erin myers, did you have a chance to talk with patty mccord? >> i talked to patty a lot.he's a great storyteller and has incredible memories. reed, often i was like pushing for more stories and i called patty and she always told it straight. she's an employer -- important character in the book. >> host: who is she, mr. hastings? >> guest: she was our founding head of hr and was with us over a decade and really pioneered a lot of these ideas to give us permission and pushed us that we can be great for employees without rules and if we focus on a fertile environment that tests them and becomes the weight we oriented everying. >>ost: one of those unknown rules is vacation time. >> it's a funny thi, we don't count how many hours someone works in a day and we dot know if someones working eight hours, ten, 12 hours in a day and yet in the old days we used to count vacation whether someone s working 46 weeks a year or 48 and we realized why are we carryi if we are n 81012 and a day and it's lik this industrial hangover that i talked about from the factory mindset. so, let's let

i'm patty doyle, lead the public affairs. it's a strategic advisory firm focused on critical issues at the center of about is, politics and society and we're thrilled once again to partner with georgetown on my friend and former colleague. to convene today's conversation on an incredibly relevant topic. on behalf of myself and the team, thank you for joining us today. i think it's going to be a great session. i'd like to try and set up the second panel on the confirmation pro sis beforehanding it over to mo and our incredible panel. while the confirmation process will take the stage in a few short weeks. president-elect biden has outpaced his appointments, treasure, state and health and human services. the study for presidential transition found in the last 28 years the senate confirmed 95% of the president's cabinet secretary nominations. right now the makeup of the senate is still undecided as we await the results of the two georgia runoff races in january. it's likely, however, that the biden administration nominees will f

here is patty jenkins. you about this last week there was a huge announcement that you're going to be directing a "star wars" movie. >> yeah. i'm super excited. the way it all came together is like so amazing and magical. so of course i want to make a "star wars" film what a dream, what an honor. like oh, my god. but it was funny when they first came to talk to me about it, i was thinking, well, it would really have to be the right story for me i would want to be -- and then they said actually -- okay i've been waiting my entire life and looking for the right fighter pilot story because having grown up the daughter of a fighter pilot it is the most dramatic thing to have a parent who's a fighter pilot. they're going off to war they're flying the coolest planes people are dying people are getting crazy news. people are becoming heroes my father's getting the silver star the drama is high. so i was always trying to find, fishing for a modern dogfight story. i couldn't find the right one. x wing the fact that

>> how did you and patti arrive at 1984?apter in her life in one of the most colorful alive of a decade was something that we were looking for to bring. >> all you need is to want it -- >> and also it felt like a resembled time to nowadays because the -- it was all about access and more. >> the last time we spoke we were on the back end of "wonder woman" mania. i asked you about potentially another movie. another "wonder woman" movie, and you say -- >> each chapter is about different volumes of wonder woman that can be awesome. like the wonder woman bible. >> where would you say wonder woman is in this chapter? >> truth. truth. the first one was all about love. when patti and i started to talk about the story for the next one, we already felt like the world and us were going to a darker place. and the power of truth is something that is super relevant for wonder woman as a character, but also for us as a society. >> wonder woman fights for teeth against a demagogue named max lord, and the villain cheetah, played by kristin w

simulate the day on friday samuel patti became the face of the republic and the face of our determination to understand to learn to continue to teach and to be free i don't see any. a. word that once again stressed the importance of freedom of expression to french culture. joining me on the line from paris is the political scientist and documentary filmmaker dr azeem out of for our leading expert on the arab world and particularly on the media welcome. did this attack on the offices of dog was a direct attack on the media in france it's 5 years on it's actually nearly 6 years on have attitudes changed in the media i mean has the media tone down their satire . no definitely not let me try to sum up the current french debate a lot of french people are sad like man those american actions are 1st published that's a really tasteless and taste. that i maybe should have but today especially after i read as not as i think that the french schoolteacher hands are saying you know these characters need to be published we need to end. the really the what makes french society what makes the french poli

