>> reporter: that's right eric swalwell was in friendly territory. but people are frustrated and they're tired of these mass shootings. they want arabic rr swalwell to do something about it. >> all of you on tv every night blanketing the air waves telling the people -- andlr >> reporter: you can feel ien at city hall. >> you have to get rid of the filibuster. emoctic ter: they spent about congressman swalwell how they feel about mass shootings and banning assault rifles. >> we have to look at what are the root causes off gun violence. >> reporter: and some saying should be a constitutional change to the right to bear arms. swalwell who recently decided not to run for president blames donald trump for the lack of of change. >> if he was serious about making us all safer, then call on the cong troosz call on background checks, have an assault rifle ban. i have introduced an assault rifle ban and buyback and i am going to tell my colleagues there are a lot of people who would like to see that. >> reporter: swalwell says he's in favor of ending the summe

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. >>> east bay congressman eric swalwell held a town hall meeting tonight to hear what community members are saying about the recent mass shootings. hello again, i'm alyana gomez. >> and i'm frank somerville. tonight's gathering drew a wide range of opinions on where the country should go from here. new at 10:00, ktvu's jana katsuyama in hayward where she heard from people holding out hope that this time tragedy will lead to real change. jana? >> reporter: frank and alyana, were appalled and frustrated by last weekend's mass shootings. but there was some very different opinions about what should be done. flags flew at half staff in hayward, people here are sharing in the nation's grief for victims of the texas and ohio mass shootings. >> this is an emergency. >> reporter: inside city hall the tough conversations of what the nation, congress, president and american people should do next. >> i just want to see politicians listening, listening to everybody what needs to be done instead of having their own agenda. >> reporter: this town hall called by eric swalwell, drew a big crowd. the opi

and east a congressman eric swalwell he talks to the cmunity about how to stop gun violence. and president trump it's a warning from the nra after coming out in support of extended background checks for gun buyers. how about a little peek outside we're checking out the san mateo bridge traffic looks great here in both directions, no problems on 92, we'll have a complete weather and traffic check for you after the break stay with you after the break stay with us. oh thaphenomenal!, that's unfair. that's so unfair. c'mon jay-bo. let's go. let's go. woahh! try my $4.99 bbq bacon double cheeseburger combo. only at jack in the box. ♪ try my $4.99 barbeque bacon double cheeseburger combo. >>welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. thank you for waking up with us time to get a check of the forecast are we are intore of a little bit of a cool down right we're showing off some. >>some temperatures shine yeah slicing day and it's been kind of a nice trend of weather getting us a little bit more comfortable as the days go by and now we're kind of a hanging out right at the bottom of thi

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that's when we'll bring you live to a town hall hosted by congressman eric swalwell about gun violence and then we at 8.45 will hear from the girlfriend of the dayton shooting victim and as always you can head to kron 4 dot com or download kron 4 app for news as it happens. >>moving on now smoke filled the sky and the east bay today as a fire erupted along sellers road. there was some panic out there as the fire threatened homes and oakley. >>the fire is now contained kron four's michelle kingston is live for us long sellers avenue where apparently there's still a little bit of smoke in that area, michelle. >>along this road people have been standing outside for hours now just watching and that smoke still billowing here behind me now 3 sheds burned in this fire. we spoke to homeowners about what it was like to see that fire come so close to their houses. >>and what is happening so fast, you know, watching to come so close you know pretty soon you could hear the crackling in the ahl you could see the flames. it was really 58 acre fire burning staff. >>asked with winds blowing through t

. >>> and eric swalwell had a meeting last night, and the room was packed with people asking questions and exchanging t be o every night, and -- >> we have to look at what are the root causes of gun violence. >> i introduced an assault weapon ban and buy back and there's a lot of people that would like to see that. >> congress is on break and swalwell said he is in favor of goi going back to d.c. early to deal with what he called a crisis. >>> if you are on instagram, removed one of partners that could have inproperly accessed your stories. >>> and then why netflix is celebrating a big victory. >>> we are continuing to crash this deadly crash, multiple vehicles on fire earlier this morning shutting down 101. bob redell is on the scene and we will show you what that has in store for your morning commute. need a nice reward today? treat yourself to a heath bar. because nothing says special like rich english toffee. ♪ heath, it's english toffee >>> good morning. here are today's top business headlines. yesterday the dow fell nearly 600 points and then staging the big comeback of the year.

