so there is a disparity for asian americans. >> but for asian american women or asian in general? >> asians in general is cancer. >> that's the number one killer. so the disparity is that cancer is something that's preventable, if you get the early detection it is something that's preventable. >> before when you say all kinds of cancer all kinds of cancer? or breast cancer? >> for example breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed for asian woman and also korean and vietnamese have a cancer. scary. >> and one thing we learned, for instance is that even though asian-americans have the highest insurance coverage but they actually have the lowest utilization rate so they actually don't get the screening, the preventive care that would help them lower the mortality rate and so that's another. why do asian americans not go get the screenings if paid for by insurance anyway, right, the wellness stuff? >> that's what we're trying to find out. actually at the current time we're working with a top university to do a focus group study. we're looking at the largest three asian groups. we a

today two showcases for asian-americans and pacific islander film artisartists. first, a film being film being shown in san jose based on the book "the last smile." indian-american author turned film maker to tell the story about a father who loses his son to health supplements. it's discoveesigned to deliver , help. "painted nails." derailed by the toxic chemicals she works with. award winning documenttarians show how this woman goes on to a bigger quest. and asian-american media will talk about how the artistic showcase has grown into a showcase for other cultural events as well. in fact, one big event that focuses on the culinary world. if you think it's just about food. stay with us and see why the story line is way too simple. >>> we are big fans of cinnaquest. i reported it in 1990. it was in one theater. since then it has grown in size and prestige. one reason we're devoted to the event now is the form it offers to nontraditional film makers. the artists usually present nontraditional stories. joining me now are two people who represent the best of that tr

for asian- americans. ((unidentified speaker: "we need to turn out to vote.")) ((patrick walker)) as nevada's population continues to grow... citizens. from 2010-2014... the latino population grew by 10 percent... according to census data. but over that same time frame... the asian-american population grew by 21 percent... 4 times the overall rate of growth for the state. filipino americans make up almost half of the state's asian-american population. ex. director: "we are the biggest asian community, population here in nevada.")) ((patrick walker)) the national federation of filipino- american associations estimates there are about 120- thousand filipino americans living in nevada. but... they say not many are registered to vote. ((cynthia diriquito/naffaa nv ex. director: "we are trying to mobilize the force of the filipinos here in the united states to become registered voters, and for our voices to be heard.")) ((patrick walker)) it's tough to tell how many filipino- americans are registered voters. neither clark county nor the nevada secretary of state post

. >> asian americans have among the lowest suicide rates of any group. >> it's true. the asian suicide rate is half that of the general population. maybe tiger moms are better at instilling self esteem. >> you can tell your child you're amazing all you want but it does not inspire true self confidence. >> asian parents are more likely to be tiger moms and that's why asian americans have better grades and have higher incomes. amy and her husband argue any parent can do it but certain immigrant groups, jews, cubans, nigeriians and others are more likely to instill values in kids that lead to success. >> tiger mom is back with a theory about racial superiority. >> she is the worst person ever born. >> it's not race and genetic. we say the opposite. if you look at america, the most successful group include all races. >> please welcome -- >> nigerian americans are amazing examples. less than 1% of america's black population, they made up of a quarter of harvard business school's black students. it's something about culture and how they are raised. >> you know the secret of

asian pacific america." the padayon is going on saturday, february 27th at the village theater at 233 front street in danville. the celebration is being presented by the american center of philippine arts, and the dance company and featuring live music and dance. you can get tickets through nbcbayarea.com. and a program we're involved in growing up asian in america is having its call for entries in the annual contest. the deadline is march 4th. as we featured on our show last week, the contest is unique platform for young people to creatively explore being asian, asian-american, or pacific islanders. for more details visit nbcb nbcbayarea.com. >>> coming to san francisco as well as on our show the pacific orchid exposition. the beauty and cultural significance of the event up next. >>> we look forward to talking about this upcoming event. it's an show that people can appreciate on so many levels. it's the pacific orchid exposition at fort mason. with me is tonya, a nonprofit dedicated to fostering interest in the culture and overall appreciation of orchids. thank you very much for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> one of the first things we want to ma

we've been engaging with the asia-pacific americans and the state party has staff doing caucus trainings they did a hispanic training last week saying with the asian pacific americans it's been a great effort and they're going in to their communities and talking to them at church and at their homes and reaching scpowt we've seen a lot of feedback. >> speaking of the general elections and what is left to be done, i know a lot of work so where does the party turn its focus now? >> the party already has several staff on the field and they're going to continue to grow that staff as we lead up just next month they'll add more staff and reach out to communities and we've got field one-on-one meetings with voters and recruiting volunteers and that engagement is going to continue and grow as we lead up to 2016. in and sitting down with us. >> thank you for having me. >> i don't think it's editor alliesing too much so tay it was better time this around than twot and a half days it took to pick a winner last time in 2012 and the fact that trump won in a blowout helped to pass over some of the problems like not checking i.d.s or people voting twice.-- >> abs