s streaming platform wonder woman director patti jenkins agrees with no one but she says she's glad her film will be released online instead of being held back. she won't do well here longest running soap opera in the world britain's coronation street is turning 60 with more than 10000 episodes broadcast the show has served as a model for daily television around the globe pairing a light humor with plenty of intrigue. lots of drama there and former u.s. president and best selling author of barack obama accepted the voice of influence award given by literary and human rights organization pen america singer and writer patti smith was also honored at the virtual edition of pam's annual gala she accepted the literary serviceable award for authors who write about the human condition have the power well african american culture is known around the globe but the experiences of black europeans have only recently gained visibility within the white mainstream british author photographer johnny pitts has done his part to help as a 21000 book afro p.n. notes from black europe has just been named th

senator alexander: i was working with patty murray.e started with the republican bill and she said, let's don't do it that way, let's write it together. senator baker used to say, the essence of being a good senator is to be an eloquent listener. so i listened to patty murray. we wrote it together. we had a lot we disagreed about, and we got it done. most people didn't think we could do it. the education secretary work -- encouraged me to work on higher education and said that would be easier. and when i was done, i said the chances against this were probably five to one, and he said, i thought 10 to one. >> any other interesting moments getting that past? senator alexander: we had a republican house and president obama, and president obama called senator murray at the white house and said, there are two things i want in the bill. and i said mr. president, i can give you too, but i can't get the third one through the senate. i will have to do it in conference after the senate and but i will nott, criticize the bill as we go through. an

did you know patty before this or - >> yeah. i had met patty. work with her for a a couple days but was an incredible fan of hers like i'd seen "monster" and everything she had done on tv and so i actually got a call from the movie's producer chuck roven who i was working with on something at the time, and he said that patty wanted to talk to me about a role in "wonder woman" and i talked with her and had this incredible conversation with her on skype and she described this really, really cool character. but i didn't have a script and i also just wasn't really registering that she wanted me to play the part i didn't see how that would be possible without, you know, killing myself trying to get it, really because, i mean, i've done much more for a guest spot on, like, "law and order" you know criminal intent. you know what i'm saying >> jimmy: that's the secret for any actor out there. amazing, right >> yeah. so then i had to fly to london to go and have like a, you know, i had the part and they were just asking me to go to london to do fittings

in a few years time, is rice patties should be salt-free. laila: let's take a look at other stories making news around the world. work has restarted on the controversial nord stream 2 gas pipeline between russia and germany almost one year after u.s. sanctions brought the project to a halt. the pipeline is almost complete. berlin says it will create a secure energy supply. germany is lifting a ban on deportations to syria for the first time in eight years, despite the ongoing con in the war-torn country. the decision means the syrian nationals cvi based deportation as of january 1. british media say the government is planning to patrol the country's fishing waters with the help of the royal navy. no brexit -- if no transit grade -- if no brexit trade deal can be reached by monday. germany has set a new record for coronavirus infections with nearly 30,000 cases in the past 24 hours. 500 98 people have died, the highest daily total yet. weeks of partial lockdown have not slowed the spread of infection enough, and tougher restrictions seem almo

two months ago, acher single patty was beheaded - samuel patti was beheaded.ernment has proposed a new law. one survivo believes that the here. are changing behavior alaeda is waging a communications war at once to scare peopl it isorking. cartoonistno longer want to caricature the profit. it is self-censorship. after the beheading of the teacher, a law of teachers do tonot speak about secularism. corrpondent: today's verdict said that charlie hebdo marked the and of a cycle of violence. much of the terrorism has been homegrown. convincing people is not the same as convincing them. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. katt you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, uniekd nations pepers prepared to leave sudan's troubled region after 17 years of conflict. who will protect its civilian population if that deal fails? mackenzie scott is the ex-wife of amazon founder jeff bez and is donated $4.2 billion to charity and the last three months. one iseing given -- one talk of the money is being given -- to helping teachers in connectic

