and zoe lofgren says that move is despicable. also tonight they served our country, but they can't get the benefits for it. we're talking about thousands of veterans discharged under the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. but now a groundbreaking new settlement could finally change that. it's very concerning because at the end of the day, what we have here is a population of vets who are not getting benefits that they are ultimately entitled to. it's an issue that our investigative unit first exposed more than a year ago. for years in america, being lgbtq could get you thrown out of the service under the military's homosexual conduct policy, and many of those terans were kicked out for what's called less than honorable condition, which prevented them from collecting some military benefits. back in 2023, a group of veterans joioid a class action lawsuit against the department of defense, and that included lilly stefanidis, a non-binary navy vet discharged in 1989. today's settlement in that lawsuit is expected to crea an eas

joining us now is congresswoman zoe lofgren, a democrat. i appreciate your time tonight.nk you for being here. >> happy to be here. >> when you say it won't work, it will not succeed, i have faith in america, can you share with me the reason for that -- that optimism? >> well, you can't undo history, rachel, as you know. one of the good things that our january 6th committee did was to document everything that we found and then to post it, freely available. you can go to the government printing office website, and all of the material is there. there's videos. there's radio traffic, transcripts, et cetera. and so you can just click on the exhibits and see the riot. it's right there. and i would encourage people who post on x or read things, if you see some of these ridiculous things that republican members are saying, it was just a tourist visit, just take a 20-second clip of the riot from the government printing office website and let that be your reply. because in the end what happened is what happened. luckily, and i'm so grateful to the capitol police. i've been touchin

. >> joining me now for more california democratic congresswoman zoe lofgren. served on the house january 6th committee, received a preemptive pardon from former president joe biden. congresswoman, let me get your reaction to what you just heard from donald trump. obviously, what he just said there is not true. he said that most of these were minor and so on. but putting the lies to the side. your response? >> well, this is a truly horrible thing that he has done. you know, you think about some of these individuals take julian cater, for example, who sprayed chemicals on a group of officers. one of them, brian sicknick, had a very adverse reaction than he had two strokes. and then he died. um. or d.j. rodriguez, who joined a mob and tased officer michael fanone repeatedly in the neck to the point where he lost consciousness. he had a heart attack. uh. stephen. cappuccio, who was so violent he had to hold his phone in his mouth so he could use both fists. uh, beating officer daniel hodges, and the list goes on and on. these are violent criminals who have now bee

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south bay congresswoman zoe lofgren who was on the house committee investigating the attack called the pardons, "a truly horrible thing." >> these are violent criminals who have now been released into our communities and i fully expect that some of them will commit additional violence and it's on president trump. >> former capitol hill police officers still shaken by that day accused the republican party of turning their backs on them. >>> up next, one person is dead after their car ended up on the b.a.r.t. tracks in the east bay today, what investigators are telling us about how it all happened. >>> and today santa clara county is wrapping up its count on the unhoused population. why critics say a change in methods will lead to inaccurate data. >>> i guess i'm going to be arrested for a bunch warrant that i have for fighting this. >> a decade long battles over a private island in solano county has finally come to an end. why the previous owner ended up in handcuffs. i have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. but thanks to skyrizi and clearer skin--i'm all in. with skyrizi, i saw dram

capitol trying to overturn the loss of then-president trump, south bay congresswoman zoe lofgren, who was there, says today she's thinking of the officers who stood up to the mob. many of them were severely injured, and they saved my life, and they saved the democracy, and i'm very grateful to them. she was part of the january 6th committee that investigated the insurrection. today, she responded to president elect trump's comments that he plans to pardon or grant clemency to at least some of those who were arrested. is despicable. but then so is he. and so he has the capacity to do that. i think it's a real slap in the face of the police here at the capitol. and really the rule of law overall today, a much different look and feel inside the joint session of congress, as vice president kamala harris was tasked with certifying the presidential election, confirming her loss and donald trump's win. this announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president, while certifying the pre

