[kara] "tell your stories here." that's the whole point of twitter, isn't it? [drumming music] every company is the dna of its founders, and its founders are neurotic. it was the most emotional company. i was like their therapist at points. it's gonna get hot. working at twitter isn't just a sweet job, it's a way of life. [dubstep music] [biz] if you want to develop a platform that is capable of helping people topple despotic regimes, it also has to support fart jokes. [bell ringing] [cheers and applause] yay! 30 billion, 40 billion, something like that. at first. maybe more. i don't remember. a platform, in order to be a platform, has to be free. i think we need to hear every extreme. no one at the beginning could possibly have understood where it was going. the president the united states uses twitter -to threaten other countries. -yeah. i mean, who the [bleep] saw that coming? not us. [rabble] everybody at twitter was incredibly well-intentioned, but we didn't always know how to handle it. [crowd laughter] so, are we the bad guys? please introduce yourself.

>> and kara when they talk about the workforce, the workforce today is not the same.s very unlikely to be the same. what is that mean in terms of what you think some of those future and current workforce things are that we as governor should be thinking about preparing kids for the future? >> is because i am at elon and honestly i am -- i tried to get away from them. they are obsessing with me. [laughter] i think it's important to think about what's going to happen with the ai and the deleterious effects of technology. i'm a technology positive person as their u.n. is important to use technology but one thing elon did they may think is correct and i say that 99% of intelligence will be digital or ai generated in the future rather than human intelligence and it's clear and it does it faster to does it better. right now a eyes at the level of the dolphin and it will surpass that. it's going to surpass it so if you think about what that means for what jobs are with people. i've been worrying about this for a decade. what do we need to create smart people in schools and y

well, hey, kara, i appreciate it. i know you are in australia, so thanks a lot for putting this in. >> thank you. it's tomorrow here. it's tomorrow. >> that's right. it's tomorrow. all right. well, next, a republican senator bails on his town hall after voters pressed him for answers on elon musk and mass firings. one voter who's questioning has gone viral is outfront next. plus a cnn investigation. trump's efforts to dismantle the u.s. government taking a major toll in one key state that supported him. >> work. play. >> blink. >> relief. work, play. >> blink. relief. >> the only 3 in 1 extended relief formula for dry eyes. blink if. >> you take. >> or have taken. humira for. >> moderate to severe crohn's disease. >> or ulcerative. >> colitis and still have symptoms, you don't have to settle. >> ask your gastroenterologist. >> to switch to rinvoq is right for you. it's one of the latest treatments from the makers of humira. rinvoq works differently than humira and may help. rinvoq is a once daily pill that can deliver

well, hey, kara, i appreciate it. i know you are in australia, so thanks a lot for putting this in. >> thank you. it's tomorrow. here. it's tomorrow. >> that's right. it's tomorrow. all right. well, next, a republican senator bails on his town hall after voters pressed him for answers on elon musk and mass firings. one voter who's questioning has gone viral is outfront next. plus, a cnn investigation. trump's efforts to dismantle the u.s. government taking a major toll in one key state that supported him. >> alfen. >> introducing allison's. >> plaque psoriasis. she thinks her. >> flaky gray. >> patches are all people. see. >> otezla is the. number one prescribed pill to treat plaque psoriasis. otezla can help you get clearer skin and reduce itching and flaking. doctors have been prescribing otezla for over a decade. otezla is also approved to treat psoriatic arthritis. don't use otezla if you're allergic to it. get medical help right away. if you have trouble breathing or swallowing. swelling of the face, lips, tongue

. >> joining me now to discuss podcast host and cnn contributor kara swisher. good morning, kara.w you've covered elon musk for a long time. people are going to wonder what he's wearing, where he's sitting. but what do you think is significant about him being at this speech? >> well, because they keep trying to. >> focus on him, which is really interesting. i mean, president trump is doubling down on that. elon is the answer for him, especially with all this performative stuff around chainsaws. you know, the world's richest man. and he comes in and takes over cabinet meetings or press conferences. so i don't know, maybe he'll be standing next to him on the podium. in that regard, he's he's very close to trump, obviously. >> um, what do you think about the way democrats have been trying to talk about it? i also know there's been like a lot of protests at tesla factories and things like that. do you think anything is actually resonating? >> i don't it may resonate, and i do think the numbers for musk are so different than trump, which is really quite striking. as i've said many time

