of course newsome is favored. but, you know, things can happen at any moment in a campaign, especially a state like california. but as i said, the real virtue here is not cox per se, but the fact that the republicans have a nominee for the governor which will bring out republicans to vote for congressional races, state senate, state assemy races that they otherwise may have forfeited by not -- >> and it will bring out president trump to california presumably these next several months. >> and that will be interesting to see how welcome he is. >> we have a lot more questions for you throughout this evening. let's take a look at the race for the u.s. senate. no prizes. the incumbent, dianne feinstein, with 59% of the vote followed by kevin de leon of los angeles. so it will be dianne feinstein there. she'll be the oldest person in congress right now at 84, larry. >> and this is going to be one of the series of top two races before the same political party. republicans are shut out of this race. republicans will be sh

by the way, we caught up with gavin newsom outside. he has not been in here yet to greet his supporters. and the room is growing more and more crowded. the victory party is really about to swing into place here now that some of the results are starting to come in. live in san francisco south and market at gavin newsom's election night party, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much, carolyn. let's bring in ted, a uc berkeley political science professor helping us analyze what's happening tonight. if it is indeed john cox and gavin newsom, it is over in november? i know you never say never. >> it's effectively over. if these early returns hold up the race essentially is over tonight. >> and that's what gavin newsom didn't want. he did not want to face antonio villaraigosa. >> the question is will villaraigosa make it into second. >> could the problem they're having in los angeles be impacting this at all at this point? >> yeah, you can never tell from the early returns. there might not be much l.a. votes counted at all at this po

newsom has.o what does john coxeed 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 would have a hans to get up there and they came in in the t four, two of the top four. the big oddity was regosa, we rats ht it would be dem all the way. cox is holding the message. he put something together that o kes a lot of sense democrats as well and he's talking about the hollowing out clof the middle ass, that is the war against middle class. to win, there's a lot of vulnerabilities. newsom certainly didn've a majority of democrats behind him, so he comes out with that. he's he's also a san francisco democrat. in san francisco that's a g reat thing. outside of san francisco, not so great because mt folks understand that san francisco has turned into kind of a trash town, high disease rate, highal hol. we got tent cities. it is really dysfunctional and you need a hazmat suit i certain parts of town, that's no exaggeratio

newsom, john cox, and antonio villaraigosa, gavin newsom is being called the winner of the race for california in this primary. >> antonio villaraigosa, the former mayor of los angeles , john cox, the top republican in the race, is a southern california businessman. making his first run for state office. we're live at gavin newsom headquarters in san francisco , and we will check in with that later. we showed you those numbers, let's check in with another of the races. leibowitz is standing by with the john cox campaign. how's that going? >> it is all smiles here, celebration is there declaring themselves to be in the top two. that runoff against gavin newsom in november. john cox just to state a couple minutes ago, really speaking to his supporters, speaking also to gavin newsom, telling him that his policies have failed the state of california. he's told them, saying as part of it, mister newsom and his corrupt cronies ran a bunch of ads touting his opposition to the president. let's send him a message, it wasn't trump who gave us the highest income taxes in the nation, gavin newsom did. joh

eventually, he would be a greater threat to newsom?inning. he doesn't want a blood he race where he has to run hard against antonio villaraigosa and leave bad feelings. he would prefer, under the mat that we just heard about, for him to walk into office, do some good things in the minds of california voters, so that he can set them up to be president. i think all will be forgotten for years from now, if gavin newsom wins the governorship and is a good job. as we all know, four years from now might as well be 100 years from now, we will have to see. >> for the record, gavin newsom denies he has any interest in the presidency. i don't know that i believe that, but your thoughts on that? >> this is a cynical campaign, we are getting a rabbit about 30 seconds. >> there are two things to look at. la county hasn't come in yet, and that will affect antonio villaraigosa. number two, what is gavin's winning percentage? if it's not as big a margin as it should be, as people think it should be, that will have repercussions going down the field. p

newsom.reful what you 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

gavin newsom takes the top spot x. the primary followed by john they are set to face f in the general election this november. >>> hello again everyone. >> welcome back to our coverage of tonight's california primary and election results. it looks like an old-fashioned two party race in november with the democrat and republican going head-to-head. here is a look at the numbers. 34% to gavin newsom with john cox in second place facing news him in the general election with 26%. >>> in the race for lieutenant governor three are bunched together for the top two spots, we have them listed on the screen. >> in the special election for san francisco mayor, london breed has a lead over mark leno with jane came in third place, you see the numbers, 36% for london breed, mark leno 26% and jane came with 22%. it appears several levels of the ranked choice tabulations will be needed as choice betwee them reaching 50%. >> let's begin team coverage, amber lee -- they are with the candidates and we begin with the breed campaign. >> rep

