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on tuesday, i spoke with democratic congressman ro khanna of california. he recently co-authored a bipartisan letter calling for defense secretary james mattis to help prevent an attack on hudaydah. i asked him to lay out his concerns. . >> it would just be a catastrophe of civilian casualties. meantack on hudaydah would thousands and thousands of women and children and civilians would e. isond, the port of hudaydah the only place right now for practical purposes that food and medicine can get in to yemeni civilians. one would think it should be common sense that the united states and the international community would be doing everything in our power to keep that port openn. in the past, even ambassador nikki haley has talked about the importance of that port for civilians. it would be a dereliction of our own values to not do everything in our power to stop that attack and do everything in our power to stop refueling me saudis from their warming campaign in yemen. amy: what do you know about this doctors without borders cholera clinic the saudi rime just

coaedtion begins a major offensive on a key port city in yemen, we speak to democratic congressman ro khanna, a leading critic of the war which has already killed 15,000 civilians, sparked the world's worst cholera epidemic, and pushed the country to tnk of famine. then to the poor peoples' >> americans working at a job that does not pay you a living wage day in and day out. imagine not having a basic income and not knowing how you're going to feed your children. we have to have a people in this country that are willing to stand as long as it takes and organize as long as it takes and fight as long as it takes. amy: 50 years after the assassination of martin luther king, jr., the reverend william barber is helping to lead a new poor peoples campaign. we will air a report from washington where barber and many others were arrested on monday. some religious leaders were handcuffed for five hours from had their religious vestments ripped off of them, and were brought into court in ankle irons after being jailed overnight. among them, poor people's campaign leader reverend liz theoharis. pl, we w

the president's executive order is getting a tepp i had response from the south bay congressman ro khanna. >> he calls it a small nod to decency ens by ending the barbaric practice of separating children from parents. but replaces one problem with another by locking up families in detainment together. >> california senator kamala harris says the president's order does not fix the crisis. she says it provides no solution for the children already separated from their families. congressman eric swalwell has this to say. >> the president was right to stop this that policy. but let's not give him a medal for starring the fire and bringing the fire hose. >> and that facebook campaign to help reunit undocumented immigrants parents separated from children has raisele oed well over $13 million. two of facebook's earliest employees started the campaign sunday. for more information about the immigrates debate go to our website, abc 7 news.com. >>> a judge heard appropriatings today from both sides in a lawsuit brought by the trump administration against california's sanctuary state laws. the white h

ro khanna (d) santa clara> "people are going to be nickled and dimed for use of the email, use of socialedia, use of web surfing. the repeal of net neutrality is not popular in silicon valley. "they can essentially cableize the internet. they can slow down what someone else wants to sell to you. and speed up more of the content they want you to see. they can charge you for fast lanes. and if you can't afford it - you'll be in the slow lane.> "we don't want the isps, the so-called owners of the pipes, to decide what we see on the internet. that's our decision." comint eight.. two bay area mayors..... among a coalition asking the federal government to relax marijuana laws. plus. a major recall affecting tyson chicken. why the frozen breaded chicken is being recalled. and next. a new york father's deportation delayed... but his fate is still up in the air, after he was detained while delivering pizza. ♪ ♪ hi! leaving a career to follow a calling takes courage. a personalized financial strategy can give you confidence to take th

. >>> south bay congressman ro khanna called on congress to act now on gun violence. he wrote on facebook: >> president trump weighing in on twitter wrote: >> and, of course, we'll monitor developments coming out of maryland throughout the night and bring you the latest developments as we get them. you can also visit our website for the latest information ktvu.com. >>> now to breaking news. there is new information tonight about the oakland teenager at the center of a debate over brain activity. doctors in new jersey say jahi mcmath died following surgery to treat an intestinal issue. she died on friday from internal bleeding and kidney issues. the state of california declared jahi dead five years ago almost but the family maintained there was brain activity. new jersey is the only state where families can reject brain death on grounds of religious belief. jahi was 13 years old when she went into cardiac arrest in 2013 after undergoing nose and throat surgery at children's hospital oakland. >>> we have new information now in a cold case in the south bay. sheriff's inv

. >> reporter: this statement from representative ro khanna representing the 17th district of california news. -- rob malcolm, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> there were protests in sacramento today. demonstrators gathered outside the district court where white house attorneys and california's attorney general sparred over california's sanctuary state laws. the three laws passed last year, two of them limiting cooperation with immigration agents, the third allowing the state to inspect detention centers operating under federal government contracts. the main thrust of the federal government's argument is that the laws are an effort to interfere with immigration law enforcement. >> we anticipated that the federal government would sue us and that's why i crafted the measure that would not violate any type of federal law. we don't interfere with federal immigration policy. >> a judge heard arguments today and took no action. no matter the outcome, the case will probably be appeal to the ninth circuit. >>> there's growing concern in contra costa county about soil being dumped at a landfill and whether i

. >> reporter: this statement from representative ro khanna representing the 17th district of california: of california: >> reporter: back to congresswoman lee. she said she is also requesting that these immigration facilities be visited by u.n. observers. she wrote a letter to the secretary-general of the u.n. the u.n. called the children separated from their families child abuse. senator kamala harris plans to visit a detention center on friday in texas. >> rob malcolm, thank you. >>> major airlines have asked the trump administration to refrain from using their flights to separate immigrant children from their families, this after news spread that american airlines was transporting children to cities thousands of miles from their parents through what was believed to be government services agreement. we reached out to american, united, southwest, delta and frontier airlines. each company has said they did not support separating families but had no evidence to prove whether or not their airline was used to do so. southwest airlines headquartered in dallas said: >>> a bay area couple has

ro khanna (d) santa clara> "people are going to be nickled and dimed for use of the email, use of socialof web surfing. the repeal of net neutrality is not popular in silicon valley. "they can essentially cableize the internet. they can slow down what someone else wants to sell to you. and speed up more of the content they want you to see. they can charge you for fast lanes. and if you can't afford it - you'll be in the slow lane.> "we don't want the isps, the so-called owners of the pipes, to decide what we see on the internet. that's our decision." (catherine) santa clara county has joined several states in filing legal challenges in the fight to bring back net neutrality. vicki and grant? (grant) people are stepping up to help a homeless man in oakland who had his belongings thrown into lake merritt. a jogger passing by tossed the items into the water. that man... now nicknamed "jogger joe" decided the homeless man needed to go after sleeping in the same spot for over a year. now some people in the community are banding t

khanna, ro khanna, who has been a great champion of putting these questions at the forefront of our discussions here. mr. khanna: thank you, representative raskin, on putting the focus on the poor people's campaign and your advocacy for so many issues of economic justice and racial justice. in nt to join my colleagues the issues the poor people's campaign has had. there was a panel senator warren had a few days ago where reverend barber was there and ordinary individuals were testifying about their experiences. the people we should be hearing in congress. i want to share two quotes and then share some testimony. one is what reverend barber said which in my view makes him the great -- one of the great civil rights leaders in this country. he said, and i quote, i would to er join with you and die try to change the morals of this country than live in the time when moral dissent was necessary and he and they said nothing. that requires such courage and it's so believable when dr. barber was with a number of others at the hearing. they had this chant that before the poor people's campaign will fail