congresswoman barbara lee was the one. congresswoman lee is fighting to repeal that 2001 authorization to use force now that we've spent 16 years and counting using that 9/11 specific authorization as legal basis for every combat operation the united states has conducted since. she's had surprising success just this year in terms of bringing other members of congress, republican and democrat, around to her way of thinking on this. lots coming up tonight. it's nice to have a second bite at the apple with second live show. that is picture of the u.s.s. ante item. it was commissioned in 1987 and got us its first deployment the following here. at the beginning of this year in january, u.s.s. ante item was anchoring in tokyo bay and it ran aground. it apparently drifted into the rocks. this was right near its home port in y.a.kasuka, japan. it ended up spilling 1,100 gallons of high drollic oil into the water off the coast of japan. that was in japan of this year, the u.s.s. ant tee item, a guided missile cruiser. in may of this

joining us now is the persistent congresswoman from california, barbara lee. it is nice to have you with us tonight. thank you so much for being with us tonight. >> glad to be with you, rachel. >> let me ask your top line reaction about what you heard from president trump about afghanistan. >> my top line reaction is that this, once again, is reaffirmation and confirmation of the fact that we are in the state of perpetual war. and this was a speech that really laid out a military-first option. he did not lay out a comprehensive strategy and in fact, i'm really very disappointed because he of course campaigned by saying that he would end this war and bring our young men and women home which is what we should do. there's no military solution in afghanistan and in fact, we need to really begin to look at the costs and consequences. rachel, i have to say our brave troops have gone way beyond the call of duty and it's time to bring them home to their families, and it's time to really look at a comprehensive strategy and get out of this civil war that's taking place

>> dana: like what barbara lee is saying? no. but what juan williams us and, yes. there were concerns starting with the founding fathers. this goes a long way, but i do think there is some room here for some sensibility. i've also heard that the person that the president is looking to replaced general kelly with, is not from the military. >> kimberly: what you think about that pick? >> dana: great. excellent. >> greg: i would almost agree with some of what he said if barbara lee wasn't so antimilitary. it's like you had nothing to do with the military. >> juan: no, she is about peace, there's no question about that. and about general kelly, he lost a son. to me, there is no greater sacrifice. and he has also served, not only honorably with exceptional capability in afghanistan, but that is different and saying, oh, i want the military to run my government. >> jesse: he is not running the government, he is following orders from a civilian. >> kimberly: let's see it, hopefully he will do a good job. when we come back, the left continues with their anti-trump smears.

la congresista barbara lee y autoridades locales, ofrecieron un foro educativo sobre los derechos deland. afuera en el vecindario albergaba a todos bajo el sol, muchos de ellos inmigrantes en un clima polÍtico cada vez mÁs complicados. adentro la congresista acompaÑado de la alcaldesa de auckland, dedicaban la jornada las polÍticas de inmigraciÓn de la administraciÓn del presidente donald trump. tambiÉn se enfocaron a los derechos de los inmigrantes con el aporte de agencias comunitarias la situaciones difÍcil, despuÉs de la deportaciÓn de marÍa, machete de familia y enfermera de auckland. se estÁn viendo mÁs operativos y los intentos de poner penalidades las retenciones a viajeros de paÍses musulmanes son cosas realmente terribles, expresÓ la legisladora. recalcaron que esta es una ciudad santuario. >> es una ley que la policÍa no pueda decir nada sobre el estatus de migraciÓn de nadie y no puedan ayudar. reportera: los mensajes sobre los derecho fueron muchos. >>tienen el derecho de permanecer callados y de no abrir la puerta si no tienen una carta de cateo que diga y estÉ firmada

march by white nationalist last year were seven people were stabbed. >>> and oakland, congresswoman barbara lee will host a discussion about the trump administration's immigration policies. that will be held from 6:00 through 7:30 pm at the international community school gymnasium. congresswoman lee will be joined by representatives of several organizations that work with the immigrant community. start the governor will be in san francisco for a labor leadership conference. he will speak to a group that focuses on workers and working conditions across north america. >>> another repeal process starts and is aimed at removing a bay area judge. the decision from sacramento to allow signatures to be collected for a ballot measure. >> the american people are weary of war without victory. >> president trump talking about his plan for afghanistan. more on his plan to send thousands of troops to fight. >>> we are watching the early morning commute. over all we are doing pretty well. things are moving along nicely on the san mateo bridge. we are tracking a problem in the east bay. >>> things are pretty

