joining us now is congressman sam liccardo. i'm chatting with you since you were sworn in last month. i'm guessing the honeymoon is over. you all have your hands full. yeah, you're right. it's all hands on deck right now. we know we've got a lot of threats to our community and to our country. and the good news is, we've got a lot of partners in the community pulling together throughout the country, and i'm confident we're going to weather the storm. you've been pretty upfront with us for years now, so i can ask you this. the optics for a lot of people, even within your own party, is that the democrats are being pushed around. president trump is on the attack with no pushback. how do you change that? yeah, it depends how you define push. push back. if folks are looking for legislation that we're going to suddenly get a majority of votes for, that won't happen in a system where the american public voted for republican majorities in the senate and the house, as some have said, look, americans voted for a dumpster fire. and we got

congressman sam liccardo, thank you so much for joining us, congressman. reat to be with you both. great to see you, too. i'm used to saying mayor, but now it's congressman sam. sam works fine. okay. sounds good. all right. thank you very much. all right. so how is this for some medical math? one heart plus two valves save three lives. and the three patients, all young girls are opening up about the unique procedure that saved them. when 11 year old jordy kelly's heart started failing last year, doctors at duke university began their search for a donor, and this year, a donor heart became available. doctors discovered even though journey's heart muscle was failing, her heart valves could be used to actually save other lives, and that gave two other girls a new chance at life. 14 year old margaret van bruggen and nine year old kinsley frizzell. all three are talking to today about really the incredible chain of events. how did you feel about being able to help these two a little bit to. yeah. happy that i did that piece of her heart. probably saved your life

new south bay house lawmaker sam liccardo is proposing his first piece of legislation, and it's aimed at crking down on financial exploitation. the bill is called the dream act. it would block the president, members of congress and other senior officials, along with their spouses and children, from issuing or sponsoring securities, commodities and cryptocurrencies. congressman liccardo says this is in response to president trump issuing a meme coin shortly before taking office. the first lady followed suit. we asked him why he's choosing this as his first issue, especially when republicans are holding both houses of congress. eventually, there may be folks who are wobbly knees today, may get a stronger spine and decide that they want to make corruption criminal again. congressman liccardo says the bill would serve as a placeholder if democrats come to power in washington. two men accused of leaving parts of the south bay in the dark are arrested. but morgan hill police fear that the copper wire theft could be more widespread. nbc bay area's kris sanchez reports from morgan hill on wha

also, freshman south bay congressman sam liccardo has introduced his first piece of legislation. what his bill is targeting. and remembering legendary actor gene hackman as questions mount about how he died. the latest on the investigation surrounding his death. and we'll look back at his amazing career. welcome back everyone. the news at 530 starts right now. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang and i'm raj mathai. one of the richest and most prestigious universities in the world is bracing for budget cuts and delays in federal spending. stanford has announced a hiring freeze and the school isn't alone. yes, it's something colleges around the country are dealing with as they try to figure out what the white house will do next. nbc bay area's ian cull explains why the stanford president is pointing to two things in particular. tonight, the president of stanford says the world renowned university is in a hiring freeze. the announcement came in a letter to the community, noting there are financial uncertainties for universities across the country. the school says there a

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south bay congressman sam liccardo is taking aim at president trump in his first piece of legislationced the meme act, short for modern emoluments and malfeasance enforcement. it would block the president, vice president, members of congress and other senior officials from issuing or sponsoring securities, commodities and cryptocurrencies like meme coins. mr. trump launched his coin three days before he took office. >> we've seen more than 800,000 investors who have lost more than $2 billion on trump's meme coin, while in the meantime, we know trump more than made more than $100 million just from fees alone. the truth is this is a pump and dump scheme, and federal officials shouldn't be involved in it. >> the legislation would also force the president to surrender any profits he's made from the sale of his coins. >> there is new concern this morning about the cybersecurity of americans. the united kingdom government is reportedly demanding that apple provide backdoor access to any data that it stores in its icloud storage system. just last week, apple said it would stop offering an op

