on the box on the right hand side of your screen is the inside of that gathering, the california gop convention, republican state convention in california, we are expecting donald trump to speak. momentarily. he was scheduled to start 20 minutes ago, rung late. we did watch him. you saw that video of him arr e arriving. donald trump getting out of the motorcade, surrounded by secret service agents. the interesting part of this, he was walking in through a different way. he was definitely walking in through a back way away from the protests and in through a back door. he is inside now, we're told he's in a vip session. let me go to ali vitali, who covered donald trump day in and day out and inside the room. do we know where he is now and what he's up to? >> reporter: the vibe of the room now the stark contrast walking from outside the prot t protests to sheryl crow singing and people talking amongst themselves, the tables meeting are empty now, presumably the tables meeting with donald trump are higher up sponsors within the california gop structure. the chair of the california republican party

be one of the largest gop conventions ever in california. christian patterson is live in burlingame. carly fiorina tonight and ted cruz today at noon. it looks fairly quiet right now. considering what you saw yesterday. >> reporter: yes. we were out yesterday. we had a lot of team coverage and what a scene. it was a major protest. this morning you can see some of the barricades are still up but yesterday the barricades stretch across the street through the entrance to the hyatt regency to prevent people from getting in if they did not have tickets are not in guests. the big problem is the 172 delegates for the candidates. they are making a play for the delegates according to leaders. john kasich took the stage last night for the dinner banquet. his message with a he's the only candidate who kenny knight the party. he told he's the only candidate who can beat democratic candidate hillary clinton. >> the fact is i'm the only one who beats hillary clinton. >> the independent voters and blue-collar conservative democrats those are people i can w

when we return, we continue with more coverage of the gop convention right here in the bay area. >> the california gop convention is getting underway in burlingame. this is where we expect the gop front runner donald trump to begin his address really in just minutes. things are running late. someone came out and apologized to the crowd about 15 minutes ago saying sorry, things are behind schedule. not everyone is in their seats. a lot of people milling about. we expect to hear from donald trump in minutes. he launched his california campaign this week leading up to our state's primary. >> and we have a live look outside the convention in burlingame where demonstrators have been protesting all afternoon long. san mateo county sheriffs deputies, a number of law enforcement agencies have been dressed out in riot gear for some time trying to hold the crowds back. at times, these protesters have been trying to find a way inside the hyatt regency. so far, not successful. somewhere down there, jesse gary is on the ground. where you at? >> reporter: mike, i'm actually not down, i'm up. we moved onto a bri

donald trump kicked off the california gop convention to a sold-out crowd. >> we're going to win, but the truth is, we're going to win in a way that nobody has seen before. >> reporter: california has been simply a fund-raising stop for candidates but now critical votes are up for grabs. vomits that could decide the republican nominee. >> june 7th, you have a big, big day. because the world is going to be watching. >> reporter: today, trump called for united republican party. he criticized fellow gop candidate ted cruz. but spent most of his time talking about hillary clinton. >> crooked hillary, focus on hillary, she'll go down easier than any of the people we just beat. >> reporter: the republican front-runner reminded the delegates in he's elected, he planned to build a wall between u.s. and mexico. >> nice and high, make the ceiling look like a little low ceiling, boy. if anybody gets up there, they're going to say, man, how do we get down? >> reporter: ironically, trump had to jump a barricade himself to safely enter the hotel before his speech. >> we went under a fence and throu

>> a rowdy crowd of several hundred protesters turned out to heckle donald trump at the gop california convention. one group broke down police barricades and burst through a police line to reach the entrance of this host hotel. one protester hung a ban their red dump trump, while others waived mexican flags. protesters surrounded several streets, entrances of the building in an attempt to prevent trump from entering there. but trump and his security team were escorted through a back potential confrontations. >>> heads up if you are planning to take metro today. be prepared for some delays. a massive repair blitz is underway on the red lion. after a series of metro malfunctions, over the last few weeks. today, crews are cleaning tunnels, inspecting power cables and boots. the work is being done from the vaness to the medical center stations. officials say the goal is to stop the water leaks rusting and corrode g of electrical lines on the tracks. >>> straight ahead today at 5:00 death of local firefighter shedding some light on underground message board. could anonymous disturbing posts offer some

