Primary Results, Outrage Over Trump's DNI Pick, Pelley Fired and more

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🗓️ 3 June 2026

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California primary results are still too close to call and a Trump-backed candidate loses in the GOP primary for Iowa Governor. Lawmakers push back on President Trump's naming of Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence. CBS News fires Scott Pelley after a clash with leadership. According to police, a Frontier Airlines passenger choked an off-duty flight attendant. Plus, Uber reveals the 10th annual weirdest lost and found index. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good morning, everyone. I'm Kate Baldwin. It's Wednesday, June 3rd. Here are your five things.
0:09.2	Number one, the race continues. Voters in California are waking up to wait and see as they're still not done counting the votes from yesterday's primary elections.
0:19.1	The top two vote getters, regardless of party,
0:21.2	advance to the general election. That's how it works out. What that means now for the governor's
0:25.4	race, so far, Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Javier Vicerra are leading the pack. And in
0:32.0	the race for mayor in America's second largest city, Los Angeles. There are enough votes to show that
0:37.7	the sitting mayor, Karen Bass, will advance to the general, but it's still too close to call
0:41.6	who will join her. With a little more than half the votes counted as we start the day, former
0:46.7	reality TV star Spencer Pratt is ahead of city councilwoman Nithia Rahman. But again, lots of votes to count still.
0:56.4	Another race grabbing headlines is out of Iowa.
0:58.3	In the Republican primary for governor there, the man that President Trump endorsed lost.
1:03.3	Congressman Randy Feinstra conceding now to Iowa farmer Zach Lane.
1:08.5	Feinster's defeat makes him really the highest profile candidate endorsed by Trump to lose
1:13.4	a Republican primary race in years.
1:15.7	The result sets up a general election that Democrats believe is their best chance to flip
1:20.6	a governor's seat.
1:22.0	No Democrat has won election as Iowa governor since 2006.
1:26.8	Number two, the Intel Director.
1:28.6	Making waves in Washington right now,
1:30.2	President Trump's pick to be the next acting director
1:32.6	of national intelligence.
1:33.5	Here is why.
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