congressman sam liccardo is back home and talking to supporters. he appeared today at a ceremonl swearing in to talk about the tough task ahead. >> a new spirit is rising and a torch must pass to a greatest generation that is still waiting to be forged. this is our moment and our work together. i look forward to working with each one of you on this incredibly monumental endeavor. thank you all. >> the event was held at the computer history museum museum in mountain view. liccardo took his oath of office last month in washington, d.c, to serve california's 16th congressional district. after being elected in november. it is shaping up to be a rough flu season, just ahead what state health officials are saying about cases so far? also. did you miss the magic of this year's black joy pride parade in oakland? highlights from the black experience celebration and the community's contributions to history and culture. >> i'm spencer christian. morning. sprinkle may be headed our way again. i'll have the accuweather forecast in just a moment. when abc depart

force is challenging president trump's onslaught of executive orders and south bay congressmen sam liccardo. it's one of the democrats on the task force according to the former federal prosecutor in san jose mayor. more than 80 cases have already been filed and courts have issued 29 injunctions limiting or halting trump administration action. we've seen a lot of success so far from 4 federal judges have blocked, for example. >> the efforts to this report prices and ship certainly article one of the constitution which gives congress the power of the purse. that's been largely ignored by the pattern. the actions we've seen from this administration essentially eliminating agencies without any consultation of congress. we need to do it legally and constitutionally. so we're focusing a lot and protecting article one of the constitution. >> among the cases they're taking on 2 of them argue the establishment of the department of government efficiency or doge and elon musk's role in the agency. our problems a class action lawsuit has also been filed aimed at the trump administratien's abrupt termin

en otra información, el congresista sam liccardo y exalcalde de la ciudad de san josé en el área de la y es que este proyecto, titulado ley de ejecución modernos, busca bloquear al presidente trump, miembros del congreso y otros funcionarios de alto rango, junto con sus cónyuges e hijos, de emitir o patrocinar valores y criptomonedas. ahora ricardo, cabe mencionar que presentó esta propuesta en respuesta a la emisión de un memecoin o criptomoneda por parte del presidente trump antes de asumir su cargo y en respuesta a las redadas realizadas por agentes federales en el vle central en enero, la unión de campesinos y 5 residentes del condado de kern entablaron una demanda contra el departamento de seguridad nacional, aduanas y protección fronteriza y también contra la patrulla fronteriza. carlos trejo ha conversado con 1 de los abogados, quien explica lo que piden y también lo que dice la patrulla fronteriza ante esa demanda. la unión de campesinos y 5 residentes del condado kern demandan a la patrulla fronteriza, por lo que dicen ser prácticas ilegales. y después de que en enero agentes

former san jose mayor and newly elected congressman sam liccardo was sworn in today for the second time. liccardo was officially sworn in last month in washington, but today a swearing in ceremony was held in mountain view, which is part of the district he serves. liccardo defeated fellow democrat and state assembly member evan lowe in the november election. he replaced former congresswoman anna eshoo, who you see here swearing him in. it's a wonderful day. we're you know, it made all the challenges we're facing in our country right now. this is a moment for us to celebrate, take a breath, get our strength together, and obviously take on the big challenges we have in the hours and days ahead. liccardo seat covers part of santa clara and san mateo counties. well, tens of thousands of people. they showed up to oakland's black joy parade today. for the eighth annual black joy parade and celebration started at 14th street and broadway. move through downtown, ending at 20th and franklin streets. and that is where a festival was set up to keep the celebration going with so much fun. the festi