this is the california gop convention. it starts today. the first speaker of all the different republican candidates. he was supposed to be speaking about 40 minutes ago. instead, well, you know, it's been slowed. perhaps in part due to the crowds amassed outside and a move saying, you know, we're getting in there. we saw donald trump. in his motorcade pull a u-turn, jump out. all the guys in ties over the median. on foot. and walking in a side door. mj lee, had you -- we have the video and can play it for you if you didn't see it. mj lee, what is this about to you? >> i'm blown away. i'm not in california today and glued to my phone on cnn go watching this unfold and this footage of trump getting out of his car with his entourage to, you know, get on foot and walk into the building through the back door. just to avoid the hundreds of protesters. i mean, this is sort of astounding. and i'm sort of struck by thinking about trump as a candidate and how he has so far addressed these kinds of protests. as you know very well, he is very sensiti

. >> reporter: all three gop candidates are coming to california's gop convention in ten days. political analyst melissa cane. >> reporter: new york can be decisive, california, the last day of the primary season, with our tons and tons of delegate votes is absolutely going to be the king maker on the gop side. and, we are going to be the center of the universe when it comes down to it as we get closer to election day. >> reporter: the next presidential primaries are april 26. voters in delaware, connecticut, pennsylvania, rhode island, going to the polls. >>> veronica de la cruz, kpix5. >>> custodians at palo alto high school discovered trump graffiti. one of the messages read black lives suck. the others seen here read trump, 1237 referencing the number of delegates that he need to be the party's nominee. the superintendent says it is a serious offense and palo alto police are now investigating. >>> new drama at the santa clara county jail in san jose tonight. guards are suing the sheriff. they claim sheriff lori smith released text messages from correctional deputies containi

the california gop convention continues as ross mentioned through the weekend's said tonight ohio governor john kasich will speak at a dinner banquet. tomorrow afternoon it's senator ted cruz's turn to speak. and then tomorrow night, former hp ceo carly fiorina is the headliner. >> and our team coverage continues right now with ktvu's jesse gary with more on the anti-trump protests that took place today. >> reporter: julie, five people arrested in the protest, one for assaulting a peace officer, four others for trespassing here on the property. a wild scene. the wind is kicking up. a wild scene earlier today ice in front of the hyatt. in 2016 this is would passes for free speech and freedom of movement. trump supporter dressed like the candidate caused a scrum. >> he went through a crowd of protesters shoving people. he went in the middle. he put himself in the middle of that carnage. >> that's right. >> and he received exactly what he deserved, i'm sorry. >> it's the racism that donald trump promotes, and we are going to defend our people here that are fighting against racism by any means

this is site of the california gop convention,/luncheon. is donald trump coming here to speak to supporters, california supporters to talk about the issues that are important to him and likely important to those in the room as well. our producers by the way is inside of the hyatt reason sy. she is monitor what we're going to see. what i'm showing you is about 35 minutes ago when donald trump actually had to get off the 101. they had to park on the side and then that group right there is secret service, his security detail and then donald trump himself. and they had to go through that, those concrete barricades there i believe are permanent. he had to cross the grass right there. then go into the back entrance of the hyatt regency because -- there is the news trucks as i mentioned. because he had no choice. they wanted to avoid protests in the front of the hotel. initially this was happening, protesters didn't know. they were still awaiting on his arrival. they quickly figured out at some point ten minutes later as connell was reporting that

then on friday trump will deliver the keynote speech at the california gop convention kickoff in burlingame's 172 delegates are the biggest prize in the race for the gop nomination. one of his opponents, ohio governor john kasich, is also focusing on california. his events include a town hall friday afternoon in san francisco and a second on saturday at the tech museum of innovation in san jose. >>> a lot more to get to this wednesday evening. just ahead, the crash of b.a.r.t.'s new train. officials figured out what went wrong. >>> the fbi explainings why it won't share how it unlocked the apple iphone. >>> a seal stranded on a bay area beach. who stepped in to save its life. >>> and after all the hints, spacex announces its plans for mars. >> reporter: we are 2 1/2 hours away from game five in the warriors/rockets playoff series. what's the golden state mind-set >> announcer: this is abc 7 news. >>> b.a.r.t. says it knows what caused an embarrassing malfunction on one of its brand-new railcars during training last week. the car got stuck in a sand berm. agency officials left red faced, a b

were joined light from where the california gop convention is happening this weekend and burlingame. let's go to grant lotus here with how this got messy even before the event began. >> you heard trump was coming and you knew there would be protest but as you can see here

