in new york of dominique strauss-kahn for sexual assault was media sensation.ating ordeal for his then wife, tv journalist anne sinclair. the fascinating new book is not about her ex-husband but about her famous grandfather. with some questions and answers she met recently with our colleague erin moriarty of "48 hours." >> last fall, the journalist considered the barbara walters of france spoke inside a packed auditorium at new york university. anne sinclair's name and face are instantly recognizable in paris, where she has interviewed top news makers for over 30 years. but here she is known more for something else. this is anne sinclair in may of 2011. she was in new york as the wife of dominique strauss-kahn, then the head of the international monetary fund after he had just been accused of attempted rape of a maid at manhattan hotel. sinclair reportedly one of the wealthiest women in france, put up $6 million in cash and insurance to bail him out of jail. >> so we had to stay in new york because he had an electronic bracelet and all the journalists was on th

i was a student in the '60s and '70s of leo strauss and some of strauss' students out in claremont; actually, originally, a student of allan bloom's at cornell, then i went out to claremont. and originally, i was really focused on the study of obscure texts in the history of political philosophy written by dead white males like plato and cicero and people like that. and my first book, in fact, was an interpretation of plato's apology of socrates. but it really wasn't until the '80s that i got interested in a serious way in american politics and i used my knowledge of the history of philosophy to help to understand the principles of this country. and i think it really did help as a matter of fact, in articulating what the founding was all about. c-span: do you have a family? >> guest: i do. c-span: kids? >> guest: i've got four children... c-span: how old are they? >> guest: ... and a wife who teaches classics with me at the university of dallas. let's see, three boys, 10, 13, 15, and then a daughter who's a freshman at university of dallas who's 18. c-span: you have inside the book under the

msk(music) >> and then you have strauss, extraordinary piece. the most challenging of all. string orchestra work. 23 solo instrument no violin section, now viola section; everybody is responsible for their part in this piece. the challenge is something that i felt not only that we could do , absolutely could do but i wanted to show off. i can't tell you how aware i am of the audience. not only what i hear but their vibes, so strong. i have been doing this for a long time. i kind of make them feel what i want them to feel. there is nobody in that audience or anywhere that is not going to know that particular song by the fourth note. and that is our encore on tour. by the way. i am proud to play it we are from san francisco. we are going to play that piece no matter where we are.@p

ellen strauss, lisa depaulo. >> we need somebody very smart.aybe a special prosecutor. >> we'll see if the fourth time is the charm so to speak. >>> anyway, up next, hillary clinton's had a few stumbles out of the gate. she hasn't announced her presidential campaign yet. she needs a sparring partner, viable contender to make her a stronger candidate. that's what some people think on the democratic side. you're watching "hardball." the place for politics. . . the conference call. the ultimate arena for business. hour after hour of diving deep, touching base, and putting ducks in rows. the only problem with conference calls: eventually they have to end. unless you have the comcast business voiceedge mobile app. it lets you switch seamlessly from your desk phone to your mobile with no interruptions. i've never felt so alive. get the future of phone and the phones are free. comcast business. built for business. >>> welcome back to "hardball." well, republican contenders for 2016 are already duking it out. hillary clinton is sitting comfortably abov

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sharon strauss calls the speech historic. >> i hope it's a moment where the country and world really hears netanyahu out and realizes who they're dealing with with . >> according to the white house president obama was busy and did not watch the speech. in college park brad bell, abc 7 news. >> and we want to add that the president said he missed the speech because he was on video conference with european leaders discussing the crisis in ukraine. >> i did have a chance to take a look at the transcript and as far as i can tell there was nothing new. the prime minister, i think, appropriately pointed out that the bond between the united states and america is unbreakable and on that point i thoroughly agree. >> prime minister netanyahu's speech and the current u.s. relationship with israel are the focus of our latest town hall. that's tonight at 7:00. you can watch it live on our sister station newschannel 8 or on line at wjla.com. congress has approved funding for the department of homeland security through the end of the fiscal year. it's a victory for president obama and democrats. re

