you are in london, with nathan law, you save. we have had him on the programme not too long ago.an put it that way, for the youthful pro—democracy so—called umbrella protest movement. i am just wondering, already faced threats. i have heard that you were threatened when you tried to travel to taiwan, you had a crowd of people who were shouting curses at you. somebody a p pa re ntly shouting curses at you. somebody apparently tried to punch you in the face at one point. are you scared? sometimes i am tired, or downhearted, but i know what i've done, and what i commit is valuable. according to a previous experience, being an activist in hong kong is not easy. as you have mentioned, while we have visited taiwan and back to hong kong, the pro—china, maoists and gangsters almostjust assault us in the airport, nathan law being the elected legislator has even been sent to the hospital. i have been blacklisted by the men in china government, and even last 0ctober china government, and even last october i visited bangkok and the thai governmentjust locked me and sent me to the detention c

government decided they wanted to move to disqualify for other or moderate lawmakers, including nathan lawme as well as to others. —— for —— four other. their lawyer said this was a case with tremendous public interest implications and they wanted more time to prepare and that's what leads us to today. how do they go about this process of disqualification and what do the lawmakers themselves say about it? that's right. what the government has done is it has filed a judicial review at the hong kong high court so this hearing will get started in just under two hours. the lawyers for the government will be presenting their case for disqualification for lawmakers and their lawyers will present the case for them to keep their seats. this isa for them to keep their seats. this is a process that is expected to ta ke is a process that is expected to take a few days. juliana liu, thank you very much. juliana liu in hong kong. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: shock in indonesia, as the family of one of the women accused of killing the half brother of north korean f

people like nathan law or joshua wong, the teenage activists.e witnessed him getting caught up in scuffles with the police. dealing with the continual demand is one of the many challenges ahead for hong kong's new leader. she acknowledges challenges in the speech she gave after the announcement was made. a number of challenges ahead for the new leader of hong kong. a major financial home to some 7 million people who really had no say in electing their new leader. ivan? >> it is really striking, christie, when you consider the fact she got 777 votes to get this job out of a population of some 7 million. it doesn't make for much of an electoral mandate. christie lou stout live from the election campaign center. thanks very much, christie. >> chances of severe weather continue across the united states and meteorologist, derek van dam, joins us with the latest. what can you tell us, derrick? >> ivan, this is all part of a multi-day severe weather event that's taking place across the u.s.? take a look at a confirmed ef-2 tornado, snapping trees and m

nathan: anyone willing to die for their country should have a country willing to give them citizenship. and it's what they were promised when they joined. stephen: fletcher is now lobbying congress to change the law and allow these veterans back. nathan: if we had 300 americans who were missing in iraq or afghanistan, we would stop the gravitational spin of the earth to bring them home. sharon rummery: they just have to qualify to be a us citizen. stephen: sharon rummery represents the us citizenship and immigration services, the federal agency that processes citizenship. while officials with the department of defense declined our request for an interview, rummery did agree to sit down with us and answer our questions. sharon: well, if you've been convicted of certain offenses, it's a deportable act. stephen: even if you've served as a veteran? sharon: oh, that's right, yes. stephen: does that seem fair? sharon: it's--we don't ask ourselves what's fair or not fair. we simply are here to administer the law. that's what we're charged with, that's what we do. hector: these are some of the men that have passed away here in mexico. stephen: in one of the saddest ironies involving this issue, current l

nathan thank you so much for that question. i've seen the devastating effects of gun violence during my law enforcement career. i've seen officers who i workedd alongside die at the hands of people who should not have had guns in the first place. i have seen nothing so far. it's still early. i have not seen anything so far iom president trump to indicate that this is a priority for him but believe me i'm going to use whatever implements that i have and other members in congress who understand this issue and are willing to step up and have aloud voice about it in our nation. we have seen it. w we have seen it in newtown and we have seen colleagues, gabby giffords who were shot on the corner and her district was should have been one of the safest places for her. we are going to continue to raise their voices on this issue and continue to let america know we are not talking about keeping guns out of the hands of law-abiding citizens. my dad was a hunter could raise to go with him. this issue is about keeping guns out of the hands of people who should not ever own a gun in the first place. criminals, terrorists an

nathan fletcher: anyone willing to die for their country should have a country willing to give them citizenship. announcer: they served this country, but then broke the lawcause they're not citizens, hundreds of veterans once promised us citizenship have been deported by the very country they fought to protect. here's senior investigative reporter stephen stock. stephen stock: good evening, and thank you for joining us. for the next 30 minutes, "we investigate," telling stories about people, uncovering issues, and holding the powerful accountable. tonight, our special starts just across the us-mexican border, in tijuana, mexico. we went there to speak with deported us military veterans. a law dating back to president bill clinton allows the

