>> president feinstein: yes. >> i will take a roll call vote. president feinstein, how do you vote? >> president feinstein: not to vote. >> vice president nakajo: i vote not to disclose. >> commissioner morgan: the same, not to disclose. >> the motion is unanimous. item 6, approval of the minutes. motion and possible action to approve the meeting minutes from the regular meeting on december 8, 2021. and there is nobody on the public comment line. >> president feinstein: all right then. public comment will be closed. any comments or amendments from my fellow commissioners? i'm not seeing any hands. is there motion? >> i move to approve the minutes. >> president feinstein: thank you, commissioner cleaveland, is there a second? >> i second. this is commissioner morgan. >> president feinstein: thank you, commissioner. been moved and seconded. >> president feinstein, how do you vote? >> president feinstein: to adopt the minutes. >> vice president nakajo: to adopt the minutes. >> commissioner covington: to adopt. >> the motion is unanimous. and approval of the minutes from the special mee

you mentioned when senator dianne feinstein asked about her religious beliefs when she was out for the seventh circuit and the kind of backlash that happened there. and show what consequences had when she then was nominated to the supreme court. >> guest: in 2017 there was a case before the seventh circuit that was issued on the committee and she asked the nominee questions, will you be able to separate your religious beliefs from your role as a judge. she said it seems to me the dogma is routed in it so this created a huge backlash, the constitution provides there should be no religious test for public office. the what was within you, i gather in the parish there were -- it became a slogan. there was so much pushback. when the supreme court confirmation hearing took place and she couldn't ask, what is interesting about that is the democrats obviously decided no one was going to ask was the republicans had not gotten that memo, assumed democrats would be beating up on judge barrett for her religious beliefs and had all kinds of questions to post to her along the lines of isn't it terri

i want to get to congress, we had speaker pelosi, speaker boehner, diane feinstein.the communist chinese in. >> china has been successful at what they call elite capture. they provide dials and benefits to powerful politicians help make them rich, and they become more friendly toward china, nancy pelosi for example, when she first came to congress in early 90s was very anti-communist chinese but here position has evolved, it has evolved primarily because her husband and son secure deals in china, go back to the olympics, previous time in day beijing, she initially favored a boycott, then her husband was invested in a couple of limousine companies, they actually got contracts to shuttle vips around in beijing for the olympics, it was quite a big contract. so she reversed herself, she said he is no longer favored a boycott, deals have mounted. there is a discussion and debate about origins of the coronavirus. we know that it came from china. nancy pelosi has steadfastly refused for two years to even allow a single congressional hearing on the origins of covid and how i

that was senator dianne feinstein commenting on antitrust bill that could rein in big tech.te that it made it out of committee, plenty of democrats oppose the bill as it stands. saying that it could hurt consumers and they are also concerned about -- security. for more, i am joined by our tech editor and the founder and ceo of the chamber proctors -- progress. this would prevent providers from preference and products. talk to us about how significant this bill could be. >> frankly, these are some of the most -- potential changes that congress has debated ever. they are aimed at prohibiting big five companies from preference in their own products. that would mean that amazon couldn't feature amazon basics brand products. it couldn't highlight amazon today shipping. an iphone couldn't come preloaded with imessage. a google phone could not come preloaded with google maps. you think about a car that comes with when should wipers or radio, under this radio, you would be forced all of those amenities separately. it's not the pricing that some companies would benefit from that had

, embrace me ♪ >> pauley: we caught up iza li whe she is most at home: at the piano with michael feinsteinertain of her own immeasurable gifts -- de that you have achieved the status of legend? >> though i have to be told a lot. i keep saying to michael, is that right? i have great people around me. the biggest thing i got was to recognize somebody else's talent. ♪♪ >> pauley: no one knows liza like michael feinstein, her best friend and confident. ♪ and you care for me ♪ >> we met each other and we were joined at the hip. >> you understand human nature better than almost anyone i know. i think that is one of the most extraordinary things about her. i think that is why she is a great artist because she is able to channel a fundamental understanding of the human condition into her art. ♪ what the world knows ♪ >> pauley: it takes talent -- ♪♪ >> pauley: -- tena tenacity -- ♪♪ >> pauley: -- originality to become a star. but the great ones have an undefinable something that endures. ♪♪ >> pauley: and liza had it from the start. ♪ marching along ♪ >> pauley: she won her first tony in her teens