california congresswoman, barbara lee is an in favor of the bill and plans to play a key role in the legislation. barbara lee/(d) california: "we're going to ask everyone to come together to finally once and for all to say that these individuals should not be in public spaces where children and where african americans and where people who feel this pain each and every day have to really feel it every time they walk through the capital and see it. it's despicable and they need to go." descendants of robert e. lee say it would be fine if officials choose to take down his statues. in the past few days, some confederate monuments have been vandalized or pulled down by protesters, who have since been arrested. others, like arizona's governor, say they have no plans to remove any confederate monuments. (justine) two police officers in florida died after what the police chief called an ambush. (right) officer matthew baxter, died friday night after the attack. he'd been with the department for three years. (left )10-year veteran ... sargent sam howard ...died today from his injuries. this w

focuses on workers and working conditions across north america. >>> and oakland, congresswoman barbara lee will hold a discussion about the trump administration's immigration policies tonight. that will be held from 6:00 through 7:30 pm at the international community school gymnasium. congresswoman lee will be joined by representatives of several organizations that work with the immigrant community. >>> another repeal process is starting, aimed at removing a bay area judge. the decision from sacramento that allows signatures to be collected for a special ballot measure. >> the american people are weary of war without victory. >> president trump addresses the situation in afghanistan. more on his plans to send thousands of additional troops. >>> good morning. things are picking up on the roadways. we are seeing a lot of people getting out the door and we will tell you about slow spots you may encounter and also talk about the slight delay on bart. details are coming up. to turn your flicker into a flame you'll need a spark. new emergen-c energy+ natural caffeine from green tea to focus your

house minority leader nancy pelosi were joined by barbara lee and jackie spear. it marked women's she says the plan invested in jobs, education and policies to help women and middle class families. >> better deals p, better wages, better future. higher pay, that means as barbara lee said equal pay for equal work. >> pelosi says the plan builds on the affordable care act. >>> we'll start with live doppler 7 showing sunny skies across the bay area including most of the coastline. we'll see fog return to the coast and out over the bay. overnight lows will be in the upper 50s to around 60. tomorrow look for another mild to warm day with a bit of lip r lingering fog on the coast. we'll see a few upper 70s near the bay tomorrow and it will start warming into low 90s in the warmest inland locations. here is a look at the sfeven-da forecast. we'll see mild to warm weather and our friday warmer pattern starts to build and it builds even more over the weekend as inland highs reach upper 90s saturday and sunday. we'll see low to mid-80s around the bay. heat eases up a few d

congresswoman barbara lee expects her constituants to rise to the challenge.we believe that peacefulwill be a lot louder then those from the the white nationalists the white supremacistwe. this era that trump has really elevatedin terms of white supremacy we see millions of americans say no to this and saying yes to love and peace and non violence.the organizers behind these two back to back events deny being white supermacists and say there will not be any hate speech.maureen kelly kron4 newscongresswoman barbara lee (steve) hundreds of counter protesters are expected to come face-to-face with "patriot prayer" and other members of the alt-right in san francico. those who plan to face off at crissy field saturday are doing so despite san francisco mayor ed lee's suggestion to avoid confrontation... and take part instead in activities scheduled for civic center plaza. many counter protesters are pointing to this past weekends rally in boston... as an example of how showing up....can be effective. (sot) you know it was the same situation they were told don't go there don't confront the

congresswoman barbara lee expects her constituants to rise to the challenge.we believe that peaceful protesters will be a lot louder then those from the the white nationalists the white supremacistwe. this era that trump has really elevatedin terms of white supremacy we see millions of americans say no to this and saying yes to love and peace and non violence.the us park service is expected to make a final determination on the permit for the crissy field event by friday if not sooner. maureen kelly kron4 news (grant) president trump is back on the campaign trail tonight... protests are heating up - ahead on the presidents speech tonight in phoenix. a look at the developing situation there. (vicki) then, parents in the east bay are upset - because they say their kids' schools are over-crowded. hear what that district is doing to solve the problem. (grant) but first, we are following breaking news in the east bay... where a grass fire has burned more than 200 acres. an update on the nearby homes...right after the break.. we're following breaking news in dublin. where firefighters are w

the news conference with the mayor and state senator nancy skinner and barbara lee will be held fromhe steps of city hall an hour from now. we will bring it to you live during the 9. >> thank you, allie. >>> the national parks service could announce as soon as today whether it will grant the final permit for a right wing rally at crissy field on saturday. they fear it could turn to into another charlottesville. city leaders have come up with counter events promoting peace and tolerance. the first is friday at noon. followed by a block party on saturday. they are to avoid potential clashes with the right wing group patriot plan and its planned rally at crissy field on saturday. >>> police are investigating racist flyers found in an alameda neighborhood over the weekend days after a synagogue were found in alameda. it had a swastika and a muslim woman and a message of hate. he says he doesn't consider himself the target but called police because he was so alarmed. d. >> that symbol, that swastika, it has such connotations. it is aligned with nazi-ism. it is a truly evil organization. a

