karen bass said she's going to succeed because she knows people.all the government agencies, get a unified approach. and also she says in some ways l.a. has become its own worst enemy. there's so many hoops, so much red tape to build affordable housing, but she says with that emergency declaration she can cut through all of that. she is determined. she said that she didn't run for congress because she wanted to come back here and get this done. she told me on her priority list homelessness is one, two, and three. if she succeeds, she will win an exalted place in the history of this city, and pretty much everyone wants her to succeed. but people are questioning whether she really can. and, you know, when i was peppering her with my kind of pessimistic questions she said don't be so negative, we can do this. her plan, anderson, in the first year she says get 17,000 people off the streets. and she told me that she's going to get the first batch of people actually into permanent housing within a couple of weeks. so we'll be watching and seeing if she r

stuart: the mayor of los angeles in karen bass.e quote, obstacles for police recruits who initially fail to qualify for training. she says it will diverse the lapd and root out officers, with ties in her words right-wing extremist organizations. crime is surging in los angeles. what are they more worried about, crime or diversity? >> in los angeles we deserve the best police officers in the country, if not the world. we should want to increase the bar, not lower the bar. we need police officered are funded, not defunded. we need police officers well-trained in mental health issues, in drug and alcohol issues and issues regarding very, very diverse communities. we all should make sure that police officers are not right-wing or left-wing or any type of extremist. it is disappointing that we're only concentrating on one issue or one area. we need the best police officers that we can get in los angeles. we need a higher bar. we need for them to be more trained. we need them to be more funded. and we need to make sure they're good, hone

. >> anderson, that is the plan, as karen bass said this is a plan in motion, they are figuring it outied and failed to do this in the past. karen bass said she's going to succeed because she knows people she can stop all the bickering and buck passing 2018 government agencies get a unified approach and also she said that in some ways la has become the own worst enemy so many hoops and retape to build affordable housing but she said with the emergency declaration, she can cut through all of that. she is determined, she said she didn't run for congress to come back here and get this done she told me on her priority list, homelessness is one, two and three, if studies, she will win an place in the history of this city, people are questioning whether she can, when i was peppering her and the pessimistic questions she said don't be so negative we can do this, her plan, anderson in the first year, she said get 17,000 people off the streets, and she told me that she's going to get the first batch of people actually into permanent housing within a couple of weeks. so we'll be watching and see

that was certainly the case in los angeles when karen bass raised $9 million and her opponent spent over $100 million of his own money, and he lost. so, believe it or not, money isn't everything. dan: you are right, jackie. thank you very much, our political analyst and former member of congress. danama: get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. ama: today. sandhya: the worst of it will be through tomorrow morning. i know they have been blowing things around, tough to drive, so hang on to your steering wheels. you can see that it is still a very windy one as those trees are swaying in the wind. here is what is bringing us those gusty winds. they have been between 60 to miles per hour. it is potent and plunging southward, bringing with it the snow in the sierra but some colder air and the showers are coming. let's look at live doppler 7, everything is still off the coast or to the north, but that will be moving into the picture as we head towards tamara. temperatures in the 40's and 50's, today's highs were in the 50's.a few degrees below

the emergency idea is said to be similar to action taken by los angeles mayor karen bass.d a state of emergency for homelessness on her first day of office back in december. and investigation underway in oakland following an officer involved shooting of a man seen trying to carjack a driver at gunpoint. on friday afternoon, police deployed a helicopter to follow a reckless motorcyclist driving out 98 bancroft avenue. police say the motorcyclist crashed a short while later in fled on foot on international boulevard e then tried to carjack a driver to officers fired the guns, but did not say how many shots were fired. when i heard the police say, stop! put your hands up. i seen the guns coming out. and i said, oh, no. so then i heard a fighter but i don't know who it came from him or them. so i went and ran around the corner, you know, and i just stood there, you know, so because i was scared. i thought the police might have hit me or something. so i got out of the way. police say the motorcyclist was treated at scene and transported to a nearby hospital, where he has been t

