you guys, i think sheeran knew hoffa was involved with hoffa's, but i. i do not. i believe that as my friend dan has said, the irishman was fantastic entertained, meant, but not really a historical document, i don't think. according to a friend of mine, an fbi agent, sheeran never killed anybody. he was a leg breaker, but he needed that. he needed money, and he told a story at the end of his life. and one of the problems with writing about the mob is these guys don't exactly have a wonderful pedigree for keeping detailed records. and so you have it's you know, you know, you run into a problem when you're talking to a mobster and you see this in the spy world, too, who never heard an event that happened that they didn't personally have an in on. i mean, i talked to one guy in philly, philly wiseguy. if you if you brought up julius caesar, you don't. let me tell you something. that was in brutus and kash, that was my vinny bagger donuts. he was in the he was in the caesar for 50 large. okay, so you know what happened? 2000. okay, fine. but look, there was a time in

for example, jimmy hoffa disappeared. but a lot of the issues and problems on the street on a day-to-day basis are resolved through sit-down spirit for example using the example of if i hijacked a truck that belong to someone else, if that someone else in my world finds out i hijacked the truck from his company, he might be after my head. he is angry. i insulted him. i disrespected him. so maybe there is a sit down involved. he knows i am with someone equal to him so either i would try to resolve it on my level and if it cannot be resolved on my level of goes up to the captain's then my captain would top him or his cap then and then they would try to resolve it on that level and if it could not be resolved on that level, eventually it goes to the bosses but 99% of the time he gets resolved on a lower level, you go to a sit down and discuss it and you put your case on the table. i would probably say, i did not know it was your company, i would not have stole the truck and then i would tell him also, i'm sure that you have

. >> hoffa's body was found on a trail near inspiration point here in tilden regional park.with a rope around her neck, showing physical signs of a struggle. after being reported missing the night before, semen collected from hoffa's body decades ago, later uploaded to a genetic genealogy database, is what eventually turned up as a positive match. >> it's a long process. it takes time, but we were able to get a pool of suspects that we slowly went through, and eventually lipari became our primary in 2024. >> this comes nearly eight years after the department released these images of the suspect, generated by sending dna from the crime scene to a company, saying it can turn dna into a face, a face. detectives now say, matched lipari. >> because in 1990 we didn't have the ability to extract dna in this fashion and process the dna, and certainly didn't have the ability to do the comparisons on a familial basis and even even just comparing it to, to a pool of potential suspects. >> lipari family was shocked to find out about his involvement just a week after his suicide. his for

his former sister in law told us they're sending condolences to hoffa's family. detective rudy reading this statement from maria's brother hans. >> we would like to express our gratitude to law enforcement for their unceasing efforts and finally bringing some measure of closure to this tragedy. >> in orinda, lena howland abc seven news. >> as they say, where there's smoke, there's fire. this battery factory burned before. now it's smoking again. are there new health hazards? >> also next we're joined live by abc seven news insider phil matier with a look at the upcoming race for california governor. we're talking familiar ♪ ♪ than they normally would for a race like this. >> so joining us live is abc seven news insider phil matier. phil, let's get right to it. let's start with the speculation about kamala harris. democrats seem to be waiting if she is going to run. >> that is the big question. you know, the entire race for replacing gavin newsom as governor took a big pause after the president presidential election. up until that point, we had the lieutenant gove

tommy's is a san francisco hoffa, which is a german-style presenting food.carved meats and we carve it by hand at the station. you prefer it to be carved whether you like your brisket fatty or want it lean. you want your pastrami to be very lean. you can say i want that piece of corn beef and want it cut, you know, very thick and i want it with some sauerkraut. tell the guys how you want to prepare it and they will do it right in front of you. san francisco's a place that's changing restaurants, except for tommy's joint. tommy's joint has been the same since it opened and that is important. san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what san francisco's came from. tommy's is a place that you'll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. that's important. ♪♪ >> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so

alexander hoffa's at reagan national airport as they look t remain in clear the underwater crash scenealex. >> additional remains were located today although the number of positive identification stands at 55 out of 67. according to the army corps of engineers the priority and the focus is a dignified recovery effort and then salvaging wreckage comes second. >> should any remains be located , we have done and will continue to do an automatic wor stoppage until the property authorities can be conducted. kk several work stoppages to take him at the process of removing the wreckage from the potomac began at sunrise grade so far the first of two engines the fuselage and wing have full from the water by grain. most of it will be secured overnight before being removed from the barge to a hangar for further investigation. yesterday some families of the victims of wednesday's deadly collision visited the site for private more help write the families have been getting regular briefings as the investigation unfolds for the ntsb has been pressed to clarif an altitude discrepancy. the data recorde

east bay regional park district police detectives say his dna was found on hoffa's body. lipari became the primary suspect in 2020. >> holding the person accountable. that took maria from her family. justice may have been delayed, but thanks to the hard work of our detectives and our federal partners, justice has been served. >> in 2017, detectives put out a possible image of the suspect. investigators determined that the man laid in wait on a bench near the entrance to tilden park before attacking wiedorfer. so far, he has not been linked to any other crimes. >> san francisco's richmond district receiving its very first speed camera today. the camera was installed at geary boulevard and seventh avenue just this morning. the location was selected due to high crash rates there and also significant speeding issues. walk san francisco says it worked with traffic victims for six years now to pass legislation to approve the installation of these cameras. >> the people that shared their stories, the victims of traffic violence, the ones that lost children and siblings and moms

