charles bryan, younger brother of william jennings bryan, was the vice presidential candidate for the democrats coming out of that tul mull chous convention in 1924. it was more because of his name than because william jennings bryan, his older brother pushed him. at the time he was a divisive figure in the party because of the klan debate and other reasons. but the bryan name was still sort of, the democrats hoped, would enable them to win a lot of rural votes, especially in the midwest, which they're afraid progressive rural votes. they're afraid we go to robert defala who is running an independent campaign. charles bryan in 1924, his nomination was an attempt by the democrats to keep some of the progressive farm vote on their side. for the most part, it did not succeed. >> terry is joining us from easton, pennsylvania, as we look more from the study of william jennings bryan. go ahead, terry. >> caller: gentlemen, very interesting talk. you've stated that william jennings bryan was a fundamentalist and a progressive, and i believe states like kansas and nebraska, which had large fu

the 1895/96 for william jennings bryan. >> a major strike, a railroad strike in 1894 that tore the country apart and revealed to americans just how unstable the economy was and how deep the depression might become. and william jennings bryan ran as a democrat in a populous and in 1894 for the united states senate and ran against a railroad attorney named john thurston. so he gained a lot of attention for the senate campaign in 1894. i would liken it to the lincoln/douglas debate. he a series of debates and those gave him great visible among the political class, and so he emerged as a national figure at that time, and the country was desperate for leadership, all the parties were divided. the republicans were divided, and the populous were on the scene. the republicans had won the presidential contest in nebraska in 1892, but the second place vote getter was the populous, and the democrats, cleveland, was far behind, so the democratic party was in deep trouble in this part of the midwest. >> william jennings bryan, one of 14 presidential candidates that lost the election but changed politic

campaigning in this country, but i want you to listen in the to the 1900 campaign in which william jennings bryan talked about the issue of transparency, knowing who was contributing to whom. here are the words of william jennings bryan from his second of three campaigns for the white house. >> an election is a public affair. it is held for the benefit of the public and is the means through which the people select their officials and give directions as to the policies to be adopted. there is no sound reason for secrecy in regard to campaign methods. and publicity will in itself move a purifying influence in politics. the necessity for publicity has increased with the growth of favor-seeking corporations. for the people ought to know what influences are at work in the campaign, that they may better decide whether either party has to obligate itself to the great corporations as to make it impossible for it to protect the rights of the people. >> from the 19 08 campaign with william howard taft. has anything changed a century later? >> obviously, people love money. want government to do things they

so the democratic party was in deep trouble in this part of the midwest. >> william jennings bryan, one of 14 presidential candidates who lost the election but changed politics. we're in lincoln, nebraska. here are more of the words from williams jennings bryant from his cross of gold speech. >> they tell us the great cities are in favor of the gold standard. we reply great cities rest on our broad and fertile prairies, burn down your cities and leave our farms and your cities will spring up again as if by magic. but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city of the country. we cannot stop until the battle is fought. if they say it is good, but we cannot have it that the nation help us, we reply instead of having a gold standard because england has, we will restore by metalism, and let england have by metalicism, because the united states has. if they dare to come out in the open fields and attend the gold standard, the good thing, we will fight them to the utter most, standing behind us, producing masses of this nation and the world supported by the commerci

university of nebraska at lincoln, michael casson is the author of "a godly hero: the life of william jennings bryan." he teaches history here. he's also the author of iron way. harold is joining us from youngstown, ohio. good evening. >> caller: good evening. it seems rather ironic that many of the parallels from william jennings bryan's day and our day, it's just amazing where, again, we're arguing soft money versus hard money. and we do see the class warfare argument, except this time the argument is coming from the rich against the poor as opposed to the poor against the rich. i have to say the irony is just, in my mind, amazing. >> who would like to take that point? >> well, i think it is interesting to look back at that time, because for bryan making the argument not only about the money supply ahe

