neil kashkari is still in the lead.ird place contender tim donelly. >>> camela harris has a clear lead against the other candidates. a little while ago she spoke to supporters in san francisco. >> i love my job. because for many of us, because of the work we can do, because of that old adage so goes california goes the rest of the country. >> harris says she is looking forward to the november election. >>> proposition b would require voter approval for waterfront construction higher than the existing limits. we stopped by the yes on b party. yes on b supporters were confident that the measure would pass but in recent weeks the no campaign appeared to be gaining support. measure b needs a simple majority to pass and here's a look at the latest results. right now the yes votes are way ahead about 40,000 to 28,000. at ktvu.com you will find links to up to if minute election returns. we're also going to keep the numbers at the bottom of the screen for you. >> new at 10:00, the state's park system is missing out on millions

governor christi is in town to help boost kashkari's presence. same back in 2010 in support of meg whitman who was the gop gubernatorial candidate four years ago. became friends with mark zukerizucke zuckerbe zuckerberg. photos of him showing up at his house when he hosted a fund-raiser for christie's re-election campaign. meantime governor christie is slated to meet with zuckerberg, again. hosting a live q and a session at facebook headquarters starts at 3:30 this afternoon. people will be posting questions on christie's facebook page. so, both christie and kashkari set to be here in an hour or so and fund-raising is also on the agenda. this is not the first stop, really, for a packed day. governor christie is the chairman of the republican governor's association. he will be helping with a fund-raiser for that group later today in san francisco. it's a luncheon that's $10,000 a plate. so a little bit pricy. >> thanks so much, stephanie. >>> an update to breaking news. crews combing through a burned out mobile home in hayward. the home is still s

kashkari or donnelly will join him. very close, 18%. what sticks out to you with that race? to the republican party. you've got the old guy, conservatives, right wing versus someone like kashkari coming in more in the middle. that could be a change for republicans. we talk about the sheriff's race, laurie smith, a lot about incumbent seats. you really have to do something wrong to get unelected, so to speak. as far as mayor, hard part is yet to come. different feelings about reform than he does. >> not lightning. >> thank you, larry. we will continue with more results and final answers in a few hours beginning at 4:30. thanks for joining us tonight. rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- jonah hill -- mayor rahm emanuel -- musical guest, soundgarden --

neel kashkari ran tarp. he has also been an executive at goldman sachs and pimco, where he is already garnered the vote of one california and former colleaguege -- and go . >> i admire neel for what he is doing and i wish him well. i think he is special. he loves starting from scratch, starting with something that you can put together, and he is very good at that. i admire that. i do not have that skill set. i would rather observe people .ike neel then emulate >> mohamed el-erian saying to us at the time that he would never go into politics. number eight in chinese culture is considered a lucky number, so it is no surprise ali baba is targeting a u.s. trading debut of august 8. leslie pickard joins us now. it was number this would be done in august. >> the rumor was august, but august 8 is a special day, the day the beijing olympics commence. it is seen as a lucky number because translated it sounds fa, which means austerity. it is said that the founders are targeting that day for a good luck charm. >> how i

he will fa kashkari. kashkari won ou >> the governor's race for the fall is set.ry brown coasted to the general election. he will face neel kashkari who beat fellow republican tim donnelly and got a call from mitt romney. >> but he along with so many other national leaders have been terrific supporters of ours and so many leaders here in california like dick ackerman and rocky chavez. >> whoo! >> and so many others. >> find complete election results on our website, kpix.com. >>> happening today, rally for higher wages by walmart workers. this is a protest. this is in arizona. similar protests are planned at walmart stores throughout the country including the one in union city later today. that starts with a march at 4:30 in the union landing shopping complex. >>> new video this morning of american prisoner of war bowe bergdahl being handed off to the u.s. military in afghanistan. it was shot and released by the taliban. you can see the army sergeant in traditional afghan clothing last saturday. he is quickly taken by u.s. military personnel into a blackhawk helico

neel kashkari had just 19%. neel kashkari has come out swinging saying the middle class in california has suffered under governor brown. >> governor brown, we're gonna make you answer for our lack of jobs. governor brown, we're going to make you answer for our failing schools. and governor brown, we're going to make you answer for our record poverty. >> neel kashkari came from behind in the polls to finish in second place ahead of tim done anily -- done anily -- donnelly. neel kashkari put $2 million of his own money in the campaign. >>> this is how voters in bay area counties split their votes. neel kashkari votesout numbered donnelly in just three counties shown here in blue, san mateo, solano and marin. as expected voter turnout appears to have been at record low turnout. as it stands right now, 18% of the registered voters in the state cast ballots. once all of the ballots are counted, it could be 23%. there's still hundreds of uncounted late or provisional bal automatics including 90,000 in santa clara coun

