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liz: have james demore in. >> i read it, as a woman with a science background. i was not offended. not feel he took an inflammatory approach, i would agree with some of his asession serrings but -- assersions. liz: a heck of a u town hall. >> it would be a great idea to help come there to get this conversation started that would be fantastic. probably healing that google itself as company needs. liz: news flash, silicon valley, big glass seal for women, rob up and nan thank you. >> thank you. liz: president trump is meeting with ambassador to u.n. nikki haley and secretary of state rex tillerson, he will be coming out afterward, we'll bring you any information news as it happens. >> a police officer ready to box the owner of a gym, that bans police and military from his gym, he is here to respond, next. nique mistpro tecy and helps block 6 key inflammatory substances with a gentle mist. most allergy pills only block one. and 6 is greater than one. rethink your allergy relief. flonase sensimist. ♪ >> i'm trying to weave a positive out of a negative, trying to prove it doesn't matter
liz: have james demore in. >> i read it, as a woman with a science background. i was not offended. not feel he took an inflammatory approach, i would agree with some of his asession serrings but -- assersions. liz: a heck of a u town hall. >> it would be a great idea to help come there to get this conversation started that would be fantastic. probably healing that google itself as company needs. liz: news flash, silicon valley, big glass seal for women, rob up and nan thank you....
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these activists concerned about the termination of james demore.e incidents in charlottesville. so now the march organizers are trying to make clear that these events are going to be different. >> it's time to march on google. >> reporter: jack is the organizer of a multicity march on google. >> but we're going to be going dc. we're going to be going new york city, austin and of course we're going to be doing mountain view up at the headquarters, the google plex. >> reporter: he says google has been censor content. >> google has been tracking us. google has been watching us. and now when someone speaks up, james demore -- we're going to see if we can get him to speak. >> reporter: it's not clear that he wants to be part of this protest. >> i support google and i really want google to improve. so i don't support efforts to try to hurt google directly. >> re:
these activists concerned about the termination of james demore.e incidents in charlottesville. so now the march organizers are trying to make clear that these events are going to be different. >> it's time to march on google. >> reporter: jack is the organizer of a multicity march on google. >> but we're going to be going dc. we're going to be going new york city, austin and of course we're going to be doing mountain view up at the headquarters, the google plex. >>...
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he decided the om option was to fire james demore. he said that the engineer had violated the company's code of conduct. that code says googles are expected to do their utmost to create a culture free of harassment, intimidation, bias and unlawful discrimination. he believes he violated that code when he wrote a ten-page memo arguing that innate differences between the sexes coul lack women working in tech. for example, he wrote, women on average have more openness directed towards feelings and aesthetics rather than ideas. women generally also have a stronger interest in people rather than things relative to men. these two differences in part explain why women relatively prefer jobs in social or artistic areas. googlers were outraged by that memo. some even threatening to quit in protest. he was accused of sexism and some believe he made the right call. >> i think he wanted to create the controversy and the discussion and got his opportunity. despite the fact he didn't get his chance to talk, he got plenty of chance to talk and this
he decided the om option was to fire james demore. he said that the engineer had violated the company's code of conduct. that code says googles are expected to do their utmost to create a culture free of harassment, intimidation, bias and unlawful discrimination. he believes he violated that code when he wrote a ten-page memo arguing that innate differences between the sexes coul lack women working in tech. for example, he wrote, women on average have more openness directed towards feelings and...
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. >> reporter: in an interview, james demore standing by his internal memo in which he argues that womenre neuroticism, higher anxiety than men. and that the abilities of men biological causes and these differences may be why we don't see equal representation of women in tech and leadership. he says he values diversity but insists by recognizing differences, we can improve the workplace. >> for example cooperativeness, which is higher in women than men. we should make the workplace a place where you can actually thrive if you're cooperative. >> reporter: google firing demore after his post went viral, saying his posts violated their code of conduct by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in the workplace. the ceo of youtube owned by google's parent company sharing how difficult it was to explain the memo to her daughter. i thought about how tragic it was that this unfounded bias was now being exposed to a new generation. the labor department is already investigating allegations of wage discrimination. google denies those allegations. rebecca jarvis, new york. >>> coming up, oprah's new f
. >> reporter: in an interview, james demore standing by his internal memo in which he argues that womenre neuroticism, higher anxiety than men. and that the abilities of men biological causes and these differences may be why we don't see equal representation of women in tech and leadership. he says he values diversity but insists by recognizing differences, we can improve the workplace. >> for example cooperativeness, which is higher in women than men. we should make the workplace...
