spec with duty chair of stanford? >> i've talked about that for 35 years now and that certain seminars. >> are your students different today than they were 30 years ago. the students today are not politically -- my sense is we were coming out of vietnam. there was a reason to be politically concerned in the 60's. i think there is a sense in which they are disillusioned from politics. there is an understanding. one of the things i think republicans are missing is that they have problems among the young and it's because of the social issues and yet when i find the young students might find a sense of openness to the new economic policies they know they aren't working more sustainable. it's not worried, it's too far away but they suspect it won't be here for them and they know medicare is unsustainable in its present form so i think they are open to a new set of economic appeals but the conservative social issues of the republican party make it unacceptable. that is going to drive change. there's only so long before. you

. >> stanford professor morris fiorina is the author of this book. several editions have come out. "culture war?: the myth of a polarized america". professor morris fiorina, are we divided into red and blue camps in this country? >> guest: it depends upon who you mean by we. if you mean the people who are very active in politics and political campaigns and give money, yes, they are. if you mean we the average american citizen who turns out to vote, the answer is no. >> host: how do you find that? >> guest: we find that through very intensive works on american surveys. and studies, the general social survey is, good commercial surveys light gallop, and what they show is basically the american market today does not look any different than it does during the 1970's. so the changes we're seeing are being driven by the people who are most active in politics. they're much more polarized, their priorities are different. ordinary voters all the vote between alternatives that are provided. given all the extremists to vote for, that is all they can vote for. >

this is about 20 minutes. >> and book tv from stanford university continues.ow we are joined by law professor jenny martinez whose book of the slave trade and the origins of international and human rights law is our next

the stanford program that's giving teenagers the tools to become inventors. >> good morning. i'm abc7 news reporter nick smith live at the embarcadero where the 36th annual san francisco marathon was drawn to a close. coming up after the break i'll have a live report and what city offici ñ @ñ@ñ Ñ,ÑzÑeñit >> welcome back, everyone. happy father's day. we are starting this half-hour with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> carolyn, it's looking nice and sunny all around the bay with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. so it's been clear. the marine layer than compressed. but we do have fog half moon bay, 672 degrees. 61 with sunshine in santa cruz. in the east bay today we will have more sun, but the winds are going to keep it a little bit cool, staying in the 60s from the low to upper 60s today at our coast. we will have some fog, mid-50s to the lower 60s and a strong onshore wind. inland more 70s than 80s today. i'll detail that for you and tell you how long the cooler weather sticks around in a few minutes. carolyn. >> thank you, lisa. happening now

the stanford program that's giving teenagers the tools to become inventors. >> good morning, carolyn. we are only a few minutes away from the start of the 36th annual san francisco marathon. i'm live at justin herman p >> welcome back, everybody. happy father's day. we are starting this half-hour with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, carolyn. good morning to you. right now from the roof camera, partly cloudy skies. but fog will be developing and the low clouds will be setting up along the short line, keeping it cool again for your father's day. 52. so a nice start in san francisco for the runners around the bay. 53 in san jose. 55 in mountain view, as well as santa cruz. we are looking at the fog outside right now and just gathering around the bay. but with pretty good onshore winds we will look for the breezy -- the cool conditions to remain today. numbers in san francisco topping out in the lower 60s. not much warmer across the bay in oakland were we will talk about the cool down for the rest of the bay and when we are going to warm up. that's all

. >>> new york's mayor tells stanford graduates they are key to the immigration debate. why he says their education is important to changing things in washington. >>> and, a new life for a piece of palo alto history. who is moving into the old theater. good evening. we begin with breaking news out of the east bay. a brush fire is burning along interstate 80 right now. about 20-acres burned and homes in the area are threatened. air tankers and a helicopter are helping to fight the fire. the smoke is impacting the traffic in the area. the skyway off-ramp has been shutdown. stay with us for the latest on the brush fire. >>> a developing story in san francisco where crews are working to repair a gas leak that let to a massive evacuation. construction crew broke a 6- inch pipe at 4th and folsom prompting the police to shutdown blocks and blocks and -- clear out buildings. >> >> reporter: the leak came at a vulnerable time. midday crowd, a lot of traffic on the street. people in stores and a major international convention. the risk was high. >> reporter: a pg&e truck rushes to

