i fully endorse john cox for governor and look forward to

mayor, antonio villaraigosa, john chiang will be here, along with the superintendent delaine eastin, john cox and travis allen. we have some video from this afternoon of some of the candidates showing up. one is mr. villaraigosa. also, we have john chiang and delaine eastin. it is a very interesting race. john cox coming in is a republican, with antonio villaraigosa. i asked the moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd, what can we expect from the candidates who are chasing gavin newsom? >> it's a fight for that second shot. it is an interesting choice. do you go after each other? and avoid this? which perhaps only strengthens him or do you risk the knocking yourself out? >> reporter: we were up on the stage a short while ago. it appears gavin newsom and antonio villaraigosa will be standing right next to each on the far right side of the stage. newsom is the front-runner. and villaraigosa will be battling for his political life. they'll be right next to each other. if fireworks start, they'll be shoulder to shoulder. it should be an exciting night. >> we'll certainly be watching. that's for

as of now legislate or traffic allen, and john cox, fighting to begin support from californians republican. cox received endorsement from president trump. and now calls on allen to drop out of the race. >> here to discuss his gubernatorial candidate is travis allen, thank you for joinings show. >> thank you. charles: last week, right in middle of show, really seconds before i interviewed john cox, president trump tweeted out an endorsement. during that interview, and the show, there was a deluge of folks reaching out to me on twitter saying travis allen is the man, what are differences? >> well you just mention the political outsider, if anyone is outsider it is travis allen, i am most conservative voice, fought every step of way since 2012 for all we value in california, rule of law, getting tough on crime, stopping tax increase, and enforcing federal immigration law, and not surprising you got a lot of calls we have over 40,000 volunteers across southern california. on nic facebook. and for one simple reason, we're talking about thing that matter most to california, with real solutions t

john cox, who 10% of voters say they will likely choose on election day. >> john cox stands with donald trump and the nra. >> reporter: john cox has been endorsed by president trump rick far behind the others. he continues to get a large infusion of cash, which has rocketed him to $29.2 million. >> i do support charter schools. but what i've always supported our grade schools. >> reporter: because of that support, an, independent committee has already spent 17 1/2 million dollars to back him. the watchdog group reports that source has spent more money than any other independent committee supporting a gubernatorial candidate. six of the leading candidates for -- participated in a debate early this month. >> i will reverse the sanctuary state law. >> i think it's incumbent upon the next governor to stand up and stand tall. >> this of the most diverse state anywhere in the world. >> reporter: only newsom, villaraigosa, and cox have a clear path to winning the camping in terms of widespread support, funding, and spending. seeing an increase in donations, it's likely that newsom campaign wou

john cox is the man. he'll be the best governor you ever had. i fully endorse john cox for governor. kevin, you were shake your head? >> we don't need china. look what happened when the sanctions were working? we implemented sanctions on china and loosened our noose on china. we don't need china to take on north korea. the last thing chain a wants is instability in the region. you see north korea come around with talks and implemented the sanctions. it's fascinating to me. the last thing they want is instability. they are focused on the south china sea. i would push back that china is not the biggest impediment. charles: let's circle back. first everyone was sceptical. now everyone is examining the final deal. >> i think that the same concerns persist. we are concerned about intellectual property and the subsidy issues. and china's bad behavior to u.s. subsidies. charles: we go through and pull the trigger on a potential ratcheting up of the trade skirmish we are in now? >> it's a volatile situation in has been a lot of talk about the potential

i fully endorse john cox for governor and look forward to working with him to make california great againhn, do you think that an endorsement like that from the president works in your favor in a state where he is not popular? >> absolutely. ask for having me on. the reason is, what you said earlier in your segment, the president is getting results in the people are starting to really pay attention. the opposite is true in california and that is the people are noticing that the president is doing well but they're also noticing that the democrats and gavin newsom in sacramento are destroying the opportunity for a decent life in california. people can't afford a house, they can afford gasoline, they can't afford electricity, the roads are a mess, the school is a mess and they want results just like president trump has delivered for the whole nation. the people in california are really clamoring for those kinds of results and they want to business approach just like the president is using bmac is gas, because governor brown, democrat, imposed a higher gas tax and now you're paying 80 cents m

