so i would have to advocate for myself and make my own case. host: one more call from david in dayton, ohio. good morning. mr. janus, you work for the state. the state takes a part of your salary to pay into a pension fund. you have no choice in what the state invests in, so what are you going to do? freeannot have so much speech, rights to choose. what do you do when you do not like what the state is investing in? let's say they invest in a company that you don't like, what do you do? guest: whatever they do with my upsion money is up to them, that entity that manages the pension funds. it is similar to the idea that if i purchase in my ira, mutual fund, and they invested for me. they are the professionals. they would do the investing. so i don't necessarily have a choice. if i don't agree with it, i moved to a different fund. host: what are you looking for in today's proceedings? guest: what the different , the argumentsay that will be made. i think there is no way to predict, know exactly what the justices will act, how they will react. that

i am not advocating for the end unions, i amtor not advocating for the collective -- that collective bargaining is bad. the point is the right of freedom of association and freedom of choice. the right of freedom of association and the freedom of choice that all americans enjoy. guest: the government said members payn make for certain things. court said you can make to cover thefee cost of collective bargaining. that is false. everything a public sector union does is political. it's advocacy is political. if mark janus or any government worker is forced to give any money to a public sector union, they are being forced to pay for union politics. that should never be allowed. ou caller: thank you for giving us a voice. i am a member of the local operators union out of indiana. i work on the state line. i work with water mains and sewer services. indiana, thes in less insurance -- in indiana. and myffected my life fellow union brothers' lives. host: what about this idea of diluting the talent pool? but i that is an option, don't have a right to choose. i cannot predict and make decision

it still doesn't mean we won't advocate. host: are there alternatives to fee collection if the court decides for mr. janice? guest: the unions are working in regards to looking at alternatives and there hasn't put inspecific plan place, but they are looking into alternatives in regards to how we can still do what we do. host: from philadelphia, a union member. this is philip. caller: hello. this is philip. guest: good morning. caller: i'm a member of district council 33, local 488. critical and it is very important that our members, but the union collection from fair share members as well. they are reaping the same benefits as -- you cannot get nothing for free. working for the city of philadelphia, i've been a union member for 17 years. i see the benefits of being in the union. having a union has allowed me to go back to school and earn my college degree. live aallowed me to good, comfortable lifestyle. able to take vacations. host: are there members in your union who will question this idea of paying fees? particularly bec

the union still advocates for those people. we advocate for everyone. what would it do for cohesiveness if someone paying fees and some do not and still receive it regardless? guest: that can have the impact to where some may look at that -eye, so todiced speak. the sanctity of the contract is more important than individual squabbles. valid contract, when we are dealing with theunity issues, both of overriding principles we work from, the employer or something impedes the contract, that is what we go after. host: do you know mr. janus personally? guest: i do not. host: ralphs, he is up first. it good morning. this whole argument is silly. i work in the private sector. i understand this is public. we haverivate sector, the union security agreements. the argument is silly i was not forced to take my job. i vote on my contract, whether or not to have a union. the case, allin he wants is a free ride. he was not forced to take that job. pick fors the wrong the supreme court. back workerto roll rights. that is what this is about. having a collective voice on

florida has a state law like some of advocated advocate at the federal level but a state law that prevents force hospitalization of people in a psychiatric or mental health crisis. it seems in this particular case mental health workers concluded that this individual was stable at the time they examined him. why and how was that determination made in y. does that stand in such stark contrast to the picture that we have been able to draw as a result of all the information that we have received since this terrible shooting. if law enforcement, public health workers and school officials were communicating and coordinating effectively would they have made the same decisions in this case? could they have made a difference in the outcome? i think we need the answers to those questions. but there are two other questions we need to answer as wellow. one is white and how did she shooter have access to firearms in the first place and why didn't the schools armed resource officer intervened once the shooting began? all of us are angry at the fact that the shooting happened but that shouldn't tempt us

