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that is the right honourable gentleman, the memberfor epsom and ewell, the secretary of state for transporton both sides. aren't my constituents entitled to think that this is just an utterly pointless transport secretary, because nothing ever changes under his watch? i have constituents who today are standing in sweltering heat for five hours, some of them fasting for ramadan, if they can get a train at all. it's a disgrace and what is she going to do to make it right today? 20 years ago i was using this line. it was rubbish then and it's rubbish now. people's private lives are being destroyed and this whole thing is an absolute disaster and must be put right. some of those angry mps were able to see the transport secretary individually tonight after, you guessed it, some delays and cancellations to those meetings. this is notjust political frustration now but real life stress and strain. the thameslink journey that vikki orvice takes to and from work and for chemotherapy has been a shambles. one of my limitations is that i can't physically stand for very long. so i was then worrying about

that is the right honourable gentleman, the memberfor epsom and ewell, the secretary of state for transportthen he was roasted by the backbenchers on both sides. aren't my constituents entitled to think that this is just an utterly pointless transport secretary, because nothing ever changes under his watch? i have constituents who today are standing in sweltering heat for five hours, some of them fasting for ramadan, if they can get a train at all. it's an absolute disgrace and what is he going to do to make it right today? 20 years ago i was using this line. it was rubbish then and it's rubbish now. people's private lives are being destroyed and this whole thing is an absolute disaster and must be put right. some of those angry mps were able to see the transport secretary individually tonight after, you've guessed it, some delays and cancellations to those meetings. this is notjust political frustration now but real life stress and strain. the thameslink journey that vikki orvice takes to and from work and for chemotherapy has been a shambles. one of my limitations is that i can't physical

that is the right honourable gentleman, the memberfor epsom and ewell, the secretary of state for transportilfor the state for transport. but he blames network rail for the timetabling failures. yes, network rail hasn't delivered, but he seems to forget that as a company limited by guarantee, network rail has one member — the secretary of state for transport, him. he is the man in charge, allegedly. mr speaker, you might —— he might want to blame network rail, but it is he who failed in his responsibility to oversee it. the buck stops with him. what's more, he has burned his bridges with the leadership of network rail, which can only have damaged his oversight of this process. isn't this a terrible failure of him and his role at the top of the system? the northern rail thameslink contracts were awarded by his department to private operators. it is thejob his department to private operators. it is the job of his department to ensure that companies fulfil their contracts. sarries and gtr have had yea rs contracts. sarries and gtr have had years to prepare for these timetable changes —— arriva

and that is the right honourable gentleman, the member for epsom and ewell, the secretary of state for transportnetwork rail for the timetabling failures. he seems to forget that as a company limited by guarantee, network rail has one member. the secretary of state for transport. were the prime minister not so enfeebled, she would sack him. if he had any concept of responsibility, he would resign. the transport secretary should do the right thing and step aside. mr speaker, i was rather expecting him to say that, and i'll simply responding by saying it is myjob to make sure the problem is fixed, and that is what i intend to do. but i would say they can't have it both ways. half the time he says to me that the government should run the railways, and when something goes wrong, he says it's the government's fault. a continually highlights the failings. when will he accept that he is responsible for network rail and fall on his own sword, because the apology isn't good enough? i think the key issue now is to sort out the problems. he asked about the failings of my department and elsewhere... particu

that is the right honourable gentleman, the member for epsom and ewell, the secretary of state for transportn't my constituents entitled to think that this is just an utterly pointle55 transport secretary, because nothing ever changes under his watch? i have constituents who today are standing in sweltering heat for five hours, some of them fasting for ramadan, if they can get a train at all. it is a disgrace and what is she going to do to make it right today? 20 years ago i was using this line. it was rubbish then and it's rubbish now. people's private lives are being destroyed and this whole thing is an absolute di5aster and must be put right. some of those angry mp5 were able to see the transport secretary individually tonight after, you guessed it, some delays and cancellations to those meetings. this is notjust political frustration now but real life stress and strain. the thame5link journey that vikki 0rvice takes to and from work and for chemotherapy has been a 5hamble5. one of my limitations is that i can't physically stand for very long. so i was then worrying about getting a seat o

