iam alan i am alan ferguson, that chief executive for ferguson transport limited.et of commercial property, much of which is turned over to warehousing. we have taken back the building of billiatt hundred 50,000 square feet at the end of january, that building is now full. altogether, probably a 50% lift in demand for warehousing. dominantly it is about the sector. this building has a lot of wheels and tyres and we are seeing a dramatic increase in stock levels. automobile companies here in the north—east are one of the most productive car pla nts one of the most productive car plants in the world and they do this because they have a lean supply chain. they deliverjust—in—time. we deliver every 20 minutes to the factory. they are keen to make sure that the supply chain is not interrupted with customs controls if they are slapped on during the first few weeks no deal brexit. lets hope and pray that within a few months we will suddenly wonder what this was all about, like the millennium bug. it could turn out to be nothing and i hope that is how it goes. that you do

well for more now we're joined by kate ferguson from our business desk good morning kate the morning so quite way is striking back in the courts saying that it's being unfairly discriminated against in the united states so what do we make of that all this is such a dramatic shift in tone so for the last few years has taken a really defensive stance so they've endured accusations of being in cahoots with the chinese government of spying on customers stealing corporate secrets and now they're saying well do you know what you are doing the exact same thing but i think it's really interesting because that strategy of being defensive has been very deliberate because he knows what's at stake so at the moment it's already the second largest smartphone maker in the world and it's a leader in five g. technology that's the super high speed highly reactive internet of the future but it knows that if it doesn't have the trust of the world it doesn't really have a future at the side of china so up to now it's enjoyed these accusations it's been quite patient and even despite lack of evidence it's

kate ferguson is here to talk all about that she's following the story for us and let's start with japan the oldest of the bunch it's letting itself basically into a traffic i mean so against migration and so against women working oh yeah it's a fun pretty much has the perfect cocktail for an aging population it has a really high life expectancy it has a super low birth rate and as you mentioned it's traditionally a very low immigration race and all of those are the reasons thought the countries workforce is projected to show. by thirteen million in the next twenty years and of course that sparked huge concerns about how the country is going to pay for pensions and health care for the elderly the government's been trying to do lots of things why on its plans are actually working well these things happen slowly so one thing that the prime minister shinzo abhi is trying to do is to encourage older people to work pos the statutory retirement age of sixty five that's a pretty hard sell you know people are forgoing their pensions and they're staying in the labor market longer of course that's

bill ferguson does not belong in this indictment. >> reporter: ferguson is accused of taking $100,000ribe to designate one student as a volleyball recruit. wake forest says that it does not plan to take any action against that student because there's no evidence she knew about the scheme, but other universities have taken a harder line. yale announced monday that it has rescinded the acceptance of one student linked to the scandal. this is court documents show that yale's women's soccer coach rudy meredith agreed to cooperate with prosecutors and plead guilty to fraud-related charges. >> any comment at all? >> reporter: also entering not guilty pleas monday, two once-respected members of the university of southern california, assistant athletic director donna himmel and water polo coach, winner of 16 national titles. usc has denied admission to six applicants because of their connection to the alleged scheme. the university has not yet taken action against current students including actress lori loughlin's daughters, usc writing, a case-by-case review of current students collected to

these are citations that were issued to about 95% of african-americans in ferguson. municipal violations for having an and mowed lawn, putting up trash in the wrong place at the wrong time were also issued overwhelmingly to black residents, and sadly we know that these practices are widespread and pervasive across the country. what is remarkable is that there is clear supreme court precedent that this is unconstitutional. can't lockhich you somebody up merely because of their inability to pay. but the problem is we don't have an enforcement mechanism to help breathe life into that supreme court ruling. one of the things that we do the -- at the lawyers' committee for civil rights under law is we try to hold some of the bad actors accountable. we have been doing a fair amount of this work in places in the deep south like arkansas, oklahoma, and louisiana where these practices are particularly deep-seeded. and just to kind of help, bring these issues to life, let me share just a word about a case we brought in sherwood arkansas. there, fines and fees on poor people is

khalil ferguson/ mall protest organizer weúre protesti disturbance have to fight for equal rights. we have to fight for civil rights, human rights. itús a shame in 2019. dozens of supporters joined in throughout the day---there's police brutality against colored people. that's what i believe. at one point protestors blocked access to bj's brewhouse...linking arms at the front entrance as diners ate inside.protestors say they hope the financial hit helps lead to change. khalil ferguson/ mall protest organizer e most lucrative businesses like champs that does high numbers, like victoriaús secret, like apple. we did not know it was going to turn into the whole mall shutdown which of course is exponentially greater than what we wanted initially. so this is a great feat and we will not stop. nats: arden mall, shutdown! shoe stores, shutdown! food court, shutdown! while some shoppers were upset with the inconvenience--- brown/ upset shopperi know why theyúre protesting and i think they have a right to protest but i think that they could do it at a better place instead of at the mallothers s