the hotel, hosting the california gop convention this afternoon, hoping to block donald trump from speaking there. the demonstrators scrambled over barricades and passed police officers to deliver their message. >> donald trump misused his political and media platform to unearth hatred. >> reporter: trump and secret service details crossed a highway and entered a back door. >> that was not the easiest entrance i have ever made. we went under a fence and through a fence. felt like i was crossing the border. >> reporter: as trump closes in on the nomination, opposition to his most controversial positions grown intense. in southern california, hundreds of demonstrators took over the streets in a violent display, trashing a police car, obscenitys, a trump supporter took a pun touch the face and had to be -- punch to the face and had to be taken away in an ambulance. while they chanted outside, thousands of trump supporters cheered those same proposals inside the stadium. >> we will build a wall, mexico is going to pay for the wall. we are going to stop drugs from coming in. the drugs are poison

trump will speak at the california gop convention. cruz and kasich will also be in attendance. >>> the clinton campaign also setting its sights on the bay area. they will open a hillary for california organizing office in dwun oakland. >>> noisy neighbors is what the 49ers are accused of being. ♪ it's noisy. people who live near the practice facilitied a jay sent to lee levi's stadium say their homes shake from the blaring speakers they use in practices. like most nfl teams they crank up the speakers to simulate stadium noise. it is not sweet music in this neighborhood. >> if i happen to have a glass on my counter, when the 49ers are practicing and it gets really loud, the glass actually shakes. >> reporter: it's a problem for these people. representatives said they turned down the speakers or at least toward the stadium and neighbors should hear a difference by tomorrow's practice. we shall see and hear. >>> jeff is standing by. so far this week we have had sunshine, rain, hail, funnel cloud. what could be next? >> another dramatic sw

john roberts is live from the california gop convention just outside san francisco with more. hi, john. >> reporter: good evening. you can bet that to a person everybody here at this convention is excited for the first time that anything can remember, california actually means something. it's a huge pile of delegates. 172. it's winner take all by congressional district and statewide for those at large delegates. ted cruz is playing very hard because he hopes he'll be able to stop donald trump or at least stop him from getting the lion's share of the delegates. it was a big move for pete wilson, who is still very respected here in california, amongst the republican establishment. even though some people complain that during the 1990s, he may have damaged the party somewhat, particularly with hispanics and other minorities. but pete will kahn coming out firmly for ted cruz. when he took the stage, senator cruz himself said it is time for the party to begin to unify. really kind of runs contrary to his message because there is going to be division between now and that convention o

reporter: ken, donald trump will be the main attraction, the keynote speaker here at the california gop conventionof the month here at the hyatt regency. now, typically by the time the primary rolls around california in june, the race is already decided, but that's not the case this year. for the first time in generations, california voters could decide the outcome of a presidential primary, and donald trump's fate as the possible republican nominee. >> here in the bay area, for example, we don't normally see anything other than candidates coming here to raise money. we don't see them campaigning higher, so expecting to see advertising, mail, rallies expecting to see campaign activity, which we haven't seen in decades. >> reporter: all three gop candidates will come to california for votes. trump has hired sacramento gop strategist tim clark to district his campaign, and he says the high stakes race will boost voter turnout. >> we're seeing in district after district just huge numbers of republicans planning to vote. >> reporter: the latest field poll puts trump head of cruz by 7 points in the cal

. >>> the california gop convention is in full swing, and donald trump made an appearance today. sky fox spotted his motorcade arriving near the hotel in burlingame where that convention is being held all weekend. take a look. dona trump along with his staff and security actually pulling over on highway 101, then having to walk through a break in a concrete barrier, an unusual entrance, but they had no choice. hundreds of protesters had gathered outside the hotel, some chaining themselves together to block roads and the front brans of that hyatt regency there. the demonstrators shouted, banged drums, and carried signs. plenty of police were also on hand, some wearing riot gear to keep the crowds contained. >> a lot happened out there today but let's start with what happened inside the convention. ross palombo is in burlingame with more on the speech that prompted those protesters to gather. ross. >> reporter: frank and julie, as you know it's these features over and over again that have caused protesters to come out in such numbers. they're upset over the issues of race, the econ

he held a town hall this afternoon and he will speak at the california gop convention tonight. cruz will speak there tomorrow. live in the newsroom, alice gainer, cbs 2 news. >>> police say powder mailed to donald trump's new york city headquarters is harmless. emergency crews were called to trump tower in midtown last night. investigators say it was an intern for the republican presidential candidate that opened the letter containing a suspicious white powder and then called police. more testing will determine exactly what that substance was. last month, a threatening letter containing white powder was also sent to an apartment of one of trump's sons. >>> a commuter alert if you tappan zee bridge this coming weekend. you may want to leave extra time. construction on the new span will shut down all but one northbound lane from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow and again from 9 p.m. saturday night until 2 p.m. sunday. three northbound lanes will be closed all southbound lanes will remain open. >>> new at 5:00 now it is a tragic case of cruelty to animals. a long island woman accused of

