today, his grieving mother... who watched as police shot her only child... says he was not armed. robert lyles is here with the story. robert. why did police fire a taser and gun? did the diswhrampletsz roners lyle is here with that story. >> he came in here with many he is questions. first, why did police fire the guns in did he have a knife? two officers remain on paid leave. the mom of the victim said they had no reason to kill her son. [ speaking spanish ] >> i called police and told them that my son is sick. he did not take his meds. >> reporter: her 20-year-old son had been taking medication for depression but stopped.

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today, his grieving mother... who watched as police shot her only child... says he was not armed. robert lyles is here with the story. robert. why did police fire a taser and gun? did the diswhrampletsz roners lyle is here with that story. >> he came in here with many he is questions. first, why did police fire the guns in did he have a knife? two officers remain on paid leave. the mom of the victim said they had no reason to kill her son. [ speaking spanish ] >> i called police and told them that my son is sick. he did not take his meds. >> reporter: her 20-year-old son had been taking medication for depression but stopped. so the distraught mom dialed 911 monday night hoping that burlingame police would assist in committing him to a psychiatric hospital. but when two officers arrived and entered this narrow passage way to the single mom's apartment, she claims that officers attacked edgar. >> my son was walking here and here were the two men. they were coming this way. my son tried to walk right here and the two men grabbed him real close. my son fell this way from there to him

the reason there are so many people grieving for him is the disbelieve that someone who meant so much to others die in this fashion. >> i just want to say i am going to miss him so much and he always used to make me laugh. >> police say they do not have a motive for the shooting or any suspects it the family suspects he was set up to die. family members say he got a call from someone asking him to walk to a gas stays and fill an gas can presumably because that person had run out of gas and was stranded. if that is true there may be a number on the caller id or his twin brother right next to him when he was shot and killed may also know the person who called about the gas. there are no indications right now that that person who made the call has come forward. because of the retaliation factor in east oakland that may be one of the few ways police can catch his killer. >> even if we know who did it we wouldn't tell y'all though because it is not in the gang though, but if the police catch him, they catch him. if not you live by the gang, you die by the gang. >> it is not just friends an

notes, cards and letters written by victims of the hurricane, pouring out their memories, anger, grieverustrations, five years after the monster storm devastated new orleans and the surrounding gulf coast. >> but the haunting images, human suffering remain with us. >> never been through like nothing like this in any life. [chanting] >> it's anarchy. it's crazy. i've never seen anything like it. >> over 1600 people died. the lives of those who survived, changed forever. >> just human destruction. not physical. it's human. it's their souls are gone. >> reporter: but years of hard work and tens of billions of dollars later. >> things are much better than they were five yours ago. we really have focused on rebuilding and restoring, and now we're moving on to the next chapter. >> reporter: the healing continues. >> rate going -- it's going to require the attention for this country for a long time. >> president obama expected to re-affirm that promise on a visit on sunday, reassuring a region whose economy and way of life are under attack again after the b.p. oil spill. abc news. new orleans.

zoo's attendants in may, which is above projection, and i thought actually i could take a break and grieve for a moment. unfortunately, june's attendance has come in below expectations, and overall, this summer's attendance is looking lower. our west portal business papers are reporting a 20% decline in their business, cut by the slow west portal rail project. this combined with the closure of the southbound traffic on highway, is making access to these two very difficult this summer. we are trying to explore alternative transportation methods for visitors as well as employee very cat -- various types of signage, as well as discounts, some of which you have just heard. thankfully, we will be closing this fiscal year with a positive balance, and now, i have finished my report. commissioner buell: thank you. questions? i was going to ask one question first, and that was it is my recollection that the early months of this year were not as good, either due to bad weather. in aggregate, are we running behind? >> we are likely to disclose our fiscal year as well. we were 3.4% decline on attendan

as a phillips' family grieves investigators are working together to piece together what caused crash which took the life of former u.s. senator, ted stevens. the de havilland slammed into a mountainside but remains mostly intact with severe damage to the front end. the investigators plan to study the wreckage and analyze weather patterns at the time of the crash and talk with survivors to figure out what may have gone wrong. bill phillips was friend with senator ted stevens after serving as legislative director. the group was heading to a fishing lodge 300 miles from where their plane took off. nbc bay area news. >>> new safety standards are in place for baseball and softball players in the bay area. all this because of a near-death of a marin athlete hit in the head by a ball off an aluminum bat. starting next season, schools can only use metal bats that perform like wood bation. the group that governs sports at the high school level will recommend that they must wear protective head gear. the person hit in the head back in march says he supports those new standards. >> even though

