crime rates and emergency room visits due to assaults are higher in black african american and pacific islanders latin americans are more likely to experience violent crime. it's the fifth leading cause for black african american men and eighth with latin men. and not surprisingly residents in eastern neighborhoods and people of color are less likely to feel safe in their neighborhoods. despite city-wide decreases, a large disparity in the rate of trauma treatment exist for black african american children where there's a 17 higher time rate as compared to asian and pacific islander children or white children. while the magnitude is less there's also elevated rates of non-treatment amongst latin children. the majority of cases of child maltreatment are a result of neglect. and commercial exploitation of children is a problem in san francisco. the victims of commercial exploitation are mainly transgender women and people of color. one-third of victims are from the bay area. and minors account for a third of the victims said trafficking. and healthy eating, and the diets of many san franciscoians d

in honor of asian-american and pacific-islander month, i want to recognize dr. yake mmp. he is the founder and executive director of orlando, seminole charter schools, a group of charter schools that focus on science, technology, engineering and math education. he earned his masters of science from the university of florida and material science in engineering. prior to founding orlando science schools, he worked with the national science foundation and department of energy supporting numerous projects at the national magnetic hyde laboratory in tallahassee. they serve a diverse k-12 population at four campuses. and osceola minole counties. it has been rambing as one of the best schools in the state of ranked amongs also the top 100 most challenging high schools by the washington post and currently stands in the top 15% of all schools in the state of florida. it also has been ranked in the op 500 by "u.s. news and world reports" he is a member of the charter schools and speaker on charter school education and regularly participates in the annual charter school conferences.

and pressure. claritin-d relieves more. >>> for asiapacific pacific heritage month, nbc is highlighting some of the efforts by asian americans and pacific islandersories back into history. a new series on nbcnews.com explores how the earliest chinatowns and japantowns in the u.s. were created in response to anti-immigrant laws. for more on asian pacifi american history and heritage and to read the stories, go to nbcnews.com/writeourstories. >>> some very unique billboards are popping up around salt lake city sayino whnts to marry a latter-day saints millionaire? the identity of the man behind the opulent billboard display is share he is between 31 and 45 years old, 6'1", tall, dark, and handsome well, the religioumys stery han has also enlisted a match maker to help in his search. so this is his way of doing itev exclusive t. wow, on june 7th looks like swiping left or rht is not this dude's jam at all. >> that was what i was thinking. they don't have bumble in utahe >> hy have tried it. maybe he thinks the billboard is going to work even better. >> besk of lucto you, man. >>> video from a historic cam in russia captured the moment where a wildfi

robert: yeah, what are we seeing in the asian american and pacific islander communities in terms of strokesconsistent with the rest of the communities, or somethin' different? dr. fong: something different. actually, the incidence of strokes are higher in asian americans for the following reasons: because their lifestyle is getting more and more unhealthy. robert: really? dr. fong: and there are several things that we need to consider. the first factor is hypertension. the second factor is high bmi, obesity. we can control hypertension and obesity, just 2 factors, we can control about 75% of all the strok t along with it is poor diet and physical inactivities. robert: yeah, well, sherril, if people aren't doing that and they start to see signs, what are some of the signs that they should look out for, but also maybe signs that somebody who is with somebody should look for? sherril: sure, we like to use the acronym fast, and that helps us to know that stroke treatment, it needs to be treated very timely and quickly. so "f" stands for "face." if you see someone with a one-sided facial droop,

. >>> today begins asian-american and pacific islanders heritage month. is kicking may off by honoring a san francisco artist. today's google doodle recognizes the worth of ruth asawa known for her wire sculptures and public fountains. the san francisco school for the arts near twin peaks is actually named after her. she died in 2013 at the age of 87. >> beautiful. that google which is a local company picked a local artist. >> yeah. >>> okay. jeff, our weather seems like a bit warmer today. >> yes, we did warm up. tomorrow, a few degrees warmer. low 80s thursday and friday then drop down this weekend. system moving to the south will give us a slight chance of showers sunday night and monday. we'll go over it more coming up at 6:00. >> it looks gorgeous. thanks for joining us at 5:00. as a reminder, lester holt is next for "nightly news." >>> breaking news tonight, fireworks as democrats confront attorney general william barr. a dramatic fight erupting over allegations that barr misled congress and the country. >> america deserves better. you should resign

