newsom holds a decided lead over cox among hispanic men and women. the poll was conducted by telemundo. >>> an unusual and dangerous discovery. a rocket launcher just showed up. >>> and powerful moment as thousands pay their final good-byes. >>> here's a look around the bay area right now. you sigh tee the low clouds aro the sutro tower. it should be comfortably cool for giants baseball tonight. we'll tell you how long the temperatures will last in the forecast when we come right back. don't call it a comeback. i've been here for years. rockin' my peers. puttin' suckas in fear. don't you dare stare. you better move. listen to the bass go boom. i'm gonna knock you out. mama said knock you out. don't call it a comeback. i've been here for years. hands to their hearts, and saluted in . >>> thousands of aretha franklin's fans threw kisses, held hands to their hearts and saluted to the queen of soul. they came from hundreds of miles away and lined up for hours to pay their final respects to music royalty inside the charles wright museum of african-america

politicians i gavin newsom don't want to solve the problem. i am a businessman and i went to deliver results and solve the problem. jillian: no easy answers and you think one of the solutions can be jail time for ceos that hire people illegally. come back soon and maybe mister newsom will come on as well. we would like to continue talking to you. senator john mccain may have had differences with the president but america is unified with a man who loves and served his country, an emotional day as the casket lies at the state capital coming up. we are joined by a lifelong friend of the senator who was also a prisoner of war in vietnam. i hero himself. he will share memories next. - in a crossfit gym, we're really engaged with who we are as people and making everybody feel welcome. ordering custom ink t-shirts has been a really smart decision for our business. i love the custom ink design lab because it's really easy to use. they have customer service that you can reach anytime. t-shirts help us immediately get a sense of who we are as a group. f

newsom.to turn california into a single-payer health care state. he wants to include coverage for illegal border crossers, even though just a few months ago the state of california rejected single payer. why? it would typical important further into insolvency. it would create weeks and months of long wait times for procedures. here is what we did, we reached out to gavin newsom as we do all the guests. we called on california republican gubernatorial candidate john cox to come on. who is here. john cox. what is he talking about? california rejected single-payer too expensive. would double the state's budget costs. now he wants it for illegal border crossers. now what is going on here? >> gavin newsom doesn't have any answer for the incredibly outrageous cost living in this state. people are crushed by high housing costs, high cost of gasoline, high cost of water and electricity, if they can even get water. now he wants to open up all the wallets of all taxpayers in this state and offer health

newsom enjoys a sizeable lead over cox in both men and women. it is stil early , there are still a number of voters who are undecided. the poll was conducted for our spanish network, . >>> and there are still a number of voters who remain undecided. that poll, by the way, was conducted for our spanish network telemundo. 625 registered hispanic voters selected at random were interviewed. >>> a political campaign reeling tonight after allegations of extortion, on-line bullying. she hosted an on-line video after she said she received a threatening e-mail. >> the e-mail included a link, and what i found was a combination of outright lies and things i've proudly postedal me. what was especially disturbing in this era of me too, was the attempt at shushing me for celebrating my body and my attendance at burning man. >> some of the photos she posted on her facebook page, there they are. she said she will not be intimidated by anonymous cyber bullying. >>> a local man said he will not be moving into the home the catholic diocese offered to him. the cath

we're all americans, after all. >> newsom and trump are still far apart on most issues. for example, today newsom criticized the president's treatment of john mccain and the president's accusations that google censures conservative media. >> these are not unchartered waters. another prominent california democrat talked about working with president trump took a lot of heat. >> that's right. there is a risk. last year senator dianne feinstein said that president trump can learn to be a good president and she caught a lot of flack for that, but gavin newsom is running against john cox, republican, in this race and democrats upset with him over today's comments are probably not going to vote for that republican. that may be the calculation. >> may be fairly safe to reach out with that olive branch at this point. >> after the primary. >> thanks. >>> new at 6:00 the question in wine country these days is how many is too many? we're talking about too many hotel rooms. kpix5's emily turner is in healdsburg where the town has come up with a unique development plan. emily? >> repo

