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. >> more than 300 people packed west valley college theater in saratoga for congressman sam liccardo's first town hall meeting since being elected. >> i'm going to tell you how we're fighting. >> before the meeting got underway on friday night, he addressed the heated exchange that stretched roughly five minutes between vice president vance, president trump and ukrainian president zelensky. >> we've been alone and we are thankful. i said, thank you. haven't been in cabinet. you haven't been in this. >> we gave you through. >> the. >> stupid president $350 million. >> zelensky was in washington to sign a high stakes agreement. the minerals deal would have established a partnership with the u.s, but after the public fallout, zelensky left without a deal. and any assurance the u.s. will continue to support ukraine. >> they did their part for peace. uh- it was our responsibility to step up for them, and we know that if putin prevails in ukraine, he's not going to stop. >> liccardo said betraying ukraine will cause long term, irreparable damage. he called president trump the reincarnation o

his termination was rescinded just hours after south bay congressmen sam liccardo announced key would be his guest at president trump's tuesday speech before a joint session of congress. this is ed. >> reflective, i think of what we're seeing here. this is amateur hour right now at the white house. you've got 22 year-old folks over at i would never seeing a war had never served a country of never provided care for. a disabled or injured individual before and they're making the decisions and it's pretty willing know what look artist says when the va system is already short, 40,000 employees. >> it's not the time to be cutting jobs. certainly not the way to serve >> veterans who have given everything given their all for our country. >> as a veteran. >> as a veteran that receives care through the va more staff let understand the needs of veterans been specifically trained to serve a 10 to 2 veterans is a positive. >> sendak is just getting used to the idea that he has a job. again, it remains unclear if the timing of his rehiring was a coincidence or not. as for a la he hopes this chains

congressman, sam liccardo posted on x. this man gets an e-mail saying he just got his job back.says he doesn't want to get political about it, but said this. >> it's very confusing because there is one side of me that was honored and proud to be chosen to attend this event and to see the process. i still believe that the united states government can be what i know it can be. right now, we're still a young country, 249 years old. and i feel like we have aged about 100 years in the last two months. but any way. >> and so he's a u.s. army disabled veteran. he was, and now suddenly is again. emergency manager for the v.a. palo alto healthcare system. as for representative liccardo, the freshman congressman says some democrats are boycotting tonight's address. he's focused on communication. >> we need to be focused on messages that americans will hear and particularly those americans who are having a second thought or buyer's remorse. those are the people we need to reach. messages we need to reach them aren't necessarily messages we want to hear in the bay area. >> the party needs t

congressman sam liccardo says he's worried about what trump's actions mean for u.s. support in other democracies. it's a disgrace. the president is betraying the ukrainian people. he's betraying many long standing allies. other european leaders chimed in in support of zelenskyy after this exchange, like french president emmanuel macron, who emphasized that ukraine is the victim. the ukrainians we spoke with say they're encouraged to see that support and worried about what will come next from russia. i don't see how it makes sense for the us to abandon ukraine. that could lead to some pretty catastrophic consequences if russia is not stopped. now the consequences could be very sad and unpredictable. alyssa goard, nbc bay area news. okay, let's switch gears for a moment. a live look out at san francisco. we are tracking rain coming in for the forecast this weekend. let's get straight to chief meteorologist jeff ranieri to tell us when it's going to get here and how much it's going to be. well, we do expect that rain to start getting here as we head through tomorrow's f

. >> more than 300 people packed west valley college theater in saratoga for congressman sam liccardo'sirst town hall meeting since being elected. >> i'm going to tell you how we're fighting. >> before the meeting got underway on friday night, he addressed the heated exchange that stretched roughly five minutes between vice president vance, president trump and ukrainian president zelensky. >> we've been alone and we are thankful. i said, thank you. haven't been in cabinet. you haven't been in this. >> we gave you through. >> the. >> stupid president $350 million. >> zelensky was in washington to sign a high stakes agreement. the minerals deal would have established a partnership with the u.s, but after the public fallout, zelensky left without a deal. and any assurance the u.s. will continue to support ukraine. >> they did their part for peace. uh- it was our responsibility to step up for them, and we know that if putin prevails in ukraine, he's not going to stop. >> liccardo said betraying ukraine will cause long term, irreparable damage. he called president trump the reincarnation of

