california was no different. higher load, it can and i anyway in the campaign -- hot or low, it can ignite anywhere in the campaign. two primary factors used in wallace workers in the golden state. the realization that the 1968 presidential race is going to be a close one. and the ever-increasing waves of support for governor wallace. california law aimed at keeping new parties out of california prove that not enough to stop the wallace grass moods movement -- grassroots movement. victory in california clearly pointed the way to new successes in other parts of the nation. some political experts were ready to openly state that governor george c wallace could indeed be elected president and 1968. mathematically speaking, the recognized wallace strength in southern and border states, added up to 150 electoral votes. a giant steppingstone towards the 270 electoral votes needed to put george wallace in the white house. strong grassroots wallace support in states outside the south, coupled by the fact that only cited m

california law, aimed at keeping new parties out of california, proved not enough to stop the wallace grassroots movement. victory in california clearly pointed towards the way of new successes in other parts of the nation. already, some political experts were willing to state that couldor george c. wallace indeed be elected to president in 1968. speaking, the strength of wallace in southern states add up to some 150 electoral votes, a giant 270pingstone towards the electoral votes to put george wallace in the white house. grassroot wallace supports in the states outside of the south, coupled with the simple fact is that slightly more than one third of the population is needed in the , dramatically projected governor wallace to the forefront of the 1968 presidential race. with working organizations and already demonstrated over appeal in states such as wisconsin, california, ohio, pennsylvania, indiana, the effort to elect george c. wallace president in 1968 was within reach. some so-called experts still need to be convinced, but one lesson learned from the campaigners in california w

far as california goes, around schwarzenegger was the governor of california as a republican. we as republicans have plenty of opportunity there as well as in new york. donald trump is changing the party by opening up all these states. we need to continue and do that as well as michigan, ohio, pennsylvania, florida, all over the country. >> it has been an election unlike anything anybody would predict. boris epstein, tara, and ben, thanks to all of you in offering your insight. don't miss jake tapper's entire interview with marco rubio. he is now speaking out for the first time on all of these issues on state of the union tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern only on cnn. we'll get his take on how he feels about trump now, whether he is going to be a supporter or on the never trump train. it is interesting what he has to say. up ahead, this hour, live in our "cnn newsroom." he is the last world war ii veteran to lead a major party ticket. the lone former republican presidential nominee attended this summer's gop convention, bob dole joining us live next. plus, it is all about the gol

put him on a ballot here in california. >> california law in effect in 1968 states that 66,059 voters must reregister to qualify a candidate on a primary ballot. when the campaign kicked off, many political experts said wallace didn't have the appeal. but as weeks passed and the crowds grew and enthusiasm was obvious, these same experts began reversing their earlier predictions. the campaign kept moving. it was propelled along by the indomitable wallace spirit. and because of the very unique solutions found to the many complex problems by the small but effective wallace campaign staff. money is important to any campaign. but to get money you first must get people willing to give and believe in what they're giving too. the wallace california campaign started in a political off-season. the 1968 presidential race is far off in the minds of voters. timing is impossible to manipulate. then, approaching the january deadline, one of the coldest winter blasts in history hits sunny california. as if unseasonal weather weren't enough there were the physical problems of working in california its

california is fascinating. it fits the profile of the kind of state hillary clinton is dominating. 18 largest states, she won 14 of them, mostly because he hasn't cracked the diversity of the democratic party. he is a one state candidate, written off new jersey, you have latino population that's young, gives him openings, and you have independent voters, although there are obstacles can participate. all of that produces you're heading toward a close outcome in the end. >> the whole issue of the debate, joe manchin, senator from west virginia said it was bs. said the words, didn't just say bs. when sanders challenged trump to debate. why would you expect bernie to be consider aet and nice and working to bring people together, he is not a democrat. >> those are harsh words. haven't heard that much -- >> not publicly. >> they've given him space, but you've seen patience wear thin. folks wanted bernie sanders to go quietly, diplomatically. we haven't seen that yet. manchin's comments are how people feel. >> bernie

by almost every measure except perception california is doing fine, not just fine, california is doing fabulously and grown 27% more than the rest of the country and the agricultural industry has grown. more than half of the fruits and vegetables grown in the united states come from california farms and 2013, the third growing season farm employment and revenue increased. i would ask my colleague to oppose the bill because it jeopardizes the economy of california the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from arkansas has one minute remaining. mr. westerman: perfect policy is even rare or often impossible. good policy is hard work good data, common sense and a little bit of give and take. mr. speaker, this is good policy. it's fair policy. and most importantly it will provide for a better way of life for americans. i urge support for senate 2012 as amended and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas yields back. all time for debate has expired. pursuant to house resolution 744, the previous question is ordered on the bill as ame

