of like to read an excerpt from "harlem godfather" if you don't mind?> just a few minutes. >> of this is the charleston years that made it bumpy who he was. he was born october 1st 1905 in the negro section of charleston. when bumpy was 10 a crisis of the family his 19 year-d brother was accused of killing a white man. this was south carolina a state whose unknown taking matters into their own hands when it came of accusing blacks against whites. in 1904 when year before bumpy was born one of the most atrocious lynchings occurred and berkeley county only 40 miles away a 21 year-old was fishing with six white men on the way, argument ensued who had earlier o molested his sister and he threatened to face a man but when the group returned to town bookie was promptly arrested and when he could not pay the $5 fine he was thrown into jail but later that day of a small group of white men went to the jailhouse and the man he be released they took him to the riverside and scalp him, poked out his eyes, cut off his genitals, cut out his tongue and then tied him a

he would recruit from the streets of harlem. also the conductor of choice for a dance duo, vernon and irene castle. vernon castle was british citizen. and james muir traveled with them and got famous because of them. vernon castle joined the raf. they served in the 7th and 131st and the recruiting office was around the corner the cigar store. this is the tree of hope people touched for good luck, and they marched around with broomsticks on their shoulders instead of rifles. hayward used his wealthy friends to buy uniforms. they were porters and elevator operators and architects and lawyers, fighting more for an america they believed was possible than for the one they knew. black soldiers had served before in the civil war, but they had been assigned mainly to fight nonwhite enemies. they fought against mexicans. the war department was not in favor of arming black men and training them to kill white men. the first time black citizens were drafted. this is -- there had been trouble with training black troops stationed near white t

. >> while she's coming to the mic let them just say -- i think that y'all have here in harlem the harlem book festival and most certainly schomberg something that you can go to bed each night with a smile on your face. it's very important that these cultural institutions and these structures are not only supported but, you know, carried from neighborhood to neighborhood. and all too often when you're living in the midst of this you don't realize how important it is and how critical it is, you see. and i just want you all -- after today is over, you go home in your evenings, sit down and just jot a note to max rodriguez and chief howard dobson and say thank you. and i think it will be appreciated. >> thank you for that, haki. [applause] >> i have a question i'm going to did there ce a time haki but the other panelists may want to speak as well. you talked about the power of the "jet" magazine in terms of the awakening of the consciousness of black america upon the death and killing of emmett till but today as you well know, "jet" magazine, ebony magazine in terms of johnson publication is

so "harlem godfather" that was published.published it through my own publish company, it's a tribute to buppy johnson a minnie, but it's also a trute to kk who's still trying to figure things out, but accepting some things for just what they are. thank you. pplause] >> good afternoon. i'm haki madhubuti. i'm exciting to be here. every time we come here, they allow us to come to this very grand institution. it's over 75 ars old, and we're very fortunate to be here and most fortunate to be here on the anniversary. i want to thank you for allowing me to come here and say a few words. my wife is in the back, she's taking notes. [applause] >> my wife and i have been together since 1969, and -- [applause] >> you know. i always tell brothers, you know, that the way a marriage lasts, you always marry a women smarter than you all the time. and then you occasionally teller that. but it is indeed the truth. and you say why do you write a memoir? this is my memoir. the first 21 years after poet's life. the book is about my mother and sis

he feels more comfortable in harlem.s his home. >> when i worked in harlem for a lot of years there were people who work here. white people with business there for 40, 50 years. they got along with everyone. one reason he did what he did, when they beat up the kid that worked there 19 years and all i could say is no one would take a person's life. but if he didn't react, they could have pulled the gun away and we would have had this gentleman dead. that would be been a different story. >> geraldo: this is the argument against the shooting. for most people inexperience as gus is, he got lucky. >> he got lucky, but the whole thing is really people when these things happen it's not an easy thing youto do. you jeopardize your life when you commit a robbery, it ain't that easy for everyone. >> geraldo: yeah. all right. well, we wish gus the best. our condolences to the parents, you know, of the young men. the parents had nothing to do with this. a tragic situation. gus did what he had to do. now back to the healthcare debate.

