our washington, d.c., correspondent raquel martin joins us now live. raquel, what exactly does the bill do? >> good evening bill update. a 1996 law called the respect for marriage act. now back then senators define marriage as between a man and a woman. this new bill will reshape that definition to include same couples. it requires the federal government, regardless of state laws to uphold that promise. >> what a great day. 7 years after the supreme court upheld the right to same marriage. to that, the u.s. senate voted to protect it. and the first people i will call when this bill passes will be my daughter and her wife tuesday. majority leader chuck schumer called the respect for marriage at a historic milestone for same couples, including those close to home. and it's personal to me, this is the time i wore at my daughter's wedding to her wife. the bill requires the federal government to recognize samesex marriages. even if the supreme court were to overturn its previous decision. wisconsin democrat tammy baldwin, the first openly senator led the cha

for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you guys. raquel, what else was the president focusing on while in florida? >> well, we know later in the evening, the president spent some time trying to do some of the democratic candidates running for office in florida. one of them is the former governor, charlie crist, who is trying to unseat the current governor, republican ron desantis. we know is who is. >> apparently popular across the country and also in that state. so we'll have to see it. that added attsntion will give chris a charlie crist a boost. >> all right. raquel martin reporting live for us from reporting live for us from washington workout. president biden is threatening to raise taxes on oil producers that they don't increase production to help with the rising gas prices. major u.s. oil producers recently announced high earnings in the 3rd quarter. president biden is looking into having to pay higher taxes on excess profit. biden would have to get congress to pass a bill for this to happen. president targeted oil companies i

interest rates, three-quarters of a percent yet to get our at washington, d.c., correspondent raquel martin explains what's to be expected. >> this is now the 4th time in a row. the federal reserve has raised interest rates more aggressively at 3 quarters of a percentage. the increase will make it more expensive to take out a new mortgage, buy a new car or pay down a credit card. the cost of borrowing just got even more expensive for taking forceful steps to moderate demands. >> in an effort to tame high inflation wednesday, the federal reserve announced it will raise interest rates, three-quarters of a percentage yet again, it's the 6th rate hike this year. inflation remains well above our longer run goal. federal reserve chairman jerome powell says despite best efforts the labor market is too strong and prices are too high. he warns more rate increases are on the way to try and slow down spending without price stability. the economy does not work for anyone. we understand that our actions affected communities, families and businesses across the country. the increase means purchasing a hom

but on washington, raquel martin, back to you guys. thank you, raquel. 21 people are behind bars for their involvement in an illegal operation worth about a half. >> billion dollars. the department of justice calling it the nation's first large scale. catalytic converter crime ring 3 of the ringleaders base, their operations in sacramento, according to the department of justice that vang and andrew bang as well as wow recorded converter thieves through an app enticing them to target vehicles with the highest value they would then ship the stolen converters to a new jersey company called dg auto for tens of millions of dollars. our purpose was to go up the chain and find the people ultimately responsible for making the most money. >> california is considered a hot bed for these types of crimes. the state has strict regulations on fuel emissions, meaning higher concentrations of valuable metals are at the core of converters that are made here in california over the weekend, a loaded gun was found under a pumpkin at a home in santa clara

added another 261,000 jobs in our dc correspondent raquel martin joins us live. so, raquel, this is not all considered a good news right? >> that's right. it's bit of a mixed bag. and while the white house is certainly characterizing this word, often port has good news for struggling americans. the other side of the coin is it will almost guaranteed the federal reserve will continue to raise interest rates to try and squash inflation. >> 10 million new jobs in 20 months. president joe biden is celebrating another strong jobs report last month. the u.s. economy added another 261,000 jobs, folks. our economy continues to grow and add jobs. even as gas prices continue to come down. we got a lot more to do. the report also shows unemployment increased slightly from 3.5 to 3.7%. labor secretary marty walsh says the uptick could be the first sign the federal reserve's efforts to slow inflation are working. i think what was starting to see now is hopefully a transition into a slow, steady economy. >> mean that we'll see job growth games, but it's not as strong as they we

