we are just going to have to see what kind of considerations newsom makes. i would imagine with the recall, he would like somebody in that job he can trust. i do know that i speaker pelosi is pushing hard for adam schiff. another white guy. from los angeles. he holds a lot of sway. >> i can see you have something to share. >> i don't think what i hear from adam schiff's people he is not interested in that job. he does not want to come back to that job. he feels like he has a better position in washington. i would think that, i put my money on >> for a couple of reasons. one of them being he is a favorite organized labor. and newsom, is going to need the help of organized labor helping him in this recall. if indeed it is there, he may want to tap trenton for that reason. and he would be the first latino attorney general. >> you mention your podcast, political breakdown. joe you had a special guest on your podcast this week. tell us about senator alex padilla. what surprised you? >> not known as a dynamic personality, he is a very measured type of individual.

career. >> the strategy for team newsom seems to be brand you as a trump republican. is that how you would respond yourself? >> gavin newsom always wants to talk about donald trump because he never wants to talk about his failures. in sacramento the governor and his team are clearly worried about me, and they should be. >> faulconer will likely be one of many republicans to run if there is a recall. so far the group says they have 1.3 million signatures. they need 1.5 million by the march deadline to qualify. according to the igs suey, 36% oters they would vote for a recall 19%, a large amount there, are currently undecided. in the news room, liz kreutz, abc 7 news. >>> happening now, the san francisco school board is meeting and expected to introduce legislation that would likely end the selective admission process at lowelscol lowell would become part of the district's random lottery system like any other school. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez takes a look at the impact this issue will have on students. >> reporter: lowell high school is the oldest public high

the president clearly opposes any effort to recall gavin newsome. business leaders joined president biden by the way the white house to discuss his plan for saving the economy from the covid-19 pandemic it comes as lawmakers are still debating how to move forward with biden's one 0.9 trillion dollar coronavirus relief plan. some democrats have proposed limiting the full $1400 stimulus checks to individuals making $75,000 or less while people making a $100,000 or more would get would get any relief money at all. the proposal has angered some progressive democrats with moderates arguing the stimulus check should be more targeted. biden meanwhile says that he still believes the bill will have bipartisan support. the president also addressed the issue of getting kids back into the classroom calling it quote. scaring effect that would get worse or scarring effect i should say that would get worse the cdc is expected to release official guidance on how to safely reopen schools, sometime this week and let you know soon as they do so. we've got a quick live

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rallies to recall governor newsom are getting louder. recent polls indicating the same. >> every year our hills are on fire, our power goes out, right behind me on camera, it's time for california comeback. >> reporter: announced he will run for governor if the recall is valid this fall or in 2022 when governor newsom's term expires. >> i think they're worried because i haven't been getting the job done. >> reporter: even bay area public officials are becoming more critical of governor newsom. >> i think every time the governor gets involved in trying to manage the pandemic, he makes mistakes because he is making political decisions, not healthcare decisions. >> there is no reason why our state, last vaccine rollouts. because of failure of the administration. make the campaign team sent this statement saying trying to exploit a pandemic exposes the ambition. the point to the 2003 ouster of the governor with the similar outcome being weighed bite newsom status within the party. >> leaders of the democratic party, whereas davis was much lo

but as i said, the last republican who faced gavin newsom lost by 24 points. it's a steep hill for any republicans statewide. >>> whether or not schools should reopen has been a very contentious topic. but now that cisco is actually suing its own school district. what is happening there? >> there was a huge development this week. we learnethe mayor and the city attorney is suing the seven board members and the city of seven cisco saying they are breaking state law by not having a clear and concise plan to reopen schools. so he filed in superior court on wednesday. that prompted a huge response from the superintendent, the teachers union, and the school board. they said it was frivolous and we all need to come together to open schools. parents and kids meanwhile are just beyond frustrated. i hear from friends all the time whose kids are crying every day. they don't want to get out of bed. they are losing the learning they had and falling behind. and depressed unhappy kids when they used to be so outgoing and social. so i think families are just really at e brea

