michelle roberts is live at the harbor. michelle, how does the situation repair to when you were there yesterday? sure it's still stinky. >> reporter: still stinky, but worse today, actually much worse. there's a lot more fish that have risen to the surface overnight and today. birds are still enjoying it. meanwhile, dozens of volunteers have been out here trying to clear the surface, scrape the fish off the water and this effort will continue throughout the weekend. it's not a glamorous job, but it's a necessary one. thousands of anchovies are being sucked up and hauled off to the landfill. >> could be a hundred, could be a million. >> reporter: don kineman is leading the cleanup effort. wednesday night, a massive school of anchovies swam into the harbor. there were so many with so little oxygen in the water they suffocated and died. >> their scales come off easily. >> reporter: now the fish are rotting and volunteers are trying to clear the water. >> once you throw it in, you quickly pull it. so none of the fish fall out.

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michelle roberts is in mountain view where several birds have tested positive for the disease. michelle? >> reporter: that's right, raj. we're here in a mosquito breeding ground. this is what they like, that stagnant water. west nile virus is up in the area. they believe because of the drought, there are fewer ponds like this, which means a higher concentration of mosquitos. it's not usually a favorite smell of summer, but bug spray is a necessity this year. >> santa clara county makes up half of the number of west nile infected birds in california. >> reporter: the drought plays a large role, there's not much water, so mosquitos and birds flock to the same area. >> it seems we have more west nile than in the previous years. >> reporter: last year there were two cases in the county. this year five people have shown symptoms. all are over 50 years old, and one man is still in the hospital. the health department is keeping track of all the dead birds that test positive for the virus. most are found along the stretch from mountain view to south san jose. fogging is typical in areas

i'm michelle roberts.hat story is coming up. >>> it's really important to be aware of your surroundings. >> a reminder tonight on the peninsula after a woman says she was groped while walking near a popular shopping area. it happened in palo alto last night, and police say they need your help now. >> the woman was attacked on am hearst street, but police will hoping someone saw the two walking before the attack. michelle roberts is live with more information on this investigation. >> reporter: police say they were here in this area. there's a lot of people on california avenue, right next to came know rial. he are hoping for leads tonight. the suspect met his victim here in the busy shopping area close to the stanford campus. it was just after 6:00 last night when they say the suspect walking a dog approached a woman in her 50s. they started chatting and walked several blocks together. >> she became uncomfortable. and the suspect groped her on the outer part of her clothing. >> reporter: at that point, the

michelle roberts joins us from the hayward police station with the details. michelle? >> reporter: raj, i just spoke to an officer a short time ago. he said there's not much information he can give at this point. investigators have been trying to solve this case, they've been asking a lot of questions to witnesses, and people who knew the victim. let's take a look at the scene this morning on 880. it caused a huge delay this morning. just before 5:00 a.m. chp was called to 880 south in hayward where a man was hit by a car, after he somehow went over the guardrail, on the industrial parkway overpass. hayward police took over the investigation which could possibly be a homicide. police aren't releasing the victim's name, but i did talk to a friend who believes this death is suspicious. >> he was a really good person. he didn't deserve whatever happened. he didn't deserve it at all. i don't think it was suicide. i really don't. >> reporter: the victim lived in a hotel less than a block away from the overpass. now, neighbors say someone smashed his car window yesterday, an

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is live outside the stadium with the race to replace that sod and they have to do it in time for sunday's 1:00 game against the chargers. michelle? >> reporter: it is a tight deadline. levi's stadium has only been opened for a few weeks and in that time we have learned a couple of things, that the game will still go on when there are traffic issues and the game will also go on when they run out of food, but the latest challenge may be more difficult to solve. flashback to april when crews were rolling out the sod. 49ers' heads groundskeeper had high hopes for the grass when we spoke to hem in the spring. >> what we found with the grass, it has the ability to recover a little bit quicker. it keeps its color greener longer into the season, and it's lateral growth, so that makes that network where the cleat plants in, really holds up nicely throughout wear and traffic. >> reporter: it was supposed to withstand the wear and tear of the entire season, but after just a couple of games, the two and a half acres of grass has become a huge issue. >> they were pus

i'm michelle roberts, and that story is coming up. >>> i see pure joy. and they're just having fun. >> also special needs children get a rare opportunity. the escape that's giving them and their parents the chance to do something they usually wouldn't be able to do. we're back in a moment. >>> is it a dangerous neighborhood? pedestrians say they feel too close to the edge here. what they want done to fix the roadway. they say it's been the scene of two hit-and-run accidents. those two hit-and-run accidents happened within 24 hours of each other. tonight san jose police are investigating those accidents while the city tries to figure out how they can make that roadway safer. officers patrol the area where those accidents took place. michelle roberts is live there where many neighbors say more safety precautions need to be taken. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, jessica. i'm here on center road. it's a busy street which separate this is neighborhood from a busy shopping area. there is a crosswalk that lights up when people goes by, but after two hit and on

