meyer. our second witness is dr. bethany elman, director for space studies at cal tech, co-investigator on mass com-z and sherlock instrument teams, mars 2020 perseverance rover. also a member of the science team for spirit and opportunity mars exploration rovers and an affiliate of the dawn orbiter team of the largest asteroid and dwarf planet series. research focuses on chemistry of planetary surfaces, techniques and instruments, astrobiology and science policy outreach. her primary focus is on unraveling mars' environmental history. she received her undergraduate degree in st. louis, master of science at the national science graduate fellow at brown university. welcome, dr. elman. our third witness is principle investigator of the mars perseverance habitable environments with luminescence at the jet propulsion laboratory. dr. beagle is responsible for conducting nasa-funded research as a pi and co-i focusing on organic molecules for the identification of potential biosignatures. receiving bachelor of science of ph

thank you for returning to us with this vital important conversation about suicide with eve meyer. we were talking before the break about the ways people can talk with a loved one who they think might be contemplating suicide and actually say to them "are you thinking of ending your own life, are you thinking of killing yourself or committing suicide"? what do you say to people say well if somebody is really determined to end their own life, there really isn't anything that you can do to convince them otherwise? >> what we say to people is that almost everyone is ambivalent. the ambivalence ranges on a spectrum from 99% of the person wants to do it but 1% doesn't to half and half to even less than that. so what you are trying to do is for the part of the person that thinks there might be some positive reason to live. that's the whole thing that the suicide prevention movement is about. somewhere deep down in almost everyone, there is a reason to live. you just have to find it. the way that you find it is curiously enough to ask the question "how do you plan to kill yourself" before

evening, i'm seth meyers, and this is "late night.doing tonight all right, all right, good to hear let's get to the news. president biden on friday ordered air strikes against syria. well, that certainly didn't take long it's like going to a chumbawamba concert and they open with "tubthumping." i mean, we knew it was coming, we just didn't know it would be right away according to a new poll taken at cpac, 68% of attendees want former president trump to run again in 2024. only 68% at cpac? that's like if you went to a phish concert and weed was polling at 68% a giant golden replica of former president trump was displayed over the weekend at the conservative political action conference in florida. this news first reported in exodus 32 verse 4. [ laughter ] president biden is facing criticism after declining to do directly sanction saudi arabia's crown prince mohammad bin salman for ordering the death of journalist jamal khashoggi okay, if having a journalist murdered doesn't count as malarkey, what does? biden is like one of those cool

stay tuned for "seth meyers.ood night, everybody. [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> announcer: tonight, on "late night with seth meyers." joel mchale. star of "grown-ish," actress yara shahidi author mark harris featuring the 8g band with fred armisen and now seth meyers. >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. how is everybody doing tonight how are you doing jeff >> good. [ laughter ] >> seth: let's get to the news president biden said yesterday that the country was on track to administer over 100 million vaccine doses and send 100 million stimulus checks in the next ten days. but don't forget, by this point in his presidency, the last guy completed almost 100 million putts. "99 million. i think you guys over counted. vice president kamala harris traveled to colorado today to promote the coronavirus relief package and visited a vaccination clinic and a restaurant hopefully, in that order republican senator ron johnson said in an interview last week that he was not concerned for his safety dur

let's start from the fact that the site itself a marsh meyer fan orbach will have to be destroyed in oregon start the industrial production bit money secondly there is a large amount of pollution that happens as a result of greek mining so it's a real killer on many fronts it's affecting thousands of this country versus them and on all these different ways. one day in 2010 taro and other local fisherman spotted hundreds of fish floating belly up on the surface of silkies rivers a result of the city discharge at 1st there was no explanation as to why the sounds at the. top are going to go you know him. that's not. only. that but of course the surveys are terrible approached the state orange pekoe company. who told him it was caused by fooling leaves the terrace suspected the city watches were a result of runoff from the pete field with livelihoods reliant on fishing taro and his feel each took the company to court and won that the dog doesn't want to cost us our. beer don't mean doesn't it those that they wanted to go to work on the case to the dolly knows well i look at the little so

i'm seth meyers. and this is "late night. how's everybody doing?s. vice president kamala harris met virtually today with the president of guatemala incidentally, guatemala is what fox news insists her first name is it was announced on friday that president biden will visit atlanta later this week despite georgia's new voting laws, which for some reason forbid it. the fbi arrested a man last week who allegedly participated in the january attack on the capitol after he bragged to a match on the dating app bumble and she turned him into authorities. is she still single? yes. but did she find something better than sex? also yes advocates for d.c. statehood protested last week outside of senator joe manchin's houseboat. because after all, if a boat can be a house, then d.c. can be a state. according to a new report, the white house is recently been working to rebrand second gentleman doug emhoff as douglas in order to emphasize his more serious side oh, come on. you can be serious and go by a nickname do you think this is the fun version of bernard auth

>> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers and this is "late night. doing tonight? all right. let's get to the news. president biden said yesterday thathe is prepared to negotiate on his $2 trillion infrastructure plan while major absolutely is not. "did you just question my master guess what, now it's $3 trillion. want to go for four? lawmakers in arkansas -- "i haven't learned anything in pet school." that's what they call it they call it obedience school, that's what i was looking for. see, i go off cards and it doesn't turn out that well for me lawmakers in arkansas are considering the state's first ever hate crime bill which critics called quote, "hate crimes light" because it does not explicitly protect people who are targeted for their race or sexual orientation. incidentally, hate crimes light is what this haircut is called that's just a woman who posed for a stock photo once and now here she is. yeah, that's right, she made that stock photo money amid reports that he's under federal investigation for sex trafficking, a liberal political actio

i'm kelly meyer reporting from washington but progress.tisan group of lawmakers are making on the issue. in national news a bipartisan group of lawmakers is working to reach an agreement on police reform. >> several of them discussed possible solutions with families impacted by police while it's washington, dc correspondent kelli meyer reports. >> talks resumed thursday on a police reform proposal currently stalled in the senate off a missing weeding. the discussion. republican south carolina senator tim scott and democrats, new jersey senator cory booker and california congresswoman karen bass as they met with families impacted by police violence with the family members. >> he spoke to me want progress, that they can any meaningful way scott is the republican led on police reform and introduced his own bill last summer that failed to advance in the senate. >> now he's working with democrats to find common ground. north carolina republican senator thom tillis says scott is making progress and he's been having is probably even more meetings

i'm seth meyers, and this is "late night. how's everybody doing tonight?wonderful to hear let's get to the news. federal agents today raided the home of rudy giuliani as part of an investigation in to whether he broke lobbying laws as president trump's personal lawyer the agents gained access to his home using a no neck warrant lucky for rudy, wives can't testify against their cousins. president biden, tonight, delivered his first address to a joint session of congress before a crowd of just 200 people due to covid concerns. just 200 people. the last time i was in a crowd of just 200 people, i didn't even know how to bake bread yet. tomorrow will be president biden's 100th day in office and say what you will you got to admire accused patients according to a newly released court ruling, the fbi is allowed to continue surveilling americans private e-mails without a warrant, and they are under no obligation to tell you if they see a couch they like. president biden reportedly estimates that he's taken more than 8,000 round trips on amtrak in the last 50 years

i'm seth meyers. and this is "late night.doing tonight that's great to hear thank you for telling me let's get to the news. today was st. patrick's day though this year dr. fauci recommends wearing one of these instead. the biden administration has announced that the national vaccine availability website, vaccinefinder.gov, is scheduled to go live on may 1st, so make sure to check it on may 7th when they get it back up and running. former president trump last night called into fox news host maria bartiromo's show and encouraged all americans to get the vaccine. trump said getting the vaccine was the best thing he ever secretly did during an interview last night on fox news, former president trump said that he is not fan of duchess meghan markle because of the way, quote, "she talks about the queen. i must have missed that. meghan dissed oprah, to her face actor elliot page recently became the first transgender man to be on the cover of "time" magazine now, i know that term may be unfamiliar to some so for the uninformed, a ma

and now seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers and this is "late night. is everybody doing tonight that's great to hear let's get to the news. house speaker nancy pelosi is facing criticism after she gave a speech yesterday thanking george floyd for quote, "sacrificing your life for justice. wow, who would have thought we'd prefer her moment of silence that's right, nancy pelosi gave a speech thanking george floyd for quote, "sacrificing your life for justice." you know, if you're an 81-year-old white person giving a speech about race, you can just follow this simple rule don't. after former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, was found guilty yesterday, fox news host tucker carlson, claimed the jury was intimidated into the guilty verdict by the protests and the black lives matter movement, which is frustrating for carlson, because he put a lot of work into intimidating that jury. former new jersey governor chris christie is reportedly considering a run for president in 2024. he thinks he might do well in the polls as long as none of the above doe