he also got to watch his grandniece receive her master's degree yesterday during ceremonies at stanford university. earlier in the day he surprised patrons and staffers at hobey's restaurant off highway 101 and moffett field. that unannounced visit was to support democratic support for a congressman who faces re-election battle. people were thrilled to see him walk in, shake hands and pose for pictures. >> my daughter said to him that her uncle calls him joey b, which he thought was funny. we had a great talk, keep up the great work. it's amazing to meet him in person. >> biden's bay area visit was primarily to attend friday's democratic party fundraiser in san francisco. >>> as the senate continues debate on comprehensive immigration reform, will police cal opposition stall any action? in this week's sunday exclusive, senator marco rubio discusses whether they can reach a compromise deal. you can watch "this week" right here at abc7 at 8:00. >> knew this morning, a solar-powered plane trying to fly across the u.s. has landed near the nation's capital. it touched down at the dulles inte

my wife and i recently went to a basketball game at stanford am a university of colorado versus stanford. was sitting in the colorado seats in thesection. i got recognized, they put me down in the front row of the stanford athletic directors box. there we were, wearing colorado colors, written for colorado. [applause] from early on in life, we learned to be loyal to our school. my school, right or wrong, my team, right or wrong. it might just what city i happen to live in. does that make a better person because i am in a city that has a better team? not really. it is a lighthearted, a game, a fun ritual. eventually in life we start saying, my country, right or wrong, rather than asking questions and challenging things that boil down to a lot of violence and death in the world. i was brought up top that there are people who are strong and used their muscles and the power and death were to get somewhere. it is called braun. i wanted to be the other side, the grain side. it was important for the future of a person and for all of us areas that is where i sat. i wanted to always be on the bra

stanford look at 'em. stanford living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver.y day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes. [ male announcer ] add a wireless receiver. call to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >> 7 news . >> some of the best creativity happens when young. group at stanford think we need to do something about that. they want to give teenagers the tools thlní(w need to become inventors. jonathan spent the day with bright young minds and professor who hopes to inspire them. >> hello. hello. hello. you are not working any more. >>reporter: it's no laughing matter. trial and error great way to learn. that's why the high schoolers learning not in a

plekam >>> stanford's mark appel was picked by the houston astros. he broke the school's all-time strikeout record as the number one pick. past number one picks include josh hamilton, alex rodriguez, chipper jones and ken griffey jr. >> good luck to mr. appel. another stanford player drafted, outfielder austin wilson was selected 49th by the seattle mariners. andrew knapp drafted 53rd by the philadelphia filleys. serra high's jordan parqubeck. and mitty high graduate, alex balog picked seventh. >>> nba player, jason collins, taking a shot on the mound. he threw out the first pitch before last night's boston red sox game fenway park's first ever pride night. you remember last month, a former stanford star became the first major athlete to come out as gay. he has ties to boston. he previously played for the celtics. i read today that he is seven feet tall. i didn't know that. >> with an arm span like that, that is impressive he was able to get it over the plate. >> wing. >> it stretches on forever. speaking of forever, mike inouye will talk about our t

i direct the stanford center for international security and cooperation and i am a professor at stanford law school, and i am on it to be your to moderate our question and answer session. i am also very glad that i am not the one to have to answer the questions. director, i wonder if we could start with a pair of questions about 9/11. there were many questions from the audience about 9/11, and i will just pair these two together. "on the day itself, as you recall what you and your team went through, what did you learn about the fbi that you did not know before?" the second part is much more of a retrospective, asking, "looking back now, how do the at buy it -- fbi and cia relate to each other differently than before?" >> i had started, as mason pointed out, the week before. i could barely find my office on september 11. but the fbi has a history of over 100 years, and it kicked in, as it always does in a disaster such as you saw on september 11, and i was along for the right, but they did a phenomenal job. the deputy ran the show. we were up and running within minutes, certainly hours of

