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travis allen has 14%. former l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa has 10% of the vote. anton antonio villaraigosa has been calling to extend the deadline from 8:00 to 10:00. >> abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler is covering the race at gavin newsom's watch party in san francisco. >> reporter: so what would an election night be without a snafu? and as you mentioned there is a big one in los angeles county. that democratic candidate antonio villaraigosa feels could hamper his bid. we'll tell you more about that in just a moment. but, yes, i'm here at gavin newsom's watch party at a party and they are indeed ready to party. >> things i indeed looking favorable. >> reporter: that was gavin newsom sounding modest this morning as he cast his vote in large spur. it's clear he will be one of the two candidates facing off in the fall. he wants his rival to be republican multi-millionaire john cox. cox, a relative unknown, received a big boost when donald trump decided to endorse him. in fact, this morning the president tweeted, high tax, high crime california, be sure to get out

he's a republican his messaging out there is it's not traditional type of republican messaging, travis allen was other big competitor. here in have a jungle primary. fascinatingo watch. >> it's quite fascinating and people end up having to play 5 v chess. if you get to the primaries as a republican and we don't have a tron choose. you have to get into the prary and neighboring to the general. >> that's a sglenk it's messingou choose and going sicallyin left leaprightple leaning and independent allre b because people wantme govern held accountable they may not want smallergovern. >> we have to rl. goodo see you. orpeter vis. republican petere're back to orpeter vis. republican petere're back to "the final 5". >> president trump has one weakness big mack. and ivanka trump spov ex-husband eating has been wits "shington post". likeof mcdonald's w this i can tell him 100 times he does what he want any way. despite that he's the picture of health. she was promoti italiano diet created by a.frech >> is a combination of mediterranean and keto aini againic. it'sow cash. the guy that made it said eat

john cox performed well and travis allen's voters showed support. you will look at a competitive race, most people did not think this would be that way. >> we heard john cox tell his supporters that we will give california a good race, he wants to keep it civil but he also took some jabs at gavin ve won this race but he said be careful what you wish for. what are you expecting over the months leading up to november? >> what john is talking about is devon had and arrogance that he would pick who he would run against and now he is training to run against president donald trump. and he did not make the state number 1 in poverty. number 50 in education, a place where people are fleeing the state every day and where young people can afford homes. that is on the democrats and on gavin newsom and his party. he talked about change the change from what? he is the status quo and when you see the turnout of the election, it was poor. people were not energized to vote for him or vote for the democratic opponents. this was supposed to be the tip of the resistanc

has 14%, and john chiang is pulling at 7%. -- travis allen has 12 >> i know gavin newsom is probably measuring the oval offi drapes, but my messages he's not going to have to worry about the -- about that, californians will go in a different direction. >> i think that antonio villaraigosa woody -- would a mutougher candidate for gavin newsom.>> reporter: spending some time in california, they are all saying don't count them out just yet, because it could be like 2016, the polls are not always reliable. >> all about the turnout, paul, thank you.>>> casting ballots in many places, because of early voting, by mail, including san francisco, one of the candidates, jane kim, cast her ballot today, at the going by mail and receive their ballots a month ago. >>> we will have coverage on ktvu plus at 7 pm, and mpte coverage right here on ktvu fox 2 news at 10:00 11:00.>>> -- 10:00 and 11:00. >>> bill scott, was thought to get the job for the finalists for the position of the la police chief, a high-ranking member of la police, before becoming the police chief of the san francisco police depar

gach vin newsom, john chung, businessman john cox, former state school chief delain eastin and travis allen and former mayor antonio villaraigosa. >> here's another race in the south bay. lori smith has four challengers, they are john herakowa and jose salecito and martin monica. >> in san francisco, voters weigh in on use of tasers by police officer, it has been simmering for some time. most preent recently they began deploying tasers, bill scot is on board but the union still went ahead with the own ballot drive. proposition 8 would override the new police commission policy. we'll have much more coverage on today's elections throughout the morning. if you're still debating how to vote, head to nbcbayarea.com and look for a special election page. there you can see all of the gubernatorial substances on important issues and other key information on low state and national races. >>> 6:03 in making sure that everyone pays their fair share, today the mountain view city council will make a final decision on what's been called the google head count tax. that puts a tax on the number of workers a

