it's also harmed the democratic senators and senator feinstein senators and senator feinstein in the eyes of some of these. >> we detail a scene where the tension between feinstein and her staff the democrats and their staff boils over into almost a comical situation. they are frustrated with the political game playing they have high regard for senator feinstein and low regard for the staff. there was a limited pool of people that have access to the letter and she didn't get through the normal procedure to protect people that are accusing with the whistleblowing she arranged in attorney known for high-profile cases. there isn't a limited group that had access to it. >> host: so we all sort of agree that the idea of processes and say go through all of the confirmation hearings and then get ready to go into any major new development. it is as you say. i never thought i would live long enough to see twice in my lifetime very similar to the way that clarence thomas and anita hill revelations came out after the first round of hearings. i covered the first round of hearings and nobody reme

have an agency against a presidentam nomination it could be handed discretely and senator diane feinstein circumvented that's process and went the route she chose. so the process breakdowns or the way the first round of hearings went with outbursts from various senators and i understand people being upset about that. there is frustration how head to maage handled the allegations and whether they showed journalistic integrate and as the court has become more political in its decisionmaking, when it makes law rather than interpreting the law as it is written, that creates a very political situation and it's not altogether surprising it become -- at the process becomes more political. so is some role for the court itself to tamp down these actions just by behaving in a less political fashion. >> host: you like the old -- whats used to be the standard that everybody would say is, if the president makes 0 nomination and that nominee is well-quads, the senate should basically confirm that nominee. that was 35 years ago that was said to be the standard. you think that should be the standard now?

and as you said, dianne feinstein's office had gotten this complaint at some point her name came out and there was a procedure about would she not testify like a lot of people who watched it on television said mike us, she has a very vivid memory of a painful experience in high school he was in 17 and she says that she was grounded or attacks in this room and roughed up or something and it lasted five or ten minutes but to this day she seems to have a particularly vivid memory of it and judge kavanagh says it never happened. he knew her name but didn't know her and none of the other people in the room had any confirmation of it. what do you make of this and how do you understand what she said and what do you believe about her testimony? >> guest: this was one of the interesting things that wasn't such a cut and dry or black-and-white type of story. i would take issue with the idea she had a vivid memory. personally yes and one of the things frustrating for those that were trying to evaluate is how there were no specifics to go along with it, whether it's when it happened or why it ha

and they're treating them like animals. >> reporter: protesters gathered outside of senator feinstein's office and chanted. they are claiming inhumane conditions at this homestead, florida facility. >> i'm hoping senator feinstein will notice we're gathering outside of her office. >> reporter: but after an hour, no one from the senator's office came out. so protesters blocked the intersection of the street where tensions ran high. >> they are working people. >> how would you like your children to be in a concentration camp. children are in concentration camps. you're inconvenienced. >> reporter: this man gave out flowers trying to appease drivers. >> i'm just trying to demonstrate to people bearing the brunt of our protest that we care about them, too. >> reporter: moments later, hundreds went on to protest on market street, captured here by sky 7, holding the photos of at least seven children who died in custody according to uclu. >> to put a face to the names, it's really important you have to represent these kids. >>> new developments in the killing of an oakland city councilwoman's

years was the aclu is vowing to fight the plan as is dianne feinstein. meantime freshman democratic congress member alexandria ocasio cortez says if democrats win back the senate and the white house she has an idea on how to investigate the separation of families at the us border. >> the 9/11 commission were charged with investigating and making sure they dug up every nook and cranny of what happened and how it happened in our system and that kind of study is what is going to be required in order to reunify as many children with their parents as possible but that is the work we have to do. >> reporter: ocasio cortez made the widely disputed claim that migrants being held in detention centers were drinking out of toilets, she quoted the emergency aid border bill and supported a boycott of a company providing beds for children being held at the border. another member of the squad is stoking the feud with donald trump. representative ilhan omar says

