all arab-americans are muslim or all muslims are arab -- it is not the case. the largest group of muslim americans are african-american muslims and after that probably south asian, with arabs being done the line. among arab-americans, the majority are christian, will more than two thirds. within the community, there is not a sense of i am this or that -- it is a question of arab ethnicity and sometimes the question of origin ethnicity. palestinian-american, egyptian american -- that kind of thing. host: where do christian arab americans come from? most arab-americans, christian and muslim come from lebanon. immigration is like an avalanche. as the rocks are tumbling down everything piles up behind it. we have concentrations. people would of come from a village in lebanon and they would say this is a great place to live and everybody flocks to that place. arab immigrants went to south america, many went to africa, but the u.s. became the home of mostly lebanese and syrian immigrants at the turn-of-the-century through after -- i and immigration was frozen for abo

but for this arab american from new jersey, fighting stereotypes is not just part of his act. i spoke with him on skype. fernando: it seems somewhat of a preposterous concept that muslims have to specifically speak up against isis. as if anybody is responsible for isis except isis itself. what do you feel in terms of the generalized pressure in the media to single out muslims? not necessarily accusing muslims of anything, but it seems like there is a broad brush being used here. >> well, there is. and the narrative is -- muslims, we don' t hear you denouncing terrorism. we hear that all the time. and that somehow means we' re complicit in it. first, there' s a bigger question of why should i have to denounce someone i have no connection to. isis are not doing things that are based on my faith as a muslim. accordance to a political agenda to take land and to take control. that' s exactly why they are fighting al qaeda. if it was really about some true form of islam that isis and al qaeda subscribe to, then they wouldn' t be killing each other. but getting apart from that, we wa

but for this arab american from new jersey, fighting stereotypes is not just part of his act. i spoke with him on skype. fernando: it seems somewhat of a preposterous concept that muslims have to specifically speak up against isis. as if anybody is responsible for isis except isis itself. what do you feel in terms of the generalized pressure in the media to single out muslims? not necessarily accusing muslims of anything, but it seems like there is a broad brush being used here. >> well, there is. and the narrative is -- muslims, we don' t hear you denouncing terrorism. we hear that all the time. and that somehow means we' re complicit in it. first, there' s a bigger question of why should i have to denounce someone i have no connection to. isis are not doing things that are based on my faith as a accordance to a political agenda to take land and to take control. that' s exactly why they are fighting al qaeda. if it was really about some true form of islam that isis and al qaeda subscribe to, then they wouldn' t be killing each other. but getting apart from that, we want to co

all arab-americans are muslim or all muslims are arab -- it is not the case. the largest group of muslim americans are african-american muslims and after that probably south asian, with arabs being done the line. among arab-americans, the majority are christian, will more than two thirds. within the community, there is not a sense of i am this or that -- it is a question of arab ethnicity and sometimes the question of origin ethnicity. palestinian-american, egyptian american -- that kind of thing. host: where do christian arab americans come from? most arab-americans, christian and muslim come from lebanon. immigration is like an avalanche. as the rocks are tumbling down everything piles up behind it. we have concentrations. people would of come from a village in lebanon and they would say this is a great place to live and everybody flocks to that place. arab immigrants went to south america, many went to africa, but the u.s. became the home of mostly lebanese and syrian immigrants at the turn-of-the-century through after -- i and immigration was frozen for abo

and then i say i'm an arab american. the room gets quiet. and one guy in the back goes, "oh hell no." and it just-- you could hear a pin drop. i was really watching my back a lot. and then i could tell some people in the audience, sometimes they would shift. but it's all based outta ignorance. and really just - they've never interacted with an arab. they don't even know what arabs look like. i mean, a lot of arab comics deal with this question. >> how widespread do you think that is in america? how often do you encounter? >> it happens more than anybody should have to deal with. it's dehumanizing. i mean, we're human beings in the end. we all get married and have babies, too. surprise! we do that. i mean, it's like, i don't understand it. so, i do understand that there is an informational gap, and we're partly responsible for that, too. we have not shared our culture in a way that shows it off as we should have. or, you know, now we're trying to play catch-up, and i think standup has a very important role to play in that, just like any other

