new identity to latin music. >> mm-hmm. >> which actually helped save latin music at that time. >> yes. as opposed to salsa, which would be a cha cha beat but with spanish lyrics? >> exactly. >> yes. >> exactly. >> that's the primary difference. the source material for the documentary -- how did you find it, how did you get it, where did you go to find it? >> well, first and foremost, it was finding the musicians, talking to them, sitting down, you know, for an hour or several-hour-long interviews with as many as the musicians who are still with us and then asking them, you know, "do you have photographs? what content do you have from that era?" and then after that, it was, you know, going through all the archival footage houses. >> mm-hmm. >> and little by little, you know, people would give me leads, and the library of congress was helpful. you know, different news organizations, archives. so everywhere that i could find footage not only of that music scene but of the community, the latino communities from new york during that era. >> are there any interesting stories about, you know

: i never thought of jelly roll morton and latin... >> and he call it the latin tinge, you see?ngs rhythm) as a matter of fact, william c. handy, who wrote "st. louis blues," you know, he went to cuba. he spent some time in cuba. so it's a lot of history that connect us very deeply. but it's a lack of understanding regarding to jazz and latin america. the other part is that i envision the festival... like, if you go to europe, you say, "i'm going to the european jazz festival." my dream is one day we said, "we're going to the latin american jazz festival," which already there is a lot of them. and the people are embracing this music with the power that you wouldn't believe. kids playing... from early on playing this music. they are really into. they love it. they love the freedom of expression. so i see latin america playing a very important role in keeping jazz alive and in development of jazz, too. >> hinojosa: for all of that inspiration, for all of the joy of your music, thank you so much. and for being right here. >> thank you very much. - [voiceover] funding for overheard

zika and childbirth in latin america. stay with us, it's "inside story." ♪ ♪ >> you're watching "inside story." i'm ray suarez. the rise of zika infections and the rise in birth defects in brazil which has large numbers of zika infections has raised uncomfortable questions about the access to terminations and birth control in much of latin america. we've been here before during earlier outbreaks of rubella, german measles. with so little known and so much yet to be known, josh, how do you quickly put together a tool kit, a set of responses for a national health minutes, ministry, let's say, when we've got such a rapidly changing situation? >> it's a very difficult situation surely for ministries of health for cdc, to put together recommendations based on the fact that there is as you say not enough evidence to make very strong associations or to know for sure whether these associations are actually true between zika infection and these terrible birth defects. but they've taken cautio cautioe principle here and the world h

>> we are seeing a trend across latin america. each country is different, different circumstances et cetera. but we are seeing what appears to be a trend with people looking for change. starting to lose faith in the populist movement, argentina has had election where change has been promoted and with that in mind as well as with the fact that the united states economy is growing now, latin america's economy is slowing and latin america's other chief trading partner, china, is also slowing. this may be a good opportunity for the united states to really step in and improve relations with latin america. at the same time, we have a certain capacity in our own country to bo bol bollox things. >> i was going to ask you about this eric, i wonder how close leaders in latin american countries are watching. >> the leaders and the elites are watching our elections very closely because what happens in the united states like it or not does impact latin america to a very certain extent and rhetoric about immigration or foreigners or trade restr

before this video came out, i was not known in latin america.k, twitter to say the reality about what's going on. let's film how the supermarkets are and people are dying. john: you equate populism with socialism. >> yes. it's a way of psychological manipulations specially for people who don't have a good education and have immediate needs. you satisfy those needs by giving food or medicines as long as there is money. but when you start nationalizing and expropriating you finish with the sources of productivity in our country, then the money is running out. john: thank you gloria alvarez. i wish you luck convincing them. since they are socialists and capitalists, which one is he. >> when they call i give. when i need something from them two years later, three years later, i call them and they are there for me. ♪(banjo) ♪ooooh ♪i hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow♪ ♪and each road leads you where you want to go♪ ♪and if you're faced with a choice and you have to choose♪ ♪i hope you choose the one that means the most to you♪ ♪and if

that will be studied further. >> reporter: the mosquito-born virus is rapidly spreading through the latin america and the caribbean. health officials in the u.s. are not surprised to hear transmission through sex, but emphasized the disease is spread through mosquito bites. nine travel case in florida prompted the governor there to declare a public health emergency in four counties, including miami-dade. >> the bottom line for the public in the continental u.s. remains the same. if you're pregnant and you're

