in 2001, hofstra university also known as ccfl. this was in response to the urgent need for more effective representation for children and families who are in crisis. with us today, from hofstra university, are gail prudenti, the new executive director of ccfl, and eric lane, who's the dean of the maurice deane school of law. nice to have you both with us. >> thanks for having us. >> so, tell us what the need was that presented itself, if you will, to require this be set up. >> well, from my point of view, system and looking for my next challenge, it was clear to me that there are so many families in crisis who come to the courts at some of the most difficult times in their lives that the center for children, families and the law at hofstra was doing new, different, exciting, innovative things that could help families and could add to and hopefully make it a more bearable experience. >> so, by "bearable," give me an example, for instance. now they have someplace to turn? >> oh, families will come to us or they'll call us and they'l

. >> the next step will be the presidential debates, the first set at hofstra university on long island, followed by two more debates in st. louis and las vegas. >> in texas, a hot air balloon crash killed 16 people this morning. it happened near the town of lockhart about 30 miles south of austin. the faa said the balloon hit power lines and caught fire before the crash. >> first i heard like a whooshing sound and then just a big ball of fire up. >> all 16 people were riding in the balloon. that's the maximum number allowed under regulations. last november the faa rejected safety recommendations because so few people go ballooning. >> a man died after falling 50 to 100 feet from a cliff in san francisco today. rescuers pulled him from the water at about 4:30 but he was declared dead a shore time later. a woman with him was not seriously hurt. >> tonight bart is investigating an arrest made by some of its own police officers. witnesses believe it was a case of excessive force. it happened inside the embarcadero bart station as police were making the arrest of a possible robbery suspect.

ready to square off face-to-face with the first presidential debate is set for september 26, at hofstra universitylong island and two more, in st. louis and las vegas. all the a addition take over in gilroy and we are at the garlic festival with a look at what is in store for the weekend. on the first day of school, [i learned... it only takes some thing small to go from not friends... to totally friends! >> safety but smelly and popular garlic festival will is happening right now in gilroy. katie is there. how is the food, katie? >>> jessica, the food is amazing. welcome to the bay area. you need to come down here and check it out. the garlic festival is an institution. i can tell you the institution, the chefs are a major, major draw. hopefully they flame up. i don't want to be too close were it is an occupational hazard with this much hair spray. the crowd loves it. visitors consume two tons of fresh garlic and the family-friendly event is a must see and some will want to come by and say goodbye to a familiar case. >> garlic runs through people's veins in gilroy like mr. garlic, jerry who has d

the first is september 26th at hofstra university on long island followed by two more debates in october in st. louis and las vegas. >>> judges off turned voting laws in three swing states today ruling them discrime -- discriminatory. they required photo id to vote disproportion nationally affects minorities. a federal judge says they are unconstitutional and in kansas a judge ruled that thousands of new voters who did not meet strict kansas voter id laws would be allowed to vote in a state primary next tuesday. a hearing in september will decide if they can vote? the presidential election. >>> it appears nasa is confident and it continues to grow in space x. the aeronautical company signed a second contract to send astronauts to the international spacestation. they will start to test next spring with the first piloted mission the following august. the second mission does not have a launch date yet. two weeks ago the falcon 9 is what the first rocket to be used in a launch to orbit. if proved -- it proved space x was on track to get astronauts to space and do so safely and on a budget. >

it is now to be held at hofstra university in new york. rice state university in ohio was originally the site but dropped out after school officials became conditioned over the ability to protect the large open campus and surround ing community. hofstra will host the debate september 26. >> you can stay on to which the race for the white house right here on abc, with morning news anchor reggie aqui and reporter, laura anthony in cleveland covering the republican national convention this week. they also be at the democratic convention next week of the tomorrow and each night of the convention, watch your voice, your vote, coverage of the ever develops by abc and it starts at 7:00 after abc7 at 6:00. >> there are new details on an early only stand off that lasted more than six hours in downtown oakland. sky 7 was over east 12th where this was a shooting at 3:15. swat trucks and officers were on the roofs across the street. self people history the building with their hands up, and san francisco chronicle is reporting this happened outside an