you had people like senator feinstein who had interesting moments.enator said they'd like they can go to google, amazon, search for restaurant a product, and within a few clicks, it is there. they appreciate the convenience. you sold those two opposing viewpoints going at it in a substantive way during the hearing today, and sponsors of the bill are trying to help some companies. other senators argue that millions of americans are satisfied. that is why you see republicans and democrats divided on this topic. emily: how much more debate do you expect to see and what is the likelihood of this bill getting past from the vantage point in washington? >> it's an uphill battle because senators are split. yes it has bipartisan support and it was approved by a majority of committee members. if you watched the hearing and dig deeper, you saw both democrats and republicans voicing significant concerns. there is a custom of senatorial deference. it was not usual that you sought some democrats say i'm going to vote for this, but it needs work. that's a similar p

bit more context about why it is and you mentioned in the book it, what happens when senator diane feinsteinbout the religious police while she was after the u.s. court of appeals for the seventh circuit and kind of backlash that were there and discussed that out a little bit and show us what consequences had when she then was nominated to the supreme court. >> will the 2017 presidential for amy coney barrett into the seventh circuit and she asked a series of questions and will you be able to separate your religious police to judge and she said seems to me that this is exactly, and the actions are louder than the words of this had a huge backlash and of course with the constitution. and from public office and the struck people within the rice within you and there were parish officials and so on and there were things that . [inaudible]. and there was pushback that frankly the later a few years later when the supreme court confirmation hearing closed and she can ask what's interesting about that is the democrats obviously wanted to know the nobody was going to ask. they had gotten the memo, th

>> i think i'm ready, president feinstein. good evening. chief department nicholson and command staff. this will be my administration report for the month of december, 2021. let's see if we can do this and off we go. we begin with assistant deputy chief shane tireloa. shane's been one of the busiest people in the fire department as we look to training opportunities in the month of december. public information class. instructor class and engine boss class. a task personal aviation detector. disaster initiative. vehicle training, combined space spanish for first responders in conjunction with our employee group. we can also see we participate in the yearly live burning training at the airport. deputy chief brown will speak more to that later if you have any questions. you can see here, we have the 128th class came to the rescue just in time for the holidays. they are participating in their physical training on the embarcadero and i believe that's the comm room on station four and there's the happy graduation day with all the smiles and we tol

senator feinstein who is also extraordinarily wealthy. the current governor of california.re are a about six families that somehow seem to have political power and remarkably successful at increasing their wealth. i think there is a deeper question here which i think is totally legitimate. we need to have new and stricter rules on what people can invest in when they are in public life. there is too many examples recently of insider trading. peter schweizer has a brand new book out which is frankly pretty stunning in the number of cases that he lays out. and i think people have a legitimate right to say to folks you can't use your public position. now, this is a little bit weird in the age of hunter biden who clearly is the architect. i don't know anybody in american history who has been close to the president who has been more blatantly corrupt than hunter biden. and, you know, i think that the whole scandal the whole way the news media has avoided dealing with these kinds of issues is kind of astonishing. >> jesse: they have avoided it because probably it's so pervasive th

senator feinstein? >> >>, that mr. chairman. i thought a lot about guantanamo from time to time i visited. i have served in my past on boards that sentenced women convicted of felonies in the state of california, did that for more than five years, and sentenced a lot of people. i know prisons. and when i saw guantanamo and realized its isolation and came on the small boat to where it was, i began to understand that this was a facility that is really almost designated -- i am not -- i have no proof of abuse, i know the statistics, but for abuse, and does not really belong in the modern-day criminal justice system. i think the detention at guantanamo was not thought through. it has been subject to major legal challenges. and it has ultimately served as a rallying cry and recruitment tool for our adversaries. nearly 15 years ago, i introduced a legislation calling for its closure and it went nowhere. and i watched it since then the annual cost is $540 million. it is $13 million per detainee each year. and there are 39 detainees rem

