so first let's go and pick up our team coverage with proffers dan thorn who is live for us in sacramento tonight where governor newsom is also spending the evening as he awaits the results. dan. what's the latest? >> well, vicki, the newsome camp is probably feeling pretty good considering those recent polling numbers that you mentioned. but of course this race is not over yet. the biggest threat to getting the governor out of working out of the state capitol here in sacramento would be the conservative talk show host larry elder. and because of that threat, democrats have been asking people to get out and to vote because of all of this that's been happening. the big reasons for this

live in sacramento. and as more come to sacramento it builds a community, once a community is here others want to come. >> that community can be crucial for families who have left their loved ones behind. >> what's the adjustment been like? >> it is difficult. we learned living together and what you have breakfast with 17 members and now you're in here of course it's a big difference. and it's a sad moment for me and of for my family as well. >> what do you hope for the fut future. >> i am hopeful, i don't think about myself much, i think of my kid's futures they'll have many many opportunities for them and also for me to work for them to feed them. to support them. to guide them. >> not all of those fleeing the taliban hope to settle in the united states, thousands have found they're way to europe. and they are not always welcome. >> reporter: as desperate afghans tried to escape taliban world leaders pledge millions in aid settlement but in europe they want to help people focus in and around afghanista

we're going to take you live to sacramento. terry mcsweeney joins us with the governor's revised schedule on this election night. we're also live in orange. the doors just opened. you can see the ballroom there, and another live look at the polls here in the bay area. if you haven't voted yet, you've still got time. the polls close in 49 minutes. if you need help of where to go, take out your phone, scan that qr code on your screen and we'll get you some answers. back in a moment. kids love visiting kidifornia. but parents like it to, like a lot. they go bonkers. (wuaahh) totally boom it's an adventure. (sound of playing) you know ,you have to keep an eye on them. you got to let them explore and figure things out for themselves. so hurry up (screams) they're not gonna stay this way forever. kick off your kidifornia vacation at visitcalifornia.com . >>> welcome back to nbc bay area news tonight. so what are the candidates doing at this hour? like us, watching and waiting for the results the governor newsom has no official watch

the biggest threat to getting the governor out of working out of the state capitol here in sacramento would be the conservative talk show host larry elder. and because of that threat, democrats have been asking people to get out and to vote because of all of this that's been happening. the big reasons for this recall election has been how the governor has a responded

he represents the sacramento suburbs in the state legislature. he was vaccinated against covid-19 but said if elected governor he would do away with newsom's mandate on vaccines and masks. he's in favor of a minimum wage but says it should not be as high as what democrats are pushing for. kylie also believes in climate change but says he's against newsom's orders to, for example, ban all oil drilling by 2045. this is the for this thing from a partisan recall as much as gavin newsom. i'd like you to believe but, you know, the very reason he's able to go on tv. you know, constantly incessantly right spreading also is because he's getting tons of money from the very same special interests that control the governor's office. >> happening today. lawmakers return to sacramento for the final week. >> of california's legislative session. ashley zavala gives us a preview of what they're going to be talking about.

overs in lincoln, california, which is northeast of sacramento a part of district 6. the area, the kiley represents, we're told he'll be making an appearance in this room and around 07:30pm, tonight to join his supporters before the polls close at 8 kiley is one of 46 challengers hoping to unseat governor gavin newsome. our cameras were there as the lawyer and former educator turned in his ballot this morning. like his fellow republicans hoping to unseat governor newsom. kylie is asking voters to vote yes on the recall and then select him as the replacement if he's elected. he says he will focus on the basics paving roads maintaining our power grid managing our forests and funding the police kiley has been a vocal critic of governor newsome while campaigning for this recall election. >> but he has stopped short of attacking other republicans vying for the job. take a listen. california. >> it's are crying out for change. this recall is presenting an opportunity to effect that change. and this opportunity has come to us and not because of anything that politicians like

this is sacramento, sutter sport was right there. and he sent his assistant up here and that is where the gold had been discovered. we now know from subscribes geological work, the gold field is about the area that a show marin yellow. the richest area, where the most of gold was found, was about here. this is called the mother lode. those little red boxes, those are places where the mining can't camp spread up. they correspond very closely as you would expect to the load itself. imagine a simplified version of the coast of california. i'm just going to do this for reasons of simplicity. here san francisco bay, one river is flowing south, the sacramento river, and eventually it flows into the san francisco bay. it is parallel to the coast. there's a coastal range here. and then a big central valley. there's another river flowing north and it flows into san francisco bay. this is the central valley, over here is much higher mountains. what are they called? >> i don't know. >> this makes the snowy mountains. nevada, yeah. and you can t