before this video came out, i was not known in latin america.l was let the populism using technology, facebook, twitter to say the reality about what's going on. let's film how the supermarkets are and people are dying. john: you equate populism with socialism. >> yes. it's a way of psychological manipulations specially for people who don't have a good education and have immediate needs. you satisfy those needs by giving food or medicines as long as there is money. but when you start nationalizing and expropriating you finish with the sources of productivity in our country, then the money is running out. john: thank you gloria alvarez. i wish you luck convincing them. since they are socialists and capitalists, which one is he. >> when they call i give. when i need something from them two years later, three years later, i call them and they are there for me. i'm caridee. i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis most of my life. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara® it helps keep my skin clearer. with only

before this video came out, i was not known in latin america.as let the populism using technology, facebook, twitter to say the reality about what's going on. let's film how the supermarkets are and people are dying. john: you equate populism with socialism. >> yes. it's a way of psychological manipulations specially for people who don't have a good education and have immediate needs. you satisfy those needs by giving food or medicines as long as there is money. but when you start nationalizing and expropriating you finish with the sources of productivity in our country, then the money is running out. john: thank you gloria alvarez. i wish you luck convincing them. since they are socialists and capitalists, which one is he. >> when they call i give. when i need something from them two years later, three years later, i call them and they are there for me. i think it landed last tuesday. one second it's there. then, woosh, it's gone. i swear i saw it swallow seven people. seven. i just wish one of those people could have been mrs. johnson. [dog ba

john: there is one in latin america. u.f.m. is very unusual.g they teach you is marx and socialism. one of the first books i read was george orwell animal farm. one thing is what your parents tell you. but you contrast that with reality. i worked on radio. i worked on journalism. in your bike found like inspiration to continue with this idea. john: do you get a lot of hostile pushback? >> every country i go too all the control the government has they start insulting you on the internet, facebook and twitter. before this video came out, i was not known in latin america. the proposal was let the populism using technology, facebook, twitter to say the reality about what's going on. let's film how the supermarkets are and people are dying. john: you equate populism with socialism. >> yes. it's a way of psychological manipulations specially for people who don't have a good education and have immediate needs. you satisfy those needs by giving food or medicines as long as there is money. but when you start nationalizing and expropriating you finish wi

this year he's a finalist for latin song of the year for his collaboraion with nikki jj. nikki jam takes on his clab singer both up for artist of the year. sunset also recognized. another song is up for hot latin song of the year. marc anthony seems to make the list each year. up in six categories including solo artist of the year. ricky martin up for top latin album of theyear. ricky also up for solo artist of the year. i want to dance jennifer lopez a finalist in one category. she's up for female artist of the year. you know mr.350 pitbull made the cut. solo artist of the year nominee. >> looks exciting. >>> next on 6, a brush with death. >> yeah, the scene looks like something out of the fast and the furious, but for a family in england this was real life. and a baby was at the center of this entire ordeal. >>> it's national burn awareness week. we have some tips to keep you safe. i'll explain coming up. >>> then all new tonight on the >> shakespeare >>> welcome back. take a look at this right here. amazingly a family escapes over and skidded down a busy highway in eng

some students at boston latin revealed alleged acts of racism -- >> some students at boston latin revealed alleged acts of racism within the school, a department investigation found administrators did not properly handle one of several incidents, >> -- incidents >> . >> we also recognize and it was acknowledged in the meeting, the district and bls is ill equipped city. >> the headmaster at boston latin has apologized and pledged to do more, but she vows to keep her post despite continued calls for her resignation. s still paramount the removal of headmaster of boston latin school is still on the table, still being actively advanced. sera: in a letter, some local civil rights leaders have formally asked us attorney carmen ortiz to open an investigation. her office is reportedly reviewing the complaint. s office would also launch a review, after the meeting, mayor walsh deferred comment to the urban league leaders. do we have issues, yes we have issues but i think that what we' re showing in leadership and spiritual and moral guidance that we' re going to get this thing fixed. sera: the grou

. >> community leaders are calling for more action after accusations of racial slurs at boston latin. >> here's todd's report. >> the investigation that the city conducted was incomplete. >> kevin peterson, executive director of the new democracy community leaders in boston calling for justice. specifically the department of justice to investigate how boston latin addressed racially charged incidents. today the mayor says he feels there is no need for an outside probe. >> we're going to have an internal view in the mayor's offer, separate and independent from the school department. we'll have that conversation today and see what the next steps will be. >> there needs to be an external outside investigation around what happened or what continues to happen. >> boston latin schools head master has said she regrets the lack of urgency in her initial response. >> civil rights groups including the ncaa tournament met with boston latin students and parents. they are now calling for the ouster of the head master. >> we accept the apology from the head master. that's fine. and we appreciate th