. >>> each sunday he comes here to the youth counsel of the asian-american civic association in boston and he helps students who immigrated from china adjust to american life. >>> the responsibility is very important. >> reporter: ken didn't just come here to learn and take things with him but he is also giving a lot. >>> ken is unclear at this point where he will be next year but he said if he stays in the boston region, he will continue to help out at the asian-american counsel. in the newsroom, cross christa delcamp, 7 news. >> anchor: awesome. if you know someone between 6th and 12th grade doing something outstanding question hope you will go to our web site and nominate them. it's whdh.com and we'll be seeing our next class act next week. in the meantime, you are watching the fuse station on this friday. quick break. do you think when you are president you'll be paid as... much as if it were a man- male... this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesnt happen. i'm going to do everything i can to make sure every woman..

and the majority of them are latino and asian-american. california's secretary of state alex padilla spoke with us about the barriers people face when it comes to voting. scott schafer has that interview. >> secretary padilla, thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> you bet. so 2014 was not a good year, a record low turnout for voters. why aren't people voteing? >> i think there is a lot of reasons why people who are eligible to register haven't register and people who are registered voters haven't turned out to vote. there are studies, surveys and polls and it is a combination of factors. a lot of disconnected from government, does my vote really make a difference. but believe it or not, there are a lot of mechanical reasons for why people don't vote. a big part of the voter universe out there isn't aware that election day is coming up because they aren't watching cnn. they're not getting all the mailers in the mailbox. even if they do know an election is coming up, they may not be paying close enough attention to know where

. >> we spoke with several chinese americans saying that metepeter yang is being singledt because he's asian, and there are others two say that he's getting what he deserves. a familiar chant rang out on saturday from cities from los angeles to new york. this time, for a chinese american rookie cop. >> we have reached a verdict. >> reporter: the week before, a new york city jury found peter yang guilty of manslaughter, liang said that he unintentionally shot the unarmed black man while patrolling a dark stairway in a housing project. and they say that it was no accident. >> because he got started and he wasn't properly holding his gun, he fired his gun. the gun did not just go off. >> leang faces up to 15 years behind bars. some chinese american activists say that he's being targeted because of his race, while white officers charged in the deaths of unarmed black men have gone unpunished. >> we have years of being scapegoated and being blamed for much larger things going on in this country, whether it be economic recession, or now criminal justice reform that's needed. >> in new york city's

that takes a lot of courage. >> christa: each sunday he comes here to the youth council of the asian american civic association in boston, and he helps students who emigrated from china adjust to american life. >> the responsibility is very important. >> ken didn't just come here to learn and take things with him, but he's also given a lot. >> sarah: what an incredible young man. >> christa: so nice that his host dad was able to come, as well, for the presentation. he doesn't know where he will be next year, but he says if he's in boston, he is going to be helping out the asian american council just like he's doing >> sarah: constantly giving back. so if you know a student between 6th and 12th grade doing something outstanding in school, sports or in their community, please nominate them online at whdh.com. >> christa: all right. coming up next, deflategate going back to court. what we're learning about the judges set to hear tom brady's appeal and why the lineup could be good for the q.b. >> sarah: and the latest place the ban hoverboards because of i'm hillary clinton and i approve this mes