jennings bryan in 1908, we begin with the word william howard taft followed by william jennings bryan. >> i had known a good many regular attendants although churn and distant members that religiously if you choose to use that term refuse to contribute to foreign makes. i did not realize the immense importance r of foreign missions. the froout is we have to wake up in this country. we are not all there is in the world. there are lots besides us, and there are lots of people besides us that are entitled to our money and sacrifice to help them on the in world. >> imperialism is the empire and it's different races living under varying forms of government. a republic cannot be a empire, for the public wrestles with the theory that government has their powers from the governor and colonialism invites the theory. our experiment is colonialism has been unfortunate. instead of loss glory it has brought humiliation. >> did william jennings bryan change as a candidate in his third campaign? >> the key issue in 1896 was the gold and silver issue and the depression and class divisi

and williams jennings bryan based it was on the monkey trial. and he's in the play and in the book and on television and all the movies. he's the baa foonish figure. but williams jennings bryan wasn't against darwin itch because he was a flat earther or an uncaring big got. he was against it because it was conflated with social darwinism. and he was very much worried that darwinism would be used in excuse to not help the poor and not help children and not help people with disabilities. and would be used in a way that would just have this determinism. that's what he was really arguing against. and he's -- i picked him out because he's the singularly misunderstood guy whose today's liberalize shouldn't criticize. >> who would you compare him to today? his politics? >> let me tell you what i think about him, and maybe that will help generate a modern political figu figure. i think of him, and this is why it's so ironic that he loses, he's really good campaigner. those speeches there's several of them, that are quite memorable. he also is committed t

. >> reporter: 28-year-old bryan williams is accused of video taping boys using the bathroom. the videos police found depict 11 unidentified boys. they're asking any other possible victims or witnesses to come forward. williams drives a gray hyundai with a pennsylvania license plate. back to you. >> william s is free on bond awaiting trial. >>> the first day of june is turning out to be quite gloomy. let's take a live look outside. skies are over cast. we had some rain this morning. does that mean we're going to have some more? we have complete weather coverage with marty bass. good afternoon. >> hi , everybody. let's go to the doppler. we have shower activity in the area. what i want to show you is not this scattered action. it's going to give us on and off sprinkles depending on the neighborhood. what i want to show you is expanding out towards eastern kentucky. let's take a look at them there. right here, around charleston on down towards harlen county, kentucky. that's coming in here later on. i think it's going to be more than just neighborhoods around the viewing area se

. >> please compare debs with william jennings bryan in 1912 and for that matter over their careers. it seems like they are appealing or trying to appeal to similar constituency. >> thanks very much. in the election of 1912, william jennings bryan was our earlier profile. how do they compare? >> debs was initially an admirer of bryan. i think that they shared some concerns about reform. i think the crucial difference is that debs was really a revolutionary. he was not only interested in reform. reform was necessary but he felt that something much greater was needed. there needed to be an end to capitalism and public ownership of the means of production. that was a position that clearly distinguished him from bryan's campaign. >> his first try, 1900, mckinley, william jennings bryan, and he got 6% of the popular vote that year. do you know what his early appeals were as a candidate and how they changed over his many bids? >> the real challenge for debs was to try to knit together socialists coming from very, very different positions. one of the strongest hot beds of socialism was oklah

bryan home often called fairview. we want to leave you with more of the words of william jennings bryan as we continue our look at his life and career. check it out online. the contenders series. in the words of william jennings bryan, what made an ideal republic? here's what he had to say. >> old republic, resting securely upon the foundation stone quarried by revolutionary patriots from the mountain of eternal truth. a republic applying in practice and proclaiming to the world the self-evident propositions that all men are created equal, that they're endowed with inalienable rights, that governments are instituted among men to secure these rights and that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. behold a republic in which civil and religious liberty stimulate all to earnest endeavor and in which the law restrains every hand uplifted for a neighbor's injury. a republic in which every citizen is a sovereign but in which -- >>> next sunday, we continue our contender series, featuring eugene debs. you can watch it here on american history tv each sunday at 8:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m., and 10:30 p.

they arrested bryan william withes charging him -- williams charging him with reporting boys using the bathroom at rest stops. the videos police say they found have 11 unidentified boys on them. now they're asking for any others or witnesses to please come forward. >> rest stops are meant to be a safe hey slen to take -- haven to take a break during travels. police do patrol these rest areas very frequently, but we are looking for the public to also take some responsibility and watch their family members and being aware of thundershower surroundings -- their surroundings. >> detectives say williams driving a gray hyundai with pennsylvania license plates. >>> the feds have shut down dozens of tour or charter buses operating illegally between baltimore and new york city. it's the result of a yearlong investigation. how local law enforcement is fighting to keep unsafe buses off our interstates. >> after a series of fatal accidents, the department of transportation has shut down 26 tour bus operations. the government leaders call them hazards to public safety. >> but ignoring safety rules

