taking place in the american suburbs. 1955 was an important landmark year because more americans lived in suburbs and cities for the first time in american history. 1920 have been the landmark when america became an urban nation, where more families live on cities than farms. 1955, america became a suburban nation, more living in suburbs than cities. the suburban population doubled from 36 million to 72 million between 1950 and 1970. by 1970, the suburbs included more people than cities and farms combined. it was a majority suburban nation. in the 1950's, about one million acres of farmland were developed into suburban housing every year. the american landscape is changing fundamentally by this demographic change. about 83% of the population increase of america in the 1950's took place in the suburbs. the 1950's have the greatest population increase in american history. it was driven by natural increase. american population had increased in the past because of both the natural increase, but also a lot of immigration. in the 1950's, immigration had almost entirely been cut off. this was homegrown. immigratio

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incentives or you're not oing to see growth in businesses in your city. 2008, e the recession of american cities have seen one job losses. president trump promoted city to city and state to designate solution to keep jobs in the united states. >> you can move from south carolina back to michigan, you can go anywhere. got a lot of states at play, don'tof competition and i care as long as it's within the united states. led to ituation has abuses for some companies moving from one state to the next and accumulate tax breaks with catastrophic consequences for local and state governments. >> what happens is the state not broke and they end up funding roads and bridges and and schools. >> when it comes to attracting jobs, any solution goes. this old limestone mine near kansas city was turned into the largest underground storing community. >> you are 150 feet below the surface. >> every day some 1,500 employees come to work for one of the 50 different companies has set up shop here, mostly for tax purposes. surface, they retain about $1.30. cents.hey're paying 30 it's about a fourth of the cost to be h

the retroe american city diner serving customers since 1988, nearly 30 years. it appealed popular with all sorts of people hungry. all the handiwork, a fixture in city business and politics for decades who died wednesday night after choking at the palm restaurant in downtown washington. long-time customers and fans, some coming today for the diner and lunch, was shocked by the news. >> he was a good person, down to earth guy. employees really seem to care for him and spoke very highly of him and we've been coming here forever. >> from the painted walls of this parking lot out back. the diner reflected the showmanship. >> he loved this city, incredibly. he loved everything about it. >> in this race to win. >> he awaited the long shot. promising to bring a businessman sense to city government. he and others lost to tony williams. nice to meet you. >> from a family of business owners, a graduate of georgetown june ver university. recently served trump sandwiches who he said bologne. >> they posted the own signs on the diner which had closed for the day. >> and his

the rural in many people's estimation is american and white. the city the same people, is largely an immigrant world and black. the power of sharp's creation and the celtic south model, we live in an era of demographic society among many white americans, financial insecurities following the recession and fears about immigration have given rise to movements on the right and the left. these concerns have also led many to retreat in nostalgic interpretations of the past. as a solve to soothe minds troubled by more immediate pressures. for some, history and traditions are exclusive. and the american past is primary the domain of white americans. but the image of dynamic region presents us with another way of imagining appalachian and its place in american society. and sorry, the american story. the reality of social -- and culture formation in the region is far more complex than the anglo central model first constructed and emulated by subsequent scholars. it is this model more than any other, which -- inclusive and enjoy the richness of all of our inherita

we also want to stand arm and arm with leaders across the globe, mayors across american cities and across the world saying that to the environment is a value we are willing to protect.and we make critical decisions regarding our environment, our infrastructure, our policy, that trajectorychange the in this city towards protecting our climate. >> how important our greenhouse gases? >> in washington, d.c., 74% of the greenhouse gases are caused by our buildings. the benchmarking our buildings, being sure they are energy star buildings, and of course, the president is eliminated energy star in his budget, which is an important program, but it is through our commercial energy make a that we really difference. >> over 185 american mayors agree with us that we should stand with the paris agreement that was reached in 2015. we know such a significant amount of the world's population stands with it. the london on situation, what do you have to say? >> certainly, we are sad and outraged, just like all he's loving people. when terror strikes any people, es makes us all preparedness level. our chief

