the once thriving town of greensboro is struggling for survival.er of the population lives below the poverty line. work is scarce. the catfish capital is fighting to keep its head above water. >> what was the economy like when you got here? >> about 75% of all the shops in shut down. >> but there's one thing they have plenty of. >> we have a lot of bamboo. if you have a lot of bamboo you have got to have a product to make out of it. >> pam door a big city clothing designers chucked that to become a one woman stimulus plan for greensboro, running the hero foundation and she tapped into the town's unwanted resource to do it. bamboo bicycles aren't exactly a new idea. they've been around since the first one was introduced back in 1894. and now they're really gaining popularity in small bike shops a lot like this one. but none of them are like the ones you find here at hero bike shop and that's thanks to an industrial designer who took the time to get his hands dirty and develop a new innovative design. like walking through the woods. >> it is. >> univ

. >> are you familiar with greensboro, georgia. in my district there was a similar experience six months ago where the epa, likewise with a contractor that a contractor that made a mistake and they struck a water line and there was a spill into the lake. do you recall that? >> i don't recall that. it's another example of the epa having a similar problem. i would like to add this to the evidence. you stated you were taking full responsibility for this spill. in light of the criminal charges in prison prison sentences that others have experience from much less, for much smaller accidents , ms. mccarthy, in the interest of fairness, the american people who have experienced the wrath of the epa for much smaller scenarios and accidents than this, i think it's it's only appropriate that you would resign as a statement of fairness for other americans have experience for smaller incidents. with that, i yield. >> thank you mr. chairman, i appreciate you mr. chairman chairman for having this hearing and allowing natural resources to be part

authorities say the plane took off in florida and was en route to greensboro, north carolina, when it crashed into a rock quarry. >>> the illinois police officer shot and killed in the line of duty last week was laid to rest yesterday. several hundred officers from all over the country attended the funeral for lieutenant joe gliniewicz. thousands of people looked on from the roadside and applauded adds the procession passed. gliniewicz was a 30 year veteran ott cuff of retirement from the police department north of chicago. people called him gi joe because of his commitment to his community. >> when we were growing up, we all knew joe as a hero. but now the nation knows he's a hero. >> officer glynn biiniewicz was and killed after he radioed in he was chasing three suspicious men on foot. the search continues for the suspects. >>> awol wol co colorado woman o a police department yesterday with a hug. she told police that she was very upset over the recent death of many officers across the country including that one in illinois. the department tweeted photos of the hug saying what a wo

held up a newspaper and says greensboro students set in for third day said have you seen this? said, yeah. >> what about it? >> i said, great, good. said do not you think it ought to happen here? i said what do you mean we? you take this side of the drugstore and i will take the other. movement. >> so that was where? in atlanta? then you were hooked. >> i was hooked. i couldn't turn back. >> you see the lgbt community as fighting for civil rights, too. you are a proud supporter of them. what draws you to that fight as well? because i worked in the civil rights movement with many gay people, many lesbian s they helped me. why should i not help them? they helped me push the needle forward. i am eager to push the needle forward for them. i want to help them. more. >> what would you say to counterparts in the gay rights movement about what they are doing right and what they are doing wrong? >> i don't know what they are doing wrong, but they are doing something so right it's amazing the speed with which the movement for gay rights has come to the country. bam, bam, bam, bam, bam. g

last night he held an event in greensboro, north carolina. there are between 3,000 to 4,000 fans in the crowd. the new republican/abc news poll shows among democratic voters, hillary clinton is still leading with 42%. bernie sanders 24% and joe biden who hasn't officially entered the race has 21%. >>> clinton may be leading in that poll but other polls show senator sanders is ahead in iowa and new hampshire. this comes as clinton tries to move past questions about her private e-mail serber. nbc's kristen welker has more on a new development concerning clinton's personal e-mail account. >> reporter: "the washington post" reporting the company that managed her private e-mail server says it has no knowledge of the server being wiped meaning some of clinton's 30,000 e-mails she says were deleted may be recoverable. the clinton campaign isn't commenting on that report. it's a topic clinton has tried to downplay in the past. >> what, like with a cloth or something? well, no. >> reporter: the issue continues to take a toll. the latest cbs news poll

