today we bring you another special edition of kqed newsroom on the road. later as part of the san francisco homeless reporting project, we'll talk about the challenges of finding a joble and working while homeless, first we begin at uc hastings college of the law to talk about the week's big political and legal news. portions of president trump's so-called travel ban just took effect, the u.s. supreme court won't hear the case until october, but the fallout has already begun. and it's been a week of political maneuvering over the republican plan to repeal and replace obamacare. also some significant developments this week in california politics, on climate change, and other issues. and joining me are you political senior writer, karla marinucci. kqed politics and government senior editor, scott schaeffer and uc hastings law professor rory little. the republicans control the house, white house and the senate and yet they still can't seem to get repeal done. why? >> well i mean look at, this week you had an unusual situation where jerry brown, diane feinstei

>>> hello, and welcome to kqed newsroom. coming up on tonight's program we hear from california assembly member david chou about the push to make housing more affordable. plus we talk to sophy cal about her exhibit in stran and her unusual connection to the bay area. >> but first donald trump friday replaced reince priebus with homeland secretary john kelly. meanwhile on the senate familiar, the latest effort to repeal and replace obamacare failed in the early morning hours in the senate. three republicans susan collins, lisa murkowski, and john mccain who was diagnosed with brain cancer last week cast the deciding vote against the proposal. the plan would have left 15 million people without insurance and raised premiums according to the congressional budget office. >>> also this week president trump took to twitter to announce transgender people can no longer serve in the military. a reversal from just a year ago with president obama allowed troops to serve publicly. joining me now john walsh, and lisa garcia. welcome to al

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

captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ♪ >>> hello, and welcome to kqed newsroom i'mp on tonight's program, silicon valley is steering a revolution to make cars smart enough to drive themselves. >>> and meet a san jose native who stars in the tony award winning hit, hamilton. >>> first, more signs of chaos in the trump administration. today white house press secretary sean spicer resigned saying he strongly disagreed with president trump's pick for a communications director. meanwhile the senate debate over health care continues. on tuesday the gop bill looked all but dead when several republican lawmakers refused to repeal obamacare without a plan to replace it. but after president trump met with wavering republicans on wednesday the senate gop leader said he would now try

>>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom". california craft's new rules for recreational cannabis, and a look at an ambitious initiative to slash the homeless population in half. >>> first, president trump's son met last june with a russian lawyer who purportedly had damaging information about the government. trump released the e mail exchange. the revelations add a new twist into whether president trump's inner circle colluded with the kremlin to influence the outcome of the presidential race. meanwhile, on capitol hill, senate republicans are planning to vote next week on a revised plan to repeal and replace obamacare. they released their new plan this week, but it still faces an uphill battle for passage. >>> and joining me now are politics and government reporter larissa lagos, joe garafoli and car carla maranucci. carla, another revelation today that a former soviet intelligence officer was at that meeting with donald junior, the russian lawyer, jared kushner, former campaign chair, paul manafort. the list goes on. is tha

♪ >>> hello, and welcome to kqed newsroom i'm thuy vu.oming up on tonight's program, silicon valley is steering a revolution to make cars smart enough to drive themselves. >>> and meet a san jose native who stars in the tony award winning hit, hamilton. >>> first, more signs of chaos in the trump administration. today white house press secretary sean spicer resigned saying he strongly disagreed with president trump's pick for a communications director. meanwhile the senate debate over health care continues. on tuesday the gop bill looked all but dead when several republican lawmakers refused to repeal obamacare without a plan to replace it. but after president trump met with wavering republicans on wednesday the senate gop leader said he would now try to open debate on the legislation next week. >>> and in sacramento, the state's cap and trade program to lower greenhouse gas emissions was extended to 2030. it is a victory for governor jerry browne who lobbied hard to win bipartisan support for the program. >> climate change is real. it is

captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom". california craft's new rules for recreational cannabis, and a look at an ambitious initiative to slash the homeless population in half. >>> first, president trump's son met last june with a russian lawyer who purportedly had damaging information about the government. trump released the e mail exchange. the revelations add a new twist into whether president trump's inner circle colluded with the kremlin to influence the outcome of the presidential race. meanwhile, on capitol hill, senate republicans are planning to vote next week oa

llc captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> yo ♪ >>> hello, and welcome to kqed newsroomhuy vu. coming up on tonight's program, silicon valley is steering a revolution to make cars smart enough to drive themselves. >>> and meet a san jose native who stars in the tony award winning hit, hamilton. >>> first, more signs of chaos in the trump administration. today white house press secretary sean spicer resigned saying he strongly disagreed with president trump's pick for a communications director. meanwhile the senate debate over health care continues. on tuesday the gop bill looked all but dead when several republican lawmakers refused to repeal obamacare without a plan to replace it. but after president trump met with wavering republicans on wednesday the senate gop leader said he wouldno

. >>> hello, and welcome to kqed newsroom.ng up on tonight's program we hear from california assembly member david chou about the push to make housing more affordable. plus we talk to sophy cal about her exhibit in stran and her unusual connection to the bay area. >> but first donald trump friday replaced reince priebus with homeland secretary john kelly. meanwhile on the senate familiar, the latest effort to repeal and replace obamacare failed in the early morning hours in the senate. three republicans susan collins, lisa murkowski, and john mccain who was diagnosed with brain cancer last week cast the

today we bring you another special edition of kqed newsroom on the road. later as part of the san francisco homeless reporting project, we'll talk about the challenges of finding a joble and working while homeless, first we begin at uc hastings college of the law to talk about the week's big political and legal news. portions of president trump's so-called travel ban just took effect, the u.s. supreme court won't hear the case until october, but the fallout has already begun. and it's been a week of political maneuvering over the republican plan to repeal and replace obamacare. also some significant developments this week in california politics, on climate change, and other issues. and joining me are you political senior writer, karla

. >>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom". california craft's new rules for recreational cannabis, and a look at an ambitious initiative to slash the homeless population in half. >>> first, president trump's son met last june with a russian lawyer who purportedly had damaging information about the government. trump released the e mail exchange. the revelations add a new twist into whether president trump's inner circle colluded with the kremlin to influence the outcome of the presidential race. meanwhile, on capitol hill, senate republicans are planning to vote next week

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

. >> you'r 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

today we bring you another special edition of kqed newsroom on the road.er as part of the san francisco homeless reporting project, we'll talk about the challenges of finding a joble and working while homeless, first we begin at uc hastings college of the law to talk about the week's big political and legal news. portions of president trump's so-called travel ban just took effect, the u.s. supreme court won't hear the case until october, but the fallout has already begun. and it's been a week of political maneuvering over the republican plan to repeal and replace obamacare. also some significant developments this week in california politics, on climate change, and other issues. and joining me are you political senior writer, karla

. >>> hello and welcome to "kqed newsroom".w rules for recreational cannabis, and a look at an ambitious initiative to slash the homeless population in half. >>> first, president trump's son met last june with a russian lawyer who purportedly had damaging information about the government. trump released the e mail exchange. the revelations add a new twist into whether president trump's inner circle colluded with the kremlin to influence the outcome of the presidential race. meanwhile, on capitol hill, senate republicans are planning to vote next week

. ♪ >>> hello, and welcome to kqed newsroom i'm thuy vu.oming up on tonight's program, silicon valley is steering a revolution to make cars smart enough to drive themselves. >>> and meet a san jose native who stars in the tony award winning hit, hamilton. >>> first, more signs of chaos in the trump administration. today white house press secretary sean spicer resigned saying he strongly disagreed with president trump's pick for a communications director. meanwhile the senate debate over health care continues. on tuesday the gop bill looked all but dead when several republican lawmakers refused to repeal obamacare without a plan to replace it. but after president trump met with wavering republicans on wednesday the senate gop leader said he would t