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you either keep gavin newsom as your governor or you'll get donald trump. it's not a joke. n governor blocking progress on covid-19 who is also anti-woman, anti-worker, a climatean denier who doesn't believe in choice. the choice should be absolutely clear. gavin newsom, you have a governor who has the courage to lead, and in gavin newsom you have a governor who shares the state'ssh values. in gavin you have a governor to makeve sure donald trump's dark destructive, divisive politics never finds a place in california. so, please, not a joke. on behalf of the people of delaware and pennsylvania and minnesota and all across america, don't take anything for granted. if you are registered, you've got a ballot in the mail. if you haven't opened it, open it. mark know. put it in the mailbox tonight. if you want to vote in person, make sure youin know where you e going to vote for your county. if you already voted, make sure your family and friends are voting tomorrow. california, i mean, this is sincerely. the eyes of the nation are on you.th i'm not joking. i'm not joking about t

donald trump. >> you either keep gavin newsom as your governor or -- you'll get donald trump. it's not a joke. o is also anti-woman, anti-worker, climate denier who doesn't believe in choice. the choice should be absolutely clear. gavin newsom. you have a governor who has the courage to lead and gavin, you have a governor who shares the state's values. in gavin you have a governor who makes sure donald trump's dark, destructive, divisive politics never finds a place in california. >> we may have defeated donald trump, but we have not defeated trumpism. trumpism is still on the ballot in california, and that's why it's so important not just for all of us here, 40 million americans strong in the nation's largest and most populous state, but also to send a statement all across the united states of america that trumpism has no place here and trumpism will be defeated all across the united states of america because we're better than that. >> governor new som there. the leading republican front-runner larry elder appealed to his followers to use an online form to report fraud. claimed to have detecte

gavin newsom. >> we may have defeated donald trump, but we have not defeated trumpism. e ] >> reporter: california governor gavin newsom closing the recall campaign with a clear message to the state's voters. >> we have someone on the other side of this that's to the right of donald trump. to the right of donald trump. >> reporter: rallying supporters alongside president joe biden, who echoed the message. >> you either keep gavin newsom as your governor -- [ cheers and applause ] or you'll get donald trump. [ crowd reacts] >> it's not a joke. >> reporter: t

gavin newsom. >> we may have defeated donald trump, but we have not defeated trumpism. trumpism is still on the ballot in california. [ applause ] >> reporter: california governor gavin newsom closing the recall campaign with a clear message to the state's voters. >> we have someone on the other side of this that's to the right of donald trump. to the right of donald trump. >> reporter: rallying supporters alongside president joe biden, who echoed the message. >> you either keep gavin newsom as your governor -- [ cheers and applause ] or you'll get donald trump. [ crowd reacts] >> it's not a joke. >> reporter: the decision to nationalize the race and talk about trump aimed at boosting democratic turnout. it may be paying off. >> it creates a stark contrast between the governor and larry elder. >> i don't see elder or any of the other ones as viable candidates or leadership for the state. >> reporter: the question on the ballot today, should newsom be recalled? and if so, who should replace him? >> i can't think of any level, any front, any policy this man has engaged in

here's the deal, i'm going to make this is simple as i can, you either keep gavin newsom measure governor, or, you'll get donald joke. republican governor blocking progress on covid-19, whose office i anti-woman, anti-worker climate denier. who does not believe in choice. the choice should be absolutely clear, gavin newsom, you have a governor who has the courage to lead. in gavin you have a governor who shares the state's values. in gavin you have a governor, to make sure donald trump's dark destructive politics never finds its place in california. so please, not a joke. on behalf of the people, of delaware and pennsylvania, in minnesota, and all across america, don't take anything for granted. if you are registered, you have a ballot in the mail, if you haven't opened it mark no one put in the mailbox tonight. if you want to vote in person, make sure you know where you're going to vote in your county. if you've already voted, make sure your family and friends are voting tomorrow. california, i mean this sincerely. the eyes of the nation are on. you i'm not joking. i'm not joking about it. you've got a vote no

about d versus r, more about gavin newsom versus larry elder and more about gavin newsom and the california coming of donald trump. >> when you look at this from the national level and had vice president kamala harris campaign with gavin newsom and president biden campaign with governor newsom. what are they looking at tonight? >> they're looking at the fact that, look, the difference with 2003 recall, which is the subject of my podcast, mark is in that podcast and he is amazing. the difference between -- one of the main differences between then and now is that the issues that took down then governor gray davis were very california. it was not just the -- it was the recession but also the car tax and rolling blackouts. what the newsom campaign has been able to do is not just take a national issue but global issue and say look what is happening in texas and in arizona but really more ill poor tanl -- importantly, florida. they have republican governors and look how coronavirus has taken over and you want that to happen here. so much of the national conversation that is happening and again, the global convers

