neal stephenson will join us next to talk about that and more. bloomberg. ♪ emily: we've been talking about the metaverse a lot, the term coined in 1992 by neal stephenson in his book "snow crash." since then, there have been many guesses about what a world spliced with virtual reality will look like. neal stephenson is out with a new thriller in which climate change is out of control and a visionary billionaire has a big idea for reversing global warming, a topic which could not be more timely as well. neal stephenson joins us in studio, and it is great to have you in person. >> it is great to be here. emily: you have a massive following, and you could have written about anything. you chose climate change, which is something the masses have had a hard time understanding and grappling. >> even scientists and people technically on the ball can have a hard time getting their heads around the whole topic. i have kind of got a niche as someone who writes around technical topics. emily: the story centers around a billionaire who decides to take matter

romaine: betsy stephenson.e are still waiting on president biden who is scheduled to speak about some of the issues going on with the economy, particularly the supply chain issue and how that feeds into inflation. hang tight for one second, we are actually watching president biden walking out right now. he is at the dakota county technical college in rosemount, minnesota. he is expected to deliver remarks. if you are still with us, we will keep an eye here on president biden. i am curious if you could talk about supply chain issues and how that factors into the inflation picture and whether there needs to be a reaction to that. >> one of the things we are seeing is that people are out there buying goods at a very high rate. as opposed to services. we have been cooped up with the pandemic for so long and we want new cars and couches. we want new stuff. we are still hesitant to go to restaurants and shows and do things in person. the inflation is coming from that real surge in demand to buy stuff at the same time

. >> narrator: we brought these critiques to theirector of utah's post program, scott stephenson. >>ts go out into the field with a heightened sense of paranoia, seeing threats where there might not actually be threats? >> i think it is a valid observation. but i do not believe so. how would you want us to train? if... if those situations are so infrequent, do you want somebody go in, going in without any type of experience at all? and if so, how do you expect them to perform? we put officers in, in ugly situations, we really do. and then we expect it to be perfect every time. if i can teach them in that situation where the potential outcome is a shooting, then maybe they'll try to avoid it. (man shouts) (guns firing) >> narrator: of the 226 shootings we examined, 107 involved at least one officer who had graduated from post five years earlier or less. post director scott stephenson said that kind of statistic needed further investigation. >> one, i want to know each situation. i want to know if it was a, a poor choice, bad decision. and then i'd want to interview them to find out, "

we have a crash 880 at stephenson and fremont. no injuries, no lanes blocked. we'll update you once crews arrive. >>> random attack on the streets of san francisco is under investigation. a man arrested last night after attacking an elderly man in the sunset district at 9th and irving. witnesses say the man is in custody and seemed to be having a mental episode as he tried to leave after the assault, two witnesses tackled him and held him until police officers arrived. the victim was taken to the hospital with a head injury. sfpd says his wound is non-life-threatening. >>> it looks like california may see another revenue wind fall next year which may ultimately benefit taxpayers. a $31 billion budget surplus for the next fiscal year could create a good problem because it exceeds constitutional limits. remedies may involve more spending on infrastructure or schools or even giving something back to taxpayers. >>> some popular spots in yosemite are getting makeovers. it will be years before visitors can enjoy those changes. the 140 acre campground will undergo ext

including san francisco voting down that project on stephenson street this past week.part of the larger picker of a desire from the legislature, executive branch and department of justice having more assertive state rule dealing with the housing lot aired that úsaid, i don't think with what the attorney general announced here introduce the equation more than emphasis on the issue . >> last question in the final moments we have left. attorney general was in san francisco and attending the swearing in of his friend who is now the new san francisco city attorney. what you expect him to tackle first? >> corruption scandal is how he got into the job. general manager stepped down after being indicted. that will be part of this. housing. that's a big issue in sacramento. housing and homelessness. he led the way on marriage equality and enhancement on those things. he has a full plate. >> thank you both. >> this week's look at something beautiful is the best of post-pandemic return of the holiday ice rink of union square incense and san francisco. >> that's the end of our chau

we had isabella wilkerson, we had brian stephenson's book, and this was part of our inventory.sabella wilkerson's book came out, "caste," how do you talk about race by somebody else, sobooks on native american peope that are michigan-based as well as other parts of the country. and so our category of nonfiction really benefited us at that time. it gave us a chance to share what we already knew and then to dig around and find other things. we found that people in some of these organizations wanted to have book groups and book clubs. they were at home, they were meeting with each other across the zoom, and so we were able to send books to their residences as a result of some new things that happened in publishing and distributions. for example, there's a ship to home operation that we can use by calling up the distributer and having them send the book directly to the home of the person. well, that was a huge boon for us. the old idea of special orders full blown now. us a great deal. we had other books that were children's books that helped us and we have a new book now called we

