we did speak with kevin faulconer earlier this morning.recall election day is full of enthusiasm for change. wagner cast his ballot here in person in san diego over the weekend and his campaign circled the state twice the last couple months looking to gain support. he's been involved in local politics for a long time serving 12 years on our san diego city council followed by back-to-back terms as mayor of san diego faulkner has focused on key issues like tackling the state's homelessness water shortages and making california more affordable. >> we have such a great state, but we're in need of of reforms were in need. get of a governor that's going to stand up and take action, not just give a bunch of rhetoric and words. and so again, i think that's why this recall qualified to begin with. one voters want is somebody who can actually bring people together, whether you're democrat, republican, independent, just like i did as mayor. i'm going to take that exact same approaches. governor to solve problems the stand up and take action. that's w

in a primary between faulconer and larry elder, kevin faulconer loses.arty doesn't want your dude, they don't, that's not what they're interested in, that's not what's else. i'm just telling you, man. it's plain as day, there could've been a longer process, but that's not with the republican base wants, they want larry elder. >> we have to have a conversation within the republican party of whether not we want to win or whether or not we just want to have arguments. there is a model out there in states like maryland, massachusetts and fremont, all three states are heavily democratic, and in massachusetts democratic outnumber republicans by 3 to 1, maryland is overwhelmingly democratic, and yet larry hogan, are consistently, not only republican governors and democratic states but they're among the most popular governors in america, so it can be done, but we have to have a conversation about what it really takes in order to win in the state that we live, and not the state in 1970. not the state which ronald reagan run for governor, but the state of californ

and this election with larry elder taking over could put kevin faulconer in single digits and kind of leave him and other potential 2022 candidates like kevin kiley or john coxe in shambles. kristen: and i know that kevin faulkner and elder represent the two different competing wings of the heart of the republican party. does the fact that elder still leads suggest that it is still all about from within the party, and how long will the political landscape still be all about trump? paul: i am sure that is a question a lot of folks are asking themselves, watching the last days of the selection be defined by trump. today trump put out a statement saying that this was a rigged recall election, that republicans -- it was almost like a republican voter suppression technique, that republicans should not trust vote by mail, trust the results of this election. if you want your voters to vote, it is not smart to tell them that their vote doesn't count. so we are seeing this election defined by trump and trump busy. there are that i think there are people in the republican party who cringe at th

so, you know, i think between, you know, kevin faulconer, kevin kiley as a michael suggested.there's some others that i think are good candidates well, one even dismissed larry elder. kevin i think he's an ideal candidate. all right. david. >> so, you know, this is the thing that that drives me nuts after looking stuff for so many years. the count we were a republican state not that long ago. you go to a california republican convention. sorry, jonathan. and it's populated by a lot of people who just don't fit into most of the electorate. so what point do you want to be relevant. and i think he makes a very good suggestion. you've got to talk about practical policies. is that going to be faulconer. can you find a way forward. they're the no party preference voters. if you're going to be social conservative or anti-tax conservative. that's not going to get you very far. so that is the challenge back to michael about kevin kiley. can kevin kiley be that person moving forward. maybe because of kevin come fall. if kevin faulconer gets 6 or 8% tonight. he's toast know what any of t

that's what the republican candidate has to do. >> you talk about center right, but we saw kevin faulconer, john cox, the businessman from southern california, statistically, they did not do well in this recall. >> they did not. and that's because republicans still think that they can win with these kinds of candidates. and let's be assured of one thing. there are a lot of conservative republicans in this state. they are the base. but that base is not enough. and so until these voters recognize that they can't do it alone, that they must swing somehow to get some other people more towards the center and find the candidates to go along with it, the republicans are going to be on the short end of a very long stick. >> what a difference 24 hours makes, larry. yesterday we were talking about possibly gavin newsom's political career on life support. now it seems as healthy as ever. he says he's going to run for governor again in 2022. what could some other options be for him other than governor? >> look, now we're talking about somebody who's on the national stage. you realize last night the wh

former san diego mayor kevin faulconer tuesday said he will. and governor gavin newsom's moratorium on the death penalty. if he's elected a change that he says would be immediate asked to be. >> and if you do not have you're not going to see a change of >> to line people up to be executed. pre meditated 2 months after taking office in 2019 newsom signed the executive order to halt executions in california. dismantling the death chamber at san quentin state prison. the move angered some prosecutors and crime victims in tuesday's virtual press conference faulkner pointed to california's rising crime in the 10's of thousands of inmates that are eligible for early release. faulkner was joined and supported by marc klaas, whose daughter polly was murdered by a now death row inmates partisan issue. not about any kind of the republican takeover of the state of california. i am registered democrat. i probably more true alter president biden. this is about something else entirely faulkner is one of dozens of candidates on the ballot and on the final wee