we found this woman grieving for her younger sister. for three days, she has waited, watched as the rescuers searched this rescue and relief operation as well under way now. you can see they have a lot of boots on the ground. it is a tricky operation. it is very unsteady. what they are trying to do is dig out wherever they think there is a chance that somebody is under need the foundations of these houses. this woman was trapped for 24 hours. she survived, but lost her family, her teenage children and her husband, too. >> we were trying to get them out when the mud came. but it blocked the door too quickly. i escape, but they did not. >> she knows her children are gone, but she was to see them one last time. she is hurt, but she will not give up on them. >> the biggest problem we face is the victims are all over. we cannot keep track of them. we are just trying to treat you ever weekend. >> the destruction wrought by the weather in china is the worst in a generation. floods and landslides have left thousands dead and missing. and more t

that's causing grieving difficulties the wind continues to fan the smoke towards the capital of hundreds of wildfires devastated areas of central russia. has been two years since georgian forces launched a devastating tapdancing sleeping south city which led to the map of the caucasus being redrawn in five days russian troops push the georgians out and russia right now sound the city of dependent. and the russian president calls for the revolutionary teil militia to be replaced by police to reflect the professional status of officers as part of reforms to the country's one forcers they have been repeatedly accused of corruption. time now for a sports update with our monitors here with us in the studio good morning tyramine welfare moscow's extreme weather conditions have cancelled all the football matches in the capital good morning your right to premier league games have been postponed and the national team's friendly against gary has been moved to st petersburg all that might sound like good news for you though oh yes i'm very happy to say that i will be covering the friendly internati

but i think that this is a case where it is changing the way we grieve, and it can be a positive. >> reporter: still, facebook does receive criticism. in some cases for not knowing when users have died, then prompting friends to reconnect with them. then there's what to do with the profiles. some family and friends want them to stay prpths find them too painful to see. facebook has coming up with a way to memorialize a page, stripping private information but still leaving a place for friends and family to gather. >> reporter: it is the best way, facebook says, they have come up with to deal with the subject of death. as delicate online it turns out as it is in real life. facebook says it relies on users to let them know when someone has died. and there are instructions on how to do that on facebook's help center page. >>> we have more local news for you next. it's the "bay area at 6:00." we'll see you in just a couple of min the camera phone? n: did you bring man: i did. do you wanna go first? i've been waiting for this all day. ok, this is from... aunt stacey. introducing chase quic

. >> in oakland this afternoon the grieving continues for a 13- year-old middle school student who was shot and killed on wednesday. >> he told me that he owed me a bunch of thanks and i assured him that he owed me nothing. >> two real life heroes were just honored in san francisco. we will hear more of what they had to say nixon ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >> this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >> good afternoon. topping our news this noontime the san jose fire department is just wrapping up a news conference after coping with several fires yesterday in the wake of budget cuts and staff reductions and today firefighters are voting on a proposal that would help restore some of those cut jobs. ktvu's jade hernandez joins us with more on this from san jose. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. will the 49 san jose firefighters who were laid off get their jobs back? the city says yes, but there is a catch. >>> the voting continued today inside of this hall where union members urged leadership to accept a 9% cut in wages and benefits, if they do the city says they will rehire 49

this canals at the epicenter of the crisis burning people in the moscow region it's very hard to grieve in fact the ecological situation is still critical the small is very thick and visibility is poor and as soon as i'm done with the report i'm going to put on this mask the only way to feel at least a little bit comfortable since this the small and pollution is also worsened by the heat which is now increasing as the day goes on to say that it's not expected that this small group will dissolve in the view nearest future they say that it may only start dissolving by sometime in the middle of next week and doctors say that breathing this is there for just a few hours is equal to smoking a few packs of cigarettes that's why they strongly advise people to stay inside their homes in the affected areas shut all the windows and drink as much water as possible wear masks and take several showers a day this these conditions are of course even more difficult for people with cords and and long problems and of course this whole situation is caused by the hundreds of fires clearly we do across russ

