kramer. i grew up in florida. soldiers in the vietnam war. my question, as i have come back and read a lot about the vietnam -- i took a trip back to vietnam in 1998. we flew into hanoi, and i was to reader there mainly books and the area where i served. but what struck me, the eagerness of the the emmys people wanting to engage me in conversation, the young people wanting to get my email address -- it just is amazing the reception i got. and no one talked about the vietnam war. just recently a few months ago we had the u.s. navy carrier denying for the first time in 50 years. here is my question for dr. kramer. i believe in a sense, we as veterans, we were young, we just happen to be the age of being rotc.d or serving an i believe we did accomplish something in the sense that that --t domino, maybe it fell laos, cambodia, thailand, malaysia, those countries did not. question, do you see maybe we changeved did have some in the sense of ending the cold war? that is my question, dr. kramer. hos

mark kramer from harvard. barry, you're next from center harbor, new hampshire. >> caller: good morning, happy mother's day and thank you to c-span. an earlier caller mentioned that he thought the military people in power presently would remember how bad vietnam was and some of our experiences but i remember i was in the army from 1960 to '63, took my discharge over there and became quite friendly, as friendly as a person could become with an officer, captain l.l. baird. and a few days before i was discharged into the cold war in germany, he said to me -- he was trying to talk me into staying in, and i wish i had. he said, barry, vietnam isn't much but it's the only war we've got. so the lifers love it. i use the term lifer not derisiveely because 12 years later, i went back in and finished up my 20 years. so i love the army but sometimes people forget that eisenhower would have retired as a lieutenant colonel had it not been for world war ii. everyone in the military may say -- the air force like to say peace

mark kramer let's set the stage for where the country without. we have the assassination of robert kennedy, vice president humphrey was about to be nominated the following month as the democratic candidate. the republicans nominated richard nixon. lyndon johnson was trying to bring a peaceful end to the war in vietnam. where was he politically, where was the military, where was the defense department and all of this? >> johnson was shaken not only by the assassination of robert kennedy but the assassination of martin luther king. it was accompanied by civil violence that began in the mid- 60s and escalated in 1967 and 1968 including in washington, dc. that meant that johnson wanted to focus on domestic priorities. that was always his major interest. he was consumed from early on by the war in vietnam. that is why in the final year in office, he wanted to focus on whatever priorities he could do well bringing a peaceful and the war. hubert humphrey was initially not the favorite candidate but was put forth by johnson after a while as someone who c

. >> mark kramer, does dave have a point? >> first of all, as elizabeth has pointed out a couple of times, in the aftermath of the cold war, from the late '80s on, you know, there's been a steady -- or pretty much steady decline in the number of people killed in conflicts, the number of international conflicts going on. there's still civil wars but it has declined quite dramatically, including the americans, despite the tragic number who lost their lives in iraq and afghanistan. it still is a tiny fraction of those who lost their lives in vietnam. so it is true that the united states has had a propensity over the last 70 odd years of being a kind of global policeman. there is significant support for that role, even though there is also a very significant counter sentiment. it is hard for u.s. presidents, ultimately, when called on by other countries or when pushed by domestic forces to refrain from somehow take iing a leadin role in the world. >> madeleine albright said it once, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't

gus kramer is facing the possibility of censure after an uncomfortable. he denied that. >> you're claiming she was flirting with you? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: but an investigator later found it was likely the assessor made comments that the employee considered to be unwelcome and inappropriate in the workplace. >> that may be true, but that's not sexual harassment. i've made comments that may be interpreted as inappropriate. she and i used to banter all the time, and she was great at double entendres. >> reporter: but this is not the first time kramer faced allegations like these. >> we should take some sort of action to let our constituents know that we do not approve of this behavior. >> reporter: kramer accuses the board of violating the brown act by discussing his case in a closed session, and says no matter what the board votes tomorrow, he'll stay in office. >> will you consider resigning if there is a vote of no confidence? >> absolutely not. i will be sitting there. >>> 4:38 now. let's check the weather. it's cooling down a little bit. >> i felt

