is caught in the middle of all of it saying lmu is not an agent or a joint employer and neither areemployees assigned to our campus. after contract negotiations between two service workers at lmu stalled, local 11 is staging a picket line between debate day, the copresident saying, the workers with wages and affordable health insurance before the debate next week and instead workers will be picketing when the candidates come to campus. unite local 11 represents over 32000 hospitality workers in southern california and now they have the backing of all seven major candidates for president that qualify for the debate, one is mayor pete buttigieg tweeted, i take the debate stage to stand up for workers rights and not to undermine them, i stand in solidarity with workers and unite at the university and i will not cross the picket line. andrew yang agreeing, saying he will not cross the unite picket line to attend next week's debate. this is not the first union dispute the cause problems for the dnc as a search for a place to hold the debate in los angeles, they had to ditch the first ven

they will not cross the picket line, the debate is scheduled he to be at loyola marymount university lmuwith local union over stalled contract negotiations for their food service workers, the union called unite here local 11 represents over 32,000 hospitality workers no southern california, and arizona and copresident announcing they will be boycotting on day of the debate saying quote we hoped that workers would have a contract with wages affordable health insurance before debate next week instead workers will be picketeting when candidates come to campus so far four candidates pledged they will not cross that picket line, senator bernie sanders, saying quote i stand with workers of unite 11 on campus at lmu fighting for a better account i will not be crossing their picket line, and elizabeth warren also i chiming in saying united 11 fighting for better wages benefits i stand with them d.m.c. find a solution to fight for working people i will not cross the union importants picket line even if it means, missing the debate what is interesting the dnc scheduled to ham -- to happen at ucla

we are down to several encandidates who took center stage on the lmu campus down in southern california. here in the bay area, plenty of reaction. jean elle has some of the flash points of this debate. jean. >> reporter: raj, candidates had a chance to challenge each other and talk about their plans. at a debate watch party here in san francisco, some voters say they missed some of the candidates who didn't qualify for the debate stage, but they say they enjoyed hearing more from the people who did. >>> the democratic presidential debate looked different tonight. fewer candidates made the stage. >> i miss harris, i miss beerk. >> reporter: fewer voices translated to more time for debate. >> it covers everybody. it's realistic. most importantly, it lets you choose what you want. >> under joe's plan essentially, we retain the status quo. >> not true. >> that is exactly so. >> reporter: the candidates got past talking points and debated everything from health care and climate change to campaign finance reform. >> i appreciated the time people got to actually talk to each other on the stage

in a statement the dnc says, "while lmu is not a party to the negotiations, they are working with all stakeholders to find an acceptable resolution that meets their needs and is consistent with our values and will enable us to proceed as scheduled with next week's debate." >> i believe that they are probably trying to work with all the parties to resolve this. because having these debates is critical for americans to see the differences between candidates, and this is obviously going to be a critical election for america. >> all right, rachel scott joins us now live from pittsburgh where several of the candidates were campaigning today. we're just a few days out from that next debate, will they find a solution before thursday? >> reporter: tom, this is not the first hurdle for the dnc. last month, they had to move this same debate from ucla over a different labor dispute. but tonight, both the party and the candidates are optimistic that they can find a solution before thursday. tom. >> rachel, thank you. >>> and there's much more ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday. a shootin

the dnc is now trying to find a way to move forward as planned, releasing a statement saying, while lmu is not party to the negotiations, we are working with all stakeholders to find an acceptable resolution that meets their needs and is consistent with our values. >> having these debates is critical for americans to see the differences between the candidates. >> reporter: only 7 of the 15 democratic candidates have qualified for thursday's match-up. and now there are growing calls to lower the threshold for the next round of debates in early 2020. senator cory booker's campaign leading the effort after he failed to make the stage, sending this letter to the dnc with the request signed by nine candidates including the early front-runners. >> narrowing it too soon means we're not going to hear from everyone, and i'm sorry to see that. >> reporter: and that letter argues the current thresholds have prematurely narrowed the diverse field. well, the dnc is pushing back and putting its foot down saying it will not change its debate criteria arguing that the current qualifications are already

with the striking cooks, dish washers and chefs at the lmu campus, she would not cross a picket line.he 2020 candidates and the majority of the field right now. as that's happening, you have bernie sanders this morning, he was with his pro-worker message talking about minor league baseball. that's a debate right now between the major league and minor league. they are trying to find an agreement. sanders bringing in stakeholders from both sides and trying to talk about wages that minor league players are receiving and trying to increase though wages. both candidates here in iowa, we are 50 days away from the caucus, trying to show their message is on workers, have that pro-union stance. that's whatter s eyou are seein >> are there any indications about where this -- it's -- how this will play out, when they may get this resolved? thursday is three days away. they are on strike, those workers. >> reporter: that's right. the strike is relatively new. they announced they were going to have the strike on friday. what you are having is candidates kind of leaving it to the dnc. you heard sen