tim donnelly conceded to kashkari. >> i will fight hard. i take nothing for granted. california has come a long way in the last few years. >> the governor went on to say he believes his strong showing in the election is because people like his common sense. get it done approach. the race for the number two spot was close. early polls showed tim donnelly in the lead but neil kashkari pulled ahead spending $2 million of his own money and winning the endorsement of big name republicans across the country. >> i just got a call, i'm really pleased and honored. i got a call from mitt romney. governor romney was very encouraged by the early returns. >> the 40-year-old kashkari has never held an elected office before while at the treasury department he did oversea the bailout of the nation's banks. >>> democratic state senator alex padilla will face pete peter son for the secretary of state. the primary race there very tight. padilla came in first edging out peterson. state senator is leland yee came in third even though he was not in the race anymore. the san jose mayor's ra

it's kashkari who placed second. >> he said today he will focus on jobs and the middle class, and is asking voters who have left the republican party in droves in recent years to return, to give the party in california another chance this november. >> reporter: governor brown was essentially celebrating before the polls even closed. with 54% of the vote, for good reason. he won every single county in california, but one. modot county. it was a primary blowout. >> i think a lot of people probably didn't vote. they were familiar with him. >> there was no competition. so it's sort of like an easy win for him in that way. >> reporter: this man, republic neil kashkari said this morning, that the governor is vulnerable. >> today, california is number 1 in poverty. jerry brown calls this a comeback. >> reporter: usf political science reporter, says kashkari's win is good for the gop. >> i think it's a significant outcome that they nominated a relatively younger candidate. >> reporter: cook says it gives republicans is a chance to rebrand a party that's losing support. >> my vision for the r

he leads neel kashkari by voters with 16 percent still undecided. it is the first major independent and nonpartisan survey on the governor's race since neel kashkari beat the tea party challenger. brown and neel kashkari face off in november. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton is coming to the bay area speaking at the theater in san francisco to discuss the crisis and challenges she faces during her four years as secretary of state. she will spend the night in the city and sign copies of her book tomorrow morning in the ferry building. >> governing officials for world cup soccer charged the top player inure gay with mighting a player from italy. suarez appeared to bite another player on the shoulder yesterday. uruguay scored the goal and the game's only goal, in fact, to eliminate italy from the world cup. here it is in slow-motion. if he is found guilty there will be a ban of two matches, up to a max of 24 hours. suarez has been suspended twice for other biting incidents in the last four years. katie marzullo will have what it means forru

kashkari got 19% and donnelly got 15%. today kashkari says he will focus on issues that affect the middle class. >> we know how to rebuild the middle class. it just takes bold leadership willing to make big changes. and that's exactly why i'm running for governor. >> neel kashkari says he will improve the state's economy and turn his attention to education, jobs, streamlining regulations and scrapping high- speed rail. >>> despite a record low voter turnout yesterday, there were some big surprises on the ballot. melissa griffin-caen is here with highlights from an otherwise boring election, you might argue. >> reporter: there's always something we can pin our hopes on. the first look at the measure to restrict waterfront development in san francisco. and it's a landslide victory that may not even matter. measure b was just passed with 59% of the vote. it gives city voters the right to decide whether to allow waterfront development projects that are above current height limits. but that decision could be taken out of their

. >> neil kashkari won the right to challenge governor jerry brown in the fall. coming in second in the top two jungle primary. kashkari starts the general election campaign with almost no money in the bank while brown has collected more than $20 million. the governor did talk to reporters last night. >> to no one's surprise, i think we have a victory here and i want to thank the people of california for giving me a fourth chance to serve them in the governorship. i campaign hard. i take nothing for granted. >> one of yesterday's sleeper stories was the failure of south dakota democrats to field a competitive senate candidate. dick weiland. in montana, appointed democratic senator john walsh won his primary and will face steve daines in the fall for the seat that long-time senator max baucus left earlier this year in order to be congress -- california's 31st district remains too close to call but former democratic congressman joe bacha voted out of congress in 2012 is running fifth after democratic groups spent money against him. >> now, one former still in the r

