weekend, on c-span3. 1900s,er: in the early james edward shepard founded a north carolina college in durham, which evolved into what is now north carolina central university. florida a&m professor reginald ellis is the author of "between washington and dubois: racial politics of james edward shepard." in this interview recorded at the annual american historical association meeting, he talked about shepard's involvement in education and politics. his impact on north carolina, and how he navigated the jim crow era. this is about 20 minutes. >> reginald ellis, professor at florida a&m university, let's talk about this gentleman, the racial politics of james edward shepard. who was he? >> dr. shepard was an individual who was born and raised of a father who was a prominent african-american minister in the state of north carolina, his parents were individuals who actually came out of the institution of slavery and ended up thriving as prominent african-americans in the state of north carolina. dr. shepard goes on to receive an advanced education at what's now charlotte university, and goes on to

our gabe gutierrez is in durham and has late details. >> reporter: the blast shook downtown durham just after 10:00 this morning. >> we got a big gas explosion. >> reporter: thick smoke billowing into the air. >> need at least a couple blocks closed down. >> reporter: witnesses not only saw it but felt it. >> the whole apartment shook. debris from the ceilings fell down. the windows blew out. >> reporter: listen closely. this security camera nearby captured the moment of impact. >> it was a really loud boom and you could hear the explosion all the way on the other side of town. >> reporter: at least one person was killed and 17 others injured, including a firefighter. >> it was under the sidewalk with a two-inch gas line. an explosion occurred that caused a partial building collapse. >> reporter: it the latest gas explosion to rip through a populated area. in february, a blast in san francisco damaged five buildings and shot a tower of flames into the sky. last year, dozens of explosions erupted in three towns north of boston. in 2013, at least 14 people were hurt when several buildings

. >> a massive explosion rocks downtown durham. this morning we will get the latest on what caused this deadly blast. >> the jeopardy juggernaut continues with the phenom james adding another 50 grand as he approaches $300,000. >> we have a spectacular sight. the very first photo captured of one of the universe's greatest mysteries. >> if you have a pet at home, today is their day. show them some love as we kickoff national pet day. "early today" starts right now. good thursday morning. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. we are following a historic springtime storm sweeping across the country. in the central plains, states still recovering from the last bomb cyclone are seeing blizzard conditions. could fallt of snow in colorado where they've already reported over 9 inches. we did find someone who is supes excited abonow in april. look at this guy.ld go rye treefr having a great time in minnesota where they could feel the impact of this storm until at least tomorrow morning. >> many areas are being hit with powerful winds. in

the "cbs evening news" this wednesday, a deadly explosion in north carolina levels part of downtown durham have more on the many injured and hundreds evacuated. >> oh, my god. >> a deadly gas explosion in downtown durham, north carolina. >> one person is dead and over a dozen injured, including a firefighter. >> a major blizzard is set to pummel the midwest. we're well into spring! >> warnings are in effect from colorado to minnesota. >> we're not rid of this storm until late on friday. >> yes, i think spying did occur. >> glor: the attorney general says he believes the trump campaign was spied on. >> the border crisis in the spotlight. >> here in brownsville, even the bus station is overwhelmed. this group right here just got dropped off. this group has already been processed. is it like this every morning? >> every morning. >> glor: and, for the first time, we see a black hole. >> and as with all great discoveries, this is just the beginning. >> glor: good evening. i'm jeff glor. and this is our western edition. we're going to begin tonight in north carolina, where part of downtown durha

the events of cape town happened 8500 miles from durham's chester—le—street home.tance as well as time can be a healer. 20 year old sam curran has become the youngest englishman in 100 years to be named as one of wisden's cricketers of the year. jos buttler is also on the list, the county championship—winning surrey captain rory burns and tammy beaumont from the england women's team. tammyjoins tammy joins us now. tammyjoins us now. congratulations. virat kohli is also on there. quite esteemed company. what does it mean to make it into the cricketers bible as one of the cricketers of the year? it is a massive honour to have been included. such amazing players to be alongside. i think to carry on women's cricket having three of my team—mates when it last

