joel: up next, al gore's ambitious goals for the future of the planet. mr. re: i'd like to see us solve the climate crisis and build a healthier, more prosperous, fair, more just society and economy in the process. joel: that's ahead on this "bloomberg businessweek debrief: a conversation with al gore." ♪ joel: when you look ahead, what are the most ambitious goals you would like us to see accomplished within your lifetime? mr. gore: i'd like to see us solve the climate crisis and build a healthier, more prosperous, fair, more just society and economy in the process. and just to return to this crisis for a moment, there are only three questions remaining about the climate crisis. must we change? can we change? will we change? justin paz for a moment of why we must -- just to cause for a change,f why we must we're still treating the atmosphere as an open sewer. it lingers there for a long time. it now traps as much extra heat as would be released by another 400,000 hiroshima class atomic bombs exploding every day. that's why it's getting hotter every year. tha

joel:, al gore's ambitious goals for the future of the planet. mr. would like to see us solve the climate crisis and build a healthier, more prosperous, more just society and economy in the process. joel: that is ahead on this "bloomberg businessweek debrief." ♪ ef." ♪ ♪ joel: when you look ahead, what are the most ambitious goals you would like us to see accomplished within your lifetime? mr. gore: i would like to see us solve the climate crisis and build a healthier, more prosperous, more just society and economy in the process. just to return to this crisis for moment, there are only a few questions remaining. must we change? can we change? will we change? we are still treating the atmosphere as an open sore. -- sewer. it lingers there for a long time. it now traps as much extra heat as would be released by another 400,000 rows from a class atomic bombs exploding every day. that is why the oceans are getting so hot. that is why hurricane florence intensified so rapidly. that is why this super typhoon heading towards southeast china today is as larg

i think that's al gore to the right. there he is, that's al gore right there in profile on the right. >> and chris, president clinton spent most of yesterday at aretha franklin's funeral which was talked about -- >> yeah, he was at home, wasn't he? i thought he was very much at home in that front row. i think al sharpton was great yesterday. that was another communion, i thought, of people and personalties. there's george w. bush of course in the foreground there. dick cheney is there as well. there's the senator from minnesota with barack obama chatting there. she has sort of a girl next door image and i think it's appropriate for her, accurate. she's very likable. let's see, bill clinton is chatting away there. this he's one of the most sociable politicians we've ever come across, bill clinton. he can get along in everyone room. i always thought if he showed up on mars he would get them laughing. he would figure out what their sense of humor was. they've all been in this together. the one thing about politicians -- mic

instigator the up and coming senator al gore wanted the cia to allow its intelligence data and systems to be used for environmental study. and use very specific. he wanted us to look at vegetative into see that g. a physical parameters oceanographic parameters we were not really that was not really our our focus. dissolved a senior officer in the cia's science and technology directorate was chosen to study it. i was interested in the earth sciences and i had been working many years the cia and other issues and this was something that. kind of spoke to my heart though still in opposition to the republicans goals decision to involve his national security advisor elevated the issue to the highest levels of u.s. intelligence and the idea was i think there's a lot of information that's available which could answer research questions in the scientific world if it could be made available it was my job to help figure out how this could be brought to pass. senator gore early on had been on committees where he had learned about our conscience capability so in his mind said to himself there's som

what is al gore's mindset? joel: we are 10 years past "an inconvenient truth."and lows of that period, he is thinking, how can we actually affect change? the al gore i got to interview, this is a guy who has seen it all and he is dug his heels in and this is the fight of his life and he is not going to let go of this fight. carol: does he think it is too late? joel: not at all. it is so easy to be apathetical. this is such a bigger thing than i am, how can i affect change? but he says you have a moral responsibility not to let that happen. you should look at where your money goes. that is the only way you can really affect change. you said, what would you tell your younger self about what you've learned? joel: he has a great respect for the role business can play. a publicly elected official who looks at the business community and says, this is where change can come from. i think he recognizes it is harmony because he is also saying you have to vote to keep elected officials and balance. he now feels there is change that can come through business. carol: speakin

