surviving jonestown, summoning courage and fighting back. >>> a vigil is underway and he were to mark the 30th anniversary of the kidnapping of michaela garrett. michaela is the nine-year-old girl who was taken from right in front of the mate -- rainbow market grocery store on november 19 1988. that store is now called mexico super. she was never found and there were never any arrests.>>> coming up, almost 2 weeks after the election, the florida senate race is finally over. who came out on top? >> thanksgiving dinner is changing, we will tell you about the new tiny turkey trend.>>> the air quality, a little bit better. not great yet but big changes as you know are coming along with some rain. we will plan that out for you when i see you next. >>> president trump is clear about how he feels about the media, which he calls an enemy of the people. >> i'm only saying this very different way than anyone has ever said it before, i am saying that news, false reporting, dishonest reporting of which there is a lot and i know it. i know it because i'm a subject of it.>> today on fox news sunday

(yulanda williams survivor of jonestown) yulanda williams is a survivor of the jonestown massacre.. she says her mission--40 years later--is to make people aware of what happened. williams also wants people to recognize the behaviour of cult leaders.. sot: we all can be duped and many people were duped including politicians government officials, everyone thought this man was really going to do some positive things in life. judy bebelaar was a teacher of many of the teenagers who were apart of jim jones' church..bebelaar co-wrote a book about the teens of peoples' temple..sot: i just want people to know about the big hearts of many of the people who died. (dan) several of those students and people who died in jonestown were from right here in the fillmore district. organizers tell me events like this need to continue to tell story. in san francisco dan thorn kron4 news. (justine) a fatal house fire in the east bay... take the life of a teen and injures a firefighter. what investigators know so far about the cause. (justine) the emotional memorial service held today for a victim in th

more than 900 people were killed in the massacre at jonestown.oday people in the bay area remembered that tragedy, including congresswoman jackie speier who survived it. nbc bay area's christie smith reports. >> reporter: they gathered on fillmore street honoring those who died in jones town. while events are held in oakland, where many are buried, they say recognition and the history in san francisco is important. >> happens in oakland where people's temple was around the corner from here, just down the street. >> reporter: community groups mashing the 40th anniversary of the tragedy and resilience. >> i'm a survivor from jonestown. >> reporter: yolanda williams, now police lieutenant, said her family had to negotiate for their freedom. today many said this day is also about atonement in the city. >> say that we recognize that you went through a traumatic, horrific incident and perhaps there were mistakes made on all different levels. >> jims jones had ingratiated himself with the political elite. >> reporter: today congresswoman jackie speier s

. >>> scooters >>> today marks 40 years since the jonestown massacre where jim jones ordered more than 900 remembers to drink a cyanide-laced drink. >> there was a memorial event called homecoming. most of jones' followers were prom t from the neighborhood and the event was held a few blocks from the site. >> we are putting the ghosts of jonestown to bed by giving them our respects, the people lost here and having a celebration of a new beginning. >> there are efforts underway to built a jonestown memorial. >> scooters made their official return to san francisco streets last month but the head of one company is noticing an alarming trend. in a blog post, the ceo says in the first two weeks of operation, over 200 scooters were stolen or damaged beyond repair. the company does have a fix. they are developing a special cable lock that will be put into use to lock up the scooters to cut down on vandalism. >> a home invasion caught on video. >> but we should mention it was a deer that came crashing into a house. how the homeowners and police got the animal out. >>> and drew tuma is up next

the young congressional aide shot five times and left to die near jonestown. >> i was lying on the airstrip with my head down, pretending i was dead. then all of a sudden, the right side of my body was blown up. >> 40 years after the massacre that killed 900 americans including beloved members of our nbc news family, congresswoman jackie speier tells andrea mitchell how she made it out alive. >>> as millions get set to fly, an effort to crackdown on sexual assault happening on planes. >> this is a crime. it's a felony and it shouldn't be treated as if it's lost luggage. >> what the feds are now doing to protect passengers. >>> a week before black friday, what most poem plan to buy, and it's not what you might think. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. weather. an angry backlash tonight leaving officials in the northeast to explain why they were caught unprepared for a snowstorm last evening that turned streets and highways into parking lots. it left hundreds of thousands stuck in a nightmare commute for the ages. cars spinning off roads, br

