The Supreme Court was unanimous in a pair of rulings today, one on the rights of protesters, the other on president ial authority. In the first case, the justices struck down a Massachusetts Law that prevented antiabortion activists from getting anywhere near the entrances of clinics. Jan crawford is covering the court. You cant control it reporter massachusetts said the law was necessary to protect women as they entered clinics for abortions. It requires protesters to keep their distance, off public sidewalks within 35 feet of clinic entrances. But the law also kept away people like eleanor mccullen, a massachusetts grandmother who quietly counsels women against abortion and said the law violated her right to free speech. The justices unanimously agreed, striking down the Massachusetts Law and calling into question similar laws across the country. In a majority opinion by chief justice john roberts, joined by the four liberal justices its never too late to change your mind. Reporter t
Years. It is reusable and it will have legs allow you to land anywhere on earth. Nintendo is hoping a partnership can help it with slumping sales. They launched their mario kart and players will be able to drive a mercedes for the first time. The mario character appears in a mercedes commercial in japan as nintendo tries to make more money. To our lead story of the day. Steve ballmer is going to have something new to get excited about in retirement. The former microsoft ceo known for his emotional speeches, jumping up and down, has reached a deal to buy the l. A. Clippers for 2 billion and that shatters the record for an nba team. The previous high was 550 million paid for the bucs. Ballmer said i love basketball and will ensure that they win big. Ballmer signed the agreement when the Sterling Trust moved to sell after Donald Sterling was banned for life for making racist remarks. The big question has ballmer overpaid . Jon erlichman is in l. A. And former president of the golden state
Jon schwartz of u. S. Today. Why Silicon Valley . Why our part of town . I was actually very fortunate to have been given the opportunity by American Experience. All right. Why were they interested . They were the Sloan Foundation is one of their founders. They were really very, have interested in bringing the story Silicon Valley to the public. Silicon valley, the revolution that hand here and created by these men, in terms of takingojs into the digital age, the Information Age really changed our lives in the way we interact today. People take for granted things like cell phones, computers and laptops. All of these thins sort of stand back to what these guys invented. Even the Corporate Culture, right . I thought that was one of the interesting aspects, how they set the Corporate Culture at least here in Silicon Valley we take for granted today. Certainly. The main character in this was instrumental, helping to bring the new idea to the democratic wearing junes. Cubicals, everybody th
South bay. We will be 68 loom the coast to 74 inland and the friday morning traffic. Leyla gulen . Very quiet and early at 4 31. Good morning, everyone. We have construction with no congestion but construction is blocking off the transit northbound 280 to eastbound 380. There is eastbound and westbound traffic along 380 to 280. Be sure that you know it is open until 5 00 a. M. But should okay for the morning rush. The toll plaza shows cars are moving fine on this friday lite. A city worker is under arrest in San Francisco after a hitandrun accident that killed a mother in a park at holly park before 2 30 yesterday afternoon. A maintenance truck ran over a 35yearold woman who was lying in the grass with her 11monthold daughter. The baby was not injured. Authorities say the truck kept going after hitting the woman but Police Tracked him down a few blobs away. They arrested the Parks Department employee on suspicion of felony hit and run. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection district i
Also bill gates, elon musk and Stephen Hawking are all warning that computers could get too smart. But are the dangers of Artificial Intelligence being overblown . Ill talk to a real expert. And Bernie Sanders proposed free college for all in the United States. Could it ever work . Probably not, but there is another solution that could. Then a call for civil disobedience not for civil rights or social justice. The evercontroversial Charles Murray will lay out his case. Dont miss this one. But first here is my take. On monday the rightdavid cameron gave his first speech after being reelected to his high office. Confronting a world of challenges from greeces possible exit from the euro a massive migration crisis on europes shores ukraines perilous state, russias continued intransigence, the advance of isis the continuing chaos in the middle east. Cameron chose to talk about a plan to ensure that hospitals in the uk would be better staffed on weekends. Okay. Thats a bit unfair. Leaders ev