cornel? >> absolutely. there's a sense in which for now 13 years brother robert professor george and i have been wrestling with the four fundamental questions. one of the great if not the greatest public intellectual in the history of united states his name was w.e.b. dubois. 1957 he embarked on the writing of three novels. he was 89 years old. he was that committed. he was that courageous. he was that willing to engage in that fallible quest for unarmed truth, but also up apologetic love. unapologetic love. love of truth love of justice. and we're christians, we love our enemies. don't try to have it on your own. need a lot of grace for that one. duboise was not a christian, but he was profoundly spiritual. but the four questions, how shall integrity face oppression? what does honesty do in the face of deception? what does decency do in the face of insult? and how shall virtue meet brute force? four pillars that bring us together. into a quest for integrity honesty decency, virtue. i think one thing we fun

cornell barnard abc7 news. >> love it. >>> california senator dianne feinstein said she fully supports the daring raids that took out a leading isis leader in syria. abu sayyaf was killed. he was the it money man in charge of the terrorist group's oil and gas operations. as many of you just saw on "this week" feinstein believes the u.s. should use those types of raids more frequently. >> it is the kind of one-two punch that we should do more of. i believe that if we aren't going to put troops on the ground, then we've got to use our special operations forces to go in and collect intelligence, also be able to capture people that might be able to be helpful. >> senators in favor of the trade agreement they should pass next week. >>> this morning family and friends will gather together to mourn a victim of the philadelphia train derailment a prayer service will be held in free font at 1:30 for the 5 a-year-old wells fargo executive. a burial service will follow in hayward. he moved from walnut creek seven years ago but still

thank you, cornell. apc news will have live coverage this morning and live stream on abc7 news.com begins at 7:50 this morning just before the race begins at 8:00. >>> developing news now from the midwest. a large portion of oklahoma is under a tornado watch with more strong storms expected later today. last night tornadoes touched down near three towns in an isolated area of southwest oklahoma. homes and businesses were damaged. a dashboard camera shows large hail coming down big enough to crack this car's windshield. severe weather has also been reported in texas kansas, nebraska and minnesota. so far no reports of injuries. >>> a bank robbery suspect who led police on a chase electric antioch to oakland is in custody this morning. the suspect abandoned his car last night near the intersection and took off on foot. officers blocked off the neighborhood evacuated some homes. the suspect was taken into custody shortly after 11:00. no word yet on the specifics of the robbery. >>> u.s. senate candidate lau

cornell is live in san rafael with reaction. cornell. >> fans recoveri from tonight loss and they certainly hope that curry is too. check this out. owner at the flat iron grill here in san rafael second the message to curry tonight out frontand it says you can't keep an mvp down. see you wednesday. >> warriors fans cheered early on in game 4 hoping to finish off a sweep of the rockets and phil that terrifying tumble by curry. suddenly he was out of the game but returned later. concerned fans wonder if coming back was the right call. >> bad fall. tough guy. i personally would fout have put him back in the game. but yoknow apparently he had an evaluation i would assume. >> if he wants to play in the game, let him play. st we need him any way. we' get it back him any way. we'll get it back. >> we'll get it back. truste >> we'll get it back. trust me. always happens. well take him next game for sure. >> absolely. make the sipe outside the flat iron w mantra for curry ando have nation. fans say they send good thohts his way tonight a

cornell is live in san mateo with the story. cornell? >> 3 men in custody tonight. the chase ended here at the highway 101 exit ramp which happens to be the entrance to a normally quiet neighborhood. but tonight it was on lock down. sky 7 hd was overhead san mateo police officers comb roof top and search back yards with against drawn for 3 burglary suspects. >> high tailed and when i saw the gun come out. >> police got a tip the group had burglarize vacant home several miles away and spotted the car leaving the area. chase started down highway 101 but the suspect nissan crashed at key hole avenue. >> came around it spin out right her and 3 guys got out. >>reporter: suspects ran in the neighborhood. police send thanksgiving warning to residents. >> be careful. stay in. see anything suspicious give us a call. >>reporter: sylvia was too scared to stay indoors. >> officer telling me to good in the house i don't want to i heard somebody in the back yard. >>reporter: short time later 3 suspects were rounded up handcuffed and taken into police custody. in san mateo oshtion

cornell is live in san mateo with the story. cornell? >> 3 men in custody tonight. the chase ended here at the highway 101 exit ramp which happens to be the entrance to a normally quiet neighborhood. but tonight it was on lock down. sky 7 hd was overhead san mateo police officers comb roof top and search back yards with against drawn for 3 burglary suspects. >> high tailed and when i saw the gun come out. >> police got a tip the group had burglarize vacant home several miles away and spotted the car leaving the area. chase started down highway 101 but the suspect nissan crashed at key hole avenue. >> came around it spin out right her and 3 guys got out. >>reporter: suspects ran in the neighborhood. police send thanksgiving warning to residents. >> be careful. stay in. see anything suspicious give us a call. >>reporter: sylvia was too scared to stay indoors. >> officer telling me to good in the house i don't want to i heard somebody in the back yard. >>reporter: short time later 3 suspects were rounded up handcuffed and taken into police custody. in san mateo oshtion

