so if you are black and did not read the north omaha star, but omaha guys, you didn't know what happened. so when people ask me, well what is the community's response? the community's response was nonexistent because there was nothing to respond to. the main newspaper would not carry it. in 1954 there was a television program that carried in episode. and that would've been the first time that you would have been like who were these people? so that sense of pushing and not getting any response did wear down. .. >> >> and then to resurrect the club one year after to get the omaha schools to hire black teachers. unsuccessfully but after that one year campaign it folded the summer of 1960 but the reason it ended after that seven year push is they just ran out of the resources, leadership that it took

if you want lack and didn't read the north omaha star you didn't read the omaha guide you didn't knowhat happened. and people asked me what was the community's response click the community's response was nonexistent because there was nothing to respond to invest main newspaper wouldn't carry it it. in 1954 there was a television program that. episode the talk about the deporres club and that would have been the first time if you are white in omaha, you would have never heard of them so that sounds a pushing and not getting any response the deporres club expanded in the year of 1954. .. >> one year effort to hire black teachers unsuccessful but they folded it would have been summer of 1960. but the reason they have ended after that 7-year push is they had just run out of this seat -- the resources, the leadership that it took to keep that effort substantiallied all of those years. this wasn't a six month operation or a two-week protest they were active

it was started strong in north omaha. ed up being a national leader of the urban league during the 60s. a strong branch of the naacp and the omaha deporres club operating out that the bound of the established rules of how you got done and it created a tension in the black community. in fact one of the first love of the tensions created was because they were racially mixed. there were black men and white women meeting together having a in north omaha and that created a stir because people in north omaha saw that as a problem. they didn't need any attention drawn because early on the dating center is used and there is the attention of black men and white women meeting in england not the problem. that was one of the first problems they came up against in the community. once people understood what they were trying to do that garners support over the years from the urban league, the naacp. they ended up working with local churches as they saw the deporres club was about challenging and changing the institutional racism in omaha

the urban league were strong in north omaha. it was led by whitney young going to the bank a national leader of the urban league during the '60s. there was a strong branch of the naacp, and in came this omaha de porres club those operating outside of the bounds of the regular established rules of how you got things done in this city. it created attention in the black community, but, in fact one of the very first levels of tensions i was greeted by the oma the poorest club was because they were racially mixed. they were black men and white women and black women and white men. that great a stir because people in north almost all that as a problem. they did need to any attention to the north omaha because the de porres club us in early on as an baking soda is of the terms was used and that tension of you got black men and white women meeting and they are single and that's a problem. so that was one of the first problem that they came up against in the black community but really once people understood what the de porres club was tryi

. >> she was a woman who cared and from north omaha. she was the omaha star. you would ask and they would say synonymous with the newspaper. it as a black newspaper pitched toward the black community but a lot of people pick it up. is the longest running black newspaper founded by a black woman in the united states. brown's background started as an elementary school teacher in birmingham alabama and she had second graders, third graders and fourth graders. her husband was a pharmacist, one of the few who had a doctorate and they got married and moved to chicago and she started going to classes and they went to des moines and she went to more college classes and they ended up in sioux city and she was the superintendant of the church she was attending. and her minister came to her saying there is a newspaper in town and i think you could do a better job. she said i know nothing about newspapers. neither my husband or i. and he said i think you can do it. so she did. it was a two-page broad shoot, nothing exciting. but someone in omaha heard about it, cici gallo

father with a small group traveled mostly by night on foot, made all the way up to north of where we are now in fort omaha to the reservations north of where we are now, and it was there that they were finally caught by the army and the army demanded that they'd be sent back to oklahoma and this is where general crook enters the picture. general crook served in the civil war. he was captured just before the end of the war. he really made his fame in the indian wars. he fought against geronimo, he fought against crazy horse at the velvet rosebud. over time, he actually started his career in the pacific northwest, so he fought over several decades. and over time, he became sympathetic to the native americans and started to ensure as much as possible the treaties made were actually honored. he was interested in native american culture. he was interested in their history, their religion. over time, i think he became interested in them and did not think of them as less than human, as his contemporaries did. i know it sounds ridiculous. i think he saw they had families who love their children, love their husban

the dark of night headed north, traveling by night they made it on foot all the way north of where we are now to the omaha and winnebago reservations. it was there that they were finally caught by the army and the army demanded they be sent back to oklahoma. this is where general crook enters the picture. general crook had served in the civil war and most the rank of brigadier general. he was captured before the end of the war and held prisoner for a month before being released. he made his fame in the indian wars. he fought against toronto. he fought against crazy horse. over time, he started his career in the pacific northwest. so he fought over a span of several decades, and over time he became sympathetic to the native americans. he tried to ensure that as much as possible the treaties that had been made with them were actually honored. he was interested in native american culture. he was registered in her history, religion, and over time he became interested in them and did not think of them as less than human. he thought of them as human just as he was. that sounds ridiculous, but at the time it was

father with a small group traveled mostly by night on foot, made all the way up to north of where we are now in fort omahathe reservations north of where we are now and it was there that they were finally caught by the army and the army demanded that they'd be sent back to oklahoma, and this is where general crook enters the picture. general crook served in the civil war. he was captured just before the end of the war. he really made his fame in the indian wars. he fought against iran amount, he fought against crazy horse at the velvet rosebud. over time, he actually started his career in the pacific northwest, so he fought over several decades. and over time, he became sympathetic to the native americans and started to ensure as much as possible the treaties made were actually honored. he was interested in native american culture. he was interested in their history, their religion. over time, i think he became interested in them and did not think of them as less than human, as his contemporaries did. i know it sounds ridiculous. i think he saw they had families who love their children, love their husband