gavin newsom doesn't want to solve it. businessman, i want to deliver results and solve the problem. as we were no easy answers. one of those potential solutions could be jail time for ceos, people that hire people illegally. come back. maybe you have a come on. he's invited. thank you so much. senator john mccain may have had a difficult relationship with the president but america has paid a lot of respect to the man who loved and served his country. an emotional day. we will be joined by captain charlie plumb, a lifelong friend of a senator who was also a prisoner of war with mccain in vietnam. he's a hero himself. he will share personal memories next. ♪ [ engine revving ] flo needs help?! [ engine revving ] take me to her! ♪ coming, flo! why aren't we taking roads?! flo. [ horn honking ] -oh. you made it. do you have change for a dollar? -this was the emergency? [ engine revving ] yes, i was busy! -24-hour roadside assistance. from america's number-one motorcycle insurer. -you know, i think you're my best friend. you do

this is ridiculous. >> 51% of the people in california right now support newsom. are california voters, spewing you might be right. that 51 will support, who will pay higher taxes. there's a big difference between 51% support what you want to do and 51% saying, i so support what you do want to do that i will pay for it. but they would like is the idea, and they want someone else to pay for it. >> now, i don't think they want someone else to pay for. clearly, newsom has done this in san francisco where he worked for it is going to work in california. and when you have 3 million people in california uninsured, then i think that is the reason. let's keep in mind this is not single-payer. this is not cigna pay. >> neil: you are saying single-payer, people supported. i want to pride benefits and free college and everything else i could possibly get my hands on, including health care for everybody. but when push comes to shove, and i give you credit, you say you will happily pay for that. if you ask a lot of californians, a lot of citizens that feel maybe that way in th

. >>> former president barack obama has endorsed gavin newsom in the november election. in the statement obama praised newsom for his work as mayor which included san francisco being the first city in the country to enact a universal health plan. obama also pointed to san francisco being the first to support same-sex marriage under newsom. the former president endorsed 81 democratic candidates in 13 states in the midterm elections. >>> the white house is back pedalling after president trump tweeted that attorney general jeff sessions should end the russia investigation, quote, right now. white house press secretary sarah sanders says the president was voicing his opinion, not giving an order. abc news reporter stephanie ramos has the reaction in washington. >> reporter: good morning. sources close to the white house tell abc news president trump was outraged when he found out special counsel robert mueller wants to question him about obstruction of justice. >> reporter: president trump clearly wants the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential ale

a new poll of hispanic voters shows newsom has the significant lead. they vote for newsom, the democrats 26% would vote for john cox and 11% are undecided. it's still early, a lot of voters still undecided. the poll by the way was conducted for a spanish lancaster network telemundo. >>> a bay area member of congress is going to court to try to restore net neutrality. anna described why she and other lawmakers are joining a lawsuit to overturn the fcc's repeal. >> without clear enforceable rules of the road for internet providers, we're going to continue to see more anti-consumer or dangerous practices. >> members of the fcc which republicans support in congress, repealed net neutrality protection, which took effect in june. >> consumer advocates, tech companies and 22 state leaders are appealing the decision. >> representatives site the mendocino complex fire -- santa clara county fire officials when they complained to verizon about slowing data during the crisis, the carrier suggested they buy an upgrade. verizon apologized saying it was a mistake. jo

all sounds familiar to newsom. >> this is a tragedy. and my heart goes out to the family of the victim. but it's not a tragedy that should be exploited and that's what they are consistently doing and i think it's a real outrage. >> reporter: the lieutenant governor says the hard-line immigration stance while ignoring the positive contributions immigrants make in the state are positions that have already alienated a majority of californians who he says support compassionate immigration reform. >> i think it's wearing thin. it wore thin in california so much so that republican party is now third party in this state. >> reporter: for his part republican john cox just received a mention on the president's twitter feed just days ago. by phone today, cox said given the kate steinle tragedy and now the tibbetts case, the current immigration system needs to be examined. >> you know, i think that's important for people to understand because you know, most people who have come to this country, even illegally, are probably decent people. but even

