kevin faulkner did a good job as a mayor of san diego and would've been a viable candidate. john coxe, a businessman who has repeatedly run for office in california, never successfully, so let's go with kevin faulkner -- if it had been a moderate republican, it would've been a different story, but larry elder emerged because he's a conservative talk show host who has this whole network across the nation and the state of california that we in the media don't pay attention to, but it's out there. he's raised the second-biggest amount of money. he had that sort of celebrity going into it that outpaced all the other contenders. for a while, gavin newsom's numbers weren't looking too good. jane fonda of all people was thinking about entering the race as an alternative. that would've turned the race upside down. kristen: indeed. that would be injecting celebrity factor. for those into reading the tea leaves, give us a sense of which votes might be counted first. how do you expect the ebb and flow to go tonight? phil: since it is all vote by mail, quite a bit of the votes are in. t

you know, primary between kevin faulkner and larry elder among republican primary voters, kevin faulknerhat's not what sells. i'm just telling you, man. it's plain as day. sure it could have been longer, he could have been vetted. it's not what the republican base wants. they want the larry elders of the world. >> look, we have to have a conversation in the republican party whether or not we want to win or whether or not we just want to have arguments. and there's a model out there in states like maryland, massachusetts and vermont, all three states, east coast states heavily democratic. in massachusetts democrats outnumber republicans by 3 to 1. maryland is overwhelmingly democrat run by baltimore and the washington, d.c. suburbs. and yet larry hogan and governor baker are among the most popular governors in america. we have a republican governor in bernie sanders own state of vermont, so it can be done. so we have to have a conversation what it really takes to win in the state we live in. not the state of 1970, not the state which ronald reagan won for governor, put the state of califo

. >> both john concent kevin faulkner were campaigning in the bay area. they and larry elder responded to vice president harris' visit. >> it is interesting they are so afraid, they want to federalize the election. >> the leading gop contender began his bus tour around the state. where things got heated as he toured the venice beach area with someone throwing and big at elder as he walked past a homeless encampment. closer to home, kevin faulkner spoke near san francisco's city hall, where he said the vice president's visit shows newsom is sweating next tuesday's election. >> he can bring all the national figures he wants, californians want change now. >> similar tones struck by john cops, who was also in the bay area. >> he wants you afraid, he will talk about how covid and the pandemic are running california and a republican governor will lead the state to disaster. he's got it wrong. >> over 6.5 billion ballots have been returned, representing about 28% of all those sent out to voters statewide. in studio, tim johns. >> former california governor arnol

. >> both john concent kevin faulkner were campaigning in the bay area. they and larry elder responded to vice president harris' visit. >> it is interesting they are so afraid, they want to federalize the election. >> the leading gop contender began his bus tour around the state. where things got heated as he toured the venice beach area with someone throwing and big at elder as he walked past a homeless encampment. closer to home, kevin faulkner spoke near san francisco's city hall, where he said the vice president's visit shows newsom is sweating next tuesday's election. >> he can bring all the national figures he wants, californians want change now. >> similar tones struck by john cops, who was also in the bay area. >> he wants you afraid, he will talk about how covid and the pandemic are running california and a republican governor will lead the state to disaster. he's got it wrong. >> over 6.5 billion ballots have been returned, representing about 28% of all those sent out to voters statewide. in studio, tim johns. >> former california governor arnol

mayor kevin faulkner -- former mayor kevin faulkner of san diego got 12%. in fifth, john coxe, republican businessman who actually lost to newsom in 2018, got only 5%. but those are just percentages of people who actually voted for a replacement candidate. i want to show you how many people did not vote for a replacement candidate and left that blank -- 46% of people who turned in a ballot left question 2 like. 4 million people -- question two blank. fo4 million people. people. peo. according to the totals as of this morning, we also want to talk about this, 41 .6% of registered voters in california participated in this recall. that is roughly 20% lower than the 2018 election when governor newsom was elected governor. even lower than the 2003 recall when more than 50% of voters cast their ballots. marin county line the way, 54%, overwhelmingly voting against the recall. amador and tuolumne county had the highest turnout in the state, 66%. voters in those counties supported the recall. imperial county had the lower voter turnout. lowest, with just 16%. larry

tom: closer to home former san diego mayor kevin faulkner spoke, where he said the vice president's visit shows newsom is sweating the election. >> he can bring all the celebrities he wants, but california wants change now. tom: he says the issues are what matters most californians. >>. >> it is not about partisanship, it is about leadership and the governor who take a stand to make our date more affordable. stand up and do the right thing when it comes to safe neighborhoods. tom: similar tones were struck by john coxe who was in the bay area wednesday. he says newsom is using fear to scare voters into keeping him in office. >> he wants you afraid. he will talk about how covid and the pandemic are running california, and that a republican governor will lead this state into disaster. he has got it wrong. tom: in san francisco, tim johns,, abc 7 news. larry: over 6.5 million ballots have been returned so far, representing 28% of those sent out to voters across the state. the studio tonight, tim johns, abc 7 news. joining us is insider fill material. let's start with a visit from vice presid

