in nicholas kristof's view of the world it's inspiring.s we're making progress despite gloomy headlines from everything in violent conflicts and climate change. yet there is so much work that needs to be done. we need moil makers and business owners to work together in public and private sectors and we need to see what works and what doesn't. i endorsed a california ballot initiative that could close $1 billion tax loophole in our state. if passed in november, the california clean energy jobs act will give local businesses better abilities to create new jobs in our state. we need to step up our game every way we can. that's all for now. please help the conversation on our web page, facebook, twitter and google plus. have a great night. (vo) here's how you can connect with the gavin newsom show. >>i'm an outsider in the inside. ideas are the best politics. [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed. are you in good hands? ♪

look at oppression and empowerment for women around the world, with journalists and filmmakers nicholas kristof and sheryl wudunn. >> once you give a woman education and a chance to work, she can astound you. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: three months after upholding president obama's health care law, the supreme court is back with a docket that may even rival last year's term for drama. the justices will decide a case on affirmative action in higher education, and are expected to take up disputes on same-sex marriage, civil rights law, and more. the term opened today with arguments in another controversial case: whether businesses can be sued in u.s. courts for human rights violations that occur in foreign countries.

it's based on a book of the same name by "new york times" columnist nicholas kristof and his wife, journalist sheryl wudunn. kristof traveled to six countries to look at gender- based violence, forced prostitution, maternal mortality, and other issues. in this excerpt, he and actress eva mendes tour a sexual abuse victim's center in sierra leone. >> welcome to the rainbow center. really primarily to rape. we provide specialized medical treatment and counseling as well. we've seen over 9,000 survivors in eight years. 52% are between the ages of 12 and 17. you have about 26% that are under 12. >> under 12? 26% are under 12? >> under 12 years old, yes. we see more and more children about 80% of our clientele. we see average between 100 to 200 a month. they are as young as two-and-a-half months old. we have a three-year-old that has just come in for follow-up. >> it's a three-year-old girl. a three-year-old girl who has been raped. she's just come back for follow-up. yeah. you want to come with me? >> what is the story? she was getting sick. they took her into the hospital. that's when it was rea

it's a documentary called "half the sky" based on the great book kreupb by nicholas kristof. it's about women in the developing world who started amazing organizations to turn oppression into opportunity and i got to go to kenya with nick kristof which was amazing and we had a great time. >> jon: is that your first time in kenya? >> yes. >> jon: i have never been. i've been to nearby-- connecticut is not near there, is it? where is kenya? >> if you go a few miles north, across a big ocean. >> jon: so there is water. >> you get there. it's amazing. most people know kenya for the safaris and animals and that's extraordinary and everyone should see that. but kenya has incredible people and also a lot of problems and there's a lot of oppression of women so i was lucky enough to meet some of these women who started microfinancing organizations which is a great tool in ending global poverty and got to hang out with them. i got to go to a village of all women. all women. >> jon: a village of all women. >> yeah! >> jon: is that on purpose? did they kick the men out? (laughter) >> you

the comment was in response to an opinion by a columnist nicholas kristof posted on september the 19th. kristof cites an article by a taiwanese collar, claiming old documents suggest japan in effect stole the islands from china in 1895. kristof says he's sympathetic to china's claim of sovereignty over the islands. last week "the new york times" carried a full-beipage ad by a chinese government affiliated newspaper claiming the islands belonged to china. the japanese consulate launched a verbal protest calling the session one sided and misleading. >>> the head of the international monetary fund is expressing her concerns about the tensions. christine lagarde says the trouble between japan and china could have wider effects. lagarde made the comments ahead of the annual meetings of the imf and world bank. financial leaders from around the world will meet next week in tokyo. she said china and japan are global economic forces that should not be dragged down by in their disagreement. she hopes they will try to resolve their differences. lagarde touched on risks facing the global economy.

of the most influential and thought thought-provoking journalists today, "the new york times" nicholas kristofe president an "f" for communicating. and you'll find out his take on china, syria and the middle east. and why the new

nicholas kristof has endorsed you for president, albeit in 2044. >> right. >> reporter: when you readll, i was shocked. people ask are you going to run for president and something like this. the truth is anything is possible, but there's so many platforms to create change nowadays whether it's president, bus driver or a banker or a princess, yes. >> reporter: so you're going to run for princees? >> yes, that's the plan. >> reporter: good luck. i will vote for you. >> thanks. >> even though talia is an accomplished fund-raiser, advocate for youth and now a published author, at 17 she is a typical high school student and applying for college. >> i am so impressed, and every school is going to want her. her future is amazing. jenna bush hager, thanks so much. have a great weekend. kathie lee and hoda coming up next.

