much people were lynched, but it's estimated that roughly 6,000 americans died at the hands of lynch mobs. with mississippi, georgia, and texas leading the way. of those who were lynched, roughly 1/3 were suspected of rape or attempted rape. the next popular category was murder or attempted murder. but african americans who were lynched for a variety of other transgressions, including arson, burglary, assault, petty theft, vaguerancey, or theft. so there's this problem of lynching and crime, perceived or imagined. but i think actually the study of the work of ida b. wells, a famous activist, reveals something really interesting about the practice of lynching. right? that it wasn't just african americans didn't just suffer lynching for perceived wrongs, but they also often suffered lynchings when they succeeded. when they demonstrated economic success, when they demonstrated political independence, right? they often aroused the great consternation and antagonism of local whites who descended upon them and took their lives. there's a great -- a terribly important incident of lynching that o

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however, the anc has also said this won't be a lynch mob, and they want to restore confidence in theg party as well as the state, and they are open to hearing what the president has to say about this relationship. however, they have been critical of the family, its relationship with jacob zuma, so it remains to be seen what top leadership has to say in the coming days, and what it means for president jacob zuma's sfuture. >> he has always managed to keep the gap between himself and the government pretty small. is that gap now getting larger? >> reporter: that is what is interesting at this point. president zuma is from his home province and has large support there. whereas in urban centers where you have higher education levels and particularly coming from the middle class, there is increasing criticism around the president and also the anc is of course concerned about its popularity. they still have the majority in parliament. they won the previous election, but we do have local elections coming up later this year, and the anc is worried about if it's able to maintain that majority

. >> that's sort of a lynch mob mentality that someone thinks they're guilty because they take the fifth amendment. it creates a swell of public opinion against my client. he's entitled to a fair trial should he ever be indicted. this will destroy that right. >> lisa: an alert for parents in the daytona beach area. >> julie: a 14-year-old says he she narrowly escaped from a man who tried to grab her. it happened friday night near deltona state college. that teen shared her story with news 6. >> i was thinking am i going to be kidnapped, taken away and never seen again? >> julie: the 14-year-old says one minute she was walking down the street picking up her boyfriend's little sister. the next, a man tried kidnapping her and she had only one chance to escape. here, since you're not going to tell me where you're going. he said you can come to me or i can come to you. he was trying to take me because he leaned out of the car as if he was about to get out and come towards me. i finally just screamed. >> julie: police released this sketch and description of the man, 30 to 40-year-old, 5-6 and

people remember mob violence that led to lynching. le remember that mob violence led to people beingsho, being mistreated. deirdre: trump national spokesperson katrina pierson is with me now. katrina, welcome back. i'm glad to have you here. >> good to be here, thank you. deirdre: what do you make of hillary clinton's comments? did she go too far? >> well you know, i got to tell you she would know considering it was democrat party doing all the mob violences and lynching. she was just endorsed by a grand dragon from the kkk. we have yet to see the 24 hour fallout of her denouncing that endorsement. this is an example why so many people in this country are frustrated with political leaders and exactly the reason why donald trump would crush her in the general election. deirdre: so, katrina, president obama though said donald trump's language has to stop. essentially he implied that donald trump is hurting the american brand of liberty, of freedom, even from the point of view of overseas leaders, saying trump is vulgar and uses divisive

she is speak of hillary clinton and her comments comparing recent violence at trump rallies to lynch mobst, it's great to see you. what do you make of katrina pierson saying about hillary clinton's comments, that's not fair. >> that's flatout race baiting. there are many things you can attack donald trump on. but that's a low blow. deirdre: there is also this question of media bias. when the kkk came out and endorsed donald trump, it was a circus. he said i couldn't hear because i had a bad earpiece. the kkk has endorsed the head of the california chapter, has endorsed hillary clinton but we haven't heard that. >> she doesn't to deal with how to handle it because nobody is asking her by the at all. of course the whole idea it's this conspiracy where she is going to secretly once she is president undertake it with the kkk. deirdre: that's the baseball card of the klu klux klan california order. he says he likes clinton's behind agenda and he says he has sources to back that. the points she is not answering for it. >> she is not being asked to answer at all it's totally different than what

