cincinnati city manager harry black told city council last night in a report that "the city has been potentially placed at risk, financially." this comes after black ordered an done into the city park bord spending. turns out the city park board used agreements for building repairs and construct much of park. the problem is...that violates city law and could cost taxpayers if the work doesnt hold up over time...because the project was not more than 80 construction work and contractors were not bonded. at this point the he can't tell which contractor performed what work at this park-- now city hall has ordered an audit of the city park board's spending--that audit should be finished in may. our team has reached out to the mayor for an interview and have not got a response..we'll be at city hall today people responsible for this report and for the problems with the project. vo live now city hall has ordered an audit of the city park board's spending--that audit should be finished in may. our team has interview and have not got a response..we'll be at city hall today to track down the pe

what do i mean by that, in oakland we have had since the 70's a black mayor, for a black city we have had black mayors, that coincided with the white flight, pulling out from under the city of manufacturing and our economic base, the city became a shell of itself and who was partly to blame, was our black mayors. though it was not their fault, it was not them who was moving industry. it wasn't them who were driving the federal redevelopment policies, it wasn't them that created the freeway through a black neighborhoods, it was not any of those decisions were not theirs to make in act wallty, but we've had a majority city council of folks of color. we have asian american representation, we have latino representation. and we have had lgbt representation. but to reference what's talked about in the first panel, this is the exact opposite of the post racial society that people talk about. we are in a highly racialize society and that continues to remain true for many of our communities, the fact is that we have to continue to talk about these demographic shifts within a systemic context a

says his client now fears for his life, and he was only arrested because montgomery is a majority black cityh a long history of racial confrontations. >> we believe these charges were brought to prevent public unrest. >> reporter: he is out of jail after posting a $150,000 bond. gunn's mother says she hopes smith and his partner will come to the funeral on saturday. >> i want both of those officers to go to church with me at the funeral. if it can't be done, well done and well good. >>> the freddie gray case is now in the hands of maryland's highest court. al jazeera's paul beban has more. >> reporter: it's a question that could decide the fate of the baltimore police officers on trial in the freddie gray case. can officer william porter be both a defendant and a witness? porter is the first of six officers charged in connection with gray's death in april 2014 to have gone on trial. he wasn't directly involved in the arrest, and was not driving the van where gray suffered fatal injuries. none tlesz, prosecutors said he could have put a seat belt on gray or called for attention. his trial end

black man believed to be unarmed. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. the republican candidates for president will be back on the campaign trail this morning talking to voter ahead of weekend contests in five states in puerto rico. last night, they traded barbs in a fire rye debate. we are live outside the fox theater in detroit where the debate took place last night. there were some below the belt hits. >> you're right. donald trump was on the hot seat for a full two hours last night, getting hammered not only by the other candidates but by the fox moderators on everything from his character to his business deal ins and things turned ugly very quickly. >> he referred to my hands, if they're small, something else must be small. i guarantee you there's no problem, i guarantee it. >> front runner donald trump was on defense thursday night, standing up for his manhood, his policies and his business decisions. >> he has spent a career convincing americans that he's something that he's not in exchange for their money, now he's trying to do the same in exchan

client now fears for his life, and that he was only arrested because montgomery is a imagine yourty black cityh a long history of racial confrontations. >> we believe these charges were brought to prevent public unrest. >> reporter: officer smith is out of jail after posting a $150,000 bond. gunn's mother say she hopes smith and his partner will come to her son's funeral this saturday. >> i want both of those officers to go to church with me at the funeral. if it can't be done, well -- well done and well good. >>> the freddy gray case is now in the hands of maryland's highest court. lawyers faced off over a key issue, can one of the police officers charged in his death be forced to testify against his colleagues. >> reporter: it's a question that could decide the fate of the baltimore police officers on trial in the freddy gray case. >> they want to have their cake and eat it too. >> reporter: he is the first of six officers charged in connection with gray's death in april 2014 to have gone on trial. he wasn't directly involved in gray's arrest, and was not driving the police van where gray su

black, city guy from new orleans, supporter of obama and dyed in the wool democrat.t together, but we had something in common. another thing about our common humanity, we discovered and remembered in writing this book together. we had love of home, we had a love of family, and we had a love of art. and we both had home comings. and he taught me so much about writing, that we came together. i see him as a family member now, we are brothers. i actually want to go out with him because as you said, we're polar opposites. i always tell him, "you guys don't have copyright "on family values, i had a family too." we joke about it, he goes, "wendell, you actually "wrote a conservative book." and so, we'd go back and forth. he wrote a beautiful piece. i recommend everyone getting on american conservative blog, "my brothers, black and white" that he wrote. about his awakening about discovering what happened with my family. and i bring that up because he says i wrote a conservative book and you should read your next character's autobiography. and that's clarence thomas, i play c