. >> you either keep gavin newsom as your governor or you'll get donald trump. [ booing ] >> it's not a joke. republican governor blocking covid-19, anti-woman, anti-denier. the choice should be absolutely clear. gavin newsom. you have a governor who has the courage to lead. in gavin, you have a governor who shares the state's values. in gavin, you have a governor to make sure donald trump's dark destructive divisive politics never finds a place in california. >> biden also praised newsom for his accomplishments in fighting covid, the climate situation, and passing an infrastructure package. he also advised against the threat of trumpism if he takes over. >> we have may have defeated donald trump, but we have not defeated trumpism. it's still on the ballot in california. that's why it's so important for us not only 40 million americans strong in the nation's largest and most populous state but also to send a statement all across the united states of america that trumpism has no place here and trumpism will be defeated all across the united states of america because we're better than t

. >> you either keep gavin newsom a your governor, or you'll get donald trump. >> no one, whether it's obama, whether it's kamala harris, whether it's nancy pelosi, whether it's bernie sanders, no one has uttered the following words, governor gavin newsom has done a good job for the people of california. you won't hear that because he hasn't. >> a website paid for by elder's campaign is already making claims about voter fraud. >>> turning to the pandemic, new figures show the death rate from covid is six times higher right now than it was in july. it comes amid growing debate over the time line for vaccine booster shots and growing concern about covid cases among kids. abc's alex presha is here with the very latest. alex, good morning to you. >> reporter: andrew, good morning. millions of students are back in classrooms, and many of them are ineligible for the vaccine because they're, frankly, too young, and now experts worry that covid cases could soar even higher in kids. with in-person classes now in session for millions of students across the country, concerns over a fall delta cov

donald trump. you either keep gavin newsom as your governor or -- you will get donald trump. >> you will get donald trump. more of a threat than a promise to that electorate. that's a democratic view there. it's also worth noting that many republican leaders have been on a similar page of what joe biden just said. the candidates in this race have been trying to oust trump. they have been leaning in trump's attack of election integrity. that's before the votes even counted today. larry elder pushing claims about voter fraud, driving his potential loss which sure sounds like someone ready to lose tonight. we won't know the winner until all the votes are countdowned. that's like any other election night or days if it takes longer that we cover in the newsroom with the big board. here is something that we do know on this election day in america's most popular state with 40 million people, it prepares folks to the white house to both parties. donald trump did lie. it's not some strange piece by the loser of the past election. it's about the future. this is as republican party that only been able to win

gavin newsom's record. it was always to pete larry elder is the president said yesterday, as a clone of donald trump. omes from prison. >> that's exactly right. it's symptomatic of how democrats have approached politics. we both live in this state and we see the daily reality which is so different. democrats, these big slogans. in the recall it's all about trumpism and so on, not about substance, practical policies that affect people's lives. similarly in their record, they go on and on about equity and social justice and climate. meanwhile if you look at the actual outcomes, they talk about equity but in fact inequality has gotten worse. poverty has gotten worse. social justice they go on and on about. who is suffering most from the school closures that gavin newsom imposed from the way that small businesses were shut down, even for disobeying the rules that he himself was breaking. that's why you have seen a big shift away from the democratic party among latino voters. online on it goes. they talk about climate. the most disastrous thing for climate change has been out of control wildfires. where th

he warned larry elder is the closest clone to donald trump he has ever seen in california. president biden: you either keep gavinmpism has no place hereeee and trumpism will be defeated all across the united states of america, because we are better than that. liz: hours earlier, presen biden was in sacramento. he was greeted by governor newsom and together they took an ariel torres of el dorado county to view damage from the caldor fire. the president spoke about addressing climate change and extreme weather. president biden: extreme weather in the united states cost us a total of $99 billion. this year, unfortunately, we will break that record. it is a devastating loss to our economy and for so many communities. liz: this is his first trip to california as president and while much of the time focused on combating wildfires, the visit was no coincidence, and more than anything, the president is here to support governor newsom and the opposition to the recall. his appearance and vice president harris last week as part of the effort to make sure they can energize their base on supporters and make sure every califo