is supposed to speak and state senator nancy skinner, keith carson, congressional representative barbara lee. what they are going to be discussing, spokeswoman, says the mayor will announce a city wide campaign, united against hate, promoting alternative civic events for people and families to take part in the day of the rally on sunday. those alternative events includes teachings and liberties and rights. the plan is to have them held away from the downtown area, away from the rally at civic center park in order to encourage people to avoid potential violence or conflicts. >> we understand the people are concerned, we are concerned. what we have seen around the country in recent months, especially in the last couple of weeks is very scary and we haven't seen anything of that level in berkley but have seen violence. >> reporter: this is what she is referring to. the theme in april, civic center park when fates broke out between people supporting and opposing president trump. 20 people arrested and 11 people injured. to recap, there is a rally hosted by no to marksism, what some are calling a

. >>> oakland congresswoman, barbara lee said it's fuelled this anger. >> what he said and presented during his campaign. now we have steve bannon in the white house and others setting a tone for this president's agenda. the tone is the environment that's been created is tragic and it's what we unfortunately saw today as one of the man estfagzs of it. >> there's been a big response on social media. republican senator john mccain said they're not patriots, they're traitors. america must unite against hatred and bigotry. marco rubio said very importedant for people to hear potus describe events for what they are, terror attack by white supremacists. hillary clinton said every moment is a disgrace and corrosive to our values. and "i signed up to fight nazis 73 years ago and i'll do it again." there's a protest in downtown oakland they say is in solidarity with charlottesville. if you download the abc 7 news app, you'll get immediate alerts on your phone or tablet. hours after the protest two people died in a helicopter crash just outside of virginia. the farks aa is investigating. the p

east bay representative barbara lee was the only member of congress to vote against the bill authorizing the invasion of afghanistan after september 11th. she thought it would lead to an unending conflict. lee said this about the president's announcement last night: >> this morning, afghanistan's president issued a statement saying, he appreciates president trump's commitment to his country. >>> in a few hours city leaders in the east bay will be discussing the weekend protest in berkeley. they are trying to avoid clashes and violence. jessica flores reports from berkeley >>> reporter: good morning. they are preparing and bracing for potential violence here over the weekend. that's when antimarxists plan to rally here in berkeley on sunday and today at 9 a.m., a group of local leaders will be on the steps behind me at city hall and condemning what they see as racism and bigotry coming to the city. now, as you know, berkeley has been the battleground for violent clashes in april, several groups fought at civic center park and in february rioters blocked conservative commentator milo yiann

lawmakers will gather here on the steps of city hall and those lawmakers include congresswoman barbara lee. they will condemn what they say is racism and bigotry coming to berkeley. now, we know berkeley has been the battleground of violent protests before. back in april, so-called "alt right" and anti-fascist groups fought at civic center park and in february, you will remember protestors and rioters blocked conservative commentator milo yiannopoulos from speaking at uc-berkeley. now a man facing charges stemming from the violent clashes in berkeley is telling the so-called "alt right" to come prepared for this weekend's rally. in a facebook post, kyle chapman says the balances of berkeley were just the beginning. -- the battles of berkeley were just the beginning. chapman has become an "alt right" figure but he says he disavows white supremacy. the berkeley rally comes as state lawmakers plan to hold a series of hearings to assess the rise of white supremacy in california. they will work to determine if they can pass any laws that could potentially help control violent outbreaks at publi

. >>> oakland congresswoman, barbara lee said it's fuelled this anger. >> what he said and presented during his campaign. now we have steve bannon in the white house and others setting a tone for this president's agenda. the tone is the environment that's been created is tragic and it's what we unfortunately saw today as one of the man estfagzs of it. >> there's been a big response on social media. republican senator john mccain said they're not patriots, they're traitors. america must unite against hatred and bigotry. marco rubio said very importedant for people to hear potus describe events for what they are, terror attack by white supremacists. hillary clinton said every moment is a disgrace and corrosive to our values. and "i signed up to fight nazis 73 years ago and i'll do it again." there's a protest in downtown oakland they say is in solidarity with charlottesville. if you download the abc 7 news app, you'll get immediate alerts on your phone or tablet. hours after the protest two people died in a helicopter crash just outside of virginia. the farks aa is investigating. the p

congresswoman barbara lee expects her constituants to rise to the challenge.we believe that peacefulrotesters will be a lot louder then those from the the white nationalists the white supremacistwe. this era that trump has really elevatedin terms of white supremacy we see millions of americans say no to this and saying yes to love and peace and non violence.the organizers behind these two back to back events deny being white supermacists and say there will not be any hate speech.maureen kelly kron4 newscongresswoman barbara lee (james) in berkeley -- anxiety is high ahead of sunday's right wing rally. similar demonstrations have been met with counter protests -- and there has been violence and vandalism. we spoke to businesses in the area of the planned rally... as kron4's haaziq madyun reports - some shops are preparing a little differently this time around. shop owners in dow