right in downtown durham, right near the durham school for the arts.eople say it was a stunning explosion. first, a cloud of smoke went into the air. people were initially afraid it was a bomb at first. the explosion was powerful enough to kill one and wound 15. some of those wounded from shattered glass in very serious condition. officials explained exactly how it happened. >> a gas leak was caused by a contractor that was boring under the sidewalk. he hit a two-inch gas line that caused an explosion. >> some witnesses were terrified it could be a bomb. first, the ground shook. the building exploded and a large cloud of smoke rose in the sky and a building began to crumble before going up in flames. the contractor was working for a coffee shop in that sequence of buildings there. he apparently had all the necessary permits for his work. now five buildings are damaged. 15 people in the hospital and one dead. shepard? >> shepard: wow. steve harrigan live for us. looks like one of president trump's closest allies, benjamin netanyahu will stay in power af

. >> a massive explosion rocks downtown durham. this morning we will get the latest on what caused this deadly blast. >> the jeopardy juggernaut continues with the phenom james adding another 50 grand as he approachesd of one of the day. show them some love as we kickoff national petht now. >> good thursday morning. i'm pll vera. we are following a historic springtime storm sweeping across the country. in the central plains, states still recovering from the last bomb cyclone are seeing blizzard conditions. up to 2 feet of snow could fall in colorado where they've already reported over 9 inches. we did find someone who is super excited about snow in april. look at this guy. golden rye treefr having a great time in minnesota where they could feel the impact of this storm until at least tomorrow morning. >> many areas are being hit with powerful winds. in northwest kansas, slick conditions and strong gusts led to numerous accidents like this u.p.s. truck that careened off a bridge. the driver did walk away unhurt. then to the south wh

here's abc's tom llamas.de explosion rocking downtown durham. covered in blood as firefightere seen for miles. emergency crews now digging through this mountain of rubble, making sure no one is still trapped. >> we just heard a loud explosion like, boom! >> reporter: city officials say at 9:38, the fire department was on site. responding to reports of a gas leak, likely from a construction crew in the area that hit a natural gas line. then at 10:07, as evacuations were under way, that massive blast. >> the whole building shook. it was like intense. i felt it through my whole body. >> reporter: watch as this nearby bridge cam captured the impact and sound of the blast. the explosion killing at least one person, 17ths ede spl condition. >> oh my god. >> reporter: the destruction seen from every angle. this is our first up-close look at some of the destruction. everywhere you look there are bricks and glass everywhere. you could see how powerful the blast was. five buildings were affected. across the street all the windows blown out. in the buildin

the cars, like this stretch of downtown durham, ravaged. >> just a stunning scene tonight. tom llamas is live on the scene for us, and tom, i know you're hearing from officials tonight that search and rescue teams could be on the scene for days there? >> reporter: that's right, david. and actually right now, they're using both video and listening devices, because there's a mound of rubble, they want to make sure they don't miss anything. they are also going to have to tunnel under that debris. we've covered a lot of home gas explosions here on "world news tonight," but i've never seen anything quite like this. the brick building exploded, sending bricks as big as this shooting out nearly 100 yards. one witness told me it sounded like an earthquake. >> just incredible. tom llamas, thank you. >>> in the meantime, we turn next tonight to the other major headline unfolding right now. that major blizzard on the move at this hour. 20 states, a potentially historic storm. more than 1,000 flights canceled or delayed. in fact, more than 800 flights in denver alone. you can see snow

have you had any cases like this in durham? carly's story sadly is very, very familiar.do not prioritize people who smoke cannabis. if there's a problem report it, yes, we'll deal with it but we think that really we have to be sensible about our approach to cannabis and understand a, the medical benefits and b, the fact that so many people do smoke it anyway. so when you say you don't prioritize people who are growing it for medicinal use does that mean if you know if somebody like carly came to the doorstep of the police and said i am doing this and obviously the police know it's not legal, would they be obliged to prosecute at that point? can they turn a blind eye? i dont think they're necessarily obliged to prosecute because i think the defense that carly could put up is an admissible defence. personally, you know, i... we don't take, i say a proactive stance. we don't pursue these individuals who are using it for medicinal purposes but it's perhaps best not to ask because if you don't like the answer to the question which unfortunately carly doesn't, and i do appreci

