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getting worse. so what are the best practices and what should you do when confronted with bad behavior? but first, former house speaker nancy pelosi announced that she will run for her congressional seat again for the 20th time because she has more work to do. the san francisco democrat made her intentions known for 2024 here in her home district. first thing this morning, i made the decision to seek reelection and in pkg, i think that's what you call a friendly crowd. among those in attendance this morning for the announcement was abc7 news political insider phil matier. and phil has popped into the studio and joining us here. >> hey, phil, well, it was an interesting morning i have to say and you know, in some ways historic because traditionally former speakers exit, you know when they when they give it hand it off they exit congress and nancy pelosi, who was the first female speaker, sort of made history again, saying, no, i'm not ready to leave. i'm staying. >> the back bench is still interesting. i'm staying. so was this a surprise or not a surprise? she certainly kept us guessing. >> i would say it was a 5050.

consider doing the history that she's had. this past year, both politically and personally. i mean, she has gone from donald trump to joe biden and back and forth and facing a daunting election nationally upcoming plus, on the personal side, her husband, paul pelosi, was less than a year ago that he was attacked in their san francisco home by an intruder who was intent on trying to kidnap nancy pelosi. so there were some people who said, okay, she's probably reached the point, but she hasn't. and she decided, no, i'm staying on. and that is catching some people by surprise. >> yeah. by the way, i refer to the friendly crowd. but where was that location? >> oh, that was at the plumbers hall. the plumbers union and the steam fitters union. because nancy pelosi is, as you know, she is not new to the game. she goes back to the time when people like, you know, the plumbers union and such were dominant force in california politics and in san francisco politics. and they were the ones that got her elected in the first place in back in 1987. so

she was going back to her home crowd, her roots and saying organized labor, i'm with you here. i'm with you in washington . let's move on together. >> did she say something about that? let's listen to it. >> our values of our city are great. there are deep and they respect the dignity and worth of every person in. so when we say love, we mean let other let other versions exist. we love everybody and we really we really want our country to learn that from us. yeah >> so it's an interesting one. you know, let's be honest. one of the questions we're having in light of us, senator dianne feinstein and her senior moments. yep mitch mcconnell, his frees up joe biden and his age. even donald trump in his age. >> pelosi's 83, isn't he? >> exactly. you know why? why can't continue to go? isn't it time just to hang up and let a new generation come on? and so i was asked a question came up.

it's like, okay, so why not let a new generation come up? what is it you've got to offer? here's what she had to say. i think it's important for me to use my knowledge of the congress , my knowledge of the city, my concern about the country for the benefit of my constituents. >> so it was really more a response about responsibility. did you ever think about not running? well, you always do. i mean, for 36 years i've thought about not running. you always have to measure what the value is of your contribution in something like this. and i never thought i'd stay as long as i did. >> clearly, she feels like she has unfinished work. something to offer. what does she does she hint at what that might be? well, in her address, you know, politics is always sort of blend things together. >> she said there's a fight ahead of us. it's a strong fight . there's a fight for the democracy. we've heard that before. she is it's going to be

tough for the democrats to take over the house or even hold on to the senate if it's just tough. the way the lines are drawn. so it's not as if it's going out on a cloud or in the next couple of years are going to be really easy. you know, she talked about the need for funding to keep priorities going. the transit and the clean air, the. type of areas. and you know, she is the person in washington that can get that for the bay area, not just san francisco, but for the bay area and with the, you know, the exiting of dianne feinstein and the recent and the retirement of jackie speier, we are losing some of our our key voices at and i don't think she was ready to give it up and she wasn't ready. she's not ready to hang up. she's very active, i have to say. she was really on top of her game. >> yeah. yeah and you know what? even though she's not technically house speaker, technically, she is just a congressional rep, a backbencher . but she's got more clout than

that because of her experience. >> because listen, forget something she's got as as speaker of the house, her main job was raising money for fellow democrats. and that's something she's still very good at. >> and getting the votes and getting the votes. >> and what there's two things that politicians most interested in getting the money and getting the votes in which order. sometimes it's a little hazy. >> yeah, but she can do both of those things. >> and we also asked her about, you know, you know, what she had to say, political landscape. did you touch on she touched on in a broader way. let's see if we can roll the clip about the future ambition is we have a responsibility to honor the vision of our founders and the sacrifice of our men and women in uniform and the aspirations of our children for the children , then we must succeed. >> and this is going to be tough . we have to be strong. we have to be we have make a decision to win. and therefore, for we will win. and when we do so, we will

