stanford. 10 years as a representative in european parliament. two years at stanford, one and a half remostly. first book she's writing. 24,300 people following on twitter and 020, the code to amsterdam to referral to the city. thank you for all of you. looking forward to your conversation. >> thank you, and from my side a warm welcome to everybody joining. i want to graduate mehran, jeremy and rob on their book, where big tech went wrong and how to reboot it. i can't stress to hear this argue from americans. i say that being in europe now, but of course, the world is looking at what the united states is doing both in terms of strengths coming out of silicon valley, but also the harms and ripple effects that has around the world. it's important to hear this from professors at the very university that's birthed so many big tech ideas, leaders, business models, technologies and disruptions. stanford. and i have the pleasure of seeing and hearing bits of the analysis that you can now all read and

to lead this conversation we are thrilled to welcome back another stanford expert marietje schaake and i'm thrilled to introduce their speakers. first marietje the director of the institute for artificial intelligence. 96,407 words in the new book "system error" 10.24% probability a last name starting with r to be listed first out of three on the book cover, 104 current age of my grandmother who has lived through two pandemics. 13 my lucky number welcome, rob reich. next professor of the school of engineering and professor and associate chair for education up to the computer science department at stanford university and former full-time senior research scientist. he immigrated to the u.s. from iran. $100 is the amount he received for his first programming job, 2.2 million views on youtube of this lecture programming methodology course on youtube. and eight the total number of covid vaccine doses taken by four members of his household. so glad to have you here mehran. jeremy weinstein professor political science rector of national global studies at the institute for national studies and

she talked about her time at stanford. it started from humble beginnings. she's walking into court with her mother. she spoke in her distingive bar tone voice. and will be on the stand next week ask and prosecutors can cross examine her. did she mislead investors knowing the technology didn't work. was there fraud involved? scott has been in the courtroom. you were there today. was it a ho hum friday and she takes the stand? was anybody expecting this? >> they weren't. yesterday and into this morning the prosecution finally wrapped after three months. so the defense gets a chance. after a couple witnesses they went by quickly. she to do up and it was about 3:15 p.m. total surprise. not even all that many people were there. and it just took everyone by surprise. and all of a sudden, wow, there she was testifying. >> we have spoken to people saying she's very charming and commanding. she has a presence. how did that translate. did it translate into the courtroom? what was the jury looking like? >> it translated well to the witness stand. she was poised -- she

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institute for national studies and the stanford institute for economic policy research at stanford university.t one, the number of times posted on a social media platform. in 1984, the year he moved to palo alto, california. more than 250 additional students that he teaches when he has -- when he teaches about computer science into political science department. forty-four, president barack obama, for whom he served on the national security council as chief of staff and deputy to the u.s. ambassador to the united nations. fifty-one, number of wins by the san francisco giants halfway through the 2021 season. go, giants. welcome, jeremy. and last but not least, to lead the l conversation, marietje schaake, the policy director at the cyberpolicy center and international policy fellowic at the institute for human centered artificial intelligence at stanford. ten coming years as a representative in the european parliament. two years at stanford, including 1.5 remotely. first book written. 24,300 people followed on twitter. and 020, the old phone code for amsterdam still used to refer to the city. so

two years stanford including one of the half remotely. first book he's writing. 44300 people followed on twitter and 020 the road to answer phone to refer to the city. glad to have all four of you here today. we're looking forward to conversations. >> thank you. a warm welcome to everybody joining. it is a celebration today, i want toon congratulate you on te official launch of the book, system reboot where big tech went wrong and how we can reboot it. i can't stress enough how important it is here subject diagnosis, well researched argument from americans. i say that in europe now but of course the world is looking at what united states is doing both in terms of strength out of silicon valley but also harms and ripple effects around the world. it is important to hear professors at thehe university that has so many big tech ideas, heaters, business models, technologies and disruptions. i've had the pleasure of seeing and hearing the analysis you can now read and i see it evolving over the past year end a half or so. i'm going to be comfor

football at stanford stadium. we'll show you what didn't happen. and the warriors -- can you see my wall of smiles? when i first started using genesys technology i was kind of embarrased at all the love and attention i got from my customers. people are so moved by how much i understand about them. they start including me in their lives. that's helen and her friends. i arranged a wellness retreat for them. look at those ladies. such wisdom. mmm. but it's really genesys that helps me understand people and what they truly need. i'm just glad i can help. >>> the energy, the love, it's all back. everywhere the warriors play. like the kids say, they're vibing. >> it's a lot of fun. let's show you what happened at chase center. hello to klay thompson. literally on the exercise bike while he was doing an interview for espn. we hope to see him back in january. still rehabbing. a big game tonight. watch this fourth quarter. andre iguodala to gary payton ii working the alley-oop. a designed play, executed perfectly. iggy had

