>> the polling has been pretty consistent at this point that katie porter and adam schiff are the top choices of voters. they've sort of swapped positions depending on the poll. barbara lee running a decent amount behind a lot of that, i think does have to do with a gap in fundraising and visibility and name identification outside of her bay area base. and then i think there is really a question looking ahead to the general election of under california's top two primary system, whether we are going to get two democrats, possibly katie porter and adam schiff on that. general election ballot, or if we will see a republican get enough votes to get into that top two. i don't think at this point you can say it is a given that republicans are going to consolidate behind any of the candidates. we have eric earley, a former attorney general candidate, former los angeles dodgers star steve garvey, both getting in there. neither of whom, i would say, has really sort of seen the party's support coalesce behind them in a way that you would say they're definitely going to draw a large enough share

that off the table and upset the people that are currently running for the us senate, which is katie porter and adam schiff and barbara lee, an african-american woman who is not at all happy. her supporters are not at all happy that he picked her. >> right. well, there were a lot of black powerbrokers who had been pushing for barbara lee. right. including, i think the black congressional black caucus . so how are they reacting to this pick? >> they're saying that some of them are very upset about it. others that say they're going to work. one of the big questions, another thing that gavin newsom did with this, and it is gavin newsom and people have been talking about it is senator butler, senator designate butler is 44 years old, as opposed to these other candidates that we've been seeing that are upper age. so there's a generational shift here as well. so we have some older people within the african-american community who are upset because they wanted barbara lee. and then you have some. yes. and then we have younger people who are waiting to see how they go. >> right. okay well, let's tal

and number 2 there, of course, we're also talking about, as you mentioned, katie porter, adam schiff. they are doing pretty in this race we've seen and major, the many of the major polls, including our very next our poll showing them at the top 2. but again, with with with steve g is of la butler now saying she will not be in this race. well, that could certainly change some things here going forward. yeah, there's another democrat running as well. christina pascucci, a former newscaster as well from southern california. it will be interesting to see if la fonda endorses anyone will continue to. >> follow this for sure. 8 on wallace live for us in sacramento. thank you so much for joining us. >> alright, national news. more national news. another day to night without a house speaker. and at last word, ohio congressman jim jordan. he's not giving up the fight to try to get the job that despite 2 failed votes this week, four's catherine heenan is in the newsroom now with the latest on this ongoing saga. catherine? yeah, to fail votes a grant and congressman congressman jim jordan, a har

baseball reference too so how's it going between congress members, adam schiff, katie porter, barbara lee, now that the funds of butler, it is she it. it indicated that she's interested in running at all. >> she hasn't said anything either way. and quite frankly, i think that that there may be a unspoken agreement that but because of the kind of backlash that the governor took with regard to the idea of he would only appoint african-american woman to be sort of a caretaker position. i think that they decided they would just put that on the back burner. i really don't expect around. she would have to be stern certainly make moves very, very fast. in order to do that. campaign committees getting endorsements. rowling making phone calls of people. and i think that right now you're going to see adam schiff, katie porter, by really not just not just filing to run for the full term seat, but but possibly to run to run in the special election, which will be held essentially in the june primary for the remainder of her term as well because whoever runs in november will have benefit being call

i thank my colleague katie porter for her work on this valuable piece of legislation. i yield back. mr. comer: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: i am happy to yield four minutes to the gentlelady from california, ms. porter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. porter: thank you chairman comer and ranking member raskin. i rise in legislation that i partnered on with congresswoman mace to modernize hiring guidance for cybersecurity jobs. she and i both agree that government employees should be the best in the business. taxpayers deserve nothing less from the people we employ. how do we get the best of the best into our federal jobs? just like in any market, it comes down to one thing, fostering competition, for too long overly restrictive have stifled competition and prevented federal agencies from being able to hire the best applicants for cybersecurity jobs if they don't meet all of the stringent educational requirements. for who gets hired always comes down to one credential, our government is going to

but adam schiff, katie porter and barbara lee, these are three experienced tough politicians. i think it is tough to get in the race. >> there is no question they're all fantastic represents, but at the end of the day she would have to decide to make her case to cal ifornia voters. she spent her career for almost two decades as a labor leader so that is how most people know her in california fighting for people's wages and better working conditions. so she has to take the case and she has to work with that whole career that she's had and what she would run on if she decided to do that. >> and she would have to do that now. >> let's turn to clash between kevin mckacarthy and matt gaetz. it is ugly. yesterday i spoke with gaetz and alexandria ocasio-cortez on how either gaetz or mccarthy could get to 218 votes either to keep his speakership or to vacate the speakership. and if either -- if gaetz would be willing to work with democrats to get their help or if alexandria ocasio-cortez would be willing to negotiate to have her vote be not for sale, but it is a bargaining chip. it i

