kqed senior editor scott shafer. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> april, why is senator mccain opposing this latest gop proposal to repeal the aca? >> the same reason he opposed the previous versions. he's opposed mainly on procedural grounds. he said a policy that affects this many people and this much money should go through a deliberative process, a debate. it shouldn't be rushed through the way that this bill is being rushed through. >> and in the last few days there's been a torrent of criticism as well. who is criticizing it? >> doctor groups, patient groups, hospitals, insurance companies. >> just about everybody. >> are all opposed to this bill. they're opposed, you know, because so many -- because of the funding redistribution. a lot of states stand to lose a lot of money, which means that under this bill, millions of people are going to lose coverage, which would compromise care and also the consumer protections that are part of obamacare would also be eroded. >> but there are some that believe that th

>>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom." i'm thuy vu. on our show today, uc berkeley was once again a flash point in the fight over free speech when a conservative radio host spoke on campus. and we talk to the co-directors of the national pbs series "the vietnam war," ken burns and lynn mill vic. plus a performance that tackles american history with drag queen flamboyance. we'll get a sneak peek from artist taylor mac. but first we look at the week's big political developments from d.c. to sacramento. president trump does a seeming about-face on daca, dangling a potential deal with democrats to protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants against deportation. meanwhile, senator bernie sanders unveiled a plan for single payer health care, which has gained backing from california senator kamala harris. and in sacramento, it's a mad scramble to get key bills onto the governor's desk during this last week of the legislative session. here to break it all down are kqed politics and government reporter marisa lagos and political co

>>> hello and welcome to a special edition of kqed newsroom. khancakansaca canabis. they passed a vote legalizing canabis for recreational use. people over 21 years old will be able to carry up to an ounce of marijuana and can also grow as much. we visited the second oldest dispensary in california to see how they're preparing for the changes. here's more. >> i take it this is where you keep all your inventory? >> yeah, this is where we display all our edibles for our bud bar. we see hundreds of patients every day. >> do you have anything on special? >> reporter: the marijuana law will go into effect in california and anyone 21 and over can walk into a dispensary and buy pot. how will that impact your business? >> it's going to impact it a lot. it's going to increase our patient database probably double, i would say. that means the demands are higher and we'll have to satisfy demand from those products as well. >> how will you satisfy demand? >> because of the new state regulations we can only buy after 2018 from state cultivators. we may go from seeing 500 vendors t

>>> ♪ >> lel low and welcome to kqed news room. i'm thuy have you.n this program a look at immigration policy. we'll talk to california attorney general about how he plans to help roughly 200,000 young people facing possible detatid deand a look at the life of civil rights leader de lore res horta. first, an obama era immigration policy is being threatened by the trump administration. on tuesday attorney general jeff sessions anounnounced the end o daca. giving them renewable visas. trump said congress has six months to come up with a solution for the undocumented immigrants often called dreamers. joining me now from the nation's capital is republican congressman. gloo good to be with you. >> you're one of ten house republicans who wrote a ler to house speaker paul ryan urging congress to protect the dreamers. why do you think it should stay in place. >> not only should it stay in place but we've got to provide certainty. we need a long-term plan for our dreame dreamers. make sure they're safe and security. 95% of dreamers that have come forward and

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>>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom." i'm thuy vu. coming up on today's program, tensions continue to mount between north korea and the u.s. i'll talk with uc berkeley professor john yu about how technology is changing the rules for war. and the gop's proposal for tax reform. how will it affect the richest and the poorest californians? but first we look at a debate that's flared up again in the sports world. since last weekend, nfl players locked arms to protest president trump's criticism of athletes who kneel in protest during the national anthem. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say get that son of a [ bleep ] off the field right now? out. he's fired. >> professional athletes in other sports have also now entered the debate, but the spotlight for now is still on the nfl, where the symbolic protests first began. >> i don't know why any president could use that kind of language on any subject, but we've just got to be positive about it. >> i think he's given us an opportunity

. >>> ♪ >> lel low and welcome to kqed news room. i'm thuy have you.n this program a look at immigration policy. we'll talk to california attorney general about how he plans to help roughly 200,000 young people facing possible detatid deand a look at the life of civil rights leader de lore res horta. first, an obama era immigration policy is being threatened by the trump administration. on tuesday attorney general jeff sessions

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. >>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom." i'm thuy vu. coming up on today's program, tensions continue to mount between north korea and the u.s. i'll talk with uc berkeley professor john yu about how technology is changing the rules for war. and the gop's proposal for tax reform. how will it affect the richest and the poorest californians? but first we look at a debate that's flared up again in the sports world. since last weekend, nfl players locked arms to protest president trump's criticism of athletes who kneel in protest during the national anthem. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say get that son of a [ bleep ] off the field right now? out. he's fired. >> professional athletes in er