authorities say the plane took off from florida and was en route to greensboro when it crashi crashed into a rock quarry. >>> a disturbing case for a 10-year-old employer boy. >> the boy is suffering brain damage and lost control of 90% of his body and it happened after his family's home was fumigated against termites. an exterminator told the family it was safe to return to their home in august. but hours after getting back home, the family said they all became sick. their son's symptoms got worse. they say now they're not sure if he'll ever be the same. but they're hoping for the best. >> we don't know if it's going to be 20% recovery or 50% or 80% recovery. we're hopeful it's 100%. but nobody really knows. >> miami dolphins football players surprised the boy yesterday with a visit to his hospital room. >>> 5:15. the centers for disease control and prevention say the west nile virus is no longer a growing problem in the u.s. new research shows that while the disease is still an issue, the number of cases has remained the same -- remains stable. last year the cdc reported 2200 cases

i was in greensboro, north carolina, just last night. all right. we had 9,000 people out. mostly they agreed with me. tonight, we're going to be in manassas and thousands out and they agree with me. that's not hard to do. but not less important for us to try and communicate with those who do not agree with us on every issue. >> now in the mean time "the wall street journal" tallied up the cost of birney sanders proposals so far. the price tag a whopping $18 trillion over a decade. the paper describes it as, quote, the largest peacetime expansion of government in a modern american history. it includes more than $16 trillion for medicare and social security, a trillion for infrastructure, and billions for other programs like free tuition at public colleges, and paid leave. the self-proclaimed democratic socialist plans to pay for it with a tax increase that calls for $6.5 trillion in revenue over a decade. >>> hillary clinton's slip in the polls comes as more headlines are emerging over her private e-mail server. politico is reporting that at least 55 messages now deemed to

he was in greensboro, north carolina, yesterday.h ated off saturday historically black university, benedict college. a smaller crowd there. he took questions. the other event i attended was in rock hill, south carolina. about 3000. people were really enthusiastic there. about income inequality, the need to do something about racial justice issues, criminal justice, and continuing his economic populist message, taking on the billionaire class. people were responding to it. florence, south carolina, held that town hall leading -- meeting. sanders and his outreach to the african-american community. guest: what they say is they are just getting started. they are just starting to branch out. they realize they have a lot of work to do. this is the state hillary clinton came in second in the primary in 2008. she and bill clinton has strong support in the african-american community. bernie sanders is largely unknown. a are taking their message across the state. they are starting with the grassroots campaign. they are knocking on doors, sign

greensboro, north carolina, just last night. all right. we have 9,000 people out. mostly they agreed with me. tonight we'll be in manassas and thousands out and they agree with me. not less important for us to try to communicate with those who do not agree with us on every issue. >> so, mark halperin, bernie sanders off that speech and said look there are things we disagree on. we won't solve that today. where we do agree our questions of social justice, poverty, income inequality and he got big ovations when he talked about those things. >> one way people have been behind bernie sanders is he's not a movement candidate trying to win with a niche electorate. he believes his message of economic equality, the haves versus have notes will have deep resonance. there's plenty of people in the evangelical community in their own daily lives and view of social justice will find deep resonance. so i thought yesterday and mike's comments suggested he agrees, yesterday was one of the most important events bernie sanders has done not just the symbolism but message and executio

i was in greensboro, north carolina just last night. we had 9000 people out. mostly they agreed with me. tonight we could have thousands out who agree with me. that's not hard to do. that's what politicians by and large do. we talk to people who agree with us. but it is harder. but not less important. for us to try and communicate with those who do not agree with us on every issue. [applause] mr. sanders: and it is important to see where if possible, and i do believe if possible, we can find common ground. now, liberty university is a religious school, obviously. [applause] mr. sanders: and all of you are proud of that. [applause] mr. sanders: you are a school which, as all of us in our own way tries to understand the meaning of morality, what does it mean to live a moral life? and you try to understand in this very complicated modern world that we live in, what the words of the bible mean in today's society. you are a school which tries to teach its students how to behave with decency and with honesty, and how you can best relate to your fellow human beings.

hill is particularly disturbing and i'm disappointed that there's a case that's open in my city of greensboro at the university of -- at gillford college. i spent 40 years as a faculty member on the campus of bennet college, a small women's college, primarily african-american women in greensboro. i had ongoing concerns then and i still do. and there are many things i could talk about surrounding sexual assault but i want the hone in just for a moment on the affects of women of color. according to the centers for disease control, approximately 34% of multiracial women, 27% of alaskan native american indian women and 22% of black women and 14.6% of hispanic women are survivors of sexual violence. ms. scaduto and dr. rue, wake forest university is liberal arts institution with pretty good resources i think. can each of you speak to your campus initiatives that address the need for cultural specific prevention, education for your minority students who might be dealing with the weight of other issues like racial discrimination and economic disparities? >> yes, thank you, representative adams. i ap