also, neel kashkari, who worked feinberg with the treasury department. for governorning in california. after the stunning defeat of eric cantor, what is neel kashkari have to say about his own party, the republicans? the insurance company rescued by the government is getting a new ceo. toer hancock promoted replace rubber band goucher. -- bob benmosche. i spoke exclusively with him last night. we will bring you thoughts on that change. two companies might team up to counter general electric's did for the alston business. one of the biggest upset ever in a congressional race -- the number two in public and in the house, eric cantor, lost in the primary to the key party candidate, david rat in -- david brat in virginia. campaign that a portrayed eric cantor as being soft on immigration. moving and shaking this hour, the incoming ceo of aig peter hancock. he will take over again september 4 bob benmosche. for bobptember benmosche. he established a derivatives group at j.p. morgan. internationalg's assets, return the company to profitability and repaid the g

he will face republican neel kashkari. >> check this out, that's oakland high security guard marcel mitchell dealing with an agitated francisco martinez first dumping him out of his wheelchair and then kicking him in the head. >> from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> and he hammers one to left field! >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> good morning. it's wednesday, june 4. time now 6:00. >>> let's check in with liz for a look at our morning commute. >> we have been watching this hot spot in the dublin- pleasanton area. it looks like in the next 15 minutes they hope to ghetto crews on scene. in the meantime two of the left lanes are still blocked on westbound 580 westbound 580 before you reach the dublin interchange. and you can see all the slow traffic now coming through the livermore valley. it's also very foggy. we can't even see traffic in our dub cam in that area. you can see the fog a

kashkari is a former investment bank executive. he hopes that his message of business experience and moderation on social issues can provide a republican alternative to the governor. >>> and to check your local election results, do head over to our website, we have them all listed for you there. you can find them at nbcbayarea.com. >>> san francisco's famous cable cars are once again sitting idle in the yard after muni workers called in sick for a third day in a row. muni says fewer workers called in sick today compared to yesterday, and that all train and bus routes are back to normal. but right now, cable cars are still out of service. muni says they could be running maybe by the end of the day. this comes after a sickout caused some major problems. since muni operators cannot strike, they used the sickout to protest a proposed labor contract. >>> and new at 11:00, the a's appear to be pretty close to inking a ten-year lease to keep the team at o.co coliseum. they expect to deal to be finished within the next couple of weeks. the

the first will face neel kashkari with 19 percent of the vote. neel kashkari has a steep uphill registration of republican voters. >> we are grateful for all the support. >> governor brown is seeking unprecedented fourth term in november. >> biggest races is for san jose mayor, the top two vote getters were santa clara supervisor cortese with 34 percent and sam liccardo with 45 percent. the last minute campaigns paid off for cortese and liccardo who promised to improve public safety. cortese wants to high measure police officers and liccardo says the city does not have the money to do this. >> there are things like restoring community policing and utilizing technology and that can help us deploy officers. >> the money is there to get back up by 140 police officers but one reason people are leaving is economic, of course. >> vice mayor nguyen finished third among the eight. >> the new race for santa clara county sheriff, lorrie smith won with 60 percent of vote against a retired sheriff captain with all ballots counted. >> in the east bay state se

he will face neil kashkari in the november ballot. kashkari came in with 17%.nelly conceded to kashkari over night. he took 14% of the vote. alex padilla will face pete peterson in the race for secretary of state. the primary race was very light. padilla came in first edging out peterson with a little more than 10,000 votes. now in an interesting twist out of the eight candidates suspended state senator leland yee came in third even though he was not in the race. he dropped out following his corruption arrest but it was too late to get his name removed from the ballot. san jose mayor race it will be dave cortese facing off against sam liccardo in november. coming up at 6:00 we'll have a live report from san jose and hear from the two candidates and their very different positions on what the city of san jose wants. we have more election results at ktvu.com. you will find links to the races in each county. >>> oakland school security guard is accused of beating a special needs student in a wheelchair. that shows security officer mitchell beating the kid. mitchell

his opponent will likely be one of two republicans, tim donnelly, and neel kashkari.n "los angeles times" poll of registered republican voters found 32% supported kashkari for the fall election with 21% backing donnelly and 17% backing governor brown. >> documents released by former nsa contractor edward snowden reveal the agency is collecting millions of pictures used to track people. "the new york times" reports the agency is getting the images from intercepted communications and can use programs to i.d. people from surveillance footage the times article crete cites reports that snowden provided. facial recognition software can help precision targeting. >>> the environmental protection agency is suspected to unveil a new plan to cut carbon pollution coming from power plants. they want plants to cut cash ban pollution by 30% of 2005 levels by 2030. the plan is expected to hit the coal industry the hardest. scientists say coal-fired power plants are the largest producers of greenhouse gas emissions. this plan would give state options to add to their power grid before

