Tomorrow Congress will begin what is normally a brief ceremony, the counting of the Electoral Votes and the certification of the winners. But this time promises to be quite different.

Vice President Pence will preside, and President Trump claimed in a tweet today that he will have the power to reject fraudulent electors, and set aside the results

According to the Constitution and the relevant statute, that is not actually true, and an overwhelming majority of the U-S Senate seems to agree. But what does the law actually say, and how could this unfold tomorrow?

For more on all of this, KCBS Radio news anchors Jeff Bell and Patti Reising along with KCBS Radio political reporter Doug Sovern, were joined by Stanford Law professor Nathan Persily, former Senior Research Director of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration and co-director of the Stanford-MIT Project on a Healthy Election.

KCBS Radio news anchors Jeff Bell and Patti Reising and KCBS Radio political reporter Doug Sovern speak with former U.S. Senators of California Barbara Boxer. They discuss Congress being set to certify the results of the presidential election and Republicans' plan to contest those results.

KCBS Radio news anchor Susan Kennedy and Sonoma State Political Science Professor David McCuan speak with Steven Maviglio, Sacramento-based political consultant and President of Forza Communications. They review Gov. Newsom's year and discuss how his administration dealt with the many challenges they faced. 

KCBS Radio news anchors Patti Reising and Jeff Bell and Sonoma State Political Scientist David McCuan speak with Dr. Brad Pollock, he’s Associate Dean for Public Health Sciences at UC Davis. They discuss what's next for California in its COVID-19 response and other COVID-19 news. 

Today on "The State of California," KCBS Radio Political Reporter Doug Sovern is joined by Mike Madrid, longtime California Republican strategist from Sacramento and one of the founders of the Lincoln Project, a Republican group formed to help defeat President Trump.

KCBS Political Reporter Doug Sovern was joined by State Senator Dr. Richard Pan, pediatrician representing the Sacramento area in the State Senate. They discuss the COVID vaccine and what we can expect after it.