that we worked for president bush he was a republican and now he's running against bill clinton and al gore and i'm running this project the gates gore task force. on a number of occasions i was toad stop overachieving on this project and so it's difficult but that's pretty stubborn. i mean initially i was told you can bring in three scientists i ended up bringing in seventy. we made the decision that we would have senator gore send the letters of invitation not us because we thought that the scientist might be uncomfortable getting a letter from the cia. linda zol was forming a close knit clump of elite scientists from every discipline and oceanography atmospherics ecology and thousands of other fields who would be able to work the secret systems and they took. their mission would be to work alongside the intelligence agencies to see what's the intelligence all kinds and systems could reveal about climate change and other ways in which the earth is changing two very different cultures came together it was a meeting of all sorts of people in some cases i didn't imagine even existed harley m

carol: al gore was just talking about what he is doing with sustainable investing.bout the future. we need to have companies that benefit us tomorrow. an example is protera, 100% electrical buses. he positions that company as something that can displace diesel buses that are already going out of business. that is where he is trying to find highly disruptive hings that do better for the planet and invest. jason: what is al gore's mindset? joel: we are 10 years past "an inconvenient truth." past the highs and lows of that period, he is thinking, how can we actually affect change? he is not going to let go of this fight. carol: does he think it is too late? joel: not at all. it is so easy to be apathetical. but he says you have a moral responsibility not to let that happen. you should look at where your money goes. that is the only way you can really affect change. carol: what would you tell your younger self about what you've learned? joel: he has a great respect for the role business can play. a publicly elected official who looks at the business community and says,

bush took office the knives came out among republicans opposed to any program associated with al gore. as funding was cut and it shot down. nor would the incoming ryan a flat image putin be any better disposed to joint scientific intelligence worked between russia and america. he would like babble this deal and i'm with the book we were doing back then was so noble and we were very enthusiastic enthusiasm the boom logan over what the mess you've seen at lest at some time you put us there well it's just not were about to go backwards it's cyclical separated we're going in the wrong direction abruptly don't grow up and you feel that unfortunately here in the united states. the whole issue of climate change. has become politically polarizing. and. and in some ways the political divide has pushed people to the extremes on both sides is mean you clear the us would be in the plus the climate change is particularly dangerous for us but the risk as the arctic ice melts is that the permafrost will also melt and that represents half of russian territory you can i would just open it and if it do

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to have al gore just a few steps from george bush, and to see remarkable tribute to him.

now to climate change and al gore. an environmentalist we have known for decades.k and academy winning documentary an inconvenient truth alerted the world to global warming and re-energize the environmental movement. set down in san francisco with the former vice president and nobel peace prize winner. aboutconversation sustainable investment and climate policy as nothing left in the future -- and nothing less than the future of the planet is at -- >> if there is so much to be made from sustainable finance why have we not seen more investors flock to this? >> we have seen a lot who are coming in this direction. anytime there is a significant change, undershirt is an obstacle. it is because of human nature. the transition to a new design has frustrated all of the keyboard and software companies. same thing when you ask people or businesses to make a systemic change to an approach that has been used for a long time and people are comfortable with. change can be difficult. once change is embraced you feel the wind at your back and begin to think, why have we not done

some of the world two environmental superstars taking the stage, including former vice president al gore. >> reporter: former vice president al gore, now an investor in green technologies and an avid environmentalist appeared at the world ice form, part of this week's climate summit in san francisco. the forum was hosted by the former chair of the u.s. president's council of economic advisers under president clinton. >> any of us to get involved occasionally have a struggle between hope and despair. i will admit that openly. but i always do come down on the side of hope. >> reporter: example. in the early 2000's, initial projections about how quickly wind and solar would become mainstream have been realized almost 100 times faster. that's largely because the costs of going solar have limited. >> already in the united states, there are five times as many jobs in solar as in coal. the famous coal museum in kentucky installed solar panels on its roof. >> reporter: but, gore warns we should not cry wolf. >> we have to make the decarbonization of the global economy the centralizing principle

hillary clinton, al gore. jon karl, as we see everybody coming, he was a great drinking buddy of hillary clinton. >> yes, he struck up something of a friendship with her in the senate. they joined forces on a couple of causes. i wouldn't say it was an incredibly warm relationship but it was a remarkable one. she came in under extraordinary circumstances, obviously, the first former first lady of the united states to be elected to the united states senate and she set out to kind of charm john mccain and to court him and to ask his advice when she first came to the senate. >> we see there former vice president dick cheney, the president's national security adviser john bolton along with senator clinton there. boy, terry, it's hard not to address the elephant in the room as we see those former presidents there, as we see the president's staff, as we see george w. bush, as we see laura bush, glaring in the absence, president trump. >> who is tweeting today about the investigation into him. this was a choice that j

