with us now is california democratic senator alex padilla, who sits on the judiciary committee and hasghout the day. i really appreciate you coming right in and speaking with us, senator, with us, senator, i appreciate that. i know you just voted against kash patel. why. >> of course i'll say happy to go from committee to the floor and to come here to you. w did i vote against kash patel? i mean, he is completely unfit for this role. you've been talking earlier about the. no. the lack of independence now of the department of justice. overall, the fbi especially, it cannot be under the white house's thumb. that's not how we achieve justice in the united states of america. but if you look at president trump's pick from attorney general bondi, his selections for deputy attorney general, fbi director patel, these are people who are going to be far from independent. they claim to want to depoliticize the fbi when their history, their track record, shows that they're going to be doing the exact opposite. and they already are, from rounding up the names of people involved in january 6th inves

senator alex padilla said the water was released into rivers that do not flow to los angeles. padilla wrote a letter today demanding answers from defense secretary pete hegseth about the unscheduled water release. he wrote, quote, based on the urgent concerns i have heard from my constituents as well as recent reporting, it appears that gravely insufficient notification was given, recklessly endangering residents downstream. padilla says the sudden release could have caused flooding to farms and communities. >> the winter storms are bringing rain to the bay and snow in the sierra. here's a live look right now at interstate 80 through the sierra. this is near donner, donner lake and chain controls were lifted at about 730 tonight. you can see there the roads, which appear to be somewhat wet. but this again is donner summit. >> yeah, obviously if you are heading up to the high country, make sure you have your chains with you, because we are going to keep going with with a series of storm systems here for the next few days. mark. >> yeah. and if you've noticed here in the bay area

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california senator's adam schiff and alex padilla have already announced support for that 8. meantime, la mayor karen bass has fired the city's fire chief bass says she met with kristin crowley today and decided to remove her in the best interest of the city. crowley's termination comes after weeks of mounting tensions between her and the mayor. in today's announcement, the mayor specifically pointed to crowley's handling of last month's deadly wildfires. 1000 firefighters. >> who could have been on the job fighting? the fires were sent home. the other thing that i mentioned is that i said after the fires, we're after the fires were out after the rain had stopped that a full investigation would begin. one step of that investigation was to do an after action report which she refused. >> former chief deputy ronnie villanueva is going to be serving as interim chief. back here in the bay area. at least one business in antioch will likely have to close after an early morning fire cause some serious damage. firefighters say started just before 6 o'clock this morning at the everyday

supplied later on in the year, during the harvest season, california senators alex padilla and adam schiff are joining other senate democrats demanding the trump administration answer questions about reported purges of dozens of fbi and doj officials. last week, the trump administration allegedly removed or reassigned dozens of career law enforcement officials who were involved in the prosecution and investigation of mr. trump and the january 6th rioters. the senators said they have grave concerns, and the removals represent a, quote, alarming threat to national security. over the weekend, thousands of fbi personnel were asked to complete a questionnaire by today about their role in the january 6th investigation. still to come, san mateo leaders discussing the future of bike lanes in one neighborhood, with fierce arguments on both sides of the issue. plus, san francisco city leaders aim to crack down on the selling of stolen goods on city streets. the new bill that's been did you know using the grocery outlet app gives you the opportunity to win groceries for life? imagine never paying for

california senator alex padilla says this is also a tactic to distract from other actions like president trump's cabinet nominees to put us in a state of constant chaos for the purpose of confusing the american people. >> and the latest gallup poll does show a slight dip in the president's approval rating due to concerns about the economy falling from 47 to 45% in washington. i'm jessi tenure. mitch mcconnell, the longest-serving senate party leader in u.s. history is officially announcing his retirement. >> the kentucky republican says that he's not going to seek re-election next year making that announcement this morning on his 83rd birthday signals an end to his decades long tenure that began in 1984. representing. >> our commonwealth has been. the a lot of time. i will not seek to on 8 com. >> my current term the senior senator has had a few health episodes in recent years, including falls and moments of confusion. mcconnell says that he's going to finish out his current term, which ends in january of 2027. still ahead on kron for news at 6 as the nation honors black history month, w