stanford won in 2020. will the ax what changing hands this year? highlights from the 124th big game coming up next in sports. >>> welcome back. i'm anthony flores. are you red and white or blue and gold today? the bay area divided as stanford in cal meet one of the biggest rivals. the cardinals have won 10 of the last 11 in this series. the winner claims that, the ax, and bragging rights for the next year. trayvon clark is fast and he is gone. 84 yards for the touchdown, the longest td reception in big game history. 7-0 cal. more bears in the second. on first and goal, garbers finds christopher brooks for the one-yard score and the bears lead 17-3. we'll have highlights at 11:00. >>> san francisco and their dominating performance on monday night football. who saw this coming? george killian and the niners hitting the road for jacksonville. the jags are 2-7 on the season, but this game is more about which 49ers team is going to show up. after by big emotional win, do the niners have to guard against a letdown on sunday in jacksonville? >> they're a

noter deem beat stanford, 45-14. the cardinal end their season on a seven-game losing streak finish the year 3 and 9. cal on the way to take on your honor cla. the second quarter, chase garber calls his own number. he scores on the short touchdown run. cal grabs a 14-10 lead, but ucla would take control of the game by rattling off 32 unanswered points. the bruins beat the bears, 42-14. cal closes out its regular season next weekend against usc. a big game for the 49ers tomorrow at levi's stadium. the red and gold will host the minnesota vikings. both teams are 5 and 5, and if the season ended today they would both be in the playoffs. now, there are still seven games to go, so the winner of this one has the inside track on locking down a spot in the postseason. now, they haven't played each other since the 49ers beat the vikings in the playoffs in january of 2020. >> i know we have a different defense coordinator but a similar style and similar defense. schematically i think it is similar, and usually there's a lot of

they hammered stanford in the 124th big game at stanford stadium. after dealing with covid outbreaks for the past 2 1/2 weeks, they did this. trayvon clark for the longest play in big game history. an 84-yard touchdown. cal dominated with a record 646 total yards of offense, including 352 yards rushing. cal wins the big game in a blowout, 41-11. the axe returns to berkeley for the first time since 2019 and for just the second time in the last 12 years. >> any win you get, especially against stanford is extremely gratifying. just overall, the team played tremendous. really proud of everyone in this locker room. i think we just have to build off that going forward. but it's great to get this win at stanford and definitely compare it to 2019 a little bit. >>> hey, george. how you doing? the niners hitting the road for jacksonville. now, after a huge emotional win on "monday night football," the 49ers might have to guard against a letdown against the 2-7 jags. >> i don't think that people let down after something like that, but you got to realize the em

football at stanford stadium. we'll show you what didn't happen. >>> the energy, the love, it's all back. everywhere the warriors play. like the kids say, they're vibing. >> it's a lot of fun. let's show you what happened at chase center. hello to klay thompson. literally on the exercise bike while he was doing an interview for espn. we hope to see him back in january. still rehabbing. a big game tonight. watch this fourth quarter. andre iguodala to gary payton ii working the alley-oop. a designed play, executed perfectly. iggy had ten assists by the way off the bench. the warriors win easily. 126-85. they are now 7-1 on the season. they just beat new orleans. on the farm, stanford and utah. cover your eyes. this game is ugly. david shaw cannot be happy. utah's t.j. pledger, 96 yards. all the way to the other end zone. utah wins 52-7. ouch! stanford drops to 3-6. >>> okay. we have to end this week on a smile. we know draymond green has big a personality. apparently so does his son. >> with all the play makers we h

today stanford and cal will go head to head. cal's football game was postponed because of a major covid-19 outbreak of players and staff. the game is at stanford, why is that good news? the last time it was in stanford in 2019, cal won. >>> next, a quick look at the top stories we are following. the wild smash and grab robbery caught on camera that set our officers racing through the streets. the damage across union square. we'll be right back. >>> help feed local families with our nourishing neighbors program. i am marcus washington, we are live at safeway, coming up, we can tell you how you can help. >> stick around, we'll be right back. on] -great party, carlene. you must have blown your budget. -not exactly. -you have great name-brand snacks, tons of meat... and where did you get this imported cheese? -hello! grocery outlet, bargain market. -♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ -with this holiday set to bust your wallet, your neighborhood grocery outlet is the destination for savings of 40 to 70 percent on your whole meal w