that is the right honourable gentleman, the memberfor epsom and ewell, the secretary of state for transportnsport secretary individually tonight after, you've guessed it, some delays and cancellations to those meetings. this is notjust political frustration now but real life stress and strain. number 10 says the situation is unacceptable. ministers, vowing to sort out the mess. but what meaning has a political promise which has no guarantee of getting from a to b? laura kuenssberg, bbc news. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: paul manafort, the former campaign manager for donald trump, has been accused of attempting to tamper with potential witnesses. at least 65 people have died and up to two million have been affected by the eruption of guatemala's most active volcano. united nations campaigners will highlight the over use of plastics on world environment day in an effort to rethink the way we manage oui’ waste. deal or no deal. will britain's borders work for business after brexit? the bosses of europe's biggest ports are in london to present their concerns. let us

responsible, that is the right honourable gentleman, the memberfor epsom and ewell, the secretary of state for transporter to mps and today, does he fail to take any responsibility for his department's role in the shambles enjoyed by passengers up and down the country? and there was frustration too on the conservative benches. private lives are being destroyed and this whole thing is a disaster that must be put right. well, timetables and rail companies aside, was that the wrong kind of commons performance? i've been speaking to the labour formerjustice secretary, home secretary, foreign secretary and leader of the house, jack straw — a man who clearly knows a thing or two about being a minister. i asked him whether he felt any sympathy for the beleaguered mr grayling. on one level, i have sympathy for him because he was on the rack. at another level, i was almost shouting at the television to say, chris, you should have learned rule one about being a minister, advice given to me by a conservative minister when we were in opposition, which is, whatever goes wrong in your department, however much it is a

i could probably do a better job at being secretary of state for transport. t is because the department for transport shelved or cancelled electrification, therefore setting back the industry the best part of the decade which means we are operating with 30 or a0—year—old stock and drivers are not trained to drive them. we came across an interview in construction news with mark carne in 201a saying he was "lucky to arrive at a time of national crisis." he will be leaving at a time of national crisis so he has a good bookend to that. what do think people will think? do you think people will be as magnanimous as you are being or will they say he is a highly paid guy, he is getting second to a knighthood for services to rail and we have had thousands of train cancellations. when all is said and done, the buck stops with politicians. the person who takes most responsibility is chris grayling. part of me thinks the conservative government might be slightly relieved that we are focusing on a civil servant rather than the politicians who make the decisions. it was chr

service members from temporary graves and preparing them for transport to the united states or for burial in american cemeteries in france. minute film from 1955, documenting the dedication of the u.s. marine monument in belleau wood, france. mr. yockelson: after the fighting ended, the graves registration service team, teams, usually led by a chaplain, would go to the burial sites, which were near where the soldiers fell. the bodies were exhumed. they would look if the dog tag was there. to dog tags were issued american troops. the bodies would be placed in a permanent cemetery or in coffins and brought to the ports for shipment back home. about 70% of american families elected to have their loved ones returned home at government expense. the other 30% were left, eventually for burial. in permanent cemeteries maintained by the american battle monuments commission. mr. moizan: france allowed the americans to keep permanent cemeteries in france. america keeps one for each big battle in france. mr. yockelson: it was a gruesome task for the grs teams. the bodies decomposed and were difficult

section of the agreement is the agreement that was signed off by chris grayling the secretary of state for transportrs who wish to reduce safety on our railway at the same time as bailing them out to industrial action. the public see right through that and a rail north have not been to the negotiating table for months. they must realise that they have a business to run. it is an acceptable to re m ove business to run. it is an acceptable to remove the gods by 2020. thank you very much. the government has ruled out any move to legalise cannabis or to review its classification as a class b drug. however, it has not closed the door to a possible re—think over the use of cannabis for medicinal reasons. earlier, the former conservative leader, lord hague, said any war on cannabis had been "irrevocably lost", and urged the government to consider legalising cannabis for recreational as well as medicinal use. baroness meacher, who chairs the all parliamentary group on drug policy reform, has said existing laws which prevent the use of cannabis in medical applications as "evil". this country has denied peopl

state, and local transportation agencies. it's critical that state and federal transportation agencies are prepared and equipped to tackle the opportunities and challenges they present for the roads. they'll develop, install, and maintain traffic devices that they're understood and obeyed