galaxy at stanford stadium. mike shumann has the highlights of an ama >> lisa is here now. >> our beaches anywhere from about 2 to 4 miles from the coast will be maybe actual or three degrees cooler today. yesterday we broke a record in tahoe at 89 degrees. it was 102 in reno and today going for a high of 90 in the sierra nevada. the heat wave encompassing the entire state. but if you are right along the coast and parts of marin county, the san mateo coast, you may feel more of a breeze. here's a look from mt. tam. it is haze where and we have more clouds as you head further to the south. those are just high-level clouds. we are looking at 63 mountain view, 64 san jose, 50 half moon bay, 55 santa cruz with 58 in san francisco. emeryville sunny, more 80s for you today. right now we are in the 60s in napa, fairfield at 66 and 68 livermore with low 60s in los gatos. here's a look from vollmer peak and the temperatures in the east bay, no change today, tomorrow, wednesday. well over 100 degrees and even up in santa

stanford law professor jenny martinez is the author. you're watching booktv on c-span2. >> host: and on your screen is a new book that is coming out this fall. it's called "the romney family table." ann romney is the author of this book. ann romney, when did you find time to put this together? >> guest: well, oddly enough, i've actually written a cookback before, but nobody would know that. and having a mother that's a fantastic cook, a grandmother that was a fantastic cook and then being so enormously blessed with only boys in my life, when they got time to get married and i thought, oh, you know, all these family traditions, all these family recipes are going to get lost because my boys are boys, and they won't be cooking. and so i made a cookbook of our family favorites and gave it to the daughters-in-law which meant i had five copies of something similar to this. it's, obviously, a greatly expanded from that time. but the ore amazing thing that happened -- the other amazing thing that happened is that my love of cooking, my love of

. >> the bankers knew quote this is a new book by stanford professor anat admati. what's wrong with banking and what to do about it is the subtitle. professor what is the cartoon on the front of the book? >> it shows a few naked bankers just wearing ties and this mother and child kind of staring at them and it represents some of the content of the but unfortunately. >> you open the book with the emperor's new clothes story. why? >> because it has a mystique to them. when people are dressed nicely and here they know what they are talking about, people think they might be missing something or they might not understand or it's just not good business to say something. it's more convenient not to challenge what they say but we try to back to the deutsch the opposite and expose the arguments, so "the bankers' new clothes" refers to arguments that are made that nonsense doesn't matter but this does. >> "the bankers' new clothes" the major reason for the success of bank lobbying is that banking has a certain mystique. there is a mnf that the banks are different from all ot

. >>> new york's mayor tells stanford graduates say they are key to the immigration debate. >>> a cross country flight marks another milestone. the latest for the solar impulse. ,,,,,,,,,,,, the state's most destructive fire forced them out for al a week. the bl . >>> good news out of colorado. hundreds of families are allowed to return home after the most destructive fire started. the fire is now 65% contained but nearly 500 homes were destroyed. around 14,000 acres burned. two people died. it appears they were are attempting to flee their home when the flames overtook them. >>> immigration reform took center stage at stanford university today. mayor bloomberg pushed for immigration rights for foreign students before a full house at the stadium. he did not hold back. calling america's current policies backwards. >> we invite foreign students to study here, subsidize the universities they attend with research funding and other aide and then after those students mastered the material we tell them to go elsewhere and work for one of our competitors. >> he pointed out roughly 30% of stanfo

eric schmidt larry ellison and the president of stanford university the last supper . yeah it's just an undertaker's convention it's the moment when barack obama complicit lee gotten bed with these guys who run prism essential and that's the moment i mean look at that dinner look at that image this is when barack obama actually took the constitution and wiped is but with it and it's the moment of supreme treasonous action by the president eyes states america is dead seventeen seventy six to prison thanks barack you killed a country this is also known as boundless informant and in case you have been asleep for the last week it is of course the program in which the likes of google the likes of facebook twitter yahoo are allowing the government a backdoor now they say they're not voluntarily allowing it in their own personal statements to the media but here we have a situation of a conspiracy against the public and of course with in that photo you saw a stanford university which is very crucial to the whole n.s.a. operation and in fact arpanet the very first two connectio