think what really helped gavin newsom, two things, one, he was for masks, particularly masking in schools. the leading republican contender larry elder was against it. and also donald trump, although not on the ballot, and this was a repudiation of trump because joe biden, president biden was out here yesterday saying, look, either you vote for gavin newsom and you vote no against recall, you stick with gavin newsom or you're going to get donald trump because the major leading republican, larry elder, is kind of a trump clone. larry elder believes the big lie, that the 2020 election was fraudulent. >> you know, mr. rice, this run-off turned out to be a big waste of time and money for the state of california. will republicans pay a price for that with voters? >> well, i hope so. but, again, you know, the state is overwhelmingly democratic. so the question is whether there is a kind of ricochet effect. what happens in california around the country. i think the less son here for democrats is that donald trump still plays well as a foil, that is a repudiation of donald trump. any democratic states in blue states is still a major selling point. you have a candidate that

donald trump. [laughter] this year, the leading republican ran for governor is the closest thing to a trump clone that i have ever seen. keep gavinure governor. or... [cheers and applause] you will get donald trump. >> trace: the question is did biden's warning help the democratic base? let's bring the pennell senior advisor of kamala harris 2020 campaign and democrat strategy sarah norman. and the host and conservative commentator alicia krause and southern california newsgroups susan shelley. it is late but i will get the names right in the next segment and thank you for coming back. i appreciate it but i want to play the sound bite from gavin newsom and 17 seconds and then i will get your response. >> i want to focus on what we said yes to as a state. we said yes to science. we said yes to vaccines, we said yes to ending the pandemic. we said yes to people's right to vote without fear of fake fraud and voter suppression. we said yes... we went during the whole thing, elisha, i said yes to science. he said no to science on several occasions because he was never challenged here or there nose science to shutting down outdoor dini

and that's a direct quote of donald trump that's what gavin newsom says and i think there is an all-out effort by democrats, national democrats. bernie sanders recorded a message. president obama recorded a message. we saw elizabeth warren and amy klobuchar come out here over the course of the last couple weeks. i think people were rightly disenchanted with the way things have been going over the course of the last 18 months in california. governor newsom said that to me, directly. but i think the governor has done an effective job of painting what the alternative would be and larry elder is that alternative. >> yeah, jacob soboroff, great reporting out there. great interview today. thank you so much for making time for us. >> thanks, chris. >>> we are now less than an hour away from the last big campaign push for governor newsom before tomorrow's recall election. president joe biden will be joining him in long beach making his first trip to california since taking office. the biggest democratic names have been pulling out all the stops for newsom. vice president kamala harris, of cours

should never have been elected in the first place and we not only address what happened with donald trump but as gavin newsom reminded us last night after he gave a speech trump is gone from office but trumpism is not dead. we need to do what we can to stamp it out. his big lie and this fraud that lends itself to this unbalanced approach in our government. the dangerous president was donald trump. >> so that they are able to take the national security apparatus and turn it against our people. kevin mccarthy really wanted accountability for the tactics of the january 6th community, he would remove liz cheney and adam kingsinger. >> it's easy to talk about this as a rear view but it's very much of our president. there are threats on our homeland right now including terrorist groups and elected officials using ridiculous language to describe this. i asked congressman liu of how dangerous of this disconnect that we are seeing from electives. >> it's extremely dangerous. credit to the biden administration for starting to look at what's going on when it comes to white supremacist extremism that's formenting

you either keep gavin newsome as your governor. get donald trump. >> it's not a joke. republican governor blocking progress on covid-19. >> was also anti woman. anti worker climate deny or. who doesn't believe in choice. the choice should be absolutely clear. gavin newsome. >> you have a governor who has the courage. >> this is the first time the president has made an official visit to california since he was elected. the sea first partner. they're giving him a hug right after his remarks and with just over 24 hours to go before the election is over. some last minute voters are turning in their ballots tonight. so they still have to fight the crowds tomorrow. contra costa county. 45% about sending early voting ballots have already been returned over the weekend staff at election offices statewide like this one in contra, costa county try to make sure every ballot that was turned in is legitimate staffer say they're ready to make sure tomorrow goes off without a hitch. >> we have a lot of moving parts today. we are preparing ballots for tabulation. we have voting availab

donald trump is just making stuff up. the election was not stolen. he says the california election was also stolen. guess what, it wasn't. gavinsom simply crushed the recall and he's still governor. so the former president simply makes stuff up any time his side loses. elections are fundamental to our democracy and donald trump needs to stop having folks believe that somehow our democracy isn't functioning. >> you know the one line you said that be muttered and that would put an end to this, that the election was not stolen? why is it that we hear that from few, if any republicans? two come to find, liz cheney and adam kinzinger. beyond that not so much. do you hear that from your republican colleagues? do they privately tell you that? >> they don't privately discuss that issue. they don't like to talk about it. i also believe that the perspective of their ego, they can't handle the fact that the overwhelming majority of americans reject their views and beliefs. the overwhelming majority of americans actually support the tax cut for middle class families, support health care, support having increased jobs and infrastructure. s