cornell is live in san rafael with reaction. cornell. >> fans recovering from tonight loss and they certainly hope that curry is too. check this out. owner at the flat iron grill here in san rafael second the message to curry tonight out front and it says you can't keep an mvp down. see you wednesday. >> warriors fans cheered early on in game 4 hoping to finish off a sweep of the rockets and phil that terrifying tumble by curry. suddenly he was out of the game but returned later. concerned fans wonder if coming back was the right call. >> bad fall. tough guy. i personally would fought have put him back in the game. but you know apparently he had an evaluation i would assume. >> if he wants to play in the game, let him play. st we need him any way. we'll get it back him any way. we'll get it back. >> we'll get it back. trust me >> we'll get it back. trust me. always happens. well take him next game for sure. >> absolutely. make the sipe outside the flat iron new mantra for curry and do have nation. fans say they send good thought

cornell is live in san rafael with reaction.nell. >> fans recovering from tonight loss and they certainly hope that curry is too. check this out. owner at the flat iron grill here in san rafael second the message to curry tonight out front and it says you can't keep an mvp down. see you wednesday. >> warriors fans cheered early on in game 4 hoping to finish off a sweep of the rockets and phil that terrifying tumble by curry. suddenly he was out of the game but returned later. concerned fans wonder if coming back was the right call. >> bad fall. tough guy. i personally would fought have put him back in the game. but you know apparently he had an evaluation i would assume. >> if he wants to play in the game, let him play. st we need him any way. we'll get it back him any way. we'll get it back. >> we'll get it back. trust me >> we'll get it back. trust me. always happens. well take him next game for sure. >> absolutely. make the sipe outside the flat iron new mantra for curry and do have nation. fans say they send good thoughts hi

cornell bernard joins us now from the transbay bus terminal in san francisco. cornell? >> reporter: one person told me she of theed to hit the restart button and who could blame her? a lot of frustrated folks coming here and a lot of frustrated bart riders coming here to the transbay terminal in search of a way home. bart riders were showing off their tickets today that we're being honored by ac transit up until 4:00 today and yes, was there a lot of confusion here considering that many had never ridden the bus before. officials were on hand to help navigate, but many folks were still angry. >> just delayed coming here and delayed coming out. bart was real fun today. i'll tell you that it was real fun. >> i took off work and went to the game and i was to be at my kids' school by 5:00 p.m. in berk le. >> are you going to make it? >> i'm not sure. >> she got on the bus 15 minutes ago so we wish her luck getting to the east bay. busses are rolling and giants fans are showing up here and the game ended a short time ago and they are orpting for a bus instead of the bus today

cornell is live in san mateo with the story. cornell? >> 3 men in custody tonight. the chase ended here at the highway 101 exit ramp which happens to be the entrance to a normally quiet neighborhood. but tonight it was on lock down. sky 7 hd was overhead san mateo police officers comb roof top and search back yards with against drawn for 3 burglary suspects. >> high tailed and when i saw the gun come out. >> police got a tip the group had burglarize vacant home several miles away and spotted the car leaving the area. chase started down highway 101 but the suspect nissan crashed at key hole avenue. >> came around it spin out right her and 3 guys got out. >>reporter: suspects ran in the neighborhood. police send thanksgiving warning to residents. >> be careful. stay in. see anything suspicious give us a call. >>reporter: sylvia was too scared to stay indoors. >> officer telling me to good in the house i don't want to i heard somebody in the back yard. >>reporter: short time later 3 suspects were rounded up handcuffed and taken into police custody. in san mateo oshtion

cornell bernard is where there's a scare from a possible funnel cloud today. cornell? >> reporter: cheryl, definitely a scary sight to wake up to. something that looked like a funnel cloud just north of downtown. chances are it wasn't. >> it wasn't a peaceful sunrise that greeted folks early thursday morning. it was this. >> there was a lot of cumulus clouds and they were forming into a big head. >> david my rick showed us what it looked like to him. a swirling mass of something which looked like a funnel cloud forming north of saah baas poelt near lake sonoma. he was startled. >> i was wordy about my greenhouse blowing over. there was wind all kind of directions. >> luckily, there was no damage at david's place or anywhere else in the city according to police. bob jones took notice too. >> scary to think about it. because i have been in tornadoes. >> the national weather service says despite the ominous appearance, it wasn't a funnel cloud. instead, a downdraft of precipitation known as verga. david says it was still impressive whatever it was. >> i've never been arou

in san jose, cornell bernard, abc7 news. abc7 news was in san francisco's mission district today where protesters organized a loud rally calling for equal rights. the group is standing in solidarity with protest north america baltimore, in calling for justice for people of color, and to condemn misfremont from -- treatment from police. and calling for gender equality. >> it's wrong. we need to have equality. we need to have justice. >> today's rally was organized by the san francisco chapter of word a feminist organization that focuses on equal rights. >>> oakland police are looking for a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian yesterday on purpose. it happened just after 11:00 last night on 29th 29th street near san pablo avenue. police say the victim was man in his mid-40s. they believe he was targeted by the driver, who drove away after the collision. officers did not release a description of the driver or of the car involved. the death is being investigated as a homicide. >>> another deadly hit and run in oakland. police

