kris, what do we know so far? >> well, we'll have to say suspected arsonist at this point because that's what the owner thinks happen. however, the fire department, investigators are not confirming that at this point. the firefighters just left the scene here, but this is the restaurant where the fire

i'm kris sanchez. >> and i'm marcus washington. what did you find out? >> chp calling it a sig-alert. you can see the red line means it's completely shut down. i do have good news. we dead hear one lane has reopened. it has happened near treasure island. it is a shooting investigation. these delays expected to get a lot better no you that one lane has reopened. it could mean one thing. we do have the san mateo bridge. those are all clear to go. i do want to show you a live picture. you can see the police activity. we do have pete there now with more information on how this investigation is playing out, pete. >> reporter: good morning to you. we want to show our viewers what it looks like on a ground especially if you plan on commuting on the eastbound side. it is essentially gridlocked where we are standing. ca backed up as we have confirmed in the past half hour this is indeed a homicide investigation. you can see people hopping out of their cars right now. we figure out what to place. we are learning that around 2:30 a.m. a victim was shot and killed n

we are talking to kris kobach. he'll be live in a moment. >>> also the death toll from hurricane maria in puerto rico just soared. it is now more than 20 times what the government told us it was in december. why is the truth only coming out now, almost a year after the storm? and why isn't the president saying anything about it? those are americans down there. >>> also a state of emergency declared in charlottesville ahead of the first anniversary of that deadly unite the right rally. how are we doing 12 months later? d.l. hugly joins us with a message he says you won't like, but you need to hear. it's my birthday. not bad for 61. let's get after it. >>> all right. so we're talking about an election that pits a trump loyalist against the sitting governor, the same party, and the margin is razor-thin. 91 votes currently separate the two. so either way you're looking at a recount under the law there very likely. but there's one thing. one of the candidates will be in charge of that recount. that candidate is kansas's

obviously kris kobach is an attorney.as signed on todd graves so it seems like they're both bracing for a legal challenge. if this keeps going on, how is this going to impact the eventual nominee, because the democrat, state senator laura kelly, and independent greg orman, this gives them more time to prep, fund raise and start challenging either colyer or kobach. >> normally a big party leader could step in and sort of calm the situation down but in this case the leader of the republican party, the sitting president, picked sides, he's with kobach. can a pat roberts -- is there somebody else, bob dole, i think he endorsed jeff colyer. is there somebody that could be the person that sits down whoever is in second and says, hey, you can't keep dragging this out, you've got to unite the party. does that person exist in the kansas republican party anymore? >> i actually wrote about this back in february, how the kansas gop convention and it seemed like colyer and kobach were fighting to become the face of the party. pat robe

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kris van cleave gave it a test drive. >> if i want to start the autopilot, what do i do?tap that down again and you'll hear a noise. >> reporter: this is my first time with autopilot. it's suvered a series of high-profile accidents including this crash in san francisco that was fatal in march. that's tim stevens, editor in chief of cnet's road show. >> what is autopilot? >> there are cams and radar. particularly on a highway, it will stay in its lane, speed up and slow down based on traffic, and make it so it takes some the drudgery out of driving. >> reporter: he says it should only use on divided highways because it responds to cheerily marked lanes and does not respond to signals and stop signs. >> there's a misperception it's a self-driving car. >> reporter: that misperception or what's call overreliance on au a automation is a misperception fak today heavily in this car in florida in 2016 that killed 40-year-old josh brown. >> that nearly drove us into the subaru there. >> not a perfect car. >> reporter: jake fisher of auto testing. >> it's unclear if there are safet

kris kobach was loyal to him.n the president's voter integrity commission, remember that, where the president said there were 3 million votes that were cast, but not counted. was that the way -- >> fraudulent votes. >> fraudulent votes. and that never went anywhere, of course. but the president is very loyal to kobach. and trump won the state by about 20 points in 2016. so it was risky for the president because you're going -- you're going against one of your own guys. >> but he also went against the establishment. the establishment did not want trump to go against kobach. they wanted colyer. kobach is very controversial. the illegal immigration issue is kobach's bread and butter, what he's known for. there was an expose recently written about him, how he's made a music man type career of going around to small towns and milking them for legal fees to defend these illegal immigration ordinances or regulations or laws, his record isn't great. he's lost a lot of them, and some of these small towns have been left in d