not a newsom point but nonetheless related to newsom, how quickly can california get those federal funds so that the people, the businesses who are unable to continue, can become whole against over the next few months? it's not newsom's fault in that sense but nonetheless, if you look around, when you're the voters, you tend to point the finger to the person who is the closest and newsom is a lot closer than the president. >> if he's able to turn around the state and turn around our covid pandemic situation, there's a chance he could turn around the his own fate as well? >> absolutely, it's not over by a long shot. but this is the biggest threat he's seen yet. >> thank you, larry. >>> our new series called "climate in crisis." how do we fight back here? how about batteries? not just for our electric cars, but batteries to power our homes. here is business and tech reporter scott budman. >> reporter: we've talked a lot about how as batteries get more powerful and efficient, electric cars become an option that makes more sense. but it's not just cars that can be powered by the batteries th

newsom is a smart guy. i would lover to talk to him in a room and convince him of a few things. >> it's q-anon conspiracy to take over the state. >> tucker: that was jones, he's a populist. he cares about the little guy, people but when the people of california decide they want different leadership and want to do democratic means, get a referendum, oh, no, it's q-anon. we must put it down in the name of democracy. that's our so-called creative class defending entrenched power on behalf of billionaires. now, you would think someone somewhere would push back against this. it's everywhere it's so obvious but no one in the democratic party dares to do that. the last one who tried, just being honest here, was bernie sanders and look what happened to him. whatever you think of sanders, we never thought much of him but for the time of criticizing billionaires sanders wound up being denounced by cnn as a sexist russian operative. now just the other day sanders has been dismissed in the pages of what you would think

what does it show. >> it shows that governor newsom could be if trouble. what voters in california are expressing frustration over how the pandemic has been handled in california. we've heard stories about the slow rollout of the vaccines, the lack of transparency in decision making, some of the challenges in the unemployment insurance program. so i think a lot of this stuff is very additive and voters are questioning whether governor is the right person for california and the poll reflects that. >> and to dive into the specific numbers. 46% approve of his performance right now. 48% disapprove. and 45% would vote for him in a recall election. but 36% would recall him. so lonni, if you're a big numbers geek and remember back when ray davis was recalled and schwarzenegger was voted, how does this compare. >> there have some similarities in terms of the amount of public discontent. you'll recall that effort back in 2003 was galvanized by a couple of issues. one was an issue involving the car tax, the vehicle licensing fee and the other one was some rolling bl

but as i said, the last republican who faced gavin newsom lost by 24 points. it's a steep hill for any republicans statewide. >>> whether or not schools should reopen has been a very contentious topic. but now that cisco is actually suing its own school district. what is happening there? >> there was a huge development this week. we learned the mayor and the city attorney is suing the seven board members and the city of seven cisco saying they are breaking state law by not having a clear and concise plan to reopen schools. so he filed in superior court on wednesday. that prompted a huge response from the superintendent, the teachers union, and the school board. they said it was frivolous and we all need to come together to open schools. parents and kids meanwhile are just beyond frustrated. i hear from friends all the time whose kids are crying every day. they don't want to get out of bed. they are losing the learning they had and falling behind. and depressed unhappy kids when they used to be so outgoing and social. so i think families are just really at the

newsome seems unconcerned about the effort. his backers point out a former mayor of san diego, a republican businessman with little name recognition hardly match up to the celebrity and cross-party appeal of arnold schwarzenegger that ousted gray davis in the last recall vote in 2003. martha? >> martha: we remember that. thanks, jonathan. joining me now, darrell issa. good to have you with us today. >> thank you. >> martha: what do you think about this? what do you think about the likelihood of a recall vote and you think newsome would survive it? >> having led the 2003 effort, i'm aware that this is not a vote about who might replace him. it's a vote of right direction, wrong direction. it's clear that wrong direction is taking the larger share in a strong way as to his handling of the government, not just the vaccine issue, but issues about the $11 billion lost to unemployment, cancelling of those benefits of those entitled to them and a myriad of other activities including his decision to lock down people and violating his o

newsom is a smart guy. i would lover to talk to him in a room and convince him of a few things. >> it's q-anonconspiracy to take over the stake. >> tucker: that was jones, he's a populist. he cares about the little guy, people but when the people of california decide they want different leadership and want to do democratic means, get a referendum, oh, no, it's q-anon. we must put it down in the name of democracy. that's our so-called creative class defending entrenched power on behalf of billionaires. now, you would think someone somewhere would push back against this. it's everywhere it's so obvious but no one in the democratic party dares to do that. the last one who tried, just being honest here, was bernie sanders and look what happened to him. whatever you think of sanders, we never thought much of him but for the time of criticizing billionaires sanders wound up being denounced by cnn as a sexist russian operative. now just the other day sanders has been dismissed in the pages of what you would think