. >> each sunday he comes here to the youth counsel of the asian american civic association in boston. and he helps student who immigrated from china adjust to american life. >> the responsibility is very important. >> if he's still in boston area he will keep out asian american council. >>> i love the story. between 6th and 12th grade doing something outstanding in schools sports or their community. nominate them online at whdh.com. >> just ahead in the next half hour. governor baker planning to pour money into the team. >> plenty of sunshine and wind and cold weather. at least over the next 24 hours. we'll warm it up, second half of the weekend looking good. details, ahead. >> we continue to follow breaking news out of west bridgewater where suv went crashing into a home. homecoming? it' s awesome. but with the citizens bank education refinance loan, it gets even better. you know those people who pay a little extra and get all the legroom in coach? that could be you, if you refinance your student loans. i can refinance, even with 4 loans from undergrad? yes, you could replace your s

professor of political science at humid boston, and paul weston on d, director of the institute for asian american studies at the college of liberal arts also at umass boston. let' s jump right in. we have already seen the results in new hampshire and iowa , but i wonder, these states are predominately white. should they, in today' s world, have so much influence, and immediate attention that comes along with it, in terms of picking presidential nominees? >> should they? the answer is no. do they? new hampshire and iowa is the american election process on speed. the general election would set up a voting rules to discourage communities of color from voting. iowa and new hampshire put that on further display. interest groups have undue influence. it is wildly unrepresentative, but it mirrors the way in which the general election is also wildly unrepresentative. unrepresentative is the nature in which their electorate to drive the agenda. i am all in favor of looking and corn subsidies and hog futures, discussion i thought we were going to have in this election two years after ferguson, for example,

african-americans, latinos, asian americans. >> absolutely. >> coming to dealership ownership, according to the national association for minority dealers,nly 5% of dealerships are owned by minorities. that breaks out to roughly 1,000. why is this the case and what ca be done to improve those numbers? >> well, at ford we have been working many, many years on this. percentage of minority-owned alers because the management team should r rlect the population of who we sell to. >> right. >> so it's really about finding great candides, candidates who also have grown up in the auto industry because auto retailing is a demanding business. >> sure. >> but we are always on the lookout and continue to lead in this area. what are you most excited about next year for ford? >> i'm excited about everything. i mean -- >> sure you are. >> we're coming off 2015 with a lot of momentum. coming into 2016, we have all the great products, we are doing a lot on the mobility side but we said last year that we were going to deliver a breakthrough year both from a growth standpoint and financial standpoint. we hav

being mentioned, sri srinavasan, confirmed unanimously as a circuit judge, he would be the first asian-american on the supreme court. lana zak, abc news, washington. sean: pope francis is continuing his trip to mexico this noon by visiting one of the poorest and least roman catholic parts of the country. over the weekend, the pontiff condemned the drug trade calling dealers "merchants of death" and s lust for money. his trip this week also includes a stop near the u.s. border to highlight the problems facing migrants. new developments in the global brazil' s president says the outbreak will not compromise the upcoming olympics in rio de janeiro. president dilma roussef says brazil will have considerable success fighting mosquitos that carry the zika virus. zika is mostly harmless for adults, but it' s been linked to a serious birth defect among newborns. the olympics in rio de janeiro gets underway in august. are asking for the public' s help in solving a disturbing crime. they say two people were walking on the golden gate bridge friday afternoon when they were hit with blow darts. thankfully,

. >> if approved, bowman will be the first asian-american to serve as the judge in the state's highest court. >>> to decision 2016, tomorrow is super tuesday and presidential candidates on both sides are furiously campaigning tonight. hillary clinton looking at winning nearly every state. and for the republicans all eyes are on texas, the biggest prize cruz is leading donald trump. steve? >> reporter: in houston ted cruz has an awful lot of support, but will it be enough to beat back what one cowboy told me in houston looks to a lot of folks in texas like a big surge by donald trump. ted cruz is campaigning at home in texas, the only super tuesday state cruz figure years s s he can win and must win. >> at that point it will become abundantly clear this is a two-man race. >> reporter: at the houston rodeo today the cowboys are divided between trump and cruz. >> he's more of a constitutionalist type. yorker. >> reporter: donald trump was in virginia. >> believe it or not, we're going to unify this country. called a racist. >> is all . >> all lives matter. >> reporter: claiming he couldn'