in 2000 he was appointed to serve on president clinton's advisory commission on asian-americans and pacific islandersand that put him in the history books because it made him the first hmong appointee in the nation's history. i have to up front admit my ignorance to the hmong culture. >> i always tell people if you buy flowers in seattle you're buying hmong flowers. they dominate 70% of the market. so we're everywhere. people just don't know. today is the hmong new year's celebration. usually back in laosit's after harvesting and there's an opportunity for people to come together, for young people to also find mates. >> oh, really. so valentine's day. a new year's celebration and also speed dating. >> absolutely speed dating. this is part of our story. >> is there like a ball toss after -- >> food, clothes, a smattering of white people, i quickly realized this takes on much more significance for the hmong because they have to keep it going. see, the hmong have no home country to return to, so this festival is kind of a tribute to the motherland. >> they're still wearing the old traditional clothing b

the bay areas top thought leaders in the asian american and pacific islander community address the pressingssues facing the community. among the challenges for the asian community, immigrant, healthcare for seniors and mental health. it was organized by the asian pacific fund. this is asian heritage month. we're happy to focus on all the issues in our community. >> nicely done. let's bring in jeff and talk about the next couple days and a warm up. >> warming up through the weekend. a chance here of a few showers through the next few days. we'll go over that in a few minutes. a live check in concord. 69 degrees. >> it's something else. we have a name. the royal couple introducing their two day old baby boy. ther cleaning shop in lafayette. problem is -- it snto meant tobe >>> how about this. there's a drive through dry cleaning business. problem is it's notnt drive thr. until a brand new tesla crashed through the front window. the owner of the business isn't angry. actually he's the cleaners wher that car ended up over here is a real mess. and the damages are costly. this piece of equipment

. 2000, he was appointed to serve on president clinton's advisory commission on asian american and pacific islanders. >> that put him in the history books, because it made him the first hmong presidential appointee in the nation's history. >> i have to up front admit my ignorance to the entire hamong culture. you know what i mean. >> i was telling people if you are buying nowers in seattle, they are grown by hmong growers. if you eat strawberries in the winter month, you are eating hamong strawberries, they're dominating 70% of the market. people don't know. today is the hmong new year's celebration. usually in laos, it's after harvesting. it's an opportunity for people to come together and young people to find me. >> really? >> you will see people in a courtship game. >> also speed dating. >> absolutely. speed dating. >> there is a part of our story. we came here. ball toss. >> is there a ball toss app? >> there is no tippnder. >> on the surface it looks like any heritage festival. food, clothes, a smattering of white people. i realize this takes on a much more significance for the hmong. they have

. >> and what a thrill for me to speak at nasa headquarters yesterday for asian american and pacific islanderitage month. thanks to cryst, daphne, and eve for inviting me -- such a great event. the east rising lion dance troupe also performed. ere they are. also amazing. there are a lot of early risers at nasa. look everything they, do top-notch event. of course my thanks to teresa halliwell who is a lawyer viewer. she initial reached out. >> we talk a lot abo o facebook. >> that's right. salute e continuing our to teachers. we're in prince george's county this morning. >> our molette green is live at eisenhower middle school in laurel. good morning. ♪> eporter: good morning to you. eisenhower middle school is celebrating 56 years of education excellence. [ cheers ] home of the eagles. there he is. 27-year-old english teacher, dwight mckay davisotas the masc thank you. ♪ okay, i want to bring out the -- one of the nominees for teacher of the year, mr. kelly burgess. longtime teacher at the school. then the principal,ohn mangram to talk about your passion after all tese years. >> i'm passionat

in 2000 he was appointed to serve on president clinton's advisory commission on asian americans and pacific islanders. that put him in the history books. it made him the first mhmong appointee in history. >> i always tell people if you buy flowers from seattle you're buying hmong flowers. if you eat strawberries, you're eating hmong strawberries because they dominate 70% of the market. people just don't know. >> today is the celebration. usually it's after harvesting and it's an opportunity for people to come together, for young people to also find mates, right? >> really. >> so you see people ball tossing which is a courtship game. >> speed dating. >> this is part of our story. we didn't come here for ball toss and all that stuff too. >> there's no tinder for ball toss. >> while it may look like a cultural heritage festival, food, clothes, some white people, this takes on much significance for the hmong so they have to keep it going. they have no home country to return to. >> wearing the old traditional clothing. all the new ones from thailand and china. >> it's all mixed up. >> about 5,000 years ag