pairing the community with law a majorent i believe is step in dealing with some of the the most ate see in reserve communities. a t: we go to nathan democrat. caller: "washington journal" is broadcast.e this is -- i think this is the best guest you have ever will greta. i think the representative background, her would make a wonderful president. serious. i hope she considers that in a few years. i would like to know from her is what indication would she of her knowledge nd wisdom that this president has any intention of controlling proliferation of guns at a all. that nightclub shooting and the day that this representative were r -- where ing people inmurder ing , i want to tphknow why would give nt anybody like you or me hope that the proliferation of guns in the wrong hands is not just going to continue. for that nk you questi question. have seen the devastating effects of gun violence during career.enforcement i have seen officers who i worked alongside die at the of people who shouldn't ave had guns in the first place. i have seen nothing so far -- it still early -- i have not seen anything so far from president trump to indic

nathan fletcher: anyone willing to die for their country should have a country willing to give them citizenship. announcer: they served this country, but then broke the lawd because they're not citizens, hundreds of veterans once promised us citizenship have been deported by the very country they fought to protect. here's senior investigative reporter stephen stock. stephen stock: good evening, and thank you for joining us. for the next 30 minutes, "we investigate," telling stories about people, uncovering issues, and holding the powerful accountable. tonight, our special starts just across the us-mexican border, in tijuana, mexico. we went there to speak with deported us military veterans. a law dating back to president bill clinton allows the us government to deport any non-citizen who commits a crime, even a minor crime. this applies even if those people have served in the us military. and because of that, we discovered hundreds of us veterans deported by the very country they were willing to die for. stephen: when you walk out of tony romo's back porch overlooking the pacific, you might think you're looking at paradise. tony romo: as you can see, the

tomorrow, nathan gonzales will discuss the potential political fallout of the republican health care bill. george mason university lawl look at laws pertaining to surveillance and intelligence collection. the representative from the prison policy initiative will discuss the 2.9 people in prison in the united states. be sure to watch washington journal on sunday morning.

nathan gonzales will join us to talk about what impacts this will have on the midterm elections, especially for republicans. later, george mason university lawrofessor will talk about fisa and the president's claims about wiretapping. you are watching and listening to "washington journal." we are back in a moment. ♪ >> tonight, university of pennsylvania professor lisa serve on reports on alternatives to traditional banking in her book. she is interviewed by a senior fellow at the consumer federation of america. because i the book could not understand, originally,

to go down in >> coming up sunday morning, nathan gonzalez will join us to discuss the potential fallout from the republican health care bill. a look at lawspertaining to surveillance and intelligence collection. also, the prison policy initiative. and discussion of mass incarceration and the 2.9 million people imprisoned in the u.s. watch starting live sunday morning. join the discussion. >> in his weekly address, the president talked about his signing of a measure allowing $19 billion in spending for nasa. representative adam schiff of california drivers the democratic response. he talked about why there should be an independent committee to investigate russia during the 2016 election. >> that's one small step for man, one giant leap for man kind. [cheers]

. >> this morning, inside elections editor nathan gonzales looks at the political impact of efforts to repeal and replace the health care law. then the former house intelligence committee senior counsel discusses the pfizer law and intelligence collection in the u.s. and abroad. and later, bernadette from the prison policy initiative talks about mass incarceration in the u.s. as take your calls, and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" is next. ♪ host: good morning. with health care now off of the table, congress turns to other issues in the week ahead. senate democrats excited for the outline their plans to filibuster the nomination of neil gorsuch to serve on the u.s. supreme court. the senate judiciary expected to vote on his nomination out of committee a week from tomorrow, monday, april 3. the house of a disaster relief funding and eta regulations. president'sh the agenda moving ahead in light of the developments on friday and the defeat of the health care bill for now.

tomorrow, nathan gonzales will discuss the potential political fallout of the republican health care bill. george mason university law professor will look at laws pertaining to surveillance and intelligence collection. the representative from the prison policy initiative will discuss the 2.9 people in prison in the united states. be sure to watch washington journal on sunday morning. announcer: sunday night, a conversation with thomas soma who recently retired from the column he wrote for the last 25 years. >> unlike today's left, i never felt that i had to avoid people with different views. during all of my years, i read everything across the political spectrum. read when ik that i was an undergraduate at harvard, and i treasure that book. i can tell you that, i understood that there were reasons why people have different views. a question of being on the side of the angels versus the forces of evil. i think the new administration has some very good people, better than i think most recent administrations have had. the only question is whether the president listens to them, and that we will not know until more time h