lieutanant governor newsom wrote a strongly worded letter to the white today...california's decision to legalize the use of recreational pot. in a letter to the president, newsom said "we can't continue to keep doing what we;ve done and expect a different result. a tightly regularted marketplace for adult recreational marijuana use is a new and better approach." california voters approved proposition 64 last november.. and the state is working on how to manage what is expected to be 7 billion dollar industry. newsom says the administration should leave states -- such as california alone saying -- "the government must not strip legal and publically supported industry of its business, and hand it back to drug cartels and criminals." newsom also called white house press secreary sean spicer "grossly misinformed"sot: sean spiecer says: "i think when you see something like the opiod crisis blossoming in so many states around this country, the last thing we should doing is encouraging people there is still a federal law."... newsom came out swinging saying "marijuana i

mayor muriel bowser has passed inter-- asked peter newsome to lead the department indefinitely. the mayor made the announcement just moments ago. and bruce, was it a surprise? >> no, i would say not, andrea, not a surprise at all chief peter nushom had probably been the front runner. there had been hundreds and hundreds of applicants for this job. clearly d.c. police chief, nationwide profile, a very coveted job in the police ranks. but mayor bowser said she d. settled peter newsome, this thing about community policing and building trust in the neighborhoods. who is going to be best to drive down crimes in d.c.'s neighborhoods. and she felt peter nu nushom showed consistency. and when he was here, he talked a lot about building trust >> when you call us, we're not going to ask your race, religion, age, sexual orientation. when you call us, we will always come, and when we come, we're coming to help. >> so perhaps the biggest hurdle for the chief here. he's still going to have to be confirmed by the d.c. council. and he may have cost himself a vote or two here, when he talked abo

joining us right now is somebody who has dyslexia, the lieutenant governor of california, gavin newsom. >> thanks for having me. it's fun. >> thank you for being so open about this. >> yeah, no, it's interesting. the response has been interesting. i've always been pretty honest about the fact i have dyslexia, but no one really paid much attention to it until i became mayor. and actually, one of the first things i did as mayor, the first public events, was visiting kids with dyslexia in the school, and everyone was shocked to know that i had this learning disability, which if i look back, was probably the best thing that's ever happened to me. >> except a lot of kids would hear that and go, "for me, it's the worst thing. >> it was, and it was terrible growing up. >> well, take me back. >> i think, for me, i think it was two things. one, it was very difficult for me, in terms of my own academic experience. school was a terrible and terrorizing experience. i'll just be candid with you. spelling, reading, writing, i had speech therapy, i went through -- and i just, interestingly, in prepar

coming up, lieutenant governor gavin newsom fires off a letter to the top of the white house after the trump administration hints at targeting states that have legalized marijuana use. >>> welcome back. it's 7:52 on this saturday morning. the sun is shining. we still have cloudy skies and we can expect scattered showers across the bay area this morning. here's a look at the bay bridge from emeryville as we head towards san francisco. looks like a beautiful saturday morning. >>> well, weeks of the sfrextre weather we've seen has california's infrastructure feeling the strain. and governor jerry brown is reacting are an urgent improvement plan. the threat of massive flooding from the oroville dam is prompting septa dam inspections and shifting state money to flood control programs. aging roads and bridges hammered by repeated storms have the governor and legislature working on a funding package. governor brown is hoping for help from washington for those projects, as well as for the high-speed rail. >> mr. trump is a very different kind of republican. we'll see how much money he wants to

.) >> in 2013 san francisco legislators newsom agreed to allow the reciprocate of our soft story buildings those building house one and 20 thousand resident a program of that collect requires extensive outreach and this continuation of that process who is here and bill graham the perfect venue so in 2014 we have the first earthquake retrofit a huge success we're repeating this model what we've done it put together venues that are time professionals and contractor are financing institutions a other services that help people comply with the retrofit and as you can see the thousands of members of the public their assessing over one hundred vendors to comply with the ordinance or make improvements on their property i came to get specification information and puck h picking up information if you don't know what twaur doing i take it overwhelming. >> we're pleased a critical mass of people are keying into knowing their relents and understanding what had are the next steps to take and they're figuring out who to talk to not only the contractor by the mustards and the architect and the structural

