in the search area in the southern indian ocean. so far, one norwegian cargo ship is still in that area searching. and here's australian prime minister tony abbott earlier today. >> we have been throwing everything we've got at that area to try to learn more about what this debris might be. it's about the most inaccessible spot you could imagine on the face of the earth. but if there is anything down there, we will find it. we owe it to the families of those people to do no less. >> and speaking of the families and what's being seen as a very insensitive move, we're learning chinese family members of the missing passengers and crew, they have been forced to change hotel rooms in kuala lumpur because of the formula one racing circuit in town. nbc's tom costello has been following this for us. let's start with why the search was called off for the night. was this due to weather? what can you tell us?

>> i think it's really just a matter of flight conditions and darkness, to be honest. it's 11:00 at night there. you have now had today five planes in that search zone. you had three p-3s, these sophisticated submarine hunters with those radar -- with that radar technology. those coming from australia and new zealanzealand, also a p-8, very sophisticated, most modern sub hunter the united states has, and a c-130 cargo plane was out there as well, dropping these buoyant markers. the idea is they transmit constant data about the sea currents and the ocean conditions, and that information transmitted back via satellite to the headquarters in australia so they can keep an eye on what's happening with the ocean currents and if there is debris out there, might they be able to track it and figure out where it's going. also moving into that area, two chinese aircraft are expected on saturday. two japanese aircraft, and really a small flotilla, international flotilla also expected on the surface itself,

including ships from australia, the australian naval ship success is inbound, expected on sunday. ships from china as well are coming into the region. so this is very much an international effort. by the way, the u.s. today estimated that its search operations thus far have cost about $2.5 million. they continue to try to get a better handle on where this debris that was spotted in those satellite photos might be. but it has now been five days, five, since those photos were taken, and of course, anything can move in the ocean at grais great distances over that period of time. >> i'm curious with all the equipment moving to the region, you pointed out the flotilla representing so many nations. is this the sole focus at this point? have the experts concluded it's either in this region or they won't find this aircraft? >> it's the most likely scenario, according to the experts in the u.s. government, according to the malaysians who have been consulting with the

ntsb and others, boeing included, as well as the australians. that said, i did see today that the australians had actually asked kazakhstan for permission to set up a sort of base operation there to continue looking in that northern zone. you'll recall we had a northern zone and a southern zone. they are not giving up on the northern zone possibility. these photos you're looking at are simply two pieces of debris in a very fast indian ocean that is, as we're told by the australians, already littered with a lot of junk that has fallen off ships over the years. this is not a definite that this debris came from the flight 370, flight 370, and as a result, they're still looking in the northern corridor as well. >> all right, tom, thank you for the latest news. also developing, disturbing findings on a new report on school discipline released by the department of education civil rights arm. even in preschool, african-american students are disproportionately suspended

from public coschools and the trend continues through later grades. african-american children make up 18% of the students enrolled in preschool, but are 42% of those who are suspended at least once. meantime, white children represent 42% of preschoolers but make up 26% of those suspended at least once. the report was unveiled this morning by education secretary arne duncan and attorney general eric holder. >> unfortunately, though, the overarching conclusion is that the everyday educational experience for far too many students of color, students with disabilities, and english learners fall short of meeting the american promise that if you work hard and study hard, you will have a fair chance to succeed. >> joining me now live is daniel, director of the center for civil rights remedies for the civil rights project at aclu. thank you for joining us. i greatly appreciate it.

this is stunning for many reasons. we talked a lot about how african american children are disproportionately disciplined in school. this report, though, goes to the preschool level. we're talking 5-year-old children. and the numbers are staggering. what's your initial reaction from your perspective here? >> yes, it is outrageous. and i think it's emblematic of gross inequalities we see, especially around school discipline, but also the new data show there are inequities around access to effective teachers and it all sort of snowballs so that in elementary school, these numbers go up. the racial disparities get larger. by middle school and high school, we're seeing 1 out of every 4 black students suspended out of school. the point is there's a lot that can be done, and especially when you think about preschoolers. the whole idea is to prepare these young children, and they're younger than 5, often, for success at the next level.

