rick caruso. >> caruso's stamp on public safety is resonating. as he has four times the support to address the rise in crime over bass. >> normally i would vote for karen bass but i think i'm leaning toward caruso. >> why? he thinks the biggest sloo in l.a. is. >> getting people off the streets. >> you think caruso will do that? >> yeah. >> trevor: yes, caruso has surged to the top of the pack with a focus on crime and especially homelessness which is a top top concern of l.a. voters, i guess that means it makes sense that they think the mall guy can solve the problem. malls solve a lot of problems, like how can we get people to eat burros, karen bass wants to tackle homelessness but caruso has made it the centerpiece of his campaign spending a record of nearly 40 million dollars, getting his message out. we all know if you put a lot of ads out there, your message will get into people's heads. you can't control it. like those state farm ads, you see them all the time, all the time so it is inevitable that sooner or later i will start having sex d

kennedy: karen bass or rick caruso? >> definitely caruso or bass, she represents everything that is wrong for this status flow right now and she wants to double down on the status quo. kennedy: she says she wants to fund more law enforcement in southern california, i'll believe that when i see it but she's part of the model party democrat california establishment that failed, they don't offer solutions. would you like to work with rick caruso if you win your elections tonight? >> i need to work with whoever wins and i'm excited to work with someone who's going to support law enforcement, calls for funding instead of defunding law enforcement and work together and collaboratively because we have to tackle the homeless crisis, we cannot be the magnet for entire nations homeless and all these platitudes from the status quo and bass herself sounds the same, they can't even admit we become the entire nations homeless, they have no solution for dynamic problem. kennedy: they don't and your department has talked about having t

rick caruso should be voting in about an hour, and we'll try to catch that. >> if you get to rick caruso, we will take that, too. jacob, you're in san francisco, where there's a d.a. recall race. let me stay here, because it looks like she's heading out. i can't tell geographically where your camera person is, but i know you're close. i want to let you do your thing here, as she walks out after casting her ballot. go ahead. >> reporter: i'm right in front of here. i cannot speak to her. i'm not allowed. >> good to know. >> reporter: yes, just so you know, her campaign is very, very clear about that, but you see her meeting and greeting people here at the mall. this is her district. >> okay. >> reporter: you can see her face in all window sills around this area, very known to the public here. we will kind of follow her. hello, hello. you can see she cannot talk to me at this point. we'll ask her a few questions as she comes out with her party here. you know, again somebody who has been known in this area for so long, somebody so important to this city, and to not only, you know obviously

rick caruso leading karen bass. certainly seems like these two are headed towards a runoff if nobody gets 50% tonight the top two finishers face off in november. settle things then. what we're waiting on is we want to see the votes that were cast today by people in person. there's a lot of them, election day vote. we just want to make sure there's not a huge disparity where the election day vote swung one way, totally different than what you're looking at right now which is basically the mail-in vote that's basically what's been counted up so far. if not, you're looking at a caruso and bass runoff to be settled in november. obviously be interesting to see how these final numbers land here. there's one end up going into that runoff with an apparent advantage over the other. that will be one factor there. but this is outstanding piece of business to be settled here. the l.a. mayor's race, you mentioned the recall, the margin, more than 20 points in san francisco. also a number of competitive congressional races. they

meet rick caruso. >> the first-time candidate is smashing spending records by self-funding his nearly $40 million campaign. blanketing video screens. >> i'm running for mayor because the city we love is in a state of emergency. rampant homelessness, people living in fear for their safety. >> caruso's law and order message hones in on frustration over l.a.'s exploding homeless problem and rising crime rates. that message is resonating. >> have you voted? >> with democrats like nicole couch. >> we are totally fed up with the gas prices, the homelessness, like every block we go on, there's homelessness. >> they're looking for a change. they're tired of excuses. they're tired of having career politicians tell them we can't do anything about it. people are fed up and i don't blame them. >> the one registered republican, then independent, who became a democrat just this year, has spent more than ten times the amount of congresswoman bass. >> i had to get my message out. so i have spent the money to make sure that people understand who i am. i think everybody in this city and this country ar

could rick caruso pull something similar off 30 years later. couple other races keeping an eye on in california. some congressional primaries. they do these differently in california. the congressional primaries. democrats and republicans on the same ballot and then the top two, regardless of party, advance to november. here's an interesting one in the central valley. david val day yo republican incumbent, very democratic district he won by a razor thin margin in 2020 and then one of his first votes in the new congress was to vote to impeach donald trump after january 6th. there's another republican on the ball lat here. chris mathys making that valadao vote the centerpiece of his campaign. he said it's why he's running. how does this republican congressman who voted to impeach donald trump do with the republican on the ballot who says you shouldn't have done that, and i'm running because of it. another republican incumbent who may be in some trouble tonight and national republicans, young kim, one of several asian-american women elected to con