. >> a man who has warned about the damage of climate change for many years, vice president al gore, was a speaker at one of those events. ktvu's tom vacar has more from san francisco. >> reporter: he made a very interesting remark about the paris agreement which you will hear about in just a second. i have to say today, al gore sounded as much like a candidate as he did an environmental activist. >> former vice president al gore, now an investor in green technologies, and an avid -- the forum was hosted by uc berkeley economist laura tyson, former chair of the u.s. president's council of economic advisers under president clinton. >> any of us who get involved occasionally have a struggle between hope and despair. i will admit that openly., i always do come down on the side of hope. >> reporter: example, in the early 2000's, initial projections about how quickly wind and solar would become mainstream, have been realized almost 100 times faster. that is largely because the cost of solar have plummeted. >> already here in the united states, there are five times as many jobs in solar as

al gore brought his daughter, also a well-known environment list.hen we come back, the trump administration placing the most severe cap on refugees in history. stay with us. ♪ [music break] this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: the trump administration has once again slashed the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the united states. on monday, secretary of state mike pompeo announced the new cap on refugees would be a historic low of just 30,000 next year, down from the current level of 45,000. >> the improved if you do policy of this administration serves the national interest of the united states and expands our ability doubt out those in need all around the world. we will continue to assist the world's most vulnerable while never losing sight of our first duties -- serving the american people. we are and continue to be the most generous nation in the world. juan: the actual number of refugees allowed in to the country is expected to be even lower than the 30,000 cap. mo

>>> on the eve of the international climate summit in san francisco, big climate voices including al gore and the governor are already here, and their message tonight is loud and clear. >> climate change, global warming weights for no one. >>> i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. tomorrow state and local leaders along with representatives from 39 countries will discuss how to be true to the paris climate agreement. >> "abc 7 news" reporter melendez is live in the embarcadero with a look at how the players are. >> reporter: reenergizing the climate movement is the purpose of the summit, led by governor jerry brown and a few of his friends. >> thank you and welcome to california and this very important summit on climate change. >> reporter: despite the trump administration's views on climate change, governor jerry brown insisted we are still in, referring to california's commitment to the paris agreement. that international treaty seeks to reduce emissions of green house gases around the globe. >> you have to be warriors and innovators and missionaries. >> former vice president and environmen

notably, al gore was talking about the information super highway. it was a generational change that was occurring on the political level and for -- on the larger scale on the cultural or technological level there was a massive revolution going on.

and i a talked to former vice president al gore about this. we are in the aftermath of a hurricane, and tornadoes, and storm surge, and these are stronger than what we have experienced in the past. so what do you say too the climate change deniers led by the president of the united states? >> well, i think that at this point, it matters less what i would say to them or more importantly what the scientists would say to them than what mother nature is saying to them, not only do we have this massive storm hitting the u.s., but simultaneously the philippines is being slammed by another super typhoon, mangkhut, and hawaii hit by tropical storm olivia, and we finished the largest fire in the history of california a month ago. every night on the television news is like a nature hike through the book of revelation. >> and presidential leadership in the moments of crisis is very, very important as you know, and better than anyone having been in the white house, what does it say to america when in the aftermath of the storm a year ago in puerto rico, a

carol: now to climate change and al gore. he's been an environmentalist for decades.tary, "an inconvenient truth," that the world to global warming. bloomberg sits down with the vice president and nobel peace prize winner to talk about climate change policy interesting less than the future of the planet. >> if there is so much money to be made in sustainable finance, why haven't more investors flocked to this? >> anytime there is a significant change, inertia is an obstacle. nature.because of human werty keyboard does not make any sense, but the transition to the new design has all of the keyboard and software companies. change can be difficult, but once changes embraced, you feel the wind at your back. was just talking about what he is doing with sustainable investing. joel: he is all about the future. we need to have companies that benefit us tomorrow. protera, 100% electrical buses. he positions that company as something that can displace diesel buses that are already going out of business. tot is where he is trying find highly disruptive thanks -- things that do b

