commissioner hardeman? >> commissioner hardeman: thank you. do you want them to stand, mr. president or do you want them to have a seat? mr. president, do you want them to continue to stand? >>commissioner cleaveland: yes. you've got questions for them. >> commissioner hardeman: no. i don't have questions for them. i think they can sit down. >>commissioner cleaveland: they can sit down, but i think captain, you should stay. captain, you should stay at the podium. >> commissioner hardeman: my wife is the nert of the family. she runs the household, and she runs the nert, and so i just take orders from here. interestingly, we were speaking about what i can comment on that hasn't been said, one thing, we don't have as many children to worry about in san francisco. they're all leaving. especially after that report yesterday about what it costs to live here, it's insane for a person -- one person to try to support a family. it's very, very difficult, and that's really too bad that all the children are leaving because before this report, you can't have a parent stay home and raise

commissioner hardeman. >> commissioner hardeman: thank you chief gonzalez. you did remarkable job.ou didn't get into trouble. i followed you a couple of times. it's sad with all the video they have of that, they can't identify that vehicle. it's too bad that the guy died, 65-year-old guy just trying to prevent it and just trying to see during that taking people down to the ball game or something. that was just too bad. the jaws of life couple of years ago, we had lot of complaints we didn't have enough of those. >> they've done good job spraying rescue squads in our trucks with the new genesis. >> good evening commissioners, chief. assistant deputy chief tony. we did purchase new chordless electric tools for the truck panes. there's engine 59 that responds out of the golden gate bridge. our older style units are gasoline powered. not only can they put into service quickly, they don't emit any gases. they're not allowed. they run on battery packs or we can actually hook them to up a generator, plug-in to like our rescue squads. they design for high strength steam cutting. which has

and they will be very hard pressed to vote against either judge kethledge or judge hardeman, i believe. on the other hand, how do you get heidi heitkamp, joe manchin and john tess extra under the most pressure, claire mccaskill? i think it is easiest to lose one of the two republicans with judge barrett, because she's so

commissioner hardeman. >> commissioner hardeman: thanks mr. president. thanks again for the nice report. what was that last number we received couple of months ago? 1807 a including civilians and uniforms. >> i don't know if that may have included h8 as well. >> commissioner hardeman: i thought the number was high at the time. >> 1665 uniformed, excluding h8. >> commissioner hardeman: nigh to have 1800. evil get this some day. >> we can dream. >> commissioner veronese: when did you say that station 16 will be done? >> final completion is now slated for november 7th. >> commissioner veronese: have we seen an up tick in the surf bay rescues. there are notable incidents in the report. >> i can get those number for you. i don't have then. >> commissioner veronese: thank you. cleaveland thank you. vice president, nothing? one quick question for you. training facility for the future, treasure island. what have we decided what we need in terms of space and acreage? what size piece of land we need for the new training facility? >> i would say about seven acres.

this is what i heard about judge hardeman.e to the process said the president had found him likeable, but comparatively dull and some conservatives who support his guided mr. trump's thinking about the courts have voiced concern about judge kethledge on issues like immigration. let me get your reaction to that, and what does that tell you about the process the president is using here to pick the next justice of the supreme court? >> good afternoon, david. i think the president has done a masterful job of setting up a huge audience for whomever he introduces to the american public tomorrow night. that is a big win for getting some momentum out of the blocks for your nominee. what he's got to be careful about is having a spin-out. a harriet miers kind of disaster because of unvetted or late arriving concerns about a nominee. or the worst of all worlds, david souter. this case, johnson being played by rick santorum, vis-a-vis hardeman. i think the nominee who puts the most points on the board is raymond kethledge. i don't know an

semary ann trump barrettrved with hardeman on the appeals court. ru giuliani, on of the president's personal aorneys, told our colleague yamiche alcindor he thought it would be hardeman bid quickly he didn't know for sure. we will know the presionnt's choice and then it will be up to the senate to advice and consent. >> woodruff: lisa, that brings it to you, codong to senate confirmation. what are you hearing from senate republicans? >> for senate republicans, this is actually a joyous day, its as if they just have to figure out which of the players from their team gets promoted to the n.f.l. they all have their favorite choices but from this viewpoihe inenate, they believe the easiest choices to go through here would be judges hardeman and kethledge. judge ka v.r. anaugh has a long record that there's cocern there may bish shoes that would cause problems especially in a senate very gnar lowe roy divide butorenccain is still battling cancer in arizona so still 50 republicans to 49 democrats. can't lose angle member. >> woodruff: so a close vote, cl