both of them want to be tougher on crime, it's just rick caruso wants to be a bit tougher. he suggested lapd needs to hire 1500 more officers. you just need a few more hundred because 1500 bwould bankrupt th city. you have to put money in other programs to help reduce crime. she pointed out it's not a california problem, an l.a. problem or san francisco problem, it is nationwide in red and blue states, and she has a point there. but in cities like l.a. and san francisco, the fact we're seeing residents rise up and say, change need to happen, we need to rethink our policing, it's a sign that across our country you're seeing a revamp of city halls and probably governors are figuring out how to deal with crime, homelessness and other concerns about quality of life. >> ed, before you go, i want to talk about voter turnout. we're set to have a low voter turnout. it's not the primary, but is there evidence of voter fatigue, do you think? >> i don't know that it's voter fatigue or perhaps lack of enthusiasm. on top you have a non-competitive governor's race, a relatively non-compe

in los angeles, rick caruso is a billionaire developer of malls in l.a. and is right now ahead of karen bass, who is a congresswoman in l.a. that even people in the bay area may have heard of because she was the speaker in the state assembly and with somebody considered by biden for the vice president spot. and when kamala harris was selected, she was considered by gavin newsom to potentially be our next u.s. senator. she has been thereabouts for a long time. and now is looking to be pretty clearly one of the top two that will go into the runoff in november. but like i said, it's not exactly all done. one million ballots and l.a. county have yet to be processed. we see rick caruso up right now, but it's possible by the end of the day that karen bass will be up. the same thing is true on the statewide ballot. a race like insurance commissioner. not a lot of people will think a lot about that. but a republican has made it to the second spot in the insurance commissioners race. but we will have a democrat from the bay area running against a democrat from the

caruso, is going to get. and there are incumbent house republicans who are frontline members facing strong challenges from the right and may end up not getting out of the primary. karina looking at the fall, a republican hasn't won a statewide election since 2006. do you see that? jeremy: best shot for that to change is probably the republican-controlled candidate lonnie chan. he looks like he has a good shot of making it the november in a race that is more about fiscal. he may make inroads there. we have been closely watching the attorney general's race to see which candidate is going to face bob bonta in the fall. the conservative candidate with the best chance would be sacrament district attorney edward schubert, now an independent. polling shows he is likely to finish find a couple republicans running for that seat. so it would be rob bonta against the republican. given how democratic california is, you have to think he remains the favorite to win the seat. but with concerns about public safety, i think t

rick caruso, we'll see how well he does. pelling is very close. we'll see throughout the night what happens there. in l.a., very similar story. this is the crime year to date. this is 21 to 22. total crime is up. this is not -- this is not the direction you want the be going when you're running for office and people are deciding your fate. that is san francisco. that's los angeles. this is your $6.37 for a gallon of gas. whether you're paying $5 at the pump or $10 or filling your entire s.u.v. you're feeling it every time you do. that's what is on the line in california. >> martha: that's for sure. thanks, bill. great to have you here. on this theme as we go forward here, it wasn't that long ago that caitlyn jenner, we went out to california to cover the potential recall of gavin newsome. she had hoped to overturn newsome in that recall. today his controversial d.a., boudin, who we just heard about, who has already lost a lot of the attorneys under him who have backed this recall vote. so we're going to find out if california voters have had enoug

caruso and u.s. representative karen bass. the 2 are heading to a runoff election to become the next mayor of l a. >> my >> fellow angelenos, we can make this city the city of our dreams. we can solve homelessness. we can curb crime. we can't put city hall back in the service of people and we can do it together. we will do it together and our dreams will come true. god bless the city of los angeles. >> during the primary campaign both focused on 2 of the biggest issues facing la voters. crime and the homeless crisis. caruso got 42% of the vote while basket. 37%. you know, you can follow the latest election results on kron 4 dot com to scan this qr code. it will take you the results for every race on the ballot. clippers offering discounts to travelers who use their digital cards. how global supply chain issues are. >> having an impact on those new changes and a terrifying moment in the south bay neighborhood. a woman opens the garage door to find. >> a group of guys already in when a truck hit my son

it's not clear that rick caruso is going to win. in the end it will be tough for him to get to 50%. it's going to be a competitive race all the way through. there could be a recall against the equally liberal district attorney who used to have the job in san francisco. they have until july 6th to get the signatures to get him on the ballot in november. his approval rating is underwater. again, it doesn't mean the voters -- we've gone back and erased the summer of 2020, it's not like it never happened. but there is a clear message of a recalibration that voters are asking for that puts a higher priority on safety and doesn't seem to take reform to absolutist steps that leads to people being picked up with guns repeatedly and being let out repeatedly with no consequences until they do something dire. >> balance being the keyword, obviously democrats and the white house are watching very closely and getting this message as well. ron brownstein, thanks very much for that. >>> there is a new episode of cnn's original series tomorrow night. what made john dean decide to testify against ri