. >>> asian american groups are planning a rally at brooklyn's cadman plaza park tomorrow in honor of peter liang. liang was convicted last week in the shooting of akai gurley. organizers say those rallies will also be held nationwide in 40 other cities. margaret chen has called for leniency. he faces up to 15 years in prison. >> right now in queens, the nypd looking for a man who they believe attacked an mta employee. this is video of the person police want to find. he's suspected of punching the victim in the face. police say the suspect smashed the victim's two-way radio before getting away. >>> new at noon, the city's vision zero kpap is getting a new look. city council members and transportation officials unveiled this giant new billboard today in washington heights. it's part of a multi-cultural ad campaign. the vision zero team says it's also a good reminder for everybody on the roads to slow down. >> if you can drive at a safe speed, you can be prepared for anything that might happen on the streets of new york. we have dense streets, pedestrians, cyclists. drive at a safe spee

being mentioned, sri srinavasan, confirmed unanimously as a circuit judge, he would be the first asian-american on the supreme court. lana zak, abc news, washington. ergo: commitment 2016: -- erika: commitment president george w bush is the campaign trail bush is appearing at a rally with his younger brother jeb the former president won a 2000. he remains popular there. sights set on nevada. weekend and has 3 events today. state are next weekend. clinton got some help on the icon and georgia congressman john lewis. michigan today. he also spent the weekend trying community. during an appearance before an african american congregation in nevada. you' d expect in the aftermath of but in philadelphia, this is what was left after a 6-alarm fire at an auto-repair shop. a frozen building. temperatures were so cold, the water from the firefight frosted over. you can see -- police posted these images the next day. >> it is just so cold. it has been all about the cold since the weekend. what is going to be incredible is the temperatures. we are warming up into the 50' s. we have some snow to get three.

. >>> asian american groups will tomorrow in support of peter liang. organizes say that rallies will also be held nationwide in 40 other cities. city council member margaret chin has called for leniency when liang is sentenced in april. >>> and hundreds of police officers stood outside a yonkers church paying respects to a detective killed in a horrific car accident. detective frank fernandez was laid to rest five days after his suv slammed into a fire truck. he was a 15 year veteran of the police department. the yonkers police commissioner called him a go-to guy. >>> coming up, a news 4 exclusive. our melissa rus koe so gets firsthand access to a program aimed at helping foster children who come with home from homes with drug and violence problems. the weekend forecast. >> and this weekend will feel like springtime around here. >> reporter: i'm bruce beck in port st. lucie with the mets. we've got the first workout day for pitchers and catchers covered. and we'll hear from the captain >>> next week the kennedy cousin accused of killing a woman in conn

i think it's important to see asian american people. ople who look like me who are telling american stories, and not asian stories. >> which is what this role is. >> right, it's what this role is. i think it's important for writers and directors. >> to think of you as not as an asian, just an american. >> i'm an american. >> why is that so tough? what is the problem. what needs to happen. it's because of what we look like. it doesn't change the story, does it? that doesn't change the way you communicate and whether or not you are a good actor. >> no. >> congratulations. and much, much success. >> thank you. >> maybe broadway will change. >> we hope so. . >> that's the broadcast. thank you for watching i'm john seigenthaler, ali velshi is next. next. >>> i'm ali velshi, on target - the crude reality of falling oil prices, good for you when you fill up at the pump, but maybe bad for your 401k. >>> falling oil prices are wreaking havoc on oil producers and workers. this week royal dutch shell said profits fell 56% in the

the lunar new year. holiday to the list of days off sa ng the holiday is an important one for asian-american ones across the five boroughs. the year ofh the monkey begins tomorrow. >>> still ahead here on news 4. knocked out cold. new details about the teenager seen in this video who attacked a man on the street for no reason at all. >> still so hard to watch that. >>> plus marco rubio tries to brush-off blistering attacks about his qualifications just two days before the new hampshire primary, while the democrats argue over foreign policy experience. >>> and peyton manning hits the high note in what could be his final game. bruce will have all t highlights of the broncos' super bowl win tonight, plus this. >> i believe that i was going to be on tv. >> we'll hear from the littlefy a uy ahead. i just ordered pizza. we're out of bud light. beer run? no. minibar delivery. sfx: doorbell beer's here! i heard you ordered bud light on minibar. uh...jb smoove?? i'll take that. order bud light now on minibardelivery.com hey, what are you doing? getting the coats. for a half hour? bob just got time wa

district added the holiday to its list of days off saying the holiday is an important one for asian-americans across the fivp boroughs. >> a lot of people believe it s important that this day, that lunar year be acknowledged our school calendar, worked for ma nny years for it and lot of people supported it whether they came from the asian community or not. >> monkey is the ninth animal in the cycle that appears on tco chinese calendar. >> in new jersey investigators identified the pilot of a helicopter that crashed and landed. 61-year-old donald banks lost control while practicing landings at the airport on saturday. banks escaped with only a leg his passenger 69-year-old charles was not injured. both men are from staten island. coming up, brian thompson is in new hampshire for tomorrow's primary and joining some stanudentsrom new york who are experiencing presidential lostst shipments, lost invoices, lost respect. well-crafted solutions for today's problems in commerce. pitney bowes, >>> lester holt joins us from nchester, new hampshire. >> reporter: good evening tonight from new hampshire.