or did you want to go to commissioner hardeman. i see your name was up there first. >> yes, that's before commissioner hardeman chimed in. i think this is a very valuable discussion that we are having. and i think we are moving in the right direction. the chief needs input. she needs input from, you know, a variety of sources and a variety of people. she perhaps will need continued direction from you as well. they all had commissioners involved and still have commissioners involved, as well as people at various ranks within the department. and i think that's a valuable thing. we really have to make sure that people feel included in this process. that all of this doesn't have to come out of the chief's head. that there is a meeting of the minds, as to how best to proceed. so i think we are on the right track. >> it's a collaborative process. >> yes, definitely. >> commissioner hardeman? >> yes, thank you, mr. president. commissioner alioto veronese, i'm just really surprised hearing the names involved helping you draft this, they wa

also in the running, thomas h d hardeman. the president said his search is almost complete. >> let's say it's the four people. i'm getting close to making a final decision. >> reporter: the road to confirmation is paved with political pressure. >> i hope every republican will rally behind these picks because they're all outstanding. >> reporter: already on cable, this conservative group's ad. >> extremists will lie and attack the nominee but don't be fooled. >> reporter: behind the scenes senate majority encouraged>> is think about who is the easiest to get confirmed here. >> hardeman's last confirmation vote was unanimous. extra time and when he managed all presidential documents for george w. bush while barrett's views a a social conservative could risk needed republican votes from two senators who support abortion rights. >> they understand it's an historic decision. it's about more than the next election. >> reporter: part of the president's strategy has been building suspensie right final . his performance ends tonight a

of the two hardeman and kethledge they are very different. kethledge like his twin of gorsuch's an academic philosopher. hardiman is blue-collar man who connected personally well with the president and with his sister judge marion trump barry. how the president will decide between the two i don't know. i was involved in the selection process the first time around and he was determined to find someone who was strong, whose views he respected and whose intellect and background were impeccable. he found that injustice corsets. liz: getting a course which type would get it easy to pass through republicans. >> yes, judge hardiman is probably a little bit more open about being pro-life. just as kethledge who i believe is pro-life is not signed onto any abortion decisions and there's no track record burkowski or collins could attack. senator collins has said she will not vote for judge barrett. that's to the potential nominees into her public and senators saying they wouldn't vote for one of them. liz: you know what's wild all of a sudden chief just

we still think judge hardeman are in the lead -- we still think judge kavanagh, judge hardeman are inhe lead. course we have great kavanagh, what do we know about him? authore was the primary of what led to sentence impeachment. he was very close to george bush. donald trump has had some issues with the trump family. on federal fiscal here in washington, he has written hundreds of rulings. also some regulatory issues. he is generally a skeptic of regulation. he has dealt a little bit with abortion. he has not confronted it directly. really a rich record that both sides will be pulling from today as they decide whether they're going to vote for him. one thing we did not hear is ons that mr. hardiman the third circuit, and president trump has a sister who is a judge. she has recommended him. he does not have quite the same backing that some of the other candidates do. less well.tle bit he has not been in the ivy league circles, the washington circles. he did go to georgetown that might but -- but that recommendation from donald trump sister may mean something. it would certainly appeal