his termination was rescinded just hours after south bay congressmen sam liccardo announced key wouldhis guest at president trump's tuesday speech before a joint session of congress. this is ed. >> reflective, i think of what we're seeing here. this is amateur hour right now at the white house. you've got 22 year-old folks over at doge. i would never seeing a war had never served a country of never provided care for. a disabled or injured individual before and they're making the decisions and it's pretty willing know what look artist says when the va system is already short, 40,000 employees. >> it's not the time to be cutting jobs. certainly not the way to serve >> veterans who have given everything given their all for our country. >> as a veteran. >> as a veteran that receives care through the va more staff let understand the needs of veterans but been specifically trained to serve a 10 to 2 veterans is a positive. >> dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> all right. let's get you. check your forecast down. taking a look from our sutro tower cam over san francisco today. definitely a lot cloud

south bay congressman sam liccardo held his first town hall meeting since being elected, and before theting got underway friday night, he addressed that heated exchange that stretched roughly five minutes between vice president vance, president trump and ukrainian president zelensky. now, liccardo said betraying ukraine will cause long term, irreparable damage. he called president trump the reincarnation of neville. chamberlain. >> was best known in history for what he gave away to hitler. uh. it has been said that 90% of what authoritarians gain in power is yielded not by force, but by consent. >> now, congressman john garamendi said the president further aligned himself with putin. the looming tariff threats could greatly impact consumers and hurt the u.s. economy. that's according to new data, which shows consumers cut their spending by 0.2% in january. it's the biggest cut since february 2021, despite inflation being down. president trump imposed new import taxes on canada, mexico and china. the federal reserve's atlanta branch projects the u.s. economy will drop 1.5% annually if th

and bay area congressman sam liccardo invited disabled army veteran daniel ledecky to attend the address hours later, his termination was rescinded. liccardo, blaming the poor decision making on cuts by musk's dodge crew. so what else came of tonight's speech, and what does it mean here in the bay area and beyond? let's bring in donna crane, political science professor at san jose state. professor crane, thanks for being with us. one hour and 40 minutes. this was long. did the president lose the interest even of his own supporters during the speech? oh, no, i think it was. they were absolutely delighted with with every minute of it. i don't i don't think it was boring at all. most effective part of the speech. what stood out to you in terms of his base? what did they like the most? oh, i think they probably liked absolutely everything. something that did surprise me a little is that he he spent a lot more time than i expected on culture war issues. and that surprised me because he ran and arguably won on issues around the economy and maybe immigration second. but he he really leaned into

his termination was rescinded just hours after south bay congressman sam liccardo announced send a keyest at president trump's tuesday speech before a joint session of congress. this is >> reflective, i think of what we're seeing here. this is amateur hour right now at the white house. you've got 22 year-old folks over at i would never stena war had never served. country have never provided care for. a disabled or injured individual before and they're making the decisions and it's pretty willing know look artist says when the va system is already short, 40,000 employees. >> it's not the time to be cutting jobs. certainly not the way to serve >> veterans who have given everything given their all for our country. as a veteran as a veteran that receives care through the va >> more staff let understand the needs of veterans been specifically trained to serve a 10 to 2 veterans is a positive. >> dan kerman kron. 4 news. 9.39. on the clock. prices going up at the register. on tuesday, president trump announced 25% tariffs on or taxes on mexican and canadian imports. just last month he slept

his termination was rescinded just hours after south bay congressman sam liccardo announced send a key would be his guest at president trump's tuesday speech before a joint session of congress. this is a >> reflective i think of what we're seeing here. this is amateur hour right now at the white house. you've got 22 year old folks over at i would never stena war had never served. country have never provided care for. a disabled or injured individual before and they're making the decisions and it's pretty willing know what look artist says when the va system is already short, 40,000 employees. >> it's not the time to be cutting jobs. certainly not the way to serve >> veterans who have given everything given their all for our country. >> as a veteran. >> as a veteran that receives care through the va >> more staff let understand the needs of veterans been specifically trained to serve a 10 to 2 veterans is a positive. >> dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> wilson versus the board of supervisors voted unanimously to create a new city partnership. >> to transform embarcadero plaza into a vibrant d