. >> lieutenant governor gavin newsom said, i am appalled at president donald trump's willingness to deprive students of an education because of the actions of a few. this chart from the school's website shows that the majority of the research funding at berkeley comes from the federal government. it's about $70 million. experts say that president donald trump does not have the power to unilaterally cut funding to the school and he needs the cooperation of congress to do so. >>> president donald trump made diplomatic news today involving foreign countries, the white house announced that they will allow united states companies to do limited business with russian intelligence services. they also put iran on notice for firing a ballistic missile. the president also spoke about a deal made by then president obama and australia about refugees coming to the united states. >> we will see what happens but, you know, previous administrations can make deals but we are saying, why did we do this. >>> this morning president donald trump tenanted the national prayer breakfast. he assured people t

chief newsome is the interim police chief and he says they're doing a lot to get officers back on the street faster, but qualified to do the job. >> but just for citizens who are concerned and things do get vilent violent, they bring in reinforcements? >> yes, they do. they're being much more flexible now when they have to respond to something, they're better at responding. they're much busier. >>> well, a pioneer in the race to space. meet the woman who inspired the oscar-nominated film "hidden figures" as she reveals the one thing in the movie that's only for show. >>> ahead, it's not just restaurants that will close or offer limited service tomorrow on the day without immigrants. ahead, we'll show you a d.c. public school that is closing, so that it's >>> we have spring just a couple days away. not literally, but it's going to feel like it. we just had to get through how many more days of bluster? >> just one, really. it's only tomorrow, and even by friday i think we'll be on the milder side there. outside right now, a really nice sho still a very nice shot of dusk across our regio

. >> one of those critics is lieutenant governor gavin newsom. he wrote, our country deserves a secretary of education that will fight for our public schools and not try to dismantle them. betsy devos would be a disaster. >>> turning to california politics. it has been months since she retired from the senate and barbara boxer is back to work boosting the democratic party. she'll raise money through a newly formed political action committee. donations will go to candidates and issues she feel is important. in a recent interview she said she won't be paid by the super pac. and i don't want anyone to get the impression i'm creating myself a job. this is my country and i'm going to stay out there. >>> conservative writer who struck a protest says he plans to return to cal. he made that vow this weekend on facebook after his scheduled speech resulted in last week's riots. here is what he wrote. i'm planning to return to berkeley to give the speech i was prevented from delivering hopefully within the next few months. i'll keep you post. some cal stude

. >> lieutenant governor newsome helped to set up cots. he says oroville is a reminder that california needs to pay closer attention to its dams and levees. >> we are at a point we are past finger pointing. the taxpayers deserve resolve and infrastructure. >> about 90 miles away at the silver dollar fairground 1,000 people lined up waiting word on when they can go home. for the 188,000 evacuees, there is not much they can do expect wait and hope that homes are safe and dry when they return. in wood land. rob roth. ktvu fox 2 news. >>> the california national guard has been called in to help with the emergency at oroville dam. guard members helped to unload supplies in chico that is serving at evacuation shelter. the national guard is helping with cots and blankets. an alert was sent out to 23,000 members of the guard to be on stand by. >> it is an honor and privilege to work with the national guard and the people helping the other people. >> the last time officials sent out an alert to the entire california national guard was during the 19

gavin newsom says he he is troubled that they received warnings a decade ago. >> let's not wait until something happens to address it. we made sure those patches are actually secure and those warnings were heeded. >> right now the state emergency center near sacramento multiple agencies are monitoring the crisis and briefing elected officials. >> but with evacuation orders in place, some business owners fear lewders may make that a chance to strike. the mayor of orville understands she is worried. >> started to cry. it was overwhelming. it's hard. it's difficult. my heart goes out to them. that this is a difficult time. it's a difficult time for all of us. >> for now locking their doors is about all the retailers can do. many are setting up sandbags. one oroville local says it's a shock to see the place where she grew up free of people. >> right now it's basically a ghost town. i've never seen it like this in my entire life. it's really, really strange. >> kristina and her family haven't left oroville because they believe they are far enough away if the worst happens. but many busines