it comes as a growing number of democrats, including senator feinstein are calling on president trump's labor secretary alexander acosta to resign. as for negotiating a secret plea deal for epstein in a earlier place. case. natalie brand joins us live from capitol hill, natalie? >> reporter:, the old florida case a drawing new scrutiny. especially from lawmakers here on capitol hill. secretary acosta has defended his handling of that past case for more than a decade ago. but on twitter he also said he is pleased that now new york prosecutors are bringing forward a new case based on new evidence. president trump also weighing in on epstein's today. >> i was not a fan of his. that i can tell you. >> reporter: president trump says he knew jeffrey epstein as a fixture in palm beach with the wealthy financier now facing new sex trafficking charges in new york, the president had no friendly words. >> i had a falling out with him a long time ago. i do not think i have spoken to him for 15 years. i wasn't a fan. >> reporter: epstein's past case in florida is renewing scrutiny around labor secre

sponsored by california senator dianne feinstein kamala harris. it would and family separations except in rare cases but would require children receive three nutritious meals a day. and give them access to toothbrushes soap and regular showers. it would also ban for-profit contractors from opening new shelters to house immigrant children. the bill has 38 cosponsors in the senate. it is unclear if mitch mcconnell will allow the bill to get a vote on the senate tropical storm barry is gaining strength tonight as it bears down on louisiana. bringing heavy rains and flooding. lake pontchartrain is also already spilling over. and flooding adjacent neighborhoods such as st. john's terrace. some streets are impassable and under several feet of water. >>> i did not bring any change of clothes. we were just going a couple hours. we got out easily. in a couple hours apparently got that high. >>> berries torrential rains are causing flash flood watches that will be in effect through sunday morning. the slow moving storm which could develop into a hurricane i

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to work and senator from tennessee told the both of us that he was meeting for dinner with diane feinstein who is a raking democrat on the subcommittee. they are eager to get to work and have bills ready to go by the time august recess is done. so for those subcommittee clerks in the senior members of the appropriation committee staff, particularly in the senate there will not be in august recess. i imagine the folks who work in senior roles for senator shelby and senator leahy, if they go to the beach, they better have good internet access. >> we will keep an eye on them. senior senate reporter for roll call. he is on twitter thank you so much for joining the. >> newsmakers, congress with your griefs of louisiana talks about climate issues. he is the ranking republican on the climate crisis committee. he also comments on the mueller hearings, and other issues in congress. newsmakers, sunday at tenney and in 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can also watch online and listen with our free radio app. >> this weekend on book tv, saturday at 815 eastern, in her latest book, what do we need men

senator lamar alexander from tennessee told both of us that he was meeting for dinner with dianne feinstein, the ranking democrat on the energy and water appropriations subcommittee that he chairs. they are eager to get to work and basically have these bills ready to go by the time august recess is done. so, for those subcommittee clerks and the senior members of the appropriations committee staff, particularly in the senate, there is not really going to be an august recess. so i would imagine that the folks who work in senior roles for senator shelby and senator leahy, if they go to the beach , they had better have good internet access when they get there. >> we will keep an eye on it. niels lesniewski, senior reporter for roll call. thanks for joining us. >> here's a look at our live coverage today. on c-span at 11:00 a.m., john talks about sopko the latest report on security set assistance in afghanistan. the 2020discussion on census and the president's effort to count citizens and noncitizens. on c-span2, secretary of state pompeo in a -- mike conversation on foreign policy at 9:00 a.m.

abc 7 news was in downtown san francisco and that is where ffe dianne rs rallied outsidef feinstein. >> i'm hoping that senator feinstein at the very least will notice that we're gathering outside of her office, do not separate the family from the kids. that's totally unacceptable. and not just that but they treat them like animals. >> no one from senator feinstein's office came out to meet with the demonstrators. part of the group then blocked the busy intersection where market post and montgomery streets meet. some protesters held signs with pictures of children who activists say died in detention camps. if you or someone you know needs advice on immigration or any other issues, we have resources for you to find your ally on our website at abc7news.com. >>> the auto industry is mourning one of the giants this morning. former chrysler ceo lee iacocca and anyone who watched tv during the 80s or 90s may remember him as a pitchman for chrysler vehicles and created an entire category of family cars, the minivan. and he also played a leading role in launching another iconic american car,

