also were two of the democrats, john chung and former state superintendent delaine eastin. republican businessman john cox in orange county is some lemon travis allen are also in the race. the candidates argue that the forum over california sanctuary state status for illegal immigrants and the border wall. >> we don't need walls, we need bridges. i have been fighting for immigrants my entire life. >> we will secure our borders and we will make sure that california forces -- enforces immigration law and we will make sure for the safety of all californians we will never be a sanctuary state. >> reporter: universal healthcare. >> when i was mayor of san francisco we delivered on the promise of universal healthcare regardless of pre-existing conditions and regardless of the ability to pay. >> reporter: the environment and california america water dose >> we need to make water a priority. we need to stop fracking in california and putting dirty water in the ground. this one of the dumbest things we can be doing. >> reporter: on the economy? >> i need to talk about issues we need

. >> also taking part today were democrats john chung and delaine easton.wo finishers will go head to head in the election. >>> actor mark walberg will donate $1.5 million film fee. because scenes of the upcoming film "all the money in the world" had tee be shot after star had be fired for sexual misconduct allegations. >>> also. >> happy birthday to you. >> one of my favorite stories today. a grandmother's wishes come true on her 101st birthday. see the moment when it happened. >>> right now it's 60 degrees. we have rain in the extended at home.ld generate your own energy, or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. >>> spacex's dragon cargo spacecraft is back on earth. nasa said it splashed down into the pacific ocean about 7:30 this morning. the dragon left the international space station after delivering 148,000 supplies. it brought back studies from science studies. >>> organizers of pavrics were looking to hit the water tuesday, but scratched those plans this afternoon due to unfavorable conditions along

, lieutenant governor gavin newsom, former los angeles mayor antonio vera go so, state treasure john chung and former superintendent of public instruction delaine eastin. san diego county businessman john cox and state assemblyman travis allen are the two republican candidates. newsom is the front runner and has a strong base in the bay area as former mayor of san francisco. >> i'm not ready to be head of the resistance. i want to positive alternative to the trump agenda, to build on the successes and legacy of governor brown in the legislative leadership in the state. >> reporter: newsom has raised the most money with endorsements from celebrities and politicians the form arizona congresswoman gabrielle gifford and her husband, marked kelly. some of newsom's top rarities can pushing single-payer healthcare in tackling the affordability crisis. >> eight an issue that defies all others as income any quality. that to me is the lie and the most powerful reason for me putting myself up to run for governor. >> reporter: vera kosa is second with a support base from southern california. >> i'm ru

.>> reporter: john chung spoke about the difference between federal and state marijuana laws.>> a working group talking about what do we do to address the violence. what do we do to address tax ministration.>> reporter: there will be pitfalls for both parties. >> democrats can afford some division and fractions. >> reporter: the 40 pick this top six candidates based on a pole. former congressman doug -- was not included. he just entered the race this month.>>> marin county has seen the first case of swatting. someone calls a fake crime to get police to respond to another person's house. deborah's live where the victim is grateful he did not harm him or his family.>> reporter: he is glad no one was home when police came rolling in. and that officers handled the situation with restraint. he has his suspicions about why it happened.>> reporter:>> this was about --. 20 years of illustrating newspapers and magazines this was a first for brian stauffer.>> we were not even here. we did not see the spectacle of what it was.>> reporter: police swarming his house. located in pacheco valley neighbor

. >>> happening today state treasurer john chung will reveal what's next to create a public bank for cannabis businesses. they're operating on a cash basis because of the federal laws against the drugs. banks are reluctant to take their money out of fear they could be running into legal trouble in the future. the state is trying to figure out how a private bank could be run. >>> 158 acres of prime real estate in the north bay w will the topic of conversation today. we're talking about the san geronimo golf course. the marin county board of supervisors will consider an agreement that would have it handle daily maintenance. the land would be open for walking, running, and dogs on leashes. golf would not be allowed right away but that could change in the future. >>> trying to fix the flooding. high tides can turn the mark and ride under 101 into a lake and force the closure of the northbound off ramp there. the county wants to use $300,000 from the state to figure out why the flooding is happening and how to stop it. >>> you can thank king tides for that a lot of times. a look at our te

state treasurer john chung is looking to create a public bank for the pot industry. he is expected to share the next steps as the state explores thatoy;s possibility. last year he created a panel of stockholders to deal with the cannabis banking problem. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," a crucial meeting for sonoma county fire victims as they hit a snag in rebuilding, the shortage builders are facing still ahead. >>> first, happening now, ground breaking for a replacement fire station in palo alto. it'svrj actually happening in a fec>g hourstc> on embarcader. the oldt( station will be torn down and a new one is going up in its place, it's expected to open in march of 2019. >> the bbc is trying something drastic to narrow the pay gap between men and women. $44 pay gap for anchors. $44 they revealed a news editor was paid half of her male counterpart's salary. you could generate your own energy, at home. or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. >>> good morning to you, taking a live look now at fremont as yo

