raising today, working with them in the schools through the community organization ss going to be hefful and it has proved to be so. and as we said, what we have done is a combination of traditional, and innovative, traditional, of course, community, workshops and we have, we have done with the usual meetings is had a little spin on them so that we have stations as you approach, and or after a presentation to go around again and talk to the project manager and seeing, you know, what we or what were the problems and how we are trying to solve them and this has been very helpful and the bike tours and plant tours as you know are also very popular and i think that to a person, people who

raising today, working with them in the schools through the community organization ss going to be hefful and it has proved to be so. and as we said, what we have done is a combination of traditional, and innovative, traditional, of course, community, workshops and we have, we have done with the usual meetings is had a little spin on them so that we have stations as you approach, and or after a presentation to go around again and talk to the project manager and seeing, you know, what we or what were the problems and how we are trying to solve them and this has been very helpful and the bike tours and plant tours as you know are also very popular and i think that to a person, people who come out of those plants tours say wow, if everyone in my neighbors or my friends could do this, everyone will be behind what we are trying to do in improving the sewer system. >> and innovative again, whether it is our urban planning, water shed gain, which you know, i know that some of you have been present there or you have helped to kick these off, this is a really interesting, opportunity for the peopl

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. >> within 30 seconds of arriving on scene, a hef he duty wrecker happened to be passing by. i flagged him down, pulled him over, told him what i needed of him and he went right to work. you don't usually see a crash of that magnitude with such minor injuries. >> and the driver of the trash truck was not hurt. if you know anything about it, please call the traffic safety unit. >> here is a look at some of the things happening today. several defendants in the alleged main line drug ring will be in court today. they're accused of supplying drugs to students and others in local high schools and colleges. >>> funeral services are today for teresa hunt, the caseworker killed last week by richard plotz. >> and there is a hearing today at philadelphia city call calling for equal pay for women. advocates say there is a large pay disparity between men and women and they want better ways to report discrimination. >> an urgent health warning about mosquitos inin new jersey. not one but two viruses have been detected in the garden state. >> heart-stopping video of a train bearing down on

not way hef wanted. >> that actual moment, when he was walk ought of that debate venue, that was kind of the actual moment. that was the start of it all falling apart. he left that debate that night. his next stop outside the debate was a fraternity the beta zeta phi fraternity. he said debates aren't my strong suit and went straight to the state house. governor perry responded he was very much if favor of states rights. he said, quote, it was actually the reason we not the revolution in the 16th century was to get away from that kind of hornerous crown. the 16th century for the american revolution. when people screw up what century it is, it's usually you don't remember if you are talking about something in the 1700s, that's the 18th century, to talk about the american revolution happening in the 16ths that would be the 1700s. that was a weird moment. looking back if retrospec, we maybe should have seen that was a sign of something that may be wrong with this candidacy, it became more than clear that something really was very wrong. >> we're going to actually get you out of ear right

or, yes, my great-great >> host: when you first came around, new mom approached hef me.she was like, there's a guy doing a book about the family history, and he wants to talk to you. i was like, who? who is he? and his name is chris tomlinson. i said, okay, he's a white guy. i'm like, okay. she was like, yeah, his family owned your family back in the slave days. i was like, no, mom. no way. i'm not going to -- but after she explained to me that she had met you and you were a good guy, and then i believe you had interviewed my sister, and she had given you the thumbs up, i was -- i went on and tried to get to know you, and i'm glad i did, man. you're a pretty solid guy. >> guest: well, thank you. >> host: and it's always good to meet someone in your position that is, let's say, not a racist, you know, because you run through a lot of type of those people, especially in the -- >> guest: in marlin, i mean, you grew up in marlin, right outside -- you know, you were born in marlin, your family still owned land on the hill, on the plantation, not far from where the slave quart

