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>> the breaking is out of san jose where disgraced elizabeth holmes has been sentenced for 11 years and three months in prison. with threes years of supervised release for duping investors in the failed startup that promise to revolutionize blood testing. penalty requested by prosecutors though it is longer than what the defense was hoping for, the soon-to-be mom of two was eligible for a 20 year sentence. she must report to prison on april 25. we hello have -- we will have more coverage coming up on abc7 news at 4:00. stephanie sierra is at the courthouse. we thank you for watching
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getting answers i am kristen sze. kristen: tomorrow is the one 25th game between stanford and cal, the 40th anniversary of what fans know as the play. just in time, espn has released a new documentary that tells the story of the iconic moment in a way that you have never seen before. >> i will give you six words, the band is on the field. >> the band is out of the field. he is going to go for the touchdown. >> guess we just went into history, here. >> what just happened? kristen: what just happened? we still talk about it to this day, sports director larry beil will join me in conversation with a host of espn's e 60 films. we'll take you live to cal, were a dedication will be happening for one of the heroes of that game. the unraveling of san francisco-based twitter continues.
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all of the company's offices have been closed at least until monday. badge access has been turned off for employees. hundreds, perhaps thousands have quit, after elon musk issued stern conditions for twitter 2.0. can twitter survive this chaos? if not, who takes its place? joining us to answer that is tech reporter for fortune magazine, kylie robison. you have broken a lot of stories on elon musk. the latest scoop is data on how many employees resigned. what do you know? >> so far we know from preliminary data from our sources that between 1000 and 1200 employees did not opt to stay for the new twitter 2.0. there's no confirmed numbers yet from the company. kristen: talk about twitter 2.0 and one sent so many of them turning in their resignation letters? >> so, the last few weeks we have seen some really hard-core working conditions.
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that is the word that musk used. an email to employees that if you want to sign up for a hard-core work environment you can stay. as long work hours, working weekends. that's what he is looking for under twitter 2.0. about thousand to 1200 people are not interested. kristen: are some people insulted that thery are being able to reapply for their job again, you talk about coders taking a test? >> i talked to sources who are not interested in signing up for coding assignments with their new boss. elon has asked coders at the company to bring codes, and provide snippets of their recent codes. yet to see how many coders will sign up for the task but nobody wants to prove to their boss how much they work when they have proven that all day. kristen: it seems like he has rolled back some of the initial edicts. i don't know if that is in
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reaction to people quitting in droves? >> i haven't seen anything of this regard. kristen: like the work from home you can do it all? >> yes i did see that he did rollback work from home, he said no more remote working. it was part of his email. if you want to come flyy to me for the code interview, it is not required. he his heart set on work from the office. because so many people seem to be not interested in this new twitter, he has softened some of the requirements to get some people to stay. kristen: which teams are decimated? >> i have not reported on any teams become -- being completely desa p did. -- it decimated but i heard that the comms teams doesn't exist anymore. kristen: if you are strong talent in the tech world, you
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could get a job somewhere else, and you can walk away? >> i think that the problem right now there's a lot of people on visas. you cannot just walk away. you have to get another job in 90 days. for of their top talent, i think they will not have a problem finding a job. it's a matter of the downturn, who is hiring, we a lot of layoffs. i don't think top talent will have a really hard time. that is where a lot of them have left. kristen: through. we are seeing the #-- hash tag, twitter shut down. >> i am not sure people are leaving in huge numbers. twitter users are having a lot of fun with this hashtags. users are seeing glitches. elon musk has tweeted that they are seeing record high usage numbers. so, i think a lot of people are
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having fun with the drama. i'm not sure if people are going to leave. kristen: we will never really know. now that it is a private company, they don't have the shows anything. is there since that twitter can survive this? >> definitely. elon will have a hard road ahead of him, especially with these engineer staying, they will have to do the same work they're doing with less resources and engineers. it will not disappear overnight but it will be difficult. kristen: elon has an active, tweeting, what should twitter do next? what do people want out of the platform? >> i think a lot of people who support elon musk, support the new blue check for everyone, paying eight dollars to get a new verification badge. i think some of the twitter blue rollup features have been really interesting to users. i'm not sure what users are going to want next. i think elon is not -- is ready
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the jaws of defeat with no time on the clock and and an unlikely assist from the stanford band which prematurely rush the field in celebration. the folklore surrounding the plate has grown in the past four decades and now espn has released a new documentary on the cannick -- iconic moment. the band is on the field. joining me to talk with a reporter who takes us on a thrilling journey is larry beil. thanks for coming on early. larry: i notice you have your colors on today. i thought i would wear red just offer some balance to the program. tell the story. kristen: i'm really glad you told me i should watch the whole thing and not just the highlight reel. it's the most illuminating recount of that story i have ever seen. joining us now is the host of espn's e 60 films, emmy award-winning reporter, jeremy schaap. thanks for joining us.