latest poll back from the igs shows neither kevin faulconer, larry elder, any of the republican replacementandidates have any kind of traction against newsom going into 2022. >> yet i bet we'll be hearing from some of them in the months to come. guy, we obviously know the result of this recall election. but officials have hundreds of thousands of ballots that they'r still processing. what trends are you watching for as the vote continues? >> right, as of thursday night roughly 3 million votes left to i actually think this lead could grow for newsom, particularly in the central valley, there's room for him to grow this lead. it's worth restating the damage that former president donald trump has done here in california to the republican party whent comes to voting trends. the republican party here used to dominate early mail voting. that's gone, largely due to these unfounded claims the former president put forward about vote by mail. and it's really forced the gop to put all their eggs into this election day basket and so once again you're seeing the trends you saw in 2020, the early vote do

of the political debate in the recall effort against governor newsome, former san diego mayor kevin faulconer spotlight at that issue today. our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains his promise californians. now one week before the recall vote. >> this week. recall candidates are making their final policy pitches ahead of election day. the former mayor of san diego promising to undo what was one of gavin newsom's first actions as governor. >> actually the 6 former san diego mayor kevin faulconer tuesday said he will. and governor gavin newsom's moratorium on the death penalty if he's elected a change that he says would be immediate asked to be. >> and if you do not have you're not going to see a change of >> to line people up to be executed. pre meditated 2 months after taking office in 2019 newsom signed the executive order to halt executions in california. dismantling the death chamber at san quentin state prison. the move angered some prosecutors and crime victims in tuesday's virtual press conference faulkner pointed to california's rise in crime and the 10's of thousands of inm

former san diego mayor kevin faulconer thank his supporters in his hometown tonight. he campaigned on a law and order platform blessing the governor on crime and homelessness. he's gotten more than 9% of the pro recall vote so far, meantime, businessman john cox said tonight that the recall election has quote put the career politicians and insiders on notice. that we need to fix this. state voters rejected the recall and resounding fashion. democrats voted early and used the full strength of their 2 to 1 registration edge. the margin of victory could give governor newsom a mandate in his final year and a half in office. our political reporter greg lee, is here now with a breakdown of the numbers. greg julie. good evening. we knew early numbers would skew the governor's way, but as more ballots were counted. it was clear california's were voting no by large margins. that would just be too much for the yes side to make up. here's a look at the latest numbers on big question. number one should governor newsom beef recalled or not so far? the numbers show the no on recall

former san diego mayor kevin faulconer tuesday said he will. governor gavin newsom's moratorium on the death penalty if he's elected a change that he says would be immediate asked to be. >> and if you do not have you're not going to see a change of >> to line people up to be executed. pre meditated 2 months after taking office in 2019 newsom signed the executive order to halt executions in california. dismantling the death chamber at san quentin state prison. the move angered some prosecutors and crime victims in tuesday's virtual press conference faulkner pointed to california's rising crime in the 10's of thousands of inmates that are eligible for early release. faulkner was joined and supported by marc klaas, whose daughter polly was murdered by a now death row inmates partisan issue. not about any kind of the republican takeover of the state of california. i am a registered democrat. i probably more true alter president biden. this is about something else entirely faulkner is one of dozens of candidates on the ballot and on the final week o

former san diego mayor kevin faulconer tuesday said he will. and governor gavin newsom's moratorium on the death penalty. if he's elected a change that he says would be immediate has to be. >> if you do not have you're not going to see a change of behavior. >> to line people up to be executed. pre meditated 2 months after taking office in 2019 newsom signed the executive order to halt executions in california. dismantling the death chamber at san quentin state prison. the move angered some prosecutors and crime victims in tuesday's virtual press conference faulkner pointed to california's rise in crime and the 10's of thousands of inmates that are eligible for early release. faulkner was joined and supported by marc klaas, whose daughter polly was murdered by a now death row inmates partisan about any kind of the republican takeover of the state of california. i am a registered democrat. i probably more alter president biden. this is about something else entirely faulkner is one of dozens of candidates on the ballot and on the final week of the

