mr. newsom and mr. villaraigosa will have to answer for their moral failings but it is about responsibility. when you lead a big city, you owe a responsibility not to put yourself in positions where you could be extorted or black mailed. and i think that's a bigger issue. and that was the problem with bob filner as well. >> warren buffett said the most important trait for a job is character. whether it is in sacramento or washington, d.c., hollywood, silicon valley, if you abuse your power and you engage in sexual harassment, you are unfit, unable to serve in office. we need to make sure that we don't show exceptions. we don't make excuses of the we don't normalize this behavior. we need to say time's up of the will. >> all right. scott, next question for mr. villaraigosa. >> california is a minority majority state. every governor elected here is a white male. should the gender or race of the governor matter in 2018? >> well, first of all, there was a lot of talk when i became speaker whether or not i w

mr. newsom made it clear that he wanted to run against me instead of another democrat. be careful, mr. areful what you wish for. let's send them the very first ssage and that is it wasn't donald trump who made california the highest taxed state in the country. it was gavin newsom and the democrats. >> reporter: a blue wave to regain the house majority, depending on the outcome of california as republican held seats where clinton won in 2016. democrats need to flip 23 seats in the houseo regain control, some of those races too close to call with possibility of democrats getting boxed, republicans winning the top two spots? california's 48, dana rohrbacher won 30% but the democrats being trounced by republican, in nce of each other. very important and there w some errors. in la county someone hundred 18,000 names left off the ballot due to a printing error, and we apologize the conce voters, not just california, 8 states cast ballots legislate including alabama,ew jersey, new mexico, south dakota, a notable outcome, bob mend and is held on despite his recent trial. these results come in,

mr. newsom, be careful what you wish for" >mr. has the swagger of a man backed by the president of the united states, however the lt. governor was flexing his own northern california swag, confident of his own bona fides. he says he is ready to take them both own in a debate sota two- on-one debate won't take place in an official setting but now that the republicans have a candidate for governor on the november ballot, president trump will likely make his presence known in this campaign...california get ready to rumble...in san francico haaziq maydun kron4news (vicki) in another closely watched campaign, a santa clara county superior cort judge was recalled by voters over his handling of a high profile sexual assault case. kron four's rob fladeboe has some reaction and explains what's next in the recall of judge aaron persky. judge aaron persky is only the 4th judge in california histo

mr. newsom, be careful what you wish for. [cheers and applause] mr. pt s, they did a bunch of adstoutie president. well, let's send him the very first message and that is, it wasn't donald trump who made california the highest taxed state in the country. it was gavin newsom on the democrats! it wasn't president trump who gave us a $52 billion gas tax increase without any reform of one of the most wasteful and inefficient agencies in the country. it wasn't donald trump who gave us that gas tax. it was gavin newsom and we are going to repeal that tax in november! [cheers and applause] it wasn't president trump that gave us one of the most expensive and failing school systems in the country. this is absolutely criminal to deprive our children of the educatio they deserve. we know it. the tax money they passed for an prop 30, it is not going into the classrooms, they are going d pensions. we need to get that money into the classroom and we need to give our children and our parents the education they deserve! speed when you have been listening in. that is t

mr. newsom . be careful what you wish for. >> reporter: president trump or. been following the race he to we did, quote, congratulations to john cox on a really big number in california. he can win, so much for the big blue wave. and maybe a big red wave. >>> in the race for lieutenant governor, the top boat, eleni kounalakis. she spoke last night. >> we started the campaign by going to all of the counties in california, by having cups of coffee, listening to families, businesspeople, organizers and schoolteachers. >> senator dianne feinstein celebrating a primary win. she received 43% of the vote yesterday, and we learned her seat will be challenged by democratic state senator kevin de leon who came in second place after a close race. >>> in santa clara county, a sentence in a stanford sexual assault case sparked public outcry and led to the removal of a judge from the bench. kpix 5 reporter sandra osborne has more details. nearly needed a simple l effort majority for santa clara county voters rday. it was in 2016 that judge aaron persky handed down the cont

