. >> the firings come amid efforts by billionaire elon musk and his department of government efficiency. >> to shrink a federal work force that president donald trump has called bloated and sloppy never have. i seen. >> bloat or signs that there are extra resources give brogan is a fisheries campaign director at the advocacy group oceana and says he has worked closely with scientists at noaa for years. commercial fisherman. >> beachgoers. >> the coastal economies that rely on healthy oceans. we'll all be affected by the cuts. noa creates daily weather forecast from 122 local office is issuing warnings for deadly tornadoes. hurricanes, tsunamis, wildfires and floods. >> disaster and local officials use those warnings to advise the public on how to avoid danger. the forecast that we get on our iphone from all these different weather apps actually. >> originate from the weather service, their data and their products. so this is going impact a crossed. >> the whole entire country. >> and we reached out to for comment about the layoff. a spokesperson tells me that they do not comment on pers

we've also reviewed department of justice memo that says immigration judges can be fired more easily.orkforce protections for administrative judges are unconstitutional. when i tell you that people are stressed out. that's an understatement. the union president says the changes and the added workload affect judges. neither the white house nor the doj replied to our request for comment. >> in washington the day, some lot. >> now to the vatican where the vatican says pope francis has suffered a setback in his two-week long battle against double pneumonia. the positive reportedly requiring non invasive mechanical ventilation after suffering a broad kills 1000 that resulted breathing in vomit. the 88 year olds prognosis remains guarded, but he reportedly responded. well with a good level of gas exchange remaining conscious and alert at all times. >> we're following new details tonight about the death of legendary actor gene hackman and his wife. the cause of death is still a mystery. chip yost says the latest, though, on the investigation. >> hello there. we're outside the santa fe county

they are trying to shut down the department of education. the department of labor. do you know what elon musk does not seem to be looking into? his own contracts. do you know how much money a day mr. musk will receive from the federal government? >> no. >> the answer is $8 million a day. just last year he was promised $3 billion. do you know how much the average person in this country who survives on social security, a senior who has worked their entire life, has to survive on? $65 a day. this subcommittee, chaired by marjorie taylor greene, is looking into your grandmother's $65 a day. i think we would all support taxpayer savings. look into money we might needlessly send to billionaires and big corporations. find taxpayer savings and send it back to your hard-working families. but what this administration wants to do is look into your kids lunch money. your kids teachers salary. your grandparents social security. they want to take that money and give it out in billionaire tax cuts and they are talking about that a committee tomorrow. they just released their plan.

he has the expertise to help our police department keep people safe. the mayor also announced he's appointing gun violence prevention advocate maddie scott to the police commission. identity theft can be very destructive. now, one bay area police department is providing support for people whose identities have been stolen. today, san jose police launched an online tool. it will connect identity theft victims with a counselor through the san jose police website. that counselor can offer support and guidance on next steps after id theft. as online theft becomes more complex, officers want to make sure people get the help they need. we want to stop stop the victim from being revictimized. so by by first contacting the police department, have the incident documented? second, utilizing the service they're able to now start building repairing their credit which is desperately needing desperately needed in our world. anyone can access the identity theft resource center on the san jose police department's website. okay, it is 6:17 p.m. on a friday. that means

new measurements from the state department of water resources.it shows that the snowpack is fairing better then last month, but still below average for this time of year. >> capitol correspondent eytan wallace went to the snow. well, it's been a beautiful day here at the phillips station elevation. 6800 feet. just take a look at all the snow on the ground from previous storms. but as you can see right now. >> it's not snowing in the california department of water resources makes clear. we're not where we need to be and we need a lot more. where this came from we're looking at the california department of water resources taking part in its 3rd snow survey of 2025. the results show in california snowpack stands at 85% of average for this time of year. and 74% of average for where we should be by april. first, that reflect an improvement from last month when the statewide snowpack stood at just 40% of the april. first historic average. how are you feeling about the results? we have caught up a little bit, but we're still well behind average. and era

