>> reporter: a playground is a key feature of a ground-breaking new children's hospital at stanford university. christopher dawes is proud of all the details. >> this is a photo op for the families and for us too. >> reporter: dawes heads the newly opened lucile packard children's hospital at stanford university. >> we have an outdoor patio for every floor. >> i have the view. >> reporter: karina garcia is one of the first patients. >> how many things are you hooked up to anyway? >> like a million. >> reporter: her recovery for surgery for serious intestinal problems has been made easier in a hospital designed from the ground up to serve young patients and their families. >> i like these. >> reporter: when she is able to take a walk with a nurse and her mother, lucila, she seeks out the animal sculptures that dot the hallways. she was particularly delighted to discover the cow, made out of toys. >> what difference does it make having something like this in the hospital? >> it's just cool. it's distracting.

the older zero to one of us milan is director of the iranian studies program at stanford university and he's joining us live from there thank you very much indeed for being with us on al-jazeera are we seeing the start of this of a shift in the balance of power in iranian politics as a result of this. i think as a result of mr trump's decision clearly the hardliners feel emboldened they feel like they have been vindicated mr hominy clearly has repeated that he has been vindicated and they are trying to stop dish the ground i think for a far more oppressive seizure of power maybe by di r.g.c. that would not be in my view. and likely what adds to the urgency of the situation is the economic virtual collapse of the iranian currency and all the other kind of problems that are making the situation very fraught for the regime and for mr rove. if the hardliners continue to make statements as we've just mentioned threatening in this case the destruction of two israeli cities for example is that going to make it less likely that it's going to be able to reach some sort of deal with the co signat

ambassador to russia, michael mcfall, he's currently professor of political science at stanford university, author of the new book "from cold war to hot peace, an american ambassador in putin's russia." we appreciate you joining this morning. how should a u.s. ambassador define success in their efforts to represent the united states overseas? >> well, it depends on what era you're in. if you are there at the end of the soviet union, the collapse of the soviet union when ambassador matlock was there it's much easier because momentum is in your favor between the united states and the soviet union and it's all a very cooperative time. when you are there when i was there at a period of increased confrontation between the united states and russia, when vladimir putin came back as president, you're mostly playing defense. you're mostly trying to take the edge off of a lot of bad things that happened. so context matters a lot and one should never overestimate the role of a role of a u.s. ambass much bigger factors are at play than what one individual can do at any one time. >> in the end, would y

>> reporter: a playground is a key feature of a ground-breaking new children's hospital at stanford universityopher dawes is proud of all the details. and the bears. >> yeah, this is a photo op for the families. for us, too. >> reporter: dawes heads the newly-opened lucile packard children's hospital at stanford university. >> we have an outdoor patio for every floor. >> i have the view! >> reporter: karina garcia is one of the first patients. >> reporter: how many things are you hooked up to anyway? >> like, a million. >> reporter: her recovery from surgery for serious intestinal problems has been made easier in a hospital designed from the ground up to serve young patients and their families. >> i like these. >> reporter: when she is able to take a walk with a nurse and her mother lucila, karina seeks out the animal sculptures that dot the hallways. she was particularly delighted to discover the cow made out of toys. what difference does it make, having something like this in the hospital? >> it's just cool. it's like, distracting, it's like, whoa. it gets, like, your mind off, like, the sic

stanford university is just a stone's throw away from the tech the professor of neurobiology prabhat supposed as much developments here closely. to so what can they. it's beyond its new role here for considers itself is trying to work out how we need to be have a status symbol status symbol. with a ranch startups that went on to conquer the world techno that's made california the center of the world's technology industry. silicon valley is still considered a mythical place with visions lead to revolution. my sense is the utopia just disappeared. which one would assume through all those great you know the gelateria off off off off the structures of these places how they've got twenty employees there must be more. companies in silicon valley place great importance on the well being of the employees in europe work is going to only dream of on the job massage therapy. apple and google believe such services make them the world's best employees because sometimes interest in a many people associate these companies with flat hierarchies freedom and perhaps even an acute. a subtle but almost

stanford university is just a stone's throw away from the tech the professor of neurobiology prabhat sapolsky has watched developments here closely. to see what can be done. it's still beyond its new role here for considers itself is trying to work out how we need to be have a status symbol status symbol. with garage startups that went on to conquer the world technocrats led california the center of the world's technology industry. silicon valley is still considered a mythical place with visions lead to revolution. my sense is the future if you just disappear for a week or which one would assume you're all over scrapes you know the gelateria bottom on strangers' the displaced have one or twenty employees they all last three more. companies in silicon valley place great importance on the wellbeing of the employees and europe workers can only dream of on the job massage therapy. apple and google believe such services make them the world's best employees because something was of interest and a many people associate these companies with flat hierarchies freedom and perhaps even on a kid.

