however-- >> gibson: we had a white nationalist show up at one of the-- the freedom marches.yeah, that's absolutely true. >> wertheim: the white nationalist gibson is talking about was jeremy christian, who in may, police say, stabbed two men to death on a light rail train after they came to the defense of two african american women christian was harassing. one of the women was wearing a hijab. the crime made international news, in part because it ran so counter to portland's peace and love image. >> jeremy christian: you call it terrorism, i call it patriotism! you hear me? >> wertheim: it's likely true that the alleged crime had as much to do with mental illness as racial animus. but it's also true that portland's progressive present is very much at odds with its prejudiced past. >> wheeler: portland is one of the least-diverse cities of its size in the united states, and i don't think we can really move into the future, unless we confront some of the darker things about our past. and the reality is, we have a racist past. >> wertheim: that includes a state constitution ado

gibson. >> supervisor kim: good morning, mr. gibson. >> good morning, it's good to be here. i will quickly go over two or three things, you know, chris was pretty thorough on his part of it and you have seen the map already. one of the things that i wanted to talk about is how urban place consulting, my firm, got here and what that difference has made. so we begin working in august of 2015, the board of directors, asked us to come in and to look at the organization and it was a strategic plan and to make some implementation recommendations to improve the c.b.d., its programs, its organization, and we did that in october of 2015. we held a board retreat and they accepted all of the recommendations and after that they issued an r.f.p. for interim management and we proposed on that and we were fortunate enough to get that contract. so my firm has been providing the intermanagement and i'm the executive director since december 2015. or about half of this fiscal year that we're talking about. as part of that strategic plan and the implementation, one of the issues they had is tha

patricia gibson said many consumers were continuing to pay for their handset after they had covered the cost of buying it. having a mobile phone today has pretty much become a necessity to all of us. even though we may often wish we didn't, we rely on them all to a certain extent. it is just the modern way that we live our lives. and i am sure, like me, the minister is deeply concerned to hear about the report from citizens advice that too many loyal mobile phone customers are being ripped off by their providers. and i use the term advisedly, mr chair — ripped off by their providers. most people pay for their handset over two years of their phone contract. she pointed to research by citizens advice. it seems that 36% of mobile handset customers stay on their previous contract after the 2a month fixed period. on average, people stay on their contract for an extra seven months. however, the chances are, that if you are a customer with one

great 2018. >> kendis gibson is back tomorrow morning with diane.g news in america this morning. >> happy new year, everybody. tw fires -- people forced out into the freezing temperatures. the firefights playing out while you were asleep. making it even tougher? these brutal temperatures. wind chills in the single digits -- when the cold snap might finally end. and check this out -- the ball has dropped, and now the cleanup begins! people working all night long to clear more than 3-thousand pounds of confetti from times square! good morning everyone! happy new year!

. >> i'm kenneth moton in for kendis gibson. we're going to keep the party going. diane, you look incredible. >> thank you. loving the pocket square. >> thank you so much. >>> we begin with this morning with this incredible new year 2018. people around the world have rung it in from australia to zimbabwe. right here in new york city an estimated 1 million revellers packed into times square amid unprecedented security for the coldest new year's eve since 1962, just 9 degrees at midnight. >> and yet even the celebrities came out. it was a star-studded celebration playing out live before an audience of millions across the country right here on abc. mariah carey even joined the party, aiming to redeem herself after last year's performance. all the excitement went down just seconds before that iconic ball drop. >> three, two, one, happy new year! >> and we will have much more on the new year's celebrations around the world coming up a little later in the broadcast. >>> turning now to breaking new details on a new year's eve tragedy, ten americans among the victims of a

kendis gibson explains that. >> politics and powerful messages at the grammys.ick lamar's controversial opening to the powerful performances by women. lady gaga at the piano. and kesha performing her song joined by cyndi lauper and a stage of women in white telling kes kesha's painful story of alleged abuse. >> in the crowd, wearing me too roses and time's up pins supporting the growing movement. the reverend logic performing his anthem and ranting about a number of social issues. a cuban american singer giving this message to d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> this country was built by d.r.e.a.m.ers, for d.r.e.a.m.ers chasing the american dream. >>> then a surprise appearance. during a skit with host james corden, hillary clinton reading from "fire and fury." controversial book about the trump administration. >> he had a long-time fear of being poisoned. one reason why he liked to eat at mcdonald's. nobody knew he was coming. >> donald trump jr. tweeting, getting to read a fake news ebbs serpt at the grammys seems like a great consolation prize for losing the presidency. kendis

it's basically says, i ran into general gibson. don't you put something in there about your previous life and make it a memoir? so we didn't know until this book was nothis supposed to be a memoir or an autobiography. it was going to be an answer to johnston. that was all it was meant to be. it was going to be a pamphlet or a monograph in response to johnson -- to johnston. then at the last minute he decided he will make a memoir out of it. he only lived six more months, six or eight more months. then it was published posthumously and people to whatever they had. that is why the book is weird. he died and did not have a chance to finish. what he was doing was converting the book. also, one of the things you will hear about hood and read about hood is he was a disloyal subordinate, that when he was sent and promoted to lieutenant general and given a command under joe johnston, he immediately said i ought to undermined joe danced in -- joe johnston and get him iron so he could get his job. you will read about this quite a bit if you