senator alex padilla says must decisions are irresponsible and won't address the country's budget deficit threat. >> is a very, very big all because as a you know, breakfast. elon thinks there's some savings opportunities here and a president with just doesn't care the u.s. national resources committee has jurisdiction over national parks. i spoke with the ranking democratic member of the committee, representative jared huffman, who expects the national park decisions by trump and musk to be taken up in court. some of these firings we think are illegal. others are just wrong, headed. and so, you know, there will be litigation by. >> federal employee unions and others after firing notices were sent out friday. the park service added to the confusion tuesday saying it will reinstate about 5,000 seasonal jobs that were initially rescinded. those with national park experience likes a busy summer season combined with under staffing. >> will result in a dangerous situation for visitors keep fighting because this a highly illegal and me and the thousands of buttered probationers. evan terminate

california senator alex padilla is calling for more action to protect ice detainees. senators padilla and adam schiff introduced the access to counsel act. if it passes, it would help u.s. citizens, green card holders and other people with legal status looking to get in contact with an attorney or relatives if they're detained by border protection for more than an hour. i think it's important to recognize that whenever donald trump says he's only going after violent criminals, that's a lie. the bill would also require homeland security to ensure that people with valid travel documents at the border and at airports can communicate with counsel and others if they're subjected to questioning or searches by border protection. a setback to president trump's effort to shrink the government, delivered by a federal judge today. all this while, the president huddles with congressional democrats on how to get a budget passed. nbc's yamiche alcindor has the details from the white house. just hours before the federal worker buyout deadline, a judge put a pause on the trump admini

senator alex padilla says must decisions are reckless, irresponsible custer's, totally not thought through. >> they are going to do anything to really address the deficit situation, that that's the president and elon musk are trying to do here. the u.s. national resources committee has jurisdiction over national parks. i spoke with the ranting democratic member of the committee representative jared huffman, who expects the national park decisions by trump and musk to be taken up in court. some of these firings we think are illegal. others are just wrong, headed. and so, you know, there will be litigation by. >> federal employee unions and others after firing notices were sent out friday. the park service added to the confusion tuesday saying it will reinstate about 5,000 seasonal jobs that were initially rescinded. those with national park experience likes a busy summer season combined with under staffing. >> will result in a dangerous situation for visitors keep fighting because this a highly illegal and me and the thousands of buttered probationers evan terminate illegally. we want after

senator alex padilla said the water was released into rivers that do not flow to los angeles.ator padilla wrote a letter today demanding answers from defense secretary pete hegseth about the unscheduled water release. he wrote, quote, based on the urgent concerns i have heard from my constituents, as well as recent reporting, it appears that gravely insufficient notification was given, recklessly endangering residents downstream. padilla says the sudden release could have caused flooding to farms and communities. governor newsom is calling on state water managers to divert and store as much water as they can from the latest winter storms coming in. he signed an executive order today directing agencies to capture water and send it to reservoirs and other storage in northern california, even if they haven't adopted a flood control plan. he said that this includes the san luis reservoir between gilroy and santanella. south of the sacramento river delta. >> if you're in northern california, one of our staging areas focusing on pre-position in anticipation of the upcoming winter st

y precisamente hablando de derechos de los inmigrantes, el senador alex padilla envió un mensaje a todaen documentos, si están indocumentados, tienen derechos. de todos modos, toquen la puerta. no tienen que abrir representantes de ice. necesitan una aprobación judicial para poder hablar con ustedes. firmado por un juez. padilla también dijo que cuando trump asegura que solo va tras criminales, pues esto es falso y que sus acciones lo demuestran. además, señaló que no es cierto que solo persigan a quienes están indocumentados. citando la decisión de trump de eliminar el tps a 300.000 venezolanos que llegaron ilegalmente bajo las normas establecidas. y seguimos hablando de migración y para eso vamos a pasar con miryam villarreal, quien se encuentra en el estudio junto a la alguacil del condadoanta clara, para hablar precisamente de la postura de este departamento frente a los operativos de ice miryam. hola, qué tal? muy buenas tardes. así es, ya nos acompaña dalia rodríguez, sub alguacil de la oficina del alguacil del condado de santa clara. bienvenida. muchas gracias por su tiempo. much