. >> reporter: senator phi and diane feinstein helped secure federal funding for the for mile-long levy. the second and third phase of the project would extend protection from palo alto, south into mountain view and eventually into sunnyvale and san jose. people here say they would welcome anything that lessens the risk of future flooding. >> i am glad, because it sucks when it floods. you know, you can lose everything. i am glad they are doing it. >> reporter: the water districts, partnering with the corps of engineers on the project, says the current levees provide minimal protection and could not have withstood the looming threat of rising sea levels. >> the existing berms there are not fema certified and they are basically the front of ponds. >> reporter: estimates vary widely, but the project should provide decades of protection to the people and increasingly high-tech businesses that call the area home. >> in action is not an option. taking action now. doing this project is moving forward with construction is important to protecting the community. >> reporter: if everything goes a

senator feinstein forced a vote on one of the most controversial topics we could talk about, the ban on assault weapons. it received fewer votes than did the background0 checks bills years later but the assault weapons ban arguably way more controversial than the background checks bill. in 1994 many important books even the assault weapons ban were allowed to proceed on a majority vote basis. that all changed mostly when democrats won the senate in 2007 and barack obama was elected president. but no matter who started this policy applying the threshold to everything, today both parties use it. the practice of the filibuster doesn't jive with this call because the senate tradition is not to use the 60 vote threshold on anything. let's be honest we are not going back to a world in which senators self regulate the filibuster and there's no sign to claim it's f an incentive tht is going to suddenly come true. today millions of voters are wondering why they voted to change the people who get elected but then nothing actually changes. we should have a better answer than just senate traditi

. >>> senator dianne feinstein said of justice stephen bryer, he is a outstanding and well respected justice and has been pivotal on many key issues and went on to say that was six months until the departure of justice stephen bryer from the court the senate judiciary committee will have ample time to hold hearings on president biden's potential nominee and that will be the big question as we pay attention to the weeks ahead, who will the president choose to fill his seat when it is time. >> democratic senators joe manchin and kyrsten sinema have not always voted with their party as we have seen lately and is this likely to be the case with this nominee? >> reporter: you know, that is funny and i think it is certainly safe to call those two contrarians in terms of walking and lockstep with their democratic colleagues but if you look at that short list of who are considered front runners, one of them was confirmed to serve here in the dc circuit and both joe manchin and kyrsten sinema voted to confirm them. it would be hard to imagine them voting against her if she were to be nominate

. ♪♪♪ one of them is diane feinstein. the second one is alex padilla., the san fernando valley. he just completed his one year as the new senator from california. we just did an exclusive one-on-one interview with, they call him, the junior senator from california. here is our interview with alex padilla. damian: with me now is united states senator alex padilla on "comunidad del valle." and senator, it's been just over a year since you were sworn in as senator. nothing's happened really in washington, d.c. since. i mean, what a whirlwind that you walked into as a united states senator. senator alex padilla: oh my gosh, thank you for letting me back with you, damian, and your fan base in the bay area. you're right, what a year it has been. i think back to where we were a year ago. for me, transitioning into the senate, but also the circumstances, right, in the worst parts of covid at the time, not just from case counts but people in hospitals, lost lives on a daily basis, and the wake of the insurrection in the nation's capital. but all that not withsta

francisco about 150 people marched monday through downtown to your balbuena, saying senator dianne feinstein hasn't done enough, but she should have been out on the front line. she's a conservative democrat. who should have been talking to senator cinema talking to senator manchin. politicians on both sides of the aisle have expressed some concerns that if the filibuster rules dismantled, some people say there would be no need for negotiation. others say in this era of partisanship that the filibuster allows a small group of lawmakers to block laws supported by the majority. the senate is expecting to begin debate on the voting bills tomorrow. julie jenna. thank you . dozens of mental health workers walked a picket line today outside kaiser's oakland medical center. workers say they are frustrated that martin luther king jr day is not a paid holiday for them. they say kaiser originally told them it would be a holiday. kaiser says it will recognize martin luther king jr day next year across the organization, the company apologized to employees who may have viewed the mistake as in any way con

