[applause] speaker,irst punishment mike thompson -- congressman mike thompson represents the fifth district of california, which includes all of and parts of sonoma, contra costa, and areas recently devastated tragically by those wildfires. congressman thompson served as a platoon leader in vietnam, a strong advocate or our nation's veterans, he cochairs a veterans caucus and is an advocate of the eisenhower memorial in congress. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome congressman mike thompson. [applause] >> thank you, greta. it is a pleasure to be here. it's great to finally be able to see the finish line. it is my honor to introduce you to some of the people who helped make this happen. my fellow commissioners, sanford bishop from georgia, -- [applause] representative mike simpson of idaho. [applause] representative mac thornberry of texas. [applause] senator thad cochran of mississippi. [applause] senator gary peters of michigan [applause] >> senator joe manchin of west virginia. [applause] >> and of course, our great friend and later, chairman pat roberts of kansas. [cheers and applause]

but california congressman mike thompson thinks differently and posted, republicans just dropped their final tax bill, and it is just as bad as we expected. massive tax breaks for the richest and corporate interests with tax >> for the middle class. i will vote against this bill, and i hope my republican colleagues come to their senses and do the same. here is a look at our primetime schedule. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, an interview with mercedes schlatter, a senior white house adviser for strategic communications. on c-span2, a briefing with attorney general jeff sessions on the justice department's efforts to reduce violent crime, and on c-span3, a forum on what is being done to boost american business productivity and innovation. >> this weekend on "american history tv" on c-span3, saturday at 6:00 p.m., generals we love to hate with author craig simons on confederate general joseph johnston. argue that's critics his timidity with the enemy and his combativeness with the confederate government so undermined the southern war effort as to make him a contributing factor in confeder

peter king-mike thompson legislation, but they have the time to do concealed carry and make it even easier. so here we are. the g.o.p. tax scam has the consequences for americans in every stage of life. yesterday, we had little children and what it meant to them. and later in the day, to seniors nd what it means to them and everyone in between. they say it is a tax break for the middle class. t raises taxes on 78 million middle-class families. 62% of the benefit in the senate bill goes to the wealthiest 1%. 13 the a.c.a. repeal, million more americans may be unshurd under this legislation. it's just appalling. and you have to give them credit for their gall. this is an assault to pillage the middle class. why? to give tax breaks to the wealthiest people and corporate america to $1.5 trillion. who pays the price? republicans made no see dret of it. the speaker said once the g.o.p. adds trillions of dollars to the national debt, they openly admit that they plan to begin historic crusade by destroying medicare and medicaid for everyone else. that's been their goal all along because they don't

her fiance sean ham lynn works for congressman mike thompson.ulations to rachel and sean. >> yeah. getting to our weather situation outside, windy and cold. >> it really is. how long will that last? meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. sandhya? >> things will start to tree lax a little bit. i want to to show you a time lapse. this is from the emeryville camera capturing the gusty winds tonight so it's definitely been shaking and rolling as the wind has been howling tonight. and even earlier in the day as well. the winds will be gusting as we head into tomorrow morning but not as windy as it has tonight. fairfield about 29 miles an hour out of the northeast, 26 at half moon bay. between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m., still pretty breezy out there or pretty gusty out there. do be careful. this is lower elevation wind so you know the winds at the higher elevations will be even gustier. at noontime, the winds begin to relax, but until those winds relax, the temperatures are actually being held up by the wind keeping the atmosphere stirred up

her fiance sean ham lynn works for congressman mike thompson. to rachel and sean. >> yeah. getting to our weather situation outside, windy and cold. >> it really is. how long will that last? meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. sandhya? >> things will start to tree lax a little bit. i want to to show you a time lapse. this is from the emeryville camera capturing the gusty winds tonight so it's definitely been shaking and rolling as the wind has been howling tonight. and even earlier in the day as well. the winds will be gusting as we head into tomorrow morning but not as windy as it has tonight. fairfield about 29 miles an hour out of the northeast, 26 at half moon bay. between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m., still pretty breezy out there or pretty gusty out there. do be careful. this is lower elevation wind so you know the winds at the higher elevations will be even gustier. at noontime, the winds begin to relax, but until those winds relax, the temperatures are actually being held up by the wind keeping the atmosphere stirred up nicely.