the board has called on a grand jury to look into kramer's alleged misconduct. kramer did not attend the meeting did you says he plans to stay -- but says he plans to stay in office. >>> emotional tributes for the firefighter who died in california. battalion chief matt burchette died monday night fighting the ranch fire. he was from utah. he was hit by a falling tree working to contain the mendocino complex fire in lake county. >> these men are american heroes. they go out and stand in the fire to help other people. i don't know how you get better than that. i know he was proud do it. >> burchette leaves behind a wife and son. the fire has burned about 550 square miles. it's 64% contained. >>> yosemite valley is back open. tourists packed the park for the first time in about three weeks. much of the valley had been closed since july 25th because of the ferguson fire. there was still smoke in the air but people still went there. most of the park is open. but highway 41 remains closed. >>> this morning emergency workers in northwestern italy are still clearing wr

tanya kramer at the rally in tel aviv thank you so much. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world turkey's president russia type editor one has announced counter sanctions on two u.s. officials after the u.s. froze the assets of two turkish ministers earlier this week the route was sparked when turkey detained a u.s. pastor working in the country on allegations of terrorism and espionage. amazon has begun removing products with nazi symbols from its online store the decision comes after the internet retail giant was criticized for allowing third parties to sell right wing paraphernalia the company says it has blocked several seller accounts and is reviewing the status of others amazon's regulations banned third parties from selling products that promote hatred violence or racial or sexual intolerance. chinese artist and political activists i way away says his studio in beijing is being demolished by chinese authorities i posted a video on his instagram account of an excavator demolishing a wall i has been an outspok

. >>> the contra costa county board of supervisors will discuss gus kramer, accused of making comments of a sexual nature to a female employee that made her feel uncomfortable. he's denying the claims and said the woman was flirting with him. an independent investigator concluded it's more likely than not the assessor made comments considered to be unwelcome and inappropriate in the workplace. >> we should take some sort of action to let our constituents know that we do not approve of this behavior. >> kramer says he plans to stay in office no matter how they vote today. >>> coming up, san francisco police are defending an arrest that ended with a teenager in the hospital. >>> and how some are gaming the system to make extra cash. janice, progressive can help you save over $650 on car insurance. how do you take two selfies with one phone? -what? -[ scoffs ] never mind. [ camera shutters click ] francisco -- and some are questioning the officers' use of force... . cell phone video shows paramedics on market street a female >>> a teenager girl was hospitalized following and arrest in san

that was marcia kramer's question to the mayoral debate candidate. cynthia nixon called the mayor's office and asked for favors for friends. >> nixon: i asked no favors for friends and i'm gonna corporate donor to anyone. >> cuomo: you are a corporation. you are -- >> nixon: i have never nor could i donate to anyone's political campaign. >> cuomo: you are a corporation. >> nixon: i donate for my own personal -- i person. >> cuomo: and you are a corporation. >> nixon: i do not ever make political contributions. >> cuomo: you -- >> nixon: categorically untrue. i ask for no favor. i asked for helicopters to stop lying over the free shakespeare in the park festival. that is not a favor. that is a favor to the people of new york. >> cuomo: that he house for sarah jessica parker? >> nixon: i don't know what you are referring to. >> cuomo: you should read the newspapers. >> nixon: all right. >> host: we are going to move on here. miss nixon. your early proponent of merit that -- legalizing marijuana, you're in a campaign contest giving away a bond for lucky

last week judge james kramer rejected the packaged plea deal for the two men negotiated by the d.a.'s office and the defense attorneys. almena's legal counsel tony serra explains why he is aiming to take adavantage of the opportunity to defend his client in front of a jurysotsot due to the complicated nature of the case judge kramer previously appointed private defense attorney curtis briggs as max harris' counsel at the expense of alameda countysotb

last week judge james kramer rejected the packaged plea deal for the two men negotiated by the d.a.'s office and the defense attorneys. almena's legal counsel tony serra explains why he is aiming to take adavantage of the opportunity to defend his client in front of a jurysotsot due to the complicated nature of the case judge kramer previously appointed private defense attorney curtis briggs as max harris' counsel at the expense of alameda countysot

paul: right, but let's talk about that north dakota race because kevin kramer, the republican that you criticized him, charles koch has on trade and spending, on the other hand, he voted for tax reform that hedi heitkamp opposed. how do you balance interest when you make up your mind on who to oppose? kramer has been on the right side and so does heitkemp. >> and so for he, -- for heidi heitkemp we ran ads to support, she didn't, reran ads holding her accountable for not supporting tax reform and we see that across the board and that's what we are going to have to do issue by issue, doesn't mean that we will short hedi heitkemp, what we are looking at them neither one elevate and meet the standards of what it takes to be a champion and a leader and so hopefully by elevating what is required for candidates to get our support and changing those incentives we will see more people step up and do the right thing instead of looking at the short-term focus of, you know, the next election and look at the long term interest of what's best for the country. paul: in a race like that you must just

