jamal says he's homeless, sleeps on friends coaches. the 18-year-old senior, who has an offer to play football at temple university, was held out of a game on saturday because of his reresidency. jamal, what's your family situation, your father, your mother? >> m father deceased. me and my mom, we don't really talk like that. klike, i don't tal to my mom. >> reporter: jamalo was als ruled ineligible t years ago for residency problems but eaought everything was okay now. >> we a proved that i was a homeless resident. >> reporter: d.c. public school officials tell us that the state athletic association deemed that jamal speaks is eligible to play. but they say the d.c. i-aa, the athletic association for d.c.pu ic schools, ruled that he is ineligibleecause they can't verify his address. >> it was demeaning to the young man. reporter: monet anderson rertsn football f. >> it bothers me. >> reporter: it also bothers treyon white. >> it's incumnt upon meo get this boy to play football and be successful in life and go to college. >> reporter: w

as you can see, they're happyo see jamal speaks back on the field. and the best is yet to come they say. shomari stone, news 4. >> every team needs a jamal, good for home. >>> local groups that wk with sex assault victims are seeing an uptick o peep askiopleheskin lp this week. experts thi the cosby trial and christine blasey ford's testimony may be emboldening svictims. >> i on the news it happened to, youknow, dr. ford or all the gymnasts at michigan state, i'm realizing that's what happened to me. >> for victims who go forward with forensic exam, the next step is often the forensic assessment and fact unit. the offices focus on streamlined and sensitive treatment for survivors. we have a hotline for sex assaulturvivors in our nbc washington app. >>> well, are you ready? snl is back for its 44th season and two of the htest stars from hollywood and the music world are ready to shine bright on the season premiere. >> ah-oh, kanye got that look. >> i don't know, what areou up to, kanye? >> adam driver is hosting and kanye west is the musical guest. we

she was talking about the institution of the s reme jamal, how much is the question of the integrity of the court in play now given the opening testimony and what's happening in the past week? >> i think it's very clearly in play. it would be in play anyway, even if kavanaugh had never testified, given how dug in the sides in this issue are. but kavanaugh began his testimony with as partisan a statement as you'llver see from a sitting judge. and so, he jected quite a bit of partisanship into the situation. sly, his supporters are going to say that it was already there to begin with. but we're not used to seeing the veil really come off of the court in quite that ovairt w and i think it's going to take a long time for the court to recover from this, no mter what happens. >> sreenivasan: just in the past couple of years, we've had a couple of incidents where ruth bader ginsburg famously meteorologisted after calling then-candidate trump a fake or the campaign trail. then we ha neal gorsuch, the ju sstice, who gave ech to a group at a trump hotel, and whether that was proper or not. e t

public schools tells us that jamal speaks is back on the fam. >> he was barrem playing with the ballou high school knights because he doesn't he permanent address. the teen was homeless and sleeping on a fr.nd's cou speaks was worried not playing uld jeopardize his offer to join templeiv unsity's team next year. covenant house of greater washington saw our story, set up jamal with place to stay, and now he is eligibley. to p that covenant house does such great work throughout the community. we knew someone would step up. >> and i was talking with the executive director ding our show. i've got this fancy new microphone. i don't know if it's on. go ahead without me. >> the if the light's on, the microphone is on. >> it was on, then it was off. >> only you could mess up a one-switch operation,aron. goodness gracious. thursday morning. hope everybody at home is having an easier start their day than mr. gilchrist over there. skies are clear over washington. there is a little fogginess out across parts of central virginia this morning. right now at 71 degrees at national airport with ano lig