.) >> in 2013 san francisco legislators newsom agreed to allow the reciprocate of our soft story buildings those building house one and 20 thousand resident a program of that collect requires extensive outreach and this continuation of that process who is here and bill graham the perfect venue so in 2014 we have the first earthquake retrofit a huge success we're repeating this model what we've done it put together venues that are time professionals and contractor are financing institutions a other services that help people comply with the retrofit and as you can see the thousands of members of the public their assessing over one hundred vendors to comply with the ordinance or make improvements on their property i came to get specification information and puck h picking up information if you don't know what twaur doing i take it overwhelming. >> we're pleased a critical mass of people are keying into knowing their relents and understanding what had are the next steps to take and they're figuring out who to talk to not only the contractor by the mustards and the architect and the structural

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funding, tweeting if berkeley doesn't practice free speech and targets people, no free funds, and gavin newsom said i'm appalled on the actions of a few. >> and when they have stayed there if the people had not been on campus, many people say their right to free speech was tram -- hurt. >> reporter: berkeley protests turning to riots last night, police blaming so-called black block protesters because of how they dressed. starting fights, shooting fireworks at officers. the university and many students say the group is not associated with cal. >> because you know it gave a bad reputation to a lot of berkeley students, we're like this is not the values we have here. they're a party group that came from somewhere else. >> reporter: this woman organized one of the other protest groups, but was glad the actions were taken to shut out milo yiannopoulos. >> we're united in the different ways to stop fascism and stand up against racism. and we knew that whatÑi needed be done had to be done. >> reporter: she says the vandalism is a small price to pay. and that the university is responsible. >> because

the campos legislation no mention in that legislation that the supervisor put forward and the mayor newsoml never forgot all the work i appreciate that olga my god mother my mentor, the woman that i turn to four or five time a day for advice lo resident i was a lowly better than in bill clinton white house i worked with her for a year i call her my god mother her great grandchildren i meet in the white house they were 5 and 6 at the time stand up. >> (clapping.) >> my childhood friends who followed me to san francisco i don't know if he is here he probably had to go back to work and my friend (calling names) and two people in spectacular that helped to elect me and guide me from the neighborhood alex and steve please stand up friends wonderful constituents. >> (clapping.) >> so i'm going to be i brief like i said, i want to recognize someone that was not able to may i make any swearing in yesterday under his guidance i started any career in san francisco i worked at the san francisco housing authority and staffed the open door day in willie brown, jr. i got to sit under and watch him from

trump's suggestion that federal funding for uc-berkeley should be pulled, lieutenant governor gavin newsom posted this online: another democrat, congress arbara lee of oakland, also released a statement... "president donald trump cannot bully our university into silence. simply put, president cut >> another democrat congress member barbara lee of oakland said: >>> president trump is expected to sign more executive orders at the white house today and in a surprise statement last night the white house declared that israeli settlement construction in the west bank could be unhelpful in achieving peace in the middle east. this comes as israeli prime minister netanyahu is set to visit the white house later this month. >>> trump's adviser kellyanne conway is justifying the president's travel ban and last night she cited a terror attack in kentucky. the problem is, the attack never happened. here's her interview on msnbc. >> two iraqis came here to this country were radicalized and were masterminds behind the bowling green massacre. >> conway may have been referring to these men right here. the f

lt governor gavin newsom tweeted... as a uc regent i'm appalled at your willingness to deprive over 38-thousand students access to an education because of the actions of a few. congresswoman barbara lee...from oakland... followed with.... president trump doesn't have a license to blackmail universities. he's the president not a dictator and his empty threats are an abuse of power. right now uc berkeley gets about 600 million dollars annually in federal funds 200 million for student financial aid and 400 million dollars for research the cal berkeley spokesman says about 40 percent of students there get financial aid...and they would be affected by federal funds being pulled. he also points out...there's no indication that any u-c students took part in the violent portion of the protest. there is extensive damage following last night's u-c berkeley protest spilled into the streets. several banks were closed today - and you can see why. the a-t-m's were smashed in, as well as the main window front. across the street, the c

