we go back to the essay in the l.a. times. it has a reference to two former democratic residents. both jimmy carter and bill clinton had rough first years, having a rough time persuading their own parties to a neck agendas, including health care bills. carter never quite mastered the art of congressional persuasion. clinton did better with bipartisan dealmaking on welfare reform and brinksmanship on the budget. trump has not tried this technique's yet. is he willing to learn from his mistakes? john, fresno, california, democrats line. good morning. caller: i was going to say this. trump talking about cleaning the swamp -- i say the whole republican and democrat, the whole thing, needs to be wiped out. they never come together on nothing. their job is to disagree with each other. why they playing with the country? they need to get somebody new and start from there. they will never come together. host: how do they start anew? what can they do? are you with us? can both parties come together? caller: they not. that is how they come together, by fighting. that is the only way they agre

the l.a. times has seen its staff cut from about 1,400 to about 600 in editorial, and when you get down into those numbers, you just can't cut someone loose for two years to tell kind of an epic story like this. >> hinojosa: i know everybody wants to know, so please update us. what is the status of enrique? how's he doing? how's his mom? give us the update. >> well, enrique finally reaches his mother after eight attempts, 122 days, 12,000 miles. there's a brief honeymoon, and then the resentment comes out, and he has a period where he's very tough on his mom. and then he has a period where he's doing better. he works as a painter in florida now. he's near his mom. he goes to her every morning; she gives him a big hug and gives him his morning cup of coffee, and they really love each other a lot. but when he was a child and without his mother, because of that loneliness and that ache, he got into drugs, and he has lapsed off and on back into those bad habits. so it's been up and down, really. >> hino

this is the headline from the sunday "l.a. times." steve in missouri, democrat line. the morning. caller: good morning. thanks for letting me take my call. i would like to comment on korea . the last time, he cut me off on my last sentence. i will be more quick. on korea, we have to do a knockout punch. i am a democrat and i don't agree with trump on very much but there is a time for war and a time for peace. we can do it. we don't have to use nuclear weapons. we have to send about 1000 -- i and and rain -- so we send about 1000 missiles over there -- i am a and we have to send about 1000 missiles over there. host: we have a lot of u.s. troops in south korea. caller: i was stationed over there. wenow about that, too, but can carpet bombed their take kim's and we can out with their missiles. there is no choice and boycott china, too. the last thing you cut me off with, you might remember, i was going to say when sentence that the holy ghost was with them on the day of the pentecost, and the wind was whipping and god spoke to me in 1976. thank you for leing meell my story. misery.ev

our political writer for the l.a. times and senior editor at variety.you both. >> it does seem like a handful of newspapers, the l.a. times for instance and "the washington post" and "new york times" and broadcasts like cnn which are very much driving the coverage in an aggressive way dedicating resources and time and exposing a lot of major stories. is there anything similar to this from past administrations? >> i can't recall it being this intense this early and this frequently. there is going to be tension at times. it's an adversarial story, but i can't recall which much new this is fast, this many investigations and this many leaks. every week, i wonder is this pace going to continue? almost every day. >> to you, the lens through which all of this information is being viewed has perhaps never been as warped as the times we are living in. >> you see this great investment in investigative journalism. at the same time we have probably this polarized news environment. people get their news based on what they want to hear. that's the danger right now. t

that this morning from the "l.a. times."n the independent line, will is joining us from tulsa, oklahoma. go ahead, please. caller: good morning. thank you for being on the air. host: turn the volume down, by the way. we are getting a bit of an echo. caller: i apologize for the. -- that. i have you on speakerphone. my comment is, i have several, but i will make it brief. jersey calledew and said what the democrats did with obamacare, they were rewriting it in nancy pelosi said we will read it later and try to ram it through. so it trump. it was secretary price, secretary of health and human services, he came on the air the other day, two days ago, and he said no other president, almost put his fist into his hands, no other president has done so much for this country, and no other president has done so much for health care than donald trump. it has been 40 days. first executive order canceled. second executive order canceled. pulled the very bill that was going to repeal and replace. why? he finally realizes everything who wou

from "the l.a. times" -- "time magazine" writes -- in "the new york times" some of the reaction to the new policy on twitter from members of congress, california congresswoman doris matsui says from arkansas republican senator tom cotton coming up in about 20 minutes on c-span, we will hear from the president of the federal reserve bank of minneapolis and get a look at worker productivity and the national association from business -- for business economics annual conference. before that begins, a look at the president and their families -- and his family's travel expenses. this is from "washington and other matters and joins us cost and out the expense for security and travel for the first family and president trump. drew harwell, good morning. guest: good morning. host: the headline from the ecent story you wrote on this, when it comes to the trump family and lifestyle, it is nightmare at taxpayer expense. where does the logistical come from? guest: from incredible complexity with protecting the travels,