. >> a rowdy crowd of hundred protesters turned out to heckle donald trump at the california gop convention. one group broke down police barricades and burst through a police line to reach the entrance of the host hotel. protesters surrounded several entrances in an attempt to prevent trump from entering. trump and his security team were he is koorted to a back entrance to avoid any confrontations. >> it is 1117 on a friday, gwen is here to tell us all about the forecast. >> okay. you want on the good news or the bad news? >> start with the good news. >> the good news is we're going to have wonderful green grass wle it's all over. >> positive spin. >> let's take a live look outside because well i'm going to get to the bad news. cloudy skies out there, drizzle tonight and some fog if you're stepping out in the midnight hour, make sure you grab your umbrella. we could see an odd shower or two pop up, drizzle and fog. but that soggy pattern is going to continue tonight all up and down the mid atlantic. we're not going to get a break at all. we've got a frontal system to deal with and that is h

the republican presidential candidate whether speak at the california gop convention in burling game. a live report at the top of the hour. >>> a scam involving a man impersonating a pg ande worker. he tricked a homeowner to allow him in her garage by telling her he was there to inspect a gas leak. >>> here's a surveillance photo of a person of interest in the first case. police say on sunday a 23-year old woman reported meeting a man in the financial district. they went to a nearby hotel where the woman claims he sexually assaulted her. police still looking for that man. he's about five feet, 8 inches tall. the victim says he told her his name was sergio. another sexual assault case of a 74-year old woman. a burglar broke in a home and attacked the woman and left the area. anyone with any information about these two cases is asked to call police. >>> a badminton coach at san francisco high school has been arrested for having a relationship with a student. investigators say she was having an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year old male student. she was booked into santa clara co

. >>> protests over donald trump turned violent outside of california's gop convention. tonight the cruz campaign is hoping virginia will help to stop trump if from clinching the nomination. the weekend every year when hollywood comes to the potomac. there were still some a-list celebrities at the white house tonight. >>> the legendary aretha franklin one of the many superstars gracing the stage at the white house on the. president obama and the first lady hosted the fifth anniversary international jazz day all-star global concert. hollywood and media stars enjoyed performances from herbie hancock, sting, diana crawl and buddy guy. >>> many of those stars will stick around for the annual white house correspondents dinner tomorrow night. comedy central's host will host it. it is taking on added significance because it will be his final appearance as president. he usually pokes fun at himself but don't be surprised if he cracks jokes about some people running to be his successor. >>> for the second day in a row, protests turned heated. demonstrators broke down barricades a

they will be speaking at the california gop convention at the hyatt regency in burlingame. >>> a powerful earthquake hit southern japan barely 24 hours after another quake hit the same region killing nine people. today's magnitude 7.1 quake shook the kumamoto reasonable at 1:25 a.m. -- region at 1:25 a.m. japan time. the country issued a tsunami advisory for coastal areas. meanwhile, rescue teams are searching for anyone who may still be trapped under rubble after the earlier quake. cbs reporter lucy kraft is in tokyo where overnight workers zaid a baby from a collapsed home. >> reporter: you can see the panic on the faces of these workers at a tv station in kumamoto, the moment the earthquake struck. the violent shaking sending them stumbling across their newsroom as they searched for protection from the falling debris. the deadly magnitude 6.5 quake hit the japanese island of kyushu just before 9:30 p.m. thursday night. there had been more than 100 aftershocks. some almost as strong as the initial quake. those tremors are slowing down rescue efforts. but teams were able to save this 8-m

friday protestors many opposed to trump's immigration positions blocked his arrival at the california gop conventionorcing trump to arrive on foot. >> then we went under a fence and through a fence and -- oh, boy, felt like i was crossing the border actually. >> reporter: in a tweet saturday he called the protestors thugs and criminals. many are professionals. he wrote john kasich responded to the incident with a call for inclusion. >> do the republicans actually think that they can win an election by scaring every hispanic in this country to death. >> reporter: trump's delegate lead of more than 300 puts him on pace to clinch the nomination if he can win in indiana on tuesday and california in early june. brook silva-braga for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> to kenya where officialsly publicly burned more than a hundred tons of poached elephant ivory and rhino horns. dignitaries led by the nation's president set the fire this morning at nairobi national park. they say they're macing a stronger push than ever to stop poachers. >>> still to come tonight on "eyewitness news," a shocking race car crash all