is, and joiningbo me tonight is marcia kramer. yet asked for people to be respectful and not interfere with the debate. we are also streaming on cbsnewyork.com. and now, let us welcome the candidates, oven or andrew cuomo and challenger cynthia nixon. governor cuomo, ms. nixon, there are no opening and closing statements, as you know. you will have two w questions and one minute for rebuttal. you were best known as an extraordinarily successful, talented, respected actor, but many have asked over and over, why are you running, and what in your experience and background should give voters confidence that you can run a state of 20 million people and a budget of almost $170 billion. ms. nixon: thank you, maurice. it is great to be here. i am a lifelong new yorker. i grew up here to get i am a public school graduate. i am a public school parent of three kids, and i am somebody who has been fighting for lgbtq equality and women's rights and abortion rights and most especially for better funding and more equitable funding for new york s

last week judge james kramer rejected the packaged plea deal for the two men negotiated by the d.a.'s office and the defense attorneys. almena's legal counsel tony serra explains why he is aiming to take adavantage of the opportunity to defend his client in front of a jurysotsot due to the complicated nature of the case judge kramer previously appointed private defense attorney curtis briggs as max harris' counsel at the expense of alameda countysot

curtis brick says he will mention the motion to sever on friday, a hearing coming after judge james kramer rejected their plea deal this past friday. the judge says almena wasn't remorseful enough. more shakeups expected in the case this friday. curtis brigs intends to make a motion to sever his client's case from derick almena's case. >> based on the amount of prejudicial publicity that's been -- towards mr. almena, we don't want to water down mr. harris's statement to the public and to the family. >> reporter: friday judge james kramer said almena wasn't reforceful enough. he rejected the co-defendant's plea deal in exchange for no contest pleas, almena was going to get nine years in jail, and harris six. >> in my opinion, the judge was telling me that the case strictly dealt with -- >> reporter: he'll mention his plannings to make the motion in friday's hearing, but he says it will take several weeks to prepare the motion. friday is also a big day for almena's attorneys. brian gets says they need to decide whether to make a motion to request a change of venue for a possible trial. >> i'

he said he was stunned on friday when judge james kramer dismissed a deal that would have resulted in a nine-year jail sentence and ordered almena and co-defendant max harris to instead stand trial. the judge said almena didn't show remorse for the fire that killed 36 people. almena says the judge took parts of his written statement out of context. >> you can twist it around and make it seem about me. this statement was about everything. i have been remorseful from the moment this happened. >> almena's attorney says a new deal is possible. if the case does go to trial, he has indicated he's going to seek to move it to another county. that case will be back in court on friday. abc 7 news will be there. you can look back at all of our stories about this tragedy on our app. >>> tensions are growing this morning in the south bay between google and people in san jose. city officials say google is listening to input as it develops plans for a mega development downtown, but critics say they're not being heard. >> we will not be erased. we will not be displaced. rally at city hall yesterday.

kramer's or the mind believes. this bill a western parody is germany's most successful film ever. selling but it's pretty funny to our number eight. something. policy something hasi or consume from stomach issues we need to. face a. little strange brothers reunite one is deeply religious the other not so much. their mother has died to collect their inheritance the brothers have to spend a week in mourning because i think of it. this which i don't have that the moment you do you answer before he launched. it in which is a fifteen minute fight or tissue to prove this i'm really going off even tardy she throws. in most of the superman on line it is funny it was stupid to speak just that except to take it you would need to be able to get it's about coming out some info busy and fashion director jenny lady jewish himself delivers a german jewish screwball comedy par excellence. and i know. it said but i will mention the comedy is a really always about people who are in distress but who refuse to let that keep them down when the old one. let the very best comedies go for teachers on the

