and joining us now is professor at loyola law school jessica levinson. ica, thanks so much for being here absolutely good to be here. >> yeah. i just want to start first broadly, does this republican appeal have any merit? and do you expect? how do you expect it to go so it really does not have merit in the sense that what we have is a state court judge saying that to state election board, just the way stepped out of its zone and we have the state judge saying, what do republican secretary of state said, what the republican i believe attorney general said as well, which is the state elections board, did not have the power to make these changes. >> and that is a decision that in my view, should be upheld and the judge said, very specifically, if you want these changes to occur and there is a way to do that, then go to the left i just later the state legislature and say, we want more election monitoring. we want more voter id when it comes to mail-in ballots, we want all of those things. just don't do it through the state elections board and the judge voide

garbage can for the rest of the world to dump the people that they don't want with us now is jessica levinsonprofessor of law at loyola law school, and the host of the podcast passing judgment. she is in los angeles. jessica, thank you so much for joining us. there were a lot of questions in the past few weeks about when harris would pull out the stops, when this celebrity he's would join the campaign when we would see the obamas on the campaign. and that seems to really be picking up in these last few days, probably by design because they're trying to get people out of their homes and to the polling stations. so to what extent do you think? having a rally in houston with beyonce about a really key issue for democrats reproductive rights can move the needle in these final ten days i mean, they're hoping just a little bit. let's be clear that i don't think that texas is a swing state. all people agree that are really looking at this closely, that trump will win texas. this is really about getting people energized. in other states in those swing states. and the harris campaign like the trump ca

loyola law school professor jessica levinson says that's especially true. among the more than half of respondents who said they have considered leaving california altogether due to high cost of living another 37% said they have to make tradeoffs between paying for food and utilities just in the last month, the economy. that is going to be the thing you vote for. and that is entirely rational when you're trying to figure out how literally to put food on your table. >> or to keep your house, he did. >> and as pertains to state government, 43% of respondents said they approve of governor gavin newsom's job performance while 46% said they do not reporting at the state tom wallace kron 4 news. >> vice president harris is zeroing in on black male voters. recent polling suggests the once reliable democratic voting bloc. is pivoting, some of them towards former president trump during a radio interview tuesday in detroit. the vp you laid out her plan to uplift black voters. she says that includes investments to help black owned small businesses help with dn payments

loyola law school professor jessica levinson says that's especially true. among the more than half of respondents who said they have considered leaving california altogether due to high cost of living another 37% said they have to make tradeoffs between paying for food and utilities just in the last month, the economy. that is going to be the thing you vote for. and that is entirely rational when you're trying to figure out how literally to put food on your table. >> or to keep your house, he did. >> and as pertains to state government, 43% of respondents said they approve of governor gavin newsom's job performance while 46% said they do not reporting at the state tom wallace kron 4 news. >> and in the south bay voters in santa clara county today practiced casting their ballots ahead of election day act. voting center was set up at the registrar of voters office in san jose to give seniors and people with disabilities. a live demo of the process. sheriff's deputies also took part because they say they have a plan in place for voter security. if you need to

loyola law school professor jessica levinson says that's especially true. among the more than half of respondents who said they have considered leaving california altogether due to high cost of living another 37% said they have to make tradeoffs between paying for food and utilities just in the last month, the economy. that is going to be the thing you vote for. and that is entirely rational when you're trying to figure out how literally to put food on your table. >> or to keep your house, he did. >> and as pertains to state government, 43% of respondents said they approve of governor gavin newsom's job performance while 46% said they do not reporting tom wallace. kron. 4 news. >> in the south bay voters in santa clara county got a practice run on casting their ballots ahead of election day. amaka vote center gave seniors and people with disabilities, a demonstration of the election process. the effort aiming to make voting more accessible and to educate people on laws that protect voters. deputies also taking part. they want residents to know they have a p

loyola law school professor jessica levinson says that's especially true. among the more than half of respondents who said they have considered leaving california altogether due to high cost of living another 37% said they have to make tradeoffs between paying for food and utilities just in the last month, the economy. that is going to be the thing you vote for. and that is entirely rational when you're trying to figure out how literally to put food on your table. >> or to keep your house, he did. >> and as pertains to state government, 43% of respondents said they approve of governor gavin newsom's job performance while 46% said they do not reporting at the state capitol. a tonn wallace kron. 4 news. >> elon musk's spacex is accusing a california regulator of political discrimination. this comes after a california regulator voted to block the rocket company from conducting more launches on the state's central coast. spacex claimed in a lawsuit filed on tuesday that members of the california coastal commission violated musk's right to free speech oversteppe

