in the 1980's, abrams defended guatemalan dictator general efrain rios montt as he oversaw a campaign of mass murder and torture of indigenous people in guatemala. rios montt was later convicted of genocide. this is democratic congresswoman ilhan omar of minnesota questioning abrams on his record wednesday. >> you pleleaded guilty to two counts of withholding information from congress regarding your involvement in the iran-contra affair, for which you were later pardoned by president george h.w. bush. why membersderstand of this committee or the american people should find any testimony that you give today to be truthful. >> if i can respond to that -- >> it was not a question. amy: will have more after headlines. the house judiciary committee advanced a pair of bills wednesday that would expand federal background checks for firearm purchases, in what would be the first new gun control legislation in years. democrats photo along party 23-15 lines in favor of the bills -- among them, georgia freshman congressperson lucy mcbath, whose 17-year-old son jordan davis was shot dead in 2012 a

my name is efrain. i'm here to oppose the monster of the mission, and i'm here to support the school. this is my alma mater. and i'm here to defend the community and the families that live there and in this city. thank you. good afternoon. [end of translation] >> president melgar: thank you. next speaker from the right side, please. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is nicole and i'm a san francisco resident. i understand people want 100% affordable housing, and we have the chance to have two more buildings if the city would hear out the developer. the unit needs to be spread out, not just bunched in one unit in the mission. we need housing for all, not just one class. expanding and buttefying the plaza is not only badly needed but it will be beneficial for people who use the area. the mercado will bring more foot traffic into the you wa community, and also cinderella laundromat and the bakery have been going through the same things. this project is setting high expectations for future development

amy: abrams also defended guatemalan dictator general efraÍn rios montt as he oversaw a campaign of massmurder and torture of indigenous people in guatemala in the 1980s. the senate judiciary committee has narrowly voted to approve william barr's nomination to become attorney general. every democrat on the committee voted against barr who previously served as george h.w. bush's attorney general. during that time, he was involved in the pardon of six reagan officials, including elliott abrams, for the iran-contra scandal. he also oversaw the opening of the guantÁnamo bay military prison, which was initially used to indefinititely detain h haitn asylum seekers. democratic senator amy klobuchar of minnesota said, "this is not the time to install an attorney general who has repeatedly espoused a view of unfettered executive power." in related news, acting attorney general matthew whitaker is heading to capitol hill today to testify before the house judiciary committee ending a standoff between the justice department and house democrats. the hearing is expected to focus in part on special cou

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-backed dictator, efrain rios montt, was convicted of genocide. his case was being re-tried when he died d last year. amnesty international warned of the danger of passing the proposed bill, saying -- "the law represents a serious threat to the rights of thousands of victims of the country's internal armed conflict to learn the truth and to obtain justice for the atrocities that they and their families suffered." over two months after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting underage boys, shelley and media are now reporting on his press gag order. among other charges, pell was found to the of sexual molesting two boys and forced the boys to perform oral sex on him in the 1990's. he is the highest ranking members of the catholic church to be convicted of a sexual crime. he served as the vatican's chief financial officer. back in the united states former , a staffer on donald trump's 2016 presidential campaign is accusing then-candidate trump of kissing her without her consent before an august 2016 rally in florida. alva johnson filed a lawsuit m