hello and welcome to kqed "newsroom." i'm thuy vu. we begin tonight with politics. around the state some high-stakes congressional races are turning nasty. in san diego county republican representative duncan campaign has sought to portray his opponent as a muslim terrorist. meanwhile, in the central valley represent stiff devin nunes is attacking his hometown paper itlling the "fresno bee" a left-wing rag fors examination his business interests. plus the trumpadministration's latest foreign policy challenges, from immigration to how the disappearance of journalist is putting pressure on america's relationship with the saudi government. joining us now to discuss all these issues are carla marinucci, senior writer with john myers, sacramento bureau chief for the "los angeles times." he joins us via skype. and sean walsh, a republican strategist with wilson walsh consulting. welcome to you all. let's start with the s crisis. president trump now says he believes that the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi is ead but is not holding yet the saudi crown prince responsible.

hello and welcome to kqed "newsroom." i'm thuy vu. we begin tonight with politics. round the state some high-stakes congressional races are turning nasty. in san diego county republican representative duncan hunter'as campaign h sought to portray his opponent as a muslimro terst. meanwhile, in the central valley represent stiff devin ns

hello and welcome to kqed "newsroom." i'm thuy vu. we begin tonight wh politics.thetate some high-stakes congressional races are turning nasty. in san diego county republican representative duncan hunter's campaign has sought to portray muslim nent as a terrorist. meanwhile, in the central valley represent stiff devin nunes is

. >>> tonight on kqed newsroom, the countdown to a supreme court vote. plus federal investigators uncover widespread health and safety issues in c aalifornia immigration facility and theman behind "the onion," takes on big tech and elon musk in his new book. >>> we begin with the showdown overp the me court. theed the senate moved to clear the last preedural hurdle before a final vote on kavanaugh to the supreme court. that vote will come saturday, despite the sexual assault allegations fbi investigation s wasaid to be not thorough. after pressure from arizona, gop center jeff flake, the white house relented to limited fbi probe. the fbi wrapped up the five day investigation earlier this week. they're discuss it and what lies ahead for judg kavanaugh, i'm joined by eric swallwell, nice to have you back. >> it's nice to be back >> three key senators, all said they wereor going to sup judge kavanaugh, when the final vote t takes plas weekend. now it appears that he has enough votes to be confirmed, what is your reaction to that? >> well, i'm concerned abou

>>> tonight on kqed newsroom, the new republican battle cry. >>> and a new u.n. report warns of the devastating effects of climate change can be felt in detwo ades. >>> and san francisco's homeless epidemic. a local ceo supports a measure aimed at reducingho elessness. >>> we begin with an emboldened gop and a surge in women candidates. at a gathering in iowa this week president trump made it clear he will use the recent supreme court confirmation fight as ang rallcry. the president cited opposition to justi brett kavanaugh sayingmotoats have become too dangerous and tre. most polls show democrats will likely pick up seats in the house. an unprecedented number of women ar running for office nationwide and that trend holds true for california, as well. here now to discuss all of this are political senior writer, gop political consultant tim miller and government reporterkatie orr. nice to have you back. tim, how much of it did thenf mation of brett kavanaugh give republicans? >> i think it was real. the intensity level on the left going into the hearings was alrea

hello and welcome to kqed "newsroom." i'm thuy vu. we begin tonight with politics.round the state some high-stakes congressional races are turning nasty. in san diego county republican representative duncan campaign has sought to portray his opponent as a

governor running for -- [ bell rings ] -- our democratic gavin newsome running for governor says on kqed "newsroom," that we need a new policy, and i wonder if this is going to be it. thank you, people. >> president cohen: thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello, everybody. if if you'll indulge me, i want to stand in solidarity with the bayview community, this beautiful woman that testified and her beautiful family, who i'm sure she cares for and loves just as we all care for and love our own family. i did make a comment about cancer that was occurring in the soma development, and i know it's not about soma development, but they are adjacent, and i live in between the two, and maybe i was incorrect in the way that i said it, but i said very passionately that i did feel the city was killing the folks. specifically me. i live two blocks from the soma development, and i'm going to disclose that i do have cancer. it's very real to me right now. and so if i get a little emotional, i apologize. i also am partially pretty severely deaf, so if you speak to me and another person is speaking in the room o

. >>> tonight on kqed newsroom, the countdown to a supreme court vote.s federal investigators uncover widespread health and safety issues in c aalifornia immigration facility and theman behind "the onion," takes on big tech and elon musk in his new book. >>> we begin with the showdown overp the me court. theed the senate moved to clear the last preedural hurdle before a final vote on kavanaugh to the supreme court. that vote will come saturday, despite the

. >>> tonight on kqed newsroom, the countdown to a supreme court vote.vestigators uncover widespread health and safety issues in a california immigration facility and the man behind "the onion," takes on big tech and elon musk in his new book. >>> we begin with the showdown over the supreme court. theed the senate moved to clear the last proceedural hurdle before a final vote on kavanaugh to the supreme court. that vote will

. >>> tonight on kqed newsroom, the new republican battle cry. >>> and a new u.n. report warns of the devastating effects of climate change can be felt in two decades. >>> and san francisco's homeless epidemic. a local ceo supports a measure aimed at reducing homelessness. >>> we begin with an emboldened gop and a surge in women candidates. at a gathering in iowa this week president trump made it clear he will