thank you mr chairman rank member feinstein members of the committee for the late ninety's where you are. wrong. solace where test morning. oh not so. sorry about that. so that he was the chairman rankin to find son members of the committee for the chance to appear before you today i had originally intended to start with a few comments from my statement for the record which talks about some of the extraordinary work being done by the men and women of the f.b.i. and some of the threats we face but i want to do something a little different and talk about an issue that's particularly near and dear to me and that i think frankly doesn't get the attention it deserves before i turn to the many important questions of the committee. as you say center feinstein i've been on the job just under 2 years and one of the toughest things about this job is the loss of a law enforcement officer and certainly at the f.b.i. we've experienced our share of loss but the success of the f.b.i. also depends greatly on the support of our dedicated state and local law enforcement partners who patrol our neighbo

we think senators gardner, feinstein and sinema and mcsally. senator gardner has long been an advocate on the credit, critical water issues. we appreciate you. meeting the water needs of a growing community in the arid west is challenging. aurora's water supply infrastructure is extensive and complicated. rr owns or partners in 12 reservoirs located in about one third of the state of colorado. we manage and maintain hundreds of miles of pipes. we have three drinking water treatments plans as well as a reclaimed water treatment facility. as most of the water supply is located west of the continental divide and most of the population is to the east, are a must transport and store water , including transporting it over mountain ranges up to 180 miles away. and that is before it reaches our customers. this requires a large and concerted effort to move water through tunnels, pipelines and pumping facilities and requires that we build and maintain large reservoirs to effectively utilize that supply. senate bill 1932 creates valuable funding programs

one of the rallies happening here in front of senator feinstein's office.he goal is to bring attention to reports that migrants are being treated padly and kept in dire conditions. a dozen members of congress visited the facility yesterday and reported seeing children left apart from their families and sleeping bags set up on the concrete familiar and women held in rooms without running water. days after we herd p trump warned of pending ice immigration raids on the community across the southern border. that did not happen. oak land mayor libby schaaf talked about how she felt he was terrorizing families. we asked her to clarify yesterday. >> i do not apologize for saying that this president uses terror as a weapon to scare people. >> reporter: the group move on dot original is organizing the rally, called close the catch rallies, calling attention to the dire conditions, children separated from their families as well as medicare care reportedly denied to migrants. the rally happening at noon in san francisco in front of senator feinstein's office, the seco

california senator dianne feinstein said the decision by this administration to resume the federal death after a 2 decade hiatus is wrong. 2020 democratic hopefuls slammed the move as well. kamala harris it today is a sad day for the united states, the administration's decision is both misguided and immoral. fellow senator cory booker said the change is disturbing and does nothing to advance the cause of justice. 1988-2016, 78 inmates have been placed on federal death row. 3 have been executed including oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. there are 62 inmates on federal death row including one woman and most being held in the super max penitentiary where the death chamber is located. lethal injection remains the only method. jillian: the debate on this issue immediately turns political. how will it potentially impact the 2020 conversation? we talk about with dave brown and senior fellow, thank you for being in here tonight. let's start with congresswoman ilhan omar who said the death penalty is a heinous totalitarian practice often used against innocent people, it is the definition of

it will happen outside of the offices where senator dianne feinstein has one of her offices.rts at noon. it is called the close the camps rally. all of this coming on the heels of jed's visit by more than a dozen members of congress it a border detention facility in texas. they reported seeing children separated from their families, sleeping bags set up on the concrete floor and women held in rooms without running water. freshman congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez made at least one claim about inhumane conditions. >> this is them on their best behavior and they put them in rooms with no running water and these women were being told by cbp officers to drink out of the towelette. they were drinking water out of the toilet. that was them knowing a congressional visit was coming. this is cbp on their best behavior telling people to drink out of the toilet. >> reporter: the group month on.org is organizing the rallies happening across the country we know of the at least three of them happening here in san francisco at noon outside senator dianne feinstein's office on market an

feinstein's opening statement. the committee will be looking at the counterintelligence investigation on the trump campaign and we will call papadopoulos and find out what happened. even with a pfizer award to abuse with the surveillance by the fbi to make sure we know what we are doing if there are protocols in place to ensure we don't play politics with the la law. >> thank you mister chairman and ranking member and members of the committee. cigar the testimony about to give the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? >> thank you mister chairman ranking member and member of the committee for the chance to appear today program originally intended to start with a few comments from my statement from the record with the extraordinary work done by the men and women of the fbi but i want to do something a little different talking what is near and dear to me before i tie it to the many important questions of the committee. as you say senator feinstein i have been on the job just under two years and one o