the department today announced the launch of its real time identity theft resource center. the center will allow victims to access immediate assistance and expert guidance on managing the complexities of identity theft. >> police department is utilizing technology to better protect the community by offering fast, expert help and assistance to victims of identity theft by making it easier for our residents to secure their personal information and stay safe in such a technology evolving world. >> according to the ftc, there were 1 million incidents of identity theft reported in 2023 nationwide. the identity theft resource center can be reached through the sapd website. >> well, another warm day out there with temperatures back up into the 70s and a few records to report. but this is all coming to an end. some cooling changes already developing for tonight, but you can see these records from today. close to 80 degrees for santa rosa and concord. oakland airport 70 for napa in the lower 70s. so you can see another warm day. some cooling out toward portions of the coastline. so

now, we reached out to the daly city police department with the questions. they are aware of the case, but they say they cannot comment at this time. if you do recognize the woman in the video, please reach out to the daly city police department. we're live this evening in daly city. tori gaines, ktvu, fox two news. >> wishing that young boy a speedy recovery. tori. thank you. now to an update about an animal cruelty case in pittsburgh where a small dog was badly injured. police say the suspects, lakeisha williams and graciela amar, have been booked on suspicion of felony animal cruelty, assault with a firearm and carrying a concealed firearm. the two women were arrested earlier this week after police say they were involved in a neighborhood dispute that resulted in a small dog being kicked so hard it flew through the air. police say williams was also booked for filing a false police report. >> a beloved bowling. >> alley in the east bay makes a difficult decision. hear from the owner about why this family favorite spot is closing after six decades. [music]

the group that oversees the san francisco police department and the department of police accountability. >> a new era of collaboration in city hall. >> with the police chief behind him and multiple city supervisors. mayor lurie announced the appointment of mary scott, a longtime violence prevention advocate whose son was shot and killed in 1996. >> her voice on the police commission will help us strengthen public safety. >> scott has been recognized for her advocacy by california democrats like kamala harris and nancy pelosi. scott still needs the board of supervisors vote, but is already making plans for the city. >> to get people healed. from fentanyl to help mothers that's grieving from the loss of a child or a loved one to come together collectively. >> the police commission is known as the body that sets policy for the police department and conducts disciplinary hearings on charges of police misconduct. the president of the soma business association is viewing this change as a step towards better public safety. >> people are really fed up with the crime, the break-ins and stuff, an

that's according to a report by the commerce department. consumer spending wasxpected to drop in january after the holiday shopping rush, but consumers spent far less than economists expected. spending fell by half a percent. that's the biggest monthly decline since february of 2021. car sales and other big ticket items saw the biggest drop. but shoppers continue to spend money on the essentials like housing and gas. pg&e customers will be hit with another price increase in march starting next month. the utility says bills will rise by an average of $3 a month for a typical residential customer. customers who receive electricity and gas services from pg&e paid an average of $294 in january. that's up $11 from the same time last year. pg&e says customers are helping pay for some of the company's wildfire related expenses. they expect customer rates to start to drop in the fall once those expenses are all paid off. nbc bay area continues to celebrate black heritage this month. music is often considered the universal language, and there's a yo

two occupancy is required assembly permit from fire department. but in this case we're not an e two or a b because we are 49 or less occupancy so that simply doesn't apply. >> so both of those items of background information they presented you regarding agencies in s.f. was just they were both just wrong, flatly wrong and then misleading, you know and it seems similar to them telling us they didn't have to issue later determination and that you know, we would just have to kind of wing it, you know in filing our appeal and figuring out what we were a few months you know, in their in their in their brief it's it's followed by a few pages sort of outlining how easily inspectors visited a baby lounge on a basically weekly basis and you know they basically were crushing a business the middle eastern restaurant and sixth street with an employee who was playing middle eastern, you know, kind of pop music and taking requests from people and you know, we understand what the rules are. but this was this this was very tough for the business owner and it rema

