To remove him from office. Plus new revelations about a Topsecret Move by americas highestranking general to protect the nations nuclear weapons in the final days of the trump presidency. We have seexcerpts from a new book. Good to have you with us. Cnn projects california Governor Gavin Newsom will get to keep his job. Voters in the golden state rejected a Recall Effort led by republicans opposed to his handling of the coronavirus, homelessness, and the economy. The first question on the ballot, should Governor Newsom be recalled . About twothirds of the voters said no, a Landslide Victory for newsom. Exit polls show about a third of voters said the Covid Pandemic was the most important issue. Newsom pushed tough lockdowns, Mask And Vaccine mandates, a sharp contrast to his main republican challenger, Larry Elder, who questioned the science behind such measures. In his brief Victory Speech, newsom took aim at republican claims of voter fraud. We may have defeated trump, but trumpism is not dead in this country. The big lie, the January 6th insurrection, all the Voting Suppression efforts that are happening all across this country, whats happening in the assault on fundamental rights, constitutionally protected rights of women and girls. Its a remarkable moment in our nations history. Cnns Dan Merica is live at Gavin Newsom headquarters in sacramento. He joins us now. Good to see you, dan. So whats been the mood there since newsoms Victory Speech, and whats the plan ahead given this strengthens the Governors Hand on all issues, particularly tough covid19 measures . Reporter im going to be honest with you. The excited mood has left the democratic Party Headquarters here, and i would imagine its at a local bar here in sacramento, where im sure democrats are toasting this victory, a pretty resounding victory at that. This was not a close election at all. You really hit on the main point. This was all about covid. Governor newsom was largely recalled because of his tough measures on covid throughout the pandemic. Many who signed the Recall Petition said they did so because they wanted to take the thrusters off in a way, pull back and not be as tough in the fight against covid. And Larry Elder, his opponent, said he would do just that. Now, what is ironic here is that Governor Newsom, the man who was almost recalled or the recall was called on him because of those covid measures, actually ran on exactly those covid measures. And i think thats where youre going to see the broader impact of this race. Youre going to see Democrats Point to california, point to this resounding victory and the fact that Governor Newsom stayed in office as a reason, as defense for pushing tougher covid measures here in the United States. And that has really been a big divide here in politics in the United States where you have governors, republican governors in republican states leaning out and pulling back on covid measures and democratic governors doing the exact opposite. And what one democratic official told me is that this election shows that tough covid politics is good politics for democrats. The other issue you noted is the trump factor. Donald trump is no longer in the White House. He was not on the ballot in this recall, but Governor Newsom made this race largely about the impact that having a republican governor would have on national democratic politics and what it would mean for the party of trump. Larry elder was very much in the line of Donald Trump, ran in large part many of the same policy positions that Donald Trump held during the 2020 election, and that is another lesson that youre going to see democrats take from this. They can talk about trump even if trump is not on the ballot. Rosemary . All right. Dan merica, many thanks to you. And republican Larry Elder made claims of Election Fraud in the waning days of the race, well before the votes were even counted. But he ultimately admitted defeat Tuesday Night in front of his supporters. Cnns Lucy Kafanov is at Elder Campaign Headquarters in costa mesa. Reporter rosemary, its been an interesting evening. The campaign has billed this event as a, quote, victory party. All night the band had been playing, the alcohol was flowing. The mood was celebratory up until the News Networks began calling the election for current Governor Gavin Newsom. That is when the two Tv Screens behind me that were playing the election returns turned off, and then started showing the elder signs. Thats when the mood shifted. The big question, of course, was whether Larry Elder was going to concede the election or continue to make baseless claims of possible Election Fraud. He has mentioned, quote, unquote, Election Shenanigans in the leadup to the election. But he did come out speaking to his supporters, acknowledging the loss. Take a listen. My opponent, Governor Gavin Newsom [ Crowd Booing ] come on. Lets lets be gracious. Lets be gracious in defeat. And by the way, we may have lost the battle, but we are going to win the war. Reporter Larry Elder then went on to recycle his campaign stump speech, talking about the issues that were important to conservative republican from california issues like homelessness, crime, school choice, the high cost of living, the drought thats been playing the state. His Platform Wasnt necessarily different from the other top republicans running. There were of course nearly 46 people on the ballot. But he was able to rise to the top of the pack due to his name recognition. Hes had