our show today focuses on our local asian-pacific-american community, or apa for short. the library of congress defines the asian pacific as encompassing all of the asian continent, as well as the pacific islands of melanesia, micronesia, and polynesia. a u.s. census estimate in 2015 found 19 million residents of asian and pacific islander descent with a total u.s. population of 248 million people. in california, asian and pacific americans make up almost 21% of the population. and the bay area census in 2010 found that asians and pacific islanders make up almost 24% of the population, inching above latinos as the largest minority race across the nine counties. abc7's chris nguyen is here now with local apa leaders to talk about important issues affecting our bay area communities. >> cheryl, it's great to be here. i'm excited to introduce you to our panel of guests today. gina su is an actor based here in the bay area. she's the winner of the 2016-2017 miss asian global pageant. next, lan diep is an attorney. he currently serves as a san jose city council member represent

then memories to light, a project by caam, center for asian american media that collects home moviesnd tells the story of asian-american and pacific islander communities through those personal images. and we wrap up with our traditional showcase for artistic and cultural performances with young wilson zhang, a freshman in high school, but already a world class guitar player. he will perform live in our studio, so don't miss it. well, when our first guest was a freshman at uc berkeley, her professor advised her to write about her experiences when she was interned during world war ii. she says he told her, "you must share your experiences so it doesn't happen again." and ultimately, she did. joining me now is jeanette arakawa, the author of "the little exile," the story of a young girl, marie mitsui, uprooted from her life in san francisco. and through a child's eyes, marie's and jeanette's, we go through the experience and revelations from that journey. welcome to the show. jeanette arakawa: thank you very much. it's such an honor to be here. i can't believe that i'm sitting here on r

the asian-american community would be a good example because we are so diverse, different in language and cultural backgrounds, that in some ways in this construct of asian america. in the recent years, and this is where i want to end my thoughts on this, i think we now -- where we are today in this question of who is an american and what is it that makes america great, it is clear that we took for granted that there was an acceptance that diversity was an important and key factor of the american experience. it is vital that we stand in for this notion of what this country could be and to that we are not just about our racial stories. diversity is within each of our communities. i think that is the larger piece to re-shift the way we talk about what is our common history the way we examine things. i think we are still exploring what these different points of you mean. it's a journey we will all need to be on because we don't have the guide stone of white male-dominated through history. pat: jump in before me. clayboren: all of us in some ways are beneficiaries of the technological cha

and the majority the jobs are going to require of latino students, of asian-american students, african-american students, and now from a gender standpoint more and more women to get into those stem classes that focus on science, technology, engineering, and math so that they're coming out of college with those kinds of degrees that will make them attractive employees for high-tech jobs. robert: i know, and it was kind of a myth that youth can find out about these kind of things and these kind of opportunities. we've already heard from some of the organizations in terms of just getting the word out to them, connecting with them is sometimes the hardest part because we know they have the potential. ron: you know, people are always surprised when i say this, but you cannot believe what percentage, and it's a high percentage, of low-income youth, minority youth really truly do not understand all the opportunities that the industry, the high tech industry can provide to them. oftentimes if you ask a young person, "what is a--what does an engineer do?" you know what they'll tell you many times? they

then memories to light, a project by caam, center for asian american media that collects home moviesd tells the story of asian-american and pacific islander communities through those personal images. and we wrap up with our traditional showcase for artistic and cultural performances with young wilson zhang, a freshman in high school, but already a world class guitar player. he will perform live in our studio, so don't miss it. well, when our first guest was a freshman at uc berkeley,