the union still advocates for those people. we advocate for everyone.hat would it do for cohesiveness if someone paying fees and some do not and still receive it regardless? guest: that can have the impact to where some may look at that -eye, so todiced speak. the sanctity of the contract is more important than individual squabbles. valid contract, when we are dealing with theunity issues, both of overriding principles we work from, the employer or something impedes the contract, that is what we go after. host: do you know mr. janus personally? guest: i do not. host: ralphs, he is up first. it good morning. this whole argument is silly. i work in the private sector. i understand this is public. we haverivate sector, the union security agreements. the argument is silly i was not forced to take my job. i vote on my contract, whether or not to have a union. the case, allin he wants is a free ride. he was not forced to take that job. pick fors the wrong the supreme court. back workerto roll rights. that is what this is about. having a collective voice on th

the union still advocates for those people. we advocate for everyone. what would it do for cohesiveness if someone paying fees and some do not and still receive it regardless? guest: that can have the impact to where some may look at that -eye, so todiced speak. the sanctity of the contract is more important than individual squabbles. valid contract, when we are dealing with theunity issues, both of overriding principles we work from, the employer or something impedes the contract, that is what we go after. host: do you know mr. janus personally? guest: i do not. host: ralphs, he is up first. it good morning. this whole argument is silly. i work in the private sector. i understand this is public. we haverivate sector, the union security agreements. the argument is silly i was not forced to take my job. i vote on my contract, whether or not to have a union. the case, allin he wants is a free ride. he was not forced to take that job. pick fors the wrong the supreme court. back workerto roll rights. that is what this is about. having a collective voice on

our client mark janis objects to the things that union he is forced to find has advocated for an advocate for now. of course illinois is a terrible fiscal and economic mess, deeply in debt and so he thinks it's wrong for his union to be advocating for billions more in government spending and advocating for tax increases to pay for that. and yet he is forced to fund this advocacy. free write a argument just assumes that every worker only cares about his own narrow pecuniary self-interest and that money matters most to everybody. and, of course, that's not true. lots of people care about their neighbors and their communities and the states economy. and so they might not want more money for themselves all the time if they think it's going to put an unfair burden on other people. under the first amendment we get to decide for ourselves what we value most and how we order our preferences with respect to policy. but the unions just presume to decipher everybody what you be most important to them and to make them pay for it. of course that's wrong. there are reasons to be optimistic. the court i

all victims of sexual assault on campus should have access to a victim advocate. advocates can offer counseling, legal advice, and assistance during hearings and emotional support. perhaps if anna had access to this vital service she would have gotten the justice that she was looking for. mr. speaker, if colleges and universities choose to adjudicate sexual assault on campus, independent of law enforcement investigation, then victims should have access to a campus victim advocate that is trained under title 9. this is only fair. schools must be prepared to deal with sexual assault victims that -- and must have access to a safe and they must have access to a victim advocate. otherwise, the victims will never know whether justice is served for them. and justice, mr. speaker, is supposed to be what we do, even on university campuses, and that's just the way it is. i'll yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. gutierrez, for five minutes. mr. gutierrez: thank you, mr. speaker. we sat here and

the interior secretary of the united states advocating in pennsylvania, new energy contract and the like benefiting a lot of folks and the interior secretary of the united states was out. thanks for taking the time. >> great to be with you as always. neil: you are the interior secretary, there is a disproportionate amount of interest on the part of the president and what else happens in pennsylvania, republicans could lose four seats at a minimum in this state with that redistricting. are you worried? >> i'm concerned about obstruction. interior, several senate confirmed positions, 6 were filled, hard to get things done when you have a group of quite frankly democrats that once obstruction. our nation is better than that. coal production goes up, it freezes up money in this case, in pennsylvania by $55 million to restore some past mistakes, reclamation and as steward of our great lands, part of my responsibility is to look at past mistakes, reclaim lands for better use and that is part of the program, $300 million in nationwide, $55 million gets distributed to pennsylvania and i'm in the

