or it was read this now with the help of steven cook he's a senior fellow for middle eastern african studies at the council for foreign relations and he joins us tonight from washington so he was going to have you on the program so let's talk about the turkey it's pretty sure that it got a deal from the u.s. on northern syria turkey has been playing hardball over the issue has the u.s. given in to that pressure. i don't think so i do think that the turks were making these threats which amounted to an elaborate loss the turks i don't think have the capacity to undertake the military operations that they've threatened but the united states was quite obviously concerned about this possibility but the agreement that the united states and turkey struck really doesn't move the ball as we say all that much 1st it's quite vague and really echoes in agreement that the united states and turkey struck over the contested town of man bit also. in northern syria where there were large numbers of y p g fighters so in the agreement says that the united states and turkey will undertake actions those

san francisco unified school district's board president steven cook is proposing to cover up the mural at george washington high school with panels so destroying the art is off the table. the mural was painted in neap 36 as part of a new deal art program and depicts a dead native american while some have criticized the mural as traumatizing and others call it a piece of historic artwork. >>> the city of fremont will host three community workshops this month about its plan to build a temporary navigation center for the homeless. the city reports its homeless population has increased by 27% since 2017 and 485 of its 605 counted homeless are without shelter and is considering two locations for the center. the parking lot at city hall and piece of purplus property on dakota road. the first is scheduled on thornton avenue on august 24th, and a third at the fremont teen center. >>> two foster city intersections will be getting new pedestrian safety systems to increase safety there along two crosswalks at teal and halibut. when activated by pedestrians they alert oncoming drivers with warning

trump vetoed those attempts by congress to intervene, but as steven cook points out, the uae wants toalliance with the u.s. in the long term, and trump will not be the president forever. the emirates made a decision. get out of an unwinnable war before key elites in washington sour on them. what will be the effect of this? well, saudi arabia could take this opportunity to negotiate a peace treaty and get out of a war. unfortunately, that probably won't happen. a major source of pressure was the prospects of forces squeezing the supply lines where much of the last year's fighting took place before the un negotiated a shaky cease fire. they supply most of the country's food and aid is a source of tax value for the rebels. but as knights of the washington institute points out, with the emirates leaving, the threat is vastly diminished and so is the pressure on the rebels so sit down with saudi aarabia. the war could become a forever war, unable to win and unable to admit defeat. the collateral damage, of course, will remain the same, the suffering of millions of yemen people. >>> up next

school board president steven cook wants to cover the mural with panels. >> there are going to be a variety of opinions about what should happen, but if this passes actually destroying the art won't be on the table. our hope is that this does pass and that this board can give back to the work to every to evy person in the city. >> cool board will vote tease. >>> our reporter has been on top of the story. she's been told danny dplufr, san francisco native, is in favor of keeping the mural at the high school. he is expected to noups support soon. we'll be sure to deep ykeep youd here. >>> it first opened its doors in 1966 but now they are saying good-bye. the owners of one of the last remaining mom and pop stationery stores in the area say they can't compete with online competitors. more from los altos. >> the signs at the front of the store tell the whole story. for 53 years, three generations of the family ran the store. >> it's a landmark in los altos. >> it's one of the last mom and pop station ery shops left in te bay area. for loyal shoppers, it's more than that. >> a big loss. >> they

school board president steven cook wants to cover the mural with panels. >> there are going to be a varietyf opinions about what should happen, but if this passes, actually destroying the art won't be on the table. our hope is that this does pass and that this board can give back to the work of making possible every young person in the city. >> the school board could vote on the future tuesday. abc reporter has been onton of this story. she tweeted yesterday she's been told actor danny glover, a san francisco native, is in favor of keeping the mural at the high school. he and civil rights leader expected to announce support soon. we'll be sure to keep you posted here and on abc7news.com. >>> tstationery store first opened in 1976 but now they are saying good-bye. the owners of one of the last remaining mom and pop stationery stores in the area say they can't compete with online competitors. abc news reporter has more from los altos. >> the signs at the front of the store tell the whole story. >> would you like a small bag? >> reporter: for 53 years, three generations of the family ran the s