the bill was brought by california senator alex padilla and alaska senator lisa murkowski. it would require the national oceanic and atmospheric river administration to establish a forecast improvement program. atmospheric rivers caused more than 80% of flood damage across the west by the year 2090. these systems are expected to cause as much as $3 billion in damages every year. power being restored around the bay area after thousands of outages from the storm tonight. pg and e says it has fewer than 10,000 outages. that's about half of what we saw earlier tonight as we bring in the bay area outage map. the peninsula continues to bear the brunt here, with more than 4600 customers affected and the north bay, they are seeing about 2100 customers with no power. the pg and e utilities saying it had crews and equipment in place ahead of the storm. >> e is prepared for this storm and our response to it, and we want to make sure that our customers are preparing as well. typically, it's the most of the impacts tend to be on the west side and in the elevated terrains. it's where we

senator alex padilla says must decisions are reckless, irresponsible custer's, totally not thought through. >> they are going to do anything to really address the deficit situation, that that's the president and elon musk are trying to do here. the u.s. national resources committee has jurisdiction over national parks. i spoke with the ranking democratic member of the committee representative jared huffman, who expects the national park decisions by trump and musk to be taken up in court. some of these firings we think are illegal. others are just wrong, headed. and so, you know, there will be litigation by. >> federal employee unions and others after firing notices were sent out friday. the park service added to the confusion tuesday saying it will reinstate about 5,000 seasonal jobs that were initially rescinded. those with national park experience likes a busy summer season combined with under staffing. >> will result in a dangerous situation for visitors keep fighting because this a highly illegal and me and the thousands of buttered probationers evan terminate illegally. we want after

california senator's adam schiff and alex padilla have already announced support for the meanwhile, in sacramento, a new bill aims to provide mental health support to those fire victims. capitol correspondent eytan wallace spoke one-on-one with the assembly member behind that matter. >> the the aftermath and now the road to recovery. all of it, something member john herby and has seen up close the eaton fire tore through the community of altadena in his district. think if you meet as i have every victims of these wildfires, people are hurting emotionally mentally. that's why he says in addition to the legislature's efforts to fund a physical recovery, he and speaker robert rivas are jointly authoring a new bill focusing on emotional be 10. 32 also known as the wildfire trauma recovery and resiliency act is aimed at ensuring wildfire victims have access to mental health support as we stabilize the community and rebuild and recover. each individual has to recover on their own. >> and i think this an important part of that recovery. specifically. the bill will require healthcare service p

the senators, including california's alex padilla, say they are alarmed that the park service revoked offers for seasonal employees just days after the inauguration of donald trump. they say without seasonal staff, visitor centers may close. bathrooms won't get cleaned and emergency response times will drop. they added quote we are also alarmed that the administration's offer of deferred resignation and

senator alex padilla said unscheduled water releases require close coordination with local officials and safety personnel, as well as downstream agricultural water users, in order to reduce flood risks to communities and farms. based on the urgent concerns i have heard from my constituents, it appears that gravely insufficient notification was given, recklessly endangering residents downstream, and senator padilla has sent a list of his concerns and his questions to the administration. reporting in san jose i'm mark sayer, ktvu, fox two news. >> people forced to evacuate their homes due to the wildfire in altadena are returning home, and one family found an unwelcome guests who thought the crawlspace beneath the house felt just right. a 525 pound bear had taken refuge in the crawlspace after the wildfire. it took a state fish and wildlife team 24 hours to get him out. after hours of assessing the situation, they determined tranquilizing the bear was not an option. eventually, they placed a cage at the crawlspe oning, and and triggered the trap door. the bear was given a welfare check

. >> a similar protest happened earlier today outside the san francisco office of senator alex padillais group focused on the shakeup of the federal government and the increasing political power of elon musk. they then marched over to senator adam schiff's office. there was also a protest today at the sacramento state capitol. dozens of people gathered on the steps to rally against the trump administration. this was also billed as part of today's 5051 demonstrations. >> on the peninsula. today, two groups of sheriff's deputies endorsed measure a. that's the initiative that would give the san mateo county board of supervisors the power to remove embattled sheriff christina corpus from office following allegations of misconduct. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey is following the story. >> you deserve better. stand up against corruption and vote yes on measure a. >> a culture of intimidation, retaliation and corruption allegations made against san mateo county sheriff christina corpus that have led to countywide calls for her resignation. now, the voters who may have once su