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coming days and weeks, saturday one group will be marching on google to protest the firing of james demoreecause of a memo criticizing the company's diversity's priorities. the patriot prayer. other alt right rallies are scheduled for the following weekend >> president trump charlottesville received an enormous response, it's the most liked tweet. received more than three million likes and counting. at last check, 3.7 million. south african president nelson mandela. of no one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion >> and former presidents, george w bush and george w bush put out this statement, condemning the violence in charlottesville saying america must always reject racial bigotry, anti-semitism and hatred in all forms, we're ripeded by the fundamental truths recorded by the city's most prominent citizens in the declaration of independence we're all created equal and endowed by our creator with unalienable rights, we have seen the decency of our country. a lot more said. >>> the u.s. capitol building may be the next target in th
coming days and weeks, saturday one group will be marching on google to protest the firing of james demoreecause of a memo criticizing the company's diversity's priorities. the patriot prayer. other alt right rallies are scheduled for the following weekend >> president trump charlottesville received an enormous response, it's the most liked tweet. received more than three million likes and counting. at last check, 3.7 million. south african president nelson mandela. of no one is born...
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howie: james demore writes women are more neurotic than men and this is a factor in their employment. there are all sorts of things you might take issue of even his understanding about what social science says about the differences in men and women can be argued with. but the overall memo was how to do a better job with diversity program and deal with the reality that men and women are different. this is something people try not to accept. men and women are different. they have differences that show up in all sorts of scientific analysis. men and women have on average different strength and they will choose different career paths in different ways. that's anathema to many people in the media. howie: google canceled a meeting on this topic. he seems to be milking his op-ed moment. have tech giants unintentionally turned him into a media hero. mollie: he was fired after google asked for feedback on these program. he gave feedback and then he got fired. i don't know that that's milking it. a lot of people in the country feel they are not free to engage and disagree with he sleet viewpoin
howie: james demore writes women are more neurotic than men and this is a factor in their employment. there are all sorts of things you might take issue of even his understanding about what social science says about the differences in men and women can be argued with. but the overall memo was how to do a better job with diversity program and deal with the reality that men and women are different. this is something people try not to accept. men and women are different. they have differences that...
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paul: google dismissed software engineer james demore following a memo he wrote about the tech giant's distributed a memo that criticized the company's effort to attract pore women engineers. he said liberal biasamong employees and executives at google made it difficult to openly discuss the company's approach to diversity. here is my murdererrer's row of editorial writers. what do you make of his message and did he deserve to be fired? >> he goes out of his way to say discrimination does exist. however, that does not explain for all the gender disparents. if you actually look at the number of women getting degrees, only 20% of engineering degrees go to women. 80% go to men. you can argue women are overrepresented at google relative to the percentage of getting science degrees. paul: that's different from the biological sciences. >> when we get into psychology. women are about 80%. in computer sciences that flips down to 20%. anyone who works at a company like google with those skills is a freak of nature. if we are looking at the google diversity officer, her approach was shut down di
paul: google dismissed software engineer james demore following a memo he wrote about the tech giant's distributed a memo that criticized the company's effort to attract pore women engineers. he said liberal biasamong employees and executives at google made it difficult to openly discuss the company's approach to diversity. here is my murdererrer's row of editorial writers. what do you make of his message and did he deserve to be fired? >> he goes out of his way to say discrimination does...
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and now when someone speaks up, james demore -- we're going to see if we can get him to speak. >> reporter: it's not clear that he wants to be part of this protest. >> i support google and i really want google to improve. so i don't support efforts to try to hurt google directly. >> reporter: march organizers are trying to distance themselves from the protestors in charlottesville. the #marchongooglewebsite says -- the side includes a code of conduct. all groups that e spouse it, such as white nationalists, kkk and neo-nazi. it also says is this an alt right event? the answer is no. demore told cbbc he's not familiar with the people organizing the march. the mountain view police department issued a statement today saying we are not publicizing our specific plans out of interest of public safety. but we are taking a close look at the event, especially in light of the attention it is receiving since the tragedy in virginia this weekend. >> what's happened recently is increasing partisanship, which i really don't support. >> reporter: now, of course the first amendment does not apply to compa
and now when someone speaks up, james demore -- we're going to see if we can get him to speak. >> reporter: it's not clear that he wants to be part of this protest. >> i support google and i really want google to improve. so i don't support efforts to try to hurt google directly. >> reporter: march organizers are trying to distance themselves from the protestors in charlottesville. the #marchongooglewebsite says -- the side includes a code of conduct. all groups that e spouse...