. >>> at 4:35 happening today, congresswoman barbara lee set to talk about the affordable care act. she is scheduled to highland hospital trauma center and address an impact the repeal of the aca would have. it would lose $94 million every year if that law is repealed. >>> get ready, the museum of ice cream making its next stop in san francisco. the museum recently visited l.a. and new york. it's bay area arrival scheduled for september 1st. visitors can find art displays and sprinkle pool, whatever that is, all centered around the frozen treat. they'll set up shot at 1 grant avenue in union scare -- it is 4:36 right now. apple shares on the rise while another popular silicon valley tech company puts the squeeze on traffic and congestion. my name is cynthia haynes and i am a senior public safety specialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i d

. >> reporter: east bay congresswoman barbara lee is working to reform presidential war powers granted post 9/11, but so far speaker paul ryan has block those efforts. >> hopefully more people will speak out and get him to act -- >> this election has been quite a civics lesson. >> reporter: he and other democrats signed a resolution condemning the president's statement but he admits it is mostly symbolic. the congressman stay after the town hall in order to answer more questions. he will be in district until he returns to congress, and at that point in september democrats will introduce their resolution. in concord, katie utehs, "abc 7 news." >>> and stay on top of the tensions with north korea with the "abc 7 news" app. download the app for free and be sure to enable push alerts. >> new at 11:00 a fiery wreck shut down northbound lanes of 880 in fremont. this is near the fremont boulevard off ramp. a witness shared these photos. three cars caught on fire tonight >>> police are looking for witnesses and clues after a person was killed in an oakland neighborhood. the victim died on rich

. >> reporter: east bay congresswoman barbara lee is working to reform presidential war powers granted post 9/11, but so far speaker paul ryan has block those efforts. >> hopefully more people will speak out and get him to act -- >> this election has been quite a civics lesson. >> reporter: he and other democrats signed a resolution condemning the president's statement but he admits it is mostly symbolic. the congressman stay after the town hall in questions o. he will be in district until he returns to congress, and at that point in september democrats will introduce their resolution. in concord, katie utehs, "abc 7 news." >>> and stay on top of the tensions with north korea with the "abc 7 news" app. download the app for free and be su tusaloerts. >> new at 11:00 a fiery wreck shut down northbound lanes of 880 in fremont th the fremont boulevard off ramp. a witness shared these three cars caught on fire tonight >>> police are looking for witnesses and clues after a person was killed in an oakland rich street around 12:30 this afternoon. all homicide detectives will say is the person

confrontation between conservative and liberal viewpoints at civic center plaza today, congresswoman barbara lee and city officials are condemning sunday's rally and urging counterprotesters to stay away. back in san francisco people concerned about their neighborhood and their country. >> it's really not -- it's what behavior do you have. we'll see. >> reporter: the most recent patriot prayer rally was in seattle a couple of weeks ago and it was peaceful amid a very heavy police presence. live in san francisco, terry mcsweeney, nbc bay area news. >>> thick ring of smoke all but gone tonight. a brush fire burned 200 acres today in dublin at the camp parks army base. dozens of homes evacuated. the fire now 100% contained and people are back home safe. the cause of that fire still under investigation. >>> new at 11:00, a hero in the east bay, a man saving a woman who was sexually assaulted during her morning walk. it happened in the area of stockton avenue in el cerrito, a few blocks away from el cerrito high school. tom jensen spoke exclusively to the man who saved the neighbor from a would-be ra

orco from barbara lee "this saber rattling is dangerous. we need to de-escalate tensions so that diplomacy can work." according to a cbs news poll, only about 35% of americans are confident the president can handle north korea. 61% say they are uneasy. veronica de la cruz, kpix 5. >> we heard from a west sacramento man whose father lives on guam and he is worried about north korea's arms table leader with newfound nuclear power. >> i do have just some concern because anything can happen. you are talking about a dictator that hurts his own people and you have no idea what he is capable of doing. >> now, ray perez has faced timed with his father who says things on the island are intense but he is okay. >>> back in the bay area, this giant crane came crashing down in the bay area crushing the roofs of homes. the crane collapsed on sandra way near the expressway. audrey were but is there with the latest -- alndria borba is there with the latest. >> reporter: it took 8 hours to get the crane back on its wheels and their work is still continuing.

