google's executive chairman eric schmidt will travel as early as this month. scott mcgrew will discuss the impact of this landmark visit but we begin with bob redell live at google headquarters in mountain view with more this morning. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. officially from google headquarters here in mountain view there's been no comment yet. that could be in part because this is considered a trip that is considered to be private. the ap is reporting that google executive chairman eric schmidt will be later this month possibly as soon as the end of this month will be traveling to north korea on a private trip that would be humanitarian in nature and led by former new mexico governor bill richardson. this would be significant for a number of reasons. as you're well aware, north korea is very secluded. cut off from the rest of the world known as the hermit's kingdom. the country doesn't even allow citizens access to the world wide web and only some citizens are able to get on a local internet that's controlled by the governme

eric schmidt said he would love to bring internet technology to the entire world.s worth noting that google already has offices in china, in russia, in south korea. those are three countries that surround north korea. but north korea has a very strict penalty for anyone caught using the worldwide web. instead, the country offers their own train net which many experts have called propaganda tool. cell phone and computer use in north korea is growing. experts say google might be laying some groundwork. listen. from their why the not try it pry the door open just a little that would be an extraordinary achievement which would be a positive thing potentially for people but also be positive for google. >> google chief eric schmidt by the way reportedly will also give the north korean people a donation of some sort. shep. >> shepard: there is another matter here too, trace. governor richardson hoping to free an american who isliked up in north korea. >> yeah, the american's name is kenneth bay. he runs a travel agency that brings both tourists and potential investors int

google's eric schmidt has put forward a scary vision of what the internet could become in the future he says hackers could use the web to launch attacks with drones and that embarrassing information about you could be stored and used against you at any time or seize your corpus can also has more. the image of a human future liberated by technology and to hunger teleportation and so on just got a reality those from a guy who knows eric schmidt who is worth one point five billion dollars and the chairman of google voiced his views on in the internet and the dangers that lurk within it warned that as technology becomes cheaper and easier to use cyber terrorists could use the web to run a drone war essential nerd in california could fly a drone strike a target in a remote part of the world in fact schmidt says hackers will be known as cyber terrorists could well become the targets of the same drones but it's not only about potential terrorists states and governments can use cyber technology to isolate and distort the lives of their critics call this online ethnic cleansing moreover a cyb

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. >> next, google executive chairman eric schmidt talks about the latest innovations. after that, a program on the role of capitalism. after that, a program on state and federal marijuana laws. >> recently "the economist" magazine held their 2013 festival, focusing on economics, technology, and media. at the event, the google executive chairman eric schmidt discussed the importance of mobile devices and technology on society. his remarks are about 35 minutes. >> an introduction to our conversation on technology, so please welcome eric schmidt, executive chairman of google. [applause] >> thank you. is very good to be here. >> i do want to thank you very much for stepping in on such short notice. >> i was coming anyway. >> coming and speaking in public are two very different things. i want to ask you -- we have a load of questions for you from the floor as well. a want to ask you how technology will change our lives in various different ways in 2013. what we might do is start and then panicked out and go bigger -- pan out and go bigger. there are a number of google initi

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that's former new mexico governor bill richardson along with google executive chairman eric schmidt,y have just returned from north korea and governor richardson is kind enough to join me live now from washington. governor, thanks for taking the time. i've been looking forward to have a chance to debrief you on your visit but i was worried there wouldn't be enough to debrief about. it doesn't feel like there was a whole lot that you got to do while you were there. have i mischaracterized it? >> well, we did three important things -- one, we sent a very strong message from americans that don't talk to north koreans on a variety of subjects that, one, cool it on the missile developments, moratorium on nuclear testing. number two, we pushed very hard for the american kenneth baye who is there in prison to be treated fairly and get consular access. and, third, probably the most important message, was the internet from eric schmidt, the head of google. we weren't traveling as a google team. to open up access to the internet, to move forward with more cell phone service. and we talked to s

here is eric schmidt and bill richardson stepping off a plane. he has not said much about the reason for joining the trip but he is an advocate for all. something north korea does not support. he calls it a private humanitarian mission which includes a meeting with humanitarian leaders. >>> in san jose this friday airways are to start flying the boeing 747 dreamliner from tokyo. it is designed to make flights more comfortable and they will have a line of flights leaving each week from san jose. >>> a photographer came face to face with a polar bear and lived to tell about it. he sat in a pod as a pod tried to force her way inside. it was a special series on the bbc and buchanan said he spent a year with the most deadly creatures but this was the most scary experience ever. >>> and a new share lets you share pets. it is a non-profit organization where dog owners can trade walking feeding and dog sitting duties and it is a chance for people who don't have animals to share somebody else's. more than 480 people have signed up for the service in san f