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is live at sfo with more on how the bugs were discovered. michelle?reporter: millipedes used to be sold as pets in the states, but now they are illegal. they are not dangerous to humans, but do pose a risk to one of the state's biggest industries. the airmail facility at sfo scans and processes about a million packages a month. the boxes come in as airplane cargo, each package rolls through the x-ray. >> we do get our fair share of counterfeit sports merchandise and per cursors to narcotics and counterfeit drugs. >> reporter: this week officers came across this styrofoam box from germany en route to vista, california. >> the package was labeled as a model toy car. >> reporter: not a toy car. >> not a toy car. >> reporter: 20 giant millipedes munching on leaves. they are illegal in the u.s. the vegetarians are considered a serious agriculture threat, but before they were banned in the states a couple years ago, millipedes like this could be found at a pet store for about $20. >> not something that we see every day. not your usual thing. >> reporter: he

michelle roberts is live at the scene for us. >> police aren't saying much about this investigation. they were called here this morning at about 11:but say they're not sure when the attack happened. it may have been last night. they're hoping cameras caught something or maybe there was a witness who can come forward to find this killer. a disturbing discovery in the parking lot of grace church in san jose this morning. someone called 911 after noticing a woman inside a gold honda laying on the front seat. >> the coroner did respond and initially they have determined that the victim was suffering from at least one stab wound. >> reporter: investigators are checking out surveillance cameras in the area like this one at a home across the street from the church. it's pointed directly at the parking lot. investigators hope it captured a killer coming or going. >> there is indication a vehicle has been there for a few hours but we don't know anything more than that. >> reporter: while investigators try to figure out exactly what happened, people who live nearby tell us they're worried for

recording live in redwood city, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> as michelle just mentioned,other key aspect is the creation of the new patient database to help prevent the practice of doctor shopping, when a patient going from doctor to doctor trying to get multiple prescriptions for painkillers. today an east bay family attended that rally to continue their decade long fight for that database. bob and car min lost their children when a drunk driver, a nanny, high on prescription pill, drove her car on to a danville sidewalk and hit those children. he had taken dozens of painkillers and had even more in her possession. pills she got by going doctor shopping, visiting multiple doctors in the same walnut creek hospital. getting multiple prescriptions for vehiclicoden. >>> we dug deeper to look into the number of doctors abusing drugs and alcohol and you can see our full reality check by going to our website and clicking on patient safety act. >>> an early morning fire in san francisco led to a grim discovery. the fire department rushed out to an old building at 4:30 this morni

we begin with nbc bay area's michelle roberts in napa. >> reporter: i'm right downtown here on main street. it looks like a normal day if you just take a look here at downtown joe's. people are enjoying drinks and food and you may not know something has happened. you look across the street and you can see there's police tape, news media and debris covering the road. many of these buildings have just crumbled to the ground. t it's tough to walk around the area. the big concern is that people will go through this police tape and not be safe if they're not looking up. earlier today we stopped by first united methodist church on fifth and randolph. the front of the building detached from the structure and there's a fear it may fall down. we have talked to the pastor warning people to stay away and look up when you walk around downtown. >> a number of members have come here and when they see the building, their eyes tear up. some of these folks are third generation members and so they were born and grew up in this church. >> reporter: and we also spoke to restaurants. downtown joe's is the only

