it is a majority minority city. we have had an influx of hispanic brothers and sisters that stormed into the city and to help us rebuild, and i'm thankful for them, too. the caucasian population is about 32%. and then other, which is hispanic, vietnamese, etc. this has always been a very diverse city. we have never seen ourselves in the racial terms of being white or black. people in new orleans are different in the sense that we always believe that diversity is a strength and not a weakness, but we still have the same fissures that every other community has. we want to make sure everybody is welcome, make sure that everybody knows they have a stake in the game, make sure we do not sweep anything under the rug about the difficulties going forward. oliver thomas, who was here a little while ago, who was in the water with me 10 years ago, said 52% of african-american men are not working. that is an unacceptable number. but people in new orleans who do not get around much will know that if you ask the same questions in

majority of the people live in city. most affected by the results of the storm. we can't have any democracy where the majority its doing worse than the minority. it's not going to work. we have been trying for 239buil education. a living book the what the majority of the people are doing worse than the minority people who are doing better. >> what do you think lessons of katrina are? have lessons been learned? >> some have. fema was awol through it all. now fema its starting to get some discipline. seems better. the levee system is better. remember, mayor of new orleans, ray nagan, the congressman during katrina, they're in jail. >> he was sent to jail. >> an effort by the justice dme department to say we have to take on corruption. unfortunately, murder rate in new orleans is sky high. >> the year before it had gone down a lot. violent assaults and robberies are down. a mixed picture. certainly crime is a huge issue. >> great new schools being built. about education. and you have too many people without jobs, too many people walking the streets, and you know, separate but equal doesn't get erased. still a long way to go with integration in n

it is a majority/minority city. have an influx of hispanic brothers and sisters that stormed into the city and helped us rebuild. the caucasian population is 32%. and then other. the other is hispanic, vietnamese. people in new orleans are different in that we believe diversity is a strength, not a weakness. what we're doing in the city, as we rebuild, is make sure everybody is welcome and everybody knows they have a stake in this game and make sure we don't sweep anything under the rug. he was here a little while ago, he said 52% of african american men are not working, that is unacceptable. people who are in new orleans and don't get out, if you ask the same questions in oakla oakland, baltimore, the "black lives matter" are around the issue. so what we're trying to do around the city is take the time to rebuild the institutions and make them strong so that people can have the opportunities to do better, that's why we are reconstructuring the health care and education, which is a source of some concern for some fo

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has changedis city somewhat but this city is still 60% african-american. --is a majority-magic minorityy. we have an influx of hispanic brothers and setters that help us rebuild and i am thankful for them as well. the caucasian population is about 32%. the other is hispanic, vietnamese and other so this is always been a very diverse city. we have never seen ourselves in racial terms of being white or black. people in new orleans are different in the sense that we know and believe this is a strength but not a weakness. fissureshave the same that every community has. as we rebuild, we are making sure everyone is welcome and make sure that everyone knows they have a stake in this game and make sure we don't sweep anything under the rug about what the difficulties are going forward. is here whos who was in the water with me 10 years ago said 52% of african-american men are not working. that's an unacceptable number. know thatnew orleans if you ask the same question and other cities, the whole black lies matter movement is around the issue of what we are doing to help disadvantaged communiti

>> well, first of all, the city before the storm was majority minority, and after the storm, it's majority minority. the numbers have shifted somewhat, but i don't call it a dramatic shift. and what happened after the storm, people from all over the world who came here to help us, who were more than welcome, wound up staying, and it moved the numbers around just a bit. new orleans is not materially a different city than it was just before the storm. new orleans is not just about race, but it's about deep history, within the classifications of african-american and white, and vietnamese and hispanic, and you have a bunch of reit regs of a bunch of stuff. and we use the analogy of being a gumbo, and we still have. >> reporter: but isn't it worth noting that close to 100,000 african-americans before katrina are no longer here? and we spoke to cabinet rel and she said that many of the lower income black families haven't come back, and they haven't been able to rebuild. and the money they have received hasn't been able to complete the building process. >> let's make sure that we get the numbers

