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the author of "franchise: the golden arches in black america," and she is in conversation with elizabeth taylor. thank you, ladies. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. thank you all for coming today. can you hear me? it is such a pleasure it is a beautiful day outside. it is going to be a much interesting to be in this room as we really dig into this really important part of history. i'm thrilled to be here, professor of history at georgetown university that is the official bio. i just want to say pulitzer prize winner 2021 history. [applause] at. [cheering] and i get a chill. so the citation read this way. one reason i'm going to read it out loud and there is a big luncheon or anything for the book because of covid. i don't know if you have had a stranger read this to you, ever. so i am going to do it. this amazing book, franchise the golden arches and black america. the citation read this way from nuance account of the complicated role of the fast food industry plays in african-american communities race in capitalism that masterfully illustrates how the fight for civil rights has been intertw

to be careful about that but nothing here in this request and with a hard as a -- is good for elizabeth. taylor: you're so smart to bring up we are not in that room should we have not been in that courtroom so we don't want to read between the lines but what is it signaling if anything and what is it signaling we are now in the third day of deliberations? >> the third day is expected. this is hardly surprising. my sources tell me five days would be normal. they have an remiss amount of evidence -- they have an enormous amount of evidence to consider. that is hardly surprising. there is a sense of urgency. everyone would like a decision before christmas. i don't expect that to happen. this does indicate movement in the case. it is possible we could have a verdict this afternoon. i'm expecting this goes into next week. this evidence was a very interesting piece of evidence. to hear it again replayed made it more compelling. taylor: what are we thinking about? next week, the new era? lead us to what we can expect in the coming days and weeks ahead. >> we are waiting -- at the end of today if they

but, nothing here in this request they are today is good for elizabeth. taylor: interesting. you are so smart to bring up that we are not in that room. so, we do not want to read between the lines. but, what is it signally, if anything? what is it signaling that we are now in the third day of deliberation? joe: the third day is expected. this is hardly surprising. my sources tell me that five days would be normal. they have an enormous amount of evidence to consider. there is lots of testimony, lots of documents, lots of texts. there is a sense of urgency. everybody here would like a decision before christmas. i do not expect that happen. though, this does indicate movement in the case. we could have averted this afternoon. that is possible. i am expecting this goes into next week. this evidence is very interesting. to hear it again, replayed, make it -- made it more compelling. taylor: it's next week? -- is it next week? the new year? lead us forward to what we can expect in the days and weeks ahead. joe: at the end of the day of they have not decided a verdict the jury has

it's very exciting to think of all the celebrities who sat here over the years, elizabeth taylor andry specific title of this book, "a bathroom book for people not pooping or peeing but using the bathroom as an escape. was it important for you to make sure they knew exactly what kind of book they were buying >> the publishing company said it's way too long but i don't know i see -- it's very nice when you have to read it out loud on tv it makes me chuckle backstage. [ laughter ] but i just love that things that kind of are what they say and i wanted to make sure everybody knows what they're getting as soon as they see the book. >> seth: you have a few tips in here, not just for how to spend time in the bathroom but, you know, how to re-enter the social event they were at sort of like things you can say to break the ice post-trip to the bathroom could you share a few of those >> sure. yeah >> seth: yeah, go for it >> thanks, yeah. so basically, i wanted to make it easy for people to rejoin the party or whatever else they're doing. so i wrote an epilogue that's all kind of -- >> seth:

taylor: elizabeth, is it a bigger issue than just the pandemic related issue? >> it is so many forces at play. it is the workforce. you've seen all the advertisements. the number of nights home, the work quality, it is challenging, so people will tend to have very high turnover. the numbers i've seen from the truckee -- trucking industry turnover are shocking. part of it is the changing models and deploying. assets in different ways the workforce shortages, all of it is coming together and i think as marty's comments are spot on and will continue to be challenging. that is why we are seeing continued interest in the autonomous vehicles and it is taking root from a trucking standpoint. that would seem to be an important resolution for the workforce. romaine: one of theromaine: biggest issues. a wealth of insight here, we appreciate your time. elizabeth ebert, partner at infosys consulting. coming up, we will look at a shorter distance view of what has been going on. delivery in 15 minutes? you have to have it. we will discuss the area of rapid delivery. before w