bay area congressman sam liccardo invited disabled army veteran daniel sandy hook, who lost his federal job at the palo alto, va last month. liccardo says that he announced san ledecky as his guest this morning, and two hours later, sandusky's termination at the va in palo alto was rescinded. our live coverage, the democrats rebuttal, and the analysis starts right now. let's send it over to lester holt, who is anchoring our nbc coverage live from washington, d.c. >>> tonight, a high stakes prime time address. >> the president's first major speech to congress, just 43 days into his administration. >> our special coverage starts right now. >> tonight on capitol hill, a

his termination was rescinded just hours after south bay congressman sam liccardo announced send a key would be his guest at president trump's tuesday speech before a joint session of congress. this is a >> reflective i think of what we're seeing here. this is amateur hour right now at the white house. you've got 22 year-old folks over at i would never stena war had never served. country have never provided care for. a disabled or injured individual before and they're making the decisions and it's pretty willing know what look artist says when the va system is already short, 40,000 employees. >> it's not the time to be cutting jobs. certainly not the way to serve >> veterans who have given everything given their all for our country. >> as a veteran. >> as a veteran that receives care through the va >> more staff let understand the needs of veterans been specifically trained to serve a 10 to 2 veterans is a positive. >> dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> a 22 is the time coming up. we're going to be tracking the rain as it continues to make its way across the bay. john will have your forecast.

that he was terminated but then found out that was rescinded just hours after south bay coxon sam liccardo announced that key would be his guest at president trump's speech. >> certainly not the way to serve >> veterans who have given everything given their all for our country. >> as a veteran. >> as a veteran that receives care through the va more staff, let understand the needs of veterans but been specifically trained to serve a 10 to 2 veterans is a positive. >> time now is 10. 22, we're going to take a break here. a live look this morning of a very wet commute here on highway 17 camden avenue where the rain continues to fall in the south bay. >> 2, a 4 and in the north bay of man faces multiple charges for stealing. nearly $25,000 was of legos. the contra costa county da's office says 32 year-old michael fletcher still from target stores in walnut creek and san ramon between august of last year. and this past february. and they also believe that a still from other stores and a alameda sonoma and santa clara counties. and now he is in custody at the martinez descendant facility. to vac

then just hours after south bay, congressman sam liccardo announced that key would be his guest at president trump's speech. why not the way to serve >> veterans who have given everything given their all for our country. >> as a veteran. >> as a veteran that receives care through the va more staff, let understand the needs of veterans been specifically trained to serve a 10 to 2 veterans is a positive. >> government efficiency has terminated leases for 3 federal agencies here in the bay area. that includes the u.s. geological survey office in menlo park. the irs office in san mateo and the equal employment opportunity commission office in san jose. according to the doge website, the terminations have saved the government more than 10 million dollars. >> the trump administration published a list of hundreds of federal properties that could close or potentially go up for sale. the list includes some of the nation's most recognizable buildings in almost every state, including 3 right here in the bay area. they include the nancy pelosi, federal building and the federal office building in the un

his termination was rescinded just hours after south bay congressman sam liccardo announced key would be his guest at president trump's tuesday speech before a joint session of congress. this is a >> reflective i think of what we're seeing here. this is amateur hour right now at the white house. you've got 22 year-old folks over at doge. i never cena war had never served. country have never provided care for. a disabled or injured individual before and they're making the decisions and it's pretty willing know what look artist says when the va system is already short, 40,000 employees. >> it's not the time to be cutting jobs. certainly not the way to serve veterans who have given everything given their all for our country. as a veteran. >> as a veteran that receives care through the va more staff let understand the needs of veterans been specifically trained to serve a 10 to 2 veterans is a positive. >> dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> the department of government efficiency has terminated leases for 3 federal agencies in the bay area. those include the u.s. geological survey office in menl

. >> congressman sam liccardo of san jose invited daniel sendecki, a u.s. army veteran with ten years of active duty service, before he was disabled. the trump administration fired him as emergency manager for the va palo alto health care system and then suddenly reversed course and said they wanted him back. >> i'm still trying to process all of it. i do feel a lot of confusion. i do feel a lot of tension. this isn't the tech field where you could work fast and break something and fix it on the fly. if you break something while you're serving the nation and there is a stoppage of service to people in the nation that need that service, that is much harder to repair. >> congresswoman zoe lofgren of san jose also is bringing a former federal worker who was laid off from the usda in the south bay as part of the trump administration's cuts. >> veteran air force veteran. he's a scientist. he got a letter firing him, saying it was for poor performance, but he attached his performance review with the letter. and it was a glowing review about what a wonderful job h

