harlem is. >> yes. >> what does harlem mean for you?y favorite neighborhood in new york city. it spoke to me. i lived here five years before i opened my business and i walked every community, every neighborhood here within harlem, every street. >> walking streets made famous by duke ellington and langston hughes. eight decades taffe harlem's renaissance. a food personality and cookbook author, he was cash poor from a dissolved business partnership. he was selected to cook the obama's first state dinner while having no new york restaurant to call his own. >> the financial downturn taught us a lot. it taught me, i have to recorrect different. i have to be in a neighborhood which i love which is harlem. >> how did you get that first round of financing? was it tough convincing people to believe in you as you stuck to your passion of cooking? >> i said it's not so much me. the most important is do you want to be part of something? changing dining in new york city. new york can do that. there's a harlem in every city of america. for me, very

harlem is.es harlem mean to you? >> it's my favorite neighborhood in new york city, and it spoke to me. the history here spoke to me. i lived here five years before i opened my business. i walked every neighborhood. >> walking streets made famous by duke ellington and langston hughes, eight decades after harlem's cultural renaissance, samuelsson was an outward success. a food personality and cookbook author, he was also cash poor from a dissolved business partnership. he was selected to cook the obamas' first state dinner while having no new york restaurant to call his own. >> the financial downturn taught us a lot in this country. it taught me i have to have a neighborhood i love, which is harlem. >> how did you get that first round of financing? was it tough convincing people to believe to-in you as you stuck to your passion of cooking? >> i said it's not so much investing in me. do you want to be part of something, changing the footprint of dining in new york city. if new york can do that, th

well, one woman in harlem, new york, is making sure that theme holds true.slice of life." ♪ >> the harlem ymca in new york city is a treasured institution where children come to swim, learn, play and make new friends. tiffany park is the executive director. it's also where young people are paired with progressionals who offer mentorship and career advice. >> welcome to the 42nd annual national salute to black achievers in the industry. >> this year, they put a spotlight on young achievers while raising more than $600,000. that's no easy feat in this economy. >> the industry is a circle of hope. we take seventh grade and eighth grade and ninth grade students and link them to mentors. the mentors are the achievers honored by the corporation. they are our achievers of the evening who are on stage. those are role models these children can look up to. >> since 1971, the black achievers in industry program is used to show african-american diversity in the corporate world. >> we're placing 20 students who have received a corporate college scholarship with corporati

it's about one woman's dream to remake her life and create an oasis of education in harlem.h to get in, the rules are tough as well, but it's easy to see right away that it works. >> you have five, four, three, two, one, zero. 100%. >> drop by the classroom and you'll find it sounds like tough love. >> make sure your belly is touching the front of your desk. >> talk to the students and you'll find they love going to school here. does anybody have a great favorite teacher we should know about? oh, boy, all of the hands go up. >> my favorite teacher is ms. diamond because when she taught us math in fifth grade, she took her time for us to understand it. >> question is, do you think she could teach me math? >> yes. >> because i was not good at math. they are good at math here. back in '08, they became the first school class in harlem history to score 100% on the state test. >> our kids have so much potential, when you provide them with what every kid deserves, which is just love and respect, they give it right back to you. >> debra kenny founded harlem village academies in '03.

hhmilton heights elementtry school in harlem, new york are required to learn a second language. 22% ofdents speak english as a second language. learning another language ii not new to them. optional languaaes taaghttat the school are spaaish and mandarin.but the mandatory language to be taught is arabic.spanish would mmkk sense. french is an official language in diplomacy. but arabic? mandatory?the instructioo is funded by the qatar foundationnheadquartered in the natioo of qatar.this smacks of the ground zeroo controversial islammc facility will e built just two blocks from the world trade center. aaabic was the language and islam the faith of alll nineeeen 9/11 hijackers. the mandatory arabic instruction and ground zero mooque in the heart of nnw york are llke victimm.anyone who thinks second languuge. three of my children speak a second lannuage - two fluently.i'll believe there are good intentions behind this when islamic countries in the arab world allow a church or capital cities.that nnw york r - city officiall are complicit in this is shameful.for more on this story visit behin