task force is challenging president trump's onslaught of executive orders south bay congressmen sam liccardo is one of the democrats on the task force. according to the former federal prosecutor and former san jose mayor. more than 80 cases have already been filed. and courts have issued 29 injunctions limiting or stopping the trump administration's actions. >> we've seen a lot of success so far from 4 federal judges have blocked, for example, the efforts to this rebirth, right citizenship. certainly article one of the constitution which gives congress the power of the purse. that's been largely ignored by the pattern of the actions we've seen from this administration, essentially eliminating agencies without any consultation of congress. we need to do it legally and constitutionally. so we're focusing a lot and protecting article one of the constitution. >> among the cases being taken on to argue the establishment of the department of government efficiency and elon musk's role in the agency. the class action lawsuit has also been aimed at the trump administration's abrupt termination of tho

sam liccardo, the freshman congressman from the south bay, is proposing his first piece of legislation, and it's aimed at cracking down on financial exploitation. the bill is called the modern emolument and malfeasance enforcement, or meme act. it would block the president, members of congress and other senior officials, along with their spouses and children, from issuing or sponsoring securities, commodities and cryptocurrencies. congressman liccardo says this is in response to president trump issuing a meme coin shortly before taking office. we asked him why he's choosing this as his first issue, especially when republicans hold both chambers of congress. eventually, there may be folks who wobbly knees today may get a stronger spine and decide that they want to make corruption criminal again. congressman liccardo says the bill would serve as a placeholder if democrats come to power in washington. coming to levi stadium this year, billy joel and stevie nicks. a massive concert headed for the bay area. we have the new details just released. also, the lgbtq youth space in san jose is in

we're joined by bay area congressman sam liccardo. that story and more coming up on our 7:00 news. but up next on nightly news, it's been one of the worst flu seasons in years with patients flooding ers around the country. the new >>> breaking news, the new twist in the menendez brothers' bid for freedom. l.a.'s district attorney opposes a new trial. the brothers serving a life sentence for the murders of their parents. we ask the d.a. what it means. >>> plus -- >> how can we be represented by you if you don't have a voice in congress? >> mass firings in the federal government. town halls across the country. just in, more than 5,000 department of defense workers on the chopping block. the sweeping crackdown on immigration, inincome news learning the trump administration is searching for new places to detain undocumented migrants.

newly elected south bay congressman sam liccardo was sworn in today in a symbolic ceremony.iccardo was officially sworn in last month in washington, but today a local ceremony was held in mountain view, which is part of the district he serves. back in november, he defeated fellow democrat and state assemblymember evan lo. liccardo replaced former and retiring congresswoman anna eshoo, who you see here swearing liccardo in. we have a unique culture here in the bay area, and the values that we have are the very values that this country critically needs. and i look forward to representing our values in washington, d.c. liccardo district covers part of santa clara and san mateo counties. well, the eyes of catholics around the world are on a hospital in rome, where pope francis remains in critical condition tonight. the pope is battling pneumonia, low blood counts and kidney problems. the vatican says the pope had a calm night and continues to be alert and well oriented. this video right here from outside the hospital in rome, where the pope was admitted with breathing problems j

also, freshman south bay congressman sam liccardo has introduced his first piece of legislation. what his bill is targeting. and remembering legendary actor gene hackman as questions mount about how he died. the latest on the investigation surrounding his death. and we'll look back at his amazing career. welcome back everyone. the news at

sam liccardo, the freshman congressman from the south bay, is proposing his first piece of legislationlled the modern emoluments and malfeasance enforcement, or meme act. it would block the president, members of congress and other senior officials, along with their spouses and kids, from issuing or sponsoring securities, commodities or cryptocurrencies. liccardo says it's in response to president trump issuing a meme coin shortly before taking office. first lady melania trump followed suit. we should not be in the business of selling financial assets leveraged on our reputations in public office. public office shouldn't be for sale. it belongs to the public. the bill has very little chance of passing this republican controlled congress. but liccardo says it's an important symbolic gesture against what he calls obvious corruption. more layoffs at google. the mountain view based company is getting leaner. a google spokesperson tells business insider about 200 jobs will be impacted. the cuts will affect departments including human resources, cloud and trust and safety. here's what else we