his opponent will likely be one of two republicans, tim donnelly, and neel kashkari. an "los angeles times" poll of registered republican voters found 32% supported kashkari for the fall election with 21% backing donnelly and 17% backing governor brown. >> documents released by former nsa contractor edward snowden reveal the agency is collecting millions of pictures used to track people. "the new york times" reports the agency is getting the images from intercepted communications and can use programs to i.d. people from surveillance footage the times article crete cites reports that snowden provided. facial recognition software can help precision targeting. >>> the environmental protection agency is suspected to unveil a new plan to cut carbon pollution coming from power plants. they want plants to cut cash ban pollution by 30% of 2005 levels by 2030. the plan is expected to hit the coal industry the hardest. scientists say coal-fired power plants are the largest producers of greenhouse gas emissions. this plan would give state options to add to their power grid befor

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. >> give fiscal responsibility to california, job growth to california and that's what neel kashkari is going to do. >> reporter: even the candidate himself will tell you this will be an uphill fight. >> now we have a tall mountain to climb but i'm fired up for it. >> polls showed a substantial number of republicans even support jerry brown and think he is doing a very good job so he is up against a popular incumbent. >> reporter: kashkari wants you to question something we often here from governor brown. >> i traveled around the state, most families have no idea what he is talking about when he says california comeback. we are 47th in america for jobs. we're 46th in education. we're number 1 in poverty. >> reporter: then get ready for a long ride on the bullet train. >> governor brown is raising gas prices on california families to fund his boondoggle high-speed rail. >> you are raising our gas prices, cap and trade, to pay for the crazy train and that is just a slogan that kind of [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: an uphill fight. but in the word of bismarck, politics is the art of th

republican neel kashkari had 19% and will face brown in november. republican tim donnelly came in third with 14% of the vote. the race for the number two spot was close. early polls showed donnelly in the lead but neel kashkari, a former u.s. treasury official, pulled ahead, spending $2 million of his own money and winning the endorsement of some big-named republicans across the country. >>> democratic state senator alex padilla will face pete peterson in november for the race for secretary of state. he edged out peterson's in yesterday's primary by a little more than 13,000 votes. suspended state senator leland yee came in third despite dropping out of the race following his arrest. but it was too late to get his name removed from the ballot. >>> dave cortez and sam lick kaur da will -- liccarda will face off in november. cortese feels pension reform for police officers went too far. he also feels the city needs a leader who will bring people together. we spoke to cortese and liccardo this morning. >> it's been a toxic, combattic atmosphere here --

this morning, he stopped at a flower shop warehouse on 7th street along with neel kashkari the republican nominee for governor in california. christie saw the to play up kashkari's chances against incumbent jerry brown even after a bruising republican primary. >> when the republicans who supported his opponent look at the difference between neel and what he will do for california versus what governor brown has done for california, they are going to vote for neel. his job will be to reach out to independents and democrats. >> this noon christie is at a $10,000 a plate fundraiser for the republican governor's association. it's also an effort by christie to repair his reputation after a bridge closing scandal in new jersey. christie proving he has a sense of humor. last night on the tonight show he danced with jimmy fallon in a father's day edition of the evolution of dad dancing. so in his dad khakis and polo he busted some moves like the belt grabber and the lawnmower. and he also did his impression of dancing at the republican and democrat conventions. quite the difference there. when fal

in the governor's race, governor brown cruised to a win and will take on neel kashkari would broughte 19 percent of the vote. >> brown gave what sounded like a campaign speech. >> california appreciates living in our means and managing the people's money and creating a rainy day fund and bringing a common sense get it done approach. >> neel kashkari has to overcome the dwindling blue and competing for state offices. brown is trying for unprecedented four the term. >> the biggest race is for san jose mayor. the top two vote getters were david core toes with -- dave both promise to improve public safety but if very different ways. cortese is confident he can work through current litigation problems and hire and retain police officers immediately. liccardo insists the city doesn't have extra money to do it. >> there are things like restoring community listing and utilizing technology and can help us deploy more effectively. >> we can get up to 140 new officers because the hundred is there. >> the vice mayor nguyen finished third. and mike honda had 49 percent in the south bay double the