. ♪ ♪ >> ashley: los angeles mayor karen bass is calling the requirements for police recruits to rooticers with ties to "right wing domestic extremist organizations." her new summary of goals obtained by fox, bass said the l.a.p.d. should remove obstacles for recruits who fail initial qualification exams to be more inclusive. bass claims the benchmarks are: ethnic groups to be disproportionately left out of officer training. the lapd's says this goal creates a dangerous precedent as they do not possess mental or physical fitness needed to be a police officer. last year the l.a. bt reported 11% increase with crime across the board. >> todd: chicago with marathon robbers this week days ahead of this year's contentious mayoral election which indicates an uphill battle for incumbent mayor lori lightfoot for soft-on-crime policies and she was sworn in. >> ashley: marianne rafferty joins us live from los angeles with more, good morning, marianne. >> good morning ashley and todd appeared set to elect a new mayor as rising crime in the windy city's taking center stage and seven early morning

los angeles mayor karen bass is calling to ease requirement to root out officers with ties to right-wingow do they get to that? >> cheryl: they say they are understaffed, they want to lower the standards for new recruits for the lap d. they are understaffed by 170 sworn officers the mayor says this is an effort to diversify. this has the union worried, lowering physical fitness standards and mental fitness. what gets me, they want to work with a third party, which is other than canning, this is the mayor's office. they want to pull data from the doj to weed out and identify police officers in the lapd that are part of extremist organizations. >> todd: not lieb they have a track record. you know how this is going to slants, horrific situation for the people in lsz who are not going to get protection. >> ashley: lowering standards, not even touching the mental capabilities, it's a very tough job, that is single worst i think thing they could do in any city. >> todd: gop lawmakers in the house launching northern border security caucus. congressman jeff van drew is here next. >> ashley: p pe

karen bass wants to ease police requirements to root out right-wing extremists in the force.n her summary of goals obtained by fox, bass said they should remove obstacles for recruits who fail exams to be more inclusive. the lap d says this sets a dangerous precedent. recruits do not possess mental or physical to be a police officer. ron desantis says former disney ceo complained about facing pressure from the left to push back on florida's parental rights bill. that is from an excerpt in his new book, he talked to mark levine about his fight to protect kids. >> we believe as parents we should send our kids to school and watch cartoons without having a sexual agenda shoved down their throats. the left was smart to press disney, they have gotten everything they wanted from florida, until i became governor. >> ashley: desantis's book "the courage to be free," comes out tomorrow. costco shoppers are airing beef over the eye-popping price of roast beef sandwich, for $9.99. getting understand hads of angry comments online. one critic questioning is the beef wagu. costco is known f

when you look at how karen bass won her race, 9 million to 100 million. l.a. of california. but believe you me, there are strategies and ways that we win races by talking to the voters, sharing my life experiences with the voters, and making sure the voters know that i am with them and that i have a history of working together with my colleagues as a progressive black woman to make sure that i get the job done. i've got the job done on many issues for the community and for the state. >> one quick issue, you addressed it in your video, your launch video, and you said that those who might question -- united states anett, the average age in the united states senate is something like in the 60s or 70s, late 60s. a bit younger in the house. you are two opponents are not that much younger in terms of adam schiff, but katie porter is. how do you address the question of people who say the democratic party needs to really start looking at a younger generation of candidates? >> well, joy, first of all i say experience does count. where in a moment now where we're dealin

also read you a statement we got in from los angeles mayor karen bass.e says that these attacks against members of our jewish community in the pico-robertson area is unacceptable. hate crimes have no place in our city or country. those who engage in either will be caught and held fully accountable. now, it's obviously this community breathing a sigh of relief that the suspect has been taken into custody but the jewish community here and across the country also unsettled. this after this wave of anti-semitism that we've seen over the last few years. i want to take you -- take a listen to a neighbor who lives in the neighborhood where these occurred. have a listen. >> very scared for my kids. you know, it is shabbat coming up tomorrow night and not going to let our kids go to schol this weekend and scared for them to wear their keep ass. >> i'm told special agents and analysts in southern california who work domestic terrorism and hate crimes investigations are looking at the evidence in this case, looking at the shooter's past. working to determine if any

