in seattle, the seattle city council took a vote to cap the number of drivers are allowed to be in seattle. something number, lower than what the market was demanding. there was a huge uproar. the people wanted uber. the mayor felt pressure and later they diverse set -- reverse a decision. likew disruptive companies uber needs what?> >> we need a government that is open-minded. if you stifle innovation, i can guarantee key that you will get stagnation. >> coming up next -- president whethernton talks about hillary clinton will run for the white house. that is next. >> welcome back to our special report. with more from former president and cgi founder, bill clinton. aboutt going to ask you secretary clinton's decision to run for office. >> i'm for whatever she wants to do. this is a rewarding thing. i wanted to say to all of you that the fundamental fact of power in a highly integrated, interdependent world is that it is more dispersed. you have one.is you can come here and form alliances and increase your impact. the bad news is people are trying to have more influence to. the traditional

in seattle, the seattle city council took a vote to cap the number of uber drivers are allowed to be eattle. a very low number, something lower than what the market was demanding. there was a huge uproar. the people wanted uber. the mayor felt pressure and later they reversed a decision. >> new disruptive companies like would be what? >> we need regulators who are open-minded to progress. we need a government that is open-minded. if you stifle innovation, i can guarantee that you will get stagnation. >> coming up next -- president bill clinton talks about whether hillary clinton will run for the white house. that is next. ♪ >> welcome back to our special report. with more from former president and cgi founder, bill clinton. i'm not going to ask you about secretary clinton's decision to run for office. if you feel like sharing that, i am sure we would all be happy to hear it. >> i'm for whatever she wants to do. [laughter] this is a rewarding thing. i wanted to say to all of you that the fundamental fact of power in a highly integrated, interdependent world is that it is more dispersed

this is the only licensed operating store in the city of seattle right now. two dozen licenses were issued by the state by monday. six or search stores around the state have been open and selling marijuana today. only one in the city of seattle. that's cannabis city. one has been waiting two and a half to three hours at times all the customers going home happy. david. >> alan, i'm so securous because in the neighborhood we see the subway shot and a glass store behind you. is it a nice neighborhood? a dingy neighborhood? what's it like? >> reporter: this is what they call soto in seattle, south of downtown. it is very much an industrial neighborhood. small shops, some restaurant but very industrial properties. that's where cannabis city has been able to set up shop and meet the requirements for distance to community centers, distance to schools, etc. we had the shop owner here, james, if you could step in here and just give us an idea. thanks for taking the time. how has it been today? >> wonderful, exhausting. ex haasinex-hasting and wonderful. >> you say they

have slowed everything down and they don't build housing and why should the state legislature build on that. the city of seattle, comparable to the city of san francisco, geographically constrained, difficult to develop. they build more housing than we do day in and day out. our 30,000 goal, people think it's a bunch of rhetoric. we are not doing enough, right? it's still not enough. in terms of the requirements where the cu and dr's whatever the thing, we are slowing the creation of the things that we need to solve the problem. so, i think that's what we would really like to be assured of that projects can move forward. that's the whole point of having neighborhood plans, right. that we are going to do neighborhood plans, we are going to fight the battle ones. this is one of the good things about redevelopment. you don't fight the individual battle every single time. you fight the battle about displacement and about public benefit and affordable housing and when it comes to individual building approvals, it's, it's not without drama but it is a lot smoother process and i recall at one point at the redevelopmen

the latest victory was the seattle city council that lifted the minimum wage to $15 an hour. [applause] meanwhile, around the world, powerful movements. in some cases, even governments are demanding economic justice. before we move on, as a former altar boy, i got to bring the pope into the conversation. who said, i have to quote--- "while the earnings of the minority are growing exponentially, so too is the gap separating the majority from the prosperity enjoyed by those happy few. imbalance is the result of ideologies to defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation. a new tyranny is thus born. invisible and often virtual. a new tyranny that readily imposes its own laws and rules. the thirst for power and possibilities knows no limits in this system which tends to devow -- devour everything that stands in the way of increased profits. whatever is fragile like the environment is defenseless before the interest of the market which becomes the only rule." powerful stuff. [applause] like lebron james, the pope's got game. one of the most compelling s