. >> reporter: now the leaders which will include congresswoman barbara lee and the mayor you heard there feel they need to speak out against this no to marxism set for sunday especially in light of those events that took place in charlottesville. it does not appear this rally is connected to the organizers of the unite the right rally that took place in charlottesville but leaders are still concerned about potential violence when you consider previous rallies in berkeley where fights broke out. i want to point out the rally is not permitted by the city but still leaders suggest that folks stay away from mlk park where the rally is supposed to take place. telling folks to stay away just to be on the safe side. now i did get a chance to look at the organizers' facebook page and as of this morning it looks like 306 people are interested in going but the news conference with a number of statewide leaders as well as local city leaders in the east bay will take place at 9:00 a.m. here in berkeley. we're live in berkeley, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> all right, thanks, pete. all new

. >> the national urban league ceo spoke at the town hall forum hosted by congresswoman barbara lee in oakland last night. he said the proposed budget cuts to housing, healthcare and other programs could cause serious harm and especially in the african-american communities . >>> the new york property development company owned by jared kushner as been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors. the subpoena focuses on the investment for the immigration programs. the kushner companies ran a marketing campaign soliciting investors from china for developing project in jersey. the marketing campaign said that investors that put $500,000 into the project could be eligible for green cards under a federal government visa program and the spokesman for the kushner companies says the company complied with the rules and regulations of the eb five program and did nothing wrong. >>> it is 4:16 am. >>> we have a lot of construction on the roads and you were talking about part of the maze being closed for some type of work. >> yes. there is roadwork on 680 and 24, roadwork on the posey 2 from alameda to oaklan

congresswoman barbara lee says she expects police to stop any violence and keep people from getting hurte believe that peaceful protesters will much louder then those from the the white nationalists the white supremacist. we are united against hate. >( darya ) the organizers behind the two weekend events deny being white supermacists and say there will not be any hate speech. ( mark ) and that berkeley park where the protests are planned has already seen violent protests. martin luther king junior civic park... where the rally will be held is the same spot where violence broke out twice during protests earlier this year. and that has people who live and work nearby worried about their neighborhoods. < willie bridges/concerned about protest impact on neighborhood:around here everybody minds their own business and do their own thing. with them coming around here it just brings up tensions and fear from other people so it's a concern"james hanson/concerned berkeley resident: "they had the last two protests several months ago and it just look like the two people were here for a fight, bikers

and barbara lee said: member of congress to vote against the bill giving the president broad powers to use litary in the >> lee was the only member of congress to vote against the bill giving the president broad powers to use the military in the wake of the september 11th terror attack fearing it would lead to an unended conflict. >>> today president trump heads to phoenix for a rally. the city's police chief and mayor said that they intend to protect everyone's first amendment rights but they are also urging people remain peaceful. earlier the mayor asked the president to scrap the visit. some anti-trump graffiti has already appeared in phoenix. >>> the total eclipse came and went. it was the first time in nearly 100 years this type of eclipse hit the u.s. millions of people watched it. for people in the path of totality, which spanned from oregon to south carolina, sunshine turned to darkness. that was one of the coolest things to watch. kpix 5's ken bastida reports from salem, oregon. >> reporter: no adjustment of your tv is necessary because this really is what it looked like at 10

an open ended commitment of american lives with no accountability to the american people," and barbara lee said, "i am deeply troubled with president trump's failure to bring an end to our nation's longest war." >>> tomorrow president trump heads to phoenix for a rally expected to draw protesters. today the city's police chief and mayor said they will protect everyone's first amendment rights, but they urge people to remain peaceful. earlier the mayor asked the president to scrap the visit. some anti-trump graffiti already popped up around phoenix. tomorrow nighttime's rally will be held at the city -- night's rally will be held at the city's convention center. . >>> police are investigating a hate crime in alameda tonight just days after a vandal targeted a place of worship. kpix5's christin ayers shows us this time the case involves swastikas. >> reporter: tonight a small group of people who live in the area gathered in front of the islamic have to say they won't stand for hate here or anywhere in alameda. >> we want to stand up and say that there is no home for hate in alameda. >> repor

