nenight a conversation with an lamott. her book deals frankly with how to find answers to life's most ethical westerns. she does so with insight and with humor. we are glad you have joined us. a conversation with the always wonderful anne lamott emmy up right now. -- coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: they are the big questions that confront all of us. how to find meaning in chaos, how to start over in the face of devastating loss. how to cope with suffering. lamott began writing "stitiches" following the newtown connecticut shootings. good to have you on this program. >> give me your state of mind after those shootings. stunned, i was speechless. i felt i did not understand how we would go on from there because what i teach my children , they are loved and chosen and safe. i would say who is wearing a black suit with a lewd tie with white stripes? ok, you are loved and chosen. you are safe. how can you tell children after -- that after 20 of their fe

nenight a conversation with an lamott. her book deals frankly with how to find answers to life's most ethical westerns. she does so with insight and with humor. we are glad you have joined us. a conversation with the always wonderful anne lamott emmy up right now. -- coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: they are the big questions that confront all of us. how to find meaning in chaos, how to start over in the face of devastating loss. how to cope with suffering. lamott began writing "stitiches" following the newtown connecticut shootings. good to have you on this program. >> give me your state of mind after those shootings. stunned, i was speechless. i felt i did not understand how we would go on from there because what i teach my children , they are loved and chosen and safe. i would say who is wearing a black suit with a lewd tie with white stripes? ok, you are loved and chosen. you are safe. how can you tell children after -- that after 20 of their fe

nenight a conversation with an lamott.book deals frankly with how to find answers to life's most ethical westerns. she does so with insight and with humor. we are glad you have joined us. a conversation with the always wonderful anne lamott emmy up right now. -- coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: they are the big questions that confront all of us. how to find meaning in chaos, how to start over in the face of devastating loss. how to cope with suffering. lamott began writing "stitiches" following the newtown connecticut shootings. good to have you on this program. >> give me your state of mind after those shootings. stunned, i was speechless. i felt i did not understand how we would go on from there because what i teach my children , they are loved and chosen and safe. i would say who is wearing a black suit with a lewd tie with white stripes? ok, you are loved and chosen. you are safe. how can you tell children after -- that after 20 of their fears h

join me next time for a conversation with best-selling author and lamotte.t is next time, we will see you then. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more.

join me next time for a conversation with best-selling author and lamotte.t is next time, we will see you then. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. >>> next on kqed newsroom. what will san francisco voters decide to do with a prime land overlook the bay? >> it will bring revenue and provide parking. >> job growth is up in the bay area but so are housing costs, who is being priced out and what can be done about it plus billionaire mark, the force behind salealesforce.com. >> so on your first day of work at salesforce.com we show you where the toilet is and kitchen and at noon you go out and do something for the city of san francisco

join me next time for a conversation with best-selling author and lamotte. that is next time, we will see you then. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. ♪ >>miriam: hi, welcome back to hometime. today on the show, we're gonna spruce up a cozy retreat. it's a sun porch that's lacking a little bit in both design and energy efficiency. so it's out with the old sliding doors, and in with the new. out with the old ceiling texture and fan, and in with the, you get the idea. and it should be fun because we will be working with some old friends. so there will be some tips and tricks, and a ton of personality. you never know what could happen. hopefully you can stick around. come on boy. ♪ >> man. what we need is some elbow grease. >> yeah, you can... are you kidding me? >> gmc. proud to lend a helping hand to hometime. ♪ >>miriam: well we'll get started on the sunroom in a bit, but a lot of you might recognize jojo, she was with the show early on and you're back! >>jojo: i'm back, yes, that was back in the days wh

join me next time for a conversation with best-selling author and lamotte. that is next time, we will see you then. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. >> there's a musical about carole king's life. what do we know about it? >> i hope it's not as much of a whitewash as the janis joplin show, which made you think that janis just had an occasional cocktail, was a really nice gal who always showed up on time. and occasionally was a little depressed. >> "theater talk" is made possible in part by... >> from new york city, this is "theater talk." i'm susan haskins. >> and i'm michael riedel of the new york post. and we're already laughing because we have a very, very funny panel that we put together. >> and we're back for a very, very funny season on broadway. exactly. we're going to take a look ahead at what is coming at us on broadway and off-broadway this fall season, with a panel of distinguished experts in the field of theater journalism. we begin with jesse green -- >> where are they? >> who has been prom

ready to welcome 1500 people at the san francisco hilton hotel to hear from famous authors like ann lamott, simon winchester and others. for 19 years, tyler has chaired the authors luncheon, the largest fundraiser fortunate kidney foundation -- for the national kidney foundation in san francisco. >> when you love something, it's not work. >> reporter: his volunteer efforts help increase awareness, prevention and treatment for some 73 million americans at risk for chronic kidney disease and 26 million people who already have it. >> yay, tyler. >> thank you. >> reporter: the fall luncheon raised more than $400,000. nicole friedland of the national kidney foundation says the money helps get the word out. >> kidney disease is fairly silent until the kidneys fail. >> reporter: tyler plans months in advance and oversees all details. author amy tan has worked with him. >> he just finds what needs to be done. he just brings in these patrons and that is one of the hardest things you have to do is to get this thing going year after year after year and make it a tradition. >> reporter: thanks to enti

"stitches" is called by anne lamott. always good to see you. thanks for coming on again. ags for joining us and as lways, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with grammy-winning singer al jarreau . that is next time. we will see you then. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs. the we'll see the rebuilding of one of the jersey shore's most famous boardwalks. the entire boardwalk was destroyed, so we had to start from the ground up. kevin: and we'll see how work is progressing on three very different house projects that we're following post-sandy. i am just back from the factory where your house has been built. -how does it look? -unbelievable. it just feels like home. you're going to love it. rita: i can't wait. norm: oh, look at this! it's overwhelming. rich: the power of the water is just amazing, isn't it? kevin: what is this community's future? it'll be our house, just ten feet off the ground. norm

"stitches" is called by anne lamott. always good to see you. thanks for coming on again. ags for joining us and as lways, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with grammy-winning singer al jarreau . that is next time. we will see you then. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs. >> funding for overheard is provided in part by mfi foundation, improving the quality of life within our community. and from the texas woor board of legal specialization, experiences, respected and tested. also, by hilco partners, texas government affairs consultancy and global healthcare consulting business unit, hilco health. and viewers like you, thank you. >> i'm evan smith, she's an academy award singer song writer released last year. amy m har nn, this is overheard. >> i guess we can't fire him now. [laughter] >> it's image, being on the supreme court was a dream, hard work and controversial. >> window rolls down and the g

ready to welcome 1500 people at the san francisco hilton hotel to hear from famous authors like an lamott, simon winchester and others. for 19 years, tyler has chaired the author's luncheon. the largest fundraiser fortunate kidney foundation in san francisco. >> when you love something, it's not work. >> reporter: tyler's volunteer efforts help increase awareness, prevention and treatment for some 73 million americans at risk for chronic kidney disease and 26 million people who already have it. >> yay, tyler! >> thank you. >> reporter: the fall luncheon raised more than $400,000. nicole friedland of the national kidney foundation says the money helps get the word out. >> kidney disease is fairly silent. it often doesn't present until the kidneys are failing. >> we have an agenda prepared. >> reporter: tyler plans months in advance and oversees every last detail. author amy tan has worked alongside tyler. >> he just finds what needs to be done. he brings in these patrons and that is one of the hardest things you have to do to get this thing going year after year after year and make it a tr