that's just scratching the surface of what damore has brought to light.s more than 100 examples of employees and managers saying conservatives or trump supporters ought to be fired defending political violence, implementing quoata systems to discriminate against white people and men to the benefit of other favored groups. it's intent is appalling. don't kid yourself, it's not just happening at google. last night, dennis findlay who was an editor at the "burlington free press' was fired by the media giant gannett because he dared to question a proposal that would add a third gender option to drivers license in vermont. now, if you are conservative, it might be difficult to get your head around what is happening in this country. so much has changed. but here's the bottom line.. the federal government is no longer the main threat tong t your privacy and to your freedoms. you have grown up thinking that, it's no longer true. big corporations are the main threat to your freedom and your privacy. the government doesn't own your private emails.t google does. fed

damore was fired by google in august, he posted the lawsuit.t contains dozens of screenshots of internal google documents. what makes it interesting is the detail, wherein so-called diversity summits, managers were told they'd be penalized if they didn't hire 50% women or meet minority quotas. when google was asked for feedback, damore wrote that infamous memo. the negative response was huge. one fellow employee said "you're a misogynist and a terrible person, i will keep hounding you until one of us is fired. another wrote "if google management cares enough about diversity, they should, and i urge them to send a clear message by terminating damore and terminating those who express support." yesterday it damore to reporter reporters. >> there is continued harassment and career sabotage of anyone that expresses a conservative viewpoint and there is constant shaming and attacks against white men within silicon valley. >> google said it fired damore because he perpetuated harmful gender stereotypes. silicon valley politics askew to the left, execu

damore also blamed biological differences for the lack of women in tech jobs.e lawsuit also includes another former google engineer -- who left the company in 20-16. the two men hope to create a class action suit against the company. ( james ) a dangerous situation involving a c-h-p helicopter... and someone with a laser pointer. the chopper was on patrol when it was hit several times by a green laser. police released this video. it happened sunday night in richmond. some people may not realize just how dangerous and illegal this is. if hit in the eye -- a pilot could be blinded -- temporarily or even permanently. and it was just last month... that someone pointed a laser at a c-h-p helicopter in oakland. that happened while the chopper was monitoring an illegal street show. anyone caught pointing a laser can face up to two years in prison. . ( james ) in some bay area cities you can now text 9-1-1 to report an emergency. sunnyvale and santa clara are taking part in a program that allow texting when calling isn't possible. those situations may include emergenci

damore also blamed biological differences for the lack of women in tech jobs.ocument. it really is biting that bias unlawful harassment intimidation, i'm trying to remove that from the workplace, i really don't understand how that could be interpreted another way.">( darya ) the lawsuit also includes another former google engineer -- who left the company in 20-16. the two men hope to create a class action suit against the company. ( darya ) a dangerous situation involving a c-h-p helicopter... and someone with a laser pointer. the chopper was on patrol when it was hit several times by a green laser. police released this video. it happened sunday night in richmond. some people may not realize just how dangerous and illegal this is. if hit in the eye -- a pilot could be blinded -- temporarily or even permanently. and it was just last month... that someone pointed a laser at a c-h-p helicopter in oakland. that happened while the chopper was monitoring an illegal street show. anyone caught pointing a laser can face up to two years in prison. . ( james ) in some bay

damore was fired after writing an infamous memo last july. his lawyer says he wrote it after attending a diversity training session and they encouraged to offer feedback. he wrote in his memo, "differences and distributions of traits between men and women may in part explain why we don't have 50% representation of women in tech and leadership." damore also suggested women may just prefer other jobs. >> it is kind of the lord of the flies mentality there where a person can be singled out and then group shamed, bullied, and fired. that is what happened with james. they are not a human being. >> the lawsuit seeks class action status. tonight, google told us that it is looking forward to defending itself against the lawsuit. >>> now tonight some top investors are calling out apple. they are asking the tech giant to take some action on iphone addiction among children and teens. california state teacher retirement system and partners own about $2 billion in apple stock. in an open letter posted online, the shareholders noted studies regarding the h