so actually behindeo closed doors but i thank you can learn like al gore did losing my 500 votes i think we can all learn from jackson is controversialrs and heart wrenching but important for us to have a c succession even with kennedy i decided to learn a lesson from that to. >> andrew jackson the miracle of new orleans is the name of the book.k. brianne killed mead third history book. so what about them the mccain funeral the last couple days inin america and to be at the national cathedral today a couple miles up the street. what we be talking about monday morning? >> no. i will be off on monday. we will talk about it but he is such a great man. he never got along with donald trump.e i never met him but ever since john said that then mccain never got over it. president trump understands the war on terror. but aretha franklin that happens megan mccain said something like america has always been great. so they are going back and forth. mccain dish heard meghan mckay something to the effect of america has always been great. which is very different from governor cuomo who said america was

vonnie: this week and can walk all of bloomberg businessweek, a conversation with al gore, that saturdayember 22. latest business flash. -- your latest business flash. julie: and another big interview, jeff bezos, the amazon founder finally outlined his philanthropic plan. he pledged to billion dollars of his fortune to preschool programs in low income communities and to provide food and shelter for homeless families. he spoke to david rubenstein. >> i'm interested in early education, the apple does not fall far from the tray. my mother has become head of the bezos family foundation and an expert in early education. i'm a student of montessori , i started a montessori -- at was two years old montessori when i was two years old. the teacher complained that i was to task focused, and she could not get me --too task focused and she had to pick up my chair to move me. and it is still probably true. >> would you say she was responsible for your success? several ofouch with my high school and elementary school teachers, but i don't know any of my montessori school teachers. >> so the gift you

also speaking today, former vice president al gore and highlighted efforts to lower carbon emissionsth a goal of zero emissions by the year 2050. >>> the catholic diocese of san jose plans to release the names of every priest facing a credible accusation of sexual assault. and fbi agent will conduct an investigation in the diocese will hold a series of listening sessions to hear from the public. victims and victims advocate say it is the change they have been hoping for. >>> we want to start with big news out of washington. there will be no second trial for paul manafort. he is making a plea deal and pledging to tell everything he knows. we go live to the newsroom with details on today's a surprise plea deal and what it could mean for the rush investigation. >> reporter: paul manafort pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy in washington dc today. he had faced seven counts and the possibility of life in prison. the conspiracy charges are related to his work on the trump campaign. now as part of the deal he will cooperate with the special counsel rush investigation. the former trum

including big names like al gore and john kerry.n energy in california by the year 2045. >>> and what will apple reveal? it's a big question in silicon valley and around the world in hours we get our first look at probably a new iphone or multiple phones. >>> a slow drive around most of the bay. this really kicks in starting monday. we saw more traffic flow. we have one lane blocked by that big rig, up to highway 84. a tough drive and they're having trouble getting the right equipment. crash here, alert north 101 at woodside. jamming traffic at 101, as well as folks coming off the dumbarton bridge and making the merge into the traffic and still another issue across the bay bridge in towards san francisco. west 80 tied up out at treasure island tunnel. a motorcycle crash blocking the two right lanes. back to you. >>> more local news for you coming up in 30 minutes. >>> back, now, 8:30 on a wednesday morning, the 12th day of september, 2018. with the instantly recognizable voice of -- do we hear music superstar? >> crank it up. >> car

revolution. >> the crowd gave al gore a standing ovation with the speech of the hope that people will make the necessary changes. >> we have the tools we need. we can solve this crisis. [ applause ]so that only leaves the final question, will we change? and that is what this global climate action summit is all about. >> dave matthews performed a short sentence short set. -- performed a short set, but was interrupted by a small group of protesters. the theme of the event was to take ambition to the next level, the goal is to bring down carbon emissions immediately with hopes 40 emissions by 2015. the event ended with a game of thrones star and ambassador behind the wheel of electric car for the launch of a new american road trip. >> we have to make the change. to leave the planet greener for our children. >>> all lanes of interstate 880 after an accident this morning near washington avenue. the california highway patrol said the truck became stuck under and over crossing during the height of the morning commute. at one point, all lanes of the interstate were shut down, that created of

your other guest makes it sound al gore rifles, a little bit of salt you put in there.orithm is deeply programmed thing and jack talked about peer review and internal peer review on biases. it is honestly that is just not how twitter works. it is kind of complicated. >> wait a second. david: hold on, dan, on the other hand al gore rifles a lot of people who -- algorithms, people use google for research notice there have been changes in the algorithms. google admitted it, more so than the other two, that in fact when they do now is place the mainstream media publications first, maybe not the best or most relevant to the search request, but it is a preference for mainstream media to come first. >> it's a preference for, it is a preference for actual news. so the thing is -- david: again, that is question how you define news these days. >> think about what you're saying because if you think about when they're trying to prioritize just somebody i saw something happening on the street, as opposed to fox news saying this happened, you want to prioritize fox news because fox i

