would you support democratic proposals to target drug pricing at the federal level by, for examp, including allowing medicare to negotiate prices? >> well, that's one of the chief proposals of thes. democr it would be medicare part d because that's where most of the prescription did you go dollars spent. but i think it's important to have hearings -- >> as you know, some consumer groups say no more hearings are necessary because there's plenty of research out there showing that big pharma drives up prescription drug prices and they think you're too close to the pharmaceutical industry. how do you address their concerns? >> i think it's si i have such ag l record, 36 years ofdu prong for consumers. i have thousands of constituents that are employed in the biotech dustry ere, not only in northern california, but front and center in my district. i've always been for the consumer. i will continue to be. as biotechnology industry supported me in the congress, yes, i'm proud of it. i'm proud of it. >> you also said you don't want to punish the pharmaceutical industry. that's what you tld reporter

i mean, iherone of those examp. edith: yeah, definitely.an: it's got to be exciting for you to be able to present this and showcase what you're going to be showcasing. cristal: yes, and like i said, i'm very excited. the group of youth that we're working with is super talented, and they're ready to learn, and that's what's beautiful about it. yes, we get that from exposing them to these themes that, like i said, there's multiple themes that we talked about, including deportation, isolation. so, it's pretty universal the themes that we talked about, and i'm pretty sure everyone in the audience will connect with one or multiple themes in this production. and that's what we do, we got to shake it up. our community got to be--has to be alert, has to be on their toes, and we got to be able to prepare our generations to come. damian: we have about 30 seconds, but i'm assuming that when you prepare these youth, once they're backstage rehearsing and performing, they're professionals, i mean, they hit the stage and they're doing what they have to do

the mural already up know is a small kpamp -- now is a kmaul examp small example of what it would look like. i want to stay in the mission. let's be part of the change. >> president melgar: thank you. next speaker, please. >> we need a safer mission building. >> president melgar: thank you. next speaker, please. >> thank you, commissioners, for being here, coming to the mission. i've lived here over 30-something years, and the last 35 years, we've been talking for housing for our families. i'm talking about people making 25,000, 35,000, 50,000 a year. we have a plan, we have a possibility with plaza, we have a possibility with the marvel. let's not waste time with the groups that want to bring people who do not live here yet, and let's focus on the people that are living here. we have over 3,000 students that can't find a place to live. my kids were raised right here. we're now in the process as artists and cultural workers to buy the temple. we need a building that's going to provide sun light for our children in the mission, and maravilla will provide that. please approve a developme

kirsten gillibrand is an exampe of that.nt guaranteed jobs, a single payer healthcare system. these are things she would have never supported even ten years ago. now she is, just to shore up votes among the progressive voters of the democratic party. lauren: the road is long. we are only at the beginning, gabby orr. thank you so much for that. we appreciate it. >> thank you. cheryl: it goes so fast. we're back on it. lauren: i know. cheryl: here's other headlines making news this morning. fired fbi deputy director an duw mccabe who opened an investigation into president trump says it's possible that he's a russian asset. >> do you still believe the president could be a russian asset? >> i think it's possible. i think that's why we started our investigation. and i'm really anxious to see where director mueller can prove that. cheryl: president trump has slammed mccabe, accusing him of plotting a coup with rod rosenstein. cook county's state's attorney is recusing herself from the investigation into jussie smollett. kim fox di