the people that were building jonestown. they were the people clearing the jungle, the people building the cabins, and the community. brian: describe where guyana is. rep. speier: guyana is in south america. it was once held by the british and then the danes, i believe. it is in the northeastern part of south america. , and onceindependent it became independent, the country became very much a marxist regime. at the time, the prime minister was the leader of the country. jones was attracted to that because of the embrace of marxism, which is something jones embrace as well. also because the government was him land, or lease gave him land in the middle of the country where the jungles were deep and it was an opportunity for them to build their commune. brian: what was his district? rep. speier: his district was mostly san mateo county. it was the suburbs of san francisco. whites whoa lot of had children who were from comfortable homes. it was also at a time when there was this interest in wanting to embrace the opportunity for

. >> reporter: speier talked about the jonestown incident. her memoir, "undaunted," details her experience in guyana. the numerous other hurdles she has faced in her life, and what has helped her overcome each tragedy. >> i call it the three fs. family, friends, and faith. and that's how i have gotten through it all. >> reporter: meanwhile in san francisco, the fillmore community came together to recognize the victims of jonestown, standing at the many part today and the hope is to dedicate a larger tribute to those who died 40 years ago to make sure future generations never forget the jonestown massacre. >> you cannot tell the story of san francisco's thriving community of african americans without telling the story of jonestown, people's temples. >> i also asked the congresswoman about her most vivid memory from 40 years ago. her response wasn't about the pain, but all the other lives because of what she calls one denomic man. >> that's the first time she has written a book, talking about it. the first time she chose to recount it. >> and w

jackie speier survived being shot 5 times as she tried to escape jonestown ... while working as an aid to representaive leo ryan. we are wondering what she had to say on this anniverary? (justine) (justine) (justine) coming up -- a community comes together to celebrate the life of one of the bay area victim from in the thousand oaks mass shooting. (jrstone) and -- 16 years later... a victim of a horrible crash that changed her life forever... meets the c-h-p officer who was there to save her. (justine) in napa ... the community came together to celebrate the life of one of the victims in the southern california mass shooting at the boarder line bar a few weeks ago.(jr stone)alaina maria housley recently graduated from vintage high school, before leaving for college in l-a.her parents, along with some of her best friends remembered the teenager at the crowded memorial.kron 4's alecia reid has the story. one of alaina maria housley's passions. vintage high school's gym was filled with the community showing support for the slain teen.wherever you are, saying i miss

memorial hall in oakland dedicated to the children who died in jonestown 40 years ago has been unveiled. dozens gathered at the cemetery yesterday for the unveiling of the cherishing the children memorial wall. it includes the names of photos of the 305 children who died by cyanide poisoning at the gym jones settlement in guyana is w become real as a way to honor the victims and bring peace to family members who lost their loved ones in jonestown. >> we don't want to remember the horrors of the past but we have to so that they cannot be repeated. we want this wall to be a lasting reminder of love and an opportunity to reach out to the next family with steps of peace. >> more than 900 died at jonestown at the hands of jim jones. many were from the bay area. congressman ryan and other journalists were assassinated at the airstrip after going to guyana to investigate. congresswoman jackie spear was wounded in the attack. >> >>> the apple ceo said government regulation is coming because he believes the free market is not working. he said congress legislation placing rules on apple and googl

speier: this is the 40th anniversary of jonestown.t seemed like a good time to close this particular chapter. it also was an opportunity for me to talk about all the experiences of my life that have shaped me. i wanted it to be a survival guide for people to overcome obstacles that come their way. also a political guide for women in politics. there are a lot of things i learned in the process of my career that i thought would be helpful to those who came after me. brian: you give credit in the back for your cowriter. how is she related to the former mayor of san francisco? rep. speier: she is actually the daughter of the former mayor of san francisco. brian: how did you two get together? how did you work out writing the book? rep. speier: 14 years later i am pregnant with our second child and my husband was killed in an automobile accident by a young driver who had no brakes and ran a red light. i was pregnant with our second child and our son was five and a half years old. i have experience what it was like to be a widow. and to have

