you bought the l.a. times three years ago. was los angeles times owner exploring sale of company. you immediately said the article was inaccurate. you said we're committed to the l.a. times. have you ever had regrets about spending so much money on this paper and experiencing losses and not reaching a profit? >> none whatsoever. in fact, quite the opposite. think about it. in order for us to actually create this particular platform, i needed to build or we needed to build content management service or system from scratch. and we have done that, which can now take printed press news, video, podcasts, all in one app. launch that, then build an l.a. times studio, launch that. really, it is, as kevin said, a competition for engagement. what we are building in a sense is an engagement engine with true journalistic skills. you get news and engagement, information, entertainment. and you get something that you can have, something that you're interested in participating on a daily basis. when i saw that piece, it was really important

l the "l.a. timesntents of another 369 alleging that they are the proceeds of criminal activity. the government primary uses for forfeiture crimes. often invoked in cases where there isn't enough proof to go to trial. several box holders have filed several lawsuits against the government. plaintiffs in one class action suit are claiming a violation of fourth amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures and seeking return of their property. did the fbi overreach? we reached out to the fbi who referred us to the u.s. attorney's office who provided a statement about these seizures, which reads, in part, quote. joining me now, one such litigant, joseph ruiz where did it come from? >> it was $57,000 and it came from two settlements. >> and has that money been returned to you? >> no, sir. >> my understanding is that this search took place over the span of several days because it was so complicated, that you happened upon the scene. what did you see when you got there? >> i saw them stealin

the "l.a. times" was so in love with kamala harris that they created that entire order so they went from fawning to ghosting in 4.2 seconds. >> kamala is like the political fire festival. everybody was so excited when i got there and can we at least get some bottled water out of the deal? this is awful the worst day of my life. the border thing is so embarrassing to go to el paso instead of to del real. this is a classic episode of the object being more important in the outcome for they want to go there to create a perception and yaf where did this but there's nothing being done to change the outcome. they don't move independently of politics and something told them internally did it looks bad but the border as you know is now a problem. it's going on now and everything has to do with the root causes or photo ops, it's disgusting but if you call the fire department your house is on fire you don't say hey can you look into the root causes of house fires? in this instance there's no truck coming and th

when cox launches his new campaign bus tour, the l.a. timests the bear stays at home and cox will have a different visual. this time he's going to have an eight-football of garbage. it symbolizes the homeless policies that have inflicted our california neighborhoods. >>> bristering, record-break heat continues to hit the northwest. portland reached 114 today. seattle hit 107. those are all-time record highs for any calendar day in those cities. cooling centers of course open to help the homeless and those who don't have air conditioning, which is most people, because they don't really experience -- >> where's the rain and fog and gloom and doom up there? >> and three days in a row, raj, and fortunately, relief will come to them, and we're going to get a bit of a warmup. >> it's very similar to the labor day event we saw in the bay area in 2017. you recall those days we saw 106 and 102 degrees. about 30% of the population doesn't have access to air conditioning. when you tabulate the official record highs, portland topped out at 115. this is da

time. i do actually -- i want to make one point. one thing i want to mention is that the l.a. coup has an 85% done. the problems rate is the combination of natural immunity and vaccine induced immunity. i think it is emotion and i doubt the bay area will follow suit with an 89%, so pre-lant up. >> just to clarify, l.a. county is 85%, we have 89%, so we're better off in that in that we won't l.a. county's? >> i doubt. i'd has -- >> we do, yes. we have a higher vaccination rate and then the rate in l.a. is unfortunate. they had a third surge. he said he was just on over the weekend by the california dph and across the whole state we have these high vaccine induced immunity. we have high rates of immunity in our population. so you're not going to see a surge like we did before. >> you've always been pretty blupt. that's the data. then there's the politics. what's going to happen? >> you know, i don't -- i would encourage us to follow the cdc guidance. i think they did it for a reason. i think they did it to up tip vaccination among the unvaccinated. at the time i was really surpr

the "l.a. times"sed the bill. it's awaiting consideration by the assembly. the bill's author is an irvine senator who is seeking to end an event held at the orange county fair. many fair grounds have ended their gun show events. >>> for people struggling to make it in the bay not to mention the rest of the state concern is growing ahead of a looming deadline. the moratorium is set to expire. advocates fear up to 2 million californians may be at risk of eviction once that ban expires. tenants plan to sound the call to extend the moratorium in a virtual news conference expected later this morning. >>> here we go on this thursday morning for you and of course we've had some beautiful weather. temperatures will start to go up. >>> it's been windy. the natural air conditioning is blasting a little bit too hard. here is a lookll. the upper 60s low 70s. a few more 70s so we'll talk more about that warm-up coming up in a few minutes. mike, what's going on for the commute? >>> kari, a pretty easy drive right now. southbound 280 down through the los altos hills area.

