>> building a better bay moving forward, finding solutions. >> i am a christian, your watching getting answers on abc 7. every day we talk about issues with experts in the bay area. the bay area is losing residence as people move away during the pandemic. often times driven by the high cost of living. nowhere is that issue more acute than marin county. san francisco pride parade. all as t 53rd year. president biden is enjoying a

big bounce and approval ratings after his second state of the union. 71 move the country in the right direction. compared to only 52% saying that before his speech. >> the direction we now take is going to decide the course of this nation for decades to come. we are not bystanders of history. we are not powerless before the forces that confront us. it is the power of we the people. because the president's team last night is get the job finished, get it done. done?are the things he wan first and foremost? joining us is congresswoman lofgren. take you for your time today. >> it was great to be at the speech last night. >> as all from your pictures that you seemed like you enjoyed all of it. especially the present positive speech. were you surprised by his big

favorability house afterwards? >> i did not know what to expect. people are so dug into their points of view. i thought it was encouraging. he laid out a path forward for most americans. in contrast to the kind of chaos we have seen concrete steps of what he has done and what he wants to do, it would make people's lives better. it is not a real surprise people appreciated that. the things that were passed into law in the last two years, a lot of people don't know about it. when i talked to the president, we came to help with the floods, he mentioned to me that a lot of people did not realize we kept the price of insulin for medicare recipients until just now because they finally getting the benefit and people

appreciate it. >> you talked about some of those accomplishment. do you think based on wh you are that'not this is a man who did they share of democratic support from his own party with this? >> if you have to bounce to 70%, it sounds like you did a pretty good job of getting people on his side. he has not made an announcement. the other thing i heard a lot of people say is how struck they were by how engaged he was. unfortunately we had some people engage in very rude heckling and he did not let them get to him. he engaged. he pushed back in a way that was actually pretty clever. >> i want to show that some people know what you're talking about. >> instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, some republicans want medicare and

social security to sunset. i am not saying it is the majority of them. my office. i will give you a copy of the proposal. that means congress doesn't vote. >> there is so much to unpack there. did he just cornered the gop into committing to not cut entitlements on national tv? was that an intentional thing? >> i think so. of course, today, some of the republicans are talking about cutting social security and say we don't want to cut it, we just want to reform it. what does that mean? the last time we had a serious effort to undercut social security was one george w. bush was president. he planned to use his political capital to privatize social

security. that is still being discussed for members. we have them on tape. they can say it's not true but then when you run the clips of them talking about it, i think he did corner them. they may try to weasel out but there they were saying they are not going to eliminate medicare and social security. good for the president. making them back from that response. >> a lot was president biden showing how sharp he was in that instant. we had some bowing, some haggling. we had represented marjorie taylor green giving the thumbs down and that is what we saw on tv but you were there in the chamber, telus if it felt like it was more or less then we felt? >> it wasn't good. i was sitting toward the back.

i could not see who and booing but that is the kind of behavior that did not used to exist in the state. remember when joe wilson at president obama you like? they were shocked. now, we saw and others brewing and standing up and acting out and looking completely off the wall, frankly. that is not what we are used to. clap if you don't agree but people don't usually act out like that. >> something else that has changed is what happens when someone is caught in a lie. one woman -- one moment that stood out was mitt romney telling george santos who we now know light about major parts of his life story is under house ethics investigation.

today, santos actually fired back and said romney was not being very mormon. does this make you sad? >> i don't know what santos meant by that. i try not to engage with him. it looks like everything about him is suspect. that his name, his background, everything. it is bizarre. medranda is a standardbearer of the republican party. i don't always agree with him but i think most people realize he is not a cheat or a liar. for mr. santos to attack and that way is >> one area i think did get a little across the support last night was when the president talked about big tech.

not so much when he talked about taxing them at a higher rate. when he talked about i saw that. what about what he talked about regulating the industry? >> we must find accountable. it is time to bypass -- two pass bipartisan legislation to stop big tech from collecting data on our kids. and impose stricter limits the personal data that companies collect on all of us. >> i wonder what your view on this is. he represents a look and value. your constituents actually include the companies, the people who work for the companies and the people use the products. how do you intend to help everyone? >> i very firmly believe we need

to drastically control the amount of data companies are applying. she and i int strongest online piracy bills in the congress. it would drastically limit the amount of data that could be collected and used to manipulate americans. i think there is residence on that. the devil is in the details. the energy and commerce committee has a bill that is far weaker than ours. that would really trash california's law which is very strong. we don't want to strongest privacy rules in america under the guise of doing a privacy act. we are hoping to get serious about this and move the bill that anna and i introduced. it is the toughest bill that has

gotten all the kudos from the civil society and people who are looking to really control the misuse of data. >> do you think those regulations would have to come at the expense of profitability for these companies or not? >> right now, a lot of money is made by targeted ads. we know that. i also know these companies are very successful. they have changed the flow and thousands of my constituents have jobs in these companies. i want prosperity in the valley. i am confident these companies will be able to adjust and be profitable while respect in the privacy rights of their customers. quest i want to ask y something i found interesting. here is a picture of you and eric staal will. you have two women scientists.

i want to ask you -- if you announce this together, is there a new collaboration between you and congressman small well? >> one of the things he and i worked on is supporting the fusion energy program. there is that last picture, the republican chairman of the science committee who agrees with us. we need to go all in on supporting the development of fusion energy. dr. tam, is the head of the fusion -- fusion energy program. in december, the lab got admissions in the fusion program. the first time it has happened in the world. it is just a huge breakthrough. that is the breakthrough that said -- that should signal to us

that we need to double down and increase our investment. how much we put into this program. >> our climate depends on it. thank you so much, appreciate it. >> thank you. take care. press coming up next, population shift affecting one bay area county more so than the others. we will explain why and whether this is a trend we should be worried about.