you, tim scott, karen bass. there was an agreement on banning choke holds except in life-threatening situations. there was an agreement to set federal standards for no-knock warrants. there was an agreement to limit the transfer of some military equipment to local departments. can we just pass that? and then go back and try to see what is next? i mean, are we in that situation where we can do this, you know, there were nine civil rights acts, right? can we do this in iteration? >> it's exactly the way we approached the gun safety legislation on our side led by chris murphy, and i was happy to be a part of that and goat like community violence intervention. it was not everything we wanted like universal background checks or assault weapons bans. but it was a significant step forward. we are looking at this bill or the potential to get legislation through. but it has to meet those standards of raising professional standards, transparency, more accountability and, again, we are working on things. i am sobered about

legislative piece come up today which is where was the george floyd bill that was introduced by karen bass when she's a congresswoman, now the mayor of los angeles with the second largest police department in the united states? so we're going to be in this conversation in a very deep way for a long time. >> that police department has been under scrutiny as well. thank you for sharing your insights and reporting. don lemon, thank you as well. >> thank you for anchoring this coverage with heart and with empathy. >> absolutely. it is a sacred duty. that is for sure, don. thank you. >>> up next, the extraordinary day the white house -- for the white house. lawyers press on the fbi's latest search for classified documents at president biden's delaware beach house. >>> and inside the high stakes meeting that could impact the u.s. economy and the pocketbook of every single american. (docock worker) right on time. (vo) robots can predict breakdowns and order their own replacement parts. (foreman) nice work. (vo) and retailers can get ahead of the fashion trend of the day with a new line tomorrow.

she's comparing her fundraising efforts that have mayor karen bass in los angeles who was outspent 11 to 1 in her mayoral race against rick caruso and one. so she's saying i know how to raise money and i know how to strategically spend that to reach voters where they are, and that's what she's hoping to do if she can accomplish that remains to be seen. there's some time still left absolutely time for her to raise some money. we'll see what happens next. great. thank you so much appreciate it. well today, president biden marked one year since russia invaded ukraine. president biden is in poland for one more day after his surprise visit to kiev. ktvu is james torres tells us the president's message from poland. ukraine will never be a victory for russia. never president biden finishes first day in poland with the speech from the royal castle gardens in warsaw. he reinforced the u. s is support for ukraine and appreciation for poland being a major ally during the war. look at what you've done so far. fallen is hosting more than 1.5 million refugees from this war. god bless you. earlier i

son policing, karen bass and val demings were two of the lead house advocates for the george floyd bill. they are both no longer in the house. so who does the white house see as your best partners in the house on that legislation? and also, are there republicans who the white house has reached out to or otherwise see as potential partners in the house to make the numbers work? karine: as you know, there were some republicans in the senate that were incredibly helpful or tried to be helpful in the last session as it relates to george floyd justice in policing act. i'd refer you to them and see where they are this time around. as far as it relates to the republicans, i can tell you for this meeting, i can give you the list of attendees who will be here. and so they are certainly involved in this process. this next state of legislation process. representative horsford. obviously, the chair will be here. representative clyburn. representative neguse. representative jackson lee. we have senator booker who played a very big role. and as you know -- i think you guys heard the vice president ye

with the help of los angeles mayor karen bass, who was a member of congress who helped shepherd it throughit fell apart with qualified immunity and other things. now the idea you would get a george floyd justice and policing act or any police reform to the congress that is there now is wishful thinking. i do think that the white house, the president in particular, and certainly majority leader schumer and minority leader jeffries in the house are very well aware of the reality they face. i think they also know that they can't not try, that they must do something. we saw tyre nichols, before tyre nichols, there was walter scott in south carolina. there have been many. if they give up, even in the face of the impossibility, they are saying to americans, saying to black aricans, we don't care. and from all the meetings i've been to today, from listening to the president of the united states, there is no doubt in my mind that theyare and that they want to do something. it is just too bad that folks on the others of the aisle can't meet them even halfway. geoff: to your point, on this issue, it