, he would be the first asian-american on the supreme court. washington, lana zack, channel 6 "action news." back to you rick and sara. >>> president pope francis isp mass to the least catholic mexican state, he is celebrating mass in chee -- chiapris. them the catholic church welcomes the poor. >>> nfl star peyton manning is mentioned in a lawsuit the allegation go back 20 years. the suit accuses university of tennessee of violating title nine. it said male athletes got favorite activism. the sexual harassment claim was made against manning in 1996. peyton manning denied assaulting that trainer. >>> oklahoma residents were rattled by one of the states most powerful earthquake on record. oklahoma is seeing an average of 2 1/2 earthquakes per day. before 2008, it was 1 1/2 per year. it is believed hydraulic fracturing is behind the increase. >>> u.s. cuban relations, the agreement involving commercial flights between the two countries. >>> researchers have a way to give premature babies a major boost. we'll find out in "healthcheck" when "action

. > thousands of people, including several asian american groups gathered to show their support for a fired nypd officer who wa man in brooklyn. supporters of officer peter liang rallied in cadman plaza park at the foot of of the brooklyn bridge and met by black lives matter protesters who applaud liang's conviction. his supporters believe him when he says that the 2014 shooting death of akai gurley in the stairwell of a housing project was an accident. >>> similar protests over the liang conviction were held across the country, including in san francisco, dallas and in iphiladelphia. >>> police want your help to fi'and a missing 8-year-old boy with autism. romeo richardson got separated from his family on the subpay laorst night. the little boy from the bronx was with his brother, sister and a cousin headed to coney island. apparently, he was the only one who made it on to the number 5 train when the doors closed platform. he can't read, has limited speaking ability. please contact police. >>> now, decision 2016. after a big night in south carolina and nevada, donald trump and hillar

young people who are involved, african-americans and whites and latinos and native american, asian americans, gay and straight, men and women, young and old -- unless we revitalize american democracy, so that we have one of the highest voter turnouts in the world, not one of the lowest. [applause] senator sanders: when millions of people get involved in the political process and a look at washington and say, you know what? our government belongs to all of us, not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors. when that happens, we transform america. [applause] senator sanders: our job, the easy part will be beating republicans, and that is easy, because when you look at what republicans stand for, it is a marginal position. very few americans believe in the republican program. how many people do you know think that it makes sense to give hundreds of billions of dollars in tax breaks to the top 2/10 of 1%, and then cut social security, medicaid and medicare? it is not that it is not right, very few people believe that. republicans win elections when people become demoralized, when they give

in the united states, but in this election cycle, there's been virtually no discussion of the asian-american community, it is all been either the response of african-american voters or latino voters, most of the polls don't show any sense of what is going on in the asian-american community. your sense as originally born in the philippines about that? >> isn't it kind of incredible? peoplelmost like asia don't even exist. according to the entrance polls in the nevada democratic caucus, at least 5% of the voters in the nevada democratic caucus or asian, many of them filipinos, by the way. that did not get any mention. i think on msnbc they called asian people "other [captioning made possible by democracy now!] asia people are the fastest-growing immigrant population, the fastest-growing racial group in the fastest-growing undocumented population. in texas where part of super tuesday, there is about one million asian residents in texas alone, right? about 10 million latinos and about one million asians. but we are not at all part of the conversation. i was talking about this with a few asian jo

the mostly asian-american crowd said this is a tragedy for both families. counter protesters rallied across the street staying justice for akai must be served. >> the black community wants a jail sentence. you may not commit wreck acts with impunity. >> he faces up to 15 years in prison. >>> a college student from brooklyn dice suddenly at buffalo state university. police say his death might be related to hazing. cbs2's ilana gold talked with his close friends in canarsie. >> what are you going through? >> it's really hard because we were really close. >> reporter: marcia green is devastated over the death of her good friend bradley doyley. the two grew up together on east 81st street in canarsie, brooklyn. she saw him last month. he told me he would see me when he comes back in march. >> reporter: that was their last time together. on thursday, the 21-year-old lost his life. during his first two years at the scal he was a member of the school's basketball team. his fans honored him at friday's game questioning how this could happen. >> he was healthy. you