all the nation, including spanish harlem was watching. it brings us to this. in october, cnn will present latino in america. a look at how hispanics are reshaping politics, business, schools and culture in america. "latino in america" only on cnn this october. >>> president obama says he is encouraged by a new report showing a slight decline in the unemployment rate. it's the first time that's happened in 15 months, but the president said it's too soon to celebrate. in his saturday radio and internet address, he once again made his pitch for health insurance reform, calling it essential for economic growth. >> this month's job numbers are assigned, we've begun to put the brakes on this recession and the worst may be behind us, but we must do more than rescue our economy from this immediate crisis. we must rebuild it stronger than before. we must lay a new foundation for future growth and prosperity. and a key pillar of a new foundation is health insurance reform. reform that we are now closer to achieving than ever before. there's still details to be hammered

drew levinson reports in clinton's office in harlem, new york. >> reporter: former president clinton arrived in north korea top secure the release of two american journalists. he received a warm welcome, and met with reclusive communist dictator kim jong-il. >> it will be a delicate diplomatic dance with president clinton on the ground. >> reporter: they report that clinton conveyed a message from president obama but the white house denies that insisting this is solely a private mission. still, if clinton can convince the north koreans to release euna lee and laura ling i want could clear the way for diplomatic talks. the women were reporting for former vice president al gore's tv venture when they were captured along the north korean border in march. they were later sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for sneaking in the country illegally and engaging in hostile acts. published reports say they approached clinton for help. >> this is the highest profile trip for the president since leaving office and setting up his nonprofit foundation, here in this building in harlem. experts say t

harlem book best something you can go to with a smile on your face. it's very important that these cultural institutions and the structures are not only supported, but younow, carried from neighborhood to neighborhood. and all too often when you live in the midst of this come you don't realize how important it is and how critical it is, you see. and i just want you a to, you know, after the day is over, you go home, sit down and jot a note to max rodriguez and keep the chief and say thank you. to say thank you. i think it would be appreciated. >> thank you for that, haki. [applause] >> i have a question i'm going to direct it initially to haki but the other panelists may want to speak to it as well. utah, haki, about the power in terms of jet magazine, in terms of awakening the concept of black america. upon the death and the killing of emmett till. but today, as you well know, jet magazine, ebony magazine, as in terms of johnson magazine is teetering to stay alive. so i would like you all to comment on the significance of economic development and ins

there are all girls high schools in harlem, all boys high schools in harlem and other areas where theyid that and it's very successful, public schools or charter schools. because there are certainne.eeae and socioeconomic bac afround hs a lot to do with the way kids learn, and this allows them to focus on learning,ne.ot worrying about the boy/girl dynamics and, you know, trying to have a boyfriend, do i look pretty, you wear uo oforms, you go to schoo, you learn, and it's been very successful. >> i l-pe the whole idea of trying something elss dc you kn? one of the reasons why women don't earn as much as men is because so few of them go into disciplines that require engineering, math, science skills, and apparently, it's been proven that some of these single-sex, whether it's online or in person classrooms generate a greater deal of confidence in th ene areas, hs,nher scores in those areas. i don't think i'd like it if it's solely internet-based. i think itl l-pe the mix of it, because i think you need the socialization. >> i agree with that >> but you knonk if we can mele girls -- >> b

. >> this was the reaction in the spanish harlem right after sotomayer was sworn in. she was born in the bronx. >>> authorities in hawaii are beginning to close beaches on the big island as hurricane felicia approaches. forecasters are predicting heavy rain and possible flash floods. reynolds wolf will have the latest details on felicia just ahead in weather. >>> a typhoon is lashing parts of china. a million people evacuated in the country's eastern areas ahead of the storm's arrival. look at the pictures. yesterday it passed over causing the worst flooding in 20 years. they are blaming the storm for 20 deaths. >>> police in one community are trying toting folks to drop their guns and hold out their hands. >> not a bad trade for some old unsafe guns. >> see what authorities are using to get people to give away their guns.  >>> police in fresno, california are using a new approach to get guns off the streets. the idea here is to get people to hand over guns voluntarily and then go on a shopping spree. as john thomas kovos reports, it's working better than anyone e