mr. newsome made it clear he wanted to run against me instead of another democrat. well, as i told him in san jose at the debate, be careful, mr. newsome, be careful what you wish for. >> among attacks, cox called newsome part of the status quo and criticized him for the sanctuary state policy and the gas tax increase. more results are posted on our website. that's where you can stay up to date as more votes are being counted and coming in. we'll have more election coverage here on abc7 later in this half hour. >>> right now, an unusual push, google employees say they want executive pay tied to progress on diversity. they're sharing a proposal today. matt keller live for us in mountain view. that's not the only thing asked for today. >> reporter: natasha, in fact, demands of google. today, they went directly to the investors to get their message across. >> good morning. how are you this morning? >> good. >> thank you. have a good day. thank you. >> reporter: the community activists handed out fliers for people driving in. this is about the proposed mega campus in sa

mr. newsom, made it clear he wanted to run against me and set of another de as i told him in san jose at the debate, be careful mr. newsom, be careful what you wish for. >> reporter: john cox is ready to go, he said we put a businessman in the white house, we should put a businessman in the california governor's seat. he is a publican businessman from san diego and it is important to note that republicans showed up in good numbers today. he is not far behind new some right now, 32% of the precincts reporting and if you cannot the total, only 170,000 votes separate newsomand cox. >> thank you. >>> dianne feinstein cruised a primary win as she seeks her we want to take you to the latest numbers, 43% facing the second-place finisher in november who will likely be james bradley or kevin de leon who as you see are running neck and neck. >>> history in the south bay for the first time since 1932. a sitting california judge has been recalled. you will hear from the committee to recall him and how they think they got this done and what comes next. >>> thanks for joining us on election night as w

mr. newsom wanted to run against me instead of a democrat. i said, be careful, mr. newsom, what you wish for. [ cheering ] >> thousands of registered voters in l.a. county were not able to vote though when they showed up at their polling places. the registrar says that something happened with the sign-in books. they print for each polling place. a total of 118,000 names weren't included. those voters were offered provisional ballots instead. gubernatorial candidate and mayor antonio villaraigosa is calling on the registrar to extend polling hours through friday. >> in the course of the next day or two until we figure this out, we won't cast aspersions but we will demand answers. >> among tho , the fonz. actor henry winkler tweeted he was one of the voters left off the rolls. >>> it looks like crossing bay area bridges will get more expensive. nearly two-thirds of voters said yes to regional measure 3. it would raise tolls on state-owned bridges by $3 by 2025. it only needed a simple majority to pass. santa clara county voters have decided to remove aaron persky from

mr. newsom made it clear that he wanted to run against me instead of another democrat. as i told him in san jose at the debate, be careful, mr. newsom, be careful of what you wish for. >> 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.

mr. newsom.wish for. [ cheers ] it wasn't donald trump who made california the highest taxed state in the country. it was gavin newsom and the democrats. >> reporter: and john cox appears to have taken a page out of president trump's campaign playbook making a slight tweak on his slogan of make america great again, saying tonight that together we will make california the golden state again. live in san diego at cox headquarters, rob mcmillan, abc 7 news. >> all right, rob, thanks so much. >>> here in the bay area prop e has brought in some big money from tobacco companies. it would allow the city's ban of selling flavored tobacco products to take effect. yes 81% to 19% no. 99% of the precincts reporting. measure e will pass. >>> one measure that affects drivers across the bay area, measure 3, raises tolls by $3 on every bay area bridge except the golden gate over the next six years. here are the results. 55% of the vote went yes. 45% no. >>> now for a look at a few of the top state posts being wa

mr. newsom has already told us what he will do. he will double the state income tax by taking over healthcare, he will raise property taxes and he will defend the gas tax. you know, they passed that gas tax, raising costs for working californians. instead of doing the hard work of reforming caltrans, which wastes monumental amounts of money, we spent four times what texas does to build a mile of roadway in california. part of that is the regulation. it is also the waste and corruption of the special- interest groups in sacramento. mr. newsom is a walking, talking special interest. you can see that with his finance reports. we have to get the power of money out of our politics so we can get good practice, build roadways, build houses and improve our education system. we can really have a much better state if we get good practices and good people who want to do the right thing for california. that is not to serve special interest groups. >> one last question, i for one last question. i know you want some rest. did the support of pres