travis allen, john chiang, and delai delaine eastin. sam, we just heard from newsom just a short time ago saying he may not be done just yet. he's still going to push forward. >> reporter: you know, that basketball metaphor no doubt is going to go over very well with warriors fan. everyone in a gleeful mood because if you are part of the newsome campaign, you could not have drawn out a better result than what we saw ght. there was never any mystery as to whether gavin newsom was going to finish in the top two. the question was who would his opponent be? in recent weeks, surge from san diego businessman, john cox, gavin newsom gets exactly the guy he wants. now, the reason behind this strategy is obvious. it is a simple numbers game. there are 44% of registered democratic voters in california compared to 25% independent. they just eclipsed republicans at 24%. so it's hard to envision a scenario in which gavin newsom loses this general election just mathematically. john cox gained momentum in recent weeks in no small part to the president

villaraigosa is followed by republican travis allen at 12- percent... state treasurer john chiang at 7-percent. the percentage of voters has dropped from 13-percent in april... to 7-percent. ( darya ) protestors blocked tech charter buses from picking up workers in san francisco. it happened yesterday morning during the commuting hours on 24th and valencia. protesters used motorized tech scooters to block the buses from leaving. we spoke to a woman who participated in the protest... she says tech companies are taking over the streets and sidewalks of san francisco... and pushing lower income people out of the area. <"these buses facilitate higherincome people moving into this neighborhood and then higher rents encourage landlords and the real estate industry to push long term tenants out">( darya ) the woman says she believes public space should be available for everyone...not just for people who can pay for it. ( james ) the d-m-v will soon offer saturday service in some areas. it starts june 16th... and will continue every 1st and 3rd saturday of each

those polls show three others, assemblyman travis allen, former los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosan chang each with 10%. >>> activists in both parties will be making a push for votes tonight and into tomorr. are making phone calls getting ready for what they say is an unprecedented primary election. republicans are campaigning for change sacramento whilen democrats believe the election is a referendum on president trump. >> so many people coming out and engaging in politics and campaignin for the first time because they so resent and resist his divisive agenda. >>> we've seen a strong movement that people are ready for a change. they're ready for a new direction. >> abc 7 news will have complete coverage of the primary election tomorrow night. watch live results at 9:00 p.m. after the polls close at 8:00 and then at 11:00 p.m. if you need voter information before you head to the polls, just go to our website abc7news.com/election. >>> okay, we could see something or should we say someone new on the court during the warriors game three against the cavs. >> the when the worst oil spi

. >> which means likely out of the race antonio villaraigosa with 12% and travis allen with 11% of the vote with 32% of the precincts reporting. >> live at newsom's watch party in san francisco where they celebrated tonight and she has some major news coming in, caroline. >> reporter: well, first of all, here at the gavin newsom election watch party. the music is still going but most of the crowd has dissipated. at 10:00 on the dot gavin newsom took the stage to declare victory. meantime, antonio -- this is newsom and his wife, filmmaker jennifer segal newsom, dancing to tupac shakur's rap song "california love" as they came out on the stage. and then he shared with the crowd his vision for the state, including guaranteed health care for all, ending childhood poverty. he said that the california dream cannot be real unless there's equity for all. >> it's our duty to future generations to keep dreaming, to keep disrupting, and to keep demanding more. see, for me courage for a change is more than just a campaign slogan. it's always been and always will be california's truest calling. so

he's dipped to 13% followed by travis allen, john chiang, and delaine eastin. 7% say they're undecided. our digital team is making it easy for you to get up to speed and up to date on the candidates at issues. we posted a brand-new election section on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> okay. did you watch some glitz, glamour, and drama at the oracle arena tonight? once again oakland is in the international spotlight. hello to tony robbins. you saw barry bonds, rob lowe. it is the hot ticket in town, hot ticket in the country. game one of the nba finals. adam levine was there. jeremy renner from modesto. after the game, one of the biggest blunders in nba finals history. in the final seconds, the cavaliers had a chance to win it. they get the rebound here, but clevelands j.r. smith sought they had the lead, so he was just going to burn the clock. the cavs didn't get a shot off on time, so the game goes into overtime, and ultimately the warriors win. sergio quintana is at the oracle. sergio, this was exhausting just to watch it on tv. >> reporter: this is exactly the reason why it's so fun