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kris kobach has a razor-thin margin over you of 91 votes. do you want a recount? >> you know, it's too soon. we want the first count to go through, erin. the first count is going to be happening between now and august 20th. there are thousands of ballots out there, mail-in ballots, provisional ballots that haven't been counted yet. and there's only a 91 or a 104 difference, depending on who's counting right now. it's too close to call. >> all right. so you're saying august 20th, not before then. you're not going to call for a recount until august 20th? >> you know, what we're seeing out there is every county has to have a canvass, skpe wiand we w make sure that every vote is counted. there are dozens of ballots that haven't even been delivered yet to the election office. if you were in the mail, if you voted on saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday, put it in the mail. if it's in the mail system, under kansas law, it has to be counted. under kansas law, ksa2511-32. and it's important we make sure every vote is counted. >> so basically, your bottom line is you're not r

secretary of state kris kobach, a hardliner on immigration who received president trump's endorsement, is locked in a very tight race with governor jeff colyer. the official result could be announced later today. and in missouri, cnn projects attorney josh hawley is the winner of the gop primary for senate. republicans are hoping he can unseat democrat claire mccaskill in november. in the michigan gubernatorial primary, cnn projects state attorney general bill schuette will be the republican candidate in november. former state legislative leader gretchen whitmer will be the democratic candidate. and cnn projects john james has captured the gop nomination for u.s. senate in michigan. james, an african-american iraq war vet endorsed by president trump. he will face off with democrat debbie stabenow in november. >>> former trump campaign chairman paul manafort's longtime right-hand man back on the witness stand today. manafort's defense lawyers expected to pick up where they left off yesterday, trying to undermine rick gates' credibility in the eyes of the jury. gates admitted to a host

president trump tweeted this -- kris kobach is the man the president was talking about.ht. kansas secretary of state running for the republican nomination and the election suddenly is upon us. kris, good to have you with us, and you're running basically neck-and-neck with your opponent. some of the polls have you up. give us a sense of where you are right now in the race and evaluate for us the support, the endorsement of president trump in kansas? >> great to be back with you, lou. the polls had a single digit race, our latest poll, this was about five days ago had us up about nine points, but 20% were undecided in that poll, and the president's endorsement comes at a pivotal time because it helps republicans decide if they're trying to make up their mind in the last few days. i'm so honored to have his support and we're delighted going into election day tomorrow to have president trump behind us. lou: the differentiator between you and your opponent. obviously, you support the president's agenda. contract to make america great again, and the differentiator for the vote

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kris, what do we know so far? >> well, we'll have to say suspected arsonist at this point because that's what the owner thinks happen. however, the fire department, investigators are not confirming that at this point. the firefighters just left the scene here, but this is the restaurant where the fire happened around 3:15 this morning. in fact, when our crews arrived, it was a pretty good firefight. the fire was pretty aggressive and very quick moving. you can see a security guard coming out now to check on the premises. the fire burned about 20 minutes before firefighters were able to get it under control. now, when we were here, we also saw investigators up on the rooftop of that building looking down into something on the top of the building. so we don't know if that is where the fire originated at this point. but there's not a lot of visible burn marks on the outside of the building. so the battalion chief who is out here this morning said he's not ready to confirm anything at this point. but that he did hear

and i )m kris sanchez -- in for laura garcia. toss to weather. >>> good morning. hopefully laura isn't trying to get outside time with the kids. >> it is going to be tough today. we are taking a live look outside. we are going to see the drifts of smoke still coming by. unfortunately it will be worse today as far as air quality unhealthy. moderate air quality. the bay and the coast is being effected as well as the south bay. here is a look at high temperatures reaching the mid-80s in the south bay. low 90s and mid-90s farther to the north. we'll talk more about all of this coming up in a few minutes. we'll get a look at the morning commute and i'm guessing that drive through the tri-valley is the worst through now. >> it is. surprisingly it is not picking up any speed slowing. it is kind of typical when you look throughout the bay area. everything else is looking good. nothing to talk about there. i want the show you a quick look because there are no metering lights on just yet. just a regular wednesday morning commute. so far no major accidents to report. back to