. >>> in the early 1990s, seattle, washington, was one of the fastest growing cities in the country. renee powell, a nurse that visited seattle on vacation, and never left. >> she bloomed, just like a flower. you could not believe how she looked and how she talked. and she giggled and laughed. >> but two years after renee moved to seattle, tragedy struck on a cold february night. a fire broke out in her apartment. when firefighters extinguished the blaze, they found renee's body. >> the victim is face down, arms to the side, legs apart. an ice pick was found between her legs. most of her clothes had been torn off. there were only remnants of a shirt that she had been wearing. >> renee had been gagged and bound. and appeared to have been strangled to death before the fire. the origin of the fire showed a possible motive. >> it appears that the fire had been lit between renee powell's legs. >> although there were no signs of forced entry, renee's purse and credit cards were missing. and all her electronic equipment was missing, like her tv and vcr. >> she had recently been doing laundry

the franchise issue. why do you think they are being treated unfairly in this? >> in seattle, the cityouncil passed unanimously, 9-0 and the mayor subsequently signed that bill that would bring the minimum wage from the current $9.25 an hour, excuse me, $9.32 an hour in seattle up to $15 over seven years if you are a small business with under 500 employees. if you have over 500 employees, it takes you three years to get there. however, they lumped franchises in with the larger businesses even though they have under 500 employees. if i'm a subway on this side of the street with 10, 15, employees and i'm a non-franchise across the street with 15 employees, i get seven years. if i'm a subway, i get three years to phase in to get up to $15. that's going to be a tough slide for folks that create a lot of jobs. >> makini walk me through the process of making franchises big corporations. >> it's -- j.j., it's unconchable for a big business to hide behind them. it's a fundamentally different business model. you get corporate support to create your menu and store front. you get corporate suppor

the bwest where we focus on one number that tells a lot. erlichman joins us from kansas city, washington. city.nabis this is the store. we are in an industrial spot in seattlepote first store in the city of seattle. the number today is 100 million. according to the company handling the software to track where this pot is coming from, they have tracked more than 100 million grams of marijuana over the last five years. it's a technology angle to a story we have been covering. this is a big deal for the state of washington. you now have legal pot selling across the state. tracking where that pot is coming from is important because regulation requires that it be in-state pot. that you're smoking and buying at these locations. >> are you really working today? i can't quite tell. >> [laughter] this is fascinating. i guess this is kind of play. this is an unusual situation. i think many people have curiosity. these are not just people who are coming to sample some of the company's material but also because there are a lot of theys who are wondering if can generate more tax revenue over the next few years. we will likely see a vote in alaska later this year and is

beyond i'd been corresponding with an engineer anothers sfmta about the same time of making wall and raised a point about the city of seattle having a 20 foot no parking prior to all crosswalk lines. indisputable to discussing this with captain silverman i'm somewhat aware of the fact there are certain limits in the infrastructure of the police department where they don't have the ability to communicate with sfmta i had a conversation with director reiskin and raised the same issue about pedestrian safety and frankly their no reason that people should be hit on fulton. and edward reiskin said he had a name for it it's called daylight savings time daylighting it's a well known practice within sfmta but they have a construction timeline or schedule they were moving westward and even though the statistics suggest there are certain intersections on the outer fulton area that have state of california more accidents than others they're not jumping their construction timetables to address those particular intersections that are problem. my request to the commission and i don't know if they have the authority to do it would be to w

the franchise issue. why do you think that franchisees are being treated unfairly in this? >> well, in seattle, the city council passed unanimously 9-0 and the mayor subsequently signed that bill that would bring the minimum wage from its current $9.25 an hour -- excuse me, $9.32 an hour in seattle up to $15 over seven years if you're a small business with under 500 employees. if you're a big business with over 500 employees, it would take you three years to get there. however, they have lumped franchisees, small independent owners or operators in with the larger businesses, even though they have under 500 employees. if i'm a subway on this side of the street and i've got 10, 12, 15 employees and i'm a nonfranchise business across the street, i have 10, 12, 15 employees, i get seven years if i'm a nonfranchise business. if i'm a subway i have three years to phase in to get up to $15. and that's going to be a tough slide for our hard-working folks. >> makini, walk me through some of the thought process for making franchisees thought of as big corporations rather than small businesses. >> jj, it's unconsc