for a black city, we've had black mayors. that coincided exactly and specifically with the most intense periods of white flight, with the pulling out from under the city ofur manufacturing and our economic base. the city became a shell of itself and who was partly to blame was our black mayors. though it was not their fault. it was not them who was moving industry, it wasn't them who were driving the federal redevelopment policies, it wasn't them that created the freeway through our black neighborhoods. it was not any of -- those decisions were not theirs to make in actuality, right? but we've had a majority city council of folks of color. we have asian-american representation, we have latino representation, lbgtq representation and very strong black leadership in oakland. but the reality is that, and this was to reference what was talked about in the first panel, you know, this is the exact opposite of this kind of post-racial society that people talk about. we are in a highly racialized society and that continues to remain t

attorney now says his client fears for his life and only arrested because montgomery is a majority black citya history of black confrontations. >> we believe these charges are brought to prevent public unrest. >> gun's mother says she hopes smith and his partner will come to her son's funeral this saturday. >> i want both of those officers to go to church with me at the funeral. if it can't be done, well, done and well good. >> at 23, officer smith is actually a four year veteran of the montgomery police force who according to his lawyer was known for taking shifts others didn't want to take. a group of fellow officers donated the money that allowed smith to make his bail. >> tell us about the person that was killed. >> he lived with his mother, earned money doing odd jobs. his only arrest was a decade ago, for stealing a refrigerator. no known history of violence. >> thank you. >>> search for a rape and murder suspect in mississippi. escaped from the county jail, forced to give up the keys to his cell. he is accused of the rape of a 69-year-old woman. >> can one of these officers charged in

. >> reporter: residents in the predominantly black city have depended on battled water and filters. >> we didn't connect all the dots that i wished we would have >> reporter: newly released emails show that the concerns over the quality of water were raised early on. >> that's where i'm kicking myself every day. i wish i had asked more questions >> reporter: in a few weeks he will answer questions from lawmakers on capitol hill. >> i'm hoping and praying that it will be all right >>> the united states have is-- is one of the few countries not to have had a major presidential woman. she is a polarizing figure with an a lot of critics. we have a caravanned for time magazine and the author of broad influence, how women are changing the way america works. good to see you >> thank you >>> first off, why do you think it is that the u.s. has not yet elected a female president? what is going on? >> democracy is one of the hardest systems for that. you see a lot of women they inherity the thrown like the queen of england or winning parliamentary elections, they only have to become a head of

. >> host: the editor and publisher of black chick.com and out with a new book how democrats gave city's abortion profiteering and racial division. he lost to get into in-depth title of the book that i want to begin with this quote from your book that reads racism still exists in modern america and it hurts real people but with those like al sharpton and others they are quick to label every voter id law and the shooting of black teens and it diminishes the attention of true racism should receive. what is true racism and why are some of the issues that you bring up in that example dot racism? >> guest: i devoted a chapter to true racism that is in the appendix and it is my family's personal story of being discriminated against when i was a little girl and it applied a country club and we were told that they didn't want my parents to be members because they were black, and that case actually went all the way up to the u.s. court of appeals at the time in 1980, 81 when it went to the court, the u.s. justice department filed an amicus brief because it said that 13 years after the civil right

i asked city manager harry black what services might be cut. well we don't know. it's not a problem right now. the system will begin operating in september and funds have been identified that we believe will be able to support the operation but again we have to wait and see how these funding sources actually materialize black says the city is funding they need. we'll all have to wait and see.meantime, four of the five streetcars the fifth and final car should arrive later this month. one company's expansion will bring hundreds of jobs to the tri-state. how you can apply. jury tampering. the accusations being leveled in a major drug case. and the mountain of cash prosecutors say was offered. more than just a school project. the fundraiser underway right now that will help save the lives of other this is a letter from someone who's here. she has to take a brand name drug. been taking it since the early approximately $180 for 10 shots. the latest refill was $14.700 for the same 10 vials and the company is called valeant pharmaceuticals. i'm going after them. this is

