justice for nia wilson who was stabbed to death at that bart station last night ...and her sister latifah .... who survived her injuries.the crowd chanted for hours .... then took to the streets marching for the two women.the victims family understandaly distraught over this tragedy. they appreciate all this support from the community .... but say the pain is too much to bear.one sigh of relief tonight .... just before 7pm ... police announced 27 year old john lee cowell was taken into custody...the family continues to grieve this terrible loss. i know from my sister who survived, that she said he came up behind them and started stabbing for no reason whatsoever.we all are angry and upset right now. but it's how we deal with itya'll didn't give us nothing about the description til this morning. how long were u gonna put the community at risk and leave this man to flee?standup again, that suspect is in custody. we are expecting that press conference to start any time now.we will bring it all live to you as soon as it starts.reporting live from oakland ... ali reid ... kron 4 news. kron 4 n

by phone today, stabbing victim latifah wilson, the sister of nia wilson told me that she and family members were shocked that cowell was still riding bart when he was arrested. the family had planned to get together today to make funeral arrangements for nia. yet latifah wilson described what she said to her sister in the final moments of her life. >> i love her and we're going to get through this. i got you. you're my baby sister. she was my heart. no matter our ups and downs, we still make each other come back to each other like it was nothing. love and caring and help anybody and everybody >> and the lingering question from this family is why. what was the motive, why did this happen. that is what they are continuing to ask. they say that they do plan on attending cowell's arraignment, which is scheduled for tomorrow. live in oakland, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> all right. melanie, thank you so much. and wilson's death is the third in five days on a bart train or at a bart station. about an hour ago, bart police released these new pictures of a suspect in another recent deadl

. >> this is about the justice for nia wilson, her sister latifah, and their family. >> reporter: bart's police chief says he hopes the arrest of 27-year-old transient john lee cowell is the first step in healing for the heartbroken family of 18-year-old nia wilson, stabbed to death sunday night as she and two of her sisters switched trains at the mcarthur station. the attack was unprovoked. >> very dangerous, not only in the bart system, but throughout the communities here in the bay area. so we're ecstatic to have him in custody. >> reporter: he was at the pleasant hills station. the train was stopped, and searched after a tip from a rider. it was the second tip in an hour. cowell he face had been widely publicized since noon. >> an uneventful contact, they asked what his name was. >> reporter: cowell was unarmed, gave his name, and id, and did not resist. it's likely how he was riding bart. there were many moves parts to putting the -- moving parts to putting the case together. >> he had his clothes in a parking stretch kerr, a knife was -- stretcher, a knife was located, video, and w

i know, i know regina, and queen latifah -- >> yeah. >> jimmy: i would go anywhere with queen latifahman being, ever. well, tiffany is now hosting the "mtv movie & tv awards" monday night. >> yep. >> jimmy: you going to be there? you're nominated for best movie. >> yeah. you know, i mean -- [ cheers and applause ] i can't -- >> jimmy: i'm just saying -- >> i can't give you all the tea. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: come one. >> can't give you all the tea. >> jimmy: spill a little bit. >> now there might be a little something at the beginning. >> jimmy: okay, all right. >> yeah. >> jimmy: all right, good. is there any talk -- can you even hint at maybe is there talk of a "girls trip 2"? >> you know what, there is talk of a "girls trip 2." >> jimmy: yes! >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: dude, i want to see that. i loved it. >> yeah. >> jimmy: it was so funny. each one of you scored. >> yeah. >> jimmy: congrats on that. >> thank you. thank you. >> jimmy: i love you. i love your whole family. you know, i really do, because i have -- >> i know you do, jimmy. you're always so good to us.

