lonnie wong that was (ken) (ken) that was lonnie wong reporting.overnor newsom will deliver his first state of the state address tomorrow at 11am .. (ken) still ahead at 10:30. we take a look where the pot industry stands now... more than a year since prop 64 passed, allowing adults to legally buy and smoke marijuana. (pam) plus... pleasanton residents are worried about the potential for dangerous erosion with the upcoming storms. we talk to residents who lost part of their yards... two years ago during heavy rain. (grant) virginia lieutenant governor justin fairfax fighting for his political life. as calls for his resignation continue... there's a push to remove him from office... and the ágovernor of that state who's at the center of the black-face scandal is also digging his heels in... what the presdient said tonight about his circumstance. do you think this is fun for me? you think i'm having fun? [man on other line] it certainly wasn't much fun to..... do you have eyes on the target? is it her? [man on other line] i can't tell from this photo

lonnie wong explains what the troops will be assigned to do instead. that lonnie wong reporting. newsom will deliver his address today at 11am. (robin) up next on the kron 4 morning news ... a major crackdown on health supplements. the new report that reveals if the vitamins you are taking are actually doing something for your health. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning conditions start dry today before a round of potentially severe weather moves in this evening. rainfall will begin to increase into the late afternoon with strong winds and heavy rain especially into tomorrow morning resulting in the increased risk of flooding and downed trees. highs today will peak in the 50's before falling mostly into the 40's and upper 30's tonight as rainfall increases. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) are looking for the person who dumped a paint-like substance down a storm drown. a woman noticed that a creek near

lonnie, is the end in sight?reporter: certainly relief in sight, it is not here yet, but it is in sight, i think sunday will be the day. the culprit here is the polar vortex, that big batch of polar air that dropped into the midwest and portions of the northeast as well. well, by sunday it will start to retract to the north, and as it does, you are going to see a big swing in temperatures. take a look at chicago. on sunday, forecasted high temperature 50 degrees. 50 degrees after all this cold. that is a 71 degree swing, about the biggest swing they have ever had in a three or four day period. minneapolis will be 42, a 65 degree swing. atlanta, georgia, home of the super bowl, it will be about 60 degrees, a 33 degree swing from where they were this morning. i will say for atlanta, cloudy sky on super bowl sunday, about a 30% to 40% risk for a shower. but they've got a retractable roof, so they can take care of that. it is not a problem for them. i will say it's not a shower we are looking at on the west coast. we

lonnie quinn is here with more on all of this. lonnie, what is happening?alright, like you said, you have got two systems that will be merging. but right now the most intense weather i can show you anywhere in the country is in the tennessee valley, and it is rain, but as this rain encounters the cold air north of it you have snow falling right now in places like kansas up in f iowa. those two systems that we're watching one is around again denver, the other around the gulf of mexico. they're going to be merging again around the tennessee valley. the tennessee valley is going to get hammered with rain. about a half a foot by the time you reach saturday. d. then moves into the northeast, so washington, d.c., chicago, you're starting off as snow tomorrow morning. d.c. is going to make a transition from snow to rain. it then moves into new york city. you make the transition as well. snow for the evening commute tomorrow, new york city turning over to rain later than that. it then pushes off to sea. but look at this picture, jeff. this is friday morning, we hav

lonnie went on ahead of us, went down to the pond.hen he came back and said, "we can't go to the pond. all the brush is on fire all around the pond. we can't do that." >> an engine went by us, towards our house. and i thought, "okay, they're going to find ashleigh." so we got back in my truck. and the deputies got us across the street to the field. >> we were sitting in the truck. and again it seems like it was an absolute eternity. and in awhile a friend of ours -- he was a deputy sheriff at one -- you know, valley center station is walking toward the truck. and there's another man with him that we don't know at the time. and he is the one that had to let us know that ashleigh had actually died in the car and that they found her. so the man that was with him was the sheriff chaplain. there was more confusion. and they said that -- you know, he started asking us questions. you know, how many children do we have? we have three. where are your other two? they're in an ambulance. and he kept repeating it, over and over again. and he fina