these welcome eric schmidt, executive chairman of google. [applause]>> thank you very much, good to see you. >> first of all, i do want to thank you very much for stepping in at such short notice. >> i was planning on coming anyway. >> humming and speaking in public are two slightly different things. thank you very much. we have a load of questions for you from the floor, but i want to ask you about how technology will change our lives in various different ways in 2013. what i thought is to start small and go bigger. in the publication, we mention a number of google initiatives that are fascinating in the way that they might change lives. one is google glass so the idea of wearable computing. is that going to be available next year and beyond that? >> if you look at google glass, it's sort of glasses that they don't put it right in your eye. they put it right above. they can show a video. we have been experimenting what this could be used for. there are obvious uses in your daily lives. we never had a device that records or could record what

the executive chairman, eric schmidt, and the director of google ideas. both men have written a book was -- that is due to be released in april about how internet can help shape a society. it is interesting this week -- this trip comes just a week after north korean leader kim john delivered his new year address -- kim jong-un delivered his new year address. >> bahrain's highest court has upheld the sentences for 13 opposition leaders. the activists cannot appeal the decisions. they were convicted for their actions during the 2011 uprising. she has continued to press -- shias continued to protest against the sunni-led government. government.eedled police reportedly arrested 20 people, including a former mp. the free syrian army says it has formed a special units to secure the country's chemical weapons. they are confident the assad government will fall. they are ready to see the conflict to the end, despite limited military resources. we have the story from turkey. ♪ >> these are rebel fighters pushing to break government lines and sees strategic army bas

of web giant google has set out his vision for the future of the internet in a gloomy forecast eric schmidt suggests people's online id could be taken hostage and an online form of kidnapping. has more. the image of a human future liberated by technology and to hunger teleportation and so on just got a reality those from a guy who knows eric schmidt who is worth one point five billion dollars and the chairman of google voiced his views on in the internet and the dangers that lurk within it warned that as technology becomes cheaper and easier to use cyber terrorists could use the web to run a drone war a century or nerd in california could fly a drone strike a target in a remote part of the world in fact schmidt says hackers will be known as cyber terrorists could well become the targets of the same drones but it's not only about potential terrorists states and governments can use cyber technology to isolate and distort the lives of their critics call this online ethnic cleansing moreover a cyber identities that's your online avatar in social networks could be taken hostage for ransom actual

says he invited eric schmidt. is a personal and private trip, has nothing to do with them. bill richardson has been to north korea half a dozen times in the past 20 years. he invited schmidt. it has nothing to do with a diplomatic mission from the united states. there were reporters in north korea on the ground, they must have been condoned by the dictatorship there which is secretive and nuclear ambitious, here's how they responded to the reporters who were there. >> no interviews. no interviews. >> this is a private humanitarian visit. we're here as individual american citizens looking at the humanitarian situation. we're going to ask about the american detainee who's here. we're interested in the economic and political situation. we are concerned about the missile launches and we're concerned about the importance of dialogue. >> the state department did not want them to take this trip. here's the statement from last week. they were not going to be accompanied by any u.s. officials. frankly we do not think the t

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eric schmidt is going as a private visit, this is not a google visit. so i hope that the state department is appropriately cautious, but obviously, they have gotten a little bit of concern. but we're going to be fine. >> so one of your goals is to bring home this american citizen who has been detained in north korea, is that right? >> well, our goals are several. the primary mission is humanitarian. we're going to look at the human situation in north korea. the poorest nation in the world. the detainee issue is another one. we're going to try to see the detainee, i think it is going to be difficult to bring him back, because the judicial process there has not even commenced. third, we're going to obviously talk about some of the nuclear issues, very concerned about a possible nuclear test. concerned about recent actions by the north koreans. but these are unofficial. this is not in any representation from the department of state or the administration, it is a two to three-day visit. and we hope to come back as i have over the years, the last 15 years, i