. >> reporter: nia passed away at the scene and first responders took latifah to the hospital and cowell swung at her second. >> missed the artery, thank god. missed the vein. it's pretty deep. he tried to swing twice, he hit me in my head, so i have a knot. >> reporter: she said she and her sister rarely took bart. tonight, the family is consoling one another and asking why. letifah said nia had big dreams for a career in criminal justice and dance studio and her own makeup line. her nickname was p.g., short for pretty girl. >> that was her. she had to be on point. >> reporter: a senseless brutal attack as sisters did what thousands of bart riders do daily. >> i just want justice for my sister. >> reporter: the third sister with letifah and nia has bruises. she was too distraught to speak with us earlier on camera. the sisters and several family members say they plan to be here tonight for this vigil. abc7 news. >> thank you very much. >>> while the surviving victim and bart police have not discussed motive, discussed that it may have been racially motivated. >> we and the bart police t

latifah wilson was wounded. then the suspect took off his clothes and disappeared into the night. this afternoon police put out an alert for the suspect, a resident of concord, a transient with a violent past. he's been arrested for a multitude of crimes over much of the last decade, he was even arrested for shooting into a dwelling. in october 2016 he began serving a prison sentence for a robbery in contra costa county. he was released in may of 2018, just two months ago. and he has two restraining orders against him. what was the motive for the murder? it's still unclear. there was no argument, no words exchanged at all. police say race doesn't appear to be a factor, but it's still a possibility. >> we don't take anything off the table. while we don't have evidence to suggest he's connected to a white supremacist group, we'll look at all possibilities. >> reporter: when police boarded the train they asked the sufor his id, he quietly gave it to him, and they peacefully arrested him. a bright spot in a dark day. joe vazquez, kpix 5. >>> meanwhile tonight protesters gathered at th

. >> this is about the justice for nia wilson and her sister latifah and their family. >> reporter: he's accused of coming up behind wilson and stabbing and killing her. he also stabbed her sister. bart's police chief called it s they are investigating where race was a factor. >>> people gathered at a vigil at the macarthur bart station. they say the senseless violence has left them outraged and silenced. >> we are all one village! >> family, friends, and strangers came together to remember nia wilson. they describe her as an angel. those at the rally held hands in a healing circle. >> i feel -- in them coming out to help me pursue justice for my daughter. that's all i want is justice for my daughters. >> some family members are criticizing bart. they cannot understand how the suspect managed to leave the bart station after the attack without being stopped. and why it took so long to release an image of the suspect. >> somebody that looked like me, the picture would have been posted on the screen. it would have already been posted on the screen. >> a memorial for nia wilson has been crea

. >> this is really about the justice for nia wilson, her sister latifah and their family. >> cowl is accused of coming up behind nia wilson and stabbing and killing her. he also stabbed nia's sister who is in critical condition. authorities are still investigating whether race was a factor. >>> family and friends of nia wilson were met by total strangers to honor her. allie rasmus is there at the macarthur bart station at a memorial that's been set up for nia wilson. >> reporter: many people have walked by and stopped to gaze at the photos and look at the handwritten notes. this display has grown over the past 24 hours. the memorial is to honor and remember 18-year-old nia wilson. wilson a after exiting the train. the violent attack has shaken the community. and hundreds of people joined wilson's grieving family for a vigil in her honor. the family found comfort knowing so many share in their grieve. >> all i want is justice for my daughters. >> i know my little sister will survive. and he came up behind them and started stabbing them for no reason. >> reporter: during the vigil, peo

. >> this is really about the justice for nia wilson, her sister latifah, and their family. >> reporter: bart police chief says he hopes the arrest of 27- year-old transient john lee cowell is the first step in healing for the heartbroken family of 18-year-old nia wilson, stabbed to death sunday night as she and her sisters switched trains. >> very dangerous, not only in the bart system, but throughout the communities in the bay area, so we're glad to have him in custody. >> reporter: he was arrested at the pleasant hill station on an antioch bound train. the train was stopped, and searched after a tip from a rider. it was the second tip in an hour. cowell's face had been widely publicized since noon. >> very uneventful type contact. they asked him what his name was. >> reporter: the chief says cowell, a parolee was unarmed, gave his name and id, and did not resist. he said there were many moving parts to putting this case together. >> we had where he dropped off his parking stretcher, veo that had to be recovered in different locations, and we had to make sure this was the correct indi

