nancy pelosi did create a position for barbara lee. even though jeff williams is a party leader. not totally a bad day for congresswoman lee. >>> and vice president mike pence was part of a white house delegation that traveled to mexico. he also pushed for continued border negotiations between the two countries. >> kirsten neilson she'll be remaining on to continue conversations with this new administration about reaching an agreement to permit the united states asylum applicants while individuals remain in mexico. >> meanwhile u.s. border agents held a massive drill yesterday. it's the agency's first show of force since a group of migrants tried to rush the border a week ago. >>> and several people are in the hospital this morning after a fight in san francisco. the incident prompted a strong police response with officers shutting down the area for awhile. it's not clear exactly how many people were injured and their conditions this morning are a no. >>> and starbucks is apologizing after another company accused the company of racism.

i was wondering if barbara lee stepped forward. more progressive folks like her. she was one of the few who stood up against theq war. has done some great things like the affordable care act. i have respect for her but she refused to do anything about the crimes of the bush administration. we fear she is going to do nothing about the crimes of the trump administration. in fairness, nancy pelosi was adamantly opposed to u.s. intervention in the iraq war. i will tell you that was a smart decision at the time. taken out a bad the sunni by the name of saddam who ownsand you know iraq today? iran does. that is too big a price to pay for the lives we have lost. the 6800 american soldiers and 4-6,000,000,000,000 dollars. a fairness nancy pelosi had strong and courageous position against the war much like barbara lee. host: a republican. caller: i did not like his comment about insurance companies and profits. most of youlk about democrats come up with the idea about this one payer. imagine if we had one payer for groceries. everybody on monday would go into the grocery s

joining me now is democratic congresswoman barbara lee, cochair of the house democrat steering and policy committee. and the first african-american woman to serve in a leadership position in congress. congresswoman lee, you have person fieed for as long as i can remember the term progressive being used. you person fieed progressive politics at various stages in your career. yet you don't disagree with the pullout in syria and in afghanistan and feel it is a progressive position not to disagree. explain. >> thank you, reverend al wsh first of all let me say that i actually have introduced legislation in the past calling for no funds for combat troops in syria. this war in syria has never been authorized by congress. and so we have never debated the costs and consequences of our brave young men and women in the military operations who are engaged in syria. but secondly, let me say, that there is no military solution. most military experts will acknowledge that. we have a comprehensive strategy that needs to be put together or we should have one that should be put together. the president by

congresswoman barbara lee is calling president trump's travel ban un-american saying in a statement "i'm committed to doing all i can to fight it and restore decency and humanity to our immigration laws." she's written the state department urging the administration to grant the toddler's mother a waiver so she can be reunited with her son. >> please help us, get my family together again. >> reporter: a plea from the 2-year-old's father, ali hassan, who holds his son's hand, while he's hooked up to a ventilator. hassan spends days whispering into his ear. >> tell him your mother's not here with me. it's brain condition. bothathe are u.s. citizens. the boy's mother is from warn torn yemen and is now living in egypt. >> for months, if not years, they've been trying to acquire a visa, obtain a visa for her. >> reporter: when the young boy's health took a turn for the worse, ali could no longer wait for his wife's visa to go through, so he brought his son to the u.s., where he could receive better medical care. >> he's facing death, and the last wish for the mother is just to see him and h

. >> barbara lee released this statement. two innocent children. children don't belong in jail. >>> a second victim has died as a result of a house fire in san francisco. the fire happened early monday morning on clay street. and the medical examiner's office says a 69-year-old woman was brought to the hospital in critical condition and later died. the fire started on the second floor. >>> 5:08 and indonesia is widening a so-called zone. surrounded a volcano that triggered a fatal tsunami. at least 430 people were killed. there are still people unacco are homeless because their villages have been significantly damaged. >>> a blast of winter weather. >> people in the plains and midwest should expect rough weather through at least friday. winter weather alerts in effect for 8 million people. some parts of western minnesota could see a foot of snow for more than a week. >> the temperatures are going to really plunge on friday. whatever's on the roads rain or snow it's going to freeze. >> yesterday's first college bowl in dallas had to be cancel after

anniversary of the ghost ship fire that claimed 36 beautiful lives. ( robin )and -- representative barbara lee tweeted: two years ago, our east bay community lost 36 beautiful lives in the tragic ghost ship fire. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... a protest was held this weekend over the conditions in the migrant caravan on the u-s mexico border. (robin)and then, we take a look back on the life and career of former president george h-w bush, and all the plans to remember him taking place this week. (robin)but first... it was an emotional first night of hanukkah for the people of pittsburg, just a few weeks after the deadly mass shooting. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. (ácommercialá) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. today's weather is nice and dry with temperatures in the 50's for daytime highs. rainfall returns tomorrow while temperatures remain similar. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from th