. >> reporter: the president is focusing most closely on cavanaugh and hardeman -- kavanaugh and hardiman. mitch mcconnell has told the president that they may be the easiest to confirm. >> simple math tells you, if john mccain is absent, it is a 50-49 senate, one republican senator can decide the fate of cbs news, the white house. the >> the president is expected to make that announcement at 6 pm, live right here on kpix 5. >>> 600 homes are threatened by deadly wildfire on the oregon border, in siskiyou county, has burned 35,000 acres, only 25% contained right now. the fire killed one woman in her home and destroyed 81 structures, 2500 firefighters are on the front lines, the cause is under investigation. >>> in napa and yolo counties, firefighters are gaining the upper hand on this wildfire, the kelly filed -- fire, 73% contained, consuming more than 90,000 acres, destroying 16 structures since it started on june 30. in lake county, the pony fire is hundred percent contained -- pawnee fire, 22 structures were destroyed . >>> the berkeley marina, rv owners are tired of being served evic

if he picks eher judge hathomas hardeman. thomas hardeman served with the president's sier.nk thomas hardeman, if you had to go to las vegas and gambling, i would put- personal connections matter, hardeman'sot aood background, rather than your typical harvard-yale pathway to the supcourt. so i think there's a lot of potential positives for the president plolitically too. >> a reminder that you can see meet the press, it comes up every sunday at 10:30 right here. it's not only national affairs we're keeping an eye on this morning, b some pretty hotly contested state elections. >> some are really close, some have been really, really vocal. voters have o choices to ntinue down the path with republican governor larry hogan or take a ratically different route. >> the governor spoke about keeping marylanders safe especially in e wake of the "capital gazette" shooting. >>. >> reporter: larry says complaintses against jarrod ramos. >> apparently this guy went to ourt quite a while ago, f stalking. he was pled down to a lower charge and had his record expung expunged. how that happen

kethledge and hardeman have never spoken publicly about their views on the matter. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell has promised a vote on the new supreme court nominee by the fall. stephanie ramos. abc7 news. >> we'll send out a push alert on our abc7 news app the moment president trump makes his announcement. install the app on your mobile devices and sign up for push alerts to get updates on breaking news as it happens. >>> today opening statements begin in federal court in san francisco over a lawsuit involving one of the world's most widely used pesticides. attorneys for 46-year-old vallejo resident lee johnson claim man santo's roundup left him with terminal cancer. he worked as a school grounds keeper for the school district and regularly handled roundup. this is the first of nearly 4,000 claims to go to trial. >>> a number of families trying to get spots at some of the city's best public schools is on the rise. it's called residency fraud. according to the examiner there were 53 cases in the past school year, up from 48 the previous year and 34 the year before that. the district's

thomas hardeman, who presides in the third district is now in d.c. tonight for a prescheduled meeting. bret brett kavanaugh from the d. circuit reportedly seen just about an hour ago leaving the u.s. courthouse in washington in a black sedan with a fair amount of security according to reports. a short time ago. amy kony barrett lives in south bend, indiana, notre dame university and at this hour we do not have confirmation of her whereabouts. and the same goes for raymond, who's court is located in ann arbor, michigan. word is that the president wants to maintain the element of surprise and that a military aircraft may be utilized to keep the pick under wraps. although we don't know yet who it is, we know that some say they don't actually care. >> it is near impossible to imagine that president trump would select a nominee who isn't hostile to our health care laws, who isn't hostile to a woman's freedom. >> don't you want to see who he nominates before deciding flatly that there should be no confirmation vote between now and the midterm election? >>

. >> do you -- that's kethrich and hardeman. think they'll all be -- they're good judges. i think they would be fine justices of the supreme court. i do think the president has to think about who is easiest to get confirmed here. and i expect we'll do that on sort of a normal timetable of a couple of months. >> your colleague, lindsey graham here last week said he believes roe is essentially settled law. he believes in precedent and wants to see a nominee who also believes in precedent. where are you on this? >> i think these judges, which are the ones nominated, should follow the ginsburg strategy, which is no hence, no foretelling -- >> it's the 21st century. i think the american people should know. no? >> you don't think the notorious rbg standard is good enough? >>hihat's --is the 21st century, where we expect everything -- >> i think we t expect judges judge the case that comes up before them. i'm not a lawyer. this is maybe aretty good month not to be a lawntr. but prece is important, but it's not the only thing. we have had bad precedents that were reversed after de