hear what congressman eric swalwell is saying about it. >>> it could be all the winter rain are good firefighting techniques or maybe it is a bit of good luck . >> all of those things likely played a part in the dramatic reduction in california wildfires so far this year. tran wants tom baker looks at the remarkably low numbers of acres lost in some of the reasons why. >> on this day last year, california had already lost 900 72 square miles to wildland fires. this year, we have lost just under 80 square miles so far. that is an astonishing 92% less scorched earth than last year. why? >> i have no idea. i guess, it's been hot here so i'm not sure . >> experts say several key issues made the difference. first and foremost? >> we had a really large rainfall year, a lot of snow and a very late into the season . >> only now is the massive snowpack winding down which has kept a lot of land and vegetation in the mountains virtually fireproof. down below, rivers and streams have kept the vegetation very moist, minimizing fires. >> because we had so few fires in the spring and summer so far,

, the nra issued this response to congressman swalwell's town hall.s calls to address the root causes of horrific acts of violence that occurred in our country. unfortunately, representatives like erswalwell are pushing political position. >>> now willing to consider expanding background checks for gun buyers. but as ktvu's doug luzader reports, advocates still face an uphill battle. >> the president says he is even willing to call congress back to town if both sides close in a gun control deal. >> marine one was a late night landing at the white house. president trump and the first lady, returning to washington after a very long day, spending time in el paso. meeting with victims, first responders and hospital staff. and the president apparently getting an earful on gun control. >> telling me, let's see if we can get something done. and republicans want to do it. and democrats want to do it. >> but how far is congress willing to go? democrats have been urging senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to consider expanded background checks. the president

pass that bill and put it on the president's >>well representative swalwell has yet to endorse anyone for president since he dropped out of the race. he does say that he agrees with many of the gun control measures that kamel harris has talked about. >>we're following for you this morning people are threatening to boycott equinox and soulcycle fitness trains over the owners fundraiser for president trump we've got christina tate wrote live in san ramon at an economic chain there with more on the story, christina. >>well good morning if you can see it illuminated right there equinox and also something you could see illuminated online yesterday was exactly that brand name as well as soulcycle a lot of people talking about the 2 companies the 2 fitness companies that are associated with the billionaire owner of a group called related company they oversee equinox 6 fitness now that real estate developer is stephen ross he's the chairman and majority owner and he's going to be holding a fundraiser for president donald trump. now i'm in could according to the invitation roswell actually hos

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here's what swalwell had to say. >>worked very hard in the mid terms the changed composition the congress post parkland and so we won 17 seats where an nra endorsed member of congress have held the scene so off that momentum we passed background checks and now it's time for the senate to act background checks. i see are the floor here and it has the most consensus among the american people 90% of americans support background checks. so it's time for the senate to come out a recess, pass that bill and put it on the president's desk, but that's not enough we also will need an assault weapon ban and buy back. i red flag laws storage laws. investments in our cities, you know we're we never hear about the loss and never know the names of the victims but and place like chicago and oakland where gun violence happens every single day. so there's a lot more we can do. i am you know more optimistic than ever that the american people want to see action is just whether have a congress that is. >>ready to act. >>representative ha

i'll be speaking with congressman eric swalwell, and full coverage of today's top satires. >>> let's begin at the white house with kaitlan collins. >> reporter: as we're seeing these red flags start to pop up about what could be to come for the economy, we are learning that last year the job market was strong, just not as strong as we thought. the labor department announced today that employers added half a million fewer jobs to their payrolls than initially reported, something they noted today as they revised the data with more hard-line numbers. that calms as the president and his aides are trying to figure out how to keep the strong economy that they relied on the last two years, impact as he heads towards reelection. as economic warnings signs are flashing, tonight president trump is sending mixed messages. >> i'm not looking at a tax cut, we don't need it. >> reporter: part of the confusion, whether or not the president is considering a tax cut. >> president obama did that in order to artificially jack up the economy. >> thank you so much -- >> that's a reversal of what he said

say goodbye to him and eric swalwell.th russia and make up with nato. his mother is embarrassed by his performance tonight, right? and please, god, can we say goodbye to chuck todd? >> stephen: wow! wow! ( audience reacts ) >> the most pretentious know it all on network news. the guy is just a complete ass. ( audience reacts ) >> stephen: hold on one second. chuck, i think he did a great job. ( applause ) >> chuck, did you watch the monologue? he killed you. ( laughter and chuck's lucky all he did was put the beard on and not the hair because that would have been even a bigger problem. you were all thinking it! >> stephen: we have to go. you see the chuck todd guy going, what's he doing that for? comb it back! >> stephen: it's a julius caesar! we have to go. when we come back, we'll ask the governor about trump's biggest weaknesses on the debate stage. >> okay. >> stephen: stick around. ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) searching for something fresh? try dove go fresh... with the classic, crisp scent of cucumber &