california senator dianne feinstein tweeted: >> from bay area representative barbara lee: >> and according to a new cbs news poll, only 35% of americans are confident that the president can handle north korea. 61% say that they are uneasy. >>> we heard from a west sacramento man whose father lives on guam. he is worried about north korea's unstable leader with newfound nuclear power. >> i do have just some concern because anything can happen. you're talking about a dictate their hurts his own people and you have no idea what -- you're talking about a dictator that hurts his own people and you have no idea what he can do. >> his father says things are intense on guam but he is okay. >>> there's a mess in a south bay enabled after a crane crashed on homes. it happened on saundra way near san tomas expressway in campbell. kpix 5's andria borba talked to some of the residents. >> reporter: after the sun set on this campbell neighborhood, the crane that failed was finally up on all wheels again and not leaning over roofs and sheds. >> it was just the loudest boom i had ever heard. with all the

. >>> barbara lee held a town hall meeting in oakland, she spoke out against immigration policies from the president. >> we must resist what this administration is doing and we must move forward and say no, we are going to make this a country of liberty and justice for all and we will make sure that his agenda does not pass. >> the commerce woman went on to say that building a wall is not the answer, instead she says republicans should work with democrats. she also called for peaceful protests this weekend, in response to schedule rallies. and henry lee said that they are worried about public safety and potential for violence. >> east bay political leaders were addressing the media, in advance of a planned rally. the berkeley mayors is violent and hateful speech will not be tolerated in the city. >> this is not freedom of speech, it is bigotry and it is racism, it is xenophobia and there is no place for any of that in burglary - - there is no room for it in berkeley or anywhere else in our city. >> people were urged to not attend the rally for their own safety. and they are trying to a

on tweet saying -- also heard from last night, senator lindsey graham -- marco rubio saying -- barbara leedemocrat from california saying -- this is representative eric swalwell saying -- kathy from dayton, connecticut. democrats line. agree with the general's. are back the generals behind trump guiding him. what i called in for, i would to callask servicemen in and give us your opinion. your opinion counts. this is your conversation. i will love to hear their opinions. wish.s my host: thanks for the call. that is a good point if service people want to call in and comment especially if you spent time in afghanistan. give us your assessment. you can call on the landing -- on the line that best represent you. there is a follow-up story about the collision that took place of the uss john mccain in singapore . it led to a pause in operations for the navy. this is nancy youssef saying -- dean, louisville, kentucky, independent line p hi. veterani'm a vietnam and i think we are to get out because [indiscernible] and when is the war going to and? 100 years from now? they need to do what they did

joining me now is congresswoman barbara lee. congresswoman, thank you so much for joining us. you have been calling for steve bannon to be removed from the white house. what do you make of today's news? is this enough? >> no, it's not enough. first, president trump should not have hired him to be the chief strategist. also there's sebastian gorkau, steven miller, there are many in the white house that reflect this alt-right white supremacy neo-nazi agenda. what's important is that the policy agenda of these individuals, which is we've seen being so prominent in this trump administration, that's the important part we have to make sure is dismantled and destroyed. the removal of steve bannon. >>> yes, first good step. when you look at a tax on inclusion and diversity for african american and young stud ants of color. when you look at the immigrant ban, the muslim ban, the deportation i.c.e. raids, when you look at the transgender issue rolling back, not allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military, when you look at these very horrible backwards policies, they reflec

. >>> barbara lee held a town hall meeting in oakland and spoke out about the president's immigration policies. >> we've got to make sure that not only we resist what this administration is doing, but we have to move forward and say no, we're going to make this a country of liberty and justice for all and we're going to make sure his agenda doesn't pass. >> congresswoman lee went onto say that republicans and democrats should work together on comprehensive reform -- lee called for protest -- >>> time is 5:07. organizers of a right wing rally planned for saturday at san francisco's chrissy field say they expect to get their park permit by friday. the group patriot prayer says the national park service likes the security plans for the event. the group posted that security is going to be on lockdown and says no weapons or anything that can be turned into a weapon like a baseball bat will be allowed. the group promised to put up fences and will have what it calls a large physical separation between rally goers and counter protestors and that anyone that goes to the rally will be searched.

