comedian and talk show host bill maher greeted with applause and silent protests as he took the stage in a stand a handful of protesters could be seen holding these signs reading "dear administration don't maher our commencement" . >> come on, it's berkeley, i think i can speak freely here. [ laughter ] i mean, i hope i can. [ boo ]. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the outspoken comedian came under fire after criticize k islam for extremism on his show realtime. >> based on reality, we aren't making it up that in the muslim world it is mainstream belief. >> reporter: today, he addressed the controversy only indirectly, urging graduates to reject group think and stand up for free speech. >> i recognize that this university on the 50th anniversary of the berkeley free speech movement made a statement by choosing me for this speech and i would like to say i appreciate that and i'd also like to say, i think you made the right statement. >> this is our day and i really felt like, it's, like, it was tainted. >> reporter: for hanna a muslim graduating today, it was hard to

. >>> now the upcoming bay area appearance for bill mayor -- bill maher and thousands do not went him to attend. >> what could have hatched to the few prisoners that escaped alcatraz? >> we will keep tabs on weather and traffic through the entire and traffic through the entire commercial break for >> bill maher is still expected to speak saturday at uc berkeley commencement ceremony despite a push by some groups to have it dumped. the san jose mercury news says the keynote address is still slated to go on. he drew fire for making statements linking islam to violence and intolerance. a petition on change.org has gathered 6,000 signatures objecting to his bigoted and racist antimuslim statements. >>> watch out because even if it looks dry you could hit showers. >> absolutely. where this are showers all is damp and wet and moist and slick. it is because of this huge surplus we are developing 4.5" in livermore and up to 6.5" at sfo and 5.5" in san jose. to we could get the snow pack that way we are only at 41 percent of normal. that is up from 29 percent a year ago. we will have snow show

and talk show host bill maher greeted with applause and silent protest. a few had signs reading dear administration. don't maher our commencement. >> come on, it's berkeley. i hope i can speak freely here. >> reporter: the outspoken comedian came under fire after criticizing islam for extremism on his hbo show realtime. >> based on reality. we are not making it up that in the muslim world, it is mainstream belief. >> reporter: today, he addressed the controversy only indirectly urging graduates to reject group think and stand up for free speech. >> i recognize that this university on the 50th anniversary of the berkeley free speech movement made a statement by choosing me for this speech and i would like to say that i appreciate that and i would also like to say i think you made the right statements. >> i really felt like ... >> reporter: for hannah, a muslim graduating today, it was hard to watch. >> on multiple occasions, iowansed to stand up and yell free speech is not hate speech. >> reporter: she sat silently refusing to clap. she accepted her diploma

comp median and political commentator bill maher spoke at the ceremony. the drew fire earlier this year for making statements licking islam to violence -- linking islam to violence and intolerance. nearly 6,000 people signed a petition to cancel his appearance. critics object to what they call mahers racist, antimuslim statements. >> a plea from a local holiday toy drive. they're coming up short. the particular items they need. >>> it's super saturday with last-minute holiday shoppers flocking to stores and malls. why so many people w >>> a south bay holiday donation program is short of toys for teens this year. hundreds of volunteers were hard at work in san jose today getting toys ready for kid. they've already distributed holy meal ingreetents to families but the toy program is short. more than 4,000 toys and that's for when the families return for the gifts next week. >> the hardest category to fill is for teen children. so 13 to 17. so that's really where we need the most help from the community, bringing items in that are appropriate for teenaged ki

rob lowe said, "hollywood has done proud," while bill maher said that the nation was thrown under the bus. you are a policy man, washington man, person of the beltway. what can washington do, if anything, to pick up this problem? >> it's a crazy situation. who would have thought kim jong-un would be the uniter not a divider, bringing america together. it presents an interesting problem. this is a nation that barely has electricity, already economically isolated. the usual tools that you would apply to a rogue nation you cannot with north korea. there are a couple of things. maybe they can lean on the chinese to interfere with financial transactions, stop some of their diplomats, but it is hard. >> cyber terrorism is a form of economic espionage in the government is taking it seriously. is there something the government can do to help sony? new yorker magazine said the government should step in and say we will subsidize sony if there are losses on the film. what about that idea, the government trying to subsidize somehow help free expression? >> i don't think you want government jumpin

and i was talking to bill maher about this, and he was like, "that's maybe where you got the bug to ber, but you're up there, and everyone's in the crowd. and your parents are there, and they're going, "great job, jimmy." you know, and stuff like that. [ laughter ] you do feel it. exactly, yeah. but you're a stage actor before you did "parks and rec", right? >> i was. yeah, i went to theater school at the university of illinois and started in chicago theater. straight theater, we call it, which means we weren't with amy poehler and tina fey. we were across town, like, being paid nothing to do tennessee williams' plays. >> jimmy: but now you're doing live events. you're doing live -- your have tour going on. >> i've become a humorist of late. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's exactly what i was trying to say. yeah. because of "parks and rec" or what? >> yeah, a couple years into "parks and rec", colleges began to invite me to come as though i were a stand-up comedian, which i'm not, clearly. and i said i'm not -- stand-ups are funny. i'm not that funny. i'm a humorist. [ laughter ] but i re