if you look at the walk that was done by jermel kinyata on facing mount, kara. yeah. is what a den, what's the value of quail of kenya? ah, laws that govern as the well being among the newest can you re up the quantity will of volume boil so that essentially when one looks, oh or no one sees that off, it's on countries, had 3 additions that well, well stop relies on that these wide disrupted when the cut on it is came into the continent of africa with the rent of corner, nice vision, a number of things happen. number one that they put under this came in with the administrators. they also came in with the missionaries and they also came in with on sort of part of this. and when they came in for purposes of the donation of african peoples, one of the things that they did was to him impose the legal regime. the country that was corner lies by the british pod, what was described, does diploma know this on 3 is that was a corner nice by the die. and of course, the guardians, i, a system of law which was characterized as the judge rowman low countries that was going on eyes

let's get right to cnn's kara scannell in new york. kara, what's going on there? i mean, they already had dropped the charges. right now they're getting rid of these prosecutors. >> well, jake, you remember they had made. >> this motion to. >> dismiss the case against eric adams. >> that is. >> still playing out in court. >> and at the time when the justice department was. >> trying to get the prosecutors with the u.s. >> attorney's office for. >> the southern district of new york to sign off on that, it created this wave of resignations. and at the time. >> the justice. >> department put two. >> of the attorneys. >> who were principally working on the prosecution on leave. one of them. >> then resigned. >> what they've done now, today is put the two other prosecutors who were working on the adams case, also on leave. so this is them kind of officially wiping out the prosecution team who was working on this case, even though the dc justice department has taken it over, you know, they are still trying to get the judge overseeing the case to dismiss it. he has asked

[kara] and here we are, twitter people. the hq of twitter.terious music] [jack] a company is just a great vehicle to spread an idea around the world. it allows an idea to thrive. i knew the concept of twitter was big. but the velocity that it's taken was very surprising. [biz] jack is very thoughtful, very patient. he likes to take a long time to make sure they make the right decision. [jack] one of my jobs as a ceo is to really set the tone. really, it's about getting the right people together and then stepping out of the way. [biz] people saying like, "well, also he was leaving at 5:00 and taking these classes after work." [jack] i really wanted to see the world. i wanted to be a sailor. and i really wanted to be an artist. i wanted to create something. i wanted to show the world a new way to see itself. [evan] we had a company, we had money. we weren't just college kids in a garage. we were a venture-funded company. we weren't communicating well and i was frustrated. i think he was probably frustrated by me. and it was just, it was a mess.

our kara st. cyr found some people in the bay area taking part and asked an expert could this really have an impact? >> reporter: shawna's ignoring corporations today. in fact, she's not planning on spending any money at all. >> i've been seeing it a lot over the last couple of days. i think the last 48 hours is where i've seen it a lot. >> reporter: shawna is participating in the economic blackout. participants are boycotting large corporations like starbucks and amazon for 24 hours friday. instead people are encouraged to go to small businesses, use cash only or not spend anything at all. >> if enough people come together, we can definitely make a difference. >> reporter: people's union usa is the grassroots group credited with the movement. the goal is to disrupt the economy and send a powerful message about what they call corporate greed. john schwarz, the founder, posted social media videos asking people to hold the line. >> because the truth is simple. we, the people, are the economy. withou

. >> reporter: kara st. cyr tells us about a free clinic that is trying to slow down this outbreak. >> reporter: at 7 weeks old mr. witherspoon is highly at risk of contracting parvovirus. >> the homeless and low income people have to be responsible for our dogs as well. >> reporter: but the owner is taking both her dogs to a pop-up clinic in the tenderloin. >> they've been my rock, so yeah. they're everything. >> reporter: parvovirus is an infection that attacks a dog's white blood cells and gastrointestinal tract and in puppies the virus can lead to death. san francisco animal care and control says cases are on the rise in the city, doubling from 2022, and the virus is particularly spreading among dogs in the tenderloin. for jennifer scarlet, ceo of san francisco spca, says that's happening for a few reasons. >> the combination of having young dogs that might be undervaccinated and they'll pick it up, get sick and spread it. >> reporter: spca is partnering with the st. anthony foundation to provide free va

our kara st. cyr was there as hundreds gathered at civic center in san francisco. she heard from rallygoers. she heard from a bioeconomist who even says there's so much to lose. >> we're so proud. >> reporter: elizabeth blackburn won the nobel prize for her groundbreaking research into human chromosomes back in 2009. >> the u.s. has been a beacon for the kind of research that i and others do. >> reporter: but the funding she used is under fire. the trump administration proposed cutting millions in funding to medical research. most at risk is the national institutes of health which funds thousands of projects from cancer research to alzheimer's. blackburn, who has drawn up a sign, is joining the effort to fight against the cuts. >> we want to understand, not just scientists, we want everybody to understand that this is not something that we can just lightly throw away. >> reporter: doctors, researchers, and scientists pooled in front of city hall to protest what they call an attack on science. >> it will take a century to rebuild what we have right now. >> reporter:

our kara st. spoke to neighbors who say it is a ray of hope. >> reporter: people that live in this area tell me police crackdowns and other parts of san francisco have pushed more crime to jackson square park. now this area has been raided. they're wondering how long the peace will last. just days ago, patches of burnt grass, trash, fentanyl needles littered the ground at jefferson square park. pam deluco would see it when she walked her dogs in the earl lily morning hours. >> 2:00, 3:00 a.m., this park is full of people, 40 or more people. lots of people slumping over on fentanyl and then other people like selling things and yeah, it was just really like a circus out here. >> reporter: the area had become known as zombie park because of the reputation for drugs and illegal vending. but today, she sees nothing. last wednesday night, dozens of law enforcement officers descended on the park confiscating more than a dozen pounds of drugs. officers making arrests on goff and eddie, near the edge of th

so the height of next is inside story is taking a look at the recent robotics summits and kara, and also with a fair plan for goals that can actually become reality. the right, you might argue that this is spring weather over the middle east, and then lots of glad i breaks of writing desk stones every now and again. beautiful sunshine in turkey, your notes is not particularly bold, but these are nighttime temperatures. sort of a freezing for the most part where people live. there's still enough potential for snow at height in pumps of jordan, possibly less. and then these are in, in the form share was most likely, but otherwise, childs into northern parts of egypt. and this whole area is looking consistently with jordan and the southern pulse with rock not quite serious. are there anything with the sun bays to a site where is this kind of spreading to all the way across the wrong dance? you q a, into a sandy rape, your heart breaks are the persistent right. there's potential for a flat thing here, or just the occasional shower. they do stretches files half as couple hours pressed as far

kara st. cyr has more. >> reporter: he's all wet. all mildewed.dirty. >> reporter: the road to stable housing is often a rocky one, if you ask teresa. >> i just lost that. >> reporter: she has lived here since 2023. finding housing she could stay in is hard. >> i have past trauma issues. and i get panic attacks with night terrors. >> reporter: and sometimes she will refuse it, but soon, that could be grounds for an arrest. >> and local 230 will appreciate our labor leaders, standing with me on this. >> reporter: the mayor is proposing a plan allowing people to unrest unhoused people. >> we all have a responsibility to end this crisis. and they have a responsibility to use it. and to include sheltering on public streets for three days. if they refuse three times in a year, they end up in jail. >> but we're going to create dignified indoor places with services for people to be as an alternative to the streets. we can't fulfill that promise and make good on that solution if one in three people said no thanks, i would rather stay here on the streets.

kara, back to you. all right, cinthia, thanks. we'll see you soon.f new drama surrounding elon musk and his so-called department of government efficiency. it all happened at a contentious meeting where the world's richest man apparently clashed with members of president trump's cabinet. nbc's gabe gutierrez reports. new drama over doge. two people familiar with the exchanges tell nbc news that a closed door cabinet meeting yesterday got contentious, with secretary of state marco rubio and transportation secretary sean duffy pushing back against billionaire elon musk and his depament of government efficiency. some details have come out about your cabinet meeting with elon musk and some clashes, potentially between secretary rubio and secretary duffy. no clash, i was there, you're just a troublemaker, and you're not supposed to be asking that question because we're talking about the world cup. elon gets along great with marco and they're both doing a fantastic job. but the two sources say rubio and duffy did push back on musk, accusing him of firing th

hey good morning kara. good morning everyone.ng through midday. i showed you that san mateo camera. well, about five minutes ago. when we see that rain pushing on through. it is still pretty heavy though, as you are waking up in livermore. that activity has passed on through into the altamont pass down in through sunol. we see those showers starting to pick up as you make your way along the peninsula southern half of redwood city into san jose. and those showers that have just popped up through parts of the bay view, pushing on through parts of berkeley and those spotty showers that continue up into the north bay. so it's hit or miss as we wake up this morning. people are getting ready for the napa valley marathon, halmarathon and five k. it starts at seven this morning. you'll feel maybe a couple drops on your head, but some people like that kind of running weather, and that's really the only activity i see there. as the race gets underway. the second half of the mid morning hours, once you're done with all of that, the afternoo