rick caruso came out of nowhere. in chicago, mayor lori lightfoot, who is up for reelection last year, has infuriated progressives and keep in mind that president joe biden won all these cities by at least 53 points. the story also looks at statistics when it comes to specific crimes across the united states. they highlight that larceny theft is up 20% from last year in san francisco, the same in the three most populated cities. it is up 51% in new york and 43% los angeles. other theft categories have shown a 16% rise and theft is up 66% year-over-year in chicago. you can give us some of where crime is where you live and what party do you trust when it comes to fighting crime? the numbers are on the screen. you can text us at (202)-748-8003. we start with dirk in minneapolis, minnesota, democrats' line. do you trust one party over the other when it comes to fighting crime? caller: yes. it is not that the republicans are insincere, but i believe the democrats have a better idea on gun control, how to limit guns. i hav

meet rick caruso. >> reporter: the first-time candidate is smashing spending records by self-funding his nearly $40 million campaign, blanketing all video screens. >> i'm running for mayor, because the city we love is in a state of emergency. rampant homelessness, people living in fear for their safety. >> reporter: the once registered republican then independent who became a democrat just this year is running on a law and order message. caruso hones in on frustration over l.a.'s exploding homeless problem and rising crime rates. that message is resonating. >> have you vote? ed. >> reporter: with democrats like nicole couch. >> we are fed up with the gas prices, the homelessness, every block we go on, there's homelessness. >> they're looking for a change. they're tired of excuses. they're tired of having career politicians tell them we can't do anything about it. i think everybody in this city and this country are looking for somebody to lead in the middle. and the extreme right and the extreme left is just -- it's failed us. >> reporter: voter frustration over crime is most acute in

in los angeles' mayoral race, billionaire real estate developer rick caruso and former congressmember karen bass are headed to a runoff in november after placing first and second in tuesday's primary. caruso is a republican-turned-democrat who sits on the board of the ronald reagan presidential library. he spent at least $39 million of his own fortune on the race. bass is attempting to become the first female mayor of los angeles and the city's second black mayor. meanwhile, in montana, donald trump's former interior secretary ryan zinke is in a close race in a republican primary to win back his old house seat. we'll have more on the primaries after headlines. bipartisan negotiations on new federal gun laws are continuing in the senate, but several key proposals are already off the table, including a new federal ban on assault weapons. new background checks and restrictions on high-capacity ammunition magazines. instead, lawmakers are focusing on school safety and mental illness. on tuesday, congress heard testimony from the son of 86-year-old ruth whitfield who was gunned down by a w

i mean, you can't go to l a and not see a rick caruso at every three or four commercials, and certainly that's resonating because right now he is leading bass. and so you could see this more moderate conservative candidate leading the largest city in california, pledged if he does win, he vowed to hit the ground running and crack down on crime. so we'll see what that happens. november it may not just be law and order it could be gas prices, inflation pandemics has been a huge concern for a lot of people and again. we say this often, though, but over the next five months we could see things morph and change because you see how quickly those have changed from gun control. abortion rights what supreme court decides as well as talking about major issues like inflation and how is this affecting my pocketbook? interesting story all around the race in november we go. all right, greg. thank you. thanks, greg. election officials have a lot more counting to do coming up. we're going to take you live to contra costa county, where some of that work is still underway tonight. and we also will check

rick caruso leading congresswoman, karen bass. what we're waiting on now is there's going to be a lot of. these the votes that were cast it same days that were not today on election day. and voted. but, basically the question is, is somehow caruso winning the election day vote by a massive margin? a different margin than we're seeing in the mail ballots? a margin that would be big enough to lift his overall number from, you see 41 and changed right now to be 50%. because that's what he would need to win this on the spot. he would need to get to 50%. if you can't do that, for that, matter if karen bass can't do that and the two of them are going to head to a runoff in november. the mayor will be desired it then. so it's just a question about what that same day vote would be. we haven't seen much of it, yet we want to get a sense of what it looks, like but i think that would give us clarity on how this is going to land, eventually, again looking at the mail in vote, right there. a couple of other races to update you on though that w