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. >> i was one of the american representatives. : the city's democratic mayor, bill peduto, says itsesearches has been based on green friendly policies. he has hit back at donald trump. mayor peduto: the decision to withdraw is not only bad for the united states economy, but it weakens us throughout the world. nick: it is the steel towns in the valleys outside of pittsburgh left behind by the new economy where the slogan "make america great again" reverberated most strongly. donald trump would not today the -- be president were in not from the support he received from rust belt states. they have become the critical battleground in u.s. presidential politics. there are many voters here who believe that the global anger over his paris decision offers proof of his determination to fight on their behalf. at this derelict steel plant, we found something unexpected, the old economy meeting the new. employees from google on a day out learning about this region's industrial past. >> the paris accord was going to help stimulate the economy in this region. green industries are the future. this

america. >> reporter: hate crimes like this are on the rise, up 6% in 25 of the largest cities in 2016. african americans are the most common target the hate crimes at nearly 30%. in march, james jackson got on a bus from baltimore to new york city to target black people. he ended up killing 66-year-old timothy caughman for no other reason. >> talking (bleep) stupid spanish around here. >> reporter: and lately, several videos have gone viral of people spewing hateful speech on a daily base. >> my hope is that a museum like this ultimately is a place that allows america to find common ground, maybe understanding, and maybe, just may be, a little bit of healing and reconciliation. >> reporter: the noose at this museum was the second such incident on smithsonian grounds in less than a week. saturday, a noose was found hanging on a tree near another museum. anthony, both cases are still under investigation. >> mason: jericka duncan, thank you, jericka. coming up next on the cbs evening news. the latest annoyance-- robo calls that go right to voicemail. and the album that expanded the boundaries upon pop 50 y

her 1896-- 1961 book the death and life of great american cities captured the ballet of the good city sidewalk. she famously faced off with a pokerful developer robert mosses over conflicting visions for the future design of new york city. "new york times" once vote noted that the pair made almost perfect antagonists. the new film citizen jane battle for the city tells the story and here is the trailer. >> i think it's wicked in a way to be a victim. >> absolute power corrupts absolutely. and robert mosses was absolutely powerful. >> he wanted to wipe the slate clean. and start over. >> i say that you have a cancerous growth bill that has to be called out. >> i fore see in looking to city planning and housing. it was unbelievably awful 689 insane. >> we didn't understand how high the price was until jane jacobs came. >> jane jacobs has written a book that advances with the power of a bulldozer against modern city planning and rebuilding. >> she is picking up something her that no one else is seeing. >> she believed that cities is not about building, it's about people. >> she was quest

some american cities vowing to fight. >>> putin's admission, what he's saying for the first time about russian hackers in the u.s. election. eye opening comments before an exclusive interview with nbc news. >>> powerful words from lebron james speaking out after a racist message left at his home. >>> 100 deadliest days, a startling new warning about teen driving this summer. >>> inspiring america, a life changing mission by a nasa rocket scientist who invented one of the most popular toys of all time. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west, i'm savannah guthrie in for lester. tonight, from joy to despa despair, reaction is pouring in from around the world to president trump's decision to yank the u.s. out of the paris accord. the climate deal that nearly every country in the world had signed on to. for his supporters, it's a campaign promise made good. the economy will be strengthened and jobs will be coming back to america's coal country. detractors say it's a stunning abandonment of the u.s.' leadership in the world and a drive threat to the plan

american cities have spoken out.ned palo alto, but also chicago, los angeles and pittsburgh who president trump said he wanted to protect. >> we don't want other leaders and other countries laughing at us any more, and they won't be. they won't be. i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. >> but the mayor of pittsburgh quickly said they would stick to the agreement citywide and it's not clear why the president feels other countries were laughing at us for signing the paris agreement considering we were one of the countries that pushed hardest for them to sign on and they did. emmanuel macron, the new president of france, was quick to volunteer to count irtrump. the two have created a rivalry in the short time that macron has been in office. you may recall that handshake battle. here's the president of france. >> to all scientists and entrepreneurs responsible cities and cities who were disappointed by the decision of the president of the united states i want to say that they will find in fran