larry elder john cox and kevin faulconer. they're leading gop candidates looking to replace governor newsom in the recall election. and for his part governor newsom making a stop in friendlier territory. san francisco on election good afternoon, everybody speaking before the international brotherhood of electrical workers local six are we going to defeat this recall? a rallying of the troops working to stave off a recall as he becomes only the second governor in the state's history to face such a battle and the fourth in u. s history. and while governor newsom is seen as the front runner in the race, republican larry elder is the best chance for an upset, crisscrossing southern california in the final days of the race to drum up support. he released a new video on election day, so be sure to vote before eight o'clock and turn your ballot into a voting centre go to get gavin out .com poll. polls show kevin faulconer and john cox are the closest republicans. behind elder cox opened election day with a stop at long beach, where

i also think, you know, i would be surprised to see people like kevin faulconer coming back. kiley has a bright future ahead of so larry elder will be the only one. but he's confident looking at the numbers. captain. >> michael, what might happen to our larry elder and a longer campaign. >> and you know, that's an interesting point because he benefited from name recognition in the short campaign and and sort any kind of hands-off attitude that his fellow competitors in the republican party had toward him a longer campaign in a contested primary. he is going to get pretty much beat up there are they are going to take every statement he's made over the last 30 years on the radio and beyond. and play that tape is as perfect evening. probably take half of gavin's campaign. just put it. i put it on repeat, you know, in a way to try and drive a wedge inside the republican party to do with it if he decides to run again. and let me just tell it sounds to me like someone who is drunk a little bit. the coup lay that things. okay. finish. first i usually do that again. it's never easy th

gop candidate kevin faulconer dropped off his ballot in san diego yesterday. he's the former san diego mayor and among the top four republicans challenging governor newsom for his seat. faulconer urged everyone to get out and vote. >> make sure your vote is counted, make sure you're stepping up and really as i said making your voice heard. >> faulconer will be campaigning in los angeles tomorrow and then back to san diego for election day tuesday. >>> and reality star turned republican candidate for governor cat caitlyn jenner was on the campaign center at the dream center in los angeles. the christian center offers resources to help homeless people get back on their feet. >>> if you have any questions about the recall, we have an entire section voted to the recall at nbcbayarea.com. that includes where to drop your mail-in ballot, what to do if you would rather vote in person. just click on newsom recall it's at the top of our home page in the trending bar. >>> there were many events across the bay area yesterday to remember the victims and the heros of septe

kevin faulconer, the former san diego mayor.s coming in 3rd and he is someone who almost assuredly will be running for governor next year when there is a traditional every 4 year election and he is a moderate and he's someone that if maybe larry elder wasn't an option. the republicans may have rallied around and he may have presented a much bigger challenge to governor newsome. when you consider state lies yeah. his politics are, you know, much down the middle. then certainly elders and certainly then a lot of the gop party right now. he, you know, depending on who you ask. did a good job as mayor of san diego are a decent job, at least. he was here in the crowd for studios for that debate. and we see some of the others, john. he you know, he and his bear coming 5th. here he was the only other person that he was the rub of get on the ballot in 2018 when new someone kevin kiley, the assemblyman who is ivy league you see all these votes right. you have hundreds of thousands of votes. when you we i mean, look at this. it goes on an

. >> reporter: kevin faulconer is presenting himself as the alternative to the fr frontrunners. >> i did not allow tent encampments from the sidewalks in san diego. because we care about people enough to intervene and get them the help and support they need. >> >> l.a. county registrar's office had more than 7,500 people voting in person today in early voting sites. election day is september 14th. you can visit xiks.com/recall for our comprehensive election guide. >>> unlelyairi in the bay to pn numbers. cars and a covid-19 mobile clinic drew hundreds of people to a community in san jose. the lowest vaccination rate in the county. at less than 42%. the annual center family car show teamed up with san jose city to bring back themes to the people. >> underserved part of san jose. there are a couple of clinics up here. we thought one more time there's an event going on. >> reporter: more than 25 people just there for the car show ended up getting vaccinated. >>> hurricane ida tore through the northeastern u.s. this past week leaving at least 65 dead and billions in damage. recovery effo

former san diego mayor kevin faulconer tuesday said he will. and governor gavin newsom's moratorium on the death penalty. if he's elected a change that he says would be immediate asked to be. >> and if you do not have you're not going to see a change of >> to line people up to be executed. pre meditated 2 months after taking office in 2019 newsom signed the executive order to halt executions in california. dismantling the death chamber at san quentin state prison. the move angered some prosecutors and crime victims in tuesday's virtual press conference faulkner pointed to california's rising crime in the 10's of thousands of inmates that are eligible for early release. faulkner was joined and supported by marc klaas, whose daughter polly was murdered by a now death row inmates partisan issue. not about any kind of the republican takeover of the state of california. i am registered democrat. i probably more true alter president biden. this is about something else entirely faulkner is one of dozens of candidates on the ballot and on the final wee

