i want to give a big thank-you to linda brooks burton. [applause] because linda brooks britain last march invited me to plan this program, and i want to thank helen, who i work with in san francisco unified because she introduced me to bryonn bain, and she always introduces me to the various artists that come in to work in the school district. as i learned about bryonn and experienced his presence and i was thinking about putting together this program, it just clicked -- why not bring the two together to bring this link from the past unsegregated jim crow to what is happening in the 21st century and that has been happening? i think i was inspired by michele alexander's booke." >> it is my pleasure to say, ms. colvin, without you we would not be where we are. [applause] thank you for sharing your story, and keep telling your story because we need to know, and our children need to know, and our children's children need to know your story. and we want to thank our sponsors today. we have the san francisco unified school district. we have mar

brooke mueller and they are hoping to reach a deal on the twin boys soon. meredith? >> jeff, thank you very much. media consultant steve adabato is the author of "what were they thinking" and lindaey. linda, let me start with you in this letter that details what the studio claims are justifiable reasons to fire sheen. do you think the studio has the upper hand here? >> absolutely not. as an employment lawyer, i love this. it sets their position. remember, he filmed live the last three episodes, two of the last three episodes of "two and a half men." if he was doing his job the studio can't say, well, we didn't think you were ready to do your job. you said, i'm ready to go. if i'm his lawyer, i love this. >> the studio says his performances haven't been up to standard and his interviews, rants, chuck lorre, have been hurting the show. >> it's a press relief that means nothing. all that matters is the contract. that's all that matters here. remember, they are behind because he's in the world of twitter, facebook, in the social media. this is a 20th century conglomerate trying to catch up. >> there is a morals clause whether there was or wasn't. if there was -- >> it's not a real o