. >> did eric swalwell drop out. >> what? >> what the [bleep], what the [bleep] is doing here, did you know eric swalwell dropped out? what are you going to ask klobuchar, for instance? >> when you were president, would you bring back a pet to the white house? >> you get one question and that is what you are going to ask? >> yes. >> what, is this your notebook, where you keep your good ideas. >> yes. >> now i was more prepared than ever. >> welcome back to the cnn democratic presidential debate. >> the debates were starting and i was ready to kick ass and show these clowns what real reporting was. >> what do you say we get this spin room spinning! mr. bull october, mr. bullock, story, well, now it's over. all these media personnel trying to get time with the candidates but i have a secret weapon, gets over here, jeffrey. smile for the camera. you turn down a kid you are the candidate that hates kids. all right, let's go, buddy. come on. i'm still the star. beto! you looked ted cruz in the eyes, how do we know you're not blind

so, basically they replaced eric swalwell with the faceapp version of eric swalwell [ laughter and applauseouse of representatives voted today on a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour said trump, "that's too high i mean, who works for a whole hour [ laughter and applause i mean, maybe if you broke it up over the course of the day." [ laughter ] a long island man recovered his missing nine foot long anaconda this week after finding it in the dashboard of his van [ laughter ] [ audience oohs but, you should still always say no if a stranger ever asks you to get in his van to help him find his snake [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause it's just good advice. berkeley, california, voted last night to rename gendered terms like man hole to neutral terms like maintenance hole. [ light laughter ] they even changed the name of the local hooters to torsos. [ laughter ] [ applause ] a rare albino porcupine was spotted yesterday in maine, which is crazy because normally, they're spotted in flavortown. [ laughter and applause and finally, soccer's governing body, fifa, announced

eric swalwell about to host a town hall here in hayward and with my constituents.onal representative stay busy on their recess. and we and another week with no deal in detroit. >>from your local election headquarters this is inside the bay politics. eric swalwell about to host a town hall here in hayward and with my constituents. >>congressional representatives stay busy on their recess. and we and another week with no deal in the trade war with china what's happening and what's likely to get more expensive. hello everyone welcome to inside bay area politics, i'm catherine heenan congress is not in session this week, but we are seeing a lot of our bay area legislators on home turf. that includes is fake congressman eric swalwell i went to hayward for his town hall meeting a few days ago, ♪ you know when you're at ross and that cute dress gets even cuter? yes. or when you can say yes... to both? (smiling) sure. or when you find that brand at that price? are you kidding me? yeah. that's yes for less. and that's what ross always has in store. whoa. (sighs) yes... oh,

>> jimmy: no, i'm not kidding. [ light laughter ] you liked eric swalwell? >> tariq: duh.lse would i get all thesea can't" - [ laughter ] "you can't spell 'america' without 'eric'?" >> jimmy: i had no idea that - [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause i had no idea that you liked him so much. i -- >> tariq: i thought everyone did. [ light laughter ] why else would i get all these shirts made -- [ laughter ] that say "we don't need a wall, we need a swal"? [ laughter and applause >> jimmy: yeah, yeah that's pretty -- i understand it must be upsetting, but i'm sorry i had to break it to you like this >> tariq: man, this is the worst. now what am i going to do with all these shirts [ laughter ] that say - "all's well that ends swell. >> jimmy: "all swell that swal's well" >> tariq: yeah, yeah, you know what i mean. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: well, these shirts are getting worse and worse. tariq, how many shirts did you get made >> tariq: i mean, who cares? it doesn't matter anyway i mean, who's even replacing him in the debate? >> jimmy: a guy named steve bullock. >> tariq: oh, man,

eric swalwell was on hand at the ceremony the hayward. the mule is a replica that was previously on a building a couple of miles away op berry avenue. it reflects the diverse cultural heritage of the school's students and hayward community. >> your story in many ways is one of hope, diversity, adversity, opportunity and success. we are here to celebrate that. >> swalwell gave the school a certificate of special congressional recognition for commitment in dedication for supporting the arts this their community. >>> recent crimes against members of san francisco's asian community are considering them to consider buying a gun to protect themselves. the group san tran coalition for good neighborhoods says members of the community have been targeted in a number of high profile claims. a business owner was attacked and robbed in broad daylight. in another case, a 74-year-old asian american woman was raped and held cap ty for hours. captive for hours. >> asians are feeling vulnerable and targeted, they should get up and stand up for their right

eric swalwell had a town meeting last night and the room was packed with people that wanted to talk aboutheir fears and changing laws to once again ban assault rifles. many people were asking questions and giving him ideas. >> all of you need to be on tv every night blanketing the airwaves -- >> we have to look at what are the root causes of gun violence. >> i introduced a assault wellen ban and buy back. >> congress is on break but swalwell said he would be willing to go back to d.c. early to deal with what he calls a crisis. he will continue to be available to listen to the people of his district. >>> we continue to monitor the situation on 101, and meanwhile an east bay crash involving a big rig on the ramp connecting 580 to southbound 680 in pleasa pleasanton. >>> two popular gyms are in the middle of a political controversy this morning and it might have you rethinking your workout today. some people quitting memberships altogether. >> this is the chairman of equinox and soulcycle's parent company, and he is hosting a fund-raiser for the president later this week. some customers are