. >>> durante mÁs de 4 dÉcada asad representando al distrito que incluye el distrito de harlem ante elo es el bronx y washington heights por lo que ahora 52% de la poblaciÓn es hispana y 27% afroamericana abriendo oportunidad para pa wlat rl Único hispano que hoy pretende ser el primer latino de origen dominicano en llegar al congreso de estados unidos. >>> entendemos que ya debe colgar los guantes que ha hecho una carrera de la polÍtica por 42 aÑos es momento- sangre nueva. >>> no obstante, gente clave del partido demÓcrata como el con g congresista luis gutiÉrrez apoyan la que seria su 21 reelecciÓn a sus 82 snos. >>> tenemos la libertad de enviar a un novato y aguantar dos o tres aÑos que aprenda. dios sabe que me encantarÍa jubilar, pero no es el momento porque la gente que represento y el paÍs necesita de mi experiencia. >>> desde que se creo este escanio sÓlo dos afro-americanos incluyendo rangel han representado al distrito hoy por primera vez r en mÁs de medio siglo un hispano podrÍa tener posibilidad de ser quien represente al legendario sector. >>> ha hecho cosas buenas y cos

you can see workers just put out the signs here outside public school 175 and harlem.his is where charles rangel will cast his vote a little bit later on this morning at 11:00. this is one of the most closely watched races. 82-year-old rangel is facing a tough primary battle amid concerns about his health. also questions about ethics violations. one of his challengers is state senator awedian no espia. if elected he would be the first dominican american ever elected to congress. there are interesting demographics here in this district. latinos now out number african americans. he is hopie espaillat is hoping to capitalize on that. that is the latest live from harlem robert moses palau. >> could using a map to search for hotel rooms actually cost you more? it does on one web site. >> one man learns the hard way you do not mess with fire while pumping gas. >> now check in with brian kilmeade for what's next on fox and friends. >> i know you have checked out a rundown. first things first david wells will be here. the former yankee great will be here talking about the caus

thank you. >>> still ahead on "starting point," feeling the heat in harlem.ressman charlie rangel is fighting for his longtime seat after surviving an epic scandal. he'll join us live to talk about his battle to survive. >>> also, today's "tough call." shame, shame, shame. punishments. like this one, chopping off a kid's ponytail. i'm not making that up. it's on the rise. are they effective, though? should they be allowed? we'll talk about that. >>> here is jay-z "made from america." you're watching "starting point." >>> welcome back. i'm christine romans. it's 8:18 in the east. minding your business, u.s. stock futures are higher ahead of home reports this morning. markets closed lower yesterday because of fears about the debt and banking crisis in europe. >>> mark zuckerberg's right-hand woman, facebook ceo cheryl sandberg, is joining the board of director as the first woman on the board of directors for facebook. >>> and google set to rifle apple's ipad. the necksus 7 is priced at $199, far cheaper than even the cheapest ipad which goes for about $400. >>

two at the mount vernon store and another on light street on january 31 and the harlem gardens pharmacy on march 15 and may 19. the robber has been seen wearing all black with a baseball hat. pharmacists across the city are hoping to catch this guy and soon. >> it is going to have a detrimental effect on the committee if he is not caught. people be afraid to stock certain medications. >> several pharmacists have come together an offering of 5000 or reward for information. if you know anything, you can contact baltimore city police. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal- tv 11 news. >> thank you. three teenagers are in police custody accused of trying to firebomb a home. alexander lare, crystal kalinowski, and christopher lester now face more than 30 charges including attempted murder. police believe there were targeting the residents of a home where police found a suspicious package they say was filled with molotov cocktails earlier this month. the teenagers are being held without bond. two women are claiming that b.g.e. failed to fix a dangerous problem that they say cut out of control. elec

