why would a company like levi strauss get involved in this? >> sure.oremost, we have a gun violence epidemic in this country. and i think it's indisputable. there were 68 lives lost in mass shootings just in august alone. we actually waded in this gun violence epidemic issue about two years ago when we respectfully requested customers to not enter our stores bearing a weapon. we actually had a weapon go off in one of our stores about two years ago. fortunately, it didn't injure any of our employees or any customers other than the person who was carrying the gun. but that kind of got us into this issue. and then after the parkland shooting about a year ago, we stepped up our efforts to really begin working with organizations that were committed to putting legislation in place that would begin making gun ownership for some people that shouldn't own guns a little bit more difficult. so this has been a natural evolution of our efforts. and honestly, after the august shootings, where it seemed like every day on a weekend, you were waking up to the news of a

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. >>> the ceos of more than 100 companies including bay area- based uber, levi strauss and twitter also sounding off on the nation's gun debate. in a letter to congress, the business leaders imploring lawmakers to widen background checks to apply to all gun sales and enact a federal red flag law. part of the letter related, quote, doing nothing about america's gun violence crisis is unacceptable and it's time to stand for gun safety. gun violence in america is not inevitable. it's preventable. the ceos argue that current laws do not wholly reflect how people buy guns today. >>> new video this afternoon of an atm abandoned by the side of the highway in salinas after the deputy who found the machine did some digging. a number found inside led to the children's discovery museum in san jose. turns out the machine had been missing for two days. one or more suspects dress the as technicians wheeled it away over the weekend. >> the atm company had been here the day before working on the machine. we serve 400,000 visitors a year. there's just a lot of activity. >> san jose police say it is fair

chip berg f of levi strauss is c leading thpaign. he called dozens of campaigns. you see stes following wal-mart's lead and kroger and others asking customers to leavm their guns out of the stores. it's now a movement. we have reached the tipping point. and change is only going to happen if bids exerts its musclp in theitical process. we need to c.t. n owes come towa hington, speak the their representatives, and urge them to do the right thing for the american people, which is to get background ccks and safe storage. >> brangham: all right, rin,ard edelhank you very much for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> nawaz: stay with us. cong up on the newshour: how secure are american elections, ahead of the 2020 presidential race? the trade war comes to maine, as the lobster industry hits rough waters. and on the "newshour bookshelf," "the only plane in the sky: an oral history of 9/11."un thed states has been at war in afghanistan for 18 years, and the american role in syria continues to evolve, with no clear end in sight. until recently, retired generalh joote

. >>> the ceos of more than 100 companies including bay area- based uber levi strauss and twitter is sounding out on the gun debate. in a letter to congress the business leaders implore lawmakers to widen background checks to apply to all gun sales and an act a red flag law. part of the labeler letter reads doing nothing about america's gun violence crisis is simply unacceptable. it is time to stand with the american public on gun safety. gun violence in america is not inevitable. it is preventable. the ceos argue current laws do not reflect how people buy guns today. >>> looking at live pictures of sfo. the reconstruction of runway 28l has reached a halfway point. 40 hours ahead of schedule. crews have been working continuously for 24 hours a day. the construction project has been causing headaches for travelers. today's delays stand at 294. there have been 85 flights canceled. if you did find yourself at the airport a member of sfo therapy team can cheer you up. her name is lee lou. the world's first airport therapy paid. she can play music on her toy piano. she will be wearing a v

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. >>> 145 executives from uber, twitter, levi strauss and royal caribbean cruises signing a letter tos, demanding they pass stronger gun control laws they call gun violence a public health crisis which demands urgent action. >>> you're up to date. that's the news update this hour back downtown to "squawk alley." carl, back to you. >> sue, see you in a while. >>> after the break, godfather of reviewers, walt mossberg talks about his biggest take aways from the apple entve don't go anywhere. back in less than minutes. [ applause ] thank you. it's an honor to tell you that liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. i love you! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >>> apple reclaiming that $1 trillion market cap days after the event tuesday, between the new phones, a.m. tv watch and arcade, we have a lot to get to with our next guest. joining us, recode co-founder, walt mossberg. great to have you back good morning >> good morning, carl. >> we mishearing your take immediately following and during give us a sense what you

ceos from airbnb, twitter, and levi strauss are among the 145 executives who signed a letter to the u.s. senate demanding action. they're calling for background checks and red flag laws which allow courts to temporarily prevent someone believed to be in crisis from getting a gun. the bills have already passed the house, but they haven't been brought up for debate in the senate. >>> happening today, "desperate housewives" star felicity huffman will receive her sentence after paying $15,000 to have a proctor correct her daught daughter's s.a.t. exam. she'll be the first to be sentenced in what they're calling varsity blues. prosecutors want huffman to spend one month in prison. she's pleading for house arrest and probation. >>> and happening tonight if you plan on being in san francisco, we want to just give you a heads-up. there's some things going on downtown at the chase center and at oracle park. sing eer elton john is hosting concert at chase center and the giants are hosting the marlins at oracle park. >>> plus, three teens are now suing san francisco-based juul, the latest legal ch

