c-span: who was albert einstein? >> guest: he was an extraordinary young man who had a tremendously hard life as a young man. when he finished college, he almost starved because he couldn't get a job. he had antagonized his professors at the zurich polytechnic, and he was the only one of his colleagues who didn't get a job directly at that college. and the problem was he didn't know how to handle authority. he treated the professors in the same pleasant, easygoing way that he treated the cleaning women. and the professors in those days in germany expected to be treated like minor royalty. and they said he knew it all, he wouldn't listen to them. and he missed all the lectures that didn't interest him, such as math, and the math professor said he was "a lazy dog" -- his summing up of einstein. but to his friends, he was intriguing, dynamic, spontaneous. and to one, a man called marcel grossmann, who knew him at college only in these early days, grossmann went home to his parents and said, "i've met a man who one day i

albert einstein was a socialist. albert einstein was very active when he came to this country from germany in the civil rights movement in the 1940s and '50s. he believed very strongly that there should be a jewish state in the middle east but it should be a binational state with arabs and jews joining forces and it should be a socialist country. he was probably the first celebrity scientist. everybody in the world know who albert einstein was. they had done mostly because of his frizzy hair and his baggy sweaters. very few people know about the area felt of it but it's they know something that e=mc2. and because he was so famous and his face and his name was done all over the world in the 1940s and '50s, he was come and '30s, he was a public figure. he used that platform to advocate for social justice, for women's rights, for racial justice. he was a big critic of mccarthyism during the 1950s. he signed lots of additions -- petitions advocating good causes. because his research was instrumental in creating the atom

albert einstein was a socialist. albert einstein was very active when it came to this country from germany and the civil-rights movement in the 1940's and 50's's. he believed very strongly that there should be it jewish state in the middle east, but it should be a buy national state with arabs and jews joining forces in there should be a socialist culture. he was probably the first celebrity scientist. everyone in the world knew who was. very few people know about the theory of relativity but they know it's something about equals mc squared. they know w

you do not have to be albert einstein to figure out is that it is dangerous. >> but as it turns out.nife in schumer's hand *isn't* one of knives that t-s-a will start allowing aboard planes. schumer's office later clarified that the proposed rule change is for knives like those available for purchase at office supply stores. >> democratic sources in washington say president obama's has made his choice for the next labor secretary. this man, thomas perez. perez currently heads-up the justice department's civil rights division. if nominated, he'll have to be confirmed by the senate. he would succeed hilda l. solis, a former congresswoman who resigned in january. >> i cannot get enough of a fire breathing octopus let me show you one more time!. no. 59 on the emporium . - the. -#15 their new location at pier..15.. you can see the fog that is rolling in and pressing towards oakland and even as far as hayward and a san mateo. some of the fog into the north bay. it should clear away quickly. the off- shore wind. 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m., retreating back along the coast. warmer temperatures getti

it was founded in 1933 after a request of albert einstein. that was the year that it her ame to power in germany. albert einstein was looking for a way to get people a way to flee starting then. so the organization was founded to create, sort of something like an underground railroad for people to flee and has been working ever since for 80 years. our original work is the work i'm going to talk about, which is bringing people into the u.s. to provide a safe haven. today, the committee is in 42 countries around the world working with our grope and other partners in refugee camps and other camp-like situations and other urban situations with people displaced. in 22 countries -- excuse me, cities in the united states as well as people displaced by persecution, such as victims of human trafficking. so we've got the overview and it was an outstanding keynote on the whole description of today. what i want to help you understand is the role of the nited states in humanity efforts. the united states places an extraordinary role internationally with r

around forever since the ancient time but now part of a math movement, and it is the birthday of albert einstein and observed in classes around the country and congress voted to make it official. a business owner is the prince of pi, leading a pi procession including the first 125 markers that circle the shrine embedded in the center of the explore storm. the explore storm is moving. so a new pi tradition will start. last year at the end of pi date the shrine was carefully placed in an appropriate storage container. this is the exploritorium brand new building on the san francisco waterfront that does not open until next month. on pi day, the shrine will be placed right here a few steps from the embarcardero. a critical part of the celebration has been eating pie. there will be a few celebration at 1:00 o'clock p.m. outside the new building, you are invited to come out and join the fun as "pi" marchs on. >> you can fine links to resources and details of the celebration at abc7news.com, the official tv partner of the explore storm. we are definitely excited about the opening of the new location a

