pretty compelling, isn't it michelle bernard? >> absolutely. i read the piece in "the new york times" and took a look at the underlying study, and it's actually very frightening. one of the two big takeaways from the article and the study behind it are, number one, the largest percentage of donald trump's supporters at this point in time are actually self-identified republicans who are registered as democrats. and most of them live in areas of the country where we find the most racial animus. it's in the south and as you move west, donald trump loses support. it is a very scary thing for a person of color. it should be a scary thing for women. it should be a scary thing for anyone who is other than a white male. b because of what donald trump is appealing to. >> it's a little scary for us, too. >> i'm sure. i'm sure. but you won't end up being a tamir rice or someone else that ends imshot dead because of that animus. >> matt. quickly. >> i think what trump is tapping into is understandable, with economic concerns and i do think he's as tapping

independent political analyst michelle bernard says voters want to hear politicians say their lives matter too. michelle: the smartest politician listens and looks and does not lie about what the basic reality is about african-american life in the united states. if you will face it head on and don't give a political answer, just be truthful about it, i think that is the way that you enamore citizens to want to vote for you. fernando: african-americans also want to hear specifics about jobs, the economy, and their general dissatisfaction with government as a whole. michelle: of course we know that all lives matter -- what the african-american community is say that your lives matter, too, because right now it doesn't feel like that. it's like state sanctioned violence against african americs. fernando: the first primary in which african american voters could have a significant impact will be south carolina in february. but everyone has their eye on the very important milestone, super tuesday on march first, which could make or break several of the candidates, tweet me at @espuelasvox, and ch

independent political analyst michelle bernard says voters want to hear politicians say their lives matter too. michelle: the smartest politician listens and looks and does not lie about what the basic reality is about united states. don' just be truthful about it, i think that is the way that you enamore citizens to want to vote for you. fernando: african-americans also want to hear specifics about jobs, the economy, and their general dissatisfaction with government as a whole. michelle: of course we know that all lives matter -- what the african-american community is looking for is people who will say that your lives matter, too, because right now it doesn' t feel like that. it' s like state sanctioned violence against african americans. fernando: the first primary in which african american voters could have a significant impact will be south carolina in february. but everyone has their eye on super tuesday on march first, which could make or break several of the candidates, tweet me at @espuelasvox, and check in on facebook or connect with our new video site, matteroffact.tv where you c

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round table tonight, michelle bernard, jonathan allen, author of hrc, and molly hemingway, let me startu john. i had the sense a nascar race and bernie just passing hillary in iowa. he needs a little bit of extra juice and so he's doing the negative ad. they sometimes get you the last thing you need. >> two things that work here. he knows that he needs to make a contrast and say i'm different enough from hillary clinton that you should care about the differences between us. number two, he is signal to democrats he can take on republicans in a general election. not just stick a daisy in the barrel of the gun. >> it's retro friday. >> san francisco, wear a flower in your hair. >> he wants to show you has muscle. >> why do you risk a negative ad when you have -- you think you're mr. perfect. i'm going to stick it to this opponent right now. >> i don't see that as a negative ad. >> the way they avoided prosecution, the fat guys in new york got away with it, ie, hillary clinton? >> wait. >> but the way he says it for example does not come off as other ads we have seen as most definitely nega

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they can finance michelle bernard in a fight against planned parenthood.hey can put her on television where she can say on msnbc that personal responsibility is especially a problem in the black community and boast about her west indian heritage. she's backed with oil and chemical money, epitomizes -- which epitomizes the blame the victim discourse, as killson puts it. she is promoted by msnbc as a moderate. the before columbus foundation has begun to support those beluck chuls -- intellectuals who defy the odds and speak against the bullies who scapegoat those who don't have the power to fight back. previously, we honored houston baker jr. for his book, "the deapril," which condemns the neoconservative backlash on black aspirations. now we honor martin killson for his book, "transformation of the african-american intelligentsia, 1880-2012." and, martinnen, if you and marion are are watching this event, congratulations. and now i want to introduce a little lighter moment. [laughter] tennessee reed's going to the read a poem, and she's going to be accompani

emotional reunion wi michelle: you may have seen this picture or the pictures in the blizzard. the st. bernardng rescued after falling through the ice in fairfax county. today the rescuerers we reunited with the rescuee. and our colleague jay korff was there. >> i welcome you all here for this wonderful reuniting of the family. with the crews that help save our four-legged friend milo here. jay: milo's owners will tell you the he is a teddy bear in a st. bernard suit. the family thanked the fire and the rescue personnel at station 32 for saving the beloved pet. >> we can't close to losing him. we know we did. thank you, guys. jay: the video and the pictures taken by the fire officials are gripping. during in the blizzard milo wandered away from the family while sledding at fairfax station. >> it was scary. frightening. jay: yolando called for milo but said the obedient school dropout wouldn't listen. she had to keep her husband from going in. >> i could hear the fire truck and i knew the help was on the way. jay: then there was a job to get the 120-pound out. he bigger than gizmo who stayed ou

michelle: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- see what happens when the rescuers of that st. bernard who fell through the ice in the blizzard were reunited with the dog. jonathan: donald trump's foundation spreading the wealth. we will speak to local recipients about what they think about the donations. scott abraham joining us on the desk now. we talked about concussions, one of the hottest topics out there. michelle: today i assume you went to george washington university where you spoke to someone who has a real connection with the issue. scott: the g.w. women's basketball team is led by senior point guard lauren chase. unfortunately for the senior, she has had a long history with concussions. in her basketball career, which includes high school and college, she suffered from five concussions. in fact, a couple of years ago basketball was taken away from lauren because of a concussion. she missed her entire junior season. now she is back on the court and leading the colonials to a terrific season. they have won 13 straight games. student of the game on and now off the court, find

bernard could prison. >> a woman convicted of hitting a boy with her s.u.v. and driving off will learn how much time she'll spend behind bars. we are talking about michelle simkins. she hit thomas gregory in 2014 while he was outside playing basketball outside a home. the crash left the boy with two broken legs. simkins is facing 15 years in >> there are lingering questions following the drowning of a 3-year-old boy. the toddler was found unresponsive in this backyard pool along elderwood court. sky 6 flew over that scene. the boy was rushed to arnold palmer hospital where he died a few hours later. it is unclear how the little boy ended up in the water and who was responsible for watching him at the time. >> in brevard county, concerned residents in one community are sounding off all over coyote traps. for weeks, people say they have been told to be on alert after spod in an indian harbor beach. the reason is because the fish and wildlife commission has not deemed the animals a nuisance f. a coyote is caught and moved. it can be a violation. people say something needs to be done. >> hopefully it won't take a tragedy for it to be elevated to the nuisance

bernard could face 15 years in prison. >> in brevard county, a woman convicted of hit ago parkway with her s.u.v. and driving off will learn how much time she will spend behind bars. michelle simkins will be charged later today. she hit thomas gregory while he was playing basketball outside a cocoa beach home. the crash left the boy with two broken legs. legs. >> in orange county, there are lingering questioning following the drowning of a 3-year-old boy. the toddler was found unresponsive in a backyard pool. sky 6 flew over the scene the boy was rushed to arnold palmer hospital. it is unclear how the boy ended up in the water and who was responsible for watching him at the time. >> in brevard county, concerned people in one community are sounding off over coyote traps. people have been told to be on alert. now those traps have been removed before catching this animal. the reason is because the fish and wildlife conservation have not deemed these animals a nuisance f. a kai tee is caught and moved this could be a violation. neighbors say with a cat being killed, something needs to be done quickly. >> hopefully it won't be a tragedy for it to be elevated into the nuisance a