. >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers and this is "late night. is so wonderful to hear let's get to the news. today is the 100th day of joe biden's presidency wow, that's crazy. it's felt like exactly 100 days. president biden was greeted with standing applause last night, when he entered the house chamber to deliver his first joint address to congress. let's take a look. [ groans ] >> seth: way, way too many groans [ laughter ] you guys, when we used to have an audience, we would test material earlier in the day. and so now, a lot of times i'm seeing things for the first time as you do. and sometimes we get it wrong. during his first address last night to a joint session of congress, president biden called on democrats and republicans to come together to pass police reform legislation, though not everybody stood up for that one. president biden called on congress last night to create a new agency to develop breakthrough treatments for diseases such as alzheimer's and cancer, and who knows, maybe even narcolepsy. the 2021 nfl draft began today, a

and now seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night.verybody doing tonight? that is so good to hear. let's get to the news. president biden on saturday played his first round of golf since becoming president though he has picked up his driver a few times this year but only to stop his dog major from attacking a staff member. "get behind me everybody get behind me. that dog's got some scranton in him. [ laughter ] that's right president biden played his first round of golf since becoming president, which weirdly is weirdly what made it finally hit home for trump "oh, my god. he is president now. all u.s. adults are now eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. not so fast, senator kyrsten sinema they're probably going to card you if you keep dressing like a three episode character from "square pegs." it's base with the "square pegs" ref. [ laughter ] long time. yeah keep them in darkness. [ laughter ] the pegs heads like to keep it anonymous. [ laughter ] president biden over the weekend attended the confirmation of his grandson, but then mi

i'm seth meyers. and this is "late night. how is everybody doing tonight all right.really good for a thursday let's get to the news. president biden announced sanctions and other measures against russia today in response to cyber attacks and election meddling well, you have made a powerful enemy today. no, no, no, the other one. yeah, there you go president biden announced yesterday he will withdraw all u.s. troops from afghanistan by september 11th and said, quote, "it's time to end america's longest war, but don't cry cause it's over, dick. smile because it happened. president biden met in the oval office today with the congressional asian pacific american caucus to discuss diversifying the administration. said biden, "that's perfect, cause i actually know a great hawaiian guy i would love to hire just keep getting his voicemail. vice president kamala harris said yesterday she will travel to guatemala and mexico to address the ongoing immigration crisis she intends to find out once and for all how people like ted cruz keep getting back in house minority whip steve

meyer, can you speak to that? >> yeah. i mean, johnson is long recognized for their expertise in astro materials and i think they do a fantastic job. and we are targeting johnson to be the implementation lead for the samples that come back from mars. where the facility is actually located hasn't been determined yet. and part of that is just what other factors are coming into play. as an example, right now we're on an international group competitively selected, trying to work out what the requirements are for the facility. as you know, be the mars samples are unique and they have some challenges not only in keeping them pristine and doing the best science you can on them, but also keeping them contained while you're trying to do the science, at least initially. and so we're going to -- you know, we would like to open that up and have -- when we figure it out, really what the requirements are and what our capabilities are in terms of the facility that we can do, johnson will lead that effort in terms of determining where the

stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers.everybody thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> announcer: tonight on "late night with seth meyers." regina king. star of "wandavision," actress kathryn hahn author chang-rae lee featuring the 8g band with fred armisen and now seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers and this is "late night. how's everybody doing tonight? okay all right. let's get to the news. former president trump and former first lady melania trump reportedly received the coronavirus vaccine at the white house in january i guess that's all right i mean, he has pre-existing conditions, and she works in elder care that's right trump and melania received the coronavirus vaccine in january but this is weird -- january of 2018. so - president m -- president biden, excuse me, met virtually with mexican president obrador yesterday to discuss immigration, trade, the pandemic, and because it's impossible to not have an opinion on it, "wandavision. vice president kamala harris today swore in dr. miguel cardona as education sec

right now michelle meyer with us from bank of america.ding on the pulse of the american economy. i want to collate in all of the bank of america economic research. do you look at it as a linear path forward in the coming quarters or coming years or is there an accelerant to all of this good news? michelle: it has been somewhat hump-like in that we are looking at explosion of growth and that will lead to strong q2 and q3 growth. in q3 still very strong given the handoff for second quarter very lightly -- very likely, 8% growth. then we returned to mid single-digit oath rate. what is important when you are looking at growth rate is to think about the starting point. right now we have growth to be made up for from the covid shop. a bounce now, the data we are seeing is still quite reasonable especially given all the stimulus and other support the economy. there is still catch-up happening and in correcting for the covid shock and returning to the trend levels you have seen previously. once we close the output gap then you are running above.