van, you know california. they are all in california today. as boris was talking about, he thinks hillary clinton is doing very badly against bernie sanders right now. if you take a look at the headlines, the headline in "new york times" today, california looking less like a sure thing for hillary clinton. how ugly do you think it's going to get in the primary that she's still in over the next -- well now we're less than two weeks away. >> well, first of all, let me just say that donald trump has about the same chance of winning california that hillary clinton has of winning mississippi. it's just completely absurd that he would even -- >> so you say she's got a chance. >> a lot of the gop establishment said that about the primary overall and they were proven very wrong. >> good point, boris. >> that's true but that doesn't mean if i say grachi igravity wt i'm wrong. people were wrong about how extreme the republican primary voters had gotten. that doesn't mean that you can flip the math in a state like california. >> he's appealing a lot to h

bernie sanders in california. there is a lot of attention on a public policy institute of california poll that showed clinton up two. that is the only poll so far that shows it. that clip from john chancellor, we will hear from the field poll next week. we will get other sources to see if that two-point lead is real or if that is the outliar and hillary clinton's lead is a little more solid than that. >> let's go to 4.8%. >> that is hillary clinton's current lead in the beauty contest primary in washington state. you recall tuesday night donald trump won washington state republican primary. hillary clinton won the democratic primary. it didn't count for anything. they had a binding caucus in march which bernie sanders won. so far almost 800,000 voters have voted in this mail in nonbinding beauty contest primary in washington state. it sort of under cuts bernie sanders -- bernie sanders has done a lot better than higher turnout primaries so far. >> the next number, 95. why is this a big deal? >> the number of unbou

>> well, i think it helps him in the california primary. duncan hunter whose district is along the border in san diego. >> right. >> has a lot of trump supporters in his district. i spoke with the state senator from san diego who says trump is wildly popular there, but a lot of californians don't view immigration as their top issue because since the great recession a lot of mexican-americans have gone home. a lot of illegal immigrants have gone home because there aren't any jobs in the u.s. i think trump is going to have to sell himself as more presidential than he has been so far, and, frankly, that speech in california didn't do it for him. >> so then, john, if you're saying that immigration is not the big issue in california anymore, then what is the issue, and which candidate stands, you know, the better chance to -- to drive that point home? >> well, trump has campaigned against washington, d.c., and cruz has campaigned against washington, d.c. people are mad at the federal government. they feel that they have been lied to. they feel t

this past season near average rain was not enough to end california's drought. but the state water resources control board may decide to give local water districts control of setting their own conservation targets. the board is set to meet this morning in sacramento. >>> crews this morning are set to resume their search in in the sierra for a missing hiker and his dog. placer county sheriff's investigators say that cody michael of rockland was hiking with his german shepherd bauer over the weekend in the lock levin area. he sent a text message monday to his family but hasn't been heard from since. his vehicle was found at the trailhead. >>> it is 4:34 right now. earlier you mentioned it wasn't good sleeping weather? it was so hot. >> i was up all night. >> i was sound asleep. [ laughter ] >> it was great last night. [ laughter ] >> temperatures really after highs in the mid-90s, temperatures were 90s but locally overnight -- at this very early hour it's 70s in san rafael, 63 in redwood city. it is 64 degrees in san jose. average high for san francisco this time

the gentleman from california -- the gentlewoman from california is -- the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. honda: i at this point will yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from idaho is -- mr. simpson: did the gentleman yield back his time? i am prepared to yield back my time if the gentleman is also. mr. honda: yes. the chair: the gentleman from california yields. the gentleman from idaho is recognized. mr. simpson: mr. chairman, let me just say this is an important bill. it's an important bill for our economy and it's an important bill for our defense. i did want to say that i appreciate the staff and the hard work that they've put into this legislation trying to address the requests of many members. we've had something like -- i can't remember the number. it was like 2,300 different requests from members for this piece of legislation, and we were able to address in some form, at least one form or another about 95% of those requests. the staff works very hard to make this bill that all members can support, and i do want to say it's been a ple