. >>> mt md mtd state -- mtd -- maryland state police arrested bryan williams charging him with recordings. the videos police say they found have 11 unidentified boys on them. they are now asking anyone who might be involved with this to please come forward and contact them. >>> five children are recovering after they were hit by an suv. #23469ers say a -- investigators say a woman backed into a driveway where they were playing. she may be the mother of one or two of the children. no charges will be filed as of this time. >>> stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. up front from a concert in front of the palace, a special royal celebration calls for a great deal of planning. it's the,,,,,, [ jared ] uh, michael? you know... big game... that was sort of supposed to be for all of us. [ slurping ] [ male announcer ] give 'em what they love. subway! giant subs, sandwich and cookie platters. and big-time value. subway catering. order today! is this right? right here, like this? ♪ turn that off! plants can smell our fear then miracle-gro expand'n gro made things a lot easier for us. it expan

sunday we continue with our series "the contenders" featuring former secretary of state, williams jennings bryanyou can watch "the contenders" here on american history tv on sunday at 8:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. through labor day weekend. >>> 25 years ago on june 12th, 1987, president ronald reagan delivered a speech at the brandenburg gate of the berlin wall and called on soviet president mikhail gorbachev to "tear down this wall." here's that 25-minute speech. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you very much. chancellor cole, governor mayor deacon, ladies and gentlemen, 24 years ago president john f. speaking to the people of this city and the world at the city hall since then two other presidents have come each in his turn to berlin and today i myself make my second visit to your city. [ applause ] we come to berlin, we american presidents, because it's our duty to speak in this place of freedom. but i must confess, we are drawn here by other things as well. by the feeling of history in this city. more than 500 years older than our own nation. by the beauty of the wall and the garden. m

this week with three-time democratic candidate for president william jennings bryan. american history tv. this weekend on c-span 3. it's been 40 years since it began. this weekend, c-span 3 will concern the breakin. and a call for presidency. it compounds itself. it's basically become blackmail. two, people are going to start picking it up quick. ly. >> the nixon tapes this saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern in washington, d.c. listen at 90.1 fm. nationwide or on xm 119. and streaming on c-span.org. this is a little more than an hour. good morning. welcome to the national press club. we hope this will be a robust situation looking at national security in an era of austerity. there's no question the u.s. department of defense and homeland security as well as the intelligence community, are facing tough decisions, as they seek to balance national security needs with budget realities. today's panel of government, private sector and military experts will discuss evolving and unpredictable press, how the defense industry can build more capable, agile systems for less, and how t

this week with wa three time democratic candidate for president william jennings bryan on american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> one of the quotes from brian, a white house staffer that i thought was especially inspiring once you realize the magnitude of difference you can make in public life, everything else with pale in comparison. >> it was best put this week when someone from the white house came and said, he said a and said those who think they're crazy enough to change the world are those who actually do. >> he's the same man that christopher was talking about, he said choose carefully and execute relentlessly. that meant a lot to me. too many times we take too many things on and not focussing on the one thing that should be a top priority. >> every year the u.s. senate youth program brings students to washington for a week of government and leadership education. this year brian kamoie made an impact. he's a senior director on the white house security staff. >> i started with the mind set what is it like to be them? and now that i'm in this role, what could i share with them

take back to steven son, back to william jennings bryan.k to william jennings bryan.steve to william jennings bryan. anti-war strain. oversimplified to say the left wing of 9 democrthe democrat i . >> they began to look at the race so tactically. mcgovern gave his speech at 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. he picked twrong vice president. he's the campaign when we start to pay very close attention to the mechanics. and the fact that he loses in a land slide doesn't change that. we're hooked on process. and that's one unlikely legacy of mcgovern. >> i think of getting only 38% of the vote. that was a catastrophe. that's probably the lowest percentage in a two party race in a century. and here is this guy that did not run a good campaign, and yet he understood politics. he had been able somehow in south dakota to be elected. i realize that's quite a challenge. >> our november 25th program with george wallace. >> wallace ran as a racist. he was the last person on do it. >> 1968 and '72. >> and he would hold his press conferences.t on do it. >> 1968 and '72. >> and he would hold his press conferences.>> 1968