i want to welcome you, patty. thank you. >> thank you so much. i wanted to thank the united playaz and mayor breed for bringing us together. i'm the founder of the foundation. it's an organization i found in honor of my son robby who was shot and killed who obtained a gun illegally after the weapon was used to kill my son, it was resold on the streets where it was used to commit some other crime. i believe in gun buyback because i know firsthand that one gun has the potential to commit numerous crime and take numerous lives. the week that my son was killed, he laid out his suit on the bed in preparation for a job interview that he was guaranteed to get the job. instead it was the suit that he was buried in. that's what gun violence does in a matter of second. it can rob someone of their life and change the life of everyone left behind and that includes the prethe perpertrator. now we're in covid-19 this existing health crises of gun violence. since the expand, we've seen sharp increase in gun sales in in june, there was 2.6 million additional sal

simulate the day on friday samuel patti became the face of the republic. in the face of our determination to understand to learn to continue to teach and to be free i don't see any. a. word that once again stressed the importance of freedom of expression to french culture. joining me on the line from paris is the political scientist and documentary filmmaker dr azeem out of frau a leading expert on the arab world and particularly on the media welcome. did this attack on the offices of sharia door was a direct attack on the media in france it's 5 years on it's actually nearly 6 years on have attitudes changed in the media i mean has the media tone down their satire no definitely not let me i'm trying to sum up the current french debate a lot of french people are sad like man those american actions were 1st published that's a really tasteless and taste. that only shouldn't have today especially after the renders not as i think that the french schoolteacher fans are saying you know these characters need to be published we need to be sent. the really the what

s streaming platform one or woman director patti jenkins agrees with no one but she says she's glad her film will be released online instead of being held back. well the longest running soap opera in the world britain's coronation street is turning 60 with more than 10000 episodes broadcast the show has served as a model for daily television around the globe pairing white humor with plenty of intrigue and drama. lots of drama there and former u.s. president and best selling author of barack obama except of the voice of influence award given by literary and human rights organization pen america singer and writer patti smith was also honored at the virtual edition of pan's annual gala she accepted the literary service award for authors who write about the human condition have the power well african american culture is known around the globe but the experiences of black europeans have only recently gained visibility within the white mainstream british author photographer johnny pitts has done his part to help as a 21000 book afro p.n. notes from black europe has just been named the winner

s the streaming platform wonder woman director patti jenkins agrees with no one but she says she's glad her film will be released online instead of being held back. she won't do well here longest running soap opera in the world britain's coronation street is turning 60 with more than 10000 episodes broadcast the show has served as a model for daily television around the globe pairing white humor with plenty of intrigue and drama. lots of drama there and former u.s. president and best selling author barack obama accepted the voice of influence award given by literary and human rights organization pen america singer and writer patti smith was also honored at the virtual edition of pam's annual gala she accepted the literary service or ward for authors who write about the human condition have the power well african american culture is known around the globe but the experiences of black europeans have only recently gained visibility within the white mainstream british author photographer johnny pitts has done his part to help as a 21000 book afro p.n. notes from black europe has just been n

and everything patty said was inconsistent with every other lead every single lead put 3 gang members in the house. and no women said i was planing that i was standing stand i do not believe in don't ask me to. really i do not believe when i left my daughter that i just remember telling her that don't worry baby i'll be back for dinner systems daughter jessica she said to me that she was going to be home for dinner and she was home 17 years later. not seen my children and that was very hard on me. for all those years i'm still broken my heart still broken from a reading i went through. and i know it's so scary. it was the worst nightmare in my whole life. the bottom line is you have a right to be silent keep your mouth shut. because those words will be used against you to survive an interrogation you're going to be ready. i'm going to learn the name of the law i really am against and we end aggression and intimidation you mean that right yet you know. you want to go on welfare no no matter how intimidated they get just say i want to speak to a lawyer and i hope you can afford a good o