we want to go to michelle roberts. she's actually live with the usgs this morning with the very latest updates we have on this earthquake to hit napa. michelle. >> well, just in the last hour, though, there have been a handful of aftershocks so far that brings us to 40 aftershocks. the biggest being 3.6. the latest information out of usgs this morning is it has been upgraded from 6.0 to 6.1. can you explain why those numbers have been changed? >> so if you add in a few more digits of precision, the magnitude of this earthquake is right around 6.05. so that last digit, as additional statements come in and the analysis is refined, that last digit is changing, and that sort of is taking in the round-off, so sometimes -- right now it's between 6 and 6.1 depending which information is going in. this may continue to manually override that. it's sort of changing between 6.0 and 6.1 because of the difference in precision. >> so we could see changes in the number. >> it's not just the shaking. the naltsz can change the last thir

michelle roberts is at the fame "mrs. doubtfire" house. michelle? >> reporter: people have been coming out here all day, taking pictures and remembering the man a that made them laugh for years. robin williams' wife said that he was sober and had a private struggle with parkinson's disease and that private battle could offer hope to others. >> i would just love to see brando up there. first of all, thank you for the meal. >> reporter: he was never short of entertaining. >> this is not so good. >> reporter: hollywood stars often memorized his jokes and retold them. and now a disease too often people whisper about. >> clearly he had a tragedy on his hands, depression and then finding out about parkinson's. >> reporter: this doctor new robin through charity work including fund-raisers for parkinson's but was shock to hear the news that he was diagnosed with the early stage of the disease. >> while this is tragic, it brings awareness and could help a lot of people in an ironic kind of way. >> reporter: half of all parkinson's patients struggle with depr

michelle roberts has the very latest. >> reporter: police are not releasing details of the victim, but his friends called him junior. he may have been involved in a fight over a girl. this happened before 5:00 this morning >>> chp was called to 880 south in hayward where a man who was hit and killed by a car. it happened after he somehow went over the guardrail on the industrial parkway overpass. hayward police took over the investigation, which may be a homicide. the victim lived in a hotel less than a block away from the overpass, and a friend of his says someone smashed his car windows just yesterday. >> and he was a really good person. he didn't deserve to happen, whatever happened happen. he didn't deserve it at all. i don't think this was suicide. i really don't. >> reporter: they do believe they will be able to release more information tomorrow morning. reporting live in hayward, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> new at 6:00, docking the pay of suspended california lawmakers. a new measure gives that power to assembly members. the measure passed comes in the aftermath of

reporting live in san jose, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> all right. thank you very much. santa clara county standing tough against medical marijuana dispensaries. they extended the moratorium on pot clubs in unincorporated parts of the county. in september, a ban on dispensaries went into effect. however, county leaders say they'll review the issue after seeing what happens in san jose. last month, dozens were told they had to shut down after new regulations were approved. >>> a rare public apology from the san jose police department, this coming after a controversial purchase of a drone. the department bought the unmanned helicopter back in january without any public input. in a statement released today, the department says it will gather community feedback before it uses or even tests this drone. police say the $7,000 device is aimed at helping bomb technicians. it may also be used for public safety situations such as active shooters or hostage situations. >>> today we're learning more a general killed in afghanistan. major gem harold greene spent c

i'm michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> get yourself a lawn chair. >>> high tech is coming to the regular c rescue of drought-impacted vineyards. a startup company is lining up clients. it has planes that can capture thermal images of farmland and show images of where problem areas are. >> now pea have so much confidence and comfort in how we irrigate. it's changed everything for us. >> it definitely helps them find your irrigation leaks and manage water. >> the company has about 100 customers and demand is growing. >>> bulletproof vests, the subject of a new bill proposed by a congressman. several support the bill to ban the sale of military grade body armour to anyone outside law enforcement or armed services. the gunman was protected by a vest, and even gloves in this incident. >> this bill will keep military body armour out of the wrong hands. >> police chiefs and sheriffs say that type of high-grade protection endangers their officers because it makes gun battles last locker and gives the shooter a sense of protection. >>> the hawaiian islands are rarely in the path of hurric