. >> congressman sam liccardo of san jose invited daniel sendecki, a u.s.ran with ten years of active duty service, before he was disabled. the trump administration fired him as emergency manager for the va palo alto health care system and then suddenly reversed course and said they wanted him back. >> i'm still trying to process all of it. i do feel a lot of confusion. i do feel a lot of tension. this isn't the tech field where you could work fast and break something and fix it on the fly. if you break something while you're serving the nation and there is a stoppage of service to people in the nation that need that service, that is much harder to repair. >> congresswoman zoe lofgren of san jose also is bringing a former federal worker who was laid off from the usda in the south bay as part of the trump administration's cuts. >> veteran air force veteran. he's a scientist. he got a letter firing him, saying it was for poor performance, but he attached his performance review with the letter. and it was a glowing review about what a wonderful job he was doin

that he was fired and then that termination was rescinded just hours after south bay councilman sam liccardo announced that key would be his guest at president trump's speech last night. certainly not the way to serve >> veterans who have given everything given their all for our country. >> as a veteran. >> as a veteran that receives care through the va more staff, let understand the needs of veterans been specifically trained to serve a 10 to 2 veterans is a positive. >> 7. 21, everyone in this morning, gas prices are expected to drop today and target is warning higher prices may be on the horizon. jeff van has the details in this morning's business report. >> good morning. global investment firm blackrock has agreed to acquire 2 ports serving the panama canal from hong kong. ck hutchinson and a 22.8 billion dollar deal. president trump threatened to retake control the canal do what he perceives as unfair treatment of us vessels because of chinese influence. the deal expected to be formally signed april 2nd gas prices expected to drop following opec's announcement. they will raise output by

south bay congressman sam liccardo held his first town hall meeting since being elected, and before thatmeeting got underway friday night, he addressed that heated exchange that stretched roughly five minutes between vice president vance, president trump and ukrainian president zelensky. liccardo said betraying ukraine will cause long term, irreparable damage. he called president trump the reincarnation of neville chamberlain. >> was best known in history for what he gave away to hitler. uh. it has been said that 90% of what authoritarians gain in power is yielded not by force, but by consent. >> congressman john garamendi said the president further aligned himself with putin. now the looming tariff threats could greatly impact consumers and hurt the u.s. economy. that's according to new data, which shows consumers cut their spending by 0.2% in january. it's the biggest cut since february 2021, despite inflation being down. president trump imposed new import taxes as well on canada, mexico and china. the federal reserve's atlanta branch projects the u.s. economy will drop 1.5% annually i

south bay congressman sam liccardo held his first town hall meeting since being elected, and before the meeting got underway friday night, he addressed the heated exchange you just saw that stretched roughly five minutes between vice president pence, president trump and ukrainian president zelensky. now, liccardo said betraying ukraine will cause long term irreparable damage. he called president trump the reincarnation of neville chamberlain. >> was best known in history for what he gave away to hitler. uh. it has been said that 90% of what authoritarians gain in power is yielded not by force, but by consent. >> congressman john garamendi said the president further aligned himself with putin. well, the looming tariff threats could greatly impact consumers and hurt the u.s. economy. that's according to new data, which shows consumers cut their spending by 0.2% in january. it's the biggest cut since february 2021, despite inflation being down. president trump also imposed new import taxes on canada, mexico and china. the federal reserve's atlanta branch projects the u.s. economy will drop

the guest of congressman sam liccardo was a u.s. army vet with ten years of active duty service before he was disabled. the trump administration fired him as an emergency manager for the va palo alto health care system, and then suddenly reversed it and hired him back. >> this isn't the tech field where you could work fast and break something and fix it on the fly. if you break something while you're serving the nation and there is a stoppage of service to people in the nation that need that service, that is much harder to repair. >> now, congresswoman zoe lofgren guest was fired for poor performance, but had just received a glowing performance review. and congressman mark desaulnier guest advocated for the 10 million people in the country living with disabilities. many of them are children. >> meanwhile, some members of the trump administration are suggesting parts of the tariffs against mexico and canada could be rolled back. >> both the mexicans and the canadians were on the phone with me all day today, trying to show that they'l