works at durham cathedral.ges, 24 hours ago. it was absolutely shocking. particularly about this time last night, may be a little bit later when they showed the aerial photographs of the burning roof. in a cross —shaped, i have to say my heart absolutely sank andi have to say my heart absolutely sank and i felt terrible for them. knowing how awful a situation like that would be. tell us about the restoration that you have been doing. what are been the difficulties? over about seven yea rs, difficulties? over about seven years, we've had a few major projects, one to house treasures, we heard just now about the treasures being brought out of notre dame, durham cathedral has some from the seventh century relating to saint cuthbert, the original things that came with them, it had a big project to create a world—class museum treasury for that. and just recently, we are finishing the central tower above the cathedral, what you can see from the north coast of mainline railway that people see as they come across the vi

this is the dean of durham.as introduced in durham so that the fire couldn't spread from one bit of the roof to the other, we have fire detection equipment, we had a permit system whenever any particular works are done to make sure that if you're doing hot work using lead or fire or something like that that after where cools down. but you are always on guard and particularly in a period when doing renovation work, that's a classic time for that to happen. another world heritage site undergoing restoration work is the palace of westminster. back in 183a, most of it was detroyed by fire. over several decades it was comprehensively rebuilt into the building we know today. and since the notre dame fire, some have suggested, this building could easily be next. our chief political correspondent vicki young is one of them — she tweeted @tweet @bbcvickiyoung — "people really need to start paying attention to this. all of us who work there know how bad things are." these are pictures of westminster, places are crumbling

on the many injured and hundreds evacuated. >> oh, my god. >> a deadly gas explosion in downtown durhamth carolina. >> one person is dead and over a dozen injured, including a firefighter. >> a major blizzard is set to pummel the midwest. we're well into spring! >> warnings are in effect from colorado to minnesota. >> we're not rid of this storm until late on friday. >> yes, i think spying did occur. >> glor: the attorney general says he believes the trump campaign was spied on. >> the border crisis in the spotlight. >> here in brownsville, even the bus station is overwhelmed. this group right here just got dropped off.

and the streets of downtown durham likely still have debris on them tonight. >> the whole apartment shook. ceilings like fell down, the windows blew out. it's just cry. >> i got rattled completely out of bed. my dog freaked out. >> this brought to f mind us several major gas explosions that happened in pretty populated areas in the last few years like this one in san francisco. damage ther five buildings. and just last year dozens of explosions erupted in three towns outside of boston. you can see those homes were completely destroyed. and in 2013, 14 people were hurt when buildin caught fire in kansas city, missouri. a good time to remind you, the word from officials is if you wherever you are immediately and call 911.xp let theerts handle it. jim, doreen, back to you. >> all right, leon, thank you. >>> new at 11:00, the cause of this deadly townhome fire in chesapeake beach last week will remain undetermined. thearyland state fire marshal just finished his hiinvestigati. office believes that the fire was sparked by discarded cigarette in the mulch. small winds helped to fuel those flame

weekend, on c-span3. 1900s,er: in the early james edward shepard founded a north carolina college in durham, which evolved into what is now north carolina central university. florida a&m professor reginald ellis is the author of "between washington and dubois: racial politics of james edward shepard." in this interview recorded at the annual american historical association meeting, he talked about shepard's involvement in education and politics. his impact on north carolina, and how he navigated the jim crow era. this is about 20 minutes. >> reginald ellis, professor at florida a&m university, let's talk about this gentleman, the racial politics of james edward shepard. who was he? >> dr. shepard was an individual who was born and raised of a