despite appeals from the hospital and senator dianne feinstein, the couple was deported.ecause of her advanced nursing degree she was allowed to enter a special h1 be is a lottery which became her ticket back last december but her husband is in mexico with little hope of returning anytime soon, if at all. is as people come to the u.s. illegally often out of desperation. and that legal immigration is not that easy either. >> when i went, i could see the long lines of people with kids. they get rejected for not -- some people just want to come and get rejected. it isn't as easy as people might think. >> reporter: mendoza sanchez has his words for families who are out of options, facing deportation. >> families get broken apart and it will never be the same. >> reporter: president trump said the raids are imperative to controlling a humanitarian crisis on the southern border. state and local city governments have been mobilizing in opposition. >>> immigration lawyers and advocates took to the streets of the bay area and several locations across the country to a announce the

senator feinstein? >> director, in may 16 women filed a class action lawsuit against the department of justice alleging gender discrimination in fbi academy training programs. you of course know this. the lawsuit accuses the fbi of intentionally allowing a good old boy network to flourish at the fbi academy which has directly led to subjective training standards by which female trainees are dismissed at a higher rate than their male count counterparts. is this true? what is done to improve hiring and recruitment of female agents and has the fbi reviewed the academy training program? >> so senator, because the matter you refer to is in pending litigation, i'm not going to be able to comment directly on the litigation itself. what i will tell you is that we are firmly committed to diversity as a core value, both gender diversity and other kinds of diversity. i will also tell you that we are making in my view significant strides to improve the diversity of our work force. in fact -- >> could you be specifi

. >>> senator dianne feinstein released a statement saying i've said many times that needs deportation of serious criminals, and those who pose national security risks, not families that are otherwise following the law and contributing to their communities. the aclu has filed a lawsuit aimed at trying to stop immigration raids, they are suing the trump administration, arguing the government system that notified of proceedings is in chaos. the lawsuit claims they have failed to give proper notice to thousands of immigrants. or gave the wrong times or places to shop. still, the trumpet ministrations is the enforcement action will go ahead as planned. >>> there are several rallies planned throughout today against the potential ice raids. we have a list on our website, ktvu.com. >>> president trump is backing off the question of citizenship to the 2020 census. he has signed an executive order to get a count of noncitizens from federal databases. janet spoke with local political experts a professor the law school says the census had a citizenship question until the 1950s.its statistical wor

california senator dianne feinstein, the ranking member of the senate judiciary committee said, "theration to resume the federal death penalty after nearly two decade hiatus is wrong" in 2020 democratic hopefuls slammed the move as well. california senator kamala harris said, "today is a sad day for the united states. the administration's decision to resume the death penalty is both misguided and immoral. senator cory booker says that change is disturbing and does nothing to advance the cause of justice. from 1988 to 2018, 78 783 had n executed, including oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh. including one woman, most are being held at the super max penitentiary where the death chamber is also located. lethal injection remains the only method. >> shannon: debate on this issue turned political today, so how will it impact the 2020 conversations. talk about it with democratic strategist dave brown and american civil rights union ken krukowski. let's start with congresswoman ilhan omar tweeting on this today, saying the death penalty is a heinous totalitarian practice often used against

without any knowledge he was hoping to position himself to run for the senate in california if diane feinsteinla harris happens to win the election. there is a lot of candidates who would like to run for that office. >> swalwell's just one of many democratic hopefuls with no realistic shot at the nomination. there were many of them. >> these candidates are not going to win. >> reporter: he says the same question could be applied to another rumored candidate. >> figure out the best way going forward to have as much impact on the issues i'm passionate about. >> tom steyer who has waged an impeachment campaign against president trump is said to be eyeing his race but even his money might not make them competitive and a well- established field. >> another rich white man. it's a sense of cutting in line. i think he is appearing to want to cut in line. coming to the party late instead of doing the work and waiting your time and supporting others and being part of the party. >> so you think about what would his motivation be? maybe he's got consultants telling him he's got a possible lane here. upper

