feinstein: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. feinstein: mr. president, i rise today to speak in support of the fiscal year 2017 energy and water development appropriations bill. firstly, i'd ask unanimous consent that tim dykstra a detailee for the energy and water subcommittee, have full floor privileges during the consideration of this bill. mr. president? the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. feinstein: thank you very much, mr. president. i want to begin by thanking my friend and colleague, senator alexander. we have served together as chairman or ranking member of this subcommittee for the past five years. i know no one in this body who is more intelligent or has a greater sense of of fairness, and i just want you to know, senator ale alexander, what is t treat it has been to work with you for these five years. i think we have a bill that will stand the test of time. each of us has had different views on different parts, but that's part of what makes this a great country. so i just want to say thank you for being who you are and t

feinstein: thank you very much, mr. president. much, mr. president. mr. president. >> with a lot of objections. >> thank you very much. i want to begin by thinking my friend said colleague senator alexander. we have served together ass chairman or ranking memberis of the subcommittee for the past five years.d i just want i know nobody in this body who was more intelligent work wh with the greater sense of fairness and i want you to know what a treat it has been to work with you we have the bill that will stand the test of time we each have different views of different parts thank you for being who you are as a chairman mentioned this bill has reached the floor for the first time since 2009. it is also considered as an appropriation bill on the floor i just want to say faq to our leadership of both sides to get back to regular order and i would like to thank all of mine colleagues to support this during the markup of the vote was 30 / nothing so thank you very much. worked a good bill that does create trade-offs obviously the chair is the chair but in the

president, the next few minutes senator feinstein and i will submit for the senate's consideration the first appropriations bill of the year. this will be the energy and water appropriations bill, it will be the earliest that any appropriations bill has been united submitted since the budget act was passed in 1974. this four. this is a good sign for the united states senate. it means that we are serious about our most basicpe constitutional responsibilitiesi which is the oversight of the spending of the money, the setting of priorities, and doing it in a way that allows senators to participate. i'm privileged to be able to work with senator feinstein who is able to come tn a result after we have examined an important piece of legislation. she has a background as a manager, manager, mayor, and chairman of import th committees. min i'm very privileged to have the chance to work with her, whether whether we are in the majority or the minority. before i talk about the bill say specifically since this is the first bill, i like to say a few words about the money we are spending. this year th

feinstein: thank you very much, madam president. we have the democratic leader on the floor and the chairman of the energy and water appropriations subcommittee. i want him particularly to know how very much it has meant for me to work with him to try to reverse an order of deterioration of this body. and that order of deterioration was the inability to pass an appropriations bill on its own and go back to what's called regular order. i've watched the appropriations committee lose prestige over the years. i've watched something happen which has never happened in the early years. members would vote for a bill in committee. they would come out and they would sustain it on the floor. and so the appropriations committee gained, i think, a prestige and an honor in this body. and i think it's been very wounded. so the ability of senator alexander, my chairman, and myself to try to restore that order by sitting down and working out problems and seeing he gives, i give, we put together a bill, we believe that bill can get through this body

feinstein: thank you. on behalf of senator murray, i call up murray amendment number 3813 and i ask that it be reported by number. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: mrs. feinstein for mrs. murray proposes an amendment numbered 3813 to amendment number 3801. mrs. feinstein: mr. president? the presiding officer: the snow shower senator from california -- the senator from california. mrs. feinstein: is it appropriate for me to speak on the murray amendment? the presiding officer: the no is recognized. mrs. feinstein: i support this amendment. the amendment would reinforce buy-american provisions that have been in provides for decades. these provisions say that when american tax dollars are being spent, the preference should be to buy american products. but despite current federal regulations, there are concerns that the corps of engineers is circumventing these buy-american provisions and acquiring welded ship board anchor and moring chain manufactured b

senator feinstein suggestion three years ago. consolidated nuclear waste storage call which you and i introduced the past 40 years. would not take the truck. felt the legal capacity and provide funding the privatert facilities accrue such as the one proposed west texas. we also supporting researchin my to help continue the work that is necessary to safely extend nuclear power operating licenses. in my view this is the simplest and easiest way tor. have a large amount of new line carbon free electricity in the near term. the legislation provides a total of 4.9 billion for the national nuclear security administration. the life extension programs recommended by nuclear weapons council in the design of the ohio class submarine. it also supports reference facilities related to national security provides 575 million to the uranium processing facility in oak ridge and keeps the contract completed by 2025 with the cost no more than 6.5 billion. is the legislation also advances efforts to clean up hazardous materials, total of 5.4 million

