african-american memory is the most displaced memory. you can talk about union memory but the most fabled memory is the african-american memory. prof. varon: is the african-american press able to play in important role in this? i would argue that it is. what is that role? prof. brundage: one further observation of frederick douglass. one thing for us to remember about douglass, but just periodically remind ourselves he occupied such a unique place. here was a man that was born a slave, runaway slave, who transformed himself into one of the great writers of the 19th century and certainly one of the great orators of the 19th century. it is not just the up from slavery story that is so remarkable about him, but that he had mastered the craft. oratory in the 19th century. that was one of the most prestigious expressions of citizenship and of power that he mastered that and could talk to the white man in the white man's only which made him truly remarkable. -- white man's own language which made him truly remarkable. there was a profound sens

memory. i recently wrote a book about appomattox which i learned something i hadn't known before, that's that ct residents were present there and help to block lee's escape route as the confederacy tried to punch through a federal trap that have been laid. the men in those u.s. cg regiments, six altogether, a remarkable microcosm of african-american life in united states. it was southerners who had fled slavery, there were northern free blacks included in the ranks. there was a man named george washington williams, a brilliant historian. a baptist minister and educator named william j simmons was in the ranks of appomattox. he would go on to be the journalistic manner -- mentor to an antilynching crusader. there are -- the big numbers are important, but so are the individual lives. any other observations? let's segue to another theme that we touched on as we moved along and that we wanted to return to. that is the 13th amendment has come up in a number of different contexts. this think a litt

it is important that san francisco build a memorial in memory of the girls and women who suffered a sex slavs. we need a place of rememerance and reflection, especially so that that doesn't happen again. let us join 8 other cities in the u.s. that built memorials to remember the comfort women. i ask you to support this resolution. thank you. >> good evening, i'm [inaudible] of the korean association. i urge you to support the resolution to remember the comert women. durs the second world war, korean young women were kid napped and forced as sex slaves to japanese soldiers. as a child, i read about their lives, terrible sad stories and i feel so sad and helpless because i could not do anything to help them. i was not even born when this tragic thing happen but now i have a choice to help them to be remembered and i want to do my part to remember them. and i hope the san franciscan's can remember them also. please, please build a monulate in san francisco so that not only i but also my children can go qu pray for them and for world peace. i wish no il will ill for anyone but we need a pla

long live the memory of sergeant scott lunger.> at this time i would like to introduce the chief of the hayward police department, diane urban. >> isaiah chapter 6, verse 8. then i heard the voice of the lord saying whom shall i send and who will go for us? and i said here i am send me. we are here today to pay tribute to a man who exemplified these words every day. this sums up scott's life. the kind of man scott was. scott was a son. a father. a brother. an uncle. a husband. a lover. a partner. and a friend. i met scott's daughters ashton and sara last wednesday for the first time. they are beautiful in every sense of the word inside and out. the love and admiration they have for their dad speaks directly to scott's parenting. he was their world. he lived as an example to them just as he led as an example for the hayward police department every day. he led from the front. he worked hard every day. he mentored his men and women. he trained his men and women. he was ethical. he was driven. he was funny. he was stubborn. boy, was h

there are several accomplishment memorialized in mr. kings memory. first as you may know the 108 year old care sell at yurba brena gardens is named the leroy king care tell in 2014. he helped to shape the redevelopment agency for i think 3 decades in service as a commissioner so it is well deserved honor and something knroe he was quite proud of. in 2011 a bronze [inaudible] of mr. king was installed as the jazz heritage [inaudible] at the fill more [inaudible] african american and japanese heritage and in 2009 the [inaudible] with the martin luther king memorial award for the life time social justice work. it has just been a honor for the city to house a resident such as mr. king who served so tirelessly and public service and it is big loss in our hearts so we will miss him. >> public comment. the first person i have is chris consist ynlson >> good afternoon port commission. some know me and some don't. i'm christopher christensen of [inaudible] president of bay area long shore memorial association. moneek just speak on leroy king and the amazing a

memorial. and i think that very worthy. was he fighting for slavery or against slavery? no. was he fighting even for states rights or against states rights? no. he was not. he was fighting in revenge for what had been done to him. is that a bell i heard? >> mr. pitts those are staff bells. they won't affect you. >> these hearing aids pick up strange sounds sometimes. my wife says they pick up ducks but they don't pick her up. i told her i didn't have them in. she accuses me, ladies, that i have selective hearing. have you ever accused a man of selective hearing? she wanted to know one day, we were sitting on the deck and i said stop. i hear mallards. we live on the lake. she said how can you hear those ducks and you can't hear me? i said god blessed me. folks, i didn't eat for the next two weeks a home-cooked meal. i love my wife very much. we've been married 41 years as of the 28th of last month. she also has some of that native american heritage in her. and she was surprised and proud of this