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abc's kendis gibson has the latest. >> reporter: a frantic search overnight for the missing.er heavy rain unleashed massive mudslides in southern california. >> my mom and i'm fighting with all my heart to find her. i can't focus too much on -- she's most likely dead out here. >> reporter: in montecito robert and his friend wearing wet suits and helmets looking for robert's mother. >> clawing through the mud and it's hard to hold hope when the mud is so deep, you know. but it's your mom, so what do you -- you got to just keep going. she's a grandmother. she's, yeah, my best friend and just got to keep going, man. >> reporter: but with no luck. robert breaking down during the search taking pictures and collecting items from her home. >> it's hard to process. you look at your house that you grew up in and it's in pieces. >> reporter: the fast moving mud with theonsist see of wet concrete. >> i can't believe that. is that a house behind us. >> reporter: witnesses describing the scenes in santa barbara county as apocalyptic. rescuers saving this muck covered 14-year-old girl. thi

kendis gibson, abc news, new york. >>> go into a rage and enter the nuclear launch codes. how bad does it have to get before congress does something? >> the "l.a. times" reports billionaire democratic donor and san francisco resident tom steyer plans to start this new ad during tonight's state of the union address. it features steyer giving examples what the president could do in 30 seconds including ordering the deportation of millions of immigrant children and threatening an unstable dictator. >> abc news will have live coverage of the state of the union and the democratic response. it all starts at 6:00 p.m. here on abc 7. you can also stream it through the abc 7 news app. >>> happening today state treasurer john chung will reveal what's next to create a public bank for cannabis businesses. they're operating on a cash basis because of the federal laws against the drugs. banks are reluctant to take their money out of fear they could be running into legal trouble in the future. the state is trying to figure out how a private bank could be run. >>> 158 acres of prime real

kendis gibson explains. >> powerful messages at the grammys. from kendrick lamar's controversial opening to powerful performances by women. lady gaga at the piano. kesha joined by cyndi lauper and a group of women in white telling the story of alleged abuse. ♪ >> people wearing me too roses and time's up pins supporting the movement. his suicide prevention anthem and ranting about a number of social issues. >> black is beautiful. >> sing erica bellow, a cuban american giving this message to d.r.e.a.m.ers. >> this country was built by d.r.e.a.m.ers, for d.r.e.a.m.ers, chasing the american dream. >> then a surprise appearance. during a skit with host james corden, hillary clinton reading from "fire and fury" the controversial book about the trump administration. >> he had a long-time fear of being poisoned. one reason why he liked to eat at mcdonald's. nobody knew he was coming and the food was -- >> donald trump jr. tweeting, getting to read a face news book seems like a great consolation prize for losing the presidecy. kendis gibson, abc news n

kendis gibson has the latest. >> reporter: a monster winter storm taking aim at the entire east coast this is not something that we experience on a regular basis. >> reporter: this morning parts of florida under a rare winter storm warning. schools closing today in tallahassee including florida state university and in jacksonville the airport canceling flights the city's mayor with this warning. >> these are conditions that we're not accustomed to here in jacksonville and we're encouraging people to stay off the roads specifically in those drive timessism to the north in georgia a state of emergency. areas of that state could see snow for the first time in a century. the storm is expected to hug the coastline dumping snow from the carolinas to maine. it comes as a blast of arctic air shatters record lows across the country. >> i can't even describe it. it's unbearable. >> i'm like two hats, two pairs of gloves. i don't know. >> reporter: wind chills 50 below zero in north dakota and minnesota. in chicago crews lighting fires to keep rail switches from freezing. and overnight in brookl

gibson for two days. the principal says it's not about her message but that she filmed this in a classroom after hours without permission and gibson says she has no regrets. >> if that is what it takes to make a difference that is it what i'll do, a difference needs to be made. >> and the principal hurt his feelings and teachers too. in parts of this monolog they feel they were being criticized. >> a passenger, and her peacock perched there on the luggage cart they left liberty airport with roughfuled feathers here people. no punch line real life, real peacock not just any old pet, that is dexter the emotional support peacock, dexter had a ticket that the woman bought and paid for and the airline said no not happening to bird on board and the airline repeatedly told them the bird did not meet the guidelines. >> one woman traveled with her turkey on a delta airlines flight but others like dexter here got sent packing that includes support pos opens and snakes and comfort spiders, i don't have to explain wh

