i'm jill stein joining me now dr jill stein green party candidate for president of the united states dr stein walker thank you tom great to be with you thanks for joining us exactly what exactly was the u.s. europe green parties it was a first video meeting between myself and my running mate cheri and several european parliamentarians to talk about our common issues to help share their hard won experience getting into office and then moving policies that actually make a difference a green new deal which has become the centerpiece of our campaign that actually creates jobs at the same time that it solves this climate emergency we have you know and an emergency as you know on both counts we have twenty five million people who need full time work as well as a climate disaster that's on rolling faster than anyone ever expected and this is just with one degree of. temperature increase one degree centigrade and yet we're expecting six degrees warming over the next century so we don't have a way forward right here now the democrats and certainly not the republicans do not have an exit strat

jill stein. >> we need a green president. vote for jill stein. >> i am voting for jill stein. >> i am jill stein. i approve this message. host: dr. jill stein will be joining us later in the program. from the twitter page -- our question if you are just joining us are listening on c- span radio -- are third party is still relevant? cory is on the phone from portland, oregon. caller: as somebody who has done an extensive amount of the voter registration, especially recently for the current election, i have to say that i am one of the people who actually believe in the american dream and i think democracy is still relevant. i think each individual vote actually counts. when we have third-party candidates, it really gives people a chance to embrace a candidate that actually embraces what they visualize as their actual ideals. not just having to choose between candid it a or candid it be. -- canidate a or candidate b. i really want to thank you for c-span. it is an excellent service. host: thank you for the call. this headline -- an afghan soldier turning his gun on the american troops at a checkpoint at the east, killing two american

actually right on nafta in my opinion anyway i'm not sure yours yeah i think we need more people dr jill stein should be on the debate stage gary johnson i certainly think should be on the debate stage if you aren't enough ballots i think dr jill stein is on thirty eight gary johnson currently on forty eight if you mathematically can get to seventy if you mathematically can win the election if you're in enough states where if you want all those states that you could win the election i think that's the litmus test i think fifteen percent is too high and i think you need to use suggestion i agree with it and i don't want. stan really i understand there's logistical and pragmatic concerns with having this you know debate with hundreds of people in it but there are certainly common sense you know that we can do for that with a strong litmus test like i've set forth but where others have set forth is not my litmus test but the bottom line is i don't think we can have too many voices i don't really understand economics i guess i do many voices in an election that's not a big problem to me at a ballo

third party just what the doctor ordered well as green party candidate presidential candidate dr jill stein. you need to know this the mitt romney campaign is still in crisis after a leaked video showed romney deriding the forty seven percent of americans who he claims are victims who don't pay taxes and who are dependent upon a government for everything romney says his job is not to worry about those people sure someone could come to romney's defense right now and say that even though he's written off forty seven percent of the population he's still focused on the rest the fifty three percent of americans but that's not exactly true either now it is romney not give a damn about forty seven percent of americans we claims don't pay taxes even though they do pay sales taxes state taxes payroll taxes romney also doesn't give a damn about ninety eight percent of americans who he's preparing to give them as a tax. increased as this chart from the tax policy center shows romney's plan would give massive tax breaks to all americans making more than two hundred thousand dollars a year roughly two p

dr. jill stein was in north bay and palo alto while libertarian county candidate gary johnson was at uc berkeley. >> everybody has a platform, i suppose. >>> 4:51. after a brutal line drive to the head, brandon mccarthy, talking about possible safety measures for pitchers. what he thinks thank you shot be done. >>> and the golden gate bridge, we have a little haze. >>> the time is 4:54. sometime today we're expecting the official announcement on whether or not melky cabrera will play for the giants come postseason. yesterday csn bay area insider andrew baggarly reported the giants would not be putting cabrera in their lineup. general manager bruce bochy is -- actually manager bruce bochy is expected to make that official today. cabrera, reportedly disappointed with the club's decision but does not have plans to file a grievance. >>> just weeks after he was hit in the head with a line drive, the a's brandon mccarthy talking about possible safety measures for pitchers. mccarthy said he would be willing to look at prototype helmets but doesn't want helmets to become mandatory. he says, quote, it's

dr. jill stein will be visiting the bay area today. she'll visit sonoma state university this afternoon. she then heads off to napa valley college before making a final stop in palo alto. recent polls show only 1% of voters are backing stein. >>> also in the bay area today the presidential candidate from the libertarian party, gary johnson, will host an event at uc berkeley. johnson says his campaign is, quote, for those who are more liberal than obama on social issues and more conservative than romney on financial issues. >>> if you feel like you're living in a box right now in san francisco, just wait. that space could get a lot smaller. christie smith is live in san francisco where the board of supervisors right now is looking at a proposal to change the city's building code. i guess it would be called downsizing, christie? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. we were just wondering if any of these units come with a garage but you would really have to trim the excess to make this work. we're south of market here in san francisco. this bui

dr. jill stein was in the north bay and palo alto while libertarian candidate gary johnson was at uc berkeley>>> it is a legal argument with implications for gay couples all across the nation. the ldefense of marriage act wa passed back in 1996 and it denies government benefits to same-sex couples. now, a federal appeals court is set to hear arguments later today challenging the constitutionality of that law. a ruling is not expected for several months. >>> a brand new study this morning that very large earthquakes elsewhere in the world may in fact have a direct impact on fault lines right here in the bay area. marla tellez is live in san jose with more details on this story. marla, good morning. >> reporter: jon, good morning. we all know that the bay area is prime earthquake country with the famous or infamous fault here, the san andreas fault, the hayward fault, even the c calavares fault. we're live at the santa clara water district which happens to be holding a meeting today about the anderson dam seismic retrofit project in morgan hill. now, that dam is a major concern. water district

dr. jill stein, the green party presidential candidate. we will next talk to virgil goode, the constitution party candidate, and we will wrap up with the author of "third-party matters," donald green. thank you very much for joining us for this edition of the "washington journal." we will see you♪ ♪ >> city first of the presidential debates wednesday night live on c-span and online at c-span.org, watch and engage. next on c-span, and national survey on illicit and prescription drug use. followed by a look at the link between national security and childhood obesity. later, and allied campaign rally with vice-president joe biden. he is touring through florida. and a stop in fort myers as part of his swing through the state. join us for live coverage of the vice president at 11:40 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> every generation in our history has worked and sacrificed to leave a better country to their children or grandchildren and future generations. we were then a spending their money. we are now even more, much more spending their money.

dr. jill stein was in the north bay while the libertarian party candidate gary johnson was at uc berkeleyudy conditions. clear over san francisco than it is in oakland at this time. everyone's going to get a clear blue sky over the next couple of hours. temperatures warm as a result. 90 in fairfield. 92 in livermore. 80 in san jose today and touching on the low 70s in san francisco. the heat-up continues as we head through tomorrow, kicks into high gear over the weekend. triple-digit heat. mike? >> still patchy fog in spots like the san mateo. slow in spots like the san mateo bridge. westbound away from us, a smoother drive approaching the high-rise which you can't really see here. getting over to the peninsula, 101 starts to recover as well as 92. but look at this 280. two accidents, one north and southbound. that's causing a considerable slowdown south of 380. that's unusual and unexpected. slow into the south bay as well for your northbound routes. accidents are starting to clear especially the one at saratoga. >> thank you very much. thank you for joining us. another local news update