april 2018sotsalesforce c-e-o marc benioffed the grand opening ceremony of the new salesforce tower in san francisco today to talk about the crises the city faces with homelessness. (pam) benioff challenged tech companies to help him raise two- hundred million dollars. an amount which he said would get every homeless person off the street. (ken)kron 4's gabe slate joins us now live from our newsroom.gabe, you spoke with homeless advocates to find out if 200 million dollars is enough. i did. but first let's take a look at what marc benioff said at this press conference.his ideas to end homelessness. he spent 20 minutes on this topic, virtually his entire part of the grand opening stage event.. sot - marc benioff - ceo salesforce "we want this tower to be a beacon to families living on the street, we are thinking of you" that's marc benioff, ceo of salesforce using most of his time at the grand opening ceremony of the new salesforce tower in san francisco reminding people about the homelessness the city is facing and his goal to

, we are thinking of you" that's marc benioff, ceo of salesforce using most of his time at the grandpening ceremony of the new salesforce tower in san francisco reminding people about the homelessness the city is facing and his goal to end it. sot - marc benioff - ceo salesforce "we are going to set a goal of 200 million and end homelessness" marc benioff has been donating millions to and working with hamilton families' heading home initiative, an organization focused on finding longterm housing for homeless families in san franciscotoday he challenged tech companies and everyone listening to chip in get them to the 200 million dollar amount he thinks it will take. sot - marc benioff - ceo salesforce "today with 30 million we can get families off the street and once 200 millioni we can get all 7,500 homeless" sound from - jennifer friedenbach - executive director - coalition on homelessness jennifer friedenbach is the executive director of coalition on homelessness in san francisco. she says it will take more money and more resources after a large sum of money like $200 million to fu

and the ceo, marc benioff will be taking the stage. of big event.going to be a little crowded because of that. a big event for san francisco. the sky will be lit up tonight. the grand opening happening today. people already working inside. the grand opening will be covered by ktvu all day long. it's very exciting to be here. and it's a lot of fun. >> that's great. inc. you for your report sell. >>> today is harvey milk day. he was the first openly gay person elected. he was assassinated. today the lgbt history museum will offer free admission in his honor. >>> brandi chastain was inducted into the hall of fame. check out her hall of fame plaque. the likeness looks nothing like her. they think the plaque looks more like gary bc. most fans remember brandi chastain for her celebration and winning kick in the world. >> it does seem a little off. but she's given it the thumbs up. she is polite and a professional. but i'm sure there's more to come on that story. congratulations brandi chastain. >>> the warriors taking on the houston rockets and oakland to

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, we are thinking of you" that's marc benioff, ceo of salesforce using most of his time at the grandny of the new salesforce tower in san francisco reminding people about the homelessness the city is facing and his goal to end it. sot - marc benioff - ceo salesforce "we are going to set a goal of 200 million and end homelessness" marc benioff has been donating millions to and working with hamilton families' heading home initiative, an organization focused on finding longterm housing for homeless families in san franciscotoday he challenged tech companies and everyone listening to chip in get them to the 200 million dollar amount he thinks it will take. sot - marc benioff - ceo salesforce "today with 30 million we can get families off the street and once 200 millioni we can get all 7,500 homeless" sound from - jennifer friedenbach - executive director - coalition on homelessness jennifer friedenbach is the executive director of coalition on homelessness in san francisco. she says it will take more money and more resources after a large sum of money like $200 million to fully solve hom

. >> reporter: the salesforce ceo marc benioff and san francisco leaders officially cut the ribbon on the building. >> the vision that the city had over the years for what this landmass could be, i think we have exceeded it. >> reporter: the entire building is already fully leased to salesforce and other businesses. we got a tour of the top floor, a soon to be completed reception area. even on a foggy day like today, it is still quite a view from the 61st floor, when you can look down on what used to be the tallest building in san francisco. but down below, as the mayor proclaimed, it is salesforce tower day. >> this is an incredible moment and we need to capture it to remember the people in the city who need us. the homeless and the kids. >> reporter: marc benioff has been a highly active philanthropist and has reach his goal of $32 million before heading home, a program dedicated to giving every homeless person in san francisco a place to live. he wants the tech country to come up with $200 million to get all of the homeless into housing. >> when you look up and see this tower, i wa