two diners in rosemont, minnesota, noticed a photo embedded on their table of a lynch mob. in 1895 shows a black man hanging from a tree. he is surrounded by a crowd of whites. it includes a word bubble that says, all i said was, i didn't like the gumbo. the restaurant chain has removed the photo and apologized. >>> bay area music fans, four of the bay area's greatest bands going to share the stage at at&t park on september 4. ♪[ music ] ♪[ music ] >> that of course carlos santana. journal initials the doobie brothers and the steve miller ban will rock out for the oakland homecoming show. you might want to snag ticket while you can. they are currently selling between 55 and 250 bucks. >>> we showed you the chaos at a trump rally the second time in one week. coming up tonight on bay area nightbeat, we are asking you, do you think this is indicative of what a trump presidency might be like? go ahead to my twitter page, cast your vote, weigh in on at #veronicadlcruz. that'sjoin us on bay area nightbeat; come join us at 10:00 on our sister station, kbcw 44/cable 12. >>> breakin

people remember of mob violence that led to lynching. people remember of mob violence lead to people being shot, being grabbed, being mistreated. reporter: berea, we will see if any of this has any effect whatsoever on voters in florida and the other four states in play as well today. donald trump in florida according to the polls leads huge roughly by 20 points or so depending which believe the cap. precinct 37 i miami beach and threat state of florida, the polls open an hour from now. back to you. maria: thanks so much. blake urman in miami. former senator scott brown, fox news contributor and donald trumps supporter. also joining us, ken blackwell, senior spokesperson fighting against trump. good to see you. thanks for joining us. >> good to be on. maria: senator, how important it is today for donald trump? is this really make or break? >> of course not. he's putting the delegate count is yet there's a long way to go. if he carries florida and ohio, that basically sums it up. if he carries florida, marco has to obviously drop out and i

at the hands of a lynch mob and the hardships of a widowed mother. that resulted again in her institutionalization. malcolm x., of life of reinvention minimizes louise little's active role in cultivating malcolm x. is political consciousness. similarly, many black people around the world remain unaware of little extraordinary life and she was the mother of the internationally renowned, u.s. black nationalist in the sixties. and since time is of the essence just a few points i want i want to emphasize, first in a very short time i have come i want to emphasize the importance of the extraordinary life of louise little. and how her life sheds light upon the concrete demands of black people demanding urgent needs, demanding self-determination, it highlights rather the study by calling attention to the importance of the west. the key and the un ia and black transnational movement. third point, louise little had a key role that black women played in advancing what historian has called black grassroots garvey and is in. going to the local level to achieve b

people remember mob violence that led to lynching. people remember mob violence that led to people being shot, being grabbed, being mistreated. sarah palin before returning to alaska to see her husband who has been seriously injured in a snow mobile accident had her take on the trump rallies. >> what we don't have time for is all that petty punk ass little thuggery stuff that's been going on with these, quote/unquote, protesters. >> donald trump could be racking up some major delegates tomorrow. if he does really well, he could all be ensuring a path to the nomination. he is in ohio right now. jim acosta is outfront in vie a vienna, ohio. donald trump was going to be in florida. he'll be there tomorrow night for his speech at the end of the voting, but now he is in ohio. what does this say? >> reporter: that's right. he was supposed to be in florida just about all day today except for that rally in north carolina. they scrapped an event in florida so he could add this one in ohio just outside of youngstown. he's worried about john kasi

people remember mob violence that led to lynching. mob violence that led to people being shot, being grabbed, being mistreated. >> joining me now is jeffrey toobin, author of "the run of his life." i'm obsessed with the mini series, by the way. that's going to be a whole conversation for us. and then kayleigh mcenany is joining me. you heard what hillary clinton had to say about the sheriff that -- the protest that sucker punched the guy, they are doing an investigation there. he said, "the potential of whether there was misconduct on the trump campaign that rose to the level of inciting a riot," what did he find out? >> he said no prosecution will go forward. that was clearly the correct result. if you look at the law, the law says there has to be an actual riot. and as unpleasant as that incident was, i don't think anyone could call it a riot. i think fair is fair. this was the appropriate resolution of this case. but if you look at the trajectory that we're on with these rallies, there is certainly the potential for more violence a

people remember mob violence that led to lynching. >> reporter: trump's rallies are now in danger of becoming flash mobs. on friday forcing trump to cancel his rally in chicago out of safety concerns. >> tonight's rally will be postponed until another day. >> reporter: justifiable safety tender concerns julying from the clash between trump supporters and demonstrators. then saturday in dayton, ohio -- >> oh, oh! >> reporter: a protester leapt over the barricade, rushing the podium. a scary moment for trump and his secret service detail, who frog-marched him out. >> thank you for the warning. i was ready for him but it's much easier if crowds do it. >> reporter: america has been here before but not for a long while. it. that's right. >> reporter: 1968, former alabama governor jorge wallace george wallace faced trump-level protests. >> i'm going to have him taken out of here. >> reporter: sound familiar? >> he's all mouth, get him out. >> reporter: like trump, george wallace blasted the media for crowds. >> i want to tell these people, if you think we are causing is trouble, you ought t