so how is when they're misbehavi misbehaving, how is kicking them out of school going to really help the preschooler achieve that mission? >> daniel, listen, i think no matter your race, your gender, when you hear that, we're talking to your point about 4-year-old children, and in this case, if the african-american students make up 18% of the students enrolled in preschool but are 42% of them are suspended at least once, the natural question i think to any human would be why this is happening at that age. >> right, so there's concerns about unconscious racial bias against african-american children, especially. but also, there are concerns about the adequacy of some preschool programs. i'm sure the most effective preschool programs and i'm sure there are many of them, are not suspending any kids in preschool, and there are probably no racial disparities, but unfortunately, there are enough preschools where this is

going on that we're seeing these really huge disparities and really high percentages for preschool. >> 1 million children were in public preschool programs. the report shows nearly 5,000 preschoolers were suspended once, at least 2500 were suspended more than once. again, we're talking 4-year-old kid here. what is the solution? i mean, do you need more diversity in teachers? i don't know. what do you see as the solution here? >> i think that's important. i think the approach to preschool should be if your student is misbehaving, we provide more adult intervention and don't kick them out of school. so the preschool students don't even understand what's going on. they really want to be in school, and so we have to find if they are -- if there are kids who are more disruptive, we have to find ways to help them be successful. that's the whole idea of preschool. >> do you think 4-year-olds should even be suspended? barring something where another child's life was put in danger,

i'm trying to think in my mind what a 4-year-old would do, black, white, hispanic, asian, that would require a suspension. should that be something that's obsolete? >> i think so. i think i can't imagine a good example. but i think it's also true in elementary school and even in middle schools and high schools, most of these kids are being suspended for minor offenses. and it's just not educationally sound practice when we're kicking kids out, even at the high school level for dress code violations or tardiness. it's educationally counterproductive. it increases the risk of dropping out, increases the risk of gang involvement, increases involvement. >> the society where no child is a throw away, but when you kick a 4-year-old out of school, you are certainly sending that message. daniel, i appreciate you joining us. i know you're reacting to the developing news. we're going to talk more about it, but i greatly appreciate you joining us.

your the director of several rights remedies for the civil rights project at ucla. >> we're following several new developments in the crisis in n union union is hitting 12 more people who are part of vladimir putin's inner circle with sanctions. now, documents show the eu banned visas and froze assets for a deputy prime minister, presidential adviser, and several military officials. russian stocks dropped today after the u.s. announced new sanctions targeting the economy. yest russian banks also said visa and mastercard have stopped providing services to them. meantime, putin signed bills officially making crimea part of russia earlier today. joining me now, "time" magazine international editor bobby gauche, and tatiana, a contributor to forbes and a ukrainian american political activist. thank you. tatiana, let's start with the developments here of vladimir putin signing the bill to officially make crimea part of russia.

what are you hearing is the internal struggle from many, i'm sure, people you know intimately there? >> this is putin's reaction to a bill that was signed with european union today. so this is -- he's really reacting to whatever ukraine is trying to do with europe. so ukraine is closer, tries to have closer ties with europe. he reacts by annexing crimea. so it's a bittersweet moment for ukraine right now. it's a great accomplishment after so many people have given their life for this association agreement to come part, but also at the same time, you know, ukrainians are confused and they never expected crimea to be annexed. so they don't -- they're in a state of a bit of chaos. >> what about the fear that russia will move further east into ukraine, into other parts?

>> sure. >> what are the concerns? >> there is a great fear of that. people that i know in kiev tell me, you know, it's really scary. we feel the pressure. troops, russian troops are mounting at the border. and, you know, putin is trying really hard to destabilize ukraine, and he's winning an informational war. everyone watching russian tv are very much supporting putin and listening to his lies and propaganda, and it's a difficult time. >> and bobby, i want to read just a portion of the op-ed in the washington post from gary, the chair of the human rights foundation. said obama made a mistake of saying he won't send troops to defend ukraine. partly what he writes is where obama sees a gesture of peaceful intent, putin sees more weakness. to putin his opponents freely surrendered one of his greatest advantages. america's overwhelming military strength. what is your reaction as we hear

tatiana talk about the fear and concerns that russia will move further east into ukraine? >> as tatiana said, there's a real fear of that. the sanctions can't be the only punishment. if they are, then if that's all the white house is willing to do, that's like bringing a knife to a gun fight. >> isn't that essentially what the president has said? >> the president has said there wilt not be any military adventures in ukraine, and i think he's talking to a domestic audience that's worried about the united states getting involved with a war. but there are lots of other things you can do there. you can wage economic war against a country without putting boots on the ground, and the sanctions, for instance, the bank that was singled out for sanctions, it's a very important bank, but it was the 17th largest bank in russia. there are banks further up the chain, if those were sanctioned, that would hurt deeper. >> that begs the question, do the sanctions mean anything? >> at this level, they're a shout across the bow. if this is only -- if this is only the first step the white house is taking, then it's okay as a first step. there are steps to come