. >> and 12 republicans, our washington, d.c., reporter raquel martin joins us live from capitol hill. raquel, what does this bill exactly do? >> good evening. will this bill updates and 1996 law called the respect for marriage act. now back then senators define marriage as between a man and a woman. this bill updates that description to include same couples and requires the federal government regardless of state laws to uphold that right. >> what a great day. 7 years after the supreme court upheld the right to same marriage. to that, the u.s. senate voted to protect it. and the first people i will call when this bill passes will be my daughter and her wife tuesday. majority leader chuck schumer called the respect for marriage at a historic milestone for same couples, including those close to home. and it's personal to me, this is the time i wore at my daughter's wedding to her wife. the bill requires the federal government to recognize samesex marriages. even if the supreme court were to overturn its previous decision. wisconsin democrat tammy baldwin, the first openly senator led th

. >> our washington, d.c., correspondent raquel martin has more. >> good evening.arge crowd protested outside the steps of the supreme court today. defenders of affirmative action argue the practice is necessary to fix discrimination. that is long hinders students of color from receiving an equal education. but conservative justices expressed skepticism that the practice is fair. >> supporters of affirmative action and rallied outside the supreme court monday while inside the justices heard 2 cases that could up in the decades old practice allowing universities to consider race when admitting students, i believe doctor of action. >> is one way for all of us to be able to tie or stories in our true. >> in separate arguments before the court, the university of north carolina and harvard both argue the practice is necessary to promote diversity on campus. we know that every student carolina has earned their place. justice kentaji brown, jackson and justice sonia sotomayor underscored race is just one of several factors considered by schools. when you give your race, y

our correspondent in washington, raquel martin joins us live with more on this recount. this latest rate hike really was expected. >> it definitely was. this was now the 4th time in a row that the federal reserve has taken a more aggressive approach in raise interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage. and what that means for consumers as it will be more expensive to buy a new car, a buy a new house, or even pay off your credit card. the cost of borrowing just got even more expensive for taking forceful steps to moderate demands. >> in an effort to tame high inflation wednesday, the federal reserve announced it will raise interest rates, three-quarters of a percentage yet again, it's the 6th rate hike this year. inflation remains well above our longer run goal. federal reserve chairman jerome powell says despite best efforts the labor market is too strong and prices are too high. he warns more rate increases are on the way to try and slow down spending without price stability. the economy does not work for anyone. we understand that our actions affected communities,

for now washington, raquel martin, back to you. >> well, if republicans are successful tonight, raquel and they do seize control of congress, what should we expect? >> well, congressman kevin mccarthy, who will soon to be the speaker of the house, has already laid out his agenda. he says the number one priority is trying to pass legislation to secure the southern border. other things he has on his radar is launching investigations into the biden administration on how they handled withdrawing troops from afghanistan for one and how they handled the pandemic. just have to wait and see. raquel martin live for us from washington, d.c., thank you. >> back here at home, election security is top of mind. capitol correspondent eytan wallace spoke with california secretary of state shirley weber about what her office is doing to make sure the election is secure. >> weber vows a safe election and says message to all eligible california voters is clear. go make your voice heard. >> what we need now from you. >> it's for you to show up and vote. california. secretary of state shirley weber joining

ponce correspondent raquel martin has the details. >> your vote is stark numbers. again. are getting a special shout out from the president this election cycle. young people voted. to continue addressing the climate crisis, gun violence, personal rights and freedoms, although votes are still being tallied. exit polling from the center for information and research on civic learning and engagement. >> shows voters 18 29 were key to securing democratic victories in battleground states. we kind of knew that that was going to be the case. tom bergin works with headcount, a nonpartisan group that registers young voters. he says it's no surprise young voters especially dan z are turning out gen z by nature of just existing is political and the result of that is the turnout for elections that we're seeing in that. >> we probably will continue to see because only about half of gen z is eligible to vote thus far at 25 florida democrat maxwell alejandra for off is now the first member of gen z elected to congress. he says the gop ought to take note over 65 64% of gen z voted for dem