senator alex padilla says must decisions are reckless, irresponsible custer's, totally not thought through. >> they are going to do anything to really address the deficit situation, that that's the president and elon musk are trying to do here. the u.s. national resources committee has jurisdiction over national parks. i spoke with the ranking democratic member of the committee representative jared huffman, who expects the national park decisions by trump and musk to be taken up in court. some of these firings we think are illegal. others are just wrong, headed. and so, you know, there will be litigation by. >> federal employee unions and others after firing notices were sent out friday. the park service added to the confusion tuesday saying it will reinstate about 5,000 seasonal jobs that were initially rescinded. those with national park experience likes a busy summer season combined with under staffing. >> will result in a dangerous situation for visitors keep fighting because this a highly illegal and me and the thousands of buttered probationers evan terminate illegally. we want after

senator alex padilla says president trump is trying to distract from the harmful impacts of his policies. and senator peter welch argues he's a legally overstepping his authority. that'll trump has been on a lawless rampage. has democratic. lawmakers say they are fighting against the trump administration policies that they see as dangerous. >> but with republicans in control of congress, their power is limited. live in washington, i'm hannah brandt. all right, anne, thank you for that breakdown. >> still have a problem morning news. a dozen people in a san francisco neighborhood woke up to their car, windows smashed and we'll talk more about that. u.s. lawmakers introduced a new bill that will limit the amount to the companies can raise rates for many of the local state. swell, an antioch man arrested thursday after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop. >> crashed into an occupied home. and police say terrace, benjamin sped away from police after being spotted with several vehicle code violations. he lost control, struck a resident. luckily no one was inside and hurt inside. they were injure

and senator alex padilla wants to raise the minimum age to purchase assault weapons from 18 to 21. he said some of the most devastating school shootings in the u.s. have been using assault weapons purchased by an 18 year-old and this world would match the court rule for buying handguns. and today's anniversary is coming, as our country is heading in the wrong direction on gun violence. but the trump white house says they're taking steps to protect the second amendment rights and also stop gun crimes. washington, d.c., correspondent hannah brandt has the details. >> the white house used to have an office of gun violence prevention. but the minute the donald trump. sworn in, that office vanished, that office vanished because the gun lobby is back in charge. democrats claim the office was bringing down homicide rates and senator chris murphy and congressman maxwell frost are introducing a bill to reestablish the office. it wasn't a political office about democrats versus republicans. it was about the people versus the problem with republicans in control of the white house and congress

senator alex padilla says must decisions are reckless, irresponsible custer's, totally not thought through. >> they are going to do anything to really address the deficit situation, that that's the president and elon musk are trying to do here. the u.s. national resources committee has jurisdiction over national parks. i spoke with the ranking democratic member of the committee representative jared huffman, who expects the national park decisions by trump and musk to be taken up in court. some of these firings we think are illegal. others are just wrong, headed. and so, you know, there will be litigation by. >> federal employee unions and others after firing notices were sent out friday. the park service added to the confusion tuesday saying it will reinstate about 5,000 seasonal jobs that were initially rescinded. those with national park experience likes a busy summer season combined with under staffing. >> will result in a dangerous situation for visitors keep fighting because this a highly illegal and me and the thousands of buttered probationers evan terminate illegally. we want after

. >> california senator alex padilla joined 15 of his colleagues in launching a probe into recent reports that elon musk's department of government efficiency, or doge, has infiltrated the department of education and gained access to student loan data. the database contains sensitive information, including millions of social security numbers, marital status, and income data. the 16 u.s. senators requested answers from the acting education secretary by thursday. in the east bay, nurses protested what they are calling the sudden closure of the family birthing center at saint rose hospital in hayward. this closure comes despite recent assurances from the alameda health system that services at saint rose would be preserved. nurses say shutting down labor and delivery services will create a safety crisis for mothers and newborns, forcing emergency staff to handle high risk deliveries. the birthing center serves families in hayward, castro valley, fremont and union city. nevada health officials reported their first human case of avian flu. they say a farm worker was infected with a new strain o

senator alex padilla says must decisions are reckless, irresponsible custard clearly not thought through they are going to do anything to really address the deficit situation, that that's the president and elon musk are trying to do here. the u.s. national resources committee has jurisdiction over national parks. i spoke with the ranking democratic member of the committee representative jared huffman, who expects the national park decisions by trump and musk to be taken up in court. some of these firings we think are illegal. others are just wrong, headed. and so, you know, there will be litigation by. >> federal employee unions and others after firing notices were sent out friday. the park service added to the confusion tuesday saying it will reinstate about 5,000 seasonal jobs that were initially rescinded. those with national park experience likes a busy summer season combined with under staffing. >> will result in a dangerous situation for visitors keep fighting because this highly illegal and me and the thousands of buttered probationers that in turn a legally we want after this. we

