as lewis returned to nashville he was determined to do something. and then he met the second role model to change his life. >> he came to nashville and enrolled as a student in vanderbilt university divinity school. >> this unbelievable young man told us the philosophy and discipline. and he kept saying respect and dignity and worth every human being. even if someone beat you. throw you in jail. the look them in the eye. and respect them. lawson's group began sit-ins at lunch counters in downtown nashville in early 1960. lewis and the other students filled the counters. tried to order food and then took whatever abuse was hurdle hurled at them. and the 20-year-old lewis was arrested for the first time in february 18960 his parent were shocked. >> lot of people of color were afraid of what could happen. he could die. they could lose the land or any number of consequences. >> but he and a number of students continued their sit-ins, and after months of protests the politicians and business leaders in nashville agreed to desegregate lunch counters in ma

president, please stop holding the citizens of nashville hostage. rep. schneider: thank you, congresswoman bustos. i thank everyone who stands here , particularly the mayors, for sharing your stories. we have heard the stories of the impact this is having and the thanks to the workers who are serving our nation without i. our communities that are helping them. but the only way we can address this issue is ultimately opening up the government. this closure isn't just having an impact on the federal workers, on our families, but affecting our national security. the f.b.i. has been put in a situation where agents are working under starved and under resourced, tell delay -- under resourced -- undertaffed and resourced, having to delay indictments or put them on the back burner, investigations. our t.s.a. agents and air traffic controllers are working without pay. air traffic controllers are working six days a week, but don't have the support services and working under greater stress on the job and going home without a paycheck. our coast guard, the men and w

and i turn it over to the mayor of nashville, tennessee. >> thank you, mayor. every morning, i get up to go to work for the 600,000 people who live in nashville and davidson county. and i don't have the luxury to shut down our public school system or stop working on affordable housing or to focus on improving our transit and transportation network in nashville. i don't have the luxury of shutting that down. unfortunately in the last few weeks, i worked on an additional list of things. just this morning, we announced in nashville a program with our water and electric services to give an extension to all the federal workers who have been furloughed. i don't need to be working on that. catholic charities, just went out to t.s.a. to feed the workers who are working for a living every day and deserve a paycheck. catholic charities has better things to do. we are trying to work with the department of justice to improve public safety in nashville. instead of working hard with them to make that progress, we are waiting. we don't have the luxury, mayors don't have the l

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nashville, tennessee. >> he's joining us from nashville.k you so much for being with us. happy new year. >> happy new year. you guys should be down here. it's gorgeous. like 52 degrees. no clouds. beautiful. >> nashville is such a great city. any time of the year is a great time to be in nashville. you'll be performing tonight? >> going to be performing tonight. i'm not a alone of course. it's a family affair. tonight. my girls are here. new years eve. beautiful. >> happy new year, nicole. >> tell her how brilliant she is in boy erase. so incredible. my favorite movie of the year. unbelievable performance. >> thank you. thank you so much. so nice to have that said. especially we want people to see it. thank you. >> it's such an important movie. >> very important. >> you both had another great year. we talked about this last year. you have been doing so many great things. it's such a pleasure to see what you both been up to. and i hope the new year brings you fun, interesting projects. what are you looking forward to? >> great question. >> i

i got to spend time with him this weekend in nashville where some of music's biggest games came together to celebrate the life of this legends. >>> and some inspiration if you want to change up your life. this morning we'll introduce to two women who did just that. one a former ceo who trade her desk for turn tables. that's right she became a dj. a comedy writer who wanted to get rejected over and over again. >> there's a story there. first let's get a check on the weather. >> she should have become a weather person. as far as your week ahead flurries in the appalachians. we're looking at mountain rain and snow in the southwest. into southern california. but as we get in the mid-week another big storm getting itself together in the rockies. a cold blast coming out of the plains. snow showers in the western great lakes. and then on friday we're looking at snow making its way into new