thank you for returning to us about suicide with ease meyer who is the executive director. they were talking before the break about the ways that people can talk with a loved one who they think may be contemplating suicide and saying to them, are you thinking of ending your own life or killing yourself or committing suicide. what do you say to people who will say, if somebody is really determined to end their own life, there isn't anything that you can do otherwise. >> almost everyone is ambivalent. and the ambivalence ranges on a spectrum from 99% of the person who wants to do it but 1% of them doesn't. to half and half to even less than that. now, what you are trying to do is go for the part of the person that thinks that there may be some positive reasons to live. that's the whole thing that the movement is about. somewhere deep down there is a reason to live. and the cow the way that you find it is, curiously enough, to ask the question, how do you plan to kill yourself before you ask anything else? >> and why can't you >> you want to make the person safe. if you go int

featuring the 8g band with john herndon and now seth meyers. >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers,y doing tonight? okay, good, good, good let's get to the news. president biden's dog major was reportedly sent back to the biden family home in delaware last week after biting a member of white house security. see, under the last administration, that kind of behavior would have made you press secretary. that's right, president biden's two dogs, champ and major, were moved back to delaware after aggressive behavior at the white house. and yes, oprah will be interviewing them next sunday at 8:00 p.m the justice department is reportedly investigating connections between a recently-arrested capitol rioter and former president trump's longtime friend and adviser, roger stone. oh, well i hope they're able to connect the dot. it was announced yesterday that president biden will deliver a primetime address on thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus lockdown then on friday, he will deliver an address to mark the one-year anniversary of everyone downloading duolingo and neve

featuring the 8g band with fred armisen and now seth meyers. >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers andhis is "late night. how's everybody doing tonight? okay, good to hear let's get to the news. after texas governor greg abbo governor gavin newsom tweeted quote, "absolutely reckless. but i don't think it helped he tweeted it from the french laundry. white house press secretary jen psaki said yesterday that states will now receive 2.8 million doses of the newly approved johnson & johnson vaccine, which is great, but the question was about air strikes in syria president biden said yesterday that his goal is that every teacher can receive the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine by the end of march. said teachers, "may receive. twitter announced a new system yesterday to curb disinformation about coronavirus vaccines on its platform any tweets about vaccines will contain a flag to let you know if the person tweeting it was a child star in the '80s former trump white house press secretary kayleigh mcenany joined fox news yesterday as an on-air commentator, so it's kind of like her old job

and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers. this is "late night.s everybody's last two weeks? wonderful. mine were, too let's get to the news. congress returned after a two-week recess. "not much, just hung out," said matt gaetz before anyone could talk according to a new report, florida congressman matt gaetz used the cash transfer app venmo to send an accused sex trafficker $900 who then paid three young women for, quote, "tuition and school," which is a pretty weak attempt to cover your tracks. that's like leaving your wallet at a crime season but wiping your finger prints off it. the house ethics committee announced friday it will launch an investigation into republican congressman matt gaetz over allegations that he, quote, "may have engaged in sexual misconduct, and/or elicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the house floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity or impermissible gift." or as republicans call it, "running for re-election." new

meyers, how are you sir >> seth: i'm doing very well it is always nice it speak to you.ed to ask you about a different title you had, which you were the only person ever to have that title. i think you know what i'm talking about, give us the back story. >> yeah. so i was head writer at "snl" for a couple of years. had a wonderful time, very challenging job. and i kind of thought, maybe it's time to move on and you know, in a very friendly way, and my manager at the time, a guy by the name of jimmy miller said, you know, "if you're going to quit, make an unreasonable demand and i said, well, i really want to direct films so i would love to have a budget to do short films. and i really don't like going to all these production meetings, so i don't want to go to the meetings, and i want a pay raise and i want to name my own credit and even jimmy was, like, "that's a lot. and lorne was, like, "okay you got it." and so my credit for my last two years was "coordinator of falconry." [ laughter ] and if you look at it they ran it towards the end of the credits. >> seth: sure. >>

and now, seth meyers >> seth: good evening, seth meyers and this is "late night.body doing tonight? that is good to hear let's get to the news. president biden held his first official news conference today and democrats everywhere held the edge of their seats. during his first press conference today, president biden said, quote, "i got elected to solve problems. um, okay so what do you know about boats and canals, then during his press conference, president biden said he supports changing the rules of the filibuster to require senators to stand and speak, like it was when he was in the senate, quote, "120 years ago. now obviously he misspoke. 120 years ago he was still in college. president biden's dogs major and champ have returned to the white house after spending time in delaware and working with a trainer. but i don't know, something about them seems a little off. officials have announced that a nearly quarter mile long container ship that has been stuck in the suez canal in egypt since tuesday could take weeks to free. even worse, it's carrying that thing you