. >> the lieutenant governor gavin newsom toured the operations center earlier today.e shasta dam has similar problems. >> close to 200,000 people have been evacuated. laura anthony met some of them today. >> and she joins us live with their stories. >> reporter: we're in downtown

lieutenant governor gavin newsom tweeted back, as a uc regent i am appalled that ir depriving -- you are depriving students of an education because of a few people. this chart shows the majority of the funding at berkeley comes from the federal government, amounting to $370 million. experts say that president donald trump does not have the power to unilaterally cut funding to the school and he needs the support of congress to do so. >>> we are rain this afternoon into this evening, we have more coming up. >> friends of sierra lamar talk about the last time they saw her alive. >> the trump administration said nothing is off the table when it comes to dealing with iran >> we have more coming up on ktvu news after the break at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10

this gathering would be year ago the very first thing and photo taken care of willie brown, gavin newsomdan all standing together he come to realize wasn't a perfect heroes and hearts enemy that was several generations of mayors come on together with this consulted to express their support so for the hospital and the work we do one year later i feel that is support ever so deeply thank you very much. >> (clapping.) >> now my honor to welcome the honorable edwin lee. >> (clapping.) >> susan again gas stations and thank you for the leadership at the zuckerberg san francisco general hospital house is everybody are you ready for baseball yeah. >> (clapping.) >> well it is also a great time when i can get together in the same room with frank jordan and willie brown where is gavin but all of us mayors know how important our zuckerberg san francisco general hospital has been i want to say thank you to all of you for being here and being with the hearts and being the heart of san francisco you know we made more than just a commitment to the zuckerberg san francisco general hospital we've actuall

it was after that time that i went to go work on supervisor newsom's campaign for mayor and then hadthe great fortune of working for him and it is from the lieutenant governor that i learned the value in idea and what it means to be focused on numbers and numbers matter. numbers dictate the ultimate outcome. and importantly, this is very important-policy ideas can come from anywhere if you listen. it's not the smartest person in the room or the person that thinks they are the smartest person in the room were the most educated but if you listen, you will get ideas. when i was doorknocking one of the women said to me, she was just in there and she said in a wide we have all these empty storefronts ice and him are sweet but you allowed to come in for free init. we will clean them up and we will activate-now that might be someone might've done it other places but was awake in the passion she said it could i said you know what that's a great idea we will do that. that's an example of what it means to listen and i learned that from our lieut. gov.,, mayor newsom at the time and i appreciat

one crit is lieutenant governor gavin newsom. he said we will fight for our public schools, not try to dismantle them. betsy devos would be a disaster. >>> getting a police escort out of a rowdy town hall meeting yesterday. he had to call it off after demonstrators shouted him down. he voiced his support for the president's travel restrictions. >> trying understand what is going on and figure out how to get our message out and let people know we are worried. amazing how many showed up. >> the district is republican. stretching over 10 counties. before he left he told the crowd he understands their frustration and added just a word of advice, remember there were many people in american who feared former president obama just as you disagree with and fear president trump. >>> a lot of president trump voters are having trouble showing their support. they told cate cauguiran they are afraid to. >> reporter: they live a secret life. never able to tell anyone how they feel in fear for their safety. >> reporter: do you feel like continue

. >> the lieutenant governor gavin newsom toured the operations center earlier today. he warns the shasta dam has similar problems. >> close to 200,000 people have been evacuated. laura anthony met some of them today. >> and she joins us live with their stories. >> reporter: we're in downtown oroville, the lights are on and many of these shops, but certainly nobody home here. it appears most people have heeded the evacuation order. but we did find some who decided to stay. dana lamb and her family decided to stand their ground in downtown oroville. so no thoughts of evacuating? >> no. we have family that lives outside of town, so if anything hand, we would just go that direction. >> reporter: are you satisfied with the way it's been handled? >> i feel like the priority is being taken care of. >> reporter: both work at a local grocery store. >> it was chaos down there. all of us as employees, we have to stay calm and think probably nothing is going to happen. it seemed like everything was okay. >> reporter: in the meantime, in the older part of town, a low-lying section