you have oversight over the department of energy. we have heard from some sources about the folks looking to take the buyout have the most institutional knowledge it seems there's a lot of talk about some of the people a lot of expertise are looking to take that. as youco are thinking about this are there concerns about some of the folks with just the most and knowledge of the agency not being there nott able to carry out the presidents commission on energy? how are you thinking about this? >> think if your question. one of the things that is unfortunate this is my 15th year been on the committee. when you sit on the dais of energy and commerce and always says this i've been very fortunate i've cheered the communicationsns subcommittee. you've chaired all the good is h also share what they now call commerce and manufacturing trade we have a lotey of digital accounts and consumer protection i've been very, very fortunate beware the great things about serving on the committee you are on the dais you are talking to people down who acros

when congress says the money must be spent through usaid or through the state department, on all of theseround the world, you've got to do what congress dictated. that's actually settled law. and there were hearings and orders that this judge issued on february 13th, february 14th, february 15th, february 25th. the net result is that every time the trump administration said, no, you know, we're not going to put ourselves in contempt. but on the other hand, we're not going to comply with your orders. and so finally, the us supreme court is going to look at this. >> and if. >> chief justice roberts is at all faithful to what he said 15 years ago in a case where president obama and his state department were violating what congress had specified with respect to the middle east and with respect to jerusalem. roberts, in a famous case called zivotofsky against kerry roberts, dissented. he said the majority is letting president obama get away with something that violates our whole history. when congress, within its sphere of authority, either over foreign policy or especially the power of the pu

you look at all the agencies that have had cuts, the department of education, department of energy, nationalhealth, it's hard to not see it as a broader attack on expertise and specifically, scientific expertise which is a dangerous and short-sighted road to go down and in this specific case, guess which agency houses the united states response to the climate crisis. it's noaa. this is going to be part of an effort to cripple those responses which is something that -- it's the opposite direction we should be going in. >> paul, thank you. >>> first alert weather powered by kia. learn more at kia.com. kia, movement that inspires. >> now that we've got the housekeeping out of the way, let's talk about our weather. >> things will change for the weekend, the warm weather ending and now a typical unsettled late winter pattern. this is the simulation over the next two weeks, some long range data. it those a progression of storm systems sending mostly light to moderate rain into the bay area and the timing is going to be about every two or three days, sometimes spaced out longer. eventually we're li

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the united states state department had a press release. that is no longer there, but we did archived this. it said that there were peaceful, biological laboratories in ukraine. to me, it's kind of strange that they put the words peaceful as if they were trying to deny something. normally you do not expect normal biological laboratories to be not peaceful. the general is joan dubin visited one center of the board tree. it was very safe to wait storage and basically they were both of trials on on suspension, launched an investigation to shortly alter the us government once again, denied it. so the board res existed in ukraine. on march the 10th 2022 pentagon press secretary, john covey made a special statement on the mass. so we are not developing bio, logical, or chemical weapons inside you. crank is not avenue. now people were starting to realize how disingenuous and untruthful the united states has been with a lot of these vile, the biological labs that have been in ukraine. they've been getting a lot of coverage there is. now i do have o

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the group that oversees the san francisco police department and the department of police accountability. >> a new era of collaboration in city hall. >> with the police chief behind him and multiple city supervisors. mayor lurie announced the appointment of mary scott, a longtime violence prevention advocate whose son was shot and killed in 1996. >> her voice on the police commission will help us strengthen public safety. >> scott has been recognized for her advocacy by california democrats like kamala harris and nancy pelosi. scott still needs the board of supervisors vote, but is already making plans for the city. >> to get people healed. from fentanyl to help mothers that's grieving from the loss of a child or a loved one. to come together collectively. >> the police commission is known as the body that sets policy for the police department and conducts disciplinary hearings on charges of police misconduct. the president of the soma business association is viewing this change as a step towards better public safety. >> people are really fed up with the crime, the break-ins and stuff, a