swalwell is hosting a town hall at hayward city hall. he'll talk about what congress and law enforcement agencies are doing to end gun violence. tonight's event starts at 6:30. >>> the fbi is investigating the gilroy shooting as an act of domestic terrorism. three people were killed and more than a dozen were injured at the festival last month. in a story you'll see only on abc 7 news, one of the survivors, just 12 years old, is now sharing her story. leslie andres was with her family when the shooting happened. they ran, jumped a fence and hit. then leslie noticed something. >> i was like, what was that, and then i touched myself and there was blood on my hand. so then i told my cousins i got shot. >> fortunately she's okay. she was at the festival with at least 20 of her family members. she was the only one who was injured. wsis hhoite governor gavin >>omnies across t countr jne forces with a national night hour. people got the chance to get to know their neighbors, plaufts and city staff at san pablo park in berkeley. they also reflec

the meeting tonight hosted by east bay congressman eric swalwell. >>> there was panic this new york times square, what happened over night that spent people scrambling from the popular tourist spot. >>> good morning. see traffic is going to be a little slow on 880 in oakland, driving towards high street. i will tell you how to get around this problem and whether the freeways are at your beck and call. >>> cooler, cooler, we are lacking this tahoe, possible maybe light sprinkles could fall. there has been a butterfly explosion up there. have you heard about that? most they have seen this 20 years. a forecast for them and us coming up. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. the jury in oakland's ghostship warehouse trials failed to reach a verdict yesterday. the jury of nine women and three men are deciding the fate of derrick almena and codefendant max harris. the defense lawyers say the longer they wait to get a verdict, the more optimistic they are the jury will agree with the defense. >> when you wait, there is no direct input and therefore you know your stress level rises. >> max harris fa

that's why swalwell is hosting a town hall meeting at hayward city hall. he says he will talk about what congress and law enforcement agencies are doing to end gun violence. tonight's event starts at 6:30. >>> the fbi is now investigating the gilroy shooting as an act of domestic terrorism. three people were killed, more than a dozen hurt at that festival last month. one of those survivors who is 12 years old is sharing her story. leslie andres was with her family. leslie noticed something. >> i was like, what was that. i touched myself and there was blood on my hand. so then i told my cousin, i got shot. >> he was at the festival with at least 20 of her family members. she was the only one who was injured. governor gavin newsom visited her in the hospital. >>> communities across the bay area joined forces with police for a national night out. last night's events took on special meaning in light of the violence in gilroy, dayton and el paso. san pablo park in berkeley, they reflected of the recent string of mass shootings. >> we just have to stay together

eric swalwell and hickenlooper all have other races.t does make you wonder who else could drop out in the days to come. i'm going to out to say yang is unlikely to be the democratic candidate for president. stll not a message in that? >> well, social media, and the ability to attract attention. some of these governors they're fairly -- i don't want to say -- staid, that's not the right word. but they're pretty establishment. they don't want to be too provocati provocative, that costs them a little bit. >> and the intimidation that you have another job to go to, is an interesting one that could appeal to voters. they see the field is so crowded it's hard for people not working regular jobs to distinguish which candidate is who and which one son which platform, they might have that attitude as well. you saw it with people like beto o'rourke where people were saying he should drop out and run for jon cornyn's senate seat. ural potentially going to see that from voters saying you can be in that other job, run for senator and others. so we d

eric swalwell was the ynote speaker. and the united states welcomes people of all faiths and backgrounds. >> we are a nation of immigrants and we're at a crossroads about who we are. are we a country of bridges that is open to the world and welcome diversity. or do we build walls to insulate ourselves from the world. >> the u.s. immigration system is broken and undocumented people need a new road map to help them earn legal status. >>> the city of fremont is deciding where to build the first homeless navigation center. the city presented two possible locations, one behind city hall. many who were there don't like either location. >> i don't appreciate hearing shaming from the crowd to either side of the discussion. >> emotions at a packed meeting. they got an earful from the community. >> it's unfortunate that choosing two locations only divides the city in half. >> reporter: city leaders narrowing down the navigation center to dakota road or behind city hall. a center is necessary. homelessness has jumped 27% in two yea

congressman swalwell says it reflects the diverse cultural heritage of students at the school and themunity. >> your story, in many ways, is one of hope, diversity, adversity, opportunity, and success. >> and we are here to celebrate that. >> swallow also gave the school a certificate of special congressional recognition for their commitment and dedication to supporting the arts in their community. >> ocean explorers are taking pictures of the wreck of the titanic for the first time in 14 years. a team called -- expedition is taking photos as part of the mission to explore the bottom of the five oceans. the crewmate 5 dies dives to the wreck over this month. the titanic sank in 1912 aftice coast of newfoundland. >> first impressions? it is big. it is a big wreck. i wasn't fully ready for just how large it was. and when it came up on sonar, it really stood out. >> the photos will be used to make 3-d models of the ship to be used on augmented and virtual reality platforms. >> that gives me chills when i see that . >> it is so clear, the picture is so crystal clear . >> still to come, va