the mostly asian american crowd held a large u.s. flag during a moment of silence for the victim. >> it's a tragedy. we feel for him and his family. this is not about race. this is about equal justice for all. >> reporter: a smaller counter protest in support of akai gurley held across the street. >> the black community wants a jail sentence. >> reporter: police officers did all they could to keep the group separate. tempers flared at times. still many of the protesters say both families and communities are heartbroken by what happened. >> i think that this is a tragedy for both sides. >> reporter: this was one of 40 country in support of peter liang. he will be sentenced april 14. >>> our temperature rollercoaster finally on an up swing after record lows last week. today people enjoying the warmer weather while others are playing sports in shorts sleeves and shorts. meteorologist elise finch is in the weather center. >> let's take a look at these high temperatures around the area today. look at these numbers. 64 for newark. a record

lana: among the names being most unanimously confirmed to weigh judgeship he would be the first asian-american court. lana zak, abc 7 news. storm isday's canceling two famous celebrations. the city of alexandria canceled its annual george washington parade and there is no makeup date. up,nizers are packing it saying they will try to do it again next year. old guard is being at mount vernon, but the grounds are still open until 4:00 p.m. and admission is free. are five days away from the south carolina primary and the battle to name a new supreme court justice is turning out to be a key issue. called fordidates his replacement to come after president obama leaves office. donald trump sparred with jeb bush. >> while donald trump was building a reality tv show, my brother was building a security apparatus to keep us safe, and i am proud of what he did. >> the world trade center came down. meanwhile, george w. bush is hitting the campaign trail tonight for the first time since leaving office. he is giving his younger brother a helping hand down in south carolina. i team is doing business with pote

i'm not sure how trump general electoratetehere you have lot of americans, black, latino, asian american, who do not fundamentally feel the anger. there are white americans who how this plays to me -- >> i will say this, people say there's enthusiasm gap. you see it in the turn out. that is true. i think the antidote to the enthusiasm gap for hillary clinton should she be the nominee is donald trump perhaps the debate. that will l galvanize who may not be enthused about her as they were about barack obama. >> dickerson: we saw her trying to turn that page last night. >> you saw her trying to do two things at once last night which i thought she did just fine. which is to stille attentive to the standard vote and arguments that they want to hear from her and so there was that about big banks. she turned her attention to her vision of making america great again which is making america whole again. i want to say one thing about donald trump the excellent question that you asked. i can't stay away about taxes. because his argument is, we returns. and that is just not true. here is what we lea

be next year but he says if he stays in the boston region he will continue to help out at the asian-american counsel. in the newsroom, christa delcamp 7 news. >> anchor: next on 7 into, a delicious dish with a kick and a twist. a unique vegan ly take on stir fry in today's what's cooking . >> anchor: then breaking news at 0 clock, convict killer phillip chisolm sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. tonight the victim's family speaking out about their real disappointment with the sentence. >> anchor: a driver trapped and in trouble after plowing into a home and getting pinned under the vehicle. why police say that driver is facing serious charges. ahead at 6:00. energy supply rates keep going up and down. at eversource, we don't like it any more than you do. it doesn't mean more money for us. it means that the market price of the energy we buy for you has changed. so we're working with partners across the region to increase our natural gas supply and bring in affordable, clean hydropower from canada. we're leading the way toward the solution... because more energy means

nevada is 28% latino, 9% asian-american. it also tops the country in undocumented immigrants. and many experts are now saying if rubio and cruz can't eliminate one or the other by mid march following super tuesday, trump could be on track for the republican nomination. i'm gus rosen detail, news 4 new york. >> thank you. >>> an nypd officer is home from the hospital after surviving a shootout in brooklyn. officer william redden left kings county hospital to applause and cheers. the 33-year-old was shot in the hip saturday morning during a confrontation in bedford. he was shot several times, still that include attempted murder and assaulting a police officer. >>> coming up, a new development just in about a local teacher accused of tossing a 7-year-old student across a hallway. >> and what we have learned about a woman police say stole a city bus after the driver told her to stop smoking. >>> plus she confessed to a deadly robbery. why a judge is set her free >>> the results are in for the investigation of this massive warehouse fire in hillsboro, new jersey. officials say they