he told the "l.a. timesweek that he is skeptical in the state's ability to fund it. >>> time now 6:39. hiring thousands, how much money the state is putting into hiring workers to clean up the damage left behind after the winter storms. >> plus who is at fault in a self-driving uber crash. >> the market just opened up. let's check it. the dow is down 33. coming up we'll get an update from kcbs financial reporter jason brooks. ,, >>> rise and shine! it's march 31,temperatures above average by almost 10 degrees around the bay. mid-60s at the beaches today with sunshine but blustery. 60s and 70s at the peninsula. san jose 72. east by, pleasanton, 73. east bay. discovery bay same low 70s in pleasant hill. north bay stacking up from 66 and windy. otherwise blue skies in san rafael at 63 degrees and hello, cloverdale, in the mid-70s. >>> time now for a look at what's coming up later on "cbs this morning." gayle king joins us live now from new york. how's it going? >> reporter: well, it's friday. so it's going good

the l.a. times tweeting this: >> hamilton. ckets cost 800 bucks to an orchestra seat up to 2000 on the resale market, if you can get a ticket, right? one of the most successful broadway plays of all time. why does it need our tax dollars? with us now: good to have you guys here. let's start with you mark. this is a very successful play. why should i be helping them out? >> on top of that, big bird does a billion dollars in licensing every year of merchandise. it is time to private ties the national endowment of the arts. it raises a half billion dollars on its own aside from the $148 million it gets from the federal government. they never should have been funded in the first place. i love the arts and human any at this, it's not the place of government to supply the funds for these projects. >> trish: i studied classical music, singing. i love opera but i don't need you all paying for my opera tickets. it can't stand on its own. the question is why did government have to get in there and support it? i mean shouldn't it be the i

senior international arwood damon, and molly hennessey fiske, a foreign staff writer from the "l.a. timese are looking at video from molly in the aftermath of that air strike. you can see the rubble left behind. video of them trying to do some hand digging, get bodies out. we heard it's very slow going. they were only able to recover six bodies in a day. what were you able to see on the ground? >> well, when we were there, this was on friday, so it was a week after the incident had happened, residents, families were leading us through the rubble and showing us remains. some of which had been zipped into blue body bags, some of which still in the rubble, stock market trapped in the rubble. we could see hands and feet. the neighbors, people who knew the victims were pointing out saying this is a woman. this is a baby, a boy, a girl. a lot of -- a number of women and hirn werchildren were among killed. we saw about 50 remains. i spoke to drenresidents today said more have been recovered since then. >> you're there for the "l.a. times," appreciate you giving us that access. tough scene to beh

now fox hasn't responded to the l.a. times report which claims the network has sidelined judge andrew napolitano. he claims mr. obama sidelines intelligence agencies to get intelligence on trump. fox news anchors napolitano's reporting. and they sadirector comey said twitter allegations are not true. >> we have looked carefully inside the fbi. >> thursday is our chance to end obamacare. >> president trump was pivoting to his other objectives like tax rye fo reform and he said it all starts with repealing the affordable care act. >> in other words, we have to know what this is before we can do the big tax cuts. we got to get it done. >> house republicans are scrambling to make changes to their replace mants plament pla to get republicans on board. >>> almost overshadowed today, the so far smooth confirmation process of neil gorsuch. the senate began confirmation hearings today. independent and go where the law takes him. he spoke of the late justice antonin scalia, the man he's nominated to replace. >> words matter. the judge's

the "l.a. times" reports this function allows the cars to basically drive themselves on highways up to the posted speed limit or maximum of 80 miles per hour. tels la's equipped with the technology and will be able to stay in their lanes, turn around curves, and pass vehicles automatically with just a flick of the turn signal. to meet safety standards, the system sends warning signs if human drivers do not periodically place hands on the steering wheel. you can't just sit back and relax yet. that's a huge step forward. >>> the next story challenges the safety standards and had us going, what? >> we promise we're not making this up, though. a visionary design firm proposed an idea to float a skyscraper to hang from an asteroid. yeah. that's right. here's a look at the concept. it's strung using cabling, and once hooked to the as raid, engineers put it into orbit so the tower is always moving and to different time zones around the world. the firm admits it's lifty, but it's an ecofriendly one. designer

according to the l.a. times, the san francisco banking advocacy group and several religious organizations are planning to ask all shareholders to vote for a comprehensive review commissioned by wells fargo. the groups want to find out the root cause of the scandal. last september, wells fargo admitted as many as 2 million accounts were opened by employees without customer authorization. >>> parents, listen to this. poor sleep could main behavioral problems later in life. researchers in boston say approximate to 5-year-olds who don't get enough sleep will likely have trouble paying attention, controlling their emotions or processing information by age 7. this data comes from a long-term project that has been studying kids for more than a decade. sleep recommendations vary but in general, children 3 to 4 years old need 11 hours of sleep every night. younger kids need more. older kids a little bit less than that. >>> now to a graduation ceremony unlike any that you've probably ever seen. it took place yesterday ins