. >> congresswoman barbara lee tweeted she's working hard to reunite them. she calls the travel ban un-american. >>> the high surf warning for the bay area has been knocked down to an advisory. the waves were just what surfers wanted to see. there was a large crowd off the coast of mavericks looking for the ride of their life. it was a different story at ocean beach. signs warned visitors of potential visitor and to stay off the beach. "abc7 news" surf iing guru gurur noyes went there. >> reporter: you wouldn't know the mavericks contest has been called off until next year. the crowds on shore are getting a little too close to the water and the photographers perched on the bluff with their long lenses. they were all here to see this, waves with 30 foot, 40 foot, 50-foot faces. >> once you're committed, there's no turning back. you're 100% going for it. it's like your worst nightmare and a dream come true at the same time. it's awesome. >> reporter: luka is here on his 17th birthday. he first surfed mavericks at 13. >> i'm hoping today is the day to paddle th

barbara lee, senator feinstein, and all of you. i'm really happy to be back. i don't know what else to say, but i am very thankful to alameda health system. you know, i still remember that phone call. asking him there should be some way i should be able to come back. i was trying to go to canada. i haven't done anything. there has to be a way. there has to be a way. there has to be something for somebody like me. and it was 10 days before they did the applications, and he told me you can find somebody to sponsor you and willing to submit the application within this next 10 days. we can, you know, try even though there is a very small chance we can give -- we can give it a try. so i reached out to mr. feely, the ceo from alameda health system, and today i'm very happy i'm here. like nine months later, i'm home, back to my kids and back to work. . i'm really happy for all the support i got from everybody, from senator feinstein and congress lady barbara lee. and all of you -- >> back autohere live, maria sanchez, you're listening to her speaking. her employer su

members of congress urged action, and barbara lee tweeted, i'm relieved that they granted a visa waiver so this woman could be with her son. thanks for and great outcome. >> thanks for cair and sacramento county to help, i did everything. >> they brought their n to oakland for the best treatment possible. he's grateful that his wife will be here one last time to say good-bye. >> it's hard. it's really hard. >>> now the little boy's father came right here to ktvu studios and talked about how his wife will be able to see their son one last time. >> it's the least i can do for her and bring her to the u.s. and see her son for the last time. i thanked everyone supported me. without them, i two not have been able to bring her to the u.s., i wouldn't have the chance to see if i could bring them together for the last time. with the support from social workers and cair and media we all did it. >> he has mixed emotions about the sadness of the dying son and happy that his wife can see sfo about 7:30 tonight. >>> we have calls in the san francisco mayor's office about reports that london breed ha

and i am very grateful to everybody who made this a reality.140/a reality east bay congresswoman barbara lee released the following statement in response to the u.s. citizenship and immigration services' approval of the waiver : "i am thrilled that maria mendoza- sanchez will be reunited with her family in oakland. maria is an integral part of our community and her unjust deportation was a loss for the entire east bay. her case is a stark example of the damage that the trump administration's inhumane zero- tolerance policy has wreaked on families across the country. " the marriott hotel chain announced today .... up to 500- million people who made reservations at starwood hotel properties ... may have had their personal information accessed in a breach that lasted for four- years. kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate joins us live from outside a marriott hotel in san francisco .. with details on exactly what happened. gabe? we hear about these data breaches almost every week so it's easy to be desensitized and not pay attention to this news todaybut the cyber security expert i spoke with says t

>> reporter: congresswoman barbara lee negotiated for several days with the u.s. state department. even co-authoring this letter to secretary of state mike pompeo. and it worked. >> she called me crying with happiness. she's going see her son for the last time. >> reporter: she found out tuesday morning she was granted a spousal visa and boarded the first flight out of care row. >> reporte >> she'll never forget that day. it's amazing for her. >> reporter: ali says the u.s. embassy in cairo apologized for the whole ordeal. her flight lands tomorrow night at san francisco international. >> thank you very much. >>> new at 11:00, a woman was injured when a shot was fired at a bus traveling from los angeles to oakland. the victim was not hit by a bullet. she was transported to the hospital with minor injuries, possibly from the shattered window. 20 passengers were on board. no one else was injured. a second bus picked up the remaining passengers and continued on to oakland. >>> a $3 million sentlement was approved over the death of andy lopez who was shot and killed by a deputy in 2013