do so in a way that promotes jobs, fairness, risk, respect and dignity. >> now, she delivered that, like i said, in front of this union audience. and so they get the subtext of that is you're going to be taken care of in this new package as well. you know, there's all new issues out there, artificial intelligence is the global economy, a changing world out there and for some people in that audience, you know, they're wondering, are we there jobs? are we going the way of the rust belt? yeah, you know, artificial intelligence is completely changing our world. we always thought we were immune to it and we invented something that might lead to our own, you know, possible rusting. >> but just like there were people left behind in version 1.0. now in version 2.0 with ai, that fear is only exacerbated exactly. >> and also, i asked her about herself. i mean, one of the questions was, you know, your husband's been attacked. you know what kind of stress or strain are you under? and so here, here's what we talked about her personally on the

decision of whether or not to seek a second, a second, 20th. so it's been a real roller coaster for you personally. what were you weighing as you decided whether or not to seek yet another term? >> well, it was a question of the opportunity that this district has given me for all these years, especially over the last 20, where i was given the latitude to be speaker and leader in all that that implied in terms of every single day for 20 years, i was a responsible for what was going on the floor of the house. even the majority and minority from the standpoint of the democrats. >> so you know, one of the things is that she said there is that for 20 years, san francisco allowed her to do this national stage. and that's what she was. let's be honest. we didn't see a lot of nancy pelosi in san francisco or the bay area because she was busy out there getting people elected in

illinois and colorado in order to change the balance of power. all of our attention has been on the national. so i got the feeling from talking to her that she's turning now to, okay, homeless ness, fentanyl, the crisis is that we are facing here in the city of san francisco, and it's time to sort of give back for the time that you let me sure. go that way. >> a bit of a shift in her focus to be more local and that makes sense. she's handed over party leadership to hakeem jeffries. so but i want to ask you, though, with this announcement, which democrats waiting in the wings might be a little disappointed or the studio is not big enough to hold them all because, you know, there's not only those that would want to run for her seat, but those that would want to run for the people's seat that were running for her seat right that other way. >> scott wiener, who had been speaking about the possibility of running, had always made it contingent on the fact he's a state senator, that only if she didn't run. and he was quick to say, i'm glad that she's running. she's a great, talented, great person, great person to have. there so he's

going to be standing down. he's got a few more years as a state senator. so he can wait. he can wait it out. others are just kind of quiet and even though nancy pelosi has been a target for republican attacks for decades and been the center and the poster child for the democrats evils in their eyes, chances of a republican challenge are mounting much in all blue san francisco. no. okay. i got two candidates, slim and none. >> yeah, that's about it. >> yeah. all right, phil, thank you so much. that was fascinating and interesting interview. and i'm sure you'll have more of it later on in our four, five and 6:00 show. >> so that's it. you all right? >> thanks, phil. today marks one month since the wildfires tore across parts of maui. up next, the lawsuits now being filed on behalf of six families. we'll speak with two attorneys involved when we

round. we just got word in the second from the governor of hawaii who says the number of people missing in maui has now dropped to 66 from over 300. so it's now 66 still missing. the death toll remains at 115. so that is better news. fema says nearly 5800 survivors are currently staying in hotels as motels and airbnbs. while long term housing solutions still need to be worked out today, a bay area law firm has joined a maui attorney in filing new lawsuits on behalf of six lahaina families who lost so much in the fires. joining us to share what they're seeking, maui personal injury trial attorney cynthia wong on the right and frank petrie with burlingame

based cotchett. petrie and mccarthy in the middle there. frank and cynthia, thanks for your time. >> thank you. kristin >> whoever wants to take this. but who are the targets of the suit? >> well, we've targeted the people who are most responsible for failing to take proactive measures to prevent this from happening. i mean, it's too easy to just blame a spark. the people who are responsible are the people who should have had an effective risk management plan, in effect, long before that spark happened. and that is hawaii electric, the electric company, as well as the county of maui and the state of hawaii , all of which were responsible for effectuating an emergency response and effective what i want to call proactive de-energized program, along with a warning system to notify residents that a coming calamity was at its heels and at the doorstep of maui. >> yeah, i mean, there's been a lot of reporting about the sirens not sounding and about

