california, the state democratic party snubbed senator dianne feinstein by endorsing r rival, kevin deleon. feinsin prepares to take a leading role over confirming supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. joining me now to discuss this, kqed political reporter maurieso and political consultant sean walsh. thank you. >> good to be heree, >> there's been a lot of criticism over the helsinki meeting and what president trump said afterwards. what's been the reaction from california republicans in races as they tryne to deterhe house? >> reached out to all the republicans in althe hot house seats here. nine republicans. i said, what did you think of what the president initially said and none of th would criticize trump by name. putin's a mess, all this stuff. hat speaks to the power of trump and his supporters. ev in blue california. these folks want to get elected and need that core of trump supporters to support them. >> i mean, we saw later in the week, because things move so quickly, you know, this indictment of somebody that the federal prosecutors say working as a russian agent and dana roh

compared to 12 percent by kevin deleon.but they're looking for a different approach, one more progressive to battle against the present peer political analyst larry stabenow says if this is closed the republicans will likely decide and the time to vote for feinstein is more moderate than deleon. and it would boost republican turnout in a could help incumbents and how-- >> anything they can do to increase gop turnout in those districts will help them keep the seats. and maybe keep the u.s. house out of democratic hands. in that sense i suppose you can argue that the democrats have shot themselves in the foot. >> in a statement, deleon says the endorsement is a clear rejection of politics as usual. writing apart, we presented californians with the first real alternative to the worn-out washington playbook. in a quarter-century. feinstein campaign manager released a statement saying he is confident large majority of california democrats will vote to reelect senator feinstein in november. and if you're wondering why there are t

dianne feinstein endorsing her opponent, the much more liberal kevin deleon. an indicator where the democratic party is headed? thanks for coming gone. he is the new guy, much more left than dianne feinstein, she smoked him in the primary but the top two move on to the election, it will be them in november again and even though she won in the primary he got the endorsement. what do you make of it? >> the democratic party is shifting to the left, no doubt about that but like republicans abandoning the establishment, lifelong politicians, dianne feinstein was elected to the senate when i was 3 years old and people in both parties had it but a bigger trend in the democratic party, younger voters think that we need to go towards socialism and europe but they didn't mention venezuela or greece and italy. they think that is the model of the future. this message of socialism might work in new york but won't work in pennsylvania, michigan, wisconsin and ohio where trump is gaining ground. of their message is let's go towards europe and socialism they won't make the gr

the california democratic party opted to endorse kevin deleon over dianne feinstein. >> the vast majority of californian without question know the senior senator because she's been the incumbent over a quarter of a century. we have a real opportunity to contrast our values, our accomplishments and vision for the state of california. >> reporter: the board ended up backing deleon with 65% of the vote after meeting saturday in oakland. >> we want someone who is going to be in the united states senate standing up for immigrants, standing up for the lbgt community, standing up for people of color. very strident and forceful way. >> reporter: both candidates failed to secure the party's backing ahead of the primary by not capturing the 60% of votes needed. deleon faces an uphill battle to unseat feinstein. the statement by the feinstein camp reads, senator feinstein won by 2.1 million earned 70% of the democratic votes if the primary election carrying every county by double digits over her opponent. we're confident a large majorit wi re-elect senator feinstein in november. the party will spend

dianne feinstein is moving into a landslide victory in her re-election against fellow democrat kevin deleonamong likely voters, feinstein leading 46% to 24%. the 20% of voters and half of republicans say they don't intend to vote in the democrat's only matchup. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from my accuweather forecast. temperatures in san francisco, pretty comfortable, 53 to 55 degrees. that's a very minor spread. it's also very cloudy and maybe a little mist hanging in the air also. we've got 60 in santa clara, 61 saratoga, pleasanton, walnut creek, 72 in tracy. you're going to like it through the altamont pass and pleasanton and the 12 degree drop. 54 in downtown san francisco. south bay, some of the low clouds hanging around once again that's going to be the case for driving mainly this morning. you'll need the sunglasses. ferry ride gusty, mass transit, we're going to have a huge spread, about 40 degrees from san francisco to our inland neighborhoods. areas in orange, yep, a heat advisory mainly the east bay hills, diablo range until 11:00 in mendocino county. a look a

she asked the party to stay neutral, but they backed kevin deleon. he has been trying to sell himself as a fresh face, who is more progressive. they will promote him in the fall election. >>> time is 6:06. >>> the man behind the global movement, burning man, was honored at last. larry harvie died in april. we have more on a special celebration of life. >> reporter: the man with the hat, larry harvie inspired a culture only some would understand. they ignited a wooden man on san francisco's beach. the crowd it attracted and the popularity that followed spread like wildfire. >> 500, then 1,000, then 2,000. then the art. the art was always there, but grew. >> reporter: it relocated to nevada, a destination and outlet for tens of thousands of burners who embraced the community, cultivated bihar vi. for brett, this lifestyle led to love. >> i met this young lady there in 2001 and married her six days later. we have been married now, 17 years when we go out. >> reporter: this story and many others shared at saturday night's celebration of life and harvey's