it is also the perfect foil for gavin newsom, can say this is a west coast version of donald trump. if he had been facing a moderate republican, it will be a different story, we have clear choices and that is what you're seeing in every speech, every radio, every tv ad. dan: this is the fourth time in modern u.s. history there has been a gubernatorial recall, the last one taking place in wisconsin. we have one here in california before, to. join us for a special about the california recall this saturday at 10:00, and the last one in 2003 that ended with arnold schwarzenegger becoming governor after great was recalled. ama: now a story of unconditional love. 220-year-olds found their way to the altar today in san francisco. they had not planned on getting married this young, but life had other plans. >> sergio, do take isabella for your wife? in sickness and in health, until death do you part? >> i do. ama: bittersweet words for these bride and groom. sergio has been fighting leukemia for five years, isabella cristobal has been by his side nearly the entire time. >> i've never known

donald trump. that's with gavin news and says, and i think that there's an all out effort by national -- bernie sanders reported a message -- president boma reported a message -- over the course of the last couple of weeks i think people were not paying attention here in california. people were rightly disenchanted with the way things have been going over the course of the last 18 months in california. governor newsom said that to me directly. but i think that the governor has not an effective job of painting what the alternative would be. and larry elder is that alternative. >> jacob thank you so much for reporting out, they're great report out there were not listen in our day from the last big campaign, before tomorrow's recall election. president joe biden will be joining him in long beach, making his first trip to california since taking off. the big democratic names have been taking out, vice president kamala harris from -- campaigned alongside nuisance wednesday of last, week and the former president obama recorded this campaign at. >> hello californians. you've got a big choice to make by septem

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it is also the perfect foil for gavin newsom, can say this is a west coast version of donald trump.ing a moderate republican, it will be a different story, we have clear choices and that is what you're seeing in every speech, every radio, every tv ad. dan: this is the fourth time in modern u.s. history there has been a gubernatorial recall, the last one taking place in wisconsin. we have one here in california before, to. join us for a special about the california recall this saturday at 10:00, and the last one in 2003 that ended with arnold schwarzenegger becoming governor after great was recalled. ama: now a story of unconditional love. 220-year-olds found their way to the altar today in san francisco. they had not planned on getting married this young, but life had other plans. >> sergio, do take isabella for your wife? in sickness and in health, until death do you part? >> i do. ama: bittersweet words for these bride and groom. sergio has been fighting leukemia for five years, isabella cristobal has been by his side nearly the entire time. >> i've never known him precancer, the

you either keep gavin newsom or your governor or you'll get donald trump. it's not a joke. >> president joe biden there saying a clone of donald trump is fighting to unseat california governor gavin newsom in today's recall election so it should come as no surprise that yesterday larry elder's team was already claiming on a website that fraud had occurred, that it had been discovered in the election results, leading governor newsom to a fraudulent victory. the problem is there hasn't been a victory for newsom yet because election day hadn't begun when that website went up. not a single ballot had been reported yet. so the larry elder campaign in the real world might have a hard time explaining how or why they could offer so much detail on how the so-called fraud, which wasn't really fraud, was uncovered in the nonexistent results. the website said statistical analysis used to detect fraud in elections held in third world nations like russia, venezuela and iran have detected fraud in california resulting in governor gavin newsom being reinstated as governor.

gavin newsom as your governor,. [clearing throat] or. [cheers] >> you will get donald trump. >> no., awe inspiring stump speech right there. brian: i feel a chill up my leg. pete: somehow donald trump is on the ballot. obviously he is showing up hoping to take credit for what he sees or believes to be gavin newsom's upcoming victory. we will see. but, he also ultimately it's a reflection of how they plan to gin democrat support. there is nothing to say for gavin newsom or crime nor hip city nothing to say for them. ainsley: french laundry. pete: they make it all about trump in hopes that they can gin up enough democrats to get across the 50% line the state is full of democrats. brian: larry elder almost never brought up the former president. it's not about donald trump. it's about this. it's interesting because they are trying to find out what works for 2022 and desperate attempt to hold the house and senate. but, just think about this. they are so concerned about gavin newsom, i'm wondering what their polls are different from what i'm seeing because nancy pelosi has been out there.

