congresswoman barbara lee, appreciate it. good to see you. thank you. >>> all right. so much to talk about, so much to talk about when it comes to how to pay for a border wall, but no wall can actually stop a surging population, the biggest surging population of undocumented immigrants. they are coming from asia. we put a face on this story and that is coming up next. plus, the washington post reporter who wrote about the infighting auspicion that congresswoman lee was just talking about, behind the scenes in the trump white house. that story, too, coming up at the top of the hour. will your business be ready when growth presents itself? american express open cards can help you take on a new job, or fill a big order or expand your office and take on whatever comes next. find out how american express cards and services can help prepare you for growth at open.com. >>> this week president trump asked congress for billions of dollars to build his proposed border wall with mexico, and much of the immigration debate is focused on mexican, but there

i'm joined by barbara lee and michael steele.cans because you used to run that operation, the republican national committee. do you think fear, bullying is going to work? >> no, i don't. i don't understand it. you know, say what you want about the caucus. you're going to need them. this is not just about health care. it's about infrastructure. it's about the big spending plans that the president has. and if you start to alienate them on something like this, particularly when it was an issue you really want to lead with in the first place, why make that enemy? i think what paul ryan was saying was misplaced. the idea that the democrats are going to come work with this president is just not in the cards. >>> congresswoman, i've known you for a while and you're a real progressive. what would it take for you to get into a deal with donald trump on health care? is it even imaginable? health care. >> first of all, chris, i'm very happy to be with you this evening. let me just say first of all, we cannot allow donald trump to repeal the

. >> abc7 caught up with barbara lee after the forum with her constituents. >> going to continue to fight for health care for everyone and make sure it's working for everyone and where it needs to be fixed move forward and work with republicans to try to fix it. but in no way should people really listen to what is coming out of the white house. >> democrat zoe also -- credited affordable care act with shortening the time patients wait to see doctors in public hospitals in her district. >>> president trump today turned to twitter to respond to the defeat. >> reporter: before heading out to golf club in virginia, president trump was system ruminating about the health care debacle. obamacare will explode and we'll all get together and piece together a great health care plan for the people. do not worry. plenty are worried. >> plan they had kicked 24 million people off health insurance. >> whole point is hear both sides and come together. that's where i'm most frustrated with our government. i don't think they're doing that thing. >> reporter: today vice president pence was in west virginia r

. >>> congresswoman barbara lee took to twitter today. she posted a shot of big bird and said, leave sesame street out of this. >>> dozens of people gathered outside of the federal building at a rally against president donald trump's travel ban today. the demonstration wa set to begin at the moment that the ban went into effect but now the executive order is on hold because of two court orders. some people held signs thanking the judges that issued the orders to halt the latest version of the ban. >> we are here to send a message that we will continue to resist until there is no fascist or racist policies like the ban. >> the white house insists that the president has broad latitude to take action on immigration. the administration said they are ready to appeal the ruling to the supreme court, if necessary. >>> new at 6:30, a traffic report. the express lanes oni want state 580 in the livermore valley appear to be easing traffic. tom spent time driving the corridor today and talk with the people that keep score. >> reporter: the 14 miles

the resolution supports representative barbara lee's push to have congress investigate the president.y of richmond has also approved the proposal. >>> two weeks after a devastating flood emergency workers plan to tour the affected area. kpix 5's maria medina reports. >> reporter: could this have been prevented years ago? now, city leaders say they plan to spend $22 million on improvement along coyote creek. that's not new money. in fact, the santa clara water district sat on that money for the last 15 years. back in 2000, voters approved $32 million so coyote creek wouldn't flood and the district spent a third on planning and design but then the project engineer realized it would cost a lot more to fix coyote creek's problems. at the same time, the district had another project in the works retrofitting anderson dam but it was not completed. then two weeks ago the dam went overcapacity and water went into the creek during the storm about 14,000 people put under mandatory evacuation orders. and dozens remain in shelters. today, fema and state workers will tour the areas. this is day two

. >> abc 7 news was at uc berkeley where representative barbara lee called the republican plan cruel. >> low and middle income people will not be able to afford being covered anymore. >> some people say that the affordable care act has to go. >> the affordable care act is in a death spiral. and it's fairy dust to think that the country go on like this. >> the report suggests that the plan will reduce the budget deficit by $387 billion over ten years time. >>> starteding today, a new measure is in place to keep part time workers getting more hours each week. it's the first law of its kind in the country. we are live in san ho to explain the story. >> reporter: we are talking about measure e or the opportunity to work ordinance. voters passed it in november. so now, employers have to post this notice letting their part time employees know that they have first dibbs at additional hours. a lot of businesses were keeping their workforce in part-time status, probably in order to avoid paying benefits. >> the executive officer of the south bay labor council is happy this day has come. he sai