mr. newsome in november. it is a race we will be following closely. ive in san diego tonight, i'm tt guys in the bay. >> he thank you. if you followed the money, you would expect gavin newsom and perhaps antonio villaraigosa in this final november election, but that wasn't thee tonight. may be a brig surprise to a l of people. let's bring in robert kovacik at villaraigosa headquarters in los angeles where there's a lot of disappointment. robert, you've covered mr. villaraigosa for years. are you disappointed here? are the people down there disappointed. >> reporter: raj, to sort of up what we just witnessed here, the magnitude of what we witnessed, this was a man that took the politicgealta in los angeles a decade ago and led los angeles as its mayor for two consecutive terms, went on to speak to the democratic national convention. this was a man that there was a lot of hope not only within the party but also within the latino community. this was supposed to be a lead the state of cali fia the campaign. it started with the night being very feisty when

mr. newsom, be careful what you wish for" >mr. by the president of the united states, however the lt. governor was flexing his own northern california swag, confident of his own bona fides. he says he is ready to take them both own in a debate sota two- on-one debate won't take place in an official setting but now that the republicans have a candidate for governor on the november ballot, president trump will likely make his presence known in this campaign...california get ready to rumble...in san francico haaziq maydun kron4news (sports) coming up i'll have all the day's sports highlights and sco

mr. newsom made it clear he wanted to run against me instead of another democrat. be careful, mr. om, be careful what you wish for. let's send them the very first message, and that is it wasn't donald trump who made california the highest taxed state in the country, it was gavin newsom and the democrats. >> reporter: democrat hopes of writing a blue wave to the majority are iquith some races too close to call, democrats need to pick up 23 seats nationwide to regain control. nowhere do democrats a better shot than in the 7 republican seats were clinton won in 2016 but democrats might get boxed out of republicans when the top spots. incumbent dana rohrbacher won with 30% between 2 favored democrats are in a dogfight with republican running net in that but wasn't just california, voters in 7 other states including alabama, iowa, mississippi, montana, new jersey, new mexico and south dakota among some other outcomes, incumbent democrat sen. bob mendez held on despite his recent trials in montana and john tester will face republican state auditor in a close hon. race. rob: republican gu

mr. newsom made it < cox - mr. impulses.">< cox - mr. e at the debate... be careful mr.newsom.. be careful what you wish for.>( sara@ landing ) democrats dominate in california -- as republicans haven't won a statewide contest in more than a decade. back to you.### ( darya ) in santa clara county... voters have recalled judge aaron persky. judge persky was targeted back in 2016... after he sentenced former stanford brock turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a young woman outside a fraternity house on campus. prosecutors had argued for a 7-year prison sentence. critics say the sentence was too lenient. persky argued he was following the law when he issued the sentence. ( darya ) regional measure 3... which will raise tolls on most bay bridges... has passed. here is a look at the numbers... the tolls would increase by 3-dollars gradually... between 2019 and 2025. the money would pay for about 3 dozen transportation and public transit improvements. ( darya ) voters in san francisco have approved a ban on flavored-tobacco. her

mr. newsom, be careful what you wish for. >> president trump has backed mr. cox in the race but has yet to issue a statement on the results. >>> thousands of registered voters in l.a. county showed up at their polling places to find they weren't on the rolls. the registrar says something went wrong with the sign-in books they print for the polling places. 118,000 names were not printed. those voters were offered provisional ballots instead. gubernatorial candidate and l.a mayor antonio villaraigosa is calling on the registrar to extend polling hours through friday. >>> in the race for lieutenant governor eleni kounalakis is at the top. >> we started this campaign by going to all 58 counties of california by having lots of cups of coffee, by listening to people, to families, to businesspeople, to organizers, to schoolteachers ... >>> it appears judge aaron persky is out. more than half of santa clara county voters approved recalling the superior court judge. kpix 5's sandra osborne reports. >>> good morning. this recall effort needed a lemd now, it appears jud

mr. newsom, be careful what you wish for" >mr.ger of a man backed by the president of the united states, however the lt. governor was flexing his own northern california swag, confident of his own bona fides. he says he is ready to take them both own in a debate sota two- on-one debate won't take place in an official setting but now that the republicans have a candidate for governor on the november ballot, president trump will likely make his presence known in this campaign...california get ready to rumble...in san francico haaziq maydun kron4news ( robin )republican john cox was the second top vote in the governor's race. that means he will advance to november's general election against newsom. yesterday he talked about what's next for his campaign.

