[jazzy music] ♪ the state of the union is strong because you, the american people are strong. >> joe biden gives his first state of the union address. we're breaking down his message about the economy, covid, and ukraine. >> we are tired of crying. >> it's a tough time for a lot of people. those with loved ones in ukraine have no choice but to watch this violence unfold. a former mma star accused of attempted murder. new details about how it

unfolded and a possible motive. good evening. thanks for joining us for this special primetime news cast. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. tonight, joe biden delivered his first state of the union. the tone and message changed dramatically, based on the russian invasion of ukraine. in washington, heavy security and fencing remains around the capitol. the first 12 minutes of his speech was all about the attack on ukraine. many wearing ukraine's colors, blue and yellow. speaker pelosi wore a pin that featured the american and ukrainian flags. >> let's bring in nbc's alice barr. some powerful moments for the president, but we have seen plenty of criticism, as well. >> reporter: well, that's right, jessica and raj. this was in many ways two speeches combined into one. the first 12 minutes, that new

material addressing the war in ukraine. before the president shifted rather quickly to domestic issues that he has spoken about before, covering those extensively for the remainder of the hour-long speech. >> madame speaker, the president of the united states. >> reporter: president biden, stepping into a full house chamber for his first state of the union address, knowing his words reach far beyond the capitol at this defining moment in history. >> we, the united states of america, stand with the ukrainian people. and the battle between democracy and autocracies, democracies are rising to the moment. >> reporter: the president taking on the threat posed by russian president vladamir putin. >> putin's latest attack on ukraine was premeditated and totally unprovoked. he rejected repeated, repeated efforts atat diplomacy. he thought the west and nato wouldn't respond, but putin was wrong. >> reporter: many lawmakers

dressed in ukraine's yellow and blue, as joe biden laid out what the u.s. and allies are doing to help the besieged nation, and punish russia. >> tonight, i'm announcing that we will join our allies in closing off american air space to all russian flights further isolating russia and adding additional squeeze on their economy. the russian economy is reeling. >> reporter: on the economy, the president focusing on strong job and gdp growth. but he acknowledged the challenges american families still face, vowing to ease soaring inflation. >> my top priority is getting prices under control. >> reporter: masks are optional tonight, signaling a shifting phase in the pandemic. the president celebrating progress against covid, and commending the american people. >> thanks to the progress we made in the past year, covid-19 no longer need control our lives. >> reporter: also touting

historic nomination of the first black woman to serve on the u.s. supreme court. >> ketanji brown jackson. >> reporter: at a time of deep division in this country and devastating conflict around the world, joe biden seeking a path to unity. despite the applause in the chamber tonight, he faces low approval ratings and sharp republican opposition to his economic policies and to his approach on the ukraine crisis. tonight, he nodded to a couple of gop priorities, like reducing -- or rather increasing funding for police to reduce crime and also securing the border. back to you. >> thank you very much, alice. the president did get a standing ovation when he said the u.s. and allies have unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph of tyranny. video posted by the ukraine emergency services shows new explosions in a town some 90

miles from kyiv. ukrainians say he was hit by a russian air strike, leaving two people dead. you can see what happened in kyiv. another air strike, blowing up the holocaust memorial at the center of the city. it's where tens of thousands of jews were killed by nazis in world war ii. and this photo shows joe biden speaking with ukraine's president zelenskyy today. later in an interview, zelenskyy said he urged the president to deliver a strong message to america that this is a fight for the values of democracy. zelenskyy said as long as the bombings continue, there will be no talks with russia. another wave of refugees sweeping across europe and it's growing. the united nations says more than 600,000 ukrainians --