stanford at 19, so she testified that some of the money her parents saved for college actually went towards the company. she then started hiring people and most importantly meeting investors. those investors who would fund the company from the very beginning all the way up until the bitter end. she was very poised and like you said, her voice did not change. it was the same tone we have gotten used to all these years. one note, this was her team talking to her, the defense team, and they took the whole hour. certainly no cross examination today. they want the jury to have a poised holmes, a holmes who smiled at the jury and made eye contact with the jury and told a positive story as they go for the weekend. we won't hear any cross exam into sometime next week. >> scott, quick question here. the jury saw her today, but the voice is the same, but the look is so different. we're accustomed to seeing holmes in the black turtleneck, stark clothing. now she has a more warm, inviting look. how do you think it played with the jury? >> reporter: it seemed to play well with the jury. a lot of people

what she said today about being raped at stanford and the abuse she suffered at the hands of her long-time boyfriend and theranos sfo sunny balwani. >>> also, twitter founder jack dorsey is out, stepping down. why he says it's time to move on. >>> plus -- >> around 11:00 p.m. we heard growling. >> not one, but two mountain lions on one city in the peninsula. there are two reasons why we may be seeing them more in residential areas. >>> good evening. this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm raj mathai. back from thanksgiving, all that love with your friends and family, but quickly we're hit by this sobering reality. this omicron variant. might lead to a lot of changes in the bay area in the next several weeks. perhaps more travel bans and a rollback of covid regulations by many of our local counties. here's where we stand now. there is a lot going on here. this variant is not here in the united states as far as we know. but health leaders are already preparing for the arrival. the first confirmed case of this variant was detected by three weeks ago in south africa. as of today, it's been dete

what you might not know, is what one fan has when it comes to the showdown between cal and stanford. >>> no rain in the forecast for now. instead, we're on fog watch around parts of the bay area. not much right now. dublin, it's 47 degrees. we may see fog tomorrow morning and when the rain chances come back. we come back in a couple minutes. >>> in the history of college football rivalry games, the one being cal and stanford is the big game. >> it's a tradition that means a lot to alumni. for one cal grad, it means a lot more. he's been going to the games longer than most. we have more on her amazing streak in tonight's "bay area proud." >> reporter: this year, with cal and stanford's 124th big game. it was the very first one i ever went to, which means i am way, way behind carol's streak. >> and then, these are from the 1950s. >> reporter: when it comes to the big game, it's hard to imagine there is someone out there with a longer history than carol. >> i remember every one of these. >> reporter: she was 10 years old in 1946 when her father, a stanford grad, returned to the bay area

notre dame beat stanford 45-14. the cardinals end their season on a seven-game losing streak. they finish the year 3-9. cal on the road to take on ucla at the rose bowl in pasadena. the bears need to win their final two games to become bowl eligible. the second quarter jace garbers scores. cal grabs a 14-10 lead. but ucla would take control of the game by rattling off 32 unanswered points. the bruins beat the bears 42-14. cal closes out its regular season next weekend against usc. big game for the 49ers tomorrow at levi stadium. the red and gold will host the minnesota vikings. both teams are 5-5. and if the season ended today, they would both be in the playoffs. now there are still seven games to go. so the winner of this one has the inside track on locking down a spot on the post-season. they haven't played each other since the niners beat the vikings in the playoffs in january of 2020. >> i know we have a different defensive coordinator, but still very similar style, very similar defense. usually there's a lot of turnover in three years, but you go back and watch those game

when her father a stanford grad returned to the bay area. after serving in world war ii. >> he was given some tickets to go to the game. so my mom and i would go with him. and then later on in years later, it was just dad and i. and the score. >> they went to the big game in the 50s. 60s and 70s. they were there when lt band was on the field in 82. >> it shows -- >> she didn't even realize she had a streak going. until the 50th straight big game in the 90s. >> i wasn't really going for it. it just happened. it just one year morphed into the next. >> well, with this years big game, those years now add up to 75. consecutive games. each year there's a tailgate. one that now includes carol's grandchildren. >> this is funny. >> it has become as much a family tradition as celebrating a loved ones birthday. >> fast forward to 2020. >> even last year. with no fans allowed in the stands. she found a way to continue the streak. >> i put my foot under to say i had actually gone to the stadium. >> she loves everything about the experience. particularly