at various times, the crowd began demanding to know where we're congressional members sam liccardo and ro khanna, and protesters cheered loudly when assemblyman kalra spoke. dictators are able to take over, not because they have millions of people behind them. it's because millions of people stay home and don't stand up. there is no doubt that trump and his cronies have threatenened elect officials that speak up against him. but this is the time we have to show up for a leaderless event. many people here say they now plan to organize protests on their own. they say presidents day is once a year, not my presidents day will happen much more often in san jose. robert honda, nbc, bay area news. it was also an active holiday in san francisco. take a look. two different protests, about 1500 people at civic center plaza. this is part of that nationwide call at state capitols and city halls. many people turned out because they've been in shock watching the mass layoffs, executive orders and other actions over the last few weeks. a couple of blocks away at the tesla dealership in the city, a se

people were kind of chanting that they wanted to know where was the congressional members, such as sam liccardo or ro khanna. they were wanting to know where are they, because they feel like they need to have them coming out to these kind of rallies to show sort of the unity of the democrats. but caro was here and he spoke to the crowd as well as talk to me afterwards. and one of the things that he also emphasized was i saying before, which is people need to stop being now, so afraid to speak out against the administration, whether it's the public, whether it's the media or whether it's public officials. he's saying that the flurry of activity has really sort of cowed people, and he wants people now to speak up. and he was very encouraging to the crowd, and he was very encouraged by what he saw, because the march itself really just showed how many people were here. it stretched all the way through downtown, and it was like 15 or 20 minutes before the crowd of the crowd could even join the march. so colorado definitely trying to push the idea that it was time for people to speak out. and he was

el congresista sam liccardo y ex alcalde de la ciudad de san josé en el área de la bahía, presentó sucónyuges e hijos, de emitir o patrocinar valores y criptomonedas. ricardo presentó la propuesta en respuesta a la emisión de un memecoin o criptomoneda por parte del presidente trump antes de asumir el cargo. esta presión hacia dublín es un símbolo de abuso. es que se encienden las alarmas por la posible reapertura de una prisión local. temen que se use como centro de detención de migrantes. con hacha en mano, un hombre atacó a un conductor tras un accidente de coche y ojos abiertos porque mañana podrá ver a los 7 planetas de nuestro sistema solar. le vamos a decir si hay oportunidad de verlos aquí en la bahía nos preparamos para un marcado descenso en temperaturas y también precipitaciones en nuestra región. tengo el pronóstico completo al regresar y el departamento de comunicaciones de la policía de oakland estará hablando mañana viernes sobre una reciente investigación que condujo a la recuperación de casi una docena de armas de fuego y nosotros le comentamos ahora que organizacione

representatives zoe lofgren, ro khanna and sam liccardo, representing district 16, 17 and 18, held anews conference in san jose's mexican heritage plaza. they say the flurry of orders coming out of the white house are alarming, harmful and some of them are unconstitutional. santa clara county executive james r williams says it's important for residents to understand what's at stake. we heavily depend on federal resources, in particular for our hospital system. we get over 2.9 billion a year just for our health care services, directly or indirectly from the federal government. and what that means is that is how we are able to operate our hospitals, including our level one trauma center and pediatric trauma center. williams went on to stress that county services will remain open. nothing is changing right now, but many programs and services are in jeopardy because of the orders. another recall election is brewing in the bay area. dozens of people gathered in san francisco for a kickoff event of the recall and guardian movement back in december. a group of residents filed a recall petit

congressman sam liccardo is one of the democrats on that task force. according to the former federal prosecutor and san jose mayor. more than 80 cases have already been filed and courts have issued 29 injunctions limiting or halting trump administration actions. >> we've seen a lot of success so far from 4 federal judges have blocked, for example, the efforts to this rebirth, right citizenship. certainly article one of the constitution which gives congress the power of the purse. that's been largely ignored by the pattern actions we've seen from this administration, essentially eliminating agencies without any consultation of congress. we need to do it legally and constitutionally. so we're focusing a lot and protecting article one of the constitution. >> among the cases being taken on to argue the establishment of the department of government efficiency and elon musk's role in the agency. a class action lawsuit has also been filed aimed at the trump administration's abrupt termination. thousands of probationary federal employees. an unexpected rescue

