former san diego mayor kevin falconer and others are expected to rally support in the bay area. gavin newsom will also have some help from vice-president kamala harris. amy: the democratic calvary is on the way the help the governor. you can tell someone important is coming here, they have the barricades up at the training the silly the in san leandro -- training facility in san leandro. she will ask voters to vote n vn and support newsome. she was going to campaign last month, but have -- had to cancel that after the death of 13 american met service members in afghanistan. the appearances are being downplayed by newsom's opponents, but newsom himself thinks they are important. >> i think it's a big deal to have the vice president of the happens to be from the bay area, who happens to be a californian, supporting these efforts. >> californians are hurting, and they couldn't care less what kamala harris or joe biden says. amy: former san diego mayor kevin falconer will also be campaigning in the bay area today, he will be with victims rights advocates, trying to position himself

kevin falconer visited the tenderloin. the most recent poll from the institute of california shows 82% of voters are now against the recall. that margin is slightly larger than the two previous polls. you can visit kpix.com/recall for our comprehensive election guide. we also have interviews with candidates on cbsn bay area. >>> opening statements are set for wednesday in the trial of the fair knows founder elizabeth holmes. a journey was seated today, and a panel will decide if elizabeth holmes was guilty of defrauding patients, and investors with fraudulent blood testing technology. >>> a massive homeless encampment on apples north san jose campus will soon be empty. bulldozers and crews started clearing it out today. the tech giant is spending millions of dollars to clean it up, and help relocate the people living there. they partnered with home first to offer interim housing and case management. >>> still to come, the oakland entrepreneur who says this smash and grab desperate her ofsine we will tell you what was in th

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path forward to republicans in those districts like ca 25 and others, right, is to basically run kevin falconerrom front line and are amenable to the district and will vote for kevin mccarthy that will be run by the bb before off ssert. >> i think the problem is their own base is going to vote in these primaries. frankly, the best sing this we as democrats can hope for is they just outdue themselves to the beverage. there's not that they're taking except for exactly what you're saying before. so i think what we have to hope for is republicans will nominate whacky people in the districts. we need to turn out the vote in the same recall event fashion. we got people out to vote in 2018. we'll have to see the same turnout in the swing disis strikts due to the way gerrymandering is involved in. >> it was a high turnout election which, again, you wouldn't have necessarily banked on going into this. katie hill, stewart stevens whose book "it was all lies" out in paper back. thanks. >>> the recall effort was a disaster for the politics of covid specifically next. i was there. be right back. but my symp

kevin falconer and john cox want to keep it that way. -- kevin falconer -- --faulkner and john cox wanto keep it that way. >> we had 2 million californians that signed the petition. >> i think they will say, we have tried politicians. we have tried media celebrities. these are people that do not know how to manage. zohreen: newsom and warren are making the case that what happens in california has massive consequences for the rest of the country. >> 10 months ago if larry elder where the governor of california, who would he have appointed to replace, harris? -- to replace kamala harris? zohreen: tell me they will be campaigning hard ago -- too. if 50% of voters vote to recall newsom, he is out. then the opponent with the most number of votes, regardless of how many, becomes governor. kate: vice president, allah kamala harris will campaign for newsom this weekend in the bay area. no details other than the date have been revealed about her upcoming visit. this weekend, early voting expanded in several bay area counties. voter turnout is already shaping up to be historic. cornell barnard ha

larry elder, 46 percent, versus kevin falconer, the moderate candidate, at only 9%, larry ce. of the general election next year? first, there will be a primary. you think republicans will go with someone like elder, who seems insurmountablett, ar maybe falconer? -- kev kev kev steve: they have not won statewide office in nearly 15 years, the governor's office being the exception before that, but the campaign, reason why the youtube star was isse teplican voters who were the no vote or the yes vote onhe t recall, they were enthusiastic over larry elder, and, unfortunately, that is what the republican party of california has ie such a smallr that it is not nearly enoh ugtod who actually have governi experience off the ballot was key. and then there y woutubeas star. but what about in 2003, when governor davis, whom you were working,or f he had the lieutenant governor on the ballot, and do you think that really hurt him, or do you think because of schwarzenegger, it did not really make a difference? steve: a little bit of both. i think if we had that lieutenant governor on the ba