and election code already this week, major senate democratic candidates, barber adam schiff and katie porter announced in addition to their race for the full term, they also intend to run in the special election to finish out the final 2 months of feinstein's termed. the question is who do you support? and my guess is that people support same person to serve from november 2024. until january 2025, as they do to serve the next full term. >> as for butler, she is free to run, but experts believe it will not be a walk in the park noting the 3 major candidates are running running our well established shift. >> 32 million dollars in the to katie porter has in excess of 12 million dollars in back, i are really only has about a million dollars. is she free to run? absolutely. >> will she face at least in the beginning and uphill battle to get on the same footing as those who are already running? i think that's the case. and butler is not yet commenting on her future. plans for spokesperson says this week is all about honoring the late sen feinstein, adding, quote, politics can wait at the state cap

not as high as katie porter or adam schiff. a lot of people, 88% of voters were aware of that appointment and were aware of who she was, which was pretty striking. >> so it really is. but let me just ask you, could the 50% of non name recognition play to his advantage in that he gets a chance to then define himself for the first time? well yeah. >> and if we if we did a poll in a week or so, i'm sure that this would change a lot. a lot of people are going to know who steve garvey is. i mean, my spell check still changes. steve garvey to steve harvey. so, you know, we've got a little bit of ways to go. but this isn't just to, you know, speak negatively about his candidacy, because the fact is that if he's the leading republican on this ballot, he's very, very likely to be make it through the primary and be one of the final two candidates going to the general election. >> so explain that dynamic. why that is for voters, viewers. so in california about 35 to 38% of the votes go towards republican candidates. >> and so in a multi w

major candidates are running running our well established shift. >> 32 million dollars in the katie porter has in excess of 12 million dollars in back, i are really only has about a million dollars. is she free to run? absolutely. >> will she face at least in the beginning and uphill battle to get on the same footing as those who are already running? i think that's the and butler is not yet commenting on her future. plans for spokesperson says this week is all about honoring the late sen feinstein, adding, quote, politics can wait at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >> well, here in the bay area fleet week is here starting today. there are activities you can participate in all throughout the city. you can go tour a big ship interact with those vessels said piers, 30 32 there, the blue angels, of course, tomorrow the blues will be practicing for their big 3 shows friday saturday and sunday. you can catch the airshow from noon. >> to 4, you've got 3 chances. the hair, the show will be centered over the bay in and around the golden gate bridge and alcatraz. if you've never seen

katie porter and adam schiff are also running for the senate seat.k about all of this and more, we go to california where we're joined by sasha abramsky, the west coast correspondent for the nation. his new piece for the nation is "dianne feinstein's empty seat." his recent piece for truthout is "a small cadre of gop hard-liners is pushing u.s. toward government shutdown." which did not happen. can you talk about first the drama on saturday night and what is going to happen to house speaker mccarthy? >> good morning. it is good to be on. what happened saturday night was entirely producible consequence of what mccarthy did in order to become speaker last year. basically, it took 15 votes to become speaker and to get there he had to make all kinds of promises to empower the far right. people like matt gaetz, loan border -- lauren boebert. it was predictable if you gave them power, they would throw bombs. sure enough, they did. they try to shut down the basic functioning of government. you played a clip of mccarthy saying you have people who won't vote

. >> a guest essay argues that white democrats including katie porter and alan schiff should drop oute they care about diversity. hear hear the so if they refuse i guess that makes them racist and there's no chance schiff or porter would willingly leave congress. history shows white democrats don't like to give up seats for black people. ask rosa parks. this is the kind of politics they encourage. joe biden says, you made your bed, now you have to pee in it. tyrus. this is a great point. say you're a white person and all for equity your job then should be filled by a person of color. why don't all the people who are pro-equity step aside? >> greg. [bleep] i didn't mean mind job. what would you guys even do in this job? you got to read, know masdz and we clearly proved you don't so we give you the inconsequential jobs. they turned it on the virtue signal and now turn it around why are you running? they're not going to not run the now they're going to say i'll tell you what my interns will be a black lesbian man. [laughter] >> they exist. i say they. >> you're one of them. >> i am one o

three others are barbara lee with adam schiff and katy porter. presumably republicans will fill the senate candidate as well. we also know that senator feinstein's body will lie in state at san francisco city hall this wednesday. the public can pay respects ahead of the funeral thursday. anyone can visit from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. but the funeral will be private and it will be live streamed. >>> other top stories across the bay area. san jose leaders declared a homelessness state of emergency. the mayor making that announcement in the last hour. the declaration has to go before the city's rules and open government committee. the emergency will make it easier to open interim housing, safe parking, safe sleeping sites. >>> today is the first day of care court in san francisco. the courts enable family members, roommates, or anyone that's witnessed an individual experiencing mental health issues to request a judge's attention. >>> search crews are out today off the marin coastline. the coastguard suspended the search this morning but local crews ar

adam schiff, katie porter, as well as barbara lee. so whether or not laphonza butler decide to jump in and maintain and run as a candidate after holding this seat for a year, that is going to be the open question. i am told that there were no preconditions in her taking this polyp. so, it's going to get very crowded and very interesting, phil. >> yeah. not a caretaker. it's going to be fascinating. this is already a very intense race. kyung lah, thank you. >> you bet. >> joining us now, former democratic congresswoman from california, longtime friend of the late senator dianne feinstein, jane harman. she was with senator feinstein the day before she passed away. this is a picture of the two of them. congresswoman, it's nice to have you. of course, we heard from you and your rereflections, you know, wn we lost her on friday and we appreciate you being with us here this morning. i'm interested in what you think she would have made of this appointment to her seat for now. >> well, i would never dare to speak for dianne -- >> fair enough.