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live at the cal train station. cornell? >> ama, we learned the engineer who was driving the amtrak train that crashed in philadelphia previously worked for cal train and was likely very familiar with this stretch of track from san francisco down to the south bay. the 32-year-old ran some trains on the cal train system before 2011. during that time he lived in san francisco. his attorney says he has no recollection of the crash and he is cooperating with investigators. seven people died in last night's derailment. federal investigators say the train was traveling at 106 miles per hour, double the speed limit. these are images from inside the mangled cars. they say it was a moment of chaos. >> i was thrown against the girl next to me and against the window. people on the other side of the aisle were falling on top of us. >> investigators say the engineer applied full emergency brakes before the crash. abc news learned he has turned over a blood sample and his cell phone to investigators. he suffered a concussion and an injury

. >> cornell better -- bernard brought you the story. cornell? >> dan, the arrest is definately bringing relief to 235e78 -- to family and friends. she was crossing the street at kearney and california when a speeding car took her life and kept on going. dramatic police case through san francisco on april 10th. three armed robbery suspects on the run in a stolen car. 42-year-old bridget was struck and killed in the crosswalk at kearney and california by the suspects who kept on going. now more than a month later san francisco police arrest the trio for the murder. 19-year-old robert, 19-year-old hunter and 18-year-old fivesi. samuel was bridget's friend and roommate. >> it does bring a little closure. i am glad they caught them so they don't kill anyone else. >> we spoke with john clecker from north carolina. >> it is not going to bring my daughter back, but we're appreciative that the folks were involved are not going to be able to do it again. >> bridget was a long-time san francisco resident who loved her dog and her job managing restaurants o

cornell brooks williams, here you have this person testifying.ep the police giving a different version of what he said. you also have them driving the van that was reported until a private security video that information came out. "the new york times" just wrote in a piece -- investigators from the police entering the 25-year-old after his arrest made a stop the authorities had not known about. this becks the question, worked the police driving the van? aren't they authorities? how could the authorities not know what they were doing? what is the naacp calling for right now? are you calling for arrests or firings in the police department in baltimore? >> the first thing we're calling for is for the maryland state prosecutor, marilyn mosby, to conduct a thorough, complete, comprehensive investigation, to conduct this investigation relying on the resources of her office. we have to focus on first things first. we certainly look for to the justice department completing a broader investigation that is an investigation called for by the mayor. we belie

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live at the cal train station. cornell? >> ama, we learned the engineer who was driving the amtrak train that crashed in philadelphia previously worked for cal train and was likely very familiar with this stretch of track from san francisco down to the south bay. the 32-year-old ran some trains on the cal train system before 2011. during that time he lived in san francisco. his attorney says he has no recollection of the crash and he is cooperating with investigators. seven people died in last night's derailment. federal investigators say the train was traveling at 106 miles per hour, double the speed limit. these are images from inside the mangled cars. they say it was a moment of chaos. >> i was thrown against the girl next to me and against the window. people on the other side of the aisle were falling on top of us. >> investigators say the engineer applied full emergency brakes before the crash. abc news learned he has turned over a blood sample and his cell phone to investigators. he suffered a concussion and an injury

cornell bernard is live at the bart station in san francisco. what a tough day to be a bart rider. >> it was a us frustrating day. a permanent fix will happen overnight, but we are told the morning commute will not be impacted. bart trains are back on track by the afternoon commute but delays and crowded trains linger. some commuters stayed away. >> we waited this out. now i need to go home and cook dinner. >> this was the culprit. a broken 10-inch section of rail discovered at 9:30 a.m. between 16th street and civic center on the crucial line connecting san francisco with the east bay. repairs took time. advice to riders -- >> avoid bart for the next several hours. >> commuters looked for a plan b, as in bus. >> we had to go through that. >> the ac transit honored bart tickets all day, but there was confusion finding the right bus. some regret ever leaving home. >> there was a delay coming here and a delay coming out. it was real fun today. >> what caused the piece of rail to break? that is still unknown. cornel bernard, abc7 news. >> get ready