feinstein: thank you. i just want to compliment the senator from indiana on the remarks he has just made and thank him very much. i also want to urge members please bring amendments to the floor to the energy and water appropriations bill. we hope to finish this bill and the only way we're going to do it is if members bring and file their amendments. so thank you very much, mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the quorum call. the presiding officer: we're not in a quorum call. mr. brown: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: mr. president, one year ago today the president nominated adam szubin to serve as under secretary for terrorism and financial crimes at the treasury department. mr. szubin's nomination was pending in the banking committee for more than 11 months before we finally acted on it. so far in this congress -- not this session, bu

to help us catch our breath and appreciate all of this, we turn to sportswriters john feinstein of the "washington post" and numerous books. he joins us from augusta georgia where he's covering the masters for the golf channel. and, mechelle voepel of espn. so, john feinstein, i'd like to start with you, last night, it's tough to beat a game like that for excitement and adrenaline. is that the best n.c.a.a. final you've ever seen? >> i've seen 38 of them, william, and none like that one because no one did anything wrong in that climactic final minute. villanova made all four of their three-throws. carolina made an extraordinary three-pointer by marcus page to climax their 10-point comeback and villanova at a moment when you would have thought they might panic not only got a winning shot off but their point guard with the wherewith, all to realize, he had time, even with under two seconds on the clock, to pass the ball to his best shooter, kris jenkins who naildz the three-pointer at the buzzer. i've never seen anything quite like it. i'm not sure we'll see anything like it again. it wa

. >>> silicon valley reacting to its first look at the burr-feinstein bill which would ban some kinds of encryption. senator dianne feinstein's office would not confirm to reporters that this is the real bill but they won't say it isn't either. it was leaked over the weekend. this may be a trial balloon to see how tech leaders react to the proposed law. senator feinstein has been very clearly on the side of the fbi in the fight over cell phone encryption. in an editorial she said apple's refusal to unlock the phone used by the san bernardino shooter put americans at risk. >>> right now when you send a messa message using end-to-end encryption only you and the receiver can read it. that would change under the proposed law. apple would be required to change its systems. >>> twitter has named two new people to its board of directors. one is a top executive at pepsi, the other a british entrepreneur who does a lot of tweeting. that's actually really unusual. twitter directors usually don't use twitter. after all, let's look at the scoreboard. i mentioned the new board member that does a l

surprise to the feinstein part of berr/feinstein. over to you. >> interesting. >>> orange and black are back in town. we'll see them today and along with the players comes those fantastic bobbleheads. we'll take a look at some of the best of the best on tap for the season. >>> and i already told you what to order once you come to at&t park. i'll show you what you can wear. this is opening day and not the only new thing we found here in the dugout store. >>> all right, kris is picking out a new wardrobe this morning. also, arguably the biggest, most expensive signing of the off season. starting pitcher johnny cueto signed a $600 million deal. he is fresh off of his own world series title. when he won with the kansas city royals last season. he spent the majority of his career with the reds. we will be back here with all things giants from on the infield in just a minute. rit n at:30 a ve ok inde &t rk.w >>>rectomy now at 6:30 a live look from at&t park. the bunting is up and the field is almost prepped. they have been sprinkling water

feinstein: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from california. mrs. feinstein: mr. president -- excuse me. mr. alexander: mr. president, may i lock in these votes and then senator -- the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: i ask consent following locking in the votes that she has an opportunity to vote and we move to the vote. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. alexander: mr. president, i ask consent that it be in order to call up the following amendments: franken 3833, coats 3841, murray 3813. further that following the disposition of the hoeven amendment 3811, the senate vote on the coats amendment number 3814 with a 60 affirmative vote threshold for adoption of the amendment and that at 1:45 the senate vote on the franken amendment 3833. following that on 5:30 p.m., the senate vote -- on the murray amendment and there be two minutes equally divided prior to each vote. mr. president, i should have said coats 3814. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. alexander: may i say before the senator from cal

feinstein said, we need strong encryption to protect data and we need to know when terrorists are plottingricans. they are soliciting input from the public before introducing the bill. as the public and private sector grapple with the fallout from the debate and a death to a new normal of tighter encryption. ski, joined by luke dombo former attorney general for national securities. it has been exciting and dramatic times in the world of cyber law. what is your reaction to the encryption bill? should companies be required to fulfill all data requests? guest: first, thanks for having me. it is a very emotional debate. i have not reviewed the proposal. i understand that many industry groups have come out against it. essential thatbe any legislation have broad support to have any chance of passing in the end. emily: what is a realistic and productive way for tech companies to work with the government? guest: many have been trying to work with the government. i think the answer is to find a balance between privacy and security. it is not something that is completely out of reach. whether this i