. >>> congresswoman barbara lee held an emergency town hall in berkeley today to speak with people about their concerns over health care. she spoke earlier this week about who will be impacted if obamacare is replaced. she says that the new health care plan will put people's lives at stake. this town hall was hosted by "fight for our health." this organization wants to draw attention to the dangers of repealing obamacare. >>> senate republicans and democrats are pushing back on the new health care plan that would replace obamacare. vice president mike pence spent the weekend trying to sell what some has dubbed trump care. >> i don't understand what their political strategy is, because this is bad politics. but deeper than that, it's bad policy and process. >> this bill in the house of representatives cannot pass the senate. and i believe it would have adverse consequences for millions of americans. >> democrats say they're willing to work on a better bill. but they doubt the two sideks come together. the house intelligence has given the justice department a monday deadline, tomorrow, to

going on, how long it has been going on, and what we need to do next. >> oakland congresswoman barbara lee, we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> other news, three suspects are in custody after an off duty oakland police officer was shot at on the nimitz freeway. >> our crime reporter henry lee live at oakland police headquarters with the latest. henry. >> reporter: heather and ken, oakland police say their intense overnight manhunt paid off. they have two suspects arrested directly in connection with the shooting, a third is a person of interest in the case. now they are facing serious charges. the off-duty oakland police officer had just left work. it was about 11:40 wednesday night. he was driving south on interstate 880 in his personal vehicle when someone in a silver ford explorer opened fire near the 16th avenue exit. a bullet hit the officer's car but he was not hurt. sources tell me the people in the explorer may not have known they were firing at a cop. it's unclear what led up to the shooting. on duty oakland officers soon spotted the explorer in east oakland and began chasing it.

. >> abc 7 news was at uc berkeley where representative barbara lee called the republican plan cruel. >> low and middle income people will not be able to afford being covered anymore. >> some people say that the affordable care act has to go. >> the affordable care act is in a death spiral. and it's fairy dust to think that the country go on like this. >> the report suggests that the plan will reduce the budget deficit by $387 billion over ten years time. >>> starteding today, a new measure is in place to keep part time workers getting more hours each week. it's the first law of its kind in the country. we are live in san ho to explain the story. >> reporter: we are talking about measure e or the opportunity to work ordinance. voters passed it in november. so now, employers have to post this notice letting their part time employees know that they have first dibbs at additional hours. a lot of businesses were keeping their workforce in part-time status, probably in order to avoid paying benefits. >> the executive officer of the south bay labor council is happy this day has come. he sai

. >>> joining us now, barbara lee, democrat from california, congresswoman, thanks for joining us. well, you just heard, i think there phillip clyne from the washington examiner say look, there are some areas where this proposal from congressional republican leaders does not do quite what conservatives were hoping, for instance here, they say there is still a mandate in this in some form, insurance mandate in some form, this thing does not do away with that ban on denying coverage for preexisting conditions, it allows kids to stay on their parent's policies through the age of 26. when you look at those concessions that republican leaders have made here, do you as a democrat see any possible grounds to compromise with them? >> first of all, the affordable care act is very popular. nearly 30 million people have been covered. and for the republicans to talk about repealing the affordable care act really is very heartless. it's wrong. and when you look at what they're proposing and we're still reviewing this because they put it out last night and to want have hearings this week. when y

. >>> new at noon, east bay congresswoman barbara lee introduced a bay partisan bill to prevent more u.s. troops from being sent to syria. the legislation comes after news that hundreds of u.s. marines just arrived in northern syria. they will support local forces preparing for an assault on the city of raqqa. that's isis' self-declared capital. >>> the white house is continuing its full-court press to sell the gop plan to repeal and replace obamacare. weijia jang reports the president and vice president are meeting with lawmakers and key constituents at the white house today. >> reporter: president trump has called key house committee chairman to the white house to thank them for clearing the gop healthcare plan through its first major hurdles. >> this is the time we're going to get it done. we're working together. we have some great results. we have tremendous spirit. and i think it's something that's just going to happen very shortly. >> reporter: but final passage is far from certain with some conservatives calling the current plan "obamacare light." >> i'll vote for the bill if