will face each other at three presidential debates this fall, first set for september 26th at hofstra university in new york. >>> time us 4:07. san jose police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred south of downtown. officers received a report just after 10:00 last night of a shooting near willow and sherman streets. when they arrived, they say that a man had been shot. he was pronounced dead at the scene. this is san jose's 29th homicide of the year. so far, no arrests have been made in the case. >>> a bay area soldier died of a getting sick on his first day of training at the rangers school. daniel parros was training to be a ranger at fort being in georgia but fell ill on monday. he was sick by a condition where the blood level is too low after drinking too much water. his coach said that he was a fantastic young man and a key member of the team who helped them win the football championship. >> he was quite versatile and very useful, too. he is like a utility guy. we used him every game. so he was invaluable to the success of that season. >> an army spokesperson says that parros f

hofstra university will now host the first debate. that's september 26th. >> we hope you'll stay with us for coverage of the rnc in cleveland. chris lawrence and tom sherwood have us covered leading up to the big speech from indiana governor mike pence. custody in kansas city, kansas, after a shooting that left a police captain dead. officer robert melton was wearing a bullet resistant vest when he was hit while searching for a suspect in a drive-by shooting. he was rushed to a hospital where he died. >>> funeral arrangements are set for two of the three officers killed over the weekend in baton rouge. police say the officers were ambushed by a lone gunman. a former marine from missouri, they believe he intended to shoot anyone wearing a badge. >>> the recent killings of police officers and shootings of black men by police have led to tension all over the country. tonight in montgomery county, officers came together with the community to talk about preventing scenes like that from developing here. shomorai stone reports from silver sp

right here woman: good evening, from hofstra university in hempstead, new york, i'm candy crowley, fromdential debate. tonight's debate is at town hall, and our audience's 82 undecided voters from the long island area, with questions selected based on the severity of their accents. their questions are known to me and my team only. neither the commission nor the candidates have seen them, and, in some cases, it will seem as though the person asking the questions is also seeing it for the first time. with that out of the way, please welcome president barack obama and governor mitt romney. ( crowd cheering and applauding ) gentlemen, welcome. governor romney, you won the coin toss, so the first question goes to you, and it comes to us from a shaky extra from the film, a bronx tale.

so now hofstra university in new york on long island has stepped in. they will be hosting that first debate. that's all for now from cleveland. as i mentioned, we'll be back live for you coming up tonight at 7:00 for a full hour of coverage from the republican national convention. i'm jim rosenfield, nbc 10. jacqueline, we'll send it back to you. >> we'll look forward to seeing you at 7:00 and see what develop this is evening at the rnc. jim rosenfield live in cleveland. >>> protesters marched out philadelphia international airport today. skyforce 10 was above as hundreds of workers and their supporters demonstrated outside terminal a. they carried a sign that says respect black workers. the group included baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, and wheelchair attendants. they want a minimum wage of $15 per hour and to join a union. >>> now to a wife murdered in south jersey and her husband is charged with the crime. police in pennsville arrested nitin singh who is accused of stabbing ceema singh to death in the kitchen with their kids asleep upstairs. skyfo

the first is september 26th at hofstra university on long island followed by two more debates in october in st. louis and las vegas. >>> judges off turned voting laws in three swing states today ruling them discrime -- discriminatory. they required photo id to vote disproportion nationally affects minorities. a federal judge says they are unconstitutional and in kansas a judge ruled that thousands of new voters who did not meet strict kansas voter id laws would be allowed to vote in a state primary next tuesday. a hearing in september will decide if they can vote? the presidential election. >>> it appears nasa is confident and it continues to grow in space x. the aeronautical company signed a second contract to send astronauts to the international spacestation. they will start to test next spring with the first piloted mission the following august. the second mission does not have a launch date yet. two weeks ago the falcon 9 is what the first rocket to be used in a launch to orbit. if proved -- it proved space x was on track to get astronauts to space and do so safely and on a budget. >

darlene, the two face off at hofstra university in the first presidential debate come september. back to you. >> tracie strahan in the newsroom, thank you. stay with nbc everything involving 2016. check out the latest polls on nbcnewyork.com. >>> breaking news out of san diego. two police officers were shot, this was just a few hours ago. right now we don't know the condition of those two officers. the police department is asking people to pray for them. we do know that one of the suspects is in custody. they're looking for the other. >>> 5:04. time for weather and traffic on >> rain coming down at a good clip in the city in brooklyn and queens. elsewhere kind of lighter in intensity. we have a flash food watch in effect, this is until 4:00 p.m., covering all of long island, coastal areas of connecticut and new jersey. the potential is there for street and urban flooding. the good news is everything is progressive, meaning these heavy showers are not sitting over one area for prolonged periods of time. and the heaviest of activity will be to zooming in to the city, the five borou