the california department of water resources shared results from today's snow survey.verage across the state is better than last month. but standing at 85% of average for this time of year. researchers say storms over the last few weeks of helped, but they'd like to see a little more. >> those storms in the middle of the month really did help us out. not as much as we help sum up some more warming storms. again, that, you know, it fell as rain and not snow. so we didn't get it as much of an accumulation as we had hoped. >> when broken down by region, the northern sierra has done well with the snow pack of more than 100% of average for this time of year. the central sierra is behind at 80% and the southern sierra is at 70%. >> with that, we want to take a live look at i-eighty heading up towards lake tahoe. we can see a little bit of snow on the side there. but the roads pretty clear tonight. >> lawrence, you're saying it's actually not too bad in terms of that snow i've seen i've lot worse or sometimes you go up there in the middle of winter and there's no snow to spea

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grateful for your work and our team at the pennsylvania department of state that handles communications during this challenging time. al schmidt. formerly i was an elected city commissioner, election commissioner of philadelphia, republican for 10 years before joining pennsylvania department of state. we put together a mercifully brief powerpoint. i hate powerpoint but like winston churchill said about democracy, it's the worst form of government except for all the alternatives. powerpoint is the worst form of visual communication --than all the alternatives. briefly, top takeaways we have from the '24 electn cycle which went smoothly in pennsylvania despite the attention from left and right and r position as a swing state, for presidential elections, wera few things. i visited 67 counties to sit down with election directors, county commissioners, those responsible for running elections at county level which is where the action happens, to hear from them and learn how pennsylvania department of state can be supportive of their efforts in the event challenges occur and sat down with thei

even on the inside, as he said at the white house at the state department, what do you think happened here? what was the lensky ambushed? was this old premeditated? it's a very good question. i don't we, we know the answer yet. you know, clearly the truck, the administration has been signaling a dramatic shift in us policy towards ukraine. you know, but this was mismanaged by the white house. this was mismanaged by the cranium side . we know these were very blunt words. they are not surprising and of themselves. what's shocking is that they occurred in the public domain. all right, but the bottom line is, this was a very bad day for ukraine, a bad day for the united states and to very, very good day for russia. so what's, what, what's the white house going to do now? you think, are they going to stop supporting ukraine? what's going to dictate what happens going forward? a unclear at this point. i mean, there's a, there was a saying that we in the united states had, after, or prior to the us invasion of iraq. you know, if you break it, you own it. uh, the truck administration has brok

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at least 20 have been hospitalized so far, according to the texas department of state health services. so far, one death has been reported in in an unvaccinated school aged child. it marks the first measles death in the united states in a decade, according to the cdc. i'm charlie patzer. now back to hannity. >> predictably, the media mob went into a complete meltdown mode over president trump standing up for america in the oval office today. let's take a look, shall we? >> we come in. the air hours after an oval office ambush of an american ally that will reverberate all around the world and stain america's image for years to come. it revealed instead, a donald trump and a j.d. vance, clearly on an errand for vladimir putin. they are popping the champagne in moscow. they've got their best vodka out, and they're doing shots as we speak. >> there's no question. >> that's exactly the same thought that went through my head. >> the propaganda is what's. >> coming out of j.d. >> vance's mouth and it's russian propaganda. >> caitlin, i want to start with. look at her face. i mean, christiane

say they got the second message from musk's department of government efficiency. the email directs employees to send five bullet points of what they accomplished by monday, and to complete this task weekly. sources say the email will be sent to hundreds of thousands more employees tomorrow. ami bera. yeah, speaking of musk, on the peninsula today, protesters voiced their displeasure with his role in washington. dozens of people gathered outside the tesla offices off page mill road in palo alto to protest the ceo. organizers are calling on californians to boycott tesla.. protesters say they are demonstrating against musk and president trump's desires to cut federal jobs and programs and increase funding for mass deportations. many turned out in san jose tonight for a panel on what is at stake under the trump administration. the panel was hosted by human agenda usa, a local organization whose mission is to envision a world where the human needs of all can be met. people there discussed the effect of the trump administration's policies, and talked about how critics o

