melissa caen, an >>> the cbs evening news is up next. >> jeff glor is here with a preview. >> hi.house and philadelphia following the president's fight with the eagles. >> we have a new eye on america report, an extended look at how local law enforcement handles an immigration crackdown. >> and one man's six month swim across the pacific ocean coming up in a few seconds on the cbs evening news. >> jeff, we will see you then. melissa caen and our entire team will bring you election results and analysis tonight from 8 to 10 p.m. that's during a special live stream on www.cbssf.com and our social media platforms. w you the new video se call" colli >> thank you for watching tonight at 5:00! >> coming up at 6:00 the moment of impact, we'll show you the new video of a close call collision involving a smart train. liz and i will be back with paul in 30 minutes. captioning sponsored by cbs >> glor: on this tuesday evening, a man wanted for attempted murder is arrested outside the white house where he had a pass to work. and eye on america goes inside jails as local law enforcement helps t

there were plenty of reporters there, including kpix5 political reporter melissa caen, but melissa shows us who else was in the audience and that's really the story here, isn't it? >> that's true. london breed gave her first post election speech at rosa parks elementary school where she actually went to school as a little girl and it made quite an impression on some other little girls in the audience there. >> she's amazing, like she's so smart. >> reporter: not all of london breed's fans are old enough to vote, but they are old enough to be excited. >> since she's mayor she's like ortee may buwalittle once, too, right here at rosa parks elementary school. >> i went to this school when it was called rafael hill and just walking through the halls reminded me of a few things. it reminded me of when i had my first fight. yes, i won. >> reporter: she admitted to giving her teachers a hard time but says they still believed in her. >> all of you know that i grew up in this city, in this neighborhood just about a block away from here. >> breed grew up with her grandmother in the plaza east hous

kpix5 political reporter melissa caen says it's part of an effort to prevent anyone from forcing the president to testify. >> reporter: president trump's lawyers are asserting broad constitutional powers in their effort to avoid a subpoena from special counsel robert mueller. on sunday rudy guiliani was asked if the president has the authority to pardon himself. >> he probably does, but he has no intention of pardoning himself, but he probably does. that doesn't say he can't. >> reporter: the possibility of a self-pardon was raised in a memo mr. trump's attorney sent muler in january published on saturday by the new york times. guiliani who was not involved in drafting that document said even if the president can pardon himself, it's not likely. >> the president of the united states pardoning himself would just be unthinkable and it would lead to probably an immediate impeachment. >> reporter: that was a rare point of agreement between the president's allies and critics. >> the president has never said he'd pardon himself. i don't know where the president would go forward pardoning h

kpix5 political reporter melissa caen on what representative jackie speier plans to do about it. >> i am sickened by it. i think most people in this country are sickened by it, republican and democrat alike. >> reporter: outrage over the trump administration's new border policies continues. congresswoman jackie speier said separating children from their parents is illegal and immoral. >> we are violating not just the law but the law of humanity. >> reporter: even presidential spokesperson kellyanne conway says it's not a good system. >> i will tell you that nobody likes this policy. you saw the president on camera that he wants this to end. >> reporter: when asked why the u.s. can't build family detention centers so people detained won't be separated, conway blamed democrats. >> we had those under president obama, but democrats are holding up the funding to expand those. >> this is the administration's lying machine. let's be very clear. they have all the resources they need right now to provide services to these families. >> reporter: congresswoman speier will get to see what service

melissa caen, kpix 5. >>> b.a.r.t. slamming the brakes on its new program to catch fair evaders.the time, 1300 riders have been busted for not paying. fewer than 10% have actually paid $75 fine they were issued. b.a.r.t. is now postponing its plan to hire additional enforcement officers until it can study the program's effectiveness. >>> elon musk is planning to build a high-speed transportation system in chicago. the system will take people from downtown chicago to o'hare international airport in fewer than 15 minutes. compare that to one hour or more in a car during chicago's rush hour or the 45 minutes on mass transit for the same journey. >> i think this is something that is new and exciting. america is about trying new things that will inspire people for the future. >> the price will be $25 or halfwit a cab ride would cost. the first passengers could be aboard in three years. musk is hoping to do the same thing in california. >>> netflix says it has a new five second rule for its employees but it has nothing to do with food. the los gatos-based streaming service has reported