to get admitted to stanford as the u.s. foreign service we ought to be able to pick anyone we want to. but the institution does not make them better over time. that is something we should fix. >> host: former secretary rice is said the state has pentagon envy. >> guest: what she meant is there is a defensiveness to the culture of the u.s. state department and my favorite example is secretary clintons and development to bit -- a video the first and the secretary of state had done it. once every four years look to set priorities. it was a good first term but it has a long meese to go and fill one way to tell that is secretary clinton opened dip by saying we set out to figure how to make ourselves better and the conclusion is if you only gave us more money and more people we could be better. so the addition of the pentagon from the state department is they get all the money they want to work the foreign service does is every bit as difficult or dangerous but everybody likes the military and no room for foreign policy. >> why d

. >> host: what to use each year as stanford? >> guest: the american course for 35 years now. certain seminars. >> host: are your students different today? they ask the same questions? >> yes. now, a small sample of people in a highly effective university, but this is there are not politically -- my senses and people are not politically involved as we work. coming out of vietnam. there was a real reason to be politically concerned during the 60's. i think there is a sense in which dissolution from politics, there is an understanding. one of the things republicans are missing is that obviously you have problems among the young because of social issues. yet i, when i find youngsters i find a sense of openness to new economic policies. they know that the old policies are not working. they realize that they're worried. not too far away. it will not be there for them. they know medicare is unsustainable. think they're open to a new sort of economic appeals. it makes it acceptable, just like silicon valley which will drive change. there's only so long. we are seeing today, for 1976

he's going to the majors with a stanford degree.nford pitcher mark apel could have gone pro last year. but he didn't. he turned down an offer from the pittsburgh pirates because he wanted to finish his stanford education. today the houston astros made him the number one draft pick. >> last summer, what happened last summer happened. i realized this is a good opportunity to be back for my senior year and graduate. >> he's expected to sign for about 6 million-dollars. he'll graduate with a degree in management, science, and engineering. >>> it's june. bring it on. >> we have the heat wave coming. it will be here as soon as tomorrow. looking outside right now, what we're not seeing is widespread clear sky. we have a lot of cloud cover out there. the on shore flow is prevalent. as we look at what's going on here we're showing high pressure building in. moving in from the north and the east. it will induce an offshore wind. that means todays highs, it will be much warmer on friday. high temperatures last saturday, 97 in santa rosa and co

[laughter] i was the custom of condoleezza rice here at stanford. [laughter] i had a grand idea about writing my ph.d. in the response of the west and american novel and what it tells us about literature and art and i did not do that and she is the reason. >> host: the book is "state of disrepair" one of the recommendations you have is for the state department to consider universality. and every kid to we have universities and it makes sense but if you try to reinvention how to spend our resources on diplomacy and is not entirely clear luxembourg would needed embassy of its own when belgium is next door and the european union does a lot of the diplomatic work in brussels. so it seems possible that given american predominance with the international order, much of the work we want to do diplomatically diplomatically, the high politics of state to state relations is mostly done in washington. what we need american and the seas for to take care of americans in there traveling to be involved in local activities with other societies. so the great democrat

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>> the mayor was on the men minutes la giving the commencement speech at stanford. michael bloomberg spoke about stanford's historic role in the growth of the tech injury encouraging students to move to new york city. the mayor spoke about the need for immigration reform and marriage equality. >> about 30% of graduates here are on student visas. if those in washington had any sense at all, they would be begging you to stay here in the united states. but instead -- [ applause ] but instead, our immigration laws will make some of you leave in the months and years ahead. >> there are also jokes graduates would have a better dating and social life in new york city. today was stanford's 122nd commencement. >>> coming up next at 5:00, a ruling on california's ban on gay marriage could come as soon as tomorrow. we'll show you why courthouses in the bay area are getting prepared. >> it was basically like, what are me chances of being able to make it in? he said, 50/50. >> it's in the what it used to be. why the army is rejecting so many people who want to enlist. >>> we're