former president donald trump tuesday predicted governor gavin newsom would win but trashed the election as quote rigged and front running. republican candidate larry elder has set up a stop the front website and has indicated he made challenge the results. newsom responded while campaigning in san francisco. this election fraud stuff is a crock. it's shameful, even though there has been no evidence of voter fraud in california elections, some voters still have doubts. satisfied you know that it's running securely. no, sir. no i we're not sure we're not sure we don't know. you know who's trustworthy and who's not today. in this world. we have a chain of custody procedure from the time that you drop off your ballot. to the time it gets to our office. all of our equipment has. tamper seals on the area. election officials say turnout going into tuesday range from 50 to 60% and that should only increase on election day. we've already have more than half of the ballots in vote by mail. zeman well received. polls close at eight o'clock, so there's still time to vote. frank rob, you may not be

former president donald trump tuesday predicted governor gavin newsom would win but trashed the election as quote rigged and front running. republican candidate larry elder has set up a stop the front website and has indicated he made challenge the results. newsom responded while campaigning in san francisco. this election fraud stuff is a crock. it's shameful, even though there has been no evidence of voter fraud in california elections, some voters still have doubts. satisfied you know that it's running securely. no, sir. no i we're not sure we're not sure we don't know. you know who's trustworthy and who's not today. in this world. we have a chain of custody procedure from the time that you drop off your ballot. to the time it gets to our office. all of our equipment has tamper seals on it. they area election officials say turnout going into tuesday ranged from 50 to 60% and that should only increased sun election day. we've already have more than half of the ballots in vote by mail. zeman well received polls close at eight o'clock shortly after that the earlier returns should start c

former president donald trump tuesday predicted governor gavin newsom would win but trashed the election as quote rigged and front running. republican candidate larry elder has set up a stop the front website and, as indicated he may challenge the results, even though there has been no evidence of voter front in california elections. some voters still have doubts you satisfied, you know that it's running. securely no, sir. no i we're not sure we're not sure we don't know. you know who's trustworthy and who's not today in this world, we have a chain of custody procedure from the time that you drop off your ballot to the time it gets to our office. all of our equipment has tamper seals on it. area election officials say turnout going into tuesday range from 50 to 60% and that should only increase on election day. we've already. have more than half of the ballots in vote by mail. zeman well received. polls close in about four hours at eight o'clock shortly after that results should start coming in alex. all right rob roth live force in contra costa county on this election day, rob. thank yo

. >> you either keep gavin newsom as your governor, or you will get donald trump. it's not a joke. >> trumpism and trumpism will be defeated all across the united states of america, because we are better than that. amy: 46 challengers are lo6 chae to replace newsom as governor today. newsom's advisers say they are confident he will beat this recall and will remain california's governor. you need to vote at your polling place today or you can still mail in your ballot, if you drop it at a blue po box. just checked the pickup time because of it gets picked up tomorrow or has tomorrow's post mark, it will not be counted. >> thank you. because of the national implications of this recall race, governor newsom is getting a lot of big-name democratic support. house speaker nancy pelosi was in san francisco, campaigning for him. we caught up with her at a phone bank. >> they have been a party of shenanigans. they've been very dangerous to our country, to our democracy. >> speaker of the house nancy pelosi on the offensive against the republican monday night in san francisc

like election eve comparing governor gavin newsom to former president donald trump. >> republican running for governor is the closest thing to a trump clone that i've ever seen in your state. >> reporter: the culmination of months of a vigorous campaign against the recall effort, newsom is fighting to keep his job. his tenure tested by wildfires, economic inequality, and rising crime. >> social justice is on the ballot. >> reporter: the greatest challenge, the pandemic. newsom warns this could be a matter of life and death. >> it's our decisions, not conditions, that determine our fate and future. >> reporter: at stake now, leadership of the most populous state in the nation for the next year. if the governor is recalled, it. the leading gop candidate, conservative talk radio host larry elder, opposes masking and vaccine mandates and has pledged to replace 88-year-old diane feinstein with a republican if she retires, shifting the balance in the senate. elder raised concerns about the election's integrity and, on monday, he said he would not commit to accepting the results. >> win or lose,