it is one of the greatest political thinkers of the modern era who was a student of leo strauss. the political philosopher and had actually been a liberal republican and supporter charles percy who changed his mind in this. when the republican party was undergoing a revolution. he sided on the platform debate in the word extremist they've come up over and over again. so he wrote this speech for barry goldwater. if you take it out of context if you look at the words on the page, what they actually wrote with a defensive natural right that the political philosopher like leo strauss might express. the difference was they came at this very supercharged political moment and it's the difference between philosophy and politics. as soon as the word extremist and, which presented as a virtue at that moment, the republican party came in a different theme. >> again come you cannot divorce it from the broader context. in 1964 we were two years away from having survived the cuban missile crisis. as republicans met in san francisco after research was going on in mississippi for murdered civil

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this month she didn't have the jurisdiction to approve the sale of revel to the florida developer straussd because the terms of the sale changed from an earlier deal she had approved. now both parties are asking the judge to treat the proposal as a new sale request. ♪♪ >>> philadelphia school system the topic of debate tonight among the mayoral candidates. all except one attended at the school in south philadelphia. they fielded questions submitted by community members about their plans to improve education. >>> republican martina white has beaten the democratic rival tonight to win the special election for pennsylvania's 170th house district. the seat was left vacant in november when democrat boyle was arrested to congress. so republicans pick up a seat. >>> movie star angelina jolie, revealed she chose to have more preventive surgery to reduce her risk of cancer. and obviously when jolie makes a decision like this it will get enormous amounts ever attention. >> absolutely. jolie is a huge world figure. now she is battling is it that many women can relate to. at the age of 39 her body ha

developer glen strauss is is bidder with money ins rowand a sale could be sanctioned tomorrow but the casino contract says it can accept a better deal if it comes along before the closing date of march 31 and so the saga goes on. and this is what center city's newest luxury highrise residential copied owe building will look like. they officially broke ground today on 500 walnut and the building will rise 26 stories near independence mall. prices range from 3 to 17 million dollars. units will have floor to ceiling windows and building will have underground robotic parking system. the developer says the building wail peel to people moving from the suburbs into this city. >> the federal emergency management agency has agreed to reopen up to 144,000 flood insurance claims from super storm sandy. many property owners say they were vastly underpaid for danl caused by the storm. and they have caused insurers of fraud for the way they assessed damage. some victims say they got a frank of what their insurance companies promises and about 2200 claims are already in litigation. >> there was fran

at home, san francisco clothing gaps gap and levi strauss are the latest to denounce the law. the issue laebing into the world of sports. yils just a few days away from hosting the ncaa men's basketball tournament final four. some are calling on tournament officials to move at the last minute while others are asking the ncaa to move future events in that city. indy also houses the ncaa headquarters which drops the ncaa right in the middle of this controversy. meantime, a similar religious freedom bill in arkansas could get a vote by the state's full house later today. if passed the governor has promised that bill will be signed into law. now, opponents of both laws say there's a loophole that would lead to widespread discrimination against gays and lesbians. >>> 4:46. a quick check of the markets before they open. landon is live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >>> good morning, laura. future pointing to a lower open after stocks rallied monday pushing the dow back into positive territory for the year. a number of mergers and takeover deals in the health care sector.

