(grant) a less than friendly meeting for senator dianne feinstein today. steve aveson is in the newsroom with what we are working on for kron 4 news at six. (steve) grant... this is not what senator feinstein was probably expecting at a town hall meeting today.(steve) the senator facing a rowdy crowd at at facing a rowdy the senator (steve) the senator facing a rowdy crowd at at the scottish rite masonic center. while most of the crowd was largely supportive... the senator was interrupted repeatedly by shouts and boos by critics. tonight we'll tell you what started the outbursts... and her response. we will have that story and much more on kron 4 news at six. grant back to you. (vicki) we are learning new details about the death of legendary pop-star-- prince. according to documents released this morning... strong opoid painkillers were found in several parts of his home. investigators found several pills labeled "watson 853" in different bottles in the residence. those are hydrocodone-acetaminophen pills. some of the bottles had the name "kirk johnson" on

feinstein is 83 years old. some people are worried about her seeking and completing another six-year term. check out the results from the university of california institute of governmental studies poll released earlier this month. look, if you look at what's going on, if you don't mention her name, it's almost even. once her age is cited, it's a whole other story. her popularity dropped considerably as a potential candidate for the senate. combined, these three factors could cause trouble. >> given her stature in the state and in the nation, really, who could challenge her? >> yeah, as i understand right now, a few democrats of any notoriety would oppose her if she runs. republicans would be pressed to take her on in the overwhelmingly blue state. you have to think that. but if she does, there are a lot of things to think about. >> you talked about some of the weaknesses, let's call them. who might side to run then? >> let's look into this. some possible democratic candidates include representative jackie speie

everyday progress. >>> senator dianne feinstein pe sneaking now. let's listen. >> judge garland's nomination. this too was unprecedented. however with the nomination of judge gorsuch, the spending of dark money has only grown. weeks ago press began reporting that the koch brothers through concerned veterans for americans and other conservative donors through the you dish crisis network planned to spend $10 million on a political campaign to support judge gorsuch's nomination. since then the national rifle association has launched a $1 million ad buy. and just last friday the judicial crisis network announced another $1 million targeted to specific snaits in missouri, montana, indiana and colorado. so this nomination is not the usual nomination. it comes in a different way and it has proceeded in a way of excessive spending of dark money that in the time i have been on this committee i have never seen before. so this is deeply troubling. and i don't believe it's the way a serious process of evaluating a supreme court nominee should be conducted. i w

and senator feinstein, i just wanted to add that part of the u.s. center for safesport, one arm is outreach and education. i think that is so important that we talk about and you have heard it today, so many times young boys and young girls and parents, they simply don't know. i received an e-mail from a friend in colorado springs whose daughter is an aspiring archer. she's 13 years old. it was the welcome to the u.s. center to safesport e-mail. it provided all the resources and the tools and the education, and i immediately thought to myself, this 13-year-old aspiring archer will have a different journey. and i think that's very, very important. >> i obviously agree with what everyone said, too. if i was queen, i think that steve penny resigning or being forced to resign, i guess, is a good step, but i think it's a baby step. so if i was queen, i would get rid of every person in usa gymnastics that -- i don't think people realize that it's not that they only didn't report it and that this bill is going to be an maiamazing step and hopefy instill so

>> reporter: today's event comes after a barrage of demands in recent months for senator feinstein to hold larger town hall style meetings. the time and location were met with frustration. >> monday at 11:00, how many people have time off on mondays at 11:00. >> i will commit to doing one on the weekend. >> reporter: weighing in on the senator's performance. >> i think she's a little rusty and hasn't been to a town hall in a long time. >> we got some answers. not enough. i do think it's a step in the right direction. >> reporter: when asked if she's running for re-election in 2018? >> we're doing things. you'll know soon enough. >> reporter: demonstrators outside said they would like to see another local congresswoman run next year instead see. barbara lee is the one we want. >> reporter: after another town hall senator feinstein will be back for a paid lunch event with silicon business leaders. abc7 news. >>> the former president of mexico is at a silicon valley high school right now talking about immigration. students have a lot of questions. >> reporter: it was as simple as invitin

. >> and not a completely warm reception for california senator dianne feinstein at her largest town hall to date. look where her supporters think she's falling short in washington. vice president mike pence is in tokyo right now. you're looking n >>> 4:39 now. vice president mike pence is in tokyo as we speak. you're looking at new video of pence meeting with the country's prime minister, shinzo abe. talks between the two leaders are expected to focus on trade and also north korea. pence has told japan he wants the country to be more open to free trade creating a market for u.s.-made products and investing more in american fracture. >> protesters expected to gather outside dianne feinstein's office in san francisco. this time, it's to urge the senator to fight against the tax on wild life reform and civil rights. all of this coming after feinstein got an earful at a town hall in san francisco yesterday. >> stand up! >> about 1,000 people there. audience members spend the majority of the town hall meeting with the senior senator shouting at her. feinstein was applauded for saying she