meyer, founder of the commons project, an organization that helps people maintain and store their own information says a vaccine passport would be an important global step toward normalcy. most schools in the country require. >> you know, pretty sure kids vaccinations, something that we've been doing for decades meyer says a passport wouldn't store personal data or medical records. >> it would only provide a yes or no verification that the traveler was vaccinated red light, green light. >> but no health information. a centralized no information is conveyed to either government to an airline white house officials say there's no set timeline for when guidelines on a vaccination passport will come out. >> that was joe khalil reporting for us tonight. >> big day for bay area now talk about the worst stanford women playing in the final 4 for the first time since 2017. yes, and it came down to the final seconds. it was a thriller kron 4 sports reporter. >> kate rooney joining us now. it was a close one. so a little nervous energy going watching that game. so you got to show you what happene

i'm kelly meyer. a chilling jailhouse confession from a south carolina woman accused of killing her 3 young children. >> we've been following the story all weekend yesterday. 30 year-old liliana admitted she drowned her kids at the kern county jail. >> to be clear, did you kill your children. >> so i don't want them to be further abuse. >> she made that admission at the jail. she says she misses them, but preferred for them not to be abused for the rest of their lives by their father. creo fled to the bakersfield area after allegedly killing her children at their received apartment last saturday. the 3 victims, they're one to one year-old a 2 year-old and a 6 month-old. she's being held on carjacking charges creo was in a bitter custody battle with the father of her children. prosecutors say they will seek to bring her back to l a county to face murder charges. time to switch gears. take a live look outside on this friday night, as we say, cheers to the weekend live look here. folks making their way t

i'm kelly meyer. >> we'll turn now to our 4 zone forecast and the lawrence we keep looking for rain. i guess the still doesn't look so good. how yes still don't look too promising just yet this weekend. >> high pressure to take over. should be a very nice weekend. of course, we cool down today. the fog low clouds have kind of moved along the coastline now. but we'll see most of that clear out just couple patches along the coast. but that's about it. low is forecast model. here you go. a couple is weak systems continue to roll over the top of that ridge and you see that area of low pressure still spinning off the coastline. it has been out there all week long. doesn't look like going to move on shore to maybe the following weekend. you can see getting a little bit closer. and then all of a sudden boy, just falls apart as another low develops on the backside of that. so doesn't look promising for rain. so here we go. we keep things dry tomorrow. little breezy co side 50's 60's. there you find 50's up toward the immediate beach inside the bay temperatures going to be a little bit warmer

i'm seth meyers. and this is "late night. get to the news, we are taping this before we have heard what the verdict is in the chauvin murder trial we just heard that a verdict will be announced today, but we are taping this beforehand so if it seems conspicuous in its absence, that is the reason why. i'm sure we'll have plenty to say about it tomorrow. however, if you're looking for multiple jokes about how today's let's get to the news. president biden tweeted yesterday that everyone 16 and older can now receive the coronavirus vaccine and added, quote, "go get 'em, folks. said teens, "sure thing, just one question um, what does folks mean?" president biden released a short video yesterday encouraging americans to get the coronavirus vaccine. it wasn't supposed to be short he just accidentally hit send. >> for months i've been telling ameri -- >> seth: "son of a gun jill!" according to reports, white house officials are currently working on a large spending plan centered on child care and paid family leave not to be confused

>> seth: good evening, i'm seth meyers.s is "late night. as you've probably heard by now, there was a mass shooting in georgia this week. the incident was especially horrifying for the asian american community and, in particular, for asian women. here to comment is one of our writers, karen chee. >> hi! as seth just mentioned, eight people were shot and killed at asian-owned massage parlors in atlanta, georgia, on tuesday night. six of those eight killed were asian women. while the news media has been reporting on the incident, most outlets have failed to call it what it is -- a hate crime because it is a hate crime the shooter -- a racist, a misogynist, and a coward, specifically targeted working class, asian women he went after people in one of the most vulnerable intersections of our community and, of course, just like every time a white man commits an act of domestic terrorism, news outlets then sprang to try and humanize him almost immediately after the killings, articles began to quote the police officer in charge, wh

