i'm thuy vu. many proportionals to france port crude oil on the railroad is proposing health and safety concerns. a train derailed in virginia sparking a fire and forcing hundreds to be evacuated. in 2014, 1.3 million gallons of oil were spilled nationally more than the combined total of every year since 1975. many officials and residents are opposing planning to increase crude oil shipments, proposed storage and transfer facility in pittsburgh raised further controversy. how much of a danger does crude by rail pose and are there any alternatives? joining me now for a look at the issue are tom, consumer editor with ktuv. yvonne with the california office of spill prevention and response and molly samuel. why is there so much concern? >> there are two on the table in the bay area. the pittsburgh one you mentioned, the west pack oil terminal that would wring in crude by rail, ship and pipeline and there is another, the valero refinery wants to build its own rail terminal. meanwhile, kinder morgan is

i'm thuy vu. president obama's three-day swing through california this week taps campaign cash in silicon valley and hollywood'd. the goal, helping democrats hold on in november. in the south bay, long time congressman mike honda is facing stiff competition from a fellow democrat with high-tech ties. and two republicans are among the challengers vying to stop jerry brown from winning a fourth term as governor. scott shafer takes it from here. >> primary elections are often unpredictable. in particular, because so few people tend to vote. early voting with mail-in ballots already landing this week. joining me is carla marinucci, josh richman, and scott detrow joip joining us from the capitol. well, folks, the president was in town this week. the last thing he did was an event at a walmart in mountain view. he was touting green energy. really didn't go down well with some of the liberal groups. >> well, yeah, he use the the walmart in mountain view to rollout a new energy initiative he's going to be