but i want to come back to my days at howard university and before howard university.was in 1941 that my sixth grade teacher took me to a federal courthouse and i saw a tall, skinny young lawyer by the name of thurgood marshal. 1941. already, howard university had started through its law school laying the groundwork for what was to come. before that, ralph bunch, one of our professors was asked to do the intelligence network to try to understand how america should relate to africa during the second world war, remember, the south africans were supporting hitler. and ralph bunch took a leave of absence from howard university. and spent two years trying to figure out the world. but, in the process, he figured out the united nations. an i really think that ralph bunch probably has more to do with every word in the united nation's charter and every institution of the united nations that still exists today. i'm saying without howard university. without thurgood marshall and many others, we wouldn't have had any basis for marching. i got out of here 63 years ago. and i said,

howard university responded with this tweet. "our prayers are with alumna mya white and her family. the senseless gun violence has to stop. as a nation we must stand against the violence." the university also posted this facebook photo of students raising their hands. the students felt the situation in ferguson hit close to home and this was their way about making a statement about innocence. they used the #don'tshoot. >>> tonight students at howard gathered on campus for a vigil tonight for michael brown and his family. one of the organizers is sophomore khalil so deke pictured in front of the howard university -- sadiq pictured in front of the howard university facebook photo hundreds of time. >> the fact that a machine can stand like this which -- a man can stand like this and to signal to an officer and to be shot not once but eight or 10 times. >> at howard university we are the leaders of the nation. >> those students challenge everyone to continue to protest but do it peacefully. >>> there is nothing new about the racial tension underpinning the events in ferguson. >> we know

. >> howard university has a legacy al justice. in that legacy we need to show support solidarity to michaelbrown. >> repor senior took the picture at a freshman housing orienon wednesday night. with their hands up the students want to send this message. >> that is the epitome of innocce >> rt sophomore came up with e of putting their hands up to protest without violence >> there are progressive ways to get involved. >> reportus at howard say that photograph is phase one that t h planned for a phase two happening tonighter on cams. weill detail what th means tonight 6:00. i'm kristin wright live at howard uniity >> this story is developing by the hour. chris lawrence joins us with new inform >> missouri's governor just finishe speaking a few minutes ago sayf immediately the missri highway patrol will take ov security operations in ferguso tensis have been rising since michael bro was shot last weekend lai proteer to the streets the fourt straight night. governor said the police respoe it look like a war zone. "washing reporter was

so the brother from howard university is absolutely right but is that doesn't mean we have to all do the same things. >> that's right [different people can take different pieces of it. we have hillary shelton. the legal defense fund. not fund. you taundz talk about what's happening with legislation, those two right there, they got our back. no question about it. the voting rights act, all of the stuff about voter suppression. you hear that right there. >> warrior woman. she has our back. so we need to just figure out how we speak to each other, communicate with each other more aggressive way. an agenda. i am sure we agree with almost everything in that agenda. we need to coordinate together in that regard. no final nations, anger without an organization is futile. ray said many, many years ago? what? the people must be organized. >> yes. >> over and over again, he said, the people must be organized. >> so we must end the disconnectedness, distortion in black communities -- disorganizati disorganization. >> that's one of the things we do. we have justice collaborative right here in wa

students at howard university are sending a message. officials have released the name of the ferguson police officer who gunned down an armed black teenager. the shooting led to four nights of unrest in the louis suburb, but last night remained peaceful because of one major difference. >> the ferguson police department says darren wilson is the officer who fired multiple shots at 18-year-old michael brown. >> he's been a police officer for six years, has had no disciplinary action taken against him. >> chief thomas jackson says officer wilson was on duty hearing calls about a robbery when he confronted brown. residents have more questions for police. >> the coverup and everything else doesn't justify why a man can lay on the ground and get shot down like an animal. >> police say they waited to release officer wilson's name because ey feared for his life. the shooting sparked four days of unrest, but last night demonstrations were calm. the atmosphere at times more like a street party than a protest. highway patrol captain ron johnson is

the bison is the mascot for howard university, my alma mater. galludet chose the name wilma in honor of the first deaf woman elected to serve in the republic of south africa's parliament. howard university chose the name zora in honor of the author, poet and civil rights activists. >> we will assume that both of the bison are indeed female. >> we're going with yes. >> we're probably not going to get a chance to check, so there you go. >> we won't get that close, nor do we want to. >> bison no longer in short supply. that's a good thing. >>> it's hot out there for the bison and the people. >> warm in here. >> i was surprised to see the video of the bison running. that's impressive. it's not the best exercising weather right now outdoors, but we will see cooler drier air move in tonight and that will stick with us until we get to the holiday weekend. of course, that timing again. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, wide view here and you can see the kennedy center right in the center of your screen and it's