. >> in the spirit of the holidays, patty had an idea. >> maybe i could get a few people to get together him. so, i sent a note out, what do you think about maybe thanking him? >> the response was overwhelming. more than 100 people with signs to pay tribute to the man known for his comforting wave and smile. the man who always delivers. >> anthony! >> on the receiving end on this day an overcome with emotion. >> you could say i was in shock, really. my heart was just overjoyed. >> today, anthony was back on his route with this message. >> people realize that regardless of what's going on, that people still genuinely care. >> anthony and patty are both urging everyone to do what they can to help those in need, especially those who are hungry. on behalf of david and the whole team, i'm linsey davis. thank you so much for watching. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow. good night. >>> all of our numbers are going the wrong direction. as you can see, the surge that we're in right now is so dramatic it almost appears as though we hadn't had two prior surges. >> rising covid cases just

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so i listened to patty murray. we had a lot we disagreed about. and we got it done. most people did not think we could do it. i remember the education secretary had encouraged me to work on higher education. he said that would be easier. when that was done, i said the chances were five to one. he said, i thought 10 to one. >> what happened next with that bill? any other interesting moments from getting that passed? sen. alexander: well, we had a republican house and president obama to deal with and he called senator murray and me to the white house, and they professionally said there are three things i want in the bill. i said, mr. president, i can give you two, but i cannot get the third one through the senate, and i will have to do it in confidence after the senate and house work on it. but if you will not criticize the bill as we go through, i will not bring you a bill without all three points in it. and i did what i said i would do and when he signed it in december of 2015 he said, well, you kept your word. i said, so did you. and he called it a christmas miracle

and patty really a huge day saw the u.s. population medical personnel and politicians when it comes to the vaccine actually being administered tower's the process unfolded troublefree. so far we haven't had any reports that there's been any sort of pick ups but it is early and there are a lot of steps to this vaccine don't forget that it has to be kept altar cold storage so that means the 1st shipments are going to the biggest hospitals that have that sort of cold storage capability but it is it's a huge day because it is the 1st time we are being able to see that this could possibly end this is how it ends it is happening though a really horrible day as you mentioned more than 300000 dead because of covert in this country now i think at the beginning of this if you had told any health expert that that would be the death toll at this point they would have said that is an abject failure we don't see any signs that those numbers are going to go down what we've seen in the last couple of weeks is they're just rising every day e

patty has always thank you. staying in the u.s. joe biden is moving a step closer to the white house says the u.s. electoral college convenes state by state to formally confirm his victory it's one of the last steps to finalize the outcome of november's election each state has already certified its result giving joe biden the win and the electorate are expected to reflect that outcome officials in georgia pennsylvania and nevada have already voted for the democrat trump had sought to overturn the results in all 3 states and the electors in california are now casting their votes which will push biden over the threshold to clinch the presidency. well nationwide the electoral college has 538 members but each state's number of electors is based on the size of its population to win a candidate needs at least 270 votes joe biden beat donald trump 53062232 but electors can also defy the choice of their state's voters and cast their ballots for somebody besides the winner they're known as faithless electors they can be penalized by state a

callahan's following this one so just 1st of all patty this is an advisory committee to the f.d.a. so the f.d.a. still has to rubber stamp this. exactly 2 totally separate organizations but the way they do this in this is normal just because of coded they have outside experts so think of it like the pfizer vaccine is on trial and these experts the scientists and doctors they're the jury and the judge so they spent about 8 hours more than that talking to witnesses going over the statistics going through the process talking about the ethics of it at the end of the day as you mentioned 17 of them said yes this is safe enough and worth the risk if there is any risk although they stress that they don't see a whole lot of risk just for context there were 4 who said no one who abstained and i don't believe that was because they don't agree with the vaccine the discussion right before the vote was who exactly they should recommend get it the recommendation was basically 16 and up and this committee thought some members of the committee thought maybe that should just be 18 and up because th

