>>> tonight on kqed newsroom . at a shift response to the sanctions against russia. >>> lawmakers want california to accept cryptocurrency for tax payments and more. we speak with state senator sidney -- who is pressing for that change. >>> who is for and against governor newsom's new gas relief package? our panel of reporters analyze this week's big stories. >>> welcome to kqed newsroom. it has now been one month and one day since russian forces first invaded ukraine. the white house has announced america will take in 100,000 ukrainian refugees. 3 1/2 million ukrainians have fled their homes already in this war. president biden traveled this week to europe for emergency summits with other world leaders. he wants to reduce dependence on russian oil and gas. he announced further sanctions on russia. joining us now in studio to discuss the war is the chair of the house intelligence committee, congress member adam schiff. thank you for joining us. >> great to be here. >> difficult times this week. your house intellige

hello, welcome to the show this is kqed newsroom and i priya david clemens. gas prices have lived driven by leaps and bounds is the start of the war. california usually only a ports a fraction of oil from russia but the instability in the global oil market has driven prices up everywhere. on friday, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded in california was $5.72 according to aaa. some economists predict the average cost could push into the 6-dollar even 7-dollar range in the week's ahead of russian aggression continues in ukraine. and his stated the state speech tuesday night governor newsom said he's working towards a gas tax rebate. >> look, no one is naive about the moment we are living in and high gas prices and the geopolitical uncertainty that is fueling them. in january, we proposed a pause to the gas tax. now, it is clear we have to go farther. and that is why working legislative leadership i will be submitting a proposal to put money back in the pockets of californians to address rising gas prices. >> joining us to discuss the governor's pr

>>> tonight on kqed newsroom, as the war in ukraine continues, californians find new ways to support those under attack from russian forces. >> we focus a lot of our efforts on first-aid and tactical medicine. >> we speak with a former senator about u.s. involvement in the conflict. >>> a look at the priorities president biden laid out in his state of the union and what they mean for california. plus we take a close-up look at a 30 foot oakland mural honoring the women of the black panther party. >>> hello and welcome to newsroom. as the second week of war in ukraine unfolds, california support for sanctions has grown. governor newsom called on the state's largest public retirement funds to stop investment in russian companies and institutions which would then curb the flow of money from california into russia. and apple has paused sales of its products in russia, joining other bay area tech companies such as google, meta, and twitter, that are limiting access to their services in the soviet country. air bnb has offered free housing to 100,000 ukrainian refugees. ukrainians who live

kqed newsroom is on twitter or facebook or you can email us. can reach my twitter app -- we will see right back here next friday night. have a great weekend. ♪ >> the war in europe with no end in sight. >> the leader of the world needs to be the leader of peace. >> the president of ukraine pleads with the u.s. for more help as his country faces russia 's brutal attacks targeting the most vulnerable, including children. >> he is a war criminal. >> the president delivers his strongest rebuke yet to president putin. >> the russian people especially are able to distinguish true patriots from traitors. i'm certain this necessary and natural self-cleaning of our society will only strengthen our country. >> president putin issues a chilling threat to pro-western russians next.

kqed newsroom is on twitter or facebook or you can email us. can reach my twitter app -- we will see righback here next friday night. have a great weekend. captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, march 20: russia bombards ukraine as the ground war slows and president zelensky calls for peace talks. the state of texas faces challenges after redrawing the lines for congressional and state districts. >> communities of color in fort bend county were really just right on the edge of being able to win political power. across the board in texas, what you see is the creation of these suburban rural districts. >> sreenivasan: and author poet claudia rankine on her new play about race and privilege. >> if people were privileged but-- and were not also in control of the government and also in control of my possibilities as an american citizen, i.e. my voting rights, my all of that, then it wouldn't matter so much. then we woulst

. >> tonight on kqed newsroom. california gas prices have hit record highs and they keep climbing.with assemblymember james gallagher about calls to repeal kelvin's gas tax. governor newsom delivered a state of the state address but we will talk through the highlights with our panel reporters. in-depth look at kelvin's housing crisis with the cohost of kqed's hit podcast, sold out. rethinking housing in america. coming to you from kqed headquarters in san francisco friday, march 11

. ♪ >>> tonight on kqed newsroom .se to the sanctions against russia. >>> lawmakers want california to accept cryptocurrency for tax payments and more. we speak with state senator sidney -- who is pressing for that change. >>> who is for and against governor newsom's new gas relief package? our panel of reporters analyze this week's big stories.

. >>> tonight on kqed newsroom, as the war in ukraine continues, californians find new ways to supportan forces. >> we focus a lot of our efforts on first-aid and tactical medicine. >> we speak with a former senator about u.s. involvement in the conflict. >>> a look at the priorities president biden laid out in his state of the union and what they mean for california. plus we take a close-up look at a 30 foot oakland mural honoring the women of the black panthe

. >>> tonight on kqed newsroom , san francisco's cable cars to boost in the latest u.s.ief on rising gas prices. >>> a battle over student enrollment at uc berkeley raises questions about housing in the environment. phil tang joins us with more. >>> bells ring, lights flash, pulse flight at the pinball izium in this week's look at something beautiful. coming to you from kqed headquarters in san francisco,