i was in greensboro, north carolina, just last night. all right. we had 9,000 people out. mostly they agreed with me. and tonight we're here and thousands out and they agree with me. that is not hard to do. it is harder but not less important for us to try and communicate with those who do not agree with us on every issue. [ cheers and applause ] >> what is what bernie sanders looked like on offense today. many clinton backers are worried that she seems something more like stuck in neutral. campaign aides calling iowa backers, reassuring them that they have a long-term strategy, according to a buzz feed news report. she debuted her own snl style impression of donald trump on the trail today. >> i have to admit, donald trump is entertaining. i have to tell you. i really do. i really do find it entertaining. and, you know, i kind of wish i had that same sort of mentality like, oh, listen, i don't need to tell you anything. when i get there peace will be breaking out everywhere. prosperity will be raining down upon you. we will have the new age. well, i would like to do that.

is particularly disturbing and i'm disappointed that there is a case that is open in my city of greensboro at the university at guilford college. i spent 40 years as a faculty member on campus, a small women's college barely african-american women in greensboro and they have ongoing concerns then and i still do. just for a moment on the effects of women of color according to the centers for disease control approximately 34% of the native american indian women and 22% of 14.6% of hispanic women are survivors of sexual violence. they have pretty good resources. can each of you speak to the campuses for the cultural specific prevention education for the minority students who might be dealing with the weight of other issues like racial discrimination and economic disparity. i appreciate your question. we do take their responsibilities to all students very seriously. we know one size doesn't fit all. with our african-american students we have a peer mentoring program that creates a tightknit bond with the resource upper-class students coming and we have an increasing number of first-generation

authorities say the plane took off in florida, was en route to greensboro when it crashed into a rocky quarry and fell to the ground. a wildfire that investigators think was intentionally set continues to grow in utah. officials say 100 acres are burning just outside of salt lake city. crews are having a tough time. heavier winds are making it difficult to contain. no word if any structures are in danger or whether any evacuation orders have been given. >> 6:16. happening today, rowan university releases a new report crediting itself as the driving force behind glassborough's growing economy. over the past decade, rowan university's economic impact has increased from about $17 million in 2004 to $108 million today. the report found that in glassborough alone, rowan supports more than 1,000 external jobs. it says rowan is helping raise property values in three communities. >> it's 6:17. let's get you cow caught up on what you need to know to get back to work or school. right, a lot of school buses. >> pay attention to the school buses. make sure you stop when he this put the arms out. j

five months ago, the epa sent toxic sediment into a creek in greensboro, georgia.tially the epa denied but later admitted it funded the cleanup and the development operation that triggered the spill. did you request the department of interior review for that spill? >> i'm not directly aware of it, sir. so i will have to get back to you. >> all right. the record indicates that you didn't. and it makes me wonder why, after an accident like that, that you didn't stop all of these cleanup efforts, particularly with the gold king mine, after having a spill in georgia just a few months ago. let me ask you this. you've been asked several times if anyone at epa is going to lose their job over this incident. has anyone at the environmental restoration llc been fired at this point over this? and i think you may have answered that. >> not that i'm aware of. >> and am i correct that you responded earlier that you're continuing to use them as a contractor? >> that is correct. >> also, are you aware that it was reported that the epa complected about 15,000 tons of in 2005 and du

primarily african-american women in greensboro.d ongoing concerns then and i still do and there are many things that i could talk about surrounding sexual assault. but i want to hone in, just for a moment on the effects of women of color. according to the centers for disease control approximately 34% of multiracial women, 27% of alaskan native american indian women and 22% of black women and 14.6% of hispanic women are survivors of sexual violence. mrs. -- ms. scaduto and dr. rue both dickinson college and wake forest university are liberal arts institutions with pretty good resources i think. can each of you speak to your campus initiatives that address the need for cultural specific education for your minority students who might be dealing with the weight of other issues like racial discrimination and economic disparities? >> yes, thank you, representative adams. i appreciate your question. we do take our responsibilities to all students very seriously. we know one size doesn't fit all. with our african-american students we have

he spoke to more than 9,000 in a meeting hall near the university of north carolina at greensboro. later today he speaks at the conservative christian school, liberty university. some calling it an unlikely stop for the liberal-leaning jewish sanders. >>> an investigation under way after a mix-up at american airlines admitting to sending the wrong plane across the ocean. the airbus that made the trip from los angeles to honolulu was not authorized to fly long distances over open water. plane very similar but such flights are required to carry certain emergency equipment. >> it is concerning that an airplane that did not have the extra certification did not have the extra equipment was allowed to make this long distance flight. there were people all the way along the line, the pilots, ground crew, somebody could have caught this. the good news they fessed up. i think every other airline in americaing will make sure they never make the same mistake. >> the plane did land safely in hawaii. the faa was immediately notified once they realized what had had happened. >>> the uaw starting