. >> the schomburg is a bustling place in the heart of harlem. students come and go, scholars spend long hours here, and everyday people come to pursue their particular curiosities. there are seminars, readings, and interviews with writers and historians. when we dropped by, rachel swarns of "the new york times" was talking about her book "american tapestry", tracing first lady michelle obama's family history. >> we actually know where this story ends, with michelle obama, with the first african-american first lady in the white house. but the question is where is began. >> with the fourth of july approaching, i asked muhammad to talk about celebrating the present without whitewashing the past. welcome to the show. >> thank you very much, bill, for having me. >> why history? i ask the question because henry ford famously said, "history is bunk." >> that's right. >> and you clearly disagree. >> i clearly disagree. and i think this is a moment with questions about what the founding fathers intended, when they established our system of government. ho

another on the 1100 block of light street on january 31, and the harlem gardens pharmacy on edmonson avenue on march 15 and may 19. the robber has been seen wearing all black with a baseball cap and a fleece mask over his face. pharmacists across the city are hoping police catch this guy, and soon. >> it is going to have a detrimental effect on the community if he is not caught because people are going to be afraid to stock certain medications. >> several pharmacists have come together and are offering a $5000 reward for information. if you know anything, you can contact baltimore city police at 410-396-2240. reporting live, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. three teenagers are being held without bond, accused of trying to set fire to a home. alexander lare, crystal kalinowski, and christopher lester are facing more than 30 charges including attempted murder. detectives say they planted a package of a molotov cocktails in a home back on june 1 as some form of retaliation against the homeowners. >> a shocking case of cannibalism. dr. wilson confirmed the safety and well-being

. >> in addition to the company near hopkins, a company in harlem and broadway east will shutdown as well. >>> okay. so we have a 1-2 punch going on. last night's storms and couple that with today's heat and people who don't have power will be suffering. >> the saving greats with the storms they reset everything. so instead of heat straight on through. the storms knock the temperatures back. they reset it. we will start a little bit lower and build up. we will not start the day off hot like yesterday. we did get to 103 yesterday. so the storms come back. knock the temperatures back a little bit. so, gradual start into the day. know that we may not get as hot as yesterday, it will be humid and take a little bit longer, because of the storms, to get as warm as we got yesterday. it will take a little while through the afternoon. so, again that's the one saving grace. the weather is looking for a bit of a balance. you're looking for extreme temperatures it takes something as extreme to reset it. that's what happened last night. look at the satellite and radar cop posed for the state. the

they would often come up to harlem and there are a few spots where he talks about eating at ruth james apartment and duke ellington sisters of there are these wonderful moments where you see his interaction and he interacts with native americans. he was a migratory farm labor in california so again he yet this great exposure and anyway you know, much like in historical context de tocqueville. he sees all of america and it's his narrative that becomes the story or at least the baseline of the nrda from a history which is actually about other like-minded people who are trying to think about what does it mean in the midst of war right after the war in terms of democrats in america? what is it mean to be a multiracial american? so you can see this story is quite unique in many ways but i also want to make the point that he was also representative of an lot of folks. so it wasn't a difference of time. it was a difference of degree with other japanese americans and other americans and latinos etc.. but throughout his life particularly because he was an orphan, there was this your name for it

on the truggling streets of west baltimore, the community of harlem is bracing for a loss.....al firehouse is one of three in the city that's slated to lose a truck. itt part of the cutbacks caused by a multi-millioon dollar budget deficit. (13:23:30) jamms roles) "maybe they'll haveeto bring a truck from east baltimore soon to put out a fire in west baltimore...." the city could immediately save more than 700-thousand dollars by closing three fire &pcompanies..... aaout the samm amount of tax dollars rrcently spent on hundreds off new phones. (15:54:34) (wed. mtg.) (comptroller) "the city cannot afford to spend 659-thousand dollarss..illegally." on wednesday, comptrollerrjoan pratt accused he mayor of bypassing the ompetitive bidding process innorder to spend 659-thousand dollars on new video phones. today, the ccty's inspector general inveetigatiin. (15:49952) beiig truthfull she's nott being honest...." (9:07:01) (mayor today) "certainll ts a disapppinting comment. its disappoint. unfortunate and untrue." the mayors office insists the allegation issa baseless personal attack