how people were alerted, how they went about it, and of course, whether they shut things down the way that the psps program here is designed to do when there's high fire danger. but cynthia, i want to turn to you because you are filing this on behalf of six families from lahaina. tell us about some of them and the fires impact on them and their lives. >> sure. absolutely. thank you very much for having us come on. today, the people in maui are absolutely devastated by what happened. the families that we represent lost their homes. they lost all of their possessions. they had to flee for their lives . so they are completely traumatized and they it's never going to be the same for them. they are displaced and they have to think about how they're going to support their families from here on out. they have young children and the young children are displaced from schools. so they had to find new schools to

attend with the start of this new school year. it's changed every aspect of their life. and that's never going to be the same. it's going to be like this for them for a long, long time. as we figure out how to rebuild . because the rebuilding process is going to take years, probably. >> yes. in our hearts go out to every single one of them. it is going to be a long process, but , frank, i want to ask you, why is a bay area firm involved? i know that your firm has expertise in wildfire litigation action. i guess. are there similarities between what happened here in maui and our north bay fires and camp fire a few years ago? >> well, first of all, i'm fortunate enough to be selected by cynthia. she reached out and, you know, obviously i thought that i could help with the expertise and the things that i've learned from having been involved in the north bay fires and the camp fire, which has consumed the last 6 to 7 years of my life, understanding all of

the various pieces that go together to having an effective risk management plan and, you know, maui is not much different than california in the last 10 to 12 years. they've had at least four natural disasters going back to 2006 involving wildfires. the lessons should have been learned by both the state and the county that a, you have to have a proactive what i call risk management plan, like de-energize ation that is in place. you have to have weather monitoring stations that continue to update and warn residents when the winds are going to be so severe that the risk of a catastrophic event is imminent. you have to have communication systems to warn all the residents on where to go and what the issues are. you've got to have these plans in effect, because, you know, know from past experience that failing to do so has catastrophic consequences. so

it's a it's a combined failure, even have simple things like clearing vegetation in in areas after years of drought where people fail to do that and those people are people like the county of maui and the state of hawaii that had a lot of fields where vegeta an overgrown and supplied the fuel for the fires. so this was the perfect storm and a failure by the state, the county and the electric company to do what they should have learned in past decades from past events. >> so, cynthia, what are you seeking? i mean, some of the changes that frank talked about, certainly i'm sure you would like to see them implement, but how do you begin to put a dollar figure on on the impact on their lives if that's what you're seeking? >> well, first off, i mean, the people who had to flee for their lives, they are traumatized and they will be entitled to damages consistent with the evidence of the trauma that they endured, as well as what they will continue

to endure for the future. they are entitled to damages for their lost wages, for their loss of earning capacity. claim they are entitled to. the people who lost lives are entitled to wrongful death claim with damages for the loss of those lives. so the damages are tremendous. and for each family that we represent and we are taking every family and looking at their individual damages and we are pursuing everything that they are entitled to pursue to under the law. we are very fortunate to have the team that we have with the bay area firms, with the expertise, resources, knowledge, staff. so i believe that the people we represent in maui county will do well in in in pursuing justice. >> well, best of luck to your clients as they pick up the pieces. cynthia wong thank you so much. i'm frank petri. i appreciate your time today. >> thank you. kristin

>> all right. coming up, we're going to shift gears. it seems we hear about all the time bad behavior among air travelers inside the terminal and on the planes. next we'll get some advice on how to handle ourselves.

