they are in desperate circumstances, and in this city. new york city, i speak in an informed way that where we see the highest crime rates, they are in minority communities. stay with us, in a minute commissioner bratton talks about what he'd like his legacy to be. [ ♪♪ ] [ ♪♪ ] i'm antonio mora, my guest this week on "talk to al jazeera", new york city commissioner william bratton. >> what do you hope your legacy will be? >> oh, i'm very comfortable with what my legacy will be because in some respects it's already there. the profession i chose to be a part of has had a profound effect, largely positive on this country, in this city and los angeles and boston where i worked before. but what is clearly evident, there is more that needs to be done. and in the years i have left to me in the profession, i intend to move the profession even farther forward, to move in this case, the nypd even farther forward so that when i step away i can look back and say quite proudly have had a life of significance, a life that matters. >> is that why you're ba

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new york city schools with 1000 schools and one million schoolchildren in the public schools of new york city. i am very worried about the level of preparedness of the schools. a worried and we will try to look into that. i would dare say that that would be a problem in any city. we have a lot of work to do, but i would say in this case that the process has started. >> dr. parker? and then dr. alexander. alexander then dr. parker. seniority around here. dr. alexander: with some of the questions you raise and many are legitimate, my question is as an academic, are you trying to look at the lessons of history, what worked and what didn't work? for example, the experience of no and arc -- of noah and the ark. in other words, in the face of the coming flood, what didn't know what do? -- noah do question mark no time for hesitation or decision. that is the story and what is the moral of the story? how can we learn from that kind of experience? >> i think the big point is that i'm going to go from buying insurance. it is a mindset that i think adults generally come to that if we -- we can just

because of that tradition, new york city has the largest public shelter system in the united states. >> patrick markee is one of new york's leading advocates for the homeless. >> the cost of shelter is exorbitant. the city now spends more than a billion dollars a year just in shelter and emergency services for homeless people. >> today new york operates over 250 homeless shelters. but still, about half of the families who apply for shelter are rejected. >> the city has put in place these kind of bureaucratic barriers that wrongfully and unlawfully deny shelter to many needy families. >> we met melissa rivera at path. she's twenty-five, and has three kids. >> i go through this every single day when i come home. [come here. come sit with mommy. stop crying] she's my little mini-me. she looks just like me. >> these kids mean everything to you, huh? >> yes they're my life. i love them dearly. they're my babies. >> melissa has been homeless for three years. she and her kids now sleep in the living room of her grandmother's public housing unit. >> this is it right here. i put this couch i b

they are in desperate circumstances, and in this city. new york city, i speak in an informed way that where we see the highest crime rates, they are in minority communities. stay with us, in a minute commissioner bratton talks about what he'd like his legacy to be. >> i think we're into something that's bigger than us... >> that's the pain that your mother feels when you disrespect her son... >> me being here is defying all odds... >> they were patriots they wanted there country back >> al jazeera america presents the passion... >> onward.. >> pain... >> it's too much... >> ..and triumph... inspirational real life stories >> all these labels the world throws at you, that's what drives me t drives me [ ♪♪ ] [ ♪♪ ] i'm antonio mora, my guest this week on "talk to al jazeera", new york city commissioner william bratton. >> what do you hope your legacy will be? >> oh, i'm very comfortable with what my legacy will be because in some respects it's already there. the profession i chose to be a part of has had a profound effect, largely positive on t

city that is in minneapolis but there you go. i'm not sure what's going on in baltimore. but my apologies, that's new york city. okay, this is baltimore. this is new york or baltimore. i'm a little confused here, and i'm told now that this is new york city, and we have at least one person who is being arrested. we understand that that demonstration, this is the same location as union square as in new york city. and melissa chan is following that, and we'll reach out for that situation but at least one arrest there in new york city. we have a live picture from new york city, and we have one from paula and so we have demonstrations breaking out in minneapolis in support of what's happening in baltimore and we have a demonstration in new york in support of what's happening in baltimore and what's happening in baltimore right now? >> well, tony, as you say there's a mixed picture. and that's a good way to characterize what's happening in baltimore. we had a police convoy and tactical vehicles rolling through, and this is in pennsylvania the last several days and i don't know if it's on the way to the other demonstra

