his father, wayne ellington sr.ad been shot and killed back in philadelphia. >> i went from a very high feeling of excitement and joy to the lowest i've ever felt in my lifism philadelphia police say ellington sr. was found inside his car on the 5200 block of marion street. he had been shot in the head. ellington's wife of 34 years got the news over the phone. >> i could hear crying, screaming and crying in the background so i knew it wasn't good news and they called me back to let me know that it was worse than what we thought. >> reporter: ellington jr. explains this father played a huge role in his basketball career first putting a ball in his hands at five years old. he later was a standout player at episcopal academy, went on to north carolina to play before being drafted. his father would always text him before his games. sunday was the last time. >> i don't think it really set into me yet that my next game my dad's not going to text me. >> reporter: and the family wants answers, so do police. if you have any

lakers wayne ellington.tion news" reporter katherine scott is live at police headquarters with more on this story. good morning, katherineism good morning, tam. this happened on sunday night. detectives here at the homicide division have been working to find whoever is responsible. the basketball star spoke to "action news." he said he heard about his father right after a game on sunday. the news still hasn't sunk in. >> for a son to lose his father, it's very tough. >> reporter: right after l.a. lakers guard wayne ellington played in his team's first win of the season sunday night, he heard the news. his father, wayne ellington sr. had been shot and killed back in philadelphia. like always, he had just heard from his father right before the game. >> he text me like he always does before a game. just said ball hard. get this first win tonight. >> reporter: philadelphia police say ellington sr. was found inside his car on the 5200 block of marion street in germantown just after 8:00 p.m. he had been shot in t

wayne ellington reflects on the text-message. it was from his biggest fan, wayne ellington sr. >> he was the person that gave me the basketball, put me in the league at 5 years old. they won the game on sunday. after the victory, he got the message that his father was shot. >> it's tough and unbelievable. it was crazy. i went to a very high feeling of excitement and joy to the lowest i ever felt in my life. >>reporter:ellington sr. was found inside of his car with a bullet to his head. ellington's wife of 34 years got the news over the phone. >> i heard crying in the background. they called me back to let me know it was worse than they thought. >>reporter:the police rushed him to hospital for treatment but he died. they are investigating the shooting as a murder. >> he was smart and funny. he loved his family a lot. >>reporter:ellington jr. was drafted in the nba making his father proud. the basketball player is on leave to grieve with his father. they hope to get answers. >> at some point, whoever did this, they are going to get

from his biggest fan, his father, wayne ellington, senior. after his game the lakers guard got the worst news ever, his dad had been fatally shot. >> i'm just devastated. son loses his father, it is very tough. unbelievable. >> reporter: philadelphia police say ellington, senior was found inside his car with the bullet wound to the head. it happened in the 5200 block of marion street. police rushed him to the hospital, where he died, homicide detectives are investigating it as murder. ellington, junior was a stan out ball player at episcopal a academy high in merion the hometown hero went on to north carolina to play before being drafted in the nba. he is home now on leave, grieving with his family. >> i was going to come out earlier. philly is not had big of a place. people talk, you know. something will come out. whoever did this, they are going to get their, what they deserve. >> reporter: his family is looking for answers, and so is the philadelphia police department. they say at this point they do not have any witnesses or suspects. they

ellington's son, wayne ellington, jr., played professional ball for the lakers, first season with the team, and in a statement he write, quote, my family and i are devastated by the news of my father's murder on sunday night in philadelphia. we appreciate everyone's support, and ask that you respect the privacy of our family, during this very difficult time. wayne ellington, jr., was granted an indefinite leave of absence from the team. it is unknown when he will rejoin the lakers. he did play on sunday night, when his father was murdered. but a $20,000 reward is being offered by philadelphia police for anyone who has any information that could lead to arrest or conviction in this case. chris, kerry? >> all right, thank you, lauren. >> 5:36 right now. a man gets stuck in a wall in a store. >> huh? >> how does something like that even happen? police offering up some sort of an explanation this morning. >> and one guy takes to his college campus to prove that pranks don't always have to be mean or funny for that mother. how he bright ends a lot of girls days. we'll have it for you comin

ellington's son, ellington, jr., plays professional ball for the lakers. this is hirst season with the team, in a statement, he write, my family and i are devastated by the news of my father's murder on sunday night in philadelphia. we appreciate everyone's support, and ask that you respect the privacy of our family during this very difficult time. now the team did grant ellington an indefinite leave of absence, right now it is unknown when he will rejoin the team. philadelphia police are offering a $20,000 reward for any information that might lead to arrest or conviction in this case. kerrey, chris? >> such a sad story. lauren, thank up. we'll check backment meantime first on fox, man who admit he drove his wife's classic corvette into the delaware river is telling his side of the story. >> yes, so you saw the car come out of the water live on fox 29, on monday. john kramer is expected to turn himself into police today. but first, he came clean to us about why he went this far in his bitter divorce. so he told fox 29, this corvette has been the center af

and madden wanted ellington. here's how he got him. ellington had a contract to go out on the road for the christmas season. he found out, madden did, that ellington was in philly. so he sent word to a philly boss, boo-boo. and he sent out one of his boys and they talked to the guy who was running the show. and they told him, be big or be dead. his name was clarence robinson. robinson was big. so he let ellington go, and the band left for philadelphia that night. now, ellington had just created some songs. those recordings are making him big nationally. but this radio exposure puts the duke's music out to the whole country. and changes everything. and people called it hot jazz, but ellington said, i don't write jazz. i write folk music. that's how he sold it, the music of my people. two years later, this is ellington's band, he links up with lawrence zig feld. zig feld was the only one who had the guts to hire a black entertainer to go on stage with white women. okay? show girls. in a movie called "showgirl." and the big theater compan

ellington's son, wayne ellington, jr., plays professional basketball for the la rangers, first seasonith the team, and in a statement he write: my family and i are devastated by the news of my father's murder sunday night in philadelphia. we appreciate everyone's support and can that you respect the privacy of our family, during this very difficult time. the team granted ellington an indefinite leave of absence, right now, it is unknown when he will rejoin the team. he did play on sunday night, when this murder did happen. as for police, they're offering a $20,000 reward to anyone who has any information that could lead to arrest or conviction in this case. chris, kerry? >> lauren, thank you. meantime, new for this morning, former philadelphia police inspector serving time for extortion was released from prison early. >> so, source tells fox 29, daniel call tree release from the federal prison two weeks ago, but still had two years left of his five year sentence. this source was uncertain as to why he was released early. but a prison locate or system said he should still be an inmate.

officers found 57 year-old wayne ellington, senior, father of lakers guard wayne ellington murdered in a car in germantown sunday night. he was rushed to einstein hospital where he later died. ellington junior played high school will ball at episcopal academy. >>> both sides are talking in the case of the corvette in the delaware river. philadelphia police issued an arrest warrant for john crammer. he a allegedly drove this car in the river on monday near the the tacony palmyra bridge. crammer is charged with violating a protection from abuse order and harassment. his estrange wife says crammer texted her after the car disappeared. >> i was glad that be in was injured. the at the same time i could believe somebody did that. >> i didn't know i was doing anything wrong. i thought it was my car. i wanted to get rid of the dam thing.33 i could in the take this arguing when i was just trying get my minivan. >> police planned to charge crimer with reckless endangerment because divers risk their lives to find that submerge car. >>> new this morning president obama is hoping to take u.s. china

and madden wanted ellington. here's how he got him. ellington had a contract to go out on the road for the christmas season. he found out, madden did, that ellington was in philly. so he sent word to a philly boss called boo-boo huff. boo-boo sent out one of his boys and they talked to the guy who was running the show. and they told him, be big or be dead. his name was clarence robinson. robinson was big. so he let ellington go, and the band left for philadelphia that night. left the band for history. now, ellington had just created black and tan fantasy. those recordings are making him big nationally. but this radio exposure puts the duke's music out to the whole country and changes everything. and people called it hot jazz, but ellington said, i don't write jazz. i write negro folk music. that's how he saw it, the music of my people. two years later, this is ellington's band, he links up with lawrence zeigfeld. zeigfeld was the only one who had the guts to hire a black entertainer to go on stage with white women. okay? show girls. in

fifty-seven year-old wayne ellington, senior, father of lakers guard wayne ellington was murdered in germantown sunday night. police found ellington shot in the koran merion street and he later died at einstein medical center. right now there are in suspects. the younger ellington played high school ball at episcopal academy. >>> police in chester county are trying to figure out if a pair of pepper spray attacks are connect. on saturday night the manager of the pizza house in caln township said she left the restaurant with a bank deposit bag in her hand when a man ambushed her and stole the the the bag. almost 24 hours later and just a couple hundred feet away an employee leaving amelia's grocery outlet was attacked and pepper sprayed in the face. >>> concerned parents, educators and lawmakers will rally in philadelphia calling for increased security at a city school. this is video of a substitute teacher right there lying in the hallway at bartram high school in king sessing after a student threw him to the ground, slamming his head to the floor. three teachers have been assaultedde

madden wanted ellington. here is how he got him. he had a contract to go out on the road for the christmas season. he found out, madden did, that ellington was in philly. he sent work to a philly boss called boo boo huff. boo boo sent out a boy and talked to a guy running the show. they told him be big or be dead. his name was clarence robinson. robinson was big. okay? so, he let him go. the band left for philadelphia that night and left the band for history. ellington just created songs. those recordings were really making it big nationally. this radio exposure puts new york's music out to the whole country and changes everything. people called it hot jazz. ellington said i don't write jazz. that's how he saw it. two years later, he -- this is ellington's band, he hooks up with florence, a crazy combination. he was the only producer in new york who had the guts, i would use a stronger word if i could. had the guts to hire a black person to go on stage with white women, show girls. the big theater companies in new york company wrote

ellington sr. was found just after 58 on the 5200 block of marion street with a bullet to the head, he was rushed to einstein in critical condition and just before 11:00 he died. >> he was funny and smart and loved his family a lot. that is all his focus was on, his family. >> he was my breast friend, the person that gave me a basketball and put me in the league at 5 years old. ellington jr. was a standout ballplayer at episcopal academy and he is now on leave with the lakers to grieve with his family. they are hoping for answers. >> it was senseless and i want justice to be served. i want the person to pay for what they did. he deserves that. he deserves that. >> at some point it will come out and whoever did this, they will get what they deserve in whatever way it is. >> now, if you know anything about what happened you are asked to can't police, there is an a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. eva pilgram, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> well, our mild november weath

up and the suicide rate dropped dramatically in that area even though when you're standing on the ellington bridge, you can see the taft bridge. you can walk over there. yet there was no increase in jumping from the taft bridge. >> now, all of this research supports the fact that building a suicide barrier lowers rates across the entire region, too. humphreys says jumping suicides fall 86% on site and they drop about 28% in the area. a bit of good news on a troublesome topic. >>> from health to tech now. this summer ride sharing heavyweights uber and lift have hit up an ongoing turf war with taxicabs. is it that much cheaper or cheaper at all to take a ride with a ride sharing company versus a traditional cab. we hopped in uber and let the numbers do the talking. join us on a spin through san francisco putting uber's claim to the test. first, a short drive through the city. starting point 10th and market streets, destination franklin and chestnut. we're trying to get down to the marina from here. how much do you think the ride is going to be end up being? >> around $20. >> this proved a con

the father of lakers guard wayne ellington was shot in car and later died at einstein. right now there are no suspects. the younger ellington played his high school ball at episcopal academy. >> arrest warrant is issued for the husband accused of of plunging his wife's sports car into the delaware river all because of a divorce dispute. and tonight, we're hearing from both sides. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones is life at northeast detectives with new details. todd? >> reporter: jessica, tonight when we talk to john kramer over the phone, he said, he was some four states away and that he's shocked police are looking to arrest him. a little red corvette is the centerpiece of a very big marital fight. we spoke to the man at the center of it all, john kramer. and asked why he rolled his estranged wife's car into the delaware. >> i didn't know i was doing anything wrong. i thought it was my car. i wanted to get rid of the dammed thing. i couldn't take this arguing over the thing when i was just trying to get my mini van. >> reporter: that mini van is in his wife's

investigators say 57-year-old wayne ellington sr. was found shot in the head in the driver's seat of a car on marion street in germantown. his son is in his first year with the lakers. he played at the university of north carolina after finishing an all-star high school career at episcopal academy in marion. >>> this morning, police have a man in custody, charged with vandalizing the graves of veterans at two local cemeteries. bensalem police arrested anthony carter yesterday after connecting him with five arsons that happened over the summer. police say those fires destroyed american flags and veterans' grave markers at rosedale memorial park and roosevelt memorial. investigators say carter voluntarily gave them a dna swab when an officer noticed him acting suspiciously in a cemetery late at night. >> they matched to the stems of the flags when he was pulling the flags out of the ground. he must have left his dna actually on the wood. >> investigators tell us carter being arrested on veterans day yesterday was just a coincidence. th

fifty-seven year-old wayne ellington senior, father of lakers guard, wayne ellington, junior was murdered in germantown sunday night. police found ellington shot in the koran day beyond street and later died at einstein medical center. philadelphia police are searching for a motive and a shooter. >>> both sides are talking in the case of the corvette in the delaware river. the husband allegedly drove this car into the river in a divorce dispute. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones tells us, philadelphia police have an arrest warrant for him. >> reporter: little red corvette is center piece of the very big marital fight, we spoke to the man in the center of it all, john crammer, and canned why he rolled his estrange wife's car in the delaware. >> i didn't know, i didn't do anything wrong. i thought it was my car. i wanted to get rid of the dam thing. i could not take this arguing when i was just trying to get my minivan. >> reporter: that is in his wife's possession as she was trying to work out a way to get the minivan, but she has a protection of abuse order against him and he claim

investigators say 57-year-old wayne ellington senior was found shot in the head. his son is in his first year with the lakers. he went to high school at episcopal academy and played ball at the university of north carolina. >>> a convicted former philadelphia police inspector is in custody after he was released from prison by mistake. he was rearrested after being free for two weeks and landing a job. in 2011, he was sentenced to five years in prison for using stro strong-arm tactics to collect a debt. his lawyers said a clerical error led to his premature release. >>> now to our coverage of decision '14. the winner of the congressional race will be sworn in later today. donald norcross will take the oath of office in washington. norcross fills the seat of former congressman rob andrews who took a job with a philadelphia law firm. >>> up next, getting back on track from ebola to isis to immigration. issues congress will be tackling as lawmakers meet for the first time today since the midterm elections. >>> enjoy today's mild weather while you can. temperatures are

ellington's son wayne ellington, jr., plays professional basketball for the la lakers.is his first season with that team, and in a statement he writes quote my family and i devastated of the news of my father's murder, we appreciate everyone, out of respect, respect the privacy of our family during this difficult time. granted him indefinite leave of arab sense, when he will return to the team, did he play on sunday night, but they might have thought he was murder. police offering $20,000 reward to anyone who has tips lead to go an arrest or a conviction in this case. mike, al next. >> yes, real famous basketball player over at episcopal. on the same team with gerald henderson, they became very famous, left high school, one went to ducre, the other one went to the university of north carolina, 7 miles apart those campuses so they stayed close. ironically, gerald henderson was playing, he plays for charlotte, they played the lakers sunday. >> they were in the same center he was able to go over and console his friends of all of these years after they learned about the mur

fourth quarter, palmer, play action, hits ellington. three td passes, card win 28-17.ow 7 1-and in control of the nfc west. >> the raiders are winless in seattle. another good showing but the defending world champs were too much for the silver and black. they had to deal with he hostile 12th man and women in seattle. marshawn lynch goes beat most. raiders try to get something in the first. comes down with a pick, goes 35 yards, seahawks up 14-3. raiders now down 24-3 in the third. autry blocks the punt. butler falls on the ball in the end zone. 24-10. raiders showing fight, cutting the lead to six in the fourth. carr bootleg, finds rivera, but not enough. raiders fall to 0-8 with the seattle victory. hawks now 5-to. >> nascar in texas on the first green-white-checkered attempt. jeff gordon had the lead, took the outside lane. brad keselowski tried to push the the gap. knocked out gord. afterwards gordon goes after keselowski. punches thrown from both teams. the worst post race brawl i've ever seen. >> to win the race, that was our opportunity, and didn't come together.

fourth quarter, palmer, play action, hits ellington three td passes, card win 28-17.-and in control of t nfc west. >> t raiders are winless in seattle. another good showing but the defending world champs were too muchor the silver and black they had to deal with he hostile 12th man and women in seattle. marshawn lynch goes beat most. raiders try to get somethingn the first. comes down with a pick, goes 35 yards, seahawks up -3. raiders now down 24-3n the third. autry blocks the punt. butler falls on the ball in the end zone. 24-10. raiders showingight, cutting the lead to six the fourth. carr bootleg, finds rivera, but not enough. raiders fall to 0-8 with the seattle victory. hawks now 5-to. >> nascar in texas on the first green-white-checkered attempt. jeff gordon had the lead, took the outside lane. brad keselowski tried to push the the gap. knocked out gord. afterwards gordon goes after keselowski. punches thrown from both teams. theworst post race brawl i've ever seen. >> to n the race, that was our opportunity, and didn't come together. >> out of nowhere i just g

he is the father of wayne ellington, your who played high cool basketball at episcopal academy. police continue to search for a shooter and motive in the case. philadelphia police have an arrest warrant for the husband accused of dumping his wife's sports car this is delaware river. police divers pulled the red corvette out of the water near tacony pennsylvania will my use bridge wednesday night. wife said she had a protection from boost order against her husband john crammer. she now fears for her safety but crammer tells "eyewitness news" it is all a misunderstanding. >> i didn't know i was doing anything wrong. i thought it was my car. i wanted to get rid of the dam thing. i could in the take this thing arguing. i was just trying to get my minivan. >> i could not believe it. it was unimaginable what took place. i'm very frightened and for my two daughters as well. >> philadelphia police are urging crime tore turn himself in. >>> well, things people do every single day, probably even want to necessity but the public is in the happy with what president obama was caught on bam a

palmer hits a wide open ellington for the third touchdown pass of the game. the cardinals beat the cowboys, 28-17. they improve to an nfl 7-1. here is why it looks so bad for san francisco right now. they are 1 game out of last place and the rams look to be improving and getting better. the 49ers are in trouble in the nfc west. now, snow in new england before the game and tom braidy and manning, meeting for the 17th time, patriots jump out to a 27- 7 lead and did not give manning a chance to think about a comeback. he gets it. welker, knocks the ball loose. now, browner, swoops in for the pick. one of two interceptions today for manning, he had 3 all season, by the way. much better day for brady. the quick strike, going for the 4th touchdown pass, so more for brady, finished. he thrown 16 touchdowns in the last four games, new england beats denver,43-21. >> this is when teams jockey for position, then n november, the cream starting to rise. it is tough to figure out right now. before that game i would of said denver for sure but now maybe new england. >> how

a wide open andre ellington. three td passes for carson. cards win 28-17. the only one-loss team left in the nfl at 7-1. complete control of the nfc west. >>> meanwhile, the raiders are winless in seattle. another good showing, but the defending world champs just too much for the silver and black. they had to deal with the hostile 12th man in seattle. raiders up 3-0 in the first. marshawn lynch goes beast mode. 7-0, hawks. raiders try to get going. comes down with the interception and goes back 35 yards. seahawks up 14-3. raiders now down 24-3 in the third. john ryan's punt blocked. 24-10 ball game. raiders showed some fight. cut the lead to six in the fourth. a wide open michael rivera for his second td of the game. the raiders fall to 0-8 with a seattle victory. the hawks now 5-3. >>> lap 335. jeff gordon had the lead. took the outside lane. keselowski tried to push through. gordon's teammate jimmy johnson takes the checkered. gordon goes after keselowski, who has a reputation of reckless driving. punches were thrown from both teams, not drivers. the wors

la lakers 57 year old wayne ellington was shot and killed as he sat inside a car on sunday. it happened on the 5200 block of marion street around 8:00 o'clock at night he's the father of la lakers guard shooting guard wayne ellington who was granted an indefinite leave of absence while he mourns. police say they have made no arrests in the murder. >> first person sentenced under pennsylvania's brad fox law will spend six to 12 years in pale jail for making straw gun purchases. delaware county officials held a news couldn't friend on the heels of sauce tee dawson's sentencing. the chester woman bought two guns for her boyfriend who's a convicted felon. the law is named after plymouth township police officer brad fox. a man he was pursuing after a hit-and-run shot and killed him with an illegally purchased gun. fox's parents say his name lives on through this law. >> brad lived and died protecting his country and his community, and he's still working today. >> and that new law toughens penalties for those who buy guns for felons. >>> we know what will happen to the shuddered s

senior, father of lakers guard wayne ellington junior on the car in marion street in germantown. he later died at einstein medical center. anyone with any information about the shooting is urge to contact the philadelphia police. >>> meanwhile philadelphia police issued an arrest warrant for the husband accused of plunging his wife's sports car, this one right here in the delaware river. it the is all apparently because of a divorce dispute. "eyewitness news" reporter todd quinones hears from both sides. >> reporter: little red corvette is center piece of the very big marital fight. we spoke to the man at the center of it all john crammer and asked yes rolled his estranged wife car in the delaware. >> i didn't know i was doing anything wrong. i thought it was my car. i wanted to get rid of the cam thing. i could not take this arguing when i just was trying to get my minivan. >> reporter: that minute inn van was in his wife's possession. she was trying to get crammer his minivan. she has a protection of abuse order against him. she claims he smashed out her car windows. >> how do

investigators say 57-year-old wayne ellington sr. the driver's seat of a car on marion street in german nan town. his son is in his first year with the lakers. he played ball at the university of north carolina after finishing his high school career at persiepiscopal academy. >>> a school in massachusetts now has an automated system that can detect and track a gunman on campus. the active shooter detection system was installed in response to the school shooting in newtown, connecticut, back in december of 2012, when 26 children and adults were killed. the system's sensors can detect the sound of a gunshot and alert authorities. they also allow police to track the shooter before entering a building. >>> pennsylvania governor-elect tom wolf will take the oath of office january 20th, and he's asking members of his transition team to make a pledge of their own. wolf is requiring team members to sign an agreement to obey an ethical code of conduct. signers would have to disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest and report any

andre ellington helps eagles this week. cowboys lose second straight 28-17, how about arizona 7-1.he nfc east. eagles back insole position first place and playing dallas over final weeks of the regular season. to say nascar is fight to the finish it's under statement. another fight breaks out today in texas. look at this. brad questions lou ski gets into another fight with jeff gordon after the race. kezloski has a bruised face. two races to go. looks likes they want to win down there. >> think so. >> thank you. >> hen house square if philadelphia had a halloween look for souxt border today. dancing skeletons filled the area for the day of the dead festival this festival celebrated november 1 in mexico honors departed loved ones and celebrates the circle of life. >> eagles game day final next on channel 6. >> "action news" continues at 4:30 a.m. with tamala edwards, matt o'donnell, meteorologist david murphy and karen rogers with traffic. >> now for melissa magee, jeff skversky, walter perez, and the entire "action news" team, i'm skversky, walter perez, and the entire "action news

wayne ellington sr. was shot to death on tuesday night. he is a player for the los angeles lakers. he is on leave to grieve with his family. >>> a woman was killed trying to cross a busy highway in bensalem, the victim is maria fayer. she was hit by a chevy pickup truck crossing route 1, she was not using a designated crosswalk and may have been using her cell phone, the driver did stop and is cooperating with the investigation. >>> the state police barracks in blooming grove, pennsylvania is reopening today two months after a sniper attack. one state trooper was killed and another wounded allegedly at the hands of eric frein. >>> today a chester woman is the first person sentenced under the new brad fox law. the law was named for brad fox shot to death in the line of duty, by someone that obtained a gun in an illegal straw purchase. prosecutors say she brought two guns for her boyfriend a convicted felon. >>> the president reached a deal with china, they agreed to lower gas emissions in a news conference today. they are trying to reach goals not to pump as much carbon monoxide in

andre ellington scored on eagles last week. helps the eagles last week. touchdown.d straight game. ar arizona 7-1 best record in football. here's a look at nfc east eagles back on top but again they still have to play dallas twice over final eight weeks of regular season. >>> redskins run into trouble before they goat game in minnesota that's team bus ghoot an accident on way to the game. nobody seriously injured. robert griffin the iii. matt asiado with three and james left third touchdown of the game. redskins lose 29-6. >> to say nascar playoffs is fight to finish is under statement. another fight breaks out today in texas. look at this. brad questions lou ski gets into another fight with jeff gordon after the race. doing more than bumping there. a pitchy face and cut lip. jimmie johnson by the way won the race. they are going nuts down there. two more races to go. >> look at these guys. >> what will happen in the other races. >> what will happen in the other races. >> nascar right not here's something fun to do with hot dogs. make easy crescent dogs. pillsbury c

smith allwright case, marshall's reputation had spread, and while touring texas, jazz great duke ellington his concerts and paid his band, so he could sit in court and watch history being made. roger wilkins: marshall became, particularly in the black community, asuper hero very quickly. he was a celebrity. and that did an enormous amount for the naacp. they had this star lawyer who was legenday for his courage. it took the organization to a different level. marshall really made the second coming in the naacp from the mid-40s on. narrator: as the cause moved forward through the 1940s, the u.s. entered world war two. marshall was now faced with one more distraction from the education strategy, as he was forced to defend black soldiers who were victims of discrimination in the segregated services. roger wilkins: i think the war really changed things, because these guys came back and some were dead and some didn't have arms or legs or whatever. and they were fighting for freedom in the usa and the american way. well f--- that! they were fairly young men and they had lives to live, and, you kn

investigators told prosecutor scott ellington. >> an african-american was seen in the neighborhood wearingin colored shirt. >> reporter: it wasn't just that. later somebody said they saw an aging and beat up blue mercedes circling the neighborhood. so, thieves casing the house? maybe. and yet? as detective brooks looked around the house he could see this just didn't have the hallmarks of a robbery -- the valuable stuff, tv sets, guns, computers, were untouched. and look at this photo sitting next to marc's keys and a cell phone on the kitchen island is a container of ice cream. >> it appeared that he had just walked in and set these items down and then was caught totally off guard. >> reporter: all of that seemed to shriek of a planned ambushed, dressed up a little too much like a robbery. the way investigators pieced it together, somebody was waiting for marc to get home, then crept up from behind, shot him twice. >> he had suffered two gunshot wounds one that appeared to have entered from -- on his left side. and then another shot -- that he had sustained to his face. >> that was a kind

ellington summed it up. he said new york was the capital of everything, very little happens in the country unless someone in new york presses the button and so it is. and it's a story, in other words, of an urban revolution, but i try to tell it. i'm interested in people and i try to tell this story through about three dozen characters and i have a cast of characters like a playbill at the beginning of the book and most of them as lois was saying are blazingly ambitious drivers from west of the hudson and east of the danube and it was e.b. wright of the new yorker who wrote about this phenomenon of outsiders coming in and transforming the place and i found the same thing in my book in chicago and exactly the same thing and jane adams coming in and thornton, and louise sullivan and the same sort of thing and wright writes this in a beautiful little book called here is new york which a lot of you probably read and published in 1949. he said it's the person who was born elsewhere and came to new york in quest o

the best thing in our music, the duke ellingtons and louis armstrongs and aretha franklins and others. >> host: keith in washington d.c. you are on with cornel west. >> caller: what is going on? i was trying to to deal with the subject matter of the bank's, with elaine fletcher, a woman who worked for chase bank and they tried to pay them all and the basic sub prime business rate stands going on with the home loans with a deal with these loans that have already been sold to another bank and returned after they missed multiple payments and the dates on those types of loans basically expired. they put them in a bundle, and they work for and basically couldn't get any platforms to speak about what was going on. can you talk about elaine? do you know about her? >> i am so glad you raised that issue. i salute her. i salute the courageous whistle-blowers like ed snowden and chelsea manning and others who answered to truth and justice, no that the mainstream institutions are hiding the mendacity and criminality of direct connection between lies that cover-up and crimes that violate people's

like the duke ellington and the sarah barnes and others. >> you are on with cornel west. >> caller: i was charged with subject matter with the woman who worked for chase bank in the basic said prime basic rates to be sold to another bank in the dead date is on those types of loans was basically supplied this delaying can you talk about her in the debate? >> guest: i am so glad you raised that issue. with chelsea manning and edwards noted in with the truth and justice to know about the mainstream institutions are hiding and concealing with the criminality there is a direct connection between the allies that cover-up and the crimes that violate people's humanity. had there not been able investigation of the wall street crime we will say without a recall there he was strong in voting rights and strong to make sure in that context there was part of fairness. but he fell on his face dealing with the wall street crime. then head of jpmorgan to be diamond he could make a phone call to the white house to set up deals but never savor guilty when you know, they were can you imagine if we commit

the victim was wayne ellington sr. his son wayne jr. in bucks county karen after fatal accident. >> it's been a major jam in bensalem bucks county. a disabled tractor-trailer, you can see it right here, this is the on-ramp from street road to route 1 northbound so that's new. the jam-up here on route one southbound has been jammed all morning from 213 to old lincoln highway. people just started moving and that's because of that blockage of route 1 southbound at old lincoln highway due to that fatal accident involving a pedestrian. so, instead of this you can stick to your alternates. you can use bustleton pike or hulmeville road as your alternates. also in northeast philadelphia still have cottman avenue blocked because of this nasty accident between algon avenue and summerdale. tam here stick to rhawn street as an option. >> we could see all the fog that's still out there. let's go out to meteorologist, david murphy and talk about that. good morning. >> some of the thickest fog is improving a little bit right now, tam. take a look at m

but another 20 years, we're going to produce our duke ellingtons, our own mary beardons, our james baldwinsarmusch) when i started thinking about "stranger than paradise," there were severe limitations as far as how much money i could get to make a film like that. (jim stark) "stranger than paradise" cash cost was $160,000, and it grossed many times more than that. jim's pacing was very slow and deliberate. there was a kind of irony in how he approached the world, which was not typical of filmmaking. there's a meandering approach that lets you decide what you thought was important about the story. the style of the movie and the sensibility of it were clearly emanated from the personality of jim jarmusch but also happened to be perfect for the financial circumstances and constraints under which he had to work. the idea of using actors who are playing characters who are more or less identical to their own new york selves, it was just a complete knockout. after i finished making "stranger than paradise," dino de laurentiis's office called me and asked me to come and meet with him. and i went i