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cities are sending their resolutions calling for investigations and impeachment to congresswoman barbara lee. howard epstein calls the resolutions crazy. >> since the election of president trump, they have been acting like three-year-olds throwing temper tantrums. >> reporter: the calls for impeachment over russia, foreign money, and attacks on the press are american values she says. >> this is not a matter of policy, disagreement with taxes, how we approach healthcare. this is about the very essence of our constitution. >> reporter: in the east bay, andria borba, kpix5. >> tragedy in texas tonight. at least 13 people were killed when a pickup truck slammed into a church bus. that collision left behind a heap of crushed and mangled metal. it happened near san antonio. authorities say the pickup veered into oncoming traffic and collided with that bus head on. >> our church families doing what church families do. they are coming together. they are crying together. they are praying together. of course, there is anxiousness as to who was on the bus. >> the church members were returning home from

one local loader who has been very vocal about the plan to repeal obamacare is representative barbara lee of the east bay. lee is one of the local leaders who organized a group that was called the emergency town hall meeting in berkeley today. they're discussing neighbors' concerns. earlier this week the democratic representative spoke to msnbc about her issues with the plan. lee says the poor and elderly would suffer the most and that people's lives are at stake with the new health care plan. this is the fourth in a series of state town halls organized by the group fight for our health. they're drawing attention to what they say are the dangers of repealing obamacare. >>> former california governor arnold schwarzenegger is debunking rumors he's running for the senate. he said he's deeply flattered by all the people who have approached him about running for the u.s. senate, but his mission right now is to, quote, bring sanity to washington through redistricting reform. schwarzenegger has been speaking out about gerrymandering, saying it's completely breaking our political system. the form

barbara lee of oakland issued a statement reading, by purgering himful to his colleagues and the american people that jeff sessions could not lead the department of justice, he must resign immediately. >>> the parent company of snap chat is trading sharply higher in the wall street debut. [ bell ] >> snap opened at $17 a share and quickly jumped to $24 a share. that is more than a 40% hike and that makes these two former stanford university students multi-billionaires. this morning co-founders rang the opening bell on the new york stock exchange. and they are not the only one celebrating. a bay area school is expected to get a whole lot richer. matt keller is in mountain view where a private school investment is now paying off good. >> reporter: i just found the numbers and you're not going to believe this. i spoke with the manager of the growth fund here at saint francis high school in mountain view and he said five years ago they made a $15,000 investment in snap chat. and today saint francis has 2 million plus shares of snap chat. when you check the price. at $25 a share, so you do the

congresswoman barbara lee president trump has waged an all-out assault on our nation's core principles of liberty, justice and opportunity for all. president trump's address was the most pessimistic and divisive message i have ever witnessed from a sitting president. rep. eric swalwell "president trump had a chance to be a unifying president to a country he has sorely divided. he missed that opportunity by a long shot. instead, he continued to offer a lot of bluster about his grandiose plans, and even those who had supported him are starting to wonder if they've been sold a lemon. it was like listening to him read 100 of his tweets - an armchair address without details. have not head from gov. brown. toss weather .a gradual warming trend along with dry weather conditions can be expected through the remainder of the workweek. then, a weak system dropping southward from the pacific northwest will result in the potential for light precipitation across portions of the region saturday into sunday. engineers and geologists are continuing to get a close look at the damageat the oroville dam s

. >> abc 7 also caught up with oakland democrat barbara lee following a forum with her constituents. >> so we're going to continue to fight for health care for everyone and make sure that it is working for everyone and, again, where it needs to be fixed, we'll move forward and work with republicans to try to fix it. but in no way should people really listen to what is coming out of the white house. >> democrats also pledged to keep health care affordable when hosting a town hall in san jose. loston credited the affordable care act with shortening the time people wait to see hospitals and some constituents focused fears about undocumented migrants being reported. >>> president trump responded to the health care overhaul defeat. david wright brings us up to date. >> before heading out to his golf club in virginia, president trump was still ruin ating about friday's health care debacle, and saying obamacare will explode and we'll all get together and piece together a great health care plan for the people. do not worry. plenty of voters are worried. >> it kicked 24 million people off of

. >> oakland congresswoman barbara lee and others in the black caucus wore black flowers and lee says she was unimpressed by the president's more moderate tone. >> i hope my constituents under that his tone is different, look at the reality of his budget and his cabinet officials, millionaires, billionaires. >> democrats did offer applause on jobs and the importance of nato and funding infrastructure and supporting military and police. >> we must support the men and women in law enforcement. >> when the president repeated his pledge to repeal and replace "the affordable care act", and turning to a young woman meagan, those were quick to call it a decrept see. >> under the plan, she would have been denied coverage because she would have been a preexisting speech. >> former kentucky governor steven breshere gave democrats official response. >> when the president attacks the loyalty and incredibility of our intelligence agencies and the court system, and the military and the free press and individual americans simply because he doesn't like what they say, he's a roding our democracy. >>

east bay representative barbara lee wants to know where the money will pay for the proposals. >> he is going to have to cut deeply into affordable housing and into education and into healthcare. >> these democratic women wore white to the president's address as a show for support for women's rights in a way to honor the suffragettes movement. >> the message we're sending to our president is we're not going back and we want him to appreciate the fact that all the gains that women have secured over the last many decades cannot be overturned now. >> some democrats also wore this button to make clear the affordable care act is worth saving. >>> and a lot of people in the bay area watched the address. >> kpix 5's christin ayers stopped by a watch party in berkeley and talked to some college students who say that they are being harass for being republicans. >> it was a powerful concise speech and stuck to the issues. >> reporter: the college republicans at uc-berkeley subdued. some still reeling after rioters shut down an appearance by conservative milo yiannopoulos he was invited to campus