. >>> senator dianne feinstein facing fellow democrat kevin deleon in november has decided not to seek her state party's endorsement and has called for unity ahead of the november election. neither candidate won a primary endorsement but deleon came close winning 54% of the vote. >>> first, internet privacy, now california lawmakers could pass the strictest net neutrality protections in the country. this bill has been in the works since january when the trump administration voted to repeal the obama-era protections. net neutrality was in place to prevent broadband companies from slowing down or blocking access tochsiwh content faster. >>> 10 minutes after 6:00 now. going green, the bay area city opening its doors to the marijuana business boom. >> plus, it's no surprise bay area rents on the rise. how much they have gone up so far this summer. >> and our temperatures certainly are on the rise. we are going to feel that heat especially as we get closer to the weekend. but i'll also be tracking hurricane fabio. i'll let you know how it will affect us. >> and drivers, expect more delays o

senate, incumbent dianne feinstein is a strong lead over state senator kevin deleon. she is ahead 46 to 24% despite de leon's endorsement by the state democratic party. the margin error of the poll is 4.3%. >>> the state supreme court ruled today that starbucks must pay employees for anytime they spend working off the clock after their shifts are over. the lawsuit was brought by a starbucks employee who said he was entitled to be paid for time he spent locking up and walking coworkers to their cars after he had physically clocked out. that extra time amounted to only 10 minutes a day before after more than a year it added up to about $100 in pay. in a unanimous ruling, the court ruled in favor of the employee. >>> another mural in san francisco's mission district has been vandalized. graffiti defaced a depiction of cesar chavez. it's the third mural in the mission to be defaced in the past few weeks. ktvu's rob roth talked with one of the artists and also residents who say they are frustrated by what they see happening. >>> reporter: for more than 20 years this mural

primary with 44% of the vote of 3 million votes while the second place finisher, state senator kevin deleon got just 12% of the vote, but deleone is celebrating today -- deleon is celebrating today because the california democratic party just voted to endorse him and not five term senator feinstein. >> one thing he has going for him and the democratic party, there's a lot of passion directed against donald trump and he's trying to harness that passion to propel himself to the senate. >> reporter: whether the average voter knows or cares who the party is endorsing, being picked by the party has a very important benefit for deleon, money. it means he can fund rise at party events and it raises his profile to get more donations and he'll need it, too. he has about $700,000 in the bank and feinstein has 7 million. although pollacks it professor jack pit any -- politics professor jack pitney said delow onmight have national appeal. >> -- deleon might have national appeal. >> somebody who has appeal to the national democratic party will be able to raise money nationwide in a way dianne feinstein

incumbent senator dianne feinstein by giving its endorsement to her november opponent, state senator kevin deleon. the vote was taken saturday among the party's roughly 360 member executive board made up of local officials and party activists. feinstein easily defeated him in the primary last month but since he came in second he qualified for the general election ballot. a federal judge has ordered a temporary halt to any deportations of immigrant families who were reunited after being separated on the administration zero-tolerance policy. the judge imposed a delay of at least a week after a request from the american civil liberties union. some of the other headlines tonight, stocks were mixed. the dow gained 45, the s&p 500 lost 3. the nasdaq finished down 20. up next after a quick break, chris wallace interviews russian president vladimir putin in and at times fiery exchange that you will see in its entirety after the break. ♪ that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable after just 4

california democrats dealt a blow to another party elder, endorsing progressive state senator kevin deleonsenator dianne feinstein. deleon backs a single payer healthcare system. karl rove served as deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to president george w. bush. so welcome, karl. how divided are democrats going into this election? >> well, increasingly divided because you just touched on a couple of them. we've seen this throughout the primary season, that in cases of races where the democrats had a shot to win, they threw it away by going hard left. the key example to me was nebraska too. this is the most democratic part of nebraska. it is part of the state that obama carried, that hilary clinton did well in. they had a democratic congressman until recently. he was trying to get the democrat nod back again. and he'd have a shot in the general election. but the democrats instead went hard left with a woman named kara eastman who is in favor of medicare for all, free college, guaranteed job with a guaranteed paycheck, and in a midwest district like that, that is sane and sensible, eve