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so i don't know if james demore, the guy who got fired, is factually right or wrong.a harvard ph.d.. he's a bright guy. he put out a provocative interesting opinion about why there's a disparity, why there are far more men working in silicon valley than women. let's listen to him. you don't fire him for that. bill, tphrz one thing we know for sure. if he had written that ten page document and said women make better employees in silicon valley because they're more congeneal, more collaborative, they listen to other people better than men, he would have never been fired. he might have gotten a promotion. they might have made a bronze statue and put it on the campus of google. but he would have never gotten fired. because certain stereotypes are unacceptable and other stereotypes are more than acceptable. >> check out david brooks' piece in "the new york times" today, too. he lays the blame at the feet of the ceo. said he got himself in a big mess and no real good way out of it. bernie, thanks for coming on. >> thanks, bill. >> you bet. thank you. >> isis running its ter
so i don't know if james demore, the guy who got fired, is factually right or wrong.a harvard ph.d.. he's a bright guy. he put out a provocative interesting opinion about why there's a disparity, why there are far more men working in silicon valley than women. let's listen to him. you don't fire him for that. bill, tphrz one thing we know for sure. if he had written that ten page document and said women make better employees in silicon valley because they're more congeneal, more collaborative,...
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. >> reporter: james demore tweeted an article he wrote in "the wall street journal" today. it's titled "why i was fired by google." the former software engineer was in this week after hisnn asalrnte leaked and went viral. he argues the gender gap in technology are caused by mostly biological differences, including women's propensity to be more neurotic. in "the wall street journal," he says -- >> reporter: hes are writes -- >> reporter: google's ceo says he was dismissed not for his views, but for violating the company's code of conduct. last night, african selling the townlal uproar, he hosted a tech competition for girls. >> there's a place for you at google. don't let anyone tell you otherwise. >> reporter: meantime, demore tweeted a fund-raising site for his upcoming legal fight against google and has raised 4 wood$41 with some claiming for fellow >>> a tombstone from the 1800s will have a new home after being buried for decades under a san francisco home. electricians used an engine hoist to lift the tombstone. they discovered it while upgrades the house's wiring. that
. >> reporter: james demore tweeted an article he wrote in "the wall street journal" today. it's titled "why i was fired by google." the former software engineer was in this week after hisnn asalrnte leaked and went viral. he argues the gender gap in technology are caused by mostly biological differences, including women's propensity to be more neurotic. in "the wall street journal," he says -- >> reporter: hes are writes -- >> reporter: google's...
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paul: google dismissed software engineer james demore following a memo he wrote about the tech giant'swrote and distributed a memo that criticized the company's effort to attract pore women engineers. he said liberal biasamong employees and executives at google made it difficult to openly discuss the company's approach to diversity. here is my murdererrer's row of editorial writers. what do you make of his message and did he deserve to be fired? >> he goes out of his way to say discrimination does exist. however, that does not explain for all the gender disparents. if you actually look at the number of women getting degrees, only 20% of engineering degrees go to women. 80% go to men. you can argue women are overrepresented at google relative to the percentage of getting science degrees. paul: that's different from the biological sciences. >> when we get into psychology. women are about 80%. in computer sciences that flips down to 20%. anyone who works at a company like google with those skills is a freak of nature. if we are looking at the google diversity officer, her approach was shu
paul: google dismissed software engineer james demore following a memo he wrote about the tech giant'swrote and distributed a memo that criticized the company's effort to attract pore women engineers. he said liberal biasamong employees and executives at google made it difficult to openly discuss the company's approach to diversity. here is my murdererrer's row of editorial writers. what do you make of his message and did he deserve to be fired? >> he goes out of his way to say...
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prespeech activists say the march is in response to the company firing of james demore after he wrote a controversial memo on stereotypes. city officials say people are calling asking if a security plan is in place. >> we're in constant contact with google and event organizers to make sure we have the latest information and everybody is assured that we're going to make sure everybody is safe. >> organizers did not file a permit, so they're not sure how large the crowd will be. stha expect counterprotesters to attend. marches also planned at google offices around the country. >>> lates evening immigration officials denied an oakland nurse's request to stay in the united states. they have paid taxes and stayed out of legal trouble for two decades. more than four children. they're being foused to leave. she will fly out tomorrow night. they asked for a stay so senator feinstein could introduce a bill that would protect them from deportation. they'll take their 12-year-old son and leave their daughters here. >>> we did something very interesting today. only abc 7 news paired up with bart
prespeech activists say the march is in response to the company firing of james demore after he wrote a controversial memo on stereotypes. city officials say people are calling asking if a security plan is in place. >> we're in constant contact with google and event organizers to make sure we have the latest information and everybody is assured that we're going to make sure everybody is safe. >> organizers did not file a permit, so they're not sure how large the crowd will be. stha...