. >>> 18-year-old jamall speaks has been ruled inelquib e to play because he was homeless.was pulled out of a game because of his residency issues. the athleticociation says he can't play -- he already proved he doesn't have a home address.s homeless and sleeps on a friend's coach. >> my father deceased. me and my mom, we don't really talk like that. like i don't talk to my moom. dcps officials are investigating is problem. he has isnn't -- >> i hope there's some stlugs have an address on record and then go to college. >> the poor kid. >> how unfair because you're homeless you're going to be penalized because you can't come up with an address? >> yeah. >> we're going to stay on top of this. >> absolutely. >>> chuck, it's so nice coming out this morning. >> i am officially allowed to park in employee of the month spot for another couple of daysa it could to patchy fog early this morning but there won't be a weather impact day. that's for sure unless sunshine an impact. temperatures in the mid 70s. a bit of a northwesterly breeze. the northwest flow has me the tiniest bit con

and we spoke earlier to jamal wakim professor of history and international relations at the lebanese university he says israel's responsible for the tragedy even if the incident is more complex. believe this move by the israelis was premeditated it was planned in order to send a message to the russian side that it will be blood that the russian servicemen will be killed in case the russians support a military action mainly in it live and this was also coordinated with the americans i believe that comes as part of this collation. by the american side and its threat to bomb syria in case the syrian army moves to liberate it live from terrorist groups there so. i understand this incident as part of this is collation and i believe that it came at a crucial moment when president putin was able to strike a deal with. the president over the in order to stop the military operation there and to try to do to defuse the situation that's why i believe that the israeli side is fully responsible for provoking the incident and drawing. friendly fire from the city in part two down the. russian plane

ey were able to set jamal up with a place to stay. he is now eligible to play and to continue on with the future he was trying to build for himsel going to temple and getting an education and playing football. >> i love that story. >> we'll keep with him if we can. >>> now an update on a little girl who drakeisited in her hospital room. >> take a look, that surprise, you might remember, caught the hearts of the nation. since then-y the r-old got the heart transparent she needed. >> knbc'se snow checking back in with her to see how she's doing on her road to recovery. >> reporter: sophia sanchez knows all about challenges. she captured our hearts with our now famous version of then my feelings" challeng dancing in the halls of the hospital to the song by her favorite singeak >> please, puppy eyes, please come and see me. >> reporter: that led to this encounter gone viral. >> oh, my god! >> you asked me to come. re. >> reporter: when you said, come visit me, drake, did you ever in a million years think he would? >> not really. i had a t

jamal parker says the segregated room had been around for years at the airport and its existence was common knowledge. parker was fired in 2017. he said he just wanted to feel like an equal at work. >> within that is fairness. you know, like you want to be treated like everyone else is being treated. so i wanted to feel like i am in a place where things are equal, and you know, i wanted to go back to >> the lawsuit also claims black employees found a knotted rope at a southwest airport gate. southwest airlines com saysnt o issued a statement saying it does "foster an environment that is diverse and inclusive and we do not tolerate or condone discrimination of any kind." >>> checking a bag when you fly american airlines will now coit. the airline is increasing the price of any first check bag by $5, that amounts to $30, checking a second bag will cost 40 bucks. american airlines isn't alone, by the way. most of the major airlines are hiking fees citing rising fuel and operational costs this marks american airlines first price increase in eight years. >>> 4:50, amazon is launching a sl

alemayehu is here today and jamal said to offer their thoughts on the current situation in ethiopia. what we have seen in ethiopia over the past few months has been entirely remarkable. new reforms and changes have started ethiopia on what i believe to be a stronger path of inclusion, democracy and new freedoms. it is of the utmost importance that united states can show to ethiopia and the ethiopian people that we stand side by side with them as these reforms occur and that we are able to provide assistance whenever and wherever possible. house resolution 128 which was passed on april 10 has played an important role in illustrating the commitment the united states has concerning the people of ethiopia. this legislation has called becoming more incluive, democratic for the basic human rights of its own citizens. bipartisan support as well as the full house of representatives. while progress has been made, we must also be aware of the steps that are required to be taken to address some of the remaining issues within ethiopia. specifically, there are troubling reports of violence taking