undaunted, surviving jonestown. >>> tracking the weather. air quality, a bad couple days.ly friday and saturday. today was a little better. the number -- you know, the areas of most unhealthy air. it has been in this second through the middle, livermore, antioch, oakland, san rafael. tomorrow will look like today. andre talking about the air quality, getting smokier out there. that is typically because at night time the air sinks and the smoke settles so the readings wow be higher. tomorrow -- would be higher. tomorrow not great but better. tuesday the systems roll through. over night lows chilly. cold air sinks. the smoke sinks with it. you get it down on the ground and s the levels. there is night. there is the day tomorrow. there is tuesday. you see the wind shift? here comes wednesday morning. we have showers in the forecast. monday morning, a wet one. wednesday afternoon scattered showers. more potential snow in the mountains at higher elevations. and system number two, coming in friday. the north bay. right now that is the plan and what works for us is it will blow t

it bears the names of the 305 children who died in jonestown. martin luther king iii, son of martin luther king jr. helped dedicate that memorial. >> i think it is extraordinary that this memorial is done so that we never ever forget that this kind of heinous really crime could occur in modern history. >> in total, 918 lives were lost when people's temple leader jim jones ordered members of the cult to drink a cyanide laced drink. >>> jackie spear today also revisited memories of jonestown. she was there, part she was wounded in the shootings that preceded the mass suicides, suffering five gunshot wounds. >> 22 hours on the ground with no medical attention. at one buoyant i was placpoint p of an aunt hill and i always say, you don't sweat the small stuff when you're dying. >> congressman ryan and four others were killed in the ambush. >>> well, just ahead, california's orange county has changed colors. coming up, the final house race that sealed the fate of the once conservative strong hold. >>> also what the cleveland browns are saying tonight

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. >> woodruff: yesterday marked the 40th annivsary of the jonestown massacre, the mass murder-suicidet killed more than 900 followers of cult- leader jim jones in the south american country of guyana. congressman leo ryan was in jonestown with a small team investigating the cult's activities and was shot and killed by jones' followers. but one of his aides on that trip, jaie speier-- now herself a democratic congresswomafrom california-- survived, and i spoke with her recently about her harrowing experience. congresswoman ryan was the congressman i worked for at the time he made that trip to jonestown because many of his constituents had young adults who had gotten involved in a church in san francisco called the people's temple led by a man named jim jones. as more and more criticismto started come out about sexual phabuse and ical abuse and money ldering, he then took about 900 of his members to jonestown where he had been building a commune for about two years, and concerned relatives came to congressman ryan, there were defecwho also came and told him of really torrid things happe

i did not want to be a victim or just a survivorr of jonestown the rest of my life.was a way of fulfilling his legacy, but i lost. it was one to have the three losses professionally that i've had that were really the first steps o moving forward in my life. so the book talks about lots of loss, and how i've gone from heartache to healing. >> woodruff: as you say, you experience personal loss.yo had to have an abortion after a medicalrisis cam along with a baby you were expecting. d ir first husband was kil a car stent -- car accident. what's kept jackie speier going? >> i refer to the three fs family, friends and faith. when you're in the depths of depression from some personal loss, it's very important to reach out to those around you, because oey will be there t help, but oftentimes they don't know how to help unless you tell them what you need. i, at one point, was at t brink of personal bankruptcy, and i called on friends to help me patch somethig together, because my late husband was the bread winner, and a of sudden i was a single parent with a 5 and a half-yea

today marks 40 years since the jonestown massacre when followers of a religious cult called the people's temple killed the congressman and then committed suicide at the urging of their leader jim jones. more than 900 people died that day. speak -- >> this morning and a memorial. >> a key focus today was on the innocence of the victims. >> reporter: many of the victims were laid to rest here but just like everything else about the tragedy, that is a matter of controversy. >> at this morning's memorial service the granite marker listing the names of more than 400 victims stayed covered because it also includes the name of jim jones, the deranged pastor who orchestrated the massacre. >> is akin to putting hitler's name on their holocaust memorial and he does not deserve to be here and that's why it's covered. >> she lost 27 family members and has been waging a fight for what she feels is a more respectful monument and today a new memorial wall was dedicated and it's a testament to the children who died. over the years the followers have been criticized for causing their deaths but norwood s

