the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. sires: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 920, the venezuela arms restriction act, as amended. under -- amended, under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. sires: i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 920, and yield myself such time as i may consume. i'd like to begin by thanking ms. shalala for her leadership in authoring this important piece of legislation. she has been a leading voice in supporting the venezuelan people. sadly, human rights violations in venezuela are -- are nothing new. in recent months, nicolas maduro and his cronies have intensified their brutal crackdown on those who have bravely and peacefully pushed for change. with an increasing wave of demonstrations protesting the maduro regime, congress must do all it can to support efforts by the venezuelan people to restore the democra

>> robert: eh, in new jersey. >> anthony: new jersey, period?style and philadelphia style? >> robert: yeah, we do ours on a round poppy seed kaiser role. >> anthony: really? i'll have one of those. what's the way to go? i mean, anything i need to know or just -- >> robert: no, regular, cheese and onions. >> anthony: beautiful thing. >> robert: i need one, paulie. >> anthony: it's round, it's got steak, spices, browned onions, real american cheese, such as it is, and a poppy seed roll. fantastic. thank you, sir. and it is sublime. relish, what do you think? >> robert: that's hot pepper, yeah. a little bit of that won't hurt. >> anthony: a little bit? oh man, i drove a long way for this. thinking about it the whole way. >> robert: good. >> anthony: oh man this should be, like, a national landmark right away. this sandwich is unbelievably good. >> robert: thanks. >> anthony: it's really a thing of beauty. >> robert: that's good to hear. >> anthony: worth driving across the state in a blizzard for. >> robert: we get a lot of people from philly. >> a

now he was a retired new jersey judge, 84 years old. as a young man in the 1960's, he had just started a business. he was struggling to support a new family. i wanted to know why this man would help black families moving into new jersey. what he told me knocked me over. he said, "i remember the moment i made the decision." he said "i was sitting on a couch in new jersey watching tv and there was a movie called "judgment at nuremberg."" this was one we had three channels, y'all. they would go off at 11:00 p.m. and then they suddenly had breaking news. it was 1965. we have breaking news all the time now. melania has a jacket, breaking news. but back then, it was a rare thing. they broke away from an ongoing movie to show a bridge in alabama. and he said he watched the news as these marchers left a sacred sanctuary and went to march across that bridge. he said he watched them as they were confronted by alabama state troopers. the marchers were going to kneel and pray but they did not get a chance. i know they were going to kneel and pray, b

today we are looking at new jersey. murphy proposing a budget plan that includes a higher taxa millionaires that includes revenue to help fund its pension and health-care liabilities and downgrades from credit agencies. joining us is amanda albright, bloomberg news municipal bond fund porter. -- reporter. what is interesting is new jersey bonds actually outperformed. amanda: phil murphy is a credit rating conscious governor. he unveiled his budget yesterday and it includes a $1 billion .urplus increased funding for new jersey transit. the path to getting his budget off the ground is not going to be an easy one. democratic leaders are saying they are easy -- they're worried about there being too many tax increases and what impact that would have on the state. david: his track record at getting budgets through has not been strong. he tried this last year and it went on for weeks. millionaire's especially might be a sticking point. last year he was able to get a tax on people earning $5 million. this year he is pursuing a

new jersey and new york are all in. the the port authority's all in.oss the hudson and across the political aisle importantly, we need the trump administration to get all in as the obama administration had been before. >> isn't that infrastructure? >> it's one area where president trump or candidate trump was running i kept saying this is the one area i can see common ground. but it's a lot of rhetoric and no action. so i'm frustrated as heck. i'm still cautiously optimistic. as you suggest, brian, 20% of the nation's gdp rides in the northeast corridor. >> and there are people who have to memorize where the breaks are and the potholes are in the roads to navigate these heavily traveled roadways. looked at another way, this is american jobs. thousands. >> 100%. union jobs too. this is a big deal. and as you said, new jersey's the densest state in the nation. you and i both know it well. so moving people around, moving things around is not of passing interest. it's existential. so we're fixing nj transit. we're doing everything we can. but we need help

