raquel martin, back to deb. president elect trump has named susie wiles, the manager of his victorious campaign as white house chief of staff wiles a longtime florida bay strategist will be the first woman to ever hold the title after running trump's campaigns before that she also ran rick scott's 2010 campaign for florida. governor wiles is also the daughter of famed nfl player and announcer pat summerall. in a statement trump says, quote, that it is a well-deserved honor to have susie as the first ever female chief of staff in the united states history. i have no doubt that she will make our country proud. >> control of congress still hanging in the balance. is president elect donald trump prepares to take back power. republicans regain the majority in the senate, but the house still too close to call right now. there are still several congressional races that are being decided. however, the newsnation decision desk hq predicting a gop majority which legislative experts say will be significant. >> majorities g

trade partners, mexico, canada and china with new tariffs kron four's washington correspondent raquel martin explains. >> president-elect trump says all 3 countries are simply not doing enough to stop the flow of illegal immigration. it also fentanyl into the u.s. but economists warn that if you follow through on these threats, americans could be paying higher prices on everything from electronics to cars to fuel. >> what we're talking about here are massive tax increases that will hit american businesses and american consumers. the national taxpayers union is sounding the alarm. president-elect donald trump announcing on his first day in office. >> he slapping a 25% tax on imports from canada in mexico. they're not just going to sit there and take it. they're going to strike back at our companies already. mexico's president promises to hit back and threatened tariffs on u.s. goods might sumo. she insists mexico has cracked down on border crossings, but on truth, social trump warns that harris will go into effect unless mexico and canada do more to stop the flow of drugs and illegal immigrat

trade partners, mexico, canada and china with new tariffs kron four's washington correspondent raquel martin explains what could happen if the proposed tariffs go into effect. >> president-elect trump says all 3 countries are simply not doing enough to stop the flow of illegal immigration. it also fentanyl into the u.s. but economists warn that if you follow through on these threats, americans could be paying higher prices on everything from electronics to cars to fuel. >> what we're talking about here are massive tax increases that will hit american businesses and american consumers. the national taxpayers union is sounding the alarm. president-elect donald trump announcing on his first day in office. >> he slapping a 25% tax on imports from canada in mexico. they're not just going to sit there and take it. they're going to strike back at our companies already. mexico's president promises to hit back and threatened tariffs on u.s. goods might sumo. she insists mexico has cracked down on border crossings, but on truth, social trump warned that harris will go into effect unless mexico and can

raquel martin. >> well, it is starting to feel like christmas.have a look at the new tree going up at state capitol. today. more than 100 san francisco students got to learn about rising sea levels. usd students went on a field trip along the embarcadero to experience the king tides highest tides of the year. >> there were interactive walking tours and demonstrations with guides for students from flynn, elementary jefferson, elementary and lincoln high. they were taught about rising sea levels and how they'll affect the city. well, we're not even at thanksgiving, of course, but it is already starting to feel like christmas, certainly at the state capitol grounds. crews have been busy putting up this year's capitol christmas tree ahead of the holiday season. cal-fire donated the 65 foot white fir tree after it was harvested in the la torre demonstration state forest in shasta county in the coming weeks. the tree will be decorated with more than 10,000 led lights. and about 200 hand-crafted ornaments that were made by kids in adults living with dev

raquel martin. >> temperatures go like so many big cities is facing some big challenges.every week we taking up close and personal look at our city and the people who are trying to make it better. here's sports photographer, easy man and a master baker who is helping san francisco rise. >> i have seen some crazy things that how can you live in san francisco and not see crazy things? michael, to here, a talker journalist my friends call me the man. >> i use it. show up with a couple joints in my pocket for a camera and a tape recorder. it sports forty-niners won their first super bowl. that was like an awakening. when i look out francisco now, i'm concerned certainly you know everything is cyclical this city is always reach for the stars. we're ready for some. if you want to mount everest. you also have to spend a little time death valley. in my town. i'm gonna help. bring it back. not to where it was. but to where can be a game. >> we'll have to tear the uniform off of me. >> delicious. doing my name is spent on the by the them a careful he have working here. 45 years. re

raquel martin. >> and this comes one day ahead of transgender day of remembrance tomorrow. people across the world will honor transgender people killed by violence and highlight the threats they face. >> a black trans woman and it's just trance people. we we're danger no matter where we live and that severe that thing. >> ucla law estimates that there are more than a million and a half transgender people here in the u.s. and they are 4 times more likely to become victims of violence. >> still ahead, mountain lions are going more nocturnal. explain why they're trading there. >> prowse for the cover of night. >> plus, it's been 2 weeks since election day. the big changes in store for our local changes in store for our local and state governments. (♪♪) make the most of your season during the kia season of new traditions sales event. gift yourself some savings and visit your local kia dealer today. look out for these stickers to find great deals on vehicles backed by a 10-year, 100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty so you can start new traditions for years to come. get 1.9%

