[applause] congresswoman judy chu. [applause] congressman don buyer --byer. [applause] and congressman fred upton. [applause] because of you, history will remember this day. and this moment. when our nation took action to combat hate. thank you all. around this time last year, when i was in the senate, senator hirono and senator duckworth and i introduced a resolution in the united states senate condemning the rise of anti-asian sentiment in our country. at that time, more than 1100 anti-asian hate incidents had been reported since the start of the pandemic. today, that number is more than 6600. i'm talking about incidents where businesses are being vandalized in our biggest cities and in our smallest towns. i am talking about a 61-year-old man getting kicked in the head. two elderly women being stabbed while waiting for the bus. eight people in atlanta getting shot on a tuesday night. this violence did not come from nowhere. none of it is new. in my life, my lived experience, i have seen how hate can pervade our communities. i have served in the justice syst

i salute capac chair, judy chu, an historic leader, who every day is ensuring that the aapi community has a powerful voice and strong representation in the united states congress. i was listening to the gentleman's comments and i was recalling when this resolution came to the floor last year. and the leader on the other side said, nobody, nobody in the kitchen tables of america is talking about this. and other members said that i

i salute capac chair, judy chu, an historic leader, who every day is ensuring that the aapi community has a powerful voice and strong representation in the united states congress. i was listening to the gentleman's comments and i was recalling when this resolution came to the floor last year. and the leader on the other side said, nobody, nobody in the kitchen tables of america is talking about this. and other members said that i was wasting congress' time as speaker to be addressing this aapi violence, the hate covid initiative. it was ridiculous to say we were wasting time. it is important. it is the work of the congress. this is an issue for us. it is a value. it is a value that is reaffirmed by overwhelming vote in a bipartisan way in the united states senate. and i know that representative meng considered a happy day when we were on the senate side and the leadership of chuck schumer, with senator her rono -- hirono, senator duckworth, and lead sponsor, grace ken meng, as that bill was being brought forward on the senate side which we all know received very strong overwhelming bi

i salute capac chair, judy chu, an historic leader, who every day is ensuring that the aapi community has a powerful voice and strong representation in the united states congress. i was listening to the gentleman's comments and i was recalling when this resolution came to the floor last year. and the leader on the other side said, nobody, nobody in the kitchen tables of america is talking about this. and other members said that i

most importantly, i want to say thank you to judy chu, grace meng, grace kim and mr. krishnamoorthi. without chairman nadler we would not be talking about anti-asian hate and moving this legislation forward. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. roy: the gentleman from virginia reminds me and we have not discussed this that i first met the gentleman from virginia when i was college at the university of virginia and he was a lieutenant governor of virginia and i was an instructor for a golf camp that summer in charlottesville for his daughter, i believe stephanie, pulling out of my memory bank, and we -- that's where i first met him. i was a 23-year-old or 22-year-old right out of college. but he reminds me that one of my college teammates at the university of virginia was a gentleman by the name of louis. louis is not somebody you would all know but you do know the name tiger woods and tiger was asked after his infamous 1997 year when he won the masters, obviously breaking down the color barrier at augusta, that -

congresswoman judy chu. congressman don bayer. and congressman fred upton.ause of you, history will remember this day. and this moment. when our nation took action to combat hate. thank you all. around this time last year, when i was in the senate, senator hirono and senator duckworth and i introduced a resolution in the united states senate condemning the rise of anti-asian sentiment in our country. at that time, more than 1,100 anti-asian hate incidents had been reported since the start of the pandemic. today, that number is more than 6,600. and i'm talking about incidents where businesses are being vandalized in our biggest cities and in our smallest towns. i'm talking about a 61-year-old man getting kicked in the head. two elderly women being stabbed while waiting for the bus. eight people in atlanta getting shot on a tuesday night. this violence, it did not come from nowhere. and none of it is new. in my life, my lived experience, i have seen how hate can pervade our communities. i have served in the justice system, in the legislative branch and in the