tomorrow my interview with al gore. chris jansing is up next here. hey there. >> thank you so much.hris jansing on a busy afternoon here at msnbc headquarters in new york. hanging in the balance. brett kavanaugh's nomination was supposed to be a sure thing and now it's anything but. >>> the administration trying to save the nomination as kavanaugh spends time at the white house today. what will republicans do and will the president's attacks on the key senator come back to haunt him? >>> attack the accuser. the lawyer for the woman claiming kavanaugh tried to rape her said christine ford is getting vicious, violent e-mails but she is willing to tell her story under oath before senators. can this get even nastier? >>> and flood threat. in the aftermath of florence, the death toll ticks up. rescues continue as the danger is still very real. we'll have live reports from the

scientist as well from around the world are in san francisco now, including former vice president al gore. during a speech, he brought up this fire tornado that tore through shasta county in july. he says natural disasters like this are not increasing in number, but they are increasing in intensity. >> the fact that the scientist were correct on almost everything they predicted about the climate crisis decades ago should cause us to pay a little more attention to what they're saying will happen in the future if we do not get our arms around this and start decolonizing the global economy at a very rapid rate. >> it has been more than a year since president trump announced his intention to pull out of the paris climate accord, the climate change summit wraps up friday. >>> other area hide lines, a traffic nightmare on the bay bridge, multiple crashes caused a gridlike on the roadway this morning and the highway was essentially shut down. drivers who waited it out so they sent and traffic at least two hours before seeing any relief. firefighters say a down power lines sparks this blaze burni

al gore spoke about the event of rising temperatures on california. >> it is causing so many more fires. >> reporter: some said they stand by the paris agreement and the entire company plans to get 100% much renewable energy from the power grid. >> we want to power our building and hub with the renewable energy. >>> speakers today include the may he shall of paris that is going to talk about their city's role. and corporate leaders are going to talk about their commitments to reduce carbon emissions. >>> apple is talking about the new iphones that can be preordered tomorrow. ceo tim cook unveiled three now models. he told the people that the iphone's max -- iphone max 1 opens new green is. >> biggest screen and battery for an iphone. >> new sizes and functions and better camera and better processor, more memory. it is a big hit for apple it gives consumers new options. >> and that includes a variety of prices for the 7 iphones. the new s max a starting price of eshe latest watch. it has new heart monitoring features. the new iphone s will be available tomorrow. and the bigger ten a max

amy: j just last monthth, former vice president al gore visited you in north carolina and you went on tour of the coal impacted community's. al gore speaking here of front of the smokestacks of duke energy's steam station, which ruruns on coal. >> i want to draw connectio the coallues lake and ash pollution and the gaseous pollion that is threateni to the of our entire plalanet, kind of mess they have made here. we had to stop on the way over herere -- actualally, we did not stop, but we saw g going besidie us, all of these train cars full of coal. on a peak day, this plant over railcars full of coal. and what is left over when they burn it is this toxic coal ash. now, if f you had all o of these millions of tons of a toxic bstance anand you just dug a raw gash in the ground a and dumpedt inin there, you would be behavig recklessly. that is what they are doing. this is a crime scene. amy: that is vice president how gore speaking outside the duke energy plant with you, reverend barber. that was before the storm. duke energy now says at least 2000 cubic yards of coal ash were released a

prove the doubters wrong the best thing to do is resign the executive chair position and give it to al gore >> let's say, gene, elon is no longer ceo he takes some sort of chairman role or whatever you want to call it. you outlined a couple of key problems for tesla imimmediately in terms of talent and tweeting behavior separating him from the ceo will solve the talent, retention and recruiting problem because it will sort of insulate those people from elon, but in terms of the tweeting behavior, it still opens the company up to the same liability, doesn't it, as they would face as elon now, today, as ceo. >> we'll still see some of the same nonsense. i don't think it can get worse than what we've already experienced, but at least you can kind of say that's elon and that's a visionary and that's part of being an eccentric part of the value i think that piece about recruiting, retaining and recruiting is critical for the success of any company and that's a game that tesla's losing today that's why this is really a moment of action for tesla i also need to emphasize something, is that tesla s