she was top bill, and in come rick caruso, blanketing the entire market with advertisements. i think angelenos are dealing with many crises, and caruso saying he can fix this with an outsider message. i spoke with both of them yesterday. >> actually, i think it's shameful to spend so much money like this. his 40 million to my 3 million. i have a question if it will have a backlash effect. >> they should talk about the record they have accomplished and why we still have all the problems. they've been in office for so long, they should talk about what they're going to do about crime, about homelessness and about the corruption in city hall, and not worry about what i'm spending. the message is getting out there. >> reporter: right now, maybe in the next three, four minutes, ms. bass may walk into and vote. both candidates are hopeful, but neither expecting to get to the 50% needed for a runoff. >> steve, thank you very much. >>> that's an interesting race. i will be watching it. hallie jackson picks up our coverage next. hallie jackson picks up our coverage next. ♪♪ >>> tha

the polling indicates karen bass and rick caruso are far ahead of the rest of the field. let's see what happens when we start to get those numbers. we are also gonna be keeping an eye, stephanie, on a number of house races in california. including the incumbent republican, his name is david valid day, oh from the central valley of california, he voted to impeach donald trump following january 6th. he is facing the primaries, for congress are complicated in california, democrats and republicans all went on the same. ballot the top to advance to the general election. whether it is a republican who has stepped forward in that open primary against david david valadao making it an issue of that vote for impeaching donald trump, trying to rally republicans against him we will be keeping an eye on that. by the way, at this hour speaking of republican incumbents who may be in some danger, in the state of mississippi, i want to show you what is going on there right now. to date, this has been the biggest surprise tonight. here is michael guest, an incumbent for publican congressma

caruso is sort of a chameleon right. he was a republican turned independent. turned republican turned democrat the day turned in his papers to run for l. a mayor, he has gone on a tough on crime message and approach and he's facing progressive karen bass. in this race who was under consideration at one point the president biden, vice president and so regards to this race, rick caruso spent millions of his own money leading up to election day, and he's currently leading karen bass. but perhaps as we have seen throughout the state and relative to the chase of boudin race that voters there are concerned about crime and homelessness, which he has promised to address so it will be interesting to see and consider the fact now that a former republican and a billionaire is in contention, govern the largest city in very blue california, you know, it's interesting the economy between both the bay area and what's happening in l a right now. they also have progressive prosecutor d. there george gascon and some of the headlines today

hey save. >> yes a, man still on l.a., hesitations last time here, but it's rick caruso, karen bass, and again, just waiting to see with the same day vote looks like here. does it change this margin before the meeting lead anyway? is at a narrower kosik up nearly 50%, highly highly unlikely. but we do want to see with the same day but looks like. we want to see if one of these two candidates emerges with a clear advantage, heading into that runoff, again, talk to here, barring anybody getting 15% tonight. the top two who will decide, be the next marilyn. we told you in california, the biggest story of the night that is not complete, that recall of chess a boutique also on the congressional side we've been keeping an eye on, valadao and the -- central valley to impeach donald trump, the top to advance the general election. democrat a state legislator rudy salas is going to the general election, valadao it's kind of holding his breath right now. trying to hold on to this lead over chris mattis, close republican challenger. the good thing for david valadao is that we are looking at the

rick caruso came out of nowhere. in chicago, mayor lori lightfoot, who is up for reelection last year, has infuriated progressives and keep in mind that president joe biden won all these cities by at least 53 points. the story also looks at statistics when it comes to specific crimes across the united states. they highlight that larceny theft is up 20% from last year in san francisco, the same in the three most populated cities. it is up 51% in new york and 43% los angeles. other theft categories have shown a 16% rise and theft is up 66% year-over-year in chicago. you can give us some of where crime is where you live and what party do you trust when it comes to fighting crime? the numbers are on the screen. you can text us at (202)-748-8003. we start with dirk in minneapolis, minnesota, democrats' line. do you trust one party over the other when it comes to fighting crime? caller: yes. it is not that the republicans are insincere, but i believe the democrats have a better idea on gun control, how to limit guns. i hav

rick caruso was a billionaire realtor developer and change registration from republican to democrat to run and that primary. karen bass the progressive the wet los angeles it is the only way people are going to find their way out of a problem because the progresses simply will not adjust. whether it's the prosecutors, mayors or members of congress. paul: the president was giving an indication when the democratic responses which is this is about guns. he mentioned guns in addition to crime. is that going to be an adequate response if you are a democrat? >> i do not think that it will be an adequate response. people know someone has to pull the trigger on that gun. this is about criminal behavior. it is about whether or not the people we put in charge of going after the criminals are doing their job or if they're going to brag about how many people they won't lock up or keep it locked up for that matter. you know, we sort of have a perfect storm here with these so-called bail reform closet but these repeat offenders back on the street, disbanding anti-gun units in places like new york. w

