. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkitechool of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: a massive strike has shut down schools today in the los angeles unified school district, and it's focused on higher wages and better working conditions. this school strike was not initiated by the teachers whod's lowest-paid employees. class was canceled in the nation's second-largest school district. school support staff took to the picket lines in the l.a. rain to demand higher wages and better sti use ns yards to the school off: the unionl 99 represents custodians, buscalo i drivers, special education assistants, and other essential school workers. many of them live below the poverty line on account of low wages and limited work hours, made worse by inflation and l.a.'s high cost of living. that's why th say they're pushing for a 30% salary increase, along with an additional $2 per hour for the district's lowest-paid workers. >> what do we want? >> justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! geoff: demonstrations began at a bus yar

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. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkitechool of journalism at arizona state university. amna: the world's 20 wealthiest nations met in new delhi today for the g20 summit hosted by india and bringing together the u.s., russia, and china. but the gathering on global cooperation was largely overshadowed by bitter disagreements on the war in ukraine and concluded with no consensus. for the first time since russia's full-scale invasion of ukraine, secretary of state antony blinken met face to face with his russian counterpart, sergey lrov, a 10-minute meeting on the sidelines of the g20. blinken urging lavrov to end what he called a war of aggression. sec. blinken: president zelenskyy has put forward a 10-point plan for a just and durable peace. president putin, however, has demonstrated zero interest in engaging, saying there's nothing to even talk about. amna: lavrov blaming the west for prolonging the war. min. lavrov: while we are being called for talks, i don't remember western colleagues urging ukraine for talks, probably

. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite journalism at arizona state university. geoff: it was three years ago this month when the country began shutting down due to the explosive spread of covid-19. the country is now into its fourth year with the virusnd it is fair to say that to many people, the pandemic is over. but covid isn't done with us. the cdc reports there were nearly 2300 deaths tied to covid over the last week and more than 3000 people hospitalized each day with it on average. roughout the pandemic, the centers for disease control and prevention has been criticized for its response, and the agency is now undergoing a major reorganization after an internal review identified shortcomings. we are joined now by cdc director dr. rochelle walensky. welcome back. >> thanks much for having me. geoff: you've said the cdc failed to respond quickly enough to the pandemic and that the agent the was responsible for some pretty dramatic public mistakes, from testing to data sharing to communications. >> i feel like our respon

. >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkitel of journalism at arizona state university. amna: in the last three years, households eligible for food assistance received at least $95 more per month as part of a pandemic air increase designed to combat hunger. tomorrow, those benefits expire nationwide, meaning a smaller monthly food budget for nearly 30 million americans. william brangham spent yesterday at a food bank in rural virginia gearing up to me's -- meet the increased need this cut will likely trigger. william: it's another busy week at the fauquier community food bank in warrenton, virginia. about 25 families tay come here to stock up on free groceries. 39-year-old tiffany robinson visits the food bank to help stretch the money she receives through the supplemental nutrition assistance program, known as snap, the very benefits that will soon be cut back. >> that's really going to affect my budget because i'm going to have to come out of pocket even more than what i do now to get groceries. william: snap -- which used to

. >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite journalism at arizona state university. >> the president traveled to monterey park california where i mass shooting in january killed 11 people. while there he announced an executive order to tackle gun violence. building on the bipartisan safer communities act he signed last year. already this year, there have been at least 110 mass shootings in the u.s. and 8000 gun deaths according to the nonprofit gun violence archive. our white house correspondent rings us up to speed now. tell us about the president's announcement today. what exactly did he announced? >> president biden announced an executive order on guns that will take a number of steps that gun safety advocates have been calling on his administration to do since he took office. this gun violence executive order, what it would do is it directs the attorney general to clarify who sells firearms, in effect expanding background checks, preventing some form or federally licensed gun dealers from selling firearms, gun dealers who h

. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: across the country, at least 150 bills have been filed by republican legislators targeting transgender americans this year. roughly 100 specifically restrict doctors and other providers fromffering transition-related health care for minors, even when their parents approve. william brangham takes a look at where these bills are being proposed and the impact they could have. william: yesterday, mississippi's republican governor tate reeves signed a law banning puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and other gender-affirming care for minors. its the third state this year to legalize restrictions on transgender health care. and similar bans are moving quickly through tennessee and indiana. in a moment, we will talk with someone who tracks all these new laws. but, first, let's hear from some parents whose children are most impacted. krisztina: when our son was growing up, he was an active kid, liked to go play basketball, ride his bike,

thank you. >> this is pbs newshour west from our bureau at the walter cronkite school of journalism atity. ♪ >> >>> tonight on kqed newsroom, an abortion pill move by walgreens leaves california to cut ties with the pharmaceutical giant. we check in on the latest fight surrounding women's reproductive rights. >>> the california environment a protection agency often leads policies that are ahead of the nation in the fight against climate change. we sit down with the newest cal epa secretary to discuss what she plans to accomplish. >>> we take a trip to the chinese culture center of san francisco, and arts institution built on five decades

. >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkiteof journalism at arizona state university. geoff: a massive strike has shut down schools today in the los angeles unified school district and it is focused on higher wages and better working conditions. this school strike was not initiated by the teachers, who are still under contract, but by some of the district's lowest paid employees. class was canceled in the nation's second-largest school district. school support staff took to the picket lines in the l.a. rain to demand higher wages and better staffing. >> today, thousands of seiu local 99 members are on strike, fr the bus yards to the school yards, to the kitchens and warehouses. geoff: the union seiu local 99 represents custodians, bus drivers, special education assistants and other essential school workers. many of them live below the poverty line on account of low wages unlimited work hours made worse by inflation and l.a. us -- l.a.'s high cost of living. that is why they are pushing for a 30% salary increase -“ along with a

. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkiternalism at arizona state university. geoff: the country's top intelligence officials testified in the senate today, assessing russia's plans in ukraine, the threat of tiktok, and the origins of covid, which, as nick schifrin reports, was also the subject of its own hearing in the house. sen. warner: good morning. i'm going to call this hearing to order. nick: in the senate intelligence committee today, the woman and men who lead the country's intelligence community detailed a world full of threats, starting with russia's war in ukraine. wagner private military contractors are besieging the eastern city of bakhmut, the longest and deadliest battle of the war. ukraine is trying to inflict heavy russian losses. those losses are adding up, director of national intelligence avril haines said today. dir. haines: it will be increasingly challenging for them to sustain even the current level of offensive operations in the coming months. and, consequently, they may fully shift to holding and de

. >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in theest from the walter cronkiteool of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: for the first time in nearly 40 years, russian authorities have arrested an american journalist and charged him with espionage. evan gershkovichf the wall street journal was detained by intelligence agents yesterday while reporting in central russia. it is an escalation of a kremlin campaign that has targeted independent media, opposition politicians, and any critics of the full scale invasion of ukraine. nick schifrin begins our coverage. nick: it is a moment not seen since the cold war -- an american journalist accused of espionage, detained by russian police. russian intelligence agents arrested evan gershkovich as he reported 900 miles east of moscow. police took him into a closed court hearing and the federal security service, or fsb, cuhi m abd oug t ctthone actiinvitief the enterprises of the russian military-industrial complex that constitutes a state secret. >> under the cover of journalist activity, this person has been in

. ♪ >> this the pbs newshour from wbt a studios in washington and in the west, from the walter cronkite journalism at arizona state university. amna: this week might bring a historic and high stakes moment, what would be the first-ever indictment of a former president. former president donald trump says he expects to be arrested is week on possible charges from the manhattan district attorney, related to the stormy daniels case. lisa desjardins has been following this and other trump cases. she joins me now. let's start with the manhattan case. what do we need to know and where is it now? lisa: we are about to enter a complicated road trip so let's set up a roadmap starting with the manhattan casand the district attorney. the case centers around $130,000 paid to stephanie clifford, known as stormy daniels, allegedly hush money some say, and that is what the charges are about if they come, for covering up an affair. two charges we will be watching for, accounting, whether trump and his organization falsely claimed the money was for something se, and campaign finance. whether the money wa

