leaders from naacp say more needs to be done. bright smile and how intelligent he was. >> reporter: those who knew lieutenant collins knew he stood up for what was right. court documents say collins was standing at this campus shuttle bus stop when 22-year-old sean robansky told him to move. investigators say he stabbed him in the chest with a knife. >> he was in a safe zone. >> reporter: so tonight -- >> zero tolerance policy should be implemented. >> reporter: naacp leaders are calling for rapid changes to protect students. the collegiate naacp president for the state of maryland. >> can we have a moment of silence. >> reporter: she is racially bias incidents. she and others who gathered tonight don't believe it is enough. >> i want tosy outline of a policy, the consequences, task force on the campus, not just for people in the college but also maybe outside. >> reporter: they say in memory of richard collins they, too, will continue to stand for action they believe are rights. >> we propose that students -- and 50% of the task

what are you calling for at the naacp?we are calling for the attorneys general of the state of louisiana to conduct a thorough investigation into vigorously pursue charges against these police officers. the fact that mr. salamoni put a gun to alton sterling said -- sterling's head, referred to him with a slur, cursed him, if you will, those actions suggest is propensity to use violence and those actions also put into mr.ext any actions by sterling. this whole encounter from than ang to end was less few minutes. in other words, from the time mr. sterling was confronted by these police officers, having a gun put to his head, and being shot, less than 30 seconds after he was pinned to the ground, took place in a matter of minutes. this is not standing operating procedure. this is not standing -- standard policing. we are asking that the attorney general conduct a thorough investigation, that he consider the full range of the officer's conduct during the encounter. it also the kind of officer he was. and is. this happens with

the naacp and also the student activists say they want to be included. they also say that they would like to have the dialogue continue about hate crimes. they say that they reported some of these incidents to administration before collins' death and it was ignored. >> we'll have more. sue mentioned the strong to severe stormings earlier. cleanup from those damaging storms is underway in parts of virginia. one of the hardest hit areas was blue ridger mobile home park in winchester. some are telling us they may need to find a place to stay tonight after their roofs caved in from tree limbs that fell on top of their homes. no serious injuries were reported. the national weather service is if a tornado touched down in that area. and we continue now with the weather. it is a rainy evening. how long is this beat weather going to stick around sue palka. give us the latest. we're watching these storms. they're kind of relentless at 10:00 not wanting to let go. the next few hours they will certainly weaken and zimmerman. and they'll be gone by the time you start

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the naacp and students are scheduled to speak here tonight. they do have some recommendations for the administration. teisha lewis, fox5 local news. >> obviously we had a lot of weather news there. we want to bring you up to speed on some of the other top stories tonight. police identified a two year old child dropped off at holy cross hospital. she told hospital officials her sister asked her to much what the girl, but a daylighter she didn't reach here sister and didn't know the child's name, of the parents. >> an allege id member of the violent ms13 gang will spend 40 years in prison for her role in the murder of a gaithersburg teenager. twenty year old vanessa al veer add oh luringed the victim to his death which was carried out by ms13 gang members as she looked on. air anna grand did i will return to manchester on sunday. the proceeds will go to a fund set up by the british and red cross up key has resigned. reports say he resigned on may 18, but offered to stay through the president's first over south and easts trip. and a new york city

the poet of naacp, the national naacp member labels at the red summer of 1919. there are numbers of riots defined by white terrorism, white mob violence sweeping across the nation. the most famous are probably washington dc, chicago in august of 1919. a lot of them are concentrated in the summer, but people talk about the long red summer ending with the riot in 1921. similar to incitement. in the summer of 1919 you also get the lynching of soldiers, at least 10, maybe 11 african-american soldiers in uniform. again, horrific in a symbolic way of saying, do not think that the war for democracy was your war for american democracy. that is not what it was, and that is not will be will allow it to be. >> so where does this fit into the larger civil rights movement? adriane: it was an important moment in the 20th century. in the history of the long civil rights movement of some -- as some scholars would call it. for all of the intensity of white reaction, for all of the insistence of white supremacists that the war would mean nothing for african-americans, it actually