. >>> and a powerful gas explosion caused a massive fire in durham nortcarolina. one person died there. six others are in critical condition this morning. yesterday contractors were drilling and apparstly hit a line around 9:30. officials started evacuating the surrounding area. the explosion happened about 30 minutes later. we know one building w destroyed. five others were heavily damaged. most streets in downtown durham are still blocked off this morning as police investigate. >>> taking look at our top stories this morning -- millions of americans west of thei mississiver are facing a monster spring storm. the severe weather is bringing in blizzard conditions with thunder snow in heavy rains are causing widespread flooding in the northwest. in the south, the strong winds are prompting an extremely critical fire risk. >>> dash cam video showing us a dealed crash involving a school bus. shows the moment a tractor-trailer hit the bus aer car a running a red light in clinton, maryland. a woman was killedot eighrs including two students on the bus were hurt. invest

cruise cruise the simple north african dish made from durham is taking on a new role as a kernel of north african unity magreb states have swallowed their differences and presented a joint bid to secure un heritage status for the staple food. an integral part of the history and tradition of the magreb its rich in flavor and history it's the king of the table it's served at all ceremonies it's also inexpensive and highly nutritious made from little bowls of durham we saw semolina flour it's a staple of family celebrations. the well to me you know it's a dish that brings us together and which we're all proud of. i believe that in these four countries there's not a friday when you don't find the smell of course close to because is now popular in many parts of the world but its origins lie in northern africa where it's been used for well over a thousand years thank you steve. it's called it's a bribe a word it's derived from the noise of the movements i'm making with my hands the sound of the seed in the basin and the bracelets the women used to wear so it's this gesture that gave couscous it

ignore him for the upcoming a very important series against england the one is joining is there from durham where camera bancroft making his debut for the county manchester united are in need of another european comeback if they are to stay alive in this season's champions league barcelona beating united one nail in manchester thanks to a luke shaw own goal the home same failed to record a single shot on target the second leg coming up at the nou camp next tuesday of course the peacekeeper formants away gives us hope and belief that we can do it. but we know we are playing against probably the favorites in the tournament with. and go into a new camp is going to be a challenge and it will be a greater achievement winning that one event this one held sue a one one draw in their first leg against i.x. christina eldar scoring a crucial away goal for you that was his one hundred twenty fifth champions league old of a near as with the equaliser in amsterdam and the governing body of australian rugby says it intends to terminate the contract of international player israel folau the thirty year old

the events of cape town happened 8500 miles from durham's chester—le—street home.t will help distance as well as time can bea will help distance as well as time can be a healer. 20 year old sam curran has become the youngest englishman in 100 years to be named as one of wisden‘s cricketers of the year. jos buttler is also on the list, the county championship—winning surrey captain rory burns and tammy beaumont from the england women's team. tammyjoins tammy joins us now. tammyjoins us now. congratulations. virat kohli is also on there. quite esteemed company. what does it mean to make it into the cricketers bible as one of the cricketers of the year? it is a massive honour to have been included. such amazing players to be alongside. i think to carry on women's cricket having three of my team—mates when it last year it is amazing to see the forefront of women's cricket at the moment. ten yea rs women's cricket at the moment. ten years since clare taylor became the first woman to make that list. you mentioned heather knight, anya shrubsole, all getting on there last

a paralegal from durham, north carolina...ion, a student from seatac, washington... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. a lot of numbers there for johnny to come up with a big total of $127,000 and change. justin and michelle, you know you've got your work cut out for you today, but who knows? it all depends on the category. so let's find out what they are in the first round of play. remember, there's one daily double. here are the categories... then we have some trail mix for you. we'll give you the... you i.d. the song for me, please. -ryan. -let's try o'boy, $200. michelle. who is conan o'brien? correct. o'boy for $400. michelle. who is electra? -right. -o'boy, $600. "give war a chance" is among the contrarian works of this political satirist. michelle. who is roy blount? no. ryan. -who's p. j. o'rourke? p. j. o'rourke, correct. o'boy, $800. justin. what is argentina? no. ryan. -what is chile? -yes. o'boy, $1,000. here's this ex-governor of maryland debating hillary clinton during the