"john cox is the man.will be the best governor you've ever had." the latest poll has villaraigosa and cox in a statistical dead heat with newsom comfortably ha had. >> taking thousands in illegal gifts from special interests. >> if his ads are anything to go by, attacking villaraigosa whil. newsom would seem to prefer to face a conservative republican and then a fellow. the villaraigosa campaign describes newsom's approach as cynical and says he will "do just about anything to get elected, including selling out his own democratic party." for newsom, the calculation seems fairly simple. defeating a republican in the general election here in what is largely liberal california will be easier than taking on another democrat. >> bret: interesting race. the general is a different picture. thank you. earlier today, i spoke with john cox who hopes to first make it on the ballot in november and then upset the favored democrat lieutenant governor gavin newsom. i began by asking about the key issues. >> there's two k

john cox has been embraced by the par establishment.e is being pushed by folks in the party and the typical donor class, you may see. and travis allen is a bootstraps type candidate. there's a sense that cox has it locked up more among some people. i don't think it's -- i think it's wide open for number two. and it could be a democrat still. we don't know. >>here's a big ad push for charter schools for villaregosa. >> there will be a poll out this coming week and wwill see if it shifted. you have to take the polls with a grain of salit not the science it was a few years ago, so many people have cell phoness and ther internet polling. so, i think there's less confidence actually in how l accurate the are. you do see variation from poll to poll>> o your point about the independent of course pen which you are -- independent expenditures, we are seeing more coming in from the labor constituents, so, we are seeing the reports come in, andhe money come in, in the next few weeksrnthat money will in to a huge blitz of ads. >> and john cox is sp

this gop theg ernor's race will decide will it be john cox or allen, what do you think? >> as far as allen he has a lot of grass root reports it seems like the party leadership some sort of folks at the top are going tocox. we saw house majority leader kevin mccarthy endorse him just thursday. we've seen congressional renÉs come out and support. it's up to the delegates. i think it could be close and, you know, they could not endorse anyone. >> well, john cox did pretty well in some recent polling. will that helpis chances, do you think? >> it might. i think sometimes we forget that the party and t general elect rat can be general constituentsi i in this case, you're right they're both for retaling gas tax, state law, both talking about taxeseing t high and democrats leading some of the problems that california has. they're different people.vi tr allen is a lot more alie with donald trump. cox is a businessman. he hasn't run in californiat before n some ways he's the outsider being embraced by the insider. >> he was in a verttal tie with -- >> that's right and allen's be

john cox received 55.3 percent of the vote. travis allen received 43. cox still called the outcome a win saying he energized by the percentage. 55 percent and feeling great. allen tweeted john cox fails to buy the california republican endorsement. democrats suffered a similar outcome at their convention in february, none of the four major candidates got the endorsement. republicans are facing the pressure statewide and nationally. >> it's an opportunity for california republicans to come out and give a real strong message of what we stand for. >> reporter: political experts suggests that the threat of losing to house to democrats in the midterms is real, but conservatives see it differently. >> the democrats will actually be playing defense in 2018. >> joining us now to talk about the division is david mecewen. republicans, without the endorsement, does either candidate have a chance of surviving the primary? >> when you look at what the republicans are trying to do, the top two vote getters advancing to november, republicans are head coaching one of t

running an ad that seems to promote newsom but really spends half of the airtime making republican john cox, look good to republicans. >> cox says we need tough order security, including the trunk wall, he is a businessman supporting tax cut. >> he is helping cox against antonio, cox has almost no money, his name is constantly elevated, it even under attack from newsom and that will help cox. >>> a republican could be good for newsom, but some democrats it would be bad for the party and nation. >> it is not unusual for gavin newsom to do his own thing. >> reporter: here is the thinking, if there is not a republican candidate for governor in november, fewer republicans will vote and the lower turnout will help democrats flip congressional seats in the central valley, southern california, and retake the house. >> what you say to democrats that say what you are doing is helping republican? >> the people of the state will decide. >> reporter: yesterday there was a complaint filed against those behind the newsom ad with citizen supporting governor cox for 2018. they are campaigning against john

john: mr. coxyou are a business man, you spent 4 million of your own dollars for candidacy run so far that wonderful. they says a lot for who you are and your message. >> i didn't start with anything, i startedda bottom, my mom was a single mom, i built my own, but i am not leaving my kids rich, i want to leave them state that s funkal, peoplfunctional, people, they can afford water, house, electricity and a job. we have had 9,000 businesses leave this state in last 7 years. we can't keep doing this. john: you are second right now in primaries behind mr. newsom, can you win. >> absolutely. the people of that state, i'm talking de-- probably a lot of moderated democracies are tired of mismanagement. they are tired of driving on roads that are full of potholes and choked with traffic like you mentioned, tired are spending more money on education, and watch result go further down. they are tired of mismanagement of the forest, they have to be afraid of forest fires, democrats have mismanaged this stat