achievement gap, and how our latino kids, african-american kids are not doing as well as caucasian and asian-american kids, that it's getting--that gap's actually getting a little worse now. jessica: worse? ted: yeah, with the news, tests and scores that were done, where it's measuring more college, career ready skills, and it's less memorization, so now the assessments actually do a better job measuring what's important. and when those scores came out, the achievement gap actually expanded a little bit. jessica: so, let's talk about the issue of accountability because a lot of those tests--a lot of the tests that we're used to as parents are going away. and they're going to have to look--we're going to have to figure out a different way of looking at whether schools are doing a good job for our children. it's a very political conversation about the way they're going to do it to replace it. what's your take on that? ted: yeah, there's a lot of misunderstanding out there. one, there's fewer tests now than there were, and i think that makes sense. we don't want to be over-testing. so, part of it is the

being mentioned, sri srinavasan-- confirmed unanimously as a circuit judge, he would be the first asian-american on the washington. scalia's body reportedly overnight... and will eventually lie in state at the presidents day afternoon will be overcast with patchy fog and warming temperatures.we'll climb to 38 degrees. another area of low pressure is moving through tennessee valley later today and this will bring in another shot of precipitation, especially for our southern and eastern counties. this will mainly fall as rain this evening. temperatures fall to the freezing mark tonight and that could result in a few snow showers mixing in but we shouldn't see much sticking, especially with wet pavement. tuesday starts cloudy with a few isolated snow/rain showers in our eastern counties. but it will be another cloudy and mild day with highs near the 40 degree mark. another shot of moisture heads our way, this time in the form of a weak clipper system tuesday evening. it will fall as light snow as it passes through the ohio valley. but we can't rule out some rain mixing in too. this shouldn't result

mobilizing another important valley voting block. 8 news now examines new efforts to turnout asian- american voters in the 2016 race - next >> pelley: we end tonight with a solution to a math problem that has stumped the best minds for centuries. how do you get school kids to succeed at calculus? here's mireya villarreal. >> reporter: from the outside, lincoln high school does notok look like a place that inspires greatness. old, with gates on the windows, e in a tough east l.a. neighborhood. t >> today is all about making your life easier. >> reporter: but look beyond all of that, and you'll find this man, anthony yom.os >> this is almost similar tois g this guy right here, right? >> reporter: the son of korean immigrants, yom teaches what is considered the hardest class in school, advanced placement calculus. to make sure to provide that environment where kids are notue shamed of asking questions. do you get it? >> reporter: his approach to teaching goes beyond calculatingti the slope of a curve. yom makes his class meet after school, on weekends, and even holidays. the hard work has paid

he would be the first asian-american on the supreme john: john: for 48 skiers, this is a trip they won't forget for a while. barbara: rescuers had to bring them down one by one after they got stuck. the frightening incident happened yesterday on the mountains in new hampshire. officials believe a problem with the service week caused it to stop. john: moore of must-see video's. amber: we begin with a fire that destroyed a train track rage in louisiana. firefighters tried to put the fire out with foam but were however, they were able to rent it from spreading. -- prevent it from spreading. >> look at them, holy heck. amber: take a close look at this aerial video. the black spots in the water are thousands of sharks. the video was shot by a biological science professor. he says there were tens of thousands of sharks a stone's throw away from the shore. now to a couple of valentine's day stories. these babies look perfect for the holiday weekend we just had. they were talked in envelopes created just for them. volunteers with the american it ist part of a program called adorable. tens of tho

i'm going to charge you as a itck and asian american, as hispanic, to go out and cover the community. we come back to indifference. i haven't made it part of my training to know your community. the worst culprit is the minority who comes into the shop and doesn't want to cover his or her own community. i mentor a lot of young people. [applause] bruce: i had a young hispanic woman who didn't want to cover the hispanic community. she is bilingual. i said are you kidding me? that's your base. they are looking at you because of you. joe: why do you think that exists? why are there more simeon bookers? -- why aren't there more simian n booker's?simeo bruce it takes courage. : you have to stand up to the power structure. you have to be good. this is a business. you have to convince people and sometimes you do it through your work. a good story is a good story. on "60 minutes," in terms of editing and being slick it is some of the worst television production wise that is the number one show because they tell good stories. it is a big part of my job to teach as i do these stories, to teach th