>> and that he lines up more ideologically with him but if you look at kris kobach's numbers and thegeneral election, even though kansas was won by donald trump by a little over 20 points, kris kobach could lose that seat for republicans in the fall. >> let's talk about michigan, the odds are tough but you have the democrat abdul el-syed vying for the governor's race. if he wins, he would become the country's first muslim governor. he had support from big names, bernie sanders, alexandria ocasio-cortez. what are his odds? does he make history? >> it would be history. he had a long road to climb and even though he was very much resembling a bernie sanders like campaign, bernie sanders came in late but there is the boost and it's there and worth remembering bernie sanders worn michigan when nobody thought he had a chance. it's one of the things where at this time of year with racings where people aren't motivated, the candidate with the most motivated voters will come in. but he wasn't raising the none heavyweight was supposed to raise but over the course of the last two weeks -- and y

nbc bay area )s kris sanchez has been following this story all morning long. and she )s continuing to co >>> nbc bay area's kris sanchez is following the story all morning long and continuing to cover the latest developments for us. what do we know? >> reporter: at the time that the bridge came down, there was torrential rainfall falling and you can see that storm coming down as the bridge fell. now, the man behind that cell phone camera was getting video of the storm when the bridge fell. the man hollering my god, i feel sick. at this point, we know 35 people are dead in that bridge collapse. and now this. images of at least one person on a stretcher with other reports of people rescued. and one image of a driver who seemed to stop in the nick of time right before plunging 250 feet to the ground. the 650-foot stretch of raised highway collapsed in that sudden and violent storm there. and this is an image of the bridge before the collapse. the bridge was built in 1960s and was reportedly reinforced just a few years back but you can see the chunk coming down th

>>> president trump, testing the limits of his popularity with the republican base, now supporting krisach, the controversial kansas secretary of state running against an incumbent governor, a republican from kansas, the president ignoring the advice of his own aids who are concerned that kris kobach is so unpopular. joining us now, the new co-host of the new "words matter" podcast. and jim massino, welcome both. what we're watching, violating what used to be the commandment of ronald reagan, you do not get involved in a primary and oppose another republican. >> that's the problem with donald trump, no one ever really knows exactly what he's going to do at any given moment. while it seemed possible he might endorse kris kobach, he was advised against it because there is a sitting republican governor. donald trump has such strong views on his personal allies and the need to support people who strongly stuck with him, that you really can be nothing less than a trumpab so lawsuiti ab s his endorsement. >> people talk about the trump effect. there's really two trump effects. one inside the

. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. i think i heard you say we have another air quality issue. >> another spare the a day. let's get a look outside as you get ready to head out right now in san jose.ecently looking at of smoke and the air quality will still be unhealthy for the inland east bay and santara valley as our temperatures will be slightly hotter racing to the lower 90s by 2:00 this afternoon. we'll look at all of our microclimates and the hot weather ahead for today as we head over to veianey who has an early look at the commute. >> an early issue along highway 17. when something happens along highway 17, it gets rough. it isn't through the passage of the mountains. it's right before that. we're seeing this northbound 17. this is by hamilton avenue. it appears there's a lane blocked. a solo spin-out. there might be debris in a couple other lanes. that could cause slowing there. this just recently happened so we haven't seen the speed sensors pick up slowing but that's something to keep in mind. a live look rig

elaine. >> quijano: all right, kris van cleave, thank you. never again, and not in our town, ed oh keefe is there. >> reporter: an intense day here in charlottesville as hundreds gathered at the spot where activist heather heyer was killed last year. her mother led a brief memorialo >> i don't want other mothers to be in my spot! i don't want other mothers in! >> reporter: marchers spent day across the city denouncing the violence that brought unwanted attention to this college town last year. city officials had also declined to give out permits for public events in hopes of less drama. the governor declared a state of emergency and set aside about $2 million for security costs. but that made some residents angry. >> killed last year in a helicopter crash as they responded to the violence here in charlottesville. she said the nation and this city still has a lot to do when it comes to racism, elaine? >> ed o o'keefe, thank you. on twitter this weekend president trump's daughter and senior adviser ivanka trump said there is no place for white