. >>> the naacp is calling for a zero hate policy on bias. it comes after the unprovoked stabbing of lieutenant richard collins at the university of maryland. police have l to a white supremacist facebook page. the university has announced the hate bias response team. but the naacp says the punishment for these incidents is not harsh enough. >> i'd like to see out line of a policy. the sequences. i want to see a tank force on the campus. not just with people that are in the college. but also maybe outside. >> some students want at least 50% of that tank force to be populated by students. the state attorney's office says that once the prince george's county police are wrapped up with the homicide investigation, the fbi will take over to determine if collins' murder was a hate crime. >>> new overnight, the nationals beat the giants again but people are now saying free bryce harper. did you see that sign? mlb handed him a four-game suspension for his involvement in an on-field fight. you remember the brawl there. harper is appealing that suspens

naacp demanding justice, calling for hate crime charges in the death of student. urbanski has been linked to a white supremacy group. many say that it has been a reflection of the hate crimes on the rise in the last two months. >> despite these incidents, the president and the rest of the administration have not responded. larry: the university of maryland has come up with a five-point plan aimed at combating hate crimes on campus. autria: you follow from this video that you first saw here on seven. we brought this to your attention and started asking questions. what was doing dumping someone out of a wheelchair outside the howard university hospital? they released a statement saying in part that the university is continuing training efforts to make sure that it never happens again. come on over here and take a look at this amazing video. it shows a street in key have -- ukraine, exploding after a pipe burst underground. nearby buildings were damaged, but no one was hurt. larry: a horse, on the loose in new york city. goldie got out of her stable in midtown and wa

the naacp. we came from the naacp. these issues to me are riveting and compelling and as important to me in the beginning of this year and this century as they were the day i was born. >> but they are not to everyone. >> no, they're not. >> to many people they are not important. >> and people don't see it. they say that's why we've got to find a way, the public education part of this thing. the public education issue in america because it's on a ho hum attitude and that's why we work so closely with the mexican and asian legal fund because the issues we face they too face in different ways. when we did the whole issue about english only. you know, that looked like whites only to me. i could see that. you know. now after we've gotten through that period, we realize how valuable it is for our kids to be multilingual, you know, to have several languages under their command. but i don't know where it comes from. >> i thought one of the biggest challenges to black leadership or minority leadership generally is how do you en

. >>> former naacp chief is running for governor. after the unrest in baltimore following the death of freddie gray. the 44-year-old was the youngest person ever elected to lead the nation's largest civil rights group. he could be running in democratic primary where the winner will ultimately take on republican governor larry hogan. >>> fox 5 of course is your station for all things political. tweet us your thoughts right now use #5at630, then look for your tweet on our political show coming up next at 6:30. >>> dc cab driver is behind bars tonight accused of sexual assaulting a female passenger over memorial day weekend. fox 5 tisha lewis joins us with the story from 16th street in northwest. >> reporter: the driver was arrested here in the 16th street neighborhood after a passerby spotted the struggle and you can understand why and see it's a very busy roadway in this neighborhood. the defendant is identified as 24-year-old mchoe nan charged with sexual abuse and kidnapping. the victim told police she blacked out and when she woke

local chapters of naacp are calling for action after several recent incidents of hate. planning to stand in solidarity with the family of richard collins iii and speak out about hate crimes. he was killed in a random attack. the group is addressing noose and other incidents. >>> today the suspected killer in a portland, oregon, stabbing will face a judge. he shouted racist slurs and killed two people on friday. he'll be arraigned this afternoon on murder and other charges. a grand jury is expected to weigh in on domestic terrorism or hate crime charges in the coming days. that city's mayor should t actions. >> we need people here and at the local level to step up and show through action that they condemn bigotry and hatred and xenophobia and violence. >> portland's mayor is asking organizers to cancel an upcoming trump free speech rally because he's worried that they could, quote, peddle a message of hatr hatred. he's asking federal officials to revoke permits. >>> as you drive into work this morning, keep an eye out for maryland state troopers and distracted drivers. >