>> gavin newsom did a not about failed leadership in california people in california, donald trump nationalb distracting electorate from the real issue on the ballot. should gavin newsom keep his job depending on his performance in the state. with an overwhelming monetary advantage. lead-in tens of millions of dollars from big tech companies, democrat allies, teachers unions, other unions, he had an advantage that the republican and democrat challengers didn't have. they had campaign finance limits. she had no campaign finance limit. he used every dollar to blanket the airwaves. with that kind of advantage that is a huge advantage. elizabeth: disparity, he had no campaign finance limits. talking about george soros giving gavin newsom donations, facebook, uber, walgreens, netflix, the list goes on and on, harmeet. now you see that the officials in california moving to shut down, democrats want to shut down any future recalls permanently, and enshrine permanently the mail-in ballot structure. >> right. both of those are problematic to me. what do you do, you don't like the rules, you change t

gavin newsom. el candidato publico que para enfrentar al gobernador se necesita a un candidato con polÍticas moderados no a un clon de donaldrcerlugar el republicano kebin falcouner dijo que la contienda dejÓ de ser por newsom para convertirsse en una pelea nacional. los resultados todavÍa no son oficiales serÁn certificados el 22 de octubre. el gobernador gavin newsom dice que perdiÓ demasiado tiempo y es hora de retomar el trabajo para luchar contra la pandemia. sandra bermudes tiene el informe. >>> los resultados fueron favorables para el gobernador gavin newsom, los votantes no querÍan destituirlo. >>> es un testimonio de la fuerza de los latinos en california y una vez una mayorÍa multiracial ayudÓ a tomar la elecciÓn. cetlo que resta del gobernador es retocrar el trabajo que hace desde aÑo pasado. >>> fue una seÑal para muchos que tienen que respondere y hablar con nuestra comunidad y mover los temas. >>> el asunto es que la contienda costÓ cientos de millones de dÓlares y lo pagamos nosotros los contribuyentes. >>> la familia inmigrante nos sacÓ a frote en esta pandemia, la gente que trabaja en el campo, debieron rec

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stumping for gavin newsom, telling the crowd that the eyes of the world are on california and on this race and warning that the leading republican opponent, larry elder, is a clone of donald trump. this morning, governor gavin newsom getting a final recall vote boost from president biden. >> mr. president, i'm just honored that you're here. >> reporter: newsom harnessing the trappings of an office that his 46 challengers are trying to take from him hitching a ride on air force one to his final campaign stop in southern california. >> the eyes of the nation are on california because a decision you're about to make isn't just going to have a huge impact on california, it's going to go reverberate around the nation. >> reporter: this recall now widely seen as a referendum on the democrats' handling of covid. the pushback against newsom followed the economic fallout from his order for the nation's first covid lockdown back in march 2020. >> we direct a statewide order for people to stay at home. >> reporter: and when this image went viral in november 2020, it gained unstoppable momentum. >> we've obtained this photo of governor gavin newsom dining at the luxurious french laun

he has also been a perfect foil for gavin newsom, who can say, this is a west coast version of donald trump. this is clear and defined, and what you are seeing in every speech, radio, and tv ad. kumasi: this is the fourth time in u.s. history that there has been a gubernatorial recall. join us for a special about the california recall this saturday at 10:00 p.m. we will be taking a look at this recall and the one in two thousand three that ended with arnold schwarzenegger as governor of california. >> turning to the covid-19 crisis and what you need to know about the new variant -- part of our commitment to building a better bay area involves a focus on your health as the first new cases are reported in the bay area. after reaching out to all b ay area counties, the san diego area reports 27 cases of mu. >> we need to get back soon, because the more we allow the virus replicates, the bigger chance it has to mutate and form these new variants. >> this dr. with santa clara county says he is encouraged, with 82% of county residents being fully vaccinated. as children go back to school, c

of course, gavin newsom is more than happy to amp lify the fact donald trump inserted himself into this recall election on the very eve of it. it's what he needs to motivate democrats to vote. that's been his problem all summer democrats don't seem interested to vote for him. with the emerging of larry elder and trump weighing in today, it helps the governor motivate his democrats that out number republicans 2-1 in california to get to the polls or in this case, turn in those ballots to a mailbox. >> so let me ask you about this because as you point out, trump is a gift to newsom. there are a lot of and behavior and i played a couple republican voters talking about conspiracy ballots and people being able to vote a bunch of times. they believed this. do you think that there are -- obviously, there is a few. a real number of californians who do believe these baseless claims? >> i think it's few. i mean, california has millions of republicans. so you're going to find some that are conspiratorial, some that very much are fans of the president. they're just incredibly out numbered. by in la