newsom toured the operations vin center earlier today. he warns the shasta dam has similar problems. >> close to 200,000 people have been evacuated. laura anthony met some of them today. >> and she joins us live with their stories. >> reporter: we're in downtown oroville, the lights are on and many of these shops, but certainly nobody home here. it appears most people have heeded the evacuation order. but we did find some who decided to stay. dana lamb and her family decided to stand their ground in downtown oroville. so no thoughts of evacuating? >> no. we have family that lives outside of town, so if anything hand, we would just go that direction. >> reporter: are you satisfied with the way it's been handled? >> i feel like the priority is being taken care of. >> reporter: both work at a local grocery store. >> it was chaos down there. all of us as employees, we have to stay calm and think probably nothing is going to happen. it seemed like everything was okay. >> reporter: in the meantime, in the older part of town, a low-lying section

>>reporter: that was gavin newsom's assessment of the oroville evacuation after being briefed where representatives of every state agency including the national guard are monitoring the oroville dam and other potential hotspots across the state. >> merced county is facing some challenges. >>reporter: while dealing with the situations at hand, he said an unanswered question is why the concerns about the oroville beltway eroding in heavy rain were not addressed years ago. >> it means we need to dust off all of the warnings and every one of our reservoirs and dams. shasta is near capacity right now. that's a point of obvious concern. we worry about the levees here and other reservoirs in the state. let's not wait until something happens to address it. let's make sure that if there is a report, repair it. we need to make sure those patches are actually secure and those warnings are heated. >>reporter: at the emergency center, the focus remains on the immediate threats.>> most areas acutely affected if the spillway fails within hours are already in the of actuation -- evacuation zone. it's sacramento an

consider some of the family or faces emerging rummy's white house gatherings doubt chemicals maryland newsomh were vice chairs of the business roundtable. the same business roundtable that played a critical role in creating nafta now being asked to dismantle it or circumvented and other trade deals they were involved in. the same business roundtable that generates the majority of their profit growth from global pentacles, the ceos have been around for a long time and they are while that that point putting the public relations game. by the way their job is to bolster the autumn wind period so i think we will see more ribbon cuttings more than ever before but that doesn't mean there's a real impact folk concessions being made by these guys. i say yes let's keep it going, but i do caution the white house not to be making cosmetic changes and a bunch of ribbon cutting ceremonies. the business expert, do you get where i'm coming from? i'm a little bit worried that these folks talk out of both sides of their mouse. >> i totally understand what you're saying charles but here's a thing. i spent most

also in line with the previous mayor gavin newsom declared a particular holiday even if the data hado be changed this flexibility on both sides, don't let this pass you up. you have lost the lucas museum. the 49ers. don't lose this as well. this is not something san jose needs to celebrate. this is something nice to be celebrated here in san francisco. god bless you. >> thank you >> next speaker, please. >> hello. commissioners. my name is brent turner is my first time in front of this commission although often times i come in front of the elections commission. we have been working with the white house dod department of homeland security regarding cutting-edge technology for election systems. my child of san francisco. true college prep and urban school and graduated law school here did i for twitter booths houston as a volunteer that i've had the honor of being in the room with these people. obviously a much younger than most of them but [laughing] the fact is there the most heartfelt people in our community as is evidenced by the people that come out today. i really hope that you m

this gathering would be year ago the very first thing and photo taken care of willie brown, gavin newsomogether he come to realize wasn't a perfect heroes and hearts enemy that was several generations of mayors come on together with this consulted to express their support so for the hospital and the work we do one year later i feel that is support ever so deeply thank you very much. >> (clapping.) >> now my honor to welcome the honorable edwin lee. >> (clapping.) >> susan again gas stations and thank you for the leadership at the zuckerberg san francisco general hospital house is everybody are you ready for baseball yeah. >> (clapping.) >> well it is also a great time when i can get together in the same room with frank jordan and willie brown where is gavin but all of us mayors know how important our zuckerberg san francisco general hospital has been i want to say thank you to all of you for being here and being with the hearts and being the heart of san francisco you know we made more than just a commitment to the zuckerberg san francisco general hospital we've actually delivered on man