the moment we see from the white supremacists >> lisa: i said on "america's newsroom," where is barbara leeepresents berkeley and where it's nancy pelosi. a day later she puts on a statement, it's good to know she listens to make him a text my advice, i'll have more advice later throughout the night. it exposes a couple things. it exposes the hypocrisy of the democratic party who sat here over the past couple of weeks and said we denounce hate, we denounce violence in this country but the only person we've heard from his nancy pelosi. terry mcauliffe couldn't even bring himself to say no, antifa is bad. it exposes the bias in the media because jesse is absolutely right. where is the media going to democrats and asking for statements, putting them on record. i do support or not? it exposes their bias because they were more than happy to use a hate group which every republican under the sun denounced and try to malign the republican party in the president of the united states. shame on democrats and shame on the media. >> kimberly: there's also republicans and people in congress that have not

she was joined by barbara lee along with other female leaders and touched on topics including the republicans attempts to repeal obamacare. the need for paid family leave and affordable quality childcare. she also spoke about how important it is that everyone, especially women show up at the ballot box. >> women fought, women starved, women were starved, women did so many things to get the right to vote. now, we have to make sure that everyone does about.>> pelosi and other democrats are pushing a campaign called a better deal, they say it a will promote legislation to create good paying jobs and lower the cost of living for families and the cost of prescription drugs. >>> an off-duty firefighter shot will be laid to rest on saturday. the man accused of killing him made his first court appearance this afternoon. jake walter was killed and another firefighter was wounded in that shooting. jesse gary was in court where the suspect faced a judge for the first time. >>reporter: prosecutors say oliver juinio has a history of two prior convictions for violent crimes. a conviction here would result

. >> congresswoman jackie speier and barbara lee joined pelosi on the announcement. women's equality day, as you heard nancy pelosi refer to, is on saturday. >>> we're following a developing story. the navy looking at the possibility of a cyber attack led to a deadly collision between a u.s. destroyer and a tanker in southeast asia. today the navy announced the remains of several navy sailors had been found in a compartment of the u.s.s. john mccain. janice mackey fryer has more. >> reporter: divers now searching the flooded areas of the destroyer that collided with an oil tanker monday. it comes amid new details of what possibly went wrong. a u.s. navy official telling cnn that the warship suffered a steering failure during its approach into the strait of malacca. navy officials have ordered a temporary halt of all operations worldwide for a global safety check, the navy not ruling out a possible cyber attack. chief of naval operations admiral john richardson tweeting, possibility of cyberintrusion or sabotage. no indications right now, but review will consider all

abc 7 news was at the trauma center today as congresswoman barbara lee made the rounds ahead of that announcement. highland is the only adult level one trauma center in the east bay. it was a highland patient who got everyone's attention. hugo collapsed at bart, taken to highland and needed a pacemaker but he lost his insurance. >> i'm sure that the affordable care act has some room for improvement. it can be improved, but if it weren't for the affordable care act, i wouldn't be here fop >> they expect to lose $94 million a year if obamacare is repealed. >>> a new camp being offered in southern california is teaching young kids how to become the next big internet stars. >> jessica from abc 7 mornings has more on a new generation of summer camps. >> this is certainly not your typical summer camp with swimming and s'mores. young kids are editing videos and learning marketing tips and earning followers. >> reporter: a summer camp straight out of hollywood. parents from around the world are sending their kids to southern california in the hopes their child will become the next social med

. >> the national urban league ceo spoke at the town hall forum hosted by congressman barbara lee in oakland last night and the proposed budget cuts to public housing, healthcare and other programs could cause serious harm and especially in the african- american communities. >>> the new york property development company owned by the family of jared kushner, the senior advisor to president trump, has been subpoenaed by federal prosecutors and it is focusing on the investment for immigration programs. the kushner companies ran a marketing campaign soliciting investors from china for a development project in new jersey and the marketing campaign said that investors that put up $500,000 into the project could be eligible for a green card. this is under the federal government-based program known as eb5. the spokesperson for the kushner program said the company complied with the rules and regulations of the eb5 program and did nothing wrong . >>> in california and other states where marijuana is legal for medical or recreational use, hot storeowners nervously carry around large amounts of

. >> california congresswoman barbara lee said the president is taking the wrong approach. >> we have to have direct talks and diplomacy to get north korea, and these kind of saber rattling comments lead farther from that. >> u.s. defense officials say there are no indications of any imminent launch activity by north korea. while secretary of defense jim mattis said the u.s. has a military solution already in place. secretary mattis spoke to david louie just a short time ago during a visit to moffit field. >> reporter: dan and ama, of course, secretary mattis is not going to lay out exactly what the u.s. military will do, if north korea initiates a strike. instead, he is hoping there can be a diplomatic solution to avert what he calls a catastrophic war. defense secretary james mattis said the u.s. military is ready to take action if north korea launches an attack. but he says he backs efforts by the administration to seek a diplomatic solution. >> you can see the american effort is diplomatically led. it has diplomatic traction. i want to stay right there. right now. the tragedy of w

city officials, congresswoman barbara lee and others are urging ácounter-protesters to stay away sunday.to avoid violence...but they're aware that people on both sides may very well show up despite that request. (vicki) president trump is on his way back to the nation's capitol after making a trip out west. the president called for national unity during an event in reno, nevada today. this comes less than 24 hours after a fiery campaign-style speech in phoenix. president trump spoke to veterans at the american legion national convention today. he also signed a bill...streamlining the veteran's disability claims process. during his speech, the president discussed the military's diversity...and that people throughout the nation should try to emulate their behavior. this was a drastically different tone than his speech yesterday in phoenix. president trump threatened to shut down the government if congress d