stephen is here from the center for asian american media, one of cpb, is also aof veteran independent filmmaker, and somebody who supports independent filmmakers and has also been involved in creative creating archives we can all draw on. i would love to hear you talk about the filmmaking that goes to fuel the big anthology series. actually, if i could, i would like to make a reference to the panel. the seeds of the minority consortia independent, and diverse filmmakers goes back to the same era of the great society. so many of these entities were founded in the 1970's. he came out of post-civil rights and on the rapidly changing demographics of the country, which will start to be recognized. wasimmigration act rewritten in 1965. even though it would take the generation, it has reshaped america. from theime period 1960's until now, the asian-american community went from 1% of the population and now we are 6%, we are over 20 million and the fastest-growing. and also the statistics for the latino community. as the whole enterprise was giving -- getting under way was where were these voi

because that's suggesting that asian-americans are on a pedestal, that most asian-americans don't necessarily find to be a flattering portrayal. >> i think what other republicans have said is to have an immigration system based on skills and merit. whether that is someone coming in from senegal or wherever, it should be based on merits. >> that's not what the president said. >> let's keep it on policy, because that's what she's trying to do. but i don't think we can have that policy argument in the face of the kind of ugliness you see from the president of the united states. because it isn't honest about what he said and why he said it. so it's hard to, and this is the problem that he then undermines his ability to be effective in a pall peace front by speaking this way. >> but here, and this is the problem is because it's the more more mr. nice conservative problem. and bill moore identified this very astutely. those people were demonized, dehumanized by the mainstream media. and that's why president trump was able to do what he did in terms of this rhetoric. >> i'm not following what you're

and my heart goes out to the asian american community who tragically lost the first asian american mayor of a city that was founded and built on the backs of the asian community. after 100 years of deeply racist louse and the rounding up of our japanese community into camps, to lose a mayor who worked hard to correct disenfranchisement is truly heartbreaking. and the asian community has to be heard and acknowledged when they call for an asian american mayor. i feel that i need to point out that 10,000 latinos have been pushed out of our latino neighborhoods and that even the man i supported for the mayor race came in secretary, there are no -- second, there are no latino running. as republican and congress use the rights of young people as political bargaining chips and president prepares to build a wall across the border. i have spent the last month trying to weigh all these factors. and i refuse to take any one of them lightly. i know that so much of our american experience has been 250 years of racism, homophobia, misogyny, religious persecution, on top of 300 years of vicious slaught

i also want to underscore how important his role as san francisco's first asian-american mayor was to the san francisco asian community. i remember the pride i saw from leaders and members from the chinese and asian-american communities when mayor lee first assumed office. the significance of this achievement will not be forgotten. what mattered most to mayor lee was helping his fellow san franciscans and everyone who had the pleasure of working with mayor lee will miss him tremendously. as i now assume the responsibility, i ask for your patience and your support. and at this time, as a point of privilege during what would have been mayor lee's question time, i want to ask that we adjourn today's meeting in the mayor's honor on behalf of the entire board. if we can do that without objection, without objection, we will do so. thank you, colleagues. at this time, if any of you would like to say any words or if you want to wait until roll call, you're definitely welcome to do so. okay thank you, colleagues. appreciate your indulgence. madam clerk, please read the consent agenda. items 1-

. >> and if he says i want more asian americans that's about. >> have you never heard before, it's an insult to asian americans to suggest that they are somehow the only race acceptable to come in but others are not. that suggests that asian americans are on a pedestal and they don't find it as a flattering portrayal. >> i think what tom cotton and other republicans have said with the rubric they want is to have a immigration system based on skills and merit and what you're bringing in. no matter where they are coming in, wherever, it should be based on mer it. should not be a color-blind test. >> what carrie is trying to do is keep it often policy because that's what we all want to do. >> that's not what the president did. >> that's what she's trying to do. don't think she is trying to excuse his bad behavior. >> i agree. >> i don't think we can have that policy argument in the face of the kind of ugliness you see from the president of the united states. because it isn't honest about what he said and why he said it. so it's hard. and is the problem he then under mines his ability to

is presenting angel island immigrant voices, a prop a funded professional development on asian american studies, the immigrant experience saturday, february 3rd, at the milton marks branch of the public library, 351 north 9th avenue. it's from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. please get in touch if people are interested in that professional development. and then, finally, csba is having a leadership institute july 13th and 14th for school board members, and it's going to be held in san francisco, so i would encourage my colleagues to consider that for july. thank you. >> thank you. any others? -- oh, vice president cooke? >> the personnel of labor and affordablity committee will be meeting on thursday, january 25th, at 5:00 p.m. >> great. any other calendar committee meetings that you'd like to announce? commissioner sanchez? >> the rules committee will be meeting february 5th -- monday, february 5th. >> okay. thank you. budget and business is... >> yes. our next meeting is going to be the first wednesday, which is the 7th. >> wednesday, february 7th? >> february 7th. >> okay. grounds will be nex

potentially the first asian- american or african-american female mayor or the first openly gay mayorf san francisco. in the meantime, unless the board names an interim, london breed will continue to be acting mayor and board of supervisors president. now, there are a lot of calls for a new appointee in the meantime who will do only the mayor's job and won't have an advantage as an incumbent with the election coming up in june. but at least six of the 11 board members have to agree on the interim mayor. they are likely going to hold a special meeting next tuesday to discuss it and potentially take a vote. live in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> anne, thank you. it is 6:56. time for your "final 5". >>> a federal judge in san francisco blocked the trump administration from rolling back temporary amnesty for "dreamers." the ruling came on the same day the president invited democrats and republicans to the white house to hash out a deal on daca as part of immigration reform. in a tweet, mr. trump said in part, our country needs the security of the wall on the southern border whic

talk at the board on tuesday that we never had an african-american woman, but we've never had an asian-american woman or an openly gay mayor. the identity politics here -- >> they're real. and i think for that reason, this move on london reflects at the ground level, what do the constituents of the supervisors prefer. we saw a look at how supporters reacted. we're not considering that these other supervisors had to go to that meeting to carry out the will of the voters, and it mad been consistent with the way they voted. i think it's important to note that for those who sort of see this as a racial act. i think there is race involved here, but these are the same people that elected him to become the supervisor twice. so last january they voted for her, january 16th, the second time to be their leader. they have some respect for her, and -- >> not now. we want to talk about the state of the state. so we're going to shift from san francisco to sacramento. you were up there this week for the state of the state. jerry brown's 16th and i think final state of the state address. what was the mood ther

he died last month was the first asian-american woman in the nation to be elected to statewide office. she represented oakland in the state assembly before being elected secretary of state five- time serving from 1974 to 1994. former speaker in san francisco mayor brown and secretary of state padilla are among the former and current leaders who attended the service remembering some of march fong eu's accomplishments. >> march fong eu was fighting for women's rights and fighting to break open the doors for women, asian americans and other underrepresented minorities to get into public service and hold high-ranking public office.>> march fong eu died following complication from surgery after falling at her home. she was 95. >>> the president of south korea with praise for president trump as korean diplomatic talks continue. details coming up after the break. >>> big news from advil... advil liqui-gels minis. our first concentrated pill that rushes powerful relief. a small size... that's fast, 'cause it's liquid. you'll ask... "what pain?" advil liqui-gels minis. if you could see your co

you can see a man pushing a shopping cart full of pink, raw meat into the front doors of the asian-american grocery store chain's location on hostetter road. the customer was on her way to shop at 99 ranch when she snapped that photo, which she later posted to social media. >> that's pretty crazy to see. i am wondering what they're thinking. it's pretty crazy. >> it's placed on a cart, distributed straight to their door like that. there's no way that has any equivalence to any freshness here. >> after our report first aired last night, 99 ranch apologized for the incident and told nbc bay area the people in the picture pushing the carts full of meat are not their employees. instead 99 ranch says the men work for jim's farm meat products. the meat vendor the market uses. in a statement, the market told nbc bay area, the store has immediately removed and discarded their inventory of jim's farm meat products. we are working with our supplier to ensure such an incident will not occur again. as a result of our reporting, the santa clara county department of environmental health tells us they are

new right europeans africans and asians americans many iraqis see them as something. to flog. to. forget the ideology. this is at a loss it was something. much let's. keep. that in them. to see if you think that i don't need love so i leave it to me i'm not a young person camp luckily because of that my children that. you have a problem is the kids there are families from dozens and dozens of different countries currently held by iraqi forces among them more than a thousand children and many of them orphans many will be able to tell you their names because of trauma or age and getting them out is paramount. to get that feeling. but far from anything. aid groups including the u.n. are working around the clock to establish identities but it's slow and dangerous work and calls to the woman to contact relatives let them know they're still alive or not if you can is my opinion. result of the indian government in the moment. some of these women may be telling the truth and those may not they brew can lose just by being here some even to come. and it will be up to cool it's in iraq in th

she previously served as the secretary of labor in 2001 to january of 2009 and is the first asian-american woman to be appointed to the cabinet in american history. her perkier that also includes successful stints as the ceo of united way and director of the peace corps is rivaled only by her inspiring personal story. she arrived in america at the age of eight speaking no english and became a u.s. citizen at the age of 19 and earned an economics degree from mount holyoke college and an mba from college and received 36 honorary doctorate degrees and has been a distinguished fellow at the heritage foundation and the hudson institute and if all of that broad enough, she's also married to someone most of you may have heard of, the majority leader of the united states senate, mitch mcconnell. [applause] she was going through my file and this thought occurred to me, these people are going to think i cannot hold a job. thank you so much for being here and i love being with ivanka and of course linda mcmahon. before i start, i want to introduce you to for women leaders at the department of transpo

. >> kathy tran, one of the first asian-american delegates and pregnant during her campaign. >> but todayant to thank the women in the sisterhood. >> reporter: and danica rome, the first openly transgender person elected to any u.s. state legislature. >> when we can't change their minds, we change their seats. >> reporter: rome's historic victory held even greater significance given she defeated bob marshall, who held the seat for 25 years and had a strong anti-lgbtq stance even calling himself virginia's chief homophobe. >> put your hand on the bible. >> reporter: there have been some wins, but the 2018 campaign season is just beginning. women are underrepresented at nearly every level of office, holding only roughly 20% of elected seats at the federal and state levels. but women are emerging as an ever-growing source of political power. and it's not just the women who are running for office. >> in alabama we saw that certainly among black women voters, where the driving force in the election of doug jones. and if that energy and that momentum continues, 2018 could be a year that breaks

. >> they're black, they're white, they're latino, they're asian americans, native americans, and they look like the dream and act like the dream of dr. martin luther king, jr.. we've come so far, we have may made so much progress, and i think this man, this president, is taking up back to another place. >> reporter: the president has denied the claims. kentucky senator rand paul says that mr. trump's comments are unhelpful but says he is not racist. >> i think it's unfair to draw conclusions from a remark that i think wasn't constructive, is the least we can say, and it's unfair to paint him as a racist when i know for a fact that he cares very deeply about the people in haiti. >> reporter: president trump says any deal on daca must include money for the border wall and changes to immigration policy when it comes to chain migration and the visa lottery system. in west palm beach, florida, fill keating, fox news. >>> here at home, california attorney general joined congressman john lewis in calling the president a racist. >> in every respect what he is showing us is a racist. having th

gap i'm pressure asian americans for me i feel like the opportunity is still there and i can still pay my own way of life will still be fairly.