ahead of the governors race back in 2003. 31% over jenner's current 6% in a recent uc berkeley l.a. timesoll. right now, leaving the recall field are kevin faulkner, the former mayor of san diego, and businessman john cox, who lost to do some back in 2018 but even they have 22% support apiece. in the most recent poll. >>> caitlin jenner is a trending topic right now online. you can weigh in on her candidacy for governor using the hashtag kpix. we will share some of your comments in just a bit. >> the worst drought conditions and longer wildfire season have now exposed a third element of concern and sometimes life- threatening danger. it is housing. specifically, the push to build housing and high-risk fire zones. data from uc berkeley shows that we 10% of californians live in high-risk fire zones. and the seven most destructive fires on record have happened in just the last four years. what is more, the cost to replace homes and those high risk zones could cost at least $610 billion. >>> join us to talk about the risk and some of the solutions, director of the center for community innovat

"l.a. times" says cox will have an 8-foot ball of garbage.says it symbolizes what the homeless policies have inflicted on neighborhoods. the event starts at 10:30 at columbus park. >>> his visit comes as california republicans claim democrats are acting unfairly in governor newsom's upcoming recall election. state lawmakers passed a bill yesterday that would move up the election by 30 days. the bill is now headed to newsom's desk for signature. democrats are hoping newsom could benefit from favorable conditions as california reopens from the pandemic. some republicans claim moving the election date is considered cheating in the election. without a recall governor newsom wouldn't have to face voters until 2022. >>> as the state reopens many throughout the bay area are hoping to hear music again this summer. >> after going silent for more than a year as more live music events are contributing to a concert comeback in the bay area. ♪ take me down to the paradise city where the grass is green and the girls are pretty ♪ >> guns and roses there, ro

the "l.a. times" says it's going to be hard for us to expect chinese scientists to help us on this. they say that chinese scientists are great scientists but they work for an authoritarian government where politics and not facts always come first. information that they know was discovered and would make china look bad, it's dangerous to say. the risks for scientists in china includes loss of your jobs and your kids career prospects, visits by the police, false accusations and even prison. that seems to be a big roadblock to us getting to the truth. >> that's absolutely right. we wait for the biden report to come out, that's going to be the big challenge. same challenge of the trump administration. moments when trump praised china based on misinformation, the chinese government. we are going to have to wait to see how this information pans out, understanding that the chinese government is going to manipulate the media and manipulate everybody because they want their government to look good and they want to protect the communist regime at all costs. >> shannon: because it will cost th

the l.a. times reporting more than 70% of california resultcalifornia t have received at least one shot. >> bay area pediatricians are giving covid-19 shots to young teenagers. i thought now most teens forgetting their shots at larger vaccine clinics, pharmacies or through county health departments. pfizer's vaccine is authorized for ages 12 and up. moderna may follow. the minimum age is expected to drop gradually to five years older than two years old then potentially babies as young as six months old. if you have questions about coronavirus vaccines you can ask our vaccine team. all you have to do is go to abc7news.com/vaccine. >>> a key part of building a better bay area is taking care of your health in all its forms. time and time again cancer drugs are among the most expensive for patients. when they die, their loved ones are often left with unused medicines that can't be donated to others. david louis shows us why california is trying to become the latest statelatest statelate that. >> it is e

throughout his career and has appeared in "the new york times," washington post, the economist, l.a. times, l.a. weekly. his previous books include sex deand punishment and the boundaries of desire. he comes to us today from our very own san francisco. we have with us today the, judy miller. working for abc news in 1990, muller has covered, among other stories, the 1992 rodney king trial and ensuing riots, the 1994 earthquake expect o.j. simpson trial. -- and the o.j. simpson trial. thank you for coming out, everybody. allow me to pass the show off of to eric and judy. welcome, everybody. welcome. >> thanks a lot for that lovely introduction. it's muller -- >> no. i'm sorry. [laughter] >> thank you. i'm really, i'm really thrilled to be talking today with eric berkovitz. eric is truly one of the finest writers i know, especially when it comes to tackling enormous subjects like, you know, the history of censorship in the west. and i love in this book. most authors would be intimidated, i think, by that huge subject matter, but eric has this great talent of taking a big subject and serving i