reserves the right to retaliate to what it is views as hostile israeli actions well earlier we spoke to jamalwhat came he is a professor of history and international relations at the lebanese university and his opinion israel is fully responsible for the tragedy. we're relieved that this move by the israelis was premeditated it was planned in order to send a message to the russian side that it will be blogged that the russian service men will be killed in case the russians support a military action mainly in it live and this was also coordinated with the americans i believe it comes as part of the it's collation. by the american side and its threat to bomb syria in case the syrian army moves to liberate it live from terrorist groups there so. i understand this incident as part of this escalation and i believe that it came at a crucial moment when president putin was able to strike a deal with. the president over at live in order to stop the military operation there and to try to to defuse the situation so that's why i believe the israeli side is fully responsible for provoking the incident an

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or boy his name is jamal he was suffering for a month ration inside the government rate i posted his photo and one of the journalists from us she contact me and says that you want to help the child i went to saga i received the money from this woman to the nation i went to saga i took this boy from his village inside again is here to then iterations a center inside the city to the hospital i took him and i found many children they were suffering from an interracial they told me why don't you help us like i told them that i'm sorry i don't have. enough money i only received a donation from our women going to give it directly to. i gave him the i give his parents the money then i took some photos for for the other children i went directly back to sanaa and i posted a photo of the other children then i started to raise funds through my page into it with the help of jordan a list she's in new york a she lives in the u.k. have name is and then she started to raise funds in her page and also through my page then after we hope to three children she told me to create all sides and to like cr

jamal speaks isac on the asllow high school football team. homeless and sleeping a friend's couch.rried that it would jeopardize h playing on the temple football team next year. he was set up with a miss to staynd now he is eligible to play again. >> the sky is the limit. >> new calls for safety on a notoriously congested road. there have been a sing of crashes including one that killed a 21-year-old this week. happened near chain bridge road. adam has the urge end message for drivers as construction ramps up. >> now we're dealing with all the construction. >> reporter: construction right next on heavy, heavy traffic. it has got drivers 93ing. >> i will avoid 66 as best can. >> and now more than ever, lanes shift and switch as new express toll lanes are built. >> this has become nightmare. >> i'm from new york. i thought it was worst but this is worst traffic. >> reporter: this is the scene tuesday morning. a deadly crash eastbound on 66. close to chain bridge road. three pickup trucks and a toyota involved. the 21-year-old juan zapata died at the scene. a reminder of how important

jamal speaks is back on ballou's high school team. he was homelessep and sg a friend's couch. heas worried that not playing would jeopardize an offer he's tten to join them university team next year. well, covenant house set him up with a plao stay and now he is eligible to play again. >> this story really triggered a lot of response. people just went nuts abo this. >> so now we hope that tple wi take him. >>> tell us more aboutch the ges coming. >> we had some good stuff and now you're taking it away. >> fall begins on saturday. that's what. we're doi we're going to sees these transition from warmer weather to cooler weather. that's what we've got out there this weekend. outside, you notice a lot of cloud yesterday not much in the way of clouds at all. but today we've got the clouds. coming off the atlantic, the winds in the southeaev at miles an hour. that temperature has dropped over the last couple hours. a nice day. a very humid day. the current dew point is 70. that makes it feelery humid. we're not talking any rain today. is weekend, a little differenty. st th a hit the

. >> jamall speetsas bee ruled ineligible to play because he's homeless.f the game this past weekend because of the residency issues. they say he can't play because they can't verify where he lives. he said he doesn't he a home address. he's homeless and sleeps on friends' couches. >> my father is deceased. me and my mom, we don't talk like that. i don't talk to my mom. i just want to play football and go to school, go to college. that's all i want to do. >> officials are investigating theob m. he has been offered to play football at temple university but that offer can be rescinded at any time. i can see where it would be a little confusing. one association says hes igible and another says he isn't. >> i feel like they have to find a way to give him a home address at least for the purposes so he can go to school and he's bn enrolled so he should allow to play. >> smart kid if he can get into temple. >>> there's also solution to our rainfall. >> finally, chuck bell. >> it's called sunshine. unbelievable. >> love that. >> crazy thick. it's f bigry ball of l