i have the honor of cochairing the senate caucus on international narcotics with senator dianne feinstein of california where we're working on ways to do exactly that, to slow down the poison from coming across our borders. if you look at many of the challenges we face here at home, whether it's the opioid epidemic, the humanitarian crisis at the border, the criminal gangs on our streets, much of that being directly traced to the violence that exists in central america and mexico. this morning i had the pleasure of speaking at the hudson institute about my proposal to attack this crisis from every angle, an all-government approach, something we call the new america's recommitment to counter narcotics operations and strategy. as the presiding officer knows, we love a good acronym here in washington,d.c., so we can simply refer to this initiative as the narcos initiative. first it takes aim at the dangerous substances that are crossing our southern border. customs border and patrol protection officers are well trained to find illegal drugs and seize an average of 5,800 pounds of narcotics e

it wasn't just dianne feinstein she circumvented the process.t process was put in place because what happened with clarence thomas and there was the investigation after that that showed there was a democratic leak to get that thing out into the media. >> laura: it keeps happening because there is no repercussions, gary severino. speak with a repercussions after becoming for the american people. we talked in the book about how we saw some of that in 2018, where you saw people who were really damaged, the moderate democrats who voted against kavanaugh and lost. you some republicans who were really helped by this in the polls because people were so outraged at what they saw, a total miscarriage of justice, not just brett kavanaugh, it was justice on trail. they were saying things that were at odds with due process, presumption of innocence, these basic, fundamental tenets of our society. >> laura: it was a complete train wreck. those hearings -- it was embarrassing, for the country, and audition for kamala harris and cory booker, there was two, mor

. >> reporter: protests gatherts feinstein office and chanted. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: this week lawmakers and lawyers involved in a federal lawsuit surfaced with images and testimony claiming inhumane conditions at this homestead, florida, facility. >> i'm hoping that senator feinstein at the very least will notice we're gathering outside of her office. >> reporter: after an hour of chanting no one from the senator's office came out. protesters went on to block the intersection of post and market street where tensions ran high. >> look at how many people are wagt in the line. they are working people. you guys are hurting. >> how would you like your -- to be in the country -- >> children are in concentration camps. you're inconvenienced. >> reporter: this man gave out flowers trying to appease drivers. >> i'm just trying to demonstrate to the people that are bearing the brunt of our protest that we care about them too. >> reporter: moments later hundreds went on to protest on the main traffic vain of san francisco market street as captured here by sky 7 while holding the photos o

the aclu was vowing to fight the plan, as is democratic senator dianne feinstein. meanwhile freshman alexandria across the el cortez says that if democrats win back the senate and the white house, she has an idea on how to investigate the separation of families at the u.s. border. watch. >> if the 9/11 commission, they were charged with investigating and making sure they dug up every nook and cranny of what happened and how it happened in our system. and i think that kind of study is what's going to be required in order to reunify as many children with their parents as possible. but that's the work that we have to do. >> remember, ocasio-cortez made the widely disputed claim that migrants are less being held in detention centers were drinking out of toilets. she also voted against the emergency aid border bill and supported a boycott the company providing vets for children being held at the border. finally, another member of "the squad" is also stroking the feud with president trump. representative ilhan omar says his immigration policies are racist, quoting here,

>> rorter: a ophecrsenator di feinstein. i'll let you take a look at some of their signs. we have people of all different ages and ethnicities here with the common cause that we're seeing across the country right now, a message to close the camps. these people are incensed by the conditions of some of the detention centers at the mexican border and the stires coming out of there about child abuse and neglect. here is one called stopplestead in florida. the protestors want this facility to close. they want all of them to close. they want the politicians to stop signing off on payments for detention, and they want all members of congress to go and visit these centers to see them for themselves. and they're heartened by all of the support gathered here today. >> i feel like we're offering people something to do with their shattered hearts when they hear the news every day, particularly i think the children. it is dire. >> it is horrific. >> reporter: there are also a couple of people gathered now in palo alto, and there are more demonstrations scheduled for tonight. one in oa

san francisco a rally is held at noon in front of senator dianne feinstein's office. other rallies are planned in santa rosa, palo alto, walnut creek, and oakland. >>> the outrage also comes amidst new reports of deplorable conditions inside a migrant detention facility in texas. a report by the homeland security inspector general describes dangerously overcrowded conditions, migrants sleeping outside, and four showers for 800 people. democrats are calling for change. meanwhile, republicans are blaming loop holes in immigrant law. >> we can do better as americans. we will be judged as a country. >> this is a manmade crisis. the responsibility for this crisis lies directly on the united states congress. >> president trump just approved $4.6 billion in humanitarian aid and he's also promising to deport more immigrants after july 4th. ahead on the "today" show, we'll look at what happened when members of congress toured several migrant detention centers, that's coming up after "today in the bay" in just about two minutes. >> it's 6:58. >>> san francisco-based juul is fig