. >> you think he will win in california? >> i think he's going to win in kal california. the people are being energized and we'll win in california. neither candidates is going to have enough pledged delegates to win the nomination. the super delegate is going to decide who's the nominee and that's the reality. there is an opportunity as the voting, whines up for super delegates to take a another look at this race to see who can best beat trump and the republican in the november which the polls really shows as bernie sanders and who can win against independence and the polls are showing bernie sanders. >> if that's the case -- then why is he down 3 million votes and 3 million popular vote to hillary clinton, if all of those things are true? >> when you get in the general election, it is not just democrats who votes, the polling shows that clearly bernie sanders wins independence overwhelmingly against donald trump and hillary clinton does not. what we have seen, we are an open primaries in the process where independence -- so he's extremely popular and he's extremely popu

it did not go directly to california. southern traditions and national issues have in the past appeared too much at opposite poles. apparently, wallace wasn't bothered that his down-home campaign, complete with gospel singing, bewildered some people. it worked. national views magazine uniformly agreed that by obtaining enough signatures to get on the california primary wallace had proven more surely that he headed a significant political movement, which must be reckoned with. so, while political observers tried to predict his next move, wallace kept on moving, talking with people in all parts of california, gaining new strength and support every day. here was a strong, new leadership that excited and pulled at you. here was a national voice that californians and millions of americans could rally behind. here was george c. wallace, a new political force in america. [waves crashing] >> ♪ walking in the sunshine sing a little sunshine song ♪ narrator: everything said about 40-year-old george wallace would fill volumes. o

was implemented in california in 2012 to register on line 3 identification requirements to determine the equity and those include a california driver's license or identification card number last 4 dithsz of a person's social security number and the date of birth for voting age english dish and another election data for a set percent of l e p age earlier persons voting against 29 days before protection day and voters are able to cast their plastic bottles in 8 to 5:00 p.m. during normal business housed and the last two weekends before the election at the moment the california secreting is reviewing the automatic voter registration and vote any mail the automatic voter registrations gives the government offices to look at the business with the vote by mail all registered voters get ballots several weeks before an election they can mail back and take to a drop off location or polling place santa clara allowed the county in 2015 to hold all mail location a absent i didn't voting is called vote by mail in california not the same since ab at the for a voter to request an absence at the bal

few expect trump to carry california in november. but party strategists like rob stutsman worry what effect he'll have on races down the ballot. >> about 20% of republicans say they're not going to vote for him, okay? well that means we're worried about them voting at all. so when we think about competitive state assembly seats, state senate seats and congressional seats if we don't have a candidate that is fully turning out the republican base, and energize them to go vote for him, we're very concerned. we lose these seats. >> the california gop has seen its numbers slowly dwindle for two decades. many say it started with proposition 187. the 1994 ballot measure took aim at immigrants who came to the state illegally. >> they keep coming. two million illegal immigrants in california. >> ads like this one alienated latino community. mike madrid is a consultant to the party. >> i was hired in the aftermath of prop 187. in 1996. as a latino republican expert to kind of help the party rebuild. >> i will build a great, great wall. >> toda

but in -- northern california. but in the south where they require billions of gallons, ground water supplies and reservoirs remain low. >> you are always trying to balance between the good civic pride that you try to get people to conserve water and crying wolf. >> reporter: uc davis water expert jay lund says they are trying to strike a balance by allowing individual water districts to set their own targets based on local rainfall and snow pack. >> the downside is if next year is dry, as dry as the last couple of years have been, we will probably have wished we had a little bit more mandatory conservation. >> reporter: as this graphic shows, much of the state remains in a severe drought. watering golf courses in the desert and growing almonds for export is not a message of conservation, especially as california enters the dry season. >> overall, people have done very well and i would just ... i wouldn't want to see that slacked off until we are far enough away from the drought. >> reporter: the new rule eliminate

six states of california. often we're talking about florida and its four states. but this is not necessarily an easy state to divide up. you've probably got three different states in southern california, probably got three states north of los angeles. >> right. i would even say los angeles county has a few different states within that one county. there's 10 million people in l.a. county. and i think you could actually have very different results in different congressional districts on the republican side. so i think it's going to be a very interesting strategic task for the cruz campaign to try to target specific districts both in l.a. certainly i think they're going to target the central valley and the inland empire. but there are lots of congressional districts and delegates within the county of los angeles that are open. >> yeah. central california as well. thank you so much. >>> another hour of news and politics still ahead for you. stick around for much more including donald trump's new attack on hillary

what does it mean in june for california? >> california republican party leaders are shocked. they say there was a lot of energy around him when he was speak on saturday at the state republican convention and they were looking forward to having a voice in the primary. and party leaders say, there is a lot of anti-trump money that with go to ted cruz the dropping out caught them off gar. >> i had expected that ted cruz would make it to california to make his final stand here to try to stop donald trump. he would have possible won several districts here in california and there are four weeks to go, it seems to be ending prematurely. will california republicans get behind the presumptive nominee, donald trump? the vice chair of the republican party in california things party leaders will follow in line against hillary clinton but she things others will pause pause some of the statements donald trump has made against women and other segments of the population. she theys donald trump needs to do some fence mending in california especially if he wants to win over ted cruz supporters