afterwards. if this is all the white house is doing, that's nowhere near enough to stop someone like putin. >> we're at our second step, actually, of announced sanctions at this point. and the reaction from russia has -- >> let's not forget, it's not just the u.s. the europeans have to sanction. they do much, much more business with pulten than we do. and the europeans are completely divided. they're not sure they want to do this. ingermans don't want sanctions. the dutch and other europeans need russian gas to keep their home fires burning. so there's a lot of -- >> so what is the key, then, to getting those allies onboard, which to your point, are critically needed if this is going to be effective? >> the key is strong leadership, and the key is the united states reassuring the europeans we've got your back, what you need from putin, we will try to get to you. some of those things we really can't. we don't have the resources to give them natural gas, even if the gas were available, we don't have the ports that can handle that kind of thing. but we have to be conscious that there are -- this new agreement

that tatiana mentioned that the europeans have done with ukraine is a good start, too. ultimately, the way to slap putin across the face is to make ukraine a success. >> yeah. >> if ukraine starts doing well and it's not something we can do overnight, but if there's investment in ukraine, if life for ukrainians gets better, then the crimeans who voted to get out of ukraine are going to look over their shoulder and think they made a mistake. >> i have to ask about what you have written. russia's invasion of ukraine under way right now could well provoke a nuclear controversy in the very near future. >> well, russia and u.s. and britain signed a budapest memorandum in 1994, removing our nuclear arms from ukraine. and if that -- russia has obviously broken that agreement by disrespecting ovsovereignty

ukraine. if britain and u.s. does not help, ukraine doesn't help protect its borders, then ukraine can start a nuclear program because then the agreement is off. >> it's also a message that goes around the world. ukraine is a country that voluntarily gave up nukes because we promised them we would look out for them. we didn't. now, every other country that hat potential conflict with the u.s., they're thinking, if we had nukes, we would be okay. >> thank you very much. greatly appreciate it. up next, i will talk with the head of miami-dade crime stoppers who defied a judge by refusing to turn over a tip. the judge wanted to know where it came from. instead, he did this. >> how did that taste? >> pretty dry, to tell you the truth. >> yes, he faced jail time and the clip went viral. would he do this again? guess what? i get a chance to talk with him live. plus -- >> i'm doing everything i can right now to make sure that

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well, now to an update on a story we brought you earlier this week. it involved this man, richard masten, the executive director of the miami-dade crime stoppers. and he made national headlines when he actually ate a piece of paper in court, and was hit with a contempt of court charge. the paper contained an anonymous tip related to a cocaine possession case, and he said turning the tip over could compromise the identity of the tipster who sent it in. the judge in the case gave him until yesterday to provide information of the tip or else face possible jail time. well, yesterday, he found he won't have to go to jail after

all. instead, the judge has put him on probation and ordered him to write a memorandum saying he understands the law about anonymous tips. guess who is with us now? richard masten. thank you for your time. >> good morning. >> okay, so set up the rules for crime stoppers, for people who don't get it. how do you get most of your information from people who call in? >> well, we operate an anonymous tip line people can call in 24 hours a day. give us information on a crime that has been committed. we never ask their name. we never ask for any personal information. they're given a confidential number, and the information is then passed from our function to the jurisdiction where the crime takes or is taking place. it's investigated by those local officers and then the information is passed back to us if it was valid or not, if it is, if it's a good tip, if it leads to an arrest, we pay out our stated rewards. but in no time do we give

information out to anyone about the tip itself or the tipster's identity, which we can't give out because we can't tell them something that even we don't know. >> this has been the rule of engagement from the beginning. i have seen crime stopper billboards, shows at the end of newscasts as far back as i can remember. you always hear your name will remain anonymous if you provide this information to help solve murders, in your case, drug cases, and the list goes on and on. when you got in court, did you know the judge would ask you for the name of the tipster? >> let me be clear on the judge's behalf, what they were asking for was the tip disposition document that doesn't contain the tipster's name, even the detectives don't know what that is, we don't know, but what is on the sheet of paper is some information about the progress of how the information was followed up and in some cases, even though it

