. >>> it was a noisy welcome for senator dianne feinstein in san francisco today. protesters greeted her outside a speaking event. abc 7 news reporter kate larson was at that meeting and joins us live to explain what today's protesters want. kate. >> reporter: ama, people across the u.s. are demanding answers and action from their representatives, both republicans and democrats alike. today here in san francisco was no exception as a large group gathered outside a dianne feinstein event, demanding that she hold a meeting for the public. >> where's diane? >> reporter: while protesters demand face time with dianne feinstein today outside the public policy institute of california's downtown san francisco office -- >> dianne feinstein, where are you? >> reporter: the senator spoke inside at a private event for about 250 guests who signed up in advance for free tickets. >> let me begin. this is unlike any other presidency. there's no question about it. >> reporter: but senator feinstein quickly realized several dozen activists from the group indivisible were holding up

in san jose dianne feinstein -- in san jose dianne dianne feinstein -- devin fehely kpix 5. >>> we're told if a local has a medical emergency, the victim would need to be air lived to a hospital. >>> there are new details on a massive vandalism spree at a jewish cemetery in philadelphia. we know more than 100 head stones were damaged or destroyed. a man visiting the mount caramel cemetery called police when he noticed the mess yesterday morning. >> i just haven't had time to cry. it's personal. >> this comes less than a week after similar vandalism was discovered at -- investigators are trying to figure out if these could be connected. >>> now to politics. president trump is expected to release an amended version of his travel ban this week as roxanna supports today trump will welcome health insurance executives and nations governor to the white house. >> i would like to toast the great, great governors of the united states. >> reporter: at the annual governors ball, president trampetted 46 -- toasted 46 state leaders. >> it doesn't work. but we're going to have it fixed and we're goi

judge neil gorsuch making the rounds, meeting with dianne feinstein. farther of his reach-out effort to try to get confirmation hearings going sooner rather than later. the hope is in the trump white house, to get him on the supreme court by april at the latest, mid to late april so he could take up issues maybe like this one coming up right now and the president's vetting order. the back and forth we'll get on that. chris, what do you think this ultimately goes to the supreme court? right now we have eight justices. so a lower court ruling would hold if it's a 4-4 tie. anyone's guess where that would go. what are your thoughts? >> ultimately whether and when it goes to the court will depends on which party wins in the ninth circuit court of appeals. if you have the ninth circuit issue a stay, effectively trump wins at the ninth circuit, you could have the plaintiffs really trying to decide whether to take this on to the ninth circuit or go to the supreme court. if you think about it in the opposite, if trump and the doj lose and the stay is not grante

you'll also hear from the ranking democrat on the judiciary committee, senator dianne feinstein, and intelligence committee vice chair, senator mark warner of virginia. >> ok, good afternoon. yes, good afternoon. i am very pleased to be joined by my colleagues, senator feinstein, making member of the judiciary, senator warner, ranking member of intelligence. we expect the ranking member of foreign relations may join us. this morning i called together an emergency meeting of our caucus to discuss everything that has transpired in the last several days. resignation, the outright lies coming from this administration, and the reports of constant contact between the top officials in the trump campaign and russian intelligence, are chilling. i have been in congress for a long time and have never seen anything like this. these reports and revelations should not pit the two parties against each other. they should unite the parties in pursuit of the full truth. americans, before we are democrats or republicans. nothing less in our system of checks and balances, democratic institutions, the ru

>> reporter: the event was called an empty chair town hall with senator dianne feinstein. empty chair because the senator wasn't attending. the group behind it was the local chapter of indivisible, sprung up in recent weeks hosting town hall meetings with members of congress across the country. some of those meetings are rowdy and vocal. white house officials have down played events like this calling outspoken town hall participants professional protesters. >> were any of you paid to be here? >> no. >> reporter: the indivisible organization and its chapters across the country have drawn comparisons to the tea party movement philosophically different, but similar in their strategy to pressure members of congress to resist a sitting president's agenda. >> the tables have turned and it is our turn to be loud and to show up at places like these to let people know how we feel. >> reporter: organizers knew senator feinstein wouldn't be attending today a. represent -- today as a representative from her office said she is traveling. some organizers say it does not matter if she is