our conversation will be moderated by del quentin wilber, investigative reporter at the l.a. times washington bureau and best-selling author -- author of "rawhide down: the near assassination of ronald reagan." by all who have studied it, it is the best written account of that faithful day. let's get the conversation started. del: it is great to be here. i have been doing a bunch of talks lately about this day. whenever we approach the anniversary, people reach out to me to discuss the ins and outs. i got to interview all four of our participants for the book. it is extraordinarily -- extraordinary how much detail one day can have in it. the things i forget left and right. there is so much that happened. there was so much drama and behind the scenes life-and-death struggle that day that i am hoping we get to explore. i would like to kick it off, if it is ok with you guys, by turning this to mari maseng. you wrote this speech. i went to the archives and found that reagan rewrote the top in his own hand. it is an otherwise routine speech to a labor union. if you can talk a little abo

his writings have appeared in periodicals like the near times the "washington post" economist "l.a. times" l.a. weekly previous books include punishment in the boundaries of desire comes to us today from our own san francisco. in conversation tonight he have judy miller and amy peabody award-winning television correspondent and "national public radio" commentator. working for abc news in 1990 she has covered among other stories the 1992 rodney king trial and the ensuing riots and the o.j. simpson criminal and civil trials for which he received an award. we have some very excellent guest that we have here tonight. thank you for coming out everybody one last time. i'll give it to eric and judy. >> thanks for that lovely introduction. i am really thrilled to be talking today with eric berkowitz. eric is truly one of the finest writers i know especially when it comes to tackling enormous subjects like you know the history of censorship in the west. and i love this book. most authors would be intimidated by that huge subject matter but eric has this great talent of taking a big subject and ser

attorney harry lateman legal affairs columnist for the "l.a. times."ry, give us a sense of the legal repercussions of the use of the word terrorism in these transcripts that were just released, the fbi seems to be describing it that way in terms of what happened on january 6th. >> right, potentially could renoun in the charges under terrorism. i think they are leaving no stone unturned to kind of portray and determine the color of what happened here, were the insurrection influenced by staff, members of congress, trump loyal is like roger stone and alex kohn. they want to paint a full picture rather than we see the biggest charges against some of the people, criminal in conspiracy and insurrection, they pack a wallop already, the overall code they are going after but the picture deservedly is one of terrorism. these were domestic terrorists. >> you mentioned roger stone and other trump allies. their names are coming up in some of the transcripts released but also they were at many of the pre-rally events the night before january 5th, roger stone was a

"l.a. times" reports state senators pass the bill and is awaiting consideration by the assembly. bill's author is an irvine senator who is seeking to end an event held at the orange county fair because so many fair grounds have recently ended their gun show events. it's not clear how big it will be statewide. >>> a stabbing attack that may leave a san francisco man partially blind. this is the video showing a truck crashing into the franklin market in russian hill last week. a short time later the 72-year-old store owner was arranging repairs when a man who asked to use the bathroom refused to leave. that's when his daughter says the man pushed the store keeper and pushed the weapon stabbing him in the eye. >> he was stabbed in his left eye and his arm repeatedly and his chest as well. >> police say officers arrested donovan catron monday. they recognized him from the stabbing. the district attorney's office is still trying to determine the charges. >>> happening today a follow-up hearing in san francisco on the effort to boost protections for the asian-american pacific islander

the "l.a. times reporting state senators passed a bill and is awaiting considerations by the assembly. the bill's author is irvine senator who is seeking to end the event held at an orange county fair. because so many fair grounds recently ended their gun show event it's not clear how big the impact will be statewide. >>> this is video showing a truck crashing into the franklin market in russian hill. the 72-year-old store owner was arranging some repairs when a man asked to use the restroom and refused to leave. he pushed the store keeper and stabbed him in the eye. >> he was stabbed in his left eye. and his arm repeatedly and his chest as well. >> horribly aggressive. police say officers arrested donovan catron. the district attorney's office still trying to determine the charges. >>> happening today a follow-up hearing in san francisco on the effort to boost protections for the asian-american pacific islander community. members of the human rights commission will update what's being down. some adv

the couple tells the l.a. times they didn't know the law. >>> $1000. >> this is a part of a treasure hunt. they wanted to do something to get families outdoors and and ea's beautifrks. every week on instagram. the money is hid medicine an area that is publicly accessible and not dangerous spot. >> what we're going to do is post clues on our instagram at the official treasure hunt. you'll get clues leading you in the general area of where the box is hidden. >> so these friends hope to do more treasure hunts in the future. they'll announce more locations and plans on their social media pages. >> do you consider yourself a super hero. if so, disney is looking for you. abc7's parent company is hiring professional stunt people to work at its new avengers campus. they're looking for people to play black widow and black panther for the avengers assemble show. some of the skills required include proficiency in hand hand combat and acbatics. that's the show i saw went. so good. >> i want to do that. they look so cool. >> the