feinstein "now woah woah woah woah."(pam) longtime california senator dianne feinstein faced a rowdy crowd at a town hall meeting in san francisco today. while feinstein supporters were in attendance ... there were also people who think her politics are not progressive enough. senator feinstein is standing by her record... saying she is challenging the president and opposing his policies, legislation and nominees. (pam) the crowd delivered a mix of boos and applause for feinstein's responses. the senator says, she understands voter's frustration. and that the first move toward changing the dynamic... is winning back branches of government for democratic leaders. arrests surging amid a federal crackdown on undocumented immigration ahead at eight.. how much the effort is costing taxpayers plus. the first

ranking member feinstein saying this is not a judge whose decisions i agree with. this is about the law. she wanted to make that point, it's not just about politics. nia malia henderson, about the vote count and the democrats, joe donnelly, heidi heitkamp and joe manchin saying they would support gorsuch, and a couple democrats the last couple days, surprising they came out so early, jon tester of montana, claire mccaskill of missouri, saying they will be no votes. i'm curious when you have these democratic senators from red states, what's driving them one way or another? what makes heidi heitkamp different from jon tester? >> you know, everything is local i think we're seeing. i think initially we thought, listen, all of these sort of trump state democrats might be there for the picking off, if you're a republican, but they have really tried to approach this in a way that makes sense for them, that makes sense for their states. and i think if you listen to dianne feinstein today, she is giving this very broad case of why democrats might be able to, when they decid

you'll know soon enough. >> reporter: senator feinstein will hold her second town hall on thursday. >> returning from her first trip overseas a as a u.s. senator, harris spent the last week in the middle east visiting u.s. service members and other personnel in iraq and jordan. she heard from service members in california some from the bay area. while in jordan she visited a refuge camp placed they president bashar al assad's regime. >>> the police responded to shots fired this afternoon and didn't find victims. they were searching throughout the city and for a while trains were not stopping at that station and running with 20 minute delays. >> out of maryland, one person died in a military helicopter crash. the u.s. army said it crashed during a routine training flight and one person died and two others injured. it went down on a golf course 16 miles outside washington. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> a warning for drivers and cyclists, be careful on the road between oakwood and berkeley. the northbound lane is still closed after a sinkhole opened up this weekend.

. >>> dianne feinstein faced hecklers today. many say feinstein isn't doing enough to stand up to president trump. ktvu tara moriarty attended the town hall at the scottish rite center showing us how the senator responded. >> if you want me to speak you're going to have to let me speak. [ applause ] >> reporter: senator diane fine stan stands -- dianne feinstein stands her ground after answering last week's questions about the attacks in syria. but at one point things turned volatile. and the crowd tries to have the heckler ousted. many in the audience were with the group called indivisible sf, angry the nearly 84-year- old senator hasn't been more vocal against president trump. >> will you take a stand right now and call him what he is? dishonest, incompetent, and corrupt? >> reporter: feinstein says her staff was investigating him on ethics violations. >> whether we can in fact deny certain federal payments for business trips of his sons. and that kind of thing. >> reporter: moral proximate cause for her pledge -- more applaus

[applause] [applause] >> senator dianne feinstein stands her ground after being heckled while trying to answer a question about last week's u.s. attack in syria. at one point, things turned volatile. and the crowd tries to have the heckler ousted. many in the audience were with indivisible sf, angry that the 84-year-old senator hasn't been more vocal against president trump. >> will you take a stand and call him what he is, dishonest, incompetent and corrupt. >> reporter: feinstein said her staff was violating him on ethics violations. >> whether we can in fact deny certain federal payments for business trips of his sons and that kind of thing. >> reporter: more applause for her pledge to push for limits on corporate money for elections and a tax on carbon emissions but boos for the lack of support for single payer health care. >> can we have your attention please. >> reporter: feinstein called north korea the number one problem in the world, calling kim jong-un more ruthless than any existing leader on earth. >> north korea is an acute danger for us. they are in process of dealing a

senator dianne feinstein faced a boisterous crowd during a town hall meeting. take a listen.<5 seconds/you're pretty good at yelling.>( darya ) while feinstein found a great deal of support in the audience on a number of issues... there were many people who felt the long time democrat is not progressive enough. they also say she has not been vocal enough to stand up to president trump. following the town hall, senator feinstein told reporters she understands the voters' frustration.

feinstein has not announced plans to run for election. but outside the event dozens weighs fines. >> we would like for her to retire. she's had a long career. i think she's done some good things. i think she has done some bad things. over all it's a six year term. she is not the person we need to carry us through the 2020 election. >> she has held her seat in the senate since 1992. >>> gloomy skies right now. this is a live look outside at the city of san francisco. roberta gonzalez with a look at when the sunshine will be returning. flight looked like gotham city for a second. this is our live hi-def hop doppler radar. we are picking up rain showers. another batch of energy pushing into the coast side. that is the scene looking out toward pier 9, the wind looks flat there. look what is going to happen next. with all of this cloud deck we are going to see more rain. we are currently in the 50s and 60s. here we two. this was supposed to arrive by tomorrow morning's commute. riding ahead of schedule. everybody gets wet over night. we have a