the state department has already terminated funding for ukraine's energy grid restoration and presidentnstructed zelenskyy to come back when he is ready for peace. and by the way, if there is a next time, you may want to put on that suit, it is the white house. take a look. >> why don't you wear a suit? [laughter] 190 where a suit? you are the highest level in this country's office and you refuse to wear a suit. do you own a suit? >> yes. >> a lot of americans have problems. >> i don't have such. i will put on the costume after this war will finish. maybe something like yours, yes. maybe something better, i don't know. we will see. maybe something cheaper. >> sean: you need to keep in mind that historically this is not the first time that zelenskyy has disrespected the u.s. you may recall joe biden reportedly lost his temper with zelenskyy because of his insulting behavior,'s lack of gratitude. apparently the president of ukraine needed a wake-up call. 's is in europe, donald trump was able to do something that biden and harris were not able to do. and that is bring vladimir putin to th

>> the department of recreation and parks devoted $2.5 million to restore the building. money it hopes is reimbursed by fema. phil ginsburg from rec and park said saving the building was a priority considering all the history that unfolded here. >> this used to be a roadhouse where people would come for an illicit drink or to gamble during prohibition. it was a place where a former mayor who was indicted for extortion came to hyde. >> park goers say they're thrilled the house, with so much history, will now make new memories for years to come. >> i've seen weddings that would be outdoor weddings, but then having the reception inside, you know, and people, of course, are walking all over. they really enjoy not just what's inside, but, you know, just you have the redwood trees right here. >> now, just two years after that fallen tree, the city said they're putting the finishing touches in place and said the trocadero should be available to rent in just a matter of weeks. >> the permits will start on april 1st. and my understanding is, is that if you want to get married her

snow is melting, and the latest department of water resources survey at phillips station reflects that. >> our survey today recorded a snow depth of 34in, water content of 13.5in, and the snow water content measurement is 58% of average for this date and 55% of the april 1st average at this location. >> statewide, we're at 85% of average for snowpack on this date, most of that coming from the northern sierra, with the central and south showing even further less than average. there's some work to do to get back to normal. >> at the beginning of this calendar year, the statewide snowpack was at 108% of average for that date, but an extremely dry january dropped that to 69% of an average month. a month later, with lower snowpack. >> and despite some solid storms in february, recent weather chipped away at gains. december, january and february normally account for half of california's annual precipitation, making next month's weather important. but state climatologist michael anderson said friday it's an uphill battle. >> march, a key player in. if you're behind. hoping to catch up, uh- so

officers with the santa rosa police department were informed yesterday that 34 year old gino zakariyahht be doing unlawful acts with a minor. zakariyah works as a science teacher at cesar chavez language academy in santa rosa. detectives say they gathered enough information to arrest zakariyah, who was booked into sonoma county jail on several charges, including lewd acts with a minor. santa rosa city schools releasing a statement on the incident today saying, quote, we are deeply saddened and troubled over these allegations. the situation has undoubtedly shaken our community, and we understand the range of emotions that students, parents and staff may be experiencing. we are committed to providing an environment where everyone feels secure and valued. the chp cited driving under the influence an unsafe speed as the causes of that crash that killed three young people in piedmont last november. the chp report says the tesla cybertruck crashed into a tree on hampton road at a high rate of speed and then burst into flames. the 319 year olds who died were all piedmont high graduates and co

the california department of water resources shared results from today's snow survey. it shows the snow pack across the state is better than last month. but standing at 85% of average for this time of year. researchers say storms over the last few weeks of helps to improve the state's snowpack. but they'd like to see a little bit more. >> those storms in the middle of the month really did help us out. not as much as we help sum up some more warming storms. again, that, you know, it fell as rain and not snow. so we didn't get it as much of an accumulation as we had hoped. >> up to this point to the northern sierra region has done well, snowpack. there is more than 100% of average for this time of year. but the central sierra behind 80% southern sierra at 70%. they're hoping for a little bit more snow with this wet weather coming our way. meteorologist lawrence karnow here with the details and yeah, i think we've got a very active march coming our way and that means we're going to see a lot of the snow storms rolling up in the sierra nevada and some more rain for the bay