advocates say her previous bond hearings have been pushed back five times but today, they say they are hopeful. >> this time, we have a lot of confidence that she will be released because two weeks ago there was a federal habeas court decision that said her due process rights were violated. >> her three children who are u.s. citizens are hoping for a positive outcome today that will reunite them with their mother. >>> this morning, president trump announced that he is considering withdrawing i.c.e. agents from the state of california. during a roundtable meeting, the state and local officials, the president said removing the agents would be punishment for what he thinks is mismanagement when it comes to patrolling illegal immigration. >> if we ever pulled our i.c.e. agents out, in two months they would be begging for us to come back. they would be begging. i'm thinking about doing. >> so far the department of homeland security has not responded to the comments. >>> following the parkland shooting in florida, president trump will host three listening sessions to get input from americans

advocates for the homeless were also present.they asked the community to be more understanding of the need for affordable housing and health resources. (justine) supervisor breed, who is running for mayor, said she is committed to taking her constituents ideas into consideration and promised more of these town halls in the future. (jrstone) a democratic party memo seeking to undercut g-o-p claims of f-b-i surveillance abuse, was released earlier today. the release comes following talks between the f-b-i and the top democrat on the house intelligence committee, california's adam schiff. the democratic memo was written to rebut a g-o-p document accusing the f-b-i of suppressing democratic ties to an opposition research dossier on presid

who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. >>> on any given street in san francisco you will find a mix of stores. and now are more likely to find they have something in common. they are empty. you could blame the high cost of doing business in the city, but that is not the whole story. corn gel bernard reports. >> reporter: dozens on market street alone. >> as a dog walker i past by them every single day. >> reporter: it is getting bad. >> not good for the safety of the area. >> reporter: locked doors and empty store fronts common sights. ten businesses have closed up shops. snore castro street twice the number. >> reporter: high rent pricing many retailers out of business. monthly from 5,000 to 50,000 per mo month depending on the space. this hearing was about finding solutions. a 2009 ordnance requiring landlords -- >> if you do not want to be in a commercial rental business, then get out of it. >> reporter: the city could pro

i want to thank the victims and advocates that are worked for many years to produce this epidemic of gun violence and i want them to know that i stand with them and i hope that we can all stand with them on a bipartisan basis. esther president, i yield the floor. >> mr. president. >> the majority whip. >> mr. president, i heard the remarks of our colleagues from illinois and i too hope that we can get past the rhetoric and the talking points in the past and do something meaningful when it comes to public safety and address these terrible tragedies like the oneju that occurred at stoneman douglas high school in florida just two weeks ago. but we are not to do it by trotting out all of our laundry list of requests and say it has to be all of this for nothing because when you say here in washington and particularly progress, i want everything on the list or i want nothing, one thing is for sure, you will end up a with nothing. and that is unacceptable outcome particularly when it comes to the public safety crisis manifested here most recently at stoneman douglas high school in florida.

who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. >>> welcome back. advocates for immigrants and state lawmakers are pushing back against president trump and his comments that he may pull immigration enforcement agents out of california. . >> if we ever pulled i.c.e. out and tell california we will leave them alone, in two months they will be begging for us to come back. they would be backing. and i'm thinking about doing it. . >> the president said that yesterday during a meeting on school safety and gun control. he claims california is not helping with the federal crackdown and he is frustrated over the sanctuary policy. here in the bay area, immigrant advocates say they are not changing their focus. . >> we live in a difficult time right now. we cannot trust what he is saying. the important thing is for community members to be prepared, regardless of what he says. . >> we are taking it day by day and we are trying to protect the resi

i want to start by thanking the broad coalition of environmental advocates, public health advocates, clean fuel transportation activists, democratic party officials, grassroots advocates and retirement board members and as of last night, the commission on the environment who have turned out today to demand that san francisco employee retirement system divest now from fossil fuels and we're getting to labor, we're saving the best for last. and i mean that sincerely and it is in my notes. i want to start by saying that sciu 10-1 has been the wind at our backs. i cannot thank you enough. to the folks from dapo, i cannot thank you enough. we'll hear from all of them. i want to start not with our president, not with our retirement board member but with our former supervisor. we have a lot of great speakers but this started with supervisor john ovolose who first issued the resolution unanimously adopted by the board five years ago that has not yet be heeded but perhaps with malia cohen's leadership will be heeded today. >> good morning. it's great to be here. but also kind of strange to be