and insensitive to families still grieving and recovering. >> there are many people that were affected by 9/11 that who have tried to move forward with their lives and tried to find some peace and love and happiness in their life. and this is bringing everything back to them. and it's very unfair. >> but the woman who organized the rally said it has more to do with the man behind the proposed center. and fears his religious beliefs are not moderate. >> we're concerned that he may be putting a symbol of triumph, a symbol of having vanquished america in the 9/11 attacks and a symbol of power right here at ground zero. we don't want it. >> two blocks away, interfaith leaders and students and various civil rights organizations say they are fighting for religious freedom. >> it absolutely is about religious freedom. it's about humanity. it's about live and let live. and we weren't attacked by the nation of islam, there is no such thing. >> a man in the middle east is on a state department's sponsored outreach tour, designed to highlight religious freedom in america. it's his fourth trip sin

danville, san ramon and north of the golden gate bridge we'll see 97 degrees in sonoma, down from 104 to grieveay. 105 in santa rosa shattering the old record established back in 1931. we'll see the cooler temperatures along the coast and the bay tomorrow. then everybody cools down, seasonal high 30, friday below average all the way through the weekenden till the beginning of next week. cathy munch. thank you for sending us your temperature, 105. we ask you all to send us your favorite photos here at cbs5.com. stay cool, put dana i know you're liking this. >> i'm loving it. thanks roberta. >>> the oakland animal services shelter is inundated with bunnies. there were about two dozen at the facility this afternoon, the bunnies that are flooding the shelter are believed to be the babies of rabbits that people got for easter because, you know, they do what they do. the director of the oakland animal services says it didn't take long before they bread like rabbits. the shelter needs volunteers to work with bunnies and if you want to take one will heave you with one as opposed to two will heave you w

in the highly dangerous activity of training surfing riding on the outside of cairo also has jacob grieves me the young people who are willing to risk their lives. some would find these acts jupiter even crazy but for those who take part in what's become internationally known as train surfing is about the adrenalin rush the great involves riding on top or at the side of fast moving trains clinging on with their hands or the aid of a belt the danger involved this is for many a major attraction but authorities are worried that those taking part are fully aware of the risks running along these cables above me of three thousand volts of electricity if you touch one you most likely be killed and that's just one of the dangers riders also risks falling from the train and being crushed but that hasn't deterred these guys they took up the hobby at an early age gave them an unbridled escape from reality. to getting any but we mostly just ride the trains not pulling any crazy stunts this is just a hobby the guitar adrenaline up. and as if that wasn't there enough maybe even taking to riding the metr

grieves in the mosque a region. but it was so focused now on the situation around that nuclear power station in the town of sod off which jacob mentioned and with me now is said again another call from. the russian state said g company which operates the facility and the local what's been done to secure the site all facilities so that there is no risk to the plods. part well first of all let me tell you about the situation we took over. for peace more in for example according to general plots through poor. brother because the frog from client before was due either the local parsimony far far of this. nuclear science or simpler so there are fights and human rights locally and one morpheme robots from them are quite common sure on the station c.n.n. so really important because. they can fight the flames in places we shot on accessible for people. one of the most important themes. and i think we have now. let's say very good weather conditions because we do not have strong wind there. and to prevent all sprayed in flam

inside to stay away from the streets to use gas mask at all times when they are outside the city that grieving this there for around five hours is really bad for your health and the authorities are advising people to drink as much water as possible and these conditions or especially bad and dangerous for people with and long problems and in fact. doctors are now saying that the number of deaths in moscow's hospitals has doubled now and they say that this is because of the environmental situation our stories have now organized these so-called small centers across the city where water and air and gas masks are being distributed out to the population many people are trying to leave the capital to some of the here is where often very small some people are even going out to hold on just to early to to their vacations to some islands or wherever where there's no small and those people had to stay in the capital they are of course very concerned about this whole situation let's listen to what some of them had to say. at least. the smoggiest terrible i can breathe it makes my eyes each and nothing hel

the troops remain of course it's been a painful transition since of the dictatorship was indeed do grieve then that the operation iraqi freedom as it was called which is just officially ending today has set iraqis all the polls to democracy all the flow of venture despite all these painful transition. well i'm not sure about the final path i see as is anybody who was observing there are have been many bumps along the way and i'm sure you've talked about on air already there is a political impasse right now between the rival factions there is no. working government in a sense on paper and we're going to see a lot of political turbulence in the future weeks and months maybe even years so whether or not there is a path i don't think is important i think what is important right now is a few things one that the u.s. find a way to get here to the status of forces agreement which as we should remember that is what has prompted the u.s. withdrawal president obama will take credit for seeing a campaign promise through and bringing home combat troops but this is an agreement that was hammered now u