jimmy. >> watch tonight before our department is eliminated. my daughter leila is very tough. and she'll say something. you know, she's sweet, but she'll say something like, i'll cut your eyeballs out with. setback that has him on a ventilator for breathing assistance. they're calling it an isolated coughing fit that led to the pontiff being put on the noninvasive mechanical ventilator. it's the latest change in his two week long battle against double pneumonia. the 88 year old pope remained conscious and alert. doctors say they'll need 24 to 48 hours to evaluate how and if the episode impacted his overall condition. >> new information tonight on the investigation into the deaths of oscar winning actor gene hackman and his wife. the sheriff of santa fe, new mexico, says the couple both tested negative for carbon monoxide. they were found dead in their home in santa fe on wednesday. the sheriff also says that hackman's pacemaker turned off last monday. investigators say the initial autopsy did not find an obvious cause of death, so it is quite the mystery. they're now looking a

. >> the firings come amid efforts by billionaire elon musk and his department of government efficiency to shrink a federal work force that president donald trump has called bloated and sloppy never have. i seen. >> bloat or signs that there are extra resources give brogan is a fisheries campaign director at the advocacy group oceana and says he has worked closely with scientists at noaa for years. commercial fisherman, beachgoers, the coastal economies that rely on healthy oceans. we'll all be affected by the cuts. no. creates daily weather forecast from 122 local office is issuing warnings for deadly tornadoes. hurricanes, tsunamis, wildfires and floods. >> disaster and local officials use those warnings to advise the public on how to avoid danger. the forecast that we get on our iphone from all these different weather apps actually. >> originate from the weather service, their data and their products. so this is going to impact a crossed. >> whole entire country. >> and we did reach out to for comment about these of firings. a spokesperson tells us that they do not discuss personnel

a lot. >> of private. >> meetings with trump and people from the justice department. >> he berated. >> them. >> he. >> lectured them. he was angry and vengeful and sort of had. >> a chip on his shoulder. >> and he sort of, you know, facts didn't matter. and, you know, justice department. >> norms didn't matter. >> and so when i saw it unfold, it was remarkable to see, you know, the donald trump in private. shown to the world. >> but it's not just about not respecting the norms, it's lack of decency. if we don't treat one another with decency, with respect, we have nothing for you. you have spent an enormous amount of time in the white house. you worked in a white house watching a confrontation like that. what was your reaction? >> oh my god, it made me wince. i almost felt like i wanted to apologize on behalf of america, to ukraine, to president zelensky, and frankly, to the world, because it's not who we are and it's not how we do things. >> but hold. >> on. >> isn't it, though? like we keep saying this isn't. >> who we are. >> but the united states knew exactly who donald trump was

the justice department, the fbi, and the war on democracy. david, you have been covering foreign affairs for a long, long time. i want your reaction. six hours after watching what you saw in the white house. but i want to understand, how did you feel watching it in the moment? what went through your mind? >> shock. >> you know, it. >> was extraordinary. >> unprecedented. and it was. >> a role. >> reversal in that you. >> have an american president. >> you know, normally. >> the american president is like defending the democracy. >> the. nascent democracy. >> this this young. >> president of ukraine. >> and as you know, the danger is the autocrat. >> often russia. >> so it was this sort of stunning role reversal and it just. >> amazed me. >> but the. tone was what was so unusual. and one last thing. i'm not surprised by the way trump acted in this book i wrote about the justice department. i heard about a lot of. private meetings with trump and people from the justice department. >> he berated. >> them, he lectured them. he was angry and venge