kpix5 political reporter melissa caen has the latest numbers for us. melissa? >> reporter: that's right, allen. with only 144 votes mark leno is still in the lead, but yesterday he was 255 votes ahead of london breed. between yesterday and today 20,000 ballots have been produced. we talked to the director of elections who reminded us every ballot is four sheets. that's why it's taking a little longer to process and we don't have the final numbers just yet. today at department of elections we saw a number of people acting as election observers. this may be due to the fact that the mayor's race is so close every vote counts. >> we're just following our process. we just have a lot more visitors than usual today than in past elections. >> reporter: there's been a spike in ballots on election day and coming in the mail very late in the game. >> this mayor's race is tighter than a speedo. >> reporter: we talked to political strategist nate bower about who benefits from these late ballots. >> the conventional wisdom says late voting helps the progressive candidates be

kpix5's melissa caen is live in daly city where he has allegedly been hiding out. >> reporter: that's right, ken. people here in this quiet daly city neighborhood cannot believe that the nice, quiet man they knew as tim was actually william howard hughes, the air force's most wanted fume active. >> very shocking. -- fugitive. >> very shocking. >> reporter: his real name is william howard hughes , jr. he went missing from the air force in 1983. it was the height of the cold war and hughes had top secret clearance and access to confidential information about nato. >> he respects privacy. >> reporter: now 35 years later hughes has been found and arrested. one neighbor says he's lived in this daly city neighborhood with his wife anna since 2010. >> i feel really bad for her. >> reporter: the neighbors' descriptions all tell a similar story. >> very quiet, unassuming. >> friendly, pleasant. >> the best neighbor a guy could ever have. >> reporter: he was caught while being investigated for passport fraud. when the details of his life story didn't add up, military investigators say he finall

i'm melissa caen. >> i'm allen martin. >> right now san francisco makes it next to impossible to turnf violent felonies over to i.c.e. >> but voters may be able to change that. kpix5's emily turner will break it all down for us. >> it's a very controversial law, controversial policy and a complicated one where the city attorney normally takes just a few days to go over proposed new ballot measure, this one taking 15 days. if passed it, would make some seriously major change -- passed, it would make some seriously major changes to the way san francisco approaches immigration and crime. >> it's where the far left goes so far left that they're right. >> it's an unusual staten

melissa caen has been following these developments. >> mrs. trump paid a visit today.e asked workers how the administration could help reunite families more quickly. >> they keep it very organized. >> reporter: the first lady toured a shelter for undocumented shelter in texas. most entered the u.s. as unaccompanied minors. several have been separated from families. while she did speak to some children, news crews were only allowed to see her with immigration workers. >> we all know they are here without their families and i want to thank you for your hard work, your compassion and your kindness. >> we're going to have a lot of happy people. >> reporter: the visit came a day after her husband signed an executive order ending the policy of family separation. a previous legal settlement prevents detention of children for more than 20 days. an congress is struggling to come up with a plan beyond that time period. today the house failed to pass a conservative immigration bill. >> families are being separated. >> reporter: representative norma torres, a democrat from califor

kpix 5 political reporter melissa caen was at a pride event today that brought together a who's who of bay area politicians. >> it is clear to me that this administration has put a target on this administration's back and the epic center of that target is san francisco. and we take that with pride, don't we? >> reporter: the senator gave a rousing speech at today's breakfast. she took aim at the trump administration, but also said americans, they are not so divided. >> the vast majority of us, we have so much more in common than what separates us. as we go out there and celebrate pride and as we march, and as we organize, as we fight, let's hold on to that and not let anyone take that away from us, that knowledge. let's not let them take that from us. >> reporter: the breakfast is a who's who of democratic politicians in the bay area and statewide. >> i think it will be a great testament to the roll that the club plays in the city and the role the lgbt community, you know, everyone shows up, it's a great party. >> reporter: its name sake was born in san francisco 1877. she was a lesbia