new jersey and new york are all in. the the port authority's all in.antly, we need the trump administration to get all in as the obama administration had been before. >> isn't that infrastructure? >> it's one area where president trump or candidate trump was running i kept saying this is the one area i can see common ground. but it's a lot of rhetoric and no action. so i'm frustrated as heck. i'm still cautiously optimistic. as you suggest, brian, 20% of the nation's gdp rides in the northeast corridor. >> and there are people who have to memorize where the breaks are and the potholes are in the roads to navigate these heavily traveled roadways. looked at another way, this is american jobs. thousands. >> 100%. union jobs too. this is a big deal. and as you said, new jersey's the densest state in the nation. you and i both know it well. so moving people around, moving things around is not of passing interest. it's existential. so we're fixing nj transit. we're doing everything we can. but we need help from the feds to get that tunnel built. >> give me t

i heard so many this week in new jersey when we got together. they talked about how there are hundreds of first responders and volunteers still going through the mount sinai monitoring program, hoping for the best but expecting the worst. it's in the back of the minds of all those who were there that day, when will i be diagnosed? will it be too late? what will happen to my children? and my family? as of earlier this year, more than 47,000 claims have been filed with the victims' compensation fund and more than 11,000 additional claims are expected by 2020. when the fund is set to expire unless congress acts. we must do the right thing by our first responders. once and for all. no excuses. that's why i'm very proud to be an original co-sponsor of this bipartisan legislation, the never forget the heroes act, to fully fund the september 11 victims' compensation fund. so that no 9/11 survivor has to ever worry. as mr. zeldin said, there's nothing partisan about this. and the bipartisan problem solvers caucus just talked about it this morning. how i

the new jersey bill is currently making its way through the senate. in new jersey, brian maness, fox news. >>> the powerball jackpot this wednesday will likely be at least three quarters of $1 billion. that's after no one won the $625 billion jackpot last night. the last time anyone hit all the winning numbers was the day after christmas. 12 people in california did win $20,000 in last night's drawing for but again the red powerball number, no one had. i guess good luck this week. buy your tickets. it could be long lines at the store. >> i was forget to get them. thank you for joining us tonight. sports wrap is next. >> join us tomorrow for mornings on 2. good night.

the fact of the matter is, s thousands of people in new jersey. necessarily headlines for us because they are a big presence here. i reiterated that the new work -- newark story is getting better by the day, it is compelling, we have the land, we have the story, the trajectory. i believe it continues to be a great story, not just for amazon, but for companies who are looking to put an anchor in a community like this. that, at itsn peak, had 500,000 residents. today it has somewhat under 300,000. we have the bones for a big company to come in and employ folks and for folks to live your , and not push those out to have fought to stay all of these decades. the answer is yes and newark is open for business. caroline: will amazon remain open for business? we've heard from elizabeth warren, wanting to break up some of these large tech companies, particularly focusing on amazon. i want to get your perspective on whether you agree with these policies and where you see the democratic party moving in general. progressive or remain more moderate? gov. murphy:

tourism is the third largest industry in new jersey. so south jersey issues are very important, they len a lot to the economy and i really hope to bring them to life and fight for them, fight or four farmers-not only in new jersey but around the country, and. >> how many term does you plan to stay ear. >> i have no idea. the people make that decision, i don't. so this is what i've always said and end this way. i'm going to work as hard as i know how. to i'm going to give it everything i have, and on elect night i said i'm going work very, very, very, very hard and i am. and it's going to be up to the people decide. >> new congress, new leaders, followed it all on c-span. >> this weekend book if the from the tucson festival of books. starting saturday at noon eastern, featuring republican strategist wick'llson he with the book, everything trump touches dies, then journalist sharon beau irwith the book, american prison, reporter's undercover journey into the business of punish: author lynn vincent with indianapolis, the true story officer

