i'm john vause. you're watching "cnn newsroom."ecting a landslide win for california's democratic governor gavin newsom. the first question on tuesday's special election ballot, should governor newsom be recalled? about 2/3 of voters said no. newsom's handling of the coronavirus pandemic sparked the recall effort last year. republicans led by talk show host larry elder were furious over strict lockdowns and promised to overturn mask and vaccine mandates. newsom says voters said yes to science, vaccines and ending the pandemic. >> i'm humbled and grateful to the millions and millions of californians that exercised their fundamental right to vote and express themselves so overwhelmingly by rejecting the division. >> well, the u.s. congress, which often finds it it difficult to agree on the day of the week, has found a moment of rare bipartisanship, and it's coming from frustration with the biden administration over the withdrawal from afghanistan. for a second day the secretary of state answered questions from lawmakers on capitol hi

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. >> i'm john vause. two major stories this hour. state of emergency in effect for new york and new jersey as the remnants of hurricane ida brings severe flooding, heavy rain and tornadoes. >> we are also following breaking news from the u.s. supreme court. in a split decision the court refusing to block the strictest abortion law in the country. more from texas in just a moment. but first the latest on what's being called a historic weather event. states of emergency are now in effect in new york and new jersey as the remnants of hurricane ida hammer the u.s. northeast with record rainfall, flash flooding and tornadoes. >> the first ever flash flood emergency was issued for new york city. it has now been downgraded to a flash flood watch. but the city's subway system is flooded with most lines effectively shut down. a ban is now in place for all non-emergency travel in the city for the next few hours. new york governor kathy hochul says right now the situation remains dire. >> we've engaged our utilities. first of all, we were actua

i'm john vause. coming up on "cnn newsroom" -- the era of election denialism has arrived. just how far he was willing to go to help donald trump overturn the results of the 2020 election. >>> and back in the weapons testing bu