sometimes -- kris and i- [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, my god, ryan. >> kris jenner will text me andll me." and my heart sinks. because you never know what it's going to be. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and more often than not, it's, "hey, do you have a great caterer?" "i'm in a pinch." >> jimmy: oh, really? >> so, you know, the drama usually unfolds in public before i even know about it. >> jimmy: but you do so many things. is that something that you're like, "that's what i'll be rememberry king hosted a a dinner. and i'm proud. they have tackled some unbelievable things on that show. >> jimmy: i love them. i think they're great. i love people who we make jokes and people go like, "oh, they don't work or they don't do anything." >> they work so hard. >> jimmy: you don't wake up wearing makeup. [ light laughter ] >> it's a show. larry king had a dinner one night. and he had foreign leaders over. and he had sydney poiter and all these important people. and somehow, he and i are very close. so he invited me to come along. and they're going around the table and these world leaders were talking ab

good morning, kris. >> good morning to you. this is something that a lot of parents say is frustrating them. they're frustrated they didn't know about this arrest of the teacher and they're also frustrated by ongoing strife because of the teachers contracts. let's start with that arrest yesterday. 35-year-old language arts teacher was arrested here at the middle school. police say he was wanted in a february road rage incident turned strong-arm robbery. san jose police also found a gun in his satchel, as you mention. while the district said he passed a background check, some parents are wondering whether their kids were at risk. >> the school being in session for a week, i don't know how long he's been bringing it to school. he's been in the class where my son is physically sitting in the class. >> as we reported, stubt athletes are also caught up in a labor fight between the district and its teachers. this is on top of that arrest. teachers are refusing to work extra hours until they have a contract. so many sports and other a

i )m kris sanches in for laura garcia. and i )m marcus washington. toss to vianey with traffic. rjs good morning. i'm kris. >> and i'm marcus. what are we seeing? >> i'm seeing a few back-ups near the bay bridge. they are reporting what happened to a shooting that turned into a multi-vehicle accident that involved three vehicles total. they are reporting that one lane does remain open. my speed sensors are picking up yellow now. originally it was completely solid red. i'm starting to see what looks to be some slight clearing. chp is saying there's no estimated time on them. now, we did have live pictures earlier. pete was there. he is still there now. you can see this is what it looked like earlier. complete standstill. people were getting out of their vehicles at one point and chp reported they were telling people to completely their vehicles. i'll send it back to you. >> all right. thanks. >>> a lot of people out there will notice it's a lot cooler this morning. >> we do still have the fog. it will be cool. inland will heat up again. the same weather pattern continues as we ta

kris van cleave has more. >> we avoided a disaster. >> reporter: a florida sheriff's deputy's camera woman's child was rescued from a hot car. you can see her consoling the child's mother who told police she thought she dropped her son off at his father's house. so far 29 children have died this year on track to be one of the deadly eiest. nissan will make this horn honking back seat alarm standard on all vehicles by 2022. the car will alert a driver when they switch off the ignition if the back door has been opened during a trip. gm also offers a back seat alarm in 29 of its models. marlene mendoza was one of 23 engineers who helped design the alarm. >> if it helps one person, it's good to know we made a difference. it's there if you ever need it. debbie hersman runs the national safety counsel and is the former chair of the ntsb. she welcomes the safety change. >> amazingly 25% of these fatalities actually occur in workplace parking lots, and so that's really telling us parents may be out of their normal routine. >> reporter: that feature is available in the 2018 nissan pathfinder.

kris foster rode great. all his stuff was amazing.to be able to back up my first, second, and third place like 100%. if anyone calls me out on anything, i'm gonna tell you, like, "dude, this is what i did. this is what you didn't do. this is what this guy did." and for me, that's the hardest part. people have laid their lives on the line to try to win this contest, so i'm gonna give it my all to judge it right. all right, judges. the time has come for you guys to cast your vote. who is going to be the winner of "real moto 2018"? all right, jack, i've made my decision. sending over right now. ♪ done. it's out of my hands now. good luck, guys. and now, the moment we've all been waiting for. the judges have voted. i have the results. it is with my honor to present the bronze medal of "real moto 2018" to colby raha and tyson traner. in second place, last year's defending gold medal kris foster and anthony vitale. congratulations to you guys. and that leaves us with our gold medalist. congratulations to axell and ash hodges on winning thei

governor colyer conceded and kris kobach is here next. >> bill: kris kobach won his primary.after they voted the kansas governor conceded to his challenger. he narrowly edged out governor colyer. congratulations to you. thank you for your time. this was really close. the president endorsed you a day before the votes. is that what put you over the top? >> i think it had a huge impact, there is no question certainly on election day voting we did very well and that's part of the reason why, when the provisional ballots were counted they went in our favor and i think the president's endorsement affected people's decision on election day. he endorsed me the day before. no doubt it had a huge impact. >> bill: he has tweeted again about you. he writes my friend and very early supporter kris kobach won the nomination for governor of kansas in a tough race against a fine opponent. kris will win in november and be a great governor. he has my complete and total endorsement. what is the issue in kansas knowing how strong you are on immigration. your opponent was not, seemed to be more of

