thatmember his words at convention in detroit "god bless america." [applause] ms. tega: what better way to open this convention in dallas, what better way to open this us oneion that finds party, united in one nation united. as we move forward to the era of peace, prosperity and opportunity behind the leadership of president ronald reagan. [applause] ms. ortega: what better way than bless from the heart "god america." thank you. [applause] ♪ announcer: the republican national convention starts tomorrow in cleveland. "american history tv" is looking at past republican conventions and now george herbert walker bush accepted his party's nomination of the 1988 republican national convention in new orleans. he had service ronald reagan's vice president for the previous eight years and says he once nation., more generous he went on to be michael ka

i have a god daughter that lives in ann arbor michigan that's from detroit and i also have good relationships with some of the people that work in arts culture and public radio in detroit. i said the freelance publicists see if you can give me something. all these things came together to make it one of the best readings we've had on the tour. there was a group called urban strings. it wasn't a quartet. it was like the violin, etc. playing classical music, black kids from detroit and they are wonderful. the bookstore that we found was doing this event. they scheduled for 4 p.m. and this is a mother-daughter bookstore in detroit has been around for 40 years. they know the community and that's how the market. first of all the independent booksellers because independent booksellers that are doing well posted and make themselves integral to the life of the community there is always a place you can go to be with people hearing about interesting things so it's not just a place that sells books on its integrated into the community so i was able to luckily find a way to be part of what was already the

it's a brighter day in detroit. people can see better when they're out doing their tasks. young people are moving back in town. kids are feeling safer while they walk to school. and folks are making investments and the community is moving forward. 40% of the ligs were out, they're coming back. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. in thehe biggest news sports world brought to you by kevin durant. he announced he will join the golden state warriors. he signed a two-year deal at $54.3 million, with a player option for the second year. by adding him to a roster with steph curry green, clay thompson, the warriors are heavy favorites to win the championship next year. >> he is kind of a traitor. i think you should have stayed with us. but i guess it's all about the money, not the fans. we were hoping that he would be loyal. thunder fans in oklahoma city. pretty upset. the nationals host of the brewers today. the matinee, not the most exciting game we have ever seen. the brewers were called for batting out fifth

detroit two tires at a time. you are looking at live images of donald trump arriving in cleveland. and his running mate mike pence are headed to a rally ahead of the convention tonight. it is all on live go. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: this is bloomberg markets. detroit might be known as motor city, but are not for no one make it known as mexico city. tim higgins wrote the story. you profile the creator of young guy.es, a how did he come up with the idea -- a young company as well. tim: here is a guy -- a canadian businessman who had the crazy dream of bringing bicycle manufacturing to the u.s., an industry that went away, chasing cheaper manufacturing in asia. vonnie: tell us about these bicycles and what makes it different. tim: the key is he is making it in the u.s.. they are welded in detroit by detroit welders, the steel is meant, they go out to 300 retailers across the country, and the magic that is going on is he has won a contract to assemble bikes for the motivate bike sharing program. they are the company behind, as you know in new york, the citi bike program. david: how

we are seeing it in detroit. lbert is investing in stroit, mike ilitch is investing in detroit. that's the answer for america. >> let's start with the president. here's the president who he is coming to the end of eight years. and part of his legacy was many to be uniting the country. and there are republicans who say -- and you heard it from donald trump -- that race relations have gotten worse during his presidency. do you believe the president is partly responsible for that? >> look, i think he is certainly doing his best. and i think he is certainly doing his part. i think over the past week all americans have felt a lot of sadness, and a lot of grief, and a lot of frustration people don't -- we don't want to live in this kind of society. i think the difference between the violence of the last week and even the last couple of months and years is that there is two real things that have become present. one is normalizing hate speech. we have just accepted that it is part of the same conversation. i know that bor