and i think a couple of tweets from trump i going to help, especially in a race where you have travis allen, state assembly men who are not well-knownat ide. >> and christine, you're in california. you've been covering the congressional raises. sean alluded to this, if sean cox is in the top t two,t could bring out more gop voters. what are some of the most competitive and interesting congressional raises that we shunuld be looking at in and down the road in november? >> yeah, absolutely, ink that sean definitely touched on something that has been ant isse trepublicans are concerned thout in california, and that is, you know, whis overwhelming level of energyde thcratic side, what can republicans do to ensure their voters turn out in june and november to miake sure they maintain this edge that they usually have inidterm years. and so having a republican candidate at the top of the ticket in california in the governor's race could be a major key toh sustaining level of enthusiasm and therefore helping repubcans really maintain that edge in turnout that they usually do have. so i th mnk that

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the other republican in the race state assemblyman travis allen is considered a long shot.e voted this morning in torrance. rounding out the top five is the only female in the delane republican candidate john cox was beneficiary of one of those famous tweets this morning. the president tweeting out in high tax, high crime california, vote for republican john cox. we will be here tonight as the votes come in. live in san francisco, south of market, carolyn tyler, abc7 news. >>> thank you so much carolyn. these four have raised over a million dollars. lieutenant governor takes over the roll of governor when that roll is away. >>> there are five state propositions on the ballot. proposition 68 is a bond measure to fund park and clean water project. proposition 69 requires money raised by the gas tax to go towards transportation purchases. prop 70 requires a legislative super majority vote. and 71 delays approved ballot measures from taking effects until results are certified. and proposition 72 excludes newly constructed rain capture. you can watch results live here on abc7 at

travis allen followed with 13%. >> this trip away from alan as compared to the last month. and i think good reason for that has to do with the endorsement of president trump. with our education system is that it is not competitive. we want parents to be able to shop for schools. >> he was want - - he was once thought as a top contender. >> newsom has been increasing his support. it is mostly coming from rank and file democratic establishments. >> we have to radically rethink the way that we approach educating our workforce. >> they say that it will be a victory in november if democrats such as john chung tow the party line. >> we believe one third of all registered voters will turn out in this election. >> newsom and cox are the front runners even among those who have already cast ballots. there is only a small percentage undecided. they will be fighting for that merchant but there is not enough to get them above cox and newsom. >> turnout will be key on tuesday. >>> a ban on latobacco and recalling a local judge. dozens of local measures are coming this tuesday. and we are

rounding out the candidates are travis allen. not every county is voting the exact same way. two local counties are testing a big change to how they vote. in napa and san mateo county, they got a ballot in the mail, a goal to make the process easier and lessxp. wet scott budman san mateo county to find out how that experiment is going. he joins us from menlo park. what do they say? >> reporter: not so bad, jessica. it's napa and san mateo county, the goal is to make elections simpler. there were still voters walking into buildings to vote in san mateo county. but for the most part, they found smaller crowds and a faster experience. >> i think voters are taking advantage of that. >> reporter: taking advantage of a new strategy. five counties throughout california testing what call the voters choice act, sending all registered voters a mail-in ballot they can either instead of the 205 polling places that we typically have in a polling place election, we now have 39 vote centers, located throughout the county. >> reporter: so while other counties suggle t volunteers to staff ele

travis allen 12% and john chung 7%.hort time ago we spoke to antonio villaraigosa here in the bay area campaigning and reminding people to turn out and vote tomorrow. here is what he had to say about the prospect of a democrat versus democrat gubernatorial race in november. >> the key is if we have the kind of turnout that i'm hoping for, i think you will see two democrats in the race then we get to have a conversation and a real debate. >> reporter: antonio villaraigosa believes they have a lot of support from the latino and immigrant community and that support isn't reflected in the poll but the next 24 hours a lot of activity happening as the gubernatorial candidates and their campaigns remind voters to turn out and vote. >> allie rasmus, thank you. the. >>> millions of people in california have already voted by mail. today in san francisco, workers are excepting mail-in ballots outside of city hall. the city hall voting center is open from 8:00 to 5:00 p.m. tomorrow on election day 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. the big races on