like the gentlemen said maybe we need other memorial or more memorials for all the human sacrifice and human trafficking is totally happening in current stage not like other comfort women things so we need to focus on what-i think for the human sake, what is more important than spending land and money to build for the memorial? thanks so much. >> next speaker. >> good afternoon supervisors. my name is jen dpr chung. i'm a member of san francisco bay area coalition to commemorate the pacific war. i'm here to support the resolution to [inaudible] the comfort women moy mooreial site in san francisco. i heard stories from 87 year old veetietnamese woman. she told me she saw her neighbors daughters breasts get cut off by japanese soldiers. unbelievable isn't it, but that is the truth. not fabicated. we are the young generation and have the right to know the truth of history. we should know at least 200 thousand young women and girls in china, korea and [inaudible] were kid napped and forced to be sex slaves to the japanese army. this young womans painful experience was large scale of human

a memorial of stuffed animals have piled up on his door. some people who support the dentist and killing of the lion showed up. you see these men taking down the signs and throwing stuffed animals aside destroying the memorial people set up for cecil. >>> still ahead, my kron4 story, a toddler in need for a kidney. we'll tell you how a community came together to help. >> also continuing to follow the memorial and services for fallen hayward officer sergeant scott lunger. this is one of our live shots. we have team coverage at the chapel and at the oracle arena where the memorial service will happen at 10:00 this morning. we'll be right back. >>> today's my kron4 story, a 2 year old boy in desperate need of a kidney has one thanks to outpouring of donor volunteers. he was born two months premature and started getting sicker and sicker. his immune system was failing because he was in dire need of a kidney. jordan's family were looking for a donor so they reached out on facebook and put ads in multiple publications. within a week the bay area

and what do you think the message of that memorial should be?ink robert's point is well taken, that really, we will need to wait until the conflicts have actually fully ended. and we can't currently guess when that might be. and then it will be time for our generation, patrick, to step up and take ownership of that. as to what kind of memorial it should be, i fully agree that it should not be a political one. it really should be focused on service and sacrifice and honor among those who volunteered to serve their country, because this was the first conflict of its size and duration that has involved an all-volunteer force. >> thank you so much for joining us, robert and kayla, on "taking the hill" hope to see you both soon. >> thank you, patrick. >> thank you for having me. >>> now to a tribute to old glory. an artist has made it his life's work to create murals for the american flag and he's done it thousands of times. msnbc military analyst colonel jack jacobs introduces us to this patriotic pasinter and his magnificent masterpieces. >> report

those here born before 1935 or before 1940 the memory of june 25, 1950 remains especially for those persons who after that dark day were in or transported to the republic of korea as a soldier a nurse navy, castro street or merchant marin sailor or markup and many of the veterans are here thank god today others present represent americans, koreans and others as president dwight dj iblgs hover proclaimed on january 20th, 1953, at much is time in history we who are free much proclaim a new our faith 3 years later came pamela and a troubled trust that continues in tragic division of a people that should be one nation at peace and threatening no other nation we hear assembled should never forget the assumption of the responsibility of the u.n. members led pie america joined by the republic of korea in preserving the great good of south korea our purpose to remind post 1943 generations of that struggle the unity of these us bank members and the deaths and wound of those buried cross the road and the 2 hundred millions members military and siphon who died in those 3 years and who lie else

. >>> sergeant scott lunger will be memorialized at a new monument in hayward. ground was bren foroken today. it will honor first responders and those who died on 9/11. vic lee is there live. a fitting tribute. >> reporter: that memorial to 9/11 victims and to hayward first responders will be built over there right by that sign on this corner lot. the land was donated by the city. and all of the construction and the materials will be donated by citizens. and among the names on those stone tablets, sadly, there will now be another. >> the memorial is dedicated to the victims of 9/11. and to three hayward police officers and firefighter who died in the line of duty. but those here at the groundbreaking today had heavier hearts. >> when we plan this we didn't know that sadly this week we were going to have another name to add to that list. >> reporter: the name of hayward police sergeant scott lunger who was killed wednesday during a traffic stop. his name will be among those inscribed on these four ten foot tall black granite monoliths representing the four planes