california treasury john chung recently convened a working group that suggested among other ideas openinga state-backed institution. maria cohen set up a task force to consider a city-owned bank for cannabis clients and others. >> how do they bank and carry out their transactions in a safe, manageable procedure? >> it would benefit the industry, but what was beneath now has to come out of the shadows. >> the way you do that, you encourage the people to put their proceeds into the bank. >> and he says once the proceeds are in the bank, they are traceable and makes the process transparent. >>> coming up, it is america's sweet e sweetest it's time for sleep number's 'lowest prices of the season' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort, your sleep number setting. and snoring? does your bed do that? it's the lowest prices of the season on the queen c4 mattress with adjustable comfort on both sides. now only $1199, save $400. ends soon. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing coughing breathing through oxygen mask br

california treasurer john chung recently convened a working group that suggested among other ideas, opening up a state-backed financial institution. san francisco supervisor, maleah cohen has set uggested setting a bank. >> how do they bank and carry out their transactions in a safe, manageable, procedure. so these are all very important questions that the municipal bank is looking to provide answers to. >> reporter: and supervisor cohen will hold a hearing next month. by the way, the cities of oakland and berkley are also looking into the idea of a municipal bank. in the newsroom, care laolyn ty abc 7 news. >>> we really needed the rain, and boy, is it coming. >> we do need it badly. drew tuma is tracking it. >> we are already several inches below normal for this time of year. live doppler 7 along with satellite, for much of the day we've had cloud cover overhead. you do see green on the screen, but the showers are not reaching the surface quite yet. but the next 24 hours, they will certainly make their presence known. showing you market street into the financial district. this picture is

the top six candidates running for governor of california include gavin newsom, john chung , delaineton and travis allen. gavin newsom is leading in the polls. >> i am not running to be the head of the resistance i want to be the positive alternative to the trump agenda. to build on the successes of governor brown and the leadership in this state. i think they have done an admirable job. >> candidates took part in a form last week at ucla. the top two candidates in the june primary will support -- secure a spot in the november election. that is coming up at 4:00 and then again at 9:00. >>> trustees for the cal state university system our meeting to discuss the possibility of a tuition hike. the vote is not expected to happen. trustees say that current funding levels are not enough to keep operations going. they say there is a $171 million gap between the amount requested and what the governor is offering. last week the uc system postponed a vote after students and lawmakers urged them to hold off. tuition at cal state right now is $5700 per year. >>> concern over an uptick in people

. >> also taking part were california state treasurer john chung and former state superintendent of public construction, delane easton along with travis allen. the primary is in june, and the top two finishers will go head to head in the november election. >>> bay area members of congress met with their constituents to talk about what the democratic lawmakers call the negative impacts of the republican tax plan. abc 7 news was at the university of san francisco where house minority leader nancy pelosi and congressman mike thompson called the gop tax plan a tax scam. representative thompson says the rich will benefit the most at the expense of the poor and middle class. >> any benefit that's going to accrue to individuals is going to sunset and be gone in a few years. and the richest people in the country are going to benefit greatly, and the corporate benefits are permanent tax benefits. >> thompson says the plan adds $2.3 trillion to the national debt. abc 7 news was at laney college in oakland where congresswoman barbara lee held an open house talk to go constituents about the gop house

the four leading democrats include newsom, los angeles mayor fragoso, john chung, and state superintendent of public education delaine easton. the two republican candidates, including businessman john cox, and orange assemblyman travis allen also vying for that seat.>>> from recreational marijuana to guns. many new laws go into effect january 1, tomorrow. up next, a look at their potential effect on you in the new year. >>> there are many new state laws set to take effect red paul schaffer takes a look at some of those new laws and how they may affect you.>> reporter: starting january 1, anyone convicted of a hate crime will not be able to own a firearm for 10 years. anyone who purchased emanation online or elsewhere must do so through a licensed vendor and pick it up in person. you will have to pay more at the dmv to register and renew your vehicle. that is because of the transportation improvement fee, which is based on the value of your car and will cost you anywhere from 25-dollars. the fees are to pay for maintenance and roadwork, and it is another part of the state gas tax. the same