according to the new york times the ceos of a 145 companies including levi strauss twitter and uber arell sending a letter to senate leaders today urging them to expand background checks to all gun sales. they're also calling for stronger red flag laws. according to the times a letter says that doing nothing about america's gun violence is unacceptable. the house of representatives has already passed several bills dealing with background checks. >>for your money this morning, apple rejoins the $1 trillion club an amazon allows some toys to go on sale before asking for proof of safety compliance. joy das is live at the nasdaq of those stories and more hi joy. >>daryn good morning. good morning, everyone, amazon 3rd party sellers are only asked to submit safety documents weeks after they start selling. cnbc reports that this could leave amazon's marketplace open to a flood of potentially unsafe products. amazon has told the toy sellers to submit the safety information. the sum of these parts have already been on sale on the site gm in the meantime is recalling about 3.5 million late model

comes as executives from more than 140 companies including big ones like uber and twitter and levi strauss sent a joint letter to congress and it those leaders urged the senate to pass gun safety measures that have already passed in the house. john roberts live at the white house. >> since the el paso, dayton and odessa shootings, the president has said they be there as loopholes and background check legislation. right now the ceos coming here's the letter they sent, they are looking to the senate o take action. a lot of people say the house has been taking action by the senate hasn't been doing anything. this ceo say "we urge the senate to stand with the america public and take a stand on gun safety by passing a bill requiring background checks on all gun sales on a strong red flag law." the president to support these red flag laws, as they are called, red flag protection orders. the question is how far is he willing to go on the issue of background checks? the white house is don't expect president to make any public announcements about that today. west virginia senator joe manchin who to

back on capitol hill after the summer recess. 145 ceos this morning from uber's ceo tor lyft, to levi strauss a letter to the senate saying you have to do something specifically on red flag laws, et cetera. you even had thrive capital, founded by jared kushner's brother, josh kushner, and this is ceos and business leaders stepping in where lawmakers have abdicated their responsibility to do something. but i wonder if it matters. is it going to change anything or will only withholding all political contributions change something. >> it will be interesting. at the end oftd d the day it co down to mitch mcconnell, whether he's willing to bring the legislation to a vote, and he and the republican leadership get to make that decision. it is fascinating here. i was with a ceo earlier this week who was talking about the idea that businesses have a lot of power in our democracy. they are powerful interest groups. they get to put their foot on the scale time and time again, and not always publicly this way, often privately in what they oppose, what they lobby for. this is interesting, there is a lot o

>> the folks at every town for gun safety organized this and helped out by levi strauss.p and said ceos have a voice in this debate. asked us to sign on and we agreed to add our voice. >> there are some notable omissions in terms of big ceos, well-known brands that did not sign on. apple, facebook, google, jpmorgan, wells fargo. why wouldn't they, do you think? >> i can't really speak as to why other companies didn't. but our customers think this is an important issue. we need to take action in this country. i know there's things we can do today that the house has already taken action on that the senate can take action on. it's time to stand up for things. if some companies don't want to sign on to the letter, that's their decision but our company was proud to be part of the debate. >> sdwhat it tell you that it's business leaders taking this mantel, that ceos are doing this, clamoring for this and publicly taking this stance when the senate, primarily the republicans in the senate, won't do anything. >> it's a sad commentary on where the state of government is that we ar

of today, the ceos of 145 companies, including twitter, wilbur, levi strauss, yelp, and more, sent a letter to all 100 senators urging them to pass a bill to require background checks on all gun sails and a strong red flag law. president trump supports so-called "red flag protection orders." it is that he is open to closing some of the loopholes and background checks, but he is under pressure from the nra not to go too far. republican senator lindsey graham believes the president will back a measure that could attract bipartisan support. >> i think the president understands the nature of the problem and with his leadership i think we can get a compromise. our democratic colleagues have been pretty reasonable and if the white house doesn't sign off, it's not going to go anywhere. >> is president trump considers what he is willing to back on guns, he was applauding last night's supreme court ruling on immigration by a 7-2 margin, the court lifted a ban on the new policy to deny asylum to migrants who traveled to third countries to reach the u.s. border. the decision only lifts an injun

by some of america's largest companies including the chief executives of uber, lyft, twitter, levi strausshat signed th letter. here is the ceo of edelman, richard edelman. tell me about the process of writing that letter. >> edelman did a study last week of august and we found in fact that 70% of americans actually trust companies more when the ceos speak up about guns. and specifically about background checks and about safe storage of guns. this is not about restriction of the second amendment. it is actually just about safe use of guns. and the idea of the ceos is that we want to actually encourage senator mcconnell and president trump to push through this legislation. we believe in safe use. but we really want to be sure that people have some kind of background checks. and also, maria, four out of five consumers said they'll buy more products from companies who stand up and speak up and ceos have seen this message, both with customers and their own employees. that's why all of us have decided to push now because of dayton and because of he'll pa hel paso.maria: it seems pract. why can'

among the companies that signed, levi strauss, twitter, uber, lyft, airbnb, gap and bain capital.e facing off in houston tonight. kayla is there and she joins us with a preview good morning >> reporter: good morning, becky. you could see fire on the stage tonight, the two front runners, joe biden and elizabeth warren take the stage together for the first time where biden is expected to criticize the spate of policy plans warren has released as impractical. here at texas southern university, a historically black university, the 650 students in the audience care about the job market that looms large as the word recession is talked about more frequently, even despite steady growth in the economy. here in texas, unemployment has bested the national average, but democrats see an opportunity in the white liberal voters who moved here for jobs in the tech and energy space energy has flourished under the trump administration due to deregulation, but it could come under fire tonight with all of these candidates having taken a pledge not to take money from the fossil fuel industry and fresh