. -- in detroit, two street artists are appeared in court yesterday to fight felony charges for allegedlyainting the words "free the water" and a large black fist on the highland park water tower in 2014. artists antonio cosme and william lucka are facing up to four years in prison on felony charges of malicious destruction of property. detroit has faced its own water crisis in recent years, as the city has cut off running water from tens of thousands of families. artists antonio o cosme and william lucka spoke wednesday. mr. cosme: the two of us are facing multiple felonies for allegedly taking "free the water" on the island water tower in detroit, michigan. mr. lucka: i am facing a chchges. i supppposed to tuturn myselelft 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. mr. cosme: the criminalization space, and onblic our water, our health care. amy: the united nations has condemned detroit's ongoing water shutoffs as a violation of international human rights law. yale university has dropped charges against an employee who broke a stained glass window depicting slaves carrying cotton. corey menafee worked

a dramatic natural gas explosion nights up the night sky -- lights up the night sky in detroit. officials say that alcohol played a factor in the fireball. n 18-square block area were evacuated but eventually allowed to return home. turn,ear-old made a wrong crest array fence and hit a major natural gas line. that person is in stable condition. firefighters have their hands full battling wildfires across california. this one halfway between los angeles and san francisco is threatening dozens of homes. hundreds of additional homes are , and inr in sacramento san bernardino a brush fire is burning in the hills above the city. evacuation orders are in place across the state with no the dry weather insight. , it was dry today, but not necessarily tomorrow. josh: we would love to give them some of our rain. it is not a washout. especially tomorrow, it will look more like it wants to rain than actually rain. the rest of this evening is great. 80 degrees at reagan national, the breeze out of the north, northwest. it is a little breezy, but the wind is blowing the nice dry, cool air. dew

it's just not happening just in detroit.king about four individuals who threatened to kill police officers. but if you look at our region, i've got to believe there are other threats. and so i want to take the lead on it. we've got to support our cops. that's what is critical here, supporting our police officers. our first responders who run to the danger, not away from it. >> is there a responsibility with the social media companies, facebook, twitter, any of these companies that have the ability to monitor those type of threats that may come through? >> i would agree that there's some responsibility. but that doesn't mean they're going to catch everything. but when we become aware of it and we pay attention to it, and when we do, we respond very quickly. so i want to applaud the work of the men and women who are involved in data mining to uncover these issues. we're going to continue to do it. we want to lead the way, because we have to support our police officers. >> i know speaking to people local to your area, chief, th

it's a brighter day in detroit. people can see better when they're out doing their tasks. young people are moving back in town. kids are feeling safer while they walk to school. and folks are making investments and the community is moving forward. 40% of the lights were out, but they're not out for long. they're coming back. kellye: a pair are making history. twominor league team signed women, who played their first game last night. they say that their male teammates have been very good to them. >> they are great. i love them all. >> there really like brothers. >> you cannot get undressed where you usually do, but it's been fine. women hadtil now, been relegated to all-female baseball. it's about time. and good to see the guys handling it well. when we wereber younger, when there were girls on the team, they were usually some of the best players. something to be said for that. the rain early tomorrow morning. then we are drying out midday. monday, waves of heavy rain and thunderstorms moving through. then a big heat we've family and friends mourned

it's a brighter day in detroit. people can see better when they're out doing their tasks. young people are moving back in town. kids are feeling safer while they walk to school. and folks are making investments and the community is moving forward. 40% of the lights were out, but they're not out for long. they're coming back. >>> an orangutan has a brief brush with freedom when she escapes the closure at the san francisco zoo. collision slipped out of the orangutan exhibit. but once on the outside, the orangutan wasn't quite sure what to do, so she hid behind that barrel as you can see there. they took notice, alerting the staff who sounded the code red alert. >> we walked into the gift shop as people were following us, we asked the lady, that there is an orangutan on the wall. and that it was nice to see them taking precautions. and to have everyone be safe. i cannot imagine if it is a busy day because you know that it was not that crowded here today, but that there were a lot of people that could see us on the small space and that there is not a l

for more we bring him in as detroit police chief james craig. for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> difficult day for law enforcement all across the country. take a look at the numbers. it really says it. in 2015, 14 officers killed in the entire year. compare that to 2016 where there have been 30. that is an increase of 114 percent, just so far this year. so the question for you is, do you believe that there is a war on law enforcement across this country? is that something you would say? >> i wouldn't call it a war on law enforcement. certainly there is heightened concern. i look at what going on in detroit we have a high support of the community. when you look at what happened in dallas and baton rouge you are talking about military veterans also. i have reach out to a local veteran's organization. this is an area we need to constantly work on in this community. i don't know what the situation is in baton rouge with this shooter but we know some of our veterans are suffering from some form of mental illness and we need need to have a r