he says that kethledge and hardeman face the least resistance to confirmation. president trump is teasing tonight's historic announcement. in fact, here's what the president had to say on his way back from new jersey. >> i'm very close to making a decision. have not made i official yet obviously. have not made it final, but we're very close to making a decision. let's say it's the four people, but they're excellent. every one. i'm getting close to making a onnal deci i'll probably be decided tonight or tomorrow sometime by 12:00. i think we're all going to be meetin9: at 00 and we have a great country, folks. we have a great countr >> nbc's justice correspondent pete williams has more on the president's pick and the impact he or she could have. >> frances, this will easily be the biggest change. neel year's nomination of gorsuch brought in a conservative. that was a conservative replacing a conservative. any nominee that president trump now chooses is certain to be more conservative bause kennedy sometimes voted with the liberals on social issues. even so, it's

also judge hardeman is someonewa whthe runner-up when president trump picked neil gorsuch, someone who has a very compelling personal story and io likely to get of swing votes in the senate. laura: pretty interesting. how much of a challenge is it going to be for the senate majority leader,itch mcconnell , who is pretty good at these things, keeping his caucus together? josh: senator mcconnell knows anw to count votes, but h't lose a single republican senator. 51 republican senators, john mc.in may not be able to vo if one republican defects, that would lily put the nomination in jeopardy. also, you have democrats from conservative states that may want to vote for the president's nominee, but if you see republican mike susan collins saying, i am not f it, that would give political cover for the democrats to say, i am not going to be for this nomination as well. fora: thank you so mu joining us. in other newsyi now, flags fl at half mast at the white house in tribute to five staff killed at a newspaper in maryland last week. on monday, the city mayor complained that his request for flag

trump airey -- hardeman's working-class root.dent at georgetown university and was cited as a plus inside the white house along with conservative rulings. however, mitch mcconnell didn't push choices on the government theycconnell did note that could fare well in the senate because there locations and records were not as politically charged as others on the shortlist. the democrats line, russell is next. good morning. caller: good morning. i wanted to bring out the fact , what is the first seat stolen by the republicans? clarence thomas represents the stolen seat because judge marshall was considered the father of civil rights. but dating site with the voting rights act, gerrymandering, racial segregation and currently , any civil rights issue. and he represents a stolen seat that had affected black people for the last 40 years. and it really wish that democrats would wake up and how important it is to have some kind of influence on who actually is placed on the supreme court. i don't agree that any of the that we have talked abo

. >> we have known all day that he was down to two, brett cavanagh and tom hardeman.ely on cavanagh. of regulatoryot cases and has been skeptical of federal attempts to regulate is this is. ramy: which would be -- regulate businesses. ramy: what would be the easiest one to get through? >> probably judge hardeman is easier to get through. he does not have as much of a record. he does not have the number of cases on issues that judge cavanagh has. on the 10nagh worked star report, the investigation of former president clinton -- , theth starr report investigation of former president clinton with monica lewinsky. these could come up in a hearing. there is more ammunition for democrats to draw upon. yvonne: what will the president be basing his decisions on? is it mostly based on their views on regulation? or hitting some controversial issues, like abortion? >> we do not know for sure, but there is not a huge amount of difference with any of the people he is considering with where they are likely to come out on the issues. gorsuch, -- neil gorsuch, it it was evident that

tries to keep an open mind and perspective nominees like brett cavanaugh, prrett and raymond and tom hardemane who have not specificallyaid they oppose roe vs. wade and tir writings and their work show that they are very fair. they look at arguments from both sides all the time andan they alyze them very carefully and when they take a position they iden say these are what the other people hav about this and here's why i don't agree with them. that'seally at the end of th day what we want. we want that kind of fairness in a judge and i think senator collins and d others whoowski went through the process saw that with neil gorsu i think that's what they will be looking for again be when you just names.oned four is it fair to say that those ar thur front runners at is point? >> mr. leo: no, i don't think it's fair to say that, and here's why. the president is really the driver's seat along with the assistance of white house counsel. those are le who are und very serious consideration, two of them as you know are people who throw the process to some extent. and then brett cavanaugh is on of the m