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and so new york city is their reference to the world, right? so they have new york city, and then they have everywhere else. and they call... >> hinojosa: but what's interesting is that when they leave china, where they're leaving is actually a very beautiful place, there's a lot of green, there's a lot of lakes, there's a lot of nature. and then they come into new york city. >> which is not, like, green and lakes and nature, basically. except for maybe a small piece of central park. >> hinojosa: and it's a.. and for some... >> it's very tragic. >> hinojosa: and it's a tremendously long journey. you cover the story of one man from the golden venture. >> yes. >> hinojosa: and his journey was... >> 120 days, i think, yeah. >> hinojosa: 120 days. >> or his journey might actually have been longer, but the boat itself was about 120 days, right. and so it is... you know, it's this immense exodus, right? so that part of china, which is the northern fujian province, around the capitol city of fuzhou, is the number one chinese restaurant exporting region

new york city wakes up to new, not always welcome neighbours. >> people they didn't know had keys to the front doors of the building. were in their hallways. elevators with no explanation. >> lori jane gliha on how the temporary residents are breaking the war. >> a top frequent in travel. why lawmakers think it's ruling the neighbourhood >>> thank you for joining us. we want a travel bargain, luxury style, a chance to enjoy a visit to another city at a great price. the hot hook up at the moment is air b and b giving travellers a chance to rent homes and apartments direct from owners in 34,000 cities around the world. sound good? the welcome mat to this home sharing is being pulled in in one of america's hottest destinations new york city. lori jane gliha investigates why? >> it makes me nervous. >> reporter: john lived in this building since 1992 he and others say apartments occupied by neighbours have been rented out for days or weeks at a time. >> reporter: what have you observed? >> we serve suitcases. it's transient. instead of people living here and committing to the building an

new yorkers pride ourselves on being a bastion of liberalism of tolerance multicultural city. it wasn't like that in the first part of the 19th century trade first of all slavery was a vigorous presence in new york in the colonial era and it lasted as you said down to 1827 and even after that there were slaves on the streets of new york. southerners visiting the city were allowed to bring slaves along with them for up to nine months until 1841. so that's 20 years before the civil war. there were still slaves visible on the streets of new york but the key thing as new york was economically tied to the slave south. new york merchants controlled the cotton trade. new york bankers financed the expansion of slavery in the south. new york ship elders built the ship's. the bows review the most important southern monthly periodical before the civil war which was actually published in new york city said new york city is -- depends on slavery as much as charleston does. so the economy and the city was very closely tied to the south and that had ramifications. business interests wanted to

and so new york city is their reference to the world, right? so they have new york city, and then they have everywhere else. and they call... >> hinojosa: but what's interesting is that when they leave china, where they're leaving is actually a very beautiful place, there's a lot of green, there's a lot of lakes, there's a lot of nature. and then they come into new york city. >> which is not, like, green and lakes and nature, basically. except for maybe a small piece of central park. >> hinojosa: and it's a.. and for some... >> it's very tragic. >> hinojosa: and it's a tremendously long journey. you cover the story of one man from the golden venture. >> yes. >> hinojosa: and his journey was... >> 120 days, i think, yeah. >> hinojosa: 120 days. >> or his journey might actually have been longer, but the boat itself was about 120 days, right. and so it is... you know, it's this immense exodus, right? so that part of china, which is the northern fujian province, around the capitol city of fuzhou, is the number one chinese restaurant exporting region

news. >> it is 11:00 p.m. here in baltimore. a city under a curfew until 5:00 a.m. d massive protests spread today today from baltimore to new york city to washington d.c. demands for change but tonight, will it be peaceful night in baltimore, in new york and other major cities? i want to get to the streets. and you have new information about tactics as well as what's happening on the street. >> reporter: yeah don. i'd say a fairly dramatic draw down of the police presence here in an intersection where it has been most violent and this is the intersection of course of it pennsylvania avenue and north avenue. you can see here, there's a city bus that's been parked here and other cars have been passing by. police have moved largely to the side and some have pulled out. and what we were told by a police commander less than an hour ago was that they wanted a softer presence. they did that. they got out of the middle of the street and basically broke up their large columns of officers and went to the sidewalks as well and they vacated those areas as well and have a small