advocating for the application of the law and another thing -- a lot of people will advocate for safe harbor laws which is supposed to decriminalize children who are engaged in sex work. children are being arrested as prostitutes and they say we pass the safe harbor law and that doesn't happen anymore -- no, those places are still arresting these kids and charging them with prostitution crimes. calling your legislator and telling them you are aware of it and the need to look for evidence-based approaches is important and don't believe the hype in the media so stop enabling sex chapters act is being touted as this all-encompassing act by documentaries like i am jane doe and if you pass it people will not be sold for sex. do we really believe -- i don't as a criminologist to say that will happen. what we need to do is pass legislation advocate for legislation that forges partnerships with these websites. the internet is the final frontier of criminal industries and we need to empower law enforcement to police the internet in a way that is getting these bad guys. call your legislator and

but i'm an advocate of an independent commission. >> and i guess the final thought is, given all that has happened politically and the investigation and the way the white house has responded to robert mueller, how confident are you that the intelligence agencies including the one you led are still independent in their analysis and able to speak truth to power? >> i have great confidence in my former colleagues at cia, fbi, nsa and others. i think the rank and file are continuing to do the work. but it is critically important that the leaders maintain that type of independence and are nonpartisan and apolitical. and i'm hoping that the individuals who head up the cia and office of the director of national intelligence will put their partisanship behind them and really lead these agencies so that they speak proverbial truth to power because frequently it was very inconvenient, the truths that i would bring to the policy discussion, but it is critically important if we're going to do our jobs on behalf of the american people that we do tell policymakers the pros and cons of some of their

ground with their advocates from all over the state. we had a very difficult job of being with visit -- the deceased families. [inaudible] very difficult. today, we went to the hospital. we got to see what you saw. we've also seen a lot of good citizens coming forward wanting to help our first responders. from all over the country, people have been reaching out. [applause] -- [inaudible] shooter the las vegas she took individuals out with her. she has done a great job bringing our child advocates and helping people. the parents appreciate you too. i was left the hospital with a lot of parents. they're very thankful for the job. their child is in great shape considering they would not have been. they're very thankful to everybody. thanks, pam. [inaudible] >> we really appreciate your support. pres. trump: thank you very much. >> i were commissioner's office. they give are being here. >> kernel of investigations. pres. trump: good job. >> i'm a deputy to the sheriff's office. [inaudible] pres. trump: thank you, chris. >> i was one of the

homeless advocates were also at the meeting.y asked the community to be more understanding of the need for affordable housing and health ( marty ) supervisor breed, who is running for mayor, said she is committed to taking her constituents ideas into consideration and promised more of these town halls in the future. ( marty ) now to the east bay ... where concord police arrested a man after a chase near highway four. it happened last night and several roadways were blocked off in the area of willow pass road. police say the driver of a mustang refused to stop when officers told him to pull over. he began throwing items from inside the vehicle. officers recovered those items as evidence. and after arresting the man ... they also found

i had all my advocates on the scene, just lic like in pulse. we fl flew to nevada and we wern broward county for days. >> neil: did you do the same for that, pay for those funerals? >> not for nevada. we went out to help them. >> neil: what about the pulse nightclub in florida, that's the same deal? >> absolutely. >> neil: that's florida policy. >> that's florida policy. my advocates got in their cars and drove t from all over the state to broward, helping the families, having to inform 17 families that their child is never coming home is one of the worst things a human being can do. my heart wrenches for these families. it's horrible. it's gut-wrenching. but there are many who survived and we've got to pray for them. we've got to pray for their families. i was in the hospital and saw three of thei the victims and tr amazing families yesterday. they're going to recover. but there are thousands of kids who are injured emotionally and that's not going to go away. we're going to help them as well. my advocates in my office, we do this, we help pro