bryan llenas is live in new jersey. bryan, i have a trash obsession. . >> its not only new jersey but hawaii. they're proposing the strictest plastic bans in the country. they are looking to ban plastic bags and strains and containers at restaurants and retailers. >> anything that we can do to make the environment a safer place is very important even though it may inconvenience us. >> now, hawaii is proposing a new line that is more strict. banning plastics at fast foods and full service restaurants including plastic bottles, utensils, garbage bags and stirring sticks and straws. advocates point to a 2018 united nations report on plastic pollution. they say if current trend continues, our oceans could contain more plastic than fish by 2050. more than 90% of the plastic pollution comes from asia and africa. new jersey's proposal goes way too far and will hurt small businesses. they advocate for more recycling education and litter enforcement. >> we described it as taking a sledge hammer to a mosquito. plastic retail bags are the best option at the checko

new jersey, new york are all in. the port authority is all in.cross the hudson and the political aisle we need the trump administration to get all in as the obama administration had been before. >> isn't that infrastructure? >> it's the one area where candidate trump was running and i said i could see common ground. but it's a lot of rhetoric and no abz. i'm still cautiously optimistic. 20% of the gdp rides in the nation's northeast corridor. >> and you have to navigate the pot holes to navigate the heavily travelled roadways. this is american jobs. >> union jobs too. and as you said new jersey is the densest state in the nation. so moving people around, moving things around is not a passing interest. it's existential. we're fixing nj transit. but we need help from the feds to get that tunnel built. >> bumper sticker one more time. >> pro-growth progressive. >> thank you for visiting. appreciate it. >>> coming up they are thought of a as a moderating force inside this white house. but a new book digs into the roles that ivanka and jared play behi

i don't think that's what is happening in newark, new jersey.er: what about the idea that finland said it didn't make people better at finding a job? didn't change their employment status but they did report they were happy year. there's got to be less stress involved when you feel like i've got some safety net. >> when you have 27% of your major city population living below the poverty line your first step is to make sure people are not dying in the streets and have something to live on. i don't blame the mayor for wanting to get creative how he does that. is this the only solution to the problem? know. i hope they are doing other things but i don't blame him for wanting to try something, look at this big chunk of my population who can't put food on the table and they can't afford -- >> the 27% is not indicative of the fact that they all are getting assistance from the federal government. >> clearly is not working. >> the government these problems. heather: josh mentioned dying in the streets. >> one reason there is so much poverty in places li

in new jersey, brian maness, fox news. >>> the powerball jackpot this wednesday will likely be at leastuarters of $1 billion. that's after no one won the $625 billion jackpot last night. the last time anyone hit all the winning numbers was the day after christmas. 12 people in california did win $20,000 in last night's drawing for but again the red powerball number, no one had. i guess good luck this week. buy your tickets. it could be long lines at the store. >> i was forget to get them. thank you for joining us tonight. sports wrap is next. >> join us tomorrow for mornings on 2. good night. why are all these business owners so excited? we're going to comcast. it's ahead of the game, ahead of the curve. it's going to add to the productivity of our business. it's switch and save days at comcast business. right now, get fast, reliable internet for $49.95 a month and save $600 a year. just one more way we take your business beyond. but hurry, switch and save days ends april 7th. internet that's reliable. internet that's fast. that's super important. i just want to get it right now. call t

my mom so that they nurse in a great hospital in new jersey. that is why they came here and friday state. >> what did they say about living and being a citizen of the united states when you were growing up? >> they were so appreciative of the opportunity. it was something we never took for granted. they also told me it was important to get back. my dad dedicated his life to trying to cure cancer and also ms. my mom worked at a nurse in our own community. they taught me that service is not just a job, it is a way of life. it is not just something you do 9 through 5 and then you punch out. it has to be your mindset and what drives you. >> did that service start early for you? >> absolutely. something that's, my mom maybe go to the hospital to volunteer. my dad told me it is important city human element. it was a cancer researchers. he went and talked with family who was afflicted with cancer and afflicted with alzheimer's. this is not just kind of experiment. this is not to something you do in a lab. you are trying to help people. that human side

