, my guess is you like to manhattan da more.job was determined by the voters. it was an elective office. it is closer to the street. >> right. you deal with real victims of crime individuals. in the district, you are dealing with government items. they are both great jobs. >> what was relationship to bernie getz? >> i prosecuted him and that was unpopular. >> tell us who he was. >> he went on a subway train and shot for people. when he first presented the grand jury, we did not get an indictment. i had to re-present it. a second shot at an indictment. the defense said, you cannot we present. the judge agreed. dismissed the indictment. i took an appeal. we prevailed. we did not convict him of head tented murder. -- of a tented murder. the only convicted him of possession of a gun. he was a folk hero at that point. >> because the four young men were african-american. he said he thought he was going to be robbed. they said they were just panhandling him. the crime was very high. people thought, more power to him to staop this. >> t

it is very hands-on, satisfying but i would say between the two i think being the manhattan da or defense lawyer -- the da is a fantastic job. >> you decide you want to go back to new york. perhaps there were other personal considerations. you, hwo hwho had zero political experience, zero. >> when i was six years old i handed out flyers for lbj. >> when you were six. practically no political experience. you decide that you are going to run for a very important political office in new york city. does that take what? >> i always felt when i was a young assistant da, as i bet everyone in my office does today and everybody who is graduated from the office, if i could be the manhattan district attorney, that would be the best legal job in the world. it is in office unlike any other prosecutor's office in the country. we are in manhattan first of all. it means we are dealing with some of the most complicated financial, international cases. >> jurisdictions of wall street and -- >> as well as a serious and violent crime. there are more areas of prosecution in my office then i think there are any

between the two, i think being the manhattan da, it is an extraordinary job. >> you come back to new york. and perhaps other personal considerations and you, who had zero political experience, zero. >> when i was six years old, i handed out flyers for lbj. >> ok, practically no political political experience. decide you are going to run for a very important political office. does that take what? >> i always felt when i was a young assistant da as i bet everyone in my office does, if i could be the manhattan district attorney, that would be the best legal job in the world. it is an office on like any other in the country. we are in manhattan. it means we are dealing with some the most complicated financial and international cases. as well as serious violent crimes and cybercrime. there are more areas of prosecution in my office then anywhere else. >> more powerful than the attorney general of new york? >> no, not a question of power but do you like the substance of the work? i love the prosecution. the job of prosecutor even though it sounds trite is at the end of the day not to fight