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and back in jonestown, jim jones is calling for a revolutionary suicide where we're all going to killto the world. >> i first flew into jonestown last evening around sunset. there was absolute silence. nothing living was around. nothing living was around. jonestown last evening was a city of the dead. >> they found tremendous quantities of potassium cyanide poison. it had been mixed with kool-aid. it killed quickly, within five minutes. >> we will never know how many people voluntarily drank the poison. but other people were either coerced, brainwashed, or took it against their will. they were murdered. >> i was lifted into this medevac plane, and i was so grateful. >> good evening. the searching american soldiers have finished counting the bodies in jonestown, guyana. 910 died in the poison ritual of the people's temple last week. >> this was americans killing other americans and themselves. in its own interests for its own well-being, this nation will have to find out why. whenshe was pregnant,ter failed, in-laws were coming, a little bit of water, it really- it rocked our world. i

today is the 40th anniversary of the jonestown massacre, for so many people just the word jonestown is enough to send a chill up your spine, but few know the horrors like congressman jackie speier, then a congressional aide, shot five times and left for dead. nbc's andrea mitchell with how she made it out alive. >> reporter: it was a mass murder that transfixed the world. the victims almost a thousand men, women and children, who had followed jim jones, a charismatic church leader, promising peace and love in the jungles of south america, but california congressman leo ryan and his 28-year-old staff attorney jackie speier were hearing something much darker. >> there were defectors who came out and were talking about physical abuse, sexual abuse. there was mind control involved. >> reporter: at first, they saw smiling faces and cheering crowds, but then a man passed nbc correspondent don harris a note, someone is out. >> my heart just sunk, because i knew everything we were afraid of was true. >> reporter: speier started taking statements from people who wanted to leave. >> what is your

so some are saying the amica is a cripple in the people's temple of the jonestown massacre. that any k. are nothing like jonestown they take their cyanide straight no kool aid chain sort of like. the group started out as opposition to the us puppet reza pahlavi and then after the one nine hundred seventy nine iranian revolution they turned against the new iranian leader ruhollah khomeini killing is allying supporters and reportedly anyone with a beard she uses these us christ yes he would have been a target to her and so would you then have a tour of crackdown on anti-government groups and we can flip to overact where saddam hussein's government sheltered them in exchange for help during the iran iraq war so one reason and we can't doesn't have support in iran is the whole killing the iranians on behalf of than anything they don't like dying it's an interesting aspect of persian cold turkey in this community for breathing this so we're at such a weird people so so why. or are people calling him a cult now only i don't throw words around like that i'm a serious journalist i a

i assumed after jonestown that everyone gotheir fair share of grief in life. mine just came early.n i was pregnant with our second child, my husband was killed in an automobile accident. i have never -- i've never fallen to the depths of pain anf ing that i went through there. i lost the love of my life, i had a five and a half-year-oldd son i pick up from kindergarten and bring back to dbthe hospital and say g to his daddy. he had no idea what that was real all about. and then it was a financial disaster, cause he was the major breadwinner. i was almost drowning. i remember my father visiting me and i said i don't know in bring this baby into this world. i don't know if i have what it takes. and he said, very strong germanic background, "jackie, get over it, it has been three months." i think of that often because we really have to move on. i had a young son, iad a lot to live for. it is always about looking at the glass half-full. ne: and you have gone on to do so much since. your book "undaunted," jackie speier, thank you for joining me.p. peier: great to be with you. jane: you

this weekend marks the somber anniversary for the huneds of victims at jonestown. up next, hear from a woman who wants you to know this was no mass suicide. she says it wasass murder. she says it wasass murder. that's next on news 4 today. it hasn't always been easy, has it? ♪ there have been days when you doubted yourself. ♪ and days when you were ready to quit. ♪ but you didn't. ♪ because you had the courage to venture into something powerful. education. if i leave you with just three words of advice: never...stop...growing. [cheering] fine. but few know the horrors like jackiepear of california. >> she was shot but left for. dead now she was sharing her story with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> it was a mass murder that transfixed the world. the victims almost 1,000 men, women and childrenho w followed jim jones, a charismatic church leader promising peace and love in thef jungles south america. but california congressman leo lion and his 28-year-old staff attorney jackie spear were hearing sometng much darker. >> there were defectors who came out and were talking ab

where it happened and how the suspect managed to (vicki) and up next it's years sie jonestown... tonight we hear from a former member who left guyana moments before the massacre.... in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. (vicki) this month marks forty years since the tragic deaths of more than 900 people in a jungle in south america. they all belonged to a religious group known as "the peoples temple," led by the charismatic preacher - jim jones.(grant) the event is described as a collective suicide and a massacre... some think it was murder.jones also had a following in the bay area.(vicki)kron 4's gayle ong was at a presentation tonight in memory of the 40th anniversary of "jonestow