. >> cornell better -- bernard brought you the story. cornell? >> dan, the arrest is definately bringing relief to 235e78 -- to family and friends. she was crossing the street at kearney and california when a speeding car took her life and kept on going. dramatic police case through san francisco on april 10th. three armed robbery suspects on the run in a stolen car. 42-year-old bridget was struck and killed in the crosswalk at kearney and california by the suspects who kept on going. now more than a month later san francisco police arrest the trio for the murder. 19-year-old robert, 19-year-old hunter and 18-year-old fivesi. samuel was bridget's friend and roommate. >> it does bring a little closure. i am glad they caught them so they don't kill anyone else. >> we spoke with john clecker from north carolina. >> it is not going to bring my daughter back, but we're appreciative that the folks were involved are not going to be able to do it again. >> bridget was a long-time san francisco resident who loved her dog and her job managing restaurants o

cornell bernard is live with the story. >> a strong positive message here tonight. these bracelets weren't the only awareness for the audrie potts foundation. there was music. the performers saying no to cyber bullying. [music] >> singer songwriter loves to perform when her music brings awareness to real life issues like cyber bullying. >> i think it's a really important cause. not many think about what they do before they do something online. [music] >> reporter: that's walk for a reason concert is raising funds for the audrie potts foundation, combating cyberbullying in schools. odd dri was 15 when she committed suicide after being sexually assaulted at a party after she passed out after drinking alcohol. photos of the assault were posted online and the she messaged friend on facebook my life is over. >> audrie reached out to a lot persons and we feel it was a cry for help that went unanswered. >> audrie's stepmom says the foundation brings awareness into local schools. odd dri's dad larry says speak out if you see it happening. >> to get behind an educational eff

we tried to convince cornell but he doesn't want to do it. i think that is right. this is where we have to look at europe. the secret is building the movements because it is the movement's as howard zinn understood, that none of which achieve formal positions of power that open up the space in american democracy. the liberty party brought slavery, suffragists, the labor movement, the civil rights movement and the most powerful political figure in america until he was murdered and assassinated in april of 1968 was king because when he went to memphis or selma, 50,000 people went with him which is why johnson and power establishment were terrified of him and dad is the point. carl offer makes the point in the open society. it is not how do you get good people to rule, that is the long question. most people attracted to power he says are mediocre or venal. the question is how you make the power frightful of you. henry kissinger's don't buy the book he and nixon are looking out a window in the white house had a huge anti-war demonstration there are empty city buses as

cornell bernard is live with the story. >> a strong positive message here night. these bracelets weren't the only awareness for the audrie potts foundation. there was music. the performers saying no to ber bullying. [music] >> singer songwriter loves to perform when her music brings awareness to real life issues like cyber bullying. >> i thi it's a really important cause. not many think about what they do before they do something online. [music] >> reporter: that's walk for a reason concert is raising funds for the audrie potts foundation, coating cyberbullying in schools. odd dri was 15 when she committed suice after being sexually assaulted at a party after she passed out after drking alcohol. photos of the assault were posted online and the she messaged frien facebook my life is ov. >> audrie reached out to a lot persons and weeel it was a cry for help that we unanswered. >> audrie's stepmom says the foundation brings awareness into local schools. odd dri's dad larry says speak out if you see it happening. >> to get behind an educational efrt starting at the mi

abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is live at the cal train station. cornell? >> ama, we learned the engineer who was driving the amtrak train that crashed in philadelphia previously worked for cal train and was likely very familiar with this stretch of track from san francisco down to the south bay. the 32-year-old ran some trains on the cal train system before 2011. during that time he lived in san francisco. his attorney says he has no recollection of the crash and he is cooperating with investigators. seven people died in last night's derailment. federal investigators say the train was traveling at 106 miles per hour, double the speed limit. these are images from inside the mangled cars. they say it was a moment of chaos. >> i was thrown against the girl next to me and against the window. people on the other side of the aisle were falling on top of us. >> investigators say the engineer applied full emergency brakes before the crash. abc news learned he has turned over a blood sample and his cell phone to investigators. he suffered a concussion and an injury

. >> cornell is live there tonight with the latest. cornell. >>. >>reporter: yes the mountain lion was not hurt. back in the habitat tonight. neighbors just relieved very big cat is off their streets. this 90 pound mountain lion was sleepy minutes after being sedated and captured. same san mateo neighborhood where it alluded police for hours. the big cat spotted three times from 4 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. interpalm and ninth. exploring streets andj!u andrew costa back yard. >> running around the back yard >> running around the back yard. we have a big pool back there and it's all gated so i don't know how the heck it got back there but just a big shock back there but just a big shock. >>reporter: neighbors told to stay indoors. sky 7 hd was there as police comb the neighborhood with guns drawn. searching for the mountain lion searching for the mountain lion. >> mountain lion here in the city wow! >>reporter: scary. >> yes. it's definitely scary. >> we hear there's a mountain lion on the loose. that's insane. that's crazy. >>reporter: police spotted the an