. >> 6:45, and every minute counts when someone has days to live and congressman barbara lee knows that against the trump administration's travel ban to try to get a mother from yemen now living in egypt reunited with her dying 2-year-old son. little abdullah suffers from a genetic brain condition. both abdullah and his father are u.s. citizens. the boy's mother is from war-torn yemen and now living in egypt. when the boy's health took a turn for the worse, the father brought his son back to the u.s. to get better health care. >> he's facing death, and the last wish for the mother is just to see him and hold him, even give him a kiss. >> congresswoman barbara lee is calling president trump's travel ban un-american, saying in a statement that "i am committed to doing all i can to fight it and to restore decency and humanity to our nation's immigration laws." state department is not commenting on this specific case. >>> 6:46. the president is wishing his former national security adviser good luck this morning. >> good luck in court, scott. >> that's right, good morning to you. michael fly

lawmakers getting involved, including barbara lee and jeremy mcnerny to grant that waiver. >>> 4:34 now. did you see this yesterday? it was a streak of light captured as that -- captured on camera and that captured the imagination and led to a lot of speculation last night. a lot of folks are wondering if that mysterious object was a rocket, perhaps a cloud formation. experts are pointing to another explanation. they analyzed plenty of photos and videos and say it was a meteor. it left behind a strange trail. >> reporter: for hours it was the mystery in the sky. thousands of images and questions pouring in from the central valley to the south bay. the flash and streak of light seen from reno and in san francisco. >> probably a falling star or something because it kind of left a halo in the sky after it went down. san francisco, for all you know it's a drone, too. >> looks like clouds. who knows. >> reporter: there were theories to rule out. v vandenberg had a launch scheduled at that time but it's believed it was some type of meteor. >> it looks like a meteor fireball. or it could be a

can you imagine the child being sick and not beingbl ae vto >> reporter: barbara lee even co-authored this to secretary of state mike pompeo. and it worked. >> cried to me for happiness. t see her son for theti. it is the best outcome in her whole life. she will never forget tt day. it's amazing for sure. >> reporter: the u.s. embassyle apogol ordeal. ansar hassan, abc 7 news. >>> two dozen consumer groups are asking to investigate whether dskiei breng endangered by deceptive apps in the google play anipulativeste. rtin play store designed for kids.rehan 2 y gldwide are powered b software. a significant number being used by sd it is committed to ecotpr cngti online.he one of prohibit targeted advertising as children under 13. > sa na step closer to happening. republicans joined forces with demoo approvenicrs atthe bill revises federal sentencing laws, like reducing the three strikesenalty for drug felonies for life behind bars to 25 years.erul the federal prison system t help inmates earn reduced sentences. the the house will take up the bill this week. president trump says he is read

bay area congresswoman barbara lee is calling president trump's travel ban unamerican, saying in a statement, i am committed to doing all i can to fight and it to restore decency and humanity to our nation's immigration laws. she has written the state department urging the administration to grant the toddler's mother a waiver so she can be reunited with her son. >> please help us bring my family together again. >> reporter: a plea from theds his son's hand while he's hooked up to a ventilator. he spent days whispering into his ear. >> saying your mother is not here with me. >> reporter: he suffers from a genetic brain condition. both and he his father are u.s. citizens. the boy's mother is from war torn yemen and is now living in egypt. >> for months, years, they've been trying to acquire a visa. >> reporter: when the young boy's health too no longer wait so he brought h medical care. see him and hold him. just even give him a kiss. >> reporter: now the state department tonight is not commenting on this specific case. reporting live in oakland, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you.

joining me now is a member of the house democratic leadership team, congresswoman barbara lee of californiaoining us this afternoon. i want to get your reaction to the latest developments in special counsel mccaueller's investigation. what are you hearing from your colleagues about this? >> these bombshells are unfortunately or fortunately leading to the white house, to the president, but i think what is extremely important is that we recognize that we have a requirement and a constitutional responsibility to protect our democracy. no one is above the law. not even the president. so it's extremely important that we move forward and conduct our investigations through the judiciary committee and our oversight committee, our intelligence committees, and quite frankly i hope that republicans will cooperate because up until this point they have been running interference, mind you, for the president and really in many ways have impeded the investigations. finally, i have to say, we have to protect the mueller investigation because this is a serious investigation, it's very thorough, and it must m

he along with barbara lee and another representative from california sent this letter to secretary of state michael pompeo, urging him to give the mother a waiver. >> the policies that caused this are the problem. we need on attack those. for now, the urgency was to get this woman to had country so she could be with her son. >> reporter: doctors say he may only have days to live. he was born with a brain condition. that's why his father, who is a u.s. citizen, brought him here for treatment. even though things look grim for his son, hasan is thankful. >> happiness. she is going to see her son. >> reporter: hasan's wife's visa is a spousal visa which means she can stay here in the u.s. permanently. allowing her to join her family for what little time they have left. >> okay. wishing them comfort during this difficult time. >>> police released the surveillance video hoping someone would recognize the driver of the car. now they believe they know make-up of the car. it has front end damage. the driver plowed into 58-year-old killing the driver, killing her, the pedestrian. you saw the dr

