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PG&E reports power line problem in Butte County near time and place where wildfire sparked -- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has informed state officials one of its power lines in Butte County suffered an outage at about the time that county’s devastating Camp Fire ignited in the hills near the town of Pulga. Tony Bizjak in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/9/18
Woolsey fire chews into Malibu, burning homes from Oak Park to the Pacific -- The Woolsey fire barreled into Malibu on Friday afternoon with destructive force, burning dozens of hillside homes in its march to the Pacific Ocean, consuming an estimated 35,000 acres. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Ruben Vives, Alene Tchekmedyian, Hannah Fry, Benjamin Oreskes, Brittny Mejia, Melissa Etehad, Sarah Parvini and Ben Poston in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
Five trapped in vehicles burn to death while trying to escape Camp fire in Northern California -- At least five people have been found dead in the town of Paradise in Northern California after the explosive Camp fire burned through parts of Butte County, authorities said Friday. Paige St. John in the Los Angeles Times Michael McGough, Ryan Sabalow, Molly Sullivan and Tony Bizjak in the Sacramento Bee Kurtis Alexander and Sarah Ravani in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/9/18
Woolsey fire forces mass evacuations from Malibu to Calabasas; many homes lost -- The Woolsey Fire made a destructive march through Ventura and Los Angeles counties on Friday, destroying numerous suburban homes, closing freeways and causing portions of cities from Calabasas and Thousand Oaks to Malibu to be evacuated. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Ruben Vives, Alene Tchekmedyian and Hannah Fry in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
Chico State closes as Camp Fire nears city, but blaze hasn’t hit its borders -- Firefighters working around the clock and favorable weather conditions kept the city of Chico safe from the Camp Fire through the night, thought it drew close enough Thursday evening for evacuation orders to be issued near the city of 90,000, and a warning to be given inside its borders. Michael McGough, Ryan Sabalow and Molly Sullivan in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/9/18
Camp fire in Northern California explodes to 20,000 acres -- Firefighters on Friday continued to battle the Camp fire in Northern California, where at least 1,000 structures were destroyed and residents had to run for their lives as the fast-moving blaze swept across parts of Butte County. Paige St. John in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
Massive Camp Fire forces red air alert, prompts Bay Area school closures -- Smoke from the destructive Camp Fire in Butte County blanketed the Bay Area on Friday, forcing air quality officials to issue a red alert. The air quality — worse than notoriously smoggy Beijing — has even prompted some schools to close. Ashley McBride in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/9/18
Left in the dirt -- As tons of toxic soil piled up around them, San Francisco assured the cops at Hunters Point shipyard they were safe. But the city never knew, and still doesn't. Jason Fagone and Cynthia Dizikes in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/9/18
Fox: 2020. Already? -- At the Capitol Weekly post-mortem on the 2018 election, discussion of the 2020 election broke out. Apparently, it’s never too early to talk about a coming election, especially one that concerns the presidency. Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 11/9/18
California Policy & Politics This Morning
Up to 1,000 homes burn, multiple deaths in Paradise from Camp Fire; east Chico being evacuated -- Witnesses and reporters on the ground described a chaotic scene as people tried to leave town. The fire moved so fast that people were cut off by the flames and sheltered in large asphalt parking areas. Radio traffic Thursday afternoon indicated 300 people were at the Kmart lot on Clark Road, with fire in all directions. Another 100 were at a storage business at Clark and Skyway. Still another group gathered at the Holiday Market parking lot on Skyway. The item is in the Chico Enterprise Record -- 11/9/18
Camp Fire devastates Paradise near Chico — businesses, church, numerous homes burn -- More than 30,000 people fled for their lives Thursday as a late-season wildfire swept across this town in the Sierra foothills, incinerating numerous homes and businesses and prompting desperate rescues of residents trapped inside buildings and on clogged evacuation routes. Kurtis Alexander, Lizzie Johnson, Gwendolyn Wu and Erin Allday in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/9/18