in the history of college football rivalry games, the one between cal and stanford is the greatest of all time, pretty much anywhere in the country, why else would they call it a big game. >> it's a tradition that means a lot for so many alumni. for one cal grad, it means even more. she has been going to the game for more than 75 years. garvin thomas introduces us to her in this morning's bay area proud. >> these are from the 1950s. >> reporter: when it comes to the big game, it's hard to imagine there's anyone out there with a longer history than carol leslie. >> i remember every one of these. >> reporter: she was 10 years old in 1946 when her father, a stanford grad, returned to the bay area after serving in world war ii. >> he was given some tickets to go to the stanford game, and so my mom and i would go with him. and then later in years later, it was just dad and i. and the score. >> reporter: they went to the big game in the 50s, in the '60s and '70s. they were there whether the band was on the field in 82. and through it all, carol said she didn't realize she had an attendance

from stanford. dorsey described his trust as bone deep. >>> scott peterson has left death row in san quentin and has been moved to the san mateo county jail. he was convicted of killing his wife and unborn son connor in 2004. he transferred ahead of his re-sentencing hearing next week. the california supreme court overturned his death sentence last year, the trial judge said that the trial judge excluded potential jurors opposed to the death penalty. peterson fighting his conviction saying a juror was untruthful when she filled out her juror questionnaire. he is expected to face family and friends of his late wife lacey for the first time since his conviction. >>> crimes of opportunity are picking up during the holidays. how do you explain the wave of violence in oakland the last couple of weeks? deadly freeway shootings, mob-style retail thefts and yesterday police say a man was shot and killed after trying to stop a thief from breaking into a car. the mayor says she has got a solution to the crisi

stanford beats taylorton state university. just in case you didn't know, that is a school outside of dallas. i had to look it up. i don't know if i am provide announcing it correctly. cal was at home against ucsd, uc san diego. this was an embarrassing loss. the golden bears shocked by ucsd. final score, >>> okay. nothing has changed. the most expensive zip code in the u.s., of course, here in the bay area. 94027. yep, atherton, the most expensive zip code for the fifth-straight year. median home price, 7.5 mill. forth on the list, ross. ninth on the list los altos. bay area has 47 of the nation's 100 most expensive zip codes. i believe yours is on there. >> that's pricey. well, have a great night. we hope to see you back here tomorrow. >> bye-bye. >>> breaking news tonight. the major step toward making covid booster shots available to all adults pfizer officially asking the fda to authorize booster shots for everyone 18 and older, impacting up to 156 million americans. how soon could they go into arms? >>> and a holiday alert

stanford beats taylorton state university. just in case you didn't know, that is a school outside of dallas. i had to look it up. i don't know if i am provide announcing it correctly. cal was at home against ucsd, uc san diego. this was an embarrassing loss. the golden bears shocked by ucsd. final score, 80-67. we're back in a moment. and there you have it- woah. wireless on the most reliable network nationwide. wow. -big deal! ...we get unlimited for just 30 bucks. sweet, i get that too and mine has 5g included. that's cool, but ours save us serious clam-aroonies. relax people, my wireless is crushing it. that's because you all have xfinity mobile with your internet. it's wireless so good, it keeps one upping itself. alright, here we go, miller in motion. wha — wait, wait, is that a... baby on the field?? it looks like it, craig. and the defensive linemen are playing peek-a-boo. i've never seen anything like that before. harris now appears to be burping the baby. that's a great moment right there. the ref going to the rule

. >> all rooting for stanford in the game tomorrow. >> of course. from space eventually, too. >>> a lot of reaction to the kyle rittenhouse verdict, nothing on all counts. that wisconsin jury aquits the teenager for killing two protesters during a racial justice rally last year. >> the move by minority leader kevin mccarthy that made democrats wait a long time for the vote to go their way. >>> and thousands of giant sequoias wiped out by wildfires. the new eye-opening numbers on one of the oldest things on earth. >>> the news at 5:30 starts right now. good evening. and thanks for being with us on this friday. >> not guilty on all counts. that's the decision of a dozen jurors in kenosha, wisconsin. kyle rittenhouse, the teenager who shot and killed two people and injured a third is free tonight. nbc's jay gray joins us live from kenosha with reaction to this verdict. jay? >> when the verdict was announced and finally that news made it outside the courthouse, the steps were filled with protesters, those supporting kyle rittenhouse as well as those wan

