the fire is at mandella park way right near that west oakland bart station so of course bart affected right away, but people could see the flames from the bay bridge. we have some exclusive video. take a look. this was taken by the first responders on the scene. this was shortly after 2:15 this morning. the building was under construction at the time. it it it was said to be finished many october. the supervisor says he was awakened by someone pounding on his hotel room door to say his building was on fire. >> gone, it's just somebody pounded on my door at the hotel down the street about an hour ago and said your building's on fire. i raced down here, and it was already burned to the ground, so it's gone. >> he does say that the building was going to be a beautiful housing complex for low income seniors who also will have to wait longer for that place to live. and he says that the police early this morning told him that this fire appears to be arson so certainly the investigation is just beginning. fortunately we don't have any reports of anyone being injured in ha fire let's go back

will only see on 2 taken by the first engine to respond to the scene here off of 7th street and mandella park way. at 2:15 this morning those flames were shooting 150 feet into the air. they destroyed the 5-story senior center under construction and charred part of the bart tracks. we spoke to the foreman in charge of putting up the frame on this building. he and his workers clearly disappointed that they would have to start over from scratch. >> naturally, you know, it's a shame that it went down. we've been working hard on this building now for about two and a half months, and to see it it in this condition just is sort of devastating. >> now this is an overhead view of the scene where hot spots still visible but firefighters getting a handle on those now that the gas has been turned off. five dozen firefighters had to tackle this fire earlier this morning. luckily nobody was hurt. we do want to throw a number on the screen. (510)238-4031. that is the number for fire investigators they're trying to figure out whether this is a case of arson and they want anyone who noticed people here

nelson mandella, pope benedict the xvi and barack obama have spoken here. today -- will become the first figure and the first woman from abroad and the first citizen from asia to do so. [ applause ] this is not a break from present without a purpose. the courage of our guest is legendary. she has ridgestood the unimaginable covering of separation from her family and her people. with a dignity fortude and resolve which most of us can barely conceive. her connections with the united kingdom are intimate. she has been the symbol of resistance to a regime which even in an imperfect world has been exception al. i can myself attest this is a cabal guilty of rape as a weapon of war, extra judicial killings, cupulsory relocation, incarceration of opponents in unspeakable conditions and exconstructie excrutiating torture where fear run ares through society like blood running through veins. one woman has depriprived such two decades. that is why she is with us here this afternoon. [ applause ] however, there is room for cautious optimism. the recent election to parli

i think of the traditions in the united kingdom and in israel and in south africa, since nelson mandella, qualifying them as members of that club. u.s. is a member of that club. witness iran-contra and that is -- i think watergate viewed large with his a triumph and i think, as many other people do, that the hero of that drama is benjamin c. bradley, sitting in the front row. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> bud krogh, you get the last word. >> what i try to teach people going into government, you can never check your personal integ r rity at the door of any organization that you join. start out with reposing special trust and confidence in your integrity, not the integrity of the president or staff. it's yours. if people can keep that foremost in their mind, if that's what they've got to take them through that experience, i think they can be safe. >> thank you very much. >>> ends with a tribute to ben bradley. former executive editor of "the post." this portion is about 40 minutes. >> now i'm delighted to turn you over to journalist and talk show host charlie rose, the co-anchor of cbs thi

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