her sister latifah slashed as well. police released a photo of their suspect and monday received a call from a writer who spotted the suspect. his capture caught on camera. >> one of our pastors was on a train yesterday and they saw what they believe to be the man. called it into our dispatch center and how officers detained him and proved his identity and subsequently booked him into the jail. >> they took the suspect into custody without further incident saying he turned over identification to them when asked. >> he wanted to know what was going on. our officer asked him to step off the train and he might mess somebody we are looking for. voluntarily got off and he volunteered his california id and that is when we confirmed his identification and placed him into handcuffs. >> he has not made amy's statements to them about the killing. instead asking for an attorney. they say they are working on charges with the district attorneys office, homicide, and assault with a deadly weapon charges they could be amended on top o

latifah was stabbed in the neck but is in stable condition recovering at a local hospital.i know from my sister who survived, that she said he came up behind them and started stabbing for no reason whatsoever.last night cowell discarded his clothes in a parking structure, which police say shows he was conscious of his guilt. and they believe they've recovered the murder weapon, which was found at a nearby construction site.we plan to interview him along with the da's office and book him in the alameda county jailhundreds of people rallied outside the macarthur bart station monday evening ... before marching through the streets of oakland.it hurts right now, but i need to be strong for my sister and her family.standupunrstandably there are a lot of people that want to help the wilson family. there are fundraising pages out there but police say none of them are real.they're working with the family to start one.reporting live from oakland ... ali reid ... kron 4 news. kron 4 news.... ali reid ... from oakland reporting live start one.reporting live from oakland ... ali reid ... kron 4 ne

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and latifah simon.nk you all for being with me this morning. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you for having us. >> as i look at this whole question of mental health, i was looking at this study that came out that talked about how people do not understand the impact that it has psychologically on young people. and for that matter, older people in the african-american community that go through these endless unanswered attacks by people that are paid to serve and protect. and though the numbers may be debatable, which is always the case, the impact of, if it's one a month, one every two months, of insecurity, of making people feel like they're living where there can be no redress of protection has real impact on their lives. and i know that you leading the washington bureau of nan, and you work on this for us in nan, ebony, and hear about it every day as you try to bring this together into some kind of legislative and policy change, the psychological impact, give us an idea of what you get from the fi

her sister latifah was also stabbed but survived.re learning nia's funeral will be held one week from today-- at the full gospel church in oakland. (grant) that was the third murder at a bart station in the span of one week.(vicki) bart recently released some unsettling numbers... kron 4's dan kerman got mixed reaction from riders about how the from riders mixed reaction kerman got mixed reaction from riders about how the recent violence is making them feel.. sotthe safety or riders on bart is in the spotlight following three recent murders on bart including the vicious sunday night stabbing of nia wilson... not counting the murders, recent statistics show violent crime on the upswing. last year alone there were over 400 acts of violence. for the first 6 months of this year, overall violent crime is up 2% compared with the same period last year, with assaults up 28% sotsot bevan dufty/bart board director 39-49riders say part of the solution is more security.sot175 patrol officers a budgeted but bart still has 21 vacancies despite hir

he also faces a charge of attempted murder in the stabbing of her sister latifah who survived. the attack happened sunday night on the b.a.r.t. platform at the macarthur station in oakland . in addition to charges of murder and attempted murder -- the enhancements have -- he paid -- he faces life with a dish a life sentence if convicted -- he faces a life sentence if convicted. >> it was a brutal murder and attempted murder for our whole community and i am not saying for b.a.r.t. specifically but for our community , it's an awful situation. and that's why we are treating it with the seriousness that we have. >> cal has not entered a plea to the charges. he's due back in court on august 22. neil wilson's family -- nia wilson's family is still trying to process what happened. christina rendon tells us family members aren't buying the explanation that he's mentally ill or that the attack was random. >> the past three days have been extremely painful for her father and the rest of her family. >> my daughter was everything to me. she was so beautiful and inspirational. she had dream

