♪ >>> hello, and welcome to kqed "newsroom." i'm thuy vu. workers and h1v visas.resident trump orders a full review. we take a look at the impact on bay area tech companies. >>> plus, the lone republican. attorney and venture capitalist john cox is the only republican so far to declare he's running for governor. we'll talk with him about why he wants the state's top job. >>> and reflections on civil disobedience. a bay area activist who's made protesting her life's work is the subject of a new film. >>> first, we turn to berkeley where a pro-trump rally that included white nationalists turned violent last weekend. several people were injured, and at least 20 were arrested. the university town has been the scene of intense political clashes in recent months. so much so that on wednesday, u.c. berkeley canceled the appearance of right wing pundit ann coulter out of safety concerns. a day later, the university reversed itself and invited coulter back. joining me to talk about this further is frances dinkelspiel, co-founder of berkeleyside.com. thank you for being her

♪ >>> hello, and welcome to kqed "newsroom." i'm thuy vu. workers and h1v visas.resident trump orders a full review. we take a look at the impact on bay area tech companies. >>> plus, the lone republican. attorney and venture capitalist john cox is the only republican so far to declare he's running for governor. we'll talk with him about why he wants the state's top job. >>> and reflections on civil disobedience. a bay area activist who's made protesting her life's work is the subject of a new film. >>> first, we turn to berkeley where a pro-trump rally that included white nationalists turned violent last weekend. several people were injured, and at least 20 were arrested. the university town has been the scene of intense political clashes in recent months. so much so that on wednesday, u.c. berkeley canceled the appearance of right wing pundit ann coulter out of safety concerns. a day later, the university reversed itself and invited coulter back. joining me to talk about this further is frances dinkelspiel, co-founder of berkeleyside.com. thank you for being her

vu: hello, and welcome to a "kqed newsroom" special edition on the arts. i'm thuy vu. across the bay area, artists are tackling topics that are thought-provoking, moving, and surprising. on this show, we bring together highlights from our arts coverage. one group of singers explores the threshold between life and death. and we'll look at an artist's large-scale works painted on a canvas of snow. plus, visual artist jim campbell plays with thousands of blinking lights to create tapestries that dazzle the eye. but first, we start with the company odc dance and a piece that tackles science and the environment. the impact of climate change, from rising sea levels to rising temperatures, is often expressed through charts and data. it's an appeal made more to the intellect and less so to the heart, but one bay area choreographer wants artists to help audiences to see and feel climate change from a new perspective. producer sheraz sadiq takes us backstage with odc dance and a piece called "dead reckoning." nelson: ready. 1, 2, 3. "dead reckoning" is a dance piece that i creat

>>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom." i'm marisa lagos filling in for thuy vu. coming up on our program, yesterday lawmakers in sacramento narrowly approved a plan to repair the state's aging roads and bridges. and we talked to steve lee, the first to be elected to mayor of a u.s. city. plus musician chuck prophet joins us in studio to perform a song from his latest album which he describes as california noir. but first as part of our ongoing coverage of the first 100 days of the trump administration, yesterday president trump authorized a missile strike against syria in retaliation for its alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians. and today the u.s. senate confirmed neil gorsuch as the next supreme court justice with a simple majority vote. republican senators invoked the so-called nuclear option to lower the vote threshold and defeat a filibuster mounted by senate democrats. joining me now to discuss these legal issues and more is john yu, a uc berkeley law professor. thanks for being here. so the president ordered a missile strike thursday on syria,

vu: hello, and welcome to a "kqed newsroom" special edition on the arts. i'm thuy vu.oss the bay area, artists are tackling topics that are thought-provoking, moving, and surprising. on this show, we bring together highlights from our arts coverage. one group of singers explores the threshold between life and death. and we'll look at an artist's large-scale works painted on a canvas of snow. plus, visual artist jim campbell plays with thousands of blinking lights to create tapestries that dazzle the eye. but first, we start with the company odc dance and a piece that tackles science and the environment. the impact of climate change, from rising sea levels to rising temperatures, is often expressed through charts and data. it's an appeal made more to the intellect and less so to the heart, but one bay area choreographer wants artists to help audiences

. ♪ >>> hello, and welcome to kqed "newsroom." i'm thuy vu. workers and h1v visas.dent trump orders a full review. we take a look at the impact on bay area tech companies. >>> plus, the lone republican. attorney and venture capitalist john cox is the only republican so far to declare he's running for governor. we'll talk with him about why he wants the state's top job. >>> and reflections on civil disobedience. a bay area activist who's made protesting her life's work is the subject of a new film. >>> first, we turn to berkeley where a pro-trump rally that included white nationalists turned violent last weekend. several people were injured, and at least 20 were arres

. >>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom." i'm marisa lagos filling in for thuy vu.ing up on our program, yesterday lawmakers in sacramento narrowly approved a plan to repair the state's aging roads and bridges. and we talked to steve lee, the first to be elected to mayor of a u.s. city. plus musician chuck prophet joins us in studio to perform a song from his latest album which he describes as california noir. but first as part of our ongoing coverage of the first 100 days of the trump administration, yesterday president trump authorized a missile strike against syria in retaliation for its alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians. and today the u.s. senate confirmed neil

. >>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom." i'm marisa lagos filling in for thuy vu. coming up on our program, yesterday lawmakers in sacramento narrowly approved a plan to repair the state's aging roads and bridges. and we talked to steve lee, the first to be elected to mayor of a u.s. city. plus musician chuck prophet joins us in studio to perform a song from his latest album which he describes as california noir. but first as part of our ongoing coverage of the first 100 days of the trump administration, yesterday president trump authorized a missile strike against syria in retaliation for its alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians. and today the u.s. senate confirmed ne

vu: hello, and welcome to a "kqed newsroom" special edition on the arts. i'm thuy vu. across the bay area, artists are tackling topics that are thought-provoking, moving, and surprising. on this show, we bring together highlights from our arts coverage. one group of singers explores the threshold between life and death. and we'll look at an artist's large-scale works painted on a canvas of snow. plus, visual artist jim campbell plays with thousands of blinking lights to create tapestries that dazzle the eye. but first, we start with the company odc dance and a piece that tackles science and the environment. the impact of climate change, from rising sea levels to rising temperatures, is often expressed through charts and data. it's an appeal made more to the intellect and less so to the heart, but one bay area choreographer wants artists to help audiences

. ♪ >>> hello, and welcome to kqed "newsroom." i'm thuy vu. workers and h1v visas.orders a full review. we take a look at the impact on bay area tech companies. >>> plus, the lone republican. attorney and venture capitalist john cox is the only republican so far to declare he's running for governor. we'll talk with him about why he wants the state's top job. >>> and reflections on civil disobedience. a bay area activist who's made protesting her life's work is the subject of a new film. >>> first, we turn to berkeley where a pro-trump rally that included white nationalists turned violent last weekend. several people were injured, and at least 20 were arresd.

tonight on kqed "newsroom," the first 100 days of the trump administration ask its impact on california. hello. and welcome. i'm thuy vu. tonight on "newsroom," a special one-hour program about the first 100 days of the trump administration. we'll talk with californians who voted for trump to get their assessment. and we'll get a snapshot from different parts of california from kqed reporters around the state. wus we'll here from people who have become politically active for the first time since trump took office. first i talk with california congressman adam schiff, ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee. he played a key role in calling for an impartial probe into russia's hacking of the presidential election. leading to this revelation by fbi director james comey. >> i have been authorized by the department of justice to confirm that the fbi, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigating the russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. >> and joining me now is congressman adam schiff. congressman, welcome back to the program