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And then a rising star at google was a privacy director for the company's google x team and formed a google adventure team which mapped extreme views. friends and co-workers say he always lived life to the fullest. >> dan was a wild man, you know in the best sense of the word. he's someone who would always go full tilt on whatever it was, the kinds of risks that he took were not just on the mountain. he took risks as a human being, as a leader. >> in the wake of his death, google has pledged $1 million to help with the earthquake relief. julie? >> will what is the u.s. doing to help with the e...

Culture of washington from silicon valley. >> it's almost a little bit more academic, versus corporate there's not a ceo type style of being in charge. >> smith comes from google x, that company's lab for next generation projects which has developed ideas like those drone delivery systems. >> they call them moon shots, just like kennedy. >> she says she wants to transfer that approach to government. what is sand boxing. >> it's like it sounds. >> smith says tech people can help policy officials pray with ideas, like new uses for unmanned aerial vehicles. >> somewhere in our future is a jetson ...

Self-awareness, that is next and terminator is going to kill us all. >> of course. >> it's amazing. it was looking at this cat videos while pretending to be at work. >> greg: it even came up with a fake window. >> very important point. bill, isn't this one big lie? they weren't looking at cat videos. google engineers were too embarrassed it was watching porn. >> they were looking another word for cat. [ laughter ] >> i'm concerned because here is what we know. there are projects we may know a lot about. the head of google "x" and on his card he has an "x" on the bottom. he is so into this secr...

President obama moments ago strikes a bipartisan note in the rose garden. while his republican opponent continues his game of who is out of touch. plus, case closed for george zimmerman in the death of trayvon martin. mr. zimmerman's family and lawyers seem to think so. now back to tamron. if seeing is believing, then this could be a new concept in phones. it shows how google glasses might work. the person in the video uses the glasses to perform tasks commonly handled by your phone. all just by looking and speaking. i'm joined by scott steen. a glimpse into the future. is it a reality? >> n...

Tech education online. he led google's self-driving car team, and he has been called the father of the self-driving car. now he has set his sights on the skies. he's the ceo of kitty hawk, a company working toward revolutionizing transportation by making the dream of personal flying vehicles a reality. welcome, sebastian. >> very good seeing you. >> why are you doing this? is there an origin story here? >> i have always wondered if we can make transportation safer, and self-driving cars has this tragic story of a good friend of mine who died in a traffic accident. but at some point it dawned o...