he is assistant professor of history at texas university. -- texas christian university. he received a phd in history from duke university. and he has a forthcoming book. he will discuss his just about to be released book. entitled "blue texas." to be published by the university of north carolina press. professor. [applause] >> thank you for that wonderful introduction. and for having me here again today. it is a real honor. it is especially an honor since the book is not yet out. since -- like some of my esteemed colleagues, it got delayed, it will be out in august. although it deals with the chicano movement. it's a multi-relational study. it is also good to be here and that my work, is a relational multiethnic study. that is an important part of the field and i am glad to be here doing that part. there is my cover, new title. i'm excited about it. i'm going to give a quick overview of the book. focusing on the mexican american wing of the story. 28, 1963, much of america nervously watched the march on washington. nearly a thousand demonstrators gathered in texas to mar

. >> he is a professor of history at texas university -- texas christian university and he has a forthcoming book entitled " dean americans of chicano politics." his just about to released book. this will be published by the university of north carolina press. [applause] >> thank you, mario for that wonderful introduction. thank you for having me here again today. i do not think i have been called out among many things, so it is a real honor. it is especially in honor because the book is not yet out. like some of my esteemed colleagues they got delayed and it will be available in august. my work deals with each economy movement, is very much relates , and astiethnic study mario said in his opening comments, that is an important part of the field and i'm glad to be here. this is my cover, my new title and i'm very excited about it. give a quick overview of the book, focusing on the mexican-american wing of the study but in the largest -- larger context of america. in 1963, while much of america never sleep wash the march on washington, italy 1000 demonstrators gathered in the all-black neighb

tuesday in a creek on campus. >> police in austin, texas, say this man, caught on security camera sunday night, killed 18 year old wiser on the university of texas campus. he is 17 year old criener. he is in jail. >> we are very certain that the subject we have in custody, the suspect is in custody, is the suspect responsible for the death of this beautiful young woman. >> reporter: austin's police chief says he is homeless and officers picked up criener monday for setting a fire in a trash container. they took him to a social services center. yesterday, as they started to connect the dots -- apd officer located the which we believe to be belonging to our victim. >> reporter: wise an oregon native was seen leaving the drama building 9:30 p.m. sundays and texted a roommate she was heading to the dorm but never made it. two days later her body was found. a medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. yesterday, hundreds of people gathered on campus for a memorial for the young freshman. since her death police stepped up patrols on campus, 50,000 students at the university of texas are now being urged not walk alone and be aware of their s

. >>> texas university at and yon is increasing security after a woman was found murdered on campus. police have not identified the woman. it is not clear how she died. campus officials say they are doing everything possible to insure student safety, but they do not believe there's an immediate threat to other students. >>> authorities in medesdo, california have launched the investigation into a high school snap chat threat it includes a gun and news. noose. the mother of the teen who is alleged target of the threat has filed a police report. the school sailed it is looking for the person who posted the video. >>> also new on "action news," parents at country california junior high school are having to reteach an old atlantic city on, don't take candy from strangers. police confiscated a drug disguised as candy. the pill looked like marty candy and taken from the students during lunch. the pill tested positive for methamphetamine. the student is facing a drug charge. >>> the flyers lost an important game getting shut out by the red wings last night. they have three games left in the

professor ofnt history at texas university. he received a phd in history from the university. book. has a forthcoming he will discuss his just about to be released book. [applause] >> thank you for that wonderful introduction. and for having me here again today. it is a real honor. sinceespecially in honor the book is not yet out. it got delayed, it will be out in august. it is also good to be here and is a relational multiethnic study. that is an important part of the field and i am glad to be here doing that part. cover, new title. i'm excited about it. i'm going to give a quick overview of the book. on august 20 8, 1963, much of america nervously watched the march on america. nearly a thousand demonstrators gathered in texas to march towards the state capital in 102 degrees heat. , groups of the state white college students and mexican-american activists also joined. ,he protesters assembled listening and cheering to leaders as they gave a series of speeches. so in an unusual manner. never separate the latin american and negroes again in politics. we're going to march on the stre

he is assistant professor of history at texas university. -- texas christian university. he received a phd in history from duke university. and he has a forthcoming book.