raquel martin has the latest now from washington. >> this afternoon, special counsel jack smith, theorney leading the case here in washington, filed a motion to drop all charges on truth. social trump writing that this case was unlawful and should have never been just weeks after winning the 2024 election. president-elect donald trump seizes another victory. the department of justice is dropping 2 federal cases against the future. president. >> in a motion filed monday, special counsel jack smith sites, longstanding department policy that bar sitting presidents from criminal prosecution. he writes as a result, this prosecution must be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated. smith's motion is the final nail in the coffin for trump's january 6 case trump was indicted in august 2023. on 4 felony counts for his alleged role in trying to interfere with the 2020 election. the doj is also abandoning felony charges alleging trump unlawfully took and then refused to return classified documents after he left the white house team. trump is elated in a statement trump spokesperson says th

our washington correspondent raquel martin report. >> the future of the affordable care act also known as obamacare is on the ballot. this election access to health care should be a right and not just a polish, those who can afford vice president. kamala harris is campaigning to protect the federal health care program and warns her opponent, former president donald trump would try to repeal it. he's made dozens of attempts to get rid of the affordable care act. and now we have further validation monday, republican speaker of the house mike johnson was recorded telling supporters in pennsylvania massive health care reforms are in the works. they are lying to the people friday. he denied accusations he's trying to scrap the aca. that is never. >> not our position. it's not on the bingo card at all. on the campaign trail, trump has said he will keep the affordable care act unless he can create a better option if we can do better, meaning less expensive and better health care for you. matthew fiedler, a healthcare policy expert says the lack of details >> is likely on purpose some of that

. >> to the january 6 riot at the capitol, raquel martin has the latest now from washington. >> thisernoon, special counsel jack smith, the attorney leading the case here in washington, filed a motion to drop all charges on truth. social trump writing that this case was unlawful and should have never been brought just weeks after winning the 2024 election. president-elect donald trump seizes another victory. the department of justice is dropping 2 federal cases against the future. president. >> in a motion filed monday, special counsel jack smith sites, longstanding department policy that bar sitting presidents from criminal prosecution. he rides as a result. this prosecution must be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated. smith's motion is the final nail in the coffin. first runs january 6 case trump was indicted in august 2023. on 4 felony counts for his alleged role in trying to interfere with the 2020 election. the doj is also abandoning felony charges alleging trump unlawfully took and then refused to return classified documents after he left the white house team. trump i

our washington correspondent raquel martin reports. >> well, this is certainly ppwelcome news ahead of holidays. the biden administration says all 3 men, including one man facing the death penalty will soon be reunited with their families. lawmakers who've been pushing for their release. they the men have endured harsh conditions in prison for years. 3 more americans will spend the holidays with loved ones. the biden administration announced china agreed to release 3 wrongfully detained u.s. citizens marks. we spent more than a decade in prison on drug charges in kylie in jean long, imprisoned on espionage charges. this is hugely significant. pager opens worked for the mccain institute. >> organization devoted to freeing u.s. prisoners abroad and worked with kylie son were hoping to uplift the voices for harrison and his family in for kylie, this is the most. >> happiest day of the reason lives and we just are. >> incredibly grateful that the american government went to this length acid. should the biden administration says president biden pressed for the release of american citizens?

raquel martin. >> don't have to tell you.s tough to raise a family these days, especially in san francisco and the bay area kron four's vicki liviakis found a guy who's making it work while making music about. >> you know, help just see that there's some beauty in the that dan dad, resident of the city and musician, he's created the original music called playing in fog is sort of. >> love letter to san francisco. despite the many challenges it's getting harder to live in the city for sure just to afford it. one of my songs actually is called 60 day notice and it's about it. and owner move in eviction, which we had to deal with it. so we went from rent control, too. market rate rents, which is a big nightmare. yeah. and but i i did read beautiful song out of his daughter also plays in his band called scrabble. >> and along with iconic snapshots of the city lead draws on his korean roots in san francisco. vicki liviakis kron. 4 playing in fog screens this saturday tomorrow at 3 o'clock. plus, there will be live performances and

second for now in washington, raquel martin. >> back to you. stephanie. raquel, thank you for that. now we know that the doj announced also today the fbi thwarted iranian plot to assassinate donald trump this fall. what do you know about that? that's right. and it's not the first time we've heard of such a plot coming from the iranian government. >> today, the now say they have charged 3 individuals in this plot. it seems that they were going to try and rule out some sort of assassinations scheme before election day. >> all raquel martin reporting from our nation's capital. thank you so much. disturbing racist text messages targeting black individuals, including students, is sparking nationwide alarm. the anonymous messages sent to recipients across several states invoked slavery with some instructing recipients to show up at a specific location with, quote, belongings. one such message directed a california teen to a plantation in north carolina place. they've never lived, but was actually the address of a museum. the fbi fcc and state agencies are investigating the origin of these