our martin joining us now live from dc raquel, what exactly does this bill do? and at this moment, are they voting on it? the thing that's exactly what's happening. they are actually casting their votes as we speak. >> this bill update to a 1996 law called the respect for marriage act that then marriage was defined as between a man and a woman. this bill would broaden that definition to include things that couplea. >> it would require the federal government regardless of what states what might do with their laws to protect that right. 7 years after the supreme court upheld the right to same marriage. the u.s. senate is set to vote to protect it for so much of america. >> this bill was too important to risk failure. >> tuesday, majority leader chuck schumer called the respect for marriage at a historic milestone for couples, including those close to home. and it's personal to me. this is the time i wore at my daughter's wedding to her wife. the bill requires the federal government to recognize samesex marriages. even if the supreme court were to overturn its prev

our dc's raquel martin joins us live now to tell how expected was this right height? i mean, much of this was expected. this is now the 4th time we're seeing the federal reserve take a more aggressive approach and raise interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage. >> now what it means for consumers is that it will be more expensive to purchase a home by house or excuse me or buy a car and possibly a pay off their credit card. the cost of borrowing just got even more expensive for taking forceful steps to moderate demands. >> in an effort to tame high inflation wednesday, the federal reserve announced it will raise interest rates, three-quarters of a percentage yet again, it's the 6th rate hike this year. inflation remains well above our longer run goal. federal reserve chairman jerome powell says despite best efforts the labor market is too strong and prices are too high. he warns more rate increases are on the way to try and slow down spending without price stability. the economy does not work for anyone. we understand that our actions affected communities, fami

of course, we will not hear that decision until the spring for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you guys. so raquel justice ketanji brown jackson was not involved in the harvard case today. so explain why. >> well, that's right. the newest justice recuse herself from hearing oral arguments on the harvard case. and that's because she wants set on the board of over overseer board. so she recuse herself. it's something we see justices do from time to time when there appears to be a conflict of interest. >> all right, raquel, thank you. reporting live from washington for us tonight. we appreciate it. >> other news now, elan musk is officially the only person in charge of twitter. new court documents reveal that he ousted the company's board of directors before he bought the platform for 44 billion-dollars musk's purchase has triggered concerns that he will relax. some of twitter's content policies leading to more hate speech and misinformation online. >> a spokesperson for twitter at miss the company is monitoring a rise in racist and anti semitic tweets over the past few days an

our washington correspondent raquel martin explains why these cases are stirring up a lot of emotion.> good evening. a large crowd protested outside the steps of the supreme court today. defenders of affirmative action argue the practice is necessary to fix discrimination. that is long hinders students of color from receiving an equal education. but conservative justices expressed skepticism that the practice is fair. >> supporters of affirmative action outside the supreme court monday while inside the justices heard 2 cases that could up in the decades old practice allowing universities to consider race when admitting students, i believe doctor of action. >> is one way for all of us to be able to tie or stories in our true. >> in separate arguments before the court, the university of north carolina and harvard both argue the practice is necessary to promote diversity on campus. we know that every student at carolina, he's earned their place. justice ketanji brown, jackson and justice sonia sotomayor underscored race is just one of several factors considered by schools. when you give

washington correspondent raquel martin has that story. >> the white house is certainly characterizingoday's jobs report as good news for struggling americans. but the report also guarantees the federal reserve will continue to raise interest rates to try and squash inflation. >> and new jobs in 20 months. president joe biden is celebrating another strong jobs report last month. the u.s. economy added another 261,000 jobs, folks. our economy continues to grow and add jobs. >> even as gas prices continue to come down, we got a lot more to do. the report also shows unemployment increased slightly from 3.5 to 3.7%. labor secretary marty walsh says the uptick could be the first sign the federal reserve's efforts to slow inflation are working. i think what was starting to see now is hopefully a transition into a slow, steady economy. >> mean that we'll see job growth games, but it's not as strong as they were in the past. and i think that that's what we want to seen earlier this week, the federal reserve raise interest rates again, an aggressive push to try and lower inflation but with near

