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. >> reporter: nate ballard is a democratic political strategist who has worked on presidential campaigns, but before politics he worked down the hall from harris. >> she's a person who cares about people in a really genuine way. so when my kids were born, she sent handwritten notes. >> reporter: he says she's already leading the pack of democratic candidates. >> so kamala harris has star quality and she is instantly a front runner in this race. >> reporter: but there's a danger in being the frontrunner so early in the election cycle. just ask howard dean. >> if you become this sensation and you're held upon a pedestal, the danger is that the media and the primary voters will want to tear you down. >> reporter: he says for harris the best strategy is to work at a slow and steady pace and she's got her work cut out for her says former san francisco mayor willie brown. >> got to raise a half billion dollars. there's no question about that. secondly, she's got to be 24/7 in terms of every aspect of her candidacy. >> reporter: but he says she's up for it and she always wins. >> she has never

between a ballard fence and a wall and all of that. and that's already there. and i think you're right on. >> and they need more of it. >> yes. and i had a similar assessment that he's going to try to make everyone believe that that's all his doing, even the things that were there. and that were paid for and commissioned under the obama administration, that was all his. go ahead, sorry. >> if he could start again tonight, don, he might be in good shape with this. if it couldn't be that he forced a shutdown to get us to this point, if he could say, i want more of what's there, because that's what the people in charge say that we need, instead of saying, i'm building a new concrete on top of what else is there, he'd be in better shape. if he would start talk about the humanitarian nature of cause in talking about dealing with migrants, what he called a crisis of the heart and soul, if he owned that instead of demonizing the people coming into the country, he would be on higher ground. it would be tough for democrats to deny the needs of

. >> reporter: nate ballard is a democratic political strategist who has worked on presidential campaigns and he says kamala harris is already leading the pack of democratic candidates. >> so kamala harris has star quality and she is instantly a frontrunner in this race. >> reporter: but there's a danger in being the frontrunner so early in the election cycle. just ask howard dean. >> if you become in sensation and you're held up on a pedestal, the danger is that the media and the primary voters will want to tear you down. >> reporter: he says for harris the best strategy is to work at a slow and steady pace and she's got her work cut out for her says former san francisco mayor willie brown. >> got to raise a half billion dollars. there's no question about that. secondly, she's got to be 24/7 in terms of every aspect of her candidacy. >> reporter: he says she's up for the challenge and this is going to be one amazing primary. >> this is the first time i think in the history of this country where i think that five people that have announced and four of them are women. >> reporter: now the

there is money that can go for ballard fencing.hat they don't want is the amount and to reward the president for a farcic am promise. let's see if we can agree on facts here. there was a big part of the promise which is who was going to pay for it? the president said today, you guys are taking me way too literally on mexico paying. i didn't say what you think i said. here's his statement today. >> when i say mexico is going to pay for the wall. that's what i said. mexico is going to pay. i didn't say they were going to write mae check for 20 become or 10 billion. i said they're going to pay for the wall. >> now the facts matter on this. here is the proof that he is completely off on this. >> we will build a wall. you know who is going to pay for the wall? mexico. they're going to pay for it whogoing to pay for the wall? >> mexico. >> who? >> mexico. >> by the way, 100%. >> you know the politician say they'll never pay. 100%. they're not going to write us a check. in one way or another. they'll pay. they may write us a check. >> i w

improving people's lives this was the vision of ballard house today that vision also encompasses infrastructure projects like these help don't escalate this. because there's no money but it's going to escalate or themselves aren't even the point the point is what they've unleashed in people the sense of community. they've created a sense of belonging of happiness and pride in the neighborhood. that they're in before more than thirty families with small shops live near the escalators so thanks to the escalators local businesses are doing much better than anybody because someone in the garage is all scattered over. but i go zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero so you know you get it then real. these days consuelo gussie is shop is thriving. times used to be tough. right getting around used to be much harder. than some other it was very hard terrible as it is here in the old work paved. no no they weren't we had streets of mud every month. but there were lots of houses here back then weren't there. yes many will make a voyage i wouldn't have ones that's right is the one i found there was a narr

