now lapd says no shooting on the campus of university of southern california. melissa. an act of pure evil, the white house lowers flags to half-staff, talking about the mass shooting in las vegas which is the largest mass shooting in u.s. history. adam shapiro is live at the white house with latest on this one. adam. reporter: it's a long day not only for the nation but president trump who was briefed this morning about the shooting. we heard what the president said he talked about the need for americans to be united by the bonds and our shared values after this act which he called pure evil. >> our unity can not be shattered by evil. our bonds can not be broken by violence. though we feel such great anger at the senseless murder of our fellow citizens, it is our love that defines us today and always will. forever. reporter: weapons which were used in the attack and the tragedy in las vegas and there were some questions during the press briefing with sarah huckabee sanders, the press secretary at white house, perhaps gun control and legislation moving forward but she sa

somalia's deadliest attack that it is a professor of journalism and public diplomacy at the university of southern california need joins us now from los angeles on skype or people correct here would it have been any different if we'd seen this type of attack in say paris. well i think so the coverage in the united states today was pretty substantial but i think tomorrow it will evaporate whether it's somalia or yemen the fact is that the west particularly the united states is very slow to cover things that don't directly affect the on the news audience here if that's part of the america first attitude that has been so prominent in u.s. politics but do you think it also has something to do with the fact that it's the developing world people they don't really know is are they racist connotations. well i think there's some racial connotations and i think there's always a feeling among a lot of people in the united states and well it's just africa again and there's always a war there's always an attack there's always a famine and people but i don't think most americans could even find some of the on a map and th

the university of southern california institute of politics hosted this event in los angeles. first let me introduce our panelists, ralph neas, he's run dozens of national campaigns with bipartisan majorities to strengthen and protect civil rights laws during the reagan and bush presidencies, has been very active since then and is been a friend of mine for about 37 years. lesleeee sherrill is on presidet of abcgh news, a fellow of the unruh institute of politics and is working on a nonpartisan initiative, the democracy project, which focus on electoral reform with ralph. she formerly worked as a white house staffer andml at the manhattan institute for policy research. pete peterson is that dean and senior fellow at pepperdine university school of public policy. usaa 2014 republican candidate for california secretary of state.n had he run in another state he might have succeeded. trevor potter, the former chairman of the united states federal election commission, the former attorney for senator john mccain and president george hw bush. i i still notor at the same tim. the found

magazine is a professor at the annenberg school for communications and journalism at the university of southern california and the author of thirteen books including his latest they know everything about you how data collecting corporations and snooping government agencies are destroying democracy so bob let's talk about what we're seeing what you have called repeatedly the new mccarthyism only this time it's not coming from the rabid right wing the joe mccarthys and. of the republican party but from the democratic party you are consider this one of the most frightening moments and i've been around a long time by the way i spent twenty nine years at the los angeles times legacy media as a reporter and columnist and so for us and i want to make one thing clear fake news is always been a problem ok fake news comes from governments all over the world. particularly when it deals with national security i was sitting there at the cia is made you know i was it is i was sitting here at the los angeles times twenty years after the gulf it's i'm going which was just supposed that attack the second one known by nort

magazine is a professor at the annenberg school for communications and journalism at the university of southern california and the author of thirteen books including his latest they know everything about you how data collecting corporations and snooping government agencies are destroying democracy so bob let's talk about what we're seeing what you have called repeatedly the new mccarthyism only this time it's not coming from the rabid right wing the joe mccarthys and. of the republican party but from the democratic party you are consider this one of the most frightening moments and i've been around a long time by the way i spent twenty nine years at the los angeles times legacy media as a reporter and columnist and so forth and i want to make one thing clear fake news is always been a problem ok fake news comes. from governments all over the world particularly when it deals with national security i was sitting there at the cia is made you know i was it is i was sitting here at the los angeles times twenty years after the gulf it's i'm going which was a suppose it attack the second one on by north vietname