in the nineties and early 2000s, the l.a. times was part of this effort to have the san fernando valley secede from the city of los angeles. recently in 2018, he launched this website call cloud hub, and his explicitly framed it as a social media network for people who are concerned about quote, censorship. and what that means in practice, it's all about qanon and the most popular forums. and the lead up to january six, there were these patriot caravans groups, where people were planning travel and renting charter buses to go to the capital to protest. and most importantly, jeff brain was personally participating in the mail tree patriot caravans groups. he had a message pinned at the top of it. he was urging people to go to the capital and also, this cloud up caravan group was featured on the website of the right protests. which is the rally that day which was run by all the alexander of the stop the steal movement. and that is the rally that interim in tandem with trump's rally. -- and jeff bring site, cloud hub, there was a pict

in the 90s and 2000s, the " l.a. timeseffort to have san fernando valley secede from los angeles. and he has framed it as a social media network for people who are concerned about censorship. what that means in practice, the most popular forms on the site are all about qanon. in the lead up to january 6, there were these patriot caravans group where people were planning travel and renting charter buses to go to the capitol protest and jeff brain was personally participating in the main patriot caravan 45 group and had a message pinned at the top of it, encouraging people to go to the capitol. and this caravan group was featured on the website of the protest, the rally that day run by ali alexander of the stop the steal movement. the rally that occurred in tandem with trump's rallo the wall where they drew people to the north steps of the capitol. on the site, clouthub there was a picture of trump supporters in masks in front of the capitol. >> "the wall street journal" was reporting on trump's continued ban from many of th

"l.a. times" analyzed the lowes vaccination rates were likely to have higher recent case rates. health officials in those counties say many residents are hesitant to get vaccinated. tahama say only 25% residents received a vaccination. >>> napa county health leaders are reporting their first covid-related death of someone who was fully vaccinated. the woman who died was over 65 years old, she also had underlying medical conditions and had been in the hospital for some time. the u.s. surpasses 600,000 covid deaths. that's close to the population of denver, colorado. according to the report last month, day compiled by johns hopkins university puts the global death toll at more than 3 million. >>> developing this morning in honolulu, police have made an arrest in the deadly stabbing of an east bay teenager. it happened early tuesday morning moments after a confrontation near diamond head beach in waikiki. police identified the victim as 19-year-old elian de los erta from alameda. an argument between two groups escalated quickly. >> the fight just became a mess. everybody fighting.

"l.a. times" saying that cox will have an 8 foot ball of garbage.ys it symbolizes what the homeless politics and policies have inflicted on california neighborhoods. the event starts at 10:30 at columbus park. >>> his visit comes as california republicans are claiming democrats are acting unfairly in the governor's upcoming recall election. state lawmakers passed a bill yesterday that would move up the election by 30 days. that bill is now headed to newsom's desk for signature. democrats are hoping newsom would benefit from favorable conditions as california reopens from the pandemic. some claim it's considered cheating in the election. without the recall governor newsom would not have to face voters until 2022. >>> are you feeling free without wearing that mask. the world health organization is giving new advice about that urging everyone to continue to mask up due to increased concerns about the delta variant. it's spreading throughout the world in places like russia, south africa, australia and israel. spreading in california among unvaccinated p

the "l.a. timest apply to people who worked in restaurants, retail or other types of workplaces that interact with the public. those people would still have to mask up. assuming that the state agrees with this recommendation and implements it, workers in private office or workplace settings could shed the mask june 15th when the state fully reopens. businesses would first have to document that all employees have been vaccinated, and that no one is displaying covid-19 symptoms. >> if enough people are vaccinated i guess that it makes sense to make that an option for any workplace. >> well, if everyone is vaccinated and then i don't think you need to wear a mask. i think that's all right. >> there will be tons of offices where if everyone is vaccinated, there would be no problem with not wearing a mask. >> reporter: now the osha recommendation would also require employees working inside or at outdoor events of 10,000 people or more to continue to social distance and to be given masks by their employers

