What Really Matters: Cooling the Climate

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- In his weekly on-air commentary, ABC7 News anchor Dan Ashley weighs in on the political climate of the country, package bombs and the showdown coming at the border.

As I watched one package bomb being found, then another, I got more and more anxious that this situation might end tragically.

Thankfully, that did not happen, no one hurt and a suspect under arrest to the great credit of law enforcement that moved so quickly.

This story triggered new reflection on my part about where we are as a nation these days and where we are headed. Not in terms of policy, but in terms of temperature and tone.

Each week, ABC7 News Anchor Dan Ashley offers commentary on the important issues affecting people where you live. Click here for a look back at previous segments.