jamal, justice taylor. >> i'm here today. how you doing. yeah, just take sometime to consider what they said. if you know that it truly helps the people of the neighborhood, go with it. that was it. >> president hillis: all right. thank you very much. next speaker. >> i'm mervyn green. i'm a member of the land use committee for the central city s.r.o. collaborative, and we've been meeting with tyler and also with the church several times to discuss this. you've mentioned some of the benefits to this community. they're also donating money for the park, and they're adding three units for the m.o.i. we have a real organization, a community of faith and the community here working together to improve the neighborhood, so i strongly wish that i will approve this measure. thank you very much. >> president hillis: all right. thank you. any additional public comment on this item? mr. bueller? >> good afternoon, commissioners, mike bueller on behalf of san francisco heritage. i'd just like to reiterate, given the findings of the e.p.s. report our foc

public schools tells us now that jamal speaks isack on the team at ballou high school.rred from playih the knights because he didn't have a permanent address. he was homeless and sleeping on friends' couches. speaks was worried that not playing would jeopardize his offer to join temple university's team next yver. nt house of greater washington saw the story here yesterday morning. jey setal up with a place to stay, and he's now eligible to play football and toth reali future that he's been, whoi working so hard for. >> this story struck a nerve with so many people. they felt it was so unfair that this young man withuch a bright future wasn't going to be able to fulfill his f aure because technicality. >> and credit to covenant house. they've worked with other athletes, stu situations before. they were quick to step in and get on it.he really by end of the morning yesterday they had this taken care of. >> excellentyb news. he'll catch the game winning touchdown. >> never know. >> things are turning up. that's a good sign there. and the weather, it's looking up, up, up.

jamal has been offered housing from a local youth shelter.play football in college. >> that's awesome. >> and the gofundme page set up for $5,000 originally. they've already got almost $25,000. >> fantastic. >> the power of gofundme and social media. >> the power of people. >> how many kids are homeless and are in school. they still have to go through all of that. incredible. >> striking, for sure. >> thanks, rob. >>> coming up here on "gma," the study looking at why it's so hard to kick your junk food habit. dr. jen ashton explains in our "weekend download," coming up. dr. jen ashton explains in our ♪ moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis was intense. my mom's pain from i wondered if she could do the stuff she does for us which is kinda, a lot. and if that pain could mean something worse. joint pain could mean joint damage. enbrel helps relieve joint pain, and helps stop further damage enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma other cancers, nervous syste

public schools says jamal speaks is back on the ballou high school football team. speaks was homeless and sleeping on a friend's couch. ed that he wouldn't be able to play and that would jeopardize his offer to join the temple university team next year. h >> covenanse of greater washington saw oja story, set up l with a place to stay, and now he's eligible to play. now here's your cnbc morning news reportor >> good mng. i'm leslie picker atnbc headquarters. it's getting costlier to check bags on u.s. flights. delta following in the footsteps of united and jetblue by hiking fees $5 to $30 for the first checked bag. the change comes as congress considers asking the transportation department to probe whether baggage and ticket fees are, quote, reasonable and proportional. airlines are citing rising fuel costs, operating expenses, and employee salaries as the reason for the increases. with yournbc morning business report, i'm leslie picker. >>> great weather aroere for the next couple days. if you're thinking about going to the beach, try leaving today. tomorrow and sa