raquel martin, our dc correspondent. well, no action was taken against an alameda city council member police say was found drunk in long beach last month. councilmember trish herrera, spencer was in southern california for a convention when she was seen on police body camera video appearing to be on the sidewalk and struggling to answer questions. the alameda city council dobated whether to formally admonished her but ended up not taking any action spencer also did not attend that particular meeting. she is one of 5 candidates running for 2 open seats on the city council. she's now in 3rd place behind special education teacher michelle prior and alameda county prosecutor greg bowler. also in the east bay, the city of antioch is welcoming a new mayor, the incumbent lamar hernandez storm dropped out of the race wednesday night and mayor-elect ron bernal says he's focusing on public safety, homelessness and economic development. >> hiring are 40 plus vacancies in the police department establishing neighborhood watch program

raquel martin reporting for us from dc. thank you so much. now, as raquel just mention, president elect donald trump has name susie wiles, the manager of his victorious campaign as white house chief of staff while is a longtime florida bay strategist will be the first woman to ever hold that title after running traps, trump's campaigns before that she also ran rick scott's 2010 campaign for florida. governor is the daughter of famed nfl player and announcer pat summerall. in a statement mr. trump said, quote, it is a well-deserved honor to have susie as the first ever female chief of staff in united states history. he goes on to say, i have no doubt she will make our country proud. and former president trump's wind driven by support among hispanic voters, young people and americans without college degrees. hispanic voters were more open to trump this year compared to 2020. well, harris won more than half of hispanic voters. that support was down from about 6 in 10 who went for biden today on kron. 4 news at 2. i spoke with a political expert o

our dc's raquel martin joins us now live with what's happening there. and also republican winds across the board. >> some republicans are calling this a red wave are seeing a seismic shift to the right. pretty much across the country. in the end, former president donald trump outperform vice president kamala harris leading to major wins for republicans in the senate and potentially the house. against all odds. 2 assassination attempts, multiple indictments. >> and 2 impeachments. former president donald trump elec%ed the next president of the united states. think great. it is. >> political movement of all time there's ever been anything like this and trying >> election night data shows trump swept battleground states including the prize of the night. pennsylvania. trump may games with younger voters and latino voters, specifically men and is winning the popular vote. the first republican to do so in 2 decades. meanwhile, vice president kamala harris underperformed compared to president joe biden. the outcome of this election is not what we wanted. the v

our dc correspondent raquel martin has election results. reaction. >> against all odds, 2 assassination attempts, multiple indictments and 2 impeachments. former president donald trump if elected the next president of the united states. think great. it is. >> political movement of all time there's ever been anything like this and trying >> election night data shows trump swept battleground states including the prize of the night. pennsylvania. trump may games with younger voters and latino voters, specifically men and is winning the popular vote. the first republican to do so in 2 decades. meanwhile, vice president kamala harris underperformed compared to president joe biden. the outcome of this election is not what we wanted. the vp called trump to congratulate him on his win before addressing supporters at howard university. >> while i can see this election, i do not concede the fight that fuels this campaign. >> certainly happy day for the. >> gop republicans will reclaim the upper chamber after defeating at least 2 democratic incumbents

second for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. >>for the first time this season, snowboarders and skiers could head up to the slopes in tahoe and enjoy some fresh powder. the mount rose ski resort in reno is now open for business. and that's thanks to an early snow for more on this comp or stephanie lin spoke with julie johnson from first of all, tell us a bit about how it feels to be open today. >>that's a really exciting day. first to open in tahoe. so we had a ton guests come out and celebrate today and we're also celebrating 60th season. so it's been a really fun day while they congratulations on your 60 a season. >>so walk us through which this will be open this weekend. yeah. so we're starting off with flaky express, which is our high-speed quad lift. and that will. >>take you up to more of fans to intermediate about 1000 feet of vertical open. and then we also have our beginner terrain open with or tool conveyor belt. it's called the magic that's one of the minor. yeah, we have a little something for everyone and gray and w

washington correspondent raquel martin has the story. >> not going to happen on my watch.mace is launching a fight to ban sarah mcbride. the first transgender person elected to congress from using the women's restroom, ptsd from the abuse i've suffered at the hands of a man and i know how vulnerable women and girls are in private spaces. maze just introduced a resolution barring transgender women from using women's restrooms or gyms on capitol grounds. if mcbride wants to go to the gym, she can go to planet fitness, bullying, a member of congress. this is what we're doing just discussing. democrats are rallying behind mcbride's. just got to congress. she she's going to use whatever restroom missions to use this. in a statement, mcbride calls the push, quote, a blatant attempt from far-right extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what americans are facing. house speaker mike johnson has not confirmed if he supports me, says will provide the perfect combination for every member time but made his personal stance clear. a man is a man and a wo

our washington correspondent raquel martin reports. >> also known as obamacare is on the ballot. this election access to health care should be a right and not just published those who can afford vice president. kamala harris is campaigning to protect the federal health care program and warns her opponent, former president donald trump would try to repeal it. he's made dozens of attempts to get rid of the affordable care act. and now we have further validation monday, republican speaker of the house mike johnson was recorded telling supporters in pennsylvania massive health care reforms are in the works. they are lying to the people friday. he denied accusations he's trying to scrap the aca but is never. >> not our position. it's not on the bingo card at all. on the campaign trail, trump has said he will keep the affordable care act laws. he can create a better option if we can do better, meaning less expensive and better health care for you. matthew fiedler, a healthcare policy expert says the lack of details >> is likely on purpose some of that is intentional in the sense that i