. >>> the naacp is calling for a zero tolerance policy on hate and bias on college campuses. the demand from the group and student leaders come after the lieutenant richard collins at the university of maryland. police have linked the suspect to a white supremacist facebook group. more money for diversity education and a campus safety task force. but the naacp says the punishment for these incidents are not harsh nighenough. >> i want to see outline of the policy, consequences. and a task force on the campus, not just here, but outside. >> the state attorney's office says once prince george's county police wraps its investigation the fbi will take over to determine whether collins' murder was a hate crime. >>> president trump welcomes the prime minister of vietnam to the white house. but it is the russia investigation and a presidential tweet that will dominate the day. here are 4 things to national security adviser michael flynn will provide personal and business documents to the intelligence committee. the intelligence committee has also asked for information from a former

and so i joined the naacp several years ago and actually became a branch president. and so i -- my activism through the naacp led me to get a resolution passed to ask united to -- or in support of more diversity and advancement in united airlines and other airlines because it's an industry wide problem. and we're just doing like marlon green who had to sue all the way to the supreme court to get hired at continental airlines which now merged with united. >> we look at that picture from the screen now, there's a plane that bears his name now. tell me a bit more about marlon green and what he had to go through. >> well. >> they say that he who breaks through the brush first gets the thorns. i know he had a lot of thorns trying to break through. >> yes, did he. i'm reading his book, the book that's written about him called turbulence before take off right now. and it's amazing the parallels between him and me and what i've gone through. and i enlisted in the air force because i couldn't get to the air force academy or through pilot -- or through officer school. and so i

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adams: as lead oaf the north carolina chapter of naacp he's become an icon. he's the founder of moral mondays, traveled to other states to train others on tact exs in civil disobedience. urn his leadership, the naacp fiercely fought against legislation like north carolina's hb-2 and voter i.d. laws. after 12 years as novet north carolina naacp, reverend barbour is retiring to lead a new campaign a national call for a moral revival. this new coalition of spiritual leaders will push beyond politics to guide our nation toward the path of increased equality and social justice. his leadership of the naacp will be sorely missed but i look forward to witnessing the many ways he'll continue to impact the lyes and make america a more just and fair place. thank you, reverend barber. god speed. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without o

to force the naacp to disclose their members and donors in order to try to weaken the organization. that is what's going on today and what people don't understand today with our disclosure rules is that social media has made it extremely easy to run campaigns that really hurt people and harass and intimidate them in a way that was never able to be done before. and, you know, the classic example of this is brandon ikes, former head who helped start the company driven out of the company that he owned. why? because he made a totally legitimate legal contribution to a referendum. a referendum in california on the gay marriage issue. why in the world would you require disclosure in the referendum of proposition area? you can i guess justify disclosure coming to contributions to candidates getting into office and can affect legislation. but when you're contributing a referendum on one side or another, what? that's going to illegally influence the people of the state you're in? i mean, there's no legitimate reason for it. and the only reason for this push and the dark money area is to that

richard collins now the focus for the naacp.what the group is doing tonight in the wake of the maryland man's death. >> and if you have a story, give us a call at (202)895-3000 or e-mail us fox5 tips wttg.com. narrator: "the time is always right to do what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound anti-choice law, and stood up to the nra. as lieutenant governor, dr. northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. ralph northam believes in making progress every day. and he won't let donald trump stop us. cause d.c. \police\police have long had noaa no chase policy but one driver questioned whether that changed after she saw. the driver shot what she saw on camera. that's right, jim. she says that she was on east capital street and benning road yesterday when she saw what appeared to be police chasing atv rider. we'll get you right to the video

i was active with the naacp was formed, the united youth community against lynching and so on. i was very active in these groups in the 1930s. >> so in a sense you're recreating the organizational atmosphere that you had left behind in pennsylvania. did you find in college that there weren't preexisting groups that you could join? >> well, you see, when i went through college, you have to bear in mind i went to college in 1929. when i got -- when i got there i found that the groups that were there didn't accept a black person. in fact, when they -- some of them, i was even recruited from some when they saw my grades on the wall, but i was turned away when i got there. the interesting thing happened, and that was at city college there were students like james robinson, kenneth clark, and at union there was james robinson, there was john marcelle at city college, a group of us at new york university. what we did, we found each other and we kind of made our own little group. i belonged to the runseed and each had a name that represented our african heritage and we got it together.