i also spoke with the south bay congresswoman, zoe lofgren. she was there four years ago, and again today she shared some of the same sentiments, but tells me that today she's thinking of the capitol police officers who stood up to the mob four years ago, pointing out more than 140 officers were injured in that attack. she was on the january 6th committee that investigated the lead up and what happened on that day. i asked her for her thoughts on president elect trump's response to his promise to pardon at least some of those who were arrested four years ago as despicable. but then so is he. and so he has the capacity to do that. i think it's a real slap in the face of the police here at the capitol. and really the rule of law overall. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston will give his reaction live. coming up at 530, particularly because with that pardon question, this story is not over. exactly. the certification doesn't close the book on what happened four years ago, and he promised to do it the first day. so two weeks from now, we'

congresswoman zoe lofgren, who represents santa clara, says she will continue to work for what is best for america. >> our job, as it was four years ago, is simply to count the votes that the american people have cast, and we did that today in san francisco. >> luz pena, abc seven news. >> tonight, incoming president donald trump is calling president biden's new ban on future offshore oil and gas development, quote, ridiculous. mr. biden took executive action that will prevent oil companies from leasing waters for new drilling along the entire west and east coasts, the eastern gulf of mexico and portions of alaska's northern bering sea. the law invokes the 1953 outer continental shelf lands act. that's significant because the law prevents presidents from revoking the action, meaning donald trump would have to get congress to change it before he could reverse biden's move. trump says he plans to do just that, saying, quote, i'll unban it. >> today, we're learning of the first human death from the bird flu in the u.s. health officials say the person lived in louisiana and was hospitalize

south bay representative zoe lofgren said, quote, that trump's january 6th pardons extend to some of the worst, most violent criminals that day is truly horrible. lufkin received a pardon herself today. one of the last issued by now former president biden. she, along with california senator adam schiff, received preemptive pardons for their role on the house committee that investigated the capitol attack. the committee said that they were pardoned, quote, not for breaking the law, but for upholding it. >> and we will get to the new president's other executive orders and their impact on the bay area in just a moment. the president is still celebrating tonight, attending three post-inauguration balls held across d.c. i've had no higher privilege in life than to serve as your commander in chief, not once, but twice. >> weather moved all of today's events indoors, from the swearing in inside the capitol rotunda to a rally at capital one arena and a series of signings in the oval office. >> and the tech industry was front and center at these events today. a who's who of tech leaders, from

south bay representative zoe lofgren said, quote, that trump's january 6th pardons extend to some of the worst, most violent criminals that day is truly horrible. lufkin received a pardon herself today. one of the last issued by now former president biden. she, along with california senator adam schiff, received preemptive pardons for their role on the house committee that investigated the capitol attack. the committee said that they were pardoned, quote, not for breaking the law, but for upholding it. >> and we will get to the new president's other executive orders and their impact on the bay area in just a moment. the president is still celebrating tonight, attending three post-inauguration balls held across d.c. i've had no higher privilege in life than to serve as your commander in chief, not once, but twice. >> weather moved all of today's events indoors, from the swearing in inside the capitol rotunda to a rally at capital one arena and a series of signings in the oval office. >> and the tech industry was front and center at these events today. a who's who of tech leaders, from

when we come back, maya will join the conversation, as well as congresswoman zoe lofgren, a member ofe overnight release of jack smith's special counsel report into how donald trump worked to overthrow and steal the 2020 election, continues after a short break. also ahead for us. we'll head out west to those devastating wildfires still raging in southern california. how the return of high winds is hampering efforts by firefighters to control the deadly blazes that have already led to 24 people losing their lives. they have displaced more than 100,000 others. deadline white house continues after a quick break. don't go anywhere. >> no young person should ever have to worry about having a safe place to sleep at night, or a warm meal to eat, or whether anyone cares about them. >> i grew up in poverty and i actually came physically homeless right after i turned 16. >> i didn't have anywhere to sleep, and i didn't really have friends or family that could support me to be homeless as a teen. >> i didn't ask for that. >> 1 in 10 young adults will experience a form of homelessness this year,