gat and levi strauss says the -- gap and levi strauss says the law is bad for business.arkansas lawmakers will move forward with their own bill that's similar to indiana's even considering the backlash against indiana, including walmart stores based there in arkansas. executives say the bill sends the wrong message about that state as west in our next hour of "mornings on 2," we'll have more on the comments from the governor. >>> and same-sex couples in japan, they are celebrating after marriage rights were approved in one part of tokyo. members of the assembly voted today to approve same-sex marriage certificates. this is the first time that's happened in japan and this would only apply to that one district. it would not be legally binding either. the first marriage certificates are expected to be issued in july. >>> 7:51. police, parents and students are on alert in hayward following a string of attempted kidnappings. the most recent incident happened on friday. police say a man forced a 16- year-old girl into the back seat of a white car as she was walking home from h

gap and levi strauss has issued this joint statement. republican lawmakers in indiana who pushed the law through are now scrape scrambling to reform it because of all the criticism. >> and to the extent that we need to clarify through legislative action that this law does not and will not be alowed to discriminate against anyone. we plan to do just that. >> this weekend indianapolis is hosting the ncaa men's basketball final four and charles barkley and other nba super stars want the game to be moved of indiana. san francisco state university joined the mayors to ban publicly funded travel to indiana. same sex couples in japan are celebrating approval of major rights in one part of tokyo. members voted to approve issuing the same sex. >>> hundreds of east bay mud customers are complaining. their water smells and tastes bad. they say the water is cloudy and it tastes like metal. east bay mud is not disagreeing but reassuring customers it is okay the water is safe to drink. it is directly related to where that water is collected. >> we typ

joining me now is ellen strauss, who was a friend of kathy durst.een as someone who has seen this murder of your friend go unsolved for potentially 30 years? >> 33 years to be exact. i'm over the moon that they have caught him. i've been waiting a long time. i waited -- i worked on it alone for 18 years. that's a long time. >> it is a long time. >> one of my heros came into my life. i trusted him. i showed him all my files, everything. he wrote a wonderful book. a few years later -- >> go ahead. >> it took a little longer but i trusted two more heros to make "the jinx." >> it is a masterpiece. it is much discussed. >> masterpiece. >> the question now is the saga of robert durst comes back to the floor. what do you make of these latest -- the fact that he's being put in a new orleans prison that has a mental health unit, that his lawyers are bringing up neurological surgery he may have had? >> i think robert durst is anything but suicidal. it's like sherlock holmes was a self-described functioning sociopath. i think that's exactly what robert durst i

reporter: and two more bay area based companies are joining the course of opposition both gap and levi's strauss issuing this statement saying the law is bad. the law is not only damaging the state reputation but it can hurt the business climate. i asked did you lose any business out of this and he said no not yet. but frankly it's something i'm concerned about. >> a lot of fall out very fast. heather holmes, thank you. >>> there's a lot of questions following a deadly shooting at the head of the nsa. a driver failed to stop at a security gate and instead spread up crashing into a police car. officers opened fire. there were two men inside that suv. one man died at the scene and the second was wounded. investigators say the men were wearing wigs and the car had been stolen. the investigators say some cocaine and a gun were found in the suv. they don't believe this is a case of terrorism. >>> the widow and children of actor and comedian robin williams today agreed to try to resolve their dispute over the late actors personal items out of court. his widow susan williams says his children, zack, ze

later we'll talk to ellen strauss, she was a friend of robert durst's first wife kathy, who disappeared in 1982. should evidence if the hbo film be admissible in court? you can tweet us or find us on facebook. a fascinating discussion about what is legal and what is ethical. >>> the u.s. and iran back at the negotiating table over iran's nuclear program as president obama fires back at the 47 senate republicans who signed the controversial letter to iran insisting that it is not the way that america does business. this morning, a new cnn/orc poll shows an overwhelming of majority of americans favor direct diplomacy with the iranians. let's begin our coverage with cnn senior white house correspondent michelle kosinski. >> a large majority 68% feel the u.s. should be negotiating with iran over its nuclear program. and on that letter signed by 47 senate republicans, telling iran that congress plays a bigger role than iran might expect more people 49% felt it went too far. 39% felt it was appropriate. and president obama had a lot to say about that. in an interview he just did with vice new