but allen tweeted john cox failed to buy the endorsement. democrats suffered a similar outcome at their convention in february. for republicans, they are facing pressure on two fronts, statewide and nationally. >> this is an opportunity for california republicans to come out and give a strong message of what we stand for. >> reporter: the threat of losing the house to democrats in the mid-terms is suggested to be real, buts con -- but conservatives see it differently. >>> tune into ktvu for the california primary june 5th. we'll have complete coverage. >>> coming up, tesla's ceo reportedly ready to make major changes starting tomorrow. >>> plus, vandals strike in the north bay, the graffiti popping up on a popular tourist attraction in wine country and the way to fight it. >>> temperatures will soon be trending up. when the 90s could be making a comeback in the bay area forecast coming up. >>> there could be tension at tesla tomorrow. ceo elon musk is set to lock out contractors who don't have an employee to vouch for their work. they warned

social media, there was more enthusiasm for travis allen and john cox. >> you are right and john coxhe was attacked by republicans for being a trump come lately. for whatever reason donald trump endorsed john cox, gave him a big shot in the arm and as a result cox probably will do better than travis allen and might finish number 2 as i mentioned. if he does finish number 2 who knows what can happen? there could be a scandal but in the case of gavin newsom i can't imagine scandal between now and fall. stuart: no doubt he has a teflon to him but let's go through, coming in seconds whether it is cox or allen could that be the genesis along with what we have seen, big counties against sanctuary city law, could this be the genesis of a renewal revival of the republican party in california? >> i would like to say yes but i'm not seeing it. look at all the problems california has, high gas prices, highest state income tax in their country. we rank low in terms of education, unfunded pension liabilities, over $1 trillion, huge problems in this state. you don't have the revolt you had years a

john cox will be right here, the leading pollster in terms of leading the polls for republican candidates. as we go down the line, excuse me, colleen, john chung is here. gavin newsom, the current active lieutenant governor. and villaraigosa. the headliners in terms of notoriety. but anything can happen in these debates as we've seen. and it is a pivotal debate. before we go to the podiums also where i'll be among the panelists, i'll be asking questions. we've been formulating questions for several weeks, working with analysts and taking viewer paid back as well as what you would want to hear from these candidates. arriving outside is john chung. excuse me, we saw him earlier. this is delaine easton. heavily kwekt heavily connected in education circles. she would be considered an outside candidate, but you neff know. let's talk about gavin newsom. we know so much about hem in the b bay area. he is the front runner in terms of the pollsters and most money raised. but the question is, will these other candidates, the other five tonight go at him and make an offensive charge at the lieutenan

a poll. >> john cox stands with donald trump and the nra. >> reporter: john cox has raised $5.9 million. that is far behind lieutenant governor's $34.2 million. at the same time, villaraigosa continues to hit a large infusion of -- get a large infusion of cash. >> yes, i do support charter schools. that what i've always supported our great schools. >> because of that support, an independent committee has -- that supports charter schools has spent 17 and half million dollars to back him. the watchdog group reports that source has spent more money than any other independent committee supporting a gubernatorial candidate in the past two decades. six of the leading cabinet -- candidates participated in a debate. >> the first thing i will do is reverse gavin newsom's sanctuary state law. >> i think it's incumbent upon the next governor to stand up and stand tall. >> the governor that unites this great state. this is the most diverse state of anywhere in the world. >> reporter: only newsom, villaraigosa, and cox have a chance of winning the campaign. with villaraigosa seeing an increase of do

the negativity around president trump in california end up driving down support for someone like john cox who otherwise might be a reasonable alternative. >> according to recent polling, the two leading republicans are john cox and travis allen. the two leading democrats according to the polls. we posted it in its entirely online. >> there's something going on that is very, very troubling. >> justice served differently in different states. i'm stephen stalk. coming up, we investigate a troubling trend, a big disparity in the decisions being made in u.s. immigration court. >> i'm chief meteorologist jeff wanieri, windy in the bay area. he's been called a rockstar lawyer. he tops the charts on progressive causes... winning pro bono battles for immigrants and the homeless. defending gay rights and gun control. democrat jeff bleich. after columbine, bleich led president clinton's youth violence initiative. with joe biden, bleich took on domestic violence. served president obama as special counsel and ambassador. maybe bleich can't pull off the rockstar look... but his progressive record is so