. >>> also happening today, the american anti-arab discrimination committee will speak out on recent comments made by presidential candidates targeting arabs and muslims. they eels also discuss rekrejts discoveries in congress. the adc is the largest arab-american grassroots organization in the country. >>> donald trump is not "time" magazine's person of the year. german chancellor angela merkel took the title. trump not happy about it. he tweettweeted, i told you "ti magazine would never pick me as person of the year. they chose the woman who is ruining germany. >>> well, he may be one of the most famous muslims in the world and now muhammad ali is speakings out against donald trump. trump wants to ban all muslims from the united states. ali converted to muslim in 1974. in statement ali wrote we as muslims have to stand up against those who use islam for their own agenda. true islams know or should know it goes against our religion the try to force islam on anybody. >>> we're following a developing story in blame this morning after a tanker trunk explodes. what we're learning about

arab-american leaders are reporting a rise in anti-muslim attacks just since last week's mass shooting in california. that includes vandalism to mosques. and verbal and written threats directed at people of the muslim faith. they have logged at least two dozen anti-muslim attacks since the terror attacks in paris last month. randy? randy: presidential rival hillary trump's comments on muslims. at an event in new hampshire last night, she said the republican traffics in quote prejudice and paranoia, adding this, >> this is both a shameless and a dangerous idea. randy: house speaker paul ryan also took a stand, saying trump's proposal goes against both the republican party's values, and the country's. it's not clear how trump's comments will impact voters. he will be in new hampshire tomorrow. a poll taken before he announced his proposal shows his lead growing in new hampshire. he has 32% of the vote in the survey from our sister station wmur. marco rubio is next with 14%. and chris christie is in third emily: 5 investigates is uncovering new information in a 40-year-old murder mystery.

. >>> also happening today the arab-american anti- american anti-arab discrimination committee will meet. it's the largest american grassroots organization in the country. >>> now we turn to decision 2016. he made it to the short list but presidential donald trump is not "time" magazine's person of the year. german chancellor angela merkel took the title. trump not happy about this, as you can imagine. he tweeted, quote, e told you "time" magazine would never pick me as a person. they picked a woman who is ruining germany. >>> now, he may be one of the most famous muslims in the world. now muhammad ali is speaking out against donald trump. trump wants to ban all muslims entering the united states. ali converted in 1964. he said there's nothing islamic about killing american people. he took aim at trump without mentioning him by aim. he said we as muslims have to stand up against those. they have alienated many from learning about islam. true muslims know or should know that it goes against our religion to try and force islam on anybody. >>> we're following the latest developments out of

. >> reporter: muslim and arab americans joined forces with japanese americans to call for an end of fiery rhetoric they say is creating a dangerous environment for people of middle eastern descent. >> there are far too many people who are spouting messages of hate and violence. >> we should all work together so that we can change the hearts and minds and stop this racial profiling and discrimination. >> reporter: san francisco's public defender made an impassioned plea for change. >> when we hear about acts of vandalism occurring every day even throughout california we have to stand up and support those who are being victimized. >> reporter: since the isis attack on paris last month, there's been a dramatic increase in a attacks on mosques and muslims across the country including here in the bay area. just a day ago i covered the story of a man who allegedly threatened to kill the people of a richmond mosque. presidential candidate donald tp was the primary target. >> your politics of fear, your politics of hate, your politics of division is really tearing up our country. you have n

watch your routine, do you think they walk outta that comedy club with a different perception of arab americans>> i think some people do, for sure. i can't say that they all do. i definitely was well-received, in many different situations. i assume it does more better than-- i would hope that it does better than-- adds something beneficial rather than adding something negative. i would hope so. so far i've seen that it does. definitely have seen that it does. >> that's great. >> yeah. >> thank you so much, it was a great conversation. >> my pleasure. >> every monday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping... inspiring... entertaining. "talk to al jazeera". monday, 6:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. ♪ >>> al jazeera investigation finds a link between banned substances and big names in america's favorite sports. al jazeera live from london. also coming up, the iraqi military said it has taken a key compound from isil in the battle for the city of ramadi. at least less than people are killed in texas