. >> in another election in 1908 which involved william jennings bryan, it looked like debs was beginning to understand some early marketing. he had campaign tactics like the red train special and the red special ban. can you tell us more about that? >> 1908 was a critical year because of the popularity of the socialist party and the strength of labor unions and the american in period.f labor unions and his message as earnest was just saying, appealed to more people from a diverse amount of backgrounds. the red special would have been a good unifying kind of symbol to use to unite what were very disparite groups of people. it meant to his supporters challenge to big business and that's what red would have indited he 1908 election. it was a good way to unify peoph le wituse of t red special. >> nextel phone call from los vary knows, california, a caller named randy. hi, randy. welcome. >> caller: thank you. yes. i just wanted to give a little bit of background. my grandfather actually voted for eugene v. debs in the election. the other thing that i have, as i went through school, through t

our program with william jennings bryan airs again tonight on american history tv on c-span3. next sunday, we continue our "contenders" series featuring eugene debs who was a five-time presidential candidate. you can watch "the contenders" here on american history tv each sunday at 8:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m., and 10:30 p.m. through labor day weekend. >>> each week, american history tv's "american artifacts" takes viewers behind the scenes at archives, museums and historic sites. the richard nixon presidential library in yorba linda, california, has a permanent exhibit about watergate. library director timothy neftali give us a tour of the exhibit which chronicles events beginning in 1971 that led up to the break-in at the watergate offices of the democratic national committee on june 17th, 1972. he also discusses the aftermath of the scandal, the resignation of president nixon on august 9th, 1974, and the lasting impact that watergate made on our system of government. >> hi, i'm director of the richard nixon presidential library and museum here in yorba linda, california. and it's m

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this week with three-time democratic for president, william jennings bryan. >>> yesterday, the senate health and labor committee held a hearing on the employment nondiscrimination act. a bill that would create a federal ban on discrimination against gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender people in the workplace. the measure does include exemptions for religious institutions and certain small businesses. this is an hour, thirty-five minutes. [ banging gavel ] >>> the senate committee on health, education, labor and pensions will come to order. i want to welcome everyone today. our committee today will hear testimony on a very important civil rights legislation, the employment, nondiscrimination act, also known as enda. the issue here cannot be simpler or more straightforward. it is long past time to eliminate bigotry in the workplace and to ensure equal opportunity for all americans. it's time to make clear that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender americans are first-class citizens. they are full and welcome members of our american family. and they deserve the same civil rights pr

william jennings bryan. are we seeing a modern version of that? there's another unlikable term. but it's all those guys out there that go to bears games. green bay games. they get together in cold weather to root for football teams. they're scared to death of foreign competition. they hate outsourcing, the idea of picking up the phone, you got to call india to get an answer. are these the people obama is going after when attacking bain? >> absolutely. i think it is an attempt to do that. inn that the bain attack, they say it's working. i think where we have seen more paid media by the obama campaign has been on this massachusetts ad, but the pro obama super pac has done about $10 million of only bain ads only in five states. so i think there is evidence both attacks are taking a toll. this is what democrats said it was going to be and if romney is not going to defen against these attacks, it will start to take toll. the converse is that the economy is bad as chuck said and so obama is not gaining ground either. we've just escaped what was a very rough month for obama and basical

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this week with three-time democratic candidate william jennings bryan. this weekend on c-span3. >> nancy pelosi began her career in the house in 1987. >> mr. speaker, 8 years ago, the soviet union invaded afghanistan. the occupation of afghanistan has turned into a bloody war with no victors. a group of human rights lawyers from the u.s., britain, sweden, and motel. the document acts of terror perpetrated against the african people. >> the current house minority leader and former speaker was honored on the house floor by republican and democratic leaders. watch everything online at the c-span video library. >> coming up this alhurra on "washington journal," we talk to dennis kelleher. then, grover norquist discusses the federal debt, the bush share a tax cut set to expire in january, and whether congressional candidates should sign tax pledge shares --