doesn't have tipster identification on it, a shrewd defendant could look at the particulars and work the situation backwards and narrow down who the tipster might be. we're not going to allow that to happen. that's why we're going to protect every document and every report, and everything that comes in to crime stoppers. we have made that blej and we'll do that. >> by protecting, though, you decided to eat the paper there. the reaction to it, as you imagine, it went viral. did you have any idea that doing that would turn into like nation nationalheadlines? >> not at all. i had technically been arrested at that point for contempt and was in that chair that everyone has seen me in, awaiting transport to jail. >> did you have this planned in your mind? was this an audible. did you plan it before you went to court, or at that moment, you said, i have sachoice, hand it

over or eat it? >> it was an audible because it would have been taken into the custody when i was searched and booked into the jail. >> now, the judge says that you don't understand the laws about anonymous tips. in her quote, she said i believe you lack understanding and may willfully lack that understanding. there's nothing honorable ever in undermining a court order. it would undermine the integrity of the entire system. you have to write this paper that says you understand the law. would you do this again? >> let's not leave out the fact she called me ignorant, but at any rate, i feel comfortable with my knowledge of the public records and crime stopper tip law, and i'll be preparing that memorandum, and the questions you asks, i have to beg you to bear with me. remember, now, i'm on probation. i'm very carefully choosing my words because you have seen the judge's reaction to me. so would i do it again? would i chew up the evidence again?

i don't know if that will ever be presented to me, but i can tell you what i will do again, and i will do every time, and that is refuse to give up any of the tip information, and i'll refuse to give up documents and hopefully i won't have to eat them anymore, but i'll still refuse. >> richard, thank you for your time, and thanks to the people who work with crime stoppers. you do great work and you have helped a lot of families get closure and get bad folks off the street. greatly appreciate it. >> thank you. right now, 95% of the ncaa brackets are already busted. yes, yours but not mine. just hours into the march madness tournament, so what happened? we're going to talk live with sports illustrated about the brackets many of us spent so much time filling out and apparently have gotten wrong. >> here's a look at what's happening today. the first lady and first daughters continue their trip through china. mrs. obama will speak to chinese and american students about internet freedom.

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this, pulled off a shocker defeating oklahoma. in fact, only 12 hours into the tournament, a staggering 95% of brackets already had one game missed and as for the billion dollar challenge from warren buffett for the perfect bracket, less than 1% are still in the running. joining me now sports illustrated assistant managing editor, good to see you. you don't fill out brackets, what's up with that? >> i found, we don't knowteams. you want to root for the underdog if you're watching. >> i want to root for the winner. >> i tend to root for the underdog, and my bracket -- >> it was weak. >> you can't pick too many underdogs. >> what's with all of these up sets? this has been an incredible start. >> yesterday, four overtime games. five so far out of the 20 plays, which is ridiculous. but there's always this kind of madness, hence the game, and we're reminded why nobody gets

work done on thursday and friday. >> that's so true. what are you to make of harvard? okay, ivy league with some game. >> it's funny, they won last year, the 14th seed. they won this year, the 13th seed. they have a terrific coach, and he made the point after, you know, there aren't really upsets, there are, and there are surprises, but these team have more and more parody aside from the power house team, and they're a great team. i think president obama had them picked as well. a lot of people like to root for harvard because let's go eggheads and some people are like, that's enough. >> they're smart. quickly here, hash tag #thank youdayton, was tweeted 68,000 times right after the game. that game was incredible. >> in some ways it was an 11-6 upset, wasn't the biggest upset inside the game, but because of the ohio state had the national caliber player in aaron craft, and obviously, a huge student body, huge school.

in some way, they were the biggest upset because there was so much weight on ohio state. what a great game down to the end, of course, and dayton is living large. >> we'll see. right now, i'm at 13. willie geist is beating me with 14. >> good luck. you're going to win it. >> i need the billion. i don't need to win the regular bracket. thank you so much. coming up, new evidence emerges nearly 20 years after the death of nirvana front man kurt cobain. it's one of the stories we're following around "news nation" today. we'll be right back. today i have new campbell's chunky spicy chicken quesadilla soup. she gives me chunky before every game. i'm very souperstitious. haha, that's a good one! haha! [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. ameriprise asked people a simple question: can you keep your lifestyle in retirement? i don't want to think about the alternative. i don't even know how to answer that. i mean, no one knows how long their money is going to last. i try not to worry, but you worry.