. >>> one person who has been vocal about the plan to repeal obamacare was barbara lee of the east bay. an emergency town hall in berkeley to discuss neighbors' concerns about the plan. earlier this week the democratic representative spoke out to msnbc about her issues with the plan. the poor and the elderly would suffer the most and that people's lives are at stake with the new health care plan. this was the fourth in a series of town halls hosted by the group called the fight for our health group. the organization wants to draw attention to the dangers of repealing obamacare. >>> former california governor arnold schwarzenegger is debunking rumors that he's running for senate. in a post on facebook and twitter, schwarzenegger said he's deeply flattered by all the people who approached him about running for the senate but his mission right now is to, quote, bring sanity to washington through redistricting reform. he's been speaking out about gerrymandering, it is completely breaking our system. he believes his desk is in a place outside washington. >>> coming up in "nightly news" a to

i was glad to hear that barbara lee felt like there was some chance that this dissension between thehe republican party will at least slow it down."melissa chubbuck, a physician at a public hospital in oakland, says the affordable care act pushed primary care visits by people in that area up by 18 percent.she said it also made visits to emergency rooms go ádown by 18 percent."i am able to provide better, higher quality, more affordable, longer-term care, especially for those with chronic health conditions, than they would be able to receive in the emergency department." assemblymember rob bonta expressed concern for the 443 thousand people in alameda county who could lose their healthcare coverage if the latest bill passes."it's a time to stand up and say health care is a right, not a privilege."there were also several explicit calls for california - and eventually the country - to adopt a single=payer healthcare systemwhich drew cheers from the people at ed roberts campus sunday.in berkeley, spencer blake, kron four news. ( james ) two people are without a home this morning after a

let's talk more about this with democratic congresswoman barbara lee of california. joining me. >> my pleasure. >> the president said friday after the health care bill effort failure that he wanted to work with democrats to get it done. he even said so at the dinner with senates. today he's now threatening you all. what is your response? >> well, that's why, you know, the president really is continuing i think his campaign in terms of just plain old bullying. the president hates dissent. we saw this when he was a businessman. we saw this as a candidate and now we see this as president. it's outrageous. we don't know what he wants to do, but i know what the public wants and that is no repeal of the affordable care act because it's working and we're not going to allow him whatever threats he makes to take away health care from 24 million people. >> so additionally, speaker ryan says in an interview that he's worried if you don't get oh faux republicans don't get their act together that this may then push the president to work with democrats to fix obamacare. what do yo

bay area congresswoman barbara lee spoke to hundreds of students at uc berkeley after the cbo numbers were released and said republicans shouldn't be surprised by the outcome. >> we're going to continue our fight to stop the repeal. that's bottom line. >> the cbo identified three main reasons for drop in coverage under the gop plan. some americans would simply choose not to buy insurance because the bill repeals obamacare's individual mandate and associated penalties. that would drive premiums up in the short term 15 to 20% higher than they would be under obamacare making insurance unaffordable for some. even as steep cuts to medicate, nearly $900 billion worth, over 10 years would force millions off government sponsored insurance. the numbers could shake things up for republican efforts to repeal the affordable care act. mean while house speaker paul ryan tried to focus on the positives saying the report showed the gop plan would lower premiums. >> i think if you read this entire report, i'm pretty encouraged by it and it exceeded my expectations. >> the gop's proposal would cut down

east bay representative barbara lee wants to know where is he going to get the money to fund all of that? >> to achieve what he wants to achieve, he has to cut deeply into affordable housing and education and healthcare. >> so, we are asking you, do you believe tonight's speech signals a change in policy for president trump? grab your phones and head to cbssf.com/votenow to weigh in. we will have live results at the bottom of the screen. >>> political reporter melissa caen joins us now. >> reporter: he has inspired several run to say president trump looks tyke a president. he laid out an agenda with a message of hope tonight. >> i am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength. it is deeply delivered from my harp. and a new surge of optimism placing impossible dreams firmly within our grasp. what we are witnessing today is the renewal of the american spirit. >> reporter: a lot of people are wonder if this is the new president trump. >> time will tell, he definitely impressed a lot of people tonight. but those old habits die hard. at a focus group, one woman said she is not bu

