we just simply cannot localize it as being a compton issue. school district admits that a problem exists nationally and it exists -- >> but within compton unified does the direct admit there's a problem. >> it's not just a compton problem -- >> so there is a problem in compton -- >> the problem should be looked at -- >> but don't you need to focus on your district and say if we're not providing mental health services for students who need it? we might be failing them? >> the objective is to focus on the needs of students but again to single out compton is unfair. >> what grade would you give the district? >> i have never been one to assign grades to everyone. >> is that a way of not answering the question. >> what i believe is and i'm very resolute within this there's always room for improvement. >> it's inappropriate to assume that the school can handle this alone. >> reporter: education pollicy policy expect says the lawsuit is bigger than compton unified and is a conversation starter. >> even in large districts that have larger student heal

why compton. trauma is ubiquitous among students with a murder rate 5 times the average and gang activity many students often risk their lives going to and from school. >> this is the president of the distribute board of trustees he couldn't comment, but sat with al jazeera to talk about the lawsuit. >> i believe, and what the distribute's position firmly is is that let's look at the larger context. no one is running from the fact that there are issues within all communities. we just cannot localize it as being an issue. the school district admits that a problem exists nationally and it exists in every state. >> when you say compton unified do you admit there's a problem? >> it's not just compton. >> reporter: so there is a problem in compton. >> it should be looked at. >> reporter: don't you need to look at your distribute. if you are not providing health care for students that need it you may be failing them. >> the objective is to focus on the students but it is unfair. >> it's inappropriate to

compton unified school district.ll have experienced traumatic events growing up from shootings to beatings to homelessness. i met this 18 year old at park near her high school. >> i was sexually assaulted on the bus. on my way home from school. >> reporter: she and the other students say their schools failed to provided as quit mental health care and educational programs for students trying to cope with serious trauma. >> i think i should have gotten therapy, because i felt awful. i wouldn't go to school and that really you know, made me lose all of my credits, and i wasn't getting any good grades. >> reporter: the students are now part of a first of its kind class action lawsuit against the district. it willfest the limits of the americans with disabilities act, by arguing complex trauma is in fact a disability under the law. >> we have filed the suit on behalf of all students who have experienced trauma sthauch it manifested in the level that it impacted their education. the school district is required to accommoda

why compton? attorneys say trauma is nearly ubiquitous must not students here. >> she said after they first assaulted on a public bus she told a teacher. she said she was never offered counseling. >> i needed someone to talk to about that, because i really had nobody to talk to and that was a very hard situation for me to be in. >> the lawsuit brings about an opportunity for us to have a serious dialogue about ways in which to enhance the lives of students. >> the president of the district's board of trustees, while he couldn't comment on specific allegations did sit down exclusively with al jazeera to talk about the lawsuit. >> what i believe and what the district's position firmly is, is that let's look at the larger context. no one is running from the fact that there are issues within all communities. we just simply cannot localize it as being a compton issue. the school district at mitts that a problem exists nationally and it exists in every state. the problem is not just a compton problem. >

looking quite good. 66 just east of compton road is where this camera is inbound. outbound looking good. same thing at 95 in virginia. van ness station, the west side entrance shut down because of the escalator replacement project that's kicking off. >>> today the victims of the

. >> compton california is known in part for gang violence.growing up amid that takes a toll on children. students and teachers suing their school district, saying educator don't get the proper training to help students cope with trauma they experience. the plaintiffs want that trauma to be declared a legally protected disability. >> compton california is well known in american pop culture known for street artists graffiti rap stars. it's also well known for its violent gaining activity with a murder rate five times the national average. now compton is becoming known for something else, a landmark first of its kind class action lawsuit against the city's school district. the suit filed on behalf of students and three teachers allegion the district has long ignored what attorneys call an ongoing public health crisis in the hauls and classrooms. >> you have a high concentration of students who have experienced complex trauma in such a way that it is interfering with their access to education and they have an obligation to address that. >> it ser