he's warning that they could pedal a message of hatred. >>> local chapters of the naacp are calling forion. several chapters of the group plan to stand in solidarity with the family of richard collins 3 and speak out against hate crimes. he was killed in a random attack earlier the group is addressing other issues as well. >>> maverick fans have something very special to celebrate this morning. back-to-back national championships. >> the men's lacrosse team just won. they beat ohio state one day after the women's team took the 250 title, too. they tweeted out a video of the players getting off the plane carrying the trophy. >> love it. the women would won three times in the last four years. it was the men's first championship since 1975. if you don't want to do the math, that's 42 years. congratulations to the turns. >> soon this area could be half the size. >>> plus, video everyone will be talking about today. chaos breaks out inside the texas state capital. we'll fill th the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks - that's what tom perriello is abou

we also don't know him as -- he was the number one requested speaker of the naacp in the united states at that time. he barnstormed around the country speaking and meetings -- at meetings. he stormed around the country speaking at meetings. the number two speaker was martin luther king. the way that robinson would wrap up his speeches -- he would use this one line. he would say if i have to choose between the hall of fame and full citizenship for my people, i would choose full citizenship time and again. when eugene debs would say that i will arrive, it will be with the ranks, not from the ranks. that is what i hear from robinson's words. i think it is incredible. we may know about the famed black power salute of tommie smith and john carlos of the 1968 olympics. it is being commemorated. last month it was commemorated , in a statute in california. there is a lot about that picture we don't know. it is one of the most marketed pictures in the last hundred years. we don't know that tommie smith and john carlos wore beads to protest lynching. they wanted to protest poverty. they didn't w

an ad hoc committee member that believes everyone should be welcome at the meeting, including the naacp't think it's appropriate to have a school in 2017 who fought to defend slavery. >> it's best for school to change the name. it will make everyone feel welcomed. >> if you change the name just because some people don't like it that is erasing history just because of people's opinions. jeff: it starts at 6:30 tonight at j.e.b. stuart high school. we got word late today that a so-called keeping the name meeting will be happening here on tuesday night at the school. the issue will be voted on by the fairfax county public school board next month. jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: anger in the streets of tulsa, oklahoma, overnight after a white police officer was acquitted in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. officer betty shelby said she shot terence crutcher because she thought he had a weapon. video, though, showed he had his hands aboves he head before shelby shot him. >> his hands for up. he was not an imminent threat. he did not attack her. he did not charge at her. he was n

. >>> brooks has been the naacp leader since 2014.he naacp said they are looking for a refresh to determine how to reassess how to confront the political and social climate. a national search for a leaders is expected to begin this summer. >> still ahead on "action news," this morning, phillies take on the pirates as they try to put an end to the losing streak. highlights from the game next in sports. what's happened to snacking? how did it become absent-mindedly eating one after the next? we are a creamy cheese that still believes in savoring our food. the laughing cow. reinvent snacking. sports now, the phillies losing streak is over, but it came at a cost, here's ducis rogers. >> reporter: go to work, the phillies losing ways made for an upset clubhouse, freddie galvis called the play unacceptable. they ended last night in pittsburgh having lost 12 of 14 games. first inning 1-o an easy ground ball to galvis and throws it into the dirt. his 4th error of the season. 7th, pitcher hellerson at the plate. 4-2. he would hurt his lower ba

but the naacp said the punishments for these incidents are not harsh enough. policy, the consequences. i want to see a tank force on the campus, not just with people that are in the college but also maybe outside. >> now, some students want at least 50% of the task force to be populated by students. the state's attorney office says once prince george's county police wrap up its investigation of the homicide, the fbi will take over to determine if collins' murder was a hate crime. >> it's 5:09. president trump welcomes the prime minister of vietnam to the white house but it was a tweet that is dominating the day. michael flynn will provide personal and business documents to the senate intelligence committee. the intelligence committees have also asked for information from a former white house aide and president frump's personal attorney michael cohen. cohen said he will only testify if subpoenaed. the sorpted press reported that the president's use of his cell phone is concerns. but if you check twitter this morning, there's one thing that a lot of people are t