you have someone like adam schiff who has $30 million tucked away, katie porter, $20 million tucked away. >> the three candidates for senate next year, they can't be happy with this today? >> you're right. barbara lee is particularly unhappy. the others are unhappy too. if you think about it, he don't want to shake the apple cart. he didn't want to go with the other ones. not because he's a nice guy. because that means the other two-thirds are not going to think kindly of him if he goes to higher office. his strategic decision was, i'm going to stay out of this. i can get more people angry with me than i can make friends. >> i thought the deal was, whoever this would be, if not laphonza butler, this is a temporary thing, and she is holding the seat for 12 months and the re-election. >> it was a deal until it wasn't a deal. that is what he said. guess what, it seems he couldn't find someone to fit the bill. so he expanded the group and he comes up with someone like this. >> just to wrap it up. he is sworn in tomorrow by vice president kamala harris, and we haven't heard from her. >> she w

and the katie porter has in excess of 12 million dollars in back, i are really only has about a millionabsolutely. >> will she face at least in the beginning and uphill battle to get on the same footing as those who are already running? i think that's the case. and butler is not yet commenting on her future. plans for spokesperson says this week is all about honoring the late sen feinstein, adding, quote, politics can wait at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. back here and say was this was some union reps are rally this morning against. >> the appointment of senator laphonza butler, organizers came butler's supported the passage of prop. 22 that exempts get companies like uber, lyft classify their workers as employees. they say they're also protesting butler for working with airbnb because they're accusing that company of ginger find housing in working class neighborhoods. the rally is going to be a noon at the san francisco, california state building on mcallister street. time now is 9.34, in the east bay. neighbors in are reacting to the drowning of a 2 year-old boy. 2 pe

congresswoman katie porter has not yet issued a public statement in response to butler's appointment. butler is scheduled to be sworn in to the us senate tomorrow by vice president kamala harris. governor newsom is expected to speak publicly about his decision to appoint her at an event in san francisco today that's scheduled to start just about an hour from now. ktvu will be there to cover it, and we'll have updates on the story online at ktvu.com and in our later newscasts. andre garcia, back to you. ali, thank you. meantime, funeral arrangements are now confirmed for the late senator. her body was returned to the bay area on saturday night. on board a jet from the presidential military fleet. it landed at sfo and taken to san francisco's sinai memorial chapel with a police escort. now on wednesday, feinstein will lie in state in the rotunda at san francisco city hall and the public is invited to pay final respects between 9:00 in the morning and 7:00 that night. now on thursday, a funeral service will be held in the herbst theater, located at the war memorial and performing arts ce

you have adam schiff, lee and katie porter running for the seat, current house democrats.s viewed as the front-runner. the congressional black caucus was pushing for barbara lee to be named as the replacement for feinstein. whoever is the incumbent has the advantage which means you have the democratic party campaign apparatus behind you in everything you do. if butler decides to run for reelection, she is automatically the front-runner. she will most likely have the support of the democratic campaign arm and adam schiff, katie porter and barbara lee are left wondering what their political future is. >> i want to talk about president biden gave an 2024. interview to journalist john harwood that published yesterday, where he asked biden about the democratic handwringing about his age. here is how he responded. >> i'm not the only democrat that can protect it. i just happen to be the democrat who i think is best positioned to see to it that the guy i was worried about taking on democracy is not president. >> the specific question was, why are you the only democrat who can pro

just ended up mentioning, the congressional black caucus asking newsom to make her the pick and katie porter is important to note that california has a top two jungle primary system where the top two candidates in the march primary advance, regardless of political party. and so all of a sudden going from three well known democrats to a fourth democrat who ends up being the interim or at least the appointed senator could really, really scramble this entire race. >> and it really does disadvantage barbara lee. she was a former head of the plaque caucus, very popular, and she has been outdistanced by both katie porter and adam schiff. so, there is a congressional component to this as well. >> yes, and as you mentioned, the congressional black caucus before this pick by gavin newsom urged the california governor to make her the pick after the late dianne feinstein's passing. and so, yes, you know, again, we have no idea what butler will end up saying, but having four candidates running three possibly being women, two women of color, could end up just creating just a big shake-up in this contest.

