larry elder, kevin falconer, kevin finally and doug ghost said the lack of endorsement speaks to theength of the field of the candidate. students and parents on the peninsula got help today preparing for the return to the classroom. samaritan house gave away 2700 backpacks and school supplies to those struggling financially. students will be returning to school for the first time in more than 18 months. >> after one year at homeomeomee want to go with stuff to the school. >> i'm excited because i want to see my teachers in person and seeing some of my friends. dion: samaritan house held the giveaway in a contactless giveaway. they said and handed out 30% more backpacks than last year. just ahead, the story continues. fans of disney plus got a real treat this weekend in the bay area. the special event that came to town. taking a live look outside. relief from the smoke is on the way. up next is the accuweather forecast. >> both the a's and giants in action. the 49ers welcome back fans to levi for an open practice because you stood up... we're making the impossible... possible. we're c

. >> kevin falconer called you out for a column you wrote back in 2000 where you said women no less thanolitical issues, economics and current events. is that what you believe? that men are smarter than women? >> did you read the article? >> i did. >> is that what i said? >> that was a direct quote. >> it is not. tell me where the quote is. >> you said in 2000, you said that women no less than men about local issues, economics and current events and that is what your opponent wrote up last night. >> you said in my article that larry said men are smarter than women. >> i said kevin falconer said last night -- >> you quoted a study that looked at 25 issues that turned out men were more knowledgeable about 15 of those issues. >> another moment making headlines, candidate john cox was served within a peanut in the middle of a debate regarding fees from his 2018 campaign for governor. on midday live, we spoke with the oakland mayor. she is a ardent supporter of governor newsom and made it clear how serious she is taking this election. >> this is so important. no one can stand on the sidelines

larry elder, kevin falconer, kevin keeley, and, uh go see you're competing for the california republican party. endorsement delegates are scheduled to vote for a candidate during a virtual meeting tomorrow. well, the u. s labor department released its july jobs report today and it shows 943,000 jobs were added last month that is much higher than the 860,000 economists had expected. the unemployment rate decreased from june to 5.4% from 5.9% it's all proof that the economy continues to rebound. still today, president biden warned that surging delta cases could set the economy back. if more people do not get. vaccinated california continues urging water cutbacks, but one bay area county isn't reaching its conservation goals. and a barrier weather a warm to hot day today, of course, that smoke moving in some changes over the weekend. we'll have more on your forecast coming up, also ahead an emotional vigil on the peninsula five years to the day that a young man was shot and killed while playing shot and killed while playing pokemon go his you know when you're at ross and find just what you

. >> reporter: three republicans, former san diego mayor kevin falconer, and democrat youtube star, onate stage laying out why they should take over governor newsom's job. first, addressing how they would stop the spread of covid. >> i will make sure we have an appropriate supply of masks well fitted for the children and people of our state so with ventilation we can end covid. >> i would say i'll start serving the people of california. i think when we build that trust, people are well able -- >> i agree with rebuilding the trust. people should trust in the vaccine. they don't. >> we need to help parents make the best decisions. >> forest management and wildfires, solving the housing crisis and the drought also discussed. the candidates oppose water restrictions and support building water storage. >> this is a constitutional amendment. we'll say from this point forward, a fixed amount of our state budget will go toward projects to increase our water supply. desalination, recycling and reservoirs. we have to increase the supply. >> to begin the construction as soon as feasibly possible

as far as the second question, they have backed kevin falconer.they say he is the "least bad option." developing news on the fall of afghanistan. the u.s. state department it has received word that taliban will allow americans and afghans who help the u.s. to leave the country. tens of thousands of people are waiting at the international airport in kabul. the only place in the country still under american control. the top u.s. military commander is there overseeing efforts to secure the airport. humanitarian airlift has been operating nonstop, evacuating people out of the country. the taliban's return to power is raising questions about how social media should handle the situation. experts say it will be no easy task for companies like facebook and twitter to figure out how to handle the situation. >> the pennies have a legal right to carry their sites. we urge when they make those decisions, they do so within the human rights framing that is respectful for the more broad free-speech principles that are at play. >> facebook issued a statement sayi

larry elder kevin falconer, kevin keeley and doug ocr competing for the california republican party. endorsement delegates are scheduled to vote for a candidate during a virtual meeting that happens tomorrow. police in santa cruz, a man, a woman rather who drove her car off a cliff is safe. police say the woman was sitting in her car at the lighthouse parking lot when she stepped on the gas after being scared. they say someone mistakenly opened her door, which caused her to drive off the cliff. the woman hurt her foot, but she suffered no major injuries. no one else was injured. are two football fans look forward to returning to levi stadium tomorrow, coming up the pandemic era changes they should expect and find out how convicted killer killer scott peterson is getting wrapped up in another very high profile murder case. plus, we'll have this zip trip to the peninsula uncovers hidden gems. attention, california. new federal funding of $3 billion is available to help more people pay for health insurance — no matter what your income. how much is yours? julie and bob are paying $700 le