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this is the final tune up before the last major of the year. >> jerry kramer was drafted in 1958. 60 years after he entered the nfl. he should have got in for the ice ball on loan. played the cowboys 15 below zero at lambeau field. >> he was making jokes with something like $8,000. >> have a great night. >> have a great night. >> bye-bye.this is not a bed. it's a high-tech sleep revolution. the sleep number 360 smart bed intelligently senses your movement and automatically adjusts. so you wake up ready to run the world. the new sleep number 360 smart bed, from $999. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ upbeat music travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing, with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. today, life-changing technology from abbott is helping hunt them down at their source. because the faster we can identify new viruses, the faster we

let's bring in the middle east correspondent tanya kramer on the line she is at the rally in tel aviv tanya start by telling us more about who's at this protest what does it look like on the ground there. while you can say a lot of people from the jewish community there are and ok actually on top of that it is a pleasure came down from the north where most of the communities are to articulate these approaches to right joining you crazy in philippi tell the truth. minority makes maybe less than two percent of the interests of the population but they also say no they also are in the army and like the arab israeli community. we are israelis feel israeli but that's why there's so much anger but. no we don't really do feel like a second class citizen. this was also reflected this week when some jewish protesting in the army says they can no longer be in the army because they do not feel equal before the law and that's why so many people turned out to approaches. how will minority like the druze and the arab israelis be affected by this nation. what i mean the arab israeli community would s

tanya kramer reports from gaza. a sit in then on ross headquarters in gaza city a few employees have even started a hunger strike all of them fear for their jobs among them as psychologists who are shot she will have to work part time for the next six months only a kid to deliver senator gregg's drawing us out in the street i'm thirty eight years old my husband doesn't work i have full clinics but we don't have any other source of in a town or where should i apply for his job i want to get them back most of the anger is directed at the agency a hundred and thirteen people lose their jobs with unemployment at more than forty percent in gaza work with the agency had been highly sought after the funding crisis is starting to bite after the u.s. slashed its support for on road back in january there is a ninety million dollars shortfall in its emergency fund which supports food distribution mental health and cash for work programs we're trying the best we can to prioritize the food distribution and that means we have to

today the contra costa county board of supervisors will decide whether to censure gus kramer, accused of sexual harassment. he claims he did nothing wrong. >>> some california cities object to a plan to allow pot deliveries where store front sales are banned. the bureau of cannabis control will be holding public hearings on the proposed changes this month. >>> muni repairs at twin peaks opportunity continue to cause slowdowns. muni says they don't have enough shuttles because of a driver shortage. news updates throughout the day at kpix.com. >>> good morning, 7:57. we have an accident in san francisco tying things up along 280 northbound near san josi avenue. it's now cleared to the shoulder but we still have speeds down to 13 miles an hour. give yourself extra time heading through the area. it's foggy over the golden gate bridge, a fog advisory still in effect, and highway 1 shut down between petaluma road and valley ford road for concrete work. neda? >>> it's cool and cloudy out there, not the best for the hair. look at the skies over san francisco, cloud cover extending beyond san

did obvious middle east correspondent tanya kramer was at the demonstration in tel aviv she spoke to us earlier about how this issue was being seen on the ground. well you can say a lot of people from the jewish community and also have actually and have been this is a savior came down from the no once where most of the community thought too nice to tel aviv to approach is the right join to fire israeli intelligence tell the truth minority makes maybe less than two percent of the israel of israel's population but they also say no they also are in the army and like the arab israeli community. we are israeli feel israeli but that's why there's so much anger but. no we don't really do feel like a second class citizen. this was also reflected this week when some truly. fair thing in the army says they can no longer be in the army because they do not feel equal before the law and that's why so many people turned out to approach a. how will minority like the druze and the arab israelis be affected by this nation. i mean the arab israeli community was always. discriminated against not just i

last week judge james kramer rejected the packaged plea deal for the two men negotiated by the d.a.'s office and the defense attorneys. almena's legal counsel tony serra explains why he is aiming to take adavantage of the opportunity to defend his client in front of a jurysotsot due to the complicated nature of the case judge kramer previously appointed private defense attorney curtis briggs as max harris' counsel at the expense of alameda countysotboth sides will return to court on sept

but i like judge kramer and think he's a good judge. i think he did the right thing. now the question is going to be, can they prove it beyond a reasonable doubt? be careful what you wish for people. >> the case of derick almena and max harris, we will see where it goes from here. >> we are working to learn more about what happened in court today. we will have more tonight at 10 pm. >>> more breaking news, a jury has awarded more than a quarter of $1 billion to a school district worker who says roundup and weed killers gave him cancer. kristin, this is the verdict, johnson had been hoping for.>> reporter: absolutely. the man at the center of the case is here inside these law offices. we are waiting for a press conference scheduled to start in a half hour. he was in the courtroom today as he read the jury verdict. monsanto, the makers of roundup should have known their product is dangerous. >> did the potential risks prevent a substantial danger -- resent a sub actual danger? -- present a substantial danger? answer, yes. >> reporter: it was like that all afternoon as s