east bay regional park district police detectives say his dna was found on hoffa's body. lipari became a primary suspect back in 2020. >> holding the person accountable. that took maria from her family. justice may have been delayed, but thanks to the hard work of our detectives and our federal partners. justice has been served. >> in 2017, detectives put out a possible image of the suspect, and investigators determined that he had laid in wait on a bench near the entrance to the tilden park trail before attacking white heifer. so far, he has not been linked to any other crimes. a kaiser permanente patient says he was sexually assaulted during a surgery last year, and now he has filed a lawsuit charging the nonprofit healthcare company with negligence and battery ktvu jana katsuyama spoke with the plaintiff and joins us live now with details. jenna. >> claudine. the patient says that he is upset because he complained three times to kaiser permanente but never got any answers about the investigation. so he decided to file this 12 page lawsuit. >> i was sexually assaulted a

tommy's is a san francisco hoffa, which is a german-style presenting food.carved meats and we carve it by hand at the station. you prefer it to be carved whether you like your brisket fatty or want it lean. you want your pastrami to be very lean. you can say i want that piece of corn beef and want it cut, you know, very thick and i want it with some sauerkraut. tell the guys how you want to prepare it and they will do it right in front of you. san francisco's a place that's changing restaurants, except for tommy's joint. tommy's joint has been the same since it opened and that is important. san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what san francisco's came from. tommy's is a place that you'll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. that's important. ♪♪ >> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so

tommy's is a san francisco hoffa, which is a german-style presenting food.we carve it by hand at the station. you prefer it to be carved whether you like your brisket fatty or want it lean. you want your pastrami to be very lean. you can say i want that piece of corn beef and want it cut, you know, very thick and i want it with some sauerkraut. tell the guys how you want to prepare it and they will do it right in front of you. san francisco's a place that's changing restaurants, except for tommy's joint. tommy's joint has been the same since it opened and that is important. san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what san francisco's came from. tommy's is a place that you'll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. that's important. ♪♪ >> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so special here in

tommy's is a san francisco hoffa, which is a german-style presenting food.carved meats and we carve it by hand at the station. you prefer it to be carved whether you like your brisket fatty or want it lean. you want your pastrami to be very lean. you can say i want that piece of corn beef and want it cut, you know, very thick and i want it with some sauerkraut. tell the guys how you want to prepare it and they will do it right in front of you. san francisco's a place that's changing restaurants, except for tommy's joint. tommy's joint has been the same since it opened and that is important. san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what san francisco's came from. tommy's is a place that you'll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. that's important. ♪♪ >> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so

tommy's is a san francisco hoffa, which is a german-style presenting food.eats and we carve it by hand at the station. you prefer it to be carved whether you like your brisket fatty or want it lean. you want your pastrami to be very lean. you can say i want that piece of corn beef and want it cut, you know, very thick and i want it with some sauerkraut. tell the guys how you want to prepare it and they will do it right in front of you. san francisco's a place that's changing restaurants, except for tommy's joint. tommy's joint has been the same since it opened and that is important. san francisco in general that we don't lose a grip of what san francisco's came from. tommy's is a place that you'll always recognize whenever you lock in the door. you'll see the same staff, the same bartender and have the same meal and that is great. that's important. ♪♪ >> the service that san francisco heritage offers to the legacy businesses is to help them with that application process, to make sure that they really recognize about them what it is that makes them so special

-- jimmy hoffa died of natural causes? mr. patel: he is also not in the end zone of giant stadium. sen. kennedy: and the fbi after he sued gave him $1.2 million. don't you think the american people are entitled to know the details of that? mr. patel: absolutely. sen. kennedy: i want you to think hard before you answer my next question. do you believe in the adage that two wrongs don't make a right, but they do make it even? mr. patel: senator, i think if anyone commits a wrong in government service, the american public deserves to know the absolute detail of that corrupt activity. sen. kennedy: when reforming the fbi and the justice department, two wrongs don't make a right, but they do make it even is the wrong approach. mr. patel: that is correct. sen. kennedy: and we will hold you accountable for that. mr. patel: i hope you do. sen. kennedy: there is some good people at the fbi. mr. patel: lots. sen. kennedy: and there have been and there may still be some bad people. and you have got to find out who the bad people are and get rid of them in accordance with the due process and t

and the easter bunny and the jimmy -- and that jimmy hoffa died of natural causes, but that's what npreported with your tax dollars. here's more. democracy on trial, part one -- a blueprint for the case against trump. is that fair and balanced? that's from pbs. racism in the era of trump, an oral history, another headline. january 13, 2020. another, this one is really special. a serial liar -- how sarah palin ushered in the post-truth political era in which trump has thrived. now, the corporation for public broadcasting and npr and pbs have the right, whether i like it or not, or whether you like it or not or whether americans like it or not, to publish these articles and to broadcast this news. that's the first amendment. but they don't have the right to do it with taxpayer money. at least half of america would look at these headlines and be offended. they would be offended first because they would really for three reasons. number one, they disagree with opinion journalism. number two, they would disagree with the headline. and number three, they would disagree with the fact that thes