our dc's raquel martin explains. he's already making history with his pick for chief of staff. >> susie wiles trump's campaign manager will be the first woman to ever hold that title of white house chief of staff. it's one of the most influential roles in any administration. wiles will be central in executing the president's agenda. >> woman behind president-elect donald trump. landslide victory will now spearhead his administration. trump's transition team announcing through the wild, a longtime florida political operative. >> the trump next white house chief of staff, the ice colin. it's critical job. it's nice for her to be the first person named mulvaney served as one of 4 chiefs of staff during trump's first administration. your job is to tell the president things that he doesn't want to hear. he says wiles has a tough job on her hands. but if she's got his trust, she could be really, really good at this job. while first task help put together a slate of leaders to stop the white house and key government agencie

for now washington, raquel martin, back to you. >> thank you. raquel. millions of americans have questions on their mind says donald trump prepares to assume the role of president again, one of them is what comes next. newsnation's mike vick era breaks down some upcoming key dates. >> now that decision desk hq projects donald trump to win the white house becoming the first president in more than 120 years to lose office and then win it back. what can we expect as donald trump goes from president elect to his inauguration as the 47th president? here are some important events in the process on december 11 states appoint electors on december 17th. those electors vote in their states on december. 25th christmas day electoral votes are received by congress. and then on january 6, congress counts them up with a sitting vice president, kamala harris presiding over that session. former president trump is then sworn into office on january. 20th. in the meantime, the president-elect will be going through nominees to fill out his new cabinet. mike, the kara. and t

our dc's raquel martin reports. >> well, this is certainly welcome news ahead of the holidays. the biden administration says all 3 men, including one man facing the death penalty will soon be reunited with their families. lawmakers who've been pushing for their release. they the men have endured harsh conditions in prison for years. 3 more americans will spend the holidays with loved ones. the biden administration announced china agreed to release 3 wrongfully detained u.s. citizens marks. we spent more than a decade imprisoned on drug charges in kylie in jean long, imprisoned on espionage charges. this is hugely significant. pager opens worked for the mccain institute. >> organization devoted to freeing u.s. prisoners abroad and worked with kylie son were hoping to uplift the voices for harrison and his family in for kylie, this is the most. >> happiest day of the recent lives. and we just are incredibly grateful that the american government went to this length acid. should the biden administration says president biden press for the release of american citizens while meeting w

i do see is raquel martin joins us live in. raquel, why is he arguing this is necessary?ne, will the president-elect is saying that all 3 of these countries are simply not doing enough when it comes to stopping the flow of fentanyl and also illegal immigration into the united states. but economists warn if he follows through with this threat, american consumers could be paying more on everything from electronics to cars to fuel. >> what we're talking about here are massive tax increases that will hit american businesses and american consumers. the national taxpayers union is sounding the alarm. president-elect donald trump announcing on his first day in office. >> he slapping a 25% tax on imports from canada in mexico. they're not just going to sit there and take it. they're going to strike back at our companies already. mexico's president promises to hit back and threatened tariffs on u.s. goods might sumo. she insists mexico has cracked down on border crossings, but on truth, social trump warned that harris will go into effect unless mexico and canada do more to stop th

our dc's raquel martin explains what could happen if the proposed tariffs go into effect. >> president-electmp says all 3 countries are simply not doing enough to stop the flow of illegal immigration. it also fentanyl into the u.s. but economists warn that if you follow through on these threats, americans could be paying higher prices on everything from electronics to cars to fuel. >> what we're talking about here are massive tax increases that will hit american businesses and american consumers. the national taxpayers union is sounding the alarm. president-elect donald trump announcing on his first day in office. >> he slapping a 25% tax on imports from canada in mexico. they're not just going to sit there and take it. they're going to strike back at our companies already. mexico's president promises to hit back and threatened tariffs on u.s. goods, my vehicle and sumo. she insists mexico has cracked down on border crossings, but on truth, social trump warned that harris will go into effect unless mexico and canada do more to stop the flow of drugs and illegal immigration writing, quote, th

raquel martin, back to all right. and there was a lot of money spent on both sides here, but they're saying that trump won despite a lot of big spending from democrats. >> that's right, wolf, vice president kamala harris raised over a billion dollars in that short time that she was running for president. we know that her campaign had a pretty aggressive grounding. we're told that they knocked on over a 3 million doors just this weekend. despite that, we're seeing that she did underperform compared to joe biden or president joe biden back in 2020, he got 80 million votes this time around. vice president kamala harris only getting 66 million. and she had a very short amount of time there to raise all that money. raquel, thank you. the response to former president donald trump's win is already pouring in from world leaders. some can't wait for him to return to the white house. others that remain skeptical. our washington correspondent jessi tenure reports. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu was among the first