paffrath has 257,000 and kevin faulkner has 231,000 votes and tell me get in my ear. how many. 25% of the vote has been counted in california up to this point, pam just mentioned about one 0.8 or 9 million votes so far the polls closed about 15 minutes ago as california voters had a final say over who the next governor will be if newsom is voted out the leading candidate to replace him. according to the polls and you see the numbers. there's conservative talk show host larry elder. it was seeking to become california's first black governor media army is gathering in costa mesa in southern california for larry elder's victory party tonight as night is holding a victory is. they want in our recall election coverage continues with reporter chris wolfe. >> chris wolfe has been covering the front runner challenger for a while and he joins us live now from the hilton hotel in coast of mesa with more tonight. chris. >> absolutely. good evening. pan and can no matter what these early returns, early results across the state of california are showing larry elder remains extreme

kevin faulkner. this former san diego mayor promising to undo one of gavin newsom's first actions as governor. >> but to actually be safe. 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

and kevin faulkner is talking about protecting from criminals. we are streaming interviews with the candidates on cbsn aarea. >>> plans for a new safe rv parking site are prompting some? san jose to talk to the streets in protest. the city plans to open the safe parking site at 71 vista montana. they say the park is in the middle of a residential neighborhood. next to a playground. >> make sure they get into a better place than where they are today. they expected something better than the city. >> we reached out to the city for a response, but haven't heard anything back. >>> new warnings straight from the covid front lines as there are fears labor day travel could lead to another spike in cases. looking live at sfo, we know across the country, more than 5.3 million travelers were screened by tsa officers over the holiday. this as the average daily death count from covid jumped 130% over the last month. that is the worst it has been since march before vaccines were widely available. many u.s. hospitals are struggling to keep up. >> covid is kicki

he face as field of replacements, including larry elder, kevin faulkner was in the city, too. >> this is the first day to cast your ballot. >> is at city hall, it was quiet today. but ballots keep coming in. >> this is the definition of the vote by mail this election. we've got about 139,000 ballots back. >> reporter: christy smith, nbc bay area news. >> we have the answers for you, put together a voting guide to help you navigate the recall election. head to nbc bay area.com/recall. on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the president and first lady will visit all three sites atangd that day. president biden and jill biden will travel to new york city, of course, for an event at ground zero. they'll also travel to the memorial outside shapgsville, pennsylvania. also be going to the pentagon. the vice president and the second gentleman are expected to travel separately and are going to participate in the pentagon commemoration. honoring the fallen in the east bay. remembering the service members who lost their lives at the kabul airport in afghanistan. people lined up to watch the processio

. >> reporter: the former mayor of san diego kevin faulkner is also running. >> people are going to continue to vote with their feet, they are leaving our great state. >> caitlyn jenner says she is the moderate choice. >> i am inclusive to all people. and i think that is really important. that is the way most californians are. >> reporter: and republicans also went after newsom for his mask and vaccine mandates. ken? >> betty yu reporting live, thank you, betty. >>> many voters have already mail inside their ballots and many more are planning to vote in person tomorrow. we got the pulse of the voters in walnut creek this evening. andrea? >> reporter: liz on the eve of the recall election many of the voters i spoke to tonight have one thing in common, they are ready for the recall to be over. >> i think it is a continuing republican embarrassment. >> reporter: it is estimated that 35% of the mail in ballots have been returned and an overwhelming number of those have been by democrats. tonight, voters drove to the civic senttory drop off their ballots, their biggest gripe, the cover of the rec

. >> kevin faulkner spoke to supporters in san diego after his third place finish. >> it is not about national politics and personalities it is about a governor who will stand up and fight for change to reduce homelessness and how important it is that we keep our state safe. >> and caitlyn jenner said she was surprised by newsom's victory. >> he did not campaign on one of his successes. because he does not have any. and i can't believe that this many people actually voted to keep him in office. it is a shame. honestly, it is a shame. >> what remains to be seen is if any of these challengers will try to 2022against newsom in our coge ofrecall continues on kpix.com with full county by county results and some reaction from the candidates. >>> more recall news still ahead including one woman so determined to cast her ballot that she drove all of the way to arizona. >>> and the bay area county where you will soon have to prove you are vaccinated to enter businesses. >>> a homeowner who got a rude surprise when a chunk of concrete came crashing through his backdoor >>> in san jose last minu

