george takei was a fixture on the original star trek series as lieutenant sulu.w�*s progressive values dovetailed with his personal activism, which continues to this day. do the values of star trek still resonate? george takei, welcome to hardtalk. good to be here. you're known to many around the world as an actor. do you see yourself more these days as an activist? both, as a matter of fact. i am an actor and an activist, as well. which is more important to you? acting is my passion, the theatre is my passion. but i was defined by my childhood imprisonment, and that has made me an activist in my adult life, so they're both equally important to me. you mentioned your childhood already, and i think we have to talk about it at the beginning because it is in so many ways extraordinary that, given what happened to you as a little boy, that you made it in america in the way you did because you, at the age of five, were defined as an enemy alien, somebody to be locked up. just explain to people exactly what happened. well, on december 7, 1941, japan bombed pearl harbor

it's for anyone jumping in that doesn't know to much about star trek.the perfect sort of starter show to get your feet wet and into what it means to be in the star trek universe. >> you can stream it on paramount plus. the new episodes are every thursday. >>> we have a pup date. >> that's cute. >> on a seal pup found miles away from home. >> the center that rescued him shared these new pictures and take a look. ivy was found in san rafael saturday. is he being fed fish smoothies three times a day to boost his weight. once he gains weight he will be offered whole fish and then when he is stabilized enough he will move to a larger pool pen. >> probably can't wait for the full fish. >> is he so cute. >> yes. >> my goodness. i'm glad he is safe now. >> yes. >> we will take a quick break. we will have more of what you can expect from the forecast. >> and forget cooking year. how full thanksgiving dinner for dessert. >>> and today on the drew barrymore show, guest kristen bell and dak sheppard, watch today at two on kpix5. >>> new details about the forer raid

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star trek: discovery fans will now only be able to discover season four if they live in canada or the rights to paramount days before release. and video sharing site youtube announced plans to make dislike numbers private. apple will soon — finally — let users repair their own phones, selling the tools and parts available for some of the common fixes. yes, those of us with the inclination, time and knowledge can purchase the manual and parts to fix things like screen and battery replacements in the iphone i2 and 13. it plans to offer the service in the us from next year, before a global rollout. though let me tell you from experience, it's not for the faint hearted. balloon robots with soft insides are now a possibility, thanks to a new way of making soft actuators — those are the bits that make things move. scientists at princeton university use bubble casting to create soft robots, such as this star—shaped one, that can perform delicate tasks like picking up a blueberry. and finally, here's dog phone — the toys pets can use to video call their owners. to help with separation anxiety

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so since we don't have star trek style transporters, if you have a bottleneck anywhere in that process, it breaks down. and that's what we have going on. so we have ship sitting off the coast of california. they're not being unloaded, but it is not because california is a bunch of pigs and won't let people with more than 3 year old trucks into their terminals. that certainly is a contributing factor. but the fact of the matter is that if the warehouse operator in the middle of america somewhere doesn't want to pay people what they want to unload the container when it gets to the warehouse and say, arkansas, then the empty never goes back to california. never goes back to china to get filled up again. so anywhere that, so anywhere you have this break down in the process for you basically break the entire system. and we've done this largely through our policies that we took in response to the pandemic. and these policies have not only been maintained over the last 18 months they've expanded. and so as we continue to do this, we continue to create a bigger and bigger squeeze. so you're mi

star trek fans will only discover season four if they live in canada or us after netflix loses streamingced making private numbers private. apple will let users repair their own phones, sending the tools and parts available for the common fixes. those of us with the inclination, time and knowledge can purchase the manual and parts to fix the battery replacements in the iphone 12 and 13 and plans to offer the service next year before a global rollout and let me tell you from experience, it is not for the fainthearted! berlin robots with soft inside are now a possibility thanks to making soft actuators, and scientists at princeton university used bubble casting to use soft robots such as this star shaped one that can perform delicate tasks like picking up a blueberry! and here is dog phone, the toy pets can use to call owners. to help with separation anxiety, the internal on these toy allows a dog companion to move the ball to start the calling and even answer incoming calls to move the ball again to receive. it has obviously been thought up in the lab! i think it is fair to say that faceb