a memo from city manager harry black says city officials knew the shortfall could occur and he says they've been saving up for it. he says the city should be able to cover the entire two-year deficit with saved-up parking-meter money. new this morning new this morning police believe a mother shot and killed her disabled daughter... before killing herself... this all happened around 9 o'clock on springcrest drive... in fairfield township we're told a relative found the bodies of 54-year- old barbara busch and her daughter 24-year-old cynthia busch. the case remains under investigation both ohio governor john kasich...and republican frontrunner donald trump... have their eyes on the queen city this weekend. kasich will be speaking at the sharonville convention center you can find that ticket information on our website, fox19 now dot com. and on sunday, donald trump will make his way to the queen city where he'll hold a rally at the duke energy convention center. that rally will begin at noon. i will continue to follow breaking news for you and bring you the latest information right here on th

he is putting emergency manager over just about every black city here in the state of michigan. this is done by design. he should be charged with murder. this guy won't even talk about that. you tell me where in the city they're doing something right now. all they're doing is having meetings and discussing solutions. you can't even sell the houses in flint. in order to repair this, you got to go all into the drywall and everything else in the house. >> albert, since you put a lot out there for our guest to consider, let him answer. >> well, i get the anger of flint residents and residents in detroit, for that matter. what happened in flint was unacceptable. it was half 1984, half enemy of the people. it was surreal. we went to flint. we videotaped flint residents being arrested at that tiown me for complaining about their water. but i guess what i will say is these civil servants were bipartisan in who they misled. the mayor took a lot of blame for what happened as well. he was voted out of office. i saw the e-mails where he was misled by susan hedman. he actually asked her is th

front range foothills, we will look for temperatures anywhere from 46 in idaho springs to 44 in black hawk. city forecast for you for tonight, windy, yep. verify that. cloudy, 25. rain or snow shower, mainly a foothill snow shower, hard to get moisture on the ground, we are so dry at the surface and the wind is taking a lut of the moisture away. start off 25 with sunshine, 6:00 a.m. 49 by noon, 56 by about 4:00 in the afternoon. so, a decent day with temperatures in the mid 50s, temperatures will slowly warm heading into the middle part of the week and the upcoming weekend looks amazing. i have mid 60s saturday, close to 70 on sunday and then our in monday into tuesday of next week. cloud cover makes for a pretty sunrise and sun set shot. don't forget to keep sending those in. >>> hi, everybody, pay me now or later. by 2:00 tomorrow afternoon the broncos have to either sign super bowl mvp von muller to one of the richest defensive contracts in nfl history, perhaps excess of miami dolphin lineman's $19 million per season or use the franchise tag on him. >> the best bet is probably that von miller

los angeles under a black mayor named tom bradley was the first city to declare themselves a sanctuary city. i have to say that when black people vote democratic it is because of certain things that were done polytpolitically befou and i came along that made them gravitate to the democratic party. why did they go to the democratic party? my grand father was a republican but once the civil rights act of 1954 was passed a lot went to the republican party in the dixie craft. that is why so many right ringers are in the republican party. i believe black people are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to democrats and republicans. i feel i am voting for the lesser of the two evils when i am voting. one of them is bad and the other is worse. so that is usually what we are voting for. there is no such thing as a perfect candidate. i am leaning more toward bernie sanders this go around because i don't like some of the things donald trump said. he is colorful and entertaining to look at but i would be careful about voting for him. he is arrogant and somewhat of an ego maniac but i gues

switch to time warner cable today and ask how you can get a >> cincinnati city manager harry black says the park board gave out millions of dollars worth of in bid contracts. in a memo to city council, they gave the work to companies. black says no bid contracts could end up being more expensive and also the city is lawsuits. it can total around $40 million. it would prevent such a still an independent audit is underway. the kitchen at findlay market opened this morning. it is now an 8,000 foot shared use kitchen. a look now at the latest number of wall street. the dow jones is down 55 points. the nasdaq is 36. while the s&p 500 is down 9 points. rain is on the >> the weather is mild and calm now. but i guess you're looking at the possibility of it taking a turn. rain and storms on the way tomorrow. we have delayed the on set of showers until late tonight and early tomorrow. we have some time to just deal with this. cloudy to mostly cloudy sky. it will pick back up this afternoon. not quite as windy as yesterday. but still breezy. temperature 58 on the atrium center weather cam. warm an

population and the criminal population that we have seen here, giving the 16th street mall a bit of a black eye. city leaders say these positive events should help all that. >> isn't just about homelessness, it isn't just about travelers, it's about behavior and culture. we need to find ways to support the kind of behaviors, activate the place that supports the behaviors we want to see >> reporter: the city is putting up a multimillion dollar plan together to get more lights down here where it's very lit now, but earlier on this morning we did see some people milling about, not necessarily on their way to work, loitering around here. the city isn't trying to necessarily get everyone out here, but to get the locals and tourists to come town here and spend time down here. the city events meet in the street events start june 25th. live downtown, jason gruenauer, denver 7. >>> thank you. we have a warning, con artists are calling people pretending to be with the irs. they're telling those who answer they'll be thrown in jail, and face big fines. >>> a denver city council the number of pot shops in denver