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you get the idea from compton the winds are blowing east and back west.s like we've got a weak circulation in this area. we'll really have to watch this area as it moves off to the northeast to see if it gets tight enough and anything can develop from that. right now this storm again moving about 40 miles an hour. the heart of the storm is over toward front royal, but the heart of the storm probably not and upperville at 6:22. this is likely tracking in toward loudoun county after it leaves areas in fauquier county. that's about the strongest thing we have, but we won't be done with the severe threat even though the tornado watch goes till 8, top. could be several hours later. >> i think we're in agreement on that. we could see severe weather till about midnight. we'll see heavy to severe storms until midnight and the threat isolated storms, tornadoes and damaging winds. the storms linger a bit into tuesday. futurecast 8:00 tonight still a line of showers and storms from frederick southwestward back through leesburg and north of culpeper. you see it move

the lawsuit has claims against universal studios citing negligence for continuing to film in compton after officials were warned to keep knight away from the set. knight is currently behind bars and pleaded not guilty to murder charges. >>> an alleged victim of convicted child molester jerry sandusky wants a court to force state prosecutors to file charges. the man says the abuse happened in the late '80s during a football camp. and yesterday, the attorney filed an appeal naming kathleen kane and two of her employees. the office determined the allegations were too cold to be viable under the statute of limitations. >>> pennsylvania house will now consider a bill aimed at protecting jobs. the senate advanceded the bill yesterday that would prevent people from tethering dogs tying up dogs outside in severe weather or when it would deprive them of food water or shelter. the senate also approved other protection bills which now go to the house. >>> delaware drivers could soon pay more in vehicle fees a bill to raise those fees is headed to the senate for a vote after it was approved by a

the two right lanes are blocked. 270 at old hundred, northbound and southbound no problems. 66 at compton rolling along so is 95 here in virginia. back at 5:01 with a live look at 270. >> thank you. >>> a lot of people go to work when they're sick so their paycheck doesn't take a hit but that could be soon changing for workers in montgomery county. why paid sick leave is taking center stage there today. >>> and a news4 i-team investigation is sparking new revelations. the latest on two >>> you're watching "news4 today." >> congress is debating a plan to give the national park service $2 billion for next year's operations. but right now lawmakers are not setting aside money to replace the fleet of helicopters. a recent news4 i-team investigation revealed two are overdue for replacement. they have flown hours longer than the federal government recommends. they help to lead the presidential moatpresident presidential motorcades. they're still analyzing the need for replacements. >>> today leaders in montgomery county will consider a bill that would require your job to give you sick leave. em

and we remember myra compton. god's spirit comfort their families, the congregation that has lost a loved one. >> i pray to god that the nation will come together and heal and be as one and not have so much hatred for each other. >> reporter: and many people i talked to tonight tell me that they are going to continue to pray for the victims, and they are concerned about security at predominantly black churches throughout the nation this coming sunday. live here at the dr. martin luther king memorial, i'm shomari stone, news4. [ bell ] the sounds of solidarity. the national cathedral tolled its bell nine times this evening, once for each victim. >> now is the time for mourning and for healing. but let's be clear. at some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this fight of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. and at some point it's going to be important for the american people to come to grips with it. >> it's not just a matter of america having a lot of guns. there is a

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opined bolivia here with mark compton.et's go straight to bloomberg's matt miller with a look at the odd is moving off the main numbers. matt: you see a little bit of a rebound in markets in general. take a look at what we see with ford, general motors and chrysler because it has been a pretty decisive day as far as beating estimates with the unit sales numbers. you do see chrysler's stock down a little bit. general motors up a little and ford really close to little change. the interesting thing is when you take a step back and look over the last 12 months, gm up about 5%, for down about 5% but really looks like not a lot of movement on incredible performance where it is 17.3, maybe 17.5 million annual average units sold for the entire industry. of course, these two are reaping big gains but not as big as the gains of chrysler. if you take a full look -- a look at a full chart of chrysler, it is up 80%. a lot of money for john alcon and family because he is sending a ton of jeeps. jeep has sold more cars in the year than m

it was driven she is suing the movie studio and to people involved in the upcoming film strip out comptonu was the studio's the universal was negligent the team feel incompetent after the war the production to keep him away his fault with them for years he was killed in a parking lot near the film set in he's pleaded not guilty the glorious represent this man who was a victim of killing a california native and turning it was the scene they're asking for a retrial what they say what role in the first trial. hello. we're here in the tropics to tell you about our ocean spray cranberry mango juice drinks a perfect blend of cranberry and the exotic flavor of mango. they go together like warm waves and a cool island breeze. ♪ ♪ [ cracking ] ta-da! ocean spray cranberry mango, the tropical way to enjoy cranberry. on his quest, jack searched the globe for a flavorful spice coveted by kings and sultans. at last, he found it. exotic black pepper. jack knew what he had to do. trade his most beloved possession. and that's how far jack went to bring you the black pepper cheeseburger. black pepper chee