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>> i's a pleasure -- it's a pleasure. i'm wearing neutral green. neither team plays -- team makes equal place to this color. it's good to see guys supporting berkeley and stanford. larry: it's been a couple of decades. but i will tell you what -- it has. [laughter] >> it has. larry: most of the time, i was at espn and the connecticut, jeremy was in new york, wait for me, and away from -- >> i live in connecticut now, larry. larry: your father started this legacy of brilliant reporting. to see you, you've been doing this for a long time, but it's so high-quality. you interviewed so many people that were involved, bandmembers. i don't know how you found these people.
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it's in 40 years. >> i wish i could take credit. but you know the producers do all of the hard work. we get all of the glory. i'm working with to my colleagues from e 60, and they were relentless. they were totally dedicated to uncovering everything you could possibly uncover about this moment. i know those of us in spores get accused of trash picking and hyperbole. let me make this clear this is the greatest moment in sports history. kristen: it is. at cal at memorial stadium, is a dedication ceremony for a statue for kevin moen, the hero who ran the ball in. larry: this is the athletic director at cal who is doing the introductions. they've got a bunch of team members from that squad in 1982. kevin is there, a bunch of my other friends are there.
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none of my stanford friends are there. how curious. [laughter] kristen: they just don't show up. >> when you think about this moment, the fact that they're putting the statue up, it's there only to torment stanford. that's the point. kristen: that is the point. as a cal grad i get that. we will put this in a small window while we chat. behind him is the statue. we'll ticket when they unveil it. i want to show another clip from the documentary. it's magnificent. >> i've never seen anything like it. >> it was the greatest lesson of never giving up. >> it was one of the hardest and toughest things i've ever done. hope. this is about hope. ♪ >> the football chops on the field, the band nerds on the sideline. there was this collision of two things that were not supposed
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overlap. kristen: oh. larry: unbelievable. i watch this thing so may times. i had the opportunity yesterday to talk to joe starkey, what people don't know as there were two other broadcasts. one was tv and one was radio. the announcers in this case, who are well-known people -- >> the e -- bears have scored. >> i was jumping up with celebration. >> i was ducking to get out of the way. >> as they got to the apex of my leap, i see this cal player. >> there was gary and boom. [laughter] >> it was a super bad time to be me. [laughter] kristen: no doubt. larry: what i started to say was there were two other broadcasts, but nobody went over the top, like joe did and that remains --
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he is called a lot. joe's career, i mean -- it's been unbelievable i had the preview of -- privilege of interviewing him. he said in moments afterwards, in the days in weeks, afterwards, he felt that he had blown the call. there are no names. he's so excitable. and of course in that moment so much of what we remember is because joe's call is unforgettable. kristen: we're going to take a life picture. >> so he regretted it, i asked what is the greatest moment you ever called, and he said there is that, but i also called of live.irae in ice it wasn't only on michael's, it
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was joe starkey in the west cost. larry: we are watching the unveiling of the statue of -- the funny thing is, he was working for abc radio the time in the olympics. lake placid. he had the opportunity to cover anything he wanted to cover. he had a lot of nhl experience. to periods in the books, he realizes history is about to be made. he calls abc radio and says put me on the air right now. i don't care if you fire me, put me on the air right now. >> there's joe right there. larry: nearest to the camera with the gold tie. kristen: then kevin. then next to him, his new best friend, who was not his friend when the play happened, gary whom he collapsed on. i. love this moment. . as a cal fan, i love this unity.
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there's our axe? > larry: our? your acts. >> i have to admit, is it your a xe> who won the big game last year? larry: cal. >> that is absolutely correct. kristen: speaking of that. i heard, because of your documentary, you talk to the players at the stanford acts committee. i think the unveiling will happen now. larry: there's roxio bernstein, a cal alum who was broadcasting for espn, he is the mc for this event. we're waiting to see the statue. kristen: can you call them and tell them they have to unveil this in one minute? larry: i could call proxy, but i don't think is going to pick up. >> we've got so many more stories to tell.