people remember mob violence that led to lynching. people remember mob violence that led to people being shot, being, you know, grand, being mistreated. and it's something that has a deep, almost psychological resonance to people who have ever been in any position of feeling somewhat fearful, somewhat worried. we've come so far in our country, that to be here in this state capital, in this room, where abraham lincoln gave that speech about a house divided, and to see that someone who is vying to be president of the united states is using divisiveness, is stoking fear, is pointing fingers, scapegoating against all kinds of people, i think is so dangerous. and yes, it's wrong, it's offensive, it's also dangerous. >> when you were a young girl in illinois, somebody was bullying you in the new neighborhood you moved into. >> that's true. >> your mother said to go out and deal with this personally, and you decked him. you'll have to deal with that similar situation if you win the nomination. you've got trump calling you a criminal. >> yes.

people remember mob violence that led to lynching. eople remember mob violence that led to people being shot, being grabbed, being mistreated. >> we have a major candidate for president of the united states, donald trump, who is literally inciting violence among his supporters. when he says that he is prepared to pay the legal fees for somebody who sucker punches somebody, what he is really essentially saying is, go do it, supporters. go beat up people. >> a permission slip? >> absolutely. >> nbc's kristen welker is in miami for us. so kristen, i want to talk about this tweet that senator sanders sent out on sunday that's getting some traction a few days later. it said hillary clinton should stop taking nra lobbyists' money. this dates back from a story posted on the "huffington post." what's going on here? >> well, still waiting to get reaction from the clinton campaign on that, tamron, but look, this is something that we have heard from senator sanders, a line of attack essentially accusing her of accepting corporate dollars, trying

people remember mob violence that led to lynching. people remember mob violence that led to people being shot, being, you know, grand, being mistreated. and it's something that has a deep, almost psychological resonance to people who have ever been in any position of feeling somewhat fearful, somewhat worried. we've come so far in our country, that to be here in this state capital, in this room, where abraham lincoln gave that speech about a house divided, and to see that someone who is vying to be president of the united states is using divisiveness, is stoking fear, is pointing fingers, scapegoating against all kinds of people, i think is so dangerous. and yes, it's wrong, it's offensive, it's also dangerous. >> when you were a young girl in illinois, somebody was bullying you in the new neighborhood you moved into. >> that's true. >> your mother said to go out and deal with this personally, and you decked him. you'll have to deal with that similar situation if you win the nomination. you've got trump calling you a criminal. >> yes.

people remember mob violence that led to lynching. people remember mob violence that led to people being shot, being, you know, grabbed, being mistreated. >> meanwhile, bernie sanders has funded forcefully to trump's accusations he himself was involved in protests to shut down the trump chicago rally. >> there was zero effort on the part of our campaign to organize any disruption at trump's campaign. i've got to say this. and, you know, if you know me, i've never run a negative tv ad in my life. we respect our opponents. people in vermont know that. and i know marco rubio and i know ted cruz. and all these guys. but with trump, what you are dealing with -- and i say this without any joy. this guy is a pathological liar. >> tonight with less than 24 hours until pollses close in ohio, sanders and clinton are making their final arguments to democratic voters in the still contested race. with bernie sanders stunning upset in michigan, fresh in everyone's memory, and polling in ohio, showing hillary clinton up eight points over sanders, a f

in fact, tonight, scott, in illinois, clinton accused him of inciting the kind of mob lead the lynchings. >> pelley: nancy cordes, thanks. now we'll turn to some insight from anthony salvanto, our cbs news in-house expert on delegate math and all of the rules of primaries and caucuses. anthony, looking forward to tomorrow, if donald trump wins florida and ohio, will his nomination be inevitable? >> he'll be all but certain, scott. he won't clinch, but he'll have a commanding lead in delegates and be in a commanding position to get the rest he needs, first because the rules now start to change. the way that states give out delegates with more winner-take-all contests tends to favor the leader and make it harder for trailing candidates like cruz and kasich to catch up burke more than, that trump will also be heading into a map beyond tuesday that should favor him politically. there will be contests in the northeast, in the west, places that are full of the kind of blue collar suburban republicans that are voting for him already. can't find a way to stop him tomorrow, in places like florida