judy chu. >> the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. chu: i strongly support my house resolution to 75 to condemn the horrific shootings in georgia and to reaffirm the house's strong commitment to combating anti-asian hate, bigotry, and violence. as we come emigrate aapi heritage much dismay, -- month this may, we are terrified by the rise in anti-asian hate and violence that have become daily tragedies. the bigotry and xenophobia fueled by president trump and his followers, who used slurs like china virus, wuhan virus, and kung flu to direct blame and anger to asian americans has put lives at risk. despite the fact that the cdc and who said not to name a virus after geographical locations because of the stigma it would cause. over 6600 anti-asian hate incidents reported in just the past year alone and two thirds of those have targeted asian women. in march, the fear that many asian americans were feeling reached a crisis point when a gunman targeted asian owned spas in georgia, killing six asian women. this killer so motivated by hate i

>> judy chu, a wonderful colleague who's been chair of the pacific islanders caucus is joining us. is is barbara and i started these discussions about race six years ago. and they have been wonderful. now they're a model that is used by members around the country. it's important that we talk about these issues. and identify our own problems in order to make people aware that these biases and prejudices exist. and we shouldn't tolerate them. >> hopefully a lot more direct support comes out of that. >> yes. so one of the things about these issues is you get information, you talk, you listen to people, and then you try to pass policy. that will improve people's lives. here in california, we have a lot of diversity. and it's been very troubling to see some of this hate directed at asians and pacific islanders. >> yeah, we all deserve the right to feel safe. we all contribute to the fabric and fiber of this country. let's celebrate them and hold discussions together. that town hall is tomorrow. people can see it on all your social media channels streamed and reserved. thank you so much.

joining me now is judy chu of california.an-american pacific island caucus met to talk about bringing an end to the pandemic and rebuilding the economy. representative, thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> let's talk about this. did this catch you off guard? it seems to be circulating that a lot of people were not expecting this guidance and found it a little bit confusing. >> i was surprised because it was such a pervasive kind of statement that was made that we didn't need masks if we were vaccinated both outdoors and indoors. so i have to say i went to several events yesterday and in each of the events they said hold on, everybody. please wear your masks. l.a. county has not yet issued its verdict on the cdc guidance. so people in california are still holding steady because we have to study this more and it is confusing, especially for businesses that have to figure out how they even determine whether the customers are vaccinated or not vaccinated and what they do with regard to them com

representatives barbara lee and mark desaulnier will lead a conversation along with california house member judy chumerican caucus. the town hall meeting begins at 3:00 p.m. >>> as a reminder, we just aired the 14th episode of our ongoing series "race in america: the conversation." jessica aguirre and marcus washington look at the changes that have taken place since a police officer murdered george floyd in minnesota. if you missed the episode, you can watch it on our website on demand, go to nbcbayarea.com/raceinamerica. police in the east bay are beefing up their patrols for the memorial day weekend. oakland police will be on diy patrol looking for drivers suspect to be driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. if you are caught driving impaired and charged with a first-time dui, it's going to cost you possibly $13,000 in fines. you also might have your license suspended. so think twice. >>> all right, the holiday weekend is here. you might have your plans all set. will the weather cooperate with your plans? kari hall, if you want to drink a lot of water, if that was in your plans, you've g

most importantly, i want to say thank you to judy chu, grace meng, grace kim and mr. krishnamoorthi. without chairman nadler we would not be talking about anti-asian hate and moving this legislation forward. with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. roy: the gentleman from virginia reminds me and we have not discussed this that i first met the gentleman from virginia when i was college at the university of virginia and he was a lieutenant governor of virginia and i was an instructor for a golf camp that summer in charlottesville for his daughter, i believe stephanie, pulling out of my memory bank, and we -- that's where i first met him. i was a 23-year-old or 22-year-old right out of college. but he reminds me that one of my college teammates at the university of virginia was a gentleman by the name of louis. louis is not somebody you would all know but you do know the name tiger woods and tiger was asked after his infamous 1997 year when he won the masters, obviously breaking down the color barrier at augusta, that -