let's talk about the state of california. you have bernie sanders all in in california. how realistic is it for him to become viable by him investing so much in california? >> california is all he has at this point. he doesn't become viable as his party's nominee. there will not be a contested convention. look, california means a lot. symbolically. i overheard hillary clinton's remarks at a fund-raiser recently. she said no state in the union does more to determine the future with the nation and democratic party than the state of california. it looks really bad for hillary clinton if she can't win that state. it looks really good for bernie sanders heading into the convention in late july if he can win that state. it gives him more leverage in advancing his democratic socialist platform during the four days at the convention. look, bernie sanders, everything he stands for is something that hillary clinton has to pay attention to and something she will have to speak to during the convention. it is more so if he can pick up the golden state. >> bernie sanders says a comeba

and california was no different. high or low, it can ignite anywhere in the campaign organization, spreading quickly from staff to workers. two primary factors boosted wallace workers in the golden state -- the realization that the 1968 presidential race is going to be a close one and the ever-increasing waves of support for governor wallace. california law, aimed at keeping new parties out of california, proved not enough to stop the wallace grassroots movement. victory in california clearly pointed the way to new successes in other parts of the nation. all right some political experts were willing to openly state that governor george c. wallace could indeed be elected president in 1968. mathematically speaking, the recognized wallace strength in the southern and border states added up to some 150 electoral votes. a giant stepping stone toward the 270 electoral votes needed to put george wallace in the white house. and the strong grassroots wallace support in states outside the south coupled with the simple fact tha

hillary clinton in northern california today. bernie sanders in southern california. competing for the june 7th primary. it sounds more and more like the general election every day. hillary clinton was going hard after donald trump on immigration. >> when donald trump talks about deporting 11 million immigrants, he's not only talking about ripping families apart, is he? he is talking about deporting more than one half of the 2.4 million farm workers who help feed our country. >> reporter: that is a preview to the general election message she hopes to carry against donald trump in nevada, colorado and other states with significant hispanic populations. bernie sanders is focusing on donald trump. saying he is the democrat to beat donald trump. >> if we win the democratic primary in california and other five states on june 7th, we will have enormous momentum. when we leave the democratic convention with the nomination, donald trump is toast. >> reporter: at the end of the day, one democrat will actually take on donald trump. hillary clinton has a significant lead still i

santa cruz, california, one of three events he's holding in california today. both democratic candidates are pushing to win that state ahead of the primary on june 7th. hillary clinton picked up a key endorsement when california governor jerry brown decided to back clinton. i'll talk to hillary clinton in just a few minutes. steve patterson is with the sanders campaign and kristen welker is covering from brooklyn. feels like sanders is getting quite a good reception by and large across the state of california thus far. >> reporter: you know, we heard that endorsement from jerry brown this morning for hillary clinton. and sanders responded the way we expected to, kind of lumping him in with the establishment. putting him in the same category as hillary clinton, as the dnc, as the democratic party. his supporters, i gotta tell you, they eat this stuff up. they love when he is defiant. and he has been really since he's been here in the state of california. another part of that is the strategy here, which seems to be really just to blanket the state with bernie san

california, hillary clinton will still win. this is a phony argument that superdelegates are giving hillary clinton a win. primary voters are giving hillary clinton a win. >> do you think democratic voters are trying to send a message to hillary clinton to maybe consider bringing somebody from the progressive wing of the democratic party on to the ticket with all these strong showings for bernie sanders at the end of the campaign here? >> look, i think hillary clinton is going to consider strong progressives regardless. i don't think she needs to get that message. i think what she's hearing from democratic voters is that they like this discussion of the issues that has happened between her and sanders. we're not getting that in a trump matchup. and i think democrats are a little bit loathed to give up that, you know, conversation, since it actually is about the issues. >> amanda, jerry brown, the governor of california endorsed hillary clinton today. one week before the primary. does -- do endorsements matter these days? >> i r