. >> how likely it is that somebody like a john or kevin faulkner might be running again in 2022 andhelp put a lot of his own money into this. if the nose prevail tonight, what does that mean for the california republican party to they have to recalibrate michael, start with you. >> this is i it's less a question. a recalibration and more question of reorientation. what is the republican party nowadays is that the party of trump. if so, it's going to be a permanent minority party in california is that is just not to going to make it. i think so. kevin faulconer could have had could have had a moment, he could have had the neat right breakthrough kevin kiley i thought did very well during debates. these are people i think who could have the kind of broad appeal to the california electorate that could give them a shot statewide. but if they continue to basically bask in the in the trump corner and lime light. i just don't know where the republican party goes in california. >> all right, jonathan, let me ask you, do state republicans need to curb pro trump conservative populous to get b

the governor was in chinatown, one of his opponents republican kevin faulkner was a few blocks you a way. the former mayor of san diego stopped by the tendser loin children's playground to advocate for his homeless plan. it would create a new statewide agency to address homelessness, drug addiction, and untreated severe mental illness. and with less than two weeks until the ballots are counted, visit kpix.com/recall for our comprehensive guide to the election and interviews with the challengers. new at noon a jury has been seated in the trial of thermos founder elizabeth holmes. she orchestrated a scheme. she faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted on conspiracy and wire fraud charges. opening statements begin next wednesday. >>> this afternoon, president biden says the government will seek ways to protect access to abortions. this, after the supreme court's 5-4 vote refusing to block a new texas law that most restrictive in the country. it bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. that's usually around six weeks. it also seemingly contradicts the supreme court decision i

kevin faulkner also campaigned in san francisco, touting his record on homelessness while mayor of san>> in san diego, we did not allow this on our sidewalks and we took aggressive action because we care about people. >> faulkner claims newsom has not taken the necessary steps to make a difference in the fight against homelessness. claiming the governor does not have the political will to make a difference on the streets. larry elder also went on the attack against newsom, claiming him of being soft on crime. >> he lives in a gated community , high walls, private security. he is fine. he was attacked by a homeless person. had he not had his security detail, who knows what would have happened? >> he says they are soft on crime. the conservative talk show host also backed an effort underway to recall the other county district attorney, the former da of san francisco. doordash drivers protested outside the delivery company san francisco home, demanding better working conditions. >> drivers united, we will never be defeated. >> the rally is in response to a federal judge ruling that part 2

. >> reporter: pointing to homelessness as well, kevin faulkner visited the tenderloin, but trailed by double digits behind elder. >> we need statewide leadership on this and this governor has failed. >> reporter: the newest poll shows 5% of likely voters say they will reject the recall. the margin is slightly larger than in the two previous polls this year. the governor is also noticing more awareness over the last several months. >> it was remarkable to find even half the democrats realized this was serious or real. that gap is an awareness, and that's encouraging. >> reporter: what are the early returns showing so far in san francisco? >> so far the returns and severn cisco are very good. >> reporter: in separate cisco, turnout is high, but slightly less at this point compared to november 2020, with the rate of return for democrats and republicans about equal. >> any sense of how many voters are dropping off their ballots rather than mailing them in? >> reporter: after the november 2020 election, the san francisco department of elections were receiving thousands of ballots with peop

governor newsom, democrat kevin path, breath got 10% of the yes vote, followed by republican kevin faulkner, former san diego mayor was 9% and southern california democrat brandon ross with 6% our political reporter, greg lee was with the governor for his first post campaign visit to the bay area. today greg the governor's focus remains on the pandemic. yes they're good afternoon, it was the core of newsom's campaign. ain't and the crux of his message today. at a school in oakland governor newsom urged people to get vaccinated, touted his administration's work to get children back to in person learning and acknowledge there's still work to do. in short with the recall behind him, he's focusing on his agenda. it's still a return to business as usual for governor newsom hours after beating back the recall, he visited oakland's melrose leadership academy to tell the states school reopening policies. we want to keep our kids safely back in person instruction. it's critical to get more people back sedated, and it's critical that we have face coverings and masks. the governor also spoke to studen

kevin faulkner appeared at san jose city hall. he says newsom has all but ignored rising crime in the state. >> as we are here in this great city of san francisco, we have seen retailers like walgreens close down their stores because of rising crime. it is rampant. we need to put a stop to it. we need a governor that says the status quo is not working for us. dan: falconer says he is the only candidate that will put victims first and criminals in jail. meantime, republican john cox took aim at the governor's policies at a stop on treasure island. >> he is following the oldest playbook in the world, to scare people into keeping him in office. he cannot defend what he has done to this state. this state is a monument to mismanagement. dan: cox also made a campaign stop in santa cruz, urging voters not to get distracted by issues raised by other candidates. cox lost to newsom in the 2018 california general election. larry elder cut a southern california campaign stopped short when protesters got rowdy this afternoon, but first thing t