>> when you are inciting mob violence which is what trump is doing, people remember mob violence that led to lynchings guy is a pathological liar. very hard to fact check them because he never has any facts. >> reporter: sanders criticism part of a calculated strategy after the republican front-runner started name checking sanders at rallies. >> bernie, our communist friend. >> bernie sanders is the strongest candidate in the general election against trump. i think hillary clinton has a number of flaws as a candidate which trump will be able to exploit. >> reporter: a mad dash and the big prize is ohio. >> winning ohio is huge for the sanders campaign. provides enthusiasm for his supporters and money to continue. >> reporter: it's test to see if clinton can make inroads with young voters. >> as millennials your voice is important. >> reporter: "snl" mocking the attempts to appeal to them by sounding more like sanders. >> you're angry, i'm angry too. because the top 10% of the top 1% controls 90% of the nation. >> reporter: but clinton might have the last laugh. if she holds on to her commanding deleg

. >> when you areciting mob violence which is what trump is doing, people remember mob violence that led to lynchings. >> this guy is a pathological liar. o fact-check him because he never has any facts. >> reporter: sanders' criticism, part of a calculated strategy after the republican front-runner started -checking sanders at rally. >> bernie, our communist friend. >> bernie sanders is the strongest candidate in the general election against drew. i think hillary clinton has a number of flaws as a candidate which frump will be able to exemployed. and clinton on a made dash before tomorrow's showdown where the big prize will be ohio. >> winning ohio would be huge for the sanders campaign, just like winning michigan was. provides enthusiasm for his supporters and more importantly money for his campaign to continue. >> reporter: it's also a test to see if clinton can make inroads with young voters. >> as millennials your voice is important. >> reporter: "snl" mocking her attempts to appeal to them by sounding more like sanders. >> you're angry and i'm angry, too, because the top 10% of the top 1% contr

. >> people remember mob violence that led to lynching. >> this guy is a pathological liar. it's hard to fact check because he never has any facts. >> reporter: after the republican frontrunner started name checking sanders at rallies. >> he's the strongest candidate in the general eleksz i think hillary clinton has a number of flaws that trump will be able to exploit. >> winning ohio would be huge for the sanders campaign, just like michigan was. provides enthuse iasm and money for his campaign to continue. if clinton can make inroads with young people. snl mocking her attempts to appeal to them by sounding like sanders. >> the top 10% of the top 1% controls 90% of the wealth in this country. >> reporter: but clinton might have the last laugh if she holds on to her commanding delegate lead. charlotte, north carolina. >> 793 delegates are up for grabs tonight for the democrats. for the republicans, 358 delegates are at stake and while much of the focus is on the winner take all in ohio and florida. don't over look illinois, missouri, and north carolina, with more delegates.

. >> people remember mob violence that led to lynching. >> this guy is a pathological liar. it's hard to fact check because he never has any facts. >> reporter: after the republican frontrunner started name checking sanders at rallies. >> he's the strongest candidate in the general eleksz ction. i think hillary clinton has a number of flaws that trump will be able to exploit. >> winning ohio would be huge for the sanders campaign, just like michigan was. provides enthuse iasm and money for his campaign to continue. to see if clinton can make inroads with snl mocking her attempts to appeal to them by sounding like sanders. >> the top 10% of the top 1% controls 90% this country. >> reporter: but clinton might have the last laugh if she holds on to her commanding delegate lead. charlotte, >> 793 delegates are up for grabs tonight for the democrats. for the republicans, 358s are at stake and while much of the focus is on the winner take all in ohio and florida. don't overillinois, missouri, and north carolina, with more delegates. >>> and the river basin in texas is record and c

>> when you are inciting mob violence which is what trump is doing, people remember mob violence that led to lynchings. >> this guy is a pathological liar. it's very hard to fact-check him because he never has any facts. >> reporter: sanders' criticism, part of a calculated strategy after the republican front-runner started at rally. >> bernie, our communist friend. >> bernie sanders is the strongest candidate in the general election against drew. i think hillary clinton has a number of flaws as a candidate which frump will be able to exemployed. >> reporter: sanders and clinton on a made dash before tomorrow's showdown where the big prize will be ohio. >> winning ohio would be huge for the sanders campaign, just like winning michigan was. provides enthusiasm for his supporters and more importantly money for his campaign to continue. >> reporter: it's also a test to see if clinton can m me inroads with young voters. >> as millennials your voice is important. >> reporter: "snl" mocking her attempts to appeal to them by sounding more like sanders. >> you're angry and i'm angry, too, because the top 10%