the financial instability at howard university hospital led to a downgrade in the school's credit ratingdy's financial services. moody's declared the university's overall outlook as negative in part because of howard university hospital's estimated $37 million operating loss in fiscal year 2014. >> we have to look for other sources of revenue. >> reporter: that's why president frederick is seeking an appropriate hospital partner, one committed to serving the community, least likely to get the medical care they deserve and a partner that will enable the hospital to continue as a strong teaching facility. also part of his rebuilding strategy, using new technology and social media to highlight what the university is doing well. >> my goal is to give back to the university in every way so that it can then multiply that in other means, that they will get an excellent education and begin to understand what the world around them is. last but not least, they will leave here with an ability to go change the world around them. >> dr. frederick's formal inauguration will take place in the spring. >

howard university student association has been predominantly male led. the girl got together and created a synergy to say how do we get ourselves elected. how do we vote on the issues. and see beyond the popularity of big man on campus. to see how are you issues whether it's safety or the idea of any kind of issue that might affect the students. safety is a big issue. so they came together and they actually held this workshop. so successful generations of former presidents came back and administered how to win and these girls are passing on this baton in organized forms and sessions and mentoring each other so we're seeing our students, faculty and staff doing that. it's very good to have that conversation because at times there's some competition between women for whatever reason whether it's real or imagined. i might admire your brooch and can't have you i have to deride you on that. we find a way to nitpick. once we see we're dieded divid lose the capacity to be successful. >> and taking your place. >> exactly. you want to replace yourself. >> so nanc

this picture with the hashtag don't shoot was just taken at howard university yesterday. suzanne kennedy live at howard. she's going to tell us why these students decided to get involved. what did they tell you? >> leon, quite simply they said they couldn't just sit by and watch the events unfolding in missouri and just do nothing. and they say this is just the beginning of their efforts. >> the photograph is simple yet powerful. a packed auditorium of howard university students in the don't shoot stance. it was the idea of a sophomore, the way to speak out against the killing of 18-year-old michael brown by a missouri police officer. >> i was like we need to do something and when i saw this was the fence and the pole when he lost his life, it signified a lot. >> it was a somber mood with everybody really in the moment. >> the photo is taken by howard, sr., who says being a part of this protest is moving. >> they would have pasted 30 days -- in the past 30 days, four african americans gunned down by police. the fact he was shot eight to ten times is crazy to me. >> the pho

the only local team in action, tonight -- howard university. howard -- akron blasted 41-0.south carolina got smoked by the aggies of texas a&m. record with 500 passing yards. through three touchdowns -- threw 3 touchdowns. 52-28. at virginia tech, the head coach is 67 years old. he has been the head coach in blacksburg 428 year -- for 28 years. he just signed a new contract and is not taking about requirement -- retirement. >> remember rob ford? he is back. we will tell you what is going on. >> a man is arrested in connection with a brutal mortar -- murder. president obama addresses violence in ukraine. for theen's forecast week. rob ford has been out of the limelight to read he is back and the dancing. ♪ dancing and singing. it happened in city hall in toronto. a live reggae singer performed. a celebration for the final council session before the october 27th election. this is not the first time he danced in council chambers. there you have it. >> one must look at the weather. >> padilla of sunshine. temperatures in the 50's and 60's. saturday.s back 90's return sunday and

it was move in day at howard university. more than 1500 members of class of 2018 today also kicked off welcome week at american university with more than 600 freshman and do you see fresh women heading become to campus. >> >> tracking weather where you live. first alert weather. >> 2018 -- >> i know. >> it was a nice day today. >> those young kids. >> if you were moving but maybe a little sweaty tomorrow. >> absolutely. yeah. it was great weather for anything you wanted to do outdoor today. seasonally warm but not seasonally humid. that's going to change as we head into tomorrow. the michael -- weather cam still looking great. normally if it would be muggy you would have a little bit of an obstructed view of the jefferson memorial. that's not the case right now. it is 73 with a dew point of 58. as i mentioned eller today, when the dew point is below 6, that is still a comfortable atmosphere. so we are starting to see the number creep up. earlier today, the dew point was in the 40s. so the humidity is slowly rising and that is