a symbolic swearing in ceremony for south bay congressman sam liccardo. liccardo was officially sworn in last month in washington, but today a local ceremony was held in mountain view, which is part of the district he serves now. back in november, he defeated fellow democrat and state assemblymember evan low. ccardo replaced former and retired congresswoman anna eshoo, who you see right there swearing him in. we have a unique culture here in the bay area, and the values that we have are the very values that this country critically needs. and i look forward to representing our values in washington, d.c. liccardo district covers parts of santa clara and san mateo counties. tonight, the eyes of more than a billion catholics around the world are on the vatican, as pope francis remains in critical condition. the 88 year old is battling pneumonia, low blood counts and kidney problems. nbc news's anne thompson is tracking the latest from rome. tonight, pope francis remains in critical condition at rome's gemelli hospital. vatican officials say he is still gettin

congressmen sam liccardo is introduced a bill that aims to ban public officials from promoting and benefiting from crypto currency and stocks. the meme, the act would block the president, white house officials and members of congress and their spouses and children from issuing or endorsing any financial asset. this comes with a month after the release of the trump and melania meme coin. both meme coins. then tanked in value, costing investors collectively to lose about 2 billion dollars. value means time trump generated nearly 100 million dollars in trading fees from his meme coin while continuing to push the cryptocurrency. the bill would also pave the way for civil complaints for those who've been harmed by purchasing cryptocurrency. >> well, for your health this morning, a new state bill wants to ban shoppers under the age of 18 from buying any anti-aging skin care. san jose assembly member alex lee says his bill would prevent retailers from selling cosmetic products containing vitamin a and vitamin c. >> to minors. dermatologists say these products can be too harsh on sensitive young skin

. >> south bay congress member sam liccardo is going after president trump in his first piece of legislation. liccardo has introduced the meme act, short for modern emoluments and malfeasance enforcement. it will block the president, vice president, members of congress, and other senior officials from issuing or sponsoring securities, commodities and cryptocurrencies like meme coins. of course, mr. trump launched his coin three days before he took office. >> we've seen more than 800,000 investors who have lost more than $2 billion on trump's meme coin, while in the meantime, we know trump more than made more than $100 million just from fees alone. the truth is, this is a pump and dump scheme, and federal officials shouldn't be involved in it. >> well, the legislation would also force the president to surrender any profits he's made from the sale of his meme coins. a week after president trump issued an executive order to eliminate the presidio trust. we're learning more about the agency's finances. in a statement today, the agency says it earned $182 million last year, validating the effecti

congressmen sam liccardo has introduced a bill that aims to ban public officials from promoting in benefitingmean the act would ban and block the president. white house officials, members of congress and their spouses and children from issuing or endorsing any financial asset. this comes more than a month after the release of the trump and melania meme coin. both of those mean coins tanked in value costing investors close to 2 billion dollars in value. meantime, trump generated nearly 100 million dollars in trading fees from his meme coin and continue to push the cryptocurrency this bill would also pave the way for civil complaints for those who may have lost lots of money, purchasing that crypto. >> for your health this morning, a new state bill wants to ban shoppers under the age of 18 from buying anti-aging. skin care. san jose assembly member alex lee says that his bill would prevent retailers from selling cosmetic products containing vitamin a and vitamin c to minors. >> dermatologists say those products can be too harsh on developing sensitive young skin and potentially trigger serious