for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you recall, when can we expect the senate to vote?ell, senate majority leader chuck schumer hasn't announced a specific date, but the president wants them to take care of this before the weekend. that's what he believes. some railways could stop the transportation of chemicals needed to keep drinking water safe. our live for us in dc, thank you so much. >> now to the east bay where neighbors in the city of alameda will soon have to say goodbye to some of the city's oldest trees. some of them are more than 120 years old. kron four's charles clifford has the details. >> well, the city of alameda is full of trees. every street is lined with large trees and there's some really big old ones as well, including this big tree behind me here. unfortunately, the city has determined that at least 3 trees, some of its oldest need to be taken out. the city's recreation and parks department has marked a total of 3 trees to make trees in church. a new park and one large victory in lincoln park. >> for removal, the city says that an arborist recently

we're now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. >> let's check in on our weather right now. taking a live look outside at coit tower. not much wind moving through those trees there and the sky looking just little bit overcast. let's check in with kyla grogan with more on our weather outdoors. hey kylen. hey there. yes, we've got some rain coming in. i want to show you how much rain we're talking about. 2 hits of rain right to the first one is going to be on saturday and this one, not a whole lot right. mostly north bay about a 10th of an inch. but the second one, it is bay area wide. and you see some of these numbers over an inch of rain. so let's talk about how we're getting there. here is the system right now that's delivering all the rain up into the pacific northwest. that's an atmospheric river. now. watch as we have another low pressure system is going to press that down towards us that that shot of rain that we get saturday. i think it's mostly in the north bay and it falls apart. but this one that comes down from the gulf of alaska does not fall apart. it stays toget

raquel martin. 5 states voted on the issue of legalizing recreational marijuana.ed legalizing recreational pot in kansas. escuse me, arkansas. >> north dakota and south dakota. 2 states voted yes. that's maryland and missouri. so that brings the total number of states in the u.s. we have legalized recreational marijuana. 2, 21. kron four's your local election headquarters and one day after cruising to victory, governor gavin newsom says he's looking ahead to his second term capitol correspondent eytan wallace tells us, but the governor says he will prioritize. plus what happens next for newsom's opponent republican brian dolly. >> dolly says he's not going anywhere. and newsom says as he begins his second term in office, there's one issue in particular at the top of his list. thank you very governor gavin newsom addressing supporters election night and thanking voters for giving him a second term in office and deeply humbled by the results. deeply humbled to have the privilege to study my term >> as governor of the state of california, just as he did throughout th

republicans wrapping things up and trying to energize voters and our washington, d.c., correspondent raquel martin joins us live and clearly a lot at stake. that's right. the direction of the entire country, at least for the next 2 years will be decided in next week's election. >> and president biden certainly isn't wasting any time as he tries to push back against a potential red wave. florida, new mexico and pennsylvania are the next stops on president joe biden's busy one week before election day. we're making real progress in florida tuesday home to the country's second largest population of americans. 65 and older. >> the president warned if republicans take control of congress, they could slash social security and medicare benefits. i believe hard work should be rewarded. i believe that we should leave no one behind. in contrast, the highlighted democrats efforts to lower costs for seniors. medicare premiums are going to be down and he's not the only one pushing that message in the final stretch. i'm here to ask you to vote. >> former president barack obama is also crisscrossing the country

our washington, d.c., reporter raquel martin joins us live now.e cases starting up a lot of emotions. >> that's right. and we did the protesters outside the supreme court earlier this morning. defenders of affirmative action argue the practice helps fix discrimination. that is long hindered students of color from receiving an equal education. but conservatives on the court expressed skepticism that the practice is fair. >> supporters of affirmative action and rallied outside the supreme court monday while inside the justices heard 2 cases that could up in the decades old practice allowing universities to consider race when admitting students, i believe doctor of action. >> is one way for all of us today. with that, our stories and our true. >> in separate arguments before the court, the university of north carolina and harvard both argue the practice is necessary to promote diversity on campus. we know that every student at carolina he's earned their place. justice kentaji brown, jackson and justice sonia sotomayor underscored race is just one of