devries has died in a plane crash in the state of new jersey he to earlier accompany the renown star trek act. william shatner, of course, who hosts the show these days. i don't understand into space on a blue origin. slight so much made of that recently, while the private pilot, in his spare time to freeze, was reportedly bought a small cessna plane that crashed into a wooded area above 60 kilometers northwest of new york city. he had since under investigation, all sorts of his family and friends. of course, you see you and that's what we're talking about this weekend. you'll find so much more out. the comment of social media, you can have your say as well, tell us, but any stories we're not reporting on you think we should be. so it's good to hear from you, kevin, i would signing off for now stop by for next taylor made program. so you and your part of the world here on our t international the there's a patch of water around the sea island in contention between canada and the united states. government has suddenly become optimal for lots for our population here exploded one of the most

and then mixed reality is where it is more the star trek vision.em together and there's this word called �*figital�*, a terrible word but that describes the physical world and digital world to start to interact. if i pick up a pencil, will the digital world respond? there's a lot of challenges creating this metaverse as well as connecting probably multiple metaverses together. and enabling us as users to navigate through those multiple worlds in a very consistent way. you have given us some enticing glimpses, but let's try and pin down exactly what the metaverse will be. lauren, some of our listeners may know, they may even remember the sims, that was a video game in which you had a little digital characters and you could decide what they wear, what they ate, what kind of house they lived in, whether they even had a shower. i remember playing that. is the metaverse similar to that? i think you're touching on something that is important. which is that the metaverse can be expressed through a virtual world such as simcity or the sims, and some people

also a recipient of the national geographic exporters grant and has credits including star trek the next generation and is the author ofex o the book the fatef the book that changed the world. this might be the most eclectic resume of any offer that we have had. he currently lives in portland maine with his wife and their young boys. thank you so much for being here. you mentioned you came straight from a shift so thank you so much for squeezing us in this evening. i couldn't put the book down. wi was peaking at eight in between customers. i left the store and flopped myself on the couch and finished it. is really incredible and is not the book i expected. we discussed this a little bit earlier, but it's completely nonpolitical. this is a little bit of a struggle to write this book and not more of the medical drama and adventure story of things. so i love to hear a little bit about how this particular book came about. >> perfect. a. >> first i want to say thank you for having us this evening with this group of people and that seems to be the most common question i've been asked over the

statement about criticizing signs if you criticize me and assist on this is omnipotent attitude like "star trekod? what does anthony fauci do with starship? you can't question anything i'm doing. he should have been allowed to quietly retire months ago. one of the first people to put in writing he should have resigned or been fired because like you said, constant flip-flopping, it's one thing to get things wrong, science is a process moving, it's not declared religion here but he treated that way and when he's questions about it . kennedy: he treats it as a static settle behemoth and that's not what science is but it's interesting. >> very devout b2 he has. the more you read about science and viruses and genomic mapping in those things, the more you question his role in the information about virus and the role he might have played creating the virus knowing the legality is something like a lab like the wuhan institute of virology so i do have issues with him. >> a lot of people have issues with him and the end of the biden presidency being related to covid, we found virginia what happens when p

the collection of "star trek" memorabilia is right here in the bay area. rancho obi want is located right in bless an tount. right now it's closed due to the pandemic. they plan to reopen to visitors sometime next year. tours are open to members who pay a monthly fee. the owner began amassing his collection in 1976 before the first major movie "new hope" debuted. my husband will flip here. so will my son. >> that's great. that's cool. >>> let's check in with a great bit of weather here on planet earth. good morning, kari. >> it does look great here. even as we go into this afternoon, the sky will clear and it will basically be a repeat of yesterday. visibility is at about 4 to 5 miles. it's not too bad. we've seen some mornings where it's a lot lower than that. looking to our temperatures and where we're headed as the seven-day forecast coming up at the bottom of the screen, 70 in santa cruz and morgan hills reaching 71. we start out with patches of fog that keeps the temperatures down a little longer as it takes a while before it mixes out. we'll see a te