Camp Fire blazes toward Chico – evacuation warning issued inside city limits -- An evacuation warning was issued for parts of Chico Thursday night as the Camp Fire blazed toward the city of 90,000 people. At around 9 p.m. an evacuation warning was issued for the area south of Highway 32 east of Bruce Road, inside the city limits, according to the Chico Police Department. Molly Sullivan and Ryan Sabalow in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/9/18
Actor uses Twitter to get word out about the unaccounted for in Camp Fire -- Actor James Woods, who has played roles in movies and TV series including “Family Guy,” is using his platform on Twitter to share posts of people searching for loved ones unaccounted for since the breakout of the Camp Fire. Risa Johnson in the Chico Enterprise Record -- 11/9/18
‘It’s pretty grim’: Paradise burns as Camp Fire rips through town -- Paradise was burning Thursday afternoon, leaving thousands of residents of the Northern California community fleeing on foot and trapped in buildings as flames from the fast-moving Camp Fire overtook city streets. “The whole town’s on fire,” said Scott Lotter, a town councilman who evacuated with his family. “It’s pretty grim,” he said. Ryan Sabalow, Sam Stanton and Ryan Lillis in the Sacramento Bee Mark Gomez, Rick Hurd, Annie Sciacca, Jason Green in the San Jose Mercury-- 11/9/18
Heroism, harrowing escapes as fire destroys California town -- A fast-moving wildfire that ravaged a Northern California town Thursday sent residents racing to escape on roads that turned into tunnels of fire as thick smoke darkened the daytime sky, wiping out what a Cal Fire official said was a couple of thousand structures. Don Thompson and Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press -- 11/9/18
Will your face mask protect you from wildfire smoke? -- Masks are important to avoid exposure. But the right one is paramount. Specifically, not the inexpensive dust or surgical masks that have become popular in China's most polluted cities. They won't protect your lungs from smoke. Instead look for a mask with a particulate respirator. These are labeled NIOSH-approved, marked N95 or N100 (also P100), and come with two straps that fit around your head. You can find them at Home Depot, Lowe's, Amazon and other hardware retailers. Mike Moffitt in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/9/18
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New mandatory evacuations issued as 4,000-acre Woolsey fire tears into Oak Park, burning homes -- Authorities early Friday issued new mandatory evacuation orders in Ventura County as the fast-moving Woolsey fire raged into the Oak Park community, growing to 4,000 acres as it destroyed homes and reportedly left people trapped. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Ruben Vives and Alene Tchekmedyian in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
Large fires threaten Ventura County communities; 101 Freeway closed, more than 1,000 homes evacuated -- Portions of Ventura County were under siege Thursday evening as two large fires descended on neighborhoods, threatening numerous communities reeling from the massacre at a country music bar the night before. Benjamin Oreskes, Alene Tchekmedyian, Angel Jennings, Jaclyn Cosgrove and Ruben Vives in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
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Raging fires and mass shootings greet Governor-elect Newsom -- If Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was hoping to ease into his new job as chief executive of California, he was sorely mistaken. Ben Christopher Calmatters -- 11/9/18
California has 4.5 million ballots left to count. That could spell trouble for GOP -- The ballots also could be the difference in several uncalled statewide, congressional and legislative races, and Democrats are hoping a large turnout might just be enough to put top candidates over the edge. Democrats have traditionally outperformed Republicans as more and more votes get counted after Election Day. Bryan Anderson in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/9/18
About 100,000 votes yet to process in Denham-Harder race. Friday update expected -- About 80,000 ballots could not be counted Tuesday in Stanislaus County, and nearly 92,000 in San Joaquin County. Roughly 100,000 of those ballots to be processed are from District 10, which includes only the south part of San Joaquin County. Garth Stapley and Kevin Valine in the Modesto Bee -- 11/9/18
GOP Reps. Rohrabacher and Walters lose ground in California House races in latest ballot count -- Democrats in two House races that remain too close to call in Orange County have gained substantial ground since the election on Tuesday, but tens of thousands of ballots have yet to be counted in each contest. Michael Finnegan and Maya Sweedler in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
