Hi everyone, thanks for coming. This session we will break into three parts. In each part we will tackle this question, can democracy survive the internet . We are going to talk about trolls and hackers, leakers, twitter, facebook, filter bubbles. Fundamentally this question is whether a democracy in which media and organization is moved online, whether we can survive or adjust to that new world. A will start with nate, professor of law at stanford law school. His scholarship focuses on Voting Rights, political parties, Campaign Finance, redistricting, and elections administration. He served as special master for expert to craft districting plans for many straight and senior director for the Election Administration and his current work examines changing technology on political communications, campaigns, and Election Administration. Broadly that is what he will be talking about here today. With that, lets welcome nathan. [applause] thank you so much. It is an honor to be here. And it is
The National Governors association met this past weekend in washington d. C. For its annual winter meeting and focused on ways to combat childhood hunger and current initiatives at the state and local levels that have been successful atrophiedi feeding c at school. This is about an hour and a half. Good morning, everyone. Good morning, and i think we should get started. Its another important big day here at the nga and we have a lot of good work to do. Im dorothy mcauliffe, first lady of virginia and chair of the nga spouses leadership committee. And its my honor and great pleasure to welcome you all to this very special winter meeting, joint session for governors and for spouses. Today were talking about ending child hunger, improving lives and investing in americas future. I want to thank all the governors who are here this morning and their spouses and all the many Partner Organizations who are in attendance this morning. I will say its my understanding its been several years since
Francisco. Where police have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting death of a 65 year old woman late yesterday morning. A short time later. Officers found and arrested Jonathon Santos on mansell street. Near john mclaran park. The 24yearold from vallejo was charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder. The victim has been identified as 65yearold lian xiu wu. She was killed near the intersection of broad street and Plymouth Avenue in the citys taraval district. Two other victims, a 40 yearold man and 51yearold manare expected to survive. Wu was walking out to a bus stopwhen she was shot and killed. Police described her as an innocent victim. Investigators have not released a motive. And are asking people to come forward in they have any info. grant another big story we are following tonight. Lots of anger, hurt and tension. In the Albany High School community tonight. After students posted disturbing racist pictures and others made antisemitic gestures. Today pare
Campus today. And the school response. grant more than 100 students. And some parents showed up today to protest. Theyre upset in general, but today. At least some of the offending students were reportedly allowed to return to school after being suspended. Yesterday we reported about seven freshman who were all doing the nazi salute as they walked down a school hallway. And last week. We reproted about the racist posts on instagram. The superintendent says everyone involved has been disciplined. But she wont get into specific discipline because the offenders are minors. Superintendent Valerie Williams forseable future. Theres palpable racial and anti semitic tension at Albany High School. In fact. There were reports today of a noose at a park in albany. Which turned out to be a rope swing. But lots of people are on edge in albany. And thats where we find kron4s alecia reid. Who spoke with the parent of a student who was recently targeted. Alecia. This mother is very angry. She says tho
Country club. Their neighbor who didnt want to talk on camera says. Shes afraid. Sot victims neighborlast night was really very scary. I didnt think all those bad guys would come up here and hurt other people. They pulled my neighbhors purse and wrestled with my neihbors husband and then they ran away. Maybe we should not go out after dark and double lock the doors. And i probably will buy a big flash light and every now and then focus outside. I guess if you own gun you will feel better but it will just create more trouble. The suspects got away with one of the victims purse. Which had credit cards and other valuablesstanduppolice say the suspects are described as hispanic men in their twenties. Their hope is that one of the homes in the neirhborhood will have some surveillance footage. That will help track these guys down. Reporting in moraga, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. james in national news. Ousted National Security adviser Michael Flynn wants to make a deal in exchange for his