thank you for watching stay tuned for "late night with seth meyers.erybody [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ ♪ >> announcer: tonight on "late night" with seth meyers. ken jeong, star of "six minutes to midnight", actress and comedian eddie izzard music from griff featuring the 8g band with ash soan ♪nd now seth meyers. >> seth: good evening. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night. how is everybody doing tonight all right, good to hear. let's get to the news. according to a new report, house minority leader kevin mccarthy has hired former president trump's white house political director brian jack to help republicans win back the house in 2022. though it's unclear if jack can recapture the magic that helped trump lose by eight million votes. after senator bernie sanders criticized him on twitter last week for his multi-billion dollar fortune, tesla founder elon musk tweeted, quote, "i am accumulating resources to help make life multiplanetary and extend the light of consciousness to the stars." and then he coughed for like five minutes straight. new york represe

i'm seth meyers and this is "late night. how's everybody doing tonight? the news. president biden said today he will withdraw all u.s. troops from afghanistan by september 11th during a speech in the white house treaty room, which is where former president george w. bush announced the start of the war in fact, all the decorations were still up. president biden spoke to russian president vladimir putin yesterday on the phone probably the scariest person who could have called biden besides this guy "jill, i took out a reverse mortgage on the white house. no, it's not scam. magnum totally promised me." former president trump's cdc director, robert redfield, has reportedly joined a company named big ass fans, which claims that their home air systems can reduce coronavirus infection for more information on their products, do not google it at work bernie madoff, the mastermind behind the largest ponzi scheme in u.s. history died today, and for once, it's no big loss a woman was recently arrested in new york's jfk international airport for carrying three pounds

let's start from the fact that the site itself a most meyer fan or book will have to be destroyed in oregon start industrial production big money secondly there is a large amount of pollution that happens as a result of peak mining so it's a real killer on many fronts it's affecting thousands of guns every resistance and on all these different ways. one day in 2010 taro and other local fisherman spotted hundreds of fish floating belly up on the surface of silkies river is a result of the city discharge at 1st there was no explanation as to why doesn't it if the guy you're going. to know had a bottle of. almost. all of. them then but of course the surveys are terrible approached the state orange pekoe company who told him it was caused by fooling leaves terror suspect to be a city what is were a result of runoff from the pete field with livelihoods reliant on fishing taro and his village took the company to court and won the us and water courses are so. dear don't mean doesn't it those that they wanted to go to work on don't ask of the dollar knows well i like a little some of the. hi

washington correspondent kellie meyer has the latest on their efforts on these cruise ships have beened since the pandemic began. now a group of senators here on capitol hill. >> want to know why other industries have resumed and cruise ships have been stuck at the port. i'm very disappointed cdc for republican senator rick scott says he still waiting for answers from the centers for disease control and prevention as to when the cruise ship industry can restart. we want to open a cruise industry up again. but we have to do in a safe manner. so the cdc should be sitting down every day. >> they should be coming up with a plan and listen to the cruise industry. but scott says they're not listening and ships have remained docked while other industries have taken off. i mean, everybody else is tells a comeback a comeback florida republican senator marco rubio is joining senator legislation to get the cruise ship industry moving again, but an effort to pass the bill was recently blocked here in the senate. but clearly disappointed that my colleague from a washington wind when injected this

i'm kelly meyer right now. thank you for that, kelly. >> coming up next on the kron 4 morning news at night life is returning to the city slowly but surely how organizers are keeping people safe as they also enjoy a night out on the town. welcome back to the kron 4 morning news has reopenings continue across the bay area. there are warnings to move cautiously. so infection numbers don't go up again. that's why san francisco, my life. officials are laying out the rules and best practices for concerts and other live events. kron four's gayle ong has those details. >> nightlife officials were excited just talking about the opening. this virtual meeting highlights different options for performers and business owners to create a safe environment. one week into the orange tier san francisco nightlife representatives are gearing up for a busy season a live performance is allowed at restaurants bars and venues. outdoor live shows allow up to 50 attendees with social distancing. of course, the organizer of one of these

i'm kelly meyer. >> thank you for that report. kelly. there are new allegations against florida congressman matt gaetz this morning. according to the new york times, gates is being investigated for possibly pain. women who are recruited online for gates denies those allegations. justice department is also investigating whether gates had a relationship with the 17 year-old girl and whether or not she was paid according to the times or receipts that show payments to at least one woman. the claims those payments were for. the fbi has reportedly interviewed women involved in the encounters so far no charges have been filed against skates. there are also reports that gate show other lawmakers nude photos and videos of women with whom he had with right now. there's no indication that the pictures and the videos are connected to the other allegations. coming up next on the kron 00:00am morning news lawmakers are divided over the issue of ensuring fair elections across the united states. the latest. >> washington after the break. >> in national