state. >> reporter: governor brown and lawmakers approved the gas tax, a 20 cents per gallon diesel tax and increased registration fees to raise $52 billion for local and state transportation projects, mostly roads and bridges, some public transportation. gop candidate for governor john cox, a gas tax opponent, says this is a message to the millions of forgotten californians ignored by the sacramento political elite. help is on the way. at the candidates debate in may, democratic candidate for governor gavin newsom said, i think we should do the right thing and extend that gas tax. san francisco state political science professor jason mcdaniel says the gas tax measure probably won't sway the governor's race to the gop, but it energizes republicans and could decide which party controls congress. >> this could matter to the outcome of who controls the house because every seat matters. >> reporter: polls show most voters in favor of repealing the gas tax. >> they need more organization and where the money is going to. >> it's hard to commute from vacaville to here. you see what i mean? it's part of my paycheck. >> reporter: this is expected to be a very expensive campaign. mo

he is the secretary of state for transport. own and he can look to timetable is who have worked their socks off at modest rates of pay to put this right. he points the finger and network rail, he points the finger is that drivers. anybody but himself. he is ultimately responsible for all these elements of the railway industry and he cannot abrogate his own responsibility, but he seems to do this time and time again. it is about time he had a reality check and faced up to his own responsibilities. we must leave it there, thank you for hearing with those of your earpiece. andy mcdonald, the shadow transport secretary. high street cosmetics chain lush has become embroiled in a social media storm — after launching a campaign which appears to accuse police officers of being "paid to lie". critics have accused the company of being anti—police — and some customers have been tweeting that they will boycott the chain. but lush says the campaign aims to highlight the abuse that people face when their lives have been infiltrated by underc

we will not rely on the assurances of the secretary of state for transport, whose assurances are sadly believe this is strategically right for our country, for business, for jobs, and can i say that i very much welcome the positive encouragement that i have received from members across this house in the last few months? i regard this project as being of vital importance to members of parliament in the north of england, in wales, in northern ireland, in scotland, and in the south—west. there, actually, i see the links to their airport been one of the opportunities for this. he raised a number of... that was the transport secretary chris grayling confirming in the comments that the government is going ahead with the third runway at heathrow airport. he said it wasn't an easy decision, but a decision taken in the national interest —— chris grayling in the house of commons. there will be plenty of coverage on that the bbc news channel, and the news at one with jane hill will have the latest reaction to that amendment. but right now let's catch up with the weather with ben roach. goodbye. g

the final list for the state's transportation comes in august.re to repeal the tax increase is on the november ballot. >>> the warriors will unveil a newly refurbished basketball court. they put in new backboards at westlake middle school during last year's nba finals. now the good tidings foundation renovated the gym's court including a complete sanding and finishing which hadn't been done since 1928. hosted by warriors basketball camp. >> that's awesome. you're never more than seven minutes away. let's talk about a different sport, smaller. baseball. we have a game day, rockies and giants. giants have won at least four, maybe five in a row. warming to 63. the breeze will make it feel more comfortable if you're in the direct sun light and you can burn in about 20 minutes. we're starting off the fair with 67. we'll head up to 76 degrees at 3:00. back down to about 69 so the warmth will wane as we head through the evening hours and a cool 59 degrees under the stars when all is said and done. we'll take a look at what's going to happen coming up in

for college health centers state wide. >> opponents for there gas tax saying that they are key factors driving up the cost of transportation >> it is about time the working people of this state had a voice and not just the special interest and the donors to these campaigns. >> supporters of the appeal gathered enough signatures and waiting for the state to verify them. the legislature passed the tax that raised gas 12 cent a gallon. >>> our time is 4:40 and this new bill aimed at protecting consumers from ingesting harmful toxins. >> president trump wants to create a new branch of the military and why they need a space force for national security. onal security. . >>> on the move in san jose. traffic moving well and getting up to highway way 17. >> it looks more coast and bay, and it will be warmer we will show you the temps coming up. . >>> moments a go kim jong-un arrived in china kicking off the 2 day visit to china and discussing steps after the nuclear summit with trump and resulted in the announcement of the stop of military drills with south korea. >>> 4 people killed in japan including a 9-year-old girl in the big