. >> reporter: at howard university 00s gather for this picture tweeted with the on line rallying cry hands up, don't shoot. but people of all ethnicities across the country posting pictures in silent solidarity. as you heard the president say today, there is never an excuse for violence against the police, and no excuse for police to use excessive force against peaceful protests. david. >> his message pointed at both sides. ryan, thank you. we turn now to the developing head line late today about actor robin williams, his wife releasing a statement thanking everyone for the out pouring of good wishes, she added something else revealing robin williams received a parkinson's diagnosis and wasn't ready to reveal it to the world. nick watt. >> reporter: tonight, we are learning about one more struggle faced by the irrepressible robin williams in the months before he died. robin's sobriety was intact his wife susan said in a written statement. he was brave as he struggled with his own battles of depression, anxiety, as well as early stages of parkinson's disease, which he was not yet read

bodyhe student representative at howard university.theou can't tell by heads-up picture or the vigil be hosted or by this friday when howard goes down to ferguson howard descendents, university stance by michael brown in the city of ferguson. that is very clear. at thery impressed number of great ideas. [applause] my thing is, the discussion is one portion. we have to have a second part to this discussion. where we talk about how to merge our individual efforts into one collective effort. that is the second half of this conversation. i know my students, what we are doing on september 17, we have invited all to our university's campus. we are going to have students do sessions and then go to capitol hill to lobby on voter registration, voting rights and gun violence. [applause] the one thing i think about every time that we go through -- theythat the enemy are counting on the fact that we can't take the next step. they are counting on the fact that we can't sustain this effort. they are counting on the fact that we can't get over our an

and let's talk about before avatar.ng was so flossie an you were at howard university, bison all theabout being on wall street and having the full-time job and checking all the boxes that we all like to check, college, professional job. but then still having that itch, that desire to do something different in entertainment. tell us how you made that transition. >> i chose wall street because i wanted to be in new york. at the time, you know, the people that i looked up to, denzel, sam jackson, forrest whitaker, a lot of the big actors when i was coming up to, they had all started i. they did theater in new york. so i wanted to get whatever it is that they got in new york, i wanted to get that. i knew that i had to get there and the best way to get there was with a job. wall s i mean, i was there sometimes two and three days straight without going home to shower and change my clothes and i'd be in the same suit and sleeping under my desk. it was crazy. i had no idew what i was getting into. i decided that, you know, put my money where my mouth was and my side hustle. we all know that

the students at horrered university -- howard university decided to name it harza and will mufrom gallaudet university in honor of the first deaf person to be aelected to the south african parliament. these are the first bison the zoo has had on exhibit. they arrive saturday in honor of the zoo's 125th anniversary. >> and they got here just in time for us to crank up the heat and for them to feel at home. >> definitely. >> hot today. we'll get a break the next couple days and over the holiday weekend the heat and humidity will build back over the area here. most of the summer was cool and it looks like we'll get a stretch of above-average temperatures for a week or longer. >> i guess it's time. >> yep. we'll start our coverage with a look at congressional country club in bethesda. if you were crossing any of the rivers this morning, you may have noticed river fog. a whiff of that briefly in our time lapse. just a touch of fog, quickly burned off. a lot of that along the river because we're at the time of year where the water temperatures are mid-70's to upper 80 degrees. and the air charcoa

in college football, howard university opens the season tomorrow night in akron against the zips. ohio state plays navy saturday night in baltimore. james madison at burke stadium in virginia opens at home against number 7, ucla. >> we withheld the young lady's name. >> right now we're following breaking news from potomac. a motorcycle driver has been killed after a collision with an suv. newschopper 7 is minutes away from the scene on river road near the intersection with truvilleo road. that section is shut down for the investigation. our sister station newschannel 8 will have more information coming up at 6:30. >> cooler and less humid tomorrow with the sunshine. we'll be in the mid-80's. interest holiday weekend -- for the holiday weekend, hot and humid. certainly not a washout, but more typical hot and humid summer weekend. eileen whelan will have the latest for you tonight. >> "abc world news" coming up next. >> we'll see you back here at 11:00. >>> welcome to "world news." tonight, an appeal to the terrorists, an american mother's plea to isis for the life of her son held h

. >> howard university students plan to hold a vigil tonight. watch for our coverage on abc7 news at 11:00. >> new developments in the crisis in iraq. the iraqi prime minister says he will now step aside allowing the elected official to take over the post. he initially refused to recognize the appointment calling it a conspiracy. president obama voiced his support for the new prime minister and the my government. airstrikeses and airdrops have broken the siege on sinjar mountain and that makes more airdrops or evacuations unlikely. >> a soldier killed in vietnam has been laid to rest. the burial service has just ended at arlington national cemetery where major general harold greene -- for major general harold greene who was killed last week when a gunman opened fire in a military training facility in afghanistan. he's survived by his wife and two adult children. >> a lot of concern in d.c. tonight after a week filled with gun violence. in the past seven days at least 21 people have been shot in the district in more than a half dozen incidents in