. >> "l.a. times" next morning, "manson guilty, nixon declares." manson got ahold of the paper.front of the jury with a silly little smile on his face, and he shows the jury the headline. >> a tight ring of security surrounds the hall of justice today as the manson jury deliberates. meanwhile, members of the manson clan continue their vigil outside the hall of justice. they've been there since the start of the trial. >> if charlie were convicted of these charges, what happens to the rest of the members of the family? >> there's no if. charlie will get out. all the people in jail will get out, and we'll all go to the desert together. >> the jury hearing the charges against charles manson and three girl members of his so-called family brought in its verdict this afternoon. and outside the court, manson's girl followers got the news by radio. >> they have convicted these people, and you are next. all of you. there's a revolution coming very soon. >> today the judge formally passed sentence on charles manson and his girls. the death penalty he said for seven senseless murders. he sa

his writings have appeared in periodicals like the near times the "washington post" economist "l.a. times weekly previous books include punishment in the boundaries of desire comes to us today from our own san francisco. in conversation tonight he have judy miller and amy peabody award-winning television correspondent and "national public radio" commentator. working for abc news

harry litman, legal faster columnist for the "l.a. times" and former u.s. attorney, and former deputy assistant attorney general during the clinton administration, betsy wood roof swan is an msnbc contributor. good to see you all. the doj's internal watchdog is going to investigate the seizure of communications members during the trump era. what are they going to be looking for and how could it help shed light on what trump was using the doj to do? >> it'll help, but it's not enough. the oig will only look at current employees, no power to force nonemployees to talk to him. and also it could take a year, 18 months, but he'll sit down with the remaining people there and say what exactly happened here, how did it come to be that these guys were on the list? it's important to note, alicia, there are potential nonsinister explanations here, which makes it all the more important that there be a full investigation. but leak investigations are needle in a haystack propositions, and they may be saying it was just piece of hay in the stack that we didn't know about.

this comes after the "l.a. timeseated an entire beat about kamala harris, dedicated to her historic rise. these are media organizations. >> charlie: yeah, you're not holding your breath because you know the media. in this age of celebrity politicians, i feel like vice president harris is sort of the mps to have all of them. when you look back at the amount of grief that president trump got for being a celebrity, and he was a celebrity. no doubt about it, but nobody had any doubt about where he stood on the issues, and he was not shy about sharing with people where he stood on the issues. it probably cost them a lot of headaches, but he was that clear about where he stood. what does kamala harris stand for? i have no idea, other than she obviously stands for herself, and she is very good at promoting herself. she had a career as a prosecutor in california, and then she throws all of that out the window in order to jump on this "defunded the police" bandwagon, but when she first announced that she was going to run for

so the "l.a. timesarbage to symbolize how homeless policies are affecting neighbors. >>> republicans are accusing democrats of steam rolling a bill passed yesterday that may move up the recall election by 30 days. it's now headed to governor newsom's desk. democrats believe newsom would benefit the sooner the election is held due to recent optimism over the state fully reopening. some republicans meantime are calling the move a power play. >>> 6:44. president biden traveling to wisconsin today to sell his infrastructure plan. >> and to sell himself, scott mcgrew. >> he's popular in wisconsin, guys, but won the state in 2020 but he does have some progress polls show to make among farmers. farmers one of the largest recipients of government money and benefits really got a lot under donald trump. biden will talk to people in lacrosse, wisconsin, about how the infrastructure plan will benefit agriculture, wisconsin's biggest business. be there two plans, one republicans have agreed on mostly, another more l

you wrote in "the l.a. times", harris promised to fight corruption but left out the u.s. role in fuelling corruption. you added, when u.s. leaders talk about corruption in latin america, it fails to before acknowledge past actions. what would it involve? >> it would involve a review of not only historic u.s. roles in worsening the root causes of displacement in the countries but the ongoing an continuing role we play. i think it is encouraging the vice president is now talking about some of the u.s. complicity, but at the same time she's framing it as something that's in the past. when you look at the biden administration's plans for central america, it -- they continue to implement the self-contradictory approach of providing humanitarian aid and at the same time enlisting the militaries of these countries that have repeatedly been involved in human rights abuses to stop immigration. so they're working with guatemala, honduras and mention cal militaries that have repeatedly been implicated in massacres of black and indigenous communities in these countries. they're worki