democrat antonio villaraigosa, the former mayor of los angeles, is in third place, and behind them, travis allen, a republican, democrat john chiang, and the lien -- delain now, they're expecting the doors to up at about 7:30 pm, and as gavin usman and other candidates have been saying, it is all going to be about the turnout, and as we have seen in other races, polls are not necessarily the failsafe predictor of what will happen for the evening.>> you mentioned the doors open at about 7:30 pm, any word yet what time gavin news and will arrive tonight? -- gavin newsom will arrive tonight? >> reporter: they are planning to have a number of speakers at 9:00, after the polls close, but of course wewill wt and see, theris expected t quite a big crowd here in san francisco tonight.>> jana, we t. l be to you quite a thank you. >>> president trump is keeping an eye for califoia's race for governor, he wrote in high tax, high crime california, be sure to get out and vote for republican john cox for governor, he will make a big difference.>>> considering an increase in bridge tolls to help pay for infras

a lot of people like travis allen and didn't think that cox should get a nod. how big of a victory would it be for republicans and the white house if cox pulls this off? >> it would be fantastic if cox pulls this off. a few weeks ago we were hearing about this blue wave across the nation. and now you have democts in a sheer panic because there might end up being zero democrats on some of the ballots in california. and the statistics that you read are truly sad for a state that's so beautiful. and people who truly want to achieve the american dream. and i think that the leadership of president trund the accomplishment he's been able to make in regards to the economy an bricking back jobs to this country, californians see that and they want to hold their own leadership accountable because they know their leaders have failed them. charles: the blue wave, is it too earlier or will we know more after tonight with respect to the gop holding the house? >> i think the g blu wave ofgo is a little blue trickle. you look at the unbelievable job figures, record unemploymen

travis allen is also running. >>> thrace for lieutenant governor is crowded e with nine candidates running along the front runners jeff blythe and one who said she will fight expanded off shore drilling. >>> in santa clara, the long battle to remove the judge from the bench will be resolved. a recall lar hesek rner toin ja sexual sault in2016. crsay it l decision with in sentencing guidelines. the last successful recall against a united states judge was more than four decades ago. >>> bay area voters will decide if they want to allow a toll hike for up to three dollars for bay area bridges. sandra osborn live in san jose. it would benefit if voters say yes. >> reporter: no matter where you are on the political side its one thing we can all agree on, traffic in the bay area can be rough. the measure that voters will be seeing on the ballot is measure 3. no doubt it's seen its opposition. a yes vote in favor of raising bridge tolls, excluding the golden gate bridge would put major cash into what's being called the bay area traffic relief plan that. fundingwould include $4.5 billion overtime

travis allen has 12 percent. john chung is at seven percent political analysts say despite the recent surge with an endorsement from president trump, the republican is not likely to pose a threat>> one out of every four voters in california is a republican. he does not have enough votes.>> reporter: he says do not count him out.>> there are a lot of independents and moderate democrats. they are not as happy with the management of the state. we are talking about a state with most people in poverty. the highest tax rate and cost of housing. >> reporter: as for the front runner, nuisance campaign -- governor newsom is scheduled to appear tonight. he will cast his ballot tomorrow. 1024, fox news. >>> tomorrow evening, san francisco will count pallets. -- pallets. >>> >> reporter: mark carol's name is not on the ballot. he is not endorsing a write in campaign. he is still working and stands ready to work with the next mayor. some days it seems the mayor is trying to fit eight or did your term into his six months -- tr

vote, john cox with 26.2% and antonio villaraigosa 13.5%, a distant third, followed by republican travis allen and democrats delaine eastin and john chiang. >> gavin newsom held a victory party last night. the place erupted when it was announced he had finished first. his wife introduced him to the crowd. gavin newsom says their campaign is only halfway finished. he says california voters favored him because of his message of optimism and hope. >> the state of california has already -- always been america's coming attraction. millions of destinies connected by wondering, to be whomever you want to be. it is a state where we don't analyze diversity, we celebrate diversity. >> gavin newsom was all smiles after his speech. he shook hands and took photos with supporters. he will know how light -- he will now highlight the differences between him and john cox. >> john cox helped his party in sadiego. john cox has run for public office five times but calls himself a businessman, not a -- not a business -- not a politician. >> before you get enjoying your partisan registration advantage, you might wa