. >> reporter: elizabeth taylor is a former plus size model and now runs her own swimwear line.knew models who would drag this big bag like out of a movie with padding and go to castings and put on an entire fat suit so they could get the job. >> reporter: but she's offering a simple suggestion to combat this issue. >> just use real plus size women because there are so many gorgeous plus size women out there. >> reporter: despite issues in the fashion industry, taylor says there are some brands that are making strides and being more size inclusive. >> i encourage women to think about the next generation of women ahead of them and how the more we can really drop into our bodies and love ourselves who we are in the moment right now, there's nothing like it and there's a freedom that i think is priceless. >> reporter: and she told abc news in a statement that she no longer takes those kind of jobs calling it unethical but made that video because plus size women deserve to know what goes on and the comments filled with people puzzled and also outraged. >> understandably so, mona, th

taylor: appreciate your perspective. lawyers in the trial of elizabeth holmes wrapping up closing arguments in san jose. soon, it will be up to a jury to decide the fate of the theranos founder. for the latest, let's go to ed ludlow. give us the latest about wrapping up closing arguments and rebuttals we are hearing. ed: government prosecutors will soon have the final word in this trial that has been on for three months. the u.s. assistant attorney basically told the jury a list of what he called ample evidence, things extending from the idea that their nose concealed that they use other laboratories when blood tests that they purported to have come from their own machine. you also pointed out that is live -- that elizabeth holmes was not this naive entrepreneur, she may have got on the road to theranos at the age of 18 but by the time she was raising funds, she was 30 and that prosecution put it, she was old enough to know the difference between wrong and right. they also talked about tests which did not look good for theranos, that they discarded and d

myself and michelle taylor met with rec park staff to ensure that the work was meeting the conditions of approval, and that concludes my update. thank you. >> clerk: thank you, elizabeth. if there are no additional questions or announcements from members, we can move onto item c, president's report and announcements. >> i have nothing, jonas. >> clerk: thank you. we will then move onto item 3, consideration of adoption of draft minutes for november 17, 2021. >> i move we adopt the minutes. >> second. >> thank you. seeing no questions or comments from members -- commissioner black, i am going to make you a panelist now. you are no longer on your phone, so you should be unable to unmute yourself. >> thank you. many apologies. >> clerk: on the minutes -- [roll call] >> clerk: so moved, commissioners. that motion passes unanimously 7-0, placing us on item 4, commission comments and questions. okay. seeing no requests to speak from members of the commission, commissioners, i am pleased to inform you that we have no items on the december 15 advance calendar, and so i'd respectfully request that you make a motion to cancel that hearing. >> motion to cancel the december 15 he

taylor kron 4 news. >> it's 5.38 right now and still ahead, a struggle to reach a verdict in the elizabeth holmes criminalal in the bay area. we're live in not live. we're going to give you the latest up to date live right here on kron 4 about that. i live and the forty-niners still in the wild-card race even after they lost to the titans. break down what happened on the field. >> well, in the south bay jurors in the criminal fraud trial of former theranos founder elizabeth holmes may take a break, at least until january. holmes is accused of defrauding her investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars after 3 days of deliberations. jurors have not yet reached a verdict on 11 charges of fraud and conspiracy holmes faces 20 years if in prison if convicted, it's 5.42 in. coming up, steph curry. >> he delivers in the game against the grizzlies are highlights when we come back. >> 44 right now we're tracking the storm which you can see because behind us it's my vision just just a little back there on the tracking santa. we are tracking santa. so we saw him over australia, which was exciting long island, wh

taylor streets this morning. the san jose police department confirms the victim had minor injuries. the first full day of jury deliberations is underway in the federal fraud trial of elizabeth holmes, the founder of theranos. holmes is charged with misleading investors and the public about the accuracy of blood testing technology. if theranos. the trial started three months ago, the judges told the jury they'll have christmas eve off if they're still deliberating. there are only a few days left by those holiday gifts. the national federation of retailers doesn't think inflation will be enough to hold back shoppers from possibly breaking records. this holiday season. ktvu is greg liggins caught up with some last minute shoppers in walnut creek. crowds were sparse at walnut creek's broadway plaza sunday, though there were a few shoppers picking up last minute gifts. it was ken tasha's chance to buy for his wife. it was the only day that i had. without her. she's at dance class right now, so i'm getting the things i need to for her. lots of people were empty handed, possibly because their holiday shopping is mostly done. i was like, get ahead early, like two months, so i don't