Gavin Newsom plans to go further on gun control than Jerry Brown -- Hours after another mass shooting in Southern California, Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he “will raise the bar” on gun control when he takes over in January. Alexei Koseff in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/9/18
Thousand Oaks shootings: Newsom blames ‘gun culture,’ Feinstein blasts GOP -- Democratic leaders in California and Washington joined Thursday in a renewed call for national action to stem the flood of mass shootings, hours after an attacker with a handgun killed 12 people in a Southern California bar. John Wildermuth in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/9/18
Gavin Newsom has to staff up his administration fast. Here are the key jobs to watch -- Most crucial will be those whom Newsom hires for the “Horseshoe,” the U-shaped suite of offices that house the inner circle of the governor’s senior advisors. “You have to create a team where all the puzzle pieces fit,” said Dana Williamson, a top advisor to Gov. Jerry Brown. “You’ve got disparate roles with people who can offer different voices. The lieutenant governor is going to have to decide what kind of team he wants” Melanie Mason in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
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A procession for fallen lawman stirs emotions while a parent urges change in gun laws -- Luke Billings raised his right hand to his temple, his body rigid as he braced himself for the wave of emotions that hit him Thursday morning as a hearse carrying Ventura County sheriff’s Sgt. Ron Helus was set to pull into the Ventura County medical examiner’s office. The item is in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
'We have been drawn into this terror': At vigils, Thousand Oaks grieves for 12 victims of mass shooting -- The wind that roared through Thousand Oaks on Thursday night threatened to drown out their voices, but the mourners still sang, channeling their grief, shock and anger into a familiar melody. Marisa Gerber, Soumya Karlamangla, Laura Newberry and Sean Greene in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
Thousand Oaks gunman's former college roommate: 'He kept to himself, always had his earbuds in' -- A former roommate of the man suspected of entering a crowded nightclub Wednesday night and killing a Ventura County Sheriff’s Sergeant and at least 12 others before killing himself described the gunman as quiet and reclusive. Matt Hamilton and Jacyln Cosgrove in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
Thousand Oaks gunman used an extended magazine. Whether it was illegal depends on how many rounds it held -- Ian David Long, a former Marine gunner, legally purchased a Glock 21 that he used to kill 12 others at a bar Wednesday night in Thousand Oaks, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. Long also had an extended magazine for ammunition, but the Sheriff’s Office said further analysis was needed to determine how many rounds it could hold. Maura Dolan and Patrick McGreevy in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
Mental health experts declined to commit Thousand Oaks gunman Ian David Long after April disturbance -- Police visited the home of Ian David Long, the 28-year-old who killed several people at a bar in Thousand Oaks, earlier this year after a call about a disturbance. Law enforcement officials determined he did not qualify for an involuntarily psychiatric hold, officials said. Soumya Karlamangla in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
California gunman was volatile but passed mental assessment -- Neighbors of Ian David Long described the man who shot and killed 12 people at a country music bar as distant in public but combative with his mother inside the suburban Los Angeles home the two shared. Kathleen Ronayne and Justin Pritchard Associated Press -- 11/9/18
A California gun law might have stopped the bar massacre. Why wasn’t it used? -- The landmark ‘gun violence restraining order’ was designed to handle at-risk individuals, but is rarely implemented. Lois Beckett The Guardian -- 11/9/18
‘Like Hell’: A Thousand Oaks bar was full of life before it became the site of another mass shooting -- It was just after 11 p.m. Wednesday night when the man in black arrived at the Borderline Bar & Grill. It was “College Night,” and the crowd inside numbered somewhere between 150 and 200, many of them students at nearby colleges and universities. Andre Mouchard, Sean Emery and Brenda Gazzar in the Orange County Register -- 11/9/18
Bay Area Reps: With Democrats in Control of House, It’s Time for a Gun Control Bill -- Bay Area House Democrats promised Thursday to aggressively push for new gun control laws in the wake of Wednesday night's mass shooting that left 13 people, including the shooter, dead at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks. "I'm horrified by it," said Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Helena), the chairman of a gun violence task force set up after the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre. Ted Goldberg KQED -- 11/9/18