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gavin newsom won by a landslide in november. so it is going to be difficult, especially with democrats consolidating around newsom, for a challenger, especially if that challenger is republican and backed donald trump to win in this overwhelmingly democratic state. now, the other question, though, is will it make the ballot? will this recall make the ballot? what you see here is this is one of the many sites around the state where they're collecting signatures. recall proponents say they've collected 1.8 million signatures. that exceeds the 1.5 to make the ballot. they have to verify those signatures. they're aiming for about 2 million signatures and are on pace to do so, erin. they are feeling confident that they will indeed make the ballot. but again, a very different question than whether or not the governor survives this politically, erin. >> that's pretty incredible, all of this happening. kyung, thank you so much. and thanks so much to all of you. "ac 360" starts now. >>> good evening. we have breaking news on two fronts t

today governor newsom toured the other site that's cal state los angeles. both are part of the biden administration's plan to open 100 fema vaccination sites in the president's first 100 days. governor newsom says that despite the short supply of vaccine, california is making progress in getting people those shots. >> there are only seven jurisdictions in the world that have administered more doses of the vaccine than the state of california. some 6.3 million doses of the vaccine has now been administered here in the state of california. >> the governor points out the downward trend in covid-19 cases in california and says the health restrictions could be relaxed in many more counties starting actually next week. >>> well, there are multiple covid-19 variants circulating in the bay area, challenging scientists, trying to get the pandemic under control. luz pena got an exclusive look at a ucsf lab where scientists are studying the mutation. >> we're to be meet dr. devon krogan. he's leading the way on why and how the virus keeping mutating. this is the epice

>>governor gavin newsome delivering some encouraging words at a news conference in oakland today. he says covid-19 case rates hospitalizations and deaths are going down after a devastating surge, a little earlier this winter. good evening and thanks for joining for kron 4 news at 6 on the key cut and i'm grant lotus here catching our collective breath again if you will governor newsome comparing today's covid numbers to a month ago and he says the state of california. >>right now he's in much better shape here are the numbers covid the positivity rate for in california is now 6.1% that's down from 14.3%. on january 7th hospitalizations are down 29 and a half percent from 2 weeks ago and icu beds, they have declined 21 and a half percent. and even though cases are improving here in california health officials are still weighing all options to slow the spread across the u.s. and tonight. >>there are renewed questions about masking. >>now they're saying maybe one maybe 2 whether people should layer up the question has surfaced again due to more contagious variants especially the uk v

the former san diego mayor blames newsom for not getting the job done. would you issue an executive to call for schools reopening? >> i would bring all powers of the governor's open to bear to get our schools safely reopened. >> reporter: some could say this is sort of government overstepping that you do criticize the governor for. >> it's not. it's about providing leadership to get it done. to reopen an this week, he addressed the challenges to make that happen. >> i only have 1,050 school district. 470 city, 58 counties, it gets even more complex. the largest school system in the united states. at the end of the day, i want our kids back in school, clearly. >> reporter: for newsom, faulconer's campaign stop is another reminder that as he battles the pandemic, he is soon also going to be defending his job that could come sooner rather than later if a recall i think the most import thing for gavin newsom and his team right now is to keep a democrat out of this. the problem for gray davis was he was getting knifed on the left as well as the right. >> repo

newsom. and to me that's corruption. and the -- you know, the other thing about this kristen, is that the corruption isn't just people getting cash in an envelope or anything like that. it's doing things that harm people because a campaign contributor or supporter doesn't want them to happen. frankly, our schools should have been open. mr. newsom is afraid of the union bosses, the people, you know, controlling the teachers unions. and that can't stand. pediatricians, the american pediatrician association, a lot of doctors have said that we are doing tremendous damage to our children by keeping them out of school and keeping them out of activities. yet, there is almost no effort to get the teachers back into the classrooms. and we can do it safely. i have no problem doing that. but we need to make sure we put politics aside and actually do the right thing for our children and for the economy. >> all right. so, john, what you were referring to as corruption wsh i should point out you were talking about lack of transparency

the timing could work for newsome. if there was a recall election, tmd co it would come october or november. so much can happen politically by then. wildfires, et cetera. that's why they can't take any chances. they have to try and squelch this recall, see if it qualifies first, and if it happens the democrats have to get behind him full bore. >> carla, what are you watching the most in the coming weeks as we count down to the march 17th recall deadline? >> we're waiting to see are these signatures going to be validat validated. they have about half the signatures they need to be value dated. it could be a tight squeeze. if it happens, are democrats going to stand in lock step behind newsome or are some of them going to break ranks and get on that recall ballot? i think that is a trauma that we're waiting to see happen. we know there's going to be perhaps hundreds of recall candidates. it's going to be crazy in california if that recall qualifies. you'll see a lot of drama here from now till the end of the year. it wil