. >> i want to bring in nicholas kristof columnist from "the new york times." there is talk about how vice presidential debates generally don't matter, they might have been more important last night because of the bad debate the president had last week. let's gist say if the goal was that biden was, needed to fire up the base, that maybe paul ryan was do no harm, is there a clear winner here? >> my take was i thought paul ryan did a very solid job. even on foreign affairs, which is not something he frankly knows a lot about. he was pretty solid. i do think biden, i would give it to biden on points, and he, while clearly he managed to antagonize a lot of conservatives, often he did manage to have an ability to be pretty biting and pretty sarcastic and deflating without coming across as really nasty. >> let me play a little more from paul ryan. i think probably one of his better moments. >> you see? there aren't enough rich people and small businesses to tax to pay for all their spending. so the next time you hear them say, don't worry about it, we'll get a few w

"new york times," romney's economic model by nicholas kristof.nt to see how romney's economic policies would work out, take a look at europe. and weep. in the last few years, germany and britain, in particular, from implemented precisely the policies that romney favors, and they've been richly praised by republicans here as a result. yet these days those economies seem, to use a german technical term, kaput. all industrialized countries experienced similar slowdowns, and the united states, under obama, chose a massive stimulus while germany and britain chose republican-endorsed austerity. neither approach worked brilliantly. still, america's economy is now the fastest growing among major countries in the west, and britain's is shrinking. which would you prefer? >> well, what, do you think that's game, set, match? >> no, i just read it. i was letting you respond. >> economy is america, economy, we've sort of outperformed europe. so all things being equal, we're going to do that. this is, though -- this does point out, though, the historic choice t

nicholas kristof has endorsed you for president, albeit in 2044. >> right. >> reporter: when you readess, yes. >> reporter: so you're going to run for princees? >> yes, that's the plan. >> reporter: good luck. i will vote for you. >> thanks. >> even though talia is an accomplished fund-raiser, advocate for youth and now a published author, at 17 she is a typical high school student and applying for college. >> i am so impressed, and every school is going to want her. her future is amazing. jenna bush hager, thanks so much. have a great weekend. kathie lee and hoda coming up next. >>> 9:57 is your time now on this friday, october 5th, 2012. big delays on i-95 in quantico. let's check with danella sealock. good morning. >> good morning. i-95 at joplin, all the lanes were blocked for some time. the accident is clears, the lanes are open but delays five or six miles. let's check out downed wires. the closure is northumberland road. >> gorgeous morning. clear skies. low humidity in play. the four day forecast, big changes on the way for the weekend after we reached low 80s for this afterno

nicholas kristof has endorsed you for president, albeit in 2044. >> right. >> reporter: when you readcees? >> yes, that's the plan. >> reporter: good luck. i will vote for you. >> thanks. >> even though talia is an accomplished fund-raiser, advocate for youth and now a published author, at 17 she is a typical high school student and applying for college. >> i am so impressed, and every school is going to want her. her future is amazing. jenna bush hager, thanks so much. have a great weekend. kathie lee and hoda coming up next. >>> get ready, everybody. it's a big weekend here in the bay area. the epicenter, san francisco. i'm jon kelley. a lot of things going on this weekend. fleet week and the america's cup by the water at the maria green. the hardly strictly bluegrass festival. also home games for the giant on saturday and sunday nights. the 49ers have a home football game sunday afternoon. so we can throw in that as well. two festivals to choose from. the italian heritage parade will wind from fisherman's war of to north beach e. then the castro street fair is on sunday. be ready f