. >>> the new president of howard university sat down with pat lawson muse this week for a one-on-one chat about the vision for the school's future. dr. wayne frederick was appointed to the top post last week. he had been serving at the interim president since octob. h dp eso scol he is origalrda and eold har at age 16adwi a bachel'sedege 22. dr. frederick is stepping in during this trial time for the university. the last president resigned amid allegations money was mishandled. >> mick sure that i connect with all the alum. that i am trying to spend the time on cam us and i really make sure there is a shared spirit of governance. >> dr. frederick says the university's future is personal to him. he calls the school a national treasure. it is. >>> it is now maryland versus virginia in a hugtlfoa vet ea a t jobs a meyhacos th the short storheewbi hequte iouin.cis noonhali. instd s a wahoe ten rifid, viin, d o otin prceeoe'coty eeilnsak alo look at the new battle going on. >> reporter: it is down to three possible sites for the new fbi headquarters relocation. prince george's county has

they e interacting with the police tsh not have to worry ab whether theyava targe tac >> at howard university in northwe washington students raised cel phones like candles and honored the work of mya white, wounded in the prosecute test >> f o long we ha taken thea burner in social issues for too long our generation has tak to social media with t with movement and let it die witha [ aus] >> poatard univer students tell us they are planning a much more comeh et to address the issue. live in northwest washington, jack benson, news 4. >> thu, jackiement we inve to stay with new 4s for continuing cora of the sittin ferguson, missouri. you follow us on twitter and faceok updates. we invite you to tune in to news 4 today, tomorrow morning for devepm overnight. >> new tonight the two workers we to you about at 6:00 traed a trench collapse in pot, maryland, have be puld to safety. choer flew over the scene as thewe pulled out one at a time. sho ss live with more on a long, difficult rescue. >> rt wo and difful rig the two men are at a hospal peop i ts community are reliedarg b oka choer 4 hovers over

yesterday was move-in day at howard university.more than 1500 members of thof 2018 moved into their campus dorm rooms. more than 600 freshman were also welcomed sunday to american university. down a level thousands of students in parts of virginia went back to class today. students in clarke, culpeper, fauquier and frederick county, virginia are all getting used to new classes, classmates and teachers. schools in the district and maryland get under way again next monday. >>> there will be a new discipline policy in place when students return to classes in montgomery county. the new emphasis will be on helping students learn from their mistakes and ensure that out of school suspensions are a last resort. the policy is part of new regulations from the maryland state board of education. the new superintendent of the montgomery county school system joshua starr is expected to join us on the noon newscast tomorrow to discuss the changes. >>> ocean city's zoning commission plans to meet tomorrow and discuss the crackdown on rowdy behavio

howard university junior reagan henderson is in a nearly empty dorm room. she said they promised to bring her stuff twice but didn't show either time. >> i paid you my money. i have now paid over $300. i don't know where my things are. >> the company posted a statement on the facebook page reading we understand there have been issues with some deliveries. we are aware of the issues and are working through them quickly now. new 4s reached out to the company but we haven't heard back. >> new tonight a candlelight vigil for murdered war reporter james foley. it was held as marquette university where friends and former professors remembered him as a dedicated journalist. isis militants released gruesome video of foley's murder last week. they say it was retaliation for u.s. air strike hs in iraq. president obama has yet to decide whether to authorize strikes. one of those in the conflict is douglas mccain. he was killed while fighting with isis. tonight mccain's family said he had strong muslim beliefs but he was not the a terrorist. the other american is a 26-

these are students at howard university. and it's not just african-americans taking a stand. and white hands, as well, in many of these pictures. >>> thank you for watching "nightline" tonight. tune into "gma" first thing in the morning for the latest news. and we're online 24/7, at abcnews.com. thanks again for watching. and good night.