salesforce billionaire marc benioff unveiled his plan today,whoosh"if i feel like my son is doing drugs find out."how far would you go to check up on your kids?now you can rent a drug=sniffing dog. (ken)

anyway, we must move onto the quote of the day marc benioff on cbs this morning sounding off on his viewsn social media >> in some ways you could say facebook has become the new cigarettes in our industry it's a technology that is, yeah, it's addictive it may not be that great for you. and it might be something that you might want to go back to so maybe this is a time where the government has to step in and regulate >> i mean, wow >> i agree >> marc benioff of all people. >> except it's the same message we heard from tim cook i wonder -- >> not as strongly worded as that >> and the market has made comments kind of like this before but i wonder if they are happy to deflect all the attention on a few bad actors saying we're not them. you know, our business model is different and try to emphasize that >> the other facebook news today is we learned that mark zuckerberg could appear in front of parliament as early as next week. >> he accepted the invitation. which is a huge deal we weren't sure he was going to show up across the pond like he did here. >> the british parliamentarians are upset

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. >> reporter: marc benioff has been a highly active philanthropist. he is trying to give every homeless person in several cisco a place to live. >> when you look up and see this tower, i want you to know that you are not alone. >>> coming up here, changes coming to a bay area sheriff department after an attack involving a canine. >> he came and attacked me, and i am thinking it was on command. >> up next, we will show you the video and tell you what the sheriff department has to say about it. >>> the giants are on the road in houston for a series with the astros. >>> police are searching for a suspect in the violent purse snatching of a 93-year-old woman. their surveillance pictures they say clearly show the suspect. in the face of senseless violence, we need hope. i'm jeff bleich. preventing violence has long been my cause. after columbine, i led president clinton's youth violence commission. i joined joe biden to reduce domestic violence, helping boys become men. i beat the nra in court, defending gun laws that save lives. today, a new generation is

have a steady glow of a solid color the remaining hours of the day. ( james ) salesforce c-e-o marc benioffmelessness in san francisco. benioff challenged tech companies to help him raise two-hundred million dollars to tackle the problem. he says that amount would get every homeless person off the street. ( darya ) a tennessee man runs for his gun to defend his family ... when intruders kicked down his front door.but it turns out it was a swat team ... who went after the wrong home. <"as soon as they open the door and i seen all the guns, i just turned around because like everybody was saying if i was five steps or three steps up, they would've pulled the trigger. i had gun, and they think i'm a murder suspect."> the swat team was supposed to raid the house next door for a murder suspect. police did arrest the suspect shortly after. the mistaken raid left the family's home a mess after flash bangs were thrown inside. authorities have apologized to the family ... and offered to pay for any damages. the family is not satisfied with the offer. ( james ) a livermore man... biked uphill equivale

it's what marc benioff calls a crisis of trust in the tech industry.0 employees and more than 150,000 customers worldwide. good morning. >> good morning. thank you for having me again. >> thank you for weighing on our laurel test here. >> i definitely hear yanny. i just want to know what it means. >> you've got young ears. >> a crisis of trust. >> you can see our industry is going through a very serious crisis of trust. you've seen it with uber, facebook, and other companies. in some ways you can say facebook has become the new cigarette in our industry. that is, it's a technology that is addictive. it may not be that great for you and it might be something you want to go back to. so maybe this is a time where the government has to step in and regulate not just that product but the industry. really at that point with technology. even facebook has said it now. >> people talk about regulations. what do you really mean? do you want to ban ads? give us specifics about what regulation would really mean? >> we need in this country a national privacy law. you

scott budman is live with a first look and really a plea for marc benioff as well. >> reporter: you're right, jessica. salesforce has hired thousands of people here in san francisco, and has created hundreds of millionaires. but the company's ceo says beyond this new building it wants to help the city by helping its homeless. with a song from longtime san francisco institution beach blanket babylon, a more recent part of the city, salesforce, opened its new headquarters, a sign of a strong economy -- >> our unemployment in san francisco now stands at 2.1%, the lowest in our city's history. >> reporter: but also a sign of a widening digital divide. >> and there are children and families sleeping in cars, couch surfing, sleeping on the streets. >> reporter: so san francisco's largest tech employer, which has seen its fortunes rise as high as the views from its top floor, says it will turn some of its profits towards helping the city's homeless. >> i want them to remember there's people here who are thinking of them. >> reporter: challenging other tech firms to do the same. >> every techn