. >>> a town hall meeting on congress was hosted by congressman eric swalwell. for nearly two hours the crowd was full of concern over gun violence and conflicted over solutions. >> i want us to look at what is the root cause of gun violence. i think that's the root before talking about assault rifles. >> don't attack this from a gun issue. attack this from a mental health issue. >> the american people, they already know what they want us to do. overwhelmingly they support background checks and assault weapons ban. it's just getting congress to do it. >> congressman swalwell says one of the reasons he called for last night's town hall, with 44% of his constituents born outside of the u.s., many of them are feeling targeted. >>> hero airline captain chelsea sully introduce the safe landing act. it's inspired by the near miss at sfo in 2017 when an air canada jet nearly landed on a taxiway where several other planes were waiting to take off. >>> former vice president joe biden will be one of the many candidates campaigningality the iowa state fair starting today.

. >>> east bay congressman eric swalwell hosted a town hall meeting tonight on the topic of guns and gun control. it drew a large crowd to hayward. coming up in the 11:00 news, we are there during the discussion and opinions on how to stop mass shootings in america. >>> analysis of mass shootings this year by the associated press shows nearly half were carried out since 2006, 12 mass shootings have been committed by gunmen 21 years or younger, that includes the 21-year-old suspect in el paso. the median age of those who commit mass shootings in public is 28 years old. the survey defined mass shooting as four or more people killed not including the gunman. a reminder tomorrow night, ktvu will take an in-depth look at gun laws at mental health, and at what lawmakers are doing to try to prevent more mass shootings. you can join us for our special report guns in america, it's here at 10:30 at ktvu. >>> now to developing news from southern california where four people are dead after a stabbing spree in orange county. police say there are as many as nine crime scenes in garden grove and sa

east bay congressman, eric swalwell was the keynote speaker at the ceremony. he says the u.s.mes people of all faiths and backgrounds. >> we are a nation of immigrants and we are also at a crossroads right now in our country about who we are. are we a country of bridges that is open to the world and welcome diversity and other perspectives or will we close ourselves off and build walls to insulate ourselves from the world? >> swalwell says the immigration system is broken and an undocumented people need to be given a new roadmap to earn legal status and citizenship. >> we're tracking the weather with a lot of records here today. real big heat. a heat advisory in effect tomorrow and a spare the air day. when i put get back, we will put it together. >> heather holmes joins us in the newsroom with some of the stories we're working on for the 7:00 news over on ktvu plus. >>> we continue to follow the very tense situation in philadelphia was 6 police officers were shot. a standoff with the suspect is still underway, hours later. we will have a live report from philadelphia . >> cal

eric swalwell is having a community forum on how to deal with gun violence and domestic terrorism. >>> today is the first day of the rodeo. pri police are promising extra security. on friday the main attractions begin including the broncos and the bulls. >>> an oakland safeway popped for sales to minors won'ting se won't be selling alcohol for two months. they were caught selling to minors three times over the last three years. a 60-day suspension will be followed bay three-year probation period. >>> happening today, a bail hearing for peru's ex-president who is in a san francisco jail. he has been there since last month after he was arrested for charges that he faces in peru. he is accused of taking $20 million in bribes from a brazilian construction company while in office. he denies the charges. an extradition hearing is still pending. before the arrest he was working as a visiting professor at stanford. >>> and new this morning, twitter testing a snooze button. that will mute the app's push notifications for a time. so one hour, three hours, 12 hours. you will still see new replie

