real quickly, one mor question on this i saw on the front page of the los angeles times a couple o days ago, lead story, if senator feinstein steps down pressure will mount on governo newsom to fulfill his pledge t replace her with a black woman are you confident that governo newsom will keep that pledge yes, i am look, i am biased. i just want to disclose fo barbara lee, because she is on of the most extraordinar people in modern america history. the most consistent anti-war voice. but whether the governor appoints a caretaker or her, h should appoint an africa american woman, and let s just be clear there is not a single africa american woman in the united states senate in 2023 that should be an embarrassment t our country. let s talk about your travels. outside your district, you district is right in the middl of silicon valley in california,
the governor is launching hi own path, in part, to build up a democratic bench in part, to take the fight directly to these governors in their own states highlighting what he says is rising authoritarianism. we are going on the road, t take the fight to states where freedom is most under attack where republican leaders banne books, criminalized doctors, fire teachers. as you heard there, governo newsom is hitting the road thi week, with his family, touring states like florida, mississippi, and alabama i m going to be spending som time with the governor while he s in alabama, and i m looking forward to bringin that conversation next sunda show it s safe to say there is a lo i want to ask him about. that does it for me today, b sure to follow the show on twitter, tiktok, instagram we ll be here, back here, next sunday at noon eastern stay right where you are because alex witt report starts right now hi alex. haiti you i m so glad to have you on nea the end of the show, and learning
there are huge state with a lo of, you know, a lot of money and they should vote with thei wallet indeed, it ll be fascinatin to watch what impact they ma have on what not only walgreen but other pharmacies, whethe it s cvs, rite aid, others to. doctor perritt, new york governor, kathy hochul, and ne york attorney general, letitia james, sent a letter t pharmacy ceos asking for their commitment to make abortio pills available in store and b mail order your thoughts on just ho crucial pharmaceutical companies are right now fo abortion access? it is the point of entry fo many of the communities we car for. you know, we ll understand the intention behind governo newsom s action and certainl support it for lots of reasons i think it s also important to understand that when w eliminate access and pharmacies, whether it s because of decision that a state like california has made or decisio
the intention behind governo newsom s action and certainl support it, for a lot of reasons, i think it is als important to understand that when we eliminate access i pharmacies, whether it i because of a decision that a state by california has made o a decision that the individual pharmacies made not to serve our communities, the folks tha suffer are not people who ca just travel to different neighborhoods and pick up thei medications. it is a really bi deal not to carry medication and not to have access in your own neighborhood. we know th folks that are more likely t be impacted by these restrictions whether it is the fda ruling, or the lawsuits in texas, they are people who are already marginalized from care so when we do not have pharmacies and our community center providing the same care that folks get in othe neighborhoods, in other states and other zip codes, and our care continues and our healt
the los angeles tes attributes the high voter turnout to, quote, the pandemic inspired decision to mail a ballot to each of california s 22.3 million voters. that process has now become the law of the land in california. yesterday,california s democratic governor gavin newsom signed into law bill that permanently requires a vote-by-mail ballot be mailed to every active registered voter in the state of california. joining us now is the california democratic assembly member mark berman, chairman of the elections committee. he wrote the law that governo newsom signed yesterda thank you very much for joining us tonight. we really appreciate it. this turnout that you got throw the mail-in process in this last election was a real lesson in voter partipation, record highs. i think it was somewhere aroun 80%. 87% of those ballots were the