. >> three members of congress including barbara lee and jerry mcnerney wrote letters to the state department asking for a waiver. it was granted on tuesday, and she arrived on u.s. soil the next day in front of cameras from all over the world. >> a dying 2-year-old boy has suffered for the last two months without his mother by his side for no apparent reason. >> reporter: as you can imagine, this family has been through a lot. in fact, we saw some family members leave just moments ago. we probably won't get an update from this family until there's a change in this little boy's condition. reporting live in oakland, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl. >>> a live look at the capitol now, where late night the senate passed a resolution to keep the government funded until february in an effort to avoid that partial shutdown. the resolution is a short-term spending bill. if it's approved by the house, which is expected to take the measure up tomorrow and then signed by the president, it will keep large parts of the government funded until february 8th. the senate bill does no

. >> and that was congresswoman barbara lee on the success the u.s.f people around the world. it's the president's emergency plan for aids relief and 15 years later, president trump is prolonging that funding for at least five more years. >> and speak of the bush family, we would like to extend our condolences to jenna bush hager. we know her and she was close to her grandfather. jenna filed this important story on the today show about world aids day and helped spark a u.s.-led effort to save the lives of millions. >> this is one of the most heroic chapters in the history of america. it's like a moon shot to me. it's up there with the space program. >> for you want to see what changing the world looks like, check out the faces of these children. meet pepsi, the nurse who spent a lifetime making the rounds in this busy clinic. >> 20 years ago would you have been laughing like this? >> no, i would have been sad. >> back then this is what she saw. the desperation and hopelessness of a continent plagued by the aids virus. >> it's an accident of geography.

representative barbara lee tweeting out this picture from the menorah lighting ceremony at lake merritt last night. she tweeted quote wishing a peaceful and joyus hanukkah to all those celebrating in the east bay.. across the country and around the world. ( darya ) coming up next... its a big day for a nurse who was recently deported... what she is doing today that could bring her home to her kids just in time for christmas. (ácommercialá) (heavy rain) ♪ ♪ ♪ welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... today's weather is nice and dry with temperatures in the 50 rainfall returns tomorrow while temperatures remain similar. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) a nurse who was deported last year is a step closer to being back in oakland with her four kids. maria mendoza-sanchez is expected to go to the u-s embassy in mexico city today to get her visa. she says u.s. immigra

barbara lee tweeted, i am relieved that the state department has granted a visa so she can be with her son. >> a big thanks to everyone for helping us do this. >> the baby as a rare brain disease and he was brought here for better treatment. he is grateful his wife will be with their son to say goodbye. approved a plan to build 600 new homes. >> christmas is one week away and we will tell you the important shipping deadlines you need to know to make sure your packages make it to their destination on time. >> it is partly cloudy out there and we do have showers in the air. we will see dry conditions later but more rain is on the way. >>> new video of the conditions the coast guard faced during a recent exercise. >>> a look at the tuesday evening commute. you can see tell lights everywhere. it is very slow going in both directions. >>> here is a look at the golden gate bridge. the headlights you see are going towards san francisco. it's not too bad. we will be right back after the break. , -- >>> construction will soon begin on many new units for some of the most needy resident. >> the l

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to see a president who can declare victory and bring our troops out of a war and even democrat barbara leeing with the president. >> the troops have done everything, time for them to come home, this is a step in the right direction. >> reporter: important to note that affirmative defense makes clear the campaign against isis is not over and the us will continue working to defeat isis wherever it operates. heather: much more to come on this. paul ryan speaking out on broken politics in his farewell address at the library of congress. >> we spent far more time trying to convict one another than trying to develop our own convictions. and it discourages good people from pursuing public service. heather: the speaker encouraging colleagues the country's complex problems are solvable if politics allow it. his biggest career successes include congress passing the biggest tax cut in decades, boosting defense spending. after 20 years in congress he announced his retirement in april saying he wanted to spend more time with his family. how about this? president george hw's service dog is being honored