he is a recipient of national geographic explorers went and has products including "star trek" next generation the author of the book banana, they of the fruit that changed the world. i think this might be the most eclectic resume of any author we've had an event here. he currently lives in maine with his wife and their two young boys. thank you so much for being erthere. you came straight from a shift but thank you so much. i could not put this book down. i was peeking out in between customers, i left the store and came home plopped myself on the couch and finished it. it is really incredible. it's not the book i expected about covid, we discussed this a little bit earlier but it's completely nonpolitical, just what you are seeing in the er dan mentioned an e-mail to me that this is a bit of a struggle to write this book and not more of the medical trauma adventure story so i'd love to hear how this particular book came about sorry, you are muted, i don't know how that happened last month. >> and my better? >> perfect. >> i want to say thank you for having dan and i this evening with this gro

you know star trek and transportation doesn't work that way what's administration solution to all ofell transportation secretary buttigieg there's not a hule being on planet earth by the way who says less by saying more than buttigieg he thinks supply crisis if workers have child care. >> some of those issues might have to do with the availability of truck ergs a thousand miles inlangsd if now or there a lot of things contradicting one is child care issue is not new but it is a greater crunch than ever compared to a year or two ago. >> folks this child care talking point is already been debunked not by me but by era jason who told politico this. school closures and lack of child care are not holding back the recovery. they did a study on this. listen these aren't serious people. all of these problems are sadly tied together like a ocean of bad stuff mixed together. nevermind they're not actively working to solve the problem and they're making things worse. and the cryptic secrecy isn't helping. why won't government tell our own how many in the government are defining their dopey mand

and the national geographics and screen writing credits, star trek - the next generation", and banana, that changed the world. and i think it might be the most eclectic of any author that we've had at an event. he currently lives in portland, maine with the writer and their two young boys, and dan and rob, thank you so much for being here. rob, you've mentioned you game straight from a shift so thank you so much for squeezing us in for this this evening. i could not put this book down. i was peeking at it in between customers, all day at work, i left the store and came home and plopped myself on the couch and snshd it, it was incredible, and it's not the book i expected. and we've discussed it earlier, but it's completely nonpolitical. it's just what you were seeing in the e.r. and dan mentioned in an e-mail to me that this was actually a little bit of a struggle to write this book and not more of the medical drama and adventure story sort of thing, so i'd love to just hear a little how this particular book came about. >> sorry, i -- i muted. i don't know how that happened. >> am i be

. >>> today gianna franco sits with two stars of the star trek prodigy ahead of a new episode on paramount app. we are on the cbs >>> 6:54. i am justin andrews live in the bay area tonight for documentary screening and live performance, backlash began building after a joke he made about transgender and gay community in the latest net flix special stand up. net flix workers walked off the job and demanded the documentary be pulled. net flix is keeping the documentary. some say the jokes were simply entertainment. a live look at the chase center, it's foggy but tonight's screening will be right here. it is untitled and it gets underway at 7:00. it is sold out. no cell phones, smart watches or devices will be allowed. >>> i am anne makovec at the live news desk taking a live look at san francisco where there is a hearing on the troubles at the leaning millennium tower after a structural engineer cast doubt on a project going on there whether or not that could even make things worse. in 2017 we learned that the building had sunk more than a foot and was leaning to the northwest and a structura

latest research note is looking at what he called earthbound logistics companies on the one hand, and star treknto space on the other. there's been so much excitement around companies like virgin galactic or whoever. and on the other hand, if you look at these airfreight companies, think fedex, ups, they are moving a lot of stuff. as a result, they are actually doing better over the year or so than the s&p 500, whereas you look at what is going on with these space stocks, they haven't been able to keep up with the index. tom: is amazon an airfreight company? david: it is to the extent that it is handling its own business. that is a piece of amazon÷bq: this point. how much they are doing for other companies, and can you really buy their service independently, that becomes the issue. no doubt they are a competitor to fedex and ups come but a lot of that is their own business, just being able to move goods around. so what you've got in the end is a group that, no matter how you look at it, the traditional kinds of transportation companies are doing really well. yesterday was all about avis budget