for transportation projects. the yes vote, 80.4%. the no, 19.6 percent. >> and proposition 70, the only initiative went down to defeat. it called for a constitutional amendment for when the state could spend revenues from the auctioning or sale of greenhouse gas emissions under the cap and trade program. if the measure had passed, the state could only access that money with two thirds approval from legislatchambers. >> proposition 71. any new ballot ke effect till after election results are certified. right now the measure passes on tuesday night and takes effects on wednesday -- on wednesday. supporters say some ballots have yet to be counted well some mail in have not been counted. >>> proposition 72. that allows the state legislature to exclude rainwater capture systems added after january 2019 from property tax assessments when a property owner owns -- adds new property, that is assessed for taxable value. this is 83.3% yes, 16no. again, yes on that measure. making sure does not trigger a property tax reassessment on your home. >>> 4:17. senator dane -- diane feinstein seeking her fifth term in the u.s. senate. so far she has 44% of the vote. she will be placing -- she wil

aaron persky and weigh in on regional measure 3 to increase tolls on the seven state owned bridges to raise money for transportation projects aimed at reducing congestion. if approved by 2025, you'll pay 8 to c mostridges in the bay area. voters we a lot of cramming on the issues during the next few da. >> which is why candidates like taking breaks as they try to connect and convince voters to prove them. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. > you can wit "today in the bay" for continuing election coverage. we'll have that for you both on air and online tomorrow but we also have anything you need to know on our website, also a special one-hour newscast at 11:00 tomorrow night. if you want to read up on all of the big races ahead of time, go to nbcbayarea.com. we have a special election section. >> a violent weekend at the el cerrito b.a.r.t. station. one is in custody and another still in the hospital after that stabbing. this happened saturday nht a 50-year-old carl johnson stabbed another man in the stomach. it's not clear what led up to this or if the two knew each other. the victim was serious injuries. >>> new d

state coffers. because transportation funds have been barred by the legislature in the past, the proposition would amend the state concentration to require that the gas tax money is spent only for transportation projects and for no other reason. proposition 70 is the rental -- result of a bargain, republicans agreed to support the governor's cap and trade programs where companies are required to provide term -- permits and greenhouse gases. in return they put proposition 70 on the ballot. it requires a two thirds majority vote on how to spend billions of dollars on cap and trade funding. but only in the year 2024. all other years would require a simple majority vote. republicans view this as a chance to put the brakes on california's high-speed rail prlegacy mbprer 2016 election, thousands of mail in vote still hadn't been counted. in the end, the measure one. but supporters of prop 71 one a five day waiting period before any state ballot matter -- measure can go into effect. opposition 72 is the rainwater proposition. it prohibits counties from raising property taxes on a homeowner that installs a rainwater capture system. though system siphon rainwater interested two large ba

university system. >> the state of georgia has never contracted for a disparity study for the entire state. it contracts for disparity study for the department of transportationbecause that is a requirement to receive federal funds and there are provisions the federal government assist with payment for the studies so dot regularly conducts studies but the state of georgia up to this point has not conducted them. >> thank you for the amazing talk. one of the things when i study martin luther king and his life i'm amazed at the organization and institutions he was able to use. i can't imagine all of the group of people these days being able to share cars to organize the kind of bus boycott and in the context of some of the institutions, religious and otherwise, labor unions and things like that that you talked about being broken up, what advice would both of you have to people in my generation and younger to keep some of these dreams and progress going in the context of institutions that might be going away or may not be what they were back in the day when dr. king was doing his work? >> leading up to different events of what we call the black freedom movement

state coffers. because transportation funds have been borrowed by the legislature in the past, prop 69 would amend the state constitution to require the gas tax money is spent only for transportation projects and for no other reason. prop 70 is the result of a bargain between the governor and republicans in the state legislature. republicans agreed to support the governor's cap and trade program where companies are required to buy permits to relereturn governor brown put prop 70 on the ballot. it requires a two-thirds majority vote on how to spend billions of dollars in cap and trade funding, but only in the year 2024. all other years would require a simple majority vote. republicans view this as a chance to put the brakes on california's high speed rail project which is one of the governor's legacy projects. . when the state ban on plastic bags went into effect the day after the november 2016 election, thousands of mail in votes still hadn't been counted. in the end the measure one, but supporters of prop 71 want a five-day waiting period before any state ballot measure can go into effect. ffect. prop 72 is the rain water proposition. it prohibits counties from rea

