schultz.> clear that prior to my return last april the company had lost its way. it had fallen under the dangerous influence of wall street -- >> i'm asking your question. >> sir, you do not understand. >> your testimony says your own company lost its way. it will lose its way again unless their union their -- >> senator hassan, thank you. >> in the post covid environment many, many, companies -- >> mr. schultz. >> you don't understand! >> thank you, mister chairman. i want to thank you for holding this hearing to hold reports of starbucks locations across the country. in new england alone there are 19 unionize starbucks stores. a total of 800 label practice violations have been filed by the workers union. it is absolutely critical that we hold companies accountable when they fail to comply with federal labor laws. mr. schultz, i am seriously concerned by reports that starbucks is coercing and retaliating against workers for exercising their -- own firing workers and were involved in the union

i'm not an apologist for howard schultz. he's a progressive. these aligned himself with all the things that bernie sanders be holds dear. i wonder on this union push, why not let workers decide? in a couple of cases of a couple of stores, that's what they decided. if there was this sort of brush fire, you know, move to unionize its starbucks at all of its shops across the word, even in the united states, we would have seen it despite the company's efforts if they're alleged should be true to stop it, which is apparently is not, a lot of them seem to liked what they had and didn't go for much more there were a couple of cases that was not the case and they lost out just as amazon did with the warehouses. i guess what i'm saying, let the workers decide. there's no less significant or meaningful or important whether they had a union label attached to that job. as long as they have a job, doesn't the fact that they have a job and high paying job at that with very generous benefits. i don't know that, we see out of fortune 500 companies in general.

schultz, who is worth over $3 billion, stepped down as starbucks ceo march 20.resignation came just weeks after a national labor relations board judge ruled that starbucks had engaged in "egregious and widespread misconduct" in its effort to prevent employees from unionizing. the judge also ordered starbucks to reinstate illegally fired workers, reopen closed stores, and halt other union-busting tactics. since 2021, nearly 300 starbucks stores have voted to unionize. later in the show, we will be joined by a starbucks worker who was fired after leading the union drive at a starbucks store in augusta, georgia. but first, we turn to excerpts from wednesday's hearing of the senate help committee. help stands for health, education, labor, and pensions. before questioning starbucks ceo howard schultz, bernie sanders outlined starbucks' labor record. >> over the past 18 months, starbucks has waged the most aggressive and illegal unionbusting campaign in the modern history of our country. that unionbusting campaign has been led by howard schultz, the multibillionaire f

did of these nasal corresponding to re schultz in brussels. let's take a look at some of the other new stories making headlines around the world. libyan military forces, se 10 drums of uranium declared missing by the un nuclear watchdog have been found not far from where they were taken. inspectors for the international atomic energy agency land, the uranium was missing, after an inspection that was delayed for a year by security concerns iranian activists. today, julian has been detained again just as after. she walks free from prison without wearing a head and chanting slogans against islamic republic and has spent years in prison after reporting on union protests and has become a strong voice against the abuses. she says the female prisoners are subjected to iran, good lawyers for the sag elisa, position, leader osmond, sancho of welcomed postponement. all this trial for defamation authorities forcibly remove sancho from his vehicle and escorted him to appear before the court. he dismisses the charges as politically motivated supporters cla

schultz denied it forcefully.ressional correspondent lisa desjardins reports, the hearing was a key moment in the battle over recent efforts to unionize. lisa: in one of the senate's largest committee rooms, packed with intensity, a confrontation overusiness, workers and american value as former starbucks ceo howard schultz faced a top critic, vermont senator bernie sanders. sen. sanders: over the past 18 months, starbucks has waged the most aggressive and illegal union-busting campaign in the modern history of our country. that union-busting campaign has been led by howard schultz. lisa: the former ceo fought back, insisting his company is the worker-empowering place it claims to be, touting starbuck'' average wage per hour. howard schultz: today, baristas in our stores, earned on average $17.50, with benefits and other income included, such as 100% paid college tuition, the first of its kind in american business. lisa: but thousands of workers are demanding more. nearly 300 locations have voted to unionize since