(vo) but you get to keep the memories. love.s what makes a subaru a subaru. >> covering daly city, dublin los gatos and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> good morning what a beautiful soft the east bay hills camera. the sun is coming up. >> union and pacific crews are working on rail cars that derailed part of a larger 75-car train carrying consumer gooded including wine and champagne. union pacific officials say no one was hurt. >> a santa clara science camp is implementing changes after an employee was arrest on charges of child molestation. a task force presented behind the scene ch protocols. the man was charged with molesting a ten year old when he worked as a counselor. outpeers if san francisco in the archdiocese are working on a new contract with a disagreement when ambassador bishop cordileone said the leaders should not contradict church doctrine even in their private lives. the new contract would give teacher a raise and job protection even if their private lives do not leap up with church teaching. >> the electr

it is intrinsic in the definition, confederate memorial day. the tradition of more realization -- as memorialization that i in many others wish to observe is of long-standing, 148 years. sometimes with great hardship. the first soldiers that were buried in that million -- back -- buried in magnolia the banks of the cooper or by force denied flowers. those that gathered to memorialize were denied even the ability to display a confederate button on their uniform. for those of you that have frequented magnolia cemetery, it is a beautiful and pastoral setting at this one with live oaks and centipede. at that time, there were no markers, no grand memorials. there was bare dirt. the attendees were gone --gaunt. they were orphans and widows. we are only talking a few generations removed from us in the past. does it not strike you, those of you that our fathers and grandfathers grandmothers, that it sounds strange to our ears when our children or grandchildren speak of the vietnam war era, anything subsequent to that area -- to that area as if it were

they hope to complete this memorial this fall. among the names inscribed on the stone tablets, sadly one more, sargent scott lunger. the memorial is dedicated to the victims of september 11th, and to three hayward police officers and a firefighter who died in the line of duty. but those here at the ground breaking today had heavier hearts. >> we planned this and didn't know we'd sad hi have another name to add to the list. >> hayward police officer lunger. the man behind it veteran marine sargent michael emmer son. this is his seventh mem wril project since september 11th. eight years ago he built this granite tribute to victims of flight 93 crashing in a pennsylvania field. sandra green and her mother lost a loved one, wanda green, on that flight. to them each memorial is as painful as the first. >> you've got to keep moving but it's always fresh. >> reporter: emmerson is on a patriotic mission. >> i want to make sure people remember september 11th and veterans and first responders. >> reporter: those here believe it's important

i wrote this book when my memory of there memories were still fresh and clear. some of it is already fading more, of course inevitably will fade in time. but i would like to believe i need to believe that the essence of the blessings that are parents give us outlive the death of memory. thank you. [applause] thank you very much. thank you. some questions now. >> thank you. if you raise your hand will get a mike to you and start right here in front. >> in your voice i can here a good deal of pain at various points as you go through this. as you go on the book tour and european versions of this lecture, is a leading to a catharsis of some kind? >> leading to what? >> a catharsis of some kind? >> that's a good question. i don't think -- i don't think going on a book tour has any cathartic effect. i see absolutely no benefit all except i get to meet some wonderful people. but writing the book was itself in some ways a cathartic experience. i started writing it actually before my father's death mostly in the year 12 months after his death. then as you will see i put

and village squares in public grounds, their memory and the memory of all their brothers in arms beforeare enshrined in a chain of tributes that reaches back across the

memorials to me are different from artworks.morials have a function. >> it is a beautiful scupltural objective made with bronze and lined with red wood from water tanks in clear lake. that is the scupltural form that gives expression to maya's project. if you think about a cone or a bull horn, they are used to get the attention of the crowd often to communicate an important message. this project has a very important message and it is about our earth and what we are losing and what we are missing and what we don't even know is gone. >> so what is missing is starting with an idea of loss, but in a funny way the shape of this cone is whether you want to call it like the r.c.a. victor dog, it is listen to the earth and what if we could create a portal that could look at the past, the present and the future? >> you can change what is then missing by changing the software, by changing what is projected and missing. so missing isn't a static installation. it is an installation that is going to grow and change over time. and she has wor

they hope to complete this memorial this fall.ng the names inscribed on the stone tablets, sadly one more, sargent scott lunger. the memorial is dedicated to the victims of september 11th, and to three hayward police officers and a firefighter who died in the line of duty. but those here at the ground breaking today had heavier hearts. >> we planned this and didn't know we'd sad hi have another name to add to the list. >> hayward police officer lunger. the man behind it veteran marine sargent michael emmer son. this is his seventh mem wril project since september 11th. eight years ago he built this granite tribute to victims of flight 93 crashing in a pennsylvania field. sandra green and her mother lost a loved one, wanda green, on that flight. to them each memorial is as painful as the first. >> you've got to keep moving but it's always fresh. >> reporter: emmerson is on a patriotic mission. >> i want to make sure people remember september 11th and veterans and first responders. >> reporter: those here believe it's important to i