shannon: joan larson and thomas hardeman, he spoke on the phone with sen.ing the total number to at least 7 including that conversation with lee, the president will announce his pick on monday, july 9th. the race is on to rescue 12 children and their soccer coach trapped inside a cave in toyland. crews are fighting time and elements trying to get them out. here is a look. >> first responders and violence elevating a dramatic find, 12 young soccer players and their coach found alive after being trapped 10 days ago. new video confirms the boys are in good shape and being brought food and medical supplies. >> all 13 people are well. among them is a doctor and medical science fair specialist. >> a long way to go before it is complete, they were trapped in the cave more than a mile under ground. >> it is almost 0 visibility, to battle onto it and a strenuous department. >> rescue teams working citing concerns over the mental states. >> they have been isolated. no food. not only physiological considerations but psychological considerations. >> they are thinking o

. -- thomas hardeman.g: we heard he liked tom hardeman a good deal of his name started become more prominent yesterday as somebody who the president likes and mitch mcconnell sees as having fewer red flags and might be an easier confirmation vote because he doesn't have the sorts of things i talked about with judge baird and judge kavanagh. david: they have 30 years on the the courtecial conceivably. what we looking at a trump court going forward and one of the major issues? beyond abortion, what are the major things that could be affected by this conservative majority? greg: justice kennedy was in the middle and this is going to be such aally so many -- big swing. gay rights and religious rights, justice kennedy was on the middle and death penalty issues. he cast a crucial vote to say that someone who committed a murder as a juvenile couldn't be executed. that's an area of the law that could switch, environmental law, the next justice could be more skeptical of government regulations that justice kennedy

. >> i believe commissioner hardeman has been sitting silently and patiently as well. >> i'm not in any hurry. >> i think it's important to have the chief speak first. give us your input. >> sure, i'm happy to take any specific questions. it's been a long day, i might be able to be more concise if i get specific questions. commissioner veronese, thank you very much for putting this forward. i've been a long-time supporter of the stress unit and i've worked with a number of members including captain griffin, we have two new members, nazareta and mahoney. certainly i would like their input, as well as griffin, i know retired member christy, endeavoring to look at building on what we have, i really think is a great model. i do. i know there are a number of departments, i know commissioner veronese, you mentioned long beach, they are very progressive. but there are departments that don't have full time members that are firefighters and/or medics that are truly peer members. they have other alternatives. but i think with a model program, could it be built and improved? absolutely. that's wha

senators say they would be happy with any of the four but a number have said they especially like hardeman and kethledge because they would have an easier time getting confirmed. >> i think they will all be good judges. i think they would be fine justices on the supreme court. i think the president has to think about who was the easiest to get confirmed. i expect we will do that on a normal timetable of a couple of months. >> reporter: democrats want to delay the confirmation hearings until after the midterms and may still try to make that happen by dragging the process out. three democrats voted to confirm neil gorsuch last year but this time around, the margins are much tighter and party leaders are hoping their site stays united against the presidents nominee. >> i can't predict how all of my 48 colleagues on the democratic side will vote. i can tell you simple math tells you if john mccain is absent, it is a 50-49 senate. one republican senator can divide -- decide the fate. >> reporter: president donald trump will announce his pick tomorrow night. ton, fo >>> a woman is behind bars af

amy barrett, brett cavanaugh and melissa park, thomas hardeman, they are also the court judges meaning one level below the supreme court, so much longer than others, some are new to that bench. are we on track, witty, nontraditional route with state sen. mike lee? >> there's something running through each of those nominees and that is this idea that the best way to preserve freedom and dignity and prosperity used at the judge will stick to how the constitution has limits on government power and that is what they have in addition to extraordinary records. he said he likes likely and is considering him but these are four very serious contenders. >> you think he will interview one or two more, we get a decision july 9th, a big decision. >> he said july 9th and i'm not sure people will cross that. >> we know it is a busy time for you, good to see you. add war is brewing over the supreme court with that vacancy, big money pouring in, the liberal group demand justice plans to spend $5 million opposing the president's pick. the judicial crisis network lunch is a 7-figure ad by urging another