. >>> dianne feinstein released a statement about the raids saying i have said many times ice needs to prioritize the deportation of serious criminals. and those who oppose national security risk.not families that following the law and contributing to their communities. >>> the defense have rested his case at the ghost ship warehouse fire. prosecutors finish cross- examining derek almena. that leaves only rebuttal witnesses closing arguments in a jury deliberation. >> reporter: while being grilled by the da masterton derek almena acknowledged he signed the lease to the warehouse that the rent and never got permits or inspections for the changes he made to the building. he has also testified the landlord's son told him to deny anyone live there. he also said contractors he hired were supposed to pull permits. the prosecutor suggested almond that was lying about the issues because he never mentioned any of that before trial. defense attorney repeatedly objected to the da asking the same questions of his client.>>> 100 questions. that he asked 1000 times. over and over again. thatcalled i

putting it up screen for the protests, in santa rosa, in san francisco, outside of senator dianne feinstein and one in walnut creek and in oakland is over the 580 freeway overpass that could cause some looky-loo delays. again 580 at 23rd avenue and if you are heading in that area keep that in mind and then all of these starting at noon. in palo alto, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> meanwhile authorities are launching an investigation into a private border patrol facebook page. it mocks migrant deaths and contains crude jokes about members of congress. gabe gutierrez is in clint texas with the protestersf the border location, the caucus touring several migrant detention centers, tweeting out this video even though they were told not to bring in phones. alexandria ocasio-cortez calling conditions unconscionable. >> if this is their best behavior and they put them in rooms with no running water and these women were being told by cbp officers to drink out of the toilet. >> reporter: border officials later pushing back calling the accusations completely oun true adding there are supplies and a

the demands along rally is being held at noon in front of senator dianne feinstein's office. >>> a live look at capitol hill, "today in the bay's" tracie potts will join us with a live report how lawmakers are responding, coming up at 5:00 a.m. >> 4:34 right now. >>> rangers have scaled back on the search for a sonoma county man who disappeared friday during a trip to the grand canyon. 66-year-old peter francis schwab was reported missing when he never returned from a day hike. that hiking trail is set to have challenging terrain but schwab is considered an experienced outdoorsman. >>> a woman police say started homes in fremont is expected to appear in court ding an argumen june 23rd. the flare ignited inthat five-a fire, bri threaten ee eed homes above mission boulevard. >>> more california dmvs are opening at 7:00 a.m. the change started yesterday. eight bay area dmv offices including ones in san francisco, fremont and santa clara now open at 7:00 a.m., four days a week. no total, nearly 70 dmvs in the state open at that time instead of 8:00. last summer a handful of dmvs changed the

.>>> nancy pelosi sent a letter to the secretary of agriculture demandy and senator feinstein sent a similar letter in may. the lack of payment came after president trump threatens a pool for general reinforcements of disaster recovery in january. >>> another reversal in the trump ministrations effort to impose restrictions on abortion. the ninth circuit court vacated a ruling from a three-judge panel of the same court last month. that means the restrictions will not go into effect for now. the rules aim to ban taxpayer- funded clinics from making abortion referrals and prohibit plants that get federal money from sharing office space with abortion providers. the ninth circuit said a panel of 11 judges will reconsider lawsuit dropping more than 20 states along with civil rights and health groups. >>> there is confusion about plans for that controversial citizenship question on the 2020 census form. the chubb initiation reverse course saying it is still looking for a way to include it after saying the issue was dropped yesterday. that question was struck down u week. and the census bur

campaign sent an email to supporters saying they quote blew our fund-raising goal out of the water feinstein release a specific dollar amount yet. all is harris continued to receive unified support from her democratic challengers after this tweet from donald trump junior, the president's son that season alive perpetrated on social media that harris is jamaican and indian descent meant she was not black. trump junior deleted the tweet but not before candidates like sanders level this harsh charge, donald trump junior is a racist to sanders tweeted shocker. >>well today, an embattled california congressman was in court facing campaign finance violation charges. representative duncan hunter went before a judge in southern california today. prosecutors allege the san diego county republican used campaign funds personal activities, including a ski trip. golf outing and cocktails. lawyers for hunter r allege the charges are politically motivated. they're asking for his case to be dismissed for a change of venue the judge did not make any decision on the request today trial is set to start in septe

