WEBVTT NOTE duration:"00:12:49.4270000" NOTE recognizability:0.984 NOTE language:en-us NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.660 The big breaking news tonight. NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:01.660 --> 00:00:02.988 California voters have rejected NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:02.988 --> 00:00:04.850 the recall effort against Governor NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:04.850 --> 00:00:06.631 Gavin Newsom, meaning the governor NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:06.631 --> 00:00:08.720 will stay in office. And here NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:08.720 --> 00:00:11.135 are the latest numbers on the AP. NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:11.140 --> 00:00:12.528 Voters were asked two NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:12.528 --> 00:00:13.916 questions on the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:13.920 --> 00:00:16.342 The first do you want to recall NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:16.342 --> 00:00:17.734 Governor Newsom? Right now? NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:17.734 --> 00:00:20.163 66% of voters are saying no with NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:20.163 --> 00:00:21.497 62% of precincts reporting, NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:21.497 --> 00:00:23.142 that is enough to call NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:23.142 --> 00:00:24.680 this race tonight, but NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:24.680 --> 00:00:27.095 still look at this long lines at NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:27.095 --> 00:00:28.840 voting centers across the state. NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:28.840 --> 00:00:30.670 This is video in LA. NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:30.670 --> 00:00:32.160 Compose closed at 8:00 o'clock. NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:32.160 --> 00:00:33.996 Voters were waiting for hours to NOTE Confidence: 0.984559 00:00:33.996 --> 00:00:35.720 have their voices heard and take NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:35.720 --> 00:00:37.659 a look the line to vote at NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:37.659 --> 00:00:38.918 Citrus Heights City Hall NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:38.918 --> 00:00:40.168 wrapped around the building. NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:40.170 --> 00:00:41.655 This time lapse video was NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:41.655 --> 00:00:43.140 taken around an hour before. NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:43.140 --> 00:00:44.043 Close polls close. NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:44.043 --> 00:00:45.849 Officials say as long as you NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:45.849 --> 00:00:47.600 were in line by 8:00 o'clock, NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:47.600 --> 00:00:49.080 he were allowed to vote. NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:49.080 --> 00:00:51.264 Now we have live team coverage tonight NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:51.264 --> 00:00:53.238 as more results are coming in ABC NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:53.240 --> 00:00:55.022 Tanzania. Johnson is live at the NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:55.022 --> 00:00:56.804 Sac County Registrar of Voters were NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:56.804 --> 00:00:58.492 balanced are still being counted and NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:00:58.492 --> 00:01:01.059 ABC 10's band two is in Plaster County. NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:01:01.060 --> 00:01:02.725 For recall, Kevin Kiley gathered NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:01:02.725 --> 00:01:04.400 with supporters tonight, ABC 10s. NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:01:04.400 --> 00:01:06.406 Brandon Rittiman has a look at NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:01:06.406 --> 00:01:08.404 what is different in this recall, NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:01:08.404 --> 00:01:10.742 but we start with ABC ten political NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:01:10.742 --> 00:01:12.078 reporter Morgan Reiner Live NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:01:12.078 --> 00:01:14.086 outside the state capital after the NOTE Confidence: 0.9841696 00:01:14.086 --> 00:01:15.419 governor thanked voters tonight. NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:19.620 --> 00:01:21.648 Chris and Madison voters overwhelmingly NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:21.648 --> 00:01:24.090 voted no to keep Governor Gavin NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:24.155 --> 00:01:26.038 Newsom in office. But tonight, NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:26.038 --> 00:01:28.492 Newsom said that voters actually voted NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:28.492 --> 00:01:31.220 yes on a lot of different issues. NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:31.220 --> 00:01:33.620 They voted yes on the vaccine. NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:33.620 --> 00:01:36.020 They voted yes on women's rights. NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:36.020 --> 00:01:38.020 They voted yes on mandates. NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:38.020 --> 00:01:40.617 You name it, he said all of NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:40.617 --> 00:01:42.820 those were on the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:42.820 --> 00:01:44.760 Now he alluded to conservative NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:44.760 --> 00:01:47.585 talk show host Larry Elder at some NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:47.585 --> 00:01:49.607 point throughout the speech, but. NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:49.607 --> 00:01:52.703 Even though that man has been the target NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:52.703 --> 00:01:55.750 of his attacks over the last month, NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:55.750 --> 00:01:58.042 Newsom did not actually mention Larry NOTE Confidence: 0.9861644 00:01:58.042 --> 00:02:00.909 elders name once in his speech tonight. NOTE Confidence: 0.9849994 00:02:02.440 --> 00:02:04.000 The recall is over, NOTE Confidence: 0.9849994 00:02:04.000 --> 00:02:05.962 and Governor Gavin Newsom said NOTE Confidence: 0.9849994 00:02:05.962 --> 00:02:08.699 it's time to get back to humanity. NOTE Confidence: 0.9849994 00:02:08.700 --> 00:02:11.140 I think we owe our kids a deeper NOTE Confidence: 0.9849994 00:02:11.140 --> 00:02:14.424 sense of respect and all of us as NOTE Confidence: 0.9849994 00:02:14.424 --> 00:02:16.152 adult responsibility to disregard NOTE Confidence: 0.9849994 00:02:16.233 --> 00:02:18.468 this false separateness and to NOTE Confidence: 0.9849994 00:02:18.470 --> 00:02:21.207 anyone casting doubt on the legitimacy of NOTE Confidence: 0.9849994 00:02:21.210 --> 00:02:23.740 the election. The former president. NOTE Confidence: 0.9849994 00:02:23.740 --> 00:02:27.289 Put out saying this election was rigged. NOTE Confidence: 0.9849994 00:02:27.290 --> 00:02:30.640 Democracy is not a football. NOTE Confidence: 0.9849994 00:02:30.640 --> 00:02:31.930 You don't throw it around. NOTE Confidence: 0.9882897 00:02:33.960 --> 00:02:36.487 It's more like a I don't know NOTE Confidence: 0.9882897 00:02:36.487 --> 00:02:37.930 antique vase, Newsome said. NOTE Confidence: 0.9882897 00:02:37.930 --> 00:02:42.059 It's time to defeat Trumpism the big Lie. NOTE Confidence: 0.9882897 00:02:42.060 --> 00:02:43.592 January 6th Sense direction. NOTE Confidence: 0.9882897 00:02:43.592 --> 00:02:45.890 All the voting suppression efforts that NOTE Confidence: 0.9882897 00:02:45.947 --> 00:02:47.946 are happening all across this country. NOTE Confidence: 0.9882897 00:02:47.946 --> 00:02:49.416 Newsom has called conservative NOTE Confidence: 0.9882897 00:02:49.416 --> 00:02:51.256 talk show host Larry Elder. NOTE Confidence: 0.9882897 00:02:51.260 --> 00:02:53.836 The closest thing he seemed to Trump. NOTE Confidence: 0.9882897 00:02:53.840 --> 00:02:56.270 We said yes to women's fundamental NOTE Confidence: 0.9882897 00:02:56.270 --> 00:02:58.274 constitutional right to decide for NOTE Confidence: 0.9882897 00:02:58.274 --> 00:03:00.458 herself what she does with her body, NOTE Confidence: 0.9882897 00:03:00.460 --> 00:03:01.558 but purposely did NOTE Confidence: 0.9899685 00:03:01.560 --> 00:03:03.768 not mention his name once in NOTE Confidence: 0.9899685 00:03:03.768 --> 00:03:04.872 tonight's acceptance speech. NOTE Confidence: 0.9899685 00:03:04.880 --> 00:03:06.720 Want to say this tonight. NOTE Confidence: 0.9899685 00:03:06.720 --> 00:03:10.820 I'm humbled. Grateful. NOTE Confidence: 0.9899685 00:03:10.820 --> 00:03:12.194 But resolved Newsom, NOTE Confidence: 0.9899685 00:03:12.194 --> 00:03:14.026 ready to move on. NOTE Confidence: 0.9899685 00:03:14.030 --> 00:03:15.410 Thanking the overwhelming NOTE Confidence: 0.9899685 00:03:15.410 --> 00:03:16.790 support he received. NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:21.730 --> 00:03:23.884 He wouldn't take any questions from NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:23.884 --> 00:03:26.601 the press he was in and then out NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:26.601 --> 00:03:28.910 he didn't host any big watch party. NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:28.910 --> 00:03:30.620 Newsome's campaign has said this NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:30.620 --> 00:03:32.330 wasn't like a normal election. NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:32.330 --> 00:03:35.336 It was simply a recall if for a normal NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:35.336 --> 00:03:37.460 election he would have done that, NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:37.460 --> 00:03:39.854 he would have had the big celebration. NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:39.860 --> 00:03:41.228 So what comes next? NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:41.228 --> 00:03:43.782 Well, we can expect a lot of discussion NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:43.782 --> 00:03:46.021 around reforming the recall process, right? NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:46.021 --> 00:03:48.478 I told you a few days ago. NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:48.480 --> 00:03:50.552 When I spoke to the campaign that NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:50.552 --> 00:03:52.549 they believe one of the reasons why NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:52.549 --> 00:03:54.480 we ended up here today is because NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:54.480 --> 00:03:56.310 of how easy this process is. NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:56.310 --> 00:03:57.760 They said it's so easy. NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:57.760 --> 00:03:59.657 A ham sandwich could qualify and we NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:03:59.657 --> 00:04:01.523 know from recent Berkeley pulls out NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:04:01.523 --> 00:04:03.188 while the majority of Californians NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:04:03.188 --> 00:04:05.010 approve of the idea of a recall, NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:04:05.010 --> 00:04:06.460 they also believe it should NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:04:06.460 --> 00:04:07.910 be reformed back to you, NOTE Confidence: 0.98787266 00:04:07.910 --> 00:04:08.490 Chris and NOTE Confidence: 0.9882653 00:04:08.490 --> 00:04:09.940 Madison and our lead reporter NOTE Confidence: 0.9882653 00:04:09.940 --> 00:04:11.100 Morgan Reiner, outside the NOTE Confidence: 0.9882653 00:04:11.100 --> 00:04:11.970 Democratic headquarters tonight. NOTE Confidence: 0.9882653 00:04:11.970 --> 00:04:12.840 Morgan, thank you. NOTE Confidence: 0.9906189 00:04:14.180 --> 00:04:16.352 Conservative talk show host Larry Elder NOTE Confidence: 0.9906189 00:04:16.352 --> 00:04:18.518 was the leading Republican in the race. NOTE Confidence: 0.9906189 00:04:18.520 --> 00:04:20.526 He spoke in Southern California tonight, NOTE Confidence: 0.9906189 00:04:20.526 --> 00:04:22.524 telling his supporters the fight continues. NOTE Confidence: 0.9906189 00:04:22.530 --> 00:04:24.864 I can't think of anything that this NOTE Confidence: 0.9906189 00:04:24.864 --> 00:04:27.536 man has done in the last two years. NOTE Confidence: 0.9906189 00:04:27.540 --> 00:04:28.876 That success he deserves NOTE Confidence: 0.9906189 00:04:28.876 --> 00:04:31.700 another day in office, however. NOTE Confidence: 0.9906189 00:04:31.700 --> 00:04:34.136 We recognize that we lost the battle, NOTE Confidence: 0.9906189 00:04:34.140 --> 00:04:37.266 but we are certainly going to win the war. NOTE Confidence: 0.9906189 00:04:37.266 --> 00:04:39.351 Elder did ask his supporters to NOTE Confidence: 0.9906189 00:04:39.351 --> 00:04:41.440 quote be gracious in defeat Tonight NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:04:41.440 --> 00:04:42.876 and Republican candidate and NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:04:42.876 --> 00:04:44.312 businessman John Cox Newsom's NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:04:44.312 --> 00:04:46.319 opponent in the 2018 governors race, NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:04:46.320 --> 00:04:48.414 says every person who voted to NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:04:48.414 --> 00:04:50.221 recall Governor Newsom has sent NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:04:50.221 --> 00:04:51.936 a message to Sacramento that NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:04:51.936 --> 00:04:53.620 the state needs fixing what NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:04:53.620 --> 00:04:55.516 the Republican Party needs to do NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:04:55.516 --> 00:04:57.991 is focus on the quality of life NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:04:57.991 --> 00:04:59.886 issues that I've talked about. NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:04:59.890 --> 00:05:01.142 In this rate race. NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:05:01.142 --> 00:05:03.020 Making sure that we can build NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:05:03.093 --> 00:05:05.118 housing at an affordable price, NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:06.956 making sure that we fix homelessness NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:05:06.956 --> 00:05:08.180 by getting people treated, NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:05:08.180 --> 00:05:09.705 making sure that we have NOTE Confidence: 0.9899271 00:05:09.705 --> 00:05:10.925 enough water and electricity. NOTE Confidence: 0.98937434 00:05:11.550 --> 00:05:13.330 In a Facebook post tonight, NOTE Confidence: 0.98937434 00:05:13.330 --> 00:05:15.864 Cox said this election has put career NOTE Confidence: 0.98937434 00:05:15.864 --> 00:05:17.599 politicians and insiders on notice. NOTE Confidence: 0.98937434 00:05:17.600 --> 00:05:18.668 Meanwhile, the unofficial NOTE Confidence: 0.98937434 00:05:18.670 --> 00:05:20.450 numbers placed Kevin Falconer in NOTE Confidence: 0.98937434 00:05:20.450 --> 00:05:23.072 3rd right now, the former San Diego NOTE Confidence: 0.98937434 00:05:23.072 --> 00:05:24.624 Mayor thanks supporters tonight NOTE Confidence: 0.98937434 00:05:24.624 --> 00:05:26.136 and suggested Governor Gavin NOTE Confidence: 0.98937434 00:05:26.136 --> 00:05:28.146 Newsom could have been ousted if NOTE Confidence: 0.98937434 00:05:28.146 --> 00:05:30.058 the focus was on his policies. NOTE Confidence: 0.98937434 00:05:30.060 --> 00:05:32.196 At this recall showed that if NOTE Confidence: 0.98937434 00:05:32.200 --> 00:05:34.685 you keep the focus on Gavin Newsom, NOTE Confidence: 0.98937434 00:05:34.690 --> 00:05:37.980 he can be beat. But what we NOTE Confidence: 0.9880351 00:05:37.980 --> 00:05:39.680 clearly saw in this election, NOTE Confidence: 0.9880351 00:05:39.680 --> 00:05:42.060 that the focus of this election turned NOTE Confidence: 0.9880351 00:05:42.060 --> 00:05:43.760 into national politics and personalities? NOTE Confidence: 0.9880351 00:05:43.760 --> 00:05:45.800 Kevin Faulkner says he plans to NOTE Confidence: 0.9880351 00:05:45.800 --> 00:05:47.500 continue to fight for California. NOTE Confidence: 0.9880351 00:05:47.500 --> 00:05:49.200 Now there were 46 recall NOTE Confidence: 0.9880351 00:05:49.200 --> 00:05:51.240 candidates and a strong critic of NOTE Confidence: 0.9880351 00:05:51.240 --> 00:05:52.600 Governor Nusom, Assemblymember Kevin NOTE Confidence: 0.9880351 00:05:52.600 --> 00:05:55.320 Kiley was one of them. ABC 10s Van NOTE Confidence: 0.9880351 00:05:55.320 --> 00:05:57.276 Two has been outside his campaign NOTE Confidence: 0.9880351 00:05:57.276 --> 00:05:58.580 events speaking to voters NOTE Confidence: 0.9880351 00:05:58.641 --> 00:06:00.077 and the candidate himself. NOTE Confidence: 0.9880351 00:06:00.080 --> 00:06:02.120 Van is live in Auburn tonight. NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:05.140 --> 00:06:07.415 Yeah, I'm outside with the plaster County NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:07.415 --> 00:06:09.175 Elections office and Plaster county NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:09.175 --> 00:06:10.985 has been traditionally a Republican NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:10.985 --> 00:06:12.969 stronghold in deep blue California. NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:12.970 --> 00:06:15.462 Now election turn out in Plaster County NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:15.462 --> 00:06:18.310 was roughly 38% as of an hour ago. NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:18.310 --> 00:06:20.446 According to the Secretary of State, NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:20.450 --> 00:06:22.442 and that number will be growing NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:22.442 --> 00:06:24.360 as more ballots are counted. NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:24.360 --> 00:06:26.840 Now I did catch up earlier this evening NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:26.840 --> 00:06:29.349 with a with candidate Kevin Kiley. NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:29.350 --> 00:06:32.320 Outside of a watch party and he is of NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:32.320 --> 00:06:35.290 course the assembly member of District 6. NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:35.290 --> 00:06:36.975 And when those projections from NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:36.975 --> 00:06:39.023 ABC News and other outlets