could the pandemic take governor newsom out of office? a recall effort is gaining steam again, and now there is an official challenger ♪ ♪ we have the power to harness california's abundant solar and wind energy, but it's not available all day long. use less energy from 4 to 9 pm for a cleaner california. >>> the political future of governor gavin newsom could rest on the three rs. a slow vaccine roll-out, an accelerating recall campaign, and now a republican challenger. former san diego mayor kevin faulconer has officially jumped into the 2022 gubernatorial campaign. abc7 news anchor liz kreutz spoke with one-on-one with him today. she is in the newsroom live. liz, faulconer is preparing to run against newsom as soon as there is a recall. >> he sure is. he actually thinks that will happen. faulconer seems to be capitalizing on a moment here, the potential recall and frustrations around newsom's job approval ratings. his approval rating dropped 22 points since november. a challenger has already emerged in former san diego mayor kevin

>>now it's 6 governor newsom's job approval rating among california voters has dropped significantly, according to a new poll, it appears to be driven largely by dissatisfaction over the states response to the pandemic. and this new poll is released as a republican led effort to recall newsome seems to be gaining momentum. good evening, everyone thanks for being here for kron 4 news at 6 i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis according to a new poll by u c berkeley. >>more than a 3rd of the state's registered voters say that they would vote to oust newsome from office if the recall qualifies for the ballot but 45% say they would oppose such a move and now former san diego mayor you see him here kevin faulkner says. >>he's officially running for governor to try to replace news kron four's capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala spoke to faulkner, one on one today. >>it's time for a california comeback moderate republican and former mayor kevin faulconer says he's ready to run for california governor somebody who is a proven problem solver who gets results. a track record of success. they

>>governor newsome has been deflecting about this. but the latest recall effort against him really has continued to gain momentum. yeah, what was once considered unlikely is beginning to look on avoidable are catherine heenan of inside bay area politics is here with reaction from one of our political analysts cafferty you know will not only does political analyst david mckeown think it is likely the recall will get on the ballot. >>he's calling it a strident challenge that will determine the future of gavin newsom's political career and while the governor's handling of the pandemic that's been a flashpoint mckeown says it goes way beyond that saying newsome has become the poster child for what's not working. they're blaming him for just about everything under the sun, they're blaming him for electricity crises very important to that effect that gray davis back in the late 1990's into the early 2 thousands there they're using water they're using wildfires they're using the management of every moment around the budget and what californi

plus first a look at a new documentary from governor newsom's wife, the talks about income inequality is getting a >>in her 3rd documentary called the great american lie, first partner of california governor gavin newsome and film director jennifer siebel newsom explores the factors that may be widening in income gap between america's rich and poor and she hosted a talk with student filmmakers today was san francisco's commonwealth club complex ella sogomonian live in the studio now with that report ella did you get a chance to see an eclipse. >>i did and we're about to shore viewers to newsom's latest work shines a spotlight on america's income inequality as we head further into the dark days of the pandemic. >>our society of do it yourself pull your self up by your bootstraps. when you don't have that are done. >>documentarian and california's first partner jennifer siebel newsom's new film the great american lie. examines economic inequality in america which she says is now as bad as it was during the great depression of the 1930's and has been worsened by the pandemic video of ten

levi says stadium site can accommodate up to 15,000 patients per day depending on the supply newsome says his office is still working to address that problem while also tackling the issue of vaccine equity. you'll see when the equity data comes out the demographic data that's a real concern and so while i appreciate. >>we want to open up to everybody in the state we're trying to geographically place these local these sites in a way that can address the underserved and under resourced in a very strategic way and we're just starting that process at a different scale and pace, but again the only limiting factor is going to be supply. >>so far nearly 5 million doses have been administered out of a possible 7.3 million that means the state's usage rate stands at 67%. new vaccination center opened sonoma county this morning. but there were some hiccups you know some people drove to the fitness center at the petaluma campus of santa rosa junior thinking that it was first come first serve only to find out that it is by appointment only and they were already booked up. santa sonoma county rat