. >> l.a. times. what's the plan for the raiders the next couple seasons, if not three seasons, assume they play in oakland, and are there concerns the league has about that? the team that's going to leave? >> well, sam, they do have an option. as you know, they not have a confirmed but, yes, we do. this is an important step for us. it's an important step in trying to get stability for the raiders long term. they, obviously, are going to need a few years to get the stadium built, but in the meantime, we intend to play in oakland. >> first of all, heart felt congratulations, mr. davis, heart felt. second, at what point did this turn? what could oakland have done to make the outcome different? >> as -- you know, the points that we always put back to oakland were we need certainty on a viability map that works for the community and the team long term. it had to be actionable. we understand that contingencies occur and put the entire process into doubtunracquetball at this. we work hard over the last seve

. >>> details about the new star wars movie the ls thanks to an l.a. times reporter.weeted saw a snippet of the movie and tweeted what he saw. saw. he mentioned the movie wasovias snot different types ofypes of settings like mountainsunns forests and in the ocean. ocean. and i don't know about you abouu all, but that told me nothing.o. >> absolutely nothing.bsolel but i'm sure kevin will dissect every bit of that and n tell us. s. >> with pure joy.h pure joy. >> and tell was that means. mea >>> coming up on fox5 newsng upe morning, wwse continue to follow breaking news from overnightver of a deadly shooting in prince george'sn county.unty. >>> a long spring break oring ending the school year earlily? local school leaders s must decide what to do with w all those snow days.snow day >> we're heading to breakre hea right now with a show obrf thish you have live pictures fromct the scene of thatof that tractor-trailer crash thattraile closed the ramp from the outerhu loop of the beltway to 95 and south. this is at the mixing bowl inin springfield.spr you can see they're w

l.a. times will not publish questions the editor that is not climate change. that is not debate. >> they will not allow readers to express doubt. >> you are alarmed by global warming. aren't you happy they shut it up. >> no, debate them and make your argument. they want to shut it down. >> and this works. >> it absolutely works. >> it work withed on him. and him and them. they all lost jobs because loud people on the left screamed about something they said, >> let's get to work. >> david and jason flip houses and they buy hopes and repair them and sell them. they are so good at it, the tv network picks them to star in a reality tv show. >> they told the twins. >> but then they learned that they spoke in a prayer rally where people criticize gay marriage. and the website called out david for saying this. >> we have a homosexuality agenda. >> the first question was are you antigay. >> you did say homosexuality and the agenda that is attacking the nation. that sounds like you hate gays. >> we don't. it is not hate to sigh sex should be in the confines of marriage

covers congress for "the l.a. times" "the chicago tribune." the house silent as they wait. let's go to san antonio, texas, as we wait on the others line. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i just wanted to say that i find it very distasteful to ar members of congress lecture people on how they should be living, how they hould be managing their life style choices, how they should be saving money for their own health care and things like that when congress can write their own health care bills for themselves and they can exempt themselves from laws that they pass for other people. host: and, rachel, did you hear a representative sort of saying the things that you mentioned, lecturing people? caller: yes. from -- yes. chafee, is that his name from the dark hair, glasses, republican and then when mitch mcconnell held a town hall meeting and some poor woman was standing up and yelling at him and he just had this snare on his face. i just -- this smirk. it was a smirk. it was just -- the whole thing has been just very distasteful. when congress can

l.a. times will not publish questions to the editor that is not climate change. that is not debate. >> they will not allow readers to express doubt. >> you are alarmed by global warming. aren't you happy they shut it up. >> no, debate them and make your argument. they want to shut it down. >> and this works. >> it absolutely works. >> it work withed on him. and him and them. they all lost jobs because loud people on the left screamed about something they said, (announcer) at boll and branch, we believe everyone deserves a great night's sleep. so we created the perfect sheets. we re-imagined the whole process from the ground up, traveling across the world to find pure, 100% organic cotton. we made it our mission to perfect every detail. until finally, the softest, most comfortable sheets you'll ever sleep on. we're family owned. and the first bedding brand to be fair trade certified. we're doing it right. we work directly with farmers and factories cutting out the middleman. so you pay less. and we've become so popular here at home even three u.s. presidents have