take, i will ask myself, does this make better for you and americans in baltimore, in chicago, in detroit, and ferguson, who have really in every way the same right to live out their dreams as any other child in america. [applause] safe, for all of us -- our citizens, we must also address the growing threat to face from outside the country. we're going to defeat the barbarians of isis and were going to defeat them bad. [applause] once again, france is the victim of brutal islamic terrorism. men, women, and children viciously mowed down, lives ruined, families ripped apart, and nation in mourning. the damage it devastation that can be inflicted by islamic radicals has been proven over and over. at the world trade center, had an office party in san bernardino, at the ball -- boston marathon, at a military recruiting center, and many, many other locations. only weeks ago, in orlando americans9 wonderful were savagely murdered by an islamic terrorist. terroriststhe targeted lgbtq community. no good. and we're going to stop it. as your president, i will do everything in my power to citizens fr

. >>> a drunk driver could be to blame for a dramatic explosion last night in detroit. the flames could be seen as far as canada. taking an aerial look at the damage you can see how it cratered out there. the driver took a wrong turn and slammed into a major gas line. >> detectives have spoke with the driver and he's in stable condition. he's 24 years old. after viewing -- interviewing him and several other people it appears alcohol was a factor. >> the driver was rescued by a friend who was tailing him in a different car. officers say if he had waited another five second he wouldn't have survived. >>> still ahead our struggling real estate market in silicon valley. >>> and we'll tell you what's up with the win di weather near the coastline. the forecast as we look live over san jose coming up after the break. >>> it seems voters in britain are having regrets over their decision to leave the union. look at the protes or thes thousands -- protesters thousands marched today and called it the march for europe. many of them waved european flags and chanted. about 52% of bri

i have a god that god daughter lives in ann arbor michigan which is 45 minutes from detroit and i also have good relationships with some of the people who work in arts, culture and public radio in detroit so i was going out there anyway to visit my goddaughter but i would say to these freelance publicists, see if you can get me something while i'm there so all these things came together to make it one of the best readings i had on my torso again, my book is about careers, it's called theepisodic career but there was a group called urban string , i you string, it wasn't a quartet, it was like a quintet. so it's like there by a, violins, etc. playing classical music, black kids from detroit and they are wonderful and the bookstore that we found was already doing this event with this youth strings quintet at 3 pm. they scheduled my book reading for 4 pm, this is a black own mother daughter bookstore called force booksellers in detroit that's been around for 40 years. they know community, that's how they market their books. to me, first of all the story of independent booksellers is the st

flee the theelcome the contrast with spectacle last month in detroit where no nomination was contested, no question was debated, and no one dared to raise any doubt or dissent. [applause] democrats can be proud that we chose a different cause in a different platform. we can be proud that our party stands for investment in safe energy instead of a nuclear future that may threaten the future they'll. we must not permit the neighborhoods of america to be permanently shadowed the fear of another three-mile island. proud that our party stands for a fair housing law to unlock the cause of discrimination once and for all. the american house will be divided against itself as long as there is prejudice against any american buying or renting a home. and we can be proud that our party stands plainly and publicly and persistently for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. [applause] women hold their rightful place at our convention and women must have their rightful place in the constitution of the united states. on this issue, we will not yield, we will not equivocate, areill not rationa

whether it's gun control or forms of policing. 1968, the commission put out a report after the riots in detroit that outlined all kinds of problems, including issues with policing that are front and center today. back then they didn't take the opportunity to address it. we moved in a different direction. i think there's part of president obama who wants to do everything he can in these next few months to tackle the actual policy issues that are at the center of the debate. >> lanhee, as far as guns are concerned, the president makes the point if you're worried about the safety of police officers, you can't set aside of the availability of guns and semiassault type weapons. he's made it -- so far he hasn't succeeded in getting legislation passed but that's clearly on his agenda. >> it is clearly on his agenda. i don't think the likelihood is relatively high that congress is going to do anything between now and the election. during an election year it's incredibly difficult to get anything done, let alone on an issue like gun violence or gun control which is an extremely controversial issue. the