lieutenant governor gavin newsom also weighing in on twitter: writing quote: " to those affected by the admin's actions today, know: we see you, we value you, we stand with you, we will fight for you. hashtag protect trans students." today in sacramento, l-g- b-t groups are calling out president trump's administration - for taking away these transgender bathroom protections. several advocacy organizations will meet at 10-am at the state l - to denounce e today, l-b-g-t groups are calling out president trump for taking away these actions. they will meet at 10:00 to denounce the administration for the policy reversal. the groups include members of the l-b-g-t caucuses and equality california. ay" is in hot water.. for making statements the administration didn't agree with. last monday.. she claimed the pres " e >> sources say kelly anne conway is in hot water for making staples the administration did not agree with. she said that the president had full confidence in michael flynn and he resigned hours later. >> time now, 5:54, working to prevent loopholes. a newly proposed bill that will

fox, jody foster, gavin newsome, lieutenant governor. on and on.allies happening around the country at republican rallies, all the maurz. what do you think of this john? >> look don, said this before, i think this is a great thing. and i think republican congressmen that refuse to hold legitimate town hall meetings in legitimate areas and open up in big venues are missing the boat on this. owe to their constituents and everybody, if i was republican in any district have five of them a week when i have a week off. pick the biggest venues possible and every location in the district and invite everybody to come and stand there and take the questions. this is democracy. >> it's from -- >> if people are upset, they need to be heard. >> everyday voter to some of the biggest names in hollywood. uta is some of the biggest names, donated $250,000 to american civil liberties union, international rescue committee. do you think that republicans and trump administration should be concerned about this? big guys getting together with the little guys? >> i think i

. >> lieutenant governor gavin newsome paid a vis to it those displaced and set up cots and says that california needs to pay closer attention to their dams and levees. >> the taxpayers deserve more attention to the infrastructure. >> the 200,000 evacuees are hoping their homes will be high and dry if and when they go back to them. >>> rob, thank you. for now more on the lake levels and the rain which is approaching and let's swing over to meteorologist rosemary orozco. >> as far as we know the lake level drops bringing a little bit of good news and continues to fall this afternoon. let's take a look at the latest numbers given to us. it has fallen about five feet below the emergency stage which is some good news. that was given to us in the 3:00 hour and likely to be another update coming. the main spillway continues to release one hundred thousand cubic feet per second. normal is 55,000 so a lot of water coming through there and the biggest is to really drop the lake by 50 feet from what i understand. here is a look at the future cast model. talking about rain on thursday. there's t

. >> lieutenant governor gavin newsome paid a visit to those displaced and says california needs to pay closer attention to its dams. >> i think the state and the taxpayers deserve resolution and investing in critical infrastructure. >> at the silver dollar fairgrounds in chico. a thousand people lined up waiting on word when they can go home. >> so for all of the evacuees there is not much they can do except wait and hope that spillway holds and their homes will be safe and dry. >> rob, have you heard any reports, obviously when so many people evacuate there are concerns about lewding and what they can do. >> that is always a possibility. the police are keeping the town safe as they are driving and on patrol. they have announced that in the hope to keep lewders out in the exits and entry points into some of these towns are closed. it doesn't mean it is not impossible for people to get in and start to loot. it doesn't seem to be a big concern for the people we talked with. rob, do you know or are you getting a sense there are thousands of people told to evacuate. do you know if people a

you see berkeley practicing violence on people with a different view, no federal funds, and gavin newsomeays he is surprised about the actions against a few. does the president have the authority to pull funds? our investigative unit is following the money, more with the financial figures and the possible impact of this tweet. >> it is not clear if the tweet is aimed at the entire uc system or just cal so we looked at the budget and crunched the numbers. the uc system received nearly $8.5 billion a year in federal funding including education, research and health care funding for students, how much of that money goes to cal? well, the school gets $370 million a year in resource funding, 55% of its resource budget including money from the international institutes of health and science foundation, that is awarded based on merit. a big chunk goes to lawrence berkeley national laboratory. the energy lab was awarded $874 million just last year. another major source of funding is student financial aid. one third of berkeley students depend on it to pay for school. cal received $76 million in pel