. >>> housing issues in h1b visa's for all topics under dianne feinstein. the one question the democratic senator would not answer. >>> details on a multimillion dollar settlement for pg&e following that disaster in san bruno. >> this case should not be measured by cash alone. that's not what was important. >>> ahead of california's high- speed rail project is stepping down. jeff barela says he will leave the job this summer. this comes one day after the state treasurer announced the state sold more than $1 billion in bonds to help fund the project. a judge is expected to roll next week on whether the state can spend that money. the high-speed rail authority says it is looking at candidates to fill the ceo position extract dianne feinstein was in sunnyvale for a forum sponsored by the silicon valley leadership group. we are told the topics range from caltrans to h1b visa's to how to push for change with the new trump administration. >> real transportation>> reporter: a fireside chat with senator dianne feinstein minus the fire and minus the fireworks of a v

next, new calls for senator dianne feinstein to retire. the bay area group that says it doesn't want to see the lawmaker seek reelection. . >>> major upgrades coming to the concord bart station. i'm jessica flores and i'll have the details coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, being-booming, and so a lot of great things are h ust gotta you >>> later today bart officials will ground on a major upgrade, part of a multy million dollary -- of a multi million dollar upgrade. new benches, lighting, trees, updating crosswalks and bike lanes on both sides. riders are welcoming the news. >> a lot of great things are happening, the economy is booming. we have to keep that on a positive note. >> the project will cost $6.5 million, paid in part by measure j funds and prop 1b. the groundbreaking will kick off at 10 a.m. i'm jessica flores, kpix5, reporting live. >>> 6:56. time for your final 5. >> those impacted by the deadly apartment fire in oakland are getting financial help, being offered low interest federal disaster loans. the fire broke out last mon

as jackie ward shows us some protesters are upset with diane feinstein. >> why are we here? >> at this people's filibuster the focus was on conversation and education. the people here believe that supreme court nominee neil gorsuch is a threat on many levels including the environment. >> some of his policies, particularly standing up for corporations in the face of shareholders, standing up for corporation's rightings to give unlimit -- rights to give unlimited amounts of money. >> this was a long long haul. >> the list of reasons why grace is here against gorsuch is a long one. >> i call him actually gosh and golly gorsuch. i mean this act. as if anyone is going to believe behien that act he doesn't have -- behind that act he doesn't have the most vile set of principles. >> an important issue. >> daniel ios made the drive -- daniel yost made the drive because he's exasperated with diane feinstein's inaction. >> the fact that senator feinstein is here that her constituents do not want her to vote in favor. >> protests like this may be calmer and more subdued than others but

. >> wake up and get -- >> the shouting started even before senator diane feinstein took the first question with some in the audience to shout her down and more yelling for them to be quiet. >> if you want me to speak you're going to have to let me speak. >> feinstein was applauded for promising to protect the violence again women's ac and pushing for conflict of interest investigation in president trump. the senator was boo when she had she said sh cot no support single player healthcare she was called a hawk after saying north korea's nuclear post-touring is the problem. this. >> this particular leader kim jong un has been moving to test and build about ten times faster than his father did. >> when asked if she would refuses to back president trump if he called for war against syria and korea or anyplace else she give indicated. >> you have a very difficult situation you cannot get assad to the kerns table. >> the questioner said he would suggest that there are enough hawks in the white house already. and he asked the more to support doves who don't feel they have a voice in the administr

i think senator feinstein does a good job of speaking out generally. >> senator feinstein has voted in favor of seven of trump's nominees. she said the supreme court pick gorsuch was impressive, you know. she ended up voting against him, but she still was was whispering words of positivity around this candidate. >> once inside of that town hall there's going to be a raffle to decide who gets to ask what questions. if you're not chosen you can still submit a question to the senator. now that town hall inside is going to last about an hour as folks head inside. no word on when senator dianne feinstein will hold her next town hall, but i'm being the next town hall she will hold in california will take place in thursday in los angeles. live in los angeles. pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >> we'll cover that at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. >>> a much-awaited upgrade for a b.a.r.t. plaza in the east bay and it will be a big deal for commuters and really all of the concord community. less than an hour ago officials broke ground on a new multi-million dollar project that limb prove access for write