schultz view that he hasn't engaged in anti union activity? >> they have definitely engaged in anti union activity. >> let me get to mr. bloch. if i heard you correctly you indicated that what you are seeing in starbucks is unprecedented? and that in modern history what starbucks is doing is also sending a signal to the corporate world that, in a sense, if they can get away with it other corporations can, as well? am i right on that? >> yes. i think that that is a fair interpretation of how this campaign may be perceived. in my mind, most importantly, among other low wage workers who work for large corporations that have the resources to engage in this type of drawn out, long, the litigation over their activity during an organizing campaign. what is the purpose, do you think, of these long never-ending efforts on the part of company? why do they do that? >> i try not to speculate on other people's motives but, you know, i am concerned that we are seeing, now, fewer petitions being filed by other starbucks employees. there can be lots of reason

wasserman schultz: no. is it true you have profited since you were the recipient of the twitter files, you made money? yes or no? mr. taibbi: probably a wash, honestly. ms. wasserman schultz: you have made money you did not have before, correct? mr. taibbi: but i also spent money that i didn't have before. i just hired a whole group of people. ms. wasserman schultz: reclaiming my time. attention is a powerful drug. eyeballs, money, prominence, attention, all of it appoints to problems with accuracy and credibility and the larger point which is social media companies are not biased against conservatives and if anything, they ignored their own policies by allowing trump and other maga extremists to post incessant lies, endangering public safety and even our democracy. hypocrisy is the hangover of an addiction to attention. now, i want to point out another alleged finding from the twitter files. mr. shellenberger, you referenced several times this $3.4 million that the f.b.i. paid to twitter in 2020 that was r

i refer to them is sergeant schultz on this program. he goes to washington dc for a day to meet the vital for about an hour. there's no press approach whatsoever. it's a very small delegation. he gets back on his plane and then we have these reports

starbucks' founder and former ceo howard schultz is in the hot seat. to answer questions about his company's efforts to block unions at the coffee chains. >> i have the right and the company has the right to have a preference. and our preference to maintain the direct relationship we've had with our employees who we call partners. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders has been leading the effort to grill schultz. who he accuses of engaging in illegal union busting. >> are you aware that judges have ruled that starbucks violated federal labor law over 100 times during the past 18 months? far more than any other corporation in america. >> sir, starbucks' coffee company unequivocally and let me set the tone for this very early on, has not broken the law. >> reporter: the standoff between schultz and sanders has been brewing for months. with schultz resisting calls to testify until being threatened with a subpoena. >> the title of the hearing today is "no company is above the law, the need to end illegal union busting at starbucks." let's not kid ourselves.

its founder howard schultz stepped down as interim ceo this month. but the company says that its new ceo plans to do a barista shift once a month to stay close to the company's culture. norah? >> really interesting to see all that. nikole killion, thank you so much. >>> well, tonight the mother of a 28-year-old man who died in police custody at a psychiatric hospital is vowing to seek justice forson. family and friends of irvo otieno gathered for his funeral today at a virginia church. otieno, whose family said he long struggled with mental illness died earlier this month after he was pinned to the ground by sheriff's deputies and hospital workers who are now charged with his murder. >>> tonight there are growing >>> tonight there are growing conc [sfx: stomach gurgling] it's nothing... sounds like something. ♪ when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, ♪ ♪ upset stomach, diarrhea. ♪ pepto bismol coats and soothes for fast relief... when you need it most. dove 0% is different. we left aluminum out and put unbeatable 48 hours freshness and 1 quarte

bargain for decent wages and benefits. >> so how does schultz respond? said the company prefers to have a direct relationship with mes instead of working through union representatives. starbucks also previously announced increases in pay only at nonunion stores. schultz said that's because those stores had no bargaining agreements in place. the critics say there is no agreement because starbucks will only meet in person. >> in many of the meetings that we've showed up to have face-to-face meetings, the other side has decided to put on a zoom or team, and then we decide, and we've told them up front that we will not negotiate unless the meeting is in person, and we know who is in the room. so we have left those meetings as a result of the fact that we could not preserve the privacy and the integrity of a face-to-face meeting. >> there is the former ceo. senate also heard from other witnesses including a barista, a fired employee, and several legal experts. >>> back in the south bay now. plans are in place for a new massive buddhist temple in san jose. you

