that affair was with the mayor of san francisco willie brown. harris was a 29-year-old prosecutor. es of powerful and lucrative jobs in the state government of california. one of them was with the california medical assistance commission. in other words, the unemployment insurance appeal. she didn't get those because she was talented, she got them because she was having an affair. this little-explored feature of harris' history is worth knowing a lot more about and alana goodman does know a lot about it, she has covered it with "the washington free beacon," we're happy to have her tonight. what should we know about kamala harris' affair with willie brown and for the record, i have two say, i think everybody likes willie brown. i don't know why he did that, but how important -- i hate to say that, he is a great guy! >> very charming. >> tucker: he doesn't like her, that's for sure. what role did this a fair play and political career? >> i think it launched her political career. i don't think she would be in the play she has without willie brown. when she met him, she was about four y

going back to willie brown, maybe he should have asked what were they wearing? that is the mindset we received. i have received so much support recently and when i first came forward. i spent this morning blocking maybe 50 people because i am a , i wanted same, i wanted fortune, and what girl does not want fame coming forward about being raped by a powerful man? it is just ridiculous people can't grasp this. >> do u feli release cosby migh impact how many women, how many people come forward to talk about situations like this? >> you know i saw your poll and i disagree with it. what happened yesterday has made me angry. i am going through these seven stages, but mine are a little different. first, i was shocked, in denial and now, i am to be honest. i think that by the show of support i have seen on social media and on the news that so many people are disgusted with this decision and know that he is indeed a rapist who was set free on a technicality. i see the support coming out from everywhere and those of us who have been in this position always want to pay it

. >>> willie brown is applauding the court's decision. >>> president biden summit on the wildfire threat facing california and the west and his new promise to help. local firefighters say just in time. >>> the fear over fireworks. san jose says the danger is real people who have to pay for any damage. >>> a family that got covid from the delta variant, even though they were vaccinated. >>> we begin with video showing bill cosby getting out of a car and flashing the peace sign as people helped him walk into his home outside philadelphia. cosby was released from prison after pennsylvania supreme court overturned his sexual assault conviction in a surprise decision. good evening and thank you for joining us. i am ama daetz. >> you are watching live on abc 7 news. cosby was serving a 10 year sentence over a 2004 encounter. he was charged in 2015 days before the statute of limitation ran out. pennsylvania's high court ordered cosby's release after finding that he was denied protection against self- incrimination. they say a previous agreement with a prosecutor prevented him from being charged

according to willie brown's girlfriend that's science. is it science?art of covid deaths in the u.k. the numbers have been low. what is interesting those numbers stayed low even after the british government lifted mandatory mask mandates. that's weird. one economist said the current delta wave is milder than anticipated. that sounds like good news. has anyone told the politicians? they don't want to hear it. in los angeles officials moved back the mask mandate when covid races moved up so society -- slightly it's hard to even measure it on a chart. they said there was a spike. you are looking at the spike. it is barely noticeable. the question is: do politicians in los angeles know something we don't know? we know certainly that the news media are lying about the actual science to justify new restrictions. in florida a newspaper ran this hulled. headline. new covid cases double in florida. to show how scary this was in florida, they included a chart that shows an uptick in positive tests results. you are seeing it on your screen now. it's terrifying. th

. >> long time friend, the former mayor of san francisco, willy brown, maintains while cosby has hiseedom, his life has been ruined by allegations. >> if they were absolutely accurate in telling the truth, why would you wait from 1969 until 20 to tell the story? >> we sent out a push alert that cosby's conviction had been overturned. for immediate updates by your mobile mobile device download the app. >>> a judge denied a remove britney spears's father. the rejection stems from a request by britney spears' attorney last year. spears has been trying to petition the court to get her father removed for years. >>> a big move in the ongoing investigation into former president trump's namesake firm. a grand jury in manhattan has voted to indict the trump organization and the chief financial officer, al tomorrow. >>> a powerful explosion rocked a neighborhood during an illegal bu. at least 16 people were injured, three seriously in south los angeles. a bomb squad truck was destroyed. buildings and cars damaged. bomb squad officers had been moving 5,000 pounds of fireworks from a home. the b