former mayor kevin faulconer is in san diego. they are among the 46 candidates challenging governor newsom. should he be defeated tonight, the top go-getter on the ballots beside will replace them. again, the polls close in just under an hour. the minute we have results, we will scroll them at the bottom of your screen. you will also be streaming it on cbsn bay area mustard at 8:00 tonight, and posting updates throughout the evening on kpix.com. >>> in other news, witness testimony began today at the trial of theranos founder elizabeth holmes . a former employee turned whistleblower was the first to take the stand. kpix 5's len ramirez was inside the courtroom. >> reporter: today's testimony really seemed to illustrate the transformational change that took place with at least one employee who came in starstruck with elizabeth holmes them up then became less and less happy at the company when she realized that the hyped technology really didn't work. erika cheung told the jury she first heard of theranos at a career fair while at

kevin faulconer met with victims rights advocates in san francisco, and john cox took his bus tour to treasure island. republican front runner larry elder kicked off his own bus tour with four stops in southern california. starting in l.a. , where he cast his own ballot, and ending with a rally in santa barbara. >> it's about the fact that people are leaving california for the very first time in our state's history, and notice when kamala harris and the other people that you mentioned are defending gavin newsom, they don't defend his record. it had about this being a republican takeover, because they cannot defend his record. >> he was joined by supporters as he walked the streets in l.a., but not everyone was a fan. a woman wearing a mask and wig rolled up on her bicycle and chucked a egg at his back. kpix 5 is planning special coverage for election night and beyond. it all starts here and is at 7:00, and continues into the evening on cbsn bay area. we will also be bringing you streaming updates on wednesday, starting with the kpix 5 morning news at 4:30. >>> meanwhile in contra cost

candidates like former san diego mayor, kevin faulconer and businessman john cox want to keep it that way. >> the governor is trying to focus on national leaders to come in california and try to save him. it's not going to work. what we're seeing is we have 2 million californians that signed this recall petition. >> i think they're going to say, we tried politicians. we tried media celebrities, like elder. or jenner. and these are people that don't know how to manage. >> are we going to vote no? >> reporter: governor newsom confident he will win. >> we're going to win this thing if we get the vote out. period. >> reporter: with election day one week away, the stakes are high. and 46 candidates want to replace the governor. senator amy klobuchar will be stumping for the governor and the vice president midweek. zohreen shah, abc news, los angeles. >>> over the weekend, the miami hurricanes lost to a ranked opponent. that means one thing. college football is back. sorry to the hurricanes there. there was one sunday night game that offered up plenty of drama and very little defense. >> no

former san diego mayor kevin faulconer tuesday said he will. and governor gavin newsom's moratorium on the death penalty if he's elected a change that he says would be immediate to be. >> and if you do not have you're not going to see a change of >> to line people up to be executed. pre meditated 2 months after taking office in 2019 newsom signed the executive order to halt executions in california. dismantling the death chamber at san quentin state prison. the move angered some prosecutors and crime victims in tuesday's virtual press conference faulkner pointed to california's rising crime in the 10's of thousands of inmates that are eligible for early release. faulkner was joined and supported by marc klaas, whose daughter polly was murdered by a now death row inmates partisan issue. not about any kind of the republican takeover of the state of california. i am a registered democrat. i probably more alter president biden. this is about something else entirely faulkner is one of dozens of candidates on the ballot and on the final week of the c

two of those, businessman john cox and former san diego mayor kevin faulconer, they'll be campaigningn francisco. now new research by political data incorporated shows 29% of ballots state wide have already been returned. of those returns, 33% were from registered democrats, 33%. 30% registered republicans. 22% independents. those not yet returned are in the hands of groups that tend to vote democrat. >> the voters that still is have outstanding ballots, young people, latinos, others, renters, those are generally not the kind of voters that would be fertile ground for a conservative republican running in california. >> whoever wins the recall on tuesday will not have much time off the campaign trail. the next traditional election for governor is 14 months from now. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you. >>> head to nbcbayarea.com if you have questions about the recall. we have an entire section dedicated there. you can find out where you can vote in person, if you don't want to mail in your ballot or where you can drop it off. click on newsom recall on the trend