senator alex padilla says president trump is trying to distract from the harmful impacts of his policies. and senator peter welch argues he's a legally overstepping his authority. that'll trump has been on a lawless rampage. >> democrats say they are fighting back against the trump administration policies that they see as dangerous. but with republicans in control of congress, their power is limited. live in washington. i'm hannah brandt. all right. thank you, anna. >> it's 6.21. happening today. the man accused in the deadly shooting of united healthcare ceo is set to appear now in court this morning for the first time since his arraignment on murder and terror charges luigi mangione allegedly shot and killed brian thompson back in december before going on the run for 5 days. the nypd says it happened outside a midtown manhattan and joni has pleaded not guilty. thompson was shot on the sidewalk as he was waiting for an investors conference to begin today. prosecutors and mentioned his defense lawyers are expected to provide updates on the case. we could also learn of a possible trial da

here's california voters at the office of senator alex padilla. block. delay, obstruct. no excuses. here's hawaii voters at the offices of their senators, brian schatz and mazie hirono. senate democrats blanket opposition. what's happening right now in politics and politics is the way we get out of this disaster, right? what happens right now? what's happening right now in american politics is that republicans are hiding from their constituents. republican elected officials are hiding from their constituents. and when they do have to address them, they are trying to tell them that they're sure everything is going to be fine. they have read only access to the treasury payment system, i was told. i'm sure they want to protect our universities and our life saving work and research. i'm sure of it. republicans are hiding from their constituents and when they have to talk to them, they are telling them. >> la la la. >> la la. i'm sure it's going to be fine when clearly it is not going to be fine. democrats are not hiding from their constituents. democrats are being inundated with not jus

approved >> while that and other issues are making their way through the courts, california senator alex padilladistract from other actions like president trump's cabinet nominees to put us in a state of constant chaos for the purpose of confusing the american people. >> and the latest gallup poll shows a slight dip and president trump's approval rating due to concerns over the economy falling from 47 to 45% in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> in our nation's capital, congress already vets all dc laws and can overturn them. some congressional republicans now want to go even further by putting it back under federal control. president trump says he likes mayor mario bowers personally but says that the city's government is not doing the job. adding there's quote, too much crime, too many tense on lawns. he says that the district can't have these encampments when he hosts foreign leaders in the nation's capital. i think that we should governor district develop. and i think that we should run straw. >> right. it was law and order. i get absolutely flawlessly. beautiful. did not doing the job too much

senator alex padilla says president trump is trying to distract from the harmful impacts of his policies. and senator peter welch argues he's a legally overstepping his authority. that'll trump has been on a lawless rampage. >> democratic lawmakers say they are fighting back against the trump administration policies that they see is dangerous. but with republicans in control of congress, their power is limited in washington. i'm hannah brandt. >> it's what's gonna look outside at what we have in san francisco right there at the embarcadero. skies are nice and clear. we saw some cloud cover this morning that has since passed to the south of the day. so we've actually cleared up really nicely. and today is going to bring with it times a mostly sunny conditions. few clouds later on today. high pressure ridge is in place in this ensures that we are on a dry trend, not just the next couple of days, but for the bay area anyways, for the rest of the month as we reach the tail end of february, mentioned those mostly sunny skies midday. there's some cloud cover rolling in a little bit later on, e

senator alex padilla said unscheduled water releases require close coordination with local officialsety personnel, as well as downstream agricultural water users, in order to reduce flood risks to communities and farms. based on the urgent concerns i have heard from my constituents, it appears that gravely insufficient notification was given recklessly endangering residents downstream, and senator padilla has sent a list of his concerns and his questions to the administration. reporting in san jose i'm mark sayer, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, if you bought eggs lately, you know prices are high and they are expected to go even higher. the national average price for a dozen eggs was under $4 last december, but now it's risen to close to $8 a dozen. and that cost could keep going up in coming months. the bird flu has killed millions of hens, so now farmers are buying chicks to replace them. and the cost of those replacement hens is also going up. >> yeah. so it used to be a dollar a chick you could buy and raise that chick to your full sized hens. but you know, now $5 for that same chic