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paul: google dismissed software engineer james demore following a memo he wrote about the tech giant'slicy. he wrote and distributed a memo that criticized the company's effort to attract pore women engineers. he said liberal biasamong employees and executives at google made it difficult to openly discuss the company's approach to diversity. here is my murdererrer's row of editorial writers. what do you make of his message and did he deserve to be fired? >> he goes out of his way to say discrimination does exist. however, that does not explain for all the gender disparents. if you actually look at the number of women getting degrees, only 20% of engineering degrees go to women. 80% go to men. you can argue women are overrepresented at google relative to the percentage of getting science degrees. paul: that's different from the biological sciences. >> when we get into psychology. women are about 80%. in computer sciences that flips down to 20%. anyone who works at a company like google with those skills is a freak of nature. if we are looking at the google diversity officer, her approac
paul: google dismissed software engineer james demore following a memo he wrote about the tech giant'slicy. he wrote and distributed a memo that criticized the company's effort to attract pore women engineers. he said liberal biasamong employees and executives at google made it difficult to openly discuss the company's approach to diversity. here is my murdererrer's row of editorial writers. what do you make of his message and did he deserve to be fired? >> he goes out of his way to say...
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howie: james demore writes women are more neurotic than men and this is a factor in their employment. mollie: there are all sorts of things you might take issue of even his understanding about what social science says about the differences in men and women can be argued with. but the overall memo was how to do a better job with diversity program and deal with the reality that men and women are different. this is something people try not to accept. men and women are different. they have differences that show up in all sorts of scientific analysis. men and women have on average different strength and they will choose different career paths in different ways. that's anathema to many people in the media. howie: google canceled a meeting on this topic. he seems to be milking his op-ed moment. have tech giants unintentionally turned him into a media hero. mollie: he was fired after google asked for feedback on these program. he gave feedback and then he got fired. i don't know that that's milking it. a lot of people in the country feel they are not free to engage and disagree with he sleet
howie: james demore writes women are more neurotic than men and this is a factor in their employment. mollie: there are all sorts of things you might take issue of even his understanding about what social science says about the differences in men and women can be argued with. but the overall memo was how to do a better job with diversity program and deal with the reality that men and women are different. this is something people try not to accept. men and women are different. they have...
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memo argued there are fewer women in the tech industry because of biological differences engineer james demoreaid he's exploring possible legal remedies in a company know, the ceo sind d sindar pichai said >>> shares in tesla have risen sharply this year, driving its market cap above ford and gm >>> staying in the sector, japanese automaker toyota is expanding its hybrid plant in europe joining us with the story, mikiko >> yes, ahead of it in toyota in europe, aside from one lexus brand cars, the automaker plans to offer two options such as drive power by 2020. the goal is to lift its hybrid sales in europe to half of its total in the region by 2020 up 18 percentage points by next year starting next week in germany, toyota will offer a $4,000 discount for drivers switching from a diesel end make tor to oe of the hybrid models and several major europe cities restricting the cars toyota has hybrid car sales in europe which includes russia and turkey climbed over 40% last year sales are continuing to stay strong, rising 44% in the first six months the hybrid version of the compact suv accounts fo
memo argued there are fewer women in the tech industry because of biological differences engineer james demoreaid he's exploring possible legal remedies in a company know, the ceo sind d sindar pichai said >>> shares in tesla have risen sharply this year, driving its market cap above ford and gm >>> staying in the sector, japanese automaker toyota is expanding its hybrid plant in europe joining us with the story, mikiko >> yes, ahead of it in toyota in europe, aside from...
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cheryl: the google software engineer james demore fired for writing a memo.f going toe google ended in red, our legal panel is here. can't wait. hello to you. what do you think. >> i don't know how he could have expected any other result than to be fired. at-this-point in time with what google is going through in terms of allegations of unequal pay, they employee 69% men, they are not hiring enough women, he is releasing this discriminatory memo saying that women cannot do as good as a job. >> what do euyou have another perspective. >> yes, i feel like not withstanding that california is at will termination state, the reality it was a memo circulated amongst the employees it addressed inequality in the workplace. i say it done rise anywhere to level of a hostile work environment that courts have construed them to be that means that pervasive pattern of abusive conduct someone should be terminated over it did not cut it, people. they cited his memo violating, crucially concludes by saying, if you see something and you don't like, speak up, that did not violate
cheryl: the google software engineer james demore fired for writing a memo.f going toe google ended in red, our legal panel is here. can't wait. hello to you. what do you think. >> i don't know how he could have expected any other result than to be fired. at-this-point in time with what google is going through in terms of allegations of unequal pay, they employee 69% men, they are not hiring enough women, he is releasing this discriminatory memo saying that women cannot do as good as a...