mr. newsom and his corrupt cronies made -- they did a bunch of touting their opposition to their presidentwell let's send him the very first message and that is it wasn't donald trump who made california the highest taxed state in the country. it was gavin newsom and the democrats." >( sara )( sara ) democrats dominate in california -- republicans haven't won a statewide contest in more than a decade. could this change? we will see this november. back to you.### ( james ) in santa clara county... voters have recalled judge aaron persky. judge persky was targeted back in 2016... after he sentenced former stanford brock turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a young woman outside a fraternity house on campus. prosecutors had argued for a 7-year prison sentence. critics say the sentence was too lenient. persky argued he was following the law when he issued the sentence. ( james ) regional measure 3... which will raise tolls on most bay bridges... has passed. here is a look at the numbers... the tolls would increase by 3-dollars gradually... between 2019 and 2025. the money would

mr. newsome made it clear he wanted to run against me instead of another democrat. be careful, mr. t you wish for. >> bill: we'll be joined live about what this means so far. >> sandra: and preparations are in full swing for next week's north korean summit. congress adam kinzinger will joining us. >> bill: and atrium -- a triumphant return for steve scalise one year after being shot on a baseball field. ♪ that's confident. but it's not kayak confident. kayak searches hundreds of travel and airline sites to find the best flight for me. so i'm more than confident. how's your family? kayak. search one and done. >> bill: nice moment in washington steve scalise back on the field a year after being shot and the caption saying quote, this did my heart good. he had a ton of surgeries. the congressman tweeted it's great to be back with the team. back on the field. amazing stuff. >> sandra: a great sight to see him back in the uniform. >> bill: the game in about a week's time in washington, d.c. >> sandra: happy to see him back on the field. >> north korea looks like it's moving along very we

mr. newsom.sh for. >> also in the speech cox called newsom for part of the problem with the status quo. >> nearly 119,000 voters in l.a. county got a big surprise. their names were not on the wrote eros center. the county registrar's office says a rare printing error caused the problem. voters were supposed to be handed a provisional ballot when the name doesn't appear on the roster. it could have a major impact on the timing of the results. an increase possibly delaying the count for days. >>> a live desk update. >> now to that major development overnight in the race for san francisco mayor. mark leno surging ahead of london breed as ranked choice voting has factored in. let's show you the numbers that we have. there you go. you can see that buy percentage they have 50% of the vote each. but leno has a very thin margin. in fact, leading with just a little over 1,000 votes. not quite a done deal yet. mail-in votes still being counted. it could actually take a while before we get those final resul

mr. newsom, be careful what you wish for" >mr.ox has the swagger of a man backed by the president of the united states, however the lt. governor was flexing his own northern california swag, confident of his own bona fides. he says he is ready to take them both own in a debate sota two- on-one debate won't take place in an official setting but now that the republicans have a candidate for governor on the november ballot, president trump will likely make his presence known in this campaign...california get ready to rumble...in san francico haaziq maydun kron4news (ken) so again... the stage is set for republican john cox to face gavin newsom in november. today cox talked about what's next for his campaign.

mr. newsome, be careful what you wish for. >> cox called knewsome part of the status quo. he also criticized knewsome for the sanctuary state policy and for the unpopular new gas tax increase. >> we have much more on all of this, it's an update on weathe and traffic where you live starting with meteorologist mike nicco. >> never more than seven minutes away. here is a look from sutro tower. the cloud deck rolling in from theest co-. here is what's going to happen with my accuweather 12-hour planner. we're starting off in the 40s in our deepest valleys, low to mid 50s elsewhere. that will reverse by noon. we'll mix in a few high clouds and sunshine like we did yesterday. look at the temperatures at noon. it's kind of chilly out there, mid 50s to only mid 60s with the breezes kicking up. look what it does to our afternoon temperatures, keeps us in the upper 50s to barely upper 60s. so summer is absent from this forecast. i have a brewing heat wave that could push us over 100 in the next several days. >> we are looking good so far today. looking good at the bay bridge toll pl