. >> so let's meet one of those so-called warriors, former vice president and environmentalist al gore, whose still trying to prove he has a sense of humor. >> the famous coal museum in kentucky just installed solar panels on its roof. >> on a more serious note, gore asked an audience today to stop treating the atmosphere as an open sewer. >> but the main thing is we have to stop burning fossil fuels as quickly as possible. >> the innovators in this movement are many of the business people like gary hirsberg of stonyfields farms. he is the coo of the company. chief organic optimist. for him, protecting the environment is the way to make money. >> if i can tell a consumer that i'm reducing my toxics or climate or water footprint, and i can get their loyalty, that's gold. >> finally, in the mix are the missionaries. grace cathedral and other episcopalian churches in northern california have become official faces of the movement. >> i've devoted my life to racial reconciliation, to immigrant rights, to gender. to anti-war, all kinds of things. but health of the planet holds all of those.

al gore did, cheney, they had good relationships with their president.n't have that kind of relationship with this president. >> someone said he had the soul of a vice-president. >> who said that? >> someone talking about walter mondale. the vice-president has frequently played the role of the president's biggest cheerleader. don't you think? let's watch. >> thanks to the leadership of president donald trump. welcome to the beginning of the end of obamacare. >>> thank you for your boundless faith in the american people. >>> president trump has been making history since the first day of this administration. >> i know i speak on behalf of the entire cabinet and of millions of americans when i say congratulations and thank you. you have restored american credibility on the world stage. you signed more bills, rolling back more red tape than any president in american history. you spurred an optimism. i'm deeply humbled to be here. >> it is the greatest privilege of my life to serve as vice-president to president trump. he's a man of his word. he's a man of ac

>> reporter: al gore started being one of those people back in 2001. and today after many, many years, he made one of the most recent arguments, and the most reasonable arguments about one of the things that still is very controversial. former vice president al gore, now an investor in green technologies and an avid environmentalist appeared at the world coal and ice form, part of this week's climate in san francisco. this was hosted by economist laura tyson, former chair of the u.s. president's council of economic advisers under president clinton. >> any of us to get involved occasionally have a struggle between hope and despair. i will admit that openly., i always do come down on the side of hope. >> reporter: example, in the early 2000s, initial projections about how quickly wind and solar would become mainstream, have been realized almost 100 times faster. that is largely because the cost of solar have plummeted. >> already here in the united states, there are five times as many jobs in solar as in coal. the famous coal museum in kentucky just inst

preconference event yesterday in san francisco former vice president gore thanked -- vice president al gore thanked the governor for signing the bill. >>> one cool thing i love about the bay area are the microclimates. especially the difference from coming from the east bay and san francisco. but it will be cool for all of us. >>> yesterday in santa rosa it was below 90. a big difference in our temperatures with the microclimates. but like michelle said, all of us will be much, much cooler and that is thanks to a cold front that will be pushing through our region. a live look at the sales force tower cam are. under clear skies and a beautiful start to the day. in concord, 63 degrees. livermore is at -- 55 in san francisco. 49 in santa rosa. mostly clear to partly cloudy this morning. a cooldown continues, of 216-12 degrees below average. we will also see increasing gusty winds at 15-30 miles per hour. here is the reason why. we have this active weather pattern to our north with this upper-level low. it is bringing the rain and thunderstorm activity to the pacific northwest. that will drag a

the speakers included former vice president al gore, commentator ariana huffington and warriors player and tech investigators -- and tech investors. mayor libby schaaf and jeb bush will also be in attendance. the area around the center is closed. howard street between third and fourth, specifically. muni buses that travel through the area will experience some delays. >>> the top of salesforce tower is open with ceo marc benioff tweeting photos from the top floor and he wrote there are no offices, just seating to enjoy the major views. he said the public will be invited free of charge. the salesforce tower is the largest office building west of chicago. we see the fog on many mornings. >>> it's 4:40. >>> a shocking statement by the pope. coming up, how he said the sex abuse scandals rocking the catholic church is having an impact on attendance. >>> defending his nomination and reputation. upreme court nominee, judge kavanaugh disputes claims of sexual conduct. this, as we learn of a possible third accuser. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along well to start the morning commute on th