malani is director of the iranian studies program at stanford university and he says threats will make it harder to save the twenty fifty nuclear deal now that the u.s. has pulled out i think this kind of a foolish rhetoric by top clerics and top clerics who are directly appointed by mr harmony is going to make it very difficult for europeans to make the kind of effort they need to make and the kind of afraid they have begun to make to possibly salvage the deal you can't try to help a regime that is constantly threatening the destruction of major other cities questions are being asked in kenya about whether a dam which burst and killed at least fifty people in white in this day had the necessary parents the water resources authority says no but the interior ministry has told our dizzier the operation was entirely legal police and the investigating . united nations has asked nicaragua to let it enter the country to gather evidence on the deaths of students during anti-government protests demonstrators are calling for justice those rights groups say more than fifty people have been kille

let's hear senior fellow at the institution at stanford university.ou have been watching this for a long time. what do you make of -- what is the fed trying to tell us by "symmetric?"rd >> they are trying to say they will let it bounce above 2%, as long as they think it will bounce back again. inflation is noisy "symmetric?" >> and not well measured. if they see signs of inflation expectations breaking out, watching them -- expectations breaking out, watch them to go nuts. yvonne: in your view, the fed does too little and inflation gets out of control, is there is andsk the fed does too much they take an eight month year expansion and tilt it toward a recession? john: right -- if they need some uick hurry to move, that -- hurried move, that would be the danger. a perfectly normal late september business cycle. unsurprising interest rates are going up. they should be drifting up. things are quiet. yvonne: you say there are plenty of other risks to worry about. is it the risk of a trade war that could hobble the economy a bit? is there something else on

they say that they are upset about the 6-month sents for former stanford university swimmer, brock turnero sexually assaulted an unconscious woman near the campus. >>> new york attorney general eric schneiderman resigned amid abuse allegations. four women, three of whom were romantically involved with schneiderman, accused the attorney general of hitting or slapping them without consent. schneiderman denies the claims. >>> hawaii's kilauea volcano continues to spew lava and toxic gases on the big island. the eruption consumed dozens of homes and other buildings. county officials allowed some 1700 evacuated residents back into their homes to pick up some essentials. >>> president donald trump set to make an announcement about the iran nuclear deal. cbs learned he will not issue a sanctions waiver effectively ending the arms control deal in its current form. >>> expect delays along the east shore freeway, a accident blocking 2 lanes eastbound 80 above willow. a 40-minute drive to the toll plaza. 580 slow as well past highway 24. >>> nice, clear conditions over san jose. taking a look at the

(silence) ♪ >> o'donnell: elizabeth holmes was just 19 years old when she dropped out of stanford universityith a dream of creating a company that would revolutionize blood testing. she founded the start-up theranos, and boasted her technology could take a pin- prick worth of blood from the finger and perform hundreds of laboratory tests. it was, she claimed, "the most important thing humanity has ever built." at its zenith, theranos was worth nearly $10 billion, and elizabeth holmes became the youngest self-made, female billionaire in the world. she was also, as the "wall street journal" uncovered, at the center of a massive, multi- year fraud. you're about to hear from insiders how the theranos deception hoodwinked gullible investors, and worse, endangered unsuspecting patients. >> elizabeth holmes: our work is in being able to make testing more accessible. >> o'donnell: elizabeth holmes built her company theranos on this invention she named the edison-- a miniturized blood analyzer that would disrupt the $60 billion lab testing industry dominated by giants labcorp and quest diagnostics. h