>> you had eric swalwell on when he was running for president was the candidate who wanted to make gun the centerpiece of his platform and he's dropped out of the race. senator cory booker is trying to pick it up as being the issue he runs on. it's been a big feature of his campaign. from the beginning he put out a very expansive plan talking about how if he were president gun owners would be required to be licensed, which is fairly kind of hot issue for a lot of gun owners. but he's gone right there. tomorrow he's going to go to mother emanuel church in charleston where the terrible church shooting by dyllan roof, white supreme mist took place four years ago. a little risky, that's sacred ground for people but he wants to own this issue and remind people it's been a feature of our politics for quite some time pay the couple of these candidates really going hard in on guns. as you said, vice president biden who is very much the front runner this base taking a little bit more of a nuanced turn. but did he come out yesterday and say he would want to renew the assault weapons ban which ex

it's just getting a congress that will do it. >> congressman swalwell said one of the reasons he called for the town hall is because with 44% of his constituents born outside of the u.s., he says many of them feel targeted. >>> new developments involving a san francisco restaurant that suddenly closed last month. the chronicle report that tosca cafe will reopen with new owners. they plan to keep the name and will upgrade the restaurant's interior. the current ownership group has been dealing with sexual harassment allegations against one of the restaurant's main owners. >>> one north bay community wants to prevent devastating floods. the solution is going to cost residents. >>> one solution to the bay area's housing crisis, free housing where students are now able to live rent-free while going to school. >>> here is a look at what's going on with your temperatures out siechltd mid to upper 50s around san francisco. on our way to low to mid 60s and more sunshine this afternoon. temperatures are below average alright, so this is how you are going to say... you'll get the best deal of the

well, that is swalwell and de blasio. one is worse, but at least one of them, at least swalwell was smart enough to get out while he could still preserve the remnants of his reputation. de blasio, he has no such concerns at all. there is no representation left. number two, kamala harris can't seem to to decide what she wants to be. she flips, she flops, she flips again, she did the old 540. 180, 360, 540. did it on health care, can't decide if she wants to be tough on crime, loose on crime, she doesn't get it. thank god tulsi gabbard called her out in the last c debate. you saw that. that didn't look great for her.n and number one, joe biden, apologizes for being joe biden, but joe biden can't seem to figure out who joe biden is. i had to right down a list joe biden has taken opposing positions on health care, democratic senators he worked with, the hyde amendment, on busing, apologizing for joe biden. >> tucker: it's sad. but in your hands, it's also deeply amusing. dan bongino, great to see you, thank you for that. that

. >>> east bay congressman eric swalwell will host a community forum on ending gun violence and domestic terrorism. he wants to hear the thoughts and concerns of the people in his district at the hayward city council chambers at 6:30. >>> california's new ammunition background check law, state officials say the new law prevented more than 100 prohibited persons from buying bullets in the first month the law was in effect. that law bans people who had a felony conviction or a mental health commitment from buying or possessing ammunition. also state officials say 11,000 prospective buyers were blocked from getting immediate approval but not determined to be barred from owning a gun or buying ammunition. >> it shows that the law is working at intended and great tapeople that shouldn't be buying ammunition are not able to buy ammunition. >> all of this as one group is trying to block the law. late a federal judge may decide whether the law is unconstitutional and violates the second amendment and other federal laws. tomorrow night ktvu will take an this depth look at mass shootings in americ

east bay congressman eric swalwell is hosting that forum. he will talk about what local and federal law enforcement along with congress are doing to protect americans from gun violence. >>> also happening today, a lot of folks may be headed to gilroy for the first day of the rodeo. police are promising extra tight security there. all perimeter fences will be watched closely. today and tomorrow games and competitions will take center stage, on friday the main attractions begin including bucking broncos and bulls. last year's rodeo was gilroy's first in 62 years. roz is at the rodeo arena and she'll have more in the 5:00 hour. >>> today president trump and the first lady plan to visit dayton and el paso. in el paso last night at least not everyone is thrilled about the president's visit. el paso's democratic congresswoman veronica escobar refusing to be an accessory to the president's visit. 22 people died at the walmart in el paso. police think the gunman was fueled by hatred, he used several key phrases that the president also uses. el paso

eric swalwell of california became the first guy to leave the race back on july 8th. so, three, two, one, poof. he was the first one poofed off the list. congressman swalwell was the very first one. last week, we got to second one. it washickenlooper. poof. and now here last night on this very program, washington state governor jay inslee became the third presidential primary candidate to get out of the race. and so now, for the first time, three, two, one -- poof. adios, governor inslee. i thank you kindly for coming to talk to us to make your announcement here last night about why you had decided to get out. and so now, here's where we're at. there is still a big, huge field of democrats out there. but the win knowing process has started. and the stuff these candidates are leaving the presidential primary to go do instead is already interesting. even with only a few guys out. as he hinted about in his announcement here last night that he was leaving the presidential lace, washington governor jay inslee today confirmed to the people of washington that he is going to

eric swalwell became the first canned to drop out of the election to seek re-election in his state.c rivals is trying to reboot his campaign again. former texas congressman beto o'rourke gave a speech in his hometown of el paso this morning. saying that quote would not be good enough. o'rourke also called president trump an urgent threat and said he would highlight the places where trump's actions are having an impact and in the early voting states. >> the kind of challenges that we face in this country at this moment of crisis require an urgency unless we want to reap the consequences of failing to meet them, consequences that we lived and i hope learned from in el paso on august 3rd. and so to those places where donald trump has been terrorizing and terrifying and demeaning our fellow americans, that's where you will find me in this campaign. >> msnbc's garrett haake is with the campaign in el paso. o'rourke rushed home to el paso after 22 people were killed at that walmart nearly two weeks ago. talk to me about that, the impact that had on him and his decision to reboot this camp

