gavin newsom and jerry brown are the californians running for office, but bill clinton was still the big draw and i think tonight with this crowd he'd be running for anything. he came here to spread some of his drawing power with one time political opponent for the presidential nomination jerry brown who is running for governor and gavin newsom running for lieutenant governor. newsom started off claiming credit for his initiatives in san francisco in education and healthcare, but he made a frank observation before introducing brown and clinton. >> i'm the guy that you'll forget that was here tonight. thank you for taking the time to be here just 15 days away from real change in california. [ cheering and applause ] >> i love you, too. so don't worry about it. anyway hey, look, we got the president coming next, okay? [ cheering and applause ] >> he's here in solidarity, president bill clinton. [ cheering and applause ] >> thank you. let's hear it for jerry brown and gavin newsom. [ cheering and applause ] >> we were raised to believe if you were fortunate, you were supposed to give ba

gavin newsom has been a leader of the environment before it was the sexy thing to do. he has been responsible for putting solar power at moscone center; responsible for putting power at san francisco international airport; responsible for putting solar power at the waste water facility in the bayview hunter's point. he will be responsible for putting power on our libraries, on our schools, and everywhere possible in the city and county of san francisco. we're very fortunate that this mayor has been the first mayor to create a climate action plan that will reduce the green house emissions by 20 percent by the year 2012. this mayor has also been a leader and innovation and we're looking at creating -- in harnessing paddle power below the golden gate bridge and that will be done under gavin newsom's leadership. so please put your hands together and give a warm san francisco welcome to our mayor, my mayor, gavin newsom. >> thank you. newly elected so i've got to now call him mr. president. thank you, president brooks. i want to thank the commissioners for being here and of

tomorrow afternoon. >> former president bill clinton campaigned for fellow democrats jerry brown and gavin newsom. brown is running against republican meg whitman for governor. newsom is running for lieutenant governor. the latest on these stories at 6:00. >> the president and mrs. obama are campaigning together for the first time since the presidential election. the latest example of republican parties bringing out their big guns in fight for control of congress. emily reports from washington. >> with control of congress up for grabs in washington, the political push is well outside the beltway. >> hello! >> first lady michelle obama made her first campaign appearance with the president since 2008. polls show she is more popular than her husband. he's working to convince voters to stick with democrats through tough economic times that he says began under republican leadership. >> it is up to you to tell them we do not want what they are selling. we've been there before and we are not going back. >> in the next two weeks before the election, both obamas will campaign separately across the country

a mayor who is making history, gavin newsom. [applause] mayor newsom: thank you. thank each and every one of you for being here. it is an honor to have you here, and you have been here many times with the flag raising ceremonies. this is, in particular, very important and appropriate that we ask all of you to be here. we share so much in terms of the respective histories. i am reminded every time i go down the hallway, of this history. the mayors who are here before the city of san francisco. the city was founded over 200 years ago. that connection in mexico and the relationship with spain, all the challenges that are good and bad. this is more positive with an engaging future. this is something that is indelible in the minds of the people of san francisco. particularly those who served as custodians of this great city. she is right to say that what makes san francisco special and what makes the bay area special, and the state of california so remarkable is the ability to attract people from every conceivable walk of life, regardless of race or ethnicity or sexual

may i introduce the other two sister cities, the father of four cities, mayor gavin newsom. [applause] >> thank you all for coming out. charlotte, matthew, the protocol team. getting you all here on the balcony in city hall. i want to welcome my friends from spain. thank you. thank you for your leadership. i want to pay particular note and complement to supervise a david campos for his hard work and tenacity and commitment to this sister city. he has been talking about this for months. i want to congratulate him on a job well done in helping to organize this and being a good steward in the process. i also want to thank --where is he? but they acknowledged supervisor bevan dufty. there is jose cisneros. we thank him for his strong support. as well come a department head, commissioners assembled. this is our 18th sister city. formally, our relationships go back to 1957. the idea behind sister cities began when then-president dwight eisenhower recognized we need to reconcile that there were agreed -- disagreement between nations coming out of world war ii and the best way to re