Lopez: In wake of Thousand Oaks shooting, it's too easy for vets who need help to go without -- In Thousand Oaks, the victims were being identified at the horrific crime scene, where the shooter was said to be a 28-year-old Marine who had exhibited signs of possible PTSD. Steve Lopez in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
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Hundreds in capital region protest Trump’s new acting AG after Sessions’ departure -- Hundreds of protesters gathered Thursday near the state Capitol and the FBI district office in Roseville in response to Wednesday’s naming of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general to lead the U.S. Department of Justice, which oversees the special-counsel probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Vincent Moleski in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/9/18
San Diegans join protests demanding protections for Mueller probe -- In downtown San Diego, several hundred protesters gathered Thursday night outside the federal courthouse, many with signs demanding that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker recuse himself from overseeing Mueller’s investigation and protect the special counsel’s independence. The item is in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 11/9/18
Economy, Employers, Jobs, Unions, Pensions
High court to hear Brown pension reform Dec. 5 -- As he requested, Gov. Brown will get a chance before leaving office to defend a public employee union challenge to his pension reform that some think could result in a ruling allowing pension cuts. Ed Mendel Calpensions.com -- 11/9/18
CalSTRS votes to build a second headquarters in West Sacramento -- The California State Teachers Retirement System on Thursday committed to a $300 million expansion of its West Sacramento headquarters, voting to build a second 275,000 square foot office building along the Sacramento River. Adam Ashton in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/9/18
Uber fined $750,000 for letting drivers work after customers complained of drunk driving -- The California Public Utilities Commission fined Uber $750,000 for failing to follow a “zero tolerance” policy on investigating and suspending drivers in response to customer complaints that they were driving while intoxicated. Sam Dean in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
Bel-Air residents accuse city of abetting illegal mega-mansion construction -- Bel-Air residents living downhill from a massive, unfinished mansion that spurred criminal charges have already lodged a lawsuit against the real estate developer behind the project, trying to force him to tear down the colossal building. Emily Alpert Reyes in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
How this 37-year-old built one of the most valuable tech startups in San Diego -- One of the most valuable software startups in San Diego — Classy — made a splash last week when it announced $1 billion had been raised through its platform for nonprofits. But the milestone is just a punctuation mark on Classy’s unusual growth in recent years as one of relatively few software companies to flourish in San Diego. Brittany Meiling in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 11/9/18
Faraday Future says its main investor is ‘deliberately starving’ it into bankruptcy -- California EV startup Faraday Future is arguing there’s hope of moving forward without its main financial backer, Chinese real estate conglomerate Evergrande, according to a new court filing in California. Sean O'Kane The Verge -- 11/9/18
Homeless
City Of Sacramento To Declare Emergency Homeless Shelter Crisis -- Sacramento's city council is expected to declare a homeless shelter crisis at Thursday’s meeting. Mayor Darrell Steinberg said at a press conference this morning that the move could result in nearly $20 million in one-time state funds. Randol White Capital Public Radio -- 11/9/18
Immigration, Border, Deportation
Troops arrive at border in San Diego well ahead of potential migrant caravan -- Troops from Camp Pendleton and Texas reported for their first day of work Thursday along the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego, part of President Donald Trump’s show-of-force response to thousands of Central American migrants traveling in caravans toward the southwestern border. Kristina Davis in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 11/9/18