>> millions of people around the world are watching and listening intently to the state of the union. nbc's jodi hernandez talked to ukrainians tonight, both here in the bay area and in the center of the conflict. >> nobody in this day and age would think that somebody would just throw bombs. >> reporter: alina cooperman can't believe what she's seen in her native ukraine. she and her husband fled in 1989 before the fall of the soviet union, coming to the u.s. as refugees. she's now terrified for her father, family and friends who have remained in ukraine's capital city. >> they are right now hiding in

their apartment, because they want -- i mean, they live in this nine-story building. there's no shelter there. >> the situation is really tough. they are now air striking big residential areas in kyiv. and the suburbs. and everything is on fire. >> reporter: evgeni talked to us from central ukraine today after fleeing from her home in kyiv a few days ago. she never imagined things would have escalated the way they have. >> we are tired of crying, all the psychological pressure of people that keep dying. not only our brave armed forces, but more and more people, either from air strikes or just being shot in their cars. >> reporter: back if the bay area, cooperman can bare cli rest. she's blued to ukrainian tv and worried for her loved ones. >> i get up and first thing i

check on them because i think while i was sleeping something else might have happened. >> reporter: know shes her people will never give up and hopes the u.s. and the west will do more to help. >> i'm truly proud to be ukrainian. >> reporter: jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> as we told you, this is tonight's first state of the union address for joe biden. so how did he do? for that we bring in our political analyst. the president ending on a high note, started talking about vein, and the situation with russia. did he do enough to bring people into that and understanding the american people, why this is so important for the u.s. to take this position with russia? >> well, he certainly did for the first 12 minutes. it was all about ukraine and putin and how unjust it was and how the united states would not accept any of this, and that putin had much more coming at

him than he even realized. so i think he was very strong on that. he also ended very strong, when at the end of his speech he said the state of the union is strong tonight. we always hear that at the beginning. but he says the state of the union is strong and strong because of you, americans, my fellow americans. you are making it strong. so i think the beginning and the end were such that it was kind of the speech where people felt, uh-huh, he looks strong, republicans paint him as this feeble old guy. it didn't come out that way. at least in terms of his tone, if you will. >> and when you were listening to him, larry, what was -- was it that ending that was the most resilient for you for what the president was talking about, or was it our resolve against ukraine and uniting the world against putin? which did you feel was the strongest moment for the president, especially a president whose approval rating is so low right now? >> both parts were good. it starts strong and nice to

know that it ends strong. the stuff in the middle was usual hodgepodge of things. we got to do this, that, we've done this, we have to do more of that. i do think he had a good moment inside that speech when he said both sides can agree that we can deal with the opioid issues, come together on mental health policies, we can agree that we can work on veterans and getting them the care they need and dealing with cancer, those four elements and he reminded us that despite what you hear about divisiveness in congress, that nothing gets done, that he had signed 80 pieces of bipartisan legislation over the past year. i this i that's something a lot of people hadn't thought about. >> we did see some of that divisiveness, even in the gallery, when the president was talking about his infrastructure bill, we saw some of the republicans push back during that speech. >> yeah, there were some boos,

no question about that. we've seep that, it's become common place, unfortunately, in the last few administrations. you remember during the biden administration's state of the union, something creamed out "liar." so that decor rum is there these days, unfortunately. i do think he had a bad moment when he decided to resurrect build back better. he was talking about the $15 an hour wage child care, all these things that were gaining applause. then he talks about, well, we have to do this in build back better. no reason to go back there. it's gone. it's not going anywhere. and so in the process, i think he reminded people of the things that he hadn't really been able to do, because of build back better. >> very quickly, larry. did you think it was an overall success for the president? do you think it will change the way people are looking at him right now? >> you know what, jessica? we have seen these speeches come and go. the attention span is very

limited. not that many people watch it. the press is more engaged than anybody else. i doubt many minds were changed tonight, but certainly he will be working on this and promoting what he talked about between now and the end of this year when we have the congressional elections. >> thank you very much, larry. appreciate your insight. get more coverage of the state of the union address. check out our website, nbcbayarea.com. check out the nbc bay area app, as well. our team was live blogging through the entire speech. read the recap by clicking on state of the union at the top page. our other headlines this evening, new details about a story we broke last night. former mma champion cain velasquez remains in jail, accused of attempted murder. sources say he may have been targeting a man suspecte abusing a family member. damian trujillo has the story. >> reporter: police released this booking photo of cain