. >> reporter: at wake forest university, volleyball coach bill ferguson is on leave after he was charged in the scandal. dent into school. the student is currently enrolled. at this time, we do not plan to take any action against her when there is no evidence she had any knowledge of thenbc news reache ferguson, the coach, for comment, but has not heard back. he is one of 50 people facing charges. 33 of them parents, including celebrities felicity huffman and lori loughlan. authorities said originally at least eight universities were impacted, none of which has been charged with any crimes. now it's spread to another school, uc berkeley, who is investigating an acceptance of a student after a parent was charged in the scandal, accused of making two $100,000 payments to have someone secretly take exams in two of his sons. one of those berkeley. i.d., s the s.a.t. in jordan's place. in a new statement uc berkeley says we are aware of the indictment and are looking into the allegation. david sidoo has pled not guilty and his children have not been accused of any impropriety and have achieve

what it tells us about the disconnect let's bring in kneel ferguson senior fellow at institution jimen at morgan stanley investment management. and i'm glad you're both here. neal let me begin with you and are equities disconnected from the reality on the ground? or is it possible the global economy will do better than what it looks like certainly in the early days of this year? >> i don't think they're disconnected i think the news media have a tendency to focus on things that are ep i phenomena, not that important. the big story really of this year is the the federal reserve is fundamentally changed the direction, not just the language but i believe the direction. and if you listen carefully to what jerome powell the fed chair has been saying recently they are moving in the direction of a makeup strategy. they don't mind if inflation goes above target because it was below target for so long i think the media made too little of because 80s paradigm shift in monetary policy under the pressure of the trade yar, meanwhile, the chinese are leveraging up and estimate lating their economy

this is ferguson times a million and obviously with ferguson there was a lot of information about theeclination revealing. if they don't do that and they suppress it, congress is going to have to investigate it. they'll get it one way or the other. >> neal katyal, thanks for joining me. >> thank you. >>> we just played your chair jerry nadler's response to this. what's your response so far. >> well, we are determined, indeed, to get the complete unedited mueller report turned over to congress and the american people and we want not only the report except for whatever might be top secret classified, but we want all of the understand lying evidentiary materials in which they made their judgment and there's excellent precedent for that. the department of justice turned over more than 880,000 documents related to hillary clinton's emits and that didn't result in a prosecution and we know there have been prosecutions and many guilty pleas related to the muller investigation but we want all the material turned over to us. >> what you're calling for and what your intention is, congress shoul

here's a look at the evidence found at 33-year-old terry ferguson's house. police arrested him early this morning. officers say he was making unregistered, fully automatic handguns and rifles. ferguson is now facing several felony charges. >>> the oakland school district is preparing for hundreds of layoffs. the district may get rid of some 250 staff positions, including library workers, tutors and school clerks. the pink slips will go out after spring break. the cuts come after a seven-day teachers' strike. the school board voted on the cuts to help balance the money they needed for the new contract with the teachers union. the school district tells us that some of the cuts will come from vacant positions. >>> lots of people got outside today for fun, but in san jose, dozens, including the mayor, got out to do some good. coyote creek and the nearby tully ball fields have seen a lot of trash recently. there are also a few homeless camps nearby. this morning the mayor joined city council members and volunteers to pick up the trash and get the ball field ready

bill ferguson does not belong in this indictment. >> reporter: among those charged alleged associates of rick singer, the alleged mastermind of the college admissions scheme who allegedly took $25 million from wealthy parents to bribe test proctors, at the kids choice awards over the weekend, the cast of fuller house with this message of support for their former cast member laurie loughlin who's also charged in the admission scandal. >> a loving family sticking by their side no matter. >> i know that yale is the latest school to take action in the wake of the scandal. >> yeah, yale tells us they have rescinded the admission of one student, and lori loughlin and felicity huffman are expected in court here next week. >>> tomorrow, a federal ban on the bump stocks. that allow a semiautomatic weapon to fire continuously with a trigger. owners must now turn them over to authorities. 12 rifles with the stocks were in the las vegas hotel room where a gunman killed 58 people. >>> and from parkland florida, we reported about the young graduate who took her own life. the family says he had surv