. >> google fire james damore after he said google discriminated against white men. >> they felt it was a challenge to the orthodoxy. >> damore's memo suggested biology not bigotry accounted for gender inequity intact. mystical people at google are trying very hard to diversify the company, make it more welcoming to women and minorities. >> you are a misogynist and a terrible human, said one coworker. i will keep hounding you until one of us is fired. another said if google management cares enough about diversity and inclusion, the should send a clear message by not only terminating mr. damore but also severely disciplining or terminating those who have expressed support. >> jobs are being reserved at school for minorities and women. that's legal under california federal employment law. >> 69% of google employees are male. 57% white. >> it's okay to discriminate conservative than white men? not acceptable. >> the suit claims liberal politically correct attitudes like google silence conservative thought. >> i found it to be an increasing complete in silicon valley, especially after the e

google dismissed james damore after a memo he wrote. he accuses the company of settise setting quotas and marginalizing white employees. he was asked what he considers a diverse work place to be. >> having people just feel comfortable and not having them be so harshly punished for threatening themselves. >> google did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit. >>> are too many kids spending too much time on their smart phones and tablets. some apple shareholders are now calling on the company's board of directors to study the impact of kids and smart phone. nbc jean elle joins us in san francisco this morning. a lot of people are curious to know what comes next with this. >> reporter: some apple shareholders say the company has some work to do. they want the tech giant to study the impact of all that smart phone screen time on kids and give parents some solution. the apple store is packed with customers. outside people are glued on their devices. adults don't want to miss a thing and they say kids are more tuned in

james damore has filed a class action lawsuit against google for allegedly discriminating against menand conservatives. he claims women on average have more eroticism and google should have diversity. some are calling your memo a manifesto. some of the observations you made. they have a feel towards aesthetics, rather than ideas. also neuroticism and higher anxiety and slower stress tolerance. you say it's why they haven't advanced as far in companies like google. >> they suggested to look for ways to make google more welcoming for women. after that page i have ideas how to make it a more welcoming place for women. charles: why did they just look at the argument. >> they thought it was a challenge to orthodoxy so they smeared me and anyone that supported me. charles: there is no doubt silicon valleyed the last few years admitted to challenges when it comes to blacks, hispanics and women. where do you think they differ with the root causes from your memo? they admitted there is a history there. and a history you brought up. so it's sort of a universal admission that something is wrong

damore also blamed biologocial differences for the lack of women in tech.e filed the lawsuit in santa clara county superior court earlier today. it claims that google disfavors white men for promotions and opens positions to fulfill diversity quotas. <"if you read my document. it really is biting that bias unlawful harassment intimidation, i'm trying to remove that from the workplace, i really don't understand how interpreted another way.""what james was saying is that many people here at google feel discriminated against and oppressed and afraid to say what they might think, and it's not the people you might think. certainly me growing up, i would generally think the person being discriminated against was women and minorities, but i don't think that is the case in silicon valley.">(vicki) the lawsuit also includes david gudeman...a former google engineer who left the company in 20-16. they hope to create a class action suit against the company. ( grant ) in the east bay... a c-h-p chopper is struck by a laser in richmond. this happened just before 6:30 las

james damore has filed a lawsuit against google for alleged discrimination against wise and men. >> therecontinued harassment and career sabotage of anyone that express a conservative viewpoint. and there is constant shaming and attacks against white men within silicon valley. and this creates a toxic environment at google. kennedy: am i watching a scene from an hbo show? does this case have any legs? the party panel returned. carlecarley shimkus, michael mae and tom shillue. does this lawsuit have any merit? tom: i think it does. why not? usually i laugh off these kinds of lawsuits. but now the left is getting a taste their own medicine really. i just created that expression. kennedy: they make the medicine. tom: we need guys like this to show what tom foolery it is. kennedy: michael malice, google said tell us whatever want. be as honest as possible. let us know what we are doing wrong. how can we get more women into tech. break it down. an writes this manifesto and he's fired. >> james todaymore has a masters the. to denigrate specifically men or den grait specifically whites. these ar

damore also blamed biological differences for the lack of women in tech.e filed the lawsuit in santa clara county superior court earlier today. it claims that google disfavors white men for promotions ... and opens positions to fulfill diversity quotas. <"if you read my document. it really is biting that bias unlawful harassment intimidation, i'm trying to remove that from the workplace, i really don't understand how that could be interpreted another way.""what james was saying is that many people here at google feel discriminated against and oppressed and afraid to say what they might think, and it's not the people you might think. certainly me growing up, i would generally think the person being discriminated against was women and minorities, but i don't think that is the case in silicon valley.">(vicki) the lawsuit also includes david gudeman... a former google engineer who left the company in 20-16. the two men hope to create a class action suit against the company. (grant) still ahead... you've probably seen screens that can bend... but how about a ro