velasquez, one time wwe wrestler and mma fighter. he was involved in a shooting in south san jose that left one person with nonlife threatening injuries. friends at the gym where he trains and coare stunne >> just huge surprise, probably l everybody . >> repr: he whe t happened. have uncovered so r. last week, deputiesrrested 43-year-old hairy eugene gullard, facing charges with hud acts with a child, and is out of jail without any bond. sources close to the investigation, as well as friends of the family, tell nbc bay area, one of the alleged abuse victims is related to velasquez. the statement of facts statements the victim reported it occurred in the day care bathroom and the victim saw other children go in there with him as well as but he denied any wrongdoing, saying he just

helped the child put his pants on correctly. he was in the car velasquez when he was shot. the shooting doesn't fit the man they know. >> he's one of the coaches here, very friendly. just surprised like everyone else. >> reporter: police would not take questions, say more should km out tomorrow. the news has shocked the sports world, as the man many saw an an mma icon could face 15 to life in prison. damian trujillo, nbc bay area news. up next, the giants and the a's on hold. the start of the baseball season canceled. the battle between the players and owners and who will happen next. >> i don't like for men who think that they can speak for me and what i believe to speak for me and say what it is that they

think i'm going to do. >> mayor bree responding to comments made by the city's district attorney to "the new york times." our candid conversation with the mayor. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'll have an updated look at our chance of rain this week, coming up in about six minutes. behold... unlimited wireless for only 30 bucks. that's pretty cool, but you know what's cooler? saving up to 400 bucks! exactly. and if we really want to take it up a notch... get all that and nationwide 5g included. oh nice shot, send that to me.

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a hi profile fe in bay cnueet nlattent at e, t trickil relationship with the progressive district attorney and the mayor of san francisco. today's "new york times" published an interview with bodine who faces a recall election on june 7. he accused the mayor of using him as a scapegoat when she declared an emergency in the tender loin neighborhood and said the mayor is in favor of his recall because it gives her the opportunity to pick her own district attorney. i asked the mayor about that and more. >> well, of all people the d.a. should know that i like for men

who think that they can speak for me and what i believe to speak for me and say what it is that they think i'm going to do. i haven't made a decision in this recall election, and i think often times in the world of politics, people will say and do what they need to in order to try and in some cases protect themselves. but ultimately, i'm proud as mayor i've done everything i can to work with the d.a., i've done everything i can when making decisions around appointments to appoint competent, capable people who are focused on leading the city. >> you never mince your words and we appreciate that. is there ever an opportunity where you would get together and have a meeting before this recall election in june? >> we have had meetings. we communicate reg alreadily, but sometimes the conversation plays itself out in the press in a way that i don't think is helpful to the public here that we're here to serve.

but at the end of the day, you know, he has been open and available to me. i've been open and available to him. >> so much attention focused on ukraine, rightfully so. many potential refugees, as you know, could end up in san francisco, and really across the bay area. is there something you're doing right now that could possibly faciitate the influx of refugees here? >> well, we are in touch with the council general in san francisco and offered our support in any way that we can. just today, i sent a letter to the retirement board of san francisco asking them to look into our portfolio and divest in things associated with russia to make a powerful statement that we're not going to continue to provide financial resources to support what we know is a horrible invasion on the ukrainian people. >> so what exactly does that mean? the mayor talking about divesting in russia.