haruka weiser was just 18 years old, a dance major at the university of texas at austin. but now police confirming her body was found in a campus creek tuesday. >> as a parent, this is my worst nightmare. >> reporter: friends reported weiser missing on monday. police say she was last seen leaving a campus building the night before, around 9:30. >> that is our person of interest. >> reporter: now authorities are looking for the man in this surveillance video, seen walking with a woman's bicycle at about 10:00 p.m. and again after 11:00 sunday night. >> we clearly need the community's assistance in this matter. >> reporter: weiser's death now prompting ramped up safety measures on the campus of more than 50,000 students. >> it made me kind of check myself to make sure that i'm being as safe as possible. >> i don't like walking home alone at night anymore. >> reporter: it's the first homicide investigation on the main campus here since 1966, when student gunmen shooting from the u.t. tower killed 14 people. the university already at the center of the debate over campus secur

texas. fortunately the university of texas has a great security system, camera system to provide us criticaldentiary video that we were able to release yesterday. and thanks to the fact that we serve a city that has a public safety family, the police department, the fire department, ems, and a community so engaged within an hour, we received a call from the fire department that they had respond to do a fire on monday morning -- or excuse me monday afternoon and the suspect resembled that suspect. and from there we got a call from the woman that called in the fire and took it from there and got thank god that we were able to get this monster off the streets before he could hurt somebody else. >> you know, chief, i can't even imagine how awful it was talking to that mother of that young college student. i know it's part of your job but i don't know how you make those calls. >> you know, it is part of the job. but you know, that's what we work for. that's what we come to work for. and i'm very thankful to have the privilege of leading a great police department and be part of a great profession.

. >>> another horrific murder, this time the university of texas campus.this suspect in the brutal murder of an 18-year-old freshman. the murdered freshman was found in a creek. the murderer has the campus and community on edge. >> this is a tragic day for our university of texas family as we mourn the loss of one of our own haruka wiser in a brutal murder. >> she was awesome. yeah. apparently she was a great -- i didn't know her but a lot of people that do did. >> on sunday night, april 3rd, 2016, between 9:30 and 9:45, haruka was seen leaving the drama building here on the university of texas campus. she never made it to her dormitory that night. an autopsy was performed and the medical examiner has ruled that this is aycç?u homicide. >> being a woman, it can be frightening. i just hope that her family is okay in the end. >> going to be a different feeling around campus after what happened? we do not know the identity of the suspect. and we will definitely need the support of our community. >> reporter tony is live. we look at that video and see somebody

. >> reporter: this morning, ramped up security at the university of texas at austin. dozens more officers on patrol around the clock. students on edge. >> it could have been any one of us. it's -- and it did happen to one of us, and now it's just kind of rocked us to our core. >> now, let's have a moment of silence for haruka weiser. >> reporter: late thursday, many were in tears, remembering haruka weiser, just 18 years old, a freshman dance major. >> i'm so grateful for the opportunity to have known her and to have taught her for that brief period of time. >> reporter: her body just identified after being found >> it's disturbing. i walk to that place every day.

coming up in this half hour, a murder mystery shakes a texas university campus.t is found dead after she vanished while walking toward her dorm. now how the university is urging its more than 50,000 students to protect themselves. >>> plus is the "american idol" journey really over? we have the best moments from last night's big finale and why the ground-breaking series might not be gone for good. >>> it's time to show you some f this morning's headlines. usa today, in 2014 it was' veeld that dozens of veterans died while waiting for car. >>> the seattle times reports on a killer that is still on the run. >> shortly after the surveillance cameras caught him from buying a bus ticket. he was charged with killing a woman in 2013. police captured adams yesterday. >>> the new yorker reports on a former colorado motel owner who spied on guests have s ex-x for 29 years starting in 1966. he ran the manor house here in aurora, potentially watched thousands of couples through fake ceiling vents. he sold the motel and it has sense been cut down. >> his wife helped him cut t

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it's a murder mystery on the campus of the university of texas at austin where a young dance student was found dead in a creek, and now authorities are asking for help identifying a man caught on camera being described as a person of interest. nbc's gabe gutierrez is there. >> reporter: tonight, an urgent manhunt for

assistantsor is the professor of history at texas christian university. here's fugitive phd in history from duke university, and he has a book co-authored with one of the giants in the area titled the day of america's politics. his discussion is about to be the released book is entitled blue texas. labor, civil rights and the making of the democratic coalition to be published by the university of north carolina. [applause] >> thank you for that wonderful introduction. and for having me here, again today. i do not think i have ever been call that. it is a real honor. it is especially in our to and so the book is not yet out. i some of my esteemed colleagues, it got delayed. it will be out in august. it is also good to be here, although it feels like with the it is a relational mostly ethnic study. as mario said, that is an important part of the deal. i'm glad to be here doing this for all parts. there is my cover. we have a new title. i'm very excited about it. today, i'll give a quick overview of the book. focusing on the wing of the story. especially for