you might be for the gas tax repeal and still vote for gin newsom. >> so gavin newsom promises to beif elected promises to be one of the most progressive governors we have seen in quite a while. could it be a liability though given that in some other local races, district attorney and judges races for example, we saw progressives not doing that well? >> yeah, you know. i think the thing about gavin nto some he tapped i really grassroots issues that -- where there's a lot of passion, whether its marijuana legalization, gay marriage, gun control. i think he benefitted from that. you know, e thehusiasm level for gavin newsom going back, yo, knoor the last several years on different issues, he's been very adept of getting out front of issues. >> yeah, i think there are some atfalls for himround single payer. people want to know how are you going the pay for this, will it be with tax increases. think those like district attorney races are a different calculinion. yes, gewsom is running as a progressive but he has the support of a lot of establishment in the business community. you know, a

john cox, it is john against gavin newsom, but cox only has out one-tentf the campaign money that newsomas. 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 you need a hazmat suit in certain parts of town, that's no exagge

the top candidates, gavin newsom, john cox, and antonio villaraigosa, gavin newsom is being called theosa, the former mayor of los angeles , john cox, the top republican in the race, is a southern california businessman. making his first run for state office. we're live at gavin newsom headquarters in san francisco , and we will check in with that later. we showed you those numbers, let's check in with another of the races. leibowitz is standing by with the john cox campaign. how's that going? >> it is all smiles here, celebration is there declaring themselves to be in the top two. that runoff against gavin newsom in november. john cox just to state a couple minutes ago, really speaking to his supporters, speaking also to gavin newsom, telling him that his policies havefa

it comes down to lieutenant governor gavin newsom governor gavin newsom and árepublican john cox forhe state's next governor. ( james ) kron 4's sara stinson joins us in studio with the latest on the race. ( sara ) democrat gavin newsom secured his spot early into the polls and in a strong second -- republican john cox. this ensures republicans in the race to replace governor jerry brown. take a look at the numbers. cox defeated former los angeles major antonio villaraigosa. cox got a major boost in the polls after president trump's endorsement saying cox would make a big difference. newsom is now taking aim at the white house. < cox - "mr. newsom and his corrupt cronies made -- they did a bunch of touting their opposition to their president. well let's send him the very first message and that is

and current liutenant governor gavin newsom will square off with republican john cox in november. both winners in last night's primary today - newsrom thanked supporters at the ferry building in san francisco. kron 4's haaziq madyun was there. nats/newsom"let's walk in" nats/crowd cheeringfresh off winning the california governor primary, democrat gavin newsom came to the san francisco ferry building to thank supporters, pose for pictures, take notes from concerned citizens...and talk about the head to head match up against the republican gubernatory candidate john cox in the current political climatesot

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nats/newsom"let's walk in" nats/newsom news."kingston, kron 4 news."esh off winning the california governor primary, democrat gavin newsom came to the san francisco ferry building to thank supporters and talk about the head to head match up against the republican gubernatory candidate john cox sotsot in san francisco haaziq madyun in santa clara county voters have recalled superior court judge aaron persky. the recall effort followed the controversial 6 month sentence persky gave to former stanford swimmer brock turner, who was convicted of sexual assault. persky is onlythe 4th judge to be recalled in state history and the first in 85 years.

meanwhile in the governor's race, it's gavin newsom against john cox which is what newsom said he wanted. so, we asked former san francisco mayor willie brown if this is a case of be careful what you wish for. >> you better believe me. because on the acceptance speech and the interview afterwards, cox was really -- >> john cox from san diego? >> he was impressive. all i can one ti wh he i build hoes0,000 r houses you nt to liveis ,000 he. that's what newsom will give you. i can get you $80,000. that's impressive. >> that's tough to beat. >> there is plenty of room for him to. there are liberals or democrats, even independents who are not in love with single-payer. >> you are talking about healthcare. the $400 billion plan to cover anybody in california and anybody that comes here. >> that's right. that has been the linchpin of gavin newsom's campaign so far. i think it is not a huge window but there is a moment for folks to even consider themselves democrats or liberals will take a look at themselves. >> gavin newsom and the democrats are going to hang trump and his endorsement of cox ar