gap and levi strauss are calling on apparent and other businesses to speak out against legalized discrimination. they say discriminatory laws are unquestionably bad for business saying they're wrong and must be stopped. apple's ceo denounced indiana's religious freedom law as well. >> now, san francisco supervisors will introduce a resolution condemning the indiana law. that resolution also called for city departments and private businesses to end business relations with the state of indiana. the board will vote on that resolution next week. >> and now back to our top story. san bruno's mayor calling on the california utilities commission to uphold big fines against pg&e following the deadly 2010 explosion in san bruno. >> that's a big story from today. we'll try again with stephanie chuang live in san francisco where the mayor made that demand, and the money is not the only part of the equation. also safety improvements. good morning. >> that's right. good morning sam and kris. mayor of san bruno stood on the steps here of the building this morning saying it's been a long fight, four and a hal

but why are restaurants still serving plastic strauss? much longer if a bunch of teens get their way. we're going to explain tonight on bay area nightbeat at 10:00 on our sister station, kbcw 44/cable 12. >>> paper clips, pennies, plastic cups, they are not just supplies. but also tools to teach science in the eyes of this week's jefferson award winner. sharon chin introduces us to her tonight. >> reporter: yes. for years, tzipor ulman volunteered at a number of schools. she concluded elementary schools were missing something in their science classes. so she jumped in. >> whoo! >> reporter: these kindergarten students are launching marshmallows, hammering nails, and balancing pennies. >> now we're going to use the lever. >> reporter: it's the science of simple machines. 5-year-old explains. >> love it. i have a pivot so it can move. >> you want to try to do 2 and 2. >> reporter: this session in monta loma elementary in mountain view is the brainchild of tzipor ulman. she founded the nonprofit "science is elementary" in 2008 to bring scien

the author is barry strauss is a professor a cornell and knows his stuff.so stay with it for the first 50 pages then it turns into a fascinating murder mystery with some fascinating twists and turns, and one of history's great tragedies, the fall of the roman republic. >>> the worldwide defense market reached a record 64$64 billion. so who do you think is the world's beggest arms importer? russia china, india, as the united states. it turns out saudi arabia was the world's biggest arms importer in 2014. to learn that the kingdom will single handedly account for 1 of$1 of out ever $7 spent in 2014. if you look at a map you can understand why, tensions throughout the middle east fears of isis are surely behind the increase. india was the second biggest importer last year and china was the third. the small country of the united arab emirates was the fourth largest weapons importer in the world followed by taiwan. overall the defense market rose a little bit last year so perhaps everyone is feeling tense. the correct answer to our gps challenge answer was c, in

actually published in new york city said new york city depends on slavery as much a strauss and thus. the economy of the city was very closely tied to that of the south which led to ramifications. business interests wanted to appease the south. politicians were pro- southern in their attitudes on the sectional conflict. the abolitionist movement was quite small and weak compared to other places. on places. on the other hand, new york at a vigorous free black committee. people who are willing to take to the streets to protest the apprehension of fugitive slaves. so in a sense new york is a little epitome of the sectional conflict, a house divided just like the nation itself. >> your.is well taken that there is a a vibrant free black community in new york. they are very much involved in supporting these fugitives who are arriving. but free black people have a prominent role to play in the underground railroad and what happens to people who are fugitives when they arrive in new york. why have we not like very much about that? >> that is absolutely right and i do try to emphasize that my

he was a student of lee strauss befermingt he was a student of-- , of great people.t kip a teenager, really. and so anyway i heard about him but i took one look at this guy and i knew it was i came from that. theres with a familiarity. >> rose: i want to talk about some of the things that you have done. i know you have talked about this of about. but i mean when you did dog day afternoon did you know that you and sydney had created something? >> interesting. because when we were doing it and i remember saying being on the-- because we rehearsed for a long time. and then i remember charles once said well you know with this picture you pull the pin, let it go. because as-- as sid me said to me, he says it has its own life, al. while we were shooting it. he says it has a life of its own. i thought yeah. wow. i couldn't tell. because i would be-- marty very wisely goes i was drinking those days too. i put it kuming of an pardon me under the bank and both me and judith would be hitting on weed back down judi molina. she played my mother. and but they were all upstairs and