of harlem gets wind of this plan. and for a variety of reasons, he decides that he wants to stop the march on the democrats. and so he does it this way, or he tries to do it this way: he has an intermediary call martin luther king who at this point is in south america with a threat, and the threat is this, if you don't call off the march on the democrats, i will go to the media and tell them that you and bayard are having a gay affair. [laughter] i'm still baffled even when i hear myself say that. i once asked walter, bayard's longtime companion, whether there was any truth to the possibility that the two were having a gay affair, and walter smiled and rolled his eyes and said, please, dr. king was not bayard's type. [laughter] and for those of you who know about dr. king, we can also say that bayard was not dr. king's type. [laughter] but king takes this threat very seriously even though it's hollow. there's nothing to it. he takes it seriously because he's frightened of negative exposure. remember, this is a very ho

world-renowned chef and owner of the rooster restaurant in harlem, marcus samuelsson tosses togetherve salad. >> his book "yes, chef" talks of being adopted by swedish parents and dedicating his life to his passion for food. we love you. >> thank you so much. i came with a yes chef drink. >> yes chef, i like that. >> what is it? >> ethiopian spices. really the story of my life. honey, wine, a little bit of pineapple juice. >> very delicious. >> your memoir is a beautiful story. you were adopted at 3. >> i was adopted at the age of 3. me and my sister had tuberculosis. i heard your brother adopted a baby from ethiopia. i was adopted to sweden. that's when the second part of my life really began. >> look at the beautiful pictures. >> so lucky to be raised in sweden. >> please tell me your folks are still here to see your great success. >> my mom is. me and my sister grew up there. it was absolutely fantastic. >> what are you whipping up for us. >> i love when siblings are not broken up. >> yes. i'm doing a summer salad. you've got a summer cocktail. i'm doing a summer salad with fried

ivisted my own neighborhood yesterday in harlem and i got to tell you it was nice to see my own friends and it was very scary, it seemed like time had stopped. there is no real true progress that i could see being made. so there certainly is a whole lot of work still yet to be done. that is why this is so important. i want to -- i'm not going to demote anyone. you know, the prot calli ipot c kettle -- everyone knows colonel west. he serves the district along south florida's coast line. born and raised in atlanta. congressman west has set up -- seen up close the devastating effects that fails policies can have. in 2004 west retired from the military and brought this daughters to south florida to be closer to his wife's family. i don't know if you have ever seen the youtube video, but please go online and look at at it. [ applause ] >> speaking of remarkable. one of the most remarkable gentleman sitting next to him with one of the most beautiful watches that i have ever. seen, i'm a watch guy. >> prior to that, he was the founder of blacken ter entertainment television, bet, under mr. joh

the other thing that i like to point out to people, charlie rangel's harlem.>> and by the way, that's emblematic of what is going on in history. the rising part of hispanic voters, not just in congressional but in harlem. >> and health care is enormously popular with the hispanic vote. bob, you first. >> the new book, new rich, new por, which addresses the issue of poverty. one-third of american citizens are either poor or a notch or two above the poverty line. >> beth? >> the a.p. supreme court?"; t led by mark sherman got thad by ruling right yesterday. >> and on television. >> i was just going to say,ç y didn't do it. >> he was right and bush v. gore, he did it. got it right yesterday. and a couple other cable outlets who we shall not name but you can look, got it wrong. >> to all of our banner writers, don't think what you are doing is not important and doesn't impact things. that's it for this edition of the daily run down. when we come back it's chris jansing. bye-bye. >>> time for your weekend forecast. no surprise, it's going to be very hot. starting