. >> and the school monitor says the kids also take latin, and many of the latin roots helped them figure out the answers to the science questions. >> i was a big latin student. i could amaze you with some of the latin i remember. >> my parents remember! my mom always talks about latin class. we just don't do that. >> it was a big deal when your mom and i were kids. jackie is much, much younger than me. [ laughter ] >> the students will economies in washington dc begin april 28. also a lot of kids used to take class trips. >> you received your own >> i'm still in 8th grade! [ laughter ] >> i believe it. >> he won the science fair that year. >> isn't it usually in 5th grade? [ laughter ] >> i was behind the curve. [ laughter ] >> what grades are your kids in now? >> kindergarten and 3rd. >> oh, well, see? >> in about a year you won't be able to help with any homework. >> that's supposed to happen a year from now. >> and you're going to become great, fast friends. >> i hit him up for different things i need around the house. [ laughter ] >> have you ever heard the phrase spit on a griddle?

. >> california department of education showing you shows 200 and 73 awe latin go population 200 and8 in the the cd reports 36 thousand plus indian-americans and awe latin students of the 25 thousand the san francisco unified school district research planning and ascertainment reports 200 plus in 2015-2016 native students are proportionately have the highest dropout rates in the san francisco unified school district as sxard compared to other students in the sfusd awe latin students information in 2009 are 2010 there was one and 7 students fund at 21 thousand plus dollars and as of 2014-2015 our recent student count i and 25, 28 tell us dollars requests given the event we had thirty awards given in 2009, 2010 years ago years later 2015-2016 a jump to 46 awards in the summer program in 2009 and 2010 every student was accountant for in with a 60 student counts the 506 forms identifies the san francisco unified school district as the indian-american and is qualified in a tribe for funding the title vii program funding is determined by the number of 506 forms submitted san francisco unif

the eye' s kelley tuthill is at boston latin with the new fallout in the fight over racial tension. kelley: civil rights leaders have been calling on her to resign. some of them will meet with u.s. attorney carmen ortiz as they push for a federal investigation into what happened here. but this morning, headmaster lynne mooney teta says she' ll stay on the job and work to improve the environment at there have been calls for her resignation after students claimed she ignored their claims of a number of racist incidents at the prestigious school. teta tells the herald quote, there' s no one more committed to improving the learning environment here at boston latin school than i am. she wouldn' t comment on whether she thinks a justice department said she' d cooperate. a city investigation found the school acted appropriately in the vast majority of the incidents. randy: right now a deadly crash is under investigation in plymouth. a 21-year-old man was killed when a car rolled over on route 3 north yesterday, and crashed into the trees. police say the victim is from providence. another p

heather: taking on racial issues in boston schools, black leaders calling for a change at boston latin. ed: they met with school leaders today after several complaints were made by students at the school. newscenter five' s rhondella richardson was at the meeting is . they asked for and received they are happy about the conversation around race. the students had expressed how they felt modernized the marginalized -- felt marginalized on social media. >> blackat bls if you' ve faced a racial stereotype. >> this youtube video launched the hashtag boston latin students now use to highlight a esteemed exam school. >> what about in class when they talk about slavery and everyone looks at you. >> black community leaders this afternoon met with the superintendent of schools. >> how do you integrate cultural competency into the curriculm so students better deal with diversity. 50 years after the racial imbalance act, when dr. king marched down the street and roxbury, it is a shame we are still engaging in these issues, but it is hurting to hear that there is leadership in the city. >> a greate

the infection is spreading quickly throughout latin america, and has u.s.fficials waiting for the cases bound to arrive in bloodstreams or in the next mosquito that lands on your arm next summer. a virus on the move. it's the inside story. ♪ >>> welcome to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. diseases move. they have always moved. what is different in the 21st century is how quickly it happens, and how viruses outsmarted our best efforts to contain them. the latest is zika, an illness first mound in -- found in the mountains of east africa. who is infected? who gets sick in are mosquitos the only vector or just the main one. and here in the united states, can we stop a disease that so far as mainly arrived here in the bloodstreams of infected travelers from becoming one that is swimming in the guts of american mosquitos. robert ray begins our program. >> reporter: the colorful smallvillage in this puerto rico has a problem and the major is on edge. >> i'm very concerned because this is big problem that effected many of our families. >> reporter: of the approxima

