♪ >> tonight on kqed "newsroom california officials that suppor suffici-- support toughe immigrationolicies went to talk donald trump and governor brown looks to crack down on the blackmarket for ij mana. we begin with politics. >>> on wednesday, president trump and members of his cabinet met with southern california officials to discuss a shared view on immigration policy, maimly opposition -- mainly opposition to lifornia policies. the president had tough words foranrous individuals entering the country. >> you would not believe how bad these people are. these are not people. these are animals and we are taking them out of the country at a level and a rate that h has never happened before, and because of the weak laws they come in fast, we get them, we release them. e get them again. we bring them out. it's crazy. >> mayor troy edgar attended the white house meeting as did san diego supervisor. lo the law sb-54 prohibits state and local police from helping federal authorities withim igration cases in many cases. it was the first of several c y cities and counties to pass similar re

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hello and welcome to kqed newsroom. we begun with politics. this week president trump acknowledges a series of tweets that he repaid his lawyer for $130,000 payment made to storm damages. the twee contradict an earlier statement when trump stated he did notbnowt the payment. one of trump's newest attorneys rudy giuliani revealed the source of the story on wednesday. congressman adam shift joins us from burbank. nice to see you again. >> thanks. >> what is your reaction to ther trump adminion now saying three u.s. prisoners held by north korea may soon be released? >> i don't think they should be talking about it until the al is sealed. i'd expect that in order for the president to sit don wth kim jong-un to give kim that meeting he's always wanted with the u.s. president to sit on the same stage that at a minimum we'd get our hostages back. i don't think you should send out the president's lawyer giuliani to make this announcement when it's clear the deal had been struck and i don't think the president should be suggesting it either. i think i

hello and weome to kqed newsroom. we begun with politics.s week president trump acknowledges a series of tweets that he repaid his lawyeror $130,000 payment made to storm m es. the tweets contradict an

welcome to a special edition of "kqed newsroom."this program, we're revisiting interviews from our archives with dynamic, provocative authors. we begin with the politics of health care. cecile richards has been the president andceo of planned parenthoo f. the organition offers low-cost reproductive health-care services

>>> tonight on kqed newsroom, the opioid crisis. what bay area is doing to tackle dependey and overdoses. >>> the iran nuclear deal, we get an expert's take o what this means for foreign r ations. >>>plus, how three u.c. berkeley students are using their expertise to combat terrorism. i'm uy vu. we begin with the opioid crisis. marin county will sue a dozen companies for highly addictive opid medications. they're suing drug companies to recoup taxey dollars th spent responding to the drug crisis. they include prescription painkillers and illegal drugs like heroin. while opioid prescription rates have declined, overdose deaths continue to risenationally. in california more than 2,000 people died from opioid overdoses in 2016 according to the state department of public health. ining me now to discuss different strategies to tackle this crisis are dr. scot zieger, an aociate professor laura cine and kqed kleinman and brian washington. welcome to you all. >> thank you. >> dr. steter, begin with definitions. what types of dugs are catego

so if people check kqed's website, they can find out the showings, right? jesse: correct, may 15, i believe, at 6:30 pm. robert: okay, very good. well, congratulations, i'm glad that your story's getting told. jim: thank you, it has to be told, yes. robert: i agree, thank you for being here, thank you. jesse: thank you, robert. robert: well, coming up, we are happy to welcome back comedian samson koletkar, not your typical indian-jewish standup comic, he's next. robert: i've always said standup comics are important social commentators. they tell us a lot about our lives, often by talking about theirs. and when you have a life like samson koletkar, it's almost his duty to talk about it, which he does in a tour called "trapped in a family." he's been a guest before as cofounder of a desi comedy fest, the largest south asian comedy festival in america, and founder of comedy oakland. all this after fulfilling his parents' wish of earning a master's degree in computer software, welcome back. samson koletkar: thank you very much. robert: which they're equally pro

welcome to a special edition of "kqed newsroom." on this program, we're revising interviews from our archives with dynamic, provocative authors. b in with the politics of health care. cecile richards has be the presidentla and ceo of pnned parenthood for more than a decade.er the organization olow-coste the presidentla reproductive health-care services to millions of people across the country. one of those services is abortion, making the nonprofit a frequent target of conservative lawmakers who have threatened to cut off federal funding. richards announced in january that 2018 will be her last at the helm of planned parenthood, and she has a book out, "make trouble." it cofonicles her stories bucking the system and fighting for change from an early age. cecile richards, nice to have you here. richards: great to be back. thank you. vu: well, in the introduction in your book, you write right off the top practically, t "for the fire in my life, i'm wondering whether my own daughters will have fahafewer rights than i'v" which rights ar