. >> senator dianne feinstein released remarks about justice breyer earlier today, saying that he will long be remembered for his key opinions and that he was an outstanding and well- respected justice and has been pivotal on many key votes. we should also mention that there are a lot of questions about who the president will decide to nominate to fill justice breyer's seat, and will he live up to that campaign pledge of it being a black woman. here in washington, i'm skyler henry, kpix 5. >>> i'm allen martin. justice stephen breyer has strong ties to the bay area but he was born in san francisco in 1938. his father, a lawyer who worked with the city's board of education. breyer attended lowell high school, and studied philosophy at stanford university. his younger brother, charles, is a senior judge at the u.s. district court in san francisco. >> that is my option. i want to go through area after area and flag the kinds of truly difficult questions, and what are my motives? >> that is justice breyer giving the keynote address at an event at uc berkeley back in 2017. one of the leadin

thank you. >> senator feinstein. senator graham. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me set the stage as i see it. 20 years after 9/11 the taliban are back in charge. does everybody agree with that on the panel? the taliban now are in charge of afghanistan. everybody agrees. five of the people in the taliban government are former gitmo detainees. the deputy minister of defense, the acting minister of borders and tribal affairs, the acting intelligence director, the acting minister of information and culture, the new governor of the southeastern province are all former gitmo detainees and we're talking about releasing people. 229 of the 729 people released from gitmo have gone back to the fight and we're talking about releasing people. this is nuts. one thing i can say about the 39 that are at gitmo, not one of them has attacked the united states. and if i have my way, none of them ever will. bringing them to justice, i understand that very, very much. but here's what i have been fighting for 20 years now almost. i don't want anybody to be tortured by american mili

in 1994, senator feinstein forced a vote here on one of the most controversial topics we could talk about, a ban on assault weapons. it received in 1994 fewer votes than did the manchin-toomey background checks bill 30 years later. but the assault weapons ban arguably way more controversial than the background checks bill passed and became law. well, the background checks bill didn't. why? because in 1994 many important votes, even the assault weapons ban, were allowed to proceed on a majority vote basis. that all changed. mostly when democrats won the senate in 2007 and barack obama was elected president. but no matter who started this policy of applying the 60-vote threshold to everything, today both parties use it. democrats used it when we were in the minority. the practice of the filibuster doesn't jive with this clarion call of adhering to senate tradition because senate tradition is not to use the 60-vote threshold on everything. let's be honest. we're not going back to a world in which senators self-regulate the filibuster. and there is no sign that the claim the filibuster is an

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laura feinstein is the sustainability and resilience policy director.ays some 50 cities and counties are now working to phase out gas appliance in new construction. >> the low hanging fruit is getting people to change to zero mission furnaces. the stoves and ovens are harder. generation with incentives is also critical and perhaps essential to limiting the release of greenhouse gases into our atmosphere. liz: to add perspective, over a third of u.s. households currently cook with gas. still ahead, millions of people along the east coast dealing with the aftermath of a powerful storm that brought snow. and covid cases across the country are plateauing, but it comes as there is low supply of comes as there is low supply of a game changing i didn't have health insurance, not because i didn't want it. i worried it was too expensive and i was having a hard time paying our other bills. but now for the first time in our lives, i can do both. covered california makes health insurance easier in every way with financial help for millions of us and free assistance

they bought off the biden family who brought lucrative deals in forced business ties with senator feinsteineen as she defended the chinese communist party image and former transportation secretary wife of mitch mcconnell was accused of abusing her office to help her family company with the china deals. they work our system chinese plates the lobbying industry to shape their interest and infiltrator universities in intellectual property and by american farmland to gain power over food supply. when will we be serious about china? when? our establishment is a slow-motion national suicide to get all excited about sending troops to eastern europe whisking a new and pointless military entanglement but they will not do the hard work to unravel and reverse the deadly decades on entanglement with china it is madness. complete madness. here to help us figure out former deputy district of defense also author of the strategy of denial, teeseventeen your thoughts and what we are seeing right now? >> you are absolutely right china is the overwhelming threat and this is not about what one thinks about rus