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. >> reporter: james demore tweeted an article he wrote in "the wall et journal" toda it's titled "why i was fired by google." the former software engineer was canned this week after his internal memo was leaked and went viral. he argues the gender gap in technology are caused by mostly biological differences, including women's propensity to be more neurotic. in "the wall street journal," he says -- >> reporter: hes are writes -- >> reporter: google's ceo says he was dismissed not for his views, but for violating the company's code of conduct. last night, african selling the town hall meeting to address the uproar, he hosted a tech competition for girls. >> there's a place for you at google. don't let anyone tell you otherwise. >> reporter: meantime, demore tweeted a fund-raising site for his upcoming legal fight against google and has raised 4 wood$41 with some claiming for fellow googlers. >>> a tombstone from the 1800s will have a new home after being buried for decades under a san francisco home. electricians used an engine hoist to lift the tombstone. they discovered it while upgr
. >> reporter: james demore tweeted an article he wrote in "the wall et journal" toda it's titled "why i was fired by google." the former software engineer was canned this week after his internal memo was leaked and went viral. he argues the gender gap in technology are caused by mostly biological differences, including women's propensity to be more neurotic. in "the wall street journal," he says -- >> reporter: hes are writes -- >> reporter:...
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google did not confirm the firing but in an e-mail to multiple news outlets, the engineer named james demorehe had been dismissed for, quote, perpetuating gender stereotypes. he said he's exploring possible legal options. yesterday, ceo sind dpichai sen memo to employees. >>> and cbs quarter helped by the ncaa men's final four in april. cbs plans to launch a streaming sports channeling. ye marriott second quarter results, helped by higher bookings, room rates strengthening in asia and europe and on the key metric of refuse per available room, revpar >>> and shares of avis budget group sliding. the car rental company reporting second quarter losses that missed forecast. >>> seema, more stocks to watch as well, tenet health care reporting a bigger than expected second quarter loss. the company is also slashing its four-year forecast as it struggles with fewer patients visiting its hospitals, shares up 11% >>> shares of jewelry maker pandora down sharply in europe the danish company best known for selling charm bracelets reported second quarter results. but pandora keeping its guidance as share
google did not confirm the firing but in an e-mail to multiple news outlets, the engineer named james demorehe had been dismissed for, quote, perpetuating gender stereotypes. he said he's exploring possible legal options. yesterday, ceo sind dpichai sen memo to employees. >>> and cbs quarter helped by the ncaa men's final four in april. cbs plans to launch a streaming sports channeling. ye marriott second quarter results, helped by higher bookings, room rates strengthening in asia and...
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james demore is listed on national labor relations board.about was not publicly vaim. his ten page memo sparked outrage after listing reasons why he thinks women don't exceed in technical fields claiming women are more interest afternoonard says he created a masters in system's biology. campbell of ripe stone cowboys pass away and sold records and had 75 chart hits he was 81 years old. >>> tag a break from training calm. kurt cousin and josh norman and others took a spin around the racetrack with dale earnhardt, jr. they were richmond race bay and number hour tour from the track. dale jr. is a huge redskins fan and was excited at the opportunity to meet the players. saying if there's anybody to get star struck or geeked out about it's anyone plying for the redskins. >> define love or maybe make yourself look like a stud. he booked 6 dates in one night truckston inn. the night was not a total bust the women became friends and ended up haptioning at a bar across the street. >> i want to know more about this. >> six women in the same place. >>
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it comes as the company is being scrutiny sized after james demore was fired for writing a controversial memo. >> it's a defining moment for google and other culture. >> he was supposed to hold a companywide town hall meeting and canceled that event when google employees said questions were leaked and being harassed on social media. in an interview with the "today" show, he defended his memo criticized as sexist. >> the culture is very left leaning and just intolerant of anyone who holds a differing opinion. >> he decided to mock his former employer. on his profile picture, has a t shirt that reads googlage instead of google. >> we checked in with mountain view about any preparations planned for next week and they said they have heard about efforts but couldn't comment any further. >> the national fire preparedness level is about to be raised to the highest point this afternoon in years. top federal fire manager said it reflects the hi degrgh degree o wildfire activity. further assistance from the military and international resources may be considered. wildfire activity escalated in rece
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it was written, we've learned, by google engineer james demore what he believed which is that men are genetically built better than women for tech jobs and leadership roles. he told "the new york times" he is likely going to pursue legal action against google. >> we're built better to have babies. >>> there's a new fight on terror. troops are getting deeper into conflicts abroad. more marines are heading to afghanistan where isis has taken control. the presence of isis is growing. reports president trump has been frustrated at his generals over the war in afghanistan and he has reportedly said america is losing the war there. secretary of state rex tiller n tillerson. >> to just say we're going to keep doing what we've been doing the president is not willing to accept that. >> the u.s. is providing training, equipment and considering air strikes where isis has taken control in parts of the southern islands. >>> 5:07 right now. pretrial hearings are expected to continue today in the kate steinle case. sanchez is accused of shooting and killing steinle along the san francisco pier in 20
it was written, we've learned, by google engineer james demore what he believed which is that men are genetically built better than women for tech jobs and leadership roles. he told "the new york times" he is likely going to pursue legal action against google. >> we're built better to have babies. >>> there's a new fight on terror. troops are getting deeper into conflicts abroad. more marines are heading to afghanistan where isis has taken control. the presence of isis...