texas. the news conference still going on regarding the murder of haruka weiser, a freshman at the university of texas. an arrest has been made in her murder. and the 17-year-old mikhail kreiner is charged and now with first degree murder. we are getting more details about this terrible case. the first murder on the ut campus in decades. it has really terrified that campus, young haruka weiser was texting friends that she was leaving to head back to her dorm sunday night. she was walking apparently through the campus when she was cornered, assaulted and ultimately left dead in a creek. 17-year-old mikhail cryner under arrest in that case. heather: another news a to bring you on a manhunt for an accused murderer who escaped from a psychiatric hospital in washington state. this is anthony carter. in 2013 police say he stabbed a woman 24 times and/or throat. he escaped from the mental hospital hospital two months ago with mark alexander adams was captured yesterday. let's check in with dan springer who joins us with the latest from seattle. dan, are they any closer to finding this guy? >> they w

coming up in this half hour, a murder mystery shakes a texas university campus. dead after she vanished while walking toward her dorm. now how the university is urging its more than 50,000 students to protect themselves. >>> plus is the "american idol" journey really over? we have the best moments from last night's big finale and why the ground breaking series might not be gone for good. >> let's get to that manhunt this morning for the killer of a well-liked university of texas freshman. surveillance video from sunday night shows the suspected murder. that was when haruka weiser, a dance major was murdered. david begnaud is on the campus with more joot fir. >> reporter: you have cops and cars on bicycles on this university and all over this area where the body was found. it was here in me where haruka's body was found on tuesday. now it's friday. there is devastation and grief for a the people who knew her but the students and there is outright fear. police are asking to channel that fear and watch this video. police in austin, don't know who this man is. but the

professor ofnt history at texas university. he received a phd in history from the university. book. has a forthcoming he will discuss his just about to be released b

abc's kayna whitworth in texas. >> reporter: tonight, we learn the name of the beautiful young woman murdered at the university of texas campus in austin. haruka weiser, 18 years old, from portland, oregon. police also releasing this video of a man, the focus of their investigation, in the hopes that someone may recognize him. >> we believe the individual is foot. >> reporter: at 9:30 p.m. sunday leaving the fine arts building. >> she never made it to her dormitory that night. >> reporter: the video showing the suspect wearing a backpack and walking with a bicycle on campus later that night. at 11:00 a.m. monday, weiser's roommates report her missing. her body was found in this creek on campus. fully say weiser had been assaulted. the campus on high alert, as the suspect remains on the loose. and today, david, the parents putting out a statement about their daughter. saying the pain of their sudden and tragic loss is unfathomable. david? >> kayna whitworth with us again tonight. >>> next here, to the desperate manhunt in washington state, after two patients, charged with violent crimes, escape from a psychiatr

both of these books were" published by the university of texas press. he has received numerous distinguished fellowships, including a national endowment for the humanities, fellowship for the advanced studies of -- his presentation today is on the past and present of the chicano movement, some reflections and questions. it is my honor to welcome dr. david montejano. [applause] dr. montejano: thank you. how do i turn this on? somebody? sorry. >> it's coming on. there you go. dr. montejano: you can tell i am an og, because i am not technology we -- not technologically savvy. my smartphone is smarter than me. this is quite an honor. my charge, as i understood it, initially, was to sort of sketch out the landscape and maybe suggest some future directions. but the other thing was to reassure you that, this wide of the prolific record of publications, the there is areas to research. he has not taken all of the option out of the room yet. and light of the early morning presentation, i don't think we have to worry. i was so excited to hit the presenter this mor