dan wood meyer, this is incredible, both threads, thank you so much for sharing this with us. we look forward to the products in a few months, hopefully. >> wonderful, thank you for having me. >> take care. >>> coming up next, we've heard what's being done on a state level to help the environment. what we just i was being done to help from a >>> welcome back. reducing plastic use is one simple way we can help out, not just on earth day, but every day. joining us to talk about this and demonstrate some good ideas is food historian kenna bala, professor at the university of the pacific in stockton, how is it going? happy earth day. earth day. >> happy birthday to you too. >> i see you are in the kitchen, which is great. we wanted to talk to you about that. many of us have made efforts to be more green in the kitchen. i have reusable steel straws. reusable containers for my food. i have, you know, steel coffee mugs instead of paper now. let's talk about plastic wrap. plastic wrap, that's a tough one to get ririri >> it is very tough to get rid of. you know, most of us, it's been

i'm kelly meyer.ime now for the first on forecast as we give you a live view from mount tam and it looks there's some clouds out there can but also look at that blue. it really pretty. >> crimes force. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here. it didn't warm up today and in some spots folks along the coastline are probably thinking well, that's what some achieve their i mean, it was chilly. it was a little bit wet. they have some drizzle out there. but yes, in some spots as temperatures warmed up outside the clouds are to begin to move back into the bay. you see that the looking from the berkeley hills that patchy fog is already starting to sneak in. but some places we actually warmed up a little bit if we had cool down quite a bit the past few days 67 degrees warmer in some of the interior valleys. little warm inside the bay to but still staying cool right out toward the beaches. so san francisco today. >> well, still below the average 54 degrees oakland at 61 degrees. san jose not bad. a very ple

with the existence of salmon. >> reporter: meyers says he has watched as the number of fish declined7 mile river that runs from southern oregon through northern california. this one river was once the third largest producer of salmon on the pacific coast. the dams are blocking the migration for salmon. professor matt kondolf specializes in environmental >> profess river management at u.c. berkeley and points to what can also happen when water can't flow naturally. >> having this water sit stagnant in the sun, you develop cyanobacteria and than they gets released downstream. >> reporter: toxic algae. >> yeah, toxic algae. >> reporter: water quality in the river was implicated in a massive kill-off of klamath>> wd down. >> reporter: after that protests 2002. >> we need to have the dams grew cloud louder, even warren buffett became a target because his berkshire hathaway holdings include pacificorp, the dam's owner, and in 2020 facing a license renewal to operate the dams under increased regulation, pacificorp later agreed to pay $200 million to remove the dam. i take it for the power c

i'm kelly meyer reporting from washington.'s asking employers to assist with getting more americans vaccinated. >> plus here at kron 4. we're celebrating earth week. so we'll take an in-depth look at the air quality comparison pre and post pandemic. and if you're headed to the giants game tomorrow there is a new special seating section. why the giants are separating certain fans. that story is after the break. someday, looking back on the pandemic, you'll want to be proud to say i did everything i could. i found the strength. i looked out for everyone. i did what i could to keep my family safe. i will say, i did my part. while covid-19 is in the air, please, protect yourself and others. wear a mask, keep your distance, and get vaccinated when it's your turn. santa clara county. stay strong. spread hope. >> president joe biden says the u.s. has now administered 200 million coronavirus vaccine since he took office and now he's urging businesses to help him get more americans vaccinated. washington correspondent kellie meyer has

i'm seth meyers, and this is "late night. how's everybody doing tonight? all right. hear let's get to the news. president biden is set to make his first address to a joint session of congress tomorrow and just a piece of advice, joe, no matter how nervous you are, do not picture that crowd naked. president biden's first address to a joint session of congress tomorrow will limit attendees due to the coronavirus pandemic. though, for what it's worth, congress hasn't had a ton of success limiting attendees lately president biden today announced new guidance for wearing masks outdoors and good news for everybody on my commute, it's this. the census bureau announced yesterday that the official u.s. population is 331,449,281 that i know of. [ laughter ] can we tell our writers not to write in "wink" as the stage directions [ laughter ] it's very creepy goldich, by the way. yeah, goldich. call him up. house republican conference chair liz cheney said in a new interview that she is not ruling out running for president in 2024. i don't know, is america really ready for anothe

policy in the ongoing response to the covert 19 pandemic that is the french capital is president stan meyers 1st foreign trip since september reflects a close ties between the 2 countries countries. of course and russia has ordered organizations connected to jailed opposition leader alexina valley to freeze their operations the course is now considering banning mist in the valleys anticorruption foundation and its regional network as prosecutors accuse them of political extremism this is the latest state crackdown against the let's say in the valley as a force of political opposition of germany has condemned the code who've been declaring it unacceptable to use anti terror on those gates political opponents. we can go now to moscow where we joined d.w. correspondent aren't tilton welcome and what effect will these moves have. well basically if the anti-corruption foundation is found to be an extremist organization long term it would basically freeze all of their operations moving forward it would ban their symbols prevent them from actually carrying out any business in the country and actual