for two years ago, on november 18th, the jonestown tragedy left a deep wound in our community. the wound was deeply felt in district five for hundreds of residents of the fillmore western edition lost their life in the senseless tragedy. 900 people,, many women and children died in the jungles of guyana. today there are survivors living in district five. my heart goes out to each and every one of them. i'm inspired by their resiliency , and i commend them for their ability to stand strong, and continue to let the light shine on each and every one of them. today we memorialize the past and looking towards our collective future with hope. today we will recognize the heartbreaking path -- pass and tend to our wounds. we will also look to our families, our friends and our leaders, our youth, and say, never again. and the fillmore communities working on a permanent memorial in the fillmore that will be in the park where many of the family of the victims still live and the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor brown. supervisor cohen? >> thank you. supervisor fewer? >> colleagues,

the book is called undaunted -- surviving jonestown and fightin the interfaith winter shelter programs open for the season. it allows homeless men to stay at a church seven straight nights. each person gets dinner and breakfast the following morning. different churches host the shelter throughout the winter season. the interfaith shelter program will run through the end of march. >>> smoke coming from the wild fire is changing a holiday tradition. saint anthony's dining room in san francisco is changing the curbside donation drive to going virtual. organizers say this is to protect the health of their volunteers and donors. now instead of dropping off a turkey or ham or a bag of groceries, you you want to dona website. 5:56. 1000 are still missing in the deadly camp fire. what the weather could be -- this is important. how it could affect the effort to find victims. >>> the air quality is still a major concern. when things could finally clear up. >>> multiple schools in the bay area are closed today because of poor air quality. one remains open. i will tell you why san jose state deci

an opportunity reach out to the next family with steps of peace. >> more than 900 people died at jonestown. a congressman and several journalists were also assassinated after investigating claims people that compound were being held against their will. they were also remembered at the ceremony. >>> jackie speier was with her then boss on that air strip when he was shot and killed. >> i carry with me the scars. i had an injury the size of a football on my leg. my arm had been blown up but i am also very grateful. that was one of many tromozin my life -- traumas in my life. >> she was shot five times and had to wait 22 hours before help arrived. she has now written a book about the tragedy and the challenges in her life. >>> all right. checking in on your weather. it was a better day today. air quality was better and we have changes coming into the next couple days. that is good news. air quality better tomorrow. still a spare the air day. air quality alert through the day tomorrow and you can see the leaderships here -- low pressure -- low-pressure systems here and here. everything will pus

memorial wall dedicated to the children who died in the massacre in jonestown 40 years ago is on displayd. dozens gathered at the evergreen cemeteryd photos of 305 shoulder and who died by jones november 18, 1978. this congresswoman was a young congressional aid when she was wounded in guyana that day. she was our guest yesterday on mornings on 2. >> i carry the scars. i had an injury the size of a football in my leg and my arm was injured. i'm also grateful. that was one of many traumas in my life. >> at the time of the attack she was with her boss, congressman leo ryan who was killed. along with several journals. she has written a book about this and other challenges in her life called undaunted. surviving jonestown d some encourage and hiding back. >>> hundreds of returning home in southern california after the wildfires. the new problems that many face as they worked to rebuild. >>> the holidays are right around the corner. this could mean online shopping and delivering packages. how to avoid -- how to avoid people stealing packages from your doorstep. >>> so, let's talk about confer

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survived five bullets at point-blank range when you were part of the congssional investigation in jonestown1978 -- what can you say tohe survivors of america's mass shootings? rep. speier: iould say to the survivors that the pain and anguish that you suffered today is going to be with you for a long time. it's very important to surround yourself with family a friends and resources that can help you through what is a very painful process, even after the wounds have been healed. physically, because the nal scarring goes on for long time. but there are resources out there and you should have the faith in knowing that you williv more than su you can thrive again. jane: but how did you do it? rep. speier: it was a long process. i was badly wounded. i haa hole in my leg the siz of a football. i had bone shooting out of my arm. i was shot five times, i had a bullet in my back, i still carry two bullets. it was emotionally a long journey. i survived, i thrived, and it was about using the resources at my fingertips, which included family, friends, faith, and e emotional support from therapists and o