for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. while young vo is definitely a factor in this race and local college students are reacting tonight to the outcome of the presidential election locally. >>a group of uc berkeley students not happy with trump's victory held a protest this evening on campus as kron suarez. lindsay for reports, people who support the president elect also showed up to voice their concerns. >>uc berkeley students protesting wednesday expressing their disappointment with this year's presidential election. i don't believe in and that immigration issues of abortion issues as a woman. >>and that's going to have to pay for africa. son i martinez says she is sad to learn that many people of latin descent voted for donald trump. my fans, immigrants. >>and my whole family is. i feel like me as a latina chicana. i feel like it's my responsibility to come out here 5 for people who can't fight and who literally are scared to come out here due to the fascism. martinez says as a woman of color, she has not felt safe. an

our raquel martin has the latest now from washington. >> this afternoon, special counsel jack smith, the attorney leading the case here in washington, filed a motion to drop all charges on truth. social trump writing that this case was unlawful and should have never been just weeks after winning the 2024 election. president-elect donald trump seizes another victory. the department of justice is dropping 2 federal cases against the future. president. >> in a motion filed monday, special counsel jack smith sites, longstanding department policy that bar sitting presidents from criminal prosecution. he writes as a result, this prosecution must be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated. smith's motion is the final nail in the coffin. first runs january 6 cakes trump was indicted in august 2023. on 4 felony counts for his alleged role in trying to interfere with the 2020 election. the doj is also abandoning felony charges alleging trump unlawfully took and then refused to return classified documents after he left the white house team. trump is elated in a statement trump spokesperso

we're now in washington, raquel martin, back to justine. >> thanks so much for college. stephanie, here at what did the president say about the vice president's loss? >> well, we know that today the president said he has spoken with the vice president since election day. he praised her campaign, calling it inspiring. we also did see the president say that he is also disappointed in and what we saw happen. but he's pushing the country. the stay resilient. also definitely underscoring some of what his administration was able to do with the economy. we know many people went to the polls, frustrated with the cost of living. he says the investments made by democrats just have not yet been realized. >> sure to be a lot more to come out of this. raquel, thank you so much. and donald trump's wind driven by support among hispanic voters, young people and americans without college degrees. joining us live now to provide additional perspective around this historic win is mike madrid, national political expert on the tea know demographics. good afternoon to you. thank you so much fo

raquel martin, back to you. president elect donald trump has name susie wiles, the manager of his victorious. >> campaign as white house chief of staff wiles a longtime florida bay strategist will be the first woman to ever hold that title after running trump's campaigns before that she also ran rick scott's 2010 campaign for florida. governor wiles is also the daughter of famed nfl player and announcer pat summerall in a statement mr. trump says, quote, it is a well-deserved honor to have susie as the first ever female chief of staff and the u.s. history. i have no doubt that she will make our country proud. mental health experts say they are receiving requests from patients both sides on how to manage the news. experts say that this presidential race has been more intense than past elections. and many people may be feeling a wide range of emotions. >> so we're going to be fearful about what's going to come. some people are upset and disappointed, right? because if your team doesn't win, you're going to feel di

our dc's raquel martin. she breaks down how races could play out once the ballots are counted. >> it's not just the white house now in the hands of voters, but also the balance of power in congress. congressional race is just as interesting and just as much on a nice edge political analyst on bill says whichever party wins the house or senate will determine the success of the next president. cooperation versus a check. democratic national committee chairman jaime harrison says former president donald trump prevails, congress must serve as a protecting the freedoms and the rights of the american people against somebody has said that they want to be a dictator on day speaker mike johnson is determined to help trump by keeping republican control of the health. he's been working around the clock to defend vulnerable seats in california and new york are so the country because of redistricting. built says democrats may have an upper hand in the empire state. they have a lot of house seats that joe biden took the d

raquel martin. in washington. raquel martin. >> well, your money california state officials passed a new fuel policy raising gas prices. nancy loo reports on just how much you'll be paying at the pump. >> while the change could mean an extra $0.65 per gallon next year here in california, according to one estimate, price hikes are coming after a 12 to 2 vote by the california air resources board approving even tougher new fuel standards to cut vehicle emissions. the goals are 30% by 2030, and 90% by 2045 regulators claim the higher costs from pushing for more lower carbon alternatives are worth the environmental improvements. according to uc berkeley, the state's aggressive emissions policies have reduced air pollution by 65% over the past. 25 years. but the newly approved standards are expected to push gas prices even higher with one projection of nearly a $1.50, more by 2035. >> there's some people that will be able to weather that. and there's going to be a lot of people that can it would be certainly more of a

