. >> like wagner, jeffrey flanders is serving a life sentence for murder, and he is also felt vulnerable around other inmates but for a different reason. he is 4'6". >> prison is a place where they tend to prey on the weak. i let people know if they come into u my space, and trying to takeing something from me or trying to cause me any physical harm that they will be dealt with. nobody is going to come to take nothing from me. even if they won the battle, it won't be a battle that they will just win this day, because it is going to be a ongoing battle. >> flanders small stature is caused by rickets which stunted his growth and caused the legs to arc outwards and on the streets he was known as bow legs. >> it is prevalent in the '80s and a lot of kids had it, because it is a lack of vitamin c to the bone marrow, and causing the legs to be bowed. i have to walk around with a chip on my shoulder 24/7 and i have to walk around with a complex. i can't show no weakness, and i exhibit the traits that i am not to be played with 24/7, all day, everyday. and indeed, problems with the police. becau

let's get back to stephanie flanders.e it clear fed did make it clear that they are on track and they are comfortable with that track. june is pretty much a done deal and september is looking like a done deal. but there is noise in washington , concerns about the direction of policymaking coming out of the administration. does this impact that? stephanie: the only way it impacts as if it has a realistic process of changing the course of fiscal two. guy: what have they discounted, now? stephanie: they have made it clear that they are not aparting a great deal from what they have already built in. which was cooked in before the election. your credit rate that they've put themselves on a path to so whatterest rates constitutes a crisis? the past, reasons relate to china or other concerns about other places in the world but i don't think they want to put china -- they don't want to put the u.s. on the list. and you would have to see market reaction. what is interesting so far is that we have had a loosening of financial regul

it was a fire that pretty much destroyed this family home in the 1,000 block of flanders road, not mucheft of salvage inside, neighbors say the flames were huge. >> coming from 63rd and malvern, we saw the black smoke up in the air. >> reporter: all eight inside, three adults, five little children are alive, much of that because of the heroic actions of the brave 17 year-old rudy edward. he should feel good. it is a nation he would be cracking smiles tonight, he is lying in the bed at children's hospital after he saved his one year-old nephew trapped inside. >> i was than the thinking nothing, when they just said bryce still in the house, i just, i just, got up and i went in. >> reporter: overbrook high school student tells us that after he and his uncle william were able to get everyone out safely, a quick head count would reveal the one year-old was still inside. neighbors watched in disbelief as he ran back in the burning home. >> i just started praying. i was very scared. >> reporter: edward said conditions inside almost unbearable. >> i could not see anything, i could not breathe,

(grunts) (engine cuts off) hey, flanders. gas up your leaf blower much? (gasps) chickens?good coop, and that's what you keep in it? (whistles) oh, homer, surely you know there's nothing tastier than a fresh-laid egg. how do you want 'em, boys? both (chanting): coddled! coddled! coddled! (chuckles) what is it about boys and their coddled eggs? hmm.

on flanders road in over brook. >> i did a head count. >> a one-year-old was still inside. >> i came out through the front door. and everybody's like bryce is in the house. without no hesitation or thinking i just went inside the house to go get him. >> rudy edwards is only 17 years old. a 10th grader. he shares what happens next. >> he called and i heard him on the couch and i couldn't see and so i'm tapping around and i felt him. >> he grabbed his nephew and ran out of the house. >> it happened in 20 seconds but felt like a lifetime. >> reporter: rudy passed out overcome by the smoke. tonight the family is grateful as they hail rudy a hero. a new title that he says makes him proud. >> if i got to go through another fire to go get another baby, i will do it. i'll do it again. >> reporter: what an amazing kid. now some -- 10 people lived in the home, eight were home at the thie time of the fire. they've lost all their belongings and have to start the daunting process of starting over. andrea cline-thomas. > >>>. ♪ >>> a night of entertainment in fair mont park. they hosted the memori