abc's kendis gibson has more. this record-breaking water mains across the area. in fort washington-- one break filled the basements of several homes with brown sewage water. residents in disbelief. 92-year-old thelma wike says she can't even stand to look in her basement, where she lost many of her most prized possessions. it was a similar story for at least six homes along bock road. one woman says she wanted to try to salvage something, but the water is covering a circuit breaker box, and she fears getting electrocuted. wssc put those affected in hotel rooms. the water company says it will also cover the full cost of replacing every item lost. the weather also taking a toll on infrastructure as freezing temperatures force howard university to postpone the start of classes. the administration made the decision after pipes electrical outages. take a look at this video of water spilling out on campus. classes will start next tuesday, and not today as scheduled. the undergraduate schools, the school of social work, and the graduate school and all affected. classes

kendis gibson has more. we are following a developing story in developing story in bethesda. take a look at this. investigators say the driver of this white suv lost control and plowed into apartment complex. one resident tells us she was actually inside the unit at the time and was just inches away from where the car landed. driver sustained non life thereatening injuries the building is now deemed unsafe to live in, displacing all the residents. developing now.. a big victory in the fight against m-s-13.. the mastermind in the killing of a gaithersburg teen pleads guilty to first-degree murder. damaras reyes-rivas was tortured before she was stabbed to death last january at l she was 15-year-old. 18-year-old venus iraheta, faces up to life in prison when she's sentenced in may. authorities say iraheta stabbed the 15-year-old just authorities say iraheta stabbed the 15-year-old just after vowing to see her in hell. iraheta is one of 10 accused ms-13 members charged in the case. less than a month after pbs dropped tavis smiley's talk show after reported inappropriate relation

we hope kendis gibson is enjoying his new year and his night off.nly >>> this morning on "world news now," a new year's eve tragedy in costa rica. a plane goes down killing several americans. we have new details overnight from a witness. >>> new details on the man accused of ambushing several police officers. >>> and welcoming 2018. >> and from below zero wind chills in times square to the first fireworks in australia. and mariah carey's return. did she redeem herself after last year's debacle? >> and ringing in the new year with president trump who was at hess dinner party at mar-a-lago. see what was on the menu and the message to his supporters and haters. it's monday, january 1st, 2018. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> happy new year, everybody! we lost our noisemakers already. it didn't take us very long. >> there's my noisemaker. happy new year, america. >> we hope everyone had a great one. we have all the fun for you, but of course we're going to take it serious with the news. >> for now, for now, but we'll get back to these. >

as kendis gibson explains, many say the danger was at their front door without warning. coming up-- a controversial former sheriff is is joe arpaio-- coming to washington d-c? mommy you're strong! aw, you bet i am! the egg white grill. so you can bring on the day. if you can watch the things you gave your life to, broken. if you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds of distance run. if you can dream and not make dreams your master. you'll be a mom, my girl. there are no perfect moms, just real ones. new baby dove. thanks for coming! congratulations! my first customer! the egg white grill. so you can bring on the day. coming out of! this was video from sky trak 7 -- of a frozen water tower in laurel! luckily... those temperatures are on the rise -- and that frozen waterfall of sorts... will start to thaw out. - 40s today, 50s tomorrow, 60s friday - rain chances return; bulk of the rain friday - tumbling temperatures saturday - back to the cold this weekend through early next week today: partly to mostly cloudy. seasonable. h

. >> i'm kenneth moton in for kendis gibson. we're going to keep the party going. diane, you look incredible. >> thank you. loving the pocket square. >> thank you so much. >>> we begin with this morning with this incredible new year 2018. people around the world have rung it in from australia to zimbabwe. right here in new york city an estimated 1 million revellers packed into times square amid unprecedented security for the coldest new year's eve since 1962, just 9 degrees at midnight. >> and yet even the celebrities came out. it was a star-studded celebration playing out live before an audience of millions across the country right here on abc. mariah carey even joined the party, aiming to redeem herself after last year's performance. all the excitement went down just seconds before that iconic ball drop. >> three, two, one, happy new year! >> and we will have much more on the new year's celebrations around the world coming up a little later in the broadcast. >>> turning now to breaking new details on a new year's eve tragedy, ten americans among the victims of a