announcer: this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkitealism at arizona state university. amna: we return now to the politicaturmoil in israel and what by many accounts is an existential moment for the nation. has the crisis created by the prime minister's government been averted or postponed? what is the state of the now 75-year-old democracy? ambassador daniel schapiro was the american envoy to israel during the obama administration. ambassador schapiro, thank you for joining us. the plan to overhaul the judiciary set up one of the deepest domestic crises in israel's history. does the decision to delay the plan end the crisis? >> it does not. it buys some time. the last 12 weeks have been utterly dominated by the issue. hundreds of thousands have come into the streets to protest against it. it was the source of nearly all news coverage. and heading into what is normally a happy time of year with the passover holiday, the is really a lot of unity, the rarely been. the announcement today that the prime minister is postponing work on the le

. >> this is the "pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkiteof journalism at arizona state university. geoff: today, a federal judge in amarillo, texas heard arguments in a court case that could force the fda to revoke its approval of mifepristone, which is used as one part of a two-pill regimen for medication abortions. the lawsuit is being watched closely because medication abortions account for more than half of all abortions in the u.s. and has been relied on heavily since the u.s. supreme court overturned roe v. wade. sarah varney is a senior correspondent for kaiser health news, and has been reporting on all of this. so, sarah, take us through the major players in today's hearing. who did the court hear from? sarah: so, in the court today were lawyers from the alliance defending freedom -- they're a christian legal advocacy organization -- and lawyers from the department of justice that was representing the food d drug administration, and lawyers representing danco laboratories, which is one of the manufacturers of mifepristone. geoff: sa

. >> this is "the pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkiteof journalism at arizona state university. amna: the biden administration has officially approved a controversial oil drilling project in alaska known as willow. the project, from oil giant conocophillips, is expected to produce some 600 million barrels of crude oil over the next three decades. supporters hail the energy and jobs it would create in alaska. opponents have said it would dangerously accelerate emissions and the climate crisis. the administration's decision comes after it announced a limit on oil drilling across 16 million acres in alaska and the arctic ocean. for a closer look, i'm join by liz ruskin, washington correspondent for alaska public media. welcome and thanks for joining us. the administration did approve this willow project, not the entire project. explain that -- what did they decide? liz: the administration approved three drilling pads, it comes to about 219 wells. conocophillips originally asked for five drilling pads and about 250 wells. this is slightly le

. >> this is the pbs, from wet studios in washington, and in the west, from the walter cronkite schoollism at arizona state university. amna: cdc data released today finds an uptick in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in the u.s. the most recent data from 2012 reveals one out of every 36 children in america was diagnosed with autism. in 2018, that figure was one in 44. in 2010, it was one in 68. the findings also show how pandemic disruptions kept many younger children from earlier autism diagnoses. for more on this, i'm joined by dena gassner, adjunct professor at towson university. she's also a member of the interagency autism coordinating committee, which advises the government on funding for autism research. she herself was diagnosed with autism at the age of 40. dena gassner, welcome, and thanks for joining us. a lot of folks will look at that increase and be very concerned. you have said that you see those numbers as good news. why is that? dena: well, my colleague john robison and i wrote a commentary that specifies that the crisis we're experiencing is not an increase

. >> this is the pbs newshour, from weta studios in washington, and in the west, from the walter cronkitechool of journalism at arizona state university. amna: the centers for disease control and prevention released two new disturbing reports about mortality rates for mothers and babies in america, including some stark racial divides. william brangham explores these alarming trends. william: we're going to hear from two of the researchers behind this new data. first, look at maternal mortality. new mothers are dying here at higher rates than mothers in any other industrialized nation. and during the pandemic, that had gotten much worse. in 2018, an average of 17 mothers died for every 100,000 births in america. but, by 2021, that rate shot up to almost 33 mothers per 100,000. this trend was far worse for black mothers, more than double the national average, with almost 70 deaths per 100,000 births. so, what is going on here? shanna cox is the associate director for science for reproductive health at the cdc. shanna cox, thank you so much for being here. can you help us understand a little