i love nashville. we're southerners. i love that town so much. let's listen in. he's performing. ♪ all i'm asking is for a little respect ♪ ♪ just a little bit ♪ ♪ ♪ rolling in my sweet baby's arms ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ making my way through the darkness ♪ ♪ i don't know where the journey will end ♪ ♪ but i know where to start ♪ wake me up when it's all over ♪ ♪ when i'm wiser and i'm older all this time i was finding myself and i didn't know i was lost ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i didn't know i was lost ♪ ♪ i didn't know i was lost ♪ i didn't know i was lost turn it up ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ big wheels keep on turning ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ sweet home alabama ♪ sweet home alabama ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> keith urban is good. >> hot. >> he's got some guns. >> you were remarking on his guns as we were watching him. >> i never knew keith urban had guns like that. >> good on you. >> we have two minutes before we -- >> why did it take us five years to get this? it is almost that time? >> someone had a premature eruption. >> thank you so much for being with us. you are ridiculous. that's why we love you. love you

nashville, tennessee, guys.sked brian to find a sealed letter. >> there has to be a yodel or. >> what did you find? >> 75. >> i did not find a yodel or but i did find the police commissioner james o neil who is with us, good to see you. it is raining. it hasn't stopped. >> that is okay. everyone is still having a good time, thousands of people here. a great place to be. >> how important is it to have police officers talk about the sacrifice they make every day. >> look at what is going on in times square, thousands of police officers, not with their families on a holiday. they took a job to make a difference. we are in a great place. overall crime is down. i couldn't be prouder to be the police commissioner. >> reporter: talk about what it is like to be out here. >> and unbelievable experience. next week will be my 37th year as a police officer. i've been here a dozen times, 16, 17 times. it is an experience. we've been out here 12, 16 hours, they seem really happy to be a. >> any resolutions this year? >> i do.

we're here in nashville. no income tax.very day. >> kennedy: what happened? let's talk it over to michael and britt mchenry. they are having a blast at the fox nation party. they have a trivia contest of their own. >> i was going to go with the amateur magic here. i think you have a better one. >> with that said, we have a great magician. they came from vegas just for the party. they are going to show us a car trick with a story. >> that's right. this is kind of what put me on the map. this video i put online a couple of year ago. it ended up getting millions of views. it was discovered by the "ellen" show. it is an old story. it usedded as a pack of cards. this story has been everything from a folk tale to a country song. now it is a magic trick. this is a piece that i created. everybody gets to a spot where you can if you are here at the party you get to see the screens. if you are at home, watch the screen. it is story about a young servicemen away at war. it is around the holidays. he has a deck of cards and the lieuten

sparkle johnson - "that's why people are dying to domestic violence everyday here in nashville, it isoing crazy, and now we see why." ( robin ) sparkle johnson also went to a local mall. she says no one stopped to ask her if she needed help. ( robin ) a california woman takes matters into her own hands, after her wallet is stolen.. after confronting the alleged thief ... she posted video of the encounter on social media. <"rpd is on their way. she's already stolen from kohl's too."nat sound"going into chuck e. cheese's and stealing poeple's wallets? those items are stolen."> that's the moment leasha sanders says she caught the woman trying to use her credit card inside a walmart. she says she was celebrating her niece's birthday when she noticed her wallet missing...moments later she says she saw a transaction coming from kohls. an app on her phone became a map to her wallet...so her friend suggested they follow it. when they got to kohl's the suspect had already left. then another transaction appeared from walmart and that's where they found her and alerted a manager.

. >> reporter: as the keeper of nashville's memories. ♪ ♪ how about cooking something up with me ♪ >> rhinestone suit at a time, stuart has built one of the largest collections of country music memorabilia in the world, 20,000 pieces in all. a trove of hillbilly treasures. >> it's a great guitar. >> reporter: we all saw this when it was stored in a warehouse outside nashville. but as you're about to hear, all these boots, hats, and guitars. -- so you still play it? >> absolutely. >> reporter: all this cowboy couture and history seemed headed for a trip to the dump. >> these were treasures that were slipping away, getting lost. and there came a time in my life what do i do with the nickels and dimes i'm making? buy stocks and bonds or what i love the most? ♪ i need one good honky tonk angel ♪ >> reporter: stuart is now 60. we caught up with him recently on his bus as he toured with his band, the fabulous superlatives. ♪ they knew my name at every bar in town ♪ >> reporter: country music had him hooked at the age of 5 when he got his first cowboy guitar. >> my local radio station, whoc