marc benioff has supported schools including $27 million in grants in the past five years. >>> a newhows that in order to afford the median rent in many counties in the bay area people must earn four times the local minimum wage. the housing partnership says a worker in oakland would need to earn $48 an hour to afford the median monthly rent in alameda county of $2500. the lowest income renters in most counties spend more than half of their earnings on rent. >>> sesame street is offering help for children whose mother or father are stationed overseas in the military. sesame street has a new program to help families cope with deployment, relocation, homecomings and ways to keep connected. it is called sesame street for military families, it offers tips to help families stay healthy to make sure they never feel alone. the program has been praised by the character elmo. >> elmo's daddy once had to go really far away. for a lot of days. so it it made elmo feel really sad. elmo learned something called strategies, special ways to stay connected and make things easier. >> help is available

. >> and for "salesforce" ceo marc benioff, the celebration was more than fanfare and breaking recordshe pledges to end homelessness in the city. hopefully it happens someday. >> it's a good goal. >> i know. it just -- it's kind of that time of year as far as the weather is concerned to give that view but i know the fireworks display, they were doing a lot of work to get it going and they knew there was a good chance there were low clouds blocking the view. >> it's cool to watch fireworks in the fog. i have done that at at&t park. >> it spreads it out more. >> positive thinking. that's good. i like that. >> people in san francisco or the bay area, we're used to that fog. >> thanks "karl the fog"! >>> well, drivers are dealing with some of those foggy conditions right now. you may have to use wipers. a traffic alert is in effect eastbound 24. one bore is block. that's reducing traffic down to one bore heading eastbound. speeds are green, no backup yet. it is getting slower but this is the opposite commute direction. it still is early. we're not even in the 6:00 hour yet. westbound not i

it's raising its outlook in an interview last night, marc benioff credits the good economy. >> we can really see what's happening in the market today is a huge investment by our customers. the economy is really ripping. and you can see that customers are going through this massive digital transformation every digital transformation starts and ends with the customer >> benioff says there has been phenomenal growth among salesforce's largest customers like citigroup and adidas. >>> also today watch hewlett-packard. hp inc.'s second quarter revenue topping forecast and raising its guidance rising demand for laptops actually the reason. >>> and wellwecare buying meridn for 2$2.5 billion in cash this deal will make wellcare the biggest medicaid provider in michigan and illinois. >>> we are just getting started on a busy wednesday on "wex. still ahead, with all the news around italy, is now the perfect time to buy european banks a contrarian view coming up. >>> and roseanne responds blaming a sleep aid for tweets wel ll y'lteou what she said coming up. across web and tablet? do you want $4.

this is a $4 billion company and oh, by the way, marc benioff, smart guy, he owns a little bit of this company >> yeah. good for you >> a monster win today congrats, joe. >> joe, you're 100% right about the -- >> i have to give you my phone number >> about the $4 billion part, judge, this is a nibble. >> maybe he purposely didn't want you to hear it. >> a nibble for ibm or for that matter amazon or microsoft they're the big dogs in the cloud space. this is just a communications company, like joe said, not just, i shouldn't say it that way, but sms video as well as voice. these guys are not doing what amazon web services does but they're a big part of cloud because of those communications that go through here and it's a great company >> i think the question will be whether they can maintain their market leadership. they have the first mover advantage, and you know that, for example, when you're going to a doctor's appointment or the dentist, you now get a message, or i do, from the office are you coming click yes if you are and this is moving into all types of industries and sectors. an

outlook for the year on continued demand for its clo cloudware software in an interview last night marc benioff credits the good economy. this is what he said to jim cramer >> we can really see what's happening in the market today is a huge investment by our customers. the economy is really ripping. and you can see that customers are going through this massive digital transformation every digital transformation starts and ends with the customer >> benioff says there has been phenomenal growth among salesforce's largest customers like citigroup and adidas. >> this is a story that keeps happening to this guy. we had him on so many times. bill browder in the headlines this morning early this morning he said he was arrested in spain. he tweeted the news along with a picture of himself in the back of a police car. he's one of vladimir putin's most vocal critics and a familiar face to cnbc and "squawk" viewers within the last half hour he tweeted out good news, spanish national police released me after interpol general secretary lyon advised them not to honor the new russian interpol red notice. this