. >> reporter: from chicago, to times square, to howard university, people are showing solidarity with michael brown. authorities are still investigating exactly what happened before brown was shoot and killed. there has been enormous pressure to identify the officer who pulled the trigger and we could learn the man's name later today. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> thank you, tahman. >>> much more on the unrest in ferguson later on "good morning america." a live report from the scene of the protests. plus, robin roberts interviews missouri governor jay nixon and ferguson police chief thomas jackson. >>> the other major story we've been watchingover night is the safe return of two amish sisters who van othered from the family farm. >> the disappearance triggered a massive search in a rural area not far from the canadian border. abc's gio benitez is there. >> reporter: it was a race against time when the two little amish girls vanished. but just hours ago both were found alive by a total stranger taken back home. >> we received the thus that the girls had been found and everyb

these are students at howard university. and it's not just african-americans taking a stand. and white hands, as well, in many of these pictures. >>> thank you for watching "nightline" tonight. tune into "gma" first thing in the morning for the latest news. and we're online 24/7, at abcnews.com. thanks again for watching. and good night. hey.hey, andy. how you doin', andy?ou we should spray. you look like you're losing weight. nah, i just gave up tucking in my shirt. you here to tell everybody your big news? andy got a new job booking guests on a national radio show. oh, congratulations, andy. wow...this proves it. the ladies like guys with jobs. whose show is it? jerry musso, big sports radio g guy. i've heard jerry musso. never cared for him. nobody asked you. this is a good opportunity for andy, and i told him that i would do the show. you know, throw him a bone. actually, ray, that's what i came over to tell you. i'm afraid i i have to... return your bone. what do you mean? i'm not gonna be able to book you on the show. why not? jerry musso doesn't like you. doesn't like

these are students at howard university. and it's not just african-americans taking a stand. white hands, as well, in many of these pictures. >>> thank you for watching "nightline" tonight. tune into "gma" first thing in the morning for the latest news. and we're online 24/7, at abcnews.com. thanks again for watching. and good night. [dramatic music] ♪ >> oh! hey! hey! what's up? what's up? what's up? what's up? what's up? what's up, dog? what's happenin'? there he is. elliot, what up, man? yeah! [cheers and applause] hello, and welcome to millionaire. today's returning contestant hopes to bank enough money so that he can buy a new york city apartment to host singings. from new york city, y'all give it up for elliot yates! [cheers and applause] elliot, you must explain. singings? you want to host singings at your apartment. what is this? >> ♪ well >> oh-- >> um-- >> oh, oh. >> a singing is-- so, i play the piano. i often work as a music director... >> okay. >> for shows, and back when i had a piano in a house in mississippi, i have a lot of musical theater friends, people who

i thank god for his grace, howard university, d.c. fire and ems, family and friends, much love, mb." >>> right now, the specialized plane that brought one ebola infected american here is headed back to africa to bring back another. dr. kent brantly and kol nancy writebol contracted the virus while treating patients there. this morning brantly is being treated at emory university hospital in atlanta. this is video of him stepping out of the ambulance. take a look. he is the one who needs help to stand up and to walk. brantly and writebol will be the first two patients ever to be treated for ebola in the united states. 9 of every 10 people who get ebola die from it. but right now there is a 71-year-old in minnesota who was the exception. how the man survived ebola before it ever even had a name. >> reporter: as a new doctor in africa -- >> that's just part of life in tropical medicine. >> reporter: this doctor knew he would be dealing with a number of exotic ailments. >> monkeypox. anthrax. >> reporter: he didn't know he'd play a role i

alton pollard iii, dean of the howard university school of divinity and dr. russell moore, president of the ethics & religious liberty commission of the southern baptist convention. welcome to you all. let me begin with a question to both of you, please. dr. pollard, what are the messages from ferguson for the whole country and especially people of faith? >> i think the message from & our own congregational life, when we have congregations where reconciliation is modeled within the pews of the church. >> you wrote something to that effect on your blog this week and i noticed there was a lot of pushback from some evangelicals who didn't like the idea of suggestions of racial disparity continuing or bristled about the notion of white privilege, those kinds of things. to what extent do you think evangelicals in particular, christians in the pews, are open to talking about things like systemic injustice? >> i think most evangelicals are, but i think where you see white evangelicals who are most concerned about this, it's in contexts where they know people and are

councilman marion barry was released from howard university hospital today following his car accidentd you about this last night. barry attended a reception tonight for some of the african leaders in town for the summit. by phone barry told wusa9 last night he became disoriented after taking insulin on an empty stomach. police say at about 9:30 on saturday night the 78-year-old former mayor crossed the center line on pennsylvania avenue near 30th street and struck a vehicle. barry was transported, says he was kept overnight merely for observation. police describe the accident as minor. we have no information about the female driver in the vehicle struck by barry. she was not transported. >>> former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen will be back in a richmond courtroom tomorrow for week two of their federal corruption. they'll listen as businessman jonnie williams goes back on the witness stand to detail his relationship with the former first couple. the mcdonnells are accused of accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from williams in exchange for a politica

