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joining us live is standard senior reporter josh kane.for being here. >> let's talk about this. hamasaki pull papers with the department of elections. this does not mean he is a formal candidate, is that right? and what does it take for him to become one then? >> absolutely. right now, john hamasaki has done the initial steps to become a candidate for district attorney. he will have to file some paperwork, nomination forms that includes signatures, and he will have to pay a filing fee that is almost $6,000, and all of that has to be done before 5:00 p.m. tomorrow karina: so we will know tomorrow by 5:00 p.m. verdure? >> that's right. we should have an answer by then, i hope. karina: let's talk about hamasaki. what is he best known for? give us some background. >> john is best known for his role as a police commissioner. he served a term from 2018 through the spring of this year. during that time, he was champion for reforming the police department, and at times, pretty combative with the police chief, calling for deeper looks into excessi