scott, what do these pool to pool say to you about governor newsom's position? does it mean he is observable recall? >> maybe or maybe not. he is not as popular as he was back in september. some of that is inevitable. people are tired of the pandemic. there is pandemic for teague. people want the vaccines and they don't know where to get them. so i think are seeing the reflection of all the toxic political, settling on the governor right now. we always say polls are a snapshot in time. and you ask about the recall. the recall may not be of the qualifies at all it might not be on the ballot until december or november. maybe even into 2022. so things will be very different at the time voters are really considering whether to vote yes or no on a recall. if the vaccines get out of more people are feeling better and the economy recovers and kids are back in school, but normalcy comes back, i think the governor's numbers will go back up again. not a size they were. it's hard to establish that skyhigh 64% once you have come down from the lofty levels. it could mean he

newsome says he wants to make that the standard statewide. beginning with the bass line of 75,000 doses every single week that will be made available in set aside for those educators and child care workers that are supporting our efforts to get our kids back into in person instruction. the governor did not say whether teachers can expect to receive a second dose before returning to campus is or if they should expect to be vaccinated soon after school's open today, the governor gave the green light for student athletes to start competing once again. ktvu is ron brought joins us now with those guidelines that were laid out by governor newsome, rob. kristina high school football, baseball and soccer among the programs that can begin next friday, provided. covid rates remain at a specific level. okay high school football players are among the athletes hoping to start practicing in a week. this wide receiver from danza high in richmond can't wait. super happy. i'm saying all these other states, you know, get activist stuff, you know, go ahead and

>>we are committed to getting our schools open for in person instruction governor gavin newsome and some state lawmakers said wednesday work continues to try to safely reopen schools for in person learning newsome aiming to stick with his plan saying the disabled and youngest schoolchildren should be back in buildings sooner than older students. he proposed to provide billions to support personal protective equipment testing and contact tracing some districts, teachers unions and lawmakers have scrutinized the plan saying the administration isn't giving schools enough time to plan and apply for the money and other logistical problems senator nancy skinner is the chair of the senate budget committee no one in their right mind wants to get covid-19 so of course we have legitimate concerns spy. >>whether it's teachers parents. >>you what have you around if we're going to open schools this do it safely and we're just hammering out the details to do that and i'm confident we'll get their educators from districts across the state say they need to be vaccinated before teaching in person newsome

that's a dig at governor newsome's blunder. maskless at this exclusive restaurant while telling his residents to stay home. he since apologized but it dinged his popularity. with california's covid case numbers dropping, newsome is pushing to reopen schools, easing restrictions on outdoor dining and opening the first joint state federal mass vaccination sites in the country. in a sign of newsome's political strength, napa valley restaurant owners, she says she lost $500,000 in wage production and sued newsome for the shutdown is not willing to sign on to the recall. w >> who would take his place? i would rather see this as a wake-up call that i have got >> the future belongs -- >> reporter: the recall leader says his group hasn' is going to take the seat. we feel very strongly that somebody more competent is going to take that position. >> thank you. so the next stop for the covid relief bill, it's the senate. we are going to take a look at what's likely to be kept in, what may be dropped by lawmakers. that's next. mes. no surp

. ♪♪ >>> right11:00, recall effort californians not happy with governor newsom. >> it has become not just a political campaign, it has become a movement. >> but could he really be kicked out of office? an eye-opening new pole and what it could mean for the governor. >>> also back to campus as early as next week. why contra costa county health officials say it is possible. >>> speeding things up. your local pharmacy may be giving out covid shots in a matter of days. the big announcement that could be a game changer. >>> plus -- >> i am not going to a super bowl party because that would be super irresponsible. >> will everyone stay home on super sunday? the concerns about a super bowl surge and what some say this could lead to. >>> and climate in crisis. tonight we investigate rising threats from rising sea levels. >>> manhole covers were blowing off out of the street because the water, it was so strong. >> it is a problem that could impact you know matter where you live. ♪♪ shows a steep drop in the number of job perf. did covid create a political w and he is recalled? >> reporter