of the former president since leaving office and setting up his nonprofit here in this building in harlemorth korea is relishing the attention. >> north koreans, they get propaganda value of the highest level visit in a decade. >> clinton's wife, secretary of state, hillary clinton has been pushing for their release. lee has a young daughter and ling has a health issue. >> in new york, drew 11 son, wjz, eyewitness news. >>> this is only the second visit to north korea by a u.s. leader. >>> americans in iran have been arrested for illegally entering the country. the three were hiking along the border when they crossed over. they accidentally stumbled into the wrong place at the wrong time. authorities are deciding whether they will be accused of spying. >>> four months offering medical assistance and around the caribbean. the crew helped more than 100,000 people. they will be here between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. this evening. they did stop in florida so some crew members families could join them for crews. >>> more fall out for the harvard professor. >> going back to school in style. how a

good morning. >> reporter: we're in a restaurant here in east harlem, where we are -- [ inaudible ] [ inaudible ]. >> i'm so moved by this movement, that it's for real. i'm so proud of her. i have two daughters and one is 16, and -- history, i explained to them before today what they meant for her. my daughter is a trailblazer. there are so many other women who have greatness in their lives, but this proves that -- if you operate at the highest level of integrity there is nothing you can't accomplish. >> reporter: did you speak with her directly -- >> it would be thank you, because justice has been served. thank you very much. [ inaudible ]. >> organize this. >> reporter: -- bring people together -- >> very proud, the celebration of sonia sotomayor. i think that -- [ inaudible ] i'm very proud. the supreme court nomination. it's a culmination of -- [ inaudible ] we know in this country -- [ inaudible ] she has defined for us, she has defined -- [ inaudible ] compassion and -- [ inaudible ] all of that -- i did -- give my thanks to her and women like her. >> reporter: really haven't me

with malcolm x they are both in harlem.ou have two men who have such a large historical footprint, they're both in the same neighborhood, harlem, new york, for much of their lives and they can't stand each other. there are points at which malcolm x is putting down thurgood marshall as the kind of mainstream traditionalist black leader, the token leader, half white and all this stuff, later on he >>reporter: out -- reaches out to thurgood marshall but he is so alien, so angry he doesn't want anything to do -- he sends a letter inviting thurgood marshall to be a featured guest, marshall doesn't even respond, so it becomes an angry situation. it is interesting. i remember when i was interviewing thurgood marshall, i interviewed him over a course of several months. at one point we were talking about malcolm x and affected his autobiography, the alex haley book, standard reading in american schools, malcolm x is such a celebrated figure, a thurgood marshall is just like, almost to the point of being a itchy and agitated, why do

in addition, he has failed to disclose the sale of a building in harlem that he conducted.r reporting lapses that included $75,000 in rental income from a dominican rebubbly can villa and the use of four rent stabilized new york city apartments. this is recents stuf stuff goes four or five years. there is an investigation, mr. rangel is a friend and i do not understand it. the question is, are they ethical lapses or just absentmindedness. already, the ethics problem is coming to the fore. democratic strategist julian epstein and steve moore, co-author of "the end of prosperity." i love charlie rangel a good man, especially talking about cutting corporate tax. this ethical business is out of control. i don't see how he can maintain his post as head of the tax ways and means committee. what's your thought? >> this reminds me of that steve mountain routine he used to say, you can make a million dollar and pay no taxes. first make a million dollar, when the irs comes knocking on your door and asks why you didn't pay your taxes, you say, i forgot. that's what's going on here. th

harlem. nobody wants to buy insurance up there. my dad did not like racism. he says they are black people, why would they not buy insurance? my dad went door-to-door and haarlems selling nicol policies. when my dad passed away, i talked about it on the tonight show. i talked to a woman who was 7 years old. when she was in little girl, there is a white man who came to their house. she said that he was the first white person that had ever had dinner in their house. it was the first white man that she had ever talked with. she said that she was very nice. was that your dad? she just cried. my dad really believe that stuff. if anybody said anything, he would deck you. he never liked that kind of talk. i was proud that he had such an influence on her life. my dad was the only white men who had never had dinner in their apartment. he would collect the nickle and give them the receipt for the insurance policy. >> did that have anything to do with the embrace you have had of african americans on the show, not just in the band, but leading the band. >> to me, this is