>> they have arrested two women in the new york city area. zed by isis. had planned to detonate a bomb in the new york city area. they then took enough evidence in to charge them. they have arrested two women on terror related charges. stuart: thank you very much indeed. the latest on the terror attack in eastern kenya. hundreds of students still being held hostage. to of the gunmen have also been killed. gunmen stormed the school. they opened fire. many of the students were still sleeping. i also bob has taken responsibility. they attacked the school because it is on muslim land and being used by non-muslims. if they answer they were christian, they were "shot on sight". the other three dormitories have been evacuated. however, more than 500 students are unaccounted for. most of the students unaccounted for our girls. seventy now dead. the interior minister in kenya says 90% of the threat has been a limited. check the big board. we are down virtually dead flat. actually coming down a bit from where we were earlier today. a big difference when

there are protesters gathered here in new york city as well. ose protesters tonight are organized by millions march. this is it in new york city. same sort of thing. a lot of signs. different kind of people. well-organized. financial backing behind this. i think the idea behind both of these will be to erase the stain that we've had over the last couple of days with the really ugly and violent scenes that have come out of baltimore. welcome to the show, everyone. i'm charles payne. joined here by the panel. david nelson is back with us. clint. scottie nell hughes. matt mccaul. founder of penn financials. and hilary kramer. let's talk about this. because the last couple of days were really tough, particularly monday. i'm not surprised this is happening. i think whoever is behind all this -- and when i say behind all of it, there's been a certain element that you can connect the dots to people like george soros, they will come back here in new york city when we had those protests not too long ago, i saw their organization. i looked out the window.

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thursday night at 7:00 o'clock when union travel to yankee stadium in the bronx for a rematch with new york city fc here on the comcast network. now, stay tuned, for "action news". enjoy the rest of your weekend, everybody. >>> saturday night i'm walter perez. thousands of volunteers descend on city parks to spruce things up for spring. >>> plus an arrest is made in connection with the abduction and torture of the woman from a parking garage in center city. >>> but the the big story on "action news" is mother accused of the unthinkable, investigators say she abandoned her severely disable son in the woods and left him for days and they say he did it to visit her boyfriend in maryland. "action news" reporter ann mccormack joins us live from children's hospital of philadelphia with the full story, annie. >> reporter: walter, even though victim is 21 years old he does remain here at children's hospital of philadelphia because doctors are familiar with him and his condition since he has been in and out of this hospital since he was a young boy. the mother has not been charged just yet but we are tol

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>> well, the title is meant to reflect the book centers in new york city where he deals with a lot of other places. the title the title is meant to suggest that new york was a kind of gateway. when fugitive slaves got to new york city there were quickly sent to upstate new york eventually canada and could achieve freedom. new york new york was a pivotal turning. i i got interested in the subject completely accidentally. a few a few weeks ago a student of mine was working on a a senior thesis at columbia about sidney howard gay, and abolitionist journalist was interested in his journalistic career and said, in the papers there is a document about fugitive slaves. i am not sure what it is about. you might find it interesting. i interesting. i filed it away and one day asked for this box. i had never seen it say anywhere but the basically for two years 1855 to 1856 a journalist and activist in the underground railroad record of the recorder the experiences of over 200 men women, and children who came through new york city. being a journalist, he interviewed them and took down their stori