the former san diego mayor kevin faulkner says if elected, he'll focus fighting crime, saying all californians deserve to feel safe. >> i will be a governor that will put victims first and criminals in jail and take a strong stand to reversing the trend that we have seen in our great state. >> he does not agree with defunding the police. he said he increased the police budget in san diego when he was mayor. >>> candidate john cox in the bay area today. he made a stop in san francisco and santa cruz as well. he called himself an outsider and says that's what california needs. >> what we need to do is get away from the politicians and the celebrities, the radio stars, the reality tv stars. and get to somebody who has actually had a career developing a business, producing results, managing an enterprise. >> now, cox is on a bus tour of california. when it comes to the state and covid, he said vaccines are the way out of the pandemic but he thinks they should not be mandatory. >> a campaign problem in southern california as larry elder was stumping in venice. someone threw an egg at him. it didn't

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 the idea of their own voters being told not to trust in the system. the chair of the republican, jessica patterson. has done an extraordinary job trying to bring back faith in the system among

today both governor newsom and one of his republican challengers kevin faulkner were campaigning just a few blocks from each other. the governor reiterated his commitment to the community in chinatown which has faced serious challenges during this pandemic while the former san diego mayor faulkner was in the tenderloin blasting governor newsom on his handling of homelessness and drugs. if you have questions about the recall ballot we have some answers. our scott mcgrew has put together this explainer. find it at nbc bay area.com/recall. >>> okay. this is a strange story. a medicine used to treat animals like horses for worms. for some reason some people are using it to try to treat covid. but health experts including the fda and cdc say it absolutely should not be used in this way. it is called ivermectin. yesterday popular podcaster joe rogan announced he had covid and cited that drug as one of many treatments he was taking to combat it. here is the problem. it is not approved treatment for covid and could actually kill you. the fda even tweeted about the dangers of using it just las

kevin kiley and kevin faulkner from their respective headquarters. then later on we're going to have a special edition of inside bay area politics with our panel of political experts. >> on the peninsula. south san francisco. police are looking for 2 men in connection to an armed robbery case from earlier this month. officers say on september 9th around 09:20pm. the 2 men entered a business on grand avenue. this is just off one. oh, one. >> they took off of the cash. register. police say that employee chased the suspects down to the pedestrian walkway that connects grand avenue and got into a physical struggle with the suspect before they got away. police say one suspect is described as a man about 40 to 50 years old, standing, 6, 3, and weighing between 18200 pounds yet black hair and was wearing a black beanie, a black mask, a black and grey jacket dark colored pants and boots. >> the suspect said to be somewhere between 2030 years old. about 5, 7, 200 pounds. he was wearing a. black beanie, a red hooded sweatshirt and black shoes again. if you hav

to that democratic candidates, john drake and kevin paffrath follow with 6% each republicans, kevin faulknerhn and caitlyn jenner are all at or near the bottom of the polling. >> and it's challenge they are hitting the campaign trail today as well, trying to make their final pleas to the voters today businessman john. he was in the north bay where he spoke outside the french laundry restaurant in youngsville. these are pictures his campaign posted to the twitter account. governor newsome, of course, came under fire when he attended a birthday gatherings. the upscale restaurant with several other families last year during a time that the public was banned to do the same because of covid-19 restrictions. meantime, the front runner among nuisance, challengers. larry elder will complete his bus tour with several stops in southern california today. he is scheduled to visit monterey park. a deli in downtown la and in san pedro near long beach. well, elder has a big lead among other candidates on the ballot to replace newsom if he's recalled polls show the majority of registered voters don't suppor

. >> kevin faulkner is representing himself as the replacement. he says he can bring a plan state wide. >> i did not allow 10 encampments on the sidewalk. we care about people enough to intervene and get them the help and support that they need and protect the quality of life of our neighborhoods and small businesses. >> this is a california recall. people are frustrated with the leadership we have had? >> more than 7500 people voted in person yesterday. election date is september 14. >> visit www.kpix.com for our election guide. we are streaming and abuse for the candidates. >>> still ahead on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, how much longer parts of new orleans could be in the dark as ople work to pickupth pieces of hurricanida. >>> one of the lowest vaccination rates in the county. health officials are working to get more covert shots and one south bay community. >>> we will be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ digital transformation has failed to take off. because it hasn't removed the endless mundane work we all hate. ♪ ♪ ♪ automation can solve that by