in harlem she tells the delegation to the united nations she is outraged. most americans think their electricity comes from electricity fairy, that is what they think. you ask them where it comes from they say the light switch. excuse me but i know where it comes from because my blood, sweat and tears pay for it every time you flip on that light switch you are blowing up my mountains and poisoning my babies. when you come to appalachia you are no longer in the united states of america. no, sir, you are in the united states of appalachia and king cole rules with an iron fist. bonds is determined to loosen the coal industry group in the mountains. to her it is just as much about culture that mountaintop removal was destroying as it is the mountains. they feel in parts of the road here, she points out the storefront window. james earl jones was interviewed and i think that he put it best. he said mountain people are a different type of people and their landscape makes them different types of people. they are not used to going anywhere the street rate. they hav

here at harlem lanes students are encouraged to score high in the classroom, too. >> you bring your report card in here, and depending how well you do on the school, you get to bowl for free, for the smaller kids we feed them for free, so i mean, we just try to provide, you know, incentive for the children, and just have them to do well and just strive to do well. >> what did you bowl? >> a 16 so far. >> another benefit to bowling is that students compete as a team. >> we try to get them excited as team members because one girl's score affects the entire team, so while it's individualistic it really is the combination of the scores. so we try to give them a lot of team spirit to -- to try to get that higher score. >> and for these girls, that spirit is what it's all about. >> everybody has to have their morale up, and everybody has to do really well. so i like the whole group activity, and that it can be fun. it doesn't have to be this really, really competitive thing. >> and you thought bowling was just for birthday parties. jessica? >> this report is brought to you by warner brothers. >>

clinton now runs a nonprofit organization out of this building in new york's harlem neighborhood. he's always been known for his ability to negotiate, and he proved that once again in north korea. it's win-win. the united states gets the journalists back, and it's hopeful it can reopen talks over north korea's nuclear program. north korea and its dictator get worldwide attention. >> it is showing the north koreans the real benefits of a constructive and normalized relationship with the united states. >> reporter: the journalist families are overjoyed and thanked clinton and gore, saying they are counting the second until they can hold the women in their arms. the white house has said little, but did dispute north korea's claim that clinton conveyed a verbal message to kim jong-il and emphasized his was a private mission, a private mission with a very public outcome and two overjoyed families waiting to be reunited. in new york, drew levinson, wjz, eyewitness news. >> now, the reporters were working on a story about the trafficking of women when they were arrested. >>> an emotional

. >> former president clinton will be in harlem today to make a major announcement. mr. clinton will be joined by leading drug manufacturers to make a major hiv health initi s initiative announce. . since 2002, the clinton hiv aids initiative has assisted countries in treatment and prevention programs. it's a project of the will yil j. clinton foundation. >> the hurricane update comes as the season enters its peak period from august through october. this year has been less active than other years due to cooler watt temperatures in the atlantic. hurricane season runs through the end of november. >> when conan o'brien took over as host of the,000 back in may, it didn't moon jay leno was gone for good. >> he's preparing to return to nbc with an even bigger show starting in september. mark barger has a preview. >> reporter: it was back in may when jay leno said his "the tonight show" farewell. >> good night. >> reporter: now after a summer break from tv -- >> tell your wife you're going out for a coke. you go to argentina. stop! great story. so many great jokes you miss out

think president obama is going to create 20 promise cities around the country, patterned after the harlems zone. can you imagine any other president doing that? >> yeah, we cannot take away from the idea of, just the image of this family, this "all american family," far above what we saw with the fictional cosby family has really become a guiding post for us. now we'll take another break here. back with final thoughts in just a moment. >> the biggest thing that this president can do is not forget his promises to the people who got him into office. ♪ our world introducing the all new chevy equinox. with an epa estimated 32 miles per gallon. and up to 600 miles between fill ups. it's the most fuel efficient crossover on the highway. better than honda cr-v, toyota rav4 and even the ford escape hybrid. the all new chevy equinox. [playground chatter] [school bell ringing] [car horn honks] if your kids rely on subsidized school meals, contact your feeding america member food bank to learn about free summer meals. female announcer: from jennifer, while supplies last, this luxurious microfiber so