it is alexander rossi from california. he's drinking milk, just a rookie, and with california gas prices, i understandhy the man was afraid to refuel during the race. it just costs too much money. by the way, terry, peggy, i was actually down during the sportscast and thought i was going to the warriors game tomorrow. but my wife said, no, you can't take a second mortgage out on the home. >> what's wrong with her? >> the tickets are on sale. i think it is worth the money. >> come on! to have a job that pays well, you know what i mean? >> those are fighting words. >> really be right back. we'll try to save his job. thanks for choosing nbc bay area news. we'll see you back here tonight at eleven. >>> thank you for choosing "nbc bay area news." >> see you back here at 11:00. until then, have a great evening. doug mcconnell: hello, i'm doug mcconnell, and we've got some great discoveries for you along the open road. we'll explore the rugged santa cruz mountains and see trails being planned in a new preserve to allow people and

headed instead to california. there are people who are interpreting that as a campaign that is nervous about winning california on what is a sort of big final day, except for d.c. are you nervous about california? >> well, i'm feeling, you know, very positive about my campaign in california. we are working really hard. i was proud to get governor jerry brown's endorsement today. but i want to cover as much of the state as i possibly can. i will be in new jersey tomorrow. i'm really looking forward to that. actually i'll be there for an event tonight. so we are competing everywhere. but i have been struck by some of the challenges that california faces, like the drought, which donald trump said the other day didn't exist. and so i am spending time talking with citizens, with experts, with people who have lots of good ideas. i really want to be a good partner, not just to california, but the entire country. but i think california has some particular challenges and i'm going to be campaigning up and down california,

leticia:los asambleÍstas de la california, aprobaron el acta de la verdad. el acta de la verdad establecerÍa un proceso transparente que incluye participaciÓn comunitaria, antes de que cualquier agencia del orden local, colabore con las agencias de migraciones que se han separado millones de familias. se conmemorÓ hoy en dÍa del inmigrante, por 20 ocasiÓn. leÓn: la celebración comenzÓ con una marcha, mario lÓpez tiene el reporte. mario: centros de personas llegaron al capitolio estatal. mi esperanza es que en un corto tiempo, todo lo que precisamos celebre como para que podamos estar en paz. esta esperanza la atrajo a ella como muchos mÁs y ha sido denominado este dÍa como el día del inmigrante, un dÍa donde es cada vez mayor la presencia de bastase nuevas generaciones en busca de cambios. >> hay mucho dolor, mucho sufrimiento, por sobre los convecinos, trabaja muchas horas y ganan cualquier miseria.>> una decena de organizaciones de que no mismo lugar, 20 aÑos consecutivos defendiendo los derechos de los inmigrantes indocumentados de californi

do a california debate. when she declined the debate, sanders expressed frustration . >> it's a little bit insulting to the people of california .[applause] that she is not prepared to have a concise debate about how she will help the californians strike up the minimum wage by $.97. >> sanders is prepared to more than 200,000 people here in california so campaigning very aggressively in the both democrats will spend the next few days here fighting for every last vote. heather? heather: thank you mike. jon: a new piece on foxnews.com by karl rove titled why trump is going to have a very good week, hillary another bad week, lays out the ups and downs each presumptive nominee has faced and will face but it concludes that trump as the momentum right now. robe rights quote, the neighborhood if won't change until it make a change. clinton is in the barrel and can expect more bad press this week. trump is on top of the world and can expect to remain there until it ends intervened to cause a shift in coverage and/or

now, the california state director, michael siroco has now just quit the california campaign ahead of the primary. he was known as organizing the digital part of the sanders campaign. he told reporters in california there had been a split in the sanders campaign over whether to focus on that kind of grass roots on-line organizing, or whether it would be better to focus on running tv ads in california, since california is such a vast playing field. well, in that strategic debate, apparently the digital guy lost telling reporters quote, the campaign wanted to go in a different direction with the california strategy so we mutually parted ways. but if that was the fight, grass roots organizing or tv ads, and the grass roots organizing guy says he lost that argument so he now left the campaign then you would expect the sanders campaign to start running tons of tv ads in california, right? i mean, the sanders campaign has run a ton of tv ads, spending more than 20 million, in california, the state the sanders campaign says is absolutely crucial to their strategy, they have spent millions in

she is shifting gears to california. the campaign wants to focus on trump and the general election and fours the first shot and going toe to toe and her personal e-mail account. they put last week's state department in context and since last year, secretary clinton said her use of personal e-mail server was a mistake. if she could go back, she'd do it differently. clinton's e-mail account was known by the state department officials throughout the tenure. the state department reports begs to differ. >> it was not clear to the senior staff. oig found no evidence that the staff reviewed or approved her personal system. the clinton come pain would like to put this and the sanders' campaign behind them. >> still bernie sanders and hillary clinton are battling it out in california. sanders is not backing down. mrs. clinton leads 50 percent to sand sand 42 percent and he's in striking distance with one week to g. we talk about the prospects with moe lacy. he's now executive director of georgetown institute of politics and publi