scott schafer from kqed radio. john diaz of the "san francisco chronicle." i want to note that moments ago, we held a moment of silence to mark the passing of a man who held the two-time governor of california in the 1980s when another california governor was president. mr. george deukmejian died today. he was 89. >>> here are the ground rules. each candidate will have 60 seconds to answer a question posed directly to them. the remaining candidates will have 30 seconds east to respond and i can ask a follow-up question. we'll ask people to withhold applause. a drawing determined that miss eastin will get the first question. that question will come from me. so we'll begin. the bay area is home to extraordinary wealth, billionaires, expensive homes, famous tech companies in silicon valley. there's immense poverty and homelessness in this region. how can that disparity be healthy in the bay area and how can you fix it? >> it is not healthy for the bay area, los angeles, sacramento, oakland, anywhere. the reality is we have a homeless problem all over this state

. >>> tonight on kqed newsroom, the opioid crisis.bay area is doing to tackle endency and overdoses. >>> the iran nuclear deal, we get an expert's take on what this means for foreign relations. >>> plus, how three u.c. berkeley students are using their experse to combat terrorism. i'm thuy vu. we begin with the opioid crisis. marin county will sue a dozen companies for highly addi opioid medications. they're spang drug comnies to coup tax dollars they spent responding to the drug crisis. they include prescription painkillers and illegal drugs like he.

welcome to a special edition of "kqed newsroom."is program, we're revising interviews from our archives with dynamic, provocative authors. b in with the politics of health care. cecile richards has be the presidentla and ceo of pnned parenthood for more than a decade.er the organization olow-coste the presidentla reproductive health-care services

hello and welcome to kqed newsroom. we begun with politics.ek president trump acknowledges a series of tweets that he repaid his lawyer for $130,000 payment made to storm damages. the twee contradict an

we will air it live and so will our sister station telemundo and kqed radio. we will stream this debate online. nbc political director chuck todd will be coming in from washington, d.c. to moderate this 90-minute debate. we will ask the candidates a lot of questions. we would like to know what you would like to ask the candidates. two ways to submit questions. you can tweet us. the other way, just logon to our facebook page. our debate post is pinned at the top. it's easy to find. submit your question in the comment thread for that post. >>> just in, electric scooters will be back on san francisco streets with guidelines. the san francisco board of supervisors spent the afternoon talking about e-scooters left on san francisco's sidewalks and streets. people complained. just minute as ago, they proposal that would allow five companies to operate. they could have no more than 500 scooters. they have to pay $5,000 for an application, $25,000 annually and a $10,000 maintenance fee. >>> for those who lost their homes, the road to recovery will stretch many more mon

map-making, navigation, even languages and salesmanship for mingling with natives in ♪ >> tonight on kqedwsroom california officials that suppor suffici-- support toughe immigration policies went to talk donald trump and governor brown looks to crack down on the blackmarket for ij mana. we begin with politics. >>> on wednesday, president trump and members of his cabinet met with southern california officials to discuss a shared view on immigration policy, maimly opposition -- mainly opposition to lifornia policies. the president had tough words foranrous individuals entering the country. >> you would not believe how bad these people are. these art

-3111/ cover top of bite with pics from lily of her school walkout- do not use pics she sent from kqed"when4 it absolutely poured down rain edit-3120 but we had over 1000 students at our local park from all the different high schools. lily on cam -edit -3131 and our little motto from the day is - watch out congress, the storm is coming and when it rains it pours". ( marty ) ( marty ) ( marty )both jada and lily say, they will be active in the lead up to mid- term elections ... working for candidates supporting their cause. and lily is working on a bay area wide coalition of students for gun violence prevention. we will stay in touch with their efforts. ( marty )in san francsco... an honor for late mayor ed lee, on what would have been his 66th birthday. the city paid tribute by planting a tree in his name saturday. mayor lee passed away suddenly late last year. kron 4's sara stinson was at the emotional ceremony. it's been early five months since mayor edwin mah lee passed away. ("we continue to miss ed as much as i'm sure you all do.")("you think i miss him, oh i miss him, i miss ed lee.")