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. >>> thousands of people, including several asian american groups gathered to show support an nypd officer convicted of killing a man in brooklyn. >> supporters of former officer peter liang rallied in cadman plaza park at the foot of the brooklyn bridge. they were met by black lives matters who applaud liang's conviction. his supporters believe him when he says that 2014 shooting death of akai gurley in the stairwell a city housing project was an accident. scapegoat for the departmende >> this was an accident. it was really an accident. unfortunately, the victim died. >> similar protests over the liang conviction were held across the country yesterday, including in san francisco, in dallas and in philadelphia. >>>eer getting another look at e teenagers wanted for questioning in a slashing at a greenwich village restaurant. on wednesday night, he was kicked out and allegedly returned with other teens and attacked the waiter wao asked him to leave. that waiter needed 120 stitches to close the gash on his face. those suspects still out there. >>> police in the bronx looking for another slash

it will bring together blacks and whites, latinos, asian americans, native americans. straight and gay. male and female. people who were born in america and people who emigrated here. we will all come together to say loudly and clearly that the government of our great nation belongs to all of us, not just a few wealthy campaign contributors. that is what this campaign is about. that is what the police call revolution is about. so new hampshire, thank you again and now it's on. thank you, new hampshire. and now it's on to nevada, south carolina and beyond! >> democratic socialist senator bernie sanders saying he is leading a political revolution in this country. he obviously fired up democrats in new hampshire of all ages talking about his plan ahead saying he is a campaign to go on state by state. we'll see. but he's a big winner tonight. fox news can now project that new jersey governor chris christie in sixth place in the republican presidential primary in new hampshire. also we're projecting that former business woman carly fiorina will finish in seventh place and r

participated in the political process. [ cheers ] it will bring together blacks and whites, latinos, asian-americans, native americans, straight and gay, male and female, people who were born in america and people who immigrated here. we will all come together to say loudly and clearly that the government of our great nation belongs to all of you, not just a few wealthy campaign contributors. that is what this campaign is about. that is what the political revolution is about. so new hampshire, thank you again. and now it's on -- [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, new hampshire, and now it's on to nevada, south carolina and beyond! [ cheers and applause ] >> there he is, winner of the democratic primary, bernie sanders. we earlier heard from hillary clinton conceding defeat. now we're waiting for the other big winner tonight, donald trump. he's about to deliver his speech momentarily as well. we'll be hearing from donald trump, the winner of the republican primary in new hampshire. pu but right now we have another projection. cnn projects john kasich, the ohio governor, is coming in in second plac

hundreds of people filled the main square to support asian-american and american indian and latino and african american studies. they are looking to cut those programs by half. and lay off dozens of lecturers. >> we are not all ethnic majors but ethnic studies have backed our lives and education and we want to make sure our future generations come to places of higher education and lend of their history. >> san francisco bay said it is a budgetary decision with the ethnic studies running in the red. >> the best part of one of san francisco's most iconic parks is to be pulled out at the roots in order to coach you safe. there are signs that will be removed, 160 trees in the park will be removed, 10-12 older trees are in danger of falling and have to come down. >> it is sad. they are getting rid of them? i cannot believe it. >> the city will plant 40 new trees after the park is renovated in april. >> diversity or lack thereof is a heated topic this year, and now a couple of days best awe ares are handed out new research is showing that movies with diverse casts tale make more diverse cast

would tell him to nominate one of the african-american women, i would say camelia harris, who is asian american, or african-american female, or loretta lynch, the attorney general of the united states. >> an african-american female? >> right. i have only two words to say to you, anita hill. i would say that the sight of the confirmation hearing, run by a handful of -- right, all white republican men, beating up on an extraordinary early articulate, qualified, and exemplary african-american woman would galvanize women and racial minorities in this country at the election. >> right. right. i think miss harris has indicated that she hasn't been telephone bid the president, unless she's interested in the senate race out there. but this quote, it only makes sense to defer to the american people who will elect a new president to select the nexting supreme court justice. that was from senator grassley, right? the chair of the senate judiciary committee, and how surprised were you to hear that statement from senator grassley, and even before that, the senate majority leader saying that the vacancy shou