and one was a biography of adam clayton powell. when adam clayton powell came to congress from harlem in 1943, he was only the third african-american in this century post reconstruction. >> right. >> the other two had been fairly docile people from chicago. so when he got to congress he was told as a black man that he could not use the house barber shop, the house swimming pool. the black maitre d' of the house restaurant told him he was not allowed to eat there. >> right. >> and powell said, the hell i'm not. and he did it. >> i came out voluntarily in 1987 and began dating. and i read powell's stuff so i said here's our rule. we are not going to do anything just to make a point, but we're not going to not do anything because somebody else wants to make a point. so from the beginning i insist on that. and jim's a natural. he's a guy that people like. so he became -- in fact, in some ways, again, more popular. he says at one point the senior republican on the committee i was dealing with -- and i sometimes get a little cranky -- >>

sunday august 2 on west 138th street near adam clayton powell boulevard in front of this townhouse. as the suspect continues to grab and strike the woman, try to pry her purse from her she holds on trying to keep him from getting her valuables but eventually i steals the pocketbook and iphone -- he steals the pocketbook and iphone and runs off. >> i'm speechless. oh. i'm sorry for her. i'm story for the family. >> reporter: police now turning to the public for their help hoping someone will recognize this man described as being in his late teens or early 20s. >> it's really, really frightening. >> reporter: police say the suspect left that woman right on the sidewalk with cuts and bruises. but otherwise, unhurt. reporting from harlem, janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> police say the victim refused medical attention at the scene. >>> rosie o'donnell's daughter is home safe after being missing for a week. 17-year-old chelsea o'donnell was of sound mind when found. rosie o'donnell talked with valerie castro shortly after she was found last night. she was found in barnegat new jersey at t

morning of sunday, august 2nd, drags her to the ground in front of the apartment building near adam clayton powell boulevard, and then you can see the man kicking and punching her, trying to steal her purse, but the woman refuses to let go. eventually the suspect makes off with her purse and iphone 5, and we have been talking to people who live nearby saying it's usually a quiet and relatively safe community. they were stunned by how brazen the suspect was. >> i walk out of my house all the time by myself at this time of the morning going to work. it's strange. >> now the victim did have minor injuries but refused medical attention at the scene. police are still looking for her attacker. anyone who recognizes him from the surveillance video should contact the nypd. janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. >> janelle, thank you. >>> rosie o'donnell has been reunited with her daughter. she confirmed her 17-year-old daughter chelsea has been found on the the jersey shore. she didn't want to talk on camera but said her daughter is mentally ill and said she stopped taking her medication. >> she does have a history

water was accidentally released in adames river there yellow sludge making its way to new mexico and threatening lake powell in the utah/arizona border. abc's clayton send-el has more. >> reporter: parts of the colorado under a state of emergency after epa workers accidentally released 3 million gallons of toxic water in the adames river, more than a hundred mile stretch of river transformed by this yellow sludge, after a epa clean up crew wednesday unleashed tainted water stored inside of an abandoned mine. >> it is scary. i mean it is dangerous. >> reporter: officials have closed the river, warning people to avoid contact with the tainted water that it is peak was fund to have 300 times the normal level of arsenic, and 3500 times the normal level of lead, according to new data released sunday by e pa. this morning that mining waste still pouring in the river at an alarming 550 gallons per minute headed for the grand canyon and lake powell . vacationers in some areas warn not to drink fish or swim in the water until further notice. the the plume is reaching as far south as new mexico where the governor got a firsthand look at the damage. >> it is