[applause] wow. The science room is rocking today at the Convention Center. Unbelievable. We are here to hear dr. Michio kaku who is just amazing. I love this guy. [applause] just a footnote i am joe from the washington post. It i assume you knew that i love the big cosmic questions and there is no one better than asking the cosmic amazing questions than dr. Kaku. He is a genius at it. He is the cofounder of the strings. Has written multiple bestsellers. He refers to them as New York Times bestsellers but i dont use that term. [laughter] this book begins the first, his new book is the future of the mind is the name of the book and a first line is the two greatest mysteries and all of nature are the mind and the universe. We start from that and he asks the questions do we have a soul . What happens to us after we die . Who am i anyway . Where do we fit into this great cosmic scheme . Thats just on the first page. [laughter] this is the stuff that when youre in college at 3 00 in the mor
Taking. Reporter within the hour we have learned all of the victims are students and the School President issued this letter to the school community, recognizing the anxiety these incidents create and she also outlined steps to make this campus safer. Has Campus Police have patrols, students said they feel safer traveling in packs following a series of disturbing Sexual Battery cases. It seems like its happening daily. It seems to almost happen exclusively to women. Reporter at least six cases since midoctober, the most recent on wednesday at duncan hall. A female student says she was groped on the northeast stairwell. The same thing happened in the Student Union and a week ago wednesday in the northeast stairs of sweeney hall. It didnt used to be something you had to worry about. I am just going to class. But now it feels like even if somebody is working to closely behind me its a weird feeling to always have to be on your guard. You have no idea when somebody is going to come out of
Drizzle out there tonight. Crews in the Santa Cruz Mountains would spend the day making repairs. A fence was put on highway 15 to prevent large rocks and debris from falling onto the northbound lane. This is the same area where a mud slide sent rocks onto a news van injuring the driver last week. The homeowners around the bay area were getting ready for the coming storm. We found several people stocking up tonight on tarps, sandbags, Roofing Supplies at the Ace Hardware Store in san rafael. Ktvu amber lee is in lorenzo where a state of an emergency was declared after a sinkhole opened after last weeks storm. First though, how much rain are we looking at here . You can easily see three to four inches of rain in the coastal hills through tomorrow night and an inch to two inches in the bay area city. Its raining a little bit out there right now. But we will come in closer with the live radar. You can see the yellow areas right there. Weve got sprinkles down in oakland, pretty light for th
Ktvus amber lee is at an Evacuation Center with one familys emotional story of hardship. We begin with ktvus Azenith Smith in the hardhit rock springs neighborhood. Azenith . Reporter i was here at 10 00 last night. The cars were kneedeep in water. Take a look now for the first time, since tuesday, no more standing water. People can actually walk on dry ground. Yet despite this progress, families tell me they are lost and unsure what to do next. In the rock springs area of san jose, a cruiser spent the evening putting in this temporary was to ensure proper sewage flows. We found the family cleaning their belongings in the dark with no electricity. It is sad because everything is gone. You have to start over again. Reporter these arent just any belongings. It supports the livelihood, 13 yearold davey helping her mother wipe down her makeup kit. Her dad a mechanic, salvaging his tools. This was like a lot of money. Now its like in the trash. You know . Like everythings gone. All the mone
The booksigning session, but that book is going to be on sale and you can fine it easily enough. I cant promise you that shell come over to your house. But ill sign i in any way i can. Thank you very much. [applause]. And back tv on cspan 2 is live at the Los Angeles Times festival of books, its held on campus of univer. Southern california. Its been here for the last several years. Prior to that held at ucla. Its currently in its 22nd year. Now, weve got a full day of coverage coming up in about a half hour is a panel on the [inaudible conversations] corey fields who writes about black republicans and peggy grande who served as Ronald Reagans executive assistance after leaving the white house will be on that panel coming up in half an hour. Here on the campus, we are joined by author and professor Michael Eric Dyson his most recent book is called tears we cannot stop. Dr. Dyson, why did you make this sermon to White America . It is great to be here. I left messages for peter slen and