among them, holmes said she was raped at stanford which is why she said she left the college in 2019. balwani has not testified in this trial but previously called the abuse allegations untrue. >>> sources telling nbc news, pfizer is pushing to open booster shots for 16 and 17-year-olds. the drugmaker expected to ask the fda to authorize the shots later this week. right now those 18 and older are only eligible for another dose. omicron is the new variant. south africa raising the alarm. meantime, moderna ceo predicts existing ceo will be much less effective at tackling omicron, and he warned it would take months before pharmaceutical companies can manufacture a jab for the variant to scale. >>> and then the worst case scenario policies are reported every five years. >>> let's get a look at the forecast for you this morning. meteorologist, kari hall, has been tracking that. how is that looking, kari? >> we have seen fog drifting around, but for all of the bay area it's a cold start. we will get sunshine, and temperatures headed for the low 70s. not much of a change going into the rest

. >>> opening round of the ncaa women's soccer tournament, santa clara hosting stanford, cardinal beat the broncos earlier this season but not today, banked off the defender, into the net, first goal of the season, and this save in the 73rd minute, huge save, and the defending national champs beat stanford 1-0. next up the nation's capital to take on georgetown friday. that's sports. more news after the break. and there you have it- woah. wireless on the most reliable network nationwide. wow. -big deal! ...we get unlimited for just 30 bucks. sweet, i get that too and mine has 5g included. that's cool, but ours save us serious clam-aroonies. relax people, my wireless is crushing it. that's because you all have xfinity mobile with your internet. it's wireless so good, it keeps one upping itself. alright, here we go, miller in motion. wha — wait, wait, is that a... baby on the field?? it looks like it, craig. and the defensive linemen are playing peek-a-boo. i've never seen anything like that before. harris now appears to be burping the baby. that's a great moment right there. the ref g

gretchen daley is a professor at stanford and is leading the project to show how the software can be adapted by cities and their developers to use space efficiently and cleanly, adding environmentally-friendly aspects to projects like san jose's proposed google village. they're already seeing results. >> and having more nature in and around cities can really alleviate that, lowering high temperatures by 5 degrees fahrenheit or more, just by having trees and wetlands. >> we asked san jose's mayor how his city, which redrentsly became the largest. he cited the city's largest software company, adobe systems. >> in fact, they retrofitted their headquarters to make it the greenest major headquarters in the world. they're now doubling the size of their headquarters in downtown san jose, and their new building will be entirely electric. >> reporter: with so much planned for this building right here, the national capital project hopes that along with investing in new buildings and parking and infrastructure they help some in adapting to a new climate. >>> we're interested in wanting to know

gretchen daily is a professor of environmental science at stanford and leads the project to show how the software can be adopted by cities and developers. adding environmentally-friendly aspects to projects like the google village, and they're already seeing results. >> and having more nature in and around cities can really alleviate that, lowering high temperatures by five degrees fahrenheit or more, just by having trees and wetlands. >> reporter: san jose mayor liccardo says his city, the largest in america to ban the installation of gas in new buildings is adapting to the coming boom from the tech industry. he cited the city's largest software company, adobe systems. >> in fact, they retrofitted their headquarters here to make it the greenest major headquarters in the world. they're now doubling their headquarters here in downtown san jose, and their new building will be entirely electric. >> reporter: scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> if you're looking for new or different health insurance, now is the time. open enrollment for covered california is now under way. xavier becerra

holmes talked about her time at stanford and how she started from humble beginnings, and she was comfortable on the stand and was allowed not to wear a mask and made eye contact with the jury. the theranos founder is accused of defrauding her investors. >>> anybody over the age of 18 can get the booster shot. that means pharmacies like cvs and walgreens are opening for all adults. experts fear the u.s. will see another covid surge during the holidays. >>> a live look at sfo on the busiest travel day for this airport since the beginning of the airport. over the next ten days, more than 50 million people expected to hit the roads and skies for thanksgiving. tonight we saw airports get busier by the hour, and some are expecting prepandemic crowds. make sure you arrive early. >> come with extra time because -- i mean, i missed my flight. >> she will see her grandparents for the first time, and it has been a good year and a half since we have seen our families. >> sfo is expecting more than 50,000 people to come through its checkpoints today and tonight. >> the san mateo board of supervisors plan