from the hoover institution on the campus us dan for a university is a director iranian studies at stanford and a fellow at the hoover institution refuse the co-director of the iran democracy project also the author of "the shah", abbas milani. how did they shot it in power? >> 1941 and left in 1979 and willingly as a result of the revolution that i argue in the book was hijacked and was not supposed to lead to fact it was a movement what people saw but he came to power when his father was pushed out of power when the allied forces occupied in 1941 the british and the soviets. the allied's were worried there shaw was too friendly to the not sees. depending and on who you ask the 3,000 german experts working in iran and then to suffer the defeat within to connect with the persian gulf to the caspian to move says this young man at the tender age of 22 almost reluctantly became the king. >>host: reluctantly? >>guest: i think so because at that time was not anticipating he would descend to the throne. he was not anticipating a of a virtually occupied country and to and so it was not by inclinat

last night more than 50,000 packed stanford stadium to see the earthquakes battle the galaxy. san jose it not disappoint the fans. here's schu with highlights of this morning's sports. >> good morning. we kickoff with the california class cotown in stanford where the earthquakes played host to their bitter rivalry, the galaxy. 50,000 on hand for the match-up. galaxy score first. 289-0 lead in the 56th minute -- the 2-0 lead in. 56th minute. san jose went down a man. bernard gets his second yellow card of the game, despite a flop. off the flow and shea finds the lose ball. ties it up at two. earth quakes, could they go for the win? he chips it to gord for a second goal of the game. what a comeback and the california class co, 3-2, your final. >>> the giants cannot buy a win. they lost 11 of their last 14. the game was on the mill as usual they got no run support. do people still wear turks seed dough t-shirts? >> cuddyer, hitting streak to 26 games and rbi, 1-0 rockies. the trouble scores scutaro, 1-1 game. he was able to retire the last 20 batters he faced. jeremy affeldt star

at the time, stanford was pushing the state in ad moderate way to integration. that set up the mold and opened up the state for the research triangle park, set the mold, different from the deep south state. he was critical setting the reputation for the state as a modern, progressive southern state different from the rest of the south. on the other hand, senator helm was very important because he was not only important in terms of helping build the republican party in north carolina, helping switch a lot of conservative democrats to the republican party and help build the republican party, a pourful party in the state now, but he was a national figure in building the whole thing, came to be known as new right and get elected president. reagan's presidency was very much in doubt until helm's organization saved his political career in the 1976 # primary here in north carolina. many of the republicans and state legislature, the fact that jesse helms is the role model. helms was very much a critical figure. those are two figures that i think are very, very important

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the new york mayor, mayor bloomberg, was the keynote speaker at stanford stadium yesterday. his address included a push for immigration rights for foreign students. bloomberg said about 30% of stanford's graduates were there on student visas. >> if those in washington had any sense at all they would be begging you to stay here in the united states. but instead -- [ applause and cheers ] >> but instead, our immigration laws may force some of to you leave in the months and years ahead. >> bloomberg urged the crowd to contact lawmakers about the immigration bill that is now under debate in congress. >>> futures trading suggests the market will move higher when trading begins on wall street this morning. today bargain hunters helped asian markets finish higher. the nikkei added 3%. on friday the dow jones industrial average fell 106. the nasdaq was down 22. >>> investors will be keeping a close eye on fed chairman ben bernanke this week. he will make a statement about the economy on wednesday. most economists do not expect any change in policy to be announced but they are hoping