. >> and at a virtual rally kevin falconer criticized the governor for being soft on criminals. >> we will put victims first and criminals in jail. that needs to be our approach in california. >> today the vice president is expected to campaign with the governor in the bay area. we will bring that to you live at noon and the president is expected to make a stop in california early next week ahead of election day. you can visit the website for our election guide. we are also streaming interviews on cbsn bay area. >>> a concerning rise in the number of coronavirus deaths in contra costa and the surge is fueled by the unvaccinated. andrea breaks down the numbers for us. >> according to data collected by contra costa those that are unvaccinated are 13 times more likely to end up in a hospital due to coronavirus complications and this delta variant is changing the way the county approaches the pandemic. contra costa seeing just how deadly the coronavirus continues to be. contra costa health services recorded 15 deaths last week and 20 this week. ucsf expert said that it's not a surprise to

kevin falconer, the former santa khmer, said he wants to address violent crime. and jerry elder is crossed california with three events. >> i miss going appear the quality of education is going to. cost of living is going up. homelessness is going up. we have poor forest management, poor water management. the man has got to go. >> we need serious people in positions of influence and authority. not just formal authority, but people that use their moral authority. that moral authority is lost when it comes to larry elder. >> governor newsom brought his campaign back to the bay area today, where he courted latino voters. kenny choi on my he is zeroing in on that particular group now , and the signs that it could be paying off. >> reporter: latinos make up nearly 30% of the electorate in the state. governor gavin newsom making a strong push today in the mission trying to win back the support from the latino community to defeat this latest recall effort. hoping to bank on the lot next, the governor posing for pictures seekers, volunteering the phone bank, and reaching

. >> and at a virtual rally, republican kevin falconer also blasted governor newsom for being too soft on violent criminals, and not putting the victims first. many of the candidates also blamed improper forest management for the wildfire threat, with elder claiming it is caused by a war on logging. you can visit kpix.com /recall for our comprehensive election guide. we are also streaming interviews with these candidates on cbsn bay area. >>> let's take a live look outside. within the last hour, cal iso issued a flex alert for tomorrow. paul heggen joins us with more on the weather event, and some are worried it could overload california's power grid. >>> it has been hot in lent for the past couple of days. is going to be hot again tomorrow. it will just be in the prior to the bay area, but the whole state away from the coast. look at the widespread 100 degree high temperatures for tomorrow. the hotspot in the bay area will be eastern contra costa county, but this goes the length of the state, from 105 degrees in reading, 108 degrees in barstow and palm springs, 121 in death valley. th

. >> republican challenger kevin falconer was also in san francisco today speaking in the tenderloin. he talked about his plan to tackle homelessness, along with drug addiction and mental illness. he says his track record speaks for himself. >> when i was mayor, san diego was the only big city in california where we reduced homelessness by double digits. we took a firm, yet compassionate approach. we said it is not okay to allow encampments which become open air drug markets. >> another gubernatorial hopeful them of republican larry elder, campaign in los angeles today. he says we need to get tough on crime. >> the number one responsibility of government is to protect people and property. number one, by far. and under this governor, some 20,000 convicted felons were released early during the coronavirus pandemic, many of them violent offenders, and based upon statistics, they are likely to reoffend. what could possibly go wrong? >> a new poll from the nonpartisan public policy institute of california shows a majority of likely voters 58% plan to vote no on removing governor newsom fro

. >>> now, just 12 days left until the special september 14th recall election and republican kevin falconerplanning to put his homeless plan on display in san francisco today. meantime, the leading replacement contender larry elder is answering to democratic claims that he leans too much towards donald trump. >> i'm a republican. i haven't voted for a democrat since 1976 and that was jimmy carter and i regret that. nobody calls me a mitt romney republican. nobody calls me a george w. bush republican. nobody calls me a george herbert walker republican and i'm going to support whoever the republicans nominate in 2024, whoever he or she is. it's a means to distract from the issue. >> larry elder talked to our san diego station last night and also criticized governor newsom for his handling of the pandemic and argued that despite california being blue a democratic state leaning, poem will vote for change if they believe it's necessary. >> a new public policy institute poll finds that an even wider spread of likely voters shooting down the recall effort. that margin is almost 20 percentage point

. >> reporter: formersan diego mayor kevin falconer was in downtown la with a focus on combating crime. >> when folks want us to defund the police as we have seen so many cities across california do, i stood up and said no. we did not defund the police in san diego. we increase the budget. >> reporter: in santa monica on appearance by businessman john cox who has been running to cut taxes and he is radical of governor newsom's handling of the pandemic. >> mister newsom is scaring people half to death because that's the last refuge of a scoundrel. trying to gain political power or in this case keep political power by scaring people. >> reporter: governor newsom stomped in fresno where he appeared with labor leader dolores, newsom attacked radio host larry alder saying the recall has been part of a republican effort to remove him from office. >> they can't wait a few months? literally a few months to go next june? and go to battle? they don't want away because they know in that race you show up in unprecedented numbers and they can't win. >> reporter: president biden is said to make his

kevin falconer, the former santa khmer, said he wants to address violent crime.lifornia with three events. >> i miss going appear the quality of education is going to. cost of living is going up. homelessness is going up. we have poor forest management, poor water management. the man has got to go. >> we need serious people in positions