this comes amidst an effort to recall governor newsom. a recall needs nearly 1.5 million signatures to get the proposal on the ballot. people have until mid-march to do so. newsom is expected to run for a second term. >>> elon musk announced the spacex c all-civilian crew to se at the end of the year. he talked about it with nbc news. >> when america went to the moon in '69, it wasn't just a few people. humanity went to the moon. >> the 37-year-old billionaire, jared isaacman will pilot the mission with three other civilians. isaacman won't say how much he is paying for the trip, but the mission is a massive fundraising effort to raise $200 million for cancer research at st. jude children's hospital. he has written a check for $100 million. meanwhile, musk says he is nervous. >> any mission where there's a crew on board makes me nervous just because the risk is not zero. we will do everything we can to get as close as possible to zero. >> there will be a massive introduction to the search for the new crew members during the super bowl. >>

well organizers of that effort together petitions to remove governor newsome from office say that they have nearly met their goal our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala talked with the senior adviser for the recall campaign and has an update. >>it's not about to go sir when it goes through and it will go through of the effort to recall governor gavin newsome said they've collected one 0.8 to 5 million signatures as of thursday meeting about 1.5 million signatures validated by the secretary of state's office supporters say they're aiming for 2 million signatures to account for potential rejection rate of about 25% that having what is continuing and we think that there's going to be a special election later this year, the update comes after the governor spent 2 weeks touring various vaccination sites up and down the state with other local democratic leaders. newsome has said he's not focused on the recall effort against him recall proponents note shuttered schools, businesses and vaccine distribution delays have fueled the recent wave of petitions pretty pathetic if he said look about

>>again state officials including governor newsome his organization is gaining traction pretty quickly now since they formed at the beginning of the year on january first there up to about 60,000 members on facebook with about 2000 people joining the movement every day and they made their presence known here physically this morning. and their stories on the steps of the capitol asking the governor in person to let youth sports resume, reporting at the state capitol olivia de janeiro back to you. >>and still ahead negotiations have not yet resolved the issues with the employee unions over when and how to reopen schools in the mount diablo unified school district will have the latest developments there. >>and the battle over a black lives matter face mask a popular restaurant now defending itself against accusations from >>the north bay there's a battle over a black lives matter a face mask, a former restaurant server is accusing her past employer of unfairly attacking her believes now the popular restaurant is defending itself and kron four's charles clifford has the story. >>well here

he blames newsom for not getting the job done. would you issue an executive to call for schools reopening? >> i would bring all powers of the governor's open to bear to get our schools safely reopened. >> reporter: some could say this is sort of government overstepping that you do criticize the governor for. >> it's not. it's about providing leadership to get it done. >> reporter: in an interview with abc news this week, he addressed the challenges to make it happen. >> i only have 1,050 school district. 470 city, 58 counties, it gets even more complex. the largest school system in the united states. at the end of the day, i want our kids back in school, clearly. >> reporter: for newsom, faulconer's campaign stop is another reminder that as he battles the pandemic, he is soon also going to be defending his job that could come sooner rather than later if a recall happens. >> i think the most important thing for gavin newsom and his team right now is to keep a democrat out of this. the problem for gray davis was he was getting knife

another big story we're following for you tonight a growing effort to replace governor gavin newsome and last night we told you former san diego mayor kevin faulconer officially announce he is running against newsome. >>and this all comes as a new poll shows new sums approval ratings are declining among california voters kron four's capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains. >>california comeback moderate republican and former mayor kevin faulconer says he's ready to run for california governor somebody who is a proven problem solver who gets results. a track record of success. the run in the second largest city in the state. and somebody who can work with with everybody republicans and democrats that's what our state needs right now one party rule is not serving us well the announcement comes after faulkner launched an exploratory committee to begin raising money. >>netting more than 1 million dollars in less than a month says the campaign is for the 2022 race but would be prepared to put his name in if governor gavin, newsome is recalled and we are going to protect lives and w

>>the effort to recall governor gavin newsome is gaining signatures and money with more than a month left before the deadline organizers say they've amassed more than 1.3 million signatures on petitions for recall the secretary of state says the group has until mid-march to collect about 1.5 million certified signatures for the issue to head to voters absolutely things going up and tons more is the campaign manager and finance director for rescue california, a group helping with the signature gathering effort she says recently issues with california's employment development department and vaccine distribution have fueled the effort all of these things are starting putting us at the top of the less we don't want to be at the top downs. moore says the group has raised about 2 million dollars from a variety of donors, including a recent $100,000 contribution from some of polly up a t a a billionaire venture capitalist who was once a facebook executive and now ceo of social capital and chairman of virgin galactic he recently announced his intent to run for california governor on twitter