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extreme activity that's gaining popularity among adrenaline hungry teenagers in moscow our teens jacob grieve spoke to some of those who are willing to risk everything for a thrill. some. even crazy but for those who take part of what's become internationally known as tres surfing it's about the adrenalin rush the great involves riding on top or at the side of moving trains with their hands or the aid of a belt the danger involved this is for many a major attraction but authorities are worried that those taking part are fully aware of the risks running along these cables above me of three thousand volts of electricity if you touch one you most likely be killed just one of the dangers. from the train and being crushed but that hasn't deterred these guys they took up the whole be at an early age gave them and a growing to that escape from reality. we get to you and me we mostly just ride the trains are not pulling any crazy. this is just a hobby the gigs are generally not yet. and as if that wasn't daring enough to even take you to writing them. just to get their daily kicks to these young men

firefighters battle hundreds of new fires that are turning the whole villages into a ghost towns jacob grieves reports from the scene of one of the places. diam in moscow region a village in moscow region and i'm actually standing by an example yes another example of just the devastation and destruction that's been brought upon local communities here we have. if you can recognize it was a garridge and inside is a car that's being burnt out now is the fire move so it's fast that the residence he didn't have time to move the car out there was literally just engulfed and i was a similar story there's rubble strewn everywhere and there's also the surrounding houses were completely burnt down as well the force around this area have always been complete destroyed by these wildfires and that's left firefighters with a serious problem there's still smoldering ground beneath them and that set of all to reignite into a full scale fire you sort of see behind me this smoke billowing from this smoldering ground that actually just turned back into flames now this isn't just a problem facing moscow region it

ltimatarely makes headlines, as the father whor an extreme sport ltimatarely makes headlines, as one family grievesight for the father who made the ultimate sacrifice. here's mike von fremd. pile." >> reporter: the spot on the arged ford k is called "the rock pile." arged ford k is called "the rock pile." and as the supercharged ford tr jump, andrew the to make the 3-year-old daughrrin and his 3-year-old daughter were directly in its path. >> the truck bounced right in the air and smacked andrew right down and then went straight in the air and smacked everybody andrew right nnd i just saw bodies flying. ht in the airthe single father pushed his daughter and a young ht in the airthe single father pushed his daughter and a young boy out of the way. the children survived. aughter and a yoed. >> they were inches away from aughter and a yoed. >> they were inches away from him, and he saved their lives. he is a hero in my book. off-road race isission to the off-road races is free and thousands make thousands make it a weekend of camp outs. with campouts. kind of a thrikind of a thrill. together with yoti

let's go get some world narrows and grieve this hour for you a wave of violence in pakistan's largest city karachi have left forty five dead and almost one hundred injured fighting broke out after a government official and his bodyguard were shot dead inside a mosque in response rioters towards dozens of shops and vehicles gunfire was also reported in the city it comes amid a spate of murders targeting political and religious activists as vital parties vie for power in the region. iran has been flexing its military muscles state t.v. showed footage of fighter jets hitting targets during special drills it comes as the u.s. refuses to rule out a military strike to thwart tehran suspected nuclear weapons program iran claims its only pursuing peaceful nuclear energy. thousands of protesters in indian administers kashmir have ignored police warnings they would be shot if they continued to defy around the clock curfew as a result two people have been killed and one wounded in tuesday's demonstrations against indian rule news of the casualties brought more activists out onto the streets help

we still grieve for them today. for nearly three months, bp could not find a way to tap that well which spewed the equivalent of the exxon valdez disaster every four days. over 200 million gallons of oil flooded into the gulf and the effect will be felt for years to come. in the coming months and years, but the $6 billion in economic output, 24,000 jobs could be lost not to mention the cost to the suffering families. everyone is affected. from shrimpers to boat dock operators, hotel workers to waiters, crane operators to tour bus operators, it just keeps going and going. the bad economy has hurt local government with the bp disaster for their impact in revenue. this is a cascading and far reaching crisis. our way of life is threatened and everyone of us knows what is at stake. it is true that bp has finally capped the whole and the immediate mission is clear, capture the soil, clean the coast, compensate those that have been impacted. hear this, bp and others are acting like this is the beginning of the end. it is n