her sister also a stabbing victim in this attack, latifah wilson, told me she and her sisters rarely took bart. >> they don't ride bart, she hated bart, she would not sit on bart, she will just stand there. she will not catch bart only if we really have to go somewhere. we just coming from a family function, you know, and going on our way home like we usually -- don't talk to nobody, just listening to our music. and all of a sudden we transfer and just to get blindsided by a maniac. for what? i don't know why. >> reporter: and that is the lingering question that this family has, why? back live now, we do want to show you that memorial. i know you weren't able to see that just a moment ago because of the video running. you can see here a number of candles, flowers, notes for this family, posters that say rest in peace, nia, and a lot of calls for justice. again, the family says that this has been quite an ordeal for them. and mostly because they really don't understand the motive. that is their big question is why. they do tell me that they are planning on attending cowell's arraignme

who's this queen latifah girl? ♪ >> and then later on, oh, who's this missy?r or not they got the, you know, the acknowledgement they should have, they've always been there. and just now maybe they'll truly be acknowledged. ♪ guys are only ♪ that thing, that thing ♪ that thing >> she sings, she raps. there's heartache involved. it's all encompassed in one amazing piece of art. >> "the miseducation of lauryn hill." >> with her record-breaking fifth grammy win, lauryn hill echoed what many might have been thinking. >> this is crazy, because this is hip-hop music. you know what i mean? >> she's going to be, big -- well, she already is a big star. you get five grammys you are. she's young. >> a lot of people think she's going to really redefine the connections among hip-hop, pop, for everybody. ♪ hi, kids. do you like primus ♪ ♪ want to see me stick nine inch nails through each one of my eyelids ♪ >> when em came we sat back like this. what's this white boy doing? and then i really listened -- ♪ but i can't figure out which spice girl i want to impregnate ♪ >> i w

evening.the crowd was on edge ...and very angry.they're calling for justice for nia and her sister latifah...they appreciate all this support from the community .... but say the pain is too much to bear. again, john lee cowell is in custody ... charges are pending. reporting live from oakland ... ali reid ... kron 4 news. (grant) and we're learning more about the victim tonight... 18-year-old nia wilson was born and raised in oakland. she attended oakland high school and later transfered to dewey academy high school dewey academy is a small campus with 275 students. prinicpal darrell ross says just about everyone interacted with nia wilson on regular daily basis...and so did he. <"she is one of our daughters, one of our babies. we are a family here. we have a family atmosphere so that one hurt tremendously.">(grant) tremendously.">(grant) the superintendent of the oakland unified school district released a statement which reads in part -- "like all of you, i am heartbroken by the senseless and vicious attack on two innocent young women at the macarthur bart station last night. nia wilson w

. >> and all of the girls, you know, jada, regina and queen latifah's like, "how is that even possibleull that off?" i was like, well, she could have married my dad, see? maybe my real momma passed and then she married my dad. and then my dad passed, but she like turnt up like deena. then you find out why deena the way she, because she get it from her step momma who happens to be meryl streep! and then it would be amazing, because if you see meryl streep turnt up like me, you'll be like, "she can do anything!" [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: i agree with that. >> she can do anything! >> seth: i would agree with that. i think -- >> she'll get an oscar for that -- for sure she'll get an oscar. >> seth: it's arguably the last mountain she has to climb. >> that's it. i need to see her hood side. [ laughter ] >> seth: you -- you also, you shot a super bowl commercial this year for groupon. you got to go to the super bowl. was that your first super bowl? >> that was my very first super bowl, ever. >> seth: did you have a good time? >> i had a blast. >> seth: it was very cold. it was in mi

like queen latifah, right? do we talk about the art that they were creating? and also, do we amplify the male artists, the male hip-hop artists who are eating music that honors women?>> rown: accentuating the positive is very much the focus here, including one perhaps lesser-known aspect of hip-hop culture. >> when you look at young black males in the inner city, one of the last things you think about is that these dudes will wreck you on a chessboard. >> brown: adisa banjoko heads the hip-hop chess federation, an non-profit aimed at empowering young people through music, martial arts aay chess. the connections are longstanding, dating back to 1970s heroes bruce lee on filmer and bobby fishn the chessboard.s >> chessgame of life for hip-hop people. we're looking at risk'r assessment, looking at sacrifice. what am i willing to give up to get what i want? and all of these thi ds are going tate how i live on the actual block. >> brown: is is a niche within a community, the hip-hop community? you're not telng me everybody in hip-hop is... >> i'll say, the best. no