arab americans make up a third of the population, and the proposed ban of muslims entering the united states outraging residents and have others worried about safety. >> hayry, buddy. >> mohammed says he doesn't have to leave his father's middle eastern bakery to feel he's under scrutiny as a muslim. >> making us look bad. everyone will be scared of us because of what two people are doing or what trump is saying. >> in the latest community, reaction to donald trump's call to block muslims entering the united states was swift. with many alarmed at the tone of his campaign. >> if he gets elected, it will affect us all. >> trump's comments are a stark departure from the ideals that many in deer born believe america stands for. >> it is for everyone. for every division. >> roosh eata works closely. >> it dehumanizes us, when you talk about a database of american muslim. targetting someone based on faith. you are making them less equal to you. >> donald trump is playing into fearing that lues limit will carry out attacks on americans. that is unfair. he says mass killings by muslims pail i

it also warns of the backlash against muslim and arab americans... saying there is heightened concern about threats and violence directed toward them. stephanie the judge declared a mistrial in the case of baltimore police officer william porter. he was the first gray's death. the mistrial came after jurors said they were deadlocked and unable to reach a unanimous verdict on any of the four charges against porter, including involuntary manslaughter. five other officers still face charges in gray's april death. he died from injuries while he was in police custody. protesters are starting to gather now in baltimore... this is a live look right now. law enforcement officers from across the state are strategically placed across that city in case big riots break out as they did after gray's funeral. baltimore's police commissioner says law enforcement is prepared, but he hopes all those extra officers are not needed. prosecution and defense attorneys were instructed by the judge to appear tomorrow to set a new trial date. stephanie back here in iowa, we'r

. >> trump's controversial proposal arab americans make up a third of the population. trump's comments had dear born residents worrying about their safety. we have more from detroit. >> antonio. south-east michigan is home to 300,000 muslims, and many have been following comments made by donald trump. we spoke to some today about their actions to trump's latest statement. >> hey, buddy. >> mohammed says he doesn't have to leave his father's bakery to feel like he's understand scrutiny as a -- he's under scrutiny as a muslim. >> everyone will be scared of us because of what two people said. >> in the largest community, reaction to the call was swift. many looking at the tone in his campaign. >> it's scary. if he does get elected, it's going to affect us all. >> the comments were a departure from the ideals that so many stand for. >> it's a test for everyone. >> it dehumanizes us when you talk about a database, or talking about them based on faith, you are less than equal. >> it plays. >> fears that muslims were carrying out more attacks on americans. it was said that is

arab-american leaders are reporting a rise in anti-muslim attacks just since last week's mass shooting in that includes vandalism to mosques. and verbal and written threats directed at people of the muslim faith. the anti-defamation league says they have logged at least two dozen anti-muslim attacks since the terror attacks in paris last month. emily: both republicans and democrats are calling foul on trump's plan. democratic frontrunner hillary clinton used some choice words yesterday in new hampshire. >> this is both a shameless and a dangerous idea. emily: house speaker paul ryan also took a stand, saying trump's proposal goes against both the party's values, and the country's. it is 4:37 this morning. new clues in a cold case in baltimore linked to boston. randy: the federal judge rules on the worcester armory theft. the charges dropped against one of the suspects. emily: a controversial christmas display. the home owner has to say about it. cindy: a lot of clouds will be hanging around today. we'll see a few demrimses of sunshine. a big wa hey mom, i could use some basil. oh, sure