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and first lady michelle obama took a trip to china with her daughters. >> men are better negotiators and i would encourage women to become better negotiators. >> this statement was not true. i'm going to point it out to you why it wasn't true. as a code word for black -- >> there's nothing whatsoever about race in my comments at all. >> i believe what you do on your cell phone is none of their damn business. >> i apologize for doing it, but i broke your retweet record. >> i thought it was a pretty cheap stunt, myself. >> right. >> getting a bunch of celebrities in the background. joining me now live, senior political editor mark murray. a mixture of serious topics with humor. the president using humor on ellen to promote health story. what we know the big story going into sunday, ukraine and the

sanctions against individuals in russia. >> absolutely, that is the big political story with the president headed overseas, that will be a big topic. i think the big question is whether these sanctions, and most people believe this new round is much tougher than the initial rounds targeted at a handful of individuals by the united states, whether that will keep the russian troops from going over into eastern ukraine. i think everyone is seeming to watch what ends up happening there. did the ansanctions make vladim putin say, i'm not going to go anywhere else. woo have annexed crimea. that's enough for me, or do the sanctions embolden him further. it's worth noting russia's influence now is just in that eastern part of ukraine, crimea. just a month ago, it extends through eastern ukraine. he has a lot less of an orbit that is friendly to him than in the past. >> thank you very much. sorry for the brevity. we have a lot going on. how are your brackets?

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a new book out next month rekoujts the story of two brother who were among the more than 250 people injured. they were standing near the finish line with a group of friends waiting to cheer on another friend the second the blast went off, both men lost a leg in the bombing and suffered significant physical and psychological damage. their book "twice as strong" recounts the day that forever changed their lives. the journey to recovery and how the brothers have gone on to exemplify all that it means to be boston strong. jp and paul are with me. good to see you. >> hi. >> thank you. >> looking good. >> how has it been, jp? july start with you. >> it's been a long road, lot of ups and downs, but every day it gets better. so i just keep looking forward. >> you, jp, lost your lower right leg. >> yeah, i lost it below the knee, yep. >> you had severe burns,

shrapnel injuries. tell me a little about your recovery? >> it's been long, and we have had setbacks. we have had a lot of surgeries, but everybody that's, you know, guided us where we're going, they told us how it would be and how it was going to go. they were pretty spot on. >> and paul, we're looking at the reunion that was taped of you guys in the hospital. you were separated in the chaos. you lost your left leg. what was that like or what is it, i should say, like writing about this and looking at the video even today? >> actually, i lost my right leg, also, but no, my left leg. the reunion, first time i saw him was very tough to see my brother like that. it was awesome to see him, like the best feeling, but at the same time, it was very difficult because it was the first time i really saw what actually happened to him. >> and your mother, obviously, has captured our hearts and our

attention as well because she, like any great mom, was right there by your sides through this, and i believe she was even named like the mom of the year on a program. what was that like for your family, especially your mom? >> to what, the whole process or the win? >> through it all. you can't imagine something happening to your child, even if they're strapping grown men like you, but to be there for both of you. what was it like for your families? >> it was very difficult, but as we progressed, it got a lot easier. but it was sad to see them in the beginning. knowing how much they felt they couldn't do anything to help us. >> yeah. jp, what is your message? you have written this book, and you want obviously for the world to know something here. we know that it is boston strong, but what else do you want folks to know? >> probably just to not -- you

know, it shouldn't take a tragedy to, you know, show how good life is and how good people are and stuff. we wanted to tell our story, but we also wanted to tell, you know, live for the day. your life can change, and our lives changed in 12 seconds. >> and never give up. you know, just keep fighting, and if you work hard, positive things will happen for you. >> absolutely. listen, i'm from texas. you may not know that, and i'm a texas rangers fan, but since you're sporting your hats, i feel the need to wear something boston, and i ask around, guys, i said, does anyone have a boston hat? nobody, because they're all yankees fans. so i'm going to have to give you my address, send a check or something, because i need a hat signed by both of you because you're my heroes. and then i can rock that hat when you -- when we have the marathon and everybody is there. are you going to go by there to cheer on folks or will you be watching from home? >> as of right now, me and my

fiance plan on going back. >> yeah? >> i don't know yet. just like last year, i decided sunday night i was going, and i went. so if sunday this year, i decide to go, i'll go. if not, i'll do whatever i'm doing. >> it's one day at a time. i appreciate you spending a little bit with me. i want my signed hat, okay? >> we'll definitely do that. >> don't you leave me hanging. >> we won't. >> all right, guys, take it easy. best of luck and blessings to you and your mom as well. police have released new photos from the suicide scene of legendary nirvana lead singer kurt cobain. that tops our stories. kurt cobain died. can you believe it's been 20 years ago? and now police are releasing previously unseen photos from his home. one shows a box containing drug paraphernalia, a spoon, and what looked like needles on the floor, half a cigarette and sunglasses. his body was discovered april 8th, 1994.

days earlier, he had gone into his greenhouse and taken a massive dose of heroin and then killed himself. by the way, they say they released the information because there's always intrigue around the anniversary of his death, and there a lot of theorists out there, so they released more information to hopefully resolve some of the questions. and an arrest warrant just issued for grammy-award-winning singer anita baker. it stems from a failure to report at a court hearing. the hearing involved a civil suit that alleged she failed to pay more than $15,000 for work done on her home in detroit. up next, revisiting the music that defines a decade, a generation. ♪ happiness is your love ♪ and deep is your love here's the question of the day. how deep is your love for disco? mine, ooh, i just love this.