. >> are you familiar with greensboro, georgia.n my district there was a similar experience six months ago where the epa, likewise with a contractor that a contractor that made a mistake and they struck a water line and there was a spill into the lake. do you recall that? >> i don't recall that. it's another example of the epa having a similar problem. i would like to add this to the evidence. you stated you were taking full responsibility for this spill. in light of the criminal charges in prison prison sentences that others have experience from much less, for much smaller accidents , ms. mccarthy, in the interest of fairness, the american people who have experienced the wrath of the epa for much smaller scenarios and accidents than this, i think it's it's only appropriate that you would resign as a statement of fairness for other americans have experience for smaller incidents. with that, i yield. >> thank you mr. chairman, i appreciate you mr. chairman chairman for having this hearing and allowing natural resources to be part of

let's go to greensboro, north carolina. democratic caller. good morning. >> caller: good morning. fur first of all, i wanted to say that people seem to be calling in and forgetting other countries were part of this deal. the last person forgot that france, england and germany were parts of that deal. what i also wanted to say is that i think the democrats really need to get out and vote for the congressional elections. this president supports most of those platforms that you've talked about, but there's so many things that republicans obstructed that he was not able to get through. as long as that congress is there, no matter which president, democrat president that you put in, if they continue to struck like that. this president really had to govern and get accomplished a lot by executive order just because he couldn't get things done. they had decided they'd obstrct human from d him from day one. >> what is it going to take for democrats to win back congress? >> i just thinking back one second. i appreciate what the caller said. totally agree. to win back congress, it's going to

he was in greensboro, north carolina, yesterday.ith ated off saturday historically black university, benedict college. a smaller crowd there. he took questions. the other event i attended was in rock hill, south carolina. about 3000. people were really enthusiastic there. about income inequality, the need to do something about racial justice issues, criminal justice, and continuing his economic populist message, taking on the billionaire class. people were responding to it. florence, south carolina, held that town hall leading -- meeting. sanders and his outreach to the african-american community. guest: what they say is they are just getting started. they are just starting to branch out. they realize they have a lot of work to do. this is the state hillary clinton came in second in the primary in 2008. she and bill clinton has strong support in the african-american community. bernie sanders is largely unknown. a are taking their message across the state. they are starting with the grassroots campaign. they are knocking on doors, si

greensboro, north carolina. should donald trump have signed the pledge?aller: it is not make any difference if donald trump signed the pledge or not. us liketrump played priebn a fiddle. if he does not get the nomination he would go to the third party anyway. i cannot believe that the republicans are really trying this tactic. like i said, donald trump really played him like a fiddle. host: the first couple of calls, here's her first meet. trump is being a realist, she writes. it is difficult running as an independent, which makes it almost impossible to win. this helps jump and the gop. to the new york times this morning, they put it on page 816 . he signed the pledge. there is a passage i wanted to point out. why mr. trump was asked, mr. appearing with him at the news conference. that would have looked like an endorsement. tourged the party chairman avoid it. optics were clear. the head of the republican party came to trump's office in midtown manhattan. a tribute unlikely to be afforded to the other candidates. chris christie called him obsessed and sa

host: next up is michael from greensboro, north carolina. what is your experience?ler: good morning. i drive for a truck and bus company but the problem i am saying is that when i got the truck, i can only have a 14 hour window to work off of. when i drive the bus, i can be on duty 20 plus hours and i have added trip where i have worked 42 hours out of 50 hours, yet, they think that it is ok for me to be able to work these hours. to me, the trucking industry has really hurt me because these owners and operators do not want to stay out there driving because you have a 14 hour window to work off of. down the roadhour and your vote is not ready and you sit there for five hours, that is five hours you have boston pay. i would like to know, how can you solve that problem? commentso, there is a on this broader thought that we were discussing in the last segment which is -- who actually is an employee of a company these days and is that notion being notified? guest: i think there will be an ongoing issue. historically, we view the independent contractor versus factors.base