ahora lo que falta por confirmar fue cuál será la participación del electorado, desde sacramento fátima navarrete regreso con ustedes >>> son números que seguiremos de cerca, gracias, vamos a hablar del empresario john cox de 66 años, uno de los candidatos y dijo que este no era el final sino solo el comienzo. >>> ahí lo vio, el excandidato dijo que era posible que se postulará nuevamente en las elecciones federales del próximo año, cox de 66 años gastó $10,000,000 de su propio dinero en las elecciones regulatorias, >>> y él ocupó el 3er lugar entre los 46 candidatos que buscaron reemplazar a gavin newsom, el candidato trató de convencer a los californianos que un republicano como él se define podría lidera el estado, o con el paso del aparente fracaso de la convocatoria a un cambio de enfoque de después de la campaña pues dijo que la contienda dejó de ser por newsom para convertirse en una pelea por política nacional >>> y libertad pedraza en san francisco nos informa de sus reacciones al enterarse de que se proyecta que la revocatoria no pasa en california >>> así es

governor newsom is expected to be in sacramento tonight. but exactly where and any logistics involved in that are still to be announced. i guess now as of this moment, he has nothing public on the schedule. the campaign has said throughout this week he would be in sacramento tonight. but again, nothing released for those who of us who have been covering governor gavin newsome from the state capital city. his choice to stay in sacramento tonight was kind of surprising for me because he's only done about a handful events. both combined on the governor's office side and the campaign side of things in this year. so sacramento has not been a regular stop for him. he's done a lot of things in the bay area. he's a lot of things in los angeles. so tonight in sacramento, this is the place where he did launch his campaign alongside firefighters in may. this is potentially the place where he's hoping to get a victory tonight. but whether or not address voters. that seems to be a wait and see situation reporting live. the state capitol. ashley zavala k

nosotros seguiremos al pendiente en vivo de sacramento, informó para telemundo cuarenta y ocho fátima. >> se van a monitorear los resultados de esta elección revocatoria. >> la tentativo por los rusos esta noche ¿qué te dijeron libertad? >> quieren darle un giro al estado de california, justamente hoy se estarán reuniendo aquí en la ciudad en un evento a las siete de la noche para ver cuáles son los resultados de estas elecciones. aún así ellos quieren que el gobernador gabi dawson salga del poder. >> queremos un gobernador que cuestiona las leyes que están saliendo del senado estatal, que se preguntepor qué se está gastando este dinero, etc. >> oficialmente son cuarenta y seis los candidatos que actualmente quieren la gobernación. hablando aquí con las personas que se van a reunir del partido republicano en san francisco dijeron que no estarán apoyando ningún candidato en específico. la repetimos, este evento empezará las siete de la noche de hoy y nosotros estaremos informándole enlas reacciones del partido republicano mediante los resultados que se va andando. >>

sacramento suburbs, placer county, outside of sacramento, trump won this county. it has highest concentration of college degrees for a county that went for trump in california in 2020. got 52%. yes is running 3 1/2 points below trump, 48%. again, for the recall to have a chance statewide, probably has to be 64%, 65%. around there. it's running low. expect it go up a little bit with the same day vote but would it go where it needs to go? just don't see right now how that would happen. core democratic, where davis is, one of the most democratic counties probably in the country. trump 28%, 27%. seeing if there's exceptions to the pattern. far northern california, tiny counties, rural northern california, trump 75%, recall running at 82%, this is largest swing in positive direction from trump to yes on the recall we've seen. see how small lassen county is, 6700 people. and there's millions of votes in los angeles. this is most republican part of the state, also the smallest part in terms of where population is. geographically big counties, population small. santa barb

this afternoon he was in sacramento getting a briefing from cal fire, even went up on a helicopter tour of the burn zone of the caldor fire near south lake tahoe. he and the governor headed to the command center for the california office of emergency services where the president talked about climate change and his $3.5 trillion spending plan, which will include funding for the forest service. >> we know that decades of forest management and decisions have created hazardous conditions across the western forest. we can't ignore the reality that these wire being super charged by climate change. it isn't about red or blue states. it's about fires. just fires. >> the republican front runners among them also hitting the campaign trail hard. remember, just one more night to go. right now, larry elder is at a rally in orange county. the conservative talk show host making stops in monterey park and san pedro and talked with nbc news. >> you don't believe in mask mandates or vaccine mandates. that makes a lot of parents of young children very nervous. >> well, parents who want their kids to wear