governor gavin newsom's decision to pull national guard troops from the southern border.( james ) lonnieill be assigned to do instead. ( james )( james ) ( james ) that was lonnie wong reporting. governor newsom will deliver his first state of the state address today at 11am .. ( darya ) coming up in the next hour...meet the california third-grader who is being called a hero after saving her father's life. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) conditions start dry today before a round of potentially severe weather moves in this evening. rainfall will begin to increase into the late afternoon with strong winds and heavy rain especially into tomorrow morning resulting in the increased risk of flooding and downed trees. highs today will peak in the 50's before falling mostly into the 40's and upper 30's tonight as rainfall increases. ( james ) ( james ) coming up on the kron-4 news at 6...the preparations underway as more rain gets ready to hit the bay area. kron-4's will tran has a live look at how some people are getting ready for the storm. ( james ) plus... there's a tentative deal that could help

(grant) (grant) that was lonnie wong reporting.ltrans has issue a heavy traffic advisory into tomorrow for the freeways that connect to the tahoe region. (grant) still ahead... we take a look at a scholarship source for students heading to college, to help aid them in not gaining thousands of dollars in student debt. (sports) coming up in sports, big news for giants spring training... as the legendary bruce bochy announces his retirement. why the skipper is saying goodbye after this season. ♪ [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. and some of them can't do anything about it. but you can. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and now, save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, 36-month financing. ends monday. (ken) student debt is setting records. this past year - borrowers collectively owe more than $1.5 trillion dollars in student loans. and ma

lonnie wong has the story. travelers got hint of what was in store by late morning.astbound traffic headed downhill toward the valley was unusually heavy for a monday morning...many vehicles packing a load of snow. traffic headed uphill was even heavier...the flow averaged 10 to 20 miles an hour just past nyack just afternoon high noon...with spots where traffic came to a dead stop. but reef osmond is glad his kids donút have a lot of stamina...they plan to leave after just a couple of hours. there was plenty of activity at the gas station at nyack. many skipped the last day of play to get on the road.some were skittish because of the interstate closure on friday... ryan brad and his family skied just one day before heading back to santa cruz... he would rather cut his stay short. people were still headed up to the mountains today because itús the beginning of ski week in many locations including the bay area. and some were on the road because they were delayed by bad weather on friday and saturday. a good number of skiers at boreal resort are day skiers who will joi

(vicki) that was lonnie wong reporting.altrans has issued a heavy traffic advisory into tuesday for the highways that connect to the lake tahoe region. (grant) protesters gathered in cities from cincinnati and chicago, washington, pittsburgh pennsylvania... all out to oppose president trump's declaration of a national emergency... they held signs...chanted...and marched. (grant) here in the bay area several rallies were held in solidarity with the nation- wide day of protest on this president's day. protesters gathered in walnut creek, oakland and in san francisco... where they were sounding off in their opposition to president trump's emergency declaration to fund the border wall.(grant) border">(grant)border">(grant) no reports of violence at any of the local rallies. (vicki) california is leading a new lawsuit against president trump's emergency declaration to fund a border wall. and at

the officer surrendered to the arrest warrant and is facing a lonnie charge. he no longer works for the police department. we are not sure if he quit or he was fired. >>> john burroughs filed a lawsuit against the oakland police department for the officer involved shooting that killed one homeless man. this is body camera video from officers on the scene last march >> the lawsuit claims that joshua pawlik was unconscious between two homes when they confront typically used loudspeakers to arouse them. they claim they waited for pawlwik to awaken and when he moved, they killed him. >>> san francisco police will give an update on the series of killings from the 1970s. we asked police to look at the stabbings and deaths were attributed to the doodler. that was given the name because the attacker lured victims from bars by offering to sketch them. five deaths were connected and police interviewed a possible suspect but did not make an arrest. others survive the attacks and the police are working to gather new information and other witnesses in what was considered a