UC urges students to file DACA renewals as appeals court rules against Trump -- California notched another legal victory Thursday in its bid to protect undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation, as a federal appeals court agreed with the state’s attorney general and the University of California that the Trump administration cannot dismantle the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Felicia Mello Calmatters -- 11/9/18
Education
California universities make millions on applications they reject -- UCLA made more than $6.7 million last year from admission applications, with more than 80 percent of it coming from applications that were ultimately rejected. Andrew Sheeler in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/9/18
L.A. Unified apologizes for keeping mum about armed man who tried to lure middle school girls off campus -- School district officials took the unusual step Wednesday night of offering an unqualified apology to an angry audience of parents. Howard Blume in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/9/18
Cal State starts new era, ending no-credit remedial classes -- Nica Lampe, a freshman at Cal State Fullerton, didn’t know her math class this fall was part of a revolution throughout the California State University system. She was delighted, however, to reap the benefits: avoiding the now abolished remedial classes that offer no college credit and instead enrolling in a college level course that fills a bachelor’s diploma requirement. Larry Gordon EdSource -- 11/9/18
Most California school construction bonds, parcel taxes pass -- Besides voting for a new state superintendent of public instruction, voters in dozens of school districts in California on Tuesday decided whether to borrow money for school construction projects and tax themselves. John Fensterwald EdSurce -- 11/9/18
POTUS 45
Expert: Acosta video distributed by White House was doctored -- A video distributed by the Trump administration to support its argument for banning CNN reporter Jim Acosta from the White House appears to have been doctored to make Acosta look more aggressive than he was during an exchange with a White House intern, an independent expert said Thursday. David Bauder and Calvin Woodward Associated Press Michael M. Grynbaum and Elizabeth Williamson in the New York Times -- 11/9/18
AP NewsBreak: Michelle Obama rips Trump in new book -- Former first lady Michelle Obama blasts President Donald Trump in her new book, writing how she reacted in shock the night she learned he would replace her husband in the Oval Office and tried to “block it all out.” She also denounces Trump’s “birther” campaign questioning her husband’s citizenship, calling it bigoted and dangerous, “deliberately meant to stir up the wingnuts and kooks.” Deb Riechmann Associated Press -- 11/9/18
Beltway
Before he led the Justice Department, Matthew G. Whitaker promoted company accused of deceiving clients -- When federal investigators were digging into an invention-promotion company accused of fraud by customers, they sought information in 2017 from a prominent member of the company’s advisory board, according to two people familiar with the probe: Matthew G. Whitaker, a former U.S. attorney in Iowa. Carol D. Leonnig, Rosalind S. Helderman and Robert O'Harrow Jr. in the Washington Post Adam Goldman and Frances Robles in the New York Times -- 11/9/18
Pelosi’s Democratic opponents scramble to organize the resistance -- A clutch of House Democrats opposed to seeing longtime leader Nancy Pelosi as speaker are scrambling to organize the resistance and force a leadership shake-up before the party takes control in January. Mike DeBonis in the Washington Post -- 11/9/18
Rep. Linda Sánchez drops bid for House Democratic Caucus chair after husband’s indictment -- Rep. Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) said Thursday that she is dropping her bid for House Democratic Caucus chair after her husband, James Sullivan, was indicted in Connecticut. Felicia Sonmez in the Washington Post Sarah D. Wire in the Los Angeles Times John Bresnahan Politico -- 11/9/18
-- Thursday Updates
Camp Fire devastates Paradise near Chico — hospital, church, businesses, numerous homes burn -- More than 30,000 people fled for their lives Thursday as a late-season wildfire swept across this town in the Sierra foothills, incinerating numerous homes and businesses and prompting desperate rescues of residents trapped inside buildings and on clogged evacuation routes. Gwendolyn Wu, Kurtis Alexander, Lizzie Johnson and Erin Allday in the San Francisco Chronicle Ryan Sabalow, Sam Stanton and Ryan Lillis in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/8/18
Paradise evacuated as 5,000-acre wildfire explodes in Butte County, 14,000 without power -- A forest fire in Butte County forced large-scale evacuations Thursday morning in Paradise, a Northern California town of about 26,000 residents, and left thousands of people without power. Fueled by winds of up to 50 mph, the fire grew from 1,000 acres to 5,000 acres by 9:23 a.m. Michael McGough, Ryan Sabalow and Ryan Lillis in the Sacramento Bee Megan Cassidy and Gwendolyn Wu in the San Francisco Chronicle Anna M. Phillips in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18