the south carolina secessionist party showed up to hoist the confederate flag in protest to newsome'swho snatched the confederate flag out from was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. a man accused of murder and on the run for 12 years was arrested in shasta county. ricardo puentas is accused of shooting and killing a man in santa rosa in 2005. santa rosa police say in the past 12 years they have pursued hundreds of leads regarding his whereabouts. yesterday evening, santa rose police, f-b-i agents and shasta county sheriff's deputies surrounded a home he was in. at one point, puentas refused to come out and picked up an infant child while barricading himself inside. he later came outside and was arrested without a struggle. tracking the weather this morning.... opening bell. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 more on our top story this morning.... sev

also in line with the previous mayor gavin newsom declared a particular holiday even if the data hado be changed this flexibility on both sides, don't let this pass you up. you have lost the lucas museum. the 49ers. don't lose this as well. this is not something san jose needs to celebrate. this is something nice to be celebrated here in san francisco. god bless you. >> thank you >> next speaker, please. >> hello. commissioners. my name is brent turner is my first time in front of this commission although often times i come in front of the elections commission. we have been working with the white house dod department of homeland security regarding cutting-edge technology for election systems. my child of san francisco. true college prep and urban school and graduated law school here did i for twitter booths houston as a volunteer that i've had the honor of being in the room with these people. obviously a much younger than most of them but [laughing] the fact is there the most heartfelt people in our community as is evidenced by the people that come out today. i really hope that you m

in response to that, california's lieutenant governor garch newsom took to twitter saying, as a uc regent appalled at your willingness to deprive over 38,000 students access to education because of the actions of a few. uc receives millions of dollars from the federal government, direct toward research, student aid and health care. as for the protests, the university said it went to extraordinary lengths to try to make sure the speech did happen. in the end they felt it wasn't safe so they ended up canceling it a couple hours before that speech was supposed to take place. >> joe, thank you. >>> coming up, sean spicer today asked about the possibility of an executive order on what the white house called religious freedom. what that would mean for the lbgtq community. >>> kate couric joining us on the preview of a phenomenal new documentary called "gender revolution." no sir, no sir, some nincompoop stole all my wool sweaters, smart tv and gaming system. luckily, the geico insurance agency recently helped baa baa with renters insurance. everything stolen was replaced. and the hooligan who l

lieutenant governor newsom responded to the president tweeting, that he was quote, appalled by your willingness to deprive 38,000 students access to an education because of the actions of a few. university officials were cautious today because the stakes are so high not wanting to inflame the situation that could cost students and the campus hundreds of millions of dollars, although some of them express privately doubts about whether or not the president could actually make good on his threat. at berkeley, devin fehely, kpix 5. >>> after the tweet from president trump, milo yiannopoulos doubled down. he says, quote, american universities are on notice. the president is watching. the days you could silence conservative and libertarian voices on campus and still expect to collect their tax money are coming to an end. i am the catalyst for this change. yiannopoulos is definitely a polar rising figure. he was banned from twitter in july for racial abuse targeting ghostbusters actor leslie jones. the 32-year-old native of greece is a gay editor for breitbart editor which is right wing. yiannopoulos

and gavin newsome fired back on twitter. he was appalled that trump would refuse education after the actions of a few. larry: you can sign up for the breaking news text alerts right now. wjla.com. alison: the district is activating the hypothermia alert in two hours before the temperatures drop. they will go in the 20's tonight. doug hill is here with the forecast. hi, doug. doug: as expected. colder temperatures moving in the area for a few days. beautiful nightr reported in hagerstown. some late afternoon sunshine and 39 degrees. as far as what we are seeing around the rest of the area. good range of temperatures. 37 in cumberland. with the west/northwesterly winds the cold air is coming in overnight with clearing skies to drop the numbers. wider look shows the winds out of the northwest shows the wind chills in the mid-30s across areas. so we will get back to an early february feel here. by tomorrow morning the low 20's in the western zones. i won't be quite as cold. mid-20's. upper 20's in the spots through the metro are