my great pleasure to introduce the mayor of the city and county of san francisco, the honorable gavin newsompplause] mayor newsom: thank you all for being here. i could not hear a word that jack just said because i'm sitting next to the flag, but obviously, it shows who is expandable up here, the person sitting on this side of the stage, but let me welcome speaker of the house nancy pelosi and secretary mavis and all the people that helped make this day possible. welcome and thank you for your leadership and your stewardship, to mayor willie brown and all of his hard work. his then staffer, now my staffer, who worked so diligently through two administrations to get us through this day. i thank you. to the development team. to the residents of this island that have been patient beyond imagination. with the hope and expectation we would get to this point. to all those that are looking forward to the ground breaking to be hosted some time next year. it is pretty remarkable -- this is a small city, and about 10% of our land happens to be on three principal areas. all three of them former naval b

mayor gavin newsom appointed me as the fire chief about seven years ago. today is a really important day. does anybody know what we're about to get ready to do? a fire drill. you are close. an earthquake drill. fire drill, earthquake drill. is the same message, everybody needs to be prepared. we're working closely to make sure we keep each and everyone of you, your families, your school, and your home is safe. the big message today is that in san francisco, we have to be prepared for an earthquake. one of the ways we do it is to prepare ourselves by having a drill. every october, is a really important month for disaster preparedness. in 1989, there was a large earthquake in san francisco. we learned a lot of lessons from the earthquake. [unintelligible] thank you. [laughter] there are a couple of people i wanted to introduce. i wanted to introduce sncc hennessy -- nick tennessee, in charge of the emergency number. the director of 911 is here with us as well as one of my colleagues, battalion chief jose vella. we also have someone else who works closely wit

mayor gavin newsom appointed me as the fire chief about seven years ago. today is a really important day. does anybody know what we're about to get ready to do? a fire drill. you are close. an earthquake drill. fire drill, earthquake drill. is the same message, everybody needs to be prepared. we're working closely to make sure we keep each and everyone of you, your families, your school, and your home is safe. the big message today is that in san francisco, we have to be prepared for an earthquake. one of the ways we do it is to prepare ourselves by having a drill. every october, is a really important month for disaster preparedness. in 1989, there was a large

>> with maldonado and then gavin newsom. >> you touched on most important thing. who runs education in california? is it the governor? maybe it's the secretary of education? maybe it's the superintendent of public instruction? maybe it's the local school board. no one knows. we have a large code. so that is one of the things that bothers me most of the. that is why proposition 14 was one of the most important things we can do so we can put reasonable legislators in office so they can on k-12. we can stimulate the economy to create more jobs. unfortunately education is the biggest line item in the budget and last year, we looked at some reductions, after we made some reductions, my opponent and campaigned, i supported those reductions and i support proposition 1 a through 1-f. you can't have it both ways when you are plague applying for the office of the lieutenant governor for the great state of california. as we move forward, i really believe that obviously our governor that we have today and the legislature has really worked hard to reform and improve k-12. it's

iwould like to thank gavin newsom and the mayor's office for inviting us here.e to continue our very good relationship working together in the bay area. i'll have a couple of words for the community. [speaking spanish] [applause] >> i already -- i don't need to translate it. >> guatemala? [applause] >> first of all, i want to mention that i am not the ambassador, because he has been detained for the work that we do for the temporary protection status with the people of guatemala. i want to thank the city for this wonderful work that they have done for the immigrants, and we celebrate this 15th of september with our sister countries, and also with mexico. and again, we would like to thank the city of san francisco. thank you. [speaking spanish] >> mexico. >> thank you very much. we're very proud to be here today, on the celebration of the bicentennial. and the continuation of the mexican revolution. these are very important days for mexico and mexicans. and in northern california, this is a special meaning. we have contributed to build this great state. and i thi