. >> senator feinstein is 83 years old. she has not said if she will run for re-election when her term up is next year. >>> prime minister theresa may said she decided to call for an early election to make a success of brexit. may's conservative party holds a slim majority. she is hoping that voters will give her a stronger majority to make a clean break from the eu. may herself would not be up for re-election. british prime minister are chosen by the majority party. if approved, the election would be held three years before the originally scheduled date. >>> the newest member of the supreme court, justice gorsuch, did not take long to join in the proceedings yesterday. he started asking questions 11 minutes into hearing his first case. justice gorsuch asked a number of questions, even apologized for taking up so much time. legal experts ailment case today promises to be a bigger test. it involves the separation of church and state. >>> coming up in the next hour, the district attorney in the city of san francisco will be j

you're asking an individual senator to do something that may it be very difficult to do. >> feinstein who is up for re-election next year will hold another town hall in los angeles. the 83-year-old has not said whether she will seek another term. >>> a high profile rape case came to an end, charges dropped. ray mcdonald will not face any charges. the accuser is refusing to testify citing too much stress. this all stems from an incident at mcdonald's home in san jose in 2014. the mcdonald said the two had consensual sex. his battles are not over. he still faces domestic violence charges related to his ex-fiancee. >> five states on alert for an accused facebook killer promising more deaths. steve stephens is wanted for the murder of robert godwin seen in cleveland right here on easter sunday. the video was uploaded to facebook. the wub minute video had facebook on the defensive today. >> we have lots of wonderful product announcements. we want to show the new technology like messenger oculis, virtual reality, augmented reality. >> facebook live. live killing on facebook live. >> unfortu

and then you heard feinstein say she couldn't support him. in general, the democrats are concerned about these issues. first of all, merrick garland. they're furious he never got a vote. they called this seat a stolen seat. they also think he's been evasive in his testimony on questions like 9/11, the work he did as a doj lawyer and corporate issues. and finally, they're probably going to target women's health issues. remember, donald trump said during the campaign he wanted a pro-life judge, so the democrats say that gives them license to ask questions about that. but kate, at the end of the day, really, we're taking another step in changing the way the supreme court nominees are chosen. that's a big deal. not only for the senate but for the supreme court. >> absolutely. sunlen, ariane, thank you so much. keeping a very close eye. we'll be dipping into this hearing as we hear from important senators. joining me now to discuss, cnn legal analyst jeffrey toobin is here, chief political analyst gloria borger and cnn supreme court analyst joan b

speaking of politics, will diane feinstein run for reelection? yes. and she is hosting her first town hall meeting since president trump took office. she will take questions from 11:00 a.m. until noon, for one hour in san francisco. everyone attending will get a ticket that will allow them to ask the senator a question. however, the tickets will be put into a raffle and you will get to draw on whether you get to ask the question. it is free for attending. but it is already sold out. and there are no seats available. melissa and i asked the former san francisco mayor, willie brown, if this was in fact the opening-round for her reelection bid. >> i have to assume that senator feinstein has decided that the state of california needs her presence in view of what is going on in washington. she was clearly one of the architects of having every democrat vote no on the supreme court nomination. >> i am pleased that she is looking forward to may be representing us again. >> she also held a couple of high profile fundraisers. there is every indication that she

. >> sandra: voters hammering diane feinstein in san francisco. voters demanding she take more forceful action to oppose the trump administration. republican senator tom cotton also under fire with voters coming at him on a wide range of topics including the repeal of . >> i disagree that if we repeal the affordable care act that that's gonna happen. you know, part of my problems with the bill that was introduced into congress last month though is that it could have had that result and it was moving too fast. i didn't think it got it right. it was better to slow down and get it right rather than to get it fast. >> sandra: simon rosenburg president and founder of the new democratic network and former clinton campaign adviser. adam sigfried is here. adam, senator feinstein, not going after trump enough, tom cotton, it was obamacare. you have some rough crowds they're facing. >> yes. the san francisco crowd senator feinstein is facing is rough and left of even main stream democrats. i think you're seeing them want to have senator feinstein literally

. >>> senator feinstein has been feeling a lot of pressure to be accessible. they wrapped up at town hall miting. abc 7 news reporter kate larsson was there. >> why are you showing this corrupt official? >> an agitator interrupting senator feinstein was met with more shouting but likely not the kind he expected. the audience largely comprised of activists from the group indevisible were mostly eager to ask and listen. >> how many of you want me to continue to take your questions? >> reporter: the time and location of the event were met with frustration. >> monday at 11:00, how many people have mondays off at 11:00. >> i will commit to doing one on the weekend in the summer that's for sure. >> reporter: individuals members weighed in on the senator's perform ngs. >> i think she's a little rusty. she hasn't been to a town hall in a while. >> reporter: when asked if she's running for reelection in 2018? >> we're doing things. >> reporter: but demonstrators outside said made the rr lithey another local congressman run. >> barbara lee is who we'd like. >> reporter:

. >>> california senator dianne feinstein was in sunnyvale today for a forum sponsored by the silicon valley leadership group. ktvu's ann rubin tells us the topics range from caltrans service to h1 visas to how to push for change with the new trump administration. >> reporter: it was a chat with dianne feinstein minus the fire. and also minus the fireworks of the boisterous town hall format earlier in the week. today's discussion was held at juniper's network monitored by the leadership group. its focus how to advance local and regional projects on a federal level with new administration. >> i'm trying. i need everybody to do, to work outside of the box. we can't depend on all the old ways. we've got to find new ways of doing things. >> reporter: topics including building a second tube for bart. the housing shortage, and h1 visas allowing immigrants to work in the u.s. the last topic in which feinstein says her views are complicated. >> i care very much about the immigrant beginning and the immigrants that make this country great. but we have an obligation to our citizens. >> reporter