they're in in new jersey, new york, connecticut.studies that show it's impacted property value in those states. >> it may have these are fantastic states, by the way. but the taxes are brutally high. and they're far above what other states are taxing. and as a result, new study, i think new york has lost about $100 billion in revenue and wealth because of the high taxes over the last 20 years makes it very tough for families and especially millennials to be able to live in these states sop i think at the end of the day, i think these states are going to have to tackle their tax codes to stay competitive. i know governor christie, i think you threatened a veto every week on a tax increase in new jersey i think it was just relentless on you to continue to do that. but under the new tax code, the curtain has been pulled back now businesses and families know exactly how they're being taxed. states won't be able to compete until they make changes. >> governor, what would you be doing if you were there in new jersey >> same thing when i w

host: i want to focus on new jersey. they passed an expansion of their paid family leave policy into law and it was signed last month. here is what that expansion would do for those who work in new jersey. it would expand paid time off from six weeks to 12 weeks. towould increase the pay $806 a week. 860 dollars a week. in new jersey, it can be used byer a birth and is funded annual payroll productions and will go into effect -- does not go into effect until july of 2020. focus on the payment side, when we talk about paid family leave, what are the different options and plans to paper expansions like that? guest: the way these programs are working is that there is an employer.e and we had an insurance policy that allows people to take time off for medical leave. on parentalg benefits and those tend to be funded to employee payroll contributions. this is an earned benefit and employers are facing a cost of letting the employee take that leap. if the employee pays into the tax systems like we do for other insurance program

the chair now recognizes the gentleman from new jersey, mr. van drew, for five minutes. mr. van drew: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to insert letters of support for the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. speaker, i rise today because i am profoundly concerned with the possible permitting of seismic air gun blasting off the atlantic coast from jacksonville, florida, to new jersey to portland, maine. this is an extremely serious issue. late last year, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, also known as noaa, issued five harassment authorizations, which advanced permit applications for seismic air gun blasting in the atlantic ocean. this action essentially sets the stage for the bureau of energy management to approve these permits at any day now. seismic air gun blasting is not only the first step toward off-shore oil and gas exploration and development, but it is harmful to marine mammals' life and to marine life in general and it encroaches on vital military operations. at a time when we are attempting to limit

the country but for me it is such a formative , part of my development, especially coming from new jersey. we are intimately connected with new york city and the towers. that was a personal issue. watching my classmates from high school, college, serving in iraq and afghanistan, this was not some intellectual curiosity. it is about people's lives being risked. i wanted to do everything i could to try to get our country on a better path. >> you in the obama administration. how did you get that position and what did you do? >> i served as a civil servant. i got interested in foreign policy after september 11. first starting at the united states agency for international development under the bush administration. i briefly served on the hill under a moderate republican. i had the honor to work at the state department. for me it was always about , serving the people. when i worked in afghanistan no , one asked me if i was a democrat or republican. just focused on the job. i worked my way up from the bottom and tried to make sure i can use my experience and expertise to help people. >> you were

kathy park, nbc news, jersey city, new jersey. >> and believe it or not the acceptance letters are still coming in. congratulations to dylan. that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. as the evening commute gets busier and busier, one east bay city is thinking about dealing with it, by >>> right now at 6:00, as the evening commute gets busier and busier, one east bay sit is thinking about -- east bay city is thinking aboutng ferry. >> and thieves getting away from stealing clothes. why are they getting away with it. >> and the man admsion scandal. we talk with someone who knows him to find out more about the growing case. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us, i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm vicky nguyen in for raj mathai. we're tracking developments on the college admission scandal. today silicon valley cpg fired the ceo because of his involvement. >> and we're tracking the doo--e demand from parents and student in the case. and we're learning about the man in the certainty -- at the center of it all. rick budman. >> and we're here to see what he knew about the actions a long time. >> r

at the new jersey symphony, ms. johnson led outreach to schools, churches, senior centers and other organizations in order to make sure that the arts benefit everyone in the community. this evening she is being onored as the hidden figure. i ask my colleagues to join me in honoring ms. florence m. johnson for her leadership and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: madam speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. mr. thompson: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, tomorrow is national vietnam war veterans y, 46 years ago on march 29, 1973, the last combat troops were ordered out of vietnam. in just two -- and just two years ago we designated march 29 as the national day to honor our vietnam veterans. madam speaker, in many instances our vietnam veterans ofte