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. >>> hello and welcome to kqed newsroom. i'm thuy vu. coming up on our show, the latest push by senate republicans to repeal obamacare is now in jeopardy. >>> and it was just 30 years ago that women were finally allowed to be firefighters in san francisco. we'll talk with two of the department's early trail blazers. >>> plus in our ongoing series of interview with gubernatorial candidates, meet john chiang, the state treasurer who is aiming for california's top job. >>> but first it was billed as free speech week, a series of talks to start this sunday at uc berkeley including milo yiannopoulos. earlier this week, the conservative student group organizing the event insisted the event would go on as scheduled despite missing

. >>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom." i'm thuy vu.ng up on today's program, tensions continue to mount between north korea and the u.s. i'll talk with uc berkeley professor john yu about how technology is changing the rules for war. and the gop's proposal for tax reform. how will it affect the richest and the poorest californians? but first we look at a debate that's flared up again in the sports world. since last weekend, nfl players locked arms to protest president trump's criticism of athletes who kneel in protest during the national anthem. >> wouldn't you love to see one of these nfl owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say get that son of a [ bleep ] off the field right now? out. he's fired. >> professional athletes in er

. >>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom." i'm thuy vu. on our show today, uc berkeley was once again a flash point in the fight over free speech when a conservative radio host spoke on campus. and we talk to the co-directors of the national pbs series "the vietnam war," ken burns and lynn mill vic. plus a performance that tackles american history with drag queen flamboyance. we'll get a sneak peek from artist taylor mac. but first we look at the week's big political developments from d.c. to sacramento. president trump does a seeming about-face on daca, dangling a potential deal with democrats to protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants against deportation. meanwhile, senator bernie sanders unveiled a plan for single payer health care, which has gained

. >>> hello and welcome to a special edition of kqed newsroom. khancakansaca canabis.nal use. people over 21 years old will be able to carry up to an ounce of marijuana and can also grow as much. we visited the second oldest dispensary in california to see how they're preparing for the changes. here's more. >> i

. >>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom." i'm thuy vu.ur show today, uc berkeley was once again a flash point in the fight over free speech when a conservative radio host spoke on campus. and we talk to the co-directors of the national pbs series "the vietnam war," ken burns and lynn mill vic. plus a performance that tackles american history with drag queen flamboyance. we'll get a sneak peek from artist taylor mac. but first we look at the week's big political developments from d.c. to sacramento. president trump does a seeming about-face on daca, dangling a potential deal with democrats to protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants against deportation. meanwhile, senator bernie sanders unveiled a plan for single payer health care, which has gained

. >>> hello and welcome to kqed newsroom. i'm thuy vu.ing up on our show, the latest push by senate republicans to repeal obamacare is now in jeopardy. >>> and it was just 30 years ago that women were finally allowed to be firefighters in san francisco. we'll talk with two of the department's early trail blazers. >>> plus in our ongoing series of interview with gubernatorial candidates, meet john chiang, the state treasurer who is aiming for california's top job. >>> but first it was billed as free speech week, a series of talks to start this sunday at uc berkeley including milo yiannopoulos. earlier this week, the conservative student group organizing the event insisted the event would go on as scheduled despite missing

worked for the public broadcasting station here first, kqed, on the famous newsroom where i cut my teeth on journalism with some of these very seasoned ladies and gentlemen and am very pleased with that backdrop to my life. c-span: why this book now? >> guest: took me a long time to cough it up. it was very difficult to write, very difficult to write. i always thought that one day someone would walk in, and there'd just be this large brown puddle of tears, and it would be me, you know? it took therapy, it took focus, it took prayer to get it up, to talk about it, to remember it all, to be able the talk about it from a neutral pedestal. i did not want to write the book through any veil of hostility, but just to simply tell you my story and let you decide what you think about it. c-span: how'd you remember all this? >> guest: kept a diary. i write things down incessantly. i mean, i hear snatches of conversation on a bus or in a lobby, so i always have kept notes, scraps of paper or, in this case, a diary. i actually have a little pink diary with a little white girl on it with a ponytail wh

. >> you're watchin >>> hello and welcome to a special edition of kqed newsroom. khancakansaca canabis. they passed a vote legalizing canabis for recreational use. people over 21 years old will be able to carry up to an ounce of marijuana and can also grow as much. we visited the second oldest dispensary in california to see how they're preparing for the changes. here's more. >>

. >>> ♪ >> lel low and welcome to kqed news room. i'm thuy have you.rogram a look at immigration policy. we'll talk to california attorney general about how he plans to help roughly 200,000 young people facing possible detatid deand a look at the life of civil rights leader de lore res horta. first, an obama era immigration policy is being threatened by the trump administration. on tuesday attorney general jeff sessions

. >>> ♪ >> lel low and welcome to kqed news room. i'm thuy have you.s program a look at immigration policy. we'll talk to california attorney general about how he plans to help roughly 200,000 young people facing possible detatid deand a look at the life of civil rights leader de lore res horta. first, an obama era immigration policy is being threatened by the trump administration. on tuesday attorney general jeff sessions