four times the size of the city of seattle. 200 homes have been destroyed so far.ct his home from the fires. right now that fire is just 5% contained. >>> you know that smidgen of corruption at the irs? that now seems to be getting even bigger. there is bombshell new testimony that reveals more information about those 20 hard drives that crashed, including those of employees who often communicated with lois lerner. >> there is more questions about people that regularly corresponded with lois lerner, who regularly were part of this targeting of conservatives for their views that now seem to have problems with their computers and as a result, again, an absence of accountability. >> irs officials telling house investigators that they are looking at the possibility that back up tapes with e-mails may actually still exist. >>> this is quite a story. apparently someone who works at the epa really likes playing kim kardashian's new mobile game. the office was busted when this post went out on the agency's twitter feed saying, quote, i'm now a seamless celebrity in kim kar

the apparent revenge killing of a palestinian teenager last week. >> pop pot shops are open for business in washington state. a line form outside of one business in seattle. it's the city's legal shop selling marijuana. only those over 21 can buy and it cannot be smoked illegal until public. the state has issued licenses to about two dozen shop owners. >> quite a tale tonight from a nine year old boy who was struck by lightning inside his house. >> it's amazing. burn marks still visible on the chest of hunter wilson. now hunter was getting ready for din are in last night. he was reaching for a glass of water, while leaning against a wet rag on his counter. all a sudden there was a big boom, the house rumbled, hunter says he is just thankful to have survived. >> my sister started that cry and i said, it's going to be okay. i'm all right. i'm still alive. >> that young man will have to wear a heart mon for tour the next couple of weeks just to make sure that everything is okay. >>> as the temperature rises, so do our electric bills and every year we get the same advice. you can cut your bill by turning up the thermostat. as three on your side consume mr. reporter jim donov

seattle. or try to put a measure on the november ballot that says get rid of the $15 per hour minimum wage in seattle. if the vote were today in the citykeep $15 or no, get rid of it? >> thank you for having me on today. really the only opportunity we have a history for this to the voters and give them an opportunity to be educated and what we feel this will actually do and how it will impact small business and the community at large. the best back and's that to say simply we can do what we need to do to tell people about the impact this will have and hope when they go to the ballot they will be educated enough to know they should hopefully vote no, have an opportunity to go back to the table to come up with a better plan for this city. stuart:'s sounds like of the vote were today, you would not win. it sounds like you think you need for five months to get out there and spread the word it is a bad thing. you need the time frame, that what you are saying? >> i do feel like we need the timeframe. this ordinance was pushed through so quickly that the good portion of this community still doesn't even know what has actually been done, so we

well, the scene is a street party, we are out in front of a place called can bass city, this is the only licensed operating and open for business pot store in the city of seattle. by our count, there are seven stores statewide that are actually open have made their way through inspection, and licensing, who are open for business, that could vary. one store for every million or so people in the state of washington, clearly, there's going to be a supply problem in these early days. very festive scene here though. they open add little after their high noon target hour, they opened about 12:15, i figure 300 people here waiting in mine at that time, the line stays about the same, processing through just little by little a i have historic day here in the state of washington. >> we with talked about this expected shortage of product there in washington, any timetable or expectation when lit be alleviated in. >> right. >> interesting question. and i haven't had anybody involved with selling or regulating this industry come up with a solid estimate for me. some say months some say up to a year, just because the industry is so new, built from the ground up, and there ar

