but tonight, neil kashkari has everyone talking. joe vasquez tells us why. >> reporter: it is the candidate saving a little boy t. video opens with a dramatic scene. a young boy under water seeming to drown. suddenly, the republican candidate for california governor rescues the child. >> i'm neil kashkari. i'm running for governor because every kid deserves a good education. >> reporter: he is going after governor brown for supporting the teacher's unions. he claims governor brown has abandoned the children of california metaphorically carol freeman of san franci they found her at civic cenr park in berkeley.. and arrested her. the injured woman is now ou the hospital. now the latest on ebola: the c-d-c says it's doubling don its response training after nurse in dallas got sick. 26-year-old nina pham was oe team that treated ebola pat thomas duncan. she wore full protective gear. but the c-d-c says somewhere along the li, she messed up: "at some point, there was a breach in protocol and that breach in protocol resultedn this infecti

. >>> republican candidate for governor neil kashkari is in the bay area trying to raise support. ken pritchett has the story. >> reporter: kashkari has raised attention with what was called controversial. today he defended that ad. >> reporter: to applause, neil kashkari dropped by berlingame for a pep talk. >> we are behind but this is like the fourth quarter. >> i'm running for governor because i want to rebuild the classic california. >> reporter: it was on education in this new tv ad where kashkari got any attention using a drowning boy arguing that brown's take on school kids. some see the ad as a move of desperation getting poll numbers like this. governor brown with 61% to kashkari's 34%. but kashkari remains hope that low voter turn out will switch the vote to him. >> we have to get as many people to turn out. >> reporter: part of the kashkari's campaign has been about rebuilding the republican party. >> i'm a moderate republican and i live in the bay area where we're basically moderates. and i think that's what he's trying to do. and i think if we're going to win, you al

any way -- >> that's why we're sending you back. >> all right, thank you. >> republican neil kashkariillion left. and he plans to roll out an ad before next week's election. >>> two well known media mines spoke out today. ktvu's cara liu is in san francisco with arguments both for and against, cara. >> reporter: it was an inconventional backdrop tonight here at a local bar. a few dozen in attendance here on a monday night. carington's bar and grill was chosen as the location for a bill. jeff adachi supports it. >> we're spending more money on corrections than we are higher education in california. >> reporter: steve wagstaffe argued against it. >> one of the other big problems for me is this initiative is not offender based. it is offense based. >> reporter: known as the safe neighborhoods and schools act, prop 47 would make certain drug and property crimes such as drug possession, shoplifting and check forgery misdemeanors. supporters say the savings would go toward schools, victim advocacy and drug treatment programs. supporters include lieutenant governor gavin newsom, d.a. george

challenger neil kashkary feature add drowning child . >> he is the one losing oxygen, though n california. polls show him behind by double digits. just ahead, short-circuited, rick scott may lose this election thanks to an embarrassing debate over his opponent's floor fan. and there is nothing quite like a gubernatorial debate in vermont. we will show you why after this. ♪ >>> the political world was in disbelief in one of the strangest debate moments. it happened in the florida governor's race, charlie chris stood on stage for several minutes alone because republican governor rick scott refused to join him there. here is the debate moderator. >> governor chris has asked to have a fan, a small fan placed underneath his podium. the rules of the debate that i was shown by the scott campaign say that there should be no fan. somehow, there is a fan there, and for that reason, ladies and gentlemen, i am being told that governor scott -- >> really? debate. >> after a couple of seconds, chris began to ridicule scott's absence. one-of the moderators asked chris if he was violating debate rules. >

challenger neil kashkary feature add drowning child. >> he is the one losing oxygen, though n california. polls show him behind by double digits. just ahead, short-circuited, rick scott may lose this election thanks to an embarrassing debate over his opponent's floor fan. and there is nothing quite like a gubernatorial debate in vermont. we will show you why after this. ♪ >>> the political world was in disbelief in one of the strangest debate moments. it happened in the florida governor's race, charlie chris stood on stage for several minutes alone because republican governor rick scott refused to join him there. here is the debate moderator. >> governor chris has asked to have a fan, a small fan placed underneath his podium. the rules of the debate that i was shown by the scott campaign say that there should be no fan. somehow, there is a fan there, and for that reason, ladies and gentlemen, i am being told that governor scott -- >> really? >> will not join us for this debate. >> after a couple of seconds, chris began to ridicule scott's absence. one-of the moderators asked chris if he

