Affecting them and to remember some of the artists we have lost. Russell butler is a local musician who was preparing to perform at the ghost ship warehouse moments before the fire broke out. Russell, i know that you were at the site of the ghost ship when the fire happened. Can you take us back to that night . What was going on . A lot of my friends were going to get together and just do what we love the most. There was a concert going on and people were there to celebrate art. Celebrate art and to celebrate each other. And you were going to perform. You had set up your gear, and where were you when the fire broke out . I was outside. Next to the door. What did you see, what did you hear when the fire broke out . You cant talk about it any understand. I lost a lot of people. They were all the best people. It is one of the reasons why it is especially hard, not just the building or the loss of life in general. These people were pillars, these people really held a lot of people up. I wa
Affecting them and to remember some of the artists we have lost. Russell butler is a local musician who was preparing to perform at the ghost ship warehouse moments before the fire broke out. Russell, i know that you were at the site of the ghost ship when the fire happened. Can you take us back to that night . What was going on . A lot of my friends were going to get together and just do what we love the most. There was a concert going on and people were there to celebrate art. Celebrate art and to celebrate each other. And you were going to perform. You had set up your gear, and where were you when the fire broke out . I was outside. Next to the door. What did you see, what did you hear when the fire broke out . You cant talk about it any understand. I lost a lot of people. They were all the best people. It is one of the reasons why it is especially hard, not just the building or the loss of life in general. These people were pillars, these people really held a lot of people up. I wa
Affecting them and to remember some of the artists we have lost. Russell butler is a local musician who was preparing to perform at the ghost ship warehouse moments before the fire broke out. Russell, i know that you were at the site of the ghost ship when the fire happened. Can you take us back to that night . What was going on . A lot of my friends were going to get together and just do what we love the most. There was a concert going on and people were there to celebrate art. Celebrate art and to celebrate each other. And you were going to perform. You had set up your gear, and where were you when the fire broke out . I was outside. Next to the door. What did you see, what did you hear when the fire broke out . You cant talk about it any understand. I lost a lot of people. They were all the best people. It is one of the reasons why it is especially hard, not just the building or the loss of life in general. These people were pillars, these people really held a lot of people up. I wa
The podiums. We believe this race and this debate transcends politics. This local congressional race is Getting National attention, there are many representatives from these National Outlets that are watching tonight. Curious to see the future of the Silicon Valley. District 17, where our nbc studios are located, is among the most dynamic and powerful districts in the country. So heres what were ge going to do. Were going to meet the panel and go over the ground rules in a few minutes. Lets begin with congressman honda. A familiar face in the region, the 73yearold is seeking his eighth term. But his story didnt start on capitol hill, but as a toddler. Mr. Honda and his family were forced to live in a japanese internment camp during world war ii. A graduate of san jose state and a member of the peace corps, honda had a distinguished career as a Science Teacher and school principal. Some of his key offices, the Santa Clara County board of supervisors, state assembly and currently one of
Good evening, welcome to kqed newsroom, im scott schafer, thuy vu is off tonight. As colorado and washington surge ahead, polls show a growing number of americans support legalizing pot. Four years ago, california voters rejected a statewide ballot measure to legalize Recreational Marijuana use, but plans are under way to put the question before voters again in 2016. Governor jerry brown opposes the idea, but Lieutenant Governor gavin newsom is chairing a task force to study the issue. Thuy vu spoke to him earlier. Lieutenant governor gavin newsom, welcome to the program. Good to be here, thanks. Well, you did not take a stand in californias prop 19 four years ago, a measure that would have legalized cannabis. Voters rejected it. Why are you supporting legalizing marijuana now . Prop 14 i was a coward, i didnt give it a lot of thought, i tried to get excuses. There were parts i legitimately would not argue for today that could have created a real patchwork that was difficult, but i adm