. >> it was a fire that destroyed home on flanders road.bors say the flames were huge. >> you saw the black smoke in the air. >> all eight inside, three adults and five children are alive. much of that is because of 17 yierl17-year-old rudy edwards. >> i feel good. he should feel good. he saved his one-year-old nephew trapped inside. i wasn't thinking nothing. when he said he was in the house, i went in. the overbrook student said after they got everyone to safety, a quick head count revealed the one-year-old was still inside. neighbors watched in disbelief as he ran back into the burning home. >> >> i started praying. >> the conditions inside, unwearable. >> i couldn't see nothing. >> how did you find him? >> he coughed >> when he got outside, witnesses say he handed his mom the baby and collapsed. >> he passed out. rudrudy saved his feasm. >family.>> he doesn't remember h after making it out. >> i felt dizzy so i passed out for a bit. i woke up with a mask on. >> injuries, smoke inhalation, bumps and bruises. >> you are not surprised he r

from flanders, new jersey, please welcome back bob scarpone.cheers and applause] bob. >> great to see you again. >> welcome back, bud. >> thank you. >> you just love teaching. i mean, when you walk out, i can feel the excitement. >> yeah, yeah. >> a

laura: hi, i'm laura flanders.s week on the show, after marching on tax day for sciencne and for the ecosystem, some are thinking about going a step further toto taking rect actionn and even riskiking arrest. wewe will talk about the history of direct action w with l.a. kauffman and jesse meyerson, two longtime organizers and writers with an experience in the history ofof direct action and building sustaininable movement. all thatat and then a sneak peek at preparations for the people's climate march, scheduled april 29, and d what is at stake for e fifight for the climatate. thisis is "the laura flanders show," the place where t the people who say i it cannot be de take a backseat to the ones who are doing it. welcome. ♪

it happened around 10:30 this morning on flanders road. three adults and four kids escaped. the teen ran into the burning home and grabbed the paeb. the 17-year-old collapsed from smoke inhalation and was taken to the hospital. no word on his condition. >>> in delaware county, a man was found shot to death inside a car in chester last night. police found the 28-year-old on madison street. they say he had been shot multiple times in the chest and the stomach. >>> in new castle county, teens were sleeping in a home when it was peppered with bullets early this morning. police responded to a call in rosegate after the caller heard gunshots. officers saw the home with bullet holes, forced their way inside to find the five teens inside the home. they were doing okay. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. >>> and to wilmington now, three men are recovering after being shot last night. police say the shooting happened on dupont street around 11:30 p.m. a 60-year-old was found shot in the arm not far from there. a 46-year-old and a 25-year-old showed up at th

the fire broke out around 10:30 this morning, in the 1,000 block of flanders road. authorities say family did a head count and realized the baby was missing. that's when the young man ran inside the burning home, to get his nephew. >> it is memorial day weekend, and the weather is an important part of this special holiday. there is a chance we'll see some showers. but, will it impact beach time? meteorologist, chelsey, liver in the weather center tracking some activity. chelsey? >> overall not bad day today. we started out with a lot of sunshine, then we saw the clouds move on n right now temperatures checking in in the 60s and 70s out there. 17 degrees in philadelphia, 62 in millville, a little cooler, along the beaches, 69 atlantic city, 56 degrees right now in wildwood. and then in the poconos, mount pocono right around 65 degrees. now, as we head into tomorrow, we are going to be looking at some rain chances that will be headed our way. we'll show you a look at storm scan3. we've got some showers right now that are popping up on storm scan3, located well down so

most of us can recite one of us of flanders field where poppies grow. what is the connection of world war i and the poppy? >> poppy seeds lay on the ground for 80 years and still be viable and in the field of flanders because of munitions and one presumes because of death, those grounds then were disturbed and those poppies began to grow. and so the poppies then grew and amongst what is the killing fields and so the poem in flanders field was written, and began popularity, 1919 after the war in britain and then soon in the united states and poppies began to be sold as for remembrance and to raise funds for wounded veterans. when you come into the national world war i museum and memorial, there is a bridge that takes you into the main galleries under which this glass bridge is a beautiful field of poppies and flanders field and there are 9,000 blooms, each representing a thousand combatant deaths and it's an architectural masterpiece of the museum and very striking for visitors and what's interesting to see is how different countries respond to that. ame

it happened at a home on flanders road. of the teenagers who lived inside the house risked his life by running back into the burning home to save his 1-year-old nephew. both of them are going to be okay. fire officials say a toaster oven fire began the blaze. >>> the man you see on the ground surrounded by police in mississippi is charged with eight murders in a shooting rampage. it began with an argument between the man and his estranged wife over their children. the sheriff's deputy is among the murder victims. police say he was called to investigate a domestic dispute yesterday morning. when he arrived, he was shot and killed. police say the suspect, willy godbolt, killed three women in the home and then drove to two more homes killing four before he was caught. he confessed to a reporter following his arrest. take a listen -- >> i was having a conversation with her step daddy and mama and her, my wife, about me taking my children home. somebody called the officer. my intentions was to have him kill me. i ran out of bull