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demonstrators showed up at this holt where presidential candidate donald trump kicked off the california gop convention. the donald's arrival unusual and controversial. we have team coverage for you this evening. nbc bay area's chick coppola is covering the news tonight. but we begin with jean elle and that clash between protesters and the police. >> reporter: protesters came here hoping to present donald trump from getting inside that hotel. they created enough chaos to delay his arrival, and that chaos led to some arrests. ♪ ♪ which side are you on >> reporter: what started as a peaceful effort to block donald trump's motorcade from reaching the gop convention in burlingame erupts into chaos when a trump support your wearing a "make america great again" hat enters the crowd. police stepped in to protect the man from angry protesters. officials escorted the man to safety, with the crowd blocking airport boulevard, trump pulled to the side of highway 101 and walked through construction barriers, entering the event late through a back door to get inside. >> then we went under a fence and through a fence

donald trump will be speakit 12:45 at the california gop convention. you can stream his speech live on our webs c-b- s-s-f-dot-com. we'll also have live team coverage on kpix 5 news at five. >> donald trump is set to sneak at 12:45. epps not the only speaker today. john kasich is in town and also ted cruz later this afternoon. this is a different story inside the banquet hall than it is outside of the hotel where hundreds of protestors are out there. you can see this is a live coverage from outside. a lot of protestors out there. we have seen a lot of signs that say hashtag dump trump and people out there protesting because of his stance on immigration and you see mexican flags out there, as well. >> once again, the speech coming up roughly around 12:45. you can stream his speech live on our website. that's cbssf.com. we'll also have live team coverage on kpix 5 news at 5:00. that's it for the news at noon. have a great afternoon. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com ,, >> nicole: okay, now i think it's a girl. >> maya: oh, no. i'

california is playing a key role for the first time in decades. let's bring in john roberts who is standing by at the gop convention happening outside of san francisco. john, what's going on right now? >> uma, good afternoon to you. this entire room full of people are thrilled that california means something this time around. i think you can make an argument in some circles that the folks are happy that their votes are going to count this year. they are not selecting delegates at this convention. they are doing some party business selecting a committeeman and woman. it's submitted by the campaigns themselves and when they win statewide, they win the delegates in the congressional district. those delegates are picked from their slate and so they actually go to the national convention. there is none of this post primary or post caucus selection that we've seen in so many other states. it's going to be a big afternoon for ted cruz speaking here this afternoon because he will get the endorsement. former republican california governor pete wilson, particularly in terms of the ground game, even though wilson has come under criticism from a lot of circles

convention. >> all three republican presidential candidates will attend california's gop convention in burlingame april 29th with donald trump giving the keynote speech. >> the democratic candidates are also campaigning. 30,000 turned out to see bernie sanders at a rally in new york city. both sanders and hillary clinton joined verizon employees on the picket line in brooklyn. they'll take part in a debate on tuesday. >>> a rash of fake tax returns filed in the names of staff and faculty of stanford. the irs notified them they had filed tax returns when they never did. >>> and the graffiti many people are calling hurtful. >>> and we'll have a wet morning commute. some fender benders already appearing. maybe the slick roads have something to do with it. we're looking at interstate 880 and so far, so good. >> we'll talk about a windy and cooler pattern and see what's in store for the weekend. most fast food places use formulas to create their combos. but all that math, doesn't always equal something tasty. at my place, you can get a mouthwatering sourdough bacon ranch combo. with a full size beef p