(vicki)(vicki) that was lonnie wong reporting...t) at a school board meeting today, the union was required to lay out areas of its contract that could be negotiable... but those negotiations will continue at another time... (vicki) in national news tonight... police in connecticut have identified the body of a woman stuffed in a suitcase and left on the side of a road. but many questions still remain unanswered about what led to the death of 24-year old valerie reyes. melisa raney reports. neighbor: "i was praying that wasn'terwas praying her family have her back."a family, anxious and holding out hope for the safe return of their loved one... now face the heartbreaking truth... that day will never come.wednesday evening, greenwich, connecticut police identified the body found in a suitcase on the side of a road as 24- year old valerie reyes.reyes, a resident of new rochelle, new york, was reportedly last seen on the morning of january 29th ... walking from her apartment to a train station. according to police... highway workers fou

. >>> with us is former public policy director for mitt romney, lonnie chen. so what makes this different from so many other things that republicans, many republican lawmakers and the senate may not like and say they don't like is they actually have to vote on this. mcconnell has to bring this to the floor. and they are actually going to have to vote on it. i'm interested in, you know, their concerns ranging from the door this opens for democrats. future administrations to declare national emergencies on things like guns or climate change. and also just not believing that the facts under lie a national emergency here. what predicament does this put republican senators in? >> this is a worst case scenario for mitch mcconnell and for the republicans in the senate to have to be on record, i think, voting on the president's emergency declaration. look. there are a series of difference reasons why republicans might take issue with this. you've noted some have constitutional concerns. there are policy currents. also electoral concerns. cory gardner of colorado, tom

howard and lonnie, you guys are is it stuck. the house is going to be voting any minute now. it's not a question of how this vote is going to go, how many republicans will join the democrats? the stakes get higher for michael cohen's public testimony. will his testimony put the president in the lane of high crimes and misdemeanors? imes an? ♪ ♪ imes an? ♪ your grace. your majesty. your king. a legacy of leaders, speeders and serpent feeders. the alfa romeo giulia, stelvio and c37. i that's the retirement plan.e, with my annuity, i know there is a guarantee. it's for my family, its for my self, its for my future. annuities can provide protected income for life. learn more at retire your risk dot org. reach her health goals! i'm in! but first... shelfie! the great-tasting nutrition of ensure. with up to 30 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals! ensure. for strength and energy. >>> you are saying clearly he never directed you to do anything wrong? >> i don't think there is ghab believes that. nothing at the trump organization was ever done unless it was run through mr. t

. >> reporter: dirtore lonni bunchen says it was a missed opportunity to compel and inspire visitors. >> people love what they do re. they almost feel like, yes, not getting paid was horrible. but being takeny aom being able to engage the public, to share the stories they caret abouas even more difficult. >> reporter: over at the national zoo, keepers and volunteers came in during the shutdown to make sure theim als were okay. >> we have some incredibl staff here. >> reporter: do you think the zoo's residents didn't notice the difference, t lack of visitors? think again. >> our great apes and our elephants, they do notice wn the visitors are there and when they're not there,mo there was tension between the animal keepers and the animals in our care. >> reporter: at the national air amongace museum, they are the smithsonian museums that were able to stay open a few days into theshutdown, but eventually had to close their doors too. with major work going on, that wasn't interrupted. >> the entire facade will be renewed, all of the systems and all of the exhibitions. we are just now gett

lonnie, thank you. >>> the coast to coast storm is responsible for at least one death. don dahler is in philadelphia where a winter weather advisory is now in effect. >> reporter: good morning. that winter weather advisory extends until 6:00 p.m. as for the millions of people who have taken to the roads, their commute is a nightmare. under treachery conditions. as the storm sweeps from the midwest on into the northeast. the. >> it's a mess. complete mess. >> reporter: heavy snow and ice created havoc on the roads. >> slipping and sliding. >> reporter: overturned cars littered interstates across the midwest. >> doesn't matter what you're driving. you can end up in the dictch. >> reporter: a car slamming into a police vehicle in waterloo, iowa. a private jet with three people on board slid off a runway after attempting to land. no one was hurt. up north in philadelphia, a bus crashed into the side of a building overnight after hitting a patch of ice. one person on board was injured. >> i can't take any more snow. >> it's wet, slomy, heavy. >> reporter: new jersey governor