. >>> a lot of controversial surrounding around bill maher.k at uc berkeley's commencement ceremony this saturday. the university is expecting protests after some of the students launched and online petition to cancel his keynote speech. they are angry over comments he made over his show that linked islam to violence and intolerance. bill maher still plans to speak at the event but he's left open the possibility of canceling if his presence causes too much of a distraction. >>> the city of pittsburg has lifted the ban on electronic billboards along highway 4. katie utehs is live in pittsburg with the concern some people have. >> reporter: good morning. we've heard mixed reactions this morning. some people say the billboards are too distracting, yet others say it's hard to turn down the proposed $100,000 in city revenue that these billboards could generate. now, pittsburg's city council, they voted unanimously to lift the ban on electronic bim boards along highway 4. we're showing you the electronic billboard at the bay bridge as an example. pi

through the entire commercial break and we are look commercial break and we are look at a -- >>> bill maherexpected to speak on saturday at uc berkeley compensationment ceremony despite a push by some groups to get him dumped drawing fire after making statements linking islam to violence and intolerance. according to the pushry news a petition to take back the invitation to make the keynote address has gathered 6,000 signatures. critics object to his bigoted and racistant muslim statements. >> the rock-n-roll hall of fame announce the newest inductees and the youngest group comes and the youngest group comes from the bay area. >> they got the first shot and candidates are eligible 25 years after the release of the first album, which came out in 1989 entitled "1,000 hours." entitled "1,000 hours." and stevie -- lou rawl >> you do realize we now know you are at least 25 years. >> i read a lot. >> 26. >> 26. >> is that all? >> i lock rocky road. >> on waffle cone. >> weird al. >> green bay, first shot, took forever. stevie ray vaughan. >> good morning, everyone, we are doing good this area onl

zac efron, bill maher, and sarah silverman arrived to the premiere without interviews, the media off limits. >> i think sony was trying to not celebrate, not make it a spectacle. >> reporter: sony, pictures in the wake of a cyber attack, reaching all the way to e-mails sent by their co-chair. we saw her outside leaving early. "access hollywood's" billy bush tells us what went on inside. >> seth minced no words, i want to thank amy pascal for having the cojones to make this film. >> reporter: the alleged hackers say they want to block the release of a movie believed to be "the interview," a comedy about the assassination of north korea's dictator. >> the cia would love it if you would take him out. >> drinks? >> dinner? >> on the town? >> i'm thrilled to be a part of it. >> reporter: tonight at the premiere, who plays a korean general in the film chatted with us. >> i don't know anyone who doesn't think that north korea's behind it. >> reporter: what's your take on the fact there's no red carpet tonight and you're being corralled? until he was advised to step away. >> well, that was r

demonstrators will gather at uc berkeley to protest the keynote address being delivered by talk show host bill mahercomedian, who will speak today's winter commencement ceremony, drew fire early this year for making statements linking islam to vie he lens and intolerance. a petition on change.org to cancel his appearance as coll t collected nearly 6,000 signatures. critics object to what they call his bigot ed and racist anti-muslim statements. today's protests get under way at 2:00. 8:35 is our time. a suicide bay area are for the golden gate bridge has moved forward. the marin independent journal, the district board of directors approved the design are for the bay area. the $76 million suicide barrier plan calls for a net that extends 20 feet below and 20 feet from the side of the span. it is expected to take three years to build. >>> this morning st. anthony's kicks off its annual curbside drive to help needy families this christmas season. volunteers will begin collecting curbside donations in front of st. anthony's in san francisco at 9:00 a.m. this year their goal is to collect 500 hams by chr

bill maher writes, is that all it takes, an anonymous threat and numbers of 9/11 to throw freedom of expression under the bus. and rob lowe writes, i've seen -- hollywood is done. nevel chamberlain proud today -- >> a craven capitulation and surrender to a dictator. and there are two issues here. why did hollywood respond this way? what is the president going to do? that's the big question. >> that's right. they said setting a precedent. we'll have to see how this unfolds. >> thank you very much. joining me to explain exactly how north korea infiltrated sony's computers and how we need to fight back, cyber security expert robert with us. how are you, sir? >> good, thank you. >> why don't we have the protections in place? let's talk technically first and then we'll talk about how to fight back. why would we not have the protections in place to prevent this from happening? >> so any corporation that has any data of any value whatsoever is probably under attack as we speak. and while they may have redundant systems in place, hardware, software, firewalls and so forth, to keep that infor

which led bill maher to tweet out, quote, we knocked out north korean internet, what a blow to the threehave it. next up, north korean state tv, a.k.a., the no food network. yes, it is an exaggeration. and it's not that far off. our will ripley checked in it. he gives us the reality check from china. >> reporter: when it comes to the internet, north korea is one of the least connected places on the planet. so that more than nine-hour internet disruption probably affected fewer people there than had it happened anywhere else. until about four years ago, north koreans had to dial into servers here in china just to go online. today they have very limited internet connectivity. only about 1,000 known i.p. addresses. compare that to over 1 billion in the united states. we know for a fact that only a handful of people, talking top government officials and the most elite in pyongyang have actually been on the internet. the average north korean doesn't even own a computer and they might have limited access to the intranet, about 5,000 or so strict lly controlled governmen website. here in china,