diane feinstein is 88, older than parking meters by two years and publicans are at the party configureh obviously snoring something, he's 79. grassley is 88 as well. chuck grassley, older than a can of beer. at the start. no matter how you vote or slice it, we are being tortured by an army cranky governors who love war almost as much as they love to smother you with their outdated programs to manipulate every aspect of your life. you think it's a good idea? try watching your grandma open up a culture she's not in the position to commit generational theft or start a world war. 64-year-old senator bill cassidy has at least one good idea, start giving sober status cognitive test to track their mental decline. anymore damage, we are all god. if there's an age limit to get into the senate, there should be a limit to federal office. starting with nancy pelosi who let's be honest, should retire. in fact the memo. apparently the oldest in two decades, yeah. average age of the senate is 64, average of the houses 58 and every day they get older and older so how can pelosi possibly know the whole

democratic senator dianne feinstein is adamant mantly against this bill, patrick leahy said he's worried privacy and republican senator mike lee shared those concerns. >> it may actually entrench the very four companies that which it's aimed by creating a strong incentive to simply cease doing any business with third parties. this could crush thousands of small businesses and it could actually worsen the state of competition >> now, it has been a robust debate so far. and he expected to keep going. the committee originally had 107 amendments to work through so that number is there. back to all. >> ylan, thank you >>> it has been a painful week for cathy wood's arc innovation. currently having the first month ever, down about 20% a lot more "tech check" straight ahead. ♪ >>> the tech giants scrambling for social media dominance the subject of today's thread. starting off with quote-unquote troubling news for tiktok. reporting its revenue only grew 70% year over year to $58 billion despite the recent tech crackdown in china where tiktok's parent is based meanwhile, their overall online ad

the athletics will present their feinstein mental impact report. the planning commission.e whether to recommend the approval of the report to city council. the project would include a waterfront ballpark with a capacity of up to 35,000 people, 3,000 units of housing space for retail use and offices. they released a survey that asked 509 people how they felt act the deal requiring the is it i to pay $350 million in improvements to the area around the site. more were opposed but the city said the funds would come from taxes generate from increased economic activity that won't happen without the project. the planning commission meeting today is set to start at three this afternoon. back to you. >>> let look at the roadways. if are you headed toward the bay bridge, about a 15 minute ride into san francisco right now. we have a few slow spots to deal with in the south bay. northbound 101 at 680. brake lights due to a crash at that 680 connector. checking the travel times. bay and highway 4, westbound 45 minutes isn't hacko 840. first reports of a crash near marsh creek. a vehic

you also report about dianne feinstein, she was the chairman of the intel committee in the senate whilenvested in a chinese computer company that sold computers to the u.s. military. and again, it's just extraordinary. big tech is right there. you report on microsoft and bill gates. what can you tell us? >> well, i would -- microsoft, bill gates and also google sponsor artificial intelligence research in china with laboratories that are known to be linked to the chinese military. in fact, microsoft, believe it or not, accepts interns from the people's liberation army. why is this important? well, president xi himself has a said whoever wins the race in artificial intelligence will gain, quote-unquote, the commanding heights in the competition for world domination in technology. so our biggest tech firms are actually aiding and abetting beijing in the art firm -- artificial intelligence race against the united states. and there are numerous other examples of bill gates investing personally in companies that develop military technologies. and bill gates also functions as an adviser of sor

senator dianne feinstein, ron paul, and debbie wasserman schultz are just a few who have shown -- joining the deputy bureau chief for "insider". it's great to have you with us. i have been following this closely. quite a fascinating revelation, even for people who follow what happens in d.c. let's start through the insider's reporting. what's the scope of the problem based on the reporting you've done? >> so often in this country we love to put things in terms of red and blue and conservative and liberal. but if you're looking for an unabashedly bipartisan topic and a bipartisan problem here, too, you've found it in the sense that lawmakers effectively in many, many cases just ignored a law that was passed ten years ago to serve as a bulwark, a check on their personal finances and making sure those personal finances were not going conflict with their public duties as members of congress here on capitol hill. that aspiration ten years ago has not lived up to the reality of where things stand now. >> yeah, and house speaker nancy pelosi was asked about this back in december, and it was a ve