electric, wall mutt, apple, exxon, shell disagree with the president and the mayor's -- mayors of american cities say they will join together to send a promise to the u.n. to stick to the accords despite what the president says. 71 cities urged the president not to do what he's doing right here. los angeles, chicago, houston, phoenix, san francisco, san jose and oakland along them. coming up as we talk about politics, we'll take a look at many so of the opportunities that two presidents, the presidents of france and the president of china have to kind of come into the places where america is stepping out. they are stepping in. >> right. it almost sounded like a duel citizenship to france the way the president was speaking. >> laura's ears perked up immediately when she heard mark ron. >> another big superhero, yes, a warrior raised on the island without men or communication with the outside world. that happens in requested wonder woman." an american pilot lands near her home and tells women about world war i urging hem to help stop the conflict and protect earth. it's rated pg-13. >> a different

some american cities vowing to fight. >>> putin's admission, what he's saying for the first time about russian hackers in the u.s. election. eye opening comments before an exclusive interview with nbc news. >>> powerful words from lebron james speaking out after a racist message left at his home. >>> 100 deadliest days, a startling new warning about teen driving this summer. >>> inspiring america, a life changing mission by a nasa rocket scientist who invented one of the most popular toys of

when after 9/11 people of france and other nato allies joined people of pittsburgh and other american cities, fought alongside our troops in afghanistan, fought and died after 9/11. >> and still are. and presumably, if there is a request on his desk very shortly from our pentagon for as many as 5,000 more troops, he would also be picking up the phone and asking macron and angela merkel to increase nato troops, principally german troops, who are already and have been in afghanistan for 16 years. america's longest war and their longest war. the willingness will not necessarily be there. obviously there will be areas of mutual agreement and certainly russian threats in ukraine will be one area where nato wants to stand firm. they no longer feel, as angela merkel said, they can rely on donald trump, on this american president. it's really a dramatic change in 70 years of american leadership. >> angela merkel talking about a new world order. andrea mitchell, thank you for being with us. we're going to swing over to the rose garden where kristen welker has been covering this event for us all day.

this has shined because in sunshine and storm you show up and you believe in the potential for american cities. and i thank you for that. i want to acknowledge my mayor, mayor de blasio and congratulate first lady for her award and all the other awardees. there are so many friends here i wouldn't have time to say anything else. but i do have to say that the mayor of little rock, he went to work for me in 1974, i'm pretty sure he wasn't old enough to vote. and if not, he'll appreciate the exaggeration. the long-time mayor of boston tom manino who was a good friend of hillary's and mine once said the true privilege of being mayor is that i have the opportunity to be everyone's neighbor. i think his successor, marty walsh, is proving to be a worthy good neighbor. but that's really true for all of you. i got up this morning and i wrote this out. so if you will forgive me, i normally, you know, to speak off the top of my head, but this is what i sort of think you do. you're a neighbor because you actually see and hear from your constituents every day. i'll never forget walking down the streets of c

ok the syrian also are entitled to fight arsenal understand there are but this is it is not an american city it is actually a senior city so syria government and syrian army will sovereignty over there to record it so if the syrian go on this is this is illegitimate actually mission from their side why the american would like to prevent them from doing so and should down a syrian warplanes flighting i salute one when i still in a way or another so i can understand this american contradictions and what will be across the developments around of occasions as every appreciate your experience and insight on this i buy up on in london thank you very much. an exclusive for you now a new islamic state leader has emerged in northern afghanistan after his reported release from the notorious baghran prison in twenty sixteen as azula is the son of an was back a jihadi leader and his rise to power has seen him fight off other terrorist groups in the region and force locals to convert i so what i guess you have picks up the story in afghanistan. beyond this desert and those mountains lays islamic states n

some american cities vowing to fight. >>> putin's admission, what he's saying for the first time about russian hackers in the u.s.lection. eye-opening comments before an exclusive interview with nbc news. >>> powerful words from basketball super star lebron james speaking out after a racist message left at his home. >>> 100 deadliest days, a startling warning about teen driving this summer. why is this particular moment so dangerous. >>> inspiring america, a life-changing mission by a nasa rocket scientists that invented one of the most popular toys of all time. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm savannah guthrie in for lester and tonight from joy to december spi despair reaction is pouring in. the landmark climate deal that nearly every country in the world signed on to for his supporters, it is a campaign promise made good. the president climbing the economy will be strengthened and jobs will be coming back to america's coal country. but detractors say it's a s