with kneel cab carry -- and neel kashkari moving ahead to go head to head with governor jerry brown. the polls up at 7:00. we will have election results at 8:00 p.m. and on twitter at abc7 news and coverage at abc7 news at 11. we will have complete results tomorrow right here on the abc open news. >>> the coast guard is searching for a opinion missing from a sunking sail bet much the partly submerge boat is seen here when crews arrived. crews combed the water near the golden gate bridge after receiving a distress signal at 4:30 yesterday afternoon. it is believed only one person was on board. the better was headed to hawaii from alameda. >>> a daring take down in the middle of one of san francisco's most popular tourist spots. >>> we have what is next for ryan chamberlain after being taken into custody by san francisco police. >>> new controversy this morning over the prisoner swap involving army sergeant bowe bergdahl with controversial tweets sent by his father before his release. >> a look outside at another gray day with the view from the exploritorium [whispering] i'm the breakf

treasury kashkari were neck and neck. but kashkari took the lead and will face brown in the election. >> i just got a call, i'm really pleased and honor he called. i just got a call from mitt romney who called and governor romney was very encouraged by the early returns. >> i'm going to campaign hard. i take nothing for granted. and i just have to say that california has come a long way. >> reporter: now to the mayor's race in san jose. santa clara county supervisor dave cortese took an early lead and hung on it to. he was joined by his supporters last night. not only celebrating his victory but his 58th birthday. he was expected to be a front runner. he was backed by the labor unions and supported by the police union. public safety was by far a tough issue in this race. he will face sam liccardo. liccardo was in good spirits at his election party held downtown at the black beard tavern. he is confident he can keep it going to win the election in november. reporting live in san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news.

he will face republican neel kashkari. tim donnelly conceded overnight. >> i'm going to campaign hard. i take nothing for granted. and i just have to say that california has come a long way in the last few years. >> leland yee dropped out of the race for secretary of state but his name was still on the ballot. republican pete peterson and democrat alex padilla will face off in november. but in third place, there's yee with a quarter million votes. he was in the race until he was busted on corruption and gun smuggling charges. he is suspended from the state senate. for complete election results go to kpix.com. >>> and your complete weather results coming up right now on what looks like an okay wednesday. how are we looking? >> i think we're looking good. these temperatures are going to start heating up around the bay area. going to start to get hot in spots i think especially in the valleys some of the points in the next couple of days but out the door we have some patchy fog again this morning although not as thick as it's

kashkari is trying to get out the middle, the moderates and the independents. we'll see if he has enough reach to get there. good he does, he's going to be closer to the middle and more of a problem for jerry brown. >> faces a huge financial disadvantage, but yeah, he could definitely create some attention there. thank you very much. good to have you on. >>> still ahead on today in the bay, the online scavenger hunt for cash, headed south after it started in the bay area. we'll show you where, hint hint, coming up. >>> and while we're seeing sunshine in the south bay, still looking at faush fog in san francisco and across the inner bay. we'll break down the sunday forecast and get you into the next work week. measurable precipitation. stay tuned. >>> welcome back. 7:53, the time right now. we're looking at the fog starting to burn off. in the last two hours, you can really see improvements through the inner bay. look how it falls apart. the fog dissipates and the inner bay looking at a lot of fog from san bruno into san francisco and the north bay coming throug

neel kashkari beat the challenger of the tea party early this month.nd neel kashkari face off in november. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton is coming to the bay area tonight as part of her nationwide book tour. she will speak at the theater in san francisco and discuss the crisis and challenges she faced during her four years as association of state. clinton will spend the night in the city and sign copies her back tomorrow morning at book passages in the ferry building. >> officials for world cup soccer charged the top player of uruguay with biting a player from italy. luis suarez appeared to bite italian defender on the shoulder at the 80th minute of the game yesterday between uruguay and italy. a minute later uruguay scores the game only goal and eliminates italy from the world cup. if he is found guilty rules call for a ban of at least two watches and up to a maximum of two years. louis suarez has been suspended twice for other biting incidents in the last four years. katie marzullo will have more on what it means for suarez in the worl

but kashkari, former u.s.ury official, pulled a head, spending $2 million of his own money and winning the inners toment of big names across the country. >> i joust got a call from -- just got a call from mitt romney -- [ cheers ] >> he's never held elected office before. while at the treasury department he oversaw the bailout of the banks. >>> the primary race for secretary of state was very site. a dillia edge -- dash a dillia edge out peter -- padilla edged out peterson. leland yee came in third even though he was no longer in the race. he dropped out following his corruption arrest. but it was too late to get his name removed from the ballot. we have more election results at ktvu.com. you will find links to the races in each county. >>> 8:40. and happening today -- bay bridge engineers will present the test results on the latest problem on the new eastern span. that problem would cover the steel rod that anchored the massive cable system. caltrans says more than 200 of those high-strength rods have shifted