staffing shortages leading to longer waits and shorter tempers. but as of last month, the faa recorded over 1100 cases of unruly behavior this year on planes. and this type of conflict begins before the flight at the nation's airports. so how should we act when we encounter maddening behavior? joining us live now with some useful advice, nick leighton, etiquette expert and host of the hit podcast. were you raised by wolves? nick, thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. this is a real treat. >> yeah, no, it certainly is. flying isn't, though. my gosh, nobody wants to be rude at the

airport yet. it happens all the time. is the airport an airplane particularly prone for some reason because of the environment for experiencing these types of people behaving badly? >> yeah. i mean, i think anybody who's been to an airport will agree. and there's a lot of things happening. one of it one of the things is just that airports bring together people from around the world who actually have different etiquette. etiquette is inherently local. and so we're all actually using slightly different playbooks about what etiquette is. and so because it's all a little different, this is why airports are such a problem. and then also combine stress. we're all sleep deprived and little, little hungry, little cranky. this is a recipe for etiquette, disasters. all true, but i've never heard of that point before. >> and it's so right on that people come from all over with different playbooks. by the way, nick, how does one become an etiquette expert? >> i think one is interested in the topic and wants to be a good person. for me, i just don't like being wrong. and so i like to know all the rules that will

prevent me from doing that. but i've always had a fascination with how different cultures express etiquette because for me, manners are universal. we all agree that we want to be kind, be mindful. but etiquette is actually the way different cultures and societies express that, for example, the etiquette for driving in australia is driving on the left in the united states we drive on the right, same manners, which is let's not hit people in our cars, but different etiquette, right? and for me, i'm fascinated by how this plays out around the world. okay. >> so i know you get a lot of questions from people as to, hey, what should i do when i see this at the airport? so let's go ahead and take a look at the list of do's and don'ts that you compiled for us based on the things that you've been asked. so let's walk, walk through this one. number one, be patient. yes. >> yeah. be patient. yes i mean, i think you just have to be mindful of the fact that other people exist. right. and we're all in it together. and you just have to decide. do you want to be annoyed by this thing? right now? and usually the right etiquette answer is just let it go. this is not the hill you

want to die on. and just let's move on. it's just a good be. >> yes, patient okay. also maintain adequate personal space. how much is adequate personal space? >> so this varies around the world. you know, what it is in oakland is very different than auckland, but think we all have a sense of when too close is too close. i was at the airport the other day and somebody was so close that i could actually feel the heat of their breath on my neck. i think that's too close. so i think we just want to be mindful of what everybody else is doing and make sure we're kind of doing the same thing. also, with your luggage, we don't want to be slamming into people with your rolly bags. and this is also a big problem in these lines. >> right? okay i'm going to run through these real quickly. also, do use headphones or do be ready. don't cut in line. okay what if you're super late for your flight? is it okay for you to tap someone on the shoulder and say, excuse me, is it okay if i kind of jump in here? >> it is fine to ask and think polite people will let you go. now, i am aware that there are some people in the world who use

this to their advantage. they purposely run late all the time, every time, every flight, knowing that they can take the take advantage of the kindness of strangers and just cut in line. that that is rude. like don't do that. okay. but we've all had bad days. we've all had flat tires canceled, ubers, like there's lots of reasons why we need to get through this line, right? so absolutely, you can ask and i think most people will let you go. okay. >> so we only have about a minute, but i want to run through some of these other common things that you might see on the plane. okay. now, we got through the airport without getting into a fight, but on the plane, battle over armrests. what's the etiquette there for the middle seat and who gets which armrest? >> oh, i'm going to get letters. so nobody owns anything on the airplane. it is all shared space . we all have to get along and so i think we all just need to compromise. now. i think the middle seat person, it would be nice to give them a little more of that armrest because they're going to have a they're not having a great day. and so let them have it. but nobody is entitled to anything on an

airplane, including the armrest. >> how about recline your seat? that's a big one, right? it's like it can do it. i should. i should. but i don't want to, like, get into your space when you're eating. what do you think we should do there? >> so etiquette is not about what you can do. it's what you should do. and so you should take a look to see who's behind you and how tall they are. and is this going to be super inconvenient for them? and you might even want to let them know that this is happening. so you don't snap their laptop in half. and if they're super tall and you really want to be reclined the whole flight, maybe we want to switch some seats around so that everybody can be happy. >> okay, last one, because this we have to ask, taking your shoes off on the plane, is it ever okay, you're not there. >> no, not you can take your shoes off, but let's keep the socks on. okay. i think we can all agree we want to keep socks on. you know your feet. you know, if this is going to be inconvenient to other passengers. so think just use your best judgment. >> nick leighton, host of the podcast, were you raised by wolves? thank you so much. and by the way, folks, you can get

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