describes of the changes you have seen it. >> i was hired in as a pipefitter at goodyear. i worked for this gentleman who did a lot of on-the-job training. he always told me when he heard the alarm system go off in the plant, make sure you respond with your tools because you may have to pull out a check out the worker. about two weeks after i was hired, an alarm went off. the first responders pulled this man and other the machine that had been crushed by a part of the machine. they were doing cpr on him. i was 25-years old. i had no idea what to do or what actions i should take. i just sat back and was in all of what was going on. it was a tragedy. later on, come to find out it was a newly designed machine and he was not completely jane on net -- trained on it. we fight the same battle every day. simple things such as machine guarding. my father -- i am third- generation at goodyear -- my father was active in the union as well. he used to build tires. he was a heavy smoker. he smoked two or three packs of cigarettes a day. he had a lighter he always carried in his pocket.

when i was hired at goodyear at 25 years of age, i was hired as a pipefitter. i worked with this gentleman who did on the job training. we always had our tools. we were fixing machinery and stuff. we heard the alarm system go off and the plant. make sure you respond with your tools because you may have to pull out a trap co-worker or whatever. one day, two weeks after i was hired, the alarm went off. we found first responders around a machine and they are pulling this man out of a machine to has been crushed by a part of the machine, a newly designed machine, that they were using. i was 25 years old. i had no idea what to do, what actions i should take. i just stood back in all of what was going on. it was -- in awe of what was going on. come to find that these were newly designed machines that was not allotted to the osha standards. we fight -- was not guarded to the osha standards. i cannot tell you how osha has helped over the years. i am third generation with a good year. i father has been active in the union as well, too, as an activist. but my father used

i am third generation with goodyear. my father is active in the union as well. my father used to build a tires and was a heavy smoker, about 2-3 packs a day. he is a live body does not smoke anymore. he had a letter in his pocket. instead of going out and buying lighter fluid you put it, he would take a benzene and put it in the lighter and use it to light the cigarette. he carry thatzippo lighter in his pocket and he developed a tumor based on that. of chicken that with the benzene law and it was removed from the general industry. -- osha came out with the benzene lot and it was removed from the general industry. we have more room to go with these kind of loss. >> one of the other things that has been so important in workplace safety for health care workers is having safer needles. not having a needle for certain things as change many things. in a bird needles were found in beds and lannan. there was a time when we carried our navels and a tray down all. -- our needles in a tray down bohol. the hall. there was a time when we did not wear gloves for surgery --.

charles goodyear, a spokesperson for muni says the city is hoping to scale back muni's annual budgetbetween $25 and $50 million. >> we hope the union leadership will join us in addressing the economic realities that everyone in san francisco is facing now. >> public sympathy doesn't seem to be with the union whose members earn an average of just over $100,000 per year. >> in a recession time, hard to stand up for as much pay as you got during the boom years. >> every other city employee union has been taking pay cuts, has been increasing pension contributions, has been really chipping in to make sure that we can address our budget problem and twu is the only union that hasn't done that. >> by law, muni drivers cannot strike. but the union says that's up for legal interpretation. meanwhile, the city attorney dennis herrera says he would take legal action to prevent a work stoppage. coming up next, more violence in syria this morning following the bloodiest day during the month-long uprising. and update on an endangered butterfly found only in san francisco's twin peaks and they are th

charles goodyear, a spokesperson for muni says the city is hoping to scale back muni's annual budget by between 25 and $50 million. >> we hope that the union leadership will join us in addressing the economic realities that everyone in san francisco is facing now. >> public sympathy doesn't seem to be with the union whose members earn an average of just over $100,000 per year. >> in a recession time, it's hard to stand up for as much pay you got during the boom years. >> every city employee union has been taking pay cuts, has been increasing pension contributions, has been really chipping in to make sure that we can address our budget problems. and twu is the only union that hasn't done that. >> by law, muni drivers cannot strike but the union says that is up for legal interpretation. meanwhile, city attorney dennis herrera says he'd take legal action to prevent a work stoppage. coming up next, more violence in syria this morning following the bloodiest day during the month-long uprising. an update on an endangered butterfly found only in san francisco's twin peaks and they are thriv

in case you didn't hear the screaming, and see the goodyear blimp outside in the sky, britney spears applause ] you know? last night on nbc they had a concert called "all together now, a celebration of service." to honor former president george h.w. bush. it got beat in the ratings by univision, which is a spanish channel. but all the former presidents were there, the living presidents, the dead ones weren't invited. and they had quite a list of performers. one of the performers was kid rock. a bush sr. favorite, i'm sure. i don't know who booked this show but the performers were really able to connect with their audience. deep ♪ ♪ like the grandest canyon ♪ ♪ wild ♪ ♪ if you can't see ♪ >> jimmy: the carters are really going wild. [ laughter ] seeing things like that make me think donald trump really could be our president one day. carrie underwood was one of the other performers. the crowd really enjoyed her. in particular, one audience member, who you will see here. >> ladies and gentlemen, carrie underwood. [ applause ] >> jimmy: see, bill clinton likes girls. that's the same loo

you think your role as a full-time safety guy company-wide has made and the health and welfare of goodyear employees? >> over the years, we have had a lot of tragedies in the factories. it has come to like that without workers' involvement, getting active with safety and health programs, being a voice -- expertise on the floor. [unintelligible] that is what important out that, getting workers vault to -- getting workers involved. allowing them to network between factories, so we can share that and hope to reduce injuries. >> kathy, i would be interested in your perspective. >> it was over a million health- care workers in our union, and we do not just advocate for ourselves, but our patience. --

you think your role as a full-time safety guy, company-wide, has made in the health and welfare of goodyear employees? >> that is a good question. the thing is that over the years we have had a lot of tragedies at the factories, a lot of sprains and strains and whatever. ,ithout workers' involvement getting active within the safety and health program, with their expertise on the floor, it helps reduce it strains and sprains, finding out the cause of an accident. that is what is important out there, getting the workers involved to improve that. the position i have currently is to network between factories [unintelligible] and hope to reduce injuries and improve the workplace. >> with over 1 million health care workers in my union, we don't just advocate for ourselves, we advocate for our patients. i am an advocate for quality. the highest quality of care is what every mom and dad, every child deserves. when they come to the hospital, they should not have an infection when they leave. they should be allowed to come in, have their surgery or treatment that they need, and leave. in that time, a