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well, some say that he was a former slave owner and this is an outrageous extension of the controversy but we have all of the details. we have more. >> that's right, stockton university in galloway, new jersey, is another institution feeling the ripple effect of the charlottesville, virginia, race riots. richard stockton was a slave owner. with racial and political tensions high, he was removed from the college's library. in a letter to the students he returned to the library to promote a healthy conversation between students and faculty and the administration about the name of and if they are going to change in the future. you

"chasing news." bill: ashley johnson chased d he weighed i controversy, defending richard stockton, and a bad history of slavery in this country. but it isforward and not backwa. >> what are thoughts going on at stockton university? tt jon meacham had a very interestingnew york times"o where he distinguished between this country and those that were trying to destroy the country. bill: joining us now is a new york media personality and a direct descendent of richard stockton. welcome to the show. thank you for joining me. first of all, who is with you? >> this is my mother 2 how are you when i. >> doing good.

alice, what went through your mind the minute that you heard that the bus was taken out of the library at stockton state university? >> i almost blew a gasket. i cannot believe it. not that it didn't occur to me when i was standing in columbus circle talk to people this week about whether or not christopher columbus took him down. not that it didn't occur to me about robert lee. i knew that i was a direct descendent of richard stockton. yes, he was a slave owner, who is not a slave owner at that time. that was what people did come of these people that worked on the farms. he was also a founding father. the whole point of the constitution is that all men would be created equal. >> is your mother mrs. stockton? >> yes, that is right. >> let me ask you, how are you related reign.

>> he is seventh generation on call. richard stockton was a quaker. keep that in mind. quakers did not like slavery. >> thank you guys. we appreciate that. we would like to now bring in our panel. it is good to have you, vinnie. >> thank you for having me. >> and we have bob, former county prosecutor. thank you for coming. >> thank you. >> so is there a mixed emotion when you hear about this? >> as a lifelong naacp member, it is not so much a mixed emotion but understanding that we are bringing up a time and are his tree that i thought was eradicated. we are now in attention this

time in our country. the public institutions are safe place for education. hopefully we can educate to learn more about the founding father of that institution. >> does the name stockton state university offend you'll? >> it has not offended me. now that the contest is up and tensions are high, we all have a responsibility. as a leader to give fox to the public buildings and how we deal with race relations. >> i disagree. you know, these men and women from that time were not perfect individuals. it is okay to point out that they were critically fighting in many areas, one of them being a part of this. >> what is the difference?

between washington and jefferson. >> you have to take a look at what that person has done in the government. and you have to be sensitive to the community is where bigotry and stereotyping still occurs. >> they are afraid that somebody is going to protest and they don't want it in their backyard. >> this is a conversation that has resurfaced. i think the school has certainly taken a serious look at it. i think some of the pain -- we are wearing the stain of the pain. christopher columbus, we need to start those history lessons all over again. >> get rid of the statue? >> i think we need to reevaluate history. >> as far as i'm concerned, he was a great patriot and one of the reasons we are able to have conversations like this today. so keep the statue right where

it is. ♪ ♪ >> there is a huge hurricane coming out of the gulf of mexico as we are talking to you now. it is hitting the texas coast. we have our chief meteorologist to give us the details. >> that's right, the storm has intensified over the last 24 hours. you know, we have the usual hurricane threat. wind speeds are measured up to 110 miles per hour. we have the storm surge over 12 feet possible. and the big problem is going to be the rain. this storm is just going to sit over the texas coast for tonight and tomorrow and sunday and monday and tuesday as well. in that time frame the rainfall could be measured up to 3 feet of rain. >> thank you, dan. >> no problem. >> see you in a little better. here are the headlines.

>> just days after chris christie called democratic candidate murphy a bad character. we have more. >> you know, it's a massachusetts guy that wants to meet with hollywood. >> health insurance company aetna accidentally revealed hiv status of thousands of people. a mass mailing went out to 12,000 people in envelopes that hahave addresses that were too wide. patients in new york, new jersey and pennsylvania were affected. they are reviewing the matter. and that is a look at some of the headlines that we are chasing today. >> coming up next we have a story about what was called bulletholes in the way we are

marketing the shop in brooklyn.

>> welcome back to "chasing news." i am your host, as i mentioned before we have a story about the meadowlands. this story has been going on since 2002. they say that we are going to have something that creates jobs and revenue. according to the politicians that is all good.

ryan has the full story. >> it has been almost 15 years of controversy and stops and starts. the giant retail and entertainment developer alongside the new jersey turnpike in the meadowlands. but it looks like it's finally going to happen. financing is in place, new opening date is set and the question now becomes not only will it open but will it work. the malls across the country are closing, retail siege from at shopping. is this going to be another white elephant like the rebel casino in atlantic city? the chief operating officer took that question head on in a press conference. >> what makes you guys so different? everyone talks about this. about how they are talking about entertainment.

>> it was keeping it from becoming just another close down mall. i am brian donahue. >> the meadowlands project has been part of this. >> does this make you excited? >> we started and stopped, we decided that hopefully this one will be the one that will work.