. >> the first debate between the two will be on september 26th at hofstra university. >>> a stolen trailerwas recovered. by police. >> let'sy in christien kafton who has more on the story. >> reporter: thank you. officers say they arrested two suspects, a third suspect still on the run. now for some background on, this we were here last night as investigators visited the crime scene investigators say once they arrived on the scene, they found two suspects and gave chase. one was armed with a gun so they called in oakland police to assist in the search. opd used a helicopter to locate that suspect, a man and a woman. one suspect able to escape. one of the suspect also had a gun, threw something in the estuary. they stole thousands of items including that refrigerator trailer, skis and other assorted stolen items. the suspects may have been squatting on thisproperty, living here without the knowledge or permission of the property owner. deputies will be back here to continue processing the crime scene, cataloguing what's here and continuing the search for that are third outstanding suspect.

hofstra university will now host. ht state university president said the school decided to back-out because of rising security concerns and cost. >> and health news a vaccine against chlamydia showing promise and only tested on mice so far and researchers say those results show that the vaccine is helping to prevent the sexually transmitted disease and now tests will be done on other animals before home an trials. >> and we finally know who the california winners of record-setting january fewer ball jackpot rx the couple, mar vip and may acosta claimed their prize money a week ago and are asking for privacy as they work we team of advice tores to sort out how they will' ebbly manage 32 7.8 million that was the lump sum they collected and they did issue a statement saying they feel "thankful and policed." >> coye help them spend some of that money. >> that would be under statement of the year. coye help them with that money thing if they want me cheap. >> yankees closer chapman tied his own regard forecastest pitch in m

face each other at three presidential debates this fall, the first set for september 26th at hofstra university in new york >>> we are still following new developments in the sobrannes fire, the one that's been burning for a week in monterey county. that big fire has destroyed 41 homes, burned almost 30,000 acres and it's only 15% contained. more than 2000 homes are still in danger of this devastating fire and hundreds of people have evacuated. >> the fire is in probably one of the most difficult stretches of land in the state of california to fight fire in. historically, fires in this area give us a lot of problems. >>> last night, firefighters and members of the community held a moment of silence for robert reagan, the bulldozer operator who died earlier this week as he helped to battle the wildfire. the contractor from fresno county leaves behind a wife and two daughters. >> this morning, fire crews are watching out for hot spots from the latest fire in los angeles county. the so-called spunky fire started late yesterday near spunky road east of palm dale in the lake hughes area. investigato

the first presidential debate is set for september 26th at hofstra university on long island and followed by two more in st. louis and las vegas. >>> an expansion is under way in palo alto. >> and they have praised efforts to modernize the v.a. but we are learning some details about what is called excessive spending, especially on art work like this. chris nguyen has more. >> abc news has obtained a new report by a government watch dog group called open the books which founded between 2014, the v.a. spent $20 million on art work. of the money 6.3 was allocated to the palo alto campus. upsetting critics who say this never should have happened as veterans experienced long waits for treatment. in a statement to abc news, a v.a. spokesperson said while we must be stewards of taxpayer dollars we know that providing comprehensive health care for patients going beyond offering the most advanced medical treatment. eddie supports the art saying it creates a healing environment for patients. >> a hospital with art, is a welcoming environment, as opposed to some of these military hospitals that don'