damore also blamed biological differences for the lack of women in technology jobs..he filed the lawsuit in santa clara county superior court earlier today. it claims that google disfavores white men for promotions .... and opens positions in order to fulfill diversity quotas. (sot) the lawsuit also includes david gudeman ... a former google engineer who left the company in 20-16. the two men hope to create a class action suit against the company. (steve) it was announced today that the trump administration is ending protections for over two- hundred thousand immigrants from el salvador. according to the department of homeland security...salva dorans who have lived in the u-s since 2001 could be left without any legal status. immigrants with temporary protected status have until september of 2019 to find a legal way to stay in the u-s before they face deportation. congress could intervene with a deal senators are exploring to reform current immigration policies. coming up at eight.. flu cases are spiking around the u-s.... and have caused deaths in here in the bay are

liz: james damore wrote a memo circulating internally saying workers with conservative beliefs facedimination, one e-mail said, quote, you're a misogynist, a terrible person, i will be continuing until one of us is fired. blank you. what do you make of that? >> this is so sad, a problem we're not just seeing at google but the political left in general they are so exceedingly tolerant towards anyone and anything unless you disagree with them. they want superficial diversity, of race, gender, sexual orientation but don't want diversity of opinion, especially for a company like google who claims to be a stalwart of diversity and innovation, they are completely resistant to new ideas. liz: that is like the democrat party, no diversity about policies, right? >> we've seen that in general even the clarify the dnc saying there are no pro-lifers allowed in the party. we see this group think across the left that is exceedingly popular which is not only anti-democracy but isn't good for business for google. so i think he raises a good point. liz: switch gears on the white house meeting on immi

james damore accuses google of discriminating against white, men and conservatives. the lawsuit filed in santa clara county claims he was harassed and threatened. google fired tomorrow last august after he wrote a memo that was later posted online and went on -- viral suggesting men are biologically superior to women in software programming and high-tech jobs. google issued this brief response to the lawsuit they say "we look forward to defending against mr. james damore's lawsuit in court ." >>> bart riders will have a new place to store their bikes this week. secure bike locks will be available to riders using the pleasant hill bart station. they are free and secure the bike tire and frame. after registering online, you use your clipper card to lock and unlock the bike. 10 units have been installed and if they are popular, you will see them expand to other stations. >>> former vice president joe biden will be in san francisco today. he will be interviewed by you see president janet napolitano at the jewish community center of san francisco tonight. mr. biden is on

charles: that was former google employee james damore and his lawyer. he's filed a class action lawsuit for google's alleged intell rons towards white conservative men. a lot of reaction to that interview. google put out a tape before the show was over. i wanted to get back to this. the notion that silicon valley is somehow inherently discriminating against white conservative men, what is the basis for that and how can you prove that perhaps there may be political-ideological differences, but this somehow harms or sab tawngs their career. >> the lawsuit isn't about white conservative men. it's about three class of people, conservatives, caucasians and asians and men. but point number two, each of those categories we demonstrated by our complaint that's alleged. conservatives are subject to shaming. it's perfectly tolerated to put negative characterizations of people who are republican or supported donald trump in the election, even equating them to nazis and punching them which is pretty offensive and outrageous. that lang wage is not used by conservati

damore also blamed biological differences for the lack of women in technology jobs..filed the lawsuit in santa clara county superior court earlier today. it claims.... google disfavors white men for promotions, and opens positions to fulfill diversity quotas.<"if you read my document. it really is biting that bias unlawful harassment intimidation, i'm trying to remove that from the workplace, i really don't understand how interpreted another way."(pam) the lawsuit also another former google engineer -- who left the company in 20-16. the two men hope to create a class action suit against the company. (steve)(ááávoááá) new at ten:video of a destructive house fire in santa rosa.. it severely damaged three rooms in a large home on stonecrest court...you can see the intense flames.. the fire broke out around 6:00 this evening.two people were home at the time of the fire.. luckily - everyone made it out safe and unhurt... investigators are now trying to figure out what exactly sparked the fiames.... but believe it to be an accidental electrical fire. (steve) a dangerous sit

damore's lawsuit in court. abc7 news news. >>> california state senators say planning to release more documents detailing sexual harassment accusations against lawmakers and high level staff members. >> however won't see names of accusers or witnesses, will be redacted. at least one lawmaker says the current system for roorting sexual misconduct is a failure that makes accusers fear retaliation. >>> undocumented immigrant acquitted of murder in kate steinle case was in federal court today. >> continues to draw debate over san francisco's status as sanctuary city. >> lyanne melendez in court. >> possession of gone as felon and alien. could get ten years in federal prison. gun had been previously stolen and jury in the murder trial seemed to believe garcia zarate when he said he found it and it went off accidentally. he already served time for that conviction. attorney will argue double jeopardy if he can prove collusion between local and federal authorities to hurt his case. >> vindictive, revenge. >> second mot