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joining me from washington, dianne feinstein. she will hold confirmation hearings on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. a senator, you just heard vice president reaction to the judge's order on that immigration travel ban. and also his reaction to the fact that the federal appeals court out in california refused to overturn it. here's what president trump tweeted yesterday. what is our country coming to when a judge can hold homeland security travel ban and anyone, even with bad intentions can come into the u.s. if you say the presidents travel ban is unconstitutional. on what grounds, senator? >> i am not claiming that it is unconstitutional. that is not my judge. i am an administrator. we have two practice of government. they are equal. the federal court has a right to make a judgment whether a law or an order is unlawful, unconstitutional. and that process has begun. i believe there are some 60 filings on various things that the president has done thus far. this is not something that is unusual, out of scope, it is very much

tonight, you'll hear from dianne feinstein and see how she responds. >>> and tonight, find out how to spot the differences coming to the port of oakland. >> i'm kristen sze in hollywood. what this year's oscar nominations represent. that's next. >>> only 30 minutes remain to get your questions answered live by michael finney. we'll check in live >>> live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >>> live protests greeted senator feinstein. >> they're demanding answers in town hall meetings both from republicans and democrats. >> kate larson has the story. >> reporter: today, protesters in san francisco demand facetime with dianne feinstein. >> our first demand is that feinstein organize weekly town halls here in san francisco and that he vote against all of trump's ajeblgenagenda. >> reporter: meanwhile, the senator was inside speaking at an event. >> these weeks have put this great country in a very divided stance, with so much fear from people. >> reporter: her policy discussion ran the gamete from russia and nuclear weapons to reproductive choice and the president's attacks on the press

dianne feinstein ignores what senator schumer said that he will oppose anyone come hell or high water. >> amongst the democrats she is a rare conscientious individual. but she'll bring some democrats with her. she met with judge gorsuch today. and at the ends of the meeting she said he's obviously brilliant and he carols about people. the second part with sending a -- sending a message to other people that he doesn't care about people. lou: he had you man news support when confirmed. >> i don't think they put that much effort into scrutinizing circuit court judges. chuck would oppose anybody who would have opposed a democrat. the 9th consider sutd court, the most george turned. the most midwest wing in the land among the appellate courts. are we going to see a full, fair hearing or will this be a stamp and sent to the supreme court? >> there is a couple issues here. before the court reaches the issue on whether the order by the trial judge staying the effect of the president's executive order was appropriate, and i have argued it's absolutely inappropriate. issue is, does the state of

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this article from "the san francisco chronicle regarding senator dianne feinstein. the headline -- the article itself says -- time for a couple more calls. let's go to ronald next in shelbyville, kentucky on the democrats line. go ahead. >> i'm glad he blocked that, and they should have locked it. i think mitch mcconnell and all those other guys would never let do anything, and yet, they said he was a bad president, but he was one of the best presidents we had. >> thanks for calling. andrew, you will be our last call. let's go around to somers, new .ork >> good morning. i would like to say i'm a little bit confused when people on television say that the individual rights should be withheld -- not withheld, but we force thesider and in individual rights of people. iu know, that's great, but don't think that is what the supreme court is all about. it's the right of people of america, and america is composed with a lot of different points of view, and if we consider the individual opinions of all people, we would have total chaos and confusion in our government and in

i got to walk and to roll with all of you to the dianne feinstein elementary school and i'm glad to see the lioness here -- our vision zero hero! [ applause ] she has got the most famous costume for next halloween. [laughter ] >> i also want to say thank you to all of the elected officials and departments, our police officers, the parents, but most importantly, the kids of dianne feinstein! thank you for walking with me! [ applause ] >> to our principal, i'm going to work very hard with all of these people that i stand next to, our transportation experts, from the county and muni. our rec and park director, our assessor-recorder, our director of walk sf. we're going to work really hard to make sure all of our streets are safe for you to walk to school and from school every single day. that is important to us. i want all of you kids to grow up taller than me! [laughter ] >> that is kind of easy, but we start off with easy things; right? and i really want to say thank you to all of the parents, to the volunteers of this school. because every single day, somebody is watching out for all of

tester, a with jon moderate who is up for re-election and dianne feinstein, the top democrat on the judiciary committee who will lead the democratic charge during the high stakes confirmation hearing. retired general and afghanistan commander david petraeus talked about the role of iraq and afghan translators that they played in service to u.s. forces and the experiences he had with them throughout his military career. paul: well, welcome, everyone. i'm told this is the largest turnout we had for a gathering in our new building since we moved in here which is lovely to speak of and we have to thank not only this amazing general but whoever thought up that executive order so we're grateful for that. but believe it or not, this is not a spur of the moment in planning. we talked about doing this event -- in two weeks, one-year anniversary actually. it won't surprise you, general petraeus is a very busy man and not easy to get him on our schedule and we managed to do it. and we thank you for taking the ime to be with us. course, when i say our timing couldn't be better, the goal is not to critiqu