while he's been reaching out to african-americans speaking at historically black schools like howard university in washington -- >> some have said i'm either brave or crazy to be here today. i've never been one to sit by and watch the world go by without participating. i wake up every day hoping to make a difference. >> and working with corey booker on sentencing reform, he's still clarifying comments from 2010 that suggested the civil rights act of 1964 encroached on civil liberties even though he says he supports the law. >> what about freedom of speech? should we limit speech from people we find abhorrent? should we limit racist from speaking? >> his anti-spending libertarian leadings extend to foreign policy. he's generally not interventionalist in iraq, in syria, while republicans have built decades of electoral success around a robust military. but if conventional wisdom says that hurts his primary suspects he's not buying it. >> i think the american public is coming more and more to where i am and that those people like hillary clinton who she fought her own war, hillary's war, you know,

their coach was one of my players at howard university. and so the game kind of evolved. it evolves around as you stick with it. i want to talk about countries. i even took up the game of umpire. i want to appeal to all the coaches, get the knowledge. you got to teach these guys the basics, the basics. how many outs there are. where the baserunners are. who are the basement. it's just a different. it's the simple stuff you need to learn. to teach these kids. and i tell my kids, you might not be as good as derek jeter but you can be as good as derek jeter. if you get smarter on the field, you'll be a better baseball player. [inaudible] we tried to incorporate softball. i don't want to leave the ladies out. get smart, teach the basics, and, and again, thank you for coming, everybody that was invited. thank you very much. [applause] >> hey, bill. how do you want to do the presentations? okay. coach? [inaudible] >> before and make this presentation, i'm coaching the m.j. lb national commissioner as a gender first of this year. and i heard chicago brought up quite a few times.

councilman marion barry was released from howard university hospital sunday following a car accidentutheast d.c. barry told wusa9 that he became disoriented after taking insulin on an empty stomach. police say at about 9:30 saturday night, the 78-year-old former mayor crossed the center line on pennsylvania avenue near 30th street and struck a vehicle. police described this accident as minor. >>> procter and gamble is cleaning house. >> the nation's largest consumer products company plans to dump about 90 of its smaller less popular brands. company officials did not immediately identify the names of those brands being cut. some will be sold to new owners. owes just closed down. there's no word on whether that move would affect jobs at the company. >>> you may want to think twice before using account overdraft protection. the consumer financial protection bureau's latest study found that most purchases that trigger overdraft protection are less than $24. the fees for using the service average about $34. instead of paying for overdraft protection, consider keeping an amount of money in

louis suburb as we learn about a howard university grad caut in the cross fire. >>> and the wife of robinwilliams speaking out revealing that th actor was dealing with the early stages of marks disease. >>> brng news in the search for a man who police say murdered a 3-year-old girl in maryla >> the hunt for devon wallace continu this man is behind bars as a potential accomplice. tracee s le with more on today's developments. >> repor a very serious accompli princegentce say he wanted and facing charges for first and second degree murder. they are saying what he did to aid thi man in this case has yielded these charges. police y 24-year-old brian campbell aided devon wallace in the shooting that killed 3-year girl. >> they believe he gave devon wallace e weapon he used. >> repor cl veju a few houses down from the house that the girl was killed in accor to police. the litrleroth were visiting a relative when wallace got into an argument with soon about wearing his clothe her motsale t house rereturned with a gun. >> he left and came back and he shot up the house. >> rep: was shot while in a

the singer is charged with punching a fan and breaking his nose after howard university's homecoming last year. his trial was supposed to begin later this month, but as news 4 mark seagraves just learned, a plea deal may be in the works instead. >> chris brown could be close to a plea deal with d.c. prosecutors over his assault charge. court records show brown was scheduled for a status hearing related to a plea deal in d.c. superior court today, but was unable to attend. that hearing is now rescheduled for tuesday morning. a spokesman for the u.s. attorney's office declined to comment except to confirm that a status hearing is scheduled for next week. brown and his bodyguards were both charged with assault aing fan outside the w hotel last year. a judge found the bodyguard guilty. he is appealing that conviction. brown had been close to a plea deal several weeks ago, but rejected that deal and instead requested a trial. new court records indicate brown and prosecutors have now reached a plea agreement. brown is scheduled to appear in court tuesday morning. his past appearances at d.