begin NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:39.023 --> 00:06:41.137 rolling in less than an hour after NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:41.137 --> 00:06:43.139 those polls closed at 8:00 o'clock, NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:43.140 --> 00:06:45.604 there really was not that sense of defeat NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:45.604 --> 00:06:48.036 among the recall supporters I spoke to. NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:50.008 Now I heard echoes of unfounded NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:50.008 --> 00:06:51.969 claims that the election is rigged, NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:51.970 --> 00:06:54.257 but I also heard things like, hey, NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:54.257 --> 00:06:56.219 my vote hasn't been counted yet, NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:56.220 --> 00:06:59.490 so it is way too early to make this call. NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:06:59.490 --> 00:07:01.446 Now I also spoke to Kaylee, NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:07:01.450 --> 00:07:03.984 a fierce critic over the governor and NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:07:03.984 --> 00:07:06.260 an arduous supporter of the recall who. NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:07:06.260 --> 00:07:07.756 Even received personal backing NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:07:07.756 --> 00:07:08.878 from Orrin Heatlie, NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:07:08.880 --> 00:07:10.372 the person who really NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:07:10.372 --> 00:07:11.864 launched this entire effort. NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:07:11.870 --> 00:07:14.670 Now I asked Kelly Kylie as well if NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:07:14.670 --> 00:07:17.325 he would accept the results and he NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:07:17.325 --> 00:07:20.099 didn't give a yes or no answer, NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:07:20.100 --> 00:07:22.445 but reiterated that these projections NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:07:22.445 --> 00:07:25.203 are not official and by law NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:07:25.203 --> 00:07:26.868 the count is still on. NOTE Confidence: 0.97241443 00:07:26.870 --> 00:07:27.340 It's very NOTE Confidence: 0.9882194 00:07:27.340 --> 00:07:28.288 standard in any election NOTE Confidence: 0.9882194 00:07:28.290 --> 00:07:29.480 in any part of the NOTE Confidence: 0.9882194 00:07:29.480 --> 00:07:31.368 country, for all sides in an election to, NOTE Confidence: 0.9882194 00:07:31.370 --> 00:07:33.268 you know, retain all options on the table NOTE Confidence: 0.9882194 00:07:33.268 --> 00:07:34.688 until the certification or the vote. NOTE Confidence: 0.98590773 00:07:38.340 --> 00:07:40.846 Now Kelly telling me no matter what NOTE Confidence: 0.98590773 00:07:40.846 --> 00:07:42.621 the official certification ends up NOTE Confidence: 0.98590773 00:07:42.621 --> 00:07:44.529 being by that October 22nd deadline, NOTE Confidence: 0.98590773 00:07:44.530 --> 00:07:46.870 that this recall effort was quote NOTE Confidence: 0.98590773 00:07:46.870 --> 00:07:48.430 the greatest citizens movement NOTE Confidence: 0.98590773 00:07:48.492 --> 00:07:50.072 in California history to put NOTE Confidence: 0.98590773 00:07:50.072 --> 00:07:52.330 the state back on track in quote NOTE Confidence: 0.98590773 00:07:52.330 --> 00:07:54.154 and for him and his supporters. NOTE Confidence: 0.98590773 00:07:54.160 --> 00:07:56.206 He says this is just the NOTE Confidence: 0.98590773 00:07:56.206 --> 00:07:57.950 beginning and not the end. NOTE Confidence: 0.9823522 00:07:58.550 --> 00:08:00.386 Are van two reporting live for NOTE Confidence: 0.9823522 00:08:00.386 --> 00:08:02.090 us tonight in Plaster County? NOTE Confidence: 0.9860458 00:08:02.800 --> 00:08:04.230 And the Sacramento County Registrar NOTE Confidence: 0.9860458 00:08:04.230 --> 00:08:06.126 of Voters Office, a very busy tonight. NOTE Confidence: 0.9860458 00:08:06.126 --> 00:08:08.371 This is a live look inside as officials NOTE Confidence: 0.9860458 00:08:08.371 --> 00:08:10.520 continue to count the vote. ABC 10. NOTE Confidence: 0.9860458 00:08:10.520 --> 00:08:12.811 Sandy Johnson is joining us with a closer NOTE Confidence: 0.9860458 00:08:12.811 --> 00:08:15.100 look at just how busy they are, Andy. NOTE Confidence: 0.99008805 00:08:18.420 --> 00:08:20.754 Yeah, Madison election workers are still NOTE Confidence: 0.99008805 00:08:20.754 --> 00:08:23.180 here and there's still hard at work. NOTE Confidence: 0.99008805 00:08:23.180 --> 