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is live outside the san miguel elementary school. and it's one of three schools sitting on top of that contaminated ground. >> reporter: the chemicals have been therefore for 30 years in cases. they say vapors can be caught inside homes and schools. jodi lee is enrolling her son at san miguel. she's new to the area and hasn't heard that the school sits on a plume of contaminated ground water. around 200 homes are on the affected area. the area has tested positive for a component left behind by electronics manufacturers. >> the public needs to get involved to make sure they do the right thing. >> reporter: he says tce can rise through the ground and get trapped inside a building through a process called vapor intrusion. >> the risk to pregnant women is that their babies will be born with cardiac birth defects. >> reporter: three sunnyvale companies are believed to be responsible for the pollution, amd, northrup grummuns, and phillips. it states that phillips may endanger human health because it hasn't accepted a cleanup plan. phillips

i'm michelle roberts, and that story is coming up. >>> i'm jeff ranieri. after triple digit temperatures, we're going to have details on how this weekend fog will eventually impact your weekend. we'll let you know if we'll get out of the triple digits in just a few minutes. >>> authorities tonight are on the hunt for the man you see standing at the counter in this dramatic surveillance video. police say this armed robbery took place at a san jose chevron station near interstate 280. if the man in the video looks familiar, please call san jose police. >>> if you were thinking of bringing to santa cruz to escape the heat, bring a nose plug. it's still stinky. dead fish and workers are struggling to cheap thlean them. >> reporter: it's worse now than it was an hour ago. these fish are rotting and rising to the surface which of course is a problem for these boat owners who are worried about protecting the bottle of their boats. the longer the fish are in there the worse it gets. sea lions in the santa drucruz harbor are living the dream. >> you can taste it to

reporting in napa, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, michelle. >>> not just at restaurants but at some misser historic buildin can click on it and bring up a slide show for you, on nbcbayarea.com. >> our morning show team will have complete coverage after special edition of "today in the bay" at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. we are joined by mike and lauer why and christina, they will be back with scott tomorrow morning for a special early start time at 4:00 a.m. we are not done here right now, though, at 11:00. back in a moment. >> when i went outside, the house next door to me had flames coming out of it. i ran down there, there was gas shooting out of the building, debris on it. it was like a been fire. nothing i could do about it. watched the house burn down. >>> napa doing personal and professional business. looking around, surveying. and he shared something with us about the common victims of today's quake. he and his family who live in marin were jolted out of bed this morning very early. >> about two minutes later, i had throw kids, 4, 3 and 1-year-old in the bed. tha

nbc bay area's michelle roberts is at levi stadium. the grass might be there on sunday but will it be safe enough for the players in terms of footing? >> reporter: that's the big question that many are asking tonight. when you have a new facility you expect a couple of hiccups. the game still went on when they had traffic issues or run out of food. this is a safety issue and may be more difficult to solve. crews at levi stadium are working on a tight deadline. >> good gardening will take care of the problem. >> reporter: several fans noticed an issue last sunday when the 9ers played the broncos. >> the grass actually coming up and they had people from the stadium going in there and putting their foot down and kind of putting the grass back in place. >> reporter: and it appears the issue got worse. yesterday coach jim harbaugh cut practice early because players were falling during plays. head groundskeeper had high hopes for the grass when we talked to him back in april. a few days after this sod had been laid at levi's. >> what we foun

michelle roberts is at the fame "mrs. doubtfire" house. michelle?rter: people have been coming out here all day, taking pictures and remembering the man a that made them laugh for years. robin williams' wife said that he was sober and had a private struggle with parkinson's disease and that private battle could offer hope to others. >> i would just love to see brando up there. first of all, thank you for the meal. >> reporter: he was never short of entertaining. >> this is not so good. >> reporter: hollywood stars often memorized his jokes and retold them. and now a disease too often people whisper about. >> clearly he had a tragedy on his hands, depression and then finding out about

reporting live in san jose, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, michelle. >>> just south of san jose in morgan hill, another grisly discovery, a burned body. we'll take you to the scene for more on what investigators were saying about the victim's possible identity. >>> 280 is shut down for road work. here's the map, northbound 280, the extension from 101 to king street, one of the main arteries heading into san francisco and at&t park. this closure is scheduled to last until tuesday morning. nbc bay area's christie smith is on the freeway that's shut down behind you. we've done this before. it impacts thousands of people. >> reporter: memorial day, fourth of july weekend and here we go again one more time. this time the cloe hur started at 2:00 p.m., earlier than usual, because they have twice the amount of work to do. this is replacing seismic safety hinges. caltrans is not expecting a huge traffic impact, but neighbors and workers, they certainly are. near mission bay, workers like bernard jones are considering their commute options. >> those are kind of the options we