gavin newsom takes the top spot x. this november. >>> hello again everyone. >> welcome back to our coverage of tonight's california primary and election results. it looks like an old-fashioned two party race in november with the democrat and republican going head-to-head. here is a look at the numbers. 34% to gavin newsom with john cox in second place facing news him in the general election with 26%. >>> in the race for lieutenant governor three are bunched together for the top two spots, we have them listed on the screen. >> in the special election for san francisco mayor, london breed has a lead over mark

newsom and cox gathered for campaign parties last night. newsom at his headquarters in san francisco celebrating his victory, and looking ahead to the next round. cox, sending a clear message to newsom, while taking in the poll numbers in southern california. >> it's our duty to future generations to keep dreaming, to keep disrupting and to keep demanding more. see, for me, courage for a change is more than just a campaign slogan. it's always been and always will be california's truest calling. >> i just talked to gavin newsom. but let me just take a moment to send him another message. [ laughter ] >> mr. newsom made it clear that he wanted to run against me instead of another democrat. well, as i told him in san jose at the debate, be careful, 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 w

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

. >> gavin newsom is on top. and second, someone a year ago that many would never have guessed would be in second place. >> reporter: there are just days left in the campaign and they are gearing up to get out the votes. elaine easton returned to her political roots. she hopes to become the first female governor in the golden state. >> the bigger the state, the harder it is to elect a woman. only one out of 10 big cities in california has a female governor. that is oakland. >> gavin newsom has the most support with 33%. travis allen followed with 13%. >> this trip away from alan as compared to the last month. and i think good reason for that has to do with the endorsement of president trump. with our education system is that it is not competitive. we want parents to be able to shop for schools. >> he was want - - he was once thought as a top contender. >> newsom has been increasing his support. it is mostly coming from rank and file democratic establishments. >> we have to radically rethink the way that we approa

newsom made it < cox - mr. impulses.">< cox - mr.se 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. he

and mayor gavin newsom, he went to hawaii. man: newsome left the day after the spill for a four-day vacation in hawaii. the same gavin who said his job as lieutenant governor was so dull, he only showed up for work at the state capitol one day a week, tops. gavin's not gonna work as governor. i thought after sandy hook, where 20 six and seven year olds were slain, this would never happen again. it has happened more than 200 times in 5 years. dianne feinstein and a new generation are leading the fight to pass a new assault weapons ban. say no to the nra and yes to common-sense gun laws. california values senator dianne feinstein say no to the nra and yes to common-sense gun laws. marshall tuck will change that. in california, 3 million kids can't read at grade level. tuck turned around struggling schools, raising graduation rates over 60%. marshall tuck for state superintendent. marshall tuck. marshall tuck. ithe race for governort. has turned into a scam. gavin newsom's trying to elect a republican who was endorsed by trump. a

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 san jose. they say residents fear the development leads to increases in evictions, homelessness and displacement. they want google to contribute to an affordable housin

night and endorsed gavin newsom.nnifer see bold newsom introduced him to the crowd. he says that his campaign is only halfway finished. >> the state of california, you know, it's always been america's coming attraction. millions of destinies connected by one dream to be whoever you want to be. where a state where we don't criminalize diversity. we celebrate diverse at this time. gavin newsom shook hands with supporters and called john cox, a foot soldier with president trump. >> cox credited president trump for the low unemployment numbers and for the economy. he has run for state office five times but described himself as a businessman, not a politician and he blames democrats for california's problems. >> so, before you get too comfortable enjoying your partisan registration advantage, you might want to ask yourself a few questions. how many hard working california can't afford a roof over their head. >> that was john cox. he was backed by president trump. the president posted tweets urging the people of california

newsom, mr. newsom made it clear that he wanted to run against me instead of another democrat. in san jose at the debate, be careful, mr. newsom, be careful what you wish for. [cheers and applause] mr. newsom and his corrupt 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 classro