cornell bernard is live at the bart station in san francisco. what a tough day to be a bart rider. >> it was a us frustrating day. a permanent fix will happen overnight, but we are told the morning commute will not be impacted. bart trains are back on track by the afternoon commute but delays and crowded trains linger. some commuters stayed away. >> we waited this out. now i need to go home and cook dinner. >> this was the culprit. a broken 10-inch section of rail discovered at 9:30 a.m. between 16th street and civic center on the crucial line connecting san francisco with the east bay. repairs took time. advice to riders -- >> avoid bart for the next several hours. >> commuters looked for a plan b, as in bus. >> we had to go through that. >> the ac transit honored bart tickets all day, but there was confusion finding the right bus. some regret ever leaving home. >> there was a delay coming here and a delay coming out. it was real fun today. >> what caused the piece of rail to break? that is still unknown. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> get read

cornell bernard is live in livermore with the details. >> reporter: this event just concluded. against drunk driving held the day of remembrance to talk about the issues of driving drunk and to remember two victims whose loss has left this community asking why. >> you remember her beautiful daughter. who was taken from us tragically. >> a picture left so many heartbroken. they were killed bay suspected drunk driver last saturday. police say he plowed into an apartment, where family reunion was happening. gilmore recallless wants justice for his wife and daughter who were visiting from seaside, near monterey. >> this weekend is mom's day, and now we not going to have our family together. our family is broke. >> reporter: the family takenned this commune gathering held by mothers against drunk driving. >> dui crashes and fatilities are 100% preventible and it's time for all of us to take responsibility. >> reporter: police say brian jones was leave thing livermore wine country festival before the crash. >> this is a crash and not an accident. when you drink and get behind the whe

. >> cornell is live there tonight with the latest. cornell. >>. >>reporter: yes the mountain lion was not hurt. back in the habitat tonight. neighbors just relieved very big cat is off their streets. this 90 pound mountain lion was sleepy minutes after being sedated and captured. same san mateo neighborhood where it alluded police for hours. the big cat spotted three times from 4 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. interpalm and ninth. exploring streets andj!u andrew costa back yard. >> running around the back yard >> running around the back yard. we have a big pool back there and it's all gated so i don't know how the heck it got back there but just a big shock back there but just a big shock. >>reporter: neighbors told to stay indoors. sky 7 hd was there as police comb the neighborhood with guns drawn. searching for the mountain lion searching for the mountain lion. >> mountain lion here in the city wow! >>reporter: scary. >> yes. it's definitely scary. >> we hear there's a mountain lion on the loose. that's insane. that's crazy. >>reporter: police spotted the an

. >> cornell is live there tonight with the latest. cornell. >>. >>reporter: yes the mountain lion was not hurt. back in the habitat tonight. neighbors just relieved very big cat is off their streets. this 90 pound mountain lion was sleepy minutes after being sedated and captured. same san mateo neighborhood where it alluded police for hours. the big cat spotted three times from 4 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. interpalm and ninth. exploring streets andj!u andrew costa back yard. >> running around the back yard >> running around the back yard. we have a big pool back there and it's all gated so i don't know how the heck it got back there but just a big shock back there but just a big shock. >>reporter: neighbors told to stay indoors. sky 7 hd was there as police comb the neighborhood with guns drawn. searching for the mountain lion searching for the mountain lion. >> mountain lion here in the city wow! >>reporter: scary. >> yes. it's definitely scary. >> we hear there's a mountain lion on the loose. that's insane. that's crazy. >>reporter: police spotted the an

. >> cornell better -- bernard brought you the story. cornell?n, the arrest is definately bringing relief to 235e78 -- to family and friends. she was crossing the street at kearney and california when a speeding car took her life and kept on going. dramatic police case through san francisco on april 10th. three armed robbery suspects on the run in a stolen car. 42-year-old bridget was struck and killed in the crosswalk at kearney and california by the suspects who kept on going. now more than a month later san francisco police arrest the trio for the murder. 19-year-old robert, 19-year-old hunter and 18-year-old fivesi. samuel was bridget's friend and roommate. >> it does bring a little closure. i am glad they caught them so they don't kill anyone else. >> we spoke with john clecker from north carolina. >> it is not going to bring my daughter back, but we're appreciative that the folks were involved are not going to be able to do it again. >> bridget was a long-time san francisco resident who loved her dog and her job managing restaurants on the