i wase invited to be keynote speaker at nasa headquarters in southwest iar its a american and pacific islanderevent. may is aapi heritage month. i was able to shareer my psonal story and about the wonderitl quals of diversity that make this country stronger.th and was the theme, the way that we're united. that's how nasa works. it's incredible. there are s many amazing scientists and programmers and engineers at nasa, but they really, like so many other greai orgations, care about the people. that's what makes them great. there's a diversity employee work force there. and this is the east rising lyon dance troupe, university of marylands, studentoo. >> nice. >> spectacular. thank you so much for the great honor. and hi, teresa hall well, thanks for inviting me. >>> we'll turn to chuck bell. rain coming? >> emphasis on a little. not a lot of rain today. there's certainly a chance for raindrops especially in the first half of the day. right now skies remain very cloudy. sunrides just a little -- sunrise just a little more than ten minutes away. won't get a pretty sky this morning. sunset promise

. >>> plea is asian american and pacific islander heritage monthy yesterd i sat down for a conversation on the need for more diversity in hollywood with the historic cast of "the joy luck club." the panel discussion was hosted by the asian pacific american institute for congressional studies, my thanks to madeleine milka, ceo and president. the movie premiered 26 years ago and featured a majority asian american cast. it would be many years, more than two decades, before another movie featuring an asian castd woulbe a huge success at the box offic we'realking about "crazy rich asians." eally that movie and the cast was mgroundbreaking iny ways to lead the way for so many more. we need more expires fm different -- more stories from t differeperspectives, all stories to be told on the small screen and the big screen. we're having a special to celebrate. this sunday at .11:30 a.m after "meet the press." >>> a perfect dayfor baseball. and news4 at nats park. >> storm team 4 is there for weather day today. chuck bell is live at nats park. what's going on? >> reporter: so far just a beautiful

previously she served as a senior policy adviser for the white house initiative on asian-americans and pacific islanders and also served as special policy council in the office of special council for immigration related unfair employment practices in the civil rights division in the u.s. department of justice here in d.c. as special policy council who managed a team of attorneys and investigators and enforcement of the anti-discrimination provisions of the immigration and nationality act and was responsible for federal immigration policy review and coordination for the office of special council at d.o.j. thrilled to have her. anne washington, associate professor of data policy here at nyu. her data intensive projects on public sector technology draw on both interpretive research methods and computational text analysis and holds an undergraduate degree in computer science from brown university, i just attended my college reunion this past weekend, and a graduate degree from rutgers university and a doctorate from g.w. school of business. she serves on the advisory boards of the electronic privacy informa

definitely aware that they abuse our children, especially our low income african-american, latino and pacific islanders, and the guy that spoke before, this is definitely in our communities where they are coming from. they are disrespected in their communities, they are abusing their communities and we know they are abused at the juvenile justice system. i work with the schools and i see my sons and his friends, they are struggling going in and out justice system because they can't make it in their school, they cannot get support on getting back into class because they are so pushed out because they are choosing to be thugs and criminals, they are not given an opportunity in their communities, and not given an opportunity in their school to get support that they need to because everybody is looking at them as a lost cause. i'm telling you right now, our youth is not a lost cause. they deserve the opportunity to be treated better and to be respected, and when they are in the juvenile system, we do have the support that they need, we do have communities that will help them get to where they can be so the

focusing on the issue of how might we create an inclusive and supportive school culture at lowell for african-american, latin x., and pacific islander students. we know that although we are focusing on these populations of our project, we know that answering this question will benefit all students, and just a little bit on how we got into this question, we know that the focal group populations at lowell high school are consistently low in numbers, and for the past ten years, resources has explored why and has created solutions to raise these numbers. why is because we believe that all s.f. students, regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, should be able to benefit from a lowell education. while we know that acceptance into lowell is mostly dependent on grades and test scores, we believe that there are institutional reasons as to why our groups and communities are not able to attend our school. because these numbers are so low , we see there is a lack of diversity at lowell. >> so not only does the lack of diversity and our groups to attend the school, but physically getting to school is a problem, and affects the decisi