kevin faulconer was reportedly the candidate they put up who would have some crossover. he has worked with the city council and has actually gotten some things done, but w the race sucks all of the energy out of that, and since demra wtsere vos no way for kevin flconer, le mlaherry erelder will be, and open primary, so all they need to do is get to the top two. kristen: that is true. alleect rionig, campaign begins today for governor newso twhhe exit polls as a guide? steve: well, i think he had a lot of success talking about mask mandates and the vaccine, his approach to that, but, you know, he is not out of the woods here. he has g lll aotges.ot these wildfires, really just the beginning of fire season, over it is not going away anytime thl limping on, there is a lot of stuff going on in washington, but these are the 2022 midterm elections, elections that democrats do not typically turn out to, but they did last night, so let's see. talking about control of the senate, that is essentially what newsom ran on here, so i do not think we will see much of a campaign strateg

kevin faulconer dropped off his ballot in san diego today. former san diego mayor is among the top four republicans challenging newsom for the seat. he urged everyone to get out and vote. >> make sure your vote is counted. make sure you are stepping up and -- and really, you know, as i said, making your voice heard. >> he is going to be in los angeles monday and then san diego on election day. now, republican front-runner, larry elder, attended a 9/11 memorial ceremony in fullerton, this morning. he posted these photos on twitter. he also attended a lunch with homeless and disabled veterans. and he is wrapping up his day at a 9/11 commemoration at the reagan presidential library in simi valley. any questions about the recall? we can help. we have an entire section devoted to the recall at nbcbayarea.com. that includes on where to drop your mail-in ballot, what to do if you wanted to vote in person. just click on newsom recall in the trending bar. >>> check in with rob mayeda right now. looks like a gorgeous, clear night in the south bay. >> w

republicans kevin faulconer, the former mayor of san diego and john cox campaigned in the bay, across the bay in san francisco. the latest polls have talk show host larry elder as the leading challenger of the 46 candidates on the ballot hoping to replace governor newsom. elder ran into hostile people if southern california. he was touring a neighborhood in venice with residents pointing out where drug dealers and users were leaving needles. a crowd of hecklers followed along drowning out the tour stop. as the shouting and tension increased, a bike rider in a pink wig rode up from behind and threw an egg that just missed the candidate. at that point, elder's team hustled him into that waiting car. thankfully, no one was hurt. his role as a conservative radio host, larry elder could be hurting his own campaign by claiming that elections involving president trump were rig order corrupt. they appear to be deterring conservative voters from participating in this election. let's bring in larry gerston. does president trump have a role in these claims and is he shaping in part the californi

. >> kevin faulconer made a campaign stop in san francisco. he is the former mayor of san diego. he was on the steps of san francisco county's superior court, joined by advocates for victims' rights. he says if elected he'll focus on the rising crime across the state. faulconer says everyone in california deserves to be safe and feel safe. >> i will be a governor that will put victims first and criminals in jail and take a strong stance to reversing the trend that we have seen, unfortunately, in our great state. >> faulconer does not agree with defunding the police. he says he actually upped the police budget when he was mayor in san diego. another republican candidate for governor in san diego. john cox made stops in san francisco and santa cruz. he calls himself a political outsider. he says governor newsom is trying to distract voters from the real problems facing our state. >> i'm talking about taking an approach that gives the people of this state abundance. gives us enough water and electricity to live on. gives us affordable housing, protection from crime and wildfires. th

. >> and republican kevin faulconer will be watching election results with his supporters in san diego, where he used to be mayor . there are 46 replacement candidates running including many republicans on this ballot. with such a wide open field, the state republican party chose not to endorse any of the candidates. >> kpix 5 will have special coverage of the recall election beginning tonight on the kpix 5 news at 7:00. updates on the returns will continue throughout the evening on cbsn bay area , plus county by county results on kpix.com. he will have all the latest election news right here beginning tomorrow morning at 4:30. >>> new details on a fatal accident at a san francisco b.a.r.t. station. we are learning the victim is 41-year-old amy adams from san francisco. her dog was tethered to her waist while she was trying to exit the train at the powell street station yesterday. b.a.r.t. says she stepped off the train, but her dog was still inside as the doors closed, and the train departed. adams was then dragged onto the tracks. because of the nature of this case, the national tran

we're going hear from kevin faulconer and his promise to protect crime victims in our state and whaters in contra costa county need to >> kron 4. is your local election headquarters. and there's just one week left before california voters decide if they want governor gavin newsom to continue leading california governor newsom was in san francisco today urging voters to vote no in the upcoming recall election bound for charles clifford was at the event he brings us more on the governor's message today. now the governor visited the mission district. talk to supporters were making phone calls urging people to vote no. >> in the recall election. the governor also spoke to the media took a lot of time today attacking the leading candidate against him. larry elder. he says that elder is to the right of donald trump and that the policies of the republican party if they were to be elected in this recall could hurt california. i think this is a very consequential race. >> they've been ads that say this is about life and death. i really believe that. our approach to this pandemic. we believe t