cornell bernard is live at the bart station in san francisco.y to be a bart rider. >> it was a us frustrating day. a permanent fix will happen overnight, but we are told the morning commute will not be impacted. bart trains are back on track by the afternoon commute but delays and crowded trains linger. some commuters stayed away. >> we waited this out. now i need to go home and cook dinner. >> this was the culprit. a broken 10-inch section of rail discovered at 9:30 a.m. between 16th street and civic center on the crucial line connecting san francisco with the east bay. repairs took time. advice to riders -- >> avoid bart for the next several hours. >> commuters looked for a plan b, as in bus. >> we had to go through that. >> the ac transit honored bart tickets all day, but there was confusion finding the right bus. some regret ever leaving home. >> there was a delay coming here and a delay coming out. it was real fun today. >> what caused the piece of rail to break? that is still unknown. cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> get ready for a little m

cornell, you're there in baltimore.eadliest month since 1999. 108 homicides so far this year in baltimore alone. what is going on? >> well, this is a tragedy unfolding in our backyard in the hometown of the naacp. we don't yet know why. we've seen this horrific spike in murders and shootings. but what we do know is this that the best way to respond to this crisis is with the police and the community working together. if there was ever a time ever a moment for community policing this would be it. because we've got to be clear. the mathematics, or the math of this tragedy is terrible. but if there is a solution it has to be with the community and the community and the police working together. so the naacp has literally laid down the welcome ma in the sandtown neighborhood opening up a satellite office working with the community in terms of providing people with job seeking services and social services working with ex-offenders. the point being here we've got to demonstrate and increase engagement and trust. and if we fail

some of the authors you will hear from include former senator george mitchell, cornel west, dana perinoand walter isaacson. for a complete schedule of our entire weekend you can go to booktv.org. you will see the schedule on the right-hand side of the page. follow us on facebook facebook.com/booktv or @booktv is our twitter and dell where we send out a lot of updates and publishing news throughout the weekend. booktv on this memorial day weekend, three days of nonfiction books and authors. booktv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they're reading this summer. >> thanks for asking. as you know i taught economics for the past 18 years. i went to seminary before that. i usually like reading combination of economics and ethics. on the stump speech people thought that was humorous joke. i take it pretty seriously. start off with peter wallison, "hidden "in plain sight"." the latest on definitive insight of causes of the financial crisis. if you don't have the insight of the financial crisis you don't know how to solve that going forward. there are some signs we're

also appearing on "after words" was cornel west. he talked about his latest book, "the radical king: a collection of speeches by martin luther king jr. " tax reform was the focus of our conversation with grover norquist. he outlines his ideas in "end the irs before it ends us." also appearing recently the author of "be safe love mom." she spoke about being a mother to four military officers serving in a war zone. and peter slevin appeared to discuss his biography of michelle obama. "after words" airs on booktv every saturday at 10 p.m. and sundays at 9 p.m. flp you can watch all previous "after words" on our web site booktv.org. .. -- a partner in his own firm and is with us tonight

the grand jury added a new charge to christopher cornell's indictment.y say he was attempting to provide material support and resources including himself to foreign terrorist organizations. cornell was charged in january with attempted murder of u.s. officials and employees. at the time he pled not guilty. cornell is due in court again next week. >>> the million moms march is set for this weekend. that march is designed to support mothers who have lost children at the hands of police officers. this morning, the group will lobby on capitol hill. this afternoon they'll host an afternoon social at the lincoln memorial park. tomorrow's march starts at 10:00. >>> we are seeing yet another sign that former governor martin o'malley is serious about a presidential bid. he's hired a former aide. in 2008 she was the obama campaign southern regional political director. o'malley says he'll announce his 2016 plans as early as this month. >>> this morning, d.c. mayor muriel bowser is set to announce several new members of her cabinet. she'll also take questions from t

we're live at the transbay terminal in san francisco cornell bernard, aishs 7 news. >>> ticking a live look for sky 7 hd and it has been experiencing slowdowns all day for passengers trying to get into san francisco and you can see some of the bart trains there and bart is restoration in progress, but the delays do remain and they should dramatically decrease hopefully over the next hour. >> fingers crossed. stay with abc 7 news for continuing coverage of the bart slowdown and get updates any time you wish on twitter and follow us on abc 7 news bay area. >> there is a different search for the water turning up on the foundation of the bay bridge's eastern span. according to the san francisco chronicle, they indicate that saltwater from the bay may be seeping into the structure and not rain water as the agency surmised in the report last september. >> an invasion by saltwater could be significantly worse than fresh water and would be much more difficult to mitigate. >> let's turn now to our weather and could we maybe see some rain tomorrow? >> spencer christian is here with our accuweath

i attended with cornel west that trials of chelsea manning and he lives in princeton.e would leave at 3:00 in the morning to drive down to fort meade and each car ride for now would usually drive with -- he knows everything about everything so he would say bootsy collins wrote that song for james brown when he was 19. and i got a letter from chelsea manning after she was sentenced and imprisoned. she was not allowed to turn around and look at who was seated in the courtroom to support her and i got a letter saying that she had looked out of the corner of her eye and scene cornel of myself and she just wanted to send a thank you note. i think the greatest existential crisis of our time is accepting the reality that is before us with all its bleakness and yet finding the capacity to resist. and liberalism itself in the face of a crisis of this magnitude is an ineffectual force. it's too intellectual. it's too passionless. it's too lacking in that quality of supply madness that capacity to rise up in the face of overwhelming repression and respond as a moral imperative. t