i know that the doctors can work miracles and especially there at stanford. he's in the best hands. physically, how is he doing? karla: he's doing great. his weight is normal, he's running like a--he practically, like, if people see him, he doesn't seem like he's--has a heart disease. he runs, he plays, he doesn't get tired. he's doing normal. damian: and what's the long-term prognosis? i mean, if he keeps it up, i would imagine, but what did the doctors tell you? karla: well, his cardiologist told us that, right now, at the moment, he's not gonna need 'cause it's, the future, he might need a heart transplant, but for the moment, if we keep him up healthy, eating healthy, keeping out of people that smoke and just keep an eye on him, he's gonna be doing good. damian: and gilberto, he's a handsome little boy and, i mean, i asked him [speaking foreign language] but how is--he's not any different than any other six- or seven-year-old, is that right? gilberto: yeah, that's right. yeah, like my wife was saying, if you see him, you know, he looks like a normal kid. he's been playing at sch

there are a lot of guys positive so we have to hopefully get them on the protocol and go try to beat stanford next week. >> nbc bay area news. >>> new rules for covid booster shots in santa clara county, all adults who want it can get it now. more than 1 million are eligible, 200,000 have received the shot. county health leaders urging people to get one before the holidays. protection from the initial vaccine starts to decline four to six months after the shot and might be why cases have started to climb again in santa clara county. >>> long lines at mass vaccination site in vallejo, solano county fairgrounds. for kids and anyone else eligible, wednesday through saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. answers about masks to kids and vaccine, we're keeping track of the pandemic headlines for you. nbcbayarea.com/coronavirus. >>> san francisco police are investigating a crash that killed a man walking across the street in marina district. intersection of franklin and union right near sherman elementary school. officers arrived and say they found a man with life-threatening injuries, medics tried to rev

. >> also stanford childrens health beginning thursday, kaiser permanente taking appointments by then and monday even more will be available. >> we reached out to every local county, marin county tells us the large scale clinics set for saturday. but pharmacies and pediatricians could administer them sooner. same for contra costa county, and alameda, could be a couple of weeks and solano county saying that. your pediatrician, hospital or pharmacy may have a different time line. check out the vaccine faq on nbcbayarea.com or the app. faq-covid vaccine for kids. should my young kid get vaccinated, what are the possible side effects. >>> some people are taking law enforcement into their own hands. another neighborhood sick and tired of rising crime is banding together to hire its own security force. tony enclave of russian hill. terry mcsweeney is in the city. >> reporter: nbc bay area news has learned of a meeting tonight in san francisco's russian hill neighborhood. people got together to talk about hiring a private security force to protect the area. it's not first time this has happe

no word yet about the big game against stanford, which is november 20th, right around the corner. by the way, the usc game has been rescheduled for december 4. >>> the recall election is a go. june 7, san francisco voters will decide if they want to keep or essentially fire the district attorney. the city's department of elections certified an election to recall the embattled d.a. we showed you exclusively last month when boudin's critics collected tens of thousands of signatures to put the recall on the ballot. a spokesperson for the anti-recall election releasing this statement -- >> okay. so where was he? the curious disappearance of governor newsom. today, he held his first public event in nearly two weeks. it comes after days of speculation of his whereabouts. the last time we saw him in public was 13 days ago here in the bay area in oakland getting his booster shot. days later, he canceled his scheduled trip to scotland for the u.n. climate change conference. at the time, the governor, his office gave us this explanation. it was because of family obligations but no elaborati

she claimed she was raped and that was the reason she dropped out of stanford. she testified on starting her own company was the way she coped with that trauma, and her former relationship was verbally abusive and he controlled her sleep and diet and told her that she needed to work harder and she was mediocre. holmes told the jury that she was responsible for what went wrong at theranos but she was under immense pressure from bell juany. >> it's compelling testimony. she said he was abusive and telling her how to live her life, and was forcing -- she did talk about that she was forced to have sex with him. >> he goes to trial on the same charges next year. he has previously called holmes' abuse accusations untrue. holmes will take the stand again, and it's one thing to be questioned by your own attorney and today she could face cross-examination that could be a little more heated. >> nbc bay area's scott budman has been in the courtroom following the case from the beginning. you can get the latest on the trial by following scott on twitter and from live updates