a national platform for years on the radio and through his essays and blog posts. He did close his Speech Tonight by hinting at another potential run against Governor Gavin Newsom, saying in terms of what hes going to do going forward, stay tuned. Rosemary . All right. Many thanks, lucy. Joining me now, Michael Gene Oh visa, president of the global policy institute. John phillips, Kabc Talk Radio host. And Mo Kelly, host of the Los Angeles Radio program, the Mo Kelly show. Welcome, everyone. Thank you. Hello. So Exit Polls indicate covid19 was the top issue for most voters, and that appears to have worked in newsoms favor even though this Recall Election took place because of the governors tough covid policies. Michael genovese, what does that tell you about what California Voters want to see in terms of Vaccine And Mask mandates going forward . For the governor, it was a mandate to continue doing those things, maybe even to ratchet it up. It was very, very clear that both the no and the yes folks took very seriously the covid question. But the no votes were overwhelming, and they were overwhelmingly in favor of more of the same from the governor. You saw in Exit Polling the no voters. The number one issue they said they voted on was covid at 42 . So it was a big issue, and it was a confirmation that the governors policies were acceptable and that they would go on. John phillips, as a republican, you wouldnt be very happy with this outcome, i would guess. But id be interested to get your reaction to Larry Elder borrowing directly from the Trump Playbook even before the counting started with his baseless claims of Election Fraud if he lost. Do you buy into that, and do you think this outcome shows that voters are rejecting trumps big Election Lie . Well, if you go back a couple of weeks ago, the polls were much, much closer. You had any number of polls that showed this race within the margin of error, and that was back when Gavin Newsom was running on the platform of california roaring back. His covid policies are causing our economy to boom and children to go back to school and all of these wonderful things. And it wasnt working. And at that point he shifted his focus from talking about his covid achievements and his achievements as governor to attacking Larry Elder, attacking republicans, trying to make this a referendum on President Trump. And in a state where democrats outnumber republicans 2 to 1, that became a battle that was much friendlier to him and ultimately was the reason why he won this election. In terms of whether or not there were shenanigans that took place in this election, if you lose by a touchdown, then maybe it could be a blown call. If you lose by three touchdowns, the blown Call Isnt the problem. Mo kelly, whats your reaction to what john just said and to elders apparently flawed strategy here . Well, i think it was a flawed strategy, and elder, i guess, Embraced Trumpism in his delivery, in his style, of course echoing the calls of the big lie. And i think that animated and that energized voters. It energized africanamerican voters. Remember, Larry Elder is a Talk Show Host, as John Phillips is and i am. And we dont have a political record to stand on. So Larry Elder had to stand on his past public statements as a radio host, which are oftentimes inflammatory, which are oftentimes offensive. And that was an easy Rallying Cry for democrats. So Larry Elder made it about himself, and Gavin Newsom obliged him and made it about Larry Elder and energized and animated the democratic base. And, michael, back to you. Despite the loss, republicans have of course succeeded in threatening the governorship of a democrat at a time when democracy in this country is looking increasingly fragile. Newsom himself calling it an antique vase, not a football. How flawed is a political system that allows less than 2 Million disgruntled voters to mount a Recall Election on a governor who originally won by a landslide . Well, you hit the nail on the head, rosemary, because california has the lowest bar, the lowest threshold for getting on the ballot with a recall. 12 of the voters from the last election. Most other states that have a recall have 20 or 25 . The state of kansas, 40 threshold. So thats one lesson that i think we will learn and we may reform that. But i think it goes way beyond that. I think it goes to i think what john had said, and that is that in california, running against trump really sells. That was the gift to the Newsom Campaign because before they nationalized the race, they were really having trouble. Once they nationalized it and made it about trump, democrats shot ahead. So fear of trump really sells for democrats, and it works. And, John Phillips, your republican party was able to recall democratic governor Gray Davis back in 2003, replacing him with arnold schwarzenegger. Why couldnt republicans make that happen this time around, do you think . Well, before people vote at the ballot box, they vote with their feet. And a lot of people who are upset at the policies in california, instead of sticking around and fighting and voting at the ballot box, they got in their electric cars, they loaded up their Yoga Mats and dragged as much kale as they could to texas. A lot of stereotypes there. Okay. Mo kelly, this was a highstakes Recall Election for democrats in california. What are your thoughts on what Gavin Newsom needs to do with his win in terms of the coronavirus, the economy, homelessness, and other big