. >>> eric swalwell is renew campaign to buy back and ban every assault weapon to the country. he talked with us on the phone yesterday during mornings on 2ch 2. >> the rise of white nationalize. in america which the fbi told congress earlier this year is on the rise and unrestricted weaponry. >> congressman mark, who represents the east bay says there is potential to make changes. >> the second amendment is what it is, the courts defend that, we should respect it. there are things we can do and constitutionally, like an assault weapons ban. why does anyone need an assault weapon. >> many democrats and some republican lawmakers are call on the u.s. senate to end august recess and return to work for an emergency session. they want the republican led senate to vote on a background check bill that the democratic led house passed in february. >>> the candidates for president are weighing in on gun control, placing partial blame for the violence on president trump's anti immigrant rhetoric. >> let's not mince words. this president is encouraging greater racism and not just the racis

. >> reporter: swalwell was clear on his position. corner stone of his brief run for presidency. >> the american people, they already know what us to do. overwhelmingly they support background checks and assault weapons ban. it's just getting a congress to do it. >> reporter: the congressman said one of the reasons he called this meeting is because 44% of his constituents born outside of the united states, many are feeling targeted. >> it is pretty much like a ticking bomb that is in every parent's head who are with different colors or different backgrounds. >> it's hard for me to see so many outlines out here speaking on these issues. >> reporter: that seemed to be the common thread in this crowd, a deep sense that inaction is not an option. even if all that means right now is speaking up. >> you have to do step by step. so that's why we're here. >> reporter: chris reyes for "abc7 news." >>> employees at corporate walmart offices in san bruno and other cities staged a walkout in hopes the company will stop selling guns after a shooti

for more i'm joined by eric swalwell. congressman, thank you for joining us. put your money on this. the house has passed a bill on background checks. what are the chances mitch mcconnell will do background checks when they get back in september? >> zero. >> thank you. >> zero chance. zero, chris. >> why do they want to do nothing when 90% of the country says -- 9 out of 10 says do something at least on background checks? what makes the republican leader of the united states senate think he can politically get away with doing nothing? >> it's fear of losing his job. it's fear of the nra dumping millions against them. and this president as well. he is also going to do zero, chris. i don't know if you -- i know a lot of your viewers probably do, own a dog, but this is how it works. when two owners tell a dog to do something, the dog usually does it. the nra is funded by the russians. president trump is also funded by the nra. he's got the russians and the nra who don't want him to do anything on this. he's not going to do anything. >> you know, politicians like

>> both swalwell and desaulnier condemned president trump's rhetoric on immigrants and minorities, manythem targeted in these attacks. some are calling for congress to return for an emergency session to vote on a background check bill that passed in the house. >>> the democratic candidates for president are weighing in on the gun control debate. fox news' lauren blanchard tells us how they are pushing hard against the trump administration. >> reporter: given these late mass shootings 2020 candidates and congressional democrats are pushing once again for gun reform and placing partial blame for the violence on what they're calling president trump's anti-immigrant message. >> let's not mince words right now. this president is encouraging greater racism and not just the racist rhetoric, but the violence that so often follows. >> we have a president who is responsible who is not taking that responsibility and is doing nothing to address the deepening crisis in our country of this kind of violence. >> we've got to heal and it's got to start at the top. the president has to take a leadership

new citizens two minutes taking the oath of citizenship in elbowed the east bay congressman eric swalwell and said the reaction was tough to hear. >> these immigrants watch television. these folks are americans now watch television. they know what he has said about them. and their family members. and you just imagine it hits them right here. >> a total of 2,700 people from more than 90 different countries were sworn in as new citizens today in two different ceremonies we reached out to the white house for a response to that booing and haven't gotten a ponce. >> still to come. security on the first day of school. how parents and students feel about the changes being made in gilroy in the wake of the garlic festival shooting. >> and the hue mane society in pleasant ton, the clear the shelters event this saturday. i'll tell but it. and you get to know wayne. look at the little face. i'll have the details coming up. >> and i'm tracking the heat up to a hot 104 in concord. i'll show wlau to watch for when it comes to heat related illness and when we finally get some relief. that's if about 8 m

california congressman eric swalwell says what other countries don't path is easy access to assault weapons and high capacity magazines and. >>the result is a sadly really really death. >>and to see says history shows mental illness is most frequently the excuse when the gunman is white. in washington. alexandra lee mount. >>a bay area woman has created a line of bulletproof clothing following the set recent shootings, 25 year-old the tran is wearing a hoodie that's designed to stop bullets. tran says she wants people to be prepared instead of being scared. the hoodies are just part of the clothing line tran also sales style jackets vests, another assessor a she says that are products are for the strongest grade of soft body armor protection available, the clothing comes in kids sizes too but the clothing will not stop a high capacity rifle. officials in sacramento say the state's new ammunition background check law blocks 100 prohibited sales in the first month. attorney general javier bus era disclose the results as a gun owners group tries to block the law that took effect july 1st. the