ginger gibson and josh letterman. i want to give you perspective from the white house yesterday. this all happened when there was supposed to be the president's remarks -- supposed to be a briefing with a senior administration official laying out more restrictive tougher immigration policies that the president would put forward on monday in the form of a framework. the president then made these comments, it appeared by it was obvious a scramble behind the scenes that briefing got canceled abruptly as they tried to reconcile the president's words with their plans. ginger, how do the conservatives, mark meadows, with the president today how will they view this? >> they will view this as another example of trump going back on their promises and their need to continue to put pressure on him to stay with them. we saw this when meadows and cotton appears to be trying to derail the deal in the last iterations and they're going to put real pressure on speaker ryan. he could become the real important decider in this process. i

abc's kendis gibson and lynda lopez have deatails in this morning's tech bytes. you or joints. something for your heart... but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally und in jellyfish, prevagen is the number one selling brain-health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. powerful storm hitting the eastern part of the country. snow falling fast and hard in parts of our area. we all over the d-m-v bringing you snow totals, traffic delays, school closings and more. let's begin with stormwatch 7 meteorologist veronica johnson. vj toss to eileen eileen toss to julie julie toss to johnny in calvert county johnny in calvert county a winter blast is coast. snow even falling in northern florida for the first time in three decades and its not stopping there. the winter storm now called the bomb cyclone" is headed north.. passing over the d-c area right now. abc's stephanie ramos has more. the streets of south carolina -- looking more like a sled-dog rac

gibson gibson had -- mel had the movie "the patriot." most critics were dismissing the film because the british were shown as putting people in a church and burning into a ground. the british were often aggressive to civilians. there is a view that the british could not have done that and they were gentlemen. they could have bought a prim and proper war. there is an exhibit upstairs about bannister carlton, the green dragon, he and other bloodthirsty british officers put civilians to death at an alarming rate. this ship shows that the british consciously, clinton, amherst, others in charge of the north american colonies, consciously use the ship as a psychological 11 of terror. -- weapon of terror. there were three wardens that's all prisoners. -- that saw prisoners. these men were diabolical. my last book was about the final days of the holocaust. i do not say this lightly. reading about some of the things they did, it reminded me of some of the concentration camp commandant. cunningham, when a mother or daughter or a wife would show up

. >> we hope kendis gibson enjoyed his new year and his night off.re cow bell. >> happy new year! >>> this morning on "world news now," a new year's eve tragedy in costa rica. a plane goes down. killing several americans. we have new details. >>> new details on the man awho is accused of being the gunman who opened fire on police officers in colorado. >>> and welcoming 2018. >> and from below zero in new york to fireworks. we'll take you to each celebration around the world. and mariah carey's return. did she redeem herself after last year's debacle. >>> and ringing in the new year with president trump who was at his dinner party at mar-a-lago, what was on the menu? and his message to supporters and haters. it's monday, january 1st of 2018. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> happy new year, everybody! we lost our noisemakers already. >> happy new year, america. >> we hope everyone had a great one. we are going to have all the fun for you, but of course we're going to take it serious with the news here. so, shall we? >> for now. but we'l

i'm lisa gibson, environmental review officer for the city. i can answer that question and refer it to staff for further information if you would like. the project site is on a list of sites that are ones where there have been prior contamination -- excuse me, the project site would involve excavation of 50 cubic yards or more and subject to review by department of public health, but they're able to waive the requirements of their review if they determine that a site has been in residential use in perpetuity. they made that case and there was a waiver of requirements. we have no concerns about the site's prior housing a and find there is no potential for any environmental issues related to hazardous materials contamination. >> president breed: we'll get into that a little more in the present asi presentation but i find that odd. seeing no other names on the roster, we'll open it up to public comment, to members of the public who are here to support this particular appeal. welcome, judge beya, to the chamber. >> it's wonderful to be back in cit

it is not a high crime area"> gibson/nordstrom shopper: "you just don't expect that around hereere all of the time and if i saw something like that i would be like, really, like at stanford mall? super surprising to me">however other shoppers were not surprised at allsotedwin hwang/nordstrom shopper: "it happens everywhere. what do you expect? stanford's not immune">nat/sot haaziqpalo alto police are hopping surveillance video will give investigators a more detailed description of the seven-hand bag theives ...police say no one was injured during the incident...in palo alto haaziq madyun kron4news (steve) (steve) new at 8. berkeley police are releasing new video of a robbery. in the hopes of finding out who is behind the crime. police say this past december two suspects targeted a person who had just parked their car. this was on vine street near martin luther king junior way. they say while the victim was getting something out of the car... one of the suspects grabs his backpack... while the victim struggles to hold on.. that suspect drags him onto the sidewalk. th