joining us is uc berkeley sociology professor david harding. thanks for joining us.hat exactly will the clean slate log to? -- law do? >> the clean slate law will expand opportunities for record ceiling -- sealing. what record sealing means is keeping your record privates only the courts can see your record and people in the public cannot see your record. the expansion is on a number of -- a number of dimensions. lower level felony convictions will be sealed automatically after a certain amount of time. people with more serious or violent crimes will have the option to petition their records be sealed and the petition will have to be reviewed by a judge. kristen: are there exceptions, such as sex crimes for example? >> that's correct. people on the sex offender registry cannot have the record sealed. kristen: what is the rationale behind this law? >> this is an attempt to make it easier for people who have criminal records to reintegrate back into society. so when you have your records public, it can be very hard to find a job, to find stable housing, even to go back

amy: professor cihan tugal is a professor of sociology at uc berkeley. "the fall of the turkish model: how the arab uprisings brought down islamic liberalism." that does it for our show. a very happy birthday, angie karran! democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to (sophie fouron) we're right in the middle of the atlantic. and out of nowhere are these nine volcanic islands. the azores were and still are a point of transit for sailors and fishermen. there's a strong sense of hospitality here, and generosity. everywhere you go, people offer food or drink. it's very charming. in the azores, there are more cows than there are humans.

amy: professor cihan tugal is a professor of sociology at uc berkeley. "the fall of the turkish model: how the arab uprisings brought down islamic liberalism." that does it for our show. a very happy birthday, angie karran! democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to ♪ >>> hello, and welcome back to nhk "newsline." i'm takao minori in new york. >>> russian president vladimir putin has seen some drones threaten to attack the kremlin. he's attempted to downplay another strike on residential areas of moscow. but he's finding it harder to ignore the dangers as they add up. russian officials reported drone strikes at two oil refineries