he's in california and i'm in iowa. >> okay. do you normally -- i mean, as a trump spokesperson, where do you get your information from? do they pass it along? is it something that the campaign passes along in terms of energy policy and at least, i mean, something he said earlier in terms of educating you to come out and help us understand what he means? >> i'm not here today actually to speak on mr. trump and the water crisis or the drought. i actually was told i was going to come here today to speak to you about the support that mr. trump has in california. so that is why i'm here today. >> okay. we just were wondering, because he spoke in california. that's one of the things that he said regarding people who he's talking to in california, but we'll get more information about that. let's talk about the "wall street journal" report, about what mitt romney said. he quote sading friends warned me, don't speak out. stay out of the fray, because criticizing mr. trump will only help him by giving him someone else to attack. they wer

california cow field. this is zipline headquarters, a company launching drones to deliver emergency blood transfusions. >> all a health worker or doctor needs to be able to do is send a text message and tell us somebody is in trouble. >> reporter: keller ronaldo said across the world hundreds of thousands of people die because they can't get blood transfusions to clinics fast enough. >> we can make a delivery independent of roads, washed out bridges m >> reporter: now the team is building a fleet of drones to fly over rwanda and the first national delivery drone network. hoping to make up to 150 blood and vaccine deliveries aday to hard to reach clinics within 30 minutes of a emergency request. >> and once it drops the package can fall within 20 feet of the intended target and take a look inside here and you have enough medicine and enough blood to save someone's life. >> reporter: inside of his drone hanger -- >> they look like happy drones. >> a lot of people think about drones in a military context. and

talk about california. you say he's in anaheim, southern california, he has a good chance of winning the primary there but in november a very different scene. >> he'll win because there's basically on the in the race anymore. i don't mean in any way to say there aren't a lot of trump supporters in california. i'm sure there are. it's a huge state, very diverse state and lots of voters receptive to donald trump's message. overwhelm the latino vote, latino population is significant and he won't win in november. that's 55 electoral votes republicans have had to take off the table for years now because they haven't been competitive in california. when you start in the electoral college down 55 votes, it's very hard to get to the 270 you need to win the presidency. trump may have another path there absolutely plausible but not through california. >> i would point out as we pl planned our day this morning, we were anticipating perhaps there would be large crowds outside this rally in anaheim, california of protes

they do not want to lose california. >> reporter: they don't want to lose california andrea, you are right, this is an unusual step, secretary clinton yesterday was participating in the memorial day parade in her adopted hometo hometo hometown. when her campaign announced she's going to cancel that event and the extra event of a five day campaigning under scores the event which -- now senator sanders have been in the state non stop and he's pulling all of his resource to winning the state. some good news, she's getting an endorsement by governor jerry brown today. his approval rating is through the roof with democrats higher than 50% statewide. this is significant. the primary allowing independence to vote and not could favor senator sanders. a reality check though, andrea, as we have been reporting, secretary clinton will likely clinch the nomination even if all the votes in california are counted. the reason why she wants to win the state or needs to win the state is taking away bernie sanders. it would limit his leverage once they do get to the convention in terms of having an imp

california is not where it starts. i worked at the california congressional delegations for six and a half years. ran a race out there, worked on others. he's got some challenges there and some challenges that aren't just trump's challenges. it's where do you win, what counties are you driving up the vote. is that in the central valley, are you trying to do so in san diego? and then how? what strategy are you using? and some of this is what sara talked about. and then with who? it's a weak state party. the conservative activists have fallen in recent years. there is not a lot there to build for trump to really get there. >> joe, you heard sara murray talking about the organization he lacks in these states. how can he pull off this strategy if he doesn't have the staff on the ground? >> i think a big picture, he's trying to flip the script. someone who has done more with less money spent, less staff. and we see him winning in a lot of states in the primary. essentially, this puts hillary clinton on the defensive. she is

i want to take us to california in particular. forget there, i want to offer -- before we get there, i want to offer a counterintuitive account of mass incarceration. the movements and activists of the second reconstruction were already intimately acquainted with what we might call mass incarceration. police and the prison system. they are already shaped by it. they use that to bolster their demands. we think about the leading figures of the time. all of them had criminal records. especially in the south. for rosa parks, to take her heroic stand. she broke the law. true for all the southern activists. fannie lou hamer was beaten for trying to register to vote. stokely carmichael one of the leading members of sncc who was arrested more than 20 times. everybody said don't hang out with stokely carmichael on his birthday. that experience of arrest and imprisonment was common. also she renewed -- huey newton spent time in prison as a juvenile. and martin luther king was arrested. the attention that his arrests bring ultimately make it