the senat i would like for senator feinstein to set a good example for the rest of the senate. it is so little different.-- i don't think we should stop the work if he threatens a veto we would be here half a day a week. and i think it is fine for the president to veto a bill.sion a to consider that and if we take something out. the so just because the president says he will veto i don't think the senate should stop the work. >> of course, every time the president says vito we shouldn't stop but i make my point we would be a lot better if we could avoid the situation and to be passed to be added into law >> the executive chef here, you have 2600 people coming for dinner. lead is that like? >> organized chaos at its finest. it really is. it is an honor first and foremost, but of lot of fun and an opportunity to really prepare unusual foods for a large amount of people. >> host: what do you mean the? >> we cannot go over this year's menu but once we were notified the decision was made then the work begins for the following year. >> at what point of the year? >> roughly three mont

. >> senator dianne feinstein's husband reminded the crowd that the initiative to include helping his wife get a very important job. the event continues at cal all weekend. of course, it's not just the democrats. republican ted cruz will visit the bay area. right now he's in pennsylvania but he will be there on saturday april 30th for the convention. senator cruz is hoping to up end donald trump. the primary is june 7th and could be crucial as trump hopes to get enough delegates to secure the republican nomination. the national party convention will be in cleveland in july. there the delegate could be contested. >>> there are nine reported cases of the zika virus. so officials say there's no reason for the bay area public to be concerned of getting the virus here. >>> a 3-year-old girl is recovering in the hospital this morning after a dog bit her in the face. the child now has two 1-inch cuts on her face after her uncle's bug doll attacked her. it happened yesterday morning. adults were at home she was concerned when she heard about this attack. >> i said, oh, my god, that's terrible

the proposed bill is called burr-feinstein. the sudden change by the white house will be a big surprise to california senator, dianne feinstein. >>> startling news from tesla as well. tesla says 325,000 cars have been put on reserve at $1,000 a pop. this is due out in 2017. as we pointed out in the past, making that many cars will be difficult for the company. it currently only makes 50,000 cars a year. >>> over the next year, we do expect alaska airlines will absorb virgin america, assuming it gets governmental approval. virgin america was our hometown airline. it was a big giants supporter, flying the world series trophy around, even painting that beard on the front of one of its planes. but new this morning, the founder of the virgin brand, richard branson, told "travel" magazine he would consider starting a new airline in the u.s. with the vuirgin brand. this article came out as virgin america was named the best airline in the united states. >> so he wants to start a new airline. why doesn't he just keep the airline that he

. >>> academy award winner jennifer hudson and tony award winner harvey feinstein will star in "hair spray live." based on that 1988 film, a nationwide casting call is under way to find an actress to play the lead role of tracy turnblad. on nbc. >>> up next, what triggered the false alarm that raised a big concern. >>> plus, how would like to save $183 on your water bill? >>> also, rob is here with a look that's coming up new at 30. >>> ms. baquero has some advice that could save you thousands of dollars in loan debt. >>> a miniature horse with a very big heart. it proves you don't have to stand five feet tall to make a big difference. >>> how singing the national anthem got a young group in all across new york families are coming back to time warner cable. join them, and switch right now. we have trucks standing by, and we can install as early as today. pwe came back for internet speeds so fast even the kids are impressed. oh she's impressed. we're catching up on movies and shows on demand just as fast as we can watch them. for $89.99 a month you'll get 100 meg ultra-fast internet,

. >> the feinstein bill to make an end to end an end to inscription. the kind you find on apple imessage. we think this is the rough draft. it certainly looks official. it was leaked over the weekend. california senator dianne feinstein won't say if this is her bill, but her office won't deny it either. we think this is a trial balloon. deliberately leak it and put it out there and see what people think. the irony, of course, is if it was accidentally or maliciously leaked then you have a bill about secret that is supposed to be kept secret that is not secret. twitter named two new people to its board of directors. a british entrepreneur that does not a lot of tweeting. that is actually unusual the tweeting. the members of twitter's board generally don't use twitter. we'll take a closer look at that coming up in the 6:00 hour. in the meantime, let's check your news before the bell. landon dowdy is back at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> hey, there, scott. good monday morning to you. the markets will get a positive start out of the gate this w