california treasurer john chung recently convened a working group that suggested among other ideas, opening up a state-backed financial institution. san francisco supervisor, maleah cohen has bank. >> how do they bank and carry out their transactions in a safe, manageable, procedure. so these are all very important questions that the municipal bank is looking to provide answers to. >> reporter: and supervisor cohen will hold a hearing next month. by the way, the cities of oakland and berkley are also looking into the idea of a municipal bank. in the newsroom, care laolyn ty abc 7 news. >>> we really needed the rain, and boy, is it coming. >> we do need it badly. drew tuma is tracking it. >> we are already several inches below normal for this time of year. live doppler 7 along with satellite, for much of the day we've had cloud cover overhead. you do see green on the screen, but the showers are not reaching the surface quite yet. but the next 24 hours, they will certainly make their presence known. showing you market street into the financial district. this picture is dry, but fast forward 2

. >> also taking part today were democrats john chung and easton. >>> actor mark wahlberg will donate $1.5 million in film fees to the sexual misconduct offense initiative "time's up." he collected the fee because scenes of the upcoming film "all the money in the world" has to be reshot after kevin spacey was fired. his co-star michelle williams made less than $1,000 for the reshoots. that fee will be in her name. >>> time now for a check on the forecast. let's see when the rains are going to be here. >> lisa? >> we're going to see several days of rain. in fact, it's looking pretty good, opening the storm door for the week ahead. hive doppler 7 checking out the fog, the low clouds, poor visibility up in the north bay. just three quarters of a mile, santa rosa. three miles in livermore. it's been cool and gray. we had the late-day sun. but then the easterly winds kept it gusty and only in the low 50s. in livermore, 70s down in the south bay. tomorrow, another bay where the easterly winds and that late-day fog is going to keep numbers cool in parts of the day. 51 san francisco. 48 in mo

california treasurer john chung recently convened a working group that suggested, among other ideas, opening a state-backed financial institution. san francisco supervisor malia cohen has set up a task force to consider a city-owned bank to support small businesses, including the cannabis business. >> how do they bank and carry out their transactions in a safe, manageable procedure? so these are all very important questions that the municipal bank is looking to provide answers to. >> reporter: supervisor cohen will hold a hearing next month. by the way, the cities of oakland and berkeley are also looking into the idea of a municipal bank. >>> a music publisher representing thousands of songwriters is suing spotify for $1.6 billion. wicks and music publishing of los angeles says it represents tom petty, neil young, and steely dan. it's charging the swedish tech company with playing tens of thousands of songs without licenses or compensation. besides the $1.6 billion, wicks wants to prevent spotify from playing the songs until a deal is reached. spotify lance to go public later this ye

before leaving, democratic candidates are governor newsom, former la mayor, state treasurer, john chung, a former state superintendent of public education. two major republican candidates are san diego businessmen john cox, and orange county assemblymen, travis allen. >>> something went missing from the airways during much of the holiday shopping season. sears holdings, a parent company of sears and kmart made the unexpected decision not to run tv commercials for the two retailers. this is especially surprising, because the stores generate the vast majority of their dwindling sales from in-store foot traffic. sears reportedly decided to shift to digital marketing instead. >>> many people have a new year's resolution to get more sleep in 2018. not getting enough sleep is toxic to your health. over time, sleep deprivation can actually be deadly. doctors recommend getting at least seven hours of sleep every night. >>> the latest star wars movie, it is now the highest grossing domestic movie of 2017. disney says the last jedi took in $517 million. in its first 17 days. that put it ahead of

. >> john chung will reveal what's next in creating a public bank for cannabis businesses. they are operating on a cash business because of federal laws. banks are afraid to take their money. the state is trying to determine how a public bank would be created and run. marijuana is expected to become one of the largest cash industries in the state. >>> let's take a look at what's going on. the fog has not moved out just yet. not that 20-degree spread we saw yesterday. 51 in san bruno. up in the hills it's 58. down near the coast it's daly city and half moon bay. belmont right now about 49 degrees. on the other side of the bay oakland, hayward, down to san jose. 35 in santa rosa and napa at 38. so let's talk about what's going to happen today with your commute. watch out for that dense fog in the north bay. it is really dangerous. visibility less than an eighth of a mile. a couple hundred feet. but mild this afternoon. your 12-hour planner with the fog. by 10:00 fog lifting to hazy sunshine and 47. 57 at noon. as far as the east bay goes, 47 at 8:00 this morning. 53 at 10:00.