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. >>> and it is today that 40 years ago the jonestown massacre occurred. has been canceled. jones orchestrated the mass suicide of more than 900 people, many chirp, drinking fruit punch laced be cyanide and ordered followers to shoot and kill the bay area representative lee o'line who was investigating the cult. his congressal aid is jakey speier, now a congresswoman, shot several times that day but survived. jones later shot and killed himself. we will talk to the congressman jackie speierer about jonestown later on "mornings on 2". the live interview is set for 9:30 on ktvu-plus. >>> tomorrow the pleasant hill city council will consider renewing a moratorium on marijuana-related businesses. if it is renewed there would be abacceptance for personal cannabis cultivation. six plants are allowed indoors. indoors. >>> in the midst of destruction, human compassion rises from the ashes of the camp fir >> we will be right back. ♪purple rain, purple rain ♪ >>> well, as you know, purple rain by prince. we are waiting on the rain, as you know! we will have a look a

they were in jonestown established by jim jones. leo ryan and news crews went to investigate concerns about the cult. a group assassinated the congressmen and for others. then there was a revolutionary suicide. he pressured his followers to kill themselves by drinking cyanide laced punch. one person wounded was jackie spear. she is now a member of congress herself. she was shot five times and waited 22 hours for help to arrive. today she will be at a noontime event to push her memoirs, undaunted. >>> remains of unclaimed victims are buried. this is that the former temples site. it will go down fillmore at a program at the mini park. >> the governors race has ended. andrew gillam congratulated ron desantis following days of recounts. he lost by about 34,000 votes. it took 11 days to get a decision in that race. a senate race in florida is still up in the air. so we asked willie brown, what is going on in florida? >> just like your atm, it's amazing. i say i want $58 and they say you have 52. they can do that instantly. why can't we d

surviving jonestown, and fighting back. >>> still to come, protecting those who protect us.ion. trying to determine the toxic chemicals that san francisco firefighters are being exposed to. >>> straying has been underway for two and a half hours. we are watching a slide on the dow, down by more than 1.5%. that drop is identical on the s&p. nasdaq is down by 2.5%. >>> michael bloomberg donating a record $1.8 billion to his alma mater johns hopkins university. it will fund programs to help lower and middle income students gain access to the college. bloomberg graduated from johns hopkins in 1964. his donation is believed to be the largest made to an educational institution in the united states. >>> the apple ceo tim cook says he is certain government regulation is coming to the tech industry because he believes the free market is not working. he predicts congress will approve legislation placing rules and regulation on apple, google, facebook, and other tech companies. previously he was a strong advocate of self regulation but says with recent data leaks affecting millions, he

. >>> tomorrow marks 40 years since the jonestown massacre. this is where jim jones had moved his religious cult from san francisco. on november 17, the congressman went there on a fact finding mission. the next day he was killed and three journalists. jones then coerced more than 900 followers to drink poisoned fruit punch and commit suicide. she was also severely injured. she survived after being shot five times on the airstrip. we sit down with her tomorrow to speak about the ordeal and about what is next for her. join us for the interview at 6 pm. >>> she thought that she was about to watch her house burned down. instead she watched as firefighters saved her house. >>> and the cold front to the rescue in the bay area. we are desperately seeking precipitation and it is on the way. i will have that when we come back. (music throughout) >>> an hour after he left the bay area this afternoon, president trump touchdown in southern california to tour the fire damage are. he met with emergency responders in malibu where the while the fire has dest

. ♪ never forget what he's done for me ♪ >> jonestown was a cult led by a man named reverend jim jonesy charismatic, manipulative person. he was essentially, a con artist. he moved his people to a compound in guiana. their passports were taken away, a congressman came to check out what was going on there, because these were u.s. citizens. at congressman was leaving, they went and shot congressman leo ryan and a tv cameraman and a few other people. and jones, then, told his people that this was the end. >> killed in an act of revolutionary suicide protesting the conditions of an inhumane world. >> it was not really a suicide, it was a mass murder as far as i'm concerned, but when this hit the news, these people lost their live because they followed this charlatan preacher, that to some degree changed the public opinion about why people do the things they do when they're in these cultic situations. >> the whole country started talking about the question of how can a charismatic person persuade people to act so much against their own self-interest. in this case, kill themselves. that ques

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