of potential placements including opposition frontrunner larry elder, former san diego mayor kevin faulconer was in the city too. >> this election, which is all pretty much vote by mail returns. >> reporter: in san francisco, the voting center and outdoor ballot drop-off will add weekend hours. >> so far we received 189,000 ballots back in san francisco. that's a 38% turnout. >> reporter: christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> more than a dozen voting centers also open today in santa clara county. evelyn mendez from the san diego voting office. >> if they have to change anything or get a replacement ballot, the vote centers are open. they open starting today from 9:00 to 5:00. we have 19 open and 17 that are opening starting next saturday. >> mendez says about 30% of the vote is in for the south bay. >>> ten days until the final vote, governor newsom campaigning in culver city today joined by l.a. congresswoman karen bass and massachusetts senator elizabeth warren, who took aim at challenger larry elder who has emerged as perhaps the most popular candidate to replace the governor. vice presi

two of those candidates businessman john cox and former san diego mayor kevin faulconer are campaigning today in san francisco. research by political data incorporated shows 29% of ballots statewide have already been returned. of those returned, 33% were from registered democrats. 30% registered republicans. 22% independent. those not yet returned are in the hands of groups that tend to vote democrat. but nbc bay area political analyst larry gerstens says do not assume democrats are voting along party lines. now whoever wins the recall on tuesday, they're not going to have that much time on the campaign trail if it's one of those 46 candidates or if it's the governor because the traditional election for governor is only 14 months away. reporting live here in san leandro, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> and it doesn't stop. all right, bob, thank you. >>> well, you can head over to nbcbayarea.com. we have an entire page dedicated to the recall election. you can actually find out where you can vote in person. that's if you don't want to mail in your ballot. just click on newsom recall in

. >> businessman john cox and former city khmer kevin faulconer were both in the bay area making their cases to voters today. cox brought his bus tour to treasure island in santa cruz. meanwhile, faulconer was in for cisco, criticizing newsom's record on homelessness and crime. >> i will be a governor that will put victims first, and criminals in jail, and to take a strong stand to reversing the trend that we have seen unfortunately in our great state. >> the recall could be republicans best shot is easing back in control of the state, since former governor arnold schwarzenegger's term ended in 2011. the actor turned politician weighed in on how the upcoming election compares to his own back in 2003. >> the atmosphere is exactly the same when i ran. it is the same kind of things. people talk about blackouts, thop e not ppwith education. the people are not happy with it's out of control, the atio t there is anger. >> kpix 5 news is bring you extended coverage on the recall on air and online, and on all of our social media platforms. >>> a live look at the white house. president biden is

then kevin faulconer and democrat brandon ross with 6%. >> also with us, larry elder got off the stageange county a few minutes ago. we both listened tom speech. it is not like this is the end. >> this was not a regular election so this was not a traditional concession speech. larry elder as we said, just got off the stage a few minutes ago. elder did not congratulate the governor. he did admit though that they lost the battle but immediately followed it with, we will certainly win the war. >> we are forcing them now to pay attention to the problems. we are forcing them to do a better job on schools. we are forcing them to do a better job on clearing our forests. we're forcing them to do a better job with energy. to pay attention to what they should have paid attention on two years ago. >> elder who made claim of unsubstantiated fraud before the campaign began made no mention of that in his speech. with a hint of a possible run in the next election, he finished his speech by saying stay tuned. >> we will stay tuned. >> despite warnings of voter fraud, election officials wanted to be ve

gave up a chance to unite behind a more moderate candidate, someone like former san diego mayor kevin faulconerbecause the message was so spread out, we saw larry elder come out of, you know, basically nowhere. he got into the race relatively late and really took all the oxygen out of it, and towards the end, as reporter started to look into him more, he had so many controversial opinions coming forward that he just doesn't -- he's not palatable to most californians. so the gop in california kind of missed an opportunity to try and replant their flag, and now they're going into their convention, and they're really going to have to figure out how they want to go forward because trumpism does not appeal to enough people in california to make them successful. >> mark? >> i would say to of the republican party in california is really verging on irrelevancy, which is a bad thing. i know i write for "the l.a. times." i don't. i think we need a vibrant, competitive two-party system in california so one holds the other in check. we don't have that in california right now, and i don't think that's good