> there could be a change of host for the first presidential debate now held in new york at hofstra university september 26. rice state in ohio was the original site but they drop out at officials were concerned of f the ability to protect the large campus and surrounding community. >> back to reggie aqui at 6 o'clock. here and laura anthony are in cleveland all week and at the cleveland all week and at the democratic convention next week. >> now, a desperate effort to find critical employees and bart is ready to spend half a million to attract new talent. >> remembering gary marshall, the director who brought us the director who brought us "happy days," and "pretty sfx: turbines revving up, you hear that? and louder that's the sound of our summer sale firing up its engines with fares as low as $69 dollars one-way. so get ready to take off... because sale prices as low as these don't happen every day! book your low fare now at southwest.com low fares. nothing to hide. that's transfarency. sfx: clap, clap, ding >> we will have major bart delays with 42 trains, and hayward all lines are affected

the september 26 matchup will now take place at hofstra university in new york instead of at the presidentf wright sate cited rising costs and security concerns as the reason. hofstra previously hosted town hall debate in 2012. alison: back at home, prince george's county school is holding a meeting in 30 minutes to discuss a scandal that rocked the school system. the meeting follows the arrest of deonte carraway, the former school aide charged with sexually assaulting at least 23 children who attended judge sylvania woods elementary school. in the meeting they will discuss amendment to recruitment of community volunteers, inappropriate student-employee relationships and reporting suspected child abuse. leon: breaking news now coming in from montgomery county where a former n.s.a. worker convicted of killing hi adopted son has been sentenced. brian o'callahan pleaded guilty to accusations he beat the 3-year-old to death. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis has breaking details. kevin? well, brian to callaghan faced 40 years in prison but a judge sentenced him to 12 years when you factor

the first is set for september 26 at hofstra university on long island. vice presidential debate is scheduled for october 4th at longwood university in virginia. you can get election news anytime on our website, ktvu.com, look for the politics section. >>> now to new development in the soberanes fire burning in monterey county. updated numbers from cal fire tonight now but the number of homes destroyed at 41. the fire has burned nearly 30,000 acres and containment has grown to 15%. also today firefighters issued no new evacuation orders. ktvu's azenith smith is live in carmel forest where firefighters addressed the community. azenith? >> reporter: julie, at this community meeting, cal fire is now estimating full containment won't happen until the end of next month. that's because this fire is fierce and unpredictable and and stubborn. in fact they are calling more resources. 50 took a 100 more fire engines to the carmel valley to try and get ahead of it. as the soberanes fire spreads in the canyons north of big sur, residents forced to leave their homes ar

monday, september 26th, at hofstra university. sunday, october 9th, at washington university in lous st. louis. and wednesday october 19th at the university of nevada-las vegas. you can watch them on our companion network c-span. >>> on the civil war, georgia historical society president todd groce talks about union general william sherman's background. his march to the sea campaign, and how sherman is remembered. he describes sherman's method as, quote, hard war, unquote, rather than total war and argues that the targets for destruction were carefully slekted to diminish southern resolve to continue the conflict.the shenandoah battlefield's foundation hosted this 50-minute talk. >> thank you, terry, for that brief introduction. i know everyone appreciates that. well, welcome to georgia. i know many of you are traveling from other places and are in our state today probably for the first time, and we special ordered this wonderful weather for you. i know you have been out tramping around on battlefields, and i'm glad that it has coo

the first one is set for september 26th at hofstra university on long island. it will be followed by two more debates in october in st. louis and las vegas hillary clinton's presidential campaign said a computer system connected to the campaign has been hacked. aids say the intrusion was part of a larger breach. the democratic national committee computer that was made public earlier this week. the fbi said its looking into it. >> judges overturned voting laws in three sweep statements yesterday, ruling them discriminatory. they said the new law requiring photo i.d. to vote disproportionately affected minorities. in kansas a judge ruled that thousandsfs new voters who did not meet strict be kansas voter i.d. laws would be allowed to vote at a state primary next tuesday. a hearing in september will decide if they can vote in the general election. >>> three bart stations are closed this weekend. daly city, balboa park and flint park. it began early this morning and continues through 4:00 a.m. monday. >> crews are doing repairs to the train. and free shuttle buses