issues that voters made clear they were concerned about . Well, first he needs to thank Larry Elder for getting in the race and saving his political skin. But also i think Gavin Newsom needs to be more attentive to California Voters writ large because he still has to turn around and go back into Campaign Mode for the general election in 2022. So hes not out of the woods, but hes in a much better position now than he was. And if i could just say this, Gavin Newsom and also Joe Biden, President Biden, are, i would say, recipients of good timing. If President Biden were in a general election today, he probably loses. If Gavin Newsom were in a Recall Election ten months ago, he probably loses. So it depends when elections are, and Governor Gavin Newsom is a product of the timing of the recall as opposed to if it was not then as opposed to now. So Gavin Newsom needs to listen to California Voters. Timing is everything. Michael genovese, Mo Kelly, and John Phillips, many thanks to all three of you. Appreciate it. Thank you. Still to come, disturbing details from a new book on Donald Trumps last days at the White House and how his advisers worried he may provoke a conflict abroad to distract from his crushing election defeat. Thats next. Air wick essential mist transforms fragrance infused with natural Essential Oils into a mist. With an extra boost of fragrance you can see. Smsmell. And feel. 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Reporter Woodward And Costa report in peril that general mark milley, chairman of the joint chiefs, took secret action to limit president Donald Trumps ability to order a dangerous Military Strike or to use nuclear weapons. Just to set the stage, its january 8th, two days after the assault on the capitol, and Woodward And Costa reveal that milley is deeply shaken by the attack and that he believes that President Trump has become increasingly unstable and unpredictable since his Election Loss according to the book. They also write that milley believed trump was in serious mental decline. Woodward and costa then reveal that milley has intelligence that china is on edge, that the chinese are worried trump may try to order a Military Strike, a Wag The Dog to try to stay in power, and milley has Backchannel Phone calls with his counterpart, the top general in china, to reassure him. Taking all of this into account, milley says to his staff, quote, you never know what a president s Trigger Point is. And that same day on january 8th, he decided he had to act, and he called a secret meeting at the pentagon. He called in the generals and colonels who man the national military command center, the pentagon war room. And even though Hes Chairman of the joint chiefs, hes technically not in the chain of command, he is the top Military Adviser to the president. And he instructed those generals and colonels that they were not to take orders from anyone unless he was involved according to the book. Milley said to the room, quote, if you get calls, no matter who theyre from, theres a process here. Theres a procedure. No matter what youre told, you do the procedure. You do the process, and im part of the procedure. Woodward and costa write that milley was very concerned and was taking precautions that there were no dangerous or illegal orders. The book then goes on to say that it is true that milley may be criticized for what some may think was overstepping his authority, but Woodward And Costa write that his actions, he believed, were a goodfaith precaution. One of the other things thats revealed in the book is there are new details about January 6th and what President Trump is doing during the insurrection. And there is a remarkable scene in the book where retired general keith kellogg, who is Vice President pences national Security Adviser at the time, is in the Oval Office watching as President Trump is watching television, watching the insurrection in action. And according to the book, retired general kellogg says to the president , quote, mr. President , you really should do a tweet. This is out of control. Theyre not going to be able to control this. Sir, theyre not prepared for it. Once a mob starts turning like that, youve lost it. And the president simply replied, yeah. 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Break down the numbers for us and the issues that motivated the voters. Yeah. I mean, look, at the end of the day, the most important issue in the Exit Poll was the coronavirus, and how do voters that said the coronavirus is the most important Issue Vote . They voted significantly for Gavin Newsom. Larry elder tried to make this race about mandates and folks were against mandates. But in fact if you ask those voters in california whether or not they favored Mask Mandates for children in school, what did the Exit Poll find . That 70 of voters supported Mask Mandates. So to me, this was just a race in which the republicans completely misread the electorate. Newsom read the electorate correctly and was able to use the coronavirus and his actions on it to propel himself to the no on the recall and therefore to keep his seat in the governors mansion. So what message should Larry Elder and, indeed, Donald Trump take from these numbers, and are there any national implications for this vote, do you think . Yeah. I mean, the first implication to me is you cant run a Donald Trump candidate in every single state. My goodness gracious, Joe Biden won the state of california by 29 points, and now