later that night we are out west at chevalier book where university of southern california history professor steven roth will recall the infiltration of nazi groups and assortment of american veterans from los angeles before world war ii. on tuesday the smithsonian's wrigley center in washington dc, lindsay harris surgery in the 19th century and the medical advances of doctor joseph lister. wednesday we are at the redwood library in newport where pulitzer prize historian gordon woods recount of the two most with friendship between john adams and thomas jefferson. also that night we are at politics and prose bookstore in the nation's capital to hear and nelson tell the story of how a member of the french resistance gave her life to save hundreds of jewish children from being sent to auschwitz.then on thursday, at the hoover institution, lee edwards recalls his career in the conservative movement. on saturday and sunday, watch our live coverage of the texas book festival in austin. also on sunday best-selling author michael lewis will discuss his manybooks and take your calls live on in-depth

he paid off most all of the $13,000 he borrowed to attend the university of southern california in the 1980s. but after losing a job, he defaulted on the last $3,000, and then sustained a severe head injury in 2002. >> then i was injured. street violence. i was a victim of a violent crime. i was in a coma for two weeks or so. >> reporter: roberts received social security disability checks for $1,300 every month. but the government began deducting $200 from every check for the defaulted loan. >> i was already in a bad situation. it's plain to see they just made it worse. >> reporter: the social security deductions pushed roberts to the verge of the federal poverty line. it turns out, there's a program for people disabled like roberts to get their loans eliminated. but many people don't know about it. so no one ever said, "hey, we notice you're getting disability income. you might be also eligible for a disability discharge. this could stop."? >> no, that never-- that was never brought to me by anybody. >> reporter: roberts' attorney helped him get the disability discharge, and is also h

philips a professor of journalism at the university of southern california he says western media have often fail to cover attacks in africa. the coverage in the united states today was pretty substantial but i think by tomorrow it will evaporate whether it's somalia or yemen the fact is that the west particularly the united states is very slow to cover things that don't directly affect the on the news audience here just as part of the america first attitude that has been so prominent in u.s. politics well i think there's some racial connotations and i think there's always a feeling among a lot of people in the united states and well it's just africa again and there's always a war there's always an attack there's always a famine and people but i don't think most americans could even find some multiple on a map and that's that's a real problem that the the consciousness about suffering in the rest of the world is not where it should be the news media have to have to work harder or part of the responsibility of news organizations is not just to report the news but to educate the public a

the university of southern california institute of politics hosted this event in los angeles.uce our panelists, ralph neas, he's run dozens of national campaigns with bipartisan majorities to strengthen and protect civil rights laws during the reagan and bush presidencies, has been very active since then and is been a friend of mine for about 37 years. lesleeee sherrill is on presidet of abcgh news, a fellow of the unruh institute of politics and is working on a nonpartisan initiative, the democracy project, which focus on electoral reform with ralph. she formerly worked as a white

later we're out west where university of southern california history professor steven ross will recall the infiltration of nazi and fascist groups by an say sortment of american veterans in los angeles before world world 2. on tuesday the smith stone ran's ripley center in washington, dc, slipped fit harris looks a little surgery in the 19th 19th century and the medical advances of british dr. joseph lister. wednesday we're at the redwood library in rhode island for pulitzer prize winning gordonon woods' recount of the friendship between john adams and thomas jefferson. also great politics and prose book store to hear anne nelson tell the for our a member of the french resistance gave her life to save hundreds of jewish children from being sent to auschwitz. then on thursday, at the hoover institution in washington, dc, lee edwards recall this career in the conserve movement. on saturday and sunday, watch our live coverage of the texas book festival in austin. also on sunday, best selling author michael lewis will discuss his many books, and take your calls, live, on "in depth" end. ma

. >> and the university of southern california a new institute to study artificial intelligence has astudent delving into the good it can do to address issues like security, health and homelessness. >> in los angeles with the homeless shelters here we use ai algorithms in order to spread information about hiv by figuring out the peer leaders and messengers to spread information more quickly. >> still the debate over the pros and cons over ai will continue. experts in the field they were so many big issues facing our world wide wouldn't we just ask a robot for help. >> we haven't solve these problems as human beings so perhaps ai can help us about these problems. >> for the next revolution, and you know vogel, fox news. steve: thanks, anita. for joined now by author of [inaudible] it's a brilliant book about everything to do with technology and there is so much to talk about with him. this particular question of ai and the economy and jobs and i'd love to focus on that. there is a story out there that robots are coming and they will destroy jobs on a scale that we haven't seen. what is