you don't have to be albert einstein to know these items are dangerous. this can kill someone. >> delta's chief executive has written a letter to the head of the tsa asking the agency to reverse the rule. >>> a woman was killed by an african lion last week the sanctuary is back open this week. her mother wrote a letter yesterday saying that her daughter would have wanted the sanctuary to reopen and continue its mission to help big cats. employees at cat haven observed a moment of silence in honor of her memory. >>> today the oakland zoo plans to introduce its newest edition. three meerkat pups. they are almost six weeks old. and increase the exhibition to eight. the litter is the first successful one among the meerkats in more than a year. that is because meerkat pups are fragile. meerkats are part of the monogoose family. >>> normally this would be 3:46 with the time change. sal, how are you adjusting to the time change? >> i'm really still asleep. this is the virtual sal on auto pilot. we are doing pretty well. traffic is doing well on the east shore fr

pi day happens to be albert einstein's birthday observed in classrooms around the country. congress voted to make it official. internet is packed with products. a professor helps create this web site. >> pi appears all over the place. physics, science, exploring properties is a great way to get kids ask adults interested. >> this is the prince of pi. marchers sirk yelt shrine embedded. >> a place if -- a number. >> but it is moving. so a new tradition is about to start. last year, it was lifted and placed in a storage containor this, is the spectacular brand new building on the san francisco water front. now, it doesn't open until next month. tomorrow, it will be placed right here. just steps from the embarcadero. one part of the celebration has been eating pi. tomorrow will be no exception. a precelebration at 1:00 p.m. outside of the new building. you are invited as pi mars on. >> i'm a fan of apple pi. >> you'll find links to pi day, resources and more about the celebration tomorrow. click on see it on tv. it opens at its new location april 17th. you'll get a look on abc

rogers and 97 years ago today albert einstein first published his theory of relatively and then had tohe rest of his life saying yeah nice theory, einstein. this isel "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> john: good evening i'm john fugelsang and this is "viewpoint." thank you for joining us. if you thought that senate democrats were serious really serious about taking on the nra and passing major gun control legislation after the newtown school massacre, well, i hate to disappoint you but "the new york daily news" got it right with this devastating cover page. "shame on u-s on us, indeed. harry reid moved to drop california senator dianne feinstein's proposed assault weapons ban from the gun control legislation that's protected to reach the senate floor next month. harry reid said he would like to do it but the votes are against her. >> diane has worked so hard on this but urgent now her amendment using most the optimistic numbers has less than 40 votes. not 60. >> john: he's quite broken off. if harry reid had not broken his promise to pass new laws with 51 votes getting the necessary number

in physics you don't need to be albert einstein to know these items are dangerous. it can kill someone and it was something just like this the 9-11 hijackers used to bring their planes into the world trade center. >> few are saying now is not the time of less vigilance. the tsa providing fox news which leads taking small lives novelty size and sporting equipment off the list to better focus items on higher threat items. they will decide whether to allow any items on the plane end quote. >> after what we told you this week he's upset about reports that under cover federal agent managed to sneak a fake bomb inside his pants past two checkpoints. as a whistleblower is opening up with shocking revelations about an ex employee, useless policies supervisors asleep at the wheel. ar they will neville joins me now. this makes it look extremely dangerous. >> it sounds unbelievable. according to the whistleblower it is really bad. in an article the tsa screener wasn't surprised the incident you just reported on and criticized those saying it's not if but when. screenings routi