. >> reporter: the event focused on innovation and collaboration, but senator dianne feinstein's husband reminded the crowd clinton is also trying to campaign things here at home by campaigning for his wife, democratic candidate hillary clinton. >> it's not supposed to be political but he's helping his wife get an important job. >> clinton also addressed the anti-muslim tomorrow of the campaign. and applauding a muslim woman for raising her voice. >> one day finally the muslim world will be treated in a way the way they want to be treated, as individuals without prejudice. >> for us, reclaiming our narrative as muslim women, as women of color, was a means of survival. >> it will largely depend on you. >> reporter: this event continues through the weekend. organizers say it's breaking attendance records. >> jean, thank you. not just the democrats, republican ted cruz will be visiting the bay area. tonight he's in pennsylvania. this is video of him there. but he'll be in burlingame for the california convention. senator cruz is trying to up-end trump as trump hopes to get enough gdelegates

feinstein: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. ms. mikulski: mr. president, i rise as the vice chair of the appropriations committee to really express my appreciation to the majority leader of the senate, senator mcconnell, and senator cochran, the chair of the appropriations committee, for moving the process forward. we have here on the floor today the energy and commerce committee bill. this is the first bill of the appropriations committee to come to the floor. it really signals that we are ready to do regular order. i so appreciate the leadership commitment to do that so we don't end with a big omnibus bill at the end. that every bill comes, they can be amended and everyone can have their day and their say. it is an excellent kickoff to what i hope the ability to move all 12 bills and some crucial urgent supplementals. we also want to compliment senators alexander and feinstein for the excellent job they've done on this particular subcommittee. they have followed the bipartisan agreement. they have a bill that is free of poison pill riders. and

it was coauthored by senator dianne feinstein.last month apple refused to unlock the san bernardino shooters i-phone. a group of public interest groups sent a letter to the president urging him to support strong encryptions without back doors. >>> as many as 40,000 verizon workers could go on strike tomorrow. they are mostly customer service representatives on the east coast. some of the main sticking points include a lack of protections for new workers and the possibility employees could be required to work far from home. verizon was offered a 6.6 raise. >>> goldman saks agreed to pay $5 billion to settle allegations that it sold shotty mortgages during the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis. department of justice accused goldmann for misleading investors about the safety of mortgage-backed securities. president obama put this in place in 2012 to look at the country's largest financial institutions. mortgage crisis helped trigger the recession and many americans lost their homes. >>> a's are sharing top spot with houston after losing

senator feinstein's office won't confirm to reporters that it's real, but they won't say it isn't eitheray be a balloon to see how tech leaders react. senator feinstein has been very clearly on the side of the fbi in the fight over the cell phone encryption. in an editorial to "time magazine" apple's refusal to lock the phone used by the san bernardino shooter puts americans at risk. only you and the receiver can read it and apple can't at all and no one else can. that would change under this proposed law. apple would be required to change its system. >>> twitter named two new people to its board of directors. one is a top executive at pepsi and the other a british entrepreneur that does a lot of tweeting. that is actually really unusual. twitter directors generally don't use twitter. let's go to the scoreboard, shall we? the new board member that does a lot of tweeting. she tweets all the time. hugh johnston the other new board member has tweeted twice. twice. and both of those tweets were after he was hired to the board. marjorie scardino has tweeted a grand total of 14 times or once e

he will meet with three democratic senators including illinois senator dick durbin and california feinstein. so far, three gop senators have broken with leadership and have met with garland. >>> the controversy continues to brew over george mason university's plan to rename its law school after the late supreme court justice antonin scalia. according to "the washington post" the democratic legislators from northern virginia, ten of them, say the name change is, quote, disturbing. they question the link between a $20 million anonymous donation and the new name. the name change still needs state approval. >>> there's a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against "rolling stone" for that retracted article about a gang rape at uva. now the student who told the magazine that she was a rape survivor is appearing in court. the woman was only identified as jackie in the piece. tomorrow, she'll testify in a confidential deposition hearing. >>> well, you can use and possess marijuana in the di smoke it in public. the d.c. council voted 7 to 6 to permanently ban marijuana outside of homes even though it's leg

. >> reporter: lauren feinstein a 4-foot california kingsnake coiled inside a radiator at their glen cove home. >> my dog maya was at the corner of the room. something caught her attention. i saw the tail end of a snake going in to the heat register. and i freaked out completely. >> reporter: the long island couple moved in to the home back in november, not knowing the previous tenant's snake escaped from its enclosure. because it disappeared more than a year ago, that person figured his pet was long gone. >> this is not a garder snake. this is a very large snake and i was not expecting that at all. >> then you felt bad though. >> i did, i felt bad. >> because i really had the right to freak out. >> reporter: eric managed to capture the snake and set it free in their yard, something they regret now that they know it's not indigenous to this area. so they're asking if anyone comes across it to call the >> if anyone does come across it, it really was a harmless snake. although large and long, it's relatively harmless. >> reporter: in glen cove, carolina leid, channel 7 eyewitness news.