it's a situation state game warden travis allen has seen many times.travis allen: "here comes a porcupinelike they need to protect their property from this porcupine and they go up and the majority of the times that they're attacked or they attack the porcupine they're getting a face full of quills and with out veterinarian assistance it's very difficult to remove these quills."now... after getting the quills removed gamblin's dogs are back home.peggy gamblin: "i have to take him back friday and they're going to check his eye and we have to check him everyday, two or three times a day because some of those quills are under the skin and they've started working out. i took one out this morning and we got two or three out yesterday."it should take about two weeks...but both dogs will make a full recovery. (grant) (grant) porcupines are scavengers and can have up to 30 thousand quills. the veterinarian says he treats porcupine encounters two to three times per month. lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with highs soaring into the mid 90s. but fog moved in along the coast to cool te

travis allen has 12% and john chung has 7%. he will also be greeting bart riders and commuters this morning . the gubernatorial candidates are taking their message to the bay area. we are seeing some of the candidates come out and meet with voters later this morning. we will catch up with antonio villaraigosa in a short time and then we will have an update for you in about an hour. >>> millions of pele i il. day in san francisco, worke will still accept mail-in ballots out front of city hall. it will be open from 8 am until 5 pm and tomorrow when election day, it will be open from 7 am until 8 pm. the big races on the ballot tomorrow or the race for governor of california and other statewide offices. there are u.s. house seats being voted on. senator dianne feinstein is up for reelection and we have the mayors races in san francisco and san jose. there is a regional toll hike measure to pay for transportation projects. >>> also happening today, a new kind of courthouse opens this morning at alameda county. it is dedicated to do

. >> i believe you informed me you didn't h to pick between john cox and travis allen in the republicanorsement race. what do you make of last night and that jo cox went from to suddenly pretty easy second d place finish? >> it was a consequential taing thing forublicans because it givesing them something on the top of the ticket to chase as we go toward november. i think that was important particularly for shese house racesow in southern ca. d also a few in the central valley and northerncalifornia, too. i think the second interesting thing is in a lot of they districts i think repns did better than they w take 33 competitive districts where a republican and democrat ran in 2016, republicans outperformed 2016 by a point. the republican performance in 2018 is not as bad as a lot of people thought it would be. the other reason for hope in some of these districts, the democrat that came out that will run against the republican in the general and the more progressive farther left democrat. that might be a great fit for safrancisco but it's not a great fit for orange county. >> maria, what

he was neck and neck with travis allen and neck and neck with vi villaragosa. >> are we seeing what democrats are hoping for? >> in the state oflifornia, icans ar third-most popular party, behind democrats and inspectindependents. we're seeing the enthusiasm. the best measure of it is the sheer volume of democratic candidates who are running this election. >> efsverybody stay with us. we have a lot more ahead on thie on the jungle primary. we'll go into the jungle. is this system giving buyer's remorse. >>> and the celebration goes on without the guest of honor. the u.s. president takes up his feud with the national football league players. the world is full of different hair. that's why pantene has the perfect conditioners for everyone. from air-light foam, to nourishing mirac, to the moisture-infusing gold series. we give more women great hair days - every day. pantene. man: one, two, here we go! ♪ i'm e, i'm alive, i'm alive ♪ alive! gives you more vitamins and minerals than leading brands. because when you start with more, you own the morning. alive! new! garden goodness" multi-vitamin ha

. >> reporter: other candidates on tuesday's ballot include republican congressman travis allen and democratic candidates state treasurer john chung and superintendent of public instruction delane easton. candidates are hoping the last few days of campaigning will help push the election their way. >>> such a close race for second place in the senate race. incumbent dianne feinstein is ahead, but a pair of republicans aren't far behind. the top two finishes in that contest will also move on. more than 1.6 million ballots have been cast by mail. >>> new at 6:00, animal shelters in the north bay are seeing an unusual spike in brazilian guard dogs. rescuers telling kpix 5 katie nielsen the animals are likely being bred to protect pot farms. >> reporter: brazilians are not commonly seen in northern california. a trend they say is concerning. meet 8-month-old charlie. she's one of the brazilian dogs recently rescued from an animal shelter. >> it is unissue to see them and to see litter after litter, you know, just popping up at these shelters. it is pretty alarming. >> reporter: bouche says brazilia