state, and local transportation agencies. it's critical that state and federal transportation agencies are prepared and equipped to tackle the opportunities and challenges they present for the roads. they'll develop, install, and maintain traffic devices that they're understood and obeyed by motorists and autonomous vehicles. as autonomous vehicles become more common on the roads, they could influence traffic models and forecasts and agencies will make long term planning decisions. the same sometime, there's new potential benefits and transform the way we view transportation surface all together. soon, elderly and disabled americans as well as those without a car of their own would be able to travel by vehicle with greater ease and independence. like wise, they have great potential to reduce crashes and fatalities and increase the efficiency of the roadway system. how benefits are realized will depend on industry and agencies working together to make sure our roads keep pace with the vehicles they accommodate. infrastructure and innovation happening in home state. road conditions on interstate 80 and projects like these are vital to the future of our nation's roadway an

initiative to repeal the recent increase to state gasoline and diesel taxes officially qualify for the november ballot. the measure requires that any new transportationl taxes or road usage fees in this state be approved by a majority vote of the public. the tax increase is raising billions of dollars for repaving and other transportation projects. >>> our time is 647 and jacqueline is tracking a brand- new crash in just about the worst spot. >> the bay bridge toll plaza which we already know we see big delays every morning with the metering lights and everybody heading into san francisco, now an accident involving a motorcycle locking one of the lanes, you can't see it from this camera angle but we definitely do see some other motorcycles out there, so everyone please be safe, we've got emergency crews that we have seen pass through this area, with flashing lights, so this looks like it could be pretty bad. westbound 80 just past the toll plaza heading along the shore freeway, things are but into thin out, but we are still read over 30 minutes making your way over to the ways. 880 open, definitely seeing those slowdowns. 26 minute ride up towards th

jack johnson who was a black man convicted by an all white jury for violating a law by transporting his white girlfriend across state, quote, immoral purposes. and now, we've got d' souza. criticizing prominent democrats and his history of bigoted rhetoric. he pled guilty to campaign finance fraud after he made political donations in other people's names. supporters of his say he was unfairly targeted by the obama justice department. the federal judge in the case said there was no evidence of that. joining me now peter alexander live from the white house. peter? the president is known on occasion to make some decisions based on gut instinct, but there's indication here that this was not a surprise. it's a trend. and i do want to put into context what the white house has been working on over the last week. and that's the jared kushner side of the house that's been focussed on prison reform and wanted the president to possibly consider pardoning and african american great grandmother who is serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug crime. kim kardashian went to the white house. that's the pardon we were expecting

talking about wind and solar about's for electricity production and electricity is one big component of energy the other is transportation and right now in the united states the vast majority of our transportation sector is fueled by petroleum so when oil prices are higher you see a bigger market incentive for larger electric vehicle penetration for companies like tesla but as prices start to ease you're going to see less folks clamoring for electric vehicles or when you're looking at solar and wind except in what we're talking with these big companies that are making these procurement the decisions. they look there come in is really against what coal and nuclear for electricity right and natural gas yes ok now you're going to fill me and the all the boom busters in washington because i read a story not long ago about the u.s. government i'm not sure if it was a deal we are for her all of the above that are talking about mandating that the purchase of fossil fuels and nuclear buy companies or what's the deal with that unfortunately you heard right so last week donald trump issued a directive to his energy secretary former texas governor rick perry to expl

talking about wind and solar about's for electricity production and electricity is one big component of energy the other is transportation and right now in the united states the vast majority of our transportation sector is fueled by petroleum so when oil prices are higher you see a bigger market incentive for larger electric vehicle penetration for companies like tesla but as prices start to ease you're going to see less folks clamoring for electric vehicles when you're looking at solar and wind except for in what we're talking with these big companies that are making these procurement the decisions. they look their complaint petition is really against what coal and nuclear for electricity right and natural gas yes ok now that you're going to fill me and the all the boom busters in washington because i read a story not long ago about the u.s. government i'm not sure if it was a deal we are for her all of the above that are talking about mandating the purchase of fossil fuels and nuclear by companies or what's the deal with that unfortunately you heard right so last week donald trump issued a directive to his energy secretary former texas governor rick pe