but in california, neel kashkari got the win over -- and this is in the governor's race -- over that tea party candidate who was a founder of the minute man project which is very anti-immigra anti-immigrant. and that race shows how difficult the republican party is going to have it in the future because cannot appeal to the hispanic vote. he has a race against the sitting governor, jerry brown, you have to figure out a way to get to the hispanics in california. and they divide a third between liberal, middle of the road and conservative. so there is potential for republicans in the state that gave us reagan and nixon. >> i was going to add to that, if you take the races collectively it shows the tea party is winning. they have moved the party to the right. >> stick with us, i want to ask you about the political implications of this bergdahl swap if you stick with us through the break. >>> engineers making repairs in the nick of time saving a key bridge that carries tens of thousands of vehicles from collapse. and we are getting word on who might be the new veteran's affair secretary

boss neel kashkari are fighting to take on governor jerry brown in the fall.ornia assemblassemblyman t donnelly joins me on the phone now. i want to start with this. karl rove has said that it would be very problematic not just in california but across the country if you are the republican party nominee for governor. why is he wrong? >> karl who? >> karl rove. >> oh, you mean the architect of the destruction of the conservative movement. well, you know what, if karl rove is against me, then the people are with me because he is -- i wear his opposition as a badge of honor. look, the political parties in california have failed the people. that's why the fastest-growing party is neither. >> assemblyman, why -- it's not just karl rove, it's the former governor of the state, pete wilson, a republican, who has warned against putting you as the republican nominee. tell me why you believe -- why do you believe that, for lack of a better word, the party establishment is so concerned about the prospect of you being their standard bearer? >> because i got here without th

the field poll finds brown's support is broad based while kashkari has 32% of the support. >>> right there are no cannabis clubs in unincorporated areas of the county but there are about 80 in san jose. city leaders worry those clubs will want to move into urban areas. they want to have regulations in place in case that happens. >> what the board asked for is study the ban to make sure we're taking care of compassionate use and access. what we want to do is balance so that children don't have access and people who need medical marijuana do have access. >> reporter: the county says it received 10 inquiries a year from people who were interested in opening dispensaries in unincorporated areas. >>> returning now to the asiana214 flight crash. the ntsb also addressed troubles on the ground including the 16-year-old girl run over by rescue grews on the grass near the plane. we heard from officials on what they're doing to try to prevent a similar tragedy in the future. >>> with the release of today's national transportation board report, san francisco firefighters are hoping for closure.

and neel kashkari, for real? >> for real. >> for real. it's wednesday, june 4th, 2014. welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc. i'm becky quick along with joe kernen and andrew ross sorkin. we do have an all-star lineup of corporate leaders on top today, including auto nation's ceo mike jackson. we have rate van corporate leader turned investor steve case, former motorola boss, chris gal vin, lennar's stuart miller and aig's steve miller along with merck's ken frazier. as well as gerry lopez. >>> let's get you up to speed on the day's top stories. we are two hours away from the may adp report. the economy probably added about 210,000 private sector jobs last month. also on today's calendar, april international trade. a revision to first quarter productivity, may's ism nonmanufacturing index and the fed's beige book. check out the futures ahead of all of

treasury official neel kashkari. >> pam: kashkari says he will focus on issues that affect middle-classs and scrapping the high-speed rail. >> pam: governor brown who is running for his fourth term says he will take nothing for granted in november but believes voters support his approach. >> pam: and some communities around the bay area approved increases in sales tax yesterday. residents in alameda county voted to renew a half- percent sales tax. and in hayward, voters approved a half cent sales tax increase. >> pam: it will increase to 9-point-5 percent.and it's estimated to bring in 10 million dollars a year. the money will be used to improve public safety as well as build a new library. >> pam: sales tax will also be going up to 9 and a quarter percent in san pablo and cotati. >> when people are very social and outward and then all of a sudden they become very introverted and reclusive, angry or dramatic weight loss. certain moments in people's lives like allies like a loss of a job or financial problems, relation issues. police.. officers are super smart but our intuition but what

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the neil kashkari story is very different.raduating from the wharton business school, he worked for goldman sachs in san francisco specializing in software companies it in the event banking division. when the economy tanked, he went to work for treasury secretary hank paulson overseeing the tarp program which despite its success has been revileed by many conservatives. >> having prevented that economic collapse, gotten all the money back, made a profit for the taxpayers and done it in a bipartisan manner, i'm exceptionally proud for work we did. >> what will be really interesting is whether or not they have a shot at jerry brown come november is what direction the republican party is trying to head now. >> it so manies to be split between the moderates and conservatives. it will be interesting locally republicans will be able to not only cast their ballots for republicans but democrats, so they could play a big role in a lot of the state assembly elections and state senate elections. >> there are a lot of names that we have no