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. >> coming up next, a new study from san stanford on the quality of charter school autos may help to you decide whether to >>> a set back for efforts to build an arena on the san francisco water front. lawmakers changed a bill letting san francisco use water front property for a new arena without going through regular review. backers wanted an exemption from the process in order to fast track this project. but an environmental group today applauded the decision accusing warriors and san francisco after tempting a legislative end end run around important regulation autos education news. a stand ford study says a charter schools are performing better in part because good charter schools remained open and bad ones have closed. stanford researchers found students in charter schools did slightly better in reading than kids in traditional public schools. in math, they were just about even. the study compares apples to apples meaning comparing students with same academic profiles in both traditional public schools and charter schools. the study reveals low income families, black students an

operation and in fact arpanet the very first two connections back in the sixty's were between stanford university and you sail away yet well i mean this is clearly a moment when you've got stanford university who benefits from the shareholdings of these companies when they go public they do the i.p.o. the initial public offering of companies like facebook for example that was brought into the into the public market at a price that was fifty to sixty percent above any reasonable expectation so here of the president the united states barack used car salesman obama with his arm around mark zuckerberg hyping an i.p.o. . this is very disgraceful i mean what it is what michelle get in this i mean where they park their stock where they worth their insider trading we'll find that out i'm sure well in fact one of the whistleblowers involved in this and it's a thing not just not edward snowden himself but i think it was somebody else within the organization mentioned in fact. that there is a center at the n.s.a. up in nevada or whatever wherever the huge facility is is that several guys tech guy

. >>> immigration reform at stanford today. new york city mayor pushed for immigration rights for foreign students. he pointed out 30% of the 5,000 grads were there on student visas. >> if those in washington had any sense at all they would be begging you to stay here in the united states. but instead our immigration laws may force some of you to leave. >> he urged the audience to contact lawmakers. >>> and their immigration message to the bay area. they are on a bus tour across the country. this is their stop yesterday. they are rallying in support of immigration reform. they have been drawing crowds at every stop. >>> other news around the bay area, a stretch of road closes tomorrow for a year for bart construction. they will lower the roadways and build three bridges. >>> and muni will have a new fleet. tomorrow mayor ed lee will unveil the first of the new buses in a ceremony at peer 48. muni is spending $37 million for 44 hybrid vehicles. they should all be on the road by the end of the summer. >>> palo alto's theater has

i want to look at a stanford study in english and human studies and comparison of the foods. they really concluded that they couldn't say it was any healthier at this point however they did admit you'd get less pesticide residue and less antibiotics if you eat organic. in order to know if it's healthier. you have to have long-term studies. the knnutritive value of the fo is not different. there are reasons to eat organically that may not contain in the study's analysis. >> many people who have cancer, changed their diets, they go completely organic and treat their water to make sure they don't have anything extra in there. maybe it makes them feel better. >> it's very logical when lower to pesticide residue. when formed by people who care so much about their product. any time they eat something you know that's better for you, that's very good. >> how do we knowis something is really organic? how do you tell? >> we know, because you have to be certified in order to put your organic title and the seal, so you can look for the seal which says usda organic and that means that tha

. ♪ >>> stanford, we provide a safe space. >> for fleets of all gender identities. >> stanford releasedvideo today supporting lgbt athletes. it features athletes, coaches and administrators. two former fleets recently come out as gay. >>> apple revealed its latest innovations. the ceo introduced the next operating system, ios7. it features a new iphones radio app similar to pandora. it also provides better battery life. apple unveiled new security enhancements and a design to make it harder to reactivate a stolen phone. >>> a joint statement saying they appreciate apple's effort to address cell phone threat. he prepares to attend a summit to discuss the increase in cell phone theft. he is set to attend the summit with other law enforcement officials to curve a national epidemic. >>> bart hopes to step up negotiations. they have till june 30 to hammer out a deal or union members could authorize a strike. 3,000 workers, including engineers, train operators and station agent. they are focused on salary, and work rules. >>> paying more to take the bus. on july 1 prices will be $66 a month.