state prison for a period of three years. credits of 550 actual and 550 good time work time for a total of 1,100 so you've done your time. you're not going to be transportedme coming, i know that. and i have a sense that you're going to do it well. the problem is that you have no choice. you have to do it well. with your history, with your priors, if you don't do well, you're going to end up back in the prison and you have a son in the marine corps, pretty proud, huh? >> yeah. >> the point is they can't do it for you. i know you're motivated. this believe it or not is actually the easy part. the hard part is tonight when you get out. you've been in custody for so long. the court wishes you well. good luck. >> thanks. >> the judge's ruling is good news for rivas. he's decided that because of the time she's already served in orange county, she can transfer to a drug rehabilitation program rather than prison. >> i remember when it wasn't this way. right? >> yeah. with all my priors, i've always went upstate, so it's something different for me, something new, and for me it's the last time i'm going to come back. >> you out of here? >> i'm out of here, bunky.

states. both territories face much higher costs for imported food, transportation, fuel, refrigeration, and other everyday necessaryities than the mainland -- necessities than the mainland. certainly, guam is located and the furthest of the territories. to address these inadequacy, our bill would require the furt reimburse guam at the same rate as its peer jurisdictions, alaska and hawaii. and the usda reimburse the u.s. virgin islands at the same rate as neighboring puerto rico. under the federal school meals parity act, public department of defense and private schools on guam and the u.s. virgin islands would receive additional federal funding to provide more in school nutritious meals to our needy students. lastly, our bill directs usda to complete a report comparing the costs of providing in school meals to students in all five u.s. territories, with the maybe lapd -- mainland, 48 states and the outlying states of alaska and hawaii. i continue working in partnership with congresswoman plaskett to ensure that parity for guam and the u.s. virgin islands under usda's in school meal and child nut

for the state proposition. >> we start with proposition 68. that would approve $4 billion in bonds for parks and environmental. >> proposition 69, would require that certain existing taxes which were voted on for transportation >> a no-brainer. prop 70 would require a two thirds majority vote to authorize user revenues from trade. >> proposition 71 would make most state ballot measures take effect five days after the secretary of state certifies. >> prop 72, a yes vote would mean homeowners installing a system to collect rainwater would not be hit with a higher tax bill. top candidate gavin newsom is expected to advanced in november. >> we are at his headquarters tonight in san francisco. let's get an update from their. >> reporter: i can tell you, it is a packed house here. we have yet to see the got -- with governor, but we are expecting m in the next couple of hours. see all of the people in the crowd, we are in the midmarket area of san francisco. we talked about gavin newsom, he has been a busy man over the past seven days , traveling all across the state, his campaign manager told me that he went to more than 30 cities in the last seven days. today was a busy day as well. he hit the polls at one point

that would increase tolls in seven state owned bridges to raise money for transportation projects aimed at reducing congestion. if approved, by 2025, you'll pay 8 bucks to cross most bridges in the bay area. that will be quite an increase. as far as the drive-thru, it will begin here in martinez on escobar where we're standing at 9:00 a.m. we're live in martinez, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >>> stick with "today in the bay" for continuing election coverage. we have all of your election day news and results planned for putting them up on air and online tomorrow. we'll have a special one hour newscast at 11:00 tomorrow night. if you want to read up on the big races ahead of time, visit nbcbayarea.com. we have a special election section. >> continuing coverage for you of the hunter's point ship jarred cleanup controversy. the chronicle roshting a widening scandal. more than a year ago the investigator int first brought you the story. they claimed the site faked soil samples later determined to be safe for development. now the environmental protection agency is could be confirming