number sixteen of the durham law school thanks so much for joining u us here on ance. twenty four you'u're welcomeme. us presidentnt donald d trump in a visit to o southernrn califora he's there to toward the us mexico border he's getting a first hand look at some refurbished fencing. continues to push for billions to build his wall. trump has retreated from a threat to close the border over whatat he says is an out of control influx of migrant. drugs into the united states. he now says he would rather impose 25%. on auto imports from m mexico if the nation doesn't fixing our problem. our correspondent. that is in calexico california for trump's visit he gave us more details the rest of the prproducts we cacan. he frirightened argue this weeko close at thisis border before backing off on thursdayy on the pressure of his own side -- dhea closing up the board w would hae tremendous and to o use a word r trump is funun of tremendous consequences on both the economy of the us and mexico one point six billion dollars worth of goods across the boaoard on a dadaily basis and

it's served at all ceremonies it's also inexpensive and highly nutritious made from little balls of durham we use or semolina flour it's a staple of family celebrations. you know it's a dish that brings us together and which we're all proud of. i believe that in these four countries there's not a friday when you don't find the smell of course. because he is now popular in many parts of the world but its origins lie in northern africa where it's been used for well over a thousand years thank you steve. this course it's a proper words it's derived from the noise of the movements i'm making with my hands over the sound of the seat in the basin and the bracelets the women used to wear so it's this gesture that gave couscous its name more of course course scots says intense rivalry between algeria and morocco mauritania and all claiming to be the home of coast but now they're prepared to look past years of antagonism to secure the coveted un heritage status for the food the us corrupt occasion will be examined in december. and that's it for now from the debbie news africa you can catch all our

preparing to start the season for his county side durham, where he's been appointed captain.y flat, really down. you're ina i've been really flat, really down. you're in a grieving process, a grieving face, and you've got to be really honest with yourself. we're down in the dumps, at some point, and then we've got to research and find a way, and thatjust happens over and over again. so i think that's nature, i think that's life, you know, i've learned that in a really ha rd way, you know, i've learned that in a really hard way, but i also feel like i learned a lot about myself, which was really good. you can of course find out more on both of those stories on the bbc sport website, had two bbc deco duct uk slash sports, much more reaction to that champion quarterfinal first leg from this evening where barcelona beat manchester united by a goal — no. that's all from sport for now. let's go back to the emergency summit being held in brussels today, just two days before the uk is due to leave the european union. the leaders of the eu's 27 countries are locked in debate after the

thees had kentucky's and tennessee and georgia into the carolinas, setting up a final final scene at durham station, where general william tecumseh sherman oversaw the capitulation of the last confederate field army commanded by joseph edelson johnson in late april, 1865. tennessee, initially called the army of the mississippi, carried the burden ent in therate desc west, while on the other side, the tennessee, the cumberland, and the ohio projected into the rebellious states. they carried out the third part of the overall strategic plan that winfield scott had offered in 18 61. blockade, control the mississippi river, and if that is not enough, project the united states military power into the confederate heartland. that is what these armies in the western theater's did. they contained crucial logistical sources as well as is the most as well important port, nashville, memphis, atlanta, and communication. the third and largest theater was descriptively named trans-mississippi which extended north and south between the border with canada and the republics of mexico and east to west from the

sojust real a major delays for atlanta, new york to raulleigh durham. >>> and today's quick hits. the search to identify the father/daughter duo dancing before it the noter dame moments business n before the infern ois over. >>> the largest north amare amfibbian and can grow up to two feet long. >>> ralph lauren has unvoled a polo eshirt. baez clean magic eraser. just wet, squeeze and erase tough messes ♪ insane in the membrane ♪ insane in the brain >> i grew up on them. grammy nominated hip-hop band was nominated, they got a star on the hollywood walk of fame. they're celebrating the 30th anniversary in the music business. it's been that long. be real, the whole clan. and comedian george lopez and rapper exhibit showed up to pay tribute to one of the pioneers. >>> netflix plans to open a new up 100,000 square feet. the will build six sound stages and support stages in brooklyn. they're thousands of production jobs within five years. >>> facebook says its employees has access to passwords. the company says an internal investigation determined they weren't abused or improperly acce

this is out of durham, north carolina. emergency responders are at the scene of what is called a deadly gas explosion and fire. firefighters are telling people to avoid this particular area. which is in the downtown area of durham. buildings have been evacuated. multiple people said their office building shook in this explosion. windows blown out. 15 people are being treated for injuries, including one firefighter. we'll keep you updated on this story as it develops. >>> happening now, attorney general william barr is facing more questions about his handling of the mueller report. the second day of hearings for barr comes as the president is traveling to texas. chris jenkins is monitoring developments from washington, d.c. >> after wasting all of this money and all of this time, they found no collusion. >> reporter: on his way on board air force 1, president trump, stopping to talk with reporters answering questions on his take of the mueller report. >> this was an attempted takedown of a president. we beat them on. >> rep

gallagher: oh, well, of theater you follow the armies where they go, they end up at durham station here i would say north carolina is a kind of never never land, but it is certainly not the eastern theater, although it is an eastern states, no doubt about it. yes. >> [inaudible] loses the war in the west. dr. gallagher: can you make the argument that they lost the war economically in the west? you can argue that losing the mississippi was really important. my thing is ok, the war goes on for two more years, so what exactly does that do? tom connelly made the argument of what he called the heartland, and he set the loss of that is the greatest logistical loss for the confederacy. the confederates never got to see that you -- never got tennessee back. tom would have argued that is the biggest logistical lost. that is that the end of 1862, and the war is going on. i think the crucial thing is the civilian morale in the united states or that is the factor that will decide the war. the confederates cannot win the war, there is no way. they do not have to be we live in a democratic republic.

so extremely proud of the great work of the firefighters from the durham fire department.in, they continue to work even after they were involved. they were victims of the explosion themselves. >> shepard: all of those firefighters expected to be released from the hospital today, including one that had to have surgery. police say a contractor that was doing work nearby hit a gas line and caused a leak in the first place. they're investigating what caused the explosion. florida man meet florida mayor. the former mayor of port richie in florida spent years smoking crack and using meth. that's according to the tampa bay times citing court documents. fox news has confirmed that some of the other charges against dale massad, including attempted murder. that's for firing at swat team members raiding his home. they were there because he was charged with practicing medicine without a license. the pasco county sheriff said that he's lucky to be alive. fox news has reached out to his defense attorney for comment. we haven't heard back. that's today's florida man. ahead, more reaction

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they are set to go on trial august of >>> a powerful gas explosion caused this massive fire in durhamson died and six others are in criticalst condition. day morning contractors were drilling and struck a natural gas line around 9:30. officials began evacuating the surrounding areapl and the ion happened 30 minutes later. one building was destroyed, five others heavily damaged most streets in downtown durham are blocked off today as police investigate. >>> if you are planning a vacation, there is something to consider before you syoaiu suff emergency at sea, many ships may not be able to provide the level of care that you need and at that moment every second counts. nbc's kerry sanders has what you need tknow before you board. >> reporter: john and lisa gale. now lisa struggles. the victim of a stroke on a cruise ship last year -- >> all of a sudden she p her nd and she was struck. >> reporter: the ship diverted to freeport where theyushed to a local hospital. >> they dumped her like luggage. >> reporter: there were no neurosurgeons o staff or a functioning cat scan. the next t mornin

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. >>> a powerful gas explosion caused this massive fire you see here in durham, north casolina. one p died there. six others are in critical pendition this morning. this hd yesterday. contractors were drilling, and apparently they hit a nsural ine around 9:30. officialsegan evacuating the surrounding area. the explosion happened 30 minutes later. oneuilding was destroyed. five others were heavily damaged. most streets in downtown durham are still blocked off this morning as police investigate. >>> here's the other top stories at 5:35. a maryland man convicted of molesting his adopted daughter faces 15 yrs in prison. 49-year-old daniel gross was found guilty of three charges including child sexual abuse. court documents say the abuse started when the girl was 5 and lasted for years until she told her biological grandmother. gross will be sentenced in july. the little girl has been adopted by another family. >>> 46 years after two teens were killed in virginia beach, policeinally maken arrest. the suspect is now 80 years old. his namenes e broadmax. he allegedly killed the 19-year

durham's fire chief responded to the pentagon following the september 11th attacks.ys today's scene reminded him of what happened in 2001. >>> actress lori loughlin's daughters may be stuck at usc while their parents face charges for allegedly using bribes to get them into the university. the university says it's doing a case by case review of students possibly associated with the scheme and has placed holds on those students' accounts which prevents them from withdrawing from the university. back in march when news of the scandal first broke, tmz reported loughlin's daughters were planning to withdraw. >>> we're learning more tonight about the death of a gray whale off the east bay shoreline. it's the third to die in the bay this year. that adult male whale washed up in rodeo last week. experts at the marine mammal center tell us it appears the whale was severely malnourished. they're also blaming malnutrition for the deaths of two other what else since january. biologists believe climate change may be affecting the gray whales' food supply in the pacific. >>> an ea

person was killed and more than 15 other people were hurt in a natural gas explosion in downtown durhamrolina. officials say a contractor hit eight 2 inch gas line this morning, setting off the explosion. the gilding building where the explosion happened collapsed and caught fire. 17 people were taken to the hospital including a firefighter. six victims are in critical condition. police say the explosion shattered windows that were blocks away. >> there was a big boom that shook the whole building. the lights went out momentarily. we decided to evacuate because we did not know what was going on. >> the buildings in the surrounding area have been evacuated including a local day care and the durham school of the arts. >>> it may seem like a far- fetched idea but one man says it is possible. up next, we will talk with the founder and ceo of a company that plans to build floating cities like this that c has he says can withstand natural disasters. >>> also, looking into a black hole. a scientist tells us what it means to see something that even the smartest people in the world was not possi

durham constabulary and cleveland police both train here.n down. shots fired, man down. the main idea is to support the police in their really difficult task, to measure their brain activity to inform them about how good or bad decisions look like. theh split second, when you decide to shoot or not, you are looking for a specific type of brain pattern? yes. officers wear a virtual reality headset, and with electrodes attached to their scalp. as in the real world, they have to decide whether someone poses a genuine threat. we know the experts are experts and are better than someone who hasn't had this training. what has changed in the brain and made that happen, if we can measure the activity caused by many neurons firing at once. put the weapon down. in total, 26 armed officers are being analysed. it is impossible to fully replicate the stress of a real scenario but it is hoped these drills will come as close as possible. show yourself, it is the police. it is intensive. real firearms situations. to be fair, as they say, the training does ta

>>breaking news, we need to share with you right now reports of a gas explosion in durham, north carolinaooking at pictures of the scene live from overhead with our partner station wtvd all we know is that it's a gas line explosion there has been reports of a building collapsing as well and black smoke billowing into the sky near durham school of the arts. we don't know if the actual school of the arts has caught fire. we just know that this is near fine as the shot pulls out a little bit you can see some of the emergency responders surrounding the building got a ladder truck there on the left trying to douse from above. crews on the ground with water lines trying as best they can to get the situation under control again all we've been able to discern from the scene as this is a gas explosion. and apparentlyl a building in the downtown area of raleigh has collapsed as a result. we will continue to follow the weight us to bring up to speed as soon as more information comes in so stay tuned for this breaking news story. back here in the bay area in the east bay specifically reward now being

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our correspondent lee wellings is in durham for bancroft state u. and says it's a good place for the australian to rebuild his career. it was very interesting to spend time around cameron bancroft this is a man who clearly has changed over the past twelve months he's been for a lot he spent time quite wisely after this huge backlash against him for his cheating in law you some of the things that he talks about doing he's a trying yoga teacher he was talking about some of the charity work that he's been doing extensive charity work and this is helped him get into a much better position refreshing to come back to cricket with a clear mind and actually just concentrate on batting well and getting his place back in the australian team is the longer term i think this is a good place for him to come so employ his cricket it's slightly out of the spotlight coming to darwin in the second tier of english cricket and not one of the biggest so yes the people that we spoke to around the ground are very pleased to see him here they'll give him lots of support an

at ave people coming in pretty rapid clip to raleigh durham, chapel hill. that means it's a vital, diverse community. we like seeing attractive to the people who want to live there. but it does drive up housing cost among other things. develop,nter cities areas gentrification occurs where the people living there get driven out and before you know it, the housing is just or not -- unaffordable close in. the people that serve our communities and i don't think any of us think that's acceptable. teachers, firefighters, law enforcement officers, folks were and haveur communities lived among us for years should not be driven farther and farther out into the outer suburbs, but if you let the market courses -- forces take their course, it's a major political issue in the area i represent. people recognize that it will take some conscious policies and terms of zoning and working with nonprofits and others to construct housing, to make sure that diverse housing remains. have our housing authorities for example working to develop tracks close it in and make these very

airports, especially charlotte to raleigh durham airport, then in the northeast, with those thunderstorms, significant delays are possible and maybe some cancellations. y>> bill, thank so much. >>> after initially praising the mueller report, president trump is now working to discredit the special counsel's findings. the white house has vowed to stonewall any democratic investigations, and now in a new interview, mr. trump took aim at robert mueller himself. >> it was leekike one-sided wit hunt as i called it, and, you know, bob mueller -- i turned him down to run the fbi. the next day he was appointed to be the head of thi -- this special counsel. >> meanwhile, deputyne attorney gel rod rosenstein is hitting back against his critics over the doj's handling of the russia investigation. and he'st pinning par of the blame on the obama administration. >> some critical decisions about that russia investigation were made before i got there. the previous administration chose not to publicize the full story about russian comter hackers and social media trolls and how they relate to russia's brde

our chief national affairs correspondent, tom llamas is on the scene with the latest in durham.d morning, tom. >> reporter: george, good morning. take a look just behind me. this is where the explosion happened. this was a two-story building in the middle of durham, north carolina, a building that was made of bricks. this explosion was so powerful it pancaked the entire structure, shooting brick and glass everywhere. five other buildings also affected. eye witnesses say it felt like an earthquake, first the blast and then a massive blaze. survivors running from the area covered in blood, some unable to walk. this all started with a gas leak. firefighters were on the scene evacuating buildings but there apparently wasn't enough time to get everyone out. the owner of a beloved coffee d. the store posted that they would be closed. they put that post up right before the explosion. 17 others injured, 6 in critical condition including a firefighter. he had to undergo s tele'sord . eyewitnesss tell us it felt like an earthquake, but sounded like a plane crash. >> tom, what are official

. >> firefighters in downtown durham were evacuating people from the area when the explosion asd art. yesterday morning. several others were damaged. some described the explosion as feeling like an earthquake. a 61-year-old coffee shop owner was killed. 17 others were hurt. >>> attorney general william barr said he believed there were spice. barr made comments during the hearing yesterday. barr wants to examine how the russia investigation began but democrats called him irresponsible. >> i'm not saying improper surveillance occurred. i'm saying i'm concerned about it and looking into it. >> he is an attorney general of the united states of america, not the attorney general of donald trump. >> democrats accuse barr of trying to undermine the mueller report, which barr is expected to release next week with some redactions. >>> scientists have revealed the first image ever of a black hole. astroners gathered images around it. it looks like an eye. the black hole is a monster. its mass weighs 6.5 million times the sun. the team who made the discovery could not be more excited. >> it's bre