such as the white house initiative for historically black colleges and universities and the asian american pacific islander initiative. we continue to invest in the lewis doug's educational program. a highly competitive program for undergraduate and graduate students interested in public service. in fiscal year 201, minorities made up 73.2% and women made up 39.3% of the stoke students employed in the ic. within the agency's departments and organizations that comprise the u.s. intelligence community, much work has been done to meet our diversity mission critical imperatives. as noted, we have more work to do. our near term priorities include increasing the number of private and public sector partnerships to expand our outreach to a more diverse talent pool, including nontraditional schools and k-12 education. expanding our geographic reach outside of the washington, d.c. area and leveraging our grant authorities to invest in innovative programs that will enhance recruitment and retention of a more diverse workforce. with the critical capabilities needed for the national security interests of the united sta

americans willing to push ahead and in force these sanctions it's maximum pressure policy as it calls it this vessel is now languishing in the state of american samoa this is a small island in the south pacific the north koreans as you said there say that this goes against the spirit of the declaration made between donald trump and kim jong un last year in singapore in june and of course it comes after what has been a very serious deterioration in relations the weapons testing a missile launches of last week meanwhile rob north korea's state run media revealing the extent of the drought in the country asking for revolutionary measures not quite sure what that means but the world food program executive director he's in seoul so what do you think's going to come out of those discussions. these food shortages are another factor in this as you mentioned the newspaper the writing of simone this is the most important newspaper in north korea it has confirmed that there is a large drought underway that again is affecting this harvest the u.n. said very recently that the harvest of last year was the worst for 10 years and as you mentioned there beazley he is the director of the world food program ha

and the asian-pacific islander vote. -- asian-pacific islander vote participation rate by 139%. increase of african-american rates by 40%. 2141.1 million voters voted democratic for the governor and in 2181.2 million black people voted for me. we accomplished this by centering communities of color talking about marginalized , identities, by reaching out to the disadvantaged in all 159 counties. we did this by pulling people together and saying we have a shared vision for the state, but understood the obstacles that stood in the way of many. we also transformed the electorate by doing something we were told could not happen, that if we talked about the demography of georgia, we would exclude the normative white voter who had been the center of the state of georgia. in 2018, i accomplished something no one has accomplished since bill clinton , i increased the white share of votes across the state of georgia. [applause] rep. abrams: we were able to do this because we amplify the voices of georgians who want the same thing. they want access to health care in a state that is where the 14 that refused to expand m

and linguistically diverse workforces among city departments. of our 168 dispatchers, we have 44, this is shown in the chart here, 44 individuals who identify as asian pacific islanders, 32 african-american 25 -- 27 filipino, 23 as latino, two as multiracial is multiracial and 40 as white. , the delivery of emergency services requires a healthy redundancy. the combination of certified bilingual dispatchers, and on-demand telephonic interpretation services helps us to ensure that interpretation is always available no matter what the language, and no matter what time of day. given the demand for language interpretation, 1.4% of more than 1.3 million calls a year, we believe we are meeting the man with those resources, however, we are always looking for ways to improve our in-house language capability. so in response, we were looking at, you know, what would it take in order to have on-demand, in the 911 dispatch, dispatchers who speak a language dedicated to answering languages 24/7, and basically it would take seven f.t.e. per language additional in order to have that capability that means that if we were to staff for the top five languages in-house that we receive, we would need 42 addit

find out about the seeming lack of language support for native hawaiians and pacific islanders as well as alaskan natives and american indians outside of navajo. we are told that the census bureau is not providing translated language assistant guides, whether in print or video for these communities. >> well, we are in the process of ensuring and some of the translation services i'm not sure they're completed, but we will offer the census questionnaire in 13 languages including english. and that reaches more than 99% of the nation's population. but in addition to that, we will have a total of 59 translated materials, i am told that those materials will represent groups that exceed 2,000, in number. that have special language needs. in addition to that, our partnership specialists are tasked with finding how to reach, if they find communities, say 100 people in a community that have a special language not covered by the materials, not covered by the questionnaires, then we will find trusted sources in that community. if it's sizable enough in some instances particularly tribal areas we will hire partnership specialists