. >>> a new tv ad by neil kashkari is already prompting harsh words from the mayor's department.nearly drowning as kashkari comes to the rescue. the ad says that governor jerry brown has betrayed poor students who are stuck with bad teachers. that's in response to governor brown's afeel to overturn teacher tenure rules. people are calling the ad insensitive. offensive. >>> breaking news now from san jose where police are investigating a fatal hit-and- run it happened just before 8:00 tonight. these are live pictures right now from the scene near mckey road and north 33rd street. when officers arrived there they say they found a woman lying in the road. she was pronounced dead a short time later at the hospital investigators describe the vehicle involved in this incident as a light colored suv. they say it left the scene traveling westbound on mckey road. >>> well the 49ers had a slow start tonight against the rams on monday night football but boy that changed in the second half. and joe fonzi is in st. louis where he spoke to some of the players. >>> and a win for the giants coul

. >>> republican candidate for governor neil kashkari is campaigning in the bay area and his uphill battle to unsee incumbent governor jerry brown. kashkari dropped by the republican headquarters for a pep talk and help in the phone bank effort. the latest field poll shows governor brown with 50% of the vote compared to 40% from kashkari. >> every vote matters. we have to fight hard and work hard to earn every vote and get as many people to turn out and vote as possible. >> he did get some attention but most of it has been negative for this new television ad we have been showing you of him saving a drowning boy. he accuses governor brown of failing to rescue california kids from poor performing schools. >>> ahead of the federal aviation administration is due to update congress today in a fire that canceled 5,000 flights. faa director michael will tell lawmakers the fire highlights the importance of upgrading equipment. that fire back on september 26th is believed to have been set by one of the contract workers. pugher that is pushing for new technology. >>> survivors of the leo mappery et

. >>> republican candidate for governor neil kashkari's campaigning here in the bay area in his uphillt jeremy brown. gave a pep talk and also helped out with the phone bank in getting out the vote. the latest field poll shows governor brown with 50% support compared to 34% for kashkari. still kashkari says it's not over until it's over. >> every vote matters. and we have to fight hard and work hard to earn every vote and get as many people to turn out and vote as possible. >> kashkari did some attention. a lot of it was negative about this tv show. it shows him saving a drowning little boy and accused brown of not rescuing kids from poor performing schools. >>> the head of the administration school will update congress today. that canceled 5,000 flights. faa director michael will tell lawmakers the fire highlights the performance of upgrading equipment at the country's air traffic control facilities. now the fire on september 26th is believed to have been set by a contract worker. the faa is pushing for new technology focused on guiding plane by satellite rather than radar. >>> it's n

the incumbent democratic governor facing republican neil neel kashkari for re-election. brown says he feels good going into the election because he says california has turned a big corner. >> california was in a disaster state and it's come back. it's not come back to perfection or to utopia. but it's on some very solid footing compared to where it's been for many years. >> governor brown's campaign has been largely based on propositions 1 and 2, which basically are about saving water and putting together a rainy day fund. his opponent neel kashkari has pledged to create jobs and fix the state's public schools. >>> a big quarter for san mateo's gopro. the action sports camera maker blew away expectations with its quarterly earnings. the stock rocketed up 10% after the closing bell. shares are going for about $67. nearly triple the ipo price. the stock market overall got a boost today thanks to strong quarterly earnings from credit card companies. the dow gained 221 points closing back over 17,000. the nasdaq added nearly 17 points. and the s&p was up 12. >>> new at 6:00,