we headed to the hoover institution monetary policy conference at stanford university for a live discussionh the former president of the philadelphia fed. plus, can finance minister tell us why he is cautiously optimistic that nasa is moving in the right direction? a quickt started with check of the major averages in the u.s. and the session highs. the dow is getting 1.2% while the nasdaq is up 1.5%. headlines today can with apple reaching record highs

a 2017 report at the center for international and society at stanford university summarizes what's at stake. according to his report local news sources would be particularly hard hit if isps could charge access fees, block traffic from certain providers chargee fees and fast lane fees in exchange for preferential treatment. media conglomerates would have no trouble paying for access but local papers like the store ever ties are a nonprofit new sources could be hard hit or even driven out of business. in addition the local news providers are peeling that fidelity could make it more difficult and expensive for relief organizations to solicit donations for people affected by natural disasters. the plan a community center for example is using social media to organize a community and statewide relief to help families affected by volcanic activity. using their on line platforms the center is coordinating donations identifying families requiring special assistance in collecting and evacuating residentsim. eliminating net neutrality would have a negative impact on small businesses in hawaii i

, aaron persky, describing the backlash he has faced for two years, since sentencing former stanford university swimmer, brock turner, to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside a fraternity house in 2015. the short jail sentence sparked national outrage for months. stanford law professor, michelle dauper is leading the million dollar campaign to recall judge persky. more than 90,000 signatures were collected in santa clara county, where the vote will take place. >> it is about this judge, but also about the fact women have had enough of having sexual violence not taken seriously in the criminal justice system. >> i think traditional recalls should be reserved for misconduct by a judge or incompetence. >> reporter: uc hastings is one of several law professors, who signed ananti-recall letter. >> they might seem lenient just in light of what the victim suffered, but this is not misconduct on the part of the judge. >> reporter: the sentencing in this case was given an accordance with recommendations of probation. >> brock turner was not convicted of rape, but convi

and yet the stanford university study suggested it is actually about racial anxiety much more than economic. they look at the economics of those who voted and they see that it's actually racial anxiety, what van jones said on election night, sort of a white lash. >> oh, i don't think there is any doubt that race is at the heart of this chapter of american history. because race has been in the heart of every chapter of american history. it is our original sin. our constitution was created to deny the full implications of what declaration of independence has said we were supposed to be about at every point race has been a difficult, difficult fault line in american life. i come from the american south. 50 years ago, we had functional apartheid in our politics here. american women voted 98 years shifted from race to gender. and of course marriage equality on the question of gay rights is not quite three years old. and so the story of the country, again, without sent men lysing it has been moving from -- has been pro grgressive. basically i think president trump is president trump because of an

. >> reporter: a lot of smart students attend stanford university. we asked a few of them how they protect their brains. >> i like to wear my helmet when i bike and i suppose i also like to be mentally active. >> one of the best things is going into nature, you know, finding time to go camping, kayaking. >> get enough sleep. that's my number one. and then make sure the stress is lowered. >> reporter: you may want to think twice before taking certain prescription drugs including some antidepressants. they are called anticolin earningics. they block a specific neurotransmitter in the brain. >> you develop dementia. >> reporter: in the largest most detailed study of its kind, researchers at the university of east angelia in the united kingdom pored over 300,000 medical records with prescription. the university gave thus interview. >> our study for the first time has indicated a strong association between taking certain types of these medications and the risk of getting dementia. >> reporter: even when the medications are taken up to 20 years before a di

a graduate of stanford university, oxford university and harvard law school, justice breyer taught law for many years at harvard law school and the kennedy school of government. he was also a visiting professor at the college of law in sydney, australia and the university of rome. moderating tonight's conversation with justice breyer will be the dean of the cuts university tish college of civic life. alan is a long -- lifelong jumbo who has been a part of the tufts a trustee and now dean for more than 40 years. he plays a leading role in advancing the historic mission of tops university, edit -- tufts university, educating a generation of young people who are ready to engage with the world, solve problems and contribute to civic life. before becoming dean, allen served under president obama as ambassador to spain where he -- where he worked to strengthen bilateral ties. a lifelong leader in state and national politics, allen previously served as national finance chair of the democratic party and was later chairman of the bipartisan board of directors of the corporation for national and