that's the latest here in sacramento. i'm melissa colorado. >> our coverage of president biden's trip to california continues during our newscast at 5:30 and 6:00. at 11 he shifts into campaign mode for governor newsom. >> on this election eve those looking to take his job campaigned today making sure their voters get to the poll. scott budman is in sacramento where there has been a turnout already among early voters. >> reporter: as candidates stumped, voters headed for the pilot box. some walked up their ballots. others drove up their ballots in places like san francisco city hall or the warriors thrive city outside chase arena. >> it's extremely important. so vote no on the recall. >> reporter: republican challenger john cox spoke outside the french laundry restaurant reminding voters of the governor's ill advised outing many say jump started the recall effort. >> we have got to make sure that california exists not just for the rich and connected like gavin newsom, but for the everyday working californians that are jus

no se les pone tanta atención como otros casos >> la policia de sacramento dice que no importa si es un caso de alto riesgo o no, intentan dar con más pistas. yolanda pasa folletos a la comunidad, intentando saber de su hija mandando un mensaje que regrese a casa y que la quiere mucho >> ha comenzado la vacunación de refuerzo en Área de la bahía y la darán a quienes ya recibieron ambas dosis de pfizer hace seis meses mayores de 65 años o con condiciones. deben solicitarla a médicos primarios. en sonoma consideran que 35 mil personas necesitaran el refuerzo >> todos pueden hacer una cita para obtener la tercera dosis mediante las farmacias >> en el área de la feria también ya están poniendo la tercera dosis, además tendrán dos sitios disponibles, pauldrive, en emmanuel ... (información en pantalla) debe hace cita, debe ir al sitio internet del condado >> es sin duda uno de los personajes más populares de la cultura mexicana, lo catalogan el patrón del narcotráfico >> otros lo llaman santo, es el personaje conocido como malverde el santo patrón, >> es un personaje cono

the president arrived on board air force one man to field in sacramento just about two hours ago to be briefed on the california wildfire efforts, while crews are getting a handle on the biggest fires here in our state, another wildfire is causing evacuations. today those evacuations are happening up in mendocino county for the hopkins fire. this one started yesterday afternoon in the town of kelp. fella that's about six miles north of you, kaaya. cal fire says the forward progress has been stopped here. residents say about 20 homes have been either damaged or destroyed by the fire. cal fire says the hopkins fire is 20% contained right now, and it's burned 257 acres of the calendar or fire, which has been burning now for a month, and eldorado, amador and alpine counties is this afternoon 67% contained it is burned almost 343 square miles and destroyed at least 650 homes and the small community of grizzly. lattes. it also destroyed that talents, fire station post office school as well as a church president. biden is scheduled to speak shortly from sacramento about the federal response t

the president's going to begin his visit, though, up in sacramento is going to look. >> at some of the damage done by wildfires here. karma. dickerson has more on the president's visit. president joe biden scheduled to touch down here either airfield in sacramento late this afternoon around 2 o'clock first he's stopping in idaho to talk wildfires and a federal response. >> it's going to continue that conversation as he makes his way to sacramento going to e f the office of emergency services talking about their response and then heading up to the skies is going to take a look at the caldor fire from above thing how that fire has ravaged eldorado county and what it's left behind. in its aftermath as it approached south lake tahoe. then when he gets back here she made there. he's going to give an update on not just what he saw but what he plans to do about it. he's going to talk about those aspects of his infrastructure plan of that climate plan going to tie that in the fires that are expecting to hear back in sacramento. this is late afternoon and then he's heading south to the la area

howie: you told the sacramento bee you believe joe biden won the election fairly and squarely. in a video interview you said you want to take a mull began on that and you don't believe it. what's your position. >> i don't believe the election was won fairly and squarely. i went on to say there were shenanigans. there were shenanigans in michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania. we know the hunter biden story was spiked, voters say if they knew about that story, enough biden voters say had they known about that story they wouldn't