i'll just hear mexico city a thing gives us a student courier that to lead an uprising to alex department is to shake, has seen the last year, has assaulted a new political policy. the launch of the national citizen policy was celebrated on friday with a major riley tumbler child dri, has moved from dhaka, a thousands gathered at monic me avenue in the capital deca for the launch of the national citizens party, our ncp, led by student activist opposing discrimination there were behind the monsoon revolution in bangladesh in july and august, last year. that was the prime minister shed casino. but that victory didn't come easy. nearly a 1000 people lost their lives and many more were injured. during the uprising i, this was a student activist during the protest. he resigned as an advisor to the interim government last wednesday to join this new political party is calling for the new democratic constitution to be drafted, to prevent the return of constitutional. i'll talk to see the us unite together, hand in hand to build such a bundle of dish where the force of every citizen with the matte

as a department dedicated to promoting a diverse and equitable arts and culture environment in san francisco we are committed to supporting the traditional and contemporary evolution of the american indian community. >> i will now call item number two general public comment. >> is there any general public comment? if you would like to make a public comment please proceed to the podium and fill out an information card. we are currently on item two. okay. as a reminder i'll start your your time when he began speaking. you'll see a visual timer and receive a 32nd audible warning before your time concludes. is there anyone who'd like to make a public comment on the current agenda item? okay. i see no public comment at this time. >> right. okay. i now call for item number three the consent calendar. discussion and possible action . >> i'm going to ask the commissioners for withdraws or recuse themselves at this time any withdrawals or recusals? >> no. great. commissioner schneider, i do have a recusal. i apologize. i didn't notice this before on item one of the consent calendar for artist chris g

ultimately, that is the job of the state department. the state department doesn't fight wars. it ends them. it tries to end them. and that's usually, by the way, celebrated. i mean, throughout history, i've watched presidents that bring about an end to wars and conflicts, and people celebrate that. they applaud it. i think we should be very proud and happy that we have a president whose prime objective is not to get into wars, but to prevent wars and to get out of wars. that is a very noble, laudable goal. everyone should be applauding it, and he should be given the space to do that, not undermined by demands that he call putin names or that we say things that impede the ability to conduct real diplomacy. as the vice president said today. >> to follow up on on what you just said a moment ago, are you saying that you have doubts that president zelenskyy wants this war to come to an end? >> what i have doubts about is whether he's willing to say and do the things that we need in order to get a negotiation. again, you guys, this has been going on for ten days. and, you know, to s

previously he served in the department of defense and intelligence community under the bush, obama, and trump administrations and holds a p.h.d. and m.a. in political science from the university in california berkeley and a life member on foreign relations. dr.berg is head of the future of venezuela's initiative at the center for strategic and international studdies. he specializes in u.s.-latin america relations, strategic competition, defense policy and transnational organized crime. previously, he was a research fellow at the american enterprise institute and a visiting fellow at oxford's changing character program and yields a p.h.d. in mfill in political science and m.s.c. in oxford as well as a b.a. in government theology from georgetown. dr. davis is the president and chief executive officer of the american association of port authorities. where he also serves as general counsel. prior to the aapa, mr. davis served in the federal government as a presidential and congressional appointee for international trade and security. he holds a j.d. and master's degree from the university o

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she gets sworn in to lead the us justice department on her first day on the job. what is the first thing she does? headline us cuts task forces on foreign influence and russian sanctions. quote. in a memo sent to staff wednesday, u.s. attorney general pam bondi revealed she had disbanded the foreign influence task force, a unit dedicated to investigating violations of the foreign agents registration act. bondi did not elaborate, but figures on the republican party's conspiratorial far right have accused the government of abusing fara to unfairly target political operatives like paul manafort, trump's 2016 campaign chair, who was indicted in a probe into russian influence in that year's u.s. election. also on wednesday, the day of her swearing in, bondi disbanded a task force klepto capture, an initiative started in 2022 to enforce sanctions against russia. who's all that good for shutting down the foreign influence task force, shutting down enforcement of the foreign agents registration act, and getting rid of the task force that enforces sanctions against russia?

