Roster. But first up, governor Gavin Newsoms global tour is fueling president ial rumors once again. Is a white house bid in the works . Thanks so much for joining us for getting answers on this friday. Im julian glover. Between the governors foreign diplomacy and senator Laphonza Butlers decision to bow out of a full term run. There is a lot to talk about in california politics. S jeremy weil joining us live now. Hes the senior california politics reporter from politico. Jeremy, thanks for being here. Thanks so much for having me. Glad to have you with us on this friday. Lets start with governor Gavin Newsoms trip overseas as we just got some new photos of newsom in israel ahead of his scheduled trip to china. You can see the governor will show you the photos in just a minute with survivors of the hamas attack at a hospital in tel aviv. What was the purpose of the governor stopping at israel after President Biden was just there earlier this week . The governor characterized it as a show of solidary with victims of the attack meeting with at least one person who had roots in california. He also his office tells us, made time to meet with Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. So this is really becoming something of a whirlwind global tour for the governor as he makes this pit stop on his way to the long planned trip to china to talk up californias climate agenda. We also got a statement from the Governors Office that im sure you also received as well this afternoon, the governor in it, saying that he spoke to the mother of a man from california who is being held hostage in gaza. Earlier today, we learned the news of two american hostages being released by hamas. Are you hearing any reports of newsom being involved in any of these negotiations to get some of those californians that are being held hostage, released . I have not heard anything to that effect. I would expect thats something that is run through the state department and federal diplomatic channels. But i think as with the trip to china, this is another example of Governor Newsom sort of dipping a toe into into International Waters as he increasingly builds out a National Profile. He certainly building out that National Profile and i imagine trying to build some a National Name recognition as well. I also want to talk about some other things that california is doing in regards to the israelhamas conflict right now. The statement that was released by the Governors Office pledge that the state will ship medical supplies to support humanitarian relief in israel and gaza. We know the us is already sending aid. So what was the point of newsom making a point to point out that california itself will be sending aid separate from the us as a whole . I think this is an example of the governor doing something hes fond of, which is sort of marshaling californias resources as almost a nation state, given its size and the size of its economy. We often see this with domestic uh natural disasters in which california will dispatch supplies and Emergency Personnel to other states. So i think this sort of fits with that. But but to your point, certainly seeing the governor make some time to not just go to israel, but meet with a foreign leader there, i think, again, underscores him seeking that outsized presence on the International Stage in this case and certainly something that Governor Newsom does not shy away from. Lets shift to his trip to china, obviously, his stop in israel was kind of a late add to this preplanned trip to china. How long will newsom be there and what exactly will it be up to . The governor is going to be there with members of his team talking about Climate Change, sharing information with chinese counterparts on some of the technologies and policies that california has pursued. And i would note, this isnt something new. Weve seen past governors, including jerry, jerry brown, try to build both trade ties with china and jerry brown. Similarly going on a trip there to try to bolster those Climate Change collaboration options. So something that, again, gives Governor Newsom an opportunity to sort of build that Foreign Policy experience. But at the same time, not unprecedented given that californias decisions on climate policy, things like requiring the sale of all new electric vehicles by 2035, really do have global implications. And weve seen that International Cooperation on technology and that type of thing for decades now. And so this does build on a fair amount of precedent for this type of thing and certainly makes sense with california for having the fifth largest economy in the world and obviously being the most populous state in the union. I want to talk about what we were discussing earlier of newsom continuing to kind of raise his profile. Right. Hes walking a real fine line, undoubtedly trying to get more name recognition here at home and abroad. And hes certainly looking president ial. Right. But hes been very vocal in recent interviews on cnn, even with 60 minutes saying that he does not aspire to be president. What what gives here . I think gavin newsom has been very careful to position himself as a team player in 2024, which is to which is to say team joe biden. And i think there is really not a chance that hes going to challenge the president this time around. I think 2028 is a different story. And i think in the long run, being a loyal democrat and being out there working to get the president reelected, as well as democrats and other states, weve seen the governor do a lot of fundraising in their behalf. Is something that certainly doesnt hurt his standing within the party and with voters. And so is gavin newsom, a politician who you could see a future path to the white house . Absolutely. I dont think its going to happen this cycle. But certainly the moves he is making on behalf of sort of