state senate bill 1, sb 1 funded project. it's a dollar for dollar match. it's called the local partnership program and the transportation authority board recommended this. it's a three box streetscape improvement program and the first phase was done in 2013 from hyde to jones. i will just say with the extensive discussion about the potential repeal for senate bill 1 funds, our understanding is any funds that the c.t.c. has allocated to projects are allocated would be at risk.not we are still seeking confirmation on a daily basis. that is still the plan. the funds were awarded by the california transportation commisin ail or the project was awarded, and the c.p.c. will act to allocate those funds in june, so while these are 18-19 funds, and the repeal is on the ballot in november , the indication is these funds should be secured for the project upon allocation next month. next project is the neighborhood transportation improvement program coordination work that we do. this is for m.t.a. and public works to work with your offices and the implementing agencies to help the scope and deliver and monitor the projects that the

state-owned bridges, to fund state transportation projects. a lot of that money would go to b.a.r.t. >>> another key vote today, the race for san francisco's next mayor. >> kpix5 political reporter melissa caen continues our team coverage. >> the big day for san franciscans finally here to elect their next mayor and each person picks three candidates and the candidate with the least amount of votes is eliminated until somebody gets to a majority. it's a unique system and it has created unique strategies. for example, mark leno and jane kim encouraged people to vote for both of them. >> vote for me and mark leno. >> vote for me and jane kim. >> the city belongs to us. the >> meanwhile the board of supervisors' president london breed has not teamed up with other candidates but is still a frontrunner in the race. remember, this election is for the remainder of mayor ed lee's term in the end of 2019. there will be another mayor's election next november for a full four year term. look for people campaigning for that election starting tomorrow probably. >> it never ends. >> no rest for the wicked they say. >> that's right. it keeps me in business. >>

invisible basic kind of way, so for example, you can use transportation sustainability fee to pay for a new engine for a bus that extends the life of that bus, deals with stategood repair, that kind of thing. so it's not a directly comparable funding source that you can just swap out indiscriminately. so there is a certain value to mta of tsf that doesn't come from the projects. which are also very important improvements as well. >> supervisor safai: i get that. that makes sense. thank you for the explains. through the chair, i would say that in the context of all the fees considered in this larger package coming up at central soma, there is a point by which we cannot go past, otherwise some of the projects become unsustainable. so i it's important to consider that in the larger context since we're to the end of the road on that debate. we want to consider this fee as part of the larger package that is coming in front of us, but thank you for the distinction, one seems to be more local to the area and one can have impact on the area, but impact in other areas of the city as well. i appreciate that distinction. thank you, madame dam char x. >> supervisor kim:

for transportation projects. >> proposition 70 was the only initiative deleted -- defeated. it determines when the state can spend revenues from the auctioning or sale of greenhouse gas emissions in the states cap and trade program. if passed, the state could only get the money with two thirds approval from both chambers. the yes vote was 36.4%. the no was 53point 6% >> proposition 71 says new ballot measures cannot take effect until five days after election results are certified. currently, when a ballot measure passes on tuesday night, it takes effect on wednesday. some ballots are yet to be received and counted. 76.8% yes, 23% no. >> proposition 72 allows the state legislature to exclude rainwater capture systems added after january 2019 from property taxes -- property tax assessment. a yes on that would make sure that installing a rainwater capture system would trigger a property tax reassessment on your home. the yes vote, 83.3%. no, 16.7%. >> we will stay on top of a of these late results and the mayor's race in san francisco. alex savidge is there for us there. for in other news, coming up anothe

measure three is a proposed toll increase of $3 for the bay area 7 state-ownedance bridges. the money would fund transportation projects with emphasis on mass transit it would would raise $4.5 billion. it it would incur $1 at a time over a span of several years. saying it would relieve barj congestion. those opposed say alameda and contra costa would carry the burden while the south bay would west but pay less. another closely watched race in alameda county is that for district attorney. where we have an incumbent and political newcomer. that incumbent being district attorney current district attorney nancy omaly on the ballot again. she was the first woman elected to the position in alameda county and she served ten years. her challenger is civil rights attorney pamela price. price came to prominence you may recall in the bay area when she was representing the teenager at the center of a sex scandal involving police agencies across the east bay. now both the dachel's race and regional measure three could be decided in the primaries. the issues just need a simple majority vote to pass. and/or to win. and the p

