♪ "newsroom," n kqed demanlds for the president's ta returns and subpoenas of former aides are leading to bettitter fights. also a controversial state bill passed a key hurdle week as lawmakers weighed measures to tackle the housing crisis. and after thousands of performances in front of millions a bay area icon that's the world's longest musical review says good-bye. hello and welcome to kqed "newsroom." we begin with a flurry of action this week in the nation's capital. white house lawyers have signalled they pl to tell former officials including don mcgahn to not comply with subpoenas for theirtestimony. the subpoenas came as house democrats expanded their investigations of president trump following the release of

the muelle report. and on tuesday treasury secretary steve mnuchin once again missed a deadline to tuo r the president's tax returns while awaiting guidance from the justice department. here now to share his perspective on this and other political matters is silicon valley congreman row canna. the trump administration is making clear that itla to defy every single investigation that house democrats throw his way. how are you planning to fight this and get the information you're seeking witut letting this drag on for months possibly? >> first of all, it's very unfortunate and it's unprecedented. every white house fights with congress but this white house is not giving us a sngle document. they're not allowing a single aide to testify. i think hillary clinton's op-ed recently is instructive during watergate sam irwin threatened to have the sergeant of arms go after folks who werentestifying. we will hold these folks in

contempt and go too the courts enforce the basic separation of powers. >> several members of ngress including jarred huffman and maxine waters are calling for impeachment. where do you stand? i and where nancy pel hillary clinton are. let's have the committees do their work. let's have people like bob muellerand don mcgahn testify whether it be on live television and build aase for the american people first. abraham lincoln said public sentiment is everything. we have to carry the american people with us we first have to let the committees do their work. >> doic democra lawmakers like jarred huffman have a point when they say thatenhere's p in the mueller report to show obstruction of justice and if you don't impeach now, you are not upholdingour constitutional responsibility. but rather insteadetng political calculations dictate this proerss. do lawmon the democratic side who hold this point of view have a point? >> no one wants politics ct

e this. there's not going to be some poll that dermines whethere should impeach or not but i think the responsibity iso be deliberative and let the process play out. we just got the mueller report. we shouldn't rush to jue ment. ould have the hearings and see where the facts lead and have the testimonies. that's the process followed with watergate. there was a year and aalf of testimony in front of committees before a decision was made. the republicans didn' that process with clinton and most people feel that that impeachment waspremature. i think having a process and seeing where the facts lead is the most responsible way of fulfilling our obligation to the constitution. >> meanwhile the threat of rudlsian mg remains. just today fbi director cis wr called russia's medicaling in the u.s. electi process a significant counter intelligence threat. he says they're campaigning 365 a year to be disruptive to our process. earlier in the week jared kushner dismissed russian

election hacking basically saying it's, quote, maybe a couple of facebook ads. if you have a situation whe the white house is dismissing the threat, how confident can we be that our2020 elections, the integrity of that will be safe from foreign interference? >> chris wray is absolutely right. the mueller reportlu coed that there was sweeping and systemic russian intewaerence. thi't just a couple facebook ads. the russians hack into county overnments, into state governments, into former secretaries of state and we remain vulnerable to interference not just from russia but from many foreign powers. trhat's why i've beenng to work on a bi kevin mccarthy to do something to improve the coordinatio between law enforcement and tech platforms to make sure we aren't vulnerable to these kind of cyber attacks. >> how are you and kevin mccarthy going to attack this? >> we need legislationat gives greater resources for law enforcement to cooperate with

technd companies that has greater accountability for tech companies to eliminate possible foreign agents or bots on theirr pla. we need real guidelines. i have an op-ed i publish that goes through three or four very concretets of what tech companies can do to cooperate with law enforcement. >> what are some of the steps? >> the first step would be that we need greater funding for law enforcement to work with techs so ther a common platform which all tch companies participate in. if there's a russian agent on oneat orm, everyone can remove that. right now there's not that a second step would be that campaigns need to get security training from law enforcement they're not vulnerable to the type of hacks that john podesta was vulneble to with the clinton campaign. >> let's talk about the 2020 presidential races. while you're cochair of bernie sanders campaign,see's of cou running for president in 2020.