i take, i will ask myself, does this make better for young americans in baltimore, in chicago, in detroit, in ferguson who have really in every way, folks, the same right to live out their dreams as any other child in america. any other child. to make life safe for all of our citizens, we must also address the growing threats we face from outside the country. we are going to defeat the barbarians of isis and we are going to defeat them. once again, france is the victim of brutal islamic terrorism. men, women, and children viciously mowed down. lives ruined. families ripped apart. a nation in mourning. the damage and devastation that can be inflicted by islamic radicals has been proven over and over at the world trade center, at an office party in san bernardino. at the boston marathon. at a military recruiting center in chattanooga, tennessee and many, many other locations. only weeks ago in orlando, florida, 49 wonderful americans were savagely murdered by an islamic terrorist. this time the terrorist targeted lgbtq community. no good. and we are going stop it. as your president, i will

i take, i will ask myself, does this make better for young americans in baltimore, in chicago, in detroit ferguson, who have the same right to live out their dreams as any other child in america? any other child. [ cheers and applause ] to make life safe for all of our citizens, we must also address the growing threats we face from outside the country. we are going to defeat the barbarians of isis. and we're going to defeat them fast. [ cheers and applause ] once again, france is the victim of brutal islamic terrorism. men, women and children viciously mowed down. lives ruined. families ripped apart. a nation in mourning. the damage and devastation that can be inflicted by islamic radicals has been proven over and over. at the world trade center, at an office party in san bernardino, at the boston marathon, at a military recruiting center in chattanooga, tennessee, and many other locations. only weeks ago, in orlando, florida, 49 wonderful americans were savagely murdered by an islamic terrorist. this time, the terrorist targeted lgbtq community. no good. and we're going to stop it. [ che

i take, i will ask myself, does this make better for young americans in baltimore, in chicago, in detroit, in ferguson, who have really in every way, folks, the same right to live out their dreams as any other child in america. any other child. [applause] to make lives safe for all of our citizens, we must also address the growing threats we face from outside the country. we are going to defeat the barbarians of isis and we're going to defeat them fast. [crowd cheering] once again, france is the victim of brutal islamic terrorism. men, women and children viciously mowed down. lives ruined, families ripped apart. a nation in mourning. the damage and devastation that can be inflicted by islamic radicallists have been proven over and over. at the world trade center, at an office party in san bernardino. at the boston marathon. at a military recruiting center in chattanooga, tennessee and many, many other locations. only weeks ago in orlando, in a, 49 wonderful americans were savagely murdered by an islamic terrorist. this time the terrorist targeted our lgbtq community. no good. and we're go

i take, i will ask myself, does this make better for young americans in baltimore, in chicago, in detroit, in ferguson, who have really in never way, folks, the same right to live out their dreams as any other child in america, any other child. to make life safe for all of our citizens, we must also address the growing threats we face from outside the country. we are going to defeat the barbarians of isis and we're going to defeat them fast. [ applause ] once again, france is the victim of brutal islamic terrorism. men, women and children viciously mowed down, lives ruined, families ripped apart, a nation in mourning. the damage and devastation that can be inflicted by islamic read cals has been proven over and over, at the world trade center and at an office party in san bernardino, at the boston marathon. at a military recruiting center in chattanooga, tennessee, and many, many other locations. only weeks ago in orlando, florida, 49 wonderful americans were savagely murdered by an islamic terrorism. this time, the terrorist target lgbtq community, no good and we're going to stop it. [ a

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with the police department in detroit. certainly look at issues around community policing and trust and young people. that's an especially important thing to take note of. >> you bring me to my next question. what impact does my brother's keeper have on the relationship between young black men, young men of color and police departments? >> well, you know, fundamentally, these issues as we've been talking about in terms of the police and the communities they serve, especially young people of color come down to trust. in many of my brother's keeper communities, in fact, we are seeing -- they come forth with their own local ideas and plans and familiar sis, we see number of communities focus on getting police officials to work with young people, to develop trust, talk about careers and law enforcement. but to break down the barriers of trust and fear that we often see, of course that lead to many of the tragedies that we have seen lately. i'd like to say, but it's important to get beyond aspirations talk about real things. we