. >>> state treasurer john chung will reveal what's next in a plan to create a public bank for cannabisusinesses. they're operating on a cash only basis because of federal laws against the drug. banks are reluctant to take trouble. marijuana is expected to become one of the largest cash industries in our state. >>> good morning to you on this tuesday, less than 24 hours away from the big lunar eclipse. first let's get you out the door by showing you temperatures around san francisco. coldest in potrero hills. lake merced is 50. 52 downtown. union city 45. 38 right now in walnut creek and american canyon. a look at the san mateo bridge. watch out for that dense fog in the north bay. it's around and through the morning commute. they'll start lifting hazy sunshine. cool for mass transit. mild this afternoon with mid to upper 60s and smooth sailing on the bay today. how to dress the kids this morning, about 43 inland. there are some upper 30s there. 47 around the bay. get them outside at 3:00 and burn off some of that energy. check this out, not a single chance of rain the next seven days b

california treasurer john chung recently convened a working group that suggested, among other ideas, opening a state-backed financial institution. san francisco supervisor malia cohen has set up a task force to consider a city-owned bank to support small businesses, including the cannabis business. >> how do they bank and carry out their transactions in a safe, manageable procedure? so these are all very important questions that the municipal bank is looking to provide answers to. >> and supervisor cohen will hold a hearing next month. by the way, the cities of oakland and berkeley are also looking into the idea of a municipal bank. >>> coming up from lincoln to lamborghini where you can check out some of the hot here's your receipt. have a nice day! thank you. ♪ ♪ start the car! start the car! start the car! start the car! the ikea winter sale. wooooooo! get up to 50% off select items. now through january 10th. ikea. sfx: stair creak sfx: clink sfx: deep breath sfx: grunt sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling sfx: slice sfx: gasp sfx: inhale. exhale. sfx: lights scraping on

. >>> also taking part were california state treasurer john chung and delaine easton.h travis allen. the primary is in june. the top two finishers will go head to head in the november election. >>> bay area members of congress met with constituents to talk about what lawmakers call the negative impacts of the republican tax plan. abc 7 news was at the university of san francisco where house minority leader nancy pelosi and congressman mike thompson called the gop tax plan a tax scam. representative thompson says the rich will benefit the most at the expense of the poor and middle class. >> any benefit that will accrue to individuals is going to sunset and be gone in a few years. and the richest people in the country are going to benefit greatly and the corporate benefits are permanent tax benefits. >> thompson says the plan adds $2.3 trillion to the national debt. >>> abc 7 news was at laney college in oakland where east bay democratic congresswoman barbara lee held an open house to talk about the gop tax plan. she called it a teach-in and she termed it a tax scam as w

. >> john chung and easton, along with republican travis allen. the primary is in june.p two finishers will go head to head in the november election. >>> bay area members of congress met with constituents to talk about what lawmakers call the negative impacts of the republican tax plan. abc 7 news was at the university of san francisco where house minority leader nancy pelosi and congressman mike thompson called the gop tax plan a tax scam. representative thompson says the rich will benefit the most at the expense of the poor and middle class. >> any benefit that will accrue to individuals is going to sunset and be gone in a few years. and the richest people in the country are going to benefit greatly and the corporate benefits are permanent tax benefits. >> thompson says the plan adds $2.3 trillion to the national debt. >>> abc 7 news was at lane i college in oakland where east bay democratic congresswoman barbara lee held an open house to talk about the gop tax plan. she called it a teach-in and she termed it a tax scam as well. representative lee says what's included

. >> some of the other democrats include antonio villaraigosa, state treasurer john chung, and formereastin. three republicans also in the race so far. the top two finishers in june regardless of their party will move on to the general election in november. >>> the sierra is a winter wonderland once again. most areas received between six inches and a foot of new snow in the past few days. caltrans said it's expecting a lot of travelers in the sierra over the weekend. keep those chains with you. cannot a requirement right now but it's a good idea if you're heading to the mountains. for many who work and live in the sierra, it's nice to see the snow return. >> it's been warm up here so nothing has really frozen. we are hopeful we will find something at some point. >> you can never have too much snow up here. but it's nice to see some. >> here is a live look at heavenly. look at that freshly groomed ron. that means plenty of people will hit the mountains for skiing and snowboarding. or maybe just have a drink -- >> no. ims skier. i used to work at squaw valley. >> ims skier as well. >> i

other democrats are also running state treasurer john chung and superintendent elaine easton. john cox and orange county assemblyman travis allen are also working to run. yesterday they debated a range of issues including immigration, a portable and universal healthcare.>> we delivered on the promise of universal healthcare regardless of pre- existing condition. we don't need walls we need bridges. i have been fighting for immigrants. >> we will secure borders and make sure california enforces federal immigration law and we will make sure we will never be a sanctuary state.>> the open primary means the candidates with the most votes on june 5 will win a spot on the upcoming november ballot. >>> the current governor jerry brown delivering his 16th and last state of the state address yesterday in sacramento. >> the spirit of democracy never dies. it is alive in this chamber and in the hearts of californians. spoke during the address brown took time to reflect on how the state has changed since 1975 in his first term. he highlighted several accomplishments including the passage of

