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The country, although it's more popular among the democratic caucus than probably ever. are you committed to bringing to the floor some further legislation to that end, such as the restoration of the ban on assaul assault-style weapons? >> well, the committee -- the judiciary committee and the committees of jurisdiction will review any proposals that we have on any subject. and what they have put prioritized, and we have, in addition to the committee, we have a task force headed up by congressman mike thompson of california that's worked in a bipartisan way to protect the american people. what...

Schoolteachers in oakland, california have voted to authorize a strike. according to their union, 95% are on board with a walkout. the vote authorizes a strike after february 15th. that is when a neutral fact finder is expected to release a report designed to bridge the impasse. pay is the main issue. the school district is proposing a 5% raise over three years. the union is asking for a 12% increase along with smaller class sizes and more support for students. hawaii is considering a bill to ban cigarette sales. the measure is before the is statehouse right now. if it passes, it would raise...

Calling, or emailing for work when they are off the clock. jacqui heinrich joins us now with more on this. jackie? >> a, harris. a lot of people really love this idea, but there are so many logistical questions left over, like how this work for companies doing business in multiple time zones, and what about the small businesses where there is really no office hours? the bill is modeled after french labor lab requiring companies to renegotiate after-hours communication rules. but this bill goes one step further, protecting the employee from being fired if they choose not to answer after work. i...

In new york. hi, jacqui. >> a lot of people love this plan. but there's some big questions about how to put it into motion. for instance, how would it impact global companies doing business in different time zones and what is considered an emergency call? the biggest one of all, when does this become nanny state legislation? the bill to protect employees from being fired if they choose not to answer after work. there would be an exception for workers that agree to be on call. if it passes, employees that feel like they're abused can file a complaint. if it's confirmed, the employer would pay t...

Shutdown and they are not getting paid. this is a shutdown the president promised to own. he said this is my shutdown. i will shut down the government over border security. and in these negotiations yesterday, mike pence reportedly did ask the democratic congressional leadership, what's your offer here for how to get out of the shutdown? he said they didn't offer anything. should democrats at this point, day 20 of the shutdown, be offering something? >> there are so many offers that we can put out there. let me give you a couple. do you remember the last shutdown we had? what did mcconnell do?...