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

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

gavin newsom and -- gavin newsome came in first, john cox came in second, former los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa received 13.5% in a distant third. he is come in support of gavin newsom. he is out of that race. we are following everything for another tight race. >>> joining us now om n diego is republican gubernatorial candidate, john cox. good morning. >> good morning. i am pleased to be with you. >> we are glad you are here. walk us through last night. we want to know how you are feeling this morning, but walk us through last night. how did you do what you did last night and put yourself in this position where you are right now? >> basically, i just told the truth to the voters of california. this state is the number one state for poverty. most people can't afford to live in this state. 46% of the bay area residents want to leave the state. there is a reason why. it is dysfunctional and mismanaged. frankly, gavin newsom bears that responsibility. look at san francisco. the roadways are a mess. the cost of housing is outrageous. a lot of it is driven up by regulations, delays and t

gavin newsom obviously has grand aspirations here.e has taken a pledge he will not run for president in 2020 but he is certainly looking beyond the state house in sacramento. how do you think the race will play out and do republicans stand a chance? >> newt: they have a chance. more chance than they have had in recent years because the combination of the massive tax increase. gasoline is more than $5 a gallon in california. 65% of californians say the state is too expensive for the cost of living. newsom is running with a commitment to both raise the income tax and raise the property tax and proposing to have a government-run health system which will be wildly expensive. so i think if cox can penetrate with a message just about the cost of being in california and newsom is the problem, and if he can take every newsom attack on trump and turn it back into let's talk about california, i think this could become a much closer race. >> abby: gavin newsom tweeted respond good good night for campaign. he says please come campaign for him, tr

and mayor gavin newsom, he went to hawaii. man: newsome left the day after the spill for a four-day vacation in hawaii. the same gavin who said his job as lieutenant governor was so dull, he only showed up for work at the state capitol one day a week, tops. gavin's not gonna work as governor. >>> sheriff's deputies in sonoma county, have arrested a man, these two n are accused of taking a woman from san francisco to sonoma, where they xually assaulted her. nd woman thought she was getting into a rideshare car after leaving a bar in san francisco, early in the morning on april 14, she eventually escaped and was helped by an employee of a nearby safeway, one man is being held on $2 million bail, the other man is being held with no bail, because he faces a attempted murder charge and connected with the assault. >>> bart is wrapping up its efforts to keep trains safer and cleaner, and a new way to have passengers help. here's the report. >> reporter: if it is disgusting or hazardous, chances are many bart writers have founded on t

newsome at 33% of the vote while cox had 26%.igns ahead. >> gavin newsom was the center of attention surrounded by his supporters in san francisco.? how do you feel fresh off your win?? it feels good, but i think it is pretty obvious we are out here taking nothing for granted. >> he and his wife posed for pictures and greeted voters. it is an attempt to maintain his strong lead in the governor's race over john cox who spoke with us. >> mr. newsom is a walking talking special interest. you can see that with his finance reports. we have got to get the power of money out of 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 b

newsom, be careful what you wish for.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, this morning this is about democrats

gavin newsom held his watch party in stran. >> in that victory speech, newsom shared his vision with prosperous state in mirka, but also the poorest. the california dream will never be realized until every californian is sharing it. it's about equity, it's about sustainability and it's about time. >> former los angeles marianne tonio villaraigosa finished third in the race. the democrat endorsed newsom in his concession speech. republican john cox wasted little time going after newsom after declaring a second-place victory. >> mr. knewsome made it clear he wanted 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. coun

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.

and mayor gavin newsom, he went to hawaii. man: newsome left the day after the spill for a four-day vacation in hawaii. the same gavin who said his job as lieutenant governor was so dull, he only showed up for work at the state capitol one day a week, tops. gavin's not gonna work as governor. >>> if you've been stuck in long lines at the dmv and who has not like this one, help is on the way. starting in two weeks, some offices will open every other saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. there's limitations on what you can do on saturdays, but we have that information along with the list of offices opening up on our web site, abc7news.com. >>> this morning, president trump is tweeting that canada must open their trade markets and take down their trade barriers, standing firm on the decision to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum. several republican leaders are urging the president to resend the tariffs fearing a global trade war. aluminum and steel will be more expensive for canada, mexico, and the european union. retaliation is

but no, gavin newsom has made it very clear. he wants to run aimedy in the g that somebody is obviously john cox, who has an endorsement from president trump, which he says it will be much easier to run against than someone of his own party. and now he did not want to talk to the media tonight, mostly shaking, taking lots of pictures with people, but he does have an event tomorrow, of course at noon at the ferry building as you can count on kpix 5 to be there and to bring you the very latest. reporting live in san francisco, emily turner, kpix 5. >> and newsom's opponent, republican john cox spoke a short time ago in southern california and he had a clear message from his democratic opponent. >> and 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 hea

