look at that gorgeous shot of los angeles. the l.a. skyline. and this gorgeous shot of our studio. we're back in studio. we're back, baby! >> i've never seen traffic move so freely. >> not a lot of traffic in l.a. at this hour. breaking news, cnn's projecting that california's democratic governor gavin newsom easily surviving the recall re-election -- recall election i should say, defeating the attempt to remove him from office. so as promised on the other side of the break i want to bring in shirley weber, california's secretary of state, who is a democrat, and we appreciate her joining us at this late hour. though it's not that late in california but she's been going all day and it's been very busy. so thank you very much for joining us, madam secretary. start with this first question. >> thank you -- >> both larry elder and donald trump have claimed without any evidence that the election is rigged and that it can't be trusted. what is your message to them and to california voters tonight?