one of governor newsom's biggest challenges from the right, larry elder and kevin falconer emphasizeshelters and encampments. but i think newsom has shown he's more focused on creating permanent supportive housing, investing $10 million in addressing the homeless crisis through creating pathways to rental housing and other ways to get people off the streets and more into permanent solutions, instead of more shelters. it has been a complicated proposition. many people would tell you it has resulted in major change over the past few years. emily: talk about the legislation he signed and what it means. >> thursday, almost immediately after californians voted no on the recall, sb eight, asby nine, and 10, it extends some abilities for the state to build more housing in a streamlined way. families owning across the state. the secret is california -- two thirds of the state is zoned for single-family homes, meaning it is impossible and illegal to build more homes on those lots. what they would do is make it illegal to build more homes and densify the state. they were controversial bills an

and one of the candidates running to be the next governor is the former mayor of san diego, kevin falconer for being with us this morning. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> you're up bright and early. we appreciate that. we know it is before 6:00 a.m. there in california. just a week to go, as i said, and right now when we look at the polls, you are in second in latest polls, but you're trailing considerably behind larry elder, who is really kind of pulled ahead of the pack here. and i just wonder how are you reflecting on this? because you are a more moderate candidate. larry elder is a more conservative candidate. it seems like your politics might actually be more in line with voters, and yet he's pulled ahead. why do you think that is? >> well, i've been known as a pragmatic leader as former mayor of san diego. we get results like reducing homelessness in san diego. i'll tell you, i've had a deliberate campaign that says we're going to bring californians together on the issues that they care about. look, i won in deep blue city in a deep blue state. i think what we're seeing wit

kevin falcon are. for republican, he's a moderate, he reports pathway to citizenship.cribes himself this pro-choice. all that sounds as a potentially attractive candidate in california which is a pretty liberal state. democratic dominated. how do you do. well not well. he did not even get 10% of the vote. he came in third, among the candidates. trying to replace governor newsom, with just point 8.6%. because here's the problem. the republicans who came out to vote in the recall, they don't want someone like kelvin falcon or. who's actually governed and is a plausible state candidate. that's not what they want. they want the right winged radio host, larry elder who got 46.8% of the vote. that's the problem. the republican party base, wants a right ring radio host who opposes minimum wage, has no government experience, they want him to run the fifth largest economy in the world. the citizens of that state, california, do not want that by any means. that is the state of the republican party right now. that is the dilemma they face. katie hill is a former democrat congress

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. >> time now 6.30 a and another recall candidate kevin falconer was also in the bay area. the former san diego mayor talked about his plan to fight crime in front of san francisco county superior court. he was also joined by some victims rights advocates faulconer criticize governor newsom for his handling of crime and drug abuse. >> a governor who enabled the defund the police movement throughout california. as mayor of san diego. i did not defund the police. i stood up for safe neighborhoods and in fact, we increase the budget by 7%. why? because if we want safe neighborhoods, we better darned well, have the best men and women who wear that badge. give them the tools the resources and the training to be successful. >> faulconer went on to say that his focus would be on breaking the cycle of drug addiction. >> to get people off the streets and get them help. >> time now 6.39 still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. it's an exciting time for the forty-niners and their fans as they kick off the season. this coming sunday. we'll tell you what one of the nfl players had to say

we'll talk to kevin falconer on the story, one of the republican candidates and caitlyn jenner one ofel for what's happening here. i went to the reagan library yesterday and you think how much california has changed in those decades where you used to see republican governors in california. there was a lot more mix in terms of how people voted and what they thought were important in terms of governance here. whether or not this might see an indication towards a shift in that for the future is going to be really interesting to watch here. >> dana: martha maccallum, glad you are out there. we'll be paying attention. talk to you tomorrow as well. >> i think we'll have a california backed up eventually, too. >> dana: there is a mist right now. >> we're working on it. >> dana: your hair is holding up very well. thank you. americans are struggling to lev afghanistan a month after the taliban takeover. other countries are looking to fill the void left by the united states. a letter from over two dozen scientists that dismiss the covid lab leak theory may turn out to be phony. details from tha

campaign trail to a former san diego mayor kevin faulconer spotlighted crime is a key component on why he should be chosen to replace governor newsom. >> falconer said that he will end the moratorium on the death penalty. if he is elected. it's a change that falconer says would be immediate 2 months after taking office. governor newsome sign an executive in california dismantling the - death chamber at san quentin shate prison. it was a move that angered some prosecutors and some crime victims. and with a week to go now before the recall election. the latest ballot tracking numbers show. 26% of ballots have so far been returned. >> well, in the east bay, the contra costa county elections division is encouraging college students to register to vote ahead of the recall election. we've crop forcefully to go now with the story. >> election day is just one week away and college students at db seen pleasant hill are excited to be a part of the process. we ought put in our voice and give her $0.2 in make change on tuesday. the contra costa county elections division teamed up with the league of women voters to register students for the upcoming guberna