i can check sacramento and fresno. there. they're really probably the only 2 other counties where a lot of people were. yeah. thinking you might get at least a 5050 showing, but you see here sacramento 65% voting no. and then in. >> fresno county are this is a mariposa county. there's fresno. you have, you know, pretty close. but similar to riverside. if you can see that there 53% say no. in fresno county. still counting the votes. but we see where this is headed. >> there's going to be a lot written about this election and how this is california is changing just by looking at that map, you can see what you're just talking about. riverside county orange county, san diego county, those counties that were deep red are deep red anymore. i mean, the state changing a lot. you still have plenty of red pockets in the more remote parts of the state. but this is a sea change. this is a big changes going on in california. of course, >> well, just because a lot of these people may be in the back of their minds are thinking i'm going to

a few minutes ago, the two arrived at long beach airport after a briefing in sacramento. the president and governor came down the stairs, got into the presidential limo and are headed to the long beach city college. president and governor expected to take the stage about 7:00 p.m. we'll bring it to you live ahead on the 7:00 newscast. >>> next, richard engel is on the ground in kabul. >>> tonight, covid concerns in school as a million students in the nation's largest district return to the classroom. new york city schools fully reopening for the first time in 18 months no option for remote learning at a time when covid among children is soaring. >>> plus, are boosters really necessary what top experts say in a new study >>> also tonight, tropical storm nicholas targeting texas. 65-mile-an-hour winds. flash floods and up to 18 inches of rain expected al roker with the new track. >>> just hours until polls open in california's high stakes recall, president biden campaigning with gavin newsom as the governor fights for his political life >>> the armed man arrested near democ

he represents the sacramento suburbs in the state legislature. he was vaccinated against covid-19 but said if elected governor he would do away with newsom's mandate on vaccines and masks. he's in favor of a minimum wage but says it should not be as high as what democrats are pushing for. kylie also believes in climate change but says he's against newsom's orders to, for example, ban all oil drilling by 2045. this is the for this thing from a partisan recall as much as gavin newsom. i'd like you to believe but you know, the very reason he's able to go on tv. you know, constantly incessantly right spreading also is because he's getting tons of money from the very same special interests that control the governor's office. >> later this week. vice president kamala harris will head to california to fight against the newsom recall effort. the newsom campaign said the vice president will appear with the governor at a

our sacramento station kovr has details. ♪ >> reporter: the state fair is a sacramento summertime tradition. along with all the food and fun, its purpose is to recognize the best in california. annual competitions are held to pick the top wine, cheese, olive oil, and craft beer. next year a new category is being added -- cannabis cultivation. >> it's milestone for the cannabis industry. >> reporter: cal expo's board of directors approved the top pot competition. >> as far as i know, it might be the first time any state fair is doing that. >> reporter: board chair jess rfpuis recognize the qualit ons ifornia's cannabis cultivators. >> it's a growing industry. it's important to agriculture in california. >> reporter: other events have f the entries. how will this cannabis competition be scored? >> no, there won't be a panel of judges sitting there smoking cannabis. >> reporter: instead each entry is sent to a laboratory and judged scientifically based on its chemical composition. >> we're looking at seven different specific categories. two of them are canabinoids, and five of them are turpin

they just moved to sacramento and they are registered to vote in sacramento, and you must vote in the county you are registered in. they were not able to vote but we hope they have a wonderful wedding dinner. this is the basement. we could not speak to people there on camera because that would be considered exit polling. but you can see there are people there, no lines. if you need to go vote, you will not have to wait too long. you can still register down at the department of elections. you will just have to vote conditionally. i did also speak to people elsewhere in city hall about how they feel about this election. >> the timing of the pandemic and a lot of economic struggles have got a lot of people on edge . they want to take it out on a political adversary, maybe. >> i think this time has been very hard on most people. it has been tough on a lot of individuals. i feel that -- governor tries his best in these trying times and i feel that i can understand how some may feel different. i support that, too. >> back out here live, at 6:00, two hours left to vote. you see this tent out

then he touches down late afternoon around 2 o'clock here in sacramento either airfield now sacramento that lot of the focus is going to be on wildfires is going to stop at the office of emergency services get an update there that he's taking to the air again. this time in a helicopter surveying the caldor fire wreckage that has simply devastated eldorado county. remember that the fire that came oh, so close to south lake tahoe then coming back here giving an update on not just what he saw but what he's going to do about it. not just the recovery efforts but prevention of and that related to the infrastructure bill climate expect to hear a lot about that. then to the campaign trail heading south to long beach and he's going to be out there basically asking people not to recall governor gavin newsome. he's going to explain what's at stake not just on a local and the state level. but on a national level, we've seen some heavy hitter democrats take to the campaign trail. now the biggest one, the leader of the party making the plea for voters to get those ballots in and keep governor gavin

