congress member ro khanna joins us from washington, d.c. welcome to democracy now!sponse to what has happened today in singapore and to your own party? opposeu think it will what president trump is doing here? with christine and professor cumings, this is a very constructive step. imagine if it were not donald trump there but barack obama there having that kind of breakthrough. i think there would be a reaction from almost every progressive democrat cheering that on. professor cummings is right. barack obama did not have president moon as a partner to achieve this. president moon has really set the foundation for engagement. and donald trump, to his credit in this instance, has taken that opportunity. my disagreement with senator schumer in that letter is that basically, encouraging the talking points of john bolton saying we should not engage in any diplomacy or make any concesons without complete denuclearization. that is just not realistic. a far more realistic framework thehat wasas advocated in 1990's by bill perry, incremental approach where we need to look at

coaedtion begins a major offensive on a key port city in yemen, we speak to democratic congressman ro khanna, a leading critic of the war which has already killed 15,000 civilians, sparked the world's worst cholera epidemic, and pushed the country to tnk of famine. then to the poor peoples' >> americans working at a job that does not pay you a living wage day in and day out. imagine not having a basic income and not knowing how you're going to feed your children. we have to have a people in this country that are willing to stand as long as it takes and organize as long as it takes and fight as long as it takes. amy: 50 years after the assassination of martin luther king, jr., the reverend william barber is helping to lead a new poor peoples campaign. we will air a report from washington where barber and many others were arrested on monday. some religious leaders were handcuffed for five hours from had their religious vestments ripped off of them, and were brought into court in ankle irons after being jailed overnight. among them, poor people's campaign leader reverend liz theoharis. pl, we w

on tuesday, i spoke with democratic congressman ro khanna of california. he recently co-authored a bipartisan letter calling for defense secretary james mattis to help prevent an attack on hudaydah. i asked him to lay out his concerns. . >> it would just be a catastrophe of civilian casualties. meantack on hudaydah would thousands and thousands of women and children and civilians would e. isond, the port of hudaydah the only place right now for practical purposes that food and medicine can get in to yemeni civilians. one would think it should be common sense that the united states and the international community would be doing everything in our power to keep that port openn. in the past, even ambassador nikki haley has talked about the importance of that port for civilians. it would be a dereliction of our own values to not do everything in our power to stop that attack and do everything in our power to stop refueling me saudis from their warming campaign in yemen. amy: what do you know about this doctors without borders cholera clinic the saudi rime just

khanna. mr. khanna -- as a as a set its amendment number ten offered by mr. khanna. the clerk will redesignate. >> offered by mr. khanna to a reserve fund relating to the earned income tax credit. >> call the roll. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] >> any members have not voted or wish to change their vote? not recognizing any, the clerk will tally. >> the ayes are 11 and the no, sir 17. >> the no's have the no's have m is not agreed to. we will now put on amendment number 11. this is amendment offered by mr. the clerk will designate the amendment. >> offered by mr. higgins winners of america's infrastructure. >> the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] >> are there any members not recorded or wish to change a vote? standby. the gentlelady from tennessee. [inaudible] >> you are not recorded. >> are there others? mr. smith. are there any others? the clerk will tally. >> on that vote the ayes are 11, the no's are 21. >> the the no's have. the trent amendment is not agreed to. mr. carbajal amendm

brings home khanna as the canha. chad pender to center.ones gives chase, gives chase -- but it's over his head. he can't make the play. you piscotty comes in. mya's win 4-2 to complete the four-game sweep of detroit. they have now one nine straight against the tigers for the first time since 1931. the a's just own the tigers. >>> the round of san francisco is set. we are in russia england playing belgium. the game didn't mean much. both had already advanced to the knockout stage but what a goal. belgium with a crossover. remember tim hardaway? look at this! look goalie. you can see how airborne he got. belgium wins 1-0. both teams move on. belgium wins. more action, japan versus poland. some of the final matches of group play. great ball. jan for the goal. replay very pretty. poland wins 1-0 but they are eliminated. as for japan, their fate would depend on the outcome of colombia, senegal. and we take you to colombia- senegal. james rodriguez one of colombia's star players taking on senegal. both teams looking to advance, hoping to advance

khanna, ro khanna, who has been a great champion of putting these questions at the forefront of our discussions here. mr. khanna: thank you, representative raskin, on putting the focus on the poor people's campaign and your advocacy for so many issues of economic justice and racial justice. in nt to join my colleagues the issues the poor people's campaign has had. there was a panel senator warren had a few days ago where reverend barber was there and ordinary individuals were testifying about their experiences. the people we should be hearing in congress. i want to share two quotes and then share some testimony. one is what reverend barber said which in my view makes him the great -- one of the great civil rights leaders in this country. he said, and i quote, i would to er join with you and die try to change the morals of this country than live in the time when moral dissent was necessary and he and they said nothing. that requires such courage and it's so believable when dr. barber was with a number of others at the hearing. they had this chant that before the poor people's campaign will fail

khanna to close. >> thank you, mr. smith and mr. renacci for recognize the importance of the earned income tax credit and the value that it has had in our country and i don't think there's anyone on any side of the aisle who doesn't want it to be fixed, if there are problems. but as i mentioned most of these problems are family members who claim, , both claiming for a chd and has to do with the modern construction of the family. it's not somelesale fraud that's taking place. in fact, it's one of the most efficient programs in the vernment, and most people will tell you that we have worked very hard to eliminate any of the abuse. the main thing is the american people need a raise. we need to be expanding tax relief for working families, not for the investors, speculative class. i hope we can work in this congress to expand the earned income tax credit. >> the question is undergoing to the amendment offered by mr. khanna to those in favorable say i. those opposed? in the opinion of the chair the no's have. the gentleman from kentucky