calvin graham, nashville police officer: "i was just patrolling in my zone in the old hickory lakewooda and i saw a young lad that was throwing the ball up in the air, and he was alone. i wanted to be that person to assist him to say, i'll interact with you. i'll throw some catch with you."caden's mom beth caught on camera -- officer graham taking time to play catch with her son.natpop caden even works hard on his craft in 17 degree weather too. caden thieman, eighth grader: "i just want to help my family out, get them better things than they have. just let them live life happy."graham's kind of community patrol is what the city's recent study on policing recobuilding relationships is invaluable officer calvin graham, nashville police officer: "i actually built a friend. hopefully others will see this as hey, we're all trying to do good things out here."caden thieman, eighth grader: "i'd just say thank you for coming out. it made my day, made my week."caden's goal is to play football in college.caden thieman, eighth grader: "this is my eighth grade year. we went 7-1."he's already a sta

we go next to nashville, and nashville. dathany. caller: yes, i support the wall. and i feel that it has to be done. i myself would be a federal worker for the sake of your children, our children of america. or the health. because it's common sense. just like the president said. it's common sense. and it has to be done. host: ok. joe's next up on our line for federal workers. joe's in california. caller: hi, hello. i just want to say i am one of the federal employees affected by the shutdown. i'm one of the federal employees that has to keep working during the shutdown without pay. so so i hear the stories, luckily i had a little money in savings, is, so far, so good. but if we got to the point where we got to march it was going to be scary. but it was good to hear we'll open the government and hopefully in the next three weeks they can resolve their issue over keeping the government funded at least through september, 2019. host: i think that is legislation that has already passed in both the house and senate so that may happen concurrently with all the other legis

>> he's going to new orleans, not to nashville.w orleans and louisiana, he's not going to nashville, tennessee. >> it is another city that starts with an "n." >> good point. directal directionally truthful. i do think that the president has take then tweet down. >> it's now now orleans. >>> now, president trump and his relationship with russia this weekend, the white house put out a statement saying the president has been tougher on russia than any of his predecessors? is that true. cnn's senior analyst john avlon here way much needed reality check. john. >> let's settet table. this weekend we found out that the fbi suspected the president of the united states of being a russian russian asset and that he took his interpreter's notes away in order to hide the conversation with putin. this is 2019. as part his counterattack he tried out one of his favorite talking points. quote, i have been far tougher on russia than obama, bush, or clinton, maybe tougher than any other president. this sec code by sarah sanders and it's a claim he's

with charles also in new york we have joe concha he is they were media reporter for the hill and in nashville we cross to roger simon he is an award winning novelist and academy award nominated screenwriter as well as co-founder and c.e.o. of america's p.j. media right gentlemen cross-like rules in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate joe let me go to you first here i guess i can pick the easiest example the dueling match we saw with jim acosta and president trump here i mean what is the state of journalism in i'm not let light letting either guy off the hook at least at this point here but what does that tell us about journalism today journalism today i would say has become a matter of many more opinions being put into reporting which is leading to mistrust by viewers and by audiences and jim acosta is a good example of that jim openly debates the president on certain issues he takes a side and then decides to become the captain of the debate team during press briefings like we saw last week and eventually becomes a confrontation where after every press br

the mastermind moms behind the home edit and nashville based organizing business.t goes on and on and on. good morning. >> thank you for having us. >> so nice to meet you. i follow you on instagram and think i wish my house looked like theirs. you guys have three top rules about organizing. what are they? >> i would say the three general rules, number one, edit, edit edit. the more you can purge the less you have to organize. number two, the things that you have to organize create categories based on like items. pair them together. number three and this is really important, never let your home exceed 80% maximum capacity. you do not want to get up to 100%. you have no room to grow. >> you can't stuff it. >> when i open my closet and things fall out? >> right, that's a sign. >> 80% full. that's a good one. let's start in the kitchen. >> what are some of your tips here? >> we always love to maximize the space by utilizing a door. sometimes that's a closet door or pantry door, in this case it's a cabinet. we hung this two-tier spice rank on the door. >> can it sit on