live in san francisco, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. michael j. fox tweeted this today after williams' wife released a statement about him battling the disease. he wrote, stunned to learn robin had pd. pretty sure his support for our foundation predated his diagnosis. a true friend. i wish him peace. fox har battling parkinson's since 1991. we have more on our website. you'll find the entire statement from williams' wife and also information about parkinson's disease. that's at nbcbayarea.com. >>> a busy afternoon for san francisco firefighters. our nbc chopper overhead in the mission district. this was an attic fire at a local church. the universal church is on 20th street and san carlos. records advocate the church is historic. built in 1922. sadly the fire met some heavy damage to the old building's dome. that red tile roof. inside, fire crews have to pull down a large portion of the ceiling. no word yet on the cause. >>> in the south bay a woman was shot dead by police today. at one point they were talking with her. but then the situation quic

reporting live in san francisco, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you. >>> senator diane feinstein among those who believes it's time for the early warning system is now. in a statement released this afternoon she said in part i believe an integrated earthquake early warning system is essential to save lives and property. an earthquake early warning system would provide crucial time to carry out life saving actions. >>> the city of napa is working quickly tonight to get a clear understanding of the damage from the earthquake. the head of the city's community development department said before napa can get aid it needs to have at least have a preliminary estimate of the damages. mark matthews is in napa where crews are trying to canvas the town before tomorrow. there have been rumbles maybe we're talking about a billion dollars even. >> reporter: yeah. or more. at this point, they really don't know. the usgs did say it could be around as high as a billion might be higher than that. as you can see, some of the buildings here pretty badly damaged while other buildings relati

michelle rop berts michelle roberts is live. do we know what is killing the fish? >> reporter: we do. now they are underwater as you can see the birds are enjoying this. they have been feasting all day long. but in about a day, these fish will start to rot and smell. the birds will likely leave but that smell will remain. dead anchovies. you can't avoid the smell and it's only going to get worse in the next couple of days. >> the harbor seals are gorging themselves right now. >> reporter: this is the worst fish kill since the 1980s. so what is a fish skill? >> they actually deplete the oxygen in the water and they be they start to die in mass. >> reporter: a massive school of anchovies swam in last night. even with aerators pumps oxygen into the harbor it was not enough to help them survive. >> we net some

reporting live in el paso, i'm michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> we turn to developing news now in hawaii where people are bracing for yet another big storm. we want to show you a look at some of the flooding in the aftermath of tropical storm iselle. the storm brought heavy rains and strong winds which downed trees and power lines. and hawaii's troubles are not over next. to help deal with the aftermath, governor jerry brown is sending a team of specially trained people from the california armed services and national guard. >>> and to give you an idea of how much rain fell in hawaii, this film was shot a few hours before the storm hit. this was a look at the water fall after iselle passed over instead of a small water fall landing in a calm lagoon, it is a churning river. >> the storm has weakened since its landfall earlier this evening. and current winds, we're noticing the huge increase in the central pressure of the storm the sign it is continuing to weaken as it moves out to sea. right now it is parallel with honolulu off to the south. we'll look at the radar, again the rai

nbc bay area michelle roberts joins us where several birds tested positive for the disease. michelle? >> reporter: here in mountain view, health officials have seen the most dead birds infected with west nile virus. here in this breeding ground, that's what the mosquitos like, the stagnant water and small ponds of puddles like the ones under a flower pot could pose a risk. birdbaths, dried up creeks and puddles on the side of the road could be breeding grounds for mosquitos. >> we detected several mosquitos in the area that have the virus. >> reporter: he says the draught play as large role. there's not a lot of water around for the mosquitos and the birds they use as carriers flock in the same puddles. >> it seems we have more west nile activity this year than previous years. >> reporter: last year, two cases. this year, five people have shown symptoms so far. all are over 50 years old. one man is still in the hospital. health experts suggest bug spray if you are out at dusk. not everyone agrees. >> they kill all kind of organisms and they are not healthy for people. >> repo