who can tell you what the treasurer does and what the lieutenant governor does, even in governor newsom said he didn't know what the lieutenant governor did until he got into office. >> not exactly a list. >> you might recall, we talked him into moving away because we knew we couldn't beat jerry brown and running for lieutenant governor, that put him in it position where he was dominant at the moment by virtue of the poles. how much is the office and how much the person holding a? >> the history of the lieutenant governor, that is -- >> lieutenant governor, what you talking about? i'd drop the name lieutenant if i had the title. >> all right. >>> even in this wealthy community, families go hungry. the idea that assaulting two problems is still ahead. >>> closed captioning for this newscast is sponsored by living spaces. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . yet it is... a very real problem. as kpix 5's allen martin reports -- this week's jefferson award winner decided somet help feed peopl >>> when people think of marin county, they may not think of those who go hungry. yet, it is a very real problem. >>>

. >>> lieutenant governor gavin newsom tweeted a photo today by the state's head of emergency operationsnal guard. he said this is a wake-up call and warned us that the dam has similar problems. cal-fire tweeted a thanks to everyone in butte and sumner counties who took the evacuation seriously. thousands are at hotels throughout northern california or are staying with family and friends. >>> right now there's no timetable for when the erosion will be fixed or when evacuees will return home. caroline tyler is joining us where a large contingent of evacuees are waiting for the all-clear. carolyn? >> reporter: the front desk says they have a number of evacuees staying here. we met a family from grandparents to babies, 40 in all, that left and booked rooms here. they are staying in a hotel, but it's not a vacation. this family fled from uvah city last night when they got word of the spillway at the oroville dam. >> knowing that your home and the livelihood, you have to leave it behind. it is just very, very overwhelming. >> reporter: in all, 40 members of this extended family are now waitin

brad newsom tells us this is just the beginning. >> i feel just as passionately about bush and cheney should have been in prison and impeached in whichever order was appropriate. but this is way beyond. >> reporter: in san francisco just jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> according to the facebook page 40,000 people showed up at ocean beach. >>> thousands of people at this hour lining market street in san francisco for the annual chinese new year parade. cate cauguiran is in the middle of the action live at second and market. >> reporter: i am standing in the thick of crowd here at second and market street keeping an eye on the parade route. we've got a couple cable cars ready to go out. the parade kicks off a little under an hour ago. this is a tradition in the city that's been around since the gold rush. there will be more than 100 groups in addition to brightly colored globes. elaborate costumes, fireworks have been going off. but the highlight that everyone seems to tell me about is the 268-inch golden dragon that will snake through the city and that takes a team of 100 people from a martia

mayor gavin newsom said i knew killed your son get the da know who killed your son. the police know who killed your son. i mean this is in the paper and again i say it's a slap in the face to me. those people that he said that we can name names, name addresses, and name all the places that these persons live, and here are the names of all the traders that were there that were involved in shooting my son. thomas hannibal, harris moffat, and do they do, jason thomas, anthony hunter, marcus carter. they have all these people get one of them is deceased. harris moffat is out it thomas annable is walking the street. the 2 kg of how long the legalities people walk the street to kill someone else? as a mother, i should not have to go through this. not only that, there's all unsolved homicides. imagine what these mothers are going through besides me? imagine queen my birthday is coming up on february 14. of this month. my son was murdered on the 14th. so i'm not feeling really well about my birthday that's coming up. because this is what i have to remember and i showed this

mayor gavin newsom said i knew killed your son get the da know who killed your son. the police know who killed your son. i mean this is in the paper and again i say it's a slap in the face to me. those people that he said that we can name names, name addresses, and name all the places that these persons live, and here are the names of all the traders that were there that were involved in shooting my son. thomas hannibal, harris moffat, and do they do, jason thomas, anthony hunter, marcus carter. they have all these people get one of them is deceased. harris moffat is out it thomas annable is walking the street. the 2 kg of how long the legalities people walk the street to kill someone else? as a mother, i should not have to go through this. not only that, there's all unsolved homicides. imagine what these mothers are going through besides me? imagine queen my birthday is coming up on february 14. of this month. my son was murdered on the 14th. so i'm not feeling really well about my birthday that's coming up. because this is what i have to remember and i showed this