it happened at a home on flanders road on saturday. one of the teenagers who lived inside the house risked his life by running back into the burning home to save his 1-year-old nephew. both of them will be okay. a toaster sparked the fire. >>> the man you see surrounded by police here in this video is -- in mississippi is charged with eight murders in a shooting rampage. authorities said it began with an argument between the man and his estranged wife over their children. the sheriff's deputy is among the murder victims. police say he was called to noe investigate a domestic dispute yesterday. when he arrived, he was shot and killed. police say the suspect, willie godbolt, killed three women in the home and drive to two more homes, killing four more people before he was caught. godbolt confessed to a reporter following his arrest. >> i was having a conversation with my step daddy and mama. and her, my wife. it was about me taking my children home. somebody called the officer. my intentions was to have the guy kill me. i ran out of bull

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you could see damage left at this home on the 10,000 block of flanders road. that fire broke out saturday morning. everyone did manage to make it out safely. red cross is now listing 15 people assisting people. they are urging anyone who does not have a fire or smoke alarm to install them and remember if you don't have them, call 311 and city will help you out. >>> 5:08. now to the latest on the deadly manchester attack. british police made two more arrests and stormed in three more locations yesterday as they continue to search for more people, in connection to the bombing. authorities arrested a 25 year-old man and a 19 year-old man on suspicion of terrorist offences. that brings number of people in cuss todd toy 13, most of the searches and arrest have been near town where the suicide bomber is from. police are trying to piece together the bomber leading up to last monday's explosion that killed 22 people, and more than 100 fans at an ariana grande concert. >>> a fatal free fall, fleet week turns deadly in north jersey after a celebration of service, celebr

fire broke out around 10:30 saturday morning in the 1,000 block of flanders road, authorities say that the family did a head count and then realized the baby was missing, that is when the young man ran inside the burning home to get his nephew >>> president trump is back in washington this morning after wrapping up his week long international trip, before leaving italy the president visited u.s. air base in cecily and it was president's final stop on his overseas trip, his first since taking office. in the speech to troops there president focused on fighting terrorism and increasing military spending. >> we will have a lot of strength, we will have a lot of peace. we will buy the planes the ships, vehicles, and equipment you need to get your job done and to come home, safe and sound back to your families. >>> now tomorrow the president will observe memorial day at arlington national cemetery and lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldiers. >>> the white house is facing new questions this morning about the russia election meddling investigation and jared kushner. president trump's

you can see the damage left at this home, on the 2,000 block of flanders road. the fire broke out saturday morning, everybody did get out safely. the red cross is now helping 16 people, urging anyone, who does not have a smoke alarm to install them. remember, call 311 and the city can help you. >>> now to the latest, on the deadly manchester attack, british police have made two more arrests and stormed into three more locations yesterday as they continue to search for more people in connection to the bombing. authorities arrested a 25 year-old man and a 19 year-old man on suspicion of terroristic offences that brings number of people in cuss todd toy 13, most of the searches and arrests have been near town where the suicide bomber is from, police are trying to piece together the bombers moves leading up to last monday's explosion that killed 22 people and injured more than 100 fans at a ariana grande concert. >>> 4:08. a fatal free fall, fleet week turns deadly in north jersey after a celebration of service takes a tragic turn. >>> and it is an iconic philadelph

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fire broke out there around 10:30 saturday morning in the 1,000 block of flanders road, authorities saymily did a head count and then realized the baby was missing, that is when the young man ran inside the burning home to rescue his nephew. >>> well, president trump is back in washington after wrapping up his week long international trip, before leaving italy, the president visited the u.s. air base in cecily the final stop on the overseas trip. his first since taking office n a speech to our troops the president focused on fighting ig military spending. >> we e strength. we willav peace. we will buy thes, equipment you need g your job done and t >> tomorrow the president will observe cemetery, he will la solder. >>> in the meantimpr make a decision on whetherhe landmark paris climate acc germy , kingdom are reaffirming their commitmentth mr. trump campaignedif elect. aid say he is listening to other world leaders with an opened mind but has not decided whether to withdraw the u.s. from the packet. >>> president trump returns home to growing controversy, more questions raised regarding