we're tough on crime candidate rick caruso finished ahead of congresswoman karen bass for the top 2 spots. there. a part of the backdrop, of course, to all of this on the mind of the president of everybody else, the ongoing struggle to prevent mass shootings like the texas school shooting last month. hammon can. >> all right, katherine, thank you for that. and some other bay area counties are voting on new or incumbent district attorneys in the south bay, the san jose mares race to replace sam liccardo is ready to head into a november runoff. our grant lotus is live in the newsroom with the latest on those elections. grant ken and pam. we'll run him down for other local district attorney positions up for grabs this year in alameda county. nobody got more than 50% of the vote. so a runoff election will happen in november between the top 2 vote getters. >> they are civil rights attorney pamela price, the most progressive candidate on the ballot and chief deputy district attorney terry wiley. wiley has several high-profile endorsements, including from oakland, mayor libby schaff and congress

but karen bass, rick caruso neck and neck tonight. >> and crime is the big ticket. >> it's crime, it's quality of life, and no place is that more evident than the next race we're going to look at, san francisco. >> the major recall on the ballot there, right? >> big time. the san francisco district attorney has been a lightning rod, someone who's approached the office of district attorney, critics say, as a public defender, someone trying to put a lot of progressive ideas in place but at a time when crime and homelessness and quality of life all seem to be spiraling out of control. so you've got this recall. he is really in the crosshairs. we don't know the data yet, but just a few months ago we saw a recall race for school board in san francisco that tossed out three members for being too far left in the landslide. watch this as a real test of what's too far, this progressive agenda taking place in district attorneys' offices. >> to montana now, there is a gop primary race that you're watching. why is this race on your radar? >> this is donald trump's former interior secretary. he had

on both fronts, alisyn, she won't go as far as rick caruso does, the former republican billionaire developer who's running, so the question will be can she move enough to convince voters in the middle that she represents enough of a change from a status quo that they are clearly rejecting. and i think that is going to be the challenge for her however it pans out. >> ron brownstein, really interesting, thank you so much for helping preview all of this. >>> house democrats want to know if expensive gifts from foreign leaders, thousands of items are either missing or were not tracked properly. that s story is next. , scroll through thousands of cars. then, tap to buy. that's it. no o sales speak. no wasted time. just, straight up great cars. right from your phone to your driveway. go to vroom.com and pick your favorite. wooo. oh yeah, she digs it. buy your car on vroom.com vroom. get in. with best western rewards you get rewarded when you stay on the road and on the go. find your rewards so you can reconnect, disconnect, hold on tight and let go! stay two nights and gea free night. book now at

so. 1.7 percentage points behind rick caruso, but all the votes have not been counted. >> right. >> are you going to overtake him? he spent $40 million your 3 million. >> absolutely. the police unions many other formerly in attacking me. we will see. there's a new group of votes trying to be released on tuesday and on friday, and i moved from a five points behind caruso the other day when those votes came down it is now 1.7%. so if that trajectory continues then yes, the most likely scenario that i will suppress him. >> one of the conversations coming out of the mayoral race, at least when that first bunch of votes came out was like, oh boy, los angeles this republican turned democratic candidate billionaire spending all of this money. it is a seismic shift in politics, maybe even in california. . what is your view on that narrative? because it got out there in this kind of sticking. >> exactly. i don't think that is the case at all. we will see if the democratic field, and by the way, everybody running was a democrat, if you look at the candidates that did not make it you can either vo

we do know rick caruso, karen bass, they're headed for a runoff. this is going to be settled in the november general election. you can see the third place finish here, de leon, running to the progressive left, an opportunity in theory for bass to kind of get some of these other candidates to support her, other candidates to her left or near her left flank for the general election. caruso, though, you know, has been spending heavily, has an unlimited war chest in those themes he was stressing there about crime, homelessness, quality of life, certainly seemed to have some resonance. this is better than at the outset of the campaign you would have expected caruso to do. it dove tails with what we saw in a more liberal city, san francisco, here. here is the recall, chesa boudin. here, the comments you just played there, the context for this, here is how liberal, how democrat san francisco is as a city. 2020 election results. and yet you've got 60% of the electorate in this city choosing to recall the district attorney. so, again, you know, boudin is pa

for the mayor of los angeles billionaire republican turned democrat rick caruso, leading with 41% of the vote at this point, followed by democratic congresswoman karen bass with 37% of the vote. councilman kevin daly on in third with distance 7% here, but this race has largely focused on homelessness on crime. i mean, if you mix this race in with the s fda recall, greg do you believe voters feel like the democratic regime at this moment? really not meeting the moment out there. do you feel like the public just as running out of patients. it maybe is the word we should mention in los angeles. technically this will be a runoff between two democrats billionaire rick caruso, he ditched his republican affiliation turned democrat. came on strong at the end of this race with a lot of spending of his own money and the media blitz. he'll face progressive democrat congresswoman karen bass as you, said caruso, though, as you said, mike, running on a message of law and order, which again when perhaps you consider crime and homelessness being top of mind for a lot of voters, including here in san