turn yourself in there is a family grieving and just to bring peace to the situation. >> jimon clark was walking with his twin brother when he was killed he was just a week shy of celebrating his 14th birthday and getting ready to start high school monday. >> following the latest data san mateo garbage workers back to work after today's strike. it was prompted by stalled contract negotiations between allied waste and the union. today more news faster would turn to yoli she shows us where there is a problem. yoli where are you? >> it's one of the main thoroughfares they have in san carlos. good news this i saw a truck 10 minutes go picking up trash. it couldn't come any sooner all these trash cans on every corner are overflowing with trash. the good news is they are picking it up. the game plan is it will pick up as much trash as possible when it comes to business trash as far as residential they say if you had a wednesday pick up it will pick up today if you add that thursday pickup they will pick up saturday and friday pickup will be picked up sunday. >> date you yoli. so basically

bernard parish, residents say goodbye to hurricane katrina and good riddens to grieve. >> i'm ready to move on. >> nearly everyone here felt the sting of katrina. they staged a mock funeral to let the community let go. >> today was the first time when the casket was closed that there wasn't applause. >> sharon williams of new orleans is ready to move on, too. >> now -- >> she moved into her new home this weekend, exactly half a decade after she fled the city. ♪ >> out on the street, there was a block party, first one in five years. >> the party goes on. >> the block -- a photographer has captured the recovery, capturing the determination and since of community that has led to the revival. the neighbors returned to new orleans together two years after the storm and linda on each other for support. >> i wouldn't have been here without the community. >> katrina five years ago today. that was bob woodruff reporting. up next, glenn beck makes his controversial appearance in washington urging his followers to take action. a counter demonstration is held not far away. >> also, the concerns ov

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because to do such a thing was a heartless thing to do pureed so turn yourself in there is a family grievingo the situation. >> jimon clark was a week away from celebrating his 14th version they and getting ready to start high school this coming monday. livermore police are in the hunt for a 17 year-old boy to lead them on a short chase and crashaw home in to crush a car into a home. they tried to make a traffic stop but they he ignored them sped away and lost controller. he jumped out is a conflict. he is wanted on another rows and a warrant. he had passenger in the car 16 year-old girl she suffered minor injuries in the crash. two year- old girl found wandering in petaluma the child may have been the victim of love triangle. this is a picture of the taller. the girl's mother. is charged with child endangerment but at a hearing testimony suggested the girl was taken by her boyfriend more testimony is coming in that investigation continues city plan all planners have given a green light for an ikea expansion is as many residents outraged. the retailer would expand just a few blocks away from

. >> so you're ultimately saying you didn't see any signs of a husband who was grieving or upset aboutabandonment of a wife? >> no, in fact, he was actually seemed jovial. >> well, what can you tell us lastly about marcia as a person, as a neighbor and as a friend? >> she just -- she makes friends quick and fast, and she loves people. she gets along with everybody, and i just want her to -- if she's out there watching, to just get ahold of somebody because nobody knows where you are. >> well, careen, we do hope for the safe return of your friend marcia. we appreciate your time this morning. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> and such a bizarre story not just because the husband just left but the fact that he never reported her missing. >> he tells the cops i haven't seen her since march, so you wonder -- the next question is why didn't you? >> we want to turn to jeremy hubbard. good to see you. >> good morning, ron, happy sunday, everyone. >>> in the news this morning, seven u.s. troops have died in afghanistan this weekend. two in attacks today, five on saturday. 41 americans hav

." >> let us not forget that muslims are among those murdered on 9/11 and our muslim neighbors grieved with us as new yorkers and as americans. we would betray our values and play into our enemies' hands if we were to treat muslims different lie than anyone else. >> holman: the group that owns the site gave no indication of when work on the islamic center and mosque might begin. wall street pulled back a bit after consumer spending and housing figures came in weaker than expected. the dow jones industrial average lost 38 points to close at 10,636. the nasdaq fell more than 11 points to close at 2283. also today, automakers reported mixed results for july. g.m. and chrysler sales made slight gains, while ford's numbers were flat. sales fell at toyota and honda, but nissan shot up 15%. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: president obama signed a new law at the white house today that will close the long- disputed gap in federal sentencing for crack versus powder cocaine. since 1986, defendants caught with 500 grams of powder cocaine have gotten the same