senator diane feinstein, rand paul, representative dan crenshaw and debbie wasserman schultz are a fewwn remarkable indifference to congressional rules. joining me now, the deputy washington bureau chief for insider, and recently he's been looking into this issue. great to have you with us. i've been following this closely. it has been a fascinating investigation. even for people who follow washington, d.c. what is the scope of this problem based on the reporting you've done? >> well, so often in this country, we love to put things in terms of red and blue and conservative and liberal. if you're looking for an unabashedly bipartisan topic, and of course, a bipartisan problem here, too, you found it in the sense that lawmakers have effectively in many, many cases just ignored a law that was passed ten years to serve as a bulwark, a check on their personal finances, in making sure that those personal finances were not going to conflict with their public duties as members of congress in washington, d.c. and capitol hill. but that aspiration ten years ago is not really lived up to the real

in washington senators dianne feinstein and alex padilla today called on the department of transportationboost federal funding for the electrification project. right now it's total cost is $2.4 billion. the electrified service is on track to begin running in 2024. well a state lawmaker from riverside county is now pushing for a four day work week here in california. the proposal by democrat mark takano would require employers to pay workers overtime after 32 hours. supporters of the measure say the four day work week has actually increased productivity in other countries. but opponents say a shorter workweek would cause more problems for california business owners. they were already struggling during the pandemic. the casa sanchez building in san francisco's mission district is on track right now to become one of the city's first latino owned properties to receive historical landmark status. the board of supervisors unanimously passed an ordinance on tuesday that would designate the building as the landmark and a required second vote is slated for next week before it, then heads to mayor

saying senator dianne feinstein hasn't done enough, but she should have been out on the front line. she's a conservative democrat who should have been talking to senator cinema talking to senator manchin. and politicians on both sides of the aisle of expressed concern that if the filibuster rule is dismantled, there would be no need for negotiation. but some people worry in this era of extreme partisanship. that the filibuster allows a small group of lawmakers to block law supported by the majority. the senate is expecting to begin debate on those voting bills tomorrow, and we'll be watching it. jana katsuyama reporting live in the newsroom. janet. thank you. many people here in the bay area took time on this martin luther king jr holiday to get back to their communities. we had the day off, so it's a good opportunity to come out, you know, so our kids, you know, it's good to get back to the community. the san jose parks and recreation department hosted a day of service at mary jane harman park volunteers removed dead leaves and cleaned up around the playgrounds in richmond. volunte

and in washington senators dianne feinstein and alex padilla today called on the department of transportationo boost federal funding for the electrification project. and right now it's total cost is $2.4 billion. the electrified service is on track to begin running in 2024. bay area gets ready to welcome the year of the tiger coming up the symbols special meaning for the aapi community, getting hit with racist attacks and other challenges and see how people in san francisco's mission bay neighborhood will be able to take advantage. of free ♪ in the last thirteen years after having kids, we get so busy in our day to day lives, our careers, our jobs. but this trip, all we are doing is going and enjoying ourselves. reconnecting on that love, that romance, the affection for each other. you know, life is short, you really don't have to plan so much. sometimes you have to just go. welcome in the year of the tiger ktvu christian captain tells us for some, the symbol of the tiger has a special meeting as the aapi community has endured a rise in racist attacks and the stress of the pandemic. san franc

in washington senators dianne feinstein and alex padilla today called on the department of transportationboost federal funding for the electrification project. right now it's total cost $2.4 billion . the electrified service is on track to begin running in 2024. our state is asking for more than a million people to submit proof of eligibility for pandemic relief they have already received. the money came from a program created by the federal government managed by the pdd. ktvu tom baker has details. months after they receive their checks. the dd wants 1.4 million unemployed recipients, mostly for federal pandemic relief to provide proof that they are eligible and entitled to the money they received. previously only people who are w. two workers largely were able to obtain unemployment insurance, many recipients, freelancers or small business owners who got pandemic relief. say they don't have specific documents that can definitively proved that they were seeking work or working documents that were not required when the relief was granted in the trump administration. this was very poorly d

they worked on angus king, john tester, others, diane feinstein, mark warner.hey have come to a point where they have gotten this close. so, there has been some momentum and now they're at this point where they have to act. the other point here is that we had this inflation report today and that was terrible news for bbb, the build back better act. in some sense, where do democrats go? there are some other legislation they can go to, but build back better, the president's top priority is in huge trouble, you know. it helped stall it last month. today's report not going to help it. in some ways, they've got to go somewhere and this is something the base has been really affect on. so, you know, in some ways it makes political sense. but if you come up with a loss here, how does that help you? i don't see. it is never good to lose a vote. >> garrett haake, i'm also curious the various ways to deal with the filibuster. it seems like they don't want to try an incremental change. i think they have 50 votes to make it a talking filibuster again. is there any sort of o