we'll get that to you after eric compton does something here with this shot at 18. third shot. 3 over. looked like he was a long way back. >> and it will hang out behind that hole location in the long fesku. and now let's hear from tiger woods. >> tiger how disappointed are you with the results today? >> not happy that's for sure. got off to a bad start. i stuck that 6 iron on the hole. couldn't get it turned around today. >> from the practice range to the course you seemed to be hitting it fairly nicely on the range warming up in practice the last few days. >> just one of those things. just got to work through it. i'm trying as hard as i can to do it. for some reason i just can't get the consistency that i would like to have out there. >> what's the hardest part of the day, tighter? >> the hardest part is trying to leave yourself below the hole when you can't. the putts coming down the hills are just they're tough to make put it that way. but the bright side is at least i kicked rickie's butt today. >> a laugh on his way out of the door. referencing rickie fowler.

green line delays in both directions because of an issue at the navy yard station. 66 at compton road, eastbound and westbound, everything is rolling along nicely. colesville road pretty light volume this morning. nothing looking too bad there. 66 overall, pretty light volume here. no issues here around 5:45 this morning. taking a look at 95 northbound through dale city a little slow in dale city. that's probably the slowest spot around town. looking here to the north 29, 95 and then b.w. parkway into and out of town, all of those routes rolling just fine. back in ten minutes. >>> thank you, melissa. it's 5:43. two of the best places to retire are here in our region. >>> and what casinos are cutting back on slot machines. >>> a look at the newest princess. the little royal and photogra there are a lot of channels on your tv but only so many you want to watch what if you could pay for the types of channels you want and not the ones you don't now, fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv. starting at $74.99 per month with no annual contract. get custom tv, including intern

you know lawrence compton. and so on. and the story as we came to understand it was that every time groves would talk to these other people who are very experienced administrators, he had the sense that there was kind of a organization in their minds and they didn't know how to go right to the heart of the problem. and oppenheimer wanted the job. and again when oppenheimer wanted something he was generally able to figure out how to get it. and when he talked to groves he impressed groves with the idea that this guy knows how to get this job done. and eventually that was true. but you know, at the beginning we tell the story when los alamos was first organized, oppenheimer said well you know we got 20 really smart physicists. it's like the psychics department and get this thing done. he had no conception of how to do it. and robert wilson who was an experimental physicist and much younger but did have a very good organizational sense, you know, would go to him and say we need a -- flow chart or organization chart who repor

looking quite good. 66 just east of compton road is where this camera is inbound. outbound looking good. same thing at 95 in virginia. van ness station, the west side entrance shut down because of the escalator replacement project that's kicking off. >>> today the victims of the metro train crash in 2009 will be remembered with a park. the legacy memorial park is located at the corner of new hampshire and north dakota avenue in northeast. news4's megan mcgrath is live with a look at what the park will look like. good morning to you. >> reporter: well, good morning eun. it was the deadliest accident in metro's history. nine people lost their lives on this day back in 2009 when two trains collided on the tracks near the fort totten station. later today, a park is dedicated in honor of those victims and we're standing in the park here. you can see some of the design elements that we have. there are a number of these stone benches where family members can come and reflect. there are also nine abstract stone pillars representing the nine victims who died in the crash. n

dre and ice cube producers of the straight out of compton movie hired known gang members to provide securityocation. >> and the suit claims gang members started the fight which ultimately led suge knight to run over and kill terry carter with his car. >> also will smith's wife, i love her jada pinkett is getting real, she got real. about her 18 year marriage to will. the actress sat down with howard stern, and during a interview admitted 25 was too young to tie the knot. >> i agree. you agree. >> oh ya. in regard to trust issues with the couple jada says she's not her husband's watcher. i'm not my husband's keeperment adding that the philly born movie star has all the freedom in the world to do what he wants. now, is she intimating about the rumors that they have an open marriage? >> could be. she is saying she's not keeping watchful eye not watching his phone whatever he want it do. >> have you been watching this amy assumer? she is fun. >> i yes she said she has no shame about her weight. she admitted she is weighing 160. she says she doesn't have trouble finding a man. funny lady got cand