the lawsuit filed by former google engineer james damore includes conversations between google employeesthat reveal the toxic hate inside that company. tonight we're going to show you those messages for the first time. right here in southern california, disneyland famously bills itself as the happiest place on earth. on the basis of this new evidence, the question tonight is whether google is, in fact, the most hateful place on earth? we took a close look at paperwork in this week's lawsuit and found truly shocking examples of hateful treatment and deeply held contempt. google employees use internal service called mean jen to create messages created in the company. when it comes to politics, main function is to share vicious anti-conservative bile. like this charmer. and a reminder, these are all directly from the damor lawsuit. >>> do you ever wish you were a corporation or a fetus the republicans would finally treat you like a human being? people in indiana are bigots, they call it religious freedom. the googlists seem to have a thing about religion, legitimate world views, conservativ

. >> reporter: this attorney said google was vicious against her client james damore in a diversity training he wrote a memo saying differences in distribution between men and women may in part explain why we don't have 50% representation of women in tech and leadership. on average he said women may just prefer other jobs. >> there are multiple other explanations to google's specific disparity than simply bias. >> reporter: the memo was made public and set off a firestorm and damore was fired, but the lawsuit filed today in santa clara goes far beyond his experience. it's a class action lawsuit. >> jobs are reserved in google for minority and women. that's illegal under california employment law. in california your viewpoint is to protect a characteristic. i could no more refuse to hire an attorney at my firm because they voted for bernie sanders than google can refuse to promote somebody because they voted for donald trump. >> the lawsuit itself is nearly 200 pages long and it contains almost 100 pages of screen shots from internal google message boards and these screen shots are meant to s

. >> reporter: the class-action lawsuit involving damore describes the open hostility for conservativethought leaving some employees to be singled out, mistreated and systematically punished and dismissed from google. he was asked what diversity means to him. >> just having a diverse set of people and a diverse set of views and having people feel comfortable and not be so harshly punished for just expressing themselv themselves. >> reporter: google has not responded but did say in an e-mail right after the firing, "to suggest a group of colleagues have traits that make them less biologically suited to that work is offensive and not okay according to our code of conduct. >> now, the lawsuit on its face is about unlawful termination but the concern, a major complaint is that google celebrates the hiring of women and minorities and there was a specific example, one of many. according to ta lawsuhat lawsuie are companywide meetings where employees who were white and caucasian were mocked and booed at those meetings. reporting live, sam brock, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, sam. >>> back to

damore's lawsuit in court.mploy male. 56% of domestic employees are white. doesn't that work against your case, james? >> if i can jump in and james can add. the fact that they don't have, you know, those numbers are not relevant. the numbers that are relevant how are they getting to 50/50. knows are their goals? if they are using quotas it's not legal. james has pointed out in some other interviews only 20% of the engineers out of software school these days in the united states are women. so if you want 50/50 you will have to do that with some very aggressive efforts. >> sandra: some people responded and you can weigh in on all the response you're getting and continue to get which i'm sure is a lot. the initial letter you wrote while still employed by the company and you were fired for writing, you talked about the alienation of conservatives at the company but also blamed biological differences for the relative lack of women in technology. as a result you don't have to look far to find people who are saying y

james damore alleges that white, male conservative employees at google are "ostracized, belittled, andng forward to defending itself in court. and we look forward to covering a story as it progresses. now, let's talk about intel. the boss made his first public appearance since a security scandal that has potentially left millions, possibly billions of machines vulnerable. potentially left millions, possibly billions of machines vulnerablem is called meltdown and spectre, he said they would have processors by the end of the month installed and so the end of the month installed and so far there is no sign that customer data has been put at risk. he was speaking at the ces tech show in las vegas, where we have lianna brinded, who is with me now, it is nice to see you. you have been looking at what he had to say. what are your thoughts? he had to say something, didn't he? he was forced to. he was giving the opening speech at ces which is why he was saying something then. the good thing that people should take away is the fact that he was saying there is no evidence that anyone is taking ad

damore will respond. of "varney & company." ♪ stuart: i'm calling it dead flat to ever so slightly lower. off four points, three points, 26,211 on the dow. >>> solar stocks are up. president trump will put 30% tariffs on imports of solar panels. grain arrows for the solar stocks. -- green arrows. >>> tariffs put on washing machines. whirlpool therefore, on the upside. not sure what the tariff is on washing machine, those coming from south korea i believe. whirlpool is up 2% at 171. now this for you, google's chief executive says he has got no regrets for firing the employee who wrote that memo criticizing google's diversity policies. joining us is the author of that memo, james damore. what is your reaction to the google guy saying he would fire you all over again? >> well, as we both know, you can't really trust the company's public response especially when they're being sued. do i think they regret firing me? of course. most google employees and americans when they were polled disagreed with the firing

