here in the u.s., the trial is underway as we speak and what has become the signature case for people opposed to illegal immigration and sanctuary cities. correspondent claudia cowan tells us about it from san francisco. the family of kate steinle had nothing to say as they entered the court room. kate s mother, her brother, and the jury will hear testimony from her father, jim steinle. in media interviews and on capitol hill he has described how on july 1st 2015 he was walking with his daughter on a popular san francisco peer when she was shot in the back. i m walking down the peer arm in arm with my daughter at a very close friend. she stops, takes a selfie, turns around. she was shot. as she fell, she said help me, dad. the gunmen, jose garcia
dana: this is a clear-cut case. if you have e-mail from solicitor general to general in the department of justice and she said in an e-mail, i hear they have the votes. it s amazing! eric: two explanation points. dana: i think there is three. the third one means a lot. there is a precedent for this. other solicitor generals have become supreme court justices and they recused themselves. it s hard. if you are the solicitor general, you touch a lot of cases. this one was the signature of the, the signature policy. bob bob: sorry. dana: bob! the signature case for the administration. the question is now the justices have said at least there is a question of constitutionality. that s why they are going to hear it. i think she has responsibility to recuse. kimberly: do the right thing. in a confirmation process last year, bob, the republican center asked her whether she would recuse herself and she said she had no role in crafting the government lawsuit. okay? now there is e-m
dana: this is a clear-cut case. if you have e-mail from solicitor general to general in the department of justice and she said in an e-mail, i hear they have the votes. it s amazing! eric: two explanation points. dana: i think there is three. the third one means a lot. there is a precedent for this. other solicitor generals have become supreme court justices and they recused themselves. it s hard. if you are the solicitor general, you touch a lot of cases. this one was the signature of the, the signature policy. bob bob: sorry. dana: bob! the signature case for the administration. the question is now the justices have said at least there is a question of constitutionality. that s why they are going to hear it. i think she has responsibility to recuse. kimberly: do the right thing. in a confirmation process last year, bob, the republican center asked her whether she would recuse herself and she said she had no role in crafting the government lawsuit. okay? now there is e-m