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to invite to the stage senator horono, senator duckworth, congresswoman grace meng, congresswoman judy chui don't think he can be here today. i should put the table down in the middle of all of you and sign it down there, but thank you, thank you, thank you. thank you, mr. president. it's okay. thank you. thank you. congratulations. >>> that is president obama signing into law anti-asian legislation. you saw him bang the pens. the pen that's are signed by legislation are kept by lawmakers as a keepsake. and sometimes what they do is they will sign their name with multiple pens and you get sort of a herky jerky signature on the legislature. what he chose to do instead was to bang each one on the table, just some context there. back us with is mike memoli. and i will tell you this, you have covered president biden for nearly 15 years. he is at his most emphatic and unequivocal when he is talking about the promise that this country holds and that's what we heard from him in that last three or four minutes of his remarks. what was your take on what you heard today? >> i was really struck watch

. >>> let's go back to democratic congresswoman judy chu who joins us now.gresswoman, thank you for being with us now. it seems very likely to move in the senate. should the white house set up a special investigative committee to look into the january 6 insurrection? >> first let me say that the january 6 commission is not a partisan issue in and of itself. this is about finding out the truth behind an attack on our u.s. capitol, the first since the war of 1812. we need find out what the government response was, we need to see what people at top levels of government were saying to each other, we need to see what orders were given and followed or ignored. we need to make sure this never happens again. now, i still hope that this will pass the senate, that there will be ten votes on the republican side to make it happen. nancy pelosi said she felt mitch mcconnell's demands can be worked with, so i feel like there is still room for negotiation. nonetheless, if it doesn't come through, then there is still the idea of the select committee on january 6, but it wou

barbara lee and mark desaulnier will lead a conversation along with judy chu. goal of today's event is to raise awareness and promote healing. it begins at 3:00 p.m. >>> we just aired the 14th episode of our ongoing series "race in america, the conversation." we looked at all the changes that have happened since george floyd's murder. if you missed that episode or the one before that, which talked about the asian-american pacific islander community, just go t our website, nbcbayarea.com/raceinamerica. >>> developing right now on the peninsula, the search for multiple gunmen after a deadly shooting in daly city. this happened on mission street yesterday afternoon. police say someone fired shots into a gray sedan which then smashed into a parked car. the driver died at the scene. a passenger in the car is expected to be okay. police say the gunman took off in two separate cars. >>> a tragic situation linked to a prominent bay area author, michael lewis. his daughter is one of two recent berkeley high school graduates killed in a car crash near tahoe. dixie lewis

government after a huge surge in unaccompanied minors showing up at the mexican border representative judy chuays the shelters are much safer than being in the custody of border patrol. this is so important to have as a transition facility. we cannot have children in the customs and border patrol stations where they are treated her and islay. this will not be a permanent shelter. the children will only be at the facility for a short time until they are able to be reunited with their relatives. >> and we're following developing story out of houston, texas. police say they found more than 90 people inside a home. and what officers. but couldn't believe could be a human's, a smuggling operation. police were responding to a kidnapping report when they made that discovery, there were no children in the house at the time 5 of the 90 people inside were women. police are concerned there might be a covid outbreak among those that they rescued several people in the house reported symptoms of the virus. they are being quarantined. well, homeland security investigates. the police union that represents the

representative judy shows a chu says that these shelters will be a lot safer than being in the custody border control. >> this is so important to have as a transition facility. we cannot have children in the customs and border patrol stations where they are treated her and islay. anyway, the children only be at the facility for a short time until they are reunited with relatives. next on kron 4 news at 10 illegal fireworks exploding over the bay bridge. it happened last night. why police were not able to make any arrests. >> plus young activists in the east bay ask alameda police. how can they trust officers after the death of mario gonzales. how police captain responded to that. plus why more than 70,000 inmates in california, including some with life sentences could be eligible for an early release tomorrow. kron 4 news at 10. we'll be right back. >> and april coming to a close. we're getting ready tomorrow. what we expect all the way from the middle a month. we'll talk about that in your 1010 coming up next. >> the years. first illegal sideshow on the bay bridge happened last night.