of this issue now starting this evening a whistle blower's conference at the university of california berkeley is being held it's called off coupon the truth in just a few hours there's actually going to be a bradley manning panel now on this panel the pentagon's paper author daniel ellsberg daniel ellsberg has been very outspoken about the treatment of bradley manning he was one of the whistleblowers back from the seventy's and of the government didn't like what he did either but a lot of people now look back on what he did as heroic and inspirational also on that panel and right and ray mcgovern now one person in attendance will be activist cindy sheehan she joins us now from berkeley california. hey there cindy you were in some ways a whistle blower yourself although not on any employer you just have been very outspoken about the wars in iraq and afghanistan especially after your son was killed there serving several years ago talk to me a little bit about what you're doing this week in berkeley and what's on the agenda . just live there an interesting format for one thing it's very. organic

one of those people in attendance will be activist cindy sheehan she joined me earlier from berkeley california and gave me a preview of the conference. live there an interesting format her one thing it's very. organic and so i think we're going to have a lot of interesting things come out of the conference but there is a panel of specifically about. bradley manning today like you said was ray. ellsberg and bradley manning that his case was so tragic because a i think people who have been paying attention to what's going on over in iraq and afghanistan and all these years nothing he nothing that he allegedly. leaked was a surprise to anybody but as you said daniel ellsberg has lived a long full life and he did something very heroic and helped and the vietnam war are and he's been outside of prison brat bradley. and him up in prison for the rest of his life which is just really to me and it's heartbreaking and heart wrenching to think that he did something so heroic and he might have to pay and also this is a whistleblower occupy the truth conference and barack obama told us he was going to have

. >> for more on this growing economic divide it i was joined from berkeley california by the former u.s. labor secretary, robert reich. we focused at the report on los angeles but to what extent is this not just a trend of a city or a state or even one country, but a global issue that we are seeing? >> undoubtedly, this is happening globally. globalization and technological change are driving a wedge in the work forces and almost any country giving the advantage is to people who are well-connected and well educated, but also imposing great hardship on those that do not have those advantages. they are being displaced by people in less-developed nations. people are giving way to technological change because they are not needed. >> we know the social implications of people living in poverty. i want you to talk about the economic implications of the super wealthy. does it matter for the health of our economy that 1% of the economy takes an increasingly large percentage of the gdp pie? >> it does matter. at some point, the large middle class does not have the purchasing power to keep the

. >> just to give you an example, bell-carter's first canning operation was in berkeley, california in930. the company had 12 employees, and i think their annual--annually they canned about 7,000 cases of olives. come up to today's standards. we have over 500 employees canning well over 9 million cases a year. >> at the heart of the business is the fruit, arriving at the processing plant within 24 hours of beng picked so the olives can be sized and sortd. although the olives are initially green and bitter, they're soaked for days in these special contairs, and mixed with lye and carbon dioxide to turn theinto those familiar california black olives. >> they can tree ripen, but for the nice, firm, black, ripe california olive, we want the greenest, firmest olive we can get to start with. and we'll take--our 7-day special process will take that bitterness out and turn it into a shiny, black, beautiful california black olive. >> but what about those olive pits? well, they're specially removed from the black olives using a process the bell brothers helped to invent back in the 1930s. >> art

they wanted me to go to a meeting one night where black leaders in berkeley, california, were deciding who would be the, quote, black unity candidate for berkeley city council. they had one black person on berkeley city council and everybody was saying one african-american, we need to move beyond one. my friends call me up and said your name has been kicked around as a possible candidate. i am not interested. i'm going to brandeis university to work, ph.d.. i have $33,000 worth of scholarships. i will be back later. put your coat on. we will be back in 20 minutes. they drove me to the meeting. 2:30 in the morning i didn't tell anybody about school. i just that i am not interested in politics. i have strong views about things. i am not ready for politics and politics are not ready for me. we were the activists of the 60s. they brought out six other fellows who really wanted to be the candidate. they have seven name on the blackboard. they said take somebody -- take ryan's name off because he is not interested. they took my name off and a woman stood up and said hold it. before you take

