♪ >>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom." i'm thuy vu.oming up on our program, we go to the uss hornet to hear from veterans, community leaders and activists at a town hall about the vietnam war. we'll also look at the week's big political developments from sexual harassment allegations against roy moore to president trump's asia trip. but first yesterday the u. house of representatives approved a plan to cut taxes by about $1.5 trillion over ten years. critics contend the gop led bill benefits the wealthy and corporations more than the middle class. meanwhile in the u.s. senate, republicans are trying to shore up support for their plan, which has now cleared the senate finance committee. they've added a clause to repeal the health care mandate under obamacare to help pay for the tax cuts. joining me now to talk about that and more is congressman ro khanna. he represents the 17th district covering much of silicon valley. congressman, nice to have you here. >> great to be back. >> this week the house passed a gop-led tax reform bill. the s

. >>> hello and welcome to kqed newsroom, i'm thuy vu. bill nye the science guy opened the world of science to kids in the '90s. he talks to us about his mission to defend science. >>> are the election day wins for democrats a sign of a comeback? we'll discuss that and what the gop's tax reform proposal means for california republicans. >>> donna brazile has roiled the democratic party with "hacks: the inside story of the break-ins and break have downs that put donald trump in the white house." brazile contends agreement between dnc and hillary clinton campaign gave clinton control of party operations a year before she was even nominated.

. >>> hello and welcome to a special edition of kqed newsroom. khancakansaca canabis.hey 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.

>>> 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

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>>> hello and welcome to kqed newsroom, i'm thuy vu. bill nye the science guy opened the world of science to kids in the '90s. he talks to us about his mission to defend science. >>> are the election day wins for democrats a sign of a comeback? we'll discuss that and what the gop's tax reform proposal means for california republicans. >>> donna brazile has roiled the democratic party with "hacks: the inside story of the break-ins and break have downs that put donald trump in the white house." brazile contends agreement between dnc and hillary clinton campaign gave clinton control of party operations a year before she was even nominated. brazile writes she considered replacing clinton as the nominee. donna brazile joins me in the studio, good to have you here. >> wonderful to be back on the west coast. >> well, you write in your book that when you took the democratic party's top job in july 2016, you looked for evidence that the dnc was "rigging the system." in favor of hillary clinton. did you find any evidence? >> i became chair becaus

according to kqed radio letter show federal regulators asked for an explanation of hairline cracks on the concrete shoot. california water officials responded that steps taken to build a more durable spillway caused the cracks. in february officials ordered 200,000 people downstream to evacuate with both spillway started crumbling. state officials say they have spent $640 million to repair the dam. >>> california's elk population is on the rebound. extensive habitat loss almost wiped out the species. the statewide elk conservation a management plan seeks to improve grazing lands and boost words. over the last four decades elk population has increased to 13,000. >>> the bear in the sierra foothill roadway led to a crash that killed a woman and her baby on thanksgiving night. it happen on thursday evening and calaveras county. of four-year-old boy was a survivor and flown to the hospital. >>> wildlife officials say that incidents of bears on roads are on the rise and drivers are being urged to use caution. here is more from dennis shanahan.>> reporter: when you think about the dangers y

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citing radio station kqed said 41-year-old michael was being treated for extensive burns. his friends tell the station he had been living in santa rosa for about two years. his death brings that total to 44. >>> and happening now, deliberations continue in the trial of the man accused of killing kate steinle. >> this marks day five as the jury tries to reach a verdict in the case. pete suratos live in san francisco at the hall of justice this morning. any signs a verdict may be coming soon, pete? >> reporter: good morning to you, laura and marcus. well, no sign, at least as of this morning, but it is a familiar scene outside and inside the hall of justice here in san francisco as we enter day five of jury deliberations for the kate steinle murder trial. now, i can tell you that court officials told us this morning that the deliberations did start at roughly 9:00 a.m. these jurors are going to have to come up with a unanimous verdict whether it comes to whether or not jose ines garcia zarate intentionally or accidentally killed kate steinle. initially charged garcia zarate

. >> announcer: the following kqed production was produced in high definition. ♪ >>> calories, caloriescalories! >> wow, it rocked my world! >> it just kind of reminded me of boot camp. >> i don't know what you had but this is great! >> it almost felt like country club food to me. zbl don't touch it.