today we are talking with a sacramento cardiologists. welcome, doctor. >> thank you. >> okay, michael, you are an attorney with the international attorney with a law firm and they face a huge transition from high school. and also huge options that they can choose from. these two are experts in both areas. >> can you please introduce yourself or your. >> i live in san diego. i went back to sacramento in the 70s do my cardiology residency. [inaudible] that includes the physical programs at local hospitals as well, open-heart surgery programs and practice medicine for 20 years then afterwards. working on very special projects and community development. >> would you like to tell us about yourself, michael? >> i have been involved in this for 40 years. we became involved in the early '90s. my son was diagnosed and at that time, now of course they can't mention that sort of thing. but i have nephews and neighbors and over the past 20 years and we have worked together on the program and we are working to get people into jobs. and we really come

he represents the sacramento suburbs in the state legislature. he was vaccinated against covid-19. but said if elected governor he would do away with newsom's mandate on vaccines and masks. he's in favor of a minimum wage but says it should not be as high as what democrats are pushing for. kylie also believes in climate change but says he's against newsom's orders to, for example, ban all oil drilling by 2045. this is the furthest thing from a partisan recall as much as gavin newsom. i'd like you to believe but, you know, the very reason he's able to go on tv. you know, constantly incessantly right spreading also is because he's getting tons of money from the very same special interests that control the governor's office. >> still ahead on kron 4 news at 10 crews have stopped the forward progress of the fire that forced hundreds of evacuations over the weekend. >> the tactics they use help them get the upper hand.

governor newsom will stay in sacramento. an overwhelming majority of voters voting to keep him in office amid a now failed republican recall effort. what the future holds for our state, the governor, and his closest opponent. thank you so much for joining us for this midday newscast. i'm kris sanchez. i'm in for marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. we start this midday with the latest selection numbers. governor newsom started the recall election as governor of california. and he will end it as governor of california. governor easily getting enough votes to vote no on the recall petition. ballots are still being coun 64 california registered voters decided to reject the republican-backed recall effort. 36% voted to replace him in office. keep in mind, in 2018 newsom won by 62% in his initial election as governor. now let's head to nbc bay area's bob redell. >> he has reaction from both the governor and his opponent after that landslide victory. >> reporter: larry elder, the leading republican candidate in this recall

live in sacramento, nbc bay area news. >> thank you so much. question number one on the ballot, should gavin newsom be recalled. we know california said no. question number two was, if he is recalled, who should replace him? right now with all the votes counted so far, the top challenger larry elder nabbed the top spot with 44%. democrat kevin paffrath came in second with 11%. then kevin faulconer and democrat brandon ross with 6%. >> also with us, larry elder got off the stage in orange county a few minutes ago. we both listened tom speech. it is not like this is the end. >> this was not a regular election so this was not a traditional concession speech. larry elder as we said, just got off the stage a few minutes ago. elder did not congratulate the governor. he did admit though that they lost the battle but immediately followed it with, we will certainly win the war. >> we are forcing them now to pay attention to the problems. we are forcing them to do a better job on schools. we are forcing them to do a better job on clearing our forests. we

the statue of spanish missionary was brought down in the sacramento capitol. roughly one year later, on californian native american day, the governor signed new legislation authorizing a memorial in honor of local tribes. >> enslaved many of our people. there are documents that people were shackled and chained during that era if they were not compliant. >> reporter: an assemblyman and member of a local tribe sponsored it. he says the native american voice was prominent when the statues were going up in the '60s and now local tribes will be part of the dialogue. >> now, people from the sacramento area that will be giving options to the legislature on what should replace it. >> reporter: the legacy is controversial, historians say many of the native americans working at his missions were beaten and abused however the diocese of sacramento describe the toppling of the statue as vandalism. we talked to some people at the capitol who were familiar with the former statue and said they were glad to see it go. >> i hope they will have some kind of ceremony where they

here's kurtis ming of our sacramento station. >> reporter: the state fair is a sacramento summer time tradition. along with all the food and fun, its purpose is to recognize the best in california. annual competitions are held to pick the top wine, cheese, olive oil nd craft beer. but next year a new category is being added, cannabis cultivation. >> it is a big milestone for the cannabis industry. >> the board of directors approved the top pot competition. >> as far as i know it might be the first time any state fair is doing that. >> reporter: board chair jess durfee says its purpose is to recognize the quality contributions of california's cannabis cultivators. >> the growing industry is important to agriculture in california. >> reporter: other events have traditionally used a panel of judges who carefully sample and rank all of the entries so how will this cannabis competition be scored. >> no, there won't be a panel of judges sitting there smoking cannabis. >> reporter: instead each entry is sent to a laboratory and judged scientifically based on its chemical composition. >> we'r