mr. newsom, and i think the polls are probably going to be accurate, we will see. >> this afternoon, gavin newsom arrived in oakland, appearing alongside the oakland mayor, libby schaaf, he declined to say who we would like to see himself facing off against. >> let's make sure we get the vote out, and we will see what happens,at the end of the day, a contest, 45 people vying for e top two spots, anyone's guest at this stage. at the end of the day, polls don't vote, people vote. >> a democrat versus republican, registered democrats are two thirds of the state, it would be easier to secure win against a san francisco, christian>>> now is there to tell us more about selecting the next mayor.>> reporter: we have been here since about 3:00 this afternoon, a steady trickle of people coming inand out of this polling place, to drop off the mail-in ballots or vote person, people coming here, winning at this point in time to see if there will be a afternoon rush of people coming after work or later in the day to drop off their ballots and work on getting those ballots and. over the course of the las

mr. newsom made it clear he wanted to run against me instead of another democrat. be careful, mr. d him the very first message, and that is, it wasn't donald trump who made california the highest tax state in the country. it was gavin newsom and the democrats! >> president trump tweeted this earlier -- even fake news cnn said the trump impact was really big, much bigger than they thought possible. so much for the big blue wave, it may be a big read wave. working hard. >>> look who's here! john cox himself. congratulations, john, well done, sir? >> thank you, stuart, and you know a lot of the pundits thought i couldn't make it. we proved them wrong. stuart: i was the one who said i would never live to see the day when a republican wins a statewide office in california. i take it back. >> you and i are going to talk in november, stuart. we're going to take this state and make it livable and affordable. gavin newsom wants to turn this state into venezuela. we're not going to let him. we're going to get the job done. stuart: you've been practicing that line, i know you've been practici

mr. newsom for what you wish for, it wasn't donald trump who made california the highest tax state in thentry. it was gavin newsom and the democrats. liz: the big blue wave in california not that big. democrat did not win everything they went after, trump back republican businessman john cox came in second place in race to be california next governor, not all races have been called. so far out of 53 house races in california, tel democrat slut ot out of one -- democrat slut out of one, republican out of 10. and we won't hear final result for house today, democrats were not able to get to 4 house seats that republican control, they were targets 10 competitive seats in the california. it all key to democrats regaining control of the house, in november, they need 23 house seats to do that let's bridg brn doug collins, it looks like democrats will have a candidate. that hillary won. but they wanted 10, what do you think of the mixed victory. >> not sure you would call it a victory, most have well a democrat and a republican in it what is amazing millions of dollars they spent to get one of th

mr. newsom. thank you very much. an god ble you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. next plspse. good afternoon, su. i'm pete waield,xecive direr libra users association. the libesperay nee comments to the thankand library during bt hearings and i hope you will continue to critique and question things t week, the library commission approved a change in hours that chops 15 hos from the eveninourshat sbr those, in fact, are the hours that patro have said they most want more of 90 and in onca0 to 9:00, at golden gate valley, merced, north beach, presidio, richmond,unset ande addition. and three of th are losing an hour each from all of thei evening hours. two of two evenings at ansa, north beach and thre ohree at sunset, losinne hour in closing a 8:00, instead of 9:00. it's the ex opposite of the surveys that the public wanted many the public said they were 51%or more evenings or later hours. ly% wanted more morning or early hours or weekd hours. and yet all of the cuts and no adds are being provided t -- in the opposite way of what f said. there aretolth and will have ideas of how

mr. newsom made it clear he wanted to run against the inside of another democrat.careful what you wish for. let's send him the very first message of god is it wasn't donald trump who made california the highest taxed state in the country. it was gavin newsom and the democrats. reporter: writing a blue wave in california are in question too close to call at this hour is that the dog station like to regain control. but in no ways to democrats have a better shot than republican held seats were quick than 12016 and one of those races in t 48 amid dana rohrabacher easily cut the first one. the top two democrats being challenged by a republican. they are on neck and neck around 50%. lucy would have been. those of where you want to keep your eyes on it. there were seven other states where voters cast ballots including alabama, iowa, mississippi, montana, new jersey, new mexico and south dakota. democratic incumbent senator bob menendez was so many trials came out and held on. one final note in california there were some errors in l.a. county. 108 and a apparently were not