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now, you remember the story, we covered it here, about google firing the engineer, james demore afteris letter went viral. employees say they're joining a class action lawsuit about pay inequity. this suit would build on a case brought by the u.s. department of labor which alleges systematic compensation discrimination at the tech giant. in the middle of this, there are still many people who don't believe that gender discrimination actually exists. so for fact sake, we asked that question. is there really a gender pay gap? by now you've probably heard of the gender pay gap. when you look at the statistics, there's no denying it. in 2015, women working full-time in the united states were paid 80 cents on the dollar compared to what men were paid. and that 20 cents difference adds up, making median annual earnings for men over $10,000 more than they are for women. these are the figures that were cited often by the obama white house, but many conservative think tanks took issue with the assumptions made, choosing to tweak the variables that narrow the gap to 87 cents on the dollar or 95
now, you remember the story, we covered it here, about google firing the engineer, james demore afteris letter went viral. employees say they're joining a class action lawsuit about pay inequity. this suit would build on a case brought by the u.s. department of labor which alleges systematic compensation discrimination at the tech giant. in the middle of this, there are still many people who don't believe that gender discrimination actually exists. so for fact sake, we asked that question. is...
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had scheduled a series of google protests to demonstrate against the company's decision to fire james demor, who was fired by the company. they had scheduled protests at nine different google campuses across the county fri, including headquarters and in the so-calleded l.a.'s version of silicon valley. and so, those were supposed to take place. these were the counterprotesters who came out to voice their displeasure with the president's policies. they say the people say they believe president trump had em boldened the white nationalists across this country and they have turned out here to say no to hatred, to bigotry. those antigoogle protests though were later canceled. the organizer who was a well-known proponent of the pizza gate conspiracy said he canceled these because they were receiving some sort of terrorist threat from the left. now, i can tell you, the lapd is not aware of a terrorist threat. perhaps because these protests were scheduled before the horrific events in charlott charlottesville, perhaps organizers didn't want to be associated with wa went down there, but at the end o
had scheduled a series of google protests to demonstrate against the company's decision to fire james demor, who was fired by the company. they had scheduled protests at nine different google campuses across the county fri, including headquarters and in the so-calleded l.a.'s version of silicon valley. and so, those were supposed to take place. these were the counterprotesters who came out to voice their displeasure with the president's policies. they say the people say they believe president...
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against google by the so-called alt-right, and they were protesting the company's decision to fire james demor, the engineer who was fired who penned that memo that women were inferior to men. there were supposed to be nine of those rallies scheduled at google offices across the country. organizers canceled it saying without any proof, really, that they were experiencing terrorist threats from the left. now, i can tell you, jacob, the lapd has not been made aware of any sort of left-wing terror threats against these people. that protest was canceled. but again, this counter-rally against racism, in favor of unity, still going on. these people marching now towards the google headquarters, even though, again, the anti-google protest had been canceled. >> all right, nbc's lucy kafanov in venice beach. >>> i wanted to turn now to the white house where the resignation of white house chief strategist steve bannon, the man who has largely been credited with helping the president of the united states reach the oval office, is raising a lot of new questions. just hours after this announcement, steve ba
against google by the so-called alt-right, and they were protesting the company's decision to fire james demor, the engineer who was fired who penned that memo that women were inferior to men. there were supposed to be nine of those rallies scheduled at google offices across the country. organizers canceled it saying without any proof, really, that they were experiencing terrorist threats from the left. now, i can tell you, jacob, the lapd has not been made aware of any sort of left-wing terror...
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google did not confirm the firing software engineer james demore said he had been dismissed for, quote, perpetuating gender stereotypes. and yesterday, the google kraef su ceo sundar pichai said that the tech crossed >>> and uber telling the employees that travis kalanick is not returning they're intending on hiring a world class leader to lead the ride sharing company the idea that travis is not involved in the future is not the case but i also think that a lot of us may have been scaring off ceos because you don't know if you're in competition with the shares in the company for the job. >> i think he has to speak on it he has to come out and say, look, i don't want this job anymore and there's a reason >> he does want the job. he wants to see the job come back >> it's not the time he became famous for busting through walls but today, you want to prepare for an ipo at the end of the day, this is the deal that's going to test the value market maybe it comes in the next 12 months you have to have in place, a rock solid i'd love to see a woman take this role, i've got to tell you, it wou
google did not confirm the firing software engineer james demore said he had been dismissed for, quote, perpetuating gender stereotypes. and yesterday, the google kraef su ceo sundar pichai said that the tech crossed >>> and uber telling the employees that travis kalanick is not returning they're intending on hiring a world class leader to lead the ride sharing company the idea that travis is not involved in the future is not the case but i also think that a lot of us may have been...