they wanted me to go to a meeting bob knight where black leaders in berkeley, california were deciding on who would be the quote black energy candidate for the berkeley city council. they had one black person not be berkeley city council and everybody was saying one african-american tantamount to tokenism and we need to move beyond one. my friends called me up and said your name has been kicked around as a possible candidate. hey fellas i'm not interested. i'm going to brandeis university to work on a ph.d.. i have got $33,000 worth of scholarships backing me. put your coat on, you are going to the meeting so they drug me to the meeting. to make a long story short 2:30 in the morning and i didn't tell anybody about school. i just that i'm not interested in politics. i have very strong views about things. i'm not ready for politics and politics are not ready for me. we were the activists of the 60s and called herself the young mile markers. do you remember those days? none of you are that old. [laughter] so they brought out a black ward that were six other fellows who really wanted to b

and columnists at foreign policy in focus magazine thanks for being on the line there from berkeley california where to be a. developing story tonight thousands of students in spain turning i once again in valencia against planned education cuts no earlier this week the police were accused of heavy handedness when similar demonstrations had it in clashes covering the story for us tonight sarah firth reporting from east coast city. i think down the line in spring and you can see thousands upon thousands of people. in the parade. and all. of this is the job of. the young. they say the great. the phrase i. love. love love. love love love. love. love the public. love. that. even. the best. thing to get. out of. the mob you. have the one. red flag. and all the other side of the mediterranean greece is also racing against ruin let's. just how much people. willing to help from outside the country. now i know that in my book it is taoism is that other european countries you know gave it a. nice day out i mean they were fighting it out now time in cities and having to bail out another country say. well

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the rockq steps, the current -- rocky steps the current record is 211 dancers ands held by berkeley californiaool. he died at his home in los angeles, he was 75 years old i bet they break that record easily. >>> convicted stalker who threatened to kill madonna and had halle berry seeking to leave the country is back in a mental hospital. he escaped from the hospital last week he served 10 years in prison after he was convicted of stalking madonna. >> beyonce and jay z are giving the world a peek at their new edition >> they released photos on a tumbler page. >> take a look blue ivy was born january 7th, weighing in at 7 pounds she is a cutie. >> so cute in a short handwritten statement released with the photos the proud new mom and dad say we welcome you to share our joy and thank you for respecting our privacy during this beautiful time in our lives. it is signed the carter family. that picture where blue ivy is looking up at beyonce looks like she is thinking beyonce is my mother. >> yippee jackpot. he is my dad. >> this is fantastic. >> coming up we are talking sweet. washington boutique ba

copies filled everywhere in berkeley, california. indignation on the upper west side of manhattan.retty happy about it. so there you go. sharon miller of baltimore -- i disagree, sharon. remember, whitney houston reached millions with her music. christie is doing the right thing. barry -- i appreciate that, chaplain. and this is from fishers, indiana -- josh from illinois -- rocco from grand junction, colorado -- >> very alert, i'm very alert, rocco. before i know you are convicting george stephanopoulos of including with media matters without a shred of evidence. c'mon. patrick wilson, afghanistan -- you know i'd like to get over to afghanistan. after the election in november. i'm going to try. harry jeffcoat, birmingham, alabama -- "bill, we would like to see you and milner this state. be careful what you wish for. we're working on a few things down south and midwest, harry. we'll let you know soon. this is last call for chicago june 23. tickets just about sold out. you can check it out on bill o'reilly.com. pinheads and patriots says you might know that he writes thrillers. the

it was a woman who moved to paris over six decades ago after studying in berkeley, california.he saga came to an end yesterday in paris when the student returned the passport and the two spent the day talking about her travels. >> wonderful. >> i love this story. >> good. a great little historic artifact, too, to have. >> i'm sure the woman from pairis who lost her passport -- paris who lost her passport had a lot of stories to tell. >> i'm sure. trying to explain where it was all these years. >>> 5:57 you. now. coming up at 6:00 a.m., we'll have weather & traffic on the 1s among other things.

i contacted people back in the united states and at berkeley and california, and i got some answers. actually i got her address. >> worther now lives in paris. she is happy to have her passport back so she can relive some of the memories. look at that. a little champagne, flowers. >> a nice move by that guy. i'm not sure i'd have that much time on my hands to pull that off. >> still ahead, vandals hurling rocks at homes in livermore. find out what police know about the suspect and how you can help find them. >> an overnight shooting in the south bay send as teenager to the hospital. we'll have the latest on the investigation coming up. >> for all of your news, weather, and traffic check us out on facebook. >> a live look outside. the golden gate bridge is calm and smooth. a little moisture there reflecting off the surfa >> reporter: a teenager is fighting for his life after being shot here in san jose. i'm bob redell. i'll have the latest on the search for the suspect or suspects. that story coming up. >> reporter: a search is under way now for missing boaters near the richmond/san r