bigg as well as, of course, actor willie garson who play stanford. garson passed away earlier this year at the age of 57. looks like it will be a lot of fun. kari -- another carrie p. i'm just not in the city, but, you know, we're going to see some great weather. whether you're inland or in san francisco. temperatures in the mid-70s for some of our warmer spots. next week, we'll see more clouds moving in, and it will be cooler. we'll go from wearing short sleeves to light jackets and sweaters. >> that's how the weather goes sometimes in the bay area. thanks for joining us for our midday newscast on this friday. you can always get the latest on nbcbayarea.com. our next newscast coming up at 5:00. make sure you have a great one. enjoy the weekend if you can. get out and look at this. beautiful area across the bay area. enjoy it if you can. i'll see you back here next week. i saw you toss the kites on high... improved vision coverage. so you can focus on every little detail. one of many cost-saving medicare advantage benefits from scan health plan for 2

george siefer coached stanford before moving on to the niners. he'll be joined by nfl wide receiver james jones. also olympic swimming gold medalist summer sanders who went on to stanford and mercury news columnist mark purdy. big congratulations to them all. >>> it was week two of "the voice" live rounds. these contestants did not come to play. >> stealing the show was team ariana's father/son duo with elton john's hit song "your song." ♪ hope you don't mind that i put down in words ♪ ♪ how wonderful life is ♪ >> sasha in the pink is the first trans person to make it to the -- this round. this is past the battle round. we want to wish him and his father good luck tonight. you can help keep your favorite team, your favorite contestant on the show. live rounds continue tonight right here on nbc bay area. a winning moment. >>> our investigative unit is diving deep into a major problem we all know about. during the pandemic, car break-ins hit record lows. they're skyrocketing especially in tourist spots. tonight at 11:00 our team asking city

. >> she's also reveal deg tails about a sexual assault she said ended her time at stanford. nbc bay area's kris sanchez joins us with more on where the trial stands now. kris? >> reporter: hi there, marcus and laura. the case right now is at a standstill. there's a 30-minute break in the courtroom right now. but already the day started with a back and forth with the judge without the jury present. about whether or not the deposition that sonny balwani gave to the s.e.c., the securities exchange commission, should be allowed. one side wants it. the other side does not. elizabeth holmes was already facing questioning about how she handled those whistleblower complaints as she admitted that she tried to discredit them as disgruntled employees in order to protect trade secrets, she says. also today holmes will face cross-examination of her testimony. on monday in which she alleged she was raped at stanford at 19, claiming that that was the real reason that she dropped out. she also testified that focusing on starting her own company was the way she coped with that trauma. her re

during testimony this afternoon a tearful holmes told the jury she had been raped while a student at stanford and was abused by her long-time boyfriend and theranos co-worker. scott bud nan was in court all day. he zbroins us now. >> reporter: the courtroom got extremely quiet this afternoon as the defense team representing holmes continued to walk her through her side of the story today, including painful and emotional testimony that she was raped at stanford which is why she said she left school at 19. holmes said she processed by focusing intensely on starting her own company. she also started dating sunny balwani when she was 19. she said in court he was extremely abusive, physically and verbally. she says he told her she was mediocre and she needed to work harder while focusing on certain foods and even sleep patterns to help her achieve business success. the emotional testimony comes ahead of the prosecution getting its chance to cross-examine holmes. >> i mean, it's very compelling testimony that she has told us that balwani has been abusive, verbally berating her and control her and t

cal at stanford saturday. the big question is will the golden bears be cleared to play. >> yeah, this is a big one. last weekend's game against usc was postponed because cal had about 44 players and coaches on that covid protocol list. now despite the team being 99% vaccinated, as of tonight, yes, cal is expected to play at stanford. the big game. let's do it. >>> the buzz from the 49ers today. it appears that starting running back elijah mitchell will be available to play this sunday in jacksonville. he broke a finger during monday's win against the rams and had a quick surgery yesterday. as for the rest of the team, will there be a letdown against the lowly jaguars? especially after the niners' big win against the rams. >> i don't think people let down after something like that. but you got realize the emotions that go into a monday night game is a little bigger where we were coming from with how badly we had played before that so the emotions were high. so you got to watch for that stuff. your emotions can'

among them, holmes says she was raped at stanford. in aul moment, she told the jury she was raped while a student at stanford which is why she left that school at age 19. she also revealed her boyfriend abused her. he was a fellow theranos executive. holmes says she processed what happened by focusing intensely on starting her own company, which she did. the question now, how do these personal revelations impact the trial and the accusations that she defrauded her investors knowing that her theranos blood testing technology did not work? >> i mean it's very compelling testimony that she's told us that he's been abusive, verbally berating her and controlling her. and telling her how to live her life. and was forcing -- she did talk about that she was forced to have sex with him. >> holmes says she ended the relationship in 2016. balwani, by the way, has not testified in this trial. he has, previously, responded to allegations of abusing holmes calling them untrue. tomorrow, elizabeth holmes will be cross-examined. >>> nbc bay area's sc