from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizonarsity. >> this was the first of two days of hearings about the failure of silicon valley bank's and the role of regulators. we will hear about how lawmakers from both parties criticize top officials today, but first let's break down some of the basics behind the second largest bank failure in u.s. history. our economics correspondent is our guide. >> the collapse of silicon valley bank. first, what happened? >> svb is a large bank that essentially failed. >> and why i asked dana peterson? >> it was highly concentrated in an industry, the tech sector, that is not doing that well now. >> and the depositors were? >> many of the folks who were invested in svb were very high net worth individuals, they had tons of money. you also had a number of startup companies. so you had companies that need money for payroll and cash. >> of course banks usually love such depositors, but svb didn't have enough corporate or individual borrowers to loan the money to. what is a bank do then? >> you can lend

people used to tune in to walter cronkite thinking they were getting the truth.ow faith in them is collapse. do you believe the the attack only a former president, take seriously, you believe this is going to reestablish faith in institutions and lead to a more prosperous united states. the country is by if you are kaight into a tyrannical police state left. third world type law enforcement used to conquer our political enemies, then us, the same people, the rest of us. folks, you stand no chance in these blue states anymore. if this city prosecutor is allowed to do there is and you are not a democrat, you need to get out. you run the risk of becoming a target of these deep start. if you become a threat to them they will make sure they take care of it using our law enforcement system. one final thought. the former president called for protests. that's your constitutional god-given right. but i'm begging you and i never steered you wrong. please protest. but please, god, do it peacefully. these people on the left would like nothing more than any excuse to use agai

. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite journalism at arizona state university. geoff: the ceo of norfolk southern faced intense questioning from senators today in the wake of last month's toxic train derailment in east palestine, ohio. during a hearing before the senate lawmakers focused on tough questions about railroad safety and preventing future accidents. >> norfolk southern will get the job done and help east palestine thrive. correspondent: on capitol hill today, an apology from the head of one of the nation's largest railroads, norfolk southern ceo alan shaw. >> i want to begin today by expressing how deeply sorry i am for the impact this derailment has had on the residents of east palestine and the surrounding communities. geoff: norfolk southern facing scrutiny since last month's derailment of dozens of cars on the ohio-pennsylvania border, some carrying toxic chemicals. days later, a controlled burn of vinyl chloride to prevent an explosion sent flames and smoke into the sky. that prompted the evacuation of thou

from washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state universityclear power plant remains caught on the front line of the war in ukraine. the director general of the u.n.'s nuclear agency visited the plant to assess instability and the damage caused by russia's occupation. why he is no longer calling for a denuclearize zone around the plant and how conditions could become dangerous. >> across the front line, escorted by russian military police, the world's top nuclear watchdog arrived at a nuclear plant to try to prevent disaster. the russians occupying this nuclear power plant gave the director general a tour and a statement aired by russian tv, he thanked them. >> i think it is important that we can continue dialogue. >> earlier this month, he was alarmed. >> this cannot go on. i am astonished by the complacency -- yes, the complacency. what are we doing to prevent this from happening? >> this is the threat of meltdown. russian fseizeth power more thaa year ago. ever since, it has been in the crossfire. buildings have been damaged. electricity li

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. >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkitechool of journalism at arizona state university. >> on his first presidential trip to canada, president biden met with prime minister justin trudeau and the duo announced an northern border deal to address the growing number of migrants crossing from the u.s. into canada. canada saw 40,000 crossings at unofficial points of entry last year, the highest number in five years. most of those were in upstate new york, where the crossing into quebec has become the busiest route for asylum-seekers. the deal allows canada to turn away people at a entry points. canada also pledged to welcome 15,000 central american migrants through legal pathways. president biden spoke about the deal. >> i applaud canada for opening up new legal pathways for 1500 migrants to come to canada. the united states and canada will work together to discourage unlawful border crossings. welcoming refugees and seeking asylum seekers as a part of who canadians and americans are. >> watching all this close as the executive