and she sings about her own issues with alcohol, loss, and trying to make it in nashville. she's also been outspoken on issues of gender equality, gun control d politics. she sat down with the newshour at a recent show at washington, d.c.'s 9:30 club. have a listen. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> when i first moved to nashville, i didn't have a lot of life experience. and the kind of country music i thike has been about the struggle and the darker sides of things-- divorce and drinking and the sad side of life. and eventually, that's what my life bame, for better or worse. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ my name is margo price and i'm a singer songwriter living in naville, tennessee. ♪ ♪ my first album, "midwest farmer's daughte" was kind of an honest glimpse of everything that had happened since i'd moveto nashville. just struggling in the music business and drinking too much and running around with the wrong type of people. ♪ ♪ ♪ i started singing in the bars ♪ ♪ and running with the men i just was pretty unafraid to talk about my struggles at that point, i wasn't afraid to be self-deprecating and honest about

sparkle johnson - "that's why people are dying to domestic violence everyday here in nashville, it is going crazy, and now we see why." (jrstone) sparkle johnson also went to a local mall. she says no one stopped to ask her if she needed help. (justine) still ahead -- from slaves to settlers. we'll show you the hidden history of a town built and run by former slaves. just ahead in sports...former sf giants sports...former just ahead in at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. (jrstone) in this tonight's hidden history series we visit a small kansas town with a big story about survival after slavery. (justine) ashonti ford visited the only remaining western town establishe

one man visiting the bay area for the first time from nashville. he decided to make the trip hours before kickoff with low level seats $800, one third of what they would generally go for. >> the prices were dropping on the tickets so i thought why not make the trip. it was definitely a last-minute trip, mated in a day and jumped on the plane to come out. >> reporter: the ere the host team and expected to take a yet of $8 million-$12 million. they look at the financial loss as an overall win due to the value it brings to their partners. it will help them attract new high profile events to the stadium. it will be a debriefing to go over the final numbers at 10 am. live from santa clara, kiet do, kpix 5 . >>> the first act as governor, gavin newsom proposes the expansion of healthcare, california for all. he wants to use medi-cal to cover the undocumented young adults. right now in california, after the age of 19 undocumented immigrants can no longer get medi-cal but the new proposal would expand the age limit up to 26. >>> the police say a suspect wa

but this morning, he was touting his love for nashville in a now deleted tweet. thought the event would be taking place. woops. that is just the latest in the barrage of tweeting coming out of the white house in the past 48 hours as new revelations are piling on in this russia ve investigati investigation. we go to chris cillizza in d.c. here to walk us through what is on your list of trump things today. >> that nashville new orleans thing made me think of the scene in spinal tap where they say hello cleveland even though they're not there. a lot going on. okay. donald trump sunday night. okay. starting a -- will devastate turkey economically. turkey is a nato ally, but wait, broo brooke, that's just the start. to the next one. it was a busy evening. sorry to hear the news about jeff bozo taken down by a competitor who's far more accurate. he's talki ining ining b about national enquirer. we know jeff bezos, richest man in the world is get iting divorced. $140 billion. he's not done. if elizabeth warren referred to me pocahontas, what commercial? warren after she

t they los lead in the game against nashville. tonightas a bounc back was in order against the worst team in the nhl, the st. louis blues. first period past to ove. he knows what to do with it. he scores.nl gardener o player to start their career with 40 straight. tom wilson suspended. big fight here, but wilson looks like he came out on top. both guys over 6'4". bret connelly makes the move. but scores on the rebound. ninthsof the sea gives the capitals a 2-1 lead. evening things up at two, they are on the attack again. diving to put it in. they get their revenge on wilson and the capitals. blues score four. caps lose the second straight. from the ice to the hard wood. george mason on the word taking on the hawks. mason up five. livingston i knocks it down. later in the hiv, livingston. off t glass and in. george mason beat saint seph's 85-60. mount st. mary's losing to st. francis 69-80. the redskin off season now four days olds. we are still waiting to see what if any changes are made. linebacker reuben foster had hiss domestic

radio host and his wife, danielle breezy, which is a great name because she is a meteorologist in nashville>> this is a big commitment. remembering to do it is difficult. >> it will become a habit. when facebook fudoes the lookba video. >> you can see his wife and their dog. he went to great concerts, beyonce, chatted with john rich from big and rich and big seats to bruno mars. >> it shows to tell a story, you need a tiny snippet, but it fits together. >> yes. he met a lot of people, because of his job. >> new studio! >> he did a lot of traveling. they were in chicago, san francisco, atlanta. they went overseas. you can see them in rome, venice, tuscany and paris. they had a lot of fun last year. >>> setting out for a leisurely walk with dogs, then a flash of light. see what happens when sparks fly. >> boom! >> this talented brother-sister duo joins a legendary band on stage. the impressive ways they are rocking on. the impressive ways they are rocking on. >> come on, man, that's a trip. all new oven baked pastas your favorite pastas baked bubbling hot like new rich and creamy lobster shri