former olympian and reality tv star caitlyn jenner and former nominee john cox and san diego mayor kevin faulkner and kevin kylie. there are some democrats on the ballot, as well with you tube personality kevin considered the leader of the democrats. top democrats supporting governor newsom. president biden and harris stumped with him on the closing days of the campaign warning this election has national consequences and it does. we have correspondents in newsom headquarters as we track the votes being cast today and millions of ballots already cast by mail during early voting. first, let's go to kyung lah covering governor newsom. kyung? >> reporter: jake, the message we're getting from team n uewso is confidence. the team is feeling confident and a top advisor is telling me quote, the blue tide keeps rising. what is he talking about? he's talking about turnout. the campaign is seeing strong turnout across this state, and the anticipation is that they may indeed set a record when it comes to percentages. what am i talking about? in 2003, the last recall a record set at 61%, 61% turnout. now, thi

bryce kevin faulkner was also in the bay area on thursday. he touted his plan to tackle homelessness and highlighted the actions he took as san diego mayor to not allow tech encampments for public spaces. >> we care about people. we care about people enough not to let them die. die in a tent on our sidewalk. >> governor newsom says he is focused on getting the job done. >> i feel the way i did a week ago and a month ago, six months ago, it was all committed, focused, determined to defeat this republican recall. >> in san francisco, tim johns, abc 7 news. >> if you already registered to vote, you will get a vote by mail ballot. that is available as late election day which is september 14. >> alameda county updated vote totals from tuesday cost special election. >> to the latest numbers. 56% of the vote until about they treated this declaration of victory, she is the wife of rob. he is the one who vacated the scene when he was picked. >> do you ever pay attention to billboards on the side of the road? what you're seeing could help save lives. >

amy: one of kevin faulkner, will be in san francisco today campaigning alongside victims rights advocates. he will be in the city while the governor is in the east bay with vice president harris. they will appear at this union training center in san leandro. it will be a very quick visit with the vice-president flying from washington, d.c. this morning. she will be here for under two hours before she will get back on air force 2 back to d.c. julian: thank you. if you have already registered to vote you will get a vote by mail ballot. if you have not registered you can vote by doing additional voter registration available as late as election day, september 14. will deliver remarks on his administration's strategy to stop the spread of the delta variant and boost vaccinations. 75% of americans have had at least one vaccine according to the white house. 64% of adults are fully vaccinated in california. our seven day test positivity has gone down to 4.1%. a month ago it was 7.1%. a covid-19 outbreak has sickened dozens of inmates and staff at the jail in dublin according to the alameda county

. >>> 6:09. 12 days to go until the special recall election, and republican kevin faulkner is planning to tout his homeless plan today in san francisco. meantime, the leading replacement contender, larry elder, answering to democratic claims that he leans too much toward donald trump. >> i am a republican. i have not voted for a democratic since 1976, and that was for carter and i regret that. i will support whoever the republicans nominate in 2024, and it's just a means to distract from the issue. >> that was last night. he argued despite california being a blue state, heavily democratic, people will vote for change if they believe that's what is needed. >>> a new public policy institute poll shows a wider spread of likely voters shooting down the recall effort. the margin is almost 20 percentage points between no and yes and it's the widest margin for the poll since first asked back in march. 53% of people asked approved of how gavin newsom is doing his job. >> seems like the numbers always change there. >> yeah. >>> this is across the bay area. still dark and early for you this morn

saying they were going to vote no on recall and then for the candidate they were going to pick kevin faulkner crazy republican as former mayor of san diego. larry elders at 23%, the next guy down is at 13. so if there is a recall, larry elder is the governor and that's thanks to a democratic strategy to make sure that there was no recognizable democratic name on the ballot in case the recall went. >> it's a great question. perhaps it a risky strategy. it's a strategy i agree with and perhaps i'm in the minority of people you talked to. you want to simplify this. i'm not a fan of recalls generally. this has been weaponized in ways we haven't seen before. gavin newsom is up for reelection next year. i think you want to simplify this. you don't want to dignify this, i think you simplify this. just vote no, just vote no. i think you'll gain some points that way. i understand there's some risk for that and everybody talks about just about 20 years ago when there was a democrat as lieutenant governor on the ballot and there was a view that was a mistake. you can't rerun elections. i agree with the

