in eden, jonathan rodriguez. >>> people who say their drinking water was contaminated by the ash spill protested outside the governor's mansion this morning. the protesters claim governor mccrory is acting in the interest of the utility company and not in the interest of the people affected by the spill. they say they are upset that while the governor hosted a dinner for duke energy mansion, he will not respond to their calls and e-mails about the coal ash clean-up. >> the fact that i'm not being heard and being treated like i'm stupid is -- very upsetting. i just -- think that the citizens of north carolina needs to know that what is happening with me can happen finger. duke energy has to want it to happen and it will happen. >> a representative for the governor says the meeting with duke energy was constructive and included topics about the economy, environment, energy and job creation. we just talked with the state department of environmental quality who defended the governor and that drinking water. >> what we're saying is that this water, this ground water, meets all federal safe

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overstep its bounds, the ruling involved the -- that oversees the cleanup of ash across the state, jonathan rodriguez is live with more on what this means. >>> it's not often the supreme court will set the general assembly by -- violate constitutional protection but in this case they did and involves a timeless separation of power. >>> i am not happy with the commission and we probably will have a constitutional challenge. >>> is exactly what the governor did in 2014 went after lawmakers created this book, the coal ash management commission, to oversee the efforts across the state independently from state >>> the governor filed a lawsuit against leaders who should maintain power and the commission, political experts says it's unique. >>> governor mccrory and the president pro tem of the senate, phil berger, these are all too massive head -- heavyweight in politics. going up against each other. >>> the commission has nonmembers three chosen by the house referred the senate and three by the governor. >>> that the dispute is who can appoint people to those commissions. >>> a core argued that people maki

jonathan rodriguez toured the site today and has more on what the company is doing to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> february 20 second, eight pipe burst spilling nearly 39 tons of cool ash into the river. duke is racing against the clock. it is this bill that open north carolina's eyes to coal ash and clean it up. >> we've moved 60,000 tons of coal ash and expect to exponentially increase that with our real system. be mac duke energy is at full speed at taking out 30,000 tons of ash, per month, loading it into train cars. each train car is lined with a thicker material to make sure no ash blows out while it is being hauled off. >> and it separated from moisture. >> it's not as simple as going out and digging up coal ash. there's a lot of work that has to be done to perform this safely and efficiently. >> once they make room the other half will be stored on- site and sealed. >> we will ensure that our activities don't adversely impact groundwater in the area. >> they say they are waiting on permits from the state before they can start excavating. >> what you will see in 2016 signifi

. >> our coverage continues with jonathan rodriguez. >> plenty of snow here. for the most part h. not a lot of fun. of course, it makes the rods dangerous. it's not exactly a winter wonderland. instead, the sleet and snow made quite a mess in the roads. clouds try to clear as much as they can, but a few breaks were out there were several wrecks throughout the area, a police car that ended up in a ditch. it wasn't just the rods that were dangerous. the ice made sidewalks very slippery. tree branches were also frozen making it a messy evening and that is only going to get colder. a lot of businesses also closed since their parks lots were -- parking lots were frozen ore. it's a quarter inch thick of ice. once these temperatures drop tonight, all of this will refreeze begin. it's only going to get more dangerous as the night continues. if you can stay home, please do. in southeast raleigh, joen than rodriguez, wncn news now. >>> this has been the scene in durham for much of the day. snow, sleet, and people cleaning it up. our team coverage continues with mario boone. >> the sleet has

w nc and investigates jonathan rodriguez has more and what this means. >>i'm not happy with the commission and we are probably going to have to do a constitutional challenge to the commission.>> reporter: that is about the what the governor did in 2014 after lawmakers created this group here its role is to oversee coal ash cleanup independently from state environmental regulators. the governor filed a lawsuit against state leaders over who should maintain power over the commission. ncc political expert says it is unique.>> governor macquarie and people in the senate phil berger are 2 heavyweights in state politics of the same political party going up against each other. >>the commission has 9 members . >>the dispute is really over who can appoint people to those commissions.>> macquarrie argued that people making the law shouldn't have the majority vote in choosing a commission carries out the law. speck there are so many commissions being formed with total independence. if they start doing bad jobs, there is no one in control. >> the state supreme court

jonathan rodriguez joins us live in the studio to explain. >> it's not often the supreme court rules the general assembly violated constitutional protections. and it involves the timeless

. >>> attorneys for jonathan rodriguez gathered at the federal building where a civil rights lawsuit filed. this has to do with an incident two years ago in oakland. take a look at this surveillance video. it shows two school security officers getting into a confrontation with jonathan inside the school's office like we mentioned back in january of 2014. jonathan was 15-year-old freshman at the time. his family says the guards choked and punched jonathan. we heard from the family's attorney today. >> we are demanding a equal quality education and an end to disrespect and racist treatment and separate and unequal treatment that students in oakland are forced to endure. they deserve much, much more. >> the district called the incident unacceptable because of its very nature. adults in an educational environment treating a child in a violent manner. the district has said proper protocols were not followed. now, a more recent case has also emerged at fremont high on january 8th of this year. we showed new video yesterday. another student is zion video in a confrontation with a school sec

suit alleges the district and two school guard assaulted jonathan rodriguez, used excessive force andviolated rodriguez civil rights. the 2014 incident was captured by surveillance camera. >> what we found in our investigation so far is that it wasn't limited to just those two cops. that there was a systemic coverup. the moment it happened. >>reporter: just this week another confrontation between security guard and student at fremont high came to light. it too was recorded by surveillance cameras. >>> 3 journalist marin county native is finally back in the u.s. amazon ceo traveled to germany to personally escort the "washington post"reporter dc. he owns the post. the wife was also on the flight. he was freed in prisoner swap with iran. he had been recovering at u.s. military hospital in germany. he's expected to stay in dc for a couple days. >>> happening now. golden state warrior head coach kurr back on the court. back for the first time since his team won a national championship last year. he has been out for half the season to heal from back surgery. we'll keep you updated on the g

the suit alleges the district and two school guards assaulted jonathan rodriguez, used excessive force violated his civil rights. surveillance video captured the 2014 incident. >> what we found in our investigation so far is that it wasn't limited to just those two cops, that there was a systemic cover up the moment it happened. >>> just this week another confrontation between a security guard and student at fremont high school came to light. that exchange was also recorded on surveillance cameras. >>> much more ahead on the abc 7 saturday morning news. the man accused of killing a south bay teenager is set to go to trial. what a judge declared in the death penalty case. >> we are in the middle of blizzard 2016 here in our nation's capital. i'm abc's >> announcer: live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc 7 news. >>> thanks for starting your day with us, i'm chris nguyen. we're seeing some activity on live doppler 7 hd so we will sent it over to meteorologist lisa argen, she's tracking the conditions where you live. >> good morning to you. hi, everyone. in the north bay we hav

surfaced showing school security guards in a physical confrontation with then 14-year- old jonathan rodriguezn january 2014. the footage apparently shows one of the guards putting the boy in a choke hold and then hitting him. it also claims the guard punched him on camera. it's not clear what led to the confrontation with an attorney for the rodriguez family says the video clearly shows excessive force. >> we are demanding an equal quality education and then this respect the racist treatment and separate unequal education. the students black or latino and other minorities in oakland are forced to endure and they deserve more. >> earlier this month of a student at fremont high was seen in a violent confrontation with another school security guard that case is now under investigation. the district would not comment on the lawsuit involving the older case. administrators have not reviewed it. >>> yellow cab and synthesis go filed paperwork for chapter 11 bankruptcy. the country says it intends to keep operating and serve customers while it gets its books in order. yellow cab says number of chall