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here's antonia hylton. >> cherries and blueberries. >> reporter: houston mom jessica campos has spent the entire summer dreading the return to school. >> i feel like i've spent my entire summer fighting, so coming here, it kind of -- i can breathe. >> reporter: ever since her daughter's elementary became 1 of more than 28 schools in the houston independent school district replacing their library with a center for work and discipline >> what's happening to the houston schools? >> it feels like they're being taken apart, dismantled, destroyed. >> reporter: this summer the state of texas took over hisd, a district of almost 200,000 kids in a red state. they replaced the elected school board members and swapped the superintendent for a charter school owner and former leader of dallas schools some like houston mayor sylvester turner say it's a hostile takeover >> houston has been its own state government for years, okay, so let's not be fooled. >> reporter: everyone agrees houston schools needed to change some were failing. many students fell behind in reading and math district leaders tri

here's antonia hylton. ♪ >> reporter: o'shae sibley was living out his dreams in new york city as a talentedr working with alvin ailey, and performing in the underground voguing scene. now, friends are struggling to make sense of a sudden loss >> it seemed very surreal. i'm still kind of in disbelief. >> reporter: witnesses say late saturday night, the 28-year-old was dancing to beyonce music with friends outside of this gas station in brooklyn, when a group of men approached, shouting an anti-lgbtq slurs, demanding they stop dancing. it escalated then, police say, a man pulled out a knife and stabbed him. sibley's close friend, otis pena, was there he posted this video to facebook, describing the horrific scene >> i had to run to him and hold his wound as blood is dripping on my hands, as blood is on my clothes. >> reporter: police say they are now searching for a 17-year-old suspect and investigating the incident as a possible hate crime for months now, lgbtq people have been warning of an increase of threats and attacks. there have been more than 350 incidents of anti-lgbtq harassment, va

nbc news correspondent antonia hylton, is covering all of this on the ground in houston.rings us this report. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> lately, houston mom, lauren symonds, struggles to recognize her own city. she came up through the very same school system that her third and 11th grader now attend. but this year, her daughter school will not have a full library. >> it has been a really big struggle for me, because i should just be able to wake up, drive my kids five minutes down the street, and they be at schools that are filled with great educators. that have all of the fancy, you know, programs, and after school programs, and that is just not a reality. >> what did the librarian mean to you when you were a kid coming up in the same system? >> the library was everything. i am checking out ten books, ten more books, i'm at home reading books. >> over the summer, dozens of houston schools replace their libraries with team centers. where students will do work, or go when they must behave. many librarians were laid off, or reassigned to new jobs. the change is overwhelmingly impacted black

nbc's antonia hylton reports. >>> cherries, blueberries. >> houston mom, jessica campos has spent thee summer fighting. coming here, it kind of, i can breathe. >> ever since her daughter's elementary became one of more than 28 schools in the houston independent school district replacing their library with a center for work and discipline. what's happening to the houston schools? >> it feels like they're being taken apart, dismantled, destroyed. >> reporter: this summer, the state of texas took over hisd, a district of almost 200,000 kids, a blue city in a red state. they replaced the elected school board members and swapped the superintendent for a charter school owner and former leader of dallas schools. some like houston mayor sylvester turner say it's a hostile takeover. >> let's not be fooled. >> reporter: everyone agrees houston schools needed to change. some were failing. many students fell behind in reading and math. district leaders tried to improve and the state even gave him a b rating in 2022, they took over anyway, and took over libraries in some schools. >> i can't afford

terrific national mall, we just heard from nbc's antonia hylton. trymaine lee is there as well, and also with me on set, going to have any glad to speak to him, of course, msnbc contributor and professor of african american studies at princeton university. so first, let's go ahead and get to you, tremaine. you have been on the rise or listening to the speeches. set the stage for us about what we've heard so far and what we will still hear, we will still hear from this afternoon? >> lindsey, at risk of being clichÉ, thousands of people now standing in the footsteps of history, bearing the heat of this moment, but bearing the heat of a long history of and on perfect union. and activist and every take americans, many african event can swung them, pushing to make their democracy a better version of itself. so to realize that we had andrew young speaking earlier, 94 years old, that there are trying to walk amongst us who fought for freedom. when i say freedom a free, he know it better than folks like andrea. as you mentioned, the organizers of this year