democratic congresswoman barbara lee of oakland along with representatives adam schiff and katie porteralifornia are all running to phil feinstein's seat in 2024. >>> charges have been filed nearly 4 months after that rolling gunbattle along the embarcadero. is happened back on father's day. the shoot outstretched from pier 39 to howard street. two cars were involved in the shooting. a total of six people were injured. officers arrested two of the suspects, one of them a teenager and a third suspect was already in custody. here is what officer sees while executing search warrants. multiple handguns, assault rifles and ammunition. >> today, i am here to announce that we have been able to file charges against one of the individuals already and that is mr. xavier pittman . we have filed charges for conspiracy and for two counts of auto burglary. >> da brooke jenkins says an additional suspect is also in custody in alameda county and he will be moved to san francisco to face charges. >>> a muni bus struck and killed a pedestrian overnight just before 1:00 a.m. you can see the shattered wind

congress members, adam schiff of burbank, katie porter of irvine and barbara lee of oakland. we still don't know butler plans to enter this race as well. and new this morning, adam schiff coming out with this statement. it in part before steve garvey was a multimillionaire republican celebrity. he was a first baseman based on his announcement. sounds like he's ready to take up the fight for everyone. born on 3rd base thinking they hit a triple go figure. and as we come back here live, james and ran, should tell you that we also reached out to the porter league campaigns. when get to hear back from porter. but the lee campaign tells me they are working in a statement and hope to have a formal reaction later today. we'll bring that to when we reporting live here at the state capitol, a towel kron, 4 news back to in the bay area. all right, tom, thank you for that breakdown fantastic interview. okay. time now is 7.34. >> hayward city council is set to hold a meeting, by the way, to discuss new safety guidelines for sidewalk vendors there in the city. >> it includes a new permit

no official statement from katie porter. but barber lee was quick to call garvey a, quote, pro-trump, anti-choice extremist. who is the wrong person to represent a progressive state like california in the u.s. senate. >> but garvey disagrees taken before months to >> to walk the state and talk to people and ask them what are their concerns. and interesting thing they said was, you know, nobody ever asks us the first person ask about how our feelings and what we're feeling. and i think that's why i'm running. and i think we're close. the deal is when a giant fan came up to me and said are they hate the dodgers but i'm voting for you. that's why i'm running to. >> and we're now officially less than 5 months until primary election day, march 5th, 2024. reporting at the state capitol. a tom wallace kron. 4 news. >> president biden has been questioned by the special counsel looking into his handling of classified documents. robert, her, the special counsel himself conducted the interviews over the past 2 days. this is linked to t

. >> reporter: with an endorsement on the line, representatives bob lee, katie porter and adam schiffook to the stage in los angeles sunday morning, answering questions from reporters and audience members for more than 90 minutes. all in hopes of winning the support of healthcare workers in the race for california's open senate seat. the top three democratic candidates in the race discussed a variety of topics from their thoughts on healthcare policy, striking workers, student debt and affordable housing. one question zeroed in on the issue of mental health and california's newly created care courts. all three candidates were asked their opinion on the new courts and if they should be replicated on the federal level. >> i believe it is appropriate for families and loved ones and mental healthcare workers to have the ability to go through a . i want to see the strongest civil rights protections possible . >> i think we ought to allow the care court experiment to play out before we agree on a national level to replicate it. we have to have the right balance between making sure we can ge

several high-profile democrats have already joined the race, including representatives barbara lee, katie porter, and adam schiff. >>> number gavin newsom will travel to israel tomorrow. on friday, he plans on meeting with victims and those impacted by the ongoing violence. after his visit, he will fly to hong kong for his already scheduled a trip to china, to discuss ways to fight climate change. >> meanwhile in san francisco, let's take a look at the federal building in selma, where a big crowd of protesters are blocking the building's entrance, demanding a cease- fire in the middle east. leaders of the bay area office of the council on american- islamic relations gathered today, alongside local palestinian-americans, urging state officials to support a cease-fire as well. >> the question to us is, how can we allow this to happen? have we lost our morality? it is that simple. we cannot be silent. we have to speak up for justice. we have to stand up for truth. >>> tonight in the mission, there will be a candlelight vigil at manny's for the thousands of innocent lives lost in the conflict alread

democrats in the race, bay area congresswoman barbara lee along with representatives adam schiff and katie porter. presumably republicans will also field a senate candidate. >> we also know that senator feinstein body will be in city hall. the public will pay their respects i had of her funeral on thursday. anyone can visit between 9:00 and 7:00. her funeral will be open to the public but it will be streamed. in other news tonight dozens of california law enforcement agencies and district attorney offices are about to get millions of dollars to fight organized retail crime. here in the bay area 13 law enforcement agencies are getting a slice of that $267 million state grant. the money will go towards things like surveillance equipment, security staffing and tackling vehicle theft. oakland did not receive the grant money because city officials missed the deadline to apply. >> all of this comes as a new poll finds people living in the bay area are rapidly losing faith in their downtowns. max darrow reports that while the poll is pretty downbeat he did find two tourists who are pretty happy. >> repo