draw on beethoven that even includes rock music when you listen to someone like the great punk icon patti smith whenever she's and gone she always goes to the beethoven house because she says my music would be inconceivable without beethoven but so beethoven's really contemporary. back in vienna here be to have been celebrated his 1st great successes as a composer for example in love with palace where beatle fans 3rd symphony. was her . for the 1st time. the prince of luck of its was an important patron for beatles and for other composers today his palace houses the theater museum. and what's so special about this whole. it's simply part of musical history she. took place here so did debuts dress rehearsals in the presence of beethoven and operas. the prince of luck of it's was crazy about music and theater so he knew what kind of people to bring here and just what needed to be done. with us here good luck to sort would become why did the 2 of them perform the avoid here for the 1st time. after 180 for an opera by sally area was performed here and afterwards to rehearsals took place befor

they know patty. they know patty's family. it felt like a second home for all of us.e she's 3, 3 1/2 years old. she asked -- she said, oh, my god, you can fly? [ laughter ] i mean, too early to share and then you have to explain it's just not for real. but they're very excited and they're very proud. >> no doubt they are proud of you and this is your fourth time playing wonder woman. so i'm curious. this is a very physically demanding role. the stunts are incredible. does it get easier each time? >> no. [ laughter ] it gets harder every time, i think, you know, from one movie to the other. we raise the bar higher and higher, but this was by far the hardest movie i've ever got to film by far. >> can you tell us what is it like to work with patty? she is a wonderful director. no pun intended but just talk about the connection you have with her. >> she's the best honestly. we just talked about kristen and now we're talking about patty and i feel like i got so lucky with this project. patty and i also we clicked from the very first time we sat down and talked and we very

. >> patty in cambridge, massachusetts. good morning. >> caller: hello, hi, thanks for taking my call. i have three separate questions. first of all, have you noticed an uptick in family trying to discharge their loved ones from nursing homes and take care of them at home with more people being unemployed just to prevent their contracting the covid? secondly, i read where minnesota's governor sent emails to state employees asking if they would volunteer in long-term care settings for up to two weeks, no experience necessary, if this is a good idea and if they've been successful. i think it kind of exemplifies the crisis and staffing that we're experiencing. and lastly, do you anticipate they will be mandating nurses for the vaccine and do you worry this could be a concern with more staffing problems if nurses are not comfortable getting this new rollout on the vooaccine? thank you for your answer. >> good questions, patty. the -- certainly we do need more staff to come in. i would say that, you know, any volunteer coming in

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on the left is lamar alexander and patty murray. lamar alexander of tennessee was a real champion.e he told me, when i met with him, he said are you the cynthia kelly that put the manhattan project together? i said, yes. he said, i just read it. senator vindman gave me his copy. it was really a wonderful thing to have these two senators who so enjoyed history that they bother to take time to read about the manhattan project. anyway, a real tribute to the delegation that we had from the three states at the time. at any rate, the special resource study went forward, but it was very complicated. most studies take two years, this took eight. but in fairness, you have to consider that there were actually four, they were looking at four different properties in four different states. you say, for? sure, lost almost, oak ridge, hampered, but at the last moment, the senator from ohio, senator dewine, said you have to add dayton, ohio. dayton ohio was in the mix. he did that as an initiator. i could not have done it without it, but by the time the study was going on, there was not enough ori

the new phone would be on friday samuel patty became the face of the republic. in the face of our determination to understand to learn to continue to teach and to be free dosing the . 8th. words that once again stressed the importance of freedom of expression to french culture. joining me on the line from paris is the political scientist and documentary filmmaker dr azeem out of for our leading expert on the arab world and particularly on the media welcome. did this attack on the offices of dog was a direct attack on the media in france it's 5 years on it's actually nearly 6 years on have attitudes changed in the media i mean has the media tone down their satire no definitely not let me try to sum up the current french debate a lot of french people are sad like man those i'm mad actions are 1st published that's a really tasteless and taste. that i maybe shouldn't have today especially after the horrendous naras that the french schoolteacher and fans are saying you know these characters need to be published we need tutti and. the really the what makes french soci