antonia hylton is covering it all for us. >> reporter: tonight, terrifying moments during the morning commute. this tornado tearing across a rhode island highway. one of at least three to touch down in new england. the storm also ripping massive trees from their roots leaving homes drenched and backyards reduced to a tangled mess >> about 30 seconds of hell that's what it was. >> reporter: meanwhile, another historic storm is barreling toward the west coast >> it's a once in a lifetime event that we're going to be experiencing >> reporter: hurricane hilary is currently a category 4 storm with winds of 130 miles an hour though it's expected to significantly weaken, officials warn there could be extensive rainfall, flash flooding, and mudslides. >> fema has pre-positioned personnel and supplies in the region and are ready to respond as needed >> reporter: a tropical storm watch has been issued for southern california for the first time >> we haven't seen hurricanes out here, and i've been calling my friends in florida to try to get some advice on how to handle it. >> california has not

joining me now, antonia hylton and bill karins.g, fires. but this is unique. this is a weather event that they do not normally see. >> reporter: it has been 84 years since last time we saw a storm like this make landfall. this is expected to be historic. there's regions of the country where people could do hurricane prep in their sleep. that's not the case for many of the residents here. officials are urging them to take this serious. when we look back at 1939, the destruction we saw then -- these areas, most are more popular now. people need to get out there to get supplies, food, batteries, tarps. officials are setting up areas where you can pick up sandbags for free. people who live by the ocean, the concern is that there's going to be rough surf, beach erosion, flooding in many parts. to put this in perspective, some communities will see two to three years' worth of rain in two to three days. the airlines are getting ahead of this. they are issuing travel waivers, getting rid of change fees and tell people to move trips they ha

texas, some examples of similar restrictions that antonia hylton was covering last year and this yearhis is definitely something that we are seeing in several states across the country. these restrictions on how race can be taught and discussed in classrooms and i think one of the interesting things that came up in the converse nation -- conversation i had with terrence roberts who was also a surviving member of little rock nine was that he watched this sweep of legislation so-called bands happening and he said in his viewpoint he called it ridiculous but something he also expressed concern about was what is the ultimate impact on students? they feel that their teachers or principals are on edge because they have these concerns of running a foul on these bans so it's definitely something to keep watching what the impact is in the classroom as we go into the 2024 election and beyond. >> bracey harris, thank you for your reporting. we really appreciate you. >> thank you. >> and that does it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports. remember follow the social media sites @andreamitche

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msnbc's antonia hylton is joining us from that rally. antonia, welcome.his significance today? how meaningful is it for them to actually be there in washington? >> it's immensely meaningful, alex. what people described to me right, now they feel a sense of urgency. not just out of respect for the fact that this is the 60th anniversary, that 60 years ago, more than 200,000 people were here to listen to doctor king's message that day. and to re-commit themselves to a fight for civil rights. and really lay the groundwork for the passage of the voting rights act in 1964. but for them, there is a real reflection, where at this moment in history right now, where especially, for many of the young people who are here today, alex, they feel like they're seeing an erosion of the rights that they know their parents and their grandparents fought so hard for. voting rights, reproductive rights, environmental justice issues. all these different groups and organizations are here to talk about that. they have coordinated in advance. there are people who have taken bus tr

nbc's antonia hylton spoke with a female rap duo who has flipped the script and represents a new era >> talk toe into about this duo. >> hip hop was born 50 years ago at a block party in the bronx but from its early days it was a male-dominated genre, often criticized for sexist and exploit testify behavior but now the women are on top of the game and changing it. take a look. ♪♪ >> reporter: five years ago a new rap duo emerged out of miami with a swag ring in your face sound. ♪♪ >> reporter: in a male dominated industry that often elevates only one woman at a time. these best friends who go by young miami and jt burst on to the scene together. i caught up with them at the blue lounge in l.a. >> here is the thing, the city girls is about being yourself. >> it's relatable. >> reporter: in the tradition of jackie o., trina and missy elliott, their music is boastful and raunchy. ♪♪ >> reporter: the city girls often encourage women to take advantage of men, the juxtaposition of men in hip hop that have long degraded women. they say growing up in poverty shaped the way they see the world

antonia hylton, nbc news, houston, texas. >>> we have a lot to cover in our second hour of "chris jansing reports." let's get right to it. >>> at this hour, that breaking news. donald trump pleads not guilty in georgia and files to sever his case from 18 other codefendants, a look at what's next in the time line. >>> judgment day for two leaders of the proud boys, the first sentences in, and it's one of the longest of any january 6th case so far. >>> the long clean up from idalia's after math, new video showing destroyed homes in florida as the governor warns would be criminals, you loot, we shoot. >>> and call it a joint decision, after a yearlong review, u.s. health officials recommend loosening marijuana restrictions. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with that breaking news out of fulton county, georgia, in trump's election case. nbc's blayne alexander is in atlanta. give us the latest on that, blayne. >> reporter: we've seen a flurry of filings from the former president through his attorneys, saying the former president wants to sever and b