Cover story. Nearly half of all u. S. Jobs could be replaced by robots in the next ten to 20 years, but what happens to the workers thrown out of work . Facebook Ceo Mark Zuckerberg called for a radical change in his speech to harvards graduating class. We should explore ideas like universal basic income to make sure everyone has a cushion to try out new ideas. Its an unconditional periodic cash payment that the government makes to everyone, whether youre unemployed or wealthy, a 1,000 monthly government check would replace all current welfare programs, including social security. Another supporter, elon musk, said theres a pretty good chance we end up with a universal basic income due to automation. The cash could fund basic needs like food and housing while people find new jobs in the digital economy, but opponents warn the digital allowance could actually increase poverty. Could universal basic income or would it make people not want to work . We have two views today, Michael Tanner
Walked off the job this morning. Kpix 5s maria medina is live outside the courthouse with the chaos that the strike is causing. Maria . Reporter yeah, michelle. Expect a lot of delays at courthouses today. One lawyer told us that in some criminal cases, some people could be told to come back. And in the worstcase scenario, some suspects could be released from jail. [ chanting ] reporter instead 6 00ing into work today we wont take it anymore reporter nearly 400 Santa Clara County Court Workers are walking the picket lines. Its a very chaotic morning. Reporter steven clark is the criminal attorney who says his three cases scheduled today are now in limbo. I think all the judges are trying to funnel the cases into one or two courtrooms but youre talking about hundreds of cases. So obviously, theres going to be a lot of delays this morning. I dedicated my life to this place. I have been here almost 20 years. Reporter but the workers, like anna sapp, said they had no choice but to strike.
D. C. , as well. Reporter one person told me today that he took the news of this as a good thing, as a sign that what Law Enforcement is doing is working and that they are finding things like this. Live in center city, im lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. To this now you have a week to brush up on your spanish. Pope francis plans to give almost all of his 18 speeches in spanish next week. His native language. Only four of them will be in english, the one in philadelphia, which will be private to benefactors, the rest are in spanish. Today the vatican said the 78yearold argentine pope finds it easier to express himself in spanish, so this means its even more important to get close to a jumbotron either near Independence Hall or on the parkway. There will be english captions on the jumbotrons. Take a look at the stages pope francis will use next week, this one on the ben franklin parkway, the Production Company putting together the visit unveiled these renderings of the stages today. The pope wi
Nbc 10 news. This afternoon, wilmingtons mayor is offering his thoughts. He tells nbc 10, i give my condolences to both the family and loved ones of Thomas Cottingham and pray they find solace and sprentrength in know he was a hero. Were following a breaking traffic situation this afternoon along the schuylkill expressway. A deadly crash has the westbound lanes crawling right now. The crash is at the exit for route 1. Sky force 10 was over the scene just about an hour ago. We have learned a woman has been killed in this crash and the route 1 exit along 76 west is still shut down, and that has led to a major backup on 76. Right now at 5 00, a gas leak ignites and leaves a south jersey building in ruins. Witnesses captured the flames on their smartphones and sent the images to nbc 10. Sky force 10 also getting a look at the damage from above. Nbc 10 south jersey reporter live at the scene. Somehow no one was hurt in all of this. Do investigators know how this gas leak started . Reporter
That the black approximated suv was at that gas station before the shoot something in other words, they were filling up their tank for their get away or the suspicion that perhaps the black s. U. V. Was there afterwards . Reporter its not based on this employees story. Who he told us he witnessed first happened. I didnt say he saw the black s. U. V. There before or after. He said the police went there for the footage you can and said they were collecting footage to see if perhaps this gas station is located on the corner as i said of water do the man and orange show that maybe one the exterior cameras caught that intersection and perhaps could see the black s. U. V. I think its safe to say that any of the local businesses in the area that do have surveillance footage, that the police will be collect that go and lacking through it. Okay. In other words, yeah, great point. All the surveillance camera in the area if a hopes that one of the cameras caught a glim little of the black s. U. V