in the letter i did leave with senator dianne feinstein of california and, as you stated, all female senators signed on to that letter, was to meet with the administration and provide support how ever we could to afghan women and children. so we need to work with the administration and find ways that we can be supportive. what i don't support, however, is sending cash directly to the taliban as the biden administration has now allowed. as of the end of december they have waived restrictions that now allow dollars to go directly to the taliban in the form of aid. but we don't know how those dollars are going to be used and if they will be used at all on food and medicines and shelter for the women and children of afghanistan. there's a huge humanitarian crisis right now. certainly we need some answers with the administration, but what we wanted to show as female senators, leaders in the united states, that we want to step forward and support these vulnerable populations in afghanistan after such a devastating withdrawal. >> senator joni ernst, republican of iowa, thank you for joining

senators dianne feinstein and alex trivia today called on the department of transportation to boost federal funding for the electrification of the project. right now it's total cost is $2.4 billion. be electrified service is on track to begin running in 2024. well they say you can't fight city hall. but once san francisco man says he's ready to do just that over this flagpole. and we have seen niners fans and how they're getting ready for sunday's nfc championship game coming up, it is time to talk about how the team is getting ready for sunday. ♪ the land is such a great way of connecting us. and i just remembering thinking this is such a special moment and i am extremely thankful to be here with these people. i love sharing the places i hold dear to my heart with my friends. san francisco neighborhood for decades, but now the city says it has to move. the city says the flagpole is in the way of street improvements it needs to make. ktvu is. rob ross spoke with the homeowner who is now trying to fight the city over this poll problem. for generations. this flagpole has been standing tall on

commission, i was involved with the blue ribbon commission for the review of laguna honda under mayor feinstein. it was my first opportunity to work with the city. we came up with a set of recommendations at that time. laguna honda's operations, they carried out almost all of those. it was nowhere in the last few years that laguna honda has done. we have moved quality of care beyond housing and respectful housing but housing nevertheless, seniors to actually a truly dynamic outstanding facility that the city can be very proud of. out of adversity can come opportunity. certainly true here from several years ago when we had some serious privacy breaches. it was certainly a one of the low points that laguna honda faced. it was certainly not the values that all of us had and hold to. especially in terms of respecting quality for the life of our residents. out that has come even more dynamic program of quality and service to the community. i think it shows, also, what the study found that are showing increasing satisfaction to our staff so that you implemented more guidelines for our staff, staff ap

dianne feinstein. they're prepared to do this. they are anxious to do this.y had to painfully sit and watch as the norms of the senate were busted in the confirmation hearings that were done, especially amy coney-barrett in 27 days right before an election. the kind of stuff that never used to happen. i think they are going to be anxious to have the republicans feel what they felt, a sense of helplessness, a sense of wer in charge now. we'll get it done and quickly and efficiently done. that's why you saw lindsey graham with the quote and one of the three votes for the judge considered the leading candidate and why i think she does have the nod at this point just because joe biden could say i appointed a judge that got bipartisan support. >> i want to deal -- i don't want to deal with the elephant in the room but i will because you're all informed and thoughtful and want to show you a line of questioning that reflecting something in the water today. this is my colleague peter alexander asking white house press secretary jen psaki about the vice president. >>

senator blunt and i introduced a bill along with other members of this committee, including senator feinstein and senator warner. it was signed into law this month to make it easier for you to call in the national guard if ever such an emergency situation would arise again. we will never forget the haunting words of an officer calling over the radio that day in the middle of the insurrection, does anyone have a plan? does anyone have a plan? the answer that day was no. we recommended the capitol police produce an operational plan for all large-scale events at the capital. that is now standard procedure. no will never be the answer again. we heard how officers on the front lines were left without critical information. we said the department needed to take significant action to improve handling of intelligence and it has worked to ensure information is shared with rank-and-file officers. while there is much to deal, including hiring multiple additional officers, and i'm sure you'll be asked about that today, as well as making sure the department is equipped to respond to the dramatic increase i