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now, the debate over james demore's continues from david brooks at "the new york times" calls for theprepared to understand his research, not capable of handling complex data or too afraid to stand up to him. james himself also writing an op-ed in "the wall street journal" today, he writes that his firing excuse me, quote confirmeded the viewpoint he set forth in his manifesto, that google has a quote ide lodgical ek cochamber google decided to cancel an all staff meeting on diversity yesterday after some employees have been personally named on various alt right social immediamedia accounts and websites. a dwoog l spokesperson says we'll find a better way to help our employees connect and discuss these important issues further. according to someone spectacular, he had flown back for this meeting yesterday, but decided against holding it because some employees were worried about asking candid questions given newfound attention. the debate continues on the streets. literally, this poster on a bench in venice beach has a photo of steve jobs with apple's slog slogan, think different and a
now, the debate over james demore's continues from david brooks at "the new york times" calls for theprepared to understand his research, not capable of handling complex data or too afraid to stand up to him. james himself also writing an op-ed in "the wall street journal" today, he writes that his firing excuse me, quote confirmeded the viewpoint he set forth in his manifesto, that google has a quote ide lodgical ek cochamber google decided to cancel an all staff meeting on...
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senior engineer james demore says he was fired after writing a memo on women in tech jobs on biologicalrimination. that memo created a firestorm on social media and google's ceo accused him of advancing harmful gender stereotypes. demoore is now threatening to sue, saying the tech giant is intolerant of right-leaning views. >>> as you know, many married couples renew their vows, but usually not on their honeymoon. >> mikaela and taylor flowers walked down the aisle again, courtesy of southwest airlines. a flight attendance had the couple repeat their vows. >> the bride wore a crown made from a bag of chips and toilet paper for the veil. the couple was serenaded with music over the intercom. >> hmm. spent all this money on a ceremony and now they could have just done it all on the honeymoon, huh? >> they could have done it right there on southwest where bags fly for free. >> the toilet paper is a nice touch. >> it is. >> they didn't have to charge extra for that, i hope? >> they renewed their vows, to always fly southwest and to put our small carry-on bags under the seat, not in overhead
senior engineer james demore says he was fired after writing a memo on women in tech jobs on biologicalrimination. that memo created a firestorm on social media and google's ceo accused him of advancing harmful gender stereotypes. demoore is now threatening to sue, saying the tech giant is intolerant of right-leaning views. >>> as you know, many married couples renew their vows, but usually not on their honeymoon. >> mikaela and taylor flowers walked down the aisle again,...
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saturday they will be marching on google to protest the firing of james demore fired because of a memo criticizing the compan diversity policies. the mayor in san francisco department to rescind permit. other alt right rallies scheduled for following weekend. >>> memorial service for the woman killed on saturday will tack place this morning, heather heyer will be required at a service that the paramount theater in charlottesville. service begins at 11:00 a.m. doors open at 10:00 a.m. you can see a live picture from the theater right there on your screen right now as they prepare for people coming to say their final good-byes. the marquee says united we stand and then heather heyer gone but not forgotten. we'll stream the service on fox 5 dc facebook page beginning at 11:00 a.m. >>> 7:08. let's get to tucker with a check on the fog -- i mean, forecast. >> our follow cast. visibilities no the been greatly quarter mile or less, dense fog advisory, we had heavy rain in spots yesterday. lot of rain last couple of weeks, notice the mushrooms coming up. >> i'm yard as a mushroom field >> they
saturday they will be marching on google to protest the firing of james demore fired because of a memo criticizing the compan diversity policies. the mayor in san francisco department to rescind permit. other alt right rallies scheduled for following weekend. >>> memorial service for the woman killed on saturday will tack place this morning, heather heyer will be required at a service that the paramount theater in charlottesville. service begins at 11:00 a.m. doors open at 10:00 a.m....
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the meeting was scheduled to address the controversy around an internal memo, written by james demore, saying women were underrespected in tech because of genter differences. he was fired for violatining google's coat of conduct. he's filed a labor complaint. and he plans to sue google now. and alt-right groups are threatening to go after them. some google employees became concerned about openly asking questions at this town hall, given that firestorm and the event was canceled. now, the ceo says he plans to hold conversations in smaller far rums to get to the bottom of this. >>> now, more on the shocking video. we showed you this at the top of the show. that near-disaster when a woman's car plunged seven stories to the ground. jacob rascon has that story for us. jake, what happened? >> reporter: good morning. the incident happened a couple weeks ago, but police just released the video. it happened behind me in this valley. police say a woman driving a bmw hit the gas instead of the break, narrowly missing another driver parking below in this alley. terrifying moments caught on camera
the meeting was scheduled to address the controversy around an internal memo, written by james demore, saying women were underrespected in tech because of genter differences. he was fired for violatining google's coat of conduct. he's filed a labor complaint. and he plans to sue google now. and alt-right groups are threatening to go after them. some google employees became concerned about openly asking questions at this town hall, given that firestorm and the event was canceled. now, the ceo...