yet you represent a districto that's home companies like apple and google, home to some of the biggest billionaires in the world, the type that bernie sanders likes to criticize. so what is it about bernie sanders that has made you become such a strong backer? >> i'm very l proud of a of the tech companies in my district and thenn ation. but i see the income divide not just in the country but in my own district. the economic opportunities of the digital revolution have to be open to everyone. i worked with senator sanders, we worked together to force amazon to give folks a $15 minimum wage. i'm proud of that work. what i want to see is greater equity for every american to have the rewards of the digital economy. >> joe biden kicked off his presidential bid yet, making it now 20 democrats vheng for presidency. crowded field. what do you think a democrat needs to do to really stand out

from that pack and beat trump in 2020 and appeal to voters, whether i's in peoria or palo alto? >> we have to understand one of the biggest divides in this country is the rural/urban divide.te unfortu donald trump won 400 out of 500 counties in this country. we have to offer a vision to rural communities. many rural communities are communities of color. how are they going to participate in the jobs of the future, how are they going to be able to make good wages while staying in thcommuniti they grew up in? i have been going to help create jobs in those communities. i think that type of message wi appeal to communities that feel left out. >> do you think there's a risk here? because you touch on very much kitchen bread and butter issues. do you think there is a risk here that if democrats keep on hammering away at the mueller investigation and additionalve tigations of president trump that this is really going

to get lost andou're hampering your own chances coming into 2020? >> it' a fi balancing act. we have two responsibilities. we have to talk about health care, jobs, education, what are we going to achieve for the american people, how are we going to help communities thatt have been lout. but we have a constitutional obligation to hold the president can believe accountable. we've passed sweeping gun legislation, we've passed sweeping campaign finance reform. they happened to happen oays that michael cohen was testifying or paul manafort was sentenced and they don't break through. house democrats have to figure out how to break through in the media cycle to our positive agenda. >> always a pleasure to have you here with ius. always appreciate the opportunity. on wednesday a controversial bill that requires some cities unnd coes to build more housing near transit centers cleared a key committee in the state legislature.

ndate assembly member buffy wicks from oak has introduced several housing measures including one that would require landlords to annually report evictions here now to talk about house in are my guests. you proposed three housing bills that wold include creating a statewide rental data registry as well as developing affordable hous housing. >> i think we need an all of the above strategy. i this the public i demanding that. you look at the challenge that our housing crisis is creating. we need to build 3.5 million more homes here in california.

we're 48th in the country with the highest number of people with tfewest number of homes. that disparity is big. we have a third of people in california that are paying 50% or more of their income i rent which is significant. so we have big issues. i don't think there's going to be one thing tha solves this problem, fraly. i thinkt's a package of things that involve building more hoils, ng low income housing, and building housing for what we call missing middle. those folks thatare middle lass, they don't qualify for subsidized housing but they also can't afford the current market rat >>critics of rent control say it seems unfair for property owners a thatit will discourage additional development. >> we need nmore housing becaus we do ha a supply and demand challenge. but we see people with rent in reases that lead to evictions

of 50 to 80%. that's taunable for most folks. we have an anti-gauouging bill. it provides some ability for landlords to increase rents at a reasonable rate but not the 40, 50, 60 prn% rate. >> g you've blamed tents like google and apple for contributing to the housing crisis. you said tech companies should support communities by building housing for the new jobs that they create. but how can tech companies do that ifpo you don't s changes in zoning laws that would allow forditional affordable housing, higher density housing. >> we've already done some zoning law changes.