which is why three other shelters turned her away and why brian meyers -- >> good girl. >> reporter:ted her. >> i thought let me give this dog a chance because she's beautiful and i think i can work through her issues. >> reporter: so at the time you thought you were rescuing her. >> yes. absolutely. >> reporter: little did he know, he was saving his savior. >> i was very lucky to have her on the night that i had the stroke. as soon as i stood up here, i fell straight down. >> reporter: brian lives alone. >> and my cell phone was over there. >> reporter: so sadie was his only hope. >> and that's when i grabbed her collar and she pulled me out of this little space here. >> reporter: pulled him all the way across the room to his phone. >> as far as i know, she's never been trained as a service dog or anything. >> reporter: how do you explain this? >> i can't. >> you're so peat. >> reporter: megan thinks she can. she says rescue dogs are often incredibly loyal. >> when you have a dog who has lost something, all the dogs that come here have lost a family, a person, or they never quite ha

on the exposer welcome to the program german president frank meyer is making a rare appeal for national unity this easter weekend sign buyers asking germans to pull together and set aside a crisis of trust in the government there is growing frustration as corona virus infections rise despite months of restrictions on daily life if they already are also under fire over the slow pace of vaccinations the president is urging people to remain positive despite the setback. isn't enough some months ago after the 1st wave we were already complacently deeming ourselves a pandemic world champions and now it's the opposite we are practically vying to outdo one another in doom and gloom does everything really have to be a super liga of in germany as good to put it now shouting in triumph now sun can despair we're not pandemic world champions but we're not an utter failure no we're the federal republic of germany we may often have our doubts but there's plenty we're capable of and it's our capabilities not our doubts which matter now compass it. chief political correspondent linda crane joins me now

but republicans say they won't make this easy kron four's, washington correspondent kellie meyer has the growing debate now brewing on capitol hill. >> the contents of this bill should scare everybody south carolina republican senator lindsey graham is trying to stop a voting rights bill from advancing through congress. i see a political effort. to institutionalize voting at the federal level on terms most. advantageous. to most radical people in the country. democrats on capitol hill believe the bill is needed to expand voting access. but graham in south carolina, governor henry mcmaster argue the legislation is really a power grab by democrats to control states elections. hard to believe. >> that this bill is actually passed. the house of representatives, the pushback from republicans comes as the backlash builds against georgia's new law tightening voting rules. >> major league baseball moved its 2021 all-star game out of atlanta this week shifting the game to colorado to major gpleague baseball. don't know what you're talking about. president biden says it is encouraging to see b

i'm kelly meyer. >> still ahead on kron 4 news today will head back to minneapolis to check on ongoing protests following the death of dante right. >> plus, we'll also hear from the family of oscar grant about the similarities between the death of dante ride in minneapolis and his death at the fruitvale bart station 11 years ago. >> sales for san francisco's the biggest private employer is planning to start bringing back its employees to the office. that will be a beginning next month. sales force tower its main headquarters will be the first american office to open along with its palo alto location. kron four's maureen kelly shows us that it will be a gradual return back. >> depending on covid rates. they will gradually expand capacity from 20% to 75% in their next phase and allow non vaccinated employees in the building. they do eventually expect to reopen at full capacity at some point signs of the pandemic's devastation can be seen all around. sales force tower from nearly deserted streets to shuttered restaurants. one resident who moved to the downtown area right before the pandem

strata meyer who had later become famous as the author of the rover boys and the tom swift books would eventually complete 10 other books in alger's name. edward strathamara founded the stratumire syndicate in which various authors would write a series of books for children under pseudonyms. and by the way, there was no franklin w dixon who wrote the hardy boys his real name was leslie mcfarland, by the way, he and i corresponded for a while back in the 1970s and here is a blast on the past here. i am pictured with stratamira's daughter harriet who among authors once vote the nancy drew books, and i'm also pictured here with one of the authors of the bobsy twin books. by april 1899. alger was confined indoors at the home of his sister, augusta and natick. he died on july 18th. 1899 with the official cause of death being heart disease a few of the characters a few of the boys whom he had mentioned in his books such as arthur burke's a character and chester rand acted as pallbearers. he was cremated with the ashes buried in the natick cemetery. and although he was not destitute alger was