attorney, legal columnist for the l.a. times and host of the talking feds podcast.n weisselberg's role is in all of this is and do you think he could be the first one charged and if so, why? >> his role is as reported. he has been the cfo for many years. he knows where the bodies are buried. if anyone can stick trump with criminal charges, which the linchpin would be knowledge of the funky tax transactions, it would be. what's going on? well, it is the renewed interest, it all comes from this "new york times" article alex, and if you read it carefully, it says not a lot. it says he could face charges this summer. yes, and it could be a rainy summer, and it could be dry. but nevertheless, the fact that the times ran with it, it says to me that they have a sort of scoop on the inside from someone who has told them we really are coming to a close, and that makes sense, because cy vance, the d.a., will want to make all final charging decisions for trump before he leaves office in december, and rewind that back, and you need to go after weisselberg now, if at all. here's

investigation, i do want to bring in harry litman, legal affairs columnist for the "l.a. times."credible to me. so apple essentially turning over information on don mcgahn to the department of justice. is this an abuse of power? >> so it's a mind-blowing, stunning abuse of power. sort of watergate-level scandal. depending on the answer to the question that ali rightly says is not clear exactly from this preliminary report, was mcgone somehow just the recipient of a call and that's the reason he somehow was without a lot of other people on a list, or was he the target? same with swalwell and schiff. if they really were targets and "the new york times" did report that, then it is completely mind blowing. how you square that with the denials from the people ali mentioned, the attorneys general and rod rosenstein is quite a puzzle because you could not, repeat not, repeat not in a thousand years undertake this as an investigation without notifying and okaying them. so there remains a slim chance it's all an inexplicable comedy of errors. >> you mentioned bill barr and jeff sessions s

no wonder "the l.a. times" says that summer 2021's hottest professional trend is quitting your job.s this. philip, let me start with you. there's a new survey that estimates upwards of 40%, 4-0 percent of workers are considering quitting their jobs. this comes as a time when a number of employers are clamoring to find people to fill open positions. what do you think is going on? >> yeah. i mean it is sort of curious. i don't really know what the baseline is in terms of people always sort of want to quit their jobs. there's a healthy percentage of americans that always feel that way, but we sort of leaped frogged from everyone is freaked out about the pandemic to being in this position where people are so eager to hire folks it gives people the sense of, oh, it will be relatively easy to find a job if i want one. i think it is important to remember a lot of trends are overlapping right now. for example, the baby boom, the youngest members of the baby boom are going to start hitting 60 in a couple of years and a lot of people will want to retire anyway by virtue of raw demographics. t

. >> go for the goal you know, in a recent interview with the l.a. timesld lead to the end of u.s. dominance in the olympics. explain how those two things are connected. >> well, one of the things that we've seen over the last year is as a result of the pandemic as a part of this is universities cutting nonrevenue generating programs so not your football and basketball programs, of course generate billions of dollars for universities across the country, but the swimming programs, the athletic, track and field program, weight lifting, such programs, those programs have been the first to be cut and what we find is that the u.s. is the only country that depends on the university system to develop its olympic athletes. i was not developed by a professional team as i became a professional athlete i was developed by baylor university where i attended. that's how i got to become an olympic athlete. as those programs continue to be cut, we're going to find that there's going to be a domino effect of that, a knock-on effect that will ultimately potentially affect o

talk to you senator about this fact speaker fire son was making in his tiktok quoting from the l.a. times 2300 of the roughly 7400 legislative seats nationwide, just over 30%. that's a whole different story in nevada where women make of more than half the legislator. >> thanks for having me. that's, right in nevada we have over half of the legislator comprised of women legislators and as the speaker mentioned in his incredible tiktok, we also have a large number of women who are serving in leadership positions as chairs of legislative companies, in both the state senate and also in the state assembly. when you have those voices at the table you can accomplish all the things that were mentioned in the speakers tiktok video and more. >> speaker fryer sun, let's talk about the bill you sponsored and this is the expansion of mail-in voting. i talk to secretaries of state all over this country who are saying these voting restrictions are a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. mail-in voting has been used, proved, used with the military for over a century it actually works and causes more

can czar row about this fact that speaker frierson was making in his tiktok, quoting from the "l.a. timese. today women hold nearly 2,300 of the roughly 7,400 legislative seats nationwide, or just over 30%. but that's a whole different story in nevada where women make up more than half the legislature. >> thank you so much for having me, eve. that's right. in nevada we have over half of the legislature is comprised of women legislators. as the speaker mentioned in his incredible tiktok, we also have a large number of women who are serving in leadership positions. they're serving as chairs of legislative committees, leadership positions in both the state senate and also in the state assembly. and i think when you have those voices sitting at the table, you can accomplish all the things that were mentioned in the speaker's tiktok video and more. >> speaker frierson, let's talk about the bill that you sponsored and authored. this was the expansion of mail-in vogue, universal mail-in voting. i talked to secretaries of state all over this country who are saying these voting restrictions are a