i don't know if you've ever sat through a latin mass. to say latin masses a lot when i was a youngster but most catholic churches across the country have stopped doing that because they wanted to attract a younger crowd. 64 family members will be in attendance along with famous people like joe biden, ted cruz, dick cheney. the people streaming through right now are friends and family. we had a chance to talk to a few of them and their stories are touching about justice scalia and his family. one of them is a long-time friend of justice scalia. he has a son that's a judge in arlington. that's how they met. they often had dinner with the scalias. he's here to pay his respects. we talked to a high school teacher who is a friend of father paul scalia who will be saying the homily today. he teaches a lot of justice scalia's grandchildren, as you know, jake, jstice scalia has 34 grandchildren. he's here just because the, you know, justice scalia was a lovely man and he wants to pay respects to a friend and a you can see on your screen justice

the zika virus is transferred from mosquitos found in latin america... "but it has not been seen in the continental united states. the two cases that have been seen, reported in omaha, were individuals who went to latin america and came back and were bitten by mosquitos that were infected with zika virus," said unitypoint clinic director of maternal fetal medicine dr. al fleming, "the only way to get the zika virus is to be bitten by an infected mosquito or through sexual contact with someone who has the zika virus." a maternal fetal medicine specialist, dr. al fleming, says the flu-like illness causes joint stiffness, rash and pink eye...but that's not what doctors are concerned about. pregnant women are the most the infection and it's linked with... "microcephaly is an unfortunate condition which the baby has a very small head, well below size average head, and beyond that there's abnormalities within the brain itself," said unitypoint clinic director of maternal fetal medicine dr. al fleming. "here at unitypoint clinic, dr. flemming answered some ques

of south andh latin america are religious. both evangelicals and the staunchlyhurch are against abortion. the vatican has said it is not ready to comment on the issue. ouret's get a reminder of top stories here. a debating constitutional change year's parist attacks. french lawmakers have been examining proposals aimed at terrorism amongst the measures, stripping nationals terror ofn acts of their french citizenship. frankly ridiculous. that's how the british government described a nonbinding government ruling founder wikileaks julian assange has been arbitrarily detained. and looking for support, the british prime minister meets his and polandn denmark as he seeks to renegotiate his country's membership of the e.u., ahead of the referendum, which could be as soon as the month of june. for top business news stories. good evening. appear to be going haywire this friday afternoon. what's going on? >> well, it's related to this report that's come out of the united states this friday that was a mixed report situation.oyment two he

. >> a latin american country struggles to fight the zika outbreak with more than 2,500 cases confirmed in colombia. >> we begin with developments in syria where thousands of refugees are continuing to stream to the border with turkey. as many as 35,000 people have gathered across the syrian turkish border. the e. u. is calling on ankara to grant them refuge. turkey has it has no immediate plans to let them close but will supply them with aid. they are delivering tents and essential items. many are having to sleep out in the open. >>> the majority of refugees have fled because syrian government forces are advancing on aleppo. on friday, they captured a village moving a step closer to en circumstance s /* circling the city. if they take the cities they would be in striking distance of anadan, effectively cutting off aleppo's supply lines. syrian's foreign minister says the government is on track. more on his comments in a moment but first zeina has more. >> pushing deep ner northern sir yap backed by russian air power. the government forces and alleys are inching toward al eppo city. the

every day more than 40,000 passengers arrive from or go to latin america and the caribbean. some of the city's most senior politicians have voiced their concerns that the international airport may not have the resources to cope with the zika virus. experts say it will get back to the basics that will help >> we're expected to see some of these in the u.s. >> reporter: at the university of miami this man has been studying diseases for years. there's nothing new in how to respond to the zika virus. there are programs in place to combat the mosquito that spreads these viruses. a real difference can be made by improving living conditions globally and ago rately diagnosing those. >> the faster the better, but to me it's getting back to the basics, dying months particulars, basic data, basic science on what is transmitting, trying to get a perfect diagnosis on every patient, everywhere in the world >> reporter: at miami's mosquito control center it is business as usual. there are no plans to implement any special measures to combat the zika virus but say it is people who will make