john cox, has 30%, and another republican candidate, travis allen, has 13%.n counted so far from the precincts reporting. rounding out the top six, we have antonio villaraigosa with 10%, former treasurer john chiang, and former school superintendent, delaine easton. a long night ahead, this is in no way a final vote. >> the numbers early, but we are sure that the democrats aren't happy seeing you there bottom two candidates are behind the republicans. not only in california, but across the nation, senate and house seats are also up for grabs tonight. >> that could potentially mean a shift in the balance of power in washington. kron 4 washington dc correspondent alexander limon joins us from the capital with more on the national perspective. >> reporter: how's it going? recent elections in other states point to what democrats like to call a blue wave. democratic's -- democratic candidates are winning areas that are swing or conservative, and now they are banking on e hopes that this trend will continue in key states like california. tonight's primary will play

travis allen is one of the top candidates and john chung who is the california state treasurer. not to mention delaine easton, the former state superintendent. so that video shows gavin newsom filing his ballot here at the masonic lodge in larkspur and after today it will be narrowed down to two for the general election come november. pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >> a long night for those candidates and all of us as we wait to see. thanks. >>> one of the closest watched local races for san francisco mayor. and in this case if no one receives more than 50% of the votes the race will be decided by rank choice. more than half a dozen candidates are in the mix. and they include london breed and jane kim and former supervisor and legislator mark leno and then angela alley oato. >>> and it is a crucial election day in santa clara. one of the most controversial issues, recalling judge aaron persky after he sentenced brock turner to six months in county jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. people say he was too lenient and he said he followed the law. the voters will c

followed by travis allen, republican at 12.5%.ember, in this jungle primary, whoever is in first place and whoever is in second place at the end of tonight winds up moving on to the midterm election in november. it is apparently going to take a , very long time to get results for many of these very competitive house races in orange county particularly. we've been watching and so far, many of them are showing the earl resultshat they got from mails and ballots or early ballots. so we are not going to know yet how big of a problem democrats might have, as we've been talking about for the last couple of days. it's possible and a couple of places in orange county, southern california, democrats won't come in first place or second place, and districts, that makes it impossible for them to flip that g.o.p. held because they are not on the ballot. somethin else, though, that is getting a ton of late attention here in san diego and everywhere else that we are tracking in california, shannon, 118,000 people in los angeles whose names were

gavin newsom, state treasure john chung, businessman john cox, former state school chief eastinand travis allen and former mayor antonio villaraigosa. another race we're following in the south bay, current lori sminl has four challenges, john iriwawa and jose salekrxts ito and martin monica. in san francisco, voters will weigh in on the use of tasers by police officers. that issue has been simmering for some time now with a lot of back and forth. most recently the police commission in march voted to begin deploying tasers. chief bill scott is on board but the police officers union still went ahead with its own ballot drive. proposition 8 would be less restrictive and override the new police commission policy. >> and we're going to have much more of that coverage on today's election throughout the morning. if you're still debating how to vote, head over to nbcbayarea.com for a look at our special election page. there you can see all of the gubernatorial candidates substances on issues important to you and other information on local state and national races. >>> happening today, making tech compa

and assemblyman travis allen from this area, who is worked in some circles a more conservative choice. when president trump endorsed cox, it allowed him to con solid date the party and every ready has said they are supporting cox. >> how much are absent tee ballots a factor? can we have a situation where turnout was low only to find out a week later a lot of ballots were mailed? >> it used to be the republicans were the reliable ballots because they couldn't be bothered to stay home. but the convenience of absentee voting has made itself known. and a lot of democrats in certain districts in particular, christina, have been s up with absentee ballots ahead of time. >> that's also true but we've looked at e data, republicans only make up a quarter of the electorate but they are returning a large share of absentee ballots right now. in california we vote almost a month. they are shifting the way you can vote with centers right now in certain counties and allows people to consistently vote. harder predictor than it usedo be. >> you have an interesting fact about how nixon ran here in cali

stuart: travis allen, principal competitor among republicans.imary. do you think you can get his supporters, and you need them, can you get them on your side in november. what are you going to do get them on your side? >> already had a wave of them on facebook and e-mail and text send me their congratulations and offer to help. we're about values. we're about principles. we're about making the state better and have it livable and restoring the california dream. the democrats made the california dream all about how they were going to move to texas. well, my goal is to restore the california dream and the supporters are going to be involved and interested as well. stuart: okay, john cox, you will be the republican candidate in the gubernatorial election, i hope you can come back on the show before that time. >> i will. stuart: thanks, john. >> thank you, stuart. stuart: we did reach out to gavin newsom to come on the program. we have not received a response as of this moment. >>> another big primary race, montana, the state auditer matt rosendale