and we have a big mayors race in los angeles with rick caruso running against a field of democrats. i think the one that the berkeley poll came out and said was in the lead was karen bass. karina: you just gave us plenty of reasons to go out and vote so friends, go and vote. you don't even have to go anywhere as you mentioned, paul. we will check in with you tomorrow or the day after as we continue to cover the election. thank you so much for your time. up next, a pediatrician will join us to talk about an op-ed she wrote about gun violence and its impact on children and parents. stay with us. "getting ans big tobacco's cigarette butts filter practically nothing and are made of microplastic fibers that are toxic and cunning. they may seep into water and food, and air, too. and the smaller microplastics get, the more damage they do. could they end up in you, your bodies, their prey? new studies indicate possible links to mutations in dna. an evil lie with a future's worth of harm. to the world, now you know. so sound the alarm. i was hit by a car and needed help. to the world, now yo

rick caruso came out of nowhere basically running on this law and order campaign. this is something we saw in new york last year as well. with eric adams. we saw byron brown in buffalo, able to survive an attempt to knock him off. this is one of those things. crime is something even if it's not due to a national issue, it is a huge urban issue. >> there is a peculiar thing on the ballot in south dakota. >> i will admit i've done a lot of political segments over the last four plus years and i don't think we've gone to south dakota frequently, not that i don't love the state of south dakota, but look, amendment c would make some ballot measures get 60% of the vote to pass instead of 50% plus one. you might be saying why would they do that? republicans want to get it on the ballot ahead of a medicaid expansion ballot measure in november would need 60% instead of 50% plus one. a lot of republicans don't want that to pass. >> this would make this harder to pass. while we're up in south dakota, let's go next door. >> to the great state of montana. we've gone to montana a

it's projected that karen bass is heading for a runoff with rick caruso. he ran in a promise to fight homelessness and hire more police officers. >>> president biden is on his way to los angeles for the summit of americas yesterday the secretary of state and vice president kamala harris hosted world leaders and they announced a $2.3 billion investment in central american countries. but as all that was under way, a massive migrant caravan made progress toward the u.s. >> reporter: along a roadway in southern mexico, a seemingly endless stream of people making their way on foot toward the united states. men, women and children, walking through pouring rain and sweltering heat. they come from across latin america, places like venezuela, cuba and kilomecolombia all with the same goal >> translator: we left colombia because of the homophobia. we were physically and verb ally attacked we had to cross the jungle and trails through many countries. >> reporter: it's the latest and one of the largest migrant caravans to make the nearly 2,000-mile-trek through mexico

one candidate, rick caruso, spent $38 million to troy try and win the seat. he even has celebrity endorsements. is he the front runner and the for sure win here? >> reporter: it certainly appears he'll be one of the two to go into the run off in november. 38 million so far. more likely to be 50 million by the time it's all done. the entire democratic machinery and party is against him. most of them endorsing karen bass. a congress member, former speaker of the assembly. we don't know how it will turn out. let's be wary of one thing. money helps. no question about it. but money does not always win. tonight take my word for it. ask meg whitman who spent $150 million of her own money against jerry brown's 25 million, and you know who won. >> voter turnout is always low in the primaries, but experts believe this one will be lower than average. maybe less than 30%? >> reporter: the record right now is about 25%. it could actually be under that given we had about 15% of the votes in as of saturday. they started keeping the records in 1880, so this might be a record

democrats rick caruso and congresswoman karen bass fell shofrt 50% threshold. >> now to the crisis on just about everyone's mind. inflation and the record high gas prices. it looks like things may get worse before they get better. the u.s. treasury secretary is calling on congress to take action. this morning, americans are spending $700 million more on gas every day than they were this time last year. >> we now have 14 different states where the average has already surpassed that $5 gallon mrk, and seeing some tremendous increases. >> in just the last week, the average price for gas in michigan jumping 51 cents. in indiana, up 48 cents. in ohio, 46 cents. there's no relief in sight due to soaring demands overseas due in part to the war in ukraine. now hurricane season could send prices surging even higher. >> this overall era of high prices could stick around for several years. if a hurricane hits refineries or oil production, could it take months for supply to get back to normal. >> reporter: airfares are also climbing due to higher fuel costs. the average cost of a domestic round t