the last point is the buzz coming out of this the next star wars will be directed by patty jenkins. i know they announce a lot of tv episodes and things but as with the movie business, the buzz comes out of the theatrical. >> you are right there was an affirmation of a commitment to the theatrical business sounds like it will be a will the of flexibility deciding what content will go straight to diz mi plus. i do want to point out this is stands in contrast to what we heard from warner media. they announced for the next year going to be releasing 18 films in theaters at the same time as they are available on hbo max. does that pose a bigger threat to the theatrical movie going business >> i wouldn't use the word threat i think it was mostly a lack of understanding of a lot of elements of how the theatrical business works first of all, when people make movies, they are different than making tv things for streaming when big directors like chris or danny or patty jenkins envision their movies, they envision them on the big carescreen and they o special effects that way they telling a v

it was thanks to people like patty murray and doc hastings. any rate, the people pictured here and whose pictures i could not fit on were all working hard and we succeeded in the end. by all accounts. we also, i need to have a shout out to our collaborators, the national parks conservation association and national trust for historical preservation. they deployed their full strength of lobbyists for our park. resourcesad amazing that they put together for the manhattan project. eca, of course, has been a very strong player all these years. so, any rate, great collaboration. ing,lly i want to end by say happy anniversary. this was the signing ceremony, the secretary of energy at the time. the secretaryeel, for the interior. i hope there successive have enjoyed this -- their successors have enjoyed this. it has been a wonderful thing to be a part of. at least in my last 20 years. i hope they will only rewarding -- be equally rewarding for all those who get involved for the next 20. thank you very much. [captioning performed by the national captio

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appeal it had down in the lower bottom two photographs and you recommend tom udall on the right and on pattyurray from washington. lamar alexander of tennessee was a real champion. once he told me, when i met with him, he said -- oh, are you the cynthia kelly that put the manhattan project together? >> hoo said yes. i said e, i just read it. senator bingaman gave him his copy. so it was a wonderful thing to have these two senators who so enjoy history that they bought there to take time to read about the manhattan project. anyway, a real tribute to the delegation that we had from the three states at the time. new paragraph. >> at any rate, so the special resource study went forward, but it was very complicated. most studies take two years. this took eight, but you know, in fairness you have to consider that there were actually four. they were looking at four different properties in four different state, you say four? sure. there was los alamos, oak ridge and hanford. that's three, but at the last minute the senator from ohio, senator dewine said you've got to add dayton, ohio. so dayton, ohi

patty jenkins also is directing a new"star wars" >> between that and "soul" we have good options fortmas. we'll be watching. >> the abc7 yule log, too. getting into the christmas spirit. i think we all need that. >> mm-hmm. >> yes. good one, julian. tomorrow will be a great day to stay home because it will be wet and windy in the afternoon. but for now i want to show you this pretty live shot looking out towards the bay and the bay bridge. today will be a great day to get outside and go for a walk or do any of the last-minute errands you need to do for christmas. we have mostly cloudy for today and then possible sprinkle because of a system to our south moving through. you can see the high clouds in the distance with this live shot. turning wet and windy for christmas tomorrow afternoon. the morning will start off dry. a colder storm arrives on sunday afternoon. highs today will be in the upper 50s to low 60s. san francisco 60. the oakland, 62 as well as san jose cooler inland. get ready for the storm tomorrow. we rank it 1 out of 5 on the storm impact scale. spotty showers are possi

of the crest toothpaste commercial. >> come and meet the younger members of the reagan clan. >> i'm patty now the reagans have a new family home. but nancy is disappointed to find that it needs a little work. >> floors and doors needed refinishing. the plumbing system required repair. >> there was a lot of mold on the walls in the private residence. >> some of the curtains were rotted through from the sun. >> it was shameful. the carters wouldn't spend any money on it, and she knew how to make it right. >> nancy turns to private donors, seeking tax deductible contributions to fix up the white house. >> which she caught a lot of flak for. >> nancy tried to be jackie kennedy in the white house, and the '80s were not the '60s. >> nancy reagan did all of this against the backdrop of a country that was plunging into a recession. >> names like an nonberg, sinatra and sassoon are on the list of donors. >> the biggest checks come from people nancy has known since the reagans first entered politics. >> they were all from california, and they were all her friends. >> she knew what she was doing. i

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