mr. newsom. thank you very much. and god bless you. >> clerk: thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i'm peter warfield, executive director of library users association. the library desperately needs accountability. i want to thank budget and finance committee for its questions and comments to the library during budget hearings and i hope you will continue to critique and question things that the library is doing. last week, the library mmiscoon approved a change in hours that chops 15 hours from the evening hours that the library is open. those, in fact, are theours that patrons have said they most the evening hours are00 to 9:00 and in one case, 7:00 to 9:00, at golden gate valley, merced, north beach, presidio, richmond, sunset and western addition. and three of those are losing an hour eac from all of their evening hours. two of two evenings at ansa, north beach and three of three at sunset, losing one hour in closing at 8:00, instead of 9:00. it's the exact opposite of the surveys that the public wanted many the public said t

mr. newsom bears that responsibility. >> is that the issues he is running on is ending sanctuary city and state policy as well as our state's recently increased gas tax. the lieutenant governor says his issues include affordable housing in the state education system. >> it is time to reinvest in our public education system and start treating teachers like the heroes that they are. >> the lieutenant governor and his wife shared kisses and a victory embrace at the primary election party in san francisco. he preview one of his strategies against cox, calling him a soldier in the trump administration. on >> analysts credit the strong showing for john cox due to the president. this morning the president tweeted another message of support. >>> putting that race on hold, let's turn back to the mayor's race. former state said no -- state senator leno has pulled ahead due to the city's ranked choice voting system. >>reporter: a whole lot of drama, good morning to all of you. it potentially could be days before we know who the next mayor of san francisco will be, that is because they are still busy

mr. newsom is a walking talking special interest. you can see that with his finance reports.f our politics. >> cox says he represents to change -- true change. >> eight basically tell the truth to the voters -- i basically told this to -- the truth to the voters. >> a lot of the issues we shared the same critique. we just have a different solution or strategy to address the issues. he is good at identifying the issues. i think we have a better approach is to actually solving the issues. that is what i want to focus on. >> newsome made light of the tweet bite trump to cox writing please come campaign for him as much as possible. despite california being a blue state newsom is not take any those for granted.? i think he -- >> i think he can inspire other governors to stand up and be proud of who we are as americans and our potential to come together despite perceived differences. >> newsome ascetic cox called him last night to congratulate him on both of them and dancing. he's called him -- a good opportunity for voters to see to contracting visions for our state. in san franci

mr. newsom is a walking, talking special interest. you can see that with his financial reports. we have to get the power of money out of politics. >> reporter: cox represents new change while newsom represents the status quo, he says. >> just told the truth the voters of california. this state is now the number one state for poverty. most people can't afford to live in the state. >> look, a lot of these issues i share the same critique. we have a different, um, you know, different solution or different strategy, different recipe to address these issues. he's good at identifying some of these issues. i think we have a better approach to actually solving some of these issues and that's what i want to focus on. >> reporter: newsom made light of a congratulatory tweet by president trump to cox writing, please come campaign for him as much as possible. despite california being a blue state, newsom is not taking any votes for granted. >> as california goes, so goes the country. i think he can inspire other governors across the country to really stand up and be proud of who we are as am

mr. newsom. i think the polls are probably going to be accurate, we will see. >> the closely watched governor's race tonight as the votes come in. will be a democrat combat or will it be a democrat versus a republican. >>> it will be definitely one to watch. >>> another big race near washing tonight -- we are watching tonight. it is the mayor's race. the polls of the leading candidates are london breed coma supervisor jane kim and former supervisor angela alioto and former state senator mark leno. mark farrell who had been serving as interim mayor would not comment on who he voted for but he thinks who wins will do a great job. >> i have been ignorant of the campaign, not having to run myself. i am just focusing on our residents. no matter who wins, and i hope we find out sooner than later, i think the city will be better for everybody. i want to make sure this transition goes as smooth as possible. >> if no candidate gets more than 50 percent plus one, the election will be decided by the voting