. >>> senator feinstein met with judge merrick garland.blican senators want to postpone any confirmation hearings until after the election. >>> we're still years from the jets ones, perhaps, but robots are on the way to becoming a much-bigger part of our lives. today the robotics industry held a robot block party, inviting the neighborhood to see what they're cooking up. >> a little robot called pepper, shaking hands is the beginning. pepper with high five, and fist pump. and boy, can this robot dance. >> what do you think? >> awesome. >> that is by design. we want you to think of pepper as a he or she. and engage like it's a member of the family, or friend. >> robots with different jobs take different forms. >> that is a sandwich making robot. >> another robot may not look like a chef but is a whiz at chopping vegetables. >> one biggest use is still manufacturing. the robot had become more human. meet toolmorrow. >> it's designed just to move in. >> a robot you reach. >> machine learning is going to have a big impact. >> robots have to pl

dianne feinstein wants to require tech companies to break encryption to help law enforcement if ordered to do so by a judge. >>> a new california primary poll says donald trump is leading the republican race in california with 39% of the gop voters and 32% with ted cruz. in the bay area the numbers for trump and cruz the same. kasich gets more support here. the candidates are trading fire in new york. cbs news' weijia jang on the democratic race taking a negative turn >>> reporter: hillary clinton hopped on a new york city subway thursday. clinton tried to shift attention away from bernie sanders' comment that she is not qualified to be president. >> i don't know why he is saying that, but i will take bernie sanders over donald trump or ted cruz anytime. >> reporter: sanders says clinton started the feud when she claimed he was not qualified. >> i'm not going to get beaten up. i'm not going to get lied about. >> reporter: the republican candidates are also locked in a war of words over ted cruz's controversial remarks about new york values. >> you remember during the debate when he star

came out just moments before we all sat down, but the aclu has apparently gotten a draft of the feinstein legislation and they are quite critical of it. they said in a statement, is a clear threat to everyone's privacy and security and it ignores economic and technical reality. what do you make of that? think i need to review the legislation. what i've heard about it is they have a goal that i would love to have us all get to where legal warrants can be enforced. but i'm not going to criticize that legislation until i have had a chance to review it. i do worry that people may take their intent and layer on things that are not in the legislation. candidly, we will not end up with a solution set here that every entity is going to agree upon. there's going to have to be balancing of interest. i do believe that there are rights of privacy that can be protected. law enforcement needs intelligence needs and we can create an ability to maintain innovation and technology that americans and world consumers want to purchase. apple sant the bernardino case. both sides said there was no solution. of

do... at spam.com >>> senator feinstein met with judge merrick garland.rs want to postpone any confirmation hearings until after the election. >>> we're still years from the jets ones, perhaps, but robots are on the way to becoming a much-bigger part of our lives. today the robotics industry held a robot block party, inviting the neighborhood to see what they're cooking up. >> a little robot called pepper, shaking hands is the beginning. pepper with high five, and fist pump. and boy, can this robot dance. >> what do you think? >> awesome. >> that is by design. we want you to think of pepper as a he or she. and engage like it's a member of the family, or friend. >> robots with different jobs take different forms. >> that is a sandwich making robot. >> another robot may not look like a chef but is a whiz at chopping vegetables. >> one biggest use is still manufacturing. the robot had become more human. meet toolmorrow. >> it's designed just to move in. >> a robot you reach. >> machine learning is going to have a big impact. >> robots have to play an importa

the 25 most influential women in the congress, along with leader nancy pelosi and senator dianne feinstein. it said aside from all of the national security experience i have. highest ranking woman ever, to work on homeland security. flub two on the armed services committee. number two on homeland security committee. aside from my professional experience that i work with with my colleagues. it said, there are two things that loretta sanchez is known for. she knows how to shape the debate. she knows how to bring people together about i don't leave the table until we bring everybody together and get to a resolution that we need. >> she knows where the swing votes are. and i will tell you having been 20 years in the congress. everything gets more and more polarized. the work is really being done in the senate. and i know how to talk to people. and people trust me, that's the number one thing they say about me. >> thank you. >> you've never held elected office. what leads you to believe that you could be effective in that treacherous terrain known as washington, d.c.. >> it's absolutely true th