the event that brought the harlem globe trotters right here to the bay area. >> it was a beautiful day across the bay today. but it s it going last? our meteorologist has the latest next. >>> some members of harleian globe trotters are marking the bay area stop here for the next few days before bioffering basketball clinic all day long. today they were helping kids sharpen their skills. ty of course they had the chance to practice the fine arts of getting the ball through the hoop. our meteorologist joins us now and if today was chilly for you we have some good news. >> some rebounds on the way. our numbers are cooling back that the hour. sitting at 60s. 62 san francisco right now. 65 in oakland. the winds blowing to 10-20 miles an hour and gusting even stronger than that. fair field 25 miles an hour. our cool weather maker finally beginning to push to the east. there it is rights there. writtenning rain to northern california. as it does we are going see a little bit of warm up by tomorrow. here we are waking up tomorrow morning partly cloudy skies. starts to pull back by about 9- 10:

and works on these issues in east harlem.can be -- what is the reaction in the community you live in? >> my reaction, i take a look at something like east harlem bilingual head start program, the sign outside the school this is a had -- -- a message to head start parents and sugar free, not drug-free zone but sugar-free zone and understand what that is about, the impact on our children. >> particularly our children of color because when you look at -- between 20 and 25% of children entering kindergarten in new york state are obese or overweight. there is an epidemic, something needs to be done, all mayor bloomberg is doing is putting city policy in line with what good public health policy is look at the rights of obesity, the rates of what used to be called adult onset diabetes, 'cause 12-year-olds are coming down, the rates of asthma, the rates of sleep apnea. drinking water when they enter can't get to the soda fountain soon enough. we need to start changing the way things are acceptable to do a trough of sugar water is not

the companies affected include those near harlem park and broadway east. >>> the u.s. olympic trials in women's gymnastics continue in california and the reining world champion breezes right through the preliminary round. jordan weaver finished in first. gabby douglas was a close second. the reigning olympic champion struggled taking a hard fall on her dismount from the uneven bars. only the winner of the two day trials competition is guaranteed a spot on the olympic team. >>> back to the weather that we've been covering all morning. we have had some wicked weather overnight, heavy storms which caused major power outages and damage. now let's go over to tim williams in the weather center. >> we had those storms really move ago cross the midwest all yesterday afternoon and into the evening. they stayed intact. they moved over the mountains. they were so fueled by heat and the dew points and the moisture in the atmosphere that they never really lost their strength. now we have those two storms, one around cleveland, the other back around des moines, moving right in the s

actually the last time i played was against the harlem globetrotters, that was the height of my career playing for the washington generals. >> exactly. i mean i was a tall white guy who couldn't jump so i fit perfectly into the opposition team. and i agreed to play them the last night that i was with them in bologna. and the great thing about that is that the first thing you're asked when are you a tall person is did you ever play basketball. abraham lincoln in heaven, that's what they ask him. (laughter) >> stephen: that guy could jump. ask robert e lee too. >> so now you see what i can say, stephen, is yeah, i played a little pro ball in italy, you see that gives me-- that's the height of my career. >> stephen: well, you had such a long and illustrious career, you have written 18 books, you have written for "sports illustrated", a here on hbo, real sports with bryant gum balance. how has sports writing changed over your career because when you started the super bowl was just leather helmets and guys with trunnchos. one team has clubs the other knives, right. >> sports writing hasn't

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in italian harlem and black harlem african americans and italian-americans are fighting in the streets because mussolini has invaded and conquered ethiopia and africa. you have demonstrations in chinatown against the japanese invasion of china and so on. this just sort of keeps the pot stirring. some new yorkers as well as other americans take this outside the country, to spain in particular, 1936-7, the abraham lincoln brigade, as the communists from and not exclusively. so we went to fight against generalissimo franco rebellion against the spanish republican staff franco republic against the spanish revolution -- republic. so we have dress rehearsals for world war ii 3,000 americans identified , as many as one-fifth to one-third are from new york city. and so they're putting themselves on the frontline of