newsom also leads former san diego mayor kevin faulconer by 22 points and leads 2018 republican gubernatorial candidate john cox by 25 points. a preliminary count shows that the overall turnout for tuesday's recall election was about 55% that's considered about average for midterm election in california and way below the 80% turnout. in the 2020 presidential election about 64% of the votes counted so far opposed the recall. while the pro recall votes are on track to make up about 37% of the total. that's about the same percentage of what the gop received in the 2018 gubernatorial race. it's been one year since an arson at an armenian church in san francisco. the reward investigators are offering for tips related to this crime. plus california's unemployment rate is improving details on the 100,000 jobs, a seat added just last month. usaa is made for the safe pilots. for mac. who can come to a stop with barely a bobble. lucia. who announces her intentions even if no one's there. and sgt moore. who leaves room for her room. with usaa safepilot, when you drive safe... ...you can save up to 30% o

kevin faulconer was campaigning in the bay area today as well. he held a news conference in front of san francisco county superior court along with some victim rights advocate groups doctor criticize newsome for its handling of crimes and drug abusers. >> have to have a governor that is going to make safe neighborhoods and its eight-state a priority. that is in contrast is what we have seen from gavin newsom. governor who enabled the defund the police movement 1% throughout california. as mayor of san diego. i did not defund the police. i stood up for safety hood said, in fact, we increase the budget by 7%. why? because if we want safe neighborhoods with better darned well, have the best men and women who wear that badge. giue them the tools the resources and the training to be successful. >> faulkner. also restated that he will not allow tent encampments on city sidewalks or public spaces. if he is elected governor. >> coming up in our next half hour, we are answering questions about the upcoming recall election. we're going to be joined live by

we're going to check in with our 2 reporters in san diego will hear from republican candidates kevin faulconer our next half hour. [swords clashing] - had enough? - no... arthritis. here. new aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. don't thank them too soon. kick pain in the aspercreme. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ don't thank them too soon. ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ >> and 4. is your local election headquarters. welcome back, everybody. that it is recall election date is and to the candidates to governor newsom will be in san diego as the results come rolling in tonight show you have local businessman john and his bare and former san diego mayor kevin faulk. they're they're both in the running. should the governor be recalled. jamie chambers has more from san diego county. but the campaign. >> here in rancho santa fe, where with the john campaign. he was the leading republican in 2018 loss to gavin newsom. but then jump back into this recall election bringing

former san diego mayor kevin faulconer came to the tenderloin to blast the governor for his handling of the homeless and crime. >> we're better than that as california. it's time for a governor who will believe the same and take the aggressive and at the same time compassionate action to help people. >> reporter: in san francisco, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> christie mentioned that new poll that gives governor newsom a comfortable lead. but another poll says otherwise. so slightly different results. our political analysts will explain why that is and how much we should be reading into these polls. that's coming up on our 7:00 newscast. if you have questions about your ballot, we've got answers. our scott mcgrew has put together an explainer on how to complete your ballot correctly. find it at nbcbayarea.com/recall. >>> up next, controversy caught on camera. an incident at a high school in contra costa county. >>> labor day weekend. potentially poor air quality. how many families are changing their holiday plans. >>> speaking of that, holiday weekend forecast. 60s now in san

two more electable candidates, kevin faulconer and kevin kylie never got any attention and didn't have money. 46 people running, three or four making noise. john cox was traveling with real life bear and probably a lot of bear tranquillizers. early poll said big name i.d. elder is frontrunner, and became a battle who could out-trump, which is fun for republican parlor games but doesn't help win a state like california. magnetic field of trump populism pinned them all down into a cul-de-sac. >> who among us hasn't traveled with a real live bear or bear tranquilizers, saying to phil rucker hang with us, if we don't take a break they'll turn the lights out or something. brief break we'll blow out of it if governor starts to speak. special live coverage of election night in california continues after this. n califoian continues after this - i'm norm. - i'm szasz. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. we do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; it's important. we walk three to five times a week, a couple miles at a time. - we've both been taking pr

kevin faulconer. the one time republican establishment favorite.is trailing far behind, with 5%. caitlyn jenner, the reality television star. she launched her campaign to a lot of fanfare. she is at 1%. emily: we were looking at a slate of silicon valley folks who are supporting gavin newsom remaining in office. marissa mayer, eric schmidt, we are also following top silicon valley folks who are for the recall. they want gavin newsom to be removed from office. walk us through what kind of sway they might have. >> it is significant that some tech titans want the governor removed. one even floated the idea that he would be a replacement. larry ellison of oracle donated to caitlyn jenner. it shows tech is not a monolith. there are people who want him removed because -- the problems of california just intensified under his watch, according to their opinion. they do not like the measures he put in place to control the pandemic. emily: you can vote right now. a couple more weeks of voting. don't waste your chance to vote. thank you so much for the update.