north central. first up is the heat. omaha, kansas city under heat advisories. well throughout monday afternoon. also the threat for severe storms. chicago, springfield, louisville, and nashville, all under the threat zone. damaging winds, isolated tornadoes and flash flooding the main impacts. call ahead if you have flight plans. also turning stormy across sections of the northeast. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> thank you, molly. >>> crews in southern california have been battling several small wildfires. here's a bird's eye view. as a chopper drops water on a fire in new hall. a highway near san bernardino had to be shut down. after two wildfires broke out. one of them ignited bay motorcycle crash. a house fire in san jose quickly spread to other houses and dry brush before it was knocked down. >>> coming up what could be the fastest selling book of all time. it goes on sale tonight. >>> vanished ten days and counting. no sign of a young mother of five. is there a new suspect? >>> later in "the pulse." david letterman on stage. talking about the biggest mistake of his life. i thought i'd sta

that's in minnesota, from minneapolis southward into iowa and north of omaha, some thunderstorms ares morning. wind damage is possible with those. later this afternoon, line two will move through. tornado threat low. that's good. the greatest threat will be a wind damage as we go throughout the afternoon. let's talk about the heat. there is the heat advisories and warnings for st. louis, kansas city, st. louis. the heat index in st. louis is probably one of the highest we will see, up to 110 this afternoon, it has a lot of the hot weather spreads to the east. we will see the hottest weather in areas of pennsylvania western no, even new york city with a heat index of 97 wednesday, nixon thursday. so you get the picture. the heat is here to stay. especially for the eastern half of the country. no relief in sight. even through the upcoming weekend. so once again the dangerous stuff is in missouri. few want some nice fall-type weather, go to the northern plains and the rockies, where it snowed yesterday yes snowed in some of the high ski resorts in montana. more "morning joe" when we com

we are action packed across the north central weather speaking. we have the heat from omahae threat for severe storms from chicago to springfield including nashville and louisville for monday afternoon and evening. the main impacts being damaging winds, isolated tornadoes and flash flooding. definitely could hinder travel plans and want to be careful of downed trees and power lines. now, the i-95 corridor still looking okay for monday from new york city to philly. but some thunderstorms going to be advancing in looking a little bit unsettled as we move into tuesday. also some hit or miss storms across the southeast coast. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> molly, thank you so much. there's no riding in the tour de france today. it's a rest day. so to fulfill your cycle fix, we turn to what's called the tour de doughnut. >> this tour slightly shorter than the one in france. it was only 32 miles long. but surely a lot more fun. riders stopped several times just to eat as many as they waned. >> here's how it works. each doughnut consumed was good for a five-minute reduction in the

north-central. first up is the heat. omaha, kansas city under heat advisories well throughout monday afternoon and also the threat for severe storms. chicago, springfield, louisville, and nashville all under the threat zone. damaging winds, isolated tornadoes and flash flooding the main impacts. so might want to call ahead if you have any flight plans. also turning stormy across sections of the northeast. t.j. and reena, back to you. >> all right, molly. thank you so much. >>> and baseball has reached its all-star break, and it was a history-making weekend as the season's first half came to an end. >> the history we're talking about happened in seattle where 108-year-old evelyn jones became the oldest person ever to throw out a ceremonial first pitch. it was more like a flip to seattle's felix hernandez, but it still counted. >> of course it does. after her pitch, the mariners mascot brought out a cake for her and sang "happy birthday." good for her. this is cool to see. >> i got to say, mrs. jones, your pitch is way better th

omaha to little rock. dangerous day. heat is increasing in the middle country. 108 kansas city 107 little rock. saturday, may get a break up to the northlook at little rock shreveport. by sunday still hot in central part of the country and east. as we go throughout the period into next week some of that heat will be impressive d.c. mid atlantic and tennessee. watch out for thunderstorms. minneapolis, also florida all weekend long going to get showers and thunderstorms. 91 saturday to 94 sunday in did d.c. looks like a typical late july heat wave is going to move cross the country. >> 90s and triple digits in a few places. >>> a massive blaze in napa valley has spread for miles. 200 homes are in the fire's path. >>> turkey allows u.s. air strike against the air base. president obama and president of turkey finalize had the deal during a phone call wednesday with. >>> take you to dallas. a frightening motorcycle crash. the woman suffered minor injuries. >>> dash cam video shows three officers rescuing an elderly man from a window during a fire. they pulled him to safety. >>> ever worried about getting stuck on the tracks when a train is

north. you have high pressure locked in place for much of the central plains which means so many of you will be roasting with the heat. several days of that and in places like sioux falls, omaha, kansas city, dodge city for today and tomorrow and notice as we extend our way to the early part of the week, triple digits for a lot of places including dodge city 102 monday. we're talking searing conditions. the big feature you're going to deal with is not one that you'll feel but also see. thunderstorms in fargo. you will feel the rain for several days. for today and tonight and tomorrow we see this migrate its way from the upper midwest moving into the great lakes and eventually the ohio valley too. central atlantic well mid-atlantic from norfolk into raleigh you can expect a chance of severe storms. much of that happening today. isolated tornados certainly possible. so anyone who has plans or going to the outer banks, i know the big focus has been on the shark attacks and sightings well you may be sighting those big storms rumbling through so if the thunder roars, make sure you get indoors. that's the latest alex let's send it back to you in new york. >>> yikes, thank you. frid