if they are not going to help, i think bills like feinstein's will have legs going forward.is what we have to think of it. emily: tim murphy on the apple encryption hearing earlier. the company has hired a vice president to work on the electric car initiative. they did not specify where they got the information. he becomes the most senior "car guy." apple has never confirmed that they are developing a car. they are putting robotics to work on the project. we are watching lexmark. they are being acquired. this is an all-cash deal that comes in at $3.6 billion. the merger was approved by chinese regulators. we will continue to bring you all the headlines. and, as we had to break, check out the shares of netflix. they are feeling pain after they told the investors to expect weaker subscriber growth. they had hoped for 3.5 million new customers. ♪ ♪ emily: despite the advancements, cancer treatments come down to basic approaches. sam talks to a doctor who thinks he has found a new way to fight cancer using the body's own natural defenses. >> we have had effective ways to treat c

good and help from family or friends the issue was far from dead on capitol hill for senator dianne feinstein and others has offered legislation to compel companies to in effect give law enforcement the keys to the privacy protections will decide testify before house. >>grant lodes: the reporter during the last half of 2015 american law-enforcement agencies had apple for information for a thousand times covering more than six team fouls in the crisis apple says it complied with 80 percent of those requests. >>pam moore: he was arrested for possible possession of a hoax device and resisting police the same rhetoric as part to graffiti covered car in the middle of a busy street outside the capital stock entrance. >>pam moore: and is 20 people were killed and more than 300 others wounded a truck bomb targeted a security office of the tax cut government officials a suicide bomber detonated vehicle filled with explosives and a private parking lot behind the compound destroying the back wall of the building a second attacker then into the building anti-government militants timothy mcveigh that need

meetings are set to chat with senator dianne feinstein and senator sheldon whitehouse.t obama will go to university of chicago to argue for the judge's consideration to the high court. check grassley of iowa will meet with garland next tuesday. john kerry is the most traveled secretary of state in u.s. history. he broke the record as he arrived in the middle east earlier today. 1.06rip pushed him past million miles. the former champ was condoleezza rice. the obama administration is transferring left over money from the largely successful fight against ebola to combat the zika virus. devoted towill be the center of disease control and prevention. the centers focused on vaccines and combating mosquitoes that spread it. the world bank is cutting its growth forecast for the economy. the russians statistical services 3.1 million russians officially live in poverty. inbal news, 24 hours a day more than 150 news bureaus around the world. from bloomberg world headquarters, i'm mark crumpton. 6:30 p.m. herer in new york and i'm joined by paul allen in sydney with a look at the m

. >>> senator diane feinstein met with the supreme court nominee merrick garland today. senator tweeted garland has a thorough understanding of law and would be a reasoned voice on the court. president obama nominated garland to fill the vacancy left after the death recently of justice antonin scalia. republican senators want to postpone any confirmation hearings until after the election. >>> well, now to a really stunning story. the female patient who secretly recorded her doctors in the operating room and her outrage after commenting on her weight. >> reporter: when you're going under the knife, you don't expect cutting comments like this. you can hear the medical practitioners cracking themselves up during surgery on ethel easter. an apparent reference to the character in the film of "precious." easter had hidden a recording device in her hair extensions. when you heard them saying over your body precious meet precious, did that offend you? >> it was racially profiling me, yes. >> reporter: easter acknowledges arguing with the doctor when he couldn't schedule her surg

that's where ere laura feinstein found a 4-foot snake inside of their glencove home, and can i have another word with ss in it? they discovered the california king snake on monday, and it belonged to the previous homeowners who lost it more than a year ago. >> our dog, mia was in the corner of the room, and something caught her attention, and i went and looked and saw the tail end of a snake. >> this is not a gardner snake or a 12-inch name is. it's a very large snake, and i was not -- 12-inch snake. it's a very large snake, and i was not expecting that. >> they set it free, but they should not have done that because it's not indigenous to if anyone sees it, contact the aspca. >>> a section of walkway has been closed in the tremont section, and we are working to >>> 6:52. and we have new video in from the bronx a building came a 4-foot piece fell 5 stories off the building and split into pieces in the tremont section just before 5:00 this morning, and the good news is no one was hurt. police closed off a section of the sidewalk, and the building's department is now investigating. >>> it's n

the leadership of emily's list and we had that night i think barbara boxer was there and dianne feinstein and of course hillary is playing guest. what did it feel like walking in that room? >> guest: it was phenomenal. it was the 30th anniversary of the gathering of the women and members. they had announced the day before that she was retiring and i gave her a copy of the profile we sent out and she became the first democratic women ever elected to the senate in her own right. that was the first victory in its so poignant at that moment to have her retiring and then of course there was a lot of excitement because hillary hadn't officially decided whether she was going to run for president and at one point i said to the crowd do you want her to win and everybody left to their feet. >> host: i was laughing to myself into thinking what could she be thinking. she created us and she's walking into this room with obese women that have received the support from emily's list into the powerhouse of the united states it doesn't get any bigger than that but also a i thought about how thought about h

