to stop the trend of my colleague, michel fortunately discussed the post article with professor jack rasmus, the political economist in st. mary's college of california, his view is that the sanctions are working, but working against washington's allies nodded. suppose it takes is, aren't, know, we've been sanctioning countries, at least since cuba and before, what's new is that the new use of sanctions has been escalating very rapidly in the last last decade or so. it's almost uh, you know, a reflection of the loss of the us of power. the us used to be able to just like draw site at a country and get them new where they want. uh now of course that's not working. so now they're throwing sanctions at these countries and sanctions, you know, in a way are saying that, well, we can't, we can't get them do what we want. so slow, assign to them is kind of like the last resort to look like you're doing something . and of course the se shoes aren't working. busy good best case is probably russia in china, but i would also say that, you know, maybe in a st, choose our work in general because if you

we heard from professor of economics on politics, jack rasmus in california on this he sees the situation highlights the fact that the us is losing its global dominance. a turkey in the around are going to be part of the bridge now, so that's likely they can trade more with each other. but turkey is probably looking around and saying, well, you know bulgarian college importing or engine oil wash in day. um, so i think those are probably the, the 2 main reasons why did they resuming the sanctions that working on oil anywhere . so why should any country really try to mind why the sanctions of other countries are not? you know, us policies and have been pretty much in the effect of us thought that it can sanction whoever wants and everyone go along. but, you know, the rise of the bricks, i think, is really the, the big factor here. now, a lot of countries see an alternative that before it was, uh, you gotta play ball with the american international monetary system and the dollar . you gotta use a dollar and so forth. but now when you have an alternative use a and many of them and companies l

>> people can take the oakland alameda water shuttle from jack london square to alameda for free. >> ktvu sally rasmus joins us live from onboard the ferry. that's called the woodstock sally. >> yes, sal. gasia. andre, i can tell you it's a very pleasant, very smooth ride. and it's very short. it only takes a couple of minutes to get from jack london square, which is where this boat takes off from. and then now we're heading in, approaching, what is called bohol immigrant circle park in alameda. so this is a short distance walk from a lot of the shopping in alameda, the alameda landing target and safeway. and the idea here is to get people more easily from oakland to alameda to do things like shopping or maybe commute to work. if we show you around on the boat, you can see some other media here, but you also see a lot of folks who have their bicycles. people are encouraged to bring their bikes. in fact, that's one of the reasons they have this shuttle to make it easier for cyclists and pedestrians to get across. you can actually see this boat from the our rooftop camera ktvu rooftop camera. we can sho

people can take the oakland alameda water shuttle from jack london square to alameda landing for free. ktvu ali rasmus is one of the lucky ones aboard the ferries maiden voyage. hi ali. >> hi. yes, we just came over from jack london square. now we're on the alameda side. one of the things that surprised me is how fast this shuttle gets from one side of the estuary to the other. it took just about five minutes. so now we're on the alameda side. this is near circle immigrant park. and so you see some of the people from alameda getting on board. you'll notice bicycles are also allowed and welcome on this ferry. in fact, that's one of the reasons why they have this new oakland alameda water shuttle. it's to safely give people another option on their bikes and pedestrians to get from oakland to alameda quickly. and the only alternative is taking the posey tube driving. and of course, that's not always a pleasant experience if you're biking on that tiny path and there's a lot of congestion on that route as well. so we're talking to some of the people who are getting on board here from alameda. let's see if

. >> people can take a new water shuttle from jack london square to alameda landing for free. ktvu sally rasmuslive with a look at the preparations for the ferries maiden voyage. good morning. yeah, it does sound awesome. free to. >> yes. 7:00 is when this all starts. the first maiden voyage of the woodstock. that's the name of this new ferry that will take people across the estuary. we're at jack london square and across the estuary. you see that? what looks like a yellow school bus on the water. that's the woodstock. that's this new oakland alameda ferry shuttle service that will take people on the hour every 15 minutes, back and forth from jack london square to alameda. and if you look off to our right here, you can see there's about a half a dozen people waiting in line to be among the first passengers to hop on board. now the goal is to give commuters and visitors a different option to take public transit and get from oakland to alameda and back, and avoid driving through the posey tube. that underwater tunnel between oakland and alameda can, of course, get very congested. it's part of a p

rasmus is live to tell us all about. i know you had a couple rides here today, allie. so you're on firm land right now, aren't you? >> yes, on firm land here at jack london square, right at the foot of broadway. and behind us you can see that boat we were on earlier this morning. this is the woodstock. it's the oakland. alameda water shuttle. it takes just under two minutes for this boat to get from one side of the estuary to the other, and you see a group of people with their bicycles about to get on board, and some people waiting to disembark here. this is the new shuttle that just started running today, sir. good morning. >> we were on board the shuttles maiden voyage across the oakland estuary at 7:00 this morning. >> there were about 30 people on board, including plenty of people with their bikes. >> just. i've been waiting for this moment, and i'm really excited about it. and so, yeah, being able to come up to the north side, bike around, go back home, it's like pleasant. >> the alameda fire department gave the shuttle a water salute from its fireboat. as the woodstock glided across the bay. the shuttle is part of a pilot program organized b