Mayor Bass Advances to Runoff; U.S. Forces Intercept Iranian Missiles | NTD Good Morning (June 3)

Results are in from several primary races in Iowa, California, and New Jersey, with votes still being counted for the California governor’s race between Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton, and Tom Steyer. Hilton has taken an early lead and could have Californian voters elect a Republican governor for the first time in 15 years. Current Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has advanced to the November ballot in the L.A. mayoral race, with Republican Spencer Pratt trailing just behind her. Meanwhile, in Iowa’s gubernatorial race, Trump-backed Republican Randy Feenstra lost to businessman Zach Lahn by just 0.8 percent of the votes. Lahn will face Democrat Rob Sand in November.U.S. forces say they’ve intercepted multiple Iranian missiles and drones launched toward countries across the Middle East. U.S. CENTCOM says two Iranian missiles aimed at Kuwait fell short, while three more headed toward Bahrain were intercepted by U.S. and Bahraini air defenses. CENTCOM says it also disabled an oil tanker that was attempting to reach an Iranian port after ignoring repeated warnings from American forces.FBI Director Kash Patel has announced the launch of “Operation Summer Heat 2.0,” a nationwide crackdown targeting violent crime and drug trafficking. The first phase is called “Operation Turf War,” and Patel praised officers for giving their lives for the safety of communities and the nation. Last year‘s Summer Heat netted 8,600 arrests, 70,750 search warrants executed, 2,300 firearms taken off the street, and 45,000 kilograms (almost 100,000 lbs) of cocaine.