. >>> senator dianne feinstein faced a jeering crowd in san francisco during her first town hall in the city since president trump took office. abc7 news was at the scottish rite center where about 200 feel gathered for the town hall. some booed and heckled the center, most were there to ask questions and listen to the answers, they want more dialogue with feinstein. >> democracy is messy, and we should do this more often. >> i will commit to doing one a weekend during the summer, that's for sure. >> there were also a few dozen protesters outside who said they want feinstein to speak out more forcefully against trump. >>> harris has spent the last week in the middle east visiting service members and other people in iraq and jordan. while there harris visited a refugee camp visiting family who is escaped president al assad's regime. >> our syria policy also has to be articulated in a way that is a little bit more concise and precise than a tweet at 3:00 in the morning. >> harris also met with service members from california, some of whom were from the bay area. >> today the trump family

. >>> and dianne feinstein is to hold a town hall event in san francisco. feinstein has held campaign fundraisers recently but made an announcement to say she will be running. >>> a man accused of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend in front of her children is set to be arraigned. it happened while franklin was taking her children to school and they were in the backseat of the car and saw their mother get killed. he was charged with first degree murder andng held on $3.1 million bail. >>> a young woman is dead after falling from a balcony on cal campus. police say the 21-year-old woman from elk grove likely fell from a third story balcony. she was breathing but unconscious when first responders first arrived and then died at the hospital. she is active in a sorority, and it appears to be an accident. police are investigating. >>> a mother and daughter visiting san francisco are relieved after police reunited them with ashes stolen from their rental car. melanie woodrow explains they changed their mind about spreading them here in the bay area. >> there's

dianne feinstein said those companies are operating illegally. protesters had invaded every be claiming an air bnb deprives them of cheap apartments. [chanting] they are arguing that the landlords are renting to people through a b&b and therefore housing prices are higher and it shouldn't be allowed? >> that's the argument that the different story and before we start or want point out that senator feinstein doesn't have a multi-million dollar hotel chain so everything she says should be taken with a grain of salt. john: that's the swamp. >> that's part of the swamp but one thing or look at what they are b&b -- john: i have to believe it's not just about the money for her comments about the hotel unions the issues of them at that and the unions on the democrats. >> you see hotel chains going to conferences tied about how they care about affordability and affordable housing. if anything you could make the same argument for hotels. rental properties or affordable housing off the market yet you don't hear people making those connections. there's an a

this comes after feinstein got an earful at a town hall in san francisco last night. >> stand up. stand up and be counted. >> audience members spend the majority of yesterday's town hall meeting with senior senator shouting at her. feinstein was applauded for saying she would vote for a bill to ban untraceable and unlimited political contributions. but then she was booed when she said she could not support single-payer health care if it meant more government control. the loudest calls were for the long time senator to show more force in opposing president trump. >> you want me to speak, you're going to have to let me speak. you're asking an individual senator to do something that may be very difficult to do. >> senator feinstein will hold another town hall meeting on thursday. this one, though, is in los angeles. >> 5:47 right now, and happening now, vice president mike pence is in asia. curre currently, he's in japan as you see from the video out of tokyo. new video of pence meeting with shinzo abe. talks between the two leaders are largely expected to focus on trade and north ko

. >>> senator dianne feinstein faced a jeering crowd in san francisco during her first town hall in the city since presik o. abc7 news was at the scottish rite center where about 200 feel gathered for the town hall. some booed and heckled the center, most were there to ask questions and listen to the answers, they want more dialogue with feinstein. >> democracy is messy, and we should do this more often. >> i will commit to doing one a weekend during the summer, that's for sure. >> there were also a few dozen protesters outside who said they want feinstein to speak out more forcefully against trump. >>> harris has spent the last week in the middle east visiting service members and other people in iraq and jordan. while there harris visited a refugee camp visiting family who is escaped president al assad's regime. >> our syria policy also has to be articulated in a way that is a little bit more concise and precise than a tweet at 3:00 in the morning. >> harris also met with service members from california, some of whom were from the bay area. >> today the trump family held te administrat

yeah, microphone is coming. >> jerry feinstein of the middle east institute. ismail, i think one of the issues that is of greatest interest is what happened last summer and why do you think that what seemed to be a very promising beginning to the talks in kuwait at the end failed to achieve the result that we were all hoping for? and how do we go forward now in order to get this back on track and overcome some of those obstacles? >> okay. maybe the unrest is another question, i can maybe try to address this one, jerry, thank you. it's, indeed, very sad. you know, anybody who's dealing now with the yemen crisis is saddened by what is happening and is profoundly devastated by, as i said, the level and the magnitude of the humanitarian crisis. and when you are dealing with this and you know that you have a solution on the table and that, as i say, it was a compromise that was unleashed over 90 days of discussion, what is even making me feel sad even if this war were to go for six months, i think the parties would come back to the conclusion that there could be no