>>and happening tonight east bay congressman eric swalwell is holding a town hall about domestic terrorism and ending gun violence is inviting his constituents to have a conversation about the recent shootings. it starts tonight at 6 30 at the hayward city council chambers on the street. our catherine keenan is there and she'll have a live report tonight at 8.30. big story tonight is anti immigrant rhetoric. heats up across the nation. the number of. >>hate crimes is also on the upswing across america here in the bay area homeless woman has been arrested for a hate crime. she accused of vandalizing several businesses with anti-muslim graffiti kron four's dan kerman live in concord with more on this story. dan. outside the international marketing grill entry boulevard here in tree plaza, right here is where some of the graffiti was there were several locations where this. >>anti muslim graffiti was it has since been painted over, but police have made an arrest. woman come basi owns the international marketing grill on treat boulevard in concord tuesday he arrived to work to find anti muslim

>> congressman, eric swalwell spoke by phone. he agreed it is time to ban and buy back every so-called assault weapon in america . two things intersect, the rise of white nationalism in america which the fbi director told congress earlier this year is on the rise, and unrestricted weaponry. >> reporter: both men condemned president donald trump's rhetoric on minorities and immigrants, many of them targeted in these attacks . >> he has blood on his hands. he knows what he is saying is hateful. he knows it is divisive. he is the first president i can remember that has been elaborately divisive in trying to drive people apart. >> reporter: congress is in recess right now but a growing number of democratic senators want to call back congress to washington for an emergency session to vote on gun control in legislation, specifically a background check bill that already passed in the house. speaker of the house, nancy pelosi said in a statement, "the republican senate must stop their outrageous obstruction and join the house to put an e

congressman eric swalwell and mayor barbara halahdy attended the ceremony paying tribute to the latineritage with each circle representing a different culture or latino country. >> we turned it into more a representation of how culture, music, art, dance all of those things are like a language that is shared amongst all cultures. >> this mural is one of 200 installations created as part after hayward's new art program. it starred in 2009 to address the growing issues of gra tee tee tee and val dalalism. 200 volunteers have taken part in the wonderful program. >> just a little warmer today but the hint of coolness in the morning makes you think about fall being around the corner. >> it's been so nice. we want to keep it that way. sandhya patel is here to tell us if we can keep it that way. >> you're going to be happy with the next seven days if you like today. it was warrer today. we felt the heat in the inland communities. as you take a look from the east bay hills camera, this is where it's baking. low to mid-90s in our hottest inland valleys. santa rosa airport managed to get up to

>>citizens california congressman eric swalwell supports the effort, i'm concerned that right now minorities are being targeted by white nationalist but some civil rights groups worry that a federal domestic terrorism law could actually hurt. >>communities of color not iea sees from the lawyers committee for civil rights under the law says the criminal justice system is inherently biased and points to drug laws as an example there's no evidence that black communities and communities of color use drugs any more frequently than other communities yet they are always the ones that are targeted to seize argues, we don't need a new domestic terrorism law. there's over 50 east 50 charges i think maybe even 57 charges that can be used. >>and acts of mass violence that meet the definition of terrorism. she says hate crime laws cover acts of domestic terror and the el paso shooting is already being investigated as a hate crime. in washington. alexandra, mound. >>here at home flames are now threatening some homes and forcing people to run in lake county fire crews say the fire burning in clear lake is

debate we are likely to see some people drop out of the campaign after the 1st debates we saw eric swalwell a california congressman drop out of it that is that race that we didn't see a lot more we expect more this time and that's because in the 3rd round the rules for qualifying are tighter you have to you have to have more donors you have to have higher poll numbers and that means many people won't qualify and the people who support them either by holding signs or by giving them money are likely to bailout we've we've also seen reports in the staff of some of these candidates want them to drop off so they the field is the likely to winnow we're likely to see people getting out of that race and the top floor right now are joe biden. elizabeth warren bernie sanders and comolli harris their top in the polls and we expect that to remain the same in each of them is going to be jockeying for that number one position that joe biden wants to hold yeah be interested to see what does happen for the moment john hendren live for us in detroit. the u.s. central bank has cut interest rates by a quarte