congresswoman barbara lee is holding -- >>> we could get a report later today from the congressional budget office on the republicans heal care plan. many americans will lose coverage under the new plan. speaker of the house says people will lose coverage. some republicans are warning that the plan in the current form -- >> i believe it would have adverse consequences for millions of american. >> the justice department indicating it will not meet today's deadline to show evidence that the president obama wiretapped temperature last year. >>> in about two weeks, the oakland raiders will learn about that move to las vegas. fans gathered to what that's call fan to community conference. they asked raiders fan to keep the raid ders where they are. they will vote on march 26th. >>> 5:07. there's a plan to use special license plates to help fund state parks. we'll tell you about that in 2012 state lawmaker first approved this idea to help state parks, that's what this looks like. the road has been a bumpy one. 75 have to be order and prepaid with the design. so far only 672 have ordered sta

cities are sending their resolutions calling for investigations and impeachment to congresswoman barbara lee. howard epstein from the san francisco republican party calls the resolutions crazy. >> since the election of president trump, they have been acting like 3-year-olds throwing temper tantrums. >> reporter: kate harrison says the calls for impeachment over russia, foreign money and attacks on the press are american values. >> this is not a matter of policy disagreement with taxes, how we approach healthcare, et cetera. this is about the very essence of our constitution. >> reporter: in the east bay, andria borba, kpix 5. >> later today we'll get results of the latest snow survey in the sierra and the snowpack should be quite healthy with all the recent storms. the last survey put us at 160% of average statewide. resorts in tahoe are take advantage with most staying open until at least a couple more weeks. roberta has been keeping a close eye on that. ♪[ music ] >> yeah clapping her hands with that. >> clicking the skis together as you go up the lift, right? actually, we have the tahoe r

barbara lee says it's just as hateful, dangerous and counterproductive as the first one. >>> and a lot of local groups are also against this ban. >> abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is live at san francisco international airport. cornell, you're hearing we could see more airport protests in the future? >> reporter: yeah, kristen. in fact no protests today here at sfo, but immigrant rights groups say they will be happening later this week. sfo officials say they will be ready. for now, though, the travel ban is seeing a lot of opposition here in the bay area. >> it feels like it's an attack on our identities as muslims, like we're not american enough. >> reporter: she is feeling scared about president trump's newest travel ban order. she's a yemeni american handling immigration and civil rights cases. she's afraid the new order will spark fear and hatred. >> as a visibly muslim woman, i'm an easy target. >> we see it as muslim ban 2.0. >> reporter: she sees no change in president trump's travel ban after the first one was revoked by the courts. the new order narrows the list of prima

all 49 members are invited including congresswoman barbara lee and los angeles representative maxine waters, who have both been very critical of the president. it is not clear if they will attend. >>> 40 years, that's the sentence a federal judge gave matthew muller for kidnapping denise huskins. it's been nearly two years since the kidnapping that vallejo police initially called a hoax, the so-called gone girl case. melanie woodrow is live outside court with the emotional day in court. >> reporter: two lives, two families lives have been forever changed by these events and that's why we saw a packed courtroom here today on one side family and friends for the victims, denise huskins and aaron quinn, and on the other side family and friends for the death, matthew muller. this is the first time that huskins and quinn came face to face with matthew muller in nearly two years. denise huskins bravely shared being kidnapped and raped by muller twice, and she also shared a very personal story about having been molested as a child, a story that she says she shared with muller when he abducte

may area congresswoman barbara lee spoke to hundreds of students at uc berkeley after the cbo numbers were released. and she said republicans shouldn't be surprised by the outcome. >> we are going to continue our fight to stop the repeal. that's bottom line. >> the cbo identified three main reasons for the drop in coverage under the g.o.p. plan. some americans would simply choose not to buy insurance. because the bill repeals obama care's individual mandate and associated penalties. and that would drive premiums up in the short term. 15 to 20% higher than they would be under obama care. making insurance unaffordable for some. even as steep cuts to medicaid, nearly $900 billion worth over 10 years. it would force millions off of government-sponsored insurance. and the numbers could shake things up for republican efforts to repeal the affordable care act. and house speaker paul ryan tried to focus on the positive saying the report showed the g.o.p. plan would lower premiums. >> i think if you read this entire report, i'm pretty encouraged by it and it exceeded my expectations. >> kpix 5

