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democracy that we are heralding on july 4, 1776. we are in a perilous time, to me, as perilous as it was when the continental army looked like they were getting their butts kicked, as perilous as it looked when the south attacked fort sumter and launched the civil war. we are in perilous times where our democracy is hanging by a thread. host: why do you say that? prof. anderson: we've got what i call a land, sea, and air attack happening on american democracy. the land attack is the assault on voting rights. the sea attack is the attack to wash away the teaching of real american hist...

war. we are in perilous times where our democracy is hanging by a thread. host: why do you say that? prof. anderson: we've got what i call a land, sea, and air attack happening on american democracy. the land attack is the assault on voting rights. the sea attack is the attack to wash away the teaching of real american history. and the air attack is the loosening of gun laws while having a narrative that the insurrection was legitimate political discourse. and well seeing that there was all of this violence and threats raining down on election workers and election officials. when you...

what is the july 4, 17 76 celebration mean to you? prof. anderson: it means that we are so precariously pert as this democracy that we are heralding on july 4, 1776. we are in a perilous time, to me, as perilous as it was when the continental army looked like they were getting their butts kicked, as perilous as it looked when the south attacked fort sumter and launched the civil war. we are in perilous times where our democracy is hanging by a thread. host: why do you say that? prof. anderson: we've got what i call a land, sea, and air attack happening on american democracy. the land...

>> reporter: this is a wild story. an amazing rescue. first the facts. a man was attacked by a shark off of the peer, a rocky peer off lovers point in pacifico. i want to show you incredible video. this is surveillance video we got from a resident of monterey. you can see surfer swimming out to help the victim of the attack. after being helped by the swimmers and surfers, the victim was taken back to shore and ultimately to the hospital. he suffered religious injuries to his stomach and leg. we do not know the condition right now that we spoke to several people who were at the beach ...

despite life saving measures from the san francisco police department and the san francisco fire department, the other victim succumb to their injuries on the scene. >> just days ahead of san francisco's pride parade, authorities are making clear there does not appear to be any connection or threat to the lgbtq community. >> i also want to assure the community that this incident does not appear to have any connection to pride events or does not appear to target the lgbtq community. >> reporter: despite the isolated incident. local workers say this will make them rethink their commute...