. >> i'm kris sanchez. laura is off this week. we have the video of the scene as we were bringing you live team coverage in "today in the bay." horrible for everyone stuck in that backup. >> nbc bay area's pete suratos is there. pete, i understand you actually spoke to the person that made the call for help. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, marcus. we did. we spoke to them as chp is handling the investigation to determine the motive and trying to track down the suspect in this. as you mentioned, i did speak to the driver caught in the crossfire of this and the way he puts it, he feels lucky to be alive. a surreal scene this morning on the bay bridge as drivers getting out of the cars. >> we were just on the bridge and all of a sudden the traffic stopped. we didn't know what was going on. >> reporter: a krooifr hedriver trying to direct the traffic. >> i didn't check the traffic and headed back to the east bay oakland side and it was stopped. >> reporter: this hour's long stoppage of cars from a deadly shooting on the bay br

joining me now, kris kobach, kansas secretary of state, kansas gubernatorial candidate.the current governor in the republican primary for the republican nomination for governor. leading by 91 points. we're told there are more than 10,000 provisional ballots yet to count. we're thrieghted t delighted tou here. what you have done against an incumbent governor is remarkable. there will be people lining up to be secretary of state. where do you stand in the race? what is your understanding of your chances with those remaining -- and if you would, give us your estimate of the number of provisional votes still to count. >> sure. thanks, lou. yeah. so basically at this stage there are a few more points in the process where the ballot totals will be updated. on friday, tomorrow, that's the day under kansas law where any ballot that was post marked, a mail-in ballot post marked by election day and received by . . tally. that may be a few hundred or so added statewide. then on top of that, next week you have the counting of the provisional. you mentioned that. it looks like right

pitting incumbent governor jeff coyler against kris kobach. kobach has a narrow lead of about 700 votes this mornle. he is an immigration hard-liner and served as vice-chairman on president trump's vote fraud commission. he had key endorsements from the nra and kansas political icon bob dole. the victor will face democrat state senator lauilyra nabbed t democratic nomination. meanwhile, no major surprises out of the primaries in michigan, missouri, or >>> breaking news out of new jersey. a manhunt is under way for at least one suspeho ambushed two police officers in camden. fortunately, both officers aren't expected to survive. police say a gunman approached two plains clothes delved inside an unmarked vehicle sitting at a red light and fired as many as 25 rounds in an unprovoked attack. one of the officers returned fire as the suspect fled the scene in a white van, but police say it's unclear if the suspect was hit. the shooting happening the same night as national night out. it's a nationwide effort to bring police and communities closer tog

kris sanchez is live at the school where this all unfolded. very concerning. >> reporter: very concerning and a lot of frustration a day after the arrest of that armed teacher. parents say why didn't we know more and why didn't we know sooner? we talked with parents before and after they talked with the school principal and the district spokesperson. the first issue is that teacher brought a gun on to campus. the other is that parents say they found out from reporters before they found out from the school district. the parents felt better this morning but others are talking about keeping their kids home from school tomorrow. >> having assembly and talking with them about issues and having counselors. >> maybe 8:00 at night there was an e-mail sent. we were told what is going on and we need to have more communication happening much earlier. >> i go to spend my kids to the school because we are not happy with the principal. >> evergreen elementary school district spokesperson says they understand the frustration and the district shared because t

leaders in ohio, republican congressional candidate troy balderson and in kansas governor candidate kris kobach. and with all of the success, the president looking more geared up for more wins in november. he tweeted this earlier, quote, as long as i campaign and or support senate and house candidates within reason, they will win. i love the people and they certainly seem to like the job i'm doing. if i find the time in between china, iran, the economy and much more, which i must, we will have a giant red wave. well the water is definitely rising and it is not a blue wave by any stretch of the imagination. joining us tonight, ed rollins, former reagan white house political director, political strategist, fox business political analyst and michael good win, fox business contributor, columnist for the new york post. gentlemen, you had quite a night. five for five. >> five for five is a good night and the bottom line here is when you have a special election like this in august, voters who turn out are the ones who win. our side turned out. there's another election in november. and the argum