i am pleased to introduce judge chen, a graduate of the university of california at berkeley and also the law school at berkeley. he was appointed a federal magistrate for the northern district of california in april of 2001. after clerking for a district judge and court of appeals judge, judge chen practiced as a litigation associate. in 1985, he joined the american civil liberties union foundation of northern california. he worked on a wide range of issues including free speech, employs privacy rights, police misconduct, and discrimination. in august of 2009, he was nominated by president obama's to the u.s. district court. on may 10, 2011, he was confirmed by the u.s. senate as a district judge. he told me a few minutes ago he gets the last word after his college roommate. please join me in welcoming our dragon judge, judge chen. [applause] >> thank you, steve. it is an honor to be here. it is a double honor to follow the mayor. i have never had the mayor as my opening act. [laughter] i really am pleased to be here. mayor lee is right. we go way back. we have known each other for 3

reporter: supporters of affirmative action say there is little diversity here at university of california at berkeley, a direct result of proposition 209. >> reporter: if you look at the students on the university of california at berkeley campus, it is what you don't see, few african american and latino students. according to statistics, the freshman class is 3% black. 11% latino, 27% white and 42% asian. many african american students say the numbers prove affirmative action is necessary. >> we need more representation to show that we can success as much as anybody else can. >> reporter: others aren't sure that is the answer. >> if you are meant to be here you will be here. >> reporter: dozens of students rallied outside the court in san francisco this morning, inside those in favor asked a panel of the court of appeals to overturn a portion of proposition 209. the portion that bands using race when granting admissions. >> when we say this is going to create a new apartheid system, we mean that. >> reporter: supporters argue applicants should be treated equally regardless of race. >> guarantees eve

>> director hicks is attending a function at the university california at berkeley. she will make that fine university even better. please call line-item 2c. >> commissioner's report. >> i have one report. in the joint meeting with the human rights commission, we have had some concerns, talking about general orders. i made a promise on behalf of the commission that if we signed anything we needed to look at that would affect the communities, that we would look into it. last thursday, there was a ninth circuit court of appeals opinion regarding an incident that took place in 2005, seven years ago, at the international airport regarding the graduate student on the no-fly list. there is in pending litigation against everyone from the fbi down to the police units. i was concerned about what i saw because i made a promise that as a commissioner, i would look into anything that causes me concern. i have spoken to the chief, the chief has a copy of the ninth circuit opinion. we have been working in a with the asian law caucus, one of the attorneys involved. they were one of

the current record is 211 dancers ands held by a berkeley california high school i think they will beate month at his home in los angeles he will be layed to rest today. >>> like the best tribute right. >> it is. >> there is a record for everything now. >> yes, there is the guiness book of world records when i was growing up was a great authoritative. now it is a bunch of sloppy ridiculous, world's biggest popsicle. >> i like that. >>> he remembers back when records were records. >> yeah, records were meaningful. >> did you see the paul mccartney thing >> i didn't stay up that late i watched the red carpet the first hour. saw bruno mars. >> he was good. >> we can talk about it after the show you are the authority. >> we apologize we can't stay up late we got to do this show. >> did the best i can. interesting outfit. >> yes. >> we weren't cut out for that world. >> no, we were not. >> i liked the blue hair on katie perry. the outfit nice the hair not so much. >> it did match. >> it definitely matched. 33 daytime high in washington i don't know why i know about that, 31 dulles, 32 degree

this is a famous study that was done at the university of berkeley in california.arted early. we ought to recognize this is tremendously important lesson in our society. there are many cultural factors that somehow create the myth that our nature utterly foul and corrupt. i'm not naive but the bottom line when we stay in touch with that capacity to care and give. we do flourish. >> john: there are some people that flourish being nasty? >> there are certain number of people that technically sociopaths. studies vary but it could be 2% to 3% of the population, it could be 4%. >> john: most of us benefit from being nice. >> this is really interesting question. as a human creature, we cannot give. we cannot be contribute to the lives of others without in fact ourselves feeling a sort of warmth. we have a hormone oxsitocin that makes a calmness and inner peace >> john: so it's selfish to give to others? >> there is an element involved. that is perfectly fine and i'm all for it. anybody that is talking about somehow giving as being inauthentic not being genuine. simply sp