i invited eric schmidt from going toll go. i have again abouting to north korea for quite awhile. had success getting american soldiers, remains of our military back and prisoners back. >> shepard: the state department called it unhelpful and asked you not to do it. why did you? >> i'm a private citizen. i don't work for the state department. their position s understandable because the relationship with north korea s is very bad. >> shepard: is there enough food and power as far as you can tell at least for -- i mean help us understand what the place is like? >> well, it is like you said in -- step into a time warp into the '50s. there is no heat there if you saw us in the videos going to schools, to software places, to computer schools. >> shepard: no heat anywhere? >> is no heat anywhere. >> that is why when kim jong il was looking at things he was wearing coats all the time. >> the country is in bad shape. we are trying to spend a message don't is spend your money on missiles on the military. spend it on the economy and a free market and move forward to give your people more of

technology and to hunger teleportation and so on just got a reality those from a guy who knows eric schmidt who is worth one point five billion dollars and the chairman of google voiced his views on in the internet and the dangers that lurk within it warned that as technology becomes cheaper and easier to use cyber terrorists could use the web to run a drone war essential nerd in california could fly a drone strike a target in a remote part of the world in fact schmidt says hackers will be known as cyber terrorists could well become the targets of the same drones but it's not only about potential terrorists states and governments can use cyber technology to isolate and distort the lives of their critics call this online ethnic cleansing moreover a cyber identities that's your online avatar in social networks could be taken hostage for ransom actually there are already cases of hackers remotely blocking personal computers and demanding cash colon or feek cyber identities me soon also form a global black market where users will be able to buy an identity the always dreamed of in real life als

hi sir thanks for being with us this visit by google boston eric schmidt headed by former new mexico governor bill richardson now richardson is a veteran of humanitarian journeys to north korea is this one going to be different from the usual kind of trip you think well it comes with a great incentive for north korea and that is a visit from one of the top corporations in the world and so i think that's one of the reasons why north korea was so enthusiastic about having them come in on this trip the u.s. state department's not enthusiastic there is a spokesperson there victoria nuland says the visit ill timed in light of washington's recent rocket launch schmidt though says he's not there on business so why do the u.s. officials care what the u.s. officials care because they're trying to tighten the screws on the sanction regime against north korea but to be honest there aren't a lot of sanctions they can levy against north korea at this point where most heavily sanction countries in the world so what they're looking for basically is more a kind of atmosphere of condemnation and for

then google chairman eric schmidt talks about his company's new innovations and the impact on technology on society. after that, we'll be live at johns hopkins university with the start of an all-day summit on reducing gun violence in the u.s. >> host: well, there's a new e-book on the market, and it's called "the politics of abundance. how technology can fix the budget, revive the american dream and establish obama's legacy." the co-authors are both former fcc officials. reed hundt is the former chairman of the fcc in the clinton administration, and blair levin spent many years there, most recently as part of their national broadband plan, the executive director. gentlemen, thanks for being on "the communicators." mr. hundt, your book's subtitle, how can technology fix the budget and help us over the so so-of called fiscal cliff? >> guest: well, it is a the subtitle. it's a bit of a mouthful, but the fundamental idea here is if you spend time in silicon valley, if you spend time in detroit where the automobile industry is being rebuilt, if you spend time outside the beltway, you feel th

richar yardson travels to north korea frequently. >> eric schmidt is a prind of mine.as a private citizen this, is not a google trip but i'mzcfh sure he's interested in economic issues there. social immediate why aspect. >> they are at highest profile visitors to north korea since kim jonun took power. there is criticism of timing is bad. >> the u.s. supreme court scheduled hearings on the legality of same-sex marriage. the court set a date in march to overview proposition 8. the next date the justices will hear a related case. justices not expected to rule until late june. whatever they decide it's likely to establish awe new legal landmark. >> california's 2013mf legislative session began today, it's clear after the connecticut school tragedy safety a top priority. nancy skinner introduced assembly bill 48. requirements include licensing dealers requiring gun buyers to show id. republicans are working on a bill to have one person armed at every school. >> not a single hijacking since september 11th. why zront a a school marshals program? >> according to the group com

we know more about what eric schmidt is doing. deo shows schmidt and bill richardson touring a north korean university and computer lab, richardson said they're urging north korea to allow more internet access and cell phone use. at bloomberg studios in san francisco, i'm emily chang. back to you. >> thank you. >> changes are coming to our weather. dark out there. >> dark and rain is going to be following. spencer christian. and we'll see more during overnight hours. temperatures right now around or just above 50 degrees. it's going to turn cooler during overnight hours, showers tapering off and snow levels down to 1500 feet as colder air arrives. a massive cold air moving into our direction. and freezing, frosty weather. starting at 7:00 this evening during late night and overnight showers, showers moving mainly near the coast and bai. not so much farther inland.jzv showers tapering off and by afternoon, should be over. we'll look at rainfall-stñ totas bay area. 15 hugts of an inch. there will be wet spots from time to time. and