you know, in harlem there's a malcolm x boulevard. i think people are aware of malcolm x.don't think there's any shortage of that and, of course -- spike lee made a move about malcolm x and denzel washington appeared in that movie. is it because of -- he was a member of the nation of islam and a muslim? again, they were seen as extreme sect at the time. remember, 1960s there were not the number of muslims in the country today and nation of islam had its own issues, of course, with, you know, certainly with louis farrakhan but even going back to, you know, elijah poole and, you know -- and whether or not that was real islam versus -- all those issues are out there. so i think in so many ways malcolm x was a more controversial figure than dr. king. pÑ3t@ú for us now the defiant black voice who was on the street corners in harlem, an important figure in terms of the nation of islam, his willingness to challenge what was going on there. but in terms of civil rights, it's a smaller imprint. he was in the papers occasionally when president kennedy was killed talking about chicke

the soldiers recruited from harlem known as the harlem hell fighters fought alongside the french do to american segregation. they also spend more days in the trenches than any other american soldiers human bookstore in new york city hosts this event. it is one hour and 15 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. so, the plan is i am going to show you some pic

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new york -- >> as associate justice of the supreme court -- >> reporter: to a restaurant in east harlem where some women wore weis latina t-shirts to the campus of cal state do ming gus hill south of los angeles, they watched -- >> congratulations. >> reporter: applauded an cheered. >> it is fabulous t is great for the united states. it's great for the latino community. it's great for the puerto rican community. >> reporter: among those watching today's swearing, vazquez who says this sends a powerful message. >> you have a role model, if you work hard and dedicated, it's doable. >> reporter: she says in many ways, sotomayor's story is her story. sotomayor came from the housing projects in the bronx. vazquez came from here, each los angeles, both women raised in poverty by single mothers. through hard work, sotomayor made it through princeton and yale law school. vazquez went to yale on a scholarship and is now a second year law student at ucla. >> si se pueda. >> yes, we can. what would she like people to remember about this day? >> that there is hope that you can make your dreams come

he was at an event in harlem in new york. >> so many questions for him, wolf.his is the first time we've heard from the former president since he arrived back from north korea. he said he was profoundly honored both as an american and a father to be given the job he was given, and he was also very clear about his role. former president bill clinton was eager to talk about the clinton foundation's latest initiative at a press conference in harlem. but on questions about his meeting with north korean leader kim jong-il and the release of two american journalists, the former president said it would be wrong for him to talk about it. >> i am not a policymaker, i shouldn't be, so i have an obligation to report to my government and otherwise to say nothing that would in any way tip the balance of any kind of decisions that might or might not be made. >> reporter: the only time the former president came close to details of the meeting is when he talked about how the release came about. >> the young women had acknowledged that they did go into north korea briefly, a fe

playing with the harlem globetrotters, although those guys are very good at the harlem globetrotters. >> what about the harlem globetrotters? >> they're great. i've never seen brett farve bounce one of those balls on the thing -- i'm going away. >> bye. >>> people in india are getting the does the tato nano, the cheapest car in the world. disaster what does it mean for the u.s. auto industry. clark howard breaks down how the new car might help your wallet in the future. >> the nano car, the world's cheapest automobile is now in people's driveways in india. this car you can buy in india for $2500. that's right a full four-door car seats four people you like a fifth you don't, is now available and selling like crazy. you may wonder, why am i telling you about a car that's only available in india? big news, this car just passed the european union safety and crash test, a car somewhat similar to ours and europeans are already buzzing they're going to be able to buy a car, even with the modifications for european will end up being somewhere around $3500. what about us? i want you to know,

he runs an office based in harlem. >>>i will is high profile, known to the north koreans, dealt with them before when he was president. >> reporter: analysts say the hope is that those relations will serve a double purpose. also getting north korea back to the table for talks about its nuclear program. in new york, drew levinson. >>> ling and lee have been in jail since march. >>> fbi is teaming up with baltimore county police in a shocking case of child porn. john nicolas and shannon honea are charged with filming and promoting child porn from children ages 2 to 13. if you know of a child who has had contact with the two to contact them. federal agents are looking for potential victims in other states. >>> a newly released crime report from maryland shows good news. the murder rate fell 11 percent in the last year. here in baltimore city we are seeing a 20 year low in homicide, decrease from 17 percent from last year. a 14 percent drop in prince georges county. several jurisdictions reported reductions in violent crim

