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In five latinos in this country that don't have health insurance. so what do we need to be doing to continue to address the access problem here? >> yeah. that's a great question. and, so, you know, you have to meet the individuals where they are. one of the -- one of the things that i, in my community, that i did was reach out to them in spanish. you have to make the message understandable and clear in their language. and, so, there are many individuals that are spanish speaking that need to have a clear message regarding the vaccination. and in addition, you eluded to this before, not everybo...

So, what do we need to be doing to continue to address the access problem here? >> yeah, that's a great question. and so, you know, you have to meet the -- the individuals where they are. one of the -- one of the things that i, in my community, that i did was reach out to them in spanish, right? you have to make the message understandable. you have to make the message clear in their language. and so, there are many individuals that are spanish speaking and they need to have a clear message regarding the vaccination. and um, in addition, you -- you alluded to this before. not -- not any -- not ...

About the process, and we will have a good result. i am not going prejudge it, but i will follow the science. >> when you are talking about making the decision based on the science, that is what you dead when you issued a vaccine mandate for state workers and there are reports that there are roughly about 8% of the 60,000 state government employees in washington state that are requesting the religious or medical exemptions and that is thousands of people, and how do you balance that making sure that the exemptions are granted and warranted without people trying to abuse the system? >> well, fi...

Today, i caught up with the man who has been leading that pack, conservative radio host larry elder. he opposes the minimum wage, has called climate change a myth, and wants to roll back many of the state's covid restrictions. as governor, what would be your first action? >> repeal the mandate that state workers who have been vaccinated be tested once a week, and wear face masks at work. >> reporter: but right now, with the delta variant surging in parts of the country with low vaccination rates and few mandates, here in california, polls give newsom a wide advantage. the next governor of the ...

Zohreen shah spoke with elder on the campaign trail. >> reporter: tonight, the final push for california governor gavin newsom to keep his job. >> the contrast and the stakes could not be higher. this election is a matter of life and death. public health is on the ballot. >> reporter: if more than 50% of californians vote to recall newsom in tuesday's special election, the opponent with the most votes becomes the next governor. leading that group right now by double digits is conservative radio host larry elder, who told me he wanted to tackle crime and homelessness. also promising to take the...