essentially pulling out investments linked to russian companies. the governor urged the state's largest retirement funds to stop dealing with russian-based companies. there's a will in the works co-sponsored by two bay area state senators that would require california to sell or divest any investments in russia and those russian-based financial institutions. they would also ban state contracts with any companies doing busineith russia. forget the pomp and circumstance and leave the bunting in the rehous opening for base is cancele who knowshen we will see games played? after building momentumast night and today, talks between owners and players ended with no cement. that head the commissioner to declare the first two series of the year canceled. not postponed, canceled. that means the giants won't start in san diego and milwaukee, and the a's won't play the angels and tigers. the two sides can't agree on a new labor deal, meaning kwame

also be lost because of a work stoppage for the first time since 1995. >> we never use the phrase last, best and final offer to the union. we said it was our best offer prior to the deadline to cancel games. our negotiations are deadlocked right now. >> the players association says the owners are trying to break the union. the players will not be paid for the games canceled. >> the other big loser is the fans. >> after we went through covid that you couldn't watch a game in the stadium and now this. >> and all the employees that work at oracle park, the coliseum. so there's a lot of losers, not just the owners and players. jeff is here to talk about the weather. >> we're doing pretty good here. we do have chances of rainfall in the forecast this week, which is good news. but also some bad news as of today. right now, january and february coming in as of today, the top ten driest on record. the numbers have compiled here,

santa rosa only 0.61 of an inch in two months. we should average 12.28 inches. the reason we are holding on to decent numbers is because of rainfall in october and december. but we're down 3.27 inches in santa rosa and 2.99 inches in san jose. putting us anywhere from 69% to 112% of normal. i think everybody is going to dip below average here as we head through the midpart of this month. now, there is the chance of a little bit of rainfall coming our way. tomorrow, an area of high pressure keeping it warm with the 70s in the forecast. this storm track will push in colder air and the chance for some rainfall. as we started off tomorrow morning, we have the clouds back with us through the day, and 47 in the south bay.

daytime highs tomorrow, going to feel unusual for the 2nd of march. 72 in san jose. 74 in morgan hill. east bay, more of the 70s. 74 in antioch. danville, 72. starting to cool off near oakland and hayward, back into the 60s. and more of the 60s from san mateo to redwood city. san francisco, colder ocean breeze. a lot of the north bay remains again, weveat system offs and we thin at this point the way things look, the timing has been pushed back on this, so it looks dry through wednesday's forecast. showers near santa rosa. doesn't look like a whole lot from this system. it may bring spotty rain chances by thursday night. scattered rahance on friday ando sbho turday. hat moves in, going to be

cold air with it, so could see small hail and snow levels down to 1,000 to 2,000 feet. we have the chances of on and off rain, 50s back to san francisco. and through the inland valleys, buckle up. from 72 on wednesday to 56 on friday. and some cold 30s there for the morning. so we're getting a storm, yes, but not the kind we need right now to help out with the drought. >> thank you very much, jeff. those cold temps will affect your pg&e bill. and why another hike may not be far away.

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get ready for a higher power bill. starting today, pg&e is increasing the rate by 9%. the increase on top of another one that took effect just a couple of months ago. the latest increase will cost the average customer almost $14 more a month. pg&e says it needs to hike the rate because of the drought. it's reduced the use of cheaper

hydroelectric power. the price of natural gas, which powers the power plants is up by 90% compared to last winter. pg&e says it does not mark up the price for customers, though. >> it's challenging. any increase to customer's bills is challenging, especially as we consider the ongoing impacts of the covid-19 pandemic. >> we did reach out to the utility reform network that's been critical of pg&e. they call the rate hike "mind boggling and a punch in the gut for millions of californians." a popular byproduct of this pandemic will be sticking around. today, the oakland city council voting unanimously to extend the program that's allows businesses to create those outdoor spaces without the painful application and permitting process. the permit was launched as many cities across the bay area in 2020 to help businesses deal with the pandemic.

if the council hadn't acted, the program would have expired at the end of this month. up next, loosening mask rules. what businesses are saying tonight about the big changes coming tomorrow. and she was in the room. we'll be joined by representative barbara lee to talk about the president's first state of the union address.

