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Buses. i dont think that a lot of people understand how big of a problem this is. tell us about this. >> well, this transit workers and passenger protection act is just that, it is two-fold. number one is we see a rising tide of attacks, sometimes vicious attacks, sometimes deadly attacks, on transit workers. and they are exposed. so theyre subject to assault, knifing, recently there was a murder of one of the transit workers in tampa. and so the reality is that there are ways to devise an enclo...

The passengers on board not to have a transit worker assaulted in the midst of their operation. and also some of the vehicles need to be retrofitted and used with modern technology to avoid the potential of a fatality with pedestrians. we here in new jersey just had a 10-year-old boy -- on memorial day struck by a new jersey transit bus making an extreme turn. didnt -- didnt see the young boy in the crosswalk as the reports go. there is technology that could have possibly avoided that fatality. ...

James freeman and wall street editorial page writer gillian mel color. james, i dare say when de blasio says the wrong hands, he means thee and me. [laughter] >> everyone not on a public payroll, in his view, counts, i think. [laughter] hes not trying to hide it, you know, straight-out socialism, here we are. paul: yeah, thats kind of where we are. now, lets talk about this. would the 70%, the 90% rate above $10 million do what they say it will do, which will fund social programs that they like?...

For peaceful demonstrations. however, there are also activists that have encouraged transit workers not to show up if the verdict isnt something they agree with and activists say theyll shut the city down. all of this depends on the verdict which we will ultimately be on stand by sooner than later, sandra. >> sandra: more coming up in the the 11:00 hour today on this. >> bill: right now 29 past the hour. another alert. bombshell revelations questioning the credibility of judge brett kavanaughs a...

Tracks is yanked to safety with seconds to spare. you can see her struggling to climb on platform. several transit workers running over to pull her up right as the train approaches. got her up safely just in the nick of time. police believe she was drunk and trying to cross the tracks. skinny runners move to the front. bizarre rules just like that one offending parts a offending. posted on 5 k facebook page. asking runners to stand towards the back if they are wearing you recall sneakers, race t...

Reporting live for us inside iraq, thank you. bill cosby back in court. here he is arriving earlier this hour. this time, hes there for a hearing on an attempt to get the sexual assault charges against him dismissed. the judge will consider whether a damaging deposition cosby gave can be used in his trial. last week cosbys defense team declared he was legally blind, arguing it is case should be block md because he will not be able to determine if he has ever actually seen his accusers. at le...

Did his thing on the boston marathon. now its my turn. >> reporter: the negotiator keeps him on the line on and off about an hour. a s.w.a.t. team swarms in around 5:30, killing mateen. 49 people are dead. 53 wounded. among those killed, 30-year-old eddie justice. his best friend demetrius survived. >> he opened fire. and just killed innocent people. people begged for their lives and cried out, please dont do this. >> reporter: a judge will now decide whether to release more than 200 other calls...

Nefarious actions in the future. >> what about some of the screenings, juliette, pilots go through schooling, they have screenings including mental health screenings, but what about for bus drivers or more importantly transit workers who operate train systems? what about them? >> well, theres different sets of clearances and credentials for different transportation systems. it will seem confusing to most people. theres something called twik, its transit worker identification card for ports and t...

And to mark that time there is a memorial service planned tomorrow morning. president hollande will speak. there is expected to be a large crowd of dignitaries that will be on hand, the singing of the national anthem and then a national minute of silence to remember all those who died. brianna. >> martin savidge for us in paris, thank you so much. and i want to bring in now cnn intelligence and security analyst bonn baer, and cnn national security analyst juliet former dhs assistant secretary. s...

The notion that theyve been concerned for years with regard to islamic radicalization at paris airports and transit systems. now it gave cnn some pretty grim numbers of how many transit workers left for syria. >> right. absolutely, brooke. according to this source, as many as 100 or more of the members of the transportation system here in france, employees, have made visits or trips to syria since 2012. now, remember, the conflict there began in 2011. so its not like this is a time many people w...