i'm melissa caen. good morning, i'm devin fehely..nds may have been behind an >>> welcome back. the time is 6:29. >> good morning. strong winds may have been behind an unpleasant surprise for folks in martinez. >> a large oak tree went crashing down yesterday. it brought down power lines, smashed the roof of a home and even caused small fires. three vehicles were damaged. >> it's really unfortunate for whoever lives in that house. there is roof damage and it looks like one of the cars is damaged, sidewalk's all torn up. it seems like no one was hurt which is most important. >> no one was injured but much of the bay area experienced high winds yesterday, rather unusual for the middle of june. >>> it's time for a check of our weather with a live image from our camera on the sail force tower in san francisco. the current temperature is 55 in san jose, 55 san francisco. oakland reports 57. it's 57 in fremont and 55 in sunny veil. there are clouds over much of bay area and yesterday's strong winds have eased. highs today should make it a f

kpix5 political reporter melissa caen says they're worried enough to be meeting right now at the capitol. melissa? >> reporter: that's right. sacramento democrats are so concerned that voters might actually repeal that recent gas tax they're having a hearing right now to discuss the potential impacts of a repeal on transportation projects that are already being funded by the tax. >> but there are people, millions all across this state, that have moved farther and farther away from their place of work in order to be able to get a house they can afford and then the legislature slaps them with this gas tax. >> reporter: john cox, republican candidate for governor, says he had no problem getting 1 million signatures to put a repeal of the gas tax on the november ballot. >> we had people chasing the signature gatherers to sign this. it's usually the other way around. >> reporter: the governor's budget this year spends $5 billion from the gas tax, but the total state budget shows a $16 billion surplus. >> if they've got such a big sur plus, why are they collecting this gas tax? >> reporter: pr

kpix5's melissa caen at the complex at first and mission streets to show us how bus drivers have been practicing getting into the new terminals safely. melissa? >> reporter: that's right. i been eight years since the city broke -- it's been eight years since the city broke ground here at the transbay terminal project and finally tomorrow san francisco maw any buses will actually start -- muni buses will actually start to use it. >> yeah. so tomorrow we'll really fully start up service at the muni bus plaza of the new transbay terminal. >> reporter: ed riskin is the director of the buses. he said buses that currently stop at the terminal will be moved to their new home tomorrow. san francisco's muni is the first to use the terminal. >> we're getting in there in advance of the full facility opening just because our part was ready. we didn't want to wait. we've spent a lot of money and waited a long time to have the facility. my feeling was let's get in there as soon as it's ready for us. >> reporter: in august other bus lines like ac transit will start service to the terminal and it's b

kpix 5 political reporter melissa caen tells us gavin newsom's campaign manager says they don't want the president's support any way. >> hello, california. are we ready for a republican governor? yes! we put a businessman in the white house. let's put a businessman in the governor's mansion, huh? yes. >> we will be hearing a lot more about that businessman in the white house over the next five months. president trump supports the gop candidate for governor john cox. before the primary election, the president tweeted his endorsement for cox three different times. and on election day he wrote great night for republicans. congratulations to john cox on a real big number in california. >> i think it presents a pretty clear choice. >> reporter: gavin newsom's manager says democrats will also be talking about mr. trump's support for cox. >> you've got a progressive republican. and it is going to be a contrast division. >> reporter: willie brown says cox is leaving room between himself and his president. >> he says oh yes, he endorsed me. i'm grateful for their endorsement. and they are dra

political reporter melissa caen will have an update and analysis tonight at 5:00. >>> we will see what happens. that will do it for kpix5 news at noon. >>> the next newscast is at 5:00. have a great day. >> ridge: hey. but i can't believe it. she is even prettier than the last time i saw her. how is that possible? and how are you happier than the last time i saw you? maybe you're just tired. you need to get some sleep, huh? >> steffy: oh, yeah. >> ridge: i'm here. i can take over. i can take care of her. >> steffy: no, no, no, no, no. >> ridge: i am experienced. >> steffy: make it a standing offer and i promise to take you up on it. not right now. i don't want to miss a moment. >> ridge: i get that. you waited a long time to be a mom. >> steffy: yeah. yeah, a long time. now here we are. kelly, liam, and me.