he gets the russians to hef bail him out in syria if we had sent weapons a had strength, they would wouldarned to use them will have. >> hamas firing the rockets. the rockets come from iran. all the money from this comes from iran. while we're lessening the sanctions on the iranians, right? they're stepping up arms refueling to hamas. >> not just lessening sanctions, giving them a four-month extension on the deadline with the nuclear deal. doug, i want to get you in here. timothy downey says -- we're going to toggle back and forth, so this is back to israel. harris, america should stand with israel and give whatever support they need. we have the same enemies. every terrorist they kill is one less we'll have to. your thoughts? >> i couldn't have put it better myself, harris. we need to stand with israel. it's the only democratic ally we have in the middle east, truth be told, the other sunni arab nations are not supporting hamas now. we have an opportunity to isolate them, but it's leadership, we're not showing it. what happened today with secretary kerry and the president suggests to me

business, everybody loves this stock, small cap, but i don't see any deterioration, the volume isn't hef y. it's not rolling over. these are the kinds of names that people watch to see in small caps are deteriorating. >> we'll see if it worsens. volume is very light too in the market today. we'll see that. can also cause volatility. thank you, bob. >>> uptown to seema. >> good afternoon, sue. after three consecutive weeks of gains, some traders coming back to work after what was a holiday weekend, reevaluating their risk/reward scenarios, especi especially when it comes to tech, which has been a volatile sector as of late. i will point out, you were just talking about the russell 200, trading at lower after hiding a record high last week, biotech weighing on the small-cap index. there are a couple tech assistant joined. first go pro, shares rebounding. options begin trading today. mobile iron. goldman sachs initiating coverage, given it a buy rating. talking about the byod -- bring your own device -- trend. king digital, the stock now trading above its ipo price, analysts expecting candy

one hef former students wrote that her entire existence was to bring good to this world. years old. the only american onboard, quinn lucas shawnsman had duel citizenship. he was born in the united states while his father was working for the dutch embassy. quinn was an avid rugby player and studying business in amsterdam. he was traveling to indonesia to meet his family for vacation. quinn was just 19 years old. 19 years old. quinn's grandfather ronald shawnsman joins me. again, i'm so sorry for your loss. can you tell us about quinn? what was he like? >> yeah. i saw him last. [ inaudible ] he was born in ft. lee, new jersey when his fathers with working with the dutch embassy in new york. sfwh i've heard so many great things about him. somebody said he could make a joke to end any fight. is that the kind of person he was? >> oh, yes. he was a very happy person. he was already big for his age, also. very strong boy. just an incredible loss for the family. also for me specifically as the first grandchild i'm losing. so it is extremely hard to accommodate. my son called me y

reagan used to have hef -- she c would taste the food that was going to be served ahead of time to make sure it was right. -- what. johnson was were her goals? on things,centrating as far as food and flowers. she said, i have had to worry about those things for 30 years. of theseve all wonderful people in this house and they do that. i can concentrate on the guest list and doing things for people. >> well. amazing. are extraordinary and have the best stories. on that note of doing things for people, i would like to hear from all of you about what special projects your first lady worked on that have left a lasting imprint on the white us in theor country. move" isk " one. you see a lot of that and the childhood health initiative. grounds.around the do not let the first ladies see you eating the ice cream. it makes you think. that is something that will stay around after they are out of office. >> there are spinoffs now, right? i know from personal experience leaders areobal planting gardens. really started something beyond the white house and the united states. >> that has been wonderful

s general elections ed for may, hef will want to demonstrate a degree of independence. quarter point to burnish his credentials. they will go first and the fed later in 2015. we are still talking about baby steps in tightening. given how strongly locate economy -- strong the u.k. economy is. >> i am putting the ukraine and russia and the israeli situation in context. >> a quick update on the situation.irline it was reported by reuters that a second malaysian airplane's black box has been found. there was no distress signal sent from the plane. this clearly was a surprise attack for want of a better word. whether it was done by russian separatists. >> that certainly brings hope that we will have some kind of a thorough investigation and not obstructed as there was some speculation that might be the case. we will talk other geopolitical risks as israel launches its first major ground operation in gaza in five years. aviv with the latest. ♪ ." welcome back to "countdown >> i am manus cranny. israel has launched a ground offensive in the gaza strip. >> of course, soldiers,