in milwaukee, your city, there has been 100 homicide, the majority, 82. are they done by a small minority of people you are talking about? >> there's a big problem. >> it's done by a small segment of the population. most of the research of crime bears that out. what i true to do here in this 2-sided debate about gun control, let's focus on the behaviour. >> let's focus on the behaviour. >> your question are gun laws useless, my answer is some promote gun, death and injury, some save lives, let me give you examples of gun rules that work. background checks, criminals, domestic abusers, terrorists. new york state has universal background checks. others don't. gun deaths have been declining four years in a row. nationally they increase 6%. we don't have background checks at the federal level, congress and the n.r.a. stymie that. anti-gun trafficking laws, making it a federal offense, making trafficking a felony. making sure that someone who traffic a bun has the same penalty -- a gun has the same penalty as someone that traffics a chicken. that's ridiculous. 26 states passed the stand your y

minor delays. no major problems there. routes 1 and 9 at duramis avenue an accident. expect problems northbound into jersey city. alternate side of the street parking rules are in effect. >> thank you, heather. >>> breaking news we alerted on abc7ny. the suspect accused of raping a 7-year-old girl on staten island is now in custody. police say they arrested daniel nieto at a restaurant where he had been working in east brunswick, new jersey. he was initially charged earlier this month for trespassing at a family's home in port richmond but it was not until after he was released from custody that the young girl reportedly told detectives that she was sexually assaulted when he came into her home. nieto will be returned to staten island to face charges. >>> the man being hunted in the bombing that killed 20 people at the shrine in bangkok did not act alone and is part of a network. the shrine reopened to the public this morning three days after a man left behind a backpack that police say held an if plow siff disease -- explosive device. >>> new this morning, the search is on for a thief targeting elderly people i

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major changes to its stop and frisk policy. the practice has been criticized for really unfairly targeting minorities. but the new reforms in the nation's second largest cityr an ongoing independent review of police stops. that's a change that could be a model for the rest of the entire country. >> reporter: it's being heralded as a landmark agreement. hammered out between the chicago police department and american civil liberties union which had threatened to sue the city over its stop and frisk poll. >> ipolicy. >> it's the first one in the country that was not a court-mandated agreement made with an organization like the aclu. >> reporter: mayor rahm emanuel says the change will boost community confidence in the police force. >> we have a real agreement today going forward of how to monitor, how to make sure the reporting and the recording of these events are consistent with the philosophy that i think is essential. >> reporter: former federal magistrate will oversee implementation of those reforms which include increased training for police officers and gathering additional information about who is stopped and why. the reforms follow a report in march

it's no magic carpet to have a city with african-american elected officials who still have most of the same grievances. and in baltimore the police force in the majority-minorityas well, and whatever the socialization of police is it seems to overcome it is a resistance, seems to overcome it. where does that leave us in terms of you are still stuck with the same is? >> unfortunately, we're talking about is ethnic succession and politics. i think it was lot of hope and optimism in cities like newark, detroit, cleveland went black political officials were elected for the very first time after the rebellions of the '60s but ultimately some folks were disappointed because the faces have changed the nature of the system had not. they are still talking about machine politics. unfortunately resources, talking about the backlash after the riots in the 60s in particular, resource when into law and order and it was this kind of what we would call the politics of resentment where wives not only let physically in the city but money left cities as well. taxation became less progressive. and basically divided black political officials that really didn't control the goodies

minor alerts. it's an accident blocking the left lane from the new york state freeway southbound through exit 15. no major delays. another truck blocking a lane on exit 16. a live look in the city on the northbound side of the fdr drive at 71st street blocking a lane. you have a little bit of hesitation as you make your way past the accident scene. no need to take an alternate quite yet. be safe. don't text and drive. back to you. >> thanks so much. >>> time is 4:54. coming up in the next half hour, one embarrassing moment leads to another at the teen choice awards. >> and when we return, find out where stephen colbert made a secret appearance. every cup has a story. dunkin' k-cup packs in my life were a good fit. a single serving for myself, it's pretty special. it is like having a dunkin' store in my home which is what i've always dreamed of. bring home delicious dunkin' k-cup packs today. your coffee, your dunkin'. >>> it is good to see somebody working on a monday morning. look at that crew in there. can we see a little wave from the gang? can you take your fingers off the button? how about that. do they take command? i mean, this is straight out of the broadcast center rig