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Buses. i don't 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 they're 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 enclosure where the -- say the driver or a bus driver can successfully operate the vehicle but have a d...

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. didn't -- didn't see the young boy in the crosswalk as the reports go. there is technology that could have possibly avoided that fatality. so it is about protecting our transit workers, protecting passengers and pedestrians. >> and befor...

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] he's not trying to hide it, you know, straight-out socialism, here we are. paul: yeah, that's kind of where we are. now, let's 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? the green new deal, for example, more higher pay for transit workers -- >> right. paul: -- union...

For peaceful demonstrations. however, there are also activists that have encouraged transit workers not to show up if the verdict isn't something they agree with and activists say they'll 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 kavanaugh's accuser dr. ford. what a new letter from an ex-boyfriend says about portions of her sworn testimon...

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-shirt or just ate a bail. specific rules. race organizers apologized saying insensitive volunteer w...