well for more now we're joined by kate ferguson from our business desk good morning kate the winning so quite way is striking back in the courts saying that it's being unfairly discriminated against in the united states so what do we make of that all this is such a dramatic shift in tone so for the last few years huawei has taken a really defensive stance so they've endured accusations of being in cahoots with the chinese government of spying on customers stealing corporate secrets and now they're saying well do you know what you are doing the exact same thing but i think it's really interesting because that strategy is being defensive has been very deliberate because holloway knows what's at stake so at the moment it's already the second largest smartphone maker in the world and it's a leader in five g. technology that's the super high speed highly reactive internet of the future but it knows that if it doesn't have the trust of the world it doesn't really have a future at side of china so up to now it's enjoyed these accusations it's been quite patient and even despite lack of evid

here's a look at the evidence found at 33-year-old terry ferguson's house. police arrested him early this morning. officers say he was making unregistered, fully automatic handguns and rifles. ferguson is now facing several felony charges. >>> now to a much different story. a beautiful afternoon for a baseball game. even though we're a couple of weeks shy of opening day for the san francisco giants, they lent out their home field for a good cause. nbc bay area's sergio quintana is live at oracle park with more. a beautiful day for a game, isn't it, sergio? >> reporter: wonderful day indeed. the game actually just wrapped up right now. i want to show you just over there in the corner, that is the paradise bobcats. being on this storied field is no doubt a special treat for these high schoolers but this is also an effort to raise money for the athletic facilities at paradise high school that were destroyed by the fire. this matchup between the paradise bobcats and the corning high school cardinals began with a $10,000 donation to paradise high. it's a great tu

." >> he had heard there was going to be this ryan ferguson case on "dateline," so he told me to watchorter: that program from 2011 told the story of ryan ferguson, a young man sitting in prison for a murder he didn't commit. attorney kathleen zellner was determined to get him out. >> nothing is as riveting as this. when the trial's been lost, everything's been lost, it's the ultimate challenge, i think. >> i said that's the woman that's going to get steven out of prison. >> zellner specializes in wrongful conviction cases and says she has freed many defendants, including ryan ferguson. sandy contacted her, and she joined the case not long after "making a murderer" came out. we caught up with her at the correctional institution when she paid a visit to avery in $2016. >> million question. do you think you have new evidence that could free steven avery? >> we do, yeah. >> reporter: zellner invited "dateline" into this war room she created outside of chicago, all dedicated to the avery case. >> do we know if that was tested? >> reporter: and she even showed us this rav4 she bought to get

special counsel regulations don't forbid it or doj policy -- i mean this is ferguson time as million.nd obviously in ferguson there was a lot of information about the declination decision that was revealed. if they don't do that, if they try and suppress that, then congress is just going to have to reinvent the entire mueller investigation, which is going to drag things out. but they're going to get this information one way or another. >> well said. >>> now we're joined by member of the two house committees -- or two of the house committees, oversight and judiciary. we just played your chair's response to this. what's your response so far? >> we are determined indeed to get the complete unedited mueller report turned over to congress and the american people. and we want not only the report, except what might be top seeberate, classified. but we want all the underlying evdengsiary evidence. the department of justice turned over more than 880,000 documents related to hillary clinton's emails and that did not result in a prosecution and we know there have been prosecutions and many guilt

special counsel regulations don't forbid it or doj policy -- i mean this is ferguson time as million. and obviously in ferguson there was a lot of information about the declination decision that was revealed. if they don't do that, if they try and suppress that, then congress is just going to have to reinvent the entire mueller investigation, which is going to drag things out. but they're going to get this information one way or another. >> well said. >>> now we're joined by member of the two house committees -- or two of the house committees, oversight and judiciary. we just played your chair's response to this. what's your response so far? >> we are determined indeed to get the complete unedited mueller report turned over to ne congress and the american people. and we want not only the report, except what might be top seeberate, classified. but we want all the underlying evdengsiary evidence. the department of justice turned over more than 880,000 documents related to hillary clinton's emails and that did not result in a prosecution and we know there have been prosecutions and many

