pittsburgh pirates in an 8-1 win over the dodgers. today he got his first start at third base. the news continues. cnn prime time with michael smerconish starts now. thank you. he was once a politician but it wasn t until he pumped up the volume on talk tv that this provocateur defined today s era of politics. i m michael smerconish in new york. [ crowd chanting ] for nearly three decades, that was the chant heard over the course you have more than 4,000 episodes. controversial, unapologetically brash, rowdy words used in the headlines covering the news of jerry springer s passing. my favorite from the bbc. era era defining. he truly ushered in an era of television that no one in the world had ever seen before and i argue set the stage for today s political landscape. springer was 79. his family says he died peacefully today. at his home in suburban chicago after a brief illness. reports are that he had cancer. the son of holocaust refugees, he became a global sensati
streets of san francisco. this time a former fire commissioner was allegedly attacked by a homeless man with a metal pipe. but the suspect s attorney claims it was the fire commissioner who was the aggressor, after he sprayed the homeless man with bear spray. we re going to go deeper into this story to see what it says about the homeless situation in san francisco. plus, teachers union president, randi weingarten is here after a contentious hearing on capitol hill afbout whether teachers unions stayed closed too long after the pandemic. and steven spielberg said he made a mistake in this rerelease of his classic film et , and he ll never do it again. et phone home? et phone home. okay. we ll talk about that. but we begin tonight with that attack on the streets of san francisco. we warn you, this video is disturbing to watch. prosecutors say former san francisco fire department commissioner was seriously injured after being attacked on april 5th by a suspect with
It s like you re all in for trump or you re not. so, it s not going to work. one more if we have time. i think we do. wouldn t it be great if it became a thing where war leaders sing a song that s meaningful in the host country. humanity is just what this world needs right now. how many of us now have a bug in our ear of don mclain singing american pie, right? and whether you re in the shower or driving in the car, you re going to be doing it. one more. i think we can do it. he did a better job than you did with mandy. if you don t know what that is rngs it s a reference to the fact that walking to the work early this morning, i passed radio city, i see barry manilow is coming, and i couldn t help but break out in song. go to my social media. this has been a privilege for me the last couple of days. thank you so much for watching. right now alisyn camerota is right now alisyn camerota is ready to begin. captions by vitac www.vitac.com thanks so much, michael. welcome to cnn