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it's the start of the california gop convention and donald trump will kick it off with a speech at noon. to many supporters who came up from southern california to hear him speak. >> i want to hear again that he's going to be loyal to the american people first and foremost, that is first and foremost concern is jobs. i have so many friends that don't have a job. their businesses are closing. their boutiques and restaurants are suffering. those are the things that are important to the american people and those are the things he understands viscerally. >> i'm a small business owner and i feel he's the only one capable of creating change for america and for the business owners within america. >> reporter: now you're seeing deputies with the san mateo sheriffs in riot gear moving away from this line here at the edge of bayshore boulevard. we spoke with law enforcement this morning about their plans for dealing with the large crowds because they were expecting anywhere from 2000 to 5,000. they had all agencies in san mateo county, the sheriff's office, burlingame police and all of the other

gop convention. >> to what extent california is critical depends on how trump does in the subsequent races. the races between now and june. the more delegates he loses to cruz or kasich, the more he will need from california. >> with trump coming to the gop convention, who knows what will happen. just look at the scene in anaheim tonight. reporter stacy butter thoughs shows us this time little kids got hurt. >> reporter: targeted with pepper police spray. antitrump protesters pepper sprayed trump supporters outside city hall before the meeting started. the chaos started when one trump supporter appeared to pull out a tazer. and another appeared to use her own pepper spray to defend herself. the trump supporters were treated at the scene. inside the anaheim council chamber, tempers continue to flare. >> you work for the people and you are not representing the people. you are representing your personal incentives and goals. >> reporter: 73 people lined up to sell council member chris murray they don't want the proposed resolution that would denounce trump's rhetoric. >> do you feel like mothe

the hyatt regency here in burlingame where donald trump will be speaking at noon at the california gop conventionevery law enforcement agency will have officers and deputies deployed here in an attempt to keep the peace. >> one of our focuses is to make sure that these protests and demonstrations do so unimpeded. individuals' rights of free speech. >> traffic could be impacted. be mindful driving through this area. we are expecting a large crowd. inside the stage is set for trump's noontime speech to many people who are considered gop insiders, the kind of people trump railed against as he tried to establish himself as an anti-establishment political outsider. how he performs here today, and how he is received could give us an indication how well he might do in the june 7 california primary. that's the last primary that could give him enough delegates to secure the republican nomination. his opponent john kasich will speak tonight and ted cruz with his running mate carly fiorina tomorrow. >> bob, thank you very much. it's not just picking presidential candidates that's on the minds of california

abandon his motorcade, hop a wall, and then walk through this little field to make it to a california gop convention. >>> multiple tornadoes touched down in texas, also in oklahoma. the latest on the threat of severe storms this weekend. >>> it's a busy saturday. good morning and thank you for joining us this weekend. >> good morning to you. always great to start a saturday with you. >>> we are starting this saturday with breaking news out of nairobi, kenya. a seven-story apartment building there collapsed. rescue workers and residents are working side by side. you see them moving the metal and rubble there trying to find anyone who may be alive. just a short time ago we got this video for you here. it is an incredible moment. a baby girl, you see her there dressed in pink, pulled out alive, hoisted there above the crowd. they started cheering and aploweding and the collapse happened overnight when many people had already gone to bed. >> that's right. we know seven people are confirmed dead, dozens more are hurt. fears now that other building could come down. neighboring apartments have been evacuat

gop convention. it forced it to ditch his motorcade and walk the rest of the way to the building. >> protesters outside california's republican convention more than just chant their disdain for donald trump. some threw eggs while others burned the american flag. they broke through barriers and tried to storm the hotel and officers held them back. around the same time trump ditched his motorcade. he went the rest of the way walking in the back of the building. >> we went under a fence and through a fence. was crossing the border actually. >> also in california republican john kasich at a town hall in san francisco. ted cruz campaigned in indiana. ted cruz hit back at former house speaker john boehner who referred to the texas senator as lucifer in this flesh. >> in an interview with cbs face the nation that will air in full on sunday. >> one has been funding the cartel, the other has been giving into democrats for years which is why boehner lost his speakership. >> for democrats, bernie sanders was in indianapolis with union workers. >> stop destroying the middle class. >> hillary clinton was at a new york city fund

at any moment we expect him to take the stage at the gop convention in california, the state that votes but it has the biggest prize, 172 delegates. they are critical, because trump is so close to winning the nomination outright. he is now just 235 delegates shy of the magic number, and cruz and the new running mate carly

this one at the california gop convention outside san francisco. demonstrators waiving america can flagses and throwing eggs at police before breaking through police barriers. trump went into the venue through a rear entrance saying he felt like he was crossing the border. 20 people were arrested at a trump rally on thursday. ted cruz campaigning on friday and picking up endorsement of governor pike pence. the governer said cruz is a principalled conservative who has shown the courage of his convictionses. indiana's primary is next tuesday. 57gop delegates are up for grabs and cruz hopes to slow trump's march to the convention in cleveland. the third candidate in the gop race he took part if a town hall meeting in san francisco on friday. kasich took questions about gay rights and marriage equality saying more people should take a, quote, chill pill and try to get along with one another rather than turning to legislation. the governor walked a fine line and in the end he said he does not believe in discriminating against anybody. but he added relig