. >> a boost for gavin newsom's by living off the grid. completely. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. with energy upgrade california. >>> good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is "abc 7 mornings." >> crews are battling a new wildfire in the north bay with resources already maxed out. we're going to update you on what we know this morning. >> we have another fire to show you, but this one is on a plane. what ended up bursting into flames in front of very panicked passengers. >> how many hours a day do you spend staring at a screen. an eye-opening study may have you thinking twice the next time you get an alert on your phone. but not if it's an alert from abc 7 news. >> it doesn't affect your eyes. >> that you always respond to. >> thursday, august 2nd. thanks for joining us. >> you are never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> a lot of alerts has been about the fires but missing most of us and the reason why is, you can see the gray on live doppler 7. the cloud cover that contin

if newsome wins voters will get a radical left wing-agenda. the state will not only cover the citizens of california. no! they will cover all of the state's 3 million illegal immigrants. a lot of people's health care to pay for free. >> obamacare would not have happened. that said, nancy pelosi did a magical job of organizing it. but it required the contributions from the president of the united states. i am not naive. i did universal healthcare when i was mayor regardless of immigration status. i am very proud of that. we proved it can be done without bankrupting the city. >> sean: that could cost taxpayers over $400 billion including the illegal immigrants. each californian would be on the hook for at least $10,000 in new taxes each year. and in florida, we have a race between republican congressman ron desantis who will join us in a few minutes and the democratic tallahassee mayor gillum. he was endorsed by the socialist bernie sanders. he is ready and willing to implement his extreme agenda in the sunshine state. that includes apolishing i

and so i think this is on us, not just them. >> newsom told the bay area council in san francisco he doesn't just blame the right for today's political atmosphere. >>> voters in arizona went to ary election that could affect the national balance of power in congress. representative martha mcsally won the republican nomination for the u.s. senate seat being vacated by jeff flake. a republican critic of president trump. mcsally was backed by party establishment and major analysts saw her as the republican's best chance at holding that seat. her democratic opponent in november will be representative kyrsten sinema. the seat is a potential key pickup for democrats to get the senate back. >>> it is 4: 40. a bay area woman reveals what happened during a frightening lyft ride. >> plus, a kindergartner walks over two miles home alone. now his parents are demanding answers from a bay area school. after school program. kpix 5's juliette goodrich reports: the child's parent s manding answer s alonof being taken to an after-school program. kpix 5's juliette goodrich reports, the child's parents

this is gavin newsome says his city of san francisco, he is a former mayor.ts were skyrocketing, this will cost the state $400 billion per year. think about the lengths much a lifetime. the growing problem of illegal aliens in california and think about the cost across the board. this will cause a huge problem and the state will go bankrupt over this guy. charles: isn't this what we meant? >> gavin newsome is stretching it when he compares what he's going to do for california to the san francisco plan. the san francisco plains only there for the people who can't get immediate i calculation. you have got -- who can't debt medi-cal. does include illegal immigrants. it won't be something we have to worry about. this would have to go on the ballot. and the people of california are never going approve that deal. they did cost out the cost of doing a single payer plan in california, they can't afford it. charles: i have to ask about the boycott of in-n-out burger. i never had the pleasure of eating there. >> it's amazing. >> we had this conversation. don't mess wit

complex in san francisco mayor breed and gavin newsom, newsom is running for governor, will visit the the alice griffith apartment . the is a five story ñconsidered the next step in creating a new community of homes and parks and retail businesses on the land where the 49ers and the giants used to play. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi joined mayor breed at some tenderloin affordable housing that has had a makeover. this halliburton manner is designated for older and disabled people at the rededication ceremony the mayor reminded people she grew up in public housing and knows how important it is to those homes -- for this homes to be well- maintained and safe. she called us halliburton manner a national model for revitalizing public housing. >>> us department of labor says san jose-based cisco systems discriminated against american workers by securing visas for foreign workers instead of hiring u.s workers for certain jobs according to a report on the legal news website bloomberg law federal investigators say cisco secured visas for foreign workers and paid them at a lower rate