a chp summary says that officer was trying to restrain the woman because she was endangeringer is hef> the -- herself and drivers. >>> danville taking steps to ban plastic bags. the first set of meetings take place this afternoon. the plan would ban restaurants and retailers from giving customers plastic bags. more than 100 cities and counties around the state already have similar laws against plastic bags. the meeting today will be held at the veterans memorial building on prospect. it will start at 2:00 this afternoon. >>> spirit airlines wants to hear exactly what travelers hate about the business. the airline will credit passengers with 8,000 miles just for complaining at hate thousand miles.com. they are offering 8,000 frequent fly miles for doing this. spirit is routinely among the lowest ranking airlines in nearly all customer satisfaction surveys. >>> well, passengers on bard a flight headed -- board a flight headed for denver are not complaining even though their flight landed five hours late. the flight was diverted to wyoming because of heavy rain in colorado. passengers we

arabella, hef the famously said in a sermon he delivered before they landed, for we must consider thatwe shall be as a city upon the hill, the eyes of all people are upon us. and they have been, ever since then. and they are today. and though we are obviously not perfect, and we know that -- no place is ever welcomed so many different faiths to worship as freely as here in the united states of america. it is something that we are extraordinarily proud of. freedom of religion is not an american invention. it is a universal value. and it is enshrined in our constitution as it is ingrained in every human heart. the freedom to profess and practice one's faith is a birthright of every human being. that is what we believe. hts are properly recognized under international law. internationalof religious freedom is a priority to president obama and it is a priority for me as secretary of state. i will make certain that i will continue to that religious freedom remains an integral part of our global diplomatic relations. the release of this report is an important part of this effort. it is a clea

. >> reporter: later this month, the oakland city council is set to vote on a new ten hef year lease. terms of the deal are still being worked out. one of the sticking points apparently the team wants a $10 million scoreboard. now, a spokesman for the as didn't confirm or deny a move. tells the chronicle the team is sitting back and hoping for the best. >> thank you. >>> let's bring sal back. hoping for the best in our commute. you are watching all kinds of stuff out there. >> yes. we were just talking about oakland. we're talking about the oakland coliseum. there's slow traffic heading in for the morning commute to downtown oakland as is normally the case. and the as are adding the best way to get to the stadium for game number two of giants verses the as, is to take b.a.r.t. that way you don't have to talk about all of the heavy traffic associated with the games. tomorrow and the next day, the games will be played at at&t park. bay bridge toll plaza, you can see traffic is backed up for a 20-minute drive time into san francisco. that's settled down a little bit. speaking of settling

israel's hef assault since fighting intensified three weeks ago.orts by the united states to end those attacks are taking a toll on the relationship with israel. nbc national correspondent kate snow is in tel aviv this morning. kay, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. john kry is pushing an end to both sides, but diplomatically speaking israel may give him a hard time. the public and the press seemed to have turned on kerry. take a look at the the headline on this morning's paper. obama and krerry, it says are playing with fire. overnight more explosions in gaza. this morning the main power plant took a hit, columns of smoke are still rising. israel confirms ten soldiers died yesterday, pushing the death count to 50 the high of count since 2006. that's only increasing israel's resolve to keep going and why it's been so tough for john kerr toe negotiate a peace deal. >> i just want to say a few words quickly about the e vshg in gaza. >> he has been strongly criticized in the media for the way he pushed the cease-fire. senior gover

. >> and hef do what they have to do to survive but it is going to be sad. were going to lose a lot of jobs here. >> declined our request for on camera sbf. they say they are planning on moving operations to tennessee in 2015. in assateague i'm tracie will kins news4. >> some members of the congress put politics aside to recognize a doctor who helped save a congresswom congresswoman's mirababy. you may be able to see jamie butler standing in the front there holding her 1-year-old daughter abigail. before she was even born abigail was diagnosed with a condition that prevented her from developing kidneys. doctors recommending the congresswoman terminate the pregnancy but she decided to new treatment with johns hopkins and abigail was born healthy. the doctor was watching from the gallery and received a standing ovation. >> good for them. >>> for the second time in a week an arrest after somebody took a gun into a capitol office build. we'll report what we are learning about the man. >> woman claims she was running an assisted living center here. but authoritie

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