office of congressman mike honda. thank you for coming. the juvenile probation department.hank you for coming here this evening. thank you for coming. ok. we are now going to begin tonight's program. first we'll hear from one of the nation's leading legal scholars on the long-term economic impact of immigrant rights policy and reform. we will hear from a panel. after the panel discussion, we will have time to hear from the local elected officials. then we will open the meeting for public comments. if you would like to speak during the public comment section, please fill out a yellow card and return that to a member of our staff. i would like to introduce adrian, who has done amazing work for this commission. she's the executive director of the office of immigrant affairs would you introduce the speakers and panelists. thank you very much. >> thank you, chair mccarthy. it's truly a pleasure to introduce tonight's keynote speaker. the professor is a highly respected legal scholar. he is an sbure, he is an author and an expert on immigration law. among his many leadership role

. >> reporter: a local democratic congressman mike honda, interviewed before last night's white house holiday party did indicate some support for this agreement saying it's a great trade a -- great trade across the board. but this tax deal on shaky ground. it will be a day of fierce f ighting over tax cuts. live in washington, scott macfarlane, ktvu channel 2 news. >> cow. >>> elizabeth edwards' doctors say her long bat well cancer is coming to an end. she may only have attacks to e nd. the doctors have told her there would be no further benefit to treat the cancer. elizabeth edwards separated with her husband, john, after he admitted to an extramarital affair. her family says she's dealing with incredible emotional pain with incredible encurable. >> she -- encourage. >> she was deeply hurt and more for -- and more for her family in many respects, because it was embarrassing, awkward, strange. but she rose above it and continued to live her life with grace and elegance. >> she's 61 and has been b attling cancer for a few years now. in afghanistan, he's thanking the 100,000 troops serv

mike. >> we got word that auto maker honda has just issued a new recall calling 1 million sub compact cars43,000 cars in the u.s. are part of recall. no accidents have been blamed on the defect. and wal-mart is also recalling more than 2 million electric heaters after getting reports of burn injuries and property damage from fire. the u.s. consumer product safety commission announced the recall today. it includes slow-pro, air tech, aloha breeze and comfort essential heaters sold nationwide from december 2001 to october last year. it can cause overheating, burning and fire. consumers should return the product for a full refund. the president has quietly signed knead law a new measure that cuts down on those noisy tv commercials. the bill was sponsored by a palo alto democratic. it took two years to get to the president's desk. commercials are not be louder than the average volume of tv shows. right now they can air at the loudest volume allowed in a tv show. the industry will get another year to comply. gonna get you in the holiday mood. that's's's's's's's's's's's's's'l >> today on oprah a

mike. >> we got word that auto maker honda has just issued a new recall calling 1 million sub compact cars. 143,000 rs in the u.s. are part of recall. no acciden have been blamed on the defect. and wal-mart is also recalling more than 2 million electric heaters after getting reports of burn injuries and property damage from fire. the u.s. consumer product safety commsion announced the recall today. it includes slow-pro, air tech, aloha breeze and comfort essential heaters sold natiwide from december 2001 to october last year. it can cause overheating, burning and fire. consums should return the product for a full refund. the president has quietly signed knead law a new mease that cuts down on those noisy tv commercials. the bill was sponsored by a palo alto democratic. it took tw years to get to the president's desk. commercials are not be louder than the average volume of tv shows. right now they can air at t loudest volume allowed in a tv show. the industry will get another year to comply. gonna get you in the holiday mood. that's next in what's ho [ male annouer ] whether you're new to