the new chief executive of the club and former playerjohn stephenson said he wouldn't hesitate to upholdds racism. the club will now review whyjohn faragher�*s comments went reported at the time. a hearing into the scandal at yorkshire, tonight development here raise questions about the issue, and tonight's development here raises questions about the issue. 0n the final day of cop26, climate activists pile on the pressure, while the president of the summit calls for one last push to reach a deal. coming up — text messages from the duchess of sussex to a former aide are released in court — claiming harry faced "constant berating" from the royal family over her strained relationship with her father, coming up on sportsday on the bbc news channel: another blow to lewis hamilton's formula 1 title defence. a five—place penalty means he'll be unable to start higher than sixth on the grid at sunday's sao paulo grand prix. hundreds of teachers have been targeted in recent weeks by pupils who've anonymously made abusive videos on the social media platform tiktok. some teachers have been accused o

we're looking at free month down by tesla moving north up start stephenson where there is that crash. we got that confirmation. we have a smooth flow of traffic all around incluing the altamont pass. we have a new incident near the coliseum. sounds like there may be a small fire. >>> coming up, a recipe for savings and peace of mind. with thanksgiving a week away, creativity may be the key to avoiding higher prices and empty shelves. what experts say you can do. >>> what's for breakfast? details on a special deal five decades in the making. and the approaching deadline. >>> first, did you feel this? multiple small earthquakes in the east bay yesterday. right now on nbcbayarea.com, why the area around the epicenter is more prone to shaking. ray loves vacations. but his diabetes never seemed to take one. everything felt like a 'no'. everything. but then ray went from no to know. with freestyle libre 2, now he knows his glucose levels when he needs to. and... when he wants to. so ray... can be ray. take the mystery out of your glucose levels, and lower your a1c. now you know. try it for

meanwhile, essex cricket chief executive john stephenson said he is "extremely disappointed" by furtherarif, while at the club between 2001 and 2004 — and the resignation of essex chairmanjohn faragher after he was accused of using racist language in a 2017 board meeting, which he denies. we're running out of superlatives for lewis hamilton. you would be forgiven for thinking he'd blown his chances at the sao paulo grand prix — he had to make up 25 places lost to two different penalties to claim victory, a feat descibed by former world champion damon hill as "one of the best drives i've ever seen in formula 1 — by anyone." and it's hard to disagree — asjoe lynskey reports. and he picks up the brazilian flag... and he picks up the brazilian flan... . . . and he picks up the brazilian flan... , ,, and he picks up the brazilian flag. .. result is a special place for lewis _ flag. .. result is a special place for lewis hamilton. _ flag. .. result is a special place for lewis hamilton. the - flag. .. result is a special place| for lewis hamilton. the tracker flag. .. result is a special plac

this is north 880 at stephenson boulevard. there is activity to the right hand side of the road way. there is an injury crash. unfortunately a vehicle went down the embankment into a ditch. they're trying to recover the vehicle so you will see some activity. early start along 880 through fremont, things are at the limit. i will let you know if that changes. other than that things are fairly quiet. >>> we are continuing to follow breaking news, amber alert now in effect for a girl, a teen- age girl who was kidnapped in santa rosa yesterday afternoon. here is her picture, a 15-year- old. chp says a man forced her into his vehicle at a gas station in santa rosa. she lives in vallejo. here is the man officers are looking for. 20-year-old simoneaud, last seen in a green '07 chrysler town and country mini van with a paper license plate on the vehicle. here is the number 12478u3. he is described as 5'7", thin, brown hair and eyes, last seen in an orange shirt and black pants. i want to show you her picture again. she's 5'6", long dar

i was just taken by -- i was listening to brian stephenson last weekend, he was talking about his grandmother. i think people of my generation, we talk about our grandmother, we talk about our elders. they had these big influences in our lives. and i even think back to the committee that we had, some of the elders, when we first presented the idea of the figures. i remember one of the comments, i don't know who said that you can't have people -- it was like, wow. so again, we put in a bridge. that's where the bridge came from. and so again, the kind of responses, whether it's a whisper or whatever, but just makes the work better. the more voices i think you can pull into the work, the more the work begins to live not only through you but it lives through the community. >> in terms of the legacy of the museum, how do you hope your work holds up 50 years from now? what should we take from your work, you know, in 50 years? >> this is wonderful thing about landscape, unlike architecture. landscape is in constant transformation, right? and, you know, i would like the contributions to be that, you