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protests for the keynote address being delivered by talk show host bill maher.lence and intolerance. a petition on change.org to cancel his appearance has collected nearly 6,000 signatures. critics object to what they call his anti-muslim statements. today's protests get under way at 2:00. happening today, recall memorial church in san francisco will continue the spirit of giving with its annual toy giveaway. the church will hand out nearly 10,000 new toys to children in need this season. thousands of toys have already been collected, the public is still encouraged to drop off new, unwrapped toys. today's giveaway gets under way at 9:00 at glide memorial. getting a check now, the accuweather forecast, send it over to lisa argen. >>> see how foggy it is hyped you. we have a lot of fog in the area and rain that has been confined to the north bay for the most part. here is sea ranch in marin county. showers along the coast. a little further south, half moon bay, yeah, you could see a few showers here or there. we're keeping them in the forecast today but the fog is

. >> how about the attacks on republicans by some very prominent figures like bill maher and others sayingnt things about certain prominent figures. >> some things said about me i can't even discuss -- in fact, i wouldn't discuss with you off camera they're so vile. >> are you talking about the way i introduced you to a few weeks ago? >> that was the best publicity i've had in years. thank you. >> great to see you, governor. >> great to see you. >> we're taking your thoughts on that on twitter. just ahead, the highlights from my appearance on jimmy kimmel live on moments right before i was -- in the moments i talk about right before i was about to meet the commander in chief. >> well, i was in line waiting to go see him. and i was talking to tammy hadad with a media company and say he's probably going to kiss you, he always kisses me. get ready. michelle obama she might kiss you, doug, my husband. so we're like getting ready to be kissing and hugging. okay. should i go to her first for that? that? do i k k k k k k ♪ ♪ we put all the apps you love inside a car designed to connect you to a w

. >> bill maher is supposed to speak tonight.invited from berkeley which would be ironic on the 50th anniversary because of his critics of islam. chancellor of uc berkeley came out with a statement so-called honoring the 50th anniversary of the spree speech movement on campus. free speech is nice but we all have a right to feel respected and safe on campus. meally mouth standard. peter got chased on campus by protester who's did not seem to understand that peter actually agree with the protesters on most of the things they're protesting. >> it's just unbelievable the right to feel safe which is a he restriction of my right to say anything you disagree with. of course citrus college, a place called citrus college how are they restricting free speech. >> young americans for liberty, good libertarian group. he wanted to petition -- he wanted to get a petition signed protesting nsa spying. he was told by an administrator that he could not do so without getting advanced permission and using the tiny free speech zone on campus. with fi

i look at stephen colbert and john stewart and bill maher as different animals.atch the daily show, i get many writing submissions from women. they did not have the chops to do that show at the time. that has changed. you know what kind of packet to write for it. if you think about it, if you're going into the world of tv writing or film writing or whatever, there are few jobs for big, nerdy, funny political junkies who also have historical working knowledge of life, politics, and who can say that nixon said that, reagan said that, this is weird, fdr radio clip. those people existing work on the shows. you have to be a combination person. on top of having all that knowledge, you are examining the landscape of the media and politics. a lot of people just go, there's more sitcoms than shows like that. i think that it is hard -- if you look at the ratings of the daily show, they are different than modern families. i think that people interested in doing those things are not as great. women doing those things are not as great. people doing them well is not as great a

. >> bill maher. >> that's who.e was the commencement speaker anyway even though the students voted not to have him. >> but then there was another one that was supposed to speak, a college administrator they didn't want to come because he disseminated -- >>> today on capitol hill there's going to be a hearing on whether to remove the export ban on crude. our economy is apparently getting stronger. how big a role does america's new energy dominance play when it comes to trade. joining us is u.s. trade representative e. michael froman. i'd like to get your take, sir, on just the controversy that we have. we're tying this recent selloff in the stock market to lower oil prices. can you just help us? is it good or bad when this happens to the world? >> well, joe, first of all there's been a dramatic expense in oil and gas thanks to the overall energy strategy. and that's good for the united states, good for the world. it's helped draw more investment into the united states together with the low energy prices and some of

i think one moment captures it very well with bill maher on his show with ben affleck.'s gross, it's racist. >> but it's so not. it's like saying -- >> it's so not. >> like saying you're a shifty jew. >> you're not listening to what we're saying. >> how can you have more than a billion people, who just want to -- >> wait a second. >> who you're saying all muslims. >> i are painting a broad brush. the whole religion with that brush. >> you're saying that the idea that someone should be killed if they leave the islamic religion is just a few bad apples? >> the people who would actually believe in an act that you murder somebody if they is not the majority of muslims at all. >> we see the first problem demonstrated there when it comes to faith, you talk at each other, not to each other. at the same time it deals with what is this faith. is it different from the majority christian aspect or judeo christian ethic we have here. father, i'll start with you. reverend what do you say, you're hearing it from your congregants, you're hearing people say, they're not like us, these