also expect delays around howard university near the shaw neighborhood. several streets around campus there will be closed so students can move in. some of those students will move into two new residence halls on campus. >>> many thought he would run for president. now legal problems may put that in jeopardy. this morning a response after a jury indicted texas governor rick perry. >>> plus metro fares are up, but that doesn't mean more people are trying to cheat the system. the news4 i-team looking at this one. why metro believes fewer people are trying to catch a free ride. >>> and celebrating the impact of wayne curry. how young athletes will pay >>> metro riders, plan ahead for delays this weekend. silver spring and takoma stragss will be closed on the red line. and while fares are rising, the number of people caught trying to sneak onto those trains has dropped. >> the news4 i-team show a 33% drop in busts for fare evasion this summer. police say they're using plain clothes undercover officers to crack down on people who are not paying. late last year

. >> rand paul went to howard university to give a speech and took a lot of courage to do it. i think these black conservatives ought to go out and do it. you don't find republican politicians going into black communities. there are plenty of black churches out there that would love to have a white politician up there talking to them. but they don't want to go. they not only don't have the courage to go -- >> do you think ben carson has ever been to a black venue and spoke about black issues? of course they have? >> what i'm saying is there needs to be more of that taking place. this is an example here but i can guarantee there's lots that have not been there. >> chris christie was elected in new jersey where he went to neighborhoods where he was basically booed where people said i will never vote for you and he spent the time to convince the voters why he cares about them. he has a lot of guts. he goes into these neighborhoods. i agree with you there. ben carson made a point over the weekend where he said, i have seen cops use excessive force in certain situations and i said

howard university and the friedman's bureau and also u street. i mentioned the howard theater and the lincoln theater. i tried not to include commercial entities, i mean, i was very tempted to put ben's chili bowl in, for instance, i thought if i started down that path. if you walk down 14th street, every day there's a new restaura restaurant. i elected not to do that. i wanted to put lincoln's theater and howard's theater in, i do refer to it, it is not as deep, probably, as what you might look for, but it is a very vibrant city. increasingly, one great place to go for a concert is the synagogue. i do have some of the churches in washington, because i wanted to put the national cathedral in. there's also the ame church. there's mount zion in georgetown, a very vibrant religious history. but i touch upon those rather to go into them deeply. i have a question before we go on. io i want to ask this question, which president, and i've always stumped the audiences, so i want to see whether i can get the right answer here. which president pardoned robe

. >> chris johnson of howard university, thank you for being here. >> thank you. >>> next on "america tonight" - wealth versus worries. in energy-rich texas, a community stands against new drilling. >> what will happen if the well explodes? you live in a state of terror, because you have no idea what they are doing. they don't tell you. i bought an explosive gas monitor and a carbon monoxide detector because you don't know what will happen. >> that's next. and next time, toledo, ohio, left without drinking water for days. scientists say we should expect worse ahead. why there's so much worry about the water in lake erie. that's tomorrow, on "america tonight". >>> growing number of towns across america are saying no to fracking, setting up clashes with state regulators, who may see the boom as beneficial to the community. in texas, a state that is friendly to the oil and gas industry, "america tonight"s sara hoy found the story of woun town that may be the first to say "not in our backyard." . >> reporter: you don't see many children playing outside in this north texas neighbourhood. >

. >> from chicago to times square to howard university, people were showing solidarity with michael brownrities still investigating what happened before brown was shot and killed. there was enormous pressure to release the name of the officer who fired the shot and this morning the police chief told use he will release the officer's name. i >> fans react with sadness that robin williams was battling the early sames of parkinson's disease when he took his life. the diagnosis was revealed yesterday in a statement saying he was not ready to share it publicly. he was sober but struggling with depression and anxiety. the uncurable disorder causes loss of balance and tremors that become more severe as the disease progresses. there is a link between parkinson's disease and depression. >> there is an association. we foe that 20 percent to 40 percent of the patients suffer your depression which is not just a reaction to the news. the theory is have are similar brain chemical changes in the depression and parkinson's disease. >> his wife hopes that others will get the strength to face help to face

students at howard university named them because the bison is the mascot of both schools. and when the zoo first opened, bison was one of the first animals on which ibt. now they are back 125 years later. >> prehistoric creatures and they weigh a ton. but they can race up to 40 miles an hour and they're about six feet long. they can jump vertically six feet in the air. >> wow. they should show that off. >>> great weather to be outdoors today. >> dry today. scattered showers later today and labor day. >> that's going to do it for news4 today. thanks for joining us. >> we'll be back here dark and early at 6:00 a.m. make it a great saturday. >>> the following is a presentation of the redskins broadcast network. >>> preseason is over. only eight days away from the season opener. and coming up on, early preview of the texans. >>> a recap of an interesting preseason. and a look at the redskins in the community. all that and more nbc4 it's "inside the redskins" presented by easterns. ♪