today, governor newsom and one of his challengers, mayor kevin faulkner, will be campaigning in san franciscorepublican candidate and san diego businessman john cox campaign yesterday. newsom's attention is turned to the gop front, larry elder. >> larry elder wants to mend and mask requirements and vaccine requirements before his first cup of tea. >> i do not believe the science suggests young people should be vaccinated. i don't believe the sign suggests young people should have to wear a mask at school. i'm not sure the science is settled on that at all. kumasi: from twitter, governor newsom said elder is spewing anti-vaccine lies. elder responded by saying he is not anti-backs but is anti-backed mandates. a new survey usa poll shows 51% of california voters support keeping newsom in office. 43% want to remove him, and 6% remain undecided. reggie: silicon valley tech ceos should contribute up to $250 million to fund 10 emergency shelters for the homeless. that is what one prominent homeless executive is calling for. according to the mercury news, the ceo once the big tech companies to do mo

candidates like former san diego mayor kevin faulkner and businessman john cox want to keep it that wayaders to come into california to save him. it's not going to work. what we're seeing is that we had 2 million californians that signed the recall petition. >> i think they'll say we tried politicians. we tried media celebrities like jenner or elder. these are people that don't know how to manage. >> reporter: governor newsom and warren making the case what happens in california has massive consequences for the rest of the country. >> ten months ago if larry elder were governor of california, who would he have appointed to replace kamala harris? >> this is a moment when we need to hang on to our majority in the united states senate. >> reporter: larry elder's team didn't make him available to us. as for newsom, amy klobuchar and kamala harris will be stumping for him as well. the other candidates say they'll be campaigning hard too to try to flip the numbers. it's tricky in california. the way the numbers work if 50% of voters vote to recall governor newsom he's out. then the opponent w

. >> so martha, it's worth noting while elder is the only challenger in double digits, kevin faulknerng for yes on the recall. so that could generate more interest. >> martha: that's "the story." next week we'll go to california for special coverage of the vote to recall gavin newsome. we'll see you there. "your world" starts right now. have a great day, everybody. >> neil: you're looking live. the president of the united states is in queens, new york. remember, he's on this tour throughout the northeast. 52 deaths in the northeast. queens has this position where most of the deaths occurred. most of the people died in their basements or cars. the president is getting an assessment of that and the needs of the community. he's talking increasingly in this erg

the next republican, sliding appear to kevin faulkner and john comms.for a moment, zooming in on the bay area, we can get a breakdown of what the percentages look like here. san mateo county, 29%. alameda, 20 5%. marin county, 20 7%. san francisco, look at this, dropping down to 22. larry elder with 20%. solano county, larry elder with 45% and if we come back out to the state totals, that's very close to that 46%. last night he hinted that he may challenge governor newsom in the next year's election and at the end of his speech he called himself a former radio host and ended his speech by telling supporters to stay tuned. kumasi: thank you. the director of the san francisco election department is happy about the voter turnout. there are 515,000 registered voters in the city and this morning voter turnout is that more than 53% and the number is expected to increase over the coming days. >> slightly shy shy shy shy election, which was the biggest in the city's history. so the context for this election is this is actually a very strong turnout. kumasi: off

kevin faulkner met with victim rights advocates in san francisco and the other took his bus tour to treasure island. the latest poll by suffolk university found 58% of those surveyed plan to vote, no on the recall. all 41% said they would vote yes. another poll found 56% of people intended to vote, no. 44% plan to vote yes. >>> kpix5 is planning special coverage of the recall election night. it starts with the news at 7:00 and then extended coverage throughout the evening on cbsn bay area . the vote count could stretch into wednesday. coverage continues with the kpix5 morning news at 4:30 and then ongoing life coverage on cbsn bay area . >>> new this morning, the latest california drought map released 30 minutes ago. >> the state is desperate for any improvement. >> are we seeing any changes? >> unfortunately, no. we are dealing with an historic drought. let's get right to the latest information for you that was just released. 100% of the state in a moderate drought. severe drought, 94% of california. extreme drought, 88% and the worst drought category, exceptional drop, 46% of the state. fo

kevin faulkner, i did an interview in like 2017, he was in great hope of the republican party.oderate mayor. guy with a green plan. al gore, friends with mexico, made a point of saying he hadn't voted for trump. first thing out of the box says yeah, i voted for trump. around with the january 6th de"national enquirer" crap, and then larry elder talks about appealing to independents and women. he is sort of a man without a country, a man without a real firm identity of who he is. he turned around again, which camp he shows up in next time. >> fair point. it gets into the conversation we had in the first block which is what kind of things do you have to do as a member of the republican party any more and if you have to do those things, does it make you unelectable and unappealing to whatever is left of the middle of the electorate. if you only read one person in california, read mark. thank you, sir. >>> coming up, secretary of state antony blinken has been getting grilled on the hill. today before the senate foreign relations committee about the chaotic exit from afghanistan. the