day, according to a los angeles times poll. >> john cox stands with president donald j. trump in the nra. >> he has been endorsed by president donald j. trump and has raised $5.9 million. that is far behind the lieutenant governor's $34.2 million. at the same time he continues to get a large infusion of caste which has rocketed him to $29.2 million. >> i do support charter schools. but what i have always supported our great schools. >> because of that support, an independent committee that supports charter schools has already spent 17 1/2 million dollars to back him. the watchdog group reports that source has spent more money than any other independent committee supporting a gubernatorial candidate in the past two decades. >> six of the leading candidates participated in a debate earlier this month. >> the first thing i'll do is reverse gavin newsom's sanctuary state law. >> but president donald j. trump has -- the trump administration has declared war on california. >> this is the most diverse state anywhere in the world. >> only newsom, b rugosa, and cox have a clear p

close behind is john cox, who 10% of voters say they will likely choose. >> john cox stands with donald and the nra. john cox has been endorsed by president trump. far behind lieutenant governor's $4.2 million. villaraigosa continues to get a large infusion of cash, which has rocketed him to $29.2 million. >> i do support charter schools, but i've always supported our great schools. >> reporter: an independent committee that supports charter schools has spent 17 and half million dollars to back him. the watch drop -- watchdog group reports they've spent more money than any other independent committee. six of the leading candidates participated in a debate earlier this month. >> the first thing i will do is reverse gavin newsom's sanctuary state law. >> i think it's incumbent upon the next governor to stand up and stand tall. >> a governor that unites this great state. >> reporter: of those only newsom villaraigosa, and cox have a clear path to winning the campaign. with villaraigosa seeing an increase in donations, it's likely the newsom campaign would prefer a face-off with cox. 29% of

choose on election day. >> john cox stands with donald trump and the nra. >> reporter: john cox, whoas been endorsed by president trump, has raised $5.9 million. at the same time, villaraigosa continues to get a large infusion of cash which has marketed him to $29.2 million. >> i do support charter schools. but what i've always supported our grade schools. >> reporter: because of that support, and two independent committee that supports charter schools has already spent 17 and half million dollars to back him. the watchdog group reports that source has spent more money than any other independent committee supporting a gubernatorial candidate. six of the leading candidates participated in a debate earlier this month. >> the first thing i will do is reverse gavin newsom's sanctuary state law. >> i think it's incumbent upon the next governor to stand up and stand tall. >> a governor that unites this great state. this is the most diverse state anywhere in the world. >> reporter: of those, only newsom, villaraigosa, and cox have a clear path of winning the campaign in terms of widespread

. >> look, one thing i'm going to do is push back against john cox, travis allen and donald trump and trumpism. >> reporter: the six most popular candidates for governor of california had one minute or less to tear into the issues central to the lives of californians every minute of the day. one of the most pressing to the wallet, affordable housing. >> the goal is 3.5 million units of housing. we didn't invent it. mckenzie did. that's what this state needs. >> the politicians here have driven up the cost with impact fees, regulations, litigation, the delay. >> i think it's important we don't do what gavin and antonio did in regard to criminalizing the homelessness. >> reporter: from washington to california, immigration also at issue during tuesday night's debate as nbc political director and debate moderator chuck todd put it, who should stay and who should go in. >> central american migrants who are fleeing violence should be welcomed snuinto the state of california. >> we must enforce federal immigration law. >> i support what president trump is doing. >> the wall is a monument to

what about this john cox? talks a big game... but what's he done? a chicago lawyer? huh? losing campaigns - seven in illinois? cox lost campaigns as a republican... and as a democrat. gave money to liberals. supported big tax increases. no wonder republicans say cox is unelectable in november. trusyou and lantus.ns say you go together, so stay together. ♪ stay together with a $0 copay, you've got zero reasons to leave, and every reason to stay. lantus is used to control high blood sugar in people with diabetes. do not use lantus to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you're allergic to insulin. get medical help right away if you have a serious allergic reaction such as body rash or trouble breathing. don't reuse needles or share insulin pens. the most common side effect is low blood sugar which can be life-threatening. it may cause shaking, sweating, fast heartbeat, and blurred vision. check your blood sugar levels daily. injection site reactions may occur. don't change your dose of insulin without talking to your doctor. tell your docto