an anti government activist in sudan has gone missing sources have told us they know that robert ballard was arrested by security agents he was last seen on wednesday when he went shopping in the capital in a moment as more than cartoons. protests and part of some of the have already started some of the university students and one of them in the interest of what any are came out to protest against president i'm going to be here and demand that he and his rule and step down now this has been going on for more than a month the biggest challenge to president i'm going to hear is that he came into power nearly thirty years ago and there doesn't seem to be any end to it but people have been very concerned about how security forces have been responding to the wave of our protesters they've the people who are demonstrating say they're very peaceful there are armed and all they're trying to do is to get their message across to across the government that it should step down and hand over power to an interim independent council and to elections are held zimbabwe's human rights commission is accusi

improving people's minds this was the vision of ballard house today that vision also encompasses infrastructure projects like these help don't escalate. because there's no money for this guy he has to labor's themselves only from the point the point is what they've been lifting people in the sense of community. they've created a sense of belonging of happiness and pride in the neighborhood they get out on the ships will. market three to four more than thirty families with small shops live near the escalators so thanks to the escalators local businesses are doing much better i mean by that is someone you know that obviously loves getting their. own stuff or so you get if they're real. these days consuelo gussie is shop is striving. times used to be tough. getting around used to be much harder. to move it was very hard terrible. if you're in the roads weren't paved. no no they weren't we had streets of mud you out it would be a month that's right but there were lots of houses here back then weren't there. so easy yes many will make a voyage i wouldn't have ones that's right is that what i found t

timothy ballard, sounding the alarm, fox news.com writes as a former dhs special agent on the border who fought section trafficking, i can say that the issue of the border wall should not be about power and partisan politics. human trafficking, abusing children, this is what reckless open border policies encourage. it's why the president are fighting so hard. what are chuck and nancy fighting for? anything? no, except hating trump. he's offering things they say they wanted. the president knows what is at stake. it's why he's been willing to change rat strategies to get the job done. tonight the left prefuses to acknowledge the serious safety and security issues at the border. the president should, will use his powers as the commander in chief. i'm giving you odds he will do it himself. we have one important update to bring you from the hadn't hadn't watch. remember nellie ohr, she worked for fusion gps on hillary's bought and paid for dirty dossier, also married to bruce ohr, high ranking doj official? well today we learned that nellie over's primary role at fusion gps was to dig up

earlier today, we spoke with nate ballard, known the senator for years now and he's also served as gavin newsom's communication director when newsom was mayor of san francisco. we asked him what harris needs to accomplish tonight. >> she need to show she can connect with iowa voters. she's a creature of california. she's fantastic. we all know her and love her here. however, she's an unknown to those voters in iowa. she needs to show she's got personality, that she's relatable. >> harris campaign kickoff in oakland yesterday was the most viewed story on our website. you can see them all on abc7news.com or use the app whr you can sign up for alerts based on what news you're interested in. >>> today is a spare the air day. it might have been hard to notice. the poor air quality where you live. here's a live look from the sutro tower cam in san francisco. the haze was noticeable in walnut creek. you see it here. this is how it looked late this morning. spencer christian joins us now. maybe snow in the forecast. >> more than maybe. we've got quite a bit of rain. that's the way it's shaping u

ruth ballard warns before you submit a dna sample -- >> be prepared to find out something that may not be comfortable for you. >> reporter: the test can expose things like sperm donors, adoption, deep dark family secrets. both ancestry and 23 and me do allow you to limit the sharing of personal information like name, age, family history and other personal attributes. >> i do caution people to look at those privacy statements and figure out how much information they want to give. >> reporter: as for revealing to strangers around the world you might be related, on 23 and me you must opt into that dna match service, but on ancestry we weren't even given the ability to opt out. >> that's concerning to me. >> after we began investigating privacy concerns, ancestry changed its policy and allows users to opt out of the family match future, but that might reveal a lot more than potential relatives. >> where am i from is all the information i was seeking? >> though as amy learned the hard way, the results can reveal more than ethnicity. this privacy warning was posted by the fda saying the tiny