for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. >> thanks, raquel.ll ahead, hollywood stars and politicians make their way to a charity ball in san francisco. after the break. a look at who was honored. >> bill o'reilly on cuomo. you write cuomo and that hurts me to say america's favorite sparring duo with tv's liveliest, most honest debate formal for you tonight at 8, 7 central only on newsnation. >> nascar is joey logano >> over the weekend, the stars were out for the hellenic charity ball in san francisco celebrating film music and the arts along with hollywood actors studio execs and politicians. legendary pop sensation tony orlando on known for his hits candy, to knock 3 times and tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree. a real fan favorite. >> i should do. >> i guess really the singing to orlando who calls himself greek or weekend because of his puerto rican in greek roots. he is being honored with the marcus lifetime achievement award. >> for his 6 decades of entertaining fans. >> weak the boat and a nice job there. yeah, i would go that f

our dc's raquel martin has the latest now from capitol hill. >> to dog may be going from enemy number in washington to yesterday's news for all of those that want to save tiktok in america. vote for trump on the campaign trail. president elect donald trump reversed his position to ban the popular video app. i'm now a big star on tiktok. now that. >> donald trump's popular on them. i'm glad that he realizes that there's value. the democratic california congressman ro khanna is on board. he voted against the bill forcing tiktok chinese parent company. >> to sell the app to an american company or be banned in the u.s.. there are 170 million americans on these platforms. you can't just take away their free speech. rights york republican congresswoman nicole malliotakis and most of congress voted for it. but she says the priority now is to secure our border and this mess, illegal migration that is crushing city's democratic senator mark warner is still sounding the alarm. >> he calls tiktok a national security threat. let's have it owned controlled, not by a chinese company which by chines

in washington, raquel martin. and president elect trump is already busy is staffing up his next white house conference. washington correspondent jessi tenure joins us now live with the latest on his picks. good afternoon, jesse. >> yeah, good afternoon to as well. grant vicki. so president-elect trump does plan on being here in dc later this week for an oval office meeting with president joe biden. but >> he's definitely not wasting anytime making some of those important picks. >> president elect donald trump announced his choice to take charge of the nation's borders, giving tom homan. the title of border czar to the millions of illegal aliens that joe biden's recent our country in violation of federal law. >> you better start packing. now holmen served as the acting director of immigration and customs enforcement and trump's last administration. trump also announced his longtime adviser stephen miller will be his deputy chief of policy. we could be a country that doesn't let you illegal aliens violate our border

our washington correspondent, raquel martin breaks down the key races that could swing either chamber either way and the determine if the next president can even pass their policy agenda. >> it's not just the white house now in the hands of voters, but also the balance of power in congress. congressional race is just as interesting and just as much on a nice edge political analyst on bill says which ever party wins the house or senate will determine the success of the next president. cooperation versus a check. democratic national committee chairman jaime harrison says former president donald trump prevails, congress must serve as a protecting the freedoms and the rights of the american people against somebody has said that they want to be a dictator on day one. speaker mike johnson is determined to help trump by keeping republican control of the health. he's been working around the clock to defend vulnerable seats in california and new york are so happy to be in new york's 22nd. brandon williams is one of the most important races in the country because of redistricting. built says de

raquel martin.artisan analysis finds the state budget deficit will improve in the coming year. >> but it also finds long term. that's not the case. capitol correspondent eytan wallace. explain. and all of reaction from republicans and from the newsom administration. >> and our live team coverage of this atmospheric river continues says the bay area, the north bay in particular, it's getting pummeled as we >> i welcome back to kron. 4 news at 4 tracking the storm and this is a live look at interstate 80 at kingvale. this is up in this year. obviously wear it has been snowing. but this is kind of a warmer storm. so the snow is not going to be that impressive. lawrence says with this route. i don't know, though, just looking at it makes you cold, though, doesn't it? yeah, freezing up there. no matter what, right. but it kind of it for, you know, we have some cold air trapped before the warm air starting to move in. so we saw snow levels dropping down to 3500 feet. going to watch him rise quite rapidly.

our dc's raquel martin has the latest. >> it's not going to happen on my watch.ublican congresswoman nancy mace is launching a fight to ban sarah mcbride. the first transgender person elected to congress from using the women's restroom, ptsd from the abuse i've suffered at the hands of a man and i know how vulnerable women and girls are in private spaces. maze just introduced a resolution barring transgender women from using women's restrooms or gyms on capitol grounds. if mcbride wants to go to the gym, she can go to planet fitness, pulling a member of congress. this is what we're doing just discussing. democrats are rallying behind mcbride's. just got to congress. she she's going to use whatever restroom missions to use this. in a statement, mcbride calls the push, quote, a blatant attempt from far-right extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what americans are facing. house speaker mike johnson has not confirmed if he supports me, says will provide perfect combination for every member but made his personal stance clear. a man