the larger democratic cause over the next couple of years will bear on his national stature. Yeah, he certainly said he has no plans to primary be the sitting president , joe biden. That would just create all types of stink, i imagine with the dnc at the national scale. I want to talk to you about the other big California Political news this week, the announcement from newly appointed california senator Laphonza Butler announcing she will not seek a full term in 2024. Should this really be a surprise to anyone . Whats your take . I dont know that i would call it a surprise, but i will say i think senator butler is somebody who, despite being relatively unknown, i think to a lot of voters and not having Held Elected Office before this is somebody with a lot of political experience, ties to people like Vice President harris, who you see there on the screen. A lot of ties within the world, organized labor. And so certainly once Governor Newsom said he was no longer picking a sort of interim, short term replacement for dianne feinstein, but somebody who was welcome to run for a full term if they saw fit. I think senator butlers path to winning a full term was a narrow one, but it was not impossible. And so this was something that there were a lot of conversations in California Political circles over the last couple of weeks about what senator butler might do, how her entrance into the field could really shake up this contest. In the end, she obviously decided against it, but i wouldnt necessarily say it was a surprise that she chose not to run. But i would also say that it would not have been the Biggest Surprise necessarily if she had decided to go for it. Sure. It certainly would have been an uphill battle. And we know that the democrats who are in the race have been kind of collecting money, adding it to their coffers for quite some time now. I want to talk about what this does mean for what will now be a wide open race come 2024. We know mail in ballots will be out for that march primary in february, which seems like tomorrow practically the way time is going. Any new updates on whos going to be out on top or at least the most recent polling when it comes to that three person race between democratic representatives katie porter, barbara lee and adam schiff . The polling has been pretty consistent at this point that katie porter and adam schiff are the top choices of voters. Theyve sort of swapped positions depending on the poll. Barbara lee running a decent amount behind a lot of that, i think does have to do with a gap in fundraising and visibility and name identification outside of her bay area base. And then i think there is really a question looking ahead to the general election of under californias top two primary system, whether we are going to get two democrats, possibly katie porter and adam schiff on that. General election ballot, or if we will see a republican get enough votes to get into that top two. I dont think at this point you can say it is a given that republicans are going to consolidate behind any of the candidates. We have eric earley, a former attorney general candidate, former Los Angeles Dodgers star steve garvey, both getting in there. Neither of whom, i would say, has really sort of seen the partys support coalesce behind them in a way that you would say theyre definitely going to draw a large enough share of voters to get that second place finish. So certainly, senator butler getting in there would have really upended this race. But i think theres still a lot of fluidity as to what it the voters are going to decide and what that November Ballot is going to look like. Okay. We have a lot to look forward to. But like i said, the way things are going in 2024 is practically here already. Jeremy white, senior california politics reporter from politico, we appreciate your time. Thanks for being here. Great to be here. Thanks for having me. We have a lot more to come here on getting answers. The doc is in, doctor pandya will tell us if we can expect to see Christian Mccaffrey on the field for monday night football. A c7. But first up, they spent some time visiting a big 40 niners fan in a local childrens hospital. Really special moment for that fan right there. Always love seeing them get out and in the community for sure. But now there attention is on mondays matchup and the bad news. Three of their most important offensive players are hurt. And the big question, can they play . Joining us live now is our favorite injury expert. We hope no one ever gets hurt on our teams, but if they do, at least we get to talk to dr. Nirav pandya from ucsf health. Doc thanks so much for being here. Thanks for having me. Okay. So first and foremost, 40 niners running back Christian Mccaffrey hurt his oblique on sunday against the browns. He takes a lot of punishment being a running back you get pounded non stop the entire game. Any chance that he can play through it with the extra day of rest that theyre getting since we got monday night football coming up here on abc seven . Absolutely. You know the big concern when he first got injured was was this oblique or was this a rib or a combination of both. And once youve eliminated that rib, based on the reports, it really is a pain tolerance issue. So if mccaffrey can tolerate the pain and he can play effectively in terms of twisting and bending his truck, abs, absolutely. I think theres a possibility that he could play. And thats what a lot of folks were assuming, that this was more of a pain, you know, kind of a management benching than anything else. But is there the possibility that, you know, playing him, if he wants to be in, could actually make it worse . Should they consider resting him by chance . I think in the context of there being a long season, generally its a low risk of that injury itself getting worse. The question always