at a recent debate, john cox admitted he did not vote for president trump. he says in a statement he is quote, honored and deeply grateful to the president. these are the candidates for governor. a recent kpix 5 survey poll showed cox with 15% of the vote. 's closest rival, another republican, travis allen, with 10%. >>> this evening, state assemblywoman christina garcia is planning her return to the capital. this comes a day after she was cleared of harassment allegations. reporter lemor abrams spoke with one of her staffers, coming to her defense. >> reporter: medications director teila schiff going on the record for the first time after her boss, assemblywoman, christina garcia, was exonerated of harassment allegations. >> i came to work for her, for her reputation alone. rumors will always exist. >> reporter: the lawmaker once at the forefront of the me too movement may not be in the clear, yet. the assembly investigation says she was full girl language and staff to run personal errands, and disparaged other elected officials. her accusers maintained she

john cox is the man. he'll be the best governor you've ever had. cox for governor and look forward to working with him to make california great again. >> the cox campaign is looking to consolidate republican support ahead of the june 5th primary to secure one of two slots in the november general election. he already has strong support from california's republican establishment including u.s. house majority leader kevin mccarthy of bakersfield. >>> bart police and san francisco police say they are planning to tag team foot patrols in a downtown san francisco bart station. bart riders say the civic center station has been ground zero for drug use. in an effort to address this issue, officers with bart and sfpd will start making independent patrols through that station. they say they will clear the concourse of people sleeping, sitting or using drugs in the area. this afternoon the bart spokesman excused the -- discussed the changes being made and was with us on "four on 2". >> we have reached a tipping point in terms of substance abuse and people wit

republican contender john cox is at 10 percent according to a los angeles times pull. >> john cox standsith president donald j. trump and the nra. >> john cox has been endorsed by president donald j. trump and has raised $9.5 million, far behind lieutenant governor's $34.2 million. at the same time, vera goza continues to get a large infusion of cash, which has rocketed him to $29.2 million. >> i do support charter schools, but what i have always supported, are great schools. >> because of that support, an independent committee that supports charter schools has already spent 17 1/2 million dollars to back him. the watchdog group math black reports that source has spent more money than any other independent committees supporting a gubernatorial candidate in the past two decades six of the leading candidates participated in the debate earlier this month. >> the first thing i'll do is reverse gavin newsom's law. president donald j. trump has declared war on california and i think it is incumbent upon the next governor to stand tall. >> a governor that unites this great state, this is the mo

republicans are assemblyman travis allen and businessman john cox. now we want to talk about what they had to say about education. here we go. >> we owe the workers of california what we have promised them and we also reformed our pension system in 2008 and 2010 and moody's upgraded san francisco's bond rating referencing the work we did in 2008 and 2010. >> i want to prioritize students and drop tuition and fees more than 40% back to 2008, 2009 levels. refinance student loans. >> we have to fix this problem. if we don't our children will be left with an unbelievable debt and you want to see businesses leave, you'll see businesses leave like crazy. >> we need to invest in children and in education and that means a change in prop 13 for commercial and industrial properties are concerned. >> she said it usually a lot of politicians stay away in what they consider the third rail which is prop 13 reform. but we do know that the candidates were talking about education and funding in different ways, you heard that about pension reform and also how we allow

what about this john cox? talks a big game... but what's he done? a chicago lawyer? huh? ois? cox lost campaigns as a republican... and as a democrat. gave money to liberals. supported big tax increases. no wonder republicans say cox is unelectable in november. no wonder republicans say leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. and chairman of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. >> tucker: google has long touted its open work environment, but that's not true. instead of creating a vibrant plume of diverse viewpoints political arguments are ripping the company apart and ideas are squelched. last year fired for daring to publicly hold nonliberal views. they can't infer that. even on the left google is turning into a contentious company. in january pro animal google alerts invited peta, cofounder ingrid newkirk to speak on the google campus. that appearance was in the end next at the last minute by a small, even more left wing caucus within google that argued that promoting animal