. >>> i'm michelle roberts where a package from germany was seized. what was inside shocked even the officers. i'll explain coming up. >>> and while napa's tourism industry is hoping for a big-dollar payday on this labor day, locals are just out for the last of the summer concerts. we'll have the labor day preps from napa coming up on this edition of nbc bay area news. >>> border protection officers at sfo seize things all the time, but this one could leave your skin crawling. millipedes in the u.s., we have more on the package and how it was discovered. do we know why we would want 20 african millipedes? >> reporter: apparently as a pet. they used to be sold in the u.s. they aren't dangerous to people but to the agriculture. before any international package enters the u.s. postal service it's inspected. the airmail facility at sfo processes 1 million boxes a month. they go through a series of inspections, including the x-ray. >> we do get our fair share of counterfeit sports merchandise and precursors to narcotics and counter fit drugs. >> reporter:

reporting live, michelle roberts, nbc bay area news. >>> more details on another fish mystery not far from santa cruz. thousands of gray and white fish were on the beach and they don't know how they got there. they think they may have been trapped in a squid boat and then dumped by the crew. it is illegal, by the way, to keep any fish caught in nets. >>> some b.a.r.t. employees are being threatened with racist threats. an attorney representing workers says the messages include racial slurs and death threats. this follows a complaint by seven minority employees that b.a.r.t. was not adequately investigating the harassment. b.a.r.t. issued a statement saying "b.a.r.t. police were notified within an hour of the time of the incident and they are investigating this as a hate crime." >>> and there it is right there, a sidewalk cafe in palo alto with a lunch crowd experienced terrifying moments when a 90-year-old driver attempting to parallel park hit the gas and ran up over the curb plowing into the tables of customers at the university cafe. one person was critically injured and five other

michelle roberts is live with a new proposal that would let the grass on city land go brown. >> reporter: that's right. i'm here in front of this sign that really says it all. you're looking at the drought. it's real. save now. this is a reservoir. drivers pass it every day. they can see obviously right now it is completely empty. back in january the governor asked us to conserve 20%. a new report says we're not doing that and we're actually moving in the wrong direction. lush, green grass is easy on the eye, but the water it requires is something californians just can't afford anymore. >> we're already seeing levels drop in this county. >> reporter: they receive calls every day, neighbors reporting water wasters. some just aren't getting it. >> this is the time in the summer when we have the opportunity to save the most water, and we're not reaching that goal. >> reporter: the goal is 20%. in april, homeowners in santa clara county saved 13%. in may, 12%. in june and july, only 11. >> we either need to see the end of the drought or save more water. >> reporter: and that's what sam la ci

michelle roberts, our reporter on the ground at usgs is telling us that there have been 36 aftershocks. the largest of which was a magnitude of 3.6. that occurred about four miles southwest of napa. six miles northwest of the american canyon area which is where the earthquake originated. this is something that you really need to keep in mind. there have been continual aftershocks throughout the day and morning. that doesn't mean that this is done by any way, shape, or form. this could last for a couple of hours or a couple more days. we were also told by the usgs that it's possible, not likely but possible that this earthquake, the 6.0 that we saw earlier this morning is nearly a prelude to a larger event. they said statistically the odds to that are 5 to 10%. it's not likely but that could happen. now i believe we're going to check in with jodi hernandez. >> she's live in the american canyon area. she's joining us by phone. jodi, what do you see there? >> i actually just pulled up to american canyon and i'm standing outside the safeway store and i'm looking through the window and i ca

in three weeks michelle roberts will take the helm as the nba head of the players association.be the first woman in the role. her election comes amid another big move. remember earlier this month san antonio spurs hired becky as the first full-time female assistant coach. it's a sign the back board may be shattering just a bit. thank you so much for being here. you're a lawyer, litigator. how did you get into the nba? >> it's not that difficult. i'm an avid basketball fan. between any love of the game and my love and respect of the players once i learned they were looking for some help it became something i could not shake. >> looking for some help, you wanted to help. sounds like you love the game. did you have concerns that or ever get the feeling they would be a little hesitant for a woman to take the helm in. >> i assume they would notice i was a girl but a long time ago i stopped being concerned about whether something might have a problem with the fact i'm a woman. we talked act it. i wanted to make sure there was no discomfort. i brought it up when i was being interviewe