he's advocating positions that are both the positions that gun control advocates want to see, but also some of the positions that gun rights advocates want to see. it's not clear yet what he's ultimately going to endorse and say what he is going to sign. what is clear is that he wants to do something. we'll see in the coming days and weeks what that something end up being, if anything. >> nothing on the center line yet. >> erin, a new marist poll that shows 85% will affect their vote. including 59% who said such positions would be a major factor on their vote. is there a sense one side has more leverage than the other on this vote? >> when you look at some of these very publicly popular proposals like the ones you outlined and raising age limits and bans on high-capacity magazines or expanded background checks those are widely supported by the public and by a coalition in congress. where you don't find majority support is in the republican caucus. you have to remember that republicans control the house, the senate and the white house. so, this is bound to be a key campaign issue among

the defendants posed as politically and socially active americans advocating for and against particular candidates. the established social media pages and groups to communicate with unwitting americans. they also purchased political advertisement on social media networks. the russians also recruited and paid real americans to engage in political activities, promote political campaigns and stage political rallies. the defendants and their co-conspirators pretended to be grassroots activists. according to the indictment the americans did not know they were to getting with russians. after the election the defendants allegedly staged rallies to support the president-elect while simultaneously staging rallies to protest his election. for example, the defendants organize one rally for the president-elect and another to imposoppose him in new york on e same day. on september 13, 2017 soon after the news media reported that the special counsel's office was investigating events that russian operatives had used social media to interfere with the election of one defendant allegedly wrote quote we

chamber of commerce has advocated an increase. the american trucking association recognized that a 20 cent per gallon increase on the gas tax. what is your view on this subject? the secretary: the president has not declared anything out of bounds. so everything is on the table. the gas tax, like many of the other pay-fors that are being discussed, is not ideal, there are pros and cons. the gas tax has adverse impact, regressive impact on the most vulnerable within our society. those who depend on jobs, who are hourly workers. so these are tough decisions. that is why once again, we need to start the dialogue with the congress and so we can address these issues on this very important point. reporter: would you clarify your answer to john in the first question. are you saying taxes will increase or tolls will increase or they won't? the secretary: that is a decision that is up to the state and local governments and also it's going to depend, the gentleman mentioned federal gas taxes. these are tough decisions. we all want better inf

i would never advocate going back to the other days.s is for a tiny group that desperately needs then. we are working with civil liberties groups. we will have all their input to be sure we have appropriate checks and balances. all of this has to go before a judge. people get an advocate on their behalf. >> what's the mood in sacramento? this situation isn't just in the bay area. it's up and down the coast, in the inland as well. >> absolutely. my partners on this are from los angeles, senator henry stern from l.a. and a couple of great assembly members. los angeles board of supervisors and l.a. city council passed resolutions asking for this change. this is san francisco and l.a. working together because they have a challenging situation. >> say somebody was repeatedly picked up. they call them frequent flyers. somebody shows up intoxicated at the emergency room which costs us a bundle and does them very little good because they're back on the streets. where would they go? >> for someone who gets conserved, this has to be a pattern of

but first after a mass shooting like we saw yesterday, second amendment advocates and the lawmakers whoresent them are finding a way to make the debate about anything but gun laws. and the president did his part, did not mention the word "gun" ann an address of mass shooting. the gun lobby's talking points are designed to avoid the gun debate. for instance, the las vegas strip massacre, they'd argue it is not about how he got the gun, it is bts thing he a -- it is about the thing he attached to the gun. and newtown, it is not how he got the gun, but it is identifying mental illness. what about the virginia tech massacre. it is not about how he got the gun, it is about arming schools to thwart an attack. about none of the arguments hold up this in case. here is many other arguments that don't hold up. the gup was bought -- gun was bought illegally. and someone should warn that the gunman had mental health issues and in this case someone did. the fbi was given a tip involving a youtube comment with his name on it said, quote, i'm going to be a professional school shooter. the fbi acknowle

this was a program advocated before i joined the program. but people with disabilities that had informal caregivers. and it was also -- it came out of the 2016 doss needs assessment. about 14,000 seniors live in san francisco and are unable to pay for home care and are ineligible for ihss. that needs assessment found that the cost of home care can be $29,000 a year. that was based on a wage of -- a cost of $23 an hour and 21 hours a week. so there is a huge need for this program. we hope to show a great need through serving that number as well as having a waitlist. 100% of the area median income is $80,700. this is a very progressive program, first of its kind, helping in that respect. and i think that -- is that $80,000 a year for a household or individual? >> single adult. mayor's office on housing -- yes. mayor's office on housing has a chart that shows that up to a household of nine what the 100% median income is. >> so basically to re-emphasize that, again, it would really help for recruitment strategy, we're talking about individuals w

privacy advocates -- advocates are wondering what will be done with the information collected. they are worried about undocumented immigrants being tracked using these devices. the police chief has promised the information from those readers will not be shared with immigration officials.>> the documents do not say that ice is prohibited from accessing this data. and needs to be made clear. >> i know he will protect all of the residents of our city. however, we do need to look to him to reduce crime and address crime in our city. brick of the police department already uses a number of readers on some patrol cars. data collected is only stored for six months. some people we talked to support the idea of using these cameras at the entry points to alameda. they say as long as there are safeguards in place. >> if city leaders approved this plan, alameda would join other bay city cities already using these. will hear from the public during their meeting tomorrow night. that begins at 7 pm at city hall. we expect that the council will take a final vote on whether to approve the fundin

we're not advocating for the arming of every teacher in the school. there's teacher and other school personnel that have experienced other training and the desire to be part of this. we're still listening and making and determining the best steps forward. we think that hardening our schools and protecting our students with trained personnel is a viable path and one that we're looking at. a final determination on what that would look like hasn't been made and will involve state, local and federal officials all weighing in, which is a lot of what you've seen the last couple weeks. we've had a number of different stakeholders involved. you've had some voices from the very most conservative to the most liberal side and we're looking to bring all of those groups together and determine the best path forward to do the very most that we can to make sure that we're doing everything under the administration's purview to protect american kids. >> what did the president think of ivanka's answer on nbc when she said she wasn't sold on the idea either? she wasn't s

homeless advocates have dubbed this encampment in san jose as googleville. but others will describe what is here as a dump site. garbage piled high. >> human feces may be out here, needles they encount ker, it may be other things that are a detriment not only to the people that are here but to our actual workers coming out here to clean it up. >> reporter: whatever you think about this place, sherri todd has been living here for several months. today she has to move. >> we lose our stuff and we don't know where we're going. >> reporter: homelessville advocaadd voe -- homeless advocates say the googleville sign -- >> if you read homeless statistics, they go up year after year after year. >> reporter: google says they're aware of the homeless issue in the area and sent me a list of several millions in donations they've made since 2014 to address it. the company also says they'll be a active participant in community of my led engagement centering around plans for a station near downtown san jose. they say the first thing is getting the homeless off streets and

and experience of a young family member in san francisco and i would like to advocate for the changes that we would like to see. any questions? >> supervisor safai: questions from committee members? supervisor yee. >> supervisor yee: who is your supervisor, what district are you in? >> district ten. >> supervisor yee: have you spoken to supervisor cohen? >> yes. >> supervisor yee: she supporting you? is there a letter or anything? >> i can give it to you. >> supervisor yee: i don't see it in the package. is it in here? that's ok, i mean, i trust you, as you said you have a letter. >> sorry, i thought they had given all the paperwork. can i just walk up to you? >> i have it, i have it. >> supervisor yee: my fault, i didn't see it. >> i just showed it to him. very direct and to the point. they have the documents. >> and this is from -- sorry, i thought they forwarded it. oh, they have this, ok. >> is this the original? >> you can have it, it's a copy. >> thank you. >> sure. >> supervisor yee: wonderful. and you know, just, i was not picking on you, just more or less, i like to know that

approach thatical perhaps could be accomplished, and i think people ought to be advocating for that. >> going to what eric had said, -- if want those policies you want those policies to be effective, their malate not be anything wrong with a belt and suspenders approach. we say that is the federal government's issue. but for most of our country's history, states had a more active role with respect to foreign affairs, immigration, etc. particularly at a moment where cop is asleepral

and some of the strongest advocates about what i'm saying are the strongest advocates i know them veryl. political people, the strongest advocates for the second amendment this is common sense. in addition to securing our schools, we are also implementing a strategy to secure our streets. we want our kids to be safe everywhere they go whether they are in a classroom, walking home from school or just outside playing with their friends. every child deserves to grow up in a safe community surrounded by a loving family and to have a future filled with opportunity and with hope. >> also today the president is making major sweeping sanction against the rogue regime. north carolina. nonorth korea. sanctions largest ever against pyongyang, meant to cut off money and supplies to the dictator kim jong u.n. and using that money to advance his nuclear program. here is the president announcing those news sanctions earlier. >> i do want to say because people have asked north korea, we impose today the heaviest sanctions ever imposed on a country before. and frankly hopefully something positive can h

i just had ralph peters, you know, a war veteran big gun advocate big second amendment rights advocate saying you don't need these kind of guns these ar -15s. what do you think? >> well, i think that we have a terrible situation in florida. there's a lot of emotionally- charged rhetoric. the shooter in the florida case should have never had this gun and that's where we need to take a step back and for people who are law-abiding citizens, we shouldn't be focused on taking away guns from law-abiding citizens. we do need to make sure that our schools are safe and we also need to make sure that people that shouldn't have guns like in the case of the florida shooter the fbi dropped the ball, that we ensure that the databases are in place, the house has taken action we pass legislation, congress must act to make sure that the background checks are done in a way to protect our society from people that should not have guns. neil: so when the florida governor rick scott and we're told he has the support of the president on this, wants to raise age at which you can get your hands-on these type o

speaker, high dollar lobbyists here in washington, d.c., advocating on their behalf. they expect us, members of congress, to be their lobbyist, to be their voice. as a former prosecutor and former judge in texas, i take that duty very seriously. it's the first responsibility of government to actually protect the people. we must have thought the rob of bureaucrats to steal the money out of the crime victims fund and make sure they have access to the resources they need to become survivors. to achieve this goal my friend, representative jim costa from california, my co-chair in the victims rights caucus, and i have introduced the crime victims fund preservation act. the bill is very simple. box to make lock sure that the money in the fund cannot be used for anything other than victims' programs under the victims of crime act. the crime box to make victims f an especially attractive target for offsets at this time when r government faces a -- in a deficit. that's why congress must safeguard the fund to make sure the money is protected. , paid l uses the money by criminal

immigration rights advocates say there were at least 11 arrests in northern california over the weekend, five in merced county, two each in contra costa county and sacramento county and one in both monterey and napa counties. on saturday oakland mayor libby schaaf sent out a warning about the raids based on information she got from a source. kpix5 said homeland security officials believe the mayor crossed the line, but she claims it was her duty to tell the public. >> i believe that i have acted absolutely within the bounds of the law, but more importantly within my ethical obligations as the mayor of a city that is full of law abiding immigrants. >> i.c.e. released a statement saying sanctuary cities are not above federal law and that "i.c.e. focuses its enforcement resources on individuals who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security." i.c.e. does not conduct sweeps or raids that target aliens indiscriminately." could mayor schaaf face legal charges for obstruction of justice? phil matier digs deeper into that at 6:00. >>> in washington a victory for dream

the homeless advocates call this area googleville, and they're bracing for another cold night. the cold air seeped in overnight with the temperature dropping into the 30s in silicon valley. santa cruz mountains saw a dusting of snow overnight. these images are from near boulder creek. how cold was it last night? >> oh, very cold. >> on the valley floor today, the delivery minister dropped in on the homeless. a blanket for each homeless person to help them through the cold. >> people get caught off guard because it was so warm a few weeks ago we were bringing watt err few weeks ago. >> reporter: he says it's not a matter of comfort. it's a matter of life and death.