. >>> a homeless teen is behind bars charged with killing university of texas dance student.he 18 year old was last seen leaving the drama building sunday night. she texted a roommate to say she was walking back to the dorm but never made it. police arrested a 17 seen in surveillance for starting a fire in a trash can. yesterday they started to connect the dots. >> they located the trash container which contain several items which we believe belonged to our victim. >> her body was found tuesday in a creek on campus. university of texas is urging 50,000 students to not walk alone and be aware of their surroundings. >>> pope francis released a ground breaking church document but it is not changing anything in catholic church. the joy of love is the guide to love, sex, marriage. he calls on catholics to look to their consciouses instead of relying on church rules. pope francis stated there are no grounds for considering homosexual unions, divorce is evil and he urged transgender community to accept humanity as it was created. >> i think what he is saying is let's not judge group

should students on the campus of the university of texas be concerned about their safety? >> this is the first homicide since charlotte witman in 1966, ut tower infamy. the university of texas is a very safe campus. the city of austin is one of the safest in the nation. we have one of the lowest violent crime rates in this nation but having said that, it's still a big city. situational awareness is really important at night. it's important in any big city and any town for people to be really aware of those surroundings and just be careful because there are bad people that want to do bad things to us and they're lurking out there especially at nighttime. >> chief, thank you for joining us this morning. have a great weekend. >> boy, she seemed like such a special young woman. >> i hope they get answers soon. >>> coming up next we have the final curtain coming down on "american idol." jennifer lopez getting loud with a big performance, some of the big stars are joining us all live coming up. >>> check out this bonnie and clyde company, bikini model and her boyfriend accused of

both work published by the university of texas press. prof. montejano has received numerous distinguished fellowships, including endowment for the amenities, a fellowship at stanford, and a fellowship at the library and harvard. his presentation today is on the past and present of the chicano movement, from reflections and questions. it is my honor to welcome professor david montejano. [applause] prof. montejano: how do i turn this on here? alright, thank you. thank you. og, of not technologically savvy. my smartphone is still smarter than me. thank you, i'm honored to be here. thank you those who organized the conference. it is quite an honor. my charge, as i understood it initially, was to sketch out the landscape and suggest future directions. the other thing was to reassure you that is part of the prolific record of publications. there are still areas to research, folks. [laughter] we have not taken all of the oxygen out of the room yet. in light of the early morning reason tatian --morning presentation, i don't think we have to worry. i w

tried to gain access to a dorm where to were recently stolen. >>> in texas, the murder of a college freshman has done the university of texas at austin. yesterday, hundreds were at a vigil for haruka weiser. she was last seen leaving a drama building sunday night. her roommates reported her missing. police down her body in a creek behind the alumni building. police are searching for a man described as a person of interest, seen in this video pushing a woman's bicycle. >> this is my worst nightmare. the father of two daughters, i sent my kids off to college expecting them to be safe. i really understand how her parents who sent her from portland, oregon to the university of texas and expected her to be safe. >> police say at this point there is nothing to indicate ms. weiser was targeted. a reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. >>> in san francisco, the supervisors are strengthening the cities already controversial sanctuary city policy. the committee passed an amendment yesterday that would prohibit the jail from notifying enteral immigration agents when an undocumented immigrant is to be re

a 17-year-old suspect charged at the university of texas at austin. a first-year dance student, killed on her way back to her dorm. the suspect recognized after police released this video 24 hours ago. and police revealing, the suspect, a runaway from foster care, once talked about helping others. here's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight, texas authorities charging a homeless 17-year-old the murder of ut freshman haruka weiser. his name, meechaiel criner. after police released this video of a man walking a woman's bike around the university of texas, the fire department and an eyewitness recognized him as having set a fire in an abandoned building on monday. the police were called and took him to a youth homeless shelter that night. do you think he was trying to destroy evidence? >> reporter: the following morning, wieser's body was discovered in a creek on campus. police tonight saying criner was carrying weiser's bag in the video and say he was in possession of many of her belongings. police also confirming criner was once the subject of an arti

texas authorities charging a homeless 17-year-old the murder of ut freshman haruka weiser. his name, meechaiel criner. after police released this video of a man walking a woman's bike around the university of texas, the fire department and an eyewitness recognized him as having set a fire in an abandoned building on monday. the police were called and took him to a youth homeless shelter that night. do you think he was trying to destroy evidence? >> well, yeah, absolutely. >> reporter: the following morning, wieser's body was discovered in a creek on campus. police tonight saying criner was carrying weiser's bag in the video and say he was in possession of many of her belongings. police also confirming criner was once the subject of an article in a high school paper, "the voice of hope." he spoke about overcoming a troubled and abusive childhood. the last line, "what i want to leave behind is my name. i want them to know who meechael criner is." a name now synonymous with tragedy and death. but tonight haruka weiser's beautiful life will be remembered during a dance performance. >> her spirit will be on that stage with us. >> reporter: yeah. students on campus here have been on edge all