. >> other candidates are including caitlyn jenner, kevin falconer and john cox who got thrashed by newsomt wrong. in fact, a few argue this process isn't constitutional is it leads to a new republican governor receiving fewer votes than the democrat. what the u.s. senate divided 50/50, if something should happen to the oldest member of the senate, the new governor chooses her replacement flipping control of the senate. it could give republicans the power to block replacement for the oldest supreme court justice if he chooses to retire. it could give republicans a 7-2 majority on the court despite having won in a presidential election since 1988. yes, california recall on september 14th matters a lot. not just in the golden state, but nationwide. that's your reality check. >>> john, thank you so much for that. in thank you for joining us. erica hill picks up our coverage right now. >>> hello. i'm erica hill. the window is closing in afghanistan. president biden has decided he will not extend that august 31st deadline. meaning america's massive rescue mission will end in one week. this morn

kevin falconer is going to be someplace probably south of larry elder, but nonetheless, elder would bent runner. could someone like kevin move forward if you will and be the alternative for democrats? sure, so could angeline the billboard queen of my life, she's on the ballot as well. so it does get a little bit wild. anything can happen. and after you have wildfires if you have an event that some scandal happens, all bets are off and. who knows what happens under that event, and obviously the new city. they're putting it all on question. one so, david, just break it down for us. what does newsome need to avoid to be recalled here in terms of the voting ballots, no scandal. no fires. no ps ps is no loss of power things that are beyond his control because republicans are going to blame him for everything that is wrong under the sun, but also if i could throw this in the news, um, team clearly doesn't have a fear of the number 13. so they're rolling out today. on friday, the 13th 11 4 days and they're gonna roll out the big guns here. andre democratic politics. the big deal. all of a sud

so this is the kevin falconer strategy to kind of move to the middle.watch that over the next couple of weeks in the near term 7 to 10 days, do we see that shift? or do democrats go to other candidates like a £7? breath or someone like joel ventresca, who's a bernie sanders supporter. speaking of kevin path route isn't getting any real traction here to affect the outcome of this recall. no, i mean, look what we've seen some traction in terms of a couple of polls, those polls have been problematic, but he's not someone is going to be there. at the end, he's going to be swamped by the money for one thing. certainly social media youtube helps them but look, larry elder's got 900,000 twitter followers. the governor is going to just blanket the airwaves of what's going on. that means kevin path math is going to move down. he's gonna be a novelty candidate like angeline, the billboard model in l a are we have just a couple of seconds left. your polls show the race very close here. is it still a toss up in your prediction? yeah it is a toss up the governor's u

former san diego mayor kevin falconer state assemblyman kevin kiley and former congressman doug o. c i want to hear what they have to sing. some potential voters wanted to hear from newsome, reality show star caitlyn jenner and talk show host larry elder. candidates debating do have experience running for political office but have little to no name recognition. it's not necessary a long shot. i think gavin newsom could potentially be recalled political science professor melissa michaelson with menlo college, says the democratic party is taking a chance by not putting a candidate on the ballot as an alternative for people who will vote yes to the recall. any one of these guys could be the next governor, it could really happened. and it doesn't matter that we don't have a superstar candidate like arnold schwarzenegger on the ballot, she says. the resurgence of covid-19 with the delta variant could be bad news for newsome and that whether he survives a recall depends on voter turnout. newsome needs to get out enough democrats who are going to keep him in office to keep his job recall.

other candidate and former san diego governor kevin falconer was talking about crime that plagues california. going to be. >> a governor that protects our families that protects our cities that again will put victims first. >> yeah. right now among the recall candidates faulkner appears to be running near the top of the pack. meanwhile, jenner is running near the bottom. >> and republican candidate kevin kiley was in the sierra nevada touring devastation from the wildfires there. the assemblyman spoke about his plans for reducing wildfires and highlighting what he calls misleading actions by the newsom administration. >> this governor has a penchant for using emergency powers for everything except for dealing with what is perhaps the highest emergency of all of preventing wildfires. >> while fire victims also spoke at this event kiley says that he would make fire prevention projects easier by removing certain regulations making it easier to secure funding. >> and as we mentioned, all 3 came together for the 4th recall debate in sacramento last night. and for the first time democratic guberna

kevin faulconer announced an endorsement by the group crime victims united. i am going to put victims first and criminals in jail that's the approach that i'm going to take as your governor and as we falconer was in oakland this afternoon on his bust whore of california the accused governor gavin newsom of turning a blind eye to rising crime in the state across the bay in san francisco caitlyn jenner had a similar message. we need to get this state back. you cannot have a healthy america with a sick california and california is really, really sick right now. so gender here speaking during a tour of the tenderloin with community leaders, she criticized state spending on homelessness saying too much money goes to special interests and nonprofits jenner will appear tonight at a lock cabin republicans event in san francisco. opponents of the recall also had their say today. this election is critical if we want to retain the recent victories that we've had around renter protections making sure that people who are facing eviction in this pandemic stay housed and don't end up on our streets make sure that you vote this is urgent east be elected officials and union leaders spoke out today against