then we have tom hardeman. he was the number two last time around for justice scalia's seat.dent really liked him for his personal story. first in his family to go to college, drove a cab. he has a big second amendment case people like. and finally, amy coney barrett. she's new on the bench. trump put her in a few months ago for a lower court. she doesn't have this long list of opinions, but she's got a lot of writing that she did at notre dame. a lot of that writing is on issues regarding religion. during her confirmation hearing, senator diane feinstein talked about her religion a little bit f you remember. she said something like the dogma lives loudly in you. and that really angered conservatives. the social conservatives really like her. they think she might be a vote to overturn roe v. wade. that's the short list right now. >> okay. so of these, thomas hardiman was the front runner they called the runner-up this time but not necessarily the runner-up this time. >> it's a very interesting thing that's been going on behind the scenes. the conservatives haven't had a lot o

the second woman he is said to be considering, and judge thomas hardeman. they will have the potential to be part of what some say are important decisions on issue like health care, gay marriage and abortion. democrats vowed to block any candidate to overturn roe vs wade. they already spending millions of dollars on ads on a woman's right to choose. american voters agree 63-31 with roe vs wade. that same polling shows republicans disagree 58-30%. >> while the president is pro-life, he will not bring up roe vs wade in his meetings with potential nominees. she elaborated on that this morning and slammed democrats for being so critical. watch. >> secretary sanders: right now he is going to continue to stick with that list. the main thing the president is looking for our people that fit the qualifications that you would want in a supreme court justice. frankly, it has gotten really sad that their party has no message, no leadership, no solution. they want to fight our president who is trying to lead and is doing amazing things for our country. >> harris: it so

judge hardeman is currently on the us court of appeals. he was the first in his family to attend college at the university of notre dame and help to pay for his lawful education by driving a taxi. he was the runner-up wench from nominated neil gorsuch in 2017. he might appeal to drop if the president is looking for someone from a blue-collar background. the only woman is amy coney barrett, she is also the youngest at 46. she is currently a judge on the seventh circuit up appeals. it chosen and confirm it will be the first time four women would serve together on the nine-member supreme court. she served as a law clerk for antonin scalia. her husband is an assistant us attorney. they are the parents of seven children, two of whom adopted from haiti. >>> moving on to brett kavanaugh, he is a judge on the federal appellate court. he attempted gail and is active in his local catholic church. he coaches his daughter's basketball teams. he has close ties to the bush family and served under president george w. bush. >>> and finally raymond kethled

hardeman in philadelphia. republican leaders believe he could be easier to confirm. >> i have no hesitation in applying a law regardless of what i might think about it. >> reporter: but cnn learned that the president is skeptical that either of them two fire up the base like amy barrett might, on the 7th circuit court of appeals in chicago and the favorite of conservatives for the assumed opposition of abortion. before being named to the federal bench, she acknowledged uncertainty of the makeup of a trump court. >> what would we have in a trump court? who knows? >> reporter: trump allayed the concerns. rounding out the top four is believed to be raymond kethledge. today's announcement 12 days after justice kennedy stunned washington with his retirement. a decision that handed the president a historic opportunity. >> i'm very honored that he chose to do it during my term in office because he felt confident in me to make the right choice and carry on his great legacy. that's why he did it. >> reporter: now, jake

the sixth circuit, raymond catlett also the sixth circuit, and thomas hardeman. they were in the running for the last vacancy, the president interviewed them but picked someone else. the time to get the nominee is exceedingly tight. there is no room for error. outside groups advising the white house wanting to get the confirmation vote by the end of september. before congress leaves to campaign for the midterm election. that means that the senate visits, the hearing has to be throughout the summer. the nomination, because it is going to tilt the courts 5-4, as he pointed out, is likely going to be an extraordinarily contagious nominee. as you saw there, susan collins saying she wants to support anyone who wants to overturn roe vs wade. you have the democrats saying that none of the candidates on the president's list should be considered. still, the president, in that interview, optimistic that he could get it done and get it done on time. >> i think that it is going to go very quickly. i think we are going to have a lot of support. i think we are going to have su