you mentioned ferguson. you talked about some of the really incredibly traumatic experiences country is going through. how does a museum at this moment involved a conversation? mr. bunch: one has to realize that museums are considered one of the most trusted aspects in american life. therefore, you want to take advantage of that trust, not abuse it. what i realize is there are very few spaces, public spaces in america, where you can discuss these issues safely. where you can bring people of different points of view together around collections or around the story. so, i want to take an opportunity, take advantage of that opportunity. i also realize that part of what is essential is to say, how do we give people contextualization. areften the conversations often without understanding, without understanding broader consideration nations or the contextualization. our opportunity to take a ferguson and bring together law enforcement, community people, entertainment types, who then take that in a different directi

and head volleyball, phil ferguson. >> ferguson does not believe in this indictment. he will enter a plea of not guilty and we'll begin the legal process of clearing his name. >> 33 are parents, including felicity huffman and lori loughlin. you get desperate defendants trying to mitigate their own sentences. how do i do that? i go in and cooperate about my next-door neighbor who is not on the indictment. >> paul singer's sham business took in $25 million in bribes, sometimes, funnel money through a fake charity. some celebrity parents may see jail time in this case as it's unlikely that the courts will see probation or a fine on harsh enough sentences. the judge will be less inclined if parents take tax deductions. which is tax fraud. >>> and according to the america si news, by the end of last week, 28 of the 78 units have been sold. this development consists of three level townhomes with brices starting at about $950,000. they go on up to 1.1. prices range from 1300 square feet to 1500 square feet. >>> a big business for sonoma county. the county received $4.2 milli

khalil ferguson/ mall protest organizer we wanted to disturb maybe the most lucrative businesses likeigh numbers, like victoriaús secret, like apple. we did not know it was going to turn into the whole mall shutdown which of course is exponentially greater than what we wanted initially. so this is a great feat and we will not stop. nats: arden mall, shutdown! shoe stores, shutdown! food court, shutdown! while some shoppers were upset with the inconvenience--- dominique brown/ upset shopper i know why theyúre protesting and i think they have a right to protest but i think that they could do it at a better place instead of at the mall others stood in support--- calling it a worthy cause. lorraine taufa/ supporterif youúre going to do it peacefully thatús fine. i donút believe in violence but if youúre going to do it peacefully then thatús your right. ( james ) that was kristi gross reporting. the mall will resume normal operating hours this morning. ( darya ) in the south bay... police have arrested the man they say attacked a woman on the stevens creek trail in mountain view. 29 year o

khalil ferguson/ mall protest organizer we wanted to disturb maybe the most lucrative businesses likeps that does high numbers, like victoriaús secret, like apple. we did not know it was going to turn into the whole mall shutdown which of course is exponentially greater than what we wanted initially. so this is a great feat and we will not stop. nats: arden mall, shutdown! shoe stores, shutdown! food court, shutdown! while some shoppers were upset with the inconvenience--- dominique brown/ upset shopper i know why theyúre protesting and i think they have a right to protest but i think that they could do it at a better place instead of at the mall others stood in support--- calling it a worthy cause. lorraine taufa/ supporterif youúre going to do it peacefully donút believe in violence but if youúre going to do it peacefully then thatús your right. (justine) emotions are beginning to give way to activism as people look to channel pain felt in the wake of stephon clark's shooting death into something positive. sacramento mayor darrell steinberg is supportive of legislation that would fo

theurned out that ferguson police department have gone on one of these training junkets in israel. also known is that the incident of the police shooting in 2016 thelice, texas, in which police chief, david brown, sent in a robot packed with explosives to kill the suspect. it was a kind of remote suicide bomber, if you will. apparently the first known time that police dispatched a robot to kill a suspect on u.s. soil rather than attempting apprehension or negotiating surrender. as it turned out, that police chief had been on a 10 day so-called antiterrorism training in israel. lastly come on this point, this is something that was touched on earlier, the recent revelation intelligencey companies -- israeli intelligence companies have been spying on u.s. citizens, not to s rolen these companies' in tempering in the u.s. election of 2016, as the robert mueller investigation has revealed. now, i want to move on to friendships and alliances. despite claiming to be the guardians and protectors of jews everywhere, israel actually has courted some of the world's most notorious anti-semites