chief medical examiner for the state of new mexico says it is reasonable to conclude that betsy over karad actor gene hackman. >> the cause of death for ms. betsy hackman age 65 years is hard to virus pulmonary syndrome. the manner of death is natural it. the death for mr. gene hackman age 95 years is hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with alzheimer's disease as a significant contributory factor. >> two-time oscar-winner and his wife were found dead in their santa fe, new mexico, home on february 26. according to the sheriff their bodies were found in separate rooms and showed signs of a mummification. the initial investigation found hackman appeared to have fallen or collapsed in a mud room off of the kitchen and his wife was found in the bathroom with a space heater next to her head and on the counter an open prescription bottle with pills scattered around to. a search of the home for law enforcement recovered to cell phones, thy word and blood pressure medication, tylenol, medical records, and a calendar. their bodies and that of one of their dogs were discovered

we have all been asking that question, kara.his guy has never had anything to do with government. well, there are a few reasons here that seem to maybe possibly be one or more of them explanations. let's remember he gave $271 million to the trump campaign. that's one fourth of the entire campaign from a single person. so there's an investment that he's made, and trump is probably very happy to have him because of that investment. another reason musk has $6 billion currently in contracts $38 billion over the last 15 years in federal contracts. but more than that, there are half a dozen departments that are currently investigating his companies or charging them with various issues. he wants to see what he can do to make sure he's okay. and perhaps the third reason has to do not with musk so much, but trump. trump thrives on distraction. he he thrives on disruption. he likes the idea of all kinds of tumult around him so that he can be the rescuer. we've seen it with the tariffs. that's another good example. and so musk in a sense,

. >> kara alaimo. >> welcome back. a rare hand-painted artwork by street artist banksy is heading to auction today and could fetch more than $6 million. this 2005 reimagining of a painting by late scottish artist jack vettriano is named crude oil. it shows workers in hamzat suits trying to remove toxic waste from a beach. its owner, mark hoppus, who is co-founder of the band blink 182, says part of the proceeds from the sale will go to the california wildfire foundation and medical charities. tennis legend serena williams is taking on the world of professional basketball. not necessarily to play. williams says she will now be a joint owner of the nba's toronto tempo, an expansion franchise set to make its debut in 2026. she'll also be involved in jersey design and merchandise collaborations. williams says she's excited to showcase the value of the potential of female athletes. the tempo will join the an unnamed franchise in portland, oregon as the newest teams in the wnba line up. love that. meanwhile, on basketball, l

even among kara. >> swisher said that he's been a heat shield for president trump, basically taking in. >> it's absolutely true. it's sort of plausible deniability. if it gets really bad, the president can just say, well, you know, that's elon musk. but so far he stood by him. but if that's who you're sending out there and and these lawmakers, they're between a bit of a rock and a hard place in the gop caucus. because if they don't do what president trump wants, they face problems in the primaries. but if they don't stop job cuts and economic problems down the chain in their districts, they could still be held accountable by voters. >> yeah. and it's not clear that donald trump necessarily cares about that, right? you know, if he goes two years and runs roughshod over congress, you know, when he gave his address to congress, he basically said, i'm here. i'm doing what i want to do. i don't necessarily. >> steven, can you jump in on that? because usually you go to that address and make a bunch of requests, please do this. please do that. he's doing so much on his own. there weren't that

right, which is one that sort of framed around individual achievement and in in the kara's and pueblo perspective, it means to be giving from the heart. that's what gifted it means. it it's your gifted if you are applying your gifts in the service of others. and again, that's juxtapose to to this western ideal of of individual accomplishments. and you use that example to challenge what sources of knowledge we we use to consider valid barometers for measuring kids intellect. and i find that example so powerful and it's really stuck with me. could you could you expand on that? sure. you know, i think that the notion of giftedness is a really complicated one, because the idea of gifted and talented education has often become a way of basically re inscribe ing racial segregation in schools without using explicit racial criteria. right. and so we know that blacks, students and native students are far less likely to be referred into these programs. and we can act as though these the selection criteria are not biased. but we also know that when they have teachers that see them, that support

good morning kara. good morning everyone. well, our little time with spring has come to an end. we are on the cool down now, and we're noticing more of those clouds arriving low clouds right now. some patchy fog up there through santa rosa and down here in the south bay. it is a gray start on this first saturday of the month we take it out to storm ranger on top of san bruno mountain and you notice a couple of things. some moisture out there. we are looking at some drizzle by the coast and also some breezy winds up there in the mountains. now as we keep it on throughout the day, we will notice that fog sticking around through the early morning hours and then into the afternoon. we'll keep it cloudy and those temperatures much cooler, not only in the city, but really bay area wide. we're going to bring down no more of those 70. we're going to keep it in the 60s as we go on through today out there in livermore, we start the day with 47 degrees, a little bit as we take it on through theshie mid-morning hours. so definitely a chance to get all those errands done once we get through