city. tisch has worked closely with the past mayors to improve new york city's gritty image. ped kick off the new york times square makeover. he was instrumental in the campaign to bring tourists back after 9/11. so far, his efforts seem to be working. new york had 54 million visitors in 2013. the regency sold out for super bowl weekend about a month before it even opened. it is not just about keeping hotels full. tisch says tourism is critical for the new york economy. what is it really about? tisch: it is about jobs. it's about good jobs. it is about the ability for visitors to come and spend money so we that can hire more new yorkers. if you look in new york city alone, 330,000 people are making a living in some aspect of travel and tourism. we are also reaching out to the right visitors. that international traveler is extremely important. the international traveler stays longer and they spend more money. betty: he is hoping the locals will return as well. since 1970, the regency has been home to the power breakfast. business leaders and politicians would convene every morn

it is actually giving a face to someone in the city, so busy like new york city. >> you see these peoplet staring off into the distance. you think, they are about. >> in new york city you are taking the time to see someone. >> it shows the universeality of it all. no matter what city you are going to you are going to see people that are different. they really are not. they are the part of a big community. >> a true real emotion. you can see it written all over your face. >> those beautiful moments, otherwise lost if not for the eye of a good cinematographer. they even notice some beauty in the subway. >> a friendly wrap. new yorkers are still familiar with. >> make an appearance. >> take a close look at that gentlemen's wrist right there. that is the sift in question. he says you are go to see something gross. this man has an ganglion cyst. you go to the doctor. you take a needle and this guy is going to self-medicate. >> we have the pliers that are going to hold on to the needle. >> which will be smashed into my sift with the end of the screwdriver. >> i love this guy. he goes straight

if we only did that -- but if you are the mayor of new york city, are you feeling like you want to go warn people about when hiroshima occurs in time square. there are communication issues but what is frustrating that fact alone, if every citizen new it, it could be beneficial in saving lives. secondly, there is mythology about it. a lot of people would be killed, there would be horrible destruction, but not everybody would die. we would have maybe 75,000 deaths in a city of millions, it would be a tragedy, but it would need for people to be organized and taken care of. if we are putting our head in the sand and not talking about it at all, then it we are guaranteeing that if it did happen, we would have the worst possible outcome as opposed to a better outcome. >> has any such planning a kurd in the washington -- occurred in a the washington environment? >> i am not the national security council, the secretary, there are things that are being discussed on a high level that are complex and top-secret. so, if it is being discussed in washington dc behind closed doors, and it does not g

we see the importance of the tech sector to new york city. f growing that, we just announced a $150 million investment in life sciences. that is money and lab space. we are investing in health tech. we have all the industries in new york -- fashion technology food technology and government technology. technology that governments use. so that is another area we are very focused on. i was just in a session on civic technology with the u.s. cto. i have met earlier this week with the executive director of digital for the u.k. government. there is a growing trend in using technology across governments to deliver government services better and also help everyday citizens' lives be easier. emily: minerva tantoco, chief technology officer for new york city. thank you for joining us. we will follow you as you make your way through new york city. time for the bite, one number that tells a lot. kojo -- cory: two. yesterday, richard branson was at the chicago bulls game against the atlanta hawks. he was part of the entertainment when he knocked over -- a

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a few showers expected for the new england coast, including new york city. at the temperatures. back to you. >>> thanks, derek. does hillary clinton have a new challenger as she reaches for the next stop in new hampshire. a potential field of candidates next. >>> just about every republican with a remote chance of becoming president will be in new hampshire this weekend attending the first leadership summit. a two-day cattle call for candidates. a chance to separate themselves from the field. let's get more from senior correspondent jeff zeleny. >> reporter: good morning, john and christine. all eyes on new hampshire today and tomorrow and the weekend for the first big republican gathering of the year of potential presidential hopefuls. the cast of candidates including the long shots will be on hand. george pataki will be on hand and scott walker will finish at 7:00 p.m. several speeches one from jeb bush. now new hampshire has the first in the nation primary following the iowa caucuses next february. chris christie has been campaigning. he has been there for