right now at 9:30, the clock is ticking tonight at midnight, santa clara county will join the rest of the bay area. no more masks indoors. so did it take so long and will this help businesses? scott budman has more. >> reporter: things are heating up for businesses across the south bay. the mask mandate is about to be like the masks themselves, lifted. >> as of tomorrow, march 2nd, our masking requirement will transition to a strong

recommendation for indoor masking. >> reporter: covid cases down, transmission down. and at restaurants like san jose here, optimism up. >> with this new rule, it going tolp us lot. >> reporter: they're already preparing more meals here. they say people just seem more willing to dine and shop, knowing they can do it mask free. >> since the covid, we were down by 90%. and now, slowly but surely it's coming back up. >> reporter: while it's good for business, county authorities urge caution and responsibility. >> as much as we wish it were not true, we are still in the middle of a global pandemic, and we still do have community transmission of covid, and it still is an airborne respiratory disease. >> reporter: that's being echoed at the state level where, for the time being in calnia, u will st need a mask in health care and day care

centers, in jails, in schools, and on public transportation. scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> scott, thank you. you no longer need a booster shot to get into a sharks game or musical performance in san jose. today, the city council passed a proposal to drop that rule. the mayor says with covid case rates plunging, the mandate is no longer necessary. pl atfacilities iding s been in sh tank and at jo theaters. t state sa ma at school can come off in two weeks, but liberty union high school district didn't want to wait. as of today, they are no longer enforcing the masking mandate. the teachers union says the decision to defy the the rule. saying the decision to defy the

mandate creates an unsafe working place for teachers. many of the students and parents we talked to outside of liberty high say they support the board's decision. >> both my kids went today unmasked and they are very happy about it. >> i think it's great. it's about time. >> reporter: the district, which oversees more than 8,000 students, could face consequences for defying the mandate. the school received a letter saying that they would not be covered. no baseball, no rain, and our try winter causing problems. it's march and cal fire is fighting a brush fire in sonoma county near the russian river. good news, within the last half hour, the fire's forward progress has been stopped. not surprisingly, our dry

january and february means our snow pack is once again well below average. the surplus we built up with our extremely wet december has largely melted away. today, the department of water resources conducted its most recent snow survey. we are 68% of average for march, with just one left in california's wet season, we are staring at a third straight year of drought conditions. tonight, sorrow and disbelief runs deep in sacramento. more details about the father who shot and killed his hree kids, their chaperone and himself during a supervised visit. the girls were 9, 10, and 13 years old. the children's mother, his ex-wife, was not at the church. the sheriff is trying to determine how that man got the gun. anyone under a restraining order

is not legally allowed to have a firearm. a second juror who convicted scott peterson of murder 20 years ago. peterson's attorneys are trying to prove that this jury lied on her questionnaire by failing to disclose she was a victim of violence while being pregnant. she repeatedly denied having any bias against peterson or lying to get on the jury. but today, a second juror, testified when she first entered the deliberation room, she said "peterson should pay for killing the little man." she testified she did not recall saying that phrase. >> the importance of the juror today is she came into this with a preconceived notion that scott peterson was guilty, and he needed to pay for what he did to his child. >> 49-year-old peterson has had

his death sentence overturned. the defense's goal is to have the full verdict tossed out. the theranos case is set to start next week. this time sonny balwani is on trial for wire conspiracy. he's not only the former business partner of elizabeth holmes, but he's also her former boyfriend. he's also accused of lying about the company's blood testing abilities to investors. a big hire for santa clara university. today, julie sullivan was formally introduced as the university's president. every one of her predecessors for the past 171 years were jesuit priests. she's the first woman to lead the university. >> one of our challenges is how do we, i would say, play a bigger role in contributing to social mobility in our country?

and how do we ensure that we're finding more ways to provide access and opportunity for talented low and middle income students? that's a need for our entire country. >> sullivan has worked in higher education for 40 years, most recently at the university of st. thomas in minnesota. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. what an unusual day across the bay area. we had temperatures near record setting highs in the 70s. we'll look at how warm for tomorrow and more details on what comes with a chance of rain this week. details in about ten minutes.