you have adam schiff, katie porter and barbara lee. and i just want to say, on behalf of white people, i'm sorry, man, that's not the best we can do. yeah. i mean, barbara lee probably is the candidate in that group. >> race aside. >> that's true. but here's the, you know, i am a heterosexual, i believe. that's right term white man, you know, straight white man. and, you know, i was born that way. i didn't mean to be i didn't choose it. it just kind well, at least three quarters of one anyway. and let me tell you everything i have i've earned. and if you want it, come take it. and if you are better than me and work harder than me, i'll support you in it. and that's how we should all look at it. >> there are there are kids, minority in desperate situations that deserve be invested in. that's how you fix a diversity problem, not by getting elder elderly or older or ethnicity people of other ethnicities and saying i will. you deserve it more. >> mm-hmm. you know, tom, when you go to your late night meetings with the kkk, do they discuss w

they include democratic congressmembers adam schiff and katie porter. >> who have consistently been leading the polls. oakland congresswoman barbara lee is also in the race on the republican side. baseball, great, steve garvey joined the race last week. business been james bradley, an attorney eric earlier also running senator laphonza butler here who was appointed by governor newsom to replace feinstein has not yet said whether or not she will run. in the south bay. san jose leaders are looking at ways to cut costs at temporary housing sites for the un house city officials are hoping to revamp the housing program while they cut costs. some of the recommendations include eliminating limitations on stays, improving access to health care and creating a community council of presidents in order to cut costs. the city is thinking about eliminating private security during the day. earlier this month. san jose leaders declared a homelessness emergency did try to speed up housing options for the 4500 or so on house people in the city. the city council will meet on tuesday to discuss this proposal.

that includes several other prominent democrats, including house representatives, katie porter, adam schiff and barbara in a statement, butler says in part, a spent the past 16 days pursuing my clarity. what kind of life i want to have, what kind of service i want to offer and what kind of voice i want to bring forward. she goes on to say knowing you can win a campaign doesn't always mean you should run a campaign. it may not be the decision. people expected, but it's the right one for me. butler's term will end in january of 2025. congresswoman barbara lee responded saying senator butler took on the enormous responsibility of filling an open senate seat with grace integrity and a deep commitment to delivering for the people of california. i look forward to continuing our work together for the remainder of her term. >> coming up next, steele from a mall one day get arrested. that hit up another bay area retail store a couple days later that the police say is happening all across the bay area. but one local chief says needs to change plus, we're learning about the deadly police shooti

two of the other 20 for feinstein's seat, current democratic congressional rep adam schiff and katie porter. plans are taking shape to memorialize dianne feinstein. her body was transported on a military flight and an honor guard secured the casket into a hearse saturday. wednesday senator feinstein's body will lie in state at san francisco city hall. the public will be able to pay their respects between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. her funeral is scheduled for thursday at herbst theater near city hall simulcast at the north light court at city hall and online. the senator will be buried at a private family-only ceremony. >> thanks so much, anne. >>> let's turn to weather now. pretty typical early fall day, actually kind of gorgeous, but that's about to change in a big way. first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen is tracking the warm-up starting tomorrow. paul. >> yeah. we just entered october. it's going to feel more like late august later this week. warm weather for fleet week which usually means clear skies and that's good news for the airshow friday afternoon. those happen this weekend a

that includes several other prominent democrats, representatives that katie porter and adam schiff as well as barbara in a statement, butler says in part, i've spent the past 16 days pursuing my clarity. what kind of life i want to have, what kind of service i want to offer and what kind of voice i want to bring forward. she goes on to say knowing you can win a campaign doesn't always mean you should run a campaign. it may not be the decision people expected, but it's the right one for me. butler's term will january 2025. congresswoman barbara lee reacting to butler's announcement saying, quote, senator butler took on the enormous responsibility of filling an open senate seat with grace, dignity or rather integrity and a deep commitment to delivering for the people of california. i look forward to continuing our work together for the remainder of her term. back here at home. seems as if almost every city in the bay area is plagued by that surged and >> organized retail crime. and one of the problems is those who commit thefts are rested and often back on the street, the very same day

she can catch up with guys like adam schiff, $30 million in the bank, katie porter, $20 million in the bank. barbara lee, 1.4 million. there's catching up to do. if there's anyone to do it, could be her. >> laphonza butler, we have not heard from her in the last 24 hours. no news conference. she did issue a statement. i presume we'll hear from her tomorrow after she gets sworn in. >> we'll hear from her soon. she's going to lay out her vision. no doubt, she's going to be complimentary of those who preceded her, and thank governor newsom for the appointment. this is a person with a lot to stake out in a very short time, if you're talking about somebody who's thinking about moving. governor newsom has wounds to lick here. remember, he said he wasn't going to appoint for anybody except a care taker. >> this was supposed to be a temporary position. it might not be temporary. now he said do what you want. you can see why the other three might be upset. >> she lives in maryland is that going to pose a question or problem? >> probably not. she's been in california for the last 15, 20 years. s

katie porter, adam schiff and barbara lee. whether the victor in a democratic back in the senate race in 2024 from california is going to be, you know, schiff or lee or porter or now butler in her first week she for now hopes to honor the work of late senator feinstein, ryan curry, abc7 news. >> and we have more information about the plans to honor senator feinstein tomorrow. the senator's body will lie in state at city hall with a public viewing from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. a book of condolences is also available to sign. then on thursday, a public memorial is planned for 1 p.m. at city hall. the speakers include vice president kamala harris. senator chuck schumer, house speaker, emerita nancy pelosi, mayor london breed and feinstein's granddaughter. if you cannot attend the service in person, you can certainly stream it live. we'll cover it for you right here on our abc7 news bay area app as well. >> now to the latest on capitol hill where house speaker kevin mccarthy was ousted from his position today. this was the first time i