when i gave the talk at cornell university, they get three days for the whole bunch. but my field took a whole day because of that. please, if you are interested in that, get this book. i will leave one book in case you can use it. let me quote one -- a couple of sentences from the introduction of the book from the only vietnamese study professor in the united states. this is what he said to introduce the book. "the stereotype among americans at that time and later, even to this day, of the second republic government as a dictatorship that deserved to be defeated is perhaps a convenient slander. but it is a slander nevertheless. the efforts of the vietnamese to create a democratic government under adversity is a story that has yet to break through the self-serving american myths that have shrouded what is probably the most reviled, abandoned ally in u.s. history. the aim in compiling this volume is not only to retrieve vietnamese voices from the second republic before they are gone, but also to give americans the option of finally, after half a century, of seeing more

cornell. and now the director of the global initiative in the university of south florida. nice to have you back on the program. people get nervous when we talk about more boots on the ground in iraq. be specific. what do we really need in iraq right now? >> first of all, we need to increase our presence on the ground and provide enablers that will bolster the iraqi security forces and better resource and the lines of operation that we have there and in the president's over all campaign and execute more effectively. it is hard to get where we need to go if we are underresourced. >> and for those who are on the ground right now. how vulnerable are they? >> we need a brigade headquarters and plus. and additional territory thises and go after the islamic state forces. and we need more air power and specifically attack aviation and the ability to command and control better in coordination with the iraqis. we can't get where we need to go unless we address the concerns and we don't have the right approach unless we bring it on sight in the fight with the islamic state. >> we hav

he was showing me his lab in cornell. trying to attract me to attend cornell for college. i was a sen your-- senior in high school, attending the bronx school of science at the time. he reached back didn't even look grabbed a book and signed it. and i said wow that's really cool. he didn't even look and thats with a book that he wrote. i thought that was-- he didn't even look. whatever he picked that was a book that he wrote. so i still have that book and it's sciened to future astronomer. >> rose: that was the extent of it. >> and i met him a few more times after that. but that was indelible. you know people sometimes think that big things are what is big. but almost i think more often in life they are little things that are big. i was a little part of his day. but he was a big part of my life. the little thing was big. >> rose: roll tape, here it is. >> there are two types of things, one is what i just talked about that we have arranged the society based on science and technology. which nobody understands anything about science and technology. and this come bustable mixt

cornell bernard is live at children's hospital with more on this. cornell?ma surgeon who once treated olympic athletes and happens to be a big warriors fan says concussions are complicated but quick recoveries are not impossible. the warriors hit the hardwood for practice today, but klay thompson wasn't there. >> he didn't practice today obviously, and we'll just follow the doctor's advice. >> reporter: doctors diagnosed him with a concussion after he was kneed to the head. the blow caused his right ear to bleed. the team has no timetable for his return to the court. >> thankfully we have a week off in between games for him to fully recover. took a nice little blow to the head. >> reporter: steph curry took this fall in monday's game with no injury. the concussion policy says the player must be symptom-free before returning to the court. >> if you saw the knee hit his head, it was with such force. >> reporter: dr. james betz watched the injury on tv. he's a trauma surgeon at oakland's children's hospital. every concussion is unique and so is recovery. >> it

cornell bernard is live( from reed hill view airport with the details. >> pomx#q ave absolutely no motiveiz car crime which ended +oñ this airport perimeter fence that's now under repair tonight as you can see. the stolen fuel series. fans are,7ñ pumped aboutq)/p/ae÷ theirt% incredible postseason we're l&o in san francisco with more. >> reporter: well, given my choice of a story you can bet i'm going to pick a location withx÷ great food and they'vekzgÑ really pulled out the stops.g >> enjoy the game. >> the collection of food trucks at 11th street and bryant is an official warriors viewing party location. for those who haven't eaten your way across the bay area like die, the foodvgîi here change daily. and there's a beer garden. the%qñ owner of the street food park tells me they'll host more than a thousand people during tonight's game. >> good for) everybody. these are all small businesses can the warriors doing great. it's greatlp for the businesses in san francisco and good for everybody. re"t business? we're talking upwards of 25 too 30% when they're hosting a viewing party elm the wa