kumasi: one of his republican opponents, kevin faulkner, was also in san francisco yesterday and stopthe tenderloin to highlight the plan to build more homeless shelters and banning confidence from public spaces. -- encampments from public spaces. reggie: hurricane ida flooded much of the northeast. new jersey, a house exploded after it was evacuated because of rising floodwaters. [explosion] reggie: it is stunning. a person who was traveling by that house at the time was hurt. the death toll from ida and it's blending has increased to 61 people across eight states. in new york city, officials have rescued more than 1000 people from floodwaters. at least 835 people were subway passengers. 100 66 people were rescued on the roads. kumasi: the weather is helping crews -- 166 people were rescued on the roads. kumasi: the weather is helping crews control the caldor fire. containment has gone up to 27%. decreasing winds have helped out in the fight. j.r. stone spoke with the douglas county fire marshal who says there is a long way to go. >> i do not want to give the viewers any false sense

also in san diego, former san diego mayor kevin faulkner he reacted to the results and here's what he>> thank my life, catherine, my entire family who is here. everybody across this great state, the bottom of my heart. thank you for being a part of this campaign thank you for believing in california. i will leave you with this. tonight was round one. there's more to come. >> round. one more to kaylee's telegraphing he's running like, all right. we're still waiting to hear from the recall front runner. larry elder and of course he's got his gathering is in southern california and are we sure that we're going to show some results as we go to break. and these are the latest numbers. numbers are still coming in. but again, the race has been called for gavin newsome. 60 1% of the vote has been 1% of the vote has been counted. we'll be right back. is your family ready for an emergency? you can prepare by mapping out two ways to escape your home, creating a supply kit, and including your whole family in practice drills. for help creating an emergency plan, visit safetyactioncenter.pge.com fo

continues to be part of the debate in the recall of governor newsome, former san diego mayor kevin faulknertlighted this today. our ashley zavala explains the promises that he's making to californians. >> 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. >> but to actually be safe. 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. >> 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 w

former san diego mayor republican kevin faulkner was in los angeles today, where he accused governor newsom of enabling the defund the police movement as well as eliminating consequences for crime and criminals. and republican front runner larry elder was in glendale this afternoon. greeting first responders. a group of firefighters endorsed elder, most of them, saying that they are against vaccine mandates, and the election is not until tuesday, but already a lot of people are turning in their ballots, according to california secretary of state more than 6.8. million people have turned in their ballots. most of those are mail in ballots and 52,000. people have voted in person. not all counties have started in person voting just yet. all this means that voter turnout currently stands at 30.7. the justice department filed a lawsuit today against the state of texas over their new abortion law. attorney general merrick garland announced earlier this week that his office had been looking for ways to challenge what's known as the heartbeat bill. it bans abortions once a heartbeat is detec

add recall candidate kevin faulkner made a campaign stop outside san francisco superior court today to talk about his anti crime plan. i will be a governor. that will put victims first and criminals in jail. i take a strong stand to reversing the trend that we have seen unfortunately in our great state. or crime is at a thirteen year high murders are up 30% if elected faulkner says he also plans to immediately end the moratorium on the death penalty which was ordered by governor newsom in two thousand nineteen- larry elder the leading republican challenger in the recall election cast his vote today in la he's on a campaign bus tour going up and down the state he made a stop in venice to tour a homeless encampment today. but had to cut the event short after he was heckled and eggs were thrown his way then watch this some in the crowd actually threw punches at elder security team as he was escorted to a waiting vehicle. attorneys delivered opening statements today in the trial against former theranos ceo elizabeth holmes homes faces multiple charges for allegedly defrauding investors and

yeah, well, we know that kevin faulkner hinted tonight that he might run again. but of course it's larry elder. we're going to be hearing lots and lots about. >> we know he's speaking. we'll go back to him when we get the sound fixed. but what's he going to panelists are going to start flinging lawsuits around. is it going to concede. david, what do you want to go into. yeah, he's going to go >> lawsuits is going to file. and the question is what he does in the next 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours between now and friday. he's got some time to do this. the certification process. that's the run for months and you got vote ballots still county, you've got all of these elements still in the election that happened over the next 7 to 10 days. he's got some time to do this. he can string out as long as what 17 days, something like that. and as part of that, what that means is he has a lot of opportunity to keep fomenting this idea of voter fraud. so i would anticipate that will keep happening and we would that take a page from the trump playbook. i don't know that it goes

democratic candidates, john drake and kevin paffrath follow with 6% each republicans, kevin faulkner, john, caitlin jenner are all at or near the very bottom and we should note that these polls, of course not always on target mchugh and adds that he'll be watching any margin of victory for new some very closely tonight. is he just squeaking by or does he convincingly win. the queue and says a margin of 14 points or more would be considered a solid landslide in his mind if it's be even bigger than that. it could certainly boost newsom's national standing here. this is a guy who's been on a bit of a roller coaster was no touted for his initial handling of the pandemic. california had great numbers. that of course, multiple shutdowns. some business leaders didn't like that. the i think the french laundry bit the wildfire, a controversy homelessness is still raging problem. so if he can overcome all that. stay in office. who knows what his political future could be. we'll say for sure. won't be long now thanks a grant. you bet. >> to try to replace newsom. we've talked conservative radio