. >> reporter: with an endorsement on the line, representatives of barbara lee, katie porter, and adam schefter to the stage in los angeles sunday morning, answering questions from reporters and audience members for more than 90 minutes, all in the hopes of winning the support of healthcare workers in the race for california's open senate seat. the top three democratic candidates in the race discussed a variety of topics, from their thoughts on healthcare policy, striking workers, student debt, and affordable housing. one question zeroed in on the issue of mental health and california's newly created care courts. all three candidates were asked their opinion on the new courts, and if they should be replicated on the federal level. >> i believe it is appropriate for families and loved ones, and mental health care workers to have the ability to go to a court, but i want to see the strongest civil rights protections possible. >> i think that we ought to allow the care courts experiment to play out before we agree on a national level to replicate it. we have to strike the right balance, be

current california house members adam schiff, barbara lee and katie porter are all running to be elected there is no word yet whether butler herself will also throw her hat into the ring and run. everyone's back with us. claire, what were your thoughts? we all got this news via alert last night. what did you think? >> well, the politician in me that has participated in a lot of electoral politics immediately started reading the tea leaves over what newsom was up to. i think this was a surprise choice. and i think what surprised people is he kind of had indicated that he was going to appoint someone who clearly wasn't interested in running again. and when this appointment came down, that's not what was said. it was it's up to her whether she wants to run for the seat next year. so if you look at what's shaping up in california, and this is one of the few states where we talk about mostly all democrats, you've got adam schiff, katie porter, barbara lee and now the newly appointed senator butler. so who does her entry into the race help? i could argue that it might help adam schiff. because

that's the big challenge for a southern california representative, katie porter is in the middle with $12 million. the primary election is now about five months away. >> every day here at abc7, our focus is finding stories in our communities, pushing to help build a better bay area in meaningful ways. and tonight we're highlighting some of those breakthroughs. our first takes us to the south bay. thanks to a new grant from google. students in san jose will be introduced to the world of robotics and ai. $10 million is going to support robotics clubs across the country with 450,000 going to rec foundation for california schools. it will offer robotics classes during the school day, plus advanced clubs after school for students to compete across the country. >> there's mindsets that are adopted by these students at such a young age that they can or they can't do technology, or they can or they can't do math or they can't, or they can't do science well with robotics. they do it all and they don't even know it. >> school students got to start these new programs today at adelante two dual l

that's the big challenge for a southern california representative, katie porter is in the middle withlion. the primary election is now about five months away. >> every day here at abc7, our focus is finding stories in our communities, pushing to help build a better bay area in meaningful ways. and tonight we're highlighting some of those breakthroughs. our first takes us to the south bay. thanks to a new grant from google. students in san jose will be introduced to the world of robotics and ai. $10 million is going to support robotics clubs across the country with 450,000 going to rec foundation for california schools. it will offer robotics classes during the school day, plus advanced clubs after school for students to compete across the country. >> there's mindsets that are adopted by these students at such a young age that they can or they can't do technology, or they can or they can't do math or they can't, or they can't do science well with robotics. they do it all and they don't even know it. >> school students got to start these new programs today at adelante two dual language

three current members of congress, adam schiff, katie porter and barbara lee started campaigning monthsme california's next senator. there are three formidable candidates already in the race, and you have not held public office. but you get a leg up, you get a leg up as an incumbent as it were, because she will have time served on the senate side and to the extent that she can make an impact with california voters, you never know. so how did the other candidates for that senate seat feel about that? in a statement last night, east bay congresswoman barbara lee said, quote, i wish laphonza butler well and look forward to working closely with her to deliver for the golden state. i'm singularly focused on winning my campaign for senate. california deserves an experienced senator who will deliver on progressive priorities. that's what i'm running to do, end quote. and in just the last 30 minutes, congressman adam schiff responded. he said, quote, i'm glad the governor acted quickly . i want to offer my congratulations to laphonza butler on her appointment. i look forward to working closely

three democratic candidates running for senate representative katie porter, adam schiff and barbara lee back east in washington, still no speaker of the house as ohio congressman jim jordan is meeting with republican holdouts, trying to flip their votes. and he vows to keep trying, backtracking on his support to empower the interim speaker. ktvu's political reporter greg lee spoke to bay area representative and shows us where things stand now. i'm still running for speaker and i plan to go to the floor and get the votes and win this race. in a swift reversal, congressman jim jordan told his fellow republicans he's not dropping out of the race for speaker of the house. a speaker has not been elected after opposition to the hardliner path to the gavel grew on the second ballot. jordan reportedly said he'd back a plan to give interim speaker patrick mchenry more power to end the deadlock. we made the pitch to make chairs on the resolution as a way to lower the temperature and get back to work . and we decided that wasn't where we're going to go. jordan must now try to convince the 22 membe