. >> japanese americans in the bay area are expressing support for muslims and arab americans. if day of remembrance held a news conference to respond to antimuslim sentiment. the granddaughter of the first japanese american to challenge the legality of internment in the united states during world war ii was one of the speakers. >> unfortunately, what i say now is my father's court case is more relevant than it was in 1944. which is a very sad thing to say for this country. >> today's news conference opened with a moment of silence in solidarity with the muslim community. >> a man died from what san jose police described as a druk driving rampage by a 19-year-old. he's accused of running a red light and broadsiding the victim's car late laes night. you can take a look at the mangled volkswagen beetle. the trouble began when the suspect's suv sped away after hitting a car in a deny's parking lot just moments earlier. >>> antioch police are looking for witnesses. it happened at the intersection of the lone tree way and davidson drive. the driver stayed at the scene to cooperate wi

it also warns of the backlash against muslim and arab americans... saying there is heightened concern about threats and violence directed toward them. jack: coming up on local 5 news at 10... how hillary is getting ready for the upcoming democratic debate. stephanie: then--an important piece to the iowa state basketball team is out after an injury. what this means for the rest of their season coming up in sports. jack: and... we'll update you with the latest on which roads are and are not open in des moines as the floodwaters slowly go back down. brad: ((ad lib weather toss)) take sot "tomorrow on good morning iowa... a special guest joins us to talk about some good eats... we get a look at the menu of a new restaurant that recently opened up in west des moines this week... plus... a look at your forecast ((:04 wx ad-lib)) that's tomorrow on the all-new good morning iowa forecast with chief meteorologist brad edwards and local 5 sports with sports director jon schaeffer. this is local 5 news at 10. we are iowa." stephanie: fluer drive is the rain all

you can learn a little bit more about the arab-american community in this country, also you can follow them on twitter and on the website as well. we are going to keep getting your thoughts on who won last night. but in other news happening up on capitol hill, as many of you know, lawmakers, republicans and democrats trying to negotiate over a 1.1 trillion year long spending bill. it looks like they've got a deal. they did put something on the record for lawmakers to record last night, and a vote could come thursday or friday. politico reporting that the speaker of the house unveiled the budget deal to his rank-and-file republicans last night at 9:00 went through some of the details, and they will meet again this morning at 9:00 a.m. this is from politico's reporting, that in closed door meeting with fellow republicans, ryan touted a pause in obamacare cadillac tax, the listing of a long-standing oil export ban, and preservation of several other policy preferences in this year-end deal, which includes several hundred billion in tax breaks. the bills will get a vote later this week. the

support, 20% that he says we need to spot reporter: a sentiment shared by executive director of arab-american association of new york. >> we would never allow this rhetoric against any other faith group in this country, this sends a message. reporter: polls show that trump is locked in a tight race in iowa with ted cruz, they show voters believe that mr. trump is best g.o.p. candidate to to take the on islamic state. steve: in queens, two nypd cops are charged with taking bribes from at least two karaoke bars. they allegedly accept the illegal payoff, in exchange for tips the clubs off about police raids. each faces up to 15 years in prison. >> and a stretch of first avenue remains closed falling a brick facade collapse, they fell 30 stories to the street below, no one of the hurt. issued a violation. ordering changes at the construct site, first avenue between 69 and -- 59 and expwor 64 remains blocked off. dari: a argument in a high school in jersey city, spilled out on the street, students were arguing in william dec dickinson high, they left about a block away one student was shot in the

sincerely, sent me and the star of the documentary, my mother, to detroit to do a screening among arab-americansmy mother had no idea what was in store for her. i did. i went because i was interested to see how my mother would handle the hostility. came, and mytility mother was shocked, but she was shocked by something more that happened afterwards. during the reception, during which pbs made copies of my book available free of charge, and, boy, were they snapped up. i have to believe that there was some huge bonfire in detroit that night. [laughter] irshad: out of the corner of her eye, my mother noticed that, over the course of a two-hour reception, a group of young muslims was forming, and it got bigger and bigger. and after all of the tv cameras and all of the microphones left, these young muslims approached me and my mother, and they said, manji, thank you so much for supporting your daughter. it is so rare to see a muslim parent stand by his or her daughter as she speaks some very, very hard truths." and my mother diplomatically, graciously, but somewhat frustrated said to them, "well, tha