. >> both kevin faulkner and john took aim at governor newsome claiming they will bring a tougher stance on crime. kron four's. also the money and joins us now in the studio with their message l a. >> kevin foster and john called near some of failure as expected with saying the california is a monument to mismanagement from wildfires to the pandemic response and the lack of water and electricity. >> i'm for a chance to replace governor gavin newsome to republican candidates for california governor paid a visit to the bay area today. kevin faulconer, the former san diego mayor started off his address bite talking about the rise in crime across the state and the right for every californian to feel safe. he pointed to retailers like walgreens. they have shut down locations throughout san francisco after having been repeatedly targeted by wagner said that he will be a governor that puts victims first and criminals in jail by investing in quality policing instead of pulling funding away. and we have to have a governor that is going to make. >> safe neighborhoods and its eight-state a priority

the recall, according to the latest numbers from the secretary of state, former san diego mayor kevin faulkner. thank and his supporters in his hometown tonight. faulkner campaigned on law and order platform, blasting the governor on crime and homelessness. he was among the top tier of candidates but never reached the level of support that larry larry elder was able to get to this recall showed that if you keep the focus on gavin newsom. he can be beat, but what we clearly saw in this election that the focus of this election turned into national politics and personalities. we need a faulkner said he plans to take time in the coming weeks to look for other ways to serve. the state and businessman john cox also held his election night party and sandy you county in rancho santa fe. he'd called for an end to mask mandates and vaccine and testing requirements for teachers as part of his campaign, but he may have gotten more headlines for bringing this thousand pound bear alive bear to some of his campaign events. he said tonight that the recall election has quote put the career path politicians and

we call candidate kevin faulkner made a campaign stop outside san francisco superior court today to talk about his anti crime plan. i will be a governor. that will put victims first. and criminals in jail. i take a strong stand to reversing the trend that we have seen unfortunately in our great state. or crime is at a thirteen year high murders are up 30% if elected wagner says he also plans to immediately end the moratorium on the death penalty which was ordered by governor newsom in two thousand nineteen all right now to our weather boy it is hot out there today this is a live look at mount diablo where temperatures topped a hundred degrees today and it's those high temperatures. that have the bay area in a flex alert right now and under a fire watch starting tomorrow for more on all this we go to our chief meteorologist bill martin hill. it is just stifling out there. well you know it's been like this for a while frank we're dealing with heat inland which is not unusual but has been consistent and persistent this entire summer- and that's what's is that's where the heat. of the flood

kevin faulkner, the moderate governor of san diego, attacking from the center.president trump was in the office, he opposed his policies like the border wall. also running we have john cox, a businessman who ran against gave newsom four years ago and was crushed by newsom 62 to 38%, he running again, we also have caitlyn jenner. there's one democrat a 29-year-old youtube entrepreneur who has a big social media following. the one kind of candidate who is not running, judy, is an arnold schwarzenegger. there's no candidate who towers above the field and is able to attract moderate democrats and independent voters. larry elder is very good at getting the republican base excited, but there's no indication that he can go beyond that. >> woodruff: so how is gavin newsom countering this? what is his message coming back? and where does the race seem to stand right now? >> at this point, it's sort of a blame versus fear. the republicans are blaming newsom for everything from crime to homelessness and the pandemic, and then you've got fear being talked about by newsom, th

received 10% followed by republican kevin faulkner with 9% and southern california democrat brandon ross with 6% ktvu political reporter greg lee joins us now live with more on the fallout from the recall election and the governor's first post campaign visit to the bay area. greg julie. good evening at a school in oakland today, governor newsom continue but his covid-19 messaging. urging people to get vaccinated, touting his administration's work to get students back to the classroom and acknowledging there's still work to do. in short, with the recall behind him, he's focusing on his agenda. let's tip a return to business as usual for governor newsom hours after beating back the recall, he visited oakland's melrose leadership academy to tell the states school reopening policies. we want to keep our kids safely back in person instruction. it's critical to get more people vaccinated, and it's critical that we have face coverings and masks. the governor also spoke to students about the importance of voting tuesday night, californians voted for him to keep his job the no on recall winning b