delegates are expected here this week for this global summit at moscone including big names such as al gore, former secretary of state john kerry, former rocker patti smith. live in san francisco, amy ho y hollyfie hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> sonoma county's revamped emergency alert system faces another alert this morning. alerts will be september to cell phone between 10 and noon to five targeted communities. monday they sent calls to 300,000 cell and county phones county wide. many say they weren't warned about october's north bay fires. the aim is to find any gaps in the system >> and we are learning new details of the forced evacuation of two assisted living centers in santa rosa last year. they have 125emade steps to rem the licenses of both of those centers from oakmont center living. villa capri did not do a sweep to find anyone unaccounted for during a head count. also a staff member said the facility never kaubgted a disaster drill evacuation in the two years he was there. oakmont has 15 days to request a hearing on the license revocation >>> people living in san jose's parkview bo

american market january 1993 as bill clinton was taking over his presidency of united tape and notably al goreas talking about the information superhighway. it was a generational change that was occurring at the political level and on a larger scale, it was a massive revolution going on. >> do you remember that first issue with some of the articles were, with some of the products were that you were talking about? >> talking to -- in an interview with stuart brand talking about technology, talking about culture. we have a story about japanese attack room, who are excessive japanese young men basically who go crazy and deep dive into obscure subcultures. we had a story on education, how education was the last soviet left on the planet because it's all organized locally and yet its results are abysmal. even at that time gross spending was on the order of $500 billion. so we had a broad collection of stories trying to capture the people, companies and ideas that were driving the revolution as we saw at that time. >> host: why did you get fired from the magazine that you founded? just go i always c

it's the global clime today, activists and former vice president al gore helped kick things off at ft. mason. the goal is to prevent what they say is an environmental crisis. >>> 17 years ago on this day, and on this night, our lives changed forever. tonight, you see those two powerful beams of light in lower manhattan. it honors those who lost their lives on september 11, 2001. the twin beams reach four miles into the sky. the lights will fade away at dawn tomorrow. the september 11 attacks had a deep bay area impact. united flight 93 that crashed in pennsylvania was headed to sfo. tonight in danville, people gath herbed to remember the people in the attacks and the sacrifices made. >> 9/11 was a wakeup call, and for all of us that we need to make sure we pay attention. we honor,e and respect our first responders. >> in san francisco, firefighters and city leaders honored those who died. firestation 7 on fulton street hosted today's bell ringing ceremony. the fire chief and mayor there. the city of vallejo invited local school kids to the ceremonies that remembered the victims and ho

. >> environmental activist and former vice president al gore hid lined an event earlier in the day. he believes we're on the verge of a sustainable revolution. we'll have more in our 6:00 newscast. >>> still to come, the story behind this free victorian home up for grabs in the east bay. >>> plenty of 80s in the south bay today. right now dropping to 75. we'll talk more about our cooler forecast and we're tracking two storms in the tropics. distance relationship. this is long distance with the best wifi experience, plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless, this is a relationship with more money to spend on the important things. this is how xfinity makes life... simple. easy. awesome. xfinity gives you the best wifi experience to stream the most free movies and shows from anywhere. plus, staying connected on the go is easy with xfinity mobile. switch today and see how you can save. click, call or visit a store today. across the bay area. our nbc bay area skyranger is above highway 24 in >>> a live look right now at one of the many 9/11 tributes happening in th

yesterday environmental activist and former vice president al gore helped kick things off at an event in ft. mason. the goal is to prevent an environmental crisis. we'll have a live report on what to expect today all coming up in about 30 minutes. >>> we continue to monitor hurricane florence on the east coast, expected to make landfall late tomorrow night. the last-minute preparations continue right now from virginia through the carolina coast. meantime president trump says washington is ready but a government report is questioning his track record. here is "today in the bay's" tracie potts with more. >> so i've spoken with -- >> reporter: president trump says washington is ready to help with what's expect toed to be massive damage and power outages from hurricane florence. >> we're totally prepared. we're ready. we're as ready as anybody's ever been. >> reporter: he's declared states of emergency from south carolina to washington, with more than 1 million people already evacuated, the federal emergency management agency is staging critical supplies now. mindful of what happened last

already, big names like al gore, talking about the threat of climate change.y summit, governments, companies and the public will talk about protecting the environment. organizers say they want to highlight strategies at work. the event is expected to draw 4,500 delegates from around the world. live to cupertino now, where we first get our look at the new iphone or multiple phones perhaps in just a couple of hours. today we expect an toll announce several updated products. there's a lot of speculation and you know we'll have a crew inside to let you know what's going on. join us for our midday newscast at 11:00. >> hurricane florence is closing in on the east coast with mass evacuations and state of emergencies already declared. the help is on the way from the bay area and some folks are even coming here to avoid that storm. we ran into one group of travelers from charlotte who flew into san jose last night. in just a moment, al roker updates the track of the life-threatening storm including where and when it all will make landfall. the "today" show has a storm