over 80% of asian americans depend on family-based petitions. family-based immigration helped america as it is today. even for purposely trying to attract more high skilled workers, they lose incentive to come here without their families. many immigrant entrepreneurs we see in silicon valley were the result of family-based immigration. the merit-based system is a sexc lusionary one, as it would slam the doors to many women seeking to join their families. i want to end with a story of one immigrant family, and it is mine. i am the proud son of a breast cancer and domestic violence survivor and a proud u.s. citizen as of last april. i am the son of a woman who refused to testify on her abuser in court because she feared my future in america would be placed in jeopardy. i'm the son of a woman who se citizenship came at the price of her health and her justice. i am in washington, d.c., today, last week, two weeks ago, fighting fighting not only for her dreams but for thousands of other immigrant families and mothers upon whose backs we are starting

over 80% of asian americans depend on family-based petitions. family-based immigration helped america as it is today. even for purposely trying to attract more high skilled workers, they lose incentive to come here without their families. many immigrant entrepreneurs we see in silicon valley were the result of family-based immigration. the merit-based system is a sexc lusionary one, as it would slam the doors to many women seeking to join their families. i want to end with a story of one immigrant family, and it is mine. i am the proud son of a breast cancer and domestic violence survivor and a proud u.s. citizen as of last april. i am the son of a woman who refused to testify on her abuser in court because she feared my future in america would be placed in jeopardy. i'm the son of a woman who se citizenship came at the price of her health and her justice. i am in washington, d.c., today, last week, two weeks ago, fighting fighting not only for her dreams but for thousands of other immigrant families and mothers upon whose backs we are starting

asian americans, japanese, chinese, i can name all of them. pacific islanders. all the rest. blacks from the caribbean, from africa. in other words there were a lot , of people. we have done a pretty good job. i can see the asians on the campus. leaders in education are important. these are where the decisions come from. if we do not do a good job of incorporating people, especially given democracy and how it is changing in the country, those of us already in positions of some kind of power might already feel good about ourselves and doubt people we know and about helping people on the bottom. but we forget about the whole disparity that exists. i do not know why the disparity, i have some ideas and there has been research on papers that have been published about it. the same thing might happen with poor white students who we are now trying to incorporate after the trump thing into the university. from listening to people, there is a cap. we won a few of them, but not too many. the reason why is not just because of black people, all the other civil rights groups that have civ

you can see there, being taken into the front doors of the asian-american chain's location on who havetter road. the customer posted the photos on to social media, and 99 ranch has since apologized for the incident. they tell nbc bay area, the people in the picture pushing the meat are not their employees. instead they work for the meat vendor they use to stock their butcher's department. >>> coming up this morning on today in the bay, a family's emotional plea for the return of their dog who disappeared during a break-in. we'll have that, plus your top stories and weather coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us. in the meantime, back to the "today" show. >>> we are back on this saturday morning. january 27th, 2018. >> let's get a check of the headlines. a massive attack in afghanistan. >> deadly terror. a suicide bomber sets off a massive blast in kabul, afghanistan. the attacker posing as an ambulance driver. dozens dead. at least 140 wounded. taliban claiming responsibility. >>> speak no evil. >> i think it was a very, very successful trip. >> p president trump returning home from da

in california, asian and pacific americans make up almost 21% of the population. d the bay area census in 2010 found that asians and pacific islanders make up almost 24% of the population, inching above latinos as the largest

we were introduced by the first asian-american u.s. ambassador in our country. she was the ambassador to nepal. her father and our family knew each other. so through family relations, she introduced mitch and me. host: did you know right away? elaine: i always liked him because he was not your usual politician. he was not backslapping. i actually, i did not like -- i am going to cut back on that one. no, but i liked him in this sense, i was going to say i did not really like politicians very much, because i thought they talked too much and in asian culture we emphasize more humility. so, that is why i liked mitch. i thought he was always very thoughtful. he was deliberate. and he was always listening and learning. and i thought that he was a very real person. he was very grounded, very humble, and i like that. host: is he a master of the senate, and does he love the senate? elaine: he is very humble. you will have to ask him. that term has a lot of connotations. mitch is a very serious student of american history. you ask him about any aspect about american hist