meeting the delegation representative greg meeks of new york and representative barbara lee of california as a co-chair of the malaria and neglected tropical diseases caucuses, the world has witnessed millions of people lifted out of poverty. countless lives saved from preventible diseases and wider opportunity provide aid cross the globe. in the spirit of nelson mandela, we will continue to work on behalf of all of the people, until every child can live in a prosperous world and no child dies from a preventible disease. >> please welcome activists and actresses nomza mambata. [ speaking foreign language ] >> wealthy people create stable communities and perform better in school. >> and the world has more than enough food to feed every single one of its inhabitants, that's why it's important to take time to make sure every single person gets enough food to live and thrive. we need global citizens to take action now. >> and we do. so make sure you go to globalcitizens.org right this second to demand our leaders spend more on nutrition to defeat poverty. >> now for over 200 years when people

barbara lee tweeted, i am relieved that the state department has granted a waiver for shaima swileh to be with her son. >> thanks to care of sacramento valley are helping me. i gave up on everything. >> reporter: abdullah hassan has a rare brain disease and he was brought to oakland for the best help possible. >> it is hard. >> reporter: cristina rendon own, ktvu, fox 2 news. >> he stopped by the studios and talked more about the reaction. >> is the least i can do for her is bring her to the u.s. to see her son for the last time. that is the least i can do. i think everyone that is supporting me. without them, i would not have been able to bring her to the u.s. i would not have the chance for them to get together for the last time. with the support from care and social workers, we did it. >> ali hassan is filled with happiness and sorrow. >>> a tesla that was towed to a tire repair shop caught fire. the santa clara county fire department said it started after 2 pm on university avenue. the tesla model s caught fire about 10 minutes after arriving at the repair shop. you can see all the

happy to see a president who can declare victory and bring troops out of a war with even democrat barbara leeg with the president. >> our troops have done everything we asked them to do. it is a good step in the right direction. >> reporter: it is important to note that affirmative defense makes clear the campaign against isis is not over and the us will continue working to defeat isis wherever it operates. rob: we will see how this develops. jillian: a florida governor elect says this is a consequence to us withdrawal from syria. rob: he says there are serious geopolitical ramifications. >> i agree with his policy a few months ago that we need to stay engaged as long as iran is there on his relapse doorstep. we need to look at what happens if we pulled soldiers out. you have isis that can reconstitute, iran running amok, russia running amok, iran could attack israel, you have kurdish allies that are going to be hit by the turks in the north and even if you do think we should pull them out regardless of consequences we should have gotten something from russia, turkey and iran for it at the co

barbara lee said in a statement mary i don't's case is a stark example of the damage the trump administration's inhumane zero tolerance policy has wreaked on families across the country. >>> meanwhile, the trump administration wants to make changes to that visa program. the homeland security department has just proposed changes that could increase the number of recipients with advanced degrees. current rules set aside visas with people with those kind of degrees. that's on top of 60,000 for other skilled workers. the government wants to group everyone together with a cap of 65,000. >>> all kids love dinosaurs. a lot of people never grow out of that. >> and there's a lot to love these days. still to come, how a california construction project unearthed a huge piece of our prehistoric past. >> it will dry out for tonight, but there's more rain on the way. we'll have the details when we cover the forecast in a few minutes. a g of data? or 300 minutes of baby videos. worth of love songs. a gig goes a long way. that's why xfinity mobile lets you pay for data one gig at a time. and with millions of w

that includes barbara lee and terry mcinerney, and finally the waiver came through. she arrived last night and mom is here with her son today. we're live in oakland. tom jensen, nbc bay pairia news. >> all right. thank you very much, tom. >>> happening right now, are you headed over the river and to the woods to grappled ma's house soon? this is sfo. are you won't get there this way. arriving flights are delayed about two hours on average which is nothing compared to the problems at london's gatwick airport. that's where drones are causing a complete shutdown. nbc's kelly cobiella reports from london where thousands of passengers were deraid, diverted or stuck on planes today. >> reporter: this morning planes are grounded, passengers stranded. one of europe's busiest airports, london gatwick, closed for hours. airport staff first spotted a drone flying close to the runway last night. >> since then the drone has appeared and disappeared and appeared and disappeared. >> reporter: more than 6,000 passengers have been diverted. families waiting for loved ones arriving fo

east bay congress woman barbara lee tweeted, merry christmas and happy kwanza to all.is based on seven principles, including self-determination, creativity, faith and unity. kwanza lasts seven days through january 1st. now, heads up for your new year's eve plans. transit agencies are making it easy to get around. in san francisco, muni will offer free rides from until 5:00 next morning. vta will do the same in the south bay bay and so will samtrans. caltrans is offering free rides after 8:00. the last reads at 2:00 a.m. from san francisco. riders have to pay on b.a.r.t by trees run until 3:00 in the morning. >> good info. >>> also, what the weather will be like. next, drew oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (vo) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than seven and maintained it. oh! under seven? (vo) and you may lose weight. in the same one-year study, adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. oh! up to 12 pounds? (vo) a two-year study sho