to get connected to the economy, to get education. >> sreenivasan: maya wiley is a counsel to new york city mayor bill deblasio. her mission is to make high speed internet more accessible to new yorkers, especially for people who can't afford to pay for basic broadband. she considers it a social justice issue. >> no matter who you are and no matter your financial resources, you will be able to get online for free and get high speed internet. >> sreenivasan: so the city is focused on rolling out free wireless like with these vans that double as mobile computer labs and wi-fi hubs. they're usually parked in front of public housing apartments. the city is also expanding wi-fi underground and in public spaces like madison square park. and later this year, the city will turn defunct pay phones into free wireless hubs. public libraries are also joining in, lending out free hotspots-- mobile devices that transmit a wireless signal-- that low-income families can check out, much like books. been and her sons took one home. >> when the library closes on friday, it closes really early, but when i go h

city. there were in excess of 300 arrests. but to keep that in perspective, the eric garner incident took place here in new york city. the demonstration expected to take place in the next few hours is in solidarity with the people of baltimore. and over the last few days a number of cities have seen demonstrations taking place to people of baltimore. in just the last 24 hours demonstrations have taken place in chicago, oakland, and los angeles. the overwhelming majority of those demonstrations have been peaceful but in chicago for instance neil a number of arrests did take place. the big question on the minds of many will as the organizers promise, put on a peaceful demonstration here in new york city. it begins in union square. and then they say they plan on taking it elsewhere with a march hitting the streets. we'll be here for the next several hours. neil? >> all right, be safe david. david lee miller in new york city. >>> how should police be preparing for this sort of thing? david cass is the founder of a global security firm. you don't want to come out too strong. you don't want to come out too weak. a delicate

new york city. olivia: new york city has gone condo crazy.nstruction soared 73% in 2014 to a record $11.9 billion. that is $5 billion over the previous record. the average cost per square foot in manhattan now stands at an eye watering $1800. barbara corcoran build a real estate empire up this relentless demand to own a piece of the big apple. now, she mentors entrepreneurs. what is going on? is this sustainable? barbara: it is not in a bubble right now because does we will have to wait and see. the demand is there. no one really knows when it's going to happen or when it will burst. everybody takes their wild guess and nobody is ever right. between now and then, let people buy these apartments, they are spending a ton, parking a ton of money. olivia: we spend a lot of time focusing on the ultra wealthy -- what about new construction for the middle class? is there any new affordable housing? barbara: not in the new york city area. the average new home in america is $220,000. can you imagine? parking spots are selling for $1 million in soho. t

new york city officials are searching for a coyote wandering through an upper westside park. if you are in a new york city park tonight, and you hear howling, it is probably still not a coyote. [ laughter ] because it's not coyote time. [ applause ] don't go running into the bushes feeling like you found a coyote. because you are going to see some gnarly stuff. also don't go ever chase a coyote. come on you guys. [ laughter ] the city of san francisco announced that on january 1, 2016 tobacco of any kind will be illegal. tobacco of any kind will be illegal. so you'll finally -- yeah. [ applause ] and i'm assuming you are clapping, because you will finally be able to say to a police officer, "no, no, this is just weed." [ laughter and applause ] drivers in scotland faced extra traffic this morning after a dog took control of a tractor and drove it on to a highway. the dog is facing a year in prison, but could get out in six months if he's a good boy. [ laughter ] are you a good boy? do you won't parole? [ applause ] do you admit your role in your crime? [ laughter ] do you sho

york look like the city of new york, the population of the city of new york. you talk to any cuny professor, and the reason we stay at cuny for the incredibly high wages and working conditions -- [laughter] is because of the wonderful students we get to teach. >> wonderful. well, thank you all for coming out. i get the pleasure of writing about angela davis who um, like many of the women on this panel many of the subjects of the biographies is, of course, a very well known and legendary activist, but she's still with us today. so angela davis is still making history. she's a contemporary figure as well as a historic figure. so that makes my task as a biographer really, really interesting. so angela davis as you may know -- and you may have actually gone and seen her. she comes to new york quite often. she gives presentations and speeches and seminars at universities as well as for the general public. but she is well nope for her activism -- known for her activism in the 19 60s as part of the communist party, as part of the black power movement and as part of t