there will always be man's best friend and the lonnie guy.itch manner cease a young fan asking for a selfie. gives her a puck. let's do that selfie. want her reaction after. priceless. that's the sporting life. all worse checking out. it's time for more news. >> next at 11. >> called me and said i love you, i'm in a standoff. he was saying bye. don't say that. don't say that. a chase and hostage situation ends with the death suspect in san jose. the friends are questioning the deadly use of force. use of force. . >> there was a chase followed by a standoff and the suspect took off running with a shotgun. that's when the officers opened fire. >> police are on scene here investigating what's turned into an officer involved shooting. a law enforcement source said it was a san jose officer not a deputy who fired at the say he surrender. >> from sky fox the end to a standoff this evening. tactical vehicles boxing in a u.p. s truck. in

lonnie bunch, founding director of the national museum of african american history and culture. he is here with his lovely wife, maria. but certainly not least, please join me in recognizing our sponsors. please direct your attention to the screen. sponsors,r heritage omega life foundation and the omega fraternity. district representatives and presidents of area chapters. we have several preservation sponsors that we will show on the screen. then we have our media sponsors. i would like to recognize the publisher of "washington informer" who is here with us today and ms. francis murphy dreifort, chairman of the board of another one of our media sponsors. diversity.com, another media sponsor, has provided copies of the black equal opportunity journal which you have at your seats. thankwould also like to hampton and associates for sponsoring our inaugural event. i just got a note that i must florence ms. radcliffe, our oldest living past president. and she is 103 years old. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you. we are going to continue to move on. the chair ofham, the history dep

arrested by the police and then released and now small what is the one in handcuffs he is charged with lonnie is disorderly conduct for making a false police report why would anyone is specially an african-american man use the symbolism of a noose to make false accusations in the immediate aftermath of the incident there was an outpouring of love and sympathy for a small way we have a media that's saying it's a debate whether or not what just happened in just the small it is a hate crime it's absurd. isn't it mike really have to take this so you have to be fired you know isn't possible to not feel this way right now with yeah president and the vice president mike pence who like wishes i couldn't be merry if let's just be clear heartbroken and furious reading about the attack on just the small it's our wont trump and lunatics to. homophobia existed. for trump but there's no question that since he's injected his hatred into the american bloodstream we are less decent less human and less loving no intolerance no d.t. saying that even though the incident may have been staged it still started a co

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like to try on now and we're joined by journalist lonnie who's also a visiting scholar at the center for middle east strategic studies thanks for coming on to the program now there's a suspicion in some quarters in there that the airstrikes were partly a political stunt to boost government popularity ahead of the upcoming election how likely is that the case in your opinion. well the reason for the resignation. has been said there was a none coordination in the internal resonance in the administration but it was it came as in the continental of a cumulation of science some challenges facing the government as a result of the non-delivery of the nuclear threat as well as the month or the livery of. the mccann's them in order to facilitate the trade with iran so whether this was the reason behind the resignation or not but if it can have some results i think the resignation can add to the popularity of mr zarif and this can if he doesn't come by i think this will add to his popularity for the if he stays and calm bikes to the cabin that i think he will have some critics or opponents whi

difficult we heard from lonnie who's a visiting scholar at the center for middle east teams extent he's he believes cyrus professionalism and his pivotal role in the nuclear deal make the chili indispensable. i think the resignation to the popularity of mr zarif if he leaves as one of the architects of the. as one of the most. supporters of the nuclear deal i think he can have serious impacts on the fate of the record as a whole his departure can have i think serious impacts on iran's foreign policy and that's why you ran an administration as well as his critics are urging him to say. to american states of back to law that seeks to overturn the way people choose their president in the u.s. carney comes down to primarily how many states are won by a candid it as opposed to a one person one vote basis calls for change you've been going since dull translates into and sixteen eagle is a ton of rain sit down. america a place that writes dates backwards has a really weird voting system and uses around four times more water than europe to flush their number ones and twos and if you think i'm g