there she was fighting for women's rights and fighting to break open the doors for women and asian americans and other underrepresented minorities to get into public service and hold high ranging public office. >> she died from complications from surgery, she was 95. >> we are learning more about a police shooting in the south bay, it happened yesterday at the energy center is this san jose, the man refused to drop a weapon and continued to walk towards officers, we will have a full report coming up on the four on two. >> stocks mixed with the dow reversing course turning slightly higher. >> amazon is recruiting university student to help make alexa more conversational. >> how are you? >> i am doing amazing. >> a team from the university of washington won the alexa prize for developing a conversational social bot for alexa called sounding board. >> lets talk about super man. >> it sounds like you want to chat about super man, have you heard about this, in sweden, it's illegal to name your child super man. >> that's interesting. >> i am happy you feel this is interesting. >> more than 100 tea

. >> senator tammy duckworth is the first asian american senator elected to illinois and the first disabledlecced to congress and now making news again. >>> you don't know me at are had. and crissy mccostco curry producer. >> tiffany haddish gives an oscar worthy performance at the nominations by butchering some of the names but where she lacked in pronunciation she made up for in style. the kensy -- i mean it skinny is ahead on this wednesday, january 24th. ♪ >> announcer: from abc news this is show so. "abc news now." >> there were a lot of names for her to get through. >> i appreciate she committed. >> when i first got in this business, even if you don't know how to say a word, say it with conviction. then it will be their fault for hearing it wrong. >> the rest of the half hour, enjoy. >>> we do begin this half hour with it latest on the russia investigation. >> attorney general jeff sessions was questioned last week by special counsel robert ma mueller's team. president trump insistsee has nothing to worry about. gloria riviera is in d.c. >>> attorney general jeff sessions is the highe

king made to white poor folks and to black and brown and native american and asian people who also may similar economic conditions. when we talk about identity politics, i think it's time that we put the label of poor on white people instead of black and brown people who also may be suffering economically. the most important thing we can do is draw bridges of connection. it's okay to be different, it's okay to be distinct, but what's not okay is to think that you're poor, and that's a different type of poor than someone who is a person of color poor. like we need to knock down those barriers and i think the democrats would be in a terrible position if they continued to feed into the narrative. >> i think i understand what you're saying, but do democrats realize that? because you want every vote. you want to reach out to black voters, you want to reach out to women, you want to reach out to white voters. are democrats doing that? who is carrying that message to those voters? that's the question. >> don, i think that -- >> i'm sorry, i thought it was a follow-up. >> it is a follow-up, bu

i am running to represent haitian americans and african-americans and the asian americans and everyonely resides at our borders. >> september before the election, i am running to represent haitian americans. that was september before the election, september 2016. the following june, the new york times report that the president was making disparaging remarks about haitians or issuing visas to visit the united states. haitians quote, "all have aids." the white house denied the president said that. tonight "the washington post" reports that a meeting in the oval office the president decided to expand on his feeling of haitians, calling haiti a bleep hole country and quote, "why do we need more haitians, that i can them out." >> according to nbc news tonight, someone this the room responded, because if you do take them out, it will be obvious why. according to a democratic aid. joining us now is a former national reporter, soon to be white house's correspondent for the pbs news hour. it is really nice to see you and thank you for being with us tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> i have

that we're all brothers and sisters, and it doesn't matter whether we're black, white, latino, asian-americans are open. we are all immigrants, and we should forget about race, and see people as human beings. >> on your body, you bear the scars of the struggle. you were beaten on the edmund pettis bridge with hosea williams and others that just sought to raise the issue of voting rights, and you have now lived to see some of those rights in question. we're seeing what's going on in north carolina. we're seeing what's going on in texas and ohio. how do you look at the achievements you and dr. king and others made, with getting the voting rights act, but now that voting right is being seriously jeopardized in some states around the country, with it seems to be the support of the president of the united states. >> we must continue to do what we did during the late '50s and early '60s during dr. king live time. when we see something that is not right, not fair, not just, we have to speak up, and speak out. we must have the courage to resist. >> well, as one that grew up in the northern part of th