someone having a wedding, someone having a party, someone having a good time, as well as someone grievingf blacks in all dimensions, in all colors, and sometimes it was a lot of fun too. >> my column was funny. i made jokes about black people. take a column called "the horrors of integration," and i was reaching for some stuff, you know. "why do i want to be integrated?" and everything, and one item i made which got such a response--and it wasn't an ugly response. i thought people would resent it, but what i said, "now that we're free at last, i don't know if i will ever enjoy going into a restaurant to which i am now allowed to go and order watermelon." well, you know, i order watermelon in a black restaurant, and i know there are still black people who are reluctant to order watermelon in a public restaurant. langston hughes started reading my column. he would write me notes all the time, and this one says, "your column this week, like gospel music, jumps." signed langston. >> narrator: finally, the courier wouldn't be complete without the comics. >> bootsie was simply a cartoon of a gr

he's never seen husbands coming to grieve for their spouses in a bereavement group. that is what goes on in jcc. >> and that is what you plan? for the islamic center. >> exactly. and he also has never been to tribeca, to our mosque. we have been neighbors. it's 12 blocks away from ground zero. we have been good neighbors. as neighbors we feel that we want to rebuild our city and our neighborhood. >> do you have the plans, the architect, the funding? is it something that could happen anytime? or is it still a long time off? >> it's a long time off, because the project has had to go through several processes. and civic hurdles were one of the most important ones. as you know, we had a landmark issue. so, we were addressing the landmark issue. we were working with the community board to get their acceptance and the welcome mat. so that's what we focused on that first. the rest is a process. >> how much money has been raised? and are you prepared to discuss the issue of foreign funding? how would you be able to know exactly where that money was coming from? what other pr

the department is looking for people who have some expertise in the criminal justice system or in grieveounseling. elder, child and sexual abuse advocates are welcome and experts in finance and banking you are being ought. >>> singer wyclef jean is in hiding after reportedly he received some death threats. he is said to be in a secret location in haiti while he awaits from word on whether he is going to be allowed to run for president of haiti. there are questions bought whether he meets the residency requirements. wyclef jean was born outside of port awe prince but moved to the u.s. as a young boy. the electoral commission says it will announce whether he can legally run this friday. >> santa cruz is bowing out of next year's amgen tour of california. they made $10,000 but city leaders say they don't have the money or the staffing to pull it off gain. this year they invested $190 on the event, which includes police overtime. >> 5:57. sal has been busy already this morning. >> that's right. we have been watching the milpitas crash on 880 southbound. somewhat suspicious circumstances here

no family and friends are grieving or the deaths of six teenagers come to the families.s what investigators say happened trip apparently tried to cool off the team wandered into the shallow part of the river there was a deep drop of about 28 ft. at some point he slipped into deep water and started to draw on. six fourteens went to his rescue and only one of the 14 year-old made a back shore. the parents stood helpless on the short and watched as their children struggled and eventually slipped into the water. the adults could not swim easier. three of the drug teens were brothers. the key kron 4 news. >> a man walked into a beer plant in connecticut today and shot and killed eight people before shooting themselves. union officials say he worked there but he been caught on videotape stealing beer. they say the man opened fire after being asked to resign today the man omar's borden described by a survivor as being as cold as ice as he shot colleagues. a union representative is among the people that he killed today. a nice man with an assault rifle shot at a birthday party i

the thing that grieves me so deeply is charles rangel is such a wonderful man.ith all my heart. he is a terrific guy. but he has it in his head now that somehow he has done nothing wrong. and he makes the case there has been no quid pro quo. he didn't personally benefit. my goodness, appearance is terrible. forgetting to put half a million on the financial disclosure statement. income from a dominican villa. so what it comes down to you just have a sense of you have been here 40 years. he is a heroic person. one of the cofounder of the black caucus. it's highly racial. charles rangel is black, maxine waters is black and the black caucus said they think the ethics committee goes after black members of congress? there have been eight probes of black members of the caucus so this becomes highly explosive. >> do you think it's racist, juan, do you think it's about race? >> i don't. but you better believe in america with two black people in the well it will become about race. >> chris: we have a minute left and i want to talk about politics with you, bill. one hand,