. >> in a class action suit filed with another engineer james damore claims that google has an open hostility for conservative thought and accuses it of engaging in illegal hiring practices favoring women and minoriti minorities. >>> singer the weekend tweeted that he will no longer work with h & m due to this image of a black child in a hoodie that reads coolest monkey in the jungle. so the weekend says he is shocked and embarrassed by this. people flooded social media saying the ad is racially offensive. h & m apologized saying it believes it diversity. >>> a sexual harassment lawsuit has spelled the end of san francisco's four barrel coffee. >> the company is changing its name to the tide following claims of harassment against its founder jeremy tukar. he stepped down as owner on saturday. co-owners say that his shares will be given to employees. eventually the co-owners will divest making the company 100% company owned. >>> car burglaries have become an epidemic in san francisco and now police are taking a new approach to stop them. >> the department is creating a dedicated team at each d

representing james damore. we appreciate you being with us.to follow up on this want to see progress you're making. thank you. >> you got it. thank you. stuart: here is what is coming up for you. potentially this is a breakthrough. north korea says they will send a delegation that will include athletes and journalists, going to the winter olympics in the south, that means south korea. we'll deal with that in a moment. ♪ whoooo. when it comes to travel, i sweat the details. late checkout... ...down-alternative pillows... ...and of course, price. tripadvisor helps you book a... ...hotel without breaking a sweat. because we now instantly... ...search over 200 booking sites ...to find you the lowest price... ...on the hotel you want. don't sweat your booking. tripadvisor. the latest reviews. the lowest prices. stuart: north korea is sending a delegation to next month's winter olympics in south korea. what is a delegation? ashley: a delegation would include athletes, spectators a cheerleading team. i'm surprised that north korea has cheerleading te

james damore says he hopes to send a clear message to the giant. >> i think just having diversity and a lot of diverse views and having people feel comfortable and not be harshly punished for expressing himself. >> the suit was filed today in santa clara county and claims that google let them go because of his political views. he claims the company has discriminated against white men and conservatives for years. 's attorney says that reverse discrimination is now rapid in high-tech country. >> i don't think that is so much the case with google. >> he was fired last summer after he wrote a memo criticizing the company for promoting workplace diversity programs. that memo also said the reason women are under representative is because of female qualifications. >>> the tallest skyscraper in san francisco welcomed their tenants today. the first occupant of cell force tower made is very historic. a breakfast buffet and rainsoaked abuse was shown on twitter. >>> a san jose art installation that uses likes to visualize the speed of sound has been extended through early march. here it is. the

over in the us, google are being sued by james damore, the coder sacked after writing a controversialing the company's diversity policy. he said he and others had been discriminated against as white males. certainly he was vilified on social media for saying and thinking the wrong thing. it's seen by the right as a case of the left‘s intolerance. every day these kinds of arguments are erupting, even where they don't need to. like virgin — they're not banning customers from bringing their own copies of the daily mail on to their trains, obviously, butjustifying the decision not to sell the mail in terms of politics rather than commerce ramped this up as another divisive issue. again, on social media, the debate polarised around extreme positions expressed strongly. each side's undoubtedly sincere in its thoughts and really believes the other is a threat to either decency or free speech. but is the virulent argument a healthy sign or a vibrant debate, or a sign that shared values have more or less evaporated? build that wall. with me now are two worriers. paris lees is a broadcaster and

one of which my favorite of that, of that trend is leo damore editorial privilege about senator kennedy. and having drowned that girl, and it is truth about that apparently leo got one of the cousins to talk to him. he was picked off at kennedy saying to them after swimming out of the river, oh could you say you're drawing anything? [laughter] so years later leo -- on the record. no new york publisher would publish it. they publish it 27 weeks on "new york times" best seller list. more recently there was a patriot pick flag of ash fathers not our mothers. 27 new york publishers turned it down, published it 24 time onts "new york times" best sellers list. way things are going now in trump era this his tear yo i don't know if you are reading the treason times but it is every day about somehow some facebook page that they think russia went behind may have thrown the whole election -- [laughter] if you visited america outside of the major cities you couldn't drive a mile without seeing six foot tall trumple sign but i'm sure it was that little facebook page. [laughter] in any event they are