you know some of the best memories i have ever had. >> that's official now. cole hamels traded to the texas rangers less than a week after throwing that no-hitter. today, he thanked fans in the city of philadelphia, saying it was an honor to play. he mentioned the world series parade, by the way, down broad street as one of those favorite memories of his. we'll have more on his interview ahead in sports. >>> a former philadelphia police officer charged with stealing money during a sting operation is found guilty on all charges today. investigators say gerald gibson was on duty as an narcotics officer when he stole the money in 2013. a judge originally declared a mistrial in the case last october. gibson is the former son-in-law of former pennsylvania governor tom corbett. >>> congress is now beginning its summer break meaning indicted congressman chaka fattah could be back in philadelphia at any time. congressman fattah is scheduled to appear in havertown on monday. in an indictment the congressman is accused of misusing his congressional influence, stealing

all of this after the memorial. cnn's boris sanchez was there. >> reporter: a very emotional time here in chattanooga, christine. on sunday a procession carrying the sailor who passed away sunday morning after the shooting on thursday drove by the memorial. people waving flags and offering signs of support to those families. randall smith's mother was visibly emotional and overcome with grief when she saw a picture of her son behind the memorial. she said she was overwhelmed by the support in the community. she choked up when i asked how the family was holding up. the family of youssuf abdulazeez's family offering condolences for those affected by the shooting. there are no words to describe our shock horror and grief. the person who committed this crime is not the son we knew and loved for years. for years, our son suffered from depression. it grieves us to know his pain found an expression in the heinous act of violence. this is more than a question of the shooting but a sign of mental illness on behalf of the sho

we begin with the e memorial service in treb knee is a. tense of thousands of people are gathering there. many were killed by bosnian forces. you see the live. pictures as people are coming together. some lit candles to honor the victims, but even after the u.n. ruled it a genocide, many still deny that. christiane amanpour reported on this massacre back then and is there again today. it's good to have you with us. to see what you saw back then and to know that countries recently refusing vetoing a resolution condemning the killings of such what are your thoughts about that? >> well the tragedy, george there were no journalists when the place fell. reporters showed the chilling images of them. after the fall on this day 20 years ago was shown handing out sweets and candy to the women and children who then separate ed in advance of their monstrous plan to kill the men and the boys boys. and this was really very chilling. it happened outside the public eye because we couldn't get here. so we reported it from all the other angles when so many

but it's memories. that's what life is. it's memories. to me. there's a real -- it's a high lonesome tonality about the way he sings, but there's a cry in his voice that just -- it totally affected me. i really wished i could sing like that when i was younger. ♪ i am a lineman for the county and i drive the main roads ♪ >> i grew up singing them. i sang so many of them over the years. you had to. you covered those growing up where i did. ♪ i hear you singing in the wires ♪ >> we always kind of fight for respect a little bit as country players. and here is a guy that played on these records that he could stand toe to toe with anybody. ♪ >> there are so many sides of glen people either don't know or have forgotten. they sort of -- so many people know him as the rhinestone cowboy guy or whatever song they might attach to glen. and then you start going back into the early part of his career and you find this incredible session player, and then you find a guy who was hosting one of the most popular tv shows at the time. i mean, and it goes on

the main procession begins at 8:45 am followed by the memorial at 10:00.ll also post special moments on our abc7 bay area twitter and at facebook.com/abc7 news. >> you can show your support for sergeant scott lunger's loved ones if law enforcement family by sharing this post this morning on social media. you will find it on the abc7 news facebook page. >> today the first court appearance of 15-year-old adrian jerry gonzalez of santa cruz is being charge as an adult in the death of his neighbor 8-year-old maddy middleton. court documents detail a chilling crime. the prosecution said gonzalez lured maddy do his apparent and tide her up and assaulted her and threw her into the recycling bin. he will not get the death penalty because he is a minor. >> the san jose police department is asking for your help in a murder case. a 61-year-old was shot to death after 5:30 on friday night. this persian was released a vietnam veteran walking home when he was struck. we were over the sketch on friday as police investigated the shooting. several people her the gunshot bu

dedicating his time to several memorial, including the flight 93 memorial and asked by the national parks service to design the flight 93 memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania. he is a marine and received medals for desert storm, the first middle east war. >>> police called to a home for a murder suicide at about 5:40 5:40 last night. officers say they found a man and woman dead from gunshot wounds. another found outside. he was taken to the hospital with life-threatening jurs. appears to be a domestic dispute following divorce papers being served. >>> looking for new walls and -- painted nine city walls with a repellant paint. and they'll be painting even more. makes the spray of urine spray back on to the shoes and clothing on to the people who want to use it as a bathroom. want to sdurj sdurj that. making it look nice and smell beautiful. >>> starting today, thousands are expected to go out and sample everything garlic. joining us live in gourmet alley. >> you can smell the garlic. this is where all the food's prepared and where you find the pyro chefs. they put on quite the show. you