. >>> hello and welcome to kqed newsroom, i'm thuy vu.l nye the science guy opened the world of science to kids in the '90s. he talks to us about his mission to defend science. >>> are the election day wins for democrats a sign of a comeback? we'll discuss that and what the gop's tax reform proposal means for california republicans. >>> donna brazile has roiled the democratic party with "hacks: the inside story of the break-ins and break have downs that put donald trump in the white house." brazile contends agreement between dnc and hillary clinton campaign gave clinton control of party operations a year before she was even nominated.

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. >>> hello and welcome to a special edition of kqed newsroom. khancakansaca canabis. 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

. ♪ >>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom." i'm thuy vu. up on our program, we go to the uss hornet to hear from veterans, community leaders and activists at a town hall about the vietnam war. we'll also look at the week's big political developments from sexual harassment allegations against roy moore to president trump's asia trip. but first yesterday the u. house of representatives approved a plan to cut taxes by about $1.5 trillion over ten years. critics contend the gop led bill benefits the wealthy and corporations more than the middle class. meanwhile in the u.s. senate, republicans are trying to shore up support for their plan, which has now cleared the senate finance committee. they've added a clause to repeal the health care mandate under obamacare to help pay for the tax cuts.

. ♪ >>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom." i'm thuy vu.oming up on our program, we go to the uss hornet to hear from veterans, community leaders and activists at a town hall about the vietnam war. we'll also look at the week's big political developments from sexual harassment allegations against roy moore to president trump's asia trip. but first yesterday the u. house of representatives approved a plan to cut taxes by about $1.5 trillion over ten years. critics contend the gop led bill benefits the wealthy and corporations more than the middle class. meanwhile in the u.s. senate, republicans are trying to shore up support for their plan, which has now cleared the senate finance committee. they've added a clause to repeal the health care mandate under obamacare to help pay for the tax cuts.

. >> announcer: a kqed television production. >> it's like sort of old fisherman's wharf. it reminds me of old san francisco. >> and you'd be a little bit like jean valjean, with the teeth, whatever. >> worth the calories, the cholesterol, and the heart attack you might have. >> it's like an adventure, you know? you got to put on your miner's helmet. >> it reminds me of oatmeal with a touch of wet dog.

. >>> hello and welcome to kqed newsroom, i'm thuy vu. bill nye the science guy opened the world of science to kids in the '90s. he talks to us about his mission to defend science. >>> are the election day wins for democrats a sign of a comeback? we'll discuss that and what the gop's tax reform proposal means for california republicans. >>> donna brazile has roiled the democratic party with "hacks: the inside story of the break-ins and break have downs that put donald trump in the white house." brazile contends agreement between dnc and hillary clinton campaign gave clinton control of party operations a year before she was even nominated.

. >> you're watchin >>> the following kqed production was produced in high definition. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> everyeeded to be great. >> twinkies in there. >> wow! >> it's like a great, big hug in the whole city. >> that food is about all i can handle. my parents put chili powder in my baby food. >> french fries everywhere, all over the table and just a lot of chili.

. >>> san francisco radio station kqed is reporting the death of a man who was seriously injured in last we )ve got a warning if you )re buying furniture. the lesson we can all learn from one bay area woman )s ordeal. plus- any breaking news overnight. when you join us tomorrow from 4:30 to 7:00. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm megyn kelly. we begin this morning with this news. earlier this morning, nbc news chairman andy lack, sent the following note to our organization concerning matt lauer. on monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by matt lauer. it represents after review a violation of our company standards. as a result, we decided to terminate his employment. it was the first complaint about his behavior in 20 years at nbc news, we were presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. our highest priority is to create a workplace environment where everyone