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incumbent senator dianne feinstein by giving its endorsement to her november opponent, state senator kevin deleon. a vote was taken on saturday. among the party's roughly 360 executive members. feinstein easily defeated de leon in the primary last month but since he came in second he qualified for the general election ballot in that state. u.s. and north korean officials held productive talks today to talk about the return of american servicemembers remains missing since the korean war. that's according to mike pompeo, the secretary of state. he says working level meetings between u.s. and north korean officials will begin tomorrow, about 7700 u.s. soldiers are listed as missing from the korean war. 5300 are believed to be in north korea still. there are other big issues out there, besides the russia summit, and they will all need the president's attention when he comes back home. we survey some of those from washington tonight. >> president trump will return to a united states this week where foes abound just as much as abroad. one sign of that, house democrats applauding fbi special agent peter

california democrats dealt a blow to another party elder, endorsing progressive state senator kevin deleonanne feinstein. deleon backs a single payer healthcare system. karl rove served as deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to president george w. bush. so welcome, karl. how divided are democrats going into this election? >> well, increasingly divided because you just touched on a couple of them. we've seen this throughout the primary season, that in cases of races where the democrats had a shot to win, they threw it away by going hard left. the key example to me was nebraska too. this is the most democratic part of nebraska. it is part of the state that obama carried, that hilary clinton did well in. they had a democratic congressman until recently. he was trying to get the democrat nod back again. and he'd have a shot in the general election. but the democrats instead went hard left with a woman named kara eastman who is in favor of medicare for all, free college, guaranteed job with a guaranteed paycheck, and in a midwest district like that, that is sane and sensible, even a lot of

she was beaten by kevin deleon. he is running for her senate seat. mr. california sanctuary statement movement. he is the man allowing illegals to get a driver's license. he is a total open borders kind of guy. he may not win, but a strong showing mean as big split among democrats. it's a fascinating political season. president trump has a pretty firm grip on his party. the gop is united behind his successful growth agenda but the democrats are badly divided between left and far left. now under scrutiny on of their more extreme positions just don't stand up. four months to the election. second hour of "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ stuart: a lot happening this hour, including this. house top leaders hold a weekly news conference. they could talk tax reform. the president is talking tax reform with members of congress this afternoon. any headline on tax reform or anything else we'll bring it to you real fast. that is a promise. speaking much taxes, we have breaking news on high-taxed blue states trying to fight the latest tax package. what is goi

the party opting to support kevin deleon overnight.ints in the june primary. the pair of democrats, only democrats on the ballot for this election will face off in the november mid terms in california. ed? over to you. ed: all right. thanks, pete. over in helsinki president trump's nomination of brett kavanaugh back home to replace justice anthony kennedy on the supreme court has polarized many in the senate. several swing vote senators have kept their opinions about kavanaugh close to the vest. where does the senate stand? where do some key lawmakers stand at this moment and will he be confirmed before the mid terms? joining me now, we are lucky to have him live, kentucky senator rand paul swing vote on this nomination. good morning, sir. >> good morning, ed, thanks for having me. ed: i appreciate it i know you have some news on russia. i will get to that in a moment. i want to start on kavanaugh. there have been reports suggesting you might be a no vote on kavanaugh because of your concerns. and you have been very upfront and strong

kevin de leone over feinstein. >> they know the scenario senator, she's been the endu incumbent for a quarter century. >> feinstein asked the party to remain neutral in the race but they backed deleonh 65% on the their meeting in oakland. >> we want someone standing up for immigrants, the lgbtq community, in a forceful way. >> earlier both candidates failed to secure the party's backing by not capturing the 60% of votes needed. feinstein angered democrats when she urged patience with donald trump. a statement reads senator feinstein won by 2.1 million votes and earned 70% of the democratic vote in the california primary election. we're confident that a large majority of democrats will rerecollect senator feinstein in november. he says this endorsement is more than symbolic. >> you're seeing a more diverse, younger, and more liberal group of people within the democratic party who are asserting their voices. i think time will tell whether that trend carries forward. >> and this endorsement means the party will be spending more money to promote deleon in the fall election. >>> president trump is in finland for his closely watched summit with russian president vladimir putin this comes