. >> reporter: a lot of smart students attended stanford university.ked a few of them how they protect their brains. >> i like to wear my helmet when i bike. >> one of the best things is going into nature, finding time to go camping. >> get enough sleep. that is my number one thing. make sure the school is not stressing me out too much. >> reporter: you may want to think twice before taking certain prescription drugs including some antidepressants. the drugs in question are called anticholinergics. they block a specific neurotransmitter in the brain. >> we analyzed people who developed dementia and people who didn't. >> reporter: in the largest, most detailed study, researchers at the university of east anglia in the united kingdom poured over 800,000 medical records with millions of prescriptions. the university gave us this interview. >> or studies -- our studies have indicated a strong connection between the risk of dementia and taking these medications. >> reporter: the drugs include antidepressants such as paxil and medications used for bipolar di

i saw how i'm a particularly at stanford university, students were working in the engineering schooling up with new ideas on how they were working. if you look at how we used to do our programs, you would go into a cubicle and we would say sit in that cubicle. take a 21-year-old, that is how we told them to work. i came back from that visit before we split off from ge and said we have to change the whole way we are thinking about leveraging talent and technology. we created something called the innovation station, which we started in stamford, connecticut 100% focused on digital. we have been able to accelerate what we would not have been able to do under ge because this became an area where we said in order for us to be part of the future of retail, we have to help our retailers get up to speed on technology, and we can play a role in that. david: your business can only be as strong as your customers, both people borrowing money to buy things, but people who are selling things. there has been a deflationary effect because of amazon and other digital advents. does that put pressure o

he joins me now from stanford university in california for his first in-depth television interview. welcome to the program. >> thanks for having me. >> hot peace, describe what you mean by that. i ask you because others are saying perhaps we're on the brink of some kind of hot war. >> well, i don't think we're on the brink of a hot war. thankfully, both vladimir putin and president trump want to avoid that. i think what we saw in syria showed real deescalation and trying to avoid that. but as you just said in your introduction, it is a very confrontational moment. i call it the hot peace to echo there are almost almost elemed war. they are more sinister than the cold war. during the last decades of the cold war, we didn't have annexation. when putin invaded crimea. we have new weapons, cyber weapons that we didn't have in the cold war. even the way that we talk about international norms i think have changed fundamentally. vladimir putin seems more ready to defy the west and our international norms, more so than the late cold war leaders in the soviet union. >> you write your mission

. >> reporter: the director of iranian studies at stanford university says the move puts the u.s. at odds with allies like germany, france, and the uk, who still stand by the agreement. countries that are expected to push back against sanctions on companies who do business in iran. >> i suspect this time europe will put a much more serious fight. companies have already begun to say that this is overreach. >> reporter: the president says the deal doesn't do enough to stop iran's nuclear development. international inspectors say iran is upholding its end of the bargain. jean elle, nbc bay area news. >>> all the talk tonight about who's going to be our next governor, but a former governor is also in the headlines. george duke mejian has died. you'll know the impact he made in california. he was elected twice in the 1980s, in 82 and 86. iron duke was his nickname. he built his career on fighting crime. tonight at the debate, we held a moment of silence in his honor. george deukmejian was 89 years old. governor brown tweeting he was a popular governor and made friends across the politi

abbas milani is director of the iranian studies programme at stanford university.lifornia. a warm welcome to you. thank you for being with us. president trump once the deal strangford, he was the sunset was made permanent. is there room for negotiation as far as iran is concerned? there is always room to negotiate. if he's going to leave the deal, as mr trump has repeatedly threatened, there is no way to improve it. if you have already left the deal than the deal is dead. the europeans are clearly trying to make ita europeans are clearly trying to make it a better deal. they are trying to keep it intact. russia and china have already indicated that they will go ahead with it. under normal circumstances the deal would have stayed and mr trump would have ratified it. but these are unusual times. and mr trump drums everything. behind the scenes will there be urgent diplomacy going on with iran. as you say, france and germany have already pretty much back president trump stay in the deal and now boris johnson back president trump stay in the deal and now borisjohnson w

