what they tell me about gun and violence in southeast d.c.that at 4:00 in the morning someone in the community and the objects will find a bag of guns and someone who finds them will sell them so what we call the hood. and it creates an era of violence that would not exist otherwise. the secrets need to be told. we need to have programs for young blacks gain skills in technology and these do not exist right now. we are losing a generation of not only black young man but white as well. please speak on that. host: thank you and the fact you continue to be an educator, do not give on our young people. i know that you are not. as you raise the question, fall -- first of all, how so many guns in southeast d.c. and south chicago, the hood in houston, central los angeles, i am speaking to you today from l.a. here in santa monica. but i want to say something that the devastation of the self-destruction that goes on in some of our communities, particularly poor communities, that is something we have to work to turn around. i think our young people tod

how have so many guns not just in southeast d.c.ut south chicago or in the hood in houston or in south los angeles. i'm speaking to you today from l.a. in santa monica but i want to say something. the devastation and the self-destruction that goes on in some of our communities, particularly our poor communities, that is something that we have to work to turn around. i think our young people today are among the most talented and most gifted, are the most aspirational generation we have been blessed with. however, they need encouragement. they need to be embraced. a lot of times we think that well, we just need more law enforcement in these committees. it's not a law enforcement issue. we do need to work on restoring a mutual respect, love. dr. king talked about the beloved community. he was not just talking about everyone being happy-go-lucky. no, it was about having not just compassion but having ways and means to reach out and help people improve themselves. our young people in what you call it the projects, they need an opportunit

what they tell me about gun and violence in southeast d.c.t 4:00 in the morning someone in the community and the objects will find a bag of guns and someone who finds them will sell them so what we call the hood. and it creates an era of violence that would not exist otherwise. the secrets need to be told. we need to have programs for young blacks gain skills in technology and these do not exist right now. we are losing a generation of not only black young man but white as well. please speak on that. host: thank you and the fact you continue to be an educator, do not give on our young people. i know that you are not. as you raise the question, fall -- first of all, how so many guns in southeast d.c. and south chicago, the hood in houston, central los angeles, i am speaking to you today from l.a. here in santa monica. but i want to say something that the devastation of the self-destruction that goes on in some of our communities, particularly poor communities, that is something we have to work to turn around. i think our young people today are

d.c., columbus, chicago, st. louis heavy thunderstorms now moving through the southeast.t risk for severe weather from cape hatteras to jacksonville, valdosta, panama city, tornados are possible we have got 73 million people at risk from kansas all the way to maine and parts of upstate new york for winter weather advisories, winter watches as well 4 to 8 inches of know burlington, vermont, 8 to 14, caribou, maine, 4 to 7 in indianapolis airport delays there wet weather, heavy rain, 2 inches from nan duct to atlantic city. heavier amounts into the carolinas and we are looking at airport delays minneapolis, chicago, st. louis from boston all the way down to charlotte and atlanta as well. so pack that patience. guys. >> all right, al, thank you so much. >>> now to washington. all it took to bring republicans and democrats together was taylor swift lawmakers on both sides of the aisle quoted the pop star as they grilled ticketmaster executives about the recent concert ticket fiasco. savannah was there hey, savannah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we all remember two

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