to help discuss this is political reporter leigh ann caldwell, eliza collins, and navid jamal, also an msnbc contributor. i know nbc news has confirmed a "new york times" report that attorneys for dr. ford say that the fbi actually hasn't responded to her requests to do an interview despite her repeated efforts to speak with agents. what do we know about who the fbi plans to speak with and who they may have already spoken with or reached out to? >> sure, amon. we do know this fbi investigation as you mentioned before is quite limited. we know that they are going to talk to mark judge, the key witness who was allegedly in the room with mark kavanaugh when the sexual assault took place with dr. ford and two other people who dr. ford say were at the party. so there's three people, the fourth person is the second accuser, that's ramirez. she went to undergrad with mark kavanaugh, that's the allegation where he exposed himself to her. so where this goes and if the fbi does talk to dr. ford as you mentioned her lawyers say that they have not reached out yet. we're unsure if that's the plan i

this report comes from jamal osman in the capital kenya 5 capital — and we should warn you it containsreets of gangsters and criminals. there is no compromise. many locals love him. this man is hunting and killing criminals and not taking bribes. we pray for him in the mosque, may god reward them. they have brought security and we support them 100%. isn't it better to kill a thief before he kills you? some condemn him. we cannot take the bullet and gun approach, you are innocent until proven guilty. we are now using shotguns and this is a sad state of affairs because it speaks toa state of affairs because it speaks to a complete breakdown of law and order. this is home to around a quarter of a million people, one of the biggest slums in nairobi. this is where police say the gang ‘s hideout. this man wants to root them out. he responds to a call from a man who has been robbed. they have taken some items. i need everyone to move into the area. they are only armed with one firearm and the rest are carrying knives. they are trying to flush out suspected gangsters into the arms of their wai

blockade on qatar in twenty seventeen accusing it of supporting terrorism so how denies the accusations jamal child has more from kuwait city. initially the crown prince's visit to kuwait was meant to start on saturday evening it was then perspire own source sunday morning and then postponed again until the afternoon and finally he arrived late on sunday kuwaiti time now this is the first time the. man visits equates since his country together the united arab emirates egypt and bahrain imposed a land air and sea blockade on the quake his have been leading the efforts to mediate this crisis try and find a solution to what many view as an existential crisis for the g.c.c. the gulf cooperation council the saudis have been reciprocated positively as far as many observers will point out the fact that this is b.s. as he's widely known his first visit to kuwait since this crisis is an indication of that however some will be hopeful that maybe through these brief discussions that take place between the carbon some man and the emir of kuwait ships obama's obama maybe something positive will come out a

burrow alemayehu here today and jamal said to offer their opinions and ethiopia appeared over the past few months has been entirely remarkable. the reforms and changes under the leadership of prime minister abiy has started ethiopia on a stronger path of inclusion, democracy and new freedoms. it is of the utmost importance that the united states can show to ethiopia and ethiopian community that we stand by site as these occur and that we are able to provide assistance whenever and wherever possible. house resolution 128 which is passed by the house of representativesas on april 10th has played an important role in illustrating the commitment the united states has concerning the people of ethiopia. this called on the government af ethiopia to make clear decisive steps towards becoming more inclusive, more democratic and more respectful to basic human rights of its own citizens. i was glad to see house resolution 128 enjoy such bipartisan support for the foreign affairs committee as well as the full house of representatives. but progress has been made, we must w also be aware of the stes

and then i'm proud to introduce from colorado as well jamal said, a human rights activist. he grew up in the regional state of ethiopia and came to the united states in january 1999 seeking refuge from persecution. he graduated from columbia college in 2009 with a degree in business administration. he is married or and has four children and lives in aurora, colorado. thank you for testifying before the subcommittee today. >> thank you very much, mr. coffman. i'd like to now to introduce as well emily estelle, senior analyst for the critical threats project at the american enterprise institute and the africa team lead. she studies the jihadi movement in africa including al-qaeda, isis and associated groups. ms. estelle specialized in the libya conflict and has expertise in the horn of africa. she directs the trade craft and manages the inte craigs of -- [inaudible] into research process. she graduated from dartmouth with a b.a. in anthropology modified with arabic language. we then will hear from joseph badwaza. ethiopia's foremost human rights organization, the ethiopian hu