the latest effort to recall governor newsome has been gaming seen in recent weeks, yeah, what like a long shot could now be a real problem for him are catherine heenan of inside bay area politics is here with reaction from one of our political analyst jeff are you know they can grow the governor does not like to talk about this, but some are now describing it as the biggest challenge of gavin newsom's political life. it is the 6th attempt to unseat him and this one has been getting a significant response recall organizers gathering hundreds of thousands of signatures. a new sums polls have been sinking political analyst david mckeown says the governor will likely have to muster everything he's learned from his years in politics not to remember that gavin newsom has spent almost 25 years in public life he's been on the board of supervisors obviously we like to say he was a potted plant in sacramento that's the being lieutenant governor because we don't know what the governor does but he's been in public life for a long time almost half of his actual living almost half his life and fol

la portavoz del presidente biden escribió en twitter que además de respaldar a gavin newsom en la crisis climática y el control de la pandemia el presidente joe biden se opone a las solicitudes para que sea destituido algunas encuestas señalan que cerca de 2/3 de los californianos están de acuerdo con la postura del presidente joe biden >> qué opina sobre la oposición del presidente joe biden sobre los esfuerzos para destituir al gobernador gavin newsom visite telemundo 48.com o cualquiera de las redes sociales las respuestas podían aparecer aquí en noticiero telemundo 48 al mediodía seguimos con más información comenzamos este segmento de información relacionada con la pandemia con una muy buena noticia elnúmero de infectados por coronavirus continúan descendiendo aquí en california reportaron las autoridades 14,000 nuevos casos en casi dos semanas esto representa una disminución de 27,000 nuevas infecciones estos respecto al mes pasado han muerto al menos 45,000 personas desafortunadamente quien california a consecuencia de este virus a quien el área de la bahía hay ba

the effort to recall governor gavin newsom continues to gain steam. yesterday we told you about a poll that shows the public is split when it comes to his leadership, and today ktvu political reporter greg lee, talk to a leading expert on recalls about what the numbers can tell us. watching this happen is fascinating for anyone who's really into politics. like many california voters, joshua speed acts interest in the recall effort of governor gavin newsom is growing. unlike many, the oakland resident can recount specific details of nearly every recall effort in history. the third recall in california history on the state level against the state assembly. men eat grant. san francisco in 1914 1915. he that was a rerun speed back road, his master's thesis on recalls, and it continues to study them running a nonpartisan blogging writing op eds. about the topic as the recall newsome organizer's keep pushing speed back, believes they're well on track to qualify. california has arguably the lowest threshold for major figure governor anywhere in the country a

>>whether to recall newsome and at the same time which candidate they would prefer instead justine. >>thank you so much katherine. let's talk about our forecast now as we take a live look outside here at highway 24 in walnut creek. people have some fun plans for the weekend. i'm sure and and if it includes going to top kron 4 meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez has details on what this like there going. yeah we're tracking right now the sierra snowpack up to 70% of average and daytime highs today lasting all weekend long. >>about 5 to 10 degrees above average. so let's take a look right now i 80 at donner summit. roads are clear and smooth snow still off the roads but stormtracker 4 right now tracking very dry and clear conditions out there right now with future cast for all socially another day of plenty of sunshine to start and end your saturday for those of you heading up to this year this weekend. take a look at south lake tahoe, temperatures warming up to 51 degrees on saturday. it is going to be the warmest day of the next week because sunday we're going to cool down just a bit st

thank that organizers of the effort together petitions to remove governor newsome from office say. >>they've almost met their goal of getting the recall on the ballot. our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala talked with a senior adviser for the recall campaign and has the latest update. >>it's not about to go sir when it goes through and it will go through of the effort to recall governor gavin newsome said they've collected one 0.8 to 5 million signatures as of thursday meeting about 1.5 million signatures validated by the secretary of state's office supporters say they're aiming for 2 million signatures to account for potential rejection rate of about 25% that having what is continuing and we think that there's going to be a special election later this year, the update comes after the governor spent 2 weeks touring various vaccination sites up and down the state with other local democratic leaders newsome has said he's not focused on the recall effort against him recall proponents note shuttered schools, businesses and vaccine distribution delays have fueled the recent wave of