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the tunnel between new york and new jersey crumbling tunnels that thiede to be fix real issues. we've got to get costs down and we've got to fix our infrastructure i'm sick and tired of sending dollars to other states. they should be coming back to new york and new jersey, our area >> they're drawing on federal programs not as if they're saying we want to pick new jersey's pockets going to get rid of the federal programs >> you can look at the farm las for infrastructure they were made years ago at a time where the system you know where things were different. now that new jersey, we've, we're losing people, population because of these taxes and now we've got to make sure we look at this again and say actually, maybe given that new jersey pays in more, new york pays in more, more of the daollars should be coming back because of the weather and because the system is older more should be focused on our area of the country and i think these are the kind of issues and debates we should be having and i plan to have them in the coming months. >> yeah, believe me. it's scare kri stuff t

it's gonna be people in new jersey being like, "you got to fill out form w-7j," but because it's jersey like, on the form, "you got a [bleep] problem, tough guy?" followed by form j-27, where you explain, "wait, you know little anthony?" "if yes, from the old neighborhood? no kidding. his ma used to make the best chicken cutlets." ♪ - a federal judge rules new york's statewide ban on nunchucks is unconstitutional under the second amendment. the ban on the martial arts weapon was adopted in 1974. there were fears the popularity of kung fu films would lead to criminals, especially young gang members, using nunchucks. - yes. do you hear that, people? nunchucks are back, baby! they're back! back! what! i feel like i'm 14 years old again. gonna go out and buy some nunchucks and then go home and masturbate furiously. and all of this is happening, thanks to the lawsuit of one very committed new yorker. cowabunga, dude. thank you. i will say-- i will say, new york clearly has its priorities off. like, it's taking forever to legalize weed, but nunchucks are now fair game? like, of all the cities

kathy park, nbc news, jersey city, new jersey. >> and believet or not the acceptance letters are stillg in. congratulations to dylan. that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. thank yofor watching, u -we're doing karaoke later, and you're gonna sing. -jamie, this is your house? -i know, it'much, but it's home. right, kids? -kids? -papa, papa! laughs ] -you didn't tell me your friends were coming. -oh, yeah. -this one is tiny like a child. -yeah, she is.se oh, buously, it's good to be surrounded by what matters most -- a home and aveo bundle from progres -oh, sweetie, please, play for us. -oh, no, i couldn't. -please. -okay. [ singing in spanish ] >>> lights, camera, "access." >>> howard is so hollywood right now. >> i'm just sick of her. >> tamest of howard's war of words with wendy williams. did he go too far? >> y worry aboutour husband, not

new jersey. the new jersey turnpike just did a bond issue. it was about 4% tax-free.state and with the salt provisions that bond is very attractive to a new jersey taxpayer. them still bunch of there. some moved to florida but the rest live there. if you look at the combination of that and you say what about the equity value of the new jersey turnpike? what does it happen equity value ? what if that was used to shore up and underfunded pension plan as opposed to sitting on the books of the state of new jersey at zero value? of an assetxample sale which can be replicated in cities, counties, states all over the country. alix: what do you like? david: i like the new jersey turnpike at 4% tax-free for new jersey tax paying client. when the 30 year treasury is at 3% taxable. that to me is a great gift if you are in new jersey and you do the work on the credit so you get the first lane, you get the superior lane, you do all the things you need to. david: at the same time, a lot of pension obligations. the states have to have some general obligation bonds. what pressure doe

kathy park, nbc news, jersey city, new jersey. what a great story. we need that one. he s plans tody political science and later become a lawyer, he says. eventually he hopes to help support his family and assist his mom in achieving her dream g of openi a caribbean restaurant. >> an impressive young man. >> yes. >>> tomorrow is supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg's devoted hday and her fans plan to celebrate in an unusual way. no cake or ice cream involved. no, people are planning to plank lick rbg while singing "happy birthday" on the steps of the supreme court tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. inspired by a recent interviewi which rbg called her trainer the most important person in her life. over 2,000 people have expressed interest on the facebook invite and more than 500 ve confirmed their attendance. >> we have seen her work out with he trainer. she is something else. >> she is something else. no wder he's the most important person. >> yeah, i'll say. how long can you guys plan'v gone three minutes. >> how long is the planking? you've gone threeinutes? >> have and it'