. >> reporter: with al gore the marin action climate showcase was designed to show how people can reduceir footprint. and none of other itry good the an. business plan but if it's not implemented by any other business plan it remains a document on the shelf, so, this is about ensuring that the paris agreement gets implemented. on time, and future generations and that's what makes me feels comfortable about this effort. after the trump administration pulled out of the climb us accord. >> the state of california has always been a leader i think what our leadership is more vital today than ever. it's going to help sustain progress on is crissu while we rtout ck in washington. >> reporter: for her part christiana says she doesn't waste her time arguing with climate deniers. >> i don't waste my time with people who don't believe in climate change is a little like saying i don't believe in gravity. it doesn't matter whether you believe in it or not, it is actually exercising its strength on you and everyone with you believe in it or not. so it's irrelevant whether you believe in the truth or n

list of high-profile speaker there is on your screen including former vice president al gore, pelosi, mark beninhoff and jane goodall, patty smith and former secretary of state john kerry. >>> a series of disturbing discoveries at east bay synagogues, comes at a time when jewish community observing the high holidays. christy smith reports. >> reporter: a semple beth shalom board member found an anti-semitic flyer on the ground. >> wonderful neighbors. >> reporter: neighbor gary green lives on the quiet san leandro street. >> there's no accounting for the irrationality, hatred, bias, bigotry. >> reporter: police were notified about the incident, along with the anti-defamation league. that organization says that five synagogues in the east bay report finding them recently. >> these are flyers that were on behalf of white supremacist group that is spreading messages of hatred. >> reporter: seth brist is regional director for the anti-defamation league. here is an image of that flyer. he says extremist groups have been emboldened. >> alth charlottesville last year, they viewed that as a f

she was working in al gore's office, when al gore wanted to talk to me, she called me. it's okay, yes, let's do this, an interview, wow. it's about access of a principal to find out what's going on, what's happening. then she left, she had sharp elbows and they pushed her out. she failed up until she finally failed out. you know, walking around this town and other towns, you run into each other sometimes. we hung out a lot around the country when we would do different events. got close and got closer. but when president trump decided to run for president, that's when it happened. he had disdain for the press. donald j. trump did not like the press. it was clear. we saw it before he became president, he was chastising my poor jim acosta. yeah. now, you know, tells jim to get out, won't answer my questions at all, looking me straight in the eye and pointing to somebody else. that's okay. like sean, she's trying to have an elegant [ inaudible ] as well. so it was time for her to prove her mettle. it was time for her to prove at one point she was a democrat-loving, barack o

i think you could learn like al gore did. he shook his hand and moved over.i think we could all learn from what jackson and gore did. it's controversial, it's heart-wrenching but it's important to have a succession. not only when nixon moved over for kennedy. despite the controversy with illinois. i think you can learn a lesson from that too. >> "andrew jackson and the miracle of new orleans" is the title of the book. the battle that shaped america's destiny. this is brian kilmeade, his third history book. >> this year, booktv marks our 20th year of bringing the country's top nonfiction authors and their latest books. find us every week and on c-span2 or online at booktv.org. >> this weekend on booktv, former education secretary ernie duncan discusses the successes and failures of schools in america. manhattan institute's heather mcdonald offers her thought on identity politics. republican political strategist rick wilson provides his take on the trump administration. historian patricia o'toole chronicles the political career of woodrow wilson. also this week

the speakers include former vice president al gore. former secretary of state john kerry, and entertainer and activist dave matthews. christian captain reports on some of the other prominent guest and their powerful messages. >> reporter: governor jerry brown is hosting the global climate subject -- summit and wasted no time kicking things off, calling out the trump administration's environmental policy expect when trump says in effect we like more methane going into the air that is highly destructive. very highly destructive. i think he will be remembered, on the path he is now, i don't know, a liar? criminal? full. >> reporter: san francisco mayor london breed welcome to the crowd, saying san francisco sees itself on the forefront of environmental awareness. >> we have reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 30% and qatar landfill disposal in half all while growing our economy by 111%. >> reporter: nancy pelosi continued calling up the current administration's environmental record, saying the nation is moving forward with environmenta

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