they hammered stanford in the 124th big game at stanford stadium. remember, they had to deal with the covid outbreak for the past two and a half weeks after a scoreless first, chase garbers hits trayvon clark for the longest play in big-game history. an 84-yard touchdown. cal absolutely dominated with a record 646 yards of total offense, including 352 on the ground. cal wins the big game in a blowout 41-11. the axe returns to berkeley for the first time since 2019, and for just the second time in the last dozen years. >> anyone especially against stanford is gratifying. >> hey, george, how ya doing? the 49ers on the road today in jacksonville after a huge emotional win on monday night. they have to guard against the jags. >> i don't think that people let down after something like that, but you've got to realize the emotions are bigger. your emotions can't be high every single day. that means we got to practice accordingly every single day to make sure that we're ready to go on sunday. >> for everything 49ers watch our friends over at nbc sports bay

. >> i don't want to sound like a marxist, but i work on the stanford campus into schizophrenic relationship. i don't like palo alto but i don't want to pick on it and we have a hispanic middle-class in fresno county but what is so strange is i will hear stanford professors and people say it's good that we have gas going up to five dollars because of carbon emissions. but ten cents on the gallon, my wife and i call this gas station near us the arena because when it can undercut ten cents or 20 cents, there are 50 cars outside or when it gets up to 105 which is almost every day in the summer, droves of people go into walmart, not to buy things, take apart the toyse for their kids may be and destroy but they want the free air conditioning and yet people on the coast will say why do we want this air-conditioned economy? i don't think we are aware of how thin the margin is in the middle class and how precarious people are and they fall out of it very quickly to the point they a can't afford the stuff od life. food, fuel and air conditioning. this is the wealthiest country in the world. we have t

the longhorns would outscore stanford by ten in the final quarter. texas upsets stanford. that's a look at sports. back to you guys. >> thanks so much. >>> shooting every day, turning some streets into war zones. the feds have the tools to track where the guns come from. but up next, we'll show yu why our local police may be getting in the way. princess cruises was born right here in california. for over 55 years, we've been helping californians make the most of their precious vacation time. and right about now, we could all use a real vacation. so forget the road trips and rentals and sail with princess right from san francisco to the glaciers of alaska, the beautiful tropics of hawaii, the beaches of mexico or along the california coast. set sail with california's cruise line. book now at princess.com or call your travel advisor. >>> a mosque was recently vandalized and leaving people shaken. >> someone smashed a window at a mosque by throwing a beer bottle through it. these are pictures after it happened at the mosque. >> the window is patched up as leaders hope police

i work on the stanford campus in a schizophrenic relationship -- [laughter] i don't want to pick on it, and then i live in sort of ground zero of immigration. what's so strange is i will hear stanford professors and people say while it's really good that we have gas going up to $5 because of carbon emissions. they say that. but you'll speak -- my wife and i call this gas station near us the arena, because when it can undercut 10 cents or 20 cents, there arerc lines 50 cars. oran when it gets up to 105, whh is almost every day in the summer, droves of people go into walmart not to buy things, take ,apart the toys for their kids maybe and destroy the store, but they want the free air-conditioning.. and yet people will say, wow, why do we get, why do we want this air-conditioned economy? well, it's a 75 degrees in palo alto. but i don't think we're aware how thin the margin is of the middle class and how precarious people are. to the point they can't afford the stuff of life, food, fuel ask air-conditioning. and yet, you know, this is the wealthiest country in the world. so we have to hav

i think that people-- i don't want to sound like a marxist, but i think people are-- i work on the stanford campus and it's a schizophrenic relationship between-- i don't like palo alto, but i don't want to live on it and i live in a sort of ground zero-- we have a hispanic middle class, but strange that stanford and professors say, well it's good that we have gas going up to $5 because of carbon emission, but they'll say that, and my wife and i call this gas station near us the arena because when it can undercut 10 cents or 20 cents, there are lines 50 cars outside of mexican american people. or when it's up to 105 almost every day in the summer, droves of people go into walmart, not to buy things, to take apart the toys for their kids maybe and destroy the store, but they want the free air conditioning and yet people on the coast will say, wow, why do we get-- why do we want this air conditioned economy. well, it's 75 degrees in palo alto, i don't think we're aware of the thin the margin of the middle class and precarious and they fall out and they can't afford food, fuel, and air conditi