in oakland, for example, we have had since its '70s a black mayor, you know, for a black city we have had black mayors, you know, that coincided exactly and specifically with the most intense periods of white flight, with the pulling out from under the city of our manufacturing and our economic base, the city became a shell of itself and who was partly to blame were the black mayors. it was not their fault, it was not them who was moving industry, it wasn't them who were driving the federal redevelopment policies, it wasn't them that created the freeway through our black neighborhoods, it was not any of those -- those decisions were not theirs to make in actuality, right, but we've had a majority city council of folks of color, we have asian-american representation, we have latino representation, we have lbgtq representation and very strong black leadership in oakland. but the reality is that -- and this was to reference what was talked about in the first panel -- this is the exact opposite of this kind of post racial society that people talk about. we are in a highly racial eyesed so

flint is a very black city, and detroit is where the auto industry was and nafta which bill clinton didtheir families, it's interesting that bernie sanders wouldn't have a stronger play for the black voters specifically in a state like michigan. >> i think he does, i think he has an argument. he won't get blown out as badly as south carolina. but i think it has a lot to do with history. people want to see that you can actually get something done. the thing about sanders what i think he's had trouble selling he's had trouble selling his legislative accomplishments. he has had trouble saying i brought this to vermont and i did this for vermont and that's what people come into question. gosh, i like what you have to say. clinton can say, we did nafta, but we had the '90s economy, i said superpredators but we've been talking about this in new york. she has different ways to balance out the holes in her policies and sanders hasn't been able to make the strong yesterday. >> the bulk of the candidates are obviously here tomorrow night. what are you listening for and what do you want to hear th

there's your temperatures. 50s from black hawk central city to -r green. towards confer. you come out onto the plains and those temperatures in the upper 60s. 46 at nine o'clock in the morning. on our way to 65 degrees. and not all that wind. here's a look a at your 7-day forecast. on friday. and we will dip just slightly to 61. i love saturday. 66. sunday is okay too. at 67. but there listen will be more clouds. and wind out there. not strong wind like today. just noticeable. >> peyton manning doesn't want to be pushed into a corner. that's according to to bleacher report. saying that according to to a source close to the quarter manning isn't happy about the recent reports about his decision to possibly retire. he hasn't made one yet. but doesn't appreciate people trying to tell him what to do. manning is actually in jacksonville today. speaking at a florida forum speaker series. no dam cameras aloud. >> sold out crowd. bryant early busting the 3. missed the sepbgd second half with a shoulder issue. bryant was asked what advice he would give peyton manning. >> very fort

the investigation found they routinely violated the rights of black residents. tonight the city council will look at the agreement they rejected a month ago. >>> new information on a deadly shooting in fayetteville. it happened around 6:30 yesterday on the cedar creek road. henry porter and his son, henry porter junior, were shot during an argument with david seouls. he is in custody, so far no charges are filed. >>> the lead contaminated water supply in flint, michigan is front and center on capitol hill. >> next at noon, lawmakers expect to hear from in the investigation. >>> an important deadline for apple, the company is set to respond to an order that could deadly shooting. >>> plus, unbelievable is certainly one were to use to describe when you see the flooding in louisiana. isn't that just unbelievable? >>> first, let's check in with elizabeth. what an unbelievable date we different. >> it is amazing. i was out a while ago and gone from yesterday, and the perfect. a blue sky, a couple of tiny well, perf >>s, clriinei wl's oafean i ouerth gerighto epyes, is live ptu ollcli

. >> residents in the predominantly black and poor city have depended on bottled water and filters for months. michigan governor rick sniert has been criticized for his slow response. >> we didn't connect all the dots that i wish we would have. >> newly released e-mails from his office show that concerns over the quality of flint's water were raised early on. >> that's where i'm kinging myselkickingmyself every day. i wish i would have asked questions. >> he will answer questions from capitol hill. hopeful answers come soon. >> i'm hoping, raig pip prayinge gets fixed then i believe it will be all right. >> bisi onile-ere, al jazeera, flint michigan. >>> labor department says 242,000 hav42,000 jobs were cret month. on top of that growth figures were revised for december and january. the unemployment rate held at 4.9%, an eight year low. >>> the pentagon is looking for a few good hackers. next we talk with the man known as the world's most famous hacker about the pentagon's plan to beef up cyber security. >>> and o.j. simpson, 20 years after he was acquitted. >> these people have decide