i'm super proud of this film the director and rewriter, i should say, it was simon stephenson originallynary talent and rather like jane, he just has a mastery of every aspect of filmmaking from the ratio of the screen to the texture of the clothing to -- i mean, you know, even going up to the first five minutes in the recording of his brother's score -- it's a very talented family -- and saying, "this is what the character's feeling at the moment that you're playing this theme. and it was just -- i fell in love with louis. he's a very quiet hero in a very loud victorian world and he suffered a great deal from finding it difficult to be in this world he was diagnosed in his life with schizophrenia, though he's not in here now -- or observed, so out of respect we're less prescriptive in our take on him. but, you know, he struggled, and it's really a film about love -- the love he had for his wife, beautifully played by claire foy, sustaining him throughout his life and his career and -- oh, gosh, i don't know. i mean, there are just some characters that don't leave you alone. i loved phil

the question i asked you is john stankey and randall stephenson have said repeatedly that this has still think that stand out? >> well, look, i mean, one of the things that is important to mention is that hbo, there has never been a stock called hbo. right? so throughout its entire 49-year-old history, there has always ban parent company. it has been a series of mergers and acquisitions that have taken place. the at&t deal, look, if it's very, very successful, i'm not sure if they answer the phone then when they calm. i think that vertical integration turn out to be much heard than they thought and i think john stankey admits that in the book. i think the market didn't value, give them the premium that they thought they would have after this acquisition >> jeff,you have been watching the sland scape play out we seen what happened with disney's numbers last week are you of the view that in the end there will be five players, two players, how does this play out? >> you know, i'm here because i'm so excited about the book. i couldn't put it down and it's a heavy book it's a big book. i do w

that's why i also pushed for united stephenson street that would have pushed for more housing than this item was required to preserve. but this portion of the budget requires both the mayor and the board to agree. we know we cannot prevent the mayor from appropriating these funds and she cannot stop us from -- i also want to state for the record that the small sites program is not simply suffering because it is underfunded, it is in desperate need, as we know, of meaningful reforms, and it is desperately understaffed. before we refund this program, we need to know why it hasn't worked for acquisition citywide, and i need to work on that, and it sounds like many supervisors have been working on that. since 2001, we have not been abled to rehab a small site for permanent affordable housing. it is not for lack of will, it is because for the reasons that have been mentioned in this chamber today. in the past seven years, since the program was preserved, we've only been able to preserve 33 units a year. so the fact of the matter is this program has not worked, it will not work to the level o

in a statement, john stephenson, who used to play for essex, and only took up the role four weeks agoesterday, he called a board meeting, and at that board meeting john faragher�*s resignation was unanimously accepted by the board. it was set free's departure was an important first step of the club must now act further and that will include reviewing the internal reporting mechanisms to ensure any allegations can be thoroughly investigated. you mention yorkshire and now essex, what does this reveal about cricket's culture and were just leave its image after the last couple of weeks? i leave its image after the last couple of weeks?— leave its image after the last couple of weeks? leave its image after the last coule of weeks? ~ . ., , couple of weeks? i think what it was sold to many — couple of weeks? i think what it was sold to many people _ couple of weeks? i think what it was sold to many people that _ couple of weeks? i think what it was sold to many people that this i couple of weeks? i think what it was sold to many people that this is i couple of weeks? i think what it was sol

we'll find out what rhys stephenson has up his sleeve for this weekend's strictly.ford. dan's with them. morning, dan. we are here this morning because we have matt and rainbow with us. have a massive round of applause for teen rickshaw, raising money for children in need. i want to hear a bit more about rainbow and his inspirational story. they are off to liverpool today. it has started raining here in manchester. we will talk to them in the moment and some of those supporting children in need as well. sally mentioned, over £40 million raised. this is the story of this man and his incredible rickshaw so far. hiya. evening. car beeps. cheering. bye, bye, bye, bye. thank you. hopefully you can hear me. i think we had a few technical issues earlier on. matt baker, everybody, come on! ., , , earlier on. matt baker, everybody, comeon! ., , , , come on! day one yesterday. yes. those figures — come on! day one yesterday. yes. those figures are _ come on! day one yesterday. yes. those figures are staggering. - come on! day one yesterday. yes. those figures are staggering.