damore and you saw the whole staff of business insider.asically piling on and sing i'm glad he's gone. he's a threat to the republican. what happened? who are these people posing as journalists? >> the one thing jeff flake gets wrong in the mainstream media gets wrong is that the number one threat, if there is a main threat toea our democracy, whent comes to the media, it's that the media has totally thrown away itss credibility with the american people. there was this gallup poll that showed more americans have a negative view of the media that have a positive view of the media. that is not good for a democracy. we need to have a robust, credible media to hold power accountable, and to inform the citizenry. we don't have that right now becauseth the media does not see itself as the guardians of free speech, the guardians of common americans, holding power accountable. they see themselves, as you say, protectors of the status quo status quo. >> tucker: if they were half as comfortable as big business as they are of donald trump, we would b

damore was asked what diversity means to him. >> a diverse set of views and having people feel comfortable and not harshly punished to expressing themselves. >> reporter: google has not yet responded to our request for promise, but the ceo said the following in a company e-mail right after the firing. to suggest a group of our colleagues have traits that make them less suited to that work is not okay. it's contrary to our basic values and code of conduct. >> you can't fire someone in california for their political vies. that's not true in new york and new jersey and other places, but it is true in california. >> sam brock reporting. now at the same time there is a lawsuit against google from a firm in the same building, suing the company for paying female engineers less. >>> former vice president joe biden is here in the bay area today. mr. biden is on a nationwide tour talking about his new book, bestselling memoir. the book's about the loss of his son to cancer. biden will be at the jewish community center on california street in san francisco tonight as 7:00. >>> coming up, we're tracki

. >> in a class action suit filed with another google engineer james damore claims that google has an open hostility for conservative thought and accesses it of using hiring quotas favoring women and minorities. >>> singer the weekend will no longer work with h & m because of this image of a glad child with one of their hoodies that reads could goest monkey in the jungle. the weekend says that he is shocked and embarrassed by this. people flooded social media saying that the ad is racially offensive. h & m says they believe in diversity. they have pulled the ad and sweat suit. >>> a sexual harassment lawsuit has spelled the end of four barrel company. >> the company changing their name to the tide after allegations of harassment to jeremy tooker. >>> some new developments this morning, apple responding to a letter from stockholders asking the company to look into the public health crisis considering young kids and smartphone addiction. >> stockholders asked apple to develop software to help parents limit phone use and carry out a study of overuse on mental health. apple responded by s

. >> in a class action suit filed with another google engineer james damore claims that google has anility for conservative thought and access it of using hiring quotas favoring women and my yorts. >>> singer the weekend tweeted that he will no longer work with h & m because of this image of a child model in a hoodie that reads coolest monkey in the jungle. the artist says he is shocked and embarrassed about i this. people flooded social media saying that the ad is racially offensive. h & m issued an apology and they have pulled the hoodie and also pulled the ad. >>> new developments this morning, apple responding to that letter from stockholders asking the company to look into public health crises concerning young kids and smartphone addiction. >> these stockholders who own a bit of shares of apple they say that they want to develop software to let parents limit phone use and to carry out a study investigating the impact of smartphone overuse on mental health. apple responded saying we take this responsibility very seriously and we are kmitied to meeting and exceeding our curse midwe

one of which my favorite of that, of that trend is leo damore editorial p

here is james damore explaining why he thinks he was fired. >> there is a continued harassment and careere that expresses a conservative viewpoint. and there is constant shaming and attacks against white men within silicon valley. >> sandra: we're live in l.a. this morning. william, what are some of the details coming out of this lawsuit? >> the lawsuit contains some powerful accusations about how google treats employees with conservative views. we put it at the top of the fox news.com website for you to read. it is an important case because of the influence silicon valley has over what we read and see. the politics of silicon valley skews to the left. not a secret. the lawsuit contends liberal point of view influences the news and contents it presents and discriminates against conservative opinion. here are some of the allegations number one google belittles and punishes conservatives for political views. they enforce illegal hiring quotas for women and minorities and shame managers who fail to meet those quotas and mocks male employees with boos at meetings. he pointed out some of this