tanya kramer that ready for us in television very much tonya. let's get a quick check now on some of the other stories making news around the world in zimbabwe more than twenty members of the main opposition party have appeared in court charged with inciting violence at a rally at least six people died don't know pretty far in a demonstration against an alleged vote rigging in the country's election this week . eighteen people have been killed in a helicopter crash in siberia russian authorities say the passengers on board were made the oil workers aviation officials say the craft collided with a load being carried by a second helicopter a helicopter was undamaged have managed to land safely. police in the russian city of st petersburg have arrested gay rights activists who are taking part in an unapproved dryly organizers has said that stage one them protests off the city or forty's turned down their request to hold a parade on low banning what the russian government calls gay propaganda has been in place since twenty thirteen. turkey's preside

last week judge james kramer rejected the packaged plea deal for the two men negotiated by the d.a.'s office and the defense attorneys. serra explains why he is aiming to take advantage of the opportunity to defend his client in front of a jury. <"they entered into the plea agreement on the premise that they had certain weaknesses and you can rest assured that we will seize on those weaknesses at jury trail."><"well the county's is going to pay for it">to pay for it"> due to the complicated nature of the case judge kramer previously appointed private defense attorney curtis briggs as max harris' counsel at the expense of alameda county. both sides will return to court on september 9th to schedule a trial date. that will be followed by a november 2nd hearing of motion to change venues. (grant) coming up... scary, compelling video has gone viral. an now the teen accused of pushing a friend off a bridge and into a washington state river has now been charged... (ken) plus... the new scam targeting bay area restaurants... what scammers are doing to ruin restaurants reputations....

yesterday, the board of supervisors voted unanimously to censure gus kramer accused of sexually harassing two employees. he denies the allegations. the board also called on a grand jury to look into this alleged misconduct. kramer says he plans to stay in office. >>> california voters will decide whether to overhaul the state's property tax system. four decades ago, voters passed prop 13 which capped property tax increases on residential and commercial properties. more than 860,000 signatures have been collected for a ballot measure in 2020 that would change the rules for commercial properties only. they would be tax-based on their current market value. the change could generate an estimated 6 to $10 billion in tax revenue statewide every year. >>> the lone napa winery in rutherford kicks off the harvest today followed by a ceremony which begins about 11:30 a.m. guess that's news. >> it is! it is! you talk about wine, even at 6:16 in the morning? our ears perk up! >>> we have problems on the roads. two traffic alerts in effect but we begin on 880. in the yellow towards the dumbarton bridg

menace has a judge stated that he would honor the plea deal and changed his mind without warning judge kramer interrupted one of the victims family members saying that he knew what it was like to lose a child. attorneys argue that suggests a conflict of interest. they are asking the court to strike down the rejection and return to case to the judge that originally brokered a deal. >>> police are defending the actions of the police tosaid a man would not let her out of his car or take her ho when the police arrived, the suspect a rlor. one officer hit him several times in the back with a flashlight. police saying one of his hands under his body.> state la significantly scaled back the bill that would've made it easier to prosecute california law enforcement officers who use deadly force. the assembly measure was drafted in response to the shooting of stephon clark who was killed by dutch sacramento police officers -- who was killed by sacramento police officers. the new proposal sent across the border policy standards for ev the state. it also includes more disciplinary accidents -- disciplina

that was marcia kramer's question to the mayoral debate candidate. cynthia nixon called the mayor's office, asked for favors for her friends. ms. nixon: i am not a corporate donor to anyone. governor cuomo: you are a corporation. ms. nixon: i do not donate. withe never donated anyone's political campaign. governor cuomo: you are a political -- a corporation. ms. nixon: i am a person. governor cuomo: and you are a corporation. but i never make political contributions through mike -- no. that is categorically untrue. and i asked for no favor. what i asked was for helicopters to stop flying -- that is not a favor. that is a favor to the people of new york. for sarahuomo: jessica parker, that was not a favor? ms. nixon: i do not even know what you're talking about. governor cuomo: ok, if you read the paper is. maurice: we're going to move on. ms. nixon, were an early proponent for legalizing marijuana and even gave away a bong. are tryut parents who to teach their children to stay away from drug ms. nixon: i think it is very important to legalize marijua