jerry feinstein is very knowledgeable on these issues. when he was ambassador between 2012 and 2013 he worked with the yemeni government to eliminate the presence of al qaeda in the peninsu peninsula. these forces are once again spreading. the this year they killed ten soldiers in a suicide attack on a military camp in its capital. militants have also carried out attac attacks, as well as the assassination of a senior security officer. an end to the conflict and the formation of more inclusive governing arrangements are critical so that the international community can again support to limit them from these areas. i am extremely concerned that military operation will soon affect the location of yemen's largest ports and the gateway for more than 70% of yemen food. the u.n.'s emergency relief coordinator has labeled yemen as the largest humanitarian crises in the world. today, 19 million yemeni are in need of some form of assistance. 7 million yemeni people are under the risk of hunger. the secretary general has ordered to raise the alarm o

dianne feinstein is doing something monday she hasn't done since trump took office, hold a town hall. we'll tell you why it's drawing so much attention next. fire on sunday in redwood city. >>> we're hoping to learn more about the man killed in an rv fire on sunday in redwood city. firefighters found the 52-year-old man in a burning neighborhood in the north fairoaks neighborhood. investigators say an extension cord that ran through the door for power likely started the fire. >> no word yet on what caused this explosion that destroyed a room at this san jose hotel. the blast happened around 12:30 in the morning on monterey road. two people were critically injured in that incident. firefighters were able to knock down the subsequent fire in about 20 minutes time. a spokesman for the fire department said he could not comment on the source of the blast but said police could be taking over that investigation. >>> some amazing video that you have to see. investigators searching for the cause of this fire in fremont that as you see destroyed dozens and dozens of cars. look at that. flames f

with th >> reporter: with that said, dianne feinstein voted against moving forward. the democrats lost because republicans outnumbered them on the senate judiciary committee. now the nomination goes the full senate. democrats secured the 41 votes they need to sustain a filibuster and prevent an advan advancement. current rules say republicans need 60 votes to break that filibuster. right now, the republicans don't have the votes unless they change senate rules and go with what is being called the nuclear option. >> they can vote to change the rules. they only need 50 to change the rules, 51, 50 plus the vice president. >> reporter: both parties fear the implications of the nuclear option. >> if we have to, we will change the rules and it looks like we're going to have to. i hate that. >> reporter: some republican senators like ted cruz reminded everyone the nuclear option was first used by the democrats when some of president obama's judicial nominees were initially blocked by republicans. >> what explains the conduct here is simple. it is politics. >> what we don't

feinstein has held campaign fundraise fundraisers recently but has not made a formal announcement. she turns 84 in june and is the oldest currently serving u.s. senator. meanwhile a group will hold a news conference before the town hall urging feinstein to retire. >>> a san pablo man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend in front of her children. it happened while franklin was taking her children to school. they were in the backseat of the car and saw their mother get killed. mcbride has been charged with first-degree murder and is being held on $3.1 million bail. >>> a young woman is dead after falling from a balcony from a campus. it happened at dwight way and college avenue. the woman likely fell from a third story balcony. she was breathing but unconscious when med eubics arr. it appeared to be an accident. police are investigating. >>> a massive manhunt is spreading to five states for the man wanted for shooting a stranger at pointblank range and posting the video to facebook. 37-year-old steve stevens is suspected in the brutal shooting in cleveland yesterday. police

you were out in san francisco and you weren't surprised by what feinstein said. number one they think that trump one. it's a trump pick. if trump says it's a nice sun rise democratic base says no it isn't. also the stolen seat. obama had 11 months. a democrat from rhode island said this is a bit rich to us from the party that not only denied garland, but from the party who is the beneficiary of all these partisan decisions. i feel like i'm watching ca casa blanca. bad blood from the democrats who when you talk to them privately, he's a nice guy. sure, he's more conservative, but hawes highly qualified. he actually said when you ask him about apportion rights that i respect precedent. >> most of them have voted in the past to put him on the bench. >> he's not doing to tilt the ideological balance on the court. when ruth bader ginsburg steps aside. what happens when kennedy steps aside and they move in a more conservative direction. but democrats who are pushing this hard line position are saying the republicans are going to change the rule then so we might as well