barbara lee said thank you for everyone who fought for this outcome. >> sacramento valley, thank you for helping me through this. i gave up on everything. >> reporter: abdullah has a rare brain disease, and his father brought him from yemen to oakland for the best treatment possible. hassan is grateful their son -- his wife will be with their son one last time. >> the little boy came here to ktvu and talk more about how his wife is going to be able to see their son one last time. >> the least i can do for her is just to bring her to the u.s. to see her son for the last time. that is the least i can do. i think everyone that supported me. without them, i don't think i would have been able to bring her to the u.s. i won't have another chance for my wife and son to bring them together for the last time, and with the support from care, social media, from all media, we did it. >> reporter: ali hassan has he has mixed emotions about the sadness of his dying son, and the happiness that his wife can see their son one last time before he is taken off life support. he says they expect to have

she's been allowed to return thanks to support from senator dianne feinstein and congressman barbara lee, and to her special skills as a nurse, which made her eligible for a three-year h1b work visa. with just days until christmas, she hadn't had much time to plan for the holiday. >> i don't know yet what i'm doing but i know i'll be with them and that's already like i think at least for me the best christmas ever. >> reporter: sergio quintana, "nbc bay area news." >>> today, immigrant rights activists plan to disrupt holiday shopping along san francisco's embarcadero. proest iter ers will carry messf solidarity for migrants held at the border. one highlighted is a san francisco mother currently applying for asylum. her supporters say she's being kept in detention by immigration and customs enforcement, away from her newborn and toddler. another migrant being highlighted is the 7-year-old girl who died in i.c.e. custody last week. border officials argue she hadn't eaten nor had water for several days before being taken into custody by i.c.e. protesters are hoping to raise money for immig

. >>> congress member barbara lee issued statement reading in part i am thrilled what re-- maria mendoza sanchez is reunited with her family. it was a loss for her family, loved ones and our east bay community. >>> three contractors paid to clean up the wild fire zone in butte county have been fired after posting insensitive photos online. the photos on facebook showed several workers on burned out property mock the destruction they were hired to clean up. one photo showed the body of a cat with a beer botel by its mouth and it included offensive captions. the company that used to employ the three workers bigge crane and rigging released the statement we have identified 3 participants in the event and their employment has been terminated. bigge regrets the residents of butte county and paradise have suffer the ensalt. the town manager released a statement this is unacceptable and reprehensible behavior. the paradise police department is looking into criminal charges. also yesterday, there was a soccer camp in butte county. many of the young attendees lost their homes in the wild fire. pr

. >> congresswoman barbara lee tweeted on sunday, before general kelly steps down i hope he will offer a long overdue apology to congresswoman frederica wilson about lying about her in the press. john kelly has revealed himself to be every bit as horrible a liar as donald trump. i learned everything i needed to know about him in that exercise where he completely lied about congresswoman wilson and then the most important part of it, did not apologize when it was all made public that he lied less than 24 hours after he did it, he never apologized. >> that was a shameful episode. you know, there's a saying power doesn't corrupt, it reveals. and what it revealed about john kelly is he's a man that likes to use his power to hurt and humiliate people just like his boss. there's an episode you mentioned. and of course he oversaw a policy of ripping screaming children out of the arms of their mothers at the border. so this is a man who seemed to relish the opportunity to use his power to hurt people, and that tells you everything you need to know. >> thank you very much for joining us tonight

barbara lee tweeted, i am relieved that the state department has granted a visa waiver to shame -- so shaima swileh could be with her son. thank you for everyone to fight for this outcome. >> also, a big thank you to cair, sacrament of ella, for helping me through this. i give up on everything. >> reporter: abdullah has a rare brain disease. his father brought him from yemen to oakland for the best on possible. he has grateful his wife will be with his son one last time, to say goodbye. >> it is really hard. reject hassan went to thank the doctors and nurses at children's hospital in oakland as well as nurses there. his wife is expected to arrive at sso tomorrow night at 730. ktvu, country. >>> a settlement has been reached in the sitting with the shooting death of eddie lopez in sonoma county. it was 2013 113-year-old lopez was shot and killed by sonoma county sheriff's deputy, eric gail house. investigator say lopez was walking down the street, carrying an air soft gun, designed to look like a real ak- 47. that gun did not have an orange tip to indicate it was fake. gail house, who