but we want her memory and the love and her soul to live on. shech traveled the world.-- she traveled the world. she lived in italy for a year. traveled to africa china, all over europe. and you know she posted something on her facebook the day before she died. that said whatever is good for your soul do that. and that's how kate lived. and weep just want to spread that message. at a time like this it is easy for some for us it would be easy for us to hate and be angry. but kate wouldn't want that. so we're just -- we're freeingtrying to spread a message of love &andlove. that's what kate would want. >> that is an incredibly hard thing to do i imagine at a time like this to not be angry to not feel hate? >> yeah, yeah. i mean in my wildest dreams i could never imagine having this conversation. and if you had asked me a month ago if i would be angry at somebody who killed my sister sure i would tell you yes. but the unthinkable has happened and we're focusing on the good. because kate was a good person. she was a great person. and you know the c

a memorial certainly no one here will forget. his colleagues are promising to carry on that warrior work. reporting live from oracle arena, i'm jodi hernandez. nbc bay area news. >> powerful moments after today's memorial has helicopters provided a final salute to sergeant lunger. the flyover above the arena involved police agencies from across the bay area. it happened as sergeant lunger's casket, his family and all the attendees were leaving the arena. a dispatcher also made an end-of-watch call over the police radio as part of the ceremony. >> sergeant scott lunger we thank you for your dedication loyalty and service to the citizens of hayward. you will never be forgotten. end of watch, july 22nd 2015. may you rest in peace. >> part of the reason sergeant lunger's memorial was moved to oracle arena was because of the countless number of people touched by lunger who was a role model and a mentor. nbc bay area's chuck coppola continues our team coverage tonight with more on the diverse crowd who came out to honor the fallen offi

memorials to me are different from artworks. they are artistic, but memorials have a function. >> it is a beautiful scupltural objective made with bronze and lined with red wood from water tanks in clear lake. that is the scupltural form that gives expression to maya's project. if you think about a cone or a bull horn, they are used to get the attention of the crowd often to communicate an important message. this project has a very important message and it is about our earth and what we are losing and what we are missing and what we don't even know is gone. >> so what is missing is starting with an idea of loss, but in a funny way the shape of this cone is whether you want to call it like the r.c.a. victor dog, it is listen to the earth and what if we could create a portal that could look at the past, the present and the future? >> you can change what is then missing by changing the software, by changing what is projected and missing. so missing isn't a static installation. it is an installation that is going to grow and change

one memorial day weekend a year will never be enough to honor the names on our war memorials.t even this? let's play "hardball." good evening i'm chris matthews in washington. let's get this straight, there are no heroes in arlington cemetery because they didn't dodge the bullet. there are no heroes in p.o.w. camps because winners like donald trump don't get captured and the bombers that got shot down aren't heroes because they shouldn't have gotten shot down in the first place. refusing to accept release until it was honorable. is this what trump meant to say

>> these are riley's memories.u'll notice, not to brag. >> i wanted to maybe hold one. >> what happened? sadness! >> she did something to the memory. >> is everything okay? >> i don't know. >> change it back joy. >> joy, no! wait! let go! >> bill hader, amy poehler lewis black, and mindy kaling play the emotions of a little girl, in the animated film “inside out.” >> the really important ones are over here. i don't want to get too technical but these are called core memories. each one came from a super important time in riley's life. like when she first scored a goal, that was so amazing. amy poehler: we live inside our own minds, we have no idea what it looks like, so pixar was like, “i'm going to tell you what it looks like. this is what long term memory looks like, this is you know abstract thought, this is imaginationland, this is the place that produces your dream.” and they just do this thing that they do over and over again which is like, here's a world, we're going to build it. it takes a really big concept

this video was produced for 58,238 names on the memorial.t time, even more names have been added to the wall. a reminder of the chew cost of the vietnam war -- the true cost of the vietnam war impacts us today. the sacrifice for our country has earned them are lasting gratitude and we are here today to say thank you. god bless you and god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> 9 million americans served during the vietnam war. they represented 10% of their generation. 6 million of them were volunteers. they were the oldest and best educated force america ever sent into harms way. 97% would be honorably discharged and today the vast majority of them testify with their actions and their words that they are proud of their service and would serve again if called. november 14, 1965, elements of the seventh calvary touchdown at landing zone and ray. within 30 minutes, the battle began. the first major battle fought by the american army in vietnam. over three days, american forces would hold out and repel enemy forces. they would never l

one memorial day weekend day a year will never be enough to honor the names on our war memorials.