mr. newsom is a walking, talking special interest. you can see that with his financial reports. we have to get the power of money out of politics. >> reporter: cox represents true change while knew son represents the status quo, he says. >> just told the truth the voters of california. this state is now the number one state for poverty. most people can't afford to live in the state. >> look, a lot of these issues i share the same critique. we have a different, um, you know, different solution or different strategy, different recipe to address these issues. he's good at identifying some of these issues. i think we have a better approach to actually solving some of these issues and that's what i want to focus on. >> reporter: newsom made light of a congratulatory tweet by president trump to cox writing, please come campaign for him as much as possible. despite california being a blue state, newsom is not taking any votes for granted. >> as california goes, so goes the country. i think he can inspire other governors across the country to really stand up and be proud of who we are a

mr. newsom is a walking talking -- you can see that with the financial reports. he has to get the power of money out of the politics. >>we have a different solution and a different strategy and a different recipe to address these issues. he is good at identifying some of these issues. i think we have a better approach. >>reporter: despite california being a blue state, newsom says he is not taking any votes for granted. >>he is one of the hardest workers i have ever met. i think he is the leader that we need now. >>reporter: take a look at this, this is a tweet from newsom, he was making light of that congratulatory's tweet from the president 4:00's tweeting campaign for him as much as possible. he did speak on the phone with cox last night and he said that he is a great guy so he thinks this will be an interesting campaign leading up to november. he also said he is appreciative and grateful to have the support of his former democratic rival from la. obviously after antonio lost last night. >>the candidates have hit the ground running. >> christina, thank you. >>

mr. newsome will probably be the nominee. he is the lieutenant governor of the state of california on the democratic side of the aisle. except you can't say on the democratic side of the aisle. he'll be one of two. in every other category, it's the same way. diane feinstein is seeking re-election to the u.s. senate. can't even get the endorsement of the democratic party and its state central committee operation. we are kind of a confused operation because we are so heavily democratic or so heavily independent. the republicans are an endangered species. that won't change because the quality in the bench just isn't there. so don't draw any conclusions about what may happen in california, except in the challenged seated for congress. if, in fact, the five and six seats we are trying to turn from republican to democrat takes place, nancy pelosi will be the new speaker. >> but it is an extraordinary position that the gop finds itself in. that poll that said they're behind independents in terms of registration with voters. when you

mr. newsom be carefully what you wish for. >> yeah! >> okay.or dianne feinstein, is easily advancing to november to defend here seat democrats hoped riding a blue wave to regain house majority kind of in question this hour really depends on the outcome of seven of california's republican held seats, hillary clinton won in 2016 remember democrats need to flip 23 total seats in the house to regain control at this hour, some seven races still too close to call, it may be few days mail ballots are still being looked at as well so we may not have more information today for you. well, let's now turn to hawaii, lava struck hundreds of home on hawaii big island two oceanfront communities scorched by falling lava residents told to evacuate that lava introduce you closer reported the big island mayor's home was damaged, county spokesperson says house is still standing 117 homes already wiped out by the kilauea volcano thankfully no injuries have been reported, amazingly frankly, incredible footage shows lava extending more than half a mile into kapaho by

republican john cox wasted little time going after newsom after declaring a second-place victory. >> mranted to run against me instead of another democrat. as i told him in san jose at the debate, be careful, mr. knewsome, be careful what you wish for. >> he also in his speech called newsom part of the status quo and criticized newsom for the sanctuary state policy and for the unpopular new gas tax increase. president trump tweeted a congratulations to cox just a few minutes ago. he says in part, great night for republicans, congrats to john cox on a really big number in california. he can win. >> nearly 119,000 voters in l.a. county got a big surprise when they went to their polling place, their names were not on the vote eros center yesterday. the county registrar's office says a random printing error caused that problem and voters were supposed to be handed a provisional ballot instead that is used when a name doesn't appear on the roster. the error could have a major impact on the timing of the results in the state. possibly delays the count for days. >>> in san jose, sam liccardo e