hundreds of protesters swarmed the hotel, hosting the california gop convention this afternoon, hoping to block donald trump from speaking there. the demonstrators scrambled over barricades and passed police officers to deliver their message. >> donald trump misused his political and media platform to unearth hatred. >> reporter: trump and secret service details crossed a highway and entered a back door. >> that was not the easiest entrance i have ever made. we went under a fence and through a fence. felt like i was crossing the border. >> reporter: as trump closes in on the nomination, opposition to his most controversial positions grown intense. in southern california, hundreds of demonstrators took over the streets in a violent display, trashing a police car,

kickoff of the california gop convention. the fine preps. >> good evening, i'm veronica de la cruz. >> i'm allen martin. a hometown boy is headed to the nfl. >> with the first pick in the 2016 nfl draft, the los angeles rams select jared goff, quarterback california. >> marin native and cal star jared goff is moving to l.a. to play for the rams. tonight, his family and friends could not be more excited. kpix 5's cate caugiran is in novato where celebrations are under way. >> reporter: yeah. they are. we are live at jared goff's family watch party here. [ applause and cheers ] >> >> reporter: we have grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, everybody is here supporting jared all happy their number one draft pick is heading to l.a. >> whoo! >> the los angeles rams select jared goff. [ applause and cheers ] >> we saw him play in high school and never would we have thought he would get this far but we knew he had something special. >> reporter: a bay area boy heads to the big leagues. >> he has gotten to this point where he's just f

california's gop convention getting set to begin with donald trump taking the stage.nd he'll have a live report in our midday newscast. right now, you can link to a live feed from the scene. go to our facebook page, click on the facebook live. >>> two south bay brothers under arrest accused of killing their parents. the eldest son now says his youngest brother had nothing to do with it. that story is on the top of nbcbayarea.com. >>> we'll take a look at traffic after the break. >>> our temperatures stay comfortable later this afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds. we'll be in the low 70s in the south bay, up to 72 degrees in san jose and gilroy. 62 degrees at half moon bay. in the mission direct, 61 degrees. hayward is looking at the 66 degrees. livermore is up to 71. our temperatures really start to warm up for tomorrow with highs inland in the low to mid-80s. the warmest day of the week end will be on sunday. let's get an update on the road conditions now from mike. >> everybody except the south bay is looking great. highway 101, that's the problem. look, we'll zo

california campaign today in orange county. trump will hold a rally in costa mesa before making his way up to the bay area for tomorrow's gop convention. california's 172 delegates are the biggest prize in the race for the gop nomination and the state's primary comes on the last day of balloting. all three republican candidates are expected at the party's convention in burlingame. >>> supporters of democrat hillary clinton will open a campaign office today in oakland. it will be located downtown on 14th street. bernie sanders is also focusing his attention to california but his campaign is scaling back. >>> the new york times calls our next guest berkeley based w. bell the most promising political-based comedian in years. >> he's working owen a number of projects including his radio show. oh, he's leaning in. greatest actor of all time period. and he has a standup special on showtime called semi prominent negro. >> that airs tomorrow. this morning he's taking a break from all of that to join us. i remember you when you made the news in berkeley. >> my biggest local credit. >> right. and you were -- considering what happened you seemed

trump will speak at the california gop convention in burlington. ted cruz and john kasich will also speak at the convention this weekend. >>> a georgia family has filed a lawsuit against the popular add snapchat after a devastating car accident. attorneys say that a teen-age driver was motivated by points for photos submitted of her speed. here is nbc with more. >> reporter: the pictures tell the story and are the story. high speed selfies, twisted metal and snapchat under fire. a new lawsuit filed against the picture sharing app. attorneys say she was living life in the fast line, her speed climbing to 80, 90 and 107 miles an hour at impact. her attorneys say he has permanent brain damage. they say mcgee was motivated to drive at an excessive speed to gain recognition for a trofrfy. snapchat denies giving trofrfys. they say we encourage our community to use the speed filter. just last week snapchat partnered with the ad council for this filter, i won't snap and drive. mcgee sent out this selfie she types lucky to be alive. are teens ricking their