loyola law school professor jessica levinson says that's especially true. among the more than half of respondents who said they have considered leaving california altogether due to high cost of living another 37% said they have to make tradeoffs between paying for food and utilities just in the last month, the economy. that is going to be the thing you vote for. and that is entirely rational when you're trying to figure out how literally to put food on your table. >> or to keep your house, he did. >> and as pertains to state government, 43% of respondents said they approve of governor gavin newsom's job performance while 46% said they do not reporting at the state capitol. a tonn wallace kron. 4 news. he has to resign. we have to see if the residents want to organize report? >> well, that was the mayor of settles a now calling on a city council member resign as police investigate child abuse charges. still ahead, the kron 4 morning news. what that council members attorneys told us. and after the break, interior designers are usually known for helping adding

loyola law school professor jessica levinson says that's especially true. among the more than half of respondents who said they have considered leaving california altogether due to high cost of living another 37% said they have to make tradeoffs between paying for food and utilities just in the last month, the economy. that is going to be the thing you vote for. and that is entirely rational when you're trying to figure out how literally to put food on your table. >> or to keep your house, he did. >> and as pertains to state government, 43% of respondents said they approve of governor gavin newsom's job performance while 46% said they do not reporting at the state capitol. a tonn wallace kron. 4 news >> we're taking a live look outside here at the golden gate bridge. there was heavy fog out there earlier in the day. looks like it's broken up a little bit. can see some blue skies. we have gayle ong with us to go over what's going on outside? yes, slow clearing with the clouds today. and it's relatively quiet today, but we will see changes, especially with th

loyola law school professor jessica levinson says that's especially true.than half of respondents who said they have considered leaving california altogether due to high cost of living another 37% said they have to make tradeoffs between paying for food and utilities just in the last month, the economy. that is going to be the thing you vote for. and that is entirely rational when you're trying to figure out how literally to put food on your table. >> or to keep your house, he did. >> and as pertains to state government, 43% of respondents said they approve of governor gavin newsom's job performance while 46% said they do not reporting at the state capitol. a tonn wallace kron. 4 news. >> all right. let's bring it back to the bay. and there's a shot of the bay, the mateo bridge on this wednesday afternoon. cool day in the bay started with some sprinkles. but then the sun came out. yeah, you'd never know. we're headed for a red flag. situation, lawrence, tell us about it. yeah, you know, this is how it works out, right? we see these weak system slide through

loyola law school professor jessica levinson says that's especially true. among the more than half of respondents who said they have considered leaving california altogether due to high cost of living another 37% said they have to make tradeoffs between paying for food and utilities just in the last month, the economy. that is going to be the thing you vote for. and that is entirely rational when you're trying to figure out how literally to put food on your table. >> or to keep your house, he did. >> and as pertains to state government, 43% of respondents said they approve of governor gavin newsom's job performance while 46% said they do not reporting at the state capitol. a tonn wallace kron. 4 news. >> well, that a breaking news this morning. israel's foreign minister has confirmed hamas's top leader yahya sinwar has been killed in gaza by israeli forces. one of the chief architects. they say if attack on israel back on october 7th of last year, which then sparked this war between the political group and israel. israeli authorities say they did dna tests

loyola law school professor jessica levinson says that's especially true.ng the more than half of respondents who said they have considered leaving california altogether due to high cost of living another 37% said they have to make tradeoffs between paying for food and utilities just in the last month, the economy. that is going to be the thing you vote for. >>and that is entirely rational when you're trying to figure out how literally to put food on your table or to keep your house. he did. >>and as pertains to state government, 43% of respondents said they approve of governor gavin newsom's job performance while 46% said they do not reporting at the state tom wallace kron 4 news. the presidential candidates are the presidential candidates are working to push voters to the polls and the final stretch of this campaign season. each side is now focusing their attention on winning over new groups of voters. washington, d.c., correspondent hannah brandt explains. >>we are just 20 days out from election day and all the major polls show. it's a tight race where e