they also know chicago lawyer john cox has thirteen losing campaigns under his belt... and cox supportslifornia police officers and police chiefs as mayor, he worked with law stand with enforcement,araigosa. and cut violent crime in half. antonio for governor. cliberal gavin newsom from knows becoming governor. they also know chicago lawyer john cox has thirteen losing campaigns under his belt... and cox supports bad ideas like a 23 percent sales tax! california police officers and police chiefs stand with antonio villaraigosa. as mayor, he worked with law enforcement, and cut violent crime in half. antonio for governor. [ horse whinnies ] >> the federal army has the confederacy reeling from recent losses. union general william tecumseh sherman has burned his way through georgia and the carolinas, and ulysses s. grant has driven the rebels out of their capital city. robert e. lee and his depleted army are now starved, weak and on the run. >> with the abandonment of richmond, general lee retreats into the countryside, and he is pursued. the enemy has, by this point, taken all of the seap

leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. we need to help more tocalifornians get ahead.d, that's why antonio villaraigosa brought republicans and democrats together to balance the state budget with a budget reserve, while investing in local schools and career training. as mayor of la, he put more police on the streets and reduced violent crime by nearly fifty percent. that's antonio villaraigosa. a governor for all of california. leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. and chairman of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. >> one, two, heave! [ men grunting ] >> through a life filled with obstacles and setbacks... >> come on! take the boxes off the wagon, and we'll try it again. >> ulysses s. grant has fought and persevered. now with his career and the fate of america on the line... sir, there are rebels ahead. >> [ slurring ] rebels? where? >> if grant can overcome his demons

in second place, john cox at 17% and republican travis allen with 12%. it doesn't look good for antonio the former mayor of los angeles has slipped to 8% behind the state treasurer. >>> -- and lastly, newsom fired up new ads. he says he hopes to face off with a republican in november. so we asked the former mayor about why he is slamming his democratic rivals while supporters are promoting a republican in the race. >> i think that it is and i must win. in the only would i can win is to make sure i. my opponent. he's trying for his people to make sure that he has the softest opponent. the softest up hit -- and the softest opponent will be cox. >> right. so if he is on the november ballot that increases a republican turnout which makes it harder for democrats to flip congressional seats. so some democrats are saying it's wrong. we need to depress republican turnout. >> and don't forget it's not unusual for him to do his own thing. it was 2004 when feinstein was criticizing saying you know you're going to kill the democratic party with gay marriage. >> righ

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leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. and chairman of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. brian: they say a picture is worth a thousand words. never is that more true than when it comes to "mugshot mania." >> some people that are wanted or less than wanted. brian: police arrested a man based on a cartoon drawing. he was arrested for a theft after stealing money from a grocery store. can you believe that stick figure produced a criminal? >> he actually half looks like the front man in a phil collins cover band. whoever cite and released it and said this will lead to something. let's move on. a man arrested in pennsylvania for attempting to steal a car drove to his court appearance in another car. >> think how much his bail will be. the judge knows this guy will show up to court. he was going to take

john cox received 55% of the vote short of the 60% required.. it is similar to the outcome from the state democratic convention last february. democrats also failed to give senator opponent an endorsement. >>> attorney general jeff sessions expected to visit the san diego border tomorrow. discussing immigration enforcement action. the immigration and custom enforce amount deputy also joining him. president donald trump was there in march to survey border wall prototypes. >>> police in san jose investigating an overnight murder and shooting. in a second incident, a few hours later, an officer opened fire on a robbery suspect near the san jose state campus. the suspect was arrested. and officers shut down many neighborhood streets during their investigation this morning. abc7 news sent out a push alert. you can get instant breaking news updates by downloading the abc7 news apps. >>> eruptions. nine fissures have now been spotted. thousands are still under evacuation orders. reporter kim hutcherson has an update. >> reporter: more eruptions, more d

leading conservative the opposition john cox.et more out of your water. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. and chairman of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. and chairman of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. >> i'm sorry, hillary, i know you are disappointed you didn't win. but you are a criminal and equal justice would mean you should go to jail. i do not know why the justice department is not investigating you. >> james comey fix the case. >> it was rigged. you can't read the stupid report which he said he will not prosecutor. no reasonable prosecutoror would indict her and no honest wouldn't indict her. >> sean: that was the president's attorney rudy guiliani talking about hillary clinton and she is a criminal and comey fixed the whole case. that is big new and joining us with reaction sarah carter, author of the soon to be released