in california. a debate with donald trump for bernie sanders would have given him millions of dollars in free media that could have helped boost him over the edge. unfortunately, we'll have to wait until fall to see the fireworks of donald trump debating a democrat on stage and that democrat is likely if not certain to be hillary clinton. >> thank you so much for the update. thank you. >>> i want to bring in washington correspondent for usa today and jane tim in orlando covering the libertarian convention. writing about libertarian party, just in the past hour we had vp candidate william weld who told alex whit this. >> some of mr. trump's proposals such as building the wall and deporting 11 million people, it is evocative of the features of the 20th century. i think it is disregarding the lessons of history. >> is that a sentiment you are hearing reflective there at the convention? we have to talk about the reaction to the gop chaos and also the reaction there because he was booed when introduced b

sanders also campaigning today and last night in california, touting california's crucial role in his plan to seize an upset victory over hillary clinton. >> if we win here big in california, if we win the other five states that are up on june 7th, we're going to go into the democratic convention with enormous momentum. [ cheers and applause ] we're going to go in with momentum. we're going to come out with the nomination. >> and also interesting to point out on tuesday, bernie sanders sought a recount of last week's kentucky democratic primary. clinton won there by less than 2,000 votes, just one half of 1%. a sanders adviser says the campaign has no reason to think there were any problems with that count. it just wants to, quote, make sure everything was counted. >>> president obama is scheduled to touch down in tokyo for a g7 summit in less than three hours after wrapping up a historic visit to vietnam, that included normalizing ties and dropping a decades old arms embargo. he raised the thorny issue of human rights violations. let's go live to ho chi minh city and bring in cnn's a

convention in california. clinton look to capture every vote possible. >> hillary is following through her pledge to fight hard and california represents a lot of the diverse communities that are important to our country. she wanted to be there to speak to them and talk to them. as i said, this is the biggest state in the union and he wanted to make sure their voices were heard in the primary contest. >> i am joined now by the former mayor of los angeles and a clinton's spothupporter as well. thanks for being with me. >> it is good to be with you. >> how critical is the governor's endorsement? >> it is a very important endorsement. look, there was an article in the new york times yesterday talking about how in many ways, governor brown is as hybrid between the sanders candidacy i supporting both camps. the senator welcomes and we appreciate. >> go ahead, i am sorry. >> you mentioned california is the golden state and it is. it is the mother load as well. delegates and hillary is going to california for the sam

california, here we come. i mean when you look at this campaign, you know, it's the charge of the light brigade? isn't the last stand at gal iply. >> i think he's running for some cabinet position. the reality is there's no pathway, right? i think he's trying to make the case i can help the ticket. i can bring ohio. i'm the strongest candidate against, you know, the democrats, likely hillary clinton. i think he's trying to position himself for some sort of cabinet position much he's got nothing to lose at this point. >> other than carry his home state, what has this guy done? marco rubio has more delegates. the problem you have in this problem is -- well, kasich has a low overhead so he doesn't need to raise money. he's not running tv ads. the problem is you become a laughingstock at a certain point and lose credibility to get on the v.p. ticket. >> do you have any concerns about the never trump movement saying they're going to keep move something. >> no. they've run out of oxygen. i don't know any major donor

organizing office located at southern california, and the california primary is june 7. there will be 475 democratic delegates up for grabs.>> they are offering weekend early voting options, and you can take your ballot home and finish it and then drop it off later. and there are five early voting centers, gilroy library, two san jose public libraries, and the educational public drive, and the santa clara city library as well as the loss out those library. >>> they are dishing out time and have sometimes doubletime to the workers, and 13% of the total compensation paid to bart employees went to overtime, and compared to 3% and the private sector, but are the critics buying it.>> most received more than $40,000 in overtime at the locations, and what does that have to do with maintenance and safety? back in some question whether they can handle the $3.5 million bond proposal they are asking for. but the spokesperson says the overtime is not mismanagement, but necessary to provide adequate service.>> it was going into elevator and escalator repairs, and they are constantly