senator alex padilla says must decisions are reckless, irresponsible custer's clearly not thought throughy are going to do anything to really address the deficit situation, that that's the president and elon musk are trying to do here. the u.s. national resources committee has jurisdiction over national parks. i spoke with the ranking democratic member of the committee representative jared huffman, who expects the national park decisions by trump and musk to be taken up in court. some of these firings we think are illegal. others are just wrong, headed. and so, you know, there will be litigation by. >> federal employee unions and others after firing notices were sent out friday. the park service added to the confusion tuesday saying it will reinstate about 5,000 seasonal jobs that were initially rescinded. those with national park experience likes a busy summer season combined with under staffing. >> will result in a dangerous situation for visitors keep fighting because this a highly illegal and me and the thousands of buttered probationers evan terminate illegally. we want after this. w

senator alex padilla says president trump is trying to distract from the harmful impacts of his policies. and senator peter welch argues he's a legally overstepping his authority. that'll trump has been on a lawless rampage. >> democratic lawmakers say they are fighting back against the trump administration policies that they see is dangerous. but with republicans in control of congress, their power is limited in washington. i'm hannah brandt. >> still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news trader joe's recalling a breakfast item over potential risks will tell over potential risks will tell you why you wan i guess what i'm looking for from you is, i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today, and it's because of how we need to care for our communities and our customers. i hope that's true. [joe] that's my commitment. [ambient noise] with the

senator alex padilla says must decisions are irresponsible and won't address the country's budget deficit threat. >> is a very, very big all because it's you know, breakfast. elon thinks there's some savings opportunities here and a president with just doesn't care after firing notices were sent out friday, the park service added to the confusion tuesday saying it will reinstate about 5,000 seasonal jobs that were initially rescinded. those with national park experience likes a busy summer season combined with under staffing. >> will result in a dangerous situation for visitors keep fighting because this a highly illegal and me and the thousands of buttered probationers that in turn a legally we want after this. we feel very passionate about the park service. >> i also spoke with congressman jared huffman who is the ranking democratic member of the house natural resources committee that has jurisdiction over national parks. hear what he had to say about the future of national parks. coming up on kron, 4 news at 05:00pm reporting the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. rob, thank you.

senator alex padilla says must decisions are reckless, irresponsible custer's, totally not thought through >> they are going to do anything to really address the deficit situation, that that's the president and elon musk are trying to do here. the u.s. national resources committee has jurisdiction over national parks. i spoke with the ranking democratic member of the committee representative jared huffman, who expects the national park decisions by trump and musk to be taken up in court. some of these firings we think are illegal. others are just wrong, headed. and so, you know, there will be litigation by. >> federal employee unions and others after firing notices were sent out friday. the park service added to the confusion tuesday saying it will reinstate about 5,000 seasonal jobs that were initially rescinded. those with national park experience likes a busy summer season combined with under staffing. >> will result in a dangerous situation for visitors keep fighting because this a highly illegal and me and the thousands of buttered probationers evan terminate illegally. we want after

senator alex padilla says president trump is trying to distract from the harmful impacts of his policiesgues he's a legally overstepping his authority. that'll trump has been on a lawless rampage. >> democratic lawmakers say they are fighting back against the trump administration policies that they see is dangerous. but with republicans in control of congress, their power is limited in washin ton. i'm hannah brandt. >> well, meanwhile, the recent series a plane crashes over the past month as the country's aviation system in the spotlight. recent poll from the associated press shows just 64% of americans find flights very or somewhat safe. that's down about 7% from a year ago. members of the senate commerce committee. they want to know if the reason job cuts. the faa are impacting passengers. safety transportation secretary sean duffy says now that employees that were recently dismissed were air traffic controllers or critical safety personnel. president trump's nominee for deputy transportation secretary as vital to air safety a top priority. >> still have the safest care system in the w

and senator alex padilla wants to raise the minimum wage to purchase assault weapons from 18 to 21.e said some of the most devastating school shootings in the u.s. has been by the hands of people using assault weapons and they were purchased by 18 year-old. so this new rule would match the court rule for buying handguns. and today is coming as democrats say our country is headed in the wrong direction on tackling gun violence. but the trump white house says they're taking steps to protect second amendment rights and stop gun violence. kron four's washington, d.c., correspondent hannah brandt has the details. >> the white house used to have an office of gun violence prevention. but the minute the donald trump. sworn in, that office vanished, that office vanished because the gun lobby is back in charge. democrats claim the office was bringing down homicide rates and senator chris murphy and congressman maxwell frost are introducing a bill to reestablish the office. it wasn't a political office about democrats versus republicans. it was about the people versus the problem with republic