he wants travis allen because it's so lopsided that it's almost 3 - 1.eresa as a republican and she probably would not get 30% of the vote. >> but at this moment it does look like john cox comes in number two, correct. >> right and that's good news for the republican but at least will have a shot. maybe some scandal will come up and it will turn out republican support and votes for all the house races down ballot that are very important to retain the control. >> if john cox is on the ot, 'sll news. >> i think the gas tax will bring out republicans and democrats because i think that will pass. >> i think you're right. you can't win if you're not playing. the importanthing is to finish number two. the president endorsed john cox. who knows. >> i look forward to the day when you come to the east coast and set next to me on the set here in new york. i'd treasure that moment. thanks for joining us. >> two weeks from now you're coming. all right. we will see you soon. check out the big board, going back up. we were up to 20 and then about 170 now are up about

but in the gubernatorial race, you've got a lot of people split on whether they want to go for travis allene not galvanized, so as a result we t be pushed to third. last i saw, which i think was, excuse me, about an hour and a half ago, let's see, gavin newsom was at 34%, travis are allen and john cox were locked up in a dead heat i think between 16 and 18%. and villaraigosa was at 9%. so those numbers are going to be shifting throughout the day. i'm hopeful. i think we can have a traditional runoff in november, and we can get one of those republicans in there in the second slot. neil: you know, ben kissell, one of the assumptions was that this system, this whole midterm election was going to be about this blue, angry wave as a response to donald trump. it might still occur, but it's not as likely, and i'm wonring between the improving economy, the good jobs numbers and maybe nancy pelosi's missteps that democrats are grabbing, you know, defeat from the jaws of victory here. what's happening? >> we have onetion happening, you know, regarding some of the more contested places that the democr

he is followed by republican travis allen at 12- percent...nd state treasurer john chiang at 7- percent. state schools chief delaine eastin is still polling at 4 -percent. the percentage of undecided voters has dropped from 13- percent in april .... to 7 -percent in the current poll. (ken) joining us now to talk about this .... california r-n-c committeewoma n harmeet dhillon.. let's take a look outside right now...(ken) meteorologist anny hong joins meteorologist anny hong joins us now with the four zone forecast. (anny hong): an upper trough moving through is bringing strong onshore flow and cooler temperatures to the district this afternoon. a warming trend is forecast friday through sunday as an upper ridge moves over the area. temperatures to level off next week as an upper trough approaches. the trump administration said today that it is imposing steep tariffs on metals imported from its closest allies.. the response from the european union, mexico and canada has been swift and angry... catherine heenan is here with the lateston the reac

antonio villaraigosa and travis allen followed with 13 and 12%. >> this represents a shift toward coxed to last month. i think the good reason for that has to be with the endorsement of president trump. >> the trouble with our education system. >> it's not a competitive system. i want to give every parent a voucher so they can shop for a cool. >> reporter: cox's ascent displaced villaraigosa, once thought a top contender. >> unfortunately for villaraigosa, newsome has been increasing support with each poll from the rank and file establishment. >> we have to radically rethink the way we approach educating the workforce. >> reporter: newhe says turnout could be the key. >> history would suggest that about a third of all registered voters will turn out in this election. >> join us on election night on ktvu plus. we will have live coverage from 8:00 to 10:00 then join us on ktvu 2 for more coverage. >>> a teenager from texas is the winners of the scripps national spelling bee. koinonia. >> that is correct. >> that word has greek roots and means a spiritual communion. he is an 8th grader i

villaraigosa is followed by republican travis allen at 12- percent...rcent. the percentage of undecided voters has dropped from 13-percent in april... to 7-percent. ( darya ) protestors blocked tech charter buses from picking up workers in san francisco. it happened yesterday morning during the commuting hours on 24th and valencia. protesters used motorized tech scooters to block the buses from leaving. we spoke to a woman who participated in the protest... she says tech companies are taking over the streets and sidewalks of san francisco... and pushing lower income people out of the area. <"these buses facilitate higher income people moving into this neighborhood and then higher rents encourage landlords and the real estate industry to push long term tenants out">( darya )( darya ) the woman says she believes public space should be available for everyone...not just for people who can pay for it. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news. your local d-m-v could be staying open on the weekend. see the locations that are on the lsit. ( james ) and af