lamb did run as a very conservative democrat. >> republican light. >> how many democratks you imagine with a picture with an ar-15. and you had a republican can date who wasanti-union in a district that was very pro union. so there areeons to believe this is particularized. but you do have a lot of energy in the democrat base. the republican base is still angry over the failure to repeal obamacare last year. that still continues to be a factor. i

. >>> fellow democrat running for governor says gavin newsom's past affair should disqualify him from race. newsom had an affair with his commission appointment secretary when he was mayor of san francisco in 2005. democratic candidate for governor amanda renteria says the affair with gibny should not only disqualify him from the race, it should force him to step down as lieutenant governor. renteria told the sacramento bee, quote, if he was in the legislature right now, he'd be called out. and like what we've seen, being forced out. so far neither newsom nor his campaign has responded to renteria's statements. >>> some lawmakers are pushing a rescue operations of sorts for the cannabis industry. prices are soaring. supply is drying up. wilson walker explains the proposed tax reform bill might save consumers some money. >> now we have these people that want to play by the rules, do it the right way. we need to support them. >> reporter: a southern california republican and bay area democrat in agreement on at least one thing. taxes are threatening to crush legal marijuana. >> some bus

nbc bay area will host a live debate featuring the top gubernatorial candidates which includes gavin newsomigosa. chuck todd will be heading that debate and, of course, we'll broadcast it live right here and telemundo. that's may 8th at 6:30 in the evening. > take a look at this. snow in the sierra. new video from the mountains tonight. two storms expected to dump a good amount of snow between now and sunday. for california, a wet march is a welcome sight and much needed sight. we had a very dry february. the state gets one-third of its water supply from the sierra. chains are required on highway 50 and. >> 80 and drivers may not like that. find it inconvenient but i'll tell you, san francisco gets 85% of its water up in the sierra, santa clara valley. >> it's such a change. it was so suppy and heavenly on sunday. >> it's just been quite a boon at least the past couple weeks to finally get this snowfall across the sierra. we're going to continue to see it stack up throughout the measurement couple days. our microclimate forecast has been a busy past couple of days. we're hearing from you on

. >>> a fellow democrat running for governor says that gavin newsom's past affairs should disqualify him from the offers. he had an affair with his secretary when he was mayor of san francisco in 2005. democratic candidate amanda renteria says that the affair with ruby rippey gid any should not disqualify him from the race. it should also force him to step down as lieutenant governor. she told the bee, if he was in the legislature right now he would be called out and like what we've seen, being forced out. so far neither newsom nor his campaign have responded to her statements. >>> time now, 4:40. like everything else in the bay area, marijuana is also getting more expensive. now lawmakers are trying to change that. >> plus, uber isn't just for cars anymore. the new two-wheeled option to get around san francisco. prices are soaring.. and supply is drying up. kpix 5's wils >>> this morning, some lawmakers are pushing a rescue operation of sorts for the cannabis industry. prices are soaring and supply is drying up. kpix 5's wilson walker explains, the proposed tax reform bill might sav

. >>> lieutenant governor gavin newsom is now officially running for governor.lanked by his wife and young son, the former san francisco mayor back in the city at the elections office. the deadline for filing is this friday. so he beat the deadline by a few days. he says californians have an important decision to make this june. >> the question now is what's the plan for greatness? what's the journey that we can go on together to connect this state not just north-south, which is i think an old divide, but increasingly east-west? >> june is the primary. november, the main election. here's the list of the other candidates running for governor. the latest polls show newsom in a virtual tie at the top with former l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa. >>> rising to the occasion with some drama. some bay area high schools got a chance to see a screening of nbc's premiere episode of "rise" this evening, one week before it actually airs. and they took home $20,000 for their own drama program in napa county. nbc bay area's thom jensen was there for all the action. >> i was ab

renteria has recently called on lieutenant governor gavin newsom to resign... ffair he had when he was the mayor of san francisco. newsom is also running for governor. renteria says the days of elected officials having sexual relations with subordinates is over... and says that people want that culture in politics to change. (catherine) president trump could soon have a hand in determining the make-up of an important district court here in san francisco. a federal judge who was influential in rejecting california's same-sex marriage ban has died. judge stephen reinhardt, a liberal, served on the 9th circuit court of appeals. he was one of the last remaining federal judges appointed by then-president jimmy carter, nearly four decades ago. reinhardt emerged as a staunch critic of the trump administration's deportation policies and travel ban in his final years. he reportedly had a heart attack while at a dermatologist's office. he was 87..and his death leaves a vacancy the president would likely fill with a conservative. (steve) coming up... a ceremony for late sa

>> reporter: sessions did talk about what he considers the missteps of california leaders like gavin newsom. >> california is using every power itself, powers it doesn't have to frustrate federal law enforcement. >> you are dealing with perhaps universally almost accepted one of the most insignificant attorney general in history. >> reporter: session's speech was met with protest and inside opposition. >> the lawsuit challenges some of our state laws which again, are fully constitutional and provide for the safety and welfare of all of our people. >> reporter: governor brown talked about the contribution undocumented workers made to california. they are vital to the california economy which brown called the quote engine of the american economy. rather than attacking the state, brown says sessions owes california an apology. in sacramento, laura anthony abc7 news. >> attorney general sessions called california effort's irrational and unfair. exactly the words i'd use to describe the targeting of immigrants who are working, paying taxes and follow the law instead of those with criminal record