Large fire threatens Ventura County communities; 101 Freeway closed, hundreds evacuated -- Portions of Ventura County were under siege Thursday afternoon as a large fire descended on neighborhoods, threatening numerous communities reeling from the massacre at a country music bar the night before. Joseph Serna, Benjamin Oreskes, Alene Tchekmedyian and Angel Jennings in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18
After Thousand Oaks shooting, picture emerges of a troubled ex-Marine known to authorities -- Before authorities said he opened fire at a Thousand Oaks bar, killing 12 people Wednesday night, Ian David Long was known among his neighbors in Newbury Park as a troubled ex-Marine who appeared to have serious mental health problems. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Matt Hamilton, Hannah Fry and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18
‘It’s at the club. It’s not moving.’ iPhones track people after California shooting -- After a mass shooting in California killed 13, some distraught relatives tried to locate missing loved ones with the help of technology. Josh Magness in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/8/18
Down two, California Republicans could lose up to four more House seats -- California Republicans lost two House seats in Tuesday’s midterm election and could surrender more as tens of thousands of ballots are counted in four other contests that remain too close to call. Michael Finnegan in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18
10 Northern California road and transit projects spared the knife as Prop. 6 goes down -- The significance of Tuesday’s vote to preserve California’s new gas tax hike was not lost on Gov. Jerry Brown. Rachel Swan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/8/18
Massive real estate scam based in Irvine bilked people out of $100 million, FTC alleges -- The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday that it’s looking to shut down the “largest overseas real estate investment scam” it has ever encountered: an unfinished luxury development in Belize whose owners, the agency said, bilked people out of more than $100 million. Andrew Khouri in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18
Liberal Kevin de León found an unlikely stronghold in Republican California -- But when election night came, De León ended up garnering strong support from some of California’s reddest counties, including those who want to break off from the liberal bastion to become the state of Jefferson. Jaclyn Cosgrove in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18
GOP election losses make it easier for Rep. Kevin McCarthy to finally nab leadership post -- Republicans’ losing control of the House means Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) has an easier path to becoming his party’s leader in the lower chamber, even if it’s not the speakership he has long coveted. Sarah D. Wire in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18
Did gas, homeless people and sick kids kill California’s water bond? -- California voters on Tuesday rejected a water bond for the first time in almost 30 years, disregarding pleas from its backers that the money would fix crumbling infrastructure, bring clean drinking water to disadvantaged communities and kick-start badly needed environmental restoration projects. Ryan Sabalow, Lewis Griswold and Bryan Anderson in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/8/18
Fox: Gavin Newsom and the Question of Taxes -- In his successful campaign for governor Gavin Newsom promised to advance a number of programs like universal pre-school, health care for all and education that will be costly. Where does he get the money while also considering how to reform the state’s tax system? Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 11/8/18
Acting Attorney General Once Declared Courts ‘Inferior’ and Criticized Supreme Court’s Power -- The acting attorney general, Matthew G. Whitaker, once espoused the view that the courts “are supposed to be the inferior branch” and criticized the Supreme Court’s power to review legislative and executive acts and declare them unconstitutional, the lifeblood of its existence as a coequal branch of government. Charlie Savage in the New York Times -- 11/8/18
Before the midterms, Trump harped on migrant caravan. Since then, he has barely mentioned it -- Prior to the midterm elections, President Trump crossed the nation warning those attending his rallies of the oncoming threat of about 7,000 Central American migrants who are traveling through Mexico to seek asylum in the United States. Eugene Scott in the Washington Post -- 11/8/18