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kristen: let me ask you something. the stanford band, some of the ones he talked with, phil so responsible. some thought they were going to get expelled. >> well, in the moment, this was for stanford, in the context of football, this was a disaster. they were going to a ballgame that they one. john was the best quarterback in the country, the best in the history. this ends up being the last game of his career, because of what happens in the final four seconds of the game. there was a lot at stake. kristen: paws. they are nearing the statue. i think were going to take that. because we've got a seat in all its glory. was this? -- what is this? larry: this is the lead up to the unveiling of the statue. this is a slow burn to the unveil here. >> they've gotta milk it.
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the greatest moment in cal history. larry: you're right. kristen: i also love in the documentary, when you force them all to watch that moment and relive it. >> it was cruel and unusual punishment. we felt it was necessary. kristen: for sure. >> it's so much. when i see the greatest moment in sports h, in terms oikiness bizarreness, of these ors, it really doesn't stand apart it's totally different without the band having been on the field and all the other people having been on the field, it is still totally unbelievable until you see it with your own eyes. larry: here it is! kristen: ta da! larry: there is, the statue of
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kevin moen, moments before he crossed the end zone. the band is on the field. the band is on the statue. -- by the statue. >> sometimes i feel like there are too many statues in sports. this moment deserves the statue. kristen: we have to pay the bills. we're going to take a short break. we will come back to chat more with jeremy on the espn with jeremy on the espn documentary and more about t after my car accident, with jeremy on the espn documentary and more about t i wondered what my case was worth. so i called the barnes firm. when that car hit my motorcycle, insurance wasn't fair. so i called the barnes firm. it was the best call i could've made. atat t bararnefirmrm, our r inry a attneysys wk hahard i could've made. atat t bararnefirmrm, to get you the best result possible. call us now and find out what your case could be worth. you u mit bebe sprisised ♪ the barnes firm injury attorneys ♪ ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪
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sure you're not missing out. kristen: we are back with larry beil and the host of espn z 60 films, jeremy schaap. they have a great new documentary about the play which as a cal alum was legit. i don't understand why there was controversy. larry: ok. [laughter] plays like this happens so often where you have a five laterals and the band on the field.
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>> i am not a physics major. a guy that is running that direction and throws the ball that way and i am behind him. how that could be construed as a forward lateral. >> garner is down, they had a forward lateral. who do we have officiating? [laughter] >> look, it's much better. people ask was it legitimate or illegitimate, it's been 40 years. the ruling on the field stood. it's a much better story that it is a touchdown than if it gets called back. i don't have a preference between cal or stanford. i have a preference for the better story. the better story is it was a touchdown. larry: we saw rodney gilmore there, who played for stanford and is one of my best friends. >> huge play in the game.
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larry: i texted rod, we've had this discussion, and i said, do you still maintain that dwight garner's knee was down? he texted me back and said, i don't have to maintain it larry, it is the -- truth. it's good to see that he is not holding a grudge and he is gotten over it 40 years later. >> no, i don't want to interrupt. i want to say, i don't think it is conclusive, the video either way. i really don't. larry: that is a problem. the wonderfulness of the moment. we could still argue about this. this past week, i knew we were going to do this, i slowed it down in it is like looking at the film. you are hearing through this analog picture. >> you just can't tell. we were not enough cameras on the field. you mentioned that there was a television broadcast but it was not live. it was being tape delayed on the
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u.s. network. the great barry tompkins calling it. there were 9 million cameras -- there were not 9 million cameras or angles. i come back to what is essential here. it's better that it was a touchdown and better that this moment happen then if it didn't occur. there's other elements too. even though cal had a better record than sanford, it's better that it is cal beating stanford. stanford was kind of the favorite in this moment. not just the favored between the two teams even though cal had a better record. but they had john elway, they had the best in quarterback college football. and it's not quite as good of a story if it is just john elway's team that pulls this off with four seconds to play. it's a better story if it is the cal team that pulls it off. everything that makes a
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legendary, what makes it so memorable, unforgettable, all those things, it is all there. for me anyway. i thought, the team at east 60, i mentioned simon and mike, really captured that in the show. kristen: speaking of which, john elway was the only player who did not participate in the documentary, didn't talk to you. >> that's true. i am not better. i can handle it. larry: there is player that got smashed in the end zone. this is a moment that was uncomfortable for him on the cal compass having to look at kevin moen's a statue. like jeremy said it may be the greatest moment in sports history. it's one we will relive and celebrate. and i will say, my buddy came up with, you tell the story, tell the whole damn world this is
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bear territory. they will sing it for the next 40 years. kristen: i hope they watch the documentary while they are singing it because it is fabulous. thanks for coming on the show. we do want to let our viewers know the band is on the field. you can watch streaming now. find it on espn and espn plus, disney is the parent company of espn and abc 7. great to see you. >> thank you
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