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Ongoing debate among historians as to whether history is influenced more by individuals or larger social, cultural and economic forces. I think it is of course both of those. Certainly it seems to me that franklin d. Roosevelt is a prime example of the significant of an individuals impact on history. It was broader social and Economic Conditions that allowed fdr to become a great leader, but in his case i believe it was force of personality that was a paramount element as i think we will see as ...

Is fighting to survive. Hello and welcome to the program. Saudi arabia has overturned the death sentence of five people convicted of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in turkey. They been given 20 years of prison instead. Investigated who the killing called it a parody of justice. Accusedaudi death squad of killing journalists Jamal Khashoggi was caught on camera entering the consulate in istanbul. Khashoggi was interrogated, killed, and dismembered. All 21 men were detained by saudi arab...

Building a better bay ar, whta as a peaceful show of solidarity with protesters in portland took a violent turn. Oakland cleaning up after windows were smashed and buildings hit with graffiti. Hello, thanks for joining us. Im eric thomas. And im dion lim. A night of unrest after a protest march threw downtown calling for Racial Justice turned violent. There were clashes with Oakland Police and a fire was set at the Alameda County courthouse. Abc7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard has images and reac...

New overnight in the east bay, police are investigating a double shooting outside a 7eleven in antioch that happened shortly after midnight on buchanan road. Investigators say that two people were in a white suv w they were shot. A woman in the to the hospital. Police believe that they were targeted. And some coronavirus testing sites will hopefully decrease your wait time. There will be wrist bands issued. They have been seeing long lines over the past few weeks. And jewel glulian glover is how...

Riot near the courthouse setting off fires and attempting to break into a police station. This as the president vows to send federal agents to more American Cities. On the brink, millions of americans about to lose their benefits this weekend. The latest on at extra 600 a week lifeline set to expire as Congress Scrambles to make a deal. Triple threat in the tropics. Tropical storm gonzalo expected to become the first hurricane of the season gaining strength in the atlantic. Another possible stor...

Coas protests turning deadly in austin, a driver in colorado plowing through a crowd. Overnight in portland, flashbangs and tear gas flying. Unidentified federal agents clashing with protesters and police discovering disturbing stashes of ammunition and molotov cocktails there. Royal rift. The new explosive tellall book detailing harry and meghans final years inside the palace. What caused the divide between harry and william, and their stunning decision to leave the royal family. Farewell to an...

Courthouse. This is downtown oakland right near lake merritt, all happening within the past hour. Video of the entrance filled with flames and smoke posted on social media. You can see fireworks going off in the area, but the extent of the damage to the courthouse not yet clear. Earlier tonight several protesters broke off a peaceful demonstration downtown and vandalized a police station. You see a photo of it right there. Oakland p. D. Tweeted, asking organizers to keep the protests peaceful af...

Hundreds of people take to the streets of oakland for a solidarity march. Their strong message to police. In vallejo complaints are on the rise. Ths apartment vowing to crack down on this illegal activity. Parts of San Francisco closing streets to promote hoar outdoor traffic and dining space. Another Beautiful Day in store for us tomorrow. We have typical conditions continuing over the next seven days. Abc 7 news at 11 00 starts right now. Hundreds of people marched through oakland tonight in s...

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Even the coast will be slightly milder in the mid to upper 60s. Around the bay were talking numbers in the mid and upper 70s and near 90 inland. Lets get right to the latest numbers in the coronavirus pandemic. Cases are going up in more than 40 states. The cdc is forecasting there could be 175,000 deaths by august 15th. Here in california for the second day in a row we reported a record daily number of deaths. Yesterday it was 159, two more than thursday with more than 8,000 deaths total. The s...