traffic advisory in the sierra as people make their way home from the long holiday weekend. ( james ) lonnie wong has the story. travelers got hint of what was in store by late morning. eastbound traffic headed downhill toward the valley was unusually heavy for a monday morning...many vehicles packing a load of snow. traffic headed uphill was even heavier...the flow averaged 10 to 20 miles an hour just past nyack just afternoon high noon...with spots where traffic came to a dead stop. but reef osmond is glad his kids donút have a lot of stamina...they plan to leave after just a couple of hours. there was plenty of activity at the gas station at nyack. many skipped the last day of play to get on the road.some were skittish because of the interstate closure on friday... ryan brad and his family skied just one day before heading back to santa cruz... he would rather cut his stay short. people were still headed up to the mountains today because itús the beginning of ski week in many locations including the bay area. and some were on the road because they ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kr

lonnie quinn, chief weathercaster for our new york station wcbs tv, show us the dramatic change with these yo-yoing temperatures. >> it is some crazy stuff. good morning, everybody. current temperatures outside. you notice something, you don't see as many negative numbers. there are a couple out there. chicago out there is 7 degrees. we heard from adriana there, there's going to be a huge warm-up in chicago. sunday, almost 50, 48. this could be the biggest story. fort wayne, indiana, wednesday, you were 13 degrees below zero. set a record low temperature. sunday, you could possibly set a record high temperature. you'd have to get up to 58. we're forecasting 55. this becomes the big story. the next storm system moving'r rain. coastal gusts could be up to hurricane strength. mudslides, flooding. it's going to be a big concern. that goes inland and dumps anywhere from 3 to 6 feet of snow in the sierra. they just finished up with a storm that gave them 3 feet. we'll stay on top of everything. >> thank you so much, lonnie. >>> a disturbing new pentagon report indicates sexual assault at t

as reporter lonnie wong explains ... among the union complaints ..the district superintendent is misusing funds. state and county oversight agencies say the 44 thousand student sacramento city unified school district will run out of money this november and go into state receivership unless budget savings are found. four of the five unions representing district workers agreed to rework health benefits toward than end. but the 2500 member teachers association instead sent this letter to the state department of education asking for an investigation into the districts misuse of funds. among the unions litany of claims of mismanagement was accusing school district superintent jore aguilar's assocition with the uc merced, his former employer.the union says the district awarded a two and half million dollar research contract to the university to analyse student data within the district.the district says the accusations are a baseless smoke screen for the union not wanting to renegotiate a teacher contract that the district can no longer afford.it noted that

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. >> lonny davis firing back, despite burr's inaccurate comment, mr. cohen was expected to and continues to suffer from severe post shoulder surgery. the medication mr. cohen is currently taking we believe it is impossible to testify this week. >>> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell trying to force democrats to take a public stand on a sweeping change in climate change and overhaul. he will set a floor vote owe authored by senators alexandria ocasio-cortez and senator ed markey. >> it will give everybody an opportunity to go on record and see how they feel about the green new deal. >> you see that slight smile on his face. he's going to put them on record. republicans aim to make the green deal a 2020 issue. republicans painting this as costly unworkable socialism, a takeover of the american economy. the proposal calls for a complete shift away from fossil fuels. throws in a variety of social justice initiatives. >> most democrats in the senate who are running or thinking of running for president support the initiative to varying degrees. senator a