later we are out west where university of southern california history professor, they will recall thefiltration of nazi and fascist groups by an assortment of american veterans in world war ii. on tuesday at the smithsonian ripley center in washington d.c., lindsay looks at surgery in the 19th century and the medical advances of british doctor joseph lister. wednesday we are at the redwood library in newport rhode island for gordon woods recount of the tumultuous friendship between john adams and thomas jefferson. also the night we will be at politics and prose bookstore in the nation's capital to hear and often tell the story of how a member of the french resistance gave her life to save hundreds of jewish children from being sent to auschwitz. on thursday at hoover institute, lee edwards recalls his career in the conservative movement. saturday and sunday, watch the live coverage of the texas book festival in austin. also best-selling author michael lewis will discuss many books and take your calls live on in depth. many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air i

right here, furtida hall is not a dormitory but attached to the business school at the university of southern california. we will continue to monitor the situation and as we get information, we will pass it to your. >>> some cooler weather, rosemain? >> slightly cooler for some and remains breezy. with that we have fire weather in place for some of our bay area hills as well as a strip. let's talk about the pattern in place and where the wind is coming from. we have a trough to the east of us. we have high pressure to the west and we are sandwiched in between. at really kicks up the limbs and that is what we are seeing today and tomorrow for some. here is a few of the wind bars. along the coast and along the hills is we are's busiest. the quirkiness straights have some wind. the phills reporting gusts 18 miles per hour. a northwest breeze with gust about 12 miles per hour at navarro. and oakland with a northwest breeze at 12 miles per hour as well. temperatures will be similar to yesterday but we will be dry and breezy. the red flag warning we talked about in the last half-hour includes north bay hills.

university of southern california in los angeles. it is not entirely confirmed.l is under lock down right now. you see a lot of police cars here. police are not running at the moment. i would hope that that's a good sign. i don't know if you can see this video here, but we've got -- >> i am seeing the video now, liz. i'm very familiar with usc. i was just there working with usc officials on their social media threat monitoring programs and helping their law enforcement get better. we want to be careful that in these events, we saw it after the marathon, there were numerous instances of bad information. so anyone who has family at usc, go to your policies and protocols. don't pan i go. do not call your loved one. text them. if there is a possible event there, we don't want somebody to be trying to hide and their phone going off. so don't call usc police. we need to keep those lines and communication open so students and staff can get information to them as they deal with this situation along with lapd. that's in the heart of lapd. you see the lapd airship up there

the director of homegrown violent extremism studies at the university of southern california. also happens to be a former fbi agent. member of the s.w.a.t. team there. erroll, you can free associate, tell us what came to mind when you first heard the facts of this case. >> well, brian, the first thing i thought about was the fact that he was alone in an elevated position. so it certainly suggested some degree of planning here. he went into the hotel as everyone knows. he moved at least ten rifles in there, several handguns which, of course he could have done over a period of time, several trips. i'm wondering whether or not he planned this and how far ahead and doing so selected that room or actually asked for it. the other thing that came to mind was the companion and the fact that she was out of the country. we want to know, did she leave the country at his will or was this a trip preplanned and how much does she know. as your previous guest mentioned we want to make sure most importantly this was a lone attack, it wasn't a coordinated attack and that there isn't some other t

he leads the university of southern california's westside cancer center. >> two decades makes me sound like an expert. >> well said. >> that youno drop in the rates why? >> it's pretty amazing. it's dropping. we're screening, people are getting mammograms like they should and we're treating it better. early breast cancer when you take it out, you can dramatically reduce the rates of recurrence and that's increasing the number of those who survive. >> what about the treatments? >> it's a wild time for doing what we do. now when a person is diagnosed we can look at the genes and basically see the on and the off switches and we can target them. it's out there and working in saving lives and the newest form is a thirdpy which is blocking the don't eat me signal in allows the patient's own immune cells to attack the cancer. both of those are maybing people live longer than ever. >> what are herhereditary? >> about 5% to you have a chance of getting it. the test because it was patented several years ago now the supreme court said you can no longer patent a gene in our country and that test i