even people who are strong democrats like dianne feinstein are getting a lot of push from the left to be more liberal. how does that play when you are not from california, but you are from missouri or other more moderate even red states? >> you know, honestly, dana, i think we make a mistake in trying to define every issue from the conventional notion of left or right. it doesn't apply. remember, 54% of america voted against donald trump's agenda and voted against donald trump's candidacy for president. and the country stands strongly for immigration reform, recognizes climate change as real. recognizes the right of the lgbt community, recognizes standing up for the minimum wage. i think we have to get away from labels that characterize the discussion. while each individual senator's politics is unique, there has to be an infrastructure from the democratic party that's going to empower them, that's going to give voice to the protesters, because quite frankly, donald trump has not only changed the rule book for the republican party, he's redefined what the main stream is in america, be

georgia protesters one senator dianne feinstein to prevent everything president trump tries to do. they made their views known at an event where she was speaking, about 200 demonstrators stood outside with signs urging obstruction. and inside out a formal question and answer, people sometimes interrupted her, saying her opposition so far has not been strong enough. feinstein has built a reputation in the senate as someone who is willing to cross the aisle and compromise. and today, she says she intends to work with republicans whenever possible but also had pointed criticism to the president's executive order. >> which had been to a great extent, poorly thought out, and many of them probably won't stand either a court test or a test of time. >> most of the questions today at the public policy institute of california were preselected. protesters one senator feinstein to hold a wide open town hall today. she said she would try to set something else up the next time she is in the bay area. >>> new information in the assassination caught on camera. we know a dangerous chemical was used

. >> california senator dianne feinstein earlier today on the sunday shows. what you heard there is she is referencing what you have been seeing over the past three weekends. protests. and many of them across the country and around the world to rally against president trump. just this weekend there have been demonstrations in new york, boston, houston, london and elsewhere and the dissent against this white house does not seem to be dying down. we're asking you, agree or disagree, president trump will ultimately respond to public pressure and rescind the immigration ban. go to pulse.msnbc.com/america. but first i want to bring a contributor, former spokesman for george w. bush and former communications director to senator chuck schumer. all three of you have been seeing a lot of activity. i'll start with you, mike, on this. every location, every weekend, are we going to see protests? >> i think you are. i think what you are seeing here -- we were chatting about this earlier. a corollary to what happened in 2010, which is a level of activism that is primarily

. >>> hundreds of people met up in the east bay for a town hall meeting with senator dianne feinstein even though the senator didn't attend. ktvu allie rasmus explains why organizers say that didn't matter. >> reporter: a full auditorium at elm hurst community prep in oakland on sunday morning. >> we really want to resist what's going on with trump's policies, trying to get more open town hall forums when we get to meet with the representatives. >> the event is called an empty chair town hall with dianne feinstein. the senator wasn't attending. the group behind it is the local chapter of an organization that has been sprung up in recent weeks, hosting the meetings and members of congress across the country. some of those meetings were rowdy and vocal. white house officials down played events like this calling participants a professional protester. >> were any of you paid to be here? >> reporter: the organization and their chapters across the country have drawn comparisons to the tea party movement. philosophically different, but similar in their strategy to pressure members of congres

feinstein, silverman finally ordered the closure of bathhouses because of their high risk sexual activity. >> i couldn't do that unless i had the gay community helping me and supporting me to do that. >> reporter: four years after the first reported cases, in 1985, then president ronald reagan finally said, aids should be a top priority. in 1987, azt, the first drug to treat aids. highly toxic, begin to extend the life of patients and led the way for other drugs to receive rapid approval from the fda. but it was the anti-retroviral therapy in the mid 90s that quickly turned things around. today, there is preventative medicine, but still, no vaccine in sight. a cure remains one of the greatest challenges ever undertaken. in san francisco, leeann melendez. >> when we rise continues wednesday night at 9:00 here on abc 7. >> seep did you see the horribl oscar gaffe. we know why it took several minutes to fix oscar oops that announced best picture. accountants gave warren beatty the best actress envelope which is why fay dunaway said lala land. the stage manager told "the new york times," the