i was glad to hear that barbara lee felt like there was some chance that this dissension between thecamps in the republican party will at least slow it down."melissa chubbuck, a physician at a public hospital in oakland, says the affordable care act pushed primary care visits by people in that area up by 18 percent.she said it also made visits to emergency rooms go ádown by 18 percent."i am able to provide better, higher quality, more affordable, longer-term care, especially for those with chronic health conditions, than they would be able to receive in the emergency department." assemblymember rob bonta expressed concern for the 443 thousand people in alameda county who could lose their healthcare coverage if the latest bill passes."it's a time to stand up and say health care is a right, not a privilege."there were also several explicit calls for california - and eventually the country - to adopt a single=payer healthcare systemwhich drew cheers from the people at ed roberts campus sunday.in berkeley, spencer blake, kron four news. ( robin ) happening today in the south bay... a sec

it will be sent to barbara lee to rally support for an investigation. >> pete, thank you very much.morning we are learning about two arrests made in a violent home invasion in san francisco. a pair, this pair barged through a home in the district about 1:30 in the morning. one of those suspects allegedly hit a victim with a gun highly the other punched him. they were able to point one at him too. they were arrested thursday >> a peninsula city wants residents to know they are doing everything they can to keep them safe. if you would like to attend, the meeting at 6:30. >>> a high school scandal to tell you about. close to a dozen napa high school football players are under investigation. right now they are accused of hazing other students. expulsion hearings are expected to continue next week. one 16-year-old johnny torres has been suspended for two months. he is a high school sophomore and j.v. quarterback accused of participating in i hazing attack. his parents and their attorney wanted it public because they say they have nothing to hide. >> the primary reason i was retained and

vote on president trump's bill is delayed, we have reaction from democratic east bay congresswoman barbara lee and we're joined on the phone with her. >> give us your reaction being postponed? >> i think that shows you what disarray the republicans are in and the longer it's delayed, the worse the bill gets. they're negotiating healthcare for 20 million people but the latest change under the affordable care act, we put in essential health benefits like emergency services and pregnancy and newborn care and mental health and substance abuse and prescription drugs, those are part of the essential health benefits. those are just gone in the last negotiation with the freedom caucus. the longer they delay and scamble, the worse it gets and hopefully the moderate democrats will say, there's no way they can do this. it's heartless. >> and you're outspoken about this, is there specific that concerns you most? >> what concerns me is that they're taking away healthcare from 24 million people and giving a $600 billion tax cut to the very wealthy millions and billionaires and they're requiring low-income p

. >>> and abc7 news caught up with east bay democrat, barbara lee, after a town hall in oakland. >> for health care for everyone and make sure it's working for everyone. >> democrats pledged to keep health care affordable when she hosted a town hall meeting in san jose. she afford there are no republicans representing the bay area in congress. and republicans were celebrating the possible repeal a little too quickly. >> thank the congressman for replacing -- >> oops, ads like that one aired friday night during the ncaa tournament games. and the ads ran in parts of virginia, texas, and iowa and here in california. the ads are still posted this morning on the american action network's youtube page. and some of the nonprofits are celebrating the health care act stalled vote. and as abc7 news reporter, families whose children receive services are happy. >> benefits some could lose. >> we were very worried about the vote because wow we didn't know what would happen, and just hearing it was not going to pass this time, and that for the foreseeable future we will continue to get our services,

it will be sent to barbara lee hoping to rally support for an investigation. pete suratos, today in the bay. >>> republicans are divide odd what to do going forward. good morning, edward. >> good morning, laura. it will be a very busy day here. two bills are going to go forward to repeal and possibly replace obamacare. has lawmakers divided not down party lines but within the republican party. negotiations already under way with the president stating i feel sure that my friend rand paul will come along with a new and great will health care program. senator rand paul and conservative house representative jim jordan. introduced an alternative plan that repealed obamacare. >> we have to do some different form of obamacare. that's what the american voters hate. let's do what we told them they were going to do. >> the most serious threat comes from within the republican party. >> we are united on he repeal but divided on replacement. >> this president made clear he wants us to pass this piece of legislation. >> the republican plan bars insurance companies for barri

barbara lee (d) california> "this bill is a huge tax giveaway, a $600 billion tax giveaway to the wealthy."members of the conservative freedom caucus say it didn't go far enough. "this is the worst bill i've ever seen." "just remember this is not our bill. this is their bill."the president seemed to be trying to distance himself from the infighting on capitol hill.... while putting a favorable spin on his failure to close the deal.pres. donald trump: "i was a team player and would have loved to have seen it passed -- i was clear- best thing that could happen is exactly what happens today." ahead at eight.. dozens of laptops meant to teach kids....stolen from an east bay home. now neighbors are rally to help. plus. after years of delays...a new bart station opens in the east bay. how it will benefit south bay riders. a shopkeeper in hot water over allegations she is selling itmes made from endangered animals. what an undercover sting revealed. putting news first. pam moore. steve aveson. brittney shipp. and gary radnich. the kron4 news a