posted. >>> well, donald trump sending a mixed message during a kickoff banquet for the gop convention in california. 172 delegates will be up for grabs in the golden state. but, here's the but, the june 7th primary wasn't only the focus of his speech. trump instead mocked his republican rivals and his critics. and then seemed to waiver on the importance of party unity. >> there should be and there has to be unity. with that being said, would i win can i with without it? i think so. to be honest. i think so. because they're going to vote for me. folks i'm a conservative but at this point who care? we've got to straighten out the country. >> let's bring in our political panel. tammy bruce and joe trippi. thank you both for talking to us. does trump have this nomination in the bag or what? >> i don't see how he gets stopped. i mean, i know there are people who still think they can pull enough delegates away from him. i expect him to get the nomination. way before the convention, i think he can seal it on june 7th. >> with trump facing a contested gop convention, yesterday tammy he talked about the nee

. >>> next week the republicans descend on the bay area for the california gop convention in burlingame. >>> delays on 880 in union. let's check traffic with gianna. >> let's jump over to 880 right now. live pictures from chopper 5 over the scene of this accident. what happened was a big rig was stuck in lanes and hit by another vehicle. major injuries reported. on the southbound side this is near alvarado niles another accident happened in lanes. the center lane is shut down. northbound things are tough. everything is on the shoulder but you have at least the right lane closed as well as the shoulder and the left lane. you can see that in our live shot here of chopper 5. we got big delays in both directions though as a result and it's going to take time for the southbound side to recover. 56 minutes so basically an hour. south 880, 238, down to 84. northbound at least a 27-minute ride a little better in the noncommute direction from decoto road. traffic is good on 880 past the accident. south 280 at hickey trying to get it out of lanes an overturn. people are using the hickey on- ramp

side. [ chuckling ] but first donald trump will speak in southern california today in costa mesa just one day before the state gop convention kicks off in burlingame. winning california would help trump win the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the republican nomination for president. lately he is sounding more presidential speaking critically of the country's current stance on foreign policy and speaking directly to isis. >> i have a simple message for them. their days are numbered. i won't tell them where and i won't tell them how. >> we do have some new details on a campaign office for democratic front-runner hillary clinton. [ chuckling ] >> it's opening today in oakland. volunteers will be phone banking there through the june primary. mayor libby schaaf is going to be at the evening opening ceremonies. that's at 5:30 at the office on 14th street in oakland but starting tomorrow the focus is certainly going to be on the republicans here in the bay area together in burlingame. trump is speaking tomorrow afternoon. john kasich that evening. and ted cruz will speak on saturday afternoon. >> a lot of voters amped about this.

>>> chaos and violence at the california gop convention just ahead of a speech by donald trump. trump now taking to twitter, calling the protesters, quote, thugs and criminals. >> and new information into the investigation into prince's death. we now know emergency calls were made to his paisley park compound as far back as 2013. >> to call this horrific is an understatement. >> two toddlers found chained in the back yard of a home in san antonio. one of them is in the intensive care unit this morning. authorities say they're grateful they found these children before it was too late. you're in the cnn newsroom. >>> hello, it's the weekend. i'm ana cabrera in for christi paul. >> and i'm victor blackwell. donald trump weighing in on twitting about the angry mob some people call it outside the gop venue where he spoke. jumping up this little wall, up the en bancembankment. >> trump called ted cruz a cheat, saying he might bribe his way into the nomination. >> he has no path to victory. it's impossible for him to win with the votes. the only way he can possibly win is if things go

donald trump kicked off the california gop convention by addressing his bizarre entrance into the hyatt hotel in burlingame. >> we went under a fence and through a fence. boy, i felt like i was crossing the border actually. >> reporter: for the next month, donald trump and his fellow gop candidates will be focused on california. for most of this year, california has simply been a fund-raising stop for candidates. but now critical votes are up for grabs. votes that could decide the republican nominee. >> there has to be unity in our party. there has to be unity in our party. >> reporter: today trump criticized his republican contenders but spent most of his time talking about hillary clinton. >> crooked hillary, when i focus on hillary, she'll go down easier than any of the people we just -- >> reporter: before trump took the stage, security escorted a protester out of the building but inside many supporters defended trump's bold take on politics and business. >> if take away his billionaire, he's just like us. >> reporter: others wanted to be part of the democratic process. >> i'm not a