sanders insisted that schultz be a participant.e believes he's the architect of the company's efforts to try and prevent unions from organizing at their stores across the country. listen to how sanders started this hearing this morning. >> starbucks has waived the most aggressive and illegal union busting campaign in the modern history of our country. that union busting campaign has been led by howard schultz, the multibillionaire founder and director of starbucks, who is with us this morning. only under the threat of subpoena. >> reporter: so the opening salvo delivered there by senator sanders. it's a packed hearing room this morning, garrett. many of these union members are in attendance to listen to what schultz has to say. we'll also hear from a member of one of these unions who feels as though starbucks suppressed the ability for the union to organize. to your point about howard schultz, in his opening statements, he's prepared to say that he supports their employees' efforts to unionize and that they do want to fairly collec

wasserman schultz: yes or no. the answer is yes? no? yes or no you worked with the republican attorney general's association on the rule of law defense fund sunshine record requests that you did. i have an email that involves your involvement. and i ask unanimous consent to enter into the record. the answer is yes? >> you are significantly. ms. wasserman schultz: you are under oath and i have copy of where you responded to a message, very specifically. the rule of law defense fund put out a call recruiting people to march on january 6 to stop the steal. can you play that for us, please. [video playing] ms. wasserman schultz: you can sigh that recorded message behind me. when you plan -- let's move on. when you planned with these groups was certainly no game. it resembled the war and you can see the pictures. this is an excerpt of the audio call. you held meetings during the 2020 presidential campaign and missouri law prohibits employees. missouri lawmakers made it illegal to weaponnize or in this case to subvert. approximately how many

its founder, howard schultz, stepped down as interim ceo this month, but the company says that its newta shift once a month to stay close to the company's culture. norah? >> norah: really interesting to see all that. nikole killion, thank you so much. well, tonight, the mother of a 28-year-old man who died in police custody at a psychiatric hospital is vowing to seek justice for her son. family and friends of irvo otieno gathered for his funeral today at a virginia church. otieno, whose family says he long struggled with mental illness, died earlier this month after he was pinned to the ground by sheriff's deputies and hospital workers who are now charged with his murder. tonight, there are growing concerns over artificial intelligence and the new calls to pause the ai tech race. that's next. is different than other money managers. (other money manager) different how? aren't we all just looking for the hottest stocks? (fisher investments) nope. we use diversified strategies to position our clients' portfolios for their long-term goals. (other money manager) but you still sell investmen

but what about sweden and german chancellor, olaf schultz meets japanese prime minister for me. okay. shita in tokyo for talks aimed at posting economic and defense ties. ah, i'm la. babble a lot. welcome to the show. the international criminal court in the heck has issued an arrest warrant for russia's president vladimir putin. the court said the warrant was issued over a legit war crimes in ukraine. hootin is suspected of involvement in the unlawful deportation of children from occupied areas of ukraine to russia. while the kremlin has dismissed the allegations and said the icy seas warrant was meaningless. the charges are the says that the i c. c has even laid against the heat of a permanent member of the you in security council, russian president vladimir putin and his commissioner for children's rights. and now wanted for war crimes. there alleged to have been responsible for ukrainian children being forced from the occupied cities and seemed to live in russia. judges f reviewed the information and evidence submitted by the prosecutor and determined that debt are credible a

my colleague brent golf, put that question to dw nato reporter terry schultz. were washington along with germany, maintains the line that absolutely not. and you, you heard denmark there say it's being discussed, but we haven't heard any other countries really charged to the front like poland has slovakia, maybe the closest to agreeing to send some of its megs. now, you remember brenda that we were sort of at this stage before months ago with poland being very willing to send its fleet of megs, in fact, the whole fleet at that time to ukraine. but it wanted to send them through ramstein air base and thereby make it sort of a u. s. transfer. and then it fell apart. so this isn't entirely unexpected that it comes back to poland sending mig, but we did, we certainly didn't know to expect it. this week or today, due to abuse natal correspondent terry schultz in brussels. now let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. libyan military forces, se 10 drums of uranium declared missing by the us. nuclear watchdog have been found not far fr