he represents the sacramento suburbs in the state legislature. he was vaccinated against covid-19 but said if elected governor he would do away with newsom's mandate on vaccines and masks. he's in favor of a minimum wage but says it should not be as high as what democrats are pushing for. kylie also believes in climate change but says he's against newsom's orders to, for example, ban all oil drilling by 2045. this is the for this thing from a partisan recall as much as gavin newsom. i'd like you to believe but you know, the very reason he's able to go on tv. you know, constantly incessantly right spreading also is because he's getting tons of money from the very same special interests that control the governor's office. >> it was winter reporting happening this week. vice president kamala harris will be in the bay area on wednesday to rally in support

en vivo de veces sacramento. informan para telemundo 48. >> vamos a hablar ahora de los candidatos por el partido republicano, la mayoría se encuentra el sur de california. (información en pantalla). >> (nombre/s en inglés) tiene previsto un evento en el condado orange. >> con esto o esta elección una posibilidad para que un republicano vuelve la gobernación. ahora para hablar nomás al respecto este tema: ¿qué importancia tiene esta elección? >> yo creo que en el estado de california todo esto pertenece a las condiciones. díganos, qué ofrece el partido republicano a los lectores. yo creo que personalmente he visto un aumento en nuestro partido con los demócratas en california y han dejado a la mayoría de personas en california moderados. yo creo que nuestro partido ganará personas para el futuro si el partido demócrata sigue moviendo. >> muchas gracias. >> ahora vamos al condado estanislao, ahí se encuentra lejana con información de cómo se ha vivido esta jornada electoral y qué dicen los exper

that level of sacrifice needs to be memorialized in sacramento. fire takes pride in that we will never forget. >> and they're hopeful that by this time next year the traditional stair climb in downtown sacramento will be able to happen again. i think everybody just wants like to go back to normal or we need to planning be a phenomenal thing to bring back. >> again. that was olivia de janeiro reporting and that wraps up wraps up kron 4 news at 8 hour news coverage, of course, continues at the top of the hour with grant lotus and thinking that good to see pam. ken, thanks very much. as we're working on for kron. 4 news at 9. >> a big night in berkeley where it's the first night you have to prove the are vaccinated. if you want to go in, we'll tell you how this first night of that requirement is going and tomorrow morning marks 20 years since the 9.11 terror attacks. it will take a look at them or the member and says ceremonies that are happening in the bay area and ground 0. those stories and much more

sacramento. love you more. according to the secretary of state elder got over 44% of the vote of those who voted yes. on the recall. former san diego mayor kevin faulconer thank his supporters in his hometown tonight. he campaigned on a law and order platform blessing the governor on crime and homelessness. he's gotten more than 9% of the pro recall vote so far, meantime, businessman john cox said tonight that the recall election has quote put the career politicians and insiders on notice. that we need to fix this. state voters rejected the recall and resounding fashion. democrats voted early and used the full strength of their 2 to 1 registration edge. the margin of victory could give governor newsom a mandate in his final year and a half in office. our political reporter greg lee, is here now with a breakdown of the numbers. greg julie. good evening. we knew early numbers would skew the governor's way, but as more ballots were counted. it was clear california's were voting no by large margins. that would just

biden will be making his first trip to california as president coming up this afternoon appearing in sacramento and then at an event in long beach. this is a live look at idaho where you can see air force one on the tarmac. he just visited the national interagency fire center in boise and spoke about the resources. he says they are learning about the changing conditions, allowing wildfires to explode in size. >> we have a global warming problem. what is going to happen is things will not build back to what it was to where it was before. >> the first step in california is going to be in sacramento this afternoon. you will survey some of the damage. this trip was planned several weeks ago when the latest polls looked dicey. we are going to be following the latest on the trip on air and online at www.kpix.com. >> thank you so much, anne. >>> kpix 5's justin andrews continues coverage from solano county. >> reporter: right now leaders and volunteers are here at the headquarters in solano county inside the building. they are pushing for vote yes . in a few minutes, they will be out and about going d