. >>> a preview of star trek discovery season 4. watch at kpix.com or the kpix app.are also on the cbs news app. you can download it for free on your favorite streaming platforms. >>> we are taking a live look outside looking south from our sales force camera, a beautiful sunrise. we are asking you to help our neighbors in need this holiday season. to find out how to donate >>> i am anne makovec continuing to follow the amber alert in effect right now in california after a 15-year-old girl was kidnapped in the north bay. here is her picture, 15-year- old bambaloi. chp says a man forced her into his vehicle at a gas station in santa rosa. she lives in vallejo. here is the man that police are looking for. 20-year-old ionita cimino last seen in a green 2007 chrysler mini van. it had a paper license plate from the state of texas. he is 5'7", thin, brown hair and eyes, last seen wearing an orange shirt and black pants. i want to show you the girl's picture. she's 5'6", long dark hair last seen wearing black jeans and a black sweat shirt with green and red cherries on it.

he's also recipient of national geographic explores grant and has screenwriting classes include star trek the next generation of the office book banana, the fate of fruit the change the world. this might be the most eclectic resume of any author we've had at any venue for long philip reeker lives in portland, maine, with his wife, the writer kate thompson and their two young boys. dan and rob thank you so much for being here. rob you mentioned you came straight from a ship so thank you so much for squeezing as in for this evening. i could not put this book down. i was peaking at in between customers all the work. i left the store and came out and just plopped myself on the couch and finished it. it is really incredible and it's not the book i expected about, about code. we discussed this a little bit earlier but it is completely nonpolitical. it's just what you were saying in the er and you mention an email to me this is actually a little bit of a struggle to write this book and not more of a medical drama and adventure story so i would love it to just here a little bit about how this par

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he is in four marvel movies, three hobbits, and a "star trek." plays the villainous cowboy, phil burbank, in "the power of the dog." >> gentlemen, yes, that's what you do. >> oh. >> oh, right. >> that's what you do. >> it's really just for wine drinks. >> oh. got that, boys? only for the drinks. now get christmas food. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: "the power of the dog" is in select theaters wednesday, and on netflix december 1st. please welcome benedict cumberbatch. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: it's good to have you here, very good to see you. >> very nice to be here, nice to be back. >> jimmy: i love to hear you speak with an american accent. "doctor strange," et cetera, i like it. it amazes me. >> i was saying backstage how difficult it is to speak in an english accent after doing a day of filming of "doctor strange." something happens, it's really odd. i thought to myself, i hope i don't go on stage -- oh, i'm doing it now. it's a weird thing. >> jimmy: it's amazing to hear that phase into american like that. >> you're very kind.

jimmy kimmel last night responding to rumors that he was offered william shatner's seat before the star trekest person to reach space on newshepard's second operational and crew flight. we're showing those images right there. i will say, though, david, that tom hanks since at least 2014 and we don't know whether he's actually given the ticket back or sold the ticket back, but he did have a seat on virgin galactic, which was valued at something like $200,000 when he purchased it perhaps he is still going to space, but just maybe with the rival company. >> and for a far lesser sum than he indicated he would have had somehow potentially had to pay of course "apollo 13." he was great in that >> he was. he's always great. >> he looked great, too. i'm always marveled. shatner was incredible at 90 i couldn't get over the fact that he could tie his shoe by putting his leg up on his knee and hanks looks great, too >> commercial space flight and so-called space tourism is a much bigger part of the conversation in general. and i just say virgin galactic is up 1% that stock hammered over the past couple

just a month ago devry was one of the passengers with star trek but yesterday he crashed along with anotherd the crash. griff: another horrendous attack in afghanistan, a blast on the bus kills at least 1 person in kabul. ryan live with the latest, reporter: hi, griff, at least one person killed in that attack. several wounded. that information coming to us by way of the associated press which has been speaking with the taliban official, the same official saying that the number could, indeed, rise. we are, in fact, getting conflicting reports right now but at least one killed in that attack. most recent victims in attack that is we have seen in afghanistan over the last several weeks, that official saying that the blast was caused by a car bomb. this was in kabul as you said, no immediate claim of responsibility but it occurred in a neighborhood in the afghan capital that is heavily populated by shiites who have been the target of repeated attacks by islamic state militants, sunni group which considers shiites muslims to be heretics and yesterday attack that sent 15 afghans to the hospital.