if newsom wins, voters will get a supersized helping of radical left-wing agenda, including of courseedicare for all. under this statewide single health care system, the state will not only cover the citizens of california, no. they are going to cover all of the states 3 million illegal immigrants. a lot of people's health care to pay for free. take a look. >> it needs to be pulled into the governor's office, the executive needs to lead it. obamacare would not have happened. that said, nancy pelosi did a magical job of organizing it. but it required the contributions from the president of the united states. i am not naive. i did universal healthcare when i was mayor, regardless of immigration status. san francisco is the only universal health care for all undocumented residents in america. i'm very proud of that.y we proved it can be done without bankrupting the city. b >> sean: not radical plan could cost taxpayers -- get this -- over $400 billion, including tens of millions of dollars for the sanctuaryll states massive influx of illegal immigrants.in it means, on average, each calif

[laughter] >> of course, i am talking about gavin newsom.[applause] >> the next lieutenant governor. there will be some other people who we will run into as time rolls on. let me tell you, in the process, some of them will be making remarks. as they make the remarks, i will occasionally drop by. i want to get all of the business parts here. in my new role in life now, i do not offend anybody. [laughter] >> under any circumstances. it is better that way, for me and for them and for my clients. [laughter] >> so we will proceed in the proper order. i didn't go through the briefing. they had a flow of program briefing. and i was kept so busy visiting that i want to apologize to the people who plan to this event because i am winging it all the way. and in the process of winging it, i know exactly how this program should start. this program should start with none other than the 45th mayor of san francisco, the second woman ever to be the mayor of the city, and the second african-american to be mayor of the city. but none of those things qualify he

also has had experience of such you've been the google fodder who has had experience with solitary newsom and that is why he opted out in two thousand and ten after four years of killing and censorship by the chinese government and google's not afraid of getting split up at some stage i mean if it continues to grow so we're ready an octopus you could say in the corporate world it has its finger in every pio and then entering such a huge market i mean it would be globally done with it yeah that is true i do think that they'd still listen to their employees easily that is to be hoped at least with google maven we've seen that some steps they were taking were met with a lot of chris's criticism and it's still being the octopus that it is it still has its code of conduct the line don't be evil and if you see something evil hear something evil speak up so it is to be hoped that employers do exactly that phrase look at thank you very much for coming in and i can thank you starbucks is teaming up with online retailer alibaba to keep pace with china's growing coffee market it's the companies will

newsom will also talk about his plans to expand housing in communities across the state... and he'll talk about the state's housing crisis. ( james ) still ahead... an undocumented immigrant is now facing charges for the murder of college student mollie tibbetts. and today... we'll see him in court. ( james ) plus... a bill to end bail in california is headed to governor brown's desk. ( james ) plus... a major company is helping out new moms. what it's doing for workers who are nursing. ( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. yesterday brought us a yesterday brought us a taste of some cooler weather and today's weather will be doing the same. look forward to another day with high temperatures peaking below seasonal average with 60's for the coast, 70's by the bay and 80's inland. skies will begin mostly cloudy to cloudy followed by clearing into the afternoon. 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

when gavin newsom was mayor, he had a flood during his time. he's the only person that i know that came from the city to come and talk to the neighbors and find out what was going on. following that, there was some mitigation, where they did some tunneling in the street. they tried to get the water to do whatever they're trying to get the water to do. theres with an improvement. we haven't had a major issue since that time. so my concern is, first of all, where the meetings were held, a lot of my neighbors are senior citizens. so i didn't understand why the community meetings weren't in the library that's right on mission street near our neighborhood. that would ensure -- it's 2, 3 blocks away -- my neighbors could come to that. when there are meetings all over the place, they're not coming. they don't know how to get there. that's one suggestion. my other suggestion, prior to going forth, the language -- i'm sorry? >> president kwon: didn't say anything. >> okay. my other suggestion that the language that will be proposed, i would suggest that