the harlem garden pharmacy was hit on march 15 and may 19. the suspect fired his gun and blew the law of a storage cabinet and grabbed $3,000 worth of drugs. >> it will have a doubt -- a detrimental effect on the community if he is not call. >> the robber has been seen wearing all black with a baseball cap and a mask over his face. police say he has a habit of apologizing before he takes off with the pills. >> the last time he was here, he said love you. this time we did not get any love, but he said sweetheart, and he said i am sorry, i am sorry. >> several forces have joined together to come up with a pipe thousand dollars reward for capture of the suspect. in new -- anyone who knows anything about these cases is urged to call baltimore city police. kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> three teenagers are in custody accused of trying to firebomb a home in galesville. it is being called an act of revenge. they are facing more than 30 charges and all, including attempted murder. detectives believe they were acting in retaliation. police found a susp

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it started in harlem and ended at the mayor's home. the police department's policy targets marijuanas -- targets african-americans. >>> the water gate break in started the down fall and of president nixon ending with his resignation. 1972 five men working for the nixon campaign broke into the offices of the democratic national committee in the water gate building. this were arrested. washington post reporters used information from a source called deep throat and articles about the scandal. and the conversations that wood ward had. they kept the identity of deep throat a secret until 2005 when william mark phelp said he was the source. he died in 2008 at 95. >>> let's go outside. dodo not touch a thing. can you get any better than this. insist was perfect day. we'll tell you more about this. >> a lovely shot. 74 today. that's a rarity in june. and it will end rapidly. we'll show you that coming up. 65 at 11. that southeast wind at 5 piles an hour. and into the 50s over the eastern shore and mild to dc we'll bottom out. we have a clean s

organized by the naacp, it proceeded down fifth avenue from harlem to the home of their michael bloomberg on the upper east side. eight people were arrested at the end of the march after a large group protesters remained in the streets. war on the stop and frisk marched later in the broadcast. new figures show the median pay for the country's top corporate executives increased at nearly double the rate of the average worker. according to the "new york times," the top 200 ceo's made an average $14.5 million, a 5% increase over 2010. workers saw a pay increase of just 2.8%. ceo pay has outgrown worker pay more than 120 side and times faster the last three decades. -- more than 127 times faster than the last three decades. an employee of a public relations firm tied to the corporate giant walmart has been found to opposed as a reporter at a news conference about portable conditions at major retailers. stephanie harnett, a publicist for the company mercury communications, clams was a student journalist when she attended a media briefing on a recent reporting highlighting the practices of comp

. >> he turned the senate like the team that the harlem globetrotters plays against.u say some more nasty things about the volcker rule and how finance control will kill us all. >> where is the outrage? >> i think there is still plenty of outrage. i want to go back to mitt romney for a second. it's important to note that on financial regulations, jamie dimon says we need stronger regulation, not necessarily more. mitt romney doesn't even agree with that. more laissez fair. and one of the favorite statistics, how we can see how well we're doing, the christmas retail sales statistics. neimkneneiman marcus up 5.5%. saks, up 5.3%, and there is walmart down 1.3%. neiman marcus and saks up in 2010, just beginning limp out of recession. but those who can spend at niemann marcus and saks are spending more. >> it underscores what we're saying about romney. what american business is dealing with, is inequality. the results is that american businesses very good at catering to the handful of people who have spending power. that doesn't add up to job growth. >> the whole notion of

today, the harlem village academy is ranked number one in all of harlem in 2010 for eighth grade matheighth grade math for four years in a row. 97% or more students passed all the regents required for graduation. what are you doing at your schools that public schools aren't doing? >> it's all about teachers. and what i mean is we were obsessed 10 years ago with one question -- how do you make teachers happy and great? how do you attract the best teachers and then bring out the best in them? and so we weren't worried about the particulars, class size, school size, curriculum. it was all about the teachers and what we did was give them an enormous amount of freedom and trust and respect and support and make it fun and nurture them and do everything they need. give them what they need. and the teachers then, they love having that freedom and trust, they then are passionate and on fire and excited in the classroom and by the way, if a teacher doesn't perform, we can hold them accountable so it's like a tradeoff. accountability for freedom and that's the essence of charter schools. >> and