a howard university student heard from a local storage company about her complaint. we told you about reagan henderson's practically empty dorm room. she stored her belongs with store for summer. now she's one of many individuals complaining on facebook about no show deliveries. she hopes to get they are stuff today. the company did not return our calls. a studentho his items say he says delivery are behind schedule becaus some drivers had quit. >> the district has a booming business in beer. several breweries have opened in the past few years. but the city also has its first liquor distiller in more than a hundred years. green hat gin is part of the redevelopment of the city's old warehouse disic in northeast, just off new york avenue. >> reporter: thousands of commuters pass by the old text department sto warehouse on new york avenue. an industrial area transforming into new retail and residential housing. and just off new york on little fen wick street is a maker of the green hat gin. >> it is not a hobby. you have to get a federal license to do distilling. not li

joe is the music director for whur radio is the howard university. >> of course, with the song "i'm black and i'm proud." that is a lot for african-americans then. back then you didn't describe yourself as black, you were a negro. i'm black and i'm proud came up. and it was on. you know, the afros got bigger, and the pride was something to see back then. >> dwayne is the curator of art for african american culture. >> everything about james brown is about pride, uninhibited, being proud of who you are, where you come from. james brown exuded pride and people fed off of it. rrges "i'm black and i'm proud" is touches everything. >> it touches everybody. you may not say i'm black and i'm proud, but you can see whoever i am i'm proud of what i am and who i am. that's the confidence and self-esteem that james brown gave to everybody - whether you were rich or poor, black or white, women are man. you could say "i'm proud of who i am.". >> reporter: what is it like to watch this over and over? you know every word. >> it's emotional though. no matter how many times i see it, i get emotional about

my alma mater, howard university, is working toward a winning season.alk about what happened in the first game. >> they've already lost their first game is what it comes down to. >> just throw me on out there. >> i'm sorry. my alma mater, rockets, they play this evening, so i have nothing to say yet. obviously, a lot of games on the docket. now from tailgate town, just outside cnn headquarters in atlanta. he's working the weekend. >> that's true. that's true. >> reporter: hey, what's going on guys? i'm super excited. i'm hanging out with my new best friends. these are west virginia fans. oh, yeah, this is my absolute new best friend right here. west virginia mountaineer. grew the beard and everything for this. >> you know it. >> reporter: i've got some huge games. the president needs to declare this a national holiday. the start of college football, am i right guys? top 25 matchups on the radar. florida state take on oklahoma state in tallahassee. we're also keeping an eye on the 12th ranked georgia bulldogs who take on the clemson tigers. and then geor

. >> joe is the music director for whur radio at howard university. >> of course, with the song, "i'mlack and i'm proud, it did a lot for african-americans men, because back then you didn't describe yourself has being black, you were negro. so i'm black and i'm proud came out. it was on. you know, the afros got bigger and the pride was something to see back then. >> reporter: this is the curator of music and performing arts for the smith sewnian museum of the history and culture. everything about james brown is about pride. it's about about being proud of who your. being willing to let the music come out. james brown ex-sueded that assistance of pride. >> reporter: "i'm black and i'm proud", it touches everywhere. >> you touch everywhere, you may not ai'm black and proud, but wherever i am i am proud of what i am, what who i am. tas the confidence and self-esteem that james brown gave to everybody. whether you were rich or poor, black or white. women or men. you could say i'm proceed of who i am. >> reporter: what's it like to watch in over and over? >> i mean, you know every word. >>

this is at howard university. it has been re-tweeted 6,000 times. >> the family of a girl hit and killed by a fire truck is suing the city san francisco and reports that the family claims san francisco firefighters and police failed to rescue the 16-year-old laying near the wreckage on the runway at sfo covered in firefighting foam when she was run offer by crews in 2013. the lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. >> california voters decide on a bond issue measure in november to improve water supply the governor signed this measure that passed both houses of the legislature with nearly unanimous bipartisan support replacing an existing $11 billion water bond widely considered too costly and up likely to be approved by voters. the new bond bolsters the information center including cleaning ground water and promoting water saving technologies. >> people in oakland will pay more to get rid of garbage, the city council yesterday award add ten year $1 billion contract to california waste solutions, the local form replaces