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barbara lee, a congressman from california was the only member of congress to vote against the 2001 authorization for use of military force . she spoke out many times about the conflict and spoke out about all sorts of military conflicts. i'm sure she never thought she was in any danger ofbeing swept up . everyone here has been at a meeting, if you are watching the senate hearing a couple of months ago but these members were standing in line because everybody knows what to change is going to do, they're going to sit down at the hearing, wait till an opportune moment, stand up and start saying stop and the police will come over and politely say if you can't behave, please leave . there are a few incidents where there have been arrests because they're violating security measures or some standard regulations that apply to everybody. we just don't have that kind of oppression. we can get into other things going on and there are things that might kill us and so on but in the end, we do have a tumultuous history of receipt and national security, we have ideals and we don't live up to them but whether p

and bay area congresswoman "barbara lee" is working to reunite a boy and his mother.in oakland, but his family says the president )s travel ban is blocking the mom from seeing ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back, everybody. you know, 2018 has been a great year in music but as much as i've loved all the songs from this year, there's nothing i love more than holiday music. whenever i hear it, it just makes me want to sing. >> hello! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: lin-manuel miranda! what are you -- [ cheers and applause ] what are you doing here? your interview doesn't happen until later. >> i appear any time someone says, "i want to sing." i heard you say you want to sing and i have an idea. >> jimmy: wait, are you saying that we should sing a medley of popular songs from 2 2018 but change the lyrics to make them about the holiday season? [ cheers ] >> yes. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: let's do it! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ mall santa ho ho ho his breath is reeking like jack daniels ho ho ho ♪ ♪ holding a beer and a mylanta ho ho ho he's passed out in pan

representatives who include congressman jerry mcinerney and congresswoman barbara lee wrote a letter to secretary of state mike pompeo urging him to give the mother a waiver, which was finally granted this week. >> the policy has become a problem. we need to attack those, but for now, the urgency was to get this woman to this country, so she could be with her son. >> it was the best day ever. i'm glad my wife got her visa. >> reporter: hassan's wife's visa is called a spousal visa. she'll have permanent residency here in the united states. her plane is scheduled to arrive sometime tonight. reporting live here in oakland, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> i'm sure she'll be so happy to be next to her son, bob, thank you. >>> students in palo alto high school had a difficult december. one of their students reportedly killed in a deadly east palo alto shooting last thursday. a popular teacher also died suddenly on monday. the district tonight is hosting an open meeting for teachers and parents to talk about helping young people in the grieving process. the meeting is scheduled for 6:00

barbara lee lost this contest. she and nancy gave her a position.what she's doing is making sure that the tent is big enough so at the end of the day she's going to have enough votes. i think she's going to be fine. the trick with the democrats is going to be not overplaying their hand. what are the most important subpoenas? what can they do to uncover what's been going on without getting into overload. >> it will be an interesting thing to watch and i was watching you know like a job interview as well. quick yes or no, do you think that kamala harris will run into thousand 20? >> okay yes. we will talk about another day. >> thank you. >>> a vacaville man and his daughter are unhappy with starbucks. we are going to talk about the unpleasant incident they had with a local the restart and why starbucks is now investigating. stay with us. what's a gig of data? well, it's a whole day's worth of love songs. or 300 minutes of baby videos. a gig goes a long way. that's why xfinity mobile lets you pay for data one gig at a time. and with millions of wifi ho

does not come from our ability to blow things up but from our ability to bring people together and barbara lee says that she was disappointed in speak up paul ryan for blocking a vote on the u.s. role in yemen she says history won't forget his role in prolonging these humanitarian atrocities and others like chris murphy are calling on americans to vote also american actress alyssa milano is getting involved she made this appeal to her followers fuel is not being let in to the country meeting the inflation problems even worse and this has the potential to be the worst humanitarian crisis in a century and the sad part is that this crisis is all manmade it's a manmade problem but the good news is we know how to fix it well as the talks wrapped up in sweden it's important to remind viewers that tens of thousands of people have been killed in what the u.n. calls the worst humanitarian crisis the charity oxfam explains why it's so hard for people in yemen to get food. the fighting has meant that the food supply lines are not only cut off in some areas but also alternative routes always have to be fo

barbara lee, a congresswoman from california, she was the only member of congress to vote against the 2001 authorization for the use of military force. she spoke out many times about that conflict and she speaks out often about all sorts of military conflicts. but she, i'm sure, never thought she was in any danger of being swept up. code pink. you know, everyone here probably has been in a meeting where you see pink, if you're watching the kavanaugh hearings you saw code pink, i was at a senate hearing a couple of months ago, code pink members standing in line talking to the capitol police because they know them. everyone knows what code pink is going to do, they will go sit down in the hearing, they are going to wait until an opportune moment and stand up and start saying stuff, and the police are going to come over and quietly say if you can't behave could you please leave. there are a few instances where there have been some arrests because they're violating security measures or some standard regulations that apply to everybody. we just don't have that kind of suppression. now, may