has a campaign war chest approaching 40 million dollars.polling shows newsom with a 24 point ahead ofhe november election. (ken) now to our four zone forecast. you're looking live at the golden gate bridge.(pam) kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us with a look ahead lawrence karnow: temperatures were running cooler than normal around the bay area. highs today were in the 70s and 80s inland with 50s and 60s and patch fog at the coast. it is another day of showers and thunderstorms over the sierra but that will subside as the sun goes down. on the satellite image you can see a weak area of low pressure off the coast. that low will move east keeping high pressure from building in too strong tomorrowl. once it moves past high pressure will return and bring hotter temperatures into the weekend. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 80s inland. inside the bay we'll see 60s and 70s with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will begin to warm on friday with 90s inland. it will remain hot in the valleys for the weekend with much cooler weather at the coast. temperatures will cool

newsom will also talk about his plans to expand housing in communities across the state... housing crisis. ( james ) a big story this morning... the president's former lawyer has pleaded guilty to 8 criminal charges... and he's implicating donald trump.( darya ) in federal court... michael cohen said he violated campaign laws and that he did so... at the direction of then candidate trump. kristen holmes has the details. a blow to president trumphis longtime personal lawyer and fixer -- michael cohen -- implicating the president while pleading guilty to eight criminal charges tuesday- robert khuzami / deputy u.s attorney: "these are very serious charges that reflect a pattern of lies and dishonesty over an extended period of time."among the charges -- campaign finance violations. cohen telling a federal judge in new york -- he worked in coordination and at the direction of trump when paying off two women -- believed to be porn star stormy daniels and former playboy playmate karen mcdougal -- to keep quiet on their alleged affairs with the president--cohen saying he acted to

fonda spoke on a panel with fellow female activists including jennifer newsom, wife of gavin newsom.an employers from making job applicants or new hires to sign away their rights to file lawsuits or complaints. >> he needs to is sign this legislation. he needs to sign it. he needs to understand, this is the time, this is the moment to protect women. >> the bill, however, is opposed by state business advocates, it will spark a wave of litigation against business owners they say. >>> a growing movement in sonoma county wants to put a cork on new wineries. they claim they bring in huge crowds, congestion to the roadways. they call for a moratorium on new wineries until regulations are put in placement they presented it to the board of supervisors. supervisors are holding offer o regulations. >>> concord is meeting to discuss a sales tax increase and whether or not to put it on the ballot. the last time was in 2010 when voters approved measure q. this tax increase would bump that a full cent. the city says it would generate $26 million a year. >>> it is now the largest wildfire in califo

all sounds familiar to newsom. >> this is a tragedy.y heart goes out to the family of the victim. but it's not a tragedy that should be exploited and that's what they are consistently doing and i think it's a real outrage. >> reporter: the lieutenant governor says the hard-line immigration stance while ignoring the positive contributions immigrants make in the state are positions that have already alienated a majority of californians who he says support compassionate immigration reform. >> i think it's wearing thin. it wore thin in california so much so that republican party is now third party in this state. >> reporter: for his part republican john cox just received a mention on the president's twitter feed just days ago. by phone today, cox said given the kate steinle tragedy and now the tibbetts case, the current immigration system needs to be examined. >> you know, i think that's important for people to understand because you know, most people who have come to this country, even illegally, are probably decent people. but even one mu