joining us to discuss is george ferguson. we know about the software update and will it be enough? george: the software update i heard about is that they are going to take information from two sensors on the airplane rather than just one. there is an attitude that they were taking from previously, and they will use that to indicate whether the nose needs to be pushed over to prevent a stall. there still seems to be a lot confusion with pilots of how to shut off this stall inhibitor once it starts and that is the problem they had on the ethiopian air flight. it is not convincing that this is the final fix. but it is good to see them making progress. >> if indeed there were lives at stake because of this software issue, why, why, why did it take so long for boeing to roll this out? it has been months since the last crash. george: i totally agree. the lion airh, crash was the thought was the sensor on the airplane might have been most of what was wrong with that. since then with ethiopian air flight, since we do not think that t

while ferguson was more of a cat person... until he made the movie."dogs took over my life, you know. didn't you?"now he -- and henry -- hope the film prompts audiences to see their own pets through new eyes. happen, ultimately, is that people will come to these science centers and see the movie in imax, and they're stories about how their pets have impacted their lives in a very positive way.""what if our best friends... are our best hope?" (nat-splash) (singing) "heroes..."in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (ken) jussie smollett entered a not guilty plea in a chicago court room today. he is facing 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct for filing a false report. the "empire" star told police in january he was assaulted by two men who shouted racist and homophobic slurs at him while placing a noose around his neck. prosecutors say that's a lie -- and he actually paid two brothers 35-hundred dollars for personal training sessions... and to stage the attack. smollett is standing by his story and maintaining his innocence.the state attorney has recused hers

veteran i-max director daniel ferguson traveled the world for an immersive look at man's best friend. want the camera to be the dog's perspective, you know. we want to be beneath the dog, we want to be under the water, and we want the audience to really feel like h, know it's stupid. i just gotta see it for myself."you can see -- and hear -- elle fanning's take on robyn's "dancing on my own" in this advance clip from "teen spirit." fanning plays a shy teenager who enters a singing competition. the actress also performs music by annie lennox, ellie goulding, and tegan and sara in the movie, which opens april fifth. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron 4 morning news after the break. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. we are working our way back into another dry day with temperatures this time around even warmer than those felt yesterday. highs will peak in the mid to low 60's under partly cloudy skies at the coast and mostly sunny skies further inland. temper

and wake forest head volleyball coach william ferguson. >> bill ferguson does not belong in this indictmentnot guilty and we will begin the legal process of clearing his name. >> of the 50 people ensnared in the scandals, 33 are parents including actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin both are due in court next week. likely more charges to come. >> you get desperate defendants trying to mitigate their own sentences and how do i do that? i go in and i cooperate about my next door neighbor who also did this who is not on the indictment. >> william singer the ringleader has already pleaded guilty and is cooperating with prosecutors. they say his sham consulting business took in 25 million in bribes. sometimes funneling the money through a fake charity. >> defense experts say it's likely some of the celebrity parents may see jail time in this case as it is unlikely see probation or hefty fines as harsh enough sentences. the judge may be harsher on those claimed the bribes as charitable donations which is tax fraud. bret? >> bret: jackie, thank you. mixed day for the markets today. the dow

special correspondent ja ferguson was born and raised in northern ireland, and returned there to examinese tense and fraught times. n risesrter: as the over this corner of ireland, sifirst light bathes an ine frontier. it touches carlingford lough,st outh of the border... and reaches across to the hills of south armagh, in the north. it's a peaceful place scene. but this rugged, beautiful land, straddling two nations, has aol t history. it was here that the deadliest branch of the irish republican army, or i.r.a., battled against british rule for some 30 years, esginning in the late 1960s. these fields and lecame so dangerous for british troops, they could only deploy here safely by licopter. "the troubles," as they were called, transformed this tranquil place into a war zone. as a youngirl, growing up just outside the small village of markethill, in northern ireland, i watched how the violence of that time affected everyone. it is amazing for me to think what was normal life back then in northern ireland in the 1980s and 1990s. when i was just a kid here in my local village, the police