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pairs. not all the same jeans, three different styles. instead of a hefty denim delivery, 14 pairs of medical scrubs arrived. she tried to return them, but walmart said no. we have been through this rodeo before. so asked us to wrangle up the fund. we contacted walmart and she k her money. walmart says -- we are very sorry for this. walmart let her keep the scrubs. we found a website that might help. recyclestuff.org, run by san jose state and santa clara county. search by items up here. then it will list places by location that will take that sufficient off your hands.

we'll post a link to recyclestuff.org on our website, nbcbayarea.com. click the responds option from the main menu. >> thank you very much, chris. turns out you don't have to go to anaheim to find the happiest place in america. fremont took the top spot of happiest cities in the u.s. they compare over 180 of america's largest cities. fremont scored high on low instances of depression. san francisco and san jose made the top five. santa rosa and oakland also made the top 25. i live in me sonlton. it's pleasant.

a pivotal night for joe biden, his first state of the

union address, normally a speechment for americans. tonight, the entire world was watching. he spoke about a variety of issues in his speech. the two main topics, russia's invasion of ukraine and jump-starting the economy at home. >> six days ago, russia's vladamir putin sought to shake the very foundations of the free world. thinking he could make it bend to his menacing ways. but he badly miscalculated. he thought he could roll into ukraine and the world would roll over. instead, he met with a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined. he met the ukrainian people. >> there's been a law on the books for almost a century, to make sure taxpayer dollars support american jobs and businesses. every administration, democrat and republican, says they'll do it. but we're actually doing it.

we'll buy american, to make sure everything, from the deck of an aircraft carrier, to the steel on highway guard rails is made in america from beginning to end, all of it, all of it. >> joe biden also touted santa clara based intel and its plan to build a new plant in ohio and to create new high-paying jobs in the u.s. tonight, we spoke with congressman eric swalwell about the impact of sanctions on russia and the aid to ukraine. he says the ultimate goal is clear. >> make sure that ukraine wins on the ground, and that they have all of the military supplies, both medical and weaponry, to push back the russians who are carrying out war crimes, frankly, with children dying in civilian populations. they are carrying out war crimes. so the only way to stop that on the ground in ukraine is for the ukrainians to be armed and equipped and able to have the intelligence to push back the russians. and we are doing that, our

allies are doing that, and we must continue to lean in on that until vladamir putin moves back out of ukraine to russia. >> the congressman said while non-military action is working well so far, relatively well, things could quickly change if putin escalates his attacks. much more on our streaming app. watch a ukrainian born congresswoman's emotional plea for more u.s. intervention. download the nbc bay area streaming app and you'll find the story under local top stories play list. let's talk about the changes we're going to see, and we expect to see these by thursday? >> yes, the chance of rain starting to come in and some colder temperatures. we've got two extremes on the weather map tonight. we have this area of high pressure with the warm air. we had those numbers near record-setting highs in the 70s today. and just on the other side of this, we have the storm track that's been producing flooding

issues up into seattle. it's so frustrating, because we haven't seen anything in january and february. heaviest rainfall is going to the north, we'll get the chance of some rain, much colder temperatures and cloud cover. i think the clouds are going to be continuing as we start off tomorrow morning. you can see it right here. breaks of sun at times through the day. but overall, those high clouds filtering on in. so i don't think you have any big problem it is you're commuting tomorrow morning. over to the tri valley, 44 degrees. through the south bay, 47. commuting into san francisco for work, 48. north bay, 45. and coming in with those mid 40s. daytime highs tomorrow, just as strange as we've been used to lately will be above average by ten degrees and here's some record-setting highs in the south bay. 74 in morgan hill, 70s for a lot