reporter: in an effort to drum up support for the republican from un, donald trump has endorsed john cox. if villaraigosa can beat cox, i asked nancy pelosi if she felt an all democratic race would help. >> we'll find out next week who some of the candidates will be, but i have confidence that our congressional races will pull out a big vote. you know, you're closer to the people at that level. >> reporter: as you heard pelosi say she does not believe that it will take an all dark democratic governor's race in order for democrats to flip those republican seats, but i can tell you it's a key talking point amongst republicans. reporting from city hall here in san francisco, mark matthews, "nbc bay areaba news." >> whoho are the top candidates and what do they stand for? set your dvr and tune into nbc bay area at noon this sunday. we'll rebroadcasting the gubernatorial debate that we hosted earlier this month. >>> was it theft or liberation? the action that got demonstrators arrested at a bay area egg farmde today, and the accusations they are making about the conditions inside. >> have you

leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. and chairman of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. pimpling and morpinching and moe cross-stitching. they're changing their name to scouts bsa, bsa standing for best socks around. true. thank god. the reason for the change, they'll now start accepting girls who will now be able to advance to the highest rank, which is eagle scout. which means they get their very own'own eagle. i don't know anything about the scouts. lots of companies change their names. kentucky fried chicken because kfc, wwf became the wwe. and the five was once called "the greg gutfeld show" plus four other annoying people. meanwhile the cub scouts for brats ages 7 to 10 has already started admitting girls. in response the girl scouts of america have begun their own recruitment, rolling

john cox is from chicago. he lost every political race he ever ran.f the united states, u.s. senate, u.s. congress twice, and lost every single time. border security, one of the hottest issues, earlier this year he told me he wasn't in favor of the wall. when he ran for president, he wrote a book in 2006 he said he wasn't for the wall. now he is for the wall. california republicans are not fooled by this. what california republicans went is not another governor like arnold schwarzenegger, they want another ronald reagan, a strong principled conservative the has a clear vision how to lead california and make us the greatest state in the nation. jillian: i will play devils advocate. as we heard for months now if not longer, some people in the country do not believe in building the wall, sanctuary cities in california, jerry brown and his message. how do you feel confident that you will get enough of these votes, that enough people want to follow the message? >> i grew up 5 minutes from the border of san diego. i know what i am talking about. when you lo

leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. chairman of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. and chairman of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. >>have you changed your mind at all about your willingness to sit with mueller? >> well, the problem with sitting with him, you have a group of investigators, and they say i'm not a target. and i'm not a target. but you have a group of investigators that are all democrats. in some cases, they went to the hillary clinton celebration that turned out to be a funeral. so you have all these investigators that are democrats. in all fairness, mueller works for obama for eight years. i have to find that we're going to be treated fairly because everybody sees it now and it is a pure witch-hunt. >> all right. that was president trump earlier today. and he was blasting what he calls mueller's witch-hunt,

leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state.of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. we need to help more tocalifornians get ahead.d, that's why antonio villaraigosa brought republicans and democrats together to balance the state budget with a budget reserve, while investing in local schools and career training. as mayor of la, he put more police on the streets and reduced violent crime by nearly fifty percent. that's antonio villaraigosa. a governor for all of california. leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. and chairman of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. >> sandra: boy scouts of america are dropping the word boy from their name. a spokesperson saying inclusiveness is the goal, quote, as we enter a new era for our organization, it is important that all youth can see themselves in scouting in every way possible. that is why it is important that the name for our scouting

leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state.n of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. and chairman of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. >> julie: lava and gas continuing to erupt from kilauea volcano in hawaii engulfing cars and homes on parts of the big island. two new fissures have opened up near a residential community. more than 30 structures have been burned down. mostly homes. william la jeunesse is following the story for us. >> 250 people are sleeping in the red cross shelter behind me and people in cars nearby. the bad news is they have two new volcanic vents. the good news is the amount of lava coming out of all 12 fissures has gone down. no one expects it to stop. i talked to a lot of stressed-out people, uncertainty creates anxiety. they go to bed not knowing if they'll have a house tomorrow. they wake up wondering if today