>> david: ferguson. >> melissa: would you expect the fbi to get involved immediately with this kind of a crime customer i would come i'm sure they did. >> david: look at the allegations in ferguson and what played out. the instant insertion by eric holder went there. >> melissa: i don't think we have to bring that kind of stuff into this. we can look at this on its own. with this kind of a crime, i would think the fbi would get involved. it's serious no matter who did it. >> harris: part of the politics that some critics are looking at and saying, "did it play a role?" it has to do with the fact that the former chief of staff for michelle obama was texting with kim foxx, who then recused yourself. after those communications, reportedly, with the family of jussie smollett. that is also the genesis of the political point in all of this. i want you to listen, though. i had a guest on yesterday who is a former u.s. attorney. he actually served with ag william barr under president george w. bush. he was kind of spirited about where you think chicago is right now. look at this. >> this is op

here is a look at the evidence founded athe 33-year-old terry ferguson's house. he was arrested ned morning. he was making unregistered fully automatic handguns and rifles. ferguson is facing several felony charges. >>> the body of a miss vag lay hoe snowboarder has been found. 41-year-old danison crowder disappeared while snowboarding at northstar ski resort alone. search and rescue teams found his body wednesday. these are pictures from his facebook account where family and friends have been posting an outpouring of love and support. >>> a push from law enforcement to keep st. patrick's day safe. dui checkpoints are up across the bay area, as many people are celebrating this weekend, this one in milpitas. officers plan to screen drivers for signs of drinking or drugs into the early morning hours tomorrow. they say the biggest problem is drivers convincing themselves that they're okay to drive, when they're not. >> people always think that they don't feel the effects of it, but within truth and reality, they are feeling the effects of it. >> the chp says last st

are not twenty fourteen demonstrators and police faced off in the streets of ferguson missouri. was. michael brown jr was killed. he was eighteen years old and he was gunned down by a police officer cars. i know you. and i get out there and it's just i mean total chaos the police had you know huge rifles that they were shooting rubber bullets and tear gas and pepper spray and people are running and protesting in their tanks tear gas and a few people. fully on says she couldn't help but be affected by the growing tensions while filming. she aims to reveal systemic racism in the u.s. so her documentary is intentionally one sided yet it also shows the power of peaceful protest one of the scenes from whose streets that sticks in my mind the most is the night when it was announced that darren wilson would not be indicted for killing mike brown jr our investigation has been completed the grand jury determined that no probable cause exists to file any charges. on each of the five night. no one had any paper by that point in the system but how were people going to react were there going

. >> reporter: carol ferguson korea's son will be a year old next month.w mom she says raising a baby hasn't been easy. >> definitely did not know what i was doing. >> reporter: she was never diagnosed with postpartum depression, she did have the baby blue. >> definitely days where crying, not sleeping, moments where i felt like this is really hard and anxiety said in. >> reporter: she focuses on fitness and mom support groups to get her through the dark days. is estimated postpartum depression affects approximately one in nine women in the u.s. now, a newly approved drug is the first and only medicine specifically designed to treat it. >> unfortunate we haven't had good treatments for postpartum depression, medically speaking. dr. carrie parks, an obgyn in pasadena, knows firsthand what it feels like. >> i developed postpartum depression after my third child. i don't know if i was overwhelmed but i really couldn't function. i had difficulty going back to work and i didn't want to get up. symptoms can include sadness, anxiety, irritability, loss of appetit

back on your meds and it was a mental health issue in april once ferguson broke suddenly as a racial issue. this is to the shooting of michael brown. we're hearing that there may be many more and there were a lot of bald faced opportunists who latched on to this family and decided it wasn't a mental health story anymore it was a race story. to start a call is for justice started because we were at a rally oh i think we. have culminated in. this kind of i still just get new to all this process but i saw a lot of courage in. many. i was. i am a non-confrontational person but they're not saying i'm serious. even though john is hurt. just won't try hard to move all of his life. and it will all go to hell for guardrail what happened that day so it will. never be their time don't ask everybody else. it's just. almost bought. after man was not her son. bought her for. her. cut out of the stuff. looking at life through the truckload working protests wasn't so they also have the scouts on avenue cars are not able to get behind these demonstrators they are upset over the shooting and ready to

for the pbs newshour, i'm jane ferguson in nasiriyah, iraq. >> woodruff: the human-animal nnection has long been known for its healing qualities. we love e r dogs. we lr cats. and you might have heard of equine therapy, working with horses to help treat mental heal conditions. but as cristina quinn from pbs station wgbh in boston explains, there's another animal in town that is gaining favor in the therapy world. >> reporter: it's only h 4th visit to the farm, but eight- year-old memphis rose looks like an old pro feeding donkeys w pumpkin and jah his licensed counselor, megan moran. >> they like hay. >> we know they like hay, we know thelike food. so maybe we can motivate them. what do you think?>> eah. >> okay. >> reporter: memphis started coming to cultivate care farms in bolton as part of a treatmenf pl his autism. he says when he's here, he feels calm and happy. what is it that makes you ppy being out here? >> the animals are covered in fur, and when you pet them, they feel soft.te >> rep they're soft. they're cute. and it turns out, donkeys, in particular, can help people with au