we have just learned - california's u- s senators, dianne feinstein and kamala harris... are calling on president donald trump ... to approve a disaster declaration for the state... in response to damage from recent storms. the senators are asking the president to provide nearly 163- million dollars in disaster assistance. the red cross evacuation center at the fairgrounds is expected fill up tonight. kron four's spencer blake is there live, checking out how everything is running.spencer, are things going smoothly? one hiccup was cots that came in from sacramento last night. they didn't arrive until two a-m, but they're here.other than that, red cross says things are clicking. aside from beds, there are also places for evacuees that brought their pets.service animals are allowed in the main sleeping areas, and for all the other pets, there's a kennel area.pets are also one thing that volunteers from the chico area have kept in mind, which made this guy happy, even though he chose to sleep áwith his dog in his car. "they gave me a blanket and whatever i needed; they have

>> senator feinstein: no. >> lapook: senator dianne feinstein is the ranking member of the senate judiciary committee. she's met with the women we interviewed and other gymnasts and is now working on legislation to correct what she sees as a problem in the reporting of sexual abuse complaints. >> senator feinstein: if-- an amateur athletic association, like u.s.a. gymnastics, receives a complaint, an allegation-- they must report it right away to local police and the united states attorney. >> lapook: so this wouldn't apply just to gymnastics. it would apply to all olympic sports that have a national governing body? >> senator feinstein: all amateur athletic organizations. that's right. >> what i like about this routine is, she has a real variety of skills. >> lapook: it's been nearly two decades since the women we interviewed competed at the highest level of their sport. >> she's a young new up and coming star. she has really been having the meet of her life. >> lapook: today, they say they're still grappling with the psychological impact of their competitive careers. jeanette antolin told

. >>> happening today, protesters will rally in san francisco to urge senator dianne feinstein to do more to oppose president trump's agenda. demon straighters will be outside of her husband's private equity firm and they say she has not voted against the cabinet nominees or held any town hall meetin meetings. the meeting is at noon. >>> and there is talk about a sanctuary city. >> as you know, i'm opposed to sanctuary cities, they breed crime and there is problems and if we have to we'll defund. we give munds to -- >> to california. >> they are out of controls, as you know. the voters agree -- >> the president threatened to take away funding from the sanctuary cities or from the entire state if california moves forward with the proposal. and on capitol hill they are expected to vote on whether to confirm betsy devos, the pick to lead the department of education. it is said she will make an excellent secretary but the billionaire republican donor has faced fierce criticism from labor unions. democrats and teacher organizations have accused her of seeking to dismantle education and di

. >>> senators dianne feinstein and kamala harris are asking for president trump's help. they want to declare a major declaration for california. >>> road closed signs keep popping up in santa cruz county as crews continue repair on mud slides and other storm damage. a stretch of highway 9 is off limits due to a mud slide. repairs are under way for the mud slide on highway 17 and cal tran admits it's not sure what to do about the washed out chunk of road on highway 35. locals tell us it's strange to be completely cut off from neighbors just across the gap. >>> ace train service between san jose and stockton is out of service until tomorrow. flooding in the central valley and last week's union pacific train derailment. freight trains are being rerouted on to the ace tracks. officials hope to have the service back up and running by thursday. >>> crews in danville are using the brief break of rain to complete long due repairs. they spent several hours patching up potholes to smooth out the commute for drivers and working to repair this hillside. >> as the mud comes down, it

chris: up next, the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee, dianne feinstein, on the president's supreme court nominee and the battle over the trump travel ban as "fox news sunday" continues its coverage of super bowl li from nrg stadium in houston. ♪ chris: a look at the field here at nrg stadium, home of the houston texas cans and tonight's site of super bowl li on fox. first, back to politics. joining me from washington, senator dianne feinstein, the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee, which will hold confirmation hearings on supreme court nominee judge neil gorsuch. senator, you just heard vice president pence's reaction to the judge's order on that immigration travel ban and also his reaction to the fact that the federal a appeals court out in california refused to overturn it. here's what president trump tweeted yesterday. what is our country coming to when a judge can halt a homeland security travel ban and anyone, even with bad intentions, can come into the u.s.? you say that the president's travel ban is unconstitutional. on what grounds, senator? >> well,