in other attacks in the state of new jersey. new jersey. filmer he. anybody making over a million dollars a year to pay more tax, specifically in over 10% rate tacked onto all the other income taxes you have to pay. governor murphy says the extra dough will go towards making a more affordable. that's not true. in the extra money they get will go towards retired government workers and that is a fact. >> new jersey ranks below illinois. they're out of control with their spending. stuart: it is well known that it just won't happen. more people will be calling the moving companies. stuart: thank you, actually. we talked about governor tim maltz to raise the gas tax. he also wants the state to become carbon free by 2050. critics say the governor's plan is very expensive and has too many loose ends. the crisis on the border and it is a crisis. the reversal over the president's national emergency declaration. sources are saying it will be reversed. i want to bring in senator john hogan of north dakota. senator, i can't believe republicans will say

there have been experiments in new jersey about universal income before.showed that it could work. so democrats are split on whether this is a good national policy and in terms of localizing at the state of alaska pays people twodollars a year to live there. it can be done, and let them do it. >> the nontraditional basic income will enable workers to negotiate better wages. what is the downside for you? >> we have almost a million extra lot jobs in this economy, the trump economy, that we can't fill with employees. and it now what they socialists want to do is take even more americans out of the workforce. it is very easy to get on government programs, there are more government programs that you can even imagine. what i would like to see us do is actually get the american people to a position. we can get these jobs that are going unfilled and have options for their families. instead, the democrats, even in the socialist countries of europe. they are moving away from those big stupid programs because, guess what, this idea of minimum income has never worked

there are also federal prosecutors in new york and attorneys general in dcn new jersey who are lookinge broadbase away at how the committee for the inaugural cardi raise the money and deployed the money. >> it was $107 million, a record. about twice as much as obama's which had been a record at 53 million. recently saide trump had nothing to do with the planning of the party in his honor. we knew from sources around the campaign the transition and the inaugural. that was not quite true. we set out to tell the story of how trump helped plant his own party. has been falling trump as president or candidate or businessman over the last 20 or 30 years probably could ascertain technically that he is going to be involved. he is a show man. he understands the power of visuals and tell us how he got involved. >> he went very deep. some broad top-level things. as they were planning this from the earliest days, he calls his good friend who is chairman of the inaugural in real time as they were having meetings and trying to figure stuff out. he also was very curious for a while in the idea of sell

kim of new jersey. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 172rks the gentleman from new jersey, mr. kim and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. kilmer: i rise to offer my mendment to mr. kim: our democracy isn't working for the majority of americans. this is something i hear every kay. there are too many barriers, too much dark money influence in our politic too many loopholes for bad actors to skirt our ethics laws and use a revolving door of politics to enrich themselves instead of empowering the american people. h.r. 1 isn't just a step in the right direction, it's a massive shift that takes power and puts it back in the hands of our constituents. it is this -- it is legislation that reminds us that our government must be for the people. but just as importantly, our democracy must be by the people. that is why i rise today to offer this amendment to h.r. 1, which will require federal election ballots to be made in america. in shor

he was wanted for the murder of his fiancee in newark, new jersey in 2014. >> he killed my daughter and then killed the cat and put the cat in the bed with her. this is not his first crime. he got other crimes where he killed the person and put the dog in the bed. >> reporter: kiah was a security guardt the men's shelter in northeast d.c. and that's where relatives say she met e stephenson. d no idea he was a wanted man or a violent past. >> calling himself apr cher. he was just -- he was just the smooth erator. >> reporter: kiah was the mother of four children. tamia is just 14 years old. >> my mom not going to be the for my graduation or my prom. >> reporter: kiah was well at the shelter and so was stephenson. she was a sweet heart, and they never thought stephenson could be capable ofmurder. seemed like he was a very nice guy. laughed, talked with us every sunday. we'd get up sunday morning at 6:30 and go to church. >> reporter: we are hoping to get a lot of our questio answered at the press conference scheduled to start any minute now. of course, the fam