newsom says he has a better approach to solve california's problems.santa clara county voters sent a message yesterday voting to recall superior court judge persky. he is the judge who sentenced a stanford student convicted of rape to six months in jail a sentence that some thought was lenient. the recall passed by a wide margin: yes 60%. no 40%. we have more on the race from alyana gomez with more. >> reporter: judge persky's the first california judge to be recalled by voters in more than 80 years. the recall stems from his sentencing of brock turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. persky said he listened to the recommendation of the probation department and followed legal guidelines in making his decision. but many considered the sentence far too light saying it reflected a bias towards a wealthy defendant while devaluing the trauma faced by victims of sexual assault. >> this campaign drove it into the polls i think the message coming out of this is if you are an elected official and do not take violence against w

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

and mayor gavin newsom, he went to hawaii. man: newsome left the day after the spill for a four-day vacation in hawaii. the same gavin who said his job as lieutenant governor was so dull, he only showed up for work at the state capitol one day a week, tops. gavin's not gonna work as governor. ithe race for governort. has turned into a scam. gavin newsom's trying to elect a republican who was endorsed by trump. and villaraigosa's being bankrolled by a handful of billionaires. it's everything that's wrong with politics. and none of it is helping struggling families. here's my pledge to you. i'll keep our budget balanced. invest in affordable housing. fight for universal healthcare. and stand up to donald trump. as governor, you can trust me to do what's right- because i always have. will one day be affected by some kind of vision problem. save your vision for the years ahead. call... or log on to seeabettertomorrow.org to learn about glaucoma and macular degeneration. did you know that people born from 1945 through 1965 have the

newsom had more than 34% of the vote. cox, who is backed by president trump took second place with 25% of the vote. former l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa finished in third place with 14% of the vote. >>> get ready to pay more for your commute. voters passed regional measure three which impacts all nine bay area counties. it increases bridge tolls to pay for transit projects designed to alleviate the bay area's traffic crisis. tolls will increase by $3 starting next year and ending in 2025. voters in solano and contra costa voted against the measure. looking live at santa clara county superior court, that's in palo alto, voters overwhelmingly decided to recall aaron persky who worked there. we're talking 60% of the voters, backlash grew after the he sentenced former swimmer brock turner to six months in county jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. >>> 6:57. other headlines, a distishing discovery in san francisco. police found the dismembered body stuffed in a storage area under an apartment. it happened satu

and mayor gavin newsom, he went to hawaii. man: newsome left the day after the spill for a four-day vacation in hawaii. the same gavin who said his job as lieutenant governor was so dull, he only showed up for work at the state capitol one day a week, tops. gavin's not gonna work as governor. stand in line at the d-m-v.... now... here's ken bastida to tell us about >>> there are several -- all right, quite a few things that people would rather do than stand in line at the dmv. ken bastida is here to tell us about the plan for relief. all you who want to stand in line, raise your hand. not too many of you. how do saturday hours sound? they'll be offering limited services in concord, novato, redwood city, san francisco, santa clara, santa rosa and center road in san jose, and claremont avenue in oakland. the idea is to cut down on the long lines and wait times at the dmv ask give people an option other than taking off work to take care of this kind of business. it starts june 16th and 23rd and then switches to the first and thir

democrat gavin newsom will face off against republican john cox in november. lieutenant governor newsom came in first with 33% of the votes. next was john cox with 26%. and former los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa 13%. today we got a chance to talk to both of the candidates and cristina rendon joins us now from the ferry building in san francisco where gavin newsom spend the day campaigning. >>> reporter: it hasn't even been 24 hours and already gavin newsom is hitting the ground running, campaigning for those votes and looking forward to november. a small crowdof supporters cheered him on. >>> reporter: gavin newsom was the center of attention surrounded by supporters before walking into the ferry building in san francisco. how do you feel fresh off your win? >> it feels good but i think it's pretty obvious we're out here and taking nothing for granted. >> reporter: they posed for pictures and greeted voters over lunch hour. he has a strong lead over john cox who spoke with us on "mornings on 2". >> mr. newsom is a walking, talking special interest. you