instead judge james kramer said he agreed with the families of the victims. the nine your plea deal is not enough. that means a no contest please were set aside and a new trial date will be set. >>the victims families are very adamant. i empathize with their perspective even though it is a >> reporter: the turn of events came after families criticized the statement in court as being self-centered and not showing remorse. cameras were not allowed in court. in the jail clothing, they addressed relatives of the victims directly. through tears, derick almena asked for forgiveness. he said the day after the fire he wished he were not born. at one point he stood up and said i am guilty. i am guilty for believing we were safe. i am guilty for allowing it. i'm guilty for not being there and sharing their fate. his wife and daughter also spoke. they also said they were sorry. for his part, max harris said he had been praying for the family since the fire. nothing he could say would bring comfort. he said in part, i am deeply sorry and regret that my actions and inacti

next speaker, please. >> carl kramer, san francisco living wage coalition. three points i want to bring up with the health commission. point number one, as you heard, there was strong concerns from labor and worker advocacy organizations that the $45 copayment for primary care provider visits deterred low-income workers from seeking checkups and preventative care. the study by the san francisco department of public health office of policy and planning, called san francisco's health care accountability ordinance and health care landscape reported that the california average copayment to visit a primary care doctor is $25. it was strongly felt there should be further efforts to find ways to reduce the cost to low wage workers. there were questions raised about whether the city was providing funding to nonprofit service contractors for increased costs of health care coverage required by the health care accountability ordinance. there is language in the acao for those increased costs to be considered. in the ordinance, it states when preparing proposed budgets a

jerry kramer thought he would be in by now. a lot of today was about a hall of fame class member not there. here was the scene, roughly 600 miles south of the pro football hall of fame. terrell owens in chattanooga, tennessee received his hall of fame yellow jacket. it is here he chose to give his induction acceptance speech. >> it's not always a popular stance to go against the grain. in my heart i know. this is the right thing to do. they say i am making the wrong decision, but sometimes you have to do what is deemed wrong or the wrong thing for the right reason. i love you too. but i love me more. >> to tennis, that is mahay lebens and sq. near elyse martins. a dagger of a shot there. she will face the winner in the championship match tomorrow at 5 pm. to golf, justin thomas, the third round. this is how you handle a short game. for 30 feet at 12. three under 67. tiger woods, 11 shots behind him. at three over par, at the risk of the producer pulling her hair out. >> who won the day? >> she is a thai golfer. she sings tie so

also mark kramer, program director of harvard university's project on cold war studies. >>> december 21, 1968, the shortest day of the year. perhaps one of the longest in the flow of history. >> we are still go at this time. t -15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, nine . we have ignition sequence start. the engines are on.

he said he was stunned last friday when judge james kramer dismiss ad deal that would have resulted in a nine-year jail zpens ordered them to stand trial. the judge saideidn't show remorse for the fire that killed 36 people. he says the judge took parts of his written statement out of context. >> he can twist it around and make it about me. this statement was about everything. i've been remorseful from the moment this happened. >> his attorney says a new deal is possible if the case does go to trial. he has indicated he'll seek the move the trial to another county. and this case will be back in court on friday and abc7 news will be there. you can look back at all of our stories on this tragedy. abc7 news.com is that also on the abc7 news app. >>> new this morning, a warning before you use the atm. the fbi says hackers are targeting the cash machines in a global scheme. it is being called the atm cashout. hackers will get account information and make fake atm cards. then they'll use the cards to potentially withdraw a large amount of cash. the fbi is asking banks to review and revamp pr

our guests are elizabeth cobbs and mark kramer.

harris's statement to the public and to the family. >> reporter: friday judge james kramer said almena wasn't

michael kramer, and then brad willie. >> good afternoon, commissioners. michael kramer. i'm here as an avid cyclist. i commute all over the city, and i work in the financial district and pass along the embarcadero almost weekly. and the lanes there are often frustrating, stressful, extremely dangerous, and honestly, sometimes embarrassing considering how tourists have to navigate through, and the near misses that i've witnessed every time. and, you know, san francisco deserves a good, protective lane -- or bike network, and the embarcadero should be a high priority? we're long overdue. i'm going to make this brief, i just urge you all to work with the sfmta to make these near-term improvements as quickly as possible, to push safety forward as much possible, especially over the concerns of speed and potentially parking and to really fund and approve this project as quickly as possible so we can all be safe and that no more life is lost or blood spilled because we we wouldn't move forward in safe projects. thank you. >> thank you. brad willie, and then joe b. >> good after