as lonnie wong explains... miller's parents say, he has an obsession with being a police officer. a police officer at your door isn't always a good thing...but one bearing gifts.... the police recruit uniform was a part of a special day for 11 year old miller greenfield. a rare genetic disease makes it hard to control his muscles and he's losing his sight. because of his devotion to law enforcement sacramento police department decided to make his day.before heading to the police academy he was suprised by a stop at mariemont elementary where he goes to school. a sentiment shared by his friends. there were more smiles at the sacramento police academy where among other things he tested his video game skills. he was even pressed into service by a would be thief.a foot pursuit led to a car chase.as we know, crime doesn't pay...the arrest and recovery of stolen goods was made in front of academy cadets.a ride in a police helicopter rounded out his visit.police were happy to fulfill a dream.a ride in the police helicopter capped off his day, one he'll not forget. his favorite part of th

aveeno® daily moisturizer get skin happy™ >>> michael cohen arrived on capitol hill with his attorney lonny to begin three days of testimony. today behind closed doors, tomorrow in public for everyone to see. let's talk about it with ellie hoenig. you have a great piece on cnn.com. the five important questions to ask michael cohen. people can read it to get all five. for you, number one, what is it and why? >> i would start with the crimes we know michael cohen committed and that we know he committed with others. two things, the hush money payments which violate campaign finance laws and that's his false testimony to the senate about the timing of the trump tower moscow project. if you look at the plea documents, it makes it clear he committed those with and for other people. cohen himself said he did it at the direction of the president. i hope members of the committee dig deep on that and who was was involved? the documents talk about executive one and two who were involved in the payments. on the false testimony, the documents also make clear there was a process of preparing and circulat

report lonnie wong has the details... ágavin newsom "the state of our state is strong, we have that recordbreaking surplus, we've added 3 million jobs since the depths of the recession but in focusing on his key issues, he continued push back on president trumps border immigration policies by pulling california national guard troops from the border. he backed off governor jerry browns twin tunnels soltion to shipping water south,but endorsed a one canal option.he pledged half a billion dollars to reduce homelessness and announced that sacamento mayor darrell steinberg will head a new homeless and supportive housing commission.he promise of reforming ceqa, teh environmental quality act, to fast track housing projects brought everyone to their feet. republicans found other prospects for common ground with the govenor, but some say fueding with the president on border policy is not the way to go. the governor promised to sign a rent stabilization to address housing costs...but some hope it's not a code word for rent control. (grant) in national (grant) in national news.. president trump says

reporter lonnie wong explains governor newsom's latest move... and what the troops will do instead.r gavin newsom says no one should be surprised by his actions today. during the campaign, he openly disagreed with governor jerry brownús agreement with president trump for limited use of the guard troops for non-immigration enforcement duties. currently the federal government pays the salaries of the nearly 360 california national guard troops...the governorús orders reassigns a hundred or so to cal fire to help reduce wild fire danger. about a hundred guardsmen will be used to on counter drug activities like illegal marijuana grows within the state. guard and law enforcement officials persuaded newsom to keep another hundred or so will continue to work with border patrol to stop drug and gun trafficking at ports of entry. newsom said illegal immigration is at all time lows, and that crime committed by illegal immigrants is far below crimes committed by citizens.and he points out that the presidentús intends to deploy 37 hundred additional federal troops to the border—= assembly

. >> teddy credits his counselor at the center for his recovery, lonnie neiland. >> he can walk in andamily. >> teddy has been in recovery for 22 months and now wants to pay it forward. >> there is nothing i will not do to help the next person. >> good for teddy. good for teddy. here's something else that will make you smile on this presidents' day. army staff sergeant skylar cooper, when his wife went into premature labor and had an emergency c-section has battalion commander pulled a few strings and sergeant cooper gave his family an unforgettable surprise. >> ready? >> okay. [ crying ] >> oh, my god. >> there he is, flowers in hand, s surprising his wife and meeting his twin girls kyla and emma for the very first time. we'll be right back. the very fi. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ and everywhere i go ♪ there's always something to remind me ♪ ♪ of another place and time ♪ ♪ a business owner always goes beyond what people expect. place and time ♪ that's why we built the nation's largest gig-speed network along with complete reliability. then went beyond. beyond clumsy dials-in's and pin