the group blocked traffic for a time on montgomery street near senator dianne feinstein's office. their message to close down immigration facilities is urgent they say. >> they are treated horribly in the camps. the camps are worse than prison and people are suffering. they're sleeping on concrete. they're sleeping on floors. they're filthy. >> advocates say those in the detention facilities are fleeing poverty and violence in their native countries. they say migrants are being denied human rights and civil dignity as they seek asylum in the u.s. >>> the move follows an announcement from the trump administration today that it is abandoning its effort to pursue further legal action. last week the u.s. supreme court blocked the question from being included on the forms. the development is being called a major victory for those who said the question was part of a larger effort by the white house to undercount regions with large immigrant communities. >>> enforcement stepped up near train tracks after two pedestrians were hit and killed last week. police have issued a number of ticket

will terrorize children and tear families >>also a statement today fr california senator dianne feinstein it reads in part, i've said many times that ice needs to prioritize the deportation of serious criminals and those who pose a national security risks, not families that are otherwise following the law contributing to their communities targeting all undocumented immigrants equally for deportation rather than focusing on high-risk individuals is an irresponsible use of our limited resources. we have continuing coverage on the ice raids on our website there you can find when and where those waves are expected. what to do if they happened and how lawmakers are responding it is all and kron 4 dot com. >>happening now north police of north bay police are investigating a hit and run that injured a 2 year-old in santa rosa, here's a look at the area it's on range avenue between guerneville road and edwards avenue. when officers arrived on the scene the toddler was still in the street and unresponsive. police say the toddler was within adults when the child suddenly ran into the street. the to

thousands of demonstrateors marched from dianne feinstein's office to nancy pelosi's office.hey read letters from detained children and called for immediate action. >> children's cries are going unheard. it's inhumane and cruel. we should be setting the standards for morality and we are failing humanity. >> in a letter today, house speaker nancy pelosi called on president trump to ensure that there would be better conditions at the detention centers. >>> an arrest in the deadly car crash at sfo. a man was driving a ford expedition when he accelerate and hit three people in the arrivals area of the international terminal. all three were taken to the hospital and one of them, a man from seattle, died. the driver of the expedition, an algerian national was arrested. a traffic stop this ended up as this. a chase that a head on collision sent two people to the hospital. chop said they pulled over the driver of a tan corolla because he was driving erratically. they thought he might be drunk. the driver got off the freeway and ran into a prius. both drivers were taken to the hospita

dianne feinstein's office has said that the are not involved with the evening meetings this week but her office say she did speak with the iranian for mr. back in may. >> natalie brand at the white house, thank you so much. meanwhile the feud between president trump a mini minnesota congresswoman is heating up. esther trump is now defending his supporters just a day after saying he disagreed with their send her back chance against representative illhan omar. >> those are incredible people, those are incredible patriots, she is lucky to be where she is, let me tell you. and, the things that she has said a disgrace to our country. >> the president's remarks does hero's welcome after reading, minnesota. today mr. trump denied reports that his family advised him to distance himself from wednesday's chance when a supporter chanted the center >> advise you about the chant? >> false information it was big news. >> no, we talked about they did not advise it. they told me, by the way, what you are saying, take news. >> white house advisors have done the president to soften the attacks on the

leaders in the senate including dianne feinstein call president trump's a zero-tolerance policy on american. their letter reads in part "ice must avoid unnecessary trauma to children and respect basic human dignity. family separations except in those rare circumstances where it is necessary to protect children and legally cannot be avoided simply should not happen." we will keep an eye on what happens with those ice raids this weekend. you can find the latest on air and on our website, kpix.com. >>> just hours ago president trump announced he is dropping his efforts to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census due to logistics. not legality. he also signed an executive order to implement a new plan immediately. >> i am hereby ordering every department and agency in the federal government to provide the department of commerce with all requested records regarding the number of citizens and noncitizens in our country. >> last month the supreme court blocked the white house calling the rationale for the question contrived. and so the government could not move forward without a solid jus