we're tough on crime candidate rick caruso finished ahead of congresswoman karen bass for the top 2 spots. there. there are 4 other local district attorney positions that are currently up for grabs. an alameda county. no one got more than 50% of the vote. so you have a runoff election will happen in november between the top 2 vote getters. they are civil rights attorney pamela price, the most progressive candidate on the ballot and they have current chief deputy district attorney terry wiley. wiley has several high-profile endorsements, including from oakland, mayor libby shaft, as well as congressman eric swalwell. also in the east bay contra costa counties. progressive district attorney diana becton won reelection, defeating county prosecutor mary knots with 56% of that vote in the north bay solano county district attorney krishna abrams defended her seat and a landslide victory against sharon henry. henriette criticized abrams leadership citing her decision to recuse herself from investigating 2 high profile police killings. abrams took 60% of the votes and in the south bay, a resoundi

a big night for rick caruso and his supporters. the businessman developer beat out representative karen bass by a slim margin caruso 41% and bass 37%. but because no one got more than 50% of the vote. caruso and bass as the top 2 vote getters will face off in the november election. and i wasn't going to do this. but after i read it this morning, i felt compelled. >> my competitor, karen bass is quoted. that under her leadership as mayor. homelessness will not be solved in 4 years. the most. angelenos can hope for. is light at the end of the tunnel after 4 years. well, let me respond by saying this. the light at the end of the tunnel is shining bright tonight. now gruza says it's time for an awakening and to help this big beautiful city. >> his platform is all about combating crime, homelessness and corruption and imagining a dream you never thought possible. my fellow angelenos, we can make this city the city of our dreams. we can solve homelessness. we can curb crime. we can't put city hall back in the service of people and we can

that race looking like a competition between billionaire and former republican rick caruso. who's campaigning on a tough on crime message and progressive congresswoman karen bass. a lot of eyes on that race to julie will be watching. and so, greg what are some of the key congressional races to watch tonight? i think for my money, one of the key races to watch is in the central valley or the 22nd district, watching this one for a lot of reasons, experts consider this a toss up districts. the incumbent republican david validator, was one of the 10. house republicans to vote to impeach former president trump and that got the ire of his party. but trump has stayed out of this race. he's facing another republican and one democrat tonight. the question is what will former president trump's impact be, and also could a democrat win this race? because in 2020, this district went to president biden by 13 points. we will wait and see. all right. we'll be watching greg. thank you. and a reminder that the polls close at eight o'clock tonight. be sure to stay with ktvu for extensive prima

someone like rick caruso. unknown to the rest of the country could have an opportunity to pull a shocker. he was a republican three years ago. he wants to be the next mayor of l.a. we'll see whether or not he can do it. >> dana: president biden nearly missed marking the 78th anniversary of d-day yesterday. he did release a statement around 8:45 p.m. last night after failing to mention the historic day in any of his earlier remarks. we're live in washington >> if the president had waited three more hours he would have failed to mention the anniversary two years in a row. last year the president missed it entirely. the 78th anniversary of d-day he finally released a note commemorating those who answered duty calls on the beaches of normandy and we must never forget their service. presidents bush, obama, trump never forgot. they each acknowledged the 4400 allied troops who lost their lives on june 6, 1944 during each year of their presidency. for the entirety of yesterday the white house made no proclamation. as

rick caruso will take on karen bass in november. both are democrats, although caruso is a former republican who did not switch sides until january. the son of the founder of walmart has offered to lead a group to by the nfl broncos. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm leigh-ann gerrans. this is bloomberg. >> what these companies are doing is acknowledging there is weakness ahead and that you have some company saying we are not even going to offer guidance because we don't know. i think what is happening is you are continuing to see that floor be revised downward, but i don't think that ends up being a very solid floor. tom: sam stovall yesterday on free cash flow and the use of cash. half the shock of target yesterday. futures, -18. vix 24.61. on the turmoil of japan, kriti gupta. >> as dollar-yen hits 134, they say monetary tightening is not suitable. we have to look at the ripple effects. you have the offshore you want re

caruso is running against democratic progressive u.s. congress woman karen bass. if an because conservatives don't tend to resonate in the nations second largest city, caruso come along a republican, is running as a democrat, promising to rein in l.a.'s skyrocketing crime and homelessness problems. if caruso or bass picks up more than 50% of the vote, they become the mayor outright, although a runoff appears more likely. up the coast and even blue or san francisco far left district attorney chesa boudin, who does not like sending people to jail, is now waiting to see if he will be recalled. under his watch, crime has gone up in 40% of the attorneys in his office have gone away. he may soon follow. speaking of soft justice, remember when oregon decriminalized all drugs last year? now the state's overdose rate is up 700%, democratic governor kate brown is the most unpopular governor in the country, with a 54% disapproval rate, and since brown can't run again in the fall, her unpopularity could hurt the current democratic candidate for gove