katie porter, barbara lee, adam schiff are not eligible.he went and tapped this staffer with -- the staffer with the vice president, kamala harris. so, she'll be a police sitter. it's not clear if she still wants the job. she is not necessarily signing on to him, i promise not to run which was the criteria, lawrence. >> lawrence: she also runs emily's list. they are known for supporting pro-choice candidates. she is not really a politician. she one to gets them elected. she is a strategist. it's gonna be interesting to see how this works. maybe she gets in the job, ainsley, and decides that she likes it, she likes the other side of politics. but, traditionally, and i have seen her work for a while, she has been behind the scenes crafting messages for the democrats. >> steve: apparently, according to politico this morning, there is no restriction. if she wants to run, she absolutely could. apparently it's not a necessarily a short-term appointment. gavin newsom did not put any preconditions on her running for senate in 2024. he did go last n

you have three members of congress running for this senate seat, adam ship, katie porter, barbara lake. it is about to get much more crowded now because the governor is making this appointment without any preconditions. >> it's really interesting, not only is she the only black woman to serve in the current senate, which is something that governor newsom got some criticism from before, but the other point is she's got some really interesting background in the private sector, in union work. so that's just going to be interesting to see how that plays out in the senate. >> yeah, certainly, especially in this race. should she decide to continue and run in this primary and then in the election, yeah, it's going to be very fascinating to watch. >> thank you very much. phil? >>> also this morning, about four hours from now donald trump is set to appear in person as his new york civil trial gets underway. he arrived at trump tower last night after campaigning in iowa ahead of the january caucuses. they're seeking $250 million in the case against trump, his eldest sons and their companies. the

and katie porter. so you have three powerful democrats who are running and at this point the governor's office tells us that they have not put any conditions on whether or not laphonza butler should or should not run in 2024. this appointment is without any strings attached. cnn has reached out to butler but we have not heard back from her yet. >> that will be quite a race to watch. kyung lah, thanks so much. >>> alarms glowing in ukraine after congress excludes aid. cnn speaks with a ukrainian official who says chaos would rain around the world if america moves away from supporting kyiv. >>> historic show of solidarity in ukraine today as the foreign ministerses of the eu move their meeting to kyiv, first time ever convening outside the bloc to signal that they are solidly behind ukraine. today's gathering is happening just after the u.s. congress passed a short term spending bill that does not include $6 billion in aid which the senate requested for ukraine. and in the wake of that aid suspension ukr

congresswoman katie porter, congressman adam schiff, congresswoman, really congresswoman lee reactingbutler's announcement saying, quote, senator butler took on the enormous responsibility of filling an open senate seat with grace, integrity and a deep commitment to delivering for the people of california. i look forward to continuing our work together for the remainder of her term. butler's term will end in january 2025. none of the 4 zone forecast as we give you a live look outside at coit tower. >> i was outside and i got to tell it is feel like san francisco. you think we're like miami or vegas or everybody's out. yeah. got together just don't have a few days like that this year. and things are already beginning to change the atmosphere. see some of that fog beginning to creep back on shore. >> here we go. we've got the low clouds and fog already making their way into san francisco right now. and that it's going to be spreading out into the bay overnight tonight and tomorrow morning. so changes in the works. the heat coming to an and just a short one really last couple of days. so

adam schiff, katie porter and barbara lee, who had lobbied publicly to be newsom's choice. >> of course it would have been great if i -- because i did want to full the vacancy if it occurred. but listen, we all have to focus on what we're doing and i'm running very seriously. >> reporter: newsom's office says butler's appointment comes without any strings attached so they can run or not run for the senate seat in 2024. before she's even been squorn in, some democrats say she should not. >> i think it is terribly unfair that she would do so. and the word around here is whomever he appointed would not run and to be air dropped into this is not fair and by the way i don't think that many people know her. >> reporter: butler has four months before california's primary to change that as the sitting senator. only the third black woman in u.s. history and the first black lesbian to openly serve in the u.s. senate. >> i like to think of it as an embarrassment of riches. there are so manitaly talented k with him who never had a shot, and so we hope as the dust settles that we'll as a movement fi

there are three congressional candidates already running for this senate seat, adam schiff, katy porter as well as barbara lee. it's something that is a crowded field and it's about to get much more crowded. >> a race to watch oupt west for 204. kyung lah, thank you for the reporting. >>> up ahead, it could be the largest health care strike in u.s. history. unions representing 75,000 kaiser permanente employees are plank to strike on wednesday if they don't reach a new labor contract. the latest on their ongoing negotiations when we come back. >>> the stage is set for the largest strike among health care workers in u.s. history. tens of thousands of kaiser permanente employees could walk off the job if union leaders can't hammer out a new contract with the health care giant on wednesday. the current deal expired on saturday nice. camila bernal has been tracking the details. camila, what are the, woulders asking for and where do negotiations stand right now? >> reporter: in terms of negotiations, both sides are at the table, but the clock really is ticking because this strike could start

