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let me start with you with what kamela harris is saying there.hrough the context of that moment. it sound to me, too many folks say win back the mid-west means win working class white guys. >> reporter: exactly. we're in wayne county, michigan. this is detroit. if you look back to 2016, the turnout increase, here in wayne county, though, they saw a drop in voter turnout by about 7%. if you look at the numbers here in wayne county, hillary clinton won this county by about a 2:1 margin. it was 11,000 vote difference between donald trump and hillary clinton, it's hard not to look at a county like this, that's to hear the pitch you hear kamela harris make in terms of viability for the mid-west. perhaps she is that candidate. a woman of color to drive that turnout in a county like here in wayne county. if you look over in milwaukee, for instance, you saw the same thing over in wisconsin, where again there is a donald trump and mitt romney in 2012 and 2016 essentially accrued the same number of votes in the presidential election. when you look at the d

kamela harris tried to pin him down. he said he didn't look at the underlying everyday before deciding there would be no obstruction indictment for president trump. this is what the president said in response to all of that last night. >> he performed incredibly well today. >> kamela harris. >> she was probably very nasty. how about three of them not doing very well. three are running for a particular office. i think maybe you are talking to the person right now. they're running, so have you three of them running against me. they're up there ranting and raving. >> reporter: did you hear that? a little name calling. he are every day to senator harris as very nasty. this was her response this morning on cnn. >> his primary interest has been to obstruct justice. my primary interest is to pursue justice. you can call that whatever name they want. i think that's what the american people want if a lead er. >> reporter: so next up, when we will hear from mueller? the empty chair wants to get him in by democrats. the committee w

. >> senator kamela harris holds the attorney general's feet to the fire during questions yesterday. now the president's strong words for the california senator that you have to hear. after her quesf attorney general william >>> right now at 5:00, president trump calling senator kamela harris very nasty after her questioning of attorney general william barr. >> that as mr. barr refuses to testify in front of lawmakers n today. we are live next. >>> californians put on alert, this coming fire season could be bigger and more destructive. how a tech company plans to h l "today in the bay can't right now. morning to day, heading into the weekend. >> oh, yeah. >> you like the sound of that, right? >> a little delayed. but it's worth it. good morning to you. >> mike will have a look at that commute in just a bit. first, i want to have a look at that weather. you say it's a cool start? >> it's a cool start, it will be a warm day. you will see the temperatures up above yesterday afternoon, 77 will be the high in cupertino. we will have a breezy westerly wind. even though they pick up from th

tonight, democrats launching a new line of attack against the president. 2020 candidate kamela harris calling on the d.o.j. inspector general to investigate whether president trump has pressured the attorney general to go after his enemies. the president and putin, a lengthy phone call on everything from venezuela to the mueller report findings and what they didn't discuss is making headlines. north korea reportedly firing off projectiles around the same time japan's new emperor was giving his first arrest. a week after kim met with putin and hours after putin met with trump. reaction to the white house. >> nobody really thinks the timing on this is coincidence, shannon. it's right now about noon over in south korea. this happened around two hours ago. it's a barrage of what the south koreans call short-range projectiles. it's important they're not calling them missiles fired to the eastern sea. multiple range projectiles. not an icbn test we're used to seeing, it's a provocative move. quick wit. we'll continue to monitor as necessary. republican secretary cory gardiner of colorado, t

tracy, everyone still talking about kamela harris' exchange with barr. getting the attention of the president as well. >> yeah, there were a number of things that came out. first of all, she asked him. he admitted he had not looked at the underlying evidence before deciding not to charge president trump with obstruction of justice and then there was this exchange about how much influence the white house was having on this whole process? >> has the president or anyone at the white house ever asked or suggested that you open an investigation of anyone? yes or no, please, sir? >> the president or anybody else? >> it seems you'd remember something like that and be able to tell us. >> yeah, i'm trying to grapple the word suggest. >> perhaps they suggested? >> i don't know. i wouldn't say suggest. >> hinted? >> i don't know. >> inferred? you don't know? >> no. >> okay. >> reporter: democrats thought they were cagey. last night on fox, president trump commented on the testimony and on harris. >> he performed incredibly well today. >> kamela harris? >> well, she

tonight, democrats launching a new line of attack against the president. 2020 candidate kamela harristhe d.o.j. inspector general to investigate whether president trump has pressured the attorney general to go after his enemies. the president and putin, a lengthy phone call on everything from venezuela to the

california senator kamela harris and congressman swalwell will be here and the well known and high profile hopefuls. newcomers to the national stage a south bend indiana and texas congressman beto o'rourke will make appearance and a half doesn't other contenders. the main no show is joe biden. he leads with 43% of likely democratic voters saying fe had their vote earlier this month. >> that is the reason larry gur sten told me biden can skip california and the convention. larry said there is no need to rock the boat since swalwell will command attention. biden will be in california next month. >> that will be for a series of fund raisers. some of the other 14 democratic contenders coming to the golden state will be looking for some greens. they will hold fundraisers as well as rallies and town halls. perhaps you can get to know them more. >> he has a lot of names there. we will see when it whittles down. thanks so much. 6:35 on the showtime. game one of the nba finals is tonight. the orioles taking on the raptors. interesting kevin durant won't play. it's fought clear when he will finally