. >> i want to first thank you for including eric schmidt tonight. their combined ages younger than i am, thank you. eric makes me feel more comfortable. i appreciate that. then henry jackson initiative on inclusive capitalism is a transatlantic, private, bipartisan group that got concerned about the feeling that maybe most people -- that too many people were thinking that capitalism was collusive capitalism. those of us who were born in the 1950's or 1960's, and there are not many of us in this room tonight, we grew up believing that we could work hard, play by the rules, and anything was possible. it was called the american dream. george carlin recently said it is called the american dream because you have to be asleep to believe it. we actually think that it is very important to acknowledge that capitalism has been planned economies as the way to move people out of poverty and improve lives. 700 million people since 1980 have been lifted out of poverty, largely through one sort of capitalism or another. but at the same time, we have to admit that c

executive chairman eric schmidt arrived there today with former >>> the man who runs google is now in north korea, eric schmitt arrived with former new mexico chairman. they say the visit is poorly timed coming weeks after they carried out a long range rocket test. >>> the ten banks including city, jp morgan chase and wells fargo will make $3.3 million in direct payments to customers in foreclosure, during 2009 and 2010. >> it replaces an independent foreclosure review program that began in 2011. many banks approved foreclosure without reviewing the cases some times hundreds a day. >> it helps homeowners in los angeles, navigate foreclosure she worries the bank pay outs won't go far enough. >> some owners lost equity, it is letting the banks off easy i think as far as making sure, homeowners are made whole. >> reporter: they will spend $5.2 million on loan modification and principle reduction for homeowners. that may help james bruce who could lose his home end of the month unless the bank modifies his mortgage he can no longer afford. >> it just got over bearing, it ate all my saving

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that speech is the reason that eric schmidt is along for the trip. have breaking news now at 8:47 a.m. we are a finding out about the fatal crash between a train and a pedestrian. this happened at about 7:45. so about an hour ago. a pedestrian was walking his bike along the tracks and was hit and killed by a capital corridor train. police are doing an investigation here. and the trains are still getting by but they -- but they are using an alternate track. this will delay the capital corridor trains that move through here. again, an investigation, these are live pictures from newschopper2 of a fatal crash. we're getting reports that this man who was described as an adult male in his 20s or 30s was walking his bike and -- walking his bike and dog along the tracks when he was hilt and killed. we'll let you -- get you more information on this coming up. >>> hours ago, near hayward, a pickup truck hit an elderly woman who was crossing that busy street. it happened at lelenig and mission. the woman is being treated at the castro valley hospital. she's exp

neither does eric schmidt. and so i think these visits at a time of confrontational diplomacy of private citizens is good. we can bring back a perspective and at the same time move -- try to move the north koreans in the right direction. >> all right. governor richardson, safe travels. thank you for joining us. >>> and secretary of state hillary clinton is return to work next week after hospital treatment for a blood clot inside her how. she called for a meeting of her foreign policy board yesterday and reviewed paperwork. the secretary is stepping down at the start of president obama's second term. >>> and time now to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. "the wall street journal" says google has won a major legal victory. the federal trade commission found that google's search engines did not violate anti-competition laws. the ruling means google can continue giving search results that highlight its own services. >>> the telegraph reports a teenaged girl shot by the taliban has fina

following eric schmidt, google ads north korea to google maps. how about that. petallides. pfizer shares are on the move. nicole: that is right. this is a stock that everyone has been focused on. they have faced intense generic competition for lipitor. they have seen sales drop in that particular area. pfizer up 3.2% right now. they have a pending sales of a nutrition unit. that is something certainly giving them a boost. they're pain drugs, they also have a sizable market for river toward arthritis. this is why they are doing well. buybacks have been very shareholder friendly over 52 weeks. and spending cuts is something else that pfizer has been working on. how is the dow doing right now. of about 52 points right now. hello, we are at the height of the day. 13,944. connell: getting close. thank you. president obama getting set to unveil his plan for immigration reform. he will have that later in the day from las vegas. haley barbour joins us now. the politics of this have been really talked about a lot. in fact, we talked about it earlier this hour. let me sta