from his top choice, the college of new jersey. d that's the cbs weekend news for this saturday. later on cbs, "48 hours." and the news, of course, continues, always, on our at cbsnews.com. i'm reena ninan in new york. thanks for joining us. live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >>> -- >>> a popular place for people to walk and drivers to speed. the push to protect pedestrians near san francisco's lake merced after a 14-year-old girl was hit by a car. >>> hundreds in the oakland community are celebrating the persian new year today. the new zealand massacre is not far from there months. we will have the story coming up. >>> people who live in their cars will soon be able to rest tv and one east bay city. >>> the bears are about to feel the burn as senator bernie sanders plant in san francisco stop. >>> would begin with breaking ws in vacaville. cruiser at the scene of a fire in an apartment complex on alamo drive near davis street. you can see the black smoke coming out of the building as firefighters try to get th

and for other families around new jersey and across the country. while they don't know what i'm doing now, i hope as they get older they will look back on this time and be proud of their data. >> how are you balancing this life to washington in new jersey? >> there is no way to balance. it's a sacrifice and i'm always going to be indebted to my wife and my family because they are having to do so much more to help make this work and is truly a family effort. there is 0 balance when it comes to family working in congress. so my job is to do everything that i can to build the support and we do this alongside my wife while making sure i'm delivering for the people of the district. i will say, i've gone around the district and talk to constituents, i think they are really proud of what my family is doing and they recognized the sacrificing -- more importantly they see a pair of two baby boys and they know that i'm doing this because of the passion for my family and community and that my head is in the right space. noah will go to this unless they want t

already allow recreation alcanan cannabis use, but new jersey's decision to postpone the vote underscoresvicive issue. >> last week new study found smoking highly potent cannabis on a daily basis quadruples your chances of a -- episode. thc is chemical that causes drug psychological affect, that is alarming considers that government data shows that america's pot is getting stronger, average level has grown from 4% in 2000 to 12% 24d. >> today's marijuana is much more harmful than it used to be. reporter: another study found marijuana related emergency room visits more than tripled in colorado since 2012. >> we're seeing home more now because of the rush to legalize marijuana. >> medical marijuana dispensaries like harmony in new jersey argue that legalization will ensure regulation. >> one of the key differences between us and people -- the street, we actually test our marijuana. and make sure it is safe and effective. >> studies have not proven that smoking cannabis causes psychosis, doctors say there arely mit. >> on that note, we have monkeys riding dogs, yes. monkeys riding das dogs.

. >> reporter: this week, justice in a new jersey courtroom. >> guilty. guilty. guilty. >> reporter: leah, a former friend of sarah stern, found guilty on all counts of murdering the 19-year-old who went missing from her home in december 2016. a jury determining that he strangled her and enlisted her junior prom date, preston, to help throw her body off a nearby bridge. >> to think that somebody who pretended to be her friend actually did that to her and without any remorse. it's just, it's painful, it's sad, and it's just, it's beyond anything that i've ever experienced before in my life. >> reporter: prosecutors say the motive, getting their hands on sarah's lock box, which he believed was stuffed with up to $100,000 in cash. >> i picked her up under the shoulders and hoisted her up. >> reporter: and now newly-released video shows that accomplice, preston taylor, walking investigators through exactly what happened after the murder. >> i carried her over here. dragged her over here and kind of sat her under the bushes right here. >> 911, where's the emergency? >