have a meeting, 95% of the people disapprove of what government is doing and the "l.a. times" developers opposed. i keep looking for someone to be unbiased and i don't see that. there was a satirical book back in the 60s about the political people at the time, adam clayton powell, goldwater and the title was the masses are asses. this is the generic probably have in america. we don't read, we don't pay attention. we look to the media and wen' can't because of the bias that's there. i don't know -- >> host: okay, let's respond. >> guest: i would disagree the masses are that way. i've a great amount of confidence in the american people, and they made it throug the years you think the presidents we picked that up i thought would be bad presidents, people like truman or reagan or others, and it turned out to be fantastic. and so i think that the public has, they are better informed than you think they are, too. i don't think the media can never stop being biased. i'm not really that worried about media bias. i'm worried about fairness inai that we don't have come seems like all t

l.a. times will not publish questions to the editor that is not climate change.bt. >> you are alarmed by global warming. aren't you happy they shut it up. >> no, debate them and make your argument. they want to shut it down. >> and this works. >> it absolutely works. >> it work withed on him. and him and them. they all lost jobs because loud people on the left screamed people on the left screamed about something they said,ways . especially in my business. with slow internet from the phone company, you can't keep up. you're stuck, watching spinning wheels and progress bars until someone else scoops your story. switch to comcast business. with high-speed internet up to 10 gigabits per second. you wouldn't pick a slow race car. then why settle for slow internet? comcast business. built for speed. built for business. >> let's get to work. >> david and jason flip houses and they buy hopes and repair them and sell them. they are so good at it, the tv network picks them to star in a reality tv show. >> they told the twins. >> but then they learned that they spoke in a p

l.a. times will not publish questions to the editor that is not climate change.that is not debate. >> they will not allow readers to express doubt. >> you are alarmed by global warming. aren't you happy they shut it up. >> no, debate them and make your argument. they want to shut it down. >> and this works. >> it absolutely works. >> it work withed on him. and him and them. they all lost jobs because loud people on the left screamed about something they said, this is the silverado special edition. this is one gorgeous truck. oh, did i say there's only one special edition? because, actually there's five. ooohh!! aaaahh!! uh! hooooly mackerel. wow. nice. strength and style. it's truck month. get 0% financing for 60 months plus find your tag and get $5500 on select chevy silverado pick-ups when you finance with gm financial. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. then you're a couple. think of all you'll share... like snoring. does your bed do that? the dual adjustability of a sleep number bed allows you each to choose the firmness and comfort you want. so every

it's not the "new york times" or "the washington post," l.a. times or major news network. it's mark le vine. they raul people up without charges and nobody keeps count of this. there is president getting his information from these people. >> a significant portion, 30% believes mr. trump right off the bat. >> did they believe him about obama being an illegal immigrant? >> it gave him a lot of traction. >> do they believe it now? >> i bet you a significant portion do. >> do you believe president -- >> i think there's a third of the american electorate believe it's true. >> they say only kellyanne, the president has access to this information. it's cleverly worded spicer is not going to lie for the president. >> thank you. somebody has to be sane. >>> coming up more on the alleged charges. the only conspiracy he doesn't talk about is the one that isn't true that the russians helped get him president. now that he is president how long can republicans put up with this. >>> plus, plans to replace obamacare. >>> "hardball" roundtable coming up. >>> trump watch. this is "hardball"

spencer is currently out of town but he did recently make a comment about the tax situation to the "l.a. times." regarding the move by the i.r.s., spencer said, "i don't want to make a comment because i don't understand this stuff. it's a bit embarrassing but it's not good. we'll figure it out." >> i don't think you can claim ignorance. >> this man calls rhetoric hateful. in old town, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. larry: top democrat on the house intelligence committee calling for an independent investigation into russia's meddling in last november's election. >> i think that what at this point would give the public more confidence than anything else is if we didn't stop what we are doing but established a truly independent body. separate apart from the larry: james comey said the f.b.i. is investigating possible ties between russia and president trump's campaign. several former officials including former campaign manager paul manafort denied any involvement with russia. alison: meanwhile, a federal appeals court will hold a hearing in may on president trump revised travel ban. the court will cons

l.a. this time was l.a. dodger superstar yasiel puig. social media. harvey: now people are going to get scared to buy jewelry because they're getting hit. you're going to see people like zales and places like that saying if you don't wear jewelry, the burglars are winning. >> nobody's breaking in to steal your open-heart pendent, ok? >> on the set of "ocean's 8" we got kelly rohrback, serena