won by increasing the latino vote by three times and the asian-pacific islander boats user participation rate by 139 percent increase of african-american rates by 40 percent to put that into context in 2141.1 million voters voted democratic for the governor and in 2181.2 million black people voted for me. [cheers and applause] we accomplish this by centering communities of color are talking about marginalized identity for the disadvantaged in all 159 counties we did this by pulling people together to say we have a shared vision for the state to understand the obstacles that stood in the way of many. also transformed the electorate for what we hoped would not happen to ignore and eliminate and exclude the white voter who had been at the center of the state of georgia. in 2018 i accomplished something nobody has accomplished since bill clinton increase the white share of votes across the state of georgia. [applause] . >> they want access to health care for those that refuse to have medicaid increase participation by economic security in the states that have a state minimum wage of $5.15 an hour. conversations with domestic workers and fa

talk about his experiences defying stereotypes and the pressure of representing the asian american community. you can catch our asian american pacific islander heritage special this sunday at 130 a.m. >> that's some fancy spam. we've got to try a sample. >> ig.'s amaz >> meat in a can. it's not for everybody. >> not the same. >> thank you, carey. >>> shifting gears,he cdc is linking a recent salmonella lstbreak to back yard chicken. health offic say 52 people have gotten sick, more than a quarter of them under the age of 5. the oc says mst of the people who got sick reported coming into contact with chicks o with ducklings. they recommend also watching your hands after handling birds and notetting young kids come in contact with them. >>> doug joins us now and we've got a hot week shaking up. >> you're talking back yard chicken. that reminds me back yard weather starts in one week. >> at the beach. >> head to ocean city. that's the un officl start to summer. we'll be out there nexeek. we're talking some real heat,no t just then but now. building to the weekend,we've got a chance of a couple thunderstorms. although most areas are going to be

climate change well here's some bach chorale and the nuclear test for a curry died from 1946 to 958 far away from american turd 3 on the marshall islands in the pacific at the time they were under u.s. administration the testing to do the most powerful destination of an american hydrogen bomb which was about $1000.00 times bigger than the atomic bomb dropped on the japanese city of herat many islanders were forcibly evacuated from their property and resettled and for those who remain there's been some serious consequences. the cleanup of the entire at a was not complete that is just a portion of the radiation that exist on the apple a large amount was dumped straight into the ocean the entire atoll is contaminated not simply ruin it and the radiation affects us on a daily basis then we have many illnesses in our community personally as a mother the finitely impacts me because when my children get sick i wonder is it something more than just a cold or a flu that worry is constantly there the island i was that of always attempted to bring attention to the fact of what has happened and what continues to happen to any way which and including petitions to

27 years later and now be easing the consequences of climate change the nuclear tests were carried out from 12462958 far away from american territory on the marshall islands in the pacific ocean at the time there on the us administration the tests included the most powerful detonation of an american hydrogen bomb which is about a 1000 times bigger than the atomic bomb dropped on the japanese city of a russian or many islands as were forcibly evacuated from their property and resettle but for those who remained they've been serious consequences. the cleanup of the entire at will was not complete that is just a portion of the radiation that is on the atmel a large amount was done straight into the ocean the entire at all is contaminated not simply dom and the radiation affects us on a daily basis then we have many illnesses in our community personally as a mother and attlee impacts me because when my children get sick i i wonder is that something more than just a cold or flu that worry is constantly there the island us they've always attempted to bring attention to the fact of what has happened and what continues to happen to any way which and including petitions to the u

pacific in a timely fashion to defeat the empire of japan. it allowed american forces to cross coral reefs, it allowed them to do other things on islands themselves and minimize losses american forces incurred. just by way of refreshing in , january of 1940, two years before pearl harbor, the navy had contracted to build one of these donald roebling designs. roebling is here in the inset picture. february 1941, a year later, the bureau of ships was envisioning 200, but that suggests a limit to its imagination, because shortly after, contract after contract would be signed between fmc and a whole host of other construction firms such that more than 18,000 of these would be built between 1942 and 1945. a variety of different designs and models. here is one with a short barreled artillery piece. basically a 75 millimeter cannon. collectively that production would suggest the diversity and richness of american industrialization. -- industrial mobilization. to build something from out of the air mass-produce it for , foreign forces in difficult for forces deploying and far difficult terrain. roebling would be the recipient of an award by president truman