. >> a proposed bill from democrat diane feinstein will say it will force lawmakers to do something.>> it can't be a battle between two sides and a choice between black and white and we take that approach apt only outcome that we lose. >> a draft of the proposed legislation was released last week and unclear if it will come up for a vote. in washington, doug mckaleway. fox news. >>> it is kind of like flying a private jet but paying commercial airfare prices. the small airport offering flights. >>> the area known for conservative values talked about the gay rights leader that was slain. >>> this portion of the news brought to you by madza. >> 28 people kill and hundreds others injured by a taliban suicide bombing in afghanistan. the attack began outside the government security in kabal. militants stormed the compound with a suicide car bomb and gunfire. >>> i was inside my office and a very big explosion happened and damaged the walls and windows of our office. >> the suicide bomber was trying to enter the building and came unfire from inside the building as well as from police force

he will meet with three democratic senators including dick durbin and california senator dianne feinsteinblican leadership continues to vow it will not consider a nominee until after the election. so far three have broken with leadership and met with garland. >> the controversy continues over george mason's university's plan to rename the school after justice apartmentenen scalia. according to "the washington post" ten democrats from north virginia said the name change is mysterious. the name change still needs strait approval. >>> new developments about the retracted ale rape at uva. the university is suing the magazine for defamation. a student who said she is a rape survivor is about to testify. she will testify in a deposition hearing tomorrow. the hearing will be confidential. and it's happening at an undisclosed location. >>> you can use and possess marijuana in the district but you cannot smoke it in public. the d.c. council voted to permanently ban marijuana outside of homes even though it's legal for adults to use. marijuana advocates are not happy with the decision they say it h

. -- dianne feinstein. and as soon as i heard this, there is something on the phone called frequent locations, and it even says this is your home or this is your work raised on the hours. >> it will pop up when you pick up your phone. it will say 33 minutes to your home, or whatever. >> what if the government, or a divorce lawyer or civil criminal lawyer could get a hold of that information, and how may that be used? i guess no privacy is something we have to expected the states, but could this lead to bigger things. >> and they were going after the fast track records to find out whether clients were driving when they said they were one place and were actually somewhere else. i'm not sure the privacy actually exist anymore. >> if you want to know how to turn frequent locations off, i just posted it on facebook. >>> and a big one for parents, jerry brown set to sign in legislation for the paid leave program. >> currently the states gives new parents picked 5% of their pay for up to six weeks, and this new le

at that time diane feinstein was elected to fill the last two seats -- last two years that turn into a seat vacated by pete wilson. remember him? the seat was held briefly by john seamore, and barbara boxer was elected to an open seat six-year term vacated by alan cranston. these are ancient names in california politics. most people won't remember them. the retirement creates the first u.s. senate vacancy in a quarter century. >> think about what you were doing in 1992. it was a long time ago. >> a long time ago. >> okay. what do we know about the candidates now and how competitive do you expect this race to be? there seem to be a lot of people in the ring. >> everybody but you and me. okay. on the surface it looks like incredibly competitive. in fact, there are 31 candidates. 31 candidates for the offices. okay. there are 10 democrats, eight republicans, six third-party candidates, eight candidates with no political party affiliation. that is the kind of attention this office draws. when there's a vacancy that comes after 26 years. >> so 31 people but who are the names drawing the m

to pursue the legislation that allows more people in the communities to par take in the democracy feinstein technology has been the driving force behind any innovations that have revolutions the way we completing complete our tasks i urge california to modernize the organized registration so temp like the internet and social media and devices leads to sustainable increase in turnout in minority groups with the status of non-voter. >> now i'm going to turn it over to to jason fried to discuss the next steps. >> jason fried what we've done we have released this out to those we implicit input in other words, to get feedback we've received some feedback i'm expediting anymore we ask the comments turned in today, of course, over the weekend we will put that and rework it there is also a couple of things the go legislative will include the incorporated new items at the state level to make sure we have a full report and assuming we don't get and crazy amount of changes or over the weekends we have a final report and upcoming with that, if you have any questions. >> thank you, mr. aguilar for your