"the l.a. times" the only paper that got the election right, the polls right, done great job covering him. he would tell you critically "the new york times" reinvigorated and "the washington post" skyrocketing. the importance of quality journalism and facts, more important now than ever. he's reinvig vorated the print business and twitter somewhere you need to go to see him. >> since we're on that topic, you are a board member of "tribune." reports that sinclair approached "tribune" about doing a deal. i think we can say that's a fact and that's true? >> it's been reported. i don't want to end up in jail or the s.e.c. calling me. it's reported that happened. i'll say this as a board member. the company got really focused over the last year. peter peter got the business focused on what its core is. we disposed, sold gracenote to nielsen. it's now a true local television station business with wgn america. now peter is interim ceo focused on really operating this business well in a moment where all of t

l.a. this time was l.a. dodger superstar yasiel puig.kes to flaunt his jewelry on social media. harvey: now people are going to get scared to buy jewelry because they're getting hit. you're going to see people like zales and places like that saying if you don't wear jewelry, the burglars are winning. >> nobody's breaking in to steal your open-heart pendent, ok? >> on the set of "ocean's 8" we got kelly

the l.a. timeshen one girl knocked over satanic shrine, a gang member did not want to material offering for an apology but a soul instead. one of the girl's body was found in the side of the row. she. she had been shot in the head and chest. the gang members have been charged with aggravated kidnapping and murder. many of them are in the country illegally and they are a brutally violent gang. they come at the same time of the debate over border security and president trump's push push to get rid of the bad guys. >> we must support the victims of crime. i have ordered the department of homeland security to create an office to serve american victims. the office office is called voice. victims of immigration crime engagement. we are current providing a voice to those who have been ignored by the media and silenced by special interest. >> has also been adamant about building the border wall to keep criminals out. >> thank you well. >> president trump sending a tweet this morning after honored swear shoe

the "l.a. times" reports then arresting illegal immigrants at courts in other parts of california and elsewhere. the san francisco d.a.'s office says that's not happening here but they worry about the potential consequences. >> public safety will be impacted for everybody if illegal immigrants are fearful to come forward and work with local law enforcement. >> federal officials say courthouse arrests are only used as a last resort. >>> it's called the eraser challenge and school leaders across the country are warning parents to look out for signs their kids are doing it. kpix 5's maria medina reports from san jose. >> reporter: this is the latest nge. it's actually an old dare but it started hitting social media just a few months ago. now, this is what the eraser challenge s you take an eraser and you rub it on your skin repeatedly and as fast as you can. now, kids are doing it across the country normally doing it while reciting the alphabet with another kid and comparing their burn marks and that's

l.a. this time was l.a. dodger superstar yasiel puig.welry on social media. harvey: now people are going to get scared to buy jewelry because they're getting hit. you're going to see people like zales and places like that saying if you don't wear jewelry, the burglars are winning. >> nobody's breaking in to steal your open-heart pendent, ok? >> on the set of "ocean's 8" we

myself and a photographer from the "l.a. times" roamed around and saw about 50. there were other photographers that saw about the same number of remains. it was a very crowded street. a lot of families with children and that islamic state militants had forced more into the area. they had been sheltering inside the homes when the incident happened. >>> moving on to the u.s., where the trump administration says it has not given up on trying to repeal obamacare and will return to the issue in the future. when it does, it may wish to consult with health care experts in congress before attempting to draft new legislation. take a listen to what one democratic congresswoman told our anna cabrera. >> i have worked on health care for 30 years. i was clear about how complicated it is and how much work it is going to take to get it right across the country. >> did the president or speaker ryan reach out to you specifically to ask you what your thoughts were on their immigration bill -- excuse me, their health care bill? >> no. i had no contact from any of my republican coll

the headline in "the l.a. times," election, what election? apathy abounds as l.a. votes.his one, too. what if los angeles held an election and 80% of voters didn't care? so what's on the ballot today? the mayor is running for re-election. plus, there is a controversial ballot initiative, restricting certain types of new development in l.a. people in los angeles are notoriously bad in turning out in local elections, almost as bad as they are for turning out for the first pitch of a dodgers game. in the boast of the last two mayoral elections, 22% of registered voters showed up. there was even talk for offering cash prizes for voting. but polls close at 8:00 p.m. local time. so if you're watching in los angeles, get out and vote, both of you. traffic is probably not a nig nightmare near the ballot boxes. we'll be right back. y business . y business . but every one of those businesses will need legal help as they age and grow. whether it be help starting your business, vendor contracts or employment agreements. legalzoom's network of attorneys can help you every step of the

the "l.a. times" reports federal officers have been detaining undocumented immigrants at courthouses in california and other states. san francisco's district attorney's office says it hasn't happened yet in the city. but the d.a.'s office does believe it could keep illegal immigrants from resolving their crimes in court or testifying against criminals. i.c.e. says that the courthouse arrests are used as a last effort to take in illegal immigrants. now, a spokesman says while i.c.e. does arrest targets at courthouses, generally it's only as investigating officers have exhausted other options. she said noting that many local law enforcement agencies refuse to honor i.c.e. detainer requests like authorities in sanctuary cities and counties including much of the bay area. >> so what are local officials doing about this? >> reporter: the chief justice at california's supreme court wrote a letter recently to the attorney general and the homeland security secretary asking them to immediately stop detaining