those is seattle, which i think has put forward one of the more stringent sets of regulations and one thing that makes -- that is unique about seattle's proposal is that it enables their city administrator to place a cap on the number of tnc licenses or moratorium on new tnc licenses. in most of these jurisdictions they're putting forward regulations that touch upon many areas of the cpuc. it's touching upon insurance requirements, training, criminal background checks, vehicle inspections. so what we're seeing is a lot of consistency in those areas, and then i think seattle kind of sticks outs as one that took it a step further. i should say that the ordinance did pass in seattle, but there's a question as to whether it's going to be rescinded now by the city council or by the voters up there. >> and then i had another question about your estimation of 5,000 to 10,000 drivers from the five tnc companies in the city. why is it we can't come up with a more accurate estimate of how many are on the street or how many available in peak times or in general times? >> so the tncs are not required at least currently to report the number of drivers that are working for their respect

the first recreational, legal pot store in the city of seattle.are trying to regulate a business like this, you need a lot of information, including where it is coming from. it's part of the regulation, they will require to use rowers in the state of washington. >> there is quite some action going on behind you. who are these people? set the scene for us there. >> is a mix of people. more than anything, it is curious people. it's like people standing in line when a new apple product is released. a lot of people are already legally purchasing marijuana -- medicinal marijuana. this is the evolution of that process. these are people who obviously are buying it that way. i think they want to see what the fuss is all about. this particular store owner comes equipped with 10 pounds of pot, so he is ready. >> tomorrow you're going to the opposite end of the spectrum in sun valley. thank you for watching this edition of "bloomberg west." ♪ >> the following is a paid program. the opinions and views expressed do not reflect those of bloomberg or its affilia

only one in the state's biggest city, seattle. the state's careful rollout has businesses worried they won't have enough marijuana to meet demand. they expect to sell out within a matter of days. even hours in some reports. today is a landmark for proponents of legalized marijuana who say decriminalizing will cut down on violates. joining me now is retired maryland state police major and the executive director of law enforcement against prohibition. thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> let's talk about the rollout here. some of the issues already on the table for washington state. you well know that many who believe that we should not legalize recreational pot will see it as the dysfunction with doing something like this. what do you say? >> this is expected when something of this magnitude is beginning. you know, at the end of the day, it's going take some time. as we go from state to state. each state is a individual laboratory for this new policy. and, yeah, it's going it take some time. it will cor

. >>> in the early 1990s, seattle, washington was one of the fastest growing cities in the country.

. >>> giant wildfire burning in washington state growing to four times the size of the city of seattle now. imagine that. fire crews hoping calmer winds and cooler temps will help them gain the upper hand on that inferno. >>> and overseas, the two-year operation to refloat the shipwrecked costa concordia cruiseliner nearing completion with about ten feet left to be raised. the ship was carrying 4,000 passengers when it capsized off the coast of italy in january 2012. 32 people died in that disaster. >>> a fox news alert now because we are going live to the white house where president obama today called for international investigators to have immediate access to the site where a malaysian airliner was so the down last week. the president also accusing pro-russian separatists of removing evidence from that area. meantime, the white house briefing has just wrapped up. so that means chief white house correspondent ed henry is live with a good wrap-up for us. so ed, the white house is using some of the strongest language yet calling for russia to use its influence with the separatists. what

the interview is thursday, july 17 on oprah's network. >> thursday brought out big clouds at seattle including the city attorney to buy his mayor one, legally, and he wanted to personally exercise the new freep. the city attorney purchased two, two gram bags and says he keeping one as a momento and another to enijoy when it is appropriate. he hopes the d.e.a. doesn't mine. >> if you want to earn a living by watching netflix, this job is perfect. eric? >> there is a catch. the los gatos company is hiring a tagger that will watch the content and assign video to categories leak drama or quirky or hopeless romantic. >> successful applicants can deconstruct what they want and give objective tags and the job is only available if the united kingdom. >> i have to move? >> they are looking for someone with knowledge of u.k. period of republicans. no word on what you get for referring qualified candidate. >> george clooney is lash out against a british newspaper over a story about his fiance's mother saying it is not true. the 53-year-old is refuting a story that says his future mother-in-law is against the impending marriage for religious reasons. i