and lonnie chen of stanford university. welcome to "meet the press." >> announcer: from nbc news in washington. this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> good sunday morning. we'll take a look today at what to expect when you're expecting -- the mueller report. from the moment he was appointed special counsel two years ago, washington has existed in a kind of a political limbo. the white house has been working overtime to discredit the investigation why while democrats are dreaming of a watergate-type gotcha moment. this reminded us of the hurricane model maps with projections prescribing landfall from washington to florida. we decided to track mueller report projections. many democrats are hoping it's a category 5 whopper. a direct hit on washington, d.c., taking down president trump and spawning more storms and tornadoes that impact other trump confidants. that is one possibility. another is that hurricane mueller sideswipes and hits and makes landfall on fifth avenue, damaging only his business empire. and the model t

lonnie bunch, founding director of the national museum of african-american history and culture and het certainly not least, please join me in recognizing our sponsors. please direct your attention to the screens. we have our heritage sponsors, omega life membership foundation and the omega psy psi fraternity. we have several preservation sponsors that will show on the screens. then we have our media sponsors. i would like to recognize denise rowlark barnes, publisher of the washington informer with us today. miss francis murphy trainer chairman of the board and publisher of the afrom american newspaper. diversity.com another media sponsor has provided copies of the black equal opportunity journal which you have at your seats. and i would also like to thank delon hampton and associates for sponsoring our inaugural featured authors event. i got a note i must recognize miss florence j. radcliffe, our oldest living past president and she is 103 years old. [ applause ] >> thank you. dr. higginbotham, definitely chair of the history department, at harvard university. i would like to welcome

white house, doctor frank smith founding director of the african-american civil war museum, doctor lonnier of the national museum of african- american history and culture and he is here with his lovely wife maria. last but certainly not least please join me in recognizing our sponsors. please direct your attention to the screens. we have our heritage sponsors, omega life membership foundation and the omega psi phi fraternity , district representatives and presidents of area chapters. we have several preservation sponsors that will be shown on the screens and we have our media sponsors. i would like to record nice denyse barnes publisher of the washington informer who is here with us today and miss francis murphy draper chairman of the board and publisher of the afro- american newspaper another one of our media sponsors. diversity.com another media sponsor has provided copies of the black equal opportunity journal which you have your seats. and i would also like to thank the lawn hampton and associates for sponsoring our inaugural featured event. i just got a note that i must recognize mis

here's a quote from the draft provided by lonnie davis, michael cohen's attorney "i'm ashamed that i chose to take part in conceal mr. trump's illicit acts rather than listening to my own conscience. i'm ashamed because i know what mr. trump is, he is a racist, a con man, is he a cheat. and cohen plans to provide evidence as well as personal anecdotes to back up the claims. here are some of the biggest bombshells we know. in his daft, he says the president not only knew about the hush money payments to stormy daniels but he personally directed them. he says "mr. trump directed me to use my own personal funds from a home equity line of credit to avoid any money being traced back to him that could negatively impact his xoin." that is crucial because the president has argued over and over the payments were part of a private transaction not at all related to the campaign. michael cohen claims it was part of a "criminal zeem violate campaign finance laws." and remember this? >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> no, no. >> why did michael cohen make this. >> you

doctor lonnie bunch, founding director of the national museum of african-american history and culture is here with his lovely wife, maria. last but not least, please join me in recognizing our sponsors. please direct your attention to the screen. we have our heritage sponsor, omega life membership foundation. and the omega phi fraternity, district representative and president of area chapters. we have several preservation sponsors that will show on the screen. then, we have our media sponsors, i would like to record highs denise barnes, publisher of the washington informer, who is here with us today. and ms. francis murphy draper chairman of the board and publisher of the africa american newspaper. another one of arm media sponsors. diversity.com, another media sponsor, has provided copies of the black equal opportunity journal, which you have at your seat. and i would also like to thank hampton and associates for sponsoring our inaugural featured offers. and i just got a note that i must recognize miss florence j radcliffe, our oldest living past president and she is 103 years old. >