kpix5 political reporter melissa caen is here with the story. >> juliette and allen, public employeeunions are bracing for this supreme court ruling in the janice versus afscme case. it could make their union dues optional. california lawmakers are changing state law to make it harder for public employees to stop or increase their dues. >> there is an attempt right now to chip away at collective power. that is what these dues represent. >> in california there are some 1.5 million state and local public employees and almost all of them are unionized. so in anticipation of a supreme court ruling in the janice case, democrats in sacramento are pushing through laws that make it harder for public employees to stop paying dues. >> we're moving on to assembly bill 1832, the general government and public employment. >> up with bill, ab183 -- one bill, ab1832 contains some 40 changes to state employment law and it's attached to the state budget in something called a trailer bill which shields it from the normal public process. >> it's quicker and there are a lot more conversations behind clos

kpix5 political reporter melissa caen on why so many ballots have still not been processed. elissa? >> reporter: that's right. there are still 65,000 ballots that still have to be counted. this election which started out as a low voter turnout election but an unprecedented amount of election day activity changed all that. elections] i've been here for sixteen years, and this is the first election where i've seen such disparity of election day turnout in comparison to the turnout pr flood of san francisco's director of elections says he's never seen anything like it. >> i've been here for 16 years and this is the first election where i've seen such disparity of election day turnout in comparison to the turnout prior to election day. >> reporter: the flood of ballots on election day was one for the books. the last two nonpresidential primaries were june, 2010 and june, 2014. in 2010 20,000 ballots were dropped off on election day. in 2014, 22,000 and this year 40,000. in 2014 there were 5,000 ballots dropped off on election day and this year, 16,000. >> it really was in the aft

good evening, i'm melissa caen. >>> kpix5 news begins with a battle over san francisco's sanctuary city policy. good evening. i'm melissa caen. >> i'm allen martin. >> right now san francisco makes it next to impossible to turn an illegal immigrant accused of violent felonies over to i.c.e. >> but voters may be able to change that. kpix5's emily turner will break it all down for us. >> it's a very controversial law, controversial policy and a complicated one where the city attorney normally takes just a few days to go over proposed new ballot measure, this one taking 15 days. if passed it, would make some seriously major change -- passed, it would make some seriously major changes to the way san francisco approaches immigration and crime. >> it's where the far left goes so far left that they're right. >> it's an unusual statement for a dark blue city like san francisco, but when it comes to sanctuary policy, it's a battleground. >> i don't believe this is a time or this is the right solution to a problem we really do not have. >> it's so out there. who in the world would sit and think l

as melissa caen explains, london breed likely picked up last minute voters. >> reporter: this group tends to be younger and they tend to be more diverse and they tend to be more politically to the left. we have a complicating factor, in that london breed, while a more moderate candidate, also is a minority, a woman and has a very compelling story of her life of growing up in poverty in san francisco and working her way up to being the president and board supervisor and then, this group of late voters may be finding their loyalties pulled in two different directions, toward a more progressive candidate or the more moderate candidate with the really compelling life story and perspective. >> there are nearly 500,000 registered voters in san francisco and the turnout for the election was at 43%. >>> one more day until the golden state warrior celebrate their latest nba championship with a parade through oakland. organizers are putting up barricades and fans are advised to use public transit because all of the road closures are going on and there will be more details on the parade service plan

and i'm melissa caen. a mass >>> it's 6:00 am on this sunday, june 17.> let's get to our top story. a massive oak tree came crashing down in the east bay hitting a house, crushing cars, snapping power poles like toothpicks. witnesses say it was windy when the 100-foot tree toppled on ferry street in martinez. >> it he was crazy. it was a loud crackling like crackle, crackle, crackle. >> reporter: trish lives next door and not only heard it but felt the tree slam into the ground. >> it shook the house. i am right next door. i actually felt