with us, democrat zoe lofgren, the representative for california's 18th district.ved on the select committee to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capitol. good to have you with us on the programme. you must have your thoughts today about where you were four years ago in what you and your colleagues went through?— and your colleagues went throu~h? , , through? yes, absolutely. iwas on the floor— through? yes, absolutely. iwas on the floor four _ through? yes, absolutely. iwas on the floor four years - through? yes, absolutely. iwas on the floor four years ago - through? yes, absolutely. iwas on the floor four years ago as i on the floor four years ago as the mob broke into capital. we were ultimately evacuated. as the mob was trying to break the glass and break in at one end of the hallway, we were going down the stairwell at the other end of the hallway, and i've been thinking of the officers, many of them were severely injured by the violent mob. they saved my life and they saved our democracy. i am grateful to them. to tell us we didn't see wh

. >> thank you so much, zoe lofgren, for joining us. we will be watching today's events this afternoon as you all certify the election. >>> a major announcement expected this hour about canadian leader justin trudeau's political future. what it could mean for the u.s. >>> plus a last-minute legal move by president-elect trump to block his great-aunt hush money sentencing. also new details on the bourbon street attacker including video released by the fbi showing him in new orleans weeks before new year's eve. >>> first, war on the historic winter storm. freezing rain, thunder, white out conditions from the central plains to the east coast leaving thousands without power. we are back in 90 seconds. clinically proven to work within ten minutes, so you and your partner can experience the heights of intimacy. new eroxon ed treatment gel. covid-19? i'm not waiting. if it's covid, paxlovid. paxlovid is an oral treatment for adults... with mild-to- moderate covid-19 and a high-risk factor for it becoming severe. it does not prevent covid-19. m

congresswoman zoe lofgren, who represents santa clara, says she will continue to work for what is bestears ago, is simply to count the votes that the american people have cast, and we did that today. >> in san francisco, luz pena, abc seven news. >> today, the first human death from bird flu was reported in the united states. it happened in louisiana. health officials say the 65 year old man was hospitalized with the virus after being exposed to a backyard flock of birds. the cdc insists that the overall risk to the public is still low. however, people who keep chickens and other birds in their backyards or work with them are at a higher risk for bird flu. >> happening today, students in the state's biggest school district returned to the classroom preparing for a cell phone ban. it officially takes effect next month, but they are being trained on the new rules starting today. for more than half a million students and teachers in the los angeles unified school district, devices have to be turned off and stored during class, but will be accessible during an emergency. last september, go

i talked with congresswoman zoe lofgren during kron for news at noon to get her thoughts about trump's immigration policies. and she believes that they are illegal. >> issa clearly on a rage in doesn't really much care what the constitution says. the idea that we would send ice agents, you know, running through schools and running through churches is a big change that i think is very unwise. >> i says it has arrested more than 1000 people just as of yesterday. coming up at 2.15 this afternoon. we have a report on how the fbi, the dea and the atf. are also being used during immigration raids. and stay us here on kron 4 on air and online as we learn more about ice raids in the bay area. scan the qr code on your screen right now to be directed to a special section on our website. that's where you can find headlines. the bay area response and immigrant resources. it's all on kron. 4 dot com. san francisco mayor daniel lurie pushing forward on his campaign promise by calling for a fentanyl state of emergency. the mayor joined the kron 4 morning news team today. i'm set to talk about his pro

. >> today i talked with congresswoman zoe lofgren during kron. 4 news at noon to hear thoughts about this freeze. she's calling trump's move outrageous. >> and being for disabled students the idea act. i among many others domestic violence programs are shelters that are going to have to close and layoff all their employees. it's really. outrageous. you know, president trump can review all he wants and if he has recommendations, he can come to the congress to make changes, proposed changes to the law. but what he's doing here is wrong and illegal. >> state representative john garamendi released a statement against the free saying in part, quote, donald trump's latest illegal scheme to freeze nearly 3 trillion dollars in federal aid is reckless and unconstitutional. it's an act that punishes american families. this order blatantly ignores the constitution which gives congress the power over federal spending. his action upends the will of the people while spreading chaos across the federal government. he goes on to mention groups impacted by this pause, including food banks, school lunc

