assemblyman mike lawler.w york state judiciary put out a statement in part saying this, republican members of the assembly judiciary committee remain committed to concluding our impeachment investigation of the governor. so are you expecting then that impeachment to go through? >> well i think the investigation, absolutely needs to reach its conclusion and the information obtained during that investigation needs to be released publicly. the public has paid for this investigation and they have a right to know what has been uncovered. in addition i believe very strongly that the albany county sheriff and district attorney must follow through on their criminal investigation into the allegations against the governor. the department of justice must follow through on its investigation into the nursing home scandal, and the attorney general must follow through on her investigation into the $5.1 million blood money book deal that the governor received. edward: yeah. these are some of the things you've been mentioning

edward: thank you mike lawler, i'm sure will be calling on yous yet 14 days now that will have to sition to take place. thank you for your time. coming up former national security advisor kt mcfarland joins us on the crisis in afghanistan the taliban continues to g gain ground in u. officials telling fox news cobol could fall within 90 days what this could mean for the region and the military equipment the u.s. has applied to afghanistan when we return. >> strategically we give up seven bases in the region china, russia and iran on direct beneficiaries of that and slowly they will think to take advantage of afghanistan to be sure. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hey google, turn up the heat. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪all by yourself.♪ you look a little lost. i can't find my hotel. oh. oh! ♪♪ this is not normal. no. ♪♪ so? ♪♪ right? go with us and find millions of flexible options, all in our app. expedia. it matters who you travel with. [sfx: psst psst] expedia. allergies don't have to be scary. spraying flonase daily stops your body from overreacting to allergens all season long. psst! psst! all good >> the taliban has la

mike lawler. >> i think cop killers do not belong out of jail. >> reporter: the president of san francisco's police officers association agrees, saying, as chesa boudin continues to use his influence to lobby for his biological father's release, the victims will continue to be haunted by their immense loss. gilbert's commutation heads to the parole board in new york. lawler plans to try and block his release. cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> governor newsom's recall election is three weeks from tomorrow and many of you already have a ballot mailed to you. we're getting some numbers in, early voting results. in san francisco, more than 512,000 ballots were issued. so far about 80,000 have been returned. in santa clara county, over 1 million ballots sent out, less than 50,000 have been sent back. we spoke with the political editor for nbc lx. >> we saw 80,000 ballots come in as of this weekend from san francisco county. this is not one of the biggest counties, but it is california's bluest county. if you are gavin newso you are thrilled to see so many ballots coming in from the bluest count

republican new york state assemblyman mike lawler. >> i think cop killers do not belong out of jail.reporter: the president of san francisco's police officers association agrees, saying as chesa boudin continues to use his influence to lobby for his biological father's release, the victims will continue to be haunted by their immense loss. gilbert's commutation heads for pat roll board in new york. assemblyman lawler plans to block his release. cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> happening today, vallejo leaders meet to set new groundwork. greg na apparently left in june. this is abruptly leaving citing a medical condition. the city experienced some countriers haves. in a closed session they will debate the steps to replace him and an interim is holding down the fort. >>> san jose leaders will consider making a piece of rock and roll history a permanent city landmark. this 1907 craftsman house on south 12th street was home to the lead singer and original singer of the doby brothers. they founded the band there. after many steps city leaders will hold a public hearing on its land mark