and new fallout over racial tensions at boston latin school. the change community leaders are emily: it is 6:23 a.m. on your thursday morning. cindy: a couple of snow showers to our east and west. some of them will be popping up today with temperatures in the 20' s right now. over the next 12 hours, we stay in the 20' going nowhere today and the wind is picking up. by this evening, the windchill drop into the single digits and they will be below zero by tomorrow morning. we got some coming in here over the next 24 hours and colder on friday with sunshine. the south coast and the cape emily: it is time for thursday i olessa: poppers. olessa:take a look at this video. all of those flashes? those are lightning. astronaut tim peake posted this timelapse to his facebook page, to show what a lightning storm looks like from space. the video was captured as the international space station flew over north africa and turkey. and here' s a new friend for you. if you' ve ever wanted to see what happens when you mix a pig with a sheep this is it. the wooly

but this is a particular type got a latin name. but i will tell you, that we are going to give this a try and we will see how it does. we do not have any other plants at the moment are readadfor harvest except for the kale. the kale we have been clipping the leaves off of and using them in salads, which you can use county -- kale in many different ways. the two types of kale that weird -- that we are growing. they are in the process of mentoring, probably the next thing that we will harvest is the red cartridge dust cabbage. some good news is, some of these we will be able to mature a little faster next week because we are expecting more mother it may be a sign that spring is not too far away. that's it today. >>> that was pretty cool. i thought i knew all my vegetables. >> no, coming through with a new vegetable. >>> still ahead, now that his term is winding down we are seeing a whole new side of f barack obama. the first job of a president is to protect america. our next president must be prepared to lead. i know jeb. i know his

boston public schools have come under serious skoyt in the wake of students protests at the boston latin school. they have been protesting racist taunting on social media but after they took it to administrators last year they were ignored. boston mayor and superintendent tommy chang have weighed in on investigation. this week black leaders forced a meeting with the superintendent where they pushed for justice and reforms across the boston public schools. this morning we have on the show three who met with superintendent chang earlier. kevin peterson, a civic leader in boston and founder of the new coalition. and darnell williams president and ceo of the urban league of massachusetts and bob marshall a member of the black educators alliance of massachusetts. welcome to "urban update" guys. an important issue, in the papers and everything. kevin, i will start with you, why did you feel the need to go and meet with the superintendent earlier this week? >> because the issue of racism in boston latin school is urgent and this issue is lingering way and there needed to be leaders from the com

the mosquito-borne virus is rapidly spreading through latin america and the caribbean. health officials here in the u-s say they are not surprised to hear of transmission through sex but emphasize the disease is generally spread through mosquito bites. nine travel-related cases in florida prompted the governor there to declare a public health emergency in four counties - including miami-dade. "the bottom-line for the public in the continental us remains the same. if you are pregnant and thinking of traveling to a place with zika spreading.. don't." the virus has been linked to several thousands of cases of a serious birth defect called microcephaly which causes babies to be born with small heads. the world health organization has declared a global health emergency . researchers around the world are working hard on a vaccine. brazil scientists are trying to create one using the vaccine for dengue. chris martinez channel 2 news. "channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike alger's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!"

pope francis wraps up his trip to latin america today but what caused the pontiff to lose his temper at those excited to see him and virginia based facing a new deadline for the light rail project virginia beach has two months to sign an agreement and commit to buying light rail cars or can lose a hundred and fifty five million dollars in state funding as the tide in your child may be asking for were talking about the hover board but the fans dangers with these devices . i it's strange isn't it for passengers aboard a disney cruise to the cayman islands the ship spotted to stop rather to pick up twelve suspected migrant south east of cuba earlier this week the migrants were brought aboard and turned over to grand cayman authorities say it's not clear if the migrants were headed to the us in greece migrants and refugees are now being processed at a reception for the set up by the government to financially struggling country is the main gateway for people from the middle east asia and africa seeking a better life in europe where the eight hundred and fifty from nearby turkey greece fac

that's awhat has got a lot of people concerned here in the u.s. >>> in those latin american companies, images people remember is governments going around with the spray guns killing off the mosquitos. is that something we're likely to see this is certain areas of the u.s.? >> i think we will have to look at that. remember during the 1950s we raid indicated mosquitos in latin america countries to control dengue and yellow fever. we have to revisit that. there is a possibility that in many states we will have to really resume that kind of old-fashioned technique >>> still to come for you here on the al jazeera world news. >> i'm in l.a. where we are days away from the oscars, but it is who and what isn't nominated that a lot of people are talking about. find out why shortly. hortly. >>> welcome back. the top stories from al jazeera. the u.s. tv networks are projecting donald trump as the winner of tuesday's republican caucus in nevada. early indications that that marco rubio came second cementing his position as the main challenger. obama has presented his plans to shut down the guantan