mayor karen bass tweeting a picture of city hall lit up to honor james's record breaking feat, as wellyou both make us so proud. los angeles is and always will be a city of champions. for more, i want to bring in our own chevy, and cnn contributor carrie jenkins, host of the carry championship. all reply to, you cousin lie that you here tonight, carrie. what a moment. i want to play for everyone, he's giving a press conference right now. he's actually responding to a question of what it was like to have kareem abdul-jabbar present to watch this moment. listen to this. >> i think it's great for the game of basketball, you know, it's something we talked about for years and years. you, know i'm a historian of the game. so i know what guys like kareem and will and magic and bird, oscar robinson, i'm could be up here all night talk about so many greats and legends. for me, personally, you know, it's just an honor to be named with the greats. >> carry, not just name with the great, now the greatest scorer of all-time. >> you have said it -- can i just explain, take a moment, the record has b

dean: and african-american trail blazers like barbara jordan and karen bass. a crucial time in our state's history and our nation's history to have speaker mcclinton lead us. a time when we can fairly fund our education, rebuild roads, combat gun violence and the opioid epidemic while protecting our planet for our children and children to come. joanna, a mother, a minister, a former public defender, now our speaker. what a way to end black history month. congratulations to the pennsylvania house. congratulations and god speed, speaker mcclinton. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank you very much. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i rise to the house floor to address the house floor for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, today i rise to introduce my bill, the salt relief act. my bill will increase the state and local taxes cap deduction from $10,000 to $50,000. by increasing the salt deduction is a step in the right directio

. >> on policing karen bass on the lead house advocate for the george floyd bill, they are both no longere house so who does the white house see as your best partners in the house and are there republicans the white house reached out to or otherwise potential partners in the house to make the numbers work? >> there were some republicans in the senate that were incredibly helpful or trying to be helpful in the last session as it relates to george floyd injustice and policing act so i'd refer to you to them and see where they are this time as far as it relates to republicans i can tell you for this meaning i can give you list of attendees will be here so clearly they are involved in this process. this next phase of legislation process. the chair will be here in representative hybrid and jackson lee, senator booker who played a big role in as you know and i'm sure you've heard the vice president mentioned yesterday the early stages of the bill she was involved she'll be in the room as well and we will have reverend warnock in the meeting as well so i would figure they are going to be very in

my grandmother for helping me understand the importance of local politics, karen bass, l.a. supervisor holly j mitchell, so many women that i look to for inspiration, and also for

a formerer for los angeles governor karen bass, she talked ton about political advice from her former boss, her relationship with her divorced parents, and how she first got into politics. rep. kamlager-dove: well, i really got my first taste of politics working with my grandmother to help elect harold washington as the first black mayor of chicago. i spent time with my mother on picket lines, learning the history of this country and other world histories as well. and i found my way into politics actually quite -- it was a winding road. i came up to los angeles to go to college, i stayed there and i ended up working on some campaigns and ultimately working with my boss to get her elected into the state legislature and followed in her footsteps. now here i am. >> on the state level, when and where did you serve? rep. kamlager-dove: i served at the local level with the los angeles community college board, and after that i ran for the state assembly in 2018. and then in 2021, i ran for the state senate. both of those happened to be special elections. i guess i am a runner. with mayor kar

my grandmother for helping me understand the importance of local politics, karen bass, l.a. supervisor holly j mitchell, so many women that i look to for inspiration, and also for critique. that is how we get better. >> kevin kiley is the representative for california's third coreional district, one of the nearly 80 new house members of the 180th congress. -- hundred and 18th congress. he told c-span about his candidacy in california's 202021 gubernatorial recall election,

my grandmother for helping me understand the importance of local politics, karen bass, l.a. supervisor holly j mitchell, so many women that i look to for inspiration, and also for critique. that is how we get better. >> kevin kiley is the representative for california's third coreional district, one of the nearly 80 new house members of the 180th congress. -- hundred and 18th congress. he told c-span about his candidacy in california's 202021 gubernatorial recall election, is views on the role of government and his previous work in the state legislature. rep. kiley: i have spent the last six years as a member of the california state assembly trying to bring some sanity to the pitiful state of california, -- beautiful state of california , and previously i worked as a criminal prosecutor. i was an attorney in private practice fighting for small businesses and defending the constitution in our courts. i actually began my career as a high school teacher, teaching 10th grade english in inner-city los angeles. >> why a teacher? rep. kiley: well, after college, i was looking for o