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stuart: on that subject, i want to to bring up the case of google and the fired google employee, james demoreaiming google discriminated against them too after challenging google's liberal politics. i think this fits the pattern of conservative opinion being suppressed and banned. am i right? >> oh, there's no doubt about it whatsoever. as a matter of fact, google recently did the same thing. they, there was an imam from texas, omar suleiman, who contacted google and complained that when you googled things like islam and jihad, you got material about terrorism which is entirely reasonable since the terrorists constantly point to islamic texts and teachings the justify what they do and make recruits among peaceful muslims. but they listened to omar suleiman, and now google has changed the way it works its search engines so when you google things like joy had, islam -- jihad, islam, sharia, you only get material about how islam is a religion of peace and nothing about how terrorists use it to justify what they're doing. stuart: we just can't let freedom of speech be impinged upon the way it is
stuart: on that subject, i want to to bring up the case of google and the fired google employee, james demoreaiming google discriminated against them too after challenging google's liberal politics. i think this fits the pattern of conservative opinion being suppressed and banned. am i right? >> oh, there's no doubt about it whatsoever. as a matter of fact, google recently did the same thing. they, there was an imam from texas, omar suleiman, who contacted google and complained that when...
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james da more defended the memo. demore said he wrote the memo after attending a google diversity meeting. >> i heard things i definitely disagreed with in some of our programs. i had discussions with only of the people there, be through was a lot of shaming and, no, you can't say that. >> the 28-year-old was thrust into the spotlight. he argued that differences in distributions of trait may in part may explain why we don't have 50% representation of women. it was called offensived a not okay. >> many see this as a problem where as a lot of people who weren't in this group thing felt totally isolated and alienated. >> reporter: a source said all materials are made public. the source added all employees are encouraged to spread their views but they don't support views that cross into the line sexism. a later interview da more said several employees were aware of the memo but didn't face pushback until it went public. >> it wasn't until it went viral that upper management starting shaming me. >> he had called it a dream job b
james da more defended the memo. demore said he wrote the memo after attending a google diversity meeting. >> i heard things i definitely disagreed with in some of our programs. i had discussions with only of the people there, be through was a lot of shaming and, no, you can't say that. >> the 28-year-old was thrust into the spotlight. he argued that differences in distributions of trait may in part may explain why we don't have 50% representation of women. it was called offensived...
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former google engineering james demoore ignited a national firestorm with his ten page essay that many call sexist and demoralizingo women in tech. it cost him his job and now he is writing back. >> i don't like having these taboos. >> reporter: software engineer speaking out about being fired by google for an internal memo writing that male and female tech workers differ in their abilities due to biological causes. and google's diversity efforts are bad for business. >> the culture is very left leaning and just intolerant of anyone that holds a different opinion. >> reporter: google ceo says his manifesto violated its code of conduct and crossed the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace. reaction to the firing was mixed. reaction to the firing was mixed. wikileaks julian assange who reportedly offered him a job tweeted women and men deserve respect, that includes not firing them for politely expressing ideas, but rather arguing back. others say they are fed up with such attitudes. she worked for google between 2011 and 2014. she says she left because of what she felt was a misogynistic cul
former google engineering james demoore ignited a national firestorm with his ten page essay that many call sexist and demoralizingo women in tech. it cost him his job and now he is writing back. >> i don't like having these taboos. >> reporter: software engineer speaking out about being fired by google for an internal memo writing that male and female tech workers differ in their abilities due to biological causes. and google's diversity efforts are bad for business. >> the...
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james demoore. that he claimed that the company harmed -- he wrote a 10-page memo. in the memo he asked the company to do number of things, to demoralize alienating conservatives. stop restricting programs to specific genders and races and have an open and honest discussion about the program costs and benefits for these types of things. he is considering action against google. we have dineen borelli. big story especially after the firing. let me start with you? did he deserve to be fired? >> it's a private company. they can do whatever they want. google needs to do a search engine to find out what diverse really means. how ironic, the diversity department, so-called diversity department doesn't want to hear about difference of opinion, difference of thought. what this guy did he proved his point in terms you how google does not want to hear about idealogical differences. connell: interesting, christie, the judge will be on next hour. i will ask him about all the legal back and forth. i don't know, i can see, certainly see dineen's point to the, tent even if you disagree with what the guy said, that is nonsense, that women wouldn't be a
james demoore. that he claimed that the company harmed -- he wrote a 10-page memo. in the memo he asked the company to do number of things, to demoralize alienating conservatives. stop restricting programs to specific genders and races and have an open and honest discussion about the program costs and benefits for these types of things. he is considering action against google. we have dineen borelli. big story especially after the firing. let me start with you? did he deserve to be fired?...