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the opponent will likely be one of two republicans, tim donnelly of san bernardino or kashkari, with a poll finding 32 percent support kashkari and 21 percent of backing done any and 17 percent republicans back brown. >> the san francisco mayor will rent the biggest budget ever to the board of supervisors this morning. according to the chronicle the $8.6 billion spending includes $94 million to build affordable housing in the city the next two years and that includes hiring 150 health care workers. a new hospital opens in december of 2015. the budget for the next fiscal year is $700 million more than the current one that ends june 30. he wants to hire 1,400 new city workers including 300 believes and 96 firefighters and spend $135 million for public schools and add 500 new slots for public preschool bringing the total to 4,100. >>> the oakland police department says it will review records to see if any officers who took disability and retired have taken law enforcement jobs elsewhere. this comes after it was discovered that former oakland officer mcfar lap got $50,000 in disability c

vote and will square off against republican challenger, former treasury department official neel kashkari. and the bid to be the san jose mayor were supervisor dave cortese where 34 percent and sam liccardo with 35 percent. suspended state senator yee got a surprising show of support year in the election. he suspended the run for secretary of state after being indicted on corruption charges in march but was on the ballot and got 287,000 vote landing him in third ahead of five other candidates. >> election coverage continues on abc7news.com where you can find results from all counties. >>> the committee overseeing the bay bridge is meeting in oakland to discuss the latest problem involving anchor rods on the new span. steel rods that hold the cable in place on the span have shifted and are now off center. officials hope to get an update on the test done since the problem was first announced. more than two thirds of the 274 rods are too close to chart builted plates and the concern is they could be damaged by friction in an earthquake. caltran has known of the problem for some time and said

kashkari is a former treasury department official.onnellly is a conservative legislator from san bernardino county. as of today outside spending on the governor's race hit $23 million the highest amount in a decade. a lot of that is coming interest various lobbying groups including unions, dentists and oil companies. the top two voting system, there are some changes coming to the ballot. here's what you need to know. >>> reporter: mail-in ballots are already being counted at election offices around the state and on these ballots you'll notice something different. you can vote for whichever party you want unlike previous elections in california when you had to choose the party's ballot. >> a lot of our voters are now considering themselves registering as no party preference. they really don't want to choose a party. and in a primary election that left that big group out. >> reporter: now a new california law allows anyone to vote for any candidate. >> we could end up with two democrats or two republicans on the ballot. >> reporter: the

. -- neel kashkari as they are in a dead heat. >> medical marijuana dispensaries in san jose are offering a discount on pot to people would prove they voted in the primary. collectives are handing out a list of preferred candidates with predictions of one of the lowest voter turn outs in history the silicon valley cannabis coalition hopes the wide for votes campaign will increase town out at the polls. those polls close at 8:00 tonight with election results when the polls close on abc7news.com and on twit >> oprah is happy she pulled out of bidding for the l.a. clippers. >> an ex mistress is creating a problem for the embattled foam owner of l.a. clippers' owner donald sterling. >>> a look from the camera: gloom and overcast is what we are seeing as you look from the camera. we will have our meteorologist up next with t >>> this morning, l.a. clippers' owner donald sterling is facing a new lawsuit, claiming to be an ex mistress is suing for racial abuse and filing a lawsuit in los angeles superior court alleging that donald sterling dangled money only if she would have sex with him and wi

christie is also expected to join republican candidate for governor neil kashkari to talk about job creation. christie is recovering from a scandal in which his administration shut down a busy bridge last september for political retribution. >>> coming up we continue to follow the breaking news of a deadly fire at a mobile home park. alex savidge is gathering information on the scene. he'll have more on how the neighbors tried to rush and help the victims. >> dogs running free in certain city parks. >> good morning. we are looking at the golden gate bridge. traffic here looks good. the fog isn't even that though. coming up we will give you a look at the bay bridge. >> mostly clear this morning. a little chill to the morning air for this time of year. there is patchy fog but it will be a little warmer today. we'll show you how much. >>> one person is dead after a mobile home goes up in flames in unincorporated hayward. we will tell you what investigators are telling us about this fire. >> a large fight involving bath sticks and a gun led to the death of a man in san jose late last night. we w