kurt bardello is with the "l.a. timesormer spokesperson for republicans on the house oversight committee back when he was in the gop. thanks for coming on the show. there is no constitutional bar to a non-member of the house being appointed speaker by members of the house. a lot of people don't realize that. house republicans if they win the majority could appoint anyone, you or i to be speaker. they might appoint donald trump. if you were a betting man, what would you say the odds are that donald trump is speaker of the house and second in line for the presidency come january 2023? >> well, i don't think that's going to happen because i don't think republicans are going to win the house in the mid terms in 2022 and part of the reason why is because of conversations like this. the worst thing you can do in an election is give your opponents motivation to show up and vote and turn out and anything hinting at donald trump returning to power will motivate the democratic base so much. i mean, this is the gift that keeps on gi

digging into your mind, part of the research for this panel, i was reading your interviews in the l.a. times about how you started a career in start-up sales, became disillusioned and then talked about -- in that interview talked about how black buck draws from that experience, although it's not strictly autobiographical. i wanted to dig more into that and sort of talk about, you know, what about that early career sort of led you to sit down and write the book? >> thank you for that. so i was just so entrenched in the world of start-ups and sales that it's all i knew for many years. i'm going to say intentionally, i suppose, even though i might not have been as conscious about it back then, but i intentionally distanced myself from the people who loved me unconditionally and were closest to me in lieu of; best friends, my family, other people who i felt just didn't get it, right? i was in this world of start-ups and sales, i was rising -- by the time i i was 24, i was managing 30 people and making over six figures. i had friends that would look at me and say, come hang out with us.nc my moth

about his career at the snack foods creator, "flamin' hot," but on the eve of its release, the l.a. times was, more than likely, developed at frito-lay's headquarters in plano, texas, not the humble kitchen of the montanez family. >> maybe they did. what i had was what i had. i don't know what you're talking about. >> reporter: some members of the team that says it developed the recipe for flamin' hot are in fact flamin' hot mad at montanez for taking credit. that said, it is not a debate that is exactly going to crumble western civilization, but there is something instructive about his story that many, at least in the latino community, say is worth hearing. before the cheetos' dust hit the fan, he took us to his old neighborhood, on the other side of the tracks, as he puts it. >> this had the coldest beer in southern california. >> reporter: as poor as he was, he knew when he got his first job at frito-lay as a janitor, he better make it count. >> it was my ticket, my chance. if i got that job, i would be set for life. i can go from the fields into the factories. >> reporter: he was alwa

as i mentioned, we are taking times three times bigger than our l.a.queduct. 60% of our water gets moved through and washed out into the ocean, and we are converting that into something that will give us enough water for decades of -- decades to come, but i hear what you are saying. i think local, state, and federal governments should be investing in that infrastructure -- representative palmer: i want to ask questions of other members, but i appreciate the point you just made. california should have been doing this. i don't think there has been a new reservoir built in california since 1979. not only are we dealing with water capacity but it would also help mitigate the flooding you guys went through a couple of years ago. ms. wallace, the same thing with the mississippi basin. there were thriving mississippian cultures throughout the mississippi river basin up until between 1200 and 1500, and they began to disappear largely because of prolonged drought. what we are experiencing with climate change is not new. how are you preparing for the climate cha

l.a. every time i go there i think i packed everything and then i might come i guess i forgot my buba job. people think that they are fashion accessories. i thought english talk shows were quirky, this is fantastic. i mean, wow. [laughter] [applause] this is so comfortable and chatty. >> greg: i stole this whole thing from big brothers and big mouth from russell brand. so england, by the way, is under lock down pete i know you have a been there in 25 years. whenever you hear a british accent you have to ask a question. >> yes, my good man. >> greg: what do you make of the name? >> i say, are you offended my honor? how dare you! no, look, i've been looking at the u.k. for a while now and have been very concerned about the lockdowns and the abuse of power. the government brings in these emergency powers and they get them quickly, but they don't give them up. the governors kept them indefinitely. >> greg: government can always expand. but it almost never retracts. >> i think it was a lord chief justice came out about a year ago. this was very rare to have one of the high ranking members come