. >> thanks, erin, coming up "fox news morning" former naacp president is preparing to launch a campaign>> taking time to honor last week's terror attack. >> let's look live across the d.c. region, 64 degrees. 5:27 is the time. going to be damp today mike says not a washout. more morning come right back. don't go anywhere introducing the italian collection from subway. head in now to grab the five dollar footlong spicy italian. loaded with salami and pepperoni. for a limited time, the spicy italian footlong is just five dollars. it's a big value for even bigger flavor. only at subway. narrator: "the time is what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound anti-choice law, and stood up to the nra. as lieutenant governor, dr. northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. ralph northam believes in making progress ever

. >>> meanwhile, a big change is coming to the naacp.renew the contract of the organization's current president, cornell william brooks in the role three years. it comes at a time when the north carolina chapter of the naacp is also looking for new leadership. its current process, reverend william barber will be stepping down after 12 years with the organization. he will be with me next to discuss his big post naacp plans. i assume this is going to break down on me... mid-finale. mmmhmm. i'm going to pretend this is urgent and go hide over there perfect. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? the citi® double cash card does. earn 1% cash back when you buy, and 1% as you pay. double means double. six of you for when thyou stretch out.t i want you to stay thi bright blue forever, that's why you'll stay in this drawer forever. i can't live without you, and that's why i'll never ever wash you. protect your clothes from stretching, fading and fuzz with downy fabric conditioner. fading and fuzz with downy fabric conditioner. it

now the naacp is on board leading the drive taking a look at the school's history. >> what happened at time is they adopted all sorts of confederate symbols, including a man riding a horse during the football game, waving the confederate battle flag. if that does not send a signal that no blacks are wanted at this high school, i don't know what does. >> the fairfax county naacp takes issue with the other side using the confederate flag on a flyer. >> everybody should understand that the confederate flag is offensive to many, many people, including myself. >> the fire advertised its be led by local historian and author's this weekend. >> we will be doing a tour showing the sites around jeb stuart high school, the civil war sites. >> he's a strong believer in teaching history of our country's bloodiest -- bloodiest war which left more than 620,000 americans dead, but he understands the controversy surrounding the confederate flag. >> that flag means many different things to many different people. to several people who feel like they have been subjected to racism, that's a terrible symbol

the naacp and color for change and now with you coming on, this is a powerful case.jail over 22 years for a crime he did not commit. the witness has recanted for more than 20 years. there was no physical evidence in this case. the young man has refused to take plea deals that would have let him out because he says i'm innocent. i can't do it for over 20 -some years. the suspect that actually did the crime, there was evidence of who it was, and it has not been pursued. there was collusion by the judicial system in the county and the cops, and they know that this man is innocent. that's why we're calling for an independent review, even beyond the current da. the d.a. in the county, governor cooper and the attorney general can change this wrong. over 22 years the state has gotten it wrong, and reverend al, it's immoral and wrong. donte sharp should be out. he has not seen his children. he has not seen his grandchildren. he should be contributing to society. i visited him in the prisons several times. even the guards, they know this is an innocent man who should not be i

. >>> there's a shake-up at the naacp.xpected to their president after a short time in office. >> what it seems it's all about, a major reset within the civil rights group. "the new york times" first reported this shake-up. spoke by phone with the president cornell brooks, who says he's baffled and disappointed by the move. brooks has been at the helm there for three years. they're having a conference call this afternoon to discuss a refresh and to talk about how to move forward in today's volatile political climate. "the new york times" saying brooks will likely leave the organization at the end of june when his contract expires. the naacp is holding their 108th annual convention in july at the baltimore convention center. back to you. >>> and right now on storm team4 radar, a lot of action around fredericksburg. a new warning king george's. we'll have more after the break. >>> the horses have gathered, positions are assigned, everyone's ready for the preakness. in baltimore tomorrow, always dreaming on his quest for the