5th to officially declare a winner, as was already mentioned, but as kpix5 political reporter melissa caent of last minute voters. >> this group of people tends to be younger. they tend to be more diverse. they tend to be more politically to the left, but we have a complicating factor in that london breed while a more moderate candidate also is a minority, a woman and has a very compelling story of her life of growing up in poverty in san francisco and working her way up to being the president of the board of supervisors and so this group of late voters may be finding their loyalties pulled in two different directions, both towards more progressive candidates, but also towards maybe the more moderate candidate with the really compelling life story and perspective. >> out of nearly 500,000 registered voters in san francisco, turnout in the election was 43%. san jose neigh night - >>> it's been more than a year since rising floodwaters devastated san jose neighborhoods. tonight city officials have a new plan to house displaced residents before the next disaster strikes. kpix5's devin fehely

kpix 5's melissa caen looks at the potential consequences of this ruling. >> there will be a decline in dues paying union members. >> reporter: he represented the public employee union at the supreme court. he is concerned that it means public unions will suffer. for example, the average california teacher makes about $50,000 a year and pay about $1,000 in annual union dues. today's decision means that the teachers can opt out of the union, save that thousand dollars but still get all the benefits that the union negotiates. things like pay increases, vacation days and holidays. the head of the san francisco teachers union says she is confident teachers will continue to be union members. >> we have very high union membership currently among the people we represent, very high. they recognize the benefits and power to being a strong voice for our students through their union. >> reporter: but there is reason to be concerned. when wisconsin passed the law in 2011 making union dues people if they want to quit the union. >> reporter: but thanks to the legislature, unions will get employee

kpix5 political reporter melissa caen at the capitol to explain how soda forced sacramento into this a? >> reporter: allen, it looks like about 1 million californians were used in a bait and switch. the soda industry collected signatures to put a measure on november's ballot but used it as a bargaining chip today to get what they really want, a 12 year statewide ban on soda taxes. ning similar measures. [nat pop of soda tax ound a work-around. th soda taxes are popular. voters in san francisco, oakland and berkeley have already endorsed them and four other california cities were planning similar measures. >> but a small soda tax can make a big difference. >> reporter: so the soda industry found a work-around. they convinced more than 1 million californians to sign a petition for a state ballot measure that would make it harder to raise any local taxes. right now it only takes a simple majority vote to raise general taxes for local government, but -- >> this measure would have required every tax to be a 2/3 vote in matter what. >> which could literally jeopardize billions of dollars of

. >> and kpix 5 political reporter, melissa caen joining us now with some big voting problems down in southern california. >> that's right. we'll be hearing about this for the next couple of days. thousands of registered voters in l.a. county showed up at their polling places to find out they were not on the rolls. the registrar says something went wrong wi os-in books that they print for each polling place. a total of 118,000 names were not printed, and those voters were offered provisional ballots instead. but that's not good enough for gubernatorial candidate and former l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa. he is calling on the registrar to extend polling hours through friday. >> on the course of the next day or two until we figure this out, we won't cast dispersions, but we will demand answers. >> and not a happy day for the fawns either. actor harry winkler saying he was left off the rolls. exn a. un. on voting will but the secretary of e' ce ss it is kee an eye on the situation. >> and let's see the turnout, the numbers, whether it makes a difference. >> yeah, that may be the case so

melissa caen and phil matier and i will be streaming live on www.cbssf.com and all our mciallasoiawador msngtf tonight at 5:00. >> liz and i will be back in 30 minutes and paul, too. captioning sponsored by cbs >> glor: on this monday night, the death toll is rising rapidly from an erupting volcano in central america. and the breakthrough treatment for breast cancer that saved this woman's life. but first, a look at tonight's headlines in 60 seconds. >> reporter: a volcanic eruption from guatamala's de fuego volcano killed dozens of people on sunday. >> reporter: rescuers are working to pull people from the rubble. >> reporter: the supreme court has sided with a colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. >> the vote was 7-2. >> reporter: the president tweeted today about pardons. i have the absolute right to pardon myself. >> pardoning himself would lead to an immediate impeachment. >> reporter: bill clinton defending himself from recent

kpix5 political reporter melissa caen reports she also got candid about her priorities. >> that's right spoke at the elementary school she attended and spoke about her incredible journey. >> yes. i'm your mayor. today sh llow through 10:16:19 [ cheering and applause ] >> while she won't be sworn in for another few weeks, today london breed vowed to be a leader on difficult issues. >> the hard decisions around reforming our mental health system so that people we know are struggling on the streets who are clearly not in their right minds, they get the help and the support that they need. >> during the campaign she called for the creation of safe injection sites for drug users and today she promised to follow through. >> as mayor i plan to make them a reality. th county of san francisco [ cheering and applause ] >> and it's not just about making it easy for people to use drugs. it's about treatment on demand. it's about making sure people have a real chance at getting the help and support that they need. >> and standing in the auditorium of her old elementary school, she said she was tired