1977, i was 7. this was the soundtrack of my life in kindergarten. i lived for this. it was saturday night fever. i still wake up to it every morning. we'll talk to a man who has written about the impact of disco from race to politics. oh, yeah, and tweet us your favorite disco song and don't say you don't have one, because i'll delete you. we'll be right back. iwe don't back down. we only know one direction: up so we're up early. up late. thinking up game-changing ideas, like this: dozens of tax free zones across new york state. move here. expand here. or start a new business here... and pay no taxes for 10 years. with new jobs, new opportunities and a new tax free plan. there's only one way for your business to go. up. find out if your business can qualify at start-upny.com

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there's a lot going on today. a lot of dancing in the show. here's something we thought you should know. have you seen it yet? it might be the happiest video you'll see all day, john lewis getting down to pharrell's happy. nothing can bring me down and also had a message for congress,

be happy, that's what the government is supposed to do. that made us happy seeing it. the song "happy" is described as a modern day disco song with songs like "blurred lines" it's proof disco never dead. in 1979 a box of disco records were set on fire in 1979. yes, fans then stormed the field hurling records, setting fires and throwing bottles. now there's a new book called "first legends of disco" with interviews of 40 people who started it out. artists and producers who brought us "turn the beat around" and "play that funky music" even the man who gave donna summer part of her legendary sound ♪ so let's dance the last

dance ♪ ♪ let's dance the last dance >> james is here with me now. i got your book in the mail. we have to get him on. i was 7 years old, quts saturday night fever changed my life. it is epic. it's interesting with disco, the politics involved, even the so-called end of disco when you see that demolition of the records. why was it such a heated agagen of music? >> i think we had an oversaturation of the market of disco records. you had radio stations converting to a disco format and hundreds of disco records coming out a week. i think the public at the time and media got a little fatigued by this type of music. >> there seemed to be anger as well. you had some people who said it was black music or gay music or music associated with drugs that

was very different than the experience you were having with disco music. >> it's ironic because this music was so uplifting and so positive, the fact that people would reactor some people would react so hostiling to disco music was odd to me. you had people who were rabid rock fans and felt disco was overwhelming things and it resulted in this incident which i don't think everybody was running around burning disco records after that. >> my parents weren't. >> i know many fans weren't. they loved the music. >> did it truly begin with the bee gees, how deep is your love catches my heart. is that where it started? >> it starts about 1974 when you had carol douglas, george mccray coming out with their hits. it goes back many years before "saturday night fever" but that is the catalyst that opened the

flood gates and brought it to middle america. >> you have a pointer on the drug use at the time and association with disco, she says, i was as smokey robinson's lifetime achievement award and went to get powder and got busted and they were playing i'm so excited. they were singing -- he's so shy when i was crying in my cell. i go to drug counseling and i've trying to be a leader. she's been busted and the cops were playing her song. >> that was a cruel thing to do. she's on the road to recovery and working very hard with that. most of the singers i asked about drug use and problems like that say they were not exposed to it. they truly valued their instrument, which in many cases was their voice and didn't want to fool around with things like that. it wasn't as common amongst these artists as you might expect. >> not studio 54 crowd, when i

looked at the pictures, it looked like that's all they were doing zpl studio 54 may be another story all together. >> not this one. >> we have one of the djs from that era and discusses what went on. they were all exposed to it but more interested in concentrating in the music and entertaining people and lifting everybody's spirits. >> i love that and love it still has influence in today's music. it's pretty cool. thank you, james for joining. by the way, gut check today, i'm being selfish, who's your favorite disco star of all time? go to our facebook page facebook.com/newsnation to shake your pic, i'm going to say donna summer. that's mine. >> true connection, more, more, more. >> h >>. ♪ how do you like it >> that's it. enjoy some disco and laugh a little. it's friday, i hope things are better next week in a lot of areas. andrea will interview the

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