kamela harris and eric swalwell will be here and the more well known and high profile contenders, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, corey booker, kirsten gilldebrand. south bend indiana mayor will make an appearance along with a half dozen other contenders. the main show joe biden leads with 40% of likely democratic voters say he had their vote earlier that month. >> that lead he told me he can afford to skip the convention. he says there is no need for joe biden to rock the boat. especially since california's horizon and swalwell will command a disproportionate amount of attention. biden will be in california next month for a series of fund raisers according to cnbc. that's 14 democratic contenders. they plan to hold rallies. we will be covering for you through the weekend. >> 5:33 right now. we're expecting to hear new details about the woman police say is behind the chaos that played out on san francisco streets yesterday police say they tried to pull over a stolen suv. the driver kept on going. witnesses called it cheer chaos. >> we heard her yell, get out of the car now. get out of

best chance to beat president trump, with a hypothetical poll, biden and sanders lead by six, kamela harrisr. the only one he beats in these hypotheticals, elizabeth warren. which means part of the early strategy may have paid off. >> i attacked so violently, pocahontas. and i knocked her out of the race, i guess. >> but, there's a long way to election day. after all, at about this point last cycle, quinn bee yak had hillary clinton beating every republican head-to-head, and paul, cruz, and christie all did better against clinton than trump who wasn't even a candidate yet, but it turned out okay for him. chris? >> chris: thank you. there's a much more sensitive issue facing the democratic candidates. it's reparations for slavery. this evening, mike emmanuel looks at what's at stake and where do the candidates stand. >> some 2020 democratic presidential candidates say it's time to pay african-americans for their ancestors' suffering during slavery. >> i believe it's time to start the national full blown conversation about reparations. in this country. >> the first african-american president

today mayor pete buttigieg and senator kamela harris spoke in our golden state. buttigieg will visit san francisco tomorrow and for horizon will speak at the sun reporters gala in san francisco. >>> all right. right now we want to the go to san jose university campus, where it's bike-to-work day. you can see more bicyclists on the road. >> that i will check off that event at the mlk, jr. library. since last year, the last event, the city of san jose created a new bike lane under the bakeway sj program. if you have been downtown, you probably noticed the green paint and patterns on cones and posts there to keep bicyclists safe, pair ricardo will ride in the event. he was off for a while. you may remember he was hit by a driver in an suv biking if you year's day. he suffered several broken bones as well. he says he is nearly fully recovered. good to hear. >>> a big night for bay area sports fans, with two big wins. >> first, the sharks, beating colorado, they're facing off against st. louis for a spot in the stanley cup final. >>> meanwhile, kevin durant left the c

they don't know pete buttigieg and elizabeth warren or kamela harris.out them, like everyone should know who they are. a lot of these candidates really up until iowa is that retail politicking where they have to weigh out their vision and what they want to do with the country. less about donald trump, more about them and their contrast with really, quite frankly, starting off with the other democrats in the field. and i have been very impressed, so far, with biden's rollout. i think he's done a good job. but yelz yelsz elizabeth warren some surge soon, too. >> stay with us, we will talk about the biden factor. his entry has taken from just about everyone. stay with us. we'll be right back. about everye stay with us we'll be right back. with moderate to severe ulceratiyour plans... crohn's, can change in minutes. your head wants to do one thing... but your gut says not today. if your current treatment isn't working... ask your doctor about entyvio®. entyvio® acts specifically in the gi tract, to prevent an excess of white blood cells from entering and ca

kamela harris' first plan a raise for teachers her campaign says would be the largest federal investmentr in teacher pay if u.s. history. >> when we have leaders who attack public schools and vilify public school teachers, that is not our america. >> amy klobuchar started rolling out a trillion dollar infrastructure plan and five times beto o'rourke's first big proposal. bernie sanders introduced an updated version of his medicare for all bill. something to note on two top democratic candidates. we are still waiting on the first policy by pete buttigieg and joe biden. we will be with a former governor, john hickenlooper. er governor, john hickenlooper. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should

are they pragmatic right now about biden or are they like, no, no, no, we like our kamela harris or we want to see a more diverse deba it? >> obviously, senator horizon is very popular in california, but i think vice president biden will make a serious play there and before it was in california and d.c., it was the governor of arizona and democratic politics play a bit differently there than on the coast and so i'm not surprised that vice president biden has come out the gate so strongly, because i do believe that within the democratic party, there is a core, a core of what i think of pragmatic progressives who want the country to be working in a more united fashion in a very conscious and supportive of civil rights, human rights, women's rights, but are also kind of skeptical of some of the ideas coming from the far left. >> so heidi, now we are sitting here, if you are a candidate frankly not biden or bernie, what do you do? >> i think the conventional wisdom is you attack biden but that doesn't seem to be working. wab that that needs to happen is that second field needs to winnow a