. >>> local chapters of naacp are calling for action today. several chapters of the group plan to stand in solidarity with the family of richard collins iii and speak out about hate crimes. collins was attacked in a random attack at the university of maryland. >>> today a 19-year-old woman will learn her punishment in a brutal ms-13 street gang murder. montgomery county prosecutors say he was lured into the park by being promised sex. three other it was a hit. >>> there is new reaction this morning to the supreme court's decision that heeding to recy e recycling. >> malveaux was 17 at the time and was convicted montgomery county and spots of vain yeah county. two victims were also shot in prince george's county. the state's attorney decided not to prosecute. >> he was convicted in both jurisdictions. he said, you can't sentence juveniles to life without patrol as a death penalty. it came out after he was sentenced. usually they don't go back and make the change. >> he's serving numerous life sentences. he doubts that will change. a was shot an

. >> reporter: joyce is a leader with the fairfax naacp. he doesn't live in the j.e.b.trict but the field of information act request we see many of his e-mails reveal what looks to be a partnership with school board members in changing j.e.b. school's name. in another he asked about this j.e.b. stuart video which was on the website. he says it could come back to haunt you. the video was taken down the next day. it has since been put back up. this group that is fighting the name change says it's unet can for school board members to work closely with an interest group. the code of conduct for board members states that they are obligated to act in the best interest of the school system as a whole. this obligation super seeds any conflicting loyalty a member may have to other advocacy or interest groups. >> there is special interest. and at some point it's also telling us that some of our board members have a personal interest in seeing this happen. because the communities have said no. >> reporter: the group also takes issue with school board member pat heinz who said in o

the naacp says yes. anna-lysa gayle is live in college park with more. anna-lysa? anna-lysa: alison, saturday will be two richard collins murder at the university of maryland, next to this bus stop. community activists are pushing for additional legal action against the suspect. >> could we get a moment of silence right now for lieutenant richard collins? anna-lysa: community activist bow their heads before demanding justice for second lieutenant richard collins, murder days before his graduation from bowie state university. is beingean urbansky charged with the murder. local chapter is hoping authorities will find enough evidence to charge urbanksy with a hate crime. so far he has been linked to a white supremacist facebook group, but they are still looking into whether racial hatred was the motivating factor behind the murder. what will this conviction do? and holdl demonstrate anna-lysa: this recent graduate spoke out about the climate on campus. >> we have experienced many things, like racist fliers. the administration has not responded. the school president sa

naacp and activists are calling on university of maryland taken to include them on a hate crime task force. his death is investigated as a hate crime. shawn urbanski was member of a racist facebook group. umd released an action plan with a trained rapid respone team for any biased incident including faculty, staff and opportunities and provide support to hate crime victims. some student activists say they want more of a voice. >> i want to see them work ago long side student and see the university take our concerns more seriously and work alongside students instead of relationship we had prior to this. >> there were racists threats at university of maryland clem park campus and a noose inside a fraternity house and racists flyers. >> today they're expected to learn more about sexual harassment claims made against uber. eric holder is expected to release an investigation into workplace environment. holder was asked to investigate harass m claims by a former employee against the ride sharing company. >> happening today another round of national spelling bee prelims at the national harb

today the naacp, faith ladiers and department of public health launch add campaign asking tobacco companieso stop marketing their products to young people saying flavored products packaged to look like candy are luring teenagers to use tobacco. >>> new at 6:00, a south philadelphia family gets to spend the holiday weekend with their son after he made a surprise visit home from afghanistan. [ scream ] >> think they're excited? that's the mom of 20-year-old brandon here screaming with excitement. can't blame her. brandon's in the army, surprised his family late last night. only home a few days before heading back to afghanistan. his dad center nbc 10 of their happy reunion. >>> new at 6:00, this historic movie theater is getting an upgrade. how the community rallied together to keep this landmarkup and running. ♪ ♪ tires have a new home. midas now sells great brands at great prices. get $100 off instantly on select goodyear and cooper tires through may 31st. find your tires online. trust the midas touch. very customizable. you can choose the back, you can choose the arm, you can choose the le