. >> reporter: residents in the predominantly blook and poor city have -- black and poor city have depended on bottled water for months. governor rick snyder has been held responsible. >> we failed to connect the dots like we should have. >> questions about flint's quality of water were raised early on. >> that's where i'm kicking myself every day, i wish i would have asked more questions. >> yolanda stuart hopes a resolution to flint's water crisis comes soon. >> i'm hoping praying that pipes get fixed then i really believe in my heart that it's going to be all right. >> bisi onile-ere, al jazeera, flint, michigan. >> now to what can be the strongest ling yet of zika virus to birth defects. the world health organization now says zika could potentially affect 4 million people in the americas. the obama administration and cdc are holding a summit next month to come up with a plan to fight that virus. and scientists now say a zika vaccine could be ready for human trials by september. so far about 100 americans have been diagnosed with zika, all of them returned from foreign countries where th

problems detailed in the city the parks board city hall found--didn't have the amount of insurance needed to do the work. not having that insurance--black wrote--is a violation of city law. "phone ringing..." we tried calling parks director willie carden this evening to ask him about the city manager's report--and his role as the head of the department. we got no answer on carden's home number. we also made a house call... "knocking nats" although people were inside--no one came to the door. carden--who was appointed by mayor john cranley to lead the park's department still has not responded to our attempts to reach him for comment. cranley--just two years ago--nominated carden to take over the vacant city manager's job. carden later turned down the disappointment. i think great city manager--i know he's going to be a great director of already is one." we tried multiple times today to reach cranley for comment on today's city hall report into the smale riverfront park investigation--but responded to our him. as we stand here tonight--the city can't tell which contractor performed what work at this park--all because the parks board never

. >> residents in the predominan predominantly black and poor city has been depended on bottled water for months. governor rick snyder has been criticized for his slow response. >> we didn't connect all the dots that i wish we would have. >> newly released e-mails from his office show that concerns over the quality of flint's water were raised early on. >> that's where i'm kicking myself every day. i wish i would have asked for questions. >> in a few weeks he'll face questions from lawmakers on capitol hill. yolanda 191jolan stewart hopes that a resolution comes soon. >> i'm hoping and praying that they'll be all right. >> bisi onile-ere, al jazeera, flint, michigan. >> up next, making music history. >> cubans come in droves to see americans perform. >> the incenter of modern e-mail has died. he passed away at age 74. he sent his first test e-mail back in 1971. his choice for the @ symbol is a cultural icon now. he is described as someone who is it not frequently check his e-mails. >>> president obama will the first u.s. president to visit cuba in 90 years. but lucia newman found out

city council denies funding to help kkstart fundraisg efforts for a pedmall art piece. black art, real stories. african american students at the university of iowa are using creative writing to send a message. here's a look at on our city cam. a quieter day than yesterday as you head out first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... plan on a cold start to your wednesday with mostly clear sky. clouds will start to increase, especially after the lunch hour, and this should lead to another chance of snow tonight. tonight's accumulations look to stay very light with all locations under 2". even with minor accumulation though, roads may be slick for the morning commute. in the wake of this system, both thursday and friday should stay chilly, but quiet. going into the weekend, a strong warm&front arrives and we should start to rachet e temperaturee up dayyy-day. plan oo 40s on saturday with 50s likely on sunday. next week continues to look warmer with widespread 60s, but also accompanied by a chance of showers and storms.today: increasing clouds high: 32-3

black. >> across the city, another attack in the malbeck metro stakes, men, women and children abandoned the carriage, escaping as quickly as they could. the injured treated on the pavement. the shack felt everywhere. >> a shut down in brussels was ordered. one rescue organization appealed for people to stay where they were. the federal prosecutor confirmed this is the image of three suspects authorities say are behind the deadly blasts. >> the shock waves of this apparently coordinated attack rippled across the continent. at brussels airport the injured has been taken to hospitals, the dead to mortuaries. the task of identifying those killed begins. >> months after the last major attack in europe, fears of another strike on civilians in private places have been realized. live to brussels. the most crucial latest development is that punt. the third of three men pictured in a photograph released by police. >> that's right, an active manhunt is under way. the intelligence that investigators are gathering here appears to be opening new doors, new lines of inquiry. authorities are acting pon. ov

you see a lot of black smoke in the city. there is an explosion. they are getting blown accords. officials say the bus driver who parked saw smoke coming from the engine. memorial for antonin scalia up. he died while visiting a ranch in texas. the memorial service in washington, he was one of the most influential conservative justices in history. he served almost three decades on the supreme court. president barack obama meeting face-to-face with the senate republican leaders vowing to block his nominee no matter who it is. grassley sitting down with president obama and joe biden to discuss the successor to justice antonin scalia. steve: firefighters continued dousing hot spots from a warty acre brush fire fueled by windy conditions. the fire melted the siding on one home and burned a bar and several other structures. thankfully no one injured in this. cumberland county and harnett county all called in to help. now to the 5:00 weather headlines. if you didn't have to be out fighting a fire, it is nice afternoon around here. reporter: that time of year, a breezy dry day. you can r