executive director of the arab american association of new york also says trump's idea is morally indefensible. >> we would never allow this rhetoric against anyone else in this country and the fact it is available against muslims send the message they are not part of this country. >> still not clear how many people will be in attendance at a rally this morning but city council speaker melissa says it is meant to be at show of force against donald trump. in the place where he lived and does business. that is the latest live from city hall this morning. ben and juliet, back to you. ben: today time magazine will name its person of the year, the announcement will be made later this one. last year the ebola fight is before that pope francis, this year the final candidates include the leader of isis, black lives matter activistss, caitlin jenner, ceo of uber, the german chancellor, the law merkle, the president of russia and iran, finally and presidential candidate donald trump. juliet: i think he will be vladimir putin. ben: i agree with you. i do not think although i could be wrong that it will b

new this morning, arab american leaders are reporting a rise in anti-muslim attacks since last week' s mass shooting in california. thank you. republican candidates jeb bush and carly fiorina will be in new hampshire today. bush is attending an event at saint anselm' s college. and fiorina will hold a town hall event in lebanon. french investigators have identified the third terrace to attack the concert hall in paris. they say he is a french man who traveled to syria in 10 2013. identified as french rebels in. 130 people died. the majority of them killed at the concert hall. randy: the norovirus is said to be the cause of an outbreak of sickness from a chipotle in boston. the cleveland circle restaurant still shut down after at least 80 customers got sick. employees spent the night cleaning the location on beacon street and health inspectors also found violations at the location including low holding temperatures for chicken and steak and an employee working despite being sick. emily: the most serious weapons charge against the dorchester woman is charged. ashley bigsby is accused i

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. >> scratch needs americans in the bay area are expressing support for muslims and arab americans. emembrance group held a press conference the granddaughter of the first japanese american to challenge the legalness of internment in world war ii was a speaker. >> unfortunately, what i say now is my father's court case is more relevant than it was in 1944. that is a very sad thing to say for this country. >> the press conference opened with a moment of silence in solidarity with the muslim community. >> the family of jahi mcmath is fighting do have their daughter ruled legally alive, with the attorneys announcing a federal lawsuit to declare she is not brain dead. the suit requests the curt to restore herself right and status under california law. jahi mcmath was 13 when declared brain dead following let and next surgery at ucfs children's hospital more than two years ago and now on a ventilator at a hospital in new jersey. >> oversized vehicles and rvs can for longer park on select streets in san rafael. the san rafael city has unanimously approved a resolution to move forward with

and we will hear from an arab american comic who uses humor to challenge stereotypes of muslims. that's all coming up tonight on "matter of fact" right here on kcci at 6:30. and be sure to tune in tomorrow morning to kcci's close up. we'll sit down with presidential candidate rick santorum. we'll discuss the recent shooting in california and his plan to defeat terrorism. nation." 8:21, we will check in with frank for a check of the forecast. frank: this was taken by alan, one of our engineers at kcci. isn't that pretty? thank you so much, alan, or sharing that. at the freezing mark in ames. you will need to scrape off frost from your windshield. a beautiful airport skycam, you can see the mid to high level clouds that will be filtering in as we head throughout the day today. the wind will be a little pesky. they will gust to 10 to 20 this afternoon. we build in a few more clouds as we head throughout the day, but you will really like the temperatures. the clouds filtering in. the higher clouds and moisture out to the west, and that will be cruising through the state as we head th

executive director of the arab american association of new york also say it is that trump's idea is indefense defensible. never allow this rhetoric against a faith group in this country and a accepted against muslims sends a message they're not part of this country. support. there's a new poll out showing he's widen his lead in new hampshire but that was had conducted before he made latest comments so we'll have to see what effect the comments have on his stapgding. but so far in the past, when he has said controversial they thinks, it really hasn't damaged him much at all ppg that is latest live from city hall this morning. ben and juliet become to you. accused of starting seven fires since october targeting the opulent homes built for jews. a man walking away from a fire on 69th road set last sunday hours before hanukkah began. the hate crime task force is also investigating a reward of more than 62,000 is now being offered to bring this arsonist to justice. suspect wanted in gwyneth paltrow popup shot two who removed two rolex and a three bracelet from a cabinet at the store on saturday wh