. >> and it is a physical play and it sends nashville into the net. >> it is the nashville defenseman alice from one end of the ice to the other, and firing the shot the length of the ice and nailing the empty net with the predators winning in your play of the day. >>> it is 6:25 am. >>> here's a live look from san francisco where the construction begins today and causing some trouble for commuters, and we have the details. >>> of th government shutdown and it looks like san francisco could be jumping in to help out the federal workers with the live report coming up. >>> we take a look outside once again. this time the bay bridge toll plaza is stacking up like it usually does at this time of the day. >>> it is 6:26 am. you are watching kpix 5 news this morning. >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. 's adding to the mystery... and the government wn is taking a bigger and >>> a body has been discovered only steps from the scenic bay area tourist station and what is adding to the mystery. >>> the federal government shutdown is taking a bigger toll on the nation's a

so many more in henderson, kentucky, nashville, tennessee, mansfield, texas. >> children setting an exampler all of us. cochairman roy wilkins. >> we are here because the rulers of the dark as of this world, the darkness of ignorance , arrogance, prejudice, and hatred, have permitted to rise up and ravage the peace of our nation to preclude them and maim the wicked. my friends, we have gathered here today because certain principalities of government in our own lands, certain powers in many communities have not only turned their bases from us, but have attacked us with the weapons of wickedness, with slander, with economic oppression, with tailor-made laws, with guns, and with bombs. we have been given not bread, but a stone. not meet, but a sword. virginia and texas and many states in between have set up laws against naacp to put it out of business. it would prevent us from going to court and it would prevent certain people from lobbying against laws in the state legislature. my friends, these laws deny basic freedoms and deserve the attention of every american or they will be used against

aw later in the period nashville ties and they take the lead. the preds take the lead and they scored five unanswered goals. >> to annapolis squaring off. michael warn w pushing his in for the rdeight- go ahead. 166 yards and two touch downs for cincinnati wins the 20 military bowl 35-31. the hoakies finish 6-7. >>> virnia hosting marshall. a big night for one guy, kyle guy. guy knocks down the three, a degree high 30 points for him and tony bennet gets win number 300. cavaliers take it >>> and for all of us at news 4, happy new year to you. the news, the big ball coming up, it is dropping stortly. up with us. thank you for watching us. hopefuy we willee you in 2019, but before we go, spectacular fireworks displays spectacular fireworks displays from around the world. so you finally got fios, huh? yep, and wanna know what the best part about it is? gaming with less lag? nope. watching movies in 4k? nope. the best part about it is, right now, my mom is streaming classes... ...my dad is streaming games... and because the fiber-optic network gives

la guardia nashville where we're based.finished until 2026 just in terms of the magnitude on waterways you are seeing significant infrastructure build-out along the gulf in the southeast with the widening of the panama canal with the ships that are coming, the post panamac ships carrying two and a half times the amount of goods as the pre -- with the -- >> that's why we've been to these ports and talked about drudging that's why they have to be deeper in savannah and new york because the ships are so huge, they become deep and they need to get in. where are the macroinvesting themes if you are -- let's get a deal, who is going to profit where are the ways to make money off of infrastructure optimism >> yepe great lakes drudge there's a really -- you got to think both in the materials and then on the services side. another company is granite construction gba. it does a little bit of both i think where you are going to get the most bang for the buck of where most of the dollars will be spend e spent is on more in the surfaceo