this is a live look right now at i-66 just east of compton road.traffic moving smoothly in both directions. just expect some volume to build up mainly in the centreville area and in parts of manassas as well. we'll have another update now coming up in roughly ten minutes. >>> we continue to follow breaking news from overnight in charleston, south carolina. police now have a surveillance photo of the suspect wanted for killing nine people inside a historic black church. take a look. the victims were attending a prayer meeting at emanuel ame church in downtown charleston. a pastor of the church south carolina state senator clementa pick any is -- pinckney is said to be among the victims. the shooter is believed to be between 21 and 25 years of age. police again have handed out a flyer showing the suspected gunman and a vehicle they believe he was in. they're still unsure of the make and model of that vehicle but eight out there and they're asking people to call the f.b.i. if they have any information. >>> a 21 yearldz is in custody -- 21-year-old is

you have compton state university, which is here. they have a division i team and they don't have a field. they travel to play baseball. i think baseball is -- we talk about food and health. i think it's a metaphor for the inequality that we have here in west baltimore. >> i want to try to hit and tie in with education, but you need to know, the oldest continuous predominantly african-american baseball team for children is james mosur. we literally have 16 baseball fields in west baltimore, not baltimore city, just in west baltimore. but you can't play on them because the grass is two feet, three feet high. the reason we know they are baseball fields, because they have what's called back stops, the metal facilities behind. it's not that we necessarily don't have certain facilities. >> you have the space. >> it's not maintained. i didn't want us to get away from what matthew henson neighborhood considers the most important, and that is our children and their education. we have our vice principal here. they have some things that we fee

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dre's warnings to keep knight away instead of continuing the film shoot in compton. feuded for years. >>> investigators found hundreds of rounds of ammunition a machete, several tomahawks and knives on gonzalez. the car was found a mile from the white house. the army veteran with a history of mental illness pleaded get to charges in march. >>> a number of labs that may have received live anthrax has more than doubled. the pentagon says more than 50 such shipments to 17 states three countries were made in recent years. late last month, the pentagon admitted to mistakenly sending live samples to several labs. stanford by the way received one. so far no lab workers though have gotten sick. [ pause ] >> these are possibly hundreds of different lots. so that's why i do believe the numbers may go up. >> the army's top general says the process of killing the anthrax might have failed. >>> it is 5:55. in our next half-hour, parents are calling for the firing of a bay area high school teacher. the x-rated extra credit at the center of that controversy. >> reporter: home-court

you know lawrence compton. and so on. and the story as we came to understand it was that every time groves would talk to these other people who are very experienced administrators, he had the sense that there was kind of a organization in their minds and they didn't know how to go right to the heart of the problem. and oppenheimer wanted the job. and again when oppenheimer wanted something he was generally able to figure out how to get it. and when he talked to groves he impressed groves with the idea that this guy knows how to get this job done. and eventually that was true. but you know, at the beginning we tell the story when los alamos was first organized, oppenheimer said well you know we got 20 really smart physicists. it's like the psychics department and get this thing done. he had no conception of how to do it. and robert wilson who was an experimental physicist and much younger but did have a very good organizational sense, you know, would go to him and say we need a -- flow chart or organization chart who repor

we have the science and technology building as well as the health and human services building from compton state. we're working with neighborhood design center to do a street scape plan for north avenue from charles street to hilton street. certain things like that that we need to continue to build upon. identify the low hanging fruit and develop a true action plan. in an urban study to figure out how we can forever change the trajectory of the communities. >> that's great. i thank you for that. i really do think you have to build on your strengths. you point that out. there's a lot of strong anchor facilities in this community we need to build on and improve that and use that as leverage to deal in the areas where we have weaknesses. not having a food store is unacceptable. that's unacceptable. to have to spend $15 for a round trip in order to fill your grocery bill is ridiculous. >> senator we're -- we talk about food desert. we're in a recreational desert. you look at the fields and rec centers in this area this is something we have known, that folks have continued to fight for and we w

and 20 in the city of compton alone. my communities continue to mourn these victims. victims like 16-year-old lee turner who was gunned down walking home from church in compton last december. 65-year-old jose padilla, the father who was shot and killed while closing up his restaurant in linwood. and 72-year-old mary, who was shot to death by her husband in their home in an pedro. i mourn with too many parents and comforted too many children who lost loved ones through gun violence. my communities have suffered from the scourge of gun violence for too long. the children in my community can no longer be targets. today i'm proud to stand for gun violence awareness and wear an orange ribbon representing the value of human life and the efforts we must take to protect it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from maine -- massachusetts seek recognition? >> thank you, mr. speaker. good morning. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the g