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we to walk you back keep you in sacramento. either. we vote no. on recall, in a matter weeks, the governor of state of california larry elder, by other elected, the governor hit front runner elder urged to turn in their. now the latest from political inc show 18% latinos returned ballots lagging behind other groups. at polls have shown split the recall. clear that latino could a critical in elections the election. manuel pastor the of. s. c s equity institute. says must reach to voters focus important like covid-19. so the task to try to make sure that those voters. who normally engaged, perhaps informed, the information need community more impacted a public prison in the community ghetto are all those in the west company dot sorry elder group in the to gavin newsom ola escuelas has some newsome have appealed the community. faulconer and elder released spanish ads. elders news with latino elected officials, democrat romero, cannot take constituency granted expect hold us when kids been by very elites power, are telling to down, shut up and fall in

then from sacramento, mr biden will. head to long beach later today, he's scheduled to appear at a rally to support governor gavin newsom campaign against the recall. the latest u. c. berkeley poll shows the governor with a comfortable lead in defeating that recall, but california democrats say turning out the vote in the final hours of the campaign is essential. this kind of a race it really comes down to turnout. and we cannot be complacent. president biden, uh you know, has a unique ability to energize the base and that a lot of democrats, you know, we'll see his presence. as a reminder of why they need to vote and why it's important for them to not take this election for granted. the last day to drop off a mail in ballot or vote in person in the gubernatorial recall race is tomorrow. republican recall candidate john cox will be in the north bay this afternoon, making his final campaign push constant set to be in the young fool area, the french laundry restaurant where governor newsom attended a dinner with friends la

it begin with liz, live for us in sacramento. liz: yes, we are here and a hanger in sacramento where the president and the governor are expected any minute to deliver remarks on the wildfire spirit they have just taken and ariel torres were there reviewing damage from the fire. the president arrived here around 2:10 this afternoon, first visit as president. it is no constant that he is here for the recall election. he is here to show he is supporting governor newsom in this fight. the president was greeted on the tarmac by the governor and they met with cal oes leaders to discuss combating wildfires. he thanked the firefighters for the hard work and talk climate crisis. >> if we don't stay below 1.537 centigrade, for the earth warming, we are in deep trouble. it is not reversible. it's not like you can start over. you cannot do it. what you do now. >> issue during the recall election. like the president, the governor talks about wildfires in decline -- context of climate change white republicans hoping to replace him have called

and welcome to kron. 4 news at 6 i'm pam moore and i'm ken wayne, that's not all are also heading to sacramento or president biden surveyed the destruction left behind by the caldor fire. but we begin with our covid coverage. the city of san francisco's vaccination requirements for mega events. those of a 1000 people or more. >> been in place for almost a month. there have been some exceptions to those rules. but that all goes away this week. wound force tanker men live at the chase center with the details. dan. >> that's right. pam and ken, this applies to the chase center as well as other indoor venues in san francisco of a 1000 or more people that exemption you talk about meant that if you purchased your ticket prior to august 12th. you could show proof of vaccination. but i should say you could show proof of a negative test. but that all ends this wednesday in going forward. if you're going to attend the show here. our basketball game next month. you're going to need to show proof of vaccination. beginning wednesday, those attending events at the chase center or other indoor san francisco v

let's start east of sacramento. this is the bridge fire and it started about 1:00 this afternoon under the bridge that leads into auburn, which is 25 miles northeast of sacramento. you can see how quickly this thing took off. we just learned it has grown to 100 acres. 30 minutes ago it was 50 acres. evacuations are ongoing. >>> now it has been nearly a week since the evacuees have been told they can go home. >> reporter: more and more people starting to get the news, and we just had a couple people walk up to us and ask us if they could return to lake tahoe. they are elated. there's school buses lined up, and those are prepared to shuttle residents back to south lake tahoe, and there are people inside packing up and preparing to head in. we have seen evacuees packing back up. tony said he's happy to pack up and head home. >> i'm feeling happiness and joy that my house did not burn down and we can go back and the town is safe. my hometown is still standing. i love it. everybody is super excited. >> reporter: many eva

he lived in sacramento since 2018 but went back to afghanistan this past spring to visit family. when the government collapsed the flight was canceled they were stranded. >> i was planning to come back here in early august. suddenly everything got changed and taliban came. >> each time they tried to get to the airport they were turn away by the taliban. they even attacked him twice. finally with the help of the state department he was able to get his family on a plane just last week. >>> california is preparing to welcome more than 5,000 refugees. >>> new video this morning from spain, red hot lava continues to devastate the small island. it's in lockdown when the lava reaches the sea due to possible explosions and clouds of toxic gas. >>> time is 5:08. still ahead, and streaming on cbsn bay area packages stolen from porches. >> it's upsetting. >> the package thief targeting an east bay county and what you can do to protect your purchases. >>> and if you don't feel like brewing a cup of joe this morning we have you covered. where you can get a free coffee today only. next. >>> th

