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Fundamental. Joining me are two of the most revolutionary food activists in the bay area and dare i say the nation. Outspoken mavericks in both their field. Saru jayaraman is the coeditor of the new book people taking on corporate food and winning. Shes leader of the Food Research center and founder of the Restaurant Opportunity Center and president of one fair wage. Our founder is the founder of its 49th year and the schoolyard project, now in its 25th year, a program that has ignited a network...

Defend. To just over a month ago, the Congress Overwhelmingly cast and the president signed into law an appropriations bill that included 100 61 billion in discretionary funding for this subcommittee. While that was a billion dollars less than we had the year before, we were able to eliminate programs and prioritize programs in a way that allows us to do things, like return the yearround pell, the first time in nine years where students who begin this fall will have the opportunity to have a pel...

This is chaired by senator roy royt will stop senator blount. The appropriations subcommittee on labor, health, and Human Services will come to order. Morning to everybody, particularly good morning secretary devos and thank you for appearing before the subcommittee today. This is a difficult budget defend. To just over a month ago, the Congress Overwhelmingly cast and the president signed into law an appropriations bill that included 100 61 billion in discretionary funding for this subcommittee...

This is chaired by senator roy royt will stop senator blount. The appropriations subcommittee on labor, health, and Human Services will come to order. Morning to everybody, particularly good morning secretary devos and thank you for appearing before the subcommittee today. This is a difficult budget defend. To just over a month ago, the Congress Overwhelmingly cast and the president signed into law an appropriations bill that included 100 61 billion in discretionary funding for this subcommittee...

Heres our Congressional Correspondent nancy cordes. Save our schools, no to devos. Reporter the debate over betsy devos followed senators home this weekend, as protests popped up outside the state offices of several republicans. Here in washington, the pressure is even more intense. Good afternoon, senator Susan Collins office. Reporter the Senate Switchboard swamped by hundreds of thousands of calls. So he is not supportive of this nominee . Reporter some Democratic Senators took their own turn...

Ago, but midflight visas were canceled when President Trump signed the executive order. After landing in philadelphia, the six syrian immigrants were forced to return home. Inhuman what happened to us. Reporter 17yearold matthew asaili had to wait even longer before joining his relatives. We did everything by the rules, everything what we done was right. We did not do anything illegal. Reporter why did your family leave . Over there, its like a war zone. Its not safe. Reporter in 2015, their imm...

President trump tweeted yesterday that the suspension of his ban is now allowing people to pour into the u. S. We dont have a complete picture, but we can tell you that the number of refugees over the last three days is 27 families. Who have gone through a vetting process that can take years. Jericka duncan was at new yorks jfk airport today when a family from syria arrived. Hi. Reporter this is the moment dr. Ghassan asaili and wife sarmad dreamed about for more than 13 years. Im happy. Im happ...

Security for one more week. But the standoff continues. Im just saying to the speaker, get a grip. Get a grip, mr. Speaker. With the Republicanled Congress overcome its early fumbles. Well ask the House Majority whip, steve scalise. Plus, with some democrats boycotting Prime Minister netanyahus speech to congress, has support for israel become a political football . Our sunday group weighs is. And our power player of the week, the peoples diva, opera singer Renee Fleming puts me to the test. So ...

A fwhom the east bay. The victim was flown to the hospital and is being treated there. Police say the 40yearold wam woman as attacked hours ago on civil raddo drive and suffered serious wounds to her face arms and legs. She was transported via helicopter to the Trauma Center in walnut creek. The dog has been described as the family fete and has been captured. We have a crew at the scene. Well bring you the latest in a live report at 6 00. This just in new clues after a man allegedly exposes hims...

This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. Today President Trump told a u. S. Military audience that there have been terrorist attacks that no one knows about because the media choose not to report them. It has been a busy day for president ial statements divorced from reality. Mr. Trump said this morning that any polls that show disapproval of his immigration ban are fake. He singled out a federal judge for ridicule after the judge suspended his ban, and...