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. >>> scuffles broke out between supporters and -- at the l.a. times says an anti-trump protester wearing a black mask pepper sprayed a woman who had organized the pro-trump demonstration. that led to several fights and arrests. meanwhile the trump administration is trying to move past yesterday's crushing defeat but wendy gillett reports they have no plans to give up the fight. >> reporter: vice president mike pence told small business leaders in charleston west virginia saturday the fight to repeal obamacare is not over. >> yesterday wasn't a victory for the american people. it was a victory for the status quo in washington, dc. and it was a victory for the disaster of obamacare. but i promise you, that victory won't last very long. >> reporter: democrats had a different take. >> let's just for a moment breathe a sigh of relief for the american people that the affordable care act was not repealed. >> reporter: prompt tweeted saturday, obamacare will explode. and we will all get together in -- and piece together a great healthcare plan. do not worry.

and myself and a photographer from the "l.a. times" who were there, we roamed around and we saw about 50. there were some other photographers there they saw, about the same number of remains. it was very crowded streets. there were a lot of families with children and they told me islamic state militants had forced more people into the area and that they had been sheltering inside the homes when the incident happened. >> so in your assessment, at least 50 people were killed. that's a very significant death toll. tell us more about what the residents described about the area and what was happening at the time when the air raids took place. >> well, they had been living under islamic state. there had been some militants in the area. they said it was a small group. they said the fighters had brought what appeared to be a truck with explosives, what they called suicide car to the area and parked it there days before and that when some militants had returned, part of the strike happening in the evening on that friday, that there had been on

. >> i notice you have a clock and the clock has manila time and this is where we are, we are l.a. timerect. we text and message our family. >> back in the philippines? >> yeah. >> and that's where you're from? >> that's where i'm from. >> do you think you'll be going back there any time soon? >> right now i can't. i won't be able to come back to america. >> because you're undocumented? >> because i'm undocumented. >> so this is your brother? >> yes. >> and that's your fiance? >> yes. >> so you're undocumented, too? >> yes. same. >> also undocumented? >> yeah. >> did everybody come here on an airplane? >> yeah. >> you all flew here? >> tourist visa. >> and everybody just decided, we're going to overstay our visa and compromise our visa and now we're going to be in the united states illegally? >> we are here to stay because we exerted our life, body, mind and soul just to work and contribute a lot. >> reporter: will a wall stop people coming from the philippines? >> no. >> no. because we came here legally with a visa. >> reporter: you can't swim from the philippines here. >> no. but it d

time? >> to the extent thankfully l.a. does not have the same level of opiate problem you're seeing in west virginia and ohio and new hampshire. not to say we don't have a drug problem but fentanyl deaths, for example, is rampant in those areas and according to at ast the l.a. coroner data is relatively hard here but we're seeing the fentanyl deaths spread east to west and sacramento had a space of two dozen overdoses in a matter of weeks and had to do with counterfeiting, right? you have this incredible power of opiate, two milligrams and the fraction of a penny it takes to kill someone, and they're being imported and counterfeit pills created out of it and you go to a party and take whatever you get, you think you're getting a vicadin and it's not being manufactured by perdue phrma but a drug manufacturer in his basement and you don't know how strong or safe it is. the ignorance of not only what prescription drugs are or with a the drug someone hands you are, they're filling a lot of deaths. i'm not sure it answered your

he has sold his san jose home according to the l.a. times. the 4600 square foot home sold for just over $3 million. that's $180,000 over the asking. >>> all right. big news for the golden state warriors. kevin durant is out for at least four weeks with a sprained left knee. ined left knee. >> it's not going to be as easy of a road as having kevin durant there with them. but they can still get it done. >> reaction from warriors radio flag ship station 95.7 the game there. durant will return for the playoffs. >> jason applebaum joining us now. what is your take? will he return for the playoffs. >> i don't want to predict when he will be back. if you believe all of the reports the mcl and the bruise, it is at least four weeks. this is good news for the warriors. the timing of it would bring him back in time maybe for a handful of games at the end of the regular season. but at the very least for the mr. ioffs. now, remember when steph got injured in the playoffs, he had a grade one and came back but was never the same. this gives the warriors som