i live in houston, fourth largest american city. kind of haphazard public transportation, not much. it so that for so long that they would not come to my neighborhood. i am on paratransit and they're supposed to get a $10 voucher to take you down the street to the store. the caps would line up. they won't pick up poor people. they won't go to neighborhoods. ubertakes us and the health care transportation desert and make it so people can live. i don't know all about their problems. i know my son takes it to work. we cannot get a cab. we don't worry about getting robbed. i just want to leave you with that thought and thank you for your answer. host: thank you for sharing your story. guest: thank you indeed. this was when cooper started -- uber started and first became popular, this was one of its major arguments. newyone in the country anecdotes of places where taxi would not go for one reason or the other. sometimes for the reasons that you stay there or other times they do not like certain neighborhoods whether they were dangerous or did not like going because it was racist. uber wa

some american cities vowing to fight. >>> putin's admission, what he's saying for the first time aboutkers in the u.s.lection. eye-opening comments before an exclusive interview with nbc news. >>> powerful words from basketball super star lebron james speaking out after a racist message left at his home. >>> 100 deadliest days, a startling warning about teen driving this summer. why is this particular moment so dangerous. >>> inspiring america, a life-changing mission by a nasa rocket scientists that invented one of the most popular

want to talk back. 0r accept that north korea has nuclear weapons and is capable of destroying american citiesn seoul. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: this traditionalfish dish is being blamed for an epidemic of liver cancer in thailand but doctors are finding it tough to get the message out. also coming up on the programme — the first chef to win a shall on staff or his unique cuisine and he lets us in on a unique secret. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge fireworks display was held. the chinese president said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using the cells of another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit for collaboration in space. challenger powered past this lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. there was no hiding the elation

vrgets also t shootout in a busy american city.two police officers on patrol stopping two men when bullets started to fly. the two officers critically injured. abc's matt gutman "details coming if from san antonio. >> reporter: a gunfight and chaos erupting in downtown san antonio tonight. the pair of officers were on routi routi routi routine patrol when they tried to blast the officers. >> as soon as they stepped out of the vehicle, the one suspect opened fire. striking one officer in the head. facial area. >> reporter: the other officer reportedly returning fire and risking his life to save has partner. >> he was pulling his partner out of the line of fire once he was hit. >> reporter: one gunman shot by police. the other taken into custody. tom, the sheriff saying that gunfight lasted just seconds, but it left both of those officers in critical condition. tonight, the governor of texas tweeting out his thoughts and prayers for both of those officers, tom. >> just like ours. all right, matt. thanks so much. >>> next tonight, the

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irrespective of what us government policy might befl american cities have me is that now say they willements under the accord. what chance of this saving american jobs? as under the accord. what chance of this saving americanjobs? as i understand, it is not the paris climate accord, or green measures, that are killing the coal industry, but elements of the market, such as cheaper energy that happens to be greener? it is read economics to think the paris agreement has led to the level of employment impact that has been much reported across the coal mining states of america. goodness sake, i come from queensland in australia, we are one of the largest coalmining centres in the world. what is treading the future viability of coal? shell gas, and renewables. —— for goodness' sake. people are moving in that way in the first place. —— shale. so the thought that there will be a cold renaissance as the result of the withdrawal is just as wrong. what think of those who accept the science of climate change, but think that the climate accord was too little too late, and the effect is already bein

>> tucker: well, few cities embody american urban decay more depressingly than the city of baltimoreone of the great american cities the poverty now is 10 percentage points above the national average. the murder rate is barely below venezuela. as embarrassing as it. they have six of the schools in the city have zero students proficient in reading or math. the city has been controlled by democrats for decades. anderson represents the house goal -- henderson represents the house delegates an joins us now. thank you for coming on. >> thank you for having me. >> tucker: i don't think it's the straight line between the political party involved or the problem or the good parts of the city but i think over time maybe you can acknowledge things are not working and that times change. i never hear people say this. you are saying this. what led you to that conclusion? >> well, number one, it's clear that when you have a murder a day in baltimore city that things are not going the way that we want them to go. democrats as you say have been in charge in baltimore for a long time. i'm not saying t