ed i went to stanford. -- i went to stanford. when i graduated, i move to san francisco. my first job, i started working developing economic policies for low-income communities statewide in california. i worked with young people, parents, families are around issues that concern our neighborhoods, whether it was communities, affordable housing, public schools, or just planning issues in neighborhoods like parks. i did that and actually ran for the board of education here in san francisco. i got a term on the school board working for families in our public school system and actually worked for the lawyers community and i came to the board of supervisors. >> why did you choose to live in san francisco? supervisor kim: you know, i do not know if i have a good answer for that. i just wanted to try it out. >> tell me what motivated your interest in politics. supervisor kim: that is a tough question to answer. i never had any intention to get involved in the electoral process. >> really? supervisor kim: i was always politically active. i was always working on statewide initiativ

thomas sowell at stanford university here is his most recent book, "intellectuals and race" this is a booktv on c-span2. the interesting. we are following a group of teenagers into adulthood as they strive to be exceptional people. the protagonist as she gets older starts questioning this idea of the balance between ambition and happiness and it is pertinent to washington d.c.. matt and i will also be reading the unwinding. and never to it will be interesting to see storytelling to use different narrative's around america and including in youngstown ohio from where i am from to explore a bigger scenes of the decline in america and the lack of trust in government and how that progress. it is a pretty pessimistic same but i do think it will be interesting to see how comes together. >> really what i have not seen in any report has been the story of these people with the constant sirens that go off every time a rocket is close by and they have 15 seconds to get into a bomb shelter. visiting elderly people favor some of the founders they were probably 65 or '70s they had not slept through

inside the stanford linear accelerator where this giant microscope was used to decode a 200 year oldpiece of music. we'll show you how it was done. >>> and taking matters into their own hands, a bay area group finds a way to take care of their local park without costing taxpayers any money. the funding model has a lot of people taking a closer look. >>> plenty of sunshine here for parts of the north bay, but cloud cover there started to linger across the south bay. and with the sunny skies temperatures did warm up to the mid and upper 70s in the east bay. we will have more on how hot it could get this week, coming up. for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created... a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more.. low and no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know... exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks... with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories... america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> the obama administ

stanford football received good news today. a junior quarter back will go to stanford in the fall of 2014. i'm dave feldman, raj and janelle back with more after this. >>> get ready, the pride parade and gay marriages. this is going to be a busy and memorable weekend in san francisco. >> yes, san francisco city hall will be open all weekend long to perform marriage ceremonies. there will be special hours. city hall will be open tomorrow and sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for same-sex couples to tie the knot. >> we've made it to the weekend, we hope you have a great weekend. stay cool. >> thanks, have a nice weekend. bye, bye. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- wanda sykes, from "keeping up with the kardashians," kris jenner, the music of india.arie and "photo booth." and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: thank you very much! wow, good look. thank you! welcome to "the tonight show." thank you

backgrounds, something they can't do because the law says they can't and therefore stanford has the advantage to show backgrounds that reflect more of california's population. >> someone a public school. someone a private school. that always plays into it as well. linda yee at cal. thank you, linda. since the supreme court didn't rule against affirmative action in college admissions, there is a chance california schools could see it again. >>> national schools may still be able to use affirmative action, but california universities are an exception. >> i am used to waiting. we have been together 10 years. a few more days will not make much of a difference. >> we have litigated this overdares -- over the course of nine years. every time, you anxiously await the court's decision. it is something we're used to. >> of course, we're talking about prop 8. the fate of prop 8 is still in the hands of the u.s. supreme court. the court did not rule on california same sex marriage ban and the federal defense of marriage a. some here in the bay area have a personal stake in the outcome. >>> an

she is graduate from stanford. she and others chosen could take place to an as destroyed and mars. late salary ride was also a stanford graduate. >> outs with the old, shark tank prepares for it's new that names. >> and the mother of all homes. >> and airlines get a >>> live look at golden gate bridge traffic. a little fog and low clouds. we'll check in with layla and find out what the weather forecast looks like. >> what are you doing tonight? >> probably watching game 6 of the n.b.a. finals. >> like a lot of other people. san antonio spurs will capture their fifth title, to see they do. of our coverage begins at 5:30 on abc7. that will be followed by after the game with our special guest warriors general manager bob myers. >> this morning, hp pavilion are gone from the san jose sharks. crews took down the sign yesterday. it will be renamed the sap center. they will pay the sharks $1.6 million for the naming rights. sharks fans, it's still going to be itself known as the tank. >> san francisco's bodean bakery is asking bicycles to the new location in that city. it made sour dough