who was henry kaiser? you may remember him, if you are old enough, as the industrialist and shipbuilder who built the victory ships and the liberty ships. when i sailed to korea during the korean war, which was a few years after world war ii, it was on a victory ship with seven bunks high. you didn't want to be on that bottom bunk because of the rocky ocean. you know what would happen to you there. in any case those ships continued for many years to be used after the war. kaiser was a brilliant man and a brilliant industrialists that no -- industrialist, but no politician. there was no room petition. theevelt had to be politician. his opponent was governor dewey of new york. he had only been governor of new york for two years at this point. he had been the attorney general in new york. he had no military experience. i do not think he had ever even been a boy scout. he was not really prepared to be a wartime president. but he was the most popular candidate. some other people wanted the job. the very conserv

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this event starts at 11:00 this morning inside the henry jay kaiser center in oakland. remember those killed on city streets. they place empty shoes on the steps of city hall to represent the number of lives lost this year. the coalition is asking city leaders to speed up the pace of city improvements. >>> the homeless are getting ready to stage a sleep in against bart. they accuse of bart police officers harassing the homeless. they are blocking their movements at bart stations. they say they're not targeting the homeless but enforcing a safety code that goes along with a safety code. >>> bart has announced it's long awaited connector between the coliseum and airport that will be up and running for thanksgiving. riders will be able to board the new cars starting november 22nd. riders can use a bart ticket or clipper card. the buses will no longer be offered once the new trains are up and running. >>> this has the city on edge and when the park can be reopened. >>> it's a cool way to travel across the world without leaving the bay area and how you can make that trip wit