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million in business transactions between 23002 and 2006, including up to a million from the sale of a harlem he still owns. rangel's office tells the wall street journal that he is now confident the amended records are accurate. "the washington post" editorial board is calling out president obama on what it calls his wrong-headed decision to end the d.c. school voucher program. the newspaper cites research by education expert patrick wolf, who says the program has, quote, proven to be the most effective education policy evaluated by the federal government's official education research arm so far. the president of belarus is admitting he rigged the last presidential election in favor of his opponent. he said his popularity is so vast that the true election numbers had to be lowered. "i gave the order for it to not be 93% but something around 80, because something over 90 is not accepted psychologically." he has led the former soviet republic country since 1994 and is blasted as a dictator for authoritarian rules. the prime minister of its hadly is suing over a or thing of his stormy personal

flip was the point guard and their warm-up was what everybody wanted to watch because they did the harlem globe trotters warm-up and flip was the guy out there with like three balls and doing all that. >> really? >> yeah. >> what's a fish burger? >> it's really good. i am going to do the fish burger. >> i'll have the goat cheese salad. that's small, rit? and then i'll have the fish burger. >> a that's the fish burger depend? >> so when you found out that you were coming here or when you were just interviewing with the job, how much did you keep vinny in the loop? in he called me like early. >> he'd always text me all the time. hey, i'm at this restaurant, so when you come to d.c., this is where you'll have to come and eats. >> before it was even going down? >> yeah. >> really >> yes. so what did you do, pick his brain about certain stuff in. >> i asked him about d.c. having been in the league for 13 year, i pretty much knew about the team and the organization. >> good guys, bad guys, where to live. >> you've actually hung up on me before, did you know is that. >> absolutely. >> he said he

. >>> and in new york's spanish harlem, there was an enthusiastic viewing party. listen. sonia sotomayor is the first hispanic supreme court justice in u.s. history and only the third woman to serve on the nation's highest court. coming in kt organization cnn will present latino in america, a look at how hispanics are reshaping politics, business, schools and culture. only on cnn coming this october. >>> evil can't function any other way than in the dark. those are the words from the priest who conducted betsy began non's funeral came outside pittsburgh. mean time vigils were held this week for began non, overnir and bill linksly, all shot to death at an area gym. nine others were wounded. witnesses say dwornlg sodini walked in to a room inside the gym, shut off the lights an started shooting. he then killed himself. overmire's funeral also took place this morning. visitation for jody billingsley happens tomorrow. you can see women dressed in their gym clothes running on you of the building and into a restaurant next door. they pleaded for help and had an employee call 19

harlem?" "no, let's go to connecticut." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he's the baddest. in a good way. i just want -- you and tracy are old pals. >> yes. >> jimmy: and you once pitched a movie for -- a vehicle for -- >> me and tracy were in l.a. pitching a movie. now, as you should know, that tracy brings up george lucas and steven spielberg and "star wars," like, twice an hour, generally. [ laughr so, me and tracy are waiting -- we're at dreamworks waiting to go in and pitch and you never see, like, people in hollywood. so, i'm talking to tracy. tracy looks over my shoulder and goes, "gege lucas and steven spielberg!" [ laughter ] and i'll show you tracy being george lucas -- this is what -- >> tracy: yeah, george was walking in. >> so, he goes, "george lucas and steven spielberg. hey!" [ laughter ] "yoda is my father. yoda is my father." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yoda -- you said, "yoda is my father."? >> tracy: yeah. but tell him -- you remember what george lucas said. >> no, tell him what he said. >> tracy: he said, "[ bleep ] get off me!" [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: he did no