biden: you either keep gavin newsom as your governor or -- [applause] or you will get donald trump. not a group -- joke. >> trumpism has no place here and it will be defeated across the united states of america, because we are better than that. amy: 46 challengers are looking to replace newsom as governor, and will be on the ballot. his advisers say they are confident that he will be to the recall and remain as california's governor. you do need to go to your polling place to vote today or you can still vote by mail, make sure that if you drop it off at a po box that the pickup time has not come and gone. if it is postmarked with tomorrow's date it will not be counted. polls like this one are opening in an hour. live at walnut creek, amy hollyfield. reggie: because of the national implications of this race, governor newsom is god -- is getting a lot of big-name democratic support. >> for those of you walking by and thought i wanted to see what is going on, you know what, what is going on, a party is going on. we want you to vote no on this recall, so join the party. reggie: the san

you know, just as donald trump did, they're trying to undermine the vote, and gavin newsom won an overwhelmingictory. the national implication of this is covid, what your guest talked about before, which is that there's a large majority of people in this country and in california that are very angry at the people who are not willing to take the vaccine. and joe biden talked about that a little bit last week, and gavin newsom talked about it tonight. and i think that's what's propelling gavin newsom and may propel democrats in 2022. it's listening to the majority of voters who are very angry at those people who are not getting vaccinated. >> and, jean, this recall election was about control of a huge blue state, the fifth largest economy in the world. what message did california voters send the republican party, larry elder, and more specifically donald trump? >> well, i mean they told trumpism to go back to where it came from, you know. this election was really driven by people who were motivated to disenfranchise communities of color, and i don't think that gets enough attention. and californ

president biden campaigned for governor gavin newsom in long beach, comparing the leading republican cdc larry elder to former president trump. >> he's the clone of donald trump. can you imagine him being governor of this state >> no! you can't let that happen. >>. >> reporter: the president touring fire damage in northern california, one of the many crises governor newsom's faced during his term, including covid, the nation's worst economic inequality and rising violent crime. do you think that there aren't unhappy people in california >> everybody's upset with everybody in the last 18 months. no one's naive about that. but let's talk about who is behind this. it is a republican rnc across the state voters have been casting ballots for weeks mostly by mail we're talking about medicines of ballots from this recall will be passing through this building because each and every california voter is getting a mail-in ballot the leading gop challenger larry elder has raised concerns about the election integrity will you accept the results of the election tomorrow? >> i think we all ought to be looking at election integrity. >> reporter: turnout in this electio

. >> you want to keep gavin newsom as your governor or get donald trump. it is not a joke. is there a problem with counting every vote? speech can't say that today but after the polls close at 8:00 pm tonight in california, able to say with all the dozens of lawyers on site monitoring the process and more throughout the state looking at it closely the we will say every vote was counted and thousands of ballots from people out of state. i have a long things of to address legally once this is over but the focus is trying to get the vote in. stuart: has there been some ballot harvesting? everybody get a mail in ballot, union guys or everybody collect the balance, make sure they are the right place and send them in? has that been going on? >> ballot harvesting is legal in california. very inappropriate practice lends itself to thuggery and theft and all kinds of shenanigans. it is legal unlike most other states. it is happening throughout the state because it is legal and we want to win elections republicans taking advantage even as we would like to change that law. stuart: eve

gavin newsom. he shares the state's values. and needs to make sure that donald trump's dark policies never find a place in california. >> reporter: all the polls suggest that newsom will cruise to victory but of course we won't know until the ballots are open. but right now it looks like a disproportionate share of the ballots that have come in thus far have been from democrats. we shall see if the republicans are able to get people to the polls when people vote this person today. of course there are 46 people vying to replace newsom, but it is all a moot point unless the recall itself is successful. back to you. >> thank you so much. yeah, nationalizing -- some of the national democratic figures wanted to energize the democrats there just to get the turnout. dan, thank you so much. >>> and on the east coast, a new threat by florida governor ron desantis who says the state will start issuing $5,000 fines to cities and counties that try to require covid vaccinations for their employees. it is the republican governor's latest salvo targeting officials trying to ke

gavin orr the other guy in this case and. by virtue of the fact that the other guy, this case, larry elder. grant a campaign that was very reminiscent of donaldhich california voters really reasonably fee to just less than a year. just listen. a year ago. i'm really help. gavin focus the attention of what the alternative could be. and i think really tip the scales, especially in the last month of the campaign where everyone began to make up their mind. >> michael, we all know the recall really cost a fortune. some estimates say yeah, close to half a billion dollars depending on how you tally it. so does this raise the bar know what it will cost to compete in california politics going forward. >> it certainly can the cost of competing in california is. one of the ice bars in the country think except for running for president. there's no place more expensive. and i think the the question really is should californians be forced to pay for a redo when the threshold is so low, it's only is only 12% of the people who voted in the last election for governor can basically put the governor back on the ballot again ask for this redo election. and that'