this week with three-time democratic candidate for president, william jennings bryan. american history tv on c-span 3. >> secretary of state, hillary clinton, posted her indian counterpart on wednesday for their annual relations meeting between the two countries. after the opening statements, we will show you the news conference where she was asked about the situation in syria. >> good morning. good morning and welcome to the third annual u.s. india strategic dialogue. minister krishna, a warm welcome to you and your distinguished delegation. it is a pleasure to repay the hospitality you have shown me so often, most recently this past month in delhi, and to have those opportunities to bring together some the many experts and officials from our two countries. the strategic fundamentals of our relationship, shared democratic values, economic imperatives, and diplomatic priorities, are moving us closer to an understanding and to a trust that reflects the convergence of values and interests. to grow and prosper, we both need open, free, fair, and transparent global economi

for president and lost but changed political history, sunday a 7:30 p.m., this sundaywith william jennings bryan. american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: welcome back. former governor john engler, the president of the business roundtable. thanks for being with us. guest: greathanks for having me. host: what was romney's message yesterday on the economy? guest: it was a strong message. he laid out a critique of the economic performance, 40 months of high unemployment and he talked about regulatory reform, when he wanted to do on taxes. the thing that resonates is the idea that he said we have to get the government on the side of job creators, people who want to create opportunities to help us go back to work, you do that through certainty. that was something that throughout his remarks you could see heads nodding. today in the country there is such risk and uncertainty as a result of tax laws which are not certain, regulatory policy, which the party is uncertain. there's health care and environmental policy. uncertainty of the fiscal cliff that is lo

this time with william jennings bryan. that is this weekend on c-span3. >> the netroots held their annual conference in providence, rhode island, and it focused on the economic recovery in the middle class. two of the panelists included paul krugman and afl-cio chairman richard trumka. but they called on the need to build a 99% movement to force change in the political arena. this is one hour, 15 minutes. >> i'm not going to take it personally that they put us here at 9:00 a.m. after a rousing friday night of partying in providence, but i'm so glad to sort of see all of you here and to know that we're being streamed live on c-span. the words and the heart of these incredible speakers we have will reach a very large audience this morning. thank you all for being here and thanks to netroots for putting this panel together. this morning, we will be joined by a fantastic group of people who had a share day and sometimes divergent, but always exciting, set of the visions for where we should be leading our economy to get out of

this week, three-time democratic candidate for president william jennings bryan. american history tv this week and on c-span3. >> kenya, indonesia, hawaii, kansas, chicago, washington -- this weekend, followed david maraniss walking in a president's footsteps. sunday, starting at 6:00 p.m. eastern. a video record of his troubles. the live at 7:30, he takes your calls and questions. also this week and, conservative commentator joan -- jonah goldberg blames liberals for the ongoing dispute in politics. >> in some words, it is the best working definition of a fascist in american life. >> that is on sunday night at 9:00. this weekend on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us now, craig holman. according to your bio, you were involved in campaign finance reform legislation. >> actually, all my life. i have been working on campaign finance laws really all my life. >> talk about the genesis of where we are, particularly for the time that mccain-fine gold was passed and became law. >> we have come complete circle. we set up a series of legislative ef

the contenders, sunday at 7:00 p.m., this week with william jennings bryan.american history tv, this weekend on c-span3. >> secretary of state hillary clinton today said the conflict in syria could be dramatically escalated because russia plans to send attack helicopters to the syrian military. her comments came at the brookings institution where she made a joint appearance with the israeli president shimon peres. there were introduced by president clinton's former ambassador to israel. >> good afternoon, everybody. thank you very much for joining us. it is great pleasure to have you here on the occasion of this event to honor tenure support .or that saban center ar i am director of the foreign policy program here at brookings. we are especially appreciative that so many of you who have been involved in the work of the saban center art over these seniors are here to join us today. i especially want to welcome center in a way -- center inouye, chairman genachowski, and the ambassador to israel for honoring us with their presence today. when i asked him how he

williams. and of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> bryan stow does not remember the attack, he continues to rehabilitate in the central valley, but today, for the first time in court, a witness remembered and identified the two men accused of beating stow, we are following new details in the case. >> not one witness had identified louie sanchez and marvin norwood at the dodger stadium parking lot scene