as kris van cleave reports, internal documents show the cost to fix the problem would be around $1 per seat. >> our children are hurt forever. we can't imagine this happening to any other families. >> reporter: ben and christy revis were stopped in traffic on a dallas area expressway on the way home from church in september of 2016. their two kids, 3-year-old owen and 5-year-old emily, were in the back seat in their car seats when an suv slammed into the back of their 2002 lexus sedan at 45 miles an hour. as this crash test simulating the collision and used during the trial shows, the front seats collapsed sending ben and christy head first into their own children. both kids suffered lasting traumatic brain injuries. >> traumatic brain injury is devastating. we have no idea what's coming. >> reporter: in a statement toyota says it respects the jury's more than $242 million verdict but remains confident that the injuries sustained were the result of factors specific to this very severe collision, not a defect in the design or manufacturing. >> the jury understood that the only way you w

results to be counted and last night the sitting governor, republican jeff collier -- colyer conceded to krisobach, the secretary of state, which was seen as a forty good -- big win president trump because he ended up endorsing that secretary of state. we have seen time and time again that the president's endorsement carries a lot of weight in republican primaries. we have yet to see whether that endorsement carries the same weight in general elections. by theoes that move sitting governor and kris kobach being the nominee make this more likely for republicans to hold that seat come fall? what will happen in november as far as inside elections predictions right now? guest: it certainly changes the dynamics. we will be looking at the oftors in the next couple weeks and we are releasing a set of updates on our ratings in the next couple of weeks. it does change of the incumbency advantage and we see kansas post competitive gubernatorial elections before. it is definitely a race that republicans will have to watch even though it is in a republican leaning state. host: take us to a state where th

kris sanchez is there for the first passengers to arrive. good morning, kris. >> reporter: they didn't want to stop and talk too much. they're commuters. we heard beautiful and clean and we heard the words over and over again and folks said that they were pretty pleased with how the first day of the weekday commute went here at the transit center. the very first ac transit bus rolled into the brand new sales force transit center before 6:00. >> i like the building. really new. super dope. much different than it used to be. the old building was pretty bad. >> reporter: commuter charles duffy say gre duffy agrees. >> no comparison. no comparison. the old station was like world war ii. this is the new age. >> reporter: ac transit expects to go from 1,300 trans bay riders a day to 2,400 riders an hour and then also be able to pick up cal tran and high-speed train, too. while that many riders could ease transit, some day, today the nice new digs make for a little less painful morning. >> the commute doesn't change. it is all about the traffic but

chris collier, good primary battle going up against kris kobach.action from both sides. how will the fallout effect relations with our european allies? that's up next on "outnumbered." this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story about people and while we make more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, we never forget... that your business is our business the united states postal service. priority: you >> before we cruise out of here, look at this bad boy. >> sanctions reimposed at midnight, trade eased a bit, profits are surging in american companies, all leading to a bit of a rally. >> that's good. across the board. we say hello and goodbye. this incident on the toronto highway is just amazing. you see something like this and you see man who walks away and lives through this. i mean, that's just, that is a stunner. what's this person sdoing on the highway? >> they're all okay. >> but that's unbelievable. >> we leave with you that wonderful thought. >> hey, have a good rest of the day. "outnumbered" star

nbc bay area )s kris sanchez is here. kris have we heard from people who knew her in oakland? mollie tibbetts hasn )t lived here since she was a little girl but she made an impression on her school community with her kindness. but let )s start with the latest on the investigation. this is an aerial view of the area where the body of a young woman was found this morning. this is poweshiek county, which is the county in which she disappeared from her brooklyn, iowa home after going out for a run. the iowa division of criminal investigation will hold a press conference at two o )clock our time. mollie tibbetts ) family pleaded for her safe return as a reward for her safe return climbed to 400-thouisand dollars. her elementary school principal in oakland told us this morning that as she heard friends describe what kind of young woman mollie )d become, it sounded just like the little girl she knew in kinder through third grade. at this point, investigators have not revealed any cause of death or suspect information. we will stream the 2pm news conference on nbcbayaresa.com ... and