the president's executive order is getting a tepp i had response from the south bay congressman ro khanna. >> he calls it a small nod to decency ens by ending the barbaric practice of separating children from parents. but replaces one problem with another by locking up families in detainment together. >> california senator kamala harris says the president's order does not fix the crisis. she says it provides no solution for the children already separated from their families. congressman eric swalwell has this to say. >> the president was right to stop this that policy. but let's not give him a medal for starring the fire and bringing the fire hose. >> and that facebook campaign to help reunit undocumented immigrants parents separated from children has raisele oed well over $13 million. two of facebook's earliest employees started the campaign sunday. for more information about the immigrates debate go to our website, abc 7 news.com. >>> a judge heard appropriatings today from both sides in a lawsuit brought by the trump administration against california's sanctuary state laws. the white h

in fifteen seventeen and a portrait of dr martin luther based on a woodcut illustration by lucas khanna. according to the head librarian visitors a surprise time and again to find such rare books in such a small town. i must say that the library is extremely important for our history and for german history too because it bears witness to how germans lived here what the school was like what they did here what education and the cultural life were like and what the library was like. back to the exciting sherpas race in the prime one hundred kilogram event. all the competitors have to push themselves to the limit and with every need to they climb the big load on their backs gets even heavier. a normal high kill would take eighty to ninety minutes for the distance the sherpas coverage in half the time forty to forty five minutes. but even they have to take breaks that show got a check needs to stop occasionally on for. a brief pause for breath and a quick drink. the effort is immense. for just the last third of the distance is the toughest it is really steep through woods and over difficult

khanna, is recognized for one minute. mr. khanna: thank you, mr. speaker. spreak, it's an honor to introduce my friend and constituent dr. jack trieber, pastor of north valley baptist church in claire claire in my district. i thank him for his words of wisdom, comfort, and joining us to deliver the opening prayer in the house today. pastor trieber has been a source of strength and guidance for my constituents for more than four decades. he is a personal friend and counselor and source of strength to me. he and his wife have been friends since i entered public service. i appreciate that pastor trieber accompanied me to last year's annual prayer breakfast to join leaders from across the country in discussing the importance of faith to the strength of our nation. under his leadership, north valley baptist church has grown from an assembly of 22 people in 1976 the, the year i was born, to caurnt average of 3,000 in attendance each sunday. he is a true patriot. he believes in this country. and it's a real honor to have had him open our house with his prayers. th

ro khanna (d) santa clara> "people are going to be nickled and dimed for use of the email, use of socialedia, use of web surfing. the repeal of net neutrality is not popular in silicon valley. "they can essentially cableize the internet. they can slow down what someone else wants to sell to you. and speed up more of the content they want you to see. they can charge you for fast lanes. and if you can't afford it - you'll be in the slow lane.> "we don't want the isps, the so-called owners of the pipes, to decide what we see on the internet. that's our decision." comint eight.. two bay area mayors..... among a coalition asking the federal government to relax marijuana laws. plus. a major recall affecting tyson chicken. why the frozen breaded chicken is being recalled. and next. a new york father's deportation delayed... but his fate is still up in the air, after he was detained while delivering pizza. ♪ ♪ hi! leaving a career to follow a calling takes courage. a personalized financial strategy can give you confidence to take th

. >> reporter: this statement from representative ro khanna representing the 17th district of california news. -- rob malcolm, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> there were protests in sacramento today. demonstrators gathered outside the district court where white house attorneys and california's attorney general sparred over california's sanctuary state laws. the three laws passed last year, two of them limiting cooperation with immigration agents, the third allowing the state to inspect detention centers operating under federal government contracts. the main thrust of the federal government's argument is that the laws are an effort to interfere with immigration law enforcement. >> we anticipated that the federal government would sue us and that's why i crafted the measure that would not violate any type of federal law. we don't interfere with federal immigration policy. >> a judge heard arguments today and took no action. no matter the outcome, the case will probably be appeal to the ninth circuit. >>> there's growing concern in contra costa county about soil being dumped at a landfill and whether i

. >> reporter: this statement from representative ro khanna representing the 17th district of california: of california: >> reporter: back to congresswoman lee. she said she is also requesting that these immigration facilities be visited by u.n. observers. she wrote a letter to the secretary-general of the u.n. the u.n. called the children separated from their families child abuse. senator kamala harris plans to visit a detention center on friday in texas. >> rob malcolm, thank you. >>> major airlines have asked the trump administration to refrain from using their flights to separate immigrant children from their families, this after news spread that american airlines was transporting children to cities thousands of miles from their parents through what was believed to be government services agreement. we reached out to american, united, southwest, delta and frontier airlines. each company has said they did not support separating families but had no evidence to prove whether or not their airline was used to do so. southwest airlines headquartered in dallas said: >>> a bay area couple has

ro khanna (d) santa clara> "people are going to be nickled and dimed for use of the email, use of socialof web surfing. the repeal of net neutrality is not popular in silicon valley. "they can essentially cableize the internet. they can slow down what someone else wants to sell to you. and speed up more of the content they want you to see. they can charge you for fast lanes. and if you can't afford it - you'll be in the slow lane.> "we don't want the isps, the so-called owners of the pipes, to decide what we see on the internet. that's our decision." (catherine) santa clara county has joined several states in filing legal challenges in the fight to bring back net neutrality. vicki and grant? (grant) people are stepping up to help a homeless man in oakland who had his belongings thrown into lake merritt. a jogger passing by tossed the items into the water. that man... now nicknamed "jogger joe" decided the homeless man needed to go after sleeping in the same spot for over a year. now some people in the community are banding t