also responsible for science outreach, science education, but the entire noaa external affairs department, which is responsible for that outreach and education, was shut down as part of the layoffs that occurred this week. this goes beyond even the outreach. it goes into the private forecasting sector as well. folks who work in broadcasting or folks who work in some of the online agencies, accuweather, rely on model data noaa provides. this is one of the posts yesterday. all probationary federal employees at noaa's environmental modeling center that's responsible for keeping all the u.s. weather models running were laid off yesterday with one hour's notice. a lot of people got hung up on the word probationary. that doesn't mean any kind of disciplinary action. probationary employees are those who were either hired or promoted within the last year. if you're firing those people, you're getting rid of the new blood in an agency, people bringing new ideas, or the ones so good at their jobs they got promoted. so this is what you would do not to make an organization more efficient, but what yo

california snowpack is up from january and february, but the department of water resources said the pastry warmer weeks did put a dent in that. statewide the snowpack is 85% of normal, which is why whenever we have this wet pattern, you always say hold on. >> yeah. >> don't crack the beer open just yet because you never know what can sort of take away from that. >> right. >> are we optimistic where things are going now? >> more or less optimistic in terms of rain for the bay area and snow for the sierra heading into march. it's not going to be all at once, which is a good thing. let's look at what we expect heading into the weekend and early march. a beautiful look towards the golden gate, it's in there. the fog is streaming through. that fog is a factor tonight and tomorrow, dense fog developing and spreading out through this evening and overnight and help to bring us back near normal temperatures, even a skosh below average for the first half of the weekend for the bay area. showers move in saturday evening and saturday night and sunday looks showery and cool. it's not an all day washo

the san francisco fire department says it sparked after a candle was knocked over. >> it might not beh of a home is like the death of a family member and i feel like a portion of myself, a portion of ourselves, went with the house last tuesday. >> you can see it's nothing. >> reporter: just in case there is something, castro and her son carlos have been digging around. every room they stop in is full of memories. >> the last time all the dishes were in the kitchen with my grandma. >> reporter: s this grandma who owns the home. the 89-year-old was diagnosed with alzheimer's last year and since the fire she's been with her other daughter. lydia says she's heartbroken because she feels her entire life was taken away, but she's grateful her family is safe. grandma's house was the hub for the entire family. >> my kids grew up in that house. it meant to us home. >> reporter: but for some criminals it was an opportunity. the family says the house has been robbed four times since the fire. >> they even went through the bathroom. they were trying to find anything, dude. they were trying to fin

will be referring this matter to the inspector general's office and will work with the justice department one of those right wing undercover videos where someone was saying that metaphorically, like they're trying to get the money out the door before they leave, which happens. in every administration. what he's actually talking about was a $20 billion green bank fund created last april. that money was to go to eight nonprofits to give loans and businesses and families to businesses and families to spur clean energy across the country, particularly in low income neighborhoods. this was all part of the inflation reduction act. it's written into the bill. it was passed by congress. it was signed into law. legal, transparent, above board. you could look ■at the parts in the implementation documents and in the law. okay, now the trump administration wants to try and steal that $20 million back. just take it. but it already went out to a citibank account to be distributed to those nonprofits. so last week, trump officials asked the top criminal prosecutor in the us attorney's office in dc to op

national security reasons but also for nasa and other agencies in the department during cutting edge work that may be have a little more difference than if you're buying a pencils. >> those are the things it's logical to have that. i think they would be intense. when you think about these things we think about the people people's her job to enforce these things and again these people are being told what to do they do their jobs well they are really trying to protect the taxpayer. the root of a lot of the reporting is transparency and people with their government to be transparent okay one 100% if i could tie everything i'm doing, in fact i get balled up because of compliance stuff it prevents transparency in some cases there's a lot of different ways if we as commercial software and other insight tools you can see everything we are working on i'm happy to show because we love or during rebuilding crazy things i want to be able to assure that every day. i would love to bill tell the hill everyday what we are working on. that to me is super important. there is a way to be transparent a