a billionaire developer will take on a politician in the race for mayor david rick caruso will face karen bass in november. caruso won 47% of the votes yesterday while bass 138%. caruso is a former republican who did not switch parties until january. western digital announced a tragic review that could result in the separation of its two businesses. the announcement came after weeks of talks with investors and shareholders. western digital is one of the largest makers of a type of chip called flash memory. shares of novavax are soaring in premarket trading. the company's coronavirus vaccine has won approval from the food and drug administration advisory panel. they say there is good chance for gaining emergency use authorization. do you know what the most expensive city to live in as an ex-pat? for the second year in a row, hong kong. higher prices and a stronger currency cap the city on top. geneva, london, tokyo also round out the top five. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm l

caruso, now running as a democrat but running on anti-crime pro police platform so that is interesting. he got the george gascon recall, people running that need a few more, the got a few more weeks to get the signatures they need to put that on the public, i think chesa boudin will give them a huge boost so it's good news. kennedy: does it give momentum to the recall effort in los angeles, is there something about this that galvanizes people on the fence about signing their name to the potential issue? >> i think it does because it shows it's possible, it's worth putting in the effort, worth -- if you talk to the people as i have in other places, people running the recall effort, in the end you got to sign the petition, do in person, he can't do it online so these people outside grocery stores and so on making the effort, taking it to their neighbors so that his hard work to do that real grassroots activism and organizing and they have done well to get as far as they have, so i think this will give a boost because it will make everyone think it can happen, this isn't a waste of time,

slowly, california, interesting to look at los angeles election for mayor rick caruso five minutes before the election, most of his time, he's a property developer but always are republican doing very well there, so many people i know work in the entertainment industry, they are not saying it publicly saying we are sick of this crime, we can't put up with this any longer and i think it is what's going to happen eventually if they go through west hollywood. kennedy: nobody wants to feel unsafe especially where they live. a lot of people moved to west hollywood because they can live and work there but it's a silly idea and there are ready ways of community policing, this is a childish way that will never implement what they say they want. steve hilton, always good to see you. >> what is your, thanks. kennedy: coming up, travelers bracing for summer from hell. life canceled left and right, trip to the airport, worse than getting kicked in the next. i'll kick you in the neck. who's to blame? i'll tell you in my memo after this. ♪♪ [whistling] with technology that can scale across all your

at this point in time she is behind rick caruso who put over $40 million into advertising in l.a. and quickly shot up in the polls as the big front runner. there are about a million ballots still to be counted. it depends on how those late ballots break. a lot of voters in l.a. had many choices on the more progressive side between her, kevin de leon, other candidates that were trying to buy for that second spot. it kind of coalesced in the last week or so. it's possible that a lot of late deciding voters will end up going her way and she could be the top vote getter it's all said and done. what's most important is that in rest -- in that race if someone had gotten 50%, it would be over. no one got 50%. hopefully with the larger electorate that's more representativef othe city instead of having a quarter of the elect. come in a general election we expect a much fuller participation from people who missed primary elections. reggie: we will be voting to replace the da just voted out. this is for a well-publicized recall. 18% in the state. what does that say? >> we want to hesitate in

caruso. he's run an ad after ad promising to clean up la and hire 1500 new police officers. congresswoman bass's campaign painting him as a fraud, a sort of democrat in name only who has donated to gop candidates and conservative causes. and in san francisco, voters are deciding whether the city's progressive district attorney should lose his job. chelsea boden -- i should say chesa boudin pushing policies that are far too lenient homicides and assaults were up in the city. we saw brazen robberies in san francisco including this one at a walgreens a year ago, a man at a bike tossing the items on the shelves into a trash bag riding the bike right out of the store with them. groups supporting hisrecall reported raising more than $7 million according to city filings. groups supporting boudin raised less than 3.5 million. analysts say if the more liberal loses his job tonight, it could signal wider backlash against progressives this season scott cohn is live in san francisco for us scott? >> repo

. >> two liberal cities, san francisco, voted to recall district attorney, los angeles rick caruso ran on being tough on crime and he got enough support to force a runoff come november. so is the president right? >> by in large, i think he is. look, i don't think what we are hearing from the voters, particularly democratic voters and democratic leaning cities, it's not like they want to erase the summer of 2020. it's not as if most voters, most democrats don't acknowledge there is systematic inequities in the criminal justice system. i think what you're seeing is a clear signal of a need for a course correction. and a view on the voters that a reform in the system has to proceed with ensuring public safety. you can't elevate one goal over the other to the extent that you produce irrational policies. many people felt the d.a. here in l.a. facing similar criticism are taking these admirable goals to an extreme and as a result, public safety is eroding and also, honestly, the d.a.s and the police criminal justice reform issue is being sucked into a larger wirl -- whirlpool and the democra