here at home, san francisco clothing companies gap and levi strauss are the late toast denound -- late denounce the act. indianapolis is a few day ace way from hosting the final four of the ncaa men's basketball tournament. some people are calling on tournament officials to move at the last minute while others are asking the ncaa to move future events away from the city. >>> now time to check your microclimate forecast as we take a live look outside. that, of course, is bay bridge. we experienced some warm temperatures yesterday, a bit of a cooldown today, christina. other changes in store as well. >> that's right, sam. you know the best part about doing weather here in the bay area is it's never stagnant, never stationary, always changing. and temperatures this morning definitely reflecting a cool start to the day and some cloud cover right over livermore. that's why you're at 55 degrees there, nice and clear in san martin. 46 degrees with the windchill factor. make sure you grab that jacket for today. you might need it stepping outside for lunch. we have this wind coming through. tha

strauss a gathered and the -- the coffinered and was carried by carriages.hn: japan's factory output fell more than it acted in february. we have a key barometer. economic health. levy key barometer of economic health. richard is a chief economist at the bank of singapore. richard, we have the bank of japan easing and more stimulus measures. why is it not reflected in the data? richard: i think it has been reflected in the data. it is very choppy especially around the start of the year. h rent that has been an improvement since they easing of last over -- october a you will see that. and especially the large manufacturing companies and they should show quite a step up. some it well to positive territory. that will be quite evident. than thetter indicator month-to-month numbers because they are so volatile and they can give you a bad message. shery ahn: how about consumer prices? they do not gain at all. zero. -- self hike and you have this is sentiment might be better but what about the rest of the economy? -- business sentiment might be better but what abou

it includes eric schmidt, john chaney are -- john chambers and strauss cellmate.ck of 23 of the entries. staying on college sports, march madness is here and sports fans are hungry for a championship team. could st. john's be the answer? 501 shots of winning, fans are hoping the school can bank its first tournament victory in 15 years. joining me to discuss it is a division chair and director of the sports management program at st. john's university. do you have money on this game? >> i have no money on this game. alix: st. john's did not see a profit from last year's game. what are the benefits to a win? >> the benefits of having a successful sport program typically, all have said you get increased marketing affect. outside of the new york area st. john was strictly a commuter school. people across the country would not know about it if it were not for the basketball program. we are happy the program has a resurgence. 2000 was the last year we won a tournament game. >> would you see more endowments? >> possibly, but most of them tend to go toward athletics which

. >> reporter: ellen strauss was the friend of his first wife kathleen. she is hopeful the evidence will lead to durst being convicted. >> this is vindication. >> some members of durst's family have a restraining order against him. the order covers the brother, sister-in-law and children and grandchildren. charlie. >>> thank you. israelis are going to the polls to vote for a new government. benjamin netanyahu vowed monday that a palestinian state would not be created on his watch. barry levinson is in tel aviv. barry, good morning. >> reporter: charlie, it's a lovely day here. it's warm and sunny and mild. that will help get people out to vote. election day in israel is a national holiday. there is no reason not to go to the polls. a lot of emotion going in the election. they are expecting a record turnout. if the early bird gets the worm score one for prime minister benjamin netanyahu who voted minutes after the polls opened at 7:00 a.m. his main challenger is american educated isaac herzog whose party was ahead. israeli media says the race tightened ove

ian mcnabb and literature a life of james laughlin, publisher for our strauss andrew. [applause] mary ann powell, the crusades of cesar chavez, a biography. william sperry. [applause] the recipient of this year's national book critic biography prize is john mayer [applause] and i'll read the citation. john mayer brings fiber opposed on a critic ackerman to his biography of one of the grace of the 20th century american theater. they must be in theatrical strokes. his is not a scholar, a dry biography by a deep reading of the notebooks as well as interviews with friends and collaborators is a gloriously flourish subtitle. the words are williamstown suggests williams, the useful quest of knowledge, the blur of alcohol and jackson at later years the book is that hard a psychological study probing how the playwright refashion his life experience is and psychological states into great dramatic works such as the glass menagerie, a streetcar named desire and cat on a hot tin roof. laura identifies an artistic reverting the subject of a time that seems rare in today's commercia