the first one is set for september 26th at hofstra university on long island. it will be followed by two more debates in october in st. louis and las vegas hillary clinton's presidential campaign said a computer system connected to the campaign has been hacked. about aids say the intrusion was part of a larger breach. the democratic national committee computer that was made public earlier this week. the fbi said its looking into it. >> judges overturned voting laws in three sweep states yesterday, ruling them discriminatory. they said the new law requiring photo i.d. to vote disproportionately affected minorities. wisconsin the judges found it was unconstitutional. in kansas a judge ruled that thousands of new voters who did not meet strict kansas voter i.d. laws would be allowed to vote at a state primary next tuesday. a hearing in september will decide if they can vote in the presidential election. >>> back at home, three bart stations are closed this weekend. daly city, balboa park and glen park. it began early this morning and continues through 4:00 a.m. mo

but late this afternoon hofstra university in new york agreed to hoths t host the debate that will happen on september 23rd. so a big night coming up right here at the q. this is the night, as we mentioned, that donald trump's name is officially placed into nomination. that roll call happens. all the states will send their support to trump following a convention tradition. trump's home state of new york will officially put him over the top for the nomination. again, the theme for tonight is make america work again. it's going to focus on the economy and also job creation. two of trump's children will be speaking, donald trump, jr. and tiffany trump as well. also former presidential hopefuls ben carson, he has a spot tonight, and close confidant new jersey governor chris christie, who has been a big supporter of donald trump. he is heading up his transition team, and we already heard from him as well today. >> listen, i think what you will see tonight is somebody who has experience in the courtroom and who knows how to make a case. >> what is the case to make? >> i will wait to make the ca

the first of the three debates is monday, september 26th, at hofstra university in hempstead, new york. that debate is live here on c-span along with the other debates on sunday, october 9th and wednesday, october 19th. >>> washington journal is live from the democratic national convention in philadelphia. coming up tuesday morning, after the first day of the democratic convention, morning call washington correspondent laura olson will preview day two including hillary clinton's expected formal nomination by roll call vote. then the ohio same-sex marriage case and we will talk about the role of lgbt rights and marriage equality in the 2016 political debate. also new orleans mayor and u.s. conference of mayors in mitch landrieu will join mitch benjamin to talk about gun violence and police community relations. be sure to watch c-span's washington journal live from the democratic national convention beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern tuesday morning. >>> up next on the presidency, author kathleen bartoloni-tuazon talks about her book, "for fear of an elective king." when washington was elect

september 23rd, but they cited security costs associated with that hosting, so late this afternoon hofstra university in new york agreed that it would host that first presidential debate. as we said, it comes up on september 23rd. coming up at 5:30, we have much more for you. we're going to be talking to a so-called plagiarism expert, if you will, at villanova university to get his take on melania trump's speech last night. for now though reporting live in cleveland, i'm jim rosenfield, nbc 10 news. denise and keith, we'll send it back to you in philly. >> certainly a lot of chatter about that. jim rosenfield, thank you so much. we'll see you soon. >>> we will continue our lifve coverage on the nbc app. look for our live shows at 7:00 p.m. >>> in less than a week philadelphia will be in the national spotlight with the start of the democratic national convention. we have a live look at the we wills f-- wells fargo center which will be the host of the gathering. we're live with a bird's-eye view of the changes ahead at 5:15. >>> the dnc isn't just for the delegates. children, kids, can also have some t

the first of the three debates is monday, september 26th, at hofstra university in hempstead, new york. that debate is live here on c-span along with the other debates on sunday, october 9th and wednesday, october 19th. >>> washington journal is live from the democratic national convention in philadelphia. coming up tuesday morning, after the first day of the democratic convention, morning call washington correspondent laura olson will preview day two inin

right now, but on september 26th, a little more than two months from now, it's going to be hofstra universityn long island. that's where the first presidential debate is now scheduled to take place. donald trump, hillary clinton, they're going to be on stage. but the question right now, will there be room for a third candidate. former new mexico governor gary johnson, he's the nominee of the libertarian party. he is hoping to become the first third party candidate in a general election debate since ross perot back in 1992. now, the political climate could be ripe for a third party candidate right now. just 34% of americans view clinton positively in our latest poll. the number, even worse for trump. only 27% have a positive view of him. so the opening seems to be therefore former new mexico governor, gary johnson, the libertarian candidate, joins us now from cleveland. governor, thanks for taking a few minutes. this really is interesting, it seems to me your campaign right now, most campaigns kind of point towards november, but your campaign right now is really all about hitting 15% by early