. >> reporter: former naacp ben jealous said he attended as a private citizen and a father. >> we are in a position to do more and we need to do more. mixed with the grief here a strong sense of anger among many at the loss of this young man who has what so many here tonight described potential. >> thank you. his father called him the life of the party and child of god who took time in the rotc. richard collins junior spoke exclusively with nbc news today. we'll have all 11 minutes in our nbc washington app. just search bowie state father. >> the suspect is behind bars without bars. a prince county judge denied the request of sean's parents to take their son home today. the judge called him an absolute threat to the community and it's likely he'll stay in jail until his trial. a lot of people are weighing in on this story but one man's comments got his suspended from work. he's a civilian employee of the police who goes by the user name of whale ber gone. he was a former police acad chee recruit. he commented on the post that used racial slurs and he mocked the murder of richard accou

former naacp president ben jealous' will formally announce his candidacy for maryland governor. news conference is scheduled for eleven this morning in baltimore. jealous -- a progressive democrat -- served as a surrogate for bernie sanders during the 2016 presidential campaign and has been a strong supporter of former president obama. now to an update from montgomery county. some of the money used to build the silver spring transit center is back in county hands. county executive ike leggett has announced a 25 million dollars settlement with designer parsons brinckerhoff. the center opened in 2015 - five years late and 50 million dollars over according to the washington post - the county originially wanted the designer to dish out 67 million dollars. space fans will have to wait one more day for the latest nasa launch from wallops island. the terrior-improved malemute rocket launch scheduled for today has been postponed for tommorow morning. the launch will test a new system to support science studies of the ionosphere and aurora. time now for weather morning - finally some sun

. >>> welcome back, former naacp president ben gelis made it official he's running for governor of maryland >> in addition to challengers he will also face a popular republican governor larry hogan if he, of course, wins the democratic primary. fox 5 ronica cleary joins us with more on this one. ron ronica? >> reporter: i saw the tweet last night from gelis saying the announcement was coming today, and even the bigger picture that bernie sanders is not going anywhere, he launched our revolution, a group aimed to promote the ideals he brought on the campaign trail and now you see him and that organization getting behind candidates across the country to continue to promote those ideals. ben gelis led the saunders campaign efforts in the state of maryland. he is a saunders guy, if you will. and again, you know, you just take it to that other race we were talking so much about to virginia. they don't mean pre yellow has that as well. we're seeing this, he is still a voice in the democratic party and making that voice heard through the smaller races, earlier, there's a facebook live video we got

members of the local naacp chapter urge concerns at any time to talk to police. >> you can't walk around some secret society. people need to know who you are. identify them. >> reporting from prince george's county, mikea turner wusa9. >> a vigil will be held tonight at 7 in honor of richard collins' life. if you think racist groups are on the rise lately, you're correct. the southern poverty law center, an alabama based organization that monitors hate crimes released its annual report on extremism in america. the number of these groups across the country increased in 2016 to 917 up from 892 in 2015. in 2011 the southern poverty law center recorded 1018 active organizations, the highest tally it found in more than 30 years of tracking hate groups. >>> a mississippi lawmaker is facing backlash over had his comments about the removal of confederate monuments in neighboring louisiana. state representative carl oliver posted page, which says in part if the -- and i use this term extremely loosely -- leadership of louisiana wishes to in a naziish fashion burn books or destroy historical monum

. >> outside protesters organized by the local naacp stood for hours, they're upset that devos called historically black colleges and universities great examples of school choice. protesters say those schools were creat no other choice. meanwhile t disruption continued inside, at one point the school president warned graduates if their behavior continued this would happen. >> your degrees will be mailed to you. >> several people were escorted out of the auditorium by security though it did not appear any of the graduates were among them. >>> along the georgia/florida border a wild fire continues to burn forcing a mandatory evacuation in the southern half of charlton county in georgia. more than 144,000 acres have burned and so far the fire is only about 12% contained. before we look at that let's check with bill karins keeping a close watch on 22 million at risk today from severe thunderstorms, bill. what are we looking at? >> not too many tornados today. mostly looking at heavy rain, maybe isolated flash flooding and wind and hail damage. clusters of ss southern indiana, another sout