. >> long time friend, the former mayor of san francisco, willy brown, maintains while cosby has his freedom, his life ruined by allegations. >> if they were absolutely accurate in telling the truth, why would you wait from 1969 until 20 to tell the story? >> we sent out a push alert that cosby's conviction had been overturned. for immediate updates by your mobile mobile device download the app. >>> a judge denied a request to remove britney spears's father. the rejection stems from a request by britney spears' attorney last year. spears has been trying to petition the court to get her father removed for years. >>> a big move in the ongoing investigation into former president trump's namesake firm. a grand jury in manhattan has voted to indict the trump organization and the chief financial officer, al tomorrow. >>> a powerful explosion rocked a neighborhood during an illegal fireworks bust. at least 16 people were injured, three seriously in south los angeles. a bomb squad truck was destroyed. buildings and cars damaged. bomb squad officers had been moving 5,000 pounds of fireworks f

we told you that willie brown's girlfriend decided she knows more about the doctors and the nurses whoovid. that would be kamala harris. the media thinks that's perfectly normal. that's how bonkers things have become. it's accelerating. today the secretary of defense appeared in public wearing this costume. that's mr. lloyd austin in charge of our weapons system. is that a welder's mask? no, he is just terrified of covid. why doesn't he lose weight? that's the rational response. he got the vaccine but so petrified of corner he put a windshield over his face and demands that others do the same. watch out, china. we will scrape the tartar off your molars. even after all this, lloyd austin looks scared for his life. how long before he wears surgical gloves in the shower? the u.s. military is run by an erratic cat lady. the entire government it. 81-year-old nancy pelosi said that anyone caught without a mask in the house of representatives is subject to arrest. the science demands this response pelosi explained. it's straight from the cdc. we checked for ourselves. this is what the cdc sai

it's the same reason she started out her political career as willie brown's bratwurst bun.ing to get ahead. >> tucker: i have to say when i look at her, you can feel the fear and false people are always afraid because they are terrified you will find out who they are. people who don't pronounce their own first names or they grew up in canada and pretended they didn't. she always seems like she's exposed. of being u >> she doesn't believe in anything and like you said people who don't believe in any grounding, kamala harris is painted as this far left wing there and if kamala harris thought her political ambitions would do better on thedo right, she believes in absolutely nothing. so anypt k staffer, she doesn'tk at them like people or a secretary or an assistant, they are all just stepping-stones that they can stomp on. as soon as they throw poor joe out the back door, she will hate that, too. >> it would be funny to like bribe her pollsters to convince her that the one issue is like an attack on circumcision. you could watch her get that impassioned speech. >> she was thro

his longtime friend, the former mayor of san francisco willie brown, maintains his five has been ruined by what he calls are unsubstantiated allegations. >> if they werethey werethey wer accurate and telling the truth r nny will deter other women from coming forward in and sexual assault cases. >> i will continue to speak my truth and believe and support the women or men who come forward with their truth. >> as you heard, these women have been in contact are they with each other. they were so surprised because they did not expect the pennsylvania supreme court to act so quickly. they say the fight continues to encourage women to not be afraid to come forward in any rate or sexual assault case. >> leanne, thank you so much. the decision was shocking and for good reason. is unprecedented. a former prosecutor spoke with us. >> this is truly unprecedented and not something anyone has ever seen or frankly anyone in the legal field expected. the two parts of the fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination. obviously, bill cosby has a right to remain silent not to incriminate himself.