last summer saw multiple protests and riots across american cities over the police related shooting deaths of steel near st paul minnesota and civil smith in milwaukee wisconsin and in the past few days the officers involved in these deadly encounters were both acquitted of all charges to discuss these cases we're being joined now by a legal analyst lionel of light all media hello my friend thanks for being with me tonight first can we talk about the smith case over in milwaukee now i was personally there on the ground covering the riots in the aftermath clearly a community that was hurt and suffering already from preexisting conditions primarily from economic conditions there and then this shooting death here happens officer dominique he can brown was just acquitted of first degree reckless homicide in the in this shooting what could possibly lead a jury to a path of acquittal when body cam footage clearly shows that smith was already on the ground after one round him in the arm the second shot was to the chest when smith was already on the ground ok you're ready first these are criminal

that's that study that million people is almost the size of the you know that's bigger than most american cities you know you're talking about entire city worth of people maybe two cities where the people just interstates or at the time or states with we have nowhere to put you don't want to take you or we won't take you and that is always your problem yeah i mean in the united states the idea of taking in refugees has never set well according to polls you know where to go back and you know they don't want to take in jewish refugees. and the irish and the italians they have been puerto rican i mean you know it has always been and they've never it's always been over fifty percent at any time in history is no no no despite the fact that. we were if you if your family game area were probably a refugee and this country was built on people who are trying to get away from oppression trying to start a new life trying to find a new home trying to be part of a different nation. or forced to come here because they were soon to ensure. they were located refugees and they really were saying to you if you we

american workers looking to fill out millions of open jobs. >>> and inequality was a buzz word during last year's presidential campaign. we've got new information that our cities are to blame for making inequality even worse. >>> welcome, i'm stephanie ruhle. >> and i'm ali velshi. it's been a whirlwind week in washington. our businessman president doing what he can to focus americans on his agenda. >> doing what he can? i'm not sure. what he can do is tweet, and he does. before we dig in, i want to read a tweet from the president on friday. ready for it? despite the phony witch hunt going on in america, the economy and jobs numbers are great. regulations way down, jobs and enthusiasm way up. ali velshi, we have talked extensively already about how the retail industry is getting killed. >> yeah. >> we know based on actual numbers, not sentiment, that car sales are down. >> right. >> and just this week we saw that another month, third straight month of declining new home construction. >> right. >> so the president needs to be careful. >> right. >> she specializes in great slogans and saying. but if he's going to tout the economy and use economic data, those num

want to talk back. 0r except that north korea has nuclear weapons and is capable of destroying american cities in thailand are advised to give a certain type of raw fish a wide berth. and cooking with a michelin star — one of singapore's top chefs on high expectations — and making food to match them. china marked its first day of rule in hong kong with a series of spectacular celebrations. a huge fireworks display was held. the chinese president said unification was the start of a new era for hong kong. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly that was cloned ina a sheep called dolly that was cloned in a laboratory using the cells of another sheep. for the first time in 20 years, russian and american spacecraft have docked in orbit for collaboration in space. challenger powered past this lighthouse at almost 50 knots, shattering a record that had stood for 34 years. there was no hiding the elation of richard branson and his crew. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. ou

lowest credit rating in the entire country but receiving a junk rating would make it history only american cities counties and territories like puerto rico have been given junk ratings before eventually arling for bankruptcy on wednesday gov bruce around or warned state legislators that they better be ready to work together in a tweet he said at the general assembly fails to send a balanced budget package to my desk by friday we'll have no choice but to continue session until the job is done regardless of this weekend's outcome illinois credit crisis could end up shining a light on other states experiencing similar issues connecticut which has a deficit of five billion dollars has to reach a budget deal by june thirtieth meanwhile new jersey's credit rating has fell eleven times since governor christie took office in two thousand and ten on the bright side illinois has a pretty healthy underlying economy and annual revenues strong enough to prop them up for a while. wow illinois any other state on its way to becoming the next puerto rico caused max mass exodus and god forbid but you know it's int