american pacific islands month. she founded the san francisco school of arts. she died in 2013 at the age of 87. we are now joined in studio by her son, paula near, andan lacoste, manager of google doodle. why did google choose to honor her today? . first and foremost, she's an amazing artist and art educator. she contributed a lot to art education, especially for young people and particular hometown here in the san francisco bay area. >> she certainly is and someone who was very important to you paul, and still is. when you saw the dad today, the image of your mom working on her sculptures, what did it mean to you to see her honored in that way? >> that means i got a lot of phone calls. anybody that's ever known me secretary me an email or called me. it made me think about how she was so inspired by the experience of working with professional artist and collaborating with the artist and that drove her to be a fierce advocate for art education and bring the artist to work in public schools. she felt that experience that she had is something that all children should have. >> she was more than just an artist. she was an activist wasn't she? >> yes, ver

american babies are born with. triple negative breast cancer, the most deadly and causes immediate or short-term life to white women, plaque women, asian pacific islander -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. ms. jackson lee: diabetes, hiv-aids. this is why h.r. 986 is important and why the appropriations bill is important. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. burgess: thank you, mr. speaker. let me yield myself 30 seconds for a response before i yield to the gentleman from iowa. sickle cell, this congress, or last congress, passed the first comprehensive standalone sickle cell bill in as long as i can remember thrasms partial re-authorization in 2004 signed by president bush that was part of the tax bill. but danny davis' bill passed through our committee, passed through the senate, passed on the floor of the house. in the previous congress last year. and as a consequence, for the first time in four decades, new sickle cell therapies are coming through the national institute of health. i need to yield one minute to the gentleman from iowa, mr

and thursday. >>> google is celebrating a trademark wire basket, it was released last night in honor of asian american pacific islanderich was named after her, she died at the age of 37. >>> we will show you why some people are taking exception to labor practices and at local construction sites. >>> attorney general, william barr testifying about the mueller report, how he is spawning to questions from senator feinstein. >>> some popular sleep aids are coming with new warnings, what prompted the fda to take action now. >>> good morning, welcome, it is wednesday, may 1. we had a cold start to the day but the sun has come out and the highs are going to reach into the 70s in some parts.

american people care about. it is not in the top 10. there obsession with this reminds me of the japanese soldiers who were stranded on south pacific islands when world war ii ended andused to stop fighting because they could not be convinced the war was over. the only reason this is happening is because there is a pathological hatred for trump. trumpws collett arrangement syndrome -- call it trump derangement syndrome. host: you say move on? caller: yes. time to move on. how long will they beat a dead horse? host: trevor, new york, democrat line. caller: how are you doing? host: fine. go ahead. the investigation needs isgo on because donald trump blocking congress following up on the situations. that we are trying to get congress of venezuela to overthrow is president but in this country we are attacking the congress for trying to hold our president in account of what he has done. it tooku are saying more than the senate hearing with william barr? we need more? if that is the case, why? caller: because he parsed words, and he's growing out answers to questions so that -- he strung out answers to questions so the time would run out. he needs to be held accountable in

and our position is very simple -- democrats support a package for disaster relief that provides support for all affected americans -- hawaii, california, iowa, the south, the atlantic coast, the pacific islands, and the islands of puerto rico. and we're not going to move forward unless everyone is included and everyone is treated fairly. now, on nominations, mr. president, today is a great example of how leader mcconnell and the senate in place of real legislative progress, in place of helping the middle class in this turbulent world in which we live, simply use floor time as a legislative graveyard and only rubber stamp extreme and unqualified nominees, with no legislating. we've become a legislative graveyard under leader mcconnell's leadership, and the middle class and people trying to get there suffer. this afternoon, senate republicans are going to confirm janet dhillo in. to the chair of the eeoc. this move, confirming republican nominees instead of democratic nominees, is going to imperil equal pay rules and protections for lgbtq workers. this afternoon the senate will vote on the debate on the nomination of michael park to the second circuit. a quick overview of mr. park's experience