a lot of flight capital from overseas in latin america, south america, russians. >> anthony: russiansther country, do we care? trickle down boys, trickle down. >> billy: it has propped up miami once again with another inflated bubble, and the question is how long will it last? >> anthony: there's history and there's the more immediate needs of the present. i need food presently and perhaps some fine bourbon and when i need good food in a city not my own, more and more these days i call somebody if they weren't good at enough things already, has become something of an expert on good food around the world. >> anthony: every time i check instagram you're eating with one of my culinary heroes. he seems to like you a lot better than me. [ laughter ] ahmir-khalib thompson, known to most as questlove. >> anthony: you've been to this place before? >> questlove: i live at this place. >> anthony: really? >> questlove: yeah. >> anthony: yard bird quickly became a miami favorite. serving over the top southern classics to people like us. >> anthony: the old joke was james brown was the hardest wor

tomorrow night we look at the progress made 30 years later with the king and queen of latin pop. [music] >> reporter: some say you can divide pop music into two eras. before conga and after. 1985 was the year everything changed. cuban born gloria estefan and miami sound machine released conga and paved the way for every latin pop star to come. but not without hurdles. obstacles. we had such a great time. when i joined the band, it was for fun. i took care of my dad during high school. speak of. it got me through the toughest moments of my life. >> reporter: with many latino artists dominating the pop charts today, it's hard to imagine a time when they had no presence. >> it was really hard to come up with a new sound. every time you have to change the last time or don't think they'll promote something. we didn't have radio stations, tv. more so the -- the biggest network would never do something because they were worried about ratings. >> reporter: the sound, an irresistible hybrid. cuban. heard. it was being performed by a cuban artist but in english. >> they would tell us no. o

experts say the virus is sweeping through parts of latin america. scientists say many people who

talk about a german threat to latin america, which laroomed large in 1916. her most recent book is "jimmy carter and africa -- race and the cold war" which will be published this sprint. spring. please help me welcome nancy mitchell.spring. please help me welcome nancy mitchell.spring. please help me welcome nancy mitchell.spring. please help me welcome nancy mitchell.spring. please help me welcome nancy mitchell.spring. please help me welcome nancy mitchell.spring. please help me welcome nancy mitchell.spring. please help me welcome nancy mitchell.pring. please help me welcome nancy mitchell. >> thank you very much for organizing this panel. i have two brief comments to make. first i'll begin with a comment, which is imagine yourself trying to convince a haitian or a dominican or a nicaraguan that 1916 was a turning point. i ha absolutely in terms of the caribbean and central america, 1916 was not in the least a turning point. it wasn't, as julia erwin says in her paper, it wasn't even a new chapter. it was pure continuity from the 1890s, particularly from

sera: some students at boston latin revealed alleged acts of racism within the school. a department investigation found administrators did not properly handle one of several incidents. darnell williams: we also recognize-- and it was that the district as well as b.l.s. is ill equipped to handle these race issues in our city. sera: the head master at boston latin has apologized and pledged to do more, but she vows to keep her post despite continued calls for her resignation. darnell williams: we believe that it's still paramount that the removal of the head master of boston latin school is still on the table and is still being actively advanced. sera: in a letter, some local civil rights groups have formally asked u.s. attorney carmen ortiz to open an investigation. her office is reportedly reviewing the complaints. community leaders say the mayor's office would also launch a review. after the meeting, mayor walsh deferred comment to urban league leaders. darnell williams: do we have issues? yes, we have issues but i think that what we're showing is leadership and spirit

you very much for that update and also perhaps the department can reinvest some of the calls with latinmerica over the years the reason i'm saying this is the past wanted of having an loll perhaps interaction and botox coming to stanford university to work on public and critical issues effecting the venezuela and other populations since that time the putting in venezuela have within dismantling so many of the training programs have been totally disengaged i know we have new activities going on with the world health organization and with usf international health programs i hope that folks can linkage or link because san francisco is very unique it is as you know and we know when some sports activities come we are very a number of venezuela families gun control who live in van wall and because of the baseball season and it is not just you don't mean miami they come here they can be used as outstanding preservation model on how to disseminate and help to bridge this really, really epidemic there was a nine hundred thousand in venezuela that or effected but they don't have the marketplace o