cornell bernard is live( from reed hill view airport with the details. >> pomx#q ave absolutely no motiverime which ended +oñ this airport perimeter fence that's now under repair tonight as you can see. the stolen fuel series. fans are,7ñ pumped aboutq)/p/ae÷ theirt% incredible postseason we're l&o in san francisco with more. >> reporter: well, given my choice of a story you can bet i'm going to pick a location withx÷ great food and they'vekzgÑ really pulled out the stops.g >> enjoy the game. >> the collection of food trucks at 11th street and bryant is an official warriors viewing party location. for those who haven't eaten your way across the bay area like die, the foodvgîi here change daily. and there's a beer garden. the%qñ owner of the street food park tells me they'll host more than a thousand people during tonight's game. >> good for) everybody. these are all small businesses can the warriors doing great. it's greatlp for the businesses in san francisco and good for everybody. re"t business? we're talking upwards of 25 too 30% when they're hosting a viewing party elm the warriors g

cornell bernard, "abc7 news." >>> tonight firefighters are mopping up hot spots affair torched a field in san jose. it staed late this afternoon just south of east ridge mall. embers were blowing into a mobile home park, but firefighters managed to get it under ntrol. investigators say the fire started near a homeless encampment. >>> a bronze statue of jesus has been stolen fr a church. it was connected to a large crucifix outside the catholic church. it disappeared tuesday night. now just a cross sits there. the bolts used to hold the figure in place are broken. church leaders figure it was cut or pried off. they say it probably weighs a couple hundred pounds so it wasn't easy to carry awy. many members of the church are still shocked that someone could steal it. >> it has been reported a people are looking and all the scra merchants and people who buy these kinds of things have been warned and the police are investigating. and we're waiting for something to turn . >> the statue was a custom piece designed for the parish, costing about $15,00 parishioners have offered to cover the cos

brian cornell, the ceo, has been focused on areas of the store where they see more demand they are raising the lower end of the earnings forecast for the year two for 50 to 465, that is the range they are looking for. they have presumed buybacks. a target i've hundred $62 million their own stock in the first quarter in that their first back since 2013. erik: it looks like this is a margin story because target same-store sales came in line of 2.3% and revenue is in line with estimates. the bottom line is much better than analysts thought it would be. julie: some of that might have to do with the trajectory of target, if you will. remember they had the big data breach that lost a lot of customers. not just because of that but because of the target actor was waiting to some extent. the company is trying to get that back and they are looking at the data breach and they may not have to be discounting as much to get shoppers through the door. erik: thank you very much. we will come back to that story. stephanie: they had a good quarter but it's hard for me to get that much credit to the lilly pu

note that i was in high school he was a professor at cornell. charlie: a television star?l: he had not done "cosmos" yet, but was a guest on johnny carson's tonight show and published his own books. he was famous. and here he is making time for me a 17-year-old kid. he showing me his lab at cornell, trying to attract me to court and. -- trying to attract bme to attend. back, didn't even look signed , it. it was cool. it was a book that he wrote. [laughter] he didn't even look. whatever he took, that was a brook that he wrote. charlie: that was the extent of? neil: i met him a few times after that. evil sometimes thinks big things are big. more often than not, little things are big. i was a little part of his day but he was a big part of my life. it is the little things. charlie: roll tape. here it is. carl sagan: there are two types of dangers. we have arranged society on science and technology where no one understands anything about it and this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later it will blow up in our faces. who is running the science and technolo

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we'll have reports from baltimore, we'll hear from naacp president cornell william brooks.el of experts and we'll talk with paul ryan, chairman of the house ways and means committee about his plans and latest on the tragedy in the mall. the good news from across the pond. britain has a new

cornell bernard spoke with both the protester and the mayor's office and has this report from oakland. >> reporter: sky 7hd was overhead as more than 100 demonstrators marked peacefully on the oakland police department. the group was blocked bay row of police who disbursed the'm crowd with flash bangs. those who refused to leave was cited be police. >> people were outraged. >> reporter: the she says the mayor has no right to keep protesters off the street at night. >> she ran to govern a up to at that time celebrates resistance and social justice. she opportunity get to crush it. >> reporter: the classrooms been under pressure to protect property from destruction and vandalism after some demonstrators shattered windows. the mayor's office says there has nonabout change to any city policy designedded to prohibit peaceful protest but we're making better use of existing policy and laws. >> rachel letterman, who happened oakland create a crowd control policy, calls the new tact unlawful. >> the police have drastically changed their policy over the last few nights and this actually violate

his name is christopher cornell. he'll get to privately review the video and the audio files in the case against him. he'll have five days to look it over on the condition that he has no access to the internet or outgoing mail during that time. cornell was arrested back in january. he pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder for planning to attack the capitol with pipe bombs and shooting government officials. >>> there was a labor rally on the steps of the wilson building today. the d.c. council passed a resolution standing with the united farm workers. union members have been in a dispute with geruwan farming for years. the council is calling on the company to come into compliance with california and u.s. laws. >>> calm turned to panic late last month on the beltway near i-66. a multi-vehicle accident one car on fire but fortunately all the drivers were okay. then something unbelievable happened. one of the drivers jumped into his burning vehicle, forcing the first fairfax county officer on the scene to mak