his counterpart's senator dianne feinstein. she tweeted out her reaction as well. "i'm deeply concerned that throughout his campaign, the president promised to use litmus choosing his supreme court nominee." some of the reaction. we will keep looking for more throughout the day and show you some of the reactions that have come out since last night. judge wrote a book that was published in 2006 come arguing that laws banning those practices should be retained. again, the confirmation process is what this judge will face as john talked about. thoughts this morning. granite bay, california. republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. hisst wanted to say that qualifications sound really good , especially if he's gone to harvard and oxford. he's been well accomplished. , he's served two justices. theeally understands supreme court functions. when he was speaking tonight, he made a statement that made me think. or pleasednot happy with every decision that you you are happy with every decision that you give, you're probably not a good judge. that makes me think

feinstein, silverman finally ordered the closure of bathhouses because of their high risk sexual activity. >> i couldn't do that unless i had the gay community helping me and supporting me to do that. >> reporter: four years after the first reported cases, in 1985, then president ronald reagan finally said, aids should be a top priority. in 1987, azt, the first drug to treat aids. highly toxic, begin to extend the life of patients and led the way for other drugs to receive rapid approval from the fda. but it was the anti-retroviral therapy in the mid 90s that quickly turned things around. today, there is preventative medicine, but still, no vaccine in sight. a cure remains one of the greatest challenges ever undertaken. in san francisco, leeann melendez. >> when we rise continues wednesday night at 9:00 here on abc 7. >> seep did you see the horribl oscar gaffe. we know why it took several minutes to fix oscar oops that announced best picture. accountants gave warren beatty the best actress envelope which is why fay dunaway said lala land. the stage manager told "the new york times," the

today, senator dianne feinstein was met with protesters at a talk in san francisco. kpix 5 suzy sima was in the newsroom. >>reporter: hundreds of people to shows to tell senator feinstein she is listening to the people who voted her into office. they want her to take a stronger stance against the president. she says it's up to them to help her do so. weather on the street or in one of these pre-reserved seats protesters did everything to get senator feinstein's attention today they interrupted her formal q&a in san francisco. >> if i get green is that good? >>reporter: they are hoping for meetings frustrated that during her 24 years as a cemetery's she has yet to hold one. >> we need you to be our voice in washington but when you are here listen to us. >>reporter: she answered questions on climate change. >> we are taking care of our planet. >>reporter: she promised to protect immigrant children. we are determined in the lead comes off. by he, she means president trump. she also offered her thoughts on executive orders. >>reporter: they have been, poorly thought out

senator dianne feinstein who approved the 2006 appointment spoke about his report since becoming a judge. she says he voted twice to deny contraceptive coverage to women, elevating a corporation's religious beliefs over women's health care. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi spoke out against the new supreme court nominee tonight. pelosi made the comments on a cnn town hall in new york. she labeled the nomination as outside the mainstream of american legal thought. >> it's a very hostile appointment. if you breathe air, drink water, eat food, take medicine or in any other way interact with the courts. this is a very bad decision. >> pelosi challenged fellow democrats in the senate to apply the strongest scrutiny during the hearing. she did not say if democrats will or even should filibuster the pick. >>> late today the santa clara county board of supervisors voted to file a lawsuit against president trump for his executive order that threatens to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities and counties. the formal lawsuit will be filed thursday or friday. >> the president's execut

dianne feinstein, the top democrat on the committee, said she is not decided and opened question about whether she joins the liberal members to do everything they can to stop him from getting that seat, wolf. >> very quickly, i take it the senate parliamentarian approved a change in the rules allowing that vote to go forward without any democrats present? is that right? >> reporter: that's what the republicans are saying. they consulted with the parliamentarian behind the scenes to allow it to happen and now watch for other republican committee chairmen to take similar tactics if they end up boycotting other committees. they did that today for scott pruitt. and democrats didn't show up and republicans warning finding a way to get that nomination confirmed so tensions really intensifying but donald trump likely to get the picks confirmed even as democrats try to drag out the process, wolf. >> all right. manu, thanks very much. sara murray, at the white house, thanks to you, as well. we'll stand by for live coverage of the white house press secretary's briefing coming up. i want to go to