. >>> in new york spanish harlem there was an enthusiastic viewing party. [ cheering ] >> sonia sotomayor is the first hispanic supreme court justice in u.s. history and only the third woman to serve on the nation's high court. >>> coming in october -- cnn will present "latino in america" how hispanics are reshaping politics, business, schools and culture. only on cnn starts this october. >>> capitol hill may have cleared out for august recess, but the president isn't taking a barack from his health care pitch. he is saying health care reform it is the right medicine for the ailing economy. and cnns elaine quuchlt iano is at the white house. >> reporter: today in his weekly address the president tried hitting back against what the white house says is misinformation without naming names in his weekly and internet address the president went after those who said are trying to exploit differences for political gain. >> let me start by dispelling the -- the outlandish rumors that reform will promote euthanasia or cut medicaid or bring about a government takeover of health care. that's simply n

the former president now runs a nonprofit organization with the office based here in harlem. >> bill clinton is a very good messenger to send. he's high-profile. he's known to the north koreans. he's dealt with the in order koreans before when he was president. >> reporter:agists say the hope is the relations will serve a double purpose and also getting north korea back to the table for talks about its nuclear program. in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> the journalists had been held since the middle of march. it's not clear when they will return to america. >>> we should know the future of the "cash for clunkers" program by the end of the week. the senate will vote on whether to extend the program before it recesses friday. democrats are poised to pass a bill to add funding to the program to keep it running. under the plan drivers can cash in their gas-guzzling clunkers for cash towards more fuel-efficient vehicles. >>> eyewitness news first broke this story and now the governor wants the baltimore city police department's mounted patrol saves. adam with the latest.

alfred, we were talking to a group in harlem a few months ago, and the thing that was crushing thing was the idea of college expenses. we're talking about a quarter million dollars almost before college. >> that quarter million dollars is the nonoptional portion. >> that's right. you have to feed your child and have a place to sleep. >> i always say to my kids, i need to give you the bill. none of my kids have children yet. think when you have a child, because it's daunting. >> i'm on the homestretch, man. my youngest is 17. >> one of the things is it depends on where you are, what your income is. the northeast urban centers like we all live in are amongst the most expensive. >> the usda will run them into an online tool. that be the most useful. you tell them where you live, is it urban or rural, what part of the country is it in. they give you a sense of where you stack up. >> if you have kids you make some calculations about what those expenses are, but you leave out some of the obvious stuff. this thing calculates the food and clothing. >> you talk about is so expensive in the no

in spanish harlem, there was an enthusiastic viewing party. sotomayor is the first hispanic supreme court justice in u.s. history, and she's only the third woman to serve on the nation's high court, which is set to hear arguments in september, on september 9th in a campaign finance case. and coming in october, cnn will present "latino in esamerica," look at how hispanics are reshaping politics, business, schools and culture. in october only on cnn. >>> and there's been an alarming spike in iranian executions. the cause is unclear but it seems to have coincided with the re-election of disputed president ahmadinejad. amnesty international said there have been no less than 115 executions in iran in the past 50 days. now, it says, 24 of them occurred in one single day. we haven't been able to reach the iranian government for comment on that story. >>> a bombing today in baghdad killed six people. it happened outside a bakery in a sunni muslim neighborhood. officials say the bomber arrived on a motorcycle loaded with explosives and set the bombs of

dijeron, que tres de estos proyectos se construirÁn en el barrio de harlem y en las zonas mÁs pobrestbwj@ policÍa, se resistiÓ y olia a alcohol. >> dice que luego tenÍa magulladuras, dientes rotos, y como si fuera poco, fue encarcelado 4 dias. >> segÚn la policÍa, el vídeo muestra , tienen que lidiar con este tipo de problemas todos los dÍas. >> el fbinvestiga si Éste fue un caso de brutalidad policial. hasta ahora, ninguno de los policÍas esta investigado. >> en miami, un pirata informÁtico, se lleva el rÉcord de haber robado la mayor cantidad de tarjetas de crÉdito, 130 millones. >> buscan una salida a la crisis polÍtica en honduras. >> vamos con el clima y nuestra querida paola.h@tbwj[jkúmkph@h@ situaciÓn de baja presión. se espera que alcance la categorÍa tres. por el momento, la Única parte amenazada serÍa la isla bermuda, no estÁ amenazando a estados unidos y a las islas del caribe. hay vientos de mÁs h@h@de 111 millas por hora. hay lluvias en h@tbwj[jcaikph@h tropical claudette. sigue el calor. >> vamos a hablar de la situaciÓn de la gordura. tenemos que tomar mÁs conciencia d