what do advocates and workers really want here, kris? >> the folks at the rally just moved inside to the supervisors' chambers where they spoke in public comment and ask supervisors to protect workers from developers who are working with taxpayer dollars. they want to make sure they're not abused with wage theft or human trafficking. now, as the santa clara county supervisor meeting the advocates will ask supervisors to create an audit or system or program for any developer using some of the $900 million in housing bond money. they want worker protection against slavery and human trafficking and sexual assault and harassment. >> it's more a labor compliance. let's say that the county was able to put in a labor compliance unit, meaning that a group of inspectors, let's say an inspector to go to the site and talk to the workers, not on a daily basis, maybe but weekly basis talking to the workers. how are you doing? are you being paid? >> now, among other things, advocates want to avoid a repeat of the silvery towers project. a federal inve

xtff. >> glor: kris van cleave, thanks very much.rosecutors in colorado are preparing to file formal charges against christopher watts tonight. he reportedly confessed this week to murdering his pregnant wife and two young daughters. their bodies were found inside oil tanks at a facility where he worked. as omar villafranca reports, lawyers for watts are requesting that evidence be taken from the remains. >> reporter: in the latest court motions filed today, chris watts' attorney is asking for d.n.a. samples to be taken from the two girls. what the defense wants to do with the two samples is not known. the paperwork also notes that the children were found in an oil tank filled with crude oil and had been there for several days. >> mr. watts, why did you kill your wife and two children? >> reporter: the 33-year-old is being held in a colorado jail after he reportedly confessed to killing his pregnant wife, shanann, and their two daughters, three-year-old celeste, and four-year-old bella. their bodies were discovered on thursday on the

i think we all noticed that, kris. >> reporter: yeah. it makes for beautiful sunrises and sunsets. there were delays of more than two hours because of the poor air quality. exercisers, you might want to hit the gym instead of the trail to track. some cancelled practices because of poor air quality. it is making things comfortable for people working outside. >> it has been really bad lately. >> yeah. respiratory problems. she has the earlier map. i have the one for 4:00 this morning. we'll give you the link for that in my twitter feed and you can also go to kris sanchez, nbc bay area. >> you can stay on top of smoke as it continues throughout the bay area this weekend. we'll send breaking alerts straight to your phone as things happen. >>> new for you this morning six minors are in trouble. they lead officers on a chase in a carjacked vehicle. it started around 10:00. police say officers spotted that car. they ran into a neighborhood. they set up a perimeter. >>> it is 6:04. happening today lawmakers putter put verizon under the microscope. it came through as part of the legal to re

controversial secretary of state kris kobach who got a tweet of support from the president leads the incumbent governor jeff colyer by a fraction of a percentage point. and in michigan. john james will face debbie stabenow. gretchen witmer prevailed over the more progressive candidate and this is celiseen as a sligh victory. she will face republican bill schuette. >> state attorney general josh hawley secured the gop nomination for the senate. he will face incumbent democrat claire mccaskell for a seat that republicans believe they can flip so let's bring back maggie haberman. how is this playing in the white house? too close to call but at the moment republicans seem to have hung on to at least ohio 12 that was so attention-getting. >> and because it is so narrow you're going to see the democrats and republicans claim a victory regardless of who wins it will be spun in one direction or another. you saw that with the president's tweet where he immediately put out a tweet congratulating the republican even though it hasn't been called yet, it's not done and making sure to note he endo

on the other hand, i think the president's embrace of kris kobach in kansas, i mean, why kris kobach?ice guy, very articulate, ivy league educated, but his policies on immigration are so neanderthal that i don't know how he can possibly win and i don't know why the president chose him. probably because of loyalty because kris kobach came in and helped him craft's draconian immigration policy. >> greg: why do you have to pick on the neanderthals? >> jesse: we have some sound from danny boy, as president trump likes to call him. i guess almost eked out a victory in ohio 12. this is what he had to say about nancy pelosi, candace. >> will you vote for nancy pelosi to be your speaker of the house? >> no, i won't. we really need the leadership. because what we see in washington, as was demonstrated last night, the same old politics aren't working. >> jesse: they are running candidates in certain places, candace, that are trying to distance themselves from nancy pelosi. >> candace: that is a smart move on and that's why i think he had such a successful campaign. on the right, we had to be ca