lonnie g. bunch the third period of the founding director of the national museum of african- american history and culture, and also a centennial ray of light. thank you, thank you dr. bunch for your ongoing support and your embrace of a legacy of our founder, dr. carter woodson. each year, the president of us all a discloses a selection of the theme for the study of black history, globally. black history is not just an american thing. black history is a study that we have seen actually take place in the uk, as well as parts of africa, and other parts of the world. so, what dr. woodson started has become a global, global event. dr. jacob austin is the professor of history and african-american studies, and the first african-american chair of the history department at harvard. we are also proud to congratulate her for winning the doctor john hopes franklin award. we just learned of this last night. she is a historian of historians. and, to read her statement on this year's black history theme, bla

lonnie smith prevailed. that ended white primaries. 10th amendment has been used by some states to deny rights. texas is one such state. i love my state. but texas has been a bad actor for decades. i love my state. but my state currently has a poll tax in contravention of the 24th amendment of the united states america. they talk about this photo i.d. and we'll give you an i.d. if you can't afford it, if you're indee gent. well, i tested that system. i voted without my proper i.d., had some time to secure the proper i.d. they -- the state of texas will accord you an i.d. at no cost if you're from texas. because in my case, i'm from louisiana. i had to get my birth certificate from louisiana to get my i.d. in texas and i had to pay a fee for that. clever ways to disenfranchise. so i thank god for the federal government and the stand that has been taken over the years to protect the rights of people in states. i don't think that's incontravention of the 10th amendment. now to my question. you said, mr. hicks,

. >> lonnie, thank you so much. >>> investigators looking into the alleged hate crime against "empire" actor jussie smollett are examining a threatening letter sent last month. a source told our cbs chicago station wbbm, quote, when the letter didn't get enough attention, smollett concocted the staged attack. dean reynolds is outside chicago police headquarters. dean, good morning. >> good morning. chicago police have stopped calling smollett the victim in this case and now refer to him merely as the individual who reported the incident. and cbs news has learned two brothers have admitted to police th the actor paid them to fake this incident. when police raided the home of brothersola a ola and abel osun they seized a magazine. the week before jussie smollett says he was beat by two masked race hating homo folks who yelled this is maga company he received a threatening letter at the chicago studios where his show is filmed. the words appeared to be spelled out with letters clipped from a magazine. cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. >> so the question i ask as a prosecutor is what

lonnie quinn, chief weather caster for wcbstv is tracking storms on both coasts.ood morning. >> it's a real active period across the country. i'm going to start out west. this is a bad situation. november, the camp fire in paradise, california. paradise today with all that burn scarred land is getting pummeled with rainfall. over the next three days, it will pick up about half a foot of rain. look at los angeles. also the burn scarred area. you're picking up a lot of rain, as well. if you put it into motion and show you how it's going to work ow, the rain today, heavy from san francisco pushing down towards southern california. but southern california tomorrow picks up some heavy rain and notice the mountains. it's not this big plume of snow this time. it's a warmer solution. you have more rain in the mountains giving you flooding concerns. friday afternoon, it's still raining out west but now the system pushes to the east and going to make its way to st. louis on friday with snow, continues to push to the east, washington, d.c., you pick it up on saturday. anothe

-we're proud to support our partner lonnie bunch the iii who brings history to life during black historyld you like the power to do? >>> no, there are not. it's absurd. you know, there's no basis to it. >> let's go back to this question of russia and hacking. can you tell us what you know about the relationship and what the campaign knows and what donald trump believes? >> we have no relationship. this is started by the clinton campaign to get the focus off what the real issue is. it's not a democratic national committee. the real issue is her server. >> to be clear, mr. trump has no financial relationships with russian oligarchs? >> that's what i said. that's what my position is. >> okay. those are just three of the many times that then trump campaign chairman, paul manafort denied ties between trump, his campaign and russia. two days after the denials, an operative with ties reached out and manafort had an in-person meeting with him and another senior trump campaign aide. now manafort is heading back to court and robert mueller's office is asking questions about what they might have ex