and from congressman sam liccardo, dennis richmond's calming, confident voice filled our kitchen every evening as my siblings and i prepared the dinner table. dennis harkens to an age when americans could agree on a common source of news information, in part because dennis personified trustworthiness and that trust was built through a meticulous dedication and attention to detail. and i remember, mike, when i joined ktvu in 2007, my first week, he called me, as he would many of the other reporters in the field, and double check on pronunciations of names and make sure that he understood the facts of the story. and that is something that we loved about him here. and that you see in all of these, these messages from people in the community, they loved that too. >> i remember getting those same very phone calls in the live trucks. and, mike, what's the story? what are you getting? you expected excellence, and he needed it at. 10:00 high. that's right. jenna. thank you. dennis richmond's former co-anchor, julie haener joined us earlier today on the noon newscast to talk about their years o

congressmen sam liccardo is introduced a new bill that aims to ban public officials from promoting andcks the mean that would block the president, white house officials, members of congress and their spouses and kids from issuing or endorsing any financial asset. this comes after about a month after the release of the trump and melania meme coin. both meme coins then taint in value causing investors to collectively lose more than 2 billion dollars in value. meantime, trump generated nearly 100 million dollars in trading fees from his meme coin while continuing to push that cryptocurrency. the bill would also pave the way for civil complaints for those who have been harmed by purchasing crypto. >> for your health this morning, a california legislators introducing a bill that would ban shoppers under the age of 18 from buying anti-aging. skin care. san jose assembly member alex lee says this bill would prevent retailers from selling cosmetic products containing vitamin a and vitamin c to minors. dermatologists say these products can be too harsh on sensitive young skin that's still devel

and we i went out, worked with the neighbors with then mayor sam liccardo johnson and others and we havelt through modular units at a fraction of the time in costa, permanent apartments, though, these with these are high quality and the last 30 plus years. but we have now added 204 units of dignified interim housing that will go immediately to people who are on our streets will get another 200 actually 216 beds total with people off of our streets. thanks to this development. so that part of that overall plan to get the functional 0 in san jose. got it now. how do you ensure that the un house who are coming into this new property that >> they're getting the support of services that they need. so they are ready to transition out of that space. you know, it opens up to other people who do need it. >> there's a great question and we did a few things we are paying out of our general fund as the city for a case management services and continuing to talk to our county about how to increase the provision of services. we need support from our county and state which are traditionally the provider

newly minted congressman of district six, sam liccardo, criticized the fear that he says ice operationseated in south bay communities. carter says he's worried about the administration possibly cutting federal grants when law enforcement chooses to not work with ice. >> it is obviously our great concern that any police department that has said we are not going to be sharing information or engaging with ice could be targeted. >> again, as long as you. >> are, white house press secretary caroline leavitt said yesterday. anyone who entered the country illegally is, quote, by definition, a criminal, and they are subject to deportation. hamas today released three more hostages as part of the gaza ceasefire agreement. one of the people freed this morning is a u.s. citizen. this is video of 65 year old keith segal being released in gaza city early this morning. hamas also freed two other hostages who had been held captive since its attack on israel in october of 2023. the three hostages were released in exchange for more than 180 palestinian prisoners. they were greeted by a huge crowd of supp

. >> south bay congressman sam liccardo is taking aim at president trump in his first piece of legislationo has introduced the meme act, short for modern emoluments and malfeasance enforcement. it would block the president, vice president, members of congress and other senior officials from issuing or sponsoring securities, commodities and cryptocurrencies like meme coins. mr. trump launched his coin three days before he took office. >> we've seen more than 800,000 investors who have lost more than $2 billion on trump's meme coin, while in the meantime, we know trump more than made more than $100 million just from fees alone. the truth is this is a pump and dump scheme, and federal officials shouldn't be involved in it. >> the legislation would also force the president to surrender any profits he's made from the sale of his meme coins. >> there is new concern this morning about the cybersecurity of americans. the uk government is reportedly demanding that apple provide backdoor access to any data that it stores in its icloud storage system. just last week, apple said it would stop offering