barbara lee will be right here with us in the studio talking about the republican plan to repeal and replas the affordable care act. that's coming up at 7:00. >>> time is 5:37. the murder trial of torres will resume this morning. he's charged with killing morgan hill teenager. even though her body has not been found. last week the manager of the safeway store where garcia torres work testified and said items bought by torres using his club card. that included a battery found in a stun gun that authorities say may have been used in a separate kidnapping case. prosecutors say garcia torless easien thumbprint was found on that battery. the system will resume at 8:30 this morning. >>> they identified the woman accuse nad that hour-long standoff. >>> police arrested a bank robbery suspect described as well-dressed during a robbery on tuesday. the robbery occurred about 9:30 in the morning at the west america bank on metro boulevard. an unrelated sting targeted alcohol sales to minors what they stopped to talk to three people in a parking lot. they recognized one of them as a man from the

. >>> congresswoman barbara lee was at the community meeting. she joined us live in the 7:00 hour. she said there are some concerns but repealing the act would be a matter of life or death for some people. >> yes, we have to fix some issues and difficulties that people are having but in no way should we just throw away the healthcare for (3) 000-0000 people. >> she says here in california more than 340,000 people would lose access to medicaid if it was repealed. >> how concerned are you with the effort to replace and repeal the affordable care act? we have responses here to share with you early on in the morning. we see 15% said not at all. the majority said very concerned and fewer people said somewhat concerned. also taking comments, as we always do. >>> we'll keep checking your responses and share them with you. the poll is up now on ktvu.com under mornings on two tab. >>> a small company based in san rafael is among the hundreds that want to build the proposed wall. the mercury news is reporting martinez services incorporated is seeking the contract for the project. they have b

. >>> congresswoman barbara lee was in the east bay where people were urging elected officials to fight efforts to repeal the affordable health care. she was a guest on mornings on two. she says there were concerns and repealing it would be a matter of life and death for some people. >>> yes, we got a fix for the issues and difficulty that people are having but in no way should we throw away the health care for 30 million people. >>> representative lee says here in california more than 440,000 people would lose access to medical if the affordable health care is repealed. >> the man climbing a white house fence will be on a gop monitor and stay away from the white house. charged with entering a restricted area and carrying a dangerous weapon. authorities say that there were two cans of mace in his backpack and claimed he had an appointment with president trump and mentioned russian hackers. the president was in the white house at the time of the breach. he could face up to ten years in prison. >>> former president president obama was in the bay area in san jose just about an hour ago whe

representative barbara lee told kron four that though speaker paul ryan's presentation on the republicanhealthcare bill was confusing, and though she calls the whole thing bad, she's not interested in amending it right now.she wants to preserve obamacare. "first we have to say, 'no repeal.' we're not gonna let it get repealed. if we need to tweak it, if there are some fixes, okay. but first things first."people who went to hear from their elected officials heard another message coming across quite clearly, too."my big question was who was gonna support the medicare for all or single payer. that was a big question i had and a lot of speakers spoke to that." east bay officials warned that taxes could go up by an average of 37-hundred dollars for people who buy on the individual marketif the latest healthcare bill passes. congresswoman lee and others urged people to reach out to the red districts in the state to show those lawmakers how the a-c-a benefits their own, republican constituents, as well. (jrs) a man was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed into a pickup truck. (jrs) acc

. >>> barbara lee was at the community meeting and east bay were there urging the elected official to fight efforts to repeal the affordable care act. this morning she joined us live on mornings on 2 and said there are concerns but repealing the act would be a matter of life or death for some people. >> we have to fix some of the issues and difficulties that people are having, but in no way should we throw away the healthcare for 30 million people. >> representative lee said that over 440,000 people in california would lose access to medi-cal if the affordable care act is repealed. >>> the white house is told to provide any evidence by today showing the wiretapping for the trump tower, and they said that president trump should either prove the claim or retract the statement. >> i have no reason to believe that the charge is true but i believe that the president of united states the cleared up in a minute, pick up the phone and call the director of cia and director of national intelligence and say what happened.>> the spokesperson for former president obama and the former director of n

