Recording, if you could just come to the microphone by the white pillar so we can hear your questions and engage in a nice discussion, and lastly, once everything is done if you could please fold up your chairs and place them against the pillar. Our staff, as in me, would greatly appreciate that. [laughter] tonight im pleased to introduce jared cohen, the founder and ceo of jigsaw alphabet inc. As well as an adjunct senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. The New York Times best selling author with eric schmidt of the new digital age and has written the children of jihad. One of the great lessons of american politics that ive learned is tale of two brothers. One went off to sea and one became Vice President. Neither was heard from ever again. [laughter] however, in rare case the Vice President is not relegated to obscurity. Namely, when the president dies. And his newest, best New York Times best selling book, accidental president s, cohen investigates these men. Who ascende
Sandra fell just a few minutes ago we had a little bit of a backup. But now not so much so 9 minutes off to highway one o one which is a really good start to your drive. Lets see its a little frozen see if i can vary go were heading over to the bay bridge. Checking the drive into San Francisco. It has also picked up no delays here at the pay gates only 10 minutes to make it off to fremont street in ill give you one more which is also improving 92 the san mateo bridge crowded but not bad 13 minutes from hayward to send the tail back to you. Well the big story this morning Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg will be the first woman to lie in state in the Nations Capital with services for the late justice scheduled to begin tomorrow morning this while a battle is brewing between democrats and republicans about who will fill her Vacant Supreme Court seat alexandra le mon has the latest from washington d c. Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell is promising the senate will vote on President Trumps choi
Public service and brought to you by your television provider. Welcome to the Commonwealth Club. Im george hammond, chair of the vanity form, i am happy to welcome back a. J. Baime. We had him here i urine to have a go for the accidental president , his last book and this time we have him here virtually from his home and we will talk about his new book about the 1948 election going back 72 years and you will be amazed how similar it sounds in some ways, in other ways very different. Politicians were all younger than they are today. Take it away, the overview of the book, a very good review. Guest thanks for having me. The Commonwealth Club is a wonderful place to be. A lot of people going to pain and suffering, i am reminded why i fell in love with reading, books can transport you to another time and place and it has been a blessing. Regarding my last time with you i started this book in 2017 to talk about the accidental president. This book came out in the 2020 election cycle. This is
Suspects burglarized her home. Good evening, everybody thanks for being here 9 oclock, im grant lotus and Vicki Liviakis police have now installed a mobile camera tower at the purcell padre Shopping Center in fremont and this kron fours gayle ong explains despite with that one woman said this is not the first time this area has seen violent crime. Im feeling unsafe. Now unsafe after hearing about the 80 yearold woman robbed a right in this parking lot at the puts handre Shopping Center in fremont a crime police hope they can stop in its tracks by placing eyes alive in the parking lot the live view picture will boost Fremont Police departments ability to deter and solve crimes. Police say the elderly womans purse was recently stolen after shopping at the 99 ranch market. Police say the suspect then burglarized the womans home. A detailed description of the suspects are not available. But witnesses saw them leave in a lightcolored sedan according to police the Shopping Center has seen ot
Organizations that are against black lives matter. I will be down here as a scare tactic. We are not afraid. We refuse to be afraid. We are going to come down and march. We are going to make sure our voices are heard. Reporter folks are in fact, quite excited to be here. This has been, as i mentioned peaceful, but also in the air was a warning from the police chief from yesterday, as he was told that on social media there would be people coming here that might try to defend the police. As far as we could tell, that did not develop. We have not seen any counterdemonstrators in this crowd. Right now, the biggest danger is the heat. It is in the high 90s in martinez as this peaceful demonstration continues. In martinez, thank you. To San Francisco where one person is dead and another injured in a house fire that happened after 11 00 on sacramento street. Authorities say the victim was injured in the fire and is expected to be okay. No word tonight on the cause. The other big story we are