a great governor, one who and >>> president trump endorsing a republican candidate for governor, john cox. the president says california finally deserves a great governor, one who understands crimes, borders, lowering taxes. he says jon cox is the man, will be the best governor you had. jon cox admitted he did not vote for president trump. he says he is honored and deeply grateful to the president. a poll showed cox had 15% of the vote and his closest rival is another republican travis allen had 10%. >>> ranked choice voting, instant runoff, whatever you call it, it's a system of voting in san francisco and oakland and has some residents upset. phil sat down with the supervisor whose political analysis dates back to before the system of voting. >> reporter: really quickly, what was the idea behind this? >> good morning. the whyed was to avoid costly runoff elections and to not make people choose between the lesser of evils. the notion was that a voter could vote for the person they most desired and then rank additional people. ultimately, the system has worked but it's not a perfect syste

but republican john cox has done well in polls and travis allen came out swinging last night making ae for himself. >> he did. >> this is the first time we have seen all the candidates together, right? >> yeah. we have seen lieutenant governor gavin newsom skip several debates in the past and likely in the future. delaine eastin wasn't invited. newsom by the way declined to be part of the post-debate press conference. >>> meanwhile, president trump lent his support and volisted. patrick morrissey of west virginia will try to unseat joe manchin. and in ohio the republican won the ability to challenge the democrat. and vice president's brother won in indiana. tuesday night's wins will probably avert losses in the fall. >>> oakland school district could spend money better than charter schools cost the district more than $57 million a year money that could go toward counseling, libraries and reducing class sizes. the research was led by university of oregon professor. >>> there could be more corn in your gas. iane king hall of "cbsmoneywatch" reports. >> reporter: good morning. stocks wen

leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state.ative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. we need to help more tocalifornians get ahead.d, that's why antonio villaraigosa brought republicans and democrats together to balance the state budget with a budget reserve, while investing in local schools and career training. as mayor of la, he put more police on the streets and reduced violent crime by nearly fifty percent. that's antonio villaraigosa. a governor for all of california. leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. and chairman of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. >>time now for night court. on the docket tonight, a new jersey high school baseball player suing his coach for telling him to slide into third. court documents show that during the slide, jake maser's cleats dug into the dirt, caused him to roll over his right ankle. he needed surgery. the player alleges his coach john suk was ne

leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state.nd chairman of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. leading conservative the opposition john cox. to jerry brown's sanctuary state. and chairman of the initiative campaign to repeal the gas tax. join me and let's make california great again. >> sean: according to a new cbs news poll, 53% of e.u., the american people, now believe the russiaan investigation is in fat politically motivated. sara carter, and attorney victoria is with us, good to see you both. i think what is really important as we go forward and looking at all of this, if steve scalise and kevin mccarthy, sarah, are now getting on board and saying they will support devin nunes, and also the freedom caucus which has been supporting devin nunes, an order is forthcoming. >> it is and they mean business. i know talking to people on the hill that t they will move forwd with this. they believe that attorney general jeff sessions will turn over those documents though before

. >> president trump endorsed john cox, the opponent. a poll shows gavin newsom leading by the widest margin yet. they% of the vote in second place. cox with 17% and allen, 12%. >>> balm dessert is avoiding a vote, despite a push for the city to jean a federal lawsuit against the state of california. san diego and orange counties voted to join the lawsuit. eldorado and placer counties are considering it. the state policy limits law enforcement cooperation with federal i.c.e. agents. >> and right now, a group is gathering to protest homeless evictions in the berkeley arena. the city posted signing saying those living in the vehicles must move out of the area today or they risk having their cars impounded. it's been a month since the wildfire killed 40 people and destroyed 6200 homes. officials are making a small dent in the rebuilding effort. fire survivors ed buil400 home mostly in ffee park. officials say that people living in that area were among the first to find contractors and settle with insurance companies after the fires. >>> in

. >>> a new poll says republican political candidate john cox is now in second place in the race to becomer of california behind the front runner democrat gavin newsom. the lieutenant governor has 25% support in a new poll by the public policy institute of california which is down from 28% in march, john cox is a san diego businessman and real estate investor with 19% support which is up from 14% in march. the former mayor of la has 15% support which is up from 12%. the top two candidates in the june 5 primary regardless of party will face-off in the november election. >>> publican billionaire meg whitman is one of the cohosts of the silicon valley fundraiser. the other cohost includes the san jose mayor sam liccardo and former state comptroller steve wesley. meg whitman ran for governor in 2010 but lost to jerry brown. >>> extending bart to livermore, the board of directors will discuss how fast to do it, we will talk about the cost and the options. >>> breaking news from washington where in the past few minutes we learned president trump has called off the north korean summit. we will ha