. >> reporter: now, senator dianne feinstein was also at the ceremony today. she told the story of how her friend duane garrett a kgo radio personality jumped to his death in 1995. she said his death is why she is committed to making sure people like her friend have to think twice. >> melissa, you mentioned that it's going to cost probably north of $200 million. where is that money coming from? >> reporter: it is a mix of federal, state and local regional transit money. nancy pelosi today talked about how she had to help change federal actually to allow federal funds to be used on the project. she and senators boxer and feinstein worked hard in 2012 to amend federal law to allow federal funds are to flow in but it's quite an interesting mishmash of different places where the money is coming from. >> and taken decades to even get started. melissa caen reporting live from crissy field, thank you. >>> a fire tore through a homeless encampment in oakland killing a dog and destroying five tents. it broke out around 7:30 a.m. below interstate 880 at the 22nd avenue

senator feinstein. senator feinstein: thanks very much, mr. chairman. in my view this is not a routine nomination. so i want to begin with just some brief comments about what has made this different for me. the first, of course, is what happened last year which is unprecedented. as i noted in our last meeting, throughout our nation's history a total of 19 supreme court justices have been nominated and confirmed in a presidential election year. and three of these have been nominated and confirmed after the presidential election took place. so there was simply no reasons that the nomination of judge garland could not proceed other than to deny the then-president of the united states, president barack obama, the ability to fill the seat. and that's what has taken place. secondly, press reports indicate that $7 million of dark money was spent to defeat judge garland's nomination. this, too, was unprecedented. however, with the nomination of judge gorsuch, the spending of dark money has only grown. weeks ago, press began reporting that the koch brothers, thr

senator dianne feinstein is holding a first town hall meeting. the first with constituents since trump took office. >> tara has more. how does it look out there? >> reporter: this is particularly rowdy. there is a group inside called a visible sf, chanting and screaming and yelling throughout much of the discussion. [ indiscernible ] >> yeah! get out! >> reporter: one man stood up and yelled at the senator several times. some told him to leave. the questions that dianne feinstein -- from her stance on muslim immigrants to president trump's relationship with russia. many accused trump of correction and asked finestein if she would be willing to sponsor legislation to investigate his conflicts of interest. one conflict was syria. -- one question was syria. >> the new president has taken a step and that step was to send a number of tomahawk missiles into -- [ booing ] -- into an airport where planes left to drop the gas. and they, they, if i -- look [ indiscernible ] look, well, okay. if you, if you believe you know more than i do about it, then you

the subject came up at a town hall meeting in san francisco with senator dianne feinstein. >> kpix 5's melissa caen has more about this push to sue the president. have we seen this before? [ laughter ] >> reporter: actually, um, the members of congress republicans did sue president obama so we have actually seen that part before but as we reported yesterday senator feinstein said that a fellow democrat senator bloomenthal is trying to collect money from other members of the senate. and that money is for a lawsuit against the president over his business conflicts. she said the hope is that there will be 41 senators total supporting the suit. so today, senator kamala harris told me that she is not aware of any requests for money but confirmed that there have been extensive conversations in the senate about taking legal action to find out what's going on with the president's businesses. >> i certainly talked about senator bloomenthal about legal strategies, um, that might be appropriate to, um, to figure out what's going on in terms of the trump administration and any, um, possible confl

the ranking democrat, dianne feinstein spoke about why she .as voting against neil gorsuch >> his views or difficult to discern because he refused to answer many questions, even basic questions that have been answered by previous nominees. for example, senator blumenthal asked the judge if he agreed with the results of brown the the board of education -- brown versus the board of education. rather than agree that schools should not be segregated, judge gorsuch instead said it was "the correct application of precedent." to be clear, when he asked if he supported brown, george gossage -- george -- judge gorsuch refused to answer. when justice kennedy was asked about brown, he replied, "i think brown v. board of education was right when it is -- when it was decided." host: that hearing happened yesterday morning. the majority leader took to the floor to talk about the republicans efforts going wererd and why democrats blocking judge gorsuch oscar nomination. >> it was unfortunate to see colleagues break with recent resident and not support this well-qualified and widely respected supreme c

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while feinstein found a great deal of support in the audience on a number of issues. there were many who felt the long time democrat is not progressive enough, or at least not vocal enough in this era of president trump. following the town hall, the senator told reporters... she understands the frustration of many bay area voters. (sot) "if there was one branch not controlled by republicans the dynamic changes, if there were two branches it changes even more , but in this case we have all branches controlled by republicans. that's the first thing that needs to change" senator feinstein was asked if she plans to run for re- election, she declined to answer but said, a decision will likely come soon (steve) as the trump administration nears the end of it's first 100 days... tensions with north korea contune to escalate.(pam) vice president pence is visiting the region to warn the north korean leader... to stop the nuclear and ballistic missile programs. kristen holmes is in washington.... with the latest on this delicate diplomatic situation. while easter eggs were roll

. >>> back on home turf but not getting support she usually gets senator diane feinstein got an earful as a townhall this morning. audience members shouted her down several times questioning lack of action on health care and military strikes. mark matthews is live in san francisco where he spoke with the senator about pushback and future plans. mark. >> well the senator today said the reaction here in san francisco was as expected. but that was after the fact. i think what happened was she heard a lot of people from people who would like her to be less of a moderate more of a progressive. first there was a guy who tried to shout nonstop questions and exhort others to join him. stand up. stand up and be counted. >> then there was this question about why senator senator feinstein would work with fastists in white house. >>ite like to know if there's a red lynn in the house and senate are going to draw where you say we can not work with the fast ifts in the white house. >> you've given me an idea. so let me explore that idea. >> when asked if she would promise not to sign any authorizatio

