Democratic socialist wins race for L.A. mayor

Race for the East Bay's 14th Congressional race. It remains still too close to call this afternoon. Currently, Aisha Wahab is leading over Melissa Hernandez with 57% of the ballots counted so far. The Alameda County Registrar of Voters has not updated results since early yesterday morning, and new results are not expected until tomorrow afternoon. So the waiting continues. All right, in a matter of days, San Francisco's newest member of Congress, Scott Wiener, will be heading to Washington, D.C. And KTVU's Christian Kafton is joining us now live from the city. And Christian, you had a chance earlier today to speak with the congressman-elect, and he laid out his priorities for day one in Congress. Yeah, we are here at his headquarters in the Castro. Scott Wiener saying he is looking forward to getting to work on a number of important fronts. State Senator now Congressman-elect Scott Weiner said his top priorities in Washington, D.C. include restoring cuts to the Affordable Care Act, creating meaningful legislation around artificial intelligence, and holding the current administration accountable. We need to take strong anti-corruption measures out of the gate. The depth of corruption in this administration is off the charts and we need to send a clear message to the American people that government, that our executive branch and Congress, we are going to have the strongest ethics and anti-corruption standards. Wiener said another critical issue going forward will be working to draw down U.S. forces in Iran. Under the Republicans, Congress has given away. So much of its power to the president, including around war powers, we need to take that back. We need to end this war. This war is illegal. It's been a complete disaster. Wiener saying Democrats will also have to take a hard look at the president's immigration enforcement policies, which he said are not only inhumane, but are stagnating the economy. Trump's campaign of terror against immigrant communities is causing harm on so many levels, tearing families apart. It is just inhumane and horrific and has to stop. It also... It does great harm to our economy because it undermines our workforce. Weiner will be among a large incoming freshman class of new Democratic lawmakers and he says he has confidence that Democratic leadership will be able to balance pushing forward new legislation to help the American people and push back on President Trump. Of course, if there is an impeachment vote of the president, I will vote for it. We also want to make sure that we are not losing focus on what the voters have told us in very clear terms that they want. They want us to focus on lowering people's cost of living, on housing, health care, energy costs and so forth, and we want to make sure that that doesn't get overshadowed. And Wiener told us that he'll be heading to Washington, D.C. on Saturday for what amounts to freshman orientation. He said he's already talked to some of his fellow incoming freshman lawmakers as well as Democratic leadership at this point. No word on committee assignments. Guys, remember, this is a big deal. And all the times that I've been here working in San Francisco, I have never had to cover a new incoming freshman senator. For California's 11th district, guys, remember, Nancy Pelosi has occupied this seat in San Francisco since 1987. So this really is a momentous change for San Francisco. Again, that was one of the questions I've had for the congressman elect is what committee assignments might he be on? Remember, San Francisco is kind of a tech hub. So maybe he'll be overlooking overseeing some of these issues surrounding AI. He said clearly. Thank you very much. Restoring cuts to ACA are among his top priorities, so we'll have to see where this all goes from here, guys. All right. Big shoes to fill, nonetheless. Christian Kafton, thank you. San Francisco now has a new office to help manage the city's financial planning. Mayor Daniel Lurie today unveiled the new Office of Management and Budget, or OMB. It will be led by Jake Berliner, a partner at management and strategy consulting firm McKinsey & Company. The OMB replaces the mayor's budget office. Mayor Lurie says the OMB will lead the process for the upcoming budgets and will focus on public engagement and delivering responsive, effective city services. Well, now to Los Angeles, where City Council... Council member Nithya Raman has upset Karen Bass to become that city's next mayor. In fact, the next mayor of the nation's second largest city. The Democratic Socialist defeating the incumbent after a bitter campaign that focused on homelessness and public services. Bass becomes the first Los Angeles mayor in two decades to lose a bid for re-election. In a video statement, Raman pledged to rebuild trust in city government. That work starts now so that we can build housing that people can afford, parks for our children to play in, a transit system that can get people where they need to go, a city that is safe for its working people and its families, and a city government that is actually capable of delivering on its promises. But it's a frustration. Now, Bass said in a statement that she called Raman to congratulate her on her victory and to help ensure a smooth transition.