city has taken a tough approach to marijuana since it became legal and kpix5 political reporter melissa caen putting seniors who rely on marijuana in a tough spot. melissa? >> reporter: yeah, ken and liz, we are here at walnut creek city hall where right now city council is meeting and tonight they're going to vote on a proposal to allow two medical marijuana delivery services in the city and earlier today we talked to some local retirees who say they want their medical marijuana and they vote. >> they just don't want to be seen as step doing far out on a limb, which in our opinion there's no limb. i mean there's not even a tree. >> reporter: voters in the city of walnut creek endorsed legal living marijuana by 61%. still the city council has not allowed the sale of recreational or medical marijuana. residents of ross moore retirement community say they rely on medical marijuana. >> it just relaxes me and i go to sleep. >> for her anxiety, depression. >> reporter: and it allows them to stop taking other medication. >> taking medical marijuana is a wonderful way to get away from opioids. >> r

kpix 5's melissa caen the former sentence, mayor if this is a case of be careful what you wish for. > about me because believe me on the acceptance speech john cox from san diego was really impressive. all i can tell you is one time when he said i build houses at $80,000 per house. is impressive. >> more on that tomorrow morning with melissa at 6:00 right here on kpix 5. >>> california water district is trying to clear up misconceptions about new restrictions. misleading social media posts claim californians will not be able to shower and do laundry on the same day. the water district says that is not true most people are already below the limit set as a goal. they as appliances become more efficient daily usage should go down even more and if not it is the water agencies that will face the fine not the consumers. >>> police are hoping people might recognize this man on video attacking a homeless person in san francisco. the suspect is in black with the briefcase and he walks up to a man sleeping on the sidewalk to deliver two powerful kicks. it is unclear exactly when this attack hap

melissa caen, kpix 5. >>> they're cleaning up their ce piece of trash at a time and having fun while they're doing it. we'll introduce you to the trash punks. >>> spending millions to stop underage spoking. the city getting a chunk of state funds to snuff out illegal smoking. >>> thousands of tesla employees out of a job. why elon musk is cutting his work out for us. i am extremely proud of jackie, gaby and stephanie. we worked with pg&e to save energy because we wanted to help the school. they would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california. ♪ ♪ hi! leaving a career to follow a calling takes courage. a personalized financial strategy can give you confidence to take the next step. hi guys! aw yeah! see how access to j.p. morgan

i'm melissa caen. >> i'm devin fehely. let's start this half hour with a check of the forecast. julie watts is tracking what we can expect. >> we are looking at sunshine and it's going to be a beautiful day. we are just kicking off a warming trend. blue skies over the golden gate and pretty much all of the bay area this morning. temperatures are a bit cooler from this time yesterday. 53 in livermore, 50 in oakland, 48 in livermore. making our way throughout the day, we warm up to the mid-60s along the coast. mid-70s by the bay, and upper 80s for folks inland. yes, this is warmer than yesterday but not as warm as what we will expect by tuesday of next week. meantime, ghiradelli square festival, plenty of sunshine, mid-60s for you today. heading inland, sunny and warm today. temperatures flirting with 80 degrees. elsewhere, the hot air balloon classic looking great, up north 78. we'll have the full forecast coming up. meantime, back to you guys. >>> fire crews are battling a wind driven brushfire in contained. it b the i-5 freeway in santa clarita. the fire started yesterday and q

melissa caen in walnut creek, thank you. >>> some of the biggest names in bay area tech are being targeted for a tax increase. in cupertino the tax could hit apple. it would range from 150 to $1,500 per employee. this could cost companies between 4 and $32 million. kpix5's len ramirez is live with the details. len? >> reporter: this type of plan has been controversial in other cities where it has been tried, but here in the city of cupertino the city just released a new poll showing that 71% of the people polled would support an increase on the business tax for companies like apple to fund transit improvements. cupertino's employee tax proposal would be a jolt to apple with its 26,000 employees, the largest headcount by far of any business in town. backers on the city council say it's a way to raise an extra $10 million a year to finance big transit projects like commuter lanes or light rail. the idea is that larger businesses would pay a bigger tax bill because of their greater impact on the community. >> overall it's probably a good thing for the community. >> reporter: david whitt has l