also kqed radio. we will stream it online. plenty of options for you to tune in. this 90-minute event will be moderated by chuck todd. we will bring him in from washington, d.c. we will ask the candidates plenty of questions. we want to know what you would want to ask the candidates. there will two ways to submit your questions. tweet it to us. or you can logon to our nbc bay area facebook page. it's easy to find. it's at the top of the page. submit your question in the comments thread for that post. >>> tonight we trace billions of dollars worth of unnecessary waste to your kitchen, right to your trash bin. >> many of us find the out of date food and we toss it when we see it's out of date. hold on. we found those confusing food labels are outdated. it's not just the food. it's also the labels. >> we're talking about outdated or expired food. i'm using expired -- air quotes on purpose here, because the date you see probably isn't an expiration date at all. we found a surprising silence in federal law that's causing confusion. we also tracked down quiet changes th

that legal team works inside the building that you see here up above us at the old kqed building. old ritter building. they're holding this rally outside. all right now the rally is kind of starting a little bit. michelle why do this today? it was all spur bid an article in vogue magazine. >> that's right. last week in an article in vogue magazine. judge persky is a major donor having given more than $500,000 to his campaign on a single corporate donor and his lawyer jim mcmannus said that doe was at fault because she was intoxicated. and said she wasn't victimize bid a quote predator because brock turner did not jump out of the bushes. so we're here to ask persky to disavow those comments and to disassociate himself from his legal team. >> from mcmannus himself or the legal team. >> well jim mcmannus is part of his legal team. those comments came out last tuesday. >> how do you feel about what will happen tuesday. >> i think people are supporting us and will persky down on tuesday. >> we'll have a complete wrap on this rally and the rally that starts at 12:15 for those who are op

kqed reports that the city of vk of richmond voted tuesday night to expand its sanctuary protectionsetting ÷ this decision could make richmond one of the first cities in the state to enforce such a restriction. kl/ >>> the 6mhsanta clara unified school district is launching a you this harassment task force. they will provide more training for staff. that comes amid controversy over dominic can earth is it a teacher come caserta. he suspended his campaign for a county supervisor seat. >>> michigan state has agreed to compensate survivors of +v÷ larry nassar's abuse. the school paid 06$500 million to 300 people abused by the nassar will spend life in prison for sexually abusing young athletes in his care. lawsuits are pending against two other entities. >>> new documents reveal more about the deadly mass shooting in las 9w÷vegas. at least útwo witnesses say a person they believe to be the gunman ranted in the qvldays prior to the attack about the federal government and gun control. police and ñthe fbi have not determined a motive in the ongoing pflinvestigation. investigators believe s

kqed reports that the city of of richmond voted tuesday night to expand its sanctuary protections bys decision could make cities in the state to enforce such a restriction. kenny? >> thank you. >>> destructive storms have killed five people in the "n northeast and mid-atlantic regions. tens of thousands of people lost power as crews dealt with all that damage there. and check this out. a dumpster in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, got swept away in these fast move floodwaters. forecasters say that people from georgia through new jersey will see more rain over the next few pc5days. >>> across the pond, security is stepped up around london with two days until the royal wedding. more than 100,000 people are expected to be there for the big day and help kick off the celebrations. wax figures of them are on display at windsor castle. a team has been working on @<Ñt figures ever since the wedding k november. i think they look great. >> yeah. good. >> identifiable. >> yeah. >> the harry smile. >> the suit and tie, perfect. >> almost like the hair blowing in the wind. i don't know how they do it.

captioning sponsored by newshour productions, llc captioned by media access group at wgbh >>> tonight on kqedroom, the opioid crisis. what bay area is doing to tackle dependey and overdoses. >>> the iran nuclear deal, we get an expert's take o what this means for foreign r ations. >>>plus, how three u.c. berkeley students are using their expertise to combat terrorism. i'm uy vu. we begin with the opioid crisis. marin county will sue a dozen companies for highly addictive opid medications. they're suing drug companies to recoup taxey dollars th spent responding to the drug crisis. they include prescription painkillers and illegal drugs like he

. ♪ >>> tonight on kqed"newsroom," california officials that support sufficie-- support toug to grationolicies went talk toonald trump and governor brown looks to crack down on the blackmarket for marijuana. we begin with politics. >>> on wednesday, president trump and members of his cabinet met with southern california officials to discuss a shared view on immigration policy, maimlypposition to -- mainly opposition to californ policies. the president had tough words for dangerous individuals entering the country. >> you would not believe how bad these people are. these art