wilson cruise is on "star trek" discovery which jason says the first episode of season 4 was, quote,re to tell me the way he sees it. joining me is actor and activist wilson cruz. welcome finally to "the sunday show." >> hi, jonathan. thank you so much for having me. first, i want to apologize for the sound of my voice. is i'm so thrilled to be here with you, one of my personal heroes. >> oh, my god. stop. you're going to make me cry on sunday morning. this is not about he me. this is about you. i know you really care about this conversation that's happening under the blood umbrella of critical race theory. how do you see it? >> first of all, let's acknowledge the fact that this issue is a made up issue. it's an attempt to politicize our educational system for political gain and our students are being used as pawns in my opinion. you know, the way that we teach our -- what we're really talking about here is the teaching of our history. the story of our country. how we came to be who we are. but it's also -- you know, we are also -- history is also a mirror and a window for our studen

we don't have a transporter like star trek, so becky makes the physical move back here from 34th streete. andrew is here becky is on her way back after that brian cornell interview she'll be joining us shortly we also have highlights of that interview that will run, in case you missed it. at this point we're having an mccolllock week as far as the markets go down a little bit today on the dow the nasdaq is indicated up a little of a bounce back yesterday in the averages after the first down week we had in five it happened last week. then next week, time is flying, andrew you know -- >> flying. >> turkey day is coming. >> yeah, it is you get tired. >> from the triptofan in the turkey that would be enough how could you not? you eat the turkey, you get tired, that's what it is. >> i have actually, i get made fun of by my family. i have been in a food coma have you ever been in a food coma where you are so tired, if in the middle of a meal you almost have to go lie down. it's probably my fault >> i have gone and lied down >> it's not the way. it's a food. >> go ahead. let's bring everybody

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i can't believe you | just commit the sin of mixing up star wars and star trek.oss southern areas this morning but a bit livelier further north you are. strong wind around. easing through the day. a lot of dry weather to come. during either big pressures chart to show you what is going on. an area of low pressure where there is wind swirling around. clearing away but it is before it clears we see the strongest wind. gusts of a mph. shah was pushing in on the breeze from the north—west. parts of north—west england, north—west scotland, frequent here at the moment and pushing through the skies quite quickly that is because we have severe gale force winds. that could cause a few travel and power problems and pretty rough seas to the north—west of scotland, too. waves approaching ten metres high to the coast of sutherland. it is, as i said, a very lively start, especially in the northern half of the country. why did further south, clouds and some sunshine coming through every now and again through today. overall a bit more sunshine than we saw yesterday. more staying

it's also a sought after site to sleep under the stars, but making the trek with a tent and a sleeping a dream vacation. it's why more and more americans are going glamorous camping, also known as glamping, think the idea is that we're offering in an upscale version of a camping experience. uh so instead of the typical sleeping in the dirt, you're sleeping in a king size bed and getting some of that extra amenities that you want when you're on vacation. andy chaff runs the under canvas experience at the great smoky mountains, one of a handful of glamping sites across the u. s. he's heard you say the under canvas experience promises to take the hassle out of camping. instead of packing a home away from home. you get to sit back, relax in a tent, unlike any other. these tents here they all come fully equipped with what you find in a typical hotel roo. so most have a king size bed. they're gonna offer a full bathroom and a stove that would keep the tent warm. that's totally got my attention. this chicago mother knew it would be the perfect way to introduce her son to the great outdoors, s