steven? >> he was so funny. and he had such a great love of music. and he loved to cook. thought, "oh, this man's going to be perfect to go on the boat with us." >> reporter: ah yes, the boat. harvey had it docked at the l.a. yacht club. a 69-foot beauty called the "iolair mara." harvey and debbie had big plans for that boat. they'd talked about it ever since their first date. >> he says, "what do you want to do when you retire?" and i said, "i want to sail all over the world." >> reporter: it was her dream of a lifetime and now debbie actually found the man who shared it. they married at the dawn of the new millennium, right here on the front porch of their new texas home. all that adventure to look forward to. and now harvey had invited steven to go along as chef on their beloved yacht. steven moved aboard, lived with them on the boat. but before they set sail, there was some work to do. >> he had bought this kind of basically old rusty tub, right? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> reporter: greg labano helped harvey fix up the old tub. greg fashioned all the stainless steel trim

and this morning the kitchen bromance between cooking host steven kasado and our coordinating produceris campbell finds its way to the outdoor grill. ♪ >> what are you doing, bro? >> come on, i'm relaxing. >> my house, i'm not even home. i got back from shopping, i thought we were cooking. >> you're cooking, i'm relaxing. what's the matter with you? >> sick of showing you how to cook. what's this about? you're interrupting my sleeping. >> always taking it easy over there. >> of course. you cook, i chill, that's how this works. >> when you're grilling it truly is like a real act of cooking. you have to be there. >> this is what i do. i heat it up, i throw the meat down, i close it, i come back in 10 minutes, i flip it, then everybody eats. >> two things wrong already in what i heard. let's just get it started. >> all right, let's go. >> so we've got some coals and the grill to set up. first what i want to do is get some oil on here, get some black pepper. then right before we're going to throw it onto the grill, we're going to season it with salt. >> okay. >> so the first side, just a l

cook. thank you for waking up with us. 4:30 is the time. all week steven has been tracking the hurricane. it goes up, down. >> that one is weakening, flossie looks a little, but they are tracking to the south. they run into upper level winds called shear and that knocks them apart. >> people are okay on the beach in hawaii. >> looks like the track is out of the big south of the big island. we have a cooler day on tap after a warmer day for mainly the east bay. others didn't change at all. and i mean, the high burned off the fog and compressed it. the wind is howling through the delta. it was hardly existent at all. traverse up to 94. and maybe 85 day. there's a bigger fog bank and our good friend mr. drizzle is up early this morning as well. low clouds in place. plenty to go around. and yesterday that was not the case. 31. i think it was 12 miles per hour yesterday. it translated into warmer temps, and cooler today. very quiet in tahoe. no tropical moisture. water temps about where they should be. 50s and 60s on the temps, and the east bay is going to fill in on three, one, two, three. th

cook. thank you for waking up with us. 4:30 is the time. all week steven has been tracking the hurricane. it goes up, down. >> that one is weakening, flossie looks a little, but they are tracking to the south. they run into upper level winds called shear and that knocks them apart. >> people are okay on the beach in hawaii. >> looks like the track is out of the big south of the big island. we have a cooler day on tap after a warmer day for mainly the east bay. others didn't change at

a team of 4 helping in the kitchen over the years they've cooked for film stars from all over the world including actor robert de niro. steven seagal. and english film star jude law jane fonda has dined here several times. before jane formed a fake studies up but we try for and she came to times to eat there and she was in front of me and she see very good to be thought and. is thinking is one of the most famous at the moment actors we have. one specialty of the house served during the film festival there's talk they're leaning in best here a traditional venetian dish. it's homemade egg pastas served with anchovy cream. and bessie it means the tag leoni are cooked briefly tied in a pig's bladder a packaging that keeps the food warm and moist olive oil. presentation is of course key. roasted onions and fresh herbs lined the plate the food is then arranged on a bed of stones and flowers. the finished dishes on the fact that the table in front of the guests. giorgio likes to check in on his diners he's curious to know who he's cooking for and some guests like to meet the chef too. and they remember during the cinema face that w