nashville, long-known for its musical history, also ushered in 20-19 with performances."my name is devon gilfillian and it's an honor to be here with y'all tonight."of course some cities celebrated the start of the new year by "dropping" special items.....like the high heel shoe in key west.and the peach, in atlanta......the capital of the peach state.as for the nation's capital.....the partial shutdown remains in effect at the start of 20-19.but the president says there is reason for optimism.president trump/no font "i just want to wish you a very,ry ve happy new year. it's going to be a great year. complicated, but great."i'm john lorinc reporting. (catherine) still ahead - we take a look back at the top viral stories and trends from 20-18. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (ken) mystery audio clips ... self-destructing paintings ... and a free-climbing raccoon... jeremy roth takes a look at what had people buzzing in 2018. 2018 is ending, and with it, a slew of viral trendslet's wrap up some of th

august night in 2004.i shot himbrown said real estate johnny michel allen agent picked her up on a nashville street and took her to his home for sex.she testified that she acted in self defense.he's trying to rape me or murder me or somethingbrown was tried as an adult.the jury didn't buy her story.guilty of first degree murdershe was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole until 2055.her case drew national attention ... a documentary film described how she was traumatized and abused bu her alcoholic mother.she ran away and fell into the hands of a pimp named "kut throat" hundreds of thousands of people signed petitions calling for clemence.that's very nice but we're not going to make a decision based on how many people call our office.tennessee's republican governor bill haslam waited until his last days in office to act.he issued a statement saying "cyntoia brown committed, by her own admission, a horrific crime at the age of 16," yet, he said, "imposing a life sentence on a juvenile that would require her to serve at least 51 years before even being eligible for parole c

ron allen has the story from nashville. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. life i prison serving life with no end in sight. now aer years of legal roadblocks and setbacks, she's about to become a freen. >> i'm not saying i deserve anything. i'm asking for mercy. >> reporter: cyntoia brown, know 30, begging for a second chance at ang parole hea last summer. a case so shocking, it inspired a documentary. >> she made a split second decision that changed everything. >> i just grabbed the gun and i shot him. >> reporter: brown admits killing a lal man in 2004. she said she had been forced into prostitution and acted in self-defense. prosecutor called her a cold blooded teenage killer who murdered for money. jury agreed. her sentence, life in prison. >>'m sorry. i'm sorry. >> reporter: now tennessee's outgoing b governol haslem in a statement calling that sentence too harsh and granting brown full inclemency, c her extraordinary steps at rebuilding her life, including earning a college degree and becoming a mentor durin nearly 15 years behind bars. in an emotional

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august night in 2004.i shot himbrown said real estate johnny michel allen agent picked her up on a nashvillestreet and took her to his home for sex.she testified that she acted in self defense.he's trying to rape me or murder me or somethingbrown was tried as an adult.the jury didn't buy her story.guilty of first degree murdershe was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole until 2055.her case drew national attention ... a documentary film described how she was traumatized and abused bu her alcoholic mother.she ran away and fell into the hands of a pimp named "kut throat" hundreds of thousands of people signed petitions calling for clemence.

and in nashville, tennessee, we're joined by carol greenlee, daughter of charles greenlee, one of the groveland four. gilbert king and carol greenlee, welcome to democracy now! carol, if you could begin by talking about the significance pardon ofr desantis' your father, charles greenlee. >> thank you for having me this morning. decision wasntis' very significant to my family. even though my father passed in 2012, it still lingered shame, a cloud over my family that he was convicted of this horrific crime. my nieces and nephews, my son all carried this cloud over them. cloud fromed a bad being carried by innocent children, innocent family members. i feel that a chain has been broken. it felt like the door of justice swung open and the nightmare of torture, waking up at night to the pain of what had happened to my father. it was very significant. it relieved a lot of pain. it closed the door of injustice on the family. amy: gilbert king, you wrote this rise winning book "devil in the grove" about the groveland four. can you talk a about what happed 70 years ago? >> 70 years ago, there w

august night in 2004.i shot himbrown said real estate johnny michel allen agent picked her up on a nashville street and took her to his home for sex.she testified that she acted in self defense.he's trying to rape me or murder me or somethingbrown was tried as an adult.the jury didn't buy her story.guilty of first degree murdershe was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole until 2055.her case drew national attention ... a documentary film described how she was traumatized and abused bu her alcoholic mother.she ran away and fell into the hands of a pimp named "kut throat" hundreds of thousands of people signed petitions calling for clemence.that's very nice but we're not going to make a decision based on how many people call our office.tennessee's republican governor bill haslam waited until his last days in office to act.he issued a statement saying "cyntoia brown committed, by her own admission, a horrific crime at the age of 16," yet, he said, "imposing a life sentence on a juvenile that would require her to serve at least 51 years before even being eligible for parole c