. >> people remember mob violence that led to lynching. >> bernie sanders, though, close enough to squeak out a winning three key states, illinois, ohio and missouri. >>> the senate has confirmed john king jr.'s nomination as u.s. education secretary. king has been serving since arne duncan stepped down last year. king will be responsible for the new education law that will replace the no child left behind act. the new law shifts most of it from the federal government to states and school districts. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 4s. time to check with chris cimino to see if there's any improvements on the way, chris. we've got some residuals meaning we've got cloud cover and could get breaks. in terms of rain, most of the drizzle is gone. clouds will linger much of the day. not as chilly. the wind is easing. temperatures heading up a little bit. we should see highs recover well into the 50s. right now, we're still tracking on light radar. a few showers in suffolk county. the radar will pick up any mist or drizzle and that could be patchy out there. east of long island the last r

later, a look at mob violence and lynching in the jim crow south. >>> last year marked the 50th anniversary of the selma, alabama, marches that led to the voting rights act of 1965. to commemorate the marchers or foot soldiers of the civil rights movement, the speaker of the house of representatives hosted a congressional gold medal ceremony features civil rights activist frederick d. reese. the congressional gold medal is the highest civilian award given by congress. this program is about an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our honored guests, members of the united states house of representatives, members of the united states senate and the speaker of the united states house of representatives. >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable paul ryan. [ applause ] >> good afternoon. i want to welcome all of you to the capitol visitor center. today we're honoring the foot soldiers of the 1956 voting rights marches. last year, we celebrated the 50th anniversary. but we felt that the foot soldiers' contribution to our country was

>> when you are inciting mob violence which is what trump is doing, people remember mob violence that led to lynchings guy is a pathological liar. it's hard to fact him because he never has any facts. >> reporter: sanders' criticism part of a strategy after he started name checking bernie at rallies. >> he is the strongest against donald trump. i think hillary clinton has a number of flaws as a candidate which trump will be able to exploit. >> reporter: both sanders and clinton on a mad dash. the big prize will be ohio. >> winning ohio will be huge for the sanders campaign. just like winning michigan was. provides enthusiasm for supporters and money for his campaign to continue. >> it's also a test to see if clinton can make inroads with young voters. "snl" mocking her attempt to appeal to them by sounding more like sanders. >> you're angry, and i'm angry too. because the top 10% of the top 1% controls 90% of the wealth in this country. >> reporter: but clinton might have the last laugh if she holds onto her commanding delegate lead. casey hunt, nbc news, charlotte, north carolina. >>> 793 delegates

>> when you are inciting mob violence, which is what trump is doing, people remember mob violence that led to lynchings guy is a pathological liar. it's hard to fact check them because he never has any facts. >>> another critical tuesday for the presidential elections with some of the most important states up for grabs today. >>> and aç driver's hospitaliz after crashing into a police cruiser on i-95. you'll hear why the driver could be facing charges. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. 5:00 a.m. right now. and a misty morning, maybe some fog in some areas. let's check with meteorologist sheena parveen, find out what you'll face as you head out the door. >> good morning, vai and tracy. not a good hair day when you step outside. it is misty. the umbrella not going to help you. we have the rain and fog, low clouds. here's a look at the satellite. you see the clouds moving in. we'll have clouds for a good portion of the day.

>> when you are inciting mob violence, which is what trump is doing, people remember mob violence that led to lynching. >> this guy is a pathological liar. it's hard to fact check them because he never has any facts. >>> another critical tuesday for the presidential elections with some of the most important states up for grabs today. >>> and aç driver's hospitaliz after crashing into a police cruiser on i-95. you'll hear why the driver could be facing charges. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. 5:00 a.m. right now. and a misty morning, maybe some fog in some areas. let's check with meteorologist sheena parveen, find out what you'll face as you head out the door. >> good morning, vai and tracy. not a good hair day when you step outside. it is misty. the umbrella not going to help you. we have the rain and fog, low clouds. here's a look at the satellite. you see the clouds moving in. we'll have clouds for a good portion of the day. if you're in delaware and new jersey, you could see some of these showers trying to move in here very soon. maybe a fe

in fact tonight, scott, in illinois, clinton accused him of inciting the kind of mob to lynchings. >> nancy cordes, thanks. the "cbs overnight news" will pea right back. -- the "cbs overnight news" >>> now we will turn for insight to anthony salvato cbs director of elections expert on delegate math and all of the rules of the primaries and caucuses. anthony, looking forward to tomorrow, if donald trump wins florida and ohio, will his nomination be inevitable. >> he will be all but certain. he won't clinch but a commanding lead in delegates and commanding position to get the rest that he needs. first because the rules now start to change the way that more winner take all contests, tends to favor the leader and make it harder for trailing candidates look cruz and kasich to catch up. but more than that, trump will also be heading into a map beyond tuesday that should favor him politically. there will be contests in the northeast in the west. places that are full of the kind of blue-collar, suburban republicans voteding for him already. so the thinking will go if they can't find a way to