garamendi of california. mr. garamendi: i believe this is known as amendment 116, if that's correct. very good. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 743, the gentleman from california and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. garamendi: thank you, mr. chairman. i think most of us should be aware that we are well into the first quarter of a new nuclear arms race, this time with not only russia, but with china. and perhaps with some others out there that would like to build nuclear weapons and armaments. this amendment goes directly to one of the critical parts of that arms race, which is the development of what is essentially a new nuclear bomb. some would like to say it is simply a refurbishment of an older weapon and i guess you can get away with that if you stretch the words a bit. but this is the w-80-4 nuclear bomb. it is the warhead that will go on the new cruise missile, sometimes called the lsro. it's a very expensive proposition, this p

put him on a ballot here in california. >> california law in effect in 1968 states that 66,059 voters must reregister to qualify a candidate on a primary ballot. when the campaign kicked off, many political experts said wallace didn't have the appeal. but as weeks passed and the crowds grew and enthusiasm was obvious, these same experts began reversing their earlier predictions. the campaign kept moving. it was propelled along by the indomitable wallace spirit. and because of the very unique solutions found to the many complex problems by the small but effective wallace campaign staff. money is important to any campaign. but to get money you first must get people willing to give and believe in what they're giving too. the wallace california campaign started in a political off-season. the 1968 presidential race is far off in the minds of voters. timing is impossible to manipulate. then, approaching the january deadline, one of the coldest winter blasts in history hits sunny california. as if unseasonal weather weren't enough there were the physical problems of working in california its

it was inspired by brittany maynard who diagnosed with brain cancer, moved to california -- from california to oregon where it is legal to take their own life.>> and we have a doctor here to join us and tell us who is eligible. it starts on june 9, and is there still questions?>> the law is in place, and there are still questions to be answered because it is a brand-new law. were waiting to find out what the medication will be and what pharmacies will dispense it, but it will go ahead on tonight. >> is anybody saying they will not do this, or are there any roadblock?>> so far looks like it will start right on june 9. >> and we are pattern -- patterning this after oregon. >> in order to a bill yourself under the act, you have to meet the criteria, less than six months prognosis, and the second is that you have the decision-making capacity around the law so that you can decide in understand the law, and the third is that you can self administer so that you can take the medication yourself. >> that will leave a lot of people out, those with dementia or those physically incapable of doing that.

and our strength in california is grassroots. it's the men and women you see standing right here. >> reporter: but, of course, it is all about the money when it comes to politics. ted cruz did make a promise to a state that's used to being treated like a political atm. we'll talk more about that coming up at 6:00. right now live in burlingame, in the ballroom i'm anne makovec back to allen upstairs. >> all right. thanks, anne. joining me now kpix 5 political analyst melissa caen. let's talk about donation in a minute but first let's talk about some new poll numbers coming out from indiana. >> that's right. "usa today" poll, cruz is at 45% and trump at 29%. something that's got to make the cruz team pretty happy right now. they have been working so hard in indiana. they just got a coveted governor's endorsement out there. hey, if cruz were to win in crane, trump we need to do extremely well here in california knowrd to clinch that nomination if possible but he would have to do really well. >> let's talk about ted cruz's speech. ob

if she wins california then he loses his argument to stay in the race. remember, if she loses the most populous state it could make her look wounded heading into that general election with donald trump undoubtedly a bruising battle. she very much wants to win and why she added extra events there. she will have a five-day campaign swing. on the other hand, senator sanders hasn't left the state and he's outspending her 2-1 and he called california the big enchilada and that is exactly what it is from his standpoint. >> hillary clinton was able to carry this state in '08 against the then senator obama. as we look to the general, hillary clinton is feeling the heat from donald trump. we look at this latest polling which is showing the margin clo closing. >> reporter: that's right. the race looks close if you look at those polls, thomas, no doubt about that. that's making some democrats jittery and making them all the more anxious for secretary clinton to seal the deal and the importance of a state like california and why you're seeing surrogates on senator s

>> well, i mean, california matters. hillary clinton has been fighting, you know, every single state, every vote. i have to remind dana and david, i guess, back to 2008 when barack obama lost nine out of the last 12 primaries and he limped to two terms in the white house. so i don't think it's as devastating as people make it out to be. i think bernie sanders has shown the inability to expand his base if he's able to win next tuesday in california. he will have shown he can expand that base and he'll be even more of an asset on the campaign trail moving forward. as you have a bernie sanders, and joe biden, and hillary clinton fighting for the white house. i think bernie sanders is going to be an asset. as new jersey comes in, hillary clinton will be the first female nominee of a major party in the history of this country. i'm excited about that. i'm excited to talk to my daughter about that. >> thank you to our political panel. we appreciate your perspective. >>> coming up new details about how u.s. special optieration f