. >> he is with the naacp born and raised in columbia, south carolina where the confederate flag flew over the state capitol until two years right after the horrible shooting in charleston. >> it was taught in the mind and eyes who knowingly and unknowingly believed in white supremacy. >> this man was not allowed to go to the university of south carolina because of jim crow laws. he said it wasn't out of the goodness of anybody's heart that the confederate flag came down. it took a horrific incident for people to realize the confederate flag is a symbol of hate. dr. jeremiah with confederate statutes. >> they should be removed. >> both of them agree it is important to teach history and teach all of history. >> the war settled once and for all, the question of slavery. it settled once and for all who has sovereignty. who has sovereignty. the states or the nation. obviously, the nation. you can't bypass the civil war. it is like a big mountain. no matter where you go, that shadow of that war and what it did, it is the bloodiest struggle in all of our history. >> they both actually came

we started two years ago with eight core organizations, the naacp working with freedom works and the faith and freedom coalition working with the aclu. so groups that all agree on these criminal justice reforms. we have now grown to 14 states across the country. we're broader than just the eight groups. we have partners in all of our target states. and we've moved significant legislation in almost all of them. so the states are moving forward aggressively. host: to the parallel that the news from the "wall street journal," louisiana. we talked new orleans. but here the state they say is poised to overhaul their overall is aimed to reduce their incarceration rate which they say is the largest in the country. they write to the only democratic governor in the deep south and top republican lawmakers were back in that would reduce sentences for a rake of crimes and extend parole and probation for nonviolent offenders. passage by the g.o.p. legislature would be a historic step projected to reduce the prison population and save $262 million. >> and we're aggressively fighting for those refo

traced back to the brown versus board of education litigation in which the distinguished helped the naacp make the case against school segregation. more recently, 400 historians signed an amicus brief in the case of webster versus reproductive services, the abortion rights case from 1989, and our panelists will tell you about things that are both older and more recent. in addition, historians testify as expert witnesses at trial. that has a quite long pedigree. for our purposes, it stretches whento at least the 1970's historians began testifying in voting rights cases. it has a more recent history that goes through a bunch of different kinds of cases, which you will find out a little bit about today, including things like tobacco litigation, in which the role of historians has proved quite contentious. and finally, we should understand that this is a practice and a problem that extends beyond the nationstate of the united states. in fact, there is a long history of this outside the bounds of the united states, stretching back at least to the testimony of historians in the adolf eichmann t

education specialist with the county's naacp chapter will join us live. of misconduct and abuse boy staffers in prince george's county public schools. the head of district answers our questions coming up in fox5 exclusive. >>> live look out side right now, though, a rainy start to the weekend but by mother's day on sunday a turn around and we will finally see the sun. >>> right now it's a minute after the hour of 8:00 o'clock. we're following breaking news out of virginia frantic search is still underway for a missing mother and her baby daughter. >> let's take good look at your screeners kyra and khloe johnson reported missing back on april 30th. host, an amber for both of them last night because police say they found out new information since they were first reported missing. that prompted the amber alert they may be traveling in 2013 kia optima black in color with virginia tags vaw-2197. ♪ >>> now to fox5 exclusive. as we continue to press for answers in allegations of a abuse and misconduct against hundreds of prince george's county school staff membe

today a former naacp president will announce candidacy for governor. it is second democrat and other alec ross entrepreneur and author. several other democrats expected to announce candidacy in the coming months. >> the sherylington dog park is huge and people want to make it smaller. more with changes bob good morning. >> good morning, guys. this is surprise and they're khawsing after a red frisbee she hates coming this way because we're near the gate and it's time to go home. it's popular along 4 mile run in sherylington area and there's a four mile run valley working group that met las county board to discuss possible changes to this park one issue little leftover from rain last night there's environmental concerns the country has and and state of virginia with water runoff and the pros olal cuts it in half and sthivts here. the people we've been talking to don't want changes. >> i don't know why they make the changes but it's part of what makes it great community to live in having facilities such that's available for the puck lib. it's xha makes li