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black. across the city another attack in the metro station.women, and children abandoned the carriage, escaping as quickly as they could. [ sirens blaring ] >> reporter: the injured treated on the pavement. the army keeping guard. the shock felt everywhere. an immediate shut down of the public transport system was ordered in brussels, and the possibility of further attacks an immediate concern. one rescue organization appealed for people to stay where they were. the shock waves of this apparently coordinated attack have already rippled across the continent. at the airport the injured have been taken to hospitals, the dead to mortuaries. now the grim task of identifying those killed begins. just months after the last major attack in europe, fears of another strike on civilians in public places have been realized. >> let's go live to neave who is very close to where the first explosions took place at the airport. and we have had this picture appearing, apparently captured by security cameras inside the departure hall of three men. two on the lef

black. >> across the city, another attack in the metro station., women, and children, aabandonned escaping as quickly as they could. the injured treated on the pavement. the army keeping guard. the shock felt everywhere. an immediate shut down of the public transport system was ordered, and the possibility of further attacks and immediate concern. one rescue organization appeals for people to stay where they were. >> the shock waves of this apparently coordinated attack have already rippled across the continent. brussells airport, the injured have been taken to hospitals the dead to mortuaries. now the grim task of identified those kills begins. just months after the last major attack in europe, fears of another strike on civilians in public places have been realized. take a look at this, this is the damage caused by at least one of the explosions. where those completely blown out, the management there say the airport will stay closed on wednesday. closed on wednesday at least, and looking at that, it would appear it is going to be a great deal lo

city. you should see los angeles today. that when black people vote democratic, it's because of certain things that were done politically before you and i came along that made them gravitate to the democratic party. why do they go to the democratic party? my grandfather was a republican. once the civil rights act of 1964 was passed, and a lot of dixiecrat went to the republican party. that is why you find so many right-wingers in the republican party today. to be honest, i think politically speaking that black people are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to republicans and democrats. we do not have that much of a chance. when you are voting, i feel i am voting for the lesser of two evils. one of them is bad and the other is worse. that is usually what we are voting for. there is no such thing as a perfect candidate. i'm leaning more toward bernie sanders this go around because i do not like some of the things donald trump has said. he is colorful and entertaining to look at, but i would not vote for the guy because of the thing

king wrote a letter from a .irmingham jail segregation, ag gaston constructed the motel for the cities blackte and visiting african american luminaries. standing as a historic monument to the civil rights act of 1964, this vacant motel matters. obama is right. these stories of activism and achievement echo in the struggles for social justice we see today. ferguson, baltimore, chicago youth. latino americans, lgbt communities come and women can learn from these national treasures to use their voices for a positive change in the community. if we help ensure these stories are preserved. alongside the ag gaston motel is the sweet album in district in a land tech, once known as the richest negro street in america. todd said "they say philadelphia is the capital of boxing and joe frazier's gym is the white house. the african house is considered one of the finest examples of a creole landscape in america and the house is an exceptionally rare example of african building condition and crack the chip. from the mountain view club in arizona to the last surviving boyhood residents of malcolm x. , weost

we were three black girls shoved jumped by like 20 white people. >> reporter: the university and cityicially launching an investigation, leading to the release of this video. surveillance from inside the bus that night. >> it definitely looks like it wasn't what the girls said it was that happened. >> reporter: this week all lee girls in court pleading not guilty to charges of third degree assault. burwell and agudio also charged with falsely reporting an accident. and the videos alone don't make clear exactly what happened or even what triggered that fight. but police are now trying to enhance the audio on those videos to try to figure it all out. gio benitez, abc news, albany, new york. > gio will have more on that on gma a little bit later on when we come back, are george clooney's days numbered in front of the camera? >> and rapper 50 cent finally finds a buyer for his 21-room mansion. wait until you hear what it's being turned into. "the skinny" is next. 21-room mansion. "the skinny" is next. ♪ skinny, so skinny >> time now for "the skinny" and topping our headlines this morning,