the president of that board and in his capacity of the board, he cast the deciding vote to replace newsom with ed lee as the mayor of the city. and then he promptly took over and became a member of the california state assembly and in the process, literally became one of the god angels of what happens with this transit centre. all the time, he had been part of the team, moving the project. ladies and gentlemen, a man who is a housing expert, as perceived by his colleagues in the legislatures, sustainable transportation, options, advocate, assembly member, david to -- chu. >> the son is signing to shining on the transit centre. grand central west is open for business. the sceptic said that we wouldn't make the tough decisions. we wouldn't choose the tough decisions to make it happen. what we chose differently, we chose to address the congestion on our freeways and our airpor airports. we chose to tackle the environmental issues to reduce greenhouse gases. we chose to bring together the myriads of interest in our bay area. bringing together eight bay area counties to the center. bringing to

didn't walk in this wild open job there bro newsom of the border two hundred but her ducks a good view of the rivers really of all the water but we go to the. many years into seeing giant she has been trying to raise awareness of the suicide epidemic she talks to the families of the deceased trying to get to the heart of the matter the point job used to be at the forefront of the nation's agriculture and irrigation system was built to bring water to the neighboring arab. as a result water tables started to drop making farming increasingly difficult local farmers would go bankrupt borrow money and then as they were unable to pay their debts they committed suicide. responsibility for the through sword is the loss of the rule of war due to a long rope through the drone or delete. minu gorgeous the. relatives of the dead come to this small down that separates the canal into three branches. they are hoping to find the bodies of their loved ones in the water at least those who committed suicide by jumping into the canal. where you are. you know. i wouldn't be able. to go to them that i wante

newsom tweeted this. president obama example find the kind of leadership we need.he lived with courage, conviction and compassion. fighting for the people who most needed a champion. now, he has endorsed our vision for california. >>> new san francisco supervisory district supervisor larry brown is called for a hearing. as reported, delays affect 30 routes across the city. muni says it is due to a combination of training time for drivers on the new light rail vehicles, as well as the twin peaks tunnel shut down. and a lag in hiring of the drivers. supervisor brown wants to review the training teachers, hiring practices and the way it trains existing drivers. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors has voted to ban cannabis shops within 14 blocks of city chinatown neighborhoods. allowing recreational marijuana sales would drive up rental prices and displays chinese owned is a says. estate residence may have to deal with unhealthy secondhand smoke. struct ntsb is sending investigators to mexico to help determine the cause of yesterday's crash of an aeromexico plan

newsom tweeted in response, president obama example by the kind of leadership we need. he lived with courage, conviction, and compassion fighting for the people who most needed a champion. now he has endorsed our vision for california. >>> back to our coverage of the massive wildfires raging across the state. >> just a few hours ago governor brown stressed the severity of the conditions and what he says this the new norm for the state wild fire season. lauren blanchard has a look at how devastating the fires have been. >> reporter: this is highway 299 in shasta county. it is where the carmack fire started. -- where the carr fire started. the largest of one of a dozen active wildfires burning through the state. >> look like something from another world. it is very surreal. >> reporter: the carr fire has burned through hundreds of square miles registering more than 1000 buildings and causing several deaths crews are slowly gaining ground on what is now in the top 10 most destructive of fires in state history. forcing thousands from their homes with many unable to return.

our requests for comment from governor brown and lieutenant governor newsom's offices were not returnedisco, dion lim, abc 7 news. >> we'll stay on that story. >>> moving on, it is a historic weekend, the opening of san francisco's new salesforce transit center. starting on sunday, five transit agencies will use the new transbay terminal at mission and fremont streets for bus service, easy transit, west cat links, amtrak and greyhound. muni buses have been using the ground floor since june, in fact. today a who's who of san francisco dignitaries took part in the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the center. mayor london breed said she expects the $2.3 billion facility to become a worldwide destination. >> with its beautiful public art, beautiful rooftop park, with free events, activities, shopping and dining, and you know, don't blame us if you miss your bus. because you're so distracted by everything that is going on around you. >> the transit center hosts a block party tomorrow. it's free and open to the public from noon until 4:00 p.m. if you'd like the go see it for yourself. to