he will face republican neel kashkari or tim donnelly. >> i just have to say that california has comeong way in the last few years. >> leland yee dropped out of the race for secretary of state, but his name was still on the ballot. pete peterson and alex pedia will face off in november. but in third place, there is yee with 200,000 votes and counting. he was in the race until this happened. he was arrested on gun and smuggling charges. >>> things don't look good right now for a former assemblywoman mary hayashi. she is running third in her senate race behind bob wieckowski or peter kuo. she won't make it to november. she was caught shoplifting back in 2011. wieckowski used this video as part of his campaign. he even set up a website. mug shot far i. we will have complete results on kpix.com. >>> tonight, an uber driver arrested for kidnapping. >> plus. >> where did you get this stuff? >> columbia. >> the real life kingpin who inspired the movie blow is released from prison. tonight, he is starting over here. >> and this hotel housekeeper solved the case when police couldn't. the stran

neel kashkari leads fellow republican tim donnelly for the second spot. lt. governor. it appears gavin newsom will face republican ron nehring. secretary of state. republican pete peterson battling closely. with democrat alex padilla. disgraced state senator leland yee. who dropped out of the race because of criminal charges, but is still on the ballot. is in third. attorney general. incumbent kamala harris has a huge lead. republican ron gold is second. south bay congressional incumbant mike honda. has roughly double the votes of challenger ro khanna. for mayor of san jose. county supervisor dave cortese leads city councilman sam liccardo and vice mayor madison nguyen. some of the vote totals are still coming in. we have complete election coverage on kron 4 dot com. with results from primary races across the state. you can also stay updated on our facebook page. san jose's city council is *deadlocked tonight on an ordinance that would impose new rules on pot clubs. the vote was 5-to-5. with one council member absent. the rules would require a one- thousand- foot buffe

businessman neel kashkari, brown would win 55% to 27%. one reason for the strong showling, the poll finds the lowest levels of pessimism among the state's future in the history of the poll. >> they have spend a couple weeks on top of a san jose parking garage. >> they're wild animals in an urban environment. >> the close eyes these volunteers are keeping on special animals in making the bay area proud. they're keeping a close eye. i think i've got it. gridlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he became speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced budgets. democrat john perez for controller. >>> now a bit of the animal kingdom in the urban jungle. we'll meet a team of volunteers who make sure san jose's newest reside

on the republican side neel kashkari got 19%. tim donnelly with 15%. today kashkari said he will focus on issues that affect the middle class. >> reporter: i'm running for governor to make big changes. >> he says he will improve the state's economy and turn his attention to education, jobs, streamlining regulations and scrapping high-speed rail. governor brown says he will put up a fight to keep his seat. >> i'm going to campaign hard. i take nothing for granted. and i have to say that california has come a long way in the last few years. >> campaign finance numbers show brown is sitting on a huge pile of campaign dollars. >>> in the 17th district congressional race, veteran mike honda finished far ahead of fellow democrat ro khanna. alameda co . they will face off in november. the district covers parts of santa clara and alameda counties. >>> voters were apparently in a spending mood approving tax increases for a number of measures. in santa clara county, a san jose library parcel tax passed approving a nearly $30 homeowner parcel tax. in hayward, a c

the closest competitor was republican neel kashkari at only 19%. the two will face each other in the november runoff. >>> in the san jose mayoral race, it will be dave cortese running off against sam liccardo in november. cortese outpolled him 34-25% in a field of 8 candidates. the winner will replace mayor reed who is leaving because of term limits. >>> then there's the lonely congressional race getting national -- the local congressional race getting national attention. mike honda finished ahead of ro khanna 49-27th%. this is the 17th congressional district covering parts of santa clara and alameda counties. they will run off in november, as well. >>> meat prices are already high and it's about to get worse. what's forcing families to cut back on the summer barbecue. >> "super bowl l" in the bay area won't be like any other super bowl in history and how the logo is breaking tradition coming up. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the kpix 5 weather center. a little less fog around the bay area today get ready for a taste of summer. we'll tal

and there's neel kashkari.governor said he's not taking anything for granted. >> yeah, everything looks good but no one knows what tomorrow will bring. there's always issues. there's catastrophes. there's scandals. there's mistakes. i'm a bit wary as i do this for the fourth time. >> reporter: and voters will be setting the stage for the san jose mayor's race. the two top vote getters will face off in november. sam liccardo and dave cortese are leading in the poll. political watchers are saying without a major issue on the statewide ballot voter turnout across the state could be low. meantime today, ktvu, ktvu.com and our mobile app are the place to tune in. we'll continue to bring you the results as they are available to us and as they come into the newsroom. christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> and an east pay motel that's home to -- bay motel that's home to several families could be put out of business by the city of newark. the city says the easy 8 is a public nuisance and a magnet for c

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