. >> to the january 6 riot at the capitol are raquel martin has latest now from dc. this afternoon.cial counsel jack smith, the attorney leading the case here in washington, filed a motion to drop all charges. >> on truth, social trump writing that this case was unlawful and should have never been brought just weeks after winning the 2024 election. president-elect donald trump seizes another victory. the department of justice is dropping 2 federal cases against the future. president. >> in a motion filed monday, special counsel jack smith sites, longstanding department policy that bar sitting presidents from criminal prosecution. he writes as a result, this prosecution must be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated. smith's motion is the final nail in the coffin for trump's january 6 case trump was indicted in august 2023. on 4 felony counts for his alleged role in trying to interfere with the 2020 election. the doj is also abandoning felony charges alleging trump unlawfully took and then refused to return classified documents after he left the white house team. trump is elat

our washington correspondent raquel martin has the story. last time. >> i was standard arlington as commander-in-chief. this veterans day, president joe biden delivers a message of unity in gratitude to the men and women who serve greatest honor of my life. >> lead you to serve you care if you're to defend you. >> just a defended president biden is leaving office after enacting sweeping policies meant to improve the lives of veterans. according to the white house veteran homelessness is down 11.7% since 2020 and thanks to a law known as the pact act. >> veterans exposed to toxic burn pits are now eligible for va health care is already helped over 1 million veterans and their families. >> get the benefits they deserve. the pandemic means everything for families, blue star families, founder kathy rock to kate says the president has delivered for military families to support pay raises to help with military family challenges in the community housing costs. he says it's because the biden family is a military family. president biden's late son be

for now in washington, raquel martin, back to justine. part recall congress still has a lot of work to do between now and january. what's at the top of that list? >> so the number one thing they need accomplish is passing a budget they have until december 20th to find some sort of bipartisan compromise to keep the government open otherwise the country could face a government shutdown just before christmas. now on democrat side, they are going to try and get many judges confirmed as they can before they lose the majority in senate. republicans are going to get a head start on trying to confirm some of president-elect trump's new cabinet members. recall. martin live for us in dc. thank you so much. here in california, they're still millions of ballots yet to be counted. and state officials say it will be weeks. >> until we learn the final results of the election, according to the secretary of state's office, there are still over 4 million ballots left to count. and california's elections, chief secretary of state doctor shirley weber says p

raquel martin. >> happening tomorrow, the warriors face off with the rockets in houston. the warriors are currently 4, 1, having lost to the clippers so far to the season. tipoff is at 5. >> and after the break, we've got the latest on some changes happening to the patients for early voting due to the hurricanes on the east coast. san francisco is in crisis and we need real experienced leadership. we need mark farrell. our interim mayor who got things done. who showed we can clear tent encampments, fight crime, and address the drug crisis. who will make the tough choices for our city's future. "i'm mark farrell. i'm running for mayor because san francisco deserves better." "i'm ready to deliver that change on day one." mark farrell. a proven leader with the experience we need. >> nation's capital is on high alert as dc city leaders prepare security measures for election day, january 6 election certification and the inauguration from boarded-up businesses to extra law enforcement in certain parts of d c leaders say they are ready for election day aftermath. he says police

our raquel martin has the latest now from washington this afternoon, special counsel jack smith, theg the case here in washington, filed a motion to drop all charges on truth. social trump writing that this case was unlawful and should have never been just weeks after winning the 2024 election. president-elect donald trump seizes another victory. the department of justice is dropping 2 federal cases against the future. president. >> in a motion filed monday, special counsel jack smith sites, longstanding department policy that bar sitting presidents from criminal prosecution. he writes as a result, this prosecution must be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated. smith's motion is the final nail in the coffin for trump's january 6 case trump was indicted in august 2023. on 4 felony counts for his alleged role in trying to interfere with the 2020 election. the doj is also abandoning felony charges alleging trump unlawfully took and then refused to return classified documents after he left the white house team. trump is elated in a statement trump spokesperson says the deo days d

he wants all the ukraine in washington, raquel martin >> coming up, we're going to continue our livem coverage of the atmospheric river. stay with us for all. the latest conditions will be right back. >> we have to talk about the atmospheric river that is still hitting the bay area tonight for taking this live look outside here at the park arrow in san francisco. the city got wet today, but the north bay just got so hammered. lawrence is here to give us an update. yeah, i'm gonna show you some very impressive totals here coming up in a few minutes. but yeah, i mean, >> we've got yet another atmospheric river event coming our way is just beginning to set itself also show you that, too. so if you have any rain, your neighborhood just yet. don't worry. you're gonna see plenty on the way for tomorrow. well, even after that, so out there tonight, dangerous night out there on the roads, that's for sure. a lot of wind out there continuing. and of course, that rain. it's a very heavy rainfall in the north bay. they're seeing some flooding there if they haven't seen flooding yet. it is immine

raquel martin. >> all right. now for your health and the california department of public health has identified a possible bird flu case in a child in alameda county's. so we wanted to learn more about this and here with us now is the health officer for alameda county, public health doctor nicholas moss. thank you for being here. mister. having me. so we know that this child is recovering at home, has mild respiratory issues. do we know how this child got? bird flu? >> so far we haven't identified the source of exposure for the child's illness. we're continuing the investigation. if we get more information, we'll share that with our community members. >> and so this child did or did not have contact with an infected bird or animal. >> there is no clear history of aunt act between child and a basic animal. we are looking into the possibility that perhaps wild birds near where the child lives could could be a source. but at this time, we don't have any clear source of exposure, which it is the you need for this case