i can't advocate enough and i thank the city for support and promotion. i would like to thank the tennis coalition for the hard work and tire let efforts over the years to get this to where it is today. >> next speaker, please. >> julie exly. in my earlier rushings i touched upon -- remarks i touched about the outreach efforts and how the concerns are in the design you saw today. we have held focus group meetings, meetings for senior players and hosted public events including free youth days. we have published 20 newsletters and are updating information about golden gate park tennis. we presented the project and have been open and transparent about progress and process. some of the changes and modifications are a direct result of community feedback. they include reservation system, evening lights, small pro shop, a place for pink pong and pickle ball. a large entry point, free day lockers, safer spacing between ththe courts and widening the viewing areas. what we are excited to work on are the interior exhibit walls which cover the history and players. we

you personally also advocate another coalition with the city you but the last two times the s.p.d. a merged weakened by working with the union why should this time be any different. if i were trying to be funny i'd say because we can't get any weaker but realistically it's wrong to conclude that the coalition or the disk. political priorities within the coalition are to blame for bad election results. there was more to it than just that and it wasn't just about whether to govern with the conservative union or the socialist left party but i think the main issues are other the s.p.d. needs high recognition value within the coalition we need to address future topics in addition to daily management and we need to realize that in this legislation we don't have one large coalition we have one board to start that consists of six party factions in which the s.p.d. and c.d.u. combined make up only fifty three percent. of. what's called. well it's all those opposing another grand coalition also argue that they always leave the s.p.d. weaker than before do you think kevin cunard head of the s.p

advocates a further gun control are demanding action be taken. we are taking students protesting outside the white house this week said they were angry that school massacres have become commonplace and little has been done to stop them according to gun control advocates a group there have been eighteen school shootings since the beginning of the year. i mean the public outcry president trump has endorsed a higher minimum age for buying certain rifles and tighter background checks for purchasers. he also rates are rated his call for some teachers to carry guns. you all have in my opinion you want to have these shoes because these people are cowards they're not going to walk into a school if twenty percent of the teachers have got to maybe ten percent or maybe forty percent at what i'd recommend doing is the people that do care and we give them a bonus we give them a little bit of a bonus back in story does the family of slain chris he can like thousands of others in the united states every year is coming to terms with the consequences of gun viole

advocate for them wherever. and part of what we talked about earlier, earlier we talked about bibles, badges, our law enforcement community. and the business community. and the business community tied in with the academic community . s been a tremendous resource i particularly want to mention the c.e.o. of i.b.m. who really -- i.b.m. has been so good to its dreamers. they have respected them, given them opportunity and advocated for them, brought them to the capitol. come here with their c.e.o. it's just really quite remarkable. but i could say that about large swath of companies in silicon valley, bill gates has been a champion this issue. i really give them credit for of - keeping the prestige this issue in such a high, high place. and making it a priority in their advocacy here and importantly in their communities. so the business community has been spectacular. both in terms of small business and corporate america as well. again, i do -- since we have newcomers here i want to go back to our bishop statement

i advocate, and i do this all the time, a lighter touch. i trust parents to make these choices, so long as they have the proper information. which is really important. if you expect parents to understand all of their choices just because they can go online or something, forget it. >> that was my next question, thank you. there is a question of whether complexity itself can be a subsidy. if a program is so complex that only terribly sophisticated people can take advantage of it, then it advantages them and disadvantages folks who would have a hard time negotiating it. >> esa's are more complicated than most other choice mechanisms. because they can be un-bundled. my question is what is the , state's role in providing that information and creating a system where there is common sense about how to carry this through? mr. bush: i would be wary of a disadvantaged family -- i'm not sure what that means, but i assume it means poverty or lower income -- that they are not capable of complex thoughts. i think all parents need to be empowered with inf