long-term starbucks ceo howard schultz ruled by lawmakers. >> starbucks has which the most aggressive illegal unionbusting campaign. >> juju: accused in standing in the way of labor organizers. >> starbucks unequivocally has not broken the law. >> what do we want? >> juju: as workers across the country. a better deal. >> would you prefer that the worker who is making your vote latte is able to afford their rent and gas versus having a c.o.s pockets? >> juju: and jeremy renner, the diane's sawyer -- dinosaur exclusive. opening up for the first time since he was crushed. >> do you remember the pain? >> all of it. i was awake through every moment. >> juju: risking his own life to save his nephew. >> i would do it again. >> announcer: "nightline" will be right back. age is just a number, and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health versus 16 grams in ensure® high protein. boost® high protein. now available in cinnabon® bakery-inspired flavor. learn more at boost.com/tv my most important kitchen tool? my brain. so i choose neuriva plus. unlike som

howard schultz is another demon, it seems. tell us more. reporter: the hearing was very testy. of really pointed questions from senators. howard schultz used to be this democrat, this leading pioneer when it came to good fair wages for their workers, but the scene was very different. have a listen to some of the testy exchange. >> over the past 18 months, starbucks has waged the most aggressive and illegal unionbusting campaign in the modern history of our country. that unionbusting campaign has been led by howard schultz, the multibillionaire founder and director of starbucks, who was with us this morning -- is with us this morning only under the threat of subpoena. >> today but reese does in our stores earn on average $17 $.50. respectfully, that's more than the minimum wage of every senator that is represented -- has represented a state on this committee. including respectfully german sanders, where the minimum wage in vermont is $13. david: in e context of the wider drive for trade union rep's incision in this country? >> we have seen an overall decline in terms of membersh

. >> president biden met with german chancellor schulte, -- german chancellor schultz. pres. biden: chancellor, welcome back to the white house, a lot of changes since the last time you were here, i was thinking, you were here in february of 2022, and russia was amassing its troops of 185,000 troops on the ukrainian border, and we made it clear if he moved we would respond. together we made good on that promise. i want to thank you, for your strong outstanding leadership. i mean that sincerely. it means the world of difference. together, we have made good on our promise, you've stepped up to provide critical military support and i would argue that beyond the military support, the humanitarian support you've given to ukrainians has been profound. you have increased in defense spending, and diversifying away from russian internet -- russian energy sources. i know it is not been easy, it's been very difficult. together we provide critical security assistance to ukraine on everything from -- everything we have done is in lockstep. we have been together throughout this, you helped

terry schultz and brussels force. let's take a look and i would some other stories making headlines around the world. at least 6 people, including 3 children, have been killed after a female shooter open fire in a primary school in nashville, tennessee. the suspect carried at least 2 semi automatic rifles and was killed after being stopped by police. at least 16 people have been killed after a heavy rains triggered massive landslides, in southern ecuador mudslide. hit in the middle of the night, burying dozens of homes in the village of allow see. several people are missing and rescuers erasing declared the debris. a school teacher has died after being stabbed by her 13 year old student in the brazilian city of sel. paolo, 3 other teachers and 2 students were also attacked though authority say their injuries are minor. please have detained the attacker for question. here in germany, the vast majority of rail services, buses, and domestic flights have been brought to a halt by the biggest public sector strike and decad

it was ola schultz, his 1st visit to the white house since rushes invasion. he and joe biden focus their talks on support for keith and concerns that china is planning to provide russia with military assistance. the u. s. has also announced a new $400000000.00 package of military aid for keith shoulder says germany is committed to back in ukraine for as long as it takes really important that we're together organized on walk step that we made the feasibility that we can give the necessary support to ukraine doing all the time. and that this time i think it is very important that we get the message that we would continue to do. so as long as it takes a series and for more on shorts is relatively speedy trip to washington. we're joined our political correspond, emily gorgine, emily and i know was somewhat close doors, not a lot of announcements to the press for after. but what do we know about what was achieved in this meeting? well, that's what we don't know, right? i mean, this was a working visit, this was a meeting behind closed doors, low profile, no press.