00:08:25.010 Take a look behind me. NOTE Confidence: 0.99008805 00:08:25.010 --> 00:08:27.062 This is where the ballots from NOTE Confidence: 0.99008805 00:08:27.062 --> 00:08:28.889 secure drop boxes across Sacramento NOTE Confidence: 0.99008805 00:08:28.889 --> 00:08:30.859 County are still coming in. NOTE Confidence: 0.99008805 00:08:30.860 --> 00:08:33.056 From here they start the lengthy NOTE Confidence: 0.99008805 00:08:33.056 --> 00:08:34.520 process of being tabulated, NOTE Confidence: 0.99008805 00:08:34.520 --> 00:08:37.054 which in other terms is how your NOTE Confidence: 0.99008805 00:08:37.054 --> 00:08:39.649 vote is counted and voice is heard, NOTE Confidence: 0.99008805 00:08:39.650 --> 00:08:42.210 something that is important to NOTE Confidence: 0.99008805 00:08:42.210 --> 00:08:44.770 voters we spoke with today. NOTE Confidence: 0.99008805 00:08:44.770 --> 00:08:46.748 Thank you, I wanted to exercise my NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:08:46.750 --> 00:08:49.014 right to vote because I mean it's it's. NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:08:49.020 --> 00:08:50.820 It's important and that's the only NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:08:50.820 --> 00:08:53.257 way I'm going to be heard is to vote. NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:08:53.260 --> 00:08:54.675 There's only been two recall NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:08:54.675 --> 00:08:55.807 elections in California's history, NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:08:55.810 --> 00:08:58.350 and Carol Lee has voted in bowls. I voted NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:08:58.350 --> 00:08:59.490 in the other one NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:08:59.490 --> 00:09:01.464 as well, as well as the general NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:09:01.470 --> 00:09:03.730 election held less than a year ago. I NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:09:03.730 --> 00:09:05.150 mean, we just did it. NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:09:05.150 --> 00:09:07.047 But So what if you got a NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:09:07.047 --> 00:09:08.829 statement to make come and vote? NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:09:08.830 --> 00:09:11.368 I don't care if they have it next week, NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:09:11.370 --> 00:09:12.790 I'll be right back again. NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:09:12.790 --> 00:09:14.170 The quick turn around. NOTE Confidence: 0.9759596 00:09:14.170 --> 00:09:15.895 In the presidential election was NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:15.900 --> 00:09:17.730 a challenge for election officials. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:17.730 --> 00:09:19.932 The 70 day turn around was NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:19.932 --> 00:09:21.770 a quick turn around, you NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:21.770 --> 00:09:24.318 know. Normally we would already be in NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:24.318 --> 00:09:26.538 preparation mode for the June primary, NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:26.540 --> 00:09:28.004 which we're still doing NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:28.004 --> 00:09:29.468 concurrently with this election. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:29.470 --> 00:09:31.678 But a similar sentiment remained from NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:31.680 --> 00:09:34.250 the last election. One of mistrust. We NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:34.250 --> 00:09:36.446 thought that the November 2020 might NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:36.450 --> 00:09:38.652 be the pinnacle of the questioning NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:38.652 --> 00:09:40.850 of the election process, but really, NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:40.850 --> 00:09:43.046 it's only gotten worse since then. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:43.050 --> 00:09:45.304 We feel confident. In our process, NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:45.304 --> 00:09:47.010 and we welcome the scrutiny. NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:47.010 --> 00:09:49.310 But we want people to understand that NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:49.310 --> 00:09:51.780 our process is the same despite this, NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:51.780 --> 00:09:52.803 Californians turned out NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:52.803 --> 00:09:54.167 for the recall election, NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:54.170 --> 00:09:55.546 before polls even closed, NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:55.546 --> 00:09:57.266 more voters had turned out NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:57.266 --> 00:09:58.940 than in the 2018 election, NOTE Confidence: 0.9890577 00:09:58.940 --> 00:10:00.650 when Governor Newsom was first NOTE Confidence: 0.9899006 00:10:00.650 --> 00:10:02.350 elected governor, which is kind NOTE Confidence: 0.9899006 00:10:02.350 --> 00:10:04.400 of amazing because it's off here. NOTE Confidence: 0.9899006 00:10:04.400 --> 00:10:05.796 It's a special election. NOTE Confidence: 0.9899006 00:10:05.796 --> 00:10:07.890 We didn't know what to expect NOTE Confidence: 0.9899006 00:10:07.958 --> 00:10:09.508 the turn around time was NOTE Confidence: 0.9899006 00:10:09.510 --> 00:10:12.378 so quick, but we've seen really NOTE Confidence: 0.9899006 00:10:12.378 --> 00:10:14.290 strong early voting numbers. NOTE Confidence: 0.9899006 00:10:14.290 --> 00:10:16.410 The election is not over until NOTE Confidence: 0.9899006 00:10:16.410 --> 00:10:17.463 it's officially certified NOTE Confidence: 0.9899006 00:10:17.463 --> 00:10:19.228 by the Secretary of State, NOTE Confidence: 0.9899006 00:10:19.230 --> 00:10:20.995 so we will be processing NOTE Confidence: 0.9899006 00:10:20.995 --> 00:10:22.760 ballots for quite some time. NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:27.260 --> 00:10:28.730 Well, the first results were NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:28.730 --> 00:10:30.700 released at 8:00 PM this evening. NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:30.700 --> 00:10:32.554 Those are mostly just from voters NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:32.554 --> 00:10:34.150 who returned their ballots early. NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:34.150 --> 00:10:35.670 There's still thousands of ballots NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:35.670 --> 00:10:37.994 that were mailed in as well as voted NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:37.994 --> 00:10:39.744 on today that will continue to be NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:39.805 --> 00:10:41.670 processed and returned and official NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:41.670 --> 00:10:43.852 certification date is October 22nd for NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:43.852 --> 00:10:46.036 the Secretary of State are Andy Jensen. NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:46.040 --> 00:10:47.918 Live for us as the balance NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:47.918 --> 00:10:49.170 continued to be counted. NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:49.170 --> 00:10:51.048 Andy, thank you. I'll keep in NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:51.050 --> 00:10:52.615 mind this is the second NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:52.615 --> 00:10:53.867 recall in state history. NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:53.870 --> 00:10:55.270 There were some surprising NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:55.270 --> 00:10:56.670 results tonight and ABC. NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:56.670 --> 00:10:57.670 Brandon Redman is here NOTE Confidence: 0.98964274 00:10:57.670 --> 00:10:59.170 now with a closer look at NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:10:59.170 --> 00:11:01.420 the numbers. Yeah, hey Chris. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:01.420 --> 00:11:03.590 So a couple things we've heard tonight. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:03.590 --> 00:11:05.641 One is a criticism of the fact NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:05.641 --> 00:11:07.927 that the race was called so early. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:07.930 --> 00:11:10.490 Just taking a look at the result that NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:10.490 --> 00:11:13.194 we have here with almost a 2 to one. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:13.200 --> 00:11:15.090 No vote, a difference of north of NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:15.090 --> 00:11:17.540 two and a half million votes there. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:17.540 --> 00:11:19.400 And probably frankly not a whole NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:19.400 --> 00:11:20.950 lot more than that. Outstanding. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:20.950 --> 00:11:21.880 It's totally irresponsible NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:21.880 --> 00:11:23.430 to make this call tonight. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:23.430 --> 00:11:24.360 Having watched elections NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:24.360 --> 00:11:25.910 for a really long time, NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:25.910 --> 00:11:28.150 I just don't see any way that the NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:28.150 --> 00:11:30.250 Pro recall side can overcome this. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:30.250 --> 00:11:31.255 You've also heard. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:31.255 --> 00:11:34.109 Uh, in in this newscast mention of oh hey, NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:34.110 --> 00:11:34.914 you know this. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:34.914 --> 00:11:36.254 This recall was turned into NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:36.254 --> 00:11:37.809 sort of national politics. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:37.810 --> 00:11:39.102 All politics for national. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:39.102 --> 00:11:40.717 It's a Democrat versus Republican NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:40.717 --> 00:11:42.219 thing rather than just a NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:42.219 --> 00:11:43.343 referendum on the governor. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:43.350 --> 00:11:44.510 Which is, you know, NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:44.510 --> 00:11:47.050 how some would argue the recall was intended. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:47.050 --> 00:11:49.297 There is some validity to that if NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:49.297 --> 00:11:51.875 you just take a look at sort of NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:51.875 --> 00:11:54.044 discount right here that 60 ish to NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:54.044 --> 00:11:56.284 30 ish result and we compare it to NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:56.290 --> 00:11:58.264 the last time the governor was on NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:58.264 --> 00:11:59.980 the ballot against the Republican. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:11:59.980 --> 00:12:03.139 It looks a lot. Like that red blue resulted. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:03.140 --> 00:12:05.204 Striking really how close the recall NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:05.204 --> 00:12:08.047 result is to what happened back in 2018. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:08.050 --> 00:12:10.156 If we take a look here, NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:10.160 --> 00:12:12.332 this is just something really quirky NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:12.332 --> 00:12:14.157 about this election because there NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:14.157 --> 00:12:16.059 were no serious Democrats that ran NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:16.059 --> 00:12:18.153 on question two and the official NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:18.153 --> 00:12:19.601 recommendation from the Democratic NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:19.601 --> 00:12:22.110 Party was to leave Question 2 blank. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:22.110 --> 00:12:24.900 You can see millions of voters did that. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:24.900 --> 00:12:26.650 That's the count for question. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:26.650 --> 00:12:27.001 One. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:27.001 --> 00:12:29.107 That's the count for question two, NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:29.110 --> 00:12:30.554 the difference being almost NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:30.554 --> 00:12:31.637 four million votes. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:31.640 --> 00:12:33.536 Keep that 4,000,000 ish number in NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:33.536 --> 00:12:36.068 mind when I show you the candidates, NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:36.070 --> 00:12:37.795 there's Larry Elder almost 2 NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:37.795 --> 00:12:39.820 million more people than voted for. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:39.820 --> 00:12:42.270 Larry Elder decided to vote in this NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:42.270 --> 00:12:45.277 election and not vote for a candidate at all. NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:45.280 --> 00:12:47.326 That is a route and it's NOTE Confidence: 0.97866922 00:12:47.326 --> 00:12:48.349 making the governor's NOTE Confidence: 0.9870079 00:12:48.350 --> 00:12:49.427 team very happy.