get to work with all of them it is the best cake ever and i thought that was on sesame street and feinstein thank the citizens the san francisco who funded the master plan they made my position an implementation is making the arts an integral part of children's education so thank you very much, everybody (clapping.) >> a picture. >> so one more recognize so ladies and gentlemen, i can't say i know the board has expressed their admiration the past but one of the promises we've given to the community our community is support us with public education replenish fund the resources will be targeted and used in correspondence what the voter asked us to use them to further the academic prostitutes the are enrichment so we were many school systems across the state cut back on science and libraries and physical ed in san francisco even in the dire it of the economic straights we continue to grow and continue to grow was because we've had a strong voice the replenish fund advisory committee so this evening the board of education i'd like to recognize the members of the public replenish fund advisory c

diane feinstein says yes. this is dividing the democratic party. what do you think?>> i don't think so at all. i think that the way to settle this is to send them both into the sub way. hillary and bernie. whichever one can puzzle their way on to the subway gets to be the nominee. we can have hillary going down there with her card trying to buzz through. bernie can have his token. whoever can hand it could be the nominee. it is a fake fight. let's be honest. they're not even being vicious with each other. he is not attack where there's so much room to attack. she knows she has her delegates bought and paid for. it is a joke. >> i agree. i call it a karaoke conflict. watch them argue over qualifications is like adam and eve quarrelling over wardrobe. do you know, he should manage a small town hardware store. because i think he would really enjoy talking on people about what screw goes there and you have to use the plunger. pull the thing out first. you do. and hillary -- it would be a great warden at like a minimum security penitentiary. she would be good. and she wou

board of supervisors voted to go beyond that to reflect the fact that 1971 number was set by dianne feinstein when had close to two hundred thousand people in the city we'll have areas not residential neighborhood that are now residential neighborhoods fewer daytime population so i want to suggest for future presentations that be noted that the board of supervisors did make that official city policy the 2200 number now how many full duty officers are there today, i can't tell by the graph. >> thank you go to the next slide we've hired 8 hundred and 76 police officers since 2012 what we did as you may know with the sunset have reported retirements at the same time 6 housing unit and 15 so right now fuel duties 18 hundred and 6 so depending on retirements and the hire that is how we get to this estimate we should be at 1971 number we appreciate the recognition by the board that we could well use more officers but we still have 200 officers i'm a chief wouldn't know what the 1971 offenders or officers in terms of the hire not fall off at a low points 4200 he now 18 hundred i'm starting to get re

senator feinstein says yes. this week she said i don't understand what's going on.di this is dividing the democratic party. what do you think? >> i don't think so at all. i have think the way to she wants this is send them both into the subway, hillry and bernie. which ever one could get on the subway could be the nominee.r it's a fake fight. they're not even really being vicious with a each other. i mean, he's not attacking where there is so much room toey'r at. she knows that she already has all the super delegates bought and paid for. it's a joke. >> is it ae kn joke? >> i agree. i paid called it a karaoke conf. watching them argue over qualifications is like adam and eve quarreling over wardrobe. there is nothing there. they're both qualified for different things. he should manage a small town hardware store because i think he would reallyl enjoy talking o people about what the -- you got to use the plunger. you got to press hard with the plunger. you got to pull the thing out first. you do, or it's a mess.

republican chairman of the senate intelligence committee richard burr and ranking member dianne feinsteindo introduce draft legislation that would give judges more power to forceut!ñ companies like apple to unlock data. asking if the white house is publicly backing away from spawrgt the bill. a spokesman would not commit either way today adding the issue is complicated, quote, our position on encryption is well known. we support strong encryption. the president has said there is benefit to a national dialogue and one that is not just specific to the encryption issue but a broader discussion of the issues relate to do terrorist's use of social media >> catherine, thank you. >> you are welcome. >> officials in belgium are asking for the public's help in tracking down one of the suspects from last month's thai attacks in belgium. the latest now from senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot. >> you are looking at a terror suspect on the move. he is the so-called the hat. seen with two other suicide bombers before the brussels airport attack. new surveillance video released today by be

. >> you mentioned democratic senator ryan feinstein. is there a specific plan in the senate for this bill? >> i think we will have to see a lot of innocent. i don't get the sense that is heading to the senate floor anytime soon, but there was a bill introduced last year. feinstein is one of the leaked audit. and i think there's some interest in history. this issue does have the support of most democrats and it does have the support of some republicans so it would be difficult. >> maggie severns is an education reporter for politico. she is on twitter at maggie severns. you can read a report at politico.com. thanks very much for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> and again we are standing by come expecting house minority leader nancy pelosi to join reporters in the room you see or her weekly briefing. live coverage expected shortly. the u.s. house came at a session about 15 minutes ago. they again are working on a bill authorizing washington, d.c.'s school voucher program. a lunar norms holmes -- coming up 9:45 a.m. we will have liv