dozens of dignitaries, including bill clinton and others are at the memorial service. more than 8,000 muslim men and boys were killed. it's been called an international act of genocide. bosnians dispute the stription. -- description. we are crossing live to nadim baba. what can you tell us. >> you can probably see many thousands who arrived here at the cemetery they've been coming here for the last 24 hours. people have come by car, by bus and some on foot. there's something called the march for peace that arrived here, doing the route which took some of the srebrenica survivors from here to safety. to other parts of bosnia, 20 years ago. most of those people that escaped were either elderly or female. and there were at least 8,300 men and boys killed in the space of a few days. the latest victims to be identified, 136 of them in total are going to be buried later in the day. in the next few hours after speeches by foreign dignitaries, the former president bill clinton. and many other heads of government. for most people here, the 20th anniversary is important. it is b

. >> it's still fresh in our memories. way as good friend to all of us.great family man, a father and son and brother. he is still missed by many. it's something none of us will ever forget. >> the city council will rename a stretch of hay street officer dan nini way. it will take place 1:00 p.m. today. >>> also today, a community forum will take place in san francisco's mission district to focus on several acts of vandalism against a mural. they captured a man splashing some flammable liquid and they sprawled graffiti over it. he mixed images from latino and lgbt culture. discussions begin 10:00 this morning at the mission district campus of city college. >>> to the fire burning. here is the latest information. it has destroyed 6,900 acres in napa and solano counties. right now it's 47% contained. one structure has been destroyed, an out building. 140 more structures are being threatened. abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman has more. >> reporter: here is what progress looks like. smoke with an occasional burst of flame and line of cars with engines runnin

memorial. and the names of the people that were assigned to create that memorial. those people did an excellent job. not just in the detail, but in the depiction of african-american heritage and history from the beginning of this state and an unfortunate thing called slavery to today. as i moved around, i saw the great detail. and then i got to the first regiment. of u.s. volunteers. and the first regiment of u.s. volunteers were freed black men that fought for the 54th massachusetts. and they fought the first south carolina regiment, fought here in this state. and fought honorably. that's a part of the history of this state. just like my ancestors did i talked about earlier, that fought for this state. and if you've seen the movie "glory," which i have many times, that's what's depicted in a particular section of that memorial. i didn't see danny glover there but i saw the faces of people that looked familiar. in that monument ladies and gentlemen, there is a soldier a standard bearer which wa

we have memory champ ron white who is going to test our memories.ew study out tells us cell phones are killing our memory. >> he's got a new program out that takes you 30 days to learn the system. >> we'll see if we can learn the system. >> thank you very much for joining us. we start now with a fox news alert and heather has it in south carolina. >> by the way, you two might be in trouble with your younger children steve and brian, for not knowing their numbers. >>> we start out with a fox news alert this morning. the south carolina house voting overwhelmingly to remove the confederate flag from capitol grounds. the final vote coming in 94-20 after 13 hours of passionate debate. >> i cannot believe that we do not have the heart in this body to do something meaningful. >> it grieves me too, that some people see that in a hurtful and dishonorable fashion. >> well the bill now heads to the desk of the governor nikki haley, who says she will sign it. >>> well just a few hours from now, the new york stock exchange will resume trading after that technica

it would be done much like the memorial, the african-american memorial done. a committee appointed by the speaker and by the president pro tem of the senate to design depict and come back with a plan of what needed to be done there. i ask you to search in your hearts. i ask you to look deep inside. put yourself on the trail of tears. think of how you would have felt at that point. mr. hosey, those people decided they were going to fight. mr. smith, james smith those people decided they were going to fight. eric bedingfield, those people decided they were going to fight. many of you others that have served in the military mr. williams, mr. hart it's not an easy thing to take up arms. you hear people all the time saying, we should fight. we should go to war. most of those people have never seen violence firsthand. violence firsthand, especially the aspects of war, is not a pretty thing. people die. not like a kids game. not like a tv show where they jump back up bounce back up. they don't come back. robert brown you served. thank you forrior service. if we were