hofstra university on new york's long island is a backup host. we'll see how that goes.rump at the convention here in cleveland, hillary clinton is campaigning in some key swing states spp she's speaking out now, right now, in las vegas, and we'll hear from the presumptive democratic nominee. that's next from fox news channel, america's choice for news and information on cable. >>> just in and word coming in over the past hour and a half, two hours or so, that a police officer has been shot in kansas city, kansas. i thought it was missouri. it's kansas? the chief there says the officer is alive but in critical condition. investigators say they have one suspect in custody. police say they were responding to what they called an armed disturbance when the officer was shot. at this stage it does not appear to be any sort of ambush or anything like that, but it comes after the recent police shootings in dallas and baton rouge. and again, it is a kansas city, kansas police officer who was shot. at this moment unknown condition. there's a story from the kansas city star newspap

the first of the three debates is monday september 26th at hofstra university in hempstead, new york. that debate is live here on c-span along with the other debates on sunday october 9th and wednesday october 19th. >>> "washington journal" is live from the democratic national convention in philadelphia. coming up tuesday morning, after the first day of the democratic convention, morning call washington correspondent laura olson will preview day two, including hillary clinton's expected formal nomination by roll call vote. and lead plaintiff in the ohio same-sex marriage case oebar ga fel v. hodges, james obergafel will talk about his role in the historic case and the role of lgbt rights and marriage equality in the 2016 political debate. also, new orleans mayor and u.s. conference of mayors vice president mitch landrieu will join steve benjamin, mayor of columbia, south carolina and dnc platform committee member, to talk about gun violence and police community relations. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" live from the democratic national convention beginning at 7:00 a.m.

hofstra university, new york, long island, will serve as replacement site.rience. they will do great. the school president said it will cost $8 million. in light of what happened in nice, france, he thought it was better for its school to drop the bid. martha: enormous undertaking as we see in cleveland. some stores in town basically aren't open. not worth it for them. people can't get to them. it kind of cuts both ways. you have tourism and some of that. interesting decision on their part. meantime, have we mentioned it is day three today of, still day three. day three we. bill: all day. martha: ted cruz will take the main stage this evening. what will he say? our coverage from cleveland continues right after this. & in a world held back by compromise, businesses need the agility to do one thing & another. only at&t has the network, people, and partners to help companies be... local & global. open & secure. because no one knows & like at&t. >> ... >> ... your insurance company won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says you picked the

. >> before we get to the november election we have september 26th which is going to be the hofstra universityill that be like? >> it is must see tv, i tell you that. >> who would not watch that? everyone will be watching that. >> it is bigger than the wwf, world series. >> all of it put together. >> they can use a smoke screen. >> conventions are nothing compared to what this one single night means for both of them. >> because they are both together and matched up and mano-a-mana. >> donald trump has more to lose. he has to prove there is something to debate about because he needs more than 140 characters to put out his policy. >> he does well talking for a longtime. >> that's true. >> we have seen the press conferences. >> the biggest thing for donald trump is being underestimated. everybody underestimated him from the time he uh -- he announced until he was on the stage accepting the nomination. under promising and over delivering is what donald trump needs to do from now until election day. >> judy, we have sat together through every one of these. we have been together since super tuesday,

september 26 as hillary clinton and donald trump hold their first debate, at hofstra and also debates at washington university and university of nevada. watch on c-span, and listen on the app and get video o on demand. >> book t.v., 48 hours of non fiction books and auctions. here are some featured programs o. saturday at noon, the 18th annual book fair. it's the largest, and, the premiere black lit tear event held in harlem. coverage includes black writers and the state of literature, and a panel discussion about authors. and author eddie discussing his book democracy in black, how race still enslaves the american soul. saturday, afterwards, eric, author of consequence talks about his experience as a interrogate tor. he's interviewed by the director of national security, for human rights first. >> there was great deal, and it was cold, in december. and the image after number of men chained to their cell doors with their hands down between their legs, and donald rumsfeld said, he stands, why can't we make -- i can tell you that, seeing someone in a forced standing position has nothing to do with standing at a