. >>> according to the "l.a. times," the price for food and housing increased on average about 4% last year. that's about $1,000. uc berkeley saw the biggest jump at 7%. uc santa cruz overall the most expensive at nearly $35,000 a year. uc riverside, the cheapest, around $31,000. >>> going to go to see what our traffic looks like on this thursday morning. alexis, who say you? >>> well, we've got a little mist and drizzle out this there this morning and looking at the bay bridge toll plaza right now, we possibly have a new problem between the toll booths there and the metering lights. it sounds like we've got a minor crash in lane 9 or 10 so that would be in the middle to the far right side there, in between there. not able to see it on camera. we are backed up through the maze as usual. and a quick check of drive times. southbound 680, highway 4 to walnut creek, 7 minutes, 38 minutes, though, westbound 24, walnut creek to highway 13, that crash in orinda and westbound 580,tracy to dublin, you are in the yellow. >>> hey

the l.a. times says an anti-trump protester wearing a black mask pepper sprayed a woman who organized the pro-trump demonstration. that led to several fights and arrests. >>> the trump administration trying to move past friday's crushing defeat on healthcare. cbs news reports they have no plans to give up the fight. >>> vice president mike pence told small business leaders in charleston, west virginia saturday that the fight to repeal obamacare is not over. >> yesterday wasn't a victory for the american people. it was a victim -- victory for the status quo and a victory for the disaster of obamacare. i promise you, that victory won't last very long. >> democrats had a different take. >> let's just for a moment breathe a sigh of relief for the american people that the affordable care act was not repealed. >> president trump tweeted saturday, obamacare will explode and we will all get together and piece together a great healthcare plan for the people. do not worry. >> supporters of president trump hel

the "l.a. times" reported she worked in the research department defending democratic candidates from political attacks and conducting research on the opposition. i don't think there's much more to say about it either except to say this. in spite of her position to think that things like common sense could actually be, well, banned, in spite of her political activities that seem to have reached to a far greater level than your own, when she came before this senate, a majority of republicans -- i should say a -- nine republicans joined with democrats and through unanimous consent did not forcecloture. they moved onto the vote and quite honestly republicans were in a position to halt her -- i'm sorry -- that's on so to mayer. on kagan and sotomayor the republicans respected the president's authority to appoint a supreme court justice and republicans did the right thing by moving forward and allowing the confirmation. so, i think we have a moral high ground here my colleagues on the other side of the ais

now, a spokesman from the california nurses association catherine kennedy spoke to the "l.a. times" saying, quote, healthcare should be a right, it isn't about what you can afford. as a nurse we advocate for people day in and day out. this is the right thing to do. now, speaking of what people can afford, those numbers, that's where things have been vague. details on how it would be financed, that's pending. but lara's office said it would be paid for by taxes somehow. so that of course is something we'll have to look for in the future here. >> so this is a thing that came up periodically . we have heard this kind of proposal in the past. they have been shot down. so what were the big concerns at that point that might be different this time? >> we have seen proposals in 2007, 2011, neither of these won approval from the voters or the legislature because of the money. the estimated cost of the 2007 proposal would have been as much as $209 billion. potentially putting an 8% wage tax on employers, 4% wage tax on employees, um, but again, this is a totally different plan. we don't have

this is l.a. time. >> that is correct. >>ow in? we text and message our family in the philippines. >> that's where you're from? >> that's where i'm from. >> do you think you would go back any time soon? >> if i go back i won't be back in america. >> because i'm undocumented. >> as immigration from mexico and latin america declines, asians are the largest foreign-born group in the united states by 2025. >> this is your brother and that's your fiance? >> yeah. >> you're undocumented, too. >> yes. >> also undocumented and did everybody come here on an airplane? >> yeah. >> yeah. you all flew here. >> tourist visa. >> everybody. everybody just decided we're going to overstay our visa and we'll compromise our visa and now we're going to be in the united states illegally. >> we are here to stay because we exerted our life, effort, our body and soul our mind just to work and to contribute a lot. >> would a wall stop people coming from the philippines? >> no. >> no. >> no. >> because we came here legally with a visa, tourist visa. you canno

the "l.a. times" described this budgetary proposal. they wrote "trump wants to slash $210 million in federal reimbursements to state and local jails that hold illegal immigrants convicted of crimes while in the country illegally." with us now with reaction, author of "cop under fire" moving beyond hash tags of race, crime and politics for a better america, milwaukee county sheriff david clarke. fox news correspondent at large geraldo rivera. geraldo, you and i go back-and-forth on this every time i point out to you i sat there with all of these local law enforcement guys in texas and there was 642,000 crimes in a seven-year period committed against texans alone including rape, including murder, including drugs, including kidnapping. i mean, to me this is now commonsense. i really -- you like to say you're a commonsense guy. isn't that common sense? >> first of all, let's start on a happier note. i wore this green tie in honor of you, my irish brother from another mother. >> sean: yeah. >> david clarke, nice to see you. i think -- and y