benjamin franklin flew kites, albert einstein loved to sail, all great figures in history have theirnd so do mediocre politicians. brett ehrlich explains. >> what does an ex-president do with his freef time? if you are a normal x-president % the answer is question. but if you are george w. bush you do something else. >> artist bonnie flood is raving about one of her pupils. he is former president. >> a few weeks ago a hawk email revealed these painting. instead of twiddling his thumbs he is painting his toes. this week an interview with his painting instructor revealed he is focused more on puppies. >> he started off painting dogs. >> a picture is worth a thousand words they say, and thanks goodness, because after looking at these, was speechless. the x-president recently spent an entire month in florida with his painting instructor. >> she really didn't know what to call him? >> i got it george w brush. >> actually i called him 43 because that's how he signed his paintings. >> the president's paintings are actually kind of good. >> he has such a passion for painting. it's amazing. h

pi day also happens to be albert einstein's birthday and observed in classrooms around the country. voted to make it official. the internet is packed with pi propaganda and product. a nobel prize winning pro fesser helped create this website, pi zone.org. >> a number that appears in mathematics in the natural world, physics and science and exploring its properties is a great way to get kids and adults interested in science and math. >> reporter: larry shaw is known as the prince of pi. he leads a pi procession that includes the first 125 digits of pi. markers circle the shrine embed in the center of the exploratorium. >> totally a place to be if you are numbers geek. >> reporter: last year at the end of pie day the shrine was lifted out of the floor and carefully placed in an appropriate storage container. this is the exploratorium spectacular brand new building on the san francisco waterfront. it doesn't open until next month but tomorrow on pi day the shrine will be placed right here just a few steps from the embarcadero. critical part of the pi day celebration has always been eat

. >> you don't have to be albert einstein to know these items are dangerous. >> why the tsa is changing its policy and how lawmakers are fighting that plan. >>> the united states should take a hard look at legalizing marijuana. >>> good morning. golden gate bridge. the traffic here looks rell good as you head down. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather. >>> welcome back. in a word today's weather nice. dealing with a little bit of patchy fog. a cool start. afternoon highs. several degrees above the seasonal norm. >>> welcome back. good morning, to you. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we're following for you right now at 5:43. right now police in east san jose are conducting a homicide investigation. these are live pictures you're looking at. they got a call of a victim down near murtha drive in south capitol avenue at 4:25 this morning. police found a man dead from what appears to be a gunshot wound. we don't have any word of suspects. >>> bart police are investigating the tragic death of a man crushed in a bart elevator shaft and how long

today is the birthday of the late albert einstein and tom coburn and michael caine is 80 years old. julius caesar was an emperor, now he's a salad. here's "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang, and this is "viewpoint." day three of president obama's so-called charm offensive saw him meeting with senate republicans and house democrats following the meeting yesterday with house republicans. next stop, tomorrow he'll be speaking at cpac. obama did offer an explanation for his recent outreach in a speech last night to a support group organizing for action. >> obama: over the last several weeks the the press here in washington has been reporting about obama's charm offensive. the truth of the matter is all i've been doing is calling up folks and trying to see if we can break through some of the gobble di di gook of our politics politics. >> john: gobble di gook indeed. it's hard to differentiate between the gook and the gobble di. here is john baner. >> republicans want to balance the budget. the president doesn't. the republicans want to solve our lo

in physics, you don't have to be albert einstein to know that these items are dangerous, this can kill someone and it was something just like this that the 9/11 hijackers used to bring their planes into the world trade cent center. >> harris: schumer saying, now is not the time for less vigilance. the tsa release as state. taking novelty bats and sporting equipment off the prohibited items list will allow transportation security officers to better focus their attention on higher threat items and the final decision rests with the tsa.... and new jersey's newark liberty airport after what we told thank you week,'s upset about reports that an undercover federal agent managed to sneak a fake bomb inside his pants, past two security check points. the fallout, meantime, continues from that security breach as a whistleblower now is opening up with shocking representations about inept employees, useless policies and supervisors asleep at the wheel. arthel, it makes it look extremely dangerous. >> it sounds unbelievable. according to the whistleblower, things are really bad. in an article in th