for transportation infrastructure. they would gradually increase tolls on the seven state owned bridges in the bay area the tolls go up bridge. dollars over the next sev years. supporters say the money generated will help fund major transportation projects including extensions of the south bay, 300 new train cars, and an ext to downtown san francisco. 70% of the money would go to public transit. tolls on the golden gate bridge are not affected by the measursouth bay, the charge against aaron persky to sway voters. the six month sentence for former swimmer, brought turner convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman sparked worldwide outreach. among those against their recall are a retired judge arguing a recall would set a bad precedent. >> we ask people to think critically, look at the fax. you don't want to democracy based on emotion and dishonesty. you have a successful democracy when you have critical thinking and it is factual based when you make decisions about >> is on the other side of the argument say recalling judge persky is sending a message to judges and the general public. >> we need to understa

counties are being asked to approve an increase in bridge tolls in exchange for spending in transportation. it would increase the state owned bridges by three dollars over the next few years and would fund major generation projects including a bart extension to the south bay and a train extension to downtown san francisco and 70% of the funding would go to public transit and it also includes funding for widing freeways and more express -- wider freeways and more express lanes. we will have more coverage for you on the 10:00 and 11:00 news. >>> the warriors lead the finals two games to none after they beat cleveland 122 to 103. >> curry knocks it down, curry draining 93-pointers, a new record for a final game. curry had 33 points and durant put up 26 and thompson played pretty well and after the game there was a lot of chatter about curry's shooting from beyond the mark. >> probably the one that stands out the most when he was about seven seconds on the clock and kept going on backwards, i don't know why, through it up and i did not think it had a chance of going in but it was a dagger shot. >> i thought i had a lay up

state who oversees elections says it could take a month for all the ballots to be processed. >>> voters in all nine bay area counties are being asked to approve an increase in bridge tolls for transportation infrastructure. >> we are talking about regional measure 3. it would gradually raise the tolls on the seven state owned bridges in the bay area, including the bay bridge. the tolls would go up by $3.00 over the next seven years. supporters say the money would pay for major transportation projects, including an extension a bart to the south bay, 300 new bart train cars and a caltrain extension to downtown san francisco. 70% of the funding would go to public transportation. critics of the measure say it will make bridge tolls too expensive. tolls on the golden gate bridge would not be affected by that measure. >>> in the south bay, both sides of the campaign to recall judge aaron persky are making a final push to sway voters. his six-month jail sentence for brock turner, the former stanford swimmer was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, sparked outrage and some argue the recall would set a bad precedent. >> we are asking people to think critically and look at the fac

state capital pushing for repeal. the republic -- the republican candidate joined them. he says taxesof transportationecessities. >> it is about time the working people of this state had a voice. not just the special interest in the donors to these campaigns. >> supporters of a repeal gathered enough signatures to put the measure on the november ballot. there just waiting on the state to certify them. the state legislature passed a bill last year gas tax by $0.12 a gallon. it increased the vehicle registration fees for the state, as well. the tax is expected to raise more than $5 million a year for roadway and transit projects. >>> suspects wanted for shooting at dozens of cars in american canyon. you will see the new video that investigators released of those suspects firing bb guns. >>> a baby eagle fell out of its nest. how fish and wildlife officials rescued it and where it is now. >>> right now, traffic is moving along pretty well on the bridge getting into san francisco. there is already a big delay at the toll plaza. >>> we have a pretty big fog bank out there. it is making a strong search and

can only be used for trance -- 12% tax on gas last year can only be used for transportation this year. >> had it passed, the stateould only access the money with two thirds approval from both legislative chambers. >>> proposition 71 says new ballot measures cannot take affect. currently when a ballot measure passes on tuesday night it takes effect on wednesday. supporters say some ballots have yet to be counted in some valium ballots have yet to arrive. >>> proposition 72 allows the state legislation to construct new rainwater capture systems. when a property owner as new construction that is assessed for taxable value. this measure does make sure it is not trigger a property tax reassessment. >>> did you vote in the california primary? thank you so much for answering our question of the day. for all the latest election results, you can find the information on our website, ktvu.com. we will be right back. dog: seresto, seresto, seresto. jake... seresto, seresto, seresto. whatever your dog brings home to you, it shouldn't be fleas and ticks. seresto gives your dog 8 continuous months of flea and tick protection in