ellen strauss, a friend of durst's first wife court and jury kathleen talked about the new developments. >> i'm elated and satisfied and i feel vindicated because it really has been a long long time. and i'm hoping this time something is going to become of it. >> joining me now from los angeles, explain what happened in the courtroom that's putting a hitch in bringing hearsedurst back to l.a. >> dealing with the weapon that was found and also marijuana as well. they were saying durst was a felon in possession and they need more time to gather evidence and in galveston, the murder case. you can take a listen to what his attorney said as well. we want to contest the basis for his arrest because i think it's not based on facts, it's based on ratings. >> what they want to do is get this case back to los angeles as quickly as possible. but it's going to be at least until next monday and perhaps beyond that in terms of dealing with new charges. not only frustrating to attorneys but as well as the prosecutor's here in los angeles, it's a hurry up and wait situation. >> really interesting to he

for a long time he was the professor of international affairs and director of the strauss center forernational security and law at the university of texas. he writes widely on diplomatic history, foreign policy, and nuclear weapons and his latest book is called the nuclear state craft history and strategy in america's atomic age. to his right is general c. robert keeler of the air force who until recently was commander of the united states strategic command. in that role he was directly responsible to the secretary of defense and the presidents of the plans and operations of all u.s. forces conducting global strategic deterrents, nuclear alert, space, cyber space associated operations. after leaving the air force and leaving strategic command he went to stanford university where he is currently the lead lecturer at the center for international security and cooperation. we'll have professor gavin speak for about 20 to 25 minutes turn over the floor to the general, and then open the floor to q & a. i'm sure there will be many questions. >> well, it is a real honor to return to one of m

it's something to be cautious of but strauss-kahn not a major game changer. >> all right. we've got to go. and you've got to go i guess, as well. we have a hard break. >> he didn't answer if he was going to carry the watch if the harry winston store. >> you're talking buyers. thank you for playing along. it's a different company. i now know. harry wilson. okay. >>> coming up houston, we have a shipping problem. that story coming up after the break. and why women's empowerment is part of economic growth. melinda gates joins us. and as we head to break, we'll show you how weak the futures are this morning. dow would open lower by a lot. nearly a few hundred points. be right back. wow... woohoo! i'm dreaming... pinch me. no, not while you're driving. and, right now, you can get a one-thousand-dollar volkswagen credit bonus on jetta models. seriously, pinch me. it's not a dream. ow! it's the volkswagen stop dreaming, start driving event. stop dreaming, and test-drive one today. hurry in and you can get 0% apr plus a $1000 volkswagen credit bonus on 2015 jetta and passat models

but according to kathy's close friend ellen strauss, as time went on things changed dramatically. >> time went by. i would say thought became more and more violent. when i was in law school and she was in medical school i had calls forwarded to where i was. she would call me late at night for hours about his violence. >> reporter: kathy wrote in her dearry about her abusive marriage. friends told her to leave him. >> i used to say leave, get out. the guy's crazy. he talks to himself. leave. >> reporter: but she stayed. in the hbo documentary "the jinx" friends say kathy believed her life was in danger. >> she said to me promise me if something happens you'll check it out. i'm afraid of bobby. and i just said kathy, of course. >> reporter: then in january of 1982 kathy disappears. but durst doesn't report it for four days. he later claimed he last saw her when leaving her at a train station to return to new york city for medical school. her friends and family were devastated. >> you're angry that this can't be happening. you're basically in disbelief. kathy had a heart of gold. she lo