what are people missing now >> well, so, take for example, the nashville banner which was the afternoon paper here and where i got my start in the early '90was sold to the gannett paper here in town. they took about a third of the news room and combined itin the tennesseans staff, so you had about 180 journalists. that number is now less than 70. what does that mean? it means that, you know, large swaths of what was oce covered of courts, of institutions, of o major ki stories just don't get covered, and it afects everything from the cover of healthcare which is a big h induste to high school know. to politics, y in the last set of elections where we had a senate and a governor's race here back in the fall, you had basically one reporter covering those races each for -- gannett owns dailies in three of the furggest markets in tennessee. so you're seeing fewer and fewer ople covering things. the state house reporting is kind of a crisis across the country. in tennessee, there were 35 pele covering the state legislature and the state government at one time about three decades ago. that nu

and yeah, i go to nashville -- i'm going to sundance before that. 31st. >> yeah. >> jimmy: san francisco february 8th, orlando. if you want info, go to your instagram. >> just go to my social media. yeah, but people ain't got no websites no more. >> jimmy: no. [ laughter ] yeah, just go to instagram. what are you -- i follow you. comedian at -- >> @comedianlilrel. >> jimmy: @comedianlilrel on instagram. >> yeah. >> jimmy: follow that. >> hey, that's my -- i got a a cool page. >> jimmy: when you do "bird box," do you go -- do you understand how big the whole thing was? i mean it's a giant phenomenon. >> i knew it was good. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. [ light laughter ] >> but i hope my next character know karate or something. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, you want to be the dude to kick open the door. >> yeah, i want to do something like -- i want to have a sword. >> jimmy: a samurai sword? >> just something. i keep doing regular person stuff. they're like, "he a hero." >> jimmy: yeah, okay. okay. you want to do that. >> i mean "get out," all i did is pick

. >> reporter: he even flew to nashville last week to watch the music city bowl. >> he turned his own misfortune, his own tragedy into so much good for others. >> reporter: knowing each day could be his last, tyler wrote i still have a choice to make, to make that day the best it can be. that day came tuesday on espn "sportscenter" scott van pelt paid tribute. >> boiler up and hammer down. now you can rest young man. >> reporter: tonight, we're all tyler's fans. joe fryer, nbc news. >> incredible young man in a league of his own. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this wednesday. i'm lester holt.san jose )s mas recovery after being hit by an s-u-v, while riding his bike. >>> right now at 6:00, out of the hospital. san jose's mayor talks about his recovery after being hit by an suv while riding his bike. >>> plus, are rising rents to blame? not so fast. the real reason business owners are leaving one part of san francisco. >>> but first, an internationally known tagger accused of vandalizing bart trains. the multination search that ended at sfo. >>> the newsw. thank you so much for join

nashville,ennessee willlso create 5,000 jobs for its center of excellence. however small business owners i queens, new york are concerned that rent will go up. >> i know tt many o my customers and my employees are concerned about their own rents going up. i know what rent is already likt ins neighborhood for a retail business. i have some conces abo what the long-term looks like. >> amazon says it hopes to lave st part of the new headquarters locations operational by the end of the year. >>> all right. fosk the rs fans out there, after the season you just suffed through,look, you -- >> they died hard. >> they died hard. you can be forgiven for been happy or hoping for a change in leadership, but black monday as think call it in the nfl came andwent. so far jay gruden remains the headco ach. the name refers to thethay after regular season finale when coaches are usuallynk handed slips. gruden and his staff remain in place but changes may be comin over text few days. at redskins park, signs of the season ending too soon are everywhere. >> every guy in this loc