kyla: city manager harry black has submitted a short-term plan to city council. it includes $900,000 in stopgap funding from the ralph haile/u.s. bank foundation. but only if city council approves additional money to cover the rest of the two-year the budget gap is blamed in part on start-up costs and lower than expected revenue projections. mark: still to come this noon remembering nancy reagan. , kyla: how the former first lady is being remembered today. and one of the things her daughter says she told her before she died. mark: and famed dog trainer cesar milan, facing animal cruelty charges. what the charges stem from. how he is responding to the allegations. jennifer: a cloudy stoat star far this morning, but seeing a few hints of sunshine for the midday. thanks for joining us on wlwt news 5 (donkey sound) (elephant sound) there's a big difference between making noise, (tapping sound) and making sense. when it comes to social security, we need more than lip service. our next president keep social security strong. hey candidates. enough talk. there are those

the black inner city community. >> how long does bernie continue this?oing to stay to june or beyond that? once he gets out, hillary clinton can move to the center and start thwarting the general electorate. >> i don't see bernie going anywhere. he is leading a movement that is a attracting, sal, young people. middle-aged people. older people. you know, if you listen to the kind of the political environment across this country, you see he is resonating with a lot of people. >> what about donald trump over the weekend? he had the backing of maine's governor. he lost maine. i am curious about your thoughts on the effect of mitt romney's speech last week? is that why we saw a split over the weekend and the delegate count as close as it is? >> i think people are waking up to what does a trump nomination mean. and for a lot of republicans, nominating trump means hillary clinton is the president of the united states. >> did that speech work? >> to some extent. it's been mixed as to how effective it was. but i think had it been somebody else other than romney,

you have racism taxicab drivers in major cities to look at black man in a suit and tie is to pick them up or it certainly they do that goes to my point. of all white people are racist like al sharpton wants to label people what happens is you have a chasm of racial division in the country because people likey al sharpton. al sharpton was really interested in making races come together you would jump and every scenario like baltimore michael brower and trayvon martin. he would take a step back what he goes down there and flaps his loud mouth and creates tension. tension doesn't produce anything but friction and violence and that to what else she said i wrote the book "con job" because i'm not trying to convince all black people that they have to vote democrat. i'm saying as she pointed outt that black people have no political influence. we gave that up over the last 50 plus years that we have voted single-handedly for one political party. no other race does that just because you have a d oren kerr next to my name, ivan r next r next minute minute. v is that minimize going to vote republ

black. >> reporter: across the city another attack in the metro station. men women and children abandoned the carriage, escaping as quickly as they could. the injured treated on the pavement, the army keeping guard. the shock felt everywhere. an urgent shut down of the public transport system was ordered in brussels and the possibility of further attacks and immediate concern. one rescue organization appealed for people to stay where they were >> it's a bit difficult to take a train. you must have courage to take it because if you don't retake the normal life, you give the terrorists a chance to win, to win the game and that we can't do that. >> reporter: belgian's federal prosecutor has now confirmed that this is the image of three suspects. the authorities say are behind the deadly airport blasts. >> the shock waves of this apparently coordinated attack have already ripped across the continent. the injured have been taken to hospitals and the dead to mortuaries. the task of verifying those killed begins >> reporter: months after the last major attack in

that investigation found the city routinely violated the civil rights of black residents. tonight, the ferguson city council will reconsider the agreement rejected one month ago. >>> fayetteville's police chief says body camera video should be part of the public record. >> we put it all out there. >> reporter: chief harold medlock was part of a panel discussion at a sunshine day, a access to government records. he says cameras improve the behavior of officers and people they encounter by adding context and telling the whole story. >>> a parking attendant who says a duke university vice president used a racial slur toward her more than year ago filed a civil lawsuit in the case. the university vice president admits he hit shelvia underwood after she stepped in front of his car in august 2014 but says he never used any racial slurs. duke university is also named in the suit, they are not commenting on the litigation. underwood's attorney spoke with us about his client's case. >> this is a case where we believe is that elite protecting that you please. simply it boils down to

and here, right wing protesters dressed in black marched into the city center here in brussels earlier today. hundreds of riot police pushed them back and dispersed them with water cannons. police say about a dozen protesters were arrested. >>> a new series of police raids took place today, 13 house searches were carried out. police took in nine people for questioning and five were released. four remain in cuss died. and we're follying a developing story about another attack. this time, in lahore, pakistan. police say 63 people, mostly women and children, were killed and more than 300 were injured when a suicide bomber targeted a children's park on easter sunday. for the latest on the situation in brussels, i'm joined by nbc's keir simmons. he's been here in the place today la bourse all day. what can you tell us about what happened this morning with the far right wing protest that took place at the place de la bourse? >> well, the square is right behind me. and you can see right now it's peaceful. as you can see yourself, ayman. but at one point, a group of some hundred right wing dem