aligned the allies are on how to handle china amid russia's war in ukraine. >> schultz's beijing to plead united states an end to the war while the u.s. is reportedly debating putting sanctions on china, which would be something that would be tough for germany to swallow given that china is a top trading partner. so is there so much division on how to deal with china that the two leaders shouldn't be questioned together? >> oh, there is absolutely no division here. i mean, i think you heard chancellor yesterday in berlin speaking to his parliament talking about his concerns about the potential for china to deliver lethal weapons to russia. >> schultz and biden administration have been at odds before after schultz initially hesitated sending leper tanks to ukraine. a 1 abe braption brams tanked pushed that along others would follow suit. only a trickle followed. the reality of readiness for any war laid bear. scrambling on a china approach. >> we need to wake up as a country that they have entered into a cold war with us. >> nato's new china challenge adds to unfinished business brin

schultz stepped down as ceo last week. one of the greatest basketball players of all time met with two east bay high school basketball teams who won state championships this year. kareem abdul jabbar spent some time with the oakland tech girls basketball team and the boys team from oakland high. he also donated 500 copies of his book on the harlem renaissance to those schools and also autographed books for student athletes. you guys, you just need to keep your eyes on the star man. you can't you can't keep your eyes on something that is not there. keep your eyes on the real star. b. he or she someone that you admired. where someone that has accomplished something that you admire big for us. it's an accomplishment, especially with him coming to talk to super inspiring. you know what we could do going forward. during the event, oakland near centaur announced the teams will get a championship parade and rally on sunday. april 16th. get those party favors. ready, folks, dust them off. it's about that time, dust them off the sa

schultz.nders is a socialist, demonized him because he wants to fight for his employees rights. he wants to still have a relationship with his employees. this is what i brought up in the hearing it is funny to me that these unions are anti-ceo, they're anti-corporation, but yet they're the one hires their members. if you are a member you can never be a manager. you can never be an executive. you can never be a ceo to i am my meant the changes that the union want to be implemented. it is, it is like never ending circus. neil: sometimes you hear it in the context, we're so used it, senator, we want good june jobs. i think priority should be on good jobs period whether union or not. >> that's right. neil: starbucks, whether you're in to 5 or 6-dollar coffee, the lemon tart is well worth the five bucks. but i digress. >> i'm on board for that one. neil: all kidding aside, senator, these are still well-compensated workers, much more so than anyone else in that industry. >> right. neil: and you know

starbucks under schultz has been fighting unionization tooth and nail.en federal labor law 130 times. all of that teed of today's anticipated showdown between one of those pro labor members of the u.s. senate, who chairs the health education and pensions committee, and schultz, who is interim ceo until earlier this month, and came to testify about starbucks labor practices. >> have you ever threatened, coerced, or intimidated a worker for supporting a union? >> i have had conversations that could've been interpreted in a different way that i intended. >> have you ever asked the starbucks workers code, if you hate starbucks -- . >> i have read in the press that quote, and it's not exactly what i said. >> joining us now is remain independent senator bernie sanders, the chair of that committee. why was it important to have this committee hearing today and to have him there? >> a couple of reasons chris. first of all, it's important for the people of this country to understand what everybody has got to obey the law, even if you are a billionaire and the head

monica, it is alleged that mr schultz - alleged that mr schultz murdered a man in afghanistan while ons relates to the alleged murder of a man in a wheat field in southern afghanistan in may of 2012. now, this alleged murder was revealed and a tv documentary by australia's national broadcaster the abc and footage allegedly shows the former trooper shooting a man dead at close range in that field. now a group representing current and former members of the special forces says that mr shall must have the presumption of innocence but legal experts say that his arrest and charge and the fact that he has been charged with a war crime is unprecedented and could well have ramifications for other countries that joined have ramifications for other countries thatjoined the us led effort in afghanistan and sent forces to that country including the united kingdom and new zealand. former us president donald trump says he expects to be arrested on tuesday, as part of a criminal case being investigated in new york. prosecutors have been looking into possible hush money paid to former adult film star s