youre going to run a Donald Trump basically clone in that state . Thats ridiculous. Its crazy. You got to pick better candidates that fit the state. Now, that being said, california, as i mentioned, was a state that voted for Joe Biden by 29 points. So i wouldnt take too much from it. But, again, i just go back to the issue of the coronavirus. When 70 of the voters in california say that they supported Mask Mandates for children in school, thats going to translate nationally. Even in red states, its a majority of voters who support those Mask Mandates. I think if theres one message that democrats should take from this and try to apply nationally, is you should run on the coronavirus. You should run hard on Mask Mandates. Thats a type of issue that can translate to other states as well. So republicans a little Tone Deaf on this, do you think . I think theyre tremendously Tone Deaf. I mean, look, on something like vaccine mandates, youre a little more split. But take Mask Mandates again. Weve seen this battle down in the key Swing State of florida, but Ron Desantis was basically trying to block Local School Boards from implementing Mask Mandates. That was terribly unpopular there. So i think that, again, i think it is a misreading of the electorate, especially on Mask Mandates. Democrats will be smart to push the issue. And if i were republicans, id back off of it. Harry enten, always a pleasure. Thanks so much. Thank you. And joining me now, gene guerrero, columnist for the l. A. Times, and matthew littman, democratic strategist and former speechwriter for Joe Biden. Good to have you both with us. Good to be here. Jean, lets start with you. Last month you wrote in your column that if Larry Elder is elected, life will get harder for black and latino californians. As it turns out, he was not elected. But what are your thoughts now as you look at the outcome of this Recall Election, and what will it mean for the future of the state, do you think, and perhaps even the country . Well, early Exit Polls show that latinos and black voters, voters of color in the state really drove the results here. Early on, it was unclear whether latinos were going to be motivated to vote. But as the information reached them about what was at stake as far as Larry Elder promising to reverse all of the States Progress on Immigrant Rights, on racial justice, scaling back sanctuary laws, attacking investments in public education and in health for these communities, then they were very mobilized to come out and vote. And we dont have the exact numbers yet, but it is very clear that these communities, you know, handed trumpism its defeat in this state. And i think it signals that, you know, California Voters are very much in favor of Immigrant Rights and racial justice and the multiculturalism that is greatly feared by a minority of farright conservatives in this state who really helped drive this recall, you know, painting california as this, quote, unquote, thirdworld failing state often with racial undertones, you know, campaigning on Fox News with images of, you know, brown and black homeless populations and just spreading very racist fears about this state. But we have shown and we have you know, California Voters have loudly declared that we are a multicultural state, and we stand by our values and the idea that progressive policies actually make lives better for all californians. And matthew littman, Gavin Newsoms Victory Speech wasnt just focused on california but on The Big Picture as well. What are the national implications of this Recall Election, particularly as we watch democracy come increasingly under attack right across this country . Well, its interesting that you say democracy is under attack because Larry Elder is saying basically that a lot of the vote is fake. You know, just as Donald Trump did, theyre trying to undermine the vote, and Gavin Newsom won an overwhelming victory. The national implication of this is covid, what your guest talked about before, which is that theres a large majority of people in this country and in california that are very angry at the people who are not willing to take the vaccine. And Joe Biden talked about that a little bit last week, and Gavin Newsom talked about it tonight. And i think thats whats propelling Gavin Newsom and may propel democrats in 2022. Its listening to the majority of voters who are very angry at those people who are not getting vaccinated. And, jean, this Recall Election was about control of a huge blue state, the fifth largest economy in the world. What message did California Voters send the republican party, Larry Elder, and more specifically Donald Trump . Well, i mean they told trumpism to go back to where it came from, you know. This election was really driven by people who were motivated to disenfranchise communities of color, and i dont think that gets enough attention. And California Voters saw through the tactics and, you know, this attempt to really focus on the problem of homelessness, which is a real problem in california, but it has nothing to do with democratic or progressive policies. It has to do with moderates and conservatives and some faux progressives in california who continue to resist affordable housing here. The real issues that were on the ballot were racial justice, Immigrant Rights, you know, sciencebased covid response and recovery, sciencebased Climate Change response. You know, california has been a leader on these issues, and the message that California Voters