let me thank barbara lee again for a tremendous service to this nation, for all that she is, all that she does, all that she represents from the very beginning to the very end. this was a friendly

barbara lee noting the breaking news saying this is an incredible victory, but we must keep fightingo protect reproductive rights. one more this morning from congresswoman judy chu of california. planned parenthood exists to make sure health care is accessible to everyone. the supreme court did the right thing by allowing people to receive medicaid. reaction on the other side, americans united for life, one of the pro-life groups saying it is disappointed the supreme court declined to hear the argument and we join dissent on calling on the court to do its duty. anthony? list noting their disappointment in the supreme court's decision -- have expressed of their will, they do not want medicaid tax dollars used to prop up abortion businesses like planned parenthood. we support their rights to redirect taxpayer funds away rom entities that destroy -- that is some of the reaction from capitol hill, from interest groups. you agree with the supreme court's decision, 202-748-8000 is the number. if you oppose it, 202-748-8001. lisa is up next calling from idaho. go ahead, lisa. caller: good m

lee. at most people don't know is preceding the honorable barbara jordan, there was a young congressman representing this district by the name of george herbert walker bush. african-americans in a segregated houston, beloved because of his eagerness to treat everyone as a human being. one of his dear friends who turned -- who will turn 90 in a couple of week, reverend dr. f.m. williams, the pastor of the ant oklahoma baptist church, hill stil their pass foring i remember standing next to him in acres home when then president george herbert walker bush landed his big helicopter right there in our community, showing and affirming the friendship. we further enjoyed the pportunity to know him, my husband through his assisting him to his own high school, andover academy, and how kind he was to send from china a gift for our wedding. so he is morn the president of the united states. the congressman this chair of the r.n.c. this eenvoy, among others. the vice president. the president, the director of the c.i.a. and most of all, the hero of world war ii when he in his effort to fight for this nation also as

lee. at most people don't know is preceding the honorable barbara jordan, there was a young congressman representing this district by the name of george herbert walker bush. african-americans in a segregated houston, beloved because of his eagerness to treat everyone as a human being. one of his dear friends who turned -- who will turn 90 in a couple of week, reverend dr. f.m. williams, the pastor of the ant oklahoma baptist church, hill stil their pass foring i remember standing next to him in acres home when then president george herbert walker bush landed his big helicopter right there in our community, showing and affirming the friendship. we further enjoyed the pportunity to know him, my husband through his assisting him to his own high school, andover academy, and how kind he was to send from china a gift for our wedding. so he is morn the president of the united states. the congressman this chair of the r.n.c. this eenvoy, among others. the vice president. the president, the director of the c.i.a. and most of all, the hero of world war ii when he in his effort to fight for this nation also as

lee and others ganged up on bush. >> the vice president sort of looked over at barbara and saw she wasn't objecting anymore and he agreed the ad run. >> bush says he won't raise taxes, period. dole straddles. he's been on both sides. that's why he's becoming known as senator straddle. george bush, presidential leadership. >> reports of my death were greatly exaggerated. >> george bush takes new hampshire with close to a ten-point lead. dole just got atwatered. >> i think that bush knew that lee gave him something that he didn't have on his own. >> also taking new hampshire is the new democratic front-runner, governor michael dukakis. >> massachusetts governor michael dukakis had said he was going for the gold. and new hampshire democrats went for him in a big way. >> he came out of there with a huge head of steam, and it really started to look like we were catching fire. >> a long race, a long race. >> dukakis had sort of burst onto the scene. >> i'm the strongest candidate against bush. i think i can take the fight to him. >> he had gone from nowhere to somewhere in a hurry, and that was worrying. >> with your help, th

lee. jenna bush hager raised a glass. confirmed she's the front-runner. she already opened so much of her life. she lost her grandfather seven months after losing her ganny, barbara. >> i stood up for you when you stuck your tongue out at the press. >> because you have been wanting to do that for years. >> another member of the nbc family, kelly clarkson. but count her out. she's already committed to her l.a. based talk show, which debuts next fall. >> okay, let's get to the reports about daytime tv's other big shake-up. >> say it ain't so. please say it ain't so. keltie knight has the latest on ellen. >> is the pressure still on? >> i have gotten to a point where i don't have to prove anything to anybody and i don't care what anybody thinks. >> she reveals she's considering quitting her talk show. her contract is up in 2020 and she's not sure if she wants to extend it. why end after 15 years? in an article called ellen degeneres is not as nice as you think, they reveal the comedian is feeling boxed in. her wife is pushing her to do other projects and the grind. >> it's tiring. it doesn't stop. it's every day and writing new monologue every day. >> what's the sec