police have made an arrest in the murder of a freshman at the university of texas. the 18-year-old was a distance major from oregon. there was a manhunt for a person caught on under surveillance video near the location where she disappeared. cameras caught him with a woman's bike at 10:00 p.m. and after 11:00. no word on the this is the man arrested. there is a news conference expected to begin in the next few minutes. we'll have an update at 11:45. >>> right now, the man who pleaded guilty to carjacking an ambulance while drunk and causing a deadly crash in prince george's county is waiting to learn his face. sebastian isaacson is about to be sentenced for the police say he stole an ambulance that had stopped to help him after he rear-ended another car on the beltway. then while in the ambulance, prosecutors say isaacson hit and killed another driver. his blood alcohol was .19 at the time. megan is in the courtroom with the families of the both the victim and isaacson. look for updates throughout this newscast and on nbc washington app. >>> right now, we're at a te

here last night have helped solve the murder of a young dance student that traumatized the university of texas this week. one of the largest schools in the nation. the barely recognizable face in that video is believed to be that of a homeless teenage boy who police are convinced is their killer. the victim, just a teen herself from oregon, was found dead on tuesday, sparking fear and anguish on the sprawling austin campus. that's where we start this evening with nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight, 17-year-old meechaiel criner is in jail, charged with first-degree murder in the death of haruka weiser. an emotional austin police chief saying he had just spoken to her family, who had this message. >> go home and hug your children, not once but twice. >> reporter: just 18 years old, weiser was a freshman dance major, her body found tuesday in a creek on the main campus of the university of texas. authorities have not revealed the cause of death. but a police affidavit released today alleges the suspect pulled out what appeared to be a shiny rigid object and followed weiser. what do you th

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fear gripping the university of texas as police hunt for this man, a key person of interest in the brutal murder of a freshman on campus. >> the death sending shock waves through the community. man police want to talk to seen in surveillance video near the football stadium two hours after wiser disappeared. >> it is apparent this is my worst nightmare. the unimaginable brutality against haruka is an attack on our entire family. law enforcement is doing everything they can to bring the perpetrator of this heinous crime to justice. >> hundreds gathering on campus for an emotional memorial. haruka was last seen leaving the arts building around 9:30 sunday night but never made it back to her dorm. roommates called police the next morning to report her missing, and her body was found tuesday in a creek in the woods on campus. there is now a $15,000 reward in the case. >>> there is a manhunt under way in washington state at this hour for an accused murderer who escaped from a psychiatric facility. police say that anthony garver bought a bus ticket to spokane on wednesday night where he went to

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already the phrase everything is bigger in texas was working in 1885. [laughter] the university of texas had just opened the year before, and it had a whopping, never-before-imagined 230 students attending, being taught by seven chin-whiskered professors who had been recruited away from universities like the university of virginia for $4,000 a year. a staggering sum. even the state lunatic asylum was being refurbished. all the same people -- all the insane people in texas were brought here. 550 people were there. and they were, the new superintendent had made the pads curving instead of straight because the medical journals at the time said that curving pads led to sanity. and anybody could get in. there were women who were brought in for too much menstrual flow and women brought in for too much menstrual flow. several men were brought in because of masturbation. that led to insanity. so here was this city emerging into this kind of golden era as the mayor kept tell everybody in every speech. and on december 30th -- actually, on new year's day, 1885, there was a headline in in t

up next, campus concern a university in texas implements policing effort in the wake of deadly discovery. >>> happening today, pennsylvania's governor takes strides toward equal rights in the state. >> reporter: we have an does not coming in right now, you can see it in the camera with the police on the scene. this is an overturned vehicle on i-95 here in bucks county. details coming up. >>> amazon is expanding the prime delivery service, the new location are next in tech bytes. vo: president obama endorses katie mcginty for u.s. senate, calling her "a champion for working families." the 9th of 10 kids, her dad's union pension and social security made all the difference. in pennsylvania, mcginty helped implement obamacare and expand coverage. trump and toomey have attacked obamacare and social security. to fight back, president obama wants mcginty in the senate to protect women, families and seniors. vote in the democratic primary, april 26th. mcginty: i'm katie mcginty and i approve this message. >>> 6:14 we're back with breaking news, two people suffered serious injuries when a car hit