so the schultz did his job, the salt will be able to leave.ou know, i honestly hear with my ears the words that you pronounce, like i definitely don’t need all the german words. i can i learn a limited number of words there i know hitler kaput and hand-hop, you understand? well , as well as acidity, so you don’t have to tell me everything else in german, and i still won’t understand, but i hear words in russian, but meaning i don’t understand, right there, yes, it’s interesting , did you go funny? yes, biden thanked, right? let's see you've launched historic change at home, increasing defense spending, diversifying your energy sources and moving away from russian energy carriers, knowing that it hasn't been easy. it was very difficult for you. that's what he said, biden gave the pitch. so schultz even came, and in the same interview he told. yes , no difficulty. it was not easy for us, as if, while walking, we abandoned energy carriers, this made us feel even better and all germans, so happy and moreover, they are happy because they have such

in response, howard schultz affirmed the rights of - schultz affirmed the rights of workers to unionisee say under— company's actions. mr chairman, let me say under oath, _ company's actions. mr chairman, let me say under oath, these _ company's actions. mr chairman, let me say under oath, these are - me say under oath, these are allegations that starbucks has not broken _ allegations that starbucks has not broken the law. mr allegations that starbucks has not broken the law.— broken the law. mr schultz said starbucks had _ broken the law. mr schultz said starbucks had negotiated - broken the law. mr schultz said starbucks had negotiated in - broken the law. mr schultz said i starbucks had negotiated in good faith with employees seeking to unionise and obtain collected benefits. maggie carter, testified otherwise. mr; benefits. maggie carter, testified otherwise. g , ., ., otherwise. my partners, along with thousands of _ otherwise. my partners, along with thousands of partners _ otherwise. my partners, along with thousands of partners across - otherwise. my partners, along with thousan

for decades, howard schultz was held as an example of benign us capitalism. his company was supposed to offer ownership equity in a strong benefits package. and now it says that offers a minimum wage of over $17.00 an hour among the highest in the country. right. the committee chair though, sees another picture over the past 18 months. star box has waged the most aggressive and illegal union busting clear pain. in the modern history of our country, that union busting campaign has been led by howard schultz. the starbucks has become the focus of intense criticism by labor groups, or legibly trying to crush attempts by individual stores to unionize. every day we wake up thinking about how we can put our people 1st, put them in a position to win, and do everything we can to demonstrate the conscience, the heart, and the values of starbucks coffee company. and there was support from a number of committee members don't derive one of the great american sex success stories. i don't want to be part of any which 100 vilified any american business, but the committee al

it was a love schultz is a 1st visit to the white house since rushes invasion. he and joe biden focus their talks on support for keith and concerns that china is planning to provide russia with military assistance. the u. s. is also announced a new $400000000.00 package for military aid to keith schultz says, germany is committed to backing ukraine for as long as it takes that we just say at least 18 people have been killed and dozens injured after a fire broke out overnight at a fuel storage depot in jakarta, the fuel depot is owned by indonesia, national energy company. brit amena, indonesian officials have called for an investigation into the company growing panic as a fire or to fuel storage facility in jakarta, builds with the explosion can be heard and the blaze seen across the indonesian capital. oh, there's already been gas burner, news k arctic cuz we're running away with a few injured victims who are half burned when it calls people to panic. that either number one, again, the deadly fire broke out at the dep, ppo of state energy company, pat amena. bu

schultz denied allegations yesterday that the company is preventing employees from unionizing.y 300 starbucks stores have voted to join a union. the company has not agreed to any contracts, though. >> are you aware that mlrb judges have voted that starbucks violated federal labor law over 100 times during the past 18 months, far more than any other corporation in america? >> sir, starbucks coffee company unequivocally, and let me set the tone for this early on, has not broken the law. >> schultz said starbucks provides good wages and benefits and does not need a union. >>> just in time for the start of the new season, minor league baseball players could be getting a pay raise. the "associated press" and other media say that the players reached a historic initial collective bargaining agreement with major league baseball yesterday. salaries will more than double. minimum pay for aaa will increase to almost $46,000. the five-year deal still has to be approved by more than 5,000 minor leaguers and major league teams, as well. >>> coming up, caught on video. dozens of swimmers alle