this is the first town hall that feinstein has held since she was elected in 1992. kpix 5 political reporter melissa caen was there. the senator did have news on how she's taking on the trump administration. >> it got pretty rowdy in there but the crowd did manage to stay quiet enough for the senator to say that behind the scenes senate democrats are getting ready to launch several challenges against the president and may even include suing him on their own dime. >> will you take a stand right now and call him what he is, dishonest, incompetent and corrupt. >> reporter: it didn't take long for senator feinstein to be asked about president trump 's business dealings. >> will you commit to sponsoring legislation to investigate these conflicts of interest? >> reporter: in response, the senator rattled off a host of behind the scenes moves by senate democrats as a ranking member of the judiciary committee, senator feinstein got a new staff. >> that new staff is looking very closely at the clause as well as whether we can in fact deny certain federal payments for busines

today senator dianne feinstein pointed the finger at republicans for delaying critical funding. kpix 5's len ramirez reports. >> reporter: the electrification is considered the future of caltrain. but with federal funding blocked, an angry senator dianne feinstein wonders if it will ever get back on track. >> this is the only full funding grant agreement that has been denied a signature by a secretary of transportation. >> reporter: dianne feinstein said it's republicans from the san joaquin valley to wrote a letter to the trump administration because it will be part of high-speed rail which they oppose. >> i don't understand this mentality. >> reporter: the $2 billion project would modernize the aging system increase ridership and ease freeway congestion. it is already secured two- thirds of the funding from state and local sources. the feds were to pay $650 million which backers say the fulfills the president's promise of infrastructure improvement but with uncertain money construction deadlines will be missed which would drive up the cost to a point of no return says jackie s

. >> senator dianne feinstein getting as good as she got at a boisterous town hall in san francisco. the veteran democrat facing frustrated constituents wanting her to speak up forcefully and commit to a single payer health care plan. to speak up more forcefully against the trump white house. this was tame compared to what many of her republican colleagues are facing. joining me "washington post" editorial page routh marcus, new york, times reporter nick confyscorery and kasie hunt outside of the polling station in sandy springs. talk about dianne feinstein, popular senator in california but with a liberal constituency in san francisco warning a real fight with the white house and she is more effective, she believes, going through the process and working across party lines and getting things done that way. >> i love that line, you're very good at yelling, and it's -- i think she's going to get a lot of handshakes and back slaps from some of her democratic colleagues who wish they could be quite so tart, but because, let's be clear, there was a very energized and somewhat rebellious a

the democrats are dianne feinstein, the ranking democrat on the judiciary committee. she is worried about roe v. wade being overturned. there is an argument it is better for the democrats to allow neil gorsuch to go through so they do not lose the ability to filibuster the next up import vacancy, which could make the difference with abortion-rights. the others to watch include members like claire mccaskill, jon tester and joe donnelly, who came from states that donald trump won by double digits, as well as some pragmatists, mark warner and chris coons of virginia and delaware respectively. they are pro-business democrats and less likely to be swayed by arguments that neil gorsuch is too pro-business. >> you mentioned the filibuster. democratic leaders have announced their intentions to filibuster republicans. then, coming back and saying, we could use the nuclear option to break that. give us a little history how this was used back in 2013. and then how it might be used this time around. >> democrats say this is continuing the option the harry reid began. that the 60

not minority leader schumer, not senator leahy, is not senator feinstein, is not senator cantwell, carper, menendez, nelson, is not senator reed, is not senator stabenow, and not senator wyden. his nomination also was not opposed by then-senator barack obama. it was not opposed by then-senator joe biden. and it was not opposed by then-senator hillary clinton. this level of support for the other party's nomination is almost unheard of in today's political climate. but now these very same colleagues are vowing to break 230 years of senate tradition to dispense with 230 years of precedent to joint a partisan filibuster of a nominee who has the right judicial temperament and holds mainstream views that are supported by the constitution. throughout the confirmation hearing process we heard judge gorsuch talk about the over 2,000 opinions that he was a part of, 2,700 decisions that he was a part of, and i believe he testified before the committee that he joined the majority in 97% of that's opinions. that's somebody who sounds to me like a person who could receive the unanimous support of the s

feinstein, leahy and warner also said they will not support the nominee. there was a stern warning issued to his democratic colleagues. >> if the roles were reversed, i don't believe for one minute you would give one accommodation you're asking us to give garland. you had a chance to grab power, you grabbed it. so when you complain about garland, it's the arsonist complaining about fire. here's where we're headed. we're headed to a world where you don't need one person from each side to pick a judge. and what does that mean? that means the judges are going to be more idealogical, not less. >> we've got an all-star panel of reporters to take us through all the news of the day. kri kristin welker at the white house, and also joining me, national political reporter for the "washington post," robert acosta and national security reporter for the "new york times," matthew rosenberg. ca kacie, let's start with you. do they have to change the rules. >> he has said repeatedly over and over again gorsuch will be confirmed, and if that's going to happen at the end of