and i returned to my home state of california with congressman mike thompson and jared hoffman. during the worst wildfire season our state has ever seen. we saw the fires rage up north where it destroyed entire communities. 46 people have lost their lives. in the fires in california this year. and you could see the devastation, block after block. ash heap of homes and trees standing like barren pillars. i met with firefighters down south still battling what may become the largest wildfire in california history. and as it looks right now, they will still be standing on the front lines of those fires come christmas day. every single place i went, democrats and republicans stood together. we saw the devastation together. we spoke to the suffering of the people -- that the people were having together. and together we made a promise that we would return here to washington and work hand in hand to help them as soon as possible. that's why you heard minority whip steny hoyer on september 26, that he would quote, work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure congress provide

her fiancÉe works for congressman mike thompson.know, look, the ring on the finger, the smiles, it's all good. congrats to them. >> i was a little confused by the motion she was doing, though? was she not sure which hand it went on. >> i'm sure it was an out of body experience, she was like -- >> was she doing the robot? >> she was. it's true. >> coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including the major gay rights case coming before the u.s. supreme court this morning. >>> the impassioned plea by parents in the south bay trying to keep their kids schools from closing. >>> the breaking news out of southern california, this is a live picture of the major wildfire that is burning out of control in ventura county. thousands of people are thousands of people are evacuated and more thousands of people are evacuated and more and i am a senior public safety my namspecialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyon

fiancÉe sean hamlin works for mike thompson.congratulations to both of them. >> this is very sweet. >> remember in australia yesterday we saw one of the lawmakers there propose to his boyfriend. >> it's taking serious situations and surprising your loved one with a proposal. very nice. >>> coming up next, we are tracking more on that breaking news out of southern california. the devastating fires that are raging out of control in ventura county. a strike team from the bay area is ready to go to help. >> a new way to order your cup of joe on the go. how one auto maker is helping you a i void the line at the drive through. >>> you will be asking where is winter the next couple afternoons after frosty cold temperatures, temperatures will be 3 to 9 degrees above average and that's just today. and that's just today. even warmer weather coming up >>> live where you live. this is abc 7 news. >>> now at 6:30, breaking news. this is a live picture from southern california, a huge fire forcing thousands of people to evacuate ventura count

representative mike thompson california delivered the weekly address, giving his reaction to the g.o.p. tax reform bill. president trump: my fellow i signed, this week the national defense authorization act, a historic to rebuild our military. now, it is critical for congress to pass the clean government

thompson? i think i've lost corey's mike. we'll see if we can figure that out. corey wiggins, executive director of the naacp mississippi state conference, if we are not able to get him back. >>> also going to bring awe report from jerusalem when we come back as palestinians clash with israeli security forces. all in response to president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. we'll take a closer look at the countries in the region who have a real role to play when it comes to a push for peace in the middle east. what have they got say? next.

mike thompson, my colleague and my friend from california who is an expert in guns. experienced more than his fair share of gun violence as a decorated service member, fighting our nation's battles. and has now led us for the last five years in our efforts for a safer, better society, a better world, as the head of our gun violence prevention task force. mr. thompson. mr. thompson: i thank the gentlelady for yielding. and also, congresswoman esty, i thank you for your leadership in regard to gun violence prevention. all the work that quvee done. and all of the -- work that you've done. and all of the effort you've put forward to bring some common sense to this issue. the speaker before me said that she'll never forget what happened at sandy hook. and where she was when that tragedy took place. i don't think there are any of us who know what sandy hook is or were in congress when sandy hook happened or care about this issue who will ever forget where we were. for me, i was home in my home state of california, in the sacramento valley. in a duck blind. i was duck hunti

mike, a former mississippi congressman who served on the state's committee to establish the museum told nbc news, i think was a diplomatic effort that will help solve this issue. civil rights activist and historian mark thompson will join us next. remember how the economic crash

thompson? i think i've lost corey's mike. we'll see if we can figure that out.ey wiggins, executive director of the naacp mississippi state conference, if we are not able to get him back. >>> also going to bring awe report from jerusalem when we come back as palestinians clash with israeli security forces. all in response to president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. we'll take a closer look at the countries in the region who have a real role to play when it comes to a push for peace in the middle east. what have they got say? next. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it coul

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the investigator, danielle thompson, zachary dillon, the paralegal, mike hinkley who volunteered in this case. a lot of times when you think about the public defender's office, people do not think that the office -- the public defender's office can provide topnotch representation. and i hope today, by this verdict, and by the presentation in this case, that is clear that our office not only provided the best representation to mr. garcia zarate, but provided even better representation than what he could hope for if he could afford counsel [ inaudible question ] >> it was the evidence. because there was a tremendous amount of misinformation that was spread about this case from day one. you had then candidate trump espousing that, you know, this was an intentional shooting. you had other people lying, that this was a situation where an illegal immigrant took a gun and fired it directly at kate steinle. so the challenge of the defense was that they had to present the evidence not only to the jury, but also to the community. and i think that it was important that matt gonzalez, and we know th

mike willis discussed the week ahead in washington. and an update on the children's health insurance program from penny thompson. we discussed president trump's visit to utah. be sure to watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern monday morning. joined the discussion. announcer: congress is back this week. they face a midnight friday deadline to continue funding the government. they vote on whether to discuss house onon with the the tax reform now that it has passed in the senate. there could be a final confirmation vote as early as wednesday. during the week, both the house and senate are expected to vote on a short-term spending bill to keep government funded until december 22. watch the house live on c-span, the senate live on c-span2. the britishext, first secretary of state stood in for prime minister theresa may during this week's question time. than the prime minister, home secretary, and members of parliament react to president trump so we treat -- president .rump's retweets then john cogan on a federal entitlement program. announcer: britain's first secretary of state stood in for the prime mi

mike willis discussed the week ahead in washington. and an update on the children's health insurance program from penny thompson. we discussed president trump's visit to utah. be sure to watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern monday morning. joined the discussion. nourns >> announcer: tomorrow a supreme court argument dealing with rel eejous decision and antidiscrimination lawyers, a colorado bakery that refused to same sex cake for a marriage. live carriage at 4:30 eastern on c span >>> britain's first secretary damian green stood in stood for prime ministtheresa may fos question time.

mike thomas to work. >> let's say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. >> all right. good morning jessica. jessica was nominated by her mom, saundra thompson. the honor roll for four straight years. >> wow, that's fantastic. >> love it. >> way to go jessica. great accomplishment so far. mom says she wants to be a veterinarian some day which is an awesome life plan as well. hope you have a fantastic day. enjoy your day at school jessica and have a fantastic weekend as well. >> all right, kevin mccarthy with us now. it is time for cue the music the fox beat. would you be offended if erin cropped you out of her picture. >> i need to explain this. true story. full disclosure. i was in a uber ride. i car. i'm traveling to new york. >> did you leave your whole suitcase. >> no, no. i wear a sweatshirt in the morning on the way to work and i put the suit jacket on top of my book bag when i travel to work but i left it in the back of the cab. i'm going to new york to. >> have you been in touch with the uber. >> his name is cecil. >> see you later cecil. >> real fast, "star wars" the force -- force awakens "the last jedi" is opening up next friday. m

mike, he says it's prayer and faith that's getting him through. >> to have peace knowing that any one of us could at any moment pass away, we never know what the next moment holds. >> reporter: mark thompson, kpix5. >>> new at 6:00, steph curry back in action tonight at oracle arena. the warriors' star guard was out with an ankle injury for about a month. but he's playing against the memphis grizzlies in a game that's now underway. and fans say his return will lift the whole team, no doubt. >> his spirit. also everyone will guard him. so people will be free so everyone else can make more points. i'm excited! they need him back on the floor. everyone looked tire from the last game. >> reporter: we'll have reaction on his return. that's coming up in sports in a few minutes. >>> it's not your everyday police call. but we have new video showing officers from new york at no match for a very small but aggressive squirrel. >> the squirrel turned it on? [ crashing ] [ laughter ] >> all right. take a look at that again! the squirrel jumps right at the officer, almost hitting the officer's body camera. people in the house called police after they found the squirrel eating some holiday cookies that

mike, a former mississippi congressman who served on the state's committee to establish the museum told nbc news, i think was a diplomatic effort that will help solve this issue. civil rights activist and historian mark thompsonjoin us next. remember how the economic crash was supposed to be a wake up call for our government? people all across the country lost their savings, their pensions and their jobs. i'm tom steyer and it turned out that the system that had benefited people like me who are well off, was, in fact, stacked against everyone else. it's why i left my investment firm and resolved to use my savings for the public good. but here we are nine years later and this president and the republican congress are making a bad situation even worse. they won't tell you that their so called "tax reform" plan is really for the wealthy and big corporations, while hurting the middle class. it blows up the deficit and that means fewer investments in education, health care and job creation. it's up to all of us to stand up to this president. not just for impeachable offenses, but also to demand a country where everyone has a real chance to succeed. join us. your voice matters. to design the leesa mattress we asked

representative mike thompson from california delivered the weekly address, giving his reaction to the g.o.p. tax reform bill. president trump: my fellow americans, this week i signed the national defense authorization act, a historic step forward to rebuild our military. now, it is critical for congress to pass the clean government appropriations bill that fully funds our military needs. we must not play politics with our troops. we should pass a clean funding bill and leave the politics aside. we must protect our nation. i'd also like to take a moment today to discuss our immigration system and how we can reform it to make it work for everyday americans. our current immigration system helps special interests but hurts american workers taxpayers and national security. for decades, now u.s. immigration rules have been based on an outdated system known as chain migration. under chain migration, foreign nationals can come to the united states and bring in unlimited numbers of foreign relatives. a single immigrant can begin a chain that could ultimately bring in dozens of increasingly dis

thompson: i'm congressman mike thompson and i'm a member of the house committee on ways and means, the tax writing committee. this week, republicans continued to push their tax bill that would devastate middle class and working americans and explode our national debt. this bill was written without the benefit of any hearings, any testimony from expert witnesses or any input from democrats. the bill was written to give massive, permanent tax breaks to the rich and to corporate interests, many of which ship u.s. jobs overseas. it does give a handful of temporary tax cuts to some middle class taxpayers but actually raises taxes on millions of middle and working class families. an overwhelming majority of these tax breaks go to the top 1% of the richest americans. the republicans take away important tax provisions that so many middle class families rely on to make ends meet. and it's not just middle class families that will be hurt by the repeal of these provisions. seniors, disabled americans and veterans all count on various tax provisions that are now on the chopping block, effectively