the republicans who came out to vote don't want someone like kevin faulconer who has governed.o. that's not who they want. they want larry elder with 46.8% of the vote. that's the problem, republican party base wants a right wing radio host po opposes minimum wage, no government experience. they want him to run the government. californians don't want that by any means. that's the state of the party right now. that's the dilemma they face. she supports women in politics, the author of "she will rise." and stewart stevens is a veteran of five republican presidential cam pains. he happened to work chris christie's gubernatorial 2002 race. stewart, i'm going to start with you as someone who's running a lot of races. one thing is there's who wins and loses. if you are trying to look at trends, there are losses that are good losses. if things swing eight points, you can say, hey, we made ground. jon ossoff's first election down in georgia, he didn't win but clearly there was movement. i don't think you can find a single result for this party, you know? >> it wasn't that long ago wher

one of the republicans vying to replace him, kevin faulconer, spoke to cnn this morning. >> what californiansysfunctional governor with another. californians want a governor will w.h.o. will fight for them, somebody who will hit the ground running on day one to make our state more affordable. >>> here to discuss, cnn chief political correspondent dana bash, host of "total recall: california's political circus." it seems like the polling has turned in newsom's favor in ten-day forecast couple weeks. what's the handicap now for republicans' chance of recalling him? >> as you said, democrats are definitely feeling less freaked, to use a very sophisticated political term, than they were a bit ago. but they also understand that this is a climate that is really hard to predict, especially since the fervor and the passion is on the side of people who are just angry at a lot of things that are happening in california. and the person who voters tend to blame is the person in charge, and that right now is gavin newsom. that's why democrats on a national level, vice president kamala harris is the highes

should replace newsom if he has recalled 26% say they'll vote for larry elder, followed by 5% for kevin faulconer 3% each for john. talks and kevin kiley 25% though, say they plan to not vote on question 2 24% say they don't know yet how they will vote. governor newsom by the way in the bay area today, urging people to vote no in the upcoming recall election. newsome was in san francisco this morning, attending a campaign event at the far east cafe on grant street. he was joined by chinatown community leaders and california's attorney general rob bonta. the governor is reminding people to either vote in person on september 14th or to put their ballots in the mail. he also, of course, urge them to vote against. the recall the principal proponent behind this recall, the guy who got off his couch his words, not mine and went out and got signatures on the street to sign this petition did so because he was offended that the governor of the state of california stood up against trump and trumpism and stood up against the flawed immigration and deportation policies of the former president, united states.

as expected, conservative radio host larry elder leading the pack, then former san diego mayor kevin faulconer, followed by john cox and kevin kiley. now we'll look at the counties in the bay area in san francisco so far, voters supporting their former mayor and supervisor big time 88% so far on no 12% with yes, in contra costa county. we want to bring. you their latest numbers, also supporting the governor. 76% voting no to have the governor newsom. stay in his job. and, yes, 24% and in santa clara county will give you those numbers. 77% voting no, against the recall 23% voting yes, so far. obviously votes are still being counted, but certainly something to watch. the margin of final victory will be interesting keeping in mind knew someone the governor's seat by 24% points in 2018 give you one last number from l. a county the most populous county in the state. so far, 73% voting no to 26. yes reporting live. gregory ktvu, fox two news, right, greg. at least right now it looks like it's going to be a landslide for governor newsom. he has one year left in office, given that he has won by such a

the next republican kevin faulconer, former san diego governor just 8% of the vote.o the 69 year-old elder who is a lawyer and author. talk show host he would have become the state's first black governor were he to have beaten newsome, but. today, at least it seems like he is not leaning towards running next year. but as former president trump whose politics closely aligned with elders was so fond of saying we'll see what happens live in the studio. grant lotus kron 4 news grant, thank you for that. you can catch the entire interview this weekend on inside california politics. >> it airs saturday night at 6.30 and again on sunday morning. also at 6.30. you can watch it right here on kron 4 and on kron on. well, with the recall behind him. governor newsom is getting right back to work. hundreds of bills await his signature or his veto with the deadline fast approaching our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has more. >> about 700 bills. sit on governor gavin newsom's desk proposals that piled up as he faced a recall with an october 10th deadline. newsome has about