. >> and the importance of girls' education, that was, of course, michelle obama with laura bush and our friend robertsfocusing on the girls and the women, we need to worry just not about when girls are kidnapped but all the time. >> all the time. one of the amazing statistics is that over 800 women die every day in child birth process through infections, through postpartum bleeding. 18,000 kids under the age of 5 across the world are dying from preventible diseases, like diarrhea, pneumonia. they have called to end all preventible deaths, to increase the health care for mothers and for infants and children. we've got to do more. you know, rasha who you had on your show yesterday talked about investing in this area. i wish the president would call for a convening of world leaders, not only african leadership that's here in town right now but private sector, nonprofit businesses. this summit has been so great as far as putting investments into africa. i had a discussion with the president of rwanda four months ago and he said all of the investments in africa don't matter if our babies are dying and our

michelle obama and lara bush. they were interviewed by npr and abc news political commentator cokie roberts. this is a little less than one hour. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [applause] >> good morning. good morning! thank you so much. thank you so much, everyone. my name is michelle obama, and i am an african american woman. [applause] on behalf of myself and my husband come it is truly a pleasure and honor to welcome you all here to washington. we have so many distinguished leaders here with us today. of course, we have president bush and mrs. bush who are here today, and i thank them both, and the bush institute, for their passionate leadership on the issues we will be discussing today. i also want to recognize my dear friend, dr. jill biden, who is here as well. she has been a tremendous partner over the past five and a half years, and i'm thrilled she is here with us today. id of course, most of all want to thank all of you for joining us at this event. we have a fabulous program lined up for you today, as you've heard. we will be discussing important issues. w

that was first lady michelle obama speaking with cokie roberts at a forum yesterday for spouses of u.sr first lady, hillary clinton, in an upcoming issue was commenting on -- i absolutely love the splash of color. >> i'm glad. >> isn't that beautiful? that's just a beautiful-looking magazine. what a great picture there, though. you open it up and there's hillary clinton. what did you learn from the interview with hillary? >> well, i learned, first of all, that if you're reading between the lines, if you look at the message of her book, it is essentially that she knows, first of all, more about foreign policy than almost anybody who has contemplated a presidential run in the last two decades. she also is very committed to this issue of women and girls. i have to say it is something that women of both political parties really respond to about her. if she can find a way to continue that message going forward, it will be really important. >> you know, cokie roberts, by the way, a great forum yesterday. but i always thought the quote joe klein told us, he asked general petraeus in 2005, 200

michelle obama and laura bush shared the stage with moderator cookie roberts and talked about the hardwant the limelight. others are much more outgoing and may be a bit more aggressive and may be able to stand the heat. first spouses, we don't choose this position. we just happen to be in it. >> we're elected by one man. >> right. >> and you can't be fired. >> you certainly hope not. >> i guess we'll see. >> laura bush said she watched the first president bush and barbara endure political ridicule and knew what to expect. >> that doesn't make it any less hurtful, but on the other hand, i think anyone who's in a leadership position of any sort knows that you're going be criticized and target really for our criticism. >> that's absolutely true and that's really the role of leadership, you know. it's not about amazing power. amassing power. it's about taking hits and continues to do the work. >> reporter: both ladies talked about the fleeting time on stage even in a two-term presidency. >> we can't waste this spos lite. it's temporary and life is short and change is needed and women are s

michelle obama talk about opportunities for women in africa. and the role of so-called dark money in elections. up next, former separate -- secretaries of state. and former defense secretary robert gates. they discuss the implications of the comfort using -- conflict between russia and ukraine. the conversation was hosted by the aspen institute. it is a little less than an hour and a half. [applause] >> bob, thank you very much. i want to thank bob steel and walter isaacson for their leadership at the aspen institute. [applause] as bob said, we are extraordinarily fortunate to have two great secretaries of state, madeleine albright and condoleezza rice. the third person will arrive. i spoke to him by phone. his plane was diverted. he had to drive in. i said we would filibuster until he arrived. one way to do that is to say a word about our aspen strategy group. we are a unique institution, i think, in the american foreign-policy because we are nonpartisan. not just bipartisan. we are republicans, democrats, and independents come together once a year. we are in our 30th year. we were founded by two great americans. the general who is not here right now but will be here in a coupl

calendar number 962, brent robert heartley to be the ambassador to the republic of slovenia. calendar number 966, michelle jean seasong to be deputy representative of the united states of america to the united nations with the rank and status of ambassador and a deputy representative of the united states of america in the security council of the united nations. and then finally calendar number 967, michelle seasong to be representative of the united states of america to the sessions of the general assembly of the united nations during her tenure of service as a deputy representative of the united states of america to the united nations. the presiding officer: is there objection? the senator from wyoming. mr. enzi: i don't think he's finished with his unanimous consent. mr. menendez: and -- i appreciate that. their nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motions to reconsider with no intervening action or debate, and no further motions be in order to any of the nomination, that any related statements be printed in the record, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate th