it just reminds me there's a number of emmitt and there's a lot of behind the scenes improvements that are happening either making our employees more efficient and things like online renewable of parking permits and others things that are automating and there's systematic improvements and better enter facing. and that's when i want to ask jerry 0 robbins >> good afternoon classroom nolan it's my pleasure to welcome the team gabbing is an assistant engineer with our section of sustainable streets one of our upcoming engineers he began as a interim no 2008 and manages his time well and carefully look at the design and installation as a critical i ice to create projects he worked on the intersection of market and convinces i convinced his team that a larger broken was better and we're moving forward with his design on the broadway streetscape design it was backlogged in the timing session gabbing jumped in and did the conceptual timing and cement the project on scald. finally yesterday was the first day of school we have two miles of bike lanes gabbing was out there assisting parents and

you know, from '55 when emmitt till was murdered, it took a decade before we got the civil rights act the voting rights act. so what i would say is organizing, building allies as the poll numbers suggest, there are folks out there who are also concerned beyond the black communities about policing. so this is something i think effects the gay and lesbian community, i think it's something that affects the pro immigration community, issues around policing. and also i think we should think about the best of the civil rights movement which is bringing these human-rights abuses to an international stage. >> ifill: reverend wilson you appeared on a program on local pbs station in which one of your fellow pastors said what we need now is a new normal. you nodded your head. tell me what you think that means? >> yeah, that was my good friend reverend tracie blackman. what she suggested was that the way we've been doing business, particularly and i think she specified in the st. louis region, the way we've been doing business is not acceptable. the response of african-american leadership that ha

most arrest for drug and weapons charges one suspect is this man, a 21-year-old emmitt tippy wanted on outstanding warrants. tippy had a loaded firearm in his position last night on assault with a deadly weapon. >> state fish and game commission decided not to issue an emergency declaration for a rapidly-disappeared bird it's called tri-colored black bird a study found it's population dropped by half in three years. it used to be one of the most-common birds but now there are just 145,000 of them left and colleges say this is ak accelerati accelerating. drought has dried up much of its habitat. >> it's a site making tourists happy at san francisco pier 39. sea lions returned today more than a month after they have vanished and have been a popular attraction. they were a fixture for 20 years until they vanished for 20 months experts say breeding, feeding, as well as construction are probably the reason for their comings and goings >> i don't know if it's that complicated. >> you've got to get out. see the world. >> yes. >> great. >> why not? >> tracking storms? >> i am tracking storms.

most arrest for drug and weapons charges one suspect is this man, a 21-year-old emmitt tippy wanted onding warrants. tippy had a loaded firearm in his position last night on assault with a deadly weapon. >> state fish and game commission decided not to issue an emergency declaration for a ird it's called tri-colored black bird a study found it's population dropped by half in three years. it used to be one of the most-common birds but now there are just 145,000 of them left and colleges say this is accelerati accelerating. drought has dried up much of its habitat. >> it's a site making tourists happy at san francisco pier 39. sea lions returned today more than a month after they have vanished and have been a popular attraction. they were a fixture for 20 years until they vanished for 20 months experts say breeding, feeding, as well as construction are probably the reason for their comings and goings >> i don't know if it's that complicated. >> you've got to get out. see the world. >> yes. >> great. >> why not? >> tracking storms? >> i am tracking storms. it doesn't mean threats diminish

the cousin of emmitt till, the aunt and uncle of oscar grant. is a growing number of people who feel that they want to be there to support the brown family. >> also three representatives from the white house, the obama administration. there are people who have been there for several weeks also as don was just saying who were involved in the protest. today, two members of the white house. interesting to see the administration reaching out like this. we're going to get back to these services, these home going services as they go on over the next hour, but first we want to given you some of the other stories we're following right now. a active shooter incident was reported at virginia's ft. lee this morning, the army installation was put on lockdown but in the last hour, thankfully the all clear was given. no word at this point what sparked the warning. >>> an american journalist is now free after being captured by islamic rebels nearly two years ago in syria. 45-year-old peter theo curtis was released yesterday by a syrian rebel group. they have t

the day they got back was the day that emmitt till was murdered in mississippi, and a couple months later seat to a white man montgomery, alabama. >> chicago wins the united states championship! >> reporter: nearly 60 years later the world is getting to see an achievement in stark contrast to the events of 1955. the jackie robinson west team, an all african-american club made it to the little league world series in 1983. now 31 years later they're doing it again. going for the championship. >> we hear so much about the negativity that goes on. it's just refreshing to be out here to support something this great. >> it's been hard though. >> reporter: you've been asked for autographs? >> yes. yes. >> reporter: kind of odd though, isn't it? pretty cool though? >> yes. >> the message is let the kids play. you know, we've done -- let's not take away their dreams. let's allow them -- you know, let -- you know, let kids live their dreams and see what happens. and amazing things happen to the kids and to all of us when we're all given, you know, an equal opportunity. >> reporter: jim sciutto, cnn

four year old emmitt rush suffered burns to his throat after he swallowed a battery. when it happened. the burns they were so bad he could not eat, speak, nor breathe on his on. doctors at cincinnati's children hospital had to devise a way to save his life. >> so we were able to take a segment of the colon from the abdomen, move the up to his chest and his neck and we create a tube that allows him to swallow. >> the battery that he swallowed popped out a remote control. his empty is working with lawmakers to require crews screws on battery covers rather than just spring. >> a college football admits to lying about how he sprained his ankles last week. cornerback joshua shaw says he did not jump off a balcony to save his nephew had was drowni drowning. he was suspended from the team indefinitely. the university of southern california did not explain exactly how shaw got hurt. they did say he should have never posted his original story on their website before confirming its validity did the. he apologized for lying. >> some people have those moments where they wake up a

we are thinking of jordan davis, eric garner going back to emmitt till.ames and faces are running through our heads. we are realizing maybe we don't matter. maybe our lives don't matter. that makes people angry, fearful. it produce it is rage you are seeing now in ferguson. that's not justifying the rage. we have to understand where it comes from. black people are wondering, do our lives matter to oh this country? >> that's absolutely right. a lot of it hases to do with the fact that there is an attitude that's pervasive that we did the 1960s thing. we did the civil rights thing. we have marched, protested, passed laws. we have never dealt with the systemic root of racism. and the relationship, the pure unadulterated relationship between white folks and black folks. why do they look at young black men in particular suspicious ly. why do black people feel invisible to the rest of america when the legacy and the story has been to build america. the examples we see of violence perpetrated by police or individuals in the case of trayvon martin is a reflection

voting rights were beaten and attacked with tear gas that became known as bloody sunday. 14-year-old emmittpped, beaten and killed in mississippi in 1955. in june of 1963 metgar evers was shot in the driveway of his home in jackson. that violent history has always shaped politics in the two states. they both became solidly democratic states after the civil war but split from the party in 1948 over civil rights planks that had been proposed for the party platform. alabama and mississippi were two out of the four states to vote for states right and strom thurmond in 1948. in 1960, six unpledged electors in alabama and six in oklahoma cast their vote for harry byrd. in 1968 alabama and mississippi voted for segregationist george wallace. the four-time governor of alabama and four-time presidential candidate who became a symbol of resistance to the civil rights movement. well known for famously blocking a door at the university of alabama in 1963 to prevent black students from enrolling. since 1972 when richard nixon carried 78% of the vote in mississippi and 72% in alabama, both states have vo

the day they got back was the day that emmitt till was murdered in mississippi and a couple months later parks refused to give up her seat to a white man in montgomery, alabama. >> it's over! chicago wins the united states championship! >> nearly 60 years later, the world is getting to see an achievement in stark contrast to the events of 1955. the jackie robinson west team, an all african-american club, made it to the little league world series in 1983. now, 31 years later, they are doing it again and going for the championship. >> we hear so much about the negativity that goes on. it's just refreshing to be out here to support something that's great. >> it's been hard. we have been getting stopped a lot. >> you have been asked for autographs, right? >> yes. >> kind of odd, isn't it? pretty cool, though? >> yeah. >> the message is let kids play. you know, let's not take away their dreams. let's allow them, you know, let kids live their dreams and see what happens. and amazing things happen to the kids and to all of us when we're all given, you know, an equal opportunity. >> well, they m