speaker nancy pelosi, mayor gavin newsom. the mayor said some mighty nice things about me, but i tell you -- this would not have happened without the speaker and the mayor. i had been navy secretary about 10 minutes when the speaker called and said, "can we do something about treasure island?" i went up and talked to her, and and i talked to the mayor, and it was a group effort, a team effort, and we stood on the work that other people have done, and a couple of those folks are here today. mayor willie brown, and my predecessor as secretary of the navy, both of whom were here when this process started, and both of whom live the groundwork for what we are able to do here today, so thank you. united states navy in association with treasure island began 70 years ago, right after the completion of world expo, 1939-1940. the navy took this over, and from these shores, tens of thousands of sailors and marines left the fight in the pacific in world war ii, and a lot of those sailors and marines who left from here, this was the last

the reception was held of course for democratic candidates jerry brown and gavin newsom at the home of judy and george marcus. george marcus has given more than $200,000 to democratic organizations in the past two years. tickets to the event cost about $500 each. >>> and a reminder, tomorrow is the last day to vote in the november election. your registration pact must be postmarked no later than tomorrow for voter registration information, you can always go to our website, at nbcbayarea.com. >>> oakland is no stranger to violent crime, but it is very uncommon to hear gunfire in the rockridge neighborhood, especially in broad daylight. yesterday someonehot a man who was getting money from an atm machine. and the shooting happened at the safeway shopping center at the corner of broadway and pleasant valley. nbc is in oakland with reaction tonight. >> reporter: diane, that's right. the shooting happened right here at the rockridge at the very popular rockridge shopping center, and the biggest worry here is that it happened in broad daylight. >> i think that's terrible. >> reporter: you ra

in the race for lieutenant governor, san francisco mayor gavin newsom has a slight lead over incumbent abel maldonado. in the attorney general race, steve cooley has 39% and carmelo harris has 38%. and don knapp on how the analysts are reading the results. >> reporter: san francisco mayor gavin newsom is five points ahead of state lieutenant governor abel maldonado in a new field poll. that's beyond the margin of error but not so far ahead the mayor can relax says the poll director mark decamillo. >> we've been seeing that gavin newsom has had an advantage over maldonado in this race in each of the previous polls that was the case. and we're seeing it again in this case. but the lead is not comfortable. it is very close. but it is a lead nonetheless. it is outside the margin of error. >> that's why i'm going the route of the public utilities commission. >> reporter: maldonado won public support in his role as acting government in the aftermath of the san bruno gas line explosion. and decamillo says maldonado may benefit from late movement among latino voters but the contest between the

san francisco kindergartners got a head start for going to college to a trade show mayor gavin newsomsome as well as city officials, donors and banks were on hand at sanchez college prep school to announce are opening a bank account for every kindergartner entering public school. the cal will be open with 50 or $100 depending on the needs and the nation's trade research as shown this to be an effective investment to boost academic hall. excited about seeing this project become a reality >> when the mind is stretched it never goes back to its original form and if you can create the quality of imagination you can get kids has enlistees kids thinking beyond lunch and be on recess and talking about a college education. that has a transformative impact on their lives. >> statistics indicate one at a three san francisco children are born into families with no savings or assets of any kind. the kindergarten to college fund is designed to help parents begin saving by simplifying the process. a live look at cited tuesday traffic at 4:50 p.m. you and to the top of your screen had highway 80 it

we are tired of those who use politics to advance their own political careers. >> the mayor and gavin newsom. >> considering everything that san francisco has been about. >> newsom's lead dwindled late last month's. >> you want to do something to differentiate and leave no stone unturned to. >> use the chair of the university science departments. >> if it's a close race you do not want to give up any vote preview want to give it your best shot. obviously slightly been a best shot -- slightly better than a best shot. >> he said baldonado can campaign where ever he wants and i will do just the same. newsom will attend a rally in northern california later this week. >>> the parolee suspected of slamming a stolen van into a san francisco police officer is in a jail tonight. they arrested 36-year-old alexander diaz earlier this morning after investigators found that he took a bus from san jose to los angeles. he is expected to return to the bay area to face charges by the end of next week's. >> he may want to stay in los angeles in which case they would be a hearing asking that he would be moved