the university of southern california's cancer center joins us at the table.ound old. >> no. like an expert. >> yeah. >> you know your stuff. >> it's great to hear there's a drop in the rates. why? >> it's amazing, right. all of a sudden it's dropping. we're screening people and getting mammograms like they should. and we're getting better at treating it. it's early breast cancer when you take it out and give certain treatments you can dramatically reduce the rates of recurrence. that's equaling more people surviving this horrible disease. >> what about new treatments. what are the exciting new treatments? >> it's a wild time for doing what we do is now when a person is diagnosed, we can look at the genes. we can see the on and off switches and can target them. we call it targeted therapy. it's saving lives. and the newest form is blocking the signal on the cancer. it allows the patient's cells to attack the cancer. both are making people live longer and better. >> which cancers are hereditary? >> about 5 to 10% are hereditary. brca 1 and 2 means so you a 60 t

this reality was most recently examined and affirmed through a report issued by the university of southern california center for health policy entitled the the of money through pharmaceutical distribution system. among the findings, they capture significantly more revenue spent on generic sound brands. for every $100 spent on dispensing a generic medicine, promptly $65 goes to .istribution in today's market, consolidation in the wholesaler and has ledtor market generic manufacturers with a small number of large-scale. essentially prepurchase and they account for 90% of all sales all generic any factors. that hasy a market three large-scale purchasers is going to see sickness compression and consolidation on the supply side, which is our site. your generic manufacturers running the risk of marketing smaller portfolios can easily translate into less competition, not more, while simultaneously increasing the risk of drug shortages, a scenario none of us want to see happen. as this committee has identified in acted in the title of this hearing, how does this affect what patient pay and what does it mean

this reality was affirmed through a report issued by the university of southern california center for health policy in economics entitled the throw of money through the pharmaceutical distribution system. among the findings, supply chain stakeholders capture significantly more revenue. for every $100 spent to generics 65% goes to the distribution and reimbursement of the products by members of the supply chain. in today's market consolidation in the wholesaler and distributor market and arrangements between pharmacy chains and distributors left generic manufacturers with a small number of large purchasers. three purchasers today account for 90% of all sales from all generic manufacturers, ultimately a market with three large-scale purchasers will see significant compression and consolidation on the supply side, our side. fewer generic manufacturers, running the risk of marketing smaller portfolios can translate into less competition, not more, while simultaneously increasing the risk of drug shortages, a scenario none of us want to see happen. as the committee has identified and refle

vastly different incentives for all the stakeholders, this report was issued by the university of southern california center for health, policy and economics entitled the flow of money through the distribution system. among the findings, they captured significantly more revenue. spent more on generic brands, in fact, for every $100 spent on dispensing the generic brands, approximately 65% goes to reimbursing the members of the supply chain. the consolidation in the wholesaler and arrangements between pharmacy change and distributors have left the manufacturers with a very small number of large-scale purchasers. essentially, they account for 90% of all generic manufacturers. ultimately a market that has three large scale purchasers will see consolidation on the supply side, which is our side. running the risk of marketing smaller portfolios can easily translate into less competition, not more, while simultaneously increasing the risk of drug shortages a scenario none of us want to see happen. as this company has identified and reflected on the title of this hearing how do these realities affect what p

of the police officer killed at texas tech university." happening now-- deadly wildfires continue to scorch both the northern and southern parts of california. governor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency in several counties-- after hundreds of building go up in flames. abc's arlette saenz joins has more. this morning a d.c. grandmother who died after an s-u-v grandmother who died after an s-u-v struck her is being remembered for her extreme generosity. jewel lewis-hall was killed saturday as she was crossing "h" street northeast.. at 10th street. the driver stayed at the scene. no charges have been filed, but an investigation is underway. lewis-hall's family is heartbroken. lewis-hall was a graduate of anacostia high school. she was a big fan of michael jackson. since the pop star's death, her front porch has been a shrine to him. "the washington post" even wrote about it. happening today-- first daughter invanka trump will rub elbows with some of the most powerful women in the world. trump is set to attend the annual forbes most powerful women's summit, along with arianna huffington, former deputy attorney general sally yates, g