. >>> university california berkeley spending $1300 to make sure its good name is not associated withjoining universities across the country buying up internet domain names with the new xxx suffix. it will be used to separate porn-related sites from others in the.com and.net domains uc berkeley is the owner of six names that will be taken off the market including uc berkeley do the xxx, university of california .xx. >>> animal rescue foundation in walnut creek is asking pet owners to be more conscientious about spare the air. they tell us there are things to look out for when it comes to pets' breathing. >> if your cat or dog has a hissing sound or their chest is heaving and they seem to be struggling for breath those are signs there is probably an air problem. >> they say it is important to minimize air pollutants everywhere pets, puppies and kittens can suffer from upper respiratory problems. >>> caltrans may want to use spellcheck the next time it puts up a highway sign because of an embarrassing misspelling on a highway sign on 101 outside -- the sign misspells the name of the cou

with a doctorate in civil engineering from the university of california at berkeley, clough was presidentthe smithsonian's attention in what he calls four grand challenges. unlocking the mysteries of the universe, understanding and sustaining a bio diverse planet, valuing world cultures, and understanding the american experience. it is with honor that i present to you dr. wayne clough. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you, for that kind introduction. wow, what a beautiful day. it's an honor to be here as the 12th secretary of the smithsonian with president obama, mrs. obama, mrs. bush, all these distinguished guests, and wonderful friends who are here. it is a remarkable day. at the smithsonian of course we strive to provide a lens through which america can see the world and indeed the world can see america. and today that picture comes sharply into focus. the national museum of african-american history and culture adds essential chapters to the essential american story. voices silenced in the past will be heard here now and in the future. we realize this dream. life

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. >> reporter: university of california at berkeley professor. >> politicians like president obama are scared right now that the republicans will raise lots of money with super backs and the democrats will be left behind. >>> the president said he was against super packs but recently he switched positions. >> they can raise enormous sums of money. the republicans are ahead of the democrats right now in raising money and president obama says, given at we got a supreme court decision that says it is okay, i got to be on the train. >> reporter: nob hill masonic center remains open right now but that will change as the president makes his way here. president obama is spending in the night in san francisco and tomorrow off to washington state for more fundraisers. mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. for oneumeten was a dream meeting today at san francisco international airport. she is wearing a purple nit hat and getting a hug from president obama. she is a cancer patient. she told her newspaper that meeting president obama was on her bucket list. the white house ranged for her to attend the

university of california at berkeley researchers are studying how it works to use nationwide. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the november ballot could provide choices in tax plans. including a millionaire's tax plan. it would create a 3% tax for those who make more than a million dollars a year. the camp pain started today to gather signatures to put it on the ballot. >> our taxes only tax millions, not the average income earner. not the mother on welfare. >> the association is backing another tax plan. it is meant to bring in $10 billion a year for public schools. the governor's pension reform plan is making its way to the legislator. it needs 2/3 of the legislator to approve it. some of the changes include limiting the hours and wages for those who are retired but decide to return to work. >>> right now i am pinpointing showers that are moving in off shore. showers headed our way by tomorrow morning, heavy rain and a messy morning commute. very light rainfall. the real weather is still a few hundred miles away. the winds, though, gusting to 24 miles per hour at point

. >> we need more representations inosculates like university of california at berkeley. >> if you are meant to be here you will be here. >> the court is expected to issue a ruling in 3-4 months. >>> some at&t customers are complaining about limits being put on their unlimited data plans. ktvu's tom vacar is live with the battle going on. >> reporter: you know, smart phones revolutionized mobile communications. but increasingly the sky is no longer the limit. >> reporter: at&t has become the third to put limits on unlimited wireless plans. once you go over 2 gigabits, at&t slows service. >> most customers won't be effected. we made it to protect the user experience for everybody. >> reporter: at&t argues less than 5% of customers hog so much space, normal users suffers. >> there is a million apps out there, people are streaming video, streaming audio. they are using more mobile data than ever before. >> don't sell it as unlimited. >> reporter: customers say wireless companies need to be more honest. >> unlimited. >> why are we paying for a great service when my service is slower than a