. >>> republicans will hold -- host charlie clerk at the stanford university tonight called make stanford great. early this month kirk talked about stanford and there were a lot of obstacles to prevent him from speaking on campus. they did finally approve his appearance. >> they are afraid of conservatives coming on campus. they are afraid of conservative speakers coming on campus. and i challenged them and said that if our ideas were so bad, let us come on campus a normal show up. >> as of the first time that speakers have been invited since the november speakers. >>> coming up. season 2 of a love connection. the host andy cohen told us about the changes in store. >>> up next. life hacks r sk wash ta for cooking beef. 80% glowing 50% freckles no matter your skin type, all skin deserves gentleness. that's why dove is sulfate free. the #1 body wash recommended by dermatologists. discover magnum double caramel... expertly crafted with silky vanilla bean ice cream and rich belgian chocolate. ♪ take pleasure seriously. ♪ i'm jeff bleich. preventing violence has long been my cause. in the face

milan is director of the iranian studies program at stanford university and he says that sort of threatening language from hardline iranian politicians will make it difficult to salvage the twenty fifty nuclear deal i think this kind of a foolish rhetoric by top clerics and top clerics who are directly appointed by mr harmony is going to make it very difficult for europeans to make the kind of effort they need to make and the kind of effort they have begun to make to possibly salvage the deal you can't try to help a regime that is constantly threatening the destruction of major other cities questions are being asked in kenya about whether a dam which bursting killed at least fifty people and why the city had the necessary permits the water resources authority says no but the interior ministry's told al-jazeera the operation was entirely legal police are now investigating the chinese t.v. channels being barred from airing the univision the song contest go t.v. censored a gay themed elements during his broadcast of tuesday's semifinal the station also chose not to air ireland's performance whi

a graduate of stanford university, oxford university, and harvard law school, justice breyer top law for many years as a professor at harvard law school, and at the kennedy school of government. he was also a visiting professor at the college of law in sydney, australia, and at the university of rome. moderating tonight's conversation with justice breyer will be alan solomon, dean of the tests university college of civic life. alan is a lifelong -- heart of the tufts family. and again for more than 50 years. dean of thes college, he plays a role educating a generation of young people who are ready to engage with the world, solve problems, and contribute to civic life. before becoming dean, allen served under president obama as a united states ambassador to strengthen -- to helped to strengthen bilateral ties. a lifelong leader in state and national politics, allen previously served as national finance chair of the democratic party, and was later chairman of the bipartisan board of directors of the corporation for national and community service. without further a do, please join me in

and on the peninsula cut eat food, most dancers and drummers at stanford university on sunday. the northbay consommi madness car show and parade will be on the scene downtown on saturday. in sports, the giants are on the road and the warriors continue the playoff run. that is your weekend watch. >>> coming up tonight, a north bay business is calling it quits. >> half of them are crying or angry. some are sad and frustrated. >> they survived a fire but not the loss of customers. >>> it is going to be the warmest day of the week. it will be warm on saturday as well. i will have details in your forecast. >>> an explosive eruption is sending boulders into the air. more on that coming up next. stay with us, we will be right back. that violent crime went up 18% in san francisco. in la, mayor antonio villaraigosa put more police on the streets and cut violent crime in half. california's police chiefs trust antonio for governor. and i am a senior public safety my namspecialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergenc

freeman'sds the boldly institute at stanford university.he author of "from cold ar to hot piece." trying to explain what has gone wrong between the united states and russia and why he was personally targeted by president putin, welcome mr. ambassador. >> thank you for having me. putin,we saw vladimir offer openness and light breez a -- and light. and taking president trump the task. who is the vladimir putin that you know? michael m.: yes and no. the situation today in the speech he gave was created by president trump. unitether act would russia, china, and our nato allies been pulling out of the iran nuclear deal. was a good deal for america under the deal for the world, so now, we are the ones isolated. earlier couple of years because of his actions in ukraine and propping up a dictator in syria and an intervening in our elections, putin used to be the one that was isolated to. as you describe those events, you can add a couple others. help them to shoot down a civilian airliner. poison to individuals and sells very. sibury.al how can the