shutdown. ,hery: you retweeted a post #daca is not just a latino migration hasin helped keep asian-americans pacific islander families together, but this seems to be a key issue as david pointed out. chain migration is something the president wants to end. could the democrats give up on this in order to help these 800,000 young dreamers? exactlyher: that is right. it's important to understand what chain migration is. it is about helping families get reunited in the united states. it's not only been a way that many latinos have come to the nine states, but many asians, including people from my own family came through chain migration. all the research that looks at this as having more people in the united states together creates more stability, creates emily unification, it -- family unification. there are certainly changes you could make to chain migration that limit the number of family members, or the relationships or extend the period of time before you can bring other people in. david: with all the rhetoric, we still have republicans coming forward saying there is still hope. even david p

even asian americans. slitting chinese immigrants and with california there was horrible prejudice but he was never infected with that type of prejudice. he saw them fully equal and that was one of the keys to his success that what he went to the philippines in 1945 or south vietnam in 1954 he did not think he was surrounded by lesser people but those who became his friend and conrad to treat them in an equal fashion. >> he genuinely liked them. >> and to have benign sympathy. >> so again he goes to ucla, and goes into advertising. >> he hoped to be a playwright and at the height of the great depression it did not work out, did meet helen who he would marry and then had a successful advertising career in san francisco when the japanese attacked pearl harbor he was eager to enlist although in his late 30s. so he got into oss the civilian intelligence agency. >> and very highly decorated. and to share some characteristics with those mavericks with whatever war. it was self-defeating but it was assigned. >> w

they're latino, asian-american, native american. they look like the dream and act like the dream of dr. martin luther king jr. we have come so far. made so much progress. and i think this man, this president, is taking us back to another place. >> do you think president trump is a racist? >> i think he is a racist. >> how do you explain it? and what do we do about it? >> we have to stand up. we have to speak up. and not try to sweep it under the rug. >> and what does that mean? i have heard that many of you in congress, democrats in congress are going to try to bring forward a motion to censure the president? >> i tell you, as a member of the house, when that resolution comes up, i'll be one of the people to speak up and speak out. i think we should do it. we must do it. we must educate our children and generations yet unborn. >> you'll not be in attendance when the president comes to give the state of the union at the end of this month? >> in good conscience, i cannot and will not sit there and listen at him as he gives the state o

we are people of color, we're black, we're white, we're latino, we're asian american, we're native american, we're muslim, christian, jewish and as dr. king has said over and over again, we must learn to live together as brothers and sisters. if not, we'll perish as fools. there is a black leader who spoke during the march on washington in 1963. mothers and fathers all came to this great land in different ships but we're all in the same boat now and dr. king said we must learn to live together, if not we will perish as fools. the president must be a leader. he must be a headlight and not a taillight. >> a year ago congressman, you said this president wasn't legitimate. do you still feel that way today? >> i feel strongly now than ever before. >> do you think that democrats -- >> that the russian has something to do with the election and we must get the truth. and the truth will come out. >> because of those feelings do you think democrats should run on impeaching donald trump? >> no. i think we should get out there and run on our records. and get out there and have a drum beat that we can d

many of us are colored whether we are black, latino, asian american, or native american. you open up to political process. there was a man who believed in a way of peace, the way of love, believed in the philosophy and discipline of nonviolence. weeks, weays, a few will commemorate his passing. 4,was assassinated on april 1968. i was in santa ana with robert kennedy. had you heard dr. king been assassinated? we heard he had been shot. robert kennedy announced he had died. i think when dr. king died, something died in all of us. something died in america. way of peace, love, hope. i hope all young people and people not so young will commemorate and learn something about the teachings of dr. king. and i want to thank the chair of our caucus, corpsman congressman richmond, and you mr. evans to friend, my brother, for having the vision for holding this tonight, and i hope we do more to explain to the american people and people around the world what dr. king meant not just to america, but to the world community. with that, i yield back, and thank you again. >> mr. speaker, i h