. >> a city one third black, roughly one third his panic, two groups that so theed overwhelmingly democratic. tonight's rally in chicago was a gathering point for protesters when an announcement ignited a melee. >> today's rally would be suspended until another day. please go in peace. >> some of these protesters are extremely dangerous, extremely physical. >> the melee came as increasingly trump rallies have seen people punched and faces bloodied. >> today in st. louis we had some protesters and for the most part they are individual protesters that would stand up, start screaming and were removed. but this is a little bit of a cinch circumstance. it a little bit sad when you can't have a rally in a major city in this country. >> nbc bay area political analyst larry gers ten says tonight's incidence was hardly a surprise. >> when you hear comments like get them out of here on a at tcher, five were arrested, too were reported injured. >> chuck, thank you. we posted more of these tense volvnts and showdowns at trum's rally on our home page. >> investigators are what. >> it happened at 2:30 in

sandbags, removable flood barrier also be installed by the city along two blocks near 17th and fulsom. that's an area where sewers and blacked up. the city is only testing these barriers. they want to see how well they protect against flooding how well they can be put into place. one concern is they may block driveways. >>> the demolition of a second apartment building on a cliff side is being delayed because of the weather. the building at 320 was supposed to be torn down today. because of today's storm it's now pushed back. the building was red tagged in 2010 because of that cliff. the demolition once it starts will take four to dave days. >>> new, we don't know if the weather caused this but a big tree crashed onto a car. it hit that maybey cooper just after eight. shattering the wind shield, denting the road and blocked part of the street. city workers came in and cut up the tree. they cleared the road. no injuries have been reported. >>> today bart will consider a plan to slap fineso on people who take up more than one seat on the train. we are live. >> reporter: it's frustrating when people put bagso and items onto an

city council. there are four black folks on the city council.ght now, the city is going through their final four candidates for a new police chief. so folks here have organized. you see a new generation engaged and active, and now, they have the ear at least on the democratic side, the ear of those vying for the presidency of the united states. >> when they have the ear, though, what are you hearing, especially in ferguson? they're asking for, and it is also interesting when you think about it, rand paul is no longer in the race, but he was the candidate on the republican side who wrote the op-ed about the materialization of the police department, remarking on these tanks and the equipment that will be seen in a war area brought to the streets of ferguson, missouri. so in fact, they do have the ear of bernie sanders and hillary clinton, do we know more about some of the specifics that might impact this vote next tuesday? >> well, see, that's kind of the rub. they said time and again, when i asked them, i said, which of these candidates is best s

. >> reporter: residents in the predominantly black and poor city have depended on bottled water andters for months. michigan governor rick snyder has been criticized for his slow response. >> we didn't connect all the dots that i wisdots that i wish. >> recently released e-mails indicate they knew the are problem early on. >> that's where i wish i would have money more questions. >> yolanda stuart hopes that a resolution to flint's water crisis comes soon. >> i am hoping and praying that pipe gets fixed and i believe in my heart that it's going to be all right. >> boanls, abisi onile-ere, al , flint, michigan. (f). >> now here is kevin corriveau. >> up here towards the central and northern part of california where we have been seeing quite a bit of mudslides and landslides, and the flooding is deadly where one person has died in the flooding there. warnings will remaining in effect until the early morning hours of the day there. >>> temperatures warming up because of the jetstream well to the north across the central part of the united states. what is going to happen is the jetstrea

. >> reporter: we're learning today that gunn's father was one of the city's first black frifrs. his mother, who he lived with, move so quickly. >> all i want is justice. >> reporter: gunn was killed, right here, literally just a few feet away from his home. this city remains divided. it was a group of police officers who came up with the money for officer smith to make bail. david? >> steve osunsami in montgomery. thanks, steve. >>> now, to new development in the urgent manhunt in houston on the. several arrests, and this evening, they are still searching for more suspects after that dramatic surveillance video showing at least ten thiefs smashing into a gun store, stealing dozens of high-powered weapons. three suspects now under arrest, but there are many more, and the question now? where are the weapons? abc's phillip mena is in houston. >> reporter: tonight, authorities in texas remain on the hunt for the brazen thieves seen here in this dramatic surveillance video, smashing into a houston gun store in less than 90 seconds. using a chain tied to a pickup truck to yank the stee