. >>> hundreds of arab americans take a stand against isis and terrorism. event comes one day after the san bernardino shooters were hailed by isis as supporters of their group. now, activists say they hope to change the current rhetoric and show people islam is a running of tolerance and peace. >>> a private plane carrying oscar winning actor morgan freeman made a forced landing after its tires blew out. the plane skidded off a runway as it landed in mississippi but no reports of any injuries, thankfully. >>> tonight, a rare oval office address by president obama, talking about terrorism. what does he need to say to reassure everybody that they are safe. >>> a man wielding a knife in a london subway. police are calling it a terror incident. you're going to see more of this video in a moment. >>> also caught on tape, another controversial police shooting of a suspected bank robber in miami and it goes viral. about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira giving me new p

that's what the editor of the arab american news told me yesterday. by now you've seen the headlines about donald trump's proposal. this is what fareed zakaria said earlier this morning. >> in today's political climate, i must embrace another identity. i'm muslim. i'm not a practicing muslim. the last time i was in a mosque was decades ago. i'm completely secular in my outlook. as i watch the way in which republican candidates are div e divididivid dividing america, it's important to acknowledge the religion to which i was born. yet that doesn't represent me or my views. i'm appalled by his bigotry not because i'm a muslim, but i'm an american. >> appalled, he said. he was travel ng ting in the uk trump announced his proposal. how are people outside the u.s. reacting to trump's announcement? >> they are kind of fascinating. most people didn't take it seriously. most people in the uk said he wants to ban donald trump from the united kingdom. most people didn't think it was real. when people have to cast a ballot or put their hands up that these outland

and linda, executive director of the arab-american association of new york and co-founder of power of change, a grassroots movement that works towards building political power in the american muslim community. thank you both for being here. so malcolm, i have talked with you before about wanting to define terrorism more broadly or in ways that encompass more actionings that we see in the world. is it also reasonable to try to expand this definition of radicalization? >> you know, i find it fascinating this is the most looked up word in the dictionary. it should be patently obvious what it means to radicalize. i think the fbi may even be making a term know logical mistake here. what they should be saying is terror radicalization. you have to put it in context. we come from a nation of protests. just today, i was looking at a photograph of woody guthrie who always kept on his guitar a sticker that says this machine kills facists. in the '50s and '60s, a form of visual protest. anyone can be radical. it's an asim mitt trickal way of confronting the environment by use ago form of judo to

he will also be sitting down with dean obeidallah, an arab american comic who uses humor to challenge stereotypes of muslims. that is all tonight on "matter of fact" right here on kcci at 6:30. and on kcci's close up we'll sit down with presidential candidate rick santorum. we'll discuss the recent shooting in california and his plan to defeat terrorism. that is coming up sunday at 10:30 right after "face the nation." you are having to scrape your windows out there but it sounds like today is going to be just gorgeous. frank: these wake-up temperatures looking pretty good. ames at 32. 35 here in des moines. we should be about 37 degrees for our afternoon high temperatures so when we are waking up to that, we are doing well. little blustery out of the south , and eventually the southwest as the system pulse through. -- pulls through. look at these temperatures. 48 by noon. 52 our high temperature at 3:00. notice how i put in a few more clouds as we head throughout the afternoon and evening. that is in advance of a system that will be pulling through. the average temperature this time o

"outfront" now, president of the arab american institute. what happened here, james? d fear trumping learning and it's something that is not new. i actually wrote a book about it back in 2010 called "arab voices" about what we don't know and why we don't know it and, therefore, how we fear arab and islams because we don't know. and fear and ignorance are a very lethal brew. we've seen that play out in our country on many levels before and we're seeing it play out in this school. i mean, thank god no violence occurred but the anger that is born of fear and ignorance is troubling so did the school district do the right thing and was that an action in and of itself? >> i can't speak to that because i was not privy to all of the communications that they received and we actually were under police protection for several weeks but in this case where the school district responsibility is, has to be is to educate parents. educating the kids about world religion is critical. look, we've been in the middle east now engaged as a country for decades. we've sent more troops, lost mo