>> it will never succeed, i do know that they signed with kmart and sears and his new tenants. [laughter] >> you are not going to bring people in other destinations to new jersey's. >> i am so glad that you asked me that. >> they were saying if you make it a family resort it will be sustainable. >> it will not necessarily go the way they wanted to. no disrespect meant. >> they are laying the odds

100-1. >> i don't know. they are making a comeback. atlantic city has the right mix. and again, i think building it as a family destination point is part of it. >> this is another case of the 1% sticking it to the 99%. >> i think that they are dedicated to the area surrounding the meadowlands, they have been waiting for this. also we need to do something with traffic. we can focus on that. >> you need to double the capacity on the turnpike in that area. >> this could be a nightmare. >> you guys, i have to move on. i have a story about a restaurant in brooklyn. the owner is under fire because she loves what she claimed were bullet holes in the wall is a

way of marking it. local neighbors are saying why are you upset, more importantly they were saying that they were not bullet holes. you have the full story. >> there is a new sandwich shop in crown heights, brooklyn. at the center of a controversy. it started when summerhill sent out this press release introducing their owner and her new business. the press release had highlighted the shop's instagram friendly decor and touted a rumor that it was a bullet hole ridden wall. crown heights has a history of gun violence and locals say the description is insensitive and makes light of a very violent history. >> people are saying these are gunshot holes and you are being insensitive. what you say to people that are saying that? >> i am saying that they are

offended and i'm sorry about that. >> according to her, the comment in the press release was just a joke. but the damage was already done. yesterday marked the 200th day in the community without gun violence. crown heights residents voiced their concerns to her, hoping they would understand the pain and take down the wall. >> the meeting ended with both sides frustrated and the issue unresolved. >> people are just so sensitive. who cares? even if they were bullet holes or not. would you market this way? >> i don't know that i would market that way.

they have this plays where he got shot. and if the bulletholes drive business away, she will learn her lesson. if that is her your take, that is her right to do that. >> what do you think? you are in paterson. they haven't experienced horrific violence over the past two decades. >> no, that is not the showcasing we want to do. you want to let your hair down, let it be a welcoming place. so i think that the owners should show sensitivity that she relocated to this community and they should work with residents to come up with the design and the model that works. >> as far as i am concerned she is even going to be the catalyst of the week or setting up shop somewhere else. >> this is a different story.

the other one was a state college, this is a private institution. people do not want to patronize -- fine. what concerns me is about this rose wine and putting it in brown paper bags. i think that that is a direct stereotype. and if people don't want to go, don't go. >> even the brown paper bag. i grew up in a white neighborhood, that is what they did on the street, they put it in the bag and then they drink their alcohol. [laughter] >> that is what they do. >> there has to be a sensitivity there has to be an accountability. enough already.

>> don't patronize, never suffer the consequences of financial devastation. >> maybe it will be a spectacular success. >> i don't know about her marketing. [laughter] but now i know all about it. >> okay, guys. thank you guys so much. and here are the headlines. >> traffic will start crossing the new governor cuomo bridge overnight. the hudson river crossing connects westchester and rockland counties and replaces the tappan zee bridge. it will be routed on saturday night. and the pizza hut subtle dig could land you free pizza for life. they set a world record for toppling the most domino's in the shape of a pizza. it took more than two days to construct, you can watch the video on the facebook page or youtube.

that is a look at some of the headlines that we are chasing today. >> bringing in our chief meteorologist with today's weather is. >> hello, i have your weather forecast as we head into the last weekend of august. it is not going to feel like august. hitting 80 degrees for saturday and sunday. let's talk about your forecast. mostly clear skies and dry air. overnight lows in the 50s across most of the area. cool spots could see lower 50s and that is actually kind of chilly. saturday featuring plenty of sunshine. mid to upper 70s and i am not sure if you want to sit on the beach all day long. the wind takes a subtle turn and starts to come off the ocean. and that continues into early

next week. it is going to be breezy and we are going to accentuate the coolness of the air with highs in the lower to mid 70s. and rain is a way away. have yourself a great weekend. ♪ >> thank you, dan. we have more "chasing news" coming up. we have a story about a rebel. and how about a guy dissented from a confederate

>> coming up next on "chasing news." forget about the controversy over battle flags. how about a controversy over a real-life descendent of a

e? right in our backyard. that is coming up next. >> welcome back to "chasing news." i am your host. how about this story? a real-life descendent of a confederate soldier in our backyard. we have the full story.

>> meet david. he is a retired electrician. a former reenactor and commander of new jersey's sons of confederate veterans. you might expect that in georgia or mississippi, but david is committed to telling the story of the losing side of the civil war. >> you have to realize that not every soldier is fighting to preserve to get rid of the institution of slavery. it fell for a variety of reasons. with all the recent controversy to terrorist attacks in virginia, i wanted to talk to you today about what it is like to be a confederate. so i met him at the library for a lesson. >> my great-grandfather here -- why did he do all this?

>> i look at my ancestors and i had ancestors on both sides. they are not here to tell their story. but it is part of my history. >> they do not accept anyone who is a member of a white supremacist organization. he has a special anger for those that carry the confederate flag as a symbol of white supremacy. >> leave the confederate flag alone. go find your own flag. you know, while you are at it, why don't you go to a deserted island. you guys can fight each other. >> he is also a member of a group collecting items related to the civil war for years before he found out about these routes. he advocates this bygone era in which he has a lot of feelings.

>> it is the great american tragedy. we need to learn from it rather than saying let's put it out of our minds. it is never going to go away. >> it's another great week of "chasing news." thank you for inviting us into your home. we have more coming up next week and we hope you enjoy the weekend. and how out of control as our politically correct culture gotten to where you have a man who is the namesake of a state university, having his bust removed because it turns out he was a slave holder. and president trump was right when he said last week that it was a slippery slope and pretty soon they will be coming after jefferson and washington. at some point we need to have a rational conversation because it's gotten to the point of absurdity. when the conversation gets to crazy towow

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