sent was, we dont want this progress that has taken so much work and so many years to be reversed. And, matthew, the big election issues here were, of course, the Covid Pandemic as we heard, womens rights, specifically access to abortion, voting rights, Climate Change. Does this give Governor Newsom the power to go tougher on Vaccine And Mask mandates and to fight harder on those other issues, to show some of these republican governors across the country who are going in the opposite direction . I dont think that this has national implications for republican governors in florida or texas for instance. California is twothirds democratic state. So we knew that Gavin Newsom is going to win, and now the republicans, by making Larry Elder the face of the party, are going to be in even worse shape next year when Gavin Newsom runs again. So we have to be careful. California does have some major issues. The Homelessness Issue that was just mentioned is an incredible issue in california. Wildfires, Murder Rates are up in some cities. There are some big problems. Having this Recall Election doesnt solve any of those problems. We wasted about 270 Million on a Recall Election when theres an election next year. There are big problems. People in the state are frustrated. But this is a twothirds democratic state, and Gavin Newsom is pretty popular. They want to see him solve these problems. Many thanks to you both joining us. We appreciate it. Thank you. And still ahead, the u. S. 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So you dont know or wont tell us . I dont know because were reviewing. Youd think youd kind of know before you off somebody with a Predator Drone whether hes an Aid Worker or hes an isisk . We Cant Sort of have an investigation after we kill people. We have an investigation before we kill people. For the last two weeks, cnn has been investigating that Drone Strike, and our investigation raises some very serious questions about the u. S. Governments accounts of what happened that day. Cnns Anna Coren has been working this story and joins us now live from hong kong. What are you able to tell us about this . Reporter rosemary, doubts certainly have been raised over whether the u. S. Military actually hit an Isisk Target when they dropped a missile on a car in a Kabul Neighborhood two weeks ago. According to the family and colleagues of the targeted victim, 43yearold Aid Worker za mira ahmadi, the u. S. Got it wrong. The investigation has spanned the past two weeks. We have spoken to a total of 30 people, including five colleagues who were with ahmadi on this day. Weve spoken to two Bomb Experts who dispute the militarys claim there was a significant secondary explosion after the Drone Strike, which is code for Explosive Material, which the u. S. Suspected. One of them told me that if there was a secondary blast, it most likely was the Vehicle Gas Tank exploding. Weve also analyzed the Cctv Footage which you are looking at from that day of ahmadi in the office. What is critical to note is that a u. S. Official with knowledge of the operation who spoke to us said the u. S. Military never knew who was driving the car. They began following the Toyota Corolla that ahmadi was driving based on chatter theyd been mondaying from an isis Safe House. They saw the Car Leave possibly from the same Safe House and then followed it for the next eight hours before launching the strike. We do need to remember that just days before, an Isisk Suicide Bomber had killed 13 u. S. Service members and more than 170 afghans at Abby Gate at the airport. The u. S. Had intelligence of an imminent and credible threat and were understandably on high alert. But, rosemary, from what we have established, there are serious doubts as to whether ahmadi, a father of seven, highly respected worker who worked for this u. S. Based ngo for 15 years, feeding the poor, was, as the u. S. Climbs, an Isisk Facilitator with suspected Explosive Material in his car for an imminent attack. And, rosemary, samadi was not the only one killed. According to the extended family who live together in this compound, nine other Family Members died including seven children, three of whom were toddlers. Weve seen the distressing footage of the charred remains of what was left of the bodies, parents trying to recognize a hand, a foot, an ear, to work out which Body Part belonged to their child. 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Officials are pushing for more people to get vaccinated to prevent more deaths. The cdc says 54 of americans are now fully vaccinated, still shy of what Disease Experts say is needed for herd immunity. Dr. Anthony fauci says research is ongoing to provide vaccines to children between the ages of 5 and 11, which could become available later this year. Well, four of broadways biggest blockbusters reopened to new York Crowds on tuesday, and audiences could barely contain themselves. [ applause ] it was good news for the Opening Night Crowd at wicked where excited cheers and vigorous Applause Forced Performers to wait until they could be heard from the stage. Broadway theaters now require patrons to be fully vaccinated and wear face masks with all performers fully vaccinated as well. Im rosemary church. Ill be back with more news in just a moment. Dont go anywhere. I need this recipe. Everyone thinks i made them, but its actually dcon. What was that . Judy . Dcon. Mice love it to death. 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