the "l.a. times when reagan left the presidency it was very rough and reagan for eight years but they acknowledged that save the state from bankruptcy because when he became governor he was running a million-dollar day deficit and increasing by a million dollars a day and he turned it around in eight years into a surplus and save the state from bankruptcy. but as president it was exactly what he said he was going to do. when he ran in a teenage -- 1980 he wanted to turn around the economy. he was going to restore american morale. he did exactly all those things. as we all know he defeated soviet communism and the cold war. inflation when he was running in 1980 and his rates were something like 18% and inflation was almost tied. the value of the dollar was at work today what it was yesterday so it was really devastating to people's savings especially senior citizens. turn around the economy and created jobs. when he left office inflation was up 4.7% and the restored american morale. his approval raidi

important to me because i grew up in alabama and i'm concerned there's an article that was in the "l.a. times" that mayor garcetti said california's clean energy programs are benefiting the rich and i have grave concern, serious concerns about energy poverty in atlanta, atlanta has the third highest rate of energy poverty in the country among us major cities area the same thing is true in los angeles and i'm sure you're familiar with that article through mayor garcetti, i hope that your clean energy plan, you're taking that into account that low income families need access to reliable energy. >> no question and since we are on utility you are able to do that with the strongest low incomeassistance because we share that together . we have different rates, huge subsidies and events the federal action we have utility assistance from this pandemic that we've also taken of our coronavirus relief funds directly into low income utility assistance and we put solar on the income residents as it should not be something you can just afford to do. this has to be done for, by and with all americans. >> ma

this is an "l.a. times" quote, a 28-year-old accountant was quitting her job.etrimental to people's mental health. douglas, i'll get your reactio but i'll also put on the screen a "wall street journal" quote from a long time i.t. worker who left for a new job. this is what we are apparently seeing a lot of. this spring mr. moses gave notice and started a new job. a technical writer at at doc you sign. he said it feels wonderful to take my staunch love for proper grammar and make it into a job. what is this trend? >> this is exactly what capitalism offers, the chance to match her job to the kinds of things that you like, the products that you want. competitive labor market allows people to quit and go to another job that matches their skills and career ambitions. the idea that quitting is exactly backwards. it's the opportunity to capitalism gives you to make a living and live the lifestyle that they want. >> sandra: it's a great point. robert, you're also a business guy, former head of ubs america. that high turnover can be very costly for big business, right?

rose up the corporate ranks at that oversee sales and promotions however, a few weeks ago the "l.a. timesaled a year-long investigation in which they spoke to a number of employees who contested montanez' account. >> hot cheetos has such a following. but i really don't know. and i'm not trying to figure it out. i just know what i did and i'm just telling my story. there's several people that -- i mean the ceo himself, he's quoted as saying if there was no richard montanez, there would be no hot cheetos the secretary, patty, said i remember the phone call, i remember setting up the meeting. i don't understand but i'm not going to let it change who i am. i'm still going to try to build unity, try to encourage people that anything is possible and the american dream still lives that's kind of where i'm at today. >> pepsico is a bit ambiguous telling me the sincere truth is at pepsico we believe in the strength and power of teams and attribute the launch and success of flamin' hot cheetos and other products to several people who worked at pepsico, including richard montanez they talk about his

l.a. by the time she was 6, her parents had divorced.r, doria, a yoga instructor and social worker who taught her to stand up for herself. in the march interview with oprah, meghan seemingly holding nothing back, including her stunning claim aboving archie. >> so we have in tandem the conversation of he won't be given security. he is not going to be given a title. and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he is born. >> the first biracial senior royal that should have been celebrated for those reasons, but came under questioning and scrutiny because of the potential shade of his skin color. and no doubt whoever made those comments will still have the same concerns or thoughts about harry and meghan's second child. >> so you can see why harry and meghan, there is still going to be that distance between themselves and the institution. >> i think there has been a lot of hurt caused on both sides. i think the way that harry and meghan conducted their interview made it very clear how much anger, how much hurt,

l.a. every time i go there i think i packed everything and then i might come i guess i forgot my buba job.ssories. i thought english talk shows were quirky, this is fantastic. i mean, wow. [laughter] [applause] this is so comfortable and chatty. >> greg: i stole this whole thing from big brothers and big mouth from russell brand. so england, by the way, is under lock down pete i know you have a been there in 25 years. whenever you hear a british accent you have to ask a question. >> yes, my good man. >> greg: what do you make of the name? >> i say, are you offended my honor? how dare you! no, look, i've been looking at the u.k. for a while now and have been very concerned about the lockdowns and the abuse of power. the government brings in these emergency powers and they get them quickly, but they don't give them up. the governors kept them indefinitely. >> greg: government can always expand. but it almost never retracts. >> i think it was a lord chief justice came out about a year ago. this was very rare to have one of the high ranking members come out and talk about the government's emer