♪ >> ken kesey took classes of writing at stanford university, and he writes the great novel "one flewas at stanford, i was given the opportunity to go to the stanford hospital and take part in the lsd experiments. >> kesey had volunteered to do tests for lsd, a government-sponsored test. >> lsd was isolated in a pharmaceutical company in switzerland. >> do you feel happy? >> yes. >> you have tears in your eyes. >> oh. >> is that a beautiful experience would you say? >> i would say yes. >> some people think it's when kesey discovers lsd that the counterculture in california is born, because more and more people then want to try to experience what kesey experienced, and he becomes a promoter of it. ♪ >> kesey created a drug commune at la honda, which is an hour from san francisco. great artists love smashing traditions, and at his best, kesey was doing that. everybody would have this communal lsd trip together. tom wolf would write "the electric kool-aid acid test" about it. >> people were constantly slipping drugs into my food. i'd wonder what happened. they thought they were doing me

classmate were driving back to stanford university from a visit she had with mrs. luce in san francisco. the tragedy costed undertake a spiritual journey that resulted in her conversion to catholicism in under the tutelage of monsignor fulton j. sheen. he would say a prayer that she used the greek use of logic and expanding an argument that any person i've ever met. in the spring of 1947, clear right about her conversion experience and what was called starting lately personal detail. in a series of articles in mccall magazine. for the students and the young people here before the internet , and cable news, magazines were a key part of communicating ideas and news for america. mccall is very widely read. my mother had it. it was read by most american women. mrs. luce with the letter right and/or edit articles and books promoting the catholic church and its causes throughout her life. in her second nonfiction work, "sates for now -- saints for now," she persuaded authors to contribute essays of saints they admire. by now, nazism and fascism had been defeated but the

5th, a santa clara county judge is facing a recall election ...after he sentenced a former stanford university swimmer to a short jail sentence for sexual assault. judge aaron perksy was targeted for recall... after sentencing brock turner to six- months in jail for sexually assaulting a female student... recall supporters argue that persky takes sexual assault cases too lightly. however the judge's supporters argue he was following the recommendatio n of the county's probation department and the sentence was legal. the case is being watched to see if "me too" movement supporters turn out to vote. (mabrisa rodriguez)a slight cooling trend is likely to persist into sunday as a weak weather system pushes inland north of the region. this will also help to deepen the marine layer with the potential for some late night or early morning coastal fog and/or drizzle. warming conditions are then likely early next week in response to building high pressure over california. (justine) with temperatures going up and no rain in site, it is time to start thinking about getting ready for wildfire season. next

to touch on something you said in your remarks, and he said it again and kept highlighting stanford university. that's an interesting point because it's a larger contextual issue. one of the recommendations that came up in the department of justice, and even when i was doing the work around revamping the department of accountability, had to do with having a specific expert that would be able to analyse and process the data. and we were looking for an entity that would be independent and unbiased. there is a professor that is located at stanford they did a tremendous amount of work around police departments across the entire country. and so, in the last year and a half that we've been working with chief scott, we've been implementing very systematically, quite frankly, the 272 recommendations that the doj had given us two years ago, just about. and we've already solidified, and find an mou to be working with the professor. so that is already afoot and underway. it is quite frankly, very exciting to know that we are moving in the direction. with that said, i think sfpd has made some considerable

bloomberg best, a live interview with dallas fed president rob kaplan at was at the conference stanford universityome interesting things to say. he thinks wages are rising for lower paid workers. that will start showing up in the data. he also said this is pricing power that is the weakest yet seen in his professional career. that is saying something. he is still in the camp of baseline, three hikes total, two more this year. i said one of inflation doesn't pick up? he opened the door to that but not in a hurry to go from three to four. if you look on bloomberg, the chances of three are stronger than the chances of four. betty: our bloomberg policy editor. i want to get more with the wells fargo regional cio. thank you for joining us. how do you read this jobs report as well? it is interesting we are not seeing that wage pressure. are you in line with kathleen with the fed officials who say it is still three? >> it is a great thing to think about right now, considering there is not a lot of slack in the system. you would anticipate you see wage inflation at this point, maybe taking a step back and

denning professor on global business and the economy and professor of political science at stanford university. amy zegart is the davies family senior fellow and senior fellow at stanford institute for international studies. she codirects stanford center for international security and cooperation and is professor of political science. before coming to stanford she was professor of public policy at ucla school of public affairs and served on president clinton's national security council. today's discussion is moderated by andrea mitchell, nbc news's chief foreign affairs correspondent who hosts andrea mitchell reports each day on msnbc. she has covered 7 presidential administrations, capitol hill, state department, intelligence services and every presidential campaign since 1980. her achievements in journalism are innumerable which means she received the 2017 courage in journalism lifetime achievement award on international women's media foundation. >> thank you so much. it is a great privilege to be here with two scholars, leaders, public policy experts who i admire so greatly. congratulations