university of california at davis. she moved on from synopsis in 2012 and was currently employed by new york life in southern california she was going places says rich goldman.rich goldman"....she was an american success story. the family came from vietnam without much going for them and michelle working hard and doing all the right things to move herself forward in life...."facebook, twitter and other social media posts describe michelle as "a sweet soul." "her personality and smile lit up the room," wrote one post. how will she be remembered...?rich goldman "...michelle will be remembered for bringing joy to everyone around her, she was just one of those special people to be around because she cared so much about everyone..." (rob live) late this afternoon, michelle's high school alma mater independence high school where michelle was the student body vice president. the statement says the school community is shocked and saddened by what it says was a senseless tragedy (vicki) family members honor the life of stacee etcheber, the wife of a san francisco police officer who lost her life in the vegas tragedy. as kron 4'

university of california at davis. she moved on from synopsis in 2012 and was currently employed by new york life in southern california. she was going places says rich goldman.rich goldman"....she was an american success story. the family came from vietnam without much going for them and michelle working hard and doing all the right things to move herself forward in life...."facebook, twitter and other social media posts describe michelle as "a sweet soul." "her personality and smile lit up the room," wrote one post. how will she be remembered...?rich goldman "...michelle will be remembered for bringing joy to everyone around her, she was just one of those special people to be around because she cared so much about everyone..." (mark) (mark) our coverage of the las vegas tragedy continues at kron-4 dot com. you can hear more of the harrowing stories from survivors of the mass shooting. and see a gallery of photos from the scene. you can also stay connected to breaking news by downloading our free mobile app (darya) coming up on the kron four morning news... yankees win the a-l wild card.. so why is their manager compl

of the university medical center of the southern nevada. hospital later posted this photo thanking aldean for spend something time with the patients. >>> well, at lee half dozen wild fires are tearing through california'sine country right now. >> some cases people are running for their lives to get away from the fast moving flames. the fire started overnight in napa and sonoma counties. state officials say one person has died and two others seriously injured. roughly 1500 homes and commercial buildings have been destroyed. >> it is a nightmare. your home burning down and stuff like that and it is unbelievable standing here looking at all of this ash and my bicycles, like everything is completely gone. >> authorities say an estimated 20,000 people have been evacuated. >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" a soap commercial stirring up some angry comments, why the makers of dove are apologizing and what people are saying next. >>> pink gets real about her career and how she thinks that she is perceived by critics, why she's making headlines this week ahead in the hot minute with bex, kate? >>> well, we are just coming off a warm, steamy weekend and we have got another one to look forward to, temperature

. >>> in southern california a video posted to facebook is the latest example of political differences escalating into physical altercations on universitypuses. phil shuman has more on the scuffle that started because of a hat. >> classes just began here home to some 24,000 students. two of them caught up in a political argument. >> you stole my property. my make america great again hat. >> reporter: matthew from the group college republicans shot and posted this confrontation on his facebook page. >> so this guy thought it would be a good idea to go into the conference. . >> with my freedom of speech he took my hat which belongs to me. >> reporter: matthew, who got his make america great again hat back was outraged by what he said was a violation of his rights. >> the curtailing of free speech on campus. you know, people have been taught and people think that just because your feelings are hurt they can silence you or shut you up. it's a basic lack of understanding of the constitution. >> impromptu argument or provoked. take a look at another video as the cap is snatched off his head. this posted by the woman seen arguing with him. ano

university also canceling classes.>>> the governor declared a state of emergency for six county yesterday. and mike pence promised the support of the federal government will in southern california. >> the federal government stands ready to provide any and all assistance to the state of california as your courageous firefighters and first responders confront this widening challenge. >> fema has authorized relief money for seven california counties, including napa, sonoma and solano. >>> a dozen takers have been flying in and out of mcclellan air force base in sacramento county. one of those planes is a converted boeing 747 called the supertanker capable of carrying 18,000 gallons of fire retardant at a time. it became a part of the fleet for calfire back in august. >>> time to get a look now at the weather conditions that firefighters are facing. luckily, a different picture than 24 hours ago. >> a lot calmer and cooler. increased humidity. that is exactly what they need. yesterday we had that perfect firestorm. everything they were dreading is what happened yesterday. i want to show you some images. a lot of people wondering why this happened, all of the destruction. here's an