after josh, patsy ferguson. >> good evening, commissioners. i would also like to request that any climate action plan include aggressive urban forest station. i come in here and i speak to a lot of different commissions about the environmental benefits i thank you know this better than anyone, but i'm here asking it on behalf of one of my heroes , charlie starbuck. he was one of the phrase planning leaders with friends of the urban forest and for 40 years, he did not miss a single saturday morning meeting -- planting. is only last year that he missed a few. as soon as he got out, he came back. i met charlie when i started volunteering in 2010. one day, and i know he was such a rock star, i convinced him to sit down with me and let me interview him, and we did for about an hour and a half. he told me all kinds of stories. by the end of it, i was so humbled, and i decided, when i grow up, i want to be like charlie starbuck. a couple years ago, we were at a tree planting waiting for things to get started, and i was chatting with him. i said we ha

i'm so sick on the back not to mention it was a mental health issue in april once ferguson broke suddenly as a racial issue. with this is to the shooting of michael brown. we're hearing that there may be many more and there were a lot of bold faced opportunists who latched on to this family and decided it wasn't a mental health story anymore it was a race story. to start the call is from just started because we were at a rally oh i think we. have culminated in. no i was kind of i still just get new to all this process but i saw a lot of courage in a new clue because mary. i will say i'm a non-confrontational person but they're not taking the serious. even though john is hurt. just want to try. to move on with his life. and they're all going to have forgotten troy what happened that day so it will. never be their time down i asked everybody else. is just fine. with the guy for her for the sake of. looking at life because the talk of working protests causing such a also on the scouts an avenue cars are not able to get by these demonstrators they are upset over the shooting at red card one m

special correspondent jane ferguson is on aignment in syria for the newshour, and joins me from the city of qamishli, in syria's northeast. so, jane, the group is basically surrounded now. what does the actual battle look like on the ground? >> the last hold out, amna, of the caliphate so-called by isis is effectively a tiny patch of land that looksomething like a torn-up playing field or perhaps even a scrapyard. it'silled with rusted old vehicles as well as makeshift tents, many of whch catch fire under the bombardment of coalition air strikes and fire coyng from the srian democratic forces. those left inside are believed to be theost hard core who have not given up, who have not come out through the humanitarian corridor. a reason for that is likely icause many are foreignht ers. we ourselves were on the ground there in houses where they had retreated from, and you could see english writing on the walls and memorabilia from fighters that basically would have been part of the calitiphate. ould not have been easy for them to slip away into the surrounding countryside in recent months an

for the pbs newshour, i'm jane ferguson, in belfast, northern ireland. az >> na spike in deaths amonge horses has triggered the indefinite shut down of one of the most famous tracks in the country. as john yang reports, it's shining a spotlight on questions abou racing's four-legged athletes. >> yang: this was to be a big week at santa anita park outside los angeles-- a major prep race for the kentucky derby was setfo saturday. instead, it will be silent. all racing and training,fi suspended indetely. since december 26, 21 horses have died while training or racing. that's almost double the track's fatalities in all of 2018. the mostecent race fatality was this past weekend: a horse named eskenforadrink was in the lead, en she broke down. the four-year-old filly's ankle was injured beyond repr. she had to be euthanized. the spike in devastating bone fractures at santa anita is renewing focus on the rang industry's practices. publ attention was heightene in 2008 when the filly, eight belles, had to be put down aft finishing second in the nationally televised kentucky derby. santa anita

for the pbs newshour, i'm jane ferguson in baghouz, eastern syria. >> woodruff: no details tove obertller's report have been made public. multiple news encies are reporting it does not recommend any new indictments. in a let tore the congress, the attorney general said he could provide lakers details as early as this weekend. online, we continue our coverage uabout what we know at the mueller report and what happens next. on instagram, find the latest takeaways,ollow us at "newshour", and on our web site follow key players and developments in the mueller probe through the russian timeline and read ouanalysis on how the report could be made public and what actions could take if it is you can find all of that at pbs.org/"newshour". and for the latest development follow us on twitter. we are@"newshour". i'm judy and that is the newshour for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. have a great weekend. thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> on a cruise with american cruise lines, you can experience historic destinations along the mississippi river, t