the qstion is can zoning law changes alone make a big difference? if you look at housing production in santa clara county it's he last 40 years actually been pretty constant, 5 or 10,000 units a year. to look at that and w say think zoning coanges is is going to change it, it's an unsustainable thing. to look at that and say zoning's goingt,to solve there's no precedent for that. it's much more likely that it's going to a take massive amount of money. if you lk at the hire of tstory the valley, the valley has generated enormous wealth but the housingonnd transporta infrastructure investments that it takes to support that kind of economic expansiont have been made. and as a result, those costs have fallen on communities where

they appear in all the symptoms u talked about, the flight of the missing middle, high housing prices, people losing their homes and so forth. how do we fix it? i's think i time to go back and make those kinds of investments. cities arere starting to fi out how to do this too which i think is a reallyng promis sign. >> they haven't necessarily always moved at a very fast pace. >> sure. >> i know you're a coauthor of sb 50, the very controversial housing bill. why do you think that's necessary? >> it's necessary because we haven't built enough homes thatk we need to, yw? and cities have not issued the number of permits they need to. we have something called rina goals which is cities should be permitting housing at different levels. st cities have not met those goals. >> in palo alto, you oppose sb

50. >> i do. most cities in the south bay have actually done okay on their market targets but we're way behind on our affordable targets. as far as sb 50 goes, we have actually, like most of the t cities i silicon valley have started to do some of the things in 50. for example, we eliminated all density restrictions on residential units in our high density transit corridor. e've movedto reduce parking requirements. we haven't done all the things in sb 50. i don't think any community hasb we've done other things that are not in sb . we're actually experimenting with minimumsor example. you've got to get past the rhetoric and the scale of the problem because everybody undetands there's a problem. you've got to look at does this

policy provide enough incremental value on or above what cities are already doing or gointo do relative to its drawbacks in terms of taking awayocal flexibility. because we don't implement one sized fits all even within our town. >> what do you think of the points he's making? >> i think our communities have not built enoug homes and think sb 50 strikes at the heart of the issue. we also need to streamli the approval process. i think everyone agrees we have a supply and demand problem. that's what these bills are aiming to do is to give us the ability to build more homes. we have too both things, build homes and guard against ac disent. >> i have to ask you about this because it's the more affluent communities primarily that have come out against sb 50.

it does feelthat you want to --n not you particular, but that the communities are engaging in sort of a drawbridge mentality to keep out lower income residents. t>> ink in any community there's going to be some people who say we don't need any more housing, we're full. and w othe think single family houses are immoral. i think mos people are in between. our town, nobody wants to be in a drawbridge town. everybody understands the problem. nobody wants to lose social economic sity. the hardest job we have in town to fill right nowre cable and line splicer. these are the people who climb up the utility poll after the power goes out. we need those people here. >> there are dozens of bills on the issue of housing.

is this a case of over reach by state politicians threateninty the abif cities to decide what is best for their communities? >> i can speak t my community. i have mayor libby shav supporting the bill, london breed as well. >> the san francisco board of supervisors is against it even though the mayor is ok wi it. >> right but she's the mayor of supportiveand she's you see a lot of mayors that are supportiv of sb50 and a lot of the other housing legislation. we're responding to wet we seeing in our communities. we're seeing the gentrification and displacement happen in very negative way. we've seeing the homelessness in trease. we ha respond to that. the governor was very clear in terms of what he wanted to do as governor and he was overwhelmingly elected to be governor. that meant building more homes in our communities. >> is it appropriate ors it over reach? do you feel like the state is coming in and telling you in

palo alto how to adjust the housing situation in yourtown? >> yeah. we do think it over reach. local planning is sort of the foundation ofwe how do land use and this gets in the way of that. loca vote-- everybody's trying solve the problem and i wish iat the state would work with ustead of against us. >> nice to have you both here. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very mu. ♪ now to the arts. hailed as the world's longestnn ng musical review beach blanket babylon has been delighting audiences for dedes. ♪ ♪

>> the sthhow follows now white as she sings, dances in a quest to find her princecharming. the show has won legions of fans including queen elizabeth who caught a perform in 1983. aft 45 years beachet blank babylon will play its last shows at the end of the year. joining me now to mark the end of an era are the show's producer joe silver and shawna mcnulty. i'm so sad to have you here becau this reason, the show is closing. i've seen it numerot es. each time it's different. i'm ti it's so much fun. joe, what has it been like for you now that the news is out about the show's closure this year? >> it's been sad.