look for dianne feinstein as well. feinstein is no stranger to wrath over judicial nominees. she was a key ally for republicans almost a decade ago in the confirmation fight over judge leslie suffolk in mississippi. ton it goes on to point differential democrats, senator bill nelson of florida and tom carper of delaware. perennial swing vote senators chris coons of delaware and , alsondent of maine democrats to watch. mark in new mexico, a republican. what do you think? caller: hello? host: what do you think? saying to theas individual that questioned me that answered, i believe that doingmocratic party is andmuch of the wrong paying not enough of the right thing, which is their job, what they were elected and sent there to do. this isn't about them and their feelingstheir personal and so forth. this is about us, the american people. host: i think we lost that caller. let me move on to john in new york. an independent. your turn. caller: good morning. as a person with liberal leanings in this past election, my personal choice was john kasich, a person who exemplified bringing

he met with senator dianne feinstein, the ranking democrat on the judiciary committee. after the meeting, they briefly allowed reporters into senator feinstein's office for a photo up. -- photo op. >> if anything makes one self-conscious, this is it. you just stand there like a dummy. >> we can talk if you want. >> the press guys were out there two hours, i'm serious. >> sorry. now they can go home. let's go. >> president trump visited with military leaders at mcgill air force base in florida, headquarters of u.s. central command and special operations command. the president talked about increasing investments in the armed forces and defeating isis. he was also critical of the news media. >> good afternoon, this is a terrific day and a special occasion for all of us here at mcgill air force base. the commands here have been extraordinarily busy over the last 15-plus years, engaged in multiple conflicts and responding to crises on almost a daily basis in the most volatile and important regions of the world. our mission is to protect ic

dianne feinstein. she announced ahead of time she would not be there. why organizers say that did not matter. >> reporter: a full auditorium in elmhurst community in oakland. >> we want to resist what is going on with trump's policy, trying to get more open townhall forums we can meet representatives.>> reporter: empty chair because the senator was not attending. the group behind it was the local chapter of indivisible -- hosting townhall meetings with members of congress. some of those meetings rowdy and vocal. white house officials have downplayed events like this: outspoken participants professional protesters.>> were any of you paid to be here? >> the indivisible organization and is chapters across the country have drawn comparisons to the tea party movement. similar and strategy to pressure members of congress to resist a sitting president agenda. >> it is our time to be loud and show up in places like these and let people know how we feel.>> reporter: organizers new senator. feinstein would not be offended. but they say to some degree it doesn't m

the first...senator dianne feinstein, the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee and then montana senator jon tester, a democrat running for re- election in a conservative state. meanwhile...rep ublicans are ramping up their campaign for his confirmation...with a series of new ads. happening tonight...supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg is set to speak at stanford university... university officials say the 83-year-old will offer personal reflections on what it means to live a meaningful life. her appearance comes after president trump's nomination last week of judge neil gorsuch to the supreme court. bader ginsburg is the oldest justice on the court and has survived colon and pancreatic cancer.liberals worry about the future of their causes if trump gets an opportunity to nominate a 'second' court justice.. lots of rain tonight into tomorrow. flooding concerns for us. he was the last president to come from california. see how governor jerry brown honored ronald reagan on what would have been the president's 106th birthday. and a little later... it is turning a lot of heads..

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senators like dianne feinstein questions sessions to be objective after accusing him of being staunchly partisan. john cornan dismissed this from his colleagues. >> he has attended 25 trump campaign events. he wore the hat and spoke at large rallies smiling while crowds chanted lock her up. it is very difficult to reconcile for me the independence and objectivity necessary for the position of attorney general. >> our democratic colleagues decided that resistance is their chosen response. yes, hillary clinton won the popular election, but that doesn't make a beans worth of difference. i hope at some point our democratic colleagues will get past their anger and come to accept the verdict of the american people and work with us. >> now a new hearing to vote on sessions' nomination will take place this morning at 10:30. >> we'll watch that carefully. still ahead, president trump outlines his plan to beef up government-wide cyber security. >>> plus, the gloves come off and it is one war of words between cavaliers star lebron james and nba commentator charles barkley. those stories and weathe

senator dianne feinstein who approved the 2006 appointment spoke about his report since becoming a judge. she says he voted twice to deny contraceptive coverage to women, elevating a corporation's religious beliefs over women's health care. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi spoke out against the new supreme court nominee tonight. pelosi made the comments on a cnn town hall in new york. she labeled the nomination as outside the mainstream of american legal thought. >> it's a very hostile appointment. if you breathe air, drink water, eat food, take medicine or in any other way interact with the courts. this is a very bad decision. >> pelosi challenged fellow democrats in the senate to apply the strongest scrutiny during the hearing. she did not say if democrats will or even should filibuster the pick. >>> late today the santa clara county board of supervisors voted to file a lawsuit against president trump for his executive order that threatens to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities and counties. the formal lawsuit will be filed thursday or friday. >> the president's execut