. >> i don't have to have a ph.d in physics you don't have to be albert einstein to know these itemsangerous. >> they have also written a letter to the head of the tsa to reduce the policy. >>> police have a new policy after an assault rifle was stolen out of a police car. the trunks of unmarked police cars can no longer be opened from the inside with trunk releases. police say that is what happened when they smashed a window after an unmarked police car and stole an ar15 assault rifle. that rifle was recovered two days later at a home in oakland. >>> tonight march madness begins for bay area basketball fans. they are getting ready for a wcc show down. the st. mary's gales face the gonzaga bulldogs. the winner gets an automatic win for the tournament. they are playing gonzaga for the 15th time in five seasons. this is the fifth straight year these two teams have met. >>> it's ten minutes before 7:00. sal has been telling us anyone trying the get out of half-moon bay will have a hard time. >> yeah one of the highways goes down. one of the highway takes all the traffic. that is what is

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. >> you don't have to be albert einstein to know that these items are dangerous.e like this can be used to hurt flight attendant, passengers. >> it turns out the knife the senator held up similar to those sold in office supply stores will not be allowed under the tsa's new policy. box cutters and raise blades are still banned. the new guidelines go into effect on april 25. >>> president obama plans to make three visits to capitol hill this week hoping to build bipartisan support for a plan to roll back $85 billion in budget cuts. the visits will include two separate meetings with republican lawmakers who have refused to consider any plans that include tax increases. meanwhile, the senate today will unveil a plan to keep the government funded past march 27. it's unclear whether it will include an extension of the federal pay freeze. >>> and you can find first lady michelle obama on twitter today. she will be answering questions on her "let's move" initiative. the program is celebrating its third anniversary this year. the "let's move" initiative aims to solve the p

. >> you don't have to be albert einstein to know that these items are dangerous. but a knife like this can be used to hurt flight attendants, to hurt passengers. >> it turns out the knives the senator held up similar to those sold in office supply stores will not be allowed under the tsa's new policy. box cutters and razor blades are still banned and the new guidelines go into effect on april 25. >>> starting tomorrow new yorkers can no longer order large sugary drinks at restaurants. the ban authored by the mayor michael bloomberg limits stores and restaurants from selling high calorie drinks larger than 16 ounces. some restaurants ordered st. pauler glasses and modified their menus. some chose to wait hoping a court challenge stops or delays this new restriction. >> this is in the country's interest. this year for the first time the history of the world, more people will die from too much food than from too little food. >> the mayor went on to say it's not a ban but portion control. >>> new evidence today on how stress can be bad for your heart. new research sho

i mean, whether it's albert einstein or edward teller or robert oppenheimer, even harry truman.s has been a man's story all along. >> it really has. it's also a story that's often told from the top down, from the position of knowing and decision-making down, as opposed to from the perspective of people who were crucial and invaluable to the success of the project. but didn't necessarily have any idea what the larger picture was. >> srezagain andgain i had to remind myself while reading this book how circumscribed the lives of women were in 1943. you're reading it with your 2013 head. you have to remember, oh, yeah, they couldn't do this. they couldn't do that in so many cases. >> in so many cases. in one respect, it was such a time of liberation for women, world war ii, because so many men were away fighting, opportunities opened up for them that had never existed before to work in plants, to wor with farm mainery, to work as welders. but at the same time, you know, for example, jane one of the women i profile in the book, this was a very bright young woman who wanted to study e

it was quite a remarkable figure, and albert einstein was camino, known as a great scientist. he was also quite an outspoken radical. one or two more things. there are lots of people in the book who i knew something about, but it was a great labor of love to learn more about them. people often ask me, how did you pick these hundred people? one of the great -- one of the things the was the most fun about the book was reading about these hundred people. i recently analyst to a 250 people. i contacted friends and others that did not know out of the blue from historians, journalists, like our first, and ask them for their recommendations of people. and then made a point of trying to identify people, some of the more famous and many of whom were not well known. there are three kinds of people in the book and the three categories of people. one group of them are organizers and activists, people like eugene debs and the socialist party, the early 1900's. people like alice paul, the great suffrage leader it was probably more responsible than anyone else for women getting the right to