doug: a special saturday meeting focusing on accusations of boston latin high school. newscenter 5's sera congi was there as mayor walsh and community leaders talked about the tensions coming to light. sera: mayor marty walsh meeting with community leaders this morning about the allegations of racism at boston latin. the closed-door discussion held at the urban league in roxbury lasted about an lasted about an hour-and-a-half. darnell williams: it was very productive. it was very positive. it was a deep dive in terms of the issues. latin revealed alleged acts of racism within the school. a department investigation found administrators did not properly darnell williams: we also recognize-- and it was acknowledged in the meeting-- that the district as well as b.l.s. is ill equipped to handle sera: the head master at boston latin has apologized and pledged to do more, but she vows to keep her post despite continued calls for her resignation. darnell williams: we believe that it's still paramount that of boston latin school is still on the table and is still being actively

emily: the headmaster of boston's latin school speaks. her comments amid calls for her resignation. randy: and the pride over a garden some consider sacred emily: 5: 24 now. that feel of winter is back so do not leave the house without your winter gear this morning. 28 in worcester. 36 in boston. look at the next 24 hours. the temperatures going nowhere. skies get brighter lunchtime into the afternoon but you want today. answer to and 20's through definitely a cold end to the week but we're going to warm up this weekend. saturday a lot of sunshine. upper 30's for highs warming back into the low 50's by sunday. emily? emily: right now crews in franconia, new hampshire are cleaning up the mess after a half-mile long ice jam forced evacuations. it came across plantation road flooding people's homes. some surrounded by as much as six feet of water. one neighbor capturing it all on his drone residents say they've never seen anything like it before >> the power of ice and what was happening was crazy. you can feel your feet shaking, the ground shaking, the house shaking emily: officials s

experts say the virus is sweeping through parts of latin america. zika is mostly harmless for adults, but it's been linked to a serious birth defect among newborns. the olympics in rio de janeiro get under way in august. we'll be right back people aren't the only this valentine's day weekend... lion county safari gave some valentine treats to two of their animals whose birthdays actually coincide with valentine's day. "cupid" the giraffe is turning 11 years old. "little mama" the chimpanzee is in her late oldest-known living chimpanzee in the world. high pressure near the west coast will keep above average temperatures and generally light winds into early next week, except for some stronger gusts in higher elevations on sunday. a fast moving storm will bring a return of wintry conditions wednesday and winds, r >>> welcome to "world news tonight." breaking news. supreme court justice antonin scalia has died. the longest-serving justice on the nation's high court, a towering figure, known for his blistering dissents, his strict interpretation of the c

and best latin rock, urban or alternative album. >> to win the grammy award would be an amazing honor. >> reporter: and the first nicaraguan band ever to get a nod at the grammys, and many of the musicians live in the bay area. >> i'm glad i to be part of this and see what happens. >> reporter: two bay area audio legends are up for an award. >> i got pretty close to what i was hoping for with it. >> reporter: the second album recorded by leslie ann jones in marin county. >> we recorded the orchestra here over a few days. it was really fantastic. >> reporter: the piece was based on a poem and the musicians included the san francisco ballet orchestra. >> for me, it's really wonderful to be part of this project. >> reporter: finally, some legendary bay area bands are up for special merit award. >> grateful dead, american beauty honoring john hooker for boom boom, a classic record and jefferson airplane. >> reporter: bittersweet since the airplane's paul kantner passed away. in san francisco, betty yu, kpix 5. >> and bet is in los angeles and will be offering special reports from the stap

president castro told reporters cuba will continue to support peace, then, in his efforts to help end latin america's longest war, that colombia is next. >>> sally van treva says this trip is designed to inspire catholicism across america. >> the gestures of religious people can practically animate people and that's what a religious institution can do. and of course there's all kinds of christians and other people on the ground trying to do things animated by their faith. it is a way to do energy, belonged to christianity and other faith religions as well. any time you have communication between global leaders who have real communities, actual communities, practical people who look to those leaders for insight and wisdom as the russian people do and as the catholics from the other parts of the world do, i think that can only lead to good. we saw it with pope john xxiii and pope paul r vi and we see it again. >> efforts to put the left wing government under pressure. neave barker from athens. >> angry crowd tries to storm the ministry of agriculture. plumes of tear gas fill the air while pro