i'm going to cry. >> oh. your deceased husband, he startedhe show. yeah. >> he said that i would know when the time is right for the show to close. would never thought i close, but about three years ago i just got this feeling. the show amazing, it's great and i really want it to go out on top. so i had to go through a s. proc and then i realized -- >> this is sad. it w sadast week when jo had to make the announcement tous. it was emotional obviously for everybody but it's because theree so much l for this beach blanket family. >> jo, we happen to have some kleen kleenex.

shawna you have played snow white for least 13 years. how are youandling the fact that this is the end? >> it's super sad of course and i had my moments of tears. most actors, their shows come to an en there is an end date. and we have been so lucky to be on this de, all of us who have been there whether it's one year to 25 to 30 years, we've all had this awesome steady job and now 're experiencing that real moment that most actors experience.'s he show closing. >> when the show debuted it was scheduled to run for -- >> sixweeks. >> and now here it is the longest running musical review in the world. why do u think it'senjoyed such longevity? >> people ask me. it's so good. i'm not just saying it because

it's my show. it's veryev cr. we have the most talented people. it's visually beautiful and you know you're going to see something new. >> literally it changes every night. >> it changes as fast as we find something in the newhat we think the audience will think is relevant. it's really all about th audience. they determine whatoes in. >> is that nerve-racking for you? you get a set of the morning and you're told have it ready by tonight? >> we get really used to it. i think that's what makes it so fun and why people stay so long. you don't get bored. it's going to all change. evenust lines or numbers. that's what makes it really fun and unique. >> do you the performers get a chance to be part of the creative process? >> yeah. they listen to our ideas. >> we do listen. it is ao book

>> but it's not a democracy. >> that's what she used to say.s is not a democracy. we love hearing their ideay because t come up with great stuff. we love hearing ideas from everyone. we definitely write the show and it is a book show. >> yeah. at least you're a little morehu ne about the process. dee silver used to just -- >> usually with val diamond would go up to her right before the show is going to start and say, here, i want thisin, put it in her hand and she'd write it in herth hand and he'd walk away and she'd have to go out on stage loing at the notes on her hand. but he would never give anybody anything that he didnot think they'd be able to do. >> that's a testamento the performers. >> we have the best performers

the world. we have fun. the audience reaction is fun to listen to. i meantimes we get a big groan. we love a big groan. any reaction is a great reaction. >> the show has tour to london, vegas, the academy awards, queen elizabeth has seen it. what are your favorite memories from the show? >> when the queen came. took the sh to london, everything. when i first saw the show in my whole and met steve silver, everything has been fabulous. i can't say there's been one bad day. >> i think f me i was here when prince charles and camilla rker bowles came. that was incredible. it was anie expe. jo and kenny redid the whole show. we had pesspecial numbers. it was really extting. >> w will you miss most?

>> the people, the family. of course the show but it is this beach blanket family. we're used to i being there. they're all so clos >> you've become like family after these years. t's a show that's given performers great benefits unheard of really in the industry, health benefits, paid vacation, health care, retirement. jo, for you what do you think the legacy of the show wile? >> i hope that everybody remembers it's a fabulous show. >> it's more than just a fabulous show. it's an icon. >> uniquely san francisco. it really is something that you recan only get i think people will always y show r that crazy z with big hats and miss it dearly and think back to all the fun memories. >> what's going to happen to the hats after the show ends?

>> i own all of them. of course we can't just let it >> no. >> we're looking at places like a museum or something. we'll figure it out. we'll have an exhibit. hopefully it will be very successful and we can send it out to go to different places. >> the hats are so special. the props, everything. >> you're going to make me cry. >> i know, io i shouldn't be doing this. >> well good luck to youh. bo >> thank you so much. >> it is such a beloved show in the bay area. nice to have you here. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. i'm sure you'll see it again. >> of course. i would not let the show end without seeing it again. thank you. and that will do it for us. beachlanket babylon runs aywednesdays through su at club fugazi in san francis. tickets are still available at

beachblanketbabylon.com. i'm thuy vu. thank you for joining us. ♪

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