. >> his longtime friend of the former mayor of san francisco willie brown maintains that while cosby has his freedom, his life has been ruined by absote telling the truth, why would you wait from 1969 until 2018 to tell the story? >> that was dan ashley reporting. coming up we are hearing from abc news analyst comes next for cosby. >> if you are fully vaccinated, no need to wear a mask in most places. you are protected from covid- 19. california's department of public health says it will not change state guidance. the statement comes after a lake county updated its guidelines this week. it calls on all people regardless of whether they have been vaccinated to wear masks indoors in public places because of the more contagious delta area. the variction the delta out variance and there is no indication the cdc will change its mask guidance either. >>> there are several wildfires burning to the north of us right now. you can see them on this map. the largest one right now is the -- fire that has burned 17,000 acres which is 4000 more acres than it was just a day ago. mandatory evacuation

willy brown was a part of that group.ne that. now, we know dana is going to talk about the exhibit a little later. i couldn't stop thinking about the experiences of black people brought over in chains on top of one another. we can never forget the pain and the suffering. and today as we celebrate juneteenth, i know, i know without a doubt that i stand on their shoulders. i stand on their shoulders and the only reason why we're able to celebrate such an incredible milestone in history has everything to do with their sacrifice. i will never forget their sacrifice. i will never forget the sacrifice of my grandmother. i will never forget the sacrifice of our ancestors. so when we pour liebations to call their name, we honor them and make sure we don't forget them but we bring their presence to the surface. this event, this exhibit is so much more to us. it means a rewakening, a renewal of our commitment to reinforce the need to make sure that we honor our history. we honor the struggle. we do the work to make it better for fu

and willie brown said oh, no, they are going to turn out. i mean they are going to work. next day tom berkeley, an african american newspaper publisher, people were calling him, wanting to help, and yes, people joined up and worked on the get out the vote campaign. and it was such -- and he went back to oakland the next day. he was supposed to go somewhere else and spoke to the community, and they had a big get out the vote rally. it was a great moment. he understood that you have to listen and be there and be responsive, and of course, in the primary i think he got 96% of the african american vote in oakland, huge voter turnout. that's a good observation. >> it's interesting what i hear you saying, i forgot the way you phrased it earlier, that he came, he did this, and he listened. you know, it seemed like he is continually listening to people who were really willing to tell him in a very aggressive way that he reached some of those people, even though they didn't necessarily agree with everything -- of his particular approach. >> one thing about -- we were talking about

willy brown was a part of that group.he exhibit a little later. i couldn't stop thinking about the experiences of black people brought over in chains on top of one another. we can never forget the pain and the suffering. and today as we celebrate juneteenth, i know, i know without a doubt that i stand on their shoulders. i stand on their shoulders and the only reason why we're able to celebrate such an incredible milestone in history has everything to do with their sacrifice. i will never forget their sacrifice. i will never forget the sacrifice of my grandmother. i will never forget the sacrifice of our ancestors. so when we pour liebations to call their name, we honor them and make sure we don't forget them but we bring their presence to the surface. this event, this exhibit is so much more to us. it means a rewakening, a renewal of our commitment to reinforce the need to make sure that we honor our history. we honor the struggle. we do the work to make it better for future generations to come. thank you all so much for

willy brown was a part of that group.ne that. now, we know dana is going to talk about the exhibit a little later. i couldn't stop thinking about the experiences of black people brought over in chains on top of one another. we can never forget the pain and the suffering. and today as we celebrate juneteenth, i know, i know without a doubt that i stand on their shoulders. i stand on their shoulders and the only reason why we're able to celebrate such an incredible milestone in history has everything to do with their sacrifice. i will never forget their sacrifice. i will never forget the sacrifice of my grandmother. i will never forget the sacrifice of our ancestors. so when we pour liebations to call their name, we honor them and make sure we don't forget them but we bring their presence to the surface. this event, this exhibit is so much more to us. it means a rewakening, a renewal of our commitment to reinforce the need to make sure that we honor our history. we honor the struggle. we do the work to make it better for fu