a very strong night here at the sixth democratic debate here at lmu in l.a.re joined by senator warren. thank you. in advance merry christmas for you and the family. it was an interesting night. one of the skills a great debater must have is change a perceived negative into a positive. you did that several times. one that stood out was this. >> senator warren, you would be the oldest president ever inaugurated. weigh in as well. >> and the youngest woman ever inaugurated. >> always good when the candidate is pleased with their own answer. >> i was enjoying the laughter. >> the meaning of age, viability, strength. what have you learned about what it takes to win and lead. >> i think of this in the context of this historic moment. the president of the united states was just impeached yesterday. because of corruption. it's been going on throughout his administration. he's had ambassador ships for sale. his wealthy buddies. everyone's interest is ahead of the people of the united states of america. the way democrats will be able to beat trump is to draw a sharp c

dreamers, in the state of california, more than any other state, including several students right here at lmu win and you reinstate daca through executive action, another president could just overturn it again. so will you move on a permanent legislative fix for dreamers in your first 100 days, if elected? mr. yang: of course i would. i'm the son of immigrants myself, and i know that dreamers are essentially americans in everything but this legal classification. [applause] i just want to return to this conversation, because i think it's core. our country is deeply misogynist, and most all of us know that. money and men are tied together. that's where i thought elizabeth was taking the conversation. the fact is, strong societies would elect more female leaders. strong men treat women well for the same reasons. [applause] i'm on the record saying that you need both strong men and female leaders in government, because the fact is, if you get too many men alone and leave us alone for a while, we kind of become morons. [laughter] [applause] so it's related to our campaign finance rules, because ri

nearly 200,000 daa snaift calirnia, more than any other state, including several students right here at lmu if you win and rinsta daca,es another ent could overturn it again. will you move on a permaneiv legislfix for dreamers in your first 100 days if elected? >> of course, i would. i'm the son of immigrants myself, and i know that dreamers essentially americans in everything but this legal classification. ( applause ) i just want to return this conversation, because i thinkr it's our country is deeply misogynist, and most all of us know that. money and men are tied together. thati where i thought elzabeth was taking the conversation. the fact is strong societies would elect more female leaders. strong men treatomen well for the same reasons. i'm on the record saying that you need both strong men and female leaders in government because the fact is if you get too many men alone ad leave us alone for a while, we kind of become morons. ( laughter ) ( applause ) so it's related to our campaign finance rues, because right now, the fact is we run in a fundamentally antiwoman marketplace, and th

dreamers in the state of california, more than any other state, including several students here at lmu win and you reinstate daca through executive action, another president could just overturn it again. so will you move an awe permanent legislative fix for dreamers in your first 100 days, if elected? >> of course i would. i'm the son of immigrants myself and i know that dreamers are essentially americans in everything but this legal classification. i just want to return to this conversation because i think it's core. our country is deeply misogynist and almost all of us no that. money and men are tied together. that's where i thought elizabeth was taking the conversation. the fact is strong societies would elect more female leaders. strong men treat women well for the same reasons. i'm on the record saying that you need both strong men and female leaders in government because the fact is if you get too many men alone and leave us alone for a while, we kind of become morons. [ cheers and applause ] >> so it's related to our campaign finance rules because right now the fact is we operat

ironically the debate was moved to lmu because of labor disputes at the original venue and michael bloomberg'shas a hilarious response to this viral video. an improv comedy group pretending to be bloomberg heads and dancing at a fake bloomberg rally. look like a bunch of nerds. right. bloomberg's campaign confirmed the dance was not created by the campaign saying that the man who posted it does not have, quote, unquote, moves like bloomberg. the video was made in response to the pete buttigieg dance which went viral in november. rachel? rachel: thank you, ed. starting today, illegal immigrants can get a driver's license in new york state. several county officials have been sounding the alarm over what they say is a rocky rollout of the new policy. our next guest says that this raises safety concerns and is now posting ice tip line signs outside the dmv offices encouraging people to report suspicious activity. michael kearns joins us now. welcome. >> good morning. rachel: good morning tell us what your concern is with this law? >> my concern is after 9/11 new york city put a prohibition on ille