in washington, fox news. >>> congresswoman barbara lee was at a community meeting yesterday in the east bay where people were urging elected officials to fight efforts to repeal the affordable care act. congresswoman lee joined us in studio on mornings on 2 and said there are some concerns but repealing the act would be a matter of life or death for some people. >> yes, we've got to fix some of the issues and some of the difficulties that people are having, but in no way should we just throw away the healthcare for 30 million people. >> representative lee says here in california over 440,000 people would lose access to medi-cal if the affordable care act is repealed. now we've been turning to you throughout the morning and asking this question of the day, how concerned are you with the effort to repeal and replace the affordable care act? not at all, very concerned, somewhat concerned, not sure yet? let us know what you think. vote on the ktvu twitter page or leave a comment on the facebook page. >>> the committee has told the white house to offer any evidence by today showing the obama

congresswoman barbara lee blasted the bill before the announcement. >> this shameful bill steals from those who can least afford it, including seniors and veterans and people living with hiv and children and disabled. >> reporter: local representatives are crediting act vists. >> they did the hard work, not a victory for those in congress. this was a victory for the activist, the energy of the grass roots. that's what defeated this bill. >> reporter: as he boarded a plane to california, congressman eric swalwell tweeted, we heard you on trump care and fought for you to kill the bill and won for you. >> it was a win for constituents loud and clear what they wanted. >> reporter: not everyone locally is celebrating. >> they've had so much time while obama was still president trump, they should have had a bill everybody could get behind ready to go. >> reporter: a plan possibly for the future. >> hopefully what will come from this next week, republicans and democrats will look at the affordable care act and figure out how to fix it. >> melanie woodrow abc 7 news. >>> and there will be ful

yesterday, abc7 news caught up with east bay democrat barbara lee after a town hall meeting in oakland. >> so we have to unify as a country and move toward to try to defeat this very un-american agenda that donald trump has put forward. we're going to continue to fight for health care for everyone and make sure that it's working for everyone. >> democrat zoloe lofgren poste to keep health care affordable when she hosted a town hall in san jose. she credited the affordable care act with shortening the time patients wait to see doctors at public hospitals. there are no republicans representing the bay area in congress. >>> democrats in the bay area were applauding the canceled vote, as you saw. last night it appears republicans were celebrating the possible obamacare repeal a bit too early. >> thank congressman david valadeo for keeping his promise and replacing the affordable care act with the better health care you deserve. >> oops. ads like that aired friday by accident during the ncaa tournament games according to deadspin. the ads ran in parts of virginia, texas, iowa, and here in c

east bay congresswoman barbara lee said today the voice of the people won out and trumpcare was undefeted. the affordable care act is here to stay. >> we spoke with abc news political director rick kline earlier about what's next for republicans now that this vote has been postponed. >> they're going to need to regroup and figure out what else they can get done that they can start to put some legislative wins on the board. move on perhaps to tax reform. restrategize. but the whole strategy, the whole first 100 days was built around getting a quick and decisive win on health care. now they have to go back to the drawing board. figure out how else they can get these done. these sort of legislative victories have an inertia of their own and defeats also breed defeats. they have to stop that. >> president trump said he's shifting his attention to tax reform. he and the republicans made it clear obamacare at least for the time being is here to stay. >>> police in sacramento spent today looking for more clues following a quadruple homicide that led to a suspect being captured in san francisco.

in fact, congressman barbara lee is tweeted, tone deaf, uninformed statement from devos.wrote, totally nuts. devos friending that establishment of historically black colleges was about choice not racism. secretary devos later clarify in a series of tweets posting, hbcus remain at the forefront of opening doors that has been previously been closed to so many. providing an alternative option to students denied the right to attend a quality school is the legacy of hbcus. >>> then president-elect trump called nato obsolete. but last night he took a new position. >> our foreign policy calls for direct, robust and meaningful engagement with the world. we strongly support nato, an appliance that forges the bond of two world wars, that have grown in fascism, and the cold war, and defeated communism. but our departments must meet their financial obligations. and now, based on our very strong and frank discussions, they are beginning to do just that. in fact, i can tell you, the money is pouring in. very nice. we expt our partners, whether in nato, the middle east or in the pacific

it would roll back medicaid expansion >>> barbara lee is among some democrats opposing the statement saying: >> the congresswoman is also planning to hold a town hall meeting about saving the affordable care act this sunday. it will be from one to three in the afternoon at the ed roberts campus in berkeley. that's across from the ashley bart station. nancy skinner, rob bunta and the berkeley mayor are taking part in the meeting. >>> today women across america are proving how much they are needed in the workforce. many are taking a stand by going on strike. kpix 5's anne makovec is live in san francisco on the local and national rallies for this day without a woman. anne. >> reporter: they are calling it a national strike at day without a woman today is coinciding with international women's day. that is being celebrated across the globe. this is quite a movement as you see on social media this morning. we have some big rallies going on here in the bay area one year at san francisco city hall that starts at 11 a.m. there's a gathering between noon and 5:00 at justin herman plaza for sa