mayor gavin newsom is going to be at the game. he has pride at stake, he also has a bet on the line. you can find that in the "examiner" and also on our website, nbcbayarea.com. the loser has to go to the other mayor's city and do community service wearing the victor's jersey. we know mayor gavin newsom is not going to have to do that. we also want to talk about the tickets to the game. i will be watching at home because i can't afford to go to the game. bob, some folks can and it's unbelievable considering how high some tickets prices are. >> reporter: what do you mean you can't afford it, it's only several hundred dollars. come on, kris, dinner out for you. we've got joe ellen from stubhub.com, the marketplace for tickets. what are you guys seeing out there as far as the prices and the demand? >> well, demand is certainly through the roof. it's not only the hottest ticket in san francisco, world series tickets are the hottest ticket across the country. on any given day you can buy tens of thousands of tickets and it speaks volum

one reason bill clinton came out not so much for jerry brown they don't get along but gavin newsom. when he needed him when running for mayor bill showed up final week of the campaign. when hillary was running. gavin was there all the way to the end. he stayed with her. >>> democrats figured they have bill clinton as a figure head. is it really just sarah palin? is that their only option? >> do you think rudy giuliani can get much of a crowd down in san jose? could mitt romney, jeb bush? they don't have the star power. you have barack obama and bill clinton after that who could you pull out. it is tough to get a crowd. anybody that can bring a crowd out has double the power. >> even if you don't want to be associated with that person like megan and carly not showing up for sarah's speaking engagement. >> they were busy elsewhere. >> for that they are busy elsewhere. there were a lot of democrats by the way this weekend who were busy elsewhere when bill clinton came through they were not going to be on the stage. they were invited to vip seating. >> i guess that is what politics is a

san francisco mayor gavin newsom has launched his first television ad for that race. phil matier got some sand between his toes to show us what is in the ad and perhaps more importantly, what is not. >> legislature... don't mess with us. >> reporter: as political ads go it's a four star kennedy. gavin newsom on the beach with his family gazing off into the future and telling us all -- >> it's simple. we want our kids to leave their footprints in this world. we owe them a good education. and if we want them to leave their footprints in the sand, we owe them a good environment. >> reporter: the ad was shot in santa monica not in san francisco. in fact, if you look at the ad, would you have a hard time thinking that gavin newsom was even from a place like san francisco. why not san francisco? >> because i was in santa monica and i had a number of meetings and i'm running statewide. >> reporter: let's give him a break after all this is a feel- good ad and let's be honest, a commercial show in this part of town isn't going to win voters. >> i'm very proud of san francisco.

now would like to introduce a friend of mine and no stranger to all of you, san francisco mayor gavin newsomwho is going to discuss what things have been going on right here in san francisco with this program. mayor newsom: thank you for your stewardship and leadership in bringing us all together. i thank all the mayors that are here and all of you for taking the time to be here. from our perspective, there are few things more important than this. at the end of the day, what we are really talking about, what we are organizing around is job creation and economic development, reducing the costs not only to government, but reducing the cost to individual businesses, large and small, that want to reduce their energy bill at the same time we advance our environmental principles and advance our collective goals. as many of you know, san francisco has a low global climate action plan. basically all that is is the formal plan that 3043 other mayors -- at 1043 other mayors have signed to robot greenhouse gas unless it -- emissions to 1990 levels by 2012. we have done that through -- in small part in

celebrate our collective ingenuity, so it is with great pride that i introduce our leader, mayor gavin newsomo, frankly needs no introduction, but i will say one thing -- his accomplishments, particularly in leading local government's response to the environment are too much for me to go into today. i'm here to tell you that this would not have happened without his leadership and support. i want to thank you for prioritizing this project and for making sure that once again we are leading the way here in california, and i know that you will take this message on to all of the other 11 courts in california. with that, thank you, mayor. mayor newsom: 90 for being here. welcome to san francisco. why are you not out shopping? -- thank you for being here. it is always great to see these big ships come in. fills me with a sense of pride because of the adventures i know people will have when they make it into our diverse neighborhoods. it is a city that continues to be the no. 1 tourist destination in the united states of america for a reason -- the number one tourist destination. thank you to our fri