today with an essay for the "l.a. times", she admitted she's guilty.oesn't mean she's taking full responsibility. in her essay, she says the leaked questions weren't such a big deal and the real scandal is that russian hackers, of course, could sway the election by exposing a perfectly innocent action. some people are just never guilty apparently. >>> well, up next, writer says donald trump needs to ditch paul ryan's health care plan or he'll irreversibly ruin his own presidency before spring turns to summer. >>> also, we'll update you on hypocrisy at nbc news for yet another night. we have a new name to add to the list of those complicity in the secret plot to scuttle the trump campaign last fall. stay tuned for that. when this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night. hold on dad... liberty did what? yeah, liberty mutual 24-hour roadside assistance helped him to fix his flat sodoesn't have that. safely.ae don't worry - i know what a lug wrench is, dad. is this a lug wrench? maybe? you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. libert

according to the "l.a. timessan francisco banking advocacy group and several religious organizations are planning to ask all shareholders to vote for a comprehensive review. the group wants to find out the root causes of the scandal. in september, wells fargo admitted as many as 2 million correcting, savings and credit card accounts were opened by employees without customer authorization. >>> poor sleep in your child's preschool years could mean behavior problems later on. renchers in boston say 3 to 5-year-olds who don't get enough sleep will likely have trouble paying attention by age 7. the data comes from a long-term project that's been studying kids for more than a decade. sleep recommendations vary but in general, kids 3 to 4 years old need 11 hours of sleep every day. younger kids need more. older kids need a little bit less. >>> renovations are nearly complete at stanford's ronald mcdonald house and when this is finished in june, the facility will give 123 families with critically ill children a place to

. >> this is an attempt at some level, the l.a. times reported, it's at some level to bleach, he ma. european countries mostly white have suffered for bringing in immigrants. and the steve bannons of the west wing would like to see america look less diverse. and the immigration policy follows that. it demonizes and scapegoats people of color. in this case, latinos. and in the other case of the travel ban, muslims. and basically says we are going to get these folks out of the country as fast as week and tell them they are not allowed to come in. >> right. it is a closing of the doork an emphasis on crime. i want the play one more piece from the speech. i don't know if it has gotten enough attention but it stand out. it says that wherever this came from, it is now saying let's be less like what america has been under both parties by the way on a long term immigration history and try to become like a different country. it's funny because we hear about american exceptionalism. but this was a different, let's be like canada. listen. >> nation

in their response to the l.a. times they would say, "manufacturers, vendors, and sellers provide list prices." we validate list prices against actual prices recently found across amazon and other retailers. what is not clear though they go on to eliminate their list price when they believe it is not relevant to our customers. we did reach out to them for clarification on that and so far we have not heard back from their company and you know there is a question about how do you arrive at that list price? that is the main question this consumer watchdog group is trying to raise. >> is there something similar that went on with overstock.com? >> they changed their practices. so when you go to overstock.com, they might say it was as they listed it previously at that price or other retailers, meaning the other retailers, they would post at that price. right now there is a similar thing amazon is doing according to this consumer group. >> so we don't know if they would have any changes made? >> well, they are certainly asking

you have a clock with manila time and this is l.a. time. >> yes. >> reporter: how come? ssage our family. >> reporter: back in the philippines? >> back in the philippines where i'm from. >> reporter: will you go back there any time soon? >> i can't because i won't be able to come back to america because i'm undocumented. >> reporter: as immigration from latin america declines, asian are to be the biggest group by 2055. that's your brother? >> yes. >> reporter: your fiancee? >> yes. >> reporter: you're undocumented? >> yes. >> reporter: how about you? >> same. >> reporter: also undocumented? >> yeah. >> reporter: did everybody come here on an airplane? >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: you all flew here? >> we all flew. >> tourist visa. >> reporter: everybody? >> yes. >> reporter: everybody just decided, we're going to overstay our visa, we're going to compromise our visa and now we're going to be in the united states illegally? >> we are here to stay because exerted our life, effort, our body, our soul, our mind, to work and to contribute a lot. >> reporter: will a wall stop pe

the l.a. timeselling sirts that say journalism matters and the chicago feature speaking truth to powerson's 1847 t-shirts being sold for and $20 bucks. >> i fail to see or hear the partisanship in the defenses of the first amendment. for more on our roundtable, harold fineman for the huffington post, international reporter for the "new york times" also msnbc contributor. we have to go to new york, right to you, the "national enquirer" the not where i get my news, i remember a picture of jkie nnedy for a high school ay, st it over to make him look old, jackie kennedy the alive in poland. they're not in politic, go ahead. >> the fact that you say this is a relationship with a friend with benefits, for some reason obviously donald trump thinks the people reading these stories and the people that buy these stories will help him politically, whether or not they can actually say they helped him become president is up in the air t. fact that they are trafficking in his i guess stories is a polite way to pu