. >> this is the pbs "news" from washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalismarizona state university. geoff: the manhaan grand jury hearing evidence in a case involving former president trump's alleged hush-money payments to an adult-film actress didn't meet today as regularly scheduled, with no immediate word on why, leaving open the question of whether mr. trump will be indicted. meantime, the former president is said to be invigorated by the possibility of an indictment. the new york times reports that he's told friends he "welcomes the idea of being paraded by the authorities before a throng of reporters and news cameras." all of it raising questions not just about his fate but that of the republican party which has , largely tied its future to donald trump's. republican strategist doug heye is a former communications director to house majority leader eric cantor and the rnc. he joins us now. doug: good to be with you. geoff: donald trump has successfully fund raised off of what he said was an expected indictment. what do you make of the notion he would us

. ♪ >> this is the pbs "newshour," from washington and from the west at t walter cronkite school of journalismstate university. amna: first lady dr. jill biden is attending a vigil in nashville tonight to honor and remember the six people killed in a mass shooting at the covenant school earlier this week. it's part of a citywide candlelight vigil. singers sheryl crow, margo price and ketch secor are performing as part of the event. once again parents and , caregivers around the country are considering how they want to talk to children about this attack and gun violence. some important perspective on all of that now from dr. tori cordiano. she's a clinical psychologist specializing in children and adolescents who practices in ohio. welcome and thank you for joining us. after each one of the shootings, especially when children are killed, the question comes up, how should parents and caregiversalk to kids? what would you say about it? how was the conversation different depending on how all the children are? dr. cordiano: this is driven by a child's age and their developmental level. for younger

. >> this is "the pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkiteof journalism at arizona ste university. amna: on his first presidential trip to canada, president biden met with prime minister justin trudeau, and they announced a western -- a northern board and deal for migrants crossing from the u.s. and canada. last year, canada saw the highest number of border crossings in five years, most in upstate new york, where the crossing into quÉbec has become the busiest route for asylum-seekers. the deal allows candidates to turn away people at irregular entry points and send them back to the united states. canada also pledged to welcome some 15,000 central american migrants through legal pathways. prident biden spoke about the deal in the speech to canada's parliament today. pres. biden: i applaud canada stepping up with similar programs, opening new legal pathways for 1500 migrants to come to canada from countries in the western hemisphere. at the same time, the united states and canada will work together to discourage unlawful border crossings and f

is actually news when a fox host [ bleep ] their pants like that. [ laughter ] can you imagine walter cronkiteews that way? "we have a bulletin from our washington bureau the president's lawyer has just admitted he paid hush money -- to an adult film star. well, [ bleep ] me." also, again, i'm no lawyer, but generally speaking, if you're using money for something above board, you never have to funnel it. [ laughter ] if you went to a charity's website and it said click here to funnel, you probably wouldn't. [ laughter ] now, just to remind you why that was such a stunning confession, it's because trump paid hush money just weeks before a presidential election to cover up an affair and hide it from the electorate, which allegedly broke multiple laws. >> there's a potential misdemeanor crime here for falsification of businiess records. the fault would be if they falsely classified these hush payments as attorney's fees, that could satisfy the misdemeanor. also, this could become a felony if they falsified those records in order to commit some other second crime. so, what could that be? what seco

. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkiteof journalism at arizona state university. geoff: since the start of russia's full-scale invasion, the united states and its allies have supplied ukraine with tens of billions of dollars of weapons systems and ammunition. but keeping the material flowing for the largest conflict since the second world war is proving a challenge for arms manufacturers. nick schifrin has the story. nick: the poets call war the ultimate of man. it has been eight years since a wart of logistics on this industrial scale. ukraine fires as many as 155 milimeter rounds in five days as the u.s. produces in a month. many of them are forged, finished at 1500 degrees, and painted here in scranton, pennsylvania. the machinery is decades-old, but until now, it has suited u.s. needs. iraq andfghanistan were not duelg artillery battles. but today, the 20,000 artillery shells the plant creates every 30 days is a fraction of ukraine's needs. ukraine's defense minister recently wrote to the european union in a letter des

. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkiteof journalism at arizona state university. geoff: the international criminal court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for russian president vladimir putin today marks the first time in history that the icc has indicted a head of state from a permanent member of the u.n. security council, and is the most dramatic step taken to try and hold russia accountable for the war in ukraine. nick schifrin begins our coverage. nick: of all russian crimes committed in ukraine -- mass graves, cities reduced to rubble, buildings thatere sheltering women and children and housing families destroyed -- the icc chose a crime that russia has celebrated. at a massive pro-war rally last month, the hosts showed off ukrainian children. the stadium watched propaganda of the children in their hometown mariupol that was destroyed by russian soldiers, and then huggi their supposed savior, who'd helped force them at gunpoint across the border to russia. russian tv has shown ukrainian children, stolen from their

. >> this is the pbs newshour, from weta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkitel of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: this was the first of two days of hearings about the failure of silicon valley bank, and the role of federal regulators in all of this. we'll hear more in a moment about how lawmakers from both parties criticized top officials today, but first, let's break down some of the basics behind the second largest bank failure in u.s. history. economics correspondent paul solman is our guide. paul: the collapse of silicon valley bank. first, what happened? >> svb is a large bank that essentially failed. >> and why? i asked economist dana peterson. >> first of all, it was highly concentrated in an industry, the tech sector, that's really not doing that well right now. paul: and the depositors were? >> many of the folks who were vested in svb were very high net worth individuals, meaning they had tons of money. and you also had a number of startup companies in the tech sector. so you had companies that need money for payroll and cash. paul: of c

. >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and from the walter cronkite school ofalism at arizona state university. amna: as the 2024 presidential race takes shape, we're getting perspectives tonight from two republicans. geoff: first up, new hampshire governor chris sununu. he's considering a run for the gop's presidential nomination, and i spoke with him earlier today about that and the future of the republican party. thanks for coming in. good to see you. you have said donald trump will not be the republican party's nominee in 2024. you said that is just not going to happen. how can you be so sure? >> he ain't going up. with the former president, as i said may times, thank you for your service. i think he did some very good things. he is a known commodity. there's very few americans that are on the fence about whether they would be with him or against him. people know where they are so he will have a tough time going up in the polls, if you will. the southern generation candidates out there, they will step forward. the race has not even started. we are in the mi

there was no longer a shared factual basis for political views, we didn't all go home and watch walter cronkitevel and paul. on the right, robert novack and tucker carlson. in the cross fire. >> i remember when john stewart went on cross fire, it was 2024 john kerry was the democratic presidential nominee facing george w bush and i thought watching it this will be a 91 enoree show. >> can i say something quickly? why do we have to fight? >> ha half >> the two of you can't >> say something nice about john kerry now. >> i care about john kerry >> and something about president bush. >> he'll be unemployed soon. >> i think anyone who enjoyed paying attention to the news and watch the daily show will forever remember john stewart going on cross fire and reading those guys the riot act. >> you're doing theater when you should be doing debate. which would be great. it's not honest, >> it's not honest. what you do is partisan hackery. >> you had john kerry on your show sniff his thrown and you're accusing us us of partisan hackery. >> you're on cnn the show that leads into me is puppets making crank ph

national news broadcast pretty much on the 20 47 basis but in the evenings you can always listen to walter cronkite. a man walks on the moon. the new york mets when. richard nixon comes back from obscurity to become president of the united states. there are riots in the streets. civil rights. everything is going crazy. people want something. that they can belong -- glom onto and a c in it what they want to see. charlie manson provided that. he was a very protean sort of figure. nixon got into hot water because he said in a news conference it is obvious the man is guilty and why is the news media glorifying him? that gave manson the chance to say that the jury has been prejudiced because the president said this. student rebels all thought manson was great. bernadette dorn, some of those, they had their gesture, like this. in the la bianca murders a four question then to leo's abdomen. so, this was the tines of the fork. if you wanted to believe he was like che guevara, you could believe that. if you want to to believe that he was prove all this hippie stuff was not only disgusting but dangerous, you