city store that just opened the doors. joe, when's the scene like there? >> reporter: yeah. cannabis city is the only store in seattlech is surprising to many. cannabis city is waiting a little bit to open the doors and as they say high noon pacific time and more than two hours away. outside right now, maybe about 30 to 40 people are waiting in line, smaller than some would have expecting. at the front of the line, a 65-year-old grandmother getting in line yesterday afternoon and just wanted to be a part of history. already, though, today, a few other stores are opening throughout the state of washington. some in ellingham, north of seattle opened and started sales and larger crowds there we understand as sales get under way. a big problem that many people are expecting is that there aren't that many growers that have been licensed and are ready to grow recreational marijuana in washington and expect the supplies to be short. many of the stores that are opening today say they only have maybe 10 pounds of marijuana. they expected to sell out quickly and prices likely be pretty high, andrea. >> joe friar, thanks so muc

especially down to the south, where temperatures are going to stay in the 90s especially as you head down towards salt lake city. seattlecourse warming back up into the mid-70s and boise seeing temperatures in the upper 90s, so the heat will continue. we actually have heat indices in the plains, in the triple digits for the coming days. of course, more "new day" right after the break. did you know a ten-second test could help your business avoid hours of delay caused by slow internet from the phone company? that's enough time to record a memo. idea for sales giveaway. return a call. sign a contract. pick a tie. take a break with mr. duck. practice up for the business trip. fly to florida. win an award. close a deal. hire an intern. and still have time to spare. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business. built for business. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> 8:00 on a sunday morning. i hope that it is treating you well so far. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. this is "new day sunday." >> we want with start with the crisis in gaza, gr

first event on the field is a soccer game between the earthquakes and seattle sanders august 2nd. the city of santa clara says it is working with the faa to try to alter the flight path of airlines during game day. >> we're working closely with san jose international airport and the faa to ensure that we are able to accommodate all that want to come in the silicon valley, all the general aviation that are here, and of course all of our planes that come into silicon valley. >> $1.3 million and 68,500 seats. levi stadium will host super bowl in 2016 but before that it will bring a ton of new business to santa clara with a lot of jobs. nbc bay area's business tech is here with a look at the growth opportunities. >> i'll tell you in an area already soaked with technology levi stadium wants to take it and bring it right to your seat. part of a business boom we're seeing here in santa clara. >> the devices need to catch up to the bandwidth. >> reporter: the new stadium will be full of wi-fi. >> that's silicon valley for you. everything is technology. >> reporter: convenience for fans with busine

the display shelves and sell. those supply issues are expected to ease in coming months. everyone here is ecstatic for what people are calling a historic day in the city of seattle in the state of washington. >> we talked about the shortage, and it was expected to be in short supply. you mentioned maybe a couple of months before they get to a point where more product is available. i wonder how the businesses plan to deal with that shortage in the interim, and what about the consumers? they've been waiting for this day for a long time. some people may be disappointed that they have to wait longer. >> they have to wait a long time and they may be disappointed. as for the businesses and state regulators, everyone involved said this is going to be a bumpy ride. it's built from scratch. there is nothing else like it in the world, and it will take some time to work out the kinks the choke points and supply chain are just some of the problems people are working on. customers may have to wait a little bit. this store probably will sell out tomorrow. they said they're going to take it on a day by day basis. let's bring in some of those customers, ryan and sam. first of all, show me w

get our report from joe fryar in seattle. [ cheers ] >> reporter: 20 months after washington voters approved recreational marijuana, the wait is over. at cannabis city in seattle a 65-year-old grandmother defied stereotypes. deb green was first in line. >> it's very liberating. i never thought i would see this in my lifetime, ever. >> which one do you want? >> reporter: across the state, only about half a dozen stores opened today. many others aren't ready for business yet. one issue, a pot shortage. >> i don't think it's a matter of choice for many of them. they would much rather open when they know that they can have product on their shelves every day. >> reporter: fewer than 100 businesses are licensed to grow. many others are waiting. >> this is all medical marijuana? >> reporter: alex cooley owns solstice, a medical marijuana company that plans to grow pot, but first they must build a new facility. >> there's definitely that excitement, but at the end of the day, we land on coming in properly, not quickly. i'd rather do it right as opposed to do it fast. >> reporter: with long lines and short supply, stores expect to sell out quickly and prices