now, last year we told you about this paul simon at stanford, at the stanford initiative to cure hearing loss. they gave him some crucial advice on changes he couldake in order to tour again. joining us now is doctor konstantina stankovic, a neurosurgeon at stanford medicine. doctor, thanks for being with us once again. nice to see you. how exactly did your team help him? we saw him surrounded by speakers during that snl performance just a few nights ago. well, thank you for having me. and while paul has certainly been very public about his hearing loss, i'll let him tell his story. but i'll just mention that we help paul with hardware and introduce him to the cutting edge technology. and what we are really focused at the stanford initiative to cure hearing loss is the next generation approaches. and they include regeneration, stem cells and gene therapies. and we are not focused only on the inner ear but also on the brain, because lots of people with hearing loss are at risk for cognitive decline. but not everyone. so we are trying to understand who is at risk and on developing strategi

the stanford initiative to cure hearing loss is the next generation approaches, and they include regenerationapies. wow. that's fascinating. very impressive. right. all right. so simon's upcoming tour includes three performances over at san francisco's davies symphony hall in july. that duet with sabrina carpenter really was beautiful. yeah. really nice. well, training for you this morning. make sure you give your furry friend some extra love today. yeah, today is national love your pet day. we, of course, are big dog and cat lovers here at today in the bay, so our pets always get a lot of love. these are actually a few shots showing a few of the ones that change some of our lives. but here's a furry fun fact for you. while there are more cats than dogs in the united states, there are more households with dogs and cats, but only by a whisker. so give your pet some extra treats today. maybe a longer walk. yep, we'll be out and about, that's for sure. good stuff. they keep us up at night sometimes you time or you can love them from afar. i love your pets. okay, marcus admirers. our pets. one of

stanford university released a statement about the alletions, saying, quote, our policies are viewpoint neutral and seek to protect the freedom of expression of all of our community. our student conduct process has been initiated in cases where there have been disruptions of university operations, including the takeover of university buildings last year. well, president trump has been using the power of his presidential executive order. today is the anniversary of one of the first and most infamous uses of that power. executive order 9066. it led to the incarceration of 120,000 people of japanese descent, including many american citizens. nbc bay area's robert honda joins us from san jose state, where a day of remembrance took place. robert. this building here at san jose state university is named after a japanese american community icon. yosh uchida. the former u.s. olympic judo coach. but ironically, it's also the building where local japanese and japanese americans had to register before losing their property and being sent to internment camps. the university acknowledges what they call this shameful period of history, and have turned a day of remembrance into a day of action, mildred e. mathias botanical g

stanford university spokesperson told us in a statement that policies are viewpoint neutral in an attempt to protect the community and freedom of expression. however, student conduct policies are initiated when there are disruptions of university operations, like the takeover of university buildings in 2023 after being suspended last year. her mom, rafael gonzalez, sees it differently. >> for a university that has spent every day of this genocide begging their students to allow due process to take its course, when it comes to divestment, it was evident that they are more than willing to suspend due process when it came to students who supported said divestment. and it is because the issue at hand is palestine. >> eman says she dreamed of researching at stanford health care because of their message that health is a human right. but she says that message and her hopes for this university have been shattered. >> i came to stanford to advance human health, but i am constantly reminded that my humanity is conditional. stanford's indifference to the harassment we face sends a chilling message that muslim, palestinian and pro-palestine students do not deserve the same protection as others. >>

stanford university spokesperson told us in a statement that policies are viewpoint neutral in an attempt to protect the community and freedom of expression. however, student conduct policies are initiated when there are disruptions of university operations like the takeover of university buildings in 2023 after being suspended last year. her mom, rafael gonzalez, sees it differently. >> for a university that has spent every day of this genocide begging their students to allow due process to take its course. when it comes to divestment, it was evident that they are more than willing to suspend due process when it came to students who supported said divestment. and it is because the issue at hand is palestine. >> eman says she dreamed of researching at stanford health care because of their message that health is a human right. but she says that message and her hopes for this university have been shattered. >> i came to stanford to advance human health, but i am constantly reminded that my humanity is conditional. stanford's indifference to the harassment we face sends a chilling message that muslim, palestinian and pro-palestine students do not deserve the same protection as others. >> i