this week with with three-time democratic candidate william jennings bryan. >> this morning on c-span2, the tax analysts organization holding a roundtable discussion on the u.s. tax code and the wealthy. participating this morning and the conversation our three experts including the former deputy assistant treasury secretary for tax analysis, and a senior economist on the council of economic advisers under president george w. bush, robert carroll. it's just about to get underway with live coverage here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> [inaudible conversations] >> this discussion on taxes and the wealthy about to get underway. we will let you know about some of our live coverage coming up later today here on c-span2. this morning at 11:30 a.m. senator mitch mcconnell, minority leader in the senate, will be talking about the first amendment. we will have that for you life. .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. many old friends, many new friends. welcome, all. and welcome to the latest in t

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"the contenders" this week with william jennings bryan. american history television this weekend on c-span3. >> president obama gave an economic speech today in ohio. that is coming up in a moment on c-span. then from the faith and freedom coalition conference, we will hear from bob portman, chin demint, and marco rubio. mitt romney kicks off a bus tour tomorrow. his calling it the believe in america bus tour which will travel through pennsylvania, ohio, wisconsin, and michigan. our live coverage begins at 11:00 a.m. eastern. later, as the supreme court prepares to finish, through the bitter ginsburg will address the american constitution society. >> president obama held a speech at the committee college in cleveland. this is about one hour. >> thank you! [applause] thank you, everybody. good afternoon, everybody. [applause] it is great to be back in cleveland. [applause] it is great to be back here at cuyahoga community college. [applause] i want to, first of all, thank angela for her introduction and sharing her story. i know her daughte

this week, william jennings bryan. american history tv, this weekend on c-span 3. >> treasury secretary timothy geithner was at the council on foreign relations to talk about the world economy ahead of next week's g 20 summit. topics include the european debt crisis, and capitol hill testimony by jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon. this is 40 minutes. >> thank you all very much. i am from nbc news and msnbc. you on the secretary of the treasury timothy geithner. -- you all know secretary of the treasury tim geithner. please turn off all your devices. not just on vibrate. we have secretary geithner here. it could not be a more timely moment. the headlines today across europe and the wall street journal -- the handling of the european debt crisis, and the timing of the banking committee as well. i want to give you the opportunity to talk about the crisis in the eurozone, the fact that we see rates rising dramatically in italy, which certainly signals there is some fear in the markets about contagion spreading from greece to

williams ktvu channel 2 news. >>> two first responders were honored today in the south bay for a quick thinking rescue. paramedics sean ellis and emt bryanm a home in san jose last week so they stopped their vehicle and ran inside to rescue a sleeping teenager. >> i can't really thank them enough for what they've done. but, yeah. i will remember them for my life, forever. >> the two are quite modest about the incident. they say they were just doing their jobs and that they don't consider themselves to be heros. >>> ground breaking ceremonies in the east bay today marked the start of some long awaited road improvement work on highway 4. caltrans says the project will complete a four lane roadway from south of laurel road. caltrans is also building an interchange. it's hoped that the new lanes will ease traffic congestions in the area. >>> some residents voice some concerns today about the project. the warriors want to build a new arena on piers 30 and 32 along the city's waterfront. members of the rincon neighborhood association issued an open letter it says having a probasketball arena as well as a ballpark would threaten the family frie

williams ktvu channel 2 news. >>> two first responders were honored today in the south bay for a quick thinking rescue. paramedics sean ellis and emt bryanton saw flames coming from a home in san jose last week so they stopped their vehicle and ran inside to rescue a sleeping teenager. >> i can't really thank them enough for what they've done. but, yeah. i will remember them for my life, forever. >> the two are quite modest about the incident. they say they were just doing their jobs and that they don't consider themselves to be heros. >>> ground breaking ceremonies in the east bay today marked the start of some long awaited road improvement work on highway 4. caltrans says the project will complete a four lane roadway from south of laurel road. caltrans is also building an interchange. it's hoped that the new lanes will ease traffic congestions in the area. >>> some residents voice some concerns today about the project. the warriors want to build a new arena on piers 30 and 32 along the city's waterfront. members of the rincon neighborhood association issued an open letter it says having a probasketball arena as well as a ballpark would