# Hour 1: CA Voting?  Are We Waiting For Them To Cheat? Scott Pelley is Out at CBS

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Podcast: [Wendy Bell Radio Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wendy-bell-radio-podcast-5712790)
Published: 2026-06-03T19:38:10+00:00
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## Resource

NBC Lays the Foundation to Suspend Disbelief in a Miraculous Democrat Victory. CA gubernatorial primary: Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra led, headed for November runoff. They start counting a month ahead of time and don’t stop for weeks after. With 76.1% of precincts partially reporting: Hilton 26.9%, Becerra 25.7%. Scott Pelley fired from CBS News, terminated “for cause,” effective immediately. It came one day after he blew up at a staff meeting with new EP Nick Bilton

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