the president's also said to be considering emil and thomas hardeman. candidates in the 40s or low 50s. >> we have to pick a great one. we have to pick one that's going to be there for 40 years, 45 years. >> reporter: tonight, the president also facing another decision. how long to keep embattled epa administrator scott pruitt in the cabinet. >> not happy about certain things. >> scott pruitt. >> reporter: the president kept him on the job despite investigations and far more controversies over the ethical conduct. an administration official telling cnn the white house reaching a tipping point on pruitt. all this as new details are emerging about the president openly considering invading venezuela during a meeting last august on diplomatic sanctions to the country. aides urged him against using military force but a day later the president publicly suggested he was still considering it. >> we have many options for venezuela. and by the way, i'm not going to rule out a military option. >> reporter: tonight, one senior administration official telling cnn th

kethledge and hardeman have not spoken publicly about their views on the matter.enate majority leader mitch mcconnell promised a senate vote on the new nominee by the fall just before the mid-term election. reporting live at the supreme court, stephanie ramos. back to you, reggie. >>> abc7 will have live coverage of president trump's supreme court nominee announcement. it all starts at 6:00 right here on abc7. >>> a reminder, you can download the abc7 news app and we'll send out a push alert the moment president trump makes his announcement. >>> let's start the forecast with the peninsua. 50 on the coast side half moon bay. nl also have 52 in daly city.54. san carlos at 57. fremont, hayward and san jose 59. in concord. 70 in antioch. that sticks out as much as the 50 in santa rosa. in the south bay. hazy sunshine. driving today, yep, air-conditioning. you are going to need it this afternoon. it will be a little breezy anywhere on the bay today, in the delta. mass transit, it may be cool this morning. may be cool in san francisco. if you are leaving those areas thi

thomas hardeman was the finalist last year when the president finally decided to nominate neil gorsuch. but he met with hardiman extensively. brent cavanaugh. the backing of mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader who introduced him at his hearing for position as an appeals court judge because he's been both a prosecutor and a judge in kentucky. >> i want to ask you about bret cavanaugh who was a clerk to justice kennedy. he has some very strongly held views against any kind of investigation of a president of the united states. that would be fair game during contirmation hearings, especially considering the mueller investigation. >> sure, absolutely. he's written about this. he's talked about this. his view is it's a distraction that the president -- this is exactly the position that bill clinton's lawyers took during the starr investigation and the monica lewinsky lawsuit. his position, which is held by some conservatives, too, is that the constitution provides the answer here and that is, if you don't like what the president is doing, impeach him, but don't subject him to the ind

screen now, appeals court judges amy coney barrett, brett kavanaugh, raymond kethledge, and thomas hardeman. democrats are ramping up their opposition to the potential choices the weather even made. here is senator richard blumenthal singh the president is making his selection from a group of flawed candidates. >> i've never seen a president of the united states in effect to make himself a puppet of outside groups and choose from a group of right wing fringe ideologue. >> harris: senator lindsey graham says they will live in no matter who the president choose chooses. >> republicans are holding for lottery tickets and all of them are winners. every republican should embrace these picks. >> harris: chief white house correspondent john roberts live for us outside the white house. what you looking at their? >> i keep on looking at the west wing entrance to see if the marines suddenly gets posted which means the president is not yet in the oval office which means that whatever ruminating he is doing at the last minute here in the closing hours on the supreme court picked, he is likely doing fro

>>commissioner cleaveland: moved by commissioner hardeman. >> second. >>commissioner cleaveland: seconded by commissioner veronese. all in favor of adopting the minutes at passed? thank you. next item. >> clerk: item 4, presentation from the merit advisory board. members of the nert advisory board to make presentation. >>commissioner cleaveland: welcome. [inaudible] >> i'm the program coordinator for nert. nerd is the neighborhood emergency response -- nert is the neighborhood emergency response team. it is our response to any san francisco resident to become a responder and become prepared for a disaster that occurs here. we have a very involved cadre of volunteers, and it's my pleasure to introduce to you now my advisory board chair and they will give a presentation of some of our highlights this year. >>commissioner cleaveland: please do. welcome. >> we do have a powerpoint. can you help me to display -- >> secretary ionin >> clerk: can we go to the overhead? there we go. >> good evening, president cleaveland, commissioners, chief hayes-white and dis