. >> gorsuch will be investigated by the senate judiciary committee where california's senator dianne feinstein serves as the highest ranking democrat. >>> today the uc-berkeley engineering professor involved with designing the sinking millennium tower is expected to testify at a san francisco board of supervisors hearing. he will testify before the board's government audit and oversight committee regarding the building's design and approval process. city officials say that the tower has sunk 16 inches since it was built nearly a decade ago. the hearing starts at 9:30 a.m. >>> nfl commissioner roger goodell is in houston ahead of "super bowl li" this sunday and he is being pressed about the raiders' possible move to las vegas. goodell said the league has not made any decisions yet but added relocations are painful for franchises because they prompt fan anger. most recently after the san diego chargers moved to los angeles. goodell has concerns about raiders investors in vegas says he doesn't believe casino moguls speaking about sheldon adelson can be part owners in nfl teams. >> what

california senator dianne feinstein you see here is the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee and is expected to aggressively cross examine the nominee. >>> well, the other big story today, san francisco has become the first city in the nation to file suit against the trump administration over an executive order barring federal grants to sanctuary cities. abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler has more. >> the president's executive order is not only unconstitutional, it's unamerican. >> reporter: it's san francisco versus donald trump. city attorney dennis he rare h suing to block the order pulling federal funding from sanctuary cities. >> president trump's executive order tries to turn city and state employees into federal immigration officers. >> reporter: the lawsuit accuses the trump administration of trying to financially coerce the city into abandoning its sanctuary policies. san francisco stands to lozse $1.2 billion a year which is used for health care, schools, transportation and other necessities. the city is also expecting more scrutiny from immigration officials. >> it'

caller: with dianne feinstein, i lived in sacramento, california. it was more -- it is one of the super fund sites. my husband worked at the state of california tax board where there was discriminatory practices that we filed a lawsuit. and we have been repeatedly wrongfully arrested, even the united states government have even had our marriage and our divorce as a political football. when you actually see the evidence that is going to come out how we have been attacked by the united states government and other entities, you are going to see how this has been one of our biggest problems in suppressing people who speak out against our government or speak up for the voiceless. host: annette, thank you for calling. final thought from our guest. guest: this issue of government, domestic government surveillance, is a problem that as been with us for over 100 years. as i indicated we developed a project at cato over a year ago called american big brother. it's a timeline. can you go to our website catoamericanbigbrother, years. as i google that. you'll be

. >> dianne feinstein took part in a discussion in san francisco which protesters did their best the disrupt. >> outside the event protesters chanted resist or resign upset with feinstein for supporting some of the president's appointments. >> i need to work with whomever is director of intelligence and i believe i can. others i have voted no on. when i don't believe their credentials or right for the country at this time and that will continue on. >> some of the voted no on betsy devoss, scott pruitt, and jeff sessions. feinstein said the office has received 1 million phone calls with respect to the president's cabinet choices. >>> talks to repeal the affordable care act may be leaning to a boost of people wanting it to stick around. 48% of the people view the health care law favorably. that's the most support in seven years. 1100 adults were included in the survey. it may be due to lack of replacement plan. >>> a legal battle between google self-driving car business and uber. in a lawsuit in san francisco, the business spun out of google parent company said uber stole its technolog

. >>> dianne feinstein took part in a discussion in san francisco this afternoon which protesters the their best to disrupt. . >> outside the event protesters chanted resist or retire upset at feinstein for approving some of the president's cabinet picks. >> i made to work with whomever is director of intelligence and i believe i can. others i have voted no on. when i don't believe they are credentialed, i don't believe they are right for the country at this time and that will continue on. >> feinstein opposed betsy devoss, scott pruitt and jeff sessions. feinstein said her office has received more than 1 million phone calls. >>> earlier this week cameras were rolling as police arrested a student accused of stabbing a principal at a school in berkeley. some wondered why police didn't handcuff him. henry lee spoke to 1 of the officers involved and she had an interesting response. >> the student suspected in the case is autistic. the young man allegedly tried to kill the head of his school, the officer treated him with sensitivity and concern. >> you may remember this video shot by ktvu