. >> melissa caen in sacramento, thanks so much. even more last minute wheeling and dealing at the state capitol, so coming up at 6:40 the outrage over a plan that would make taxpayers pay to clean up lead paint. >>> california voters will decide whether to keep switching the clock back and forth each spring and fall. the governor signed a bill that puts daylight saving time on the november ballot. the san jose assemblyman canson chu wrote the measure calling the biannual changing of the clocks outdated. his ultimate goal is for california to switch to year- round daylight saving. >> i think it would be a great idea. we all need more light in the day. >> i'm for it changing or staying the same. it doesn't bother me. d be set. to sign >> if voters approve the measure, lawmakers would decide how california's time would be set, but congress would also have to sign off. >>> new at 6:00 a heads up for people living near a busy bay area freeway. they may hear gunshots tonight. kpix5's da lin is live in martinez to explain why this gunfire

melissa caen kpix 5. >>> president trump will host dinner this week, recognizing the muslim holy monthf ramadan. during ramadan, muslims do not eat or drink between sunrise and sunset. then they enjoy a meal called it's hard to break the fast. that's what's happening at the white house this wednesday. for the first time since president trump took office. so far no guest list has been released. >>> president bill clinton first hosted the dinners in the 1990s. president trump and president bush continued this tradition. >>> the first red flag for you would be if it is too good to be true, then it probably is. >> still to come how scam artists are preying on migrant workers by making promises they cannot keep. >> plus the police officer that's out of the job for the tactic he used to end in his pursuit. in the face of senseless violence, we need hope. i'm jeff bleich. preventing violence has long been my cause. after columbine, i led president clinton's youth violence commission. i joined joe biden to reduce domestic violence, helping boys become men. i beat the nra in court, defending gu

melissa caen, kpix 5. >>> a teenager from the bay area killed out-of-state, his family's plea for helpbring him home. >>> millions of californians rely on ebt cards to feed their families, the disruption that could cause a big inconvenience. >>> this car did not stand a chance, a woman watches as a bear destroys her ba >>> my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locate and mark fieldman for pg&e. most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, it every day of the week. and if me driving a that truck meanat e saherive together, we're building a better california. after he was murdered out of state. 18 year old charlie niederbrach, junior was found dead saturday in arkansas. his family says: he'

. >> kpix5 political reporter melissa caen has a breakdown of some of these key races and they are key. >> that's right. democrats have to pick up 23 seats in november to take control of the house. the spotlight is on the states holding primary elections today. here's a map of eight states holding midterm elections. california is by far the biggest with the most congressional seats maybe up for grabs and all eyes are on these seven california districts. these districts are represented by republicans in congress, but they all voted for hillary clinton in 2016. that indicates they could flip and send a democrat to congress. for example, district 10 in the northern san joaquin valley is one of those targets. it's currently represented by republican jeff denham. it has more registered republicans than democrats. orange >> i actually voted for denham. >> reporter: why? >> i think he's doing a great job right now. so far everything seems to be peaceful enough and usually i have a good feeling about how he does as a congressional representative. >> district 48 is another one to watch. that's

kpix5 political reporter melissa caen is joining us with a look at who could benefit and who will be hurt by that low number. >> that's true. so far the most remarkable thing about the absentee ballots is that they're unremarkable. some campaigns were expecting a big surge of young voters on the left, but that does not seem to be happening. statewide nearly 12 million mail ballots were sent to voters for this election. as of friday only about 2 million were returned. that's just 18%. that is pretty normal for a nonpresidential primary. the last one we had was 2014 and friday's numbers looked similar to that election. we're just not seeing an unusually high turnout or a big blue wave of democrats. 45% of mail ballots were sent to democrats and of the returned ballots 45% are from democrats. 26% of mail ballots were sent to republican, but they make up 34% of the returned ballots. so what these trends are also true in bay area counties. historically more republicans vote early and those early votes tend to be wider. that's what we are seeing this election as well. hispanic voters recei