that cold s air tomorroweads to the east from tampa, nashville, milwaukee, pheladelphia, all normal. head into the weekend, new york city, friday, 28degrees. 40s in raleigh. tupelo, mississippi in the uppea 40 even dallas into the low 50s. trat's what's going on around the co here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good rning. storm team 4 mooelt chuck bell. winds only 13 miles per hour now. they'll increase in the 20 to 30-mile-per-hour range lat today. temperatures in the mid 40s. those temperatures will fall by early this afterno mid and upper 30s by 4:00. so windchills will ben the 20s by 5:00 or 6:00 today. take your warm coat, even if it's not that cold this morning. maybe a passing flurry or two today. increasing chances for more snow over the weekenou >> that's latest weather. >> all right, al. thank yo >>> a tv meteorologist in rochester new york fir after being accused of using a racial slur on air. he's speaking out about what happened. nbc's morgan radford is here with this ory. >> good morning. a lot of controversy becausemy jeappell says this was an honest

tennessee, nash--there's no president nashville. there's no--okay. jackson. jackson, mississippi.n, we've got lincoln. they all assumed office--they first assumed office in the 1800s, so... pretty sure washington was two terms. 1790... [exhales] that's a lot of money. >> yeah, you're going for $20,000. >> $20,000. >> risking $5,000, so... >> you know what? i'm just gonna take the chance here. >> what's it gonna be? >> i'm gonna say d. they assumed office in the 1800s. jefferson... [exhales] >> confident enough to say that word? >> that's a big word. it's a little word, but it's a big word to say. >> worth a lot of money. >> it's worth a lot of money. >> all republicans--i'm gonna say d. final answer. >> you were missing one though. >> oh, who was i missing? >> but you got it right! >> oh, my gosh! ah! >> jefferson city, jackson, mississippi, lincoln, and madison, wisconsin. >> madison, oh okay. >> madison, wisconsin. >> whoo. >> hey, it didn't matter. you got it. >> whoo. >> oxygen. we need some oxygen. [applause] >> okay. good. >> you know, this set should really be like an airli

the being ac pela choir at blake high school.e they werforming in nashville to perform at the grand oldy,nl the high school group from maryland invited to perform. >> the school is mosting a life streaming event tonight. we wish them the best of luck for the incredible performance. wo amazing for them. >> yes. >>> practices started thise could's nfl pro bowl. two skins players made the cut this year but you'll only be able to see one on the field. all pro offensive tackle trent williams is sittingam out thee because of a thumb injury. williams has been voted onto thr o bowl steam seven straight years. ryan kergen is the pro bowler third year in a roe first year as a starter on the field when the game kicks off in orlando. >> the cost ofss your first c stamps is about to go up by 5 cents this weekend. you have until sunday to stock up before the pce shifts to 55 cents. now that is a 10% increase. the largest price jump in over two decades. th u.s. posta service is raising prices on shipping services coming after theusps lost 1.2 billion more last year than the previous year. >> cvs is pa

. >> matthew charles with me in nashville earlier today. >>> and coming up, the vaping epidemic so serious teens are turning to rehab to beat their addiction. >>> then new developments after a teacher is caught on camera dragging a student with autism. his parents outraged. >>> back now with a new turn of the vaping epidemic in america, so addictive that some teens are turning to rehab. with more, here is nbc's catie beck. >> reporter: at the peak of his addiction, 15-year-old luka kinard was spending $150 a week to support his vaping habit. >> i noticed this is getting out of control. >> reporter: his parents noticed too. a stellar student on track to become an eagle scout, suddenly withdrawn and unmotivated. >> he went from being a straight a student to an f student. >> reporter: luka was one of the 3.5 million middle and high school students using ecigarettes, intended to be a safer alternative to smoking. but experts like sharon levy say for teens, it can be addictive, and the impact on their developing brain still unknown. >> they're getting very high nicotine levels in their bloodstr

. >> reporter: subban, all-star with the nhl's nashville predators, loves kids. he's pledged $10 million to a children's hospital. >> let nobody tell you what you can and can't do, especially because of the color of your skin. >> i went crazy. >> he felt like flying that night. >> you play because you love the game and away from you. a hockey hero helping one young man take his best shot. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> love the message. they hope to meet up soon. that's "nightly news," i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc in an nbc we )ll show you google )s latest >>> right now at 6:00, bringing smartphone technology to everyone. we will show you google's latest break through. >>> a new pass to citizenship. >>> first, power outages, school closures and flooded roads. how the bay area is recovering from the biggest storm of the season so far. good evening, thanks for joining us, i am jessica aguirre. >> and i am raj mathai. now we are dealing with the fallout. you have probably seen fallen trees or branches. there is a lot of damage and power outages at thi

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