the opening ceremony at next month's winter olympics and also feel that john woman's eye socket seen to the games in pyongyang chung in south korea it follows the first time of a meeting between the north and south in more than two years but the apparent reconciliation efforts are opposed by many in the south with several petitions filed against it well kathy novak joins us live now from the south korean capital seoul cafe so not all south koreans are happy with their government's newfound friendship with the north how are people there feeling. well it's interesting daryn when you talk to south koreans i think overwhelmingly they are pragmatic they want a peaceful situation here on the korean peninsula but increasingly there are fewer people who were alive before the one nine hundred fifty s. and remember a unified korea so they are taught in school for example that korea is one that they are one people but when it comes to this idea of national unity it seems to be more in theory to more south korean people so a poll for example found that only four out of ten support this idea of the koreas marching under a unifi

john said he'll explore a public bank to explore the cannabis industry. >> we want to make sure we don't have -- >> oakland and san francisco have been considering a public bank. the treasury chung says the relationship between banks and marijuana businesses will stay shaky until federal laws are changed. >>> walgreens agreed to pay more than $2 million to settle a civic lawsuit involving some bay area counties. yesterday, the san mateo district attorney's office -- found the drug store was selling expired baby food. the company has agreed to pay civil penalties to the counties of san mateo, contra costa and santa cruz. >>> our time is 4:17. sal is over there keeping an eye on the eclipse of the moon. it's happening now, but you're watching our commute. >> i am. >> and you said your friends, the astronomer is awake. >> he is awake. he's my high school buddy. we went to see an eclipse back in the day in hawaii. we traveled, me and two other geeks went out to ha wayy. >>> that doesn't seem like a geeky thing to do is head to hawaii, but that's cool. >>> let me tell you about our audio-video club and you might think differently. let's take a look at the commute. gilroy to san jose,

city of junk chung which starts in just over three months time today is a great moment for the olympic movement because the olympic spirit has brought us all to get the olympic winter games john two thousand and eighty opened the door for peaceful dialogue on the korean peninsula. a quick recap of the top stories now turkey says it's launched its offensive on the kurdish held on klav of a frayne in northern syria turkish jets have carried out as strike on the border district targeting the kurdish wipe e.g. it comes after days of shelling and coffee is the establishment of a kurdish corridor along its border and has been deploying troops and tanks there in preparation for a ground assault stephanie deca is on the turkey syria border. the russians have said they did have around three hundred military personnel in are free and they have now moved them out and i think it's clear that the russians have given tacit green light to this because they control the airspace they control the skies so seeing turkey fly air sorties means that the russians have agreed to this however we have heard from the russians in that they're concerned about this they're watching it closely and that the

alexander's of rob was knocked out by south korea's chung the twenty year old from germany led by two sets to one but chunk came back to win the next two john becomes only the third south korean to reach the fourth round of the flag. the first ever you have see a heavyweight champion from africa can be crowned later on saturday cameroon born francis and again who is set to face reigning champion state church in boston both fighters made weight on friday and again it goes into it having beaten six other u.f.c. heavyweight history is also on the line from new york to chew could become the first heavyweight champion to successfully defend the title three time. you know i do this for going to bordeaux and because i go with rudy to morrow i'll do it with . le bron james is on the verge of making more history the cleveland cavaliers star is set to become the youngest player in n.b.a. history to score thirty thousand regular season points the thirty three year old is twenty five points away from the landmark and has a chance to pass it later on saturday when the cavs face the oklahoma city thunder hole join an elite group of just seven players to

and some athletes still don't know if they'll be going to the games in john chang one of those looking to compete is nicole chung are off he competed in five alpine skiing events at the last olympics in sochi but this time around he is hoping to try his hand at a more adventurous discipline the winter olympics are just around the corner and preparation time is running out before the games begin in february. both garia nikolai charm got over hopes to compete at misty cross he's still got some work to do to secure his place but the former alpine ski has been training hard. john got off made the move to ski cross as he believes the discipline better suits his rock and roll style but a part time musician couldn't get official backing for his new adventure so he turned to crowdfunding instead he hasn't yet reached his goal but he's sure that he'll be able to hold his own if he qualifies for people chatting like. started to get into shape and i'm getting better and better than of the but out of the drive reached another much higher level. of so can evoke a compulsion for a job still there's plenty of climbing left to