puts newsom in a tough spot because lee is currently trading two of the democrats, adam schiff and katy porterking outrage among the supporters on comments on "meet the press" that indicated he would not appoint someone who is already running. >> it is my job and my responsibility. if we have to do it, we will do it. >> will you abide by your pledge? >> an interim appointment. >> you would not appoint anybody thatas filed? >> it would be completely unfair to mocrats that have worked her tail off. that primary is a matter of months away. i don't want to tip the balance of that. >> reporter: leave responded with a statement saying, "if the governor intends to keep his promise and appoint a black woman to the senate the people of california deserve the best possible person for the job. not a token appointment. black women deserve more than a participation trophy. we need a seated the table " kelly todd griffin is president of the california black women's collective. >> it says you must make an appointment. it says make an appointment. and there is no reason to believe that that person should not

that puts newsom in a tough spot because lee is trailing two other democrats, adam schiff and katie porter in the primary race . he sparked outrage among the supporters with comments on my depressed that indicated he would not report someone who is already running. >> it is my job and responsibility . >> you going to abide by your pledge? >> interim appointment. >> you would not appoint anybody that has file for this race. >> it would be unfair to the democrats that have worked their tail off for the y is a matter of months away. >> reporter: lee responded with a statement saying that if the government intends to keep his promise and apina black woman to the senate, the people of california deserve the best possible person for that job, not a token appointment. black women deserve more than a participation trophy. we need a seat at the table. kelly todd griffin is president of the california black women's collective. >> it does not say a chair taker. he says make an appointment. there is no reason to believe that that person should not be able to run or is not running today. remake dianne

adam schiff, katie porter, and barbara lee, who had lobbied publicly to be newsom's choice. >> of course it would have been great if, was i did want to build the vacancy, if in fact that occurred. but listen we all have to just focus on what we're doing. and i'm running very seriously. >> reporter: newsom's office says butler's appointment comes without any strings attached. so she can run or not run for senate seat in 2024. before she has even been sworn in, some democrats say she should not. >> i think it's terribly unfair that she would do so. and the word around here that whomever he appointed would not run and to be air dropped into this is simply not fair. and by the way, i don't think many people know her. >> reporter: butler has four months before california's primary to change that as the sitting senator, only the third black woman in u.s. history and the first black lesbian to openly serve in the u.s. senate. >> i like to think of it as an embarrassment of riches. there are so many talented black women who have never had a shot at being in the senate. and we hope that behind th

. >> reporter: with an endorsement on the line, representatives barbara lee, katy porter, and adam tookstage answering questions from reporters and audience members for more than 90 minutes in the hopes of winning supports of healthcare workers notice race for california's open senate seat. top three democratic candidates discussed a variety of topics from thoughts on healthcare policy, striking workers, student debt, affordable housing. a question zeroed in on issue of mental health and california's new care courts. all three were asked their opinion on the new courts and if they should be replicated on the federal level. >> i believe it is appropriate for families and loved ones, healthcare workers to have the ability to go to a court but i want to see the strongest civil rights protections possible. >> i think we ought to allow care court experiment to play out before we agree on a national level to replicate. we have to strike the right balance between making sure we can get people treatment that may be a danger to shelves or others but also protect civil liberties. >> it is extreme

barbara lee with adam schiff and katy porter. presumably republicans will have a senate candidate as well. we know senator feinstein's body will be lying in state. the funeral thursday will not be open to the public but it will be live streamed. >> thank you so much for that update. we want to let viewers know at about 6:30 we'll have a conversation from washington, dc with gordon, president of the national center for lesbian rights based in san francisco. we will be talking about what this means. she's here on business today so she'll let us know when dc is thinking. >> it will be great to get her views. there is just so much she brings to the table. i can't wait to check in a little bit later. >>> it comes with high expectations and uncertainty, start of california's new mental healthcare right here in san francisco. >>> we would like more business from the navy if that's possible. >>> remembering feinstein's roots for fleet week. your community station with the event and one of the biggest in the bay and the high hope is ones

the high-profile senate race includes congressmembers barbara lee, adam schiff, and katie porter.virginia, the hotel hosting saturday's annual banquet for the council on american-islamic relations, or cair, canceled the event after receiving violent threats. cair said anti-muslim and anti-palestinian extremists issued death and bomb threats against the crystal gateway marriot hotel. the event is being relocated with additional security. cair said in a statement -- "we will not allow the threats of anti-palestinian racists and anti-muslim bigots who seek to dehumanize the palestinian people and silence american muslims to stop us from pursuing justice for all." and in san diego, a federal judge again ruled a california law banning assault weapons such as ar-15 rifles was unconstitutional. in 2021, the same judge, roger benitez, overturned california's 32-year-old ban on assault weapons. california's democratic attorney general rob bonta vowed to appeal the "dangerous and misguided" ruling. bonta added, "weapons of war have no place on california's streets." and those are some of th