they forced the german government to get out of the schultz. allocate 200 billion euros for subsidies bills for electricity for ordinary germans, the french and other europeans were offended, but there was no time for the sentiments of the bundeswehr, they didn’t receive anything at all until the government only promised to allocate 30 billion. and then after the planes, tanks and ammunition, the troops arrived. yes, of course , russia's actions in ukraine played a role, but at the same time, all planned changes are hindered by the german bureaucracy and ministries. and if you look at the real numbers, it is obvious that nothing has been done for a year. the german press writes that scholz did not spend money for equipment, as he was busy with other things from the german ones. the bathhouse received just a few orders and the special fund on politics has been very busy with budgetary matters over the past year while schultz has been telling everyone. how germany supports ukraine provides it with military equipment while he bargained with the am

he has denied any wrongdoing, calling the cases political witch hunts ceo of starbucks howard schultz will be in the hot seat today. facing questions from the senate committee about union busting. schultz is expected to tell senators that starbucks negotiates in good faith when workers try to unionize. senator bernie sanders has accused starbucks of actively fighting unions. schultz is expected to step down as ceo at the end of this week and new insight into the crisis in the banking industry. earlier this month, the top official at the federal reserve told senators it wasn't a lack of oversight but bad management that led to the failure of silicon valley bank saying the bank was warned back in 2021 about it's risky practices, the official said. the fed is considering stricter rules after seeing just how bad the run on silicone on valley bank was bank. let usnow that lt requests. a total of $100 billion was scheduled to go out the door that day. wealthy elites do anything anything to make a quick profit and pocket the rewards. by all accounts are regulators appear to have been asleep.

german opposition says today why is olaf schultz in washington? he doing there? i thought i'd give you a chance to respond to him. >> i already told the parliament what i am doing here. i am talking to the president and this is not the first talk. i was here one year ago and we met quite often and we have a lot of phone calls and we have conferences when we speak together and this is part of a permanent dialogue of the two nations of the president and me and it is also a sign of a very good friendship and cooperation of the two countries. >> how does joe biden strike you as a leader. you met many leaders all over the world. what strikes you about biden? >> he is very informed about international relations. i think he is one of the most skilled presidents knowing how things are running in the world which is important in the times that are becoming more dangerous and we see a lot of changes, and he is really a good man looking at the transatlantic partnership which is so important for europe and also for peace of the world and for nato, and i think

when starbucks said it would increase worker pay only at nonunionized stores, schultz said that's because the company had no bargaining agreement in place with the unions. critics say there's no agreement because starbucks will only meet in person. >> in many of the meetings that we've showed up to have to face-to-face meetings, the other side has decided to put on a zoom or teams and then we decide and we've told them up front that we will not negotiate unless the meeting is in person and we know who's in the room. and so, we have left those meetings as a result of the fact that we could not preserve the privacy and the integrity of a face-to-face meeting. >> reporter: he testified for most of the morning today, but there are other witnesses who will testify under oath, including a worker who was fired, a barista who works there now, and several legal experts as well. in santa clara, kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, kris. >>> new at 11:00, san jose police arrest a man accuse of sexually assaulting minors over several years. 33-year-old gilberto nevarez faces multiple charge

it was it was, you know, there was four schultz to testify. so what did we hear on the starbucks front? the main event really was bernie sanders confronting starbucks founder howard schultz about his company's alleged union busting sanders didn't mince any words. he accused starbucks of waging quote the most aggressive and illegal union busting campaign in modern history. and he noted that schultz, the company's founder, only agreed to testify after being threatened with a subpoena. listen to this exchange between bernie sanders and the starbucks founder. let me remind you that federal law 18 u. s code section 1001 prohibits. knowingly and willfully making any fraudulent statement. i understand that were you ever informed of or involved in a decision? to fire a worker who was part of a union organizing drive. i was not were you ever informed of or involved in a decision to discipline a worker in anyway, who is part of a union organizing trife? i was not have you ever threatened, coerced or intimidated a worker for supporting a union? i've had

what's it mean for digital currency is that we'll find out also on the show german sir olaf schultz is in the us to have a word with biden, about a massive package of green subsidies that could hurt investments in europe. and global leaders are pouring billions into saving one of the biggest economies, the world's oceans, expert gift price tag. i'm christy, platinum, berlin, back with a another d w business show shares in silver gate. a major crypto currency lender have tumbled more than 50 percent after the bank warned of a possible collapse. silver gates woes are the latest to be triggered by the bankruptcy of f. t x, a crypto exchange whose former seo is accused of fraud. f d x says billions of funds are still on accounted for, and that includes money lent to be exchanged by silver gate. the california base bank has delayed its annual report and announced it would sell more of its assets in order to pay payback. it's dense. well, let's get how a volatile and also how interconnected to the crypto market. it's now silver gate is maybe even facing a bankruptcy. i mean, it's not given a