>> since the pandemic, the bay area has been losing people come sometimes to other states. sometimes to people seeking a less expense in place to live.

one county of singh's population shrank more and faster than the rest. data from california's department of findings shows the population there dwindled by about 6600 people from july of 2021 to 2022. joining us live to answer your questions is hans johnson who stays population as a senior fellow at the public policy institute of california, thank you for coming on the show. you have been a demographer for a long time. is that level of population drop off we are seeing unprecedented? >> it really is. while marin county might be the poster child for leading l within the bay area, this is a statewide phenomenon. it is not the first time since records have been kept that we have had such large population declines in our state. >> let's go

kern county vis-à-vis the other bay area counties. walk us through some of the significance in these numbers here. >> the entire bay area is losing people. every single county in the bay area. overall, the state lost around 600,000 people in the last couple of years. the bay area accounts for almost a third of that loss. within the bay area, marin has had the largest percentage decrease in its population. there are several reasons for that. marin tends to be one of the older counties in the bay area. that means older people are more likely to die. we have more deaths per capita in marin than other cases. >> birthrates are already hitting record lows statewide. in marin, with an older population, there are many ways

in which people have children and then finally, marin also, unlike many other bay area counties does not attract a lot of international him -- immigrants from abroad. they could replay some of the flows of people who are leaving marin. >> why is attract as many immigrants? is it that the jobs are not there for immigrants? what is it? >> certainly a primary for a long time. a very expensive housing crisis. that is not necessarily by intentional design but it occurs as marin is the poster child for open space preservation. some call it the poster child for nimby is in. that open space preservation

that i think many of us appreciate the beauty of his building less houses. marin has for a long time then a county that has built very little housing. there is no place to live. >> i see. you have given us something to think about in terms of the population size not growing. you do have some die off and then you do have a few immigrants coming in to repopulate. are there just a lot of people picking up and leaving as well? >> yes. that is not just for marin, that is statewide. california is experiencing hundreds of thousands of people, more are moving to other states. housing is often mentioned. our economy i pretty well.

pretty high in california. especially the bay area. it is a very different kind of population loss and what we are seeing elsewhere in the united states. the first to come to mind is the rust belt. homes are being left vacant. in some cities they have had some trying to demolish abandoned housing. we are still a robust date high demand for housing. to live here where people are coming of age and who would like to start their own household but they can't afford to do it here in california. >> we are always worried our children will not be able to afford to buy housing where they grew up. our time is short but i want to quickly get these last two questions. should we be looking at this? nothing is binary.

is it a good thing or a bad thing? how do we change th >> there maybe it is a good thing from congestion. the congestion standpoint. first and foremost, housing. dating warehousing. >> thank you so much for joining us hans. coming up next, exciting chang for san francisco pride. what is giving it a whole new look this year. stay i'm jonathan lawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance

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pride parade. it will mark 53 years this june. organizers are revealing to big changes. pride has a new leader and a new production company is taking over this parade. joining us is suzanne ford. the new executive director of sf pride. good to see you. >> great to see you again, kristin. and in a new capacity, congrats on being named to the executive director. now that it is permanent, tell me how much that means to you. to the city of san francisco and the lgbtq community. it is very humbling. a little overwhelming but i'm really excited. >> let's talk about what people can expect. last year you were back for the first times after a two-year

pandemic hiatus. we want to show how fun it was last year. talk about what you want to build on for june. >> last year was astounding. we -- a lot in a little bit of time. our theme is looking forward. we are looking at some new left, some new energy and bringing in a new production company. event. they produce new york world pride, l.a. pride. they are well-versed in pride world. >> i know they are very experienced. talk about what will do differently or bigger and better.

the event space at the civic center is going to be a help. we will make sure it is a safe event. people will be experience. they will find a little more continuity. they will be bringing in. i think looking at the event as a new opportunity to make sure the lgbtq community in san francisco has the pride they deserve. terms of the evolution of pride in san francisco? request the pride parade now looks more like our

community always looked. our board over a majority of the prc are the board. we know that our community looks like that. to attend in june? >> over a one million people will be in the city for san francisco pride that weekend. i also know one great fact, 10 highest days of partnership in the history of the city, those 10 days were all pride sundays. that gives you an idea. i am sure we will see half a million on the parade route.

economic impact and boosted the city. >> it is. that is one of the most overwhelming things you learn. how important it is. that is by everyone i interested in how we are doing things. that is always a juggling act. that is my job. lifeblood of san francisco. >> thank you very much. abc 7 is the proud sponsor of this year's pride parade. watch it

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>> thank you so much for joining us for getting answers today. tonight, the heartbreaking images coming in at this hour. the little girl saved, but the crucial window closing, now nearly 72 hours after the earthquake. also tonight, the heckling at the state of the union. and mitt romney telling george santos, "you don't belong here." and the severe storms we're watching right now. the tornado watches and then this all moves into the northeast. first tonight, the staggering death toll soaring. more than 12,000 people killed in the earthquake in turkey and syria. tonight, we have learned three americans are among the victims. the heartbreaking images, the bodies of eight family members, including six children, pulled from a collapsed home. search and rescue teams working around the clock. the young girl pulled out alive. and news tonight on that newborn baby born in the rubble. ian pannell in turkey tonight. back here in the u.s.,

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