joining us now to talk more about this is congresswoman zoe lofgren.nk you for being with us this afternoon. so i wanted to get your take on this. a freeze of all the federal grants and loans that affects millions of people. many here in the bay area. anything for meals on wheels. some head start programs are also on pause to have any reassurance that you can give your constituents our viewers about whether or not they will see this money again. >> what the president has done, i think it's pretty clearly illegal. congress has appropriated these funds he's required under law to see that the laws are faithfully executed. there have been numerous cases since the nixon presidency indicating what he's doing is illegal. now, we now have a right-wing supreme court. do they plan to overturn half a century of case law? you know, who knows with those guys? for now, we are going to fight this as best we can. lawsuits have already been filed. you know i started getting tax early this morning from around the country. other other members of congress where head start

the other one worked for zoe lofgren. and between the four of them, i thought we devised. smart, balanced policies. the other thing i'll say, i was very interested in your interview with with senator andy kim, my senator. um, he asked her he asked the nominee, kristi noem, today. all right. are you going to take orders from tom homan? he's white house staff. he's not a presidential appointee. he's not senate confirmed. what is the relationship? and i think that's a good question. you know, to the extent we have a border czar in this country and this government, it's the secretary of homeland security. it's not a person on the white house staff. so that's an issue that she and he and president trump are going to need to work through on the politics of this. >> you, as dhs secretary and president obama, were more aggressive on border enforcement than president biden was. um, and do you think that played any role in paving the way for the reelection of donald trump? >> um, tough to say. um, people have perceptions about border security. when i was in office, uh, the numbers w

south bay representative zoe lofgren said, quote, that trump's january 6th pardons extend to some of the worst, most violent criminals that day is truly horrible. lofgren was one of the people from the committee that investigated the january 6th riot that now former president biden issued a preemptive pardon to. yesterday morning, biden said he did this so the trump administration could not target them. reggie. gloria. >> thank you. if you're watching yesterday, then you saw something that we haven't really seen at an inauguration. the tech world on display. right on the stage. we saw people like mark zuckerberg from meta, sundar pichai from alphabet, apple's tim cook, amazon founder jeff bezos, and of course, elon musk. they're all sitting next to each other just behind the trump family. it marks a notable shift in the relationship between president trump and these companies that did not go unnoticed. >> i heard people uh- with the group that i was with not, you know, not many of them are from silicon valley, but they know the importance of technology to our strength as a country an

you remember that, zoe lofgren was the other very capable member on the democratic side. nadler won the chairman schiff by saying i'm the one to impeach , with the clinton impeachment. think about that. if you set your base and your supporters to say we are going to get him when you have a member of congress sworn in for one day, i talk about my son, i'm going to impeach, a word i don't use at all, the sky, then there's no doubt about what they wanted to do. they were trying to find something. the problem mueller came back and was not what they wanted. you remember the hearings. when we got robert mueller in july, we had to go to the show hearings. excuse me, i forgot something. matt whitaker was acting attorney general for all of three months, and they were so scared that he had tampered messing with the mueller investigation. we had to have them come in one week before bill barr took over he had to have him back. that was the mindset were dealing with. host: you did a brilliant job talking about the book defending his and now prosecuting president trump. and you talk ab

i had congresswoman zoe lofgren on yesterday asked her if she were offered a pardon, if she'd take itrocess play out. is it your sense that there will be news and decision making, from the president to the last moments, that he is the president? >> yeah. i mean, look, we're just because i had my last press briefing and the president is giving his farewell address doesn't mean that we're not running through the tape, as we've been talking about for the past couple of weeks. there will be more announcements to make as it relates to the pardons and commutations. we have said for some time now that the president is going to make more announcements. and that, again, another part where i'm not going to get ahead of this president. so there's still a lot more work to do. there's still a lot more ways that we believe that this president believes we can make americans lives better. and so certainly we have we will have more news to make in the next. we have a couple of days, i think, five days left. so be sure to you'll be hearing a lot more from us. >> i think dee dee myers, the first woman t