kron four's washington correspondent raquel martin has more. >> it's not going to happen on my watch. republican congresswoman nancy mace is launching a fight to ban sarah mcbride. the first transgender person elected to congress from using the women's restroom, ptsd from the abuse i've suffered at the hands of a man and i know how vulnerable women and girls are in private spaces. maze just introduced a resolution barring transgender women from using women's restrooms or gyms on capitol grounds. if mcbride wants to go to the gym, she can go to planet fitness, pulling a member of congress. this is what we're doing just discussing. democrats are rallying behind mcbride's. just got to congress. she she's going to use whatever restroom missions to use this. in a statement, mcbride calls the push, quote, a blatant attempt from far-right extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what americans are facing. house speaker mike johnson has not confirmed if he supports me, says will provide perfect combination for every member but made his personal stance clear. a

our dc's raquel martin has the latest from capitol hill.from enemy number in washshshshshington to yesterday's news for all of those that want to save tiktok in america. vote for trump on the campaign trail. president elect donald trump reversed his position to ban the popular video app. a big star on tiktok now donald trump's popular on them. i'm glad that he realizes that there's value. the ic california congressman ro khanna is on board. the voted against the bill forcing tiktok chinese parent company to sell the app to an american company or be banned in the u.s.. there are 170 million americans on these platforms. you can't just take away their free speech. rights york republican congresswoman nicole malliotakis and most of congress voted for it. but she says the priority now is to secure our border and this mass illegal migration as crushing city's democratic senator mark warner is still founding the alarm. he calls ted talk a a a a a national sec threat. let's have it owned controlled, not by a chinese company which by chinese law is

for now washington, raquel martin, back to you. >>well, coming up on kron, 4 news, heartbroken sister searching for justice ahead of the holidays following a deadly hit and run crash. stay with us. >>in the east bay, more than a month has now passed since a hit and run driver killed a woman in antioch. and now the victim's sister tells com for sleep to call. the driver has not been caught and is now hoping justice will come this holiday season. >>terry red revisits lone tree way at canada valley road in antioch. her late sister patricia red used to live in an encampment behind the lows shopping center at this intersection where she was hit by a car saturday. october 12, 2 was in the crosswalk crossing the street. dogs. in our arms. >>and on. this random, both down in a news release following the incident. antioch police stating the victim was unconscious when officers and paramedics responded. >>just before 8.30, that night, red spoke with investigators who she says tell her speed factored into the crash person. never stop person k

our dc's raquel martin explains what could happen if the proposed tariffs went into effect when he comesry, president-elect trump says all 3 of these countries are simply not doing enough. >>when it comes to stopping the flow of fentanyl and illegal immigration into the united states. but economists warn that if trump were to go through with these terrorists, it's the american public that will pick up the tab. what we're talking about here are massive tax increases that will hit american businesses. >>and american consumers, the national taxpayers union is sounding the alarm. president-elect donald trump announcing on his first day in office. >>he slapping a 25% tax on imports from canada in mexico. they're not just going to sit there and take it. they're going to strike back. >>at our companies already, mexico's president promises to hit back and threatened tariffs on u.s. goods might sumo. she insists mexico has cracked down on border crossings, but on truth, social trump warns that harris will go into effect. >>unless mexico and canada do more to stop the flow of drugs and illegal imm

now, our dc's raquel martin reports.come news right before the holidays. the biden administration says all 3 men, including one who was facing the death penalty will soon be reunited with their families. >>lawmakers been pushing for their release say for years these men have endured harsh conditions while in chinese prison, 3 more americans will spend the holidays with loved ones. the biden administration announced china agreed to release 3 wrongfully detained u.s. citizens marks weed and who spent more than a decade in prison on drug charges. in kylie in jean long, imprisoned on espionage charges. this is hugely significant. pager opens worked for the mccain institute. >>organization devoted to freeing u.s. prisoners abroad and worked with kylie signed we're hoping to uplift the voices for harrison and his family in for kylie. this is the most. >>happiest day of the recent lives. and we just are incredibly grateful that the american government went to this length should. the biden administration says president biden pre

for now in washington, raquel martin, back to justine and raquel congress still has a lot of work tobetween now and january. what's at the top of their list? >> well, number one, the need to keep the government open. they have until december 20th to find some sort of bipartisan compromise to avoid a government shutdown right before christmastime. a sad now. also we have democrats who are going to lose their majority in the senate very soon. they're racing to try to confirm or federal judges starting tonight. we know senator schumer actually working on that as we speak. and then lastly, no senate republicans are also rushing to get through some of their nominate or confirmations for president elect trump's cabinet positions. so they're going to try and have some hearings so that they're ready to go as soon as the president-elect is sworn in. a lot to do recall. martin, thank you so much. and after a big victory just a week ago, president-elect donald trump is in the process of picking members for his cabinet. >> trump is expected to nominate florida senator marco rubio as secretary of