tom perkins: i don't know if anyone can answer that, truthfully. i don't think so. ily: the other cofounders just released this statement on his passing -- tom was a pioneer in the venture capital industry. he defined entrepreneurial venture capital. going beyond just funding to helping entrepreneurs realize their vision with operating expertise. he was there at the start of the biotech industry. he was our partner and friend and we will miss him. ♪ emily: uber is feeling the sting of a french criminal court. the service and two of its executives were fined $960 thousand for the uber pop service. this is the first to conviction in france. french prosecutors say they offer cab like services. uber is rolling out a new scheduling feature which would allow riders to book rides 30 days in advance. it will begin in seattle on thursday before expanding to other cities. this is a turnaround. here is the ceo talking about the subject in september. >> some people still want to schedule rides. they want to know where the scheduling interface is. we say we want to be so reliable

. >>> we are learning that tom perkins has died here his assistant told the new york times he died at home on tuesday. after a long illness. he was 84 years old. he cofounded the venture capital firm in 1972. it is early investments helped establish silicon valley as a global technology capital. >>> thousands of dollars worth of marijuana discovered by agents in the east bay. were on the operation that authorities say is linked to a mexican drug cartel. >>> we will keep going until this investigation is completed. >>> new developments in a sexual misconduct case involving oakland police. >>> a massive marijuana bust in east bay. dozens of agents move in on homes and find indoor growing operations with thousands of dollars worth of marijuana. it is part of an operation that lasted for several days. >> agents made arrests today. >> reporter: the alameda task force is suiting up hitting at least three home said they. authorities say the suspects are linked to a notorious mexican drug cartel in the east bay. they catch one suspect trying to escape. agents intercept him and arrest him and

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tom perkins helped grow google and amazon. he died at 84 in marin county after a long illness. he cofounded the venture capital firm kleiner perkins caufield & byers. ellen pao lost a gender discrimination case against that firm. >>> jennifer lawrence will play a ceo elizabeth holmes in a film about theranos. they are under fire about the accuracy home blood test kits. holmes was at the top of the self made billionaires list and she went from $9 billion to zero. >>> a high level meeting between hillary clinton and a potential running mate. hillary clinton met with elizabeth warren earlier today. tonight we're asking you who would you pick for the democratic ticket? tweet me at #ewengerkpix and watch to tweet me at #ewengerkpix and watch to tweet me now at #veronicadlcruz. join us for nightbeat; come join us at 10:00 on our sister station, kbcw 44/cable 12. >>> the commander-in-chief was another proud dad. the big milestone for the first daughter. >> it is a chilly friday evening in alameda. but it's summertime. it's time for a summertime concert on the water. details and your w

and tom perkins was featured in the documentary quite extensively.e was interviewed in the cabin of his yacht with his big bright ascot and you could see in the back windows the yacht was kind of floating. you would not have known it was such a big space, and it seemed at that time he was enjoying life and the fruits of his labors and building the venture capital in the late '70s. >> he's gotten so many companies off the ground thanks to his funding. he will be missed. charles, we wish you well in d.c. safe travels back out west and have a great weekend. >> thank you, and you too. >> charles moldow from foundation capital. >>> ahead on the show return to the topic third party payment process stripe making big marks getting backing from heavy hitters including elon musk. we'll hear from stripe's founder. much more "squawk on the street" ahead. thank you. ordering chinese food is a very predictable experience. i order b14. i get b14. no surprises. buying business internet, on the other hand, can be a roller coaster white knuckle thrill ride. you're pro

, the passing of a venture capitalist who some consider the founding fathers of silicon valley, tom perkinssomeone that you knew. >> are yes. >> and at this point, what is the legacy, and he was publicly controversial towards the the end of his life. what is your take? >> well, you know, the last part of his life unfortunately was tarnished by that statement about chrrystal nazi, and let'se clear it was a terrible thing to say, and it is still, he started one of the first companies in silicon valley, and he was one of the first venture capitalists who were in the past, and now he pioneered the way that the venture captists -- capitalists is as part of the original partners of kline and perkins, a kauffield, and so he is well known and respected in that way. >> and so one of the erl are hily investors they were part of the early internet, and the very early internet, and kleiner perkins is one of the original investors in google and so many they have been a part of, and now, today's venture capital is changing in lots and lots of ways, but the basics of finding great investments early on, an

. >>> legendary entrepreneur tom perkins has died. we are told perkins died at his home in tiburon on tuesday. after a long illness. he was 84 years old. perkins cofounded the venture capital firm kleiner perkins caufield and byers in 1972. it's early investments in genentech genentech, google and sun microsystems helped establish silicon valley as a global technology capital. >>> a young mother killed as she rode in a car. her family's emotional plea tonight for clues in the case. just days before she was set to graduate. >>> pretty cool out there, certainly was today. but there are changes coming. a warm-up as we move towards the weekend. >>> b.a.r.t. is going to voters with a plea for money. bart's board of directors voted today to put a $3.5 million bond on the november ballot. ktvu's jana katsuyama is live now in walnut creek to explain how that money would be used. jana? >> reporter: julie, the boards vote was unanimous. the money would go to safety improvements, they say the rails are so old that they desperately need to be rep

us now to talk more about this, david kaplan, the author of "mine's bigger," a biography about tom perkinsrkins should be remembered? >> i think he'll be remembered in the pantheon in the history of silicon valley along with hewlett and packard. gord moore. andy grove and steve jobs and others. some of the stupid and silly things he said in recent years are so, but they shouldn't be confused with his role in the valley over 50 years and its importance. >> you just listed a number of people who all would be described not just as entrepreneurs but true innovators, people who created something from scratch. clearly he did too in the venture capital community. didn't necessarily build technologies themselves. how do you compare that? >> the various companies that we could mention, intel. apple and so forth, were singletons. they were one-offs, obviously important. but perkins, as a venture capitalist, was the center of many different spokes. and but for him, genen tech probably wouldn't have happened. he went out and looked for young academics who may be stuck in the long process of getting st

perkins. >> shawn yancy. metro's general manager says ths first monday is going better than sequestered. the yearlong maintenance planned began over the weekends. >> bob barner is live at the fog -- tom fitzgerald. >> reporter: we are only on day three of what is going to be a 10 day surge one. now, metro workers were out in force between the paulson andau east falls church station today handing out flyers trying to give people a guide map. m what are riders saying twog things number one they appreciate this needed track work on metro. but, they also made it very clear today metro needs to get a lot more workers out on to those platforms to keep people from getting on the wrong trains where they are single tracking. now, let's give i was look at where we're going on rails. this was slow motion video we w took of the rail work. workers were taking out those wooden rail ties replacing them. inside the station that means they had to single track especially in balls stonn andall between east falls church. fal what that also meant was a good deal of confusion for passengers. some people were getting on then wrong trains. tra headings in the wrong direction. metro's and wmata chairman jack