. >> california congresswoman barbara lee said the president is taking the wrong approach. >> we have to have direct talks and diplomacy to get north korea, and these kind of saber rattling comments lead farther from that. >> u.s. defense officials say there are no indications of any imminent launch activity by north korea. while secretary of defense jim mattis said the u.s. has a military solution already in place. secretary mattis spoke to david louie just a short time ago during a visit to moffit field. >> reporter: dan and ama, of course, secretary mattis is not going to lay out exactly what the u.s. military will do, if north korea initiates a strike. instead, he is hoping there can be a diplomatic solution to avert what he calls a catastrophic war. defense secretary james mattis said the u.s. military is ready to take action if north korea launches an attack. but he says he backs efforts by the administration to seek a diplomatic solution. >> you can see the american effort is diplomatically led. it has diplomatic traction. i want to stay right there. right now. the tragedy of w

joining me now is congresswoman barbara lee.een calling for steve bannon to be removed from the white house. is this enough? >> no, it's not enough. first, president trump should not have hired him to be the chief strategist. also there's sebastian gorkau, steven miller, there are many in the white house that reflect this alt-right white supremacy neo-nazi agenda. what's important is that the policy agenda of these individuals, which is we've seen being so prominent in this trump administration, that's the important part we have to make sure is dismantled and destroyed. the removal of steve bannon. >>> yes, first good step. when you look at a tax on inclusion and diversity for african american and young stud och ants of color. when you look at the immigrant ban, the muslim ban, the deportation i.c.e. raids, when you look at the transgender issue rolling back, not allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military, when you look at these very horrible backwards policies, they reflect the trump agenda and that's what has to

laura and marcus, statewide and city leaders this morning in berkeley which include congresswoman barbara leewell as mayor of berkeley and the berkeley mayor made it clear that he doesn't plan on turning away the protesters as long as they remain peaceful. >> we stand for free speech. we can't dictate. >> reporter: they feel the need to speck speak out to this rally that will take place at the mlk civic center park. you are seeing the events that took place in charlottesville. and i did look at the organizers page not too long ago and they make it clear that she does not support white nationalists and they are not welcome at this rally. when you consider the previous rallies in berkeley where plenty of fights broke out. this is not permit this had sunday but leaders suggest folks stay away on sunday to be on the safe side. now so far 306 people are interested in attending this event according to the facebook page. we're live in berkeley, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >>> the search continues for the gunman who shot a popular bay area rapper. this is video taken moments after 39-year-ol

barbara lee asked secretary devos, where is this support? as we deliberate today, let us keep in mind the young families affected by our decisions. frankly,e heard quite she heard your response to congresswoman clark's question with regard to discrimination against students. it has been the federal government that allowed me to go to school. so, when you say it is up to the parents and the local communities, even if young people are being discriminated against, it is the parents and schools, and to take the federal government's responsibility out of that is appalling and sad. i see in your budget it reflects exactly what you said. you are cutting $1.7 million from the office of civil rights. it is outrageous. i have to go back to your statement when you said hsbcu's are real pioneers when it comes to school choice, which completely ignores the fact that many black students had only hbcu's as their only choice. they were not allowed to enroll in predominantly white institutions, even in public schools in their own state. i could not go to pub

>> one thing i pointed out on "america's newsroom" where is congresswoman barbara lee and nancy pelosistens to me and take my advice. i'll have more later throughout the night. it also exposes a couple things. it exposed the hypocrisy of the democratic party who sat here in the last couple weeks and said they denounce late and violence and violence. you know what else it exposes? the bias in the media. jesse is right. where is the media going to democrats and asking for statements, putting them on record, do you support antifa or not? it exposes their bias because the media is more than happy to use a hate group, which every republican under the sun denied to malign the republican party so shame on the democrats and the media. >> there's also republicans and people currently in congress who have not denounced it either and they should. they were upset about trump's comments and now don't want to say about it. that's the real deal. >> there's a piece in the "washington post." you have one group associated with nazis and another group associated with the communists and both historically