just want to call out a few people in addition to the dignitaries on the stage with me, and mayor gavin newsom, ed harrington, jared bloomingfeld, dean brown, and board of supervisors president david chiu as well as the port commission president, rodney fong, megan miller from senator boxer's office, the captain of this fantastic ship, a representative from metro ports, among many colleagues, many from the iowu, will travis, bruce wolfe from the regional quality control board, michele from the quality association of port authorities, captain strode from the u.s. coast guard, welcome. and many more that i'm sure did not make it onto my little card, so thank you very much for coming today. [applause] thank you. thank you. on behalf of all of us at the port of san francisco, we are honored by your presence and your demonstration of partnership. today marks a great achievement for the port. it gives us great pride but it also gives as testimony the wonderful things can happen when leaders come together and great minds work on innovative projects. the port, as i mentioned, is over 100 years old. it

bring our voters for a gubernatorial candidate jerry brown and lieutenant governor lieutenant gavin newsomthe former president warn apathec voters. >> if you know anybody anywhere in america who tells you they don't think they're gon vote, they can't be bothered to vote for jerry brown and gavin newsom, ask them what planet are you living on? are you really willing to compromise your future? do you undetand the decisions they're gonna have to make. >> the heaviest hitter, president obamand first lady michelle obama, will also spend time campaigning in california the coming days. they stumped together yesterday in columbus, ohio, the first time they hit the trail together since 2008. the president will be in los angeles friday campaigning for jerry brown and mrs. obama will be in california three days starting saturday where she'll campaign for house speaker nancy pelosi. >> a critical reminder, today is the last day to register to vote for th november election. if you have registered or changed your name, you need to reregister. several groups and several student unions have set up registr

today, i'm very honored to be joining mayor gavin newsom. again, without his leadership, this would not have been possible. he was relentless, as he always is. using all the new technologies to make sure that we were never off the radar, grid, or any other screen in terms of moving this along. again, as i said, the foundation that was led by previous scenarios. now, these roots go deeper, and it is a sign of signing this endorsement agreement today, we ensure that this site will remain a source of jobs for our community for decades to come. all of you who played a role in this should take great satisfaction that part of your legacy of public service went to something that the mayor calls a big deal, a very big deal for our community, for our country. in closing, i just want to salute the navy for keeping treasure island safe for us so that we could come to this day of transition to civilian use that is also a sign of the strength of our country. thank you all very much. [applause] >> thank you. i would also like to acknowledge the tremendous

san francisco mayor gavin newsom holds a slim lead.republican lieutenant governor abel maldonado. kamala harris is virtually tied right now. the new field poll she and los angeles district attorney steve cooley are separated by just one point. the field poll also shows barbara boxer has extended her lead over republican carly fiorina for the u.s. senate seat. right now we've got meteorologist craig herrera. sliding in there. >> nice. >> what are we seeing for halloween, big things. >> that's the good thing this storm's that's come through almost gone. >> well done. >> exactly. we've got the orange right over the tower live san francisco just a few spotty showers not much at all leftover. a lot of it is in the central valley. east side of the bay towards san francisco the bay bridge there gorgeous night and in fact a lot of those clouds have cleared out. san jose, downtown yeah not much in the way of cloud cover or showers. the radar over the last hour shows a lot of energy now off into sacramento and moving off into the higher elevatio

this morning, san francisco mayor gavin newsom will head across the bay bridge to cal to stump for votes in his effort to become lieutenant governor. he will join democrats at a get out the vote rally. uc berkeley one of several campuses that newsom is expected 4é÷i final da leading up to tuesday's election. a special day ofñgjr] remembrar victims of domestic violence in downtown from 12:15 to 1:15 at the county administrative building plaza. october is domestic violence awareness month. it will be a time to remember those who died as a result of violence and celebrate those who have survived. >>> oakland taking legal action against four people accused of looting and vandalizing downtown. they filed a lawsuit against the who chose to protest the shooting by ripping off a jewelry store. they spray painted on public property. the former officer was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the shooting death of oscar grant in july, a conviction many thauz was too late. he will be sentenced a week from today. >>> a suspected leader of a street gang is in custody. hayward police arrested 22