winds pour out of the sacramento valley and work to the mountains of the north bay. sunday night into monday morning, especially amount st. helehigherpeaks in the north bay seeing gusts 36 miles an hour range there. the main timeframe early morning hours of monday. winds not all that bad, but the landscape already historically dry. not going to get anywhere near enough rain on those hills to make any difference in the fire season. winds are going to dry out anyway. cho relative humidity is playing out. start which is a green and go white by the time we get into sunday and monday, the teens and single digits. not out of fire season. the system doesn't do a thing. it did help on the far northwest coast. the monument fire, river complex fire, almost an inch of rain, great. down here, not enough. fire weather watch goes into effect sunday night and does not expire until tuesday morning. expect more until we get a wide spreads, soaking rain, could be a while. morning lows back into the 60s, daytime highs, warmer than today but a significant form of coming in the seven day

. >> many of the people passing rules and regulations in sacramento have not been able to so much as run a hotdog stand. >> larry elder made three spots aboard his so-called recall express. businessman john cox also brought his bus tour to the bay area, today, making a stop at the french laundry in jan field. and i is not to governor newsom's infamous dinner there in the pandemic. >> we are here in front of the french laundry, which some consider the genesis of the recall. we can talk about that, but, this recall is all about the beauty and the beast. >> more than 8 million mail-in ballots have already been returned. other voters are waiting until election day, including this man in alameda county. >> i always vote on election day. i don't believe in the mail in early voting. you know, there was fraud last time, last year, with the presidential elections. >> our special election night coverage begins right here at 7:00. tomorrow, it updates throughout the evening on air and on cbsn bay area. we will also have live and streaming updates wednesday morning beginning at 4:30. >>> happeni

firefighters are getting a handle on another wildfire north of sacramento. the fire did not grow at all over night. it has burned over 400 acres on sunday. people had to be evacuated. firefighters say there is no longer any danger to their homes. they think the fire will be under control by next week. we know wildfires smoke is bad to breathe in and your lungs. did you know it is harmful for your skin. we talked about what is smoke and other pollution are doing to our skin and what we can do to protect ourselves. that's coming up tonight in our 7:00 show. >>> a lot of people are on edge following a string of fires. investigators trying to determine what sparked one fire after another in a couple of hours at healsburg. >> reporter: several parts of sonoma county went up in flames causing neighbors to worry about who or what started the fire all between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. >> within half a mile of my house which is in a densely populated neighborhood, i saw the entire hillside burned up as if somebody trying to create dangerous situations for residents. >> in

. >> a live look from sacramento. we are coming what the future holds for our state for governor newsom and for his closest opponents. this is "today in the bay." >> welcome to wednesday morning. we've been on air since 4:30. i'm laura garcia. >> i'm kris sanchez in for marcus washington. >> first, our big story this morning, governor newsom started the recall election as governor of california and he will end it as governor of california. the governor easily getting enough votes to vote no on the recall measure. ballots are still being counted this morning but as of right now 64% decided to reject the republican backed recall effort. 36% voted to replace him. keep in mind in 2018, newsom won the governor's seat with 62% of the vote. he becomes the second governor in u.s. history to survive a recall election. >> bob redell is live in pleasanton this morning and several weeks ago the race seemed a lot closer. >> correct, kris and laura. there were poll out there that suggested that newsom was going to lose this recall

. >> reporter: president biden arriving in sacramento helping newsom fight off the recall. it was not just about campaigning. it was also about california's unprecedented string of horrific and devastating wildfires. the president vowing to take new measures to fight climate change. >> we can not ignore the reality that these wildfires are being super charged by climate change. it is not about red or blue states, it is about fires, just fires. >> reporter: biden says the status quo is no longer a solution. >> we have to think big. thinking small is a prescription for disaster. we are going to get this done. this nation is going to come together and we are going to beat this climate change. >> reporter: meanwhile newsom continuing his campaign to remind voters his top gop opponent is a trump supporter who he claims will try to make dramatic policy changes. >> i can not reinforce the this rl to set back california, li you have seen in texas and florida and mississippi and elsewhere. >> reporter: not clear if the newsom campaign will hold and events tomorrow. we will keep tabs