but that's the 1st week of april d, w is terry schultz in brussels. or a former pakistani prime minister im ron con has agreed to appear in court on saturday, ending a volatile stand off between his supporters and police. earlier can had refused to attend hearings on corruption charges. leading to the court issuing an arrest warrant against him. efforts to arrest him led to a violent confrontation outside his house between the police and cancer quarters. the warrant was later cancelled. dozens of cases have been filed against con, since he was removed from office by parliament last year. but he denies any wrongdoing. dw news asked him ron conn. why he had initially refused to appear in court. i was betting them all the guesses against me. i was a bearing and then i got shot on my leg and i was incapacitated for almost 4 months . the moment i recovered, i went back to god's one in the hall. i go been in islam, but i got the only this whole big thing blew up because one of the better that i didn't make and that a parent was in this and of god. when all

did oh use terry schultz told us more about when turkey's parliament could ratify finland's a session and where that leaves hungary now that the biggest obstacle, what was believed to be the biggest obstacle, turkeys or disapproval of, of both finish and swedish membership is now unblocked for finland, it will move quickly for helsinki. so president air to one to day said he would like to see this ratified by the turkish parliament before elections in turkey. in may, hungary has said it will also approve. within the next month or 2, they keep changing the days. so i hesitate to believe exactly which day hungary will ratify. they had said they would do it before christmas. but in any case, this is due to happen within the next couple of months. and then it will move very quickly, president nina. so he said he would like to wrap it up on their side before the next parliament is elected. but that's the 1st week of april t w's. terry shorts, in brussels, former pakistani prime minister, emron. com has agreed to appear in court in islamabad. con left his home in lahore to make the 300 kilo

it's schultz 1st visit to the white house since the invasion, the to lead us are focusing on support for key front concerns that china is planning to provide russia with military assistance. the u. s. is also announced a new $400000000.00 package of military aid for king shaw says germany is committed to backing ukraine for as long as it takes a really important with organized with your crew. during this time, i think it's very important that we get the message that we will continue to do so as long as it takes at this moment. i'm in washington, outside the white house, the ws mikaela kootenai standing by frost michela. any word about what biden unfolds actually discussed, and no, it was in large pots a one on one meeting. that's how it was billed from both sides and both leaders. we were told independently, both from berlin and d. c. officials here felt the need to really talk eye on what will be required in the future in the near future for ukraine with back move in ukraine, their significant, the under pressure, ukrainian forces there. and a sense here that it's time to look furth

then you have the billionaire businessman and howard schultz and we should note that schultz initially he declined. to appear before this committee, the only relented after being threatened with a subpoena, so bernie sanders did not hold back right? and he basically accused starbucks of illegal union busting the most aggressive and illegal union busting campaign in modern history and to make his case. he pointed to a ruling from just a few weeks ago from the national liver relations board, which accused starbucks of quote egregious and widespread misconduct in its dealings with employees were trying to union unionized in buffalo, new york, and for his part, schulte stressed that starbucks has not broken the law here, and he referred to these findings from the n l r b as mere allegations . listen to what howard schultz had to say. we have never, ever taken any benefit away and we will never would of anyone who was interested in joining a union. we simply have said that under the law, our understanding is we did not have the right to provide incremental benefits during the bargaining pro

it's good to have you with us. german chancellor, olaf schultz is in washington d. c. today for a meeting with president joe biden, top of their agenda ukraine war. another top priority is softening the blow of the us inflation reduction act. that's a massive package of incentives. the, the euro peers will lose away investment from its own borders and not without reason. european firms increasingly say they'll go where conditions are right at the company, burglar, they're particularly proud of this machine, the laminator, which presses photovoltaic systems from various individual parts and dust. so particularly quickly, they can produce up to a $116.00 panels, an hour buckler cells. these machines mostly to asia, but to the rest of europe to that these are largest video. this is this plant in particular, will stay in europe. but of course.