he was a fugitive from new jersey in 2014, charges with eerily similar situation. >>> now to coloradoed so much snow this winter officials are warning about the threat of severe avalanches. there's more heavy snow expected in the rockies today. >> avalanche is expected until mid-morning. kayna whitworth has more. >> reporter: that winter storm bringing dangerous avalanches to the colorado rockies. late reports of vehicles trapped on 91. avalanches trapped a tow truck in veil pass, rupturing a gas line in copper mountain and shutting down part of i-70. >> i have been doing my business 30 years. i have never seen it like this. >> reporter: crews deliberately triggering avalanches to reduce risk. >> reporter: the colorado avalanche information center says we are seeing historic activity. >> reporter: extreme or high danger in 9 of 10 areas. it includes aspen, veil and breckenridge. authorities fearing more scenes like this one sunday. a wall of snow crashing on vehicles, including the goldman families. >> i don't see how you see it as anything other than miraculous that we survived the w

. >>> then, new jersey congressman jeff van drew is here joining us exclusively with democratic reaction to the mueller report, plus his take on that senate vote on the green new deal last

talking about 20% of the market in 6 months of what nevada had done in the state of new jersey.s entirely dependent upon what the states allow. new jersey did so well because they allow people to bet on their phones and if states get into a habit of saying you only be allowed to bet at brick and mortar facilities then you see disappointment in the revenue numbers and the states need to think of activating people on the mobile devices. >> who do you think is going all the way? >> i have virginia beating virginia tech in the final four. >> wow. >> i like to do a go for broke be memorable final four so i stick with the number 1 seeds. >> we taking melissa to virginia and do a hometown broadcast. chad, good to see you. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> beat georgetown >>> check please is next this is your invitation to a higher standard of luxury. this is the invitation to lexus sales event. lease the 2019 es 350 for $379 a month for 36 months. now thru march 31st. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. does your wealth manager a cfa charterholder does. you've worked hard to gro

it strikes me as playing into the fiscal dumpster fire that is new jersey.e three lowest in the entire country for the fiscal dumpster fire. they have 50% less assets than they need to meet their future obligations, including all of their pension plans that they are mired in. it was ranked this year's all-time worst for business, tax climate, everyone is fleeing and yet that state decided to raise taxes individually at the state level and for businesses. sure, this idea could on top of that give free and comfortable makes a lot of sense. that state is ridiculous. i think it would behoove it instead to conduct an audit to shave spending, to save and be able to meet their fiduciary obligations and incentivize businesses to grow in that state so they wouldn't have to shell out free money that doesn't work anyway. my last point is we have twice as many millionaires in this country as finland has residents. for people to make the comparisons of oak, that experiment. it means, stockton was the first city in california to declare bankruptcy. >> juan: the senator fr

attorney in new jersey was looking for a first assistant.e was a very experienced appellate lawyer but he wanted someone with trial experience. his name was samuel alito. now justice alito. i went over and i interviewed and became his first assistant, and did some trial work there. we have some very interesting cases, including the mayor of jersey city, who was convicted of bank fraud, and some other cases. when he went up to the court of appeals in 1990, as a first assistant, i succeeded him. that made me about 36, 37 years old. david: what would the current michael chertoff tell the young michael chertoff who became a young u.s. attorney in his 30's? michael: i would say enjoy this because it's probably the best job you will ever have. it was really a great job. i did continue to go to court i , did not give that up, but it was the first job i had where there was a significant public dimension, where you announced cases, sometimes you had some controversies. we had the infamous kidnapping of the exxon executive who was killed, when one of

. >> reporter: new jersey new york sco cory booker and -- also running hard in iowa. gillibrand officially announcing she's in the race. >> that's why i'm running for president. and it's why i'm asking you for your support. >> all right. so gillibrand's entry into the race means that 14 democrats have officially announced they're running. the republicans had 17 last time around, and right now the contenders are showing each other respect, but the first democratic debate comes right around the corner in june, so we will see how long this civility lasts. >> they're careful to welcome each other to the race, but once they're on the debate stage, that will change. >> we'll see. >> see you again in just a minute for the highs and lows of the week. chuck todd is moderator of "meet the press." always good to see you. you have a busy show of presidential contenders this morning on "meet the press." want to ask you first about joe biden. he keeps leaving these easter eggs and dropping these hints about whether or not he may run. can we assume he is in the race, number one, and