approved >> while that and other issues are making their way through the courts, california senator alex padilla says this is also a tactic to distract from other actions like president trump's cabinet nominees to put us in a state of constant chaos for the purpose of confusing the american people. >> and the latest gallup poll does show a slight dip in the president's approval rating due to concerns about the economy falling from 47 to 45% in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> and for more. >> analysis on the president's first month in office. plus, more on the executive orders on the presidio trust. we're going to welcome in our political expert michael yaki. 6 feet away because you're like we got a call is going on there. yeah, we're not going to use a shaking hands or hugs at the end. okay. let's talk about the first month of the president's returned to the white house. had to think he's doing. how do i think he's doing well, i mean, in terms of what he's trying to do, he's doing what is intended to do, which is. flood the zone witp as many different things going on that you can't possibly fro

here's one of our senators, alex padilla.for people listening to us today thinking, well, maybe this is just politics as usual. of course, democrats are going to oppose president trump's nominees. no, this is not a distraction. the new york times reports the u.s. has refused to sign a document marking the third anniversary of the invasion of ukraine because it because it causes or calls, rather russia the aggressor. speaker of the house, meantime suggested at cpac there would be no more money to support ukraine's defense. look, there's no appetite for that. what do you think? i know, yeah, we got our answer there. we have to. we have to bring it to an end. there may be big changes afoot at the post office as trump considers shutting down the governing board there. we're going to talk kari about that as we tal business in a half an hour. thanks, scott. now to our climate in crisis. cities around the bay area are sinking at an alarming rate, according to a nasa led study. scientists use satellite and radar to track the coastlin

. >> senator alex padilla, it's always a pleasure to see you. i thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz-balart. you can always reach me on social media at balart. and you can watch clips from this show at youtube, at msnbc.com. thank you for the privilege of your time. up next, ali vitale talks to kevin hassett, director of the national economic council, about the president's coming announcement on reciprocal tariffs. ali picks up with more news right now. >> right now on msnbc reports president trump's fbi. >> nominee kash patel. >> clearing a key senate hurdle and rfk jr. just confirmed as the nation's top health official as well. we'll break down the next steps there. coming up. and the president scores a legal victory as a federal judge restores his deferred resignation program while the justice department moves to push out u.s. attorneys across the country. president trump also expected to announce a new wave of reciprocal tariffs on trading partners today. i'll be joined by the president's top

alex padilla is on the floor right now. let us listen in.deo clip] >> health centers in san francisco, met to assess their ability to provide services if grant funding and medicare reimbursements were frozen. the oakland fire department raised alarm bells about having to cut staff if an outstanding fema grant support paper 35 firefighters was pause. narnia california, central california -- northern california and central california, they have seen what the fires have done to southern california and they do not want that. we will jeopardize firefighter staffing? really? not to mention, president trump is still holding up hundreds of millions of dollars that were promised for key infrastructure projects in california. [end video clip] host: senator alex padilla on the floor. democrats working all night long on holding the floor. they refuse to give back any hours. this is from roll call's reporting. they were invoked limiting debate on the vote nomination to 30 hours. democrats decided not to yield time and scheduled speakers to keep the floor

you answered the question of section seven 02, but i have to refer to my friend, alex padilla. we co-chair the mental health caucus together. i love working with him. one of the problems around here with people who pretend like they are bipartisan, but they never do it when it's hard, it's they also do it -- difficult they also make it difficult for other people. when section 702 was reauthorized, we had four or five of our members agreed to walk the plain -- i went to the reforms done but i have to say i am glad they did. because i just had a colleague say they were guilty of bending a knee. what they were guilty of is protecting this nation. were they happy the reforms were done? no, they were not. they have a lot of great ideas that we should reform it. but that's what is wrong with this place, folks. we just had somebody here try to do an offhanded hit of people who are in a bipartisan basis, rather at something that is critically important to keeping this nation safe. i guess the inference is next time, don't do that. be partisan. go dark. endanger the u.s.. come on guys,