arabic and all of that. >> absolutely. you have the numbers of how many muslim americans are in the military.ut 6,000 active members serve currently in the united states military between guard, reserves and active duty and on top of that, you talk to law enforcement officials, whether it's the fbi and others that are on the front lines of thwarted terrorist attacks and tell you they get so many tips from the muslim american community and by some estimates out of 188 terrorists arrested in the united states, about a third of those have come from tips within the muslim american community. they're a tremendous ally for our security and our own safety in this country. >> and segues into what i wanted to play for our audience this morning on "morning joe" this interview we have been playing a lot of, donald trump was pressed on the importance of having the muslim community in as an ally essentially in the fight against terror. take a listen. >> you and i both know if you we win the war against isis and stop terror in america we have to make sure the muslim-american community is on our side. it's l

joining us from now from detroit the publisher of the arab american news and from phoenix dr. jasser the president of the islamic forum for democracy. here we are december 22nd it took a long time for these imams to finally say hey, time for moderate muslims to speak up and address the youth. >> they have been speaking.ng to them. they have been speaking for long time. this is a very good thing that they are doing. it's better late than never to register people to get them involved in the american political process. that is the american way. >> i don't know, mr. siblani we spend a lot of time watches these things this seems like the first public outreach. can i address something? they said they want to talking to youth about not being radicalized by isis. how about condemning some of the things going on around the world. i didn't hear a lot about that. >> i have heard them condemn this over and over again. and i tell you yesterday we had a press conference here in detroit and the media were there and we condemned it in the strongest terms. the museum community has been -- musl

>> for me, it started off personal because i'm arab-american, my mother's syrian, my dad's american. when the war in iraq started, i fell with a foot on each side. we're talking about it now ten years later, explain people to one another. for me, that's kind of the crux of it. i feel an obligation to try to, as best as i can, you know, remind us of who we are and that others are human, too, and we owe it to each other on a very global, moral level to try to help if we can and to try to understand and to have compassion and caring, even though people might seem like they're far away, they're really not. >> i started because i was curious. i wasn't sure what else i would do if i didn't do it. >> i think curiosity is -- i remember bob simon saying this to me, he was, like, you've got to be curious. if you're not an innately curious person you will burn out on journalism so quickly. you have to have that continuous desire to see different places. i definitely feel what arwa was saying, there are plenty of people a lot smarter than me that know a lot more than i do, but it's being able to

was an attempted to deface a religious institution >> reporter: this man runs the philadelphia arab american development corporation, and its office is housed inside of this center. he said first time they received an act of hate was shortly after paris attacks when they received this voice mail. >> i hope you people are happy about what you did in france. >> reporter: and now, a pigs head. >> you know, pigs head doesn't do much, physically but could the next thing be a pipe bomb. >> reporter: neighbors are shock, a saddened by the incident. >> i feel bad that this happened. i'm glad it doesn't happen often. >> unaudible. he said managers at the mosque are upping security and have contacted law enforcement the as tensions continue. >> attacks on any religious institutions, is an attack on all of us. so, we're just wanting people to know this, that we're not scared, we're part of the community. >> reporter: administrators from the islamic society said they have contact the philadelphia police, fbi, d o.j. and philadelphia human relations commission, asking for an investigation into this incid

they if anything tick up because they understand that in a metasense, it's not about being anti-arab americansthey understand about being anti-media. and there's a whole bunch of people that hate us. >> it's not all americans. we're talking about a very specific subset of the population that thinks the media has a left wing bias. those people are also -- we have a poll which came out a couple months ago that showed that only a minority -- >> there's a lot of people on the left who don't like the media for other reasons. >> the people donald trump is appealing to are people who have resentment against the media and also a lot of resentment against mexican immigrants and a lot of resentment against muslims. a poll came out showing only a minority of republicans in iowa think islam should be legal in the united states. this is the larger context. so yes, there's a lot of frustration with the media. the media is certainly far from perfect. but there's a paranoid bigoted strain that donald trump is tapping into here, which is very frightening. >> amanda, i want you to be able to respond to that. >>

