as maloof points out, any reduced budget action will be in violation of the city charter.pd did not respond to our request for comment, and the police union declined to comment. a top trump aide is considering running for governor of california next year. if former vice president kamala harris enters the race. richard grenell, who is serving as trump's u.s. envoy for special missions, teased about a possible run today during a conference in germany. he said harris is terrible and has baggage, and that he would not say no if asked to run. the former vp and democratic presidential nominee has brushed off questions about running, but polling suggests that harris would have a clear shot at victory if she does. the bay area air quality district says it received complaints about odor coming from the martinez refinery before that fire that broke out on february 1st. the air district says it got three complaints about an oil and gas smell. the first came nearly three hours before the fire started. the contra costa county health department says the smoke released above normal level

michael maloof on this michael to see if thank you for your time. first of all, you've got to have a choosing russia of attacking its own citizens on russian soil. the problem ukraine has here, of course, is that it has previous, in this very region, your view, all misfire will strike on a school turn shelter. this was my understanding that the ukrainians actually launched attack gums at, at the sergio and the some 100 people were killed. and despite the fact that it was listed as the same and in cyrillic, people. and that should have been an indicator that uh there were there were people in there and, and then the ukrainians decided to, to, to basically accuse the russians as your site, which would represent a potential for a false flag operation that they, that they undertook. but the fact that attack comes were used in this latest episode suggests that it clearly came from ukraine. and by doing that, that, that, that may suggest that fed the western countries, typically united states may have been involved in the targeting. and, and also the perm

thank you so much live from washington dc, micah maloof, former pentagon, senior security. unless, i guess, let's turn attention now to the middle east with the latest exchange of captives in the downs of were happening earlier than that is the 4th to date, a bus carrying palestinians has arrived in town units in the church. we saw the 183 people and all were set free from this really prisons on saturday and return free hostages were released by from us in dallas ortiz, middle east, corresponding re, it's an osh that can tell us more. we're thing develops very fast and smooth during some of these exchange, just an hour after 3 is really hostages. were free buses with the release palestinian prisoners started moving from all for prison. the only is really military jail and you want to find west bank that serve as the gathering point for all day to be freed. and the basses quickly arrived here to downtown the police times key safety where massive crowds have welcome them. families are for seagly, anticipating the return of their loved ones and friends, but also own, or a rand

k. former pentagon senior security policy yellow is michael maloof joins has not from outside us. a i, the headquarters in washington dc were not former stuff or staging a pro test. michael. i imagine their 1st demands are to get their jobs reinstated. but what else are they say? spots to thanks for having me union, but they were, i'm not, i'm, i'm actually outside of the, a percentage park which is near the us senate and the capital building as a matter of a point of reference there, they're basically demanding that usa id funding and be reinstated, and that the workers be put back to work. and we've had a number of congressmen and us senators, a make speeches to that effect. and it appears as though they're actually going to mount some kind of a resistance, both as a state and local levels. and at the federal level to counter mosque they are really against mosque. are you on mosque? who's the head of the those enterprise to, to turn down the us government. and they, they only talk about the good things that uh, uh, usa id does that they are, are not speaking whatsoever of any of

as maloof points out, any reduced budget action will be in violation of the city charter.udget deficit is also led to cuts at oakland nonprofits. temporary closures of fire stations and dozens of layoffs. >> we can go back and we can look at a money, $1 million going to a bike lane. you can look at $32 million going to lincoln park rec center to build, but yet you have cuts. clearly, it looks the way that the city is not prioritizing oversight. >> the city spokesperson described the situation as a challenge that required immediate action to stabilize the city's finances. opd did not respond to our request for comment, and the police union declined to comment. two oakland middle schools now have an assigned police officer on campus. oakland police officer garrett wayne is the first school resource officer for delta vista middle school and o'hara park middle school. police say officer wayne will be focused on providing safety and security for students, staff and the campuses. >> still to come here at ten, a new set of basketball courts unveiled at a san francisco elementary