the pete wilson days, what we know in california is the last 40 years of donald trump trying to do that. we had people like gavin newsom protecting us. i think with latinos we have to remember what's at stake. it's not just the vaccines. it's not just getting back to work. it's not just getting back to school. it's being safe, having health care, having good jobs, good union jobs, the ability to make a life for their family. we've been able to live the california dream, but that's because of democrats and our community knows that. they're not going to get fooled by some republican coming in to get rid of a governor -- and let's start forget the people who started the recall were very clear. they didn't do this about covid. they didn't do this about gavin newsom going to dinner. they did this because gavin newsom stood up for immigrants. this was about the immigrant agenda that california had to fight back against trump. and the latino community knows that. they have to be reminded of that and they will come out and vote to maintain gavin newsom as governor. >> we will be reporting actual vote counts exactly one

. >> in the california recall governor gavin newsom successfully ran against republican front-runner larry elder. >> the clone of donaldmp. >> worried democrats could use the same playbook in 2022, as trump injects himself in key primary contests in georgia, arizona, new hampshire and north carolina. >> will you welcome the former president's involvement in the midterm? >> well, he has his own agenda. my view is, we're going to focus on this administration and the future. >> joining me now is senator bill cassidy of louisiana, one of the seven republican senators who voted to convict president trump at his second impeachment trial. senator cassidy, welcome back to "meet the press." >> chuck, thank you for having me. pleased to be with you. >> let me start with anthony gonzalez's retirement. him walking away from politics, is that good or bad for the republican party? >> you know, anthony is choosing his personal priorities. you read his statement. it stands for itself. i think you have a broader question there, do republicans continue to relitigate 2020 or do we look forward with a positive agenda? if we relitigate 202

gavin newsom reinstated as governor. the only problem is the election isn't over yet. >> trevor: whoo! donaldwhen he started calling elections rigged it felt like this outrageous statement but already it's feeling the standard thing you can say these days, you know, that language has just become part of political life. it's like how it used to be a huge deal to hear people say shit or asshole, but now any asshole shithead can say them all night long. this election feels like another tipping point because larry elder is calling it rigged before it even finishes. i mean, i don't know about you but that's a risky strategy. what if he wins? it's going to put him in a little bit of a cul-de-sac. as your new governor, i would like to say that this is some bullshit. i shouldn't be up here. lock me up! no matter what happens now, we're all screwed, man. every single election in america is just going to be accused of being rigged right from the start. that's all that's going to happen. it won't end there. you best believe pretty soon this is going to happen with any competition. anyone in a race with

particularly being the mirror image of donald trump on climate and women's rights, issues like the vaccine and mask mandates, and so that was just what the doctor ordered for gavin newsom, and he turned into the " republican recall," which was the framing of the race. kristen: which regions were key for his victory, do you think? stevoure ye:ltves oof therl lat gubernatorial election, it is almost the same. coastal california is democratic. the inland areas are heavily republic. it is almost like a tale of two states when you look at those numbers, and they almost correspond exactly to what happened during the last election, so, presumably, it waa waste of money to do arial elec. kristen: yes, i am just going to pull up the 2018 election results for a comparison. the blue areas went to him, and then there is that yellow area. let's talk about the green in northern california in the inland central area, where he runs weaker. what about when he is up next year and the general election for reelection? steve: well, those areas in the north, the so-called "state of jefferson," they often feel like they are not getting their fair share from sacramento in terms of fund

governor, here were the results, a 24-point victory for gavin newsom over his republican opponent then in the 2020 presidential election, joe biden beat donaldmp in california by 29 points. you got to go back all the way to 1988 to find a republican presidential candidate who won california, bush sr. in '88 or came within ten points in california so that's how blue california is, that's the backdrop for this. the polling in the early part of this summer, mid part of this summer was suggesting this was a competitive recall election and the more recent polling in the last week is starting to trend back in the other direction, keep or remove. a bunch of double digit for keep pollers that have come in the last week. if you average together everything that's out there right now in this polling keep gavin newsom, don't recall gavin newsom, right now leads on average by 11 points, a significant jump from about two weeks ago, so a solid lead here for newsom's side for keeping newsom. california actually 18 years ago had a governor who was recalled, gray davis, at this same point, a week out from gray davis' recall election back in 2003, it was doubl