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

newsom made it clear that he wanted to run against me instead of another democrat.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 with those sign-in books that they print for each polling place. a total of 118,000 osvoters 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 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. no indication voting will be

gavin newsom came in first with 32.4% of the vote. next, newsom with 26%. after that, former los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa came in a distant third with 13% support. they were followed by republican travis ellis and democrat dulin easton. happening now, gavin newsom is set to start campaigning in san francisco. >> john h. cox is promising a big battle up and down the state in the months to come. we are closely following all of this developments -- these developments. >> reporter: he is supposed to be here at noon, running a little late, he is not going to get here around 1215 but really, this is the start of his campaigning for the general election in november and his camp says he is hitting the ground running, behind is here you can see if you have his volunteers from his campaign, they had their signs ready to go, and we understand that gavin newsom is going to be greeting financial district workers as we speak, over their lunch break here at the ferry building. not only will you be talking to them but he is going to be asking them for their vote.

newsom.clear he wanted to run against me. as i told him in san jose in the debate, be careful, mr. newsom. be careful what you wish 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. no

here's gavin newsome from late last night. from and here's the democrat now. >> voters will have a real choice between a governor that will stand up to donald trump and a foot soldier in his war on california. mark my words, i've never backed down from a fight. >> bill: so here we have a state where you have all these stories the country's paying attention to but it's a blue state and you'll recognize that and from your own gut, how uphill is this climb for to you win in november. >> there's a lot of pundits who called it wrong and said there will be two democrats. they got it wrong. will be me in the top two win gavin newsome and he's right, this say clear choice. he's -- is aclear choice and he's doing what politicians do, try to misdirect. donald trump didn't make our schools 45th in the nation. donald trump doesn't destroy the california water project by tearing down reservoirs. donald trump didn't make us the poverty capital and homeless capital of the country and the laughing sto of the country with businesses and people

recent polls show john cox in second place behind newsome. cox looks forward to debating newsome ahead of the november election. >>> the san francisco mayor race is another big one to watch. these are the eight people running. seven democrats, one republican. the winner will serve the remaining term of the late mayor ed lee, and will face some daunting challenges with the affordable housing and homelessness top of mind in the city. this is video of the mayor voting this morning at roosevelt middle school. amy hollyfield caught up with him after he cast his ballot and asked about future plans. >> i want to focus on making sure the transition is smooth as possible and looking forward to spending time with these guys around here. >> reporter: will you miss the job? >> absolutely. it's an honor of a a lifetime, certainly as someone born and raised in san francisco to be the mayor and to lead the stay. >> reporter: he did not say how he voted, but no matter who wins form, he or she can expect full commitment on a smooth transition. >>> now to a vo

. ♪ >> shannon: former san francisco mayor gavin newsom is a front runner i >> gavin newsom is the frontr in the primary race for governor and not without controversy. marital affairs are leaving centerstage leaving some wondering where the me 2 movement went in california. >> gavin newsom had an appropriate affair with his employee. >> top democrats in the race for california governor taking fire. >> democratic challenger called on candidate gavin newsom to step aside. >> elected artificial should be held to a higher standard. no matter where that is we need to make sure we elect leaders who are not involved in abusing power in any way. >> a former aide to hillary clinton sees a double standard especially when progressives who call out sexual misconduct in others. >> it is all over the place, sexual harassment inappropriate in every circumstance. >> reporter: as san francisco mayor newsom had a secret ongoing affair with the secretary. he cosleeping with a subordinate a personal matter. she lost her job and taxpayers pay for counseling. >> voters in san francisco, i acknowledge it, i ap

-- gavin newsom will arrive tonight? >> reporter: they are planning to have a number of speakers at 9:00, after the polls close, but of course wewill wt and see, theris expected t quite a big crowd here in san francisco tonight.>> jana, we t. l be to you quite a thank you. >>> president trump is keeping an eye for califoia's race for governor, he wrote in high tax, high crime california, be sure to get out and vote for republican john cox for governor, he will make a big difference.>>> considering an increase in bridge tolls to help pay for infrastructure and regional measure three, increasing tolls, gradually, on the seven state owned bridges in the state area. all of them except the golden gate. -- regional measure 3. supporters sa wo fund major transportation projects, including a bart extension to the south bay, 300 new bart cars, and a caltrans extension to downtown semper cisco, 70% would go towards public transit, critics say it would make bridge tolls eve. tolls on the golden gate bridge will not be expected -- a