department of government efficiency, early or former us state department security analyst, micah maloof drawings are a broadcast from the raleigh are basically demanding the usa id uh, funding be reinstated, and that the workers be put back to work and we've had a number of congressmen and us senators, a make speeches to that effect. and it appears as though they're actually going to mount some kind of a resistance of both. so as a state and local levels and that the federal level to counter mosque they are really against mosque. all the federal workers realize that their jobs now are on the line as a result of the changes that the trump administration has just introduced. so and, and this is the agency wide, including that. now at the c, i a can, i'm sure it's going to happen at the state department and the defense department. so this is something that federal workers are rallying around because i see the usa id uh activities as an example of what could happen to their agencies as well. yeah . just to point out the hopping implicated as being involved in conflicts the stabilization on

the former pentagon, the senior security policy analysts, michael maloof, joins us now from near the capital building in washington, dc where no former us a id stuff. our staging protests and michael, thanks again for talking to us. what are the protesters seeking and what kind of crowds are there to? well, there was a, a ton of quite a large crowd. i would estimate about 1500 people. it was very early they, they came in, they listen to various us senators and congressmen reaffirmed their commitment to trying to preserve usa id. it was, it was sort of a pep rally to try and sustain the or the entity for the to man a tearing work. but no mention was made of course of what our f k juniors just brought out and how the, the usa idea has been use for years as a conduit to, to a non governmental organizations or in g goes to uh, funnel funds, money laundering in effect, to instigate, political activities, which we're now seeing in georgia in the country of georgia in armenia. and we did see it in the ukraine just mentioned just a few that we're seeing it also in the, in the east asia where

for my pen to call in the senior security policy unless mike maloof says keeps attempts to relate and most go for the military of trustees all on a pallet and cover up this is all part of a propaganda war by the ukrainians are desperate. they want to say they want to show that to you. they want to suggest that the russians were firing on their uh, firing on their own people. and they had, had actually set up uh, uh, had actually done that and can book and blamed it on the ukrainians. one of the fact that it's just the opposite is a very desperate move by the ukrainians to, to do this. and it is, and i suggest a cover up of what they did do and this others in the m a. m a. this other city in the course screeching which was described earlier. they're trying to terrorize the population in the, in the course korean. and that's very clear all of their targets for the most part, some exceptions have been civilians and especially a civilian civilian school. and that is not that is not a military target. so i think that it's best that uh that that, that the you, when be informed of it to the

michael maloof. you're most welcome the coal. first of all, michael was the 1st contact between a russian and american president in some 3 years. so how significant is this? well, thanks for having the unit. i think the prisoner exchange. and now the discussions on ukraine are related. they are uh, i think they are a step forward. they are, they are showing positive uh, uh, initiatives to, to try and resolve long drawn out complex, not only and ukraine, but also to right the wrongs that have been done. and in terms of, uh, getting, getting uh, prisoners and hostages back um and i, and i'm hoping that it leads to, to other things, for example, a rush of being able to get its own and basset, or into the united states and, and, and a new and basset, or we should be forthcoming and, and also to, to try and normalize relations once again, and also to return the return of personal property that, that the russian had confiscated in the united states during the beginning in the obama administration. so i'm hoping that the, this is a begi

our hearts and auburn baseball are with the maloof family during this time. >> one of his first callssing was to his coach to tell him he was still planning to play that night, just as his mother would have wanted. so that evening, in front of a record crowd at tigers home field, plainsman park, in the sixth inning, he went up to the plate. and this happened. >> right center. it's deep. it's gone. he hit it out of here. >> you know, some things just transcend the human experience and how sports cn bring everybody together. and that's one of them. >> uplifted by his teammates on what otherwise would have been the lowest day of his life. kade and his courage are an inspiration to us all. >> oh, i wasn't emotionally ready for that one. >> not at all. well, he's saying his mom would have wanted it. and then look at what he's accomplished. i'm sure it gave him a little bit of a boost. >> oh, my gosh. so tough. >> now that. >> was abc news reporter. >> linsey davis reporting. >> still ahead on abc seven mornings at six a mineshaft rescue the dramatic save captured on camera from first respo