. >> first, there's a memorial and a lot of flowers and flags. the shooter was booked last night and scheduled to appear before the judge. telling us that this is mark estrada. the suspect in the shooting of the officer. he was in the hospital with gunshot wounds. believe the suspect was shot the morning of the officer's death. take a look at this video. this may be in connection with the shooting. this footage shows the car the investigators are looking for. we're we re peting this video so you can get a better look at it. 107th and beverly avenues. there weren't many cars and those that were may have information about the shooting. the funeral arrangements, tentatively scheduling for next thursday. a viewing is expected to be held on wednesday. coming up, you'll hear from a man who was working for the police officer, in the same academy class. you'll hear that in the next report. >>> the city of berkeley is shutting down its historic pier for reasons, shutting down to pedestrians and cyclists. the concrete bed is crumb bling and metal supports

the delaware memorial bridge we're clocking slow speeds heading southbound on the new jersey turnpike and 295 southbound, four miles per hour. lucky us as we head toward the delaware memorial bridge into delaware, extra construction this morning causing that complete standstill. what i am going to recommend as we zoom out a bit let's go up to the commodor barry bridge, no major problems between gloucester county and delaware county that's a better bet than the delaware memorial bridge. as the morning progresses we hope they get more of the lanes open, we'll keep you posted. abington we have downed wires a tractor-trailer pulled them down overnight and now they are blocking 611 close to the target store abington memorial hospital. a little to the north closure today and tomorrow possibly saturday swamp road 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. they will shut it down to replace a deteriorated drainage pipe. use worthington mill to get around it or 413 would be another alternate. changes coming in jamison new traffic pattern york road and meeting house and ridge drive. they are shifting the traffic on

just spread my memory and spread love.would make her smile. >> and i know we're not going to talk about any politics or how this has become a larger issue because i really want to just focus this on your sister. and i imagine part of your concern is that who she is will get lost in all of that. i read a story that your neighbor told about her coming over to his house when she was little to give flowers to her daughter -- his daughter who just broken her arm. it sounds like that's the kinds of thing she did a lot. >> yeah. yeah. kate had the biggest heart. kate called my momma a incumbent months ago -- she called my mom daily. she said to my mom, hey, i hope you are not mad at me but that jacket you got me a couple weeks ago, i was out to dinner in san francisco and saw a homeless person who had a t-shirt on, and it was super cold outside and i gave it away. you might need to buy me a new jacket. that's just how kate was. you know? in the worst time in the worst imaginable of circumstances, we are all staying strong because

her memory while police gather grass fed? mhmm. i'm super into health. bottled tap water? well all bottled water is the same right? you need crystal geyser alpine spring water. made by nature, not by man. crystal geyser alpine spring water. bottled at the mountain source. ♪ da da da da ♪ ♪ da da da da ♪ ♪ da da da da ♪ ♪ da...♪ sorry brenda. crystal geyser. bottled at the mountain source. da da da. >> shock and sadness tonight. friends gather to remember a woman randomly gunned down along san francisco waterfront. this as police art man they say pulled the trigger. >> good evening. amma is off tonight. shooting happened last night at pier 14 along the embarcadero just steps from the ferry building. police say this man 45-year-old francisco sanchez shot and killed 32-year-old kate finely. cornell is live at pier 14 tonight with the latest on the story. cornell? >> the tragic shooting has locals and tourist asking why tonight. now kate stein close friends speaking out to us tonight. they say the world has lost an amazing individual. flowers left on pier 14 in memory of kate.

next week a ground breaking for a memorial for those who fought in the korean war. wayne freedman spent time with three of the men who made it happen. >> reporter: at the national cemetery changes to the landscape happen slowly and usually are permanent which explains three staring at a sign next to a vacant lot. >> unone reason we like the spot is heavy traffic. >> reporter: lots of cars and pedestrians. >> this is called the forgotten war because i don't think history gives it the kind of attention it should. >> reporter: the korean war which killed more than 33,000 americans. fortunately for retired commander john stevens and retired judge they survived. but raising the money and finding property to establish a memorial here would take more than half a century. >> we stopped communism and we saved democracy and religion. >> reporter: for those who fought in and supported the korean conflict this memorial is long overdue. 2,273 of the graves belong to korean war veterans. >> it takes a lot to put a project like this together. >> reporter: here is a rendition of th

memorial to be located next to the old city hall building. it is expected to be completed later this fall. >>> two people were found dead at a home in vallejo. officers say they found a man and woman inside the home dead from gunshot wounds. another man with a gunshot wound was taken to the hospital. he was found outside. it appears to be a domestic dispute following divorce papers being served. >>> twitter, yahoo, facebook and google pushing back against legislation that would require them to alert federal authorities of any terrorist activity on their sites. they told lawmakers they already ban content such as beheading and they alert if they come across something that they fear people might get hurt. they are afraid -- they also say law enforcement might get buried. >>> the stinking rose, garlic shrimp, bananas, ice cream, everything garlic as the garlic festival gets underway. >>> it is warming up for some of us. rosemary will be here next. >>> and why they are breaking ties with the hulk hogan. >>> it is one it calls earth's bigger older