the presiding judge in the trial emmitt sullivan found that, he ultimately appointed a lawyer to do aomprehensive independent review that documented every aspect of the misconduct. as sydney said, attorney general holder ultimately dismissed the prosecution, dismissed the indictment on his own. sydney in the book questions whether attorney general holder did that only because he knew that judge sullivan was going to do it, so why not? i can tell you i joined the justice department in my role several weeks after attorney general holder made that decision. i heard him talk about it and saw the effect in the department. it was very, very profound for the attorney general of the united states to dismiss that prosecution, even if judge sullivan was going to do it on his own, for the department itself to take that step sent an important message to prosecutors. this was then a very rigorous, very serious effort to reorient prosecutors about their obligations to expos exculpatory so-called brady material. that's one story. the second story that sydney tells is about her client, jim brown, a m

sense of the activism and response to brown's killing can use pbs' documentary about the murder of emmittto get them thinking about how a single death can launch a movement. science teachers may want to consider sharing this historical document with their students. in this 1851 article dr. samuel cartwright, at the time a widely published and well respected doctor, discusses his diskocove of a mental disorder he claimed caused slaves to run away. after reading the article students could explore the history of scientific racism and how it continues to influence our thinking even today. now some students may already be engaged with hip-hop's music or racialized music. music teachers can help them trace these themes across decades and genres of music by having them listen to and discuss everything from public enemy's fight the power to bill ly holiday's strange fruit. so you see, ed, there's no need for your teach eers to change t subject. what we do as teachers is offer guide posts and space for disagreement. we can teach our students not to be afraid of the unknown and the complicated by c

for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, emmitt, idaho. >> that smile kind of says it all.at the brother said about it. he said he's perfect. that is fantastic. >> you just hope when you have children they will get along that way and have the other look out for the other like that. >> noah and lucas. will never forget them. >> i'm all over these kid triathlons. >> he's really tough. he learned to swim, do it in tandem. that's incredible. >>> coming up, the end of an era. why london's iconic red phone booths are becoming a thing of the past. i hate to hear that. more on that story, but first your local news and weather. . >>> good morning to you. it is 8:26. i'm kris sanchez. the north bay woken this morning by several strong aftershocks. the strongest one, a magnitude 3.9, which struck just after 5:30 this morning near american canyon. three other smaller aftershocks hit within 90 minutes of that one. so far, though, we are not hearing reports of injuries or damage. but they all come just two days after the area was hit by that strong 6.0 quake, causing hundreds of injuries

he's also the voice of emmitt, the lead in "the lego movie."ds. >> not only kicking butt at the box office. it is rocking the music charts as well. ♪ ♪ come and get your love ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ >> features songs you'd call oldies but goodies. also this one. hold on. ♪ ♪ i can't stop this feeling that's right. second week at number one. bringing the '60s and '70s to a new generation. guess the number three album. >> what? >> you ever come in early in the morning and listen to that in his dressing room? >> that's right. i'm a 12-year-old girl living in a 60-year-old black man. >> and proud of it. >> and that is "what's trending" today. >>> up next, a remarkable story of resilience from a young man who survi >>> we're back at 8:15 with a remarkable story of survival and courage. indiana teenager austin hatch made national news after living through two plane crashes. nbc special anchor maria shriver recently caught up with him. maria, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. nice to see you. we're all about to meet an ex

for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, emmitt, idaho. >> that smile kind of says it all.loved what the brother said about it. he said he's perfect. that is fantastic. >> you just hope when you have children they will get along that way and have the other look out for theerthat. >> noah and lucas. will never forget them. >> i'm all over these kid triathlons. >> he's really tough. he learned to swim, do it in tandem. that's incredible. >>> coming up, the end of an era. why london's iconic red phone booths are becoming a thing of the past. i hate to hear that. more on that story, but first your local news and weather. >>> good morning, let's get your first alert forecast with meteorologist bill henly. >> we're enjoying sunshine so far in the pocono mountains which saw a little bit of fog to begin with. it's long gone and now it's just blue sky in wallenpaupack. it's already 72 degrees and climbing in philadelphia. we're going to be warmer in part because of a southerly wind, look for highs in the upper 80s today. >> there are two more accidents to tell you about. >> looks li