. >>> linda, you are executive director of the arab-american association of new york. thank you for your time. steve has that number up. is islam at odds are american values. 56% of people in that poll said yes. those are not just republicans that were polled in this. what is your reaction? how do you explain that? >> i mean i think of myself as an american, born and raised in brooklyn. i'm a muslim. i'm part of this country. someone is looking at me and saying she's not american, that her religion is not american. and islam has been on the shores of this country since the days of its founding when we brought over 25% black slaves to america. i want people to understand that islam is as american as any ofaith group and we deserve to live here around this is our country, too. >> when you also look at the poll and although the numbers are miniscule in many ways with if you're asked if suicide bombing is ever justified and you have a combined i think 14% out of still again a very small number but you and i know that a number of people will focus on, saying why isn't it 100

it is that immigrant children of arab-americans and immigrant children of jewish americans all feel committed to american security. we have 6 million muslims in america right now, maybe three or four dozen pretty scary cases. but, if our response undermines the sense of assimilation and integration that whatever community right now obviously the muslim american community feels, we may actually turn into europe or turn into these countries that never actually integrated their immigrant communities and are seeing not four dozen cases but are seeing 22% of their muslim population polling at jihad or via glenn t jihad as a legitimate form of expression. that is the dichotomy. it is scary. i was in homeland security and i know what the threat is. also, that our response cannot undermine our total success story as a country. which is, muslim american communities actually feel a part of this country in ways that is not true in europe and the radicalization we are seeing there. can add something that when you talk about naming it by calling it islamic , extremism or jewish extremism, i think the poin

the city's arab american development corporation says the act sends a very clear message. hate crime. i mean, it was an attempted deface religious institution. >> mark: the crime will be investigated as a hate crime and officers are trying to figure out if a troubling voice mail left at the mosque last months is connected. >> vanessa: an emotional letter that's gone viral. the ex-wife of former stone temple pilot scott wieland talking about his tragic life and death. mary forsberg asked that fans not glorify his death and reveal the darker side of his life, including drugs and paranoia. december 3, 2013, is not the day scott wieland day. it is the official day the public will use to mourn him and the last day he could be propped up in front of a microphone for the financial benefit or enjoyment of others, but the truth is like so many other kids, our children lost their father years ago. >> somber day in the world of music today as fans of one of the most influential bans ever loonenburg or the 35th the beatles member was shot and killed by mark david chapman in front of lennon's manh

sincerely, sent me and the star of the documentary, my mother, to detroit to do a screening among arab-americansmy mother had no idea what was in store for her. i did. and in part i went because i was interested to see how my mother would handle the hostility. well, the hostility came, and my mother was shocked, but she was shocked by something more that happened afterwards. during the reception, during which pbs made copies of my book available free of charge, and, boy, were they snapped up. i have to believe that there was some huge bonfire in detroit that night. [laughter] irshad: out of the corner of her eye, my mother noticed that over the course of a two-hour reception, a group of young muslims was forming, and it got bigger and bigger. and after all of the tv cameras and all of the microphones left, these young muslims approached me and my mother, and they said, "mrs. manji, thank you so much for supporting your daughter. it is so rare to see a muslim parent stand by his or her daughter as she speaks some very, very hard truths." and my mother diplomatically, graciously, but somewhat frus

it is arabic speaking, all americans who serve america every day. >> let me say this, i was interviewing a guy yesterday on fox news, he's a terrorism expert and he was saying more often than not the people going in, and exposing these bad guys within the community are muslims. >> yes, because you don't know to lingo. you need someone with the dialect. they are the ones dropping it. they are risking their life in their own community and donald in syed farook's family they were honored. >> did you know that he's trademarked the name central park. >> excuse me, does he own central park? >> well -- >> a park owned by the people of the city of new york. >> trademarked the name to use on merchandise. furniture, channed leers and key changes. >> does the city of new york receive any of the money? >> a don't believe so. >> how does that happen? >> i don't know. >> why not tweet your friend donald trump and ask him how to trade park the name of central park. >> it is brilliant for him. >> like when declaring bankruptcy four times. he's a businessman. >> if i declared chapter 11 it is all over th