not on newsome's. the governor's administration also coming to his defense by offering this statement, saying, quote voters recognize that this is an incredibly challenging, intensely complicated and critically important moment for public officials worldwide. that's why the governor remains laser focused. vaccinations reopening relief and recovery of the recall would qualify with 1.5 million signatures by march, 17th. if it comes down to a vote, the majority will win on whether to remove governor gavin newsom from office. if not, then the governor's race will happen in 2022. i'm james torres. ktvu fox two news and this, james reported. former san diego bear kevin faulkner has announced to run for governor. the republican has been critical of newsome's handling of the pandemic. the fact that the governor's shutdown outdoor dining with absolutely no science behind that there was any transmission occurring outdoors, the same when the governor shutdown playgrounds for families several months ago. that that

so we know that gavin newsom is desperate right now. we know that his political future is blowing up before him and so we're going to keep an eye on sacramento and the politics of sacramento and the politicians and to make sure that no funny business is going on and to kind of keep a step ahead of them. but the big thing is, the big announcement is, is that we have reached the minimum threshold. but we're not done yet. we want to get to 2 million signatures. we don't want to leave any doubt in anybody's mind the validity and veracity of our people out there that are working so tirelessly every day and they've been working like this for eight months, such an inspiration. ashley: if the recall does make it to the ballot, what do the next steps look like for the american people, if you could walk them through that. >> it's going to be pretty exciting. this will be probably the most exciting summer of politics in california and throughout the country. because you'll have probably anywhere from 3 to 500 candidates that will come forward to p

governor newsome says the money will go towards supporting small businesses that scene at ministration and schools all 3 sectors have been decimated or poorly handled during this pandemic. >>in her 3rd documentary called the great american lie first partner of california governor gavin newsome and film director jennifer siebel newsom explores the factors that may be widening income gap between america's rich and poor she hosted a talk with student filmmakers today with san francisco's commonwealth club compostela sogomonian is live here in the studio with us now with more on this new documentary ella they held a very insightful discussion between these young women and newsome herself. >>and her latest work shines a spotlight on america's income inequality as we head further into the dark days of the pandemic. >>our society of do it yourself pull your self up by your bootstraps. when you don't have that are done. >>documentarian and california's first partner jennifer siebel newsom's new film the great american lie. examines economic inequality in america which she says is now as bad as

here in the state of california all across the country governor newsom says the biden administration is working to increase supply and providing other vital resources like dispatching the federal emergency management agency. >>and governor's office of emergency services to the oakland alameda county coliseum. the final touches on the new vaccination sites lot of the biggest races that a very admirable job 3 more. >>pfizer and moderna vaccines to the tune of 200. >>plus million. those vaccines are not available. later in the summer. as administration announced yesterday. >>in july when fully up and running the coliseum site will be capable of administering 6,000 vaccines a day. visitors can either receive their shots sitting in their car near the 66th avenue entrance. >>and step into a tent for vaccination near the bartram appointments are necessary and can be made through the state's website. my turn dot ca dot g o v in oakland all kron 4 news. >>today the centers for disease control and prevention announced a plan to safely reopen schools for in person learning and it requires mask-

the object of her ire, governor gavin newsom who has mandated businesses to stop the sprez of covid. >> what do you want to tell the governor about the kind of pain that you're in? >> oh, gosh, that is a interesting question. it is been very hard. you're going to make me emotional. but we're talking about starting a family and buying a house and those are all things that are having to wait because of this. >> reporter: on the other side of the table -- >> i voted for gavin newsom. >> and rea is a life long democrat and snamed her son gavin. >> do you blame the governor for the condition that the state is in. >> i do at this point. newsom is the one that is running california right now with an iron fist. >> reporter: these californians seething after a year of shut downs have found a political outlet. >> these look like three valid signatures on this form. >> reporter: the recall petition. >> this is just in one day. >> this is only part of one day. >> reporter: petitions sorted by county, then delivered to be officially counted. warren heatley launched the recall campaign, the sixth

now, newsom has been under a lot of political pressure to get kids back in the classrooms. also a notable change in his public outreach lately, he's now launched a tour highlighting efforts to get more people vaccinated throughout the state. it's a very campaign-like style. reporters are there, he shows off his work and the progress being made. take a listen to him on friday talking about the vaccine rollout. >> the allocations are starting to increase. we now have a three week window into the future, better predictability. there is light -- not light, there's bright light at the end of the tunnel. >> reporter: but the fight to open schools in california loom ares on. just yesterday parents protested in los angeles over the school closures and school closures and lockdowns and restrictions have really fueled this recall effort. some political analysts deemed newsome's december 30th announcement of a $2 billion package as a reaction especially since he had been talking about opening schools back up but didn't announce a big financial incentive for school to reopen until the

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