. >> you've appropriated ballard fencing before? >> well, we have supported fencing before, you're correct on that. the fact is though, i want to keep repeating. we're prepared to make the borders secure, and we're prepared to do it in a way that borders are secure and americans will be safe. and if it requires additional infrastructure, we will certainly, i think, be prepared to consider that. the president said mexico was going to pay for a big concrete wall, 30 feet high and 2,000 miles long. now has he changed his view on that? yes, he has, but he continues to be stuck on his political promise of billinguilding a wal. this is much more about a political promise than it is about keeping america safe. >> leader, thank you very much. this is very frustrating for you, and it must be for the american people, and not just the ones -- >> absolutely. >> -- that are feeling the weight of the shutdown. this is just frustrating to watch. we'll check back with you, and please let us know when there's progress to be reported. >> you bet. tha

what does that mean and what does it not mean, because democrats like you have voted for the ballardt enough, but you've voted for exactly what they want to build many times. so what will you vote for, what will you not vote for? >> well, i'm not a member of congress so i can't speak for what they're going to do. >> but you were. >> here's what i will say. i think what we need to understand, and i know you've said it, but it's got to be repeated. this is the president's shutdown. he can open up the government tomorrow and then we can negotiate. i think that's the fay wear to move forward. i think that's the logical way to move forward. everybody wants to talk about a crisis. you know, chris, tonight one out of six americans will go to bed hungry. that's a crisis. instead of resolving it, we're probably going to cut off their assistance to nutrition. tonight there are going to be millions of families still wondering whether -- american citizen, whether their aunts, uncles, children, husbands, can be deported. let's deal with that, right? there are so many issues, income inequality in

i sat down with alma ballard who overseas over 100 low-income seniors here.ow dire she said the situation was because of the shutdown. >> i don't know if we have the money to continue just general operating. so what do i do? you know? so it could get bad. we're just, you know, we're praying for the best and the situation is resolved and it doesn't affect the residents. we are sheltering them as much as possible. they're at a point in their life that they don't need to worry about whether or not they have a home. most of them have no place else to go. they are in affordable housing because this is all that they can afford. this is -- for most people this is the last place that they will be before they leave this earth. this is home. this is their home. and there's nowhere else. >> alma says she has founds to operate for two more months. if worse comes to worse, she would take out a loan from catholic charities. they were given no prior warning. what is heartbreaking to her is see some of the most vulnerable people in our nation, low-income seniors, worry about

this is the old landing map that we want to replace with ballard fencing. there. this is how many people are going to hire. >> you think that would help >> yeah, absolutely. i think number one, think about this, this is something that hasn't been reported the president in his budget request for '19 asked for $1.6 billion that's what the senate voted out of the appropriation committee like 22-5. >> he's mad at minick mulvaney about that >> and the bottom line is, what are you going to spend $5.8 billion, that's been a moving target, too now it's $5.8 billion, what you are going to spend it on tell me how you're going to deploy that money in a year and whether that makes sense >> some parts of the wall are less immoral than other parts of the wall >> we have border structures we have fencing. we have ballard fencing. >> people don't want any fence >> when you look at -- >> what does immoral mean? >> i don't know. >> how many people saying it's immoral? >> no. i heard nancy pelosi call it immoral. what i think she was referring to was the idea that a full on w

now the question was do they want ballard fencing.ifferent. he knows that they want them to be stronger. governor perry for the most part was stronger on the wall. you remember what he did than abbot. the when he went into that room he was like a rock star. the first thing was can i have enough time to talk to everyone before we roll the cameras. so we actually delayed the start for 15 minutes so he could talk to people openly. ainsley: he said what you don't see, what the public doesn't see i'm meeting with kirsten nielsen once a week and talking to her about how to. brian: a lot of the ranchers don't want it on their property and suing. somebody has got to help me. steve: as we heard from democrats they are for border security. the question is does that involve some sort of a barrier. that is where the fight is right now. ainsley: excellent job, brian. brian: thanks. meanwhile, carley shimkus did a great job this morning. did you a whole show with that guy rob. carley: yes i did that guy rob. ainsley: lunchtime for you already. carl