. >> south bay congressman sam liccardo today introduced a bill that seeks to prevent federal officials from financially exploiting their public office for personal financial gain. this is called the modern emoluments and malfeasance enforcement, or meme act, and it takes aim at donald trump's controversial crypto meme coin, which the president launched ahead of his inauguration last month. the coin quickly became one of the most valuable crypto coins and benefited the president. liccardo's legislation would prohibit federal elected officials, their spouses and dependent children from issuing, sponsoring, or endorsing any financial assets. >> people by these financial instruments, whether they're meme coins or stock. and obviously some of those folks may have a lot of interest in decisions and policy. and the case of the meme coin, we know hundreds of millions of dollars were made by chinese investors, as trump and his family members certainly made an awful lot of money as well. we don't know who those investors were or what interests they had in outcomes or decisions that president tru

congressman sam liccardo has introduced a bill to prohibit elected and other federal officials from issuingtal assets and securities. the congressman cited president trump, who issued a meme coin ahead of his inauguration, which quickly became one of the most valuable crypto coins and benefited the president. but the congressman says nearly 800,000 investors lost a combined nearly $2 billion. a short time ago, i spoke with him about the bill called the modern emoluments and malfeasance enforcement, or meme act. so, congressman, you're introducing new legislation here, and it all stems from president trump launching a meme coin. and with some unusual activity happened during that. tell us a bit about what you're trying to do with this legislation and what it's called. >> well. >> i just clarify, it wasn't just the meme coin. it's also the fact we have a president who has a company, truth social, that issues stock. and the big problem, of course, is that other people buy these financial instruments, whether they're meme coins or stock. and obviously some of those folks may have a lot of inter

and from congressman sam liccardo, dennis richmond's calming, confident voice filled our kitchen every evening as my siblings and i prepared the dinner table. dennis harkens to an age when americans could agree on a common source of news information, in part because dennis personified trustworthiness and trust. as you see, there is something that we are being basically, repeatedly, we're hearing over and over again, are people talking about the trust that they felt for him, that when he spoke, they really they listened. and even if they were on the other side of the receiving end of his questions, you know, as john burris and we know john burris is somebody who he'll, you know, he'll take on tough issues. it was that level of respect that i think it really comes through. and, you know, has so amazing to hear as people are going back through their own memories and, you know, trying to think about the ways that he meant something to them. >> absolutely. and that was earned over many decades of proving that he would keep coming back here and give people the news straight. jana, that's ama

this is a loss for all of us, and we also received a message just now from congressman sam liccardo. he says dennis richmond's calming, confident voice filled our kitchen every evening as my siblings and i prepared the dinner table, he says. dennis harkens to an age when americans could agree on a common source of news information, in part because dennis personified trustworthiness. he started his career back in in 1968. and, you know, i think when we think about this, alex and frank, you know, when we're journalists, we touch so many different people in so many different walks of life. and that is what we are hearing today are people from many different areas of our community who all remember dennis as that trustworthy source of people who could basically, they felt like they could talk to him and that he would be a good steward of whatever information and confidant they gave to him. >> yeah. and he had such a profound impact on so many people across the bay area. jenna, thank you for that. and dennis started his career here at ktvu back in 1968 as a typist. but he quickly rose thro

washington, a new task force is challenging president donald trump's executive orders congressman sam liccardo one of the democrats on the task force, the former the former federal prosecutor in san jose mayor says more than 80 cases have already been filed. >> we've seen a lot of success so far from 4 federal judges have blocked, for example, the efforts to this report prices and ship certainly article one of the constitution which gives congress the power of the purse. that's been largely ignored by the pattern. the actions we've seen from this administration essentially eliminating agencies without any consultation of congress. we need to do it legally and constitutionally. so we're focusing a lot and protecting article one of the constitution. >> among the cases being taken on to argue the establishment of the department of government efficiency and elon musk's role in the agency. a class action lawsuit has also been filed against the trump administration's termination of thousands of probationary federal workers. and netflix is investing 1 billion dollars to produce films and tv series in