5th, a santa clara county judge is facing a recall election ...after he sentenced a former stanford university swimmer to a short jail sentence for sexual assault. judge aaron perksy was targeted for recall... after sentencing brock turner to six- months in jail for sexually assaulting a female student... recall supporters argue that persky takes sexual assault cases too lightly. however the judge's supporters argue he was following the recommendatio n of the county's probation department and the sentence was legal. the case is being seen as a sign of whether "me too" movement supporters turn out to vote. (jrstone) democratic leader nancy pelosi is calling for a prompt investigation into sexual abuse allegations against representative tony cardenas. the los angeles congressman is denying claims he molested a minor back in 2007 when he was a city councilman. the lawsuit claims cardenas gave a 16-year-old girl a cup of water during a golf outing. she claims she collapsed and cardenas fondled her while on the way to the hospital. cardenas's lawyer is calling the allegations quote "categorically u

most recent work includes collection of essays, she earned a ba with stanford university and university of north carolina. currently a professor in the english department at colorado state university. let's give her a hand as well. [applause] >> up next we have melissa febos, febos is author of memoir and collection abandon me which the new yorker called mesmerizing and was andy next pick of best book of 2007 by esquire, book, the cult, local literature, refinery 21, salon and the recipient of msa from college, currently assistant professor at manmouth university, woman in literary art, the pin american membership committee and the manhattan reading and music series mixer for ten years, let's give a round of applause for melissa. [applause] >> and last but not least we have kathy hanauer, new york times best seller author, my sister's bones, editor of two, the bitch is in the house and the bitch is back, npr best book of 2016, a cofounder along with her husband, modern column, contributed articles, essays and reviews "the new york times", elle, o, real simple and many other publications

includes a collection of essays, she earned a degree from stanford university. currently a professor in the english department. let's give her him. [applause] next, is melissa. she is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir in the essay collection, abandoned me called mesmerizing. it was in the spirit can name best book of 2007 by a square electrical literature and refinery 21. the recipient of the msa, she's currently assistant professor of creative writing at monmouth university. she serves on the board of directors of the manhattan reading music series for ten years. [applause] last, we have kathy. she is the near times bestseller author of three books. editor of two -- it was an npr best book of 2016. a cofounder of the new york times she has contributed articles, sn reviews to the new york times, oh, real simple and other publications. she lives in massachusetts and new york. let's give her round of applause. [applause] i've compiled a list of five or six questions that i think all of the authors could address. in the last 20 minutes we will leave it

steve liesman is live at stanford university. the numbers stanford, really, steve? nice. >> david there's an annual monetary policy here at the hoover institution i will say among the economists and policymakers, just behind me, inside there's quite a lot of debate about the april jobs report, seems to be raising more questions than it's answering. let's take a look at the headline numbers here. we can talk about which of the questions are and what the answers are here again, coming in below the estimate of 195, revisions upward average hourly wages very anemic for a job rate thought to be tight and unemployment rate falling because people left the workforce. going down, speaking against unemployment market that has joined people back into it talked to john taylor who was a contender, to be the fed chairman he said he thinks there's more room to grow there's more room to grow the labor force participation. >> i think there's a debate about labor force participation because it came down so much in the recession. it still has not c

he gave former stanford university swimmer brock turner a short jail term after turner was found guiltyf assaulting an unconscious woman. the sentence generated global outrage. it also raised questions about judicial independence and politics in the courtroom. john blackstone defended the sentence that has been so widely condemned. >> if a judge is thinking in the back of his or her mind how is this going to look, how will it look on social media, will i be vilified on cable news, that's the wrong avenue. we can't do that. we shouldn't do that. >> reporter: persky's sentencing of brock turner meant the former stanford university swimmer walked free after spending just three months in county jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. you did have some idea before you passed the stenentence that would be a controversial sentence. >> yes. and by my ethical constraints, by the rule of law, i had to completely tune that out. >> reporter: in court, turner heard the words of his victim, a powerful statement that was widely shared on social media. "you took away my worth, my privacy, my