not exaggerating they really do at least according to a new study out of the university of california berkeley in the university of toronto two teams of researchers discovered that wealthy upper class americans are more likely the middle class or poorer americans to break traffic laws live for financial gain and yes steal candy from children first when it comes to traffic laws people driving higher end cars like b.m.w. mercedes were seen breaking traffic laws and cutting off pedestrians more often than people driving cars like cameras and cool in another observation wealthier people were three times more likely to lie in a game of dice when a fifty dollars prize was a stake for whoever rolled the highest number as the lead researcher paul piff noted even in people for whom fifty dollars is a relatively small amount of money cheating was three times as high i guess they just can't. absolves but the next study takes the cake researchers put a jar of candy in front of someone and told them that the candy was for the children in a nearby lab and then left the room sure enough wealthier people took

natalie foster co-founder of the rebuild the dream organization and from the university of california berkeley former labor secretary robert reich so welcome back so far we've looked deep into the abyss into which the american people are plunged in two thousand and eight in the really scary prospects for countries of conservative ideology prevails going forward so let's shift gears now and focus on solutions that could actually work in the novel idea what's going to take to turn our economy around what's it going to take to rebuild the military the middle class and create greater opportunities for all of us moving forward so to kick start this conversation to play a video made by natalie your organization rebuild the dream here take a look at this. contract for the american dream has. right now marijuana and invest in america's infrastructure point number two rejoins version three energy three invest in public education for medicare for all five make work pay sick. though she has it cued says in return the fair tax eight tax wall street night and here is an investor ten restore our protect and

issues and created the contract for the american dream and finally joining us from university of california berkeley is robert reich the chancellor is professor of public policy at u.c. berkeley and former secretary of labor under president bill clinton he's the author of thirteen books books including his most recent aftershock the next economy and america's future welcome to all of you like to have you here with us let's get started with issue number one how the one percent crash the economy. and plus plunge the u.s. into a deep recession with a slow recovery robert let me start with you let's set the stage for what president obama inherited when he took office george bush was had a pretty abysmal job creation record the average job growth for prime age workers was his lowest during the bush administration in any time since one thousand nine hundred eighty eight and that doesn't include what happened in two thousand and seven this chart chart number one here in two thousand and seven unemployment two thousand and seven unemployment's to four point four percent and by the time barack obama took off

joining me now is the director of immigration policy at the warren institute at the university of california berkeleyfor coming. welcome to "the war room." >> thanks for having me. >> you bet. let's talk about a growing latino demographic. can you describe what that is and put it in context. >> from the year 2000 to 2012 the latino population grew 42% and white 1%. so it's the fastest-growing population we have, and it's reflected in the electorate. >> when you think about that in terms of election politics. february is going to be a month where three of the states colorado arizona, and nevada all have fairly sizable latino populations, and the u.s. latino population went 67% for barack obama last time. >> right. >> what do they say or do? >> i think gingrich has anticipated that. but romney will be in trouble. >> even though you saw what happened in florida. >> what you have there is the cuban/american population, and unlike other latinos from central america, mexico the cuban-americans are more conservative, and are -- came in through reagan's program. >> but the mixed hispanic population in florid

the conversation took place at the university of california in berkeley and is about two hours. >> this fascinating seminar. this seminar is one of the series that we sponsor on the rubric of the harold smith seminar series which focuses on u.s. defense policies with emphasis on the controlling management of nuclear weapons. and this is the third year of the series. and we've had numerous distinguished experts come here to speak about the matter p and the reason that they come is because of the person for whom the series is named. dr. harold smith, who i'm going to invite up here in a minute. and harold holds the appointment of visiting scholar with the governmental studies and also i believe distinguished resident scholar at golden school of public policy. at berkeley, he was professor here and chair of the department of nuclear energy before moving on to work first in the private sector and then within government where he was the assistant secretary of the department of the defense with responsibilities in this nuclear proliferation area. he has many others honors. i'm just going to m

. >>> california berkeley spending $1300 to make sure its good name is not ed is with the pornographyg university across the country buying up internet domain names with the new xxx suffix. the name will be used to separate porn-related cys from others in the domains -- sites from others in the domains . >>> 6:47. nationwide foreclosure settlement may be right around the corner. >> jane king joins us live from the new york stock exchange with more on that. >>> good morning. no multi-billion dollar nationwide foreclosure settlement yet between the banks and state attorneys general but sounds like progress is being may. florida and massachusetts are among the whole-outs with the others we knew about including california, new york, nevada and delaware. negotiations continuing following the deadline that came and went monday. reuters is reporting a deal could come tomorrow. seems like consumers willing to pay for the higher menu prices. restaurants staying open longer9ñú 40% of mcdonald's open 24 hours a day. these markets are quiet i guess they are waiting for news out of europe greek le