down then with senator murray and with senators grassley and wyden and with senators graham and feinstein, and i said to the leaders of those committees, surely if -- if the experts say that half of what we're spending is unnecessary, democrats and republicans can find some things that we can agree on that reduce the cost of what we pay for health care out of our own pocket, and we have. the work of these three committees, more than 80 proposals from 75 senators, is the result of that work over the last six months. let me say a word perhaps the most visible proposal in the hill committee's bill, surprise medical billing. this is one of the most urgent problems that the house, the senate, and the president are trying to fix. about 20% -- after about 20% of all emergency room visits, patients are surprised a few months later to receive an unexpected bill. it can range from $300 to $3,000 to $30,000. this happens because patients see a doctor they didn't choose either because of emergency care of an out-of-network hospital or because of an out-of-network doctor not chosen by the patient trea

and walnut creek one of the city's going to be held at noon right in front of us senator dianne feinstein's office on post street santa rosa's protests is going to take place at noon at old courthouse square. and walnut creek that rally will be held at 5 30 in the evening at the corner of nation valley road and north civic drive. and east bay man has been convicted of possessing child pornographer you spend 10 years in prison. a federal judge in san francisco sense 56 year-old devon hudson court documents show that he possessed more than a 100,000 child pornographer the images and videos. the judge sentenced hudson to a 10 year period of supervised release and ordered him to pay $1000 in restitution to at least one victim. new this morning police in american canyon are looking for the people who broke into a dozen cars in one neighborhood. the break in started about one 30 yesterday morning along l key drive. west carol drive. joan drive and los altos place. police say all of the damage was done in about 4 hours. police now looking at surveillance video in the area trying to find those burg

interested to find out why it wasn't publicized such a state selawmakers but yesterdaator dianne feinstein issued a statement about that. they did send out notices to the appropriate government agencies. chevron reported the incident like i said in the agency that regulates oil and gas operations in california had done some woron it, it just wasn't widely known. >> what we know about what caused the spill and what mistakes chevron made perhaps after it staated? >> we are reporting today is that siobhan has revealed a little bit about what may have caused the initial spill. they were doing some old welance work on an had been plucked up they had been damaged but we don't know exactly why or when u wanted to replug the piping in the well so they took out concrete that was in the pipto put in new concrete to plug it up again. apparently when they pulled that concrete out that's when oiland water starteowing up from the ground. >> there's been a couple of different leak points. we herd earlier the state officials are saying the public is not a risk, the environment is not a risk, do environmen

detention centers in san francisco rally will be held at noon right in front of us senator dianne feinstein's office on post street santa rosa's protests will take place at noon at old courthouse square and then walnut creek a rally will be held 5 30 in the evening at the corner of a nation valley road in north civic drive. coming up next on the kron 00:04am morning news. it is now costing drivers more money to cross the golden gate bridge we're going to tell you what the extra monies expected to be used for it and here's a live look outside we've got our cameras on the market looking out of the bay bridge where traffic this morning is slowly building rebecca will >>and we are back time now it's 4.43, we've got your forecast with john is where enjoying a nice lead up to the 4th of july holiday weekend young looking at 4th just around the corner now kind of hard to believe that it snuck up on us like that. but if we are already approaching the 4th and he got to get some good weather for it and mother nature is cooperating this time around we're looking at skies, nice and clear for your morning

rules when feinstein was in countries like afghanistan and now many like coal that incredibly race things and reminiscent of colonial art to choose what would you say so that. yeah so i'm just a simple or fighter in future mean if you will and the 2 terms that you just used racism in colonialism. or a loss for me i don't see how those apply at all but maybe in a more academic discussion i could be convinced otherwise the simple fact is that when you're on the ground fighting a war and. the you are dealing with a combat situation you can apply the same. rule of law the standard that you have in a western country like the united states or name a country in europe that's very progressed and developed you can apply those principles in that framework in a warzone especially when you're dealing with a 4th 5th or 6th world country it just doesn't make sense because there is no framework that exist to allow for that rule of law to be executed by human life it makes sense when life isn't and no matter whether there are enough 1st world country or 3rd world country. i don't disagree with that yeah