becomes if hes having pain, could he potentially injure Something Else because hes trying to avoid contact or hes compensating. So if theres some pain, hes not able to do things effectively. With the long season coming up, it may not be a bad idea to rest him and save him for the rest of the season in doc. I like the way you think. Were long season. Were thinking a deep playoff run. Hopefully another super bowl run as well with the niners five and one so far this season. Lets talk about deebo samuel, another guy taking a lot of contact, a lot of hits, hurt his arm on the first play in cleveland. That is never what we want to see he did not practice yesterday so what do you think . Should we expect him to suit up on monday . I think of the injuries. You know, obviously, if it was a lower extremity injury for deebo, as hes had in the past, ill be more concerned in terms of the shoulder. Unless you were to get tackled, you know, very hard or he would have some sort of issue in terms of impact on the ground. I think theres a good possibility that he would suit up if it was a hamstring or a groin like hes dealt with in the past. Id be more concerned, but i would not be surprised if we see him out there. Okay. A lot of 40 niners fans will certainly love to see that because, boy, huge offensive talent right there with deebo. So lets talk about big Trent Williams got his leg rolled up on the 49 ers said it isnt a high ankle sprain which is good. But what do you think is prognosis is at this point . I think of the three main players. Trent williams is the one thats most concerning. Number one is he did have that high ankle sprain in that leg before. And anytime your alignment, even if its a low ankle sprain, theres just a lot of force going across it. And its hard to play effectively. So if all three players, if Trent Williams is not playing, given his size and the force across that ankle, i would not be surprised. So he of all three, im more concerned about him not playing not worried about long term issues, more about how he perform on a short rest, and remind us of that high ankle sprain. Just how big of an injury is that and how long did we have him out for before when he actually had that high ankle sprain . Yeah its definitely a much more serious injury. And you think about an ankle sprain, a high ankle sprain involves those big ligament ligaments between the two big bones in the lower leg. So a lot more force, a lot more difficult for him to deal with that. And then you get a low ankle sprain. That whole leg is compromised. So in general, its a much more severe injury. But anytime youre that size and you have some sort of lower extremity issue, its a point of concern. You never want to see that for sure because you start thinking about, oh gosh, how long are we going to lose him for . Especially as you said, were looking for a long season here with the 49 ers, a deep run in the playoffs for sure. And lets talk brock purdy. Six months removed from that serious elbow injury. Hes looking real good right now. Just one interception so far this season. Are you surprised at just how good he is looking . Yeah, absolutely. And i think we have such little data on quarterbacks getting this type of surgery. And, you know, in the off season, everyones concerned, is he going to be ready . Is he going to be ready week three, week four. Hes playing phenomenally well. And i think we knew that pretty predictably he would throw well, but we didnt know just because its such a limited subset and quarterbacks is how would he deal with contact and hes held up well. Hes throwing great really remarkable how far weve progressed with these type of injuries. Yeah, seriously. And you know , not to mention hes still so young to you are there any concerns about, you know, getting reinjured, especially with that elbow . Its kind of important being quarterback and all. Yeah. You know, i think the risk of reinjury is actually relatively low unless you were to get a similar blow like you got in that eagles game, you get a little bit more concern when pitchers get this because theyre just throwing so much more and throwing much faster. But for a quarterback, barring one of those fluke plays that happened in the eagles game, i think the risk of reinjury is pretty low and hopefully just the sheer volume of throwing hes doing as the season progresses wont cause any soreness or any issues. Okay. We certainly love to see the run game in action too, for sure. All right, doc, we got through all the easy stuff. Now, final question in and the hardest question, 40 niners vikings. Whats your final score prediction. I think brock purdy puts all the kirk cousins you know doubt to rest and i would say 24 1040 niners on monday night okay youre saying were going to clamp them down on defense always love to see that. Dr. Pandya thank you so much for your time. We really appreciate having you here. And hopefully we wont have to see you too soon because we wont have any more of these injuries as we look for a nice deep season. Absolutely. Thanks for having me. All right. Well, remember, you can check out the niners vikings game monday night right here with coverage starting at 5 p. M. And then well have live postgame reports with the 40 niners from minnesota on toyota after the game. Lots to look forward to and were loving the monday night football here at abc7. Up next, well have abc7, Los Angeles David ono to tell us about. A stunning story of courage coming to san jose. Well take a short you got two jacks. And then my grand slam. I signed a ball for you. Okay. And it says papa i love you. Why did you do that . Because youve taught me everything about baseball. Oh hunny bunny, thats so sweet. Eyes of the japanese american nisei soldiers who fought prejudice at home and the enemy abroad. 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