of the inland locations, getting closer to the bay. you can notice things starting to drop off into the 60s in oakland and hayward. we're starting to see the ocean and bay breeze return. that will drop us off a few degrees here. even colder in san francisco, we're at 56 in the marina. and across the north bay, lots of 70s through the inland valleys, headed to the coast. how about that chance of rainfall? it's not the major storm system we would like to see in here to help us out with the drought. once we hit thursday morning, some showers here near guerneville. we'll see this swing back and bring that possibility of spotty rain near the peninsula. and then the chance of scattered rain in the forecast friday evening, also as we head into saturday. so there's a lot of different parameters with this system i'm

following, even though it's not going to bring a super heavy rainfall. what you're going to see here is with that cold air moving in, we will have some small hail possible. rainfall totals, only trace amounts to a quarter inch on average. low snow 1,000 to 2,000 feet. we'll see some wind gusts at times, 15 to 25 miles per hour. we'll continue to update you as we move through tomorrow. any changes on this will have that for you. on the seven-day forecast, look at these temperatures, back to the 50s in san francisco, as the system rolls in. a big-time change going from shorts and 72 tomorrow down to 56 on friday. morning temperatures in the 30s. so the weather, erratic and not able to make up its mind. >> thank you very much, jeff. we want to get back to the state of the union tonight. congresswoman barbara lee was among the first people to greet the president as he entered the house chamber. she joins us now from

washington, d.c. almost 1:00 a.m. thanks for san diego up late. what did he get right and where could he have done better? >> can you hear me? >> we can hear you loud and clear. can you hear us? what did joe biden get right tonight? >> i think much of his speech was what he got right. i think, you know, he laid out the case for our support for the ukrainian people and how this was do we stand for or do we stand for autocracies? and our values, our country stands on the side of democracy. i think he laid it out, what putin's play is in many respects, and how this really is what is taking place in ukraine. also, we have to help the ukrainian people.

and i serve as the chair of the subcommittee that provides a lot of the humanitarian and economic assistance. so i was glad to hear him come out strong in support of the ukrainian people and against what putin is doing in this terrible, terrible, horrific, voi lent war that he has started. i was glad also to hear the president talk about the accomplishments of this administration. how many administration has saved lives and livelihoods, but he also laid out very clearly how he understands how people are suffering still, even though we have record jobs in our country, even though we have economic growth. we have higher wages. people are still suffering. inflation has been very devastating. so he talked about how -- he talked about the whys in terms of the supply chain and in terms of the global reasons and underpinnings for the inflationary cost people are dealing with. but laid out a path on how we

could reduce the cost of press description drugs for example. he talked about investing in child care. also in terms of just prescription drugs in terms of diabetes. how $35 a month should be the ceiling. i think he laid out a path to make people's lives better. >> congresswoman, you bring up several points. he talked about it. can he convince the american people to not focus on inflation and rising gas prices? that's part of your job. can you convince them? >> i don't think he was trying to convince people not to focus on it. i think what he was laying out is how he wanted to address it. recognize that people are feeling the pain. and so that's why he laid out his agenda. he didn't mention build back be, but so much of what he mentioned was in the build back betbill but stuck in the senate be republicans w support a two democrats won't. but h laid out what we ne to do to br the c of living

d for people whose lives have been shattered by inflation, recognizing that we've done a heck of a lot to save lives and livelihoods, but also knowing that we have to do more. >> your district in oakland and beyond, is it ready to take in some ukrainian refugees should they show up in the bay area, which expected at some point? >> my district is a district that cares about immigrants. we welcome immigrants, regardless of where they're from. and i'm confident that my district -- right now, we're raising money. people have been very generous just to help with humanitarian efforts going on in ukraine. and so i'm confident that my district will welcome immigrants from ukraine, just like it welcomes immigrants from around the world. >> congresswoman, thank you for your time. thanks for staying up late with us, almost 1:00 where you are in the morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you. my pleasure. up next, we'll switch gears

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