in harlem she tells a delegation to the united nations she is outraged most americans think there is i just because from the electricity very you ask them and they say it comes from the light switch. excuse me but i know where it comes from. because my blood sweat and tears space-bar every time you flip on bass which you poison my babies when you come to apple they show you were no longer in the united states of america no sir you are in the united states of appalachian and king cole rules with the iron fist. bonds is determined to loosen the coal industry group on the mountains the herd is just as much about the culture as it is the amount is. there are parts write-up the window she points james earl's -- james earl jones was interviewed and he said mountain people are a different type of people and a landscape makes them different people they're not used to going anywhere the street where they have to be determined. bonds ads with that we have to keep working and fighting. that has become her mantra to keep fighting she whispers to herself looking out she has no intention of turnin

[applause] i have had two sessions with bloggers in my office in harlem and one at the global initiative last year. i found them very helpful this year, between september 22 and 25, after the g-20 meet in pittsburgh and at the opening of the u.n., we are having the fifth annual global initiative. last year, we had more than 70 bloggers there. i hope we will have more than 200 this year. i want to invite you to come and cover it and see what is going on. what i try to do is the next logical step i believe to the activism that you represent. when i left the white house, i knew that i wanted to continue to work on things that i care about when i was president where i could still have an influence. the last phrase is important. the great thing about being a former president is that you can say whatever you want. the terrible thing is, nobody cares what you have to say anymore. [laughter] unless you're what become secretary state and they only care when you screw up. [applause] hillary and i switched roles. when i first met her, she was already acting in many non- governmental organizations.

if you can respond to that, and, then, i'm going to k each of you to bring it back around to the harlemook fair and to books, if you have a book or an author you might suggest that parents can read, thatill assist or support with this or give to their children to read and then we want to go to some questions. >> okay. what's up! how are you duin', how you be? what's going on, girl! it's nice to meet you! what it be like, asante-san amount, hello, i'm judy andre and i have en teaching for 18 years at boys and girls high school in brooklyn. and i believe the language that a-- a lot of the students are speaking today is reflected in media and this in the image they try to perceive, that they actually do perceive, but they try to emulate. because of the curriculum that teaches teachers are given under the new no child left behind act, we have been forced as teachers to teach contrary to the culture of the student even though we have multi-cultural education. as a result of that, you have students who are african-american, who are speaking a variety of languages, even though they may be from

she then worked in social work in harlem.she already had that instinct of wanting to do something, which as we have said i think grew out of that special relationship with rosemary. then she got president kennedy to set up a committee on mental retardation. she set up the national institutes of child health and suddenly research was going into what's possible for disabled people. but then she made it real. she realized that when rosemary took compliments, when she was able to swim as she said once like a deer, she lit up. she was a different person. so finally she figured if we can give these kids and these older people a chance to compete to feel good about themselves, it's going to change their attitudes towards themselves, their parents' attitude toward them, and the community's attitudes towards them. it was said the american revolution was won in the hearts and minds of the american people before the first shot was even fired. when you transform attitudes, you've done something larger in some ways than pure politics. >>

let's talk about what happened at the holocaust museum in harlem. >> everybody, cool it. we're out of time. where we want to end this conversation, that's a conversation you can have bhout bringing guns to a crowded place y children and families are walking around trying to have a civil dialogue. i'm with roland on this. appreciate your time, mark. thank you very much, lou, for coming in as well. roland, as always. >>> the mayor of milwaukee had his teeth knocked out and hands shattered by a man with a met call pipe. dramatic audio from a 911 call made during the attack. depression is a serious medical condition that can take so much out of you. i feel like i have to wind myself up just to get out of bed. then...well... i have to keep winding myself up to deal with the sadness, the loss of interest, the trouble concentrating, the lack of energy. if depression is taking so much out of you, ask your doctor about pristiq®. (announcer) pristiq is a prescription medicine proven to treat depression. pristiq is thought to work by affecting the levels of two chemicals in the brai