there was 10 then a march holding crucifications up to the memorial here. poimdz read by some of the local residents. it's when you speak to them personally that you understand the kind of trauma they are going through. we spoke to an elderly woman who broke down as we were talking to her. she described on the day hearing a large explosion, looking up into the sky and saying what she described, what she thought were paratroopers falling from the sky and then she realized that one of these peoplewas sitting in a chair. she said that person later discovered was one of the women passengers who was discovered dead who had fallen into a local mining area. her neighbor she said four bodies were found in her neighbor's garden, one of which was a child. they she had they are continuously finding little bits of the wreckage personal belongings belonging to some of the victims. a traumatic experience and a traumatic way of remembering tunisia. this has bin an awful experience. we know one of the rebel leaders has been speaking. what do people say about that? there is

this is memorial service held in and you australia today. prime minister held a memorial for the awe australiaians on the plane. a team of international investigators have been working to find out who shot the plane down. >>> a customer left a political statement behind instead of a tip for seattle bar bartender. it claims to be an economics legs on why the customers doesn't tip. work hers in low wage jobs welcome the increase, the customers doesn't tip because in turn restaurants have had to raise prices to cover the entry. >> 5:47 we have new details on the search of joaquin "el chapo" guzman. >> police open fire on an alleged weapons brandandishing person in delaware county. >> reporter: we have a dry beautiful day, details on that coming up. >> abc received 42 emmy nominations, that's the second highest total after hbo. blackish star scored his first emmy nod for outstanding actor. emmys once again recognized "dancing with the stars" as the best reality show. >> reporter: there are so many good shows to watch by dvr is overflowing it's a

the jefferson memorial at the tidal basin. live view from the tower camera and driving in, dry pavement. bright sunshine. need the visor down. it will be around 70. then by the afternoon, it will jump to near 90. but it will be a dry heat, not very humid. a few clouds popping up. a look at hotter weather and more humid weather for the weekend. that's coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:51. melissa has an update on that crash. >> update on this crash. initially, d.c. police were telling us eastbound we had somebody drive by it. it looks like it's westbound southeast/southwest freeway at maine. it seems like it will clear up in a bit. right now they're asking you to stay right to get past that crash because it's in the left lanes at this point this morning. outer loop at st. barnabas we have road work sticking around. that should be out of the way in 20 minutes or so. same with this branch avenue at old branch. again with two left lanes blocked. two pieces of construction there in prince george's county this mornin

this is his seventh memorial project since 9-11.ears ago in union city he built this memorial to the victims of the flight who lost their lives in the field. to this family each one of these memorials is as painful as the first. >> you have to keep moving but it doesn't make it any easier. always fresh. >> emerson is on a patriotic mission. >> i want to make sure that people remember not only 9-11 but also veterans and first responders. >> that's why those here believe it's important to include sergeant lunger's name on the memorial stones. >> we do hope his name will be first on this memorial, and we hope that it's the last. >> amen to that. vick lee, abc7 news. >>> 5:16 is our time. two animal rights activists are out on bail after being arrested in oakland on friday and charged with a domestic terrorism case. joseph and nicole are accused of setting 5700 minks free in vanlism targeting fur companies. they also slashed tires in san francisco, attempted to flood a home in wisconsin. he was previously' revved in 200 the after a viol

we have a lot of memories where we have our first picket line to protest one of the evictions. one of the buildings right here but we have a sad moment where i don't know if you remember where there was a person that died in the building. the cause because of the space between the floor and elevator and the space was too small. as a community we overcome a lot. the unite development center is providing youth with a different focus with technology and recreation that we when you are growing up poor you don't have the opportunity but now growing up and you have the location. that is what we do and we also survive a lot of turmoil and that's what you do with us. and reverend i have to remember his name. when our community was going through a lot of turmoil with what's going on in our homeland we continued to be able to be about and provide the best service we can regardless of whether or not you are supporting the republican or supporting the reunification of vietnam today. i feel very much at home and thank you for all the work that everybody had done to continue to work the comm

tom: this memorial is on county-owned property. a spokesperson said the maryland history work preservation commission controls things like the statue. the spokesperson says although there is talk about with the future of this memorial should be, for now it is not an immediate priority for county leaders. live in rockville, tom roussey abc 7 news. jonathan: as we mentioned, the flag controversy started with dylan roof's shooting rampage in charleston. tonight, the fbi director said the background check on roof failed, because of a breakdown of the paperwork between the police departments and counties. they said the failure rips all our hearts out. the head of the fed's personnel offices out of a job in the wake of the massive data breach. katherine archuleta resigned 24 hours going anywhere. she had been under fire after hackers implicated the database -- infiltrated the database and gain access to more than 20 million federal workers' records. coming up, a thrill ride turns into a close call, caught on tape. what happened when a bu