. >> 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 dramatically different. you'll see that difference as the campaign unfolds. >> now john cox admitted he didn't actually vote for president trump. he says at the time he wasn't convinced that the president was a true conservative. he says he believes now that the president is a conservative and regrets not voting for him. still he's quick to say that california's problems were not caused by donald trump. they were caused by democrats. >> i think the politicians in sacramento are creating a war with washington because they don't want people focusing on what they've made a mess of in sacramento. >> reporter: newsom will be talking about the state's problems. >> just because we are going to talk about donald trump d

lieutenant governor gavin newsom, an easy run of the top spot. but mr. cox, may be the number two. feeling tonight, sir? >> i'm doing great. i like the early returns and i'm eager to get into the battle. >> shannon: i want to redo something from the "l.a. times," "in left-leaning california, newsom is likely to breeze to victory in a november face-off against cox, who has hitched his campaign to the far right policies of the trump administration." they make it sound like you don't have a chance. how do you respond? >> these are the same experts who said that i wasn't going to be in the top two. it was going to be villaraigosa and newsom and the top two. they were wrong about that and they are wrong about the efforts that we are going to make innov. the peo this state have been beaten into submission by the democrats. this estate is the number one state or property, it is not is unaffordable for people, it is the highest taxed state in the country. the democrats and gavin newsom have mismanaged the schools, mismanaged the roads, they have spent money like crazy, and they keep diggin

mr. stee, nice to hav you with us. >> it is great to be here. thank you. >> well, let's begin with the governor's race. john cox, it is john against gavin newsombut cox only has out one-tentf the campaign money that newsom has. so what does john cox nee to do to prevail in november? >> well, first of all, cox came from way behind. frankly, none of us in the party thought either republican wouldg have a hans t up there and they came in in the top four, two of the top four. the big oddity was regosa, we thought it would e democra all the way. cox is holding the message. he put something together that makes a lot o sense to democrats as well and he's talking about the hollowing out of theiddle class, that is the war against middle class. to win, there's a lot of vulnerabilities. newsom certainly didn't have a majority of ddemocrats behin him, so he comes out with that. he's f he's also a sncisco democrat. in san francisco that's a great thing. outside of san francisco, not so greatfoecause moslks understand that san francisco has turned into kind of a trash town, high disease rate,igh alcohol. we got tent cities. it is really dysfunctional and yo

mr. president, what makes california great today is that our best we don't tolerate that diversity, at our best we celebrate that diversity. >> again gavin newsome speaking there. let's med to the grouhead to th angeles and nick watt is there. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, that's right. perhaps the next governor of california appealing to his base right now. but the biggest cheer of the day went to representative maxine waters who has been involved in a quite public spat over the past little while with the president. she was just up on that stage. she said other members of congress are intimidated. i am not scared. here is a little bit more of what she had to say. >> i am prepared to make whatever sacrifices are needed to be made. i'm not about to let this country go by the way of donald trump. we are sick and tired much him. he's been there too long. they dare me to say impeach him. today i say impeach 45. today i say donald trump, this is not your country to do with whatever you want to do. this country belongs to all of us. >> reporter: the l.a. mayor garcetti also spoke, he spoke in spanish.drowned out by chants ever get i.c.e. ou

newsom awarded her, appropriately so, teacher of the year. served as a mentor and community access participants at galileo. many have written in with stories about her and her trusty companion, mr. bear. she would send home with a child each night to make journal entries and report back. i understand there was a special suit made so he could join us in the chambers appropriately dressed. i want to read a few quotes from some of the devoted parents. i'm a recovering single parent and after my fourth boy life became especially overwhelming. the encouragement and support i got from ms. suzy every single day even after kindergarten all through the third grade got me through the day literally, we will miss her everyday but the tools she has given me will help me get through the days on my own. ms. suzy is a one of a kind profoundly dedicated and devoted kindergarten teacher who works day and night to make sure all those under her charge are getting the best in literacy, imaginary play, building confidence and self esteem and cooperation amongst all her students and the best in joy and love, two things we strive in our schools but too often come up short. there are many, many more, b