and on this day in 1916, albert einstein published his ground-breaking general theory of relativity. it all started about a decade earlier after the 26-year-old genius earned his doctorate. he just developed one of his first major theories focusing on time and space. then he began working on a new concept that included the presence are of gravity. says he came up with it when he realized that when a man falls, he doesn't feel his own weight. the end result would revolutionize physics. einstein's newest theory explained things like the motion of planets. expansion of the universe, black holes and how light bends as it races as cross the does mows. the scientists became an icon for genius when a solar eclipse in 1919 proved the accuracy of his theory that he published 97 years ago today. and now you know the news for this wednesday, march the 20th, 2013. i'm shepard smith. for the journalists of fox news, thanks for checking in tonight. we're back tomorrow noon pacific, 3:00 eastern for "studio b." back for "the fox report" right before this guy just kicks it back. >> bill: the o'reill

phil: well, you know, albert einstein said it pretty well. he said you'll never solve problems using the same thinking that you've created them with. you got to move over and come up with some new thinking. and i certainly think that that's true in this case. you need new thinking. you're looking for advice with teens that are out of control? go to drphil.com. thanks for being here. so long. [applause] (male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> catherine: now at five. a crackdown on commuters trying to cheat the toll system on the bay bridge. cars and trucks, pulling over to the side of the freeway -- waiting until the clock ticks up, and the toll price goes down. now, the highway patrol is putting a stop to it. i'm catherine heenan. kron4's justine waldman is live at the bay bridge toll plaza. justine -- this seems like a dangerous manuever - just to pay a slightly cheaper price? >> reporter: sure you can save 2-dollars by waiting it out. but is it worth the 100 to 200 dollar ticket that comes with it if y

you know, maybe albert einstein on a cover. c-span: how does this impact us? >> guest: well, what it does is it--it--it m--it creates an image that we know that we're not part of because the second part of that is at the same time we have--we have children are illiterate, you know? so you show somebody something and you don't prepare them at all to reach for it. you know, you say, 'you're--you're an illiterate laborer, that's what you are. but here's all of this possibility. here's all of this wonder. here's all this amazing, you know, pageantry. and--but you can't have it.' c-span: on the front cover of your book... >> guest: yeah. c-span: ...is this--this eye right up here of what appears to be a black person. >> guest: yep. c-span: black man and then you turn it around and there's a white person? >> guest: yeah. c-span: do you know they are? >> guest: i don't--i don't know them personally. i don't know their names. i know that one guy is a black guy and one guy's a white guy and they are, in ways, eye to eye. c-span: was this your idea? >> guest: well, th--

they point out that albert einstein was 26 years old when he his theory of relativity.es watson was only 25 when he studied dna. have you felt the impact of sequestration? if you are a federal worker, call us at (202) 585-3883. republicans can reach us at (202) 585-3881. independent, (202) 585-3882. host: let's hear from nancy pelosi on this a budget process. >> if we are going to strengthen right here and now for us seniors, then that is what we should do and the same with medicare. it should not be with republican so they can continue to give tax breaks to special interests at the expense of seniors who are dependent on medicare and medicaid and social security. democratic minority leader, nancy pelosi. , thendependent line impact of sequestration. are you feeling it? i am.: i cannot get a job where my town is anywhere. the budget cuts are killing everybody. , republican and democrats are not doing their job. they are spending money on drums -- drones. it is not cool anymore. [indiscernible] fors going to affect us all the budget cuts. the budget cuts are going to kil

it takes the lives of thousands of americans a year, people like albert einstein but i learned as a veterinarianat it's also the leading cause of death among adult male gorillas in captivity. i learned that tumors and cancers that i had assumed to be very rare such as the cancer that sadly and prematurely took the life of steve jobs a rare form of pancreatic cancer is common in certain wild animals and in certain dog breeds. and i learned sexually-transmitted diseases, which i had somehow, i had never thought about it in humans are common among wild animals who have multiple sexual partners who don't practice safe. and we learned about -- i learned about the epidemic of chlamydia that is ravaging populations of the cool voila in australia. so kathryn bowers and i -- kathryn is a science journalist and it was great good fortune that a mutual friend introduced us and we started talking about the commonalities and we thought maybe we should really explore this. what pursued was five years of research and writing and this fantastic voyage of discovery. early on we wanted to create a simplified rubri