the professor of political science at stanford university. amy seeger does the hoover institution davies family senior fellow and a senior fellow at the institute for international studies. she codirects the stanford center and professor of political science. before coming choose a professor public policy. she serves on president clinton's national security council. andrea mitchell will moderate. she said she foreign affairs correspondence and host andrea mitchell reports each day on msnbc. she's covers seven president chills campaign. in every campaign since 1980. achievements are new mobile. series serve the courage and journalism lifetime achievement award. >> thank you. it is a great privilege to be here. with two scholars, leaders, public policy experts whom i admire. congratulations on the book. we want to talk about the book and in some questions about the news of the day. i see a lot of people whom i know well from the form policy world. it is great to have doctor rice here. on a day when the new secretary of state has been sworn in, a

judge aaron persky faces a recall vote next month after stanford university student brock turner spentree months in jail for three felony convictions. john blackstone is outside the courthouse in palo alto where persky is fighting to save his job. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. voters will head to the polls here on june 5th to decide whether judge aaron persky will remain on the bench here. today he's making his first comments since handing down that controversial sentence. his latest attempt to convince an already-skeptical public. >> there's a time to release judge persky -- >> reporter: judge aaron persky has just four weeks left to avoid becoming the fist california judge in 86 years kicked off the bench by voters. he became a recall target after he sentenced ex-stanford university swimmer brock turner to six months in the county jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. last month, the judge acknowledged the outrage unleashed by that 2016 sentence. "the passion is authentic, the end is justified," he told "the mercury news." but he objected to the way critics po

those behind the recall efforts say that judge persky was too lenient when he gave former stanford university swimmer brock turner a six- month jail sentence in a sexual assault case. judge persky said in general, judges should not have to be concerned about public opinions about their decisions. >> i think judicial rerecalls should be reserved for misconduct by a judge or incompetence. >> turner was released after three months for good behavior but register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. judge persky is not able to comment in public about the case. >>> this is the third final day of striking by university of california workers. kpix 5's jackie ward reports from san francisco. >>> reporter: the largest employee union for uc is calling this the biggest strike in uc history. it may be quiet and dark here now, but the strike is still very much alive. registered nurses from uc's major medical centers including here on parnassus, plus ten student health centers, will be picket again this morning. that's about 29,000 nurses, pharmacists and radiologists from across the uc system. they

american law and the new reality a graduate of stanford university, oxford university, and harvard law school, justice breyer taught law for many years as a professor at harvard law school and the kennedy school of government and he was also a visiting confessor at the college of law in sydney, australia and the university of rome. moderating tonight's allen --ion will be alan solomont. jumbo and nowlong dean for more than 50 years. fts college, he a generation of young people who are ready to engage with the world, solve problems, and contribute to civic life. before becoming doing, alan served -- dean, alan served under president obama. a lifelong leader in state and national politics, alan previously served as national finance chair of the democratic party and was later chairman of the bipartisan board of directors of the corporation for national and community service. the federal agency that oversees all oversees domestic programss including americorps. a successfuleen entrepreneur and political activist who began his journey into public life as a community organizer. ado, please j

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eat food, shop for arts, all while watching dancers and drummers at the stanford powwow at stanford's universityid the. in the north bay, the 30th annual mate madness rock 'n roll and, but ship and trade will be on scene on saturday. giants and a's are on the road. warriors continue the playoff run. that is your weekend watch. >>> four remnant nfl players fighting for criminal justice report -- reform. >> challenging in the upcoming lection. the changes they are calling for today on 4 on 2. >>> a few minutes away from the closing bell. dow jones up 58 point. -- points. nasdaq is down nearly 10 points. the s&p five -- 500 it slightly up. -- is slightly up. >>> expecting a record number of passengers on this friday. reasons include the end of the will developers conference, high school graduations, and people traveling because of mother's day. tsa checkpoints open early this morning. the airport is advising travelers to get there at least a couple of hours before your flight. >>> a new report on the best places to live in the united states shows not a single bay area city. centers eight with numbe