willy brown was a part of that group.ne that. now, we know dana is going to talk about the exhibit a little later. i couldn't stop thinking about the experiences of black people brought over in chains on top of one another. we can never forget the pain and the suffering. and today as we celebrate juneteenth, i know, i know without a doubt that i stand on their shoulders. i stand on their shoulders and the only reason why we're able to celebrate such an incredible milestone in history has everything to do with their sacrifice. i will never forget their sacrifice. i will never forget the sacrifice of my grandmother. i will never forget the sacrifice of our ancestors. so when we pour liebations to call their name, we honor them and make sure we don't forget them but we bring their presence to the surface. this event, this exhibit is so much more to us. it means a rewakening, a renewal of our commitment to reinforce the need to make sure that we honor our history. we honor the struggle. we do the work to make it better for fu

willy brown was a part of that group.that. now, we know dana is going to talk about the exhibit a little later. i couldn't stop thinking about the experiences of black people brought over in chains on top of one another. we can never forget the pain and the suffering. and today as we celebrate juneteenth, i know, i know without a doubt that i stand on their shoulders. i stand on their shoulders and the only reason why we're able to celebrate such an incredible milestone in history has everything to do with their sacrifice. i will never forget their sacrifice. i will never forget the sacrifice of my grandmother. i will never forget the sacrifice of our ancestors. so when we pour liebations to call their name, we honor them and make sure we don't forget them but we bring their presence to the surface. this event, this exhibit is so much more to us. it means a rewakening, a renewal of our commitment to reinforce the need to make sure that we honor our history. we honor the struggle. we do the work to make it better for futur

willy brown was a part of that group.ne that. now, we know dana is going to talk about the exhibit a little later. i couldn't stop thinking about the experiences of black people brought over in chains on top of one another. we can never forget the pain and the suffering. and today as we celebrate juneteenth, i know, i know without a doubt that i stand on their shoulders. i stand on their shoulders and the only reason why we're able to celebrate such an incredible milestone in history has everything to do with their sacrifice. i will never forget their sacrifice. i will never forget the sacrifice of my grandmother. i will never forget the sacrifice of our ancestors. so when we pour liebations to call their name, we honor them and make sure we don't forget them but we bring their presence to the surface. this event, this exhibit is so much more to us. it means a rewakening, a renewal of our commitment to reinforce the need to make sure that we honor our history. we honor the struggle. we do the work to make it better for fu

at the time, willie brown was mayor and i was at u.c. davis. truth is that even before that, even before i attended u.c. davis, i didn't know much about college, i didn't know much about what i was going to do in my future, and i was fortunate enough that when i went gallelo high school, my teachers started spending a lot of time with me talking about that future and talking about what is possible. in fact, i started off as a chemistry major, working at lawrence livermore national lab as an intern. and because i was such a clumsy chemist i realized that probably wasn't the best field for me. and since i was such a talker, i decided, why not go into politics, they talk a lot. and i was lucky enough to get this internship. during that time that i worked as an intern, i also worked cleaning houses and i babysat and i worked at wells fargo bank because i wanted to make sure -- i mean, i was living in poverty my grandmother raised me and i was still living with my grandmother and she was struggling, and our family was struggling, and i didn't want t

willie nelson is going to perform. what you can feel really gathering is a new texas, a texas actually resolved to move forward more together instead of leaving out black and brown communities, people with disabilities and other folks. that is the statement of purpose here. and there is a lot of excitement about it >> those texas democrats who are in washington protesting and trying to avoid the passage of in restrictive bill are the tip of the spear. but they have been after three weeks in washington -- they are sounding a note of desperation to the federal government to say you've got to do something about it. it does seem there is a another bill working through senator warn okay of georgia. but dr. barber who is organizing the rally, that democrats shouldn't give in to watered down voting rights bills more acceptable to some people, that this is an absolute. either we have voting rights for everybody allowed to vote under the constitution or we don't. >> well, that's right. i mean there is no point in doing it halfway. i think the point the reverend barber and others made is, look, we see what the playbook is. we see what's in legislation like h.b. 3 here in